Clement, Marguerite

All the World is Colour

Niew York, Farrar and Rinehart. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hardcover. Pierre and Germaine L'Hardy. Unpaginated 96pp. Red cloth. Covers slightly dulled, very little wear, tape-repaired tear to rear endpaper, an occasional spot im margins, overall sound. An imaginative visiual presentation for distinguishing colors for children, accompanied by a text in English and French. Good.

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Book number: 003282

Catalogue: Children's

Keywords: Juvenile

Dodge, Mary Mapes

St. Nicholas:An Illustrated Magazine For Young Folks (Volume XXXL, Part I November 1903 to April 1904)

New York, The Century Co. 1904. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. 576pp. Red cloth, gilt and black lettering and decoration. Very light edgewear and small chip to spine, covers are bright, ext is clean and binding is tight, inscription on front free endpaper. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001778

Catalogue: Children's

Keywords: Juvenile "Short Stories" Ooetry Illustrations

Emanuel, Walter

A Dog Day or The Angel in the House

New YOrk, E.I. Dutton & Co. 1902. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Cecil Aldin. Pictorial boards, green cloth spine backing. Light wear and soil to boards, contents are mildly tonDogs ed, a few pages slightly protruding but holding, small abrasion to front endpaper. Very Good.

Old BookshelfProfessional seller

Book number: 004659

Catalogue: Children's, Humor

Keywords: "Cecil Aldin" dogs

Fairmont, Ethel

Rhymes for Kindly Children (Signed by Author)

New York, Wise-Parslow Company, 1937. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Johnny Gruelle. Signed by Author(s). Unpaginated approx. 100pp. Black pictorial cover. Ex-library with usual markings, corners rubbed, contents are clean. Book is INSCRIBED and SIGNED on half-title page : "To the Mark Twain Library from Ethel Fairmont Beebe, Westport, Conn. 1959." Book was evidently donated by the author to the Mark Twain Library in West Redding, Connecticut. Wonderful color illustrations by Johnny Gruelle. ik Good.

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Book number: 003976

Catalogue: Illustrated, Children's

Keywords: Rhymes "Johnny Gruelle"

Fenn, G. Manville

The Little Skipper

Philadelphia, Henry Altemus, 1900. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 48pp. Yellow pictorial front cover with Little Skipper saluting on right side, white cloth, gilt lettered and decorated on left. Corners worn and faint dampstain to lower front board corner, covers otherwise quite clean and bright. Contents are mildly age-toned, slight foxing to rear endpaper. Dust jacket is faded, lightly soiled and chipped but surprisingly intact. Black and white illustrations throughout. A young boy's adventures at sea. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 001826

Catalogue: Children's, Collectible

Keywords: Sea Sailors

Field, Louise A.

Peter Rabbit and His Pa

Chicago, Saalfield Publishing Company, 1916. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Virginia Albert. Unpaginated 54pp. Green pictorial covers. A nice clean little-worn copy, interior clean and unmarked. Illustrations in color and black and white by Virginia Albert. Very Good.

Old BookshelfProfessional seller

Book number: 003527

Catalogue: Children's

Keywords: Juvenile Bunnies

Foncin, P.

Cours préparatoire de géographie. Notions générales de géogrphie. La France. Les Cinq Parties Du Monde

Paris, Librairie Armand Colin, 0. Hardcover. 24pp. Couverture rigide, bon état. Sans date, probablement debut 20 siecle. Age toning to covers and text. No date, probably early 20th century. Very Good.

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Book number: 001152

Catalogue: Children's, Textbook, Travel and Geography

Keywords: Ecole Schoolbook Français

La Fontaine (de Monvel, M.B (illustrator)

La Fontaine Fables Choisies Pour Les Enfants

Paris, Librairie Plon, 1925. Oblong 4to. Hardcover. M.B. de Monvel. 48pp. No date, circa 1925, a small 1929 stamp on rear endpaper. Text in French. Tan florally decorated cloth, black lettering and gilt decoration. Some discoloring to cover, contents are clean and unmarked. Title page has a charming Christmas inscription very neatly printed on the illustrated animals. Good.

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Book number: 003277

Catalogue: Poetry, Children's

Keywords: Illustrated Français

Forrester, Francis

Minnie Brown; or, The Gentle Girl

Boston, Geo. C. Rand, 1853. First Edition, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. 64pp. FIRST EDITION. Red stamped cloth, gilt decoration and lettering to spine. Spine chipped at head and tail, corners worn, faint vertical line length of front cover, contents age-toned and foxed, Christmas inscription dated 1854 on front free endpaper. Good.

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Book number: 003285

Catalogue: Children's

Frere, Mary Louisa

The Farm-House; or, the Story of Jane and Joseph

New York, T.W.Strong, 0. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. 54pp. No date but circa 1870s. Red blind-stamped boards, gilt title. Spine mostly missing, title present, covers very loose and soiled. Binding is shaken, thumbprinted and occcasionally spotted, rear endpaper missing. Illustrated throughout, including 6 hand colored illustrations. Unusual because this story was written by a ten year old girl. Poor/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001689

Catalogue: Children's

Keywords: Juvenile "Child Author"

Goldschmidt, Hans and Vasche, Stanley

1000 Funny Scramble-Men

New York, Animated Book Company, 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Spiral bound hardcover. Small chips to to front board edge,cover is, otherwise in very clean and sound condition. Contents also are unusually clean, title page and rear endpaper are toned but clean. Pages are divided into 3 sections: heads, torsos and legs to create different funny combinations for children. Very Good/No Jacket.

Old BookshelfProfessional seller

Book number: 004651

Catalogue: Children's, Collectible, Illustrated

Keywords: Juvenile Childrens

Greenaway, Kate

Marigold Garden

London & New York, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. 1910. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Kate Greenaway. 56pp. No date circa early 1900s. Pictorial paper covered boards, green cloth spine. Moderate wear to edges, a couple of faint smudges, slight toning to inner margins, contents are otherwise clean, binding is sound. "Horace Mann Kindergarten" neatly written on front pastedown is only ex- library evidence. Verses and wonderful illustrations throughout. Engraved and printed by Edmund Evans, Ltd. Good.

Old BookshelfProfessional seller

Book number: 003199

Catalogue: Illustrated, Children's

Greenaway, Kate

Under the Window

London & New York, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. 1914. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Kate Greenaway. 56pp. No date circa 1914. Pictoial paper over boards, white cloth spine. Edgewear and some faint spotting to cover, text is clean and sound, "Horace Mann Kindergarten" neatly written on front pastedown only ex-library evidence. Engraved and printed by Edmund Evans, Ltd. Verses and color illustrations throughout. Good.

Old BookshelfProfessional seller

Book number: 003200

Catalogue: Illustrated, Children's

Greene, Roscoe G.

Grammar for Children With Emblematic Illustrations

Boston, Samuel Colman, 1835. First Edition, 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Hardcover. 63p. Linen backed blue boards. Covers stained and moderately edgeworn, rear board has about 20 small puncture holes not otherwise affecting integrity of book, front free endpaper missing, rear endpaper and last page of text trimmed along foredge missing part of page number (text not affected), some foxing and staining in text, some internal splitting to endpaper, but hinges are holding firmly. This is amuch less common publication than the Greene's "A Practical Grammar of the English Language". Several pages contain instructive illustrations. Good.

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Book number: 002289

Catalogue: Children's, Textbook

Keywords: Schoolbook Syntax

Hader, Berta and Elmer

Spunky

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 92pp. Blue cloth, black lettering to cover and spine. Corners and spine ends lightly rubbed, very slight fading to spine, contents are slightly age-toned, binding is tight. Six attractive color illustrations and numerous black and white illustrations. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004627

Catalogue: Children's, Pets and Wildlife

Keywords: Ponies Horses