Children's from Akros Books

Quebec: Les Editions De L'A.B., 1944. Unpaginated. Color illustrations. Worn cardboard covers, creased both front and rear. Original price of 25 cents on front cover. Pages are age toned, clean, and unmarked. Two pages are heavily toned due to sheet of paper inserted between pages.. Pictorial Cover. Good. Illus. by Vincent, Odette. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Sunday-School Union. 48 pages. Black-and-white illustrations. No author. No date. Publication date probably between 1856-1869. Marbled, paper-covered boards are heavily worn and chipped. Most of paper covering spine is gone. Previous owner's writing on front and rear endpapers, including date of 1869. Hole in front free endpaper. Pages are heavily foxed, but text is legible. Small chip from… Read more

Evanston: The Press of Ward Schori, 1983. [Miniature Books] Unpaginated. Black-and-white illustrations. Pictorial endpapers. Red hardcover has a small amount of wear to the lower edge and a few scratches on the rear board. Top edge gilt. Pages are clean and unmarked. SIGNED by Ward Schori on the colophon. The binding measures approximately 2 15/16" x 2 1/8". This edition… Read more

Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Co., 1929. Unpaginated. Well worn hardcover is chipped at edges, torn and frayed at head and tail of spine. Endpapers are heavily browned and stained; writing on rear endpaper. Pages are age toned with a few smudges; no writing or scribbling. Many black-and-white illustrations. Four brightly colored illustrations. "The horse and the cow,… Read more

Chicago: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1912. 420 pages, including glossary. Brown hardcover with black title and decorations is worn, soiled, and faded. Fraying at corners and edges. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Many of the pages show foxing and staining. The top corner of several pages shows damp staining. Contents include literature by Henry W. Longfellow, Alfred Lord… Read more

Boston: Estes and Lauriat 279 pages. No date of publication, but based on publisher's records, published sometime between 1881-1898. Gray hard cover with gilt title and depiction of a giant chicken and two little girls on the cover; gilt title on spine. Cover is very worn, frayed at top and bottom of spine. Corners bumped; some soiling and staining. Front… Read more