#midgetbooks

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The Bees Trekkie Ritchie A miniature book from 1943, one of a series autolithographed by Trekkie Ritchie during WW2. Some have labelled these as 'shelter books' as they were easily portable during air raids. 2d old money, less than 1p today! #trekkieritchie #bees #chatto&windus #autolithography #midgetbooks

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Midget Books Trekkie Ritchie Four tiny books, published by Chatto & Windus c1944, and autolithographed by Trekkie Ritchie. These miniature books are sometimes labelled as 'shelter books' small enough to be taken into a shelter to while away the hours until the all clear. These were featured in the exhibition 'Books Across the Ocean' which travelled across the USA, and also selected as good examples of printing in the 1946 Britain Can Make It exhibition at the V&A. #trekkieritchie #chatto&windus #miniaturebooks #midgetbooks #wartimepublishing #shelterbooks #britaincanmakeit #V&A #lithography

[englishmodernism]

Midget Books Trekkie Ritchie A little selection of her miniature children’s books, published during wartime, stapled, and autolithographed by Trekkie Ritchie. I’ve bought a selection of my spare copies to the PBFA Bookfair, on today at The Holiday Inn in Bloomsbury. #trekkieritchie #midgetbooks #chattoandwindus #autolithography #wartimepublishing https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq13k-ZgUEi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7ywpuyjt03ks

[englishmodernism]

Midget Books. Trekkie Ritchie. A batch of her wartime Midget Books. A small format series of lithographed books from Chatto & Windus. #trekkieritchie #chatto #midgetbooks #lithographedchildrensbooks #wartimebooksforchildren