Item 4710The American Girl Book of Mystery and Suspense Stories
New York: Random House, 1964. Marvin Friedman. hardcover. 8vo. 184pp. part of American Girl Library. See pictures for contents. #04793.
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Item 3914A Child's Story of the Bible
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, 1899. hardcover. 16mo. 260pp. retelling of the Bible narrative simplified for children. part of Altemus' Young People's Library. #03980.
Item 1249An Old-Fashioned Girl
Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1928. Frances Brundage. Companion Series. hardcover. 8vo 401pp. with color frontispiece and b/w illustrations by Frances Brundage throughout. follows the adventures of Polly Milton, a young country girl, who is visiting her wealthy city friends, the Shaws. The novel shows how Polly remains true to.....
Item 2107Rose in Bloom
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Company, 1955. Catherine Barnes. Modern Abridged Edition. hardcover. 12mo 283pp. Whitman Classics, modern abridged edition. #02169.
Item 1676Works of Louisa May Alcott
New York: Avenel Books, 1982. Frank T. Merrill, Reginald Burch, Addie Ledyard, others. first edition. hardcover. 8vo 789pp. from cover: "The most complete one-volume collection available, containing: Little Women- Little Men - Dozens of stories full of irrepressible life" #01739.
Item 1045The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Atheneum, 1971. Monika Laimgruber. first American edition. hardcover. 4to. unpaginated. Richly illustrated telling of classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. #01121.
Item 3857Children and Books
Chicago: Scott Foresman and Company, 1947. hardcover. 8vo 626pp. from Preface: "Most readers expect to find in the preface a brief but concise account of what the book contains. Here is a brief summary of the purpose, the special features, and the general content of Children and Books: It is.....
Item 674The Young Visiters
George H Doran, 1919. hardcover. 12mo. 105pp. presumed later printing from first year of publication. novel written by English writer when she was 9 years old, prized for its innocence, mispellings, and unusual grammar, with a preface by J.M. Barrie, author of Peter Pan and many other children's classics. #00757.....
Item 2132The Young Visiters
New York: George H Doran, 1919. hardcover. 12mo. 105pp. presumed later printing from first year of publication. novel written by English writer when she was 9 years old, prized for its innocence, mispellings, and unusual grammar, with a preface by J.M. Barrie, author of Peter Pan and many other children's.....
Item 2133The Young Visiters
New York: George H Doran, 1919. hardcover. 12mo. 105pp. presumed later printing from first year of publication. novel written by English writer when she was 9 years old, prized for its innocence, mispellings, and unusual grammar, with a preface by J.M. Barrie, author of Peter Pan and many other children's.....
Item 1713The Winged Horse
Garden City, New York: Doubleday Page and Company, 1927. Paul Honore. first edition. hardcover. 8vo 451pp. history of English language poetry (through ancient Greece and Rome, then Europe) written for children and young readers. 8vo.
Item 1025For the Children's Hour
Springfield, MA: Milton Bradley Company, 1924. G. William Breck. hardcover. 8vo 336pp. collection of short stories for young children, centered around the home, nature, the seasons, holidays, fairy tales and fables, etc. #01101.
Item 1362For the Children's Hour
Springfield, MA: Milton Bradley Company, 1937. hardcover. 12mo 336pp. +illustrations. collection of children's stories and poetry, organized around the home, the seasons, nature, fables, more. #01402.
Item 1986Busy Little Brownies
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1923. hardcover. 12mo 128pp. collection of fairy stories. #02048.
Item 816The Crimson Sweater
The Century Company, 1906. C.M. Relyea. first edition. hardcover. 8vo 367pp. from American novelist known for his sports stories for boys. #00899.
Item 4385The Annotated Mother Goose
New York: Bramhall House, 1962. hardcover. 4to. 350pp. from front flap: "Mother Goose" rhymes are the beloved heritage of all English speaking people, repeated and modified by children and grown-ups for hundreds of years. They are the nursery rhymes, melodies, songs, jingles, riddles, catches, counting-out rhymes, lullabies, prayers, drinking songs.....
Item 983Mystery and Adventure Stories for Girls
New York: Cupples and Leon Company. hardcover. 8vo. four complete adventure and mystery novels aimed at girls. #01062.
Item 1754Communication
Harcourt Brace and World. first edition. hardcover. 8vo 116pp. history of forms of communication for young readers. #01816.
Item 348Story Parade
John C. Winston Company, 1938. first edition. hardcover. Octavo 346pp. One of a series of books of children's stories named by the color of their cloth binding (this is the Green Book), with stories and illustrations by noted contemporary writers and artists. #00168.
Item 3595Electrical Genius
New York: Julian Messner, 1959. hardcover. 8vo. 192pp. lightly fictionalized biography of Tesla for younger readers. scarce copy. #03661.
Item 2405The Uses of Enchantment:
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. first edition. hardcover. 8vo 328pp. + Index. from front flap: "Carrying us back into magical landscapes, recovering for us--and profoundly validating--the enchantment and wonder we long ago experienced, the great child psychologist Bruno Bettelheim gives us his most universally enriching work: a brilliant and.....
Item 3410More About Paddington
New York: Dell Publishing, 1972. softcover. 16mo 127pp. Dell Yearling. see pictures for synopsis. #03476.
Item 4879Little Lord Fauntleroy
New York: Puffin Books, 1981. Mentor Huebner. softcover. 12mo. 190pp. see pictures for synopsis. #04962.
Item 113Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar
A.L. Burt, 1918. hardcover. early reprint by A.L. Burt company of the original first edition of Burroughs' fifth novel in the Tarzan series. #00085.
Item 1883The Angel Who Guarded the Toys
Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1955. Mary Gehr. first thus (American edition). hardcover. 8vo 181pp. from front flap: "Doris Burton's charming stories are written with a sense of humour, sympathy, and a fidelity to detail which all will admire and which will attract both young and old. Without sacrificing the truth.....