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MAGIC IN A BOX!448. [POTTER,BEATRIX]. PETER RABBIT THE MAGICIAN by Mel Richards. Aurora, IL: Strathmore 1942. 4to, spiral backed bds, [16]p., Fine IN ORIGINAL PICTORIAL BOX (box rubbed with repairs). A unique book starring Potter’s Peter Rabbit as a magician (with brief mention of Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail). Illustrated in color throughout, this copy is complete with 6 tricks with all of the removable props including: 5 admission tickets, 5 portraits, Macgregor’s wallet with cabbage, loaf of bread with knife, 2 phantom cards, Cottontail’s fantastic folder, magic mailbox with envelope, 3 hat sections in hat box, all of which are incorporated into the story line. Instructions for each trick are included. Rare in the box with all of the pieces. $450.00

PRE 1870 – 2, 13, 15, 28, 52-3, 117, 196, 223-4, 227, 230-7, 240-1, 261-2, 272, 294, 350, 357-8, 375-6, 412, 534, 537, 556

449. (PRESTON,CHLOE)illus. BARBARA PEEK – A - BOOS HOLIDAY. Lond: Humphrey Milford / OUP nd ca 1915. Sq. 4to, pict. bds, color paste-on, slight wear to paper and sl. soil, VG+. Featuring 8 fine color plates plus numerous black and whites showing the trials and tribulations of Barbara with adorable humanized bunnies. $500.00

450. [PRESTON,CHLOE]illus. THE CHUNKIES AT THE SEASIDE [by May Byron]. Springfield: McLoughlin Bros., no date ca 1920. Sq. 4to, pict. boards, pict. paste-on, sl. rubbing, VG-Fine. The Chunkies are a wide-eyed companion group to Preston’s Peek-a-boos, who have adventures and get into mischief. Illus. by Preston with 8 great color plates, black and whites in-text and pictorial endpapers. Scarce. $500.00

JAPANESE INTEREST451. (PRESTON,CHLOE)illus. THE PEEK-A-BOO JAPS by Tom Preston. Lond: Henry Frowde / Hodder & Stoughton nd ca 1915. Sq. 4to, pict. bds, color paste-on, corner of half-title snipped off and slightest of rubbing, VG-Fine. Featuring 12 exceptional color plates plus numerous black and whites depicting these adorable little children as Japanese. Hodder & Stoughton’s answer to the success of Longman’s Golliwoggs. One of the scarcest titles in the Peek-a-Boo series. $850.00

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CUBAN REVOLUTION / FIDEL AND CHE452. PROPAGANDA. LIBERTAD O’ MEURTE! Episodios de la Revolution textos Raul Quintana Suarez. Habana, Cuba: Dibujos Publicitarious Luque circa 1960. 4to, (8 3/4 x 12”), pictorial wraps, 40p., some cover soil, VG+ and complete. This album contains a complete set of 325 numbered picture cards. Each card is mounted in a numbered space with a printed caption. When complete, it offers the child the Communist version of Cuban

history picturing the early battles of Fidel, Ernesto “Che” Guevara, Raul Castro, Camilo Cienfuegos, Hubert Matos and the other revolutionaries and ending with Fidel’s triumphant return to Havana in 1959. This is a very rare and fascinating bit of children’s propaganda. (SEE ALSO REAR COVER) $6000.00

RARE COMMUNIST CHILDREN’S BOOK453. PROPAGANDA. OUR LENIN edited by Ruth Shaw and Harry Alan Potamkin. NY: International Publishers (1934). Oblong 4to, (10 1/2 x 9”), cloth backed pictorial boards, 62p., edges rubbed and some cover soil else VG. A book for the American child about the life of Lenin and therefore also the rise of Socialism in Russia, beginning with life under the Tsar. All of the typical rhetoric of the movement is included in a very readable narrative using “real” families and situations. Each page has a red border on top and on bottom and nearly every page is strikingly illustrated in b&w in typical 30’s style by William Siegel. This is a rare and fascinating children’s book. $1750.00

WORLD WAR II ANTI-NAZI CHILDREN’S BOOK454. PROPAGANDA. YUSSUF THE OSTRICH by Emery Kelen. NY: Hyperion Press / G.P. Putman (1943). 4to (7 1/2” wide x 11), cloth backed pictorial boards, near fine in lightly soiled dust wrapper. 1st ed. Set in North Africa, Yussuf the ostrich is scorned when he appears to be helping the Nazis. In reality he became a double agent. When he was released from prison by German dachshunds (who were really not Nazis) and saved the Americans, he became a hero. Illustrated with 24 pages of color lithos and 24 pages with b&w lithos (using the Gloeckner process). Rare in nice condition with the dust wrapper. $400.00

PROPAGANDA see also 382

PUPPETS – 135, 183-6, 374, 432

JIG-SAW PUZZLE BOOK455. PUZZLE. MY FIRST JIG-PUZ BOOK. Lond.: John Lend nd ca 1930. 4to, cl. backed pict. bds, FINE. Stories in verse about GNOMES, PIXIES AND ELVES. Printed on thick board pages, each page of text is faced with a full page brightly colored JIG SAW PUZZLE - five in all. A great book in excellent condition.

$300.00

PUZZLES see also 239, 305, 481

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SCARCE SIGNED ETCHING BY PYLE456. PYLE,HOWARD. ETCHING: ISAAC WALTON. This is a large and wonderful etching by W.H.W. Bicknell after an original by Pyle. It is one of 5 such illustrations commissioned for Thomas Frognall Dibden’s book “Bibliomania or Book Madness”. Because they were so highly acclaimed at the time of publication, the Bibliophile Society decided to issue them as large limited edition etchings. Printed by the Bibliophile Society in Boston, LIMITED TO 302 COPIES SIGNED BY PYLE AND BICKNELL. The image measures 10 1/x x 18 (17 1/2 x 24 1/2 with borders) framed and glazed in contemporary frame. Pitz notes that “the Albrecht Durer influence, so apparent in the drawings from Otto of the Silver Hand, crept back into this later Bibliophile series.” (Howard Pyle p.187-188). Executed with beautiful detail. (See Morse & Brinckle p.201. $1850.00

PYLE FANTASY457. PYLE,HOWARD. THE GARDEN BEHIND THE MOON written and illustrated by Pyle. NY: Scribner 1895 (1895). 8vo, (6 1/2 x 8 1/2”), green gilt cloth stamped in red and green, very light cover soil, bookplate removed from endpaper, VG+. 1st ed. A magical fantasy - fairy tale illustrated with 10 full page black and white plates plus many in- text illustrations. Meigs (p.304) says: “It’s writing makes Pyle the peer of the classic writers in the field of fantasy.” This copy has an intriguing inscription from H.P. A nice copy. $275.00

458. PYLE,HOWARD. MEN OF IRON. NY: Harper & Brothers 1892 (1891). 8vo, (6 x 8 1/2”), 328p., red pictorial cloth stamped in black and silver, covers show soil (not offensive) else clean, tight and VG. 1st edition. A story of chivalry set in 15th century England written by Pyle and illustrated by him with frontis plus 20 black & white plates. Very scarce in the first edition. $275.00

FIRST EDITION OF PYLE’S ROBIN HOOD459. PYLE,HOWARD. MERRY ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD. NY: Charles Scribners Sons MDCCCLXXXIII (1883). 4to, (7 1/2 x 9 3/4”). Original publisher’s embossed leather binding, hinges repaired long ago, leather spine is stamped in gold. Although not original it is clearly early and has outer joint repair on bottom part of covers, spine ends a bit worn. The binding is in overall VG condition for this title which when found is generally in miserable condition. It is overall a Very Good, tight clean copy. First edition of Pyle’s tour de force, written and illustrated by him. There are 23 illustrations, pictorial head and tail-pieces, pictorial initials and 28 decorations. Considered the book which changed the course of American book illustration. Previous to Pyle’s emergence with this title, no great American book illustrators had appeared to rival the British market. With the publication of this book, the Golden Age of American book illustration had its birth. Pyle “was a one-man movement which would exert an incalculable influence on the whole course of illustration...” (Illustrators of Children’s Books v. 1 p. 105). Due to the fragility of the leather binding and to the fact that only 3000 copies of this edition were printed (of this 510 copies were sent to England), it is a rare book. Peter Parley To Penrod p.73, Morse and Brinckle p. 115. $1750.00

460. PYLE,HOWARD. A MODERN ALADDIN: OR THE WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF OLIVER MUNIER. NY: Harper & Brothers 1892 (1891). 8vo, (5 1/4 x 7 1/2”), blue gilt cloth stamped in red, 205p. + 2p. ads (listing A Modern Aladdin as “just ready”), slight cover soil and very slight lean to binding else VG+. First edition. Written by Pyle and illustrated by him with 32 black and white plates (line illustrations). This is a nice copy of an uncommon Pyle title. $250.00


INCREDIBLE COPY OF A RARE PYLE TITLE461. PYLE,HOWARD. OTTO OF THE SILVER HAND. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons 1888 (1888). Large 8vo, (7 x 9”), green cloth stamped in red, gold and black, original brown embossed leather spine, slight bit of fading on cloth in corner of cover else Fine. 1st edition of this rare and early Pyle book set in medieval Germany. Written by Pyle and illustrated by him with 25 full page drawings, 36 decorations, pictorial headpieces and tailpieces, and pictorial initials. The high quality of both the paper and printing really accentuate the fine detail of Pyle’s work. This is an amazing copy. Peter Parley To Penrod p.91. $1200.00

462. PYLE,HOWARD. PRICE OF BLOOD: AN EXTRAVAGANZA OF NEW YORK LIFE IN 1807 written and illustrated by Pyle. NY: Richard Badger 1899 (1899). 8vo, (6 1/4 x 8 1/8”), red cloth spine, pictorial boards, all edges red, edges rubbed and white pictorial boards show soil as usual else tight and VG+. 1st ed. Illustrated by Pyle with 6 tissue-guarded color plates. This is a very scarce Pyle title. $250.00

463. (PYLE,HOWARD)illus. THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE by Henry Van Dyke. NY: Charles Scribners Sons 1897 (1897). 8vo (6 x 8 1/2”), green gilt decorated cloth, top edge gilt, owner inscription and foxing on endpapers, some cover fading and small area of outer joint wear, tight, clean, VG. First edition. Featuring 4 full page gravures by Pyle Illustrated with lovely art Nouveau decorative border on each page by Amy Richards who also designed the cover. Text is a fictional story about the first Christmas tree. $75.00

TWAIN AND PYLE464. (PYLE,HOWARD)illus. SAINT JOAN OF ARC by Mark Twain. NY: Harper Brothers (May 1919 D-T). 4to, (7 x 9 1/2”), gilt cloth, pictorial paste-on, top edge gilt, 2 leaves opened roughly else VG+. First edition, 1st issue with pictorial endpapers and illustration on page 18 not upside down. Illustrated by Pyle with mounted color plate on the cover plus 4 tipped-in color plates as well as many lovely line illustrations in the text done by Wilfred Jones. A nice copy. $350.00

BEAUTIFUL RACKHAM ORIGINAL ART465. RACKHAM,ARTHUR. ORIGINAL ART: “THE TREASURE AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW”. This is a beautiful original pen and ink and guache drawing signed by Rackham and captioned in his hand. Executed on artist’s board measuring 9” wide by 13 1/2” high in fine condition It appears in St. Nicholas Magazine July 1898 to illustrate the story The Treasure at the End of the Rainbow by A.E. Bonser. The image is an art nouveau style drawing of a beautiful lady in her garden and has much detail. Beneath the image in Rackham’s hand is the title of the story and the caption “She had often thought of him & wondered if she should ever see him again.” This is a beautiful example of Rackham’s earlier illustrative style. $5500.00

WITH HANDWRITTEN LETTER466. (RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. CINDERELLA retold by C.S. Evans. Lond: Heinemann (1919). 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, fine in dw with piece off top of spine. 1st ed. Illustrated with pictorial endpapers, tipped-in color frontis and many beautiful silhouettes. Beautiful copy. Sold with a THREE PAGE HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM RACKHAM (light stain) dated Oct. 12 1919 to Mrs. Dawson Scott, regretting that he will be unable to fulfill a speaking engagement and making recommendations for his replacement. In the letter he refers twice to Evans who retold this version of Cinderella. He writes: I am extremely sorry but I am going to Devonshire tomorrow and cannot be back in time to fulfill my engagement to talk at the ? Club on Thursday. I was looking forward to an interesting evening and could I have postponed my departure from town I would have done so gladly. You will however have no difficulty in filling my place - everyone except myself has had their holiday and you will have plenty of choice. May I suggest E.J. Sullivan - a very interesting talker as well as, in my opinion, by far the finest artist among the illustrators of our country today. He knows Evans too. Or there is Greiffenhagen and Higgens. I name them as they are so get-able for an organizing secretary. I should add that my absence from London has been necessitated without any warning or I would have given you longer notice. I may also add that I have in the last few weeks let Mr. Evans into the workings of an illustrator’s mind so persistently and annoyingly that I really think he could say more and worse about my ideas and methods than I could myself. Yours Sincerely, Arthur Rackham. Book and letter $1650.00

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467. (RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. IMAGINA by Julia Ellsworth Ford. NY: Duffield 1914 (1914). 4to, cloth, edges sl. faded and sl. wear to top of spine else VG. 1st ed. Illustrated with 2 beautiful color plates by Rackham plus pict. ep’s and b&w’s. $225.00

RACKHAM LIMITED TO 250 COPIES BOUND IN KID 468. (RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. THE ROMANCE OF KING ARTHUR by Sir Thomas Malory. NY: Macmillan (1917). Large thick 4to, full kid binding decorated in gold, light soil and rubbing else VG IN ORIGINAL PUBLISHER’S BOX (box worn). LIMITED TO ONLY 250 COPIES OF THE AMERICAN EDITION! Illustrated with 16 mounted color plates with lettered tissue guards, 7 black and white plates , plus a profusion of lovely text illus. as well. Although the American limited edition was not signed by Rackham (Latimore Haskell p.47) it is considerably more rare, especially in the rare box (the cover of the box is printed with the title and limitation information).$3200.00

469. (RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION by Edgar Allen Poe. Lond: Harrap (1935). 4to, grey cloth stamped in gold, Fine in sl. chipped dw. First Rackham illustrated edition of one of his most desired and elusive titles. Illustrated with pictorial endpapers, 12 fine color plates with tissue guards, plus many b&w’s. The dust wrapper illustration is not repeated in the text. (Riall p. 189). A beautiful copy. $1200.00

470. (RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. UNDINE by De la Motte Fouque adapted from the German by W.L. Courtney. Lond. & NY: Heinemann & Doub. 1909. 4to, cloth backed pict. bds, edges sl. rubbed, else near fine in sl. worn dw. 1st American ed. Illus. with 14 beautiful tipped-in color plates mounted on heavy paper and with lovely line illus. in text. A nice copy. $600.00

RACKHAM LIMITED EDITION / MORLEY LETTER LAID-IN

471. (RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. WHERE THE BLUE BEGINS by Christopher Morley. Lond: Heinemann [1922]. 4to, cloth backed boards, 227p., partially unopened, slightest of cover soil and tips rubbed else near Fine. LIMITED TO ONLY 175 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY RACKHAM. Illustrated with 4 beautiful and unusual color plates plus fantastic and fanciful b&w’s in text and pictorial endpapers. Laid in is a TWO PAGE HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM MORLEY

reading in part: “I’m furiously busy trying to get a novel finished: + I’ll be honest with you, there are a dozen or so books piled up here from various cheerful birds and I don’t know when I’ll summon enough energy to write in ‘em and pack ‘em up + get ‘em off... I’m really struggling like a hooligan to do a decent book and I am so hellishly unsystematic about tying up plays, it sometimes seems more than the human will can tackle.” A special copy. $3250.00

RADIO – 250 RAE, JOHN – 567

RAY, MAN – 54 READERS – 266, 382, 447

REFERENCE BOOKS – 385, 479, 495, 552

RELIGION – 12, 327

CURIOUS GEORGE ORIGINAL ART!472. REY,H.A. CURIOUS GEORGE: ORIGINAL ART. Offered here is a marvelous large drawing of Curious George. It is executed on light tan art paper in chalk, signed. The image is large measuring 8” wide x 9 1/2” high in fine condition. George is seen throwing a large beach ball in the air. Sitting in the grass in front of him is a rabbit and there is a bird flying nearby. Simply a great piece by a beloved children’s book artist whose original work is rare. $15,500.00

SIGNED FINE COPY473. REY,H.A. FIND THE CONSTELLATIONS. Bost: Houghton Mifflin 1954 (1954). 4to, (9 1/2 x 11”), cloth, Fine in fine dust wrapper. 1st ed. Illustrated with color lithographs on every page of text by Rey with scientifically accurate text by him as well including quizzes, charts and sky views that show the sky throughout the year. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY REY WITH A SMALL SKETCH OF A LITTLE GIRL AND STARS. Great copy, rarely found so bright or inscribed. $1500.00

RICHARDSON, FREDERICK – 575, 579

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CHARLOTTE HARDING ILLUS. - INSCRIBED

474. ROBIN HOOD. ROBIN HOOD:HIS BOOK by Eva M. Tappan. Bost Little Brown 1903 (1903). 8vo, pict. cloth, elaborate cover, VG+. Illustrated by Charlotte Harding (Brandywine illustrator) with 6 beautiful color plates plus black and whites and decorative initials. THIS COPY HAS A NICE INSCRIPTION FROM HARDING! A special copy of an uncommon edition of Robin Hood. ROBIN HOOD see also 459 $200.00

475. (ROBINSON,CHARLES)illus. THE AWFUL AIRSHIP by Walter Copeland. Lond.: Blackie [1906]. Obl. 32mo (6 x 3”), cloth, VG+. A Blackie Miniature Picture Book, wonderfully illustrated by Robinson in bold colors on every other page (frenchfold), with text by Copeland facing the pictures. (Pictorial endpapers as well). The story in verse tells the trials and tribulations of a man trying to fly and control his airship. Similar in format to the Stump Books and a very scarce Robinson title. $975.00

RARE ROBINSON TITLE476. (ROBINSON,CHARLES)illus. GOLDFISH BOWL by Phyllis Austin. London: Hutchinson & Co. [1922]. 8vo (6” wide x 8), red cloth pictorially stamped in gold, 254p., few spots on edges only else FINE IN DUST WRAPPER (wrapper frayed). An original fairy/fantasy selected by the publisher as the winner of competition they held for original work. Illustrated by Robinson with 4 marvelous color plates plus numerous line illustrations throughout the text, and pictorial endpapers. The dust wrapper has preserved the pictorial binding such that the gold really glitters. A rare Robinson title and a great copy. $750.00

ROBINSON, CHARLES see also 535

REMARKABLE SET477. (ROBINSON,W.HEATH)illus. MONARCHS OF MERRY ENGLAND by Roland Carse. Leeds: Alf Cook, no date [1907]. 2 large 4to volumes, (9x 11 1/2”), red cloth spines and pictorial boards, except for a small amount of wear to tips and spine ends, this is a fine, bright set. 1st edition. A humorous look at British royalty, illustrated with 20 fantastic color plates, numerous b&w’s throughout the text and pictorial endpapers. This is a beautiful set which is normally found worn with frayed or missing plates. See Beare 51a. Very scarce. $1250.00

478. (ROBINSON,W.HEATH)illus. A SONG OF THE ENGLISH by Rudyard Kipling. NY: Doubleday (Nov. 1909). Large 4to, red gilt cloth, slight soil, near Fine. 1st U.S. ed., identical to 1st UK except for color of cloth and title page. Featuring 30 beautiful tipped-in color plates with illustrated and lettered guards and with 59 line illustrations in-text. Some beautiful work by Robinson and a great copy. $425.00

LIMITED EDITION IN SLIP CASE479. ROSENBACH,A.S.W. EARLY AMERICAN CHILDREN’S BOOKS. Portland: Southworth Press 1933. Large 4to, (7 3/4 x 10 1/2”), leather backed pictorial boards, 354p., Fine in slip case (case solid but shows signs or wear, overall VG). LIMITED TO ONLY 585 COPIES SIGNED BY ROSENBACH. Detailed bibliography of Rosenbach’s personal collection that is now at the Free Library of Philadelphia, with several illustrations hand-colored after the originals. Beautiful copy and an essential reference book for collectors of earlier children’s books. $650.00

ROSS,M.T. (PENNY) – 566 ROSSETTI, CHRISTINA – 295

ROYALTY – 412, 477

STUNNING, STYLIZED ILLUSTRATIONS

480. RUBAIYAT. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. Lond: Leopold Hill nd ca 1920. Large 4to, gilt cloth, light cover soil, VG+. Illustrated by DORIS PALMER with 12 truly magnificent tipped-in color plates (bold detailed designs) and with orange art-nouveau pictorial border on every page of text. One of the most wonderful versions of this classic. $400.00

PUZZLES481. RUSSIAN. 3 PUZZLES - 3 GOLOVOLOMKI text by G.M. Neiman. 1939. Oblong 6 3/4” wide x 4”, string bound, fine. Illustrated in color by M.V. Sabashnikov. $300.00

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482. RUSSIAN. BRATESHKI [LITTLE BROTHERS] by A. Barto. Moscow: Ogiz 1935. 4to (7 1/2 x 8 1/2”), pictorial wraps, Fine. Not 1st. Children of every color are illustrated with wonderful, bright color lithos by Georgi Echeistov. See Leveque: Dictionnaire p.56, Rosenfeld: Russian Graphic Arts p.174. $850.00

483. RUSSIAN. KARTAUS NAROONIE PESNI [FOLK SONGS] by I. Meksin. Moscow: Ogiz 1928. 4to (7 3/4 x 9”), pictorial wraps, fine. Illustrated with striking rich color lithos depicting the Asian citizens of Russia done by Konstantin Kouznetsov. See Leveque: Dictionnaire p. 132-5 for similar. $900.00

REVOLUTION AND LENIN484. RUSSIAN. KOMSOMOLSKOE PLEMYA [KOMSOMOL BROTHERHOOD]. Moscow: Ogiz 1931. 4to (7 1 2 x 8 34”), pictorial wraps, near fine. A celebration of the Revolution showing fighting in the streets, speeches by Lenin and finally victory of the huge army. Illustrated with great color lithos by C. Boim and B. Sukhanov. See Musee Imaginaire #23. $1000.00

MITROKHIN / KNEBEL PICTURE BOOK485. RUSSIAN. (MITROKHIN) ZIMENOI GLOBUS [MY FATHER’S GLOBE] by R. Gustavsen. Moscow: Knebel (1912). 4to, stiff pictorial wraps, spine rough, some light shelf wear, VG. This is a stunning fairy tale illustrated by DMITRI MITROKHIN with full page and in-text, stylized color illustrations. Mitrokhin, along with Narbut and Bilibin, were the leading illustrators of the era in Russia. Mitrokhin studied in Russia under Vasnetsov and in Paris under Eugene Grasset and Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen. See Bilderwelt 2771, Defining Russian Graphic Arts by Rosenfeld p.94-5. Quite scarce. $1500.00

NARBUT ILLUSTRATIONS (STUDENT OF BILIBIN)486. RUSSIAN. (NARBUT) PLYCHI MATVEI, NE ZHALEI LAPTEI [DANCE AND DON’T BE AFRAID TO RUIN YOUR SHOES]. Moscow: Knebel 1910. 4to, (8 1/2 x 11 3/4”), stiff pictorial wraps. neat spine repair else VG-Fine. One of Knebel’s acclaimed gift books, illustrated by GEORGY NARBUT with beautiful chromolithographs of humanized toys, based upon Narbut’s own collection of peasant toys (Rosenfeld: Defining Russian Graphic

Arts p.92-3). Narbut was a student of Bilibin and Bakst, but he developed a style unique to him. Golynets notes: “ Such outstanding artists as Narbut...passed through Bilibin’s hands. When Narbut saw Bilibin’s works, he fell in love with them and left the Ukraine...to make his dream of studying under Bilibin come true.” (See Golynets p.186-7, 192-3, Bilderwelt 2758, Leveque: Dictionnaire p.188-9). Very scarce. (SEE ILLUS BOTTOM PRIOR COLUMN) $1500.00

487. RUSSIAN. NEFT [OIL] by E. Hazin. Moscow: Ogiz 1931. 4to, (8 1/2 x 11 3/8”), pictorial wraps, fine. A pictorial explanation of the process of extracting and shipping oil. This is illustrated by Nisson Abramovitch Chifrine Illus. with great color lithos. Chifrine was a noted theatre designed and with his wife, he joined Alexandra Exter’s studio. THIS COPY HAS A POSTER TYPE INSERT printed on one side of the paper, brightly illustrated in color, that appears to be an ad for the book. See Leveque: Dictionnaire p.26-9 for others, Kuznecov #139 p. 109. $900.00

AVIATION WITH BLIMPS488. RUSSIAN. OBLAKAKH [IN THE SKY]. (Moscow): Giz 1931 [1930]. 4to, (7 1/2 x 9 1/4”), pictorial wraps, near fine. Second ed.. A book on various aviation machines including blimps, war planes and more. Strikingly illustrated in color by noted Russian artist A. DEINEKA. Each page shows a different use for a different air machine from farming to war. See Leveque Dictionnaire p.38., Bilderwelt 2800. $700.00

489. RUSSIAN. OT KAUCHUKA DO KALOSHI [FROM RUBBER PLANTS TO RUBBERS] by Olga Deineko and Nikolai Troshin. Moscow: Ogiz 1931. 4to, (7 3/4 x 9”), pictorial wraps, cover soil, faint margin stain, VG. The process of making rubber boots is shown from its African origins in the trees, through the factory process to the final product. Illus. in color in typical 30’s style by Deineko and Troshin who were the husband and wife team who also collaborated on “USSR in Construction” (he was the artistic director throughout its run, she designed the magazine’s first and recurring cover graphic). Their contributions to the scientific movement in Russian children’s books is important. See Leveque: Dictionnaire p. 294. $1000.00

RUSSIAN MAGAZINE FOR CHILDREN490. RUSSIAN. PROTALINKA - CHILDREN’S MAGAZINE edited by A.P. Pechkovski. Offered here is a bound volume of the full year of issues for 1914. 4to (7 1/2 x 8 1/2”), 1/2 leather and marbled boards, 820p., slight edge wear else Fine. Each issue is full of poems, stories and songs with music by well known authors of the era including S. Esenin, K. Balmont, N. Aseyev, A. Serafimovich, L. Avilova and others. It is profusely illustrated in pre-revolutionary style with full page and smaller pen and inks by Yakovlev and others, with photos and with half-tone reproductions. $1200.00


CATS - LEBEDEV491. RUSSIAN. USATII POLOSATII [WHISKERS AND STRIPES] by C. Marshak. Leningrad: Giz 1930. 4to (8 1/2 x 11”). pictorial wraps, bookplate removed from inside cover with some rubbing else near fine. The story of a little girl and her cat that likes to sleep in her bed and doesn’t like to be washed. Illustrated with beautiful color stone lithographs that really are works of art. See Leveque: Dictionnaire p.163 (different cover). $1200.00

RUSSIAN see also 307, 402, 413, 453

492. SALINGER,J.D. CATCHER IN THE RYE. Boston: Little Brown 1951. Black cloth, bookplate removed from endpaper else fine in dust wrapper with some expert restoration at base of spine and at folds. Stated 1st ed. of this landmark coming of age novel, 1st issue dust wrapper with Salinger’s photo on rear panel. His first book and a nice copy. $9,500.00

MOVEABLE WITH MAGIC GLASSES IN ORIGINAL BOX493. SARG,TONY. TONY SARG’S MAGIC MOVIE BOOK. NY:B.F. Jay (1943) 4to, pict. bds, AS NEW IN ORIGINAL PICTORIAL BOX and COMPLETE WITH 2 PAIRS OF MAGIC LENSES. A very rare Sarg book, the text contains 6 fairy tales and other stories including: Cinderella, Rumpelstiltskin, 3 Bears, Sleeping Beauty, Chicken Little, Animal Fair etc. Each page is illustrated in color by Sarg. In addition, each story has a moveable, revolving picture (tab operated) whose illustrations appear to move when the reader wears his magic glasses. Quite scarce, especially in box. $425.00

WITH ORIGINAL DRAWING BY SARG494. (SARG,TONY)illus. TONY SARG’S ALPHABET with verse by Anne Stoddard. NY: Greenberg, no date, circa 1920. Small 4to, (7 x 9 1/4”), pictorial boards, small chip repaired at head of spine, else VG+ in dust wrapper (some chipping and mends). 1st ed. Printed on rectos only and illustrated by Sarg in bold colors on every page including fabulous pictorial endpapers. “A IS FOR ALICE IN WONDERLAND” with appropriate portrayal; P IS FOR PUNCH AND JUDY; R IS FOR RED RIDING HOOD etc. This copy comes with a CHARMING INK DRAWING OF ALADDIN AND A GENIE (4 1/2 x 5 1/2”), SIGNED by SARG. The genii’s head is emerging from the top of a large urn and the body of the urn is a puzzle. The drawing was apparently used by the Chicago Evening Post newspaper for an Ali Baba Crossword Puzzle feature and a clipping from a newspaper with the printed puzzle is also included. (The ownership page and verso of endpaper are repaired where the art was removed from the glued used to mount it.) This is a special copy of the very hard to find first edition. (Sarg re-issued his alphabet in the 1940’s).

$875.00

SIGNED BY SCHULZ495. SCHULZ,CHARLES. GOOD GRIEF: the story of Charles M. Schulz by Rheta Grimsley Johnson. NY: Pharos Books (1989). 8vo, 1/4 cloth, 256p., Fine in fine dw. 1st ed. (number code). The authorized story of Schulz’s life - his private battles with depression and the development of Charlie Brown and his other characters. THIS COPY INSCRIBED : “Best Wishes Charles M. Schulz.” $300.00

496. SCIENCE FICTION. MISSING MEN OF SATURN by Philip Latham. Phil.: John C. Winston (1953). 8vo (6” wide x 8 3/4), brick colored cloth, 215p., fine in 1st issue dw that lists 20 titles on back cover. Wrapper not price clipped, has some rubbing and sl. fraying but overall VG. Stated 1st ed. The crew of the Albatross goes to forbidding Saturn. Illustrated with pictorial endpapers and dw by Alex Schomberg. $150.00

GREAT 1950’S SCIENCE FICTION497. SCIENCE FICTION. ZIP-ZIP GOES TO VENUS by John M. Schealer. NY: Dutton 1958 (1958). 8vo (6 1/2 x 8 1/8”), yellow cloth, 125p., fine in dw with a few small chips. Stated 1st ed. The story relates the adventures of Zip-Zip, a Martian, who takes the Riddle children to Venus to search for his lost father. Illus. in b&w by Hans Helweg. This is a sequel to Zip-Zip and His Flying Saucer. $150.00

BOXED VOLLAND 498. SCOTT,JANET LAURA. ROUND THE WORLD WE SAIL. Minneapolis: Gordon VOLLAND / BUZZA nd ca 1930. Obl. 4to, cl. backed thick boards, AS NEW IN ORIGINAL BOX (box flaps neatly repaired). Each page is mounted on thick boards and features stunning, full bold color illustrations on every page in Scott’s ART DECO STYLE. Rare in the box. $500.00

ART DECO499. (SCOTT,JANET LAURA)illus. ONE HAPPY DAY: a picture story book by Marceline Dauzet. Akron: Saalfield, 1939. 4to, (9 1/2 x 10 1/2”), pictorial boards, slightest of edge wear else near fine in sl. frayed dust wrapper. Illustrated with 15 large art deco illustrations, 8 in bright colors, depicting one day in the life of 2 children. Scarce title. $175.00

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500. SCOTT,WILLIAM R. - PUBLISHER. WHAT’S IN A LINE: A FIRST BOOK OF GRAPHIC EXPRESSION by Leonard Kessler. NY: William R. Scott 1951. 4to (8 1/8 x 10”), pictorial boards, some toning on boards else VG+ in lightly soiled and worn but VG dust wrapper. The author explains the connection between an abstract line and a finished drawing with minimal text (a feat in itself). Illustrated with charming and simple and graphically pleasing 3-color illustrations on every page. See Bader p.358, 397-8 who comments that “flexible, active typography is part of the picture.” Scarce. $250.00

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501. SCOTT,WILLIAM R. - PUBLISHER. WHILE SUSIE SLEEPS by Nina Schneider. NY: William. R. Scott (1948). 4to, (8 x 9 3/4”), pictorial boards, slight edge rubbing else near fine in dust wrapper with edge chipping and small pieces off spine ends. A story for young children about what goes on while they are sleeping. Artfully illustrated in color on black backgrounds by Dagmar Wilson. A striking picture book in the same vein as Dark is Dark. Wilson’s first book. See Bader p. 231. Extremely scarce. $250.00

SCARCE SCOTT TITLE502. SCOTT,WILLIAM R. - PUBLISHER. WHO BLEW THAT WHISTLE? by Leone Adelson. NY: William R. Scott (1946). 4to (6 1/2 x 9 1/2”), pictorial boards, Fine in VG dust wrapper with a few closed tears. The story deals with a policeman who directs traffic with his whistle and what happens when the whistle decides to take over on its own. Illustrated with charming 3-color drawings by Oscar Fabres. The author was a member of the Bank Street Writer’s Laboratory. Her reason for writing this book was to give children “a convenient expression” to the spirit of experimenting with the environment. Another thoroughly thought out book with a subtle message that Scott is known for publishing. $175.00

SCOTT, WILLIAM R. PUB. see also 140, 166, 314

SCRIBNER CLASSICS – 598, 599

INSCRIBED BY SENDAK503. (SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. GRIFFIN AND THE MINOR CANNON by Frank Stockton. NY: Holt Rinehart Winston (1963). Sq. 4to, cl. backed bds, fine in sl. worn dw. Stated 1st ed. Illus. in color by Sendak throughout, this copy is also INSCRIBED AND DATED 1963 BY SENDAK WITH A COLOR ILLUS. GREETING CARD BY SENDAK. An uncommon Sendak title. $500.00

INSCRIBED WITH DRAWING BY SENDAK504. (SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. A HOLE IS TO DIG by Ruth Krauss. NY: Harp. Bros. (1952). 12mo, black cloth spine, bds, slight. fine in sl. worn dw with $1.50 price. 1st ed., later printing with correct price but black spine and change in second paragraph of dw front flap. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY SENDAK WITH AND DRAWING AND ALSO SIGNED BY RUTH KRAUSS. (SEE ILLUS TOP NEXT COLUMN) $1200.00

505. (SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. OPEN HOUSE FOR BUTTERFLIES by Ruth Krauss. NY: Harp. Bros. (1960). 12mo, cl. backed pict. bds, Fine in sl. worn dw. 1st ed. A companion in format to A Hole Is To Dig, this is equally as wonderful but considerably more scarce. Nice copy. $500.00

CALDECOTT HONOR506. (SEREDY,KATE)illus. CHRISTMAS ANNA ANGEL by Ruth Sawyer. NY: Viking 1944 (1944). Sm. 4to, cloth, 48p., Fine in sl. worn dw. 1st ed. CALDECOTT HONOR. A true story set in Hungary and illus. by Seredy with magnificent, rich color lithographs. $200.00

507. SEUSS,DR. THE BUTTER BATTLE BOOK. NY: Random (1984). 4to, blue cloth, AS NEW IN SLIPCASE. 1st edition, LIMITED TO 500 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY SEUSS. Bright full color illus. on every page by Seuss. Quite scarce, this limited edition that sold-out before publication. $1250.00

508. SEUSS,DR. THE CAT IN THE HAT BEGINNER BOOK DICTIONARY IN FRENCH. NY: Random House, (1965). 4to, glazed pict. boards, 133p., Fine in dw. The BEGINNER BOOK dictionary with more than a 1000 words that EVERY beginner needs to learn. Every illus. from the original dictionary with its French equivalent. Scarce in this condition. $850.00

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RARE SEUSS BOOK509. SEUSS,DR. THE FOOT BOOK. NY: Random House (1968). 8vo, glazed boards, sl. flecking on rear cover else fine in dust wrapper (long closed tear on front, spine ends frayed, price clipped). 1st ed. of the first book in the Bright and Early Book series. All 4 titles were issued simultaneously (Foot Book, Eye Book, Ear Book and Inside Outside Upside Down). Written by Seuss and illus. by him in color. Rare. Younger/Hirsch 23. (SEE ILLUS BOTTOM PRIOR COLUMN) $1250.00

510. SEUSS,DR. FOX IN SOCKS. NY: Random House 1965. 8vo, glazed pict. bds, Fine in dw with price intact. 1st ed. (based on ads for no later title and not listing this title). A beginning reader book of tongue twisters with great full color illustrations. Very scarce and a nice copy. $1000.00

511. SEUSS,DR. HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS. NY: Random Hse (1957). 4to, glazed pict. bds, Fine in sl. worn dw. First ed. Younger/Hirsch 33. Wonderful illustrations by Seuss. Nice copy. $1750.00

SIGNED BY SEUSS WITH GREAT DRAWING512. SEUSS,DR. ONE FISH TWO FISH RED FISH BLUE FISH. NY: Random House 1960. Sm. 4to, glazed pictorial boards, [63]p., fine in lightly soiled dw with fraying an small chips off spine ends, not price clipped. 1st ed. (correct price and no listing of later titles). A Beginner Book, illustrated in color. THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY SEUSS WITH A GREAT LARGE 2 1/2 x 5 1/2”_COLOR DRAWING OF THE CAT IN THE HAT. A great copy. $2750.00

513. SEUSS,DR. SCRAMBLED EGGS SUPER! NY: Random House (1953). Large 4to, pict. bds, near fine in dw with a few small chips, sl. fade area and a few closed edge tears and with price intact. 1st ed. Peter T. Hooper decides to jazz up his scrambled eggs and creates scrambled-eggs-super-dee-dooper-dee booper! Great color illustrations and a really nice copy of a rare large format Seuss title. $1200.00

CLOTH BOOK514. [SEWELL,ANNA]. BLACK BEAUTY. Akron: Saalfield 1914. 4to, (8 x 9 3/4”), printed on cloth, sl. wear, near fine. Illustrated by A.J. Schaefer in art nouveau style with lovely color illustrations on every page. $175.00

SEWELL, HELEN – 593 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM - 193

McLOUGHLIN JACK AND THE BEANSTALK 515. SHAPE BOOK. JACK AND THE BEANSTALK. NY: McLoughlin Bros. 1897. Narrow 4to, stiff pict. wraps, some finger soil and sl. creasing, VG. A SHAPE BOOK cut in the form of Jack holding the harp. Illustrated with 6 fine full page chromolithographs plus other smaller text illustrations and with a striking full color cover. Scarce. $225.00

McLOUGHLIN MONKEY516. SHAPE BOOK. MONKEY TRICKS. NY: McLoughlin Bros. 1894. 6” wide x 9 1/2” die-cut in the shape of a monkey, spine strengthened and covers rubbed some, VG. Illustrated with 5 chromolithographed pages and other pages illustrated in brown line to accompany poems about monkeys, cats and other animals. A scarce title. $275.00

UNUSUAL MOTHER GOOSE STAMP BOOK517. SHAPE BOOK. MOTHER GOOSE RHYMES. NY: E.P. Dutton (1916). Oblong (7x6”) pictorial wraps, die-cut in the shape of Mother Goose on a goose-drawn wagon, some rubbing, VG. Each page features a different rhyme with a large pictorial border - 12 in all. In the center of each page is a color pictorial stamp of the main character in the rhyme (issued separately but already affixed in this copy). No illustrator is named. This is a charming and scarce Mother Goose. $300.00

SHAPED LIKE A SHOE MOTHER GOOSE

518. SHAPE BOOK. THE OLD WOMAN WHO LIVED IN A SHOE retold by F. Weatherly. Lond.: Hildesheimer & Faulkner and NY: Geo. Whitney, circa 1900. 4to, (9” wide x 6”) ribbon ties, die-cut in the shape of a shoe with the old Woman and her children on the cover. Small piece of cover repaired and title soiled else VG+. Illustrated with full page chromos by Edith Berkeley to accompany the rhyme retold by Weatherly. Rare. $750.00

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TIGER SHAPE BOOK519. SHAPE BOOK. OUR JUNGLE FRIENDS. Akron: Saalfield 1917. 4to, pict. wraps, some rubbing, VG+. Die cut in the shape of an owl with bee buzzing before it. Wonderfully illustrated in color on every page. $100.00

OWL SHAPE BOOK520. SHAPE BOOK. OWL AND THE BEE. Akron: Saalfield 1917. 4to, pict. wraps, some rubbing, VG+. Die cut in the shape of an owl with bee buzzing before it. Wonderfully illustrated in color on every page. $125.00

TEDDY BEAR521. SHAPE BOOK. TEDDY BEAR. Cleveland: Goldsmith Pub. 1922. Folio (7 1/4” wide x 12 1/2), stiff pictorial card covers, some edge wear, VG+. A day in the life of a teddy bear and his friends told in verse, illustrated by an unknown hand with full page color illustrations and in Black and white on text pages. $150.00

NOVELTY522. SHAPE BOOK. WIR GEHEN IN EIN BAUERNHAUS von Hanna Schachenmeier und Emma Hubner. Berlin: Atlantis Verlag 1938. Large 4to, (10 1/2 x 12”), die-cut in the shape of a house, stiff pictorial wraps, slightest of soil, near Fine. The book opens in the center with 5 pages on each side and a backdrop page at the end (similar to McLoughlin theatre books). Every page shows a different activity around a typical home inside the kitchen, in the barn, etc. Each flap is illustrated on both sides with the colors covering the pages. Fine German printing and charming vignettes illustrated by Emma Hubner. Short text in verse is by Hanna Schachenmeier. A beautiful copy. $400.00

SHAPE BOOKS see also 60, 173, 175, 178, 180, 182, 259

523. (SHEPARD,ERNEST)illus. FUN AND FANTASY: a book of drawings with an introduction by A.A. MILNE. London: Methuen (1927). Folio, cloth backed decorative boards, Fine. LIMITED TO ONLY 150 NUMBERED COPIES-ONLY 50 FOR AMERICA (this being #27) SIGNED BY SHEPARD. Printed on handmade paper. Illustrated with 8 lovely color plates plus a profusion of wonderful black and whites with Shepard’s characteristic eye for detail. This is a nice copy of a rarely seen Shepard item. $850.00

LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY SHEPARD

524. (SHEPARD,ERNEST)illus. PLAYTIME AND COMPANY by E.V. Lucas. Lond: Methuen (1925). 4to, cloth backed boards, fine in faded dw. LIMITED TO ONLY 100 COPIES PRINTED ON HANDMADE PAPER AND SIGNED BY BOTH SHEPARD AND LUCAS! Charming verse by Lucas, illustrated by Shepard with cover, pictorial ep’s plus a profusion of wonderful b&w’s throughout. Scarce in this limited edition. $1200.00

SHEPARD, ERNEST see also 271, 359-61 SHIPS - 440

CALDECOTT AWARD - SIGNED

525. (SIDJAKOV,NICOLAS)illus. BABOUSHKA AND THE THREE KINGS by Ruth Robbins. Berkeley: Parnassus Press (1960). Obl. 8vo, pict. cloth, Fine in dw. 1st ed. (correct dw price). A Russian story beautifully illustrated in primitive style with color lithographs by Sidjakov. CALDECOTT AWARD. THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY SIDJAKOV AND ROBBINS! Rare. $850.00

PETER PARLEY TO PENROD

526. SIDNEY,MARGARET. FIVE LITTLE

PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW. Bost.:

D. Lothrop and Co. (1880). 8vo, pict.

cloth, 410p. + [4]p. ads, some cover soil

and scattered foxing, light shelf wear,

a VG+ copy. 1st ed., first issue of this

children’s classic - all points Peter Parley

to Penrod p.54. This is a nice copy, quite

scarce. $750.00


SIGNED / LIMITED – 14, 35, 42, 49, 54, 68, 73, 75-6, 81-2, 121, 138-9, 143, 157-8, 167, 189-90, 200, 204-5, 213, 228, 247-9, 260, 263-4, 271, 285-6, 297, 316, 319, 320, 324, 333, 339, 342-3, 346, 359-60, 362-3, 383, 385, 388, 393, 423, 428, 456, 465-6, 468, 471-4, 479, 494-5, 503-4, 507, 512, 523-5, 535, 538, 546-7, 551, 557-9, 563, 600

SILHOUETTES - 466

527. SINGER,ISAAC BASHEVIS. YENTL THE YESHIVA BOY. NY:FSG (1983). 4to, cloth, Fine in dw. Stated 1st ed. One of Singer’s best known stories is fabulously illustrated by ANTONIO FRASCONI with striking color woodcuts. $125.00

528. SMITH,E.BOYD. THE SEASHORE BOOK. Bost: Houghton Mifflin 1912 (Sept. 1912). Oblong 4to, cloth, pict. paste-on, slight edge rubbing and fading of covers, near fine. 1st ed. Illustrated by Smith with pictorial endpapers, lovely color plates opposite each page of text, plus many black and whites in text. Story is by Smith as well. A nice copy, rare in the first edition. $325.00

SMITH AND OAKLEY529. (SMITH,JESSIE WILLCOX)illus. EVANGELINE by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1897. 8vo, (6 x 8 3/4”), green gilt cloth, top edge gilt, spine ever so slightly dull else Fine. First ed., 1st issue. Illustrated with 10 lovely chromolithographs by both JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH AND VIOLET OAKLEY (5 each). Howard Pyle arranged for the two women, who were then his students, to illustrate this classic, and he also wrote the preface to the book. A super Brandywine item in great cond. Nudelman A3. $300.00

530. (SMITH,JESSIE WILLCOX)illus. WATER BABIES by Charles Kingsley. Lond: Hodder & Stoughton nd [1919]. Large thick 4to, blue gilt cloth, near fine. First English ed. Illus. by Smith with 12 beautiful tipped-in color plates plus many lovely green line illustrations throughout the text. A beautiful copy of one of Smith’s most famous and lovely books. $450.00

THE RAREST SMITH BOOK531. (SMITH,JESSIE WILLCOX)illus. WHEN CHRISTMAS COMES AROUND by Priscilla Underwood. NY: Duffield 1915 (1915). Sq. 4to, cl. backed pict. bds, tips el. worn and sl. cover scratching else near fine. 1st ed. of this large picture book, similar in size and format to the Bedtime Book and Rhymes of Real Children. Illustrated by Smith with pictorial endpapers, 6 beautiful large color plates plus smaller illustrations in orange all throughout the text. A beautiful copy of the rarest of all of her titles. $2000.00

SMITH, JESSIE WILLCOX see also 66

IN THE STYLE OF LE MAIR

532. (SOWERBY,MILLICENT)illus. CHILDHOOD

verses by Githa Sowerby. NY & Lond.: Duffield

& Chatto and Windus 1907 (1907). 4to, cloth,

pict. paste-on, 46p., some cover soil, VG. Simple

poems for the young child, illus. by Sowerby with

12 lovely color plates (including plate on cover

which is not in text) in the style of Le Mair and

with gold line illustrations throughout the text.

$200.00

A ROSE IS A ROSE533. STEIN,GERTRUDE. THE WORLD IS ROUND. NY: William Scott (1939). 4to, cloth backed pict. bds, Fine in sl. worn frayed dw. Stated 1st ed. Printed on rose colored paper “at Stein’s insistence” (Bader p.223), Rose Is A Rose. Stein’s first children’s book, written at the suggestion of Margaret Wise Brown. A book meant to be enjoyed by children with wonderful illustrations by CLEMENT HURD. A nice copy of an increasingly scarce classic.

$850.00

534. (STEPHENS,H.L)illus. THE TRUANT CHICKEN by Charles D. Shanley. NY: Hurd & Houghton (1866). 4to, stiff pict. wraps, VG+. A story rendered in verse and featuring marvelously detailed and finely executed lithographs on every page by Stephens (lith’d by J. Bein, printed by Franklin) and with gilt decorative initials. Stephens was originally a Philadelphian who came to N.Y. in 1859 and became well known for his caricatures (Hamilton p.208). Nice! $300.00


FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITIONLIMITED EDITION ASSOCIATION COPY

535. STEVENSON,ROBERT LOUIS. A CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES. Lond. & NY: John Lane Bodley Head & Scribner, 1896. 8vo,(6 1/4” wide x 8 3/4”), original red cloth, paper label on spine, top edge gilt, pictorial covers bound in as issued, VERY FINE condition. LIMITED TO ONLY 150 LARGE PAPER COPIES PRINTED ON JAPAN VELLUM, this is the 1st illustrated edition of these poems, illustrated by Charles Robinson.

THIS IS A SPECIAL PUBLISHER’S PRESENTATION COPY, SIGNED BY JOHN LANE with additional items of interest laid in: (a) LAID-IN IS THE CALLING CARD OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON with the addresses of the Athenaeum Club in London and Vailima, Samoa. (b) ALSO LAID-IN IS A LETTER FROM MARY WARD (the author Mrs. Humphrey Ward), thanking Mr. Lane for the “extremely pretty book” he has sent her, adding that the illustrations to a Child’s Garden “shew remarkable fancy & promise & ought to have a great success with the Christmas folk. (C) There is a tongue-in-cheek poem on the endpaper by R.K. Munkittrick with the signature of James L. Ford at the end. The poem reads:

Austin, Austin, Austin Dobby, Dobby, Dobby,Although making verses Seems to be your hobby;Stevenson can take you With Gosse and Andy LangAnd knock your heads together With a bang, bang, bang

Munkittrick, the author of this poem was a regular contributor to the American magazine Puck, as was Austin Dobson the British poet, who is the “Austin” “Dobby” mentioned in the poem. “Gosse” refers to Edmund Gosse, a literary critic and close personal friend of Stevenson and Andy Lang of course refers to Andrew Lang. This is an incredible copy, the illustrations are reproduced with much clarity due to the quality of the Japan vellum paper used in this edition. $4250.00

UNCOMMON EDITION536. STEVENSON,ROBERT LOUIS. A CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES. Chicago: Whitman (1923). 12mo (5 1/4 x 7 1/4”), cloth, 127p., pictorial paste-on, near fine. A “Just Right” book, illustrated by SUE SEELEY with many full page and in-text color illustrations - an uncommon edition of these classic poems. $200.00

STEVENSON,R.L. see also 598, 599

537. STOWE,HARRIET BEECHER. UNCLE TOM’S CABIN, or Life among the Lowly. Boston & Cleveland: John P. Jewett & Jewett, Proctor and Worthington 1853. Large 8vo, 560p., full red leather stamped in gold, all edges gilt, some signatures sprung and engraved title foxed else VG. 2 volumes in 1. An early printing in one volume. Illustrated with designs by Billings. Uncle Tom’s Cabin was first introduced to the public in serial format but it was published in book form by Jewett in 2 volumes in 1852 before the final two installments came out serially. Billings illustrated the first edition with 6 engraved plates. He was commissioned

by the publisher to re-illustrate this edition which includes 117 new pictures: 45 chapter heads, 45 tailpieces, 27 illustrations in text plus decorative initials. Stowe was inspired to write Uncle Tom’s Cabin by the passage of the Fugitive Slave Law in 1850 and it was an immediate sensation. BAL 19527. $1200.00

CHARMING SILK SCREENS - LIMITED EDITION - LAKESIDE PRESS538. STUDENT AUTHOR. GERDA AND PETER AND MR. BOO by Georgette Roux. Chicago: Privately Printed 1943. 4to, (6 3/4 x 8 1/2”), cloth, pictorial paste-on, Fine. This is the story of 2 children who discover a distraught mouse named Mr. Boo. He is upset because the family that lived in the old doll house with him is missing. The children realize he is referring to their cast-off dolls so they repair them and everyone is happy. Illustrated by the author with 6 charming full page hand-colored silk screens plus hand-colored endpapers and title page. LIMITED TO 50 NUMBERED COPIES. The colophon explains that this book was hand-set, printed and bound while the author was a student of the training department of the Lakeside Press, R.R. Donnelley. This is an accomplished children’s book - a charming story with wonderful illustrations.

$300.00

SWEDEN - 179

TARRANT BIRTHDAY BOOK539. (TARRANT, MARGARET)illus. PICTURE BIRTHDAY BOOK FOR BOYS AND GIRLS by Frank Cole. London: Harrap, no date, circa 1922. 3 3/4”x4 x 5 1/2”, cloth, fine and UNUSED. Each month of the year has pages to write names of those who have birthdays. Illus. with 12 beautiful color plates plus decorations in-text. A scarce Tarrant tile. $275.00

TENGGREN’S MOTHER GOOSE540. (TENGGREN,GUSTAF)illus. MOTHER GOOSE. Bost: Little Brown 1940 (Nov. 1940). 4to, pict. cloth, (136)p., FINE in sl. frayed dw. 1st ed. A wide selection of poems and music, accompanied by Tenggren’s wonderful full page and partial page color illustrations all throughout the text. (Cover and pictorial ep’s also by him). A super Mother Goose. $250.00

THAXTER, CELIA - 296


GREAT 19TH CENTURY TOY THEATRE

541. THEATRE. TOY SHADOW THEATRE. Offered here is a wonderful Dutch toy theatre. There is a hand painted proscenium and a wooden box which is also used as the stage for the theatre. The box has a sliding wooden cover. Inside there are 4 scenes stretched on wooden frames, a rare 16 page book of plays and a number of articulated shadows figures in sticks. The proscenium is in very good condition, there are some old repairs on the stretched panels as well as some repairs using reversible archival tape. The theatre when put together is approximately 16 1/4” x 11” x 16” tall. The book was published in Amsterdam by George W. v. Biene and is titled” Klughtspelen Woor De Chineesche Schimmen Geschikt Voor Kindern. This is a wonderful child’s theatre. $1850.00

542. THOMPSON,KAY. ELOISE AT CHRISTMAS-TIME. NY: Random House(1958). 4to, red glazed pict. bds, owner inscription else fine in dw. Stated 1st ed. Illus. in color on each page by HILARY KNIGHT. $600.00

543. THOMPSON,KAY. ELOISE IN MOSCOW. NY:S&S, 1959, 4to, bds, inscription on endpaper erased else VG in very sl. soiled and worn dw. Charmingly illus. in color by HILARY KNIGHT. Stated first edition. $650.00

544. THOMPSON,KAY. ELOISE IN PARIS. NY: Simon & Schuster 1957 (1957) 4to, bds, Fine in dw. Stated 1st printing. Wonderfully illustrated in color on every page by HILARY KNIGHT. $650.00

545. THOMPSON,KAY. ELOISE. NY:S&S 1955 (1955). 4to, white cloth, sl. residue on front paste-down else near Fine in VG+ dw with light soil and a few edge small chips. Stated first printing of the of the first Eloise book, illustrated by HILARY KNIGHT with pict. ep’s, plus color illustrations on every page including one fold-out illus. Great copy, increasingly scarce. $2500.00

WONDERFUL RUTH PLUMLY THOMPSON LETTER & MAP OF OZ546. THOMPSON,RUTH PLUMLY. LETTER. This is a full one page typed letter signed by Thompson, dated April 28 1962. It is done on pictorial Royal Historian of Oz stationary that has 3 Oz illustrations on the front and printed with a list of 36 printed Oz titles on the back (with some ink corrections in Thompson’s hand). The text of the letter deals with the Oz books and reveals what a nice person she was - taking the time to respond to a young fan. She writes in part: “I never did meet Frank Baum, though I read all of his books when I was a little girl so that writing the new adventures seemed just like visiting the merry old country. I may write another book or two, so many boys and girls have written begging me to return to Oz.” The letter is even in the original Reilly & Lee envelope! Sold with the map of Oz 10 x 15” printed on both sides (repaired at folds). $500.00

547. THOMPSON, RUTH PLUMLY. LETTERS FROM RUTH PLUMLY THOMPSON TO NEILL’S WIFE MOY AND RESPONSES. Offered here are 2 handwritten and 2 typed. letters. All 4 letters. $1000.00

a. First is a 2 page handwritten letter from Neill’s wife “Moy” to Thompson reading in part: “ John and I were sorry we didn’t see you when you were in town last February. I have thought of you many times since our meeting at the Oz Tea.... It seems to me that radio is a great field, and you and John ought to get together with your clever and fanciful ideas and cash in.”

b. Thompson’s letter to Moy is typed and reads in part: “Too bad Oz in the hands of a company so limited and lacking in imagination and I suspect money, they do not keep the Oz books in print....Imagine that you heard that the Wiz of Oz Club is publishing my 20th story “Yankee in Oz” and let’s hope it will start a new trend and that Johnny’s book may find a taker also.”

c. A second typed letter from Thom[son to Mrs. Neill reads in part: “ It was a treat to meet you after these many years. Think the Merry Munchkins enjoyed themselves out at Malvern. I know I did... No one could or ever will be able to depict the Oz characters as perfectly as Johnny did. Half the fun and zest left the books when other artists took over.”

d. Mrs. Neill’s second handwritten letter reads in part “It is nice to know that there are so many Oz fans and the number seems to be growing.”

a few of the puppets - hinged


GREAT MCLOUGHLIN BOXED TOY TOWN548. TOYS. (PAPER) PRETTY VILLAGE. NY: McLoughlin Bros. 1897. Housed in a pictorial box measuring 20” wide x 15 high is a paper toy town that is can be assembled to create a model community. The box has flaps repaired otherwise it is in excellent condition. This is the largest of 3 sized towns that McLoughlin had available. There are 16 folding buildings plus figures of men, women, animals, trees, fences etc. with little stands to support the figures upright. It comes with a color printed ground plan to help the child place the buildings in a logical order and delineating roads, paths, grass areas etc.. Many of the buildings are labeled for various trades: Boat Club, Nursery, Photo Artist, Rip Van Winkle House, Wheelwright and Blacksmith, Public School. The cover of the box has a chromolithographed plate on the cover, and the entire item is in fine condition. See Whitton p.181-2 who notes that “the little cardboard houses were often set up as decoration under Christmas trees.” See Whitton illustration #’s 238-9. $1500.00

TEDDY BEARS AND MORE549. TOYS. REVEL OF THE TOYS by Helen Anabel Ingalls. Boston: Ball Pub. Co. 1910 (1910). 4to, cloth, pictorial paste-on, cover plate chipped else VG. 1st edition of this wonderful fantasy. When little boys are good, their toys are permitted to play at night when everyone is sleeping. They all come alive and party. Teddy Bears are featured in nearly all of the illustrations. Illustrated by John Goss with 26 full page color illustrations (including 1 double-page) plus a pictorial border on text pages and pictorial initials. Printed on thick coated paper. A charming book from an obscure publisher. $250.00

TOY SOLDIER PAPER DOLL PANORAMA550. TOYS. (SOLDIERS) THE TOY ARMY. Lond: Tuck nd ca 1900. 16mo, (3x4 1/2”) glazed stiff pict. wraps, Fine. Consisting of 1 page of instructions and 4 pages of story, after which are attached 5 chromolithographed panels of PAPER DOLLS FIGURES folded accordion style and opening to 15”! Also included is 1 page of die-cut stands that the reader uses to mount the soldier figures on after cutting them out. A charming Victorian piece in really nice condition. $475.00

SIGNED BY AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR551. TOYS. TOPS AND WHISTLES by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey. NY: Viking 1937 (1937). 8vo, (6 1/4 x 9”), pictorial. cloth, 193p., Fine in dust wrapper. 1st ed. True stories about early American toys and dolls and their young owners (Jenny Lind paper doll, Letitia Penn doll, etc.) illustrated with lovely lithographs by GRACE PAULL. THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY BAILEY AND PAULL! (SEE ILLUS TOP NEXT COLUMN) $150.00

DEAN RAG BOOK552. TOYS. TOY TOWN. London: Dean, circa 1905. Narrow 4to, (4 1/2 x 9 1/2”), cloth, fine. Each page has rich color illustrations of a variety toys including dolls house, Easter egg and more. Dean Rag Book 132. $200.00

TOYS see also 57, 190, 423 TRADES – 58-9, 590

TRAIN PAPER TOY BOOK553. TRAINS. BOOK OF TRAINS. Racine: Whitman ca 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 locomotive, three Pullman cars, tender, dining car, complete railway station, baggage trucks, waiting booth, block house, two semaphores and two crossing signals. Rare. $750.00

WITH RAILWAY ABC554. TRAINS. RAILWAY BOOK. NY: Sam. Gabriel 1913. Folio (10 x 12”), flexible pictorial wraps, VG-Fine. Inside both covers is a railway alphabet. Inside are great full page color lithos of trains and train travel (12 in all). $200.00

TRAINS see also 26, 60-1, 423

TRANSPORTATION – 6-8, 26, 60-1, 73, 114, 180, 263, 265, 309, 423, 475, 488, 553-4

RARE TRIER PICTURE BOOK555. (TRIER,WALTER)illus. FRIDOLINS SIEBENMEILENPFRED bucher mit versen von MY [Wilhelm Meyer]. Berlin: Fridolin (1926). Obl. folio, (13” wide x 10 3/4”), 29p., cloth backed pictorial bds, covers soiled and paper slightly toned else VG. A VERY RARE and early Trier book, preceding Emil and the Detective, this features fabulous, fanciful full page color illustrations. The arresting images depict people of various nationalities that that the little children encountered while adventuring around the world. Rare. $800.00

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ANTI-SLAVERY CIVIL WAR BOOK FOR CHILDREN

556. TROWBRIDGE,J.T. CUDJO’S CAVE by John Townsend Trowbridge. Boston: J.E. Tilton 1864 (1863). Thick small 8vo (5 x 7 1/4”), green pebbled cloth blind stamped, author’s name omitted from spine, 504p., occasional spot and light cover soil, really VG+. 1st edition. earliest issue (p.3 lists 22 chapters, p.4 lists Envoy at p. 503). The novel is an anti-slavery tale, named for Cudjo, an escaped slave from Tennessee who hid in a cave with a Quaker teacher. There is a real Cudjo’s cave in Tennessee that was used for shelter and mined for gunpowder during the war. This is a nice copy of a scarce Peter Parley to Penrod title (p.20). $350.00

TUCK PUBLISHER – 6, 27, 60, 62, 164, 172, 182, 246, 392, 550, 589-90

WONDERFUL WATERCOLOR FOR WIND IN THE WILLOWS

557. (TUDOR,TASHA)illus. ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR: WIND IN THE WILLOWS. Offered here is a wonderful watercolor by Tudor that appears as a full page color illustration on p. 207 of her version of Kenneth Grahame’s Wind In the Willows published in 1966. The image measures 5 1/4” wide x 7 1/4”, signed, matted to 12 x 16”. The penciled caption at the bottom reads “Toad found himself flying through the air.” A wonderful piece. (SEE ALSO FRONT COVER) $7500.00

WONDERFUL DRAWING FOR WIND IN THE WILLOWS558. (TUDOR,TASHA)illus. ORIGINAL DRAWING: WIND IN THE WILLOWS. Offered here is a wonderful pencil drawing by Tudor that appears on p. 233 of her version of Kenneth Grahame’s Wind In the Willows published in 1966. The image measures 5” wide x 3”, signed, matted to 11 1/2 x 9”. It is a great image with Mole, Rat, Badger and Toad seated around the breakfast table and talking - a wonderful piece. $2250.00(SEE ILLUS DIRECTLY TO THE RIGHT -------->>>>>>>)

BEAUTIFUL TUDOR WATERCOLOR559. TUDOR,TASHA. ORIGINAL ART: FROG PRINCE. Offered here is a beautiful watercolor signed by Tudor that appears as a full page illustration in Tasha Tudor’s Bedtime Book published by Platt & Munk in 1977. It accompanies the fairy tale of the Frog Prince. The image measures 8” wide x 10”, attractively matted to 14 x 17”. Done with a muted blue palette, for a night time scene, there is a beautiful princess with flowing long blonde hair talking to a frog sitting on a stone wall (frog wears a crown). A large tree and flowers are in the background. This is a lovely image, sold with a copy of the book. $5000.00

560. TUDOR,TASHA. THE DOLL’S

CHRISTMAS. NY:OUP 1950 (1950). Sq.

12mo, red cloth, Very Fine in sl. soiled

and frayed dw. First ed. Illustrated with

full page color illustrations throughout by

Tudor. The story of the Christmas party

of two very old dolls. An especially nice

copy. $450.00

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561. TWAIN,MARK [CLEMENS,SAMUEL]. THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER: A TALE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES by Mark Twain. Boston: James R. Osgood 1882 (1882). 4to, (7 x 8 1/2”), 411p., green cloth stamped in gold and black, neat repair to base of spine, covers rubbed from normal use, front hinge repaired neatly and unobtrusively, owner bookplate removed from verso of free endpaper, a few small margin mends, really a nice, clean tight copy of the FIRST ISSUE IN FIRST STATE BINDING. (top rosette on spine 1/8” below fillet, Franklin imprint on copyright page, p.124 line 1 “estate” instead of “state”, p. 263 9 lines up “do not” instead of “do” and p.362 three lines up “reigned” instead of “reined”). The classic children’s tale about a prince and a pauper who switch roles and learn that the grass isn’t necessarily greener on the other side. Illustrated with 192 engravings. Peter Parley To Penrod p.65, BAL 3402. $775.00

562. VAN ALLSBURG,CHRIS. JUMANJI. Bost: Houghton Mifflin 1981 (1981). Oblong 4to, cloth, Fine in dw. 1st ed. CALDECOTT AWARD WINNER. Hauntingly and magnificently illustrated in Van Allsburg’s unique, detailed style to accompany a story written by him as well. $850.00

563. VAN ALLSBURG,CHRIS. POLAR EXPRESS. Bost: HM 1985 (1985). Obl. 4to, cloth, AS NEW IN DW. 1st ed. Magnificent color illustrations on each page, CALDECOTT AWARD WINNER. This copy is INSCRIBED BY VAN ALLSBURG DATED 1985. $1500.00

STRIKING ART DECO564. (VASSOS,JOHN)illus. KUBLA KAHN by Samuel Coleridge. NY: Dutton 1933 (1933). 4to, 1/2 cloth, sl. cover soil else VG+. Stated 1st ed. of a very scarce Vassos title, illustrated in true Art Deco style with 13 stunning plates and with an interesting forward by Vassos as well. $325.00

LEIGHTON BROTHERS PRINTING

565. VICTORIAN COLORPLATE. SCHNICK SCHNACK; trifles for the little ones. Lond.: Routledge [1867]. 8vo, green cloth with extensive gilt pictorial cover, near fine. Poems for very young children illustrated by Oscar Pletsch with 32 fine full color plates (including title) printed by the Leighton Brothers. Osborne p.77. (sold together with a rebound copy lacking title page and 3 plates). $250.00

VICTORIAN see also 6, 27, 63, 172, 182, 246, 305-6, 377, 591

BOXED VOLLAND 566. VOLLAND. BIRD CHILDREN: the little playmates of the flower children by Elizabeth Gordon. Chic: Volland (1912, rev. ed. 1930). 4to, cloth backed blue pict. bds., Fine IN PICTORIAL BOX (box worn on edges). Illus. by M.T. PENNY ROSS with pict. ep’s plus more that 80 wonderful color illustrations of her humanized birds. Printed on coated paper, this is a great copy with fine sharp reproductions. $300.00

567. VOLLAND. BUDDY JIM by Elizabeth Gordon. Chic: Volland (1922, 21st ed.) 8vo, pict. bds, Fine in PICTORIAL BOX (flap repaired and penciling on bottom cover). A VOLLAND NATURE CHILDREN BOOK beautifully illustrated in color throughout by JOHN RAE. $200.00

SCARCE LARGE FORMAT VOLLAND BOOK568. VOLLAND. THE EMPTY ELEPHANT by Dixie Willson. Chic: Volland (1923). Large Sq. 4to, pict. bds, some light cover soil else VG+. A very rare Volland title, this is beautifully illustrated in color by ERICK BERRY in the style of Gertrude Kay. A Volland Hug-Me Toy Book. $400.00

RARE VOLLAND TITLE

569. VOLLAND. HAPPY HOME CHILDREN

by Elizabeth Gordon. Chic: Volland (1924 11th

ed). 8vo, pict boards, FINE IN BOX (box sl.

scuffed). A VOLLAND SUNNY BOOK with

great art deco illustrations. in bright colors

by MARION FOSTER. Nice copy of a rare

title. $300.00

LARGE FORMAT VOLLAND 570. VOLLAND. JOLLY JUNGLE JINGLES by Ottlile Amend. Chic: Volland (1929). Large oblong 4to, cloth backed pict. bds, some edge rubbing and sl. soil, VG++. One of Volland’s scarce large format books, this is beautifully and boldly illustrated in full color on every page by ELEANORE BARTE. Really nice. $300.00


571. VOLLAND. KATHERINE THE KOMICAL KOW by June Norris. Chic: Volland (1926, early edition ed). 8vo, pictorial boards, VERY FINE IN ORIGINAL BOX. A Sunny Book. Wonderfully illustrated in bold colors by LEW TOWER, many words in the text have been replaced with pictures. A rare Volland title. $300.00

572. VOLLAND. KATRINA AND JAN by Alice Cooper Bailey. Chic: Volland (1923, no add. printings). 8vo, pict. bds, near fine. 1st ed. A Volland Happy Children Book with wonderful color illus. by HERMAN ROSSE. The story of Dutch children. $225.00

RARE VOLLAND TITLE AND FORMAT573. VOLLAND. KIDDYLAND STORY BALLOONS by Tom Lamb. Chic: Volland (1924). Obl. folio (12” wide x 9 1/2”), linen wraps, some cover and margin soil else VG. A Volland Cloth Art Book. A circus-clown fantasy, fancifully illustrated in bright colors by Tom Lamb. Rare. $400.00

RARE TITLE574. VOLLAND. A LITTLE BOOK OF HAPPY THOUGHTS compiled by Jennie Day Haines. Chic.: Volland nd circa 1910. Narrow folio (5 1.2 x 11’), sheets tied at top with silk cord, Mint In Box (box with light wear). Illustrated with art deco color cover and with decorative border on all text pages. The author believed that the best way to be happy was to think happy thoughts. There are thoughts for every day of the year from famous people of all eras. Incredible copy of a rare title. $200.00

BOXED JAPANESE FAIRY TALES575. VOLLAND. LITTLE PEACHLING by Georgene Faulkner. Chic: Volland (1928 no add. printings). 8vo, pictorial boards, FINE IN ORIGINAL BOX (box sl. soiled). Prob. 1st ed. of this VOLLAND FAIRY CHILDREN BOOK. Eleven tales from old Japan, beautifully illustrated by Frederick Richardson with many rich full page color illustrations plus many partial page as well. Nice copy. $300.00

BOXED VOLLAND576. VOLLAND. LITTLE RED BALLOON by Caroline Hofman. Chic: Volland (1918). Sq. 8vo, pict. bds, sl. soil, VG+ in box with flaps repaired. Later printing. A VOLLAND SUNNY BOOK. Charmingly illus. in full color by RACHEL ROBINSON ELMER. A beautiful copy of a very scarce Volland title. (SEE ILLUS BOTTOM PRIOR COLUMN) $250.00

VOLLAND MOTHER GOOSE - JUSTIN GRUELLE577. VOLLAND. MOTHER GOOSE PARADE. Joliet: Volland (1929). 4to, cl. backed pict. bds, some edge rubbing else VG+. A rare large format VOLLAND PICTURE BOOK (same format as in Granny Goose) with text and color illustrations on every page by Justin Gruelle. $475.00

BOXED VOLLAND TITLE578. VOLLAND. MYSELF AND I by Helen Van Valkenburgh. Chic.: Volland (1918). 8vo, pict. boards, fine in original box (flaps repaired). 1st edition of this Volland Sunny book, beautifully illustrated in color by Maginel Wright Enright (Frank Lloyd Wright’s sister). Rare. $350.00

RICHARDSON ILLUSTRATED FAIRY TALES579. VOLLAND. OLD OLD TALES RETOLD: the best loved folk stories for children. Chic: Volland (1923). Oblong 4to, (51)p., gilt cloth, pict. paste-on, a few spots on rear of cover and very occasional fox spot else tight and VG+. Including: Little Red Hen; Three Little Pigs; Chicken Licken; Old Woman & Her Pig; Little Tuppens and more. Wondrously illustrated by FREDERICK RICHARDSON with pictorial ep’s and title plus 51 full page color illustrations and b&w’s in-text. Beautifully printed on coated paper and a nice copy of a rare title. $450.00

RARE BOXED SUNNY BOOK580. VOLLAND. OVER THE RAINBOW BRIDGE by Louise Marshall Haynes. Chic: Volland (1920, no add. printings). 12mo, pict. bds, Fine in Box (box flaps repaired). A VOLLAND SUNNY BOOK with great color illus. by CARMEN BROWNE. A beautiful copy of a rare Volland in box. $400.00

581. VOLLAND. PINKY PUP by Dixie Willson. Chic: Volland (1922). Large Sq. 4to, cloth backed pict. bds, sl. dusty, VG+. A very rare Volland title, part of a new series issued with actual toys, called the Hug-Me Toy Book series. This is beautifully illustrated in color by ERICK BERRY. $400.00

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#576


582. VOLLAND. PRINCESS FINDS A PLAYMATE by Caroline Hofman. Chic: Volland (1918, no add. printings). 8vo, pictorial boards, FINE IN PUBLISHER’S BOX (flap repaired), with Volland flyer laid-in. 1st ed. of a very uncommon Volland Sunny Book illustrated with wonderful color illustrations throughout by RACHAEL ELMER. $250.00

3 VOLLAND BOOKS IN BOX583. VOLLAND. PUNKY DUNK’S PLAYMATES. Chic: Volland, (1913). Offered here are three books featuring Punky Dunk the cat’s friends, written by Charlotte Herr and illustrated in color by Frances Beem: Wise Mamma Goose, Unselfish Pig and The Bee Who Would Not Work. All are fine in sl. soiled but very nice box with small repairs to flaps. The color illustrations are charming. Very scarce, especially in box. $600.00

584. VOLLAND. SKATING GANDER by Alice Cooper Bailey. Joliet: Volland (1927. 8vo, pictorial boards, sl. cover wear else VG+. Stated first edition of this Volland Nature Children Book. A story set in Holland and illustrated by MARIE HONRE MYERS in typical, bold Volland style with beautiful color endpapers and many full page color illustrations throughout. $225.00

VOLLAND TITLE IN BOX585. VOLLAND. THE TALE OF BINGO by Tom Lamb. Chic: Gordon Volland (1927, fourth print.). 8vo, cloth backed pict. bds, 120p., near Fine IN PUBLISHER’S BOX. A strange fantasy tale of the adventures of Bingo - a humanized monkey with a big swastika affixed to his bowtie. Written and illustrated in color and b&w by Lamb, this is one of the scarcer Volland titles, especially in box. $300.00

586. VOLLAND. TREASURE THINGS by Annette Wynne. Chic: Volland (1922, 10th ed). 8vo, pictorial boards, Fine in ORIGINAL PICTORIAL BOX. A Volland Sunny Book illustrated by EDNA MERRITT with bold color illustrations throughout, very similar in style to Janet Laura Scott. A rare Volland title in excellent condition. $250.00

VOLLAND IN BOX587. VOLLAND. US KIDS AT THE CIRCUS. Minneapolis: Gordon Volland (1927 3rd printing). 8vo, pict. bds, Fine in ORIGINAL PICTORIAL BOX (box sl. worn). Adventures with the circus, written by Brandywine artist GERTURDE KAY and illus. by her in color throughout. A beautiful copy of a scarce title. $325.00

VOLLAND see also 147, 280-1, 304, 498

588. (WAIN,LOUIS)illus. CAT’S CRADLE by May Byron. Lond.: Blackie [1908]. 4to, cl. backed pictorial boards, some rubbing to covers, margin mends to title and some finger soil, VG+. An incredible picture book illustrated by Wain in color on every page including 6 full page and nearly 50 large partial page richly colored illustrations. Very scarce. $1000.00

RARE WAIN CAT PAINTING BOOK589. (WAIN,LOUIS)illus. THREE LITTLE KITTENS PAINTING BOOK. Lond.: Tuck ca 1910. 4to, pict. wraps, one illus. already expertly done else fine! There are 4 different illustrations in brown line, designed to be colored by the owner. Each leaf of line illustration is faced with a glorious full page full color drawing of the cats - to be used as a guide. Rare. $975.00

SCARCE WAIN BOOK OF TRADES

590. (WAIN,LOUIS)illus. TINKER, TAILOR by Edric Vredenburg. Lond: Tuck [1914]. 4to, cl. backed pict. bds, pict. paste-on, [144]p. incl. ads, tips rubbed else near fine. A variety of trades are integrated into a story featuring humanized cats. Illus. by Wain with 12 fabulous color plates plus hundred’s of b&w’s and pictorial endpapers. Very scarce and some great Wain work. $1875.00

WAIN, LOUIS see also 163

CHARMING WAUGH CHROMOLITHOGRAPHS

591. (WAUGH,IDA)illus. BONNY BAIRNS by Amy Blanchard. NY: Worthington 1888. 4to, (8 1/4 x 10 1/”), cloth backed pictorial boards, 48p., edges sl. rubbed else VG+. Featuring numerous full and partial page chromolithographs by Waugh, depicting cherubic children and babies and idyllic Victorian life in the style of Maud Humphrey. Well printed. IDA WAUGH see also 63. $400.00

#583


592. WEBSTER,JEAN. DADDY - LONG - LEGS. NY: Century Company 1912 (1912). 12mo, (4 3/4 x 7”), blue pictorial cloth, slightest of cover wear, Fine. 1st ed. of this classic that was twice made into a movie. Illustrated by the author. Peter Parley To Penrod p.130. A beautiful copy. $200.00

WEST INDIES – 121, 122 WIESE, KURT – 138, 139

1st ED. OF FIRST “LITTLE HOUSE” BOOK

593. WILDER,LAURA INGALLS. LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS. NY: Harper Brothers 1932 (1932). Small 4to, (7 1/4” wide x 8 1/2), pictorial cloth, 176p., covers slightly soiled and sl. puckered on edge else clean, tight and VG+ (no dw). Stated 1st edition of the FIRST TITLE IN THIS BELOVED SERIES, illustrated by HELEN SEWELL with color frontis plus many b&w’s. Rare. $1200.00

SANTA PANORAMA594. (WILKIN,ELOISE)illus. SANTA’S WORKSHOP by designed by Plowitz. NY: Capitol Pub. (1949). Folio, pictorial boards folded panorama format with the top die-cut in the shape of Santa, VG. A double sided panorama featuring Santa, the elves and the toys, illus. in color by Wilkin. Complete with the little bell in the window of the cover. $275.00

RARE CALDECOTT HONOR595. WILL AND NICOLAS. THE TWO REDS. NY: Harcourt Brace (1950). 4to, cloth, Fine in sl. worn dw. Stated 1st ed. CALDECOTT HONOR. Written by Will Lipkind and illus. by Nicolas Mordvinoff when the two were roommates in N.Y.C. A perfectly designed children’s book which “reaches out and pulls yours eyes right to the page” (AIGA jury Bader p.337). See Bader p. 333-7). Rare. $600.00

596. (WILLIAMS,GARTH)illus. THE TALL BOOK OF MAKE-BELIEVE selected by Jane Werner. NY & Lond: Harper Bros. (1950). Tall, narrow 4to, pictorial bds, near Fine in worn dw. Done in the same format as Rojan’s Tall Book of Mother Goose, this is an anthology of 35 popular poems and stories, illustrated throughout by Williams with more than 50 beautiful color illustrations plus 61 b&w’s. Scarce. (SEE ILLUS TOP NEXT COLUMN) $325.00

WORLD WAR I – 46, 290 WORLD WAR II – 311, 355, 454

PHOTO ILLUSTRATED597. WRIGHT,DARE. DATE WITH LONDON. NY: Random House (1961). Folio, (9 1/2 x 13”). cloth spine, glazed photo illustrated board covers, near fine in sl. frayed dust wrapper. Stated 1st edition. A tour of London taken by American Brooke with her British cousin Donald in two weeks - touching on all of the must-see’s. The narrative text gives just enough information to make it interesting for a youngster. Profusely illustrated with artistic b&w photos. A Random House Book for Boys and Girls. $100.00

BLACK ARROW IN DUST WRAPPER598. (WYETH,N.C.)illus. THE BLACK ARROW by Robert Louis Stevenson. NY: Scribner 1916 (Oct. 1916) 4to, black cloth, pict. paste-on, top edge gilt. FINE IN ORIGINAL DUST WRAPPER (dw only very sl. worn at spine ends). First ed. of this Scribner Classic, illustrated by Wyeth with cover plate, pictorial endpapers and title page plus 14 color plates. This is an incredible copy of one of the scarcest Wyeth first editions, rare in the fragile white paper wrapper in such nice condition. $2000.00

599. (WYETH,N.C.)illus. DAVID BALFOUR by Robert Louis Stevenson. NY: Scribner 1924 (1924) 4to, black cloth, pict. paste-on, FINE IN ORIGINAL WRAPPER WITH MOUNTED COLOR PLATE that matches cover of book (dw has piece off top of spine, small chips off edges and corners). First ed. with Wyeth illustrations, a Scribner Classic. Illustrated with cover plate, pict. endpapers and title page plus 9 color plates. This is an unusually bright and fine copy, very scarce in the wrapper. $1000.00

CALDECOTT WINNER SIGNED600. ZELINSKY,PAUL. RAPUNZEL by the Brothers Grimm. NY: Dutton (1997). 4to, pict. bds. fine in dw. Stated 1st ed. (1-10 code). Magnificent color illustrations by Zelinsky. CALDECOTT AWARD WINNER. THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY ZELINSKY. $250.00

ZOLOTOW, CHARLOTTE – 319, 320

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#91 - Fine 1st Edition - Wonderful Wizard of Oz

#321 - Dorothy Kunhardt’s Pat the Bunny - Rare 1st State#452 - Pictorial History of Castro’s Cuban Revolution

#359 - Signed Limited Edition - When We Were Very Young#360 - Signed Limited Edition - Winnie the Pooh

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