Lot 157

Victorian & Edwardian Children's Books

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Victorian & Edwardian Children's Books

Current Bid: $15

(2 Bids)

by Atlee Raber Auctioneer
August 3, 2026 6:00 PM EDT
Live Auction
17020 Dover Road
Dundee, OH, US 44624

A collection of vintage children's books featuring pictorial board bindings and chromolithographic cover art. The assembly includes titles from several prominent late 19th and early 20th-century American publishers. Notable volumes include Santa Claus Story Book published by M.A. Donohue and Co. of Chicago, and multiple titles from Hurst and Company of New York, including Stories from Bible Lands, Little Red Riding Hood from the Mother Hubbard Series, and Aunt Virginia's Book of Pictures and Sketches from the Aunt Virginia Series. Also present are copies of Happy Playmates, Aesop's Fables, Cock Robin, and Robinson Crusoe for Children. A significant inclusion is The Popular Chatterbox Packet, published by Estes and Lauriat at 301 Washington St., Boston, which notes the use of chromoxylography for its illustrations. The books are primarily in quarto or large octavo formats. The bindings consist of illustrated paper-covered boards, many with reinforced cloth or paper spines. The covers feature vibrant color lithography typical of the Victorian era, depicting holiday scenes, fables, and nursery stories.

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$0 $49 $5
$50 $99 $10
$100 $499 $25
$500 $999 $50
$1,000 $1,999 $100
$2,000 $4,999 $250
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