Domjan, Joseph

The Proud Peacock

NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. (1965). (1965). NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. (1965). (1965). Very good. - 4to, color pictorial cloth titled in white on spine & front cover. [24] pp. Tan & white pictorial endpapers & profuse illustrations in maroon & white & full color from woodcuts by Joseph Domjan. Lacks a jacket, else near fine.

Hungarian artist Joseph Domjan tells the tale of a humble woodcutter who can understand the language of birds. He retrieves the king's ring, which has been swallowed by a peacock, and as a reward claims a recalcitrant princess for his bride. Domjan's gorgeously patterned color woodcuts, which illustrate the story, are included in the permanent collections of a number of museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Very good .

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Book number: 30440

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; ILLUSTRATED; FAIRY TALE; WOODCUTTER; PRINCESS; PEACOCK; WOODCUTS; ARTIST; ILLUSTRATOR; HUNGARIAN; JOSEPH DOMJAN.

(Donovan, Mary Rose). Thomason, Caroline Wasson

Plays for Children in French and English

Philadelphia, PA: The Penn Publishing Company, 1923. 1923. Philadelphia, PA: The Penn Publishing Company, 1923. 1923. Very good. - Square octavo, pictorial gray & cream paper covered boards with color illustration on the front board. The boards are bumped & rubbed with soiling to the rear board; there are small pieces out of the paper at the bottom corners of the boards & the head of the spine. Each play is separately paginated. Illustrated with 5 B&W plates by Mary Rose Donovan & with set diagrams. The contents are very good.

The plays are "Beauty and the Beast", "Bluebeard", "Cinderella", "Red Riding Hood" and "The Three Bears". The dialogue is printed in English followed by a translation into French. The stage directions are in English. There is no set and costume information published for "Bluebeard".

Scarce. Very good .

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Book number: 14930

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; ILLUSTRATED; THEATER; PLAYS; FAIRY TALES; FRENCH; BEAUTY AND WASSON THOMASON; ILLUSTRATOR; PLATES; MARY ROSE DONOVAN.

(Dunlap, Hope). Mulock, Dinah Maria [1826-1887]

The Little Lame Prince and His Travelling Cloak

Chicago: Rand McNally Co. (1937). (1937). Chicago: Rand McNally Co. (1937). (1937). Very good. - Square 8vo, maroon cloth (bumped & rubbed; small stain to rear cover; spine faded with handwritten title) with color pictorial label mounted on front cover. 128 pp. (light spotting to endpapers & half-title; occasional light soiling). Color frontispiece, color pictorial title & half-title, full-page color illustrations & textual illustrations in B&W & color by Hope Dunlap. Very good internally.

Reprint edition of1937.

A brief biography of Dinah Maria Mulock, told for young people, is given in the rear of the book. Born in Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England in 1826, she married publisher and man-of-letters George Lillie Craik. She was a novelist and poet as well as a writer for children. Very good .

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Book number: 2192

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; ILLUSTRATED; PRINCE; LITTLE LAME PRINCE; AUTHOR; WOMAN AUTHOR; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; DINAH MARIA MULOCK; ILLUSTRATOR; HOPE DUNLAP; ILLUSTRATED.

[Dyer, E. Porter. (1813-1882)].

The Child's Keepsake; a Poetical Bouquet for Little Children.

New Haven, [CT]: S. Babcock, 1850. 1850. - Miniature chapbook [approximately 4-3/4 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial yellow wrappers sewn with black thread with a border of 10 vignettes on each cover, a vignette of a rose below the title on the front cover & an ad for Babcock's Toy Books on the rear cover. The binding is lightly stained. The corners of the front cover are creased.There are pieces out of the bottom corners of the rear cover with tears along the lower end of the spine. 8 pages. Illustrated with a pictorial title & 3 full-page woodcuts in the text. There is a piece out of the bottom corners of pages 5 & 7, with very slight loss. Fair. First edition. This book of verses is attributed to Ebenezer Porter Dyer, a congregational clergyman [1813-1882]. According to Sidney Babcock's ad, the toy books are edited by Thomas Teller. Fair .

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Book number: 34180

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S & ILLUSTRATED; MINIATURE CHAPBOOK; TOY BOOK; JUVENILE; CHILDREN'S VERSES; THE CHILD'S KEEPSAKE; A POETICAL BOUQUET FOR LITTLE CHILDREN; EBENEZER PORTER DYER; THOMAS TELLER, EDITOR; WOODCUTS; LEARNING TO DRAW; OLD DOBBIN; QUARREL

Dyer, Jane; and Fox, Mem

Time for Bed": A Superb Color Poster for the Book Signed by the Illustrator Jane Dyer

Harcourt Brace & Company, 1993. 1993. Harcourt Brace & Company, 1993. 1993. Very good. ORIGINAL POSTER SIGNED BY THE ARTIST JANE DYER - sc - An 18 inch high by 27-1/2 inch wide color poster for the illustrated children's book by Mem Fox. The poster is illustrated with Jane Dyer's depiction of a little yellow gosling, yawning as it spreads it tiny wings beneath the protective wings of a magnificent white goose. Titled at left within a frame set against the dark blue starry sky. The author and illustrator's names are printed along the bottom margin. The poster is signed and dated in blue ink at right under the image "Jane Dyer 1993". Folded vertically and horizontally for mailing, there are creases along the right edge of the poster and tiny creases to the top corners. Very good. Very good .

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Book number: 30425

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN; ILLUSTRATED; POSTER; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; ADVERTISEMENT; JANE DYER; TIME FOR BED; MEM FOX; ILLUSTRATION; GOOSE; GOSLING; HARCOURT BRACE; PRINT; SIGNATURE.

Edgeworth, R. L. [Edgeworth, Maria].

The Cherry Orchard: A Story for Children.

Boston: Printed by John Wilson and Son, 1853. 1853. - Small octavo, softcover bound in printed yellow wraps sewn with white cord & titled in black within a decorative frame in black. The wraps are soiled with the top corners bumped. 20 pages. There is some minor foxing & there are some small white stains to the title page. Very good.

The story is actually by Maria Edgeworth and the attribution to R. L. Edgeworth is erroneous. Good .

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Book number: 16133

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; STORY; THE CHERRY ORCHARD; R. L. EDGEWORTH; MARIA EDGEWORTH; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.

(Fratelli Fabbri Editori).

Enciclopedia Della Fanciulla. (Volume 5 Only).

(Milano): Fratelli Fabbri Editori, (1963). (1963). - Quarto [12-1/4 inches high by 9-5/8 inches wide], light tan buckram, in a dust wrapper. There are small areas of minor staining to the tail of the spine & the top corner of the rear cover. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed with the top & bottom edges chipped & with 2 tears to the bottom edge of each panel. Half-title, title & pages 819-1021. There is light offsetting to the front endpaper. 1 bottom page corner is creased. Profuse color illustrations with sections of the text printed on color panels. Very good in a good dust wrapper.

The text is in Italian. Good .

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Book number: 25628

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; ILLUSTRATED; ENCYCLOPEDIA; ITALIAN; ENCICLOPEDIA DELLA FANCIULLA; GIRL'S ENCYCLOPEDIA.

Edmonds, Walter.

Moses.

Toronto: Charles Bush Limited, (1939). (1939). Toronto: Charles Bush Limited, (1939). (1939). Good. - Small octavo, blue cloth titled in gilt on the front cover. The titling is faded, with loss. The binding is rubbed & lightly bumped with the spine faded. There is a tiny white mark to the front cover. 40 pages. There is a gift inscription on the front endpaper with the recipient's name penned on the front pastedown. Good.

A limited complimentary edition published as a Christmas 1939 gift book for friends of the publisher. A trade edition under the title "Hound Dog Moses and the Promised Land" was not published until 1954.

Edmonds writes about a hunting dog seeking admission to heaven from St. Peter.

Rare. Good .

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Book number: 33708

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; DOGS; HUNTING DOG; MOSES; AMERICAN AUTHOR; WALTER D. EDMONDS; HEAVEN; ST. PETER; LIMITED EDITION; CHRISTMAS GIFT BOOK.

(Eichenberg, Fritz; Busoni, Rafaello; Metzl, Ervine ). Hawthorne, Nathaniel; Andersen, Hans Christian; Hersholt, Jean.

The Evergreen Tales; or, Tales for the Ageless: The Tale of King Midas and the Golden Touch / Pandora's Box / the Emperor's New Clothes.

New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1951-1952. 1951-1952. - Quarto, 12 inches high by 8 inches wide. Hardcover, three volumes bound in black, cream, and navy blue cloth with decorations and illustrations on the front boards, titled in various colors on the spines. The books are housed in a red slipcase with a paper label on its spine. The slipcase is rubbed and it's spine is lightly stained. The case's label is slightly chipped and stained. The pagination of each volume is as follows: 1) The Tale of King Midas and the Golden Touch: 47 pages and the colophon, illustrated with color lithographs by Fritz Eichenberg; 2) Pandora's Box: 42 pages plus the colophon and with color illustrations by Rafaello Busoni; (3) The Emperor's New Clothes: 35 pages plus the colophon, with color illustrations by Ervine Metzl. Near fine in a very good slipcase. Limited edition of 2,000 sets, each volume numbered 253. The individual volumes are as follows: 1) THE TALE OF KING MIDAS AND THE GOLDEN TOUCH as told by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Illustrated with color lithographs by Fritz Eichenberg. SIGNED ON THE COLOPHON BY FRITZ EICHENBERG. 2) PANDORA'S BOX by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Illustrated by Rafaello Busoni. SIGNED ON THE COLOPHON BY RAFAELLO BUSONI. 3) THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES by Hans Christian Andersen. Translated by Jean Hersholt. Illustrated by Ervine Metzl. SIGNED ON THE COLOPHON BY ERVINE METZL AND JEAN HERSHOLT. Very good .

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Book number: 97874

Catalogue: Children's and Illustrated

Keywords: ILLUSTRATED; LITERATURE; THE EVERGREEN TALES; OR, TALES FOR THE AGELESS; FAIRY TALES; LIMITED EDITION; NUMBERED EDITION; JEAN HERSHOLT; LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB; THE TALE OF KING MIDAS AND THE GOLDEN TOUCH; PANDORA'S BOX; THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES; N

(Memling, Hans; van Eyck, Jean; et al). van der Elst, Jan

Les Trois Madones / Et Autres Contes Flamands. Avec 7 Reproductions de Tableaux Celebres

Paris: Fernand Nathan, (1950). (1950). Paris: Fernand Nathan, (1950). (1950). Good. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY JAN VAN DER ELST - Quarto [approximately 12 inches high by 9-1/4 inches wide], cream paper covered boards with a vignette in green on the front cover in a dust wrapper. The binding is bumped. The dust jacket is rubbed & chipped with some creasing to the edges. There is foxing to the edges of the rear fold. 122 & [3] pages plus colophon. Illustrated with 7 color plates reproducing famous Flemish paintings by Hans Memling, Jean van Eyck & others. There is some foxing to the edges of the book. Good.

First edition.

Inscribed by the author on the half- title & signed "J. van der Elst".

Stories for young people, inspired by famous Flemish paintings. The text is in French. Good .

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Book number: 30318

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S & ILLUSTRATED; LES TROIS MADONES et autres contes flamands. Avec 7 Reproductions de Tableaux Celebres; FLEMISH PAINTINGS; FLEMISH PAINTERS; HANS MEMLING; JEAN VAN EYCK; JAN VAN DER ELST; INSCRIBED; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; FIRST E

Ewers, Hans Heinz

Die Verkaufte Grossmutter. Ein Deutsches Märchenbuch

Munich: Georg Muller, 1923. 1923. Munich: Georg Muller, 1923. 1923. Good. - Octavo, green cloth backed pictorial orange paper over boards titled & illustrated in black within deep orange frames on the front cover. The covers are slightly soiled and rubbed with 2 small chips to paper which covers the boards. 227 & [iii] pages and 2 ads, fantastically illustrated with 12 black & white plates by Paul Haase. The lower edge of the front hinge and the top corner of first sixty leaves are dampstained. Good.

Inscribed by Ewers in German with 4 lines of playful doggerell "Wish I had my little doggie Dofie / (Had it since it was pussy wup!) / It could stand upon its' little hind legs, / Hold its little front legs up!" . Good .

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Book number: 1867

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN; ILLUSTRATED; GERMAN; SIGNED; INCSRIBED; AUTOGRAPH; LITERATURE; FANTASY; HANS HEINZ EWERS; DIE VERKAUFTEGROSSMUTTER; PLATES; PAUL HAASE; DOGGEREL; SIGNATURE.

Ewing, Juliana Horatia; Allsopp, E. M.; editor.

The Ewing Book: Scenes from the Tales of Juliana Horatia Ewing. Edited by E.M. Allsopp.

Toronto: The Musson Book Co. Ltd. 1923. 1923. - Small quarto [approximately 7 inches high by 5-1/4 inches wide], reddish brown cloth with a color pictorial label on the front cover. The binding is lightly rubbed & bumped & the tail of the spine is chipped. xiv, [ii] & 240 pages. 8 color plates & black-and-white illustrations. Very good. Very good .

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Book number: 13325

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; READER; THE EWING BOOK: SCENES FROM THE TALES OF JULIANA HORATIA EWING; AUTHOR; WOMAN AUTHOR; BRITISH; ENGLISH; E. M. ALLSOPP; ILLUSTRATIONS; PLATES.

(Eyolfson, Norman). Richler, Mordecai.

Jacob Two-Two's First Spy Case. Illustrated by Norman Eyolfson. [Signed by Mordecai Richler].

Toronto, Ontario: McClelland & Stewart Inc. (1995). (1995). - Octavo, 9-1/4 inches high by 6-1/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in blue boards titled in gilt on the spine, in a pictorial dust wrapper with an illustration by Norman Eyolfson. [6] & 137 pages, illustrated in black & white by Norman Eyolfson. There is minor light blue staining to the bottom of the front endpaper. Near fine. First edition, first printing with a full number line. INSCRIBED ON THE FRONT ENDPAPER BY THE AUTHOR: "To Barry / Mordecai Richler" "Jacob Two-Two is back, in his third exciting adventure, one that seeks deliverance from injustices at school and leads him into the fascinating, costume-clad world of spycraft." - From the dust wrapper copy. Signed copies of this title are scarce. Fine .

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Book number: 97793

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; ILLUSTRATED; JUVENILE LITERATURE; JACOB TWO-TWO'S FIRST SPY CASE; MORDECAI RICHLER; CHILDRENS; FANTASY; SIGNED; FIRST EDITION; FIRST PRINTING; 1ST EDITION; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; INSCRIBED; NORM

Eyre, Frank

British Children's Books in the Twentieth Century

NY: E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc. (1973). (1973). NY: E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc. (1973). (1973). Good. - Octavo, vermilion cloth titled in black on spine, in dw. The covers are bumped & there a small patch of glue stuck to the rear cover. The dw spine is creased. 207 & [1] pp. Illustrated in B&W. Good.

Revised, enlarged edition. Good .

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Book number: 7064

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; ILLUSTRATED; BRITISH; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; REFERENCE; FRANK EYRE. (Children's & Illustrated). (Reference). BRITISH CHILDREN'S BOOKS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. Eyre, Frank.

(The Author of "The M'Ellen Family").

The M'Ellen Family: A History. In Four Letters from a Missionary. Fourth Edition. [Together with]: Memory's Tribute or Things Profitable for Reflection. First Series. The Baptism. [Also with]: Memory's Tribute or Things Profitable for Reflection. First Series. A Family in Eternity. [and]: The Meeting of the Travellers. By the Author of "the M'Ellen Family". (4 Books Bound in One Volume).

New York: General Protestant Episcopal Sunday School Union, 1830 / New York: New-York Protestant Episcopal Press, 1831. 1830 &am, 1830 & 1831. New York: General Protestant Episcopal Sunday School Union, 1830 / New York: New-York Protestant Episcopal Press, 1831. 1830 & 1831. 1830 & 1831. Good. - 32mo, 5-3/4 inches high by 3-5/8 inches wide. Burgundy calf backed marbled boards with calf corners, titled and ruled in gilt on the spine. The covers are scuffed and stained with wear to the joints and head and tail of the spine. [224] pages in all, illustrated with a pictorial vignette title page and 3 full-page frontispiece engravings preceding the subsequent title pages. There is evidence of early worming along the front hinge. An early owner's inscription, dated 1833, is penned on the front endpaper. There is some minor foxing and soiling throughout with a tiny piece out from the bottom corner of one of the title pages. Good. The four books consist of: 1. "The M'Ellen Family: A History. In Four Letters From a Missionary. Fourth Edition. Stereotyped by Jas. Conner, New York". New York: General Protestant Episcopal Sunday School Union, 1830. 36 pages with a title vignette. 2. "Memory's Tribute or Things Profitable For Reflection. First Series. The Baptism. By the author of 'The M'Ellen Family'." New York: General Protestant Episcopal Sunday School Union, 1830. Pages [1]-36, illustrated with a full-page frontispiece included in the pagination. 3. "Memory's Tribute or Things Profitable For Reflection. First Series. A Family in Eternity. By the author of 'The M'Ellen Family'." New York: General Protestant Episcopal Sunday School Union, 1830. Pages [37]-84, illustrated with a full-page frontispiece included in the pagination. 4. "The Meeting of the Travellers. By the author of 'The M'Ellen Family'." New York: New-York Protestant Episcopal Press, 1831. Pages [1]-104, illustrated with a full-page frontispiece included in the pagination. RARE. Good .

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Book number: 97163

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S BOOK; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; THE M'ELLEN FAMILY: A HISTORY; IN FOUR LETTERS FROM A MISSIONARY; MEMORY'S TRIBUTE OR THINGS PROFITABLE FOR REFLECTION. FIRST SERIES. THE BAPTISM; A FAMILY IN ETERNITY; THE MEETING OF THE TRAVELLERS