Rare Old Books

Here are some examples of interesting old illustrated children's books

from the 19th century that I found for sale on a site

called Rare Maps and Books

Shown above is "The Book of Laughter" from 1850 and "Happy Little People" from 1898 - both make use of animals and humor.

Also, "Jimmy Sliderlegs" by Heinrich Hoffmann, 1890, which is actually the same book as "Slovenly Peter" (my fav) with a different cover. Nice drawings and typefaces.

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