The ABC of Animals
New York: McLoughlin, n.d. Hardcover. Pictorial paper-covered linen wrapper. 26cm. Substantial wrinkling and wear on the colorful wrapper. More
Children's Books
The Animal Kingdom: or, a Concise History of Birds and Beasts
Edinburgh: James Clarke & Co. n.d. [1830s?]. Paperback. Quarter to half page illustration at top of each page, 31p. [Wrapper included in pagination]. Light yellow wrapper. 13cm. Light cover soil and a couple of spots. Tiny chip at one corner of back cover. Children's book. Two pages each given to... More
Aunt Charlotte's Golden Gift
New York: R. Worthington, (c. 1881). Hardcover. color frontis, black & white illustrations, unpaginated. Pictorial boards backed in green cloth. 25cm. Ends of backstrip and other extremities rather worn. Fore-edges a bit ragged on a couple of leaves. More
Aviation Book
New York: McLoughlin Brothers, c. 1918. Hardcover. Illustrated. Pictorial front cover. 33cm. Moderate soiling throughout. No Jacket (probably as published). More
Bob Bright
Little Neck: Ramborn Productions, n.d. Paperback. Stiff wrapper. 23cm. No jacket. A Danny Die-Cut Book. More
The Child's Medley. Embellished with Colored Engravings. [cover title]
Providence: Geo. P. Daniels, 1836. Paperback. 8 leaves, printed on one side (hand-colored illustration on top half; printed text below). Light yellow wrapper. 15cm. Substantial nibbling along top edges of wrapper, which is lightly mottled. Contents sound and clean. The hand-coloring in this scarce little children's book is nicely done... More
The Child's Own Book, or, Spelling and Reading Illustrated by Emblematic Figures. Part IV
Boston: Munroe and Francis, 1830. Paperback. 64p. Nicely illustrated with many small woodcuts. 15cm. The yellow wrapper is chipped at ends of backstrip and has significant soiling. Scattered foxing (mainly on inside of wrapper). Minor dog-earing and small chips on some text pages. Four parts appears to have been separately... More
Death and Burial of Cock Robin
Banbury: Printed by J. G. Rushers, n.d. [ca. 1820]. Paperback. 16p. Self wrapper. 10cm. Illustrated with 17 small woodcuts. Scarce children's chapbook. More
Fairyland Tales and ABC's for Little Boys and Girls to Learn with Ease
n.p. W. E. Scull, (c. 1902). Paperback. Pictorial softcover. 24cm. Cover has two heavy creases and is rather worn. Contents sound although some leaves are detached. Partially printed on linen. More
A Family Party
London: Ernest Nister, 1890. Hardcover. 8 color plates. Pictorial cloth-backed cover. 28cm. Sound but with general soiling and wear. No Jacket. More
Farrago: A Monthly Literary Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 2, No. 9 (September, 1889)
Mount Juliet, Tennessee: Wl.. H. Freeman & Company, 1889. Paperback. 14p. Wrapper. 23cm. Corners chipped. More
The Fate of Tom Torment, Wherein You Are Told How the Boy Who'd Been Cruel Was Bought and Sold
London: Ward and Lock, n.d. [circa 1860]. Hardcover. color illustrations [16]p. This listing includes two copies of this rare children's book. One copy is in a later plain binding and was trimmed to 20.1cm. when rebound. The other copy is in the original pictorial boards and measures about 20.7cm. The... More
The Flying Suitcase: Story with pictures
Little Neck: Ramborn Corp. n.p. Paperback. Stiff suitcase-shaped wrappers. Oblong 25cm. Tape reinforcement of one tear and of the handles on this shaped book. More
Foolish Saloi
n.p. Borneo Literature Bureau, (1964). Aini Abdul Rahman. Paperback. Illustrations (by Aini Abdul Rahman), iii, 58p. Wrapper. 19cm. Malaysian children's stories. More
Frohliche Tage
Reading, Pa: n.d. [19th century]. Paperback. Illustrated. Thin flexible card wrapper (tips of lower corner chipped). Partially browned. No separate title-page present. German text. A children's book. More
Goody Two-Shoes
New York: McLoughlin Bros. (c. 1888). Hardcover. 6 full-page color illustrations. [8]p. text (beginning inside front cover and ending inside back cover. Pictorial boards backed with red cloth. Edges rather worn. Cover and contents moderately swaybacked. No Jacket. Cock Robin Series. McLoughlin appears to have published several 19th century printings... More
Happy Hour: or, Holiday Fancies and Every-Day Facts for Young People
New York: Appleton, (c. 1874). Hardcover. Illustrated. Ends of backstrip and cover corners worn. Institutional stamp (stamped withdrawn) on title-page. Former owner's label on endpaper. More
History and Anecdotes of the Elephant. With Beautiful Engravings
New Haven: S. Babcock, 1840. Paperback. 16-page pamphlet. No separate wrapper present. 12cm. Old unreadable name in brown on front. Later dark stitching. Moderate foxing. Children's chapbook. Description of the elephant and his habits and employment by man. More
History of Beasts. For the Use of Children.
Concord, N.H. Rufus Merrill, 1843. Paperback. title vignette, full-page illustration inside back cover & four smaller illustrations, 8p. Green wrapper. 9cm. Name inked on front. Light foxing & browning. The four animals described are lion, elephant, leopard and buffalo. More
Horn Book Guide to Children's and Young Adult Books. Volumes 1-11 (1989-2000)
1989. Paperback. Twenty two consecutive issues in original wrappers. Some relatively light pencil marking and annotations, especially in the earlier issue. Former owner's address label present on many of the issues. Published twice yearly by the publisher's of "The Horn Book Magazine" and composed of brief reviews of all hard-cover... More
The Jolly Jump-Ups Favorite Nursery Stories
Springfield, Mass: McLoughlin Bros. (c. 1942). Hardcover. 12 unnumbered pages of text; six pop-up illustrations. Stiff card cover with printed illustration on front cover and blue cloth on back cover. Oblong (27 x 20cm.). Moderate general wear (some soiling, bumping, short tears and other wear. No Jacket. More
Little Red Riding Hood
Philadelphia: B. Wilmsem, n.d. [1890's]. Hardcover. Wrapper. 27cm. Moderate cover soil. Illustrations (double-page). Crepe-paper which folds out accordion-like between the leaves. All of the crepe paper is intact but one set doesn't fold out quite right. An unusual edition of this children's classic. More
London Jingles and Country Tales, for Young People. [cover title]
Banbury: Printed by J. G. Rusher, n.d. [ca. 1820?]. Paperback. 16p. Self wrapper. 11cm. Moderate soil on front. A scarce little chapbook full of nursery rhymes and illustrated by 16 small woodcuts and a title vignette. This and five other Rusher chapbooks were reprinted as part of "Six Nineteenth Century... More
The Lu Lu: Alphabet
New York: James Miller, 1876. Hardcover. 2 vols. in 1. Illustrated. 12cm. Covers dull. Blank corner torn from one leaf. No jacket. An uncommon little book. More
Merry Times: Pleasant Pages for Every One
Boston: De Wolfe, Fiske & Co. n.d.[circa 1890]. Hardcover. Illustrated (8 plates in color. Pages not numbered. Pictorial boards backed in cloth. 25cm. Edges rather heavily rubbed. Moderate cover soil. Lower margin slightly trimmed on one plate. No jacket. A children's book. More