rare early naughty children book - Aleph

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Helen & Marc Younger
294.[HOFFMANN,HEINRICH]. KRIEGS
STRUWWELPETER
DER
lustige
bilder und verse von Karl Ewald Olszewski. Munchen: Holbein 1915. 4to, pict. bds,
[email protected]
& Loening, ca 1870. Oblong 4to, printed boards, spine repaired and normal wear,
VG+. Printed on rectos only, each leaf has a rhyme about a different naughty
child embellished with 2 very fine hand-colored engravings. Includes: Bertha and
the Greedy Boys, Little Chinaman, Inquisitive Susan, Little Trespasser, Freddy
and the Fire and more. Not in Baumgartner, Ruhle 301a. Rare.
$1750.00
edges and spine extrems rubbed else
VG+. A marvelous Struwwelpeter parody
with a militaristic / World War I theme. Printed on rectos only, each leaf has a
warlike motif (Der Bombenpeter, Kaiser
Wilhelm, Der Japs etc). Very scarce.
$600.00
RARE AND GRUESOME McLOUGHLIN STRUWWELPETER IMITATION
295.[HOFFMANN,HEINRICH].
HEEDLESS
HARRY
AND
OTHER
STORIES. NY: McLoughlin Bros., 1905. 4to, pict. wraps, [32]p. + covers,
paper aging, some finger soil, VG+.
Illustrated with color cover plus
numerous b&w’s on every page accompany verse about Heedless Harry,
Little Lie Abed, The Naughty Boy Who Destroyed His Books, The Dainty
Boy, The Little Boy Who Would Not Be Washed and more. The last page
has a frightful of the Old Man That Draws the Teeth of Children Who Bite: $1200.00
RARE STRUWWELPETER PAINTING BOOK
296.(HOFFMANN,HEINRICH). STRUWWELPETER
PICTURES
FOR
PAINTING. [Lond.} Humphrey Milford / Oxford Univ. Press, no date ca 1930. Large 12mo, (6x7”), pictorial boards, spine paper chipped, some illus. colored and
some soil and wear, really VG. The text of the English Struwwelpeter is printed in
full color on coated paper. Facing each colored illustration is the same illustration
in line meant to be painted by the child (6 of 24 are neatly painted). The cover
illustration is in color signed W.P. A very scarce Struwwelpeter item. $850.00
RARE EARLY STRUWWLPETER IMITATION
297.(HOFFMANN,HEINRICH). AUNT ODDEMADODD’S WHISPERS ABOUT
CERTAIN LITTLE PEOPLE First Series by W. Newman, Late one of the Punch
artists. Lond.: Dean & Son, no date [1857]. Small 4to, cloth backed pictorial
boards, edges worn, hinges strengthened else, VG. Printed on one side of the
paper, almost every page has
detailed engravings showing
the result of being a naughty
child (including pictorial title
page). The book contains
the following stories: The
Dainty Little Boy, The Little
Girl Who Made Faces, The
Little Boy Who Bit His Nails,
The Boy Who Never Looked
Where He Was Going To,
Little Lie A-bed, Little Girl
Who Would Not Go to Bed,
Little Boy Who Would Not
Be Washed and Tasting. This is a rare and early
imitation of Hoffmann’s
Struwwelpeter. Ruhle 281m,
TPL p.73, not in Baumgartner
who lists the Second Series. Rare.
$1500.00
RARE EARLY NAUGHTY CHILDREN BOOK
298.[HOFFMANN,HEINRICH]. FUNNY PICTURE BOOK OR 25 FUNNY
LITTLE LESSONS: A FREE TRANSLATION FROM THE GERMAN OF DER
KLEINE A-B-C SCHUTZ. Frankfort on the Main: Literarische Anstalt Rutten
NAUGHTY CHILDREN
299.HOFFMANN,HEINRICH. JIMMY SLIDERLEGS. NY: Sully (inscribed
1898). 4to, cl. backed pict. bds, sl. cover soil and very faint edge stain else
remarkably clean and tight and VG+. Illus. in color on every page to accompany
the rhymes about Cruel Paul, Tom Bogus, Dr. Wango Tango, Discontented Lucy,
Slovenly Betsy and others. A scarce title.
$500.00
UNCOMMON McLOUGHLIN TITLE
300.[HOFFMANN,HEINRICH]. TOM TEARABOUT. NY: McLoughlin Bros. ca
1880. 5x6”, pictorial wraps, fine. “I’ll tell you about Tom Tearabout, The boy no
man could tame; No less than sixteen nurseries, Did tremble at his name”. Illus.
with 8 half page full color lithos. Father’s Series.
$200.00
HOFFMANN, HEINRICH ALSO 244
RARE BOXED VOLLAND/HOLLING TITLE
301.HOLLING,HOLLING C. CHOO-MESHOO by Holling Holling. Minn.: Volland
- Buzza (1928 6th printing). Square 8vo,
cloth backed pictorial boards, Fine in
PUBLISHER’S BOX.
An Eskimo story,
illustrated by Lucille Holling with bright
and beautiful color illustrations. Great
copy.
$325.00
HORSES – 384, 438
HOUSMAN’S FIRST BOOK
302. HOUSMAN,LAURENCE.
A FARM IN FAIRYLAND.
Lond: Kegan Paul, Trench,
Trübner 1894. 8vo, green
pictorial cloth stamped in green
and gold, sl. bubble to cloth on
rear cover, a few pages opened
roughly, VG. First edition of the
first book written by Housman.
Fairy tales written by Housman
and illustrated by him with 13
beautiful full page Art Nouveau
illustrations as well as lovely
pictorial title page and cover
design. The book is noted not
only for the illustrations, but for
the high quality of the stories
as well. (See Engen’s Artist
& the Critic: Housman p. 116117) $425.00
HOGAN, INEZ – 97, 570
Pg 40
914.764.7410 303.(HUMPHREY,MAUD)illus. BABES OF THE NATIONS
by Edith Thomas. NY: Stokes
1889. Small 4to, cl. backed
pict. bds, edges and corners
rubbed else clean and fresh. Illustrated by Humphrey
with 12 magnificent full
page
chromolithographs
of little children dressed
in the national costumes
of various nations from
Russia to Africa. Printed
on heavy stock, the colors
are beautiful. One page of
verse for each illus. (with
line illustrations). $950.00
HUGHES, LANGSTON - 98
RARE HUMPHREY TITLE
304.(HUMPHREY,MAUD)illus.
BOOK
OF PETS by Elizabeth Tucker. NY:
Stokes 1893. 4to, cloth backed pictorial
boards, edges and corners rubbed else
tight VG-Fine. Featuring 12 fine full
page chromolithographs of little children
with their pets. These are inter-leaved
poems about the pets embellished with
full page color chromos also by Tucker. Printed on one side of the paper, there
are a total of 24 full page illustrations
including title. A very scarce Humphrey
title. $1000.00
305.HUMPTY DUMPTY BOOK. THE
EGGS-TRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF
THE HUMPTY DUMPTY FAMILY. Lond:
Treherne nd ca 1905. Sq. 16mo (3x3”). Pict.
cloth, some shelf wear, VG. A marvelous
continuation of the Humpty Dumpty rhyme
featuring the entire Dumpty family. Printed
on heavy paper on one side of the page, each
page of text faces a charming full page color
illustration signed E.E.M. In the style of a
Stump book, only square instead of oblong. Very. $750.00
Aleph-Bet Books - Catalogue 88
RARE BOOK BY NATIVE STUDENTS
307.INDIANS. THE NEW TRAIL: BOOK OF CREATIVE WRITING BY INDIAN
STUDENTS - 2 volumes (1941 plus the 1953 revision). Phoenix: Printed at
the Phoenix School. The first edition was printed in 1941. 4to, pict. wraps, 158p.,
first signature strengthened and paper aging with some chipping on edges else VG.
Edited by Ann Nolan Clark. Conceived and printed as the yearbook by students
of the Phoenix Indian School with the intention of depicting contemporary Indian
life in the southwest. The text is comprised of poems, songs, games, legends
and essays on native life of by students. The essays describe pottery making,
basketry etc. of the Papago, Pima, Maricopa, Apache, Hopi and other southwest
tribes. One essay describes and depicts childbirth. Some of the pages are
printed on colored papers meant to indicate tribal relationships (desert tribes are
on “warm” yellow paper, “virile” Apaches are on green paper). Illustrated by the
students in b&w and in full color including 8 removable double-pages illustrations
which appear to be original colored woodblocks. This 1941 edition is inscribed
by Martha Refsland, Supervisor of Elementary Education. The preface to the
revised edition indicates that only a limited number of copies were printed and of
these, there is little doubt that very few copies of this book would have survived. It is sold together with the 1953 revised edition in fine condition (one cancelled
blind embossed library stamp). This edition is longer with 182 pages which
includes a section on the Navajo Indians that is not in the first edition. The
papers colors have been changed as well. The first edition has a colored map of
the Hopi Reservation and a wonderful double-page color illus. of Katchina Corn
Grinders, neither of which are in the revised edition. There are numerous other
curious changes, for instance one double-paged print in the first edition was
captioned Apache Sunrise Dance and the same illustration has been renamed
the Apache Wedding Ceremony. The fact that the revised edition is printed
on better paper serves to highlight the charm of the original in comparison. A
special and rare American Indian offering.
$1200.00
INDIANS SEE ALSO 170
INSECTS – 165, 175, 407, 564-5
IRISH – 566
IRVING, WASHINGTON – 462, 573
RARE CREPE PAPER CALENDAR
308.JAPANESE INTEREST. CALENDAR
HUNGARY – 415, 431
LOVELY CHRISTMAS ART
306.HYMAN,TRINA SCHART. ORIGINAL ART FROM CHRISTMAS POEMS
a book of poems selected by Myra Cohn Livingston and published by Holiday House
in 1984. The piece offered here is a charming double-page spread appearing on
pages 24 and 25 of the book. The image measures 16” wide x 9” high and is nicely
matted. The scene is viewed through a window from the inside, executed in pen
and ink with a wash. A fanciful gingerbread house sits on a snowy mountain. A
teddy bear peers over the hill. In front of the house are 5 little children playing
with a cleverly drawn acorn-man. This is a lovely, detailed piece. $2000.00
1906. (Tokyo: Hasegawa) 1906. 12mo,
crepe paper bound frenchfold with silk
ties, fine.
Similar to the Japanese fairy
tale series published by Hasegawa, this is
a calendar for 1906. Every page has very
beautiful
color
woodblock
illustrations. This is a rare title in crepe paper
series.
$225.00
PANORAMA
309.JAPANESE INTEREST. JAPANESE CHILDREN, THE TOYODO. Tokyo:
Torishinkokuycho no date, owner inscription 1908. 4to (7 x 9 1/2”), pictorial
cloth, fine. There are 10 wonderful double-page color prints depicting Japanese
children enjoying various activities. There are also 10 pages of text describing
each illustration. Folded accordion style, it opens into a panorama. Includes
wrestling, playing soldiers, walking on bamboo stilts, kite flying, girls playing
battledore and shuttlecock and more. A wonderfully evocative piece. $2250.00
(SEE ILLUSTRATION DIRECTLY TO THE RIGHT --->)
JAPANESE SEE ALSO 238, 257, 291, 536
Pg 41
RARE ANTI-SEMITIC BOOK
310.JEWISH ANTI-SEMITIC INTEREST. ANTI SEMITISM. SCHWARZ
ROT GOLDNE ZEIT Humoristisch - Satirische Zeit Bilder und Reime von Otto
Palmer. Stuttgart: Herbert Ferber [1927]. 8vo, (6 1/4” wide x 9 1/4), stiff
pictorial wraps, light shelf wear, VG+. Told in rhyme and veiled in humor, the
text tells how the Jews are manipulating Germany by holding the purse strings
and controlling money. The stereotypes of Jews as rats, devils and mongrel
mutt dogs prevail throughout the text which is illustrated on every page by the
author. Laid-in is a color anti-Semitic post card showing 5 stereotypical Jewish
men captioned “Die funf Frankfurter!”. This is a very rare anti-semitic book
coinciding exactly with the publication of Hitler’s Mein Kampf.
$4500.00
ANTI-SEMITISM
311.JEWISH ANTI-SEMITIC INTEREST. DER FRUSLING UND ANDERES
GEPFEFFERTES von Otto Holl. Neudamm: J. Neumann, no date, circa 1930. Large 8vo, cloth backed pictorial boards, 68p. + 2 p. ads, sl. cover soil else VGFine. A group of stories told in verse about things that can go wrong between
men and women, illustrated in color throughout. One 15 page story involves a
stereotypical Jewish couple named the Zeilchenbloms and relates what happens
when Isidor cheats on his wife with an Aryan blonde haired woman. Without even
reading the text, the disgusting depictions tell the story. Rare.
$2500.00
[email protected]
RARE CONCENTRATION CAMP COUNTING BOOK
312.JEWISH INTEREST. ZEHN KLEINE MERCKERLEIN [TEN LITTLE
NUISANCES]. 5 x 6”. Pink printed wrap folder with red and green woodcuts
containing 9 green and red engraved plates, listed as “nr. 5”. Because this was
a clandestine concentration camp publication, there is no publisher information
printed in the book, but here is what is known. When Germany invaded Holland,
the Nazis controlled all printing even to the extent of registering owners of
various typefaces. Underground printing continued with books issued in very
small numbers. One of most well known of the underground printers was A. A.
Balkema, a bookseller from Amsterdam. This counting book, a parody of the 10
Little Niggers, is known to have been printed in an edition of forty copies from
text smuggled out of the Orianienburg concentration camp. In this book, the
10 Little Nuisances (Jews) will die after various events; they play Mendelsshon
on the piano (he was Jewish); they will die after seeing Robert Ley (a notorious
Nazi and an alcoholic symbolized here by a glass). The final lone survivor will not
die. By listening to the rhyme smuggled out from the camp one lone “nuisance”
will be turned into ten again. (the reason that there are 9 leaves instead of 10
is that 2 people are removed at once in number 3). The rear cover has the name
of the engraver: “The eleventh little nuisance / Made this joyful poetry / He
issued 40 copies / and his name is HAAS” - a red hare is printed under the verse
(Haas is German for Hare). Because the style and form of the booklet bear so
much resemblance to other work of the Dutch printer Nicolaas Werkman, it has
been suggested that Haas was indeed Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman, a noted Dutch
printer, typographer, artist, and that the name used here as Haas was taken
from letters in Werkman’s full name: H endrik nicolAAS werkman. Werkman was
arrested in April 1945 and excuted on the morning of April 10th. More than half
of his life’s work was seized and destroyed by the Nazis. (See Alston Purvis:
Dutch Graphic Design 1918 - 1945). (SEE ALSO REAR COVER)
$10,000.00
JEWISH INTEREST SEE ALSO 20, 385
FRENCH MILITARY HISTORY
313.(JOB)illus. LES TROIS COULEURS by G.
Montorgueil. Paris: Charavay Martin nd ca 1900. Folio, gilt pictorial cloth, near fine. Beautifully
illustrated in color throughout by JOB with text
focusing on French military history (Algeria,
Crimea, Etc..) A beautiful copy, quite scarce..
$400.00
#309
THE RARE THIRD HAROLD BOOK
314.JOHNSON,CROCKETT. HAROLD’S
TRIP TO THE SKY. NY: Harper Bros. 1957. 16mo, cl. backed pict. bds, AS NEW IN LIKE
DUST WRAPPER! (dw with price intact). 1st
ed. of the third Harold book wherein Harold
and his Purple Crayon go to Mars. Extremely
rare.
$1200.00
FANTASY
315.(JOHNSON,MERLE)illus. PINKEY AND THE PLUMED KNIGHT by
Frederick Chapin. Akron: Saalfield (1909). 4to, pict. cloth, some normal shelf wear,
VG+. The fantasy story of a knight who comes alive in the 20th century and has
adventures and unusual encounters. Illus. by Merle Johnson with 8 color plates,
pictorial endpapers and many b&w’s. Johnson, Merle see also 234. $300.00
Pg 42
914.764.7410 GEORGE SHRINKS FABULOUS WATERCOLORS
(LATER ANIMATED)
316.JOYCE,WILLIAM. GEORGE SHRINKS - ORIGINAL ART. Offered here
is an original watercolor by award winning children’s book artist Joyce used in his
charming fantasy George Shrinks (published by Harper Collins). Done on artist
board measuring 15” wide x 10”, with the actual image measuring 9 3/4” x 6 3/4”,
signed. The image appears in the middle of the book with the text “and play
quietly”. Little George is sitting on his baby brother’s hat, scaring both the cat
and the mouse. Done with Joyce’s meticulous attention to detail and really simply
wonderful. George Shrinks was later animated for a PBS Saturday morning show. In an online interview from the publisher’s home page, Joyce offers this insight
when asked where the idea for George came from: “ Ever since I was a little kid,
I have loved stories about people who were the wrong size. King Kong was too
big for everything, and Stuart Little was way too small. One day I found some of
my old toys in a box. Mixed up with all the dinosaurs and army men was a little
airplane that had a tiny pilot, and that got me thinking. What if a boy named
George shrank one day while his parents were away? What would he do? Would
it be fun? Would it be scary? What would he eat? So that’s what I made George
Shrinks about -- how neat it would be if, just for one day, you were the same
size as your toys. And of course I had George fly in that toy airplane.”$9500.00
STUNNING VIENNESE SECESSION ILLUSTRATIONS
318.JUGENDSTIL. DER
KLEINE KONIG [told by]
Fritz von Ostini. Munchen:
Georg W. Dietrich nd ca 1910. Large sq. 4to, cl. backed
pict. bds, blind embossed
stamp on title and sl. soil
bottom edge of few leaves
else VG+. An absolutely
stunning children’s book
written to accompany the
illustrations. Featuring
12 fine and detailed color
plates highlighted in gold,
done by HANNS PELLAR
in typical Jugenstil style
reminiscent of Gustav Klimt. A scarce and beautiful
book. $900.00
KEMBLE, E.W. – 287, 289
DENNIS THE MENACE /
INSCRIBED WITH SKETCH
319.KETCHAM,HANK. DENNIS
THE MENACE. NY: Henry Holt
(1952). 8vo, (6 1/4 x 9 1/4”),
pictorial boards, some cover soil
else VG+. Illustrated with one
large black and white cartoon
on every page. This copy is
INSCRIBED
BY
KETCHAM
WITH A GREAT PEN AND
INK DRAWING OF DENNIS’
FATHER ON THE FLYLEAF!
$450.00
GREAT JOYCE WATERCOLOR
317.JOYCE,WILLIAM. ORIGINAL ART: SOME OF THE ADVENTURES OF
RHODE ISLAND RED by Stephen Manes. Offered here is a wonderful watercolor
by Joyce for the book by Manes published in 1989 by Dial. It appears as the dust
wrapper illustration which is the only color piece for the book. The story tells of
a folk hero named Rhode Island Red who is a boy born into a family of chickens. The image measures 5 3/4” wide x 6”, matted. “Red” has just hatched out of the
egg to the amazement of the on looking chickens. A great image.
$5000.00
320.KING,JESSIE. LITTLE WHITE TOWN OF NEVER WEARY. Lond:
Harrap nd [1917]. 4to, tan pict. cloth, 155p., sl. soil, near Fine. 1st ed. A fantasy
tale made of a little girl’s dreams, illustrated with 4 tipped-in color plates, b&w
drawings and diagrams by King and 16 photos by J. Bruce Cameron that all bring
the fairy town and people to life with detailed instructions for creating a real
doll’s town. One of her most fanciful and desired books. $525.00
321.(KING,JESSIE)illus. THE ENCHANTED CAPITAL OF SCOTLAND by
Isobel Steele. Edinburgh: Plaid Pub. [1945]. 4to, gilt cloth, Fine in dw. 1st ed. A story written for children and illus. by King with color wrapper, 4 double page
color illus. and many lovely line illus. throughout the text. $575.00
KIPLING, RUDYARD – 474
KIRK, MARIA – 115, 118, 119, 371
RARE TITLE BY AUTHOR OF
“JUNKET IS NICE”
322.KUNHARDT,DOROTHY. BRAVE MR.
BUCKINGHAM. NY: Harcourt Brace & Co.
(1935). Sq. 8vo, red cloth, Fine in dust wrapper
with one letter repaired on title and sl. fraying
else VG dw. 1st ed. A nonsense story told to
Billy by his uncle to boost his courage (THAT
DIDN’T HURT!). Each page of text faces
a full page color illustration in Kunhardt’s
bold, distinctive style. Rare. See Bader
p.72. $475.00
Pg 43
LADA, JOSEPH – 164, 165
RED FAIRY McLOUGHLIN IN BOX
323.
LANG,ANDREW.
THE RED FAIRY BOOK. Springfield: McLoughlin Bros.
ca 1920. 4to, red gilt cloth,
274p., Fine IN ORIGINAL
BOX! An uncommon edition
of the second fairy book. Illustrated by H.J. FORD
and Lancelot Speed with
chromolithographed frontis
and many b&w’s. An uncommon
edition of this classic, rare
in the box. Lang see also
328.
$300.00
INSCRIBED BY LATHROP
324.LATHROP,DOROTHY.
THE
SKITTLE-SKATTLE
MONKEY.
NY: Macmillan 1945 (1945). 4to,
red cloth, small mark on front
cover else fine (no dw). 1st ed.
Written by Lathrop as well as
illustrated by her with extremely
beautiful full page illustrations
throughout
(also
featuring
a
PEKE). THIS COPY HAS A 5 LINE
INSCRIPTION FROM LATHROP
DATED 1945. This is a special copy
of one of her more difficult to find
titles. $250.00
BEAUTIFUL LIMITED EDITION SIGNED WOODCUT
325.LATHROP,DOROTHY. WOODCUT: GHOST FLOWERS. Offered here is a
lovely woodcut by Lathrop. LIMITED TO ONLY 100 COPIES SIGNED BY LATHROP. The image measures 5” wide by 8” and is matted. Depicted are large flowers with
a snail and leaves in the foreground on a black background. Done with Lathrop’s
sharp eye for detail, this is a lovely piece in fine condition. Nice! $250.00
[email protected]
328.(LAWSON,ROBERT)illus. PRINCE PRIGIO by Andrew Lang. Bost: Lit.
Brown 1942 (1942). 8vo, cloth, Fine in slightly frayed dw. Stated 1st ed. A
clever fairy tale by Lang with wonderful, detailed b&w’s and color dw by Lawson.
A very scarce Lawson title and a fine combination of talents. $250.00
VERY SCARCE LAWSON TITLE
329.(LAWSON,ROBERT)illus. THE ROVING LOBSTER by Arthur Mason.
NY: Doub. Doran 1931. 8vo, 131p., cloth, Fine in very nice, slightly frayed dust
wrapper with small mend. Stated 1st ed. Illustrated by Lawson with 10 full page
b&w’s and numerous text illustrations and color wrapper. The story takes place
in a world of humanized animals and sea denizens and tells of a lobster that is
unhappy with life in the ocean. It leaves to live on land only to return to the sea
again. An early Lawson title and very scarce. $400.00
330.(LE MAIR,H. WILLEBEEK)illus.
OUR OLD NURSERY RHYMES
by Alfred Moffat. Lond: Augener,
Phil: McKay (1911). Oblong 4to,
blue cloth, pict. paste-on, FINE IN
DUSTWRAPPER (dw sl. chipped). Printed on heavy coated stock, every
other page of musical notation with
lyrics faces a beautiful full page color
illustration by Le Mair (30 in all plus 1
on copyright page). A beautiful copy,
scarce in a dw. Le Mair see also
358 $475.00
MACMILLAN HAPPY HOUR ABC
331.LEAR,EDWARD.
THE NONSENSE
ABC: the original verses and pictures with
a new alphabet by Arthur Leon Moore. NY: Macmillan 1928. Sq. 12mo, pict. bds,
slight cover soil else VG+. First ed. of the
Macmillan Happy Hour Book with Lear’s
verse opposite full page, brightly colored
illustrations. The other alphabet appears
on endpapers. Attractive book and one
of the hardest to find of the Happy Hour
titles. $175.00
326.(LATHROP,DOROTHY)illus.
MR.
BUMPS AND HIS MONKEY by Walter de
la Mare. Phil: Winston (1942). 4to, pict.
cloth, VG+ in dw with small holes and wear
along spine. 1st ed. Illustrated by Lathrop
with magical, detailed full page color lithos
plus beautiful b&w’s throughout depicting
a humanized monkey. Some of her finest
work. $200.00
LAWRENCE, JACOB SEE 100
SIGNED BY LAWSON WITH EXTRA
SUITE OF PLATES
327.LAWSON,ROBERT.
MR. REVERE
AND I. Bost: Lit. Brown (1953). 4to, blue
cloth dec. in gold, 152p., Fine in slipcase
with pictorial label. Stated first edition.
LIMITED TO 500 COPIES SIGNED BY
LAWSON INCLUDING AN EXTRA SUITE
OF PLATES in an envelope. Illustrated by
Lawson with blue silhouette ep’s, many
detailed b&w’s. A beautiful copy usually
found lacking the extra illustrations.
$450.00
RARE INSCRIBED “WRINKLE” 1ST EDITION
332.L’ENGLE,MADELEINE. A WRINKLE IN TIME. (NY): Ariel Books, Ferrar,
Strauss & Cudahy (1962). 8vo, 1/4 cloth, 211p.,
spine faded else Fine in
dust wrapper (dw spine
frayed on bottom and
chipped on top otherwise
quite clean and nice and
not price-clipped). 1st
ed. The fantasy that has
become a modern classic,
winner of the NEWBERY
AWARD. THIS COPY
IS INSCRIBED ON THE
TITLE PAGE BY L’ENGLE!
First editions of this title
are extremely rare and
this is a special copy. (SEE
ALSO INSIDE FRONT
COVER)
$14,500.00
Pg 44
914.764.7410 INSCRIBED BY L’ENGLE
333.L’ENGLE,MADELEINE. A
SWIFTLY
TILTING
PLANET. NY:FSG (1978). 8vo, cloth, 278p., fine in
dust
wrapper
(not
price
clipped, tiny 1/16th” repair
at spine ends). Stated 1st
printing of this third title in
her series that began with
A Wrinkle In Time. THIS
COPY IS INSCRIBED BY
L’ENGLE on title page: “For
____ - Madeline L’Engle.”
$275.00
SEQUEL TO WRINKLE IN
TIME - INSCRIBED
334.L’ENGLE,MADELEINE. A
WIND IN THE DOOR. NY:
FSG (1973). 8vo, cloth, Fine
in dust wrapper (dw nice
and clean, not price clipped,
head of spine has a small
piece 1/8” x 1/2” restored). Stated 1st printing of the
second title in L’Engle’s “A
Wrinkle In Time” series,
this copy is INSCRIBED
BY L’ENGLE on the title
page: “For ___ Be a namer
- Madeline L’Engle.” This is a
nice copy of very hard to find
title,
$1200.00
335.LENSKI,LOIS. LITTLE FARM. NY:OUP (1942). Obl. 8vo, pict. cloth,
near fine in sl. worn dw with tape mends on verso. 1st ed. Mr. Small becomes a
farmer. Charming b&w illus. on almost every page, with minimal text. Lenski at
her best. $400.00
336.(LEWITT-HIM)illus. BLUE PETER by Alina Lewitt. Lond.: Faber & Faber
(1943). 4to, (8 1/2 x 10 1/2”) cloth backed pictorial board covers, fine in slightly
worn dw. 1st ed. Because Peter, a dog, was born blue, he was kicked out of his
house. The story tells how he finally finds a home. Illustrated by Lewitt and Him
with charming full page and partial page color illustrations. A rare title by this
talented pair.
$475.00
LEWITT-HIM CAT BOOK
337.
(LEWITT-HIM)illus. FIVE SILLY CATS by Alina
Lewitt. (Lond.): Minerva Pub.
[1944]. Oblong 4to (11 x 8 1/2”),
pictorial boards, Fine in lightly
soiled dust wrapper. 1st ed. The story of Black Cat, Yellow
Cat and Three Ginger Cats who
go wishing without knowing
how. Illustrated by Lewitt
and Him with stunning full page
color lithos that are unique
in style. This is a rare and
wonderful title by this talented
pair.
$525.00
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD – 230, 381, 387, 521, 522
INCREDIBLE COPY IN
DUST WRAPPER
338.
LOFTING,HUGH. DOCTOR
DOLITTLE
IN THE MOON. NY:
Stokes (1928). 8vo, purple
decorated cloth, pict. pasteon, 307p., Fine and bright in
dust wrapper (small chips
on rear panel). 1st ed. Illus.
by the author with pict.
endpapers, color frontis
plus a profusion of full
page illus. throughout the
text. A beautifully bright
copy of a scarce Dolittle
title. $600.00
MACMILLAN HAPPY HOUR BOOK
339.MACMILLAN HAPPY HOUR BOOK. GOLDEN GOOSE. NY: Mac. (Aug. 1928). Sq. 12mo, pict. bds, Fine in dw (dw chip
out of back edge). 1st ed. Absolutely
wonderful, bold color Art Deco illus. by
Mary Lott Seaman. Bader says that this
book is “aesthetically the star of the Happy
Hour Series.” (p.29-30 with photos). $250.00
MACMILLAN HAPPY HOUR BOOKS SEE ALSO
279, 280, 331
CHARMING WATERCOLOR FOR FRANK ASCH BOOK
340.MARSHALL,JAMES. ORIGINAL ART: MACGOOSE’S GROCERY by Frank
Asch. Offered here is a charming finished watercolor for Macgoose’s Grocery
published by Dial in 1978. The image measures 4” wide x 5” high, matted and signed. Although this image was not used, a similar version appears on page 2 of the text. Depicted are 2 geese seated and talking to each other. The female goose is sitting
on her egg, knitting for her impending baby. On the back of the piece in Marshall’s
hand he has dated the piece Sept. `8 ‘77. This is a charming image. $1650.00
FABULOUS WATERCOLOR
341.MARSHALL,JAMES. ORIGINAL ART: THREE LITTLE PIGS. Offered here
is a really great watercolor Marshall did for his version of the Three Little Pigs
published in 1989 by Dial. The image measures 7 1/2” wide x 9 1/2”, nicely matted
and signed. On the verso in Marshall’s hand it is noted that this was meant for use on
the dust wrapper - dated October 1988. It was not the image eventually used but
it so perfectly conveys the spirit of Marshall’s vision for the book. $2800.00
Pg 45
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DOGS
345.McLOUGHLIN
PUB. WONDERFUL
PERFORMING DOGS. NY: McLoughlin Bros.
1883. 4to, [16]p. + covers, fine. Every page
has great chromolithographs showing dogs
performing human activities including being
soldiers, playing lawyer and client, dancing
to the bag pipes and more. A beautiful
copy.
$400.00
McLOUGHLIN SEE ALSO 24-5, 48-9, 107, 133,
139, 143, 169, 295, 300,
323, 456, 520, 527
MANUSCRIPT MATERIAL AND ART
FOR AIGA BEST BOOK
346.McPHAIL,DAVID. CAPTAIN TOAD AND THE MOTORBIKE. This
is a collection of pre-publication material for McPhail’s wonderful picture
book published in 1978 by Atheneum. Taken together, they are a fascinating
look at how a book becomes published from concept to realization. The
story tells of Captain Toad, a retired Navy hero, who inadvertently
saves his little village from the noisy motorbikes. The characters are all
marvelously detailed humanized animals depicted in full color. Included are:
1.Early text of the story in typed pages with many handwritten changes, plus one page entirely
in McPhail’s hand.
2.A wonderful double-page detailed drawing used on p. 16-17 of the book. The mole is asleep
by the fireplace and Captain Toad is sneaking out through the window. All of the original
artwork for this book was in black and white with color added in the printing.
3.5 finished pen and ink studies of Captain Toad by McPhail.
4.Artist’s dummy for Captain Toad done after the finished art was completed, used as a guide
for the art director and printer. Each of the pages is sketched in showing the layout of the
artwork.
342.McCLOSKEY,ROBERT. ONE MORNING IN MAINE. NY: Viking & Jr. Lit.
1952 (1952). Folio, pict. cloth, 64p., fine in frayed but VG dw. 1st ed. of this
wonderful CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK. Illustrated on every page with McCloskey’s
eye for detail. 1st editions of this title are extremely scarce. $600.00
MATHEMATICS – 162, 218
343.McLOUGHLIN PUB. HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE. NY: McLoughlin Bros. nd ca
1875. 4to, 9x10 1/2”, light spine wear and soil else VG+. The classic nursery rhyme
about the cat and the fiddle etc, featuring 6 very fine full page chromolithographs
(printed on one side of the paper) with 2 especially nice illustrations - one of a
white poodle and the other of the dish running away with the spoon. $275.00
MCLOUGHLIN PAPER DOLL
344.McLOUGHLIN
PUB. MCLOUGHLIN PAPER DOLL:
LITTLE LADY. NY: McLoughlin
Bros. (24 Beekman St.), no
date, 1850’s. Offered here is
a McLoughlin paper doll in the
original pictorial envelope with
directions for making the dolls
on the inside. There is a doll, an
extra head with hat, another hat
and 3 fine dresses.
$600.00
5.Two early proof copies from the publisher with extensive annotations by McPhail and his
editor.
McPhail was born in Newburyport, Mass.. He has illustrated the work
of others, notably Nancy Willard’s Sailing To Cythera which was one of
AIGA’s 50 Books of the Year in 1974, and he has authored and illustrated a
profusion of books on his own. This book, Captain Toad and the Motorbike
was likewise included in AIGA’s 1979 show of 50 Best Books. McPhail belongs
to the new breed of children’s book illustrators, along with James Marshall,
Trina Schart Hyman and others - who bring a fresh originality to children’s
literature. McPhail’s style ranges broadly from intricate detail reminiscent
of Sendak’s and E.H. Shepard’s line illustrations to the broad strokes of
William Steig. See Hornbook Illustrators of Children’s Books vol. 4 p. 4-5, 143.
$3200.00
914.764.7410 Pg 46
MEGGENDORFER GNOME WATERCOLOR AND BOOK
347.MEGGENDORFER,LOTHAR. ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR: GNOMES AND
DRAGONFLIES. Offered here is a wonderful watercolor by Meggendorfer from
his book entitled Die Wichtelmannchen published by Braun & Schneider. The
image measures 9 x 6.5” on board with a matte glued to the edges. Signed in
the lower right corner. Pictured are 2 gnomes doing battle with two dragonflies
that are attacking them. Sold with a copy of the book, ca 1880, 3 auflage. Obl.
large 4to, cl. backed pict.bds, last leaf repaired, some wear from reading, overall
VG-. A great image.
$5000.00
MEGGENDORFER’S FIRST MOVEABLE
348.MEGGENDORFER, LOTHAR. LEBENDE BILDER. Munchen: Braun &
Schneider [1878], (elste
auflage). 4to, cl. backed pict.
bds, spine cloth shows some
sl. wear and fraying and metal
grommets rusting else near
fine and a beautiful, tight
copy. Illus. with 6 fabulous
hand-colored tab operated
moveable pages including: Herr Staberl (with a bow in
his hair); a woman chopping
food on a woodblock; the
piano player; a teacher
chastising a little child; the
Tyroleon guitar player; a boy
and his parrot; and a woman
with a candle finding her
cat in the cupboard. This
was Meggendorfer’s first
mechanical and is extremely
scarce.
$3200.00
RARE MEGGENDORFER MILITARY MOVEABLE
349.MEGGENDORFER,LOTHAR. MILITARISCHES
ZIEHBILDERBUCH. Munchen: Braun und Schneider nd ca 1895. Oblong folio, cloth backed pictorial
boards, four professional mends on text pages else Fine, completely operational
and unrestored. Featuring 8 fabulous tab operated plates, each one with a
military theme: soldiers marching in a line, grooming a horse, rating the troops,
fencing and other scenes. Each page has many pieces moving simultaneously. Very rare and a brilliant copy.
$4000.00
RARE MEGGENDORFER TITLE
350.(MEGGENDORFER,LOTHAR)illus. ARTISTIC PUSSY AND HER STUDIO
moving pictures with other tales. Chic.: Thompson & Thomas ca 1890. 4to, cloth
backed pictorial boards, some general soil and some archival mends to margins
else tight and VG++ in good working order. Features 7 tab operated plates with
jointed parts and with a few illustrations in brown. Great images (2 feature a
cat painting a portrait of a dog, a monkey feeding a baby, a fox stealing geese, a
mother hen rocking her chicks to sleep and a dog hunting rabbits in the cabbage
patch.) Rare.
$2500.00
RARE MEGGENDORFER PICTURE BOOK
351.MEGGENDORFER,LOTHAR. DER SONNENSCHEIN ein humoristischer
hausfreund. Berlin & Stuttgart: W. Spemann circa 1890. Folio (9 1/2 x 14 1/2”),
cloth backed pictorial boards, 74p., some cover soil else Fine. Every page is
illustrated in full, rich color full of Meggendorfer’s charm and humor. A rare
picture book.
$1850.00
MINIATURE MILITARY PANORAMA SHAPE BOOK
352.MILITARY INTEREST. 12 BATTLE SCENES OF DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES. [Holburn: W. Sutton], circa 1860. 2 1/4” round, 12 round pages
plus printed cover opening panorama style into a round box base. The front
of each page has a color illustration of the battle scene and the versos have
informative text about the battle. Includes Crimean and Chinese Wars, and
battles featuring Napoleon and Garibaldi. Rare.
$1375.00
MILITARY INTEREST SEE ALSO 26, 285, 313, 349, 428, 429, 570
Pg 47
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RARE MINIATURE BOOK HOUSE WITH BOOK
353.MILLER,OLIVE BEAUPRE. MY BOOKHOUSE - MINIATURE HOUSE
WITH BOOK. Offered here is a rare miniature version of the wooden Book
House that was offered to owners of the 9 volume Book House set in the 1920’s.
The Book House for children was the brainchild of Olive Beaupre Miller who
began her venture in 1920 by selling subscriptions to a six volume set, sold door
to door by the Bookhouse Ladies one volume at a time. By the end of 1921, the
6th volume was completed and the set was offered in a cardboard house. The 3
other volumes of My Travelship were added in 1926 and a red and grey wooden
book house was offered as an incentive to complete the set. “The utilization of
women in all phases of its business activity was one of the unique aspects of the
Book House For Children. Not only was there an all woman sales force but the
majority of the employees were women (Taylor: Olive Beaupre Miller p.30). The
miniature house offered here is not mentioned in the bibliography. It is an all
metal version of the wooden house, measuring 3 1/4” wide x 5” high and 2 1/2”
deep. The bottom has the Bookhouse information stamped in black. Included
is a miniature book measuring 2 1/8 x 2 1/2” entitled The Little Brown Duck
Shingebiss, a Chippewa Indian tale from Volume 1 of the Book House. It is bound
in flexible leatherette. The last page notes that this is the second Tiny Book.
(We are offering separately another miniature book - the Little Engine That
Could). Both the book and the house are in fine condition. This is a rare piece of
American publishing for children.
$1200.00
#355
SCARCE MILNE / SHEPARD “POOH” LIMITED EDITION
356.MILNE,A.A. THE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN STORY BOOK. NY: Dutton
(1929). 4to, green cloth spine and tips, pink pictorial boards, VERY FINE IN
ORIGINAL PICTORIAL BOX (box lightly soiled). The LARGE PAPER EDITION
LIMITED TO ONLY 350 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY MILNE AND
SHEPARD. Illustrated throughout in black and white by E.H. Shepard, this is a
beautiful copy and very scarce. $3500.00
WITH 10 LINE INSCRIPTION
BY MILNE
357.MILNE,A.A. FOUR DAYS
WONDER. Lond:
Methuen
(1933). 8vo, orange cl., 319p.,
binding sl. leaning else fine in
sl. frayed dw. 1st ed. A novel
by Milne. THIS COPY HAS
ORIGINAL SHEPARD DRAWING
354.MILNE,A.A. WINNIE THE POOH ORIGINAL ART. Offered here is an
ORIGINAL SHEPARD DRAWING OF WINNIE THE POOH AND PIGLET. Done
on white paper (7. x 8”), the image measures 5.5” wide x 5” high, signed and most
likely done in the 1960’s. Winnie the Pooh and Piglet are sitting on a bench, Piglet
is looking up at Winnie. A similar image appears on page 94 of the book without
Rabbit. The piece is in fine condition and it is a wonderful image. $25,500.00
A
WONDERFUL
10
LINE
INSCRIPTION FROM MILNE
referring to the price of the book
and how little of it trickles down
to him. $2000.00
LIMITED EDITION BY LE MAIR & MILNE
358.MILNE,A.A. A GALLERY OF CHILDREN. Lond: Stanley Paul (1925).
Folio, blue cloth (McKay on spine), minimal wear, near Fine. FIRST EDITION,
LIMITED TO 500 NUMBERED COPIES, SIGNED BY MILNE. Printed on
hand-made paper and illustrated by H. WILLEBEEK LE MAIR with 12 large and
magnificent color plates. A beautiful and desirable book. Scarce. $1750.00
UNCOMMON POOH BOOK
355.MILNE,A.A. CHRISTOPHER ROBIN BIRTHDAY BOOK. Lond.: Methuen
(1930). 12mo, cloth, 215p., fine in slightly soiled, near fine dw. 1st ed. A birthday
book compiled by Milne from his 4 “Pooh” books and illus. by E. H. SHEPARD.
Includes a new 3 page intro. by Milne and color dw by Shepard. Quite uncommon
and a great copy. (SEE ILLUS TOP NEXT COLUMN)
$1500.00
914.764.7410 LIMITED/SIGNED POOH
BOOK
359.MILNE,A.A. THE
HOUSE
AT
POOH
CORNER. London: Methuen
(1928). 4to, cloth backed
boards Fine in dust wrapper
(dw only very slightly worn),
housed in custom chemise
and leather backed slip case. 1st ed. LIMITED TO ONLY
350 NUMBERED COPIES
SIGNED BY MILNE AND
SHEPARD. Printed on hand
made paper resulting in
very sharp reproductions
of
Shepard’s
perfect
illustrations. $7500.00
SIGNED BY MILNE
360.MILNE,A.A. NOT THAT IT MATTERS. Lond.: Methuen (1919). 12mo, red
cloth, [240]p., spine sl. faded else fine. 1st ed. A collection of essays on various
subjects including The Charm of Golf, My Library and Lunch. THIS COPY IS
SIGNED BY MILNE on the title page.
$500.00
Pg 48
PIGS
364.
(MOE,LOUIS)illus. ADVENTURES OF THREE LITTLE
PIGS translated from the Danish of
Georg Kalkar by Anna Reque and made
into verse by Frank Hill. NY et al:
Longmans, Green & Co. 1929. 4to, (11”
wide x 10”), cloth, pictorial paste-on,
near fine. Illustrated with 10 fabulous
color plates and in black and white on
text pages. A scarce picture book
by Moe.
$300.00
BEAUTIFUL
ART NOUVEAU
ILLUSTRATIONS
365.
(MOE,LOUIS)illus. KAREN alle smaapigers,
tekst af Ellen Reumert. Kobenhavn
(Copenhagen):
Carl Larsens Forlag circa
1905. 4to, (10 x 11”). cloth
backed pictorial boards,
tips rubbed else VG-Fine. Illustrated with 8 fine full
page color illustrations and
in line on every page of text
in verse in Danish. Deep rich
colors in typical turn of the
19th century style depict
a day in the life of a little
girl. A lovely and scarce
book.
$750.00
A GREAT RARITY
366.MONTGOMERY,L.M.
ANNE
OF GREEN GABLES. Bost: L.C. Page
& Co. MDCCCCVIII (April 1908). 8vo,
361.MILNE,A.A. THE SECRET AND OTHER STORIES. NY: Fountain Press
1929. Slim 8vo, red cloth, paper spine label, 70p., Fine. LIMITED TO 700
COPIES FOR SALE SIGNED BY MILNE (400 for US, 300 for England) 4 stories
by Milne. 1st collected ed. Beautiful copy. $750.00
FIRST PRINTING IN THIS
PARTICULAR PUBLISHER’S BINDING
362.MILNE,A.A. WINNIE THE POOH. Lond.: Methuen, sixth edition (printed on
title) (various dates, sixth edition 1928). 8vo,
bound in publisher’s full tan calf, all edges
gilt, elaborate gilt pictorial design on spine,
decorative device with “AAM” in the center.
Except for small split at base of spine, near
fine. In 1928 the publisher decided to issue
the Pooh books in newly designed leather
bindings and continued to issue these special
bindings over the years, changing the dates
on the copyright pages to correspond. This is the first edition of Winnie in this
binding.
$1500.00
BEAUTIFUL 1830’s MINIATURE
363.MINIATURE. WEIHGESCHENT FUR JEDER ECHTER PREUSSEN. no pub.
info., German, circa 1830. 2 x 2 5/8”, painted floral boards, all edges gilt, fine in
pictorial slipcase. A little book
of Prussian royalty featuring
1 page of text followed by 11
very fine engraved portraits
with captions of Prussian
royalty, printed on rectos
only. Begins with Friedrich
Wilhelm III who reigned from
1797-1840 and lists his son as
crown prince (who ascended
to the throne in 1840), thus
dating the book to circa
1830).
$500.00
MINIATURE SEE ALSO 26-7,
127, 305, 352-3, 390, 517, 546
pale green cloth stamped in gold,
pictorial paste-on, [i-vi], vii-viii, [ixx], 1-420 + ads. cloth slightly soiled,
cover plate rubbed, a few scattered
pale spots else VG+ in custom slip
case. Stated FIRST IMPRESSION
of this beloved classic, illustrated
with 8 plates by M.A. and W.A.J.
Claus. This is a nice copy of one
of
the
rarest
of
all
children’s
books. Peter Parley to Penrod
p. 124. $22,500.00
INSCRIBED BY MONTGOMERY
367.MONTGOMERY,L.M. MISTRESS PAT A Novel of Silverbush. Toronto:
McClelland & Stewart Ltd. (1935). 8vo, green cloth, 338p., fine in dust wrapper
chipped at spine ends. 1st
ed., unknown printing. No
later title listed on dw or
in book, but title page does
not call for a frontis, and
there is none that does
appear in other copies which
do call for it on the title
page. In this is the second
novel about Pat, she fulfills
her dream of finding love.
THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED
“YOURS CORDIALLY L.M.
MONTGOMERY” on the free
endpaper. On the corner of
the rear free endpaper is
written” Autographed at the
home of the authoress, July
7th, 1938.) This is a special
copy.
$3500.00
Pg 49
THE THIRD “ANNE” TITLE
368.MONTGOMERY,L.M. ANNE OF THE ISLAND. Bost: Page Co.1915 (1915). 8vo, green cloth, pictorial paste-on, 326p. + 16p.ads, light rear cover soil else
near Fine. Stated 1st impression (printing). Illustrated with color frontis by H.
Weston Taylor. Anne leaves Avonlea for 4 years of college and realizes that she
and Gilbert Blythe were meant for each other. Extremely scarce. $1200.00
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16” wide x 20” tall, green pictorial cloth, some edge wear and one plate neatly
mended, VG+. Done in the same format as the Dick and Jane Big Books, this
has a stand that allows the teacher to prop the book up and open. There are
8 nursery rhymes presented as pictures only. Two rhymes have 2 illustrations. Rhymes include: Little Boy Blue, Jack and Jill (2), Little Miss Muffet (2), Jack
Be Nimble, Diddle Diddle Dumpling, Hey Diddle Diddle, Baa Baa Black Sheep and
Humpty Dumpty. The illustration by an unnamed artist are charming, reminiscent
of Barbara Cooney. This is a rare and creative use of traditional Mother Goose
$325.00
favorites. (SEE ILLUS BOTTOM PRIOR COLUMN)
RARE MOTHER GOOSE FOLIO NOVELTY
373.MOTHER GOOSE. MOTHER GOOSE PARADE by Anita de Campi. Chic.:
Reilly & Britton (1914). Oblong folio (16” wide x 10.5”), cloth backed pictorial
card covers, some cover soil, corner crease else amazingly complete and VG. There are 24 full page illustrations - 12 large and wonderful color plates for
different Mother Goose rhymes that are meant to be guides for the child to use
to color the 12 pages that are present only in outline. (The coloring pages have
some areas with light pastel shading). Once colored, the pages are meant to be
removed to be used as nursery borders. This is a rare Mother Goose. $400.00
369.MONTGOMERY,L.M. FURTHER CHRONICLES OF AVONLEA. Boston:
Page Co. 1920 (1920). 8vo, tan cloth, pictorial paste-on, xi, 301p. + ads, Fine in
dust wrapper (dw chipped at spine ends). Stated 1st impression. 15 additional
stories about the characters of Avonlea, several including Anne. Illustrated with
b&w plates by John Goss. This is a super copy of a rare title, even more rare in
the dust wrapper. $2250.00
RARE MONTGOMERY TITLE
370.MONTGOMERY,L.M. THE BLUE CASTLE. Toronto: McLelland & Stewart
(1926 printed Hunter-Rose Co.). 8vo, (5 1/2 x 7 3/4”), grey cloth stamped in blue,
[310]p., castle illustration on half-title, near fine in dust wrapper (dw has 1” piece off
top of spine otherwise nice). 1st edition. When Doss, a 29 year old woman suddenly
finds she has only 1 year to live, she becomes determined to reverse her previous
mouse-like existence. The story is set in Muskoka, Ontario where Montgomery
had once happily vacationed. This is a rare title in dust wrapper. $4500.00
BRILLIANT COPY IN DUST
WRAPPER
371.
MONTGOMERY,L.M. EMILY’S QUEST. NY: Stokes
1927 (1927). 8vo, green cloth,
pict. paste-on, fine and bright IN
DUST WRAPPER (dw with a few
closed tears else VG+). 1st ed. The
third (and final) book in the Emily
series. Illus. by MARIA KIRK with
color frontis. that is repeated on
cover which is highlighted with
silver. A beautiful copy, rare
in dw. $950.00
MOORE, CLEMENT – 136-144, 172
RARE MOTHER GOOSE
INSTRUCTIONAL BIG BOOK
372.MOTHER
GOOSE. FAVORITE NURSERY RHYMES.
no place: Instructo Corp. (1967). RARE MOTHER GOOSE NOVELTY
374.MOTHER GOOSE. NEW MOTHER GOOSE text by Howard S.F. Randolph. NY: Stokes 1907. 4to, cloth
backed pictorial boards,
corners worn else VG+. Each
of the eight Mother Goose
rhymes are offered in 1
page story format. For each
rhyme, there is a full page
of color pieces designed to
be cut-out and assembled
to make the rhyme come to
life. For instance for Jack
and Jill the child can make
a covered well, a bucket and
the two children. The 8 cutouts are designed by L.H.
Glazier and drawn in color by
Elisabeth Bliss. There are
also other color illustrations
throughout the text. A
rare
American
Mother
Goose.
$600.00
BOOK WITH PIANO BUILT IN!
375.MOTHER GOOSE. TUNES FROM MOTHER GOOSE. Schoenhut Mfg Co.,
no date, circa 1945-50. Thick 8vo, pictorial boards, Fine. When you open the
front cover (which opens in the middle), there is a spiral backed book attached
inside the cover. The book
contains 18 Mother Goose rhymes
with musical notation and color
illustrations. Attached inside the
rear cover is a xylophone plus black
and white keyboard used to strike
the xylophone keys. If the child can
read the letters of the alphabet,
they can easily play the simple tunes. Really a wonderful item. The spine
indicates that this is Volume 1 of a
planned series. The charming color
covers are illustrated by M. deV
Lee.
$225.00
MOTHER GOOSE SEE ALSO 3, 28,
53, 62, 153-4, 237, 284.
343, 426, 433, 523, 530
Pg 50
914.764.7410 RARE AMERICAN FANTASY MOVEABLE
376.MOVEABLE. (AMERICAN) A TRIP
TO THE MOON by J.R. Pepper. Chic.: L.W.
Walter, no date ca 1910. 4to, cl. backed pict.
bds, title page edges restored, text paper
aging else near Fine. The nonsensical story
of Mr. Tramontane and Mr. Giggins who
travel to the moon in a special automobile. When they arrive, they immediately
return because the people on the moon
were too blasé about their unusual vehicle. Illustrated in brown line on text pages
and featuring 5 fantastic and brightly
colored tab-operated moveable plates. Rare.
$1750.00
DEAN MOVEABLE
COCK ROBIN
377.MOVEABLE. (DEAN)
DEAN’S MOVEBLE COCK
ROBIN. Lond: Dean & Son
(1859 code on rear cover). 4to, cl. backed pict. bds,
slight cover soil and minor
mends at tab areas else VGFine. Featuring 8 fine handcolored moveable plates with
metal grommets on hinged
mechanisms operated by
levers, with text beneath
each illustration. Each
leaf has a verse from this
classic book. A rare title
in Dean’s mechanical book
series. $3200.00
AMERICAN MOVEABLE - DENSLOW IMITATION
378.
MOVEABLE.
(MOTHER GOOSE) THE
MAGIC PICTURE BOOK
OF
MOTHER
GOOSE
RHYMES AND MELODIES.
NY: Dillingham (1908) 4to,
cloth, pict. paste-on, some
cover soil and grubbiness,
tight and VG. 1st edition.
Illustrated by ROBERT H.
PORTEOUS in an obvious
DENSLOW IMITATION,. Every other page is really
a flap that features a bold,
vibrant color illustration
with the beginning of a
Mother Goose rhyme. When
the flap is lifted, it reveals
a different but related
picture beneath it related to
the end of the rhyme. Text
pages are also illustrated
in color. Bound in the same
format as Denslow’s Humpty
Dumpty and others, this is
really a nice Mother Goose
and a rare moveable flap
book. $1250.00
379.MOVEABLE. (NISTER)
TWINKLING PICTURES by Weedon. Lond: Nister 1899. 8vo, cl. backed pict.
bds, near Fine. Featuring 5 beautiful
mechanical plates that dissolve to reveal
different illustrations below (ribbon ties). Illus. by POPGUN and a beautiful copy.
$1600.00
RARE EARLY MOVEABLE SLICE TYPE MECHANICAL
380.MOVEABLE. (SLICE) A HUNDRED PICTURES * EIN HUNDERT BILDER
* CENT TABLEAUX. No publication information, circa 1845. 4to, (8 1/2 x
11”), pictorial boards, near fine. There are six leaves, each with 6 hand-colored
lithographed transformation pictures and one hand-colored background scene. Each of the leaves can be lifted and combined with each other leaf to create
many different scenes and no matter which leaf you lift, there is always one
cohesive picture that emerges. Rare.
$4250.00
MOVING PICTURES
RED RIDING HOOD
381.
MOVEABLE. (THEATER) LITTLE RED
RIDING HOOD IN EIGHT
REELS. Milwaukee: Craft
Novelty Makers, 1921. 4to,
pict. bds, cover soil, else
VG+. There is a full page
depiction of a movie theatre
and where the stage would
be is a die-cut hole. There
is a moveable wheel below
that tells the story of Little
Red as it is turned to show
8 different scenes of the
Red Riding Hood Story. The text for each scene
in on the opposite page. Rare.
$600.00
FINE VOLLAND NOVELTY BOOK IN BOX!
382.MOVEABLE. (VOLLAND) MY PEEK-A-BOO SHOW BOOK by Carrie
Dudley. Minneapolis: Buzza, a Gordon Volland Book 1928. Large oblong 4to, cloth
backed pict. bds, Very Fine IN ORIGINAL BOX (box flaps repaired). Written
and illustrated by Dudley. There are 8 thick cardboard scenes with holes cut out
in various places. Any one of
these scenes can be placed
over any one of 6 paper pages
so the reader can change
the text and illustrations
to create a number of
stories (very similar to Tom
Seidmann Freud’s grids
on her famous toy-books). Illustrated in bright Volland
style, this is a scarce and
interesting book, rare in the
box. $500.00
UNNCOMMON WEHR
TITLE
383.MOVEABLE. (WEHR)
ANIMATED CIRCUS BOOK
by Edward Ernest. Akron:
Saalfield (1943). Oblong 4to,
spiral bound pictorial boards,
sl. rubbing to spine else fine
in frayed dw (mended on
verso). Illustrated in color
and animated by JULIAN
WEHR with 4 wonderful
moveables operated with
tabs, that have several
pieces in motion at once. This is a very scarce Wehr
title. $400.00
BOBO THE CLOWN * HI-HO THE HORSE *LU-LU THE DUCK
384.MOVEABLE. WIGGILY BOOKS: 3 MOVEABLE BOOKS IN BOX. Offered
here are 3 books written by
Porter housed in the original
publisher’s box in fine condition
(box scuffed). Published by
Capitol Pub. Co. in 1948. Each
book measures 5” wide x 9” bound
in thick pictorial card covers. Attached to the cover of each
book is a thick three dimensional
action figure with hinges so that
it moves in several different
directions as the book is shaken
(designed by Plowitz). The
books are brightly illustrated
with color lithos throughout by
Chollick. Bo-Bo the clown is a
circus story, Hi-Ho is the story
of a merry-go-round horse and
Lu-Lu features an adorable duck. This is a wonderful 1940’s novelty
piece.
$300.00
Pg 51
humor the interest and the zip of the book makes me think it one of the very
best Oz books so far. Sincerely Jno R. Neill.” Reilly writes a typed response
dated March 4th 1922: “ Dear John, Packages of drawings for Children’s Poems
received O.K. They are satisfactory although I think they are uneven in merit;
some are much better than others. Send in your bill and we we’ll take care of
you. With best regards, Very cordially, F.K. Reilly.”
$4500.00
MUSIC SEE 46, 155, 159, 260, 283, 330, 375, 405, 463, 471
RED RIDING HOOD AND THE
THREE BEARS
387.(NEILL,JOHN
R.)illus.
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
AND THE THREE BEARS
TURNOVER BOOK. Chic: Reilly
& Lee (1910). 8vo, pict. boards,
tips sl. rubbed else fine in
chipped dw. Adapted from Reilly
& Britton’s Children’s Stories
That Never Grow Old Series,
half of the book contains Little
Red Riding Hood at the end of
which you flip over the book
and the Three Bears begins. Illustrated by J.R. NEILL with
color covers and with 16 full
page color illus. and a few smaller
color illus. for both stories. An
especially nice copy, rare in
the dw.
$475.00
MYTH & LEGEND – 96, 109, 166, 231, 389, 394, 431, 459 562
NEILL, JOHN SEE ALSO 72, 74-6, 538
MOVEABLE SEE ALSO 60, 113, 286, 348-50, 439
NAZI ANTI-SEMITIC CHILDREN’S BOOK
385.NAZI
INTEREST.
DER
GIFTPILZ
[THE
POISONED MUSHROOM]
by Ernst Hiemer. Nurnberg:
Sturmer (1938). 4to, cloth
and pictorial boards, some
internal margin soil, sl. spine
wear, VG+. Illustrated in
full color by Fips featuring
grossly
stereotypical
depictions of Jewish men
and women. The Jews are
portrayed as dirty and
conniving and the German
youth as wholesome and
clean. This title, along with
Elvira Bauer’s “Trau Keinem
Fuchs” remains one of the
most striking examples of
the power of propaganda in
children’s literature, however
this title is more difficult
to find. NAZI SEE ALSO
29.
$3750.00
NEILL/ REILLY LETTER REGARDING KABUMPO IN OZ
386.NEILL,JOHN R. LETTER FROM NEILL TO REILLY & LEE WITH
RESPONSE. This is a
wonderful
handwritten
letter to Mr. Reilly of Reilly
and Lee with Reilly’s response
typed on the side. Neill’s
letter is dated Jan. 12, 1922
and reads: Dear F.K. Reilly
- Am sending today the last
lot of drawings, completing
the
illustrations
for
Kabumpo in Oz. Incidentally
I would like to tell you how
much I enjoyed reading
the mss. and making the
pictures. After illustrating
about seventeen Oz books
I think it worthwhile to
let you know this with my
congratulations on having
secured an author of such
superior
qualifications
to continue the work of
supplying the Oz books. Every feature of the child
appeal is handled with the
greatest skill. The whimsical
[email protected]
388.NEVILLE,EMILY. IT’S LIKE THIS, CAT. NY: Harp. Row (1963). Pict.
cloth, Fine in dw. Stated 1st ed. A boy’s journey to adulthood set in New York
City. Illus. by Emil Weiss. NEWBERY AWARD WINNER. Very scarce.$400.00
NEWBERY AWARD – WINNERS 210, 332, 388, 464 HONOR- 568
NIELSEN’S “EAST OF THE SUN”
389.(NIELSEN,KAY)illus. EAST OF THE SUN AND WEST OF THE MOON. [Lond] Hodder & Stoughton [1914]. Large 4to, (9x11 1/2”), blue cloth, extensive
gilt decoration, slightest of soil on rear cover else Fine. 1st ed of Nielsen’s most
desired book, illustrated with pictorial endpapers and featuring 25 magnificent
tipped-in color plates with lettered guards as well as numerous detailed black and
whites throughout the text. A beautiful copy of the 1st ed. $4750.00
6 NISTER BOOKS IN
ORIGINAL BOX
390.NISTER PUB. MY
PET’S LIBRARY. Lond:
Nister, nd circa 1895. 24mo,
cloth-backed pict. bds.,
AS NEW IN ORIGINAL
PUBLISHER’S BOX (box
slightly worn). Six miniature
books (3 x 3 5/8”): Sugar
and
Spice,
Playfellows,
Kittie, Little Chicks, Miss
Mistletoe and Sandcastles
each with simple stories. Every book has 4 fine full
page
chromolithographs
plus
many
in-text
illustrations. Rare in the
box.
$1500.00
NISTER PUB. SEE ALSO 90, 126, 379, 440-1, 515, 517, 521, 546
Pg 52
914.764.7410 NOAH’S ARK - 528
STRIKING PICTURE BOOK
391.(NOBLE,EDWIN)illus. HELPERS WITHOUT HANDS by Gladys Davidson. NY: Frederick Stokes circa
1910. 4to, (9“ wide x 11),
cloth backed decorated
boards, pictorial paste-on,
nearly as new IN DUST
WRAPPER!
The text
describes
how
trained
animals help man all over the
world. Arranged according
to type of animal, it includes
truffle-hunting pigs, camels,
polar dogs, police dogs,
etc. Illustrated with 32
tipped in illustrations on
16 pages - each page with
2 separate illustrations. Printed with rich colors in a
style somewhat reminiscent
of Nicholson with heavy
outlines. A stunning book in
incredible condition.$500.00
NORWAY - 389
DIRIGIBLE, STEAM ENGINE,
FIRE ENGINE - HUGE PAPER TOY BOOK
392.NOVELTY. BOY’S CUT-OUT BOOK. 10 POSTERS PROMOTING WORLD PEACE
395.PACIFISM. [POSTERS FOR PEACE]. This is a folder of 10 color posters
published jointly by the National Council for Prevention of War and the National
Child Welfare Association in 1923. Each poster measures 11 x 14”, printed on
one side of the paper with a pictorial cover sheet. Each leaf features a beautiful
color scene by F.L. Warren showing children from different countries: China,
Russia, Italy, France, England, Germany, America, Spain, Japan and Holland. The
hand lettered text in verse is meant to show that all children are good and
all are alike despite physical
differences. The first leaf
contains the following verse: “In hearts too young for
enmity / There lies the way
to make men free;/ When
children’s friendships are
world-wide, / New ages will
be glorified. / Let child love
child and strife will cease
/ Disarm the hearts, for
that is Peace.” The National
Council for Prevention of
War was founded in 1921 by
Quaker pacifist Frederick
J. Libby with the purposes
of
reducing
armaments
worldwide and to become the
center for the distribution
of peace information.
$1200.00
PAINTING BOOK – 163
Racine: Whitman 1932. Giant folio (12
1/2 x 19 12/”), pictorial wraps, fine and
UNUSED! This is a fabulous paper toy book
of die-cut pieces to construct a Dirigible,
Fire
Engine,
Transport
Rare.
Prairie
Truck
and
Schooner,
Motor
Airplane
Carrier. $750.00
NOVELTIES SEE ALSO 30, 61, 130, 132, 140,
142, 146, 205, 373-5, 381-2,
392, 403-4, 406, 408, 410,
493, 537, 540
FABULOUS FOLIO TRAIN PANORAMA
396.PANORAMA. RAILWAY PICTURE BOOK. Lond.: Dean & Son, circa 1890. Oblong folio, 14 1/2” wide x 9 3/4”, 10 large hinged leaves opening accordion
style, VG-Fine. Mounted on thick card pages, each leaf has incredible full page
chromolithographs depicting train travel at the turn of the 19th century starting
with buying a ticket at the booking office, to interiors of drawing room and
sleeper cars to arriving at the destination. The colors are rich and images are
quite detailed, signed by F. Moore. The front panel is embossed adding additional
depth of illustration. This is a rare and wonderful children’s panorama. (SEE
ALSO REAR COVER)
$2500.00
PANORAMAS – 4, 5, 9, 131, 141, 147, 230, 243, 309, 352, 496
OUTHWAITE’S FIRST BOOK
393.([OUTHWAITE],IDA RENTOUL)illus. MOLLIE’S BUNYIP
by A.R. RENTOUL and I.S. RENTOUL. Melbourne: Robert Jolley
1904. Oblong 4to, string bound pictorial wraps, [48]p., edges frayed
with some mends, last leaf restored (all blank except for the last
two letters of the word “end”) else really VG+. FIRST EDITION
OF OUTHWAITE’S FIRST BOOK done when she was only 16
years old and written by her older sister Ida who was then 22. Illustrated with 11 full page black and whites and 11 pages of text
in calligraphy. Text
pages
have delicate
illustrations
in sepia. The
story
tells
about
little
Mollie
who
wanders into the woods
and gets lost. She meets
fairies and is protected
by the Bunyip and then
returns home. Extremely
scarce.
$4000.00
RARE AND EARLY OUTHWAITE
394.[OUTHWIATE],IDA RENTOUL)illus. GUM TREE BROWNIE and other
Faerie Folk of the Never-Never by Tarella Quin. Melbourne etc.: George Robertson
& Co. nd [1907]. Oblong small 4to, green pictorial cloth, beveled edges, marbled
endpapers, 184p., slight tip and edge wear else VG+. 1st ed. of Outhwaite’s third
book, illustrated with 31 beautiful full page and numerous partial page black and
whites that were executed when she was just 19 years old. Although Outhwaite’s
work had appeared in magazines and in two previous books, this work is important
as marking “Ida’s first major mature work” (Fairy World of I.R.O. p.105). It was
also Tarella Quin’s first book and it’s text is important for setting the “modern”
emergence of Australian folklore separate from the English stories that Australian
children had been accustomed to reading. See Fairy World of I.R. Outhwaite
esp p.38-40, also Muir: History of Aust. Child. Book illus. 70-71.
$1350.00
SEE ILLUS DIRECTLY TO THE RIGHT ---->>>>
#394
Pg 53
PERE CASTOR
397.(PARAIN,NATHALIE)illus. LE BEAU CHARDON D’ALI BORON texte de
May d’Alencon. Paris: Flammarion 1940. Obl. 8vo, pict. wraps, covers sl. dusty
else near Fine. 1st ed. of this scarce PERE CASTOR title with beautiful full page
color lithos. by Parain. $275.00
[email protected]
PEEPSHOW
402.PEEPSHOW. BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE THAMES TUNNEL. no imprint,
Azulay, Printer, Thames Tunnel, ca 1855. 6 x 4 1/2”, cl. backed marbled boards
opening like a book with one page of text pasted inside the cover. Some rubbing,
VG. The top section depicting the Wapping station is not hand-colored, the
remaining 4 panels are. This is a nice peepshow depicting the pedestrian and
carriage tunnel under the Thames which was completed in 1843. (SEE ILLUS
BOTTOM PRIOR COLUMN)
$1000.00
FAIRY TALES WITH “MAGIC GLASSES”
403.PERE CASTOR. ALBUM FEE textes de Rose Celli et Marguerite Reynier. Paris: Flammarion 1933 (1950). 4to, flexible pictorial wraps, Fine and complete with
anaglyph glasses. 12 fairy tales are included. Each page of text faces a full page 2color illustration printed in red and blue but which cannot be clearly seen. When the
child wears the “magic glasses” provided, they can see 2 pictures - one in red and one
in blue. Illustrated by Russian émigrés artist Helene Guertik. Rare. $275.00
PERE CASTOR
398.(PARAIN,NATHALIE)illus. NOIX DE COCO ET SOM AMI texte de
Marie Colmont. Paris: Flammarion 1940. Obl. 8vo, pict. wraps, near fine. 1st ed.
of this scarce PERE CASTOR title with beautiful full page color lithos. by Parain. The story of a little dog in the forest. $275.00
399.PEAKE,MERVYN. CAPTAIN SLAUGHTERBOARD DROPS ANCHOR. Lond.: Eyre & Spottiswoode 1945. 4to, cloth, fine in dw. 1st ed. with color
illustrations, being first published with plain line illustrations in 1939. This 1939
edition was destroyed by enemy action during the war, after which Peake colored
the plates for the 1945 edition. The illustrations for this pirate tale are both
surreal and real - full of action and humor as only Peake can do. See Whalley/
Chester History of Children’s Book Illustration p.202 where they refer to this
title as “one of the most astonishing picture books of the period.”
$700.00
RARE PERE CASTOR GAME
404.PERE CASTOR. CHACUN SA MAISON par G. Deffontaines et P. Faucher
[Pere Castor]. Paris: Flammarion, 1933. Square 4to, pictorial wraps, edge
of cover faded and some spine rubbing, VG+ and unused. 1st ed. There are
2 pages of text describing the game followed by 36 cards with bright color
lithos by Russian Émigré artist CHEM [Pavlovitch Chemetov] on one side, and
with 8-10 lines of text on the verso. The cards are divided into groups of 4 from
which each player creates a story about one of 4 characters: Eskimos, Native
Americans, Africans, Arabs. Rare.
$400.00
MUSIC
405.PERE CASTOR.
CHANSONS DE JEUX recueillies par S. Sestier. Paris: Flammarion [1933]. 4to, pictorial wraps, small corner and spine repair,
VG. 1st ed. 16 children’s singing games are presented with musical notation.
Illustrated with charming color and b&w lithos by Russian émigré artist Georges
Tcherkessoff.
$250.00
PEAT PAPER DOLLS
400.(PEAT,FERN BISEL)illus. LET’S PLAY STORE. Akron: Saalfield 1933.
Oblong folio, stiff wraps, Fine. A fabulous book of PAPER DOLLS with 4 humans
plus furniture and merchandise including cabinets, stands and dozens of grocery
items to be assembled by the user - all brightly illustrated in Peat’s distinctive
style. Very scarce. $500.00
PEAT FAIRY TALE SHAPE BOOK
401.(PEAT,FERN BISEL)illus. PICTURE STORY BOOK. Akron: Saalfield 1933.
Folio, pictorial wraps, 2 minor margin mends, near Fine. A beautiful SHAPE BOOK
with the Three Bears on the cover. Inside there are short versions of 9 classic
fairy tales including Puss In Boots, Snow White, Hansel & Gretel, Three Pigs etc. Illustrated by Peat with bold and beautiful full page color illustrations (11 incl.
covers) Scarce. $200.00
#402
STAINED GLASS NOVELTY
406.PERE CASTOR. CHATEAUX FORTS. Paris: Flammarion 1950. Sq.
4to, stiff pict. wraps, Fine and unused. 1st ed. There are 12 lovely full page
illustrations in silhouette with thick frames around the edges all printed in blue. Each illustration represents a different aspect of a French chateau (castle)
to be used as a design for a stained glass window The child is to cut out the
white sections of the illustration. Then by cutting out pieces of various colored
papers provided in the book, and pasting them into open sections of the full page
illustration, the readers can make their own stained glass windows. The effect
is most effective when held to the light. Designed by Pierre Belves, this is one
the most unusual of the Pere Castor titles. Rare.
$225.00
914.764.7410 DRAGONFLY
407.PERE CASTOR. DEMOISELLE LIBELLLULE raconte par A. Telier. Paris:
Flammarion 1949. Oblong 8vo, pictorial wraps, fine. 1st ed. A story featuring
dragonflies. Beautifully illustrated with color lithos by Michel Deleau and
Andre Pec.
$100.00
Pg 54
ZODIAC / STAINED GLASS
NOVELTY
412.PERE CASTOR. LES 12 SIGNES
DU ZODIAQUE. Paris: Flammarion
(1934). Sq. 4to, stiff pict. wraps,
Fine and unused. Each of the 12
signs of the zodiac is represented
with a full page illustration done
in stylized, broad black outline. By
cutting out the designs and using
the thin colored papers provided
in the book, the readers can make
their own stained glass windows
for the various signs. Designed by
KATE WOLFF, this is one the most
unusual of the Pere Castor titles. Rare.
$500.00
PERE CASTOR ALSO 397-8, 477-87, 492, 537
PERRAULT, CHARLES – 148, 150, 181, 387, 437, 512, 522, 532, 537
UNUSUAL PERE CASTOR STAINED GLASS NOVELTY BOOK
408.PERE CASTOR. ILLUMINATED PICTURES by Kate Wolff. NY: Artists
and Writers Guild 1935. Sq. 4to, stiff pict. wraps, light foxing else Fine. Each
leaf features an illustration in blue silhouette line with designs in typical angular
30’s style. In a pocket at the front of the book are many pieces of colored paper.
The reader is directed to cut out the white areas in each illustration, paste the
colored paper over these holes, and then hold the completed picture up to the
light giving a stained glass effect. Completely unused and very scarce. $350.00
PETER PARLEY TO PENROD – 366
413.PETERSHAM,MAUD & MISKA. AN AMERICAN ABC. NY: Macmillan.
1941 (Sept. 1941). 4to, cloth, near fine in slightly aged, VG+ dust wrapper.
First ed. Illustrated in color (litho’d by GLASER) with each letter of the
alphabet represented by a patriotic picture. A most attractive ABC book and a
CALDECOTT HONOR winner.
$325.00
UNCOMMON AND LOVELY PERE CASTOR TITLE
409.PERE CASTOR. JEUX DE NOURRICES. Paris: Flammarion 1936. Ob.
8vo, pictorial wraps, near fine. 1st ed. A book of nursery rhymes, some with
music. Illustrated with perfectly lovely color lithos by Francoise Estachy. An
uncommon title.
$200.00
MINT COPY
414.PETERSHAM,MAUD & MISKA. JOSEPH AND HIS BROTHERS. NY:
Macmillan 1938 (1938). 4to, cloth, AS NEW IN DUST WRAPPER. 1st edition. The story of Joseph from the Old Testament, beautifully illustrated with rich
color lithos by the Petershams. A great copy.
$150.00
RARE PERE CASTOR NOVELTY
410.PERE CASTOR. LANTERNE MAGIQUE. Paris: Flammarion (1935). Sq. 4to,
stiff pict. wraps, one illustration colored else near Fine. Each of the illustrations
is done in stylized, broad black outline by LALOUVE [Kate Wolff]. By cutting out
the designs and using the thin colored papers provided in the book, the readers
can make their own illustrations to hold in front of the light. There is also
a game that can be played, the instructions for which are in the back of the
book. Designed by Lalouve [Kate Wolff], this is one the more unusual of the Pere
Castor titles.
$500.00
UNUSUAL PERE CASTOR
COLLAGE NOVELTY
411.PERE CASTOR. L’ATELIER
D’ARLEQUIN. Paris: Flammarion
1937. 4to, pictorial wraps, small
repair blank corner rear cover,
some spine rubbing, VG+ and
unused. 1st ed. Illustrated in
color and line by C. BELLENFANT. There are several full page
color photo illustrations where
the colors are comprised of
different pieces of fabrics cut
and pasted to fit the forms of the
characters. The other pages are
illus. in yellow line with directions
for the reader to cut their own
fabrics and apply them to the
pictures to finish them in color.
Scarce.
$600.00
RARE PETERSHAM FIRST EDITION
415.PETERSHAM,MAUD & MISKA. MIKI. NY: Doubleday Doran 1929 (1929),
4to, cloth backed pict. bds, VG+ in sl. worn dust wrapper. Stated 1st ed. A
gorgeous picture book set in Hungary, the “first of the international picture
books” (Bader p.39). Very scarce in the 1st ed. $350.00
416.PETERSHAM,MAUD & MISKA.
THE SILVER MACE: a story of
Williamsburg. NY: Macmillan (1956). 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, Fine in
dust wrapper (dw as a few small closed tears). Stated 1st ed., written and illus.
by the Petershams this is a picture-story book about Williamsburg Virginia in
colonial times. Lovely full page color illus. $125.00
Pg 55
SCARCE PETERSHAM TITLE SIGNED
417.PETERSHAM,MAUD AND MISKA. STORY OF THE AMERICAN
PRESIDENTS. NY: Macmillan (1953). 4to, cloth, fine in sl. worn dw. Stated 1st
printing. Biographies of the presidents from Washington to Eisenhower. Illus.
with 2-color lithos by the Petershams. THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY BOTH MAUD
AND MISKA PETERSHAM.
$300.00
[email protected]
STUNNING MARCUS WARD BOOK - DECORATIVE BINDING
422.PICTURE BOOK. MARCUS WARD’S PICTURE LIBRARY OF ANIMALS
- Cows, Horses, Poultry, Rabbits. Lond.: Marcus Ward, no date, owner inscribed
1881. Large 4to, green cloth with elaborate gold, red and black pictorial
cover, near fine. Stories for the youngest child accompanied by 20 fine
chromolithographed plates and many detailed woodcuts throughout the text. The stories are for the most part engaging except for the last which deals with
hunters killing human-like bunnies. This is a high quality, well printed picture
book that Marcus Ward is known for.
$450.00
FIRST EDITION IN
PETO, GLADYS - 8
RARE DUST WRAPPER
PHOTOS OF PETS DRESSED AS HUMANS
418.PHOTO ILLUSTRATED. PUPPY AND PUSSY BOOK by Harry Frees. Chic.: Rand McNally 1936. 4to, stiff pictorial wraps, some cover soil else VG. The life of humanized cats and dogs portrayed through full page photos of
real cats and dogs dressed as humans and posed in a variety of circumstances. Frees notes that his animal subjects were treated with the utmost respect. A scarce Frees title.
$200.00
423.PICTURE BOOK. THE PETER PATTER
419.PHOTO ILLUSTRATED. REALLY BABIES by Elizabeth Brownell. Chic:
Rand McNally 1908. 4to, gilt cloth, photo paste-on, 63p., fine in worn and chipped
dw. Rhymes for children, one per page, with each rhyme facing a full page photo
of posed children and with photos on text pages as well. Typical turn of the 20th
century and quite charming and scarce.
$450.00
with beautiful full page and in text color
BOOK. Chic: Rand McNally (1918). Folio,
green cloth, pict. paste-on, FINE IN DUST
WRAPPER ((dw frayed with some pieces of
edges). 1st edition of this large picture
book. A wonderful anthology of rhymes
illustrations by BLANCHE FISHER WRIGHT
as well as cover, title and endpapers by
MILO WINTER. A beautiful copy, rare
in dw. #419
#420
FREES PHOTO ILLUSTRATED BUNNIES - RARE TITLE
420.PHOTO ILLUSTRATED. THE SANDMAN: HIS BUNNY STORIES by
Harry W. Frees. Bost: Page 1918 (1st impression Sept. 1918). 8vo, grey pict. cloth,
274p. + 18p. publisher catalogue, near Fine. 1st ed. 23 stories starring puppies,
featuring 32 amazing full page PHOTO ILLUSTRATIONS of real bunnies dressed
up and posed performing various activities that match the stories (pictorial
endpapers as well). A great copy of a charming and rare title. $650.00
PHOTO ILLUSTRATED SEE ALSO 89, 95, 320,
BLACKIE PICTURE BOOK BY DERRICK OF THE “ARK BOOK”
421.PICTURE BOOK. A DAY
IN ANIMAL TOWN by Freda
Derrick. Lond.: Blackie no date. Obl. 4to, cl. backed pict. bds,
fine in dust wrapper with large
piece off cover. Life in a town
populated by humanized animals,
illustrated by Derrick with
striking and bold full page color
illustrations opposite each page
of text. In the same size and
format of her famous Ark Book
but considerably less common.
$300.00
$400.00
GREAT BRITISH FANTASY PICTURE BOOK
424.PICTURE BOOK. THE PICKLETONS by Ingles Rhode. Lond: Dean nd
[1897]. Large obl. 4to,
cloth backed pict. bds, some
edge and cover wear and
some margin fraying else,
mend on rear endpaper, VG.
Told and drawn by Rhode
who has a unique style and
sense of humor. Each page
of calligraphic text faces
full page chromolithograph
of the Pickletons- 3 boys
who run away from home
and embark upon a fantasy
trip. There is even a family
motto “Perservere=Pykelton.
Terrific $600.00
GREAT TUCK
VICTORIAN PICTURE BOOK
425.PICTURE BOOK. PROVERBS OLD
NEWLY TOLD by Clifton Bingham. Lond.:
Tuck nd ca 1900. Folio, cl. backed pict.
bds, 2 archival margin mends, some cover
rubbing and paper toning, VG+. All the
standard proverbs are offered - Better
Late Than Never, A Bird In The Hand
etc., illustrated with 12 fabulous full page
chromolithographs much in the style of John
Hassall, plus in b&w on all the other pages. Great!
$400.00
Pg 56
914.764.7410 UGLY DUCKLING * COCK
ROBIN * MOTHER HUBBARD
AND MORE
426.PICTURE BOOK. SNOWWHITE
AND
ROSE-RED
PICTURE
BOOK
containing
Little Snow White, the Ugly
Duckling, Cock Robin, Mother
Hubbard and other nursery
tales. Lond.: Geo. Routledge, no
date, owner inscription dated
1870. 4to, pictorial cloth,
near fine. Illustrated with 24
beautifully composed full page
color lithographs printed on one
side of the paper by the Leighton
Brothers. This is a beautiful
copy of a very uncommon picture
book.
$600.00
PIGS – 41, 63, 211, 265, 341, 364, 449
BEAUTIFUL PINKNEY ART
427.PINKNEY,JERRY
(HARRIS,JOEL
CHANDLER)illus. ORIGINAL
ART: MORE TALES OF UNCLE REMUS by Joel Chandler Harris. We are
pleased to offer 2 pieces of art by Pinkney used in his edition of More Tales
of Uncle Remus published in 1988 by Dial (1 watercolor and one pen and ink).
“Jerry Pinkney has been illustrating children’s books since 1964 and has the
rare distinction of being the recipient of three Caldecott Honor Medals -- in
1995 for John Henry by Julius Lester (Dial), in 1990 for The Talking Eggs
by Robert D. San Souci (Dial) and in 1989 for Mirandy and Brother Wind by
Patricia C. McKissack (Knopf). He has won the Coretta Scott King Award three
times and a Coretta Scott King Honor twice. Mr. Pinkney has received four
awards for his body of work: the Drexel Citation for Children’s Literature,
the David McCord Award , the Philadelphia School of Art and Design Alumni
Award, and the Keene State College Children’s Literature Festival Award.
In addition to his work on children’s books, he is an extremely successful
artist who has had eleven one-man retrospectives at venues ranging from
the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists to the Art
Institute of Chicago. Mr. Pinkney has illustrated for a wide variety of clients,
including National Geographic , the National Parks Service, the U.S. Postal
Service, the American Library Association and the Association of Booksellers
for Children.... Many of Mr. Pinkney’s children’s books celebrate multicultural
and African American themes. ‘Working on both the Uncle Remus tales and
#427a
John Henry has shown me an important link between pivotal and opposite
African American folk heroes. Brer Rabbit, the sly trickster, originated
during slavery and was the first African American folk hero. Slaves who
wanted to get the better of their masters needed to be cunning and sly -hence the trickster role.’ “ (from Penguin web site). The pieces offered are:
a. “Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion” watercolor appears
spread on p.6-7. The image is 17” wide x 10 1/2” high on
x 11 1/2” signed. Rabbit is seen emerging from his house
and he is talking to a yellow, red and black bird on a
as a double page
art paper 18 1/2”
in the tree trunk
branch.$9,500.00
b. Rabbit and Fox on roof – a detailed pen and ink that appears on page 5. The
image measures 6 1/2” wide x 7” high on art paper 7 1/2 x 11 ¼. $2000.00
#427b
Pg 57
PIRATES - 399
GUY ARNOUX
LIMITED EDITION
428.POCHOIR. HISTOIRE
DE
LA RAMEE: SOLDAT FRANCAIS
by Guy Arnoux. Paris: Devambez
1918. Folio, pict. wraps, light
cover soil, VG+. LIMITED TO 325
NUMBERED COPIES. Illus. with 15
beautiful hand-colored POCHOIR
illustrations. $400.00
GUY ARNOUX’S BEAUTIFUL
POCHOIR ILLUSTRATIONS
429.POCHOIR.
LE SOLDAT FRANCAIS
DANS LES GUERRES (FRENCH SOLDIERS
AT WAR) by GUY ARNOUX. Paris: Societe
Litteraire de France (1916). Large 4to,
cloth, pict. pate-on, some cover soil else
near FINE. A very beautiful book, with
vibrant pochoir illustrations on every page
(printed on rectos only) that accompany
minimal text which is printed on tissue
guards. $400.00
430.POCHOIR.
REIMS, LA
CATHEDRALE texte de R.
Burnand. Paris: Berger Levrault,
nd circa 1920. Large oblong 4to,
cloth backed pictorial boards,
some soil and bowing of covers
else tight, clean and Very
Good+ condition. A magnificent
children’s book, illustrated by
BENITO (Edouard Garcia) with
3 double-page, 11 full page and
8 in-text vibrant and striking
hand-colored illustrations. A
beauty. $475.00
WITH 2 ORIGINALS FROM THE BOOK BY POGANY
431.(POGANY,WILLY)illus. TISZA TALES by Rosika Schwimmer. NY: Doub.
Doran (1928). 4to, blue cloth, 225p., FINE in slightly worn, VG+ dust wrapper. Stated 1st ed. Tales and legends from HUNGARY, are beautifully illustrated by
Pogany with color dust wrapper, pictorial endpapers and title, 8 color plates and
many beautiful b&w’s. THIS COPY HAS 2 ORIGINAL DRAWINGS THAT APPEAR
IN THE BOOK opposite pages 58 and 178. The images are the same size as published
(4 1/4 x 5 3/4”) and they are signed. Both are finished watercolors that omit white
and black that were probably used to check colors with the printer. The pieces
are very detailed and heavily decorated. This copy has a nice INSCRIPTION
FROM THE AUTHOR. What a great copy of this book!
$2750.00
[email protected]
SIGNED BY POGANY
432.(POGANY,WILLY)illus. THE RIME
OF THE ANCIENT MARINER by Samuel
Taylor Coleridge. NY: Crowell (1910). Folio,
green gilt pictorial cloth, top edge gilt,
others trimmed, gilt on spine dulled else
Fine. First U.S. edition (same year as UK
ed.). A magnificent production illustrated
by Pogany with pictorial endpapers and title
page, tipped-in color illustrations, full page
color illustrations, calligraphic text enclosed
in pictorial borders with decorative initials,
plus smaller black and whites in-text - all
ART NOUVEAU IN STYLE. Produced by
Vincent Brooks and B. Dalziel, THIS COPY
IS SIGNED BY POGANY. This is a special
copy of one of Pogany’s most desired & lavish
books. $1600.00
RARE POGANY BOOK IN DUST WRAPPER
433.(POGANY,WILLY)illus. LITTLE MOTHER GOOSE. NY: McBride Nast 1915.
4to, bds, pict. paste-on, Fine
IN THE RARE PICTORIAL
DUST WRAPPER (dw sl.
frayed).
The first in a
new series intended by the
publisher to conform to the
high standards of books by
Crane and Caldecott. Illus.
with 16 color plates by Pogany
(8 double-page) and in brown
line on every page of text
all done in a style different
from any of his other books
(except for the companion
titles in this series). Not
related at all to his later
Art Deco Mother Goose,
this has charming, realistic
illustrations with each page
of illustration individually
hinged into the binding. The
dust wrapper illustration
is not duplicated in the
text. A very scarce Pogany
title, incredibly rare in
the dw.
$1200.00
CALDECOTT HONOR
INSCRIBED WITH
SUPERB WATERCOLOR
434.
POLITI,LEO. JUANITA. NY: Scribner
1948. 4to, 1/4 cloth, Fine in
sl. worn dw. 1st ed. (“A” on
title page). The story of a
little girl, set in Mexico and
wonderfully illustrated with
bright colors throughout. This
copy is WARMLY INSCRIBED
BY POLITI TO HIS COUSIN
with a fine and magnificent
watercolor holding a dove. CALDECOTT HONOR. $800.00
POLO - 438
RARE BLUE RIBBON MIDGET POP-UP
435.POP-UP. (BLUE RIBBON / PLEASURE
BOOKS)
BUCK
ROGERS
IN
THE
DANGEROUS MISSION by Lt. Dick Calkins
and Phil Nowlan. Chic: Pleasure Books (1935). 16mo, pict. bds, light wear, VG+. A rare Blue
Ribbon Midget pop-up with a center doublepage color pop-up and b&w’s in-text.
See
Whitten: Paper Toys of the World. Quite
scarce. $600.00

rare early naughty children book - Aleph

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