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MET LIFE HEALTH ABC COMPLETE WITH INSERT

1. ABC. (ADVERTISING) ABC. NY: Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. ca 1920. 8vo, (5 1/4 x 7 3/4”) pictorial wraps, light soil, VG. Every letter has a rhyme dealing with the healthy thing to do or eat. Illustrated in typical 1920’s style in b&w by M.C. Phares. “C is for Cough And its Cousin, the sneeze. Cover them both With your handkerchief please.” This copy is complete with an insert that has a full color copy of the line illustration that accompanies the letter “U”. The child is meant to use this as a guide for coloring the illustrations in the book. The verso of the sheet has a quiz on how to eat healthy. $125.00

RARE 1867 ADVERTISING ALPHABET2. ABC. (ADVERTISING) WINE OF TAR PICTURE ALPHABET. (Dayton: Oliver Crook printer, 1867). 8vo, pictorial wraps, margins trimmed, some soil and some old, neat mends, G+. This is a fascinating advertising alphabet with every letter representing a different virtue that Wine of Tar can provide. Weak children are made strong, delicate females gain tone and vigor. W is for Wine of Tar, a medicine of great merit. Each page is divided into thirds, each third with a woodcut illustration. A great advertising alphabet. $200.00

GREAT McLOUGHLIN ABC PUGS AND CATS

3. ABC. (ANIMALS) COMICAL PETS ABC. NY: McLoughlin Bros. 1899. 4to, [16]p. incl. covers, some wear, VG+. Each letter has a rhyme and a wonderfully fanciful chromolithograph of an animal that begins with that letter. Also includes simple word lists. 2 letters feature pugs, 8 feature cats and all quite charming.

$275.00

ARTFUL ABC - FORWARD BY ALFRED E. SMITH

4. ABC. (ANIMALS) PICTURE ZOO BOOK by Myrtle Glenn Terry. [NY]: Dept. of Parks (1935). 4to, pictorial wraps, VG. Forward by Alfred E. Smith. Every page features a bold 3-color litho by Lilian Swann, with verses in rhyme at the bottom of the page. Quite striking. $250.00

IN STYLE OF JANET LAURA SCOTT /

CLOTH ABC

5. ABC. (ART DECO) ABC BOOK.

Akron: Saalfield 1930. Folio, cloth, sl.

edge wear, VG+. A great art deco alphabet

printed on cloth and illustrated in color

on every page in the style of Janet Laura

Scott. $150.00

STUNNING TUCK AUTO ALPHABET BOOK

6. ABC. (AUTO) MOTOR CAR ABC. Lond: Tuck ca 1900. Obl. folio, (13 1/8 x 9 1/2”), pictorial wraps, slightest of edge wear, near fine. A title in Father Tuck’s Pictureland ABC Series. Featuring 8 very fine full page chromolithographed pages picturing old autos, plus 2 pages in brown line, with each letter of the alphabet prominently featured. Quite a large and striking book. Very scarce. $600.00

AUTOMOTIVE ABC & MOTHER GOOSE

7. ABC. (AUTO) MOTOR GOOSE RHYMES FOR MOTOR GANDERS by Herman Lee Meader. NY: Grafton Press (1905). 12mo, (5 x 7 1/2”), decorative cloth, pictorial paste-on, [110]p., VG. Each letter of the alphabet has 2 full page automotive related illustrations in 2-color by PAL plus verse integrated into the text. This is followed by a parody of traditional Mother Goose rhyme i.e. “Little Jack Horner/ Would dash round a corner/never would slow up a bit./ He’d not even warn/ With a toot of his horn / and dogs that he’d hit.” $250.00

AVIATION ABC BY SHENTON8. ABC. (AVIATION) A NEW ALPHABET OF AVIATION by Edward Shenton. Phil.: Macrae Smith (1941). 4to, 7 1/4 x 9 1/4”, cloth, Fine in frayed dw. Written and illustrated by EDWARD SHENTON with 26 full page color lithos and with smaller color illustrations throughout the text. Each letter relates to several different aspects of the airplane. This is a new version of his earlier Alphabet of Aviation done in 1928, but this edition has more emphasis on the military aspects of aviation describing the B-19 bomber, torpedo planes and more. Shenton was a noted Pennsylvania artist trained in Philadelphia (and also an editor at Macrae Smith who published this book). $275.00

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WONDERFUL DECORATIVE AZTEC ALPHABETS9. ABC. (AZTEC) ALFABETOS AZTECAS por el Dr. Antonio Penafiel. No pub. 1900, 3rd ed. Folio, 62 leaves, 1/4 leather and green cloth, a few minor margin mends else VG+. (OCLC lists a copy with 74 leaves. Our copy is complete as issued). Printed on rectos only in shades of blue, there are 4 very fine and interesting alphabets. One ABC uses typical Aztec designs within each standard block letter, another does the same within artistically designed letters and a third features a different native within a letter in large pictorial vignette. This is a wonderful ornamental and pictorial book of alphabets. $600.00

HILAIRE BELLOC ABC10. ABC. (BELLOC, HILAIRE) A MORAL ALPHABET in words of from one to seven syllables by H.B. [Hilaire Belloc]. Lond.: Edward Arnold 1899. 6 3/4 x 8 1/2”, cloth backed pictorial boards, covers soiled and edges rubbed else tight and VG. 1st ed. Each letter has a rhyme and also a moral related to it. “U” for the Upas tree / that casts a blight/ on those that pull their sister’s hair and fight.” Humorously illustrated in line by B.T.B. (Lord Ian B.T.B. Blackwood). Scarce. $225.00

BIRD ALPHABET IN BOX11. ABC. (BIRDS) STORY OF THE BIRDS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH BIRD ALPHABET by Gertrude Keeley. NY: Hurst (1901). 4to, cloth, pict. paste-on, AS NEW IN ORIGINAL BOX (box flaps repaired). Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a different bird including a history of the bird and a hand-lettered rhyme with a lovely full color illustrations. A beautiful copy and including some unusual birds. $275.00

4 ABC’S IN ONE BOOK12. ABC. BOOK OF PICTURE ALPHABETS. London: T. Nelson and Sons, no date, circa 1880. 4to (9x11”), brown cloth stamped in black and gold with color pictorial label, some cover soil and tip rubbing, VG+. Containing 4 alphabets with all pages mounted on linen, printed on one side of the paper. Each page of text faces a very fine full page chromolithograph - 16 full pages of illustration in all. Includes the ALPHABET OF BEASTS, ALPHABET OF BIRDS, ALPHABET OF NATIONS AND SCRIPTURE ALPHABET. Very high quality printing and a rare title. $1200.00

BANBURY CHAPBOOK13. ABC. (CHAPBOOK) GALLOPING GUIDE TO THE ABC, Or the Child’s Agreeable Introduction to a knowledge of the Gentlemen of the Alphabet. Banbury: J.G. Rusher circa 1810. 2 1/2 x 4 1/2”, pictorial wraps, [16]p. + covers, uncut and unopened, near fine. Illustrated with 29 fine woodcuts including covers. “He who ne’er learns his ABC / Forever will a blockhead be. / But try to learn, be wise and then / You will be lov’d by all good men.” Quite scarce. $800.00

CHELONIIDAE PRESS ONE OF 5 ARTIST’S PROOFS14. ABC. (CHELONIIDAE PRESS) A FOWL ALPHABET. Easthampton: Cheloniidae Press 1986. 8vo (5 5/8 x 8 5/8”) bound in full vellum by Gray Parrot. Includes the alphabet bound in full vellum, a separate suite of proof plates and a Blind Alphabet housed in vellum backed chemise folder, all housed in a vellum backed cloth case, AS NEW with the Prospectus laid-in. The text for this alphabet is based on an 1885 volume on Birds from Our Living World by J.G. Wood. There is an 8 page introduction followed by 26 wood engravings of the various birds by Alan James Robinson, selected for their unusual beak formations. The lettering is a new alphabet designed and hand-lettered in a range of colors by Suzanne Moore. This was the 12th book by the Cheloniidae Press issued in a Regular Edition of 150 copies in vellum backed marbled boards, a Deluxe Edition of 50 signed and numbered copies, and a Full Vellum Edition of 26 copies. THIS IS NUMBER III OF ONLY 5 ARTIST PROOF COPIES OF THE FULL VELLUM EDITION that has each plate in the extra suite SIGNED BY ROBINSON AND NUMBERED “AP III”, there is no drawing mentioned in the prospectus. Printed on rives paper, frenchfold, the engravings are stunning. This is a magnificent alphabet. $2500.00

WITH 2 ALPHABETS15. ABC. CHILD’S PLEASURE BOOK. NY: Sheldon & Co. 1860. 5 1/4 x 7 1/2, cloth, some cover soil and tip wear else VG. Containing Farmer Boy’s Alphabet and Maja’s Alphabet as well as Simple Simon, Henny Penny, Little Bo Peep, The Old Woman and Her Pig all illus. by Harrison Weir with 8 full page color illustrations and a few more stories. The Farmer Boy’s Alphabet is the feature of book with 12 pages including full page color illustrations of large block letters that are illustrated within the letter. The facing text pages explain the relevance to farming. Maja’s Alphabet is a quaint non-illustrated rhyming Alphabet of names. (SEE ILLUS TOP NEXT COLUMN) $350.00


CHARMING CHRISTMAS ALPHABET16. ABC. (CHRISTMAS) CHRISTMAS A-B-C by Rev. Louis Gales. St. Paul, :Guild Associates (1944). 12mo, pictorial wraps, VG+. The Christmas ABC is illus. with lovely color lithos by Gladys Allie. The ABC is followed by a few Christmas poems. Scarce. 175.00

CHRISTMAS ABC17. ABC. (CHRISTMAS) CHRISTMAS STORIES ABC. Chic: Donohue, nd circa 1915. Small 4to, pict. wraps, rear blank replaced else VG. Charming Christmas ABC with most letters represented by Christmas objects. Illustrated with color cover by C.W., 4 full page color illustrations and full page b&w’s by an unknown hand (Denslow-like style). $150.00

McLOUGHLIN CHRISTMAS ABC18. ABC. (CHRISTMAS) MERRY CHRISTMAS ABC. NY: McLoughlin Bros. 1900. Small 4to, pict. wraps, some edge wear, VG+. Illus. with great color cover of Santa and in 2-color on every page with each letter representing a different Christmas aspect or object. Text by Carolyn Wells. $300.00

ABC’S OF HOW TO QUIT SMOKING

19. ABC. (CIGARETTES) ABC WAY TO STOP SMOKING CIGARETTES by Conrad J. Dammann. NY: Worth Pub. Co. (1950). 4 5/8 x 6”, silver pictorial cloth, 128p., VG. 1st ed. A prescient look at the bad effects of cigarettes including a section on how tobacco companies lie to the public. The second section of the book is an alphabetical arrangement of suggestions to the “Nicotinist” who wants to break the smoking habit. Illustrated with full page and smaller line drawings and with a color plate by J. McA Smiley. “W stands for Wager. Make a substantial bet that you cannot afford to lose. If this doesn’t stop you, you are almost hopeless.” $125.00

CLOTH CIRCUS ABC20. ABC. (CIRCUS) CIRCUS ABC. Akron: Saalfield, no date, circa 1910. 4 3/4 x 8”, VG-Fine. Printed on cloth, illustrated in full color on every page with most letters representing different aspects of circus life. W is for Wild Man. Quite scarce. (SEE ILLUS TOP NEXT COLUMN) $250.00

DEAN RAG BOOK21. ABC. (CLOTH) MY ALPHABET. Lond.: Dean ca 1925. 4to, cloth, owner name else fine. Marvelous rich color illustrations on every page, printed on cloth. A beautiful copy. $300.00

RARE COCA COLA ADVERTISING ABC

22. ABC. (COCA-COLA) ALPHABET BOOK OF COCA COLA. Atlanta: Coca Cola Co. 1928. Obl. 12mo, (7 1/2 x 5 1/4”) pictorial wraps, Fine. Each letter of the alphabet has a different Coke related rhyme “K is for Kitchen With ice-box nearby. If you keep Coca Cola You’ll never go dry. V is for Value, Though the dollar’s depressed, A nickel still buys The drink that is best.” Illus. in typical 20’s art deco style in color on every page. Rare. $875.00

23. ABC. (COUNTRIES) PICTURE ALPHABET OF NATIONS OF THE WORLD. Lond. & Edin.: T. Nelson & Sons, circa 1880. 4to, 8 1/2” wide x 11”. pictorial wraps, sl. soil, VG+ with pages mounted on linen. Illustrated with 4 very fine full page color lithographed pages with each page divided into 6 sections. Each section features a native of a different nationality corresponding with the letter of the alphabet. The text is a short paragraph about the country often very judgmental in nature. Many unusual nationalities are included: D is for Dyaks, K is for Kampschadales, O is for Otaheitians. T is for Turks who are “lazy and stupid.” $425.00

27 ABC ADVERTISING BOOKLETS

24. ABC. (CZECH) PILNACKOVA ABECEDA. J. Pilnacek, Tovarna na Mydla, Hradec Kralov, no date, circa 1925. This is a complete set of 27 alphabet booklets (no Q in the Czech alphabet), each 4 pages, measuring 3 3/4” wide x 5 3/” in fine condition. Illustrated with bright colors on every page in thestyle of Rudolf Mates. (CONT’D NEXT PAGE)

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Each front cover is the same except for the featured letter which is in red block type and changes with each booklet. Inside the front cover, the text is in rhyme and has a small color illustration. Facing pages feature fanciful full page color illustrations in folk-peasant style. Each rear cover has a rhyme about a different product sold by Pilnacek Parfumerie along with color illustrations (shaving cream, perfume, toothpaste etc). Most likely issued as a giveaway each time one purchased a Pilnacek product. It’s amazing to find a complete set, especially in such nice condition. (SEE ILLUS BOTTOM PRIOR PAGE) $800.00

UNCOMMON DISNEY MUSICAL ABC

25. ABC. (DISNEY) MICKEY MOUSE ABC. (Printed in Australia for the Publisher, London: Collins) no date, circa 1936. 6 3/8 x 7 12”, [12]p., stiff pictorial wraps, some cover soil and edge fraying else VG. Every page shows one of the Disney characters playing a different musical instrument. This early Disney book has 6 pages illustrated in full color and 6 illus. in blue. $450.00

DOGS * SEASIDE * ANIMALS26. ABC. (DOGS & SEASIDE) A.B.C. Lond.: Dean & Son, no date, [1873]. 4to (9 3/4 x 12 1/4”), cloth, pictorial paste-on, VG+. This book features 3 great ABC’s plus a section on transportation, illustrated by Vernon Stokes, F.A. Williams and F.M. Barton. First is a Sea-Side Holiday Alphabet where every letter relates to an activity or item at a sea vacation. “Q” is for Quay and “S” is for Shrimping. Illustrated by F.M. Barton with fine chromolithographs. Next is an incredible alphabet of dogs (no x,y, or z). M is for Mastiff and S is for Schipperke - featuring great chromos by Vernon Stokes. The section on transportation emphasizes train travel picturing famous lines of the world including the Great Eastern Engine, the Imperial Limited, Caledonian Express and others. The book ends with a fabulous ABC of animals engaged in a variety of antics. “S stands for School, which was kept by Dame Owl / T for the Tortoise, who couldn’t spell ‘fowl’.” Illustrated with clever chromolithographs by F.A. Williams. This is a great ABC picture book chock full of well printed and charming color illustrations. Very scarce. $750.00

TUCK DOG ALPHABET27. ABC. (DOGS) DOGS AND PUPPY DOG’S ABC. Lond: Tuck ca 1890. 4to, (8 1/2 x 11”), stiff pictorial wraps, slight cover soil else near fine. Each letter is represented by a different dog: Airedale, bull dog, chow, dachshund, Jap dogs, otter hound, poodle, pug, etc. Illus. with color cover, 4 full page chromos and with brown line illustrations on other pages. The short text is in rhyme: “P for the Poodle who’s waiting out there, How the Pug and Pomeranian stare!” A great ABC in the Nursery Tales Series. $300.00

FIRST BOOK FOR CHILDREN PUBLISHED BY

SAMUEL WOOD28. ABC. (EARLY AMERICAN) YOUNG CHILD’S ABC, or, first book. NY: Samuel Wood 1806. 3 x 3 3/4”, pict. wraps, fine. Containing an alphabet in hornbook form and a syllabary. Each page has two fine wood engravings in addition to two cuts on each cover and engraved title page, all of which are charming in their naiveté. This is the first children’s book published by Wood. Rosenbach 325, Welch 1461.1. $1200.00

ESTONIAN ABC29. ABC. (ESTONIA) AABITS - PILDIRAAMAT. Tartus: Oskar Luik’i Kirjastus (1933). 4to, pictorial wraps, fine. An Estonian alphabet brightly illustrated with chromolithographs filling every page by R. Kiviti Pildid. Rare. $300.00

30. ABC. (FIREFIGHTING) ABC’S OF FOREST FIRE PREVENTION by R.M. Watts. Ottawa: Cloutier, (1950). 8vo, (6 x 7 3/4”), pictorial wraps, near Fine. A wonderful ABC with a fire prevention theme published by the Forestry Branch of the Dept. of Resources and Development in Canada. Illustrated in color on every page - “D” stands for Death, Destruction and Danger. $200.00

MCLOUGHLIN ABC OF NAMES IN GERMAN

31. ABC. (GERMAN) DAS A.B.C. IN BILDERN. NY: McLoughlin Bros. 1903. 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, slight rubbing, VG+. Illustrated with 4 full page chromolithographed pages plus 6 pages illustrated in brown line. Each letter stands for a child’s name and little children are shown playing different games or pastimes. Quite scarce. $275.00

GREAT GNOME ALPHABET

32. ABC. (GNOMES) PIXIE ALPHABET

BOOK. Lond.: Blackie ca 1930. 4to,

cloth backed pictorial boards, near fine.

This is a wonderful Gnome alphabet

illustrated in full color and 3-color by

C.E.B. Bernard. Although the only text

is one word caption per letters, the

pictures tell the stories of these adorable

gnomes $300.00

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RARE HASSALL ABC33. ABC. (HASSALL,JOHN) ROUND THE WORLD ABC by G.E. Farrow. Lond. & NY: Nister and Dutton, no date circa 1904. 4to, (9 1/4 x 11 1/4”), cloth backed pictorial boards, some edge rubbing and corner cover soil, else VG+. The text is in limerick format and each letter represents a person of a different nationality. Opposite each page of text is a striking full page color lithograph by Hassall - broad style with rich colors. “A silly old man of Milan / Once went out to sea in a pan / And he nearly got drowned / For he very soon found / That his vessel was leaky and ran.” A rare and wonderful alphabet book. $1200.00

GREAT 40’S ABC

34. ABC. (HAYS,ETHEL) ABC. Akron:

Saalfield 1943. Folio, (9 3/4” x 12 3/4”),

pictorial wraps in simulated cloth-like pages,

fine. Brightly illustrated in bright color

on every page with adorable little boys

and girls in typical 40’s style by ETHEL

HAYS. The last few pages are a counting

book. $100.00

HOCKNEY’S LIMITED ED. ALPHABET35. ABC. (HOCKNEY,DAVID) HOCKNEY’S ALPHABET edited by Stephen Spender. Lond.: Faber & Faber for the Aids Crisis Trust, 1991. Folio (10 x 13”), quarter vellum and grey paper boards, housed in matching slip case with color label and vellum endpieces, Fine. LIMITED TO ONLY 250 NUMBERED COPIES FOR SALE. Published to raise money for programs for people living with AIDS, this is SIGNED BY HOCKNEY AND SPENDER and 22 of the contributors including: DORIS LESSING, WILLIAM GOLDING, SEAMUS HEANEY, JULIAN BARNES, JOHN UPDIKE, NORMAN MAILER, SUSAN SONTAG, V.S. PRITCHETT, JOYCE CAROL OATES, IRIS MURDOCH, CRAIG RAINE, KAZUO ISHIGURO, PATRICK LEIGH FERMOR, IAN McEWAN, ERICA JONG, JOHN JULIUS NORWICH, MARGARET DRABBLE, NIGEL NICOLSEN, MARTIN AMIS and others. Each letter has a fabulous full page color lithograph by Hockney facing a page of text about what that letter means to the author. Each of the notables listed above contributed to a different letter. The artwork is stunning and this is a very special ABC. $2700.00

“ETHNIC” ABC OF INDIA36. ABC. (INDIA) BOWDEN’S A.B.C. BOOK OF INDIA. Bombay, India: A.C. Bowden ca 1910. Folio, cloth backed pictorial boards, spine ends frayed, some finger soil, a few old mends (not offensive) else VG. Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a different aspect of Indian culture. Each letter has two lines of text with the entire alphabet in rhyme. Illustrated with rich colors and with many stereotypical portrayals. “C is for Coolie so fond of a doze, D for the Dhobie who Bangs out the clothes.” Very scarce. $650.00

RARE CHARLES

LINDBERGH ABC

37. ABC. (LINDBERGH, CHARLES) LINDBERGH ALPHABET story & color book. Arlington, CA: Mabel Thomas 1928. 4to (8 1/2 x 11”). pictorial wraps, several small margin mends, VG+ and unused. Every letter stands for an aspect of Lindbergh’s historic flight. Two pages illustrated in full color and the remainder illustrated in line meant to be colored (unused). “C is for Courage, / For never alone / Across the Atlantic/ Had anyone flown.” This is a rare alphabet. $1250.00

McLOUGHLIN ABC38. ABC. (McLOUGHLIN) FARMYARD ABC. NY: McLoughlin Bros. circa 1880. 8vo, pict. wraps, tiny edge chips else VG+. Each page illus. with extremely well executed color illustrations of animals and scenes with no text except for one word per letter. Rear cover has pictorial ads of McLoughlin folding board games. $200.00

NICE LINEN ABC39. ABC. (McLOUGHLIN) JOLLY ANIMAL ABC [NURSERY ABC BOOK on cover]. NY: McLoughlin Bros. 1900. 4to, (8 3/8 x 10 3/4”), stiff pictorial wraps, near fine. Printed on linen. Each letter is represented by a different animal with a few lines of text in happy rhyme. “E is an Eel that danced a round reel with a very large oyster and very fat seal.... X is a Xantho that put out its claw, and seized a poor sad-looking dog by the paw.” Illustrated with 6 fine full page chromo pages and in 3-colors on text pages. $300.00

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40. ABC. (McLOUGHLIN) OUR FOUR FOOTED FRIENDS ABC. NY: McLoughlin Bros. nd ca 1910. Folio, pict. wraps mounted on linen, Fine. An animal ABC illus. with full and partial page beautiful chromos. $300.00

UNUSUAL ARMY ALPHABET41. ABC. (MILITARY) AN ALPHABET OF THE ARMY by Edward Shenton. Phil.: Macrae Smith 1943. 4to, (7 x 9 1/4”) cloth, Fine in chipped dw. 1st ed. Written and illustrated by EDWARD SHENTON with numerous stylized illustrations in two colors. Each letter relates to two different aspects of the army (A = Ack Ack, Artillary, B = Beachhead, Bombs etc.). Shenton was a noted Pennsylvania artist trained in Philadelphia (and also an editor at Macrae Smith who published this book). Unusual. $250.00

WITH WATERCOLOR BY AUTHOR- MILITARY ABC42. ABC. (MILITARY) COMIC MILITARY ALPHABET: ARMY, NAVY, NATIONAL GUARD by De Witt C. Falls. NY: Stokes 1894. 8vo, (5 1/2 x 7 3/4”), gilt red, white and blue cloth, some cover soil, VG. Printed on rectos only. Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a marvelous full page color illustration of an American soldier from different parts of the country and from various branches of the service - from Indian Troops to Chicago Hussars. THIS COPY HAS A WONDERFUL WATERCOLOR INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE ENDPAPER DEPICTING A DECORATED SOLDIER ON A ROCKING HORSE TITLED “ME” Really wonderful and rare. $1500.00

NAVY ALPHABET43. ABC. (MILITARY) NAVAL ALPHABET by M. Berkeley. Lond.: A. & C. Black, no date, circa 1915. 4to, (8 1/2 x 11”), cloth, pictorial paste-on, light rubbing, VG+. Each letter of the alphabet pertains to the Navy or the ship. Text is in rhyme followed by a descriptive paragraph, and text pages have pictorial borders and vignettes in brown line. Each page of text faces a full page color plate, also with a pictorial border. “T is for Torpedo-tubes, What are they for? / To blow enemy warships to Jigger-um-pore.” Illustrated by J.H. Hartley, this is a well made ABC. $300.00

GERMAN WWII SAILOR’S ALPHABET44. ABC. (MILITARY) SEEMANS ABC by Hans Bodenstedt. Leipzig: Alfred Hans [1942]. Oblong 4to, (9 1/4” wide x 7 1/2), cloth backed pictorial boards, sl. edge wear, VG+. 1st ed. Each letter represents a different aspect of naval life. Text pages are illustrated in brown line. Each page of text faces a full page color illustration (14 in all) by Karl Nathe, two of which feature the swastika on the Nazi flag, another that shows U-boats sinking Allied ships Scarce. Bilderwelt 760. $450.00

AUNT LOUISA LONDON TOY BOOK45. ABC. (MILITARY) SOLDIER’S ALPHABET. Lond.: Fred. Warne, no date, circa 1880. 4to, (9 x 11”), stiff pictorial wraps, some corner wear, VG+. Pages are mounted on linen. Each letter pertains to a different aspect of military life. Text pages are illustrated in 3-color and each page of text faces a wonderful full page chromolithograph plus there is a great double-page chromolithographed spread. “H is a HIGHLANDER, of the Black Watch / No army boasts soldiers / more brave than the Scotch.” This is a scarce title in the Aunt Louisa London Toy Book Series. $475.00

RARE WWI ALPHABET46. ABC. (MILITARY) YPRES ALPHABET by C.M. Truman and J. Leslie. no publication information, British, ca 1916. 3 3/4” x 6 3/4”, limp green cloth, VG+. Printed on rectos only, each letter relates to World War I. Text is in calligraphy, and every page is illustrated with accomplished pen and ink caricatures. “L is for the Lance/ With the spike at the end/ It slips in like butter / With never a bend.” Several letters make reference to specific soldiers’ names suggesting that this was probably a book meant for limited distribution. Extremely rare. $650.00

MORMON ABC47. ABC. (MORMON) DESERET ALPHABET:BOOK OF MORMON. NY: Roberts Brothers for Deseret University 1869. 8vo, (5 3/4 x 8 7/8”), 116p., leather backed blue pictorial boards, light rubbing to top of front board and light cover soil else VG+. Published by the Mormons in their newly invented phonetic alphabet developed by Parley Pratt, Heber Kimball and George Watt. Their aim was to provide the Mormon children with their own language, spelling and orthography. It soon proved unmanageable and was abandoned after Brigham Young’s death in 1877. The frontispiece offers a key to the Mormon alphabet. A most unusual item. (SEE ILLUS TOP NEXT PAGE) $475.00

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48. ABC. (NAMES) NURSERY ALPHABET by A. Clifton-Shelton. Lond., Nelson circa 1930. 4tom stiff pictorial wraps, fine. Each letter stands for a different names. Wonderfully illustrated in typical 30’s style with full color illustrations on every page by Grace Clifton-Shelton. “U” is Unita. Text is in verse. $300.00

LTD. TO 95 COPIES / PARROT PRESS49. ABC. (NAMES) WHAT’S IN A NAME by Annie Newnham. (Oxford): Hanborough Parrot Pieces (1988). 8vo (6 1/2 x 9”), boards, no dust wrapper as issued, as new. LIMITED TO ONLY 95 NUMBERED COPIES. Designed by Dennis Hall, printed on mould-made paper, top edges unopened. Ever letter stands for a different name, illustrated by the author with b&w lithos showing the characters interacting with the letters in some fashion. Text is only a descriptive word for the name: Racing Ruth, Slippery Sam, etc. $150.00

50. ABC. (PHOTO ILLUSTRATED) ABC IN REAL LIFE PICTURES by Robert Moss. Lond.: Juvenile Productions, no date, circa 1950’s. 4to (8 1/4 x 10 3/4”), cloth backed pictorial boards, VG+. Each letter has a large photo accompanied by a short 2-line “story”. “G is for Golliwog and also for goat. The photos are charming and natural. $275.00

51. ABC. (PHOTO ILLUSTRATED) MY LITTLE ABC by Gilbert Cousland. London: Collins (1934). 4to, (7 1/2 x 9 1/2”), cloth, near fine in sl. worn dust wrapper. A wonderful alphabet book illustrated by Cousland with large photos of objects in a child’s world opposite each letter. Done much the same way as Steichen’s alphabet, this is particularly well executed. (This title in White but different publisher). Very scarce. $400.00

NEW ENGLAND PRIMER52. ABC. (PRIMER) BEAUTIES OF THE NEW ENGLAND PRIMER. NY: Samuel Wood & Sons and Baltimore. 2 1/2 x 4 1/8”, no date, circa 1815. Patterned wallpaper wraps, 26p., VG. The publisher felt that the New England Primer “of latter times” had becomes “useless and obsolete”, so they selected what they felt were the most relevant sections of the traditional Primer and published it as Beauties. Illustrated with 4 pages of cuts for the alphabet and 4 other cuts to accompany the Burning of John Rogers, a Cradle Hymn by Watts and more. Heartman 441. (SEE ILLUS BOTTOM PRIOR COLUMN) $250.00

PUB. BY H. & S. RAYNOR53. ABC. (PRIMER) CHILD’S FIRST PRIMER, OR A, B, C BOOK. NY: H. & S. Raynor, circa 1845. 3 5/8 x 4 5/8”, 23p., blue pictorial wraps, Fine. The upper half of 14 pages each feature 4 woodcuts of simple objects. The bottom halves of those pages have lessons beginning with 2 letter combinations graduating to 2-syllable words. The beginning of the book has several different alphabets. A charming little primer in excellent condition. $275.00

MAN RAY ABC LIMITED TO 150 COPIES54. ABC. (RAY,MAN) ALPHABET POUR ADULTES. Paris: Editions Pierre Belfond, 1970. Folio (12 x 15 1/2”), loose signatures as issued enclosed in an orange clamshell box, Fine. LIMITED TO ONLY 150 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY MAN RAY. Each copy has an original rayograph signed by Man Ray. The rayograph is done on a sold black background and depicts a feather superimposed by large color block letters “A” “B” and “C”, mounted on a faux wood backer. The actual alphabet is printed on grand velin d’Arches paper and consists of 37 lithographs (including title) with each letter represented by more than one illustration. Each leaf has an artful brown litho with one word of text arranged artistically within the illustration. Although born in America ( 1890-1976 as Emmanuel Radnitzky), Man Ray spent most of his artistic life in Paris contributing to the Dada and Surrealist movements with his painting and photographs. This is an amazing ABC by Ray who once said “ A letter always suggests a word and a word always suggest a book.” Very scarce and unusual. (SEE ALSO INSIDE FRONT COVER) $3000.00

55. ABC. (SUNBONNET) THE SUNBONNET BABIES A-B-C BOOK: A Modern Hornbook by Eulalie Osgood Grover. Chic: Rand. McN. (1929). 4to, cloth, 64p., pict. paste-on, some cover soil and sl. finger soil, VG. 1st ed. A charming alphabet book, illustrated by BERTHA CORBETT MELCHER with lovely full page color illustrations opposite each page of text. Very scarce in the 1st ed. $250.00

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ART DECO / SATIRE56. ABC. (THEATRE) ABC OF THE THEATRE by Humbert Wolfe. [UK]: Cresset Press, [1932]. 4to, (7 3/4 x 10 1/4”), [51]p., pictorial boards, the dust wrapper has been permanently attached to the covers otherwise fine. 1st ed. A great satirical alphabet. Illustrated in b&w by Edward Burra. M is for Maugham, N is for Noel, O is for O’Neill. “T is for Tallulah. She was rightly annoyed / When a journalist called her Helen of Freud.” Great art deco design and humorous verse. $350.00

57. ABC. (TOYS) TOY STORE ABC. Newark: Charles Graham ca 1900. 12mo, pictorial cloth, near fine. This is a charming linen alphabet of toys with color pictorial covers, 2 full page color illustrations and 4 full pages of brown line illustrations. Each page has many objects on it - A is for Ark, N is for Nine Pins and O is for Omnibus depicting a horse drawn wagon. $150.00

RARE McLOUGHLIN FOLIO ABC OF TRADES58. ABC. (TRADES) LITTLE WORKERS’ ABC AND PRETTY PICTURE BOOK. NY: McLoughlin Bros. (1901). Folio (10 3/8 x 13 1/4”), cloth backed pictorial boards, light edge wear else near fine. A stunning McLoughlin Bros. book, this features children in grown-up jobs such as artist, carpenter, laundress, musician, etc. “V is for the Volunteer, to fight for glory willing; He’ll make a first class soldier, when he’s had a little drilling.”. Printed on coated paper with text in gold ink, each page is decorated in gold and features well printed, vibrant chromolithographs. Quite possibly the most beautiful book McLoughlin produced. Rare. $600.00

HAND-COLORED TRADES ABC59. ABC. (TRADES) NEW ILLUSTRATED TRADES ALPHABET. Lond.: T. Goode no date, 1841-6 based on pub. address. 4to, 6 1/2” wide x 8”, pink pictorial wraps, corners of rear wrap restored else VG. Illustrated with 26 hand-colored woodcuts of different trades accompanied by 4 lines of verse under each cut. The top of each pages has the alphabet running across in large decorative block letters. Q is for Quill Cutter: This man has, from the wings of the goose / Cut quills into pens which you see there is made / But steel pens are now mostly used / And sadly injures his trade.” U is for Undertaker, A is for Zinc Worker. Printed on very thin paper, it is amazing that that this rare alphabet has survived. $1200.00

TUCK TRAIN ABC SHAPE BOOK60. ABC. (TRAIN/TUCK) RAILROAD ABC by Rose Goldstein. Lond.: Tuck 1903. Narrow folio (7 1/2 x 14 1/2”), die-cut in the shape of a train, lower corner crease, slight spine wear, VG+. A wonderful ABC where each letter illustrates a different aspect of train travel. Each page beautifully illustrated including 4 pages of detailed chromolithographs. (SEE ILLUS BOTTOM PRIOR COLUMN) $250.00

AUNT LOUISA LONDON TOYBOOK

61. ABC. (TRAINS) RAILWAY A.B.C. Lond.: Warne ca 1870. 4to, pict. wraps, VG+. An Aunt Louisa London Toybook printed on one side of the paper by Kronheim, featuring six fine full page illustrations for rhymes about the various letters - all with a railroad theme. $300.00

62. ABC. (TUCK) ANIMAL WORLD ABC. Lond.: Tuck ca 1890. Oblong folio, stiff pictorial wraps, spine repair else VG+. Father Tuck Natural History Series. Illus. with 6 full page chromos plus 6 pages in 2-color. An attractive alphabet book. $175.00

RARE IDA WAUGH ABC63. ABC. (WAUGH) IDA WAUGH’S ALPHABET BOOK by Amy Blanchard. Phil: Lippincott 1888. 4to,(9 x 10 3/4”), cl. backed pict. bds, some cover soil and edge wear, VG. Printed on heavy paper on rectos only, each leaf has an alphabet pictorial border and there are line illustrations for each letter of the alphabet. The letters are also portrayed in humanized forms being composed of little children in various positions. Rare. $650.00

64. ABC. (WINSHIP,FLORENCE) ABC BOOK. Racine: Whitman, 1940. Folio, (9 1/2 x 11”), pictorial wraps, [16]p. inc. covers, some cover rubbing else fine. A charming 40’s ABC book accompanied by rhymes. Illustrated in vibrant, bold color by Florence Sarah Winship. $85.00

ABC SEE ALSO 90, 144, 190, 203, 209, 244, 251, 274, 279, 410, 436, 494, 554

ADAMS, FRANK – 150

ADULT (BETTER KNOWN FOR ADULT WORK) 10, 35, 54, 345, 471, 533

ADVERTISING – 1, 2, 22, 24, 160

AESOP – 137

AFRICA – 227

ALBANIA - 418

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65. ALCOTT,LOUISA MAY. LITTLE MEN: Life at Penfield with Jo’s Boys. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1871 (1871). Small 8vo, (5 x 6 3/4”), green cloth stamped in gold on front cover and spine, brown coated endpapers, some cover rubbing, tip wear, very small worn area on lower outer hinge (not weak), spine extrems slightly frayed else clean and tight, VG. Illustrated with 4 full page black and whites. 1st ed., 1st issue with ad listing “Pink and White Tyranny” as Nearly Ready, signature 1 present with no priority. Peter Parley To Penrod p.36, BAL 167. $375.00

SMITH’S “LITTLE WOMEN”

66. ALCOTT,LOUISA MAY. LITTLE WOMEN. Bost: Little Brown 1915 (1915). Thick 8vo, gilt cloth, pictorial paste-on, 617p., All edges gilt, spine lettering faded else near FINE. First edition thus. Illustrated by JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH with cover plate plus 8 other lovely color plates and pictorial endpapers. A beautiful copy of Smith’s very scarce first edition. $450.00

RARE ALDIN RAG BOOK67. (ALDIN,CECIL)illus. ANIMALS’ SCHOOL TREAT by Clifton Bingham. Lond.: Dean ca 1910. 4to, pictorial cloth, some soil throughout, one page reinforced at spine, overall VG! 24 pages of fabulous color illustrations of fanciful animals by Aldin accompanied by verse by Bingham. A rare title. $1250.00

ALDIN LIMITED TO ONLY 250 COPIES

68. (ALDIN,CECIL)illus. POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB by Charles Dickens. Lond.: Chapman & Hall. Lawrence & Jellicoe 1910. 2 volumes, large thick 4to’s (8 1/4 x 11 1/4”), full vellum stamped in gold, 450. 457p., armorial bookplate, slight soil on the white vellum, spines slightly faded, near fine. LIMITED TO ONLY 250 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY ALDIN. Illustrated with 24 fabulous color plates plus a profusion of great illustrations all throughout the text. When found, this set is normally soiled and grubby. It is extremely rare to find this white vellum set in such nice condition. $1350.00

“ALL ABOUT” BOOKS – 87, 282-4

ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN – 344, 324, 389

GRIMM ILLUSTRATED BY ANDERSON

69. (ANDERSON,ANNE)illus. DIE GOLDKINDER UND ANDERE MARCHEN von Bruder Grimm.. Leipzig: Anton, no date, d circa 1925. Thick 4to, (9x11”), cloth backed pictorial boards, 160p., tips worn, some foxing on half-title and title else VG+. 39 of Grimm’s fairy tales are illustrated by Anderson with 8 mounted color plates, numerous full and partial page line illustrations plus pictorial endpapers. $400.00

70. (ANDRE,R.)illus. BLUE & RED OR THE DISCONTENTED LOBSTER by Juliana Horatia Ewing. Lond: SPCK nd (1881). 4to, cloth backed glazed pict. bds, 32p., repair to one leaf where pages stuck and light edge wear else VG. A most unusual tale about a lobster who wanted to be red and finally reached his goal when he was cooked and thus dead! Told entirely in verse & fabulously illustrated by R. ANDRE with chromolithographs (by Emrik & Binger) filling every page. A scarce Ewing / Andre title. ANDRE SEE ALSO 270. $300.00

HUMANIZED BERRIES AND FLOWERS

71. ANTHROPOMORPHISM. FLOWER AND BERRY BABIES by Edna Groff Diehl. Chic. : Whitman 1924 (1923). 8vo, cloth, pict. paste-on, slight cover soil else near Fine. Tales where flowers and berries come alive. Profusely illustrated with full page and in-text color illustrations by VERA STONE. An easy reading book with text in large type and with facts presented in a fanciful manner. $150.00

ANTHROPOMORPHISM see also – 193, 270, 272, 549

APPIA, BEATRICE – 415-16

ARABIAN NIGHTS – 206, 229

SCARCE ARDIZZONE TITLE72. (ARDIZZONE,EDWARD)illus. THE FANTASTIC TALE OF THE PLUCKY SAILOR AND THE POSTAGE STAMP by Stephen Corrin. Lond.: Faber & Faber (1954). Sm. 4to, pict. bds, corner bumped else fine (no dw). 1st ed. The adventures of an intrepid sailor who goes to great lengths to help an old lady. Illus. in color on every page. Very scarce. $275.00

ART (ORIGINAL) – 75, 204-5, 263-4, 285, 297, 324, 383, 423, 428, 465, 472, 557-9

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PURE ART DECO - INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR

73. ART DECO. THE TIRED TROLLY CAR by Beth A.Retner. NY: Doub. Page 1926 (1926). 8vo, (6 1/4 x 7 3/4”) green cloth, 158p., rub mark on endpaper else Fine in dust wrapper (dw light soil and fraying). Stated 1st ed. A group of 9 fantasy stories, including the title, House of Many Mirrors, One-Horse Town, Blue Policeman, Little Billy Tick and more, illustrated in true Art Deco style with 4 striking color plates, 5 full page b&w’s plus b&w’s and smaller b&w’s by C.E. Millard. A real “period” book. $275.00

ART DECO also 5, 75-7, 83, 136, 157, 188, 225, 251, 254, 402-3, 410, 499, 564

ART NOUVEAU – 332 ARTHURIAN - 223

74. ARTZYBASHEFF,BORIS. POOR SHAYDULLAH. NY: Macmillan 1931 (Nov. 1931). Small square 4to, (7 3/4 x 8 3/4”), grey pictorial cloth, cover sl. faded else fine in dust wrapper worn on spine. First edition. The first book written by Artzybasheff, and illustrated by him with wonderful, bold woodcuts. The story is a fable about a poor Moroccan beggar. “A book of talent” (Five Years of Children’s books p. 479). See Bader p. 190-1. $275.00

STRIKING RARE ARTZYBASHEFF WOODCUT75. ARTZYBASHEFF,BORIS. WOOD ENGRAVING: CENTAURS. The image measures 11 x 8” signed and numbered (80). It is reproduced in Artzybasheff’s surreal book As I See published in 1954. This striking image shows a male and female centaur in the woods. There are mountains and much foliage in the background. Artzybasheff’s strong angular Art Deco style is particularly appropriate for this scene. Rare. $1850.00

SIGNED BY ARTZYBASHEFF AND COLUM / ART DECO76. (ARTZYBASHEFF,BORIS)illus. CREATURES by Padraic Colum. NY: Macmillan 1927 (1927). Small, slim 4to, (6 3/8 x 9 1/2”), black cloth spine, silver boards. Spine slightly faded else Fine in matching silver publisher’s slip case (case slightly scuffed and rubbed at joints but solid and VG). FIRST EDITION LIMITED TO 300 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY COLUM AND ARTZYBASHEFF. Illustrated with stunning Art Deco black and whites throughout including pictorial endpapers, 10 full page and numerous smaller text illustrations. Text is in verse. $350.00(SEE ILLUSTRATION DIRECTLY TO THE RIGHT --------->>>>>>>>)

CLASSIC ART DECO77. (ARTZYBASHEFF,BORIS)illus. FUNNYBONE ALLEY by Alfred Kreymborg. NY: Macauley (1927). 4to, (7 7/8 x 10 1/2”), blue pictorial cloth, top edge gilt, rear cover soiled else VG. First edition. This is the strange fantasy of Sam Pumpernickel and his pals in the mythical land called Ballyboo. Illustrated by Artzybasheff with absolutely stunning color pictorial endpapers, 7 marvelous tipped- in color plates plus a profusion of black and whites in-text. Classic Art Deco at its best. This is one of Artzybasheff’s most original and effective works. $250.00

NEWBERY HONOR

78. (ARTZYBASHEFF,BORIS)illus. NANSEN

by Anna Gertrude Hall. NY: Viking 1940

(1940). 8vo, (6 1/2 x 9 1/2”), cloth, Fine in dust

wrapper with old mends on verso. First edition.

The story of the explorer Fridtjof Nansen,

illustrated by Artzybasheff with beautiful

lovely full page and smaller blue lithographs and

with striking art deco endpapers. NEWBERY

HONOR. $150.00

FAIRY TALES & MOTHER GOOSE

79. (ATTWELL,MABEL LUCIE)illus. FAIRYLAND. No place: Nelson ca 1915. 4to, pict. cloth, VG. A fairy tale and Mother Goose combination. The first section contains Little Red Riding Hood and Tom Thumb illus. by Attwell with 18 b&w’s (including title page) and 3 fabulous color plates. Other stories including the Snow Queen are illustrated by HONOR APPLETON, JACK ORR and Frederick BARKER with 5 other color plates and many, many detailed line illustrations $850.00

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RARE ATTWELL SEWING BOOK WITH

BOO BOOS80. (ATTWELL,MABEL LUCIE)illus. STITCH STITCH: THE LUCIE ATTWELL NEEDLEWORK BOOK. Dundee & Lond.: Valentine [1922]. Small 4to, stiff pictorial card covers, sl. rubbing, VG+. Illustrated in color and line by Attwell including the Boo Boos and fairies. Lacks the iron-on patterns, but includes the various colored threads and the needles that the reader can use to make hankies, bags or other fabric objects. Charming color illustrations on every page by Attwell. Rare. $600.00

ATTWELL see also 400 AUNT LOUISA – 61

AUSTRALIA – 393, 397-8

AUTOS see 6, 7, 73, 263

VERY SCARCE AVERILL CAT BOOK

SIGNED BY HER81. AVERILL,ESTHER. JENNY GOES TO SEA. NY: Harp. Bros. (1957). 8vo, (5 1/2 x 7 3/4”), pictorial cloth Harpercrest binding, Fine in fine price clipped dust wrapper. Probable 1st edition with no listing of later titles. The ninth title in Averill’s Cat Club series, this features a little black cat named Jenny. Illus. by Averill with simple, stylized 2-color illus. throughout. THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY AVERILL on the title page. Scarce. $250.00

VERY SCARCE AVERILL CAT BOOK SIGNED BY HER82. AVERILL,ESTHER. JENNY’S BEDSIDE BOOK. NY: Harper Brothers (1959). Oblong 4to, (10 1/4 x 7 1/2”), cloth backed pictorial boards, Fine in sl. worn price clipped dust wrapper. Probable 1st edition with no listing of later titles. This is the second picture book format about Jenny from Averill’s Cat Club series which features a little black cat named Jenny. Illus. by Averill in color on every page. THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY AVERILL on the title page. Very scarce. $400.00

AVIATION see 8, 37, 114, 180, 475, 488

ART DECO SAMBO

83. [BANNERMAN,HELEN]. LITTLE

BLACK SAMBO. Springfield: McLoughlin

(1938). 12mo, (5 1/4 x 6 3/4”), pictorial

board covers, slightest bit of rubbing, near

fine. Gloriously illustrated in art deco style

in full color by HILDEGARD [LUPRIAN].

$300.00

MOVEABLE SAMBO IN DUST WRAPPER

84. BANNERMAN,HELEN. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. NY: Duenewald (1943). 8vo, spiral backed pictorial boards, slight wear else near fine in chipped and sl. worn dw. A MOVEABLE SAMBO illustrated in color by JULIAN WEHR and featuring 6 really terrific moveable plates done in color. Quite difficult to find in the dw and a nice copy. $600.00

TOY THEATRE WITH 4 BOOKS85. [BANNERMAN,HELEN]. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO * THREE LITTLE PIGS * RUMPELSTILTSKIN * THREE BEARS [IN] PLAYETTE MOVING PICTURE THEATRE. (NY: Playette Corp. 1942). Housed in the original shipping box are 2 books, each 8 3/4 x 7 3/4 spiral bound on top. Each book has two stories - Sambo is paired with the Three Pigs. Brightly illustrated in bold colors by Dick Briefer. The set comes with a die-cut fold-out stage, removable scenery and text for a play version on separate cards. Also has a few die-cut figures for decoration, admission tickets and instructions. When assembled, the theatre measures 18” wide by 10” deep and 12” high. It is designed so that the books can be inserted into a slot in the rear and the child operates a lever that changes the scene as the play is being read. Extremely rare. $850.00

RARE SAMBO BLUE RIBBON POP-UP86. [BANNERMAN,HELEN]. THE STORY OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. NY: Blue Ribbon (1934). 16mo (3 3/4 x 5”), pict. bds, 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

GRUELLE & SAMBO87. [BANNERMAN,HELEN]. ALL ABOUT LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. NY: Cupples & Leon (1917). 16mo, boards, pict. paste-on, fine in dw. Illustrated by JOHNNY GRUELLE with 8 wonderful color plates and many b&w’s. Very scarce. $600.00

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NEWBERY HONOR88. (BANNON,LAURA)illus. PECOS BILL, THE GREATEST COWBOY OF ALL TIME by James Cloyd Bowman. Chic.: Whitman 1937 (1937). Small 4to, 296p., cloth, fine in frayed dw with some chipping. 1st ed. The exploits of the legendary, larger-than-life cowboy Pecos Bill. Illustrated by Bannon with 6 stunning full page lithos plus many other striking full and partial page b&w lithos. Newbery Honor. Very scarce. $275.00

89. BARRIE,J.M. PETER AND WENDY. NY: Scribner 1940 (1940 A). 4to (7 1/2 x 10”), grey pictorial cloth, slight cover fading else fine, 216p. 1st ed., thus, illustrated by EDMUND BLAMPIED with 12 color plates plus full page b&w’s and pictorial endpapers. $200.00

PETER PAN ALPHABET BOOK90. [BARRIE,J.M.]. PETER PAN ALPHABET by Oliver Herford. NY: Scribner 1907 (1907). 4to, (7x8 1/4”), cloth backed pictorial boards, slight cover soil, VG. 1st ed. An ABC book with each letter using a character or theme from Peter Pan and with a full page illus. facing each page of verse. Quite scarce. $400.00

FINE FIRST EDITION OF THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ

91. BAUM,L.FRANK. THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ. Chic: George M. Hill 1900. Large 8vo, pale green cloth stamped in red and green, 261p., tiny but of rubbing to rear bottom edge which also has faint soil, light mark on endpaper, otherwise perhaps the brightest fine copy we’ve seen in a while. 1st ed., MOST POINTS OF FIRST STATE. There is no box around ads on page 2 (2nd state), 1st line on page 14 reads “low wail on” (1st state), p.81 fourth line from bottom spells “peices” incorrectly (1st state) p.[227] 1st line reads “While Tin Woodman” (1st state), colophon in 11 lines with box (1st state), verso title page has copyright (state 2), perfect type on pages 100, 186 (1st state), color plates corrected on page 34 (2nd state) but not corrected on p.92 (1st state). Binding state “B” with publishers imprint in red unserifed type. Hanff/Greene I.1-2 binding state B, Peter Parley To Penrod p. 111-113. Illustrated with 24 wonderful color plates and other text illustrations by W.W. Denslow. This is a superb copy of one of the most famous children’s books of all times. (SEE ALSO REAR COVER) $36,500.00

ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL MOVEABLES COMPLETE WITH UNCUT WADDLES!

92. BAUM,L.FRANK. WIZARD OF OZ WADDLE BOOK. NY: Blue Ribbon (1934). 4to, cloth, fine in sl. frayed dw with a few mends. 1st ed., 1st state. Illustrated with 8 color plates (HG p.35-6). THIS COPY INCLUDES THE 6 WADDLE FIGURES ALL OF WHICH ARE UNPUNCHED, THE RAMP AND THE ORIGINAL PICTORIAL BAND THAT GOES AROUND THE RAMP! Enclosed in the original pictorial envelope are the ramp and fasteners. A few Waddle pieces are neatly reinforced at creases). The “waddle” book is designed with die-cut figures that can be assembled into full three dimensional color figures. When the figures are assembled using the metal fasteners they can actually move down the ramp without contrivances! Instructions for assembling the figures are in the rear. Included are Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Wizard and the Lion. The book is illustrated by Denslow. This is a Baum book of the utmost rarity with few copies surviving with the waddles intact and few are known with waddles unpunched. $38,000.00

93. BAUM,L.FRANK. NEW WIZARD OF OZ (WIZARD OF OZ ON COVER) Indianap: Bobbs Merrill (vd 1903). 4to, olive green cloth, pict. paste-on in dark blue, green and orange, spine ends sl. worn 3 tiny margin mends, VG+ in tattered dw. Fifth ed. first state. The type has been re-set for this edition and pagination shortened with the removal of colored text illustrations. Hanff Greene p. 34. Illustrated by W.W. DENSLOW with 16 color plates including title. $550.00

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94. BAUM,L.FRANK. PATCHWORK GIRL OF OZ. Chic: Reilly & Britton (1913). 4to, green pict. cloth, 341p. + 5p. of ads. Tiny snag at base of spine and name erased from title edge else VERY FINE and bright! 1st ed. (H/G VII) ( but “c” in chap. 3 on p. 35 does not overlap text). Illustrated by J.R. Neill with fabulous color pictorial endpapers plus a profusion of color and b&w illus. throughout the text. The 5 pages of ads offer synopses of the previous five titles for those readers new to the series. A wonderful copy of this early Oz title, rare in this condition. (SEE ILLUS BOTTOM PRIOR COLUMN) $1800.00

LOST KING IN DUST WRAPPER95. (BAUM,L.FRANK) LOST KING OF OZ by Ruth Plumly Thompson. Chic: Reilly & Lee (1925). 4to, royal blue cloth, pict. paste-on, nearly AS NEW in ORIGINAL DUST WRAPPER (dw price clipped else near fine listing Gnome King with a sticker applied for upcoming Giant Horse). 1st ed., later printing with plates coated both sides, (some inserted at wrong pages) imperfect “k” on p. 193, (H-G XIX). Illus. with 12 color plates plus pictorial ep’s and b&w’s throughout by J.R. NEILL. A magnificent copy. $950.00

96. (BAUM,L.FRANK). SPEEDY IN OZ by Ruth Plumly Thompson. Chic: Reilly & Lee (1934). 4to, blue cloth, pict. paste-on, 298p., light shelf wear, fox spots on bottom of a few pages else VG+. 1st ed. Illustrated by JOHN R.NEILL with 12 color plates plus pict. ep’s and many b&w’s. A nice copy of one of the most uncommon Oz titles. H-G XXVIII. $750.00

NEAR FINE COPY - BAUM AND PARRISH97. BAUM,L.FRANK. MOTHER GOOSE IN PROSE. Chic: Way & Williams (1897). 4to, 265p., grey pictorial cloth stamped in color on both covers. Name erased from endpaper and slightest soil on covers else a tight near Fine copy. First edition, second issue (all 16-page signatures, terminal leaf concluding on p. [272] - see Schiller catalogue #5). Illustrated by MAXFIELD PARRISH. This is the FIRST BOOK WITH MAXFIELD PARRISH’S ILLUSTRATIONS AND ALSO L. FRANK BAUM’S FIRST PUBLISHED BOOK FOR CHILDREN! Illustrated by Parrish with wonderful color pictorial covers, pictorial title page, plus 12 full page black and white plates. For the text, Baum retells many classic nursery rhymes in story format. An unusually nice copy of one of the most desired of all children’s books, rare in this condition. $7500.00

SONGS OF FATHER GOOSE IN DUST WRAPPER!98. BAUM,L.FRANK. SONGS OF FATHER GOOSE. Chic: Geo. M. Hill (1900). Large 4to, cl. backed pict. bds, tips lightly worn else FINE IN DUST WRAPPER (dw tape repairs, 3” piece off top edge, chips off spine ends). 1st ed. Illustrated by Denslow with a new color cover for this volume and in b&w inside to accompany music for verses from Father Goose. A beautiful copy, rare in this condition with a dust wrapper. (SEE ILLUS TOP NEXT COLUMN) $1500.00

99. BAUM,L.FRANK. PHOEBE DARING. Chic: Reilly & Britton (1912). 8vo, grey cloth stamped in black with orange white and grey pictorial cover, 298p. + [8]p. ads, Fine. 1st ed. The second of only two series books written by Baum using his own name. Illus. with plates by Joseph Pierre Nuyttens. Beautiful copy. $550.00

FINE COPY OF BAUM’S JUVENILE SPEAKER 100. BAUM,L.FRANK. L. FRANK BAUM’S JUVENILE SPEAKER.: Readings and recitations in prose and verse humorous and otherwise. Chic.: Reilly & Britton (1910). 4to, tan cloth pictorially stamped in red black and silver, 196p. + ads, FINE. Baum wrote this book for use in schools as an aid in teaching public speaking. This book for children contains Baum’s selections from what he considered some of his best stories plus he provided introductions for stories that originally formed parts of complete books. It contains selections from the Oz books, Father Goose, etc. as well as previously unpublished works like Prince Marvel, a playlet for children based on the Enchanted Island of Yew. Illustrated by JOHN R. NEILL and MAGINEL WRIGHT ENRIGHT in black and white. This is a beautiful copy of a rare Baum book. $950.00

ILLUS. BY WALTER ENRIGHT101. BAUM,L.FRANK. FATHER GOOSE’S YEAR BOOK. Chicago: Reilly & Britton (1907). Narrow 4to, cloth, pict. paste-on, cover plate sl. rubbed else near fine and unused. 1st and only edition. A yearly appointment calendar with many pages of original verse by Baum, each faced with a page for notes. Illustrated by WALTER ENRIGHT with pictorial endpapers and with many full page and in-text color illustrations in the broad, flat style of poster artists of that time. Enright was a political cartoonist who married Maginel Wright (Frank Lloyd Wright’s sister and illustrator of other Baum works) and father of award winner Elizabeth Enright. $600.00

BAUM AS SCHUYLER STAUNTON102. [BAUM,L.FRANK]. THE FATE OF A CROWN by Schuyler Staunton. Chic.: Reilly & Britton 1905 (1905). 8vo, red cloth stamped in white gold and black, spine faded else Fine. 1st ed. first state with text terminating on p. 306, chapters starting on right and left, and illus. counted in pagination. Illus. by Glen Sheffer with 6 b&w plates. This is the first novel for adults written by Baum and one of only two under the Staunton pseudonym. Scarce and a nice copy. $500.00

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BAUM FAIRY TALE USING LAURA BANCROFT PSEUDONYM103. [BAUM,L.FRANK]. BABES IN BIRDLAND: a nature fairy tale by Laura Bancroft. Chic: Reilly & Britton (1911). Small 4to, green cloth spine, pictorial boards, 115+ [1]p + 3p. ads, slight edge and corner wear else VG+. First ed. Illustrated by MAGINEL WRIGHT ENRIGHT with 8 color plates and many b&w’s. This is a very scarce Baum item and a nice copy. $800.00

RARE BAUM AS FLOYD AKERS104. [BAUM,L.FRANK]. BOY FORTUNE HUNTERS IN CHINA by Floyd Akers (pseud. of Baum). Chic.: Reilly & Britton (1909). 8vo, brown cloth stamped in black and white, 324p., + [2]p. ads, slight rubbing else near fine. 1st ed., 1st printing of this boy’s adventure series by Baum (quill and lamp on title, 3 titles listed on verso of title, p. [325] discusses series with box, 2 pages of ads list two Airship Boys, 4 Aunt Jane’s Nieces and Annabel - See Baum Bugle Spring 1972). Illus. with half-tone frontis by E.A. Nelson. A beautiful copy, rare. $1850.00

BAUM AS FLOYD AKERS105. [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

BAUM AS FLOYD AKERS106. [BAUM,L.FRANK]. BOY FORTUNE HUNTERS IN PANAMA by Floyd Akers (pseud. of Baum). Chic.: Reilly & Britton (1908). 8vo, brown cloth stamped in black, cream and white, 310p., sl. cover soil, VG-Fine. 1st edition, 1st printing of the second Boy Fortune Hunter title (open book on title, no ads at end, last line “is powerless to control”), illustrated with 4 color plates by Howard Heath. This is a great copy of a rare series book by Baum writing under his pseudonym of Akers. $1200.00

BAUM AS FLOYD AKERS107. [BAUM,L.FRANK]. BOY FORTUNE HUNTERS IN THE SOUTH SEAS by Floyd Akers (pseud. of Baum). Chic.: Reilly & Britton (1911). 8vo, brown cloth stamped in black red and green, 263p. + [2]p. ads, 2 small indents in gutter and light cover soil else VG+. 1st edition of the sixth and last Boy Fortune Hunter title (quill and lamp device on title, p. 263 concludes with ad in box, 2 pages of ads at end, 6 titles listed on half-title. See Baum Bugle Spring 1972). Illustrated with a 3-color frontis by Emile Nelson. This is a nice copy of a scarce series book by Baum writing under his pseudonym of Akers. (SEE ILLUS TOP NEXT COLUMN) $600.00

BAUM AS FLOYD AKERS108. [BAUM,L.FRANK]. BOY FORTUNE HUNTERS IN YUCATAN by Floyd Akers (pseud. of Baum). Chic.: Reilly & Britton (1910). 8vo, brown cloth stamped in black, red and green, 343p., very faint stain on end pages else near fine. 1st (and only) edition of the fifth Boy Fortune Hunter title, illustrated with a half-tone frontis by George Rieman. This is a great copy of a rare series book by Baum writing under his pseudonym of Akers. $1200.00

Baum - See also 383, 546, 547

RARE EARLY TEDDY BEAR BOOK109. BEARS. THE BUSY BEARS by George W. Gunn. Chicago: J.I. Austen 1907. Folio, pict. wraps, some soil and margin repairs, G-VG. The mischief and adventures of twin Teddy bears named Teddy and Freddy. Illustrated with 6 full page color illustrations plus 6 full page half-tones as well as line illustrations and color covers. Very scarce. $350.00

BEARS / MOTHER GOOSE PICTURE BOOK

110. BEARS. FRANK VER BECK’S BEARS IN MOTHER GOOSE LAND, new lines by Hanna Rion, old lines by Mother Goose herself. NY: Doran, circa 1910, large 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, sl. spine wear, VG+. Illustrated by FRANK VER BECK with color frontis plus 2-color or b&w’s on each page. (Ver Beck was the illustrator of Baum’s New Wonderland and a Joel Chandler Harris Uncle Remus book). Printed on heavy coated paper. Nice and quite scarce! $750.00

LARGE FORMAT TEDDY BEAR BOOK

111. BEARS. LITTLE JOHNNY AND THE TEDDY BEARS by Robert Towne. Chic.: Reilly & Britton 1907. Obl. folio, cloth backed pictorial card covers, corner of cover repaired else amazingly tight and clean. Printed on rectos only, each leaf is divided into panels and illustrated in color by J.R. Bray. The text in verse tells of the misadventures of a gang of teddy bears. $850.00

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McLOUGHLIN 112. BEARS. OLD MOTHER BRUIN AND HER FOOLISH CUBS. NY: McLoughlin Bros. nd ca 1880. Obl. 4to (10 5/8 x 9”), pictorial wraps, spine neatly repaired, light soil, VG. Featuring 6 very fine full page chromolithographs depicting the adventures and misadventures of these three bears. A rare McLoughlin title. $350.00

113. BEARS. PADDINGTON TAKES THE TEST by Michael Bond. Lond: Collins (1979). 8vo, cloth, 125p., Fine in sl. worn dw. 1st ed. The 11th Paddington story, illus. by PEGGY FORTNUM. $100.00

FLYING TEDDY & GOLLIWOGG114. BEARS. THE TEDDY BEAROPLANE by May Byron. NY: Hodder & Stoughton nd ca 1910. Sm. 4to, cl. backed pict. bds, some edge wear and light soil, VG+. The adventures of Teddy Bear, a Golliwogg and other toys (Dutch doll, Japanese doll) as they fly through the air in their plane. Marvelously illustrated by J.R. SINCLAIR with pictorial endpapers, 12 color plates and many b&w’s. A super book, rare. $1200.00

TEDDY BEAR EDUCATIONAL BOOK115. BEARS. TEDDY BEARS PAINTING & DRAWING BOOK by F.I. Wetherbee. NY: H.B. Claflin (1907). Oblong 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, edges rubbed and some normal shelf wear, some blank pages already artfully colored, VG. 1st ed. Designed by the author to entertain the child, “designed to train the eye and hand and give the little folks a proper idea how to plan out lessons.” Containing 24 full page color plates of Teddy Bears with the same illustrations in line only designed to be colored by the child. Also includes other subject matter as well. A rare early Teddy Bear book. $500.00

BEARS see also – 139, 168, 521, 549

BELLOC, H. - 10

CALDECOTT AWARD WINNER116. BEMELMANS,LUDWIG. MADELINE’S RESCUE. NY: Viking 1953 (1953). Folio, cloth, 56p., old paper clip mark on top of a few pages else Fine in near fine dw. 1st ed. Madeline is saved from drowning by a dog. Beautiful color illustrations by the author. An unusually nice copy, rare in this condition. CALDECOTT AWARD WINNER. $1200.00

117. BENNETT,CHARLES. PROVERBS WITH PICTURES. Lond: Wm. Tegg 1877. 4to, cl. backed pict. bds, 48p., foxing else VG. 1st pub. 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

BERRY, ERICK – 568, 581

BIANCO, MARGERY – 325

BIRDS – 11, 12, 103, 148, 234, 566

DUNBAR 1ST ED. - MINT IN DUST WRAPPER!118. BLACK INTEREST. POEMS OF CABIN AND FIELD by Paul Laurence Dunbar. NY Dodd Mead 1899 (1899). 8vo, green pictorial cloth with gilt lettering, top edge gilt, 125p. AS NEW IN DUST WRAPPER! (printed dw with finger smudges and a few mends). 1st ed. Poems in Black dialect, illustrated with fascinating photographs of plantation life showing daily activities of Blacks. Beautiful decorations on all text pages by ALICE MORSE plus cover design done by her in the style of Margaret Armstrong. This is a remarkable copy, rare in the dust wrapper. $2500.00

KEMBLE ILLUSTRATIONS119. BLACK INTEREST. (KEMBLE,E.W.) KEMBLE’S COONS: a collection of Southern sketches by Edward W. Kemble. NY: Russell 1897 (1896). Large oblong 4to, (12 x 9”), cloth backed pictorial boards, covers rubbed and lightly soiled else VG+. A collection of incredible full page plates (printed on glossy paper on rectos only) with captions in dialect, each portraying stereotypical Blacks of various ages. $500.00

RARE TITLE120. BLACK INTEREST. PLAYTIME IN DIXIE. no pub. info except that this was a giveaway by Lansburgh & Bro. in Washington D.C., circa 1910. 8vo (5 3/4 x 7 1/2”), pictorial wraps, some cover soil and light stain, VG. Each page shows stereotypical Black children at play including minstrel players, hunting, playing baseball, playing soldiers and more. Illustrated in 3-color with text in verse printed in large type. Rare. $600.00

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WITH WONDERFUL DRAWING BY BRONSON

121. BLACK INTEREST. (NASSAU-WEST INDIES) CHILDREN OF THE SEA written and illus. by Wilfrid Bronson. NY: Harc. Brace (1940 I). 4to, (7x9”) cloth, 264p., fine in slightly worn dust wrapper. 1st ed., The story of a dolphin and his friendship with a Black boy on the island of Nassau. Illustrated by Bronson with color frontis plus many b&w’s. THIS COPY HAS A FABULOUS FULL PAGE PEN AND INK DRAWING OF SMUDGY (a little Black boy) AND HIS DOLPHIN SIGNED BY BRONSON. Selected as a notable book for the year by Horn Book Magazine. $350.00

122. BLACK INTEREST. (WEST INDIES) JEANNE-MARIE GOES TO MARKET by Sari. NY: Grosset & Dun. 1938. Sq. 4to, cl. backed pict. bds, Fine in sl. worn dw. A story set in the West Indies, with wonderful full page and smaller color illus. by the author. $250.00

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SETTING123. BLACK INTEREST. THE COCOA DANCER by Flora C. Rue. Chic.: Whitman 1945. 4to, cloth, pict. paste-on, Fine in dw. 1st ed. The story of little Ebony who lives in the Dominican Islands. Wonderfully illustrated with a full page color illustration opposite each page of text by GLADYS ROURKE BLACKWOOD. One of the few children’s books to be set in this area of the world. $325.00

GREAT STYLIZED ILLUSTRATIONS124. BLACK INTEREST. BIM UND BUM bild und text von Johanna Freund. Wien: Humboldt circa 1945. Large 8vo, pictorial boards, fine. The misadventures of two little Black African natives named Bim and Bum. Printed on one side of the paper, there are charming, bright color lithographs on every page by the author. $275.00

McLOUGHLIN HOFFMANN IMITATION125. BLACK INTEREST. THE INKY BOYS. NY: McLoughlin Bros. nd ca 1870. 4 5/8 x 6 3/4”, pict. wraps, [12]p. incl. covers, fine and unopened. 2 stories, the first about a “black-a-moor” and St. Nicholas, the other entitled Simple John. Very revealing of prevailing social views. $225.00

126. BLACK INTEREST. (GORDON, ELIZABETH) WATERMELON PETE AND OTHER STORIES by Elizabeth Gordon. Chic: Rand McNally (1914). 8vo, cloth, pict. paste-on, sl. rubbing and light soil, VG+. 1st ed. 6 stories by Gordon including the title story about a little Black boy who meets a little Black fairy when he sneaks out to find some watermelon. Illustrated by CLARA POWERS WILSON with lovely full page and in-text color illustrations. An uncommon Gordon title. $200.00

127. BLACK INTEREST. TEN LITTLE NIGGERS. NY: McLoughlin Bros. nd circa 1895. 4to, pict. wraps, sl. soiling to covers, else VG+. Illustrated with 12 fabulous full page chromolithographed illustrations (one is a double-page spread, not the same illustrations as in the Aunt Louisa version), and with musical notation inside both covers. Great color covers as well. A great edition and very scarce. $1100.00

AMERICAN EDITION128. BLACK INTEREST. TEN LITTLE NIGGERS. Chicago: McLaughlin Co., no date circa 1890. 4to, pictorial wraps, [12]p. + covers, some cover soil and a chip else VG. Illustrated with pictorial covers, 6 full page chromolithographs and 6 full page illustrations in brown line to accompany this famous poem. An uncommon edition. $600.00

129. BLACK INTEREST. TEN LITTLE NIGGER BOYS. No place, (B.B. Ltd) no date ca 1945. 4to, pict. wraps, Fine. Illustrated by an unknown hand with 5 fine full page color illustrations and 5 half-page line illustrations plus color cover. Also includes a few other nursery rhymes with 3 color plates. An interesting edition. $250.00

130. 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

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131. BLACK INTEREST. TEN LITTLE NIGGER BOYS AND TEN LITTLE NIGGER GIRLS by Nora Case. NY: Dutton, no date, circa 1910. 16mo, (4 1/4 x 5 1/2”, 95p., decorative boards, pictorial paste-on, Fine in sl. worn dust wrapper. Originally issued as Number 26 in the Dumpy Book series and then issued in this format by Chatto in the U.K. This title is wonderfully illustrated with full page red, black and white drawings opposite each page of text. Printed on one side of the paper. Extremely scarce. $800.00

132. BLACK INTEREST. TEN LITTLE NIGGER BOYS and all about them. Lond.: Gale and Polden, no date ca 1910. 4to, cloth backed pict. boards, some edge rubbing, VG. Illustrated by R. & C. Kennedy with 6 color plates, 2 full page illus. in brown and 12 smaller illus. in brown plus pictorial title page. The text is presented in story format instead of in rhyme. Rare and an interesting edition. $600.00

RARE EDITION133. BLACK INTEREST. LINDSAYBYRNE’S TEN LITTLE NIGGERS. No pub. info., ca 1870. 12mo, 8 p. text, lacks covers, bound in boards with original cover label else VG. Illus. in b&w on every page - a rare an unusual version of this rhyme. $750.00

TEN LITTLE NIGGERS134. BLACK INTEREST. DIE GESCHISCHTE VON DEN 10 KLEINEN NEGERBUBEN. Dusseldorf: Merkur (1946). 8vo, pict. bds, fine. The classic counting rhyme with German text, illustrated by ADOLF UZARSKI with art deco stylized color illustrations on each page. This edition is newly illustrated with different illustrations from Uzarski’s earlier version. Bilderwelt 1914. $750.00

BLACK INTERST see also 83-7, 114, 278, 292-3, 302, 310, 537, 556

PINOCCHIO * RED RIDING HOOD * AESOP & MORE135. BOXED LIBRARY. PLAYTIME LIBRARY OF CHILDREN’S CLASSICS. NY: Capitol Pub. Co. 1952. Housed in the colorful publisher’s double-sided box are 6 illustrated books on one side and crayons, paints, a brush and a die cut sheet on the other side. The box measures 6” wide x 5 3/4 high and is 1 1/2” thick. When closed it has a rounded back and can sit on a shelf simulating a book. The book titles include Pinocchio, Aesop’s Fables, Sleeping Beauty, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood and the Gingerbread Boy. They have bright color covers

in the style of Richard Scarry and are illustrated in heavy outline inside. The child can use the crayons or the paint to color them. There is also a sheet of die-cut figures for the child to make finger puppets with. Completely unused and in fine condition, this is a charming 1950’s boxed library. BOXED LIBRARY see also 371, 421. $200.00

136. BRADLEY,WILL. PETER POODLE: Toy Maker to the King. NY: Dodd Mead, 1906. (Oct. 1906) 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, some edge, corner & cover wear, VG. First edition of one of the most imaginative children’s books. Illustrated by Bradley with 26 full page color illustrations plus many, many in text color illustrations. Written by Bradley as well as illustrated by him, this is a fantasy tale set in Toyville. Scarce. $1200.00

BRANDYWINE ARTISTS – 66, 97, 274, 405-7, 456-64, 474, 529-31, 567, 587, 598-9

137. (BRANSOM,PAUL)illus. AN ARGOSY OF FABLES selected & edited by F. T. Cooper. NY: Stokes (1921). Large thick 4to, 485p., dark blue pict. cloth, near Fine. Hundreds of fables from many eras and many lands including Aesop, Phaedrus, Babrius. Hindoo, Persian, Chinese, Armenian, Turkish, Polish, English, American Indian and more. Illustrated by Bransom with 24 richly colored and very beautiful mounted color plates plus lovely pictorial endpapers. Really a nice book. (Realms of Gold p.105) $250.00

WITH WALTER BROOKS LETTER138. BROOKS,WALTER. FREDDY AND THE SPACE SHIP. NY: Knopf 1953 (1953). 8vo, cloth, Fine in very sl. worn dw. Stated 1st ed. Freddy the Pig and the crew travel to Mars! Illustrated in b&w by KURT WIESE. Nice copy. SOLD WITH A FINE 1 PAGE LETTER FROM BROOKS in which he mentions the title offered here,, typed on his personal stationary including the envelope. The text of the letter reads: “I called at Mrs. V’s yesterday to look at some books, and in the course of the conversation with her daughter, told her of the children’s books I have written. She said none of them were in your library, and I thought you might be interested in trying them, so am sending you a copy of a promotion piece we got out for Book Week a number of years ago. This is a newspaper published by the hero of the stories, Freddy, the pig on the Bean farm. There are now twenty titles in the series - the latest being Freddy and the Space Ship. The books are published by Alfred Knopf and as to their popularity and suitability, I can refer you to any of the reference works dealing with children’s literature. By the way, if you are ever disposing of any discards, or gift books, in good condition, I would be interested in making an offer for them. It occurs to me that Mrs. T, from whom I bought some books a year or so ago, may have mentioned my books to you. Sincerely, Walter Brooks.” It sounds like Brooks was a book collector as well as an author! $1200.00


WALTER BROOKS - INSCRIBED

139. BROOKS,WALTER. STORY OF

FREGINALD. NY: Knopf 1942 (1936).

Large 8vo, pict. cloth, 249p., near fine

in chipped dw with 2 pieces restored.

Second printing. The story of a bear

named Freginald and his adventures when

he joins the circus. Illus. by KURT WIESE

in 2-color and line throughout. THIS

COPY IS INSCRIBED BY BROOKS! Quite

scarce. $750.00

JEAN CHARLOT - CALDECOTT HONOR

140. BROWN,MARGARET WISE. A CHILD’S GOOD NIGHT BOOK. NY: Scott 1943, 1950. 4to, pictorial boards, fine in a dust wrapper (dw with mild spine chipping otherwise VG dw). 1st ed. thus, of this CALDECOTT HONOR title and a modern classic, magnificently illus. with color lithos by JEAN CHARLOT. First published in small format in 1943, this was re-issued in 1950 with new illustrations by Charlot and in an enlarged format in response to library resistance to the small size of the first edition. Bader p.269-70. $650.00

141. BROWN,MARGARET WISE.

MARGARET WISE BROWN’S

WONDERFUL STORY BOOK. NY: Simon

& Schuster (1948). 4to, (9 x 11 1/4”),

pictorial boards, slight edge wear else

VG+. 1st edition. A Big Golden Book. 42

stories and poems by Brown illustrated

with wonderful color and black and white

lithos by J.P. MILLER. $200.00

RARE BROWN TITLE142. (BROWN,PAUL)illus. EQUESTIONNAIRE by Harry Disston. NY: Harper Bros. 1936 (1936). 8vo, (5 1/2 x 8 7/8”), pictorial boards, 189p., VG+ in dw with old mends. Stated 1st ed. 600 questions and answers for horsemen divided into sections. The first part of the book features questions involving all aspects of horseback riding and the answers are in the second part. Illustrated with great color cover by Brown and with many line illustrations throughout the text. A rare Brown title. $375.00

INSCRIBED WITH FINE DRAWING143. (BROWN,PAUL)illus. POLO: A Non-technical Explanation of the Galloping Game. NY: Scribner 1949. 8vo, cloth, 83p., fine in frayed dw. A guide to the pertinent facts about polo - for children and adults. Illustrated by Brown in b&w throughout. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY BROWN WITH A FINE DRAWING OF A HORSE DATED 1949. Scarce title, special copy. $850.00

GOOP NAUGHTY CHILDREN ABC

144. BURGESS,GELETT. GOOP TALES ALPHABETICALLY TOLD. NY: Stokes (1904). 4to, (8 x 10 1/3”), blue pictorial cloth, faint trace of color on a few illustrations else VG+. 1st ed. A wonderful ABC book involving Burgess’s famous naughty children who just don’t do what they should. Each letter represents a different behavior pattern ( “L”=LEMEETRI; “T”=TUCHIM & TAKIM) with a separate alphabet for boys and girls. Illustrated with great line illustrations and pictorial endpapers. $650.00

PURPLE COWS!145. BURGESS,GELETT. THE PURPLE COW. San Francisco: William Doxey no date, circa 1899 with ad in rear dated 1899. 8vo, pict. wraps string bound, [32]p., + covers, some edge chipping else VG+. An early edition of Burgess’ first separately published book, (1st separate edition issued in 1895). Illustrated in black throughout to accompany nonsense verse. The center spread contains his famous Purple Cow poem which was originally published anonymously. In this edition the last leaf contains Burgess’ admission that he authored the poem: “Ah yes, I wrote the “Purple Cow” - I’m sorry, now, I wrote it; But I can tell you Anyhow I’ll kill you if you quote it!” A scarce item. $500.00

RARE BURGESS/CADY ITEM146. BURGESS,THORNTON. ANCIENT AND SUPREME ORDER OF QUADDIES. Kansas City, MO: Quaddy Playthings 1915. This is a rare, rare Burgess toy housed in the original pictorial and printed envelope which measures (oblong) 16x9”. Envelope is brittle with some archival mends else fine and unused. The envelope text explains the background of the Quaddies. Inside are colored board backgrounds and characters to be cut-out and assembled for play - illus. by Cady. Includes 23 pieces with all of Burgess’ famous characters. Rare. $875.00

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CHILDREN’S BOOKS ILLUSTRATED BOOKS · 2009-03-23 · BOOK OF PICTURE ALPHABETS. London: T. Nelson and Sons, no date, circa 1880. 4to (9x11”), brown cloth stamped in black and