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Blackstock, Charity . THE CHILDREN
Boston 1966 1st Little Brown. Non-fiction about children aged 14-19 and their experiences in the Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust. Hardcover. Octavo., 240pp., cloth. VG in Good plus DJ, some light wear. (a10039)
$23.00 New York . CARDIAC CLASSES AND THE CARE OF CARDIAC CHILDREN
NY no date (from text appears to be 1941) Board of Education. Committee for Study of the Care and Education of Physically Handicapped Children in the Public schools of the City of New York. 8vo., 99pp., hardcover. VG. Very Scarce. Care of city children with heart defects due to rheumatic fever and other causes. (a12272)
$29.00 Blacking, John . VENDA CHILDREN'S SONGS A STUDY IN ETHNOMUSICOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
Johannesburg 1967 Witwatersrand University. Rural area in Northern Transvaal. Sm.4to., 210pp., photo illustrations, foldout chart, index, hardcover. VG, corner gently bumped, in Good DJ, worn, some chips on dj. (a13553)
$25.00Fulop-Miller, Rene. SING, BRAT, SING
NY 1947 1st Henry Holt. Translated from the German by R. Winston. Inscribed and signed by Fulop-Miller. VG, one text page has tear in margin (appears to have been done by printer), in Fair DJ, price clipped, some small chips, priced clipped. (a13588)
$35.00Neill, Chas. P. (director). WAGE-EARNING WOMEN IN STORES AND FACTORIES
Washington 1910 GPO. Report on Condition of Woman and Child Wage-Earners in the U.S. Volume 5. Octavo., 384pp., index, original wraps bound in later wraps. VG, light wear, end paper stamp of college library (stamped "discard") (a15593)
$45.00Nash, Jay B.. THE ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF PLAYGROUNDS AND RECREATION.
NY 1927 first edition. Barnes. 8vo., 547pp., index. Dedicated "To the Child Without a Playground." Owner name and address on fron blank flyleaf. Good, a bit worn, light soiling. Hardcover. (a1617)
$35.00Mackenzie, F. W. MD. PATHOLOGY AND TREATMENT OF PHLEGMASIA DOLENS
"As deduced from clinical and physiological researches being the Lettsomian Lectures on Midwifery delivered..1861-62." London 1862 John CHurchill. 131p. Top corner of title page cut away. Library stamp on titlepage. Bookplate of Phila Academy. Spine and corners leather. Cover good-moderate wear. Text fine, clean and tight. Owner signed. (a16277)
$140.00 Maclagan, Robert Craif . THE GAMES AND DIVERSIONS OF ARGYLESHIRE
London 1901 1st Folklore Society. Hardcover. Octavo, 270pp., index, cloth. institution stamp on verso of front blank and on title page. VG, small stain around edges of blank end paper; cover cloth bright and crisp, excellent condition. Original book, not a reprint. (a16654)
$75.00 Mainzer, Dr. Julius and Lotte Geppert . DAS LEBEN IM SONDERKINDERGARTEN
Munchen 1929 Gmelin. 110p. Photo illus. Good. In German. No DJ. (a16850)
$35.00 Gollnitz, Gerhard . DIE BEDEUTUNG DER FRUHKINDLICHEN HIRNSCHADIGUNG FUR DIE KINDERPSYCHIATRIE
Leipzig 1954 Thieme. 149pp., 76 abbil 3 ausschlagtafeln, charts in rear pocket. VG. (a18271)
$45.00Allen, Chauncey Newell PhD. INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN DELAYED REACTION OF INFANTS A STUDY OF SEX DIFFERENCES IN EARLY RETENTIVENESS
1931. Archives of Psychology No. 127. Octavo, 37pp., wraps. VG. no owner marks. (a18420)
$35.00 Kirkpatrick, Edwin . STUDIES IN DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING
1909. Archives of Psychology No. 12.. Contributions from the Department of Psychology and Child Study in the Fitchburg Normal School, made by the Advanced Class of 1907. Octavo, 101pp., wraps. Good. Not a modern reprint. (a18421)
$25.00 Wyatt, Ruth F. Ph.D . IMPROVABILITY OF PITCH DISCRIMINATION
1945. American Psychology Association. Volume 58 No. 2. Octavo, 58pp., wraps. VG, light wear. (a18756)
$39.00 Bach, George R . YOUNG CHILDREN'S PLAY FANTASIES
1945. Amer. Psych. Assoc. Vol. 59, #2, Whole no 272. 69pp., wraps. G-VG. (a18757)
$45.00 Schmidt, Bernardine . CHANGES IN PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL BEHAVIOR OF CHILDREN ORIGINALLY CLASSIFIED AS FEEBLEMINDED
1946. American Psych. Association, Vol. 60 #5, whole No. 281. 8vo., 143pp., wraps. Good. (a18758)
$35.00 Nodine, C. F. ; J. M. Gallagher and R. Humphreys (eds) . PIAGET AND INHELDER: ON EQUILIBRATION
Phila. 1971 Jean Piaget Society. 79pp., wraps. Good, some pencil notations throughout. (a20571)
$25.00Hilger, Sister M Inez. FIELD GUIDE TO THE ETHNOLOGICAL STUDY OF CHILD LIFE
New Haven 1960 first edition. Human Relations Files. Behavior Science Field Guides Vol 1. 95pp., plastic spiralbound wraps. Good Plus. (a22342)
$24.00 Pettus, Eloise E. . MASTER INDEX TO MORE SUMMARIES OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS 1980-1990 VOLUME 1: MASTER INDEX, VOLUME II: TITLE AND SUBJECT INDEX
Lanham 1998. 2 Volumes. Lg.4to., 1411pp., hardcover. VG, a few pages bumped in Volume I, no DJs. Pair: (a22855)
$145.00 Sauerlandt, Max . KINDERBILDNISSE AUS FUENF JAHRHUNDERTEN DER EUROPAISCHEN MALEREI VON ETWA 1450 DIS ETWA 1850
Leipzig 1921. Tall 4to., 174pp., illus. Children as portrayed in major works of art. Owner name blanked out on front blank flyleaf. VG, new end papers, light foxing on a few pages at the beginning and the end, minor soiling to cloth. (a23278)
$30.00 O'Connor, Johnson . THE UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL
Los Angeles 1948 Human Engineering Laboratory. Testing. Octavo, 249pp., wraps. Fine (slight mark on cover where price tag once was) . (a24364)
$23.00 Lafon, Robert . VOCABULAIRE DE PSYCHOPEDAGOGIE ET DE PSYCHIATRIE DE L'ENFANT
Paris 1963 Presses Universitaires. Hardcover. Octavo,, 604pp., cloth. Entries arranged alphabetically. Good plus, text fine, some cover wear on corners,dj Fair (worn, soiled.) (a24952)
$26.00 Reter, Eugen . SORGEN UND FRAGEN IN DER KINDERPFLEGE; ELTERNBRIEFER UEBER KINDERPFLEGE UND ERZIEHUNG; ARZT UND KINDERSTUDE EIN TROSTBUECHLEIN F�R JUNGE MUETTER
Munich 1926. In German. 3 books bound in one. 8vo., 75pp., 105pp., 102pp. Inscribed and signed by Reter as the Verfasser. VG. (a26506)
$44.00 Bettelheim, Bruno . THE EDUCATION OF EMOTIONALLY AND CULTURALLY DEPRIVED CHILDREN
Los Angeles 1969. In The Reiss-Davis Clinic Bulletin, Volume 6, Number 1, Spring 1969 at pp.5-15. Special issue, Psychoanalyis and Education, Educating Deprived Children, edited by Rocco L. Motto and Rudolf Ekstein. 8vo., 56pp., wraps. Good, cover soiled. (a27546)
$25.00 Starte, O. H. B. . REFORMATION OF OFFENDERS IN INDIA
Bombay 1933 Government Press. "A handbook for the use of workers amongst Delinquents in India." 8vo., 93pp. Good, lower cover corners bumped. (a27676)
$65.00 Basalo, John . CHILDREN AT PLAY A NURSERY RHYME IN ONE SCENE; TO DELIGHT A MONKEY AND CHARM A SNAKE A SERIO-COMIC EXTRAVAGANZA IN ONE SCENE
NY 1976. 4to., 65 leaves, 36 leaves, typed rectos only, spring binder. Also included is a 13 leaf typed play, no title. A few corrections in pen. VG. (a27983)
$45.00 Stevenson, Alan Carruth and B. C. Clare Davison . GENETIC COUNSELLING
Philadelphia 1970 1st Lippincott. 8vo., 355pp., index. VG, light soiling on cover, no DJ. (a28070)
$45.00Alschuler, Rose H. and La Berta Weiss Hattwick. PAINTING AND PERSONALITY A STUDY OF YOUNG CHILDREN
Chicago 1951 3rd University of Chicago. 2 volumes. Lg.8vo., 590pp., color illus. VG, top right hand corner of front end paper on each volume is cut off, in worn DJs. Set of 2 volumes: (a28312)
$27.00 Punke, Harold H. . SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF LAWSUITS OVER STUDENT HAIRSTYLES
Danville 1973 first edition Interstate. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 349pp., cloth. Good, cover worn and a bit soiled, some cracking along outer hinges, no DJ. Hard-to-find title. (a29272)
$75.00 Reynolds, Earle L. . THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUBCUTANEOUS FAT IN CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE
Evanston 1951. Monograph of the Society for Research in Child Development, Volume XV, Serial No. 50, No. 2. 8vo., 189pp., illus., wraps. Good, wraps a bit worn, some ink underlines at several places in the text. (a29307)
$30.00 Krogman, Wilton Marion . THE PHYSICAL GROWTH OF CHILDREN: AN APPRAISAL OF STUDIES 1950-1955
Evanston 1956. Monograph of the Society for Research in Child Development, Volume XX, Serial No. 60, No. 1. 8vo., 91pp., illus., wraps. Good, a few ink underlines at a few places in the text. (a29308)
$30.00 Stambler, Moses . THE EFFECT OF COMPULSORY EDUCATION AND CHILD LABOR LAWS ON HIGH SCHOOL ATENDANCE IN NEW YORK CITY 1898-1917
NY 1968. In the History of Education Quarterly, Volume VII, Number 2, Summer 1968 at pp. 189-214. Whole issue has several articles. 8vo., wraps. VG. (a31882)
$30.00 Whyte, Jean . CHANGING TIMES: CHALLENGES TO IDENTITY 12 YEAR-OLDS IN BELFAST 1981 AND 1992
Aldershot 1995 1st Avebury. 8vo., 187pp., index, printed boards. VG, wear on lower board edges. (a33984)
$38.00 Barry, William David . THE HISTORY OF SWEETSER CHILDREN'S HOME A CENTURY AND A HALF OF SERVICE TO MAINE CHILDREN
Portland 1988 1st Anthoensen. Octavo, 288pp., photo illustrations, index, hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ. (a3559)
$20.00 Lang, Margaret Ruthven . GRANDMAMA'S SONG BOOK FOR THE CHILDREN
Boston 1909 1st Schmidt. 4to., 39pp. Words taken from "The Daisy" and "The Cowslip" printed in 1807 set to music by Margaret Ruthven Lang. Opus 44. Thirty-eight 'Cautionary stories in verse, adapted to the ideas of children from four to eight years old.' Music and lyrics. Good, some wear. (a36226)
$75.00 May, Stella Burke . CHILDREN OF JAPAN
Chicago 1936. Oblong 8vo., about 60pp., photo illustrations, pictorial boards. VG. (a37424)
$20.00Goure, Leon. THE MILITARY INDOCTRINATION OF SOVIET YOUTH
NY 1973 National Strategy Information Center. 8vo., 75pp., wraps. VG. (a37926)
$23.00 Teller, Virginia and Sheila White (eds) . STUDIES IN CHILD LANGUAGE AND MULTILINGUALISM
NY 1980. NY Academy of Sciences, Vol. 345. 8vo., 187pp., wraps. VG. (a37944)
$40.00 Green, Edward J. and Joan A. O'Connell . AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF VISUAL DISCRIMINATION LEARNING
NY 1969. 8vo., 171pp., wraps. Owner stamp inside front wrap. VG. no ownership marks. (a38091)
$24.00 Minde, Hans-Martin . FRANZ-MARTIN 1978-1985 EIN KINDERLEBEN
Munich 1987. In German, 4to., 103pp., illustrated, pictorial boards. VG, corner of front free blank clipped off. (a38580)
$34.00 du Bois-Raymond, Manuela; Rene Diekstra; Klaus Hurrelmann and Els Peters (editors) . CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH IN GERMANY AND THE NETHERLANDS TRANSITIONS AND COPING STRATEGIES OF ADOLESCENTS
Berlin New York 1995. In English. Lg.8vo., 351pp., printed boards. VG, light soiling. (a39366)
$50.00 Sutherland, Neil et al . CONTEMPORARY CANADIAN CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Westport 1992 1st Greenwood. 8vo., 492pp., printed hardcover. Fine. (a40409)
$35.00 Gibbs, Lela M. . 'VISITS WITH LAURA ALBERTA'
Oneonta 1967. 8vo., about 45pp., illus.,,wraps. Inscribed and digned by Lela M. Gibbs. Newspaper article tipped onto rear wrap. VG, light soiling. (a40745)
$40.00 Hanegbi, Yehuda . THE INVISIBLE CLOWNS A PLAY IN THREE ACTS
NY 1964 Jewish Theatre for Children. Revised and adapted by Joseph Kant. Winner of first annual Golden Pen Playwriting Contest. 8vo., 101pp., hardcover. Long inscription signed by Samuel J. Citron of the Friends of the Jewish Theatre for Children. VG, no DJ. (a40808)
$45.00 Hanley, Susan B. (editor); Thomas P. Rohlen (introduction) . SYMPOSIUM: SOCIAL CONTROL AND EARLY SOCIALIZATION
Seattle 1989. Special issue of the Journal of Japanese Studies, Volume 15, Number 1, at pp. 1-159. Whole issue includes several reviews. 8vo., 343pp., wraps. Good, wraps a bit worn. (a41327)
$50.00 Menefee, Louise Arnold and M. M. Chambers . AMERICAN YOUTH AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Washington 1938 1st American Council on Education. 8vo., 42pp., hardcover. VG plus in Fairly Good DJ, a bit stained and chipped. (a41646)
$34.00 Thomas, Hoben and Arnold Lohaus . MODELING GROWTH AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN SPATIAL TASKS
Chicago 1993. Commentary by C J. Brainerd. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development Serial No. 237, Vol. 58, No. 9. 1993. 8vo., 192pp., wraps. Review copy. VG. (a42233)
$35.00 Schull, William J. and James V. Neel . THE EFFECTS OF INBREEDING ON JAPANESE CHILDREN
NY 1965 1st Harper. Hardcover. 4to., 419pp., index, cloth. VG plus in VG DJ. (a42645)
$35.00 Lazar, Eve . CHILDREN'S PERCEPTION OF OTHER CHILDREN'S FEARS
Provincetown 1969. Article at pp.3-12 in complete issue of the Journal of Genetic Psychology, Child Behavior, Animal Behavior, and Problems of Aging. Several other articles in this issue. Octavo, original wraps. VG. (a43333a)
$25.00Stevenson, Harold W. (editor). CONCEPTS OF DEVELOPMENT
Chicago 1966. A Report of a Conference Commemorating the Fortieth Anniversity of the Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development. Serial No. 107, 1966. Volume 31 No. 5. 8vo., 108pp., wraps. Good, wraps worn and soiled. (a43353)
$29.00 (glass photograph slides) . COLLECTION OF 18 ORIGINAL GLASS PHOTOGRAPH SLIDES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN
c. 1900. Slides measure 4-3-1/4 inches. (Postive views, these are not negatives.) Views of Little girl with bowed legs probably from rickets, baby. woman and man couple, shy woman. Only two views briefly identified, rest are not labelled. 3 slides cracked with no loss of image. Other Good. Set of 18 glass slides: (a43557)
$29.00 (juvenile) . CHILDREN'S LITERATURE BOOK AND MANUSCRIPTS AN EXHIBITION
NY 1954 Pierpont Morgan Library. November 19, 1954 through February 28, 1955. 8vo., about 90pp., illus., index, printed boards. Near Good, very light wrinkling along to margins, smudge on front, inner hinges cracking. (a43880)
$20.00 Adams, Forrest H. and George C. Emmanouilides MDs . MOSS' HEART DISEASE IN INFANTS, CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Baltimore 1983 Third Edition Williams and Wilkins. 4to., 795pp., illus., index, printed boards. Fine, no DJ. (a44083)
$125.00 Kanouse, David E et al . EFFECTS OF POSTSECONDARY EXPERIENCES ON ASPIRATIONS, ATTITUDES, AND SELF-CONCEPTIONS
Washington 1980 Department of Health. Detailed study of 4 years after high school in life of a child. Sm.4to., 141pp., wraps. Near VG, light cover soiling. (a44800)
$65.00Fraser, G. R. et al. THE CAUSES OF BLINDNESS IN CHILDHOOD A STUDY OF 776 CHILDREN WITH SEVERE VISUAL HANDICAPS
Baltimore 1967 1st Johns Hopkins. Hardcover octavo. 245p. VG in Fair DJ (dj torn and chipped.) (a44920)
$33.00 Ahlstrom, Karl-Georg . TRANSFER AND COMMUNALITY AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF LEARNING
Uppsala 1961 Scandinavian University Books. 8vo., 156pp., wraps. Good. (a44958)
$45.00 Bergling, Kurt . THE DEVELOPMENT OF HYPOTHETICO-DEDUCTIVE THINKING IN CHILDREN
Stockholm 1974 1st Almqvist & Wiksell. A cross-cultural study of the validity of Piaget's model of the development of logical thinking. 8vo., 127pp., wraps. VG. (a45012)
$35.00 (psychology) . CONGRES INTERNATIONAL DE PSYCHOLOGIE DE L'ENFANT
1980. In French. Complete issue of Enfance, No. Special 4/5, 1980. 8vo., 323pp., wraps. VG. (a45161)
$22.00 Masserman, Jules H. (editor) . ADOLESCENCE, DREAMS AND TRAINING
NY 1966 Grune & Stratton. 8vo., 205pp., index, hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a45233)
$20.00 McCabe, Don . FIGHTING THE WERE GONNAS & THAIR SPOSTAS SPOKEN DIALECT TRANSLATION EXERCISES
1978 AVKO Educational Research Foundation. 4to., 121pp., plastic spiralbound wraps. Unusual and interesting! VG plus. Very Scarce. (a45270)
$125.00 (psychology) . THE EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILD A BIBLIOGRAPHY
1962. Octavo, 196pp., wraps. Owner signed. Good, light wear. (a45588)
$20.00 Siegel, Linda S. and Charles J. Brainerd (editors) . ALTERNATIVES TO PIAGET CRITICAL ESSAYS ON THE THEORY
NY 1978 1st Academic. 8vo., 262pp., hardcover. Fine in VG DJ. (a45788)
$25.00 Chadwick, Bruce A. and Tim B. Heaton . STATISTICAL HANDBOOK ON ADOLESCENTS IN AMERICA
Phoenix 1996 Oryx. Large 4to., 323pp., printed boards. Fine. (a46074)
$29.00 (north korea) . NUTRITIONAL PROBLEMS OF NORTH KOREAN CHILDREN: CURRENT STATUS AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
1999 International Conference. Ewha Womans University and Michigan State University. In English and Korean. Sm.4to., 267pp., wraps. VG. (a46116a)
$38.00 Langa, Harry . RELATIVE ANALGESIA IN DENTAL PRACTICE INHALATION ANALGESIA WITH NITROUS OXIDE
Philadelphia 1968 1st Saunders. With a Section on Relative Analgesia for the Handicapped Child by Harold Diner. Sm.4to., 283pp., index, hardcover. VG, slight staining on end papers, no DJ. (a46564)
$24.00 Denno, Deborah W. and Ruth M. Schwarz (comps.) . BIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN DELINQUENCY AND MENTAL DISORDER AN INTERDISCIPLINARY BIBLIOGRAPHY
Westport 1985 1st Greenwood Press. Bibliographies and Indexes in Sociology Number 4. Hardcover. Octavo, 222pp., cloth. VG, no DJ. (a47250)
$23.00 (league of nations) . SUMMARY OF THE LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERIES OF DOCUMENTS OF THE CHILD WELFARE INFORMATION CENTRE PUBLISHED IN 1938
Geneva 1938. In English. Sm.8vo., 58pp., wraps. Good, leaves browned (not brittle). (a47352)
$35.00 Cline, Marion Jr. . IMPROVING LANGUAGE ARTS OF BILINGUALS THROUGH AUDIOVISUAL MEANS
1962 New Mexico Highlands University. Title Seven Project No. 198. 4to., about 150 leaves, mimeo on rectos only, stapled wraps. Good, light soiling, light wear. (a47691)
$85.00 Danesh, Hossain B. M.D. . THE VIOLENCE-FREE SOCIETY: A GIFT FOR OUR CHILDREN
Canadian Association for Studies on the Baha'i faith. Sm.4to., 40pp., wraps. Good, worn. (a48954)
$30.00 Wittenborn, J. Richard . THE PLACEMENT OF ADOPTIVE CHILDREN
Springfield 1957 Thomas. 8vo., 189pp., index, cloth. Owner signed. VG in Good DJ. (a49705)
$75.00 Clark, Dr. Eve V. (editor) . PAPERS AND REPORTS ON CHILD LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT NO.3 THROUGH 9 (7 volumes bound in 6 )
December 1971 through April 1975. Committee on Linguistics, Stanford University. 4to., about 100 pages per volume, original printed red paper wraps. Titles in ink mss on spines. VG, some small stains at s few corners and on a few rear wraps and final few leaves. 7 volumes bound in 6. (a50139)
$350.00 Horowitz, Robert and Diane Dodson . CHILD SUPPORT: AN ANNOTATED LEGAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
1984 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 4to, about 100pp., wraps. Depository library stamp and a few ink numbers on fron. Date and number stamp on title page, VG. (a50868)
$45.00 Edgworth, Maria . HARRY AND LUCY: TO WHICH ARE ADDED THE LITTLE DOG TRUSTY, THE CHERRY ORCHARD, AND THE ORANGE MAN
London 1858 New Edition. 12mo., 192pp., frontis, red cloth. Good, light rubbing (a51249)
$35.00 Burnett, Frances Hodgson . TWO LITTLE PILGRIMS' PROGRESS A STORY OF THE CITY BEAUTIFUL
NY 1895 Scribners. Sq.8vo., 191pp., illustrations from drawings by Reginald B. Birch. illustrated blue cloth. Fairly Good, inner hinges cracked , corners a bit worn and bumped, spine ends worn, small chip and residue of label at heel of spine. (a51251)
$22.00 Butterfield, Oliver M. PhD . LOVE PROBLEMS OF ADOLESCENCE
NY 1939 1st Emerson. Hardcover. Octavo, 212pp., index, cloth. Near VG, light wear, no DJ. Binding secure; no ownership marks. (a51688)
$30.00 Bushnell, D.E. . THE CHILDRENS' MAGAZINE BUDDY BOOK A MONTHLY VISITOR MAY, 1928
Dedham 1928. 4to., 28pp., monochrome illustrations, ads, illustrated wraps. Good, small chip on lower corner of front, light soiling. (a52941)
$30.00 Binet, Alfred . Les id�es modernes sur les enfants
Paris 1909. First edition. In French. Sm.8vo., 346pp., 3/4 cloth and marbled boards. VG, leaves a bit browned. (a53086)
$85.00 Gallagher, James J. . PRODUCTIVE THINKING OF GIFTED CHILDREN
University of Illinois 1965 1st Institute for Researchon Exceptional children. ardcover. Lg.4to., 289pp., appendices, black buckram with silver lettering on front board.near Fine. no dj. Quite Scarce. (a53238)
$75.00 Gesell, Arnold . THE MENTAL GROWTH OF THE PRE-SCHOOL CHILD. A PSYCHOLOGICAL OUTLINE OF NORMAL DEVELOPMENT FROM BIRTH TO THE SIXTH YEAR, INCLUDING A SYSTEM OF DEVELOPMENTAL DIAGNOSIS
NY 1925 1st Macmillan. 8vo., 447pp., illustrated with 200 action photographs, hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a53889)
$45.00 Rollock, Barbara . BLACK AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS
NY 1988 Garland. Sm.8vo., 130pp., decorated cloth. Institution stamps on fore-edges. Residue of label at heel of spine. Good, inner hinges cracked, no DJ. (a54034)
$22.00 Young, Dennis R. and Stephen Finch . VOLUNTARY CHILD CARE SYSTEM IN NEW YORK: SECTORAL TRENDS AND AGENCY OPERATIONS
NY (1975). Interim Report 75-01. 4to., 109pp., stapled wraps. VG, light wear. (a54056)
$45.00 Strang, Ruth . BEHAVIOR AND BACKGROUND OF STUDENTS IN COLLEGE AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
NY 1937 1st Harper. Sm.4to., 515pp., index, hardcover. Inscribed and signed by Strang (to Dr. Gertrude Hildreth.) VG, no DJ. (a54334)
$35.00 Friedenberg, Edgar Z. . THE DIGNITY OF YOUTH AND OTHER ATAVISMS
Boston 1965 Beacon. 8vo., 254pp., hardcover. Fine in Good DJ, faded and small chip at head of spine. (a54599)
$25.00 Cater, Douglas and Stephen Strickland . TV VIOLENCE AND THE CHILD THE EVOLUTION AND FATE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL'S REPORT
NY 1975 1st Russell Sage. 8vo., 167pp., hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a54818)
$25.00 (prostitution) . COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY INTO TRAFFIC IN WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THE EAST - REPORT TO THE COUNCIL; COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY INTO TRAFFIC IN WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THE EAST - SUMMARY OF REPORT TO THE COUNCIL
Geneva 1933, 1934 League of Nations. 2 items. 4to., 556pp., foldout map, wraps; 41pp., wraps. These two items are in a black hardcover box with typed label on spine. VG in Good Box, light wear. (a55334)
$250.00 Lightfoot, Georgia Frances . PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF BRIGHT AND DULL CHILDREN
NY 1951 1st Teachers College Columbia University. 8vo., 136pp., hardcover. Inscribed and signed by Lightfoot. Slight paperclip indentation on top of initial pages. VG in Good DJ. (a55473)
$24.00Roff, Merrill. CHILDHOOD ANTECEDENTS IN THE MENTAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT OF THREE GROUPS OF ADULT MALES: NEUROTICS, SEVERE BAD CONDUCT CASES AND CONTROLA
1971 National Institute of Mental Health. 4to., 105pp., printed wraps. Good. (a55652)
$45.00 Hallock,Grace T. . DRAMATIZING CHILD HEALTH: A NEW BOOK OF HEALTH PLAYS, WITH CHAPTERS ON THE WRITING,THE PRODUCING AND THE EUCATIONAL VALUE OF DRAMATICS
NY 1925 American Child Health Association. 8vo., 306pp., decorated hardcover. Good, edges and corners worn, tiny chip at outer front hinge, no DJ. (a56688)
$30.00 Jacobi, Dr. A. . AUFS�TZE, VORTR�GE UND REDEN ERSTER BAND
NY 1893 Stettiner Lambert & Co. Fur sein tochter zu ihrem sechszehten geburtstage ausgewahlt. Nineteenth century New York medical history. Chapters include: Memoiren aus Preusschen Gefaengnissen, Infant Mortality in City of New York, Nursey and Child's Hospital, On Foundlings and Foundling Institutions, Farming-out System for Foundlings, Ernst Krackowizer M.D., Cruelty to Children, Des Ottendorfer Pavilions im Deutschen Hospital, etc .A bit of text in german, most in English. 8vo., 656pp., original hardcover.Top edge gilt. Owner bookplates. Good, light wear, rear hinge cracking. Rare. Volume one (of two) only. (a56821)
$150.00 Gardner, Howard . ARTFUL SCRIBBLES THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CHILREN'S DRAWINGS.
NY 1980 1st ed, 3rd printing. Basic Books. 280pp., illus. Author is developmental psychologist at Harvard. Fine in Fine DJ, price-clipped. (a5755)
$25.00 Langstein, L. . GESUNDE KINDER IN DEN SPIEL-, SCHUL- UND ENTWICKLUNGSJAHREN
Leipzig n.d. (c.1910). Max Hesses B�cherei des Modernen Wissens 22. In German. 12mo., 103pp., original printed hardcover. VG, tiny stain on lower corner of most pages. (a57576)
$25.00 Roheim, Geza Ph.D. . THE ORIGIN AND FUNCTION OF CULTURE
NY 1943 1st. Nervous and Mental Disease Monographs No. 69. Much on extended infancy and childhood of humans and on sublimation and culture. 8vo., 107pp., index, hardcover. Index. VG, no DJ. (a57628)
$135.00 Georges-Ramain, Marie . L'EXPERIENCE MATERNELLE ET LA VIE
Paris 1935 1st Desclee de Brouwer. In French. 8vo., 254pp., wraps. VG. text fine,clean, no ownership marks. (a5795)
$50.00 Comfort, Florence Crocker . THE KITCHEN CLOCK A MUSICAL MAKE BELIEVE IN A PROLOGUE AND ONE ACT
Chicago n.d. (c. 1920) H. T. FitzSimons. Music by Herbert E. Hyde. Vocal score and libretto complete. Lg.8vo., 40pp., original wraps with attractive cover illustration by Donn P. Crane. Near Fine. (a58194)
$65.00 Reeves, Edith . CARE AND EDUCATION OF CRIPPLED CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES
Ny 1914 1st Russell Sage Foundation. 8vo., 252pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Bookplate of Gardner Sage Library and a few small numbers inside front cover. Numbers at heel of spine. VG, slight discoloration on front, no DJ. (a59608)
$75.00 Friedrich-Cofer, Lynette (editor) . HUMAN NATURE AND PUBLIC POLICY SCIENTIFIC VIEWS OF WOMEN , CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. ISBN 0 275 92344 4
NY 1986 1st Praeger. ISBN 0-275-92344-4. Large octavo,, 344pp., hardcover. Near Fine, no DJ. (a60103)
$25.00 Tulupov, N. V. . RODNIYA SKAZKIY SBORNIK RUSSKIKH SKAZOK DLYA MALYENKIKH DYETYEY VIPUSK II (POPULAR STORIES COLLECTION OF RUSSIAN TALES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN VOLUME II)
NY 1919 Max N. Maisel. In Russian. Sm.8vo., 46pp., illustrations, original illustrated wraps. VG. Volume I only. (a60136)
$39.00 Young, Harben Boutourlain and Lucy Rau Ferguson . PUBERTY TO MANHOOD IN ITALY AND AMERICA
NY 1981 1st Academic. ISBN 0-12-773150-4. Hardcover. Octavo, 283pp., cloth. Fine in Good DJ, a few small chips and light soiling. (a60407)
$24.00Ives, W. and S. Ives (publishers). THE HIVE 1828 (FULL YEAR 52 ISSUES BOUND IN ONE VOLUME)
Salem 1828. Weekly Journal for children (intended to be a miniature copy of a newspaper) published by W & S Ives of Salem, Massachusetts. Volume 1 Nos. 1 - 52. Sm. 12mo., 208pp. (4pp. per issue), 1/2 leather and boards. Each issue offers a poem, some anecdotes and moral tales, and marriage, death, birth and shipping news."The Hive" in gilt on backstrip. Signed by owner Ezra B Johnson. Good, binding secure; hinges not cracked in or out; spine a bit worn, halfinch square chip on leather from top spine end, some foxing. RARE. Pictures available on request. (a60656)
$350.00 King, J. D. et al . EFFECT OF SUGAR SUPPLEMENTS ON DENTAL CARIES IN CHILDREN
London 1955 Medical Research Council 288. 8vo., 55pp., original printed wraps. Medical library stamp on cover. VG, light creasing on front. (a60745)
$27.00 van Hattum, Walter . SURVIVING SOCIALISM YOUTH IN HAVANA: SURVIVIAL, PERCEPTIONS AND THE FUTURE OF SOCIALISM
October 1996 Catholic University of Nijmegen,The Netherlands. Occasional Paper 59. Octavo 124pp., original illustrated wraps. Some pen underlines. Good, light soiling, lower portion of rear wrap stained and a bit wrinkled. (a61329)
$29.00Brinton, Crane. FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY LEGISLATION ON ILLEGITIMACY 1789-1804
Cambridge 1936 1st Harvard University. Harvard Historical Monographs No. 9. small thin octavo., 102pp., index, cloth. VG, no DJ. (a6152)
$27.00 Guggenheimer, Sam'l H. (A Youth of 11 Years) . JOE ROBERTS; OR, FOLLOWING A DREAM
Baltimore 1883 First edition. Guggenheimer & Weil. Novel by 11 yr old. Sm.8vo., 120pp., original brown cloth hardcover with gilt lettering. Good, light soiling and wear on cover. (a62444)
$275.00 (television) . THE CHILD AND TELEVISION DRAMA: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF CUMULATIVE VIEWING
NY 1982 Mental Health Materials Center. Octavo, 123pp., wraps. VG plus. (a62528)
$29.00 Rosen, Hugh . THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIOMORAL KNOWLEDGE A COGNITIVE STRUCTURAL APPROACH. ISBN0-231-04998-6.
NY 1980 1st Columbia. ISBN0-231-04998-6. Octavo, 197pp., hardcover. Fine in Near Fine DJ. (a65208)
$25.00 O'Brien, Mae . CHILDREN'S REACTIONS TO RADIO ADAPTATIONS OF JUVENILE BOOKS
NY 1950 1st Columbia. Octavo, 146pp., original printed wraps. Good, wraps a bit chipped. (a65884)
$29.00Drucker, Saul and M. Hexter.. CHILDREN ASTRAY
Cambridge 1923 1st Harvard. Scholarly study of truants, wanderers, pilferers, intractables, precocious youth. Sm.4to., 421pp., hardcover. Owner signed. Good, lower front cover tips bumped, no DJ. Binding secure; text clean. (a665)
$25.00Hart, Hastings H.. COTTAGE AND CONGREGATE INSTITUTIONS FOR CHILDREN
NY 1910 Russell SAge Foundation Charities Publication. hardcover octavo., 136pp., photo illus. VG. no dj. (a6837)
$30.00 Semmens, James P. and William M. Lamers, Jr. M.D.s . TEEN-AGE PREGNANCY INCLUDING MANAGEMENT OF EMOTIONAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL PROBLEMS
Springfield 1968 1st Thomas. Sm.4to., 118pp., black cloth hardcover. Near Fine in VG DJ. (a68940)
$45.00 Campbell, Patricia J. . SEX EDUCATION BOOKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS 1892-1979
NY 1979 1st Bowker. Octavo, printed hardcover. Institutiony stamps on fore-edges, a few numbers and stamps on rear end papers. VG, no DJ. (a69101)
$49.00 Griffiths, Ruth . IMAGINATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD AND ITS FUNCTION IN MENTAL DEVELOPMENT
London 1949 3rd Routledge & Kegan Paul. Preface by J. C. Flugel. Octavo, 367pp., hardcover. VG plus, light foxing on end papers, in VG plus DJ. (a69122)
$49.00 Jaensch, E. R. . EIDETIC IMAGERY AND TYPOLOGICAL METHODS OF INVESTIGATION
NY 1930 Harcourt. Translated from 2nd edition by Oscar Oeser. Important for the psychology of childhood , the theory of education, general psychology, and the psychophysiology of human personality. Octavo, 136pp., dark green cloth hardcover. Owner bookplate. VG, no DJ. (a69127)
$24.00Meredith, Howard PhD. THE RHYTHM OF PHYSICAL GROWTH, A STUDY OF EIGHTEEN ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS ON IOWA CITY WHITE MALES RANGING IN AGE BETWEEN BIRTH AND EIGHTEEN YEARS
Iowa City 1935 University of Iowa Studies in Child Welfare Volumel XI No. 3. Hardcover. Octavo, 128pp., charts. green cloth. VG. Scarce. (a69185)
$29.00 Jack, Lois M et al . BEHAVIOR OF THE PRESCHOOL CHILD
Iowa City 1934 University of Iowa Studies in Child Welfare Volumel IX No. 3. Octavo, 171pp., green cloth hardcover. VG. (a69206)
$25.00 Skeels, Harold Manville . A STUDY OF SOME FACTORS IN FORM BOARD ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
Iowa City 1933 University of Iowa Studies in Child Welfare Volumel VII No. 2. Octavo, 145pp., green cloth hardcover. VG. (a69207)
$29.00 Chiang Chen-ch'ang . RECRUITMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE INTO THE CCP
1986. Article at pp. 12-34 in Issues & Studies Journal. Included in a complete issue with several other articles on Asia. Octavo, original printed wraps. VG plus. (a69550a)
$35.00 Wenger, M. A.; Josephine M. Smith, Charles Hazard and Orvis C. Irwin . STUDIES IN INFANT BEHAVIOR III
1936. Universityof Iowa Studies in Child Welfare, Volume XII, No. 1, 1936. Contents: Conditioned Responses in Human Infants, Relative Brightness Values of Three Hues for Newborns, Fluctuations in Skin Resistance, Reflex Conduction Rate, Changes in Vertebral Reaction Patterns. Octavo, 209pp., original printed wraps. Good plus. (a70362)
$45.00 Hicks, James Allen . THE ACQUISITION OF MOTOR SKILL IN YOUNG CHILDREN
Iowa City 1930. University of Iowa Studies in Child Welfare Volume IV No. 5. An Experimental Study of the Effects of Practice of Throwing at a Moving Target. Octavo, 80pp., original gilt printed hardcover. VG, light foxing. (a70378)
$45.00 Francis, Kenneth V. and Eva A. Fillmore . THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENT ON THE PERSONALITY OF CHILDREN
Iowa City 1934. University of Iowa Studies in Child Welfare Volume IX No. 2. Octavo, 71pp., original gilt printed hardcover. VG, light foxing. (a70386)
$55.00 Berne, Esther Van Cleve . AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF SOCIAL BEHAVIOR PATTERNS IN YOUNG CHILDREN
Iowa City 1931. University of Iowa Studies in Child Welfare Volume IV No. 3. Octavo, 93pp., original gilt printed hardcover. VG, short closed tear at margin of one leaf, light foxing. (a70388)
$35.00 Page, Marjorie Lou . THE MODIFICATION OF ASCENDANT BEHAVIOR IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
Iowa City 1936. University of Iowa Studies in Child Welfare Volume XII No. 3. Octavo, 69pp., original gilt printed hardcover. Good, a few leaves wrinkled or bumped. (a70389)
$25.00Baldwin, Bird T., Busby, Laura M. abn Helen V. Garside. ANATOMIC GROWTH OF CHILDREN A STUDY OF SOME BONES IN THE HAND, WRIST, AND LOWER FOREARM BY MEANS OF ROENTGENOGRAMS
Iowa City 1930. University of Iowa Studies in Child Welfare Volume IV No. 1. Octavo, 88pp., photo illustrations, charts (one foldout), original gilt printed hardcover. VG. (a70390)
$35.00 Roberts, Katherine Elliott . LEARNING IN PRESCHOOL AND ORPHANAGE CHILDREN AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE ABILITY TO SOLVEDIFFERENT SITUATIONS ACCORDING TO THE SAME PLAN
Iowa City 1933. University of Iowa Studies in Child Welfare Volume VII No. 3. Octavo, 94pp., original gilt printed hardcover. VG. (a70418)
$35.00 Irwin, Orvis C. et al . STUDIES IN INFANT BEHAVIOR I
Iowa City 1934. University of Iowa Studies in Child Welfare Volume IX No. 4. Octavo, 175pp., original gilt printed hardcover. VG. (a70419)
$40.00 Ojemann, Robert H. et al . RESEARCHES IN PARENT EDUCATION II
Iowa City 1934. University of Iowa Studies in Child Welfare Volume VIII. Octavo, 331pp., appendix, original gilt printed hardcover. VG. (a70420)
$45.00 Parr, Robert J. . THE BABY FARMER
London 1909 1st National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Author is very upset with sale of unwanted children and advocates a government agency to make every illegitmate child a ward of the Court of Summary Jurisdiction. Octavo, 77pp., original wraps. Good plus, light cover wear. Scarce. (a71304)
$145.00 Partridge, E. DeAlton . A MORMON BOYHOOD 1906-1923 GROWING UP IN PROVO, UTAH, IN THE EARLY 1900's
c. 1930. Appears to be self-published. 4to., 86 leaves (mimeo typescript), wraps. Near Fine. Scarce. (a73549)
$175.00 Hanegbi, Yehuda . THE INVISIBLE CLOWS A PLAY IN THREE ACTS
1958 copyright by Friends of the Jewish Theatre for Children. 4to. 74 leaves (rectos only), wraps. VG. (a74958)
$45.00 Summerfield, Geoffrey . FANTASY AND REASON CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
Athens 1984 1st University of Georgia. ISBN 0-8203-0763-7. Hardcover. Octavo, 315pp., cloth. Fine in Fine DJ. (a75154)
$30.00 Neill, Chas. P and Ch. Wardell Stiles . REPORT ON CONDITION OF WOMAN AND CHILD WAGE-EARNERS IN THE UNITED STATES - VOLUME XVII: HOOKWORM DISEASE AMONG COTTON-MILL OPERATIVES
Washington 1912 1st GPO. Volume 17 of 19 volumes series. Hardcover. Octavo, 45pp., tan buckram. Ink spine numbers, a few library stamps, no pocket. Good plus, cover lightly soiled. Volume 17 only. (a75346)
$50.00 Neill, Chas. P and Mary Conyngton . REPORT ON CONDITION OF WOMAN AND CHILD WAGE-EARNERS IN THE UNITED STATES - VOLUME XV: RELATION BETWEEN OCCUPATION AND CRIMINALITY OF WOMEN
Washington 1911 1st GPO. Volume 15 of 19 volumes series. Hardcover. Octavo, 119pp., tan buckram. Ink spine numbers, a few library stamps, no pocket. Good plus, cover lightly soiled. Volume 15 only. (a75348)
$75.00 Neill, Chas. P. and John B andres and W D P Bliss . REPORT ON CONDITION OF WOMAN AND CHILD WAGE-EARNERS IN THE UNITED STATES - VOLUME X - HISTORY OF WOMEN IN TRADE UNIONS
Washington 1910 1st GPO. 61st Congress, 2d Session. Doc. No . 645. Hardcover. Octavo, 236pp., tan buckram. Spine numbers and a few library stamps, no other library marks. VG. (a75376)
$170.00 (immigrants) . THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS IN SCHOOLS VOLUME 1 (of 5)
Washington 1911 1st GPO. 61st Congress, 3d Session. Senate Doc. No. 749. Hardcover Octavo, 182pp., tan buckram. Spine numbers, and a few library stamps. VG. (a75377)
$50.00 Neill, Chas. P. and Wood F. Worcester and Daisy Worthington Worcester . REPORT ON CONDITION OF WOMAN AND CHILD WAGE-EARNERS IN THE UNITED STATES - VOLUME XVI - FAMILY BUDGETS OF TYPICAL COTTON-MILL WORKERS
Washington 1910 1st GPO. 61st Congress, 2d Session. Doc. No . 645. Hardcover. Octavo, 255pp., tan buckram. Spine numbers and a few library stamps, no other library marks. VG. (a75380)
$110.00 Neill, Chas. P. . REPORT ON CONDITION OF WOMAN AND CHILD WAGE-EARNERS IN THE UNITED STATES - VOLUME VII - CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH CHILDREN LEAVE SCHOOL TO GO TO WORK
Washington 1910 1st GPO. 61st Congress, 2d Session. Doc. No . 645. Hardcover. Octavo, 309pp., tan buckram. Spine numbers and a few library stamps, no other library marks. VG. (a75381)
$150.00 Neill, Chas. P. . REPORT ON CONDITION OF WOMAN AND CHILD WAGE-EARNERS IN THE UNITED STATES - VOLUME XIII: INFANT MORTALITY AND ITS RELATION TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF MOTHERS
Washington 1912 1st GPO. 61st Congress, 2d Session. Doc. No . 645. Hardcover. Octavo, 174pp., tan buckram. Spine numbers and a few institution stamps, no other library marks. Good, a bit soiled, corners bumped on about 50 leaves. (a75382)
$75.00 Neill, Chas. P. . REPORT ON CONDITION OF WOMAN AND CHILD WAGE-EARNERS IN THE UNITED STATES VOLUME V: WAGE-EARNING WOMEN IN STORES AND FACTORIES
Washington 1910 1st GPO. 61st Congress, 2d session. Doc. No . 645. Hardcover. Octavo, 384pp., tan buckram. Spine numbers and a few internal institution stamps-no other markings. VG, cover a bit soiled. (a75386)
$95.00 Neill, Chas. P and Arthur R. Perry, M.D. . REPORT ON CONDITION OF WOMAN AND CHILD WAGE-EARNERS IN THE UNITED STATES VOLUME XIV: CAUSES OF DEATH AMONG WOMAN AND CHILD COTTON-MILL OPERATIVES
Washington 1912 1st GPO. 61st Congress, 2d session. Doc. No . 645. Hardcover. Octavo, 430pp., tan buckram. Spine numbers and a few internal institution stamps-no other markings. VG, cover a bit soiled. (a75387)
$95.00 Neill, Chas. P. . REPORT ON CONDITION OF WOMAN AND CHILD WAGE-EARNERS IN THE UNITED STATES VOLUME IV: THE SILK INDUSTRY
Washington 1911 1st GPO. Hardcover. Octavo, 592pp., tan buckram. Ink numbers on spine. Good, inner hinges cracking. (a75576)
$49.00 Neill, Chas. P. . REPORT ON CONDITION OF WOMAN AND CHILD WAGE-EARNERS IN THE UNITED STATES VOLUME VIII: JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND ITS RELATION TO EMPLOYMENT
Washington 1911 1st GPO. Hardcover. Octavo, 177pp., tan buckram. A few institution markings. Good, somewhat worn. (a75577)
$45.00 (Italian juvenile) . PICCOLO ALFABETO DI STORIA NATURALE PEI FANCIULLI
Torino 1842 Alessandro Fontana. In Italian. 12mo., 36pp., illustrations, original wraps. Good, some red staining on lower inch throughout. Scarce. (a76699)
$290.00 Whittlesey, Mrs. A. G. . THE MOTHER'S MAGAZINE JUNE 1837
New York 1837. One issue of this journal. Articles on Early Disciplne of Children; The Influence of Mothers on the Peace of Nations etc. Octavo, original printed blue wraps. Good, light water stain and rippling throughout entire issue. (a77866)
$22.00 Whittlesey, Mrs. A. G. . THE MOTHER'S MAGAZINE 1837
New York 1837. One issue of this journal. Articles on The Christian Parent, Memoir of Mrs. Leavitt of South Carolina, Hindrances in Maternal Associations. etc. Octavo, original blue printed wraps. Owner signed. Fairly Good, vertical crease throughout, some foxing and staining. (a77868)
$24.00 Trifiletti, Don . WIND IN THE WILLOWS A MUSICAL ADAPTATION
Hicksville 1977-1st Exposition. "Based on the Children's Classic by Kenneth Grahame." Sm4to., 94pp. Music, lyrics and scenario. Fine in Fine DJ. (a7803)
$65.00 Kiefer, Sister Monica . EARLY AMERICAN CHILDHOOD IN THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC AREA
1944. Article at pp. 3-37 in single issue of The Pennsylvania Magazine. Several additional articles in issue as well. Octavo, original printed wraps. Good, cover somewhat soiled. (a78093a)
$35.00Brodsky, Mrs. A.. RECOLLECTIONS OF A RUSSIAN HOME (A MUSICIAN'S EXPERIENCES)
London 1904 1st Sherratt & Hughes. Hardcover. sm Octavo, 202pp., blue cloth with gilt decorated ivory cloth spine. Good plus, light wear, end papers toned. Binding secure; text clean; no owner marks; no hinges cracked; no dj. (a78326)
$29.00Slingerland, William H.. CHILD WELFARE WORK IN CALIFORNIA
New York 1915 Russell Sage. Hardcover. Octavo, 247pp., photo illustrations, green cloth. Gardner Sage Library bookplate . VG. (a79638)
$22.00 Lees, Stella (editor) . A TRACK TO UNKNOWN WATER: PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND PACIFIC RIM CONFERENCE ON CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
NJ 1987 1st Scarecrow. ISBN0-8108-2006-4. Hardcover. Octavo, 406pp., printed orange cloth. Fine. Unused. (a79641)
$29.00 (quebec) . L'HISTOIRE DES GARDERIES AU QUEBEC ENTRE 1968 - 1980
1984 1st Bibliotheque Nationale du Quebec. In French. Includes a brief history of day care child nurseries in Quebec back to 1858. Hardcover. 4to., 137pp., buckram. Near Fine. (a79755)
$95.00 Melvin, Bruce L. . RURAL YOUTH ON RELIEF
Washington 1937 GPO. WPA. Sm.4to., 112pp., two photographs by Dorothy Lange and photo illustrations by Rothstein, Lee and others, original printed wraps. Depository library stamp, business stamp and date and ink numbers on cover. VG. (a81338)
$45.00 Smith, Emma L. . EMMA L. SMITH'S JOURNAL BOOK 1850-51 WRITTEN AT THE AGE OF SIX
Honolulu 1923 1st Mary Dillingham Frear. Hardcover. Octavo, 57pp., a few illustrations, cloth. Small blind stamp on end paper. Good, tiny wormhole through entire text in left margin, tiny stain on rear cover and onto rear end paper. (a81819)
$90.00 Whittelsey, Mrs. A. G. . THE MOTHER'S MAGAZINE VOLUME 1
Utica 1833 William Williams. Much fascinating information on childbirth, child rearing, motherhood of the day. One volume with all 12 issues of this monthly magazine from January to December, 1833. Hardcover. Octavo, 196pp., index, boards. Contemporary owner signature. Fair, front board detaching, cover very worn,end papers stained. Text is VG and clean, text block binding is secure. (a82184)
$90.00 deMause, Lloyd (editor) . CHILDHOOD PUNISHMENT AND POLITICAL ATTITUDES SPECIAL ISSUE OF THE JOURNAL OF PSYCHOHISTORY
1996. One complete issue of this journal. Articles include: Juhani Ihanus "Shame, Revenge and Glory : On Russian Childrearing and Politics"; Jerrold Atlas "Sources of Political Anger" ; Vivian C. Fox "Poor Children's Rights in Early Modern England"; Michael Miburn "The Politics of Denial" and more. Octavo, pp. 238-342, original wraps. A few minor ink notes on rear page. VG. (a84091)
$45.00 Edinburgh Ragged or Industrial Schools . EIGHT INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES and ANNUAL REPORTS ON THE EDINBURGH ORIGINAL RAGGED OR INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS 1848-1853
8 pamphlets, all published in Edinburgh by either John Elder or John Maclaren. 1848-1853. All small octavo wraps. All lack covers and all are disbound. A few pages are torn, some page tip chipping but overall Fairly Good. (1) FIRST ANNUAL REPORT, 1848, 58p. (2) EIGHT MONTHS' EXPERIENCE OF THE EDINBURGH ORIGINAL RAGGED OR INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS, 1848, 27p. (3) SPEECHES DELIVERED AT THE SECOND ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EDINBURGH ORIGINAL RAGGED SCHOOL ASSOCIATION, 1849, 24p. (4) THIRD ANNUAL REPORT, 1850, 74p. (5) CORRESPONDENCE BETWIST THE HON. LORD MURRAY AND THE REV. DR CANDLISH REGARDING THE INTERFERENCE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIESTHOOD WITH THE EDINBURGH ORIGINAL RAGGED AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS, RAMSAY LANE, 1851, 24p. (6) FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT , 1852, 30p. (7)REPORT OF A MEETING OF THE EORI SCHOOL ASSOCIATION, 1853, 20p. (8) SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT, 1853, 20p. Fascinating information on orphans and street urchins in 19thc Scotland. "Thos Arabs of the city are wild as those of the desert, and must be broken into three habits - those of discipline, learning and industry, not to speak of cleanliness" (p. 19, 1848) Collection of 8 reports: (a85583)
$185.00 Miller, Mrs. E. P. . MOTHER TRUTH'S MELODIES , COMMON SENSE FOR CHILDREN
Chicago 1895 Cram. Attractive book of children's rhymes, most all with moral or educational subtext. Sweet and amusing and often in children's babytalk - eg, "Papa when you dive me tandy, Dive me only white, "Tause there's poison in the tolored, which my health will blight." (p.33). Hardcover. Octavo, 352p., text illustrations, red cloth with full decoration on front, spine in black and gilt. Contemporary owner signature. Good, inner hinges cracked. (a86670)
$26.00 Levine, Elaine Sue . ETHNIC ESTEEM AMONG ANGLO, BLACK AND CHICANO CHILDREN
San Francisco 1976 first edition R and E Research. ISBN 0-88247-384-0. Hardcover. 4to., 133p., library binding. Ex-university library. VG plus. Text clean and binding secure. (a87343)
$49.00Chumachenko, Ada. CHELOVYEK S LUNI (MAN FROM THE MOON (TALE OF THE GREAT JOURNEY OF MIKLUKHO - MAKLAI) (entirely in Russian)
Moscow 1939 first edition. Dyetskoy Literturi. Hardcover. square octavo. Drawings by P. Staranosova. Bolding blue and green color fully pictorial end papers showing two native Africans and a white bird deep in a forest. Color frontispiece and 2 more fullpage color plates in text. 87p. Line drawings in text. Fictional biography of an explorer named Miklukho-Maklai and his adventures, written for young readers. Entirely in Russian. Text evenly toned. Very Near VG, delicate, lightly worn; slight toning to text; no tears ; all hinges intact and unbroken; no ownership marks. Chumachenko, 1887-1954, was a Ukrainian-born poet and playwright. After the Bolshevik revolution "she took refuge in writing for children" (Dictionary of Russian Women Writers). RARE. (a88922)
$490.00 Paton, Noel and Leonard Findlay . CHILD LIFE INVESTIGATIONS POVERTY, NUTRITION & GROWTH STUDIES OF CHILD LIFE IN CITIES AND RURAL DISTRICTS OF SCOTLAND
London 1926 first edition HMSO. octavo wraps. Special Report no. 101. 333p. vi. Several medical society stamp on cover and blind stamp on titlepage. Good, light toning of text; light cover wear. Binding secure. (a89834)
$34.00 Harper's New Monthly Magazine . LITTLE LABORERS OF NEW YORK CITY
First edition. Single complete issue of Harper's New Monthly Magazine, no. CCLXXIX, August 1873 . Vol XLVII. Original printed wraps. sm4to. Child labor article appears on pp. 321-332 with 12 illustrations, most of children in work and street situations. Good, cover a bit worn and soiled. no ownership marks, page edges curled a bit, some chipping on backstrip. (a90061b)
$35.00 Huntington, Ellsworth . SEASON OF BIRTH ITS RELATION TO HUMAN ABILITIES
NY 1938 1st Wiley. Author from Yale University, plots IQ, success, imbecility, etc. against month of birth. Hardcover. Octavo, 473pp., charts, index, cloth. Owner name and stamp on front and rear end papers. Good plus, spine darkened, no DJ. (a9144)
$25.00 Pollak, Otto . INTEGRATING SOCIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOANALYTIC CONCEPTS
NY 1956 first edition Russell Sage. "An exploration in Child Psychotherapy." Hardcover. Octavo, 284pp., index, cloth. VG plus, no DJ. (A9852)
$23.00 survey of reading . SURVEY OF READING IN TYPICAL HIGH SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK CITY
NY 1936 Noble and Noble. Yearbook #1 of the NYC Association of Teachers of English. 8vo., 73pp. printed typescript, clothbound. Interesting reading--many lists and charts, eg, of Magazines reported read more than 100 times, Number of Children preferring each of 10 NY Newspapers, lists of titles of Most Read books by the children. Would be fascinating to see a comparison done with similar questions asked of today'shigh school students... Good, light wear. (ny493)
$45.00