Paper with a Secret
Not everything is what it appears to be at first glance...
Jigsaw Puzzle, Farm Life, Childhood Ephemera, Wooden Puzzle
N. Carpenter, c1850s. An 8 1/2" x 12" litho on wood jigsaw puzzle titled "The Life of a Farmer. The puzzle is comprised of 18 captioned vignettes. They are The Farmer and His Family, The Farm House Ricks & Stables, Milking, Churning, Making Cheese, Sheep Feeding, Ploughing, Sowing, Harrowing, Weeding.....
Price: $650.00
Movable book, children at play, anthropomorphism
Amsterdam: Mulder & Zoon, 1955. Illustrated paper cover with fold-out die-cut boat attached to the inside of the back cover. The profusely illustrated story book depicts chilldren at place recto and children in water scenes verso. The boat from the back cover an be overlayed on each of the water.....
Price: $150.00
Die-cut Transformation, Advertising and Promotion, Pretty women influencer
Worcester, MA: 1880s. A 6 1/4" x 3 1/2" single-fold transformation advertising card. It depicts a women with a flowing gossamer shawl and is captioned "If you don't get what you want". When opened the remainder of the caption appears and reads "KICK FOR IT". Her leg kick upward. Promotion.....
Price: $150.00
Children of the World, International Friendship, European Heritage
United States. Dorothy K. Weeblow, 1951. A charming interactive children's book emphasizing international friendship and cultural heritage. The story revolves around six children from European countries (England, France, Italy, Holland, Switzerland, and Norway) who are traveling across the Atlantic on an ocean liner. The young reader is asked to help.....
Price: $125.00
Zoo Animals, Interactive
New York, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1941. A very charming interactive children's book starring Mr. Luke, a harried zookeeper who needs help putting the animals back in their cages at the end of the night. Each of the eight die-cut animals, ranging from "Trunko" the elephant to "Humpo".....
Price: $125.00
Dorothy N. Knight, interactive
United States: Dorothy K. Werblow, 1951. Take the Children is an unique, interactive story, that involves the reader in a game. 24 pages. It is representative of Dorothy N. Knights signature style. Spiral bound litho on heavy paper covers. The book begins with six children from different lands boarding the.....
Price: $75.00
Akron: Saalfield, 1930. An 11" x 12" die-cut polka-dot cat wheeled toy with grommeted wheels. NO. 946 Illustrated by Fern Bistel Peat. Interesting book construction with the cat opening about half way to expose a the actual book. The book measures 5" x 12". The tale of this anthropomorphic stuffed.....
Price: $75.00
Little Tom Thumb, Children's Puzzles, H. Jannin, French, Childhood Ephemera
Paris: H. Camus, c. 1870. This six piece wooden puzzle with applied depicts a critical scene in the life of little Tom Thumb. The color lithograph is done by H. Jannin depicts the two parents at a table by a fire with sad expressions, as the caption reveals that the.....
Price: $175.00
die-cut animals, movable paper animals
New York: Animated Book Company, 1944. Diarama-style children’s book w Eight (8) die-cut movable animals A 9” x 11 ½” heavy card stock fold-out diorama-style barnyard scene. Includes eight (8) different easel back, mechanical animals, each with a printed verse. They are Wooley the Sheep, Gobbie the Turkey, Dobbin the.....
Price: $275.00
mechanical, diorama
New York: Animated Book Company, 1944. Diorama-style children’s book with ten (10) die-cut movable animals A 11 1/2" x 9' ” heavy card stock fold-out diorama-style barnyard scene. Includes ten (10) different easel back, mechanical animals, each with a printed verse. They are Wooley the Sheep, Gobbie the Turkey, Dobbin.....
Price: $125.00
Picture Book, Whimsy
New York: Stokes, 1898. Unnumbered. Cloth backed pictorial boardsPrinted on rectos (one side of the paper), whimsical rhymes and imagery each page. Imagery verging on the bizarre e.g. Bridge'ts cooking on Jimmy's hair of fiery red. Measures 8 3/8" x 11 1/4" Inscribed on free endg paper.Edges worn, front cover.....
Price: $225.00
Overlay, Metamorphosis, Made by Hand, Social History, Women's History
1805. A 3.5" x 3" watercolor bust of a women gazing slightly to the right on 6" x 5 1/4" card stock. Finely detailed face. Inscribed on reverse "Miss Millett with J.P..W's love". This is accompanied by sixteen (16) different overlays of costumes for women of various stations, nationalities and.....
Price: $3,200.00
Ron Henry, Jean Henry, Jean and Ron Henry, Pop-up, Tales from Fairyland
Great Britain: Flame Tree Publishing, 2007. The gorgeously illustrated pop-up panorama truly brings the characters and scenery to life. It is one illustration that expands over two pages depicting a gathering scene of the various fairies in the woods. There is a little story and poem that are placed within.....
Price: $55.00
Dolls
New York: Capitol Publishing, 1946. A 13 page accordion or concertina book, with color litho illustrations printed on to cardboard. It is missing the doll that would be seen through the die-cut window on the front cover. This book shows heavy wear, with rubbed edges, and missing surface litho on.....
Price: $45.00
friendship albums, rebus
Rahway, NJ: 1874. A friendship album, aptly titled "Album of Friendship", belonging to a woman by the name of Jennie. Her last name is never mentioned. The album is mostly blank, but the entries date from 1874, and when a location is noted, it is Rahway, NJ. One of the.....
Price: $130.00
pop-up, space fantasy, space travel, movable book, vovelle
USA: Personal History Agency, inc., 1952. 4to. Unpaginated. A die-cut Terry is grommeted to front cover allowing him to tumble about space, giving the reader an introduction to Terry's trip, as he fell off the edge of dreamland and visits the universe including the pop-up sun and each of the.....
Price: $55.00
Works by Children, Gender Roles
Dedham, MA: 1887. A collection of 46 drawings, two (2) 3" sketch books and a movable paper slide card that adds or removes people from the scene. Based on the artwork Max is a bit older than Mary and their works pretty well conform to traditional gender roles. Max has.....
Price: $800.00
Early Learning
T. Colmor, c.1950. Self-described as "An Introduction to Puzzles for the Very Young!", "On Time" consists of five illustrated die-cut cards fastened in the center with a metal grommet. Each spins, and the child must spin each card around into place to form the image. The image depicts a little.....
Price: $125.00
Creche, Nativity, Pop-up
Esslingen bei Stuttgart: J. F. Schreiber, 1888. A vibrant triptych of three (3) pop-up scenes including the three Wisemen, passersby, shepherds, sheep, the cattle and an angel holding a palm branch. The actual crib scene and the Star of Bethlehem are part of the background scene. Brick and wooden building.....
Price: $950.00
Paper Doll, Jointed Dolls, Articulated, Movable, Social History
Akron OH: Saalfield No. 1074, 1934. A rather unusual uncut book with an affluent family of six, plus a nurse for the children and Bim the cat and Pal the dog. Each of the punch-out characters has only one leg attached with a second to be attached according to instructions.....
Price: $300.00
Civil War, Optical Illusions, Riddles
United States: c1860s. A curious optical illusion puzzle in two parts: on the recto, a warped image; on the verso, a tongue-in-cheek riddle in verse. To solve, the viewer must either glean the answer from the riddle's clues or view the image from a specific angle to reveal the image.....
Price: $125.00
animals, sliced animals, sliced book
New York, NY: Robert O Ballou, 1932. A sliced transformation book featuring ten (10) different animals, with each animal sliced into three separate flaps that allow the reader to create a variety of different animal creations. Each animal is divided into head, body and feet. The drawings themselves are done.....
Price: $150.00
North Pole, Concertina
New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1914. Litho on board concertina or accordion book. The front side has sixteen illustrations with a story caption at the base. The reverse includes a two page pictorial map of the Polar Region followed by 14 pp. of text. Letterpress by Lionel Fable. Measures.....
Price: $350.00