London: B.T. Batsford Ltd., (1954). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 256 pages. First edition. 106 illustrations including some in color. An important study of children's books. READ MORE about ENGLISH CHILDREN'S BOOKS, 1600 TO 1900
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 123213
Wormley: Five Owls Press Ltd., (1973). thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxxi, 461 pages. First edition. A fine copy. John Newbery is famous among 18th-century publishers for the manner in which he exploited the new market for children's books. Both in the creation of a "list" of successful titles and in his very individual approach to the designing, publicizing, and selling of his "little books," he shows himself to be an important forerunner of the..... READ MORE about JOHN NEWBERY AND HIS SUCCESSORS 1740-1814, A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 27211
Boston: The Horn Book, (1972). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. x, 340 pages. First U.S. edition, from the second British edition. Study of the history of children's books in England from the beginning of printing up to 1914. Illustrated. READ MORE about FROM PRIMER TO PLEASURE IN READING
Price: $12.40 Order nr. 19344
Boston: The Horn Book, (1972). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. x, 340 pages. First U.S. edition, from the second British edition. Study of the history of children's books in England from the beginning of printing up to 1914. Illustrated. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. READ MORE about FROM PRIMER TO PLEASURE IN READING
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 98328
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 The author worked for over five years on researching this biography, using much unpublished correspondence and interviews with surviving friends and relations. He has also uncovered many unpublished illustrations.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
n.p. Folcroft Library Editions, 1973. 8vo. cloth. (iv), 16 pages. Reprint of this scarce bibliography by Percy Muir. Limited to 100 unnumbered copies. Near fine. With full descriptions of Hewlett's works and notes on additional printings of titles.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE FIRST EDITIONS OF BOOKS BY MAURICE HENRY HEWLETT ( 1861-1923
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 136357
London: Charles Hindley, 1886. 8vo. original cloth, paper cover and spine labels. xlii, 308 pages. First edition. The Catnach Press published books for children in large quantities. In addition to the history of the press, Hindley reproduces a number of the illustrations taken from various books. Includes some use of color in the illustrations. Spine label mostly rubbed off and covers rubbed along hinges. Bookplate and former owner John Douglas Riddell has signed his name..... READ MORE about THE HISTORY OF THE CATNACH PRESS, AT BERWICK-UPON-TWEED, ALNWICK AND NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 9115
London: Studio, n.d. 8vo. cloth spine, paper-covered boards. (iv), 96 pages. This is a simple art appreciation book for children with large print and fairly simple text. The pictures progress from simple to complex with many tipped-in examples as well as those printed on the pages. Some color. Spine of the book a little faded. Dust jacket is worn with some paper loss at the corners and heel of spine, closed tear upper front panel..... READ MORE about THE CHILDREN'S ART BOOK
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 89378
(Bow, Nr. Crediton, Devonshire, England: Richard Gilbertson, 1968). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 9+(1) pages. Limited to 500 numbered copies. Number 4 in the publisher's manuscript series. READ MORE about FIVE AUTUMN SONGS FOR CHILDREN'S VOICES
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 118828
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
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
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London, England: Henry Frowde Hodder and Stoughton, 1910. small 8vo. illustrated cloth. 368, (20) pages. New edition. A history of British military engagements through the Victorian era, published for boys. Color frontispiece. Table of contents. Listing of other publications "for boys." Covers and spine soiled. Staining on endpapers and parts of text. Inscription on front free endpaper. READ MORE about OUR SOLDIERS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 119447
Pinner: Private Library Association, 1981. 6 x 9.75 inches. hardcover. 160 pages. First edition. Uneven fading to covers and fore-edge, else near fine. 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...... READ MORE about JAMES LUMSDEN & SON OF GLASGOW, THEIR JUVENILE BOOKS AND CHAPBOOKS
Price: $10.00 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. 60407
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
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
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
New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 2000. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 388 pages. First edition. The first comprehensive bibliography on the famous twentieth-century author. It details all titles he wrote and to which he contributed. It also cites more than 1500 contributions by Ransome to newspapers and magazines, including his controversial reports from Russia during the first World War and the rise of the Bolsheviks. This work has been eagerly awaited by Ransome's many fans and..... READ MORE about ARTHUR RANSOME: A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Price: $78.00 Order nr. 59945
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
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
Portland: The Southworth Press, 1933. 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper cover label. 41, (3) pages. First edition, limited to 250 numbered and signed copies. Contains a bibliography of editions, illustrations, and a history of this 18th century English publisher of miniature children's books. READ MORE about THE GIGANTICK HISTORIES OF THOMAS BOREMAN
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 1574
(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
Two one page carbon copies of letters to Harold Simpson of England and a two page autograph letter from Simpson to Welsh in regards to the publication of boys adventure series. READ MORE about TWO ONE PAGE CARBON COPIES OF LETTERS TO HAROLD SIMPSON OF ENGLAND
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 10820
(Hove, East Sussex, England): Wayland Publishers, (1978). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 96 pages. Second impression. An Eyewitness Book. Frontispiece. Historical overview of printing and its evolution from craft to technology designed for youthful readers. Table of dates, glossary, bibliography and index. Black and white illustrations throughout. READ MORE about THE PRINTER AND HIS CRAFT
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 108510
