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List of Scarce and Rare Children's Books
Last Updated April 23, 2008
1. Amalgamated Press, Ltd.. CHUMS,
1931-1932. London, Amalgamated Press, Ltd.: 1931.
832 pages. Large red pictorial binding, with illustration of a cowboy with
lariat riding a bucking horse. Shelf wear and some soiling to the binding. Front
hinge is slightly shaken. Binding is tight. This is a boys adventure annual.
There are many short stories and a couple of color plates, with one fold-out. A
very nice book. $60.00
2. Amalgamated Press, Ltd.. CHUMS
ANNUAL, 1932-1933 London, Amalgamated Press, Ltd.:
1932. 832 pages. Large red pictorial binding, with illustration of a cowboy with
lariat riding a bucking horse. Shelf wear and some soiling to the binding. Front
hinge is slightly shaken. Binding is tight. This is a boys adventure annual.
There are many short stories and a couple of color plates, with one fold-out. A
very nice book. $60.00
3. Anstey, F. PALEFACE
AND REDSKIN AND OTHER STORIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. New
York, P. Appleton: Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners, else near VG. Beautiful
pictorial binding. $25.00
4. Brown, Emma E. FLOCK
OF PIGEONS AND OTHER STORIES. Boston, D. Lothrop
& Company: 1880. Spine and edges shelf-worn, with some fraying to edges. Pictorial
paper over boards. Some of the paper on spine is chipped. Corners rubbed and
worn. Former owner's small bookplate inside front cover. Beautiful color
lithograph illustration on front cover. $15.00
5. Burgess, Thornton W. THE
NEATNESS OF BOBBY COON. Illustrated by Harrison Cady. Racine,
Wisconsin, Whitman: 1927. Pictorial paper over boards. Spine mostly chipped
away. Scuffing and rubbing to covers. The text block is held in place to the
hinges by Scotch tape. Pages are tight and clean, with no marks or tears. A
scarce and early Thornton W. Burgess title. $10.00
6. Defoe, Daniel. THE
LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE. Illustrated in color by W. B. Robinson. New
York, Frederick A. Stokes: ca. 1913. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners,
else G+. Some soiling to binding. Beautiful pictorial binding. With 16
full-page color plates. $30.00
7. Gordon, Elizabeth. MOTHER EARTH'S CHILDREN: THE FROLICS OF THE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Beautifully illustrated by M.T. Ross. Chicago, P. F. Volland: 1914. 95 pages. This book is still in the rare original publisher's box. Some wear and light soiling to the box. The box has preserved the book nicely. Slight shelf wear and light soiling to the covers. A bright and clean copy. Beautifully illustrated by M.T. Ross. $100.00
8. Graham & Matlack. OUR
PETS ABC: A PICTURE ALPHABET BOOK FOR LITTLE FOLKS. New
York, Graham & Matlack: 40 pages. No date of publication, but appears to be
1890's. Pictorial paper over board covers and cloth spine. Shelf wear and
rubbing to spine and corners, with the corners rubbed through and some paper
pulled and rubbed away. Woodcut illustrations. $30.00
9. Gruelle, Johnny. LITTLE
SUNNY STORIES: THE SINGING THREAD, THE WAY TO FAIRYLAND, MRS. GOODLUCK CRICKET. New
York, P. F. Volland: 1919. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine and corners.
First edition. A couple of small chips to paper spine. Binding tight and pages
clean. $35.00
10. Henty, G.A. WITH
MOORE AT CORUNNA. London, Blackie & Son Ltd.:
ca. 1900. 384 pages. Slight shelf wear to the spine and corners. Beautiful
condition. Pictorial green cloth covers. Very slight dulling to titles on spine
and front cover. Hinges tight and text block sound. Appears to have been
published ca. 1900. $35.00
11. Herr, Charlotte. THE
UNSELFISH PIG. Chicago, P. F. Volland: 1913. Shelf
wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Delightfully illustrated in color. A very
nice and clean copy. $35.00
12. Herr, Charlotte B. HOW
PUNKY DUNK HELPED OLD PRINCE. Chicago, P. F.
Volland: 1913. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners with quite a bit of
wear to spine. Some tears to the paper spine. The text block is pulling away
from the staple binding, but still holding. $25.00
13. Herr, Charlotte B. HOW
FRECKLE FROG MADE HERSELF PRETTY. Chicago, P. F.
Volland: 1913. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Some soiling to the
covers. Binding is tight and pages are clean. Overall a nice copy of this
vintage children's book. Color illustrated front cover. $30.00
14. Herr, Charlotte B. THE
WISE MAMMA GOOSE. Chicago, P. F. Volland: 1913.
Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Slight soiling to the covers. The
text block is nearly pulled away from the staple binding. $25.00
15. Herr, Charlotte B. THE BEE WHO WOULD NOT WORK. Chicago, P. F. Volland: 1913. Slight shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Slight soiling to the covers. $35.00
16. Jackson, Margot. FUN
FOR STAY IN BED DAYS: GAMES, TRICKS, STUNTS, RIDDLES, TEASERS, MIX-UPS, CIPHERS,
ILLUSIONS, MAZES, ANAGRAMS, PUZZLES. Akron, Ohio,
Saalfield: 1938. Shelf wear, else VG in edge-worn dust jacket with chips &
small tears. Page 29 has some coloring. $25.00
17. Johnson, Burges. PLEASANT
TRAGEDIES OF CHILDHOOD. Illustrated by F.Y. Cory. New
York, Harper & Brothers: 1905. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped. Some soiling
to binding. Scarce and whimsical children's book. $48.00
18. Maeterlink, Maurice (John Martin). OUR
FRIEND THE DOG. Adapted for Childred by John Martin. Illustrated by Seddie
Aspell. New York, Dodd, Mead & Co: 1924. Shelf
wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Front cover is slightly bowed outward. A
beautiful copy, clean and bright. $45.00
19. Mayhew, Ralph. THE
BUBBLE BOOK: SINGING BY TOM, THE PIPER'S SON, MARY AND HER LITTLE LAMB, JADK AND
JILL. Harper & Brothers: 1917. Shelf wear and
rubbing to spine and corners. Covers bowed outward. Includes all 3 original
records in the sleeves. One of the sleeves is torn, but record still inside of
it. $25.00
20. Mayhew, Ralph. THIRD
BUBBLE BOOK SINGING GAMES: SINGING BY MISS JENNIA JONES, THE FARMER IN THE DELL,
LAZY MARY. New York, Harper & Brothers: 1918.
Shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Covers bowed outward. Includes all
3 original records in the sleeves. $30.00
21. Parker, Richard Greene. THE
NATIONAL FOURTH READER. New York, A.S. Barnes:
1869. Spine and edges shelf-worn, with some fraying to edges. $20.00
22. Rae, John. FAIRY-TALES
FROM FRANCE. New York, P. F. Volland: 1920. Shelf
wear and rubbing to spine edges and corners. This book is in the rare original
illustrated publisher's box. THe The box has wear and rubbing to the edges, with
small tears to the corners. $45.00
23. Reid, Sydney. HOW
SING FOUND THE WORLD IS ROUND. New York, P.F.
Volland: 1920. Slight shelf wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Light soiling
to covers. Text block cracking in the middle. $20.00
24. Rhodes, Bartha M. JUST
TOM. Illustrated by Eleanore M. Hubbard. Chicago,
The Reilly & Lee Co.: 1927. Shelf wear. Dust jacket has a couple of pieces
missing from spine and chips to edges. Slight red bleed-through to back panel of
jacket and a few scribble marks on jacket as well. Jacket is scarce. $20.00
25. Thompson, Edith M. PUTNAM'S
JUNIOR QUESTION BOOK: ENTERTAINING QUERIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS WITH A PRIZE OFFER
FOR CORRECT ANSWERS. New York, G. P. Putnam's
Sons: 1927. Slight shelf wear, else near VG in edge-worn, else near VG dust
jacket. D.j. also has some soiling. $20.00
26. Watson, J. Madison. INDEPENDENT
CHILD'S SPELLER: PRINTED IN IMITATION OF WRITING; WITH ORIGINAL CLASSIFICATIONS
OF WORDS, FORMATIONS OF COLUMNS, AND EXERCISES FOR READING, WRITING, ETC. New
York, A.S. Barnes and Company: 1873. 80 pages. Heavy shelf wear and rubbing to
spine and corners. Scattered pencil markings to some pages. The binding is faded
and heavily worn. Paper over board covers. Binding is tight. An early child's
speller, with woodcut illustrations and nice cursive letter and word examples
for children to copy. $45.00