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2026 RBMS Virtual Showcase

June 23-26, 2026

Virtual Book Fair Exclusive

The Teddy Bear Book

BYRON, May

$225
Offered by Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
  • Location: New York
  • Date: No date [c. ]
  • Seller SKU: 8507

[JUVENILE] [RHYMING VERSE] [STIGMATIZING ILLUSTRATIONS] [WOMAN AUTHOR] [WOMAN ILLUSTRATOR]. Rosa C. PETHERICK, illustrator.

First American edition. 12mo; [50]pp; light blue pictorial boards printed in color, the front printed with an illustrations of a girl sitting in a chair with her bear, rear board plain; brown cloth shelf back; pictorial title page printed in red and black; 12 full-page color illustrations; spotting to boards, some offsetting of color prints, lightly age-toned paper; very good. OCLC locates only one copy by this publisher and this edition at The Strong in NY.

This title was first published in London by L.H. Frowde in 1911. The author, Mary (May) Clarissa Gillington Byron (1861-1936) was a prolific writer of poetry, biographies, cookbooks, and books for children.

This story about a young girl named Lil and her Teddy Bear is told in numbered verse. Their adventures include a Golliwogg doll, a Black doll with wild hair, large white eyes, and bright red lips. The doll was popularized in Europe by the writings of the author, Florence Kate Upton, in The Adventures of Two Dutch Dolls. The character was based on the Black minstrel doll owned by Upton in her youth. The Jim Crow Museum (Big Rapids, Michigan) classifies the character as a "caricature of a caricature."

Offered by Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA

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Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA
Specializing in Antiquarian Illustrated Books, Antiquarian Maps, Antiquarian Prints, Children's Books and Travel And Adventure.
We specialize in antiquarian, collectible, out-of-print, and rare books, maps, prints and interesting ephemera in a variety of topics. We have been selling at book shows, antique shows, and online since 2002. We are members of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America), ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), IOBA (Independent Online Booksellers' Association) and the Maine Antiquarian Booksellers Association.

Our business began with illustrated children’s books, and has developed into a larger range of subjects, many illustrated.
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Sandra L Hoekstra
P.O. Box 157
Thomaston, Maine 04861
Phone/Text: (207) 691-3140
http://slhbookseller.com
All items are guaranteed to be as described and are returnable for full refund including original shipping costs within 14 days of receipt with prior notice. Items must be in the same condition as received by purchaser.
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