Evening Party Games. Puzzled 'Em

London and Scarborough: E.T.W. Dennis and Sons, Ltd, circa 1920. Paperback. Series No. 3. from the "Daintey" Series. Includes 24 game cards, a key, rules, and original box. Inscription from previous owner on front of box in pen, "G.S. Trowbridge ASM. Given to me by Major ME Clark. Doncaster. 31/12/22." Includes card numbers 49 through 72. (Series Nos. 1 and 2 contained cards 1 through 48.) Rust from a paperclip on the top of the directions card and a few smudges to some of the other cards, but overall very clean. Each card features a black and white photo of a common household object taken from an odd angle. The cards are to be displayed around a room and competitors are given scoring cards to write down their guesses. The winner has the most correct answers. The cards, answer sheet, and rules are housed in a paper box with flap closure. The box is titled in brown on the front panel and two of the side panels. The box is inscribed by the previous owner and also features his ownership stamp on the rear panel. The box is worn and soiled. CHILD/122112. Very Good.

Abbott, Jacob

Harper's Story Books: A Series of Narratives, dialogues, Biographies, and Tales for the Instruction and Entertainment of the Young

New York: Harper and Brothers, (1854). Leather Bound. Thick 12mo. Three different stories bound as one. Includes "Bruno; Or Lessons of Fidelity, Patience, and Self-Denial Taught by a Dog," "Willie and the Mortgage, Showing How Much May Be Accomplished by a Boy," and "The Strait Gate; Or, The Rule of Exclusion from Heaven." Very good in dark green leather backed marbled paper covered boards with leather corners. Gilt title to spine and the number 1. Title on spine reads "Abbott's Stories." Rubbing to boards. Interior hinges cracked. Title page has been hand painted, though not professionally. Drawing and writing to front free end page and paste down. Bottom corner of front free end page is missing. Minor foxing throughout though text and illustrations remain clean and bright. Each story is paginated individually. Children's Literature. CHI608281. Very Good.

[Aesop] L'Estrange, Sir Roger Kt.

Fables, of Aesop and other Eminent Mythologists: with Morals and Reflections

London: Printed for R. Sare, B. Took, M. Gillyflower, A & J Churchil, J. Hindmarsh, and G. Sawbridgd, 1694. Hard Cover. The Second edition, corrected and amended. Aesop's Fables was first printed in English by William Caxton in 1484. L'Estrange updated Caxton's version in 1692 and this is the second edition of L'Estrange's work. Includes a preface, the life of Aesop, and over 400 fables - 201 by Aesop and over 200 by other authors including Barlandus, Anianus, Abstemius, Poggius, and miscellaneous. After each fable, there is a moral and a reflection. Very good in contemporary full leather binding with gilt title label to spine. There are seven compartments and six raised bands on the spine. This book has been expertly rebacked. The end pages are modern and the remainder of the binding is contemporary. Wear to corners of boards and scuffing to boards. Pages 253 - 262 are stained although the text remains bright and is clearly ledgible. There are a few spots of scattered foxing throughout. Features two engraved frontis illustrations - one is a portrait of L'Estrange and one depicts a gathering of characters from the fables. There is a small loss to the corner of the frontis page; however, the illustration is not affected. Small burn mark to page 15 / 16. Aesop fables 1 - 201, Barlandus 202 - 214, Anianus 215 - 252, Abstemius 253 - 351, Poggius 352 - 373, Miscellany 374 - 383, Supplement. 476 pages. CHILD/052810. Very Good.

Aiken, Joan

Midnight is a Place

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, (1974). Paperback. Very good in black illustrated wrappers with yellow title to spine. Minor wear to edges of wrappers. Clean, bright interior - except for small dampstain to fore edge. 292 pages. CHILD/102909. Very Good.

Alcott, Louisa May, Clara M. Burd [illustrator]

An Old-Fashioned Girl

Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1928. Cloth Boards. 4to. Green cloth boards with color illustrated pastedown to front board. Faded gilt title to spine and black title to front board. Light rubbing to illustration on front board, and small chip to edge. Interior is clean with illustrations. Binding is a little loose, though hinges are not cracked. 342 pp. CHILD/042305. Very Good.

Alger, Jr., Horatio

The Young Outlaw, or, Adrift in the Streets

New York: A.L. Burt and Company. Hard Cover. Very good in green boards cloth covered boards with red title to front board and silver title to spine. Decoration to front board and to spine. Minor soiling and rubbing to exterior. Previous owner's name glued to the front fee end page. Else is clean and bright. Rear interior hinge is starting. 248 pages. Children's Literature. CHI2/4032. Very Good.

Andersen, Hans Christian, Kay Nielsen [illustrator]

The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

New York: Weathervane, 1986. Hard Cover. Near fine green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Lighr wear to edges of spine and boards, else fine. Pristine interior with 12 full color illustrations and many black and white illustrations. Near fine illustrated dust jacket with light green spine panel and dark blue title to spine. Light wear to edges of jacket else fine. Tight binding. 197 pages. CHILD/100709. Near fine in near fine jacket.

Andersen, Hans Christian, Lisbeth Zwerger [illustrator]

Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales

New York: A Michael Neugebauer Book / North-South Books, 1991. Hard Cover. Fine in glossy illustrated paper covered boards with white spine panel and black title to spine. Fine matching dust jacket. Pristine interior filled with full color illustrations by Lisbeth Zwerger. 104 pages. CHILD/110509. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket.

Andersen, Hans Christian

The Sand-Hills of Jutland

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860. Cloth Boards. 8vo. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine. Rubbing to boards and edges. Minor foxing throughout. Several minor splits in binding. 267 pages. CHILD/072106. Very Good Minus.

Andersen, Hans Christian

The Ugly Duck and Other Tales

New York: James Miller / Allen Brothers, 1869. Hard Cover. Scarce Early U.S. Edition with three of Andersen's most loved fairy tales: The Ugly Duckling (here in its first translation as The Ugly Duck); The Little Mermaid; and The Nightingale, along with five other short tales and one poem (The Dying Child). There are two title pages. The original is from publisher Allen Brothers dated 1869. The added title page is from publisher James Miller and undated. Each title page has a different illustration. A gift inscription on the ffe is dated 1871. There are two full page b&w illustrations, including frontis, and a number of vignettes throughout. Andersen started writing his famous fairy tales in the 1830s. The first U.S. edition was published in 1846. Bound in original dark red publisher's cloth with blind stamped design on front cover and gilt title and design to spine. Light scrape across the front board, and bumping to spine ends and corners.Interior pages are very slightly rippled and have faint water staining across top margins of first few pages, which are also browned but otherwise in very good condition. 159 pages plus two pages of ads. CHI/070711. Very Good.

Artzybasheff, Boris

Poor Shaydullah

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1931. Hard Cover. Very good in grey cloth covered boards with black title to spine and black design to front board. Minor browning to edges of boards and light wear to corners and spine ends. Interior is clean and bright with illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. CHILD/104040. Very Good.

Babcock, Bernie

An Uncrowned Queen. The Story of the Life of Frances E. Willard Told For Young People

Chicago, New York, Toronto: Fleming H. Revell, 1903. Hard Cover. 8vo. Olive green cloth with covered boards with gilt lettering to front board and to spine. Decoration in black, and circular black and white photograph of Willard to front board. Light edgewear to exterior. Nice and bright. Previous owner's inscription on front right endpaper. 270 pages. Children's Literature. CHILD03/121099. Very Good.