COUSIN LUCY ON THE SEA-SHORE
1842. FE. [ABBOTT, Jacob]. COUSIN LUCY ON THE SEA-SHORE. Boston: B.B. Mussey, 1842. First edition. Slightly over-opened, with a little foxing and some spotting to the cloth. Overall, a very good and attractive copy. More
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HARPER'S STORY BOOKS
1857. FE. ABBOTT, Jacob. HARPER'S STORY BOOKS. A Series of Narratives, Dia-logues, Biographies and Tales for the Instruction and Entertainment of the Young. Embellished with Numerous and Beautiful Engravings. Volume 10. New York: Harper and Brothers, (1857). First edition. There is a bookplate on the front pastedown and a name... More
PICKLES
ALDIN, Cecil. ALDIN, Cecil. PICKLES. London: Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton [n.d. ca. 1909]. 48 text pages (versos numbered to XXIV); title page and 24 litho plates. The 24 lithographs are printed on an olive green ground in black white and several colors; the title page is printed in... More
MOTHER'S REMARKS ON A SET OF CUTS FOR CHILDREN. VOL 2 ONLY
1803. [ANONYMOUS]. THE MOTHER'S REMARKS ON A SET OF CUTS FOR CHILDREN. Part II. Two or more syllables. Phildadelphia: Printed for Jacob Johnson, No. 147 Market Street. T. S. Manning, Printer, No. 143 N. Third Street. 1803. Volume 2 only, all text; the cuts are in v. 1. 12mo.: 84... More
TRAIL BOOK
1918. WINTER, Milo. AUSTIN, Mary. THE TRAIL BOOK. Illustrated by Milo WINTER. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company (October 1918). First edition, later printing. xi + [1] + 305 pp. 8vo., orange cloth stamped in black with color pastedown illustration to front cover. Spine sunned, light soil to top... More
CHILD LIFE IN JAPAN
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
STORIES BY MRS. MOLESWORTH
1935. COOKE, Edna. BALDWIN, Sidney, ed. STORIES BY MRS. MOLESWORTH. Illustrated by Edna COOKE. New York: The Dial Press, 1935. From the series entitled A Child's Own Library of Finely Illustrated Books. 353 pp. 8vo., top edge red, red cloth with filt lettering and color pastedown illustration on front cover... More
THREE LITTLE KITTENS
1862. BALLANTYNE, R. M. THREE LITTLE KITTENS. New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons., 1862. Small 4to., 7 3/4"x 9 7/8", pp. 24. Maroon cloth with gilt decoration to front and blind-stamping to front and back. Cloth is faded and worn. Corners lightly bumped. Light foxing and off-setting to interior, else... More
MOLLIE AND THE UNWISEMAN ABROAD
1910. WIEDERSEIM, Grace G. BANGS, John Kendrick. MOLLIE AND THE UNWISEMAN ABROAD. Philadelphia & London: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1910. First edition. Illustrations in color by Grace G. Wiederseim (Campbell Kids). 262 pp. 8vo., red cloth with color pictorial paper panel on front board. Near fine with light foxing to... More
SAMBO AND THE TWINS: A NEW ADVENTURE OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
1936. BANNERMAN, Helen. SAMBO AND THE TWINS: A NEW ADVENTURE OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1936. Second printing. 90 pp. 24mo., red pictorial cloth stamped in black. Near fine, cloth perfect, bookplate spanning pastedown and front flyleaf (Boston Public Schools, Degrand gift, 1937). Crease pp... More
INNI GIOVENILI
1832. BARBAULD, Anna Letitia. GLI' INNI GIOVENILI della Signora Anna Letizia Barbauld Tradotti in Italiano ad uso de' fanciulli che imparano la lingua. Nuova edizione, corretta e migliorata da Pietro Bachi. Boston, Carter and Hendee, 1832. Square 12mo. vi,110pp. An Italian edition of Mrs. Barbauld's "Hymns in Prose for Children"... More
HUNGRY TIGER OF OZ
1926. THOMPSON, Ruth Plumly. THE HUNGRY TIGER OF OZ. Founded on and continuing the Famous Oz Stories by L. Frank BAUM. Illustrated by John R. NEILL. Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., (1926). First edition, first state (plate stock only coated on one side). 261 pp. 8vo., dark green cloth... More
JINGLES, JOKES, AND FUNNY FOLKS
1898. WAIN, Louis. 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... More
DODO: THE STORY OF A LITTLE BOSTON GIRL
1927. [BOSTON - CHILDREN'S] DODO: THE STORY OF A LITTLE BOSTON GIRL TOLD BY HERSELF TO HER GRANDCHILDREN MARNIE, JOHNNIE AND DIL DIL. [n.p.; privately printed] 1927. 63 pp. 16mo., blue cloth stamped in dark blue on front cover. Minor shelfwear, cloth bright and clean. Deckle edges. Halftone frontispiece (the... More
LITTLE BROWN BOWL WITH OTHER TALES AND VERSE
1928. CLEAVELAND, Bess Bruce. BOWMAN, Phila Butler. THE LITTLE BROWN BOWL WITH OTHER TALES AND VERSE. Illustrated by Bess Bruce CLEAVELAND. New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1928. First edition. xviii + 311 pp. 8vo., brown cloth with gilt spine and cover lettering, color pastedown illustration on cover. Corners gently... More
CHRISTMAS RHYMES AND NEW YEAR'S CHIMES
1889. BRINE, Mary D. CHRISTMAS RHYMES AND NEW YEAR'S CHIMES. New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., 1889. 124 pp. Oblong 4to., color illustrated glazed paper covered boards. In original taupe dust jacket printed in brown, quite rare, which accounts for the book's superb condition. There is only slight creasing... More
LEGENDS OF CHARLEMAGNE
1924. WYETH, N. C. BULFINCH, Thomas. LEGENDS OF CHARLEMAGNE. Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth. New York: Cosmopolitan Book Publishers, 1924. First edition. Perfect cloth, bright gilt spine and top edge, quite minor spots of soil to color pastedown on cover. Child's ink ownerhip to front pastedown. In very good plus... More
LEGENDS OF CHARLEMAGNE
1924. WYETH, N. C. BULFINCH, Thomas. LEGENDS OF CHARLEMAGNE. Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth. New York: Cosmopolitan Book Publishers, 1924. First edition. The spine has oxidized on the right side a bit, otherwise a lovely, fine copy in a dust jacket with a few nicks and short tears at edges... More
HOG GOES DOWNSTREAM
1936. BULLARD, Marion. THE HOG GOES DOWNSTREAM. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company (1936). Illustrated by the author in black and white. 96 pp. Oblong 8vo., pale red cloth stamped in black. Small stain to top of spine. A near fine copy with only minor thumbing by little fingers (on... More
EDITHA'S BURGLAR: A STORY FOR CHILDREN
1888. SANDHAM, Henry. BURNETT, Francis Hodgson. EDITHA'S BURGLAR: A STORY FOR CHILDREN. New York and Boston: H. M. Caldwell Co., 1888 (circa 1898). 66 pp. 8vo., green cloth with color pictorial gilt decorated front board. Later printing. Fine clean copy in original light green dust jacket, sunned tan at spine... More
VICTOR'S STORIES, FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
186. CLOUES, Samuel. [BURNHAM, Samuel]. VICTOR'S STORIES, FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. By the writer of "Uncle Paul's Stories." Boston: The American Tract Society, n.d. [1865, cf. The American Catalogue of Books, 1861-1866, p. 222]. Illustrated with a wood-engraved frontispiece with printed color, with a tissue guard, and wood-engraved illustrations and... More
MAX AND MAURICE: A JUVENILE HISTORY IN SEVEN TRICKS
1889. BUSCH, William, transl. Charles T. Brooks. MAX AND MAURICE: A JUVENILE HISTORY IN SEVEN TRICKS. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1889. 56 pp. + 8 pp. illustrated publisher's juvenile catalogue. 8vo., scarlet cloth with gilt decorative cover title. Faint dampstaining of cloth at spine, else fine (interior not affected). Grapevine motif... More
PANJANDRUM PICTURE BOOK
CALDECOTT, Randolph. THE PANJANDRUM PICTURE BOOK. London and New York: Frederick Warne and Co., (N.d.). Mostly illustrated. Small oblong 4to., grey cloth, front board illustration. A fine copy in a clean but edgeworn (at rear board) dust jacket. More
POLO NE SERA PLUS GOURMAND
1924. CAMO. CAMO. POLO NE SERA PLUS GOURMAND. Illustrated by the author. Paris: Librairie Plon, 1924. 14 pp. 8vo., stapled color illustrated wrappers. Wrappers lightly soiled, some creasing at corners, spine sunned. Interior very good, clean. Color illustrated children's tale. More
HUNTING OF THE SNARK AND OTHER POEMS AND VERSES
1903. NEWELL, Peter. CARROLL, Lewis. THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK AND OTHER POEMS AND VERSES. Illustrated by Peter Newell. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1903. xiii + 248 pp. 8vo., green cloth with gilt spine lettering and front cover decoration. Fine, clean and bright copy, with color frontispiece... More