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COVER ILLUSTRATION - #506 - Dr. Seuss advertising art for New Departure Ball Bearings

#372 - Nast’s Fat Boy #481 #309 - Box for Jessie King book

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READING THIS CATALOGUE YOU WILL SEE MANY BOOKS IN THEIR ORIGINAL BOXES. THEY REPRESENT A SELECTION FROM A RECENTLY PURCHASED COLLECTION AND WE’RE THRILLED TO OFFER BOOKS IN SUCH AMAZING CONDITION

1. ABC. (ADVERTISING) ABC JINGLES. Syracuse: Hanford Mfg Co. 1911. 5x7”, pictorial wraps, [16]p. incl. covers, VG. Each letter stands for a different ailment or scenario that can be handled by using Hanford’s Balsam, accompanied by charming color illustrations. For instance T is for the throat that’s sore / Buy Handford’s Balsam at the store / Apply it as directions tell / To make the throat strong and well.” $200.00

BAKED BEANS ABC (IT’S A TOOT)2. ABC. (ADVERTISING) ADVENTUROUS BILLY AND BETTY by Edward Carney. Van Camp Products 1923. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2”, pictorial card covers, [26]p. including covers, VG+. The text in verse and prose relates the many adventures that Billy Van and Betty Camp experience. These include meeting the Fairies Sing A Ling and Ting A Ling, escaping the cannibals and more. Featuring wonderful full color illustrations throughout by Carl Mueller. Most letters deal with Van Camp’s Baked Beans: “B is for Beans / And is also for Baked / If they have Van Camp’s label / There’s no better make.” $250.00

GREAT ART DECO TOY ABC3. ABC. (ART DECO) TOYS by C.W. Beaumont. Lond.: C.W. Beaumont 1930. 4to, cloth, cover faded in spots else Fine in dw. A fabulous ART DECO alphabet of toys, illustrated with 8 color plates and many b&w’s by Eileen Mayo. A stands for Ark. A true Art deco children’s book. $250.00

5 ABC’S IN BOX – FLOWERS * TRADES * MOTHER GOOSE4. ABC. (BOXED LIBRARY) BOX OF ABC BOOKS. Kenosha: Samuel Lowe 1944. Five books in pictorial box, box flaps repaired else fine. Contains: The Object Alphabet Book (which is really an ABC of names), The Alphabet of Things That Grow, The ABC Mother Goose Book (which is actually an ABC of Trades), The Alphabet Book of Flowers and The Alphabet Book of Animals. Illustrated with charming color lithos in every book in typical 40’s style (no illustrator named). The box itself can be used to make stand-up toys to cut out. $200.00(SEE ILLUS DIRECTLY TO THE RIGHT ---->>>>>>>>

NAUGHTY CHILDREN ABC5. ABC. (CARDS) ALPHABET CARDS . This is a COMPLETE SET OF 26 ALPHABET CARDS! Circa 1880, each card measures 3” x 4 1/2” (blank versos). Each card has gilt background with large letter in red in the upper left corner and stamped in the upper right is advertising for Blake’s Piano Palace in Boston. Each card is humorously illustrated in bright colors in a style reminiscent of Crowquill, two thirds of which feature misbehaving, naughty little children. A scarce and charming set. $800.00

CAT ALPHABET SHAPE BOOK

6. ABC. (CATS) PUSSY’S ABC. Lond: Tuck nd ca 1890. Folio, (7.5 x 14.5”), stiff pictorial wraps, neat mend to tip of ear, some light edge wear, VG++. Die-cut in the shape of a cat and illustrated with great color cover, 4 full page chromolithographed pages and in brown line on text pages to accompany a charming cat ABC book. $300.00

KENDREW CHAPBOOK7. ABC. (CHAPBOOK) MRS. LOVECHILD’S GOLDEN PRESENT FOR ALL GOOD LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS. York: Kendrew circa 1820. 2 1/2 x 4”, printed wraps, 31p., fine. The ABC is followed by the Lord’s Prayer and a story titled the Virtue of a Rod. The alphabet is illustrated with 26 charming woodcuts and the text is in verse. “I” was an Indian Sooty and Dark. There is a full page woodcut frontis and 6 other woodcuts in-text. See Opie Collection Treasures of Childhood p.10. $325.00

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KENDREW CHAPBOOK8. ABC. (CHAPBOOK) THE SILVER PENNY, FOR THE AMUSEMENT AND INSTRUCTION OF GOOD CHILDREN. York: Kendrew no date, circa 1820. 16mo (2 1/2 x 3 7/8”), heavier tan pictorial wraps, [32]p., fine. Illustrated with woodcuts on both covers, woodcut frontis plus 26 half-page woodcuts in-text for the letters of the alphabet accompanied by verse for each letter. The last 3 pages have a the story of the Silver Penny or the Fatal Effects of a Bad Education. well printed. Osborne p. 104. $400.00

CLARA TICE DOG ALPHABET SIGNED WITH DRAWING

9. ABC. (DOGS) ABC DOGS. (NY: Wilfred Funk 1940). Folio (10 x 13”), cloth backed pictorial boards, tips worn and a few faint marks on cover else VG+. 1st edition. Dogs for every letter except “X” are illustrated in color on every page. The text is beneath each drawing. Includes Kerry Blue, Newfoundland, Sealyham, Poodle, Japanese Spaniel and more. THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY TICE WITH A CHARMING 3” DRAWING OF A SCOTTIE DOG. Artfully done and very scarce, more so with the signature and drawing. $1500.00

DEAN RAG BOOK10. ABC. (DOGS) DOGGIE’S ABC. London: Dean’s Rag Book Co., no date [1914]. 16mo (4 1/2 x 5”), some random spots else VG+. Every page has charming color illustrations of different dogs or dog characteristics by Edith Berkeley. “J” is the Japanese Spaniel, “O” is the Otter Hound. Really wonderful. $250.00

TUCK ABC OF FLOWERS11. ABC. (FLOWERS) THE LITTLE GARDENER ABC. NY, London, Paris: Raphael Tuck & Sons, no date, circa 1890. 4to (8 1/2 x 10 7/8”) stiff pictorial wraps, some cover rubbing, VG+. Illustrated with 4 lovely full page chromolithographs and in brown line on other pages to accompany this charming alphabet of flowers. A title in Father Tuck’s Little Folks Series A.B.C. $300.00

GREEK READER

12. ABC. (GREEK). [GREEK

ABC AND READER]. NY:

D.C. Divry 1935. Small 4to,

(6 1/2 x 9 3/4”). pictorial

cloth, [42]p., covers soiled

else VG. A Greek ABC printed

in blue and red, including

charming full color half-

page illustrations on every

page. $200.00

RABAN HEBREW ART NOUVEAU ABC1�. ABC. (HEBREW) [ALEPH-BET] (in Hebrew on title page). Opposite title page in German: Alphabet: Zeichnungen von Z. Raban, verse von L. Kipniss. Jerusalem: Bezalel printed in Germany 1923. 4to, cloth backed boards, sl. scrape on rear cover and foxing of blank ep’s else fine. Printed on heavy coated paper, each page has a magnificent full color illustration by noted Art Nouveau artist Z’EV RABAN of the BEZALEL SCHOOL, founded by A.M. Lilien. The letters of the Hebrew alphabet are presented in gilt, with text on the bottom of the page. A rare and fascinating ABC book. $2000.00

JOB’S ALPHABET14. ABC. (JOB) ABC PAR JULES LEMAITRE. Tours: Mame (1919). 4to (9 3/4 x 11 3/4”), cloth backed pictorial boards, tips lightly rubbed else VG-Fine. 1st edition of this beautiful French alphabet book illustrated by JOB with full and partial page color illustrations in his distinctive lavish and style. Each letter has several illustrations of the object accompanied by infor-mational text. (See Mahoney et al. Illus. Child. Bks p.148 - outstanding foreign picture book). $475.00

FRENCH MILITARY ABC

PANORAMA15. ABC. (MILITARY) ALPHABET MILITAIRE. Pairs: D. Marchand nd, ca 1860. 12mo, decorative wraps, fine. Containing 8 panels opening panorama style. Each panel has 3 illustrations and text in English and French. Each letter is represented by a different military rank or type. A charming bi-lingual ABC. $600.00

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McLOUGHLIN SOLDIER ALPHABET16. ABC. (MILITARY) SOLDIER ABC. NY: McLoughlin Bros. ca 1900. Folio (10 1/4 x 13 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, artillery etc. Text for the ABC is inside front and rear covers. “Y if for Yataghans, Blades broad and keen; In Eastern lands only, in use they are seen.” $400.00

UNUSUAL MINIATURE ABC17. ABC. (MINIATURE) MINIATURE ABC ON RICE. Offered here is a truly unique ABC, commissioned by the original owner in 1935. Housed in a wooden box 2 1/8 x 1 7/8” are SIX GRAINS OF RICE each measuring 4/16 x 1.5 16ths. Four (5 are called for) of the grains are inscribed with the English Alphabet, completed once with a fraction extra; and also there are two grains of rice inscribed “Where there’s a Will there’s a way.” The work was done by Keiichiro Yamamoto at Omi Hachiman, Japan who used no magnifying glass or pen, simply the fine brush with which the Japanese do their writing. Over the years, one grain of the 5 alphabet grains has gone missing, but there is still at least one complete alphabet; otherwise it is in perfect condition, housed in the original envelope with the story of the contents typed on the outside. A great ABC and miniature item. $200.00

MOTHER GOOSE ADVERTISING ABC18. ABC. (MOTHER GOOSE) MOTHER GOOSE UP TO DATE. Fremont, Ohio: Glauss Shear Co., no date, circa 1905. 8vo (5 1/2 x 8 1/2”), pictorial wraps, bottom corner stain else VG+. Every letter stands for a different nursery rhyme that has been “updated” to include the virtues of Glauss scissors, razor blades or other cutting utensils. “B Bo-Peep, Bo-Peep had lost her sheep / And didn’t know where to find ‘m./ And when they appeared / They all had been sheared / And carried Glauss shears behind them.” Wonderful full color illustrations fill the pages in typical turn of the 19th century style. $300.00

19. ABC. (MOTHER GOOSE) MOTHER GOOSE’S ABC. NY: Charles E. Graham, no date, circa 1900. Squarish 4to (10 x 10 1/2”), stiff pictorial card wraps, fine. Each letter of the alphabet features a Mother Goose rhyme and a charming full color vignette. Very typical of the turn of the 19th century and a great copy. $350.00

26 MINIATURE ABC BOOKS IN A BOX20. ABC. (NOVELTY) ALPHABLOCK BOOKS by Edward Ernest. NY: Grosset and Dunlap 1943. There are 26 miniature books - each 4” square, housed in the publisher’s pictorial box measuring 9 1/2” square. Books are fine, box is slightly dusty else near Fine. Each book has illustrations and words for a different letter, illustrated in typical 40’s style by Lee Morss. The covers of the books have large block letters. Graphically arresting and a great ABC / Miniature item. $450.00

LIMITED EDITION21. ABC. (PARROT PRESS) ADULT ALPHABETS: EXAMPLES OF ENGLISH PRESS ALPHABET BOOKS FROM THE LAST HUNDRED YEARS with an Alphabetical description, copious illustrations and a checklist of Press Alphabet Book by David Blamires. (Oxford): Hanborough Parrot Press 1990. Folio (9 x 12 1/2”). decorative cloth, pictorial label, Fine. Informative text about the many aspects of alphabet books is arranged alphabetically and accompanied by illustrations from various previously published ABC’s including Nicholson, David Jones, Enid Marx and many more. LIMITED TO ONLY 170 NUMBERED COPIES (85 colored), THIS IS NUMBER 72 uncolored. Printed on mould-made paper by the Didcot Press. This is a fascinating and useful ABC book. $200.00

BERTRAND RUSSELL ABC HAND COLORED LIMITED ED. PARROT PRESS

22. ABC. (RUSSELL) GOOD CITIZEN’S ALPHABET by Bertrand Russell. Oxford.: Hanborough Parrot Press 1989 (1989, 1953). 8vo, (6 x 8 1/2”), color pictorial boards, Fine. LIMITED TO ONLY 125 NUMBERED COPIES PRINTED ON MOULD MADE PAPER AND HAND COLORED. Originally published in 1959, the book greatly benefits from this re-design. Printed on rectos only, each letter has a humorous, satirical slant. The original illustrations by Franciszka Themerson have been retained but enhanced with fine hand coloring - POCHOIR (hand-colored with a stencil) illustrations. “A” = ASININE - What you Think.” Something different. $250.00


RICHARD SCARRY AND EDWARD LEAR23. ABC. (SCARRY,RICHARD) EDWARD LEAR’S NONSENSE ALPHABET. Garden City: Doubleday & Co. 1962. 12mo (5 1/4 x 7 1/2”), cloth, Fine in fine dust wrapper. Stated First Edition. Lear’s nonsense alphabet has wonderful color illustrations on every page by Scarry. Quite scarce with dust wrapper. $125.00

24. ABC. (SEASIDE) SEASIDE ABC. Lond.: Dean & Son, ca 1870. 8vo. pictorial wraps, spine neatly strengthened else near fine. This is an alphabet dealing with a family’s stay at a seaside resort. Illustrated with 4 pages in full color and in blue on other pages. “G for the Goat-chaise / promised next morning / If all went to bed without / Scolding or warning.” A title in Dean’s Giant Penny Popular Series. $275.00

25. ABC. A TO Z. Kenosha, Wisc.: John Martin’s

House (1948). Large 4to, pictorial boards, slight

spine wear else VG+ in frayed dust wrapper. This

charming 40’s ABC picture book is illustrated in

color on every page by Elsie Darien featuring over

200 separate pictures. $125.00

1886 CLEVER ABC SPELLING TOY26. ABC. (TOY) ABC TOY. Offered here is a clever wooden toy with moveable pieces meant to teach children the alphabet and spelling. It consists of a carved and painted wooden board measuring 13 1/2” wide x 9” high, decorated with a red floral motif on the top. There are 56 letters of the alphabet painted in black on red wooden discs. The discs, which are not removable, are set into a board that has 3 intersecting grooved tracks that allow the child to maneuver the letters into whatever order the child desires. Except for part of one letter being chipped and normal rubbing, it is in excellent condition. Although there is no production information printed on the toy other than “Pat. Feb. 16, 1886”, this was actually invented by an American named Alonzo Smith and was sold exclusively through Selchow and Righter Co. in New York. Smith went on to found the Instructive Toy Co. in Milwaukee while other family members founded the A.O. Smith Company which is still in existence today. This is a clever learning toy with a concept that could easily be enjoyed by children in this computer age. $375.00

WONDERFUL ABC OF TRADES AND ARMY27. ABC. (TRADES) [ALPHABET]. Kenosha: Sam. Lowe 1943. Folio, pictorial wraps, light soil, VG+. This is a wonderful alphabet book that is busily illustrated in full color on every page (no artist named). It actually consists of 8 separate ABC’s including an ALPHABET OF TRADES, an ALPHABET OF WORLD WAR II TRADES, ALPHABET OF NAMES, ALPHABET OF FRUITS, ALPHABET OF FLOWERS, ALPHABET OF BUILDINGS, ALPHABET OF ANIMALS AND ALPHABET OF TITLES. $125.00

ABC ALSO 54, 66, 219, 2�1, 266, ��1, 470, 510

ADULT (BETTER KNOWN FOR ADULT WORK) – 22, 192, 214, 495, 526

ADVERTSING – 1, 2, 18, 210 AESOP – 461 AFRICA – 80, 184

AKIN, EMMA – 83 ALADDIN - 533

28. ALCOTT,LOUISA MAY. MAY FLOWERS. Bost.: Little Brown (1899). Tan cloth stamped in black and gold, 56p. + [1]p. ad, offset on endpaper else fine. 1st separate edition of this story extracted from A Garland for Girls. Illus. with 4 halftone plates. BAL 227. Beautiful copy. $250.00

29. ALCOTT,LOUISA MAY. POPPIES AND WHEAT. Bost.: Little Brown (1900). Green pictorial cloth with red poppies and lettering in yellow, 54p. + [1]p. list of Alcott titles, fine. 1st separate edition in variant (later?) binding stamped in yellow instead of gold. Illus. with 3 plates in halftone. A beautiful copy of an uncommon Alcott title. $250.00

ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY SEE ALSO 564

30. ALDIN,CECIL. THE RED PUPPY BOOK. London: Humphrey Milford [1910]. Sq. 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, tips and spine slightly rubbed else VG++. 1st edition. Written by Aldin and illustrated by him with 12 charming full page color illustrations (on tan paper) and with as many wonderful full page illustrations in line. Scarce. $500.00

RARE ALDIN TITLE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION31. (ALDIN,CECIL)illus. CECIL ALDIN’S HAPPY FAMILY by May Byron. London: Henry Frowde Hodder & Stoughton 1912. Thick 4to (8 3/4 x 9 3/4”), cloth backed boards, pictorial paste-on, top edge gilt, slightest of tip and edge wear else near Fine. 1st edition of this magnificent picture book featuring 36 TIPPED IN COLOR PLATES SIX OF WHICH ARE DOUBLE-PAGE! There are also 36 full page b&w’s to accompany the following stories:

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Hungry Peter the Pig Master Quack, the Duckling Rufus the Cat Humpty & Dumpty, the Rabbits Rags, the Dog Forager, the Puppy

This is Aldin at his very best and this is a beautiful copy of a scarce Aldin title, essentially 6 books in one. (SEE ALSO REAR COVER) $2250.00

32. (ALDIN,CECIL)illus. MERRY AND BRIGHT. London: Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton nd ca 1920. 4to, cloth backed boards, pictorial paste-on, a few fox spots and slight rubbing else VG-Fine. The adventures of a dachshund and a terrier, illustrated by Aldin with 24 fabulous color plates plus pictorial endpapers and title page. Scarce. $1200.00

VERY FINE COPY IN DUST WRAPPER

AND BOX��. ALDRICH,THOMAS BAILEY. MARJORIE DAW. Boston & NY: Houghton Mifflin 1908 (1908). Large 8vo (6 x 9 1/4”), red gilt decorated cloth, top edge gilt, owner inscription on endpaper, VERY FINE IN DUST WRAPPER AND PUBLISHER’S BOX (name on box else VG-Fine). 1st edition. Illustrated by JOHN CECIL CLAY with lovely color illustrations throughout the text, which is printed on heavy coated paper. This is an amazing copy, rare in both the dust wrapper and box. BAL 402. $250.00

WITH SIGNED MONEY ORDER - PETER PARLEY TO PENROD34. ALDRICH,THOMAS BAILEY. STORY OF A BAD BOY. Boston: Fields Osgood & Co. 1870. 12mo (4 3/4 x 7 1/4”), green cloth stamped in blind and gold, 261p. + ads, slight rubbing and occasional light soil, near Fine in custom cloth chemise and slip case. First edition, first state with typographical errors on pages 14 & 197. Illustrated with 2 plates and text illustrations. Aldrich’s now classic tale of American childhood first appeared serially in Our Young Folks magazine. Mark Twain, a friend and admirer of Aldrich, later said that the story’s eponymous hero provided him with the inspiration for the character Tom Sawyer. Critics have said that this novel contains the first realistic depiction of childhood in American fiction and prepared the ground for Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. LAID IN IS A MONEY ORDER SIGNED BY ALDRICH FOR $10,000.00 payable to his brother Talbot Aldrich. Peter Parley to Penrod, p. 35. Very scarce and a great copy. $850.00

DUGALD STEWART WALKER’S ANDERSEN INSCRIBED35. ANDERSEN,HANS CHRISTIAN. FAIRY TALES FROM HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN. NY: Doubleday Page and Co. 1914. 4to (7 1/4 x 9 1/2”), green gilt cloth, pictorial paste-on, [268]p., top of rear cover slightly darkened (barely visible) else near fine. 1st ed. Illustrated by DUGALD STEWART WALKER with pictorial endpapers, 12 beautiful plates and 20 full page b&w’s plus black and white title page and chapter head and tail pieces to accompany 12 fairy tales. THIS COPY HAS A WONDERFUL INSCRIPTION FROM WALKER: If only human beings weren’t so dignified there are many delightful things they could learn from the fairies. After all is said and done, what the young ones say about it is the all-important matter. [signed] Dugald Stewart Walker” Walker was very involved in the publication of this title and he has provided an interesting paragraph describing 9 of his illustrations. Walker was a native of Virginia who illustrated several titles before his early death at the age of 54. This is a special copy of a scarce book, with the illustrations reproduced with great care and clarity. $600.00

36. ANDERSEN,HANS CHRISTIAN. THE LITTLE MERMAID AND OTHER FAIRY TALES with a biography of Andersen by Svend Larsen. Odensk, Denmark: Flensted Pub. (1960). 4to (8 1/4 x 10 3/4”), pictorial cloth, AS NEW IN PUBLISHER’S PICTORIAL BOX. Most of the book contains the Little Mermaid but also included are The Emperor’s New Clothes, Simple Simon and Its Perfectly True. Illustrated by Gustav Hjortlund with a profusion of charming full page color lithographs as well as several line illustrations and pictorial endpapers. $275.00

ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN ALSO 40, 140, �79

FINE COPY IN BOX�7. (ANDERSON,ANNE)illus. HOP O’ MY THUMB. NY: Nelson 1928. Small 8vo (5 1/4 x 7 1/8”), 35p., pictorial boards, Fine IN ORIGINAL BOX. Illustrated by Anderson with full page color illustrations and with large partial page color illustrations on every page as well as pictorial endpapers, cover and box. Printed on coated paper. A beautiful copy, very scarce. $375.00


BEAUTIFUL AND UNCOMMON ANDERSON TITLE38. (ANDERSON,ANNE)illus. TALES FOR TEENY WEE by Natalie Joan. Racine: Whitman, no date, circa 1915. Thick 8vo (7 x 8 1/2”), 248p., paper toning otherwise very fine in pictorial dust wrapper. 12 original fairy tales illustrated with 6 beautiful color plates 3 by Anderson and 3 by her husband Alan Wright. There are also many full page and partial page line illustrations mostly by Anderson. This is a remarkable copy of a scarce work by Anderson. $350.00

39. (ANDERSON,ANNE)illus. WATER BABIES by Charles Kingsley. NY: Nelson, nd, circa 1924. 4to, blue cloth, pictorial paste-on, 180p., near fine in worn, soiled and chipped dust wrapper. Illustrated by Anderson with 12 beautiful color plates plus b&w’s in text and pictorial endpapers. A beautiful edition of this classic, scarce in the dw. $475.00

ANDRE, R. – 125 ANTHROPOMORPHIC – 207, 332-3, 449

ARABIAN NIGHTS – 40, 188, 533, 538

SIGNED BY ARDIZZONE40. (ARDIZZONE,EDWARD)illus. ALI BABA & THE 40 THIEVES * THE UGLY DUCKLING * SLEEPING BEAUTY. NY: Limited Editions Club 1949. 3 volumes, folio, cloth, AS NEW IN ORIGINAL GLASSEINES AND FINE SLIPCASE. LIMITED TO 2500 NUMBERED COPIES - ALI BABA SIGNED BY ARDIZZONE; UGLY DUCKLING SIGNED BY EVERETT GEE JACKSON AND INSCRIBED BY JEAN HERSHOLT THE EDITOR. Ali Baba is beautifully illustrated in full color by Ardizzone, The Ugly Duckling has charming color illustrations by EVERETT GEE JACKSON and Sleeping Beauty (trans. from Perrault’s French) is likewise beautifully illustrated in color by SYLVAIN SAUVAGE. $475.00

ARNOUX, GUY – 225

ART (ORIGINAL) – 44, 46, 116, 156, 193, 219, 236, 238, 242, 274, 307, 325, 347, �56-7, 445, 45�, 459, 502-506, 561, 569

ART DECO – 3, 100, 194, 204, 226, 402, 424

ART NOUVEAU – 13, 275, 360, 423

TUCK GIFT BOOK IN BOX41. ARTHURIAN INTEREST. KING ARTHUR AND THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE by Doria Ashley. London: Raphael Tuck, no date circa 1920. 4to (7 1/2 x 9 3/4”), 144p., cloth backed pictorial boards, AS NEW IN PUBLISHER’S BOX with color plate on the cover. Illustrated by ARTHUR DIXON with 12 beautiful color plates, 12 full page pen and ink drawings and 60 partial page pen and inks. This is an amazing copy of a Tuck gift book, rare in the box. (ARTHURIAN see also 455). $350.00

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FINE COPY IN BOX / FRENCH FAIRY TALES42. (ATTWELL,MABEL LUCIE)illus. CHILDREN’S STORIES FROM FRENCH FAIRY TALES by Doris Ashley. London & Paris NY: Raphael Tuck, no date, circa 1920. 4to (7 3/4 x 9 3/4”), cloth backed pictorial boards, [144]p. incl. ads, nearly AS NEW IN PUBLISHER’S BOX (flap repair). 12 French fairy tales are illustrated by Attwell with 12 wonderful color plates plus many black and whites in-text. Beautiful copy, rare in the box. $800.00

ATTWELL MOTHER GOOSE IN PUBLISHER’S BOX4�. (ATTWELL,MABEL LUCIE)illus. MOTHER GOOSE NURSERY RHYMES. London Paris NY: Raphael Tuck, no date, circa 1925. 4to (7 1/2 x 9 3/4”), cloth backed pictorial boards, 140p. + 2p. ads. Paper rubbed on top edge of cover else near FINE IN ORIGINAL PUBLISHER’S BOX with color plate on cover. Illustrated by Attwell with 12 beautiful color plates and with black and whites on nearly every page of text. A great copy, rare in the box. $1000.00

FABULOUS MOTHER GOOSE WATERCOLOR44. AUSTIN,MARGOT. ORIGINAL ART: MOTHER GOOSE. This is a fabulous large watercolor by Austin for Mother Goose. (It comes from a box of Platt and Munk artwork purchased by us). The image measures 16 1/2” wide x 9 1/2” high on paper 20 x 12. It is matted with artist name and title of Mother Goose Picture Book penciled in upper margin. Done with much detail and bright colors, many of the Mother Goose characters are pictured walking across a grassy meadow while little bears, cats and bunnies frolic in the foreground. Mother Goose is there with her goose, Little Bo Peep, Mary and her lamb are also there amongst others. Wonderful. (SEE ALSO INSIDE FRONT COVER) $875.00

AUSTRALIA – 233, 237, 390, 394-5 AUTOMOBILES – 298

AVIATION – 207, 567

REILLY & BRITTON PUBLISHER

45. BABY BOOK. BABY’S CHILDHOOD DAYS: A BIOGRAPHY. Chicago: Reilly & Britton ca 1908. 8vo, gilt boards, beveled edges, all edges gilt, light cover soil, VG+ and unused. Illus. by Dulah Evans Krebbiel with charming full color illustrations on every page, somewhat in the style of early Charles Robinson. A rare and lovely baby book. (BABY BOOK see also 409). $200.00

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PEGGY BACON ART FROM “GHOST OF OPALINA”46. BACON,PEGGY. ORIGINAL ART: GHOST OF OPALINA. Offered here are 3 of the original pen and ink drawings by Bacon used in her 1966 book entitled the Ghost of Opalina. All are done on art paper with publication notes in margins. They appear in the book reduced in size from the originals, described as follows:

1. “Pouring what light I had left into my eyes” - (p.52). A wonderful image of two dueling men in a forest. Hovering over the shoulder of one of the duelers is the ghostly specter of a cat. Done with minute detail, the image measures 4 1/4” wide x 6” high.

2. “to enjoy Hominy, the tree house and the pigs” (p.168). Seven children are standing and kneeling in a field. They are looking at an enclosed pen with piglets and at bunny in a cage. The image measures 4 1/2” wide x 7” high.

3. “They did succeed in finding a few trifles” (p.220). Six teenagers are excavating in a cave and a shaft of light shines down through the entry. Image measures 5 “ wide x 7”.

Sold with an ex-lib. copy of the book. All three drawings for... $3500.00

47. [BANNERMAN,HELEN]. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. Chic: Donohue ca 1919. 8vo, cloth, pictorial paste-on, fine in slightly worn dust wrapper. Illustrated with 24 full page color illus. by an unknown hand (one opposite every page of text) depicting an African Sambo. (Advertised as a title in the Peter Rabbit Series). An uncommon edition. $450.00

MOVEABLE SAMBO WITH WIESE ILLUSTRATIONS48. BANNERMAN,HELEN. STORY OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO (ANIMATED EDITION). NY: Garden City Pub (1933). 4to, cloth, pictorial paste- on, fine in dust wrapper with chips. A rare moveable edition of Sambo, this is illustrated with 27 full page color illustrations by KURT WIESE (plus color endpapers), 4 of which are moveable plates (animations by A.V. Warren) with jointed figures operated by tabs. The mechanism is similar to that used by Meggendorfer but slightly more complex. Very scarce in such clean and complete condition, rare in the dw. (SEE ILLUS BOTTOM PRIOR COLUMN) $1650.00

RARE SAMBO BLUE RIBBON POP-UP

49. [BANNERMAN,HELEN]. THE STORY OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. NY: Blue Ribbon (1934). 16mo (3 3/4 x 5”), pictorial boards, 60p., covers soiled some and paper aging as usual, VG+. A title in Blue Ribbon’s Midget Pop-up Series, this features one double-page color pop-up and 26 full page black and whites to accompany the story of Sambo, illustrated by C. CAREY CLOUD. Rare. $750.00

BANNERMAN AND POTTER50. [BANNERMAN,HELEN and POTTER,BEATRIX]. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO AND PETER RABBIT TURNOVER BOOK. Chicago: Reilly & Lee (1910). 8vo, pictorial boards, FINE IN DUST WRAPPER! (dw faded with a few closed tears). Adapted from Reilly & Britton’s Children’s Stories That Never Grow Old Series, half of the book contains Sambo at the end of which you flip over the book and Peter Rabbit begins. Illustrated by J.R. NEILL with color covers and with 16 full page color illus. and a few smaller color illustrations for both stories. Neill’s illustrations for Sambo are particularly vicious. Very scarce in dw. $850.00

SAMBO * PIED PIPER * 3 PIGS * JACK & BEANSTALK51. [BANNERMAN,HELEN]. THE STORY OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO, PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN, JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, THREE LITTLE PIGS - JUNIOR COLOR CLASSICS. Springfield, MA: McLoughlin (1931). Offered here are 4 books (6x7.5”) in the original pictorial box. Books have pictorial board covers and are in fine condition, the box has flaps repaired. The Sambo has great Art Deco illustrations in bold colors by HILDEGARD LUPPRIAN. Pied Piper and Jack are equally as well illustrated by Jack Perkins and H.G. Nicolas. (Illustrator not named for Three Pigs). Wonderful versions of these classic tales, rare in the pictorial box. $850.00

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52. [BANNERMAN,HELEN]. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO (A NEW STORY). Racine: Whitman 1926. 16mo, pictorial boards, Fine in slightly worn dust wrapper. A Sambo piracy, illustrated in full color throughout by CLARA BELL THURSTON and with text hand- lettered in blue and with text illus. both by EARNEST VETCH. $225.00

53. BANNERMAN,HELEN. THE STORY OF LITTLE BLACK QUIBBA. NY: Stokes Sept. 1903. 16mo, cloth backed pictorial boards, 142p., edges rubbed and light finger soil else clean, tight, VG. 1st U.S. edition of the third “Little Black” book by Bannerman, printed on one side of page and with a full page color illus. facing each page of text. $850.00

BANNERMAN, HELEN SEE ALSO 410, 5�5

PETER PAN ALPHABET BOOK

54. [BARRIE,J.M.]. PETER PAN ALPHABET by Oliver Herford. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons 1907 (1907). 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, cover edges browned, VG+. 1st edition. An ABC book with each letter using a character or theme from Peter Pan and with a full page illustration facing each page of verse. Quite scarce. (BARRIE see also 555). $300.00

BATTEN, JOHN - 199

THE WONDERFUL GAME OF OZ

55. [BAUM,L.FRANK]. WONDERFUL GAME OF OZ. Salem: Parker Bros. (board copyrighted 1921). This is the original Oz board game in the cardboard box. The box has a gorgeous chromolithographed color plate on the cover showing Dorothy standing in front of the Tin Man and next to the Scarecrow. The Scarecrow is sitting on the back of the Cowardly Lion with Oz in the background. The box flaps neatly repaired and small corner discoloration on board else a bright and near fine example. First edition early issue with the earliest form of the game board that repeats box cover illustration, wooden pieces replace pewter and different rules booklet. Inside the box a fabulous game board that measures 18 1/2” square when opened. Housed in a separate wooden box are 4 wooden markers and 6 wooden dice printed with letters that spell “WIZARD”. Also present is a 4 page rule booklet with a 1 page printed supplement. This is a great example of this popular game, quite rare. $2250.00

FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER’S MAILING BOX56. BAUM,L.FRANK. THE NEW WIZARD OF OZ. Indianap: Bobbs Merrill (1939). 4to (7 1/4 x 9 3/4”), green pictorial cloth, FINE IN DUST WRAPPER AND MAILING BOX from Charles Scribner. 1st ed. of the Movie Edition with half- tone ep’s of Judy Garland, Bert Lahr etc plus 8 color plates and black and whites by W.W. DENSLOW. Nice copies are increasingly scarce with dw. $1500.00

BEAUTIFUL COPY OF 1st/1st MARVELOUS LAND57. BAUM,L.FRANK. THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ. Chic: Reilly & Britton 1904. 4to, red pictorial cloth, 287p., corner sl. bumped else FINE AND BRIGHT. 1st ed. FIRST STATE with all points in B binding with red cloth titled in dark blue on spine panel and in blue and silver on front cover, the spine with a decorative image of General Jinjur standing atop an emerald. 1st issue sheets, with no publication date on the copyright page, the illustration on page [4] in large format, illustrations on page [22] and page [27] in reverse order - likewise the tailpieces on pages 82 and 158. Numerous full and partial page black & whites, 16 full-page color plates on glossy stock inserted throughout the text block. by J.R.NEILL and photo-pictorial ep’s of Montgomery and Stone. This is a beautiful copy of the rare first/first and in reality, rarer than a first/first of the Wizard. HG II. $15,000.00

58. BAUM,L.FRANK. THE EMERALD

CITY OF OZ. Chic: Reilly & Britton.

(1910). 4to, blue cloth, pictorial

paste-on, some mild rubbing of cloth,

near fine. 1st ed., 1st state, H-G VI.1.

Illustrated by J.R. NEILL with cover

plate, 2-color pictorial endpapers, 16

color plates plus many black and whites

in-text. A nice copy of an early Oz

title. $1750.00

59. BAUM,L.FRANK. GLINDA OF OZ.

Chicago :Reilly & Lee (1920). 4to, tan

cloth, pictorial paste-on, 279p. + 1p. ads.,

slightest of soil on rear cover else near

fine. 1st ed., 1st state (H-G XIV) with

proper ads. The last book to be written

by Baum, and published after his death.

Illustrated by J. R. NEILL with 12 color

plates plus many b&w’s. An especially nice

copy. $1250.00


BEAUTIFUL FIRST STATE OF OZMA 60. BAUM,L.FRANK. OZMA OF OZ. Chicago: Reilly & Britton (1907). 4to, tan pictorial cloth, 270p. + 1p. ads (Land of Oz and John Dough). Small mend to paste-down (creased) and a miniscule amount of cover soil else Fine and beautiful. 1st ed. 1st state with pictorial ep’s, pictorial rear cover, front ad listing only John Dough and Land of Oz, “O” in Ozma, p. [11], p. 221 in color. Illustrated with many full page and smaller color illustrations (no color plates as issued) and with many full page b&w’s. A lovely copy of the rare 1st state third Oz book. (Hanff-Greene III.1). $5500.00

61. (BAUM,L.FRANK). GIANT HORSE OF OZ by Ruth Plumly Thomson. Chicago: Reilly & Lee (1928). 8vo, rust cloth, pictorial paste-on, cover plate very sl. rubbed else fine. 1st ed., 1st issue, (H/G xxii). This copy has the “r” in “morning” p. 116 line 1 in perfect type which H/G says may indicate the earliest copies. Illustrated with 12 color plates by J. R.NEILL. Nice copy. $800.00

62. (BAUM,L.FRANK) LOST KING OF OZ by Ruth Plumly Thompson. Chicago: Reilly & Lee (1925). 4to, blue cloth, pictorial paste-on, light flecked discoloration on rear cover else fine. 1st ed., 1st printing with plates coated one side (p. 193 line 4 “k” is imperfect). H-G XIX. Illustrated with 12 color plates plus pictorial ep’s and black &whites throughout by J.R. NEILL. $550.00

IN DUST WRAPPER6�. (BAUM,L.FRANK) THE WISHING HORSE OF OZ by Ruth Plumly Thompson. Chic: Reilly & Lee (1935). 4to, green cloth, pictorial paste-on, corner of cover plate rubbed else fine in VG+ dust wrapper (dw correct price and ads through this title, frayed at head of spine). First edition. (H-G XXIX). Illustrated by J.R. NEILL with cover plate, 12 beautiful color plates plus black and whites in-text (plain endpapers as issued, this being the only Reilly & Lee title not to have pictorial endpapers). A beautiful copy. $1750.00

64. (BAUM,L.FRANK). THE SHAGGY MAN OF OZ by Jack Snow. Chic: Reilly & Lee (1949). 4to, blue cl., pictorial paste-on, [255]p., FINE IN DUST WRAPPER (dw 1st state with slight tiny chipping on edges else VG+). 1st edition (pictorial endpapers and 32 page gathers). Illustrated in black and white by FRANK KRAMER. HG xxxviii. $750.00

65. (BAUM,L.FRANK). THE PURPLE

PRINCE OF OZ by Ruth Plumly Thompson.

Chic: Reilly & Lee (1932). Dark purple

cloth, pictorial paste-on, FINE. 1st

edition. 2nd state binding with spine

imprint in semi-script fancy letters (H/

G XXVI). Illus. by J.R.NEILL with 12

color plates coated on 1 side. Beautiful

copy. $300.00

BAUM ALPHABET66. BAUM,L.FRANK. ARMY ALPHABET. Chicago: George Hill 1900. Folio, cloth backed pictorial boards, less than usual edge and corner rubbing, else a remarkably clean, tight and VG+ copy. 1st (and only) edition of this rare book by Baum. Printed on one side of the paper only, each page features a marvelous full color illustration by HARRY KENNEDY (similar in style to Parrish’s Mother Goose In Prose). The verse by Baum for the alphabet is integrated into the picture and there is a wide yellow border around each page. The text is hand-lettered by Charles Costello. Each letter is represented with a picture and rhyme having to do with the army. A nice copy of this most sought after and finely produced book for children. $2500.00

BAUM FAIRY TALES67. BAUM,L.FRANK. BAUM’S AMERICAN FAIRY TALES. Indianap: Bobbs Merrill (1908). Sm. 4to, blue cloth, pictorial paste-on, [223]p., cover plate ever so slightly soiled else fine and bright. 1st ed. thus. 1st issued in 1901, this edition has 3 additional stories and an author’s note written for this edition. It is newly illustrated with 16 color plates by GEORGE KERR. This edition is actually more difficult to find than the 1901 version and this is a beautiful copy. $800.00


BAUM AS FLOYD AKERS - ALASKA68. [BAUM,L.FRANK]. BOY FORTUNE HUNTERS IN ALASKA by Floyd Akers (pseud. of Baum). Chic.: Reilly & Britton (1908). 8vo, brown cloth stamped in black and white, 271p., cloth at head of spine repaired, tiny part of bottom corner of some pages worn off else VG. 1st ed. 1st printing of this boy’s adventure series by Baum (open book on title, publisher mistake at foot of title listing Chicago twice, p.271 ends with THE END and no blurb see Baum Bugle Autumn 1971). Illus. with 3 half-tone plates by Howard Heath. This first title in the Baum/Akers adventure series was originally came out as a title in his Sam Steele series titles Sam Steele’s Adventures on Land and Sea. $700.00

BAUM AS FLOYD AKERS - EGYPT69. [BAUM,L.FRANK]. BOY FORTUNE HUNTERS IN EGYPT by Floyd Akers (pseud. of Baum). Chic.: Reilly & Britton (1909). 8vo, brown cloth stamped in black and white, 291p., + [2]p. ads, slight rubbing else near fine. 1st ed. of this boy’s adventure series by Baum. (open book device on title, verso of half-title lists 3 including this, text ends “in the Boy Fortune Hunters of China” ). Illus. with half-tone frontis by E.A. Nelson. A beautiful copy. $800.00

BAYNES, PAULINE – 327-330

ROOSEVELT BEARS70. BEARS. MORE ABOUT TEDDY B AND TEDDY G THE ROOSEVELT BEARS. by Seymour Eaton. NY: Stern 1907 (Sept. 1907). 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, pictorial paste-on, tips slightly rubbed else fine. 1st edition of the second Roosevelt Bear book, illustrated by R.K. CULVER with 16 color plates including cover plus a profusion of black and whites in-text. In this volume, the Bears come East and visit New York, Philadelphia, Atlantic City, Baltimore and Washington and naturally they have many adventures. Very Scarce especially in this bright and clean condition. $650.00

RARE EARLY TEDDY BEAR BOOK

71. BEARS. MOTHER GOOSE’S TEDDY BEARS by Frederick L. Cavally. Indianap.: Bobbs Merrill 1907 (1907). Large 4to, (q0 x 11”), red cloth, pictorial paste-on, slight wear to paste-on on gutter pinholes on top front else, tight and VG+. 1st ed. Illustrated by the author with 32 color plates plus illustrations in brown line on text pages. An early Teddy Bear book in nice condition. Quite scarce. $800.00

BEARS ALSO 7�, 94, 10�, 15�, 2�6, 491, 524

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST – 93, 201 BECKETT, SAMUEL - 243

BOOK OF TRADES PRINTED BY

EDMUND EVANS72. (BEDFORD,F.D)illus. FOUR AND TWENTY TOILERS by E.V. Lucas. London: Grant Richards no date [1900]. Large oblong 4to (12 1/2 x 9 1/4”), 103p., cloth backed pictorial boards, cover scratched some with edge and corner wear, else tight, clean and VG. 1st ed. A charming Book Of Trades with verses by Lucas and featuring 24 full page color illustrations (one for each profession) by Bedford, engraved and printed by Edmund Evans. Meigs calls this “another book ahead of its time” (p. 401). $850.00

73. BEGINNER BOOK. THE BEARS’ PICNIC by Stan and Jan Berenstain. NY: Random House / Beginner Book (1966). 8vo, pictorial boards, fine in slightly worn dust wrapper. 1st edition. Illustrated in color by the authors, this is the fourth book about the Berenstain Bears. $175.00

74. BENNETT,CHARLES. PROVERBS WITH PICTURES. Lond: Wm. Tegg 1877. 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, 48p., foxing else VG. 1st published in 1859. Printed on rectos only, each of the 48 plates features common proverbs accompanied by clever and enormously witty engravings by Bennett. $300.00

BERKOWITZ, JEANETTE – 143, 204

RARE BETTS MOTHER GOOSE

75. (BETTS,ETHEL)illus. FAVORITE NURSERY RHYMES. NY: Stokes (1906). 4to, tan decorated cloth, color illus. on cover, 47p., VG+. 1st edition of this Mother Goose (preceding the later ed. that she did for Stokes). Illustrated with 6 stunning color plates, 6 full page b&w’s plus decorative border on text pages. Some of her most beautiful work and quite scarce. $600.00

Helen & Marc Younger [email protected] 1�

MINT COPY IN BOX76. (BETTS,ETHEL)illus. WHILE THE HEART BEATS YOUNG by James Whitcomb Riley. Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill, various dates (1906). Small 4to (7 1/4 x 9 1/2”), cloth, pictorial paste-on, MINT IN PUBLISHER’S PICTORIAL BOX (flaps repaired else VG). First edition. Illustrated by Betts with 15 beautiful color plates plus numerous smaller text illustrations. Printed on heavy, glossy paper, this is an amazing copy, rare in the box. $650.00

BEWICK, JOHN – 202 BICYCLES - 568

GREAT NISTER PICTURE BOOK OF

HUMANIZED ANIMALS77. BINGHAM,CLIFTON. THE ANIMALS’ PICNIC by Clifton Bingham. London: Nister, no date, circa 1900. Oblong large 4to (12 1/2 x 10”), cloth backed pictorial boards. Except for slight edge wear and slight toning, this is in near Fine condition. Bingham’s text in verse (featuring a humanized hippo, elephant and lion and more) is brought to life with 8 incredible full page chromolithographs, 12 full page illustrations in line and many partial page line illustrations. This is a great early 20th century picture book in especially nice condition. Peeps Into Nisterland p.238. (BINGHAM see also 580). (SEE ALSO INSIDE FRONT COVER) $1250.00

BIRDS – 323, 404, 411, 571

PRE-RAPHAELITE INFLUENCE

BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL78. BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL.

(METEYARD,SIDNEY) GOLDEN LEGEND by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Hodder and Stoughton [1910]. 4to (8 x 10”), gilt pictorial cloth, FINE IN PUBLISHER’S BOX. A sumptuous production, this is illustrated by SIDNEY METEYARD, a Birmingham School stained glass artist, with 25 magnificent tipped-in color plates reminiscent of Brickdale and Burne-Jones. A beauty. $850.00

79. BLACK INTEREST. (BONTEMPS,ARNA) LONESOME BOY. Bost.: HM 1955. 8vo, cloth, 28p., Fine in dw. The story of a lonely boy and a silver trumpet. Lovely illus. by FELIX TOPOLSKI. Beautiful copy. Selected by the AIGA as a notable book of the year. $225.00

80. BLACK INTEREST. (DILLON,LEO AND DIANE) ASHANTI TO ZULU: AFRICAN TRADITIONS by Margaret Musgrove. NY: Dial (1976). Large 4to (10 1/4 x 12 3/4”), cloth, Fine in fine dust wrapper. 1st edition. CALDECOTT AWARD WINNER. Beautiful color illustrations on every page by the Dillons. (SEE ILLUS TOP NEXT COLUMN) $375.00

MORMON AUTHOR - UNUSUAL PUBLISHER81. BLACK INTEREST. (DRIGGS,HOWARD) JACKO AND THE DINGO BOY by Howard Driggs. Lincoln (NB): University Pub. Co. 1924. 8vo, pictorial cloth, 109p. + [2]p. ads, two margin mends else VG. The adventures of a “roly-poly little Negro”, illus. in color by Herbert Palmer. The story ends with the “Jungle Lullaby.” Scarce. $400.00

KEMBLE ILLUSTRATIONS

82. BLACK INTEREST.

(DUNBAR, PAUL LAURENCE)

FOLKS FROM DIXIE by

Paul Laurence Dunbar. NY:

Dodd Mead 1898. 8vo (5 x 7

3/8”), cloth, pictorial paste-

on, 263p., top edge gilt,

near Fine. 1st ed. Written

by Dunbar in dialect and

illustrated by E.W. KEMBLE

with 2 color plates and 6 b&w

plates. $350.00

RARE PHOTO ILLUSTRATED BLACK READER

83. BLACK INTEREST. (READER) GIFTS by Emma Akin. Oklahoma City: Harlow Pub. 1938. 8vo, red cloth, 184p. title page creased else Fine. This is a fascinating reader for Black children, dedicated to American Negro Boys and Girls. Illustrated with silhouettes and with photos of Black children by the Man Stone Co. Very scarce in such nice condition. $500.00

84. BLACK INTEREST. (READER) PLAY WITH JIMMY by the Writers’ Committee of the Great Cities School Improvement Program of the Detroit Public Schools. Chic.: Follett (1962). 4to, pictorial wraps,. covers rubbed and soiled, G-VG. This is a wonderful Dick and Jane type reader with all Black characters, illus. in full color by Ruth Ives. $200.00

#81#80


85. BLACK INTEREST. TEN LITTLE NIGGER BOYS. (Lond.: BB Ltd.) ca 1950. 8vo, stiff pictorial wraps, fine. A jolly, non-stereotypical portrayal of this group of Black boys brightly illustrated with 4 full page color illustrations, color covers plus 6 b&w’s. $225.00

RAG BOOK86. BLACK INTEREST. TEN LITTLE NIGGERS. Lond: Dean ca 1904. 8vo, printed on cloth, some creasing, soil and discoloration, VG. Illustrated by R.J[AMES] WILLIAMS with great color illustrations on every page to accompany this famous rhyme (music included). #82 Dean Rag Book. Very scarce. $650.00

87. BLACK INTEREST. THE TEN LITTLE NIGGERS. London & NY: Warne & Scribner Welford Armstrong no date, circa 1870. 4to, blue pictorial wraps, (12)p., near Fine. A toy book in Warne’s Juvenile Drolleries Series. Each page (printed on one side only) features a fine chromolithograph to illustrate the Ten Little Niggers rhyme, including the men lined up to form the written numbers 1-10. (Musical notation as well). A nice copy of a scarce and fascinating children’s item. $1250.00

PANORAMA88. BLACK INTEREST. TEN LITTLE NIGGERS. This is a miniature panorama version of the Ten Little Niggers with no publishing information except Made in Germany, circa 1910, minor edge mends else fine. Oblong, pictorial covers are 3 1/4 x 2 5/8”. Inside are 10 panels folded accordion fashion and each is printed in a different color. Rare. $350.00

BLACK INTEREST SEE ALSO 24, 48-5�, 214, 229, 272-�, �82, 410, 414, 5�5, 565, 567-8

MINT COPY IN BOX89. BLYTON,ENID. BOYS’ & GIRLS’ STORY BOOK NO. �. London: News Chronicle, no date, circa 1935. Thick 4to (7 1/2 x 9 3/4”), 256p., AS NEW IN PUBLISHER’S MAILING BOX and glassine wrapper. A wonderful anthology of stories and fairy tales, illustrated by Ernest Aris and Sylvia Venus with 3 charming color plates and with a profusion of full page and smaller black and whites by Hilda McGavin. Great copy. $200.00

BONNER, MARY GRAHAM – 449 BONTEMPS, ARNA - 79

MINT COPY IN BOX90. (BOUTET DE MONVEL,M.)illus. BROTHER OF THE BIRDS: a little history of Saint Francis of Assisi by Louisa Meigs Green. Philadelphia: McKay (1929). 4to (9 1/4 x 11 1/4”), purple cloth, nearly AS NEW IN DUST WRAPPER AND PUBLISHER’S BOX (box slightly rubbed). Illustrated by de Monvel with 21 tipped in gravure-like plates that are truly wonderful. This is an amazing copy of a scarce Boutet de Monvel title. $475.00

IN DUST WRAPPER91. (BOUTET DE MONVEL,M)illus. VIEILLES CHANSONS ET RONDES. Paris: Plon – Nourrit, no date, circa 1900. Oblong 4to, decorative grey cloth, AS NEW IN ORIGINAL DUST WRAPPER (dw sl. soiled). A companion to Boutet de Monvel’s Chansons de France. Illustrated with charming color illustrations on every page to accompany musical notation for nearly 30 songs. Nicely printed with rich colors and an outstanding copy rarely found in dw. $375.00

BOXED LIBRARIES – 4, 20, 51, 101, 266, �2�, 411, 570

BOYLE, MILDRED – 588

BRANDYWINE ARTISTS – 75-6, 118, 193, 256, 277-8, �08, 405-407, 45�-458, 492, 528-5�1, 577, 586, 59�-599

CLEVER NOVELTY BOOK92. BRIDGMAN,L.J. SEEM-SO’S. NY: Caldwell (1906). 8vo, cloth, pictorial paste-on, VG-Fine. Each recto has an illus. in silhouette of a particular object. On the verso is a color illus. using the same outline of the silhouette but portraying a completely different scene. For instance the first illus. shows a “Russian soldier with a stern and warlike look” but when you turn the page you see it as “old familiar Santa Claus who brings to you this book.” Very clever, along the line of Newell’s novelty books. $200.00

#86


BROCK’S FAIRY TALES93. (BROCK,H.M)illus. THE BOOK OF NURSERY TALES With Introduction by Compton Mackenzie. London & NY: Frederick Warne (1934). 8vo (6 x 8 1/4”)green pictorial cloth, [1-iv] v-xx, 1-268p., Fine in slightly worn pictorial dust wrapper. 1st edition thus. 12 fairy tales: comprising Puss In Boots, Tom Thumb, Cinderella, Snow Drop, Jack and the Beanstalk, Jack the Giant Killer, Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, Dick Whittington, Hop-O-My-Thumb, Beauty and The Beast, Valentine and Orson. Illustrated by Brock with 8 wonderful color plates plus 89 fine full page and in-text pen and ink drawings. Mackenzie’s introduction is unusual in that it is directed toward the children and written at their level. (BROCK see also 294) $450.00

EARLY WALTER BROOKS - INSCRIBED94. BROOKS,WALTER. STORY OF FREGINALD. NY: Knopf 1942 (1936). Large 8vo, pictorial cloth, 249p., near fine in chipped dust wrapper with 2 pieces restored. Second printing. The story of a bear named Freginald and his adventures when he joins the circus. Illustrated by KURT WIESE in 2-color and line throughout. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY BROOKS! Quite scarce. $750.00

95. BROWN,MARGARET WISE. DARK WOOD OF THE GOLDEN BIRDS. NY: Harper Bros. (1950). 8vo, cloth backed pictorial boards, Fine in dust wrapper worn on spine. 1st edition. An allegorical poem, illustrated in color by LEONARD WEISGARD with pictorial endpapers and full page illustrations opposite each page of text. Dedicated to Michael Strange. Very scarce. $250.00

96. BROWN,MARGARET WISE. THE FIRST STORY. NY: Harper & Brothers (1947). 4to (7 1/2 x 9 3/4”), cloth backed pictorial boards, Fine in excellent dust wrapper (dw has 3 small ink letters in upper corner else fine). 1st edition. Illustrated with pictorial ep’s and lovely full page illustrations by MARC SIMONT. This is a gentle and lovely story “about a time in the world before anyone knew anyone else”. (See Bader p. 264). $450.00

97. BROWN,MARGARET WISE. NOON BALLOON. NY: Harper & Bros. 1952. 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, Fine in VG+, very sl. worn dust wrapper. 1st edition. The story of a cat’s flight in the Noon Balloon. Illustrated in color by LEONARD WEISGARD. $450.00

BROWN, MARGARET WISE ALSO 471

SIGNED WITH SKETCH98. BROWN,PALMER. CHEERFUL. NY: Harper Brothers. (1957). 12mo (4 1/4 x 6”), cloth, Fine in dust wrapper with small chip at base of spine. 1st ed. of the third of only 4 books by Brown - this a fairy tale starring a city mouse named Cheerful. Illustrated with exquisite color and line drawings of the utmost delicacy and refinement. THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY BROWN WITH A SMALL SKETCH OF CHEERFUL HOLDING A FLOWER. See Bader p. 492-3, AIGA best book 1955-57 p.23. Very scarce, especially signed. $475.00

99. BROWN,PAUL. � RINGS: A CIRCUS BOOK. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons 1938 (1938 A). 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, VG+ in repaired and chipped dust wrapper. 1st edition. Illustrated on every page by Brown in line and with bold and wonderful full color illustrations as well (featuring circus animals and of course his famous horses). A scarce title. $500.00

ART DECO / IN BOX100. BROWNING,ROBERT. PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN. Chicago: Whitman (1927). 4to (7 x 9 1/4”), maroon gilt cloth, pictorial paste-on, VERY FINE IN PICTORIAL DUST WRAPPER AND ORIGINAL PICTORIAL PUBLISHERS BOX! (box flap repaired). The stunning art deco JAMES McCRACKEN edition featuring bold, stylized color illustrations on nearly every page. An outstanding copy, rare in wrapper and box. $350.00

6 BOOKS IN BOX101. (BULL,CHARLES LIVINGSTON)illus. OUR YOUNG FOLKS ANIMAL STORY LIBRARY by Charles G.D. Roberts. Boston: Page (various dates ca 1918). Consisting of 6 books each 5 x 7 1/4” bound in pictorial cloth in their dust wrappers, housed in the original pictorial box. All are in Fine condition. The text offers authentic adventure stories set in the wild, each featuring a different wild animal. Includes: Haunters of the Pine Gloom - Lynx, Return to the Trails - Bear, King of the Mamozekel - Moose, Little People of the Sycamore - Raccoon, Lord of the Air - Eagle and Watchers of the Campfire - Panther. Each book is illustrated by Bull with beautiful and evocative half-tone plates. This is a great set, rare in this condition with the box. $300.00


BURD, CLARA - 411

FIRST GOOPS BOOK102. BURGESS,GELETT. GOOPS AND HOW TO BE THEM. NY: Stokes (1900). 4to (8 x 10 1/4”), red pictorial cloth, [88]p., slightest bit of cover soil else Fine. 1st edition of the first Goop book. Each recto has a poem about how a good Goop should behave. Facing each poem is a full page illustration - ninety in all. Nice copy, quite scarce. $800.00

2 BOOKS IN ORIGINAL BOX

10�. BURGESS,THORNTON. A FRIGHTENED BABY [and] CUBBY IN MOTHER BROWN’S PANTRY. Racine: Whitman (1927). Oblong 12mo (5 x 4 3/4”), pictorial boards, Fine in PUBLISHER’S PICTORIAL BOX-HOLDER. Charmingly illustrated in color throughout by NINA JORDAN. Rare in the box. $475.00

MINT BOXED EDITION104. BURGESS,THORNTON. HAPPY JACK SQUIRREL HELPS UNC’BILLY POSSUM. NY: Stoll Edwards (1927). 8vo (5 3/8 x 8”), pictorial boards, as new in publisher’s pictorial box. Illustrated by HARRISON CADY with wonderful, brightly colored illustrations on every page. A great copy, rare in the box. $225.00

SCARCE BURGESS / CADY BOOK105. BURGESS,THORNTON. MRS. PETER RABBIT. Boston: Little Brown 1919 (1919). 8vo, pictorial cloth, pictorial paste-on, near fine. 1st ed. Illustrated by HARRISON CADY with 8 great color plates. A scarce Burgess title. $250.00

CHARLES ROBINSON’S SECRET GARDEN106. BURNETT,FRANCES HODGSON. THE SECRET GARDEN. Lond: Heinemann 1911. 8vo (6 1/4 x 8 1/4”), green cloth decorated in gold, 306p.+ 6p. ads, some edge rubbing and foxing, VG nice copy. 1st edition, illustrated by Charles Robinson with pictorial endpapers and 8 beautiful tissue-guarded color plates. Using an unusual publishing strategy, this title was issued simultaneously in England and the U.S. with two different illustrators; Robinson illustrated the British version and the U.S. edition was illustrated by Maria Kirk. $1500.00

BURNETT CHRISTMAS TITLE107. BURNETT,FRANCES HODGSON. THE WAY TO THE HOUSE OF SANTA CLAUS (a Christmas story for very small boys). NY: Harper Bros. 1916 (1916 k-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

BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE – 429

BURTON, SIR RICHARD – 425

CADY, HARRISON – 104-5 CALDECOTT AWARD WINNER – 80, 319, 326, 485, 600

MINIATURE EDITION108. (CALDECOTT,RANDOLPH)illus. R. CALDECOTT’S PICTURE BOOK. London: George Routledge, no date, circa 1885. 12mo, (4 3/4 x 5 1/2”) pictorial cloth, all edges gilt, covers naturally discolored else Fine. Containing: Babes in the Wood, House That Jack Built, An Elegy on the Death of Mad Dog and Diverting History of John Gilpin. Illustrated in color and brown line, engraved and printed by Edmund Evans. Rare. $600.00

PETER PARLEY TO PENROD

109. CANFIELD,DOROTHY. UNDERSTOOD BETSY. NY: Henry Holt 1917 (1917). 8vo (5 1/2 x 7 5/8”), green pictorial cloth, 272p. + ads, Fine IN ORIGINAL DUST WRAPPER (dw slightly worn, near Fine). 1st edition of this elusive Peter Parley to Penrod title. This is the story of a sickly little girl who makes a recovery on a farm in Vermont. Illustrated with black and white plates by Ada Williamson. LAID IN IS A 1 PAGE TYPED LETTER SIGNED AND ANNOTED FROM CANFIELD dated 1920 written to a poet, Mr. Underwood. It’s a thoughtful letter ending “I am beginning to have the desire to write again and am very thankful for it.” This is a magnificent copy, rare in the dust wrapper, extra special with the letter. Peter Parley to Penrod p.137. $750.00


PRESENTATION BOOK WITH 4 LEWIS CARROLL RARITIES

110. CARROLL,LEWIS. BOUND VOLUME:WITH 2 DODGSON PHOTOS, 4 PAGE LETTER & AN EASTER GREETING. The volume is 6 3/4” wide x 7 1/2, bound in full blue polished calf by Reviere, raised bands on the spine with floral design in the compartments, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt, in Fine condition. Inside are 4 window mounts on thick leaves:

1. First is a photograph (carte de visite) by Dodgson of Beatrice Hatch, titled in the lower blank margin by Dodgson in purple ink “The Little Acrobat” and also inscribed by him on the verso: “Miss Effie Neef from the Artist Nov.11/79”. Beatrice Hatch was the oldest daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Hatch. Together with her sisters Ethel and Evelyn, she was a long term ‘favorite” of Dodgson, her parents raising no objection to their posing nude for his camera.

2. The second photo of a young girl is titled by Dodgson in purple ink “XIE” on the front margin and inscribed “Miss Effie Neef from the Artist Nov. 11/79”. It also bears the image number 2476 in his hand. The girl in the photo is Alexandra Kitchin, nicknamed Xie. She was the daughter of a senior colleague of Dodgson’s at Christ Church, G,W, Kitchin. Xie was a strikingly beautiful young girl and the subject of many of Dodgson’s finest portraits and possibly his all time ‘favorite’ model, photographed by him from her childhood to her adult life. We have been unable to find any biographical information as to the identity of the dedicatee of the two photos, Effie Neef, but there is a photograph by Dodgson of John Ruskin in the Berol Collection of Carroll material at NYU’s Bobst Library with the identical inscription on the reverse and bearing the exact same date,

3. There is also 4 page letter from Dodgson dated July 1891 which appears to be unrecorded. It reads: “Dear Mrs. Stevens, Here are the prices at which you can buy for yourself further prints of Enid. Silver Platinum cartes 1 - 1/6 Cabinets 1/6 - 2/The large mounts (such as I have given you) will be the same price as cabinets, and there will be no extra charge for vignetting. I had half a mind to ask you, viva voce, the question I am going to write: but, on second thoughts, I adhered to my rule, which is, ‘when you make a request which perhaps your friend may not grant, do it in writing, so as to give him time to choose a form of words for the purpose: it is sometimes a difficult thing to express it as one would like to do’ My question is ‘may I regard it as a possibility that Winnie might be allowed to come to Eastbourne for a few days?” As I have told you, I am used, now, to having lady-guests: & they don’t find it uncomfortable! I suppose she could come as far as Paddington alone? If she went by the 10:57, she would reach Paddington at 12:15,& I would meet her there. The train runs the whole way without a pause. And, when she returned, I would see her off by a similar train, the 4:45, which wd land her at Oxford at 6:30 (of course I would pay her whole RW fair. She wouldn’t object to second class, I suppose? ) If I may assume such a plan is possible I would look out for a convenient opportunity. Very sincerely yours C.L. Dodgson. The recipient of the letter, Mrs. Stevens, was the mother of Winifred (Winnie) Stevens and Enid Stevens (referred to in the letter). Dodgson met Winnie while lecturing in logic at Oxford High School and they became lifelong friends. When he met her younger sister Enid he wrote to her mother that he had ‘lost considerable fraction (say 25) of my heart to your little daughter and I hope you will allow me further opportunities to trying whether or no we can become real friends.’

4. Lastly there is a fine copy of the first printing of An Easter Greeting.

This is a wonderful Dodgson offering beautifully presented. $35,000.00


FINE 1st EDITION OF “ALICE” WITH LETTER FROM CARROLL

111. CARROLL,LEWIS [CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON]. ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. London: Macmillan & Co. 1866. 8vo (5 3/8 x 7 5/8”), early full polished blue calf with triple gilt rules by Riviere with the original covers and spine bound in at the rear. The spine has raised bands in 6 compartments with a gold flower design, all edges gilt, gilt dentelles, a Fine copy. First published edition, with 42 illustrations by John Tenniel. The publishing history of this title is now well known. Because Carroll was unhappy with the original printing of “Alice” he recalled all copies to destroy them. It was re-set by Clay and released in November of 1865 with the 1866 date on the title page. Only a very few copies of this first recalled issue are known to exist. The remainder of the unacceptable first issue sheets were sent to New York and bound by Appleton with a new title page. TIPPED-IN TO THIS COPY IS A QUIRKY 2-SIDED LETTER BY CARROLL USING HIS CHARACTERISTIC PURPLE INK! Dated Feb. 8. 1888 it reads: Dear Steward, I am much obliged for the estimates for the electric bell, and shall be quite willing to bear my share of the expense, under any of the arrangements named, I should want a ‘push’ in each of my 2 bedrooms - Hadland thought that (as both rooms look out North) the best way to reach them would be to continue the roof cord, & bring it down outside and in at the windows: however, you can arrange it as you think best. Please not to charge further Quarterage, for C.R., to Mr. S. W. Worthington. Very Truly Yours, C. L. Dodgson.” $12,500.00

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112. CARROLL,LEWIS. (CLOKE) ALICE IN WONDERLAND. Lond: Gawthorn, no date, [1943]. 4to, 104p., red cloth, Fine in frayed dust wrapper. Illustrated by RENE CLOKE with 8 great color plates plus many, many color illustrations in text. $150.00

113. CARROLL,LEWIS. (MARAJA) ALICE IN WONDERLAND. NY: Grosset & Dunlap [1957]. Folio, white pictorial boards, 110p., tips slightly rubbed else fine. Illus. by MARAJA with wonderful full page color illustrations. WMGC P.246, Lovett 352. $200.00

ROUNTREE’S FABULOUS ALICE114. CARROLL,LEWIS. (ROUNTREE) ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. London, Edinburgh., Dublin & NY: Thomas Nelson and Sons no date [1908]. 4to (7 1/4 x 9 1/4”), green cloth, gilt lettering and gilt pictorial spine, cover pictorially stamped in colors, top edge gilt, beveled edges, [247]p., Fine. 1st edition with illustrations by HARRY ROUNTREE. Featuring pictorial endpapers and title page, 14 color plates and more than 75 other color illustrations (some nearly full page and some smaller), all printed on coated paper. An inventive and fabulous edition of this classic, first editions of this edition are rarely found in such nice condition.

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115. CARROLL,LEWIS. (WEISGARD)

ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND

AND THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS.

NY: Harper & Bros (1949). 4to, pictorial

boards, most minor edge wear else Fine

in chipped dust wrapper. 1st edition.

Illustrated by LEONARD WEISGARD with

many beautiful full page color illustrations

portraying a more modern Alice. A bit

different and certainly interesting. $150.00

ALICE AND CHESHIRE CAT WATERCOLOR116. CARROLL,LEWIS. ALICE IN WONDERLAND ART. Offered here is a lovely original watercolor by Willy Schermele used in an edition of Alice published in 1952 by Juvenile Productions. The illustration is done on stiff artist card (8.5 x 10.5”) and the text block is mounted on the side. The actual image is 6x8” and shows Alice being startled by the Cheshire Cat sitting up in a tree. Done with bright colors and a charming image. $600.00

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117. CARROLL,LEWIS. FEEDING THE MIND. Lond.: Chatto and Windus 1907. 8vo, cloth backed boards, 31p., slight soil, VG+. 1st separate edition (written in 1884) of a pamphlet written to compare feeding the mind with feeding the body. WMGC 290-1. $250.00

BOXED VOLLAND “ALICE” BY RAE118. CARROLL INTEREST. NEW ADVENTURES OF ALICE written and illustrated by JOHN RAE. Chicago: Volland (1917). 4to (7 1/2 x 9 3/4”), 1/4 cloth, gilt boards with oval pictorial paste-on, covers faded in areas else FINE IN ORIGINAL PICTORIAL BOX. 1st edition of this very desirable VOLLAND BOOK. Illustrated by Rae (Pyle student) with gilt pictorial endpapers, beautiful full page color illustrations plus many black and whites in-text, all to accompany this Alice parody. A little something for everyone in this title, rare in the box. $800.00

119. CARROLL INTEREST. LOST IN BLUNDERLAND by Caroline Lewis. Lond.: Heinemann 1903. Sm. 8vo, green pictorial cloth, VG. 1st ed. A political parody of “Alice” and companion to the author’s “Clara In Blunderland”, cleverly illustrated in b&w by S.R. Lovett 1083. $250.00

CARROLL, LEWIS SEE ALSO 574

120. CARTOONS. THE MUTT AND JEFF CARTOONS BOOK 2 by Bud Fisher. Boston: Ball Pub. Co. 1911. Narrow oblong folio, cloth backed pictorial boards, edges rubbed, VG+. Each page has 6 cartoon panels of this famous duo. Nice copy. $250.00

CARTOONS SEE ALSO 428, 429, 4�0, 4�7

CATS – 6, 31, 93, 97, 153, 165, 192, 215, 318, 363, 400, 411, 412, 415, 417, 4�9, 442, 580-582

KENDREW CHAPBOOK121. CHAPBOOK. THE HISTORY OF TOMMY AND HARRY. York: Kendrew no date, circa 1820. 16mo (2 1/2 x 3 7/8”), green paper wraps, [30]p., Fine. Illustrated with 8 nice woodcuts to accompany a story about the lives of 2 brothers: sullen, naughty Harry who “lived a wretched life and died a miserable death” and his brother good natured Tommy who lived a pattern of virtue and goodness. Osborne p.260. $250.00

CHAPBOOKS SEE ALSO 7, 8, 1�7-8, 165, 202, �58, �6�-�65

SLEEPING BEAUTY WITH WATERCOLOR LAID-IN

122. (CHAPPELL,WARREN)illus. SLEEPING BEAUTY adapted by Chappell from Perrault. NY: Knopf (1961). Oblong 4to, cloth, Fine in dust wrapper. 1st edition. The text of Perrault’s fairy tale was adapted by Chappell who has also illustrated the book with beautiful color lithos throughout. Includes musical notation by Tchaikovsky. Laid-in is a charming postcard with a WATERCOLOR DRAWING OF A LITTLE GIRL SLEEPING WITH A BOOK OPEN ON HER LAP. Sent to Chappell’s editor upon hearing that a publication date had been set for the book, he inscribes : “And a happy publication day to you!” $650.00

NEWBERY AWARD - INSCRIBED WITH SKETCH123. (CHARLOT,JEAN)illus. AND NOW MIGUEL by Joseph Krumgold. NY: Crowell (1953). 8vo, cloth, 245p., Fine in sl. worn dw. Stated 1st printing. NEWBERY AWARD WINNER. Striking color endpapers and wrapper plus full and partial page b&w’s by Charlot to accompany a Mexican story. This copy is INSCRIBED BY CHARLOT AND HAS A CARD FROM CHARLOT WITH A PEN SKETCH ON IT. $600.00

CHINESE STEREOTYPES124. CHINESE INTEREST. JOHN CHINAMAN by Rowe Lingstone. Lond: Griffith Farran Okeden & Welsh no date [1891]. 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, some edge wear else VG+. A stereotypical view of China, told in verse and illustrated with vibrant chromolithographs highlighted in gold on every page. “Their faces yellow as a guinea, grin ever in a way unpleasant. No nose have they, or scarcely any, eye-slits that slope to where it isn’t.” Unusual. $650.00

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GREAT McLOUGHLIN CHRISTMAS BOOK BY ANDRE125. CHRISTMAS. (McLOUGHLIN - ANDRE) AROUND THE WORLD WITH SANTA CLAUS. NY: McLoughlin Bros. 1891. Large 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, neat mend to margin of one page and spine, edges and corners worn else tight and VG. Pages mounted on thick board. Featuring 14 truly fabulous chromolithographed pages (plus title), each page busily illustrated with Santa and Christmas subjects, and one with Santa and a Native American, all by R. ANDRE. Rare. $1200.00

NASTS’S WONDERFUL McLOUGHLIN CHRISTMAS TITLE

126. CHRISTMAS. [MOORE,CLEMENT]. A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS. NY: McLoughlin Bros. no date, circa 1870 (listing Humpty Dumpty as issued Fall 1869). 4to (9 1/4 x 10 3/4”), decorative wraps, slight soil, near Fine. Illustrated with 12 fabulous illustrations by THOMAS NAST - 6 full page chromolithographs and 6 very detailed black and whites (printed on one side of paper only). A great version, extremely scarce in such nice condition. $1200.00

LOVELY 19th CENTURY NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

127. CHRISTMAS. (MOORE,CLEMENT)

THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates (1883). 8vo, (6 1/4 x 7 3/4”), full brown leather elaborately embossed with a leaf and acorn motif, all edges gilt. Some toning to leather else really near Fine. Illustrated with engravings by William Smedley, Frederic Schell, Alfred Fredericks and Henry Poore (engraved by James Lauderbach). This is a beautiful 19th century version of this poem in an unusual binding. $750.00

PLAYBOOK WITH PAPER DOLLS

128. CHRISTMAS. [MOORE,CLEMENT].

THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

PLAYBOOK. Racine: Whitman 1960.

Folio (10 x 14”), flexible pictorial card

covers, Fine and unused. This is a push-

out and put-together book with 3 paper

dolls, furniture, rooms and accessories

to build a Night Before Christmas

scene. $150.00

129. CHRISTMAS. (MOORE,CLEMENT) NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. NY: Sam. Gabriel no date, circa 1930. 4to, pictorial wraps, a few margin mends and some soil, VG. A great version of this classic illustrated with full page full color illustrations plus 2-color illus. on other pages by AEK (A.E. KENNEDY). $150.00

EVERETT SHINN ILLUSTRATIONS1�0. CHRISTMAS. (MOORE,CLEMENT) THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. Philadelphia: Winston (1942). 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, edges and spine sl. rubbed else VG+. Wonderful color illus. on every page by EVERETT SHINN. $125.00

131. CHRISTMAS. (MOORE,CLEMENT). TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. Chicago: Merrill 1941. Folio (9 3/4 x 13”), pictorial linen-like wraps, covers slightly dusty else VG+. Illustrated with great 40’s style color illustrations covering each page by Florence Salter and G. Trimmer. $200.00

TUCK CHRISTMAS SHAPE BOOK132. CHRISTMAS. (TUCK) FATHER CHRISTMAS. Lond: Raphael Tuck, no date, circa 1900. Folio, stiff pictorial wraps die-cut on the side in the shape of Santa and 2 young children, near fine. Illustrated with 4 full page chromolithographs and with brown illustrations in-text. Text is in verse by Clifton Bingham. Father Tuck Happy Hour Series. Great color cover. $500.00

CHRISTMAS SEE ALSO 107, 167, 252, 464, 5�6, 545, 548, 561-2

CHWAST, SEYMOUR – 357 CINDERELLA -176, 201, 431, 532

133. CIRCUS. JINGLEMAN JACK CIRCUS MAN by Marion McNeil. Akron: Saalfield (1930). 8vo, pictorial boards, FINE IN BOX (box scuffed and sl. worn). Illustrated in typical 20’s style by CORINNE BAILEY with wonderful full page color and b&w illustrations. $200.00

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GREAT CLOWN BOOK IN BOX

134. CIRCUS. JOEY THE LITTLEST CLOWN by Quin A. Ryan. Chicago: Children’s Press 1928. 4to (7 x 9 1/2”), cloth backed pictorial boards, nearly AS NEW IN ORIGINAL PICTORIAL BOX (box VG+ lightly rubbed with small flap repair). This is a great clown-circus story wonderfully illustrated in typical 20’s style with rich full page and double-page color lithographs by A. RAYMOND KATZ. The author Quin Ryan was also Uncle Quin the Bedtime Story Man on WGN radio. $325.00

STRIKING ILLUSTRATIONS / SIGNED BY AUTHOR

135. CIRCUS. THIS WAY TO THE CIRCUS by Emilia Hodel and Franz Bergmann. (Bost.): Hale Cushman and Flint (1938). Oblong 4to, cloth, fine in chipped dust wrapper. A little boys gets lost behind the scenes at the circus. Minimal text with striking and boldly colored full page illustrations by the authors. THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS ON THE TITLE PAGE. An uncommon circus book and a great picture book. $250.00

CIRCUS ALSO 94, 99, 158, �2�, �69, 417, 428, 57

RARE HARRY CLARKE / POE LIMITED TO ONLY 170 COPIES

136. (CLARKE,HARRY)illus. TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION by Edgar Allan Poe. London :Harrap 1919. Thick 4to, FULL GILT VELLUM BINDING, top edge gilt, light cover soil and wear else FINE. LIMITED TO ONLY 170 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY CLARKE! 1st edition of arguably Clarke’s best work, this is printed on handmade paper that greatly enhances the detail and sharpness of Clarke’s full page illustrations that are so appropriate to the text. A beautiful book, very rare due to the small number of copies in this edition. $7000.00

CLAY, JOHN CECIL – 33 CLOKE, RENE – 112

CLOTH BOOK – 10, 86

KENDREW CHAPBOOK137. COCK ROBIN. THE COURTSHIP, MARRIAGE AND PIC NIC DINNER OF COCK ROBIN AND JENNY WREN. York: Kendrew no date, circa 1820. 16mo (2 5/8 x 3 7/8”), pictorial wraps, 16p., fine. Illustrated with 30 woodcuts. See Opie: Oxford Dict. Nursery Rhymes p.318 for illustration. $225.00

KENDREW CHAPBOOK138. COCK ROBIN. AN ELEGY ON THE DEATH AND BURIAL OF COCK ROBIN. York: Kendrew no date, circa 1820. 16mo (2 3/4 x 3 3/4”), pictorial wraps, 16p., fine. Illustrated with 14 fine woodcuts. See Opie: Oxford Dict. of Nursery Rhymes p. 318 for other and Treasures of the Opie Collection p.10. $225.00

COLERIDGE, SAMUEL TAYLOR - 182

PINOCCHIO DELUXE EDITION IN BOX1�9. COLLODI,CARLO. (KIRK) PINOCCHIO. Philadelphia: Lippincott (1920). 4to (7 1/4 x 9 1/2”), blue & tan cloth, 234p., Fine IN ORIGINAL PICTORIAL BOX (box rubbed and sl. soiled). First edition of the DELUXE EDITION featuring 14 beautiful tipped in color plates by MARIA KIRK plus illustrations on text pages and pictorial endpapers. An enchanting version of this favorite tale, scarce in the box. $500.00

SARG/PINOCCHIO JIGSAW PUZZLES AND BOOK140. COLLODI,CARLO. (SARG) PINOCCHIO edited by Watty Piper. NY: Platt & Munk (1940). 4to, Offered here is SET OF 6 PINOCCHIO JIGSAW PUZZLES IN THE ORIGINAL BOX! (published by Platt & Munk). Sold with a copy of the book published in 1940 by Platt and Munk (book spine taped, corner of title page repaired and corner of ep off otherwise tight and clean). The six puzzles inside reproduce the six color plates from the book. The puzzle set is quite rare. Who better than Sarg to illustrate this classic? $500.00


CONDE,J.M. – 23 COOKE, EDNA - 196

WITH NOTE LAID-IN PETER PARLEY TO PENROD141. COOLIDGE,SUSAN. WHAT KATY DID. Boston: Roberts Bros. 1873 (1872). 8vo, blue cloth stamped in blind and gold, 274p. + ads, slight lean else near Fine. 1st edition. Illustrated in black and white by Addie Ledyard. Susan Coolidge followed Louisa May Alcott in writing realistic stories about 19th century American family life and like Alcott, Coolidge heightened the realism of her novel by drawing on her own childhood memories. However, What Katy Did was to offer a glimpse into the treatment of paraplegics in the 19th century, a theme not tackled in children’s books. LAID-IN IS A HANDWRITTEN NOTE “ Yours Faithfully, Susan Coolidge, Newport, Rhode Island March 30, 1887.” This is a great copy of a Peter Parley to Penrod title (p. 39) that is difficult to find in decent condition. $900.00

COPPING, HAROLD – 166 COUNTING BOOK – 85-88 COWBOYS - 295

LIMITED ED. SIGNED IN BOXFAIRY TALES FROM INDIA

142. (CRAMER,RIE)illus. HET LAND VAN DE LOTUS VAN DE ZON: Een Hindoesche Liefdes Geschiedenis [THE DESCENT OF THE SUN]. Utrecht: W de Haan (1919). 4to (8 x 8 3/4”), white cloth decorated in black and gold, AS NEW IN PUBLISHER’S PICTORIAL BOX. LIMITED TO ONLY 200 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY CRAMER. The text features legends from India translated from the Sanscrit. Illustrated with an art nouveau flavor by Cramer with 6 beautiful tipped-in color plates, 6 full page black and whites plus other smaller text illustrations and beautiful border on title page. Printed on very high quality paper. This is a great copy of a very beautiful book, rare in the limited edition with the box. $1200.00

MINT COPY IN BOX14�. (CRAMER,RIE AND JEANNETTE BERKOWITZ)illus. FAVORITE FAIRY TALES edited by Margherita Osborne. Philadelphia: Penn Pub. (1930). 4to (7 3/4 x 9 1/2”), gilt cloth, pictorial paste-on, 365p., AS NEW IN PUBLISHER’S BOX (box scuffed, VG+). First edition. A book of 20 fairy tales ranging from Bluebeard and Cinderella to Princess Mayblossom and Prince Cherry, illustrated with 20 lovely color plates by Cramer and pictorial endpapers and black and whites throughout the text by Jeanette Berkowitz. Rare in this condition. $800.00

RARE CRANE FOLIO SIGNED144. CRANE,WALTER. FIRST OF MAY: A FAIRY MASQUE. Lond.: Henry Sotheran 1881. Oblong folio (19 x 15”), leather spine, color pictorial fairy motif paste-on with gilt art nouveau design. Some rubbing, foxing in margins, lacks ties, VG+. LIMITED TO ONLY 300 NUMBERED INDIA PROOF COPIES SIGNED BY CRANE. A fairy play dedicated to Charles Darwin consisting of 57 folio sheets, each with delicate and intricate photogravures of elves, frogs, flowers and more. The handwritten text is in play format. Spencer notes that much of the art was done during a series of visits to Sherwood Forest (p.82). A lovely and rare Crane work. $1850.00

CRANE PRIMERS PRINTED BY EDMUND EVANS145. (CRANE,WALTER)illus. THE GOLDEN PRIMER. Parts I and II by Prof. J.M.D Meiklejohn. Lond: Meiklejohn and Holden, no date ca 1890, large thin 8vo, cloth, sl. cover soil else near fine. Two volumes in one, engraved by Edmund Evans. A very scarce Crane title, this is illustrated with pictorial endpapers, color pictorial title page, plus beautiful full page color illustrations on every other page. Really a wonderful children’s book and a beautiful copy. $750.00

CZECH FAIRY TALE ILLUS. BY MATES146. CZECHOSLOVAK. POHADKA O CESKYCH MUZIKANTECH [THE CZECH MUSICIANS FAIRY TALE] (by) Marie Calma. Prague: Melantrich no date, circa 1920. 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, covers slightly dusty else VG+. A lovely picture book illustrated by noted Czech illustrator RUDOLF MATES with 7 rich color plates. $350.00

FROM LOUISE SEAMAN BECHTEL’S LIBRARY

147. CZECHOSLOVAK. SKRIVANCI PISNE by J. Sladek. Prague: J. Otty [1925]. Sq. 8vo, 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards with cloth ties, VG+. A most charming book of poems about children and their pastimes, illustrated in color in folk - peasant style by M. FISCHEROVA-KVECHOVA. Formerly owned by Louis Seaman Bechtel with her bookplate. $300.00

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