About Rebecca Press
Rebecca Press was established by Rebecca Saady Bingham (that’s me) in 1980 for the purpose of publishing miniature books, although a couple of larger books have slipped into the mix. Aside from a brief 20-year hiatus, the press has operated continuously for 38 years.
I have to thank Miriam Owen Irwin (Mosaic Press) for introducing me to miniature books, a kindness that literally changed my life. When I met her, I was collecting miniature dollhouse furniture and her printed dollhouse-size books intrigued me (in fact, I eventually wrote one on opals for her) but didn’t awaken particularly strong feelings. However, she happened to have with her a couple of examples of the larger size miniature books (under 3″ but definitely not dollhouse scale), and the moment I saw those I knew I had to make miniature books. Venus Explor’d, the first book of the press, was published 2 months later. I knew nothing about bookmaking or binding when I started. But here’s the truth: you can learn a lot in a very short time if you are obsessed enough and willing to drive everybody around you crazy in pursuit of your goal. I am not saying this is a good thing; it is simply a fact as I know it.
This is a list of the miniature books published by Rebecca Press since 1980.
Chronology of Rebecca Press Miniature Books
| 1980 | Venus Explor’d |
| 1982 | Edna St. Vincent Millay: Sonnets and a Few Poems |
| 1983 | The Legend of Sleepy Hollow |
| 1983 | Gemological Pharmacopoeia |
| 1983 | Nonsense Botany |
| 1983 | Edward Lear Flip Book |
| 1984 | Erté Maquettes |
| 1984 | Flirtations |
| 1985 | The Nightingale and the Rose |
| 1986 | Golden Alphabet |
| 1986 | Lady Letters |
| 1986 | The Wild Swans |
| 1988 | Rosanella |
| 1988 | Alphabet Salmagundi |
| 1988 | The Devil’s Dictionary |
| 1988 | The Ideal Man |
| 1988 | Springtime à la Carte |
| 1988 | Mammon and Archer |
| 1988 | The Last Leaf |
| 1989 | The New House |
| 1989 | Quo’pourri |
| 1991 | Excerpts from Adam’s Diary |
| 1991 | Goose Eggs & Other Fowl Expressions |
| 1992 | Conclave Cookbook |
| 1992 | E-I-E-I-O |
| 1993 | The Goldfish/The Seventh Princess |
| 1995 | Gertrude Talks Back |
| 2002 | A Fashion Item |
| 2016 | Coles Phillips Fadeaway Girls |
| 2016 | The Lady or the Tiger? |
| 2018 | Defining the Rainbow |
| 2018 | Quoting the Rainbow |
| 2018 | DC Portals |
Read more about Rebecca Press publications and miniature books:
The Lady or the Tiger?
Defining the Rainbow
Early Rebecca Press Miniature Books
Collecting Miniature Books
DC Portals
A Moveable Miniature Book Box
Articles about Rebecca Press Books
- MBS Newsletter, July 2018: Defining the Rainbow
- The Microbibliophile, September 2017: The Lady or the Tiger Review
