XI LXIVMOS: Memoirs of a Bibliomidget
by Bromer, Anne C
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Boston & Vancouver: Bromer Booksellers & HM Editions, 2015. Lohmann, Francesca. 72pp. From an edition of 120, this is copy number one of thirty-five deluxe copies. Winner of the 2016 Miniature Book Society Competition Distinguished Book Award. Designed and printed at Heavenly Monkey, this lovely miniature memoir and bibliography contains stories of pleasure, coincidence, and difficulty for each of the eleven miniature books published by Anne and David Bromer between 1977 and 1989, followed by detailed bibliographic descriptions. The text is set in eight-point Centaur and Arrighi types and printed on dampened F.J. Head handmade paper. The deluxe edition includes leaves from four Bromer miniatures and original calligraphy on the title page by Francesca Lohmann. These copies are also bound in full leather by Sarah Creighton with an elaborate vine pattern designed by Lohmann and stamped in gilt. Housed in a raw silk drop-back box with a leather spine label. An elegant production that went out of print shortly after publication. (2 3/4 by 2 1/4; 72x58mm).
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- Bookseller
- Bromer Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32250
- Title
- XI LXIVMOS: Memoirs of a Bibliomidget
- Author
- Bromer, Anne C
- Illustrator
- Lohmann, Francesca
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bromer Booksellers & HM Editions
- Place of Publication
- Boston & Vancouver
- Date Published
- 2015
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- Miniature Books; Book Arts;
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Bromer Booksellers
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Boston, Massachusetts
About Bromer Booksellers
Bromer Booksellers specializes in rare and beautiful books. Owned and operated by Anne Bromer, who has been in the business of fine books for over fifty years, our shop carries a range of important private press books, designer bookbindings, illustrated books, children's books, and miniature books.
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