The Aristocrat

Title: The Aristocrat

Author: Angelou, Maya

Publication: Newton, Iowa: Tamazunchale Press, 1986.

Description: Miniature book containing an excerpt from Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." No. 61 of 250 copies. Printed from Trinité type by Joh. Enschedé en Zonen of Haarlem, Netherlands. Bound by Reliure d'Art du Centre of Limoges, France in full orange goatskin with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers by Faith Harrison, and all edges gilt. 2.5 x 1.75 inches; 48, [8] pages (first and last leaf blank and adhered to endpapers as issued). Mild soiling and discoloration to the covers, else a clean and crisp copy. Near Fine. In addition to Tamazunchale Press miniature books, the Dutch printer Joh. Enschedé en Zonen also printed Achille St. Onge miniature books, stamps, and paper currency. Tamazunchale Press was established in Iowa by miniature book collector Charlotte Smith and her husband Tom. They published 20 miniature books between 1983 and 1988.