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Young Research Library Department of Special Collections

The Charles E. Young Research Library Department of Special Collections houses and provides access to the UCLA Library’s central collection of rare books and manuscripts in the humanities, social sciences, visual arts, and other special materials. The Department's rare book holdings consist of some 333,000 volumes, while its non-book holdings comprise more than 30 million manuscripts, 5 million photographs and negatives, ephemera, maps, works of art, architectural drawings and models, and othe...



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by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919; Denslow, W. W. (William Wallace), 1856-1915
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Publisher's green and red illustrated cloth over boards; illustrated endpapers. Plate detached
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Topics: Adventure and adventurers, Wizards
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by Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888; Alcott, May, 1840-1879; Billings, Hammatt, 1818-1874; Andrew, John, 1815-1875
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Blanck. Bib. of Amer. lit.
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Topics: Family, Young women -- Conduct of life
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by Crane, Walter, 1845-1915; Gilbert, John, Sir, 1817-1897; McConnell, William, 1833-1867; Tenniel, John, Sir, 1820-1914; Weir, Harrison, 1824-1906; Zwecker, Johann Baptist, 1814-1874
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favorite 174

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Osborne Coll.
Topic: Children's songs
California Digital Library
by Perrault, Charles, 1628-1703
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favorite 92

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Publisher's printed yellow wrappers, printed in red and black; wood-engraved vignette on upper wrapper
California Digital Library
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Green paper over boards; white cloth backstrip, titled in blue ink by former owner. 38 woodcut emblems, some crudely hand-colored, mounted 2 per page in blank book; most emblems accompanied by caption title comprised of a word, phrase, or sentence.
Topics: Conduct of life, Emblem books, English
California Digital Library
by Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
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Publisher's green printed wrappers. Purchase, Robert Allen Books, 1990
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Topics: Master and servant, Slavery, Christian life
Young Research Library Department of Special Collections
by Burlingham, Cynthia, 1955-; Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts; University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Dept. of Special Collections
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"This catalogue was published in conjunction with an exhibition held at UCLA at the Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center, Los Angeles, April 16 through June 29, 1997"--Verso t.p
Topic: Illustrated children's books
Young Research Library Department of Special Collections
by Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519; Rigaud, J. F. (John Francis), 1742-1810; Brown, John William
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"The life of Leonardo da Vinci": p. [xiii]-lxxxviii
Topics: Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519, Painting, Drawing, Perspective
California Digital Library
by Collodi, Carlo, 1826-1890
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eye 5,333

favorite 34

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White cloth over boards blocked in blue
Topics: Fantasy, Puppets, Children's stories, Italian
Young Research Library Department of Special Collections
by Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519; Rejón de Silva, Diego Antonio, 1740-1796; Trichet du Fresne, Raphael, 1611-1661; Alberti, Leon Battista, 1404-1472. De pictura. Spanish
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"Vida de Leon Bautista Alberti, por Rafael du Fresne": p. 183-196
Topics: Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519, Alberti, Leon Battista, 1404-1472, Painting, Drawing, Perspective
California Digital Library
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favorite 119

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Red cloth over boards blocked in blind and gold
Topics: Young women -- Conduct of life, Girls -- Conduct of life
California Digital Library
by Dalziel, Edward, 1817-1905; Dalziel, George, 1815-1902
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Publisher's peach wrappers, printed in red, blue, and black
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Topic: Conduct of life
California Digital Library
by Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924; Birch, Reginald Bathurst, 1856-1943
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Osborne Coll.
Topics: Altruism, Conduct of life, Family, Grandparent and child
California Digital Library
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No. 1 in a collection of sixteen, in two slipcases. [Japanese fairy tale collection]
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Topics: Wealth, Devil, Folklore -- Japan
California Digital Library
by Crane, Thomas, b. 1843?; Houghton, Ellen Elizabeth, 1853-1922
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Osborne Coll.
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Topics: Poetry of places, France -- Description and travel Juvenile literature
California Digital Library
by Bennett, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1829-1867
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Osborne Coll.
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Topic: Cats
Young Research Library Department of Special Collections
by Dulaure, J.-A. (Jacques-Antoine), 1755-1835
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Each volume published separately, under its special title, in 1805. cf. Bibl. nat., Cat. gén
Topics: Religion, Fetishism, Phallicism
California Digital Library
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favorite 81

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Spec. Coll. copy 1: Green cloth over boards, blocked in gold and black, in case. Ex libris Olive Percival. Gift of Jo Swerling
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Topics: Adventure and adventurers, Mississippi River -- Juvenile literature, Missouri -- Juvenile literature
California Digital Library
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Publisher's yellow wrappers, printed in red and blue; publisher's advertisement on lower wrapper
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Topic: Chickens
California Digital Library
by Dalziel, Edward, 1817-1905; Dalziel, George, 1815-1902
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The farm yard alphabet -- Tom Thumb's alphabet -- The child's book of trades -- Little stories for good children
Topics: Gift books, Illustrated children's books, Children's stories, English
California Digital Library
by Prideaux, William Francis, 1840-1914
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Notes: [1]-14, followed by 3 pages facsimile of publisher's advertisements from 1791 edition
Topic: Nursery rhymes
Hugo, T, Bewick
Topic: Children's songs
Young Research Library Department of Special Collections
by Rubens, Peter Paul, Sir, 1577-1640; Aveline, Pierre-Alexandre, ca. 1710-1760; Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519. Trattato della pittura. Selections
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Attributed to Rubens. Steinitz includes this work in her bibliography, because this part of it incorporates 8 plates from the Trattato and also quotes and/or paraphrases from some of Leonardo's chapters (all with clear references to the origins). Cf. Steinitz, p. 169-170
Topics: Human figure in art, Anatomy, Artistic, Proportion (Art)
California Digital Library
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Publisher's printed, chromoxylographed illustrated wrappers; publisher's advertisement on lower wrapper
Topic: Birds
California Digital Library
by Very, Lydia L. A. (Lydia Louisa Anna), 1823-1901; Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863
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[16] p. : 18 cm
Topic: Folklore -- Germany
California Digital Library
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Publisher's printed yellow wrapper; illustrated upper wrapper, printed in black and red. Re-sewn
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Topic: Foxes
Young Research Library Department of Special Collections
by McGroarty, John Steven, 1862-1944
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16 p
Topic: Westwood Village (Los Angeles, Calif.)
California Digital Library
by Coybee, Eden; Benson, Nellie; Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905
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favorite 60

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Gumuchian
California Digital Library
by Clifford, W. K., Mrs., d. 1929; Campbell, Edith
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Publisher's blue illustrated cloth blocked in black and gold. Purchase, Robert Temple. Gift of the Friends of CBC
Topics: Children's stories, English, Children's poetry, English
California Digital Library
by James, T. H., Mrs
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No. 11 in a collection of sixteen, in two slipcases. [Japanese fairy tale collection]
Topics: Hares -- Japan, Deception, Folklore -- Japan
California Digital Library
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favorite 20

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Publisher's yellow wrappers, printed in red, green, and black; publisher's advertisement on lower wrapper
California Digital Library
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Osborne Coll.
Topics: Children's stories, Coloring books
California Digital Library
by Cooke, Flora J. (Flora Juliette), 1864-1953
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Quarter brown cloth and buff printed paper over boards
Topics: Children's stories, Mythology, Nature stories
California Digital Library
by Cogger, Edward P
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favorite 38

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Publisher's yellow wrappers, printed in red and black; publisher's advertisement on lower wrapper
California Digital Library
texts

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favorite 86

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Red printed wrappers; woodcut alphabet printed on inner wrappers
Topics: Animals, Alphabet
California Digital Library
texts

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Publisher's chromolithographed wrappers; publisher's advertisement on lower wrapper
Topics: Love, Values
Publisher's buff printed wrappers. Laid in blue case with 1830 edition and with dealer's description
Topics: Children's poetry, Children -- Conduct of life
California Digital Library
by Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
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Orange cloth over boards blocked in black, green and red
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Topic: Slavery -- United States
California Digital Library
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Special Collections copy 1 = Green cloth over boards blocked in black, gold, and blind. Ex libris C.K. Odgen. Inscription in ink, dated Christmas 1877, on verso of frontispiece
Topics: Horses, Horses -- Legends and stories
California Digital Library
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Publisher's printed yellow wrappers; woodcut illustration on upper wrapper
Topic: Birds
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California Digital Library
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Rust colored cloth over boards blocked in gold and black
Topics: Fairy tales, Legends
Pages 434-435 misnumbered 430-431
Topics: Human figure in art, Anatomy, Artistic, Perspective
California Digital Library
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Publisher's pink printed wrappers; publisher's advertisement on lower wrapper
Topics: Giants, Giants -- Juvenile Literature
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by Clifford W. K., Mrs., d. 1929; Stanley, Dorothy, Lady, d. 1926
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Publisher's beige cloth over boards, blocked in brown
Topics: Conduct of life, Children's stories, English
Orange silk over boards. Ex libris Archer Taylor. Gift of Archer Taylor
Topic: Nursery rhymes
Young Research Library Department of Special Collections
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Topics: Armstrong, Margaret, 1867-1944, University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Dept. of Special...
Spec. Coll. c. 1: Illustrations are hand-colored. Quarter green sheep; grey paper over boards. Inscription on paste-down endpaper: Charles John Buckdale. Given him by his mother - May 30th, 1826
Topics: Conduct of life, Moral education
UCLA Library Center for Oral History Research
by Hayek, Friedrich A. von (Friedrich August), 1899-1992, interviewee; Craver, Earlene, interviewer; Pacific Academy of Advanced Studies; University of California, Los Angeles. Oral History Program
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Transcript of a 15.25-hour interview completed under the auspices of the UCLA Oral History Program and the Pacific Academy of Advanced Studies
Topics: Hayek, Friedrich A. von (Friedrich August), 1899-1992, Keynes, John Maynard, 1883-1946, Von Mises,...
California Digital Library
by Perrault, Charles, 1628-1703
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Unable to feed his seven sons, a poor woodcutter decides to leave them in the forest to die but Hop o' my Thumb, the youngest and smallest, finds a way to rescue his brothers, defeat an ogre, and gain a fortune
Topics: Filicide, Giants
Gumuchian
Topic: Birds
19 additional p. of plates included in pagination
Topics: Bible, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Rare books
California Digital Library
by Leighton, John, 1822-1912
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Gumuchian
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Topics: Alphabets, English wit and humor, Pictorial, Wit and humor, Juvenile
Original wrappers wanting? Half mottled calf and marbled paper over boards; watermark on second flyleaf: 1913
Topics: Penmanship, Children -- Writing
California Digital Library
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Brown cloth over boards blocked in gold and blind
Topics: Children's poetry, Nursery rhymes
California Digital Library
by Aulnoy, Madame d' (Marie-Catherine), 1650 or 51-1705; Perrault, Charles, 1628-1703
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[v. 1] Prince Desire and Princess Mignonetta -- The beneficent frog / Madame d'Aulnoy -- Blanch and Vermilion -- Toads and diamonds / Charles Perrault -- Graciosa and Percinet / Madame d'Aulnoy -- The Princess Maia / Madame d'Aulnoy -- [v. 2] The white cat -- The master cat, or, Puss in Boots -- Babiola -- Prince Cherry -- [v. 3] Princess Rosetta / Madame d'Aulnoy -- Little Red Riding-Hood / Charles Perrault -- The sleeping beauty in the wood / Charles Perrault -- The fair one with the golden...
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Hand-colored frontispiece
Topics: Picture books for children, Conduct of life, Children's stories, Maxims
California Digital Library
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Gumuchian
Topics: Conduct of life, Children's stories
California Digital Library
by James, T. H., Mrs
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No. 16 in a collection of sixteen, in two slipcases. [Japanese fairy tale collection]
Topics: Beauty, Personal, Folklore -- Japan
Publisher's printed buff wrappers; illustration on upper wrapper; publisher's advertisement on lower wrapper
Topic: Birds
Brown cloth over boards. Inscriptions on paste-downs. Rare bookseller's blurb pasted on upper paste-down
Topic: Animals
Young Research Library Department of Special Collections
by Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519; Fréart, Roland, sieur de Chambray, 1606-1676; Trichet du Fresne, Raphael, 1611-1661; Giffart, Pierre François, b. 1677
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Giffart notes that he corrected Ronald Fréart de Chambray's 1651 French translation of the Trattato, and corrected & enlarged Chambray's translation of Trichet du Fresne's life of Leonardo. Cf. Préface, p. iij-vij
Topics: Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519, Painting, Drawing, Perspective
California Digital Library
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Publisher's tan printed wrappers
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Topic: Conduct of life
California Digital Library
by De Morgan, Mary; Crane, Walter, 1845-1915; Swain, Joseph, 1820-1909
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The necklace of Princess Fiorimonde -- The wanderings of Arasmon -- The heart of Princess Joan -- The pedlar's pack -- The bread of discontent -- The three clever kings -- The wise princess
Topic: Conduct of life
California Digital Library
by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875
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Publisher's violet sand-grain cloth over boards, blocked in gold and blind
Topic: Children's stories, Danish
California Digital Library
by Yonge, Charlotte Mary, 1823-1901; Weld, H. Hastings (Horatio Hastings), 1811-1888
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Blue-green cloth over boards blocked in gold, black and bline. All edges gilt
Topics: United States -- History Juvenile literature, Latin America -- History Juvenile literature
California Digital Library
by Greenaway, Kate, 1846-1901, ill; Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905
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Osborne Coll.
Topics: Nursery rhymes, Children's poetry
Moon, M. Harris (1992)
Topic: Birds
California Digital Library
by Dalziel, Edward, 1817-1905; Dalziel, George, 1815-1902; Doyle, Richard, 1824-1883
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eye 17,880

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Osborne Coll.
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Topic: Giants
Moon, M. Harris
Topics: Nursery rhymes, Dogs
Yellow printed and illustrated wrappers and title: "Goose's melodies. Complete. With annotations. The only pure edition
Topic: Nursery rhymes
California Digital Library
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Quarter blue cloth and illustrated paper over boards
Topics: Children's stories, Boys -- Conduct of life
Young Research Library Department of Special Collections
by Buckler, Caroline; Calder, William M. (William Musgrave), 1932-; Huss, Bernhard
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Includes bibliographical references
Topics: Friedländer, Paul, 1882-1968, Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, Ulrich von, 1848-1931
Rosenbach, A.S.W. Children's books
Half blue morocco and Spanish marbled paper over boards, tooled in gold
Topic: Alphabets