New York: McLoughlin Brothers, n.d. Hardcover. No publication date. Quarto (10" tall). 10 pp. + accompanying booklet. Decorative paper-covered boards. From private collection. Book is in need of professional repair. Paper missing along spine. Text block is separating from binding, with some pages loose and worn. Booklet depicting stage scenes..... More
Hardcover. Collection of five children's books in handsome decorative bindings. These books are from a Boston-area estate and date back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Books are heavily worn; vary in condition from Fair to Good (some may have broken hinges or other condition issues); and are..... More
Philadelphia: C.G. Henderson & Co, 1852. Hardcover. Illustrated in black and white throughout, this children's book describes the clothing of indigenous peoples in North and South America in the mid 1800s. 5 3/4" tall x 5" wide. 96, [8] pp.: illustrations. Red cloth with gilt stamp on front board depicting..... More
Philadelphia: Moss & Brother, 1856. Softcover. Author uknown. 12mo (7.5" tall). 24 pp. In wraps. Lower wrap missing. Hand-stitched repair to spine and binding remains a bit shaken. Some pages show minor soiling. More
New York: The Century Company, 1902. Hardcover. Inscribed First Edition by noted American journalist, author, social activist, environmentalist, and educator, Adeline Knapp. Our copy includes both a charming inscription by Knapp to previous owner on ffep and Knapp's poem "The Child Heart" written in her hand on verso of half-title..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. Arnold Hall. Hardcover. This retelling of ancient Jataka tales provides readers with moral lessons and insights through the stories of animals and humans. First Edition. Octavo (8 1/4" tall). 239 pp. Red cloth. Rubbing to spine ends and edges; corners gently bumped. Address label..... More
New York: Random House, 1960. Fava, Rita. Hardcover. 12mo (7 1/2" tall). 415 pp. Green paper-covered boards. From private collection. Very faint dampstain to bottom edge of front pastedown and ffep. Lack dust jacket. More
Lucas Brothers, 1928. Hardcover. Octavo, 106 pp. Brown cloth binding shows modest rubbing. No ownership ink. Pages remain clean and unmarked. Scarce work on Missouri's geography, illustrated throughout with black & white photographs and maps. More
New York: John H. Eggers, 1928. Softcover. 7" tall. In stapled wraps. From private collection. Wraps show rubbing and wear along edges. Wraps have separated from binding of single issue. Pages remain clean and bright. More
Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1866. Hardcover. Written for a young audience, this book offers a first-person account of the author's experiences fighting for the Union during the American Civil War. Octavo (7"tall). 312 pp. Green pebble cloth. From private collection. Slight spine slant. Cloth binding is rubbed. 1882 gift inscription..... More
Boston: Houghton, Osgood and Co., 1879. Hardcover. Set in Paris during the reign of King Louis XV, this book tells the story of Mother Michel and her cat. With black & white illustrations throughout by "Mr. Hopkins." Octavo (8" tall), 100 pp. Paper-covered boards. Binding soiled with wear to edges..... More
New York: Random House, 1967. Hardcover. Presumed First Edition (no mention of later printing; last title mentioned on back cover is I Had Trouble Getting to Solla Sollew). Quarto, unpaginated. Cloth. From private collection. No signatures, inscriptions, or bookplates. Edges of boards; spine ends, and corners show heavy rubbing... More
Routledge & Co., 1856. Hardcover. 1856 edition of children's book by Anglo-Irish writer Maria Edgeworth. 5" tall. 91 pp. + 4 pp. publisher's adverts. Cloth binding. Front hinge is cracked and binding is shaken. Prelims show a little foxing. More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1931-1941. Hardcover. This lot includes the following six titles: The Bobbsey Twins (n.d.); The Bobbsey Twins in the Country (n.d.); The Bobbsey Twins'Wonderful Secret (1931); The Bobbsey Twins at the Circus (1932); The Bobbsey Twins at Indian Hollow (1940); and The Bobbsey Twins..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1954. Wood, Grant. Hardcover. This 1954 printing of Horn's book is illustrated throughout by noted American artist Grant Wood. 9 1/2" tall. 78 pp. Cloth binding is a little discolored and soiled, with wear to spine ends and corners. Pages show the occasional creased corner..... More
New York: Self Published, 1933. Softcover. Uncommon work tells the story of gnomes and their kingdom. 5 1/2" tall x 6 3/4" wide. 16 pages. Illustrations. In stapled wraps. From private collection. Small ring stain to upper wrap. Pages show some smudges and stray pencil marks. Pages 7 shows some..... More
Boston: Walker, Wise, and Company, 1864. Book in the "Spectacles for Young Eyes," series of novels, which was created to teach young readers about different cities and cultures around the world. 12mo (6 3/4" tall). 202 pp.With black & white text illustrations and plates throughout. Red cloth binding with gilt-stamping..... More
New York: R. Worthington, 1885. Hardcover. Author Mary Artemisia Lathbury (1841 - 1913) was an American poet and hymnwriter known as the "Poet Laureate and Saint of the Chautauqua Movement." She contributed to various publications and served as the general editor for Methodist Sunday School materials. This edition is beautifully..... More
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1919. Smith, Jessie Willcox. "At the Back of the North Wind" is a children's fantasy novel by Scottish author George MacDonald, first published in 1871. Set in Victorian England, the book tells the story of a young boy named Diamond, who makes the acquaintance of a magical..... More
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1919. Smith, Jessie Willcox. Quarto, 303 pp. Tan cloth with pictorial label on upper board. From private collection. Binding show minor rubbing and soiling. Binding remains square and tight; text, clean. Beautifully illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith. More
Chicago: Little Book House, 1925-1927. Sturges, Katharine; Petersham, Maud and Miska;. Hardcover. This listing is for the three books in Olive Beaupre Miller's "My Travelship" series including Tales Told From Holland (1926), Nursery Friends from France (1927), Little Pictures of Japan (1925). Volumes are lavishly illustrated in color throughout... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1936-1938. Hardcover. This listing is for three children's book by Clare Turlay Newberry: Mittens (1936, Ninth Edition); Barkis (1938, Stated First Edition); and Babette (1937, Stated First Edition). Books are from a private collection, and pages remain clean and unmarked. Dust jackets of all three..... More
Philadelphia: Lippincott, n.d. Rackham, Arthur. Novella written by John Ruskin, with text illustrations and color plates by Arthur Rackham. Octavo, 48 pp. Orange cloth with pictorial label on front board. From private collection. Name neatly printed on bottom of ffep. More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1882. Hardcover. Beautifully illustrated children's story. Quarto (9" tall). 201 pp. Decorative green binding. From private collection. Spine ends show a little rubbing. Previous owner's address label on ffep. More
Williamstown, Massachusetts: Privately Printed, 1929. Paperback. Inscribed by author and her husband to previous owner. 12mo, 16 pp. Stapled wraps. From private collection. Staples are starting to rust. Wraps are lightly discolored along spine. More
