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Juvenile Literature - 19thc:

(juvenile) . YOUTH'S SKETCH BOOK; BEING A SELECTION OF TALES FOR CHILDREN
Boston 1849 Benjamin Mussey. 16mo., (2 x 3 inches), six fine steel engraved plates-images , original gilt cloth. All edges gilt. Good Plus, cover very faded and lightly worn, corners bumped. (a12678)
$70.00 Cleveland, H.A. (editor) . GOLDEN SHEAVES GATHERED FROM THE FIELDS OF ANCIENT AND MODERN LITERATURE A MISCELLANY OF CHOICE READING
Phidelphia 1871 Ziegler. Hardcover. Octavo, 583pp., nice full color full page chromolithograph frontis showing a large extended family sitting around the dining room table reading books together. index, cloth. Owner signed. Short manuscript poem on front end paper in pencil. Good, cover wearing on spine ends and corners. (a15480)
$75.00(anon). THE WORKINGMAN AND HIS FRIENDS OR THE STORY OF ARCHIE TYNDAL AND JAMES COLLINS
Philadelphia n.d (c.1850) American Sunday-School Union. Hardcover 12mo. Uplifiting fiction for older children. 8vo., 276pp., original cloth. Owner signed. Good, cover faded, corners worn. Front free endpaper is detached but present and is chipped on edges. Text clean; no foxing , no spots. Binding very secure. (a16664)
$30.00 Day, Thomas . THE HISTORY OF SANDFORD AND MERTON
Philadelphia 1854. The only complete American edition. Sm.8vo., 538pp., includes 6 fullpage fine full color plates, original brown cloth with gilt decoration on front cover and gilt-decorated spine. Owner signed twice (Albert Colfax). VG, spine ends and cover tips worn, cloth thinning at outer hinges, final 18 pages have tiny hole. (a26198)
$60.00 (bible) . A NEW HIEROGLYPHICAL BIBLE: WITH DEVOTIONAL PIECES FOR YOUTH
NY 1852 J. C. Riker. Hardcover. Small octavo, 210pp., 300 cuts by Adams, every page has color pictorial border on 4 sides, original cloth cover with full gilt decoration on front. Owner signed (George Washington M. Sturges.) Good, some fading on cover, light wear and soiling. (a29430)
$250.00Juvenile. MERRY AND BRIGHT
n.d. (c. 1900) Dundee, London and Montreal, Valentine and Sons Ltd. 'Merry and Bright' is a red jester doll. Thin 12mo., 23pp., many text illustrations in in red and black. Attractive colorful cover is appoximately 5-3/4 x 3-1/2 inches - Book is not rectangular but designed in the shape of a jester doll. Good, some scuffing, corners worn. Very unusual; attactive little book. Pictures available on request. (a30483)
$50.00 James, Harry A. . THE DOLL-MAN'S GIFT
London n.d. (c. 1895). George Newnes Ltd. Hardcover 12mo., 198pp., illustrations, cloth. VG, some light overall wear. (a33740)
$50.00 (sunday school teacher) . THE LIFE OF PHILIP THE EVANGELIST
NY 1854. Revised by D.P. Kidder. 16mo., 85pp. original cloth. Fairly Good, foxing in text, worn, soiled. Binding secure; hinges not cracked. (a33935)
$24.00 Guizot, Mme. . L'ECOLIER OU RAOUL & VICTOR
Paris 1828 2nd ed. 1828. 4 volumes. 12mo., fine copperplates with tissues. 3/4 leather with marbled boards. Good, some foxing, a few pages have small ink spot, some wear. Set of 4 volumes: (a34044)
$75.00 (juvenile) . GEDICHTESAMMLUNG AUS LESE-GEDAECHTNIS UND DEKLAMIR UEBUNGEN ZU GEBRAUCHEN FUER GROSERE KINDER ZWEITES BANDCHEN
Altona 1809. 12mo., 153pp. 1/2 cloth and marbled boards. Signed by Sarah Neale (1859 12/11) on the front free blank. Good, front hinge cracking, pages browned but not brittle. (a37145)
$50.00Bunsen, Emma. DAHEIM ERZAHLUNGEN FUR DIE JUGEND
Cassel no date (c.1870) Luckhardt'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. In German. Sm.8vo., 206pp., 5 COLORED lithographs, half red leather with black cloth on boards. Owner signed (Johanna Mollenhauer, 73 LIvingston St. Brooklyn.) Near Good, occasional brown-spotting in text, spine ends worn down. Very scarce. (a37962)
$140.00 Jordan, Charlote Brewster (ed); Mc Ilvaine, Thomas (ilus) . MOTHER-SONG AND CHILD-SONG
NY 1898 Stokes. Edited by C. Jordan. Vignette edition with numerous new illustrations. Poetry for mothers and children. Octavo, 306pp., drawings, hardcover. Good plus. light foxing on initial pages. no dj. (a4293)
$22.00 Mudge, Rev. Z.A. . THE EASY LESSON BOOK FOR INFANT SCHOLARS
NY 1878. 16mo. (3.5 x 5.5 inches), 48pp., wraps. Good, light soiling, light wear. Scarce. (a43985)
$85.00 Goodrich, S. G. . LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF AMERICAN HISTORY
NY 1844. 12mo., 320pp., illus., rebound in later wraps. Good, foxed. (a43986)
$45.00 Goodrich, S.G. . LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF EUROPEAN HISTORY
NY 1844. 12mo., 320pp., illus., rebound in later wraps. Good, foxed. (a43987)
$45.00 Wood, T. Freylinghuysen . THE ILLUSTRATED POETICAL GEOGRAPHY DESIGNED TO ACCOMPANY OUTLINE MAPS OF SCHOOL ATLASES TO WHICH ARE ADDED THE RULES OF ARITHMETIC IN RHYME
NY 1869. Hardcover. Large octavo,, 90pp., illustrations, illustrated boards. Small amount of pencil and ink writing on blank endpapers and pastedowns. Good, boards worn at edges and corners, lightly soiled. (a43989)
$25.00 Neal, Joseph C. . PETER PLODDY AND OTHER ODDITIES
Philadelphia 1844 Carey and Hart. Sm.8vo., ten illustrations engraved by Croome, from original designs by Darley, original cloth. One plate missing and one plate professionally repaired. Good, light foxing. Rare. (a44532)
$180.00 Burnett, Frances Hodgson . THE PRETTY SISTER OF JOSE
NY 1889 1st Scribners. Sm.8vo., illustrations by C.S. Reinhart, pictorial cover with gilt trim. Good, spine lettering nearly faded away. (a4556)
$27.00 Emerson, Frederick . THE NORTH AMERICAN ARITHMETIC PART FIRST FOR YOUNG LEARNERS
Philadelphia 1838 Lippincott. 12mo., 48pp., original printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine. Fair, blank end papers gone, boards very rubbed, lower corner of one text page gone with some small loss of text. (a45697)
$30.00 (juvenile) . LE PETIT FRANCAIS PREMIERE ANNEE
Budapest 1887, 1888. Volume 1 No. 1 (April 15, 1887) through Volume 2 No. 13 (July 1,1888) of this semi-monthly juvenile magazine written in French (parts in Hungarian) and published in Budapest. 8vo., about 400pp., illustrated, boards. Fair, leaves browned and fragile, some closed tears and marginal chipping, a few internal stains, hinges tender. Very Scarce. (a48535)
$75.00 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 Ewing, Juliana Horatia . THE STORY OF A SHORT LIFE
Boston 1887 Roberts Brothers. Sm.8vo., 130pp., illustrations by Gordon Browne, illustrated boards. Owner signed. Good, corners worn, spine rubbed with a few tiny chips. (a51252)
$35.00 Guernsey, Clara F. . ALICE FENTON OR, ALONE IN THE WORLD
Philadelphia (1871) American Sunday-School Union. 12mo., 235pp., cloth with gild decorated spine. Owner inscription in pencil on front free blank. VG, light foxing, light wear. (a51254)
$45.00Ellis, Edward S.. JACK MIDWOOD OR BREAD CAST UPON THE WATERS
Philadelphia 1895 Henry Coates.Hardcover. Octavo, 263pp,, illustrated full color endpapers, illustrated cloth. Good, both inner hinges cracked but binding still secure. (a51255)
$23.00 (Keble, John) . LYRA INNOCENTIUM THOUGHT IN VERSE ON CHRISTIAN CHILDREN,THEIR WAYS AND THEIR PRIVILEGES
Oxford 1846 first edition. John Henry Parker, and J. Rivington, London. Published anonymously by Keble. 12mo., 353pp., 3/4 vellum colored paper with marbled boards. Binding by Birdsall, Northampton, with his small label affixed inside from cover. Owner signed and dated (1846) on the half title. VG plus, some foxing on endpapers, label on spine chipped. This is a very tight and nicely bound copy. (a51684)
$220.00Blasche, Bernhard Heinrich. PAPYRO-PLASTICS, OR THE ART OF MODELLING IN PAPER; BEING AN INSTRUCTIVE AMUSEMENT FOR YOUNG PERSONS OF BOTH SEXES
London 1825 2nd Boosey and Sons. Second edition, greatly enlarged and improved. From the German by D. Boileau. Hardcover. Sq.12mo., (4.75 X 6 inches), 102pp., 22 plates (several of which fold out), attractive hand-painted lithograph of a (presumably) paper castle as frontispiece, bluish gray paper covered boards with printed illustration and cover title mounted on front. Book guides children how to use a compass, ruler and geometry to construct elaborate buildings in paper--a castle, bridge, house with a gable in front, church, windmill and so on. Truly high IQ fun! Good, somewhat worn, lacks front blank (opens to half-title), top corner of half-title professionally repaired. (a51788)
$110.00 (juvenile) . YOUNG FOLKS TRAVELS IN EUROPE
Chicago and New York 1888. Sm.4to., 304pp., illustrations, attractive bright illustrated boards. Owner inscribed on front free blank. Good, corners and edges worn, narrow chip at head of spine, hinges tender. (a55853)
$29.00 Ellis, Edward S. . ACROSS TEXAS
Philadelphia 1893 first edition. Coates. Boys fiction. Hardcover. Brown cloth with picture of indian and equipment on front cover. Octavo, 349pp., illustrations, cloth with lovely full color pictorial end papers. VG, light wear, cover tips gently bent inward; hinges not broken in or out. No ownership marks; text clean and binding secure. (a5603)
$24.00 (american tract society) . PICTORIAL NARRATIVES
c. 1850 American Tract Society. 24 separate moral and uplifting stories, paginated individually. 12mo., about 200pp., illustrations, original brown pressed cloth with gilt trim on spine. Good, some foxing, corner a but worn. (a58267)
$25.00Ives, 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 Marks, Richard . THE SHIPMATES. AN EVENING CONVERSATION BEING A SUPPLEMENT TO THE TRACT, INTITLED CONVERSATION IN A BOAT
London c. 1830 Printed for the Religious Tract Society.12mo., 24pp., title page illustration, later wraps. VG, some foxing. (a64112)
$39.00 Kidder, D. P. . JESSE, THE CROSS BOY
NY 1850 Lane & Scott. Miniature book: 16mo. (4x3 inches), 59pp., frontis engraving, 1/2 red leather with marbled boards. Good, a bit worn, moderate staining throughout. (a65015)
$29.00 (juvenile) . GREAT TRUTHS IN SIMPLE WORDS FOR LITTLE CHILDREN
New York (c. 1850) American Tract Society. 16mo., 94pp., engraved frontis, original blue cloth with gilt bouquet on front. Good, some foxing. (a65020)
$25.00 Bell, Catherine D. . NED THE SHEPHERD BOY
Boston no date (c. 1850) Hoyt. 12mo., 62pp., original blue cloth hardcover. Good, lacks front free blank, some foxing. (a65021)
$20.00 (juvenile) . HELEN MAURICE; OR, THE BENEFIT OF EARLY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION EXEMPLIFIED
Philadelphia 1828 1st American sunday School Union. 16mo., 144pp., handcolored frontispiece woodcut plate, 3/4 leather with marbled boards. Contemporary owner signed (Jacol Gelbert.) Near Good, lightly foxed throughout. Binding nice and secure. (a65022)
$30.00 (miniature book) . CHARLES AND THE SCHOOL FROM THE JUVENILE MISCELLANY
NY (early 19thc) Printed and sold by Mahlon Day at the New Juvenile Book-Store No. 374, Pearl-Street. Minature: 24mo. (5 x 8 cm; 2 x 3-1/4 inches), 8pp., title page engraving, text engravings, yellow wraps with small engraved picture on front. Good, frayed along spine. Hand sewn binding. Scarce. (a65024)
$35.00 (juvenile) . LETTERS TO LITTLE CHILDREN; OR THE HISTORY OF LITTLE SARAH
Boston 1833 Massachusetts Sabbath School Society. 16mo., 52pp., 1/2 leather with marbled boards. Contemporary ink writing on front end paper: "Sarah Bank's Book presented by Mr. T M Banks April 2, 1836. " Good, somewhat worn, cover a bit stained, lightly foxed throughout, one closed tear in text (no loss of text.) (a65025)
$30.00 (juvenile) . THE BOY PATRIOT
New York 1863 American Tract Society. By the author of The Blue Flag, Cheerily, Cheerily. Hardcover. 16mo., 180pp., (2), full page engraved frontis with original yellow tissue, text engraving, original light purple cloth with nice gilt design on spine. Contemporary gift inscription on front end paper. Good, some foxing. (a65026)
$30.00 (juvenile) . THE CHILD'S FAVORITE A GIFT FOR THE YOUNG
Philadelphia 1847 (1846) Geo. S. Appleton. 16mo., 12 nicely done bright hand-colored engravings, original maroon cloth hardcover. Contemporary owner inscription: Holly Paige From Her Father. Good, spine ends worn, occasional light spotting. Scarce. (a65027)
$170.00 (juvenile) . LITTLE SALLY OF THE SABBATH SCHOOL
Concord 1847 Boyd and White. Published by Atwood & Brown. Seventh Series - No 11. 16mo., (3-3/4 x 2-1/4 inches), 16pp., sveral woodcut illustrations, handsewn original pink wraps. Good, some wear on spine. (a65030)
$30.00 (miniature book) . THE HISTORY OF JOSEPH
Concord 1843 1st Rufus Merrill & Co. 24mo., 16pp., woodcuts, original printed yellow wraps with woodcut illustration. Good, top left corner gone from first 12 pages, (a65031)
$29.00 (miniature) . LINA AND HER NURSE
c. 1830 Sunday-School Union, 200 Mulberry-Street, New York. Story about a girl living in India and her Hindu nurse. 64mo (1.5 inches), 24pp., woodcut engraving on verso, remnants of original wraps o/w Good, a few stains. (a65032)
$45.00 (juvenile) . BERTHA ALLSTON; OR, THE GOOD STEP-MOTHER
New York no date (mid 19th century) American Tract Society. 16mo., 84pp., illustrations, original purple cloth hardcover. Owner signed (Sammie Hewlett.) Good, a few light stains in text, cover and spine faded. (a65033)
$25.00 (juvenile) . HARRY WILSON THE NEWSBOY
Philadelphia 1851 American Sunday School Union. 16mo., 87pp., frontis, original brown cloth. Good, worn and stained, front end paper gone, some soiling in text.Binding secure. no ownership marks. (a65035)
$25.00 (juvenile) . LES BONS EXEMPLES OU JOLIES GRAVURES MORALES ET AMUSANTES AVEC UN PETIT CONTE POUR CHAQUE SUJET
Paris (c. 1810) Lecerf et Blanchard. In French. Oblong small octavo, 18pp., 11 fullpage engravings of a girl and a boy doing good deeds, original printed green paper covered boards with later spine. Handwritten note on front end page says: Josiah Gardner Davis's from his friend G. Folsom. Good, illustrations worn and foxed in margins, one stained in middle of image (as if someone had begun to color it.) (a65036)
$100.00 (juvenile) . FIRESIDE PICTURES
NY c. 1860 American Tract Society. Small octavo, 64pp., 63 half page illustrations, each with short text (e.g a landslide, a dog saving a drowning child, heathens in distant lands, rainbow, a celestial globe, mother knitting etc), original brown cloth with gilt illustration on front of girl reading her ABC book to a dog. Good, all pages a bit worn and stained. (a65037)
$25.00 (juvenile) . THE CRUEL FATHER
Boston 1839. Sabbath School Society No 13. Cornhill. 24mo. (3 x 2 inches), 8pp.,illustrations, original but crudely-done string binding. printed wraps with illustration of beehive. Fair, very worn, all pages have half inch closed tear on edge. Rare. (a65040)
$35.00 (juvenile) . TO YOUNG MEN; FROM A FATHER
New York n.d (mid 19th century) American Tract Society. Hardcover. 16mo., 33pp., original tan cloth. Ink gift presentation inscription on front end paper. Good plus. (a65046)
$25.00 (juvenile) . DEAN PROCTOR, THE FINE SCHOLAR AND HIS RIVALS
New York 1867 American Tract Society. Hardcover. 16mo., 72pp., frontis, original red cloth. Good, light rubbing on cloth. (a65047)
$25.00 (juvenile) . THE CHILD'S BOOK ABOUT MOSES
Concord 1843 1st Rufus Merrill & Co. 16mo., (4-1/3 X 2-3/4 inches), 16pp., woodcuts, original printed green wraps with woodcut illustration. VG, light wear along spine. (a65049)
$35.00 (juvenile) . THE HISTORY OF LITTLE JOHN MERRY
Philadelphia no date (early 19th century) American Sunday School Union. Written by His Father, A Clergyman, who says that it is a true story of his son who was born in April of 1813 and died in April of 1819. 16mo., (4.25 x 2.75 inches), 16pp., frontis illustration of a boy kneeling in prayer while his two playmates carouse. Good, worn but intact with light spotting but still legible. (a65050)
$55.00 (juvenile) . BIBLE STORIES AND PICTURES FROM THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS
New Haven (no date, early 19th century) S. Babcock. 16mo. (3-1/2 x 2 inches), 16pp., 9 illustrations. original green handsewn printed wraps (covers sewn on upside down.) Good, a bit worn and soiled. (a65051)
$35.00 (juvenile) . COBB'S TOYS, SECOND SERIES NO. 4 STORIES ABOUT THE ROBIN, CRANE, MAGPIE, PARTRIDGE AND BLUE JAY IN WORDS OF ONE AND TWO SYLLABLES
Sandy Hill 1836 1st Griffen, Mabbett & Co.16mo. (3-3/4 x 2-1/2 inches), 6 woodcut illustrations, later wraps. Contemporary owner signature on top margin of first page (Sewall Sargent). Fair, some spotting and soiling in text, moderate wear. (a65058)
$39.00 (juvenile) . PETER NORSE, THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH
Philadelphia no date (c. 1830) Protestant Episcopal Book Society. 16mo. ( 4 x 2.75 inches), 15pp., woodcut illustrations, original printed pink wraps. Good, worn and lightly stained. (a65059)
$55.00 May, Sophie . DOTTY DIMPLE STORIES - DOTTY AT HOME
Boston 1870 1st Lee and Shepard. 12mo., 171pp., green cloth hardcover with gilt spine. Good, some spotting and soiling, spine ends worn. (a65060)
$23.00 (juvenile) . CHILD'S FIRST HISTORY OF AMERICA
New York 1853 1st Appleton. By the author of Little Dora. Square 12mo., illustrations, original printed paper-covered boards with leather spine. Good, worn, some light foxing throughout. (a65064)
$85.00 Daniel Boone . DANIEL BOONE
Boston 1898 Educational Publishing Co. Listed as reading material for 4th grade. Square 12mo., 32pp., wraps. Original front panel remounted and reattached. Good. (a65106)
$20.00(juvenile). THAT SWEET STORY OF OLD; OR THE HISTORY OF JESUS
NY c. 1850 American Tract Society. Square 16mo., 64pp., illustrations, blue cloth hardcover with gilt lettering. Some writing on end papers. Good plus. (a65530)
$25.00 (juvenile) . MY YOUTHFUL COMPANIONS
New York 1849 Robert Carter. By the author of My School-Boy Days. 12mo., 171pp., frontis, hardcover. Good, some light water staining in text, cover worn. (a66073)
$25.00 (juvenile) . EDNA JANE, THE CARELESS CHILD
Troy c. 1840 Merriam, Moore & Co. 16mo., 12pp., text illustrations, loose in later plain wraps. Good, a few small closed marginal tears. (a66678)
$39.00 (juvenile) . JAMES BROWN AND THE HORSES
Troy c. 1840 Merriam, Moore & Co. 16mo., 12pp., text illustrations, loose in later plain wraps. Good. (a66679)
$38.00 (juvenile) . RHODA GREEN THE SAILOR'S WIDOW
Troy c. 1840 Merriam, Moore & Co. 16mo., 12pp., text illustrations, loose in later plain wraps. Good, closed tear on title page. (a66680)
$39.00 (juvenile) . THE CHILD'S GEM
Troy c. 1840 Merriam, Moore & Co. 16mo., 12pp., text illustrations, loose in later plain wraps. Good, some old dry stains, some soilin and light marginal chipping. (a66681)
$38.00 Vimar, A. . CLOWN
Paris (c. 1920) Henri Laurens. first edition. Hardcover. Text and artwork by Vimar. Green cloth. Text in French. Sm.4to., 93pp., illustrated with text drawings (some in color). Stunning color picture on front panel of black poodle dressed in full circus regalia. VG , text lightly toned on edges; cover far tips lightly bent inward; no ownership marks. Hard to find in this excellent condition. Story for children of a circus poodle. (a67045)
$150.00 Schmid, Christoph . DIE HILFE IN DER NOTH ODER DAS HOLZERNE KREUZ DAS GLUCK DER GUTEN CHZIEHUNG
Wien 1806 dritte auflage, Anton Mausberger's Druck. In German. 12mo., 43pp., f Fullpage frontis engraving of family at dinnertable with large candle, original pink embossed paper over board with new paper spine. Good. (a67759)
$165.00 (Sus, Gustave) . GOCKEL AND SCRATCHFOOT; OR, THE ADVENTURES OF TWO CHICKENS. A TALE FOR CHILDREN (31 COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS)
Philadelphia 1857 Willis P. Hazard. Translated from the German. Hardcover. Small octavo. Title page indicates 4 illustrations but book has 31 hand-colored illustrations (penciled note says illustrations are by T. Sinclair), original yellow end papers, original purple cloth with title in gilt on spine. Copy of Bessie Lathrop given to her by Mrs. E. R. Rexford of Hartford, 1860 (as per pencil inscription). Good , light wear, text occasionally small spots or stains , pages slightly wrinkly throughout. Excellent condition for a juvenile book of this age. (a67919)
$380.00Alger, Horatio Jr.. THE YOUNG SALESMAN
Philadelphia 1896 1st edition. Winston. Octavo, 352pp., illustrated hardcover (attractive chromolithograph of newpaper boy selling his papers on the front). Good, cover lightly soiled, light wear, leaves a bit browned. Nice antique look. (a69799)
$35.00Gordon, W. J.. THE PURSUED: A TALE OF THE YELLOWSTONE
London no date (c. 1896) Warne. Adventure in Yellowstone Park. Hardcover. 12mo., 124pp., illustrations, attractive gilt printed pinkish brown pictorial cloth. Good , inner hinges cracked. Scarce. (a69800)
$80.00 Sigourney, Mrs. L H . THE CHILD'S BOOK: CONSISTING OF ORIGINAL ARTICLES IN PROSE AND POETRY
Newburgh 1847 Proudfit & Banks. Hardcover. 12mo., about 60pp., color frontis, text woodcuts (many hand-colored), red cloth with gilt decoration. All edges gilt. Good, head of spine worn down about 1/4 inch, light fraying of lower spine end and corners. (a70971)
$49.00 Jerrold, Alice (Mrs. Adolphe Smith) (and Kate Greenaway) . A CRUISE IN THE ACORN
London 1875 1st Marcus Ward & Co. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 140pp., six bright and strong mounted chromolithograph illustrations on heavy stock, original brown cloth with bright gilt lettering, black decoration, mounted chromolithograph, bevelled board edges. These attractive illustrations were done by Kate Greenaway, but without any printed attribution. Owner signed (Louise Savage). light wear to corners and spine ends. Book is in unusually nice condition! VG plus. A beautiful copy. (a71296)
$695.00 A. G. R. . THE SISTERS CLARE PREPARING FOR CONFIRMATION
NY 1860 (1859) General Protestant Episcopal Sunday School Union. 12mo. (4x6 inches), 34pp., original printed dark purple-black shiny wraps. Owner signed (Helen Wheeler) Good plus, light foxing. (a73397)
$50.00 Prang . IN THE FOREST
Boston 1865 L. Prang. 4x2.5 iches, original handsewn binding with shiny white paper cover with purple picture of forest with animals. 9 (of original 12) color panels with color chromolithograph on each panel and 4 lines of verse beneath. Pages mounted on linen, accordion-style. Poor-Fair, very worn. Appears to having been lovingly repaired by some mother over 100 years ago despite lack of final 3 pages. (a75203)
$100.00 (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 Donner, J. J. C. . DES DECIMUS JUNIUS JUVENALIS SATIREN IN DER VERSART DER URSCHRIFT VERDEUTSCHT
Tubingen 1821 1st C. F. Osiander. In German. 12mo. (6.5 x 10 cm), 289pp., original paper covered boards with mounted paper spine label and title in ink. Contemporary institution stamp on title page. Good, a bit worn, small dark stain in lower corner throughout (not near the text), a few stains in text, top corner of title page chipped. (a77171)
$115.00 (juvenile) . OUR YOUNG FOLKS. AN ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS - ISSUE NO 1, VOLUME 1 - JANUARY 1865
1865. One single issue of this magazine for children. Articles include: Hum, the Son of Buz, a Finnish Fairy Tale, by Harriet Beecher Stowe; Thumbling, Red-Coats by Gail Hamilton, , Farming for Boys. Octavo, 80pp., illustrations, rebound in later wraps. Good, frayed and worn. (a77812)
$50.00 Schubert, G. H. v. . DER MEERESSTROM EINE CHRISTLICHE ERZAHLUNG FUR DIE JUGEND
Stuttgart 1836 Balzsche Buchhandlung. In German. 16mo., 53pp., frontis, marbled boards with cloth spine and corners. Several owner signatures including Julius and Paul Niese. Good, lightly foxed throughout, a bit worn but intact. (a78379)
$85.00 (juvenile) . THE ROSE-BUD; OR POETIC GARLAND OR UNFADING FLOWERS
New Haven c. 1841 S. Babcock. 12mo. (6 x 3-1/2 inches), 24pp., illustrated with 21 text engravings, original wraps. Owner signed (Elisha Fairchild). Fair, a bit soiled, splitting at spine. (a78611)
$29.00 Mars . OUR DARLINGS IN TOWN AT THE SEASIDE AT PLAY IN THE COUNTRY AT HOME
London c. 1890 George routledge. Juvenile. Hardcover. 4to., title page, 42pp., color illustrations, green cloth spine with pictorial boards. What a different life it shows than most live today. Shows many fascinating details of upperclass family life-gathering around piano to sing before bedtime, birthday parties, riding lessons, "Going out shooting" showing Mom and little children all carrying their guns, clothing and fashions, cotillion, popular games, and so on. Good, top inch of title page cut away neatly across top margin, hinges cracked and cover worn. (a80363)
$95.00 (juvenile) . ANNIE FOSTER: A STORY FOR SCHOOL-GIRLS
Philadelphia 1853 1st American Sunday School Union. 16mo., 123pp., woodcut illustrations, tissue guards, original pale violet embossed cloth with decrated spine. Small calligraphic owner signature (Geo G. Kip). In Amazing condition: Near Fine with light even fading of cover. (a81101)
$25.00 Abbott, Rev. John S. C. . THE MOTHER AT HOME; OR PRINCIPLES OF MATERNAL DUTY FAMILIARLY ILLUSTRATED
New York 1833 1st American Tract Society. 16mo., 177pp., frontis, purple cloth-covered boards with gilt printed leather spine. Good, occasional soiling in text, light water stain on about half pages, chip in paper inside front board . (a81102)
$29.00 (juvenile) . INFANTS LIBRARY VOLUME 3: A HAPPY NEW YEAR, NO PRAYER WITHOUT PENITANCE, I WISH I WERE A KITTEN, RESPECT TO SUPERIORS (etc)
Boston 1842 1st Mass. Sabbath School Society. 12 short Homilies for Children, each 8 pages, each illustrated with small monochrome illustrations. Original binding of dark brown embossed cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. Near Fine. Amazing condition. Volume 3 only. (a81853)
$195.00 (juvenile) . HOLIDAY STORIES
New York 1850 Samuel Raynor. Hardcover. 12mo., 108pp., small monochrome drawings, original red embossed cloth with gilt spine lettering and decoration. Good, worn., some foxing throughout. (a81854)
$20.00 (juvenile) . ROBERT WALTON; OR, THE GREAT IDEA , AND WHAT CAME OF IT
Boston 1859 1st Hoyt. Hardcover. 12mo., 192pp., original faded purple cloth. Ink notation on front end paper indicating book is gift presentation to Samuel I.Varnes,1866, from Syosset School. Good, worn, leaves toned. (a81855)
$29.00 Babcock, S. . COLLECTION OF THREE PRINTED CHILDREN'S BOOKS 1840: LITTLE HELEN OR A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A NAUGHTY GIRL; FLOCK OF SHEEP OR FAMILIAR EXPLANATIONS OF SIMPLE FACTS; CHILD'S OWN SUNDAY BOOK
New Haven 1840 Babcock. The Tale of Little Helen and Why Her Parents Lock Her Dinner-less in a Closet is quite interesting. Each 4-1/2 x 3 inches, numerous small woodcut illustrations, in original stringbound color wraps (2 green, one yellow). All VG. Set of 3. (a81924)
$90.00 (juvenile) . COLLECTION OF TWO TINY PRINTED BOOKS FOR CHILDREN: BASKET OF STRAWBERRIES; SIMPLE POEMS FOR INFANT MINDS
Kiggins & Kellogg. Both books published in New York c. 1830. Described as "Second Series" Nos, 6, 11. Each 3-1/2 x 2-1/4 inches, 16pp., illustrations, sewn at spines.Fair, worn and stained but intact. Two books. (a81925)
$50.00 Meyer, Jacob . DIE GEFAHR IN DEN STRASSEN NEBST EINIGEN ANDERN ERZAEHLUNGEN
Philadelphia 1810 Jacob Meyer. Children's book for Pennsylvania Dutch. In German. 5-1/4 x 2-1/2 inches, fine strong woodcut on title page of dog pulling a tablecloth off a table dragging plates of food and vat of wine to the ground, stiff wraps. VG, pink paper cover slightly discolored, faint staining on a few text pages. (a81928)
$70.00 American Tract Society . ADVICE TO SABBATH SCHOOL CHILDREN; MISCHIEF ITS OWN PUNISHMENT OR HISTORY OF WILLIAM AND HARRY
no dates. Two separate original pamphlets published by American Tract Society of New York. Series II, Nos. XIII and XV. 4-2-1/2 inches (one about 1/4 inch shorter), small text illustrations, original color printed covers. One has resewn binding. Good and VG. 2 pamphlets. Wraps. (a81930)
$35.00 (juvenile) . UNTITLED AMERICAN NINETEENTH CENTURY JUVENILE
no place c. 1850 no publisher given. Nine poems for children: Sulking, Giving with Prudence, Field Daisy, Learning by Heart, Improvement, The Mouse, Short Advice, Little Girl That Beat Her Sister, A Very Good Boy. 5-3/4 x 5 -1/4 inches, 8pp., hand colored illustrations on every page, string bound plain wraps. Very old child's name in pencil -John Lee on wraps. Fair, text foxed. (a81934)
$45.00 Lermont, L. . MY PLAY IS STUDY: A BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Philadelphia 1852 James K. Simon. Translated from the German. Hardcover. Small square octavo, 111pp., 4 full page color engravings by Sinclair, original patterned end papers, red cloth. Good, cloth is beginning to tear on front outer hinge, light foxing throughout. "My Play is Study" - How times have changed! (a81936)
$150.00May, Edith . KATY'S STORY AND OTHER POEMS AND TALES
Philadelphia 1855 (1854) Willis P. Hazard. Hardcover. Small square octavo (8-1/2 x 6-1/4 inches. 128pp., four full page steel engravings (all have some foxing), all pages have decorative border, original embossed greyish cloth with coppertone spine lettering. Good, front blank end paper gone (hinge not cracked) ;binding secure, not much wear, a bit of light soiling in text, light foxing throughout. (a81938)
$65.00 American Sunday School Union . JANE HUDSON; OR, THE SECRET OF GETTING ON IN THE WORLD
Philadelphia and NY 1853 American Sunday-School Union. Hardcover. 12mo., 160pp., frontis woodcut, original blue cloth with bright gilt decorated spine. Owner signed (presented to Sarah Caroline Gerrish by her Aunt Mrs. Wm. Havin). Lacks front blank. Good, text has some spotting and soiling, rear cover a bit discolored and puckered. (a81949)
$22.00 (juvenile) . THE HISTORY OF LITTLE HENRY AND HIS BEARER
Philadelphia c.1850 American Sunday-School Union. Hardcover. 16mo., 69pp., blue marbled boards with brown cloth spine. Contemporary owner signature. Good, end papers and some text foxed, cover a bit worn. (a82112)
$47.00Hoyt, Henry. GEORGE ROWLAND: A STORY FOR BOYS
Boston 1860 1st Hoyt. Hardcover. 12mo., 105pp., woodcut frontis with tissue, one text illustration, blue cloth with gilt decorated spine. VG, light soiling and spotting in text. Hinges not cracked in or out, very little wear just light fraying of spine ends. Not a modern reprint. Quite Scarce. (a82117)
$59.00 Hughs, Mrs. . FRANK WORTHY, OR THE ORPHAN AND HIS BENEFACTOR FOR LITTLE BOYS AND LITTLE GIRLS (ORIGINAL PRINTING, NOT A MODERN REPRINT)
Philadelphia 1849 1st Lindsay & Blakiston. Hardcover. 12mo., 72pp., handcolored woodcut frontis, original gilt decorated maroon cloth. Good plus, light foxing throughout. (a82135)
$35.00 (juvenile) . FATHER'S STORIES. THE LOST MOTHER, THE BOY AND THE BUTTERFLY, THE BABY AND THE RIVER
Philadelphia 1835 American Sunday School Union. Hardcover. 16mo., 23pp., original green marbled boards with black leather spineand gilt spine lettering. Good, boards worn, some foxing throughout. (a82136)
$35.00 K. M. . ANNIE AND PIERRE OR, OUR FATHER'S LETTER A BOOK FOR THE HOLIDAYS
New York c. 1860 Published by the Protestant Episcopal Society. Hardcover. 12mo., 244pp., frontis, blue cloth with fancy gilt spine lettering. Owner signed (Eliza Hewlett, Christmas '66). VG. Scarce. (a82349)
$60.00 Lovechild, Lawrence . ALADDIN; OR, THE WONDERFUL LAMP WITH SIXTEEN EXQUISITE ILLUSTRATIONS
Philadelphia no date given. c. 1847 Lindsay & Blakiston. Hardcover. Octavo, 118pp., had colored engravings by Brightly, Gilbert, Gihon, Waitt, and Downs from original designs by Darley, red cloth cover has been professionally repaired using original boards and later matching red cloth for spine. Only 15 plates present though there is no sign that any were removed or torn out. Contemporary owner signature Kate Morgan 1854 on inner blank end paper. Text is VG, lightly but evenly toned Boards are fair, worn but intact. Overall Near Good with very nice plates. Very Scarce book. (a82720)
$385.00 (German Juvenile) . IHR GROSSEN LEUTE ERZAHST DOCH UNS KLEINEN ETWAS!!
no date c. 1800) no publisher, no place. German text. Juvenile. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 13 leaves printed on rectos only each with story in German illustrated by one or more full color plates, original green paper-covered boards with black lettering on front. Stories include: Die Kleine Lina als Korporal, Der Knabe und er Ziegenbock, Das Mitleidige King, Der Knabe under Wolf, Die Kascherin, Die Gute Emma, and more. Fair, color plates are VG but text pages are toned and detached. Cover is Good, worn and split at spine. Scarce. (a83515)
$350.00 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 (juvenile) . MY BROTHER BEN
New York c. 1850 American Tract Society. Hardcover. 16mo., 152p., frontis, tan cloth with gilt spine lettering. VG, light soiling. Binding secure; no ownership marks. (a86905)
$29.00 Richmond. Rev. Legh . THE DAIRYMAN'S DAUGHTER, THE YOUNG COTTAGE AND THE AFRICAN SERVANT. AUTHENTIC NARRATIVES - ABRIDGED
New York no date (mid 19th century) American Tract Society. First chapter of 14p. is a "Brief Sketch of the life of Rev. Legh Richmond" written by Rev. John Ayre. 12mo., 56p., 33p., 81p., title page illustration and two fullpage illustrations in text. In original maroon cloth with gilt spine. Owner name stamp. Good, light wear, some light foxing throughout text. (a86907)
$28.00 (juvenile) . THE LIFE AND DEATH OF LADY JANE GREY; JAN HARMSEN THE HOLLAND ORPHAN BOY
NY c. 1850 150 Nassau Street. American Tract Society 13 and 14. Two stories bound together. Hardcover. 16mo., 16p., 16p., 8 woodcut illustrations, original dark grey paper covered boards witb blue cloth spine, Near Good, worn, stained, a few small tears. Binding secure, no ownership marks. (a86913)
$33.00 (juvenile) . LITTLE ROBERT'S FIRST DAY AT THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
Philadelphia c.1850 American Sunday School Union. Hadcover. 16mo., 72p., original marbled boards with grey cloth spine and portion of mounted paper spine label. Owner signed. Good, edges worn, text lightly foxed on some pages. (a86914)
$33.00 Massachusetts Sabbath School Society . THE IRREPARABLE LOSS; THE PEACEMAKER; HEDGE OF THORNS
Boston c.1850 Massachusetts Sabbath Society. 3 stories bound as one. First story attempts to help children cope with loss of their mother.Hardcover. 24mo., 3x 4-1/2 inches, 63p., 6 woodcut illustrations of which one is lightly hand colored, original embossed red cloth with gilt decorated spine. VG, a few pages have light staining, light wear. (a86925)
$35.00 . STORIES AND HYMNS FOR CHILDREN
Concord, N H. n. date. c. 1840? Merrill. 12mo. later but old plain wraps. 24p. Picture of two Laplanders on titlepage. Several small text illustrations. Includes: A Story about Lappland, poems as The Rose and Little Child's Joy, To A little Girl. The Sailor Boy, and others. Fair, worn and stained but intact and complete. (a89156)
$25.00 Clarke, A . A SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCES OF NATURAL AND REVEALED RELIGION DESIGNED FOR YOUNG PERSONS
Boston 1814 first edition . S T Armstrong. 12mo. stringbound. lacks cover. contemporary owner signature on top of titlepage. 24p. Fairly Good, worn. (a91904)
$27.00(puzzle). mid-19th century CHROMOLITHOGRAPH PUZZLE OF 2 FRIGHTENED HORSES RUNNING AWAY FROM SPEEDING LOCOMOTIVE IN BACKGROUND
n.d. (c.1850). Puzzle measures 7x9 inches, 14 pieces (complete), full color, stiff cardboard. Early puzzle, most likely made before "jigsaw" interlocking became common in puzzle. Pieces not cut with interlocking tabs, but straight edge-geometric shapes. Hardcover. Ephemera. VG. Interesting social commentary of strangeness of new method of transportation which railroads introduced into life into what societies which had been predominantly agricultural. All pieces present; color is slightly faded. (a9893)
$65.00 Barth, Dr. Chr. G. . DAS BILD IN DEINACH, EINE ERZAHLUNG FUR DIE JUGEND.
NY n.d. (c 1850) Americansichen Tract-Gesellschaft. In German. 12mo., 180pp., original boards. Near Good, cover worn, cracking along outer hinges, some foxing and spotting in text. Scarce. (ac26)
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