New York: Wendell Malliet and Company, 1942. Cloth. SIGNED BY ADAM CLAYTON POWELL, SR. on the frontispiece below his portrait. A solid copy to boot of the 1942 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in a bright, VG- example of the fragile pictorial dustjacket, with chipping at the spine ends..... More
New York: Brentano's, 1908. Ruth Mary Hallock (Ysabel DeWitte Kaplan). Decorative Cloth. Large quarto, gilt pictorial cloth, tight and Near Fine. Internally clean as could be, with unused spaces for notations. Illustrated in a lavish turn-of-the-century Brandywine style by Ruth Mary Hallock, with full-page color illustrations plus half and full-page..... More
London and New York: Ernest Nister/E.P. Dutton & Co., c. 1880. Harriett M. Bennett. Cloth. Early Ernest Nister baby book (circa 1880), with an Introduction by E. Nesbit and a poem entitled "Baby" by George MacDonald. Solid and VG in its duo-tone cloth, with attractive floral design to the front..... More
New York: The Viking Press/Junior Literary Guild, 1946. Ruth Gannett. Cloth. An especially crisp, well-preserved copy of the 1946 1st edition of this Newberry Award-winning title. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light creasing to the rear panel. Octavo, wonderfully..... More
New York: Dodge Publishing Co., 1912. Albertine Randall Wheeler. Original wraps. A lovely copy of the 1912 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with an outer onion-skin wrapper protecting the panels. Charming color illustrations by Albertine Randall Wheeler. Pages have clean, unused spaces to record information..... More
New York: Dodge Publishing Co., 1906. Bessie Collins Pease. Cloth. A lovely copy of the 1906 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its pink pictorial cloth, with crisp gilt-titling at the front panel. Printed on heavy coated paper, the last section of Notes neatly lists names, the..... More
New York: Richard Krueger, 1927. Silk. A very attractive copy of this 1927 1st edition. Crisp and Near Fine in its padded, light-blue pictorial silk binding. Near Fine and unused. Charmingly illustrated in full color on every page by Queen Holden, who was best known for her paper doll artwork..... More
Chicago: Rand McNally & Co., 1911. A crisp, lovely copy of the 1911 1st edition, illustrated by Bertha L. Corbett, the illustrator of Grover's Sunbonnet Babies series. A clean, Near Fine to Fine, unused copy in its bright gilt-rule and titling and decoration at the front panel. Quarto, gorgeous decorative..... More
Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1910. Decorative Cloth. A lovely copy of the 1910 1st edition, in the publisher's pictorial box. Clean and Near Fine in its light-blue cloth, with bright gilt-decoration and titling at the front panel and spine. Internally unused, with no recordings or markings of any kind. Illustrated..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1961. Peter Boston. Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1961 stated 1st American edition of this, the 4th title in the "Green Knowe" series. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with uniform fading along the spine. Octavo, nicely illustrated by..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1959. Peter Boston. Cloth. The 1959 stated 1st American edition of this, the 3rd book in the "Green Knowe" series, continuing the fantasy adventures of Tolly and Ping. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with lght soiling along the panel..... More
London: Humphrey Milford, c. 1923. Original wraps. Charming title in the "Duck-a-Dandy" series, circa 1923. Clean and Near Fine in its wonderful string-tied pictorial wrappers. 64mo (miniature), with 4 full-page and one double-page color illustrations by Ernest Aris. More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1863. J. Noel Paton. Decorative Cloth. A handsome, very presentable copy of the 1863 1st edition, 2nd issue (lacking the "L'Envoi" page just following the Dedication page). Solid and VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-design and bordering along the front panel and bright gilt-titling..... More
Venice: 1981. May 8th, 1981 circular postcard (a panorama) of Venice, written by Edie Kerouac-Parker (Jack Kerouac's first wife) to Herbert Huncke. In the postmarked, handwritten postcard Edie mentions the "Timothy Leary Agency" and an invitation to speak at the University of Vermont, and asks Huncke if he would be..... More
London: Cassell and Company, 1923. Decorative Cloth. A tight, solid copy of the 1923 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in its light-blue cloth, with bright gilt-design and bright titling along the front panel, and lightly-rubbed gilt-design and lettering to the spine. Small, neat inscription and tasteful former-owner bookplate at the..... More
New York: Thomas R. Knox & Co., 1885. Decorative Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1885 1st edition of James McQuade's account of the voyage of the schooner yacht Montauk to Bermuda, the West Indies and Florida. Tight and VG+ in its pictorial, chocolate-brown cloth, with bright gilt-titling along..... More
San Francisco: Pacific Rural Press, 1915. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR W.S. GUILFORD on the front free endpaper. A solid, presentable copy to boot of the 1915 1st edition. Tight and VG in its light-brown cloth, with very light staining along the front panel's fore-edge and the rear panel's bottom-edge..... More
New York: William Morrow and Co., 1932. Jay (Jeanette Warmuth). Pictorial boards. An impressive copy of this 1932 1st thus, an English language version of Wilhelm Busch's classic story. Tight and VG+ in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of very light offsetting along the front panel's top-edge..... More
Los Angeles: Suttonhouse Ltd., 1936. Helen Finger. Cloth. A crisp, very presentable copy of the 1936 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (2 vintage children's names in pencil on the first blank endpaper) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with clear tape inconspicuously reinforcing several dges and one small closed..... More
New York: H.M. Caldwell, 1907. L.J. Bridgman. Pictorial boards. A solid, VG+ copy of the 1907 1st edition, in its cloth-backed pictorial boards. Very light wear along the edges, charming former owner bookplate at the first blank endsheet. Wonderful fantasy about a Princess who travels to a land where toys..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1954. Conrad Buff. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY MARY & CONRAD BUFF on the half-title. A crisp, very presentable copy to boot of the 1954 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by Conrad Buff. More
New York: McLoughlin Bros. c. 1890. Randolph Caldecott. Pictorial boards. The 1st edition of this uncommon title from McLoughlin Bros., circa 1890. Solid and VG (one signature sprung and old margin mend on 2 pg.) in its pictorial cloth, with light soiling thru the text. Identical in content to the..... More
New York: The Century Co., 1908. Harrison Cady. Decorative Cloth. A sharp, very presentable copy of the uncommon 1908 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its pictorial light-brown cloth. No writing or markings to speak of to the interior, boards clean and bright. Octavo, verses by Carolyn..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1949. Conrad Buff. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY MARY AND CONRAD BUFF on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the 1949 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (with light spotting along the front panel's lower-edge) in a crisp, price-intact ($2.00), VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing..... More
