Results for: Children's Books

Lucas, Anna.

FRANZ POCCI UND DAS KINDERBUCH.

Mit einer Bearbeitung der Schattenspiele.
Münster i. W. Regensbergsche Buchhandlung und Buchdruckerei, 1929. 8vo. cloth. (x), 92 pages. Mit einer Bearbeitung der Schattenspiele. Written in German. With a foreword, introduction, bibliography, conclusion, index of literature, and other supplements. With 16 black-and-white illustrations. A biography and analysis of Franz Pocci, the German poet, artist, and playwright, noted for his work with the Munich Marionette Theatre. Minor soiling and wear, spine faded with a small stain near the middle. READ MORE about FRANZ POCCI UND DAS KINDERBUCH

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 100658

(Lumsden & Son). Roscoe, S. and R.A. Brimmell.

JAMES LUMSDEN & SON OF GLASGOW, THEIR JUVENILE BOOKS AND CHAPBOOKS.

Pinner: Private Library Association, 1981. 6 x 9.75 inches. hardcover. 160 pages. First edition. Little information regarding the firm of James Lumsden and Son has survived. It seems they first became interested in publishing books for children around the end of the eighteenth century. Although the firm attracted little notice in their own age, their juvenile books have now become collector's pieces. Lumsden books show a distinctive quality: it is not easy to define and..... READ MORE about JAMES LUMSDEN & SON OF GLASGOW, THEIR JUVENILE BOOKS AND CHAPBOOKS

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 13701

(Lumsden & Son). Roscoe, S. and R.A. Brimmell.

JAMES LUMSDEN & SON OF GLASGOW, THEIR JUVENILE BOOKS AND CHAPBOOKS.

Pinner: Private Library Association, 1981. tall 8vo. cloth. xxv, 134 pages. First edition. Little information regarding the firm of James Lumsden and Son has survived. It seems they first became interested in publishing books for children around the end of the eighteenth century. Although the firm attracted little notice in their own age, their juvenile books have now become collector's pieces. Lumsden books show a distinctive quality: it is not easy to define and does..... READ MORE about JAMES LUMSDEN & SON OF GLASGOW, THEIR JUVENILE BOOKS AND CHAPBOOKS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 60407

(Lumsden & Son). Roscoe, S. and R.A. Brimmell.

JAMES LUMSDEN & SON OF GLASGOW, THEIR JUVENILE BOOKS AND CHAPBOOKS.

Pinner: Private Library Association, 1981. tall 8vo. cloth. xxv, 134 pages. First edition. Little information regarding the firm of James Lumsden and Son has survived. It seems they first became interested in publishing books for children around the end of the eighteenth century. Although the firm attracted little notice in their own age, their juvenile books have now become collector's pieces. Lumsden books show a distinctive quality: it is not easy to define and does..... READ MORE about JAMES LUMSDEN & SON OF GLASGOW, THEIR JUVENILE BOOKS AND CHAPBOOKS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 71598

(Lumsden & Son). Roscoe, S. and R.A. Brimmell.

JAMES LUMSDEN & SON OF GLASGOW, THEIR JUVENILE BOOKS AND CHAPBOOKS.

Pinner: Private Library Association, 1981. tall 8vo. cloth. xxv, 134 pages. First edition. Little information regarding the firm of James Lumsden and Son has survived. It seems they first became interested in publishing books for children around the end of the eighteenth century. Although the firm attracted little notice in their own age, their juvenile books have now become collector's pieces. Lumsden books show a distinctive quality: it is not easy to define and does..... READ MORE about JAMES LUMSDEN & SON OF GLASGOW, THEIR JUVENILE BOOKS AND CHAPBOOKS

Price: $8.00 Order nr. 114250

(Miniature Books). Adomeit, Ruth Elizabeth.

THREE CENTURIES OF THUMB BIBLES; A CHECKLIST.

New York: Garland Publishing, 1980. 8vo. cloth. xl, 390 pages. First edition. This excellent bibliography gives much information about miniature Bibles printed from the 17th to the 19th century in America, England, and Europe. The book is the work of a collector who has brought together much information not available elsewhere. Descriptions are extensive and include size, binding, contents, illustrations, other notes, references to other bibliographies where they exist, and locations for known copies. An..... READ MORE about THREE CENTURIES OF THUMB BIBLES; A CHECKLIST

Price: $250.00 Order nr. 24398

(Miniature Books).

THE BIBLE IN MINIATURE, FOR CHILDREN.

Worcester, MA: Dorr, Howland & Co., n.d., but 1835. miniature book (6.1 by 5.0 cm.). original cloth. 192 pages. Bradbury, Dorr 5; Rinderknecht 30400. Table of contents, list of illustrations. Frontispiece and black and white engraved illustrations in text. Covers slightly scuffed at corners. Inside front hinge cracked. Light tanning and foxing. READ MORE about THE BIBLE IN MINIATURE, FOR CHILDREN

Price: $250.00 Order nr. 127938

(Miniature Books). Davidson, Gustav.

19TH CENTURY AMERICAN JUVENILE AUTHORS: LITTLE KNOWN PSEUDONYMS.

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

Price: $50.00 Order nr. 116662

(Miniature Books).

THE ENTERTAINING STORY OF LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, TO WHICH IS ADDED, TOM THUMB'S TOY.

York, England: J. Kendrew, n.d. miniature book (9.6 x 6.5 cm). original self paper wrappers. 31+(1) pages. The Centre for Textual Studies at De Montfort University posits a circa 1820 publication date, but also states publication could have taken place any time between circa 1815 and the publisher's death in 1841 (Hockliffe Project website 0028). A work in the publisher's "Penny Books" series. In addition to the two tales mentioned in the title, also includes..... READ MORE about THE ENTERTAINING STORY OF LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, TO WHICH IS ADDED, TOM THUMB'S TOY

Price: $300.00 Order nr. 120448

(Miniature Books).

FLOWERS FOR A JUVENILE GARLAND.

New Haven, CT: S. Babcock, 1840. miniature book (7.2 x 4.6 cm). original stiff creme paper wrappers, sewn at spine. 8 pages. (Bradbury, S. Babcock 27; Rinderkknecht and Bruntjen 40-2381). Wrappers with decorated border. Engraved illustrations in text. A collection of children's poetry. Wrappers and text lightly soiled. Foxing throughout. Some text loose. READ MORE about FLOWERS FOR A JUVENILE GARLAND

Price: $75.00 Order nr. 118581

(Miniature Books).

A MOTHER'S GIFT; A COLLECTION OF SCRIPTURE TEXTS FOR DAILY USE.

Philadelphia, PA: American Sunday School Union, (1852). miniature book (7.2 by 5.8 cm.). original embossed cloth. 192 pages. Bradbury, American Sunday School Union 37. Preface. A collection of scripture texts for the guidance of children. Inside hinges cracked with covers partially detached from book block. Some tanning and foxing. READ MORE about A MOTHER'S GIFT; A COLLECTION OF SCRIPTURE TEXTS FOR DAILY USE

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 127886

(Miniature Books).

THE PUBLICATIONS OF THE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY.

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

Price: $85.00 Order nr. 118736

Muir, Percy.

ENGLISH CHILDREN'S BOOKS, 1600 TO 1900.

London: B.T. Batsford Ltd., (1979). small 4to. boards, dust jacket. 256 pages. Third impression of the first edition. Contains a new introduction revising parts of the book. 106 illustrations including some in color. READ MORE about ENGLISH CHILDREN'S BOOKS, 1600 TO 1900

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 11625

(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

Plimpton, George A.

MARKS OF MERIT, TOGETHER WITH AN ARTICLE ON HORNBOOKS AND THEIR USE IN AMERICA.

N.P. Ginn and Co., n.d. small 8vo. paper wrappers. 23 pages. With 19 illustrations in the text, mostly of American hornbooks. Split along hinge. READ MORE about MARKS OF MERIT, TOGETHER WITH AN ARTICLE ON HORNBOOKS AND THEIR USE IN AMERICA

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 9980

(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

(Potter, Beatrix).

BEATRIX POTTER: PRINTED BOOKS AND ORIGINAL DRAWINGS.

London: Christie's, 1994. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 36, (4) pages. Illustrated auction catalogue. With prices, remarks and notes in ink throughout catalogue. Xerox of prices realized paperclipped to page. Fabric tape markers on spine. READ MORE about BEATRIX POTTER: PRINTED BOOKS AND ORIGINAL DRAWINGS

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 123772

(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

Rosenbach, A.S.W.

EARLY AMERICAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS WITH BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE BOOKS IN HIS PRIVATE COLLECTION. Foreword by A. Edward Newton.

New York: Kraus Reprint Corp. 1966. tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. lx, 355 pages. Reprint of the 1933 first edition (Fleck D.31.C.1a). Many illustrations; this copy being one of those done by Kraus with some plates in color, including a color plate on the front of the dust jacket. Jacket worn with pieces missing. READ MORE about EARLY AMERICAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS WITH BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE BOOKS IN HIS PRIVATE...

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 7492

Rosenbach, A.S.W.

EARLY AMERICAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS.

With Bibliographical Descriptions of the Books in His Private Collection.
Portland, Maine: Southworth Press, 1933. 4to. levant backed pictorial boards, top edge gilt, slipcase. lix, 354, (4) pages. With Bibliographical Descriptions of the Books in His Private Collection. First edition, one of 585 numbered copies signed by Rosenbach. A. Edward Newton wrote the introduction to this book. Slipcase slightly soiled. READ MORE about EARLY AMERICAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Price: $350.00 Order nr. 15082

Sparklin, Anne Z.

LILLY JO.

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

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 28209

Sparklin, Anne Z.

LILLY JO.

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

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 65703

Sparklin, Anne Z.

LILLY JO.

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

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 121903

Stevenson, Robert Louis.

A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES.

London, England: John Lane, 1923. 12mo. half leather, marbled paper-covered boards, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, other edges uncut. (xvi), 136, (4) pages. New edition. Dedication, table of contents, Illustrated by Charles Robinson (Houfe 435-6). Covers rubbed and scuffed, top extremity of spine missing. Inside front hinge cracked. Considerable foxing on endpapers. READ MORE about A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES

Price: $40.00 Order nr. 134095

(Taylors). Harris, G Edward.

CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE TAYLORS OF ONGAR AND STANFORD RIVERS.

London: Crosby Lockwood, (1965). small 8vo. cloth-backed boards, printed plastic dust jacket. xii, 65 pages. Limited to 350 numbered copies. The Taylors were an 18th and 19th century English literary family. Information on children's books. READ MORE about CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE TAYLORS OF ONGAR AND STANFORD RIVERS

Price: $13.00 Order nr. 7696

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