Hartford: The Watkinson Library, Trinity College, 1998. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Exhibition of children's alphabet books at the Watkinson Library, Trinity College, March-June 1998 assembled by collector John O.C. McCrillis. A fine copy. Introduction and acknowledgements by the curator. Statement by the collector. Exhibition checklist, describing 69 items. Color illustrations. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about FROM A TO Z: AN EXHIBITION OF ABC BOOKS SELECTED FROM THE JOHN O.C. MCCRILLIS COLLECTION

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Boston: The Horn Book, Incorporated, 1969. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 465-624. October 1969 issue of The Horn Book, a tribute to Bertha Mahony Miller, owner of a children's bookshop in Boston. Includes articles and book reviews. Book reviews indexed. Wrappers slightly soiled. "Sample" stamped on front wrapper. Foxing on top edge. READ MORE about THE HORN BOOK MAGAZINE

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Cincinnati: Mosaic Press, 1983. miniature book (1.5 x 2.3 cm). self paper wrappers. 16 pages. A catalogue listing miniature books in print. READ MORE about BOOK CATALOG, MOSAIC PRESS

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(Mill Valley, CA: Sunflower Press, 1977). oblong miniature book (5.6 x 5.8 cm). decorated cloth, paper spine and cover labels. unpaginated. Text in French. Limited to 250 numbered copies, signed by publisher Carol Cunningham on colophon (Bradbury, Sunflower Press 10). Color illustrations by Collin. A fine copy. READ MORE about LE CHIEN GUINGAN E LE CHAT CALICOT

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Skokie, IL: Black Cat Press, (1979). miniature book (4.7 x 6.5 cm). cloth, title gilt-stamped on spine, illustration gilt-stamped on front board. 36, (2) pages. Limited to 249 copies. (Bradbury, Black Cat Press 59). Illustrations on endpapers, title page, and in text from little-known children's books by various artists. Printed French-fold. READ MORE about 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN JUVENILE AUTHORS: LITTLE KNOWN PSEUDONYMS

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New Britain, CT: REM Miniatures), 1966. miniature book (6.9 x 5.7 cm.). stiff paper wrappers, printed paper slide-on case. Limited to 500 copies (Bradbury, REM, 8). The 12 panel foldout in the back is hand-colored in this copy. READ MORE about ADVENTURES OF THE FLIGHTLY OLD WOMAN

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New York: The American Tract Society, n.d., but circa 1833-46. miniature book (9.2 x 6.9 cm). contemporary quarter leather, marbled paper-covered boards. (iv), 191+(1) pages. Series 1, Volume 1 of the Society's publications. Table of contents lists 13 titles in volume 1. This volume contains 1, 2, 3, 4 (just front and back covers), 8 (just front and back covers), 10, 11, and 12 (just front and back covers). Title page notes the society's location..... READ MORE about THE PUBLICATIONS OF THE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY

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Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press, (1996). small 8vo. paperback. xii, 288 pages. First paperback edition. Minor foxing to top edge, else a clean copy. Nine essays on the relationships between textual meaning and textual materiality. The book as physical artifact as well as cultural work is discussed, with publishing, collecting, subscription books, newspapers, and literature for high schools some of the topics covered. Well-illustrated with photographs, drawings and facsimiles. Includes a lengthy introduction by..... READ MORE about READING BOOKS: ESSAYS ON THE MATERIAL TEXT AND LITERATURE IN AMERICA

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N.P. National Council of Teachers of English, (1973). small 8vo. paper wrappers. xii, 208 pages. An annotated bibliography and study guide for the teaching of Native American history and culture to older high school students. An introduction discusses sterotypes in ethnic literature, and explains the author's criteria for the selection of recommended books. Grouped by topics, study guide to selected books, indexed by authors and by titles. Minor shelf-wear. READ MORE about LITERATURE BY AND ABOUT THE AMERICAN INDIAN, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH...

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Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1954. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 47, (10) pages. Exlibrary with markings. Covers spotted. Reproduction of the school book section of the earliest known American bookseller's reference list with bibliographical information on the books listed. READ MORE about EARLY AMERICAN SCHOOL BOOKS, A BIBLIOGRAPHY BASED ON THE BOSTON BOOKSE LLER'S CATALOGUE OF 1804

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New Castle, Delaware and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Oak Knoll Press and University of Pennsylvania Libraries, 2009. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 352 pages. In 1749, Benjamin Franklin published his educational call to arms, Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pensilvania. In it, Franklin set forth a radically new template for educating students, one that stressed social utility, secular independence, and an English language-based curriculum. This slim pamphlet led to the creation of..... READ MORE about "THE GOOD EDUCATION OF YOUTH": WORLDS OF LEARNING IN THE AGE OF FRANKLIN

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(London): F.Warne with The National Trust, (1987). large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 223+(1) pages. First edition, first printing. Spine slightly sunned, else a near fine copy. Published as a companion to the 1987/88 exhibition at the Tate Gallery in London and The Pierpont Morgan Library in New York, this is the most comprehensive exploration of the art of Beatrix Potter ever published. The influences of contemporary artists including her own family, her flowering as an..... READ MORE about BEATRIX POTTER 1866-1943, THE ARTIST AND HER WORLD

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