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ARBEITEN AUS DEM EVANGELISCHEN BIBLIOTHEKAR-LEHRINSTITUT.

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: $35.00 Order nr. 51247

BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS.

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

Price: $4.95 Order nr. 51973

BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS.

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: $4.95 Order nr. 53574

Het EGELTJE.

Amsterdam, Netherlands: Amsterdamse Grafische School voor de Cooperatieve Vereniging, (1953). oblong 16mo. stiff paper wrappers. (16) pages. Text in Dutch. Produced by children of the Amsterdam Graphics School. A childrens tale with color illustrations. READ MORE about Het EGELTJE

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 132733

FUN IN THE FIRST STATE, A GUIDE FOR FAMILY FUN IN DELAWARE AND THE SUR.

Newark: Newark Center for Creative Learning, 1984. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 79 pages. Second edition. Guide for the family with children. READ MORE about FUN IN THE FIRST STATE, A GUIDE FOR FAMILY FUN IN DELAWARE AND THE SUR

Price: $7.50 Order nr. 67177

LES LIVRES DE L'ENFANCE DU XVE AU XIXE SIÈCLE.

Préface de Paul Gavault.
London: Holland Press, (1967). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xx, (iv), 446 pages followed by many plates. Préface de Paul Gavault. A very fine facsimile reprint of the first edition of this landmark catalogue first issued by Gumuchian & Cie in 1930. Over 6000 books listed. This one volume facsimile does not reproduce all the plates in the original edition. READ MORE about LES LIVRES DE L'ENFANCE DU XVE AU XIXE SIÈCLE

Price: $85.00 Order nr. 83333

LES LIVRES DE L'ENFANCE DU XVE AU XIXE SIÈCLE.

Préface de Paul Gavault.
London: Holland Press, (1967). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xx, (iv), 446 pages followed by many plates. Préface de Paul Gavault. A very fine facsimile reprint of the first edition of this landmark catalogue first issued by Gumuchian & Cie in 1930. Over 6000 books listed. This one volume facsimile does not reproduce all the plates in the original edition. Jacket rubbed with small tears along edge. READ MORE about LES LIVRES DE L'ENFANCE DU XVE AU XIXE SIÈCLE

Price: $75.00 Order nr. 123932

A NEW YEAR'S PRESENT.

Ormond Beach, FL: "The Doldrums" 1942. 16mo. cloth, dust jacket. (xii), 8 pages. A facsimile of the earliest known Christmas book priinted in the United States (New York: William B. Gilley, 1821), with eight colored engravings. This work was a volume in the Children's Friend (III) series. Correspondence to and from George A. Zabriskie precedes text. Handwritten note to Zabriskie laid in. dust jacket torn at front bottom edge. READ MORE about A NEW YEAR'S PRESENT

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 131844

Anderson, Vicki.

CULTURES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN FICTION.

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 about CULTURES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN FICTION

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 97139

Anger, Gerda.

DER RAUPE LIKAN.

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: $45.00 Order nr. 124534

Armacharya, M.L.

SOME HINTS ON PRINTING AND PUBLISHING IN NEPAL.

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

Bader, Barbara.

AMERICAN PICTUREBOOKS FROM NOAH'S ARK TO THE BEAST WITHIN.

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: $30.00 Order nr. 19340

Baldwin, Sidney (compiler).

STORIES BY MRS. MOLESWORTH.

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 about STORIES BY MRS. MOLESWORTH

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 110118

Barker, Albert.

BLACK ON WHITE AND READ ALL OVER, THE STORY OF PRINTING.

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 about BLACK ON WHITE AND READ ALL OVER, THE STORY OF PRINTING

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 109560

Bechtel, Louise Seaman.

BOOKS IN SEARCH OF CHILDREN.

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 about BOOKS IN SEARCH OF CHILDREN

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 131840

(Blocquel, Simon-François).

LE SAVANT DE HUIT ANS, SUIVI DU PETIT COLORISTE.

(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 about LE SAVANT DE HUIT ANS, SUIVI DU PETIT COLORISTE

Price: $2,750.00 Order nr. 129509

Bolin, Greta.

BARN OCH BOCKER [CHILDREN AND BOOKS].

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: $17.50 Order nr. 52856

Bryant, Jen.

INTO ENCHANTED WOODS.

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 about INTO ENCHANTED WOODS

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 122085

Carpenter, Allan.

DELAWARE.

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: $5.00 Order nr. 66041

Carpenter, Charles.

HISTORY OF AMERICAN SCHOOLBOOKS.

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, (1963). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 322 pages. First edition. Discusses New England primers, other types of primers, readers especially the McGuffey, rhetoric and foreign language books, and other types of text books. Small ink mark on front cover of jacket. Jacket price clipped. READ MORE about HISTORY OF AMERICAN SCHOOLBOOKS

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 23525

Christensen, Gardell Dano and Eugenia Burney.

COLONIAL DELAWARE.

Nashville: Thomas Nelson Inc., (1974). square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 156, (4) pages. B2-2270. Illustrated history written for young adults. Jacket age darkened with some rubbing of spine. READ MORE about COLONIAL DELAWARE

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 29296

Doyle, Brian.

THE WHO'S WHO OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE.

London: Hugh Evelyn, (1971). thick 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xi, (i), 380 pages. Reprint of the first edition. With over 400 entries. Jacket spine faded. READ MORE about THE WHO'S WHO OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 123911

Farren, Donald and August A. Imholtz, Jr. (editors).

THE BALTIMORE BIBLIOPHILES AT FIFTY, 1954-2004.

With "Children's Books in Bygone Baltimore" An essay and a catalogue by Linda F. Lapides
Baltimore: The Baltimore Bibliophiles, 2009. 6 x 9 inches. hardcover. 176 pages. With "Children's Books in Bygone Baltimore" An essay and a catalogue by Linda F. Lapides. With this volume the Baltimore Bibliophiles celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of their founding, demonstrating the flourishing of bibliophily in Baltimore and the vigor of the organization. Included in the book are an account and a catalogue of early children's books in Baltimore by Linda F. Lapides. A separate... READ MORE about THE BALTIMORE BIBLIOPHILES AT FIFTY, 1954-2004

Price: $55.00 Order nr. 101279

Fay, Lucy and Anne Eaton.

INSTRUCTION IN THE USE OF BOOKS AND LIBRARIES.

Boston: F.W. Faxon Company, 1924. 8vo. cloth. 459 pages. Second edition. Includes chapters on historical survey of children's literature, fairy tales and others. Wear at head of spine. READ MORE about INSTRUCTION IN THE USE OF BOOKS AND LIBRARIES

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 41999

Fenn, Patricia & Alfred P Malpa.

REWARDS OF MERIT, TOKENS OF A CHILD'S PROGRESS AND A TEACHER'S ESTEEM AS AN ENDURING ASPECT OF AMERICAN RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR EDUCATION.

N.P. Ephemera Society of America, (1994). oblong 8vo. quarter leather, separate portfolio, inserted in slipcase. 224 pages. One of 175 special copies bound thus, numbered and signed by the authors, and containing two medals mounted in the front cover (not present in this copy). Also contains a separate portfolio of reproductions of rewards. This copy is not numbered but is signed by all four participants. READ MORE about REWARDS OF MERIT, TOKENS OF A CHILD'S PROGRESS AND A TEACHER'S ESTEEM AS AN ENDURING ASPECT OF...

Price: $250.00 Order nr. 52079

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