A few examples of appraisal values for
STORY HOUR

• STORY TIME AT THE LIBRARYBreuer,
  STORY TIME AT THE LIBRARYBreuer, Matilda (American, twentieth century). Story Time at the Library. Circa 1950. Watercolor on board illustration from ”The Story Hour Stories of Today.” Published in the Childrenês Hour series. Image measures 11 x 7 inches on larger board. Signed at bottom right. Very good.
• THE STORYTELLER, HOWARD TERPNING
  THE STORYTELLER, HOWARD TERPNING Howard Terpning (American, b. 1927), "The Storyteller," 1989, leather bound book with works by the artist and text by Don Dedera, pencil signed edition, published by the Greenwich Workshop, edition 1177/1500, overall (with hard book case): 17.5"h x 14.75"w x 2.25"d. Provenance: From the Estate of John Cologhi. Proceeds to benefit the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian.
• Folk Stories & Fables Selected
  Folk Stories & Fables Selected and Arranged by Eva March Tappan Houghton Mifflin Company ND ten volumes 8vo hard bound in buckram and in green and tan with gilt embossed covers. Children's Hour edition illustrated with black and white plates the frontispieces in color.
• PINO STORY TIME EMBELLISHED
  PINO STORY TIME EMBELLISHED GICLEEPino (1939-2010) artists embellished limited edition print titled Story Time, signed and numbered, 57/295. Image measures 23 1/2" x 17 1/2", framed 32" x 26". See images for more details on condition. This item will need to be shipped by a packinompany of your choice. We maintain a list of reliable shippers, or you may choose your own.
• CORNELIUS CHRISTIAAN ZWAAN,
  CORNELIUS CHRISTIAAN ZWAAN, AMERICAN 1882-1964, STORY HOUR, OIL ON CANVAS, 30 X 40 IN., FRAME: 38 X 48 IN.CORNELIUS CHRISTIAAN ZWAAN, (American, 1882-1964) Story Hour, oil on canvas signed Corns. Ch. Zwaan lower right oil on canvas Dimensions: 30 x 40 in., frame: 38 x 48 in. Provenance: Grogan & Company, Dedham, Massachusetts; The Collection of a Dedham, Massachusetts Family. Condition: Please note: All property is sold "AS IS" and any statement, whether oral or written, is given as a courtesy and shall not be deemed as a guarantee, warranty, or representation of the authenticity of authorship, physical condition, size, quality, rarity, importance, provenance, exhibitions, literature or historical relevance of the property or otherwise. The absence of a condition report does not imply the item is in perfect condition.
• Harry Roseland, American,
  Harry Roseland, American, 1868-1950, oil on wood panel, The Reading Lesson, 6 1/2" x 9 1/4", modern frame Estimate $1,000-1,500
• MANNER OF HERMANN KAULBACH (GERMAN,
  MANNER OF HERMANN KAULBACH (GERMAN, 1846-1909), STORY TIME Oil on mahogany panel, signed "Herman Kaulbach" at lower right, presented in a gilt frame with gallery plaque.
• Collection of Storybook Dolls.
  Collection of Storybook Dolls.
• [CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATION] Oil
  [CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATION] Oil painting of a young girl reading a picture-book. Estimate:$600-$900
• 19th Century Oil storytime with
  19th Century Oil storytime with grandma image area 12'' x 10'' on canvas.
• 12) BOOKS: SHORT STORIES VARIOUS
  12) BOOKS: SHORT STORIES VARIOUS COUNTRIES LEATHER(lot of 12) "The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories", The Educational Book Company, London, c. 1920's, quarter red leather, gilt lettering, includes stories from Russia, England, Italy, France Ireland, Scotland, Belgium, average book 9"h, 6"w, 1.5"d, total: 22.65lbs **Provenance: A prominent Houstonian's River Oaks Estate**
• [Storytellers] Books on Minstrels
  [Storytellers] Books on Minstrels and Storytellers  Lot of 5. Scott Sir Walter. Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border. London: Alex. Murray & Son 1869. 12mo blue cloth with paper spine label 544pp. Spine worn corners bumped sunning of spine and board edges. Light toning. Motherwell William. Minstrelsy Ancient and Modern. Boston: William D. Ticknor & Co. 1846 2 vols. Small 12mo paper-covered boards paper spine labels; vol. 1 279pp 2pp ads in front; vol. 2 283pp. Spine ends worn corners and board edges worn; front board nearly detached from vol.1. Internally clean. Robin Hood: A Collection of all the Ancient Poems Songs and Ballads Now Extant Relative to that Celebrated English Outlaw. London: Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1820. 16mo printed paper boards newer cloth tape over spine 240pp. Text block becoming separated from boards a few gatherings loose. Pages wavy from humidity. Very minor spots on frontmatter but inner pages clean. [Haliburton Thomas Chandler] Judge Haliburton's Yankee Stories. Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston n.d. (ca 1836). Small 8vo embossed green cloth gilt front and spine 192pp 12 pp ads. Spine sunned lower corners damaged. Entire volume cocked. Scattered light foxing.
• SEVEN VOLUMES: PREDOMINANTLY
  SEVEN VOLUMES: PREDOMINANTLY SHORT STORY AND POETRY COLLECTIONSSeven Volumes: Predominantly Short Story and Poetry Collections,, 'By Daylight and in Dream', John Hall Wheelock, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1970, Probably signed and dedicated 'The Collected Poems of Stephen Crane', Alfred A Knopf, New York and London, 1930 'The Collected Poems of A.E. Housman', Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1940 'The Short Stories of Henry James', Random House, Inc., 1945, This is a Wartime Book 'Twixt Land and Sea', Joseph Conrad for J.M. Dent & Sons, LTD., London, 1912 'A Changed Man...', Thomas Hardy for Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1913 'The Bridge of San Luis Rey', Thornton Wilder and Amy Drevenstedt for Albert & Charles Boni, New York, 1927
• Fred Haines (American/New
  Fred Haines (American/New Orleans, Contemporary) "Storyville Nite Club", pastel over oil wash on sandpaper, 16" x 20", signed lower right "Haines". Glazed and presented in a carved giltwood frame.
• Children's books; Child Life:
  Children's books; Child Life: Chautauqua, The Playbook of King Arthur, The House that Glue Built, coloring, painting, and other arts and crafts books, etc. Varying conditions, most in decent shape.
• The Wonder Clock Or Four & Twenty
  The Wonder Clock Or Four & Twenty Marvelous Tales Being One, written and illustrated by Howard Pyle (New York, 1888). Handsomely rebound in half leather. Slightly cocked.
• GEORGE S. HILL, WATERCOLOR,
  GEORGE S. HILL, WATERCOLOR, BOOKSWatercolor on paper painting by George Snow Hill (American, 1898-1969). Image shows young people reading with the stories of the books being played out in the background. Painting on card stock with accompanying detailed line drawing on tracing paper. Sheet size is 8 1/2" x 11". Unframed. Some rubbing and toning.
• ILLUMINATED PICTORIAL LEAF, BOOK OF
  ILLUMINATED PICTORIAL LEAF, BOOK OF HOURS 16th c. or earlier, possibly French, gold and pigment on vellum, depicting the Annunciation to the Shepherds, finely detailed faces, with one man drinking from a barrel and a bagpiper in the foreground, matted and framed under glass, 6.5"h x 4.75"w (sight), 12"h x 9.75"w (frame)
• A LARGE VINTAGE CUT-OUT STORYBOOK
  A LARGE VINTAGE CUT-OUT STORYBOOK FIGURESA LARGE VINTAGE CUT-OUT STORYBOOK FIGURES COLLECTION, all hand painted plywood, various human and animal figures up to 72"H, over 60 total items.
• MARION HUSE (AMERICAN,
  MARION HUSE (AMERICAN, 1896-1967), "TWO CHILDREN SHARING A STORY", OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED LL, TWO GIRLS ONE IN PROFILE, SITTING AND R...Marion Huse (American, 1896-1967), "Two Children Sharing a Story", oil on canvas, signed LL, two girls one in profile, sitting and reading a yellow book, painting has a purple tone, background is indistinct swirls of purple, blue, and gray, unframed, wear/loss to edges, areas of abrasion with loss of paint most obvious on left side of figures, 29" h. x 36 1/2" w. [Works by Marion Huse are currently being offered at Vose Galleries and Childs Gallery, and have been sold by Spanierman Gallery in the past. This work was given to the Brockton Art Museum (MA) by the artist's husband, Dr. Robert Barstow; the BAM in turn gifted the Huse Collection to the New Britain Museum of American Art which later chose to sell some Huse works through auction at Winter Associates, Inc., CT]
• CHRISTMAS STORY BY H.L. MENCKEN
  CHRISTMAS STORY BY H.L. MENCKEN Copyright 1946; whimsical story by legendary Baltimore author.
• 6 Anitque Children's Books includes
  6 Anitque Children's Books includes little men & women night before Christmas animal A.B.C. chatter box & ride a cock-horse.
• LIBRARY OF BOOKS, PREDOMINANTLY
  LIBRARY OF BOOKS, PREDOMINANTLY HARDCOVER HISTORY AND POLITICAL THEORY WITH LOCAL INTEREST AND CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTLibrary of Books, Predominantly Hardcover History and Political Theory with Local Interest and Children and Young Adult,,
• A Pair of Storytellers signed
  A Pair of Storytellers signed Stella Teller Isleta. Height 2 3/4 inches.
• MARK TWAIN "HOW TO TELL A STORY,"
  MARK TWAIN "HOW TO TELL A STORY," FIRST EDITION Mark Twain (American, 1835-1910) "How to Tell a Story and Other Essays," Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York and London, 1897, first edition, first state, with the spelling of "ciper" instead of the later corrected "cipher" on page 187, bound in maroon gilt cloth. 7.75" H x 5.25" W x 1" D.
• 2006 Jim Shore, Heartwood Creek,
  2006 Jim Shore, Heartwood Creek, "Rhyme Time", Mother Goose Figurine, number 4007015, mint in box Estimate $20-40
• Stories From Hans Andersen, with
  Stories From Hans Andersen, with illustrations by Edmund Dulac (New York and London, 1911).
• Kipling, Rudyard. Just So
  Kipling, Rudyard. Just So Stories, First Edition, 1902. 8vo., original pictorial cloth (head and tail of spine slightly bruised). Illustrated by the author
• LIBRARY OF PREDOMINANTLY HISTORY,
  LIBRARY OF PREDOMINANTLY HISTORY, POETRY, LITERATURE, AND LABOR STUDY VOLUMESLibrary of Predominantly History, Poetry, Literature, and Labor Study Volumes,,
• AMERICAN SCHOOL "READING LESSONS"
  AMERICAN SCHOOL "READING LESSONS" FIGURAL O/C American School, "Reading Lesson" 19th century, oil on canvas depicting a mother or tutor reading with a little girl, monogrammed JB to lower left, framed Approximate dimensions: Canvas h. 24", w. 20"; Overall h. 33. 75", w. 29. 75", d. 3. 5".
• WILLIAM L. POOLE (19TH C.
  WILLIAM L. POOLE (19TH C. ENGLAND) Granny Tells a Tale, oil on canvas, signed lower left, depicting a white haired woman seated on a chair in a dooryard, surrounded by enthralled children, a sleeping dog, two kittens playing in a basket (distracting one audience member), unframed, 31 1/2" x 39 1/2". Relined, one repaired puncture after relining lower center.
• SOISSONS SCHOOL, BOOK OF HOURS
  SOISSONS SCHOOL, BOOK OF HOURS MANUSCRIPT LEAF Soissons School, (France, First half 15th c.), Adoration of the Magi, gilt and polychrome paint on paper, old gallery label verso, matted and framed under glass, 5.5"h x 4"w (sight), 14"h x 10"w (frame)
• (14 VOLS) HALLAM & SHORT STORIES
  (14 VOLS) HALLAM & SHORT STORIES LIBRARY BOOKS(14 vols) English leather bound library shelf books, including: (6 vols) by Henry Hallam (England, 1777-1859), all published by John Murray, London, full-leather bound, with gilt embossed coat of arms for The Law Society of the United Kingdom, (three vols) "View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages," published by 1868, (three vols) "Introduction to the Literature of Europe," 1873; (8) "The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories," vols 13-20, edited by John Alexander Hamilton, published by The Educational Book Company Limited, London, quarter-leather bound, with gilt lettering and accents; largest: approx 9 1/8"h, 6 1/8"w, 1.75"d, 26.25 lbs total **Provenance: A prominent Houstonian's River Oaks Estate**
• 1 vol. Zeitlin, Ida. Skazki: Tales
  1 vol. Zeitlin, Ida. Skazki: Tales and Legends of Old Russia. New York: G.H. Doran, (1926). First edition. Illustrated by Theodore Nadejen. Tall 8vo, orig. gilt-lettered & pictorial blue cloth, t.e.g., other edge edges untrimmed; light edge wear, occasionally lightly scuffed. With 24 color & gold mounted plates, other illus., color pictorial endpapers. Internally clean.
• The Speaking Picture Book and a
  The Speaking Picture Book and a quantity of other toys
• JANE DABNEY SHACKELFORD (AMERICAN
  JANE DABNEY SHACKELFORD (AMERICAN 1895-1979), 'THE CHILD'S STORY OF THE NEGRO' WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY LOïS MAILOU JONES (AMERICAN 1905-1998), TOGETHER WITH NINE WOODBLOCKS FOR THE ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONSJane Dabney Shackelford, (American, 1895-1979) The Child's Story of the Negro with Illustrations by Loïs Mailou Jones (American 1905-1998), Together with Nine Woodblocks for the Original Illustrations, The book, published by The Associated Publishers, Washington, DC, 1938; and the blocks, each a metal plate mounted on wood The book, published by The Associated Publishers, Washington, DC, 1938; and the blocks, each a metal plate mounted on wood Dimensions: Largest woodblock: 5-1/2 x 4 in (14 x 10.2 cm) Provenance: Property from the Estate of James K. Hill