Children In the Wood

Boston: Degen & Estes, 1859. Very good plus.. First edition thus, from Boston publisher Degen & Estes, of the tragic folktale, with woodcut illustrations after the circa 1850 Mahlon Day publication. THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD has been retold numerous times over the centuries, including in a large number of chapbooks. This Degen & Estes edition, printed in… Read more about this item

New-York: Mahlon Day, 1850. Very good.. First edition thus, from publisher Mahlon Day, of this traditional and tragic tale, with lovely hand-colored illustrations. Mahlon Day, a Quaker publisher, printer, and bookseller, was "one of the two printers who dominated the New York City children's book publishing scene in the early 19th century" (Modero). 4'' x 3.25''. Original yellow… Read more about this item

London: J. Harris, 1818. 32mo. 15pp., + 12 plates of engravings. Each illustration is fully colored and shows a remarkable depth of field and detail. These are not hasty sketches brushed by a disinterested hand; rather, they evince artful care and an eye for pleasing palettes. They grant a particular uniqueness to this edition of a well-known moral tale,… Read more about this item

Mcloughin Bros., 1884 This is a 10 3/4" tall book with 16 pages, 8 internal lithographs and lithographed cover. Front cover with a large chip at the top spine, back cover with a crease on top. Both covers are rubbed with some soil. Internally the top margin with some soil, light foxing, not affecting text, last page with a corner… Read more about this item

London: Read & Co. Publishers and Printers, 1890. Wraps. very good. Stapled pictorial wrappers. With 8pp of text and color comic illustrations. 9 1/2" x 7". Very nice copy.

Troy: J. Disturnell [John], 1825. Stapled Binding. Fair. Chips and tears to page edges, colloquial repair using thread along spine. 1825 Stapled Binding. 35 pp. Fable with engravings, published by John Disturnell, whose Map of America led to border disputes between Mexico and United States that persisted until 1963.

New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1898. Softcover. Near Fine. Octavo. Stapled lithographic wrappers. Unpaginated, (12pp.) including wrappers. Contemporary pencil name, tiny splits at the very extremities of the spine, near fine. Issued in the Goody Two Shoes Series.

Wentworth Press. hardcover. New. 6x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Palala Press. hardcover. New. 6x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Palala Press. hardcover. New. 6x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing