CHEAP REPOSITORY 2. Philadelphia: Published by B. Johnson No. 247 Market St. [nd c 1810]. 8vo. 1/4 leather and boards. Collection of a number of children's tales includes: "Sorrowful Sam the Blacksmith", "The New Fashioned Philosopher", "The Beggarly Boy", "The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain" with competently hand-colored title pages for..... More
1965. CHILD, Francis James, editor. THE ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH POPULAR BALLADS, Volume I. New York: Dover Publications Inc., 1965. 508 pp. Near fine reprint of the 1882-1884 edition published by Houghton, Mifflin & Co. Minor flex and edgewear to covers, small nick to bottom of spine. More
1965. CHILD, Francis James, editor. THE ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH POPULAR BALLADS, Volume IV. New York: Dover Publications Inc., 1965. 525 pp. Near fine reprint of the 1890-1892 edition published by Houghton, Mifflin & Co. Minor flex and edgewear to covers. More
1965. CHILD, Francis James, editor. THE ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH POPULAR BALLADS, Volume II. New York: Dover Publications Inc., 1965. 515 pp. Near fine reprint of the 1885-1886 edition published by Houghton, Mifflin & Co. Minor flex and edgewear to covers, small nick to bottom of spine. More
1857. ARCHY SOMERVILLE AND OTHER STORIES. Philadelphia, H.C. Peck & Theodore Bliss, 1857. 16mo. 96pp. With many wood-engraved illustrations. Edifying little tales ("The Generous Little Boy and the Selfish Little Boy" etc.) and a few words about snakes, and a pacifist message. Blind-stamped publisher's blue cloth, gilt to spine. Edges..... More
1848. [CHILDREN'S] ENTERTAINING ANECDOTES OF WASHINGTON; EXHIBITING HIS PATRIOTISM, COURAGE, BENEVOLENCE AND PIETY. Boston: Otis Clapp, 1848. New edition. 140 pp. 16mo., brown ribbed cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Moderate shelfwear to spine, corners bumped/worn. Cloth and gilt cover lettering bright. Light foxing to edges, title page and text..... More
1853. [CHILDREN'S] HOLLY BERRIES: OR, THE PLEASURES OF HOME AND THE COUNTRY. New Stories for the Winter and Summer Holidays of Little People. Philadelphia: Willis P. Hazard, 1853. 168 pp. 12mo., brown ribbed cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Near fine, cloth and gilt cover lettering bright. Spine lettering slightly..... More
1931. [CHILDREN'S] MY NEW BOOKSHELF: BABY CHICKIES, BUNNY BABIES, MY PUPPY PLAYMATES, MY PERT PUSSIES, PIGGY WIGGY, DUCKY DOODLE, PUPS AND PUSSIES. New York: Samuel Gabriel Sons & Company [1931 on box]. Near fine, occasional very light soil to color pictorial wrappers, interiors same. Numbers 438-445, lacking 444. "Printed in..... More
1919. [BANNERMAN, Helen] CHILDREN'S. THE STORY OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Company (1919). Unpaginated. Square 12mo., red cloth with color illustrated front pastedown, matching dust jacket. 24 full-page color illustrations. Peter Rabbit Series. Near fine (light finger soil to a few pages) with small loss to..... More
1941. [CHILDREN'S - JAPAN]. Yônen Kagaku Ehon DÔBUTSU NO UCHI. Tokyo, Seibundo Seikosha, Showa 16 [1941]. This book, entitled "Among the Animals" in translation, is from the "Childern's Picture Books for Science" series. Forty-two pages of color pictures and stories written using the simplified katakana syllabary. 25.2 x 26 cm..... More
1940. [CHILDREN'S - JAPAN] TAKEI Takeo, editor. Yôji Hyôjun Ehon OHISAMA TO OTSUKISAMA. Tokyo, Showa 15 [1940]. Stiff wrappers, about 10" x 7", illustrated in color throughout. The covers and the twelve double-page spreads within are printed after work by several important artists and illustrators including Takei, himself. This is..... More
1923. [CHILDREN'S MAGAZINE - JAPANESE]. KODOMO NO KUNI Run of 10 issues from Volume Two. Numbers 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12. Taishô 12 [1923] Tôkyôsha, Tôkyô. Each bound in wrappers, 25.8 x 18.8 cm. On quality paper, printed in color throughout. Kodomo no Kuni..... More
1926. [CHILDREN'S MAGAZINE - JAPANESE]. KODOMO NO KUNI Run of 6 issues from Volume Five. Numbers 4, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 12. Taishô 15 [1926] Tôkyôsha, Tôkyô. Each bound in wrappers, 25.8 x 18.8 cm. On quality paper, printed in color throughout. Kodomo no Kuni (The Land of Children)..... More
1922. [CHILDREN'S MAGAZINE - JAPANESE]. KODOMO NO KUNI Run of 6 issues from Volume One. Numbers 3, 4, 7, 8, 10 & 12. Taishô 11 [1922] Tôkyôsha, Tôkyô. Each bound in wrappers, 25.8 x 18.8 cm. On quality paper, printed in color throughout. Kodomo no Kuni (The Land of Children)..... More
1924. [CHILDREN'S MAGAZINE - JAPANESE]. KODOMO NO KUNI Run of 8 issues from Volume Three. Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 & 10. Taishô 13 [1924] Tôkyôsha, Tôkyô. Each bound in wrappers, 25.8 x 18.8 cm. On quality paper, printed in color throughout. Kodomo no Kuni (The Land..... More
1925. [CHILDREN'S MAGAZINE - JAPANESE]. KODOMO NO KUNI Run of 9 issues from Volume Four. Numbers 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11 & 12. Taishô 14 [1925] Tôkyôsha, Tôkyô. Each bound in wrappers, 25.8 x 18.8 cm. On quality paper, printed in color throughout. Kodomo no Kuni (The..... More
1839. [CHILDREN'S]. HOLIDAY STORIES. Boston: William Crosby & Co., 1839. 178p. Bound in orange paper-covered boards with illustrations printed on front and back. Front hinge is loose, spine cover is nearly detatched and missing some segments. As is. More
1926. DAY, Maurice. CORY, David. LITTLE JACK RABBIT'S BIG RED BOOK. Illustrated by Maurice Day. New York and London: Harper and Brothers, 1926. First edition, stated. 303 pp. 8vo., red cloth with black spine lettering, color pastedown on front cover. Corners gently bumped, spine faintly sunned. Minimal rubbing to front..... More
1879. IN THE ORIGINAL JACKET CRANE, Walter, illus. THE BABY'S BOUQUET, a fresh bunch of old rhymes & tunes arranged & decorated by Walter Crane. Cut & printed in colours by Edmund Evans. The tunes collected and arranged by L.C. A companion to the "Baby's Opera." London & New York..... More
1891. CRANE, Walter. QUEEN SUMMER: OR THE TOURNEY OF THE LILY AND THE ROSE. London: Cassell & Co., 1891. First edition. 40 pp. 4to., quarter pale cloth over pictorial paper covered boards printed in green, red and black. Cloth darkened, spine slightly frayed at heel and crown. Edges of boards..... More
1935. D'AULAIRE, Ingri & Edgar Parin. CHILDREN OF THE NORTH LIGHTS. New York: The Viking Press, September 1935. First edition. unpag. 4to., blue cloth spine with color pictorial paper covered boards. Bright and clean, minor shelfwear, ink ownership on front pastedown, with tiny children's bookseller's label at bottom of front..... More
1921. COOKE, Edna. DASENT, G. W. EAST O' THE SUN AND WEST O' THE MOON. Philadelphia: David McKay, 1921. 289 pp. 12mo., green cloth with color/gilt illustration on paper pastedown, front cover. Owner's ink presentation signature on verso of frontispiece, not affecting illustration. Golden Books series. A near fine bright..... More
1949. DE ANGELI, Marguerite. THE DOOR IN THE WALL. Garden City, New York: Junior Books, Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1949. First Edition. 112pp. Winner of the 1950 Newbery Medal. Dust Jacket has only small tears at corner and small chip along edge. Interiors are fine with black and white illustrations..... More
1937. DE BRUNHOFF, Jean, transl. by Merle HAAS. ZEPHIR'S HOLIDAYS. Illustrated by the author. New York: Random House (1937). First edition. 40 pp. Folio, light blue cloth spine over color illustrated paper covered boards. Moderate edgewear, corners worn, spine frayed at heel and crown. Ink ownership to front flyleaf. Small..... More
1915. DENNY, Melcena Burns. THE BOOK OF BABY MINE. (Grand Rapids, Michigan: The Simplicity Company), 1915. Verse and color decorations by Melcena Burns Denny. 94pp. 8vo., leather over paper. Leather shows minor rubbing. Erasure to front pastedown. First 3 leaves show dampstaining to upper fore-corner, else clean within. A charming..... More