miniature book exhibition catalog 2010
miniature book societ y inc.
table of contents Miniature Book Society The Miniature Book Competition The Jurors Charge to the Jury 2010 Distinguished Book Award Winners 2010 Miniature Book Competition Entries 2010 Artists’ Book Entry Index Colophon
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The Miniature Book Society, Inc. is a non-profit organization chartered in 1983 in the state of Ohio, now chartered in Delaware. Its purpose is to encourage the appreciation of miniature books and to provide a forum for the exchange of information about miniature books. The Society publishes an annual directory of members and a newsletter. Every year, in a different city, the Miniature Book Society holds a three-day Conclave which includes a miniature book fair that is open to the public. Anyone who makes, collects or enjoys miniature books is encouraged to join the Society. www.mbs.org For information about membership contact Karen Nyman, 702 Rosecrans Street, San Diego, California 92106 Email: Karennyman@cox.net.
THE MINIATURE BOOK COMPETITION The Miniature Book Society annually hosts a miniature book competition, to encourage the production of high-quality miniature books where creativity is combined with quality materials and skilled craftsmanship. A call for entries is made and three books are chosen for Distinguished Book Awards by a panel of jurors. All of the entries are placed on display at the annual Conclave and some are then shown around the country in the MBS Traveling Exhibit, which is a self-contained exhibit of miniature books which is loaned to libraries and museums.
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the jurors
2010 DISTINGUISHED BOOK AWARD WINNERS
ERIC HOLZENBERG is the Executive Director of The Grolier Club in New
MARIA VICTORIA GARRIDO BIANCHINI
York City.
Four Seasons, 2009 7 double pp. .9” x .9” Edition of 100 books. €170 pg 11
ALBERT PYLE is the Executive Director and Librarian of the Mercantile
Library Association in Cincinnati, Ohio. DEBORAH WHITEMAN is currently Head of Archives and Special Collections at Santa Clara University, where she oversees the Beryl Hoskin Miniature Book Collection.
CHARGE TO THE JURY The jurors were instructed to examine and evaluate the books entered in the competition. After the examination, each juror was asked to select three books considered to be worthy of a Distinguished Book Award. Considerations in their selection were to include: appropriateness of design to content; creativity of the approach to the design problem; the quality of materials used; and, the craftsmanship of the production.
OKUYAMA
No, 2010 32 pp. 2.83” x 2.99” Edition of 20 books. $200 pg 21 JAN & JARMILLA SOBOTA
Black Cat, 2009 40 pp. 2.3” x 2.3” Edition of 20 books. $350 pg 26
2010 Distinguished Award Winner
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MIYAKO AKAI KOTOTSUBO TOMIHAMA 3-7-7-3 ICHIKAWA CITY 272-0115, JAPAN AM@MIOBOX.JP
2010 COMPETITION entries
Magic Diary, 2009 64 pp. 2-5/8" x 3" Edition of 100 books. $300 This book is housed in a pop-up box. The book is covered with Japanese paper with embedded leaves. The text, in Japanese, tells how to use magic in a diary. Hand letterpress printed, bound with three colored strings.
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MIYAKO AKAI KOTOTSUBO TOMIHAMA 3-7-7-3 ICHIKAWA CITY 272-0115, JAPAN
ALICIA BAILEY RAVEN PRESS 1164 BOSTON STREET AURORA, COLORADO 80010 ALICIABAILEY@MAC.COM
AM@MIOBOX.JP
Stripes, 2009 36 pp. 2" x 3" Edition of 10 books. $180 The cover and the pages of this book are made of cloth which was hand-dyed by Setsuko Nakamura, using indigo and natural plants. The end pages are made of 150year old Japanese paper. The book is laser printed, bound by hemp yarn with a paper label.
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A Tree Within 10 double panels. 3" x 2-3/8" Edition of 26 books. $200 This is a ten-panel, two-layered, accordion book. The image pages are hand printed (with intaglio/ woodcut/linocut and pochoir) on Rives paper. The text pages are walnut dyed unryu with laser print. The endpapers are Pamela Smith hand marbled paper. The covers are wenge wood with a gilded design. The title label is metal foil. The book is housed in a box with a basswood-sided tray, covered with book cloth.
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ALICIA BAILEY RAVEN PRESS 1164 BOSTON STREET AURORA, COLORADO 80010 ALICIABAILEY@MAC.COM
MARIA VICTORIA GARRIDO BIANCHINI SANT JOAN BOSCO 4 PISO 4, PUERTA 4
2010 Distinguished Award Winner
08500 VIC SPAIN
Crystalline Flowers, 2010 12 pp. 2-5/8" x 2" Edition of 18 books. $200 The text is by Pablo Neruda (XII from Stones Of The Sky, translated by James Nolan), with images painted by Heidi Zednik. The text is etched onto thin sheets of mica. The book is bound with an exposed spine, with rigid boards. A mica washer and a copper bead is affixed o the cover. The tray box is covered in rich brown Japanese cloth, with an inset label of etched mica.
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MARIVI_2@YAHOO.COM
Four Seasons, 2009 7 double pp. .9" x .9" Edition of 100 books. â‚Ź170 This is a pop-up book, accordion bound. The text was written by the book maker. It is ink jet printed, on Canson Mi-Tentes paper. English text, related to the season, with a Spanish translation in an envelope. The book is housed in a paper slipcase with a paper label.
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MANUEL GARCÍA DE FUENTES CHURRUCA GARCÍA DE FUENTES PRESS NUESTRA SEÑORA DE GRACIA 8 29601 MARBELLA MALAGA, SPAIN
GARCÍA DE FUENTES PRESS NUESTRA SEÑORA DE GRACIA 8 29601 MARBELLA MALAGA, SPAIN
CHURRACA 2000@TELELINE.ES
CHURRACA 2000@TELELINE.ES
Nanas De La Cebolla — Lullaby of the Onion, 2010 36 pp. 2-1/2" x 1-7/8" Unlimited edition.
Rimas De Bécquer — Bécquer’s Rhymes, 2010 2-3/4" x 2-1/2" Unlimited edition. $10
The text of this book is a tribute to the noted Spanish poet Miguel Hernandez on the occasion of his 100th birthday. Paper cover with printed plastic overlay.
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MANUEL GARCÍA DE FUENTES CHURRUCA
This book is bound in red velvet in the shape of a heart. The text is a selection of poems of love, in Spanish, by a noted romantic Spanish poet.
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TONY FIRMAN PLUM PARK PRESS P. O. BOX 507 HASLET, TEXAS 76052
GRAY GOOSE PRESS 127 WEST STARK ROAD ESKO, MINNESOTA 55733
TONYFIRMAN@EARTHLINK.NET
JEANNE@GOESSLING.COM
Experiments and Observations on Different Types of Air 360 pp. 2-15/16" x 2-3/16" Edition of 10 books $55
Nutshell Wisdom, 2009 5/8" x 7/8" Edition of 12 nutshells. $25
The text of this book, by Joseph Priestly, was written in 1775, and the book is designed in the style of that period. The book is ink-jet printed; hand bound in navy blue Sturdite with a morocco finish. There is a red spine label with gilt lettering.
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JEANNE GOESSLING
Each nutshell, tied with a string, holds four books. Each book, with paper covers, has a wise quotation. Housed in a plastic jar.
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LYNNE KELLY KELDEN PRESS P. O. BOX 867 GOLD BAR, WASHINGTON 98251
CAROLINE Y. LINDEMANN CYCLONE BOOKS 1500 WESTBROOK COURT, #1109 RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23227
BLYNNE KELLY@MSN.COM
Banned Books Week Books, 2009 28 pp. 2.75" x 2.75" Edition of 6 books. $300 This book object contains 14 pocket-frame books attached with alternating accordion spines. It is housed in a cardboard box depicting a jail, with an image of a human brain between the bars of the window. Each of the 14 books contains a quotation relating to censorship, banned books or the First Amendment. Red-dyed Tyvek spines with frames wrapped in newspaper. The artist credits the pocket frame book design to MBS member Michael Jacobs, as seen in his book Books Unbound.
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Miniature Finger Paintings, 2008 47 double pp. 2-15/16" x 2-1/2" Edition of 100 books. (There is also a deluxe edition of 35 signed and numbered books.) $50 This book consists of text by Eileen B. Mott with illustrations of miniature finger paintings by Mary Ann Brandt. The book was designed and printed by David M. Clinger (an MBS member) and bound by John M. Frett (also an MBS member). Letterpress printed. Paperboard cover with leather spine and title on paper label.
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JOSÉ LUIS ORÓS PINEDA C/COMUNEROS DE CASTILLA 15 3 o C 50002 ZARAGOZA SPAIN JLOROS@TELEFONICA.NET
El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote De La Mancha, 2010 880 pp. 2.79" x 2.04" First edition of 100 books. $70 The text of this book was written by Miguel De Cervantes. Spanish text of the first part of the book, in two volumes. The illustrations are from the Antonio Bergnes edition from 1839 – 40. Cover of cotton paper, decorated with handmade pyrographs. The book is printed on Verjurado cream colored paper and housed in a similar made box.
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JISU MIN BOOKATELIER JISU NO. 205 JJ HOUSE 93-103, SANGSU-DONG, MAPO-GU SEOUL, 121-160 KOREA
With Thread and a Needle: Strawberries Blossom, 2009 2.36" x 2.17" Edition of 30 books. $85 Text by Hokyung Kim, a story about embroidery stitches. Drawings by the book maker. Accordion fold book structure with a secret hinge place. Paper collage and quilting on hand-painted Korean Han-ji paper, ink-jet printed. The covers are decorated with a suede leather strip and two wooden buttons. When the book is opened, a beautiful strawberry garden on a Spring day unfolds.
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SABINA NIES SUN BOOK ARTS 1086 BESWICK WAY ASHLAND, OREGON 97520
OKUYAMA L’ATELIER DU LIERRE 1, AV. LÉON BOURGAIN 92400 COURBEVOIE
2010 Distinguished Award Winner
FRANCE
I See You, 2010 32 pp. 2-1/4" x 1" Edition of 30 books. $95 The text of this book was inspired by the movie Avatar. The book is accordion bound, ink-jet printed. It is housed in a box with a paper label and pvc covers.
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No, 2010 32 pp. 2.83" x 2.99" Edition of 20 books. $200 The French text, by the maker of the book, is based on the Japanese theater No. The book is Giclee printed on Arches vellum. The book was designed and made by Kimihoto and Catherine Okuyama. Two masks are reproduced from actual No masks. The cloth binding is wrapped by silk material, closed by a string with a hidden surprise, paper label.
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MARK PALKOVIC FLYING PIG PRESS
ENVISIONIT
620 CLINTON SPRINGS AVENUE
4816 MOUNT LA PLATTA DRIVE
CINCINNATI, OHIO 45229
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92117
MARK.PALKOVIC@UC.EDU
ENVISIONIT@SBCGLOBAL.NET
Victorian Gingerbread, 2009 48 pp. 2-1/2" x 2" Edition of 45 books. $30 This book is ink-jet printed. It was bound by John Galt Bindery, using brown textured, coated paper, with green and gold stamping on the cover, with marbled end papers.
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YVONNE PEREZ-COLLINS
Matters of the Quill, 2010 18 pp. 2-7/16" x 3" Edition of 24 books. $100 The text consists of 14 tipped-in illustrations by Pat Daily which depict an average day in a medieval scriptorium. Nu-leather cover and paper sleeve, both gold-stamped with the title. Letterpress printed.
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ERNESTO RESENDES PUBLICOR RUA PRAIA DOS SANTOS, 10
MARYANN J. RIKER JUSTARIP PRESS 145 NORTH RIVERVIEW ROAD
S. ROQUE
PHILLIPSBURG, NEW JERSEY 08865
9500-706 PONTA DELCADA
MARYANN_RIKER@HOTMAIL.COM
AZORES PUBLICOR@PUBLICOR.PT
The Boat and the Dream, 2009 100 pp. 5/6" x 1/2" Edition of 750 books. $35 This is a bilingual book, written by Manuel Ferreira, about two Azorean emigrants and their fascination with America. It is offset printed on Couche Matte paper, sewn and glued by hand. The two miniature books are housed in a similar box. The artist says that these books are the smallest books in the world written in Portuguese.
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Once … — A Small Revised Fairy Tale, 2009 14 pp. 1-5/16" x 1-5/16" Edition of 20 books. $25 This is a carousel pop-up book. It retells the tale of the princess and the frog with a modern ending. There is a paper cover with printed paper insets. The book is housed in a fabric bag, which is tied with a gold ribbon.
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JAN & JARMILLA SOBOTA 2010 Distinguished Award Winner
SKLENARSKA 5 35733 LOKET CZECH REPUBLIC JSOBOTA@JSOBOTA.CZ
Black Cat, 2009 40 pp. 2.3" x 2.3" Edition of 20 books. $350 Text by Edgar Allan Poe. This book object is a jack-in-a-box. The book is permanently attached to a spring, and it pops up when the box is opened. The book is decorated with a mad cat’s face laser cut from leather, hand painted, with white foil tooling. The box is covered with black binder’s cloth; hand-tooled with a design depicting a well.
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PATRICIA SWEET BO PRESS 231 EAST BLAINE STREET RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA 92507 BOPRESS@CHARTER.NET
Commedia Dellé Arte, 2009 48 pp. 2-3/4" x 1-1/2" Unlimited edition. $36 This is a book about the theatre, bound in the common working materials of a theatre — wood and unbleached muslin, with a model of a theater flat on the front and back covers.
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PETER & DONNA THOMAS 260 FIFTEENTH AVENUE SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA 95062
SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA 95062
PETERANDDONNA@CRUZIO.COM
PETERANDDONNA@CRUZIO.COM
Trees, 2010 14 pp. 3" x 2" Edition of 30 books. $75 The text, by Walt Whitman, is illustrated by paintings of Sierra Nevada trees painted on site by Donna. The book is printed on paper hand-made by Peter in an accordion-fold binding. The cover is paper hand-made by Peter with plant fibers suspended in it. It is housed in a paper slipcase with a paper label.
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PETER & DONNA THOMAS 260 FIFTEENTH AVENUE
A Gipsy Caravan, 2009 26 pp. 2-9/16" x 2-1/8" Edition of 150 books. The text of this box is by Kenneth Grahame, from Wind in the Willows. There are twelve detailed and colorful illustrations by Donna, which are color-copied onto Peter’s hand made paper. The book is covered in a gypsy-print cloth. A ceramic medallion with a hand-printed picture of a gypsy caravan is affixed to the front cover; the spine is maroon leather.
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CYRIL B. TURNER 6 GABLEHURST COURT LONG LANE, BRADWELL GREAT YARMOUTH NORFOLK NR31 7DS ENGLAND BOOKS@CYRILBTURNER.COM
The London Crab, 2010 17 pp. 2-15/16" x 2-13/16" Edition of 40 books. $30 This book relates a story about the use of tall crab apple trees as sign posts for travellers. It is illustrated by actual size reproductions of original fine art miniature paintings of apples by the book maker. The book is computer printed with an illustrated paper cover. It is enclosed in a paper slipcase.
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YVONNE PEREZ-COLLINS ENVISIONIT 4816 MOUNT LA PLATTA DRIVE SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92117 ENVISIONIT@SBCGLOBAL.NET
2010 artists’ book ENTRY
Education, the Path to Freedom, 2010 14 pp. 3" x 2-1/2" $300 The pages of this book are actual library cards from the University of Iowa. They are folded and glued at the fore-edge, back to back, and tied with red ribbons. The book maker has collaged images on the pages through stamps and calligraphy, responding to the titles of the cards.
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index Akai, Miyako Bailey, Alicia Bianchini, Maria Victoria Garrido Churruca, Manuel García de Fuentes Firman, Tony Goessling, Jeanne Kelly, Lynne Lindemann, Caroline Y. Orós Pineda, José Luis Min, Jisu Nies, Sabina Okuyama Palkovic, Mark Perez-Collins, Yvonne Resendes, Ernesto Riker, MaryAnn J. Sobota, Jan and Jarmilla Sweet, Patricia Thomas, Peter and Donna Turner, Cyril B.
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2010 MINIATURE BOOK EXHIBITION COMMITTEE Neale M. Albert, Chair Cecilia Dean
DESIGN AND PRODUCTION Photography — Tom Grill Catalog Design — Visionaire: Margaret Park, Cian Browne Catalog Production — Javier Boné-Carboné Catalog Production Management — Neale M. Albert Secretarial Assistance — Sharon Keane Edition of 500
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