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The Steadfast Tin Soldier illustrated by Fred Marcellino interior page, a toy solider is in a paper boat, a mouse is in the water next to the boat
Scan of interior of The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Hans Christian Andersen, adapted by Tor Seidler, illustrated by Fred Marcellino, New York: HarperCollins, 1992.
Road to the Temple of Honour and Fame game board, several small portraits of noblemen aligned, behind them is a royal garden
Photographic scan of game board for Road to the Temple of Honour and Fame, London: John Harris, 1811. The title and subtitle of the game is centered at the top of the board in serif and cursive black type on mottled cream background. Illustration is…
Road to the Temple of Honour and Fame board game cover, marble gazebo guarded by two military men
Photographic scan of cover for the board game Road to the Temple of Honour and Fame, London: John Harris, 1811. Illustration is a hand-colored etching that features a round Greco-Roman-style temple with decorative pillars and a dome, topped by a…
Road to the Temple of Honour and Fame board game rule book title page, black text on cream colored paper
Photographic scan of interior of player’s manual for Road to the Temple of Honour and Fame, London: John Harris, 1811. Scan of manual title page. Page is composed of mottled paper with black letterpress serif type. Title of manual reads “Rules and…
Aesop's Fables illustrated by Ernest Griset interior page, two fables written in black ink on cream colored paper, the first is titled "The Mischievous Dog" the second is titled "The Lion and the Mouse"
Photographic scan of interior of Aesop’s Fables, illustrated by Ernest Griset, Boston: Lee and Shepard. New York: Charles T. Gillingham, 1878. Scan of page 20. The page, a pale yellow paper with black serif letterpress type, features two…
Aesop's Fables illustrated by Ernest Griset interior page, detailed black and white drawing of a lion caught in a large net
Photographic scan of interior of Aesop’s Fables, illustrated by Ernest Griset, Boston: Lee and Shepard. New York: Charles T. Gillingham, 1878. Scan of page 21. Page is a pale yellow paper and features a full-page wood engraving illustration printed…
The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney alternate cover, the left side is a colored drawing of a lion and the right side is a colored drawing of a mouse chewing on rope
Photographic scan of cover of The Lion & the Mouse, Jerry Pinkney, New York: Little Brown and Company, 2009. Two panels of watercolor and colored pencil illustration, set side-by-side on a white book cover. The panel on the left features a golden…
The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney cover, several safari animals gather on grassland
Photographic scan of back-cover of The Lion & the Mouse, Jerry Pinkney, New York: Little Brown and Company, 2009. Watercolor and colored pencil illustration centered on a white book cover, featuring a gathering of wild African animals in a grassy…
The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney interior page, detailed color drawing of a lion caught in a net
Photographic scan of interior of The Lion & the Mouse, Jerry Pinkney, New York: Little Brown and Company, 2009. Full-page illustration featuring the lion’s head and golden mane caught in a rope net. Lion has a disinterested and frustrated expression…
See and Say by Antonio Frasconi cover, title in bright colors on a white background
Photographic scan of cover of See and Say, Antonio Frasconi, New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, 1955. Cool white background with five thin lines stretching horizontally across. At the very top of the cover, the words “a picture book in four…
See and Say by Antonio Frasconi interior page, a boat, a fish, and a hat are displayed in bright colors, around each image is the name of the item in English, Italian, French, and Spanish
Photographic scan of interior of See and Say, Antonio Frasconi, New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, 1955. Cool white background with three large illustrations of a boat, a fish, and a child with a winter hat placed throughout page. Illustrations…
Nursery Rhymes of England by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps interior page, black text on white paper
Photographic scan of interior of Nursery Rhymes of England, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillips, Boston: Monroe and Francies, 1842. Scan of title page. Page is white paper with black letterpress serif type. The word “Literal” is printed in all capitals…
Nursery Rhymes of England by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps interior page, poem in black text on white paper
Photographic scan of interior of Nursery Rhymes of England, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillips, Boston: Monroe and Francies, 1842. Scan of title page. Page is white paper with black letterpress serif type. The words “Nursery Rhymes” printed in all…