True Courage in Miniature

6j Compilation of Quotations. London: Ernest Nister, ca. 1910. Notes Mini book with aphorisms on courage throughout by various notable authors and thinkers. Miniature books grew especially popular in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when improvements in printing, paper quality, and typesetting made it possible to produce readable texts at very small sizes. Their appeal blended novelty, craftsmanship, and collectability: readers enjoyed the surprise of fully functional books small enough to fit in a pocket, while collectors prized the fine bindings, gilt lettering, and clever design challenges they represented. Miniature volumes were often given as gifts or souvenirs and frequently featured well-known classics, poetry, or religious texts, since familiar works lent themselves well to abbreviated or compact formats.  Description Miniature. Purple suede binding. Gilt edges and gilt lettering on spine. Fading to spine. Fine condition.