DEAN'S RAG BOOK

CLOTH BOOK. LOOK HERE. London: Dean's Rag Book Co. Ltd., no date, ca 1915. 8vo, (6 3/4 x 9"), pictorial cloth, As New. Charming color illustrations in color on every page showing an array of children's toys including Noah's Ark, doll's house and more. Dean Rag Book 342. More

TOYS. TOYS TO MAKE AND PLAY WITH.Akron: Saalfield 1938. Sq. 8vo, pictorial wraps, fine. Printed on textured paper and illustrated in color on nearly every page by Betty Bell Rea to accompany directions for making simple toys. More

TOYS. TOPS AND WHISTLES by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey. NY: Viking 1937 (1937). 8vo, (6 1/4 x 9"), pictorial. cloth, 193p., Fine in dust wrapper. 1st ed. True stories about early American toys and dolls and their young owners (Jenny Lind paper doll, Letitia Penn doll, etc.) illustrated with lovely lithographs... More

RUSSIAN. (KOUZENETSOV) TOY TIME by A. Barto trans. from Russian by Herbert Marshall. Moscow: Mejdubarodnaya Kniga no date, ca 1935. 4to (8 3/4 x 11 1/4"), pictorial wraps, slight cover soil else VG+. Color illustrations on every page in typical Russian post-Revolutionary style by K. KOUZNETSOV, all featuring various toys... More

(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. POOR CECCO by Margery Williams Bianco. NY: George Doran (1925). 4to (7 1/4 x 9 3/4"), blue gilt cloth, some cover soil and foxing, VG. 1st edition 1st issue with pictorial endpapers (this precedes the U.K. Edition). Illustrated by Rackham with 7 fabulous and large tipped in color plates... More

(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

GRANT,VERNON. TINKER TIM THE TOY MAKER. Racine: Whit (1934) 4to, pict.bds, some edge rubbing and cover soil else VG. Illustrated by Grant with bright, full page color illus and pict. ep's, done in his unique style. Buzz travels to "Behind The Clouds Town"- a charming fantasy by the creator of... More

TOYS. CHILDREN'S TOYS OF YESTERDAY edited by C.G. Holme. London: The Studio 1932. Large 4to (8 1/4 x 11 1/2"), cloth, Fine in dust wrapper (dw only slightly worn). This is an excellent reference source on early toys, profusely illustrated with photos throughout including dolls, toy soldiers, Noah's Ark, mechanical... More

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TOYS. THE UNHAPPY PAPER DOLL by Josephine Lawrence. NY: Barse (1928). 12mo (4 1/4 x 5 1/2"), pictorial boards, 48p., pictorial paste-on, Fine condition in near Fine dust wrapper. The story tells how the doll family that lives in the dollhouse in the attic try to help a beautiful paper... More

PICTURE BOOK. A TRIP TO TOYLAND by Henry Mayer. Lond: Grant Richards 1900. Oblong folio, cloth backed pictorial boards, tips slightly rubbed and very slight cover soil, VG-Fine. 1st edition. Every other page has a vivid full page color illustration (printed on one side of page). The story tells the... More

REFERENCE. (TOYS) COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO 20TH-CENTURY TOYS by James Opie and Duncan Chilcott. Secaucas: Wellfleet Press, (1990). Large 4to, cloth, 96p., Fine in dw. An overview of major collectible areas with sections on dolls, teddy bears and more. Profusely illus. in color, bibliography and index. More

PETERSHAM,MAUD & MISKA. GET-A-WAY AND HARY JANOS. NY: Viking, 1933. 4to, cloth backed pict. bds, fine in dw with some chips and mends. 1st edition of one of the most desirable and (arguably the best) books illustrated by the Petershams. This is the story of an old worn-out horse and... More

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