GUTE BEKANNTE
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.
Delightful late Victorian collection of six mini books for little readers, in the original publisher's box, each illustrated with four full-page chromolithographs.
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.
Rare first edition of this exciting McLoughlin title, in which a steam train and its passengers experience increasingly unlikely adventures.
First edition of a stunning large picture book chronicling a festival and concert put on by Grandville-style humanized animals.
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.
Stunning Gilded Age ABC book with each letter illustrated in a stars-and-stripes motif, and including a Fourth of July story.
First printing of this fantasy shape book, with rhymes about the many fairies of the outdoors illustrated with vivid chromolithographs.
Charming ABC book in the form of a handsome and fluffy cat, containing a feline love story told with each of the letters of the alphabet.
First edition of this brightly illustrated collection of poems and short stories, many focused on animals.
Exceptional ABC using names to teach letters, with large print and colorful images.
Uncommon chromolithographic picture book detailing little Dicky's return to England from South Africa, revealing Victorian-era colonialist culture and racism.
Early American pirated edition of the English classic, part of Henry Altemus's Wee Books for Wee Folks series.
Early edition of this moral Christmas story, set in the cadence of THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS – mounted on linen for use by children.
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.
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.
First edition of Greenaway's first foray into almanack illustrating, with lovely seasonal pictures.
Delightful and bizarre anthology of stories presented in broadsides in a comic-like format, including a cameo by STRUWWELPETER.
First edition of this Gilded Age gift book, a humorous tale of families looking for a short escape from city life, only to find that country living comes with its own difficulties.
First edition of this near-miniature collection of 12 short stories with illustrations attributed to Kate Greenaway.