Anthropomorphism
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1934. 45 pp. 8vo. red cloth on board with pictorial cover label depicting courting penguins. Bright illustrations top portion of each page Inscribed on free end paper. Generalized light wear from handling and edge wear on cover. Vibrant color.
Price: $125.00
patent medicine, advertise, advertisement, advertising, anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic, rat, lab rat
Paris, France: Dec-53. An advertising postcard for a patent medicine called Penityrol. It was a synthetic antibiotics created to help combat diseases that are transmitted through the air or to help minimize the possibility of an infection after a surgery. What makes this advertisement extremely charming are the anthropomorphic lab.....
Price: $65.00
anthropomorphic characters, pig, pigs, swine, Juvenile literature, nursery rhymes, pleasewell series
New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1890. Tells the classic story of the Five Little Pigs and along with the story are six full page illustrations, beautifully rendered. The front cover depicts an older woman with a child on her lap, appearing to tell the story of the Five Little Pigs as.....
Price: $50.00
Raggedy Ann, Raggedy Andy, Paper Dolls, Coloring Book, Johnny Gruelle
Saalfield, 1944. A large format book with heavy stock litho covers. Includes four (4) pages of paper doll clothes for Marcella, Raggedy Ann and Andy. There are three (3) paper dolls plus toys to be punched out on back cover. The remainder of the book is an unused captioned coloring.....
Price: $225.00
Snow White, fairy tales, morality, german
Germany: 1930s. A retelling of the classic fairy tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. There are color, full page illustrations, beside each page of the story. The drawings are whimsical and charming. Some tape repair. In German. Softcover, 12 pgs. Measures 9" x 7 1/2" Moderate cover wear.....
Price: $45.00
Nursery Rhymes, Anthropomorphism
Chicago: Merrill Publishing Company, 1943. An unnumbered 16 page illustrated linen paper story book (including covers). The book was published by Merrill, and has #4804 printed on the cover. Each page of the book is full of colorful, whimsical illustrations of nursery rhymes. For example, "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star", and.....
Price: $16.00
Three bears, Goldi Locks
Kenosha: John Martin's House, Inc, 1946. Kenosha: John Martin's House, Inc, 1946. Very Good. Charles Thorson. 32 pp. with both color and B&W illustrations top half of page and in-text. There is some slight wear on the edges of the dust jacket. Thick card covers with colored illustration that shows.....
Price: $24.00
children, elves, juvenile fiction
Ohio: Saalfield, 1921. 10 unnumbered pp, color illustrated paper cover, "Linentex". Illustrated in both color and black and white. The story of twins encountering elves in wood and shrinking to small size Measures 9" x 7 1/2" stapled binding, some wear on spine.
Price: $45.00
Playbook, Paper Dolls, Fairy Tales, Anthropomorphism, uncut
Racine: Whitman Publishing, 1964. 16 pages (including covers), uncut, of activities and punch out pieces that together tell the classic story of The Three Bears. Each page has a little bit of the story on it, and at least one activity. Most of the pages are "Self Framing Pictures to.....
Price: $25.00
nursery rhymes, primer
Akron: Saalfield Publishing Co., 1941. Unpaginated hardcover book with applied pictorial litho. Stories include The Three Little Kittens, The Three Bears and The Three Pigs. Profusely illustrated in full color and black and white illustrations throughout. Of special note/interest in this book a budding artist took the opportunity to draw.....
Price: $25.00
Fairy Tales & Fantasy, Tom Thumb, Anthropomorphism
New York: McLoughin, c1866. 8pp. litho wraps. Electroyped by Vincent Dill. Oft told tale of a tiny boy and his adventures while catching rides on mice, birds and butterflies. Reverse promotes various McLoughlin Bros. Series. Measures 9 3/4" x 6 1/8" Heavy wear with cover repair and sewed repair back.....
Price: $50.00
Anthropomorphism, Pretend Play, Paper Dolls, Dressed Animals
1922. A 13 1/2" die-cut rabbit paper doll withs a die-cut eye hole and grommeted ears- allowing both the eye and the ears to move. Easel back. Includes four (4) uncut costumes.-- US military, golfer, hunter and tennis player. Housed in a pressed board box with blue and white checked.....
Price: $120.00
Anthropomorphism, Fiction and Fantasy, German Language, Birds
Munchen: Braun & Schneider, 1903. 40 pp. Illustrated wraps. Printed in German. Four lines rhyming text verso. Full page illustrations recto. Includes two separate stories. The first story is humanized starlings and sparrows coexisting. The second story features various humanized animals and the rites of spring. A one page appearance.....
Price: $65.00
Anthropomorphism, Fiction and Fantasy, German Language, Animals
Munchen: Braun & Schneider, 1903. 48 pp. Illustrated wraps. Printed in German. Written in rhyming text verso. Full page illustrations recto. Includes two separate stories. The first are to wise rain makers who each maker their own distilled products and their antics. The second story beginning on pg. 27 is.....
Price: $65.00
Beatrix Potter, Peter Rabbit books
New York: Frederick Warne & Co, 1903. 85pp. Green paper on board with applied litho label. Color frontispiece of dancing couple in period costumes). 26 colored illustrations. The classic Beatrix Potter story about a nice tailor and thread wielding mice who repay his kindness. It was one of Potter's personal.....
Price: $1,600.00
Beatrix Potter, Peter Rabbit, Anthropomorphism
New York: Frederick Warne & Co. 36 East 22d Street, 1908. 85 pp. Green paper on board with applied stamp of dressed goose. 27 color illustrations. Color pictorial endpapersThis classic, first American edition, tale by Beatrix Potter is a charming story, with just that hint of mortal danger, exactly as.....
Price: $850.00
Beatrix Potter, Peter Rabbit, Anthropomorphism
New York: Frederick Warne & Co, 1905. 85 pp. 27 color illustrations. Original brown-green paper boards with applied stamp. Illustrated end papers. Some fading on covers. The story of a hedgehog washerwomen is another classic from the world of Beatrix Potter. The character is largely inspired by an actual washerwomen.....
Price: $400.00
Maurice Sendak, Anthropomorphism
Kingston, New York: Battledore Ltd., 1995. These boxed prints are from the original blocks that were made for first private edition of 1901, including images that did not get included in the commercial publication. There are 34 gorgeously done prints, brown ink on 100% cotton, acid free paper. Each printed.....
Price: $850.00
Beatrix Potter, Anthropomorphism
New York: Frederick Warne & Co, 1913. 94 pp. First American edition. Brown paper boards with applied anthropomorphic stamp and color pictorial endpapers. It has 15 color illustration and numerous black and white text illustrations in order to accompany the story of a pig that is looking for freedom. Potter.....
Price: $450.00
juvenile fiction
Oklahoma: The Crosby House, 1946. 32 pp. Blue hard cover, color and black and white illustrations, black and white illustrated end papers, Verse collaboration by Betty S. Fix and Sue Amsden Parker, Illustrated by Kenneth McLellan and assisted by Miriam Morgan Cooper. Part of the Idabell and Wakefield Adventures. Idabell.....
Price: $35.00
Anthropomorphism
Great Britain: John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1944. 32 unnumbered pages with pictorial boards. Written and drawn by CAM (Barbara Campbell) elaborately illustrated story of the anthropomorphic lamb and her friends the Bluebird, Rueben and Mr. Robinson. Measures 7 1/2" x 9 1/2". Inscribed on free end paper and.....
Price: $160.00
ABAA-WINTER-2024, USAF,Camouflage and Concealment,WWII
Tampa, Florida: Third Air Force, c.1945. A darkly humorous cartoon titled "Booby the Bear", published to remind members of the Air Force to "Obey Camouflage Discipline" and observe "the rules of protective concealment". The story itself follows Booby, a foolish polar bear who does not bother to conceal himself from.....
Price: $350.00
anthropomorphism, dolls, rag dolls
Akron, Ohio: The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1935. unpaginated. Applied color printed cover over cloth spine, matching dust jacket, story is interspersed by full page color illustrations by Fern Bisel Peat. Rag doll Jane meets many interesting characters, squirrels , cubs, soldiers, sailors, and clowns. 12" x 9 1/2" some wear.....
Price: $50.00
music, opera, animals, nursery rhymes, anthropomorphic
Providence, RI: J. A. & A. Reid, 1880. A burletta (brief comic opera) based on the nursery tale and song 'A Frog He Would A Wooing Go'. The opera consists of three acts: Banks of the Danube, The Gypsy Camp, and The Old Mill, with fifteen (15) anthropomorphic characters along.....
Price: $175.00