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
Childrens
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
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
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
THE WATER-BABIES.; A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby
London: MacMillan and Co., 1886. New Edition. [vi] 371 pp. 100 illustrations by Linley Sambourne. 8vo., 8-1/4" x 7" Contemporaneous half green morocco and green cloth boards, backstrip with five raised bands, lettered in gilt with gilt double-rulled panels to each compartment, top-edge gilt. First published in 1863. More
CAREERS In CARTOONING.
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1949. 1st edition. [10], 182 pp. Illustrated with cartoon drawings. 8vo. Green linen cloth binding with black stamping. Red, white & blue dust jacket. A volume reminiscent of the Dodd Mead Career Book series. More
"RIG For DEPTH CHARGES!" The Career of a Young Naval Officer. A Dodd, Mead Career Book.
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1945. 1st edition. viii, [2], 269, [1 (blank)] pp. 8vo. Linen cloth binding with blue stamped spine lettering. Green dust jacket. More
YOUNG MEN And MACHINES.; Career Guidance for the Machine Tool and Mass Production Industries.
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1944. 1st edition. viii, [4], 209, [3] pp. Illustrated with a suite of photographs. 8vo. Green linen cloth binding with maroon stamping. Red dust jacket. A volume reminiscent of the Dodd Mead Career Book series. More
SPUNKY the Elephant.
New York: Merry - Day House, (1946). 1st Edition. Unpaginated, though 32 pages. Illustrated with color drawnings. Oblong format: 7-3/4" x 10". Red cloth spine with color pictorial printed card stock covers. Red edgestain. Dust jacket, which replicates cover graphics. More
ALMANACH De KATE GREENAWAY Pour 1888.
Paris: Hachette et Cie, [1887]. 1st French edition (Schuster 8 [French Edition]; Thompson 39; cf. Gumachin 2805, for the entire run). Unpaginated, though 24 pp. Color illustrations by Greenaway. 24mo. 3-15/16" x 3". Glazed yellow color-pictorial boards with blue-green cloth spine. Blue edgestain. Blue clay-paper eps. Printed buff paper dust..... More
THREE CENTURIES Of CHILDREN'S BOOKS In EUROPE.; Translated and Edited by Brian W. Alderson.
London: Oxford University Press, 1967. 1st English. xviii, 297, [5 (blank)] pp (including Index). Illustrated. 8vo. Yellow cloth binding. Green dust jacket. More
BRITISH CHILDREN'S BOOKS In The TWENTIETH CENTURY.
London;: Longman, (1971). 1st edition. 208 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Maroon cloth binding. Dust jacket. More
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A MIDSUMMER-NIGHT'S DREAM [With ORIGINAL COPPERPLATE ENGRAVING].; 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, in..... More
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED BOOKS.
London: Collins, 1948. 50 pp. Illustrated (including 4 color plates). 8vo. Pink paper-wrapped boards. Dust wrapper. More
DAVE DAWSON In LIBYA. Dave Dawson Series #3.
New York: Crown Publishers, (1941). 1st Printing. vii, [8] - 252, [4] pp. 1 page advert for 'Convoy Patrol' follows text. 12mo. 7-1/2" x 5-1/4". Orange cloth binding with black stamped lettering. Blue & yellow dust jacket. More
DAVE DAWSON With The COMMANDOS. Dave Dawson Series #9.
New York: Crown Publishers, (1942). 1st Printing. 248 pp. 12mo. 7-5/8" x 5-1/16". Blue-grey cloth binding with dark blue stamped lettering. Pale blue & orange dust jacket. Front flap lists to title prior; rear panel lists to this title. More
DAVE DAWSON Flight Lieutenant. Dave Dawson Series #5.
New York: Crown Publishers, (1941). 1st Printing. 255, [1 (advert)] pp. 12mo. 7-5/8" x 5-1/8". Green cloth binding with dark blue stamped spine lettering (Mattson Style #1). Blue & yellow dust jacket. Rear panel series advert lists to this title, noting "Other Titles to be Announced." More
DAVE DAWSON With The PACIFIC FLEET.; Dave Dawson Series #7.
New York: Crown Publishers, (1942). 1st Printing. 249, [7] pp. One page advert for 'Air Corps' follows text. 12mo. 7-5/8" x 5-1/8". Green cloth with dark blue lettering (Mattson style 1). Color pictorial dust jacket. Rear panel series advert lists to this title, noting "Other Titles to be Announced."... More
WALT DISNEY'S MASTERPIECE SNOW WHITE and the SEVEN DWARFS SPECIAL EDITION LITHOGRAPH.; "Let Me See Your Hands."
(n. p.): Disney, 1994. Broadside housed in a color printed portfolio, signed. Color lithograph. In portfolio: 9" x 12" Self wrappers. To commemorate the first-ever release of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" on video, Suncoast and Disney Preferred Galleries presented this special edition lithograph, signed by the voice actor..... More
The SEVEN SLEUTHS' CLUB. Girls' Detective Series No. 2.
Akron: Saalfield, (1928). Reprint. [4], 236, [8 (blank)] pp. Frontis. 12mo. Maroon cloth binding lettered in black. Dust jacket. More
The LITTLE KITTEN That Would Not WASH ITS FACE.
New York: Published by Saml. Gabriel Sons & Company, (1941). New & Revised Edition. Unpaginated, though 40 pages. Illustrated with drawings by Roberta Paflin, some in color. Square 8vo. Paper covered red pictorial boards. Pictorial eps. Dust jacket which replicates the binding design. More
The KHAKI BOYS At CAMP STERLING or Training for the Big Fight in France. The Khaki Boys Series #1.
New York: Cupples & Leon, (1918). Later printing, ca 1920. [4], 206, [6 (adverts)] pp. Frontis. 12mo. Beige cloth with dark brown lettering/stamping. Color pictorial dust jacket (signed 'Botkin'). The first 3 titles of this series are all copyrighted '1918', which gives rise to the speculation that these first 3..... More
The KHAKI BOYS At The FRONT or Shoulder to Shoulder in the Trenches. The Khaki Boys Series #3.
New York: Cupples & Leon, (1918). Ca 1920. [4], 202, [10 (adverts)] pp. Frontis. 12mo. Beige cloth with dark brown lettering/stamping. Color pictorial dust jacket (signed 'Botkin'). Rear adverts list to #6 in the series. More
The KHAKI BOYS FIGHTING To WIN or Smashing the German Lines. The Khaki Boys Series #5.
New York: Cupples & Leon Company, (1919). Later printing, ca 1920. [4], 210, [2 (adverts)] pp. Frontis. 12mo. Beige cloth with dark brown lettering/stamping. Color pictorial dust jacket (signed 'Botkin'). Terminal advert lists to #6 in the series. More