Anonymous

Aeroplanes and Airships

Akron, Ohio, The Saalfield Pub. Co. 1930. First Edition. First edition; oblong 10 x 14 3/4, spinning wing, affixed to front wrap with a brad - 3 1/4 x 14 1/2; pp. [12]; stapled pictorial wraps and lithographed illustrations; a bit of wear to edges and tips of spine; faint, discolored spot to lower right corner (not affecting text and illustrations); in about very good condition. A beautiful and uncommon inter-war children's publication, it illustrated and gave the history of various airplanes, aircraft carriers, and airships. Very good .

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Book number: 003683

Catalogue: Children

Keywords: Children, Movable

Anonymous

Doctor Dick

London and New York , Ernest Nister / E. P. Dutton and Co. 1890. First edition presumed, n. d. (ca 1890); 6 x 4 3/4; pp. [12]; chromolithographed paper over boards and 1/4 cloth; illustrated with chromolithographed plates, including two-page centerfold, and black and white drawings; no title page, as published; minor wear to tips of spine and corners and a small nick to top edge of back board; in very good to near fine condition. A beautiful children's book, it told the story of mischievous Dick and his friends, while vacationing by the sea. Very good .

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Book number: 003562

Catalogue: Children

Keywords: Children

Anonymous

The Entertaining and Interesting Story, of Ali Baba the Wood Cutter; with the Death of the Forty Thieves, and the Overthrow of Their Protector Orcobrand, the Evil Genius of the Forest

Philadelphia, Published by Morgan & Yeager, No. 114 Chesnut Street (Front wrap: Published by Morgan & Sons, at Their Juvenile Bookstore), 1825. Early 19th-century Edition. Early 19th-century edition, n. d. (ca 1825); 5 1/4 x 4 1/4; pp. [22]; brown paper over card stock wraps, printed and ruled in black; chipping to paper on spine and closed splits to tips; small nicks to corners; discolored spot to lower margin of front wrap; first three leaves detached, but present; illustrated with eleven, hand-colored, copper engravings; overall in good condition. A delightful edition of a beloved folk tale, it was presumably illustrated by William Charles (1776 - 1820) - a Scotish-American cartoonist, engraver and publisher, best known for his political cartoons. Based on his illustrations - plain, or hand-colored - the book could be had for 18 cents and 31 cents respectively. Scarce, with no copies in OCLC of this edition and none in the trade (as of July 2020). (Rosenbach 662). Good .

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Book number: 002350

Catalogue: Children

Keywords: Children, Copper Engravings

Anonymous

Harry's Summer in Ashcroft

New York, Harper and Brothers, Publishers, 1860. First Edition. First edition (copyrighted 1859, published 1860); 6 1/2 x 5; pp. [7], vi-xii, [1], 14-204, [4]; pebbled, dark-blue cloth over boards; elaborate gilt decorations and title to front board and spine; illustrated with numerous in-line engravings and frontis plate; a bit of rubbing to tips of spine and edges; faint, previous owner's signature to first blank leaf; occasional spotting, mostly to first and last few pages; in very good condition. A charming children's book on natural history, it was intended to unite "amusement with instruction," by teaching them the "processes of nature" through the story of Harry and his sister Emma, who spent one spring and summer on a farm on the Hudson. Very good .

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Book number: 003324

Catalogue: Children

Keywords: Children, Natural History

Anonymous

The History and Adventures of Little William, a Companion of Little Eliza; Illustrated with a Series of Elegant Figures

Philadelphia, Published and sold Wholesale, by Morgan and Sons, and may be had of all the Booksellers (Front wrap: Published by Morgan & Yeager, At the Juvenile Bookstore, No. 114, Chesnut Street, first door below the Post-Office), 1825. Early 19th-century Edition. Early 19th-century edition, n. d. (ca 1825); 5 x 4 1/4; pp. [22]; brown paper over card stock wraps, printed and ruled in black; chipping to paper on spine; a thin split to back wrap along spine; small nicks and chips to paper on spine and corners; illustrated with eight, hand-colored, copper-engraved plates, including frontispiece; in good to very good condition. A delightful, early American children's book, it it was presumably illustrated by William Charles (1776 - 1820) - a Scotish-American cartoonist, engraver and publisher, best known for his political cartoons. Based on his illustrations - plain, or hand-colored - the book could be had for 18 3/4 cents and 25 cents respectively. OCLC lists 1 copy of this edition at the University of Rochester; none in the trade (as of July 2020). (Rosenbach 668). Very good .

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Book number: 002351

Catalogue: Children

Keywords: Children, Copper Engravings

Anonymous

Jane Scott

Philadelphia, American Sunday - School Union, 1832. First Edition. First edition; 5 3/4 x 3 3/4; pp. [2], 3-36; marbled paper over boards and 1/4 morocco; title in gilt to spine (faded); illustrated with woodcuts; a few chips to paper along edges of boards; finger smudges to margins of pages; in good condition. An uncommon children's book on morals and religion. Good .

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Book number: 003855

Catalogue: Children

Keywords: Children

Anonymous

Old Mother Hubbard and Her Wonderful Dog

Philadelphia, Robert F. Simpson, 1865. First Edition. First edition presumed; 7 1/2 x 4 3/4; pp. [1], 3-15; pictorial blue wraps; illustrated with hand-colored woodcuts; in fair condition - 2" missing off top left corner of front wrap; period repairs to spine with thin thread; a few nicks and rubbed spots to edges. An unrecorded "Mother Hubbard" edition from a fairly-obscure Philadelphia publisher, who was active in the mid-1860s. Fair .

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Book number: 003769

Catalogue: Children

Keywords: Children

Anonymous

Our Farm Animals. Father Tuck's Panorama

London-Paris-Berlin-New York-Toronto, Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd. 1900. First edition, n. d. (ca 1900); leporello (concertina-folded), 6 oblong boards (12 panels), each board 7 x 8 3/4, approx. 4 1/2 feet unfolded; chromolithographed paper over thick card stock, hinged with linen; a bit of fraying to tips linen; small rubbed spots to corners and edges; some age-toning and spotting, mostly to margins; overall in very good condition. Part of the popular Victorian series "Father Tuck's Panorama," this particular one described, in rhymes, the farm animals helping people in agriculture and food production, including goats, donkeys, cows, etc. Not in OCLC, not in the trade (as of September 2021). Very good .

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Book number: 003059

Catalogue: Children

Keywords: Children, Panorama, Abaa-Boston

anonymous

A Picture Book for Little Children

Philadelphia, Published by kimber and Conrad, 1812. First edition, n. d. (ca 1812); 5 1/2 x 2 3/4; pp. [24]; yellow, plain, paper-over-card-stock wraps; illustrated with half-page woodcuts; a few small rubbed spots to wraps; a small chip and a closed cut to tail of spine; in good to very good condition. An early-19th-century children's book, it contained short lines of moral and practical advice, sayings, etc. - each one illustrated with a corresponding engraving. (Rosenbach 466). Good .

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Book number: 003090

Catalogue: Children

Keywords: Children, Woodcuts

Anonymous

The Story Book in Verse

New York, Clinton Hall, J. S. Redfield, 1848. First Edition. First edition, n. d. (ca 1848 - tentative date obtained from publisher's address, Clinton Hall, 137 Nassau, where he published between 1843 and 1852); 4 1/2 x 3; pp. [1], 4-16; yellow wraps, tied with a string and decorated and ruled in black; illustrated with woodcuts; small nicks to tips of spine; very mild age-toning and a small spot to front wrap; upper corner of back wrap clipped; occasional faint spots to margins; overall in very good condition. Justus Starr Redfield (1810 - 1888) began his career very young, first as a stereotyper (as Redfield & Savage), and in 1831 - as a publisher in his own right. He published four series of toy books, the current one being No. 12 of the Third Series, which became very popular and would later be re-published by Kiggins & Kellogg. This particular one contained five stories in verse and included "Meddlesome Matty,"The Idle Boy," etc. Very good .

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Book number: 003075

Catalogue: Children

Keywords: Children, Americana, Verse, Abaa-Boston

Anonymous

The Travel Book. Peter & Peggy Go Round the World [a Shape Book]

Racine, WI, Whitman Publishing Co. 1931. First Edition. First edition; 12" in diameter; pp. [18], including text to wraps verso; pictorial wraps; numerous in-line illustrations; closed splits and two small, rubbed spots to tips of spine; fore-edge lightly curved upward; a few small nicks to edges; in about very good- condition. A beautiful children's travel book, shaped like a globe, it followed Peter and Peggy's adventure around the world and described various countries with their landmarks and places of interest, including Cuba, China, Singapore, Palestine, France, Costa Rica, and more. Very good .

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Book number: 002664

Catalogue: Children

Keywords: Travel, Children, Shape Book

Anonymous

The Victory. A Story for Boys

Boston, D. Lothrop & Co. 1872. First Edition. Presumed first edition, n. d. (ca 1872); 4 3/4 x 3 1/4; pp. [7], 8-53, [3]; beige paper over boards; chromolithographed illustration pasted on front board; illustrated with black and white plates and small vignettes at the beginning of each chapter; thin, closed cut to paper along spine; a small gift inscription to ffep; in about very good condition. An unusual, Victorian chapter book, it told the story of a little boy, his longing for the life of a sailor, and his path to the ultimate victory. Very good .

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Book number: 002741

Catalogue: Children

Keywords: Chapter Book

Anonymous

The Zoological Gardens: Hyaenas, Stag, Jaguar, Fox, Otter, Camel [Aunt Louisa's London Toy Books]

London, Frederick Warne & Co. 1875. First Edition. First edition, n. d. (ca 1875); 10 1/2 x 9; pp. [6] + 6 unnumbered, chromolithographed leaves of plates (pp. 1 and 6 used as pastedowns, as published); pictorial wraps; a small chip to head of spine and a closed split to tail; occasional spots of foxing, mostly to margins of leaves; small, penciled-in signature of previous owner to upper margin of first plate; overall in very good- condition. An adorable children's book, part of the popular Aunt Louisa's series in late-19th-century England, it illustrated and described six of the animals found at the Zoological Gardens, today the London Zoo. Very good .

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Book number: 003027

Catalogue: Children

Keywords: Children, Animals, Zoo, Chromolithographs

Bandurak, Volodymyr; [Illustrated by] Butovych, Mykola

Kozatska Dytyna. Opovidannia Z Kozatskoi Buvalshchyny (the Child of the Kozaks. Historical Sketch for Children... )

Dzherzi Syti / Niu Iork (Jersey City / New York), Vydannia Ukrainskoho Narodnoho Soiuzu, 1955. First Edition. First edition; 8 1/4 x 5 3/4; pp. [2], 5-31, [1]; beige, pictorial wraps, decorated in black and blue; title in Ukrainian and English on facing pages; illustrated with numerous black and white drawings; a small manuscript number to back wrap; light wear to tips of spine and corners; in very good to near fine condition. Volodymyr Bandurak (1915 - 1982) was a Ukrainian author, educator, and public activist - well known for his essays, short stories, and tales for children, although he arguably gained his biggest fame for his work on Lenin's visit to the Tatras. Initially, enthusiastically greeted by the Party, the story would later be ridiculed and dismissed for "containing too many fictional moments." The illustrator of the current book, Mykola Butovych (1895 - 1961), was a renowned Ukrainian graphic designer, artist, memoirist, and author. After serving in the Cossack Division of the Ukrainian People's Republic (UNR) and teaching in Nazi-occupied Lviv, he emigrated to the US in 1948, where he was a member of the Association of Ukrainian Artists in America, wrote memoirs and collections of epigrams, and participated in numerous art exhibitions. Very good .

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Book number: 002964

Catalogue: Children

Keywords: Children, Ukraine, Cossacks, Emigre

Barnes, J. V.

A Collection of Lucite, Nursery-Rhymes Tiles

S. l. J. V. Barnes, 1948. Forty-three square, lucite tiles in pink, several shades of blue, yellow, orange, several shades of green, white, and beige, for a total of 11 designs and variations of each other; 4 1/4 x 4 1/4; illustrations and text stamped in contrasting ink; many with manufacturer's name and date to lower right corner; a few with small holes to upper margin (for hanging); most with minor scratches and wear, a few with smudges to edges and to a few of the letters; in very good or better condition. Produced by an elusive manufacturer, the tiles were most probably designed to be displayed in classrooms or children's playrooms, to teach kids the words of popular nursery rhymes. Most featured an open-ended part of a verse, e.g. "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great.." and a few just contained an entertaining illustration and a title with historiated letters, for example: "The Goose Book," with anthropomorphic eggs for the letter "O." Not in the trade (as of August 2020). Very good .

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Book number: 002725

Catalogue: Children

Keywords: Lucite, Nursery Rhymes