MANUSCRIPT (ALFRED CARLIER). LA CIVILISATION DEPUIS 1789: [CIVILIZATION SINCE 1789] La Revolution Francaise, L'Empire Napoleonien, L'Evolution des Etats-Unis aux XIXe et XXe Siecles, L'Evolution de la Guerre et du Materiel de Guerre, L'Evolution des Transports, Le Mouvement Politique et Social, circa 1931. 6 folio volumes 15" wide x 20" high... More
EARLY AMERICAN. CLARA AND ALBINA; OR THE ILL EFFECTS OF PREJUDICE by Ann Elizabeth Oalton. NY: J.A. Clussman 183. 12mo (3 1/2 x 6"), printed boards, [3] 4-35p., spine paper missing, some foxing, old inscription on front free endpaper and flyleaf, Good, complete copy. Through the characters of 2 Caucasion... More
(BULL,RENE)illus. ARABIAN NIGHTS. London: Hodder & Stoughton, no date, circa 1912. 4to (8 3/4 x 11"), brown cloth with extensive gilt pictorial cover, publisher has printed the title twice on the title page and a very few light scattered spots else Very Fine IN PUBLISHER'S BOX WITH COLOR PLATE ON... More
BARRIE,J.M. PETER PAN AND WENDY. London: Hodder & Stoughton (1931). Thick 4to (8 1/4 x 10"), blue gilt pictorial cloth, [272]p., Fine in scarce dust wrapper (dw chipped with mends on verso). First edition. Illustrated by GWYNNED HUDSON with 22 full page art deco color illustrations, numerous half-page color illustrations... More
CARROLL,LEWIS. (ATTWELL) ALICE IN WONDERLAND. London: Raphael Tuck, no date [1910]. 4to (7 1/2 x 9 3/4"), green cloth stamped in gold, 148p., all edges gilt, some very slight foxing, really a beautiful near Fine copy. 1st editiom, the DELUXE CLOTH EDITION. Illustrated by MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL with 12 fabulous... More
ROBIN HOOD. London: Raphael Tuck, no date, circa 1910. Large 4to (12 x 10 1/2") opening accordion fashion to 4 times that size. Fine and complete WITH 36 PAPER DOLL FIGURES! Featuring 4 scenes from Robin Hood with each panel beautifully illustrated in color. There are numbered slats into which... More
CHINESE INTEREST. JOHN CHINAMAN by Rowe Lingstone. London: Griffith Farran Okeden & Welsh no date [1891]. 4to (7 x 10"), cloth backed pictorial boards, some edge wear, VG+. This is a stereotypical view of China, told in verse by Lingstone. Illustrated with vibrant chromolithographs highlighted in gold on every page... More
(ROBINSON,CHARLES & W. HEATH & T. HEATH.)illus. FAIRY TALES FROM HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN translated by Mrs. E. Lucas. London: J.M. Dent Aldine House, no date [1899]. Thick 8vo, 539p., pictorial cloth, top edge gilt, others uncut, cloth lightly rubbed, near Fine. 1st edition. Using a new translation by Mrs. E.... More
ABC. ALL THROUGH THE ALPHABET. (London: Tuck), no date, circa 1880. Oblong 4to (9 x 7 1/4"), pictorial wraps, professional spine strengthening and offsetting at gutters, VG. Inserted into the front cover is a circular die-cut scene with 3 children behind a slatted die cut gate, looking at an Ass... More
BLACK INTEREST. (PREJUDICE) THE RABBIT BROTHERS by Robert Kraus. NY: Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, no date (circa 1955). 8vo, pictorial. wrappers, Fine. A simple story for the very young child about twin white rabbits and their encounter with a black rabbit and prejudice. This book was published to promote... More
NOVELTY. PLAYHOUSE CUT-OUT by Olive Woodman. Springfield: McLoughlin. 4to (10 1/2 x 10 1/4"), flexible pictorial card covers, fine and unused. The text is a narrative about Jean and Dick who decide to build a playhouse out of a large box. There are 4 large glue-backed sheets with color pieces... More
ABC. (EARLY AMERICAN) RUMMICAL RHYMES WITH PICTURES TO MATCH SET FORTH IN FAYRE PROSPECT ALPHABETICALLY AND GEOGRAPHICALLY. [NY]: (Hurd & Houghton), no date, circa 1860. 8vo (5 1/2 x 8 1/4"), pictorial wraps, professional spine strengthening and some cover soil, [24]p. + cover, VG. For each letter of the alphabet... More
(HADER,BERTA AND ELMER)illus. THE LITTLE RED HEN. NY: Macmillan 1928. 8vo (6 x 5 7/8"), fine in dust wrapper with some soil and wear to edges, name on title. 1st edition. Illustrated by the Haders with striking, stylized full color lithos (full page, in-text). Artfully arranged and very scarce. See... More
BLACK INTEREST. (ABC) A COON ALPHABET by E. W. Kemble. NY & London: Russell & John Lane 1898 (1898). 8vo (7 x 9"), cloth backed pictorial boards, covers lightly soiled and rubbed on edges else tight, clean VG+ copy. First edition of one of the most astounding children's alphabet books... More
McLOUGHLIN PUB. LIGHTNING EXPRESS. NY: McLoughlin Bros. 1881. 4to (9 x 10 1/2"), pictorial wraps, spine professionally strengthened else VG+. The story is about a train on a wild ride that did extraordinary feats without hurting the riders. After the passengers departed it flew into space and became a blazing... More
ABC. (CADY) ANIMAL ALPHABET by Harrison Cady. Whitman, no date circa 1930. 4to (9x12"), pictorial wraps, Fine condition. A truly wonderful alphabet book, this is printed on a range of brightly colored papers. Each page has a large, rich full color illustration by Cady (plus silhouette endpapers) with a 4... More
FAIRY TALES. IN FAIRYLAND. London: Tuck, no date, circa 1900. Large 4to (12 x 10 1/2") opening to 4 times that size. Minor expert repair to back flap, else clean, fine and COMPLETE WITH 16 DOLL FIGURES! Featuring 4 nursery tales: Cinderella; Red Riding Hood; Sleeping Beauty and Puss In... More
WELLS,CAROLYN. JINGLE BOOK by Carolyn Wells. NY: Macmillan 1901 (1899). 8vo (5 1/4 x 7 3/4"), 124p., grey pictorial cloth, Fine, 3rd printing. Poems for children on a variety of subjects including a great pictorial Alice Alphabet plus Bobby's Pocket - an alphabet in rhyme about what is found in... More
(WIESE,KURT)illus. THE FIVE CHINESE BROTHERS ORIGINAL ART written by Claire Huchet Bishop. Offered here are 7 finished ink drawings and 2 pages of pencil studies for the filmstrip version of The Five Chinese Brothers prepared for Weston Woods in 1958. The images measure 10" wide x 7" high done on... More
EARLY AMERICAN. THE HISTORY AND ADVENTURES OF LITTLE HENRY: exemplified in a series of figures. Boston: Printed by J. Belcher 1812. 16mo (3 3/4 x 4 1/4"), blue publisher's waste unprinted paper wrappers, 20p. (2 blanks). Some expected edge rubbing and fraying, minor soil, VG+. FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST... More
EARLY DOLLS. [PAPER] ROCOCO DRESSINGS FROM OLD GOOD TIME FOR YOUNG LADIES AND GENTLEMEN (title on the cover also in German and French). No publication information, circa 1850. Housed in the original box is a 36 piece lavish paper doll set in Fine condition. The box measures 8 1/4 x.... More
GAME. A STUDY OF SHAKESPEARE: AN INSTRUCTIVE GAME. Camden, Maine: The Shakespeare Club, no date, circa 1900. This is an educational card game consisting of 60 cards and a printed sheet of directions for playing, all housed in the original box. The back of each card has a view of... More
EARLY ENGLISH. LONDON CRIES, OR, ADDITION MADE EASY (CRIES OF LONDON on box top) [by] T.H. Jones whose name appears on a puzzle piece. No publication information, circa 1850. Housed in the original wooden box with sliding lid. The box measures 8" wide x 9 3/4" x 3". Box cover... More
JAPANESE INTEREST. JAPANESE PAINTINGS. CHILDREN'S SPORTS. Tokyo: Hakubunsha 1888. Oblong 4to (11 1/2 x 9"), cloth covered boards with paper label on cover, minor wear, Fine condition. This is a panorama (bound accordion style) of 12 mounted, wonderful color woodblock prints of children playing a variety of games with different... More
EARLY AMERICAN. THE HISTORY AND ADVENTURES OF LITTLE WILLIAM. Philadelphia: Morgan and Sons (Morgan & Yeager on cover), no date, circa 1825. 16mo (4 x 5"), printed wraps, blank paper inside rear cover peeled off on corner, owner name on 2 blank versos, binding intact, VG+. The first page of... More
