Chicago: Merrill Company, 1953. Wraps. Thin card stock wraps with die cut angel babies on the covers. 5 leaves, printed on single sides only. A paper doll book featuring angel babies (did angels have babies, or are these…never mind). GOOD+ condition. Minor uneven toning and fading to the covers. Minor..... More
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Company, 1968. Wraps. Cardstock wraps. About 9 by 12 inches. 6 leaves, printed on single sides only. A book of four paper dolls, bride, groom, maid of honor and best man, accompanied by various styles of clothing. GOOD+ condition. Remains of two prices stickers on the..... More
New York: The Pictorial Review, 1914. Unbound. Single sheet, disbound from a larger volume. Folio. A collection of cut out paper doll style pieces depicting various characters and scenes from Cinderella. Created by Grace G. Drayton, an acclaimed artist and illustrator, who gamed fame for her creation of the Campbell..... More
No Place: Platt and Munk, 1962. Unbound. Cardboard box with 2 thick cardboard sheets and 10 paper sheets laid in. A collection of paper dolls, three young women and one young man, along with a variety of fashions of the 1860s in the United States. GOOD+ condition. Some scuffing, fading..... More
No Place: James and Jonathan, Publishers, 1969. Wraps. Card stock wraps. Two die cut dolls on the rear cover. 6 pp., printed on single sides only. Paper dolls of two young girls and various outfits. GOOD+ condition. Minor toning and soiling to the covers. Minor scuffing and bumping along the..... More
New York: Girl Scouts Inc., Publisher, 1931. Unbound. States, revised November 1931. Single sheet, paper stock, cut to form a cross, or plus sign shape. Each panel printed on both sides. Folds up to represent a rucksack image. An ephemeral piece issued to members of the Girl Scouts, providing suggestions..... More
No Place: Platt and Munk, 1962. Unbound. No place: 1962. Cardboard box with 2 thick cardboard sheets and 8 paper sheets laid in. A collection of paper dolls, three young women and one young man, along with a variety of fashions of the 1800s and early 1900s. GOOD+ condition. Some..... More
Salt Lake City: Peck Aubry, Publisher, 1999. Wraps. Stiff card wraps. A book of paper dolls featuring the characters from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Includes Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, 8 color fashions and 4 black and white fashions (to be colored). NEAR FINE with a hint of..... More
No Place: Artcraft. Wraps. No place or date, perhaps 1960s. Thin cardboard covers. 7 leaves, including covers. A book of paper dolls from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, featuring Jo, Laurie and Amy. Many different outfits throughout. VERY GOOD condition. Minor bumping and scuffing along the edges. Light curling..... More
Framingham, MA: Minard Liniment Mfg. Company, Publisher. Unbound. no date, perhaps late 1800s. Single sheet of die cut cardboard measuring 20 ½ inches at its tallest. Comes with 5 paper dresses and 3 paper hats. All items color lithographed. A combination countertop advertisement and promotional toy paper doll, featuring a...... More
New York: McCall's Publisher. Unbound. perhaps 1940, based on the date on the flap of the envelope. A sewing pattern for the beloved children's characters by John B. Gruelle, Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy, including pattern for the dolls and clothes. Pattern templates are all cut, with approximately 26 pieces..... More
No Place: Raphael Tuck and Sons, Publisher, 1894. Unbound. No place, presumed London or New York: 1894. Die cut easel back paper doll with die cut dresses and hats. All in color. The doll measures about 10 inches from head to toe. All appear to be from Artistic Series I...... More
Akron, OH: The Saalfield Pub. Co., 1952. Wraps. Color illustrated card stock wraps, with a die cut doll on each cover. Four leaves of fashions, printed on single sides only. Folio. A book of paper dolls featuring Wendy for winter and Sue for summer. GOOD+ condition. Some scuffing and curling..... More
Boston: Robinson, Greene and Co, 1860. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Pagination runs 149-184. A few illustrations throughout, including one of a train locomotive. A single issue of this magazine for a juvenile audience, featuring 'The Young Philosopher,' by W.T. Adams, discussing trains, railroads and their design and use. Adams is perhaps..... More
New York: The Century Co, 1886. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 80 pp., plus ads. Black and white illustrations throughout. Single issue of this general interest magazine for a juvenile audience. This features "The Blind Lark," by Louisa May Alcott; "The Brownies in the Gymnasium," by Palmer Cox, etc. GOOD condition. General..... More
Boston: Joseph H. Allen, 1869. Wraps. Illustrated wraps, although MISSING rear wrapper. Pagination runs 247-294, plus a frontis portrait plate of Paul Revere. Single issue of this serial magazine for children, featuring chapter 11 of "Rough and Ready, Life Among New York News-Boys," a novel by Horatio Alger; an installment..... More
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company, 1921. Cloth. Paper covered boards with a paste down color illustration on the front cover and red cloth spine. 60 pp. Color illustrations present, all as called for. A children's book featuring Peter Rabbit, though not affiliated with Beatrix Potter. Because Warne did not copyright the..... More
New York: Cupples and Leon, 1932. Cloth. Blue cloth. No jacket. 209 pp. With an illustrated frontispiece. Part of the Plantation Series, a juvenile series following the adventures of Peggy Lee, with this chronicling her time at a school for girls. GOOD condition. Heavy fading to the spine, with some..... More
No Place: No Publisher, 1941. Wraps. Unsure of publisher, place or date. Presumed Tokyo, 1941. Wraps, with a cloth strip spine. Unpaginated, presumably around 150 pp. All text in Japanese. Based on an article on the Waseda University Library, this was a textbook for young Japanese children, teaching the katakana..... More
Boston: C.H. Smith and Company, 1924. Hard Cover. Light blue paper covered boards. No jacket. 41 pp. A few full page illustrations by Frances Russell Loomis. A collection of short stories for children, recalling the adventures of a cocker spaniel, King Cole. If our searches of the OCLC can be..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1946. First Edition. Cloth. First edition, with same date and no additional printings. Beige cloth in unclipped jacket. 123 pp. Black and white lithographs by Ruth Gannett throughout. First edition of this 1947 Newberry Medal winning children's book. GOOD condition. Minor soiling, fading and spotting..... More
Boston: The Pilgrim Press, 1915. Cloth. Red cloth with a color pastedown illustration on the front cover. 158 pp. Illustrations throughout, with 36 black and white plates and four color plates. A collection of short verses chronicling the encounters Little Miss Muffett has during her trip around the world. Includes..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1917. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. Blue cloth with a pastedown illustration on the front cover. 333 pp. Four color plate illustrations by Norman Rockwell present (all present as called for). A novel for a juvenile audience following the exploits of a young football..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1940. First Edition. Hard Cover. First edition. Illustrated paper covered boards. No dust jacket. Folio. Unpaginated. Color illustrations throughout. A work for children revolving around the fictionalized adventures of Bemelmans' poodle in Africa. Bemelmans is perhaps best known for his children's book, Madeline. POOR/FAIR condition..... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1932. Hard Cover. Quarto. Paper covered boards. Square quarto. Unpaginated, approximately 22 pp. Color illustrations by the author throughout. A short children's tale, translated from the Swedish, written and illustrated by Elsa Beskow. Beskow was a noted children's author and illustrator from Sweden. GOOD condition..... More