ABC. (NAMES) ABC OF NAMES AND OBJECTS. NY: Int'l Paper Goods 1930. Folio, pictorial wraps, some neat archival repairs to binding else VG. Brightly illustrated in full color by Dorothy Buck with great art deco style designs. Each letter is represented by a different name and then with a short... More about ABC OF NAMES AND OBJECTS
FAIRY TALES. (HARBOUR,JENNIE) FAIRYTALE GEMS. [London]: Tuck, no date, circa 1920. 16mo (3.5 x 4.5"), bound accordion style. Some wear to paper at a few folds and slight cover rubbing else VG. Featuring 9 beautiful full page color illustrations by Harbour (rich colors) for Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Snow White... More about FAIRYTALE GEMS
MILITARY INTEREST. PARADE OF THE TOY SOLDIERS by Peter Mabie. Racine: Whitman 1930. Oblong large 4to (12 x 9"), flexible pictorial card covers, light cover soil and spine rubbing, VG+. Featuring classic Art Deco bold color illustrations on every page with text on opposite pages which are illustrated in color... More about PARADE OF THE TOY SOLDIERS
ART DECO. PLACE CARDS. There are 12 fine French place cards in the original box. Each card is the figure of a man or woman dressed in real cloth garments accented with glitter. Done in classic art deco style, they are quite striking. More about PLACE CARDS
FAIRY TALES. THREE LITTLE PIGS AND OTHER FAMOUS STORIES for small children. No publishing information, circa 1930. Oblong 8vo (7 1/4 x 6 1/4"), flexible card covers, covers sl. dusty and store name on rear cover else VG+. Contains 3 Little Pigs, Gingerbread Man, Chicken Little and 3 Billy Goats... More about THREE LITTLE PIGS AND OTHER FAMOUS STORIES
TOYS. TOY SHOP PARADE by Peter Mabie. Racine: Whitman 1930. Obl. large 4to, pictorial wraps, small corner repair else VG+. With stylized bold color illus. on every page by Mabie in the style of Peat. Really nice. More about TOY SHOP PARADE
(POGANY,WILLY)illus. WILLY POGANY'S MOTHER GOOSE. NY: Nelson (1928). 4to, blue cloth, elaborate gilt pictorial cover and spine, top edge gilt, slight cover soil, blank margin of last 2 leaves rubbed where pages were stuck together else VG+. 1st ed. of one of the most imaginitive and colorful versions of Mother... More about WILLY POGANY'S MOTHER GOOSE
(SCOTT,JANET LAURA)illus. I NEVER KNEW THAT BEFORE by Eric Bender. Akron: Saalfield (1938). 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, minor edgewear else Fine in frayed dust wrapper. This is a book of interesting facts relating to common childhood questions. Illustrated in Scott's bold, Art Deco style with cover, endpapers, full page..... More about I NEVER KNEW THAT BEFORE
BRADLEY,WILL. PETER POODLE: toy maker to the King. NY:Dodd Mead, 1906. (Oct. 1906). 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, rebound with original covers, spine and endpapers laid down, 3 margin mends, tight and VG. First edition of one of the most sought after children's books, rarely found in such nice condition... More about PETER POODLE
BROWNING,ROBERT. PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN. NY: Macmillan 1927 (Aug. 1927). Square small 8vo (5 3/4"), pictorial boards, owner inscription on copyright page else Fine in lightly soiled and frayed dust wrapper. 1st ed. of this title in the MACMILLAN HAPPY HOUR SERIES, beautifully illustrated in bold colors by G.M. RICHARDS... More about PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN
VOLLAND. THE TURTLE WHOSE SNAP UNFASTENED by Ruth Campbell. Chic: Volland (1927 third ed.). 8vo, pictorial boards, near fine. Illustrated by VE ELIZABETH CADIE with fabulous, bold color illustrations throughout in striking Art Deco style. A Volland Happy Children Book. More about TURTLE WHOSE SNAP UNFASTENED
(PARAIN, NATHALIE)illus. BABA YAGA:a popular Russian tale retold by Rose Celli. NY: Artists & Writers Guild, 1935. Folio (11 x 12 3/4"), flexible card covers, small piece of corner nipped and slight edge wear else VG. Authorized American edition of a large format PERE CASTOR book, featuring striking and stylized... More about BABA YAGA
(PARAIN,NATHALIE)illus. BABA YAGA:a popular Russian tale retold by Rose Celli. NY: Artists & Writers.Gld, 1935. Folio, pict. wraps, VG-Fine. Authorized American ed. of a large format PERE CASTOR book, with striking and stylized Art Deco color lithographs by Parain. More about BABA YAGA
(VASSOS,JOHN)illus. KUBLA KAHN by Samuel Coleridge. NY: Dutton 1933 (1933). 4to, 1/2 cloth, slight cover soil else VG+. Stated 1st edition. Illustrated in true Art Deco style with 13 stunning plates and with an interesting forward by Vassos as well. More about KUBLA KAHN
(COLLODI,CARLO). CHAPETE RETA A PINOCHO. Madrid: Saturnino Calleja (1935). 4to, pict. wraps, fine. A sequel to Pinocchio Illus. with bright Art Deco illus. by an unnamed artist. More about CHAPETE RETA A PINOCHO
(COLLODI,CARLO). PINOCHO EN LA LUNA. Madrid:Saturnino Calleja (1935). 4to, pict. wraps, Fine. A sequel to Pinocchio wherein he takes a baloon flight to the moon and meets little green men. Illus. with bright Art Deco illus. by an unnamed artist. More about PINOCHO EN LA LUNA
(DE BOSSCHERE,JEAN)illus. THE CLOSED DOOR written and illustrated by De Bosschere, trans. by F.S. Flint. London & NY: John Lane 1917. 8vo (6 x 9"), dark grey cloth, 131p., scattered foxing else VG-Fine. 1st edition. Featuring 16 unusual Art Deco plates (including frontis portrait). Following the interesting 29 page introduction... More about CLOSED DOOR
(HELLE,ANDRE)illus. PATACHOU PETIT GARCON par Tristan Dereme. Paris: Emile- Paul (1930). Large 4to (9 1/2 x 12 1/2"), cloth backed pictorial boards, light cover soil and slight rubbing else VG+. 1st edition. This charming French picture book is illustrated by ANDRE HELLE with 48 Art Deco pastel color illustrations showing... More about PATACHOU PETIT GARCON
(FRANCOISE)illus. LA PLUS VIELLE HISTOIRE DU MONDE. Paris: Jardin des Modes nd [1931]. Obl. 4to, accordion-stlye folded linen pages, light cover soil, small soil area on 2 interior pages and new spine, really VG. One of the first BATIK printed books (using vegetable dyes) and featuring Francoise's charming, stylized color... More about LA PLUS VIELLE HISTOIRE DU MONDE
(FRANCOISE)illus. LA PLUS VIELLE HISTOIRE DU MONDE. Paris: Jardin des Modes no date [1931]. Oblong 4to (10 x 8 1/4"), printed on cloth, slightest of cover soil, near Fine. One of the first BATIK printed books (using vegetable dyes) this features Francoise's charming, stylized full color illustrations on every page... More about LA PLUS VIELLE HISTOIRE DU MONDE
(FRANCOISE)illus. LA PLUS VIELLE HISTOIRE DU MONDE. Paris: Jardin des Modes nd [1931]. Oblong 4to, (10 x 8 1/4"), accordion-style folded linen pages, slight cover soil, and faint stain on inner corner of 2 pages else near Fine. One of the first BATIK printed books (using vegetable dyes) this features... More about LA PLUS VIELLE HISTOIRE DU MONDE
THEATER. THREE TO MAKE READY: PLAYS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE by Louise Ayres Garnett. NY: George H. Doran (1923). 8vo (5 1/4 x 7 3/4"), cloth, 194p., Fine condition. Includes 3 plays for children: The Pig Prince, Hilltop and Muffin. Includes notes on production and the last 2 include musical notation... More about THREE TO MAKE READY: PLAYS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
GAY,ROMNEY. THE TALE OF CORALLY CROTHERS. Cleveland: Harter (1932). Oblong 5 3/4 x 4 3/4, cloth balced pictorial boards, cover slightly faded else VG. The simple text in rhyme is about a lonely little girl who is determined to find a friend. Facing each text page is a charming Art... More about TALE OF CORALLY CROTHERS
GERMAN. LIEDERFIBEL [by] H. Gruger. Breslau: Ostdeutsche Verlangsanstalt (1927). 4to, cloth backed pict. bds, 39p., some cover soil and rubbing, VG. A wonderful book of songs for children, illustrated with bright full page color illustrations, ART DECO in style, opposite each page of musical notation. Fine German color printing with... More about LIEDERFIBEL
VOLLAND. DADDY GANDER by Maude McGehee Hankins. (Joliet: Volland 1928 fourth ed.). 8vo, cloth backed pict. bds, cover rubbed in a few areas else VG+. A Volland Sunny Book. One of the most striking Volland publication of all, this is illustrated by VE ELIZABETH CADIE with fine, bold color designs... More about DADDY GANDER
VOLLAND. IN THE WOODS by Ruby Hart. NY: Algonquin (Volland 1931). 8vo (6 7/8 x 8 1/4"), pictorial linen-like wraps, rear cover faded a bit else Fine condition. Originally published by Volland, this is an Algonquin Happy Book essentially identical to the Volland except for publisher name. Illustrated in art... More about ON THE FARM
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
SWEDISH INTEREST. OLA AND THE RUN-A-WAY BREAD by Vera Himes. NY: Thomas Crowell (1932). Oblong 4to (8 3/4 x 8"), pictorial boards, near fine in dust wrapper (dw soiled). The story of a little boy in Sweden with repetitive text. Lettering is large calligraphic style. Illustrated with 30 color lithographs... More about OLA AND THE RUN-A-WAY BREAD
(LE MAIR,H. WILLEBEEK)illus. DADDY'S LITTLE RHYME BOOK: No. 5 of Old Nursery Rhymes. London & NY: Augener and McKay, no date, circa 1920. Oblong 12mo (6 x 4 3/8"), pictorial boards, light edge rubbing, endpapers wrinkled, VG+. Featuring 10 lovely full page color illustrations plus great Art Deco cover. More about DADDY'S LITTLE RHYME BOOK
FAIRY TALE. THIS WOODEN PIG WENT WITH DORA by Walter Lindsay. NY: Robert McBride 1930 (1930). 8vo (6 1/2 x 9"), pictorial cloth, 78p., covers faded and spine ends rubbed else clean and VG. First edition. Illustrated by James Reid with 4 full page color lithos in art deco style... More about THIS WOODEN PIG WENT WITH FORA
LUPRIAN,HILDEGARD. DUCKY DRAKE. Springfield, MA: McLoughlin 1932. 4to (7 3/4 X 9 1/4"), thick pictorial card covers, fine in box with minor mends. Illustrated in bold art deco color and in black & white by Luprian. The box cover has a window through which a duck's head bobs back and forth when moved. More about DUCKY DRAKE
NOVELTY. EVERYTHING FOR THE PARTY by Peter Mabie. Racine: Whitman 1931. Oblong folio, pictorial wraps, fine and unused. The title tells it all; there are 12 invitations, 12 place cards, 12 candy cups and 1 centerpiece table decoration to be punched or cut-out and assembled by the child. All items... More about EVERYTHING FOR THE PARTY
MAUROIS,ANDRE. FATAPOUFS & THINIFERS trans. by Rosemary Benet. NY: Henry Holt (1940). 4to (8 1/4 x 11 1/4", cloth, Fine in dust wrapper with some edge wear. 1st edition. The Fatapoufs are fat people who enjoy eating as a major sport. The scowling Thinifers are the opposite. This is the... More about FATAPOUFS & THINIFERS
CHRISTMAS. BONBON AND BONBONETTE by Mildred Plew Merriman. Chic: Rand (1924) 4to, blue cl., pict. paste-on, blank corner of one page repaired else VG. First edition. The story of Santa Claus's younger brother, told in verse and illustrated with marvelous color illustrations - both full page and in-text- by V.... More about BONBON AND BONBONETTE
VOLLAND. MR. MOGO MOUSE by Jane Ort. Joliet:Volland (1930). Sm. 8vo, cl. backed pict. bds, near fine. The story of a little mouse in Czechoslovakia, with great Art Deco full page and smaller color illustrations by the author, similar in style to Janet Laura Scott. A rare SUNNY BOOK. More about MR. MOGO MOUSE
TOYS. JOURNEY OF THE TOYS by Ruth and William Rahr. (Manitowoc, Wi: Color Craft Printers 1934 third printing). 4to, blue cloth, pict. paste-on, 88p. Fine. The adventures of humanized toys, beautifully illustrated in bright, bold colors on every page by BRUNO ERTZ in typical 30's style and equally as beautifully... More about JOURNEY OF THE TOYS
PICTURE BOOK. THE WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF LUDO THE LITTLE GREEN DUCK by Jack Roberts. Paris: Tolmer 1924. 8vo (7 1/4 x 7"), pictorial boards, cover slightly dusty else near Fine. Convinced that because he is green, he is meant for better things, Ludo the little green duck leaves home for... More about WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF LUDO THE LITTLE GREEN DUCK
ABC. (SANDYS,RUTH) NUMEROUS NAMES NIMBLY NARRATED by Ruth Sandys. New York: Oxford Univ. Press (1930). 4to (9 x 11 3/8"), cloth backed pictorial boards, cover soil and corners worn else VG+. Printed on high quality paper on one side of the page, and featuring bold and bright stylized color illustrations... More about NUMEROUS NAMES NIMBLY NARRATED
PICTURE BOOK. STOP LOOK LISTEN by Virginia Mathews. no place, Hampton Pub. Co. 1947. Oblong 4to (10 x 11 3/4"), spiral backed boards, some cover and edge rubbing, VG. Printed on thick board pages, every page has a picture of a different mode of transportation on land, in water and... More about STOP LOOK LISTEN
SMALLEY,JANET. RICE TO RICE PUDDING AND OTHER PICTURE TALES. NY: Morrow (1928). 8vo, cloth backed pict. bds, near fine. One of those great picture books of the 20's, done Art Deco in style, whose use of style and color immediately strike the reader as being a notch above the rest... More about RICE TO RICE PUDDING AND OTHER PICTURE TALES
PICTURE BOOK. WHEN WISHES COME TRUE by Helen Stockton. Racine: Whitman 1931. 4to (9 1/4 x 12"), pictorial wraps, slight cover soil else VG+. There is a clown's head that folds up over the covers to complete the Jack-in-the-box on the cover. The text is in verse about what different... More about WHEN WISHES COME TRUE
(HELLE,ANDRE)illus. HISTOIRE DE LA PETITE THERESE DE L'ENFANT JESUS pour Piano a deux mains by A. Tcherepnine. Paris: Durand & Cie 1926. Large oblong 4to (12 1/2 x 9 1/4"), cloth backed pictorial boards, VG-Fine. 1st edition. Every page has striking art deco color illustrations by Helle to accompany musical... More about HISTOIRE DE LA PETITE THERESE DE L'ENFANT JESUS
(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
(VASSOS,JOHN)illus. SALOME: A TRAGEDY IN ONE ACT by OSCAR WILDE. NY: Dutton (1927). 4to, black cloth, 57p., faint stain on margin of frontis else VG. Vassos' first book, illustrated with great pictorial endpapers and 12 classic Art Deco plates. More about SALOME
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