Lot of 8 Miniature Books Queens English Barnum Rebecca Bingham O Henry

Description

Lot of miniature books / publications, featuring:

The Substitute by CH Smith; A Dictionary of The Queen's English; The Armadillo by Valentine Poska, Amistad Press Austin Texas; A blank purple notebook, and;

An Autobiography of Barnum or The opening of the Oyster (1889 autobiography of an American with a large personality, Phineas T. Barnum16 page volume - an abbreviated version of Barnum's life story about Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus), Tall Oaks from Little Acorns Grow, Danbury, Conn, 1889

Springtime a la Carte, Mammon and the Archer, The Last Leaf by O. Henry, Rebecca Press 1988 (Hyattsville, MD: Rebecca Press, 1988. 3 volumes, each 2 x 2 9/16"". Textured homemade paper over boards (mauve, purple, dark green), beautiful endpapers, metallic slipcase, title on cover and spine, photocomposed, small illustrations, handsomely bound by Donald Brady, illustrated by Edith Caro, Limited edition of 200 copies, each volume numbered and signed by publisher Rebecca Bingham, in fine condition. (Bradbury, Rebecca Press 17-19)Rebecca Saady Bingham has been designing and publishing miniature books since 1983. Her beautiful books are best known for their artistic details in the illustrations and bindings. She has complete control over the whole process, from choice of subject, to book design and types of materials used. These delightful books tell three short stories by O. Henry, a pseudonym of William Sydney Porter (1962 - 1910), an American author whose tales romanticize the commonplace, often set in New York City.)

Condition

Very good, gently used.

Dimensions

largest 3" x 5/8" x 4.25" smallest 1.625" x 5/8" x 2"