Julian Irving Edison

Julian Edison died on May 8, 2017. Edison was a St. Louis businessman with a passion for collecting miniature books and manuscripts. He owned a vast collection of miniature books and founded and began publishing Miniature Book News in 1965. He also curated an exhibition of hundreds of miniature books at the Grolier Club in 2007, titled Miniature Books: 4,000 Years of Tiny Treasures. Edison served on many boards, including the Barnes-Jewish Hospital, the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, the Jewish Community Center, and the St. Louis Art Museum.