FATHER WE THANK THEE.
Surrey: Templar, 1994. 1st edition. 5 panels. Illustrated in color by Maggie Downer. 5 3/4" x 9 3/8". Color composition boards with cloth tie. A carousel book (3 dimensional portrayal in a circular format). More
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BILL BOLTON Flying Midshipman. Bill Bolton Naval Aviation Series #1.
Chicago: The Goldsmith Publishing Co., (1933). Later printing. 251, [1] pp. 12mo. Lt blue cloth with black lettering. Lavender and yellow pictorial dust jacket. DJ rear advert lists to #4 in the series. More
The LEGEND Of SLEEPY HOLLOW.
New York: Doubleday, (1986). 1st edition. INSCRIBED. Unpaginated. Illustrated in color by Daniel San Souci. 4to. Color pictorial hardback. Dust jacket replicates binding design. Inscribed on the ffep by both Robert & Daniel San Souci. Adorning the inscription is an original drawing of Ichabod Crane. More
JIMMY KIRKLAND of the Shasta Boys' Team. Jimmy Kirkland Series #1.
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston & Company, (1915). Early printing, ca 1915. 270, [2 (blank)] pp. Inserted frontis & 3 internal illustrations by Charles Paxson Gray. 12mo. Yellow linen cloth stamped in black & red. Red & black printed buff paper dust jacket, which replicates binding design. NB. This buff... More
![TOMMY TRIP'S VALENTINE GIFT: A Plan to Enable Children, of all Sizes and Denominations, to Behave with Honour, Integrity, and Humanity.; To Which is Added, Some Account of Old Zigzag, and of the Horn which He Used to Understand the Language of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, and Insects. [Price One Penny.]. Children's Chapbook.](/pictures/thumb/43862.jpg?v=1542149600)
TOMMY TRIP'S VALENTINE GIFT: A Plan to Enable Children, of all Sizes and Denominations, to Behave with Honour, Integrity, and Humanity.; To Which is Added, Some Account of Old Zigzag, and of the Horn which He Used to Understand the Language of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, and Insects. [Price One Penny.]
Glasgow: Printed by J. & A. Duncan, And sold wholesale by J. Lumsden, Engraver, Glasgow. (n. d.). 1st printing thus, i.e., by this Printer. Ca 1798. 23, [1] pp. First & last leaf affixed to adjoining wrapper. Adorned with Copperplates [8]. 24mo. 4" [scant] x 2-3/9". Printed paper wrappers, sewn... More
The NEW ENGLAND PRIMER: Containing the Assembly's Catechism; The Account of the Burning of John Rogers; A Dialogue Between Christ, A Youth, and the Devil; and Various Other Useful and Instructive Matter. With a Historical Introduction, by Rev. H. Humphrey, D.D.
Worcester: Published by S. A. Howland, (n. d.). Ca.1840. 64 pp. With woodcut illustrations. 12 x 7.5 cm. Brown cloth spine, printed green paper boards [with [Worcester: William Allen" imprint]. More
The ANGORA TWINNIES.
Rochester, N.Y. Stecher Lith. Co., (1915). 1st printing. Unpaginated, though 12 pages. 13 drawings by Margaret Evans Price [7 in color]. Shape cut, in the outline of the two twins, overall: 13-3/4" x 9-5/8". Chromolithographed stiff-stock covers, stapled. More
The MAGIC WINDOW.
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, (1933). 1st Edition. 24 unnumbered pages. Illustrations in orange to endpapers and pgs, those to recto with faint alternate illustrations printed in green. 10-1/4" x 7-3/4". Brown cloth, orange printed illustration on white paper affixed to front board. Cleverly illustrated children's book, in which... More
The BOY From The RANCH or Roy Bradner's City Experiences. Frank Webster Series #3.
New York: Cupples & Leon, (1909). Ca 1918. [6], 200, [8] pp. 6 pp of publisher adverts at rear. Frontis + 3 internals on plain paper. 12mo. Linen creme-colored cloth stamped in black (Mattson style #1 variant, with some color). Full color dust jacket lettered in red outline, with graphic different from binding design (Mattson style #2). More
ANDY BLAKE And The POT Of GOLD. Andy Blake Series #4.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1930). 1st edition. xix, [1 (blank)], 228, [8] pp. 8 pp of adverts at rear. Frontis & 3 inserted plates, with artwork by Bert Salg. 12mo. Red cloth with yellow outline lettering on front board & black spine lettering. Color pictorial dust jacket. More
The ADVENTURE BOYS And The RIVER Of EMERALDS. The Adventure Boys Series #2.
New York: Cupples & Leon, (1927). Ca 1929. [4], 210, [2] pp. 2 pages of publisher adverts at rear. Frontis on coated paper. 12mo. Grey cloth binding stamped in dark blue. Full color dust jacket, replicating the front board graphic. More
HARRY WATSON'S HIGH SCHOOL DAYS or The Rivals of Rivertown. Frank Webster Series #20.
New York: Cupples & Leon, (1915). Ca 1931. [4], 200, [4] pp. 4 pages of publisher adverts at rear. Frontis on plain paper. 12mo. Linen creme-colored cloth stamped in black (Mattson style #2). Full color dust jacket lettered in red & blue (Mattson style #2). More
The BOY ALLIES UNDER The SEA or The Vanishing Submarines. The Boy Allies With The Navy Series #5.
New York: A. L. Burt, (1916). Early printing, circa 1916. 252, [4] pp. 4 pages of adverts at rear. Frontis on coated paper. 12mo. Linen cloth binding with orange, red & black stamping. Tri-color dust jacket, printed on white stock, replicating the binding design. Rear panel advert lists through #6. More
The MOVIE BOYS And The FLOOD or Perilous Days on the Mighty Mississippi. The Movie Boys Series #6.
Garden City New York: Garden City Publishing Company Inc., 1926. Ca 1927. [2], 212, [10] pp. 9 pages of adverts at rear. 12mo. 7-1/4" x 4-7/8". Color pictorial wrappers. More
PICCINO And Other Child Stories.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1894. 1st edition (BAL 2086). viii, [2], 203, [17] pp. 16 pp of advertisements at rear. Frontis + 14 full-page illustrations by Reginald Birch. Plates included in pagination scheme. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 6-1/2". Olive green cloth binding with dark green, orange & gilt stamping. Pale yellow eps. More
CROSSING The QUICKSANDS; or, The Veritable Adventures of Hal and Ned Upon the Pacific Slope. The Young Trail Hunters' Series, v 2.
Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1877. 1st edition (Sternick 19th C., 344.2). 374, [5] pp. 2 page publisher advert at rear. Frontis & title page vignette. 12mo. Publisher's original terra-cotta cloth stamped in black to front board with gilt stamped spine lettering. More
The AUTO BOYS' RACE. The Auto-Boys Series #6.
Akron: Saalfield, (1910). Circa mid-1920s. [4], 247, [3] pp. 2 pages of adverts at rear. Frontispiece by Arthur DeBebian. 12mo. Brown cloth binding. Green pictorial eps. Dust jacket. From the reissued series which took the original 5 titles and produced 10. More
FRED FENTON On The TRACK Or The Athletes of Riverport School. Fred Fenton Series #4.
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
The BOY ADVENTURERS In The UNKNOWN LAND. The Boy Adventurers Series #4.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1924. 1st edition. v, [1], 257, [6] pp. 2 pages of adverts at rear. Frontis + 7 inserted plates by the author. Crown 8vo. Green cloth binding with blue title lettering to spine & front board. Dust jacket. Per Mattson, "Finding these books with dust jackets is very rare." More
The SUBMARINE BOYS And The SMUGGLERS. Submarine Boys Series #7.
Philadelphia: Altemus, (1912). Ca 1915 (cf. Sternick ALTEMUS, p. 43). 249, [11] pp. 8 pages of publisher adverts at rear. Frontispiece + 3 internal full-page plain-paper illustrations. 12mo. Lt green pictorial cloth with red lettering (style #1). Brown paper printed dust jacket which replicates binding design. Rear panel advert lists through this title. More
The CAMPFIRE GIRLS On ELLEN'S ISLE or The Trail of the Seven Cedars.
New York: A. L. Burt, (1917). 1st edition. 261, [1] pp. 10 pages of adverts at rear. Frontis on coated paper. 12mo. Pale green decorative cloth with pictorial cover stamped in red, black & dark green. White dust jacket printed in red & green. The Campfire Girls Series #6. Rear... More
The "PATHFINDER'S" GREAT FLIGHT or Cloud Chasers Over Amazon Jungles. The Aviation Series #4.
New York: Barse & Co., (1928). 1st printing. [6], 206, [4] pp. 3 pages of adverts at rear. Frontis (on coated paper) by John M. Foster, with 3 internal full-page illustrations on plain paper. 12mo. Blue cloth binding with black lettering & airplane stamped to front board. Dust jacket (1st... More
The HIGH SCHOOL PITCHER or Dick & Company on the Gridley Diamond. The High School Boys Series #2.
Chicago: M. A. Donohue, (n. d.). Ca mid-1930s. 212, [4] pp. Adverts at rear. Frontis + 2 internal full-page illustrations, included in the pagination. NB. Mattson incorrectly lists the work as containing 3 internal illustrations. 12mo. Tan linen cloth lettered in black. Dust jacket (which shows a football scene, per Volume #3 in the series). More
The FIVE BABBITTS At BONNYACRES.
New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1917. 1st edition. [4], 302 pp. Adverts at rear. Frontis, 3 inserted plates & a map by 'J. O. C.' Crown 8vo. Tan cloth binding with black stamped lettering & stamped pictorial vignette to front board in black & green. Buff printed dust jacket... More
CHERRY AMES CRUISE NURSE. Cherry Ames Series #9.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1948). Ca 1960. [6], 216, [2] pp. 1 page advert at rear. Frontis. 12mo. Red tweed binding with black lettering. Black topstain. Grey eps. Yellow spine dust jacket. More