Books About Books #2 Reference & Bibliography
Updated October 17, 2026
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| Date | October 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT |
| Type | Online only |
| Auction house | Ruth R. Hirsch |
| Location | Omaha, Nebraska, 68136 · more auctions in Omaha |
| Lots | 62 |
| Estimates | $10 – $750 |
What's in this auction
62 lots, mostly pottery, china & glass (2), toys & collectibles (1), fine art & prints (1). 62 lots have photos and 59 have full descriptions. Pre-sale estimates $10–$750 across 62 priced lots. Bidding is online through the auction house's catalog.
Highest-estimated lots
- A Bibliography of American Children's Books Printed Prior to 1821, by d'Alte Welsh. 6 volumes. — est. $250–$750
- Bibliographie d'editions originales et rares d'auteurs francais des XVe, XVIe, XVIIe et XVIIIe — est. $150–$600
- Howard Pyle. A Record of His Illustrations and Writings, by Willard Morse. — est. $150–$450
- Frank E. Schoonover. Painter-Illustrator. A Bibliography, by John Apgar. — est. $150–$450
- Realms of Childhood. A Selection of 200 Important Historical Children's Books, Manuscripts and — est. $160–$450
From the auction house
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![[Lewis Carroll] A Bibliography of the Writings of Lewis Carroll, by Sidney Williams.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/10421/434646/243389636_1_x.jpg)
![[Lewis Carroll] The Lewis Carroll Handbook. Being a New Version of a Handbook of the Literature of](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/10421/434646/243389637_1_x.jpg)
In this auction (62 lots)
Categories: Pottery, China & Glass (2) · Toys & Collectibles (1) · Fine Art & Prints (1)
- Lot 0001 — Collected Books. The Guide to Values. Text by Allen & Patricia Ahern.
- Lot 0002 — Looking at Picture Books 1973. Edited by Brian Alderson.
- Lot 0003 — Grimm Tales in English. Edited by Brian Alderson.
- Lot 0004 — Hans Andersen. The Important Collection of Books and Associated Material relating to Hans Christian
- Lot 0005 — A Brief Catalogue of Books Illustrated with Engravings by Dr. Alexander Anderson. With a
- Lot 0006 — A History of the Newbery and Caldecott Awards, by Irene Smith.
- Lot 0007 — American Picture Books from Noah's Ark to the Beast Within, by Barbara Bader.
- Lot 0008 — American Book Illustrators. Bibliographic Check Lists of 123 Artists, by Theodore Bolton.
- Lot 0009 — The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature, by Humphrey Carpenter.
- Lot 0010 — [Lewis Carroll] A Bibliography of the Writings of Lewis Carroll, by Sidney Williams.
- Lot 0011 — [Lewis Carroll] The Lewis Carroll Handbook. Being a New Version of a Handbook of the Literature of
- Lot 0012 — Gifts for Good Children. The History of Children's China Part I 1790-1890, by Noel Riley.
- Lot 0013 — Gifts for Good Children. The History of Children's China Part II 1890-1990, by Maureen Batkin.
- Lot 0014 — Harry Clarke: His Graphic Art, by Nichola Bowe.
- Lot 0015 — Postcards from the Nursery. The illustrators of children's books and postcards 1900-1950, by Dawn
- Lot 0016 — A Note on Old Children's Books, by F.J. Harvey Darton. Two volumes.
- Lot 0017 — The World of Jean de Bosschere, by Samuel Putnam.
- Lot 0018 — Early New England Catechisms. A Bibliographical Account of Some Catechisms Published Before the Year
- Lot 0019 — The Children's Books of Mary [Belson] Elliott. A Bibliography, by Marjorie Moon.
- Lot 0020 — The Truthful Lens. A survey of the photographically illustrated book 1844-1914, by Lucien
- Lot 0021 — Goreyography. A divers compendium of & a price guide to the works of Edward Gorey, by Henry
- Lot 0022 — Early Children's Books and Their Illustration, by Gerald Gottlieb.
- Lot 0023 — American Primers, Indian Primers, Royal Primers and thirty-seven other types of non-New England
- Lot 0024 — Panoramania! The Art and Entertainment of the "All-Embrasing View", by Ralph Hyde.
- Lot 0025 — [Rockwell Kent] An American Saga. The Life and Times of Rockwell Kent, by David Traxel.
- Lot 0026 — [Pop-Ups] The Collectible Children's Curiosities of Vojtech Kubasta, by John M. Dawson.
- Lot 0027 — [John Leech] Catalogue of and Exhibition of Works by John Leech. Held at the Grolier Club from
- Lot 0028 — Hidden Images. Games of Perception, Anamorphic Art, Illusion, from the Renaissance to the Present,
- Lot 0029 — The Books of William Morris Described with Some Account of His Doings in Literature and in the
- Lot 0030 — Children's Books of Yesterday. A Catalogue of an Exhibition during May 1946, by Percy Muir.
- Lot 0031 — [John Newbery] A Bookseller of the Last Century. Being Some Account of the Life of John Newbery,
- Lot 0032 — This Book-Collecting Game, by A. Edward Newton.
- Lot 0033 — A Billings Bookshelf. An Anotated Bibliography of the Works Illustrated by Hammatt Billings, by
- Lot 0034 — Howard Pyle. A Record of His Illustrations and Writings, by Willard Morse.
- Lot 0035 — [Arthur Rackham] The Marjorie Allen Tranchin Collection of Arthur Rackham. [WITH] The Work of
- Lot 0036 — Frank E. Schoonover. Painter-Illustrator. A Bibliography, by John Apgar.
- Lot 0037 — [Dr. Seuss] First Editions of Dr. Seuss Books. A Guide to Identification, by Helen Younger & Dan
- Lot 0038 — [Dr. Seuss] Important Collection of Dr. Seuss.
- Lot 0039 — Jesse Willcox Smith, by S. Michael Schnessel.
- Lot 0040 — Jessie Willcox Smith. American Illustrator, by Edward Nudelman.
- Lot 0041 — The Godwins and the Shelleys. The Biography of a Family, by William St. Clair.
- Lot 0042 — A Token for Friends. Being a Memoir of Edgar Osborne. An Appreciation of the Osborne Collection and
- Lot 0043 — Book Collecting. A Beginner's Guide, by Seumas Stewart.
- Lot 0044 — The Gigantick Histories of Thomas Boreman, by Wilbur Macy Stone.
- Lot 0045 — Bibliophile in the Nursery. A Bookman's Treasury of Collectors' Lore on Old and Rare Childrn's
- Lot 0046 — English Books with Coloured Plates 1790-1860. A Bibliographical Account of the Most Important Books
- Lot 0047 — Paper Toys of the World, by Blair Whitton.
- Lot 0048 — Realms of Childhood. A Selection of 200 Important Historical Children's Books, Manuscripts and
- Lot 0049 — Bibliographie d'editions originales et rares d'auteurs francais des XVe, XVIe, XVIIe et XVIIIe
- Lot 0050 — A Bibliography of American Children's Books Printed Prior to 1821, by d'Alte Welsh. 6 volumes.
- Lot 0051 — John Harris's Books for Youth 1801-1843. Being a check-list of books for children and young people
- Lot 0052 — John Harris's Books for Youth 1801-1843, by Marjorie Moon.
- Lot 0053 — A Bibliography of American Children's Books Printed Prior to 1821, by d'Alte Welsh. 6 volumes.
- Lot 0054 — Iona & Peter Opie. Children's Games with Things. Marbles, Hopscotch, Skipping, Gambling, etc...
- Lot 0055 — Iona & Peter Opie. A Nursery Companion.
- Lot 0056 — Iona & Peter Opie. The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book.
- Lot 0057 — Iona & Peter Opie. The People in the Playground.
- Lot 0058 — Miniature. Bibliography of REM Miniatures 1962-1978. Signed Limited.
- Lot 0059 — Miniature. A.J. St. Onge. 1913-1978. Limited edition.
- Lot 0060 — [Gregynog Special Bindings] The Miss Margaret Sidney Davies Complete Collection of Special Gregynog
- Lot 0061 — [Fairy Tales Catalogs] Annals of Fairy Land, 9 volumes.
- Lot 0062 — [Fairy Tales Catalogs] The Female Figure in Fairy Tale Literature.
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