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How to read a miniature book

Miniature books are made for the same purpose as big ones - to be opened and read. Open a miniature book for the first time the same way you would a larger one: ease open the front and back covers, then smooth open a few pages from the front, then from the back, working your way towards the middle.

These books are small, but not fragile. Open them and read them. Put a couple in your pocket for the day and use them to lighten a boring moment, or to amuse a friend.

Why Miniature Books?

Books under 3" tall are considered miniature books. They're generally readable with the naked eye, and easily handled, like regular sized books. Micro-miniature books, on the other hand, fit the 1"=1', or 1/12 scale, used by most dollhouse makers. These tiny books can still be read (if you're as nearsighted as I am), but illustrations seem to come through much better to full-scale human eyes.

John Carter, in his ABC FOR BOOK COLLECTORS, describes miniature books as books "whose principal (usually only) interest lies in their very small size." Even though miniature books may not be the best vehicles for weighty ideas, I try, in the books I design and illustrate, to proportion the subject matter to the size of my books. They are indeed meant to be read, and, if they don't tackle the profoundest of ideas, they give their owners perhaps a quarter of an hour's intriguing entertainment.

Who We Are, Where We Are:

Pat Sweet
Bo Press Miniature Books
231 E. Blaine St.
Riverside CA 92507

www.bopressminiaturebooks.com
info@bopressminiaturebooks.com
orders@bopressminiaturebooks.com

Pat Sweet and the Bo Press publish illustrated miniature books in Riverside, California. Our books are printed on an inkjet printer, and individually hand sewn in signatures and case-bound using traditional bookbinding techniques. The books are bound in decorative paper and leather from all over the world.
These books contain all sorts of notions:

- books on mathematics, astronomy, and botany
- books on poetry and folk songs
- books of fashion and art
- fine art print portfolios
- maps from famous works of fiction
- blank books and journals

More About Miniature Books:

The Miniature Book Society

People who really know miniature books. The organization promotes all areas of miniature book interest and information. The website has links to publishers and dealers, and information on the big Conclave in San Diego later this year.

Imagination Mall

An immense resource for miniaturists of all kinds. Maintained by Wild Orchid Miniatures, this links list is a bottomless pool of miniature everything-you-can-think-of. The links are sorted, after a fashion, but the fun is in wandering through the byways of human ingenuity.