Collecting Children’s Books
Oct 13th, 2008 by Bauman
Why collect children’s classics? There is the familiarity of a beloved book that impressed us in our earliest years, the images that stir our recognition, the words and phrases that resonate in our memories. We carry so many of those first-loved, often best-loved books with us for a lifetime, and when we choose to approach them as a collector would, a fascinating world opens up.
Often not printed in large quantities, these first editions survived more perilous paths than many other books, as they usually ended up in children’s hands, where they were read, carried, dropped, drawn upon, tossed, clutched and loved.
These first editions have survived the vagaries of time because they were treasured, and in collecting them, we keep them safe for yet another generation. There is a tremendous pleasure in devoting one’s time, focus and energy to collecting such wonderful classics, and we invite you, in the books that follow, to rediscover the books you loved in your earliest years.