Uppsala: J. A. Lindblads Förlag; 1920; printed by Appelbergs Boktryckeri Uppsala 1920; SOFTCOVER, Wraps, with large illustration of caparisoned elephant, tiger, and fanciful bird; coated paper, watercolour illustrations facing b/w woodcuts on al. Swedish language softcover. (A Christmas Trip to a Fabulous Land) Two boys, one quite small, explore a......
Barcelona: Ediciones la Galera, Colección despliega velas, 1965; translated from Catalán, "On acaba la meva ciutat" por Carola Soler; heavy shiny card covers with bright painting of the Plaza Principal, inside is a 4 panel pull out with. Spanish language softcover. This book communicates a child's love for exploring the.....
Kobenhaven, Ungdommens Forlag, 1951, 1st edition, 10000 printing; white boards with Max sailing in a wooden shoe pulled by Dutte, red leatherette spine, side stapled, simple bright pictures on every spread, oblong 8.8x6.8"; np. Danish language hardback. A cheerful small child's picture book about a little rabbit and his duck.....
Livorno, Italy: Società Editrice Tirrena, Belforte, 1951, card wraps extending beyond text block, red with Cinderella in green patterned dress, on the back a jester in red and green; four lithographs and b/w drawings in text, all by Romanelli;. Italian language softcover. Carlo Romanelli (1884 - 1957), was an artist.....
Kobenhaven: Branner og Korch; no date, (1950's?) wraps PAPERBACK; yellow card covers with the heroes, the tug boat captain and the African king, printed on one side only. 10.25x7.75; one side only. Danish language softcover. The mischievous 3 little men and their sidekick Nummer are expelled to the sun and.....
Prague: Statni Nakladatelstvi Detske Knihy, (1959); ivory cloth with a large design of black and red storks walking across cover, 8.5x11.2, 250 pp. Czech language hardback. An anthology, in Czech, arranged by month. Songs, poems, riddles, and seasonal pictures, with Maresova's delicate bright pen-and-watercolour artwork woven liberally throughout and many.....
Rotterdam: Lemniscaat, 1976, true 1st, in Dutch; cream laminated boards with Michael and his magically transformed bicycle; illustrated endpapers, 22 x 28.5"; np. Dutch language hardback. Michael sets out and finds a land of magical creatures who have sadly lost their precious mirror. He determines to recover the mirror from.....
Milano, s. A. Editrice Genio, (1936); A.A Coop. Ligatore, Milano printer; blue boards with full plate of sun woman and round deep blue field of flowers; in white, gilt stamped frame with light blue blindstamped border back; gilt decorated spine; 8 pa. Italian language hardback. "Racconti e Versetti per i......
Leon (España) Editorial Everest Mexicana, S.A.; 1985/1970's, 2nd edition, printed in Spain; blue PAPERBACKS, with large pencil next to titles and illustrations; list of titles in collection on the back; 14.5x19.5 cm; each with 32 pp. Spanish language softcover set. The twelve readers from the Tió Patota collection, illustrating Boza's.....
Amsterdam: A Akkeringa, 1868--1870, steel engravings; H. Gunther, Gertel c. 1886 printers; blue paper covers with the engraving of children and their kittens repeated, 9.25x12.2; c 18 pp. Dutch language Toploader large softcover. Nine rhymes facing large engravings showing very natural looking, happy, secure, children at play. Lovely. Who is.....
Rotterdam: Nijgh & Van Ditmar, ca 1880; clothbacked paper boards with delicate picture of little girl reading to birds, chromolithos of a child's life on single sided pages;. Dutch language hardback. Lovely chromolithography with country scenes from children's play and working life.
Stockholm: Bonniers, (1966/1905). Pictorial boards,12.5x9.3 oblong, c.30 pp. Swedish language hardback. Carl Larsson's beautiful glimpses into his farm in Sweden in the 1890's, with stories by Rudstrom of the artist and his pictures.
Alkmaar: Gebr. Kluitman, [1927]. light tan paper with cloth spine and brown titles and large pasted on plate of the wedding feast; plain endpapers, 11 full colour plates on coated paper; oblong 28 x 24 cm; np. Dutch language hardback. The Wedding of Kloris and Roosje. Based on a Dutch.....
Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget 1966/1965, translated from the Swedish into Norwegian by Gudny Dalflyen, cream boards with Little Anna and her half finished cart, three forthcoming Little Anna titles listed on the bottom board; 13x16 cm; np. Norwegian language small hardback. Anna saved all kinds of junk, but she ends.....
Denmark: Illustrationsforlaget; (1965) printed in Sweden, translated into Danish by Greta Janus Hertz, tan boards with little Anna holding up her Magic Hat, three forthcoming Little Anna titles listed on the bottom board; 13x16 cm; np. Danish Language small hardback. When her parents went to the movies, huge Uncle Ib.....
Lounech: Louny: E. Fastr [1930] probably a first printing; fine brilliant composition of flowers and leaves on blue background, intricate floral endpapers in blue on cream with vignette of flying bees with baskets; title page with green floral wreath. Czech language hardback. Follows a hive of clothed bees through work.....
Eindhoven, Uitg. Mij. "De Pelgrim", 1944. first Dutch edition, 1-10 thousandth copies (from "Steig ein, mein kind wir reisendurchs Jahr Schmidt 1935" ); paper boards with squirrels pulling a child's cart and other colourful toys, 8x9.25 cm, np. Dutch language hardback. Very pretty pictures of young children throughout the seasons.....
(Stockholm): Rabén & Sjögren, [196-?]; white boards with Katrinka and the doll carriage; publisher's list on bottom board; red cloth spine; flat cut pages, 7.4x8.3"; np. Swedish language hardback. Although Katrinka's sister told her not to play with her beautiful Christmas doll carriage because it was going to rain, Katrinka.....
Praze, Prague: J. Otty, [1923], paper boards with blue bird and flower design, blue cloth spine, yellow endpapers with bird and flower pattern, bright folkloric illustrations facing text with intricate coloured capitals on every spread; 18 x 18 cm; n. Czech language hardback. Illustrated by a prolific artist, very interested.....
Prague Praha Praze: F. Horky, 1948 reprint (Josef Dolezal: Cervenem Kostelci 1944); red cloth backed grey cloth boards with the little hedgehog boy in red; yellow top edge; green jacket with portrait of little boy with flower behind his ear and prick. Czech language hardback. During the German occupation, Kubasta.....
Prague Praha Praze: Josef Dolezal: Cervenem Kostelci 1944, 1st; red cloth backed illustrated paper boards with the little hedgehog boy with a flower behind his ear and prickly hair; "endpaper" spread on flyleaf of gentleman and Jezek with a book; lin. Czech language hardback. The second of the two Jezek.....
Prague Praha Praze: Josef Dolezal, Cervenem Kostelci, 1946 reprint/[1942]; red cloth backed russet paper boards with the little hedgehog boy in ivory; yellow top edge; endpapers with large spread of four little hedgehog boys and a little girl dancing. Czech language hardback. The Jezek Pichacek books are among Kubasta's earliest.....
Stockholm: Albert Bonnier, Ahlen & Akerlunds Förlag, Lyxupplagan 1945, 38th year, trettioattonde argangen; ivory cloth backed, ivory paper boards with large colourful plate inset in stamped border, many tipped in plates by John Bauer and Ein. Swedish language hardback. On the cover a greedy Norelius troll holds a beautiful princess.....
Stockholm: Albert Bonnier, Ahlen & Akerlunds Förlag, Fyrtioforsta Argangen, 1948; white cloth backed, white paper boards with large colourful plate inset in stamped border, rounded spine, many tipped in plates by John Bauer and Einar Noreliu. Swedish language hardback. A gorgeous children's annual, continued for many years, with the elegant.....
Lund/Stockholm: Bokforlaget Dictum, (1975), 8vo; 660 pp. Swedish language hardback. Volume III of this edition of Tegner's works, listed only through III on the jacket and thus probably a first printing. In Swedish.