Collection
This collection consists of children's books published in Canada, the U.S.A., France and England. Most of them were published prior to the 1950s. The items in the collection show how children's books have changed over the years with respect to book binding, illustrations, font, etc.
Some of the titles in the collection are A Guide for Youth to Truth and Duty, Grandpapa's Keepsakes, Fées de la terre canadienne, A Flat Iron for a Farthing, Sunday Reading for the Young, In the Wilds of Africa: A Tale for Boys, Shirley Temple's Annual, Mickey Mouse's Annual, Mother Earth's Children: The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables.
The collection is divided into the following series:
C117/A
Stories / Tales / Novels
C117/B Picture Books
C117/C Alphabet Books
C117/D Serials
C117/E Plays and Toy-theatre
C117/F Nursery Rhymes / Poetry
C117/G Educational Books
C117/H Craft, Colouring and Painting Books
C117/I Fabric Books
C117/J Baby Books
C117/K Pop-up and Cut-out Books
C117/L Comics
C117/M Box Sets
Information about the objects in our collection is updated to reflect new research findings. If you have any information to share regarding this object, please email reference.mccord@mccord-stewart.ca.Information about rights and reproductions is available here.
This project is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Azrieli Foundation and Canadian Heritage.