Pequeño Press ~ Arizona
(Patrice Baldwin)

Guinness Gracious!
Bizarre World Records
By Patrice Baldwin
Tucson, Arizona: Pequeño Press, 2006. Edition of 50.

3 x 2.75"; 59 pages. Text is Chelsea type printed on Neenah Classic Crest paper. Black leather-covered boards and blue cloth spine with paper title on front board. Signed and dated.

Pequeño Press: "Those who long for notoriety will do almost anything to get it. Guinness serves these and others who want to see strange people. Here are some."

Looking for the most tattooed person, the oldest male stripper, the most pierced person — or perhaps the fastest turkey plucker?
$85

Kang Xi
By Patrice Baldwin
Manchaca, Texas: 2005. Edition of 50.

2.94 x 2.5", 55 page miniature with gold embroidered silk over boards. Two handsewn texts, one on each side of an "n" shaped cover... English and Chinese. Bound at Waterleaf Mill & Bindery by Patrice Baldwin.

A biography of the famous emperor of China, Emperor Kang Xi who ruled during the Qing Dynasty (1662). He was, as emperors go, a fairly good one, educated, cultured and clever.
$120 (Last Copy)

Painted Faces
By Cheng HaWei
Manchaca, Texas: Pequeño Press, 2005. Edition of 50.

2 x 2.5 x 1"; 100 pages. Printed on Neenah Peppercorn paper in Font Energy typeface. Dimensional mask made in China mounted on front board. Black leather-bound boards with one onlay. Paper covered spine with paper title. Designed and printed by Patrice Baldwin after a year of teaching in China.

Pequeño Press: '"'The Painted Faces of the Chinese Opera' evolved from masks used in opera performances as far back as the Tang Dynasty (619-907). Each mask is different, with the colors used to identify the type of character being played."

Legend has it that the first masks were used to hide the embarrassment of court officials who were required by a Tang Emperor to perform operas. Symbology of mask colorings followed by stories and images of specific masks.
$120

Beauty
By Steven Holt
Santa Maria, California: 2003. Edition of 50.

2.75 X 2.875 x 1.625", 145 page miniature. Hard covered with handmade paper and with a Peruvian shrine imbedded in the front cover. With a feminine flurry of white bows along the spine. Bound at Waterleaf Mill & Bindery by Patrice Baldwin and staff. Signed and numbered.

Humankind's attitude and practices concerning what is beautiful have always appeared at the forefront of every culture. From one era to another, these ideas have varied wildly and changed and rechanged time and again, producing some fascinating results for us to study.
$120 (Last Copy)

Solemates
0 to 19th Century
By Barbara Shandler
Bisbee, Arizona: Pequeño Press, 2003. Edition of 50.

.5 x 1.5"; 66 pages. Miniature accordion book. Printed on Bodoni type on Neenah Classic Crest paper. Bound in embroidered silk on a black background with a silk belt tie. Bound at Waterleaf Mill & Bindery. Fits into a carved bone shoe from Thailand.

A short, and quite small, history of shoes.

Pequeño Press: "Shoes of one sort or another are rich in legend and figure conspicuously in the folklore of different races. The shoe, even up to the present time, continues to appear in those stories that come down to us. The stories of the wonderful Seven League Boots, Mercury's Winged Sandals, Puss in Boots, Cinderella and others, all existed in some ancient and nearly forgotten tongue, but are still well known to children."
$85

The Royal Barges of Siam
By Wuttipong Pongsuwan
Bisbee, Arizona: 2000. Edition of 55.

2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5", 83 page miniature in accordion structure. Handmade Thai paper covering lidded box with shadow box illustration inside bottom. Printed on Neenah Classic Crest paper in Tiffany type. Enclosed by a base and lid made in Thailand. Bound at Waterleaf Mill & Bindery by Patrice Baldwin and staff. Signed and numbered.

The royalty of Thailand uses these beautifully carved and gilded barges on State occasions. They have hundreds of oarsmen and richly carved guardian figureheads. Their origins date back 300 years.
$100

Gabriela Mistral
By Marjorie Coffey
Bisbee, Arizona: 1999. Edition of 55.

2.75 x 2.75", 39 page miniature. Printed in Zapf Elliptical type on Lana Laid paper. Illustrated by the author. Full wraparound leather binding with leather onlays. Bound at Waterleaf Mill & Bindery by Patrice Baldwin and staff. Signed and numbered.

This biography of Gabriela Mistral, the Chilean poet, traces her humble childhood through struggles to be recognized as a teacher, until she finally is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1945.
$85

The Seeing Glass
Edited by Patrice Baldwin
Bisbee, Arizona: 1999. Edition of 50.

2.75 x 2.75", 18 page miniature. French door style of binding with Japanese printed paper over boards. Mirrors included within the pages are from India. Illustrations by Patrice Baldwin. Double accordion structure. Bound at Waterleaf Mill & Bindery by Patrice Baldwin and staff. Signed and numbered.

Throughout history, the mirror images of people, ideas and forms have been fascinating. Some of these expressions of like-ness are brought forth from a varied collection of authors.
$95

Escoffier - King of Chefs, Chef of Kings
By Etienne Brouillet
Bisbee, Arizona: 1998. Edition of 55.

Box/cover, 2.75 x 2.5", 34 page miniature in NSEW accordion structure. Printed on Mohawk paper in Bell, Vivace and Zapf types. Japanese hand printed paper on cover. Sterling silver closure. Bound at Waterleaf Mill & Bindery by Patrice Baldwin and staff. Signed and numbered.

This biography of the famous chef covers his early severe training, through the early years as a minor chef to his great success in Monte Carlo and London.
$85

Let the Games Begin
By Linda Geenen
Bisbee, Arizona: 1998. Edition of 50.

2.5 X 2.875", 131 page miniature. Printed in Eurostile and Zapf types on Neenah Classic Crest paper by Pat Baldwin. The illustrations were "painted" on the computer from a collection of antique playing cards. Poker chip on front cover, facsimile of $1000 bill on back cover. The felt covered boards with silk screened symbols, handmade paper end papers and binding were done at Waterleaf Mill & Bindery by Patrice Baldwin and staff. Signed and numbered.

These pithy observations of a professional dealer range from comments by the players on life, poker and other players to commentary on the philosophy of poker.
$100

Lady Azurite
By David H. Garske
Bisbee, Arizona: 1992. Edition of 65.

3.75 x 2.94" with 56 page miniature. Fabric over boards. The calligraphy on the title page was done by Sandy Suggitt. The book was printed on an HP Laserjet printer in Americana type on Cross Pointe Amethyst paper at Pequeño Press. It was bound at Waterleaf Mill & Bindery by Patrice Baldwin and staff.

This is the "life" story of "Lady Azurite" from her discovery to her final glorious resting place. Inside the eccentric drop-back cover you will find a title page printed on acetate so you can look through to the actual azurite mineral sample mounted inside the book. A circular tunnel going through each page allows you to see the azurite as you read her story.

The week it was finished, the U.S. Post Office issued the lovely Azurite stamp which you will find just inside the front cover.
$95