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Rare and fantastic German hand-colored picture book, featuring several characters similar to those in Meggendorfer's famous moveable books.
Rare and fantastic German hand-colored picture book, featuring several characters similar to those in Meggendorfer's famous moveable books.
Rare first edition of the humorous and somewhat surreal tale of a posh humanized pig, his adventures in the city, and his eventual demise.
First edition of this delightful German color-learning board book, guided by an articulated paper doll — a rare survival.
First edition of this moral tale in the shape of its titular character, with illustrations by noted Philadelphia chromolithographer Ferdinand Moras.
First edition of this very scarce Humphrey book, magnificently illustrated of little children dressed in the national costumes of various nations from Russia to Scotland, and with one child representing Africa.
A beautifully illustrated edition of Bohny's impactful BILDERBUCH, using everyday objects to teach children new concepts.
First American edition of the humorous and somewhat surreal tale of a posh humanized pig, his adventures in the city, published the same year as the London first.
Rare first edition of this exciting McLoughlin title, in which a steam train and its passengers experience increasingly unlikely adventures.
First edition of this delightful book of trades printed by one of the leading publishers of the Golden Age –with beautiful illustrations by F. D. Bedford.
McLoughlin edition of this vibrantly illustrated nursery rhyme set to music, featuring humanized frogs, rats, and cats, part of their Aunt Louisa's Big Picture Series.
Written soon after the Spanish-American War and at the beginning of the Philippine-American War, these stories describe children taking on roles in famous historical battles.
Scarce color McLoughlin Brothers Brownies production featuring author-illustrator Palmer Cox's ingenious adaptation of Scottish folklore, an attractive copy.
Scarce title with marvelous hand-colored illustrations by Meggendorfer.
First printing of this colorful Christmas gift book filled with seasonal poems and bright color plates, in the scarce original dust jacket.
Second American edition of the popular English nursery rhyme about bird-based crime and justice.
First edition of this collection of rhymes illustrated with darling chromolithographs of Victorian children by Ida Waugh.
First edition of this brightly illustrated collection of poems and short stories, many focused on animals.
Uncommon chromolithographic picture book detailing little Dicky's return to England from South Africa, revealing Victorian-era colonialist culture and racism.
First edition of this charming Belle Epoque book of various seasonal activities for children, with illustrations of fashionable French youths and adults that evoke the style of Kate Greenaway.
Modern facsimile edition of this collection of the 36 little promotional titles published by the Kansas City-based Faultless Starch Company, first published in 1889, an example of popular literacy tools in early Oklahoma and Texas.
First edition thus of a McLoughlin collection of classic ROBIN HOOD stories, in a die-cut book in the shape of the man himself.
Darling Czech children's book, with vibrant chromolithographs of well-to-do children engaging in various activities including going to the zoo, going sailing, and buying new toys.
First edition of this almanack for children, with lovely illustrations by Kate Greenaway.
First edition of this deluxe variation (in white imitation goatskin) of an almanack for children, with lovely illustrations by Kate Greenaway.
First edition of this STRUWWELPETER-esque story of a very naughty boy and the consequences of his actions.