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Miniature books. The Emperor's New Clothes, by Hans Christian Andersen Translated and Illustrated by Erik Blegvad, Dallas: Somesuch Press, 1994, half-title, six double-page colour illustrations, blank leaf after first illustration inscribed by Erik Blegvad to Stanley Marcus, colour illustrated endpapers, original maroon cloth, upper cover (very lightly marked) with colour pictorial panel, 71 x 61mm, (limited edition, 126/250 copies), together with The History of Imaginary Spinning Tops, by Nick Bantock Dallas: Somesuch Press, 1994, half-title, eight tipped-in colour plates, dedication leaf at rear signed by the author, original tan morocco, upper cover with blind-stamped design, spine lightly faded, 72 x 60mm, (limited edition, 234/300 copies), plus Quest for the Best, by Stanley Marcus, New York: Viking Press, 1979, numerous black & white illustrations, original blue cloth, gilt-lettered spine, top edges lightly faded, dust jacket, spine and front panel edges faded, front panel top edge somewhat frayed, 77 x 55mm, (limited edition, 790/850 copies), with seven other miniature books, (six from the Somesuch Press) (Qty: 10) Provenance: personal gifts to the owner from Stanley Marcus. Marcus, the former chairman of Neiman-Marcus (a luxury retail store in Dallas, Texas), as well as being an internationally respected businessman was also a well-known local philanthropist. The Somesuch Press was created by Stanley Marcus in 1975, so that he could publish his own work 'Minding the Store' in a miniature edition. Having a deep interest in miniature books, he then continued to publish various titles in miniature form until his death in 2002.