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Truly a Toy Treasure
(A Classic Mechanical Book).  Sarg, Tony; Washington Irving; Lewis Caroll; & Robert Louis Stevenson.  Tony Sarg's treasure book. Rip Van Winkle. Alice in Wonderland. And Treasure Island. New York: B.F. Jay, © 1942. 8vo. [24] pp.; col. illus.
$900.00
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Profusely Illustrated In the “Mother Goose” Series
Aladdin and the wonderful lamp.  And other stories. New York: A.L. Burt Co., [1900–12].  8vo. Col. frontis., iv, 120, [2 (adv.)] pp.; illus.
$25.00
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Lovely Production of a Timeless Story
Alcott, Louisa May.  Little women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1967. 8vo. viii, [6], 428, [4] pp.; 14 plts. (2 double).
$130.00
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Splendors (Barbaric & Otherwise) ofthe Russian Empire
[Alexander, William].  Costume of the Russian empire, illustrated by upwards of seventy richly coloured engravings. London: E. Harding et al., 1803. Folio (33.7 cm, 13.25"). [152] pp.; 70 col. plts. (of 73).
$2500.00
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A Real Jungle Book
Allee, Warder C., & Marjorie Hill Allee.  Jungle island. Chicago: Rand McNally & Co., © 1925. 12mo. Frontis., x, 215, [1] pp.; illus.
$75.00
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Scarce Hymnal forYoung Children
American Sunday-School Union.  The Sunday-school child’s hymn book. Revised by the Committee of Publication. Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, 146 Chestnut Street, [1827–53]. 16mo. 32 pp.
$70.00
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Prayers for Children'sHearts & Lips
American Tract Society.  The Child’s devotions. New York: American Tract Society, no. 150 Nassau-Street, [1833–47]. 16mo. 15, [1] pp.
$55.00

Quintessential 19th-Century Evangelical LiteratureWith Anderson Illustrations
American Tract Society.  The publications of the American tract society.  Vol. I. New York: American Tract Society, [1826]. 12mo (18.2 cm, 7.2"). [4], 404 pp.; illus.
$150.00
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The Most FamousFairy-Tale Author of All
Andersen, Hans Christian.  The fairy tale of my life. New York (pr. in Denmark): British Book Centre Inc., (copyright 1954). Folio. 350 pp.; illus.
$100.00


That Boy Stands on the Burning Deck Yes, We are Seven! Is Here
B., J.H., ed. The child's bijou.  Buffalo: Breed, Butler & Co., 1861. 16mo (7.8 cm, 3.1"). 96 pp.
$200.00
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DefiningChild” for Baptismal Purposes RARE
Barker, Thomas.  The duty, circumstances, and benefits of baptism, determined by evidence ... with an appendix, shewing the meaning of several Greek words in the New Testament. London: B. White, 1771. 8vo (20.5 cm, 8"). x, 208, [6 (index & errata)] pp.
$650.00
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Observant & Thoughtful
Barrow, William.  An essay on education; in which are particularly considered the merits and the defects of the discipline and instruction in our academies ... the second edition, corrected and enlarged. London: Pr. for F. & C. Rivington by Bye & Law, 1804. 12mo (17.2 cm, 6.75"). 2 vols. I: xxiv, 342, [2 (1 adv.)] pp. II: iv, 412 pp.
$500.00

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A “Thumb” Bible
Bible.  English. 1820. Selections.  History of the Bible. Lansingburgh [NY]: Wm. Disturnell, 1820. 16mo (5.1 cm, 2"). Frontis. (incl. in pagination), 256 pp.; illus.
$300.00
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Illustrated & Mostly Happy
The bird's nest, and other stories [with] The pet fawn, and other stories.  New York: Leavitt & Allen, [1855]. 16mo (11.5 cm, 4.5"). 16, 16 pp.; col. illus.
$100.00

Two Beloved Stories in aDecorative Binding
Brown, John.  Rab and his friends. Marjorie Fleming. New York & Boston: H.M. Caldwell Co., [ca. 1900]. 8vo. Frontis., 78 pp.
$30.00

A Volume EXTRA ILLUSTRATED & Then Some!
Brown University.  Celebration of the one hundreth anniversary of the founding of Brown University, September 6th, 1864. Providence: Sidney S. Rider & Bro., 1865. 4to (26.5 cm; 10.25"). [4] ff., 178 pp., [1] f.
$10,000.00
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Little Lord Fauntleroy
Burnett, Frances Hodgson.   Little lord Fauntleroy. London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1890. 8vo., xi, [1 (blank)], 269, [1] pp.; 14 integral plts. (incl. frontis.), illus.
$150.00


Institutionally Approved as aVirtuous Juvenile Reading Book
Cardell, William S.  Story of Jack Halyard, the sailor boy: or, the virtuous family. Philadelphia: Stereotyped by L. Johnson for Uriah Hunt, 1832. 12mo. Frontis., 234 pp.; illus.
$50.00
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How They Live inAfrica, Japan, China, Etc.
Carpenter, Frank G.  Around the world with the children: An introduction to geography. New York: American Book Co., (© 1924). 4to. Col. frontis. (incl. in pagination), x, 134 pp.; illus.
$25.00
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Innocent Entertainment, Mingled with Correct Information & Sound Instruction
Chambers, Robert; & William Chambers, eds.  Chambers' repository of instructive and amusing papers. Boston: Gould & Lincoln, 1853. 16mo (18.6 cm, 7.3"). 4 vols. I: [12 (8 adv.)], 31, [1], 32, 31, [1], 31, [1], 31, [1], 31, [1] 31, [1], 31, [1] pp.; illus. II: [10 (6 adv.)], 31, [1], 31 (lacking pp. 3–30), [1], 31 (lacking pp. 3–30), 31, [1], 31, [1], 31, [1], 32, 31, [1] pp.; illus. III: [4], 31, [1], 31, [1], 31, [1], 31, [1], 31, [1], 31, [1], 31, [1], 31, [1] pp.; illus. IV: [4], 31, [1], 31, [1], 31, [1], 31, [1], 31, [1], 31, [1], 31, [1], 31, [1] pp.; illus. .
$225.00
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Little Boys & Girls, with Birds Puppies Mice etc.
The child's own story book or simple tales.  New Haven: S. Babcock, [1825?]. 16mo. 16 pp.; illus.
[SOLD]
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What to Wear, theDuty of Schoole-Masters, Divorce Sentences, & More
Church of England.  Constitutions and canons. 1603. English.   Constitutions and canons ecclesiasticall treated upon by the Bishop of London, president of the convocation for the province of Canterbury, and the rest of the bishops and clergy of the said province: And agreed upon with the Kings Majesties licence in their synod begun at London, anno Dom. 1603, and in the year of the reign of our soveraigne Lord James, by the grace of God, King of England, France, and Ireland the first, and of Scotland the 37. And now published for the due observation of them, by His Majesties authority under the Great Seal of England. London: Pr. by John Norton, for Joyce Norton, and Richard Whitaker, 1633. Small 4to. [60] ff.
$500.00
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Rambling aboutthe U.S. Countryside
Country walks for little folks.  Philadelphia: H.C. Peck & Theo. Bliss, [ca. 1855?]. 32mo (8 cm, 3.15"). Frontis., 191, [1] pp.; illus.
$120.00
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