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(Children's Books) Thwaite, Mary F. FROM PRIMER TO PLEASURE IN READING
Boston The Horn Book (1972) small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. x, 340 pages.
First U.S. edition, from the second British edition. Study of the history of children's books in England from the beginning of printing up to 1914. Illustrated.
Price: $ 17.50 other currencies Order nr. 99781

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Cope, Peter & Dawn DEAN'S RAG BOOKS & RAG DOLLS
London New Cavindish Books 2008 4to Cloth, dust jacket 255 pages
Peter Cope trained as a graphic designer at the Central School of Art & Design in the 1960s and during that time became interested in the late-19th and 20th century book illustration. His career in design has spanned forty years, during which time he created corporate identities of many national and international organizations and taught typography in universities and art colleges around the United Kingdom. He is not focusing on writing and designing books.

Dawn Cope's love and literature and sense of history was instilled into her at an early age. Memories of books read in her formative years, an interst in illustration and a spell as a book dealer led to a fascination for researching the lives and backgrounds of children's book illustrators. In 1980 their collection of children's illustrated postcards, and ephemera went on display at the Museum of Childhood, Bethnal Green. 20 years later, in 2000, they produced Postcards from the Nursery which chronicles children's postcards published between 1900 and 1940, accompanied by short biographies of many popular children's artists.

In 2001 the opportunity arose to research the now dispersed archive of the Dean's Rag Book Company with the kind permission of its owners Neil Miller and his wife Barbara. As well as manufacture's samples of rag books and toys, they found in the collection original contracts, catalogues, ephemeral leaflets and scrap books full of contemporary cuttings revealing the acclaim with which rag books were received in their heyday by the press and public alike.

In this volume and its accompanying DVD, Peter and Dawn record in detail the fascinating range of over 350 Dean's Rag Books published before World War II, created by some of the best-loved artists of the day, along with Dean's 'Knockabout Toy Scheets' and around 2500 toys and dolls from the same period.
Price: $ 100.00 other currencies Order nr. 101939

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(Crawhall, Joseph) Felver, Charles S. JOSEPH CRAWHALL, THE NEWCASTLE WOOD ENGRAVER (1821-1896).
Newcastle upon Tyne Frank Graham n.d. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 144 pages.
First edition. With a list of books illustrated by Crawhall. Loosely inserted commemorative booklabel indicates that this copy came from the reference library of Deval and Muir. Jacket age yellowed.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 27486

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Darton, Lawrence. THE DARTONS: AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS ISSUED BY TWO PUBLISHING HOUSES 1787-1876.
New Castle, DE Oak Knoll Press 2004 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 709 pages.
First edition. In 1787, William Darton began engraving and printing children's books. Over the next 60 years, his firm printed over 1,000 books for young people. In 1804, a separate firm of Darton was founded by William's oldest son. They published over 1,600 children's titles. The work contains the details and bibliography of both Darton firms and an index of their artists and engravers. This work is a major reference source on juvenilia and the early history of children's books. The author is the great-great-great-grandson of William Darton. There are seventy illustrations in this work. Jacket with snag in front cover.
Price: $ 85.00 other currencies Order nr. 97950

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(Greenaway, Kate) Engen, Rodney KATE GREENAWAY, A BIOGRAPHY.
London MacDonald Future Publishers (1981) small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 240 pages.
First edition. The author worked for over five years on researching this biography, using much unpublished correspondence and interviews with surviving friends and relations. He has also uncovered many unpublished illustrations. Includes an annotated list of Greenaway books. With 121 illustrations in black-and-white and 15 in color. SALES RIGHTS: Available in North & South America from Oak Knoll Books.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 27171

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(Greenaway, Kate) Thomson, Susan Ruth KATE GREENAWAY, A CATALOGUE OF THE KATE GREENAWAY COLLECTION, RARE BOOK ROOM, DETROIT PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Detroit Friends of the Detroit Public Library 1977 tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 211+(1) pages.
First edition. Full bibliographical descriptions given. Illustrated.
Price: $ 22.00 other currencies Order nr. 55768

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Hodnett, Edward AESOP IN ENGLAND, THE TRANSMISSION OF MOTIFS IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY
Charlottesville Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia (1979) 8vo. cloth. x, 163 pages.
First edition. Traces the development of the 199 designs used in versions of Aesop that were illustrated by Wenceslaus Hollar and Francis Barlow. The introduction discusses design motifs in the illustration of Aesop's Fables their sources and transmission, and major seventeenth-century English editions. Includes a bibliography of Aesop editions and emblem books.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 53828

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(Holme, Geoffrey) THE CHILDREN'S ART BOOK.
London Studio n.d. 8vo. cloth spine, paper-covered boards (iv), 96 pages
This is a simple art appreciation book for children with large print and fairly simple text. The pictures progress from simple to complex with many tipped-in examples as well as those printed on the pages. Some color. Spine of the book a little faded. Dust jacket is worn with some paper loss at the corners and heel of spine, closed tear upper front panel near the spine and a small missing bit in the lower edge of the back panel.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 89378

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Kaye, Barbara THE WHITE MOUSE AND OTHER VERSE TALES.
Illustrated by Susan Roe. Blakeney Elkin Mathews (1984) square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 24 pages.
First edition. An illustrated children's tale by the widow of Percy Muir and a bookseller in her own right. Inscribed on title page "all good wishes from Barbara Kaye, October 1984." Covers rubbed.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 96447

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Kaye, Barbara THE WHITE MOUSE AND OTHER VERSE TALES.
Illustrated by Susan Roe. Blakeney Elkin Mathews (1984) square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 24 pages.
First edition. An illustrated children's tale by the widow of Percy Muir and a bookseller in her own right. Presentation on copyright page "For Harold Kittleson on his third, but hopefully not last, visit to Blakeney from Barbara Kaye." Kittleson has added his comments on the meeting in ink below the presentation. Covers rubbed.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 96448

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(Longman) Briggs, Asa (editor) ESSAYS IN THE HISTORY OF PUBLISHING IN CELEBRATION OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HOUSE OF LONGMAN, 1724-1974.
London Longman (1974) tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 468 pages.
First edition. History of the firm and 11 other essays including ones on the paperback and the Victorian contribution to Children's literature. Lettering on spine of jacket is faded.
Price: $ 12.00 other currencies Order nr. 1600

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(Lumsden & Son) Roscoe, S. and R.A. Brimmell JAMES LUMSDEN & SON OF GLASGOW, THEIR JUVENILE BOOKS AND CHAPBOOKS.
Pinner Private Library Association 1981 tall 8vo. cloth. xxv, 134 pages.
First edition. Little information regarding the firm of James Lumsden and Son has survived. It seems they first became interested in publishing books for children around the end of the eighteenth century. Although the firm attracted little notice in their own age, their juvenile books have now become collector's pieces.
Lumsden books show a distinctive quality: it is not easy to define and does not hold in all cases, but these books are easily recognizable to the experienced eye. It is a certain trimness (primness one might almost call it) in the covers, the quality of the paper used, the excellent typeface and the occasional use of colored inks. This important reference book contains 172 lengthy bibliographical descriptions of these fascinating books. There is also an historical introduction which describes the type of books published by this intriguing firm. Available in North and South America; other areas from the Private Library Association.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 13701

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(Lumsden & Son) Roscoe, S. and R.A. Brimmell JAMES LUMSDEN & SON OF GLASGOW, THEIR JUVENILE BOOKS AND CHAPBOOKS.
Pinner Private Library Association 1981 tall 8vo. cloth. xxv, 134 pages.
First edition. Little information regarding the firm of James Lumsden and Son has survived. It seems they first became interested in publishing books for children around the end of the eighteenth century. Although the firm attracted little notice in their own age, their juvenile books have now become collector's pieces. Lumsden books show a distinctive quality: it is not easy to define and does not hold in all cases, but these books are easily recognizable to the experienced eye. It is a certain trimness (primness one might almost call it) in the covers, the quality of the paper used, the excellent typeface and the occasional use of colored inks. This important reference book contains 172 lengthy bibliographical descriptions of these fascinating books. There is also an historical introduction which describes the type of books published by this intriguing firm.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 60407

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(Lumsden & Son) Roscoe, S. and R.A. Brimmell JAMES LUMSDEN & SON OF GLASGOW, THEIR JUVENILE BOOKS AND CHAPBOOKS.
Pinner Private Library Association 1981 tall 8vo. cloth. xxv, 134 pages.
First edition. Little information regarding the firm of James Lumsden and Son has survived. It seems they first became interested in publishing books for children around the end of the eighteenth century. Although the firm attracted little notice in their own age, their juvenile books have now become collector's pieces. Lumsden books show a distinctive quality: it is not easy to define and does not hold in all cases, but these books are easily recognizable to the experienced eye. It is a certain trimness (primness one might almost call it) in the covers, the quality of the paper used, the excellent typeface and the occasional use of colored inks. This important reference book contains 172 lengthy bibliographical descriptions of these fascinating books. There is also an historical introduction which describes the type of books published by this intriguing firm. With the Randeria bookplate.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 71598

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(Lumsden & Son) Roscoe, S. and R.A. Brimmell JAMES LUMSDEN & SON OF GLASGOW, THEIR JUVENILE BOOKS AND CHAPBOOKS.
Pinner Private Library Association 1981 tall 8vo. cloth. xxv, 134 pages.
First edition. Little information regarding the firm of James Lumsden and Son has survived. It seems they first became interested in publishing books for children around the end of the eighteenth century. Although the firm attracted little notice in their own age, their juvenile books have now become collector's pieces. Lumsden books show a distinctive quality: it is not easy to define and does not hold in all cases, but these books are easily recognizable to the experienced eye. It is a certain trimness (primness one might almost call it) in the covers, the quality of the paper used, the excellent typeface and the occasional use of colored inks. This important reference book contains 172 lengthy bibliographical descriptions of these fascinating books. There is also an historical introduction which describes the type of books published by this intriguing firm. Covers faded.
Price: $ 8.00 other currencies Order nr. 114250

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Martin, Douglas THE TELLING LINE, ESSAYS ON FIFTEEN CONTEMPORARY BOOK ILLUSTATORS.
London Julia MacRae Books (1989) 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 320 pages.
First edition. This collection focuses on fifteen contemporary illustrators of children's books, including Raymond Briggs, Quentin Blake, Charles Keeping, Michael Foreman, Shirley Hughes and John Lawrence. Well-illustrated throughout, many in color, and with a number of previously unpublished illustrations from the artists' private collections. Included is a complete chronological bibliography of each artist.
Price: $ 9.00 other currencies Order nr. 60450

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Martin, Sarah Catherine OLD MOTHER HUBBARD.
(Oxford Oxford University Press n.d.) 16mo. stiff marble paper wrappers with gilt edges in cloth-covered trifold chemise, cloth-covered slipcase with paper spine, front and back labels (ii), 15 leaves
Facsimile edition limited to 1000 copies. The exploits of Old Mother Hubbard's remarkable dog don't ever seem to lose their appeal and it is easy to understand why it was an immediate best-seller. Taken from the original manuscript, each leaf consists of four handwritten lines of text and a delightful black and white illustration. (See Moon 562, Osborne Collection II, p. 684, for first printed edition).
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 64458

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(Osborne, Edgar) A TOKEN FOR FRIENDS, BEING A MEMOIR OF EDGAR OSBORNE, AN APPRECIATION OF THE OSBORNE COLLECTION OF EARLY CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND A FACSIMILE OF HIS CATALOGUE "FROM MORALITY & INSTRUCTION TO BEATRIX POTTER."
Toronto Osborne Collection 1979 8vo. cloth. (x), 34, (2) pages.
Limited to 1500 copies. Remarks by Judith St. John and Justin Schiller.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 26762

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(Potter, Beatrix) BEATRIX POTTER: PRINTED BOOKS AND ORIGINAL DRAWINGS.
London Christie's 1994 small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 36, (4) pages.
Illustrated auction catalogue.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 45074

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(Potter, Beatrix) Quinby, Jane BEATRIX POTTER, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CHECK LIST.
(Mansfield Centre Martino Publishing 2001) 8vo. cloth. 121, (3) pages.
Reprint of the 1954 first edition which was limited to only 250 copies and privately printed by Quinby at The Anthoensen Press. (Besterman 4991) The very scarce bibliographical reference guide to Potter. Quinby compared the various copies of Potter's works in the Urling S. Iselin, H.B. Collamore, Philip and Frances Hofer and a number of other collections to arrive at her conclusions. Illustrated.
Price: $ 55.00 other currencies Order nr. 61921

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Pritchard, Jane and Brian Riddle (editors) BEATRIX POTTER STUDIES I
(Budleigh, Salterton, UK) The Beatrix Potter Society 1984 large oblong 12mo. stiff paper wrappers 56 pages.
Papers from The Beatrix Potter Lake District Study Conference, July 1984. Introduction by Christopher Hanson-Smith along with his article, Beatrix Potter and the National Trust; Beatrix Potter--The Writer--Brian Alderson; Beatrix Potter--The Writer--Irene Whalley, with four more articles. Illustrated with photographs and drawings.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 70843

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(Ransome, Arthur) Hammond, Wayne G. ARTHUR RANSOME: A BIBLIOGRAPHY
New Castle Oak Knoll Press 2000 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 388 pages.
First edition. The first comprehensive bibliography on the famous twentieth-century author. It details all titles he wrote and to which he contributed. It also cites more than 1500 contributions by Ransome to newspapers and magazines, including his controversial reports from Russia during the first World War and the rise of the Bolsheviks. This work has been eagerly awaited by Ransome's many fans and will be a welcomed reference to all scholars and libraries.
Price: $ 78.00 other currencies Order nr. 59945

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(Robinson, W. Heath) Beare, Geoffrey C. ILLUSTRATIONS OF W. HEATH ROBINSON, A COMMENTARY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY.
London Werner Shaw Ltd. 1983 small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 156 pages.
First edition. Well-illustrated.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 27569

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Sawyer, Ruth THE WAY OF THE STORYTELLER.
London The Bodley Head (1962) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket 260 pages
This book sets forth, in terms of Sawyer's own experiences, the goals toward which every storyteller must strive. Ruth Sawyer recied the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal in 1965 for " a substnatial and lasting contribution to children's literature." Some soiling and edgewear on jacket, with top spine end chipped.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 98495

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Stone, Wilbur Macey THE GIGANTICK HISTORIES OF THOMAS BOREMAN.
Portland The Southworth Press 1933 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper cover label. 41, (3) pages.
First edition, limited to 250 numbered and signed copies. Contains a bibliography of editions, illustrations, and a history of this 18th century English publisher of miniature children's books.
Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 1574

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