BOOK. THE TALE OF COCK ROBIN. COLOR ILLUS. C.1920's

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: Children Pre 1930: item #771375

THE TALE OF COCK ROBIN. ILLUSTRATED BY SIX COLOR PLATES AND NUMEROUS BLACK AND WHITE DRAWINGS. 0906-Fairy Tale Series. New York: Charles E. Graham & Co., no date. Circa 1920's. Oblong 16mo measuring 5 1/4" by 9 1/4". Pictorial boards in color. Spine ends worn and contents shaken otherwise very good.

BOOK. MILITARY HEROES. HAND-COLORED ENGRAVINGS. C.1825

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: Children Pre 1837 VR: item #771270

MILITARY HEROES THAT HAVE DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES DURING THE LATE WARS. EMBELLISHED WITH EQUESTRIAN PORTRAITS. London: R. Miller, no date (circa 1825). 16mo (5 1/2" by 3 1/2"). Original marbled boards with roan leather spine. The contents include a hand-colored title page and thirteen plates all printed from copperplate engravings. The Military Heroes are shown mounted on their horses and include: Frederick, Duke of York; Leopold, Prince of Saxe-Coburg; Emperor Alexander of Russia; King of Prus... Click for details

BOOK. CINDERELLA. HAND-COLORED PLATES. 1858

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: Children Pre 1900: item #771079

CINDERELLA, or THE LITTLE GLASS SLIPPER. WITH THIRTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY M.J.R. London: Nelson & Sons, MDCCCLVIII (1858). Printed by Thomas Harrild. 4to. Pictorial boards. All decorative borders, vignettes, initial letters, or illustrations, have been hand-colored (as issued) with water-colors. Spine chipped and contents shaken but overall in acceptable condition. The book measures 9 inches by 7 3/4 inches.

SIMPLE SIMON.ILLUSTRATED IN COLOR & GILT by MARCUS WARD

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: Children Pre 1900: item #771076

SIMPLE SIMON. MARCUS WARD'S ROYAL ILLUMINATED NURSERY STORIES. Edinburgh: W.P.NIMMO, no date. Circa 1860. 16pp including wrappers. Color pictorial wrappers measuring 6 1/2 by 7 3/4 inches. The contents are loose from the covers. This classic nursery rhyme is illustrated with four full page illustrations in full colors with gilt.

BOOK. ZEBROLOGY by H.A. REY (Creator of Curious George)

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: Children Pre 1940: item #771026

ZEBROLOGY. By H. A. REY. London: Chatto & Windus, no date (1937). Measures 5 1/2 by 7 1/4 inches. Glazed pictorial wrappers with cord attachment. Full color illustrations by Rey. A story without words offering an explanation as to the origin of ZEBRAS! The pictures are self-explanatory. Ink inscription on back cover otherwise in very good condition. A rare and early work by H.A.Rey whose most famous creation is the mischievous CURIOUS GEORGE.

BOOK POLLYANNA GROWS UP. ELEANOR H PORTER. 1st ED. 1915

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: Children Pre 1920: item #770763

POLLYANNA GROWS UP. The Second Glad Book. By Eleanor H. Porter. Illustrated by H. Weston Taylor. Boston: The Page Co., MDCCCCXV (1915). 8vo. Gilt decorated green moire silk cloth. Spine faded to brown. Five black and white half-tone illustrations by H. Weston Taylor. The second "Pollyanna" book following on the enormous success of the now CLASSIC "Pollyanna". Ink inscription on front free endpaper otherwise a very good copy. FIRST EDITION.

KATE GREENAWAY.DAME WIGGINS OF LEE.CAT BOOK 1885 1st ED

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: Children Pre 1900: item #770756

DAME WIGGINS OF LEE, and Her Seven Wonderful Cats. A Humourous Tale. Written Principally by a Lady of Ninety. Edited, With Additional Verses by John Ruskin....and with New Illustrations by KATE GREENAWAY. Sunnyside, Orpington, Kent: George Allen, 1885. 12mo. Original pictorial gilt decorated brown cloth covers. Illustrated in black and white with 22 illustrations including frontispiece and illustration on title (4 by Kate Greenaway pps. 3, 4, 8, 9). Greenaway supplied four drawings to accompany ... Click for details

Allen Ginsberg, Reality Sandwiches, 1963

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings Pre 1970: item #770688
RP4

Ginsberg, Allen, Reality Sandwiches. City Lights, San Francisco 1963. Second printing. Number 18 in the Pocket Poets Series. Soft cover. Good condition.

The Children of the Sea by Joseph Conrad 1887 1st ed

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: Fiction Pre 1900: item #769803
6387

The Children of the Sea by Joseph Conrad 1887 1st ed. New York Dodd, Mead and Co 1897. First edition hard cover with 217 pages bound in blue pictoral cloth. Originally published under the title of "The Nigger of the Narcissus." The binding is a little loose from use. Measures 5 and three quarter inches by 6 and three quarter inches tall. Shipping extra. Connecticut residents and buyers picking up in Connecticut add 6% state sales tax. Buyers outside the USA are responsible for any taxes,tariffs ... Click for details

BASEBALL IN ROARING TWENTIES...FACTS, STORIES, PHOTOS

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: History Pre 1990: item #768438
041108

THE LIVELY BALL...

"During the roaring 20's, the men who played the game mirrored the nation-brainy and strong, reckless and carefree, fearlessly honest and shamelessly crooked.

Copyright: 1989, James Cox, Redefinition Books.

190 pages of photos, stories, anecdotes, f... Click for details