Abridgement of the History of New-England, for the use of Young Persons.
188pp. 12mo, cont. calf; (worn, some foxing). Boston: Etheridge & Bliss, 1807. S&S 11931. More
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On and Off the Street.
New York: Viking, 1970. Illustrated with black & white photographs by Bob Adelman. Slim 4to, black pictorial boards, d.w. New York: Viking, (1970). First Edition. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Brownies-Hush!
New York: Walck, 1966. Numerous illustrations by Gladys L. Adshead. Slim oblong 12mo, beige cloth, pictorial front cover, d.w. New York: Walck, (1966). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Fabulae Aesopiae, Curis Posterioribus, Omnes Fere, Emendate: Accesserunt Plus Quam CLXX Novae.
Mannheim: Academicis, 1768. Edited by Franc. Josephi Desbillons. Illustrated with fine copperplate engravings. 2 volumes bound in 1, very thick small 8vo, 3/4 vellum (corners a bit tattered), 615 pages, top edge red, rubricated edges. Mannheim: Academicis, 1768. a Very good (+) copy. More
Fabulae Aesopicae.; plures quingentu, & aliae quaedam narrationes, cum historia vitae fortunaeq[ue] Aesopi, compositae studio & diligentia Ioachimi Camerarii Pab. quibus additae sunt & Liuianae & Gellianae ac aliorum quaedam cum, interpretatione Graecorum, & explicatione quo
Lyon: Ioan. Tornaesium, 1579. Title page bears portrait of Aesop, and there are 110 woodcuts throughout the text after Bernard Salomon, one of the most famous designers and engravers of 16th Century. 637, (18 index) pages, all in Latin. Thick 32mo, bound by Rene Kieffer in older full plum levant with triple gilt-ruled spine, borders and dentelles; marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Lugdoni: Apud Ioan. Tornaesium, 1579. Some wear to the leather at joints, but solid and all pages are..... More
Aesop's Fables: A New Version
Norwalk: Easton, 1979. Illustrated by Robert Lawson. 130 pages. Thin 4to, gilt-stamped brown leather, all edges gilt. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1979). A fine copy. More
The Fables of Aesop.
Waltham Saint Lawrence: Golden Cockerel, 1926. Translated by Sir Roger L'Estrange. Wood engraved illustrations by Celia M. Fiennes. 94 pages. Tall 8vo, linen-backed brown boards, uncut edges. Waltham Saint Lawrence: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1926. Limited Edition - number 267 of 325 copies. A fine copy, lacking the dust wrapper. One of 350 numbered copies. More
Fables of Aesop.; According to Sir Roger l'Estrange.
Paris: Harrison, 1931. Illustrated with fifty drawings by Alexander Calder. 124pp. Tall thin 8vo, original boards with blue printed d.w (wrappers slightly foxed); uncut edges, 2-piece red board slipcase is broken. (Paris): Harrison of Paris, (1931). A near fine copy in a good slipcase. From a total edition of 615 copies printed on Auvergne hand-made paper, this is one of only 20 marked "not for sale". The fifth publication of Harrison of Paris. More
Kingdoms for Horses
London: Gollancz, 1936. Decorations by Rex Whistler. 150pp., 8vo, green cloth, d.w.; old price sticker inside front cover, dust wrapper chipped soiled. London: Victor Gollancz, 1936. A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More
The King's Mule
New York: Minton Balch, 1933. Illustrations by.G. Illingworth. 8vo, black cloth, pictorially stamped in gilt. New York: Minton, Balch, 1933. First Edition. Spine slightly faded, but a lovely copy of an uncommon children's book. More
The Sleigh Ride
New York: Gates, Stedman, 1847. 4 illustrations, 64pp., 12mo, blind-stamped brown cloth; heavily foxed, covers lightly worn, small tear to rear cover. New York: Gates, Stedman, 1847. First edition. A very good copy. More
Frank Hunter's Peril
Philadelphia: Coates, 1896. Illustrated. 8vo tan cloth stamped in gilt & black; slate end-papers. Philadelphia: Coates, (1896). First Edition First book appearance, the story having been serialized in New York Weekly the previous year. The book is slightly skewed with a touch of wear to the top of the spine, but uncommonly clean and solid. More
Ragged Dick; Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot-Blacks
Boston: Loring, 1868. 8vo, original embossed green cloth, spine title in gilt. Boston: Loring, (1868). First Edition.; First state with "Fame and Fortune" announced for December, and Dick standing alone on the engraved half-title. Good copy of a book frequently found in deplorable condition. The book is cocked; some blistering and staining on covers; repair to inner front hinge; pencillled bibliographic notes on endpaper, but altogether attractive. More
Strong and Steady; or, Paddle Your Own Canoe
Boston: Loring, 1871. 5 illustrations, including frontispiece; yellow tinted end-leaves. 8vo, green cloth, stamped in gilt & blind; edges rubbed; light shelf-wear. Boston: Loring, (1871). Early edition Third title in the Pluck and Luck series. More
Frank and Fearless
Philadelphia: Coates, 1897. Illustrated. 8vo, tan cloth stamped in gilt & black. Philadelphia: Coates, 1897. First Edition. Earliest printing, according to Gardner, with slate colored end-papers and the date on title. The book is very slightly skewed, but otherwise uncommonly bright and solid. More
Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse (The Princess and the Pea)
Berlin: Pestalozzi. 8 color plates by Hedwig Collin. Thin small 4to, cloth backed printed boards with colored pictorial label (light shelf-wear & fading). Berlin: Pestalozzi, n.d. 5. Auflage. More
Contes d'Andersen
Paris: Laurens, 1935. 8 full page color plates by A. Pecoud and many black & white illustrations throughout the text. 115 pages, slim 4to, pictorial cloth (slightly rubbed) beveled edges. Paris: Henri Laurens, ca 1935. Very Good (+). More
Contes D'Andersen
Paris: Flammarion, 1947. Illustrations by De Davanzo. 132pp., 4to, patterned orange cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper edgeworn. Paris: Flammarion, (1947). A very good (+) copy in a very good dustw rapper. 10 Tales by Andersen. More
Contes d'Andersen, Calendrier pour 1912
Vienna: M. Munk, 1912. An exquisite calendar illustrated with 12 fine color & gilt lithographs after watercolors by Heinrich Lefler, to illustrate 12 fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen, with French text on facing pages. Every page (text and illustrations) is printed within wide elaborate gilt borders in the Jugdenstil fashion, and each month is preceded by a decorative list of feast or Saint's days. Slim 4to, modern stiff cream wrappers with original gilt & color lithographed motif by Joseph..... More
Fairy Tales
London: Samson Low, 1882. Translated by H. L. Ward & Augusta Plesner. Ten full page chromolithograph plates by E.V.B. (Eleanor Vere Boyle). Tall thin 8vo, Dark blue pictorial boards with cloth spine, floral end-leaves, page edges deep red. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, n.d. (ca. 1882). First Edition. There is a neat calligraphic Christmas gift inscription from "Grandmama" dated 1882. The edges & corners are lightly rubbed; one leaf, p. 49/50 has a diagonal fold due to a...... More
The History of Tom Thumb
New York: Holiday House, 1939. Hand colored illustrations by Hilda Scott. Oblong 48mo, original tan boards, red cloth spine. (New York: Holiday House, 1939). Near Fine. More
The Nightingale
New York: Crown, 1984. Illustrated in color by Beni Montresor. Adapted by Alan Benjamin. 4to, cloth, d.w. New York: Crown, 1984. First Edition. Presentation copy: "For Howard and his family with a kiss from Beni Montresor 1985" More
Christine's Picture Book.
London: Kingfisher, 1984. Profusely illustrated, mostly in color. Thick 4to, blue cloth with inset label, pictorial d.w. London: Kingfisher. (1984). First English edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. In 1859, Adolph Drewsen and his friend Hans Christian Andersen created a birthday gift for Drewsen's granddaughter Christine. This beautiful and elaborate collection of prints, drawings, and original verses has been reproduced here as exactly as possible. V8735. More
The Darning Needle.
New York: Workshop of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, 1950. Small illustration on title page, printed in red & black. 11pp pamphlet sewn with cord. 12mo, original salmon wrappers with paper label on cover (wraps are very faintly dampstained). New York: Workshop of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, 1950. A very good copy of this charming story. More
Longer Stories.
1948. Translated from the Danish by Jean Hersholt and illustrated in color by Fritz Kredel. 8vo, rebound in full yellow morocco, green leather label, t.e.g. New York: Heritage Press, (1948). A near fine copy. More