Children's Books from John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller

1929. NY: Algonquin Pub, 1929. Squat 12mo, 40pp., full-page color frontispiece, illustrated entirely in color wth hieroglyphic figures. Boards illustrated in color, red paper backstrip a little tender but sound. Rare in anything approaching decent condition. § First edition, a very good copy of this amusing hieroglyphic booklet.

2014. The Grolier Club, 2014. 4to (11 x 8.25 inches), 318, [9] pp. numerous color illustrations, many tipped in. Hightower and Koch Antiquarian types. Design and typography by Jerry Kelly. Quarter blue morocco and decorated boards, titled in gilt, slipcase. As new § De luxe edition, limited to 50 copies with an original leaf from the… Read more about this item

1926. New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1926. 4to, [xiv], 159, [3, blank] pp. Publisher's pink paper over boards, blue cloth backstrip with pink paper label in the original pink dust-jacket printed in black. Board corners worn, backstrip ends rubbed, hinges a little soft, gift inscription on front free endpaper. Dust-jacket with edge wear and several large… Read more about this item

1901. Gouverneur, New York: Brothers of the Book, 1901. 8vo, [57]pp. Original gray boards and pictorial label on the upper board, untrimmed. 10 facsimilies of bookplates tipped in. Boards a little soiled; cracked along joints but sound. § Inscribed by the author. Number 7 of 350 copies. An attractive and informative work on bookplates designed for… Read more about this item

1897. Tokyo: Akiyama Buemon, 1897. Color woodblock print on sheet measuring 248 x 370 mm. Light creasing and age toning, two small patches of discoloration; very good. § An attractive woodblock print of two young boys with bamboo sticks and woven hoops from a series on children's manners and customs. The artist Shuntei Miyagawa (1873-1914) trained… Read more about this item

1924. 1924. Single offset color print, 7 x 9.5 inches, matted. Fine. § A single illustration by Charles Buckles Falls from Mother Goose (1924). Falls was born in 1874 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was an artist, illustrator, publisher, editor and an author, but we know him best today as an illustrator of children's books. His… Read more about this item

1924. 1924. Single offset color print, 7 x 9.5 inches, matted. Fine. § A single illustration by Charles Buckles Falls from Mother Goose (1924). Falls was born in 1874 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was an artist, illustrator, publisher, editor and an author, but we know him best today as an illustrator of children's books. His… Read more about this item

1924. 1924. Single offset color print, 7 x 9.5 inches, matted. Fine, small abrasion to the mat. § A single illustration by Charles Buckles Falls from Mother Goose (1924). Falls was born in 1874 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was an artist, illustrator, publisher, editor and an author, but we know him best today as an… Read more about this item

1924. 1924. Single offset color print, 7 x 9.5 inches, matted. Fine. § A single illustration by Charles Buckles Falls from Mother Goose (1924). Falls was born in 1874 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was an artist, illustrator, publisher, editor and an author, but we know him best today as an illustrator of children's books. His… Read more about this item

1930. Philippines: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1930. 8vo, 40 pp., pamphlet. 5.5 inches x 7 inches. 40 pp. Pictorial wrappers stamped in black, green and orange. Sewn softcover with black cloth spine tape as issued. With "approved" teacher rubber stamp on copyright page dated Sept 12 1930. Very slight foxing to edge of text block. Very good. … Read more about this item

1924. 1924. Single offset color print, 7 x 9.5 inches, matted. Fine. § A single illustration by Charles Buckles Falls from Mother Goose (1924). Falls was born in 1874 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was an artist, illustrator, publisher, editor and an author, but we know him best today as an illustrator of children's books. His… Read more about this item

1557. Venice: Andrea Arrivabene, 1557. 12mo, (60), 259, [260, colophon with woodcut]pp. Original stiff vellum, backstrip lettered in gilt, small split along label, very early ink inscriptions on title and verso (faded) and a modern one at the end. § A pretty little edition of this immensely popular book, a foundational work of Italian literature. The… Read more about this item

1925. London: Stanley Paul & Co, 1925. Large 4to, 105 pp. 12 tipped in full color plates by Le Mair (Saida)Original blue ribbed cloth, decorated in gilt, top edge gilt. Rear boards lightly scuffed, extremities lightly rubbed, small bump to rear board, a very good copy, fine internally, without the dust-jacket. § Limited edition of 500… Read more about this item

1937. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1937. 4to, 128 pp. Illustrated in color by Richard Floethe and signed by him on the colophon. Blue cloth with illustration in black, white and orange to upper cover, white lettering to backstrip. Backstrip sunned, internally a fine copy. In the original, slightly worn slipcase. § Limited to 1500 copies… Read more about this item

1928. London and Toronto: Dent, (and New York: Dutton,) 1928. Small thick 4to, 301 pp., with 4 color plates, 55 monochrome plates, and 20 reproductions from manuscripts. Original green cloth lettered in gilt, original printed dust-jacket, backstrip browned, otherwise a fine copy. § First edition of an attractive and well-produced book with fine illustrations. Only the… Read more about this item

1921. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1921]. Small 4to, 77 pp. with 3 tipped-in colour plates with tissue guards, 7 full-page black and white drawings, endpapers, covers and various decorations by Rackham. Original decorated cloth, lightly soiled. § Limited to 500 copies, this is number 192 signed by author and Illustrator. A charming collection of poems written… Read more about this item

1913. June, November, and December 1913; March, 1914. Four issues, some lacking covers. Interior illustrations by Rackham and others, in color and black and white. § Selected issues featuring illustrations by Arthur Rackham.

1940. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1940. Sm. folio, 245, [246, colophon] pp. Sixteen color plates mounted within dark green borders, with captions, on heavy paper. Original patterned boards backed in gilt lettered beige buckram, top edge gilt others uncut; one corner bumped otherwise a fine, clean, unopened copy in the original, slightly worn slipcase. §… Read more about this item

1917. London: Constable & Co., Ltd, 1917. 4to, xi, 251 pp. 12 tipped in color plates, 43 black and white illustrations, some of which have been colored in, likely by a child. Original green cloth boards, with gilt title and vignettes to upper board and backstrip. Cloth rubbed and split along rear joint, small stain on upper… Read more about this item

1932. London: George Harrap and Co. Ltd., 1932. 8vo, 48 pp. With 4 color plates and 15 black and white illustrations. Original full limp vellum, titles and decoration to upper board gilt, top edge gilt. Half title and title page lightly foxed, slight discoloration to vellum as usual, small repaired hole on the upper cover. A very… Read more about this item