Search Results: Children's from Henry Berry, books/ephemera

[BOYS OWN BOOK, PARLOUR MAGIC, GYMNASTICS; 3-IN-ONE, 1866] THREE BOOKS IN ONE, 1866, SPINE TITLE: BOY'S OWN BOOK, EXTENDED, (somewhat faded) maroon cloth hardcover, gilded decoration on spine, 5" x 6", (1) BOY'S OWN BOOK, A Complete Encyclopedia of all Athletic, Scientific, Recreative, Outdoor and Indoor Exercises and Diversions, Fifth Edition, Fifth Edition, Revised, no author given [William Clarke?, author of six-line poem on the title page], published by James Miller, New York, 1866, 354 pages, illustrations, index (8 pages unnumbered), in the section "Minor Sports" is a two-third page section "Trap, Bat, and Ball" with an illustration/this 19th-century sport is regarded as a precursor of baseball; (2) PARLOUR MAGIC, author given (possibly Henry Perkins), no publisher given, undated, illustrations, detailed content in front (like index); (3) PAUL PRESTON'S BOOK OF GYMNASTICS, Instructions for Sports and Exercises, To Promote the Health and Long Life of His Young Readers, Illustrated by 188 Engraved… Read More

[CHILDREN'S CLASSIC ca. 1890; DIE CUT COVER AND PAGES] DAS ZUCKERIGE HAUSCHEN ODER HANSEL UND GRETEL, Ein lustiges Bilderbuch fur brave Kinder [SUGARY HOUSES OR HÄNSEL AND GRETEL, a funny picture book for good children], no author given / children's classic, published by J. F. Schreiber (Stuttgart), no date given/ca. 1890s, text in German, 12-page book in the shape of a hut and some ground around it, roughly 9" wide x 11-1/2" high, front cover embossed in color, ads on back cover, inside front cover is title page and first four lines of the verse, there are six color illustrations on right-hand pages facing a few lines of corresponding text, the inside back cover and the back free endpage have illustrated ads for other children's books; RARE, no copies found for sale in US /// CONDITION: very good-plus, edgewear along spine and other spots of minor edgewear, negligible wear to color illustrations, exceptionally well-preserved copy of a vintage children's book.

[JIRI TRNKA, PUPPETEER, SCRIPT FOR U. N. FILM 'A FABLE FOR FRIENDSHIP', WITH GROUP OF PAPERS; ANIMATED FILM PROJECT 1959] A FABLE FOR FRIENDSHIP, short animated film for UNESCO, 1959, with related letters on development, 2 copies of script, (A) attached to November 1959 letter TO Tor Gjesdal, Director, Mass Communications, UNESCO [see below for details], 5-pages of original ribbon continuity script-in-progress on carbon weight paper for scenes 12-94 with words for respective scenes, first page for scenes 1-11 missing…; (B) full continuity script scenes 1-94, mimeograph (purple text) 6-pages plus 4 pages inserted between different pages containing verse-like passages mostly handwritten and some typed to go with respective scenes in the continuity script-in-progress, passages written by Gerald Kean for the American audience for the film [see following re: letters], with the continuity scripts are two letters discussing the UNESCO film featuring Jiri Trnka animation, (1) stamped 29 Aout 1959 [August… Read More

[A. A. MILNE; 1928 EARLY PRINTING HOUSE AT POOH CORNER WITH JACKET] THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER, by A. A.Milne, decorations [illustrations] by E. H. Shepard, published by Dutton, 1928, September 1928, Thirty-fourth Printing (stated, same month as first printing), light red cloth cover with gilded lettering and illustration on front and black lettering on spine with jacket, 5-1/4" x 7-3/4", xii+178 pages, illustrated endpages, E. H. Shepard illustrations on most pages /// CONDITION: book very good-plus condition, small transparent smudge on back cover, light fading at top and bottom of spine, , previous child owner's name inside front cover and on front endpage / jacket good condition only, top 1/2" and bottom 1" of jacket spine missing, 3/4" V-shaped chip at top front edge of jacket with adjacent creasing with loss of small spot of loss to cover illustration, small losses along folds of front and back flaps, 1" repaired tear at bottom front edge of jacket with small loss of small illustration this area.

[CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED, 1932] JERRY AND THE PUSA by Eleanor Frances Lattimore, published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1932, hardcover, 6-1/2" x 9", 197 pages, blue cloth cover with yellow illustration and decoration, illustrated endpages, black silhouette-like illustrations /// CONDITION: very good-plus condition, a few touches of edgewear to cover and a few short light scuff marks, previous owner's name on half-title page, hinges firm and text block solid, well-preserved copy with minimal wear.

[1963 JOAN WALSH ANGLUND COMPLETE SET 13 HAND-SIGNED COLOR PLATES / CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATIONS PRINTS] THE JOAN WALSH ANGLUND SAMPLER — TWELVE DRAWINGS IN COLOR from Spring A New Beginning, A Friend Is Someone Who Likes You, Love Is A Special Way of Feeling, Christmas Is A Time Of Giving, published by Harcourt, Brace & World, copyright 1963, copyright dates at bottom of prints 1958-63, all 12 color drawings/prints present plus introductory page "The Joan Walsh Anglund Sampler", all 13 prints signed in black ink by "Joan Walsh Anglund" with hand drawn heart to the left, 14-1/2" high x 11-1/4" across, drawings in center surrounded by wide borders, ONE-OF-A-KIND ITEM, signatures authenticated by seller with lifetime guarantee; PROVENANCE:this complete set with all the plates hand-signed by Anglund was acquired from a Fairfield County, CT, book dealer who was given the unique item by Joan Walsh Anglund (1926-2021) in appreciation for a favor he did for her, Anglund lived in Litchfield, CT; CONDITION:… Read More

SPRING FLOWERS, edited by Mrs. Sarah Jane Hale (ca. 1873, 64 pages, 7 full-page hand-colored illustrations including title page), bound with SKETCHES OF LITTLE GIRLS (ca. 1862, 64 pages, 8 full-page hand-colored illustrations including title page and frontispiece) edited by Mrs. Sarah Jane Hale, published by McLoughlin Bros., 24 Beekman (New York City), Little Boy's and Girl's Library, red cloth cover (worn) with blindstamping and gilded illustration on front, 5-1/4" x 6-1/2" /// CONDITION: hardcover in very good condition for age, cover worn with spots of soiling and small losses, interior pages with age-spots, 1-1/2" clean tear at top of Spring Flowers title page.

[CHILDREN'S BOOK; COUNTING WITH DIE-CUT BOARD PAGES,ca.1912] A TALE OF TEN LITTLE TOYS by Agnes Hucke, published by Sam'l [Samuel] Gabriel Sons & Company, New York, No. 960, Printed in Germany, no date given/ca. 1912 as recorded at WorldCat/OCLC), 9" across x 7-7/8" high, 20 color illustrated board pages with red cloth spine, color illustrations, some text in color, the top 2-1/2" of the board pages are a series of the "ten little toys" on die cut pages so each is visible without opening the book, the bottom of each page (a right-hand page) has a four-line verse beginning with a number from one to ten corresponding with the toy (e. g., Five little wooden toys.) followed by three lines of some activity or situation of the number of toys (the book is a learn-to-count book for young children), the front cover is for the number 10, the illustration and verse on the back cover is about a girl washing her cat, RARE, only one early edition found for sale, 4 recorded at WorldCat/OCLC(4/15/21) /// CONDITION:… Read More