New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, (1967). square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 95+(1) pages. First edition. With the private bookplate of the H.P. Kraus Reference Library on the front pastedown. Fine in near fine jacket. Reproductions of various artist's interpretations of the Fables of Aesop. READ MORE about AESOP, FIVE CENTURIES OF ILLUSTRATED FABLES
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 27023
Mendota: Wayside Press, 1971. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 160 pages. Revised edition. A fine copy. READ MORE about ROAD TO SUCCESS, THE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WORKS OF HORATIO ALGER
Price: $6.40 Order nr. 26764
N.P. n.p., (1986). square 12mo. stiff paper wrappers, plasticv spiral binding. unpaginated. First edition, limited to 500 copies. Text in German. Illustrations by Renate Habinger. A tale about a caterpillar. Copy of English translation laid in. READ MORE about DER RAUPE LIKAN
Price: $36.00 Order nr. 124534
4 volumes.
Göttingen: Evangelisches Bibliothekar-Lehrinstitut, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977. one large 8vo. & 3 small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers with fabric covered spine. (iv),iii,46; 48; (xxii),44,xxiv; x,70 pages. 4 volumes. Volumes 4, 6, 7, and 8 in this series. Includes studies of journalistic documentation of news in public libraries, of specialized bibliographies and catalogues, on the catalogue of a children's library, and on organizations for evangelical books. READ MORE about ARBEITEN AUS DEM EVANGELISCHEN BIBLIOTHEKAR-LEHRINSTITUT
Price: $16.00 Order nr. 51247
Kathmandu: Suresh B. Malla, (1974). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 32 pages. Discusses printing and publishing in general as well as children's books and the periodical press. READ MORE about SOME HINTS ON PRINTING AND PUBLISHING IN NEPAL
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 49491
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1900. 8vo. original tan cloth stamped in red, green, black and gilt. vi, (ii), 509, (3) pages. First U.S. edition but the first with this cover design (Cutler 52 for Barrie). Lacking the dust jacket. Minor wear to spine ends, else a near fine copy. With cover designed by Margaret Armstrong with her initials (Gullans 19). READ MORE about TOMMY AND GRIZEL
Price: $16.00 Order nr. 95442
New York: Macmillan Publishing, (1976). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (viii), 615 pages. First edition. An historical study of the American children's picturebook. With almost 700 illustrations of which 130 are in color. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about AMERICAN PICTUREBOOKS FROM NOAH'S ARK TO THE BEAST WITHIN
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 19340
2 VOLUMES
Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press, 2000. 10.6 x 13.75 inches. cloth, regular and oblong quarto, in custom slipcase. 141 pp. (text); 231 pp. (facsimile). 231 color plates. 2 VOLUMES. This work unites the Rothschild Alunno, now in the Cotsen Children's Library, with Alunno's remaining work from four European collections and reconstructs the original appearance of the cartoni by the preeminent 15th century Italian writing master. The cartoni are presented in full color facsimile, with a...... READ MORE about THE GLORY OF THE ART OF WRITING: THE CALLIGRAPHIC WORK OF FRANCESCO ALUNNO OF FERRARA
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Freiburg, Germany: (Antiquariat Uwe Kolb), 1996. 8vo. cloth, paper front cover label. 88 pages. Text in German. A fine copy. Volume 1. With assistance of Walter Sauer and Hasso Böhme. Foreword by the editor, table of contents, indices of authors, illustrations, titles and secondary literature. A bibliography of works on Struwwelpeter (shock-headed Peter), a German children's book by Heinrich Hoffman. Color and black and white illustrations. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books &..... READ MORE about DER STRUWWELPETER: EIN BILDERBUCH MACHT KARRIERE
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 125799
1962. small 4to. wrap-around folder with article inserted. pp.75-81. A separate from The Penrose Annual, Volume 56, 1962. With illustrations in color. A fine copy. READ MORE about AMERICAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS IN A CHANGING WORLD
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 18353
Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1998. 4to. paper wrappers. 80 pages. VOLUME 3, NO.3, MARCH 1998. IN THIS ISSUE: B. Hicks on Nancy Drew books, G. Dibert-Himes on the library of Schloss Corvey in Germany, B.G. Henneke on old ship's logbooks, J.G. Schiller on the early publishing history of the Paul Bunyan tales, T. Conway on James Michener, G. and M. Green on the Little Blue Books of the 1920's and 30's, N. Basbanes on..... READ MORE about BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS
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Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1998. 4to. paper wrappers. 72 pages. VOLUME 3, NO.11, NOV., 1998. IN THIS ISSUE: A. Tufel on George Eliot, R. Armstrong on Alan Paton, and J. Waters on "Invasion of the E-Books" (yes, a certain software company has expressed interest). N. Basbanes tours that institution, The Strand; R. Brown and Tasha Tucker discuss Tasha Tudor (with notice of the new Tasha Tudor bibliography by John & Jill Hare, published by..... READ MORE about BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 53574
Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1997. 4to. paper wrappers. 80 pages. VOLUME 2, NO.4, APR 97. This issue features more stops on Biblio's world tour of Book Towns, visiting Scandinavia, Germany and Scotland. The many other interesting articles include a look at W. Heath Robinson's wonderful children's books, Sydney Berger writing on book fairs, and for the ephemera and playing cards collectors out there, lavishly illustrated articles on vintage Jokers and travel ephemera. READ MORE about BIBLIO, THE MAGAZINE FOR COLLECTORS OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND EPHEMERA
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 46948
Cambridge: Research Classics, 1961. 8vo. cloth. vi, 153 pages. Third printing of the 1938 first edition. Minor rubbing to the covers, else a near fine copy. READ MORE about PETER PARLEY TO PENROD A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE BEST-LOVED AMERICAN JUVENILE BOOKS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 141157
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Stockholm: Kooperativa Förbundets Bokförlag, 1951. small 8vo. sewn, stiff paper wrappers. 219+(1) pages. Fourth edition. Domestic and translated children's literature in 9 reading groups, with a book list at the end of each chapter. Drawings by Birger Lundquist. Index. Covers detaching at spine. READ MORE about BARN OCH BOCKER [CHILDREN AND BOOKS
Price: $14.00 Order nr. 52856
With an Introduction by Margaret K. McElderry. Given at Boys and Girls House, Toronto Public Library, April 21, 1977.
Plains, PA: Boss Dog Press, 2021. 8vo. marbled paper covered boards, title stamped in silver on front board. (ii), (2), 3-15 (2) pages. With an Introduction by Margaret K. McElderry. Given at Boys and Girls House, Toronto Public Library, April 21, 1977. Limited to 80 numbered copies signed by the author and illustrator, Sarah P. Burda. Lecture by this children's book author. A fine copy with the prospectus loosely inserted. This chapbook was composed by..... READ MORE about STARS IN OUR HEADS
Price: $110.00 Order nr. 136910
Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press, 2011. 7 x 9 inches. cloth, in slipcase. 266 pages. This book by papyrologist Scott Bucking is about a 7th century Sahidic Coptic manuscript including a syllabary and simple text indicating its use for elementary instruction in a monastery. The text provides a papyrological description of the manuscript, with historical and social context, and discusses current issues in papyrology relating to papyri as archaeological objects. With a 61-page color facsimile..... READ MORE about PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: P. COTSEN-PRINCETON 1 AND THE TRAINING OF SCRIBES IN BYZANTINE EGYPT
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West Kingston: Donald M. Grant, 1964. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 418 pages. Revised edition. Fine in near fine jacket. Full bibliographical descriptions of books. A very scarce bibliography. READ MORE about A GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY BIBLIOGRAPHY OF EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 11270
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., (1946). square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 46+(1) pages. First edition. Jacket illustration is from the cover design of "The Horn Book." Book illustrations are from early prints of Caldecott drawings in The Houghton Memorial Library. Jacket soiled and with tape repair on front cover. READ MORE about RANDOLPH CALDECOTT, 1846-1886, AN APPRECIATION
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 24544
London: Oresko Books Ltd., (1976). 4to. decorated, glossy stiff paper wrapper (folded in dust jacket form). 104 pages. First edition. A near fine copy. Beautiful color and black and white illustrations of Caldecott's works. Illustrations for John Gilpin's Ride. READ MORE about RANDOLPH CALDECOTT, 'LORD OF THE NURSERY'
Price: $6.40 Order nr. 24418
FROM IT'S GLORIOUS PAST TO THE PRESENT
Chicago: Childrens Press, (1967). square 8vo. pictorial cloth. 95+(1) pages. FROM IT'S GLORIOUS PAST TO THE PRESENT. B2-1497. An illustrated history of Delaware written for children. Covers foxed. READ MORE about DELAWARE
Price: $16.00 Order nr. 66041
Illustrated by John Tenniel and with an introduction and notes by Martin Gardner.
New York: Clarkson N. Potter, (1960). small 4to. cloth. 352 pages. Illustrated by John Tenniel and with an introduction and notes by Martin Gardner. First edition thus. Lacking the dust jacket. Spine fubbed, else a near fine copy. The first reproduction of the full text of these two classics together with the original Tenniel illustrations inserted in their correct places. Full annotations run concurrently with the text. READ MORE about ANNOTATED ALICE, ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND & THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 27314
New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1982. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 133 pages. Exhibition catalogue with a preface by Charles Ryskamp. Light rubbing to covers, else a near fine copy. READ MORE about LEWIS CARROLL AND ALICE, 1832-1982
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 27405
New York: Battledore Ltd., 1990. 6 x 9 inches. hardcover. 111 pages. Collectors and those interested in children's books will find this work fascinating as it unearths information about the first actual printing of Alice in Wonderland. Encouraged by his friends, Reverend Charles Dodgson, otherwise known as Lewis Carroll, first had Alice published by Macmillan & Co. and printed by the Clarendon Press in June 1865, arranging to have a specially bound copy delivered to..... READ MORE about ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND, AN 1865 PRINTING RE-DESCRIBED AND NEWLY IDENTIFIED AS THE...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 49189
New Castle and London: Oak Knoll Press and the British Library, 2008. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 274 pages. First edition. Byron Sewell and Clare Imholtz have compiled a comprehensive international bibliography of over 1000 entries listing all known editions of Lewis Carroll's Sylvie & Bruno books, their translations into foreign languages, excerpts from them, the appearance of their poems in anthologies, critical articles and studies, parodies, and much more. This book establishes..... READ MORE about AN ANNOTATED INTERNATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF LEWIS CARROLL'S SYLVIE AND BRUNO BOOKS
Price: $95.00 Order nr. 94203
