(Pollard, Josephine; Weir, Harrison; Peck, Edith W.; Oliver, Jane; Trowbridge, Harriet; et al).

The Nursery: A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers. No. 159. March, 1880. Vol. XXVII. (Cover Title).

Boston: John L. Shorey, 1880. 1880. - Small quarto [8-1/4 inches high by 6 inches wide], soft cover bound in decorative blue & black wraps. The edges of the wraps are creased & chipped with some darkening & staining. Pages [65]-95 & [1] page plus 2 pages of ads. Illustrated with black-and-white woodcuts throughout & with 1 page of music staves. There are stains to the top margins of the first 3 pages & there is a piece out of the bottom corner of the last leaf. Good.

There is a full-page illustration of a stork by Harrison Weir. Good .

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Book number: 15118

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; PERIODICAL; THE NURSERY; MONTHLY MAGAZINE FOR THE YOUNGEST READERS; JOSEPHINE POLLARD; HARRISON WEIR; EDITH W. PECK; JANE OLIVER; HARRIET TROWBRIDGE; WOODCUTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; POEMS; STORIES; MUSIC; ADS; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.

(Thayer, Sarah Thaxter; Hoffman, N. B.; Burnside, Dora; Brine, Mary D.; et al).

The Nursery: A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers. No. 160. April, 1880. Vol. XXVII. (Cover Title).

Boston: John L. Shorey, 1880. 1880. - Small quarto [8-1/4 inches high by 6 inches wide], soft cover bound in decorative blue & black wraps. The wraps are rubbed & bumped with the edges creased & lightly chipped. There is some darkening & staining to the edges. Pages [97]-127 & [1] page. Illustrated with black-and-white woodcuts throughout & with 1 page of music staves, with ads on the rear wrap & inside rear wrap. There is light soiling & foxing to the margins of the first illustration, else the contents are very good. Good .

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Book number: 15117

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; PERIODICAL; THE NURSERY; MONTHLY MAGAZINE FOR THE YOUNGEST READERS; ILLUSTRATIONS; WOODCUTS; SARAH THAXTER THAYER; DORA BURNSIDE; MARY D. BRINE; N. B. HOFFMAN; POEMS; STORIES; MUSIC; ADS; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.

[Taylor, Jane; and Taylor, Ann].

Rural Scenes; or, a Peep Into the Country. For Children.

Philadelphia: Wm. G. Wardle, 1845. 1845. - 12mo. 5-7/8 inches high by 4-3/4 inches wide. Green cloth, titled & decorated in gilt on the spine with decorations in blind on the covers. The covers are rubbed and stained with wear to the corners. The head and tail of the spine are chipped and the cloth is split along the rear joint. viii & 136 pages, illustrated a full-page frontispiece and 87 mostly half-page engravings, one for each activity described. A child's blue & gray graphite scribbles have been partially erased from the front blank. The front hinge is cracked and the front endpaper is lacking. There is foxing throughout and several page corners corners are creased with occasional tiny tears to the edges. Fair.

First American edition of Harvey and Darton's "New Edition" which was originally published in London in 1845.

RARE. Fair .

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Book number: 95768

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S BOOK; ILLUSTRATED; RURAL SCENES; A PEEP INTO THE COUNTRY; FOR CHILDREN; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1ST U.S. EDITION; ANN TAYLOR; JANE TAYLOR; ILLUSTRATIONS; FRONTISPIECE; ENGRAVINGS; ACTIVITIES; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; WILLIAM G. WAR

(Wain, Louis; Taylor, Edith M., et al).

Sugar and Spice and All That's Nice: Story and Rhyme for Holiday Time. A Collection of Catchy Rhymes and Amusing Stories for Our Little Ones and an Illuminated Alphabet. The Whole Appropriately Illustrated with Lithograph Color Plates and Other Original Juvenile Drawings.

W.F. Scull, 1903. 1903. - Small quarto, 9-5/8 inches high by 7-1/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in color pictorial burgundy boards backed with a gray cloth spine. The covers are rubbed & bumped and the corners and head & tail of the spine are slightly chipped. [128] unnumbered pages, profusely illustrated including an Alphabet illustrated over 8 pages, of which 4 of these are chromolithographs, plus numerous illustrations by Louis Wain, signed Louis Wain, L. Wain or LW by him in print, as well as illustrations by others. The rear hinge is cracked and the cover and spine are pulling away from the text block. There is occasional staining & soiling with a very short tears to the edges of pages and the top edge of page 61. Good.

First edition of this RARE book. [No other copies were located].

The stories consist of "The Dandy Colored Cat", "The Cat and the Mouse", "The Dentist", "Little Snowdrop", "Sugary Sam", "Old Mother Hubbard", "The Story of the Three Little Pigs", "Topsy-Turvy" an illustrated poem by Edith M. Taylor, "Silverlocks; or The Three Bears", "How to Catch Fish", "The Dandy Lion", "Puss in Boots", "Tom Thumb" and "Tom the Thief". Good .

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Book number: 100321

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN; ILLUSTRATED; LOUIS WAIN; W.F. SCULL; SUGAR AND SPICE AND ALL THAT'S NICE: Story and Rhyme for Holiday Time. A Collection of Catchy Rhymes and Amusing Stories for Our Little Ones and an Illuminated Alphabet. The Whole Appropriately Illustrate

Abbott, Jacob. (1803-1879).

Georgie by Jacob Abbott. The Rollo Story Books.

Boston: Phillips, Sampson & Company, (1857). (1857). - Small octavo [approximately 6-3/8 inches high by 4 inches wide], brown cloth titled in gilt on the front cover, in blind on the rear cover & in gilt with decorations in gilt on the spine. The covers are rubbed, bumped & chipped. The head & tail of the spine are chipped & the gilt on the spine is faded. Title, [1] leaf & pages [163]-191. Illustrated with a black-and-white frontispiece & a textual woodcut. There is an owner's faded ink name dated 1868 on the front endpaper. There is light staining to the front & bottom edges of the endpaper & to the front edges of the leaves throughout, with a short tear to the front edge of the flyleaf. There is occasional foxing & soiling. Good.

A separate issue of the sixth story in Abbott's Rollo at Work. Good .

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Book number: 31253

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; JACOB ABBOTT; ROLLO STORY BOOKS; GEORGIE; FRONTISPIECE; WOODCUT; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.

(Abbott, Jacob).

Rollo's Philosophy. [Air. ]... A New Edition, Revised by the Author.

New York: Sheldon & Co. (1865). (1865). - 16mo, 6-1/4 inches high by 4-1/8 inches wide. Blue cloth titled and decorated in gilt & black on the front cover & the spine. The covers are rubbed, bumped & soiled. 192 pages. The title page is detached. Good.

A volume in "The Rollo Series" consisting of 14 different titles. Fair .

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Book number: 36925

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; ILLUSTRATED; ROLLO'S PHILOSOPHY; AIR; THE ROLLO SERIES; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; JACOB ABBOTT.

(Absolon, John).

The Courtship and Wedding of the Little Man and the Little Maid. (Indestructible Pleasure Books. With Colored Pictures).

New York: Sheldon, Blakeman & Co. No. 115 Nassau Street, [between 1856-1858]. [1856-1858], [1856-1858]. - Sextodecimo (16mo), 7-1/2 inches high by 5-1/4 inches wide. Limp linen cloth covers titled, decorated and illustrated in red on the covers. The covers are stained, heavily chipped and frayed. A large piece is out of the rear cover. [14] pages on linen, "printed in oil colors by Joseph Barton, 15 Beaver St.", and illustrated with 6 full-page & one half-page bold color illustrations by John Absolon. The pages are creased and soiled with a few stains and the edges are slightly frayed. Fair.

Although no date is listed, Sheldon, Blakeman & Co. published at their Nassau street address from 1856 to 1859 and the printer Joseph Barton was located at 15 Beaver St. from 1856 to 1858.

RARE. Fair .

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Book number: 97509

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN; ILLUSTRATED; THE COURTSHIP AND WEDDING OF THE LITTLE MAN AND THE LITTLE MAID; LINEN BOOK; FABRIC BOOK; INDESTRUCTIBLE PLEASURE BOOKS; COLORED PICTURES; SHELDON, BLAKEMAN & CO.; JOSEPH BARTON; PRINTED IN OIL COLORS; ILLUSTRATIONS; JOHN ABSOLO

Ahlbom, Jens.

Jonathan of Gull Mountain.

Stockholm/New York: R&S Books, (1987). (1987). - Quarto [11-1/2 inches high by 8-5/8 inches wide], pictorial paper covered boards in a matching dust wrapper. The binding is lightly bumped with some very light soiling to the top edge of the front cover. The top corner of the front panel of the dust jacket is lightly chipped. 29 & [1] pages. Near fine.

First American edition.

Inscribed by the translator Barbara Lucas on the front endpaper. Laid in is a typed note signed from the translator to the recipient, apologizing for misnaming her in the inscription. Very good .

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Book number: 22347

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; JONATHAN OF GULL MOUNTAIN; AUTHOR-ILLUSTRATOR; SWEDISH; JENS AHLBOM; TRANSLATOR; BARBARA LUCAS; INSCRIBED; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED; ANS; A.N.S.; SIGNATURE; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1ST AMERICAN EDITION.

(Wain, Louis); (Moore, Dorothea; Lea, John; Barron, Phyllis; et al). Aitken, William Francis (editor).

Follow My Leader! by the Editor of "the Children's Friend".

London: S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd. circa [1912]. [1912]. - Quarto, 11 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in color pictorial boards backed with a red cloth spine. The covers are rubbed and slightly stained with wear to the corners. [116] unnumbered pages, including the endpapers, illustrated with a color frontispiece, profuse textual & full-page illustrations and 5 full-page color plates. 1 full-page illustration is by Louis Wain as are 3 vignettes. The hinges are cracked and the pages are slightly toned. Good.

Includes Dorothea Moore's "Three Little Sabots", Phyllis Barron's "Teddy Bear", etc. Good .

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Book number: 98861

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDRENS BOOK; ILLUSTRATED; FOLLOW MY LEADER!; BY THE EDITOR OF THE CHILDREN'S FRIEND; WILLIAM FRANCIS AITKEN; DOROTHEA MOORE; LOUIS WAIN; PHILLIS BARRON; JOHN LEA; THREE LITTLE SABOTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; COLOR PLATES.

Alger, Horatio, Jr.

Shifting for Himself, or Gilbert Greyson's Fortunes.

New York: New York Book Company, 1910. 1910. WONDERFUL COVER ILLUSTRATION OF A GOLF SCENE - Octavo, 7-1/8 inches high by 4-7/8 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in pictorial tan cloth with a color cover illustration of a golfer setting up for a swing. The covers are bumped, rubbed and cocked. 164 pages, with a full-page frontispiece illustration. The pages are darkened and a previous owner has penned their name and address on the front pastedown. Good.

A later edition, here offered for the wonderful cover illustration. Fair .

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Book number: 26822

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; CHILDREN & ILLUSTRATED; COVER ILLUSTRATION; HORATIO ALGER, JR.; SHIFTING FOR HIMSELF; GOLF; GOLFING SWING; PICTORIAL COVER.

Van Allsburg, Chris.

Zathura: Written and Illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg". The Original Illustrated Poster Advertising the Book Published by Houghton Mifflin.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002. 2002. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002. 2002. Fine. - sc - A 20-1/2 inch high by 24 inch wide poster on heavy creamy white stock illustrated in shades of black & gray. The poster is illustrated with a scene from the book depicting the two boys playing a game on the floor of their home. Books lie on the ground next to an overturned table and chair. A huge spaceshigp is seen in the night sky through the curtained windows. Titled in shades of charcoal and gray in the margin below the image. Near fine. Written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg, the book "Zathura" is a sequel to "Jumanji" which he also wrote and illustrated. Both books were later made into movies. Fine .

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Book number: 29833

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: ILLUSTRATED; ART; ORIGINAL POSTER; ILLUSTRATOR; CHILDREN; ILLUSTRATION; CHILDREN'S BOOKS; ADVERTISING; ARTIST; CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG; ZATHURA; HOUGHTON MIFFLIN.

(Andersen, Hans Christian).

Anderseniana I Privateje. Udstilling I Kobenhavns Universitets Gobelinsal, 31 Mar-3 Apr, 1955. (Catalogue).

Copenhagen: Andersen-Samfundet, (1955). (1955). - Quarto (printed by offset), pictorial wraps. Bumped & soiled.15 pp. Very good.

Text in Danish. Very good .

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Book number: 6692

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; DANISH; HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN; CATALOGUE; EXHIBITION; COPENHAGEN UNIVERSITY; REFERENCE. (Children's & Illustrated). (Reference). ANDERSENIANA I PRIVATEJE. Udstilling i Kobenhavns Universitets Gobelinsal, 31 Mar-3 Apr, 1955. (Cata

(Andersen, Hans Christian).

Catalog of the Jean Hersholt Collection of Hans Christian Andersen. Original Manuscripts, Letters, First Editions, Presentation Copies, and Related Materials.

Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1954. 1954. - Small quarto, pictorial wraps. Slightly bumpd & soiled. (vi) & 97 pp. A few pencil markings. With frontispiece & 3 pp. of illustrations. Very good.

First edition. Very good .

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Book number: 35187

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; DANISH; HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN; REFERENCE; CATALOGUE; BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; JEAN HERSHOLT COLLECTION; LETTERS; CORRESPONDENCE; MANUSCRIPTS; FIRST EDITIONS; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION. (Children's & Illustrated). (Referenc

(Holmes). Andersen, Hans Christian.

Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales.

London and Glasgow: Collins Clear-Type Press, circa [1935]. [1935]. - Quarto, 10-1/4 inches high by 8-1/8 inches wide, bound in color pictorial boards backed with a red cloth spine. The boards are slightly rubbed along the extremities. 144 pages, with numerous black & white illustrations throughout, including several full-page, and 8 charming color plates by Holmes. Several of the black & white illustrations have been colored in by a child. Otherwise good. Good .

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Book number: 23261

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN; ILLUSTRATED; HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN; FAIRY TALES; STORIES; COLOR PLATES; ILLUSTRATIONS; HOLMES; FANTASY.

(Andersen, Hans Christian). Heltoft, Kjeld.

Hans Christian Andersen As an Artist.

Copenhagen: The Royal Danish Minisry of Foreign Affairs, (1977). (1977). - Small quarto, dark blue cloth titled in gilt, in dw. The book is very slightly warped & the dw is lightly chipped. 143 pp. Color frontispiece, profuse illustrations in B&W & color & B&W folding plate in rear. Very good. Very good .

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Book number: 5941

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; ILLUSTRATED; AUTHOR; ARTIST; SCANDINAVIAN; DANISH; HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN; DRAWINGS; PAINTINGS; KJELD HELTOFT; REFERENCE. (Children's & Illustrated). HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN AS AN ARTIST. (Andersen, Hans Christian). Heltoft, Kjel