The Young Pilgrim: A Tale
London: Nelson, 1869. Illustrated. 286pp., 12mo, green cloth with gilt-decorated spine and medallion on front cover; corners and spine ends bumped, rubbed. London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1869. A very good copy. More
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Bugs Bunny: Fifty Years and Only One Grey Hare.
New York: Donald Hutter, 1990. Prefaces by Friz Freleng and Chuck Jones. Illustrated throughout in color and b/w. 192pp. Wide 4to, grey boards, d.w. New York: Donald Hutter, (1990). First edition. A near fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. 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 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
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
Children of China; Voices from Recent Years.
8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. N.Y.: knopf, 1988. Near fine. More
Help him win by saving and serving - BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
American Lithographic Co., 1918. Poster. Original lithograph. Unmounted. 30 x 20 inches. Endearing image for the War Saving Stamps effort. More
The Magic Touch
Boston: Little Brown, 1968. Illustrated throughout in b/w by the author. 112pp. Short slim 8vo, red-stamped beige cloth, edge-worn pictorial d.w. Boston: Little Brown, (1968). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
American Picturebooks from Noah's Art to the Beast Within
New York: Macmillan, 1976. Almost 700 illustrations, 130 in color. 615pp., thick 4to, brown cloth, d.w. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., (1976). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
100 Nineteenth-Century Rhyming Alphabets in English; From the Library of Ruth M. Baldwin
Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1972. Profusely illustrated with black and white 296pp. 4to, blue cloth (spine ends lightly bumped) dust wrapper (surface rubbing to wrapper). Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1972. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The Story of Little Black Sambo
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1931. Illustrations by the author. Introduction by George C. Harvey. 59 pages. Slim 8vo, original pictorial boards, now re-backed in plain burgundy cloth. Philadelphia: David McKay, 1931. Boards are quite edgeworn and rear free endpaper is torn out; several pages with closed tears in margins. Overall a good copy. More
Ten Little Brownie Men
Chicago: Flanagan, 1922. Illustrated. 128pp., 12mo, decorative cloth; lightly rubbed, inscription on front flyleaf.. Chicago: A. Flanagan Company, 1922. A very good (+) copy. More
Candidate for the Line
New York: Appleton, 1930. Frontis. plus three black & white plates by A. O. Scott. vi + 273pp., 8vo, orange cloth, d.w.; edges heavily spotted, dust wrapper worn and torn. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1930. A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. More
I Feel LIke Dancing: A Year with Jacques d'Amboise and the National Dance Institute
New York: Crown, 1992. Illustrated in color by Carolyn George d'Amboise. Slim, oblong 8vo, glossy pictorial boards. New York: Crown, (1992). First edition. A near fine copy. Signed on the front free endpaper by both Jacques d'Amboise and Carolyn George d'Amboise. More
Transcending Boundaries: Writing For a Dual Audience of Children and Adults
New York: Garland, 1999. xx + 286pp., 8vo, cloth-backed pictorial boards. New York & London: Garland Publishing, 1999. A fine copy. Chapters by various authors. Printed on acid-free, 250-year-life paper. More
The True and Surprising Adventures of Jumbo Crusoe
Buffalo: Berger Publishing Co., 1905. Written in verse and illustrated with 6 amusing chromolithographs and 16 b/w images in the text. Slim 12mo, color pictorial boards (minor scuffing on covers and wear along backstrip, but still quite solid). Buffalo, New York: Berger Publishing Co., (no date, circa 1905). Scarce. A very good or better copy copy of this charming children's tale -- essentially the story of Robinson Crusoe but featuring "Jumbo" the elephant. More
The Lost Children of Wilder; The Epic Struggle to Change Foster Care.
482pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (inner hinge weak). N.Y.: Pantheon, (2001). More
Humbo the Hippo and Little-Boy-Bumbo
New York: Harper, 1932. 40pp., each with a color illustration, 8vo, pictorial boards; cover quite edgeworn, with some loss of material at the spine ends. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1932. First edition. A very good (-) copy. More
Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender
New York: Harper, 1930. Illustrated by Elsa Beskow. 15pp., oblong 8vo, green cloth-bound pictorial boards. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1930. A very good copy. More
Los Agvinaldos del Intante / The Child's Gift; Glosa de Epifania / A Twelfth Night Tale
San Juan: Pava Prints Inc., 1962. A dual language book, English translation by Harriet de Onis. With musical ornaments by Jack Delano. Illustrated. 33 pages. 4to., lightly soiled purple boards, scuffed at back. San Juan, P.R.: Pava Prints Incorporated, 1962. A very good(+) copy. More
How the Heather Looks: A Joyous Journey to the British Sources of Children's Books
New York: Viking, 1965. 276 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. Wrapper is lightly dust-stained. New York: Viking Press, (1965). A very good (+) copy. More
The Kindness of Strangers: The Abandonment of Children in Western Europe from Late Antiquity to the Renaissance.
New York: Pantheon, 1988. Illustrated. 488pp.Thick 8vo, cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: Pantheon Books, (1988). A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Children & Youth in America: A Documentary History: Volume I, 1600-1865
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1970. Illustrated in black & white. Frontis illustration. xi + 836 pages. Large 8vo, grey cloth, dust wrapper. Wrapper is worn and torn. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1970. Copy is bumped and worn. Very good. More
The First Story
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1947. Illustrated by Marc Simont. Thin 8vo, cloth backed pictorial boards, d.w. New York: Harper & Brothers, (1947). First Edition. An early title. The dust wrapper has some edge-chips & a closed tear, but is not price-clipped. More
Children's Map of London
Edinburgh: John Barholomew & Sons Ltd. Map. Offset lithograph. 22" x 30". In very good condition. Shows some staining on verso of top left section, image unaffected. In very good condition. A charming map of London by Leslie Bullock packed with illustrations of significant locations and quotations related to London. A decorative border surround with characters and symbols from nursery rhymes and legends finishes the design nicely. More