Massmann Robert (147 results)

Article removed from journal; no covers; edges chipped where removed; light creasing of leaves; fair condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Miniature book, approximately 2 1/2" square. Dark green leather with round pictorial paste-down on front cover. Unpaginated. 150 copies. In fine original publisher's cardboard slipcase.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Orange wraps clean and tightly bound, housed in orange paper slipcase. ; 22 pages.

Miniature Books (illustrator). miniature book (5.8 cm. octagonal). self paper wrappers, white paper slide-on case with paper cover label. (10) pages. Limited to 150 copies (See Bradbury, REM, 94, this is variant with a different colored case and a different limitation). Issued on Massmann's 50th wedding anniversary. This variant was produced for the MBS Grand Conclave XIV. self paper wrappers, white paper slide-on case with paper cover label.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. One of 120 copies. Signed by Massmann. (6)pp. Massmann here fondly recalls his academic career at the University of Michigan. Bound in yellow wrappers with paper label bearing alternate title, "UM and RM MCMXLVII." Fine. Held in paper slipcase with further alternative, "M and M." (2 7/8 by 2 1/2 in.; 72x64mm).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Limited Edition. Hardcover. REM last book of the millennium. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Green faux leather boards, printed paper label on upper cover, slipcase with printed label. 65mm x 61mm. 12pp. Illus. (color plates). Limited edition, this being one of 150 copies.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. (1968). Slim 8vo. Slightest soiling to textblock edges. Slightest discoloration along spine of gently rubbed and faintly marked/soiled boards with slight bumping, wear, and scraping to forecorners and spine ends. VG.

Miniature Books (illustrator). miniature book (6.3 x 5.2 cm.). pictorial red stiff paper wrappers. (44) pages. No limitation given but Bradbury, REM, 24, states 225 copies produced. pictorial red stiff paper wrappers.

Wraps. Condition: Fine. Stiff marbled wraps and pages pristine. Signed by author. Limited edition of only 120 copies. Housed in grey sleeve. 2.9" x 2.7".

Miniature Books (illustrator). miniature book (5 x 5 cm.). stiff paper wrappers, pink paper cover label. (10) pages. Limited to 300 copies (Bradbury, REM, 37). All about a grand-daughter. stiff paper wrappers, pink paper cover label.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. (8)pp. Issued as the keepsake for the 1989 Miniature Book Society Conclave, with illustrated emblems of some of the major miniature presses of the moment, including Kurbel, REM, Mosaic, Ward Schori, and Msgr. Weber. Bound in plain printed wrappers. Housed in paper sleeve. Fine. (2 by 1 1/2 in.).

Miniature Books (illustrator). miniature book (7.5 x 6 cm.). brown stiff paper wrappers, paper cover label, brown slide-on case with paper cover label. (16) pages. Limited to 150 copies (Published after Bradbury). A bibliographical supplement to Ruth Adomeit's Three Centuries of Thumb Bibles which was published in 1980. brown stiff paper wrappers, paper cover label, brown slide-on case with paper cover label.

Miniature Books (illustrator). miniature book (5 x 5 cm.). stiff paper wrappers, pink paper cover label. (10) pages. Limited to 300 copies (Bradbury, REM, 37). All about a grand-daughter. Miniature bookplate on inside back cover. stiff paper wrappers, pink paper cover label.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Size: Miniature (2 1/2" x 1 3/4"). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Printed wraps, 51 pages. "the address presented on the Sesquicentennial anniversary of his birth". Stripe of discoloration across the rear wrap. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 016621.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. One of 200 copies. Unpaginated. A coy assessment of the various foibles appearing in booksellers catalogs, including the misidentification of Mark Twain's given name as "Samuel Longhorn Clemens." Bound in brown leather over boards with paper label to upper cover. Fine. Housed in paper sleeve. (1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.).

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Massmann, C. Ernest (illustrator). First Edition Thus. First edition thus, stiff paper wraps, numbered 46/300, has just a touch of toning to their covers, and a tiny bump to the lower fore corner of the front cover. Overall, this is a solid, bright, Near Fine copy. Miniature book, measures 1" x 1 1/8".

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. New Britain, CT: REM Miniatures, 2003. 2 1/4 x 1 5/8". (vi), 4 pp, (1) page. LIMITED EDITION of 100 copies. Black buckram with hand-colored paper label on upper cover , cover label & frontispiece by Seth Massmann, hand coloring by Eloise & Robert Massmann. A fine copy in stiff gray paper publisher's sleeve. From the proceedings of the Company of Amateur Brewers, 1932.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Miniature grey softcover, bound in an accordion fold, in grey paper slipcase, 2 1/2 x 2 1/8 inches, 10 pages; a fine copy with no noted flaws. Limited to 150 copies, of which 100 are intended as keepsakes of the Massmann's for M.B.S. Conclave XX.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Keepsake for Conclave XX. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Grey paper wraps, printed paper label, matching slipcase, accordion fold. 66x57mm. 10pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Limited edition of 150.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. One of 143 unnumbered copies. Fine in paper slip case. LIne new Signed by author. ; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No jacket. 1000cc. 2" x 2.25" In slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Two volumes in one, printing reversed for volume 2. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering on covers and spine, printed in blue and black inks. 73x69mm. 40pp. Limited edition of 350.

E. Helene Sherman (illustrator). 32 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations, some colour ; 44 x 44 mm. "Limited to 500 copies"--Title page verso/ Double leaves./ Bound in red pigskin; issued in yellow, imitation-wood grain, paper slipcase/ This book has reduced all the pictures of the ABC's of Boston designed and executed by Jerome Rubin except A. In this book it is Atheneum, in the earlier book it is Aquarium./ "Illustrations, title page calligraphy, and illumination by E. Helene Sherman. Typography and binding by R.E.M. Published by Robert E. Massmann, New Britain, Connecticut. Printed at Art Press"-Colophon. Produced by Robert E. Massmann in New Britain, Conn. (REM Miniatures), this book is extremely small, measuring approximately 1-3/4" x 1-5/8" (about 5 cm high). It was produced in a limited edition of only 500 copies. The book is a, "Boston alphabet book," where each letter corresponds to a famous Boston landmark or piece of history (e.g., "F is for Faneuil Hall"). It features hand-colored illustrations by E. Helene Sherman. The book is bound in red leatherette or red cloth with a printed paper label on the cover, often housed in a matching yellow paper sleeve/slipcase. Robert E. Massmann was a prolific and well-known figure in the American miniature book world, operating REM Miniatures. This book is listed as #60 in the Bibliography of REM Miniatures. Copies sometimes appear in notable collections, such as the Miriam Irwin collection. In summary, it is a charming, hand-finished, micro-miniature book focusing on Boston history, representing a high point in 1980s American miniature book publishing.

Condition: Good. Micro-Miniature Book. 64mo. [8 pp.]Gray Paper Slipcases, Tan Wraps. Near Fine. Edition of 120.

Condition: Good. Micro-Miniature Book. 64mo. 13 pp. Accordion-folded. Gray Wraps. (Bradbury, REM Miniatures 49). Near Fine.

Miniature Books (illustrator). miniature book (4.5 x 5.7 cm.). pebbled cloth, paper cover label, paper slide-on case with cover label. (10) pages printed French-fold. Limited to 300 copies of which this is one of 241 copies to be hand-illuminated and signed by the illuminator and calligrapher, E. Helene Sherman (Bradbury, REM, 64). Issued on Massmann's 59th birthday. Miniature broadside folded and loosely inserted in a pocket in the back. pebbled cloth, paper cover label, paper slide-on case with cover label.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine+. Maroon imitation leather cover with grey paper sleeve is pristine. Limited edition of only 150 copies. 2.5" x 2.5".

HC. 84pp Miniature book measuring about 2 1/8 by 2 1/2 inches. fine, red leather (hardcover) in original paper slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. One of 300 copies. (11)pp. Designed and printed by Robert E. Massman. Discusses the curse inflicted by librarians upon biblioklepts. Very fine in black leather with hand-colored label illustrated with the devil. Housed in a red paper sleeve. (1 by 3/4; 25x19mm.).

Softcover. Condition: Fine. One of 300 copies. (16)ff. One of 300 copies. Contains a folklore anecdote, "A Costly Binge," with a hand-colored two-page illustration by Massmann. Fine in stiff, pictorial wrappers, also hand-colored. (1 by 7/8; 25x22mm).