(Children's Books). Rosenbach, A.S.W.

EARLY AMERICAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS WITH BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE BOOKS IN HIS PRIVATE COLLECTION.

Foreword by A. Edward Newton.
Storrs-Mansfield: Maurizio Martino Publisher, n.d. but 1996. 8vo. cloth. lx, 355 pages. Foreword by A. Edward Newton. Reprint of the 1933 first edition. Limited to 150 copies. Many illustrations and 816 books described. Arranged chronologically, each work is collated and annotated. Plates in black-and-white. READ MORE about EARLY AMERICAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS WITH BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE BOOKS IN HIS PRIVATE...

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(Children's Books). Slive, Daniel J.

FOUR CENTURIES OF RELIGIOUS BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.

(Dallas): Southern Methodist University, 2012. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Exhibition at the Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology, of religious books written for children, both European and American. A fine copy. 72 items. Color illustrations.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about FOUR CENTURIES OF RELIGIOUS BOOKS FOR CHILDREN

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(Children's Books). Spain, Frances Lander (editor).

THE CONTENTS OF THE BASKET.

And Other Papers on Children's Books and Reading
New York: The New York Public Library, 1960. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 83+(1) pages. And Other Papers on Children's Books and Reading. A collection of critical essays on children's books. Covers soiled with many tears on edges. Much wearing on spine. Front cover nearly detached. READ MORE about THE CONTENTS OF THE BASKET

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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. READ MORE about FROM PRIMER TO PLEASURE IN READING

Price: $12.40  other currencies  Order nr. 19344

(Children's Books). Tierie-Hoerzeil, E.

HOE MEN HET ABC BEGEERDE EN LEERDE.

Utrecht: Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, 1946. 12mo. paper-covered boards. 48, (46) pages. Text in Dutch. A historical study of learning the alphabet with examples of Old Dutch script and more recent teaching techniques. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Introduction. READ MORE about HOE MEN HET ABC BEGEERDE EN LEERDE

Price: $17.50  other currencies  Order nr. 108256

(Children's Books). van Veen, C.F. (editor).

CENTSPRENTEN, CATCHPENNYRINTS, NEDERLANDS VOLKS- EN KINDERPRENTEN (CATCHPENNYPRINTS: DUTCH POPULAR- AND CHILDRENPRINTS).

Amsterdam: Rijksmuseum, 1976. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 133+(1) pages. Text in Dutch and English. Near fine condition. Exhibition, July-October 1976 at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, of illustrations in children's literature. Foreword. Introductory essay by the editor. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Includes complete listing of exhibited items. Index of publishers. READ MORE about CENTSPRENTEN, CATCHPENNYRINTS, NEDERLANDS VOLKS- EN KINDERPRENTEN (CATCHPENNYPRINTS: DUTCH...

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(Children's Books). Welch, D'Alte A.

A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS PRINTED PRIOR TO 1821.

N.P. American Antiquarian Society, 1972. 7.5 x 10.25 inches. cloth. 522 pages. First edition. Full descriptions of over 1000 books. Excellent reference tool. READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS PRINTED PRIOR TO 1821

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(Children's Books). Zweigberk, Eva von.

BARNBOKEN I SVERIGE 1750-1950.

Stockholm: Ráben & Sjögren, (1965). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 520 pages. Text in Swedish. Color frontispiece. Foreword by the author. History of the publication of children's literature in Sweden over two centuries. Discusses Swedish authors, as well as foreign (mainly German, English and French) children's literature translated into Swedish. English summary. 29 color plates. Black and white illustrations throughout. Indices of names and titles. Bibliography. Dust jacket torn at edges. READ MORE about BARNBOKEN I SVERIGE 1750-1950

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Cohn, Don J. (ed.) with text by Ann Herring.

THE DAWN OF WISDOM: SELECTIONS FROM THE JAPANESE COLLECTION OF THE COTSEN CHILDREN’S LIBRARY.

Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press, 2000. 8.5 x 11.5 inches. paperback. 136 pages. The Cotsen Children's Library is home to one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of Japanese books and printed matter for children outside of Japan. At present, this remarkable and constantly expanding corpus consists of over 10,000 items, including not only books and magazines, but also printed games, posters and broadsides, single-sheet prints, panel-theater sets, educational materials for home and school..... READ MORE about THE DAWN OF WISDOM: SELECTIONS FROM THE JAPANESE COLLECTION OF THE COTSEN CHILDREN’S LIBRARY

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(Collodi, Carlo).

COLLODI, DA COLLODI, SU COLLODI.

Firenze: Libreria Salimbeni, 1984. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 77, (3) pages. Catalogue 63 from the bookseller, this one devoted to various works interpreting Carlo Collodi's famous Pinocchio tale. Contains section listing secondary works. 533 entries. Illustrations. READ MORE about COLLODI, DA COLLODI, SU COLLODI

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Cotsen, Margit Sperling, Judy Taylor, Anne Stevenson Hobbs, and Ivy Trent.

THE BEATRIX POTTER COLLECTION OF LLOYD COTSEN: PUBLISHED ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 75TH BIRTHDAY.

Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press, 2004. 14.25 x 11.25 (landscape). cloth. 190 pages. In November 2004 the Cotsen Children's Library at Princeton University became the home of Mr. Lloyd Cotsen's extensive collection of Beatrix Potter manuscripts, original art, photographs, and related ephemera. To mark the occasion of this very special gift, the Cotsen Occasional Press produced this lavish, oversized catalogue full of illustrations and photographs of the diverse items in the collection. Part I of..... READ MORE about THE BEATRIX POTTER COLLECTION OF LLOYD COTSEN: PUBLISHED ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 75TH BIRTHDAY

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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. Near fine in near fine jacket. 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. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about JOSEPH CRAWHALL, THE NEWCASTLE WOOD ENGRAVER (1821-1896

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