AMERICAN HISTORICAL TALES FOR YOUTH. New York: D. Appleton and Company 1850. Brown Cloth. 201 pp. Stamped cover is worn, corners bumped. Spine has bright gilt lettering & design, but is separating at hinges. Prev. owner's name in ink on ffep. Tape connects title page & flyleaf. Rear fep missing. Foxing does not impair readibility. Detailed accounts of the life and explorations of Henry Hudson, John De Verrazzano, Daniel Boone, and John Smith. Good
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CROSSING THE BROOK. New York, London, Paris, and Melbourne: Cassell & Company, Limited 1885. Pictorial Cover. First Edition. 44 pp. B/w ills. "By Favorite American Authors." Bright pictorial cover over boards shows roses, cherries on a branch, and a block showing girl with doll and parasol crossing brook. Back cover has birds and birdhouse in tree. Spine chipped at ends and edges. Corners bumped and worn. Eps have a few small spots of foxing. Ink inscrip. on ffep, and the same information stamped beneath. Occasional fingermarks within. A collection of short stories and poems profusely illustrated with fine printed engravings. A few ills. have been neatly hand-colored. Very Good
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FIRESIDE FAIRIES AND FLOWER FANCIES. London: Blackie & Son Decorative Cloth. 128 pp. Subtitle, "Stories for Girls." Front cover has a beautiful blind-stamped illustration of a stork standing in a marsh. Title, on the front cover, is outlined in a bright gilt border. Spine has bright gilt lettering and decorations in black. Covers and spine are somewhat aged and edge-worn. Spine ends torn. Corners are bumped, worn and/or frayed. Edges are soiled. Black eps with a name, in pencil, on ffep. Another name, in pencil, on front fly leaf. Full-page, full-color frontis illustration of a young girl, on her knees, scrubbing the kitchen floor. Additional b/w decorations throughout. Interior is somewhat aged and slightly soiled. Good
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HAPPY HOURS IN THE LITTLE PEOPLES' WORLD. Providence, R.I.: J.A. & R.A. Reid, The Reid Juvenile Press 1899. Pictorial Cover. 50 pp. B/w ills. Subtitle: "New & Old Jingles & Stories Prettily Pictured." Bright front cover shows boy in blue shirt and red hat leaning on fence. Dark cloth backstrip is torn at upper end. Eps, and indeed all contents, aged. Fep beginning to split at ditch. P.o. on ffep. Glossy frontis in red on white, Our Darling Boy, is seriously aged at edges. Appealing stories for children, including some non-fiction. Nicely illustrated. Very Good
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MON JOURNAL ANNEE 1892-1893. Paris: Librairie Hachette & Cie 1893. Hard Cover. First Edition. 832 pp. + Index. Color ills. "Recueil Hebdomadaire. Illustre de gravures en couleurs et en noir. Pour les enfants de 8 a 12 ans." Pictorial front cover has drawing of boy reading to other children. Red cloth spine and corners, titled on spine in black. Covers are edgeworn with bumped corners and cocked spine. Spine is "bubbled." Upper edges tinted. Blue eps. Contents aged, with an occasional loose page. A year's collection of a weekly publication for children, w/lavish color ills. In French language. Very Good / No Jacket
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MY PICTURE STORY BOOK. London and Glasgow: Collins Clear-Type Press Red Cloth. Unpag. Color and b/w ills. Nd: ca. 1920. Red cover is worn and sunned, although gilt title and vignette center front cover remain bright. Spine seriously sunned, corners bumped and worn. Edges soiled. Binding holding tight. This is a large book on heavy stock. Small bookstore sticker inside front cover. Eps and prelims lightly foxed and soiled. Contents pages have small pencil ticks beside some titles. T.p. states, "Delightfully illustrated in line and colour." And it is, with full-page color ills. some on glossy paper. Many line drawings, just waiting to be colored by little fingers, but not yet. Contains more than 50 short stories and poems by a variety of authors, and almost as many ills. A gem of its kind, a rare survivor, since every child who owned this title read and reread and reread it!. Near Very Good
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THE OPEN ROAD FOR BOYS. DECEMBER 1936. Fay, Herman, Jr. & Others. Menasha, Wisconsin: The Open Road Publishing Co. 1936. Paper. 50 pp. B/w ills. Bright full-color cover shows Santa riding a horse on front; a Lionel train ad on back cover. Contents are all in black and white with the exception of advertising, which has some red accents. A near-perfect copy of this holiday issue. Typical of the contents is Jack Bursey's "On Antarctic Ice," on his adventures as a dog driver on the first Byrd Antarctic Expedition, illustrated with photos. Also includes an episode of the "Aviation Hero Series," featuring Roscoe Turner who flew with his pet lion. Great ads for Waterman's pens, Gilbert's Erector Sets, a one-tube worldwide Ace Radio, Champion sleds, and more. Near Fine Periodical.
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OUR LITTLE MEN AND WOMEN. JAN. 1885. Boston: D. Lothrop Company 1885. Paper Wraps. 32 pp. plus advertising. B/w ills and photos. Front cover has title, vignettes of children and a dog plus smaller drawings. An Ivory Soap ad suggesting Bubble Parties for adults occupies the back cover. Covers a little soiled and edgeworn, with several small tears on spine. Contents are stories, poetry, and pictures for children. Laid into this issue is a 32-pp. Premium Booklet for selling subscriptions to this and other Lothrop magazines. Very Good Periodical.
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PUNCH AND JUDY. Cruikshank, George and Others. London: George Bell & Sons 1881. Hardcover. Sixth Edition. 93 pp. + 24 pp. pub. ads. 24 b/w full-page plates. Subtitle: "...Illustrations designed and engraved by George Cruikshank. And other plates. Accompanied by the dialogue of the pupper-show, an account of its origin, and of puppet plays in England." Red cloth front cover ruled in gilt with gilt center illus. of "Mr. Punch." Cloth split about 1" at upper front hinge; entire seam is tender. Gilt on spine is bright, but red is sunned. Black eps separated at both hinges. There is an ink inscr. on half-title, which also indicates "Bohn's Illustrated Library." Occasional foxing within. A fascinating account of the serious subject of the puppet show and its place in theatrical history, replete with detail, and illustrated with 24 plates by George Cruickshank showing the action within the puppet theatre. Very Good
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ST. NICHOLAS: AN ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE FOR YOUNG FOLKS. VOL. XXXVIII, PARTS I & II. New York: The Century Company 1911. Decorative Cloth. Presumed First. 576, 574 pp. B/w ills., a few tricolor. Nov. 1910 - Apr. 1911 and May - Oct. 1911. Red cloth cover is elaborately embellished with black and gilt frame, morning glory design, and title block. Beveled edges. Corners only lightly bumped; some creasing at spine ends. Spine sunned. Front hinge tender. Cover soiled. Eps are a taupe/white vignette of illustrations. Small p.o. sticker on front flyleaf. St. Nicholas was a popular children's monthly for many years, containing fiction, poetry, "jingles," pictures, photo ills., continuing stories, riddles, word puzzles, reader submissions, a nature and science section, and more. "The St. Nicholas League" in each issue is a competition among readers with awards for verse, prose, drawing, photography, and puzzle-making and solving. Many famous authors and artists appeared in the magazine. In Part I, three of Palmer Cox's popular illustrated "Brownies" verses; six installments of "Team-Mates" by Ralph Henry Barbour; "Thanksgiving in 1810"; a photo-illus. article on pinhole photography for the amateur; features on nooks and bedrooms for boys and girls; four episodes of "The Forest Castaways" by Frederick Orin Bartlett; two installments of "Football Under the New Rules" with photo and diagram ills; a short story by L. Frank Baum; "Just Kittens" poem written and illustrated by Oliver Herford; and Part I of "The Battle of Base-ball" by C.H. Claudy, with photo ills. of early heroes in the sport. In Part II "The Battle of Base-Ball" continues for another six chapters, strategies and techniques illus. by photos; there are six installments of " Model Aeroplanes of 1911"; six more installments of "Team Mates"; the boyhood of King George V of England; 12 folk songs with words & music; and six installments of four more continuing stories, including "The Forest Castaways" by Frederick Orin Bartlett. Very Good Periodical.
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ST. NICHOLAS: AN ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE FOR YOUNG FOLKS. VOL. XL, PART I. Rackham, Arthur & Others. New York: The Century Company 1913. Decorative Cloth. Presumed First. 576 pp. B/w & color ills. Nov.1912 - Apr. 1913. Red cloth cover is elaborately embellished with black and gilt frame, morning glory design, and title block. Beveled edges. Corners and edges have very light wear, a little creasing at spine ends. Spine sunned. Cover lightly soiled. Eps are a taupe/white vignette of illustrations. Small p.o. sticker on front flyleaf. St. Nicholas was a popular children's monthly for many years, containing fiction, poetry, "jingles," pictures, photo ills., continuing stories, riddles, word puzzles, reader submissions, a nature and science section, and more. "The St. Nicholas League" in each issue is a competition among readers with awards for verse, prose, drawing, photography, and puzzle-making and solving. Many famous authors and artists appeared in the magazine. The treasures in this issue are 4 color ills. of Mother Goose poetry by Arthur Rackham, painted for St. Nicholas. Also in this issue, a Christmas verse from the "Ballads of the Be-Ba-Boes" by D.K. Stephens, illustrated by Katharine M. Daland; three installments of the popular Palmer Cox Brownies adventures; the first six parts of The Land of Mystery, a novel by Cleveland Moffett: Egypt; a Frank Baum story, "Aunt 'Phroney's Boy"; curious friendships among animals; and more. Very Good Plus Periodical.
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ST. NICHOLAS: AN ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE FOR YOUNG FOLKS. VOL. XLI, PART I. Rackham, Arthur & Others. New York: The Century Company 1914. Decorative Cloth. Presumed First. 576 pp. B/w & color ills. Nov. 1913- Apr. 1914. Red cloth cover is elaborately embellished with black and gilt frame, morning glory design, and title block. Beveled edges. Corners have very light wear, a little creasing at spine ends. Spine lightly sunned. Cover a bit scuffed and soiled. Eps are a taupe/white vignette of illustrations. Small p.o. sticker on front flyleaf. Occasional loose pages. St. Nicholas was a popular children's monthly for many years, containing fiction, poetry, "jingles," pictures, photo ills., continuing stories, riddles, word puzzles, reader submissions, a nature and science section, and more. "The St. Nicholas League" in each issue is a competition among readers with awards for verse, prose, drawing, photography, and puzzle-making and solving. Many famous authors and artists appeared in the magazine. The treasures in this issue are 8 color ills. of Mother Goose and other poetry painted by Arthur Rackham for St. Nicholas. There is also a feature article on Rackham , "Arthur Rackham: The Wizard at Home," with photos and A.R. sketches. Also in this issue, four installments of "With Men Who Do Things" -- dangerous occupations -- including the burial of the Battleship Maine.; an operetta; two of Palmer Cox's popular "Brownies" adventures; a letter from Louisa May Alcott; bios of Annie Fellows Johnston (Author of The Little Colonel Series) and sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens; and more. 15-year-old Bennett Cerf won a prose prize in the February St. Nicholas League competition. Very Good Periodical.
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ST. NICHOLAS: AN ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE FOR YOUNG FOLKS. VOL. XLII, PART I. Rackham, Arthur & Others. New York: The Century Company 1915. Decorative Cloth. Presumed First. 576 pp. B/w & color ills. Nov. 1914 - Apr. 1915. Red cloth cover is elaborately embellished with black and gilt frame, morning glory design, and title block. Beveled edges. Corners have some wear, a little creasing at spine ends. Spine only lightly sunned. Cover a bit scuffed and soiled and also loose. Eps are a taupe/white vignette of illustrations, separated at hinge both front and back. Free eps frayed on edges. St. Nicholas was a popular children's monthly for many years, containing fiction, poetry, "jingles," pictures, photo ills., continuing stories, riddles, word puzzles, reader submissions, a nature and science section, and more. "The St. Nicholas League" in each issue is a competition among readers with awards for verse, prose, drawing, photography, and puzzle-making and -solving. Many famous authors and artists appeared in the magazine. The treasures in this issue are 3 full-page color ills. by Arthur Rackham for St. Nicholas. Also in this issue, a story "The Magic Football" with 5 early ills. by Norman Rockwell; six episodes each of "The Lost Prince" by Frances Hodgson Burnett and "Tommy and the Wishing Stone" by Thornton Burgess; an article on Pages in the U.S. Senate; a money washing machine used in the U.S. Mints; Titania's Playground - a glimpse of the Panama Exposition, with photo ills; three episodes of Augusta Huiell Seaman's first mystery novel, "The Boarded-Up House (see our Book # 005313 for last three installments.);and "Practical Mechanics for Boys," making furniture and/or toys from boxes, fashion a small toboggan-slide, a weather vane, and more. Near Very Good Periodical.
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