1. [Haugaard, Erik] Asimov, Isaac and others.

The Horn Book Magazine / [Magazine] About Children’s Books and Reading. With articles by Erik Haugaard, Isaac Asimov [″Views on Science Books” in the June 1963 – copy)] and many others [Edited by Paul Heins, Ethel L. Heins, Anita Silvey].

64 Issues (Duplicates: 1964, 1968, Oct & Dec 1979, 1984). Boston, The Horn Book, 1963, 1967-70, 1973, 1975-81, 1983-1989. 15.3 cm x 22.8 cm. Circa 7500 pages. Featuring black and white frontispieces by book illustrators. With many black and white illustrations throughout by famous illustrators taken from various children’s books. Original Softcover. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only minor discoloration to covers and edges. Some covers have minor pen markings. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Christian Haugaard.

2. [More, Hannah] & [Sherwood, Mary Martha] / [Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge].

Sammelband / Collection with 18 rare Children’s Books bound in One Miniature Volume. The Volume includes [chronologically]: 1. Hannah More – “The Lancashire Collier Girl – A True Story”. London, 1847. (29 pages with Frontispice and three text-illustrations) / 2. “The Obedient Child” – Luke II.40-52 (Prayer in Poetry-Form) / 16 pages. No Titlepage. No year of Printing / 3. “Martha Brown; or, The Industrious Daughter”. London, 1847. (16 pages with Frontispice) / 4. “The Deaf and Dumb Girl”. London, 1847. (16 pages with Frontispice) / 5. “The Effects of Disobedience”. London, 1847. (16 pages with Frontispice) / 6. “The Baker’s Boy”. London, 1847. (15 pages with Frontispice) / 7. “Dick and his Mother”. London, 1847. (16 pages with Frontispice) / 8. “The Sun behind the Cloud”. 8 pages (text complete but without titlepage and year) / 9. “The Cockchafers”. 8 pages. (Text complete with Text-illustration but without titlepage and year) / 10. “The Blind Sailor”. 8 pages. (Text complete with Text-illustration but without titlepage and year) / 11. “Good-Nature Rewarded”. London, 1847. (16 pages with Frontispice) / 12. “Robin Red-Breast”. 8 pages. (Text complete with Text-illustration but without titlepage and year) / 13. Mrs. Sherwood [That is: “Mary Martha Sherwood”] – “Soffrona and her Cat Muff”. New Edition. London, Printed for Houlston and Co., 1850 – Bound with the two beautiful printed wrappers and including the Frontispice and six text-illustrations / 14. [Hannah More] – “The Ostrich”. London, 1845. (16 pages with Frontispice-Illustration of an Ostrich and an additional text-illustration of a running Ostrich) / 15. “Effects of the Love of Finery; or. The Two Servant Girls”. London, 1847. (16 pages with Frontispice) / 16. “The Cottage on the Cliffs”. London, 1847. (16 pages with Frontispice) / 17. “The History of Tom White The Postilion”. In Two Parts. New edition. London, no year [c.1847]. Complete in two Parts. 80 pages with Frontispice and 14 Text-Illustrations. Minor staining to edge. Two pages with a minor tear. / 18. “The Barbary Doves”. London, [no year, c.1847]. 31 pages with Frontispice. Minor staining to edge.

London, Published for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1847. Miniature Binding: 7.5 cm wide x 10 cm high. Hardcover / 19th century half-leather with gilt lettering on spine [″Stories”] and marbled-paper-covered boards. Binding firm. Bottom Spine with minor damage. Page 17 repaired. Receding Ink-stain to endpapers, Frontispice and first 29 pages. Interior otherwise very good. Very rare collection of moralizing 19th century children’s stories.