Children's Books & More

Collection of Children's Folk Tales Including Singed Copy of "Martina the Beautiful Cockroach": A collection of children’s folk tales. This collection features nine hardcover books, some with their original dust jacket. The books include a first edition copy of Martina the Beautiful Cockroach retold by Carmen Agra Deedy signed by the author (Peachtree Publishers, Atlanta, 2007), Rum Pum Pum retold by Maggie Duff with illustrations by Jose Arugeo and Ariane Dewey (Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., New York, 1978), and more.

Vintage Children's Storybooks: An assortment of vintage children’s storybooks. This group includes a total of nine books, all presented with a hardbound cover. Featured are Just Right by Lilian Moore, published by Parents’ Magazine Press in 1968, Nora and Mrs. Mind-Your-Own-Business by Johanna Hurwitz, published by William Morrow and Company in 1977, and more.

50th Anniversary Retrospective of "Goodnight Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown: A 50th Anniversary Retrospective edition of the children’s book Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. This book was published in 1997 by HarperCollins Publishers. It is bound on board with a pictorial inset to the front cover.

1918 School Edition "The French Twins" by Lucy Fitch Perkins: A 1918 School Edition The French Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins. This school edition was published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1918. This hardcover book has blue cloth boards with black lettering and illustration to the cover with black lettering to the spine.

Circa 1896 "Mother Goose's Rhymes, Jingles, and Fairy Tales": A circa 1896 copy of Mother Goose’s Rhymes Jingles and Fairy Tales. This book was originally published by the Henry Altemus company, but has title and copyright page missing. It is hardcover with a pictorial cloth cover.

Collection of Children's Fairy Tale Books: A collection of children’s fairy tale books. This collection features five books presented in hardcovers, some with dust jackets. The collection includes an early printing of Hans Christian Andersen: Favorite Fairy Tales illustrated by Paul Durand (Goldren Press, New York, 1975), Story-Land Express (M.A. Donohue & Company, 1936), Stories Children Love, Beauty and the Beast, and Stories That Never Grow Old.

Children's Storybooks: A collection of children’s storybooks. This group includes three books, each presented with a cloth pressed hardbound cover. Featured are The Story Hour by Marian Black, The Children’s Hour by Arthur Maxwell, and The Story Hour compiled by Esther Bjoland.

1980 First American Edition "Old Man Of Lochnagar" by Prince Charles: A first American Edition of The Old Man of Lochnagar by H.R.H Charles, Prince of Wales. This book was published in 1980 by Farrar Straus Giroux New York. It is hardcover with its dust jacket.

1980s "Ready-Set-Grow" Educational Children's Books by Joy Wilt: A collection of nine books from the Ready-Set-Grow series of educational children’s books written by Joy Wilt and illustrated by Hergie. These hardcover books with illustrated boards were published in the early 1980s by Weekly Reader Books and the Educational Products Division of Word, Incorporated. The titles in this collection are A Kid’s TV Guide, A Kid’s Guide to Understanding Parents, Tuff Stuff, Saying What You Mean, Making Up Your Own Mind, You Can Do It, A Kid’s Guide to Managing Time, Danger! and A Kid’s Guide to Making Friends.

Book Club Edition "Journey to the Center" by Brian Stableford and Authorized Edition of "The Space Eagle: Operation Doomsday" by Jack Pearl: A book club edition Journey to the Center by Brian Stableford. This book club edition copy was published by Nelson Doubleday, Garden City, New York in 1982. This hardcover book includes the illustrated dust jacket. Also included is an Authorized Edition of The Space Eagle: Operation Doomsday by Jack Pearl. This book was published by Whitman Publishing Company, Racine Wisconsin, in 1967. This hardcover book has illustrated covers to the front, back and spine.

1972 First Edition "Carter Rabbit" by Helen Tiegreen: A 1972 first edition Carter Rabbit by Helen Tiegreen. This first edition copy was published by News Publishing Company, Waynesboro, Mississippi, in 1972 with illustrations by Alan Tiegreen, This hardcover book has yellow cloth covered boards with the illustrated dust jacket.

1970 Golden Press "First Adventures in Learning Program" Books: A collection of eleven books from the 1970 Golden Press edition of the First Adventures in Learning Program series. These hardcover children’s books with color illustrated boards and color illustrations throughout were first published in 1963 by Western Publishing Company; this edition was published c. 1970 by Golden Press of New York and distributed by Encyclopaedia Brittanica Chicago. This collection includes Learning About Sizes, The Wonders of Science, Discovering Shapes, All Kinds of Signs, Time and Measuring, The Thinking Book, Nature Wonderland, Adventures With Color, Understanding Numbers and two copies of Listening for Sounds.