123 NYC: A Counting Book of New York City
Inscribed first printing of this delightful book of New York numbers, including such delights as 8 soft pretzels, 14 carousel horses, and 19 pets.
Inscribed first printing of this delightful book of New York numbers, including such delights as 8 soft pretzels, 14 carousel horses, and 19 pets.
Set of the landmark 1930 editions of the classic readers – the two first editions to include the characters of Dick and Jane.
The foundational 1914 edition of this children's reader, the basic text and structure of the primer that publisher Scott, Foresman would later revise to incorporate their Dick and Jane characters into.
First printing of this bilingual French-English picture book about a lively family, one of Michael Foreman's earliest books.
First edition of this moralizing chapbook about the merits to be earned with good behavior – a remarkably scarce title.
First edition of this lovely large illustrated book about ships, published on the heels of World War I.
Exceptional copy of this Dick and Jane primer, rarely found with so little use and no library stamps of any kind.
The rare large format Dick and Jane book for teachers to display and use in class, over two feet high.
First edition of Kate Greenaway's second illustrated almanack for children.
Inscribed first edition of this educational picture book introducing children to sign language systems, semaphore, pictograms, international symbols, and other ways of communicating without the spoken word.
Rare two-volume set of Hadley's Victorian retellings of the two testaments' greatest hits, for the young and young at heart.
Third revised edition of this important bibliographical reference work on the "greatest little book" in the history of American early childhood education.
Limited edition bibliographical checklist, a follow-up and companion reference to Heartman's bibliography of New England Primers.
Philadelphia edition of this immensely popular book of questions and answers based around the teachings of the Reformed Dutch Church.
First printing, the tale of an adorable chimp in an "I Can Read Book," with simple sentences and large spaces between lines to assist very young readers.
Early edition of this collection of canine anecdotes, alongside charming illustrations of various dogs.
Later issue of this illustrated chapbook collection of short stories, including a story of Andrew Jackson during his military years, published as the Civil War loomed.
Signed first printing of this fantastical counting book all about big numbers, as taught by Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician – with original drawing of Marvelosissimo.
First printing of this fantastic book about the math of saving money featuring Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician.
Later edition of this miniature chapbook, number 9 in the first REDFIELD'S TOY BOOKS series.
First edition, fourth impression of this book of hand-sewing projects, targeted at young girls.
Inscribed first edition of the best known book by the first woman and first Swedish person to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, beating out fellow nominees Joseph Conrad, Thomas Hardy, and Mark Twain.
First printing of this "I Can Read" Book on a festive winter theme, wonderfully illustrated in color by Karen Ann Weinhaus.
First German translation, printed in Philadelphia, of LITTLE PRATTLE OVER A BOOK OF PRINTS, a book of moralistic tales and the alphabet.
First edition of a selection of stories from various sources all about birds, many with conservationist tones.