The Dartons. Publishers of Educational Aids, Pastimes & Juvenile Ephemera, 1787-1876.
“This is an important and fascinating work… Jill Shefrin already has a reputation for original research and meticulous scholarship. In this marvelous volume she has given us more, providing evidence for a previously unrecorded market in nineteenth-century teaching aids for both home education and sc... More info
Van windhandel tot wereldhandel. Canon van de bloembollen.
Jubileumuitgave ter gelegenheid van het 150-jarig bestaan van de Koninklijke Algemeene Vereeniging voor Bloembollencultuur. De bloembollensector in Nederland heeft een rijke geschiedenis. Onderdelen daarvan zijn door de jaren heen meer of minder uitgebreid beschreven. De `Canon van de bloembollen` g... More info
Bloembollen in Holland 1860-1919. De ontwikkeling van de bloembollensector met een doorkijk naar de 21ste eeu...
1860 saw the founding of the Dutch Algemeene Vereeniging voor Bloembollencultuur (nowadays the Koninklijke Algemeene Vereeniging voor Bloembollencultuur), an event that marked the start of the professional organization of the modern flower bulb business in the Netherlands.The author gives a det... More info
Kaitai Shinsho, the single most famous Japanese book of medicine & Geka Soden, an early very important manuscr...
A detailed description of the accounts of two very important medical works, the impact of the contents in Japan and their significance worldwide. This work reveals many never noticed details, facts and relations and emphasizes again the importance of bibliographic research. More info
Education in the earliest schools. Cuneiform Manuscripts in the Cotsen Collection.
This richly illustrated publication by Mark Wilson comprises an introductory essay and catalogue of the nearly two hundred tablets from the Cotsen Collection of ancient school texts, the greater number of these dating from the Old Babylonian period.The first part tells the story of the `Eduba` -... More info
Der Wunderknaul. The Wondrous Ball of Yarn Pictures and Verses
Der Wunderknaul is the beautifully illustrated tale of Inge´s adventures with a ball of yarn. This innovative picture book with verses by Margarete Kallmeyer-Mehlhorn reflects an interesting transitional period in German society from a nursery perspective: the change from traditional German society ... More info
Demonology and Witchcraft. An annotated bibliography. With related works on Magic, Medicine, Superstition, &c....
Extensive bibliography on demonology and witchcraft systematically describing all materials -including books, monographs, conference reports and doctoral dissertations- covering these subjects subjects from the 15th century to the 21st century. 5000 entries and indices on author, subject and anonymo... More info
Such Constant Affectionate Care: Lady Charlotte Finch - Royal Governess & the Children of George II.
HARDCOVER. Also available in softcover version. Color photographs, illustrations, and reproductions. Taking as its starting point the set of sixteen dissected maps belonging to the children of George III , this work examines the new trends in education exemplified by the practices of the royal nurse... More info
The Children`s World of Learning 1480-1880. A collection of printed books, manuscripts, broadsides and prints ...
Set. Originally published as catalogue 100 of Antiquariaat FORUM in 10 issues between 1994-2002. With an extra issue with extensive indices. Prices of seperate issues on request (info@forumrarebooks.com). More info