CAMPFIRE GIRLS
1916
A short story of the Campfire Girls, a popular fiction series from the early 20th century based upon a girls' club very similar to the Girl Scouts.
Picture Books
DOLLY'S LIBRARY
[circa 1895]
Delightful late Victorian collection of six mini books for little readers, in the original publisher's box, each illustrated with four full-page chromolithographs.
FAIRY TALE OF THE MODERN GROCERY STORE
(1928)
Illustrated gift book extolling the virtues of the independent grocery store via adventurous fairies – a charming piece of 1920s US advertising.
FAVORITE COLORED PICTURE BOOK
[circa 1877]
First edition of this brightly illustrated collection of poems and short stories, many focused on animals.
GIRLS AND BOYS COME OUT TO PLAY
1901
Winter and Christmas-themed picture book from the McLoughlin Brothers, featuring rhymes for young children illustrated with chromolothographs with little children at play.
HINAUS IN DIE FERNE!
[1925]
German oblong board book of children traveling and engaging in vacation activities.
THE JUNGLE TOY BOOK
[1914]
Scarce first edition of this vibrant book with cloth-mounted leaves, featuring animals rendered in their natural colors and in rainbow.
LITTLE OLD WOMAN
[circa 1890]
Late 19th-century McLoughlin Brothers publication with their characteristic bright chromolithographs.
PICTORIAL PAINTING BOOK
1898
First edition of a beautiful and bright unused 19th-century coloring book.
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.
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.
TEETOCK AND PEEKO
[circa 1935]
Utterly disarming handmade children's book, detailing the story of the titular monkeys.
THE WILD ANIMAL BOOK
1912
First edition of this colorful book of animals, with descriptions by "Uncle Ted."
WHY MOSQUITOS BUZZ IN PEOPLE'S EARS
(1975)
Scarce first printing of the book that won the Dillons their first Caldecott award – and the first of two that would make them the only illustrators to be awarded the Caldecott in consecutive years.
RABBIT MAKES A MONKEY OF LION
(1989)
First printing of this adaptation of an Swahili folktale about animal escapades in pursuit of honey, with lush illustrations by award-winning artist Jerry Pinkney
HUTU AND KAWA MEET TUATARA
(1956)
First edition of the charming story of Kewpie-esque Pohutukawa flower fairies HUTU AND KAWA as they cheer up a lonely reptile.
GRAMMAR TOWN
(1927)
Clever 1920s educational adventure book, in which little Mimi and Robin learn grammar with the help of humanized grammar terms.
WHAT MIRANDA KNEW
(1944)
First edition, in which the cat Miranda saves the day, an uncommon and lovely Elizabeth Orton Jones title.
AESOP'S FABLES
(2000)
First printing of this beautifully-illustrated collection of sixty of Aesop's beloved fables, from the Tortoise and the Hare to The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing and beyond.
GO HANG A SALAMI! I'M A LASAGNA HOG!
(1991)
Signed first printing of this funnybone-tickling work about palindromes, words or phrases that are spelled the same forwards and backwards.
MILO'S HAT TRICK
(2001)
First printing of this magical misadventure involving a bear, a missing hat, and an unlucky magician.
NOTHING
(2007)
Signed first printing of this rather conceptual examination of the literal value of NOTHING in the modern world.
THE RETIRED KID
(2008)
Signed first printing of this extremely relatable story of a young boy who moves to a retirement home to get away from his responsibilities – with original drawing of Brian, the titular kid.
THE RETURN OF FREDDY LEGRAND
(1992)
Signed first printing of this story of a talented but slightly unlucky pilot, who is twice rescued by an unexpected pair of aviation enthusiasts.
