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  • Oliviera Cabral, A Arte e a Máquina, 1945
    Oliviera Cabral
    A Arte e a Máquina, 1945
    Lisbon: José Francisco de Oliveira
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  • Vincent Torre, A Child's Book of Woodcuts, 1954
    Vincent Torre
    A Child's Book of Woodcuts, 1954
    (NY): Ink-Well Press
    One of nineteen copies.
    $ 250.00 Sold
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  • Wilbur Robinson by William Joyce. Front cover
    William Joyce
    A Day with Wilbur Robinson, 1990
    NY: Harper & Row
    First edition. Inscribed by the author with a small drawing of an anthropomorphic flying saucer.
    $ 75.00 Sold
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  • William Cole (ed.); Lynn Munsinger (illus.), A Zooful of Animals, 1992
    William Cole (ed.); Lynn Munsinger (illus.)
    A Zooful of Animals, 1992
    Boston: Houghton Mifflin
    First edition. Signed by the illustrator.
    $ 45.00 Sold
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  • ABC Alphabet Book, (1935)
    ABC Alphabet Book, (1935)
    (Racine, WI): Whitman Publishing Co.
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  • Hans Stempel and Martin Ripkens; Heinz Edelmann (illus.), Andromedar SR1, 1971
    Hans Stempel and Martin Ripkens; Heinz Edelmann (illus.)
    Andromedar SR1, 1971
    (NY): Harlin Quist
    First edition.
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  • Biblioteca de las Travesuras. Juegos Masculinos, (c. 1870)
    Biblioteca de las Travesuras. Juegos Masculinos, (c. 1870)
    Paris and Mexico: Ch. Bouret
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  • Big Anthony. His Story by Tomie dePaola. Title page with author signature
    Tomie dePaola
    Big Anthony. His Story, 1998
    NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons
    First edition. Signed by dePaola at the title page.
    $ 50.00 Sold
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  • E. Tracey Archer; Dorothy E. Braham (illus.), Billy Boaster and His Motor, (c. 1920)
    E. Tracey Archer; Dorothy E. Braham (illus.)
    Billy Boaster and His Motor, (c. 1920)
    London: Raphael Tuck & Sons
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  • Phineas Thayer, Casey at the Bat, 1912
    Phineas Thayer
    Casey at the Bat, 1912
    Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co.
    First hardcover edition.
    $ 750.00 Sold
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  • Cobb's Toys, Third Series, No. 5. Stories about the Vulture, Dodo, Spoonbill, Pelican, Cormorant, and Goldfinch, 1835
    Cobb's Toys, Third Series, No. 5. Stories about the Vulture, Dodo, Spoonbill, Pelican, Cormorant, and Goldfinch, 1835
    Erie, PA: O. Spafford
    $ 475.00 Sold
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  • Costumes. Title page
    Costumes. Or a Short Sketch of the Manners, and Customs of the Principal Foreign Inhabitants of the Globe, (c. 1820)
    London: R. Miller
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  • Days of the Blackbird by Tomie dePaola. Illustrated spread
    Tomie dePaola
    Days of the Blackbird. A Tale of Northern Italy, 1997
    NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons
    First edition. Signed by dePaola at the half title.
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  • (William Cowper), Diverting History of John Gilpin, (c. 1840)
    (William Cowper)
    Diverting History of John Gilpin, (c. 1840)
    NY and Philadelphia: Turner & Fisher
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  • El Raton Panchito Roe-Libros by Blanca Lydia Trejo. Opening spread
    Blanca Lydia Trejo
    El Raton Panchito Roe-Libros, 1957
    Mexico: Edicion Hecha por la Autora
    Inscribed by Trejo.
    $ 175.00 Sold
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  • Footsteps on the Road to Learning; or the Alphabet in Rhyme, 1849
    Footsteps on the Road to Learning; or the Alphabet in Rhyme, 1849
    New Haven: S. Babcock
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  • Allen Say, Grandfather's Journey, 1993
    Allen Say
    Grandfather's Journey, 1993
    Boston: Houghton Mifflin
    First edition. Signed by the author/illustrator, and with an original drawing by him.
    $ 100.00 Sold
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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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  • Mary Martha Sherwood, Home, 1833
    Mary Martha Sherwood
    Home, 1833
    New Haven: S. Babcock
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  • Isaac Watts, Infant Hymns: Designed for Young Children, (1840)
    Isaac Watts
    Infant Hymns: Designed for Young Children, (1840)
    New Haven: Sidney Babcock
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  • Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine; Hudson Talbott (illus.), Into the Woods, 1988
    Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine; Hudson Talbott (illus.)
    Into the Woods, 1988
    NY: Crown Publishers
    First edition. Signed by the illustrator.
    $ 275.00 Sold
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  • John and Ann, (c. 1840s)
    John and Ann, (c. 1840s)
    Cincinnati: William T. Truman
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  • Juvenile Anecdotes; or A Present for a Good Child. Front cover
    Juvenile Anecdotes; or A Present for a Good Child, 1830
    New Haven, S. Babcock
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  • Yoshisuke Kurosaki, Kodomo No Matsuri [Children's Festival], 1949
    Yoshisuke Kurosaki
    Kodomo No Matsuri [Children's Festival], 1949
    Tokyo: Bunka Kensetsusha
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  • La Picara Sabelotodo by Blanca Lydia Trejo. Author inscription and first page
    Blanca Lydia Trejo
    La Picara Sabelotodo, 1956
    Mexico: Edicion Hecha por la Autora
    Inscribed by Trejo.
    $ 175.00 Sold
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  • Lydia L. Very, Little Red Riding Hood, 1863
    Lydia L. Very
    Little Red Riding Hood, 1863
    Boston, Louis Prang & Co.
    $ 300.00 Sold
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  • Maravillas de un Colmenar by Blanca Lydia Trejo. Author inscription and first page
    Blanca Lydia Trejo
    Maravillas de un Colmenar, 1954
    Mexico: Edicion Hecha por la Autora
    Inscribed by Trejo.
    $ 175.00 Sold
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  • Neddy Bray A. B. C., (c. 1905)
    Neddy Bray A. B. C., (c. 1905)
    London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Co.
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  • Joel Chandler Harris, Nights with Uncle Remus: Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation, 1883
    Joel Chandler Harris
    Nights with Uncle Remus: Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation, 1883
    Boston: James R. Osgood and Company
    First edition.
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  • A. A. Milne, Now We Are Six, 1927
    A. A. Milne
    Now We Are Six, 1927
    London: Methuen & Co.
    First edition.
    $ 650.00 Sold
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  • E. T. A. Hoffmann; Maurice Sendak (illus.), Nutcracker, 1984
    E. T. A. Hoffmann; Maurice Sendak (illus.)
    Nutcracker, 1984
    NY: Crown Publishers
    First edition. Signed by Sendak.
    $ 150.00 Sold
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  • Beatrice Beard Grover, Original concept illustration for the cover of Broad Stripes and Bright Stars, 1941
    Beatrice Beard Grover
    Original concept illustration for the cover of Broad Stripes and Bright Stars, 1941
    Signed and dated by Grover, with additional caption and initials in pencil at reverse.
    $ 750.00 Sold
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  • George H. Robinson; James Denholm (illus.), Peter's Paradise. A Child's Dream of the Crystal Palace, (c. 1890)
    George H. Robinson; James Denholm (illus.)
    Peter's Paradise. A Child's Dream of the Crystal Palace, (c. 1890)
    London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co.
    $ 950.00 Sold
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  • W. H. I. Bleek, Reynard the Fox in South Africa; or, Hottentot Fables and Tales, 1864
    W. H. I. Bleek
    Reynard the Fox in South Africa; or, Hottentot Fables and Tales, 1864
    London: Trübner and Co.
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  • Katharine G. Buffum, Silhouettes to Cut in School, 1914
    Katharine G. Buffum
    Silhouettes to Cut in School, 1914
    Springfield, MA: Milton Bradley Company
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  • The Balloon; and The Good Boy Rewarded, 1850
    The Balloon; and The Good Boy Rewarded, 1850
    Providence, RI: Weeden & Peek
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  • The Birds of America, (c. 1855)
    The Birds of America, (c. 1855)
    NY: Clark, Austin & Smith
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  • Edward Gorey, The Black Doll, (c. 2012)
    Edward Gorey
    The Black Doll, (c. 2012)
    Olympia, WA: Necessaries Toy Foundation
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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
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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 Sold
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  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Glenna Lang (illus.), The Children's Hour, 1993
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Glenna Lang (illus.)
    The Children's Hour, 1993
    Boston: David Godine
    First edition. Inscribed by the illustrator.
    $ 50.00 Sold
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  • The Childs Own Alphabet, (c. 1860)
    The Childs Own Alphabet, (c. 1860)
    London: Low & Son
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  • Bruno Munari, The Circus in the Mist, 1996
    Bruno Munari
    The Circus in the Mist, 1996
    NY: The World Publishing Company
    First American edition.
    $ 125.00 Sold
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  • The Daisy; or Little Lessons for Little Learners, 1844
    The Daisy; or Little Lessons for Little Learners, 1844
    New Haven: Sidney Babcock
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  • The Destructive Consequences of Dissipation and Luxury, 1836
    The Destructive Consequences of Dissipation and Luxury, 1836
    NY: Mahlon Day
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  • Beatrix Potter, The Fairy Caravan, 1929
    Beatrix Potter
    The Fairy Caravan, 1929
    Philadelphia: David McKay Company
    $ 1,350.00 Sold
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  • The Girl and Her Pets and Other Stories, (1865)
    The Girl and Her Pets and Other Stories, (1865)
    NY: Leavitt & Allen
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  • Lydia Maria Child, The Golden Ball; and Other Stories, 1852
    Lydia Maria Child
    The Golden Ball; and Other Stories, 1852
    Philadelphia: Hayes & Zell
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  • The Growth of Our Nation. Together with: The Problems of Our Nation by Emmett Glitner and Margaret Spaher. Front cover and dust jacket with shield shaped illustrations.
    Emmett E. Giltner and Margaret Spahr
    The Growth of Our Nation. Together with: The Problems of Our Nation, 1931
    NY: Charles E. Merrill Co.
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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.
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  • A. A. Milne, The Ivory Door. A Legend in a Prologue & Three Acts, 1929
    A. A. Milne
    The Ivory Door. A Legend in a Prologue & Three Acts, 1929
    London: Chatto & Windus
    First edition. Signed by Milne at title page.
    $ 350.00 Sold
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    A. A. Milne, The Ivory Door. A Legend in a Prologue & Three Acts, 1929
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  • J. D. Strong (ed.), The Lame Beggar, and Other Stories, (1870)
    J. D. Strong (ed.)
    The Lame Beggar, and Other Stories, (1870)
    Boston: D. Lothrop and Company
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  • The Little Fisherman, (1835)
    The Little Fisherman, (1835)
    NY: Mahlon Day
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  • The Little Sisters; or Emma and Caroline, (1842)
    The Little Sisters; or Emma and Caroline, (1842)
    New Haven: Sidney Babcock
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  • The Mother's Primer, 1851
    The Mother's Primer, 1851
    Louisville, KY: John P. Morton & Co.
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  • Tommy Trip, The Natural History of Four Footed Beasts, 1802
    Tommy Trip
    The Natural History of Four Footed Beasts, 1802
    Hudson, NY: Ashbel Stoddard
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  • Steig, Jeanne; William Steig (illus.), The Old Testament Made Easy, 1990
    Steig, Jeanne; William Steig (illus.)
    The Old Testament Made Easy, 1990
    NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
    First edition, signed by both Jeanne and William Steig.
    $ 75.00 Sold
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  • A. A. Milne, The Secret and Other Stories, 1929
    A. A. Milne
    The Secret and Other Stories, 1929
    NY and London: The Fountain Press and Methuen and Company
    One of 742 copies of the first edition. Signed by Milne.
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  • Emily Woodward, The Treasure. A Retelling of a Russian Folk Tale, 1983
    Emily Woodward
    The Treasure. A Retelling of a Russian Folk Tale, 1983
    San Anselmo, CA: Private Press of Emily Woodward
    One of twenty-six deluxe copies bound in boards, signed by the artist.
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  • Eric von Schmidt, The Young Man Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn, 1964
    Eric von Schmidt
    The Young Man Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn, 1964
    Cambridge, MA: Riverside Press
    First edition. First edition. Signed by Eric von Schmidt, paired with an original pen-and-ink drawing of the story's be-hatted crow from page twenty.
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  • Nancy Ekholm Burkert, Valentine & Orson, 1989
    Nancy Ekholm Burkert
    Valentine & Orson, 1989
    NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
    First edition. Signed by the author/illustrator at the half title.
    $ 65.00 Sold
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  • A. A. Milne, When I Was Very Young, 1930
    A. A. Milne
    When I Was Very Young, 1930
    NY and London: The Fountain Press and Methuen and Company
    One of 842 copies. Signed by Milne at the colophon.
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  • Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne. Front of dust jacket
    A. A. Milne
    Winnie-the-Pooh, 1926
    London: Methuen & Co.
    First edition in first issue dust wrapper.
    $ 2,500.00 Sold
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