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Catalogue of Children's Books (before 1900)

For a full description and to order a book, click on its Reference number:

Books 1 to 30

Reference

Author

Title

Date

Price

J68065 Goodrich,S.G. ADVENTURES OF BILLY BUMP IN BOSTON, CALIFORNIA etc. being the life of a boy in America 1845-1858 between) Price: GBP 10.00 or USD 20.00

J69873 Anon [but later editions stated as by Sargent, George Eliel] ALICE BARLOW; or Principle in Everything. A Country Village Story 1860-70 Price: GBP 7.00 or USD 14.00

J69866 Barr,J.T. [Rev.J.T. Barr] THE GOVERNESS; or the Missing Pencil-case and the Country Churchyard. 1860-70's) Price: GBP 5.00 or USD 10.00

J68598 Toy books CINDERELLA OR THE GLASS SLIPPER 1875-1885 Price: GBP 35.00 or USD 69.00

J69441 Gellibrand,Emma J. COLE 1890-1910s) Price: GBP 1.00 or USD 2.00

P67352 Boston Herald Newspaper BOSTON HERALD LADY CLOTHES 1895-1896 Price: GBP 32.00 or USD 63.00

J19741 YOUNG ENGLAND vol.22 1899-1900) Price: GBP 13.00 or USD 25.00

J62164 AIDE-MEMOIRE HISTORIQUE, ou tableau chronologique .. evenemens les plus memorables, qui sont la base de l'histoire .. toutes les Nations. 1786 Price: GBP 28.00 or USD 55.00

P3073 Day,Thomas SANDFORD & MERTON, History of .. a work intended for the use of Children 1786, 1788, 1789 Price: GBP 165.00 or USD 327.00

J70673 Aiken,John (signs the Dedication to his sister Mrs. Barbauld) THE CALENDAR OF NATURE; Designed for the Instruction and Entertainment of young Persons 1787 Price: GBP 60.00 or USD 119.00

P14363 Anon ELEMENTS OF ANCIENT AND UNIVERSAL HISTORY .. 1789 Price: GBP 32.00 or USD 63.00

J70730 Rowson,Mrs. (nee Susanna Haswell) (1762-1824) of the New-Theatre Philadelphia MENTORIA; or the Young Lady's Friend in two Volumes 1794 Price: GBP 35.00 or USD 69.00

P65481 Editor of The School & Family Testament) WISDOM IN MINIATURE or the young Gentleman's and Lady's Pleasing Instructor: being a Collection of Sentences .. learned Authors, both Antient and Modern .. Youth of both Sexes 1797 Price: GBP 48.00 or USD 95.00

J68645 Bingham,Caleb AMERICAN PRECEPTOR; Being a New Selection of Lessons for Reading and Speaking Designed for the Use of Schools. 1799 Price: GBP 25.00 or USD 50.00

J70504 D'Aulnoy,Mme de] [but no author or editor given] L'OISEAU BLEU, tiré du Conte des Fées 1800 approx) Price: GBP 55.00 or USD 109.00

J65865 Anon EARLY BLOSSOMS OF GENIUS AND VIRTUE including Maxims of early Wisdom, Juvenile Memoirs, a great variety of examples of the Moral Virtues and a Selection of Moral Poesy Embellished with Engraving 1801 Price: GBP 50.00 or USD 99.00

J66854 Berquin,M. (Arnaud) SELECT STORIES for the instruction and entertainment of children from the French of M.Berquin 1802 Price: GBP 28.00 or USD 55.00

J67106 POLITE PRECEPTOR or a collection of entertaining and instructive Essays .. With a view to inspire into the minds of youth the love of Virtue and the Principles of true Taste and just Reasoning 1807 Price: GBP 28.00 or USD 55.00

J70624 Taylor,Jane & Anne and others] "By several Young Persons" only on titlepage ORIGINAL POEMS FOR INFANT MINDS By Several Young Persons. Vol II (only). 1808 Price: GBP 8.00 or USD 15.00

P63626 Mavor,William ELEMENTS OF NATURAL HISTORY IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM chiefly intended for the Use of Schools & Young Persons 1809 Price: GBP 30.00 or USD 59.00

J69578 Fuller) HISTORY OF LITTLE FANNY 1810 Price: GBP 240.00 or USD 475.00

J65671 Mills,Alfred PICTURES OF ROMAN HISTORY in Miniature 1812 Price: GBP 87.00 or USD 172.00

J70729 Ward,Edward (Rev. Edward Ward M.A.) THE RECITER: .. Adapted to the use of Schools .. in Verse and Prose .. as Exercises in Elocution with reference to the different Ages of Students. 1812 Price: GBP 12.00 or USD 25.00

J66779 Saville,J.F.) JUVENILE PLUTARCH containing accounts of the lives of celebrated children and of the infancy of persons who have been illustrious for their virtues or talents. With plates. Part 1, Part 2 1812 Price: GBP 70.00 or USD 139.00

P67607 Milalrd,John THE NEW POCKET CYCLOPAEDIA: Or, Elements of Useful Knowledge .. With Lists of Select Books .. Designed for the Higher Classes in School and for Young People in General 1813 Price: GBP 65.00 or USD 129.00

J70542 Somerville,Elizabeth] but no author given THE HISTORY OF LITTLE PHOEBE and the Reclaimed Child embellihed with cuts 1814 Price: GBP 50.00 or USD 99.00

J69763 Collins,John CHAPTER OF KINGS 1818 Price: GBP 125.00 or USD 248.00

J70611 C.,J.W. (preface signed: J. W. C., i.e. Rt. Hon. John Wilson Croker) STORIES SELECTED FROM THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND from the Conquest to the Revolution. For Children 1818 Price: GBP 22.00 or USD 44.00

J60712 Goldsmith,Dr. ABRIDGMENT of the HISTORY OF ENGLAND from .. Caesar to the death of George II and Continued..1815 1818 Price: GBP 8.00 or USD 15.00

J16158 Anon (possibly Bewick illustrations) PICTURE OF THE SEASONS with Anecdotes & Remarks on Every Month.. 1818 Price: GBP 38.00 or USD 75.00

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