Specimens
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- Illumination of books and manuscripts -- Specimens
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- Printers' ornaments -- Specimens
- Printing -- Specimens
- Toy and movable books -- Specimens
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ABC Jingles (Syracuse, NY: G.C. Hanford Mfg. Co, 1920), by G.C. Hanford Mfg. Co (page images at Princeton)
- Beauties of the Muses: The Beggar's Petition; Danae to Her Babe Perseus; and, Lines on a Malefactor Under Condemnation (London: J. T. Ward and Co, 1808), contrib. by Thomas Moss
- Book About Birds (Concord, NH: Rufus Merrill, 1850), by Rufus Merrill (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Child's Coloured Picture Reading Book (London: Dean and Son, ca. 1860) (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Good Child's Amusing Riddle-Book, Adorned with Cuts (Birmingham, UK: Printed by T. Brandard, n.d.) (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Goode's Universal Dream Book (London: T. Goode, between 1859 and 1879) (multiple formats at archive.org)
- A Little Book About a Horse (London: J. and C. Evans, 1826)
- A Little Book of Poetry for Children (Pittsfield, MA: E. Werden, 1847) (multiple formats at archive.org)
- A New History of a True Book, in Verse (London: J. Marshall et al., ca. 1796)
- A New Picture Book (London: Printed by C. E. Knight for J. Davis, ca. 1830)
- A New Riddle Book: or, A Whetstone for Dull Wits (ca. 1790), contrib. by John Drewry
- The Norwood Gipsy's Fortune Teller (London: W. S. Fortey, ca. 1860) (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Rhymes Without Reason (New York: Hurd and Houghton, ca. 1864) (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Simple Poems for Infant Minds (New York: Kiggins and Kellogg, ca. 1848), illust. by Benjamin F. Pease and William Barritt (multiple formats at archive.org)
- A Traveller's Story (London: Religious Tract Society, ca. 1870) (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Universal Dreamer: Containing the Interpretation of a Great Variety of Dreams, Explaining Their Meaning, and Disclosing The Secrets of Futurity (London: W. S. Fortey, n.d.) (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Walker's Nursery Rhymes (ca. 1813) (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Be Polite to All (London: Dean and Son, ca. 1857) (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Book of Nations, for Children (Pittsfield, MA: E. Werden, 1848), by Elias Irish Werden (multiple formats at archive.org)
- A Little Book About Little Birds, &c. (London: J. and C. Evans, 1826) (multiple formats at archive.org)
- My Mother (London: Bishop and Co., ca. 1840), by Ann Taylor (multiple formats at archive.org)
- A New History of Blue Beard (adapted from Perrault's 'Barbe Bleue'; Philadelphia: Printed by J. Adams, 1804), by Gaffer Black Beard, contrib. by Charles Perrault
- A Riddle Book, For the Use of Children (Concord, NH: R. Merrill, 1843)
- A Short History of Birds and Beasts, for the Amusement and Instruction Of Children: Adorned with Cuts (ca. 1830), illust. by John Lee (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The World Turned Upside Down: or, No News, and Strange News (York: J. Kendrew, ca. 1820)
- Anger: A Story For Boys (London: Dean and Son, 1857) (multiple formats at archive.org)
- An Elegy on the Death and Burial of Cock Robin (York, UK: Printed by J. Kendrew, ca. 1820)
- A Pleasing Toy for Children (Concord, NH: Rufus Merrill, 1843)
- A Tale About an Orange (London: Dean and Son, ca. 1860)
- The Trial of an Ox for Killing a Man: With The Examination of the Witnesses Before Judge Lion, at Quadruped Court, Near Beast Park (Banbury, UK: J. G. Rusher, ca. 1830) (multiple formats at archive.org)
- A Visit to Grandpapa (new edition; London: Houlston and Stoneman (cover: Houlston and Wright), ca. 1847), by Mary Martha Sherwood (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Famous Exploits of Robin Hood, Little John and His Merry Men All (London: J. Catnach, ca. 1821) (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Turn the Carpet, or, The Two Weavers: A New Song, in a Dialogue Between Dick and John (London: J. Marshall and R. White; Bath, UK: S. Hazard, 1796), by Hannah More, illust. by John Lee
- An Authentic History of The Gunpowder Plot, From the First Projection, December 1601, to the Fifth of November, 1605; With An Account of the Proceedings Against the Conspirators, and the Manner of Their Execution; Embellished With Eight Portraits of Guy Fawkes and His Associates, Carefully Engraved From the Very Scarce Original in the Possession of J. Bindley, Esq. (London: Hodgson and Co., ca. 1823), illust. by Robert Cruikshank (page images at Harvard)
- The History of Valentine and Orson (Devonport, England: S. and J. Keys, ca. 1840) (multiple formats at archive.org)
- A Wedding-Ring Fit for the Finger, Laid Open in a Sermon Preached at a Wedding in St. Edmond's (Glasgow, ca. 1835), by William Secker (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The "Little Folks" Painting Book: A Series of Outline Engravings for Water-Colour Painting (London et al.: Casell Petter and Galpin, ca. 1879), by Kate Greenaway, contrib. by George Weatherly (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Walter Crane's Painting Book (London et al.: G. Routledge and Sons, n.d.), by Walter Crane (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Book of Kells (second edition; London et al.: The Studio, 1920), by Edward Sullivan (illustrated HTML with commentary at sacred-texts.com)
- Hortus Deliciarum (black and white scan of an annotated reprint, with captions in Latin and notes in French; Strasbourg: Schlesier and Schweikhardt, 1901), by Herrad of Landsberg, contrib. by A. Straub and G. Keller (page images in reverse order at HathiTrust; US access only)
- Il Clarissimo Poeta Ovidio De arte Amandí Libro Primo Chominza (Hain 12226, in Italian; printed in Italy before 1480), by Ovid (multiple formats at Dartmouth Digital Collections)
- Assistant for A. Dodworth's Pupils (1873 edition), by Allen Dodworth (HTML and page images at LOC)
- The Ball-Room Manual of Contra Dances and Social Cotillons, With Remarks on Quadrilles and Spanish Sance (HTML and page images at LOC)
- Assistant for A. Dodsorth's Pupils (1878 edition), by Allen Dodworth (HTML and page images at LOC)
- The Twelve Months of The Year: With a Picture for Each Month, Adapted To Northern Latitudes (Portland, ME: Bailey and Noyes, ca. 1860) (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Specimen Book of Printing Types (1858), by Chas. T. White & Co. (page images at ohiomemory.org)
- A Book of Architectural and Decorative Drawings (New York: Architectural Book Pub. Co., 1914), by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue (page images at HathiTrust)
- Blue Beard (images of pantomime toy book, in various configurations; New York: McLoughlin Bros., ca. 1890), contrib. by Charles Perrault (page images at childrensbooksonline.org)
- The Hole Book (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1908), by Peter Newell (illustrated HTML at nonsenselit.org)
- King Winter (Hamburg: Gustav W. Seitz, ca. 1859), illust. by Gustav W. Seitz (page images at LOC)
- Pastime Pictures: A Book of Transformation Scenes, by F. E. Weatherly and Clifton Bingham (illustrated HTML here at Penn)
- The Rocket Book (New York: Harper and Brothers, c1912), by Peter Newell
- The Wizard of Oz Waddle Book (New York: Blue Ribbon Books, c1934), by L. Frank Baum, illust. by W. W. Denslow
- Alice in Wonderland Rhymes (Stampkraft book, with poster stamps applied to the relevant pages; New York: United Art Pub. Co., c1915), by Helen H. Anspacher (page images at HathiTrust)
- Our Jungle Friends (Akron et al.: Saalfield Pub. Co., c1905) (page images at childrensbooksonline.org)
- The Twelve Magic Changelings (New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1907), by M. A. Glen (page images at LOC)
- Ten Little Niggers (with tops of pages in silhouette shapes; New York: McLoughlin Bros., c1894) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ten Little Niggers (with cutout page shape; New York: McLoughlin Bros., c1897) (page images at Florida)
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