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Boxed set of a family of tall, two-sided paper dolls, including two 9 1/2-inch female figures, one 7-inch boy figure, and one 7-inch girl figure. This is the taller of the two versions of the set. The two adult paper dolls are accompanied by ten costumes, including outerwear, elegant evening... more

Price: $8,500.00

(4)ff. A dance card in the form of a miniature book with ivory covers, engraved with the word "Bal" on the front. The book is held closed with a tiny pencil that slips into two loops. The young lady can enter the names of her partners for three dances: galops,... more

Price: $225.00

32mo. 24pp. First edition. The beloved fairy tale is retold in rhyming quatrains and illustrated with seven hand-colored costumes for the heroine, which include four detachable hats. Cinderella's head can be moved from one costume to the next, in sequence with the story, completing the paper doll figure. In the... more

Price: $2,750.00

x, 106pp. + (6)ff. ads. Social skills and the "laws of good breeding." Front hinge and spine loose, owner's inscription to front endpaper, else a good copy in gilt-stamped blue cloth. (Not in Welsh; Bondy p. 138). (1 15/16 by 1 1/4; 50x38mm). ... more

Price: $250.00

Set of nine hand-drawn and aqua-tinted costumes, each matted separately, with the transferable head fitting into a slot at the neck. Seven of the cards measure 9 by 11 inches; the other two are 10 3/8 by 11 inches. Five of the matted costumes have been hinged together. The drawings... more

Price: $3,000.00

Twelve 32mo. volumes, comprising two series with six books each. 60-70pp. Two complete sets of juvenile books by Thomas Miller with tales about girls' adventures in the countryside. Each book is illustrated with a frontispiece and three engravings. The first series, Little Rosy's Travels, contains: On the Journey, A Walk... more

Price: $450.00

16mo. (40)ff. A modern illuminated manuscript, hand-calligraphed in black ink on vellum and illustrated with illuminated vine and tendril outer borders on sixteen leaves in red, gold, and blue. Chapter headings in red. With numerous gilt initials throughout, many of which are ornamented with blue or red penwork that extends... more

Price: $7,500.00

28pp. One of a series of tiny books containing quotations from five prominent women writers, the "Petite Bibliothèque des dames françaises." Bondy describes the tomes as "A very interesting 'feminist' series of very small volumes printed in minute type," and suggests that these "finely produced volumes" might have been given... more

Price: $275.00

12mo. (xii), 177pp., + (3)pp. advertisements. Second edition. This is the first edition to be illustrated with six plates designed and engraved by William Blake, which are in the second state. In this didactic text, intended to aid in the education of young women, two spoiled girls are shown the... more

Price: $6,500.00

16mo. xxvi, 83 pp. One of fifty copies. An eighteenth century book of prayers for pregnant women, in German and French. A beautifully printed volume, published by order of the Infanta of Parma. Printed on Dutch laid paper, featuring Bodoni's characteristically delicate typography and decorative devices, including a full typographic... more

Price: $2,750.00