The STORY Of HANUKKAH. A Lift-the-Flap Rebus Book.
New York: Hyperion, (1993). 1st ed. 16 pp, Oblong 4to. Hardback. Begins and ends with a pop-up scene. Not in Montanaro. More
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SNOOPY And The RED BARON.
New York: Holt Rinehart & Winston, (1966). 1st edition. Unpaginated. Illustrated in color. Small Oblong 8vo. Red pictorial composition binding. Dust jacket. More
The BOBCAT Of JUMP MOUNTAIN. The Boys' Big Game Series No. 9.
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., (1920). 1st edition (presumed), SIGNED (on t.p.) & INSCRIBED (on ffep) by the author in the year of publication. 224 pp. Frontis by Harry W. Armstrong. 12mo. Tan cloth binding with sky blue, black & white pictorial paper onlay to front board; black spine... More
TOM SWIFT And His WIZARD CAMERA or Thrilling Adventures While Taking Motion Pictures. Tom Swift Series No. 14.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1912). Later edition, circa 1930. iv, 210, [10] pp. 10 pages of adverts follow text. Frontis. 12mo. Mustard cloth with 4 quadrant vignette front board. Four color dust jacket. More
TOM SWIFT And His ELECTRIC RUNABOUT or The Speediest Car on the Road. Tom Swift Sr. Series #5.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1910). Later edition, circa 1933. iv, 216, [4 (adverts)] pp. Frontis. 12mo. Orange cloth with black stamping, orange topstain. Orange pictorial eps. Color pictorial dust jacket with white spine. More
AUNT LOUISA'S WELCOME GIFT.; Comprising 'John Bull's Farm Alphabet.' 'Tabby's Tea-Fight.' 'Rover's Dinner Party.' 'London Characters.'
London: Frederick Warne and Co., (n. d.). Ca 1870s. Unpaginated. Illustrated with 24 stunning chromolithographed plates, by Petherick, Henley, &c. 4to. 10-5/8" x 9". Original publisher's green cloth binding with elaborate gilt & black stamping (professionally refurbished). More
THREE PRAYERS For CHILDREN.; Now I Lay Me Down * The Lord's Prayer * Heavenly Father
Kenosha, Wisconsin: John Martin's House Inc., (n. d.). 1st Edition thus, ca 1945. Unpaginated, though 24 pages. Illustated in color by Doane. Small Folio. 11-5/8" x 8-1/2". Hardback. Pictorial eps. Dust jacket. More
HIS APOLOGIES.
Garden City, New York. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1932. 1st Edition. [2 (blank)], ii, 17, [3 (blank)] pp. Seven black and white full page illustrations. 8-6/8" x 5-3/4". Pictorial paper wrapped boards, black cloth for back strip, red and black lettering, unopened at head of leaves. More
The AFRICAN ORPHAN BOY.; And Other Books for Children.
New York: American Tract Society, [1888]. 1st Edition thus. iv, 16 pp., 16 pp., 16 pp., 16 pp., 16 pp., 16 pp., 16 pp., 16 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. 4-1/2" x 3". Original brown publishers cloth. More
LADY JANE.
New York. The Century Co., 1891. 1st Edition. x, 233 pp. 25 black and white illustrations including frontis, plus decorative title at head of chapter one. 8vo, 8-1/2" x 7". Green and ivory cloth boards, gilt decorative upper board and back strip. There are 24 illustrations noted in the "List... More
FABLES Of AESOP And Others, Translated Into English.; With Instructive Applications: And a Print Before Each Fable.
London: Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington, et al. 1811. The Ninthteenth Edition, Carefully Revised & Improved. iii - xix, [5], 329, [7] pp. Index last 7 pp. Lacks half-title leaf. Frontispiece + many intratextual woodcuts. 12mo: A - P12. A1 = Frontis. 18 cm x 10.5 cm. Period... More
The STORY Of FERDINAND.
New York: Viking Press, 1938. Later printing. Unpaginated. Illustrations by Robert Lawson. 8vo. Cloth spine over pictorial paper-wrapped boards. Yellow pictorial eps. Dust jacket. More
The TWO SOLDIERS.; Cheap Repository.
Bath / London: Sold by S. Hazard .. Bath; By J. Marshall ... London; and R. White, Picadilly, London ... [n. d.]. 1st printing thus (Spinney 21b). 24 pp. Signed "S" at conclusion of text [cf. Spinney, p. 310]. Woodcut vignette on title page. Woodcut of a dog after 'Finis'... More
The LANCASHIRE COLLIER GIRL. A True Story.; Cheap Repository.
Bath / London: Sold by S. Hazard .. Bath; By J. Marshall ... London; and R. White, Picadilly, London ... [n. d.]. 1st booklet printing (Spinney 23). Not in the LCP/HSP Catalogue of Afro-Americana. 16 pp. P. 16 with list of books just published. Woodcut vignette to title page. 12mo... More
BABAY. A True Story of a good Negro Woman.; Cheap Repository.
Bath / London: Sold by S. Hazard .. Bath; By J. Marshall ... London; and R. White, Picadilly, London ... [n. d.]. 1st booklet printing thus (Spinney 2a). Not in the LCP/HSP Catalogue of Afro-Americana. 12 pp. P. 2 list of publications. Includes "The Comforts of Religion" (p. 6, in... More
WINGING HER WAY. A Dodd, Mead Career Book.
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1946. 1st edition. [6], 197, [1 (blank)] pp. Crown 8vo. Red cloth binding with black stamped spine lettering. Red dust jacket. More
ENGINES Of INSTRUCTION, MISCHIEF, And MAGIC.; Children's Literature in England from Its Beginnings to 1839.
Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, (1989). 1st pb edition. xiv, 304 pp (including Index). Illustrated. Royal 8vo. Black glossy paper covers. More
The TALE Of MR. TOOTLEOO.
London: The Nonesuch Press, [1925]. 1st Edition (Keynes 27). Unpaginated. Beautifully illustrated with color lithographic plates. Oblong format: 7-5/8" x 10-1/4". Original tan paper boards with red decorations & red medallion in center of top board. No dust jacket. More
The NUTCRACKER Of NUREMBERG.; Translated by Grace Gingras.
New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1930. 1st edition. 154 pp. Illustrated by Else Hasselriis. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. More
COBWEBS To CATCH FLIES. Illustrated Books for the Nursery and Schoolroom, 1700 - 1900.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1975. 1st edition. 163, [1 (blank)] pp. Erratum slip tipped-in prior to half-title page. Illustrated. 4to. Hardback. Dust jacket. More
ILLUSTRATING CHILDREN'S BOOKS. History. Technique. Production.
New York: Watson - Guptill Publications, (1963). 207, [1 (blank)] pp (including Bibliography & Index). Illustrated, with some in color. 4to. Sky blue cloth. Dust wrapper. More
A MIDSUMMER-NIGHT'S DREAM; With Illustrations By Arthur Rackham, R.W.S.
London, New York: William Heinemann, Doubleday, Page & Co., 1908. First Trade Edition. [i-vi] 1-134 pp. 40 color plates mounted on tan paper with captioned tissue-guards, and numerous drawings in b/w. 4to. 10" x 7-1/2" Original tan cloth with gilt-pictorial and lettering to upper board, gilt lettering to backstrip. One... More
UNCLE RUTHERFORD'S NIECES. A Story for Girls.
Philadelphia: David McKay, Publisher, (1888). Early printing. 302, [6, adverts] pp. Frontis. 12mo. Original publisher's green decorative cloth stamped in black, white and sky blue. White printed dust jacket. Quite uncommon in dj. More
PATSY'S MEXICAN ADVENTURE. A Dodd, Mead Career Book.
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1953. First Edition. [x] 245 pp. Illustrated. 8vo., 8-1/8" x 5 3/4" Green cloth with backstrip stamped in silver, with original pictorial dust jacket. More
THE BATTLESHIP BOYS IN FOREIGN SERVICE.; Or Earning New Ratings in European Seas. Illustrated.
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company, (1911). 253 [8 ads] pp. Illustrated. 8vo., 7-5/8" x 5/-1/4" Pictorial beige cloth, printed in red and blue, with pictorial dust jacket. The Battleship Boys Series. More