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Juvenile Poetry Books & Ephemera

Courtship, Merry Marriage and Feast of Cock Robin and Jenny Wren...

Courtship, Merry Marriage and Feast of Cock Robin and Jenny Wren...

by Cooney, Barbara (Illus)

New York: Charles Scribners' Sons, 1965 Pictorial library binding (but NOT ex-library) in matching dust jacket which is slightly darkened, abrasion to front panel, original price intact ($3.12). A fresh, clean copy of this delightfully illustrated edition of the classic verse. Artwork in color throughout. . 3rd Printing. Pictorial Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Barbara Cooney. Oblong 12mo.
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SGD 47.82
Songs of Innocence

Songs of Innocence

by Blake, William

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1966 Blue cloth pictorially stamped in gilt, light shelf wear and light spotting to cloth; color pictorial dust jacket with sunned spine, edge tears and wear to folds, original price intact ($3.95). Poems by Blake set to music and illustrated by Ellen Raskin.. Stated First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good/Very Good Minus. Illus. by Ellen Raskin. Small Oblong 4to.
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SGD 47.82
Counting on the Woods

Counting on the Woods

by Lyon, George Ella

New York: DK Publishing, 1998 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket with price intact ($15.95). A nature poem illustrated with color photographs of flora and fauna of the Appalachian forest. . First Printing. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Ann W. Olson. Oblong 4to.
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SGD 47.82
Dreamer, The

Dreamer, The

by Ryan, Pam Munoz; Illustrated By Peter Sis

New York: Scholastic Press, 2010 372 pages. Black paper boards with blindstamped design and silver spine title; color pictorial dust jacket, price intact ($17.99). A fictionalized biography of the Nobel Prize winning poet Pablo Neruda. Marvelous artwork by Peter Sis. This title won the Pura Belpre Award, also Boston Globe Honor, NYPL Best Children's Book, ALA notable book, etc.... First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Peter Sis. Thick Square 8vo..
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SGD 61.49
Kitty!

Kitty!

by Shape Book. Cats. Braine, Sheila (Attrib)

London: Ernest Nister, 1895 Circa 1895. Color printed card covers die-cut in the shape of a kitten, bound with ribbon, titled in gilt, mild edge wear, otherwise clean and bright. Contains title poem, plus Pussy's Lesson, Good Night, and A Snug Retreat, all signed Sheila (attributed to Sheila Braine). Illustrated in duotone by George Henry Thompson, depicting kitties, both humanized and natural. Scarce.. Pictorial Card Covers. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by G H Thompson. 16mo.
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SGD 341.60
Monday's Troll

Monday's Troll

by Sis, Peter (Illus); Prelutsky, Jack (Poems by)

New York: Greenwillow, 1996 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket with light creasing along edges. Poems about monsters and other scary things. The title is a take on the poem "Monday's child is full of grace..." Genius artwork by Sis.. First Printing. Fine/Near Fine. 4to.
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SGD 47.82
Child's Garden of Verses

Child's Garden of Verses

by Stevenson, Robert Louis; Illustrated By Tasha Tudor

New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1981 Pictorial boards with a hint of wear to extremities, lengthy gift inscription opposite half-title page. All new illustrations were created for this edition. Illustrated in color on ever page. See Overmann pg. 60.. First Printing. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Tasha Tudor. Folio.
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SGD 47.82
Child's Garden of Verses

Child's Garden of Verses

by Stevenson, Robert Louis

Racine, WI: Whitman, 1917 140 pgs. Green cloth with color pastedown to front cover, pressed leaf stain to two pages; dust jacket age toned, fragile with a few small losses. An uncommon illustrated edition of Child's Garden of Verses including 7 color plates and 8 b&w plates by Josephine Wheeler Weage. . First Thus. Cloth Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Josephine Wheeler Weage. 8vo.
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SGD 170.80
Refrains Des Pres et Des Bois

Refrains Des Pres et Des Bois

by Ivanowsky [sic] Ivanovsky, Elisabeth (Illus)

Paris: Maison Mame, 1950 Pictorial boards with cloth spine, shelf wear. A collection of familiar French songs about animals gorgeously illustrated in color on every page by Ivanovsky.. First Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. Oblong 4to.
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SGD 341.60
Make the Morning

Make the Morning

by Lindbloom, James Anatole

Santa Cruz, CA : Children's Art Foundation, 1977 Illustrated pictorial wraps, light dust soil, else Fine. Poetry and drawings done by James Anatole Lindbloom when he was just six years old. Lindbloom is the son of famed author and poet Nancy Willard.. First And Only Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by James Anatole Lindbloom. 12mo.
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SGD 61.49
Jolly Jungle Jingles

Jolly Jungle Jingles

by Amend, Ottilie

Joliet: Volland, 1929 Pictorial boards with cloth spine, edges rubbed, nicks and scratches to front cover, thin gouge to rear cover, internally bright and clean. Verses about various animals in hand-lettered text and illustrated with vibrant color artwork printed on thick, quality paper. . Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Eleanore Barte. Oblong 4to.
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SGD 204.96
Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky

by Carroll, Lewis

New York: Frederick Warne, 1977 Green cloth hard cover titled in gilt, some spotting to cloth and foxing to preliminary pages; pictorial dust jacket with a short tear and creasing to front panel, sunned spine, original price intact ($8.95). Carroll's famous verse from Through the Looking-Glass illustrated with color artwork reminiscent of stained glass. Includes an interpretation by "Humpty Dumpty.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Jane Breskin Zalben. Square 8vo.
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SGD 54.66
Jingling ABC's (Signed By Author)

Jingling ABC's (Signed By Author)

by ABC. Krum, Charlotte (Auth)

Evanston, IL: Row, Peterson & Co, 1929 Blue cloth pictorially stamped in orange and black, a few pages with faint creases. Each letter of the alphabet is represented by an alliterative verse, opposite each verse is an illustration in color. "The purpose of The Jingling ABC's is to invite the child to begin reading in a natural, playful, organized way." from the afterword. This copy is signed by Charlotte Krum on the half-title page.. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by... Read more about this item
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SGD 170.80
High Tide on the Coast of Lincolnshire 1571

High Tide on the Coast of Lincolnshire 1571

by Ingelow, Jean

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1883 AEG. 41 pgs. Green cloth over beveled boards, pictorially stamped and titled in gilt, silver and black, rubbing to extremities and foxing to prelims and occasionally other pages, gift inscription dated 1883, but overall clean and bright. A long poem relating the tragic high tide that surged up the river Lindis, breaking the sea wall and flooding the town of Boston (England) and the surrounding countryside. Illustrated with engravings after the artwork of Frederick Stuart... Read more about this item
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SGD 170.80
Summertime Song (Inscribed By Author)

Summertime Song (Inscribed By Author)

by Haas, Irene

New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 1997 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket with light chipping at top of spine and top rear corner. Verse with lovely full page color artwork. Inscribed by Haas on verso of FFEP in the year of publication.. Inscribed By Author. First Printing. Fine/Near Fine. Large Square 4to.
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SGD 88.82
Fifth Day (Presentation Copy)

Fifth Day (Presentation Copy)

by Steele, Mary Q. (Ed); Decorations By Janina Domanska

New York: Greenwillow (1978). Red boards in illustrated dust jacket. A selection of poems revolving around the fifth day of creation, with simple, beautiful decorations by Domanska. This copy was given as a gift from Ada Shearon (Managing Editor at Greenwillow, and to whom the book is dedicated).. Signed by Editor. First Edition. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Janina Domanska. 8vo.
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SGD 116.14
Wasserlein Fliesst So Fort, Immer Von Ort Zu Ort

Wasserlein Fliesst So Fort, Immer Von Ort Zu Ort

by Fischer, Hans (Illus); Hugelshofer, Alice (Ed.)

Zurich: Kantonaler Lehrmittelverlag, 1958 Decorated upper cover with cloth spine, soil to cloth and boards, edge and corner wear, internally clean. One of three volumes published for the use in schools for third year readers, this being volume 2. A collection of poetry and prose including fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen and one verse by Dr. Heinrich Hoffman. Color artwork throughout by Hans Fischer. There were no English language editions published. . Stated First... Read more about this item
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SGD 54.66
Now Sheba Sings the Song

Now Sheba Sings the Song

by Angelou, Maya; Illustrated By Tom Feelings

New York: Dutton, 1987 Cloth hard cover, foxing to first and last few pages else fine in dust jacket with light foxing to verso, original price intact ($18.95). Gorgeous poetry by Angelou accompanied by drawings of Black women from around the world by Tom Feelings. Feelings' obituary laid into the book. This copy of the book is from the collection of the book's typographer, Jane Byers Bierhorst.. First Printing. Cloth Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Tom Feelings. 4to.
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SGD 102.48
Peacock Pie

Peacock Pie

by De La Mare, Walter

New York: Henry Holt, 1989 Blue cloth hard cover, faint remainder mark on top edge, else fine; dust jacket with tiny mark on verso, else fine, original price intact ($17.95). De La Mare's classic collection of verse originally published in 1913. This edition illustrated with full page color plates and b&w line art by Louise Brierly.. First American Edition Thus. Cloth Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Louise Brierly. 8vo.
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SGD 47.82
Jolly Mother Goose

Jolly Mother Goose

by Mother Goose

Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1916 (1926) based on the code on CP. Bound in red cloth with full color pictorial pastedown, gift inscription on endpaper, top corner bumped, pages age-toned with light finger soil. A collection of popular nursery rhymes illustrated in full color throughout by Blanche Fisher Wright, originally appearing in The Real Mother Goose. . Early Printing. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Blanche Fisher Wright. 4to.
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SGD 116.14
Undefeated, The (Caldecott Medal, Newbery Honor)

Undefeated, The (Caldecott Medal, Newbery Honor)

by Nelson, Kadir (Illus); Alexander, Kwame (Auth)

Boston: Versify / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019 Pictorial boards, top of spine slightly bumped in matching dust jacket with some creasing at top of spine, original price intact ($17.99). Kwame Alexander's bold and powerful poem paired with equally arresting color artwork against stark white backgrounds. Caldecott Award Winner and a Newbery Honor.. First Printing. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Kadir Nelson. Square 4to.
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SGD 116.14
Billy and Bumps, Their Paint Book (Unused)

Billy and Bumps, Their Paint Book (Unused)

by Kavanaugh, Katharine

New York: Abingdon Press, 1914 White paper over boards printed in color, light cover soil, paper along spine moderately chipped, wear to corners, previous owner's name. Verses about Billy and Bumps and their struggles to behave. Illustrated with monotone sepia artwork on every other page that was intended to be colored in by the child. This copy is unused. My OCLC search returned one institutional holding.. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.
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SGD 88.82
Life and Death of Jenny Wren; with The Frog Who Would A-Wooing Go

Life and Death of Jenny Wren; with The Frog Who Would A-Wooing Go

by Early American

New York: Elton & Co, Publishers, 18 Division Street, 1851 Pictorial yellow paper wraps, overall wear, light soil and foxing, uncolored. The familiar and sad verse about Jenny Wren with 8 engravings after Harrison Weir followed by 4 pages of the text of The Frog Who Would A-Wooing Go. This copy makes no mention of John McLoughlin and the publisher was located at 18 Division St in 1851 only. Scarce.. Original Wraps. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Harrison Weir . 16mo.
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SGD 444.08
If I had a Paka, Poems in Eleven Languages (Author's Presentation Copy)

If I had a Paka, Poems in Eleven Languages (Author's Presentation Copy)

by Tafuri, Nancy (Illus), Pomerantz, Charlotte (Auth)

New York: Greenwillow (1982). Hard cover in color pictorial dust jacket. Eleven poems incorporating words from Croatian, Native American, Japanese, Vietnamese and Swahili. Illustrated in color on every page. This copy is inscribed by Pomerantz to editor Ada Shearon.. Signed by Author. First Printing. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Nancy Tafuri. Oblong 4to.
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SGD 102.48
Christmas Time

Christmas Time

by Field, Rachel

New York: Macmillan, 1941 Pictorial boards, slightly darkened at bottom edge; dust jacket with light wear, age-toned. A book of Christmas poems with a charming color frontis and equally charming b&w artwork throughout.. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Rachel Field. 16mo.
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SGD 102.48