Kalman Levitan (14 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Miniature book about miniature book collectors, by Kalman L. Levitan, the Founder and first Chairman of the Miniature Book Society of America. Distributed by the author as a memento of the first Miniature Book Collectors meeting held at Englewood, Ohio, in September 1983, concurrently with the first Miniature Book Publishers Conclave and Miniature Book Fair at Tipp City, Ohio. One of 200 copies privately printed for the author by The Black Cat Press, Skokie, Illinois. Design and typography by Norman W. Forgue. In stapled tan card wrappers printed in brown. 2.625 x 2 inches; 21, [3] pages (first leaf blank). Small ghost pencil marking on rear wrapper, else clean and crisp. Fine.

stiff paper wrappers. Miniature Books (illustrator). miniature book (6.7 x 4.9 cm.). stiff paper wrappers. 21, (3) pages. Limited to 200 numbered copies (Bradbury, Kaycee 1). A fine copy. Privately printed for Levitan by Norman W. Forgue at his Black Cat Press.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket, as issued. First Edition, Limited to 500 copies. Palm Beach Gardens, Florida: Kaycee Press, 1985. Appears unread. Fine condition. Bright, clean, square and tight. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp - apparently never read. 1985. First Edition. Limited to 500 numbered copies. Contains an informative preface and a bibliography of 459 references on miniature books with brief annotations. Subtitle: "Annotated Bibliographic Citations of Books, Bibliographies, Catalogues, Pamphlets, Periodicals, Articles, Newsletters, Book Lists with Prices, Foreign Language References, & Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings." The title on the book's front cover is "In Search of Miniature Books." Marbled end papers. Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue leatherette. 6.5" wide by 8.75" tall. First Edition, Limited to 500 copies. Hardcover. Fine condition/No jacket, as issued. (6), viii, 71pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Miniature book of poetry by Kalman L. Levitan, the founder and first chairman of the Miniature Book Society of America. Printed by Ward Schori of the Schori Press. Bound in full navy blue leatherette, decorated in gilt, with blue marbled endpapers and top edge gilt. Folded blue errata slip laid in. 2.125 x 2.625 inches; 80 unnumbered pages (first leaf and last two leaves blank). Signed and inscribed by the author: "For Val Poska, respected fellow microbibliophile and cherished friend." Valentine J. Poska was a librarian, miniature book author and publisher, and an early member of the Miniature Book Society. Indentation on the front cover and spine, else clean and crisp. Near Fine. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed. 1985 Hardcover book, signed & dated by the author. "Limited to 500 numbered copies of which this is Copy No: 10". Text is clean, binding is strong. Very nice light blue cloth cover with gold leltering and design.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. viii, 68p. Light blue cloth with marbled end papers. Limited to 500 numbered copies whereof this is #338. Includes an inserted prospectus from Kaycee Press.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. [miniature] (illustrator). Limited Edition. [miniature]. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Bound by Hugo Grummich. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Blue leather boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, marble endpages. 2 1/16x 2 9/16. 65pp. Illus. Limited edition of 200. Apologia/Errata laid in.

Miniature Books (illustrator). miniature book (5.3 x 6.7 cm.). blue paper covered boards stamped in gilt, top edge gilt. (66) pages. (Bradbury, Kaycee 3). No limitation given but Bradbury states 200 copies. Printed by Ward Schori with "gilt cloth boards by Hugo Grummich" - Bradbury. Levitan formed a very large miniature book collection. blue paper covered boards stamped in gilt, top edge gilt.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Limited edition. 1-500 numbered copies, this being number 204. 8vo. 68 pp. Original gilt stamped blue cloth binding, marbled endpapers, without DJ as published. This is a tight, fine book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition, Limited De Luxe. Ex-library copy. Stamped with library stamp and call number sticker on inside cover, Minor chipping on bottom edge of spine and front cover. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 68 pages; Numbered copy 429 out of 500. Clean and tight copy. Sharp corners. A collection of references pertaining to miniature books with annotated bibliographic citations of books, bibliographies, catalogues, pamphlets, periodicals, articles, newletters, book lists with prices, foreign language references and miscellaneous newpaper clippings.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Fine. First Edition. (1985). Publisher's light blue cloth with gilt lettering. Number 27 of 500 copies printed. (Not a miniature book, although we have it listed in that catagory. 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches). 67 pages of text.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine+. Two volumes. Red leatherette with gilt. Patterned end sheets and paste downs. Postage stamp frontispiece. Books are pristine. 2.75" x 2.25".

Hard Cover. First Edition. #90 of 500 numbered copies, fine in bluish purple leatherette boards, lacking a dust jacket. Although not called for on the limitation page, this copy is signed by Levitan on the limitation/copyright page. The subtitle is "Annotated bibliographic citations of books, bibliographies, catalogues, pamphlets, periodicals, articles, newsletters, book lists with prices, foreign language references, & miscellaneous newspaper clippings". Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Levitan, Kalman. Miniature Books relating to Postage Stamps. Two volumes. 1983. Together with, Soliloquy of a Postage Stamp by Ernest W. Brady. Keepsake for Friends. 6 printed pages. Interleaved with 10 postage stamps on glassine leaves. Black Cat Press. Skokie. Illinois. Dos-a-dos-a-dos binding. Red card slipcase with printed stamp design label "Miniature Books relating to Postage Stamps". 3 volumes in total. From, Kalman Levitan's own collection with his exlibris in his own hand,'1717'. Six sets of green marbled endpapers. 54 x 64 mm. Original red leather with identical printed label on front cover (not the gilt red cloth by Bela Blau). The original Levitan cloth binding was in an edition of 250 - no numbers attributed to the edition by Brady. This example with its association to the book's author, kalman Levitan, is possibly unique."This miniature edition has been printed in a limited edition for the author and private distribution. Composed in Linotype Melior and printed on Coronado Text paper by the Schori Press, Inc. Handbound by Bela Blau. Design, typography and production by Norman W. Forgue"--Colophon. Volume one features tipped-in frontispiece, "First experimental mini-stamp issued by the United States Postal Service, January 11, 1978." Volume two features Soliloquy of a postage stamp / by Ernest W. Brady, on yellow paper, inserted between pages 88 and 89. Levitan spent 30 years active duty in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force, retiring with the rank of Colonel. He was a member of the Department of Defense Armed Forces Chaplains Board and served nine years as Senior Jewish Chaplain as advisor on Jewish activities to the Chief of Air Force Chaplains. He was Founder and first Chairman of the Miniature Book Society of America. He was an active teacher of Judaism. He received his BA from Yeshiva University, Master of Hebrew Letters from the Jewish Institute of Religion and Doctor of Divinity from Hebrew Union College. He did graduate study at Harvard Law School and Columbia University. In addition he published his own miniature books and wrote and edited volumes about miniature books. In 1983 he was instrumental in bringing together the collectors and publishers from around the United States that eventually formed the basis for the Miniature Book Society. Elected the Society s first Chairman he helped draft bylaws and began an informal newletters. As a child, Rabbi Levitan s father gave him a pocket-sized Hebrew prayer book printed in Warsaw in 1903. That was the beginning of a 2,000 volume collection that David Bromer (Bromer Booksellers, Boston) said was considered one of the most important collections. It spanned five centuries and included many rare and precious volumes. Levitan died less than two years after receiving the Miniature Book Society's prestigious Norman Forgue Award in 2000. First issued as a "Keepsake for Friends, Black Cat Press . 1978." Bradbury, 1821 (levitan) and 492 (Brady). OCLC, 45831817. WorldCat locates 16 copies worldwide.