[MINIATURE BOOKS]. My Box of Books. 12 vols., original pictorial wrappers with hand-coloring, laid into original decorative box. No other copies of this set have sold at auction in the last 40 years.
Sale 1022 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
May 4, 2022
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Lot Description
[MINIATURE BOOKS]. My Box of Books.
12 volumes, 109 x 71 mm. Each chapbook 16pp., with hand-colored title vignette and illustration. Original pictorial wrappers with hand-coloring (a few wrappers torn along fold); laid into original decorative box (cover detached with old tape repair).
The 12 volumes include The Bird's Nest, Kriss Kringle, The Pet Fawn, The Robin, and The Musicians. RARE: According to American Book Prices Current, no other copies of this set have sold at auction in the last 40 years.
Collection of Richard Naish
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