The Tall Book of Make-Believe SIGNED
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950. Garth Williams. Pictorial boards. SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR GARTH WILLIAMS on the title page. More
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The Carrot Seed (The 1st Japanese Edition -- Inscribed by Ruth Krauss) SIGNED
Penguinsha Co., Ltd. (Japan Uni Agency), 1980. Crockett Johnson. Pictorial boards. A wonderful curio. The 1980 1st Japanese edition of "The Carrot Seed", INSCRIBED BY ITS AUTHOR RUTH KRAUSS on the front free endpaper. A very presentable copy to boot. Solid and VG+ in its pictorial boards, with very light..... More
The Trademarks of Paul Rand: A Selection SIGNED
New York: George Wittenborn, Inc., 1960. Decorative Wrappers. INSCRIBED BY PAUL RAND (IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION) on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1960 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its Paul Rand-designed wrappers, with one triangle of light offsetting at the front panel's top-edge. Internally immaculate..... More
If Only SIGNED
Eugene, OR: Toad Press, 1969. Original wraps. INSCRIBED BY RUTH KRAUSS on the title page. A solid copy to boot of the 1969 1st thus (and 1st stand-alone edition). Solid and VG+ to Near Fine in its stapled wrappers, with mild darkening along the spine and very light spotting at..... More
Vogue's Book of Houses, Gardens, People
New York: The Viking Press, 1968. Cloth. A bright, very sharp copy of the 1968 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact (and price-clipped), Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, beautifully photographed throughout in color by Horst. Text by Valentine Lawford, Foreword by Diana Vreeland. More
Gone With the Wind -- Special 50th Anniversary First Edition Facsimile (Still In Its Original Shrinkwrap)
1986. Cloth. Ther 1986 "Special 50th Anniversary First Edition Facsimile", still in its original shrinkwrap, with the gold seal (price sticker) on the front cover. An all-but-pristine copy. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of spotting to the rear cover. More
Harlin Quist Books
Harlin Quist, 1973. Original wraps. A very sharp copy of the Fall 1973 catalogue of children's titles to be published by the avant-garde publisher Harlin Quist. Clean and Near Fine in its dark wrappers, with bright, colorfully-illustrated examples of a number of their wild, soon-to-be-released titles. More
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1968. Pictorial boards. The uncommon 1968 1st Canadian edition of this classic of post-War science fiction. Solid and VG+ in its pictorial boards, with just a touch of very light soiling to the panels and a small, neat former owner inscription at the front free endpaper..... More
Wars I Have Seen
New York: Random House, 1945. Cloth. An exceptionally bright copy of the 1945 stated 1st printing. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a bit of creasing at the spine crown. Octavo, 259 pgs. More
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1952. Cloth. A sharp, impressive copy of the 1952 1st American edition, which must state "First Edition" on the copyright page. Solid and VG to VG+ (offsetting to the copyright and facing "printing history" page, where a newspaper article had been laid-in) in a...... More
Wagging Tails: An Album of Dogs
New York: Rand McNally & Co., 1955. Wesley Dennis. Pictorial boards. A very impressive copy of the 1955 true 1st edition (with the letter 'A' at the copyright page). Solid and VG+ to Near Fine (child's name neatly erased from the front free endpaper) in a crisp, price-intact ($2.95), VG+..... More
Horoscopes for Pussy Cats
New York: Arrowhead Books, 1955. Warren Wille. Pictorial boards. A very appealing copy of the 1955 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($2.00), Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light wear to the spine crown. 12mo, nicely illustrated thoughout in black-and-white by Warren Wille. More
If Only SIGNED
Self-published, 1976. Original wraps. INSCRIBED BY RUTH KRAUSS on the title page. A very clean copy to boot of the 1976 2nd printing, self-published by Ruth Krauss. Clean and Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers. More
The Breast Gothic SIGNED
Lenox, MA: Bookstore Press, 1973. Original wraps. INSCRIBED BY RUTH KRAUSS on the half-title. A clean, bright copy to boot of the 1973 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in its original wrappers, with just a touch of light spotting at the rear panel. More
A Moon or a Button: A Collection of First Picture Ideas
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1959. Remy Charlip. Pictorial boards. The 1959 presumed 1st edition. Tight and VG (a band of darkening along the top-edges, lesser darkening at the front pastedown and front free endpaper) in a crisp, price-intact (and price-clipped), VG+ dustjacket, with very light soiling to the rear..... More
A Bouquet of Littles SIGNED
New York: Harper & Row, 1963. Jane Flora. Pictorial boards. INSCRIBED BY RUTH KRAUSS on the front free endpaper. A bright, solid copy to boot of the 1963 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial boards. Lacking its dustjacket. 16mo, nicely illustrated in rich color by Jane Flora..... More
Little Boat Lighter Than a Cork SIGNED
Connecticut: Magic Circle Press, 1976. Esther Gilman. Boards. INSCRIBED BY RUTH KRAUSS on the title page. A clean, very sharp copy to boot of the 1976 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with even, light fading at the spine. 64mo (miniature), nicely illustrated..... More
Records of California Men in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1867
Sacramento: The California State Office, 1890. Boards. A solid copy of the 1890 revised edition. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its dark bevelled boards, with just a touch of light fading at the spine and along the lower-edges. Thick octavo, 887 pgs. More
A Political Text-Book for 1860: Comprising a Brief View of Presidential Nominations and Elections
New York: The Tribune Association, 1860. Decorative Cloth. A solid copy of the 1860 1st edition. Tight and VG in its dark-green cloth, with decorative blindstamping at the panels and bright gilt-titling along the spine. Light soiling to the front panel, minor staining at the rear panel's lower-edge. Octavo, 248..... More
Noisy Nora
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1929. Hugh Lofting. Pictorial cloth. A serviceable copy of the 1929 1st American edition. Solid and Good+ to VG- in its pink cloth, with mounted pictorial to the front panel. Light wear at the spine ends and tips, mild soiling to the panels. Tender (but..... More
Barely and Widely SIGNED
Louis Zukofsky, 1958. 1st. Soft Cover. #118 of 300 numbered copies signed by poet Louis Zukofsky. 1958 1st edition. Wrappers, 64mo, oblong, 73 pgs. A facsimile in Zukofskys handwriting of a small collection of poems written for Celia Zukofsky. Signed by Author(s). More
A History of Medicine in the Early U.S. Navy
Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995. 1st. Hardcover. A beautiful copy of the 1995 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 435 pgs. More
Geology of the City of New York
Henry Holt, 1909. Hardcover. A sharp copy of the 1909 3rd edition, enlarged. VG+ in its original maroon cloth with bright gilt-lettering on the spine. Octavo, 232 pgs., 4 fold-out maps present. Bookplate of the New York Microscopical Society on inside cover as well as their small, neat stamp on..... More
A Narrative of the Campaign of the British Army in Spain, Commanded by His Excellency Lieut.-General Sir John Moore (The Fourth Edition)
London: J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church Yard, 1809. Boards. The 1809 4th edition, including its 2 large fold-out maps ("The Action Near Coruna Jan. 16th, 1809" and "Spain & Portugal with the March of the British Columns"). Re-bound (with new endsheets as well) in late 19th/early 20th century dark green..... More
Cannon-Flashes and Pen-Dashes
New York: W.H. Kelley & Compnay, 1866. Decorative Cloth. The uncommon 1866 1st edition of this Civil War narrative-in-verse. Tight and VG+ in its wine-red cloth, with bright gilt-design to the front panel and bright gilt-titling along the spine. Very mild spotting to the boards, light offsetting at the pastedowns..... More