COUSIN GRACE'S PRETTY STORY BOOKS NO. 4: NURSERY RHYMES
[circa 1850]
First edition of this scarce little collection of illustrated nursery rhymes, including classics like Little Miss Muffet and Bah Bah Black Sheep.
Chapbooks
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HARE AND MANY FRIENDS
[circa 1840s]
First edition of this tragic tale of a hare who finds out her animal friends are of the fair weather sort when she is being chased by hunters.
THE HISTORY OF THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT
[circa 1820]
First edition thus of this rare chapbook version of the classic accumulative rhyme, with charming woodcuts.
THE HISTORY OF TOM THUMB
[circa 1840s]
First edition of this chapbook collection of stories about the diminutive Tom Thumb, including his time in King Arthur's court and being eaten by a fish (twice).
THE HISTORY OF TOMMY AND HARRY
[circa 1820]
First edition of this illustrated moralistic chapbook about virtuous Tommy and his naughty brother Harry.
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 SURPRISING HISTORY OF JACK AND THE BEAN STALK
[1843]
Very scarce antebellum US chapbook of the classic tale, with charming wood engravings.
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.
HISTORY OF A LITTLE BOY FOUND UNDER AN HAYCOCK
[circa 1820]
First edition of a short story about a virtuous foundling, also incorporating elements of the LITTLE BOY BLUE nursery rhyme.
MISS PECK'S ADVENTURES: The Second Part of the Conceited Pig
1848
Scarce first edition of this sequel to THE CONCEITED PIG, in which the heroine tries to alert the Queen that stars are falling from the sky.
OLD MOTHER HUBBARD AND HER DOG
[circa 1820]
First edition of this classic and comical nursery rhyme in chapbook form, featuring a very talented dog.
SELECT RHYMES FOR THE NURSERY
[circa 1834]
Early edition of this petite illustrated chapbook, featuring an early appearance of "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star."
THE BOOK OF FABLES, IN PROSE AND VERSE
[circa 1856]
First edition of this collection of moral poems and prose, with numerous woodcuts.
THE STORY OF THE THREE BEARS AND THE HISTORY OF MOTHER GOOSE AND HER SON JACK
1856
First edition thus of this pair of beloved stories, published in the early years of "one of the most important" booksellers in Cleveland (Maurice Joblin).
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