poems

Bajki. (K. Czukowski)

Bajki. (K. Czukowski)

Eight long poems for children, illustrated with fanciful animals and insects. By the author/illustrator pair who did Dla Dzieci for Czytelnik in 1955.

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$80.00

 

Pajaro-cu-cu. (Ingrid Wolf and Gertraut Fuchs)

Pajaro-cu-cu. (Ingrid Wolf and Gertraut Fuchs)

Short poems from all around the world illustrated in vibrant colour and broad strokes. Note: This book has been sold.

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$30.00

 

Nursery Rattle for Little Folks. Huber/Faber, ill.Claxton...1873/1872, presm 1st

The Nursery Rattle for Little Folks.

Many, many rhymes, reminiscent of nursery rhymes, but gentler, and quite well done. The illustrations are by a German American artist primarily known for medical illustration and his "Death of Lincoln" There must be an interesting story behind this book.

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$450.00

 

Little Rhymes for Little Readers. Seegmiller/Hallock. Rand McNally, 1903.

Little Rhymes for Little Readers.

A very large book, nicely illustrated on every page, monochrome illustrations and marginalia. NOTE: THIS BOOK HAS BEEN SOLD.

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$45.00

 

El Bombo de Bambu by Olivera / Iribarren, ill. Emece Editores, 1952, 1st pr.

El Bombo de Bambu.

A delightful compilation of the author's own poems as well as ones he has loved since childhood, in several languages, illustrated with small bright paintings, with a spectacular center fold.

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$55.00

 

At Christmas Time by Worth, illus by Frasconi.

At Christmas Time.

Christmas "Tree Lot/Weary of glare And clatter, Slush and exhaust,/We stop for breath In this hushed Miraculous grove,/Haunted by scents Of distant Forests and hills/And a ghostly Unforgettable Savor of happiness."About 50 poems. Coloured woodcuts by a master. (Much more easily appreciated if the jpg is opened to full screen. Just click on the photo.)

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$12.00

 

The Citadel of a Hundred Stairways.

"On the terraced mountain side lived Titu, a Quechuan Indian boy, with his family in their tiny home. Then came the American Mr. Selden, seeking a way to remove gold from his mines by using underground water systems. And with him was his son, Tony."

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$24.00

 

Salt Water Poems and Ballads.

Salt-Walter Ballads, Sea Pictures, and Salt-Water Poems. Note: This book has been sold.

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$10.00

 

The Truants and other poems for children.

From a Classroom Window: Sometimes, when heads are deep in books,/And nothing stirs,/The sunlight touches that far hill,/And its three firs;/Then on those trees I fix my eyes-/And teacher hers.

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$4.01

 

The Dragons are Singing Tonight.

"If you don't believe in dragons,/It is curiously true/That the dragons you disparage/Choose to not believe in you." Seventeen funny poems with lavish full spread illustrations.

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$6.00

 

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