New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1900. Hardcover. 128 p., color frontispiece: title vignette, full-page and in-text illustrations; 24 cm. Dark green cloth with black spine title; white stamped cover title with black cover illustration. No date of publication. Advertised with a different cover in 1907 and 1909. Former owner's name on..... More
Springfield, Mass. McLoughlin Bros. 1934. Lupprian, Hildegard. Hardcover. [8], 112 p., frontispiece; 19 cm. Red cloth with black spine and cover titles. Illustrated endpapers. "By Special Arrangement with Milton Bradley Co." Contains 19 short stories presenting Native American folklore for children. In Very Good Conditon: edges are lightly rubbed; cover..... More
Philadelphia, Pa. Johnson & Warner, 1810. Hardcover. 32 p.: engraved frontispiece and 5 leaves of engraved plates; 12 cm. Original plain paper on paste board, printed in black with front and back within simple decorative borders. Imprint on cover dated 1811. Publisher's advertisement on back cover. Frontispiece attached to inside..... More
Philadelphia: Americanische Sonntags Schulen Union, 1832. Hardcover. 246, 3, [3] p.; 13 cm. Original leather spine and plain boards. Checklist American Imprints, 10938. The American Sunday School Union (ASSU) was founded in 1824 in Philadelphia. This was a translation of the ASSU's Union Questions. Running title: Schriftfragen. Contains errata (Druckfehler)..... More
Paris: P.C. Lehuby, 1852. Bayalos. Hardcover. 3e édition, revue et corrigée (on p. 2, the series title verso). 252 p.: tissue-guarded chromolithographed frontispiece, 7 additional leaves of chromolithographed plates; 20 cm. Mid-19th-century card binding with intricate floral decoration in gilt, red, green blue, and purple. Spine title: Etudes & Plaisirs..... More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1906. Hardcover. "September" -- on title page verso. [12], 189, [1] p., frontispiece and 7 leaves of color illustrations: in-text illustrations throughout; 24 cm. Dark green cloth with white spine and cover titles. Red-and gilt cover illustration; red spine decoration. Gift inscription on front fixed endpaper dated..... More
New York: Barse & Hopkins, 1915. Hardcover. 63, [1] p., color frontispiece: full-page and in-text illustrations; 28 cm. Dark blue cloth spine with paper over boards; title and color illustration on front board; back board is plain white. Former owner's inscription on front free endpaper: "Wesley Faulk, Christmas 1915." Contents..... More
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New York: George Long, 1821. Hardcover. 228 p.; 16 cm. Contemporary black leather spine and corners with marbled paper over boards. Five spine compartments between gilt double rules; gilt-tooled title in second compartment and volume number in fourth, with gilt floret in other compartments. Small bookplate of Ladies' Social Library..... More
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New York: George F. Hopkins, 1801. Hardcover. "The First American Edition." 2 volumes: vi, [2], 344 p.; [4], 333, [11] p.: in-text tables; 21 cm. Contemporary full tree calf with six spine compartments between gilt rules; red morocco labels in the second compartment with gilt-tooled title: Edgeworth on Education. All..... More
New York: HarperCollins, 1993. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. [6], 185, [1] p.: many full-page and in-text illustrations; 24 cm. White cloth spine with black spine title; blue-green paper over boards with dark blue-stamped main character's name on front board "Jimmy Jibbell." Color illustrated dust jacket. Quote by Art Spiegelman on..... More
Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., 1918. Hardcover. [2], 125 p.: color illustrations; 19 cm. Grey cloth with black spine and cover titles. Front cover illustration in brown and black. Illustrated endpapers. Contains 26 children's stories and poems, from Jack and Jill, and Peter Rabbit to The Greedy Cat, and Finding..... More
Paris: C. Borrani, Libraire-Éditeur, 1880. Hardcover. [4], 420 p.; 15 cm. "Nouvelle Édition revue et corrigée." Original black cloth spine with a printed paper spine label; printed paper over boards. Back cover bears an advertisement for the author's Cours D'Histoire Recontée aux Enfants et a la Jeunesse. Series title page..... More
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1895. Paperback. [12] p.: illustrations (including 4 full-page chromolithographs); 17 cm. Die-cut card covers with chromolithographed illustrations. Trademark easel and palette on both covers with number 1432. Contains short verse and illustrations of animals; some illustrations signed: A. K. M. Final verse, "That Naughty Jackdaw,"..... More
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1895. Paperback. [14] p.: 4 full-page color illustrations, many in-text drawings; 28 cm. Stiffened paper covers with chromolithographed front cover illustration. Cover title and imprint. Author's name on last page of text. No date of publication, but probably 1895 or slightly later (imprint includes "Ltd."..... More
Paris: Librairies-Imprimeries Réunies L. Martinet, 1900. Breville, J. Onfroy de. Hardcover. From the series Bibliothèque de la Jeunesse et de l'Enfance. There is no date of publication; the publisher is known to have been active between 1888 and 1907. 58 p.: color illustrations; 33 cm. Dark blue cloth spine with..... More
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1911. Hardcover. v, [3], 87, [1] p., color frontispiece and 11 color plates: double-page map, drawing of kookaburras; 20 cm. Red cloth with embossed decoration on spine and front cover; gilt spine title; black cover title; color pastedown on front cover. List of titles in..... More
Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1919. Boutet de Monvel, Louis-Maurice. Hardcover. [4], 25, [3] p.: many in-text illustrations, 12 leaves of color plates; 29 cm. Orange cloth spine; yellow paper over boards with color illustrations on both boards. Gravure de Guillaume frères. Imprimerie de l'Édition et de l'Industrie. "Hachette & Cie." on..... More
Chicago and New York: Lyons and Carnahan, 1938. Hardcover. 480 p.: illustrations; 19 cm. Green cloth with black spine and cover titles; red and black cover illustration of a city with skyscrapers above a globe, and a small plane and a dirigible above the buildings. "5" -- on spine. "World..... More
Boston: D. Lothrop Co., 1893. Hardcover. [10], 9-318 p., color frontispiece; many full-page and in-text illustrations; 25 cm. Red cloth spine; cover title with color illustrated paper over both boards. Lightly stamped at lower edge of title page: "Ladd & Son, Books & Stationery, West Chester, Pa." A rollicking tale..... More
Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1938. Sauvage, Sylvain. Paperback. 31, [1] p.: color illustrations (including 1 double-page illustration); 32 cm. Black card covers with white title and color illustration on both front and back. Dust jacket repeating title and illustration from cover. Inside of card covers are white stars on a yellow..... More
New York: Coward-McCann, 1936. Hardcover. xiv, [4], 237, [1] p., color frontispiece: 6 full-page illustrations and many in-text illustrations; 21 cm. Blue-green cloth with black spine and cover titles and cover illustration. No dust jacket. Gift inscription on front free endpaper dated Dec. 25, 1936. Contains 16 stories from the..... More
New York: Cupples & Leon Company, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. [4], 210, [2] p.: frontispiece; 19 cm. Red cloth with black spine and cover titles and front cover illustration. No dust jacket. Spine and cover titles read: Buddy and His Chums. Gift inscription on front free endpaper dated 1930. List..... More
New York: Cupples & Leon Co., 1944. Hardcover. [4], 210 p.: frontispiece; 19 cm. Red cloth with black spine and cover titles and front cover illustration. Illustrated endpapers. Color illustrated dust jacket. List of the first 11 titles in The Buddy Books series on verso of title page. This is..... More
New York: Cupples & Leon Co., 1944. Hardcover. [4], 208 p.: frontispiece; 19 cm. Red cloth with black spine and cover titles and front cover illustration. Decorated endpapers. Color illustrated dust jacket. List of the first three titles in The Buddy Books series on verso of title page. This is..... More
New York: Cupples & Leon Co. 1, 1944. Hardcover. [4], 208 p.: frontispiece; 19 cm. Red cloth with black spine and cover titles and front cover illustration. Illustrated endpapers. Color illustrated dust jacket. List of the first 13 titles in The Buddy Books series on verso of title page. This is..... More