The Loving Cup

This is a "collection of original toasts by original folks." Original illustrated stiff wrappers with cloth lace binding. Contains the early L. Frank Baum poem "Smile." Book is in good condition with toning to pages 18-19, gift inscription, chewed back cover corner, edgewear, rubbing and soil. 64 pages, 5 X 6

• The Loving Cup
• Wilbur D. Nesbit
• P. F. Volland and Company, 1909

23 1/2 Hours Leave

Great-looking decorative cover on this first edition from 1918. Book is in good condition with tanned spine and cover edges, some foxing, wear and soil. 1st edition. 86 pages, 7.5 x 5.

• 23 1/2 Hours Leave
• Mary Roberts Rinehart
• May Wilson Preston, Illustrator
• George H. Doran Company, 1918
• First Edition

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Devoted to his American mother, who has never been recognized by her aristocratic British father-in-law, Cedric Fauntleroy is summoned to England to assume the mantle of future Lord of the manor. Book is in good condition with owner's bookplate, rubbing, wear, and soil. 246 pages, 6.5 x 9.

• Little Lord Fauntleroy
• Frances Hodgson Burnett
• Illustrated by Reginald Birch
• Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926

The Mysterious Island

Good to Very Good condition. Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth. Some very light wear. Spine has faded a bit. Cover paste-on illustration is vivid. Page 493 has a "1-56" notation, this is likely a 1956 edition, although no date is printed. Size: 7"x9"

• The Mysterious Island
• Jules Verne
• Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth
• Charles Scribner's Sons, ca. 1956

The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come

This fine book is from the Scribner's Illustrated Classics series. Early 1931 Reprint. Fully illustrated. Pages are slightly toned around edges. Cover has very minor wear. 7.5"x9.5" with 322 pages.

• The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
• John Fox, Jr.
• N. C. Wyeth. Illustrator
• Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931

A Child's Garden of Verses

1916 reprint. Illustrated. Pages are clean. A few light stains on inside near hinges. Cover is clean and illustration is bright. Very minimal wear. 124 pages. Size: 7.5"x9.5"

• A Child's Garden of Verses
• Robert Louis Stevenson
• Jesse Wilcox Smith, Illustrator
• Charles Scribner's Son, 1916

The Sunny-Sulky Book

This antique hardcover book is bound in beige boards with orange lettering and paste-down illustrations on the front and back covers. This is a flip-book; one side is "The Sunny Book," and the other side is "The Sulky Book." Some slight cover soil, gift inscription on endpaper of the "sunny" side; most inner pages clean and unmarked, color illustrations throughout. 78 pages (39 in each side); approx. 6"x7". 

• THE SUNNY-SULKY BOOK
• Sara Corey Rippey
• Blanche Fisher Wright and Mary L. Spoor, Illustrators
• Rand McNally & Co., 1915
• First Edition

My Book House

The classic illustrated collection of children's literature in 12 volumes with the parents guide. This set dates from 1953, and are 7.5 inches by 10 inches. The books have some wear and writing, but bindings are generally tight. Pages are bright. Overall Good condition with some flaws. The set was well known for being sturdy. 

Volumes include: In Your Hands:A Parents Guide which has 220 pages; In the Nursery of My Book House, with 224 pages; Story Time with 224 pages; Up One Pair of Stairs with 224 pages; Through the Gate with 224 pages; Over the Hills with 224 pages; Through Fairy Tales with 224 pages; The Magic Garden with 244 pages; Flying Sails with 224 pages; The Treasure Chest with 244 pages; From the Tower Window with 240 pages; In Shining Armor with 216 pages; and Halls of Fame with 300 pages.

• My Book House
• Olive Beaupre Miller, ed.
• The Book House for Children, Chicago, 1953

Fifty Golden Years: Incidents in the Queen's Reign

Published as part of the celebrations for Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1888, This book features 14 exquisite hand-painted color plates by Arthur and Harry Payne, Bertha Maguire and F. Sargent. From young girl to grieving widow, each picture of the milestones in the Queen's long life is framed with delicate flower painting in typical Victorian style. Fourteen colour plates, Gilt decoration and lettering to spine and boards. All Edges gilt. Boards bevelled. Floral endpapers.  A few pages are chipped. Light page toning and some cover soil. 62 pages. Size: 7"x8.5"

• Fifty Golden Years: Incidents in the Queen's Reign
• Dinah Mulock Carik
• Raphael Tuck and Sons, 1888