CHILDREN IN THE WOOD. AFFECTING HISTORY OF THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD. No pub info, ca 1855. 8vo, pict. wraps, 8p. (pagination out of order, but complete), spine inconspicuously strengthened, else VG+. Illustrated with 8 hand-colored woodcuts to accompany text in verse. More
EARLY GERMAN. (MAPS) ATLAS GEOGRAPHICUS PORTABILIS: XXIX MAPPIS ORBIS HABITABILIS REGNA EXHIBENS. Augsburg: Vendit inejus aedib. in suburb. Jocobaeo, in reg. Paradisi, s.a., no date, circa 1750. Caelo accurate expressit Tobias Conradus Lotterus, delineavit et excudit Tobias Lobeck. 16mo (2 3/4 x 4 1/4"), contemporary and probably original blind stamped..... More
FRENCH. BUFFONS ALPHABET DES ANIMAUX. no place: Epinal circa 1890. 4to, pictorial wraps, light corner stain on edges of some pages, paper brittle, G-VG. Although "alphabet" is in the title, this is not really and ABC but a book about various animals with text describing them. Illustrated with nice hand-colored..... More
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
GAME. DAS EISENBAHN-SPIEL. Wien (Vienna): Trentsensky, no date, circa 1865. The game is housed in the original gilt decorative box 8" wide by 7" high and 1" thick and has a very fine hand colored lithograph on the cover. Except for a slight bit of rubbing this is in Fine..... More
TOY BOOK. ENTERTAINING VIEWS. Yorkshire: Otley ca 1880. 12mo, pictorial wraps, 8p. + covers, VG+. Illus. with 8 nice 3/4 page engravings, a few of which are hand-colored depicting various everyday scenes including market day, tired soldier, fighting cocks and more. More
EDUCATION. FISHER & BROTHER TOY BOOKS. The following toy books were all published in Philadelphia by Fisher & Brother circa 1865. 4.5 x 5.5", pictorial wraps, [8]p., near fine. Each is illustrated with charming hand-colored cut on cover. Inside texts deal with a variety of subjects illus. with cuts. Each....... More
FROGS. FROG WHO WOULD A WOOING GO. Boston: Brown, Taggard & Chase 1858. 12mo, [32]p., pictorial wraps, spine repaired and margins trimmed else fine. Volume 4 of Good Little Pigs Library. Illustrated with 14 half-page and one full page fine hand-colored engravings. Sold together with a worn but complete and..... More
HAND-COLORED. THE GIRL AND HER PETS[with] THE ORPHANS AND OTHER STORIES. NY: Leavitt & Allen inscribed 1868. 2 1/2 x 4", gilt cloth, 16, 16p., cover stained (not badly) and bottom of 1st 2 leaves mottled else VG. This is a book of stories on a variety of subjects for..... More
EARLY AMERICAN. GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE CORONATION REGALIA OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND; WITH THE DEGREES AND CUSTUME OF DIFFERENT RANKS. Philadelphia: Morgan and Yeager, no date, circa 1825. Stiff printed wraps 4 1/4 x 7", some offsetting and slight bit of spine wear else near Fine. Printed on one..... More
TOY BOOK. HISTORY OF PETER BROWN. Yorkshire: Otley ca 1880. 12mo, pictorial wraps, 8p. + covers, VG+. Illus. with 8 nice 3/4 page engravings, a few of which are hand-colored to accompany the sad tale of a little boy named Peter Brown who was truant from school to go swimming..... More
TOY BOOK. HISTORY OF THE HARE AND MANY FRIENDS. Yorkshire: Otley ca 1880. 12mo, pictorial wraps, 8p. + covers, VG+. Illus. with 8 nice 3/4 page engravings, a few of which are hand-colored to accompany a tale in verse about farm animals. More
EARLY AMERICAN. THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT. NY: McLoughlin Bros. (24 Beekman), no date, circa 1860. 12mo, (4.5 x 5.75"), pictorial wraps, near fine. A title in Uncle Franks' Series, illustrated with color cover plus 8 nice half-page hand-colored illustrations to accompany the classic nursery rhyme... More
HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT. NY: Sheldon & Co., no date, circa 1870. 5 1/4 x 6 3/4", pictorial wraps, some rear cover soil, VG. Illustrated with 10 nicely executed color illustrations (plus cover) to accompany this most famous nursery rhyme. An attractive edition. More
HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, no date circa 1865. 12mo (4 7/8 x 7 3/4"), pictorial wraps, 8p., Fine. A title in the Little Brighthope's Stories series. Illustrated with 8 charming half-page cuts with nice hand-coloring. More
MOVEABLE. (ABC) IMPROVED MOVEABLE ALPHABET. no pub. info., circa 1840. There is a charming (7 1/2 x 6") hand colored illustration showing a mid-19th century family together in their game room. There is a small hole cut in the picture and when the wheel is turned, different letters of the..... More
HAND-COLORED. ITALIAN PANORAMA OF TRADES . Offered here is an Italian hand-colored panorama with captions in Italian, possibly incomplete. No publication information, circa 1850. It measures 3.5 x 4.5" housed in marbled boards and Consists of 7 fine hand colored engravings of various Italian trades people including fisherman, hunter, musician..... More
NOVELTY. (CLOTH DRESS BOOK) LINA, HET VERMISTE KIND naar het Engelsch. Deventer, A. Tjaden no date, inscribed 1867. 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, 27p., several mends and binding strengthened, overall VG. Featuring 6 HAND-COLORED pages each with a detailed hand-colored scene; at the center of each page is a little..... More
TOY BOOK. LITTLE BEGINNER. Phil.: Fisher & Brother circa 1865. 4.5 x 5.5", pictorial wraps, [8]p., near fine. Illustrated with charming hand-colored cut on cover. Inside text deals with a few subjects - fur hunters, shipwreck, playing with pets illustrated with cuts. More
MCLOUGHLIN PUB. LITTLE BO PEEP. NY: McLoughlin Brothers, no date, circa 1865 based on 30 Beekman address. 4to (6 3/4 x 10 1/2"), pictorial wraps, small chip off upper corner else fine condition. Aunt Jenny's Series. This is a combined prose and rhymed version of the nursery rhyme, illustrated with..... More
TOY BOOK. LITTLE HISTORY. Phil.: Fisher & Brother circa 1865. 4.5 x 5.5", pictorial wraps, [8]p., near fine. Illustrated with charming hand-colored cut on cover. Inside text deals with a few subjects - kites, playing with pets, gold ore - illustrated with cuts. More
EARLY ENGLISH. LITTLE PIG'S RAMBLE FROM HOME. London: Dean & Son. (1857 date on rear cover). 12mo, (5 1/8 x 6 3/4"), 23p., pictorial wraps, archival repair to spine and corner worn else VG+. The story in rhyme tells about a little pig who leaves home to find his fortune..... More
TOY BOOK. LITTLE THINKER. Phil.: Fisher & Brother circa 1865. 4.5 x 5.5", pictorial wraps, [8]p., near fine. Illustrated with charming hand-colored cut on cover. Inside text deals with a few subjects - heron, benevolent boy, pomegranate - illustrated with cuts. More
GERMAN. MUNCHENER BILDERBOGEN. Munchen: Braun & Schneider ca 1890. Folio, pictorial boards, near fine An anthology of stories presented in comic-like format. Printed on one side of the paper with each page featuring hand-colored panels. Also contains costumes of various countries. Meggendorfer was a frequent contributor to these popular volumes..... More
HAND-COLORED. MY MOTHER, A Tribute of Affection, To be learnt by heart by all good Children. Lond.: Edward Lacey ca 1830. 12mo, pict. wraps, some foxing and soil, VG. Each page (printed on one side of the paper) has a charming, large half-page hand-colored woodcut with text in large type..... More
TOY BOOK. OLD MAN AND HIS ASS. Yorkshire: Otley ca 1880. 12mo, pictorial wraps, 8p. + covers, VG+. Illus. with 8 nice 3/4 page engravings, a few of which are hand-colored to accompany the humorous tale of a man and his son who become convinced that they should carry their..... More
EARLY AMERICAN. OLD MOTHER HUBBARD. NY: McLoughlin Bros.(33 Beekman), no date, circa 1855. 4to (6 3/4 x 10 5/8"), pictorial wraps, spine professionally and unobtrusively strengthened, VG+. Mama Lovechilds Series. Printed on one side of the paper and featuring 8 very fine full page hand-colored engravings and with cover by..... More
EARLY ENGLISH. THE OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG. London: Grant and Griffith, no date, circa 1843. 12mo (4 1/4 x 7"), pictorial wraps, 16p. + [1]p. ads of Harris' Coloured Books, covers soiled, a few margin mends, VG. The famous children's rhyme about an old woman finding a silver penny..... More
PANORAMA. PANORAMA OF MONKS. no pub. info., Italian circa 1850. 2 3/4 x 4", boards, spine repaired else VG in plain slipcase (chipped). There are 36 very fine hand-colored illustrations of various monks with identification of each on the bottom. Opening accordion style. More
GAME. PICTURESQUE ROUND GAME OF THE PRODUCE AND MANUFACTURES OF THE COUNTIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES. London: Edward Wallis, no date, circa 1830. Consisting of one large hand-colored sheet 20 x 26" cut into sections, mounted on linen and folded together with one instruction booklet, both housed in a gilt..... More
HARRIS (JOHN) PUBLISHER. THE REMARKABLE ADVENTURES OF AN OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG. London: John Harris, no date, ca 1830, (printed by Samuel Benley). 12mo (4 x 6 1/2"), rebound in cloth (without covers or ads), 16p. minor repair to 2 leaves, a clean copy. A title in Harris' Cabinet..... More
EARLY AMERICAN. RIDDLE BOOK with original engravings. NY: M.F.C. Marsh 1857 (New London: John R. Bolles on cover). 8vo, pictorial wraps, [8]p. + printed covers, small edge stain, VG+. Each page has a nice half-page hand-colored engraving (engr. by Felter) under which is a riddle in rhyme... More
NOVELTY. RUSSES ET FRANCAIS. Nancy: E. Ferry, Editeur no date, 19th century. 4 1/4 x 6 1/2", pictorial wraps, small repair on cover, some soil, VG. There is a hole cut in each page through which a different face can appear. Each verso and facing recto relate to each other..... More
TOY BOOK. SCENES FROM NATURE. Yorkshire: Otley ca 1880. 12mo, pictorial wraps, 8p. + covers, VG+. Illus. with 8 nice 3/4 page engravings, a few of which are hand-colored depicting various everyday scenes including a beggar, a laundress, a woodman and more. More
EARLY ENGLISH. (HAND-COLORED) THE SEVEN WONDERFUL BROTHERS. London: Dean and Son (1855). 4to (6 1/2 x 9 1/2"), pictorial wraps, top margin slightly trimmed and spine unobstrusively strengthened, VG+. Printed on one side of the paper. Illustrated with vivid hand-colored illustrations on each of the 8 pages of text. The..... More
EARLY AMERICAN. THE SKATERS AND OTHER STORIES. NY: Leavitt & Allen, no date, circa 1845. Pictorial wraps (2 3/4 x 4 1/2"), 16p., light soil, VG+. Illustrated with 7 full page and 1 smaller hand-colored cuts to accompany several short stories, one of which condemns a boy who likes to..... More
FAIRY TALES. (THREE LITTLE PIGS) THREE TINY PIGS. London: Dean & Son, 1861. 4to (6 1/2 x 9 7/8"), pictorial wraps, small part of spine rubbed else near Fine. Papa Please-Well Series. The traditional fairy tale about the 3 little pigs who leave home to build their own houses and..... More
FRENCH. MENAGE CLAPOTIN AU PAYS DES CACTUS by Louis Bailly. Paris: Librarie Furne no date circa 1915. Folio, cloth backed pictorial boards, edges rubbed and new endpapers, VG. The adventures of Mr. Clapotin and his family when they travel to Tunis. Illustrated by noted artist Bailly with marvelous hand-colored illustrations..... More
(MEGGENDORFER,LOTHAR)illus. EIN KORB VON ALLEREI mit lustig versen von Franz Bonn. Munchen:Braun & Schneider ca 1880, achte auflage. Folio, cl. backed pict. bds, lacks blank rear free ep, several hinge repairs, some soil, overall VG for this scarce item. Containing 32 pages of marvelous HAND-COLORED illustrations by Meggendorfer with his..... More
CRAWHALL,JOSEPH. CHAPBOOK CHAPLETS. Adorn'd With Sutable SCULPTURES. London: Field & Tuer, Simkin Marshall & Co., Hamilton Adams & Co., NY: Scribner Welford 1883. 4to (9 1/2 x 11 3/4"), cloth backed pictorial boards, some cover and spine soil and foxing, really VG+. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED TO CRAWHALL FROM THE..... More
DORSET,CATHERINE ANN. THE PEACOCK AT HOME by a Lady. Lond: Harris:1807, sq. 16mo, later boards,16p., VG. First edition (Moon 215; Osb.61, Gumuchian 2243). Illustrated with 6 fine copperplate engravings by W. MULREADY which have been hand-colored (uneven quality). A nice early juvenile. More
DOYLE,RICHARD. THE STORY OF JACK AND THE GIANTS. Lond: Griffith & Farran 1858. 8vo, 56p., red cloth stamped in blind and gold, all edges gilt, slight cover soil, near Fine. New edition. Although originally written in 1842, it was not published until 1851 by Cundall. Printed with care by the..... More
HAND-COLORED. HOCKA - GERIFFA by Sigmund Epstein. (NY: Sigmund Epstein 1939, 1945). 4to, (8 3/4 x 10 3/4"), spiral backed boards, fine. This is the story of a curious animal that hatches from a large egg - it is a giraffe with feet like poodles, eyes like cats and geography..... More
(GRISET,ERNEST)illus. THE HATCHET THROWERS by James Greenwood. Lond: J. Hotten 1866. 4to, blue gilt cloth, hinges neatly strengthened and sl. internal soil else VG+. The "astonishing adventures " of three mariners who encounter a band of Black natives. Illustrated with 36 marvelous hand-colored illustrations by Griset (plus great gilt vignette..... More
HOFFMANN,HEINRICH. SLOVENLY PETER. Philadelphia: Winston, no date, circa 1920. 4to, red pictorial cloth, Fine. Illustrated with fine hand-colored illlustrations after the original. A nice copy in English of this classic German juvenile. More
HOOD,THOMAS. THE HEADLONG CAREER AND WOEFUL ENDING OF PRECOCIOUS PIGGY. London: Griffith and Farran 1859. 4to (7 1/2 x 9 1/2"), salmon colored pictorial boards, [21]p. + [1]p. ad, respined with matching paper, some cover soil else remarkably tight and clean. 1st edition. The story originated as a tale that..... More
(HELLE,ANDRE)illus. FABLES DE LA FONTAINE. Nancy: Berger, circa 1925, Large 4to (9 3/4 x 12 3/4"), cloth backed pictorial boards, slight rear cover soil else near fine. Illustrated by ANDRE HELLE with vibrant pochoir color illustrations throughout (hand-colored through a stencil). This is a lovely version of these classic fables..... More
LEGRAND,EDY. VOYAGES ET GLORIEUSES DECOUVERTES DES GRANDS NAVIGATEURS ET EXPLORATEURS FRANCAIS. Paris:Tolmer (1921) folio, cloth backed pict. boards, light cover wear else VG-Fine. Pict. front ep's, rear ep's blank) Illustrated by Legrand with incredibly rich and vibrant hand color (pochoir) illustrations throughout, both full page and large partial page, as..... More
MARIANA. JOURNEY OF THE BANGWELL PUTT. F.A.R. Gallery (1945). 8vo (6 1/4 x 8"), cloth backed decorative boards, [40]p., Fine in original glassine and slipcase (case slightly soiled but VG+). LIMITED TO 500 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY MARIANNA AND HAND-COLORED! The story is about an actual doll that is in..... More
(JOB)illus. THE STORY OF NAUGHTY KILDEEN by Marie, Queen of Roumania. NY: Harcourt Brace and Co, no date, ca 1922. Folio (10 1/2 x 13"), 95p. pictorial boards, some cover spotting else VG-fine. Printed in France on heavy paper, there are magnificent HAND-COLORED ILLUSTRATIONS by JOB on almost every page..... More
MEGGENDORFER,LOTHAR. GUTE BEKANNTE. Stuttgart: W. Nitzschke, no date [1880]. Folio (10 1/2 x 14"), cloth backed pictorial boards, except for a very few tiny margin mends and margin finger soil this is a bright near Fine copy. Featuring 25 fantastic full page color lithographed plates that appear to be heightened..... More
MEGGENDORFER,LOTHAR. NEUE LEBENDE BILDER. Munchen: Braun & Schneider no date, funfte auglage, no date, circa 1880. Folio (9 1/2 x 13"), cloth backed pictorial boards, spine renewed, some tabs extended and a few need extensions, corners worn, really a clean tight VG copy, This is a fabulous moveable plate book..... More
FAIRY TALES. (LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD) HISTORY OF LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD. Albany: Gray, Sprague & Co., ca 1850 (in same size and format of early McLoughlin Dame Wonder toy books). 8vo, green pict. wraps with cover reading Albany Edition: Adventures of Little Red Riding Hood, 8p., inconspicuously and archivally..... More
FAIRY TALES. LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD. HISTORY OF LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD. Albany: Steele & Durrie no date circa 1860. 4.5 x 7", decorative wraps, 8p. + covers, neat inconspicuous spine repair else VG+. Illustrated with 8 nice half page hand-colored cuts, printed on one side of the paper. Cover..... More
[PERRAULT,CHARLES]. CENDRILLON. Paris: Laguione ca 1900. 8vo, pict. wraps, VG. Illus. with 6 fine full page hand-colored engravings. More
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
HAND-COLORED. MILLER'S DAUGHTER by Alfred Tennyson. Lond.: W. Kent (late Bogue) [1858]. 4to, original full gilt leather, some rubbing and foxing, few signatures sprung but tight, VG+. Illus. by A.L. Bond with very beautiful hand-colored engravings printed on rectos only. Rare in the original unrestored binding... More
FAIRY TALES. LA PETITE ORGUEILLEUSE par A. des Tilleuls. Paris: Bernardin Bechet, no date, circa 1890. 8vo (5 1/2 x 8"), pictorial wraps, corner repair else VG+. Illustrated by Hadol 15 nice full page hand-colored illustration (one opposite each page of text). More