• A Brother's Gift to His Sister. Wrappers
    A Brother's Gift to His Sister, (c. 1835)
    Cincinnati: Truman and Smith
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  • A Pretty Story for Children. Woodcut illustration.
    A Pretty Story for Children, c. 1835
    Montpelier, VT: E.P. Walton
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    A Pretty Story for Children, c. 1835
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  • An Entertaining History of Little Jack Horner. Interior page with hand-colored illustrations.
    An Entertaining History of Little Jack Horner, c. 1840
    Baltimore: William Raine
    $ 350.00
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    An Entertaining History of Little Jack Horner, c. 1840
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  • Book for Children, Illustrated with Beauti.ful [sic] cuts. Front cover
    Book for Children, Illustrated with Beauti.ful [sic] cuts, 1835
    Sandbornton [i.e. Sanbornton, N.H.] : Sandbornton Press
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  • Child's Book of Poetry, with Engravings. Woodcut illustration.
    Child's Book of Poetry, with Engravings, c. 1840
    Worcester, MA: J. Grout, Jr.
    $ 85.00
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    Child's Book of Poetry, with Engravings, c. 1840
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  • Cobb's Toys, Third Series, No. 12. Pretty Verses for All Good Children; in Words of One, Two, and Three Syllables. Title page
    Cobb's Toys, Third Series, No. 12. Pretty Verses for All Good Children; in Words of One, Two, and Three Syllables, 1836
    St. Clairsville: Horton J. Howard
    $ 450.00
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  • Elmina, or the Flower That Never Fades. Title page.
    Elmina, or the Flower That Never Fades, 1809
    New Haven: Sidney's Press
    $ 250.00
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  • Elsie Lee; or, Impatience Cured: And Other Tales. Title page and illustration.
    Elsie Lee; or, Impatience Cured: And Other Tales, (1868)
    London: Religious Tract Society
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  • Emma and Louisa; or Wealth and Poverty. A Tale for Little Girls. Front cover.
    Emma and Louisa; or Wealth and Poverty. A Tale for Little Girls, 1838
    New Haven, CT: S. Babcock
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  • Footsteps on the Road to Learning; or the Alphabet in Rhyme. Front cover
    Footsteps on the Road to Learning; or the Alphabet in Rhyme, 1849
    New Haven: S. Babcock
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  • Frank Worthy, or The Orphan and His Benefactor; for Little Boys and Little Girls. Title-page spread
    Mrs. Hughes
    Frank Worthy, or The Orphan and His Benefactor; for Little Boys and Little Girls, 1849
    Philadelphia: Lindsay and Blakiston
    $ 175.00
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  • Gems for Girls and Boys. Front cover.
    Gems for Girls and Boys, c.1850
    Concord, NH: Rufus Merrill
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  • Grandfather Lovechild's Nursery Stories: Fred Fearnought by Lawrence Lovechild, illustrated by Felix Octavius Carr Darley. Front cover.
    Lawrence Lovechild (pseud.); Felix Octavius Carr Darley (illus.)
    Grandfather Lovechild's Nursery Stories: Fred Fearnought, c. 1860
    Philadelphia: John S. Cotton & Co.
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  • Grateful Tributes; or, Recollections of Infancy by Mary Belson Elliot. Title page with illustrations of people fighting and a house
    Mary Belson Elliot
    Grateful Tributes; or, Recollections of Infancy, 1813
    London: W. Darton
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  • Home by Mary Martha Sherwood. Title-page spread
    Mary Martha Sherwood
    Home, 1833
    New Haven: S. Babcock
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  • Home Pastimes; or Agreeable Exercises for the Mind, Consisting of Enigmas, Charades, Conundrums, Etc. Interior page.
    Home Pastimes; or Agreeable Exercises for the Mind, Consisting of Enigmas, Charades, Conundrums, Etc., c. 1860
    NY: Kiggins & Kellogg
    $ 100.00
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  • Indian Anecdotes. Front cover
    Indian Anecdotes, (1850)
    Concord, NH: Rufus Merrill
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  • Infant Hymns: Designed for Young Children. Front cover
    Isaac Watts
    Infant Hymns: Designed for Young Children, (1840)
    New Haven: Sidney Babcock
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  • James and Charles, and Other Tales for Children. Title page.
    James and Charles, and Other Tales for Children, 1838
    Providence: George P. Daniels
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  • John and Ann. Front cover
    John and Ann, (c. 1840s)
    Cincinnati: William T. Truman
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  • Johnny's First Boots by June Isle. Front cover.
    June Isle
    Johnny's First Boots, 1864
    Cincinnati, OH: Poe & Hitchcock
    $ 200.00
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  • Little Helen; or A Day in the Life of a Naughty Girl. Front cover.
    Little Helen; or A Day in the Life of a Naughty Girl, (1840)
    New Haven: S. Babcock
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  • Little Lucy; or the Pleasant Day. Front cover
    Little Lucy; or the Pleasant Day. An Example for Little Girls, 1840
    New Haven, CT: S. Babcock
    $ 150.00
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  • Mary Jones; or, the Soldier's Daughter. Title page.
    Mary Jones; or, the Soldier's Daughter, (n.d.)
    NY: American Tract Society
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  • Master Henry's Lesson; The Visitors; and Hay Making. Front cover.
    Master Henry's Lesson; The Visitors; and Hay Making, c. 1850
    Troy, NY: Merriam & Moore
    $ 75.00
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  • Master Henry's Walk; And the Story of Jenny Crawley. Front cover.
    Master Henry's Walk; And the Story of Jenny Crawley, (1857)
    Troy, NY: Merriam & Moore
    $ 85.00
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  • Mavours First Spelling Book. Interior page, woodcuts.
    Mavours First Spelling Book, c. 1850
    N.p.
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  • Millie and Her Two Friends: And Other Stories. Front cover.
    Millie and Her Two Friends: And Other Stories, (1867)
    London: Religious Tract Society
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  • Miniature Almanack for the Year of Our Lord 1834. Title page.
    Miniature Almanack for the Year of Our Lord 1834, 1834
    Boston: Carter, Hendee and Co.
    $ 150.00
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  • My Own Book of Tales and Pictures. Front cover.
    My Own Book of Tales and Pictures, c. 1880
    London: Dean & Sons
    $ 275.00
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    My Own Book of Tales and Pictures, c. 1880
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  • Old Friends in New Dress; or, Familiar Fables in Verse by Richard Scrafton Sharpe. Interior page with engravings.
    (Richard Scrafton Sharpe)
    Old Friends in New Dress; or, Familiar Fables in Verse, 1820
    London: Harvey and Darton
    $ 650.00
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  • Picket's Primer, or First Book for Children: Designed to Precede the Spelling Book by A. and J. W. Picket. Title page.
    A. and J.W. Picket
    Picket's Primer, or First Book for Children: Designed to Precede the Spelling Book, c. 1860
    Cincinnati: U.P. James
    $ 225.00
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  • Picture Book of Instruction and Amusement illustrated by Arthur Park. Interior color lithograph.
    Arthur Park
    Picture Book of Instruction and Amusement, c. 1840
    London: A. Park
    $ 250.00
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  • Ruth and Naomi; or, The Affectionate Daughter-in-Law by Julia Corner. Front cover.
    (Julia Corner)
    Ruth and Naomi; or, The Affectionate Daughter-in-Law, c. 1857
    London: Dean & Son
    $ 200.00
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  • Story for the Fourth of July. Front cover.
    Story for the Fourth of July, c. 1850
    NY: Kiggins & Kellogg
    $ 75.00
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    Story for the Fourth of July, c. 1850
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  • The Balloon; and The Good Boy Rewarded. Front cover
    The Balloon; and The Good Boy Rewarded, 1850
    Providence, RI: Weeden & Peek
    $ 375.00
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  • The Bird's Nest and Its Lessons. Front cover.
    The Bird's Nest and Its Lessons, (c. 1845)
    Birmingham: C. Caswell
    $ 95.00
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  • The Book of Letters, in Verse, (1983)
    The Book of Letters, in Verse, (1983)
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  • The Child's Best Guide to Learning. Title-page spread
    The Child's Best Guide to Learning; or, Reading Made Completely Easy, 1826
    London: J. and C. Evans
    $ 650.00
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    The Child's Best Guide to Learning; or, Reading Made Completely Easy, 1826
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  • The Child's Favorite. Front cover
    The Child's Favorite, 1839
    Hartford, L. Stebbins
    $ 650.00
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  • The Child's Own Story Book. Front cover
    The Child's Own Story Book. Or Simple Tales, (1825)
    New Haven, CT: S. Babcock
    $ 250.00
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    The Child's Own Story Book. Or Simple Tales, (1825)
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  • The Children in the Wood; Or, the Norfolk Gentleman's Last Will and Testament. Front cover with illustration of flowers.
    The Children in the Wood; Or, the Norfolk Gentleman's Last Will and Testament, 1818
    London: J. Harris
    $ 2,250.00
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  • The Childs Own Alphabet published by Low & Son. Interior page of illustrated letters A and B.
    The Childs Own Alphabet, (c. 1860)
    London: Low & Son
    $ 650.00
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  • The Courtship & Marriage of Cock Robin, and Jenny Wren by J. Bishop. Title page.
    J. Bishop
    The Courtship & Marriage of Cock Robin, and Jenny Wren, c. 1850
    London: Dean & Munday
    $ 250.00
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  • The Daisy; or Little Lessons for Little Learners. Covers
    The Daisy; or Little Lessons for Little Learners, 1844
    New Haven: Sidney Babcock
    $ 175.00
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  • The Destructive Consequences of Dissipation and Luxury. Text spread
    The Destructive Consequences of Dissipation and Luxury, 1836
    NY: Mahlon Day
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  • The Flock of Sheep; Or, Familiar Explanations of Simple Facts. Interior page.
    The Flock of Sheep; Or, Familiar Explanations of Simple Facts, 1840
    New Haven: S. Babcock
    $ 50.00
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  • The Forsaken Infant; or, Entertaining History of Little Jack. Title page.
    The Forsaken Infant; or, Entertaining History of Little Jack, 1819
    NY: John C. Totten
    $ 285.00
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  • The Girl and Her Pets and Other Stories. Cover
    The Girl and Her Pets and Other Stories, (1865)
    NY: Leavitt & Allen
    $ 375.00
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  • The Hieroglyphic Bible. Title page.
    The Hieroglyphic Bible, c. 1840
    Derby: John & Charles Mozley
    $ 450.00
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    The Hieroglyphic Bible, c. 1840
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  • The Histories of More Children than One; or, Goodness Better than Beauty by M.P (a.k.a. Dorothy Kilner). Title page with illustration of four people in a garden.
    M.P. (a.k.a. Dorothy Kilner)
    The Histories of More Children than One; or, Goodness Better than Beauty, (c. 1791)
    London: John Marshall and Co.
    $ 5,000.00
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    M.P. (a.k.a. Dorothy Kilner), The Histories of More Children than One; or, Goodness Better than Beauty, (c. 1791)
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  • The House That Jack Built; To Which is Added, Some Account of Jack Jingle. Interior page.
    The House That Jack Built; To Which is Added, Some Account of Jack Jingle, c. 1823
    York: J. Kendrew
    $ 85.00
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  • The Infant's ABC Book. Interior page.
    The Infant's ABC Book, c. 1850
    Margate: T.H. Keble
    $ 300.00
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  • The Lame Beggar, and Other Stories. Title-page spread
    J. D. Strong (ed.)
    The Lame Beggar, and Other Stories, (1870)
    Boston: D. Lothrop and Company
    $ 200.00
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  • The Life and Death of Lady Jane Grey. Front cover
    The Life and Death of Lady Jane Grey, (c. 1830)
    NY: New-York Religious Tract Society
    $ 300.00
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  • The Little Fisherman. Front cover
    The Little Fisherman, (1835)
    NY: Mahlon Day
    $ 325.00
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  • The Little Sisters; or Emma and Caroline. Covers
    The Little Sisters; or Emma and Caroline, (1842)
    New Haven: Sidney Babcock
    $ 150.00
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    The Little Sisters; or Emma and Caroline, (1842)
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  • The Morning Walk; with Other Stories for Girls and Boys. Title page.
    The Morning Walk; with Other Stories for Girls and Boys, 1843
    Providence, RI: Geo. P. Daniels
    $ 125.00
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  • The Mother's Gift. By a Lady. Interior page.
    The Mother's Gift. By a Lady, c. 1820
    York: J. Kendrew
    $ 45.00
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  • The New-England Primer Improved, for the more east attaining the true reading of English., 1770
    The New-England Primer Improved, for the more east attaining the true reading of English., 1770
    Boston: Printed and Sold by John Boyles
    $ 12,500.00
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  • The New-York Preceptor; or, Third Book. Interior page.
    The New-York Preceptor; or, Third Book, (1823)
    NY: Wood, Samuel, & Sons
    $ 200.00
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  • The Old Woman and Her Pig. Illustrated text spread
    The Old Woman and Her Pig, 1837
    Derby: Thomas Richardson
    $ 950.00
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  • The Orphan. Front cover.
    The Orphan, c. 1827-1833
    NY: American Tract Society
    $ 75.00
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    The Orphan, c. 1827-1833
    $ 75.00
  • The Picture Book; with Stories in Easy Words: for Little Readers. First Series No. 7. Interior page.
    The Picture Book; with Stories in Easy Words: for Little Readers. First Series No. 7
    NY: Kiggins & Kellogg
    $ 100.00
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    The Picture Book; with Stories in Easy Words: for Little Readers. First Series No. 7
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  • The Pious Farmer. Interior page.
    The Pious Farmer, c. 1860
    London: Dean & Son
    $ 125.00
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  • The Rose. An Allegory. Illustrated text spread
    Mary Martha Sherwood
    The Rose. An Allegory, 1836
    NY: Mahlon Day
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  • The Seven Wonders of the World. Title page
    The Seven Wonders of the World; And Other Magnificent Buildings, 1822
    NY: Samuel Wood & Sons
    $ 300.00
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    The Seven Wonders of the World; And Other Magnificent Buildings, 1822
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  • The Snow-Drop. Title page.
    The Snow-Drop, 1827
    Philiadelphia: American Sunday School Union
    $ 125.00
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  • The Wagon-Boy; or Trust in Providence. Woodcut illustration.
    The Wagon-Boy; or Trust in Providence, c.1855
    NY: Kiggins & Kellogg
    $ 85.00
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  • The Wonderful History of Blue Beard by Charles Perrault. Title page.
    (Charles Perreault)
    The Wonderful History of Blue Beard, c. 1840
    Smithfield: J.L. Marks
    $ 275.00
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  • The Wonders of the World: Described According to the Best and Latest Authorities, and Illustrated by Engravings by Rev. C.C. Clarke. Interior page with engravings.
    Rev. C. C. Clarke
    The Wonders of the World: Described According to the Best and Latest Authorities, and Illustrated by Engravings, 1822
    New Haven, CT: New Haven
    $ 200.00
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  • Think Before You Speak: or, the Three Wishes. A Poetic Tale by Catherine Ann Dorset. Interior page.
    (Catherine Ann Dorset)
    Think Before You Speak: or, the Three Wishes. A Poetic Tale, 1832
    Philadelphia: Morgan & Yeager
    $ 750.00
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  • Tom Thumb's Picture Alphabet. Front cover
    Tom Thumb's Picture Alphabet; in Rhyme, (c. 1860)
    NY: Kiggins & Kellogg
    $ 150.00
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  • Watt's Songs: Early Religion by Isaac Watts. Interior with color engraving.
    Isaac Watts
    Watt's Songs: Early Religion, c. 1873
    NY: McLoughlin Bros.
    $ 100.00
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    Isaac Watts, Watt's Songs: Early Religion, c. 1873
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  • William and Eliza, or, The Visit. Title page and inscription.
    William and Eliza, or, The Visit, c. 1830
    NY: Solomon King
    $ 425.00
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