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[8] pp. The book contains eight short juvenile poems with titles of: The Poor Travellers, The Sailor's Return, The Storm, The Strayed Cow, Refreshment, The Tired Soldier, Fighting Cocks and Market-Day; each poem is illustrated with a half page woodcut printed in black, four of which have been hand-colored; internally the book is very fresh and clean. The condition of the book is NEAR FINE. Seller Inventory # 001001\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40667538456725,"sku":"001001","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/entertainingviews.01.20201120.jpg?v=1627178095"},{"product_id":"scenes-from-nature-book-8-in-the-series","title":"Scenes From Nature (Book 8 in the Series)","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(Early English) SCENES FROM NATURE (BOOK 8 IN THE SERIES). Otley: Yorkshire J. S. Publishing \u0026amp; Stationery Co., Limited, circa 1840. 16mo - 6-9\/16\" x 4-1\/16\". Original publisher's string bound pictorial paper wrappers with titles and woodcut printed in brown on a yellow background to front wrapper, and a list of the sixteen titles in the series printed in brown to back wrapper for what is a wonderful copy of the book. [8] pp. The book contains eight short juvenile poems related in some way to nature, with titles of: The Frightened Horse, The Happy Meeting, The Beggar, The Stubborn Ass, The Laundress, The Mower, The Mischievous Monkeys and The Woodman; each poem is illustrated with a half page woodcut printed in black, four of which have been hand-colored; internally the book is very fresh and clean. The condition of the book is FINE. SCARCE; especially in such nice condition. 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[8] pp. The book gives the reader an armchair tour of the great capitals of Europe: Constantinople, Paris, Vienna, Madrid, Berlin, Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Petersburgh are all visited and described in verse; each capital is illustrated with a half page woodcut printed in black, four of which have been hand-colored; internally the book is very fresh and clean. The condition of the book is FINE. SCARCE; especially in such nice condition. #001003","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40719956607125,"sku":"001003","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/capitalsofeurope.01.20201120.jpg?v=1627683708"},{"product_id":"old-man-and-his-ass-book-15-in-the-series","title":"Old Man and his Ass (Book 15 in the Series)","description":"(Early English) OLD MAN AND HIS ASS (BOOK 15 IN THE SERIES). Otley: Yorkshire J. S. Publishing \u0026amp; Stationery Co., Limited, circa 1840. 16mo - 6-9\/16\" x 4\". Original publisher's string bound pictorial paper wrappers with titles and woodcut printed in brown on a yellow background to front wrapper, and a list of the sixteen titles in the series printed in brown to back wrapper with a touch of darkening to top edge of front wrapper and a single spot of foxing to both front and back wrappers for what is a nice copy of the book. [8] pp. The story is a tragic tale, told in verse, of an old man, his son and their donkey; the story is illustrated with eight half page woodcuts printed in black, four of which have been hand-colored; internally, a small stain to top edge of the first four pages and a single spot of foxing to each of the final four pages. The condition of the book is VERY GOOD +. SCARCE #001004","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40724602028181,"sku":"001004","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/oldmanandhisass.01.20201121.jpg?v=1627756651"},{"product_id":"luschdig-zipiti-paul-hosch-first-edition-1915","title":"D'r Luschdig Zipiti und Sini Schbezel. 8 Farbigi Bilderboge (Original Schteizeichnige) mit \"Lehrreiche Reimche\"","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e(\u003cspan class=\"citation-205\"\u003eSwiss Children's Books) Hosch, Paul and Melching, Hans. \u003cem\u003eD'r Luschdig Zipiti und Sini Schbezel. 8 Farbigi Bilderboge (Original Schteizeichnige) mit \"Lehrreiche Reimche.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-205\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-205 citation-end-205\"\u003eBasel: Verlag: Wepf Schwabe \u0026amp; Co., [1915]. First Edition, First Printin\u003csup class=\"superscript embedded\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eg. Landscape folio, 9-13\/16\" x 13-3\/8\" (250 x 345 mm). Comprising \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"307\"\u003e8 loose color lithographed plates\u003c\/b\u003e (original \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"351\"\u003eSchteizeichnige\u003c\/i\u003e or stone drawings), printed on heavy, high-grade cardstock, featuring integrated hand-lettered calligraphic text in the Basel German dialect (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"509\"\u003eBaseldeutsch\u003c\/i\u003e). Housed as issued in the original publisher's color pictorial lithographed folding paper portfolio cover, with the upper panel titled distinctly in black.\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eThe physical condition of the lithographed plates is graded \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"60\"\u003e(10\/10) - MINT\u003c\/b\u003e (utilizing a standardized 10-point scale for photographic prints and original works of art, indicating a flawless specimen exhibiting no perceptible defects or signs of handling to the naked eye). The eight lithographed plates are loose in the original publisher's color pictorial lithographed folding cover as issued, with all plates in as new condition for what is an amazingly nice copy of the work. The condition of the original color lithographed portfolio wrapper is graded separately using the standard antiquarian book grading scale for works on paper, presenting in \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"650\"\u003eNEAR FINE\u003c\/b\u003e condition; the folder exhibits light rubbing around the edges for what is a bright, clean, and really nice example of the original color lithographed folding cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eModernist Graphic Mechanics and the Basel Schweizer Werkstätten\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eThis exceptionally scarce portfolio represents a landmark avant-garde achievement in early twentieth-century Swiss material culture, bridging the gap between progressive European graphic arts and juvenile literature. Drawn entirely on the stone by the pioneering Swiss architect, designer, and poster artist Paul Hosch (1886–1975) in collaboration with his pupil Hans Melching, the work serves as the foundational manifesto of their newly formed \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"446\"\u003eSchweizer Werkstätten\u003c\/i\u003e (Swiss Workshops). Heavily influenced by Hosch’s immersive exposure to Austro-German modernism, the design mechanics explicitly mirror the geometric, flat-plane aesthetics of the Vienna Secession (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"665\"\u003eWiener Werkstätte\u003c\/i\u003e). Each of the eight narrative plates acts as a unified graphic canvas, where bold color-saturated blocks, stark linear contours, and a muted, sophisticated palette harmonize to depict the moralistic tales (\"lehrreiche Reimche\") of Zipiti and his companions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eThe production mechanics are further distinguished by Hosch's choice to hand-letter the typographic components directly onto the lithographic stones. Rather than relying on standard letterpress typesetting, the Basel German dialect verses are rendered in an integrated, expressive German calligraphy that flows within the contours of the illustrations. This absolute integration of text and image was a direct hallmark of Secessionist design theory, treating the entire page layout as a cohesive artistic ecosystem. Due to the hyper-localized dialect text, contemporary commercial success was limited, and this remains the only juvenile illustrative work published by Hosch during his long architectural career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003eEphemeral Survival and Institutional Census\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003eBecause this work was issued as a portfolio of loose plates intended for nursery handling rather than a conventionally bound codex, its vulnerability to dispersal, tearing, and loss was absolute. The thin paper portfolio covers were routinely discarded, and individual plates were commonly extracted for framing, making the survival of a complete, pristine suite within its original folding container a superlative rarity. Scholars of children's literature consider the production a pinnacle of national design; it is cited in standard references (Hürlimann, 38; Farbtafel 14) and explicitly lauded by Kaiser as \"one of the most beautiful Swiss children's books\" (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"664\"\u003eSwiss Picture Books\u003c\/i\u003e, p. 33).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003eA current global sweep of the \u003cstrong\u003eOCLC\/WorldCat database\u003c\/strong\u003e underscores its near-total ephemeral disappearance, \u003cstrong\u003eidentifying only two copies in permanent public or institutional collections worldwide\u003c\/strong\u003e (held at the \u003cstrong\u003ePrinceton University Library\u003c\/strong\u003e Special Collections and the Universitätsbibliothek Basel).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA PRISTINE, DEEPLY SIGNIFICANT SWISS CHILDREN'S PORTFOLIO REVEALING A PARAMOUNT CONVERGENCE OF VIENNA SECESSIONIST GRAPHIC DESIGN, CHROMOLITHOGRAPHIC STONE PRINTING, AND EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY OPTICAL JUVENILIA, CONSTITUTING A PARAMOUNT ARTIFACT FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH INTO EUROPEAN AVANT-GARDE PRINTING HISTORY, MODERNIST MATERIAL CULTURE, AND THE GRAPHIC LEGACY OF THE SCHWEIZER WERKSTÄTTEN, REPRESENTING A PARAMOUNT ACQUISITION FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH ARCHIVES OR EXTRAORDINARY PRIVATE COLLECTIONS DEVOTED TO EARLY EUROPEAN MODERNIST CHILDREN'S LITERATURE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e#001013\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40724836712597,"sku":"001013","price":4000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/drluschdig.01.20201205.jpg?v=1627760793"},{"product_id":"lets-pretend","title":"Let's Pretend","description":"(Shepard, Ernest H.) LET'S PRETEND; poems by Georgette Agnew; illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard. London: J. Saville \u0026amp; Co. Ltd., 1927. LIMITED EDITION; #51 of 160 copies signed by both the Author, Georgette Agnew, and the Illustrator, Ernest H. Shepard. 4to - 10-3\/4\" x 8-3\/4\". Top edge gilt; the others uncut. Original publisher's 1\/4 vellum over blue buckram covered boards with titles and decoration stamped in gilt to front cover, and titles stamped in gilt to spine for what is a wonderful copy of the book. Original publisher's blue pattered paper over board slipcase, with printed paper label with hand-inked number matching the number of the book, with sun-fading to spine, and rubbing and wear to the extremities, is completely intact and still quite nice. Plain endpapers. [1-8], 9-70 pp. Printed on hand-made paper, the book features thirty-one children's poems by Agnew; illustrated by Shepard with over fifty black and white drawings, silhouettes and vignettes, including a fully illustrated title page and thirteen full page drawings. The condition of the book is FINE. The condition of the original publisher's slipcase is VERY GOOD. RARE in the limited edition; especially so in such nice condition and in the original publisher's slipcase. #001016","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40724888322197,"sku":"001016","price":675.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/letspretend.01.20201208.jpg?v=1627761901"},{"product_id":"barn-yard-babies-in-the-alphabet-code-no-m3481","title":"Barn-Yard Babies in the Alphabet (code no. M3481)","description":"(Merrill Publishing Co.) BARN-YARD BABIES IN THE ALPHABET (CODE NO. M3481). Chicago: The Merrill Publishing Co., (1934). Oblong 16mo - 5-13\/16\" x 6-5\/16\". Orange paper covered boards with titles printed in black and white and a large reproduction of a photograph of a young girl and a lamb, printed in black and white, to both front and back covers, with only minute incidental touches of rubbing to head and tail of spine for what is an amazing, fresh as just printed, as new copy of the book. 58 pp. This was the second title published by the Merrill Publishing Co. It is an alphabet book for the youngest of children with a short verse or phrase for each letter of the alphabet, e.g., \"A is for Amy Sitting all alone, watching the Kittens wash their little Mittens.\"; \"B is for Bunny, Cuddly and soft, but VERY timid.\"; \"C is for Calf, Amy has to hold him or he will BOLT.\"; etc. Each letter\/verse pair is illustrated with a reproduction of a photograph by Ruth Townsend, printed in black and white, of a young child with an animal referenced in that letter's verse; internally the book is in as new condition, having evidently never been handled; purchased from the owner of the Merrill Publishing Co.'s archives. The condition of the book is FINE. Only three copies located on OCLC\/WorldCat. RARE; especially in such nice condition. #001019","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40724905394325,"sku":"001019","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/barnyardbabies.01.20201212.jpg?v=1627762154"},{"product_id":"the-story-of-a-little-duck-code-no-m3482","title":"The Story of a Little Duck (code no. M3482)","description":"(Merrill Publishing Co.) THE STORY OF A LITTLE DUCK (CODE NO. M3482) by Dorothy Sherrill. Chicago, Illinois: The Merrill Publishing Co., (1934). 16mo - 6-3\/4\" x 5-1\/4\". Yellow paper covered boards with titles printed in black and blue, and a cute drawing of a little duckling printed in black, blue, orange and yellow to both front and back covers with only minute incidental touches of rubbing to spine ends and corners, and scattered light spotting to back cover for what otherwise is an amazing, fresh as just printed, as new copy of the book. [42] pp. This was the third title published by the Merrill Publishing Co. The story, which is written for very young children, follows the adventures of a little duckling that ran away from home because nothing exciting ever happened in the little pond his family called home. He found out that was not necessarily a bad thing after all. Each page of text is illustrated with a full page color drawing on the facing page; internally the book is in as new condition, evidently having never been handled or even fully opened; purchased directly from the owner of the Merrill Publishing Co.'s archives. The condition of the book is FINE. Only three copies located on OCLC\/WorldCat. RARE; especially in such nice condition. #001020","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40745350267029,"sku":"001020","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/storyofalittleduck.01.20201212.jpg?v=1628037078"},{"product_id":"de-goupil-a-margot-histoires-de-betes-from-goupil-to-margot-animal-stories","title":"De Goupil a Margot. Histoires de Betes [From Goupil to Margot. Animal Stories]","description":"(Porchoir Printing) DE GOUPIL A MARGOT. HISTOIRES DE BETES [FROM GOUPIL TO MARGOT. ANIMAL STORIES] by Louis Pergaud; illustrated by Andre Collot. [Bruxelles]: Aux Editions Terres Latines, [1965]. LIMITED EDITION; translated from the colophon: \"The present edition of Goupil a Margot, the twenty-fifth volume of the collection 'Their Masterpieces' has been produced on the presses of the master printer Fr. Van Muysewinkel. The compositions of Andre Collot were reproduced with a stencil in the workshops of the art colorist. The edition was limited to sixteen hundred copies, namely: a copy on Madagascar, bearing number 1 and containing all of the artist's originals; twenty-four copies on Madagascar, numbered from 2 to 25 and fifteen hundred and seventy-five copies on tinted Alfa, numbered 26 to 1,600. In addition, forty-two copies have been made, on various papers, by name designed, reserved for the publisher and his friends.\" What is offered in this listing is COPY NUMBER 1: THE TWO VOLUME SET, WITH THE SECOND VOLUME CONTAINS ALL THE ORIGINAL ARTWORK CREATED FOR THIS BOOK, i.e., 148 drawings, sketches and color models; these works give a unique look at the creative process of the artist, Andre Collot. Two volumes, 8vo - 8-7\/8\" x 6-7\/8\"; contents loose as issued in original stiff paper porchoir wrappers; cloth covered board chemises with paste-on paper labels with titles printed in black and red and color porchoir design to spines with matching cloth covered board slipcases. The first volume: 163, [5] pp.; the text, illustrated with porchoirs by Andre Collot throughout. The second volume: all the original artwork created for the published book, the majority of which is signed in pencil by the artist. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDe Goupil a Margot is a collection of eight short stories by Louis Pergaud. This book received the Goncourt Prize in 1910. This is a prize in French literature, given to the author of \"the best and most imaginative prose work of the year.\" The main character in each of the eight short stories is an animal, and Pergaud shines a light on the similarities between amoral animal instincts and immoral activities of man. The condition of all items is FINE. A WONDERFUL, UNIQUE OFFERING #001025","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40745719365781,"sku":"001025","price":1325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/degoupil.01.20210803.jpg?v=1628356152"},{"product_id":"history-of-elizabeth-woodville-sandham-first-edition-1822","title":"The History of Elizabeth Woodville; Or the Wars of the Houses of York and Lancaster","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,0\"\u003e(Early English) Sandham, E[lizabeth], Author of \"\u003cem\u003eThe Twin Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e,\" \"\u003cem\u003eBritannicus\u003c\/em\u003e,\" \"\u003cem\u003eChosroes and Heraclius\u003c\/em\u003e,\" \u0026amp;c. \u0026amp;c. \u0026amp;c. \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"121\" data-path-to-node=\"7,0\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE HISTORY OF ELIZABETH WOODVILLE; OR THE WARS OF THE HOUSES OF YORK AND LANCASTER\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e London: E. Wallis, 42, Skinner Street, Snow Hill, 1822. \u003cstrong\u003eFIRST EDITION\u003c\/strong\u003e. 12mo, 7-1\/16\" x 4-1\/4\" (180 x 108 mm). Collating 146 pp., followed by [2] pp. of publisher's advertisements at the rear. Complete with \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"412\" data-path-to-node=\"7,0\"\u003e12 unnumbered leaves of plates\u003c\/b\u003e, each containing two distinct illustrative scenes for a total of \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"508\" data-path-to-node=\"7,0\"\u003e24 hand-colored engravings\u003c\/b\u003e. Bound in the original publisher’s quarter red roan leather backed yellow paper-covered boards, with the spine titled and decorated elaborately in gilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,1\"\u003eThe physical condition of this volume is graded \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"48\" data-path-to-node=\"5,0\"\u003eVERY GOOD\u003c\/b\u003e using the standard antiquarian book grading scale for works on paper; the binding remains structurally sound, exhibiting routine rubbing to the exterior edges, the head and tail of the spine, and minor shelf wear to the corners with light, uniform soiling to the yellow paper boards. Internally, the plain endpapers are preserved, and the text block remains remarkably tight, showing only a trifle of light period foxing restricted for what remains a bright, clean, and highly acceptable example of this fragile Regency production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003eRegency Moral Education and Historical Juvenilia\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003eThis exceptionally scarce historical narrative represents a premier example of early nineteenth-century English educational literature designed specifically for a young audience. Penned by Elizabeth Sandham, one of the most successful and prolific female children’s authors of the late Georgian and Regency eras, the work reflects the period’s shift toward blending rigorous historical instruction with engaging moral narrative. Moving away from fairy tales, which contemporary educational theorists like Sarah Trimmer actively discouraged, Sandham utilizes the tumultuous biography of Elizabeth Woodville (c. 1437–1492) to introduce young minds to the political mechanics of the Wars of the Roses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003eThe narrative carefully maps the tragic intersections of the Houses of York and Lancaster, culminating in the strategic union of Elizabeth of York and King Henry VII on January 18, 1486. Sandham uses this critical dynastic alliance to trace the genesis of the House of Tudor, explicitly drawing lines for her young readers up to the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603. By framing massive geopolitical shifts through the domestic and maternal trials of England's queens and princesses, Sandham constructed an immersive historical curriculum that emphasized endurance, piety, and the providential resolution of civil conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003eIllustration Mechanics and Publisher Intention\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"16\"\u003eThe physical production mechanics underscore the high-end commercial strategy of the publisher, Edward Wallis, a prominent London mapmaker, puzzle designer, and bookseller specializing in educational amusements. To compete in the crowded London juvenile market, Wallis enhanced Sandham's text by incorporating twelve full-page plate leaves. Each leaf displays two copper-engraved narrative windows stacked vertically, resulting in twenty-four scenes. In this premier variant, each illustration has been meticulously washed with contemporary hand-coloring, utilizing vibrant period pigments to capture the heraldry, military dress, and royal costuming of the late medieval period. 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LES BETES QUE NOUS AIMONS (FRENCH LANGUAGE EDITION OF DEAN'S RAG BOOK NO. 97: \"PETS WE LOVE\"); illustrated by Denis Colbron Pearse. Paris: Hachette et Cie., circa 1909. Oblong 4to - 7-1\/2\" x 12\". Sewn cloth spine as issued, color pictorial cloth wrappers with titles printed in black and pinking to the head and foot of the book (to minimize the effects of fraying to the cloth), with virtually no defects, for what is a beautiful copy of the book. [16] pp. including wrappers. Printed entirely on cloth, the book is filled with animals one would encounter on a farm: donkeys, goats, rabbits, ducks, peacocks, fox-terrier puppies (my personal favorite!), sheep, etc. etc.; all illustrated in natural settings and rendered in color for what would have been a wonderful teaching tool for a young child; internally without flaw. The condition of the book is FINE. No copies located on OCLC\/WorldCat. 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Sewn cloth spine as issued, color pictorial cloth wrappers with titles printed in black and pinking to the head and foot of the book (to minimize the effects of fraying to the cloth), with a single small stain to the back wrapper for what is a wonderful copy of the book. [18] pp. including wrappers. Printed entirely on cloth, the book is filled with color drawings of animals going about their daily routines on the farm, including a donkey, a flight of pigeons, chickens, ducks, a turkey chasing a dog, a wonderful group of frogs playing leap-frog(!), a cricket warning a lamb to watch out for the bees, etc. etc.; illustrated by Morris with a full page color drawing on every page; a humorous verse printed in black accompany each drawing and describes the characters and the action occurring therein; light scattered unobtrusive spotting and a light small stain to inside back wrapper for what otherwise is a bright fresh copy of the book. The condition of the book is NEAR FINE. 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Sewn cloth spine as issued, color pictorial cloth wrappers with titles printed in black and pinking to head and foot of the book (to minimize the effects of fraying to the cloth), with minor spotting for what is a wonderful copy of the book. [16] pp. including wrappers. Printed entirely on cloth, the book gives a wonderful overview of all things trains in the early years of the 20th century, from the differences in locomotives from country to country, to the different ways trains were being utilized, to a comparison of trains to other types of transportation. Trains have always been a source of fascination and wonder to many, and the full color illustrations by Travis on every page, would surely have provoked these same feelings in the readers of this wonderful book; light scattered unobtrusive spotting for what otherwise is a bright fresh copy of the book. The condition of the book is NEAR FINE. Only one copy located on OCLC\/WorldCat. RARE; from the Dean's Rag Book Co. archives. #001039","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40770910945429,"sku":"001039","price":675.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/letrainsiffle.01.20210221.jpg?v=1628302072"},{"product_id":"pretty-tails-deans-rag-book-no-103","title":"Pretty Tails (code no. 103)","description":"(Dean's Rag Book Co.) PRETTY TAILS (DEAN'S RAG BOOK NO. 103) by William Harvey; illustrated by Mittie Mildred Morris. London: Dean's Rag Book Co., Ltd., circa 1914. 4to - 10-3\/4\" x 7-1\/2\". Sewn red cloth spine as issued, color pictorial \"Fluffidown\" cloth wrappers with titles printed in black and pinking to the head and foot of the book (to minimize the effects of fraying to the cloth), with minor soiling for what is a wonderful copy of the book. [18] pp. including wrappers. Printed entirely on \"Fluffidown\" cloth, a soft fluffy fabric warm to the touch that was introduced in 1914, but the onset of war made it impossible to obtain the fabric and in 1915 production with \"Fluffidown\" ceased; the book is filled with color drawings of animals going about their daily routines on the farm, including a donkey, a flight of pigeons, chickens, ducks, a turkey chasing a dog, a wonderful group of frogs playing leap-frog(!), a cricket warning a lamb to watch out for the bees, etc. etc.; illustrated by Morris with a full page color drawing on every page; a humorous verse by Harvey, printed in black, accompany each drawing and describes the characters and the action occurring therein; light scattered unobtrusive soiling internally for what otherwise is a bright fresh copy of the book. The condition of the book is VERY GOOD +. Only one copy located on OCLC\/WorldCat (Princeton University Library). EXCEEDINGLY RARE on \"Fluffidown\" cloth; from the Dean's Rag Book Co. archives. #001040","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40770930901141,"sku":"001040","price":775.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/prettytails.01.20210227.jpg?v=1628302419"},{"product_id":"detki-v-kletke-young-ones-in-cages","title":"Detki v Kletke [Young Ones in Cages]","description":"(Russian Children's Books) DETKI V KLETKE [YOUNG ONES IN CAGES] by S. Marshak; illustrated by E. Charushin. Leningrad: OGIZ - Detgiz, 1935. FIRST CHARUSHIN EDITION. 4to - 11-1\/2\" x 9\". Tan cloth backed light brown paper covered boards with titles printed in black and a drawing of a tiger cub printed in black and brown to front cover, and printer's device printed in black to back cover, with light rubbing to the edges and light wear to the corners, previous owner's name inked to upper edge of front cover, a crease to the upper fore edge corner of both front and back covers and a touch of damp staining to bottom edge of both front and back covers for what is still a nice copy of the book. Plain endpapers with light offsetting and spotting. [24] pp. This book is a collection of children's poems by S. Marshak about baby animals in the city zoo; illustrated by E. Charushin with color drawings of zoo animals on every page; internally a trifle foxed. The condition of the book is VERY GOOD -. RARE #001042","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40775776731285,"sku":"001042","price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/detkivkletke.01.20210228.jpg?v=1628910819"},{"product_id":"playful-animals-code-no-532","title":"Playful Animals (code no. 532)","description":"(Studdy, G. E.) illustrator. PLAYFUL ANIMALS (CODE NO. 532). [London]: B. B. Ltd., circa 1950. Folio - 12-11\/16\" x 9-3\/4\". Staple bound stiff paper wrappers with a wonderful full color drawing after G. E. Studdy of Bonzo fixing to eat a rabbit pie, but the rabbit is jumping out of it before he can take his first bite (!), along with titles printed in black, green and white to both front and back wrappers with a single, almost imperceptible, short (7mm) closed tear to lower edge of front wrapper with no other signs of handling or wear for what is a beautiful copy of the book. [16] pp. including wrappers. Each page features a cast of various animals, eight of which feature G. E. Studdy's famous dog character Bonzo, in humorous situations; drawings are all captioned within text; internally without flaw. The condition of the book is FINE. No copies located on OCLC\/WorldCat. SCARCE in such pristine condition. #001047","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40839332626581,"sku":"001047","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/playfulanimals.01.20210306.jpg?v=1628912463"},{"product_id":"circus-picture-book-for-little-tots-pin-up-picture-book-for-little-tots-code-no-4905","title":"Circus: Picture Book for Little Tots (Pin-Up Picture Book for Little Tots; code no. 4905)","description":"(Novelty) CIRCUS: PICTURE BOOK FOR LITTLE TOTS (PIN-UP PICTURE BOOK FOR LITTLE TOTS; CODE NO. 4905). U.S.A.: James \u0026amp; Jonathan Inc., (1959). 12-3\/16\" x 6-1\/4\". Silver paper backed color pictorial boards die-cut in the shape of an opened book with front cover decorated and titled to look like and opened book; back cover attached to a color pictorial board die-cut in the shape of a clown that appears to be holding and reading the attached book; hole in the clown's hat for \"pinning-up\" the book as a room decoration; no flaws whatsoever as the book appears to have never been handled for what is an amazing, mint condition copy of the book; list of titles in the series printed on inside of book's back cover. [12] pp. die-cut like the covers, in the shape of an opened book. The book introduces us to all of the people and performing animals that make up this cute little circus troop; illustrated with full color drawings on every page; internally the book is flawless. The condition of the book is FINE. Only one copy located on OCLC\/WorldCat (Bibliotheek Universiteit van Amsterdam). RARE; exceedingly so in such pristine condition. #001048","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40839464779925,"sku":"001048","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/circuspinup.01.20210306.jpg?v=1629661694"},{"product_id":"a-pig-tale-the-greedy-little-pig-pin-up-story-book-for-little-tots-code-no-4906","title":"A Pig Tale: The Greedy Little Pig. Pin-Up Story Book for Little Tots. (code no. 4906)","description":"(Novelty) A PIG TALE: THE GREEDY LITTLE PIG (PIN-UP STORY BOOK FOR LITTLE TOTS; CODE NO. 4906). U.S.A.: James \u0026amp; Jonathan Inc., (1959). 12-1\/16\" x 6-1\/4\". Silver paper backed color pictorial boards die-cut in the shape of an opened book with front cover decorated and titled to look like and opened book; back cover attached to a color pictorial board die-cut in the shape of a pig that appears to be holding and reading the attached book; hole in the pig's cap for \"pinning-up\" the book as a room decoration; no flaws whatsoever as the book appears to have never been handled for what is an amazing, mint condition copy of the book; list of titles in the series printed on inside of book's back cover. [12] pp. die-cut like the covers, in the shape of an opened book. The book contains two short pig tales: \"The Greedy Little Pig\" and \"The Sleepy Pig;\" illustrated with full color drawings on every page; internally the book is flawless. The condition of the book is FINE. Only one copy located on OCLC\/WorldCat (Monash University Library). RARE; exceedingly so in such pristine condition. #001049","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40839553253525,"sku":"001049","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/pigtalepinup.01.20210306.jpg?v=1629661628"},{"product_id":"favorite-nursery-rhymes-mother-goose-pin-up-book-for-little-tots-code-no-4908","title":"Favorite Nursery Rhymes: Mother Goose (Pin-Up Book for Little Tots) (code no. 4908)","description":"(Novelty) FAVORITE NURSERY RHYMES: MOTHER GOOSE (PIN-UP BOOK FOR LITTLE TOTS) (CODE NO. 4908). U.S.A.: James \u0026amp; Jonathan Inc., (1959). 12-1\/16\" x 6-1\/4\". Silver paper backed color pictorial boards die-cut in the shape of an opened book with front cover decorated and titled to look like and opened book; back cover attached to a color pictorial board die-cut in the shape of Humpty Dumpty sitting on a brick wall that appears to be holding and reading the attached book; hole in Humpty Dumpty's head for \"pinning-up\" the book as a room decoration; no flaws whatsoever as the book appears to have never been handled for what is an amazing, mint condition copy of the book; list of titles in the series printed on inside of book's back cover. [12] pp. die-cut like the covers, in the shape of an opened book. The book contains twenty-four different nursery rhymes; all the usual suspects are present, e.g., Jack and Jill, Little Miss Muffet, Little Jack Horner, and Humpty Dumpty, as well as some not as widely known, e.g., Tommy Snooks and Betsey Brooks, Polly Gallena, and Little Polly Flinders; illustrated with full color drawings on every page; internally the book is flawless. The condition of the book is FINE. No copies located on OCLC\/WorldCat. RARE; exceedingly so in such pristine condition. #001050","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40839644545173,"sku":"001050","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/mothergoosepinup.01.20210306.jpg?v=1629661764"},{"product_id":"gammer-gurtons-garland-of-nursery-songs-and-toby-tickles-collection-of-riddles-from-lumsden-sons-juvenile-library","title":"Gammer Gurton's Garland of Nursery Songs, and Toby Tickle's Collection of Riddles. (From Lumsden \u0026 Son's Juvenile Library)","description":"(Early English) GAMMER GURTON'S GARLAND OF NURSERY SONGS, AND TOBY TICKLE'S COLLECTION OF RIDDLES. (FROM LUMSDEN \u0026amp; SON'S JUVENILE LIBRARY); compiled by Peter Puzzlecap, Esq. Glasgow: Lumsden and Son, circa 1815-1820. 48mo - 3-7\/8\" x 2-9\/16\". Buff colored pictorial stiff paper wrappers with titles and a woodcut within a decorative border, all printed in black, to both front and back wrappers, with the slightest hint of rubbing to spine, light overall dusting and title of book neatly written in ink on upper margin of front wrapper for what is a beautiful copy of the book. 32 pp. A title in Lumsden \u0026amp; Son's Juvenile Library with the printed price of \"two pence\" on front wrapper,  the book contains \"advice to all good children\" which includes eleven different nursery rhymes in the section titled \"Gammer Gurton's Garland of Nursery Songs,\" each illustrated with a lovely woodcut, followed by a full page woodcut of Peter Puzzlecap, Esq., and eleven riddles, ten of which are illustrated with a woodcut, in the section titled \"Toby Tickle's Collection of Riddles;\" the last section of the book contains \"Story of Little Scug the Squirrel,\" \"Rules for Daily Practice\" and \"The Good Child's Reward,\" each illustrated with a single woodcut; internally the book is fine; all woodcuts are dark and with fresh, fine detail. The condition of the book is NEAR FINE. SCARCE; especially so in such nice condition. #001051","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40938760306837,"sku":"001051","price":475.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/gammergurtonsgarland.01.20210521.jpg?v=1629668871"},{"product_id":"hop-omy-thumb-and-the-seven-league-boots-george-cruikshanks-fairy-library-no-1-inscribed-by-cruikshank-in-the-year-of-publication","title":"Hop-O'My-Thumb and the Seven-League Boots (George Cruikshank's Fairy Library No. 1) Inscribed by Cruikshank in the Year of Publication","description":"(Cruikshank, George) illustrator. HOP-O'MY-THUMB AND THE SEVEN-LEAGUE BOOTS (GEORGE CRUIKSHANK'S FAIRY LIBRARY NO. 1) INSCRIBED BY CRUIKSHANK IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION; edited and illustrated with six etchings by George Cruikshank. London: David Bogue, 86 Fleet Street, [1853]. FIRST EDITION. 12mo - 6-15\/16\" x 5-5\/16\". Original pale green pictorial wrappers with titles and decoration printed in black to front wrapper and publisher's advertisement printed in black to back wrapper reading, \"Preparing for publication \/ Jack and the Bean Stalk,\" with only a hint of wear for what is a bright and clean copy of the book that is nothing short of stunning. [1-3], 4-30, [1] (\"List of Illustrations\") pp., plus [6] leaves of plates. This is the first in George Cruikshank's famous \"Fairy Library\" series of books, illustrated by Cruikshank with six charming etchings which are considered by many critics to be the finest work ever done by him; internally bright and clean with just a hint of very occasional foxing. A PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY CRUIKSHANK on the front flyleaf: \"Alex. Wm. Chrichton, Esq. \/ With the compliments of \/ George Cruikshank \/ and a hope to be \/ more intimately acquainted \/ July 19, 1853.\" The condition of the book is FINE. THE ULTIMATE COPY. Note: Book is housed in a collector's blue cloth chemise and quarter blue crushed levant morocco over blue cloth slipcase with titles stamped in gilt to spine; gilt lettered blue book label of Estelle Doheny to inside flap of chemise. #001053","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40938828071061,"sku":"001053","price":6900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/hopomythumb.01.20210522.jpg?v=1629669488"},{"product_id":"der-bar-und-der-mond-the-bear-and-the-moon","title":"Der Bar und der Mond [The Bear and the Moon]","description":"[Reinhardt, Karl]. DER BAR UND DER MOND [THE BEAR AND THE MOON]. Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe; London: Trubner \u0026amp; Co.; Paris: A. Franck, 1855. FIRST EDITION. 8vo - 9-11\/16\" X 7-13\/16\". Gray paper backed gray paper pictorial wrappers with titles and decoration printed in black to front wrapper, and decoration printed in black to back wrapper, with minor edge wear, minor wear and pinch creasing to spine, slight toning to edges, a 1\" closed split to upper joint of front wrapper and biographical information on the author\/artist penciled to upper margin of front wrapper for what is still a very attractive copy of the book. [i], 20 pp. Written and illustrated by Karl Reinhardt (1818-1877), this German language book is a satire on the Crimean War, disguised as a children's book, with the various parties represented by different animals; illustrated with a hand-colored title page, thirteen pages with hand-colored illustrations within text and four full page hand-colored illustrations; internally clean with the stray single spot of foxing to just a few pages. The condition of the book is VERY GOOD +. 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SEVERAL FIRST EDITIONS. 32mo - 4-7\/8\" x 4\". Contemporary maroon roan-backed gray paper covered boards with decoration and titles stamped in gilt to spine with rubbing and wear. Plain endpapers with \"Contents\" and titles of the 10 books neatly inked to FFEP. The contents are as follows:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1) [Roscoe, William] THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL AND THE GRASSHOPPER'S FEAST. BY MR. ROSCOE. TO WHICH IS ADDED, AN ORIGINAL POEM, ENTITLED A WINTER'S DAY. BY MR. SMITH, OF STAND. London: Printed for J. Harris, 1808. 16 pp., plus 8 leaves of engraved plates.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2) [Dorset, Catherine Ann] THE PEACOCK \"AT HOME:\" A SEQUEL TO THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL. WRITTEN BY A LADY. London: Printed for J. Harris, 1808. 16 pp., plus 6 leaves of engraved plates.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3) THE ELEPHANT'S BALL, AND GRAND FETE CHAMPETRE. INTENDED AS A COMPANION TO THOSE MUCH ADMIRED PIECES, THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL, AND THE PEACOCK \"AT HOME.\" BY W. B. London: Printed for J. Harris, 1808. 16 pp., plus 8 leaves of engraved plates.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4) [Dorset, Catherine Ann] THE LION'S MASQUERADE, A SEQUEL TO THE PEACOCK AT HOME. WRITTEN BY A LADY. London: Printed for J. Harris; and B. Tabart, 1808. 2nd edition. 16 pp., plus 6 leaves of engraved plates, five of which are folding.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5) THE COUNCIL OF DOGS. London: Printed for J. Harris, 1808. 1st edition. 16 pp., plus 8 leaves of engraved plates.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6) THE HORSE'S LEVEE, OR THE COURT OF PEGASUS, INTENDED AS A COMPANION TO THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL, AND THE PEACOCK \"AT HOME.\" London: Printed for J. Harris, 1808. 16 pp., plus 8 leaves of engraved plates.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7) THE ROSE'S BREAKFAST. London: Printed for J. Harris, 1808. 1st edition. 32 pp., plus 8 leaves of engraved plates.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8) FLORA'S GALA. London: Printed for J. Harris, 1808. 1st edition. 16 pp., plus 6 leaves of engraved plates.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9) THE FEAST OF THE FISHES; OR, THE WHALE'S INVITATION TO HIS BRETHREN OF THE DEEP. London: Printed for J. Harris, 1808. 14, [2] pp. publisher's advertisements, plus hand-colored engraved frontispiece.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10) THE LOBSTER'S VOYAGE TO THE BRAZILS. London: Printed for J. Harris; and B. Crosby, 1808. 1st edition. 16 pp., plus 8 leaves of engraved plates.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTogether, 10 works in 1 volume, all bound without wrappers, with some light offsetting and minor scattered foxing, occasional trimming slightly effecting pagination or signatures, but generally in excellent condition. The condition of the book is VERY GOOD. Includes both SCARCE and RARE titles that are rarely found together. #001077","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40982798401685,"sku":"001077","price":9975.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/files\/j.harris.sammelband.01.20230728.jpg?v=1690570819"},{"product_id":"a-apple-pie-inscribed-by-greenaway-to-her-patron-locker-lampson-in-the-year-of-publication","title":"A Apple Pie [Inscribed by Greenaway to her Patron, Locker-Lampson, in the Year of Publication]","description":"Greenaway, Kate. A APPLE PIE [INSCRIBED BY GREENAWAY TO HER PATRON, LOCKER-LAMPSON, IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION]. London and New York: George Routledge and Sons, [1886]. FIRST EDITION [Schuster \u0026amp; Engen: 1a]. Oblong 4to - 8-5\/8\" x 10-1\/2\". Original red cloth backed color pictorial light green glazed paper covered boards with titles printed in red and full color picture of four young girls and a whole lot of apples to both front and back covers with very minor light soiling, a couple of touches of rubbing to the bottom edges, and light wear to three of the corners for what is a lovely copy of the book. Dark blue endpapers with the bookplates of Frederick Locker-Lampson and William Harris Arnold to front pastedown; all edges stained red. [44] pp. A Apple Pie is an alphabet book that pairs each letter with an action that could happen to the titular pie, e.g., A: Apple Pie, B: Bit It, C: Cut It, D: Dealt It, etc., or, as the Library of Congress' description states: \"Introduces the letters A to Z while following the fortunes of an apple pie;\" illustrated with 20 chromolithographed plates \"Engraved and Printed by Edmund Evans\" after drawings by Kate Greenaway. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY GREENAWAY TO HER PATRON FREDERICK LOCKER-LAMPSON IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION as follows: 'F Locker-Lampson \/ from \/ Kate Greenaway \/ 1886.\" The condition of the book is VERY GOOD +. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProvenance: Frederick Locker-Lampson (inscribed to him by Greenaway in 1886; his bookplate); William Harris Arnold (his bookplate; his sale in New York at Anderson Galleries on November 10, 1924, lot 378). #001080","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40989724246165,"sku":"001080","price":4875.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/aapplepie.01.20210829.jpg?v=1641089140"},{"product_id":"the-childs-own-alphabet-illustrated-with-24-pictures","title":"The Child's Own Alphabet. Illustrated With 24 Pictures","description":"(Alphabet Books) THE CHILD'S OWN ALPHABET. ILLUSTRATED WITH 24 PICTURES. London: Low \u0026amp; Son, [circa 1855]. FIRST EDITION. 12mo - 7-1\/16\" x 5-7\/16\". Paper-backed pink cloth wrappers with titles and imprint printed within a wood-engraved compartment to upper wrapper with the monogram \"JC\" for Joseph Cundall, and publisher's advertisements to lower wrapper, with minor soiling and fraying to fore edge of upper wrapper for what is a rather nice copy of the book. [24] pp. Printed entirely on linen, this alphabet book is populated with characters straight out of fairy tales and nursery rhymes, pairing each letter with a short verse starring one of the above mentioned characters, e.g., \"A is King Arthur, who ruled o'er the land. B is BO-PEEP, with a crook in her hand;\" each letter and verse illustrated with a wood-engraving by Thomas Bolton after T. R. Macquoid, within a floriated border and above the letterpress text; a few pages with light spotting and minor fore edge fraying. The condition of the book is VERY GOOD. RARE #000903","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41415157383317,"sku":"000903","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/childsownalphabet0120200126.jpg?v=1635994795"},{"product_id":"dollys-adventures","title":"Dolly's Adventures","description":"(Shaped Books) DOLLY'S ADVENTURES. New York: McLoughlin Brothers, Publishers, [circa 1895]. 8vo - 8-3\/4\" x 4-1\/16\". Staple bound as issued, color pictorial stiff paper wrappers die-cut in the shape of a doll, dressed and colored to represent Little Red Riding Hood with light rubbing along spine and a crease at the legs for what is a beautiful copy of the book. [16] pp. including wrappers. This book is based on the fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood, with the girl from the fairy tale being replaced with a doll with the amazingly original name of Dolly Red Riding Hood. Dolly gets bored when her owner has to start school and Dolly has to just sit alone all day. Dolly wants a life filled with adventures so she heads out into the world and things work out for Dolly about the same as they worked out for Little Red Riding Hood in the original version of the tale; four pages illustrated in full color, the rest illustrated with black and white line drawings within text; minor spotting to pp. [2-3] of wrappers with the rest of the book very clean; binding staples are rusty. The condition of the book is VERY GOOD +. RARE #000906","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41415185039509,"sku":"000906","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/dollysadventures0120200201.jpg?v=1635995540"},{"product_id":"father-tucks-fairyland-abc-father-tucks-holiday-series-code-no-3661","title":"Father Tuck's Fairyland ABC (Father Tuck's Holiday Series) (code no. 3661)","description":"(Alphabet) FATHER TUCK'S FAIRYLAND ABC (Father Tuck's Holiday Series) (code no. 3661) by Grace C. Floyd. London; Paris; New York: Raphael Tuck \u0026amp; Sons, Ltd., [circa 1895]. Oblong 8vo - 7\" x 9-1\/16\". Color pictorial glazed stiff card wrappers with the slightest touches of rubbing along the spine for what is a very beautiful copy of the book. [16] pp. including wrappers. The alphabet in capital letters printed in gray on p. [2] of wrappers, and the alphabet in lower case letters printed in gray on p. [3] of wrappers with gray and white drawings within text on both. This book is populated with characters straight out of fairy tales and nursery rhymes, pairing each letter from \"A\" to \"Z\", with one of the characters in a short verse, e.g., \"A stands for Aladdin who had a lamp which \/ Made him and his mother both happy and rich;\" illustrated within text throughout, nine letter and verse pairs in full color, the remaining letter and verse pairs in either blue and white, green and white or red and white. The condition of the book is FINE. Only three copies located on OCLC\/WorldCat. RARE #000907","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41415193100437,"sku":"000907","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/fairylandabc0120200201.jpg?v=1635995793"},{"product_id":"our-pets-abc-father-tucks-little-lesson-series-code-no-3604","title":"Our Pets' ABC (Father Tuck's Little Lesson Series) (code no. 3604)","description":"(Alphabet) OUR PETS' ABC (Father Tuck's Little Lesson Series) (code no. 3604). London; Paris; New York: Raphael Tuck \u0026amp; Sons, Ltd., [circa 1895]. FIRST EDITION. 12mo - 6-13\/16\" x 4-7\/16\". Single staple bound as issued, color pictorial scallop-edged glazed paper wrappers with a chromolithograph of a young child, a dolly and a dog that is unceremoniously wearing a dunce hat to front wrapper for what is a wonderful copy of the book. [8] pp. This is a simple alphabet book with each letter printed in upper case and paired with a verse and illustration that is in some way related to the letter, e.g., \"A for Amy, who so gay? For it is her birthday. B for Bertie with a sweet He is giving her to eat. C for Candy and for Cake Which the shops for Children make;\" illustrations and text printed in one of four alternating color schemes: all gray, all green, full color illustrations and black text, or all medium brown; internally the book is fine save for a rusty staple. The condition of the book is NEAR FINE. No copies located on OCLC\/WorldCat. RARE #000908","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41415208960149,"sku":"000908","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/ourpetsabc0120200201.jpg?v=1635996185"},{"product_id":"step-by-step-abc-father-tucks-little-lesson-series-code-no-3600","title":"Step by Step ABC (Father Tuck's Little Lesson Series) (code no. 3600)","description":"(Alphabet) STEP BY STEP ABC (Father Tuck's Little Lesson Series) (code no. 3600). London; Paris; New York: Raphael Tuck \u0026amp; Sons, Ltd., [circa 1895]. FIRST EDITION. 12mo - 6-13\/16\" x 4-7\/16\". Single staple bound as issued, color pictorial scallop-edged glazed paper wrappers with a chromolithograph of a young girl walking across a stream on ABC stepping stones with minor rubbing along spine, short splits to the head and tail of spine, a small stain to the right of the directional sign on front wrapper and an upper fore edge corner crease to back wrapper for what is still a nice copy of the book. [8] pp. This is a simple alphabet book with each letter printed in upper case and paired with a verse and illustration that is in some way related to the letter, e.g., \"A stands for Alice to Archie so dear, He's never happy unless she is near. B stands for Bowl with beautiful Bouquet, Roses they plucked from the hedges to-day. C stands for Children we all love so well, Songs we will sing them and tales we will tell;\" illustrations and text printed in one of four alternating color schemes: all green, all gray, full color illustrations and black text, or all medium brown; internally the book is fine save for a rusty staple. The condition of the book is VERY GOOD +. No copies located on OCLC\/WorldCat. RARE #000909","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41415227277461,"sku":"000909","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/stepbystepabc0120200202.jpg?v=1635996562"},{"product_id":"tiny-tots-abc-father-tucks-little-lesson-series-code-no-3601","title":"Tiny Tots ABC (Father Tuck's Little Lesson Series) (code no. 3601)","description":"(Alphabet) TINY TOTS ABC (Father Tuck's Little Lesson Series) (code no. 3601). London; Paris; New York: Raphael Tuck \u0026amp; Sons, Ltd., [circa 1895]. FIRST EDITION. 12mo - 6-3\/4\" x 4-7\/16\". Single staple bound as issued, color pictorial scallop-edged glazed paper wrappers with a chromolithograph of a toddler propped up on a pillow and clutching the letters \"A\" and \"B\" and with a \"C\" at her feet; wrappers detached from stapled text block and the front wrapper is coming un-glued at the tail of spine from a support paper that runs the length of the spine that the front and back wrappers are attached to for what is still a nice copy of the book. [8] pp. This is a simple alphabet book with each letter printed in upper case and paired with a verse and illustration that is in some way related to the letter, e.g., \"A is for Ada too busy to play Because it is her heaviest washing-day. B stands for Bowl full of water and soap, She won't make herself very wet I hope. C for the Clothes she is washing so clean, For she said 'dolly's not fit to be seen';\" illustrations and text printed in one of four alternating color schemes: all green, all gray, full color illustrations and black text, or all medium brown; internally the book is fine save for a rusty staple. The condition of the book is VERY GOOD. Only one copy located on OCLC\/WorldCat (Koninklijke Bibliotheek). RARE # 000910","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41415235141781,"sku":"000910","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/tinytotsabc0120200202.jpg?v=1635996885"},{"product_id":"droll-doings","title":"Droll Doings","description":"(Neilson, Harry B.) illustrator. DROLL DOINGS illustrated by Harry B. Neilson with verses by the Cockiolly Bird [pseudonym for Clifton Bingham]. London; Glasgow; Dublin: Blackie \u0026amp; Son, Limited, [1900]. FIRST EDITION. Folio - 12-1\/4\" x 10-1\/8\". Red cloth backed color pictorial paper covered boards with shelf wear that is heaviest at the corners, and light dusting and soiling for what is still a nice copy of the book. Plain endpapers with gift inscription dated Xmas 1900 to FFEP. [64] pp. This is a collection of humorous verses by Bingham about various mischievous anthropomorphic animal children and the situations that they get themselves into; illustrated by Neilson with twenty-three wonderful full page chromolithographs and eighteen lovely large chromolithographed vignettes; internally the book is fine. The condition of the book is VERY GOOD. SCARCE; especially in nice collectible condition. #000911","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41418609197205,"sku":"000911","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/drolldoings0120200206.jpg?v=1636074821"},{"product_id":"little-soldier-boys-abc-code-no-95","title":"Little Soldier Boys ABC (code no. 95)","description":"(Alphabet) LITTLE SOLDIER BOYS ABC (code no. 95). [New York]: McLoughlin Bros., New York, (1900). 4to - 10-11\/16\" x 8-5\/16\". Staple bound as issued, color pictorial stiff paper wrappers with rubbing and light pinch creases along spine, a 1-1\/4\" long split to wrapper at tail of spine and a creased upper fore edge corner for what is still a very nice copy of the book. [16] pp. including wrappers. This alphabet book pairs each of the letters of the alphabet, which are printed in capital form in yellow, orange and red within a black outline, with a word, starting with that letter, that is related to military personnel or matters; there is a short verse featuring each of these words, and each of these verses is illustrated with a beautiful chromolithograph featuring children playing war, e.g., \"A is for Artilleryman, fearless of harm; B is for Bugler who sounds the alarm. C is for Cavalryman on a fine horse; D is for Drummer, a good one of course.\"; p. [2] of wrappers with capital letters printed in black and red, and illustrated with a drawing printed in black, red and white; p. [3] of wrappers with \"Little Soldiers Multiplication Table\" printed in black, red and white, and illustrated with two drawings printed in the same three colors; upper fore edge corners creased, otherwise internally in wonderful condition. The condition of the book is VERY GOOD. Only three copies located on OCLC\/WorldCat. SCARCE #000913","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41418624008341,"sku":"000913","price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/littlesoldierboysabc0120200209.jpg?v=1636075456"},{"product_id":"babys-abc-book-with-full-page-coloured-pictures-title-page-babys-abc-book-on-cloth-front-cover","title":"Baby's ABC with Full Page Coloured Pictures [title page]; Baby's ABC Book on Cloth [front cover]","description":"(Alphabet) BABY'S ABC BOOK WITH FULL PAGE COLOURED PICTURES [TITLE PAGE]; BABY'S ABC BOOK ON CLOTH [FRONT COVER]. London; New York: Frederick Warne and Co., [circa 1910]. FIRST EDITION. Folio - 12-15\/16\" x 10-1\/16\". Red cloth half-bound with a color pictorial cloth covered upper board and a raw uncovered lower board with titles printed in black to what is a slightly sunned spine, with light wear to the head and tail of spine, shelf wear to the corners and edges, bumps and creases to the lower fore edge corners which is most visible to the uncovered lower board, a small stain at upper right of front cover and a soiled back cover for what, despite all the listed flaws, is still a nice copy of the book. All edges tinted red. Bookplate to upper paste-down. [26] stiff linen leaves printed rectos only. Printed entirely on cloth, this is an alphabet book with two complete runs through the alphabet instead of just one. The first time through, each letter is printed in upper case form in either blue or red and each is paired with a group of words that start with that letter, e.g., \"A: Ark, Apples; B: Ball, Butterfly, Buttercup;\" each of the letter\/word groups is illustrated with a lovely chromolithograph. The second time through, each letter is printed in upper case form in one of a variety of different colors and each letter is paired with a verse related in some way to the letter, e.g., \"A is for apples That Auntie will bring: B for the Bells That at Christmas-time ring;\" each of the verses is illustrated with a beautiful full page chromolithograph; internally, the condition of the book is fine. The condition of the book is VERY GOOD. Only one copy located on OCLC\/WorldCat (Randolph College). EXCEEDINGLY RARE; and a truly beautiful book. #000914","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41418629546133,"sku":"000914","price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/babysabcbook0120200214.jpg?v=1636075713"},{"product_id":"jolly-alphabet-linen-code-no-1431","title":"Jolly Alphabet. Linen (code no. 1431)","description":"(Alphabet) JOLLY ALPHABET. LINEN (code no. 1431). [New York]: McLoughlin Bros. Incorporated New York, [circa 1910]. FIRST EDITION. 4to - 10-13\/16\" x 8-3\/8\". Staple bound color pictorial glazed linen wrappers with minor fading along spine and upper edge of front wrapper and a minute bump and slight crease to lower fore edge corner for what is still a beautiful copy of the book. [12] pp. including wrappers. This is a lovely alphabet book printed entirely on linen with each letter of the alphabet printed in upper case form in black and red within a wonderful quarter-page chromolithograph related to a key word that starts with that particular letter; each letter\/chromolithograph pair is additionally paired with a four-line verse containing the key word and that describes what is going on in the illustration; most key word are occupations or descriptions of a person although a few are just objects, e.g., \"C was a Captain all covered with lace, With sword and with trinkets to rattle; He was fond of fine clothes, but you need not suppose That he ever took part in a battle.\"; text pages printed in black; each four-line verse illustrated with an additional black, red and white drawing; in total there are eight pages of chromolithographs and four pages of text. The condition of the book is NEAR FINE. No copies located on OCLC\/WorldCat. RARE #000915","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41418635280533,"sku":"000915","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/jollyalphabet0120200215.jpg?v=1636075951"},{"product_id":"uncle-wiggily-drawing-master-with-an-uncle-wiggily-story","title":"Uncle Wiggily Drawing Master With an Uncle Wiggily Story","description":"Garis, Howard R. UNCLE WIGGILY DRAWING MASTER WITH AN UNCLE WIGGILY STORY. Cleveland, Ohio: The Burdette-Murray Company, (1923). FIRST EDITION. Folio - 14\" x 10\". Heavy manila card sheet with one vertical fold forming a [4] pp. folder, with a drawing of Uncle Wiggily by Lang Campbell printed in black, blue, red and white, and titles printed in black and red, all within a single line border printed in blue to p. [1]; the story \"Uncle Wiggily Draws a Picture\" by Howard R. Garis printed in black and red to p. [2]; \"The Drawing Master,\" i.e., a metal pantograph, fastened by means of a metal rivet, along with some instructions for its use printed in black and red to p. [3]; and a \"Lesson in Drawing and Coloring\" printed in black within a blue border to p. [4]; pp. [3-4] with die-cut tabs for holding the drawing being traced and the paper on which the enlarged drawing is being drawn upon; flaws include a crease to the upper fore edge corner of pp. [1-2], a small area of text lightly smeared by rubbing from the pantograph to p. [2], pantograph lightly oxidized to p. [3], and a couple of light erasures to p. [4] for what is an extremely lovely example of this neat little book\/toy; included and laid in as issued are eight small line drawings (one with rust marks), measuring 2-7\/8\" x 3-5\/16\" each, of characters from the story to be traced and enlarged by the pantograph, and eight sheets of drawing paper. The condition of the book\/toy is NEAR FINE. No copies located on OCLC\/WorldCat. EXCEEDINGLY RARE; especially in such nice condition and complete with all additional laid in original items. # 000919","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41418682826901,"sku":"000919","price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/unclewiggilydrawingmaster0120200221.jpg?v=1636077686"},{"product_id":"two-original-hand-painted-production-cels-from-the-walt-disney-studio-illustrated-d-c-heath-book-mickey-never-fails","title":"Two Original Hand-Painted Production Cels From the Walt Disney Studio Illustrated D. C. Heath Book \"Mickey Never Fails\"","description":"(Disney, Walt) TWO ORIGINAL HAND-PAINTED PRODUCTION CELS FROM THE WALT DISNEY STUDIO ILLUSTRATED D. C. HEATH BOOK \"MICKEY NEVER FAILS\" told by Robin Palmer; illustrated by The Walt Disney Studio. Boston: D. C. Heath and Company, (1939).The first cel, measuring 9-1\/4\" x 7-3\/16\", features Mickey Mouse looking on as two carpenters are busy building Mickey's new house; this drawing was reproduced as a full page, full color illustration opposite p. 1 of the book. The second cel, measuring 2-3\/4\" x 5-15\/16\", features a canine roofer nailing down the shingles on Mickey's new roof; this drawing was reproduced as a full color chapter header on p. 1 of the book. Both drawings are creatively matted along with a reproduction of the text from p. 1 of the book, so one sees the same thing looking at the framed drawings as one sees looking at the book opened to p. 1; overall framed size of matted drawings and text is 17-11\/16\" x 22-1\/8\";  ARTWORK IN PRISTINE CONDITION; frame with several scuff marks and dings. D. C. Heath and Company published several readers in collaboration with the Walt Disney Studio. The first four of these were published in 1939 and included Mickey Never Fails. The images in these books had a special quality to them, they looked as if they were right out of a Disney cartoon. The reason they looked that way was because they were prepared by employees of the Walt Disney Studio in exactly the same fashion that the Disney cartoons were prepared, i.e., they were hand inked and painted on cels; this gave the published drawings this special visual quality. Also included with the framed drawings is a NEAR FINE copy of a later edition of Mickey Never Fails where the drawings were originally published. #000924","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41425435787413,"sku":"000924","price":975.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/files\/mickeyneverfails.01.20230625.jpg?v=1687832679"},{"product_id":"walt-disneys-spin-and-marty-the-triple-r-magic-slate-activities-book","title":"Walt Disney's Spin and Marty: The Triple \"R\" Magic Slate Activities Book","description":"(Disney, Walt) WALT DISNEY'S SPIN AND MARTY: THE TRIPLE \"R\" MAGIC SLATE ACTIVITIES BOOK. Aurora, Ill.: Strathmore Company, (1954). FIRST EDITION. Oblong 8vo - 6-3\/8\" x 8-3\/8\". Staple bound color pictorial card wrappers featuring TV's Spin and Marty of the front wrapper and publisher's advertisement for other titles in the series on the back wrapper, with a couple of light scratches to a fence post and a light \"29\" price stamped to front wrapper for what otherwise is a beautiful, pristine copy of the activity book. 18 pp. This book is one of the titles in Strathmore's \"TV Magic Slate Activity Series.\" In it we meet Spin and Marty and follow their adventures on the Triple \"R\" Ranch; illustrated throughout with duo-tone drawings, both full page and surrounding text. There is a \"Magic Slate\" attached to the inside of back wrapper with an extra clear plastic sheet on top of the opaque plastic sheet one normally draws on with \"Magic Slates;\" there are questions in the book that can be answered by following directions and tracing over certain pictorial elements on different pages to form a completed picture that answers the previously posed question; internally, the condition of the book is fine; original wooden stylus is included. The condition of the book is NEAR FINE. No copies located on OCLC\/WorldCat. RARE; and an amazing copy. #000925","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41425439948949,"sku":"000925","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/spinandmartymagicslate0120200223.jpg?v=1636257384"},{"product_id":"the-childs-book-about-birds","title":"The Child's Book About Birds.","description":"(Chapbooks) THE CHILD'S BOOK ABOUT BIRDS. Concord, N.H.: Published by R. Merrill, 1843. FIRST EDITION. 48mo - 3-3\/8\" x 2-5\/16\". Original green paper wrappers string-bound as issued, with titles and decoration printed in black to front wrapper and publisher's advertisement within a decorative border design printed in black to back wrapper for what is a lovely copy of the book; gift inscription on p. [2] of wrappers. 8 pp. The book contains descriptive information on and a woodcut illustration of seven different species of birds: the goosander, falcon, toucan, ostrich, bittern, nightingale and stormy petrel; a title-page woodcut vignette of a rooster brings the total number of woodcuts in the book to nine; very minor spotting\/staining internally for what for the most part is a very fresh and clean copy of the book. The condition of the book is NEAR FINE. Only eight copies located on OCLC\/WorldCat. RARE #000928","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41425446076565,"sku":"000928","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/childsbookaboutbirds0120200502.jpg?v=1636257997"},{"product_id":"the-passionate-child-a-story-about-little-ellen","title":"The Passionate Child: A Story About Little Ellen","description":"(Chapbooks) THE PASSIONATE CHILD: A STORY ABOUT LITTLE ELLEN. New Haven: Published by S. Babcock, circa 1844. 48mo - 3-11\/16\" x 2-1\/8\". Original yellow paper wrappers string-bound as issued, with titles and woodcut within a decorative border, all printed in black to front wrapper and publisher's advertisement within a decorative border, all printed in black to back wrapper with minor soiling\/spotting for what is a nice copy of the book; gift inscription to p. [2] of wrappers. 16 pp. The book tells the story of Little Ellen, a cruel and bad-tempered young girl with the habit of hitting and kicking her nurse when she doesn't get her way. After being punished more than once for her bad behavior, Little Ellen finally realizes she is causing grief and unhappiness to her mother, her nurse and herself, and from then on becomes an obedient and docile child (and who said there was not value in tying up one's misbehaving children?); illustrated with a total of nine woodcuts: one on p.[1] of wrappers, one on title-page and seven illustrating the story within text;  internally with light spotting\/staining. The condition of the book is VERY GOOD. SCARCE #000929","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41425451057301,"sku":"000929","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/passionatechild0120200503.jpg?v=1636258357"},{"product_id":"tales-and-pictures","title":"Tales and Pictures","description":"(Toy Books) TALES AND PICTURES. [London]: [Publisher not identified], circa 1871. 8vo - 9-9\/16\" x 7-1\/8\". Color pictorial stiff paper wrappers, string-bound as issued, with various advertisements on pp. [2-4] of wrappers with no faults to be found for what is a fresh, lovely copy of the book. [18] pp. including wrappers. This is a children's magazine filled with stories and verses about cats and kittens and dolls and toys, all things that would be of interest to a child; illustrated with four beautiful full page chromolithograph, one of which is signed \"N. Culpeper,\" with additional black and white drawings within text; one small area of discoloration in the margin of one of the chromolithographs, otherwise the book is pristine internally. The condition of the book is FINE. No copies located on OCLC\/WorldCat. RARE #000930","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41425454792853,"sku":"000930","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/talesandpictures0120200508.jpg?v=1636258638"},{"product_id":"the-story-of-noahs-ark","title":"The Story of Noah's Ark","description":"Smith, E. Boyd. THE STORY OF NOAH'S ARK; told and pictured by E. Boyd Smith. Boston; New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, (1905). FIRST EDITION (\"Published November 1905\" title-page verso); LATER PRINTING (?). Oblong 4to - 8-3\/8\" x 11-1\/4\". Green cloth covered boards with a large color pictorial paste-on with titles printed in black to front cover with the slightest touches of wear to the head and tail of spine, and to the tips of the corners for what otherwise is a near perfect copy of the book. Original publisher's white paper dust wrapper repeating the design of the book on the front panel and publisher's advertisement for \"Good Books For Small Children\" printed in black to back panel with sizable chips to lower fore edge corner of front panel, head and tail of spine and top edge of back panel; additionally, with several closed tears with old cellophane tape repairs made to the backside of wrapper for what is an amazing survival that has kept the book looking almost as new; later issue dust wrapper as the list of titles on wrapper includes titles published in the 1920's. Pictorial endpapers with previous owner's name written on front paste-down. [56] pp. The biblical story of Noah and the Ark is retold by Smith; illustrated by Smith with twenty-three full page full color drawings, including three double-page drawings, a color illustrated title page and three color vignettes. The condition of the book is NEAR FINE. The condition of the dust wrapper is GOOD. RARE in such nice condition and in the dust wrapper. #000936","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41435940585621,"sku":"000936","price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/storyofnoahsark0120200517.jpg?v=1636515903"},{"product_id":"peregrin-and-the-goldfish-a-picture-book","title":"Peregrin and the Goldfish: A Picture Book","description":"(Seidmann-Freud, Tom) illustrator. PEREGRIN AND THE GOLDFISH: A PICTURE BOOK by Tom Seidmann-Freud. Berlin: Peregrin Press; New York: The Macmillan Company, 1929. FIRST EDITION. Oblong 4to - 9\" x 11-1\/2\". Tan cloth backed color pictorial matte paper covered boards with faint discoloration\/spotting around the edges, one lower fore edge corner bumped and one with minor wear for what is a very beautiful and fresh copy of the book. Plain endpapers with a previous owner's neatly inked signature to FFEP. [25] pp. including [12] full page color illustrations by Seidmann-Freud. The book is a fantasy story about a boy named Peregrin and his pet goldfish, Nickeling. The OCLC listing notes the following from the book's dust jacket: \"Printed in Germany with a story in English made up in America by some children who loved the pictures.\" Inner flap of dust jacket notes that the story is by Alice Dalgliesh of Teachers College, N.Y., based on the original German book titled Die Fischreise, \"its German text told a story in verse too long and complicated for the small children who love the pictures. So Miss Dalgliesh . . . took it to some of her youngest classes, and they told her a story of Peregrin which they really liked. She shaped it into a brief text for these gay pages and it went back to the Peregrin Press to be printed.\" What a great way for a book to be written! Internally the book is fine. The condition of the book is NEAR FINE. SCARCE #000938","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41435988557973,"sku":"000938","price":3400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/peregrinandthegoldfish0120200522.jpg?v=1636516671"},{"product_id":"presentation-card-with-ink-inscription-and-signature-by-beatrix-heelis-potter-including-an-original-pen-and-ink-sketch-of-peter-rabbit","title":"Presentation Card with Ink Inscription and Signature by Beatrix Heelis [Potter] Including an Original Pen and Ink Sketch of Peter Rabbit!!","description":"Potter, Beatrix. PRESENTATION CARD WITH INK INSCRIPTION AND SIGNATURE BY BEATRIX HEELIS [POTTER] INCLUDING AN ORIGINAL PEN AND INK SKETCH OF PETER RABBIT!! Highly sought after signature and inscription, From \"Wm and Beatrix Heelis,\" To \"Christopher and Phyllis Le Fleming, and the young man, from Peter Rabbit, Christmas 1936,\" on an off-white 6\" x 4-1\/4\" presentation sheet, with Potter adding a wonderful small sketch of Peter Rabbit and a trail of winding \"x\" mark footprints. This item is in FINE CONDITION, with one trimmed edge and scattered light foxing. By 1935, the 69-year-old Potter had all but given up her writing career, focusing on her farming and sheep breeding above all else. Despite her weakening eyes and a tremble in her hand, she cheerfully embarked on a new project called The Peter Rabbit Music Books, when the recipient of the card being offered here, the young composer Christopher Le Fleming, approached her with a set of piano pieces he had written that had been inspired by her stories and that were suitable for children. The collaboration between Potter and Le Fleming produced two books, Book I and Book II of the Peter Rabbit Music Books; Potter wrote the forwards and supplied the illustrations for both of these books. THE OFFERED CARD IS A WONDERFUL ASSOCIATION PIECE MADE ALL THE MORE SPECIAL BY THE EXTREMELY RARE PRESENCE OF AN ORIGINAL SKETCH OF PETER RABBIT. Note:  A Letter of Authenticity from PSA\/DNA Authentication Services for this item is included in this offering; also included is a FIRST EDITION copy of THE PETER RABBIT MUSIC BOOKS: BOOK I, in VERY GOOD + condition. #000940","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41436015722645,"sku":"000940","price":15975.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/beatrixpottersignatureandsketch0120200523.jpg?v=1636517125"},{"product_id":"skazka-o-zolotom-pietushkie-the-tale-of-the-golden-cockerel","title":"Skazka o Zolotom Pietushkie [The Tale of the Golden Cockerel]","description":"(Bilibin, Ivan) illustrator. SKAZKA O ZOLOTOM PIETUSHKIE [THE TALE OF THE GOLDEN COCKEREL] by Alexander Pushkin. [St. Petersburg]: [Ekspeditsiia Zagotovleniia Gosudarstvennykh Bumag], 1907. FIRST EDITION. Oblong folio - 10-1\/16\" X 12-7\/8\". Color pictorial beige stiff paper wrappers with the spine covered with light brown paper as issued, with titles printed in black, and decorative border and five medallions printed in black, purple, green, yellow, blue and red to front wrapper, and with titles printed in gray and a decorative medallion featuring the titular fowl printed in gold, blue, green, purple, brown and black to back wrapper; minor wear to the spine cover, most notable at the head and tail, two pinch-creases to spine, a small crease to upper fore edge corner of front wrapper and a very minor wrinkle to upper fore edge corner of back wrapper for what is a lovely copy of the book. Previous owner's name on inside front cover. 11, [1] pp. This Russian language fairy tale by Alexander Pushkin, written in verse, tells the story of Tsar Dadon, who promises an old magician anything he wants, for the services of his golden cockerel to protect his country, but then he reneges on his word when the payment comes due; illustrated by Ivan Bilibin with full color drawings on every page, including four full-page drawings; very minor offsetting internally. The condition of the book is NEAR FINE. SCARCE; especially in such nice condition. #001064","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41727257444501,"sku":"001064","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/goldencockerel.01.20210530.jpg?v=1641157279"},{"product_id":"verwandlungs-abziehbilder-reizend-uberraschung-fur-die-jugend-decalcomanies-magiques-transformation-decals-a-lovely-surprise-for-the-young-magic-decals-four-volumes-nr-28-72-a-b-c-and-d","title":"Verwandlungs-Abziehbilder. Reizend Uberraschung fur die Jugend. Decalcomanies Magiques. [Transformation Decals. A Lovely Surprise for the Young....","description":"(Paper Toys) VERWANDLUNGS-ABZIEHBILDER. REIZEND UBERRASCHUNG FUR DIE JUGEND. DECALCOMANIES MAGIQUES. [TRANSFORMATION DECALS. A LOVELY SURPRISE FOR THE YOUNG. MAGIC DECALS.] (FOUR VOLUMES: NR. 28\/72 A, B, C AND D). [No place]: Globus, circa 1910. Oblong 12mo - 4-7\/16\" x 7-9\/16\". Color pictorial stiff paper wallet-style wrappers with images of small children surrounded by birds, butterflies, flowers, rabbits and toys printed in colors and titles printed in black and red to front wrapper, with light scattered spotting to front wrapper of \"A\", a single small stain to front wrapper and minor soiling to back wrapper of \"B\", a single small abrasion to front wrapper of \"C\" and minor light spotting along spine of front wrapper of \"D\" for what is a lovely set of these German paper toys. Hinged to the inside of each of the four front wrappers is a five panel folded lithograph panorama measuring 3-1\/2\" x 34-3\/8\" printed in black, gold and red containing the titular \"magic decals;\" the translated instructions from the back wrappers: \"cut out the pictures exactly according to the black lines, put them in water for a minute or two, and then on which they should appear. Lightly press the pictures with a soft cloth or blotting paper, slide the paper carefully from left to right and it will pop out a completely different, very pretty, colorful picture.\" The pictures on the lithograph panorama in \"A\" are all of animals, in \"B\" are all of birds, in \"C\" are all of toys, and in \"D\" are all of small children; what colorful pictures these images turn into have remained a secret for over a century; all four books are unused and as issued. The condition of these four antique German paper toys is NEAR FINE. RARE #001065","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41727292899477,"sku":"001065","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/magicdecals.01.20210530.jpg?v=1641158389"},{"product_id":"plaisirs-dhiver-collection-du-petit-artiste","title":"Plaisirs d'Hiver. (Collection du Petit Artiste.\"","description":"Spilliaert, Leon. PLAISIRS D'HIVER. \"COLLECTION DU PETIT ARTISTE.\" Bruxelles: Edition de l'Art Decoratif C. Dangotte, 1918. FIRST (AND ONLY) EDITION; SIGNED BY THE ARTIST; from the limitation page: \"Il a ete imprime de cet album: 100 exemplaires sur japon imperial numerotes a la presse signes par l'auteur. No 11 \/ 'Leon Spilliaert'.\" Folio - 13\" x 9-1\/2\". [iii], plus [10] lithographed plates, loose in original publisher's paper folio as issued. This book contains ten lithographs by the self-taught, visionary Belgian artist, Leon Spilliaert, five in color and five in outline, all featuring children and wintertime scenes, plus a single sheet folded to [4] pp. containing half-title, limitation page, title page and blank page; all items bright and clean for what is a wonderful example of this title. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginal publisher's light brown, textured stiff paper portfolio, with titles stamped in brown and a drawing by Spilliaert printed in black to front cover, publisher's advertisement to inside of back cover, with light scattered spotting to the portfolio. The condition of the ten lithographs is FINE. The condition of the portfolio is NEAR FINE. Only one copy located on OCLC\/WorldCat (The Cotsen copy held by Princeton University Library). RARE #001066","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41727301124245,"sku":"001066","price":7500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/plaisirsdhiver.01.20210611.jpg?v=1641158731"},{"product_id":"the-little-horse-bus","title":"The Little Horse Bus","description":"Greene, Graham. THE LITTLE HORSE BUS; illustrated by Dorothy Craigie. London: Max Parrish, (1952). FIRST EDITION. 8vo - 8-11\/16\" x 7-5\/16\". Red cloth covered boards with decoration stamped in gilt to front cover, and titles stamped in gilt to spine for what is basically a flawless copy of the book. Original publisher's color pictorial priced (8\/6 NET) dust wrapper with minute touches of rubbing to the flap fold corners, a single short closed tear, 1\/2\" long, to the top edge of back panel, and light scattered foxing which is mainly visible on the back flap for what is a nice example of the dust wrapper. 35 pp. Graham Greene's third children's book, coming after \"The Little Fire Engine\" from 1950 and \"The Little Train\" from 1946, which he secretly wrote, but gave the writing credit to Dorothy Craigie. The book tells the story of Mr. Potter, the local grocer who falls on hard times when a new competitor locates right across the street from his store; many adventures ensue and in the end, a change in fortune occurs for Mr. Potter; illustrated in vibrant colors by the same Dorothy Craigie to whom Greene gave the writing credit to for \"The Little Train;\" minor light scattered spotting to front paste-down, first leaf, last two leaves and back paste-down, otherwise internally the book is fine. The condition of the book is NEAR FINE. The condition of the dust wrapper is VERY GOOD +. #001069","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41727321505941,"sku":"001069","price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/littlehorsebus.01.20210612.jpg?v=1641159562"},{"product_id":"rare-1810-uncles-present-new-battledore-jacob-johnson","title":"The Uncle's Present, a New Battledoor [sic]","description":"\u003cp\u003e(Battledores) The Uncle's Present, a New Battledoor [sic]. Philadelphia: Published by Jacob Johnson, 147 Market-Street, [between 1810-1815]. FIRST EDITION. 16mo - 6-7\/16\" x 3-13\/16\". Russet stiff paper self-wrappers, formed like an envelope, with a flap that folds over the fore edge of the book, with upper case alphabet above a central image of sheep by a tree, with numerals  followed by publication information below, and with \"READ, AND BE WISE\" in the upper margin on front wrapper; back wrapper with lower case alphabet above a central image of a horse, with italic lower case alphabet below, and with \"READ, AND BE WISE\" in the upper margin; flap printed with \"COME, READ AND LEARN;\" minor chipping to the paper along the upper edge of back wrapper and a short split to the paper at the tail of the flap fold where the paper wasn't completely glued to the underlying stiff paper wrapper, for what is an extremely bright, clean copy of the book. [6] pp. including wrappers. The book is a twenty-four letter alphabet book (no J or U), illustrated with engravings of street vendors and their particular cries as captions, e.g., A a: Almanack, will you buy an Almanack?; B b: Buy a Broom: Mop, Brush, or hair broom?; C c: Chairs to mend old chairs to mend?; additional publication information printed on inside of flap; clean internally with title flap and final page of alphabet not pasted down to the underlying wrappers. The condition of the book is NEAR FINE. SCARCE, especially in such nice condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e#001102\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41820616261781,"sku":"001102","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/theunclespresent.01.20220116.jpg?v=1642868214"},{"product_id":"rare-1907-deans-rag-book-the-jungle-charles-kingsley-cook","title":"The Jungle (code no. 69)","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e(Wild Animals) The Jungle (code no. 69); illustrated by Charles Kingsley Cook. London: Dean's Rag Book Co., Ltd., between 1907-1919. FIRST EDITION. Oblong 8vo - 7-1\/4\" x 8-3\/4\". [16] butterfly-folded double cloth pages including wrappers. Original publisher's [2] pp. advertising slip laid in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eBound in red cloth-backed color pictorial limp cloth wrappers, sewn as issued. 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In this format, the textile sheets are printed on one side only and folded back-to-back, creating double-thickness pages that provide structural rigidity while remaining flexible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eIllustrations by Charles Kingsley Cook\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eThe color illustrations throughout the volume are the work of Charles Kingsley Cook, an Edwardian painter and illustrator who provided designs for several of Dean's early textile books. Cook’s compositions cover the full surface of the cloth pages, depicting a variety of exotic fauna including a \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"297\"\u003ecamel, ostriches, a monkey, pelicans, and a giraffe\u003c\/b\u003e. 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A current global institutional census via WorldCat locates \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"275\"\u003eonly two copies in institutional holdings worldwide\u003c\/b\u003e: one in the \u003cstrong\u003ePrinceton University Library\u003c\/strong\u003e and one in the \u003cstrong\u003eAuckland Libraries\u003c\/strong\u003e network.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"13\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"13\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA RARE AND COMPLETELY UNWASHED SURVIVAL, ESPECIALLY SCARCE IN THIS FINE, UNCOMMONLY PRESERVED CONDITION.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e#001108\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41856303497365,"sku":"001108","price":475.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/thejungle.01.20220123.jpg?v=1643433923"},{"product_id":"rare-1908-babys-abc-deans-rag-book-david-brett","title":"Baby's A.B.C. 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This copy of \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"16\" data-index-in-node=\"203\"\u003eBaby's A.B.C.\u003c\/i\u003e (Code No. 80) features a \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"16\" data-index-in-node=\"242\"\u003e\"butterfly fold\" construction\u003c\/b\u003e, where the linen leaves are printed on one side and bound back-to-back to simulate the structural rigidity of a traditional board book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"17\"\u003eThe volume is an alphabet object book illustrated under the pseudonym David Brett by Eugenie Richards, a prolific early designer for the firm. Each letter is paired with a corresponding noun and graphic depiction (e.g., \"A stands for Anchor. B stands for Ball. C stands for Circus\"). 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