Twentieth Century United States Miniature Books, with Bibliographic Descriptions of Each Book Arranged by Publisher
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xv, [17], 465 pp. 8vo. Each publisher is described, some in considerable detail, and their publications are listed chronologically. In all, 335 publishers and more than 3300 books are referenced. There is also a list of titles treated in the work arranged alphabetically by author, a list of 66 sources cited, and an alphabetical index of publishers and printers. Foreword by Glen Dawson of Dawson's Book Shop in Los Angeles. Appears to be the first significant work on the topic since the publication of Doris Welsh's authoritative work in the 1980s. The author is an avid collector of miniature books who has arranged several exhibits at Clark University on the topic.