MY ABC OF ANIMALS
1931
Basic 1930s American alphabet book with superior illustrations, printed in stiff linentex paper.
ABC
MY SMALLEST DOLL'S ROOM
[circa 1920]
First edition of a charming miniature seaside fishery paper doll panorama, complete in its original envelope.
Nativity Advent Calendar
[circa 1960]
First edition of this charming pop-up Advent calendar, featuring the Nativity and liftable flaps that reveal winter scenes and toys.
NURSERY RHYMES
[circa 1930]
Die-cut Mother Goose rhymes, in the shape of a little girl carrying a pig.
NURSERYLAND ABC
1911
Early 20th-century alphabet book in verse, with most letters representing different nursery rhyme figures.
THE OBJECT ALPHABET BOOK
1944
Clever alphabet book pairing each object with a child interacting with it: "U is for Ursula and her Umbrella"; "Y is for Yasha with his Yacht."
OBJECT LESSONS ABC
1916
WWI-era American alphabet book, including "S" for Uncle Sam.
OLD MAN AND HIS ASS
[circa 1840s]
First edition of this moral story of what may be lost when you attempt to please people rather than completing your task correctly.
PICTORIAL PAINTING BOOK
1898
First edition of a beautiful and bright unused 19th-century coloring book.
THE PICTURE ALPHABET, OR ABC IN RHYME
[circa 1840]
Probable first edition of this miniature alphabet chapbook with moral undertones and delightful woodcuts.
PIGGY PRANKS
[circa 1920]
Little book of pig mischief, apparently an advertising giveaway for Jelloids, with maze at rear.
PLAY AND LEARN ABC BOOK
1899
Exceptional ABC using names to teach letters, with large print and colorful images.
THE PLEASANT AND DELIGHTFUL HISTORY OF JACK AND THE GIANTS
[circa 1790]
First edition thus of this scarce chapbook in two parts, containing the giant-slaying exploits of a farmer's son in Arthurian England.
THE PRIZE, OR, THE STORY OF GEORGE BENSON AND WM. SANDFORD
1824
First edition of this little moral tale of the theft of a melon and the resulting punishment for the thief, published by active abolitionist Charles Whipple.
ROBIN-HOOD
1895
First edition thus of a McLoughlin collection of classic ROBIN HOOD stories, in a die-cut book in the shape of the man himself.
SANTA CLAUS ABC
[circa 1915]
Christmas-themed ABC books, in which most lettered are represented by toys a child might want for Christmas, with text in rhyme
SANTA'S TOYLAND PLAYBOOK
1962
Unused 3-panel Christmas themed novelty book, illustrated in an exuberant early 1960s style.
SCENES FROM NATURE
[circa 1840s]
First edition of this collection of everyday scenes in rural Victorian England, including a vignette about a disabled veteran.
A SET OF FLOWERS
[1819]
First edition of this little book of facts about flowers, with charming vernacular repair.
STAMPKRAFT FAVORITE RHYMES FROM MOTHER GOOSE
(1915)
First edition of this philatelic activity book that encourages children to match pictorial stamps to fairy tales — a stunning unused copy, complete with the stamped in the unopened glassine envelope.
STARRY FLAG ABC BOOK
1899
Stunning Gilded Age ABC book with each letter illustrated in a stars-and-stripes motif, and including a Fourth of July story.
THE SURPRISING HISTORY OF JACK AND THE BEAN STALK
[1843]
Very scarce antebellum US chapbook of the classic tale, with charming wood engravings.
TEETOCK AND PEEKO
[circa 1935]
Utterly disarming handmade children's book, detailing the story of the titular monkeys.
THE TINY PICTURE BOOK
[circa 1854]
First edition of a sweet little alphabet reader with hand-colored illustrations.
TOM THE PIPER'S SON
[circa 1815]
First edition of a combination of two shorter nursery rhymes about TOM, with a humorous reference to the Napoleonic Wars to tie them together.
