[Rarebooks] FS: 10 Scarce Children's Books

Thu Jan 5 14:37:36 EST 2006

1.  ASBJORNSEN, P. C.  FOLKE OG HULDRE EVENTYR: NORSKE KUNSTNERES 
BILLEDUDGAVE. Kristiania og Kobenhavn: Hundredaarsudgaven, 1911/1914. 
Illustrated by one color plate in each volume, and b&w illustrations 
throughout contents of both. 2 volumes. Half leather with gilt 
embossed lettering and design at spine, with gilt embossed design on 
green cloth. 4to. [240/302 pgs] Near fine. Minor shelf wear at 
leather extremities, spines lightly sunned. Contents are clean and 
tight. Gorgeous books.  $450.00 {93872}

2.  BURGESS, GELETT.  BURGESS NONSENSE BOOK, THE. New York: Frederick 
A. Stokes Company, 1901. Illustrated by "A million heart-rending 
illustrations by the author". Second edition. Brown pictorial paper 
covered boards with a brown cloth back with gilt titling. 8vo. [239 
pgs] Very good. Including the "Purple Cow" with Forty Odd Nonsense 
Quatrains, The "Chewing Gum Man" Epics, the "Gerrish" Ghost Stories, 
Poems of Patagonia and etc...Printed on very heavy paper. The binding 
is intact and the contents complete, but weak at inner hinges.  Some 
edge wear to boards.  Otherwise clean and contents are still tight. 
$125.00 {92134}

3.  BURGESS, THORNTON. W.  BOWSER THE HOUND. Boston: Little, Brown 
and Company, April, 1920. Illustrated by eight color plates by 
Harrison Cady. First edition. Green cloth with embossed design and 
titling in green and yellow at cover and spine with pictorial 
paste-down at front cover. 8vo. [206 pgs] Near fine. Previous owner's 
signature at ffep.  Very bright and sound.  $125.00 {92133}

4.  BURGESS, THORNTON. W.  HAPPY JACK. Boston: Little, Brown and 
Company, 1918. Illustrated by eight color plates by Harrison Cady. 
First edition. Green cloth with embossed design and titling in green 
and yellow at cover and spine with pictorial paste-down at front 
cover. 8vo. [204 pgs] Near fine. Previous owner's signature at ffep. 
Binding slightly cocked.  Otherwise contents are bright and sound. 
$125.00 {92131}

5.  ENGLISH, HARRIET.  CONVERSATIONS AND AMUSING TALES OFFERED TO THE 
PUBLICK FOR THE YOUTH OF GREAT BRITAIN. Picadilly: Hatchard, 1799. 
Illustrated by 12 small vignette oval aquatints . 4to. [[ii]-xi, [3], 
385, [7] pgs] Missing frontis. Original binding but very worn. 
Dampstain affecting first three leaves. Owner's contemporary charming 
bookplate and signature. Dedicated to Princess Amelia, George III's 
youngest daughter. List of subscribers at rear. Abbey. Life, 439. 
$425.00 {70726}

6.  FORD, LAUREN.  LITTLE BOOK ABOUT GOD, THE. Garden City, NY: 
Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1934. Illustrated by delightful 
color vignettes throughout, end-papers with color angels & animals, 
also includes an original color drawing of an angel signed by Lauren 
Ford tipped-in at second free end-paper . First edition. Red crushed 
morocco with a gilt embossed angel and titling to the front cover, 
raised bands and gilt embossed stars at spine, gilt dentelles; signed 
by The French Binders, Garden City NY. Signed by the author/artist. 
12mo. Near fine. Leather is lightly rubbed at front hinge of spine. 
Otherwise in fine condition.  Beautiful little book.  $450.00 {91891}

7.  FRYER, JANE. EAYRE.  MARY FRANCES GARDEN BOOK OR ADVENTURES AMONG 
THE GARDEN PEOPLE, THE. Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company, 1916. 
Illustrated by William F. Zwirner with color vignettes to every page; 
Also includes five cut-outs . First edition. Green patterned cloth 
with pictorial paste down and gilt titling at the spine housed in a 
custom folding box. 8vo. [378 pgs] Near fine/none/Near fine. Very 
nice illustrated book. Complete. Previous owner's signature at 
illustrated end-paper. Two small light stains on spine, small 
puncture at rear hinge. Otherwise very clean and sound.  $175.00 
{92176}

8.  GREENAWAY, KATE.  ALMANACK FOR 1889. IN RARE DUST JACKET. London: 
George Routledge & Sons, 1888. First edition. Pictorial paper-covered 
boards. 10 x 7 1/2 cm. Near fine/Near fine. Unpaginated. Very scarce 
in original glassine dust jacket. Ladies having tea on front board 
and little girls playing on rear board. Front flyleaf separated from 
text block but intact and forming whole with pastedown. Minor rubbing 
to corners. Tiny ink spot to rear flyleaf and owner's inscription. 
Bright, clean, lovely.  $350.00 {72474}

9.  GREENAWAY, KATE.  UNDER THE WINDOW ; PICTURES & RHYMES FOR 
CHILDREN. New York and London: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd., n.d.. 
Later edition. Slim 8vo. [56 pgs] Very good. This delightfully 
illustrated book of verse will be a great addition to the collector 
of children's books library.  It is profusely illustrated throughout 
the 56 pages of 44 poems and rhymes, with color vignettes.  I have 
included a sample of the illustrations (see photo).  The pictorial 
paper-covered boards are in very good condition with minor shelf wear 
to the edges.  All edges are green.  The spine is cloth with black 
lettering and design.  The first free end paper is inscribed in 
pen...from Grandma, 1945.  The title page has the number 314.243 
listed where the published date is generally printed.  $85.00 {71631}

10.  GREENAWAY, KATE, (ILLUSTRATOR) TAYLOR, JANE AND ANN.  LITTLE 
ANN. IN RARE DUST JACKET. London: Frederick Warne, (1909). 
Illustrated by Kate Greenaway. First as such edition. 8vo. [64 pgs] 
Near fine/Very good. Retains original unprinted tissue dust jacket, 
which has some chips to edges and has since been covered with mylar 
protector. Scarce in dust jacket<BR> <A 
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$95.00 {52924}
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