PIKE, J. G.

Persuasives to Early Piety, Interspersed with Suitable Prayers

18. PIKE, J. G. PERSUASIVES TO EARLY PIETY, INTERSPERSED WITH SUITABLE PRAYERS. New York: The American Tract Society, [N.d. circa 1832]. first American edition. Woodcut frontispiece and vignette to title-page. 359 pp. 12mo. contemporary brown calf, black leather spine label with title in gilt to spine. Contemporary ink ownership to front fly-leaf (dated 1832). This is an instructional work wherein the sins of youth are enumerated and the advantages of early religion and the pleasantness of piety are outlined. Front free endpaper is missing. Light to moderate foxing throughout the text; some corners are dog-eared. The leather is rubbed to surfaces and edgeworn. Overall, this is a very good copy. (Rinderknech 3090). .

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Boeknummer: 58331

Catalogus: Children

POLITI, Leo

A Boat for Peppe

1950. POLITI, Leo. A BOAT FOR PEPPE. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1950. First edition, beautifully inscribed by the author in Italian with color embellishments on front flyleaf. Unpaginated [32] pp. 4to. blue-green cloth stamped in dark green. In a color illustrated dust jacket. Near fine, some rubbing to bottom of boards, fine internally. Jacket good with some scrapes and a few tiny holes to front and rear panels. The story of Peppe, a Sicilian-American boy living in Monterey in the fishing community. Lovely illustrations; one song with muscial arrangement. .

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Boeknummer: 85623

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POLITI, Leo

The Butterflies Come

1957. POLITI, Leo. THE BUTTERFLIES COME. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons (1957). Second printing, inscribed in colorful script by the author on front flyleaf, dated 1959. Unpaginated [31 pp.] 4to. tellow cloth stamped in orange and black with Monarch butterflies on the front cover. Fine in a very good color illustrated dust jacket with light soil and some edgewear, small chips to front panel. The migration of the Monarch butterflies on the Monterey peninsula. .

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Boeknummer: 85625

Catalogus: Children

PORTER, Eleanor H.

Mary Marie

1920. PORTER, Eleanor H. MARY MARIE. Illustrated by Helen Mason GROSE. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1920. First edition. 296 pp. 8vo. black cloth stamped in yellow. Near fine, slight discoloration to front endpapers, owner's ink signature to front flyleaf. In very good dust jacket with light age toning and minor soil; heel of spine nicked. A young adult novel that delights adults as well. B/w illustrations, color jacket. .

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Boeknummer: 83205

Catalogus: Children

Trefwoorden: Women

PRENTIS, E.

Little Lou's Sayings and Doings

1868. PRENTIS, E. LITTLE LOU'S SAYINGS AND DOINGS. Illustrated by M. L. Stone. New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1868. 287 pp. 8vo. green pebbled cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Spine nicked at heel and crown, light rubbing to rear board, front gilt vignette bright. Moderate foxing to frontispiece and endpapers. Closed tear to plate between pp. 166-167. Faint dampstaining to bottom edge through most of text; still a lovely copy. Little Lou (a boy) and his family adventures. .

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Boeknummer: 83735

Catalogus: Children

PUTNAM, Nina Wilcox

Sunny Bunny

1918. PUTNAM, Nina Wilcox. SUNNY BUNNY. Illustrated by Johnny Gruelle. Joliet, etc: P.F. Volland, (1918). First edition. Small 8vo. pictorial paper-covered boards backed in black cloth, color illustrations, pictorial endpapers. A fine, lovely, bright copy in the original illustrated box. The box is somewhat dust soiled with a small. 1" piece missing from the right edge. Rabbits, rabbits, rabbits. .

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Boeknummer: 84587

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PYLE, Howard

The Story of the Champions of the Round Table

1905. PYLE, Howard. THE STORY OF THE CHAMPIONS OF THE ROUND TABLE. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905. First edition. xviii + 329 pp. 8vo. dark yellow cloth with gilt spine lettering and decorations in red and black. Gift incription on reverse of frontispiece. Very good, slight browning to spine, spine nicked at heel and crown. Hinges slightly cracked. Profusely illustrated in black and white by Pyle. .

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Boeknummer: 79280

Catalogus: Children

RANSOME, Arthur

Swallows and Amazons

1931. RANSOME, Arthur. SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS. Illustrated by Helene CARTER. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company (1931). First American edition, third impression. 343 pp. 8vo. green cloth stamped in black. Small neat owner's ink signature on upper right corner of front illustrated (map) endpapers. A few small faint fore-edge stains, not affecting text. In a good dust jacket, also illustrated with a map, the spine darkened, with a 3/4 inch chip to top of spine. Front jacket flap advertises the book as the Junior Literary Guild selection for February. The first in a beloved series of children's adventures. .

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Boeknummer: 83640

Catalogus: Children

RANSOME, Arthur

We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea

1937. RANSOME, Arthur. WE DIDN'T MEAN TO GO TO SEA. London: Jonathan Cape (1937). First edition. 351 pp. 8vo. dark green cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Map endpapers have a faint ouch of foxing - else the book is very clean internally. A few small spots to fore-edge, not affecting text. In a good dust jacket, spine darkened, with a 1/2 inch chip to top of spine above title, and a few small closed tears to rear panel. Jacket is lightly age-toned at edges. The Swallows adrift - a wonderful children's adventure at sea. .

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Boeknummer: 83644

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REY, H. A.

Jorge El Curioso (Curious George)

1961. REY, H. A. JORGE EL CURIOSO (CURIOUS GEORGE). Translated into Spanish for young readers by Pedro Villa Ferandez. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1961. 57 pp. 4to. red cloth stamped in green. Cloth and lettering/cover vignette clean and bright. Illustrated endpapers clean, and no name is written on the ownership page. In a very good color illustrated dust jacket with a few small closed tears to edges and light soil. Occasional very light finger soil in the text. Curious George in Spanish, with selected English phrase translations at the bottom of each page. About fine overall. .

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Boeknummer: 83962

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REY, H. A.

Jorge El Curioso (Curious George)

1961. REY, H. A. JORGE EL CURIOSO (CURIOUS GEORGE). Translated into Spanish for young readers by Pedro Villa Ferandez. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1961. 57 pp. 4to. red cloth stamped in green. Cloth and lettering/cover vignette clean and bright. Illustrated endpapers clean, and no name is written on the ownership page. In a fine bright color illustrated dust jacket with a few tiny nicks and a bit of rubbing. Curious George in Spanish, with selected English phrase translations at the bottom of each page. About fine overall. .

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Boeknummer: 89981

Catalogus: Children

RICE, ALICE HEGAN

Sandy

1905. RICE, Alice Hegan. SANDY. New York: Century Co. 1905. First edition. Olive pictorial cloth, rubbed at spine and corners. About very good. .

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Boeknummer: 81494

Catalogus: Children

Trefwoorden: Women

RUSSELL, Mary Annette Beauchamp

April Baby's Book of Tunes

1900. [RUSSELL, Mary Annette Beauchamp]. THE APRIL BABY'S BOOK OF TUNES, with the story of how they came to be written. By the author of `Elizabeth and Her Secret Garden.' Illustrated by Kate Greenaway. London: MacMillan & Co. 1900. First edition of Greenaway's final book, done when she was ill. Sixteen chromo lithographs, of which six are full page. Musical illustrations in text. [vi] 1-74 [75-76] pp. Oblong octavo, publisher's tan cloth binding, decorated and printed in black and red, all edges tinted. Bookplate (William Heighway) on front pastedown. A fine and fresh copy but for a small amount of light foxing on rear endpapers, in publisher's dust-jacket. The scarce dust-jacket is edgeworn and lightly dust-soiled, showing small loss at fold-in corners, and is chipped at heel and crown. Pasted between front endpapers is a fragment of a letter from the author, possibly addressed to Greenaway. It reads, "really very like one of my three children. I quite defer to your more experienced judgement, but if possible would prefer the blue colouring," and is signed, "I am yours very truly M. v. Arnim." Russell's first marriage was to the Count von Arnim-Schlagenthin. (Schuster & Engen 25, Thomson 161). .

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Boeknummer: 86572

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CHILDREN'S

Archy Somerville and Other Stories

1857. ARCHY SOMERVILLE AND OTHER STORIES. Philadelphia, H.C. Peck & Theodore Bliss, 1857. 16mo. 96pp. With many wood-engraved illustrations. Edifying little tales ("The Generous Little Boy and the Selfish Little Boy" etc.) and a few words about snakes, and a pacifist message. Blind-stamped publisher's blue cloth, gilt to spine. Edges rubbed; light spotting to text. .

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Boeknummer: 77138

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CHILDREN'S

Entertaining Anecdotes of Washington; Exhibiting His Patriotism

1848. [CHILDREN'S] ENTERTAINING ANECDOTES OF WASHINGTON; EXHIBITING HIS PATRIOTISM, COURAGE, BENEVOLENCE AND PIETY. Boston: Otis Clapp, 1848. New edition. 140 pp. 16mo. brown ribbed cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Moderate shelfwear to spine, corners bumped/worn. Cloth and gilt cover lettering bright. Light foxing to edges, title page and text. Ink ownership to front pastedown; pencil signature on "Presented to" page on frontispiece recto. B/w wood engravings. Very good overall. .

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Boeknummer: 84254

Catalogus: Children