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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…
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…
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…
The Bicycle Man by Allen Say interior page, a group of children in school uniforms stands near a wooden fence, on the other side two men in uniforms can be seen
Photographic scan of interior of The Bicycle Man, Allen Say, Oakland, CA: Parnassus, 1982. Full-page illustration centered with thin black border on off-white paper. Illustration depicts a group of children in white shirts, their backs to the viewer,…
The Bicycle Man by Allen Say cover, a boy in a school outfit stands in front of a large wooden building, a shadowed man and a bicycle are seen in the background
Photographic scan of cover of The Bicycle Man, Allen Say, Oakland, CA: Parnassus, 1982. Cover features italic black serif type, with the title in all capitals at the top with the author/illustrator’s name below in smaller type. Cover depicts a young…
Singing Sioux Cowboy by Ann Nolan Clark cover, cowboy on horse with blue background
Photographic scan of front cover of Lak’ota pte’ole hoksila lowansa: Wo’unspe t’okahe (Singing Sioux Cowboy), Ann Nolan Clark, illustrated by Andrew Standing Soldier, translated by Emil Afraid-of-Hawk, Lawrence, Kansas: United States Indian Service,…
In My Mother's House by Anne Nolan Clark interior page, three adult figures in traditional Tewa dress
Photographic scan of interior of In My Mother's House, Anne Nolan Clark, Velino Herrera, New York: Viking, 1941. Page is off-white paper with no text and features an illustration of three adults in traditional Tewa dress, with the outlines of three…
In My Mother's House by Anne Nolan Clark cover, two figures are working in a corn field
Photographic scan of cover of In My Mother's House, Anne Nolan Clark, Velino Herrera, New York: Viking, 1941. Cover is dark blue with off-white serif type: the title and author name are printed in all capitals, with the illustrator name printed in…
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…
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…
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson cover, small boy with a purple crayon drawing on walls
Photographic scan of cover of Harold and the Purple Crayon, Crockett Johnson, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1955. Title printed in capitalized gray serif type and creator information printed in smaller gray serif type, standard capitalization.…
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson title page, Harold has left dark purple lines from his crayon across the title page
Photographic scan of interior of Harold and the Purple Crayon, Crockett Johnson, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1955. Scan of title page spread. Pages are off-white paper with black serif type. Left page shows an illustration of Harold holding a crayon…
Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault, text by CS Evans interior page, silhouette of a Prince battling thick thorns
Scan of cover of Sleeping Beauty, text C.S. Evans, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, London: William Heinemann, 1920.
Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault text by CS Evans interior page, illustration by Arthur Rackham, left side of the page is a painting of Briar Rose, the right side is black text on cream colored paper
Scan of interior of Sleeping Beauty, text C.S. Evans, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, London: William Heinemann, 1920.
Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault, text by CS Evans, illustration by Arthur Rackham, silhoutte of a woman lying on a bed, vines and flowers crawl border the bed
Scan of cover of Sleeping Beauty, text C.S. Evans, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, London: William Heinemann, 1920.
Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault, text by CS Evans, dust jacket, illustration by Arthur Rackham, a silhouette of a lady telling stories to children
Scan of dust jacket of Sleeping Beauty, text C.S. Evans, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, London: William Heinemann, 1920.
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss interior page, the Cat in the Hat is holding a large red box and walking into a room
Photographic scan of interior of The Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss, New York: Random House, 1957. Scan of page 29. Full-page illustration with black serif type featuring the eponymous cat smiling and carrying a large red crate through a doorway. A…
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss cover, a black and white cat is wearing a tall red and white striped hat
Photographic scan of cover of The Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss, New York: Random House, 1957. Full-cover illustration with white letters in sans serif block letters. Title, series seal, and creator information centered down the right side of the cover,…
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White cover, Fern the girl is holding Wilbur the pig surrounded by other barn animals, Charlotte the spider is dangling above their heads
Scan of cover of Charlotte’s Web, E.B. White, illustrated by Garth Williams, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1952.
Daniel Boone by Esther Averill cover, a boy sitting in a tent in a forested area, cooking over a fire
Photographic scan of cover of Daniel Boone: Les aventures d’un chasseur américain parmi les peaux-rouges (Daniel Boone: Historic Adventures of an American Hunter Among the Indians), Esther Averill, illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky, Paris: Domino…
The Little Mermaid illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger cover, a beautiful mermaid is saving a prince from the sea
Scan of cover of The Little Mermaid, Hans Christian Andersen, translated by Anthea Bell, illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger, New York: Minedition/Penguin, 2004.
The Little Mermaid illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger interior page, a white castle sits by the sea
Scan of interior of The Little Mermaid, Hans Christian Andersen, translated by Anthea Bell, illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger, New York: Minedition/Penguin, 2004.
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.
The Steadfast Tin Soldier illustrated by Fred Marcellino cover, a small toy soldier stands under a large christmas tree
Scan of cover of The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Hans Christian Andersen, adapted by Tor Seidler, illustrated by Fred Marcellino, New York: HarperCollins, 1992.
Slovenly Peter by Heinrich Hoffmann cover, the page is divided into 15 squares, in each square a small figure is preforming a different action
Scan of cover of Slovenly Peter, or Happy Tales and Funny Pictures, Heincrich Hoffman, translated by Mark Twain, illustrated by Fritz Krederl, Chicago: Donohue-Kenneberg, 1898.
Nursery Rhymes of England by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps title page
Photographic scan of interior of Nursery Rhymes of England, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillips, Boston: Monroe and Francies, 1842. Scan of title page. Page is mottled white paper with black letterpress serif type. Title is centered at the top of page…
Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens interior page, black text on white paper
Photographic scan of interior of Irish Fairy Tales, James Stephens, New York: Macmillan and Co., 1968. Scan of page 40. Page is white paper with black serif type. The page number and book title are printed at the top of the page, with the centered…
Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens interior page, a small boy in a forest finding a white horse
Photographic scan of interior of Irish Fairy Tales, James Stephens, New York: Macmillan and Co., 1968. Page is white paper with a full-color illustration and italicized black serif type. Framed illustration occupies majority of page, with a small…
Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens cover, a helmeted figure is carrying a spear
Photographic scan of cover of Irish Fairy Tales, James Stephens, New York: Macmillan and Co., 1968. Cover is mottled cream paper with red decorative serif type for the title, gray serif type for the author’s name, and black serif type for the…
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…
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 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…
