312. LANG,ANDREW. THE RED ROMANCE BOOK.

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1 Helen & Marc Younger KING ARTHUR AND ROBIN HOOD 308. LANG,ANDREW. BOOK OF ROMANCE. London: Longmans Green vo (5 1/4 x 7 ½ ), blue gilt pictorial cloth, all edges gilt, Fine and bright. 1st edition, first printing. Written by Mrs. Lang, this volume contains stories about King Arthur, Robin Hood, The Story of Roland and The story of Wayland the Smith. Illustrated with 8 color plates, 35 beautiful black and white plates, smaller black and whites in text and pictorial endpapers. A great copy. $ Pg LANG,ANDREW. THE RED ROMANCE BOOK. London: Longmans Green vo (5 1/4 x 7 ½ ), red gilt cloth, all edges gilt, spine slightly faded else near Fine with beautiful and elaborate gilt cover design. 1st edition, first printing. Stories about wizards, werewolves and dragons selected by Mrs. Lang. Illustrated with 8 color plates, 28 beautiful black and white plates, smaller black and whites in text and pictorial endpapers. This is a nice copy of one of the less common titles in Lang s series. $ helen@alephbet.com FINE COPY IN DUST WRAPPER 309. LANG,ANDREW. THE BOOK OF SAINTS AND HEROES by Mrs. Lang, edited by Andrew Lang. London: Longmans Green vo (6 x 8 ½ ), blue pictorial cloth, top edge gilt, toning on endpaper from dust wrapper else Fine condition IN DUST WRAPPER. 1st edition, first printing. There are 23 stories about different Saints written by Mrs. Lang in which she emphasizes the fairy and mythical qualities of the stories more than the religious aspects. Illustrated by H.J. Ford with 12 color plates, 18 black and white plates and many smaller illustrations throughout the text. This is a great copy, rare in the dust wrapper. $ LANG LIMITED EDITION SCOTTISH FAIRY TALE 310. LANG,ANDREW. THE GOLD OF FAIRNILEE. Bristol & London: Arrowsmith & Simpkin, Marshall, nd ca to, ½ parchment paper, brown gilt cloth, top edge gilt. General cover soil and offsetting on blank endpaper else tight and internally fine. NUMBER 41 OF AN UNSTATED LIMITATION (150?), LARGE PAPER COPY. Dedicated to Jeanie Lang in Australia (the dedication ends are there Fairies as well as Bunyips in Australia? ). A fairy story set in Scotland about Jean and Randal and what happens when Randal disappears into fairyland. Illustrated with 15 beautiful chromolithographs (frontis by T. SCOTT, other by E.A. LEMANN) and printed on handmade paper. An enchanting story with occasional Scottish dialect. $ LAST TITLE IN THE FAIRY TALE SERIES 313. LANG,MRS. THE STRANGE STORY BOOK by Mrs. Lang edited by Andrew Lang. London: Longmans Green vo (6 x 8 ½ ), pink cloth stamped in gold, top edge gilt, 312p., spine slightly faded else near Fine. 1st edition, 1st printing of the last book in Lang s Fairy Tale. The 5 page preface by Mrs. Lang is somewhat of an homage to Andrew that ends with a poem by Andrew that was intended for the first volume in the series but never published. Fairy tales from Africa, India and other exotic places are illustrated by H.J. Ford with 12 color plates and 18 black and white plates. The frontis is a photogravure of a dashing Andrew Lang. $ STUNNING OVERSIZED PICTURE BOOK 314. (LANGEN,HILDA)illus. DIE SIEBEN RABEN by Marta Strachwitz. Dornach near Basel, Switzerland: Pub. by The Workshop Zu den sieben Zwergen (1939). Obl. folio, cl. backed pictorial. bds, spine rubbed and light cover soil, VG. The tale, told in verse, of 7 brothers who were cursed and turned into 7 ravens and how their sister traveled all over to find them. Illus. with quite stunning and imaginative full page color illus. opposite each page of text, printed on heavy paper in rich colors. A very unusual and beautiful book. $ LAURENCIN, MARIE LANG,ANDREW. THE GREEN FAIRY BOOK. London: Longmans Green vo (5 1/4 x 7 1/4 ), green gilt pictorial cloth, all edges gilt, rear hinge a bit rubbed but not weak, scattered foxing, bright and VG+. 1st edition, 1st printing of the 3rd fairy book. Illustrated by H.J. FORD with 101 beautiful black and whites to accompany fairy tales (Osborne p.35). $ LAWSON ABC BOOK 315. LAWSON,ROBERT. COUNTRY COLIC: The weeders digest. Boston: Little Brown (March 1944). 8vo, (6 ½ x 8 ½ ), tan cloth, Fine in dust wrapper frayed at spine ends. 1st ed. The headaches of country living, humorously presented by Lawson in ABC format (with one headache for each letter) and illustrated with a profusion of detailed and wonderful b&w s throughout. $100.00

2 Pg 46 Aleph-Bet Books - Catalogue 104 NEWBERY AWARD WINNER 316. LAWSON,ROBERT. RABBIT HILL. NY: Viking 1944 (Sept. 1944). Tall 8vo, pictorial. cloth, Fine in dw with a few very small chips. First edition, winner of the NEWBERY AWARD. The world as seen through the eyes of rabbits, with very beautiful full and partial page illustrations throughout. Lawson s own home in Westport, Connecticut was the original home in the story. A nice copy with price intact and without the medal. $ LENSKI,LOIS. WE LIVE IN THE COUNTRY. Philadelphia: Lippincott 1960 (1960). 8vo, 127p., Fine in rubbed dw. Stated 1st ed. 3 short stories about life in rural Georgia, Connecticut, Texas and Louisiana, all illus. by Lenski. Roundabout America series. $ LAWSON,ROBERT. SMELLER MARTIN. NY:Viking,1950 (1950). 4to, (6 3/4 x 9 ½ ) green cloth, 157p., Fine in very sl. frayed dw. 1st ed. The story of Davey, aka Smeller and his wonderful nose. Written by Lawson and illustrated by him as well with lovely full page in partial page black and whites. $ (LAWSON,ROBERT) illus. WEE GILLIS by Munro Leaf. NY: Viking to, cl. backed pictorial. bds, Fine in dw. 1st ed., this is INSCRIBED BY MUNRO LEAF WITH TWO SKETCHES. Wonderfully illustrated in b&w (and green endpapers) by Lawson. This is a special copy. $ LEWIS,C.S. THE LAST BATTLE. London: Bodley Head 1956 (1956). 8vo, blue cloth, 184p., Fine in dust wrapper (dw slightly frayed at top of spine else nice and free of tears). 1st ed. of the seventh and last Narnia tale, illus. by PAULINE BAYNES, winner of the Carnegie Medal. A nice copy. $ LEWIS,C.S. THE SILVER CHAIR. London: Geoffrey Bles (1953). 8vo (5 3/4 x 8 ), navy blue cloth, 217p., a Fine copy in a nice dust wrapper with price intact (dw has a few soil marks on front panel, frayed at corners and spine ends, a few small closed tears). 1st edition 1st printing of the 4th Narnia fantasy, where the children follow hidden clues to free the prince and return him to Narnia. Illustrated by PAULINE BAYNES with black and white frontis, pictorial endpapers and black and white throughout the text. $ LEAF, MUNRO 318 CHAMBERLAIN PRESS LIMITED EDITION 319. LEAR,EDWARD. THE NEW VESTMENTS. no place: Chamberlain Press (1978). 8vo, wraps, Fine. LIMITED TO 100 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY SARAH CHAMBERLAIN, printed on very fine Kitakata paper, and illustrated by Sarah Chamberlain with 2 wonderful wood engravings. $ LEBEDEV, VLADIMIR STRIKING GEOMETRICS BY SOL LEWITT 324. (LEWITT,SOL)illus. FICCIONES by Jorge Luis Borges. NY: Limited Editions Club (1984). Square 4to, full black cowhide, Fine in slip case (Monthly Newsletter laid in). LIMITED TO 1500 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY SOL LEWITT. Featuring 22 geometric illustrations (silkscreens) by Lewitt whose work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art. The Monthly Newsletter quote s Robert Rosenblum describing Lewitt s art as the work of a New Sorcerer s Apprentice adding that his art like that of Borges, is an art of infinite allusion. A strikingly beautiful book. $ #320 #320 WITH HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM LENSKI - NEWBERY AWARD 320. LENSKI,LOIS. STRAWBERRY GIRL. Philadelphia: Lippincott (1945). 8vo (7 x 8 3/4 ), green cloth, fine in lightly soiled dust wrapper with small piece off lower corner, irregular chip across top of spine, overall Very Good. Stated First Edition. The story of a little girl named Birdie, set in Florida in the early 1900 s. Illustrated with 84 black and whites by Lenski. NEWBERY AWARD WINNER. LAID IN IS A ONE PAGE HAND WRITTEN LETTER FROM LENSKI ON HER PERSONAL PICTORIAL STATIONERY. Written to a fan in which she discusses this title and more, it reads in part: All my regional books are true stories of real people who live in different parts of our country. I go to the region, live with the people, make sketches and hear about their adventures before I write the book. This is a special copy of a rare dust wrappered Newbery winner. $ (SEE ILLUS DIRECTLY TO THE RIGHT >>>>>)

3 Helen & Marc Younger Pg 47 RARE LEWITT-HIM BOOK 325. (LEWITT-HIM)illus. BLUE PETER by Alina Lewitt. London.: Faber & Faber (1943). 4to, (8 ½ x 10 ½ ) cloth backed pictorial board covers, fine in slightly worn dw. 1st ed. Because Peter, a dog, was born blue, he was kicked out of his house. The story tells how he finally finds a home. Illustrated by Lewitt and Him with charming full page and partial page color illustrations. A rare title by this talented pair. $ (LORIOUX,FELIX)illus. LE BUFFON DES ENFANTS: LES OISEAUX EXOTIQUES by Bernard Roy. Paris: Marcus (1948). Square 4to (10 x 10 ), pictorial boards, near fine. Featuring the most absolutely stunning full page color illustrations of exotic birds by Lorioux (toucan, parrot, condor, ostrich, albatross and others) accompanied by his detailed and humorous humanized animals and insects. Beautifully printed with rich colors. 1st ed. $ LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB - 186, 187, LINDMAN,MAJ. FLICKA, RICKA, DICKA BAKE A CAKE. Chicago: Whitman (1955). 4to (8 x 10 ), cloth, pictorial paste-on, Fine condition in Fine+ dust wrapper. 1st edition, 1st printing. Many lovely full page color lithos throughout by the author accompany the story of how the surprise cake for the girls mother gets ruined. Scarce in such nice condition. $ LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD - 135, 206, 207, 263, 265, 376 PETER PARLEY TO PENROD TITLE 327. LOFTING,HUGH. THE STORY OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE. NY: Stokes 1920 (1920). 8vo, orange cloth, color plate on cover, 180p., fine. 1st ed. of the FIRST DOCTOR DOLITTLE BOOK (PETER PARLEY TO PENROD P. 138). Illus. with pictorial. ep s, color frontis, b&w plates plus many full page line illus. by Lofting. Very scarce. $ FIRST AMERICAN EDITION 331. MACDONALD,GEORGE. AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND. NY: George Routledge & Sons vo (5 1/4 x 7 1/8 ), blue cloth stamped in gold and black, all edges gilt, 378p., chip at head of spine, binding lightly rubbed, really a nice bright VG+ copy. 1st American edition, printed from British sheets with the same dates on both title pages, this is one of a few copies sent to the U.S. to secure copyright. The story was serialized beginning in 1868 in a children s magazine Good Words For the Young. It is a fantasy adventure about a young boy named Diamond who flies to another country on the back of the lady North Wind. Illustrated by ARTHUR HUGHES with many detailed line illustrations throughout the text. Considered a masterpiece of children s literature, this first edition is quite scarce. $ LOFTING,HUGH. DOCTOR DOLITTLE S CARAVAN. NY: FREDERICK STOKES (Oct. 1926) 8vo, blue pictorial. cloth, pictorial. paste-on, near Fine. Stated 1st edition, illustrated by Lofting with beautiful color frontis, color pictorial. endpapers, plus a profusion of black and whites in text. $ MACKENZIE S LIMITED EDITION OF ALADDIN 332. (MACKENZIE,THOMAS)illus. ALADDIN AND HIS WONDERFUL LAMP in rhyme by Arthur Ransome. London: Nisbet no date [1919]. Large 4to (10 3/4 x 13 1/4 ), white cloth with elaborate gilt pictorial cover, top edge gilt, others edges uncut, slightest of fading to spine else Fine. LIMITED TO ONLY 250 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY MACKENZIE. Mackenzie s most desired and best work featuring 12 magnificent tipped-in color plates with tissue guards, decorative initials and text borders and with a profusion of stunning black and whites on every page of text (nice silhouette endpapers as well). Due to the high quality of the paper, the black and whites are beautifully reproduced. This is a lavish and arguably the best illustrated version of Aladdin, rare in this limited format. $ LONGFELLOW, HENRY W. - 73, 593 FABLES WITH LORIOUX S ILLUSTRATIONS 329. (LORIOUX,FELIX)illus. FABLES DE LA FONTAINE presentees par Jean de la Varende. Paris: Marcus (1949). Large 4to (9 ½ x 12 1/4 ), cloth backed pictorial boards, Fine in dust wrapper. One the most marvelous and imaginative editions of these fables, this is illustrated by FELIX LORIOUX in bold, full color on every page with his wonderful humanized insects and animals and with a few lines of text for each illustration - pictorial endpapers as well. Full of humor and fancy The colors are so vivid they have the appearance of being hand colored. $500.00

4 Pg 48 Aleph-Bet Books - Catalogue (MACKINSTRY,ELIZABETH)illus. ALADDIN AND THE WONDERFUL LAMP. NY: Mac (1935). 4to, cloth, edges sl. faded else VG+ in chipped and frayed dw. 1st ed. Illustrated with incredibly rich and detailed full page and partial page color illustrations unlike any of her other books. Meigs (p. 584) calls it a brilliant, rich picture book and Bader (p.314) remarks on it s beauty as well. $ #335 MacMILLAN HAPPY HOUR BOOKS - 96, 269 MAGIC MALAYAN NURSERY RHYMES AND MUSIC 334. MALAYAN INTEREST. HAJI S BOOK OF MALAYAN NURSERY RHYMES by A.W. Hamilton. Sydney: Australasian Pub. Co. (1947). 4to, cloth, pictorial. paste-on, fine in dw torn on rear panel. 1st ed. of this unusual book of nursery rhymes from Malaya -offered in Malay and English. Illus. with wonderful color and b&w s by Nora Hamerton and with musical notation for songs by H.A. Courtney. $ MATES MAGIC FLUTES IN BOX 336. (MATES,RUDOLF)illus. THE MAGIC FLUTES by Josef Kozisek. NY - London & Toronto: Longmans Green and Co Oblong large 4to (12 ½ x 9 ½ ), cloth backed pictorial boards, Fine and bright IN ORIGINAL SLIPCASE with color plate on cover (box with some chips and sl. soil but VG). The story is a tale about a family of poor, humanized mice whose father teaches each of his 8 sons how to play the magic flute made of maple and then sends them out into the world to spread happiness. There is a colorful border on each page of text and many, many strikingly colored, vibrant full page + in-text color illustrations that almost seem to be hand-done. A superb copy of one of the best picture books for children. See Mahoney et.al p.136 and Five Years of Children s Books p.76. $ MAP MARSHAK, S , 505 JAMES MARSHALL SKETCHBOOK INCLUDING UNPUBLISHED BOOKS 335. MARSHALL,JAMES. SKETCHBOOK. Offered here is James Marshall s sketchbook with illustrations in color and pen and ink. It is a 40 page spiral bound Strathmore drawing pad measuring 18 1/4 wide and 24 high, lacking rear cover. The illustrations include pictures for Three Up A Tree (1986), Yummers Too: The Second Course (1986) and two unpublished picture books Lolly s Picture Book and The Hoovers. The pages are full of wonderful work in watercolor, colored pencil and pen & ink and are generously annotated with captions and ideas. They offer an interesting look into Marshall s creative process. All together there are 40 huge pages chock full of art and ideas. Marshall s untimely death in 1992 was a great loss to the world of children s books and this book offers rare insight into the mind of an artist. $ MATTHIESSEN,PETER. SEAL POOL. #335 NY: Doubleday. (1972). 8vo, pictorial. cloth, fine in sl. soiled and price clipped dw. 1st ed. of this children s book by Matthiessen, illustrated in color by WILLIAM PENE DU BOIS. A fine combination of talent. $ GREAT COPY OF A 20th CENTURY RARITY 338. McCLOSKEY,ROBERT. MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS. NY: Viking 1941 (1st published August 1941). 4to (9 1/4 x 12 ), cloth, Fine in VG++ dust wrapper (dw spine slightly faded and some fraying to spine ends, no tears). 1st edition of this modern classic, winner of the CALDECOTT AWARD. Because every child who read this book, read it to death, first editions in dust wrappers are notoriously rare, and ardently sought after. This copy is a prize. See Bader p (SEE ALSO INSIDE FRONT COVER) $18, (SEE ILLUS DIRECTLY TO THE RIGHT >>>>>>>)

5 Helen & Marc Younger Pg McCLOSKEY,ROBERT. ONE MORNING IN MAINE. NY: Viking 1952 (1952). Folio (9 1/4 x 12 1/4 ), pictorial cloth, 64p., fine in VG dust wrapper with a few mends on verso, chips on spine ends. 1st edition of this wonderful CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK. Illustrated on every page with McCloskey s eye for detail. 1st editions of this title in nice dust wrappers are hard to find. $ McLOUGHLIN PUB. LITTLE OLD WOMAN. NY: McLoughlin Bros. (30 Beekman), no date, circa mo (4 ½ x 6 ½ ), pictorial wraps highlighted in gold, mounted on linen, Fine condition. This title in the Susie Sunshine Series features a full page color pictorial title plus 8 brightly colored 3/4 page illustrations that are well printed. Susie Sunshine Series is listed as a new series on the rear cover. This book comes from a 19th century drug store whose contents were found intact which would account for the gilt cover retaining its sparkle. Nice copy. Beautiful copy. $ AMERICAN FOLKLORE 340. (McCLOSKEY,ROBERT)illus. YANKEE DOODLE S COUSINS. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1941 (1941). 4to (7 ½ x 9 3/4 ), [268]p., red cloth, Fine in nice dust wrapper with 1 piece off spine. 1st edition. 27 stories about all of the immortal American folk heros are arranged geographically, including a section on Black Americans. Wonderfully illustrated by McCloskey with pictorial endpapers and a profusion of full page and smaller illustrations throughout the text. $ MCLOUGHLIN PUB. NURSERY COLORED PICTURE BOOK. NY: McLoughlin Bros circa to, cloth, pictorial paste-on, edges rubbed, VG+. 16 stories and poems including Little Man and His Gun, How Lady Butterfly Spent the Day, Waste-not Want Not, Dollie and more. Illus. with 16 full page chromolithographs. An uncommon McLoughlin title. $ McCRACKEN, JAMES - 95, 203, 257 HAND-COLORED McLOUGHLIN 341. McLOUGHLIN PUB. HISTORY OF JACKEY JINGLE AND SUKEY SINGLE. NY: McLoughlin Bros. (24 Beekman), circa mo, (4.5 x 5.75 ) pictorial. wraps, inconspicuous spine repair, sl. soil, near fine. Uncle Franks Series, illus. with color cover plus 8 nice half-page hand-colored illustrations to accompany The story told in verse about two children who grow up and then marry. $ #338 UNCOMMON TRANSITIONAL PUBLICATION 344. McLOUGHLIN PUB. THE STORY OF THE CHARMED FAWN. The title page reads NY: Elton & Co.. The front and rear covers read NY: John McLoughlin Publisher, no date, circa mo (5 1/8 x 6 ½ ), blue pictorial wraps, [24]p., nearly As New. Illustrated by Harrison Wier with 6 full page hand colored wood engravings, this was a title in the Pleasure Book series. John McLoughlin, Jr. had worked for R.H. Elton as a young man and he went on to work for his father, John Sr.. By then, John Sr. was in business with Elton. After a major fire, John Jr. set out on his own. When he did he also bought out the stock, wood blocks and other materials of the firm Robert Elton... Under the imprint of Elton & Company he [Elton] and McLoughlin began issuing toy books for children... (from a thesis on McLoughlin Brothers written by Julian Lapides). So this title is an example of the transitional books published before 1855 when John s brother came into the firm with name changing to McLoughlin Brothers. This copy comes from a 19th century shop whose contents were found intact. Rarely found in this condition. $ McCLOUGHLIN PUB. ALSO 10-14, 16, 62, 149, 207, 209, 283-4, 530, 582

6 Pg 50 Aleph-Bet Books - Catalogue (MEGGENDORFER,LOTHAR)illus. HISTOIRES POUR RIRE par Adeline Reynard. no imprint, circa Folio (9 3/4 x 14 1/4 ), cloth backed pictorial boards, tiny mends to paper next to tabs else Fine. Featuring 6 moveable plates operated by pull tabs, all with humorous images like a monkey feeding a baby, a cat painting a portrait of a cigar smoking dog, a mother hen rocking her chicks in a cradle and more. Also illustrated with 7 large half page drawings in text. This is a nice copy of an uncommon Meggendorfer. $ MILLAR S ORIGINAL ART FOR NESBIT S MAGIC CITY 349. MILLAR,H.R. (illustrator) ORIGINAL ART: THE MAGIC CITY. Offered here is H.R. Millar s original drawing used in Edith Nesbit s fantasy The Magic City published in The image is much larger than the printed version, measuring 6 ½ wide x 9 1/4 high, signed and dated, matted and framed in fine condition. The caption is: On the top of a very large and wobbly camel. It depicts in amazing detail two children riding a camel through a crowded street. Millar, who studied at the Birmingham School of Art, was a popular Scottish artist working from the late 19th century though the first part of the twentieth century. He illustrated many of Edith Nesbit s books, numerous other fairy tales and fantasies as well as his own fantastic fantasy The Dreamland Express which he wrote as well as illustrated. His original art rarely appears on the market and this is a great piece. Millar see also 382, 384. $ MEXICAN FANTASY 346. (MERIDA,CARLOS)illus. THE MAGIC FOREST by Patricia Ross. NY: Knopf vo, (5 3/4 x 8 ½ ), cloth backed pictorial boards, 128p., Fine in dw. Stated 1st edition. This fantasy set in Mexico City is brightly illustrated in full colors in a simple folk -art style by noted Mexican artist Merida. (Bader p.266). $ #347 DELUXE FIRST EDITION PUBLISHER S LEATHER WINNIE 350. MILNE,A.A. WINNIE THE GREAT MEXICAN PICTURE BOOK 347. MEXICO. RIN-RIN RENACUAJO text by Rafael Pombo. Mexico: Ediciones de la Secretaria de Education Publica Folio (9 ½ x 12 1/4 ), pictorial wraps, covers slightly toned else near Fine. 1st edition. The story features a humanized frog and mice that are brought to life with great hand-colored illustrations by Jose Chavez Morado. $ TOY SOLDIERS IN BOX - McLOUGHLIN 348. MILITARY INTEREST. 25 SOLDIERS ON PARADE. NY: McLoughlin Bros. ca Housed in the original box measuring 9x11 are 25 toy soldiers with stands and one army tent. The soldiers are from various branches of the army. The cover of the box has a great chromolithographed plate pasted on. $ MILITARY INTEREST ALSO 14, 168, 223, 301, 590 POOH. London: Methuen (1926). 8vo, full green publisher s morocco, gilt pictorial. cover with extensive gilt pictorial spine, all edges gilt, 103p., Fine. First edition, DELUXE EDITION bound by the publisher in leather. Illustrated by E.H. SHEPARD. $ ST POOH BOOK LIMITED TO ONLY 100 SIGNED COPIES 351. MILNE,A.A. WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG. London: Methuen (1924). 4to (7 1/4 x 9 ), cloth backed boards, except for a few faint oxidation marks, very fine in VG+ dust wrapper (dw spine sunned and with two small chips off top of spine). Housed in custom 1/4 leather box. #36 OF TO ONLY 100 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY MILNE AND SHEPARD! 1st ed. of the first Pooh book, printed on hand-made paper. Rare and a beautiful copy. $24, (SEE ILLUS DIRECTLY TO THE RIGHT >>>>>)

7 Helen & Marc Younger 1st DELUXE LEATHER EDITION 352. MILNE,A.A. WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG. London: Methuen (1924 7th printing). 8vo, PUBLISHER S FULL BLUE LEATHER DELUXE BINDING, spine ends rubbed and spine sl. faded, owner name on verso of free endpaper, VG condition. 1st edition of this title in the deluxe binding. Rare. $ DELUXE EDITION LEATHER BOUND IN BOX 353. MILNE,A.A. HOUSE AT POOH CORNER. London: Methuen (1928). 8vo, full calf with gilt vignettes and floral decoration, all edges gilt, 103p., Fine in original publisher s box with printed label (box rubbed with light soil). 1st edition, DELUXE EDITION. Illustrated by E.H. SHEPHARD. Scarce in this binding and a beautiful copy. $ Pg 51 UNCOMMON POOH BOOK 355. MILNE,A.A. CHRISTOPHER ROBIN BIRTHDAY BOOK. London.: Methuen (1930). 12mo (5 x 6 5/8 ), cloth, 215p., fine and unused in dust wrapper (nice dw back strip toned, slight wear to head of back strip). 1st edition. A birthday book compiled by Milne from his 4 Pooh books and illustrated by E. H. SHEPARD. Includes a new 3 page intro. by Milne and new art for a color dust wrapper by Shepard. Quite uncommon and a great copy. $ SIGNED BY MILNE - LIMITED EDITION 356. MILNE,A.A. WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG. NY: Fountain Press Slim 4to, pictorial cloth, [27] p., Fine in slightly worn slipcase. LIMITED TO 603 COPIES FOR AMERICA SIGNED BY MILNE (842 copies in all). Printed on hand-made paper and featuring the most beautiful illustrations by ERNEST SHEPARD that reproduce with much clarity on the fine paper. $ helen@alephbet.com MINIATURE - 20, 124, 289, MILNE,A.A. MORE VERY YOUNG SONGS. London: Methuen (1928). Folio (10 x 12 1/4 ), cloth backed boards, FINE IN DUST WRAPPER (just slight soil and wear on dw else VG+). First edition. Illustrated by ERNEST SHEPARD, with music by H. FRASER SIMSON. Musical notation for 10 charming songs. Beautifully illustrated in black and white by Shepard. Great copy. $ FINE COPY THE SECOND ANNE TITLE 357. MONTGOMERY,L.M. ANNE OF AVONLEA. Boston: L.C. Page & Co (1909). 8vo, (5 1/4 x 7 3/4 ) tan cloth, pictorial paste-on, 367p. + [8]p.ads, FINE. Stated 1st impression of the second Anne book. Illustrated with color frontis by George Gibbs. Extremely scarce and a beautiful copy. $ # MONTGOMERY,L.M. EMILY OF NEW MOON. NY: Frederick Stokes, 1923 (1923). 8vo, blue cloth, pictorial. paste-on, FINE IN DUST WRAPPER (dw heavily worn with old tape repairs). 1st ed. Illus. by MARIA KIRK with color frontis. that is repeated on cover. The first of three Emily books, this tells of Emily s life when she is transplanted to a huge gloomy house in the care of 2 frigid aunts. $ MONTGOMERY,L.M. JANE OF LANTERN HILL. NY: Fred. A. Stokes 1937 (1937). 8vo (5 ½ x 7 ½ ). green cloth stamped in gold, 297p., FINE IN DUST WRAPPER (dw sl. chipped at head of spine). 1st edition of this uncommon Montgomery title about Jane, a young girl who escapes to the Island when she is repressed by her wealthy grandmother. Illus. with color frontis repeated on dw by Louise Costello. Very scarce. $850.00

8 Pg 52 Aleph-Bet Books - Catalogue MONTGOMERY,L.M. RAINBOW VALLEY. NY: FREDERICK STOKES (1919). 8vo, green cloth, pictorial. paste-on, near fine in dust wrapper (dust wrapper with old restoration on top edge. 1st ed. The next to last Anne story, featuring the six children of Anne and their neighbors. Illustrated by MARIA KIRK with tissue guarded frontis repeated on cover. Quite scarce. $ TH CENTURY MOVEABLE EDITION OF LA FONTAINE S FABLES 364. MOVEABLE. (FABLES) FABLES OF LA FONTAINE by Jean de la Fontaine. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, no date, circa to (9 x 11 ½ ) cloth. backed pictorial boards, light edgewear and few minor mends at tabs else VG+. Featuring 6 wonderful moveable plates in full color featuring humanized animals to accompany the fables. By pulling the tab, several pieces move at once. A clever and very scarce book in excellent condition. $ KENDREW CHAPBOOK 361. MOTHER GOOSE. THE COMIC ADVENTURES OF OLD MOTHER HUBBARD AND HER DOG. Part I. York: Kendrew no date, ca mo (2 5/8 x 3 3/4 ), yellow wraps, 16p., fine. Illustrated with 15 fine and well printed half-page woodcuts to accompany this famous children s rhyme. See Opie Oxford Book of Nursery Rhymes p.321. $ VOLLAND S MOTHER GOOSE IN BOX 362. MOTHER GOOSE. (VOLLAND) MOTHER GOOSE arranged by Eulalie Grover. Chicago: Volland (1915). Folio (9 1/4 x 12 1/4 ), blue gilt cloth, pictorial paste-on, FINE IN ORIGINAL BOX! (box flaps repaired else VG+). 1st ed. of one of the most lavish productions done by Volland. Magnificently illustrated by FREDERICK RICHARDSON, each page is a richly colored full page illustration with the rhyme inserted into a box within the picture, This is a wonderful copy of one of the best 20th century Mother Goose books. $ RARE NISTER WITH UNUSUAL MECHANISM 365. MOVEABLE. (NISTER) COME AND GO IN FAIRYLAND! London.: Nister no date, circa Oblong 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, some cover rubbing and normal wear, VG+. Sleeping Beauty, Golidlocks, Cinderella, Babes in the Wood and Red Riding Hood are rendered into verse by L.L. Weedon. Featuring 5 beautiful mechanical plates that feature a rarely seen mechanism. There are 2 slender ribbons attached to each side of the plate. As the ribbon is pulled, part of the illustrations revolves 180 degrees to reveal a another illustrations below that relates to the verse. Text pages are illus. in line. Rare. $ box MOTHER GOOSE ALSO 15, 263, 276, 472, 496, 559 EARLY HAND-COLORED DEAN MOVEABLE 363. MOVEABLE. (DEAN HAND-COLORED) THE OLD WOMAN AND HER SILVER PENNY. London: Dean & Son 11 Ludgate Hill (1858 code on rear cover). 4to (7 x 10 ), cloth backed pictorial boards, slight bit of edge rubbing else really near fine. Featuring 8 fine hand-colored moveable plates operated by tabs with several pieces moving simultaneously. The text is beneath each illustration. Scarce and a beautiful copy. (SEE ALSO INSIDE FRONT COVER) $ MAGNIFICENT NISTER MOVEABLE IN DUST WRAPPER! 366. MOVEABLE. (NISTER) THE FAIRY PICTURE BOOK with verses by Clifton Bingham. London.: Nister ca Sq. 4to (10 ½ ), cl. backed pictorial. boards, a few margin mends else Fine IN ORIGINAL PICTORIAL DUST WRAPPER! Featuring 7 round mechanical plates - by pulling a ribbon the picture on top dissolves to reveal a new picture below. The illustrations are particularly beautiful, enclosed within chromolithographed borders. Illustrations are by E.S. Hardy. This is an unusually fine copy of one of Nister s scarcer and most lovely mechanical books. $

9 Helen & Marc Younger Pg 53 SLICE BOOK MOVEABLE 367. MOVEABLE. (SLICE) ALL KINDS OF KIDS by R.H. Garman. Chic: Thompson & Thomas Sm 4to, stiff pictorial. wraps light normal wear, VG. Two of the pages are cut into slats that the reader can combine, move and change to form over 120 pictures, interchanging faces and costumes of children from various nations. $ MOVEABLE. (WEHR) GINGERBREAD BOY. NY: Dutton (1943). 8vo (7 x 8 3/4 ), spiral backed bds, light edge wear, VG+. Featuring 6 fine moveable plates and other color illustrations by JULIAN WEHR. $ RARE VOLLAND GEAR MECHANISM MOVEABLE 368. MOVEABLE. (VOLLAND) MY WHIRLIGIG FAIR BOOK by Ruth Stemm Morgan. Minneapolis: Gordon VOLLAND (Buzza), Folio (11 x 12 3/8 ), cloth backed pictorial boards, slight bit of cover soil else Fine. Each page is completely and brightly illustrated in typical Volland colors in a style identical to Janet Laura Scott s or Gertrude Kay s. There are 8 moveable pages operated with notched wheels with GEAR MECHANISMS so that turning one wheel causes another wheel to turn and 2 pieces move. This is an unusual mechanism and a rare Volland book. $ MOVEABLE. (ZAFFO) TOMMY ON THE TRAIN by Garn. Akron: Saalfield Obl. 4to, cl. backed spiral bds, sl. edgewear else VG-Fine in worn and torn dw. Featuring 4 great tab operated moveable plates and with color and b&w illus. in typical 40 s style by ZAFFO. A real period piece. $ MOVEABLE SEE ALSO 97, 160, 345 MUCHA & ORAZI & SARAH BERNHARDT 372. (MUCHA,ALPHONSE)illus. ALBUM LEFEVRE-UTILE: LES CONTEMPORAINS CELEBRES. Paris: Octave Beauchamp circa Large 4to, cloth spine, painted wooden covers with circular cut-out into which is inserted a CARVED MEDALLION OF SARAH BERNHARDT BY MUCHA, Fine. This is a lavish book showcasing 28 celebraties of the era including Sarah Bernhardt, Jules Massenet, F.A. Bartholdi, Anatole France, La Reine Ranavalo and others. Each person is presented in a photo with facsimiles of their signatures - all surrounded by very beautiful classic art nouveau color decorations by ORAZI and FRAIKIN and other illustrations by VOGEL. This copy does not have extra plates after each illus. This is a lovely and lavish art nouveau book. $ RARE WEHR MOVEABLE 369. MOVEABLE. (WEHR) FUN WITH FACES by Van. Garden City: Garden City Books to, spiral backed bds, tiny bit of rubbing else near fine. Limerick style verses by Van are illustrated in bright color throughout by Julian Wehr. Featuring 6 comical color plates operated with tabs letting the reader make comical faces. Rare. $ MUSIC - 86, 138, 235, 334, 354, 427, 510 MYTH & LEGEND - 58, 169, 237, 340, 429, 509 NAPOLEON - 223, 301 FANCIFUL NAST POLITICAL SATIRE 373. (NAST,THOMAS) illus. MISS COLUMBIA S PUBLIC SCHOOL OR WILL IT BLOW OVER by A. Cosmopolitan. NY: Francis B. Felt vo, 82p. + [2] p. ads, brown cloth stamped in gold, edge faded else VG+. A satire on ethnic and regional stereotypes and church interference in the state, fancifully illustrated by Nast with 72 illustrations both full and partial page. Scarce. $325.00

10 Pg 54 Aleph-Bet Books - Catalogue 104 NAZI ANTI-SEMITIC CHILDREN S BOOK 374. NAZI CHILDREN S BOOK. DER GIFTPILZ [THE POISONED MUSHROOM] by Ernst Hiemer. Nurnberg: Sturmer ( tausand). 4to (8 1/4 x 10 ½ ), cloth spine and edges, pictorial boards, near Fine. Published by Der Sturmer under the direction of the notorious Julius Streicher. Illustrated in full color by Fips featuring grossly stereotypical depictions of Jewish men and women. The Jews are portrayed as dirty and conniving and the German youth as wholesome and clean. This title, along with Elvira Bauer s Trau Keinem Fuchs remains one of the most striking examples of the power of propaganda in children s literature, however this title is more difficult to find. (SEE ALSO INSIDE FRONT COVER) $ SAMBO * ALICE * PETER RABBIT & MORE 376. (NEILL,JOHN R.)illus. CHILDREN S STORIES THAT NEVER GROW OLD adapted by Mary Stone. Chicago: Reilly & Britt on(1908). 8vo (6 x 7 3/4 ), yellow pictorial cloth, 312p. + ads, near Fine. 1st edition. A selection of 19 children s classics including LITTLE BLACK SAMBO, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, THE STORY OF PETER RABBIT, TOPSY FROM UNCLE TOM S CABIN, LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, BLACK BEAUTY, RIP VAN WINKLE, HANSEL & GRETHEL and others. Illustrated by Neill with over 70 full page color illustrations plus several black and whites. This includes an early Potter piracy, a wicked looking Sambo, and an interesting Alice among all the other wonderful tales. Nice copies of the first printing are rare and this is a beauty. (See Schiller 403 for later printing). $ ORIGINAL ART FOR 2 WWI POSTERS 375. NEILL,JOHN R. ORIGINAL SIGNED ART FOR 2 WORLD WAR I POSTERS WITH GOVERNMENT CORRESPONDENCE. Offered here are the original paintings for two posters Neill did for the war effort. The genesis of the art is explained in a series of 12 letters to Neill from the government s Treasury Department in which they encourage him as an artist to help promote the war effort by publicizing the need for donations to Liberty Loans. The first piece has an image size of 27 wide x 34 high (framed to larger, repair in lower corner). It is a strikingly graphic image of a large black bird representing Germany. The bird is clutching struggling defenseless people in both claws. But the bird is being killed by donations that patriotic Americans make for Liberty Loans that are depicted as arrows piercing the heart of the bird. The second poster s image measures 25 x 36 (framed to larger). It is a portrait of 2 men identified in one of the letters as Treasury Speaker with another man looming large behind him. Both for $ (NEILL, JOHN R.) illus. ANDERSEN S FAIRY TALES. NY: CUPPLES & Leon (1923). 4to, blue gilt cloth, color pictorial pasteon, 180p., VG+. Illustrated by Neill with 3 beautiful color plates including the plate on the cover and with a profusion of black and whites throughout the text by an unknown hand. 13 stories included including the 7 stories of the Snow Queen. $ #375

11 Helen & Marc Younger Pg 55 ALTEMUS WEE BOOK 378. (NEILL,JOHN R.)illus. MOTHER GOOSE NURSERY TALES. Phil: Altemus, no date, ca mo, cloth backed pictorial boards, pictorial pasteon, fine. A title in the Altemus Wee Book for Wee Folks series, illustrated by Neill with 45 color and b&w illustrations - both full page and in-text. Contains The Frog Prince, Hop O My Thumb and Little Two Eyes. Scarce. $ LOVELY COPY 381. NESBIT,EDITH. FIVE OF US AND MADELINE. London: T. Fisher Unwin (1925). 8vo (5 1/4 x 7 ½ ), red cloth, 310p., neat owner inscription, slight foxing else near Fine. 1st edition. Illus. by NORA UNWIN with color frontis and b&w plates. The story tells what happens to 3 little children who are sent to live with a spinster relative when their father loses the family money and possessions. $ NEILL ILLUSTRATIONS IN ORIGINAL BOX 379. (NEILL,JOHN R)illus. SNOW-BOUND by John Greenleaf Whittier. Chicago: Reilly & Britton (1909). 8vo (5 ½ x 8 ), cloth, pictorial paste-on, top edge gilt, 123p., VERY FINE IN ORIGINAL PICTORIAL BOX and plain paper wrapper (neat flap mend on box). Illustrated by Neill with pictorial endpapers, beautiful color pictorial border on every page of text and lovely color plates. Interesting biographical preface of Whittier and a beautiful presentation of this poem, in excellent condition. $ NEILL/ REILLY LETTER REGARDING KABUMPO IN OZ 380. NEILL,JOHN R. LETTER FROM NEILL TO REILLY & LEE WITH RESPONSE. This is a wonderful handwritten letter to Mr. Reilly of Reilly and Lee with Reilly s response typed on the side. Neill s letter is dated Jan. 12, 1922 and reads: Dear F.K. Reilly - Am sending today the last lot of drawings, completing the illustrations for Kabumpo in Oz. Incidentally I would like to tell you how much I enjoyed reading the mss. and making the pictures. After illustrating about seventeen Oz books I think it worthwhile to let you know this with my congratulations on having secured an author of such superior qualifications to continue the work of supplying the Oz books. Every feature of the child appeal is handled with the greatest skill. The whimsical humor the interest and the zip of the book makes me think it one of the very best Oz books so far. Sincerely Jno R. Neill. Reilly writes a typed response dated March 4th 1922: Dear John, Packages of drawings for Children s Poems received O.K. They are satisfactory although I think they are uneven in merit; some are much better than others. Send in your bill and we we ll take care of you. With best regards, Very cordially, F.K. Reilly. $ TIME TRAVEL FANTASY 382. NESBIT,EDITH. HARDING S LUCK. London: Hodder & Stoughton vo (5 ½ x 8 ), red gilt cloth, top edge gilt, 281p., slight darkening on bottom edge of front cover and very occasional foxing, a tight and near Fine copy. 1st edition. Illustrated by H.R. Millar with 16 plates - pen and ink drawings on yellow backgrounds. A companion to The House of Arden, this is a time travel fantasy that even has a magical Star of David. Nice first editions of this title are rare. $ UNCOMMON NESBIT TITLE 383. NESBIT,EDITH. IN HOMESPUN. London: John Lane, Boston: Roberts Brothers vo (5 x 8 ), pictorial cloth, 189p. + publisher s catalogues, Fine condition. 1st edition. A collection of 10 stories set mostly in South Kent and written in an English dialect. Illustrated with beautiful pictorial title page. This is an uncommon Nesbit title and a beautiful copy. $ NESBIT,EDITH. OSWALD BASTABLE AND OTHERS. London: Wells Gardner Darton (1905). 8vo (6 x 8 1/4 ), maroon cloth, top edge gilt, small blemish on cover and foredge soil, VG-Fine. 1st edition, 1st issue with p. 96 mistakenly printed as 69. Contains 15 short stories, 4 about The Bastables, and also the last book to be written about the Bastable family. Illustrated by C.E. Brock and H.R. Millar with 22 black and white plates plus pictorial title page. See Osborne p $ NEILL SEE ALSO 51-5

12 Pg 56 Aleph-Bet Books - Catalogue 104 FRANCIS BRUNDAGE CHROMOLITHOGRAPHS 385. NESBIT,EDITH. ROYAL CHILDREN OF ENGLISH HISTORY. London: Raphael Tuck, no date, circa to (7 3/4 x 10 ), blue cloth stamped in gold, all edges gilt, 94p., slight edge wear and toning to some pages, near Fine. The lives of British royals as children is described from the child s perspective. Beautifully illustrated by FRANCIS BRUNDAGE with 10 fine chromolithograph plates and by M. BOWLEY with many black and white drawings and half-tones throughout the text. Rare in such nice condition. $ NESBIT, EDITH ALSO 349 NEW YORK - 39, 69 NEWBERY AWARD WINNER - 39, 137, 141, 217, 232, 307, 316, 320, 484, 544, 545, 583 NEWBERY AWARD HONOR - 290, 397 SIGNED/LIMITED EDITION OF PIRATE TWINS 388. NICHOLSON,WILLIAM. THE PIRATE TWINS. London: Faber and Faber [1929]. Oblong 8vo, pictorial boards, AS NEW IN ORIGINAL GLASSINE (glassine torn). SPECIAL EDITION LIMITED TO ONLY 60 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY NICHOLSON! A now classic book about which Eyre says a gay, witty, imaginative effort that was one of the most successful British children s books printed in color (p.41). It was also successful in the United States with the striking color lithographs capturing the fancy of young and old alike. (See also Bader p.60-61). This is a magnificent copy of the very rare limited edition. $ [NEWELL,PETER] - IMITATION. TURN-AROUND BOOK by Alice Beardsley. Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill (1914). Sm. 4to, green cloth, pictorial. paste-on, some soil, VG. Printed on heavy coated paper on rectos only. Each page features a full page illustration with a caption. When the book is turned and viewed from a different perspective, each illustration turns into a completely different composition. A bit difficult to describe, but exceedingly clever using the same approach as Newell s Topsy Turvy s. $ ROCKET BOOK IN RARE DUST WRAPPER! 387. NEWELL,PETER. THE ROCKET BOOK. NY: Harper & Bros (Oct. 1912). 8vo (7 1/4 x 9 ), cloth, pictorial paste-on, VERY FINE IN DUST WRAPPER (dw VG with some old tape mends on verso else VG). 1st edition. Fritz, the janitor s naughty son, launches a rocket and the book follows the trail of destruction that results, with a hole in each full page illustration where the rocket has gone through. The text is in verse. This is a companion to Newell s Hole and Slant Books. For a book that is difficult to find in great condition, this is amazing and rare in the dust wrapper. $ dust wrapper RARE NIELSEN BOOK 389. (NIELSEN,KAY)illus. EVENTYRET: DAS MARCHEN [FAIRY TALES] by Johann Goethe. Kobenhavn: Forlaget Kronos (1949). 4to, 63p., loose as issued in decorative boards and slipcase, fine. Introduction and translation into Norwegian by Ernst Sorensen. LIMITED TO 350 NUMBERED COPIES. Illustrated by Nielsen with 2 full page and one almost full page black and white in his typical style. The book is comprised of an 11 page introduction followed by Goethe s fairy tale of transformation [The Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily]. Rare. $ FINE BOXED NIELSEN 390. (NIELSEN, KAY)illus. FAIRY TALES BY HANS ANDERSEN. NY: George Doran (1924). Large 4to (9 x 11 ½ ), black cloth with elaborate silver pictorial paste-on, AS NEW IN PUBLISHER S BOX. (few neat repairs to box). 1st U.S. trade edition. Illustrated by Kay Nielsen with 12 beautiful tipped in color plates plus many full page black and whites to accompany 16 fairy tales. A great copy, rare in the box. $

13 Helen & Marc Younger BOXED NIELSEN IN POWDER AND CRINOLINE 391. (NIELSEN,KAY)illus. IN POWDER AND CRINOLINE: fairy tales retold by Sir Arthur Quiller Couch. London: Hodder & Stoughton nd [1913]. 4to (8 ½ x 10 3/4 ), lavender pictorial cloth, AS NEW IN PLAIN PAPER WRAPPER IN BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL PUBLISHERS PICTORIAL BOX WITH MOUNTED COLOR PLATE. 1st trade edition. (second issue bound all in cloth instead of cloth backed boards). Illustrated by Nielsen with 24 tipped-in color plates with pictorial tissue guards, pictorial endpapers plus text decorations. This is an incredible copy of a really magnificent book, rarely found with the original box. $ box Pg 57 helen@alephbet.com RARE WILD WEST PANORAMA WITH DIE-CUT FIGURES 394. NOVELTY. WILD WEST PUT TOGETHER BOOK. Akron: Saalfield Oblong folio (13 x 10 3/4 ), Fine and unused. There is a 3 panel panoramic backdrop of a western scene that has numbered slits. Complete with 23 figures to be punched out and inserted into the slits (each figure has 2 numbers so there are 46 numbered slits). Very scarce. $ NISTER PUBLISHER - 18, 131, 150, 365-6, 444, 569, 581 NOAH S ARK - 19 FINE COPY OF STAMPCRAFT FAIRY TALES INCLUDING ALICE 392. NOVELTY. BOOK OF SOMETHING TO DO * RHYMES & STORIES. NY: United Art Pub. Co. (1916). Oblong FOLIO (14 X 11 1/4 ), cloth backed pictorial boards, FINE AND UNUSED AND COMPLETE WITH 72 PICTORIAL STAMPS IN THE UNOPENED GLASSINE ENVELOPES! (because the envelopes has never been unsealed, it is possible that the stamps may adhere to each other). The stories include Puss In Boots, Mother Goose Rhymes, Three Bears, Farmyard Friends, Three Little Pigs, Twelve Wild Animals, Peter Rabbit, Jack & the Bean Stalk, Cinderella, Robinson Crusoe and Rip Van Winkle. Interspersed throughout the text are blank rectangles in the center of which the reader is to affix the corresponding 72 color pictorial stamps. It is also wonderfully illustrated by an unknown hand with the black and whites throughout the text. Very rare in any condition but especially so in such nice unused condition. $ NOVELTY SEE ALSO 75, 126, 197, 206, 238, 420, 421, 428, 447, 488 PACIFISM - OAKLEY S LAW TRIUMPHANT 395. OAKLEY,VIOLET. THE LAW TRIUMPHANT: The opening of the Book of Law and the Miracle of Geneva (Published by Oakley). Large Folio (12 3/4 x 16 ) full leather, embossed and gilt stamped, metallic endpapers, closed with 2 brass clasp. Leather is very slightly spotted in places else FINE in ORIGINAL PLAIN BOX. LIMITED TO ONLY 300 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY VIOLET OAKLEY. This is one of the most beautiful and extravagant productions of any of the Brandywine artists. Oakley was a woman ahead of her time. She was a highly acclaimed muralist, a feminist, a socialist and a pacifist. It was her pacifism that prompted her to move to Geneva as an artistic ambassador to the League of Nations. The Law Triumphant was created to commemorate this visit and the Disarmament Conference held in Geneva. The book also celebrates the 250th anniversary of the founding of Pennsylvania by William Penn (his Holy Experiment ) and the bi-centennial of George Washington s birth. The pages are loose, laid into sections with printed covers. The first part of the book contains the text, with typography done with the help of fellow Brandywine artist HARVEY DUNN. It is set in Garamond type and printed on high quality San Marco paper. The second part of the book contains the illustrations - 71 tipped in plates in color and black and white. The text describes the color illustrations used in The Law Triumphant and explains Oakley s philosophy on the importance of world peace - especially relevant today. Rare. $ WITH REAL PHONE HANDSET AND MOVEABLE DIAL IN BOX 393. NOVELTY. PLAYETTE PHONE BOOK by Larry Wise and M. Goldsmith. NY: Playette Corp to (8 ½ x 11 ), spiral backed pictorial boards, As New in original pictorial box (flaps repaired). There is a rotary phone dial cut into a hole on the cover that extends through a hole in each page. Attached by a string is a real telephone handset that hooks onto the cover. Every other page is brightly illustrated in color by Dick Briefer in typical 40 s style. Text pages help to teach the child how to use the telephone. Simply a great item in fantastic condition. $275.00

14 Pg 58 Aleph-Bet Books - Catalogue 104 RARE OAKLEY POSTER 396. (OAKLEY,VIOLET)illus. WESTCHESTER COUNTY HISTORICAL PAGEANT: JONAS BRONCK. Offered here is a large poster announcing a pageant held May 29-31, 1909 celebrating early Westchester County, New York settlers. The proceeds of the pageant were to go to Lawrence Hospital. The poster measures 20 wide by 30 high done on brown paper printed in black and red. Except for 2 margin mends and a fold mark it is in very good condition. The middle of the poster has an 11 x 9 picture of Joseph Bronck who, in 1639 became the first recorded white resident in Westchester. (The Bronx is named after him). The poster is also decorated with coats of arms and the lettering is undoubtedly by her as well. Oakley was a star student of Howard Pyle who distinguished herself not only with her art and her large murals but also with her active commitment to world peace and human rights. This is a scarce item. $ OPPER, FREDERICK - 118, 119 BLACKIE PICTURE BOOK 399. (ORR,STEWART)illus. TWO JOLLY MARINERS. London: Blackie, no date, circa Oblong 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, slight edgewear, VG+. The book tells about the adventures of a little boy and his humanized rabbit friend when they run away from home. They end up in the land of Gander the Great where they help defeat the Ogre. Printed on one side of the page and featuring 24 fabulous bold full page color illustrations by Orr in the broad style of John Hassall (plus b&w s). A great children s fantasy. $ OUTCAULT, R.F O DELL,SCOTT. THE KING S FIFTH. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1966 (1966). 8vo (5 3/4 x 8 1/4 ), cloth, neat owner inscription on endpaper else Fine in very nice dust wrapper (no award seal, price clipped). Stated 1st edition. Illustrated by Samuel Bryant. An adventure story set in the American Southwest during the time of Coronado. NEWBERY HONOR. Nice first editions such as this are quite scarce. $ SCARCE KEWPIE BOOK WITH BOXED KEWPIE HANKIES 398. O NEILL,ROSE. THE KEWPIES THEIR BOOK written and illustrated by Rose O Neill. NY: Frederick Stokes (Nov. 1913). 4to (8 1/4 x 11 ), boards, pictorial paste-on, slightest bit of rubbing else near Fine condition. 1st edition of this early Kewpie book. Illustrated by O Neill with pictorial endpapers, cover plate, plus numerous 2-color illustrations on every page depicting the adventures of the Kewpies. Sold with the book is a BOXED SET OF 3 KEWPIE HANDKERCHIEFS! The hankies measure 10 3/4 square and are silk screened with color images of the Kewpies and their friends. The publisher s box, which has flaps strengthened, has a great pictorial cover of the Kewpies. Nice copies of the book are quite scarce and the boxed hankies are rare. $ OUTHWAITE S FAIRYLAND IN RARE BOX & DUST WRAPPER! 400. (OUTHWAITE,IDA RENTOUL)illus. FAIRYLAND with verses by Annie R. Rentoul and stories by Grenbry Outhwaite and Annie Rentoul. NY: Frederick A. Stokes Folio (10 1/4 x 13 1/4 ), red gilt cloth, pictorial paste-on, [166] p., AS NEW IN FINE PICTORIAL box DUST WRAPPER WITH LARGE COLOR ILLUSTRATION HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHER S BOX (flaps repaired) WITH A LARGE COLOR PLATE MOUNTED ON THE COVER (The Fairy Ring). FIRST AMERICAN EDITION which precedes the U.K. edition by 2 years and which includes 2 stories and 4 color plates not in the U.K. edition. Three fairy stories and 23 fairy poems are illustrated with pictorial endpapers, 19 magnificent, large color plates, 32 large and incredibly detailed black and white plates, plus drawings in-text. This is one of the most sought after children s books and certainly one of the most beautiful. This copy is magnificent and truly rare with the wrapper and the box. (See Muir s Bibliography p.644). (SEE ALSO INSIDE FRONT COVER) $ dust wrapper box

15 Helen & Marc Younger OUTHWAITE S SECOND BOOK 401. ([OUTHWAITE],IDA RENTOUL)illus. MOLLIE S STAIRCASE by A.I. RENTOUL and I.S. RENTOUL. Melbourne: M.L. Hutchinson [1906]. Oblong 4to (10 x 8 ), string bound printed wraps, [52]p., title page foxed, scattered foxing and faint crease on other pages otherwise remarkably intact and VG+. FIRST EDITION OF OUTHWAITE S SECOND BOOK (following Molly s Bunnyip from 1904), done when she was only 18 years old. Illustrated with 12 full page black and whites and printed on one side of the paper plus several smaller illustrations in test. The text written in verse by Outhwaite s mother, continues the tale about little Mollie at home and with the fairies. In comparing this title with Molly s Bunnyip, Marcie Muir notes that this title shows a considerable technical advance, with drawings of toys, groups of figures, and the interior of Molly s house. The illustrations have more assurance and the artists scope has widened (History of Aus. Book Illus. p. 69), Muir Bibliography Rare. $ Pg 59 helen@alephbet.com #401 PACIFISM PANAMA - 57 HAND-COLORED PANORAMA 402. PANORAMA. PANORAMA OF MONKS. no pub. info., Italian circa /4 x 4, boards, spine repaired else VG in plain slipcase (chipped). There are 36 very fine hand-colored illustrations of various monks with identification of each on the bottom. Opening accordion style. $ PANORAMA SEE ALSO 48, 234, 394 STUNNING RUSSIAN PICTURE BOOK 403. (PARAIN, NATHALIE)illus. BABA YAGA edited by N.A. Teffi. Paris: YMCA Press Folio (11 1/4 x 12 3/4 ), pictorial wraps, slightest of cover soil else near fine. 1st edition of this stunning picture book, published simultaneously with the French Pere Castor version (published in America in 1935). Featuring striking and stylized Art Deco color lithographs by Parain to company the Russian folk tale about a clever cat and a little girl. A beautiful copy, quite uncommon in the Russian language version. $ PERE CASTOR 404. (PARAIN, NATHALIE)illus. BABA YAGA:a popular Russian tale retold by Rose Celli. NY: Artists & Writers Guild, Folio (11 x 12 3/4 ), flexible card covers, small piece of corner nipped and slight edge wear else VG. Authorized American edition of a large format PERE CASTOR book, featuring striking and stylized Art Deco color lithographs by Parain. $ FANTASTIC MANUSCRIPT WITH 14 ORIGINAL WATERCOLORS 405. PARKER,N. AND B. FUNNY BUNNIES: ARTIST S MANUSCRIPT WITH WATERCOLORS. This is the rare original manuscript for the Parkers book Funny Bunnies published in London by W. & R. Chambers circa This original is comprised of a ring bound sketch book containing all of the original watercolors used in the book (including the covers), as well as paste-ups for each text page that are also generously illustrated in line. The art for the covers has been mounted onto a single sheet of grey paper to form the covers of the manuscript. Like the published book, it is oblong measuring 14 wide by 10 inches, slightly larger than the published book and except for a short crease on the cover it is in fine condition. The text in verse tells about the daily doings of a family of humanized bunnies that are portrayed in great detail with humor and affection. Aside from the text drawings and interesting publishing notations, there are 14 fabulous full page finished watercolors that if sold separately would amount to much more than the price of the entire manuscript. Original work by the Parkers is ultra rare and this is a wonderful opportunity to own the complete work for a picture book by them. (SEE ALSO FRONT COVER) $22,000.00

16 Pg 60 Aleph-Bet Books - Catalogue 104 SCARCE BIRD BOOK BY PARKERS 406. PARKER,B. BOOK OF BABY BIRDS. NY: Frederick Stokes Large 4to (9 ½ x 11 3/4 ). pictorial boards, 54p., covers and edges worn, else tight, clean and VG. The text is simple informative poems about the habits of 12 different baby birds. Illustrated with 12 fine full page illustrations and line illustrations in text by N. Parker. This is a scarce early title by the Parkers with charming work. Includes swallows, thrushes, ducks, cuckoos, nightingales, owls and more. $ PARKER,B. AND N. LARDER LODGE. London: Chambers ca Large oblong 4to (13 x 9 1/4 ), pictorial boards, some chipping to spine paper, slight edge rubbing, tight and VG+. Another in the Parker s imaginative picture books, this involves a family of 3 humanized foxes that decide to open a boarding house by the sea. They re soon joined by all varieties of humanized animals and naturally have many adventures. Illustrated with 14 fine full page color illustrations to accompany clever text done entirely in verse. A really great book, very scarce. $ PARRISH CALENDAR IN BOX 410. (PARRISH,MAXFIELD)illus. CALENDAR: BUSINESS MAN S CALENDAR NY: Dodge The calendar measures 6 x 8 with 5 pages per month attached at the top with ribbon tie. There are a few notations else FINE IN PUBLISHER S BOX. The cover plate is a beautiful full color illustration by Parrish. The calendar pages all feature quotes from notable people embellished with lovely decorative pictorial borders. Scarce. $ UNUSED BABY BOOK 411. (PEASE [GUTTMAN],BESSIE COLLINS)illus. THE BIOGRAPHY OF OUR BABY by Edmund Vance Cooke. NY: Dodge (1906). 4to (7 3/4 x 10 1/4 ), white gilt and pictorial cloth, VERY FINE AND UNUSED IN ORIGINAL BOX. Used to record milestones of a newborn s life, this has poems with spaces to insert information. Illustrated by Bessie Collins Pease [later Guttman] with 20 color illustrations (some full page, many in-text). Really beautiful. $ PEAT PAPER DOLLS KNAVE OF HEARTS IN BOX 408. (PARRISH,MAXFIELD)illus. KNAVE OF HEARTS by Louise Saunders. NY: Scribner 1925 (1925) folio, black cloth, pictorial paste-on, FINE IN ORIGINAL BOX! (box restored as usual). An incredibly beautiful copy of the first edition of Parrish s masterwork. Illustrated with glorious pictorial endpapers plus really magnificent full page color illustrations (printed on rectos only) and numerous rich color illustrations in-text, all printed on thick, heavy coated paper. $ (PEAT,FERN BISEL)illus. GROCERY STORE TO SET UP. Akron: Saalfield Oblong folio (13 ½ x 10 ), stiff pictorial wraps, Fine and Unused. This is a fabulous book of PAPER DOLLS with cabinets, stands and dozens of grocery items to be assembled by the user - all brightly illustrated in Peat s distinctive style. Very scarce. $ #409 PARRISH AND WHARTON 409. (PARRISH,MAXFIELD)illus. ITALIAN VILLAS AND THEIR GARDENS by Edith Wharton. NY: Century 1910 (1904). 4to (7 ½ x 10 3/4 ), green gilt pictorial cloth, top edge gilt, some wear to spine ends else VG+. Illustrated by Parrish with cover design plus 26 color and black and white illustrations. This is a nice copy of a title collected by Edith Wharton fans as well as by Parrish collectors. $ (SEE ILLUS DIRECTLY TO THE RIGHT >>>>>>)

17 Helen & Marc Younger RARE PEAT SHAPE BOOK 413. (PEAT,FERN BISEL)illus. POLKA-DOT CAT by Frank Leet. Akron: Saalfield Oblong 4to (13 x 9 ½ ), diecut in the shape of a toy gingham cat on wheels. Fine and unread. The front and back covers illustrate the front and back of a toy cat sitting on a wheeled base. To read, The cover lifts up from the bottom. Illustrated in two colors inside by Peat and featuring with great full color covers. Rare. $ HELENE GUERTIK ILLUSTRATIONS 414. PERE CASTOR. IMAGES A COLORIER: DES LEGUMES. Paris: Flammarion (1935). Oblong 4to (9 x 8 ½ ) pictorial wraps, upper corner chip else VG and unused. 1st ed. Printed on black paper, each lovely bold full page color litho faces an uncolored page to be colored by owner. Illustrated by Russian emigre artist HELENE GUERTIK. $ Pg 61 PERRAULT, CHARLES ALSO 91, 135, 205-6, 263,433, 527 PETER PARLEY TO PENROD - 181, 327 SIGNED BY BOTH PETERSHAMS 418. PETERSHAM,MAUD & MISKA. AN AMERICAN ABC. NY: Macmillan 1941 (Sept. 1941). 4to, cloth, Fine in dust wrapper. First edition. Illustrated with charming color lithographs with each letter of the alphabet represented by a patriotic picture. A most attractive ABC book and a CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK. THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY BOTH PETERSHAMS. $ helen@alephbet.com PERE CASTOR SEE ALSO 403, 404, 495, PERE CASTOR IMITATION. L OEUF MAGIQUE [THE MAGIC EGG] [by] Rose Celli. Paris: Gallimard (1937). 4to (7 ½ x 9 ), stiff pictorial wraps, VG+. A blatant Pere Castor imitation, this is illustrated with beautiful color lithos by Lalande to accompany an homage to the egg! $ (PERKINS,LUCY FITCH) illus. NEWS FROM NOTOWN by Eleanor Ellis Perkins. Boston: HM 1919 (1919). 4to, pictorial. cloth, [108]p., fine in worn dw missing most of back panel. 1st ed. A marvelous book retelling the news of a fictional town in verse for children. Featuring many fine full page illus. by Perkins as well as decorative initials in-text. A most uncommon Perkins item, written by Lucy Fitch Perkins daughter. $ MAGNIFICENT BINDING 417. PERRAULT,CHARLES. CONTES DE PERRAULT. Paris: Theofore Lefevre ca to, red cloth with elaborate gold and black decorative binding, all edges gilt, 217p., near fine. 11 favorite fairy tales are offered with text pages surrounded by an elaborate pictorial border by G. FRAIPOINT printed in a range of colors. In addition there are wonderful steel engravings by LEFRANCQ after DESANDRE and wood engravings by FATH and others.. There is also a 14 page preface by A.J. St. Germain. A beautiful edition. $ PETERSHAM,MAUD & MISKA. GET- A-WAY AND HARY JANOS. NY: Viking, to, cloth backed pictorial. bds, fine in dw with some chips and mends. 1st edition of one of the most desirable and (arguably the best) books illustrated by the Petershams. This is the story of an old worn-out horse and an old Hungarian toy soldier and their adventures in a far-away toyland. Illustrated with incredible full page color lithos plus full page and in-text lithos. A most beautiful and enchanting book in nice condition, increasingly scarce. (5 Years of Children s Books p. 59). $ D 420. PHOTO ILLUSTRATED. LIVING PICTURE BOOK WITH THE WONDER SPECTACLES. London.: W. Walker no date, circa Oblong 4to, pictorial boards, fine. 15 pages of photos can only be seen by using the 3-d glasses provided in the front pocket. When viewed through the glasses, the child sees cities and countries and famous people of the world. Illustrated in blue on the bottom of each page. $ EDUCATIONAL NOVELTY BOOK 421. PHOTO ILLUSTRATED. RAINY DAY SCRAP BOOK by E.L. & E.T. Shuman. Chic: Reilly & Britton, (1910). Narrow 4to, pictorial. cloth, near fine in chipped dw. In an envelope in the front of the book are half-tone illustrations of all types of historic places, people and important events. The child is to cut out the photo illustrations and paste them with their proper description (some already done). It was designed to teach them to recognize places and monuments by name and description - both of which are beneath each frame. $ PHOTO ILLUSTRATED SEE ALSO 81, 591

18 Pg 62 Aleph-Bet Books - Catalogue 104 HUMANIZED MICE 422. PICTURE BOOK. ADVENTURES OF SILVERSUIT by Jessie Pope. NY: Dodge ca Small 4to (7 1/4 x 9 ½ ), cloth backed boards, pictorial pasteon, small chip of paper in corner and edges rubbed else tight, clean and VG. A wonderful picture book featuring a family of humanized mice and relating what happens when one of them flies away on a kite and gets lost. Each page of text faces a great full page color illustration in bold flat colors by AUGUSTINE MacGREGOR. A charming picture book. $ RARE GRANT RICHARDS TOYLAND FANTASY PICTURE BOOK 426. PICTURE BOOK. A TRIP TO TOYLAND by Henry Mayer. London: Grant Richards Oblong folio, cloth backed pictorial boards, tips sl. rubbed and very slight cover soil, VG-Fine. 1st ed. Every other page has a vivid full page color illus. (printed on one side of page). The story tells the fantasy adventures of Dumpy Babe who visits Toyland where toys come alive. Due to its large size, few copies of this title survive intact. A fantastic book, engraved and printed by EDMUND EVANS. $ CHARMING AMERICAN PICTURE BOOK - 6 BOOKS IN ONE 423. PICTURE BOOK. THE LITTLE WOULD-NOTS. NY: Samuel Gabriel Sons & Co., to, (9 x 10 ½ ), cloth with pictorial paste-on, corner of one page repaired else FINE IN DUST WRAPPER with mounted color plate. Containing 6 stories about naughty little animals, illustrated by MARY La FETRA RUSSELL with wonderful full page and half page color illustrations throughout. Printed on coated paper, every page is illustrated in color and the simple text is in large type. Titles include: Teddy Bear That Prowled At Night, Little Kitten that Would Not Wash Its Face, Little Dog That Would Not Wag Its Tail, Little Chick That Would Not Go To Bed, Little Rabbit That Would Not Eat and Little Pig That Would Not Get Up. A beautiful copy of a scarce and charming American picture book. $ RARE BRANDYWINE PICTURE BOOK 424. PICTURE BOOK. MY BUSY DAYS by Edith Sturgis. NY: D Appleton 1908 (Oct. 1908). Folio (10 ½ x 14 ), cloth backed pictorial boards, some edge wear and cover rubbing else VG+. First edition. This is a stunning book of poems for children, illustrated by Brandywine artist MARGARETTA HINCHMAN with 8 particularly lovely color plates (very similar to Green and Betts) plus pictorial endpapers and pictorial borders on text pages. Hinchman studied with Howard Pyle and was the fourth musketeer of the Green, Oakley and Smith Brandywine group. She went on to become a landscape painter and muralist as well as being a founding member of the Philadelphia Art Alliance. This is incredibly difficult to find this book in collectible condition. $ IN THE STYLE OF BOUTET DE MONVEL - WITH MUSIC 427. PICTURE BOOK. WHEN LITTLE BOYS SING by John and Rue Carpenter. Chicago: Mc Clurg (Oct. 29th 1904). Oblong folio (14 x 10 3/4 ), patterned cloth, spine slightly soiled else VG-Fine. 1st edition, printed on coated paper. Original poems for little boys accompanied by musical notation and featuring wonderful color illustrations much in the style of Boutet de Monvel. Just think of little heathen boys/ With all the clothes and all the toys/ That Sunday scholars give!/ They dwell on islands far away/ And never do one thing but play/ A pleasant way to live! A charming turn of the century children s book. $ PIGS - 89, 131, 165, 304, 392, 423, 546, 579 PIRATES - 388, 435 PUBLISHER DUMMY ORIGINAL ART FOR PLAYBOOK OF TROY 428. PLAY BOOK. PLAYBOOK OF TROY - ORIGINAL ART. Offered here are all of the original color drawings by Esther Peck for the Playbook of Troy written by Susan Meriwether and published by Harper Brothers in Includes 13 large folio drawings on thick boards and 8 pages of pictures for the cutouts (images are 12 x 15 on board 15.5 x 23 ) plus 6 proof sheets. There are production notes in pencil in margins and some soil from normal use otherwise VG+. The published book has little text with most of the book filled with color figures and objects to cut out and used for play. The cover is removable and is used as the large backdrop scene. The Playbook of Troy was one of 5 titles in a series designed to teach in an entertaining way. Realms of Gold p.153 notes These books are unusually fine and important additions to the play books.. $ PICTURE BOOK. THE RABBITS DAY IN TOWN by E.H. Procter. London: Blackie no date ca to, (7 x 10 ), cloth backed pictorial boards, light edge rubbing, VG+. The story in verse, relates the busy day the rabbits have when they come to town. Wonderfully illustrated in bold colors with more than 20 fine full page colored illustrations by WALTON CORBOULD depicting a bevy of humanized rabbits. One of Blackie s fine picture books. $400.00

19 Helen & Marc Younger Pg 63 POE, EDGAR ALLAN - 125, 476, 477 SCARCE POGANY HUNGARIAN FAIRY TALES 429. (POGANY,WILLY)illus. HUNGARIAN FAIRY BOOK by Nandor Pogany. NY: Frederick Stokes, no date, circa vo (5 3/4 x 8 1/8 ), blue pictorial cloth, 287p., slightest bit of soil else near fine condition. 26 Hungarian fairy tales are illustrated by Pogany with color frontis plus a profusion of full and partial page black and whites in Pogany s Art Nouveau style. A very scarce and lovely Pogany item and an interesting collection of fairy tales as well. $ POGANY S ANCIENT MARINER IN DUST WRAPPER 430. (POGANY,WILLY)illus. THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. London: Harrap (1910). Folio (9 ½ x 12 ½ ), green gilt pictorial cloth, top edge gilt, others trimmed, small faded area top rear corner (barely visible) else FINE IN DUST WRAPPER (dw with a few edge chips. First edition. This is a magnificent production illustrated by Pogany with pictorial endpapers and title page, 20 tipped-in color illustrations, full page color illustrations, calligraphic text enclosed within pictorial borders with decorative initials, plus smaller black and whites in-text - all ART NOUVEAU IN STYLE. Produced by Vincent Brooks and B. Dalziel, this is a beautiful copy of one of Pogany s most desired & lavish books, rare in the dust wrapper. $ WITH WATERCOLOR OF BURRO AND EMBELLISHED INSCRIPTION 432. (POLITI,LEO)illus. LOOKING FOR SOMETHING by Ann Nolan Clark. NY: Viking 1952 (1952). 8vo (7 ½ x 9 ), cloth, fine in slightly worn dust wrapper. 1st edition. This is the story of a burro from Ecuador, beautifully illustrated in color by Politi. This copy is inscribed by Politi with a fine large watercolor drawing of gray burro with the inscription embellished with watercolor decorations! A special copy of a charming book. $ VERY SCARCE BLUE RIBBON POP-UP CINDERELLA 433. POP-UP. (BLUE RIBBON) CINDERELLA and other tales. NY: Blue Ribbon (1933). Thick 4to, pictorial boards, spine creased and slightly cocked else VG+. Containing CINDERELLA, HANSEL & GRETEL, GOLDILOCKS & THE THREE BEARS AND PUSS IN BOOTS. Illustrated by HAROLD LENTZ with color endpapers, many black and whites and 4 fabulous double page color pop-ups. Because of the thickness of the pages few copies of this title have survived at all. $ POP-UP. (BLUE RIBBON) JACK THE GIANT KILLER and other tales. NY: Blue Ribbon (1932). Thick 4to, pictorial boards, usual hinge strains else unusually FINE IN FINE DUST WRAPPER. Containing the title story as well as Little Red Riding Hood and Sleeping Beauty. Illustrated by HAROLD LENTZ LENTZ with color endpapers, many black and whites and 4 fabulous double page color pop-ups. Because of the thickness of the pages few copies of this title have survived. The nicest copy you re likely to find of a marvelous pop-up. $ POGANY S RUBAIYAT IN LIMP SUEDE AND BOX 431. (POGANY,WILLY)illus. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. London: Harrap [1909]. 4to (8 1/4 x 11 ½ ), full limp brown suede binding stamped in gold, top edge gilt, except for a few scattered oxidation spots on first few pages this is VERY FINE IN ORIGINAL PICTORIAL BOX (flaps repaired). First edition. This is a lavish production, lithographed by Vincent Day and illustrated with pictorial endpapers, 24 tipped-in color plates, and decorative text-pages with calligraphy by Pogany. Magnificent copy, rare in this binding and with the box. $ box 435. POP-UP. (BLUE RIBBON) TERRY AND THE PIRATES IN SHIPWRECKED by Milton Caniff. Chic: Pleasure Books (1935). Sq. 4to, pictorial. bds, business name stamped on cover else fine. With 3 great color pop-ups and b&w s throughout the text. One of the scarcest titles in the series. $ POLISH INTEREST - 64

20 Pg 64 Aleph-Bet Books - Catalogue POP-UP. (BOOKANO) BOOKANO STORIES NO. 3 ed. by S. Louis Giraud. London: Strand, no date circa to (7 x 8 ½ ), pictorial boards, slight spine wear, near Fine. Featuring 6 wonderful double page color pop-ups, full of action and detail including The Minuet, Melody Maker, Village Blacksmith, Certain Winner, Drummer Boy, Fairy City. Illustrated in color and b&w to accompany a variety of stories. One of the scarcer titles in the series. $ HORSE POP-UP 440. POP-UP. (HORSES) GINGER AND BROWNIE. (Racine: Whitman 1936). 4to, stiff pictorial wraps, paper sl. browning else VG-Fine. A Magic-Action book. The story of horses illus. in two-color and black and whites throughout the text and with 3 particularly great, brightly colored, double-page pop-ups. Scarce. $ POP-UP. (BOOKANO) BOOKANO STORIES NO. 6 ed. by S. Louis Giraud. London: Strand, no date [1939]. 4to (7 x 8 ½ ), pictorial boards, near Fine. Featuring 5 particularly wonderful double page color pop-ups, full of action and detail including The Santa at North Pole, Indians and log cabin, Clown, Boating on the river, Lighthouse. Illustrated in color and b&w to accompany a variety of stories. One of the scarcer titles in the series. $ JOLLY JUMP-UP ABC BOOK 441. POP-UP. (JOLLY JUMP-UP) THE JOLLY JUMP-UPS ABC BOOK by Geraldine Clyne. Springfield: McLoughlin Oblong 4to, pictorial boards, slight edge wear, else VG+. Illustrated with 6 wonderful double-page pop-ups that also have some moveable pieces. Nice book! $ WITH POP-UP TOWER OF LONDON 438. POP-UP. (BOOKANO) BOOKANO STORIES NO.17 edited by S. Louis Giraud. London: Strand, no date [1948]. 8vo (7 x 8 ½ ), pictorial boards, Fine and bright. Featuring 5 wonderful double page color pop-ups including: a detailed Tower of London scene, Gnome Carpenters whose saws move back and forth as the image pops-up, a Magic House with a fairy princess who disappears when viewed from certain angles, Christmas Pudding and a striking Toucan whose beak moves as it emerges. Illustrated in color and black and white to accompany a variety of stories. This is the last pop-up in the series, rarely found so clean. $ POP-UP. (KUBASTA) PUSS IN BOOTS. London: Bancroft Oblong 4to (10 ½ x 8 ), cloth backed pictorial boards, light tip wear, VG+. Illus. by KUBASTA with 8 fine pop-up scenes, several of which have moveable tabs as well. $ #438 # POP-UP. (BOOKANO) BOOKANO STORIES NO.5 ed. by S. Louis Giraud. London: Strand, no date, circa vo (7 x 8 ½ ), pictorial boards, Fine and bright. Featuring 5 particularly wonderful double page color pop-ups full of action and detail including: a Woodcutter whose saw moves back and forth, a Conductor whose arms move around, The Seven Dwarfs, The Thieve s Cave and The Chalet. Illustrated throughout the text in color and black and white to accompany a variety of stories. A beautiful copy of one of the more difficult to find Bookanos. $425.00

21 Helen & Marc Younger Pg POP-UP. (KUBASTA) TONY AND THE CIRCUS BOY. London: Bancroft (1960). Folio, cl. backed pictorial. bds, covers sl. wavy else VG+. Illus. with a huge double-page color pop-up by KUBASTA. $ SPORTS POP-UP - BASEBALL, FOOTBALL, HORSE RACING ETC POP-UP. (SPORTS) FROM THE BOTTOM UP. No place or date, pub. by Mutual Broadcasting Co, ca Folio, pictorial boards, edges and covers rubbed some else tight and VG+. Apparently done to toot their own horns, this book features The story in verse of how wonderfully Mutual covers various sporting events. It features 4 large, great pop-ups, each showing a different sport in action (football tackle, horse racing, baseball catcher throwing a man out and a boxing match). Illustrations by SCOTT JOHNSTON. Most likely issued in a very small quantity, it is rare and happens to be one of the few (if not the only) pop-ups dealing with sports. $ WONDERFUL LARGE NISTER POP-UP 444. POP-UP. (NISTER) MODEL MENAGERIE with natural history stories by L.L. Weedon, Evelyn Fletcher and others. London: Nister no date ca Large oblong 4to, (14x10 3/4 ) cloth backed pictorial boards, lacks rear blank endpaper and front endpaper chipped else VG+. This is a beautiful pop-up book with 6 full page chromolithographed pages of animals in cages that emerge when the page is turned. The scenes are very detailed, many have animals decorating the cage bars. Includes lion with cubs, deer with fawns, tiger with cubs, a cage full of monkeys, brown bear and elephant. Text pages are illustrated in brown. See Whitton: Paper Toys of the World p. 68, 70. Quite often found with the bars of the cage detached or missing, this copy is in nice condition. $ FAIRY TALES WITH DIE-CUTS THAT STAND 447. POP-UP. TALES FROM FAIRYLAND WITH CUT-OUT AND STAND-UP PICTURES. Akron: Saalfield, no date, circa to (8 ½ x 10 3/4 ), pictorial wraps, light cover rubbing else near Fine and unused. There are 8 fairy tales with the text for each story complete on one page. Opposite each story is a full page of die-cut chromolithographs illustrating 4 scenes from the story. The child is meant to remove the characters from each die-cut and stand them up for play using the die-cut stands provided. The colors are rich, the illustrations lovely and it is completely used. Contains: Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Sugar House in the Wood, Snow White and Rose Red, Sleeping Beauty, Frog Prince, Jack and the Beanstalk and Little Snow White. Rarely found intact. $ POP-UP WITH PUNCH & JUDY / CATS / SOLDIERS 445. POP-UP. (NISTER) PEEPSHOW PICTURES. London: Nister no date, circa Small 4to (8 x 9 3/4 ), cloth backed pictorial boards, some normal edge rubbing, else VG+. Featuring 4 magnificent chromolithographed pop-out scenes including a Punch And Judy Stage, Toy Soldiers, a family of Humanized Cats etc. Also including lovely brown illustrations in line on every page. Text is by E. Nesbit, C. Bingham and others. A nice copy of a charming Victorian pop-up. Peeps into Nisterland p $ WORLD S COLUMBIAN EXPO POP-UP 448. POP-UP. WORLD S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION CHICAGO to (12 wide x 10 1/4 high). Cloth spine, slight edge wear else Fine. The chomolithographed covers open to reveal a multi-dimensional popup depicting the various buildings of the expo (Electrical Building, Hall of Mines and Wisconsin State Building). Quite wonderful. $ POP-UP ALSO 272 POSTERS - 302, 375, 396, 456, 496, 567

22 Pg 66 Aleph-Bet Books - Catalogue 104 POTTER PETER RABBIT WATERCOLOR 449. POTTER,BEATRIX. ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR: TALE OF PETER RABBIT. This is a charming watercolor SIGNED AND CAPTIONED IN INK BY POTTER and dated August It was executed on paper measuring 5 1/4 wide x 7 1/4 high and is in fine condition mounted and hinged on acid free board. The signature is lightly faded else fine. The image shows the surprised meeting of Peter and Mr. McGregor in the garden with Peter s back to the reader and Mr. McGregor s startled expression on his bearded face. The actual image measures 3 wide by 2 ½ high, and appears on page 38 of the first edition of the book. 1 inch below the image in Potter s hand is written Round the end of a cucumber frame / whom should he meet but Mr. McGregor! Beatrix Potter / Aug/ Judy Taylor explains in her book Beatrix Potter (p ) that Potter did a series of watercolors to raise money to raise a fund to save a strip of foreshore woodland and meadow, near Windermere Ferry, from imminent risk of disfigurement by extensive building and town extension. Taylor adds that Many of these pictures were sold in America...and within a year enough money had been raised. She quotes Potter: It was a great satisfaction to me to have been able to help the fund through the kindness of my friends in America... Whenever I cross the ferry and look at the pleasant green banks I will think of the good friends across a wider stretch of water. This is undoubtedly one of these watercolors done by Potter specially to be sold to help this fund, a few of which are in the V&A collection. It is a charming piece of original Potter artwork featuring Peter Rabbit. $22, DELUXE BINDING JEREMY FISHER 450. POTTER,BEATRIX. TALE OF MR. JEREMY FISHER. London & NY: Warne 1906 (1906). 12mo, lavender cloth, gilt lettering and decorations, pictorial paste-on, all edges gilt, paste-on scraped, some rear cover soil, hinge rubbing, VG. 1st ed. (Quinby 10), DELUXE BINDING (this not in Quinby) with 26 color illustrations and text all relating the mis-adventures of this wonderful humanized frog. Rare in this binding. $ POTTER,BEATRIX. THE TALE OF MRS. TITTLEMOUSE. London: Warne 1910 (1910). 12mo, blue boards, pictorial. paste-on, rub marks on corner of halftitle else near Fine. 1st ed. $ IN RARE PRINTED DUST WRAPPER 452. POTTER,BEATRIX. TALE OF TIMMY TIPTOES. London: Warne 1911 (1911). 12mo (4 1/4 x 5 3/4 ), dark green boards, pictorial paste-on, small owner inscription else Fine IN ORIGINAL PRINTED GLASSINE WRAPPER which lists this title last on the rear panel, lists Roly Poly, Pie, and Ginger on front flap and Fierce Bad Rabbit and Miss Moppet on rear flap. (wrapper has ½ chip top of spine, base of spine has 1-net price, a few smaller chips elsewhere but overall VG). 1st ed. Illustrated with color frontis plus 26 color plates and pictorial endpapers (plate X, Quinby 20). Exceptional copy, rare in wrapper. $