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Baby's Opera. Walter Crane's brightly coloured Fairy Tale
pictures from the turn of the century include many favorites. Little Bo-Peep, and Old King
Cole and How Does My Lady's Garden Grow? Size: Approx. 7.5" square (with great
borders)
@ US$22.00 |
| Some Old Proverbs with New Pictures. Well, new for 1880 or
so. You May Lead a Horse to the Water But You Cannot Make Him Drink, and many others.
@ US$20.00 |
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Illusrated Ditties of the Olden Time. Humpty Dumpty. Baa Baa
Black Sheep, Goosey, Goosey Gander; most are still known today. Very fine engravings
circa 1851.
@ US$30 |
| Kronheim. 1869. The name says it
all.
Robinson Crusoe
@ US$60
and
Queer Characters
@ US$70
Size: Approx. 9" x 10.5" (with great borders) |
 
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A,B,C what's your letter? @ US$10-40 |
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Young America. 1887. Many touching portraits of little children and the birds, dogs,
and daddies they love. B&W. @ US$15, or US$45
with modern water-color tinting.
See PaperMatch's look at the art of hand coloring. |
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From the golden age of chromolithography, circa 1880. A
series of brilliantly colored dogs. Size approx. 8.5" x 11" @ US$45 |
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Queerie Queers with HANDS, WINGS AND CLAWS. Delightful black and white
illustrations by Palmer Cox. 1890's @ US$10-30 |
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Do you recognize Little Peter Rabbit? Wee little pictures. We don't usually sell 20th
century materials, but we just liked these. @ US$20,
mat included. |
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The White Swans, The Brave Tin Soldier and several other fairy tale chromos. We're
unsure of the source. Size: approx. 9.5" x 7"
@ US$20 |
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From one of the most beloved (and notorious) children's books ever, Der
Strummelpeter by Dr. Heinrich Hoffman. Published at Frankfurt am Main in 1876. The
pictures are unforgettable but the paper quality isn't always great, so contact us for details.
@ US$10-20 |
