First edition of this moralistic tale of how friendship is tested by dishonesty, with delicate wood-engraved illustrations.

Gilded Age McLoughlin Brothers publication of the traditional rhyme "This Little Pig Went to Market" from Aunt Mary's Little Series.

McLoughlin Primer, including illustrated alphabets and simple word lessons with large illustrations.

First edition of a sweet little alphabet reader with hand-colored illustrations.

Uncommon American moral story for children, loosely modeled on Hoffmann's STRUWWELPETER.

First edition of this collection of stories and little verses, illustrated in a style strongly influenced by Maud Humphrey.

Gilded Age fantasy verses with a beautiful 19th-century American trade binding, illustrated with chromolithographs reminiscent of E.V. Boyle, some with an eerie quality.

Scarce color McLoughlin Brothers Brownies production featuring author-illustrator Palmer Cox's ingenious adaptation of Scottish folklore, an attractive copy.

First edition of this Cinderella-like tale of a poor girl and the enchanted pitcher who helps her attain a better life.

First edition of the first book in the Elsie Dinsmore series, a major precursor to the Nancy Drew books.

First issue of the first extensive printed record of the tales of Brer Rabbit and other oral traditions kept by enslaved African Americans before emancipation, this copy with an owner's Christmas gift inscription dated 1880.

First edition of this McLoughlin Brothers STRUWWELPETER-esque title, describing children of different temperaments.

Rare first edition of this exciting McLoughlin title, in which a steam train and its passengers experience increasingly unlikely adventures.