Early Juvenile Literature Collection
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A Child of Tuscany [binding]
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Dark blue (C183) cloth; 3 coats of arms at head of cover, with title, fleur-de-lis, and author below, all in bluish-white; bluish-white title, 3 flowers on stem, ribbon and ornament on spine; very dark blue coated endpapers. H: 20.5 cm.; W: 15 cm.; D: 2 cm.
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A Christmas box of pretty stories [binding]
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Bound in vivid red (C11) very fine diagonal rib cloth over beveled boards; cover stamped in black, green, very dark red and gilt with images of two children rolling large snowball and watched by two other children, Santa Claus in sleigh with reindeer, holly branches and mistletoe, black bordered gilt lettering; lettering, reindeer, holly and mistletoe on spine. H: 26.5 cm.; W: 22.6 cm.; D: 3 cm.
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A Christmas tree scholar
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Dark yellowish-green calico-texture cloth; textured sand grain paper onlay of boy and girl standing beside holly design with lettering in the center, lettered banner below, all in blue, red, brown, green, white, and yellow orange, signed "AMS" i.e. Amy Sacker; all within single rule black frame, all within border of leaves and branches with berries, all in black; lettering, rules and two florets on spine in black. H: 19.5 cm.; W: 14.2 cm.; D: 1.5 cm.
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A brave little Quakeress
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Light olive gray (C112) calico-texture cloth; girl in bonnet within leaf oval border after frontispiece, lettered above and below, all within border of leaves, all in red, yellow, and silver; floret, lettering and leaf border on spine in silver and red. H: 16.3 cm.; W: 11.3 cm.; D: 2.2 cm.
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A dozen good times
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Bluish-gray calico-texture cloth; four panels ruled in red, third panel has two girls on stools facing one another, girl on right with ball at her feet, upper two and lower panel lettered, all in red; signed with Amy Sacker's monogram; stylized plant, lettering and rules on spine in red. H: 16.6 cm.; W: 12.5 cm.; D: 2.2
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A dozen good times
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Moderate yellow green (C120) calico-texture cloth; four vertical panels, third panel with two girls on stools facing one another, girl on right with ball at her feet, upper two and lower panel lettered, all in black; signed with Amy Sacker's monogram; spine lettering and stylized plant in vase in black. H: 16.6 cm.; W: 12.9 cm.; D: 1.7 cm.
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A family flight through Spain [binding]
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Very dark greenish-blue (C175) very fine diagonal rib cloth; person playing a guitar in dark green and gilt and sitting on wall of square blocks with carved designs in dark green, gilt lettering and two sunburst ornaments, stylized rayed sun against red sky with reserved blue crescents at head; motif continued across spine. H: 22.9 cm.; W: 17.2 cm.; D: 3.1 cm.
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A great emergency and other tales [binding]
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Series binding. Brownish-orange (C54) calico-texture cloth; 2 square frames of holly leaves and berries in dark green and orange enclosing dark green mistletoe ornament on left, overall pattern of dark green mistletoe ornaments, series title in silver; holly and mistletoe motif repeated on spine with volume title, author and publisher in silver. H: 18.7 cm.; W: 12.9 cm.; D: 2.8 cm.
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A hole in the wall [binding]
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Deep yellow (C85) fine vertical rib cloth; boy and girl walking with bird perched on girl's arm, lettered above, all in dark greenish-blue, black and gilt; signed "AMS" i.e. Amy Sacker; all within black single rule border; spine lettered in black. H: 19.3 cm.; W: 13.1 cm.; D: 1 cm.
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A little book of profitable tales [binding]
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Dark grayish-olive green (C128) smooth calico-texture cloth; cameo of man's profile in center in white and pink within double rule oval in gilt, all within single rule border in gilt; spine lettered in gilt; t.e.g. H: 16.9 cm.; W: 10.6 cm.; D: 1.9 cm.
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A little cook book for a little girl [binding]
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Deep red (C13) calico-texture cloth; girl standing in front of table with various pitchers, bowls and milk with girl holding cup and pitcher, shelf of plates and containers in background, all in black and green, all within single green rule outer border; signed "AMS" i.e. Amy Sacker; utensils, lettering and rules on spine in green. H: 18.5 cm.; W: 13.2 cm.; D: 2.4
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A midsummer night's dream [binding]
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Grayish-olive green (C127) calico-texture cloth; color illustrated paper onlay by Arthur Rachkam of girls seated with fairs playing instruments around, lettered at head and foot with leaf decorations at foot, all in gilt; spine lettered in gilt. H: 24.7 cm.; W: 18.6 cm.; D: 2.6 cm.
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A queen
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Dark yellowish-green diamonds and dots grain cloth; woman wearing hat, holding book, lounging under tree, all within single rule outer border, all in black and gilt; floral ornamental design border at head and foot on back cover in blind; leafy branch, lettered panel, decorations, and decorative border on spine in gilt, black and reserved dark yellowish-green. H: 16.9 cm.; W: 11.2 cm.; D: 2.3 cm.
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A short course in music ... [binding]
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Paper over boards with very dark greenish-blue calico-texture cloth spine; four panels upper two panels and lower panel lettered, lower panel has lit lamp, third panel down has two people on blowing horn and one holding open book, with stylized tree and flowers, all in very dark greenish-blue; signed "A.S." i.e. Amy Sacker; advertisement on back cover in very dark greenish-blue. Color illustration on endpapers. H: 19.5 cm.; W: 16.2 cm.; D: 1.5 cm.
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A summer in a canon
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Grayish-yellowish-green smooth calico-texture cloth; mountains, cacti, rocks and trees at head, camp fire with pot in center, lettered above and below, all in black and gilt; cacti, lettering and rules on spine in black and gilt. Dark bluish-gray (C192) coated endpapers. H: 20.3 cm.; W: 13.6 cm.; D: 2.7 cm.
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A system of school geography
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Yellow paper over boards with leather spine; lettering within double rule outer border in black; advertisements on back cover in black; five double rules on spine in gilt. H: 16.7 cm.; W: 10.5 cm.; D: 1.1 cm.
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A treasury of plays for children [binding]
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Light olive (C106) cloth; black, white, bluish-green and orange Punch and Judy theater with Punch, Dog Toby in ruff, and a constable in upper curtained portion, and black, bluish-green and orange lettering below; spine lettered in black, bluish-green and orange, with black and bluish-green ornament; illustrated endpapers by Tony Sarg. H: 20.7 cm.; W: 14.1 cm.; D: 3.8 cm.
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A wonder book for girls & boys [binding]
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Yellowish-white smooth calico-texture cloth; Perseus and crane with floral branches around on dark brown background, lettered panel to right with bluish-green background, within double decorative borders with leaf and floral designs, all in dark brown, bluish-green and reserved yellowish-white; signed with Walter Crane's monogram; crane holding lettered banner in mouth with double borders repeated on back cover, all in dark brown, bluish-green and reserved yellowish-white. H: 23.5 cm.; W: 17.3 cm.; D: 1.2 cm.
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Aaron in the wildwoods [binding]
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Dark grayish-reddish-yellow calico-texture cloth; man and pig behind tree limb with leaves all around on black background in reserved dark grayish-reddish-yellow and green, panel in lower left corner lettered in black, panel at head lettered in gilt, all within black single rule border; monogram on back cover within circular frame in black; lettering and rule on spine in black; all edges in green. Grayish-green coated endpapers. H: 21.5 cm.; W: 16.2 cm.; D: 2.1 cm.
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