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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2 volumes.
New Castle and Wilmington: Oak Knoll Press and The Delaware Art Museum, 2004. 9 x 12 inches. quarter Morocco with Japanese cloth, a special binding by Campbell-Logan Bindery. (viii),xiv,(ii),400; (viii),401-872 pages. 2 volumes. First edition, one of only 60 numbered and signed sets bound thus (Museum Edition). Contains an extra eight-page signature at the beginning which has a tipped-in wood-engraving of Pyle's well-known painting "The Landing of the Pilgrims" pulled from the original block engraved..... READ MORE about HOWARD PYLE: HIS LIFE -- HIS WORK
Price: $425.00 Order nr. 87133
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: $149.95 Order nr. 75317
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
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
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
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
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
(Hamden, CT: Archon Books, The The Shoe String Press, Inc., 1965). 8vo. decorated cloth-covered boards, printed vinyl dust jacket. xii, 65 pages. First edition limited to 250 numbered copies. Provides the first detailed, accurate bibliography of a prolific family of writers in England in the 18th and 19th centuries. They knew such famous people as Goldsmith, Barton, Richardson and others. READ MORE about CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE TAYLORS OF ONGAR AND STANFORD RIVERS
Price: $11.00 Order nr. 23989
Washington: Library of Congress, 1985. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 23+(1) pages. With an preface by John Y. Cole. Center for the Book, Viewpoint Series, No.13. READ MORE about BORN TO TROUBLE, ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
Price: $7.00 Order nr. 33535
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1999. 8.75 x 11.5 inches. hardcover. xlii, 268 pages. This book is a bibliography of photographically illustrated children's books in the field of American and international juvenile literature from 1854 to 1945. It details books that were illustrated with original photographs or related-mechanical processes, and describes author and title, as well as provides an index of photographers, illustrators, and reproduction processes linked to specific books. The collection reveals a parallel..... READ MORE about FROM THE MUNDANE TO THE MAGICAL: PHOTOGRAPHICALLY ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BOOKS, 1854-1945 AND BEYOND
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 105423
