Three miniature chapbooks
for our first granddaughter, Madeleine


A LITTLE ALPHABET

Maddie's BookThis miniature alphabet book is set in Ullmer's 4-line Sans Bold upper case wood letter, and an unidentified 48pt Sans lower case metal type. Each letter is illustrated in a second colour by an appropriate selection of stock blocks, dingbats, etc. The book is sewn as a single section into paper wrappers.
Limited edition of 120 copies. 3" x 2". 28pp. Price £5 (Now out of print)


A SMALL PIECE OF ACTION

Small ActionPrinted for Maddie's second birthday, this book of action rhymes is set in Caslon's 12pt Lining Old Style No.4 with each rhyme illustrated by an appropriate stock block or dingbat. The book is sewn as a single section into paper wrappers.
Limited edition of 120 copies. 3" x 2". 18pp.
Price £5 (Now out of print)


A TINY TEN

Counting BookPrinted for Maddie's third birthday, this miniature chapbook is set in 48pt Gill Light Italic, and illustrated with suitable quantities of ornaments, signs and dingbats. The book is sewn as a single section into paper wrappers.
Limited edition of 120 copies. 3" x 2". 16pp.
Price £5 (inc post & packing)


The Alembic Press

Claire M Bolton
Riverside, Wilsham Road, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 5HP
Telephone 01235 525227
E-mail: alembicpress@googlemail.com

A Fine Press creating and printing limited edition books by traditional letterpress.

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This page written in August 2001 by David Bolton and last updated 17 October 2014