New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, (1975). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xxx, 263 pages. First edition. Dust jacket chipped along edges. Spine of jacket lightly faded. Overall a good copy. Printed at the Stinehour Press. With many illustrations including some in color. Detailed descriptions of over 200 items. Contributions by Charles Ryskamp, Gerald Gottlieb and J.H. Plumb. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about EARLY CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND THEIR ILLUSTRATION

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Translated and Edited by Brian Alderson.
London: Oxford University Press, 1967. tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xviii, 297 pages. Translated and Edited by Brian Alderson. First English edition. "Important contribution to the history of bibliography of children's books." Illustrated. READ MORE about THREE CENTURIES OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS IN EUROPE

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New York: Routledge, 2009. 8vo. paperback. 341 pages. First paperback edition. A fine copy. Index. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about CHILDHOOD AND CHILDREN'S BOOKS IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE, 1550-1800

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London: The Studio, 1933. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (iv), 128 pages. First edition. A special issue of The Studio. Profusely illustrated guide to the study of children's books of the 18th through 20th centuries. Some illustrations are in color. Front cover and flap of jacket is present and the rest of the jacket is a replacement. The cloth bound version of this book is scarce. READ MORE about CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF YESTERDAY

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London: The Studio, 1933. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 128 pages. First edition. General series edited by C. Geoffrey Holme. Well-illustrated including plates in color. Covers show wear with a split along hinge and small piece missing at spine ends. READ MORE about CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF YESTERDAY

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Toronto: Toronto Public Library, 1982. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), (iv), iv, 68, viii, 100, (42) pages. Facsimile of the two volume 1817 first edition with historical notes by Marjorie Moon and an index by Dana Tenny. READ MORE about JUVENILE REVIEW, IN TWO PARTS

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Compiled by Robert D. Fleck who has written a foreword and with an introduction by Helen Luther.
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Books, (1991). 8vo. cloth. 83; 94 pages plus index. Compiled by Robert D. Fleck who has written a foreword and with an introduction by Helen Luther. One of 200 copies bound thus and containing the index. Describes over 1,300 books about children's books and shows the individual asking prices. A useful reference tool which is completely indexed. Illustrated. READ MORE about THE KENNETH E. LUTHER COLLECTION OF BOOKS ABOUT CHILDREN'S BOOKS. CATALOGUE 117 PART A-G AND...

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Göteborg: Pedagogiska Institutionen Lärarhögskolan, 1968. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 23 single sided leaves. First edition. A study of childrens' literature and its pedagogical adaptations. Reproduced from typescript. In Swedish. READ MORE about SPRÅKLIG STILISTISK STRUKTUR I BARN OCH VUXENLITTERATUR

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Bonn: Deutsche Lesegesellschaft, 1977. 8vo. paper wrappers. 34 pages. Wrappers foxed. READ MORE about LESEFORDERUNG UND BUCHPOLITIK: EINE EXPERTISE

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Preface by Paul Gavault. Two volumes.
Paris: Gumuchian & Cie. n.d. (1930). 4to. later cloth. xxiv,446,(4); (ii),16 pages followed by plates containing 336 illustrations. Preface by Paul Gavault. Two volumes. First edition, limited to 1000 copies. The introduction is in English and French. A landmark bookseller's catalogue devoted to children's books; a total of 6251 are described. The entries are not restricted to French titles. Both volumes have some wear to the spines, with some loss to the spine labels, in..... READ MORE about LES LIVRES DE L'ENFANCE DU XVE AU XIXE SIÈCLE

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Two volumes.
London: The Holland Press, (1985). 4to. cloth, dust jackets. xxiv, 446; 16 pages followed by 336 full page plates. Two volumes. A very fine facsimile reprint of the first edition of this landmark catalogue first issued by Gumuchian & Cie in 1930. Over 6000 books listed. Light chipping of jackets with abrased spot on the spine of Volume Two. READ MORE about LES LIVRES DE L'ENFANCE DU XVE AU XIXE SIECLE

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New York: The Grolier Club, 2015. 8.25 x 11 inches. pictorial wrappers with integral flaps. 318, (1) pages. Reprint of the 2014 first edition. Preface by Chris Loker; Bibliophiles in the Nursery: The Gradual Legitimacy of Collecting Rare Children's Books by Justin G. Schiller; "Pity that any Children should be . . . brought up . . . without the Skill of Reading" by Jill Shefrin; Cutting Loose: Productivity and Inventiveness among the Nineteenth-Century Publishers..... READ MORE about ONE HUNDRED BOOKS FAMOUS IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

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