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1699 - 1952     CHILDREN'S BOOKS (including COMICS, DRAWINGS, GAMES AND TOYS)

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70/1859 Games and toys Block puzzles New comic figures of a cavalier Neue komische Reiterfiguren Nouvelles figures comiques de cavalier 70/1859 Games and toys Block puzzles New comic figures of a cavalier Neue komische Reiterfiguren Nouvelles figures comiques de cavalier
70/1859 [Games and toys. Block puzzles]. New comic figures of a cavalier. Neue komische Reiterfiguren. Nouvelles figures comiques de cavalier. N.pl., n.publ., n.d. (±1820), comprising 9 wooden blocks (3,9x3,9x3,9 cm.) w. mounted handcol. lithogr. on all sides, 6 handcol. lithogr. key sheets, together in orig. paper-covered wooden box (13,2x13,4x5,2 cm.) w. sliding lid w. mounted handcol. lithogr. title.

- Paper on blocks sl. yellowed. Key leaves brown stains. Box worn and plate on lid browned and stained.

€ (50-70) 275
70/1860 Games and toys Cards and cardgames Grand Jeu de Mlle Le Normand 70/1860 Games and toys Cards and cardgames Grand Jeu de Mlle Le Normand
70/1860 [Games and toys. Cards and cardgames]. (Grand Jeu de Mlle Le Normand). Deck of 54 chromolithographed cartomancy cards, 12,5x9 cm., (Paris, B.P. Grimaud, Chartier Marteau & Boudin, ±1895).

- Trifle darkened. = Cary FRA 218. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXIII.

€ (70-90)
70/1861 Games and toys Cards and cardgames Grand jeu de Mlle le Normand 70/1861 Games and toys Cards and cardgames Grand jeu de Mlle le Normand
70/1861 [Games and toys. Cards and cardgames]. Grand jeu de Mlle le Normand. Paris, B.P. Grimaud, ±1885, 54 chromolithographed cartomancy cards, w. instruction booklet, orig. blue silk-lined board box w. handcol. lithogr. plate on lid, 13,3x9,7x5,2 cm.

- Cards are in mint condition. Corners of box trifle frayed. = Cary Collection FRA 201.

€ (80-100) 80
70/1862 [Games and toys. Cards and cardgames]. Schreiber, W.L. Die ältesten Spielkarten und die auf das Kartenspiel Bezug habenden Urkunden des 14. und 15. Jahrhunderts. Strasbourg, J.H.Ed. Heitz, 1937, (8),176,(2 blank),IX-XIIp., plates, ills., fold. table, orig. giltlettered buckram, 4to. - AND 5 others: M. GEISENBERG, Alte Spielkarten (Baden-Baden, 1973, ills., orig. wr. Studien zur Deutschen Kunstgeschichte Band 66, 132, 205); P.F. KOPP a.o., Schweizer Spielkarten (Zürich, 1978, col. plates, ills., orig. wr.) and 3 facsimile card decks w. accomp. booklet and in orig. dec. box: HOFÄMTERSPIEL (Munich, Heimeran, 1976), KARTENSPIEL DES MEISTERS PW. A PACK OF CARDS BY MASTER PW (introd. E. Kohlmann) (Leipsic, Edition Leipsic, 1974) and ALFRED KUBIN. ZIRKUS DES LEBENS. 32 ZIGEUNERKARTEN (Munich, Heimeran, 1977) (all (near) fine).
€ (100-150)
70/1863 [Games and toys. Chess]. Chess set, mid 20th cent.(?), two sets of each 16 finely carved blonde/ black wooden pieces, together in hinging wooden box consisting of blonde and dark wooden inlay pieces forming a chess board, inside lined w. rough orange velvet, 30x15x4 cm. (when opened the board 30x30 cm.).
€ (30-50)
70/1864 Games and toys Chess Pocket Chess board 70/1864 Games and toys Chess Pocket Chess board
70/1864 [Games and toys. Chess]. Pocket Chess board. Miniature travel chess set, British, ±1900, w. pegged board playing field inside board box w. silk lined lid, 11x11x3 cm., w. 32 miniature wooden chess men, height 2 cm. (incl. peg).

- Two corners lid split.

The Travellers set of Ivory Draughts. Miniature travel chequers set, British, ±1880, board box w. playing field w. bronze pins on each square, w. 24 holed ivory draughts (one set of 12 painted red), w. sliding board sleeve w. orig. lithogr. plate, 1,2x13,5x13,5 cm.

- Plate sl. rubbed and fingersoiled, otherwise fine.

€ (50-70) 70
70/1865 Games and toys Chess Set of 32 chessmen 70/1865 Games and toys Chess Set of 32 chessmen
70/1865 [Games and toys. Chess]. Set of 32 chessmen, 19th century, carved bone, one set painted red, in contemp. wooden box w. sliding lid.
€ (100-150) 100
70/1866 Games and toys Domino game Domino game set 70/1866 Games and toys Domino game Domino game set
70/1866 [Games and toys. Domino game]. Domino game set, 28 bone and ebony dominoes (each 1,2x5,7x3 cm.), contemp. wooden lidded box w. front opening latch, ±1830.

- Sm. repair to box near left hinge front latch.

€ (80-100)
70/1867 Games and toys Domino game Lot of 5 domino game sets 70/1867 Games and toys Domino game Lot of 5 domino game sets
70/1867 [Games and toys. Domino game]. Lot of 5 domino game sets, all 19th cent., 1x miniature, 28 (3x)/ 27 (of 28)/ 26 (of 28) tiles, wood-and-bone w. metal pin (3x)/ wood and unident. material w. metal pin/ bone only, each set in orig. wooden box w. sliding lid.

- The miniature set lacks 2 tiles and another set lacks 1 tile; miniature box lacks one side; a few tiles w. dam. corners.

AND a "Zak-Domino-Spel" (w. 28 chromolithogr. cards, in orig. sleeve w. "BD No. 333", ±1890).

€ (70-90)
70/1868 Games and toys Jigsaw puzzles Herbst Uebungen 70/1868 Games and toys Jigsaw puzzles Herbst Uebungen
70/1868 [Games and toys. Jigsaw puzzles]. Herbst-Uebungen. N.pl. (Germany), n.publ., n.d. (±1850-70), handcol. lithogr. jigsaw puzzle laid down on wood, signed "G.H. Faber(?)", 25,5x33 cm., titled in French, German and English, in orig. wooden box, handcol. lithogr. plate mounted on sliding lid.

- Puzzle sl. soiled and 3 pieces dam.; one piece w. two wormholes; lid w. crack and fingersoiled; lower wooden edge dam.

€ (40-60) 40
70/1869 Games and toys Jigsaw puzzles Jigsaw puzzle showing professions/ market scenes 70/1869 Games and toys Jigsaw puzzles Jigsaw puzzle showing professions/ market scenes
70/1869 [Games and toys. Jigsaw puzzles]. Jigsaw puzzle showing professions/ market scenes, Paris, Basset, n.d. (late 18th cent.), 57 (of 60) handcol. engr. wooden pieces.

- Lacks 3 pieces and some small portions; all pieces (sl.) warped; a few pieces cracked; trifle foxed/ soiled; one blank corner piece w. pencil scribblings.

= Nice puzzle showing 7 (separate) figures/ scenes each w. captions below: "Decroteur à la Cire Luisante" (a gentleman having his shoes polished, next to a sign reading "Simon tient les chiens proprement Et sa Femme Vat en Ville"); "Ah mon Fils tu fais aboyer Finette avec ta Polichinelle, garre qu'il ne le dechire" (mother with son with Polichinelle puppet, Finette the dog trying to capture it); "Monsieur Ferlu. Du bon Portugal" (gentleman choosing an orange(?) from a peasant woman's basket); "La Vieille Mère javotte avec ses Choux, ses Oignons ses Carottes" (old woman selling vegetables); "Bon Vin de Bourgogne qui rougit la Trogne" (wine seller); "N'en à tu pas asses Vilain Ivrogne" (drunk man with his wife); "Versez tout plein à l'Auteur à Sec. À Boire à la Plume" (seller of an alcoholic drink).

€ (50-70) 50
70/1870 Games and toys Lottery games Geographisches Lotto 70/1870 Games and toys Lottery games Geographisches Lotto
70/1870 [Games and toys. Lottery games]. Geographisches Lotto. Mainz, Jos Schultz, n.d. (±1900), 6 col. lithogr. boards of the continents (each 22,5x26 cm.), 6 paper continent cards, ±120 country chips, 1 printed sheet w. the rules of the game (German), orig. board box w. mounted lithogr. title-piece.

- Box trifle worn. A few lithogr. plates loosening from boards/ chips.

€ (70-90)
70/1871 Games and toys Lottery games Loterij van 5 klassen Nieuw Gezelschap Spel 70/1871 Games and toys Lottery games Loterij van 5 klassen Nieuw Gezelschap Spel
70/1871 [Games and toys. Lottery games]. Loterij van 5 klassen. Nieuw Gezelschap-Spel. Leyden, J. Sleijser, ±1860, 60 handcol. lithogr. cards (5,2x6,5 cm.), 60 letterpress textcards (3,2x4,7 cm.), 60 letterpress prize and "niet" and "Klasse" cards (3x4,7 cm.), w. fold. letterpress rules of the game, together in orig. board box w. handcol. lithogr. plate on lid, 12,8x9,8x3 cm.

- Paper over box worn/ dam. along extremities. Contents fine. = Cf. Papertoys, p.129.

€ (50-70) 60
70/1872 Games and toys Lottery games Loto Animé 70/1872 Games and toys Lottery games Loto Animé
70/1872 [Games and toys. Lottery games]. Loto Animé. (Paris, Mauclair & Dacier, ±1890), 12 col. lithogr. cards mounted on stiff paper boards w. jointed movable parts, 12x20 cm., 20 glass chips, 48 wooden numb. chips, in orig. wooden box w. col. mounted lithogr. plate on lid, 29x37,5x4,5 cm.

- Box worn along edges; lithograph on lid browned and scratched. Otherwise a fine set.

= Rare French lottery game. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXI.

€ (200-300) 350
70/1873 Games and toys Lottery games Lotto game 70/1873 Games and toys Lottery games Lotto game
70/1873 [Games and toys. Lottery games]. (Lotto game). N.pl., n.publ., n.d. (late 19th cent.), 24 col. lithogr. board cards (4 diff. colours; 10,5x18 cm.), numb. "A1"-"A6" (or C, E, or G), 90 numb. wooden counters in a linen bag, loose in 19th cent. wooden box w. hinging monochr. dec. lid w. "Lotto" in 'western' lettering and showing the American(?) flag, 25x17x7 cm.

- One counter not completely matching the others and w. number on it traced w. black felt-tip pen. Box sl. unset and lacking key.

AND 2 domino sets, both (late) 19th cent.: 28 wood-and-bone tiles w. metal pin in wooden box w. sliding lid and "Zak-Domino-Spel" (28 chromo-lithogr. cards in orig. sleeve).

€ (50-70)
70 1874 Games and toys Lottery games Meggendorfer L 70 1874 Games and toys Lottery games Meggendorfer L
70/1874 [Games and toys. Lottery games]. Meggendorfer, L. Rotkäppchenlotto. (Stuttgart, Gustav Weise, 1906), twelve col. lithogr. stiff paper boards w. 8 cut-out pieces, each 20,5x23,5 cm., w. captions below, kept together in modern board box w. orig. upper lid mounted, instructions on verso.

- Without the original box. Otherwise complete. Sl. fingersoiled. Original upper lid dam.

= Krahé 118; Friedrich/ Von Katzenheim p.282. Very rare.

€ (100-150) 170
70/1875 Games and toys Lottery games Nieuw Loterij Gezelschapspel van vijf klassen 70/1875 Games and toys Lottery games Nieuw Loterij Gezelschapspel van vijf klassen
70/1875 [Games and toys. Lottery games]. Nieuw Loterij Gezelschapspel van vijf klassen. N.pl., n.publ., n.d. (±1860), 60 engr. emblematic figure cards (5x6,5 cm.), w. fold. letterpress rules of the game, in orig./ contemp. board box covered w. purple paper and letterpress title on lid, 7,2x11,2x2,8 cm.

- Paper over box sl. rubbed. = Cf. Papertoys, p.129.

€ (50-70) 60
70/1876 Games and toys Patience puzzle games La croix du Sahara L'Embarras du Marin Les crochets du diable casse tete infernal Coeur captif 70/1876 Games and toys Patience puzzle games La croix du Sahara L'Embarras du Marin Les crochets du diable casse tete infernal Coeur captif
70/1876 Games and toys Patience puzzle games La croix du Sahara L'Embarras du Marin Les crochets du diable casse tete infernal Coeur captif 70/1876 Games and toys Patience puzzle games La croix du Sahara L'Embarras du Marin Les crochets du diable casse tete infernal Coeur captif
70/1876 [Games and toys. Patience puzzle games]. La croix du Sahara. L'Embarras du Marin. Les crochets du diable casse tete infernal. Coeur captif. Paris, Nicolas-Keller, ±1910, 4 small tanglement puzzle games, metal wire parts, each w. solution leaf, in orig. boxes w. lids w. chromolithogr. plates,

- Boxes sl. rubbed along extremities.

The Popular Puzzle Compendium. London, R. Journet, ±1920, lidded board box w. 9 separate tanglement puzzles w. nickel or cast iron parts,

- Extremities box sl. rubbed.

AND 6 other boxes w. metal tanglement puzzles, ±1910-1950, i.a. published by JEUX ET JOUETS FRANÇAIS (JJF) (i.a. "Le dragon et son casque").

€ (70-90) 70
70/1877 Games and toys Patience puzzle games Lot of 20 patience puzzle games 70/1877 Games and toys Patience puzzle games Lot of 20 patience puzzle games
70/1877 [Games and toys. Patience puzzle games]. Lot of 20 patience puzzle games, all but a few London, R. Journet, ±1900-1930 (mostly ±1915), various sizes, mostly in orig. closed cardboard boxes w. glass window.

= I.a. The SPEECH DAY PUZZLE (metal balls in the correct hole), THE BOWLING GREEN PUZZLE (separating a piece of quicksilver and distributing it in as much holes as possible); THE PIGYBAK PUZZLE (metal balls on top of cubes and then in correct order).

€ (50-70) 70
70/1878 Games and toys Solitaire Lot of 2 games of Solitaire 70/1878 Games and toys Solitaire Lot of 2 games of Solitaire
70/1878 [Games and toys. Solitaire]. Lot of 2 games of Solitaire, 2 wooden playing boards each w. 37 holes, together 75 (i.e. at least 2 sets of 36) bone pegs, n.pl. (French?), 2 ident. cilindrical wooden containers w. lid, second half 19th cent.

- Not all pegs identical: 3 ident. larger ones (possibly not belonging to this game or these two copies; 1x tip broken off), 5 ident. narrow small ones and 67 more or less ident. (shape as well as size) medium ones; the containers do not originally belong to these boards; one board w. wooden strips nailed to verso to fit on sliding container (not present) (the other board does and did not have these).

= Travel versions, probably French.

€ (50-70) 70
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