Miniature Books

I just received the score today and I'm already in love with it. What a wonderful piece!

The writing is exquisite and the print is very easy to read. The score itself is durable and, with a little pressing, lies flat on a table or music stand. It's the largest size available (which is what I prefer) and, most importantly to the starving music student, it's cheap!

A must for musicians and concert-goers alike.

A monumental introduction to the different schools of Russian lacquer miniature. It contains works by the artists of Palekh, Mstera and Kholui who creatively developed the artistic techniques of Russian icon-painting. It includes the different tradition of Fedoskino, with its roots in 18th-and early-19th-century classical Russian painting and Russian folk art. Lavishly illustrated with 254 full colour deluxe plates. 295 pages. Dual text in Russian and English.

ALTHOUGH THE STORY IS QUITE ABBREVIATED IN THIS 14 PAGE BOOK, THE POP-UPS HAVE EXCELLENT ACTION AND THE STORY IS COMPLETE FROM CHRISTMAS TO CHRISTMAS.

Walking, Talking, Lying is a full-color gallery of most unusual photographic works by Laurie Simmons. Nearly all the photographs are of dolls or mannequins juxtaposed with objects and artifacts - from a doll-sized hourglass with very feminine lower torso and legs to a ventriloquist's dummy seated and posed as if for an expensive formal portrait. The text commentary by Kate Linker points out the binding themes of Simmons' work such as the confusion of individuals with their possessions, to the extent that they identify with inanimate objects. Simmons' photographs form an unforgettable impression in their fusion of human nonhuman simulacra in this singularly distinctive treasury.

Both a child's and an adults delight, Leonard Baskin'sMinature Natural History has it all going for it. The format is wonderful for small hands, and there is no reading, just pure visual enjoyment for large minds of small stature. The vocabulary for description can depend on the viewer, and can be boundless. I cannot describe the delight of the artwork. Even the endpapers are gorgeous!

This is an excellent little book if you like warm, candid photos of a super star. Published in England for the faithful British fan. "He likes his chips drenched in ketchup." :>)

Worth the little money for a smile on your face.

This book provides great information for anyone interested in collecting Lilliput Lane cottages - I find it exceptionally helpful when bidding on ebay.

This tiny book, which measures little more than three inches square, is proof that good things come in small packages. THE LITERARY CAT collects quotes--deep, light, comic, wry, or just simply remarkable for observation--from both the widely celebrated to the somewhat obscure, all of them concerned with cats.

The sources include Mark Twain, Colette, Leonardo DaVinci, P.G. Wodehouse, Abraham Lincoln, Lewis Carroll, Thoreau, Sir Walter Scott, Swinburne, Christopher Smart among others, and their comments are occasionally interpsersed with line drawings of considerable charm. While it will take you only a few minutes to read through the book, it is the sort of tiny book that (like a cat) tends to linger on the desk, the table, the fireplace mantle to surprise you all over again whenever you discover it anew.

The book itself is extremely well constructed with a paper cover, durable hard binding, and meticulously stitched pages. Even if you're not a cat-fancier yourself, it would make a perfect "for no reason" gift to the feline fanatic in your life--especially if he or she is of a literary bent.

GFT, Amazon Reviewer

I never thought in a million years that I would end up an avid bowler; but that all changed when my younger brother began participating in Special Olympics bowling. I try to show up as often as possible to his games to cheer him on and a couple of times after his practice I played a few additional practice games with him for fun. Wouldn't you know it, I eventually caught the bug and I have been bowling ever since.

I saw this miniature book at the book store and decided to buy it in order to learn a little more about the game. Although the book is a short read, it is a well informed and interesting look at the history of bowling, complete with some really cool retro art work and pictures. It includes sections on `Innovations,' `Bowling Around the World,' `The Greats,' `Bowling Culture,' etc. This would make the perfect small gift - especially as a stocking stuffer - for anyone who loves the sport.