Miniature Literature: The Stanley Marcus Collection of Miniature Books at Bridewell Library, 26 February - 27 May 1995 by David J Lawrence, curator - 1995

Dallas, TX: Bridwell Library, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. Signed. Bridwell Library Exhibition Series, No. 2. Miniature Book. 3 x 3 inches. xvi, (78) pp. Duotone photographic illustrations throughout, bibliography; text clean, unmarked. Patterned paper over boards, printed paper front cover label, slip case of plain paper closed with a gilt sticker; binding square and tight. SIGNED by David J. Lawrence on the colophon. SA1019-041. Fine. LIMITED EDITION of 500 copies, this is number 228, set in Linotype Granjon by Kent LeFebver and printed letterpress on Rives paper by Darrell Hyder at the Sun Hill Press, North Brookfield, MA, cover paper designed by Elisabeth Hyder, binding by Gallery Leather, Mt. Desert, ME. Based on a gift by Stanley Marcus of 1,100 miniature books to the Bridewell Library at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, the exhibition displayed the books in the following categories: 1) The Art of the Miniature Book; 2) Religious Works; 3) Classical Texts; 4) Almanacs and Calendars; 5) Multi-Volume Miniatures; 6) Children's Miniatures; 7) Bindings; and 8) a complete listing of the Somesuch Press, Stanley Marcus' imprint. REFERENCES: Bradbury, 20th-Century U.S. Miniature Books, No. 1761.