DUPLAIX,GEORGES. GASTON AND JOSEPHINE. NY: Oxford University Press (1933). 4to (8 3/4 x 11 1/2"), pictorial boards, paper spine has 1" chip and base of spine frayed, slight edge rubbing else VG+ in dust wrapper (dw has chips off spine ends and corners and closed tears but overall nice). First... More about GASTON AND JOSEPHINE
BROWN,PALMER. CHEERFUL. NY: Harper Brothers. (1957). 12mo (4 1/4 x 6"), cloth, Fine in dust wrapper frayed at top of backstrip else near Fine. 1st edition of the third of only 4 books by Brown - this is a fairy tale starring a city mouse named Cheerful. Illustrated with exquisite... More about CHEERFUL
COLLODI,CARLO. PINOCCHIO'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. Trans. from Italian by Hezekiah Butterworth. Bost:Jordan Marsh (1898) 12mo, 1/2 cloth blue pictorial cloth, edges and corners rubbed else VG+, clean and tight, 212p., (including a 2 page introduction by Hezekiah Butterworth). First edition printed in America and very scarce, especially in decent condition... More about PINOCCHIO'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
CONOVER,CHRIS. ORIGINAL ART: FROGGIE WENT A-COURTING [LOOKING IN THE WOODEN TRUNK] p. [10]. Offered here is the half page watercolor used opposite the full page picture of Miss Mousie dressing for the wedding and below the third page of verse in Conover's Froggie Went A-Courting published by Ferrar Strauss Giroux... More about ORIGINAL ART: FROGGIE WENT A-COURTING [LOOKING IN THE WOODEN TRUNK
(DENSLOW,W.W.)illus. ORIGINAL ART: HIGGELDY PIGGELDY FROM MOTHER GOOSE. Offered here is a large and wonderful finished pen and ink drawing for Ye Old Time Nursery Rhymes by Mother Goose. Although the book with this title was actually published in 1939 by Baldwin & Strachan in Buffalo when the art was..... More about ORIGINAL ART: HIGGELDY PIGGELDY FROM MOTHER GOOSE
(DENSLOW,W.W.)illus. ORIGINAL ART: THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN TOSSED UP IN A BASKET FROM MOTHER GOOSE. Offered here is a large and wonderful finished pen and ink drawing for Ye Old Time Nursery Rhymes by Mother Goose. Although the book with this title was actually published in 1939 by Baldwin..... More about ORIGINAL ART: THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN TOSSED UP IN A BASKET FROM MOTHER
(NICHOLSON, WILLIAM)illus. THE VELVETEEN RABBIT by Margery Williams [Bianco]. NY & London: George H. Doran & Heinemann 1922. 4to, (7 1/2 x 9 1/2") 19p., pictorial boards. Except for a very slight bit of rubbing to head of spine, this is in super Fine condition in bright and clean pictorial... More about VELVETEEN RABBIT
(WYETH,N.C.)illus. MYSTERIOUS ISLAND by Jules Verne. New York: Scribner, 1918 (1918). 4to (7 1/4 x 9 1/2"), black cloth, pictorial paste-on, Fine with gilt on spine still bright. First edition of this very elusive Scribner Classic, illustrated by Wyeth with cover plate, pictorial title page and endpapers, plus 14 lovely color plates. More about MYSTERIOUS ISLAND
(WYETH,N.C.)illus. YEARLING by Margorie Kinnan Rawlings. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons 1940 (1939,1938). 4to (7 1/4 x 9 1/2), black cloth, color plate on cover, VERY FINE IN PUBLISHERS BOX WITH COLOR PLATE ON COVER! (box only sl. scuffed). 1st Scribner Classic edition, illustrated by Wyeth with cover plate, pictorial endpapers... More about YEARLING
(WYETH,N.C.)illus. MICHAEL STROGOFF by Jules Verne. NY: CHarles Scribner's Sons (1927). 4to,(7 1/2 x 9"), black cloth, pictorial paste-on, FINE IN DUST WRAPPER with mounted color plate (dw very slightly worn else near fine). 1st ed. Illustrated by Wyeth with cover plate, pictorial endpapers plus 9 color plates. Wrapper plate... More about MICHAEL STROGOFF
(WYETH,N.C.)illus. THE DEERSLAYER by James Fenimore Cooper. NY: Scribner 1925 (1925). 4to, (7 1/2 x 9 1/2") black cloth, pictorial paste-on, Fine in dust wrapper with mounted color plate (dw also in fine condition). 1st ed. of this Scribner Classic. Illustrated by Wyeth with cover plate, pictorial endpapers and title... More about DEERSLAYER
(WYETH,N.C.)illus. DAVID BALFOUR by Robert Louis Stevenson. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons 1924 (1924). 4to (7 1/4 x 9 1/2"), black cloth, pictorial paste-on, FINE. First edition with Wyeth illustrations, a Scribner Classic. Illustrated with cover plate, pictorial endpapers and title page plus 9 color plates. A beautiful copy. More about DAVID BALFOUR
MILHOUS,KATHERINE. THE EGG TREE. NY: Charles Scribner (1950 A). 4to, cloth, Fine in dust wrapper (dw with a few closed tears but VG with no award seal and not price clipped). Junior Literary Guild Edition. CALDECOTT AWARD WINNER. The story of a children's egg hunt set in Pennsylvania Dutch country... More about EGG TREE
(CRANE,WALTER)illus. RUMBO RHYMES by Alfred Calmour. London & NY: Harper Brothers 1911. Small 4to, green pictorial cloth, 99p., Fine. 1st edition. Printed on heavy coated paper there are 24 fabulous full color plates by Crane plus several smaller illustrations - full of humor and whimsey. More about RUMBO RHYMES
FIELD,RACHEL. HITTY:HER FIRST HUNDRED YEARS. NY: Macmillan 1929 (Oct. 1929). 4to (7 x 8 5/8"), patterned cloth, 207p., Fine in very nice dust wrapper (light sunning and slight bit of wear to tips and edges). FIRST EDITION, WINNER OF THE NEWBERY AWARD. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY RACHEL FIELD WITH... More about HITTY:HER FIRST HUNDRED YEARS
FIELD,RACHEL. HITTY:HER FIRST HUNDRED YEARS. NY: Macmillan 1930 (1929). 8vo (7 1/4 x 8 1/2"), patterned cloth, 207p., spine and edges faded else VG+. Early printing. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY FIELD DATED 1930 AND LAID IN IS A PHOTO OF HITTY INSCRIBED "DEAR MRS. --. SPECIAL LOVE AND CHRISTMAS... More about HITTY:HER FIRST HUNDRED YEARS
(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. POOR CECCO by Margery (Williams) Bianco. NY: Geo. Doran (1925). 4to, vellum - like backed blue boards, spine very slightly toned, owner bookplate, a FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL SLIP CASE with the limitation number of the book also inked on the case (case flaps mended but VG). LIMITED TO..... More about POOR CECCO
EATON,SEYMOUR. THE ROOSEVELT BEARS: THEIR TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES by Seymour Eaton (Paul Piper). Philadelphis: Edward Stern, 1906 (Sept. 1906). 4to, green cloth backed boards, pictorial paste-on, edges rubbed, binding strengthened with corner of one leaf restored with some loss of text, crease on rear cover, overall G-VG. First edition of... More about ROOSEVELT BEARS THEIR TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES
(NIELSEN,KAY)illus. IN POWDER AND CRINOLINE retold by Sir Arthur Quiller Couch. (London) Hodder & Stoughton, no date [1913]. Folio (10 1/2 x 12 1/2"), full green vellum with extensive gilt decoration, top edge gilt, 164p., a few marks on the vellum as is common in this edition, new ties, endpaper... More about IN POWDER AND CRINOLINE
GAME. JEU DE LOTO DES ALLIES. [Bordeaux]: Boechat Bros., no date circa late 1944]. [Note: The date is based on info. on the cards. The armistice of Bulgaria was Oct. 28 1944 and there is no mention of the liberation of other important French towns ie Strasbourg in Nov. 1944]... More about JEU DE LOTO DES ALLIES
EGGLESTON,EDWARD. THE END OF THE WORLD. NY: Orange Judd and Co. (1872). 8vo (5 x 7 1/2"), cloth, 299p. Spine and cover edges faded, spine ends frayed, VG. Illustrated by Frank Beard with 32 engravings. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY EGGLESTON TO MARY MAPES DODGE, AUTHOR OF HANS BRINKER, FOUNDER... More about END OF THE WORLD
SMITH,MARY STUART. LANG SYNE OR THE WARDS OF MOUNT VERNON: A TALE OF THE REVOLUTIONARY ERA. NY: John B. Alden 1890 (1890). 8vo (5 1/4 x 7 3/4", green gilt cloth, 133p., a few marks on cover else VG-Fine. 1st edition of this Revolutionary War story. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED... More about LANG SYNE OR THE WARDS OF MOUNT VERNON: A TALE OF THE REVOLUTIONARY
RILEY,JAMES WHITCOMB. POEMS HERE AND AT HOME. NY: Century Co. 1893 (1893). 12mo (4 3/4 x 7"), gilt decorative cloth, top edge gilt, 187p.,slight rear cover soil else near Fine. 1st edition. Illustrated by E.W. KEMBLE with pen and ink drawings throughout the text. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY RILEY... More about POEMS HERE AND AT HOME
DODGE,MARY MAPES. RHYMES AND JINGLES. NY: Scribner 1904 (Sept. 1904). 8vo (5 1/ X 7 3/4"), dark green gilt pictorial cloth, gilt spine, top edge gilt, 222p. slight rubbing, Fine. 1st thus. While there was a much earlier edition, this edition has poems never before been in print and has... More about RHYMES AND JINGLES
WIGGIN,KATE DOUGLAS. TIMOTHY'S QUEST. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1891 (1900). 12mo (5 x 7"), 2-toned cloth, Fine condition. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY MARY MAPES DODGE, AUTHOR OF HANS BRINKER AND CREATOR OF ST. NICHOLAS MAGAZINE. The inscription dated 1890 reads: MARY MAPES DODGE, WITH MANY GOOD WISHES FROM HERSELF XMAS... More about TIMOTHY'S QUEST
(LEBEDEV,VLADIMIR) illus. TSIRK [THE CIRCUS] by Samuel Marshak. [St. Petersburg]: Raduga 1925. 4to, pictorial. wraps, two small edge chips, several small closed tears, paper scrape scrape on one page, VG+. First edition of this Constructivist picture book with verse by Marshak and fabulous color lithographs of circus scenes by Lebedev... More about TSIRK
JOHNSON,ROBERT UNDERWOOD. SAINT GAUDENS: AN ODE AND OTHER VERSES. NY: Century Co. 1910 (1910). 8vo (5 x 7 1/4"), gilt cloth, Fine condition. 1st edition. Inscribed by Johnson to Mary Mapes Dodge's son: To Mr. and Mrs. James Mapes Dodge from their (foreclosed and) attacked friend the author known in... More about SAINT GAUDENS: AN ODE AND OTHER VERSES
PERRY,NORA. A FLOCK OF GIRLS and Their Friends. Boston: Ticknor & Co. 1888 (1887). 8vo (5 1/4 x 7 1/4"), pictorial cloth, Fine condition. Illustrated with b& white plates. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR "TO M. M. DODGEWITH THE CORDIAL REGARDS OF OF NORA PERRY. DODGE WROTE HANS... More about FLOCK OF GIRLS
NEWKIRK,GARRETT. RHYMES OF THE STATES. NY: Century 1896 (1896). Small 4to (7 1/4 x 9 1/2"), pictorial cloth , 96p. Fine. 1st edition. Designed so that children could more easily remember facts about evcry state, each state has a rhyme and an illustration to facilitate memory. Illustrated with pen and... More about RHYMES OF THE STATES
(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. THE ALLIES' FAIRY BOOK with intro. by Edmund Gosse. London: Heinemann no date [1916]. 4to (8 x 10"), blue gilt cloth, top edge gilt, Fine in custom leather backed slipcase. LIMITED TO ONLY 525 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY RACKHAM. This is a collection of fairy tales from various countries... More about ALLIES FAIRY BOOK
(DETMOLD,EDWARD)illus. THE FABLES OF AESOP. London: Hodder & Stoughton 1909. Thick folio (10 1/4 X 12 1/2"), white gilt pictorial cloth, spine toned, a few marks on rear cover, one corner crease, top edge gilt, bookplate of Sir Francis Carruthers Gould, VG+. LIMITED TO 750 NUMBERED LARGE PAPER COPIES, THIS... More about FABLES OF AESOP
McLOUGHLIN PUB. GOODY TWO SHOES ABC AND PICTURE BLOCKS. NY: McLoughlin Bros., no date, circa 1895. Housed in the original box are 16 wooden blocks depicting scenes from Little Goody Two Shoes on one side, a pictorial alphabet on the other side and words from the alphabet on the edges... More about GOODY TWO SHOES ABC AND PICTURE BLOCKS
(DULAC,EDMUND)illus. FAIRIES I HAVE MET by Mrs. Stawell. London & NY: John Lane The Bodley Head, no date [1907]. 8vo (6 1/4 x 8"), 117p. green pictorial cloth, light rubbing to spine ends and corners, near Fine. The beautiful binding deserves mention for its elaborate drawings of irises and fairies... More about FAIRIES I HAVE MET
(NEWELL,PETER)illus. FAVORITE FAIRY TALES: the childhood choice of representative men and women. NY: Harper & Brothers 1907 (Oct. 1907). 8vo (6 1/4 x 9", white imitation vellum boards with gilt decoration, top edge gilt, xvix, 1-355p. The first 3 leaves with some foxing, soil in margin of 2 pages, near... More about FAVORITE FAIRY TALES
(BILIBIN,IVAN)illus. THE VOLGA [by P. Golike and A. Vilborg]. St. Petersburg, 1904. Folio, pictorisl wraps, some edge fraying and slight creasing inside else VG+. First edition, illustrated by Bilibin with 5 magnificent full page and several smaller color lithographs. A Russian folk tale: "The motifs of Old Russia and exotic... More about VOLGA
JAMES,WILL. LONE COWBOY: my life story. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons 1930. 8vo (6 x 8 1/2"), bound in green cloth with brown spine and leather label. Cover faded on top edge, spine soiled else tight and VG+. LIMITED TO ONLY 250 COPIES WITH AN ORIGINAL DRAWING BY JAMES. The original... More about LONE COWBOY
(HOFFMANN,HEINRICH). THE MODERN STRUWWELPETER by Jan Struther. London: Methuen (1936). 4to (7 1/2 x 10"), cloth backed pictorial boards, some cover soil and edge rubbing tight and VG. 1st edition. Hoffmann's naughty German children are adapted to be modern naughty English children. Illustrated in color by ERNEST SHEPARD. More about MODERN STRUWWELPETER
(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 about ARABIAN NIGHTS
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 about ALICE IN WONDERLAND
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 about JOHN CHINAMAN
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 about PLAYHOUSE CUT-OUT
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 about RUMMICAL RHYMES WITH PICTURES TO MATCH SET FORTH IS FAYRE PROSPECT
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 about LIGHTNING EXPRESS
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 about IN FAIRYLAND
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 about JINGLE BOOK
(WIESE,KURT)illus. THE FIVE CHINESE BROTHERS ORIGINAL ART written by Claire Huchet Bishop. Offered here are 6 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 about FIVE CHINESE BROTHERS ORIGINAL ART
NAZI CHILDREN'S BOOK. DER GIFTPILZ [THE POISONED MUSHROOM] by Ernst Hiemer. Nurnberg: Sturmer (1938, no additional printings) 4to (8 1/4 x 10 1/2"), cloth spine and narrow strip of cloth along front and back fore edges, pictorial boards, light soil, slight edge rubbing, VG+. First edition. Published by Der Sturmer... More about DER GIFTPILZ (POISONED MUSHROOM
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 about JAPANESE PAINTINGS - CHILDREN'S SPORTS
HELLE,ANDRE. DROLES DE BETES. Paris: Tolmer [1911]. Folio (12 1/2 x 16 1/2"), cloth backed pictorial boards, covers have some soil and wear (not offensive) else VG. 1st edition of Helle's first book, this is heavily illustrated in Art Deco style on every page. There are 20 mounted color plates... More about DROLES DE BETES
WENZ VIETOR,ELSE. AUS DEM KLEINEN ALTEN STADTCHEN. Oldenberg: Gerhard Stalling [1922]. Large, thick, oblong pages (13 x 11 3/8") are mounted on thick boards and bound accordion style with cloth hinges. A few small defects on the figures Fine, clean and magnificent. There are 7 double page scenes of life... More about AUS DEM KLEINEN ALTEN STADTCHEN
(BRULLER,JEAN)illus. FRISEMOUCHE FAIT DE L'AUTO (FRISEMOUCHE MADE THE CAR). (Paris): Editions Enfantines Citroen (1926). 4to (8 3/4 x 11"), cloth backed pictorial boards, cover slightly bowed else Fine. First edition. This is the story about a naughty boy who defies his father by running away in his little Citronette car... More about FRISEMOUCHE FAIT DE L'AUTO
[FINLEY,MARTHA]. ELSIE DINSMORE by Martha Farquharson. NY: M.W. Dodd 1867. 12mo (4 5/8 x 6 7/8"), 288p., light purple embossed cloth, gilt decorative spine, previous owner's attractive gilt and leather book plate, slight soil on 1 page, a Fine copy in a custom leather backed box. 1st edition of the... More about ELSIE DINSMORE
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MEGGENDORFER,LOTHAR. DAS PUPPENHAUS [THE DOLLS HOUSE]. Essingen & Munich: Schreiber, no date, circa 1911. Oblong 4to (10 1/4 x 8 1/2"), plastic in a window worn a few inconsequential creases and a few discreet minor repairs else near FINE AND BRIGHT IN ORIGINAL PUBLISHER'S BOARD SLIP CASE with printed label... More about DAS PUPPENHAUS [THE DOLLS HOUSE
(GRANDVILLE,J.J.)illus. LES FLEURS ANIMEES. Introduction par Alph. Karr, texte par Taxile Delord. Paris: Gabriel de Gonet, no date, 1st edition early printing (circa 1850?). Two volumes, 260, 236p. 4to (7 3/4 x 10 5/8"), publisher's black cloth with stunning pictorial covers and spine by Haarhaus, all edges gilt, scattered foxing... More about LES FLEURS ANIMEES
MOVEABLE. (DEAN) DEAN'S MOVEABLE COCK ROBIN. London: Dean & Son (1858 code on rear cover). 4to (7 x 10"), cloth backed pictorial boards, slight cover rubbing, near Fine. Featuring 8 charming hand-colored moveable plates with metal grommets on hinged mechanisms operated by levers, with text beneath each illustration. Each leaf... More about DEAN'S MOVEABLE COCK ROBIN
GERMAN. (CASPARI) LUSTIGES KLEINKINDERBUCH by Gertrud Caspari. Leipzig: Hahn, no date [1907]. Oblong 4to (10 x 7 3/4"), cloth backed thick boards, edges a bit worn else VG. 3rd edition. This charming picture book depicts the daily events in a child's life. Printed on thick boards and wonderfully illustrated in... More about LUSTIGES KLEINKINDERBUCH
(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. PETER PAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS by J.M. Barrie. London: Hodder & Stoughton, no date [1912]. Large 4to (9 x 11 1/8"), green, textured, gilt pictorial cloth, 125 numbered pages, some offsetting and a few oxidation spots on endpapers else a FINE COPY IN THE PUBLISHER'S DUST WRAPPER WITH A.... More about PETER PAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS
(DENSLOW,W.W.)illus. DENSLOW'S MOTHER GOOSE. NY: McClure Phillips Co. 1901. 4to (8 3/4 x 11"), cloth backed pictorial boards, [96]p., color worn on cover edges, small endpaper mend. clean and VG++. 1st edition, 2nd issue (Humpty Dumpty is not on back of dedication leaf). Each left hand page has the text... More about DENSLOW'S MOTHER GOOSE
TUDOR,TASHA. PUMPKIN MOONSHINE. NY: Oxford Univ. Press (1938). 16mo (4 x 4 3/4"), polka-dot patterned cloth, a clean, near Fine copy in VG+ dust wrapper (dw with some very light wear on corners). First edition, first printing of the first CALICO BOOK. Beautifully illustrated in sharp colors, each page of... More about PUMPKIN MOONSHINE
FAIRY TALE THEATER. (SHADOW) THEATRE D'OMBRES DU PERE CASTOR - NOUVEAU PROGRAMME Decors et costumes de Lalouve. Paris: Flammarion 1936. Oblong folio (13 x 11"). pictorial wraps, some light cover soil else near fine, complete and unused. Everything a child would need to put on his/her own shadow theater is... More about THEATRE D'OMBRES DU PERE CASTOR - NOUVEAU PROGRAMME
MOTHER GOOSE. MOTHER GOOSE'S MELODIES ("Mother Goose in a New Dress" on cover). Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, no date, circa 1870. 4to (9 1/2 x 10 1/2"), green gilt cloth, beveled edges, very light rubbing and shelf wear, VG++. Printed on rectos only, each page is individually hinged into the... More about MOTHER GOOSE'S MELODIES
(UPTON,FLORENCE)illus. GOLLIWOGG IN HOLLAND by Bertha Upton. London: Longmans Green 1904. Oblong 4to (11 x 8 1/8"), cloth backed pictorial boards, some cover soil, a margin mend, VG. 1st edition. Illustrated by Florence with 31 great full page color illustrations to accompany the story in verse by her mother Bertha. More about GOLLIWOGG IN HOLLAND
UPTON,FLORENCE. THE GOLLIWOGG'S BICYCLE CLUB. London: Longmans Green 1896. Oblong 4to (11 x 8 5/8"), cloth backed pictorial boards, 2 small archival margin mends, corner bumped, edges rubbed and some cover soil, owner inscription on top of title page, tight, clean and VG. 1st edition of the second Golliwogg title... More about GOLLIWOGG'S BICYCLE CLUB
UPTON,FLORENCE. THE GOLLIWOGG'S BICYCLE CLUB. London: Longmans Green 1896. Oblong 4to (11 x 8 5/8"), cloth backed pictorial boards, corner bumped, edges rubbed and usual cover rubbing, tight and VG. 1st edition of the second Golliwogg title. Wonderful full page color illustrations by Florence accompany the story in verse by her mother Bertha. More about GOLLIWOGG'S BICYCLE CLUB
(UPTON,FLORENCE)illus. THE GOLLIWOGG'S CIRCUS by Bertha Upton. London: Longmans Green 1903. Oblong 4to (11 x 8 5/8"), cloth backed pictorial boards, tips rubbed and 3 tiny archival margin mends, else tight, clean and near Fine. 1st ed. The adventures begin when the group joins the circus. Featuring 31 great full... More about GOLLIWOGG'S CIRCUS
(UPTON,FLORENCE)illus. GOLLIWOGG'S AIR-SHIP. London: Longmans Green 1902. Oblong 4to (11 x 8 1/2"), cloth backed pictorial boards, corners worn, spine faded in some areas, one inconspicuous archival margin mend, rear endpaper creased, tight and clean, VG. The Golliwoggs become aeronauts in a hot air balloon! The full page color illustrations... More about GOLLIWOGG'S AIR-SHIP
(UPTON,FLORENCE)illus. GOLLIWOGG'S AUTO-GO-CART by Bertha Upton. London, NY & Bombay: Longmans Green 1901. Oblong 4to (11 x 8 1/8", cloth backed pictorial boards, a few small archival margin mends, covers soiled, tips worn, tight, clean and VG. First edition. The gang go to prison for mishaps that occurred with their... More about GOLLIWOGG'S AUTO-GO-CART
(HAGUE,MICHAEL)illus. MICHAEL HAGUE'S FAVORITE HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN FAIRY TALES. NY: Holt Rinehart (1981). 4to, cloth, pictorial paste-on, publishing flaw on several pages (corner crease and small indentation marks), VG in slip case. 1st edition. LIMITED TO 350 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY HAGUE WITH A LARGE AND DETAILED ORIGINAL DRAWING ON... More about MICHAEL HAGUE'S FAVORITE HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN FAIRY TALES
MAUROIS,ANDRE. COUNTRY OF THIRTY SIX THOUSAND WISHES. London: William Heinemann (1930). 4to (8 3/4 x 11 1/4"), cloth backed pictorial boards, tips rubbed and light soil, VG+. This is a wonderful fantasy tale, illustrated by ADRIENNE SEGUR with 11 beautiful color plates plus black and whites in-text. More about COUNTRY OF THIRTY SIX THOUSAND WISHES
FAIRY TALES. FAIRY FAVORITE CUT OUT DOLLS by Margaret Hays. Chicago: Donohue 1913. Oblong folio (13 9 1/2"), pictorial wraps, light pencil mark on cover else near Fine and unused. Illustrated by Margaret G. Hays in the style of her sister's, Grace Drayton. For each story there are color illustrated... More about FAIRY FAVORITE CUT OUT DOLLS
SWEDISH. KUNG FLASKPANNKAKA och Jatten Brummelibrumm av Gerda Ghobe. (Stockholm): Ardor (1945), not 1st. Large oblong 4to (13 1/2 x 9 1/2"), cloth backed pictorial boards, 2 small holes in cloth, VG+. This is a wonderful Swedish picture book featuring 8 great full page color illustrations by MAJA SYMMERGREN, one... More about KUNG FLASKPANNKAKA
(WAIN,LOUIS)illus. KITS AND CATS [on cover]. WITH LOUIS WAIN IN PUSSYLAND by Norman Gale. London : Raphael Tuck, no date, circa 1912. Folio (8 x 15 1/2"), stiff pictorial card covers with top die-cut in a cat shape. Small corner of covers restored, strengthened, VG+. Illustrated by Wain with color... More about KITS AND CATS - WITH LOUIS WAIN IN PUSSYLAND
COX,PALMER. THE BROWNIES THROUGH THE UNION. NY: Century Co. (1895). 4to (8 1/2 x 10 1/4"), glazed pictorial boards, cover soil, some edge wear, tight and clean, VG. 1st edition of the fifth Brownie book. Illustrated on every page taking the reader on a tour of the United States. The... More about BROWNIES THROUGH THE UNION
COX,PALMER. BROWNIES IN THE PHILIPPINES. NY: Century Co. (Oct. 1904). 4to (8 1/2 x 10 1/4"), glazed pictorial boards, 144p., tips worn, light cover soil and wear to paper, VG+. 1st edition of the seventh Brownie book. Here we have these adventurous creatures visit the Philippine Islands where they catch... More about BROWNIES IN THE PHILIPPINES
COX,PALMER. THE BROWNIES ABROAD. NY: Century Co. (1899). 4to (8 1/2 x 10 1/4"), glazed pictorial boards, front hinge strengthened, tips worn and some wear to paper on spine, tight and VG. 1st edition of the sixth Brownie book. Illustrated on every page taking the readers along with the Brownies... More about BROWNIES ABROAD
COX,PALMER. THE BROWNIES AROUND THE WORLD. NY: Century Co. (1894). 4to (8 1/2 x 10 1/4"), glazed pictorial boards, xi, 144p., some rubbing to edges and flaking at spine ends, light rear cover soil, clean and VG+. Early, not first edition. This is the 4th Brownie book wherein these little... More about BROWNIES AROUND THE WORLD
PICTURE BOOK. THE PETER PATTER BOOK by Leroy Jackson. Chicago: Rand McNally (1918). Folio (9 1/2 x 12 1/4"), 110p., green cloth, pictorial paste-on, inoffensive faint stain on rear cover, tiny piece off margin of one page, VG+. 1st edition of this large picture book (nothing else printed on copyright... More about PETER PATTER BOOK
(HUMPHREY,MAUD)illus. OLD YOUNGSTERS by Elizabeth Tucker. NY: Stokes 1897. 4to (9 x 11"), cloth backed pictorial boards, corners worn, faint stain on edge of some pages and plates, VG-. Stories and verses plus text illustrations are by by Tucker. Featuring 6 magnificent chromolithograph plates by Humphrey depicting children posed engaged... More about OLD YOUNGSTERS
WINTER,MILO. BILLY POPGUN. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1912 (Oct 1912). 4to (8 x 10 3/4"), cloth backed boards, pictorial paste-on, slight soil and wear to cover, VG+. First edition of Winter's best and scarcest book. Written by him and illustrated by him as well featuring pictorial endpapers, 8 fabulous color plates... More about BILLY POPGUN
(DETMOLD,EDMUND J.)illus. BIRDS IN TOWN AND VILLAGE by W.H. Hudson. NY: E.P. Dutton (1920). 8vo (6 x 8 3/8"), gilt cloth, 323p., edges uncut, small split at spine end else VG+. 1st U.S. edition, illustrated by Detmold with 8 beautiful color plates. More about BIRDS IN TOWN AND VILLAGE
[BANNERMAN,HELEN]. THE LITTLE BLACK SAMBO STORY BOOK by HELEN BANNERMAN & FRANK VER BECK. NY: Platt & Munk (1930,1935). 4to (8 1/4 x 10 1/4"), orange cloth, pictorial paste-on, small corner of blank flyleaf off, owner inscription, near Fine in dust wrapper with a few small chips. This is a.... More about LITTLE BLACK SAMBO STORY BOOK
(SMITH,JESSIE WILLCOX)illus. SEVEN AGES OF CHILDHOOD by Carolyn Wells. NY: Moffat Yard 1909 (1909). 4to (7 1/4 x 10 1/4"), tan gilt cloth, round pictorial paste-on, 56p., cloth slightly darkened on edges from inoffensive cover stain (not into book), occasional foxing, VG. First edition of one of Smith's most lovely... More about SEVEN AGES OF CHILDHOOD
MOTHER GOOSE. FRANK VER BECK'S BEARS IN MOTHER GOOSE LAND with new lines by Hanna Rion, old lines by Mother Goose herself. NY: George Doran, no date, circa 1910. 4to (8 1/2 x 11 1/2"), cloth backed boards, pictorial paste-on, offsetting at hinges from old repair (not weak), a mark... More about VER BECK'S BEARS IN MOTHER GOOSE LAND
PARKER,N. AND B. LARDER LODGE. London: Chambers, no date circa 1910. Large oblong 4to (13 x 9 1/4"), pictorial boards, part of spine paper unobtrusively repaired and some edge rubbing, VG+. Another in the Parker's imaginative picture books, this involves a family of 3 humanized foxes that decide to open... More about LARDER LODGE
PARKER,B. THE LAYS OF THE GRAYS. London & Edinburgh.: W. & R. Chambers, no date circa 1910. Large oblong 4to (12 3/4 x 9"), pictorial boards, some cover rubbing and corner wear, VG+. One of the greatest of the Parker's picture books, this tells about the lives of a group... More about LAYS OF THE GRAYS
(PEARSE,S.B.)illus. AMELIARANNE AT THE FARM by Constance Heward. London: Harrap (1937). 8vo (6 1/2 x 8 3/4"), cloth backed pictorial boards, light cover soil, corners rubbed, owner first name on endpaper, VG. 1st edition. Featuring lovely full page color illustrations opposite text pages, black & whites in text and pictorial... More about AMELIARANNE AT THE FARM
(PEARSE,SUSAN)illus. AMELIARANNE'S MOVING DAY by Ethelberta Morris. London: Harrap (1950). 8vo (8 3/4 x 6 1/4"), cloth backed pictorial boards, near Fine in dust wrapper (frayed). 1st edition. Featuring lovely full page color illustrations opposite text pages plus black and whites in text and pictorial endpapers. Ameliaranne helps an elderly... More about AMELIARANNE'S MOVING DAY
(PEARSE,S.B.)illus. AMELIARANNE CAMPS OUT by Constance Heward. Philadelphia: David McKay, no date [1939]. 8vo (6 1/2 x 8 3/4"), cloth backed pictorial boards, slightest bit of edge rubbing, near Fine in dust wrapper (dw piece off upper corner, some fraying and rubbing). Ameliaranne and her family run into problems trying... More about AMELIARANNE CAMPS OUT
(PARKER,N.)illus. THE A'S AND THE K'S OR TWICE THREE IS SIX by B. Parker. London & Edinburgh: Chambers, no date, circa 1912. Oblong folio (12 3/4 x 9 1/4"), pictorial boards, edges rubbed and some wear to paper on spine, a few minor margin mends, VG+. The story told in... More about A'S AND THE K'S OR TWICE THREE IS SIX
(PEARSE,S.B.)illus. AMELIARANNE AND THE JUMBLE SALE by Eileen Osborne. London: Harrap (1943). 8vo (6 x 8 3/4"), cloth backed pictorial boards, light crease on endpaper else Fine in lightly frayed dust wrapper. 1st edition. Featuring charming full page color illustrations opposite text pages plus black & whites on text pages... More about AMELIARANNE AND THE JUMBLE SALE
(PEARSE,S.B.)illus. AMELIARANNE GOES DIGGING by Lorna Wood. London: Harrap (1948). 8vo (6 x 8 1/2"), cloth backed pictorial boards, slight edge rubbing else near Fine in poor dust wrapper missing piece on back panel and with holes. 1st edition. Each page of text faces a beautiful full page color illustration... More about AMELIARANNE GOES DIGGING
(PEARSE,SUSAN)illus. AMELIARANNE GIVES A CONCERT by Margaret Gilmour. London: Harrap (1945). 8vo (6 1/4 x 8 3/4"), cloth backed pictorial boards, 2 illustrations out of register else fine in slightly worn dust wrapper. 1st edition. When trouble occurs at a concert performed by Ameliaranne and her family, James the elephant... More about AMELIARANNE GIVES A CONCERT
(PEARSE,S.B.)illus. AMELIARANNE KEEPS SHOP by Constance Howard. London: Harrap (1928). Small 8vo (5 1/2 x 7 1/4"), boards, pictorial paste-on, slightest bit of cover soil, near Fine. 1st edition. Printed on coated paper, featuring lovely full page color illustrations opposite each page of text plus black & whites on text... More about AMELIARANNE KEEPS SHOP
(PEARSE,SUSAN)illus. AMELIARANNE CINEMA STAR by Constance Heward. London: Harrap (1929). Small 8vo (5 1/2 x 7 1/4"), boards, pictorial paste-on, near fine. 1st edition. Ameliaranne befriends Charlie the Chimpanzee when he turns up lost at her house. They all end up in a movie when Charlie's owner turns up. Featuring... More about AMELIARANNE CINEMA STAR
(PEARSE,S.B.)illus. AMELIARANNE'S WASHING DAY by Eleanor Farjeon. London: Harrap (May 1934). 8vo (5 1/2 x 8 1/4"), red cloth, pictorial paste-on, slight fading rear cover else near Fine. 1st edition. Ameliaranne helps her mother with the wash and inadvertently delivers the clothing to the wrong owners. Each page of text... More about AMELIARANNE'S WASHING DAY
SEUSS,DR. DR. SEUSS'S SLEEP BOOK. NY: Random House (1962). 4to, glazed pictorial boards, small bookstore ticket on tp else fine in dust wrapper frayed with 2 closed tears. 1st edition (no ads for later titles, correct price). Illustrated in full color on every page. Younger / Hirsch 20. More about DR. SEUSS'S SLEEP BOOK
SEUSS,DR. SNEETCHES AND OTHER STORIES. NY: Random House 1961. 4to (8 1/4 x 11 1/4"), glazed pictorial boards, 65p., edges very slightly rubbed and paper worn in a few spots on rear end paper, near Fine in VG dust wrapper with small crease and small closed tear, not price clipped... More about SNEETCHES AND OTHER STORIES
SEUSS,DR. I CAN LICK 30 TIGERS TODAY. NY: Random House (1969). 4to, (8 1/4 x 11 1/4"), pictorial cloth, covers lightly toned else Fine (no dust wrapper as issued). 1st edition. THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY SEUSS! Starring the Cat In The Hat and brightly illustrated in color on every... More about I CAN LICK 30 TIGERS TODAY
SEUSS,DR. IMITATION. A SAGA OF THE SAWTOOTHS by Hank Senger. (Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers 1938). 4to (8 x 10 1/2"), pictorial cloth, Fine in dust wrapper with pieces off spine ends and some small chips. Stated 1st ed. This is a nonsense guide to the mythical creatures of the Sawtooth... More about SAGA OF THE SAWTOOTHS
(PEARSE,SUSAN)illus. AMELIARANNE BRIDESMAID by Ethelberta Morris. London: Harrap (1946). 8vo (8 3/4 x 6 1/4"), cloth backed pictorial boards, near Fine in dust wrapper (frayed). 1st edition. Featuring lovely full page color illustrations opposite text pages plus black and whites in text and pictorial endpapers. Ameliaranne helps an ailing, elderly... More about AMELIARANNE BRIDESMAID