[ENGLISH CHILDREN’S BOOKS] – LOT of 88 mainly late 19th-/ early 20th-cent. English small-sized children’s (picture) books (incl. first editions).

Description

With (col.) (lithogr.) plates & ills. Various sizes, various bindings.

Footnote

¶ All vols. ex bibliotheca Christiaan Kleiss (1924-2015) comprising i.a. C. BRIDGMAN, “The Bairn’s Coronation Book” (London, J.M. Dent & Co., ca. 1902. With col. ills. after CHARLES ROBINSON); D.G. JEFFREYS, “Dolly’s Theatricals Pictured and Described by D. Gwyn Jeffreys” (London, Methuen & Co., ca. 1904); R. RIGBY, “The Ridiculous Lion Hunt. Written and Illustrated by Reginald Rigby” (London, “Siegle, Hill & Co.”, ca. 1908); R. ANDRÉ, “Tiny Shoes Fitted & Cobbled by R. André” (London/ New York, The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge/ E. & J.B. Young & Co., ca. 1885. Entirely (col.) lithogr. text & ills. printed by “Emrik & Binger”); T. PYM, “ABC Drawn and Coloured By T. Pym” (London, “Wells, Gardner, Darton and Co.”, ca. 1885); J.H. EWING, “A Soldier’s Children”/ “The Mill Stream”/ “Our Garden” (ca. 1885, 3 vols. With col. lithogr. ills. after R. André); “BLUE BEARD; Or, Female Curiosity. An Eastern Tale” (London, Orlando Hodgson, ca. 1860); AUNT HATTIE, “Stories About Animals [..]” (New York, Leavitt & Allen Brothers, ca. 1865); “LITTLE LESSONS for Little Learners [..]” (London, Darton and Co., 1850. With 6 handcol. lithogr. plates); “EDWARD AND JULIA; or, Visits to the Village [..]”/ “THE FOUR SEASONS; and The Little Brother” (London, Dean & Munday/ A.K. Newman & Co, ca. 1812, 2 vols. With woodcut frontisp. & woodcut text-ills.); [J.] COLLINS, “The Chapter of Kings [..]” (London, J. Harris, 1818. With 38 engr. text-ills. First edition with uncoloured ills.); MADAME DE CHATELAIN, “The Story of Henrietta and the Ayah; or, Do not trust to appearances [..]” (London, James Hogg & Sons, ca. 1860. With 4 handcol. plates); F.E. WEATHERLY, “Tens and Elevens” (New York, E.P. Dutton & Co., ca. 1890. With (col. lithogr.) ills. after J.M. Dealy); F.E. WEATHERLY, “Twilight Tales” (London, Hildesheimer and Faulkner, ca. 1890. With (col. lithogr.) ills. after M.E. Edwards & J.C. Staples); “[..] FLOWERS OF THE HOLY LAND. Blumen Des Heiligen Landes [..]” (Jerusalem, ca. 1900); M. BYRON, “Just for a Change [..]” (London, Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton, ca. 1908. With col. ills. after R.C. Petherick); J.R. MONSELL, “The Pink Knight” (London, Grant Richards, 1901); M.L. GORDON, “The Cinderella Owl-Book” (London, H.R. Allenson, ca. 1906); “BLACKIE’S MODEL PRIMERS (Phono-Syllabic Method). Second Primer” (ca. 1908); “THE MUSHROOM HOUSE. The Tom Thumb Picture Books” (London, Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton, ca. 1910); “THE TALE OF DILLY DUCKLING” (London, Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton, ca. 1910); “THE SANDS OF TIME. A Longfellow Calendar for the Year 1911” (ca. 1911); E. ARIS, “That Little Green Frog” (London, Humphrey Milford, ca. 1920); A. MACGREGOR, “The Story of Snips. Pictured and Related by Angusine Macgregor” (ca. 1920); G.M. FAULDING, “The Little Book Of Wild Flowers [..]” (ca. 1927. With col. ills. after E.S. March); M. ST. JOHN WEBB, “The House Fairies”/ “The Sea-Shore Fairies [..]” (ca. 1930, 2 vols. With tipped-in col. plates after M.W. Tarrant); “[MRS. STRANG’S PLAY BOOKS]. My Picture Play Book” (ca. 1930); P. HEATON, “The Holiday Train Goes to the Moon” (ca. 1949); “THE BIRTH OF JESUS. A Peepshow Book Illustrated By R.T. Cowern” (London, Folding Books, ca. 1950) & A. UTTLEY, “Grey Rabbit & the Wandering Hedgehog”/ “Moldy Warp the Mole”/ “Squirrel Goes Skating” (ca. 1950, 3 vols. With col. ills. after M. Tempest). ¶ Partly with (small) imperfections and/or traces of use (spines partly repaired).