Leavitt & Allen : NY, nd (c 1850s?). Illustr, 5.5 x 4.5, embossed red cloth, 63 pp, covers very worn and soiled, extremities bumped and fraying, hinges loose, a stained and spotted copy, but cute nonetheless. More
Saalfield Publ. Co.: Akron, OH 1921. 8 color plates plus b/w drawings, 7.5x5", pict boards, unpaged, ink names, spine ends frayed and soiled, hinges loose else ok in torn, very tape repaired dw. More
Dean and Munday: London, nd (c. 1841?). Paperback. 12 half-page handcolored illus., 7 x 4.25", string-tied printed blue stiff wraps, 36pp, extremities worn and chipped, bottom forecorner of front cover chipped 1/2 inch, inside covers with some spotting, pp toned but still a brightly colored and nicely preserved little booklet..... More
Shepard, Clark & Brown: Boston, nd (1860s?). Paperback. Numerous woodcuts, 7 x 5.5", sewn pict wraps, heavily worn, title and next page chipped in lower margin, soiling, staining, tears. "Bo-Peep found all her sheep...(the sheep) never forgot the lesson the Fairies had taught them, that it was very wrong to..... More
Leavitt & Allen nd (1850s?). Colored woodcuts, 7 x 5.5", cloth, 31pp, loose, moderately foxed text, corners bumped, covers worn, spine sunned. More
Ideal Airplane & Supply Co., New York, 1917. Illust, 9 x 5.5, wraps, unpaginated (6pp trifold). Worn, creased, soiled, stained, spotted, tears, missing one lower corner (doesn’t interfere with text), pencil scribble on last page. As is. More
The A.C. Gilbert Co.: New Haven, Conn. 1936. Illus, oblong 7x10.5", stapled wraps, unpaged, moderately soiled, corners dog-earred. More
D. Lothrop & Co.: Boston n.d. (circa 1850s). Woodcuts, 8.5 x 7", cloth, 53pp, few corners creased, extremities worn, spine & front cover faded. More
Henry B. Ashmead: NY, (1858-59). Hardcover. 24 full page woodcuts printed in oil colors, 12.5 x 10", gilt-pict. cloth, ink inscriptions (G. Augustus Bicknell from his parents XMas 1862), covers heavily worn, spine torn, chipped & frayed, scattered foxing. Printed by Henry B. Ashmead. FIRST EDITION. Beautiful color illus. i.e...... More
Theodore Presser: Philadelphia, (1940). Paperback. Illus., oblong 9 x 11", pict wraps, 24pp, rubber stamp on front cover, covers worn, pencil notes. Song titles include "Jack Sells The Cow", "Climbing The Beanstalk" More
Wier & White: Boston, nd (1840s?). Paperback. Hand-colored woodcuts, 10.5 x 7", pict wraps, (8)pp printed on obverses, very worn, soiled, spotted, stained, hand sewn to keep together. Very quaint child's rhyming story book. SWAF. "The Doctors consulted, Their verdict was such, 'That Mrs. Duck died, All through eating too..... More
Mc Laughlin Bros: Springfield, MA, 1929. B&W illustr, 9 x 3.5, die-cut color pict boards, (13) pp, spine cover mostly gone with some loss of front cover at edge, loose book, title page darkened, pp worn and thumb soiled else an interesting book. Elephants in the circus. More
Germany 1973. Illus, 11.5 x 8.5", pict stapled wraps, 50pp, lightly wrinkled from waterstaining, a bit torn at staples else ok. More
Chez Henri Tardieu: Paris an X, 1802. 2 volumes in one. With 122 of 123 full page engraved plates, oblong 6 x 8.25, full leather, 149 pp, covers very worn, spine cover missing, covers detached, front cover split in two vertically with portion missing, extremities bumped and chipping, pp detached..... More
D. Lothrop: Boston, 1873. Illustr, 5.75 x 4, decorated red cloth with little color pict label on front cover, 54 pp + ads, covers a bit worn, extremities bumped and fraying, front inner hinge cracking, nice ink presentation to a little Ida Frizzell from her Sab[b]ath School Teacher Jennie Whitcomb..... More
Greenberg Publ Co: np, 1975. Facsimile of the Lionel Corp: NY 1946 edition. 11 x 8.5, color stapled wraps, 16 pp, minor edge wear, one small tear to foredge of Christmas insert else a very nice copy of this colorful facsimile. A photo of a young Ken Hissong on the..... More
Bobbs-Merrill: (1917). Six full page color plates & drawings by Fanny Y. Cory, 11 x 8.75", pict. Boards, unpaged, spine partially lacking, ink inscription, corners chipped, some text soil. More
McLoughlin Bros.: NY, 1900. 8.75 x 6.5", stapled linen wraps, (8)pp, covers rubbed, extremities worn, some spotting to margins else a nice, bright copy of this linen book. More
The Religious Tract Society: London nd (mid 1800s). 7.5 x 5.5", 80pp, illustrated, stamped decorative boards w/color illus, covers poor-fair, text block detached, pages detached, soiled, smudged & creased. SWAF. More
Kiggins & Kellogg: NY n.d. (circa 1850's). Old woodcuts, 4 1/2 x 3", pict saddle stitched wraps, 16pp. 2 staple holes at gutter, else v.g. Third Series No. 4. More
The Lagatree Publ Co: Detroit, MI, 1907. Illustr, 6.5 x 5, illustr blue cloth, 76 pp, covers a bit worn and fairly badly soiled, extremities bumped and fraying a bit, hinges loose, former ownership ink inscription dated 1911, pp finger soiled. Scarce. More
Clark, Austin & Smith: NY, nd (c 1850s). Illustr, 3.25 x 2.75, patterned cloth backed boards, 191 pp, covers very worn, extremities bumped and fraying, hinges loose, rear inner hinge cracked, contents soiled and worn. An interesting, miniature, children's book. History up to the Philadelphia riots of 1844. More
Saalfield Publ Co: Akron, OH, 1934. Color illustr by Fern Bisel Peat, 12.5 x 10, stapled color wraps, unpag, covers heavily dust soiled, minor creases. With scarce sheet advertising, children's clothing with drawings by Fern Bisel Peat. The Grace Co. Betton, Missouri, team to left margin else ok. More
(Sam'l Gabriel & Sons: NY 1942). Color illustrations, 8 x 7", pictorial stapled wraps, (10)pp, covers worn. Giveaway from Horton Chevrolet of Bedford, OH. More
Whitman: Racine, WI, nd (c 1960). 7.5 x 5, hardcover, trifold card stock portfolio with pockets containing ruled paper with illustr headers and small envelopes, stationery for use by children, cover illustr of two young bears dressed as children holding letters, rear cover illustr of bear dressed as latter carrier..... More