Miniature One-of-a-Kind Books

 
 Tulip spread 
 
The Alembic Press produced one or two miniature books each year (see Miniatures) alongside its range of larger format books, wood type cards, etc. It introduced a series of individual miniature books, each being a unique book illustrating a particular flower.
Small boxAll these books are hand illustrated with watercolours, and contain a background of hand-written text, which is based on excerpts from Gerard's Herball of the 16th century. There are two sizes of book: 3" x 2" (Hellebore, Columbine) and 1¾" x 1¼" (Crocus, Columbine, Primrose, Viola, Tulip, Narcissus). Each book is designed, painted, calligraphed and bound by Claire Bolton in a Japanese book cloth with ribbon tie. The smaller size are housed in a coloured corrugated card box. Each book is 25pp and is now out of print (there was only one copy of each book).Large size
 
 Some books 
 

This page last updated by D.Bolton on 23 March 2024