Brown Button Estate Sales
Timed Auction

Fine Furnishings, Vintage Treasures, and Rare Reads Online Estate Sale

Fri, May 30, 2025 06:00PM EDT - Sun, Jun 1, 2025 04:00PM EDT
Lot 134

Collection of 9 Miniature and Small-Format Books

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Includes Fine Press, Poetry, Literary Classics & Novelty Bindings

Circa 1900s–1980s | Various Publishers

1. The Essence of Aspen by Esther K. Beamer

Achille J. St. Onge, 1976 – Fine press miniature, gilt-stamped blue leather binding.

Highly collectible St. Onge title.

2. Where Tigers Roar in Silence: A Book of Riddle Poems by Lynn Hess

Lime Rock Press, 1980 – Embossed red slipcase and clever verse.

3. Thoughts from the Cork

Lime Rock Press, 1981 – Bound in actual cork, a novelty collectible.

4. Two Frivolous Tales from The Decameron by John Boccaccio

Miniature literary edition with decorative borders.

5. The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

Collins (London & Glasgow) – Small-format edition, classic poem cycle.

6. Charles Lamb

Henry Frowde, Oxford; printed by Horace Hart. Handsomely illustrated.

7. Songs: Selected from the Works of Robert Browning

Leopold B. Hill, London – Leatherette binding, charming poetic selection.

8. The Lover’s Garland by A.I.R.

Leopold B. Hill, London – Miniature anthology of romantic verse.

9. Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

Midget Classics (Burgess & Bowes, London) – With glossary and sonnets.

Condition

Overall good to very good. Some light wear, edge rubbing, or aging to covers. See pictures

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Item pickup is Wednesday, June 4th from 1-7pm in Kansas City, MO. Winning bidders will need to sign up for a pickup appointment time. Winning bidders will receive the full address on their invoice. Brown Button contracts with a third party mover to provide a delivery option for our bidders. Delivery is available within 25 miles of the sale location. Bidders will need to submit a delivery request form using the delivery link emailed with their invoice.