Lot of eight children's die-cut shape books

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Sale 317: Fine Children's Books (#317) 09/15/2005 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 09/15/2005 1:00 PM PDT

Lot #258Lot of eight children's die-cut shape books

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$406.25

Estimate: $500 - $800

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Sale 317: Fine Children's Books (#317) 09/15/2005 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 09/15/2005 1:00 PM PDT

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(Shape Books)

Title:

Lot of eight children's die-cut shape books

Author:

**

Place Published:

Various places

Date Published:

c.1890's

Description:

Comprises: Dolly in the Country. 14¾" tall. Father Tuck's 'Happy Hour' Series #1755. * Baby's Book. 16" tall. McLoughlin Bros, [1896]. * Little Girl's Book. 16" tall. McLoughlin Bros, [1896]. * Palestine Pictures. 12½" long. Nister/Dutton, printed in Bavaria. (Wrappers detached.) * Jack and the Beanstalk. 10¾" tall. McLoughlin Bros, [1897]. * Little Mother Goose. 10¾" tall. McLoughlin Bros, [1895]. * The Last of the Mohicans. 8¾" tall. No date. (Wrappers worn.) * Picture ABC Book. 7¾" tall. Saalfield, [1916]. Together, 8 volumes. Color illustrations, including chormolithography. Various sizes and shapes.

Includes three tall books in the shape of little girls with rosy chicks and much attractive chromolithography.

Condition:

Some creasing and edge-wear, several with repaired backstrips, "Little Girl" with repaired tear to front cover, few ownership markings, worn vols. as noted above; overall, still a very good group.

Item#:

164624
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