Philadelphia: Printed by Young, Stewart, and M’Culloch, in Chesnut-Street, No. 7, below Third-Street, 1785. Abecedary of Roman and Italic alphabets, with ligatures and punctuation marks; and a short syllabary, with the Catechism, here adapted for American needs. A note at the foot of p. 2 reads, “The blanks left in..... Read More about The A, B, C. With the Church of England Catechism. To which is annexed, Prayers used in the...

Boston: W. J. Reynolds, 1853-55. First Editions. Rollo in Europe--First Editions. Jacob Abbott (1803-79), an American congregational minister and educator, wrote the famous Rollo series of books (Rollo at Work, Rollo at Play, etc.) to teach his young readers specific moral values and concepts. In these travel books, following the..... Read More about Rollo's Tour in Europe: Rollo on the Atlantic (1853); Rollo in Paris (1854); Rollo in Switzerland...

Boston: Crocker & Brewster, 1839. First Edition. Read More about Caleb in the Country. A Story for Children. By the Author of the Rollo Books

Boston: Lothrop Publishing Co, nd. Read More about The ABC Surprises

[New York]: 27 October 1954. Addams to a Little Admirer. The great American cartoonist of the macabre writes:“Dear Robert, Thanks for your very kind letter. I’m glad that you like my pictures and I will try to do more of them. They’re all so special, that it isn’t easy to..... Read More about Autograph Letter, Signed (Chas Addams), to Robert Black (sic Block

London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1820. First edition. Read More about Aesop in Rhyme, with some originals

Boston: Fields, Osgood & Co, 1870. First edition, first state with “scattered” on page 14 line 20 and “The Uncle Sam Series” on the first leaf of advertisements at the back. Read More about The Story of a Bad Boy

Boston: Berkley Updike, The Merrymount Press, 1896. French-fold. Read More about The Nightingale. Translation by H.W. Dulcken

Copenhagen: Andreasen & Lachmann, 1940. Number 668 of 800 copies, signed by Grosserer Marius Maurinen on colophon, and by Andreasen on preface. With 12 wonderful illustrations, by Anton Hansen, Thor Bógelünd, Erik Stockmarr, Magnüs Bengtsson, Sikker Hansen, V. Steoft, Carl Jensen, Ebbe Sadolin, Albert Naür, Harald Hansen, Arne Ungermann, Herlief..... Read More about Tolv med Posten

[probably German]: [c. 1880?]. Read More about Young boy, barefoot, with stick on stair. Full Figure

New York: The Viking Press, 1937. First Published April 1937. Winner of the First Caldecott Prize. Read More about Seven Simeons: a Russian tale retold and illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff , (Text in English

Philadelphia: Printed and sold by J.H. Cunningham, no. 70, South Third-street, 1819. Early edition. Oft-reprinted booklet detailing the proper way to raise modest and good Christian children. "I acknowledge my obligations for some of the sentiments contained in the following work to a small treatise ... by ... William Penn..... Read More about Serious Advice, from a Father to his Children, Respecting Their Conduct in the World; Civil,...