Animals
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
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
Illustrated books, children, chromolithography
London, Paris & New York: Raphael Tuck & Sons, [1895]. A charming and beautifully illustrated Raphael Tuck book for children, written by Edric Vredenburg. Bucolic scenes of life on a farm populate the pages, focusing particularly on the myriad of pets and animals who play with the children who live.....
Price: $100.00
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
Native American History
Milwaukee, Wisconsin: E.M. Hale and Company, 1939. With illustrations by Jane Bateman, "Two Little Navahos Dip Their Sheep" tells young readers the story of a normal day in the life of a Navaho family, with a glossary in the back with Navaho terms. Sheep dipping is shown, the practice of.....
Price: $75.00
Fables, Animals, Moralistic Tales, Children's Stories
New York, New York: Wm. H. Murphy, c1850. The third installment of "Uncle Frank's Fables for Children", published by Wm. H. Murphy in six individually published (but continuously paginated) parts. This part tells the story of The Fir and the Bramble, followed by several other short moralistic tales. Most are.....
Price: $100.00
children's books, poetry, rhyming, animals, flowers, horticulture & gardens
F. Fechner, [1850]. A short book of eight rhyming poems meant for children. Each page features a new poem and a corresponding hand colored illustration. All stories take place outside and the majority of which include an animal, such as a cow, goat, sheep, dog and bird. One poem features.....
Price: $100.00
Elephants, Christmas, juvenile fiction
Chicago: Albert Whitman, 1944. 32 pp. Green cover with red applied with red dust jacket. Two color illustration by Jean McConnell. Story about Little Elephant's Christmas day. Fourth Printing. Copyright 1938. Measures 9 1/2" x 7" cover solid, dust jacket tearing on edges and spine, pages intact with slight edge.....
Price: $125.00
Elephants, Juvenile fiction, Animals
Chicago: M.A. Donohue, 1921. 39 pp. Red fabric cover, bright colorful in-text illustrations throughout. Story line is Eddie Elephant's day and his interactions with other animals such as Mabel Monkey, Katy Kangaroo, and Christopher Crocodile. Measures 7 1/2" x 6" light wear and sun fading on cover's edges, one page.....
Price: $450.00
Anthropomorphic animals, Ida Bohatta-Morpurgo
Vienna: Jugend und Volk, 1927. Hardcover. 8vo. Illustrated litho cover. German language rhyming nursery book. Illustrated in black and white. Anthropomorphic animals interact with small children throughout.
Price: $48.00
business history, agricultural, ledger, farming, animals
Ashby, MA: 1846-1873. A collection of three farming ledgers belonging to Lewis Wetherbee, a farmer in Ashby, MA. The first is an 'Egg Ledger' and dates from 1846-1873. It begins with a list of items bought by Wetherbee for his family and farm. The list only continues until early 1847.....
Price: $325.00
pigs, I Can Read Book, humor, anthropomorphism
New York: Harper & Row, 1980. 64 pp. Printed color cover with matching dust jacket, color illustrations throughout, An I Can Read Book. Mr. Pig gets married to Selma Pig. When she tries to tell him that his son Sonny Pig will have a half baby brother or sister, Mr.....
Price: $35.00
Chap books,Children and Animals
New York, New York: T. Mason and G. Lane, 1837. A children's story about a girl and a cat, first published c.1828. 24mo (4.25" by 2.75"), pp. 26, illus., in original publisher's printed yellow wrps. In-text wood cut images. Early ownership inscription. 4 copies on WorldCat (Jan. 2024).
Price: $50.00
Zoo, picture book, adventure
McLoughlin. 6] leaves, [6] leaves of plates. 18 chromolithograph illustrations. Cover illustration of running lion. Rhyming story is titled Visit to the Zoological Gardens. The first illustration depicts children on sedan chair riding an elephant. Numerous animals depicted. Measures 10 3/4" x 9". Back cover promotes New Picture Books for.....
Price: $100.00
rabbits, anthropomorphism
New York: P.F. Volland Co., 1918. unpaginated. Printed color cover, color illustrated end papers,color illustrations throughout by Johnny Gruelle, 15th edition. Sunny Bunny and his family are in a bind, the farmer has plowed up all the grassy land and Sunny Bunny being a respectable and honest bunny will not.....
Price: $50.00
Ornithology, Conservation, Biodiversity
Fargo, North Dakota: North Dakota Agricultural College Extension Service, 1938. A late 1930s monograph on ornithology in North Dakota by O.A. Stevens of the North Dakota Agricultural College. The monograph argues birds are essential to agriculture for many reasons, chief among which is that they eat pests and insects associated.....
Price: $150.00
Original Artwork,Watercolor,Pastoral Scenes
[United Kingdom?]: c.1840s. A charming pocket-sized sketchbook belonging to Thomas C. Babb, with original artwork. There are three pages with artwork, including: a pastoral view of a mill with horse and carriage and man fishing in the foreground; a dancing bear and laughing pet monkey; a dog barking at a......
Price: $325.00
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
Riding Academy, Equestrian, Social History
[1855]. A single fold circular for W. H. Disbrows Riding School, 5th Ave. Cor. 39th St. Adorned with a deeply embossed cameo imprint of a woman riding a horse bordered by the name and location of the school. Includes terms for Lessons, Exercise Riding and special events and information. "Evening.....
Price: $225.00