THE LOST LAMB
London: The Religious Tract Society, circa 1868. Wraps. Toy Books: New Series. Imperial octavo: [6] pp. with 6 full-page plates, all color wood block relief prints (Baxter process) by Kronheim and Co. In the publisher's..... More
Children's Literature
BOYS AT HOME.
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1854. First Edition. Hardcover. The first American edition of this Victorian juvenile novel. Born in Oxfordshire, Adams (1793-1873) published more than ten books for children and was the mother..... More
LITTLE RUDY, AND OTHER STORIES
New York: James Miller, 1864. Hardcover. 12mo: 167, [1, blank], [2, ads] pp. with a frontispiece with tissue guard, decorated extra title page, 3 full-page plates, and numerous textual vignettes, all wood engravings. In the..... More
CHARLIE TO THE RESCUE: A Tale of the Sea and the Rockies
London: James Nisbet & Co., 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. James Nisbet & Co. file copy. Thrilling adventure novel about a young man who embarks on a perilous journey to save his kidnapped father. Ballantyne (1825-94)..... More
THE HOT SWAMP: A Romance of Old Albion
London: James Nisbet & Co., 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. James Nisbet & Co. file copy, with the publisher's label to the rear panel. Historical novel set in ancient Greece, following the adventures of a Phoenician..... More
THE PICTUS ORBIS SAMBO: Being a Publishing History, Checklist and Price Guide for The Story of Little Black Sambo
Sun City, California: Pictus Orbis Press, 1998. First Edition. Wraps. This is number 506 of 1,000 copies signed by the author. Additionally signed and inscribed by Barton on the title page. Examines the publishing and..... More
THE THANKFUL PEOPLE
Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1950. First edition. Hardcover. 135 p. Illustrations by Walter Richard West. Inscribed by Bass on the title page. Octavo. Original green cloth binding, with yellow stamping. The dust jacket..... More
L. FRANK BAUM: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - An Exhibition of His Published Writings, in Commemoration of the Centenary of His Birth, May 16, 1856
New York: Columbia University Libraries, 1956. First edition. Wraps. The first issue, with the wrong date for Baum's birth (he was born on May 15, 1856) left uncorrected on the front panel. The catalog for..... More
TYING SHOELACES
Northridge, California: Santa Susana Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. This is copy "O" of 15 deluxe copies with illustrations hand-colored by Nanda Currant. A book of poems for children written by Jill Block and illustrated..... More
A BOY OF THE DOMINION: A Tale of Canadian Immigration
London, Glasgow, and Bombay: Blackie and Son Limited, 1913 [1912]. First Edition. Hardcover. Tells the story of a young man's journey from uncertainty to self-discovery as he faces the monumental decision of leaving his past..... More
THE CLOCKWORK TWIN
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. The fifth book in the Freddy the Pig series. Octavo: [xii], 242 pp. with illustrations by Kurt Wiese. Original orange cloth binding, with blue-stamped titles and..... More
FREDDY AND THE BEAN HOME NEWS
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. The tenth book in the Freddy the Pig children's series. When freedom of the press is stifled in the area, Freddy starts his own paper. However..... More
FREDDY AND THE FLYING SAUCER PLANS
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. The twenty-fifth book in the Freddy the Pig series, a Cold War yarn in which the "Renaissance Pig" must keep a set of flying saucer plans..... More
FREDDY AND THE SPACE SHIP
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Freddy and friends decide to take a trip to Mars in Benjamin Bean's fabulous space ship. But the intrepid explorers are knocked off course and find..... More
FREDDY PLAYS FOOTBALL
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. The sixteenth book in the Freddy the Pig series, in which Freddy and the Bean animals try to convince the Beans that Mrs. Bean’s long lost..... More
FREDDY THE PILOT
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. The nineteenth book in the Freddy the Pig children's series. When an airplane from a secret airstrip terrorizes the performances of his friend Mr. Boomschmidt's circus..... More
FREDDY THE POLITICIAN
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948. Hardcover. Later printing. Signed by Walter R. Brooks on the half-title. The sixth book in the Freddy the Pig series, in which the good-natured swine promotes a campaign to..... More
THE STORY OF FREGINALD
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. The fourth book in the Freddy the Pig series, concerning a bear named Freginald who joins the famous Boomschmidt Circus and becomes known as the bear..... More
WIGGINS FOR PRESIDENT
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. The sixth book in the Freddy the Pig series, reissued as Freddy the Politician in 1948. In this story, the Bean farm animals start a bank..... More
OUR GREAT BIG BACKYARD
New York: Harper, 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Signed by Laura Bush and Jenna Bush Hager on the title page. To help commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the National Park Service..... More
“SOLAR AND LUNAR MYTHS IN MOTHER GOOSE”
Holographic essay on mythology in Mother Goose, written by minister, theologian, and author James Freeman Clarke (1810-88), a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Divinity School. It’s unknown whether the undated, two-page essay was published..... More
THE FIRST STORY OF THE WHALE
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1938. Hardcover. Presumed to be the first edition. Inscribed by Harry Clark on the title page. Charmingly told and cleverly illustrated, this children’s book tells of a young whale who swim’s..... More
CHATTERBOX
Boston: Dana Estes & Company, 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Royal octavo: [vi], 412 pp. with the frontispiece and 5 full-page plates, all chromolithographs after illustrations; decorated title page, contents page decorations, and 194 full-page plates..... More
EMILY'S RUNAWAY IMAGINATION
New York: William Morrow, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Beverly Cleary on the half-title. Spunky Emily Bartlett lives in an old farmhouse in Pitchfork, Oregon at a time when automobiles are brand-new inventions and..... More