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Book House for Children, 1952. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. Petersham, Maud & Miska. 190pp plus Contents page and color map in rear. Charming color and b/w illustrations. Color pictorial endpapers. Red cloth covers with color pastedown on front, and gilt lettering on front and spine. Twenty-ninth printing. Contents are clean. Top and bottom spine and cover corners are very lightly rubbed.. Selling online since 1999. Quick shipping; Secure packing!

The Book House for Children. 1926. good+. Hardcover. 1 volume of My Travelship. 192pp; color il'd eps; b/w & color illustrations throughout; text clean, previous owner names & address on front ep, few finger smudges in margins; crease to top corner of 2 pages & cip to bottom corner of pg 95; 11" tall; heavy wear to edges of soiled red cover with rubbed color il'd paste-down on front .

The Book House For Children, 1950. Hardcover . Used Very Good/No Jacket. Light wear to cover, bumped and rubbed corners, pages lightly tanned but clean and unmarked. Several pages have very small (less than 1/2 inch) closed tears at the edges. Inscription to a previous owner is written on inside of front. We carry new and used books in our storefront. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Please contact us if you have questions regarding this item.

1926 The Book House for Children, Chicago, 190 clean and crisp pages with light age toning. Red cloth hardcover with beautiful full-color illustration on the cover with a few small chips on the edges. Gilt lettering on the cover and spine. Bright pictorial endpapers. The binding is tight. The book measures 11" t x 8-1/4" w.

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: The Book House for Children, 1926. Book. Illus. by Petersham , Maud & Miska. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st. Edition 1926 , illustrated red cloth boards , with illustrated end pages , 190 page book with brite color plates . A scarce childes book . Condition : Very Fine , unmarked , clean and tight . Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Chicago: The Book House for Children, 1952. This twenty-ninth printing from 1952 is in Near-Fine condition, with only minimal shelf wear. (Click on photo.) The text pages are clean and bright, and the full-color Petersham illustrations throughout are gorgeous. The book measures roughly 8 1/2 by 11 inches and includes 192 pages.. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Maud and Miska Petersham. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Chicago and Toronto: Bookhouse for children, 1926. Later printing. Good. 28 cm; 190 pages. Illustrated in color throughout. Bound in sturdy red cloth with color illustration mounted to front cover. Pictorial endleaves. Covers worn at spine ends and a bit cocked, but still sound and entire, free of internal blemishes. One of three titles in the "My Travelship" series of readings for home education. The highly illustrated text consists of stories, songs, and folklore from the Netherlands.

Chicago: The Book House for Children, 1926. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published Chicago: The Book House for Children, 1926, first printing. 4to., 8 1/2" x 11 1/4", 191pp., illustrated in full color by Maud and Miska Petersham. Red cloth with gilt titles and design and pictorial cover inset, color pictorial endpapers. Spine lettering a bit dull, touch of wear at spine ends, minor soil to a few pages. Very good. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Maud and Miska Petersham. 4to.

Chicago: Book House for Children, 1926. First. hardcover. very good. Maud and Miska Petersham. Illustrated in color by Maud and Miska Petersham. 192 pages. 4to, orange pictorial boards. Chicago: Book House for Children, (1926). A very good copy--light staining to cloth and top edge of pages, scuffed spine ends.<br/> <br/>

Chicago: The Book House For Children. Decorated Cloth Hardcovers. Illustrated by Miska Petersham, Katharine Sturges. Each book is covered in cloth with gilt titles and a color paste-on in an oval. They measure 11.25 inches tall. Each is beautifully illustrated in vivid, bright color. France, 1927; and Holland, 1916;  are first printings; Japan is a later printing, 1954. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Small corner rubs. Tales Told in Holland is a collection of Dutch folk stories, translations of Dutch poetry, and old nursery rhymes. The book covers stories from all eleven Dutch provinces, showcasing the diverse cultural heritage of the Netherlands. In addition to folk tales, the book includes stories about great Dutch artists, historical events, and aspects of Dutch life such as art, literature, geography, and customs. Through these stories, readers can explore Dutch history, art, and the unique characteristics of Dutch society,… Read More

Chicago: The Book House for Children, 1954. Cloth. Fine. Olive Beaupre MILLER. [CHILDREN] [WOMAN AUTHOR]. 4to; 190 [2]pp; bright orange pebbled cloth over board color pictorial portrait onlaid to front in blind-stamped frame, gilt-lettering on front and spine; color pictorial endpapers; color pictorial title-page; color illustrations throughout; never completely opened, as new, fine. First published in 1926, the My Travelship series of books was very successful, and 1954 was its thirtieth printing. The other two books in this series were Little Pictures of Japan (1925) and Nursery Friends from France (1927). Olive Beaupre Miller (1883-1968) established the company The Book House for Children in 1919, and employed a large female staff. Exceptional condition for this well-loved children's classic.

Chicaco: The Book House for Children, 1952. All volumes are Twenty Ninth Printings and are Clean and Tight >no names, marks or dings. Very Slighly bowed. *USA media mail only Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Maud & Miska Petersham.

Chicago: Book House for Children, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Original hardcover in orange boards with intact picture inset into front cameo. First edition. Book is crisp, clean, and colorful. Vivid illustrated endpapers, and color illustrations throughout. Corners are very slightly bumped. Pages are clean and binding is tight. Book seems nearly new. 4to. 192 pp. Inked ownership line on last free endpage.

Chicago: The Book House for Children, 1927. Large Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 11x8x0. Petersham, Maud & Miska; Sturges, Katharine. Minor wear to corners. 1927 Large Hardcover. Complete in three volumes -- includes: Little Pictures of Japan; Tales Told in Holland; Nursery Friends from France. Each 191 pp. 11 x 8. Beautiful color illustrations by Maud & Miska Petersham and Katharine Sturges throughout. Color picture plates on front covers. Decorative endpapers. Miller ran her own publishing house specializing in children's literature, notable (at that time) for its employment of a large female staff.