TOM, The PIPER'S SON. Walker Toy Book.
[Otley, UK]: [Renwick], (n. d.). Ca. 1930s. Single sheet folded once. Color illustrations to outside wrappers of chapbook. 4-1/4" x 5-5/8". Beige printed paper. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
[Otley, UK]: [Renwick], (n. d.). Ca. 1930s. Single sheet folded once. Color illustrations to outside wrappers of chapbook. 4-1/4" x 5-5/8". Beige printed paper. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, No. 146 Chestnut Street, (n. d.). Ca. 1849-50 (date taken from OCLC). 8 pp. B/w woodcut illustrations within. 3-3/4" x 2-3/8". Light blue printed paper wrappers, tied. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. OCLC records 6 institutional holdings of this chapbook (NYPL, U of Rochester..... More
Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, (n. d.). Ca. 1835 - 1853 (date taken from OCLC). 8 pp. Woodcut engravings within. 3" x 1-7/8". Light blue printed paper wrappers, tied. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. OCLC records just 2 institutional holdings of this title (AAS & Free Library of Philadelphia)..... More
Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, 316 Chestnut Street, (n. d.). Ca. 1854 - 1857 (dates taken from OCLC). 8 pp. Woodcut illustrations within. 4-3/16" x 2-3/4". Beige printed paper wrappers, tied. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. OCLC records just 2 institutional holdings of this edition (AAS & Free Library..... More
Philadelphia (New York, Boston & Louisville): American Sunday-School Union, 146 Chestnut Street (147 Nassau St, 9 Cornhill, 103 Fourth St.), (n. d.). Ca. 1848 - 1853 (dates taken from OCLC). 15, [1 (blank)] pp. Woodcut illustrations within. 4-1/4" x 2-3/4". Peach printed paper wrappers, tied. Now housed in an archival..... More
Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, 146 Chestnut Street, (n. d.). Ca. 1827 - 1853 (dates taken from OCLC). 8 pp. Woodcut illustrations within. 4-1/4" x 2-7/8". Light green printed paper wrappers, tied. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. OCLC records just 1 institutional holding of this edition (Yale). Rare in..... More
Philadelphia (New York, Boston & Louisville): American Sunday-School Union, 146 Chestnut Street (147 Nassau St, 9 Cornhill, 103 Fourth St.), (n. d.). Ca. 1848 - 1851 (dates taken from OCLC). 16 pp. Woodcut to outside wrapper. 4-1/4" x 2-3/4". Beige printed paper wrappers. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve..... More
Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, No. 146 Chestnut Street, (n. d.). Ca. 1845 (date taken from OCLC). 15, [1 (blank)] pp. Woodcut illustrations within. 4-1/4" x 2-3/4". Beige printed paper wrappers. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, 146 Chestnut Street, (n. d.). Ca. 1830s/40s. 15, [1 (blank)] pp. Woodcut illustrations within. 4-1/4" x 2-3/4". Tan paper wrappers, printed in black ink. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Rare in the trade. More
Philadelphia (New York, Boston & Louisville): American Sunday-School Union, 146 Chestnut Street (147 Nassau St, 9 Cornhill, 103 Fourth St.), (n. d.). Ca. 1846 - 1853 (dates taken from OCLC). 16 pp. Woodcut illustrations within. 4-1/4" x 2-3/4". Beige printed paper wrappers, tied. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve..... More
New York: Cupples & Leon, (1913). Ca early 1920s. [4], 206, [6] pp. 6 pp of publisher adverts at rear. Frontis on coated paper. 12mo. Linen creme-colored cloth stamped in red & black (Mattson style #1). Color pictorial dust jacket, by Howard Hastings (Mattson style #2). More
Aurora: Strathmore Company, (1954). 1st printing. 18 pp. + Magic Slate attached at rear. Many intratextual color illustrations. 6-3/8" x 9". Stiff color illustrated printed paper wrappers. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 530 Arch St. (n. d.). Ca 1858 - 1876. 8 pp. Cut, p. 1. 32mo. 3-7/16" x 2-5/16". Original publisher's printed yellow paper wrappers, sewn. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve. OCLC records just one institutional holding (AAS) of this publication... More
Cambridge: Washburn & Thomas, 1925. 1st edition thus. 49, [1] pp. Illustrations from Cruikshank's 19th C efforts. 12mo. Black cloth spine over green paper-wrapped boards. Printed paper title labels to spine & front board. Printed green paper dust jacket. More
Smithfield / London / Bath: Sold by J. Evans and Co., Printers to the Cheap Repository... and J. Hatchard ... By S. Hazard, [n. d.]. 1st printing (ESTC T155709), ca 1800. 16 pp. Untrimmed. Woodcut vignette to title page. 8vo. 7-1/2" x 5". Self-wrappers, sewn. "Price One Penny" Now housed..... More
New York: Sam Gabriel Sons & Co., (1913). Unpaginated (10 pp), 4 full-page color illustrations + intratextual shaded cuts, 4to. 10-7/8" x 8-1/2". Stiff color pictorial wrappers. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. This item labeled as 'No. 224'. More
New York - London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, (n. d.). Circa 1890s. Unpaginated (though 12 pp). Illustrated, including 4 full page chromolithographs. Royal 8vo. 7 1/4" x 10 3/4" Color pictorial, stiff wrappers. Stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co., (1932). 1st printing (presumed). 270, [2 (blank)] pp. 12mo. Maroon cloth binding with stamped black lettering. Full color dust jacket. Advert lists Covington titles published prior to Q2. More
Akron: Saalfield, (1927). 168 pp. 8vo. 5 1/8" x 8 5/8". Green cloth with black lettering. DJ style #1. More
Akron: Saalfield, (1927). 168 pp. 12mo. Hardback. Dust jacket. More
Girard, KS: Haldeman-Julius Company, (n. d.). Ca. 1923. 94 pp. 5" x 3-3/8". Buff printed paper wrappers, stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company, (1905). Ca 1905. 136 pp. Color frontis & 4 internal full-page plates by Anna S. Hicks. Small 8vo. 7-3/8" x 5-1/4". Light blue-green cloth with gilt decorations/lettering & color applique to front board. Pictorial eps. Buff printed dust jacket. Uncommon in dust jacket... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1943). 1st edition. v, [3], 210, [4 (blank)] pp. Frontispiece. 12mo. Green cloth binding with black stamped lettering. Blue pictorial eps. Dark blue topstain. Dust jacket. Rear ad lists to "Lost Squadron" (#4). More
New York: Books Inc., (1953). 2nd edition, the 1st edition was issued by Garden City Publishing. Cf Mattson 38700. 191, [1 (blank)] pp. Frontispiece illustration. 12mo Blue cloth binding with black lettering. Green & yellow dust jacket. More
New York: Books Inc., (1952). 3rd edition, the 1st edition was issued by Cupples & Leon. Cf Mattson 38700. 208, [6 (blank)] pp. Frontispiece on plain paper. 12mo. Green cloth binding with black stamped lettering. Full color dust jacket. More