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miniature book societythe miniature book competitionthe Jurorscharge to the Jury2010 Distinguished book award Winners2010 miniature book competition entries2010 artists’ book entryindexcolophon

tHe MInIatURe booK socIetY

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 cre-ativity 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

eric holZenberg is the executive Director of the grolier club in new york city.

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 collec-tions 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.

2010 DIstInGUIsHeD booK aWaRD WInneRs

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Distinguished

award Winner

maria Victoria garriDo bianchini

Four Seasons, 20097 double pp. .9” x .9”edition of 100 books.€170 pg 11

okuyama

No, 201032 pp. 2.83” x 2.99”edition of 20 books. $200pg 21 Jan & Jarmilla sobota

Black Cat, 200940 pp. 2.3” x 2.3”edition of 20 books. $350pg 26

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miyako akai

kototsubo

tomihama 3-7-7-3

ichikaWa city

272-0115, JaPan

am@miobox.JP

Magic Diary, 200964 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.

2010 coMPetItIon entRIes

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miyako akai

kototsubo

tomihama 3-7-7-3

ichikaWa city

272-0115, JaPan

am@miobox.JP

Stripes, 200936 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 150-year old Japanese paper. the book is laser printed, bound by hemp

yarn with a paper label.

alicia bailey

raVen Press

1164 boston street

aurora, coloraDo 80010

aliciabailey@mac.com

A Tree Within10 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

Crystalline Flowers, 201012 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.

maria Victoria garriDo

bianchini

sant Joan bosco 4

Piso 4, Puerta 4

08500 Vic

sPain

mariVi_2@yahoo.com

Four Seasons, 20097 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 enve-lope. the book is housed in a paper slipcase with a paper label.

2010

Distinguished

award Winner

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manuel garcÍa De Fuentes

churruca

garcÍa De Fuentes Press

nuestra seÑora De gracia 8

29601 marbella

malaga, sPain

churraca 2000@teleline.es

Nanas De La Cebolla — Lullaby of the Onion, 2010

36 pp. 2-1/2" x 1-7/8" unlimited edition.

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.

manuel garcÍa De Fuentes

churruca

garcÍa De Fuentes Press

nuestra seÑora De gracia 8

29601 marbella

malaga, sPain

churraca 2000@teleline.es

Rimas De Bécquer — Bécquer’s Rhymes, 20102-3/4" x 2-1/2" unlimited edition.$10

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

tonyFirman@earthlink.net

Experiments and Observations on Different Types of Air360 pp. 2-15/16" x 2-3/16"

edition of 10 books$55

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.

Jeanne goessling

gray goose Press

127 West stark roaD

esko, minnesota 55733

Jeanne@goessling.com

Nutshell Wisdom, 20095/8" x 7/8"edition of 12 nutshells.$25

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

blynne kelly@msn.com

Banned Books Week Books, 200928 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 depict-ing a jail, with an image of a human brain between the bars of the win-dow. each of the 14 books contains a quotation relating to censorship, banned books or the First amend- ment. 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.

caroline y. linDemann

cyclone books

1500 Westbrook court, #1109

richmonD, Virginia 23227

Miniature Finger Paintings, 200847 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 minia-ture 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 3o c

50002 ZaragoZa

sPain

Jloros@teleFonica.net

El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote De La Mancha, 2010880 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 edi-tion 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.

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, 20092.36" 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 beau-tiful strawberry garden on a spring day unfolds.

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sabina nies

sun book arts

1086 besWick Way

ashlanD, oregon 97520

I See You, 201032 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.

okuyama

l’atelier Du lierre

1, aV. lÉon bourgain

92400 courbeVoie

France

No, 201032 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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Distinguished

award Winner

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mark PalkoVic

Flying Pig Press

620 clinton sPrings aVenue

cincinnati, ohio 45229

mark.PalkoVic@uc.eDu

Victorian Gingerbread, 200948 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.

yVonne PereZ-collins

enVisionit

4816 mount la Platta DriVe

san Diego, caliFornia 92117

enVisionit@sbcglobal.net

Matters of the Quill, 201018 pp. 2-7/16" x 3"edition of 24 books. $100

the text consists of 14 tipped-in illustrations by Pat Daily which dep-ict 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

s. roQue

9500-706 Ponta DelcaDa

aZores

Publicor@Publicor.Pt

The Boat and the Dream, 2009100 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 fasci-nation 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.

maryann J. riker

JustariP Press

145 north riVerVieW roaD

PhilliPsburg, neW Jersey 08865

maryann_riker@hotmail.com

Once … — A Small Revised Fairy Tale, 200914 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

sklenarska 5

35733 loket

cZech rePublic

Jsobota@Jsobota.cZ

Black Cat, 200940 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.

Patricia sWeet

bo Press

231 east blaine street

riVersiDe, caliFornia 92507

boPress@charter.net

Commedia Dellé Arte, 200948 pp. 2-3/4" x 1-1/2"unlimited edition. $36

this is a book about the theatre, bound in the common working mat- erials of a theatre — wood and unbleached muslin, with a model of a theater flat on the front and back covers.

2010

Distinguished

award Winner

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Peter & Donna thomas

260 FiFteenth aVenue

santa cruZ, caliFornia 95062

PeteranDDonna@cruZio.com

Trees, 201014 pp. 3" x 2"

edition of 30 books. $75

the text, by Walt Whitman, is illus-trated 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.

Peter & Donna thomas

260 FiFteenth aVenue

santa cruZ, caliFornia 95062

PeteranDDonna@cruZio.com

A Gipsy Caravan, 200926 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 col-orful 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 pic-ture 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, 201017 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 illus-trated by actual size reproductions of original fine art miniature paint-ings 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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2010 aRtIsts’ booK entRY

yVonne PereZ-collins

enVisionit

4816 mount la Platta DriVe

san Diego, caliFornia 92117

enVisionit@sbcglobal.net

Education, the Path to Freedom, 201014 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 callig-raphy, responding to the titles of the cards.

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2010 MInIatURe booK exHIbItIon coMMIttee

neale m. albert, chaircecilia Dean

DesIGn anD PRoDUctIon

Photography — tom grillcatalog Design — Visionaire: margaret Park, cian brownecatalog Production — Javier boné-carbonécatalog Production management — neale m. albertsecretarial assistance — sharon keaneedition of 500