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New Castle and Wilmington: Oak Knoll Press and The Delaware Art Museum, 2004. 9 x 12 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 906 pages. 2 volumes. At the dawn of the 20th century, Howard Pyle was America's most famous and influential illustrator. Through the illustrated pages of Harper's, Scribner's and Century magazines, the American public first became acquainted with the illustrator that they would come to love. Both by example and through his teaching, Pyle molded and..... READ MORE about HOWARD PYLE: HIS LIFE -- HIS WORK

Price: $149.95  other currencies  Order nr. 75317

New York: Clarkson N. Potter, (1971). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 144 pages. First U.S. edition. Beautiful book with many full-page color plates showing children's books. Bookplate. READ MORE about THE COLLECTOR'S BOOK OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Price: $9.00  other currencies  Order nr. 10075

N.P. (Stockholm): Rabén & Sjögren, 1967. square large 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 57+(1) pages. Books, colleagues, authors and events, with photos, illustrations. R.& S. published a number of children's books, including the Pippi Longstocking series by A. Lindgren. Laid in are a card with greetings from the publisher, and a review of the book in Danish. Covers faded. READ MORE about RABEN & SJOGREN 1942-1967, EN TJUGOFEMARSKRONIKA

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London: Werner Shaw Ltd., 1983. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 156 pages. First edition. Well-illustrated. READ MORE about ILLUSTRATIONS OF W. HEATH ROBINSON, A COMMENTARY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Illustrated by Frank E. Schoonover
New York: The Hampton Publishing Company, n.d. (circa 1925). 8vo. red cloth with color plate front cover and gilt titles. (v), 399+(1) pages. Illustrated by Frank E. Schoonover. The exterior of this copy shows moderate wear and soiling. The cover portrait of Washington is rubbed slightly, but still enjoyable. Inside are 6 more color plates by Schoonover. The leaves show scattered light foxing, minor soiling, and one 2-inch-long closed tear. READ MORE about WASHINGTON

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Philadelphia: Penn Publishing Company, 1917. large 8vo. cloth, gilt lettering and decoration, front pastedown, tissue guards. (iv), 332 pages. First edition. Eight color illustrations, a map, endpapers and front pastedown by Frank Schoonover. The story of the conquest of Mexico by the Spanish. Covers rubbed with part of white ink rubbed away and scratches in front cover. Wear at spine ends and corners. Some ink scribbling in corner of free endpaper. READ MORE about WITH CORTES THE CONQUEROR

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London: The Bodley Head, (1981). oblong 4to. decorated cloth, printed clear plastic dust jacket. 278 pages. First English edition (Hanrahan A108). Biography of Sendak and his work beautifully illustrated with 94 full color plates and over 165 black-and-white drawings including an original Sendak pop-up. Contains a chronological listing of his works.This is the first major retrospective study of one of the major children's book illustrators of our time, creator of "Where The Wild Things Are,"..... READ MORE about THE ART OF MAURICE SENDAK

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Essen: Ludgerus Verlag, (1960). square 16mo. cloth. 80 pages. An illustrated prayer book; illustrations by Otto Andreas Schreiber. Intended to be accessible to children as well as adults. Prospectus loosely inserted. READ MORE about BILDERGEBETBUCH

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1972. 8vo. paper wrappers. (iv), 75, (15) pages. Volume 3, 1972. This issue includes the proceedings of a workshop on children's books as well as articles on publishing and bookselling in Singapore. Wrappers slightly rubbed. Some damage to spine. Pages curled. READ MORE about SINGAPORE BOOK WORLD

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Metuchen, New Jersey: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1990. 8vo. cloth. x, 176 pages. A collection of essays on Lillian Smith, who was known for fostering the development of children's libraries across the country. Corners bumped. Spine ends slightly worn. READ MORE about LANDS OF PLEASURE: ESSAYS ON LILLIAN H. SMITH AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN'S LIBRARIES

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Detroit: Harlo, (1971). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 284 pages. First edition. A novel set in Delaware during the 1880s. Illustrated by Jack Lewis. Presentation from the author on free endpaper "To Eleanor and John Deklurow, with best wishes from the author, Anne Z. Sparklin." READ MORE about LILLY JO

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Detroit: Harlo, (1971). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 284 pages. First edition. A novel set in Delaware during the 1880s. Illustrated by Jack Lewis. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about LILLY JO

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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. READ MORE about THE GIGANTICK HISTORIES OF THOMAS BOREMAN

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 1574