Vintage 1940 Mother Goose story book. Frederick Richardson illustrations. Edited by Ethel H. Maltby and published by John C. Winston company, Philadelphia. Book measures 7 5/8" by 5 7/8". Hard bound and has 96 numbered pages. Full of color and black and white illustrations on every page. No tears or markings. 107 different nursery rhymes. All pages tight and intact. Cover paper is cracked on the first and last page along inside of the spine...
Old oversized music dating 1913.A mother reads Gullivers travels to her small boy. Cover art by Parmalee West. Cover is in great condition but pages are loose and there is a tiny signature.
Published in Boston at 301 Washinton street by Estes & Lauriat. This is the real thing., not the pirated copy Estes and Lauriet sued over, but their own Chatterbox 1882 childrens annual. The wood block prints in this are so wonderful and there are so many! A fantastic book. good condition with normal wear for a book this age. The worst page is the last page. All pages are still bound. There is no writing or scribbling, tears, or colored pages. What a find!! Email for more photos.
Old hardcover book with gold guild accents, dated 1880. Drifting round the world, A Boys adventures by sea and land by Capt C W Hall. By Lee and Shepard Publishers 1882. Front page has a date of 1880. Numerous old wonderful illustrations (about 168 of them), 372 pages. Average wear on the outside with typical corner bumps and edge wear. Hand written name in old quill pen inside and and a handwritten gift Salutation from 1883 to someone. First page shows seperation from the binding...
This delightful victorian book 1888 of chromo-lithographs and verses was lithographed and printed by Ernest Nister of Nuremberg Germany. Verses by E. Nesbit, Carl Otta, Grahm R. Tompson, Robert Ellice, Mack & Agnes Clausen. Hard cover, 36 pages, book measures 7 1/2 x 9 1/2. Twelve color chromo-lithographs along with black and whites also. Every single page is a work of art. The poetry is heartwarming and immediatley takes you through time when things were simple...
