New York: Dover Publications, (1971). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. ix, 356, (8) pages. First Dover paperback edition (Fleck D.31.D). Contains a delightful foreword by A. Edward Newton followed by bibliographical descriptions of American children's books dating from the 17th to the 19th century. Spine faded. READ MORE about EARLY AMERICAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 2938
Foreword by A. Edward Newton.
Storrs-Mansfield: Maurizio Martino Publisher, n.d. but 1996. 8vo. cloth. lx, 355 pages. Foreword by A. Edward Newton. Reprint of the 1933 first edition. Limited to 150 copies. Many illustrations and 816 books described. Arranged chronologically, each work is collated and annotated. Plates in black-and-white. READ MORE about EARLY AMERICAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS WITH BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE BOOKS IN HIS PRIVATE...
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 53269
Sydney: Wentworth Books, (1969). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 212 pages. First edition. Much on authorship and publishing. Illustrated. Jacket spine faded. READ MORE about A HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, 1841-1941
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 76848
American children's literature, 1690-1988, from the collection of Betsy Beinecke Shirley : an exhibition at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, October-December 1991.
(New Haven: Beinecke Library), 1991. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 100 pages. American children's literature, 1690-1988, from the collection of Betsy Beinecke Shirley : an exhibition at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, October-December 1991. First edition. With wonderful color and black and white illustrations of this extensive collection of American children's books. The exhibition covers everything from colonial primers and hornbooks to Sendak and Seuss. Includes bibliography. READ MORE about READ ME A STORY- SHOW ME A BOOK
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 74563
With an Introduction by Edgar Osborne.
Toronto: Toronto Public Library, (1966). 8vo. cloth. xxvi, 562pages. With an Introduction by Edgar Osborne. Slightly revised edition. Essential reference tool in the study of children's literature. READ MORE about OSBORNE COLLECTION OF EARLY CHILDREN'S BOOKS, 1566-1910 A CATALOGUE
Price: $47.00 Order nr. 126660
2 volumes. With an Introduction by Edgar Osborne.
Toronto: Toronto Public Library, 1975. 8vo. cloth. xxvi,562; xiv,563-1148 pages. 2 volumes. With an Introduction by Edgar Osborne. First volume is a slightly revised edition and second volume is the first edition. Essential reference tool in the study of children's literature. READ MORE about OSBORNE COLLECTION OF EARLY CHILDREN'S BOOKS, 1566-1910 A CATALOGUE. With THE OSBORNE COLLECTION...
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 14323
With an Introduction by Edgar Osborne.
Toronto: Toronto Public Library, (1958). 8vo. cloth. xxvi, 562 pages. With an Introduction by Edgar Osborne. First edition. Essential reference tool in the study of children's literature. Covers soiled along edges with rubbed spot along top of front hinge. READ MORE about OSBORNE COLLECTION OF EARLY CHILDREN'S BOOKS, 1566-1910. A CATALOGUE
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 16615
N.P. American Antiquarian Society, 1972. tall 8vo. cloth. lxvi, 516 pages. First edition. Full descriptions of over 1000 books. Excellent reference tool. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS PRINTED PRIOR TO 1821
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 54328
N.P. American Antiquarian Society, 1972. 7.5 x 10.25 inches. cloth. 522 pages. First edition. Full descriptions of over 1000 books. Excellent reference tool. READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS PRINTED PRIOR TO 1821
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 25465
Firenze: Libreria Salimbeni, 1984. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 77, (3) pages. Catalogue 63 from the bookseller, this one devoted to various works interpreting Carlo Collodi's famous Pinocchio tale. Contains section listing secondary works. 533 entries. Illustrations. READ MORE about COLLODI, DA COLLODI, SU COLLODI
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 69488
With a Portrait by George Reid, 16 illustrations from Sketches by J.H. Ewing and a Cover Designed by Randolph Caldecott.
London: Society for the Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1885. square 8vo. original boards. 88 pages. With a Portrait by George Reid, 16 illustrations from Sketches by J.H. Ewing and a Cover Designed by Randolph Caldecott. A biographical discussion of Juliana Ewing, the celebrated children's book author. A complete list of Ewing's publications is included in the back of the book. Spine covering lacking. READ MORE about JULIANA HORATIA EWING AND HER BOOKS
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 8882
London: MacDonald Future Publishers, (1981). 7.25 x 10 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 240 pages. First edition. The author worked for over five years on researching this biography, using much unpublished correspondence and interviews with surviving friends and relations. He has also uncovered many unpublished illustrations. Includes an annotated list of Greenaway books. With 121 illustrations in black-and-white and 15 in color. SALES RIGHTS: Available in North & South America from Oak Knoll Books. READ MORE about KATE GREENAWAY, A BIOGRAPHY
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 27171
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
(Cooperstown: Farmers' Museum), n.d. miniature book (7.9 x 4.9 cm). self paper wrappers, slipcase. variously paginated. Set of four books includes Book of Animals, Mary and her Little Kid, The Two Cocks , and The Faithful Dog. Published for children. Slipcase is tape repaired. READ MORE about FOUR AUTHENTIC REPRODUCTIONS OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS ORIGINALLY PRINTED BY H. & E. PHINNEY,...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 117678
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
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
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 save 20% $40.00 Order nr. 116662
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
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
