OLD MAN AND HIS ASS
First edition of this moral story of what may be lost when you attempt to please people rather than completing your task correctly.
First edition of this moral story of what may be lost when you attempt to please people rather than completing your task correctly.
First US edition of this chapbook poem about the sights and sounds (and smells) of the UK's capitol city.
First edition of this collection of stories themed around the values of the Girl Guides/Girl Scouts, in the rare original dust jacket.
First edition thus, from New Haven published Babcock, of this illustrated collection of hymns by one of the most famous children's writers of the 19th century.
First US edition of this collection of short moral stories from English polymath John Bowring.
First Appleton edition of this moralistic story of a young boy and his virtuous father figure.
WWI-era history of the British flag through the importance of its use in battles over the years, using the term "ABC" to suggest the basics of the topic, rather than a literal alphabet.
First printing of this bilingual French-English picture book about a lively family, one of Michael Foreman's earliest books.
First edition of Kate Greenaway's second illustrated almanack for children.
First edition, fourth impression of this book of hand-sewing projects, targeted at young girls.
Mid-Victorian edition of this attractive little reader that invites children to consider its many illustrations in order to enhance the moral effect of the text.
Signed first US trade edition of this book of traditional nursery rhymes, newly illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
First edition of this miniature volume of two moralistic stories, part of the CABINET OF LILLIPUT series published by Newbery's successor.
First edition thus, from York publisher J. Kendrew, of the story of a little boy learning to read with the help of a molded alphabet book made of gingerbread.