Swann Galleries: CHILDRENS BOOKS., 1102,

Auction Details

Auction Date: May 11, 1978 - May 11, 1978

Page Size: 522 items in 6 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
301	LAMB, CHARLES	Prince Dorus.	London	1890-1	USD 30.00 - 40.00	15.00
302	LAMB, MARY and CHARLES	Tales from Shakespeare.	London	1901	USD 35.00 - 50.00	70.00
303	LAMB, CHARLES	Les Contes de Shakespeare.	Paris	1927	USD 30.00 - 40.00	14.00
304	LANG, ANDREW	The Gold of Fairnilee.	Bristol & London	1888	USD 35.00 - 50.00	14.00
305	LANG, ANDREW	Prince Prigio * Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia.	Bristol	1889, 1893	USD 40.00 - 60.00	25.00
306	LANG, ANDREW	Complete set of his "fairy books of many colours,"	London	1892-1910	USD 200.00 - 300.00	100.00
307	Willymott; Garretson; Pote	LATIN SCHOOLBOOKS., English Exer cises for School-Boys to Translate into Latin., Exempla Minora, or New English Examples to be Rendered into Latin.	London, Eton	1711, 1734, 1812, 1711-34, 1812	USD 30.00 - 40.00	14.00
308	LAWSON, ROBERT	Very fine original etching of a young mermaid seated on a small hill beside the water.			USD 80.00 - 120.00	45.00
309	LAWSON, ROBERT	Group of 4 volumes, as below; the first two written and illus trated by Lawson, the other two with Lawson illustrations.			USD 50.00 - 75.00	40.00
310	LEAR, EDWARD	The Pelican Chorus & other Nonsense Verses.	London	circa 1900	USD 35.00 - 50.00	15.00
311	LEMON, MARK	Fairy Tales.	London	1868	USD 50.00 - 75.00	25.00
312	LE NOBLE, EUSTACHE	L'Ecole du Monde, ou Instruction d'un Pere a un Fils.	Amsterdam	1715	USD 35.00 - 50.00	30.00
313	LESLIE, ELIZA	The Girl's Book of Diversions, or Occupation for Play Hours.	London	1835	USD 40.00 - 60.00	13.00
314	LILY, WILLIAM	A Short Introduction to Grammar; with: Brevissima Institutio, seu Ratio Grammatices.	London	1725, 1727	USD 60.00 - 90.00	15.00
315		LITTLE PRATTLER: or Dame Teachwell's Picture-Book.	London	1821	USD 40.00 - 60.00	55.00
316		LIVING AND MOVING; OR HORSES, COACHES, & RAILWAY.	London	circa 1860	USD 40.00 - 60.00	50.00
317		LOBSTER'S VOYAGE TO THE BRAZILS.	London	1808	USD 100.00 - 150.00	130.00
318	LOCKE, JOHN	Some Thoughts Concerning Education.	London	1693	USD 200.00 - 300.00	150.00
319	W. E. Henley	LONDON GARLAND, SELECTED FROM FIVE CENTURIES OF ENGLISH VERSE	London	1895	USD 70.00 - 100.00	60.00
320	LOVECHILD, MRS	Easy Reading, adapted to the Capacities of Children, from Five to Seven Years Old.	London	Jun., 1814	USD 50.00 - 75.00	16.00
321		LUCHI: ZHURNAL DHA DIEVITS.	St. Petersburg	1855-60	USD 150.00 - 200.00	200.00
322	LUIKEN, JOANNES	Des Menschen Begin, Midden en Einde, vertoonende het Kinderlyk Bedryfen Aanwasch in Eenenvyftig Konstige Figuuren, met Goddelyke Spreuken en Stichtelyke Verzen.	Amsteldam	1782	USD 100.00 - 150.00	140.00
323	MAETERLINCK, MAURICE	The Children's Life of the Bee.	New York	1919	USD 30.00 - 40.00	40.00
324		MARS. Nos Cheris * Our Darlings.	Paris, London	circa 1888	USD 35.00 - 50.00	70.00
325	MARTIN, WILLIAM	The Book of Sports, for Boys and Girls ... for the Play Room and Play Ground, at Home or at School.	London	1857	USD 30.00 - 40.00	13.00
326		MAY DAY, or Anecdotes of Lydia Lively, intended to Improve and Amuse the Rising Generation.	London	1816	USD 30.00 - 40.00	14.00
327	H. G. Hine	MAYHEW BROTHERS.	London	circa 1850	USD 40.00 - 60.00	15.00
328	MEEKE, MRS	The Birth-Day Present, or Pleasing Tales, of Amusement and Instruc tion.	London	circa 1825	USD 70.00 - 100.00	75.00
329	MERRIAM & MOORE	Complete set of the six MILNER TOYS.	Troy	circa 1840's	USD 50.00 - 75.00	70.00
330		MERRY FROLICS, or the Comical Cheats of Swalpo a Notorious Pickpocket, and the Merry Pranks of Roger the Clown.	Seven Dials	circa 1850	USD 30.00 - 40.00	27.50
331	MERTON, CLIFFORD	Funny Foreigners and Eccentric English, Alphabetically and Geographically Arranged.	London	1878	USD 60.00 - 90.00	140.00
332		MILITARY JUVENILES.	Vp	circa 1900	USD 40.00 - 60.00	17.00
333		MINIATURE BOOK. The Mite.	Grimsby	1891	USD 80.00 - 120.00	130.00
334		MINIATURE BOOK.	Danbury	nd	USD 30.00 - 40.00	65.00
335	Gray, Thomas	MINIATURE BOOK.	Glasgow	1911	USD 50.00 - 75.00	110.00
336		MINIATURE BOOKS.	Vp		USD 40.00 - 60.00	70.00
337	MISTER, MARY	The Adventures of a Doll.	London	1816	USD 40.00 - 60.00	40.00
338		MODERN MASTERS BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.		1962	USD 30.00 - 40.00	40.00
339	MORE, HANNAH	Sacred Dramas; chiefly intended for Young Persons, the Subjects taken from the Bible.	Dublin	1784	USD 60.00 - 90.00	18.00
340		MOTHER BUNCH AND TOM HOP o' MY THUMB.	London	circa 1830	USD 40.00 - 60.00	45.00
341		MOTHER GOOSE.	Leiden	circa 1875	USD 20.00 - 30.00	40.00
342	J. F. Goodridge	MOTHER GOOSE., Mother Goose in White: Mother Goose Rhymes with Silhouette Illustrations by Goodridge.	Boston	1878, 1879	USD 35.00 - 50.00	17.00
343	Charles H. Bennett	MOTHER GOOSE'S CHIMES, RHYMES AND JINGLES, which contains the Remainder of Mother Goose's Songs.	New York	circa 1860	USD 40.00 - 60.00	65.00
344	M. Perrault	MOTHER GOOSE.	London	nd	USD 30.00 - 40.00	22.50
345		MUSEUM FOR YOUNG GENTLEMEN AND LADIES: or, a Private Tutor for Little Masters and Misses.	London	circa 1805	USD 80.00 - 120.00	60.00
346	Rooper & Shuttle-worth; Barmby & Rogers; Keating; Fraungruber	MUSIC AND DRAMA., Mrs. Walker's Action Songs and Games., Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: a Musical Play., Plays for Young People, with Songs and Choruses., Beauty and the Beast Fairy Plays series., Mrs. Jarley's Waxworks., Deutsche Wiegenlieder.	Vp	1880, Nd, 1898, 1879, Nd, Nd, Nd	USD 35.00 - 50.00	14.00
347	Dr. Callcott	MUSICAL GRAMMAR, IN FOUR PARTS.	Boston	1810	USD 35.00 - 50.00	55.00
348	Rebekah Crawford and Louise Morgan Sill	MUSICIANS IN RHYME FOR CHILDHOOD'S TIME.	New York	1890	USD 30.00 - 40.00	13.00
349	MUSSET, PAUL DE	Mr. Wind and Madam Rain.	London	1864	USD 35.00 - 50.00	14.00
350	NEIDLINGER, W. H.	mall Songs for Small Singers.	New York	1896	USD 35.00 - 50.00	80.00
351		NEW ART OF SWIMMING, with Dr. Franklin's Directions to Swimmers, and Dr. Buchan's Advice on River & Sea-Bathing. Frontispiece; pictorial engraved title.	London	1798	USD 70.00 - 100.00	75.00
352		NEW GERMAN TEXT COPIES, FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS.	Newburyport	1808	USD 50.00 - 75.00	25.00
353		NEW HIEROGLYPHICAL BIBLE; with 400 Embellishments on Wood.	London	1824	USD 35.00 - 50.00	60.00
354		NEW PUZZLE CARDS, BY WHICH A PERSON'S AGE, or any Number may be dis covered.	Harleston	circa 1800	USD 35.00 - 50.00	40.00
355	Mukerji; Sawyer; Gray	NEWBERY MEDAL WINNERS., Gay-Neck, Roller Skates., Adam of the Road.	New York	1927-36-42	USD 30.00 - 40.00	20.00
356	NEWELL, JOHN L.	A New System of Chirography	Hartford	1818	USD 50.00 - 75.00	25.00
357	Tom Telescope	NEWTONIAN SYSTEM OF PHILOSOPHY ... for the Use of Young Ladies and Gentlemen	London	1798	USD 60.00 - 90.00	50.00
358	Tom Telescope	NEWTONIAN PHILOSOPHY, AND NATURAL PHILOSOPHY IN GENERAL ...	London	1838	USD 30.00 - 40.00	25.00
359	NIELSEN, KAY	East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North.	New York	circa 1915	USD 60.00 - 90.00	80.00
360	NODIER, CHARLES	The Luck of the Bean-Rows.	London	circa 1921	USD 30.00 - 40.00	60.00
361		NURSE DANDLEM'S LITTLE REPOSITORY OF GREAT INSTRUCTION, containing the Surprising Adventures of Little Wake Wilful, and his Deliverance from the Giant Grumbolumbo.	Glasgow	circa 1815	USD 100.00 - 150.00	190.00
362		NURSERY OFFERING, OR CHILDREN'S GIFT FOR 1835.	Edinburgh	1835	USD 60.00 - 90.00	65.00
363		NURSERY RHYMES.	Philadelphia	1857	USD 35.00 - 50.00	40.00
364		OFFICE DE LA VIERGE MARIE, suivant la Reformation du Saint Concile de Trente.	Tours	early 18th century	USD 300.00 - 400.00	100.00
365	OGRES, LES	DU SEIZIEME SIECLE: Conte de Fees Historique.	Londres	1820	USD 30.00 - 40.00	13.00
366	Charles H. Bennett	OLD NURSE'S JINGLES, OR RHYMES, JINGLES AND DITTIES.	Philadelphia	circa 1860	USD 50.00 - 75.00	240.00
367		1, 2, 3, OR WHO A DUNCE WOULD BE.	London	circa 1850	USD 40.00 - 60.00	60.00
368		ORIGINAL DRAWINGS.			USD 70.00 - 100.00	18.00
369		ORIGINAL WATERCOLORS.	American	early 19th century	USD 60.00 - 90.00	120.00
370	OTIS, JAMES	Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus * Mr. Stubbs's Brother: a Sequel to "Toby Tyler."	New York	1881, 1883	USD 30.00 - 40.00	14.00
371	OTIS, JAMES	Jenny Wren's Boarding-House: a Story of Newsboy Life in New York.	Boston	1893	USD 30.00 - 40.00	13.00
372		OUR YOUNG FOLKS: an Illustrated Magazine for Boys and Girls.	Boston	1868-73	USD 40.00 - 60.00	15.00
373		OVERLAND ALPHABET, FROM SKETCHES TAKEN "EN ROUTE" BY ISABEL D--.	London	circa 1855	USD 50.00 - 75.00	40.00
374		PAPER-FOLDING SERIES.	London	circa 1935	USD 20.00 - 30.00	12.00
375	PARK, ARTHUR, Publisher	History of John and the Oak Tree * The Shepherd Boy, or Rural Scenes.	London	circa 1840	USD 30.00 - 40.00	14.00
376		PARK'S TRAVELS IN AFRICA.	London	1816	USD 35.00 - 50.00	14.00
377	PARRISH, MAXFIELD	Selected Works from Mother Goose	Baltimore	1972	USD 30.00 - 40.00	14.00
378	PENN, WILLIAM	Some Fruits of Solitude, in Reflections and Maxims relating to the Conduct of Human Life * More Fruits of Solitude.	London	circa 1710	USD 60.00 - 90.00	18.00
379	PENN, WILLIAM	Fruits of a Father's Love, being the Advice to his Children relating to their Civil and Religious Conduct.	Dover	1808	USD 35.00 - 50.00	35.00
380		PENNSYLVANIA-GERMAN., Die Unschuldige Genovefa * Das Verlorene Kind, oder die Geschichte von Heinrich v. Eichenfels.	Harrisburg	1837 and nd	USD 30.00 - 40.00	30.00
381	PERRAULT, CHARLES	Contes des Fees ... 11 (of 12) copperplates by Canu.	Paris	An IX 1800	USD 50.00 - 75.00	19.00
382	PERRAULT	Les Contes de Perrault, continues par Timothee Trimm (Leo Lespes).	Paris	1865	USD 50.00 - 75.00	55.00
383	J. B.	PET LAMB, THE, in Rhythm, intended as an Innocent Exercise for the Memory of Children; to which are added, The Ladder of Learning and The Robin.	London	1824	USD 60.00 - 90.00	60.00
384		PETER PARLEY TO PENROD.	Vp		USD 40.00 - 60.00	15.00
385	PETERSHAM, MAUD and MISKA	The Story Book of Trains.		1935	USD 200.00 - 300.00	190.00
386		PHILIP BAPTIZING THE EUNUCH.	London	circa 1830	USD 30.00 - 40.00	16.00
387		PICTURE BOOK FOR LITTLE CHILDREN.	Philadelphia	circa 1812	USD 40.00 - 60.00	45.00
388	PILKINGTON, MARY	A Mirror for the Female Sex: Historical Beauties for Young Ladies, intended to lead the Female Mind to the Love and Practice of Moral Goodness.	London	1799	USD 50.00 - 75.00	50.00
389	PINCHARD, ELIZABETH	The Blind Child, or Anecdotes of the Wyndham Fam ily, written for the Use of Young People.	London	1793	USD 35.00 - 50.00	27.50
390	PINCHARD, ELIZABETH	The Two Cousins.	London	1794	USD 30.00 - 40.00	14.00
391	PINNOCK, WILLIAM	Iconology, or Emblematic Figures Explained.	London	1830	USD 50.00 - 75.00	70.00
392		PLEASING COMPANION, THE: or, Short Histories to Instruct and entertain all little Boys and Girls.	London	circa 1790-1800	USD 80.00 - 120.00	220.00
393	POLLARD, JOSEPHINE	Our Hero General U. S. Grant: When, Where, and How He Fought.	New York	1885	USD 30.00 - 40.00	13.00
394	POMARIUS, JOHANNES	Christlicher Jungern Herren, junger Gesellen und Juengling EHRENSCHILD.	Colophon, Magdeburg	1582	USD 100.00 - 150.00	220.00
395		PORTRAITS AND CHARACTERS OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND from William the Con queror to George the Third.	London	1830, 1823	USD 70.00 - 100.00	25.00
396	POTTER, BEATRIX	The Tale of Peter Rabbit.	London	1902	USD 70.00 - 100.00	110.00
397	POTTER, BEATRIX	Peter Rabbit's Painting Book	London and New York	nd	USD 30.00 - 40.00	12.00
398	POUSHKIN, ALEXANDER	The Golden Cockerel.	London	1918	USD 30.00 - 40.00	16.00
399	Norman A. Calkins and Mrs. A. M. Diaz	PRANG'S NATURAL HISTORY SERIES FOR CHILDREN	Boston	1878	USD 80.00 - 120.00	220.00
400		PRIMER, THE, set furth by the kinges maiestie & his Clergie, to be taught lerned, and red: & none other to be used thorowout all his Dominions ...	London	circa 1710	USD 200.00 - 300.00	70.00

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Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.

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