Comprises: Linden (translated from the German by Mantel). Children’s Trials; or, the Little Rope-Dancers and Other Tales. With 6 color lithograph plates (large tear on frontispiece). 16mo. Original gilt-decorated red cloth. Boston: Crosby, Nichols, 1855. * Bennett, C.H. Shadows. With 19 (of 24) hand-colored lithographs. Original wrappers with hand-coloring. (Considerably worn, dampstained, tears, large piece missing to first plate). Philadelphia: C.J. Price, [c.1860’s]. * Vingt-Deux Historiettes Amusantes par Jules Felix. With 22 hand-colored wood engravings. Wrappers. (Worn, covers detached, chips, tears). Paris: Francaise et Anglaise de J.H. Truchy, [c.1880’s]. * Major’s Alphabet. Color lithos. Throughout, including covers. Wrappers. (Large tears, front cover detached, rear cover hand-stitched back on, chips). McLoughlin Bros., [c.1890]. * Immer Frohlich. Chromolithographs. Lithographed wrappers. Pilger-Buchhandlung, [c.1890’s]. * Het Hoen. De Lichaamsbouw, Inwendige Organen en de Ontwikkeling van Het Kuiken in Het Ei. With die-cut chromolithographs, including 4 hen and 7 egg figures showing the chronological anatomy of both, in back). Oblong wrappers. H. Ten Brink, [c.1900]. * Dick Whittington. Wrappers. Platt & Munk, [c.1920’s]. * Bronson. Water People. Cloth. (Bruns family bookplate). Wise-Parslow, [1935]. * Price, illus. How Jack Found His Fortune and Other Stories. 4to. Pictorial boards. Rand McNally, 1935. * Dunshee. Enjine!-Enjine!:. A Story of Fire Production. 4to. Wrappers with pictorial cover label. 2nd printing. Smith for Home Insurance Co., 1939. * Davis, Everett. Old Mac Donald Had a Barn. Play Room Push-Out Series. With push-out pieces intact. Wrappers. [c.1930’s]. * Wells. Mr. Tootwhistle’s Invention. Red cloth. Winston, [1942]. * Rowe. Can You Find the Pup? Pop-up/ pull-out book. Spiral-bound pictorial boards. Saalfield, 1945. * Friskey. The Perky Little Engine. Library-style red cloth with pictorial cover label. Children’s Press, [1950]. * Old Mother Mitten and Her Funny Kitten. Wrappers. Facsimile Reprint. [c.1980’s]. * Ace of Aces WWI Air Combat Game. Powerhouse Series. 2 wrapper-bound volumes in a single pictorial slipcase, plus game booklet. 1981. Together, 17 volumes. 16mo to 4to. Original bindings.
Interesting collection of early, scarce and unusual children's books.
Condition:
Condition varies, each somewhat worn, more so to older volumes. General age and edge wear, rubbing, occasional splits, chips, etc.; from just fair to very good. Sold with all faults (see above for particular details on certain titles).