PINOCCHIO.; Adapted from the Novel.
New Jersey: The Unicorn Publishing House, (1991). 1st edition thus (presumed). Unpaginated. Illustrated in color by Greg Hildebrandt. 12mo. Color pictorial hardback. More
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The FIRST READER Of The SCHOOL And FAMILY SERIES.
New York: Harper & Brothers, (1860). Early printing. 81, [1] pp. Illustrated with woodcuts, including one of boys playing baseball on p. 15. 12mo. 7-1/4" x 4-3/4". Green cloth spine over printed paper-wrapped boards. More
The ROAD To OZ.
Chicago. The Reilly & Lee Co., c. 1934 - Late 1950s. Reprint. 261 pp. Black and white illustrations by John R. Neill (1877-1943). 9-1/4" x 6-1/2". Yellow cloth boards, illustrated label on upper board, lettering and vignette stamped in black ink to back strip, pictorial end papers. Inscription reads "Brad..... More
The EMERALD CITY Of OZ.
Chicago. The Reilly & Lee Co., C. 1934 - Late 1950s. Reprint. 295, [1], pp. Black and white illustrations throughout by John R. Neill (1877-1943) 9-1/4" x 6-3/4" Yellow cloth boards, illustrated color label to upper board, lettering and small vignette stamped in black to the back strip, black and..... More
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ALICE'S ADVENTURES In WONDERLAND [And] THROUGH The LOOKING GLASS, And What Alice Found There. Two Volumes.
New York: Random House, (1946). 1st edition thus. [10], 150, [2]; [10], 165, [3] pp. Illustrated by John Tenniel, colored by Fritz Kredel. 8vo. Blue / red quarter cloth bindings, over patterned cloth boards, with pictorial onlay to each front boar. Set lacks publisher's box. More
STUART LITTLE.
New York: Harper & Brothers, (1945). 1st edition. [10], 131, [3] pp. Illustrated by Garth Williams. 8vo. Buff cloth binding with dark green & white stamping. Green pictorial eps. Dust jacket. NB. We confirmed this a first issue jacket, by finding it identical to one with the requisite $2.00 price..... More
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
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
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
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. Still wrapped in..... 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
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
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
The THREE PARTNERS.; Temperance Lessons for Boys and Girls.
Evanston, Illinois. The Signal Press. 1952. 4th Printing. [ii], 43 pp. Black and white illustrations thoughout. 8 1/2" X 5 1/2". Stapled, grey wrappers, with black letting and illustrations. Inscription reads " Mrs. J. Russell Jones, 3415 Delware Ave - Richmond 22 Va - Miss Alice Goodman." 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