Where oh where does the time go? Seems like just yesterday we were putting the Memorial Day picnic hotdogs on the grill. Now all of a sudden you need to grab a sweatshirt to walk the children to the school bus in the morning.
It has been a busy summer with the rapidly changing weather and all of the different variants we have had to make to our lives and the lives of the children because of the Covid virus.
I certainly look forward to a solution to this insanity. Personally, I have already sharpened my pencils to be the homeschool teacher again as the local schools here are following a ‘hybrid schedule’ two days in the little red schoolhouse and three days ‘virtual’ at home. Together we will make it happen.
When you have some spare moments from your busy schedule, take a look at our website; www.themicrobibliophile.com. It has been recently updated with a book shelf of interesting information. If someone says to you ‘’What is a miniature book?’ point them to the site and you may just be amazed by their next questions for you. If there is something that you think should be added to the MB site let me know.
Six new miniature books are reviewed in this issue. Tome number 144 from Msgr. Weber, outstanding! Gail Curry continues to charm us with Part II of her article on music and miniature books. Meet Jan Becker, and certainly read more about the MBC by Nina Mazzo.
Virtual meetings for both work and family gatherings are becoming the “New Normal” for safe-distancing interactions. That means that many popular book shows have become virtual, “on-line” events. I am sure someone among our readers has found a treasure or two with the click of the mouse or keyboard. Please consider sharing the details as it might encourage someone else to try the virtual venue and help out a book seller during these difficult times.
In the meantime, I ask that you share a copy of The Microbibliophile with a non-subscribing friend or even the staff at your local library or favorite bookstore. Then, just drop me an email message with their contact information and I will snail-mail a sample copy for his/her perusal and possibly gain a new subscriber.
Finally, as always, I ask that you please consider joining other contributors to our little journal by sharing your own creations, possibly your book search adventures and finds, or simply your passion for anything “bookish.” Every question is a good question and every door opened may lead to a new adventure. Road trip or armchairs can always bring out the flair for excitement and satisfaction of learning something new. Let me know of any ideas for articles of interest to you that might be explored in a future issue; I always enjoy the research and the discovery.
Your support and interest is what helps keep The Microbibliophile an active publication of all things “bookish”, something new something old but always interesting.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume XXXIX, Number 4, Issue Number 226
July-August, 2020
Book Reviews and Criticism:
George Washington, by Msgr. Francis J. Weber, published by El Camino Real Press
Constable, by C. Lewis Hind, published by Plum Park Press
With The Night Mail, by Rudyard Kipling, published by Plum Park Press
Motor Transports In World War I, Horace Wyatt, published by The Wild Onion Press
Expeditions to the Source of the Mississippi River, by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, published by The Wild Onion Press
The English Toy Theater, published by Bo Press Miniature Books
Special Features:
Frontispiece, The Bibliobar, by Sherry Mayo
Nowhere Island, a short story by Gail Faulkner
Not In Adomeit, Revisited, by Todd Sommerfeld
Evergreen Ramblings, Meet the Collector, by Jan Becker
Miniature Music Books, Part II, by Gail Curry
Letters to the Editor and Sunshine Club
Musings of a Bibliophile, Ruth Adomeit, (a reprint from the TBA)
Something To Think About
The Miniature Book Collector, by Nina Mazzo
Purrings, Revisited, by Todd Sommerfeld
Embroidered Bible, reported by Nina Mazzo
Chats About Miniature Books
Departments:
Get the Ink Ready, Start the Presses
Catalogues Received
Terms and Definitions, Dos-à-dos and Tête-bêche
The Microbibliophile Frontispiece for the September/October 2020 issue
Classifieds