Poole Press

Maryline Poole Adams prints and publishes miniature books in Berkeley CA.

Note: Each listing below has a Bradbury (RB#) or Lorson Number (LN#); please include
the book title and this number when inquiring about or ordering a book.


Advice to a Young Man; Franklin, Benjamin1982, 2" x 1 7/8", 25 pp., heart-shaped velvet boards, printed in multiple colors throughout, signed, copy of 110RB
#7
$75.00

Aelian of Fly Fishing; Adams, Maryline Poole1979, 2 3/4" x 2 1/4", brown leather spine and marbled paper boards, lacking slipcase, illustrated, one of 250 copiesRB
#1
SOLD

Alice Baker Can: An Alpha-Betical Collection of Assorted Baby Charms; Adams, Maryline Poole1992, 2 1/2" x 2", 26 pp., suede boards, 26 wood-engravings, 26 copies thusRB
#27a
$225.00

Alice Baker Can: An Alpha-Betical Collection of Assorted Baby Charms;; Adams, Maryline Poole1992, 2 1/2" x 2", 26 pp., printed paper boards, 26 wood-engravings, 101 copiesRB
#27b
$90.00

Almanack of Mother Goose; Ellis, George2000, 2 1/4" x 1 7/8", two sides accordion fold, gilt leather with inlays, slipcase, 45 copiesLN #1$175.00

Alphabet: Shoes, Hats, Bags; Adams, Maryline Poole1988, 1 9/16" x 1 1/8", 26 pp., each vol, 3 volumes in a shaped slipcase, marbled paper boards, illustrated and hand-colored throughout, copy no. 1 of 50RB
#21
SOLD

Bind Your Own Mini-Book Kitkit contains instructions and all materials to produce one 24 page, 2 3/8" x 1 3/4", bookLN #2SOLD

Christmas Alphabet, A; Adams, Maryline Poole1984, 2" x 1 3/4", 26 pp., cloth boards, accordion fold, wood-engraved intial letters, hand-colored, copy no. 17 of 100RB
#11
$175.00

Christmas Dinner:
An ABC Advent Calendar
1997, 2 3/4" x 2 7/8", 61 pp., brocade cloth boards, pop-up house, 100 copiesRB
#35
SOLD

Christmastide in Ancient Britain1987, 2 3/4" x 2 1/8", 12 pages, red leather spine and decorative paper boards, printed in three colors with illuminated opening initial letters, five tipped in English stamps, copy no. 43 of 51RB #18$255.00

Conclave Cookbook; Bingham, Rebecca1992, 2 1/2" x 2", 26 pp., deluxe edition, gilt cloth boards, miniature plate, plexi-glass pull drawer case, 35 copiesRB
#28a
SOLD

Conclave Cookbook; Bingham, Rebecca1992, 2 1/2" x 2", 26 pp., decorative cloth boards, text printed in multiple colors, illustrated, copy 43 of 125RB
#28b
$65.00

Culpeper's Cabinet: An Alphabet of Herbs and Spices; Adams, Maryline Poole2000, 2 3/4" x 2 1/2", rolling scroll in a carved wooden cabinet, 26 copiesLN
#5
$325.00

Dream for Winter, A; Rimbaud, Arthur2006, 1 5/8" x 2 7/8", 12 pp., sculpted leather boards in the form of a train carriage, slip case, text in English and French, copy no. 11 of 20LN
#4
SOLD

Elephant's Child, The; Kipling, Rudyard1990, 2 3/4" x 2", 39 pp., printed paper boards, 100 copiesRB
#23
SOLD

Embroideries of Mary Queen of Scots; Adams, Maryline Poole1990, 2 7/8" x 2", 23 pp., needlework cloth boards, 40 copiesRB
#24
SOLD

Golden Rule; Adams, Maryline Poole1987, 2 7/8" x 1 3/4", 28 pp., wood boards with attached ties, coptic binding, deluxe edition with gilt suede wrap-around slipcase, copy no. 12 of 15 thusRB
#17
SOLD

Great Fire of London; Pepys, Samuel1985, 2 7/8" x 2", 49 pp., deluxe copy in gilt leather, slipcase of marbled paper and gilt leather, 30 copiesRB
#14
SOLD

Jabberwocky; Carrol, Lewis 1995, 2 1/4" x 2 7/8", full green constructed folding case with inset viewing mirrors, text and illustrations on fold out panels, printed in reverse, copy no. 37 of 65RB
#33
$275.00

Jackdaw of Rheims; Barham, R.H.1981, 2 1/8" x 3 1/8", 34 pp., gilt leather spine, marbled boards, copy 42 of 125RB
#4
$65.00

Jack-in-the-Box Alphabet; Adams, Maryline Poole1991, 3" x 2 1/4", 28 pp., pictoral paper boards, 99 copiesRB
#25
SOLD

Kings and Queens of England, The1981, 1 7/8" x 1 3/4", 15 pp., printed paper boards, printed in three colors, copy no. 23 of 100RB
#5
$45.00

Kipling's American Catches; Kipling, Rudyard1980, 2 3/4" x 2 1/4", 38 pp., black leather spine and marbled boards, matching slipcase, text about salmon fishing, tipped in photograph, copy no. 42 of 50 copies thusRB
#2a
$125.00

Kipling's American Catches; Kipling, Rudyard1980, 2 3/4" x 2 1/4", 38 pp., cloth spine and marbled boards, 65 of 150 copiesRB
#2b
$85.00

Little Black Sambo; Bannerman, Helen183, 2 1/2" x 2", 25 pp., deluxe edition, full gilt leather boards with leather onlay, slipcase, printed on Japanese Kitikata paper, hand-colored illustrations, copy T of 25RB
#9
SOLD

Maltryoshka: Russian Nesting Dolls; Adams, Maryline Poole1993, 2 1/2" x 2", 17 pp., full maroon leather portfolio with applied painted wood decoration and gilt titling, containing a series of four matching portfolio boxes, each of which has a small pamphlet of explanitory text applied to the inside front cover, copy 30 of 55RB
#29
SOLD

Marco; Sawyer, Ruth2006, 2 5/8" x 2 1/8", 14 pp., sculptural paper boards with shaped slipcase, hand-colored illustrations, copy no. 17 of 30LN
#3
SOLD

Masters in this Hall; Morris, William1995, 3" x 2 3/16", 13 pp., deluxe gilt leather, printed in black and red with hand-colored opening intial letter, tipped-in postage stamp, wrap-around velveteen slipcase with gold ribbon tie, copy no. 7 of 30 thusRB
#32
$225.00

Merrie England:
A Philatelic Celebration of Ancient Festivals;
Adams, Maryline Poole
1983, 2 7/8" x 2 3/4", 25 pp., deluxe edition, full leather boards with decorative leather onlays, slipcase, printed in three colors throughout, numerous tipped-in postage stamps, marbled paper boards, signed, copy B of 20 thusRB
#10a
SOLD

Merrie England:
A Philatelic Celebration of Ancient Festivals;
Adams, Maryline Poole
1983, 2 7/8" x 2 3/4", 25 pp., burgandy leather spine and marbled paper boards, printed in three colors throughout, numerous tipped-in postage stamps, copy no. 24 of 101RB
#10b
$125.00

Mini is as Mini Does1999, 3" x 2", a fold out crossword puzzle in decorative paper boards; keepsake for MBS Conclave XVIILN
#1
SOLD

Mistletoe: Legends, Myths, and Folk Lore; Adams, Maryline Poole1984, 2 1/2" x 2", 17 pp., deluxe edition, full gilt leather with leather onlay, matching leather slipcase, tipped-in postage stamp, illustrations printed in three colors, signed, copy L of 26RB
#12a
$300.00

Mistletoe, Legends, Myths, and Folk Lore; Adams, Maryline Poole1984, 2 1/2" x 2", 17 pp., cloth boards, 100 copiesRB
#12b
SOLD


Peep Show Alice, A; Carroll, Lewis1989, 2 7/8" x 2 1/4", 17 pp., decorative cloth boards with a black cloth slipcase, two volumes each with an accordion fold peep show and a explanatory text, copy 99 of 250RB
#22
SOLD

Prophecy1980, 2 5/8" x 2 1/8", 12 pp., batik printed paper wrappers, printed in two colors, 50 copiesRB
#3
$25.00

Quangle Wangle's Hat, The; Lear, Edward1988, 2 3/4" x 2", 24 pp., decorative printed paper boards, matching slipcase with clever ribbon pull, copy 53 of 75RB
#20
$300.00

Ruminating Ruminant; Adams, Maryline Poole2001, 2" x 1 5/8", decorative metal covers with brass hinges, offered at Conclave XXLN
#8
SOLD

Seven Ages of Man; Shakespeare, William1994, 2 1/2" x 2" (book), printed tan cloth constructed folio replicating the Globe Theatre, printed cloth boards with clasp, eight page text with pop-ups and pullouts, copy 1 of 45RB
#30
SOLD

Sherlock Holmes: A Philatelic Gallery; Adams, Maryline Poole1993, 2 5/8" x 2 1/16", 3/4 black cloth boards with decorative cloth, removable spine and accordian text, printed in two colors throughout with five tipped-in English postage stamps, copy 10 of 100LN
#31
$325.00

Song of the Wandering Aengus; Yeats, William Butler1998, 2 7/8" x 2", crewel embroidered cloth boards, decorative slipcase in the shape of a fishing creel, hand-colored illustrations throughout, 45 copiesRB
#37
$275.00

Struwwelpeter; Hoffman, Heinrich1999, 3" x 2 3/4", blue cloth boards, decorative cloth box with applied beading and illustraded panels, hand-colored text throughout with numerous pop-ups and folf-outs, copy 2 of 55LN
#40
$325.00

St. Crispin's Day; Adams, Maryline Poole2009, 2 7/8" x 2 1/4", gray suede covers, decorative slipcase, 8 of 20 copiesLN
#9
SOLD

Timothy Dexter; Adams, Maryline Poole2001, 2 7/8" x 2 1/2", decorative brown suede covers with inset illustration, accordian fold structure with 6 full spread, full color dioramas, copy 9 of 40LN
#41
$375.00

Victorian Signatures; Adams, Maryline Poole1982, 2 7/8" x 2 1/4", deluxe edition, tan leather spine with printed paper boards, printed in two colors throughout, signed, copy G of 10 thusRB
#8
$200.00

Walrus and the Carpenter; Carroll, Lewis1998, 3" x 2 1/2", green velvet portfolio bow with a diorama and text, copy 21 of 65RB
#38
$300.00

Wind in the Willows: the Dwellings; Graham, Kenneth2008, 2 15/16" x 2 3/8", decorative paper boards with printed paper slipcase, 4 pop-up illustrationsLN
#7
$235.00

Zarafa: The True Story of a Giraffe in 1826 France; Adams, Maryline Poole2007, 2 7/8" x 2 1/2", full leather with inset illustration on front cover, elaborate fold-out text structure with pop-up images in color, decorative clam shell box, copy 8 of 30LN
#6
SOLD

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