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
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 on the front cover. Scattered foxing (mainly on inside of wrapper). Minor dog-earing and small chips on some text pages. Four parts appears..... 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
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. Corner of one illustration marred and a portion of another has been neatly reglued..... 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 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
IUnyi chitatel. [Issues 2, 4-11, 13-15, and 17-24 for 1926].
Riga: Izd-vo "Salamandra" 1926. Paperback. Softcover in original wrappers. 27cm. Cover browning. Mostly modest wear although some issues are rather worn. A twice-monthly Russian-language periodical published 1925-1926 in Latvia while the Baltic states were independent between the two World Wars. Short stories ranged from science fiction to Christmas tales. Other..... 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 Folks' Fair and What We Saw There
London: Ernest Nister; New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., n.d. [1896]. Hardcover. illustrations (many color), (36) unnumbered pages. 32cm. Illustrated cover. Some cover staining and wear. Floral-patterned endpapers. Front free endpaper trimmed (somewhat raggedly) along right edge. Gift inscription (dated 1897). Internally sound and clean. 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 Little Painters
London: Ernest Nister; London: E. P. Dutton & Co., n.d. Paperback. illustrations (2 color), (14) unnumbered pages. Softcover in original stiff wrappers. Oblong 16cm. Back cover slightly discolored. Former owner's name ("Axell Johnson Christmas 1900") along top edge inside front cover. Printed in Bavaria. Each of the two pages with..... 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
Minor Morals: or, Stories Illustrative of Generosity, Virtue, Courage, Industry, etc., by a Mother
Philadelphia: Willis P. Hazard, 1855. Hardcover. 6 color plates, 191p. Cloth. 14cm. Scattered foxing. An uncommon little juvenile. More
Miscellaneous Toys, Puzzles and Out-Door Sports
Boston: Cyrus G. Cooke, n.d. [186-?]. Paperback. illustrations (in text), 36p. Light brown wrapper. 16cm. Name and "Christmas 1865" inked along top of front cover (which also has a corner crease). The center illustration on the front cover of four girls is encircled by nine smaller illustrations; "Girl's Delight" lettered..... More
Mother Bedtime Stories: A Book of the Best Bedtime Stories That Mothers Can Tell Their Children
Philadelphia: H. Altemus, (c. 1909). Hardcover. Illustrated. dj. 22cm. Jacket lacks a large piece at bottom of rear panel and has about 1 1/2 1919 Red Cross stamps remaining of the four that were pasted on the front panel. Foxing on endpaper. The jacket recreates the illustration and text on..... More