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Catalog 84 ~ May 2020

#88 Galileo a Madama Cristina di Lorena (1615) by Galileo Galilei. Padua: Tipogr. Salmin, 1896-1897

Catalog 84 is devoted entirely to the Antiquarian Miniature Book Collection of Virginia Stoody of Whittier, California. She and her husband, an inventor and entrepreneur, lived on 42 acres and together they raised quarter horses, tended fruit trees and roses, and rescued wild animals.

Virginia was a curious perso n with broad interests. She was a world traveler and visited over 100 countries, collecting paintings and bronzes, Native American jewelry, miniature tea cups, and 1000s of books. In the 1950s, she began ardently collecting miniature books and continued until she died in 1984. She chose the finest examples of antiquarian and modern books, buying primarily from Louis Bondy and Dawson’s Book Shop.

Highlights of her antiquarian book collection include the famous Galileo a Madama Cristina di Lorena (1615), The Infant’s Library, The Whole Book of Psalms in Meter, The Mite, My Tiny Alphabet Book and a fabulous manuscript titled Bridle Paths. She had books with silver covers, mother-of-pearl covers inlaid with silver, illustrated children’s books, Ethiopian manuscripts, lockets, photo books and many almanacs and calendars. Her travels allowed her to buy books from all over Europe, Africa and Asia.

There’s an amazing book with an embroidered binding, signed by the author, who was the queen of Romania! Another marvel is a tiny hand-carved ivory viewer that contains The Ten Commandments. And item #1 is a book-shaped locket with a photo of a baby on one side and a lock of his hair on the other – only 7/8” high.

An antiquarian collection like this doesn’t come along very often. Enjoy perusing the catalog! To see the 20^th century books that Virginia collected, please scroll down.

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