Fairy Tale & Fantasy
juvenile, fairy tale
Oklahoma: The Crosby House, 1946. 65 pp. Blue hard cover, color and black and white illustrations, black and white illustrated end papers, verses and pictures by Mary Signe Baravalle, part of the Idabell and Wakefield Adventures. Short verses accompanied by illustrations on a variety of topics such as fairies, siblings.....
Price: $25.00
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
Little Annie Rooney, juvenile, imagination
Springfield, Mass. McLoughlin Bros. 1932. 16 unnumbered pp, illustrated card stock, no. 282. Forward by author. A book for boys and girls about wishes and imagination. Two-color drawings by Darrel McClure with rhyming text on blue pages, Measures 13" x 9 3/4" Light separation and edge tears cover...
Price: $100.00
Snow White, fairy tales
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1972. unpaginated. Black stamped cloth cover, no dust jacket, color illustrated end papers, color illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. The classic story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs translated by Randall Jarrell. A beautiful Snow White is forced to flee her stepmother's anger.....
Price: $35.00
Theater, Pretend Play, Cinderella
New York: Pictorial Review, Feb. 1914. Two (2) 16" x 11" sheets from the Feb. 1914 edition of Pictorial Review. Grace G. Drayton Illustrator. The first page is seven (7) captioned characters from Cinderella to be cut out. Self stands. On the previous page is the narrative for “Cinderella -.....
Price: $65.00
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
fairy tales] [morals
Chicago: John C. Winston Company, 1930. 282 pp. Green cover with applied color illustration. Color frontispiece and 6 color plates by illustrator Ethel F. Everett. Fairy tale story of a boy on land and his water baby life. A story from a father to his son tells of morals and.....
Price: $30.00
Cinderella, fairy tales
New York, NY: McLoughlin Brothers, c1875. 8 pp, tells the classic story of Cinderella with a large beautifully colored picture on each page. The back cover lists several other books by the McLoughlin Brothers includinng: "Big Picture Series", "Uncle Ned's Picture Books" and "Ancient Nursery Rhymes." This book has moderate.....
Price: $40.00
unpublished children's book, countess karolyi, cahterine karolyi, hungarian author
A 48 page corrected typescript of a book titled “JINX” along with 6 original hand-painted illustrations done b the author herself, the Countess Catherine Karolyi (1898-1985). Laid in a homemade green paper binder with a piece of tan burlap affixed to the front. A watercolor illustration by Karolyi is present.....
Price: $950.00
anthropomorphism, lambs
New York: Macmillan, 1936. 44 unpaginated pages, with black and white illustrations, nearly on every other pages. Tells the story of Betsy, a lamb, including her adventures at going to her first party. Cover shows end wear and toning. The interior binding has cracked, but is still intact. End papers.....
Price: $24.00
Manuscripts for Children,Original Watercolor Artwork,Girlhood,Poems for Children,Anthology Manuscripts
United States: Wanda Caderquist, 1928. A dreamlike and rather lovely manuscript created for "Jackie, a dear little girl" by a loving adult in her life, Wanda Caderquist, with original pen and watercolor artwork by "E.M.W.". The original watercolor frontispiece depicts a little raven-haired girl (perhaps Jackie?) reading on a stone.....
Price: $525.00
anthropomorphism, animal children,
P.F. Volland, 1913. In original box. 95pp. Illustrated litho on boards. Rhyming verses by named animals with color illustrations of animal child on each page. Illustrated end papers. Measures 6 1/4" x 9 1/4"
Price: $125.00
anthropomorphism, bird children
P. F. Volland & company, 1912. In original box. 95pp. Illustrated Hard Cover. Rhyming verses by named birds with color illustrations of bird child on each page. From Sir Rook to Sandpipers and Petrol Charming imagery Illustrated end papers. Book in very good condition. Measures 6 1/4" x 9 1/4".....
Price: $125.00
flower children, anthropomorphism
P. F. Volland & company, 1910. In original box. Illustrated litho boards. Rhyming verses by named flower with color illustrations of flower child on each page. From Anemone to Sweet Alyssum. Charming imagery Illustrated end papers. Measures 6 1/4" x 9 1/4"
Price: $125.00
anthropomorphism, animals, music
California: Green Tiger Press, 1982. 99 pp. Printed color paper cover, first edition, color illustrations by Sarah Wilson, black and white chapter page decorative block, A Star and Elephant Book. The story follows the animals that live at the House at the end of the lane through their daily activities.....
Price: $50.00
Pretend Play, Fairy Tale & Fantasy, Paper Dolls
Springfield MA: Milton Bradley Co. No.4109. A 7" x 11 1/4" pressed board box with applied litho depicting Alice, the White Rabbit, the Mouse and the Mad Hattter at the tea party. Content includes four (4) die-cut dolls. The tallest is "big" Alice at 7 1/2" and the smallest is.....
Price: $100.00
juvenile, anthropomorphism, short stories
New Jersey: Charles E. Graham & Co., 1931. 63 pp. Embossed Cloth cover, illustrated end papers, color illustrations throughout. A collection of stories by Ethel Clere Chamberlain, Sara E. Wiltse, and others adapted from Old Norwegian Tale. Illustrations by Nell Witters, Marie Schubert, and Julia Green. Stories include: Minnie, the.....
Price: $95.00
fairy tale, children's book, picture book,
Akron, OH: The Saafield Publishing Company, 1937. 16pp. Softcover, front and back cover have a brightly colored illustrations of three children in a ship fashioned out of large clog and a patchwork blanket hung as its sail, floating against a dark starry sky - an image from the titular story.....
Price: $70.00
musical score, sheet music, Cinderella, fairy tale
c1920. 4 pp, dark blue cover with a black line drawing depicting Cinderella by a fire place, with her fairy god mother and three mice. Also in the smoke created by the fire is a small drawing of Cinderella's carriage. The song is Cinderella Waltz, which was also sometimes called.....
Price: $40.00
fairytale, snow white, sleeping beauty, brothers grimm, picture book, children's book
Akron, OH: The Saalfield Publishing Co, 1936. 12pp. Softcover, front and back covers have a brightly colored illustration of Snow-White against a light blue background. Profusely illustrated, with 6 in-text illustrations, either 4" x 4 1/2" or 8" x 4 1/2" in size. This short story collection includes the story.....
Price: $65.00
fairy tales, juvenile fiction
New York: Stecher Litho, 1929. 12 unnumbered pp. Color illustrated cover, no. 52. Two young girls save a dwarf who tries to feed them to a bear. The bear becomes a prince and marries one of the girls, color illustrations by author. Measures 10 1/2" x 10" Center pages detached.....
Price: $65.00
education, penmanship, writing, essay, fantasy, moon, dream, thanksgiving
Stow, MA: 1879-1880. A composition notebook for twelve year old George F. Murdock during the winter term of his "3rd Class". It has thirteen (13) short essays, short stories, and/or sample letters with subjects ranging from Paul Revere, a description of what is in the classroom or seen from his.....
Price: $125.00
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
fairy tale, children's books, fairy tales, hans christian andersen
New York: A L Burt Company, 1900. 97 pp. green cloth covers with a stamped illustration of man and cat standing in front of door. A retelling of some of Hans Christian Andersen classic fairy tales, such as 'The Fir-Tree' and 'The Little Match Girl'. Illustrated with numerous black and.....
Price: $45.00