Countess of Huntingdon’s Hymnal Dated 1802

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: Religious Pre 1837 VR: item #193323
BYB

Wonderful edition of the hymnal titled “A select collection of hymns, to be universally sung in all the Countess of Huntingdon’s chapels. Collected by her ladyship.” Printed by C. Corall – the flyleaf lists places to purchase the hymnal, including “the back of Mr. Whitefield’s Chapel.” Selina, Countess of Huntingdon (1707-91), was married to the 9th Earl of Huntingdon, whose sister introduced her to Methodist ideas. She chose George Whitefield (1714-70), a charismatic preacher who had been bann... Click for details

BOOK JOHNNY CROW'S GARDEN.SIGNED BY L.LESLIE BROOKE.1st

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: Children Pre 1910: item #193278

Johnny Crow's Garden. A Picture Book Drawn By L. Leslie Brooke. London & New York: Frederick Warne & Co., 1903. Small 4to. Original red paper covered boards with color pictorial label on upper cover. Cloth spine, beveled edges. Color pictorial endpapers. Eight full-page color and numerous black and white illustrations. A PRESENTATION COPY inscribed by the author/illustrator to a fellow illustrator, J. R. Monsell. Some staining and wear to the covers and darkened spine but, still, a very desirabl... Click for details

1851 Maine School Book – Town’s Third Reader

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: Children Pre 1900: item #189009
B97

This 1851 educational text was published by the Sanborn & Carter Company of Portland, Maine. Authored by Salem Town, L.L.D., this revised edition from the original published in 1848 is touted as, “A reader designed for the middle class pupils of our public schools, embracing full and important exercises in elocution and articulation.”!

Hardcover, 288 pages; Good condition: Minimal foxing, no tears, tight binding, corne... Click for details

1866 School Book National Third Reader

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: Children Pre 1900: item #189003
B75

This 1866 educational text was published by the A. S. Barnes Company of New York City. Authored by Richard Greene Parker and J. Madison Watson, it is touted as, “A simple, comprehensive, and practical treatise on elocution; numerous and progressive exercises in reading and recitation; with copious notes, and a full supplementary index.” It is supplemented with numerous black and white line drawings throughout!

Hardcove... Click for details

Feats On The Fiord.Martineau.Artzybasheff

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: Children Pre 1930: item #186751

Feats On The Fiord. (By Harriet) Martineau. Illustrated By Boris Artzybasheff. New York: Macmillan Co., 1924. 8vo. Bound in blue cloth with pictorial stamping in dark blue and gilt. Gilt-lettered spine. Illustrated endpapers. Full color frontispiece and black and white illustrations by Artzybasheff. Each page has purple decorative borders. In fine condition. First edition. A wonderful collection of Norse tales with Art Deco illustrations.

CRANFORD.(Elizabeth)GASKELL.HUGH THOMSON COLOR ILLUS

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings Pre 1910: item #184286

CRANFORD. By Mrs. Gaskell. With An Introduction By Anne Thackeray Ritchie. With Illustrations In Colour By Hugh Thomson. London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1907. A PUBLISHER'S PRESENTATION COPY with an embossed presentation stamp on title-page. Bound in three-quarter blue morocco by ROOT. Marbled sides and endpapers. The spine gilt-tooled in six compartments. All edges gilt. Red silk marker. With numerous illustrations by Hugh Thomson. A fine copy.

BOOK.RENASCENCE. WALTER CRANE ILLUSTRATOR. LTD ED.1891

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings Pre 1900: item #182945

Renascence. A Book Of Verse. By Walter Crane. London: Elkin Matthews, 1891. Small 8vo. Original boards with printed paper label on spine. Uncut and untrimmed. Numerous black and white illustrations by Walter Crane. An edition limited to 350 copies. This is #117. Printed by C. Whittingham at The Chiswick Press. A fine copy.

BOOK.TWO LITTLE RABBITS. DALRYMPLE. EDINBURGH 1872.

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: Children Pre 1900: item #182939

(Cover title) Two Little Rabbits Or The Sad Story Of Whitetail. (Title-page) The Sad Story Of Whitetail. Drawn and Written By G.A.E. Dalrymple. Edinburgh: Edmonston & Douglas, 1872. 16mo. Glazed paper covered boards. Rebound and rebacked. Yellow endpapers. Seven full-page black and white illustrations and title-page vignette by the author. A scarce 19th century Scottish imprint. Not in Osborne. A moral tale with sad consequences for a disobedient rabbit - it pre-dates Potter's tale having the s... Click for details

The Mary Frances Story Book. First Edition.

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: Children Pre 1930: item #182920

The Mary Frances Story Book. Or Adventures Among The Story People. By Jane Eayre Fryer. Illustrated By Edwin John Prittie. Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., (1921). 4to. Blue cloth with gilt-lettered spine. Color pictorial illustration by Clara M. Burd on the front cover. Illustrated endpapers. Four full-page color illustrations and numerous full-page illustrations in black and white with color accents. Decorative initials in red. A fine copy. First edition.

Treasure Book Of Children's Verse.Illustrated

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: Children Pre 1920: item #182906

The Treasure Book Of Children's Verse. Arranged By Mabel and Lillian Quiller-Couch. Illustrated In Colour By M. Etheldreda Gray. New York: Hodder & Stoughton, no date (1915). Thick 4to. Pictorial cloth stamped in gilt. Decorated endpapers. Twenty beautiful tipped-in color illustrations by M. Etheldreda Gray. The illustrations are mounted on heavy gray paper. A wonderful anthology of children's poems. A fine copy.