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Happens to the best of us! But have an origami dragon reading a miniature book to balance it out:

Behold, a library of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books in an Altoids tin! I originally found this project at this post by @nashiil-and-kiilan, and as they also put up the templates for it I thought I’d try it myself. It turned out pretty neat! I decided to leave out some of the details on the decorations, but I’m still pleased with how it came out.

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Sadly not. Each book contains the text of the first chapter of The Color of Magic, but the text itself isn’t legible. My printer isn’t precise enough to be able to print letters that small clearly.

I do prefer miniature books that ARE legible (they should be books, after all!) but this was more of a fun art project. Besides, trying to balance readability and artistry is the whole thing about miniature books, so it’s good to explore both sides of it!

Behold, a library of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books in an Altoids tin! I originally found this project at this post by @nashiil-and-kiilan, and as they also put up the templates for it I thought I’d try it myself. It turned out pretty neat! I decided to leave out some of the details on the decorations, but I’m still pleased with how it came out.

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I just stumblred across your Tumblr and I am so delighted! I love Miniature books!

I’m glad you like it, @rubynye! Miniature books are the best!

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An very squashed English to French dictionary, published in 1940 by Burgess and Bowes, 3 inches tall. While I probably could try to straighten it out a little, I’d rather not. The way it’s smushed out of shape is actually pretty convenient, it lets you easily flick through it to the word you need. And I dunno, it’s kind of endearing? The poor little thing is doing it’s best.

#books #miniature book #miniature #little book #books and libraries #mini book #burgess and Bowes #pocket dictionary #dictionary #French #english #miniature books

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So I've tried my hand at bookbinding!

I think we can all agree that books are pretty cool. The problem is that not enough things that could be books are actually available in print. I have on occasion tried to bind my own books, but only recently have I made something that I think actually came out nice! So behold!

Technically not miniatures as they are both 5 1/4 inches in height, but I am happy with them!

The books I bound are the first two of Joe Dever's Combat Heroes series. These two books as a set are a functional first-person shooter game. You and a friend would each get one book, flipping to different pages depending on how you move- like a choose-your-own adventure book for two players!

I first heard of these books from this one YouTube video. I love it when books have weird interactive features like this, so I tried to track down some copies of these books for myself. But I just couldn't find them anywhere. It looks like they weren't in print for very long, and no used copies were available anywhere.

I did, however, find PDFs of the books online. (Legitimate, licensed PDFs, no less!) It's really great of the author to distribute his work online, but the whole appeal of Combat Heroes is that it uses physical books. A PDF of an interactive book just feels like a video game with an incredibly slow frame rate, y'know? So naturally I thought this would make a great project for bookbinding.

And the books came out great! I'll probably try making the next pair of books in the series eventually, when I find the time.

#little books #books #books and libraries #bookbinding #choose your own adventure #combat heroes

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Where would I be able to shop for readable pocket books? Mainly around 4-5 inches, similar to those Shambahla pocket classics if you know them. I'm obsessed with this size, but finding anything in them is so rare! Would appreciate any advice.

I generally find the most books at annual used book sales. I don't know if they have those where you live, but the way they work is that throughout the year people donate used books that are sold during a big event over the course of a few days. There's always a section with "gift books" and "pocket books" that is full of miniatures. You're not guaranteed to find what you're looking for, but I've picked up a good variety of books there (including the one Shambhala book I have). Keep an eye out in case there's a sale in your area. These are the sales I've been to in past years: https://bmandwbooks.com/the-annual-sale/ https://aauwbuffalo.org/book-sale/ Another place to look is just used/antiquarian book stores. I think your odds here aren't as good, to be honest, but it depends a lot on the specific book stores you find? Antiquarian stores (which have mostly very old and antique books) often have miniatures, but they're not always on display, so you have to ask about them. However, I don't think these will be the type of miniature you're looking for. I HAVE found miniatures at normal used book stores too, but rarely. If you know a place with a big enough selection it might be worth looking into though. And naturally there's always the internet. This works best if you know exactly what you're looking for. Otherwise, it's not always clear if the book being sold is actually a miniature (or at least, exactly the type of miniature you want). Sometimes a book will be listed as a "pocket book" even though it's just a smallish paperback, other times a miniature "book" is not a real, readable book at all, but a piece of art intended for decoration.

That being said, AbeBooks is a good site! They source books from many independent book sellers worldwide, you can often find stuff there. Also, they let you directly message the book sellers if you have questions about their books. A quick search shows that they at least have lots of Shambhala editions.

https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?kn=shambhala%20pocket%20classics&sts=t&cm_sp=SearchF--topnav--Results

Worst comes to worst there's always eBay, but I've only gone there when there's a specific book I can't find anywhere else.

These are basically all the places I get my books from- good luck collecting! I hope you find what you're looking for!

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Sadly no. The inside text of all of them is the first chapter or so of The Color of Magic, though it’s too low resolution to read. I meant this more as an art project than as an exercise in bookbinding- making readable miniature books takes skill!

Behold, a library of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books in an Altoids tin! I originally found this project at this post by @tiny-cloud-dragon​, and as they also put up the templates for it I thought I’d try it myself. It turned out pretty neat! I decided to leave out some of the details on the decorations, but I’m still pleased with how it came out.

Edit: Since I made this post the Tumblr with the templates changed its name, so the link wasn’t working. Hopefully it’s good now!

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Happy Space Day!

A Collin’s Gem miniature edition of The Universe, a 4 ½ inch book about space by Pam Spence. It’s a great, I can easily imagine it being a full-size coffee table book. Plus, unlike most of my Collin’s Gem books, it’s not even a dictionary!

#books #miniature book #little book #miniature #books and libraries #mini book #space #spaaaace #spaaaaaaaaaaaace #collins gem #space day

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Tiny little book about Elvis, 2 1/4 inches tall. Published by Andrews McMeel in 1998. I do not know much about Elvis, except that he has many clones living in Vegas.

#books #miniature book #miniature #little book #books and libraries #mini book #Elvis #music #do do do blue suede shoes #andrews mcmeel

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Maybe they’re not books, but at an airport I found this machine that dispenses short fiction and poetry when you hit a button. I love this idea a lot! It sounds like the sort of thing you’d read about in one of those optimistic sci-fi stories from the ‘50s. I think we’ve peaked as a society when it comes to airport reading material.

#books and libraries #books and literature #books #poetry #short fiction #airport #poems and quotes #poems #short stories

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A 2 1/2 inch tall edition of The Sorrows of Young Wether, by Goethe. Part of the 2003 deal Prado miniature series.

I realize in hindsight that the scale isn’t clear here, but I assure you it is Quite Small.

#books #miniature book #miniature #little book #books and libraries #mini book #literature #del prado #goethe #the sorrows of young werther #german literature

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Ahhh!! I make tiny books!!!!!!!!! Love your blog!! :') <3

Oh really? That’s so cool!! I’m glad you enjoy my posts 🌼

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A Little Little Golden Book: Jack and the Beanstalk, published in 1973, 2 1/2 inches tall.

#books #miniature book #little book #miniature #books and libraries #mini book #jack and the beanstalk #little golden book #little little golden book #teddy bear #reblog

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Happy birthday, Edgar!

Edgar Allan Poe, America’s greatest gothic horror author. This 3 ¼ inch Running Press edition published in 2014 contains many short stories and poems, including “The Tell Tale Heart” and “The Masque of the Red Death”.

#books #miniature book #little book #miniature #books and libraries #mini book #the running press #edgar allan poe #the raven #raven #it’s his birthday

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A small book-shaped, empty notepad. I haven’t decided what to put in it yet.

#books #miniature book #little book #miniature #mini book #books and libraries #notepad #memo #empty notebook #made in japan

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It’s almost a week until Christmas! Here we have a cute little book of Christmas traditions published in 1996 by Rutledge Hill Press, 3 3/4 inches tall. ❄️☃️❄️

#books #miniature book #little book #miniature #books and libraries #mini book #christmas #christmas tradition #christmas traditions #snowflake #reblog

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It’s that time of year again… ❄️

A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. This edition is 2 1/2 inches tall, published by Del Prado in 2003.

#books #miniature book #little book #miniature #books and libraries #mini book #christmas tradition #christmas #charles dickens #del prado #reblog