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Kaye, Barbara.

THE WHITE MOUSE AND OTHER VERSE TALES.

Illustrated by Susan Roe.
Blakeney: Elkin Mathews, (1984). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 24 pages. Illustrated by Susan Roe. First edition. An illustrated children's tale by the widow of Percy Muir and a bookseller in her own right. Inscribed on title page "all good wishes from Barbara Kaye, October 1984." Covers rubbed. READ MORE about THE WHITE MOUSE AND OTHER VERSE TALES

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 96447

Kaye, Barbara.

THE WHITE MOUSE AND OTHER VERSE TALES.

Illustrated by Susan Roe.
Blakeney: Elkin Mathews, (1984). square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 24 pages. Illustrated by Susan Roe. First edition. An illustrated children's tale by the widow of Percy Muir and a bookseller in her own right. Presentation on copyright page "For Harold Kittleson on his third, but hopefully not last, visit to Blakeney from Barbara Kaye." Kittleson has added his comments on the meeting in ink below the presentation. Covers rubbed. READ MORE about THE WHITE MOUSE AND OTHER VERSE TALES

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 96448

(Kredel, Fritz).

WER WILL UNTER DIE SOLDATEN.

Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, n.d. 12mo. decorated paper-covered boards. 47+(1) pages. Insel-Bücherei Nr. 236. A collection of German soldiers' songs, illustrated by Fritz Kredel (1900-73), noted for his illustrations of children's books. Boards lightly soiled. READ MORE about WER WILL UNTER DIE SOLDATEN

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 115494

Laird, Marnie.

WATER RAT.

Illustrations by Andrea Shine.
N.P. Winslow Press, (1998). 8vo. cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. (vi), 185+(1) pages. Illustrations by Andrea Shine. First edition. A children's novel by this Delaware author. READ MORE about WATER RAT

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 122482

(Lauriat, Charles E.).

BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.

Boston, MA: Charles E. Lauriat & Co., n.d. 32mo. self paper wrappers. unpaginated. A catalogue of children's books offered for sale by Lauriat. Color illustrations on covers. Black and white illustrations throughout text. Classified lists, by age, at end of text. READ MORE about BOOKS FOR CHILDREN

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 126715

Lawson, Robert.

THEY WERE STRONG AND GOOD.

New York, NY: Viking Press, The, 1940. small 4to. full cream cloth printed in blue, dust jacket. First edition. Spine of jacket lightly faded. Two stickers on jacket. Two tears on jacket: one on front and one on rear. Illustrated by the author in black and white throughout, the Caldecott Medalist for 1941. "The Most Distinguished American Picture Book for Children 1940" printed within a circle on front panel. Lighter weight paper than the firstedition..... READ MORE about THEY WERE STRONG AND GOOD

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 136760

(Lionni, Leo). Jagusch, Sybille A. (editor).

LEO LIONNI AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.

Washington: Library of Congress, 1993. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 26, (2) pages. Edited by Chief of Children's literature, Library of Congess. Essays by Lionni and Steven Heller. Bibliography. Letter from editor laid in. Wrappers soiled. READ MORE about LEO LIONNI AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 106427

Martin, Douglas.

THE TELLING LINE, ESSAYS ON FIFTEEN CONTEMPORARY BOOK ILLUSTRATORS.

New York: Delacorte, (1989). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 320 pages. First U.S. edition. This collection focuses on fifteen contemporary illustrators of children's books, including Raymond Briggs, Quentin Blake, Charles Keeping, Michael Foreman, Shirley Hughes and John Lawrence. Well-illustrated throughout, many in color, and with a number of previously unpublished illustrations from the artists' private collections. Included is a complete chronological bibliography of each artist. READ MORE about THE TELLING LINE, ESSAYS ON FIFTEEN CONTEMPORARY BOOK ILLUSTRATORS

Price: $12.00 Order nr. 33111

Martin, John Henry and Ardy Friedberg.

WRITING TO READ, A PARENTS' GUIDE TO THE NEW, EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM FOR YOUNG CHILDREN.

(New York): Warner Books, (1986). 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards, dust jacket. xv, (iii), 205+(1) pages. Written especially for parents who want their children to read and write as well as they possibly can, the author gives clear instructions on how to use the principles of his system to help your child discover the joys of language and self expression. The Educational Testing Service confirmed, in a study of 10,000 children, that this method..... READ MORE about WRITING TO READ, A PARENTS' GUIDE TO THE NEW, EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 64862

(Melcher, Frederic G.).

TOP OF THE NEWS, FREDERIC G. MELCHER MEMORIAL ISSUE.

Richmond, VA: Children's Services Division, American Library Association, 1964. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp.163-244. Special issue of this periodical, Volume XX, No.3. Faded along spine. READ MORE about TOP OF THE NEWS, FREDERIC G. MELCHER MEMORIAL ISSUE

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 125187

Order Nr. 102377 KINDERGARTEN PRIMARY ART AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, CATALOG NO....

(Milton Bradley).

KINDERGARTEN PRIMARY ART AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, CATALOG NO. E-89A.

Springfield, MA: Milton Bradley Company, n.d. (circa 1952). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 36, (4) pages. An advertising catalogue for Milton Bradley. With many black-and-white illustrations throguhout. Contains material from painting supplies and crayons to toy money and cut-outs and furniture. Rubbing and wear near spine, creasing at spine ends. Covers and front page soiled. With the signature and date of a previous owner on the front cover. READ MORE about KINDERGARTEN PRIMARY ART AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, CATALOG NO. E-89A

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 102377

(Miniature Books).

BOOK CATALOG, MOSAIC PRESS.

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

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 118536

(Miniature Books).

BOOK CATALOG, MOSAIC PRESS.

Cincinnati: Mosaic Press, 1982. 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

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 133852

(Miniature Books). Collin, Marcie.

LE CHIEN GUINGAN E LE CHAT CALICOT.

(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

Price: $150.00 Order nr. 118409

(Miniature Books). Massmann, Robert E.

ADVENTURES OF THE FLIGHTLY OLD WOMAN.

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

Price: $75.00 Order nr. 116554

(Native Americans). Fenimore Jr., Harvey Curtis.

MIKE AND MARNIE LEARN ABOUT DELAWARE'S INDIANS.

Dover: Dover Post Company, 1991. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 50 pages. First edition, second printing. Illustrated by Don Stein. Children's book about Delaware's indians. Book I in the Granddad's Delaware History Series. READ MORE about MIKE AND MARNIE LEARN ABOUT DELAWARE'S INDIANS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 67061

(Patten, Gilbert). Holbrook, Stewart H.

FRANK MERRIWELL AT YALE AGAIN - AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. "

1961. small 4to. boards. pp.24-27. In American Heritage, Vol. XII, No.4, June 1961. Short biography of "Frank Merriwell," ie Gilbert Patten. READ MORE about FRANK MERRIWELL AT YALE AGAIN - AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. "

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 27277

(Potter, Beatrix).

BEATRIX POTTER: PRINTED BOOKS AND ORIGINAL DRAWINGS.

London: Christie's, 1994. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 36, (4) pages. Illustrated auction catalogue. READ MORE about BEATRIX POTTER: PRINTED BOOKS AND ORIGINAL DRAWINGS

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 45074

(Pyle, Howard). Davis, Paul Preston.

HOWARD PYLE: HIS LIFE -- HIS WORK.

2 volumes.
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: $135.00 Order nr. 75317

(Rabén & Sjögren). Raben, Hans.

RABEN & SJOGREN 1942-1967, EN TJUGOFEMARSKRONIKA.

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

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 52853

Riley, James Whitcomb.

THE BOOK OF JOYOUS CHILDREN.

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

Price: $50.00 Order nr. 137371

(Robinson, W. Heath). Beare, Geoffrey C.

ILLUSTRATIONS OF W. HEATH ROBINSON, A COMMENTARY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY.

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

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 27569

Sayers, Frances Clarke.

SUMMONED BY BOOKS, ESSAYS AND SPEECHES BY FRANCES CLARKE SAYERS.

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

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 62361

(Schoonover, Frank E.). Watson, Virginia.

WITH CORTES THE CONQUEROR.

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. Occasional foxing. Previous owner's name on free front endpaper. Lettering nearly worn off spine and upper part of the front board. READ MORE about WITH CORTES THE CONQUEROR

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 89498

(Sendak, Maurice). Lanes, Selma G.

THE ART OF MAURICE SENDAK.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, (1980). oblong 4to. pictorial cloth, plastic dust jacket. 278 pages. First edition. A fine copy. 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. READ MORE about THE ART OF MAURICE SENDAK

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 26667

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