1885. [JAPANESE FAIRY TALE SERIES] Kobunsha. THE FIRST 13 VOLUMES OF THE JAPANESE FAIRY TALE SERIES. This set of the series was published by the Hasegawa family when they were known as Kobunsha, working from an address in Minami Saegicho, Tokyo, their first address. The series began in 1885, printed..... More
1918. [JAPANESE TOYS] KAWASAKI Kyosen, artist. OMOCHA JÛNI-SHI. N.P., N.D. {Osaka: Darumaya, Taisho 7 [1918]}, 12 double page color woodblock printed illustrations, covering the 12 signs of the Zodiac and presenting the most important children's dolls and toys for each animal. After drawings by Kawasaki Kyosen (1877-1942), one of the..... More
1944. [JUVENILE] BOO-BOO THE BARRAGE BALLOON. England: Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd., Fine Art Publishers to Their Majesties, The King and Queen, and to Her Majesty Queen Mary, copyright [1944]. An illustrated war-time picture book for English children that tells the story of heroic Boo-Boo, a pachyderm inspired barrage balloon..... More
1858. [LOWELL, Percival] A TREASURY OF PLEASURE BOOKS, FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. Illustrated by John ABSALOM, Harrison WEIR, et al. New-York: Sheldon, Blakeman & Co., 1858. unpaginated. 8vo., red cloth stamped in gilt and blind, gilt top edge. Cloth soiled, boards worn, rebacked. Coated brown endpapers with pencil ownership. Gift inscription..... More
1935. KAWASAKI Kyosen. OMOCHA GAFU 10 vols. Ôsaka, Shôwa 7-10 [1932-5]. Each volume with printed paper title label, string-bound Japanese-style fukuro-toji. Complete set of this illustrated guide to Japanese playthings. Each 23.6 x 16.5 cm volume has 4 full page color woodblock-printed plates and one folding double-size woodblock print, hence..... More
1925. KING, Frank. SKEEZIX AND PAL. Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., (1925). First edition. 105 pp. 8vo., brown cloth with color pastedown on front cover. Top of spine has two small closed tears at joint. Minimal rubbing to cloth and cover. Colors bright. Front hinge starting. Gift inscription from..... More
1860. KINGSTON, W. H. G. MY FIRST VOYAGE TO SOUTHERN SEAS. London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1860. 528 pp. 12mo., violet cloth. Owners' personal bookplate on front pastedown, signature on ffep. Heel slightly frayed, gilt decorated spine faded. Some fraying to corners. Front board has gilt title and vignette. Block..... More
1871. KNATCHBULL-HUGESSEN, E. H. PUSS-CAT MEW, AND OTHER STORIES FOR MY CHILDREN. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1871. 317 pp. 8vo., maroon cloth stamped in gilt and black, beveled boards. Spine sunned, moderate shelfwear, cloth splitting at front joint, boards rubbed and dampstained. Interior fine. Coated brown endpapers. Ink gift..... More
1909. RACKHAM, Arthur. LAMB, Charles and Mary. TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London and New York: J. M. Dent and Co./E. P. Dutton & Co., 1909. 304 pp. Tall 8vo., green cloth with gilt decoration/lettering. Owner's ink signature on half-title. Very good, light shelfwear to heel and crown;..... More
1843. LANGDON, WILLIAM CHAUNCY. The Game of English Blood Royal. New Orleans (1846). (80)ff. Third edition, revised and corrected; first stereotype edition, entered in the District Court of Massachusetts, 1846. Game consisting of 80 cards, measuring 3 3/4 by 2 3/4 inches. 36 cards represent monarchs. These show a woodcut..... More
1953. LAWSON, Robert. LAWSON, Robert. MR. REVERE AND I. Being an Account of certain episodes in the Career of Paul Revere, Esq. as recently revealed by his Horse, Scheherezade, late pride of His Royal Majesty's 14th Regiment of Foot. Boston: Little, Brown and Co. (1953). Limited first edition, signed &..... More
1936. LENSKI, Lois. THE EASTER RABBIT'S PARADE. New York: Oxford University Press (1936). unpaginated. 8vo., color illustrated paper covered boards. Small (1/4 inch) chip to top of spine. Minior shelfwear to edges. In a good dust jacket with 2 inch chip to top of spine, small scrape to front cover..... More
1934. CLOUD, C. Carey. LENTZ, Harold & C. Carey CLOUD, illustrators. GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS ... THE ILLUSTRATED POP-UP EDITION. New York: Blue Ribbon Press [1934]. 13 pp. text + 3 color double-page pop-up scenes. 4to., color pictorial paper covered boards. Light shelfwear and minimal rubbing to boards. Front..... More
1933. LEVINGER, Elma Ehrlich. BENJAMIN'S BOOK ABOUT HIS FAMILY. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1933. First edition. 8vo., red pictorial cloth, pictorial endpapers. Bookplate. Darkened at the spine and perimeters, with just slight bumping to the extremes; clean internally. Very good, in a foxed..... More
1909. [LINCOLN, Abraham] ABRAHAM LINCOLN THE STORY OF HIS LIFE. [Boston, MA:] The Boston Sunday Globe [1909]. "Published for the Children of New England and their Parents, 100 years after his birth." 23 pp. 8vo., stapled printed paper wrappers (same paper as text). Covers chipped at edges, not affecting text..... More
1927. MILLER, Olive Beaupre, Translator. TALES TOLD IN HOLLAND. Illustrated by Maud & Miska Petersham. Chicago: Book House for Children, (1926). First edition. 4to., red cloth lettered in gilt, pictorial label to front board. Interior and exterior bright and fresh; nice illustrations. Nicest copy we've seen... More
1928. SHEPARD, E. H. MILNE, A. A. SONGS FROM "NOW WE ARE SIX." London: Methuen & Co. Ltd./Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew, Ltd., 1928. Second edition. Music by H. FRASER-SIMON, illustrations by E. H. SHEPARD. 33 pp. 4to., tan cloth spine and plain brown paper covered boards with paper cover label..... More
1912. LE MAIR, H. Willebeek. MOFFAT, Alfred. LITTLE SONGS OF LONG AGO. Illustrated by H. Willebeek Le Mair. London/Philadelphia: Augener Ltd./David McKay (1912). 64 pp. Oblong 4to., tan cloth stamped in gilt with oval color pastedown illustration on front cover. Slight fraying to heel, crown, corners. Light soil to covers..... More
1905. HALLOCK, Ruth Mary. MONTGOMERY, Frances Trego. CHRISTMAS WITH SANTA CLAUS. Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing Co., 1905. Containing all 16 called-for illustrations by Ruth Mary Hallock, of which 6 are full-color plates. 154 pp. Near square quarto. 22.5 x 19.5 cm. Bound in color-illustrated paper-covered boards. Binding is worn at..... More
1908. JOB. MONTORGUEIL, G. JOUONS A L'HISTOIRE: LA FRANCE MISE EN SCENE AVEC LES JOUJOUX DE DEUX PETITS FRANCAIS. Illustrated by JOB. Paris: Boivin & Cie (1908). [76] pp. with almost every facing recto being a full color chromolithograph (printed by Ruckert & Goode). 4to., light blue pictorial cloth stamped..... More
1964. NICHOLSON, Joyce [Story by]. KERRI AND HONEY. Photography by Gordon De'Lisle. Melbourne: Lansdowne, 1964. 4to., pictorial paper-covered boards, black and white photo illustrations. Near fine, in a lightly rubbed and edgeworn dust jacket. The adventure of two koalas. More
1937. WIESE, Kurt. O'BRIEN, Jack. SILVER CHIEF TO THE RESCUE. Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1937. First edition. Owner's ink Christmas gift inscription on reverse of frontispiece. Near fine in good price-clipped dust jacket. Corners gently bumped, else a fantastic copy. Stunning silver and blue endpapers. Color frontispiece and..... More
1862. PALMER, Lynde. HELPS OVER HARD PLACES. Stories for Girls. Boston: American Tract Society, (1862). 16mo., pink cloth stamped in blind and gilt; black-rimmed leaves at corners. Hand-coloured frontispiece. Spine and edges are heavily sunned with some soiling to boards. Contemporary signature at ffep., with light foxing to text. About..... More
1832. PARLEY, Peter. PETER PARLEY'S METHOD OF TELLING ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD TO CHILDREN: ILLUSTRATED BY SEVENTY-FIVE ENGRAVINGS, FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS AND DESIGNED AS A COMPANION TO PARLEY'S GEOGRAPHY. Hartford: F.J. Huntington, 1832. First Edition. 12mo. 4 5/8"x 5 1/2". 144 pp. Stiff green paper, backed..... More
1938. PECK, Anne Merriman. RENE AND PATOU. Chicago: Albert Whitman, Junior Press Books, 1938. Illustrated by the author. 8vo., illustrated blue cloth. Some white spots of discoloration along spine edges, else near fine, in a bright illustrated dust jacket. More