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THBLarge Collection of Early Children's Books/First Editions
Lot 456
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Bidsquare : Fine Books, Maps, and Manuscripts
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An auction featuring an impressive collection of books and maps, including several notable cartographic depictions of California as an island, first editions of notable books including Sir Richard Burton’s “1001 Nights,” and a page from the Nuremberg Chronicle. Revere Auctions info@revereauctions.com
An auction featuring an impressive collection of books and maps, including several notable cartographic depictions of California as an island, first editions of notable books including Sir Richard Burton’s “1001 Nights,” and a page from the Nuremberg Chronicle. Revere Auctions info@revereauctions.com
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Large group of early children's books, including several first editions. Christopher Morley (1890-1957), “Where the Blue Begins,” Doubleday, Page & Company, New York, 1922; Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924), “Two Little Pilgrims’ Progress, A Story of the City Beautiful,” Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York, 1895. first edition; John Groth (b. 1908), “Studio: Europe,” The Vanguard Press, New York, 1945. Introduction by Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961); Harry Golding, F.R.G.S, “The Wonder Book of Ships,” Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, 1927. 13th edition; Munro Leaf (1905-1976), “Wee Gillis,” The Viking Press, New York, 1938; Kenneth Mahood (b. 1930), “The Laughing Dragon,” Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York, 1970; Robert Browning (1812-1889), “The Pied Piper of Hamelin,” Frederick Warne and Co., London and New York. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway. Originally published in 1842, this edition unknown. Spine is in poor condition; Robert Heitmann, “The Man in the Red Flannel Suit,” Golden Press, New York, 1959; Henry L. Stephens (1824-1882) and Gaston Fay, “Mother Goose’s Melodies for Children, or Songs for the Nursery,” Hurd and Houghton, New York, 1869. First edition. Illustrations by Stephens and Fay. Binding is ripped on first page; William Rossa Cole (1919-2000), “The Birds and the Beasts Were There,” The World Publishing Company, Cleveland and New York, 1963. First edition. Woodcuts by Helen Siegl (1924-2009); Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), “Fairy Tales,” The Orion Press, New York, 1958; Christianna Brand (1907-1988), “Naughty Children,” E. P. Dutton & Co., New York, 1963. First edition. Illustrations by Edward Ardizzone (1900-1979); Johnny Gruelle (1880-1938), “Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Nice Fat Policeman,” Johnny Gruelle Company, New York, 1942. First Edition; Howard R. Garis (1873-1962), “Uncle Wiggily and His Friends,” Platt & Munk, New York, 1939. Binding is loose.; “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1938. Illustrated by Walt Disney (1901-1966). First edition, rare. Some damage to spine; Ruth Krauss (1901-1993), “The Carrot Seed,” Scholastic Book Services, New York, 1945. Pen, pencil, and crayon markings and doodles. Very worn book; Kate Greenaway (1846-1901) and Edmund Evans (1826-1905), “Under the Window, Pictures and Rhymes for Children” George Routledge & Sons, New York, 1878. First edition. Silas Weir Mitchell (1829-1914), “The Wonderful Stories of Fuz-Buz the Fly and Mother Grabem the Spider,” J. B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia, 1867. Binding and corners slightly damaged; William Steig (1907-2003), “The Lonely Ones,” Duell Sloan and Pearce, New York, 1942. Books spin label detached; Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899), “Ragged Dick Series. Fame and Fortune; or The Progress of Richard Hunter,” Loring, Boston, 1868. Front, binding, back covers are missing. Title page torn, some pencil markings, handle with care; Horatio Alger, Jr., “Rufus and Rose; or The Fortunes of Rough and Ready,” Loring, Boston, 1870. Book, binding, and spine is a little worn; Horatio Alger, Jr., “,Ragged Dick Series. Mark the Matchbox; or Richard Hunter’s Ward,” Loring, Boston, 1899. Binding is a little loose, spine has a little worn; Angelo Patri (1876-1965), “Pinocchio in America,” Doubleday, Doran & Company, inc., New York, 1930; Annie Fellows Johnston (1863-1931), “The Little Colonel Stories,” L. C. Page & Company, Boston, 1904. Illustrated by Etheldred B. Barry; W. H. Auden (1907-1946), “The Dyer’s Hand and other Essays,” Random House, New York, 1962. First edition; Padraic Colum (1881-1972), “The Boy Apprenticed to an Enchanter,” The Macmillan Company, New York, 1920. Illustrated by Dugald Stewart Walker. First edition; Alf Prøysen (1914-1970), “Mrs. Pepperpot’s Outing,” Pantheon Books, New York, 1970. Illustrated by Björn Berg; Unknown author, “The Cost of Revenge; or Dirty Dick and His Dog Bones; and other stories,” Kessinger Publishing, London. Torn first page; Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856-1923), “The Birds’ Christmas Carol,” Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston and New York, 1888. First edition; Kate Douglas Wiggin, “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm,” Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston and New York, 1903. Spine is ripped and a little worn; Lois Lenski (1893-1974), “Spinach Boy,” Frederick A. Stokes Co., New York, 1930. One ripped off page. Binding is quite loose; William O. Stoddard (1835-1925), “The First Cruiser Out,” Herbert S. Stone and Company, Chicago and New York, 1898; T. M. O, “Adventures of a Green Dragon,” Auburn Publishing Co., New York, 1908. Binding is loose; Willard B. Canopy (1931-2011), “The High School Stunt Show and Carnival,” T. S. Denison & Company, Minneapolis, 1929; Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927), “Three Men on Wheels,” Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, 1900. Illustrations by Harrison Fisher; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), “The Seaside and the Fireside,” Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, Boston, 1850. First edition; Louise Chandler Moulton (1835-1908), “New Bed-Time Stories,” Roberts Brothers, Boston, 1880. Cloth is ripped on spine; Crockett Johnson (1906-1975), “Barnaby and Mr. O’Malley,” Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1944. First edition. Includes pencil note on first page, and post card note.
SKU: 01948
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