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6. ABC. ALICE IN
LETTERLAND by Jose De Mers.
Hollywood: Marcel Rodd (1946).
4to, pictorial boards, sl. wear to
spine, else near fine in frayed dust
wrapper. A nice alphabet book
done in typical 40’s style with
2. ABC. (ADVERTISING) cute color lithographs on every
ABC JINGLES. Syracuse: page to accompany simple verse.
Hanford Mfg Co. 1911. 5x7”, The letters of the alphabet
pictorial wraps, [16]p. incl. are presented in humanized
covers, VG. Each letter form. $150.00
stands for a different
ailment or scenario
that can be handled by 7. ABC. (BIRDS / FRENCH) ALPHABET DES OISEAUX. no place: Epinal, no
using Hanford’s Balsam, date circa 1900. small 4to, pictorial wraps, bottom corner creased else VG. This
accompanied by charming is an ABC of birds featuring 24 lovely hand-colored illustrations of various birds
color illustrations. For combined with several alphabets. $85.00
instance “T is for the throat
#7
that’s sore / Buy Handford’s
Balsam at the store / Apply
it as directions tell / To
make the throat strong and
well.” $200.00
book. $350.00
Helen & Marc Younger Pg helen@alephbet.com
CLOTH BOOK
26. ABC. (KENNEDY,A.E.) FEATHER AND FUR A.B.C.. NY: Sam’l Gabriel McLOUGHLIN SOLDIER ALPHABET
1928. 4to, printed on linen, Fine. Each page features a large fine full color 31. ABC. (MILITARY) SOLDIER ABC. NY:
illustration of a different animal or bird. Nothing exotic but very appealing and
McLoughlin Bros. ca 1900. Folio (10 1/4 x 13
a beautiful copy. $150.00
1/4”), pictorial wraps, a few margin mends
and spine mend, VG+. Brightly illustrated
with 2 full page chromolithographs and 6 full
page brown and whites depicting soldiers
from around the world including Rough
Riders, Zouave, artillerymen etc. Text for
the ABC is inside front and rear covers. “Y
is for Yataghans, Blades broad and keen;
In Eastern lands only, in use they are
seen.” $400.00
CENTENARY EDITION
40. ABC. PETER PIPER’S PRACTICAL PRINCIPLES OF PLAIN & PERFECT
TUCK PAINTING ABC PRONUNCIATION. NY: Mergenthaler Linotype Co. (1936) 8vo, cloth backed
36. ABC. (PAINTING BOOK) ABC IN MY decorative boards, 99p., near Fine. The text for this unusual book is taken from
the original 1836 edition. To commemorate it’s centenary, each letter was given
GARDEN. Lond.: Tuck no date circa 1910. to a different contemporary
artist, designer or printer
4to, stiff pictorial wraps, fine and unused. who was invited to redesign
Printed on one side of the paper, each color an allotted page in any manner
he pleased. BRUCE ROGERS
illustrated page faces a page in line to be designed the title page and
W.A. DWIGGINS designed
painted by the child. The alphabet letters the binding as well as the
represent fruit, berries, vegetables and letter “D” and there are
wonderful contributions by
more. $150.00 VALENTI ANGELO, BORIS
ARTZYBASHEFF, FRITZ
EICHENBERG and others.
A novel approach to book
UNUSED AMERICAN CHROMO PAINTING BOOK illustration and a great ABC
37. ABC. (PAINTING BOOK) WILD ANIMAL ABC PAINTING BOOK. book. $150.00
Chic.: Sprague, Warner, no
date, circa 1890. Oblong
8vo (8 1/4 x 6”), pictorial
wraps, one leaf with an IGARUSHI’S BI-LINGUAL PHOTO
unobtrusive mend else ILLUSTRATED ABC
fine and unused. This is a 41. ABC. (PHOTO ILLUSTRATED)
charming animal alphabet IGARASHI ALPHABETS From Graphics
illustrated with 4 fine full to Sculptures by Takenobu Igarashi.
page chromolithographs Zurich: ABC Edition (1987). 4to, (10
and with other pages 1/4 x 10”), 152p., pictorial boards, Fine
illustrated in brown line in dust wrapper. 1st ed. An array of
designed to be painted by two and three dimensional alphabets
little hands. Instructions by Igarashi, a graphic designer and
are inside the front sculptor. Illustrated with photos and
cover. $225.00 with the explanatory text in English,
German and French. A fascinating
book. $75.00
LIMITED EDITION
38. ABC. (PARROT PRESS) ADULT ALPHABETS: EXAMPLES OF ENGLISH
PRESS ALPHABET BOOKS FROM THE LAST HUNDRED YEARS with an
Alphabetical description,
ADULT ABC OF WINE
copious illustrations and a
checklist of Press Alphabet 42. ABC. (PHOTO ILLUSTRATED) VIN
Book by David Blamires. RUDE: AN ALCOHOLIC ALPHABET by
(Oxford): Hanborough
Parrot Press 1990. Folio David Thorpe. (Lond.: Macmillan 1980).
(9 x 12 1/2”). decorative 4to, (8 1/2 x 11 1/2”), cloth, fine in dust
cloth, pictorial label,
wrapper. 1st ed. An artful, erotic alphabet
Fine. Informative text
about the many aspects of wine terminology and all things related
of alphabet books is
to wine, illustrated with b&w photos by
arranged alphabetically and
accompanied by illustrations the author. “X” is for Xampan Spanish
from various previously Sparkling Wines.
published ABC’s including
Nicholson, David Jones, $100.00
Enid Marx and many more.
LIMITED TO ONLY 170
NUMBERED COPIES (85
colored), THIS IS NUMBER
72 uncolored. Printed on 43. ABC. (POLITICAL)
mould-made paper by the GLADSTONE A.B.C.. Edinburgh
Didcot Press. This is a & Lond.: William Blackwood and
fascinating and useful ABC Sons, no date, ca 1882. 8vo,
book. $200.00 pictorial wraps, tiny corner chip
and name on cover margin else
fine. Preface by Lord Macauley.
PETER PAN ALPHABET An anti- Gladstone / anti-
39. ABC. (PETER PAN) PETER PAN’S A B C. NY: Hodder & Stoughton
liberal polemic in the form of
[1913]. 4to, (7 1/4 x 9
an alphabet. Each letter has 4
1/4”), cloth backed pictorial
lines of verse followed by quotes
boards, near Fine. 1st
from newspapers confirming
U.S. ed. A most wonderful
the poem’s criticism or quoting
alphabet book starting with
Gladstone himself. For example:
an abridged version of J.M.
“R is RETRENCHMENT, the
Barrie’s Peter Pan (the name
Liberal cry, And it stands for
Barrie curiously enough is
REFORM; yet we’ll see bye and
not mentioned anywhere),
bye That RETRENCHMENT
after which are verses for
means Robbing and Racking
each letter of the alphabet
and screwing, And REFORM
with text that deals with
only Riot, Revolution and Ruin.”
the story. Illustrated by
Wonderfully illustrated with
FLORA WHITE with 26
14 full page very detailed
(including cover) especially
black and whites by an unknown
lovely color plates. $
800.00
hand. $450.00
914.764.7410 Pg Aleph-Bet Books - Catalogue 91
45. ABC. (RUSSELL,MARY) PLAY & 49. ABC. (TRAINS) RAILWAY A.B.C. NY: Sam. Gabriel 1911. Small 4to,
PLEASURE A B C. NY: Sam’l Gabriel circa pictorial wraps, VG+. A railway ABC featuring 4 fine full page illustrations plus
1930. 4to, pictorial wraps, VG+. An alphabet line illustrations in text to accompany rhymes about the various letters - all with
featuring the pastimes of cherubic little a railroad theme. Illus. by A.E. KENNEDY. $200.00
children. Illustrated in full color and 3-color by
Mary LaFetra Russell. “B” is Baseball and “Q” is
Quoits. $125.00
UNUSUAL
50. ABC. (X-RATED) GENTLEMAN’S ALPHABET BOOK limericks by Donald
Hall. NY: Dutton 1972 (1972). Oblong 4to (11 1/4 x 8 3/4”), cloth backed
boards, fine in sl. frayed, sl. faded dust wrapper. Stated 1st edition. In this
unusual ABC, each letter stands for a different x-rated “condition”. E is
Exhibitionist, M is for Masochist. Illustrated with incredibly detailed full page
pen and inks by Harvey Kornberg, reminiscent of Gorey. $125.00
ABC SEE ALSO 87, 101, 126, 187, 220, 277, 365, 372, 467, 471
ADULT (BETTER KNOWN FOR ADULT WORK) 19, 111, 226, 289, 332, 561
RARE ALDIN TITLE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION with text composed of poems by George Macdonald, William Blake and other
52. (ALDIN,CECIL)illus. CECIL ALDIN’S HAPPY FAMILY by May Byron. notables. Illustrated by Anderson with 6 beautiful color plates and delicate
London: Henry Frowde Hodder & Stoughton 1912. Thick 4to (8 3/4 x 9 and lovely line illustrations in text. This is a superb copy of a rare Anne
3/4”), cloth backed boards, pictorial paste-on, top edge gilt, slightest of tip Anderson book. $650.00
and edge wear else near Fine. 1st edition of this magnificent picture book
featuring 36 TIPPED IN COLOR PLATES SIX OF WHICH ARE DOUBLE- ANDRE, R. SEE 153
PAGE! There are also 36 full page b&w’s to accompany the following stories: ANGELO, VALENTI - 40
HUMANIZED CANDY
57. ANTHROPOMORPHISM. THE
ADVENTURES OF CHILLEE UM GUM by
Alfred Colle. NY: Grosset & Dunlap (1938).
Sq. 4to pictorial boards, near Fine in sl.
frayed dw. The adventures of a man made
SOUTH AFRICAN MILITARY INTEREST - INSCRIBED
53. (AMES,MRS. ERNEST)illus. THE TREMENDOUS TWINS OR HOW THE out of gum drops that come alive. Charming
BOERS WERE BEATEN by Ernest Ames. Lond: Grant Richards 1900. Oblong color illustrations throughout by LOIS VAN
4to (10 x 8 1/4”), cloth backed white pictorial boards, 95p., cover soiled some and ALSTINE. Children are encouraged to make
edges rubbed else amazingly clean, tight, VG+. The story told in verse about how their own candy men using toothpicks and gum
2 little twin boys decide to
drops. $250.00
run the British Army. They
go to South Africa to win
the Boer War. Printed on
one side of the paper, each ANTHROPOMORPHISM (HUMANIZED OBJECTS) SEE ALSO 115, 210, 247, 248, 476,
page of verse is faced with 477, 479, 546, 565
a wonderful full page color
illustration by Mrs. Ames
whose simple and colorful ARABIAN NIGHTS - 423
style is quite distinctive and
appealing. THIS COPY IS
INSCRIBED BY MRS. AMES, 58. ARIS,ERNEST. WILLIE MOUSE.
the author and illustrator.
Akron: Saalfield ca 1915. 4to, stiff pictorial
A great picture book,
rare. $850.00 wraps, near fine. Illus. with 6 great color
HAND-COLORED LIMITED EDITION BY HOLIDAY HOUSE illustrations, many detailed line illus. and color
54. ANDERSEN,HANS CHRISTIAN. THUMBELINA. Holiday House (1939). Sq.
16mo (3 1/2 x 3 1/2”), cloth covers. $100.00
backed decorative boards,
fine. LIMITED TO 1200
COPIES HAND-COLORED.
Beautifully and delicately
illus. by Hilda Scott with
hand-colored illustrations
throughout. Designed by ART (ORIGINAL) SEE 133, 144, 151, 173, 231, 270, 303, 307, 308, 318, 319, 320,
Helen Gentry (Formerly of 326-329, 388, 404, 419, 443, 484, 540, 551, 600
Grabhorn Press). Perfect
ART DECO – 73, 150, 189, 223, 242, 396, 537, 567
little book. See Bader
p.214. $200.00
ART NOUVEAU – 23, 56, 179, 237, 375, 416 ARTHURIAN – 463, 557, 560
59. (ARTZYBASHEFF,
RARE BABY BOOK BORIS)illus. AESOP’S
IN BOX FABLES. NY: Viking 1933
55. (ANDERSON,ANNE)illus. (1933). Large 8vo, (6 1/4 x
BABY’S RECORD. London: 9 1/2”), red cloth, pictorial
George Harrap (1920, 1928). paste-on, slightly dusty
4to (8 x 10 5/8”), pink moiré else Fine in dust wrapper
stamped in gold and blue, top (dw 1” piece off spine, edge
edge gilt, 63p., FINE AND chipping, Good). First edition,
UNUSED IN PUBLISHER’S edited by Artzybasheff
PICTORIAL BOX! (box and illustrated by him
flaps repaired). Issued in with pictorial endpapers
a deluxe leather edition plus 20 full and half page
in 1920, this is most likely wood engravings that are
the first cloth edition. A quite striking, detailed and
book to record baby’s firsts beautiful. $250.00
914.764.7410 Pg 10 Aleph-Bet Books - Catalogue 91
QUEEN OF ROUMANIA
FAIRY TALE RARE SAMBO BLUE RIBBON POP-UP
62. (ATTWELL,MABEL
67. [BANNERMAN,HELEN]. THE STORY
LUCIE)illus. PEEPING
PANSY by MARIE QUEEN OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. NY: Blue
OF ROUMANIA. Lond.: Ribbon (1934). 16mo (3 3/4 x 5”), pictorial
Hodder & Stoughton nd
boards, 60p., covers soiled some and paper
[1919]. 4to, orange cloth
pictorially stamped in black, aging as usual, VG+. A title in Blue Ribbon’s
slight wear, near fine. Midget Pop-up Series, this features one
Illustrated by Attwell with double-page color pop-up and 26 full page
8 magnificent mounted color
plates with illustrated tissue black and whites to accompany the story
guards and with 8 full page of Sambo, illustrated by C. CAREY CLOUD.
b&w’s. A nice copy of a very Rare. $750.00
scarce and desirable Attwell
title. $1200.00
AS NEW CONDITION
69. BANNERMAN,HELEN. LITTLE
BLACK SAMBO. NY: Gabriel nd ca 1920.
Folio, stiff pictorial wraps, AS NEW! A
great version of this tale, illustrated
SAMBO * PIED PIPER * 3 PIGS * JACK & BEANSTALK ATTWELL’S “PETER PAN”
70. [BANNERMAN,HELEN]. THE STORY OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO, PIED IN WRAPPER
PIPER OF HAMELIN, JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, THREE LITTLE PIGS 74. BARRIE,J.M. PETER
- JUNIOR COLOR CLASSICS. Springfield, MA: McLoughlin (1931). Offered PAN AND WENDY. NY:
here are 4 books (6x7.5”) in the original pictorial box. Books have pictorial Scribner 1921 (1921). 4to,
board covers and are in fine condition, the box has flaps repaired. The Sambo green gilt pictorial cloth,
has great Art Deco illustrations in bold colors by HILDEGARD LUPPRIAN. Pied endpapers darkened else
Piper and Jack are equally as well illustrated by Jack Perkins and H.G. Nicolas. near fine in ORIGINAL
(Illustrator not named for Three Pigs). Wonderful versions of these classic DUSTWRAPPER (dw with
tales, rare in the pictorial box. $850.00 piece off lower right
corner). 1st U.S. ed. thus.
Illustrated by MABEL LUCY
ATTWELL with 12 beautiful
color plates and many b&w’s
in-text. A nice copy - rare in
the dw. $750.00
INSCRIBED BY
ATTWELL WITH
WATERCOLOR
74A. BARRIE,J.
M. PETER PAN AND
WENDY. Lond:Hodder
& Stoughton nd ca 1921.
Thick 4to, blue. cloth,
sl. fade spots on covers
else VG+ Illustrated by
MABEL LUCY ATTWELL
with 12 beautiful tipped-
in color plates and many
71. BANNERMAN,HELEN. STORY OF LITTLE WHITE SQUIBBA. Lond.: b&w’s in-text. This
Chatto & Windus (1966). 16mo, pictorial boards, 64p., fine in dw. 1st ed. Written copy is INSCRIBED
and illustrated by Bannerman but never before published, this is another in the BY ATTWELL WITH
series of little books to accompany Little Black Sambo. Illus. in color. $200.00 A LOVELY FULL PAGE
WATERCOLOR OF
A BABY MERMAID
PLAYING WITH
BUBBLES! A special copy,
Attwell’s watercolors in
books being exceedingly
scarce. $2750.00
INCREDIBLE LETTER
FROM L. FRANK BAUM
TO JOHN R. NEILL
76.BAUM,L.FRANK. SIGNED LETTER TO JOHN R. NEILL. Offered
Manufacturing stationary (L. Frank Baum President) with Neill illustration in the
upper corner, the text fills an entire 8/12 x 11 sheet of paper, signed in ink by
Baum. The letter begins: “Dear Johnny Neill: Sharpen your pencil, sip an absinthe
frappe and try to imagine this character in “The Scarecrow of Oz.” It is an Ork,
quite a prominent actor in the story, and I quote this introduction from the text:
[followed by 28 lines of text]... You will observe the Ork is not a water creature,
although it first appeared in a cavern, where it had escaped from the clutches
of a whirlpool, as had Trot and Cap’n Bill. During the story it flies thru the air
with Trot upon its back. There is also the “Bumpy Man” in the story: a fellow
with little bumps all over him.... The principal character [sic] are Trot, Cap’n
Bill, Dorothy, Ozma, Glinda, Wizard, Ork, Bumpy Man, Scarecrow, Button Bright,
King Krawl, of Jinxland; Princess Gloria, his niece; Googly Gee, a wealthy old
courtier; Pen, a gardener’s boy; a Wicked Witch named Blinkie. Warm regards;
Baum. Letters such as this with the combination of Oz text and the incredible
$39,500.00
FABULOUS OZ LETTER
ON “OZCOT” STATIONARY
FROM L. FRANK BAUM
TO JOHN R. NEILL
77. BAUM,L.FRANK. LETTER. This is a fabulous 1 page typed letter signed
by Baum dated July 15, 1917, written to John R. Neill on the event of receiving
Neill’s artwork for the Lost Princess of Oz. The stationary has a wide pictorial
border featuring the covers of Baum’s books. The text reads: “Dear Johnny
Neill: I’m just in receipt of “The Lost Princess of Oz” and want to express to you
my full appreciation of the good work you have done on this book. The pictures
are exceptionally clever and attractive and, allowing for the fact that you made
two peaches grow on a tree where there was only one, you have given the text
full consideration. I’m sorry not to have met you personally for so many recent
years, as I remember our former foregatherings with real pleasure and think we
would harmonize if we were jailed together in the same cell. Why not come out
to California and see me? With sincere regards [signed] L. Frank Baum.” Baum
Following are some of the Baum books in rare dust wrappers MINT ROYAL BOOK OF OZ IN DUST WRAPPER
from a collection we recently purchased. In addition to having 81. (BAUM,L.FRANK). THE ROYAL BOOK OF OZ by Ruth Plumly Thompson.
the dw’s, the books themselves are all in remarkable condition. Chic: Reilly & Lee (1921). 8vo, light gray cloth, pictorial paste-on, MINT IN
If you don’t see a title you need, please ask, we have others. DUST WRAPPER (dw ads through this title, price clipped, few tiny margin mends
else fine). 1st ed. 1st state (with misprint on plate p. 255). Illus. by JOHN R.
NEILL with 12 color plates (coated both sides) plus pictorial ep’s and b&w’s in
FIRST STATE IN DUST WRAPPER text. Although only Baum’s name appears in the book this is the FIRST OZ
WITH CONTESTANT BLANK! TITLE BY THOMPSON. This is a magnificent copy of the 15th Oz title, rare in
78. BAUM,L.FRANK. JOHN DOUGH AND THE CHERUB. Chic: Reilly & such amazing condition. H/G XV. $6000.00
Britton(1906). 4to, tan cloth stamped in red, black and brown on front and in
black on rear, [315]p. + ads, FINE IN DUST WRAPPER (dw repaired on verso,
some chipping) and WITH CONTESTANT BLANK INTACT! 1st ed, FIRST
STATE without correction line 10 on p.275 (cage instead of cave). A non-Oz
fantasy relating the adventures of John Dough, a gingerbread man who comes
alive, and his comrade Chick the Cherub in the Palace of Romance, the Land of
the Mifkets, etc.. Featuring 40 fantastic full page color illustrations, 20 color
pictorial chapter heads, 100 black and whites in text plus pictorial endpapers and
title by J.R. NEILL (See Baum Bugle Spring 1969). An amazing copy, super rare
with the dust wrapper. $8500.00
BIBLIOPHILE SOCIETY
100. (BICKNELL,W.
H.W.)illus. THE
DESERTED VILLAGE by
Oliver Goldsmith. Bost.:
Bibliophile Soc. 1912.
Large 8vo, full calf ruled
95. BEMELMANS,LUDWIG. MADELINE in gold, spine faded else
AND THE BAD HAT. NY: Viking (March VG+. LIMITED TO ONLY
1957). Folio, red cloth, Fine in very sl. worn, 469 COPIES PRINTED
VG+ dust wrapper. 1st trade ed. Wonderful FOR MEMBERS. Illus. by
color illustrations on every page showing BICKNELL with 6 beautiful
the further adventures of Madeline. Nice copperplate etchings never
copy. $600.00 before published, each
signed by him and the plates
CALDECOTT AWARD WINNER destroyed. Printed on vellum
96. BEMELMANS,LUDWIG. MADELINE’S paper. $100.00
RESCUE. NY: Viking 1953 (1953). Folio,
cloth, 56p., Fine in dw with chips all along BIRDS – 7, 8, 9
spine and some tears. 1st ed. Madeline is
saved from drowning by a dog. Beautiful color RARE KEMBLE BLACK ALPHABET
illustrations by the author. CALDECOTT 101. BLACK INTEREST. (ABC) A COON ALPHABET by E. W. Kemble. NY &
AWARD WINNER. $875.00 Lond: Russell & Lane 1898 (1898). 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, covers lightly
soiled and rubbed on edges else tight, clean VG+ copy of this rare title. First
edition of one of the most astounding children’s alphabet books of any era. Printed
on rectos only, each letter uses 2 pages. The first has the letter of the alphabet
RARE BETTS BABES IN TOYLAND CALENDAR in large black type and three lines of verse, illustrated in b&w. The second page
97. (BETTS,ETHEL)illus. BABES IN TOYLAND: A CALENDAR. Offered finishes the verse and features another large pen and ink. “J is for Joseph / a
here is a calendar to accompany wicked young lad / He fooled wid his brudder / And made his Ma mad.” It’s quite
the book written by Glen rare to find this title complete and in other than disbound condition. $2750.00
MacDonough and Anna
Alice Chapin published in
1904. There are 7 leaves
printed on one side of the
paper bound with ribbon
tie at the top. There is
some neat reinforcement
at the ties else VG+. Each
leaf including the cover
features a beautiful
mounted color plate by
Betts that appeared in the
book. Days of the month are
printed at the bottom of the
pages. This is a rare Betts
item. $225.00
103. BLACK INTEREST. (BLUMBERG,FANNIE) ROWENA TEENA TOT AND 108. BLACK INTEREST. (FLORIDA)
THE RUNAWAY TURKEY by Fannie Blumberg. Chicago: Whitman 1941 (1936). EZEKIEL by Elvira Garner. NY: Holt (1937)
4to, cloth, 32p., fine in slightly worn dust wrapper. Rowena, Teena and Tot are 4to, cloth backed pictorial bds., Fine in
three little “colored” girls from Indiana who visit their grandmother down South chipped dw. The first Ezekiel book about
for Thanksgiving. Absolutely charming color illustrations throughout by MARY a little boy who lives in Sanford, Florida
GROSJEAN. $200.00 with his Mammy, Pappy, sister Emancipation
and more. Written in Black dialect and
charmingly illustrated in color throughout.
$200.00
BLACK SANTA!
105. BLACK INTEREST. (CHRISTMAS) TURKY TROTT AND THE BLACK SANTA
by Kate Gambold Dyer. NY: Platt & Munk (1942). 4to, orange cloth, VG+ in frayed
and chipped dw. The merry adventures of Turky, a young black boy who finally meets
a Black Santa Claus. Charming 2-color illus. throughout. Scarce. $200.00
ART DECO TEN LITTLE NIGGER PANORAMA 117. (BOUTET DE MONVEL,M)illus. VIEILLES CHANSONS ET RONDES.
113. BLACK INTEREST. (TEN LITTLE NIGGERS) DIE GESCHISCHTE VON Paris: Plon-Nourrit nd oblong 4to, decorative grey cloth, nearly As New In
DEN 10 KLEINEN NEGERBUBEN. Mainz: Scholz nd ca 1925. 5 x 4 1/2”, Original Dust Wrapper (dw sl. soiled). A companion to Boutet de Monvel’s
pictorial board covers, sl. cover soil else fine. The classic counting rhyme with Chansons de France. Illustrated with charming color illustrations on every page
German text arranged accordion fashion. Illustrated by ADOLF UZARSKI with to accompany musical notation for nearly 30 songs. Nicely printed with rich
art deco stylized color illustrations on each page. $750.00 colors and an outstanding copy rarely found in dw. $375.00
124. BUFF,MARY & CONRAD. DANCING CLOUD the Navajo boy. NY: Viking
1937 (1937). 4to, cloth, sl. edge rubbing else fine in worn dw with chips off
edges. 1st ed. Everyday life of Navajo 129. BURGESS,THORNTON. ADVENTURES
children wonderfully illustrated by the OF PADDY THE BEAVER. Bost: Little Brown
Buffs with beautiful color lithographs 1917 (1917). 8vo, pictorial cloth, 118p., sl.
(litho’d by Glaser). Their first wear to corner of few leaves else VG+. 1st
book. $200.00 ed. Illus. by HARRISON CADY with 6 nice
b&w plates. A Bedtime-Story / Quaddie
RENE BULL’S RUBAIYAT Book. $125.00
125. (BULL,RENE)illus. RUBAIYAT OF
OMAR KHAYYAM. Lond: Hodder, nd 130. BURGESS,THORNTON. ADVENTURES
[1913] tan cloth, extensive gilt and blue OF PRICKLY PORKY. Boston: Little Brown 1916
pictorial decoration, slightest of cover (1916). 8vo, pictorial cloth, 120p. name erased
soil, offset browning on endpaper else from endpaper and sl. soil rear cover else VG+.
near Fine. 1st ed., 1st issue. Illustrated 1st ed. Illus. by HARRISON CADY with 6
with 10 full page tipped-in color plates nice b&w plates. A Bedtime-Story / Quaddie
plus 19 other smaller mounted color Book. $125.00
plates in addition to line decorations. A
sumptuous book in nice condition. BURKERT, NANCY - 561
$600.00
Helen & Marc Younger Pg 19 helen@alephbet.com
#133F
WITH 20 COLOR PLATES BY
HARRISON CADY e. Raggedy Kangaroo
running down hill with
131. BURNETT,FRANCES HODGSON.
natives. Appears as a
THE SPRING CLEANING: as told by full page illustration on
Queen Crosspatch. NY: Century 1908 p.[64] of the book. Image
(1908). Large 12mo, blue cloth, pictorial measures 10 1/4” high x 7
paste-on, [101]p., near Fine. 1st ed. A fairy 1/2” wide on board 14” x 11
1/4”. (SEE INSIDE REAR
story, illus. by HARRISON CADY with 20
COVER) $1800.00
wonderful, fanciful color plates. Uniform
with Rackety Packety House, this is a very
scarce Burnett title with BAL 2109 unable f. Raggedy Camel
to locate a copy in the original binding. sliding down the side of
a pyramid with native
$225.00
(appears as a full page
illustration on p. [59]
of the book, colored
in printing). Image
BURNETT CHRISTMAS TITLE
measures 10 1/4” high x 7
132. BURNETT,FRANCES HODGSON. THE WAY TO THE HOUSE OF SANTA
3/4” wide on board 14 x
CLAUS (a Christmas story for very small boys). NY: Harper Bros. 1916 (1916 k-
11 1/4 $1800.00
q). Oblong large 4to, cloth, pictorial paste-on, some cover soil else VG+. 1st ed.
(BAL 2124). Every other page features in bold, stylized full page color illus. with
text opposite. Spaces are left blank throughout the text so the reader can
personalize the story and make it his own. Usually found in wretched condition,
this is a nice copy. $500.00
RARE CADY TITLE
134. (CADY,HARRISON)illus.
RAGGEDIES IN FAIRYLAND by Sherman
Ripley. Chic: Rand McNally (1930). 4to,
(8 1/4 x 10 3/4”), black cloth, pictorial
paste-on, 96p., few tiny margin mends,
light cover rubbing, really near Fine.
1st ed. Illustrated with red pictorial
endpapers, 3 full page color plates (incl.
cover which is not repeated inside) plus
many full and partial page black and
whites. Full of action and detail, this is a
very scarce and especially charming Cady
book. $500.00
BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE - 426
CADY, HARRISON SEE ALSO 127-131
FABULOUS ART FROM “RAGGEDY ANIMAL BOOK” CALDECOTT AWARD WINNER – 96, 120,
133. CADY,HARRISON. ORIGINAL ART: RAGGEDY ANIMAL BOOK. 135, 175, 227, 281, 377, 522-3, 582,
Offered here are 6 original finished pen and ink drawings signed by Cady 586, 598, 599
used in the Raggedy Animal Book published by Rand McNally in 1928. The
images are much larger than they appear in the book, done on artist CALDECOTT AWARD HONOR – 15, 122, 338, 339, 347
board mounted in acid free mattes. All of the pieces have much charm and
detail and this is one of Cady’s most popular books. Priced individually. HERO & THE CROWN + SAINT GEORGE & THE DRAGON
135. CALDECOTT & NEWBERY
Images include: AWARD. AWARD
ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES:
a. Red Cross Seal and Traffic Carp enjoying a seafood feast under the sea HYMAN & McKINLEY.
(appears as a half-page illustration on p.34 of the book, colored during printing). Offered here is a cassette
Image measures 11” wide by 5 3/4” high on board 15x10” $1500.00 recording of the acceptance
speeches given at the Awards
Dinner held at the Hyatt
Regency in Chicago July 7,
1985. Trina Schart Hyman won
the Caldecott for Saint George
and the Dragon and Robin
McKinley won the Newbery for
the Hero And The Crown. Also
included is the Award Dinner
Program with 2 illustrations
in color. $50.00
#133C
STEADMAN ILLUSTRATIONS
140. CARROLL,LEWIS. HUNTING OF THE
SNARK AN AGONY IN EIGHT FITS.
London: Michael Dempsey (1975), 4to (10 1/2
x 11 1/4”), cloth, fine in dust wrapper with
price intact. First edition thus, illustrated
by RALPH STEADMAN with unusual and
fascinating black and white drawings. Nice
copy. $300.00
FIRST EDITION OF
THROUGH THE LOOKING
GLASS
138. CALDECOTT,RANDOLPH. MORE GRAPHIC PICTURES. Lond: Routledge
141. CARROLL,LEWIS.
1887. Oblong folio, cloth backed pictorial boards, 71p., edges and covers rubbed
THROUGH THE LOOKING
with some soil, rear endpaper reinforced, VG. 1st ed. Illustrated with many
GLASS AND WHAT ALICE
nicely printed full page color illustrations, printed on recto’s only. $450.00
FOUND THERE. London:
Macmillan & Co. 1872. 8vo,
red cloth ruled in gold, all
edges gilt, rebacked with
original spine laid-down,
(original endpapers), some
cover soil but not offensive,
tight and clean and generally
a nice copy. First edition,
first issue with “wade” on p.
21, page 95 not numbered,
page 98 numbered.
Featuring 50 illustrations by
JOHN TENNIEL. $1500.00
#143
#144B
#144A
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the mountains. This is a double page spread measuring 14 1/2” wide x 7” high.
STEADMAN’S ALICE The chickens are taking their basket up into the air after a successful trip. -
147. CARROLL,LEWIS. e- Lady Bug with the Easter Basket. The Lady Bug is seen enjoying her special
(STEADMAN) ALICE IN Easter basket in the field. The colors and detail are exquisite. Sold with a first
WONDERLAND. Lond: Dobson edition of the book. See Bader p. 487-92 who notes that Chalmers’ work “is
(1967). 4to (9 x 13”), white pictorial always soft, rounded, gentle, and not soft-minded, spineless, mushy, she looks
cloth, 108p., Fine in slightly rubbed you in the eye and smiles.” (SEE ALSO INSIDE REAR COVER) $2000.00
dust wrapper with price clipped. 1st
ed. (preceding the American edition
by 6 years). Featuring imaginative
and unique illustrations by RALPH
STEADMAN. Despite its relatively
late publication date, nice clean
first editions of this edition are not
common. $375.00
UNCOMMON VOLLAND
148. CARROLL INTEREST.
NEW ADVENTURES
OF ALICE written and
illustrated by JOHN RAE.
Chic: Volland (1917). 4to, 7
1/2 x 9 3/4”), cloth backed
pictorial boards, a slight bit
of cover fading else near
fine. 1st ed. Illustrated by
Rae with pictorial endpapers
plus 12 lovely color plates +
many b&w’s. A nice copy of
an uncommon VOLLAND title.
An interesting Alice item CHAPBOOK - 221
as well. $450.00
CHARLIP’S FIRST BOOK INSCRIBED
CARTOONS – 196-200, 308, 388, 424-6, 429 152. CHARLIP,REMY.
DRESS UP AND LET’S
IN THE STYLE OF GRACE DRAYTON HAVE A PARTY. NY:
149. CATS. PUSS IN BOOTS. NY: Cupples & Leon 1915. Narrow folio, (8 x 15”), William R. Scott 1956.
pictorial boards, light cover soil, VG. Illustrated with wonderful color covers Oblong 8vo (8 1/2 x 5 3/4”),
and 4 full page color illustrations plus line illustrations in text done by EUGENIE pictorial boards, Fine in
RICHARDS in the style of Grace Drayton. $150.00 near fine dust wrapper.
1st ed. of CHARLIP’S
#149 FIRST BOOK, THIS COPY
IS INSCRIBED BY HIM.
Minimal text accompanies
great color illustrations on
every page. Bader p.358,
530. Very scarce and a
special copy of a charming
book. $225.00
CATS SEE ALSO 13, 52, 119, 150, 226, 282, 331, 406, 412, 433, 445, 569, 573-5
154. CHRISTMAS. (MOORE,CELEMENT). THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. SANTA SHAPE BOOK
NY: Hurst & Co. (copyright 1908 by Selden Anderson). 4to (8 x 8 3/4”), pictorial 159. CHRISTMAS. (MOORE,CLEMENT) NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS:
wraps, 16p. including covers. Light cover soil and small piece of corner repaired SANTA CLAUS BOOK by Clement Moore. NY: Capitol Pub 1947. Obl. 4to, the
else VG+. Every page features bright, vibrant full color illustrations to accompany covers are die-cut in the shape of Santa (with cotton beard) on a sleigh, some cover
Moore’s classic poem. An uncommon edition. $250.00 rubbing else VG. Illus. in color by FLORENCE KENT. Quite scarce. $400.00
#160
#154
#159
#155
#169
MOTHER GOOSE IN FRENCH 4to, pictorial cloth, all edges gilt, slight
174. (COONEY,BARBARA)illus. MOTHER cover soil else near fine. 1st U.K. ed. of
GOOSE IN FRENCH translated by Hugh the 3rd Brownie book (same year as U.S.
Latham. NY: Thomas Crowell (1968). 4to
ed.) which takes the reader through the
(7 3/4 x 10 1/4”), cloth, owner name erased
lives of these tiny creatures month by
on endpaper else near Fine in slightly frayed
dust wrapper. 1st edition. Classic Mother month. Featuring a profusion of charming
Goose rhymes with French text featuring illustrations throughout. Beautiful
lovely full color plus black and white copy. $500.00
illustrations by Cooney. Uncommon Cooney
title. $100.00
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DISNEY
DETMOLD’S AESOP CINDERELLA
193. (DETMOLD,EDWARD J.)illus. THE PAPER DOLL
FABLES OF AESOP. London, NY & Toronto: HANKIE BOOK
198. DISNEY,WALT.
Hodder & Stoughton, no date, [1909[. Large CINDERELLA HANKY
thick 4to, (8 3/4 x 11”) tan cloth, extensive BOOK. (Walt Disney
Productions [AND] Hermann
gilt pictorial cover, slightest of cover soil
Hdkf. Corp, 1949). 4to (8 1/2
else near fine. 1st trade edition, illustrated x 11”), stiff pictorial wraps,
by Detmold with pictorial endpapers plus slight edge soil else Fine.
29 Characters and items
23 of the most magnificent tipped-in color from the story of Cinderella
plates that you will ever see (with lettered are meant to be cut out
and folded at the bottom
tissue guards) as well as many beautiful b&w’s so that they can stand and
in text. $875.00 be played with by the child.
Tucked into slits on one page
are 4 color printed pictorial
color handkerchiefs - each
194. (DETMOLD,EDWARD)illus. FABRE’S BOOK OF INSECTS retold by with a different Cinderella
Mrs. Randolph Stawell. character. Rare. (SEE
Lond: Hodder & Stoughton ALSO INSIDE REAR
nd [1921]. Thick 4to, (9 x COVER) $875.00
11”), white cloth pictorially
stamped in gold, fore 199. DISNEY,WALT. WALT DISNEY STORY BOOKS. The following titles
edge has a few spots else were all published 1939-1945 in Boston by D.C. Heath & Co. 8vo ((6 1/4 x 8 1/2”),
Fine in dust wrapper with pictorial cloth, illustrated in full color with pictorial endpapers by the Disney
mounted color plate (dw is Studios. The stories by various authors were written with varying degrees of
frayed with a 2x3” piece difficulty for younger readers and are printed in larger type. Some have very
off corner). Illustrated by slight rubbing otherwise in near Fine condition. Each priced... $85.00
Detmold with 12 magnificent
tipped-in color plates with A. DONALD DUCK SEES SOUTH AMERICA by Helen Palmer, 1945. Author was
Dr. Seuss’s wife).
lettered tissue guards. A
B. DONALD DUCK AND HIS FRIENDS by Jean Ayer, 1939.
beautiful copy, scarce in C. DONALD DUCK AND HIS NEPHEWS by Florence Brumbaugh, 1940.
the dw. $600.00 D. MICKEY NEVER FAILS by Robin Palmer, 1939.
E. MICKEY SEES THE U.S.A. by Caroline D. Emerson, 1944.
EARLY F. HERE THEY ARE by Ardra Wavle, 1940.
DICK AND JANE G. SCHOOL DAYS IN DISNEYVILLE by Caroline D. Emerson, 1939.
H. LITTLE PIG’S PICNIC and other stories by Margaret Wise Brown, (1939).
READER
I. WATER BABIES’ CIRCUS and other stories by Georgiana Browne, 1940.
195. DICK AND JANE. J. BAMBI by Idella Purnell, 1944.
MORE DICK AND JANE
STORIES by Elson-Gray.
Chic.: Scott, Foresman
(1934). 8vo, pictorial warps,
48p., nearly as new! One of
the earliest Dick and Jane
readers with Dick, Jane,
Spot and the crew. Illus.
in color on every pages. A
remarkable copy, Scarce.
$400.00
#205
DOYLE’S MASTERPIECE
214. (DOYLE,RICHARD)illus. IN FAIRY LAND: a series of pictures from
HUMANIZED DRUMS
the elf world with a poem by William Allingham. Lond: Longmans, Green 1875.
210. DOLLS. RUNAWAY DOLL & DRUM Large folio, green gilt cloth, all edges gilt, 31p. 6 pages with light stain in
corner, hinges strengthened and some finger soil, really a VG+ copy. 2nd ed.
by Bert Delevy. NY:Int’l Paper Goods nd ca Virtually identical to the first in size and content. Consisting of 16 incredible
color engraved plates (done by Edmund Evans) showing the denizens of Doyle’s
1925. Folio, stiff pictorial wraps, [16]p., incl.
fascinating fairy land. Evans “earned the accolade of producing one of the
covers, VG. A little doll and a humanized largest color printed books of the period - a landmark in the art of color printing
from wood blocks.” (Richard Doyle by Rodney Engen p.155) Allingham was
drum run away from the ungrateful commissioned to write the poem to accompany the illustrations, but it is clearly
the illustrations that make the book. It remains one of the most desirable,
children who own them. Great full color
beautiful and lavish children’s books of any era and is considered to be Doyle’s
illus. in typical 20’s style by DOROTHY best work. See Osborne p. 619; Engen: Richard Doyle p.155-8. $2750.00
BUCK. $150.00
a REAL CLOTH CLOWN DOLL (5 1/2”). FINE COPY OF DULAC’S SIGNED / LIMITED “TEMPEST”
217. (DULAC,EDMUND)illus. THE TEMPEST by William Shakespeare. Lond:
Nice! $300.00 Hodder & Stoughton. [1908]. Large 4to, full gilt vellum binding, silk ties, top
edge gilt, Fine. LIMITED TO ONLY 500 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY
DULAC. Illustrated with 40 beautiful tipped-in color plates on heavy stock. A
beautiful copy of a sumptuous book. $2500.00
DOLLS SEE ALSO 198, 253,-5, 405, 409, (SEE ILLUS DIRECTLY TO THE RIGHT ------->>>>>>
511-13, 521, 539, 545, 562-3, 589, 590
Helen & Marc Younger Pg 31 helen@alephbet.com
#217
KREISEL,SAUSE. Berlin: Stuffer (1926).
4to (8 1/8 x 10 7/8”), cloth backed pictorial
boards, top and bottom edge of covers toned
else Fine. 1st ed, illustrated throughout by
ELSA EISGRUBER with unique and wonderful
full page color illustrations. Hurlimann
remarks upon the “fineness and precision...
and her very individual presentation” (p.220).
This is really a lovely book. See Bilderwelt
651. $300.00
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ENRIGHT, MAGINEL SEE ALSO 88, 89, 571 EULALIE – 238, 245
SIGNED 238. FAIRY TALES. THE BUMPER BOOK edited by Watty Piper. NY: Platt
233. FAIRIES. FAIRIES’ WEDDING by Bassett Green. Coventry: Mercian Pub. ca & Munk (1946). Folio, cloth, pictorial paste-on, some cover soil and rubbing to
1940. 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, near fine in frayed dw. A fairy story illustrated cover plate else VG+. An anthology of poems and stories by Lear, Milne, Field
in color by Ray Foster. This cop is SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. $175.00 and others with ABC’s, COUNTING RHYMES, etc. Illus. throughout in color (full
page & smaller) with great illustrations by Eulalie. Nice copy. $250.00
234. FAIRIES. SEVEN PEAS IN THE POD by Margery Bailey. Boston: Little
Brown 1919 (1919). 8vo, (5 3/4 x 8 1/4”), pictorial cloth, 201p., near fine. 1st ed. BON-AMI ADVERTISING FAIRY TALE
Seven original fairy stories - a fairy tale for each day of the week. Illustrated 239. FAIRY TALES. CHICK THAT NEVER GREW UP by George Davey. 12mo,
by ALICE BOLAM PRESTON with 8 color plates and with many wonderful line pictorial wraps, 16p., fine. This is a story told in verse about 2 bunnies’ quest
illustrations very much in the style of Dugald Stewart Walker. $275.00 to please Princess Bon Ami by cleaning her castle with Bon Ami. Charming color
illustrations on every page by an unknown hand. $100.00
WONDERFUL ELVES - RARE TITLE
235. FAIRIES. TWINKIE TOWN TALES BOOK NO. 2 by Carlyle Emery. STUNNING CINDERELLA BY HILDA LANGEN WITH NOVELTY DOORS
St. Louis: Hamilton Brown Co. (1927). 8vo, pictorial boards, slight spine wear, 240. FAIRY TALES. (CINDERELLA) ASCHENBRODEL by Marta Strachwitz.
VG+. The story of these little elves called Twinkies and of their town full of Basel, Switzerland: Benno Schwab (1941). Obl. folio, cl. backed pictorial boards,
humanized insects and animals. Marvelously illustrated in detail and in bright covers dusty else fine. Illustrated by Hilda Langen on every page with beautiful
colors by ARTHUR HENDERSON. Very scarce and a beautiful copy. $350.00 rich lithographs in color or brown. Many of the pages have doors with clasps that
open to reveal color lithos below. A very unusual and beautiful book. $475.00
#235
#236
#237
WONDERFUL ELVES
236. FAIRIES. TWINKIE TOWN TALES BOOK NO. 3 by Carlyle Emery. St.
Louis: Hamilton Brown Co. (1926). 8vo, pictorial boards, Fine. The story of little
elves called Twinkies and of their town full of humanized insects and animals.
Marvelously illustrated in detail and in bright colors by ARTHUR HENDERSON.
Very scarce and a beautiful copy. $350.00
241. FAIRY TALES. MR. PUNCH’S CHRISTMAS PRESENT edited and including Three Bears, Peter Pan, Sleeping Beauty, Red Riding Hood, Puss In
illustrated by Olga Morgan. Lond.: Punch ca 1915. 4to, pictorial cloth, 95p., Boots, and Tom Thumb. The 10th book is the Tale of Peter Rabbit illustrated
sl. cover soil else VG+. An anthology of stories, one by E. Nesbit titled The after Potter’s originals with no mention of her name, All of the books are well
Enchanceried House, accompanied by wonderful color illustrations throughout printed and beautifully illustrated in color in typical 20’s style. $650.00
the text by Olga Morgan - similar to Boutet de Monvel in style. Other stories
include What Amelia Used to Think, Fairies Writing Fairy Tales, Merula - A Tale
of the Sea Fairies and much more. A charming Christmas gift book. $200.00
#242
255. GAG,WANDA. THE FUNNY THING by Wanda Gag. NY: Coward McCann,
1929. Obl. 8vo, yellow pictorial boards, Fine in very sl. soiled dw. First edition
STORY ABOUT PING of Gag’s second children’s book, illustrated with many wonderful full page and in
251. FLACK,MARJORIE. THE STORY ABOUT PING. NY: Viking 1933. Small text black and white lithos in Gag’s distinctive style. This is the story of a little
4to (7 x 9”), cloth backed pictorial boards, slightest of tip wear else Fine in VG+ man named Bobo and how he saved the dolls. Beautiful copy. $600.00
dust wrapper with two small areas repaired (not price clipped). 1st ed. The
now classic story of a little Chinese duckling who lives on a houseboat in Peking.
Illus. with wonderful color lithos by KURT WIESE. Bader says this, with Honk
are “probably his best work in color.” She also notes that “this was one of the
first instances in picture books proper of a story being written by one person
to be pictured by another and as the first notable instance... it was bound to be
influential”p.66-7. Very scarce. $750.00
FRENCH – 7, 29, 60, 117, 174, 187-8, 271, 290, 342, 351, 375, 396, 411,
531, 588
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HUMANIZED RABBITS
259. GERMAN. DER HASLEIN ZEITVERTREIB. Esslingen: Schreiber ca 1930.
4to, cl. backed pictorial boards, VG+. The story of a bevy of humanized bunnies,
wonderfully illustrated in color by K. RUHR, with a hole cut in the cover so the
reader can see through to the first page. $200.00
#259
BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN’S
GERMAN MUSIC BOOK
264. GERMAN. UNSER
LIEDERBUCH ausgewahlt
von Friederike Merck.
Mainz: B. Schott’s Sohne
1902. Oblong 4to, cloth
backed pictorial boards, sl.
cover soil, VG+. A beautiful
#260 books of children’s songs,
illustrated with magnificent
chromolithographs on nearly
every page by LUDWIG VON
260. GERMAN. DIE WUNDERBURG IM MEER vom verfasser der BUMBUSCH. A beautiful
sonnenkinderstuben. Oldenburg: Stalling 1929. 4to, cl. backed pictorial boards, book. $225.00
Fine in sl. worn dust wrapper. Undersea flora, fauna and a few shipwrecks,
gloriously illustrated in rich colors by HELMUT SKARBINA with 7 full page color
illustrations and numerous black and whites. Done with typical German quality GERMAN SEE ALSO 41, 113, 182, 204, 220, 224, 295-6, 314, 340, 349-51, 468,
494, 591
color printing and a lovely copy. $250.00
Helen & Marc Younger Pg 37 helen@alephbet.com
GOETHE, JOHANN – 379, 468 HAND-COLORED GRANDVILLE
271. GRANDVILLE,J.J. CENT PROVERBES texte par Trois Tetes Dans Un
LITTLE GOLDEN PICTURE PUZZLE - SCARRY Bonnet. Paris: Garnier Freres, no date, circa 1865. 4to, 554p., contemporary
265. GOLDEN BOOK. BRAVE COWBOY BILL after the book by Kathryn and 1/4 leather, marbled boards,
Byron Jackson. Whitman and Simon and Schuster (1950). Housed in the original near Fine. Nouvelle edition
box is a color jigsaw puzzle by Richard Scarry. $125.00 revue et augmente pour
le texte par M. Quitard.
Featuring 50 wonderful
hand-colored plates plus
numerous other vignettes
throughout the text. Each
well known proverb has a
humorous story in prose.
The coloring of the plates
is vibrant. This is a very
scarce Grandville title and is
a beautiful copy of a scarce
masterpiece by this French
genius. $2500.00
272. GRANT,VERNON. TINKER TIM THE TOY MAKER. Racine: Whit (1934)
4to, pict.bds, sl. edge and tip wear else VG. Illustrated by Grant with bright, full
page color illus and pictorial ep’s, done in his unique style. Buzz travels to “Behind
JIGSAW PUZZLE The Clouds Town”- a charming fantasy by the creator of that famous Kellogg trio
266. GOLDEN BOOK. DOCTOR DAN THE BANDAGE MAN [by Helen Gaspard]. Snap, Crackle and Pop. $150.00
NY: Simon and Shuster / Whitman 1950. This is a Little Golden Picture Puzzle
in original box. 2 small snags on box edge else Fine. Illus. with a charming color
picture by Corinne Malverne. $160.00
ASSOCIATION COPY VIOLET SEVERN/RUSKIN FAMILY RARE SET OF 4 VOLLAND SUNNY BOOKS IN BOX
277. GRUELLE,JOHNNY. MY OWN SET OF SUNNY BOOKS. Chicago:
COPY FROM MUIR COLLECTION Donohue (Volland), various dates, circa 1930. 4 books (each 6 x 7 1/2”), each
275. (GREENAWAY,KATE)illus. KATE GREENAWAY by M.H. Spielmann and
bound in red cloth, each in dust wrapper, housed in publisher’s pictorial box.
G.S. Layard. London: A & C Black 1905. Large thick 4to, white cloth, teg, verso
Slightest of wear to box otherwise nearly AS NEW. The four Sunny books that
of frontis foxed else near FINE!. LIMITED TO 500 NUMBERED COPIES,
Gruelle did for Volland are: Raggedy Ann’s Alphabet Book, Little Sunny Stories,
THIS IS ONE OF 50 UNNUMBERED FOR PRESENTATION. THIS COPY IS
Cheery Scarecrow and The Funny Little Book - all illustrated in color by Gruelle.
ADDITIONALLY SIGNED BY VIOLET SEVERN WHOSE MOTHER WAS THE
Rare. (SEE ILLUS BOTTOM PRIOR COLUMN) $1200.00
ADOPTED DAUGHTED OF JOHN RUSKIN. ON PAGE 140 IS A FACSIMILE OF
A STORY WRITTEN BY GREENAWAY FOR SEVERN WHICH SHE ALLOWED
278. GRUELLE,JOHNNY. RAGGEDY ANN AND THE GOLDEN BUTTERFLY.
TO BE REPODUCED FOR THIS EDITION. THIS BOOK IS ALSO SIGNED
NY: Johnny Gruelle Company (1940). 8vo, cloth backed pictorial boards, light
BY JOHN GREENAWAY (Kate’s brother), AND WITH AN ORIGINAL PENCIL
edge wear, VG+ in sl. worn dw. Written and by Gruelle and illustrated by his son
SKETCH DONE BY KATE GREENAWAY which is matted and bound in with John
Justin with wonderful full page color illus. + b&w’s. $200.00
Greenaway’s signature of authenticity. The sketch is of a little girl wearing a
hat, and gazing down. The book features much text, more than 50 color plates,
plus many b&w’s. This is a special association copy of an important book for any
Greenaway collector. $2500.00
ARTIST’S DUMMY FOR RARE HADER CAT TITLE NURSERY RHYME HANKIES
282. HADER,BERTA AND ELMER. WHIFFY McMANN - ARTIST’S DUMMY 285. HANKY BOOK. MOTHER GOOSE HANKIES. Hermann Hdkf. 1948. 4to,
written and illustrated by the Haders, published in 1933 by Coward McCann. pictorial wraps, slight cover
This is the Haders’ dummy for this book, used for layout and color direction. soil, near Fine. Each page has
The dummy measures 5 1/2” square and is completely hand-made by the Haders a different Mother Goose
including painted covers. It contains 27 watercolors and 8 black and whites with rhyme. 5 of the pages have
text in pencil beneath each piece. All throughout the book are penciled notations REAL HANKIES inserted into
to the printer from the Haders. A fascinating look at the earliest stage pre- slots (Little Miss Muffet,
production picture book. (SEE ALSO INSIDE FRONT COVER) $4500.00 Banbury Cross, Bobby
Shaftoe, Mother Hubbard,
To Market To Market).
Charmingly illustrated in full
color by an unknown hand
(similar in style to Eloise
Wilkin). $275.00
FINE COPY IN
HADER, BERTA & ELMER SEE ALSO 343 HAGUE, MICHAEL - 86 RARE DUST WRAPPER
287. HARRIS,JOEL CHANDLER.
FAIRIES - UNUSUAL PHILADELPHIA IMPRINT DADDY JAKE THE RUNAWAY and short
283. HAND-COLORED. LITTLE MARY & THE FAIRY by Harriet B. McKeever. stories told after dark by Uncle Remus.
Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger (1870). Small 8vo (6 1/2 x 8”), NY: Century (1889). 4to (8 1/2 x 10 1/4”),
brown cloth stamped in gold, 40p., some soil, VG+. The story of a good little girl glazed pictorial boards, 145p., VERY
and her nasty sister and their encounters with a fairy disguised as an old woman. FINE IN PICTORIAL DUST WRAPPER!
Written in rhyme and in prose. Illustrated with 9 fine full page hand-colored (dw chipped on all edges). 1st edition 14
illustrations. This title is second in a series, following the author’s Jackie and stories set in the deep south, many with
Flora or the Pigeons Wedding $450.00 Black dialect. Illustrated throughout in
line by E.W. KEMBLE. BAL 7117. This
is a remarkable copy, rare in the dust
wrapper. $2800.00
HUNGARY 405
302. HUNT,IRENE. UP A ROAD SLOWLY. Chic: Follett (1966). 8vo, cloth, JEWISH INTEREST – 22, 23, 366, 492, 495
Fine in fine dust wrapper (no award medal, not price clipped). Stated 1st printing.
The story of a 7 year old girl who is sent to live with her austere aunt when her
mother dies. NEWBERY AWARD WINNER. Quite scarce. $400.00
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306. JOHNSON,CROCKETT.
TERRIBLE TERRIFYING
Page 15 (and play quietly), $9,500.00
TOBY. NY: Harper Brothers
(1957). 4to (7 1/2 x 9 3/4”),
plain black cloth spine,
pictorial boards, Fine in fine
price clipped dust wrapper.
1st edition with no ads for
later titles and inscribed by
previous owner 1957. The
story of a loveable puppy
that wants to become fierce.
Every page has a fabulous
full color illustration with
only one or two lines of text
below. See Bader p. 440-441.
Rare. $1200.00
SIGNED BY LATHROP
321. LATHROP,DOROTHY.
PUPPIES FOR KEEPS. NY:
Macmillan (1943, 6th printing).
oblong 4to, brown cloth, VG
in sl. frayed dw. The story of 325. (LATHROP,DOROTHY)illus. THE LITTLE MERMAID by Hans Christian
PEKINGESE puppies written by Andersen. NY: Macmillan 1939 (Oct. 1939). 4to, blue gilt cloth, Fine in dw worn
Lathrop and illustrated by her at spine ends and along spine edge. First edition of this elusive Lathrop book.
with beautifully detailed full Illustrated by her with 14 full page, hauntingly beautiful illustrations - 6 in full
color, plus pictorial endpapers and dw all of which match the magic of this fairy
page and in text drawings. This
tale - Miss Lathrop’s favorite. Very scarce and a nice copy. $400.00
copy is SIGNED BY LATHROP.
$125.00
4 RARE SIGNED/LIMITED ETCHINGS BY LAWSON
LAWSON,ROBERT. ETCHINGS. HAPPY VALLEY Offered here is a
complete series of 4 etchings done by Lawson from 1930-1932. Each is
from an EDITION LIMITED TO 100 COPIES. THREE ARE SIGNED
BY LAWSON (although the fourth is not signed, the limitation number and
322. (LATHROP,DOROTHY)illus. recipient’s name are pencilled on the verso in matching hand that is found
CROSSINGS: A FAIRY on the three others). Done on high quality paper measuring 11 /2” wide x 14
3/4” high, matted. The amount of detail is extraordinary. Although Lawson
PLAY by Walter de la Mare.
is known today for his children’s books, his artistic career actually began with
NY: Knopf 1923 (Oct. 1923). his etchings. Between 1929 and 1933 he produced 31 etchings which were both
Sm. 4to, blue gilt cl., teg, published and exhibited. He showed at the Smithsonian and participated in a
[170]p., Fine. 1st ed. Illus. traveling exhibit to Italy organized by the American Federation of the Arts. He
also had several one-man shows and he won the John Taylor Arms Award from
by Lathrop with beautiful the Society of American Etchers. Although critically acclaimed, Lawson could
color frontis and with many not support himself on his etching income and he reportedly actually sold very
full and partial page b&w’s few of them. Although his print runs on most of his pieces were usually limited
to 100 copies or less, it is doubtful that he actually printed the maximum on
to accompany the play with most of his pieces. Because of this, his etchings are extremely hard to find.
music. $250.00
326. HAPPY VALLEY - AUTUMN. Dated 1930. (7 men and women in a forest).
Image measures 8” wide x 12” high, in fine condition. $1950.00
327. HAPPY VALLEY - SPRING. (3 men in forest with bows and arrows).
RARE DOROTHY LATHROP LIMITED EDITION Image measures 7 7/8” wide x 11 7/8” high, in fine condition. $1950.00
323. (LATHROP,DOROTHY)illus. DOWN-ADOWN-DERRY by Walter de la
Mare. Lond: Constable (1922). 4to (7 3/4 x 10 1/2”), full vellum-like paper over 328. HAPPY VALLEY - SUMMER. Dated 1932. (16 men and women on a sailboat).
boards, top edge gilt, slightest of cover soil else fine with little of the usual Image measures 7 7/8” wide x 9 7/8” high, in fine condition. $1950.00
darkening that seems to affect this title. LIMITED TO ONLY 325 NUMBERED
COPIES SIGNED BY DE LA MARE. Printed on hand-made paper and illustrated 329. HAPPY VALLEY - WINTER. (7 men and women in winter clothing). Image
by Lathrop with 3 magnificent color plates with guards plus a profusion of truly measures 7 7/8” wide x 9 7/8” high. There is a tiny printing flaw with 2 dots
beautiful black and whites that reproduce with much detail and clarity on the outside the image border otherwise in fine condition. $1650.00
fine quality paper. (SEE ILLUS TOP NEXT COLUMN) $850.00
SEE NEXT PAGE FOR IMAGES OF ALL FOUR ETCHINGS
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LAWSON, ROBERT SEE ALSO 200 RARE LENSKI PICTURE BOOK OF WASHINGTON D.C.
337. LENSKI,LOIS. THE WASHINGTON PICTURE BOOK. NY; Coward McCann
1930 (1930). Oblong 4to (11 1/4 x 8 3/4”), pictorial boards, Fine in dust wrapper
(dw has 2 large pieces off front, tape repairs on verso). Jimmy and Joan visit
Washington D.C. where they dine with President and Mrs. Hoover, roll Easter eggs
on the White House lawn and more. Illustrated with classic full page art deco
color illustrations by Lenski. THIS COPY WAS PRESENTED TO THE OWNER
BY MRS. HOOVER AND
HAS THE INSCRIPTION:
“Presented by Mrs. Herbert
Hoover to Dwight Locke
Wilbur III on his visit to
the White House December
16, 1932.” (Dwight Wilbur
was a grandson of Ray
Lyman Wilbur who was
Hoover’s personal friend and
Secretary of the Interior as
well as the third president
of Stanford University).
SCARCE LE MAIR TITLE
This is a fabulous copy,
333. (LE MAIR,H.WILLEBEEK)illus. LITTLE PEOPLE by R.H. Elkin. Phil. & Lond
exceedingly rare in the
McKay & Augener, nd ca 1917, printed in England. Oblong 4to, red cloth, pictorial
dw and a nice association
paste-on, near fine. Illustrated by Le Mair with 15 beautiful full page color
copy. $1100.00
illustrations plus pictorial title page and cover plate. Printed on coated paper.
A lovely book and one of Le Mair’s most scarce and most charming titles. (SEE
ILLUS TOP NEXT COLUMN) $500.00 LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB – 215, 330, 331, 466
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SCARCE LIONNI FIRST EDITION - CALDECOTT HONOR HADER & DOBIAS ILLUSTRATIONS
338. LIONNI,LEO. ALEXANDER AND THE WIND-UP MOUSE. NY: Pantheon 343. MACMILLAN HAPPY HOUR BOOKS. Offered here are first editions from
1969. 4to, cloth, fine in dw. A companion to Frederick, this is the story of Alexander, the Macmillan Happy Hour Series published in the 1920-1930’s. They measure 6”
a city mouse and his friend the wind-up mouse. Beautifully designed and illustrated square and are vibrantly and artfully illustrated in color. According to a Macmillan
in color. Caldecott Honor. Very hard to find in the first edition. $275.00 catalogue of the era, the artists were chosen by competition for their special
ability to interest and amuse small children. See Bader p.27-33 who discusses the
series saying “it was the wave of the future, and the results in terms of book design
were little short of revolutionary.” Always well loved, it is increasingly difficult
to find them in collectible condition. Dust wrappers noted. Priced individually:
a. LITTLE RED HEN. 1928. Illus. BERTA AND ELMER HADER. Slight soil else
near fine. $200.00
b. HANSEL AND GRETEL 1927. Illus. by BERTA AND ELMER HADER. Near
fine in chipped dust wrapper. $250.00
c. WEE WILLIE WINKIE and other boys and girls from Mother Goose. 1927.
Illus. by BERTA AND ELMER HADER. Near fine. $200.00
d. CHICKEN LITTLE and little Half Chick. 1927. Illus. by BERTA AND ELMER
HADER. Light cover soil else near fine. $200.00
CALDECOTT HONOR e. UGLY DUCKLING. 1927. Light cover soil else near fine. Illus. by BERTA AND
339. LIONNI, LEO. FREDERICK. NY: Rand.(1967). 4to,cloth, Fine in dust ELMER HADER. $200.00
wrapper with one closed tear. 1st ed. CALDECOTT HONOR. A charming book,
illustrated in color on each page by Lionni to accompany a mouse story. Bader f. GOLDEN GOOSE. 1928, near fine. Illustrated by MARY LOTT SEAMAN.
devotes 6 pages to his artistry. A wonderful picture book. $300.00 Bader calls this “aesthetically the star of the Series.” $200.00
SCHOLZ DEUTSCH BILDERBUCH IN DUST WRAPPER g. THREE LITTLE PIGS. 1927. Illus. by G.M. RICHARDS. Slight soil else
340. LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD. ROTKAPPCHEN [LITTLE RED RIDING near fine. $200.00
HOOD]. Mainz: Scholz nd ca 1904. Obl. 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards,
corner rubbed else fine IN h. THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF. 1927. Illus. by FRANK DOBIAS. Light cover
ORIGINAL PICTORIAL soil else near fine. $200.00
DUST WRAPPER.
Illustrated by ARPAD i. BREMEN BAND. 1927. Illus. by FRANK DOBIAS. Fine. $250.00
SCHMIDHAMMER with 8
very beautiful full page, art j. NONSENSE ABC by Edward Lear. 1928. Slight cover soil else VG+
nouveau color illustrations $200.00
plus other line illustrations.
Number 4 in Scholz’s k. PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN 1927. Illus. by G.M. RICHARDS. Near Fine in
series of Grimm’s stories dust wrapper. $275.00
by various illustrators and
a great version of this
tale. See Bilderwelt im
Kinderbuch #1713. Rare in
the dw. Little Red Riding
Hood see also 340, 367,
599. $500.00
INSCRIBED BY
CHARLOTTE ZOLOTOW
341. (LOBEL,ARNOLD)illus.
SOMEDAY by Charlotte
Zolotow. NY: Harper & Row
(1965). Oblong 8 3/4 x 6 1/4”,
pictorial cloth - Harpercrest,
Fine in dust wrapper. 1st edition.
Illustrated by Lobel with lovely
color illustrations on every page.
THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY
ZOLOTOW to children’s book
author / illustrator Crosby
Bonsall. $200.00
342. (LORIOUX,FELIX)illus. LE
MARCUS WARD PUBLISHER - 457
BUFFON DES ENFANTS - LES
INSECTES CHEZ NOUS [by]
Bernard Roy. Paris: Marcus (1946). SIGNED
Sq. 4to, pictorial boards, covers 344. MARSHALL,JAMES.
lightly soiled else VG. Featuring MERRY CHRISTMAS SPACE
stunning full page color illustrations CASE. NY: Dial (1986 1-10 code).
by Lorioux of a variety of insects Oblong 4to, pictorial boards, fine
(bee, spider, cricket etc) including in dw. 1st ed. The thing from
humorous humanized insects. A outer space visits Bobby McGee
companion to his Buffon des for Christmas. Illustrated in
oiseaux which followed in 1948. color by Marshall, this copy is
Beautifully printed with rich also SIGNED BY MARSHALL.
colors. $325.00 $160.00
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1. A dog wagging his tail and moving his eyes and tongue. 2. Chicken, geese and
EARLY TITLE duck feeding in the water 3. A horse eating hay while birds play on the roof 4.
INSCRIBED WITH DRAWING A flock of sheep all moving at once 5. Four cows eating from a trough 6. A goat
eating with a cat licking and two bunnies moving 7. A deer feeding while a squirrel
345. MARSHALL,JAMES. SUMMER feeds in a tree 8. An owl moving in a tree. This is Meggendorfer at his best with
each moveable page featuring many parts operating simultaneously. $2850.00
IN THE SOUTH. Bost.: HM 1977
DRAWING. $200.00
MASHA - 442
McLOUGHLIN PUBLISHER SEE ALSO – 14, 28, 30, 31, 70, 153, 156, 162, 209, 293,
294, 395, 471
352. MILITARY INTEREST. TOM AND DICK WITH THE PARACHUTES. NICE COPY OF RARE
This is a charming little booklet with no publication or authorship other than MILNE ITEM
Printed in U.S.A, circa 1940. 3 x 5 1/4”, pictorial wraps, Fine. The text deals 357. MILNE,A.A. THE
with little boys playing soldier during WWII, illustrated with 6 charming full CHRISTOPHER ROBIN
page color illustrations. $50.00 CALENDAR 1929. Lond:
Methuen. 4to, (8 x 10”),
12 heavy card sheets loose
as issued and tied at the
top with red silk ribbon.
Slightest hint of cover soil
else FINE. Printed on rectos
only in a range of colors with
and wonderfully illustrated
by E.H. SHEPARD in line to
accompany hand-lettered
text and small calendar for
each month. A beautiful
copy of a rare Milne
item. $900.00
INSCRIBED BY MILNE
MILITARY INTEREST SEE ALSO 29-31, 53, 87, 440, 452, 488
360. MILNE,A.A. THE VERY YOUNG CALENDAR. NY: Dutton, 1930. 12 heavy
pictorial card sheets loose as issued and tied at the top with blue silk ribbon. RARE VOLLAND CLOTH
Covers sl. soiled and scuffed, some internal soil, VG+. Printed on rectos only MOTHER GOOSE
in full color and wonderfully illustrated by E.H. SHEPARD to accompany hand- 364. MOTHER GOOSE.
lettered text and small calendar for each month. A rare Milne item. $800.00 MOTHER GOOSE AND HER
FRIENDS by Gladys Nelson
Muter. Volland 1923. Oblong
small folio, limp pictorial
cloth, VG+. A rare Volland
Mother Goose printed on
cloth and illus. in color in
art deco style by Marion
Foster. $500.00
MOTHER GOOSE SEE ALSO 32, 33, 93, 98, 136, 174, 285, 348, 374, 404, 406,
471, 538, 540, 542
RARE HAND-COLORED
MOVEABLE ABC
365. MOVEABLE. (ABC)
IMPROVED MOVEABLE
ALPHABET. no pub. info.,
MINIATURE – 1, 301 circa 1840. There is a
charming (7 1/2 x 6”) hand
FINE COPY IN DUST WRAPPER colored illustration showing
361. MONTGOMERY,L.M. EMILY CLIMBS. NY: Stokes 1925 (1925). 8vo, green a mid-19th century family
cloth, pictorial paste-on, near fine in dust wrapper (a few closed tears on dw else VG+). together in their game
1st ed. of the second novel about Emily Illus. by MARIA KIRK with color frontis. room. There is a small
that is repeated on cover. A beautiful copy, rare in the dust wrapper. $1250.00 window in the picture so
that when the wheel is
INSCRIBED BY turned, different letters
of the alphabet appear.
MONTGOMERY!
Rare. $1200.00
362. MONTGOMERY,L.M.
RILLA OF INGLESIDE.
Toronto: McClelland and
MOVEABLE HAGGADAH
Stewart Ltd (1921 printed
366. MOVEABLE. (JEWISH) CHILDREN’S HAGGADAH by Dr. A.M. Silbermann.
at the Press of the Hunter
Lond.: Shapiro, Valentine
Rose Co.). 8vo, blue cloth,
1942. 4to, pictorial boards,
pictorial paste-on, fine. 1st
slightest of edge wear else
Canadian ed. (simultaneous
near Fine. Translated in
with U.S.). Set on Prince
prose and verse by Isidore
Edward Island, this is a
Wartski. This delightful
continuation of the Anne of
Haggadah retells the story
Green Gables saga telling
of the Jewish Exodus told
of Anne’s daughter Rilla.
during Passover and has
Illus. by MARIA KIRK
4 color moveable plates:
with color frontis. that is
Moses floats down the river
repeated on cover. THIS
among the bulrushes, the
COPY IS INSCRIBED:
ten plagues appear, the
YOURS SINCERELY
“afikomen” is hidden and
L.M. MONTGOMERY
found and the Red Sea parts
NOV. 20 1921. Books
for the crossing. Mechanicals
inscribed by Montgomery
and other color and b&w
are of the utmost rarity
illustrations by ERWIN
and almost unheard
SINGER. A marvelous
of. $5500.00
book. $900.00
367. MOVEABLE. LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD. NY: Sully and Kleinteich.,
nd ca 1910. Small 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, covers soiled some, VG+.
SCARCE L.M. MONTGOMERY TITLE
Featuring 4 brightly colored tab operated movable pages similar to the early
363. MONTGOMERY,L.M. THE STORY Dean mechanisms and illustrated in colored line on text pages. Scarce. $750.00
GIRL. Bost.: L.C. Page 1911 (May 1911).
8vo, tan cloth, pictorial paste-on, 365p. +
ads, FINE. 1st impression (printing). The
story of Sara Stanley and other Prince
Edward Island children who get together
to hear tantalizing stories. Said to be
Montgomery’s favorite book. Illus. with
color frontis by George Gibbs. The first of
two “Story Girl” stories and very scarce in
such fine condition. $650.00
RARE SIGNED/
LIMITED EDITION NISTER PUBLISHER – 211, 368-9, 437, 439-40, 575
OF PIRATE TWINS
378. NICHOLSON,WILLIAM. NOAH’S ARK – 34, 336
THE PIRATE TWINS. Lond:
Faber and Faber [1929]. UNIQUE NOVELTY BOOK
Oblong 8vo (10 x 7 3/8”), 381. NOVELTY BOOK. FUN FACES by K.E. Garman. Chicago: Ideal Book Builders
pictorial boards, covers 1914. Oblong 4to, (11 x 8”), thick pictorial boards covers, some foxing else VG+
very slightly dusty else IN ORIGINAL BOX. The 7 interior pages are printed on thick board stock,
fine. SPECIAL EDITION printed on one side only. Each page has color illustrations of 2 large heads with
LIMITED TO ONLY 60 cut-outs where the eyes, nose and mouth would be. The child can select from
NUMBERED COPIES nearly 50 little pieces in an attached envelope, and can complete the pictures by
SIGNED BY NICHOLSON! inserting different features into any picture. The subjects include an Indian,
A now classic book about Clown, Jack in the Box, Asian person and more. When finished, the pieces can be
which Eyre says “a gay, witty, returned to the envelope for use at another time. A clever book. $350.00
imaginative effort that was
one of the most successful
British children’s books
printed in color”(p.41). It was
also successful in the United
States with the striking color
lithographs capturing the
fancy of young and old alike.
(See also Bader p.60- 61).
This is a beautiful copy of
the very rare limited edition.
(SEE ALSO INSIDE FRONT
COVER) $7500.00
#386
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McLOUGHLIN PANORAMA
OUTHWAITE’S SECOND BOOK
395. PANORAMA. AUTUMN SPORTS. NY: McLoughlin Bros., no date but
391. ([OUTHWAITE],IDA RENTOUL)illus. MOLLIE’S STAIRCASE by A.I.
owner inscription dated 1886. Oblong 4to, (11 3/4 x 7 3/4”) less than normal
RENTOUL and I.S. RENTOUL. Melbourne: M.L. Hutchinson [1906]. Oblong 4to
edge and hinge wear, near VG+ to Fine. A scarce McLOUGHLIN PANORAMA
(10 x 8”), string bound printed wraps, [52]p., title page foxed, scattered foxing
that opens up to 12 feet bound accordion style to produce a continuous panorama
and faint crease on other pages otherwise remarkably intact and VG+. FIRST
of 12 scenes featuring children’s games and sports including MARBLES,
EDITION OF OUTHWAITE’S SECOND BOOK (following Molly’s Bunnyip from
HUNTING, ARCHERY, BIRD SHOOTING, FOX CHASING and more. Each panel
1904), done when she was only 18 years old. Illustrated with 12 full page black
is illustrated in bright color with verse below. Scarce and nice. $750.00
and whites and printed on one side of the paper plus several smaller illustrations
in test. The text written in
verse by Outhwaite’s mother,
continues the tale about little
Mollie at home and with the
fairies. In comparing this title
with Molly’s Bunnyip, Marcie
Muir notes that this title “shows
a considerable technical advance,
with drawings of toys, groups
of figures, and the interior of
Molly’s house. The illustrations
have more assurance and the
artists scope has widened
(History of Aus. Book Illus. p.
69), Muir Bibliography 6333.
Rare. $2500.00 PAINTING BOOKS – 36, 37, 127, 515
UNCOMMON OUTHWAITE NURSERY RHYME BOOK PANORAMA – 29, 113, 164, 395, 445
392. (OUTHWAITE,IDA RENTOUL)illus. MUSICAL NURSERY RHYMES
PICTURE BOOK to Sing & Play with the Watcher Bird. Melbourne: Murfett
(1945). 4to (9 x 11 1/4”), spiral backed pictorial boards, tips rubbed else VG+. SCARCE PARAIN PICTURE BOOK
Deluxe Edition. 8 nursery rhymes with musical adaptation and arrangement by 396. (PARAIN,NATHALIE)illus.
Bob & Voc. Rees and David Dixon. Illustrated by Outhwaite with 8 wonderful
FRIGOULET AU PAYS DES CHIFFRES
full page color illustrations plus several little black and whites. A wonderful and
uncommon Outwaite title. $950.00 by Jean Francois-Primo. Paris: Editions
Excelsior [1933]. Large 4to, (10” wide x 12
#392 3/4”), cloth backed pictorial boards, 36p.,
boards sl. toned, tips rubbed, VG+. The
adventure of a young boy named Frigoulet,
his cat Praline, his dog Croquignole and his
donkey Mistoufle. Illustrated with 1 full
page and dozens of in text color lithographs
in Parain’s art deco style. A scarce Parain
title. $800.00
#393
#392
copy. $200.00
INSCRIBED TO
HIS COUSIN WITH
WATERCOLOR
422. POLITI,LEO. LITTLE
LEO. NY: Scribner 1951.
4to, boards, Fine in near fine
dw sl. worn at spine ends.
1st ed. (“A” on title page).
INSCRIBED IN SPANISH
TO HIS COUSIN, with
Watercolor embellishments.
DATED 1951. Politi’s own
life story, illustrated in
color throughout. See Bader
p. 59. $550.00
POP-UP TARZAN
426. POP-UP. (BLUE RIBBON / PLEASURE BOOKS) NEW ADVENTURES OF
TARZAN “POP-UP” by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Chic: Pleasure Books/Blue Ribbon
(1935). Sq. 4to, pictorial boards, fine. A fabulous pop-up Tarzan book with 3
double- page pop-ups by STEPHEN SLESINGER and with 2 b&w’s on each page
of text. A nice copy. $875.00
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433. POP-UP. (KUBASTA) PUSS IN BOOTS. Lond.: Bancroft 1961. Obl. 4to,
cl. backed pictorial boards, light tip wear, VG+. Illus. by KUBASTA with 8 fine
pop-up scenes, several of which have moveable tabs as well. $225.00
434. POP-UP. (KUBASTA) RICKY THE RABBIT. Lond: Bancroft (1961). Folio,
cloth backed pictorial boards, VG+. Illus. in color by KUBASTA and featuring
an absolutely stunning, large pop-up scene of an elaborate picnic with a host of
humanized animals. One of his scarcest pop-ups. $300.00
SPORTS POP-UP
BASEBALL, FOOTBALL, HORSE RACING ETC.
430. POP-UP. FROM THE BOTTOM UP. No place or date, pub. by Mutual
Broadcasting Co, ca 1945. Folio, pictorial boards, small repair on edge of spine
and some soil, VG. Apparently done to toot their own horns, this book features
the story in verse of how wonderfully Mutual covers various sporting events. It
features 4 large, great pop-ups, each showing a different sport in action (football
tackle, horse racing, baseball catcher throwing a man out and a boxing match).
Illustrations by SCOTT JOHNSTON. Most likely issued in a very small quantity,
it is one of the few (if not the only) pop-ups dealing with sports. $1500.00
437. POP-UP. (NISTER) PANTOMIME PICTURES. Lond: Nister 1895. Folio, cloth
backed pictorial boards, edges worn, corners chipped and hinges strengthened
else VG. Illustrated with 5 beautiful double-page chromolithographed pop-outs
that emerge as the page is turned including a circus scene and great family of cats. PEEPSHOW - CAROUSEL POP-UP
Text contains 2 poems by Weatherley, story by E. Nesbit and others. $550.00 441. POP-UP. (PIENKOWSKI) BOTTICELLI’S BED & BREAKFAST. (NY: Simon
& Schuster 1996). Narrow folio (7 7/8 x 14 1/4”), pictorial boards with cloth ties,
As New. Stated First Edition, First Printing with 1-10 number code. By opening the
book until both covers meet, you form a circular peepshow book that can be held in
place with the cloth ties attached to the binding. The book then reveals a 10 room
house full of secrets that can be revealed by using the tiny Guidebook secured
behind the first pop-up. Each room features a different artist’s work including
Botticelli’s Venus, Michelangelo’s David, Whistler’s Mother and more. Fabulous
pop-ups with paper engineering by Rodger Smith and Helen Balmer. $150.00
MASHA POSTER
442. POSTER. (MASHA) CHILDREN’S SPRING BOOK FESTIVAL. Offered
here is the circa 1950 poster for the festival sponsored by the New York Herald
Tribune. It measures 18.5 x 21.5” and is brightly illustrated in full color by
Masha. Depicted are a little boy and girl sitting in a field and being read to by
a bird. A cheerful scarecrow is in the background. A charming image. $275.00
#392
POTTER PETER RABBIT WATERCOLOR 445. POTTER,BEATRIX. THE STORY OF MISS MOPPET. Warne: NY & Lond.
443. POTTER,BEATRIX. ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR: TALE OF PETER RABBIT. 1906. 24mo,, wallet panorama. Grey cloth, pictorial paste-on of cat on flap, slightest
This is a charming watercolor SIGNED AND CAPTIONED IN INK BY POTTER of cover soil else near fine. 1st U.S. ed., identical to U.K. except “NY” comes first on
and dated August 1927. It was executed on paper measuring 5 1/4” wide x 7 1/4” back cover. Illustrated with 14 lovely color illustrations, cloth backed and folded
high and is in fine condition mounted and hinged on acid free board. The signature accordion style. (Quinby 11;Linder p. 426). Due to the lack of success of this
is lightly faded else fine. The image shows the surprised meeting of Peter and panorama format, only two Potter titles were published in this form. They were later
Mr. McGregor in the garden with Peter’s back to the reader and Mr. McGregor’s reissued in regular book format. Increasingly scarce and a nice copy. $1200.00
startled expression on his bearded face. The actual image measures 3 “ wide
by 2 1/2 “ high, and appears on page 38 of the first edition of the book. 1 inch
below the image in Potter’s hand is written “Round the end of a cucumber frame
/ whom should he meet but Mr. McGregor! Beatrix Potter / Aug/ 1927”. Judy
Taylor explains in her book Beatrix Potter (p. 167-8) that Potter did a series of
watercolors to raise money to ‘raise a fund to save a strip of foreshore woodland
and meadow, near Windermere Ferry, from imminent risk of disfigurement by
extensive building and town extension.’ Taylor adds that “Many of these pictures
were sold in America...and within a year enough money had been raised.” She
quotes Potter: ‘It was a great satisfaction to me to have been able to help the
fund through the kindness of my friends in America... Whenever I cross the ferry
and look at the pleasant green banks I will think of the good friends across a wider
stretch of water.’ This is undoubtedly one of these watercolors done by Potter
specially to be sold to help this fund, a few of which are in the V&A collection. It is
a charming piece of original Potter artwork featuring Peter Rabbit. $22,500.00
PRE 1870 SEE 21, 22, 107, 161, 171, 220, 221, 271, 283-4, 292, 365, 414,
468, 536
456. PUPPETS. PUNCH & JUDY: a play for SCARCE RACKHAM LIMITED EDITION
puppets. Boston: Little Brown (1965). 4to, 461. (RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW by Washington
cloth, Fine in sl. worn dw. Stated 1st ed. A Irving. Philadelphia: McKay (1928). 4to, 8 1/4 x 10 1/2”, FULL GILT VELLUM
puppet play featuring these most famous [103]p. Fine. LIMITED TO ONLY 250 NUMBERED COPIES FOR THE U.K
puppets, wonderfully illus. in detailed color by and 125 FOR AMERICA SIGNED BY RACKHAM! Illustrated with pictorial
ED EMBERLEY. $150.00 endpapers, 8 tipped-in color plates and numerous wonderful black and whites.
This is a nice copy of one of Rackham’s scarcest limited editions. $4000.00
b&w’s. $400.00
KAULBACH ILLUSTRATIONS
468. REYNARD THE FOX. REINEKE FUCHS von Wilhelm von Goethe. Stuttgart:
J.G. Cottascher 1857. 4to, publisher’s brown embossed cloth with extensive gilt
pictorial cover and spine, 212p., slight wear to head of spine, scattered foxing,
a VG bright copy. Goethe’s translation of this fable first appeared in 1794 and
with Kaulbach’s illustrations in 1846. Illustrated by Wilhelm von Kaulbach with
36 large and very fine half-page engravings, pictorial title page, plus pictorial
head and tailpieces to accompany this medieval fable populated by a variety of
humanized animals. The fine engravings are exquisitely detailed with a touch of
humor, very reminiscent of Grandville. $700.00
McLOUGHLIN BOXED
LIBRARY 475. (ROJANKOVSKY,FEODOR)illus. TALL
471. (ROBINSON,CHARL BOOK OF NURSERY TALES. NY: Harper
ES)illus. SANTA’S BOX Brothers Bros (1944). Tall narrow 4to, pictorial
OF BOOKS. Springfield, bds. lower front cover creased and sl. edge wear,
Ma: McLoughlin Bros., no else near Fine in lightly worn dw with mend.
date ca 1910. Housed in 1st ed. (with ads only for Mother Goose, $1.00
the publisher’s pictorial price, inscribed 1944). Featuring great color
box (oblong 8 1/4 x 6”) are lithos throughout to accompany favorite fairy
3 books in as new condition. tales including Little Red Riding Hood, Three
Bound in pictorial wraps, Bears, Three Pigs and more than 20 others. Nice
the titles are: A Was an copy. $225.00
Archer, Little Boy Blue and
The Death and Burial of
Cock Robin. The box is only
very slightly rubbed and WONDERFUL HUMANIZED FLOWERS
the cover has a great image 476. (ROSS,PENNY)illus. THE FLOWER
of Santa in his sleigh. Each BABIES’BOOK by Anna M. Scott. Chic: Rand
of the books is illustrated (1914). Moiré backed pictorial boards, As New
by Charles Robinson with in publisher’s pictorial box (flaps repaired).
color cover plus full color 1st ed. Illus. by Ross with incredible color,
and 2-color illustrations in- anthropomorphized cherubs - flowers dressed
text to accompany Mother as humans but with a touch of humor as well. A
Goose Rhymes. No credit beautiful book and another successful collaboration
is given to Robinson as the of these two who also did Volland’s A Year With
illustrator. $250.00 The Fairies. Very Scarce, especially in the
box.. $500.00
ROBINSON, CHARLES SEE ALSO 237
REMARKABLE SET
474. (ROBINSON,W.HEATH)illus. MONARCHS OF MERRY ENGLAND by
Roland Carse. Leeds: Alf Cook, no date [1907]. 2 large 4to volumes, (9x 11 1/2”),
red cloth spines and pictorial boards, except for a small amount of wear to tips
and spine ends, this is a fine, bright set. 1st edition. A humorous look at British
royalty, illustrated with 20 fantastic color plates, numerous b&w’s throughout
the text and pictorial endpapers. This is a beautiful set which is normally found
worn with frayed or missing plates. See Beare 51a. Very scarce. $1250.00
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482. RUSSIAN. KAK KOMAN
VYKOMARMARIVEL by
S. Fedorchenko. State
Publishing Office 1930.
8vo (6 x 7 1/2”), pictorial
wraps, Fine. The story of a
dragonfly and its interaction
with various animals and
birds. Very beautiful
color illustrations by A.
Brey. See Dictionairre/
Leveque p. 18, 19, 30 for
others. $500.00
LEBEDEV ILLUSTRATIONS
481. RUSSIAN. DE REIS DOOR RUSLAND [TRIP TO RUSSIA] by S. Marshak.
The Hague: de Baanbreker 1930. 4to (7 `/4 x 8 3/4”), pictorial wraps, some cover
soil and slight crease, VG. 1st Dutch edition of Lebedev’s 1926 book entitled
Bagazh, translated by L. Dworson and E. Hessbinger. Illustrated with wonderful
color lithographs by VLADIMIR LEBEDEV. See Dictionnnaire p. 160. $750.00
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485. SARG,TONY. TONY SARG’S SAVINGS BOOK. Cleveland: World (1946). RARE TITLE WRITTEN BY SENDAK’S BROTHER
Obl. large 4to, spiral backed boards, sl. foxing else fine in sl. frayed dw. 1st ed. 490. (SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. CIRCUS GIRL by Jack Sendak. NY: Harper &
There is a fantasy narrative Brothers 1957. 4to, (7 1/2 x 10”), pictorial cloth, Fine in near fine dust wrapper
brightly and wonderful with price intact. 1st edition of one of the rarest Sendak titles. Written by
illustrated in full color by Sendak’s brother Jack and, wonderfully illustrated in color and line by Maurice.
Sarg. Each illustration has Hanrahan A27. This is the bibliographer’s copy with her slip laid-in. $1250.00
several slots into which the
owner can insert coins. Sarg
has ingeniously designed
the illustrations so that the
coins complete the pictures
i.e. they are the wheels on
a bike, the portholes of a
ship etc. There’s even room
for paper money used to
create a flag. Very scarce
and with text by Sarg as
well. $225.00
499. SEUSS,DR. DID I EVER TELL YOU HOW LUCKY YOU ARE? NY: Random
House (1973). 4to, (8 1/4 x 11 1/4”), 48p., glazed pictorial boards, some light cover
soil else VG+. First edition with no ads for later titles. One of Seuss’s more fanciful
books and a hard to find Seuss first edition. Younger/Hirsch 16. $750.00
506. SEUSS,DR. SCRAMBLED EGGS SUPER! NY: Random House (1953). Large
4to, pictorial boards, fine in dw with small triangular piece off bottom of rear
501. SEUSS,DR. GREAT DAY FOR UP. panel and some chips. 1st ed. Peter T. Hooper decides to jazz up his scrambled
eggs and creates scrambled-eggs-super-dee-dooper-dee booper! Great color
NY: Random House (1974). 8vo, glazed illustrations and a really nice copy of a rare Seuss title. $875.00
26 $900.00
503. SEUSS,DR. HOP ON POP. NY: Random House 1963. Sm. 4to, glazed pictorial
boards, 64p., sl. rubbing else near Fine in soiled dw. 1st ed. (1.95 price and no ads for
later titles). The simplest Seuss for Youngest use. A scarce 1st ed. $875.00
UNCOMMON EDITION
SIGNED BY SEUSS
510. [SEWELL,ANNA]. BLACK BEAUTY
504. SEUSS,DR. I CAN LICK 30 TIGERS TODAY. NY: Random House (1969).
4to, (8 1/4 x 11 1/4”), pictorial cloth, slightest PICTURE BOOK. NY: Charles E. Graham
of cover soil else near Fine. 1st ed. SIGNED 1913. Narrow folio (7 1/2 x 13 1/2”),
BY SEUSS! Starring the Cat In The Hat and
pictorial card covers, clean punch hole in
brightly illustrated in color on every page.
A very scarce Seuss 1st. Younger/Hirsch upper corner (probably used for some kind
38. $1500.00 of display) else fine. Illustrated with 4
fine chromolithographed pages and 4 pages
SCARCE SEUSS illustrated in brown line in typical turn of
505. [SEUSS,DR]. I WISH THAT I HAD
DUCK FEET by Theo LeSieg. NY: Random the 19th century style. Because it is a true
House / Beginner 1965. 8vo, glazed pictorial picture book version, the text, (with is greatly
boards, near fine is dust wrapper frayed at abridged. $350.00
spine ends and closed tear on front edge. 1st
ed. (correct price and ads). Illus. in color by
B. Tobey. One of his most difficult to find
books and the first book where he used the SEWELL, HELEN – 583
LeSieg pseudonym. Younger / Hirsch 42.
$1200.00 SHAKESPEARE, W.- 56, 63, 217, 464
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#511
#512
518. SHAPE BOOK. MERRY CHRISTMAS. no pub. info., made in the USA ca
1900. 6” high die-cut in the shape of a Christmas tree, fine. Illus. with great
TUCK DOLL SHAPE BOOK color covers and in line on the 4 pages of text. $200.00
512. SHAPE BOOK. DOLLY IN THE COUNTRY. Lond.: Tuck nd ca 1890. Folio,
stiff pictorial wraps die-cut in the shape of a doll, FINE! A title in Father Tuck’s
Doll Series, illustrated with 4 full pages of chromolithographs and other pages
illus. in brown line to accompany simple rhymes. See Whitten: Raphael Tuck p.101
(photo) and 102-3. A magnificent copy. $250.00
513. SHAPE BOOK. DOLLY SNOWFLAKE by Grace Floyd. Lond.: Tuck (1900).
16mo, pictorial die-cut wraps, fine. Cut in the shape of a doll. Illus. with 4 nice
half page chromolithographs and 4 half page brown line illus. $200.00
#513
525. (SMITH,JESSIE
WILLCOX)illus. A CHILD’S
RARE DOROTHY SHERRILL DOLL BOOK
BOOK OF MODERN
521. SHERRILL,DOROTHY. THE STORY STORIES comp. by A & E.
Skinner. NY: Duffield 1920
OF SLEEPY SALLY by Dorothy Sherrill. NY: (1920). Thick 4to, blue gilt
Greenberg (1933). 12mo, green cloth, pictorial cloth, pictorial paste-on,
spine faded else near Fine.
label, VG+ in soiled and chipped dw. 1st ed. 1st ed. Dozens of stories
of this rare little book with hand lettered arranged in categories
and illustrated by Smith
text. The color illustrations are simple and with cover plate plus 8
charming and the story is charmingly simple as beautiful color plates. This
is a nice copy of one of the
well. The star is a doll in search of a playmate. scarcest to find 1st eds. by
Smith. $350.00
Extremely rare. See Bader p.74-5 for
other. $300.00
526. (SMITH,JESSIE
WILLCOX)illus. RHYMES OF
REAL CHILDREN by Betty
CALDECOTT Sage. NY: Fox Duffield 1903
AWARD WINNER (Oct. 1903). Large sq. 4to
522. (SHULEVITZ,URI)illus. (11x11 3/4”) cl. backed pictorial
FOOL OF THE WORLD AND boards, slight edge and corner
THE FLYING SHIP retold by wear else near Fine. 1st edition
A. Ransome. NY: Farrar Strauss of this magnificent book,
Giroux (1968). Obl. 4to, (10 1/2 illustrated by Smith with cover
x 9 1/4”), cloth, Fine in dust illustration (front and back),
wrapper with price intact (spine 6 large color plates, orange
ends chipped, a few closed tears, and black pictorial border on
VG). 1st ed. of this CALDECOTT every page of text, plus small
AWARD WINNER. A Russian color illustration on dedication
folk tale beautifully illustrated page. This is a nice copy of a
in color by Shulevitz. $600.00 scarce and very desired Smith
book. $600.00
SIGNED / LIMITED BOOKS – 16, 44, 53-4, 76-7, 86, 100, 133, 139, 146, 152,
174, 175, 179, 181, 184-6, 188, 215, 217, 233, 244, 258, 270, 275, 282, 307-8, 527. (SMITH,JESSIE
313, 316, 318-21, 323, 326-332, 335, 337, 341, 344-5, 358-9, 362, 378-9, 388,
WILLCOX)illus. SEVEN
404, 417, 419-22, 443-4, 458, 461-2, 464-6, 472, 484, 487, 489, 494, 496,
502, 504, 507, 536, 540, 543, 551-3, 558, 561, 564, 579, 583-4, 592-3, 596-7, AGES OF CHILDHOOD
600 by Carolyn Wells. NY:
Moffat Yard 1909 (1909)
SILHOUETTES – 219, 253 4to, tan gilt cloth, round
pictorial paste-on, 56p.,
SCARCE CALDECOTT WINNER some cover soil and rubbing,
523. (SIMONT,MARC)illus. TREE IS NICE by Janice Udry. NY: Harper Bros. 1956. VG+. First edition of one of
Narrow 4to (6 1/2 x 11 1/4”), cloth backed pictorial boards, Fine in near fine dust Smith’s most desired and
wrapper with sl. rubbing where seal may have been. 1st ed. (correct price and dw most elusive titles. This is
blurb). A simple picture book brightly illustrated by Simont in color. CALDECOTT illustrated with cover plate,
AWARD WINNER. Scarce in such nice condition. Bader p.470-2. $650.00 pictorial endpapers and title
page, color frontis plus 6
other truly beautiful color
plates as well as a profusion
of illustrations throughout
the text. Printed on heavy
paper. $750.00
SOCIALIST PROPAGANDA
528. SOCIALISM. ALICE AND THE STORK:
A Fairy Tale for Workingmen’s Children
by Henry T. Schnittkind (Henry Thomas).
Boston: Richard G. Badger (1915). 12mo (5
x 7 1/8”), wraps, 95p., cover edge chipped
else VG. The story follows the adventures
of Alice, a little girl from a wealthy
family that had contempt for those not as
fortunate as they were. Through a series
of fantasy travels (loosely using the Alice in
Wonderland theme), Alice learns about the
inequities of life in America and becomes a
more compassionate person. The socialist
ideals run throughout the book including a
strong pro-women’s suffrage message. The
author was Harvard educated who used the
RARE E. BOYD SMITH TITLE name Henry Thomas on many of his books.
524. SMITH, E.BOYD. CHICKEN WORLD. NY: Putnam 1910. Oblong 4to, Unusual. $450.00
cloth backed pictorial boards, edges rubbed and small corner off one leaf else
VG. 1st ed. of the rarest E Boyd Smith title. Printed on very heavy coated RARE NEWBERY AWARD
stock. Featuring fabulous color illustrations on every page with text beneath 529. SORENSEN,VIRGINIA. MIRACLES ON MAPLE HILL. NY: Harcourt
and borders around the pictures as well. Bader p.20-2 says “a chapter could be Brace (1956). 8vo, cloth, fine in dw with a few neat mends and small piece off
written about Chicken World.” A wonderful picture book. $450.00 top edge. Stated 1st ed. An unhappy family experiences a miracle tied to the
changing seasons. Illus. by Beth and Joe Krush. NEWBERY AWARD WINNER.
A rare title. (SEE ILLUS TOP NEXT COLUMN) $400.00
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530. STEINER,CHARLOTTE. KIKI GOES TO CAMP. NY: Doubleday & Co. 1953.
4to, pictorial boards, fine in dw. Stated 1st ed. The story of little Kiki’s first summer
at camp. Wonderful color lithos on every page by the author. A most charming
picture book. The fourth Kiki book, quite scarce in such nice condition. $250.00
BOXED EDITION
531. (STERRETT,VIRGINIA
)illus. OLD FRENCH FAIRY
TALES by Comtesse de Segur.
Phil: Penn (1920). Large,
thick 4to, blue cloth, pictorial
paste- on, 279p., NEAR FINE
IN ORIGINAL PUBLISHER’S
BOX WITH COLOR PLATE ON
COVER! (flaps repaired). 1st
ed. Forty French fairy tales,
illustrated by Sterrett with 8
truly magnificent color plates
(with tissue guards) and with
many lovely b&w’s as well as
yellow pictorial ep’s. Done when
she was only 19 years of age,
this was Sterrett’s (Chicago
born) first book. She is often 534. STEVENSON,ROBERT LOUIS. A
referred to as the “female
CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES. Akron:
Kay Nielsen”! A beautiful
copy. $950.00 Saalfield (1943). Folio, pictorial boards,
STUNNING VICTORIAN
PICTURE BOOK
538. SWIFT,JONATHAN. GULLIVER’S TRAVELS * OLD MOTHER HUBBARD WONDERFUL MOTHER GOOSE
* JACK THE GIANT KILLER. London: Nelson & Sons, circa 1880. Large 4to (8 542. TEXTILE. SEE-SAW [MARGERY DAW]. This is a charming children’s
3/4 x 11 1/4”),green cloth stamped in gold and black, pictorial inset on cover, textile featuring a large central illustration for Mother Goose’s See Saw
Fine condition. This is a stunning book containing Gulliver’s Travels, Old Mother Margery Daw. In each corner there are smaller illustrations of boys playing
Hubbard and Jack the Giant Killer. Each page has been mounted on linen, and there various sports including baseball, soccer, marbles and kite flying. Done in red,
are 16 outstanding full page color illustrations with some striking images (also brown and white, it measures 12 1/2 x 10”. Except for one browned area, it is in
with brown and whites in text). Well printed and a beautiful copy. $600.00 excellent condition. An attractive child’s textile. $300.00
#540
#547
545. TOY (PAPER). PLAYBOOK OF TROY by Susan Meriwether. NY: Harper 549. TRAINS. PUFFER, MUFFER AND PIP-PIP by P.J. Thornwall. Lond:
1927. Large 4to, stiff Harrap (1943), 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, VG-Fine. First edition. The
pictorial wraps, near Fine. text, done in calligraphy, tells the story of 3 trains- father Puffer, mother
Stated 1st ed. The first Muffer and child Pip-Pip and is illustrated with very brightly colored full page
few pages tell the story of and in text illustrations by the author. Cute book. $100.00
Troy. The remaining pages
are filled with color figures
#550
and objects to cut out
and assemble to be used
to play with against a the
large backdrop that comes
off the cover. Printed on
heavy paper and wonderfully
illustrated by ESTHER
PECK. (See Realms of
Gold p.153). Completely
unused. $400.00
TUCK PUBLISHER – 8, 13, 24, 36, 143, 206, 373, 376, 512-4, 550, 573
566. VOLLAND. HOW SING FOUND THE WORLD IS ROUND by Sidney Reid.
Chic: Volland (1920). Sm. 8vo, pictorial boards, slightest of cover soil else near 571. VOLLAND. A SUNNY YEAR BOOK FOR
Fine. 1st ed. Illus. with beautiful full page color illus. by KATHERINE STURGES SUNNY CHILDREN. Chicago: Volland circa
DODGE (Hilary Knight’s mother). A very uncommon Volland title. $225.00 1920. Narrow 4to (11” x 5 1/2”), pictorial
wraps bound with silk cord at top, covers with
a few sm. mends else fine. Volland issued this
gift book with excerpts from the best books
in the SUNNY BOOK series, including some
notoriously scarce titles. There is an intro
by Elizabeth Gordon followed by many pages
of text and color illustrations by JOHNNY
GRUELLE, MAGINEL WRIGHT ENRIGHT,
KATHARINE STURGES, TONY SARG, JOHN
RAE and others for such stories as The Funny
Little Book, Sunny Bunny, Gigglequicks, Little
Babs, Lovely Garden, Sunny Rhymes for Happy
Children, Tales of Little Cats, Peeps the Really
Truly Sunshine Fairy, Wise Gray Cat, Myself
and I, Come Play With Me and more. Printed
on one side of the paper only. A Volland
rarity. $550.00
CALENDAR
568. VOLLAND. NEW CALENDAR OF
SALADS compiled by Elizabeth O. Hiller. Chic.:
Volland nd circa 1910. Narrow folio (5 1.2 x 11’),
sheets tied at top with silk cord, Mint In Box.
Illustrated with art deco color cover and with
decorative border on all text pages. There are
recipes for every day of the year. Incredible
copy. $150.00
#569
DUGALD STEWART
WALKER FAIRIES
577. (WALKER,DUGALD
STEWART)illus. WISHING
FAIRY’S ANIMAL FRIENDS
by Corinne Ingraham. NY:
Brentano (1921). 4to,
orange cloth, pictorial
paste-on, 141p., Fine. 1st
edition. Illustrated with 8
color plates, plus fabulously
detailed line illustrations on
every page of text depicting
gnomes and fairies. This
is one of Walker’s finest
works and an especially
WHARTON, EDITH SEE 399 WIESE, KURT - 251
fine copy of his scarcest
book. $450.00
582. WIESNER,DAVID. TUESDAY. NY: Clarion (1991). Obl. 4to, 1/2 cloth, as
new in dw. 1st ed. CALDECOTT AWARD WINNER FOR 1992. Illus. by Wiesner
AUSTRALIAN INTEREST
with fabulous color illustrations and no text at all! $100.00
578. WALL,DOROTHY. BLINKY BILL GROWS UP. Sydney: Angus Robertson
1934 (1934). 4to, pictorial boards, [84]p., fine. 1st ed. Bill the Koala Bear grows
up. Illus. by Wall with 16 plates and with detailed line illustrations on nearly
every page of text. Wall see also 64. $400.00
ILLUSTRATOR’S COPY
SIGNED BY HER
583. WILDER,LAURA
INGALLS. THESE HAPPY
GOLDEN YEARS. NY:
Harper Brothers Bros
(1943). 8vo, pictorial cloth,
299p., slight cover soil,
VG+. Stated 1st ed. Illus.
by HELEN SEWELL AND
MILDRED BOYLE with color
dw, color frontis plus full
page b&w’s. Laura is almost
16 and teaching school. The
WAR – 30, 31, 53, 295, 296, 352-5, 440, 452, 588 last of the Little House
books. This copy was
SIGNED BY WARD purchased from Boyle’s
579. (WARD,LYND)illus. POEM UPON THE LISBON DISASTER by Voltaire. family and was BOYLE’S
Lincoln: Penmaen Press 1977. 4to, 1/4 cloth and marbled boards, Fine in slipcase.
COPY INSCRIBED HER TO
LIMITED TO 100 COPIES OF THE DELUXE EDITION SIGNED BY WARD,
ANTHONY HECHT (the translator) AND ARTHUR WILSON (who wrote the HER SISTER! $1500.00
introduction). Illustrated by Ward with 6 beautiful woodcuts. (SEE ILLIS TOP
NEXT COLUMN) $200.00 WILLIAMS, GARTH - 123
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591. (WULFING,
SULAMITH)illus. SULAMITH
WULFING BAND IV: DIE
KRONE vom geschehen
einer erfullung. Elberfeld:
Wuppertal 1934. 4to, stiff
pictorial wraps, fine. 1st ed.
Illustrated With 12 magnificent
full page illustrations by
Wulfing in her eerie, distinctive
style. $250.00
ONE OF ONLY 25 COPIES FOR PRESENTATION SIGNED LIMITED SIGNED BY WYETH AND RAWLINGS
593. (WYETH,N.C.)illus. DRUMS by James Boyd. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons 597. (WYETH,N.C.)illus. THE YEARLING by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.
(1925,1928). 4to (7 1/2 x 10”), orange cloth, pictorial paste-on, ABSOLUTELY NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons 1939 (1939 A). 4to, (7 1/2 x 9 3/8”), dark blue
AS NEW IN ORIGINAL GLASSINE AND PUBLISHER’S BOX! (box VG+ lightly cloth (buckram) with deer head in gold on cover, spine stamped in gold with no
soiled with lightest chipping on sides, glassine mend on rear panel) FROM A ornaments, top edge plain, Fine condition in publisher’s blue slipcase with a deer
LIMITATION OF 500 COPIES, THIS COPY IS ONE OF ONLY 25 COPIES NOT head on white printed paper label (case slightly rubbed on edges else sound and
FOR SALE AND SO MARKED FOR PRESENTATION SIGNED BY WYETH AND VG+). LIMITED TO ONLY 750 COPIES FOR SALE-SIGNED BY BOTH WYETH
BOYD. Illustrated with cover plate, pictorial ep’s and title, 14 color plates plus AND RAWLINGS. Illustrated by Wyeth with pictorial endpapers, 14 full page
47 pen & inks. Also included are letters in facsimile from Wyeth to Boyd written color illustrations, title page
when Wyeth was gathering information for his illustrations (not included in the decoration, plus 2 special
trade edition.) Drum’s is one of the most difficult to find of Wyeth’s limited charcoal and wash full
editions and is almost never found with the box. This copy being one of twenty- page illustrations done for
five is especially desirable. $3750.00 this limited edition. Also
included is a facsimile of
a 2 page letter by Wyeth
discussing the book (not
present in the trade edition).
Wyeth reportedly traveled
to Cross Creek, Rawlings’
home, before beginning the
artwork, in order to capture
the essence of the area.
This binding not in Allen p.
216. $4250.00
#133B - Cady Original Art from Raggedy Animal Book #290 - Rare Helle Picture Book
#573 - Louis Wain Picture Book #451 - Cuban Revolution - Fidel & Che