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Published by Achille St Onge, Worcester, 1977
Seller: Dublin Bookbrowsers, Dublin, NONE, Ireland
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 24pp. Miniature book. LIMITED EDITION OF 1000 COPIES printed from Perpetua type on Crown and Sceptre paper at the Stanbrook Abbey Press, Worcester, England. Photograph by Peter Grugeon. Lithographed at Skelton's Press. Binding by Weatherby Woolnough was planned by Sydney M. Cockerell with drawings by Joan Tebbutt.Gilt decoration on covers.A.E.G. Rear cover worn with loss of green mo. along outer edge and one small hole along upper rear r/h corner. Else v.g.
Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, U.S.A.
One of the most renowned of 20th century miniature book publishers (i.e., less than 3") was this New England publisher, who published 46 miniature books between 1935 and 1977; inaugural addresses, sermons, dedicatory remarks, eulogies and the like were his forte, published in limited editions in full leather with gilt stamping, gilt edges and all the trimmings. ANS, 1p, 8½" X 11", Worcester, MA, 1960 June 25. Addressed to Arnold F. Gates (1914-93), Lincoln and Civil War scholar and officer of the New York Civil War Round Table. Near fine. On his "Publisher and Bookseller" letterhead, St. Onge tells the long-time "Lincoln Herald" book review editor, "Many thanks for your efforts to promote the Lincoln book. Please accept the enclosed copy as an extra bonus for your fine work." (Gates reviewed St. Onge's "Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1959: The Address by Carl Sandburg before the United States Congress" in his "Lincoln Herald" column and his Round Table's newsletter.) He goes on: "I want to publish a two volume set next year -- a blue and a gray -- to commemorate the Centennial of the Civil War -- and any suggestions you may have about the material for this will be appreciated. I have already gathered some." Handsomely penned in black in St. Onge's fine, non-miniature script.
Published by Robert E. Massmann, New Britain, MA, 1979
Seller: The Kelmscott Bookshop, ABAA, Savage, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Hardcover. 1 of 1,000 copies. Achille J. St. Onge (1913 - 1978) was an American publisher of miniature books. He published 48 books during his lifetime, which are prized by collectors. According to legend, Onge once gifted a copy of one of his books to Buzz Aldrin and asked him to take it to the moon with him, which he did. Bound in full red leatherette boards with gilt title to front board. Clean and bright with two tipped in portraits. Housed in a cream colored sliding case with black title to front panel. Size: about 2.5 x 2 inches. 84 pages. MINI/122323.
Published by Achille J. St. Onge, Worcester, 1976
Seller: Bromer Booksellers, Inc., ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
St. Onge, Achille J. (illustrator). 63pp. One of 1,000 copies. A collection of epigrams in tribute to the author's home, Aspen, Colorado. Printed in blue and bound in full blue calf with silver titling, the book was designed "to remind the reader of the essence of winter time in Aspen: the clear blue skies, the very white snow, and the silvery icicles." All edges silver. A very fine copy. (Bromer and Edison, pp. 156-158; Massmann 45; Bradbury, p. 255). (2 15/16 by 2; 74x51mm).
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Limited Edition. Black boards with gilt lettering on front board; all edges gilt. Frontispiece features tipped in photograph of (presumed) Joseph F. Weber. 2 3/4" x 2". This book is in fine condition. The deeds and character of the mayor of Indianapolis for four decades. ; Miniature; 26 pp.
Published by Achille J. St. Onge, Worcester, 1976
Seller: Bromer Booksellers, Inc., ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
St. Onge, Achille J. (illustrator). 63pp. One of 1,000 copies. A collection of epigrams in tribute to the author's home, Aspen, Colorado. Printed in blue and bound in full blue calf with silver titling, the book was designed "to remind the reader of the essence of winter time in Aspen: the clear blue skies, the very white snow, and the silvery icicles." All edges silver. A very fine copy. (Bromer and Edison, pp. 156-158; Massmann 45; Bradbury, p. 255). (2 15/16 by 2; 74x51mm).
Published by Achille J. St. Onge, Worcester, 1974
Seller: Bromer Booksellers, Inc., ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
St. Onge, Achille J. (illustrator). 36pp. One of 500 copies. Includes a ten-cent Frost commemorative stamp tipped-in as the frontispiece. A thoughtful essay about the influence of New Hampshire's White Mountains on the poet's work. With illustrated endpapers depicting a view of the mountains. Very fine in gilt-stamped green leather. A.e.g. (Massmann 42; Bradbury, p. 255). (2 5/8 by 1 7/8; 68x46mm).
Published by Opuscala Press, Bradenton, FL, 1993
Seller: Bromer Booksellers, Inc., ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
Signed
(viii), 16pp. One of 150 copies, signed by the publisher at the colophon. A miniature history of miniature books, by the renowned St. Onge. Bound in green pebbled leather, stamped in silver. Fine. (2 15/16 by 2 1/8; 75x54mm).
Published by Opuscala Press, Bradenton, FL, 1993
Seller: Bromer Booksellers, Inc., ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
Signed
(viii), 16pp. One of 150 copies, signed by the publisher at the colophon. A miniature history of miniature books, by the renowned St. Onge. Bound in green pebbled leather, stamped in silver. Fine. (2 15/16 by 2 1/8; 75x54mm).
Published by Achille J. St. Onge, Worcester, 1954
Seller: Bromer Booksellers, Inc., ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
St. Onge, Achille J. (illustrator). 33pp. One of 1000 copies. The text of the inaugural speech by the 34th president of the United States, printed at the Chiswick Press. Includes a photographic portrait of Eisenhower as the frontispiece. A very fine copy in a handsome, gilt-stamped morocco binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. A.e.g. (Bradbury, p. 252; Massmann 11). (2 3/4 by 1 7/8 in.; 70x48mm).
Published by Achille J. St. Onge, Worcester, 1954
Seller: Bromer Booksellers, Inc., ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
St. Onge, Achille J. (illustrator). 33pp. One of 1000 copies. The text of the inaugural speech by the 34th president of the United States, printed at the Chiswick Press. Includes a photographic portrait of Eisenhower as the frontispiece. A very fine copy in a handsome, gilt-stamped morocco binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. A.e.g. (Bradbury, p. 252; Massmann 11). (2 3/4 by 1 7/8 in.; 70x48mm).
Published by Achille J. St. Onge, Worcester, 1954
Seller: Bromer Booksellers, Inc., ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
St. Onge, Achille J. (illustrator). 33pp. One of 1000 copies. The text of the inaugural speech by the 34th president of the United States, printed at the Chiswick Press. Includes a photographic portrait of Eisenhower as the frontispiece. A very fine copy in a handsome, gilt-stamped morocco binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. A.e.g. (Bradbury, p. 252; Massmann 11). (2 3/4 by 1 7/8 in.; 70x48mm).