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New York, NY: McLoughlin Bros., 1889. First edition thus; 9 x 6 3/4†; pp. [10]; lithographed wraps; spine and hinges reinforced with thin strips of white linen; small nicks to corners; faint penciled-in name of previous owner to upper margin of front wrap; upper part of leaves discolored (not affecting readability); illustrated with 4 full-page chromolithographed plates and black & red in-line drawings; overall good conditionPart of Mcloughlin’s Wonder-Stories Series, the book presents a beautiful edition of a beloved classic fairy tale.

Simon and Schuster, 1949. First edition (*A*); 6 1/2 x 8; unpaginated (pp. 40); relatively minor wear to corners and edges; pages mostly very clean; very faint mark from erased penciled-in name to front cover verso; very good or better.The first of the Bugs Bunny 'Little Golden Books' and one of the original first 100 of them.

New York: A. L. Burt, 1916. Hardcover. First edition; 5 x 7 1/2; pp. [4], 3-267, [1] + 4 publisher's advertisement pages; beige cloth over boards illustrated in red, green, and black; some wear and thinning of cloth along edges of spine; few small spots to back cover; hinges slightly weak (not broken-through); minor ink spot to first blank page; small scratch and a half-erased penciled-in scribble to upper margin of second blank page; bookplate of Stevie Zellerbach of the San Francisco Zellerbachs (the Zellerbach Paper Company); signed and inscribed by author to Stevie Zellerbach; overall very good- condition.Frey, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, created her 'Camp Fire Girls' series when she was between the ages of twenty-four and twenty-eight. An interesting fact about the author is that, though fairly well-established, parts of her early life remain unknown and unrecorded and it has been speculated that there could be other undiscovered stories of hers in various magazines… Read More

S. l. (Germany [?]): s. n., 1925. Presumed first edition, n. d. (1920s [?]); oblong 5 3/4 x 8 1/4; pp. [14]; illustrated wraps; deckled top edge; light age-toning to margins; chromolithographed illustrations, facing identical ones outlined in black to be colored; very good to near fine condition.A mystery coloring book, with no author, or publisher's information, it was most probably produced in Germany in the 1920s (a traffic sign on pp. 8 printed in German). It contained illustrations of various toys - balloons, a train set, a doll stroller, a teddy bear, etc. - and children playing with them.

Boston: Lothrop Publishing Company, 1904. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, first printing (October, 1904); 5 1/4" x 7 1/2"; pp. [8], 5-471, [7] publisher's list; original bright green pictorial boards; gilt title; few minor rubbed spots to head and tail of spine and corners; front cover fine, back cover with faint spotting; small gift inscription to first free page; very good or better. Illustrated in black & white by Eugenie Wireman. The ninth book in the 'Little Peppers' series.

New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1860. Hardcover. First edition thus; 5 1/2 x 6 1/2; pp. [7], 8-64; original pictorial cloth-backed boards; frontispiece and numerous full-page hand-colored engraved plates; few small nicks to head and tail of spine and some wear to edges and corners, else covers vibrant and well-preserved; small stamp with previous owner's name to first blank page; some foxing and age-toning to first and last pages, else mostly clean (occasional small spots to margins, not affecting text and illustrations, where little fingers have handled and turned the pages); overall in very good or better condition.A charming and gorgeously-illustrated compilation of 19th century children's didactic poetry.OCLC lists one copy of the present edition at Western Kentucky University.

Philadelphia: George W. Jakobs & Co., 1910. Hardcover. First edition; 11 x 8 1/2; pp. [76]; cloth-backed, illustrated paper over boards; rubbed spots to corners and edges; some wear to tips of spine; spotting to margins of front board; pages mostly very clean with occasional spots to margins; illustrated with 12 color plates and in-line b & w drawings; overall very good condition.A beautiful and scarce collaboration between two siblings, the book was written by author and comic strip artist Margaret Gebbie Hays (1874 - 1925) and illustrated by her sister Grace Dayton (Viola Grace Gebbie), who signed her illustrations Grace Wiederseim (1877 - 1936). The latter would become famous for her "Campbell Soup Kids" advertising campaign and for her Dolly Dingle paper dolls, which were published in the women's journal "Pictorial Review." The current book, written in "baby" language, followed a day full of fun activities of several adorable little tykes.

New York: McLoughlin Bros., 1890. Softcover. First edition thus, n. d. (ca 1890); 5 x 7; pp. 8 + text to covers verso; a bit of wear and fading to spine and corners; a few very small pieces of tape to bottom edges; bright chromolithographed wraps with highly stippled effect (characteristic to McLoughlin publications of the 1890s); stunning chromolithographs throughout; very good.Arguably one of McLoughlin's most beautiful ABC books, it lists each letter and describes it with a picture rather than with words.

London: George Gill & Sons, Ltd., 1920. Softcover. First edition, n.d. (ca 1920); 5 1/2 x 7 1/2; pp. [8]; wraps illustrated in black and orange; few faint spots of foxing and some age-toning to wraps; internally mostly clean but for some slight darkening to margins of pages and small rust spots around staples; illustrations in black and orange; overall very good or better.A quite uncommon early 20th century British book for six-year-olds (from the publisher's write-up on back wrap). This particular one is the first of the "Betty's Geography Lessons" series and tells, in the form of a conversation between a mother and her daughter, a short story of the citrus fruit grown in Spain. The only copy in the trade.

London: Chatto and Windus, 1886. Hardcover. First edition, binding B (BAL 7337); 8 1/2 x 6 1/2; pp. [9], 10-58; unbleached linen over boards, ruled and lettered in gilt and black; front board illustration from pp. 13, back board from pp. 16; engraved and printed by Edmund Evans; frontispiece and 27 in-line illustrations in color by Kate Greenaway; slight bump to bottom edge of boards; a bit of wear to tips of spine; all page edges reddish-brown; offset to ffep from a tipped-in period newspaper article about the book; two small, tasteful bookplates to front board verso; very good condition.Centered around four children in a mining camp in Gold-Rush California, the story follows their adventures playing pirates.

Chicago: Albert Whitman & Company, 1978. Fern Brown's first three pony books written in the 1970s. All are signed/inscribed by author. Fern Brown was born in 1918 in Chicago. She has written numerous books for children and adults, most featuring horses and ponies, including a biography of infamous female jockey and Fred Astaire's wife Robyn Smith. Many of her children's books are about kids learning about and dealing with the unpleasant realities of life through their mutual love and encouragement from their horses.Brown, Fern You're Somebody Special on a HorseChicago: Albert Whitman & Company, 1977.First edition; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2; pp. [6], 7-128; green pictorial boards; minor wear to spine tips and corners; illustrated; near fine. Signed and inscribed by author on first free page.Little Marni overcomes her troubles through participating in a riding-for-disabled program.Brown, Fern Jockey-or Else!Chicago: Albert… Read More

Excelsior Publishing, 1887. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. Subtitled: "A Complete Guide and Reliable Authority Upon All Games of Chance or Skill Now Played in the United States whether of Native Origin or Foreign Introduction. Full Explanations How the Various Games are to be Played, with Diagrams and Illustrations." Condition: Bright green pictorial covers with black lettering and illustrations - wear along the edges and corners, some fading and wear to covers; gilt title to spine - head and tail somewhat rubbed and worn; hinges cracked, but pages and covers securely attached; penciled in signature of previous owner an d a small number to first free page. Pages clean and bright, illustrated.

Rochester, NY: Stecher Litho. Co., 1916. Hardcover. First edition; oblong 6 3/4 x 7 1/2; pp. [12]; chromolithographed, stiff wraps; small slit to tail of spine; thin cut to paper by lower staple (leaves still solidly attached); light wear and rubbing along edges; illustrated with chromolithographs and drawings in blue & orange; very good condition.An adorable, whimsical, early-20th century children's book, it folows the story of Dolly and Dan and their adventures in the land of the tiny Dimpledees, after the two had climbed a set of stairs they had found inside a hollow tree.

London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1864. Hardcover. First edition; 8 3/4 x 4 3/4; pp. [9], 10-123, [1]; embossed blue cloth over boards; gilt title and decorations to spine; a bit of wear to tips of spine and corners; minor spotting to boards; some foxing to first and last few leaves only; illustrated with two, full-page, engravings frontis and an engraved vignette at the beginning of first chapter; gift inscription to ffep; very good condition.Sisters Elizabeth Kirby (1823–1873) and Mary Kirby (1817–1893) were renowned English authors and illustrators, Mary for her books on natural science, also known as the only woman to write a scientific study of British flora in the 19th century, and Elizabeth - for her children's books. The current cautionary tale, on which both sisters collaborated, told the story of little Amy - how she took her grandma's pearl necklace without permission and the consequences of her action.

New York: Kiggins & Kellogg, 1850. Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1850); 6 x 3 3/4; pp. 24; engraved salmon wraps; two spots to margins of front wrap and small nicks to tips of spine; illustrated with steel engravings; very good or better.Part of Redfield's Toy Books (this one No. 5 in the Fourth Series), the book tells the story of little William Seaton, a nature's lover, and a history of butterflies, including descriptions of several remarkable ones.

Concord, NH: Published by M. G. Atwood, 1832. Second printing (?); 2 1/2 x 4; pp. 16; brown illustrated wraps bound with a string; a bit of age-toning to lower half of front wraps; a few small nicks and cuts along spine; minor foxing to pages; illustrated with woodcuts; very good.An early children's book and number 3 in Atwood's natural history series, it teaches children interesting facts about a variety of wild and domestic animals including elephant, sheep, lion, dog, monkey, and others.