Digging through files and sorting papers is not my favorite activity, but yesterday it paid off. I found a contract from Mosaic Press for a miniature book I wrote in 1982 about Wedgwood, described as "a history of the beautiful ceramic ware created and produced by the famous eighteenth century potter, Josiah Wedgwood, popular with both royalty and the common people. Written by Gene Garrison with illustrations of noteworthy ceramic pieces by Susan Yockey Sprague. White leatherette stamped in blue. Top gilded, marbled end paper, 15/16" tall, 48 pages."
It is a pleasant memory. I was paid $50, plus five books. After giving them to relatives, only one remains. I keep it in a small plastic box, which I place in a larger box labeled WEDGWOOD so that I can find it. Can you imagine looking for a book not much bigger than a postage stamp?
I did a Google search for Mosaic Press—and found it. It's still in Ohio. Miriam Irwin, the editor, has an e-mail address, so I wrote to her. Today I received a delightful reply. She is writing more and binding miniature books less. She invited me to visit her, saying, "I'll move books off the chairs, and dust things off a little. My guest room is on the third floor, but it has a nice private bath." That's hard to resist.
I don't know why I didn't include WEDGWOOD among my list of published books. For several years I thought I had four of them. Wrong. I have FIVE.
GENE K. GARRISON
