Description: Lot of 2 Vintage 'Best in Children's Books' Nelson Doubleday Inc. Another of those projects from a bygone era--selections of readings for children, published with lovely bindings. The were selections from prose, poetry, fiction and non-fiction, published in a nice size for small hands. So much better than screens! This lot is Volume 1 (not marked but identified by contents, 1957): *Volume 1 (1957) Abraham Lincoln written and illustrated by Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire (1-39). How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin by Rudyard Kipling, illustrated by Nicolas (40-44). Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Ruth Ives (45-60). Hansel and Gretel by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm illustrated by Barbara Cooney (61-76). Mother Goose Rhymes illustrated by Leonard Weisgard (77-84). Story of Gold written and illustrated by Maud and Miska Petersham (85-100). Puppet Play by Tina Lee, illustrated by Manning Lee (101-108). What a Magnet Can Do by Sara E. Baldwin and Gerald S. Craig, illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats (109-116). Animal Children illustrated with photos (117-124). Angus and the Cat written and illustrated by Marjorie Flack (125-134). Pancakes for Breakfast written and illustrated by Grace Paull (135-156). This is Australia illustrated with photos (157-160). *Volume 18 (1959; marked): Land of Storybooks by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Ruth Ives (1-3). Beauty and the Beast by Hamilton Wright Mabie, illustrated by Colleen Browning (4-36). George Washington written and illustrated by Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire (37-64). Angus and the Ducks by Marjorie Flack, illustrated by Marjorie Flack and Leonard Kessler (65-76). Five Favorite Fables illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky (77-84). Raggedy Andy Meets Raggedy Ann written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle (85-105). City Boy, Country Boy by Miriam Schlein, illustrated by Leonard Kessler (106-116). Keeping Our Wildlife Safe illustrated with photos (117-124). Be a Magician by Sue and Bill Severn, illustrated by Susan Perls (125-146). This Amazing Planet: Earth by Jane Sherman, illustrated by George Giusti (147-155). Let's Go To Israel illustrated with photos (156-160). Thanks to https://www.degrummond.org/best-in-children-s-books for the lovely discussion and contents description that I have copied and pasted
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Publisher: Doubleday
Topic: Fairy Tales & Fantasy
Subject: Children's