The Pony Express
Landmark Book Series #7. New York: Landmark Books. Random House, 1950. Hardcover. Octavo. Hardcover with color illustrated dust jacket. [3], 185 pages. Light edge and shelf wear to the jacket. More
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The Escape of Daddy Rabbit
An Easter Story. Charlotte, North Carolina: News Printing House, 1925. Hardcover. 12mo. Approx. 6" x 5". Hardcover. [2], 20 pages. Paper covered boards with illustration and title on the front cover. Blue illustrated end papers. Original illustrated box for the book is present. The box, once chipped and falling apart..... More
Bob fliegt um die Welt Bob en avion autour du monde
Zurich: Papyria, [1944]. Stiff wraps. 7.5" x 5.25" color illustrated pop-up book. 16 color illustrated pages with pop-ups. Pop-ups are in very good condition. Previous owner pencil gift inscription written on the rear cover. Very light wear to stiff covers. Text in French and Dutch? More
Twinkle's Enchantment
Chicago: Reilly & Britton Co., n.d. Later printing. Hardcover. 12mo. 64 pages. Illustrated in color by Maginel Wright Enright. Color illustrated paper covered boards and spine. The spine is chipped upper part. Light shelf and edge wear to the boards. Hinges are tender but holding. The contents are a bit..... More
The Band of Six; or, A Hundred Dollars
New York: American Tract Society, 1869. Hardcover. 12mo. Approx. 7" tall. [1], 368 pages, [1]. Frontispiece engraving and a few illustrations in text. Green cloth hardcover with blind stamped covers and gilt title and decorations on the spine. Previous owner 1870 inscription written top of the right front flyleaf. Scarce..... More
The Child's Natural History. In Words of Four Letter
London: George Routledge and Sons, circa 1879. Hardcover. 12mo. viii, 100 pages, [20] pages of advertisements. Blue cloth hardcover with black decorative stamped borders and designs. Gilt illustrated title on the front cover. Gilt title on the spine. Light wear and soiling to the cloth. "Mattie L Slaton From Santa..... More
Tales of The Mayflower Children
Boston: Marshall Jones, Incorporated, 1927. Second Printing. Hardcover. Octavo. xiv, 280 pages. Illustrated with color frontispiece and illustrations by J. Brownscombe and Mabel Betsy Hill. Very good condition in green hardcover binding with black lettering to front and black illustration on front board. Cloth boards showing edge wear. Green end..... More
Little Folk's Library
Published by Newson & Company. New York and Chicago: Newson and Company, 1928. Wraps. Lot of 23 Little Folk' Stories. Edited by Catherine Bryce and Edna Turbin. Color illustrated soft covers with titles on the front. Mostly illustrated in color by various illustrators. Condition ranges from incomplete (one item) to..... More
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Tarzan and the Golden Lion [AND] Tarzan and the Ant Men
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1924. Reprint. Hardcover. 12mos. Approx. 7.5" tall. Two titles. Tarzan and the Golden Lion: 333 pages, [10] pages advertisements. Frontispiece and illustrations. Tarzan and the Ant Men: 346 pages, [2] pages of advertisements. Frontispiece illustration. Red cloth hardcover with titles in black on the front..... More
Adventures of Hunters and Travellers, and Narratives of Border Warfare
Philadelphia: H. C. Peck & Theo. Bliss, 1853. Later printing. Hardcover. 12mo. 308 pages. Illustrated. Dark cloth hardcover with blind stamp covers and gilt lettered title on spine. Slight lean to the binding. Cloth is worn at head and base of spine, corners and bottom edges. Occasional scattered light foxing..... More
R. Caldecott's Picture Book (No. 2)
Containing The Three Jovial Huntsmen, Sing A Song for Sixpence, The Queen of Hearts, The Farmer's Boy. London: Frederick Warne and Co., Ltd., n.d. Hardcover. Octavo. Each story (The Three Jovial Huntsmen, Sing A Song for Sixpence, The Queen of Hearts, and The Farmer's Boy) contains 31 pages. Illustrated in..... More
Small Fry and the Winged Horse
Joliet, Illinois: P. F. Volland Company, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 128 pages. Illustrated in color by Gustaf Tenggren. Color illustrated paper covered boards. Blue cloth spine. Color illustrated dust jacket is present. Color illustrated end sheets. The scarce dust jacket is edge chipped and partially split on the rear..... More
The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer
Illustrated by Amy Carter. New York: Times Books, 1996. Hardcover. Oblong quarto. Hardcover with color illustrated, glossy covers. Color decorated end papers. [24] pages. Illustrated in color by Amy Carter. Signed and inscribed to Alex Hale on the verso of the right front flyleaf. More
A Gullah Alphabet
Orangeburg, South Carolina: Sandlapper Publishing Co. Inc., 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong quarto. 56 pages. Illustrated. Glossy illustrated hardcovers. Note: The author Willis is mispelled "Willlis" on the front cover. More
The House that Jack Built. Also, The History of Mrs. Williams, and Her Plumb Cake, Which the mathematically divided among her Pupils, according to their merit. The Story of Little Red Riding Hood
Williamsburg Craft Series. Williamsburg: Published by Colonial Williamsburg, 1956. Limited Edition. Leather bound. 16mo. 26 pages, [1] page blank, [1] page publisher's statement, [2]. Illustrations. Brown leather binding with gilt tooled border decorations on the covers. Gilt decorations and raised leather bands on the spine. Signed, limited edition. This is..... More
The House that Jack Built. Also, The History of Mrs. Williams, and Her Plumb Cake, Which the mathematically divided among her Pupils, according to their merit. The Story of Little Red Riding Hood
Williamsburg: Colonial Williamsburg, 1956. Hardcover. 16mo. 26 pages, [1] page blank, [1] page publisher's statement. Illustrations. Green and white decorative paper covered boards. The publisher's statement in back of the book reads - "This book is intended to represent an example of literature produced for young people of the 18th..... More
An Argosy of Fables A Representative Selection From the Fable Literature of Every Age and Land
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1921. Hardcover. Quarto. xxii, 485 pages, [2]. Illustrated. Blue illustrated cloth hardcover with title in green on the front cover and spine. Illustrated end papers. A small edge tear to the cloth head of the spine. A small rubbed spot on the front cover. Light..... More
The Old Oak Tree and Its Inhabitants
Dean and Son's New Series of Children's Colour-Printed Story Books. London: Dean & Son's, n.d. Hardcover. Octavo. 24 pages. Six full page illustrations, printed on toned paper. Brown way cloth bonding with black decorated boards and color illustrated paste down on the front board. Front and rear end sheets are..... More
The Early Sea People
Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1912. Hardcover. Small octavo. 224 pages. Brown illustrated cloth hardcover. Illustrated with black and white illustrations. Cloth covers are edge worn, shelf worn and lightly soiled. Interior contents are lightly toned. A fair reading copy. More
Hawaiian Mother Goose The Nonsense Rhymes of Tutu Nene
Honolulu, Hawaii: Tongg Publishing Company, Ltd, 1953. Fourth printing. Hardcover. Tall quarto. 50 pages. Illustrated by Ethelyn Myhre. Color illustrated paper covered boards with title on the front cover and spine. Paper spine mostly detached. Edge wear to all board sides. Feont hinge is cracked exposing the webbing. This is..... More
Cinderella
Pictured by Willy Pogany. New York: McBride Nast & Company, 1915. Hardcover. Small quarto. Unpaginated. [30] pages. Illustrated. Red paper covered boards with color illustrated paste down on the front cover. Edge wear to the covers. Some light pen marks to the front cover. Binders stitching is visible in the..... More
John Brown One Man Against Slavery
New York: Rizzoli, 1993. Hardcover. Quarto. Hardcover with color illustrated dust jacket. 32 pages. Illustrated in color by Jacob Lawrence. Light surface wear to the dust jacket. More
Guttenberg
New York: Macmillan, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. [16]. Illustrated. Light shelf wear to the dust jacket. A children's book. More
Dutton's Holiday Annual for 1903
With Stories by L. T. Meade, E. Nesbit, G. Manville Fenn, Evelyn Everett Green, D. H. Parry, Sheila Braine, and many other well known authors. London and New York: London: Ernest Nister; New York: E. P. Dutton, 1903. Hardcover. Quarto. 132 pages. Illustrated with color lithographs, color illustrations and black..... More