Stockholm: Axel Eliassons Konstförlag, no date (c. 1912) on the back. Swedish language hardback, Large, soulful animals, skillfully observed and depicted full page in their setting, in pen line and ink with glowing watercolour wash. Axel Eliasson and other Swedish printers imported many of their books from Germany during this..... more
Prague Praha Praze: Albatros, (1975 thus, 1931 on most pictures); white paper boards with satisfied red cat; 20.2x26.5; 46 pages (13 drawings numbered). Czech language hardback. Aesop makes a wonderful vehicle for Lada's ironic folkloric illustrations. Each spread has at least one fable facing coloured illustrations. Perhaps there are original..... more
Livorno: Societa Editrice Tirrena, 1946; shaped oblong card covers with two camels, one brown, one cream, on red ground with walls in back of grey blue same on back, (color now unfaded only on back); 8.5x4.5" Italian language softcover small. Nice realistic camels, a less common animal from a series..... more
Copenhagen, Kobenhavn:Carl Larsens Vorlag, Alfred Jacobsens Danske Billedboger, Nr 1, (sic) 1950s?/1891, reprint states 45th edition, 303,000 copies printed, but this may be later, in Danish, coloured illustrated boards with nursery rhyme characters, 6 coloured pages and black and white drawings with rhymes; 8.75x10.75"; np. Dutch language hardback. Cheerful, dancing..... more
Amsterdam: S. L. van Loon, [1908 thus illustrated]; printed by Tresling & Co Amsterdam; cream paper boards and cloth spine, top board with fine coloured pictures of the tales and their titles; many fine black outline watercolours and black and white silhouettes; large 8vo; 75 pp with contents. Dutch language..... more
Zagreb: Mladost, 1959; red paper boards, flat trimmed, with white house and girl with daisy looking out, 16.8x15.6cm; six card leaves, thus 8 pages of illustrated poems, some signed. Slovene language hardback small. Funny folkloric pictures illustrate little poems. An interesting find for admirers of this world renowned Slovenian artist..... more
Moscow, 1984/1982; Russian language. panorama with four two-sided panels on soft paper in rich colours. Russian language hardback Novelty panorama. In ten panels, five boards which open out, we see the Rooster farmer gather the wheat, flail the grain, put the dough in the oven, and carry a plateful of..... more
Praze, Praha, Prague: Nakladatelstvi Gustav Volesky, , 1936, probably 1st thus; matte boards with a painting of the man and all his happy animal friends, on the back each spread has the verse in blue capital letters with a small black and white leporello above so we can see the..... more
Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Forlag; 1948/1909, 10th printing, cream boards with red and black titles and little pictures of all the animals Lillan encounters on her cat journey, outrageous cat on back; in plain off white jacket with black titles, no flap text; 17.5x26.5 cm. Swedish language hardback. A funny little..... more
Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Forlag; 1923/1909, 4th printing, cream boards with red and black titles and little pictures of all the animals Lillan encounters on her cat journey, outrageous cat on back; 17.5x26.8cm. Swedish language hardback. A funny little girl sits astride her cat with a driving whip (which she doesn't..... more
Copenhagen: Gyldendal 1959, translated to English; flat cut illustrated top board with brilliant sun and moon in blue green sky and golden and white castle on purple mountain; publisher's list on bottom, red cloth spine, 7.25x8"; np. Danish language hardback. A picture book of this fairy tale, translated by an..... more
Amsterdam: van H. Gerlings, nd [1898]; printed by K. van Leer, Amsterdam; illustrated paper boards and spine with 3 hole Japanese stab binding in which red silk cord is carried around the spine, pages are printed on one side and doubled to make each leaf; each page in bright colour..... more
Stockholm: Bonniers, Bonniers Barnbibliotek #125, 1956/1944; red cloth spine, white boards with picture of little girl in woods talking to a wild flower fairy; small 8vo, 167 pp plus ads. Swedish language hardback small. Short tales of children, trolls, and magic with delightful inked illustrations by Beskow. The last story..... more
Stockholm: Bonniers Boktryckeri, 1960/1921; tan cloth-backed white boards with little boy in a red and white shirt and a teddy bear sailing a toy boat on the striped rag rug, coloured pictures on every two sided page; 9.75 x 10"; 25 x 25.5 cm; np., Swedish language hardback. The little..... more
Stockholm: Ahlén & Akerlunds Förlag, Albert Bonnier, 1946/1918, "Barnens Stora Julkalender", square trimmed white paper boards with green and black titles and a coloured oval painting of the aunts sitting under a tree, green cloth spine, two sided coated paper, text with black ruled border faces the famous paintings; in..... more
Copenhagen, Kobenhavn: Gyldendal, 1949/[1925], 25000 copies; translated into Danish by Rose Thyregod, maroon clothbacked white paper boards with the aunts, the black dog and the children in procession; oblong 28x20.5cm; np. Danish language hardback. Aunt Brown was ill on her birthday. "Aunt Green and Aunt Lavender want to buy Aunt..... more
Milan: Editore Vita e Pensiero, 1936, card covers with blue cloth spine, illustrated with a dark blue starry sky circle, angel, child and the title in stars, flat cut; dark blue endpapers with stars and angels; 22.5x24 cm; 24 pp incld Imprimatur. Italian language softcover. The Lord's prayer, with a...... more
Amsterdam: Vitgave S. L. van Looy, printed by Belderbos & Coesel [1902], early copy, green paper boards with yellow and white title background; oblong 27.5x19.2cm; np, but 42 riddles, listed. Dutch language hardback. Tiny pictures of daily life at the turn of the century in very bright, intense colours. Apparently..... more
Copenhagen: Chr, Erichsens Forlag, no date, [1971], 1st edition, heavy white boards with cat and kitten and Laura running with the golden pretzel sign, red cloth spine, 31 x 13.5 cm. Danish language hardback. Laura calls her old shoes ugly: she wouldn't mind new ones. So the old shoes take..... more
Riga: Valtera un Rapas Akx. Sab. Izdevums, 1924,flat cut heavy card boards with painting of woman speaking to a snake; 20 x 27 cm; 38 pp. Latvian language hardback Eastern Europe. One of an 8 volume set of Latvian folklore, containing 11 stories, with coloured illustrations. more
Riga: Valtera un Rapas Akx. Sab. Izdevums, 1924, flat cut heavy card boards with painting of youth and black dog discovering a chest of gold; 20 x 27 cm; 38 pp. Latvian language hardback. One of an 8 volume set of Latvian folklore, containing about 10 stories with some coloured..... more
Warszawa Warsaw: Czytelnik, 1962; blue cloth spine, green paper boards with little girl reading to a stork, a squirrel, and a rabbit, 21.5x29.3; np. Polish language hardback. Eastern Europe. Short poems with bright, deep coloured illustrations running across the gutter on every other spread showing children in the country and..... more
Kuwait, Kowait; Alshaya Publishing House no date; Arabic numerals; green boards with five white rabbits;16 x 165 cm; np. Arabic language hardback. An Arabic Version of I Can Count (1-12), an unusual Bruna book in lovely condition Could make a great shower present. more
Houten, Neth.; de Cocon, 1990/1989, reprint; blue boards with Boris carrying a green tree, 16 x 16.5 cm, book is wrapped with publisher's strip “bekroond met het gouden penseel 1990”; np. Dutch language small hardback. Boris makes firewood for the winter and has a nice warm meal and a good..... more
Warszawa : Czytelnik, 1956/1945; softcover glued binding, (same artist but first with this size and cover, dated 1954); yellow paper cover with bold red pirate ship with toothy grin and black sail on front, dark green back with huge white moon sliver, small ship, and black waves; five full page..... more