1879. AYRTON, M. Chaplin. CHILD-LIFE IN JAPAN, AND JAPANESE CHILD-STORIES. London: Griffith and Farran, 1879. First edition. "With many illustrations, including seven full-page pictures drawn and engraved by Japanese artists." xiv,[6],125 pp., + [2],16 pp. adv. Small quarto. 25 x 19 cm. (9 3/4 by 7 1/2 in.) Disbound: publisher's..... More

1898. BINGHAM, Clifton. JINGLES, JOKES, AND FUNNY FOLKS. Illustrated by Louis WAIN. New York: McLoughlin Bros. [1898]. New Chimney Corner Series no. 37 1/2. [32 pp.] Small 4to., color illustrated stapled wrappers. Small 1/2 inch chip to top front corner near spine, 2 1/2 inch closed tear to rear wrapper..... More

1941. [CHILDREN'S - JAPAN]. Yonen Kagaku Ehon DOBUTSU 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

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

1935. Kawasaki Kyosen 川崎巨泉. Omocha Gafu おもちゃ画譜. 10 vols. Osaka, Shōwa 7-10 [1932-5]. 10 volumes 23.6 x 16.5 cm with printed paper title labels are string-bound Japanese-style, fukuro-toji in decorated wrappers with a wraparound illustration. Vols 4-10 have a numbered label laid down on the front cover. A laid-in, folded..... 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

1927. ONCHI Koushirou 恩地孝四郎, binding design... NIHON JIDOU BUNKO 日本児童文庫　[JAPANESE CHILDREN'S LIBRARY] 76 volumes, complete. Searching for a concise introduction to this set, I found a wonderful little essay written by the owner of the UMINEKO book shop in Japan. He was remarking on the exhibition of art bindings..... More

1936. [Periodical]. Kodomo no Kuni [Land of Children] Vol. 15 #13 November 1936.. Perhaps the most beautifully illustrated children's magazine of preWar Japan, KODOMO NO KUNI was edited by artists and writers and displayed a wonderful spirit. As it happpened, Takei Takeo and others running the magazine made sure to..... More

1928. [Periodical]. Kodomo no Kuni [Land of Children] Vol. 7 #3 March 1928.. Perhaps the most beautifully illustrated children's magazine of preWar Japan, KODOMO NO KUNI was edited by artists and writers and displayed a wonderful spirit. As it happpened, Takei Takeo and others running the magazine made sure to..... More

1923. Kodomo no Kuni コドモノクニ [Land of Children] Vol. 2 #10　September　1 九月一日 第二巻 第十號 大正十二　1923 26.1x 18.6 cm large-format children’s full color illustrated magazine on heavy paper 32　pages including outside and inside front and rear wrappers, Japanese text with hiragana, katakana, and furigana and illustrated stories, songs, and poems for..... More

1923. Kodomo no Kuni コドモノクニ [Land of Children] Vol. 2 #6 June 六月 第二巻 第六號 大正十二　1923　 26.1x 18.6 cm large-format children’s full color illustrated magazine on heavy paper. 32 pages including outside and inside front and rear wrappers, Japanese text with hiragana, katakana, and furigana, and illustrated stories, songs, and..... More

1923. Kodomo no Kuni コドモノクニ [Land of Children] Vol. 2 #５ May 五月 第二巻 第五號 大正十二　1923 26.1x 18.6 cm large-format children’s full color illustrated magazine on heavy paper. 32 pages including outside and inside front and rear wrappers, There is a page of submitted childrens' art, as well. ８ pages..... More

Kodomo no Kuni コドモノクニ [Land of Children] Vol. 4 #11　October 十月 第四巻 十一號　大正十四年　1925　26.1x 18.6 cm large-format children’s full color illustrated magazine on heavy deluxe paper. A total of 36 pages　including outside and inside front and rear wrappers, Japanese text with hiragana, katakana, and furigana and illustrated stories, songs, and poems..... More