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ABC Book THE ARMY ABC
NY Sam'l Gabriel Sons 1911 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Good
12pp; illustrated throughout, including four pages in full color. Cover wear, few archival repairs; all text and pictures are present and complete. Inscribed on the back cover: "A merry Xmas to Loren / from Aunt Kitt & Uncle John / 6 yrs old, 1919." 14.5" x 7.5" This curious gift to a six-year-old child at the end of World War I contains an alphabet keyed to American military subjects: "...R is for Rough Riders, with guns at their side, On spirited broncos, you'll see them all ride....Z is for Zouave, in Arab dress queer, who served in our Army and never knew fear."
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100.00 USD
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Baker, Virginia A LITTLE NEW ENGLAND VIKING
Dansville, NY F.A. Owen 1905 First Edition Soft cover Very Good
31pp; full-page and text illustrations; light wear to paper cover. 7.25" x 5" Drama for young readers, based on Eric the Red, Leif Erikson, et al, with information on the Norse lifestyle.
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10.00 USD
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Beecher, A.P., photographer TWO CABINET CARD PHOTOS OF LITTLE GIRLS IN TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY OUTFITS
Wilmington, DE A.P. Beecher, Photographer 1890 Very Good
Full-length portraits. The little girls (4 or 5 years old) are posed, each resting an arm on a table covered in tapestry cloth, flanked by a drapery. One wears a dress with leg o'mutton sleeves and inset bodice; her blonde hair is done in bangs with a side curl. The other girl wears a sombre dark dress and headpiece; her dark hair is curly and she carries a basket. 6.5" x 4.25" Charming.
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30.00 USD
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Brandt, Keith INDIAN FESTIVALS
Mahwah, NJ Troll 1985 First Edition Original wraps Very Good
30pp; color illus in text in George Guzzi. This young reader's guide to basic Native American religious festivals includes Sun Dance, Green Corn Dance, etc. 8.5" x 6"
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10.00 USD
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Children's Books PRINCETON UNIVERSITY LIBRARY CHRONICLE: Volume 59, No. 2, Winter 1998.
Princeton, NJ Princeton University Library 1998 First Edition Original Wraps Fine
120pp; 26 illustrations. This issue comprises four papers: "Mr. Gobwin and His Interesting Little Books..." by Brian Alderson; "...Defining Children's Literature" by Ruth Bottigheimer; "...Early American Children's Books at Princeton" by Dale Roylance; "The First London Cries for Children" by Sean Shesgreen and David Bywaters.
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10.00 USD
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Coatsworth, Elizabeth THEY WALK IN THE NIGHT
NY W.W. Norton 1969 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Good Jacket Signed
64pp; full-page and text illustrations by Stefan Martin. Corner clipped from front flap of dust jacket. 7.25" x 9" This allegorical children's book tells of a white girl's river voyage through Africa, her capture by tribesmen, and her rescue by one of them. Signed on the half-title by Stefan Martin, wood engraver.
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25.00 USD
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Howard, Dale FOLK GUITAR FOR CHILDREN
NY Bourne 1967. 1967 1st Edition Soft cover
Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12" x 9" 32pp Contains lyrics, melody lines, and chord symbols for 52 traditional children's songs from around the world. First Edition. Binding is original wraps.
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15.00 USD
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Kellogg, W.K., publisher KELLOGG'S FUNNY JUNGLELAND: Moving Pictures.
Battle Creek, MI W.K. Kellogg 1909 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Very Good
9pp; illustrated throughout in full color. The interior pages are cut into six flaps so that the reader, by turning the flaps, can change the composition of the pictures. Each half page contains three pictures of costumed animals at various activities: Blowing Bubbles; At Singing School; Jungle Queen; Dancing; Automobiling; Roller Skating; &c. 10.75" x 8" An amusing, anthropomorphic flap-transformation book.
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40.00 USD
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Kerbey, Major J.O. THE BOY SPY
Chicago M.A. Donohue 1890 Reprint Pictorial Cloth Very Good
First published in 1889. pp: 557, 27 ads; frontispiece and 32 full-page illus on text stock. 8.75" x 6" x 2.75" thick. Nevins I:117--"A thoroughly unreliable account of one thrilling episode after another ... designed for young readers."
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25.00 USD
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Longley, Elias FERST AMERIKAN REDER
Cincinnati Longley & Co. 1865 Copyright 1857 Cloth-backed pictorial boards Very Good
60pp; woodcut vignettes. 6.75" x 4.5" Based on a phonetic alphabet devised by the author, who notes: "The shortest way to learn to read romantically is to learn to read phonetically first."
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125.00 USD
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Near, Holly THE GREAT PEACE MARCH [signed]
NY Henry Holt 1993 0805019413 / 9780805019414 2nd printing Hardcover Fine Fine Jacket Lisa Desimini Signed
32pp; color illus throughout. Inscribed "To Brian" and signed by Holly Near in bold, black ink on the red front endpaper. In 1986, hundreds of people walked across the US in the Great Peace March for Nuclear Disarmament. 10.25" x 8.25".
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25.00 USD
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Pratt, Waldo S., editor ST. NICHOLAS SONGS
NY Century 1885 First Edition Original Cloth Very Good
190pp; illustrations in text; spine ends and tips rubbed. Contains lyrics and music to 112 songs contributed by American and English composers of the day. 12.5" x 9" Titles include: An April Girl; Billy Buttercup; Chanticleer; An Easter Carol; Going to the Fair; I Had A Little Pony; Marjorie's Almanac; Riding on the Rail; Punkydoodle and Jollapin; and 103 more.
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75.00 USD
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Reynolds, Malvina CHEERFUL TUNES FOR LUTES AND SPOONS: Youngish Songs by Malvina Reynolds
Berkeley Schroder Music (1970). 1970 1st Edition Soft cover
Pictorial covers and contents in very good condition. 12" x 9" 42pp Contains lyrics, melody lines, piano accompaniment, and chord symbols to 23 original songs. A two-page foreword by Malvina and a group photo precede the music. Titles include: Griddle Cakes; Beetle Bottle Bush; The Girls from the Oyster House; Kennebunkport; When Papa Plays Accordion; Funny Bug Basin; and 17 more. Illustrated by illus by Jodi Robbins. First Edition. Binding is original wraps.
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35.00 USD
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