ONLY COPY IN WRAPPERS — ABOLITION FOR YOUNG ADULTS
The Young Abolitionists; or Conversations on Slavery
Boston: Published at the Anti-Slavery Office, 1848. First edition. ONLY COPY IN WRAPPERS — ABOLITION FOR YOUNG ADULTS... Read More
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Rollo's Experiments.
Boston: Weeks, Jordan, and Company, 1839. First Edition. BRILLIANT COPY. The seventh Rollo book. Read More
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Rollo in Europe--First Editions
Rollo's Tour in Europe: Rollo on the Atlantic (1853); Rollo in Paris (1854); Rollo in Switzerland (1854); Rollo on 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
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The Teacher: or Moral Influences employed in the Instruction and Government of the Young.
Boston: Published by Pierce and Parker, 1833. First edition. Read More
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Caleb in the Country. A Story for Children. By the Author of the Rollo Books.
Boston: Crocker & Brewster, 1839. First Edition. Read More
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The Rollo Philosophy. Part IV. The Sky.
Boston: Otis, Broaders, & Co, 1843. First edition. Read More
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Artist’s Copy
The Twelve Dancing Pricesses.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1966]. First edition. Artist’s Copy. Read More
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Addams to a Little Admirer
Autograph Letter, Signed (Chas Addams), to Robert Black (sic Block).
[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
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The Mother Goose.
New York: Published by Windmill Books, Inc Distributed by Harper & Row, [1967]. Addams, Charles. First edition. Addams' first book aimed at children and the first publication of Windmill Books. Read More
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Aesop in Rhyme, with some originals.
London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1820. First edition. Read More
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Fabulae Æsopi Select or Select Fables of Æsop; with English Translation. More Literal than any yet extant, designed for the...
London: Printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes, [1760?]. The Sixth edition Corrected and Amended. Read More
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Scarce Aldin Juvenile
The Happy Annual.
New York: E.P. Dutton & company (imprint on front cover), [ca. 1907?]. Scarce Aldin Juvenile. A charming juvenile collaboration from Cecil Aldin and John Hassall. Aldin's contributions are of particular interest to youthful sportsmen, beginning with "The Nursery Harriers", which depicts in a series a drawings a whimsical foxhunt filled... Read More
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The Story of a Bad Boy.
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
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The Story of a Bad Boy.
Boston: Fields, Osgood & Co, 1870. First edition, First state. Read More
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Signed, Limited
Fairy Tales.
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, [1932]. Rackham, Arthur. No. 144 of 500 copies signed by Rackham. Signed, Limited. Read More
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Deluxe Edition, Signed
Fairy Tales.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, n.d. [1924]. Nielsen, Kay. First edition, no. 115 of 500 copies of the De Luxe Edition, signed by Nielsen. Deluxe Edition, Signed. A lovely copy of the deluxe edition these classic tales, with the celebrated illustrations by Nielsen. Read More
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The Nightingale. Translation by H.W. Dulcken.
Boston: Berkley Updike, The Merrymount Press, 1896. French-fold. Read More
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The Snow Queen. A Tale of Seven Stories. Translated by Patricia L. Conroy and Sven H. Rossel. Postscript by Erik...
Herning, Denmark: Poul Kristensen, 1986. One of 26 copies (none for sale, signed by the artist.) Printed in linophoto Baskerville. Read More
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Tolv med Posten.
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
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Arabella, or "I Won't!"
Boston: Sabbath School Society Depository, No. 13 Cornhill, 1847. Read More
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Young boy, barefoot, with stick on stair. Full Figure.
[probably German]: [c. 1880?]. Read More
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Seven Simeons.
New York: The Viking Press, 1937. Second printing, July 1937. Winner of the First Caldecott Prize. Read More
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Seven Simeons: a Russian tale retold and illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff , (Text in English).
New York: The Viking Press, 1937. First Published April 1937. Winner of the First Caldecott Prize. Read More
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The Young Visiters or Mr. Salteenas Plan. Preface by J.M. Barrie.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1919. First edition. Written by Ashford (1881-1972) when she was 9 in 1890, here published for the first time. It was so successful that it was reprinted 19 times in 1919. Read More
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![Serious Advice, from a Father to his Children, Respecting Their Conduct in the World; Civil, Moral, and Religious ... Recommended to Parents and Guardians, to Governors of Seminaries, and to Teachers of Sunday Schools. [One line from Solomon]. Charles Atmore.](/pictures/thumb/237552.jpg?v=1534805578)
Serious Advice, from a Father to his Children, Respecting Their Conduct in the World; Civil, Moral, and Religious ... Recommended...
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
Price: $300