2010 Competition Exhibition Catalog

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Miniature Book Society
The Miniature Book Competition
The Jurors
Charge to the Jury
2010 Distinguished Book Award Winners
2010 Miniature Book Competition Entries
2010 Artists’ Book Entry
Index
Colophon
THE MINIATURE BOOK SOCIETY
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The Miniature Book Society, Inc. is a non-profit organization chartered
in 1983 in the state of Ohio, now chartered in Delaware. Its purpose
is to encourage the appreciation of miniature books and to provide
a forum for the exchange of information about miniature books. The
Society publishes an annual directory of members and a newsletter. Every
year, in a different city, the Miniature Book Society holds a three-day
Conclave which includes a miniature book fair that is open to the public.
Anyone who makes, collects or enjoys miniature books is encouraged
to join the Society. www.mbs.org
For information about membership contact
Karen Nyman, 702 Rosecrans Street, San Diego, California 92106
Email: Karennyman@cox.net.
THE MINIATURE BOOK COMPETITION
The Miniature Book Society annually hosts a miniature book competition,
to encourage the production of high-quality miniature books where creativity is combined with quality materials and skilled craftsmanship. A call
for entries is made and three books are chosen for Distinguished Book
Awards by a panel of jurors. All of the entries are placed on display at the
annual Conclave and some are then shown around the country in the MBS
Traveling Exhibit, which is a self-contained exhibit of miniature books
which is loaned to libraries and museums.
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the jurors
2010 DISTINGUISHED BOOK AWARD WINNERS
ERIC HOLZENBERG is the Executive Director of The Grolier Club in New
MARIA VICTORIA GARRIDO BIANCHINI
York City.
Four Seasons, 2009
7 double pp. .9” x .9”
Edition of 100 books.
€170
pg 11
ALBERT PYLE is the Executive Director and Librarian of the Mercantile
Library Association in Cincinnati, Ohio.
DEBORAH WHITEMAN is currently Head of Archives and Special Collections at Santa Clara University, where she oversees the Beryl Hoskin
Miniature Book Collection.
CHARGE TO THE JURY
The jurors were instructed to examine and evaluate the books entered
in the competition. After the examination, each juror was asked to select
three books considered to be worthy of a Distinguished Book Award.
Considerations in their selection were to include: appropriateness
of design to content; creativity of the approach to the design problem;
the quality of materials used; and, the craftsmanship of the production.
OKUYAMA
No, 2010
32 pp. 2.83” x 2.99”
Edition of 20 books.
$200
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JAN & JARMILLA SOBOTA
Black Cat, 2009
40 pp. 2.3” x 2.3”
Edition of 20 books.
$350
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2010
Distinguished
Award Winner
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MIYAKO AKAI
KOTOTSUBO
TOMIHAMA 3-7-7-3
ICHIKAWA CITY
272-0115, JAPAN
AM@MIOBOX.JP
2010 COMPETITION entries
Magic Diary, 2009
64 pp. 2-5/8" x 3"
Edition of 100 books.
$300
This book is housed in a pop-up
box. The book is covered with
Japanese paper with embedded
leaves. The text, in Japanese, tells
how to use magic in a diary. Hand
letterpress printed, bound with
three colored strings.
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MIYAKO AKAI
KOTOTSUBO
TOMIHAMA 3-7-7-3
ICHIKAWA CITY
272-0115, JAPAN
ALICIA BAILEY
RAVEN PRESS
1164 BOSTON STREET
AURORA, COLORADO 80010
ALICIABAILEY@MAC.COM
AM@MIOBOX.JP
Stripes, 2009
36 pp. 2" x 3"
Edition of 10 books.
$180
The cover and the pages of this
book are made of cloth which was
hand-dyed by Setsuko Nakamura,
using indigo and natural plants.
The end pages are made of 150year old Japanese paper. The book
is laser printed, bound by hemp
yarn with a paper label.
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A Tree Within
10 double panels. 3" x 2-3/8"
Edition of 26 books.
$200
This is a ten-panel, two-layered,
accordion book. The image pages
are hand printed (with intaglio/
woodcut/linocut and pochoir) on
Rives paper. The text pages are
walnut dyed unryu with laser print.
The endpapers are Pamela Smith
hand marbled paper. The covers
are wenge wood with a gilded
design. The title label is metal foil.
The book is housed in a box with
a basswood-sided tray, covered
with book cloth.
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ALICIA BAILEY
RAVEN PRESS
1164 BOSTON STREET
AURORA, COLORADO 80010
ALICIABAILEY@MAC.COM
MARIA VICTORIA GARRIDO
BIANCHINI
SANT JOAN BOSCO 4
PISO 4, PUERTA 4
2010
Distinguished
Award Winner
08500 VIC
SPAIN
Crystalline Flowers, 2010
12 pp. 2-5/8" x 2"
Edition of 18 books.
$200
The text is by Pablo Neruda (XII
from Stones Of The Sky, translated
by James Nolan), with images
painted by Heidi Zednik. The text
is etched onto thin sheets of mica.
The book is bound with an exposed
spine, with rigid boards. A mica
washer and a copper bead is affixed
o the cover. The tray box is covered
in rich brown Japanese cloth, with
an inset label of etched mica.
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MARIVI_2@YAHOO.COM
Four Seasons, 2009
7 double pp. .9" x .9"
Edition of 100 books.
€170
This is a pop-up book, accordion
bound. The text was written by the
book maker. It is ink jet printed,
on Canson Mi-Tentes paper. English
text, related to the season, with
a Spanish translation in an envelope. The book is housed in a paper
slipcase with a paper label.
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MANUEL GARCÍA DE FUENTES
CHURRUCA
GARCÍA DE FUENTES PRESS
NUESTRA SEÑORA DE GRACIA 8
29601 MARBELLA
MALAGA, SPAIN
GARCÍA DE FUENTES PRESS
NUESTRA SEÑORA DE GRACIA 8
29601 MARBELLA
MALAGA, SPAIN
CHURRACA 2000@TELELINE.ES
CHURRACA 2000@TELELINE.ES
Nanas De La Cebolla — Lullaby
of the Onion, 2010
36 pp. 2-1/2" x 1-7/8"
Unlimited edition.
Rimas De Bécquer — Bécquer’s
Rhymes, 2010
2-3/4" x 2-1/2"
Unlimited edition.
$10
The text of this book is a tribute
to the noted Spanish poet Miguel
Hernandez on the occasion of his
100th birthday. Paper cover with
printed plastic overlay.
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MANUEL GARCÍA DE FUENTES
CHURRUCA
This book is bound in red velvet
in the shape of a heart. The text
is a selection of poems of love,
in Spanish, by a noted romantic
Spanish poet.
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TONY FIRMAN
PLUM PARK PRESS
P. O. BOX 507
HASLET, TEXAS 76052
GRAY GOOSE PRESS
127 WEST STARK ROAD
ESKO, MINNESOTA 55733
TONYFIRMAN@EARTHLINK.NET
JEANNE@GOESSLING.COM
Experiments and Observations
on Different Types of Air
360 pp. 2-15/16" x 2-3/16"
Edition of 10 books
$55
Nutshell Wisdom, 2009
5/8" x 7/8"
Edition of 12 nutshells.
$25
The text of this book, by Joseph
Priestly, was written in 1775, and the
book is designed in the style of that
period. The book is ink-jet printed;
hand bound in navy blue Sturdite
with a morocco finish. There is a red
spine label with gilt lettering.
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JEANNE GOESSLING
Each nutshell, tied with a string,
holds four books. Each book, with
paper covers, has a wise quotation.
Housed in a plastic jar.
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LYNNE KELLY
KELDEN PRESS
P. O. BOX 867
GOLD BAR, WASHINGTON 98251
CAROLINE Y. LINDEMANN
CYCLONE BOOKS
1500 WESTBROOK COURT, #1109
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23227
BLYNNE KELLY@MSN.COM
Banned Books Week Books, 2009
28 pp. 2.75" x 2.75"
Edition of 6 books.
$300
This book object contains 14
pocket-frame books attached with
alternating accordion spines. It is
housed in a cardboard box depicting a jail, with an image of a human
brain between the bars of the window. Each of the 14 books contains
a quotation relating to censorship,
banned books or the First Amendment. Red-dyed Tyvek spines with
frames wrapped in newspaper. The
artist credits the pocket frame
book design to MBS member
Michael Jacobs, as seen in his book
Books Unbound.
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Miniature Finger Paintings, 2008
47 double pp. 2-15/16" x 2-1/2"
Edition of 100 books.
(There is also a deluxe edition of
35 signed and numbered books.)
$50
This book consists of text by Eileen
B. Mott with illustrations of miniature finger paintings by Mary Ann
Brandt. The book was designed
and printed by David M. Clinger (an
MBS member) and bound by John
M. Frett (also an MBS member).
Letterpress printed. Paperboard
cover with leather spine and title
on paper label.
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JOSÉ LUIS ORÓS PINEDA
C/COMUNEROS DE CASTILLA
15 3 o C
50002 ZARAGOZA
SPAIN
JLOROS@TELEFONICA.NET
El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote
De La Mancha, 2010
880 pp. 2.79" x 2.04"
First edition of 100 books.
$70
The text of this book was written
by Miguel De Cervantes. Spanish
text of the first part of the book,
in two volumes. The illustrations
are from the Antonio Bergnes edition from 1839 – 40. Cover of cotton
paper, decorated with handmade
pyrographs. The book is printed
on Verjurado cream colored paper
and housed in a similar made box.
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JISU MIN
BOOKATELIER JISU
NO. 205 JJ HOUSE
93-103, SANGSU-DONG, MAPO-GU
SEOUL, 121-160
KOREA
With Thread and a Needle:
Strawberries Blossom, 2009
2.36" x 2.17"
Edition of 30 books.
$85
Text by Hokyung Kim, a story about
embroidery stitches. Drawings
by the book maker. Accordion fold
book structure with a secret hinge
place. Paper collage and quilting
on hand-painted Korean Han-ji
paper, ink-jet printed. The covers
are decorated with a suede leather
strip and two wooden buttons.
When the book is opened, a beautiful strawberry garden on a Spring
day unfolds.
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SABINA NIES
SUN BOOK ARTS
1086 BESWICK WAY
ASHLAND, OREGON 97520
OKUYAMA
L’ATELIER DU LIERRE
1, AV. LÉON BOURGAIN
92400 COURBEVOIE
2010
Distinguished
Award Winner
FRANCE
I See You, 2010
32 pp. 2-1/4" x 1"
Edition of 30 books.
$95
The text of this book was inspired
by the movie Avatar. The book
is accordion bound, ink-jet printed.
It is housed in a box with a paper
label and pvc covers.
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No, 2010
32 pp. 2.83" x 2.99"
Edition of 20 books.
$200
The French text, by the maker of the
book, is based on the Japanese
theater No. The book is Giclee
printed on Arches vellum. The book
was designed and made by Kimihoto
and Catherine Okuyama. Two masks
are reproduced from actual No
masks. The cloth binding is wrapped
by silk material, closed by a string
with a hidden surprise, paper label.
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MARK PALKOVIC
FLYING PIG PRESS
ENVISIONIT
620 CLINTON SPRINGS AVENUE
4816 MOUNT LA PLATTA DRIVE
CINCINNATI, OHIO 45229
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92117
MARK.PALKOVIC@UC.EDU
ENVISIONIT@SBCGLOBAL.NET
Victorian Gingerbread, 2009
48 pp. 2-1/2" x 2"
Edition of 45 books.
$30
This book is ink-jet printed. It was
bound by John Galt Bindery, using
brown textured, coated paper, with
green and gold stamping on the
cover, with marbled end papers.
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YVONNE PEREZ-COLLINS
Matters of the Quill, 2010
18 pp. 2-7/16" x 3"
Edition of 24 books.
$100
The text consists of 14 tipped-in
illustrations by Pat Daily which depict an average day in a medieval
scriptorium. Nu-leather cover and
paper sleeve, both gold-stamped
with the title. Letterpress printed.
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ERNESTO RESENDES
PUBLICOR
RUA PRAIA DOS SANTOS, 10
MARYANN J. RIKER
JUSTARIP PRESS
145 NORTH RIVERVIEW ROAD
S. ROQUE
PHILLIPSBURG, NEW JERSEY 08865
9500-706 PONTA DELCADA
MARYANN_RIKER@HOTMAIL.COM
AZORES
PUBLICOR@PUBLICOR.PT
The Boat and the Dream, 2009
100 pp. 5/6" x 1/2"
Edition of 750 books.
$35
This is a bilingual book, written
by Manuel Ferreira, about two
Azorean emigrants and their fascination with America. It is offset
printed on Couche Matte paper,
sewn and glued by hand. The two
miniature books are housed in a
similar box. The artist says that
these books are the smallest books
in the world written in Portuguese.
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Once … — A Small Revised Fairy
Tale, 2009
14 pp. 1-5/16" x 1-5/16"
Edition of 20 books.
$25
This is a carousel pop-up book.
It retells the tale of the princess
and the frog with a modern ending.
There is a paper cover with printed
paper insets. The book is housed
in a fabric bag, which is tied with
a gold ribbon.
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JAN & JARMILLA SOBOTA
2010
Distinguished
Award Winner
SKLENARSKA 5
35733 LOKET
CZECH REPUBLIC
JSOBOTA@JSOBOTA.CZ
Black Cat, 2009
40 pp. 2.3" x 2.3"
Edition of 20 books.
$350
Text by Edgar Allan Poe. This book
object is a jack-in-a-box. The book
is permanently attached to a spring,
and it pops up when the box is
opened. The book is decorated
with a mad cat’s face laser cut from
leather, hand painted, with white
foil tooling. The box is covered with
black binder’s cloth; hand-tooled
with a design depicting a well.
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PATRICIA SWEET
BO PRESS
231 EAST BLAINE STREET
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA 92507
BOPRESS@CHARTER.NET
Commedia Dellé Arte, 2009
48 pp. 2-3/4" x 1-1/2"
Unlimited edition.
$36
This is a book about the theatre,
bound in the common working materials of a theatre — wood and
unbleached muslin, with a model
of a theater flat on the front and
back covers.
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PETER & DONNA THOMAS
260 FIFTEENTH AVENUE
SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA 95062
SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA 95062
PETERANDDONNA@CRUZIO.COM
PETERANDDONNA@CRUZIO.COM
Trees, 2010
14 pp. 3" x 2"
Edition of 30 books.
$75
The text, by Walt Whitman, is illustrated by paintings of Sierra
Nevada trees painted on site by
Donna. The book is printed on
paper hand-made by Peter in an
accordion-fold binding. The cover
is paper hand-made by Peter with
plant fibers suspended in it. It is
housed in a paper slipcase with
a paper label.
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PETER & DONNA THOMAS
260 FIFTEENTH AVENUE
A Gipsy Caravan, 2009
26 pp. 2-9/16" x 2-1/8"
Edition of 150 books.
The text of this box is by Kenneth
Grahame, from Wind in the Willows.
There are twelve detailed and colorful illustrations by Donna, which
are color-copied onto Peter’s hand
made paper. The book is covered
in a gypsy-print cloth. A ceramic
medallion with a hand-printed picture of a gypsy caravan is affixed
to the front cover; the spine is
maroon leather.
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CYRIL B. TURNER
6 GABLEHURST COURT
LONG LANE, BRADWELL
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK NR31 7DS
ENGLAND
BOOKS@CYRILBTURNER.COM
The London Crab, 2010
17 pp. 2-15/16" x 2-13/16"
Edition of 40 books.
$30
This book relates a story about
the use of tall crab apple trees as
sign posts for travellers. It is illustrated by actual size reproductions
of original fine art miniature paintings of apples by the book maker.
The book is computer printed with
an illustrated paper cover. It is
enclosed in a paper slipcase.
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YVONNE PEREZ-COLLINS
ENVISIONIT
4816 MOUNT LA PLATTA DRIVE
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92117
ENVISIONIT@SBCGLOBAL.NET
2010 artists’ book ENTRY
Education, the Path to Freedom,
2010
14 pp. 3" x 2-1/2"
$300
The pages of this book are actual
library cards from the University
of Iowa. They are folded and glued
at the fore-edge, back to back, and
tied with red ribbons. The book
maker has collaged images on the
pages through stamps and calligraphy, responding to the titles
of the cards.
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index
Akai, Miyako
Bailey, Alicia
Bianchini, Maria Victoria Garrido
Churruca, Manuel García de Fuentes
Firman, Tony
Goessling, Jeanne
Kelly, Lynne
Lindemann, Caroline Y.
Orós Pineda, José Luis
Min, Jisu
Nies, Sabina
Okuyama
Palkovic, Mark
Perez-Collins, Yvonne
Resendes, Ernesto
Riker, MaryAnn J.
Sobota, Jan and Jarmilla
Sweet, Patricia
Thomas, Peter and Donna
Turner, Cyril B.
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2010 MINIATURE BOOK EXHIBITION COMMITTEE
Neale M. Albert, Chair
Cecilia Dean
DESIGN AND PRODUCTION
Photography — Tom Grill
Catalog Design — Visionaire: Margaret Park, Cian Browne
Catalog Production — Javier Boné-Carboné
Catalog Production Management — Neale M. Albert
Secretarial Assistance — Sharon Keane
Edition of 500
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