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Picture ABC (No date, no artist)
Miniature bound leoporello. Closed: H19 xW13 mm. 26 panels. Acquired from Lorson’s Books, 5 December 2022.
Photos: Books On Books Collection.

A Fellow of the International Guild of Miniature Artisans, Barbara J. Raheb was a prolific creator of miniature books — over 500. Her own works are listed in the Robert C. Bradbury bibliography below. As a collector and artist, she must have been attracted to this rather crude work by its circular codex accordion structure.

Further Reading

“Abecedaries I (in progress)“. Books On Books Collection.

Bradbury, Robert C. 2000. Twentieth Century United States Miniature Books : With Bibliographic Descriptions of Each Book Arranged by Publisher. North Clarendon, Vt: Microbibliophile. Includes a detailed list of Raheb’s works.