Washington, D.C. Library of Congress, 1988. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 30, (2) pages. A lecture for International Children's Book Day, presented on May 1, 1987. Edited by Sybille A. Jagusch. Black and white illustrations throughout. Each page features an illustration for one of Andersen's tales by artists from the 1870s to the 1980s. READ MORE
Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 64889
Washington: The Library of Congress, 1954. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. Frontispiece; (vi), 97 pages. With an introduction by Frederick R. Goff. Illustrated. READ MORE
Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 27497
A Guide to 2,875 Books for Librarians and Teachers, K-9
Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. (1994). 8vo. cloth. x, 414 pages. A Guide to 2,875 Books for Librarians and Teachers, K-9. Contains an extensive collection of fiction books whose setting is in a country outside the United States. Slight wear on corners and edges. READ MORE
Price: $5.00 other currencies Order nr. 97139
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
Price: $45.00 other currencies 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
Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 51247
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2003. large 8vo. cloth. Color frontispiece; 309+(1) pages. First edition. When Edward Ardizzone passed away in 1979, he was one of the best-loved artists (and authors) in the English-speaking world. He illustrated more than 200 books and pamphlets, a good number of which he also wrote, as well as designed dust jackets and ephemera for a range of patrons. Brian Alderson first published a checklist of this work in... READ MORE
Price: $65.00 save 15% $55.25 other currencies Order nr. 120893
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
Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 49491
Paris, France: Domino Press, (1931). folio. quarter cloth, illustrated paper-covered boards. unpaginated. Color lithograph illustrations by Fedor Rojankovsky. Text printed by Robert Coulouma of Argenteuil, illustrations by Mourlot Fréres of Paris. A life of the American frontiersman Daniel Boone, designed for children. Rubbed and scuffed at fore-edge corners. Covers lightly tanned at edges. Inscription from previous owner on colophon. READ MORE
Price: $175.00 other currencies Order nr. 132499
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
Price: $30.00 other currencies Order nr. 19340
New York: Duffield and Company, 1922. 8vo. cloth, illustrated label on front board. (vi), 353+(1) pages. A collection of short stories. Frontispiece and illustrations in color by Edna Cooke. Table of contents. A collection of short stories by Maria Louisa Molesworth (1839-1921), who wrote mainly children's stories. Rubbed at edges, rear hinge cracked. READ MORE
Price: $45.00 other currencies Order nr. 110118
Folkestone: Baily Brothers ans Swinfen Ltd. (1971). 8vo. pictorial cloth-covered boards. 96 pages. First edition. From the early wooden letter blocks of the Chinese to the computer-operated printers of today, this easy to understand book tells the story of dedicated and hardworking men and the inventions that have made the communication of ideas and knowledge possible. With illustrations by Anthony D'Adamo and seventeen black and white photographs. Jacket rubbed. READ MORE
Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 109560
San Francisco: International Wizard of Oz Club, 2002. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. paperback. 146 pages. Reprint of the revised and enlarged second edition from the original published in 1976. Bibliographia Oziana by Douglas G. Greene and Peter E. Hanff serves as the standard reference work that sorts out the extremely complex printing history of each of the original forty Oz books by L. Frank Baum and his six successors. In addition, it includes full descriptions... READ MORE
Price: $30.00 other currencies Order nr. 86827
New York, NY: New York Public Library, 1946. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 47+(1) pages. Tenth of the R.R. Bowker Memorial Lectures sponsored by the library. Listing of previous lectures. A disucssion of the publication of children's books. Edges of covers tanned. READ MORE
Price: $10.00 other currencies Order nr. 131840
New York: Scholastic Press, (1997). 8vo. dust jacket, boards. (iv), 220 pages. First edition. Juvenile fictional novel set in the 1600's in a printing office. READ MORE
Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 105345
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
Price: $4.95 save 20% $3.96 other currencies Order nr. 51973
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
Price: $4.95 other currencies Order nr. 53574
(Lille, France: Imprimerie de Blocquel), n.d., but circa 1830. oblong 32mo. contemporary sheep, gilt-stamped. (viii), 96 pages. Text in French. Attributed to Lille printer Simon-François Blocquel. A guide for children, in two sections. The first entitled "Savant de huit ans: sciences, arts et métiers;" the second entitled "Petit coloriste: de enluminure." Describes the printing trades. With six color plates entitled Peintre (frontispiece), Sculpture, Graveur en taille-douce, Relieur, Imprimeur en caractères mobiles. Also with color title... READ MORE
Price: $2,750.00 other currencies Order nr. 129509
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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
Price: $17.50 other currencies Order nr. 52856
New York: The Prang Company, 1912. 8vo. cloth. 48 pages. Designed to aid a teacher in teaching school children to make a booklet as an arts and crafts project, this book tells how to design the booklet using many steps and examples. Illustrated. READ MORE
Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 35795
News Brunswick: Boy Scouts of America, 1964. tall 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 36 pages. Reprint of the 1954 edition. Illustrated. Covers rubbed. READ MORE
Price: $17.50 other currencies Order nr. 38823
New York: Scholastic, Inc. 1996. 8vo. metal ring binder with illustrated paper-covered boards. 45+(1) pages. First Scholastic edition, issued as volume 18 in the Voyages of Discoveryseries. Text and color illustrations on laminated paper, that describe the process of making books from clay tablets, papyrus rolls, and illuminated manuscripts to the printing press, with sections on machinery, color printing, bookbinding, booksellers and censors, and children's books. With a time-line chart and reusable vinyl stickers. READ MORE
Price: $20.00 other currencies Order nr. 70866
London: Country Life Books, (1976). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 192 pages. First edition. Articles by Trevor Mills, Peter Dance, Brian Carter, Elisabeth Carter and Harold Landry on seven different collecting fields. Well-illustrated including many in color. Jacket price clipped. READ MORE
Price: $17.50 save 20% $14.00 other currencies Order nr. 19379
New York, NY: J.C. Riker, n.d., but circa 1844-54. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers bound with thread. (12) pages. A volume in the publisher's "Grandmother's New Toy Books" series for children, which included at least six works (Worldcat). Illustrated by Brown and Worcester. Color, possibly hand-painted, illustrations. Covers soiled, folded at fore-edge corners, and chipped at edges. Gift inscription, dated 1854, on title. Foxing. READ MORE
Price: $100.00 other currencies Order nr. 129626
Boston: Trustees of the Public Library of Boston, 1985. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 24 pages. Issued with an exhibition of Judith Gwyn Brown's book illustrations and original work at the Boston Public Library. With an article by the artist, and a checklist of books in the exhibition. Illustrated with full-page pen and ink drawings. Bookplate of Doris Frohnsdorff loosely inserted. READ MORE
Price: $15.00 other currencies Order nr. 65340
Winterthur, Delaware: Winterthur Publications, (2001). oblong 12mo. illustrated paper-covered boards, dust jacket, marbled endpapers. unpaginated. First edition. Signed by author on title. Color illustrations by James Browne. A story based on the Children's Garden at Winterthur Museum in Winterthur, Delaware. READ MORE
Price: $35.00 other currencies Order nr. 122085
