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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Illustrated by by Will Vawter.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. 8vo. Bound in pictorial gilt green cloth. xiv, 176 pages. Illustrated by by Will Vawter. First edition, thus, of this beautifully illustrated version of Riley's beloved poems. Inscribed by the publisher on the front free endpaper. A near fine copy. Will Vawter is perhaps best remembered as one of the Brown County Art Colony members, and noted Indiana artist who illustrated a number of Riley's works. READ MORE about THE BOOK OF JOYOUS CHILDREN

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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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Compiled by Marjeanne Jensen Blinn. Foreword by Lawrence Clark Powell.
New York: The Viking Press, (1965). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 173 pages. Compiled by Marjeanne Jensen Blinn. Foreword by Lawrence Clark Powell. First edition. Sayers was a well-known children's librarian. Contains a foreword by Lawrence Clark Powell. Review copy with slip loosely inserted. READ MORE about SUMMONED BY BOOKS, ESSAYS AND SPEECHES BY FRANCES CLARKE SAYERS

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N.P. The Scribner Bookstore, n.d. tall 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 30 pages. 256 items for sale. READ MORE about JUVENILE FICTION, FIRST EDITIONS AND ILLUSTRATED BOOKS

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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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Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press, 2009. 9.5 x 12.5 inches. cloth, dust jacket. 522 pages. Winner of the Justin G. Schiller Prize (Bibliographical Society of America) and the F.J. Harvey Darton Award (Children's Books History Society). Nominated for the International Bibliographical Prize (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers). Catalogue of alphabets tiles, battledores, block puzzles, cards, jigsaw puzzles, educational aids, board games, maps, map samplers, pictures sheets, scrolls and writing sheets published by the Darton firms..... READ MORE about THE DARTONS: PUBLISHERS OF EDUCATIONAL AIDS, PASTIMES & JUVENILE EPHEMERA, 1787-1876. A...

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Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press, 1999. 9 x 7.5 (landscape). paperback. 40 pages. John Spilsbury, who styled himself an "Engraver and Map Dissector in Wood, in Order to Facilitate the Teaching of Geography," is credited with the invention of "dissected maps", hand-colored maps, printed from copper plates, which were mounted on thin sheets of mahogany and cut into pieces according to the political borders of the region mapped. The discovery of an extraordinary set of..... READ MORE about NEATLY DISSECTED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF YOUNG LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GEOGRAPHY:...

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Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press, 2003. 8.5 x 10.5 inches. cloth, dust jacket. 168 pages. Color photographs, illustrations, and reproductions. Taking as its starting point the set of sixteen dissected maps belonging to the children of George III and acquired by the Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton University, this work examines the new trends in education exemplified by the practices of the royal nursery and its governess, Lady Charlotte Finch. The author establishes a relationship between..... READ MORE about SUCH CONSTANT AFFECTIONATE CARE: LADY CHARLOTTE FINCH - ROYAL GOVERNESS & THE CHILDREN OF...

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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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Oslo: N.W. Damm & Søn, 1968. large 8vo. stiff paper wrap-around wrappers. 78+(1) pages. Account of the last 25 years of the publishing - bookselling firm specializing in children's books and antiquarian books, in Norwegian. The publisher for such notable authors as Astrid Lindgren and Aimée Sommerfelt. Many children's book illustrations in black-and-white. Corner slightly bent. READ MORE about DAMM 1845, 125 AR, DE SISTE FEMOGTYVE ÅR. [The last 25 years of N.W. Damm & Søn

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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. Signed by the author on the free endpaper. READ MORE about LILLY JO

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