This book is one of the oldest in the Library of Congress' children's book collection. 7. Denslow’s Humpty Dumpty , adapted and illustrated by W.W. Denslow (1903) ...

The bookn3rd blog, which focuses on book history, has some great links and commentary for rare children's book scans from the early 20th century. My favorite is Nathaniel Hawthorne's A Wonder Book ...

Rare children’s books, made available online through the Library of Congress, show both the constants and the evolution in children’s literature. By Perri Klass, M.D. A hundred years ago, in ...

The Library of Congress has digitized rare children's books Library of Congress In the early 20th century, Franklin K. Matthiews, the librarian of the Boy Scouts of America, embarked on a nation ...

Also featured will be a collection of exquisite book bindings; rare children's books and editions illustrated by the leading illustrators of the 19th and early 20th centuries; a first edition of ...

Nudelman’s stock of rare books, located in North Seattle, varies widely at any given time, but includes everything from English and American Literature, to beautifully illustrated books from the 19th ...

If teaching instilled her love of children's books, then learning the mail-order book trade taught her to ferret out rare copies. After reigning over classrooms of kids and adults, Silver left and ...

That stack of once-loved children's books taking up basement space can be sold for cash. If your books are in good condition, especially if they are rare or collectible, there's no need to ship ...

One hundred rare and vintage children’s books can now be read online for free via the Library of Congress’s website, according to The New York Times.The titles, all of which were published at ...