Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Little man, little man : a story of childhood
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Rare Books
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Rare Books
In Harlem, 1926, Joe Trace, a door-to-door salesman in his fifties, kills his teenage lover. At the funeral, his wife Violet slashes the dead girl's face and then desperately searches to find why Joe was unfaithful. The profound love story is immersed in the sights and sounds of Black urban life during the Jazz Age.
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"Baby Chatterbox" by Anonymous is a children's book written in the late 19th century. This collection of rhymes and simple stories captures the innocent perspective of childhood, exploring themes of play, interaction with animals, and the exploration of nature. The book aims to entertain and educate young readers through playful language and engaging illustrations. The content of "Baby Chatterbox" consists of various poems and short tales that depict the daily life and adventures of children, their toys, and the world around them. Characters like the playful baby, imaginative dolls, and curious animals come alive in the pages, creating a whimsical exploration of childhood joy. Throughout the book, themes of friendship, discovery, and the bond between children and their environment are illustrated through charming verses, such as the excitement of a new baby arriving from the sky, the fun of playing in the hay, and the adventures of a kitten or a lovely canary visiting the children, making it a delightful read for the little ones.
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Visual Materials
Image of General Thomas Gage, the last British military Royal Governor of Massachusetts, assuring an assemblage of boys that they need not fear his troops quartered in Boston; Gage sits in military uniform at a table with two other uniformed men facing a group of 15 boys standing by the table and coming through the door; an African American man tends a fire in the fireplace at left.
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Visual Materials
Two young boys and a man, possibly their father, in the garden at the side of a house.
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"In Childhood Memories from the Other Side of the Water, artist Eduardo del Valle depicts experiences and recollections of the first ten years of his life in Cuba, from 1951 until 1961, when he left the country of his birth, never to return. Over the past nine years, del Valle has made images that are central to his reminiscences and which portray painful aspects of his childhood that have stayed with him throughout his life and career. These memories of Cuba come together to form an outstanding visual autobiography"--Publisher's description.
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Manuscripts
Glass plate with two photographs. One shows five boys (possibly brothers) standing on the porch steps in front of a house. The other shows a man standing with a mule or donkey in front of a barn.
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