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| This selection contains 32 title(s) on 2 pages. This is page 1 with nrs. 1 to 25 |
| [HORNSBY (MARY)?] The Amiable Tutoress: or, the History of Mary and Jane Hornsby. Printed for T. Hurst. 1801. First Edition, 12mo, [iv],169,[7]pp., engraved frontispiece, orig. marbled boards, rubbed, new leather spine. Copac locates two copies; The British Library ascribe this anonymous work to Mary Hornsby, whereas Sydney Jones Library, Liverpool ascribe it to Harriet Ventum. GBP 195.00 [Appr.: EURO 216.5 US$ 323.9 | JP 28615] Book number: 25840 Click here to order or inquire at Forest Books. | ||
| [PARDON (GEORGE FREDERICK)] The Juvenile Museum of Entertainment and Instruction. Embellished with Numerous Engravings. Thomas Holmes. [1855]. 208pp., frontis., 35 engraved plates, orig. cloth, spine slightly defective, small tears to hinges, gilt. Each subject covered is accompanied by an engraved plate, including the bookbinding, the printer, alum-works, coal mines, boiler-making, whale fishing, etc. GBP 95.00 [Appr.: EURO 105.5 US$ 157.8 | JP 13941] Book number: 19385 Click here to order or inquire at Forest Books. | ||
| [FENN (ELEANOR)] [MRS. LOVECHILD, PSEUD.] Juvenile Correspondence; or, Letters, Suited to Children, from Four to above Ten Years of Age. In Three Sets. Printed and Sold by John Marshall. [1785]. Second Edition, small 8vo, xv,[xvi-xviii],19-122,[4 adverts]pp., half-title, text lightly spotted, cont. quarter red morocco, marbled paper boards, a little wear to edge of boards, foot of spine slightly chipped. ESTC locates 3 copies in the UK and 2 in North America of this second edition. GBP 275.00 [Appr.: EURO 305 US$ 456.78 | JP 40354] Book number: 23034 Click here to order or inquire at Forest Books. | ||
| [COTTON (NATHANIEL)] Visions in Verse, for the Entertainment and Instruction of Young Minds. Printed for R. Dodsley. 1753. Fourth Edition, small 8vo, [iv],132 + 8pp., of publisher adverts “Books Printed for R. Dodsley”, without the half-title, cont. mottled calf, rubbed, red morocco label on spine. Poetry for children, first printed in 1751, a very popular title, but scarce in early editions such as this. ESTC records only 2 copies ( ABu and NIC) of this edition. GBP 95.00 [Appr.: EURO 105.5 US$ 157.8 | JP 13941] Book number: 22987 Click here to order or inquire at Forest Books. | ||
| LOFTS (W.O.G.) & ADLEY (DEREK) William - A Bibliography. Privately Published. [1980]. 4to, 51pp., facsimiles, orig. printed wrappers. Bibliography of Richmal Crompton’s “Just William”. GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.75 US$ 41.53 | JP 3669] Book number: 22701 Click here to order or inquire at Forest Books. | ||
| ANDERSEN (HANS CHRISTIAN) Catalogue of the Important Collection of Books and Associated Material Relating to Hans Christian Andersen Formed by the late Doctor Richard Klein. Sotheby’s. 1980. 170pp., illustrs., price list loosely inserted, orig. printed wrappers, 661 lots. GBP 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.75 US$ 26.58 | JP 2348] Book number: 22708 Click here to order or inquire at Forest Books. | ||
| BUTTERLFLY’S BALL. [DORSET (CATHERINE ANN)] The Peacock “At Home:” A Sequel to the Butterfly’s Ball. Written by a Lady, And Illustrated with Elegant Engravings. Printed for J. Harris, Successor to E. Newbery. 1807. First Edition, 12mo, 16pp., engraved frontispiece and 5 plates after W. Mulready, orig. blue printed wrappers with Peacock on upper wrapper, expertly re-backed, small worming to lower wrapper and final leaf in blank margin (not affecting text), corners a little dog-eared. GBP 175.00 [Appr.: EURO 194.25 US$ 290.68 | JP 25680] Book number: 24804 Click here to order or inquire at Forest Books. | ||
| CHILDREN’S BOOKS.: Children’s Books of Yesterday. With Foreword by the Poet Laureate John Masefield. National Book League. [c.1945]. First Edition, 192pp., small 8vo, orig. printed wrappers. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.93 | JP 1761] Book number: 669 Click here to order or inquire at Forest Books. | ||
| CHILDREN’S BOOKS. The Kenneth E. Luther Collection of Books About Children’s Books. Catalogue 117 & 120. Oak Knoll Books, New Castle Delaware. [c. 1990]. 2 Parts., 83; 93pp., illustrs., orig. printed wrappers, 1,339 items. GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 US$ 24.92 | JP 2201] Book number: 22706 Click here to order or inquire at Forest Books. | ||
| CHILDREN’S BOOKS. The Osborne Collection of Early Children’s Books 1566-1910. A Catalogue. Prepared by Judith St. John, with an Introduction by Edgar Osborne. Toronto Public Library. 1966-75. 2 Vols., coloured frontis., 11 coloured plates, numerous illustrs., orig. decorated cloth, vol. I slightly soiled. A standard reference in the field. GBP 85.00 [Appr.: EURO 94.5 US$ 141.19 | JP 12473] Book number: 22307 Click here to order or inquire at Forest Books. | ||
| CHILDREN’S BOOKS. The Osborne Collection of Early Children’s Books 1566-1910. A Catalogue. Prepared by Judith St. John, with an Introduction by Edgar Osborne. Toronto Public Library. 1966-75. 2 Vols., coloured frontis., 11 coloured plates, numerous illustrs., orig. decorated cloth, vol. I slightly soiled. A standard reference in the field. GBP 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 83.25 US$ 124.58 | JP 11006] Book number: 24435 Click here to order or inquire at Forest Books. | ||
| ROSCOE (S.) & BRIMMELL (R.A.) James Lumsden & Son of Glasgow. Their Juvenile Books and Chapbooks. Private Libraries Association. 1981. First Edition, large 8vo, coloured frontis., numerous facsimiles, orig. cloth. GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.75 US$ 41.53 | JP 3669] Book number: 12446 Click here to order or inquire at Forest Books. | ||
| CHILDREN’S BOOKS. GUMUCHIAN & CIE. Les Livres de l’Enfance du XVe au XIXe Siecle. Preface de Paul Gavault. Gumuchian & Cie, Paris. 1930. First Edition, 2 vols., 4to, xx,[4],446,[4]; 16pp., vol.1 text with 6,251 items described, vol.2 contains 336 plates, cont. half morocco, lightly rubbed, spines slightly faded, t.e.g. The Grolier Club, Bibliography: Its History and Development. No. 158. “This splendidly illustrated bookseller’s catalogue of 6,251 children’s books is the first major bibliography solely devoted to children’s books and has become a standard reference work on the subject.” GBP 225.00 [Appr.: EURO 249.75 US$ 373.73 | JP 33017] Book number: 26289 Click here to order or inquire at Forest Books. | ||
| DARTT (CAPTAIN ROBERT L.) COMPILER. G.A. Henty: A Bibliography. John Sherratt and Son Ltd. 1971. First Edition, portrait, 12 plates, orig. cloth, d.w. GBP 28.00 [Appr.: EURO 31.25 US$ 46.51 | JP 4109] Book number: 20248 Click here to order or inquire at Forest Books. | ||
| ULLOM (JUDITH C.) COMPILER. Louisa May Alcott: A Centennial for Little Women. An Annotated, Selected Bibliography. Library of Congress, Washington. 1969. x,91pp., illustrs., in the text, orig. printed wrappers. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.93 | JP 1761] Book number: 20176 Click here to order or inquire at Forest Books. | ||
| MAYONY (BERTHA E.) LATIMER (LOUISE PAYSON) & FOLMSBEE (BEULAH) COMPILERS. Illustrators of Children’s Books 1744-1945. The Horn Book inc. Boston. 1970. 4to, xvi,527pp., numerous illustrs., throughout, orig. cloth, d.w. This important volume contains ten fascinating chapters on the history and development of illustration in children’s books. Biographies of more than 350 illustrators are presented, along with a bibliography listed by illustrators and authors. GBP 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 39 US$ 58.14 | JP 5136] Book number: 22700 Click here to order or inquire at Forest Books. | ||
| DARTON (F.J. HARVEY): Children’s Books in England: Five Centuries of Social Life. Cambridge University Press. 1970. Second Edition, 8 plates, orig. cloth, d.w. Handling a massive amount of material. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.93 | JP 1761] Book number: 12 Click here to order or inquire at Forest Books. | ||
| DARTON (LAWRENCE) Dartons: an Annotated Check-list of Children’s Books, Games and Educational Aids Issued by Two Publishing Houses 1787-1870. The British Library. 2005. 4to, 736pp., 16 colour and 70 black & white illustrs., orig. decorated boards. In 1787 William Darton began engraving and printing books especially for children. Over the next 60 years over 1000 books for children and young people were published, and about 50 games and educational aids. A separate firm of Dartons was begun in 1804 by his eldest son, and using various imprints (always including the name Darton) they published over 1600 children's books in 65 years. This check-list contains details of the output of these two famous publishers, together with information on later editions, an index of artists and engravers and another of publishers and printers. This work is a source of reference for scholars of the history of the book, particularly in the study of children's books. GBP 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.75 US$ 99.66 | JP 8805] Book number: 26871 Click here to order or inquire at Forest Books. | ||
| ENGEN (RODNEY K.) Kate Greenaway. Academy Editions. 1976. First Edition, 4to, frontis., illustrs., throughout (some coloured), orig. cloth. With an extensive checklist of her work. GBP 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.75 US$ 23.25 | JP 2054] Book number: 12508 Click here to order or inquire at Forest Books. | ||
| SCHUSTER (THOMAS E.) & ENGEN (RODNEY) Printed Kate Greenaway: A Catalogue Raisonné. T.E. Schuster. 1987. First Edition, 304pp., 150 illustrs., (some in colour), orig. cloth. This is the first fully comprehensive reference book for Kate Greenaway collectors, with over 600 major items and hundred,s of variants within each heading. GBP 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 44.5 US$ 66.44 | JP 5870] Book number: 26141 Click here to order or inquire at Forest Books. | ||
| FIELD (MRS. E.M.) The Child and his Book. Some Account of the History and Progress of Children’s Literature in England. Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. [1892]. Second Edition, [vi],358pp., frontis., illustrs., orig. decorated cloth. GBP 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 44.5 US$ 66.44 | JP 5870] Book number: 22696 Click here to order or inquire at Forest Books. | ||
| GREENAWAY.: Kate Greenaway. A Rizzoli Paperback. Rizzoli International Publications, Inc. 1977. 104pp., 50 coloured illustrs., orig. decorated wrappers. GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9 US$ 13.29 | JP 1174] Book number: 478 Click here to order or inquire at Forest Books. | ||
| HANNAS (LINDA) The English Jigsaw Puzzle 1760-1890. With a Descriptive Check-List of Puzzles in the Museums of Great Britain and the Author's Collection. Wayland Publishers. 1972. First Edition, 4to, coloured frontis., 66 illustrs., (7 coloured), orig. cloth, d.w. The standard reference work for jigsaw puzzles. GBP 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 50 US$ 74.75 | JP 6603] Book number: 13700 Click here to order or inquire at Forest Books. | ||
| HOLME (BRYAN): The Kate Greenaway Book. A Collection of Illustration, Verse and Text. Gallery Books, New York. 1976. First Edition, 4to, frontis., numerous illustrs., (some coloured), orig. cloth, d.w. GBP 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 US$ 19.93 | JP 1761] Book number: 30 Click here to order or inquire at Forest Books. | ||
| LINDER (LESLIE) A History of the Writings of Beatrix Potter Including Unpublished Work. Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd. 1971. Second Edition, large 8vo, xxvi,446pp., coloured frontis., numerous plates (mostly coloured), orig. cloth, d.w. spine faded. A valuable feature is the Appendix sections, which helps identify first editions. GBP 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 55.5 US$ 83.05 | JP 7337] Book number: 24328 Click here to order or inquire at Forest Books. |
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