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(Sturges, Florence M.).

A BRONTË TAPESTRY.

(Rockland, MA: Courier-Gazette, 1981). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (xii), 62 pages. This book is a fictional elaboration of the life of the Brontë's based on historical fact. "It is the author's purpose in this life story to interpret for the younger reader the peculiar strength of individuality and personal initiative against barriers of remoteness and sorrow and disappointment and to show how that spirit entered the art of the writer." Signed by the author. Eight..... READ MORE about A BRONTË TAPESTRY

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 88721

Sutherland, Zena.

CHILDREN IN LIBRARIES.

Patterns of Access to Materials and Services in School and Public Libraries, Proceedings of the Forty-first Conference of the Graduate Library School, May 16-17, 1980.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1981. 8vo. cloth. (vi), 89 pages. Patterns of Access to Materials and Services in School and Public Libraries, Proceedings of the Forty-first Conference of the Graduate Library School, May 16-17, 1980. Children's books raise interesting censorship questions, and three of the six articles in this collection, one by a children's author, one by a book reviewer and one by an English professor, treat different aspects of the issue. Also with..... READ MORE about CHILDREN IN LIBRARIES

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 53735

Swenson, Grace Stageberg.

MINNESOTA IN BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH SUBJECT AND TITLE INDEX.

(Burnsville, MN): Voyageur Press, (1975). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), iv, 150 pages. First edition. With a foreword by Norine Odland, an introduction, index, bibliography with 218 entries, and appendix. READ MORE about MINNESOTA IN BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH SUBJECT AND TITLE INDEX

Price: $9.00 Order nr. 101899

Tanner, Robin.

CHILDREN'S WORK IN BLOCK PRINTING.

Leicester, England: Dryad Press, 1958. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 68 pages followed by 16 pages of plates. Suggests simple methods of block-cutting and printing suitable for children. Printing with potato blocks, filed-stick patterns, linoleum block work, and working with multiple blocks are discussed, along with projects suitable for schools. Well illustrated. READ MORE about CHILDREN'S WORK IN BLOCK PRINTING

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 48236

(Taylors). Harris, G Edward.

CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE TAYLORS OF ONGAR AND STANFORD RIVERS.

London: Crosby Lockwood, (1965). small 8vo. cloth-backed boards, printed plastic dust jacket. xii, 65 pages. Limited to 350 numbered copies. The Taylors were an 18th and 19th century English literary family. Information on children's books. READ MORE about CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE TAYLORS OF ONGAR AND STANFORD RIVERS

Price: $13.00 Order nr. 7696

(Taylors). Harris, G. Edward.

CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE TAYLORS OF ONGAR AND STANFORD RIVERS.

(Hamden, CT: Archon Books, The The Shoe String Press, Inc., 1965). 8vo. decorated cloth-covered boards, printed vinyl dust jacket. xii, 65 pages. First edition limited to 250 numbered copies. Provides the first detailed, accurate bibliography of a prolific family of writers in England in the 18th and 19th centuries. They knew such famous people as Goldsmith, Barton, Richardson and others. READ MORE about CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE TAYLORS OF ONGAR AND STANFORD RIVERS

Price: $11.00 Order nr. 23989

Tracy, James P. (editor).

LEISURE MOMENTS. A MONTHLY MAGAZINE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. VOL. I, NO. 2. FEBRUARY, 1872.

San Francisco, CA: Published by the Western Amateur Publishing Company: C. B. Monson, C. M. Ludlam, J. P. Tracy, and S. R. Church, 1872. tall 8vo. original printed wrappers. pp. 26-52; two leaves ads at rear; full-page illustrated ad at rear wrapper (woodcut by Shourds, of street view of Haynes & Lawton, "Manufactures of Extra Quality Silver-Plated ware, on White Metal. Market St., under Grand Hotel"). Much of its content identified as "Written for the..... READ MORE about LEISURE MOMENTS. A MONTHLY MAGAZINE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. VOL. I, NO. 2. FEBRUARY, 1872

Price: $1,500.00 Order nr. 134688

Tuer, Andrew W.

HISTORY OF THE HORN BOOK.

New York: Arno Press, 1979. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 486 pages. Reprint of the 1897 first edition. History of this curious type of book used for teaching children. Illustrated. Jacket faded and chipped with small pieces missing. READ MORE about HISTORY OF THE HORN BOOK

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 11924

Tuer, Andrew W.

HISTORY OF THE HORN-BOOK.

London: The Leadenhall Press Ltd., 1897. small thick 4to. original cloth with leather spine label, top edge gilt. xviii, 486, (3) pages. and a pocket containing three facsimile horn books in the back of the book. Second edition, the first edition appeared in 1896-97 and was in two volumes. Hand-colored title page. Contains 26 chapters discussing all facets of the horn-book and is illustrated with 46 plates showing horn-books. This copy containing all three facsimile..... READ MORE about HISTORY OF THE HORN-BOOK

Price: $180.00 Order nr. 21652

Turner, John R.

A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF UNAUTHORISED AMERICAN EDITIONS OF THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT BY BEATRIX POTTER 1904-1980.

London: Ian Hodgkins & Co. Ltd., 2012. 6 x 9 inches. hardcover. 228 pages. This is an essential guide for any devotee of Beatrix Potter and Peter Rabbit and of illustrators of childrens books during this period. Illustrated with eight pages of color photographs, this bibliography contains over 300 entries published between 1904 and 1980. It seeks to describe all titles published in the United States that are versions of The Tale of Peter Rabbit..... READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF UNAUTHORISED AMERICAN EDITIONS OF THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT BY BEATRIX POTTER...

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 105518

(Twain, Mark). Kaplan, Justin.

BORN TO TROUBLE, ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN.

Washington: Library of Congress, 1985. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 23+(1) pages. With an preface by John Y. Cole. Center for the Book, Viewpoint Series, No.13. READ MORE about BORN TO TROUBLE, ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN

Price: $7.00 Order nr. 33535

Van Leer Carrick, Alice and Kenneth Allen Robinson.

A MOTHER GOOSE FOR ANTIQUE COLLECTORS.

New York, NY: Payson & Clarke, (1928). 12mo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 64 pages. First edition, second printing. Dedication. Black and white illustrations by Dwight Taylor. Over half of front of dust jacket lacking, the rest chipped at edges. Covers lightly tanned at edges. Endpapers tanned. READ MORE about A MOTHER GOOSE FOR ANTIQUE COLLECTORS

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 126633

Virden, Katharine.

THE STORY OF WILBUR, THE BLUE DOG.

Wilmington: Privately printed, 1958. oblong 12mo. boards, paper spine label. (ii), 98 pages. With illustrations by Gillett G. Griffin. A book written for children. Spine torn away from the binding, yet present. Lightly soiled. READ MORE about THE STORY OF WILBUR, THE BLUE DOG

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 66709

Walsh, Frances.

THAT EAGER ZEST, FIRST DISCOVERIES IN THE MAGIC WORLD OF BOOKS. AN ANTHOLOGY.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, (1961). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 251+(1) pages. First edition. Autobiographical reminiscences of childhood reading experiences. READ MORE about THAT EAGER ZEST, FIRST DISCOVERIES IN THE MAGIC WORLD OF BOOKS. AN ANTHOLOGY

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 27165

Welsh, Charles.

TWO ONE PAGE CARBON COPIES OF LETTERS TO HAROLD SIMPSON OF ENGLAND.

Two one page carbon copies of letters to Harold Simpson of England and a two page autograph letter from Simpson to Welsh in regards to the publication of boys adventure series. READ MORE about TWO ONE PAGE CARBON COPIES OF LETTERS TO HAROLD SIMPSON OF ENGLAND

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 10820

(White, E.B.). Hall, Katherine Romans.

E.B. WHITE, A BIBLIOGRAPHIC CATALOGUE OF PRINTED MATERIALS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF RARE BOOKS, CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY.

New York: Garland, 1979. thick 8vo. cloth. xxii, 526 pages. First edition. A fine copy. Fully annotated bibliography supplemented with 48 illustrations of book covers and title pages. Reproduced from typescript.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about E.B. WHITE, A BIBLIOGRAPHIC CATALOGUE OF PRINTED MATERIALS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF RARE BOOKS,...

Price: $50.00 Order nr. 27409

White, Mus.

FROM THE MUNDANE TO THE MAGICAL: PHOTOGRAPHICALLY ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BOOKS, 1854-1945 AND BEYOND.

Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1999. 8.75 x 11.5 inches. hardcover. xlii, 268 pages. This book is a bibliography of photographically illustrated children's books in the field of American and international juvenile literature from 1854 to 1945. It details books that were illustrated with original photographs or related-mechanical processes, and describes author and title, as well as provides an index of photographers, illustrators, and reproduction processes linked to specific books. The collection reveals a parallel..... READ MORE about FROM THE MUNDANE TO THE MAGICAL: PHOTOGRAPHICALLY ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BOOKS, 1854-1945 AND BEYOND

Price: $60.00 Order nr. 105423

Wiles, H.V.

THE HORN-BOOK, THE FIRST RUNG ON THE LADDER OF LITERACY.

London: n.p., n.d. 12mo. pebbled cloth. 40 pages. Limited to 100 numbered copies printed for private circulation. Illustrated history of this early form of alphabet book. READ MORE about THE HORN-BOOK, THE FIRST RUNG ON THE LADDER OF LITERACY

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 87032

Wilson, R.N.D.

BOOKS AND THEIR HISTORY SHOWN TO THE CHILDREN.

London: T.C. & E.H. Jack, n.d. (circa 1920s). 12mo. cloth, inlaid paper cameo decoration on front cover. 112 pages and 26 plates with 6 in color. "Shown to the Children" series. New cloth spine laid down. Rubbing at the corners and edges of the covers. Exlibris with markings. READ MORE about BOOKS AND THEIR HISTORY SHOWN TO THE CHILDREN

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 42318

Winterich, John T.

THE FIRST R.

New York: Pierpont Morgan Library, 1955. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 19 pages. Essay on children's books delivered at the opening of an Exhibition on children's literature. READ MORE about THE FIRST R

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 13612

Wodzicka, Helen.

THE PRINTER AND HIS CRAFT.

(Hove, East Sussex, England): Wayland Publishers, (1978). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 96 pages. Second impression. An Eyewitness Book. Frontispiece. Historical overview of printing and its evolution from craft to technology designed for youthful readers. Table of dates, glossary, bibliography and index. Black and white illustrations throughout. READ MORE about THE PRINTER AND HIS CRAFT

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 108510

Wolf, Werner.

UNTERSUCHUNG UBER SCHULBUCHER UND LEHRMITTEL IN KENYA UND UGANDA.

Berlin: Berichte und Expertisen des Vereins zur Forderung der Bildungshilfe in Wntwicklungslandern, 1966. small 8vo. paper wrappers. vi, 119, (29) pages. An inquiry into textbooks and educational materials in Kenya and Uganda. READ MORE about UNTERSUCHUNG UBER SCHULBUCHER UND LEHRMITTEL IN KENYA UND UGANDA

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 49339

Zeller, Konrad.

SCHWEIZER KUNSTLER ILLUSTRIEREN DIE BIBEL.

Zürich: Zwingli-Verlag, (1939). 12mo. paper-covered boards, paper spine and cover labels. 95+(1) pages. 30 illustrations for a children's bible, by Swiss artists, with biographical notes on the artists. Covers soiled; head of spine bumped. READ MORE about SCHWEIZER KUNSTLER ILLUSTRIEREN DIE BIBEL

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 48547

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