New York: Crown Publishers, 1975. 1st. Cloth. A crisp, very clean copy of the 1975 stated 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, unpaginated. Nicely illustrated by William Sauts Bock. More
Paris: Editions Du Vieux Colombier, 1944. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Lovely 1944 French children's book. VG in its pictorial cloth, with very light staining along the front panel's fore-edge and light soiling at the rear panel. Oblong quarto, charmingly illustrated in rich color by Marie Moulinier. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1970. Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1970 1st thus, beautifully illustrated thruout by Caldecott-winner Barbara Cooney. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light creasing at the front panel's top-edge. A Promotional Copy to boot, with the glossy Promotional photo laid-in. Additionally..... More
New York, London and Bombay: Longmans, Green & Co., 1901. Florence K. Upton. Hardcover. A solid, presentable copy of the 1901 1st edition. Tight and VG (small chip at the front endpaper, rear endpaper torn and re-taped) in its pictorial boards, with light soiling to the panels and very light..... More
London: Longmans, Green & Co., c. 1902. Florence K. Upton. Hardcover. The 1st edition of this early installment in the legendary "Golliwogg" series, c. 1902. Wonderfully illustrated in rich color by Florence K. Upton, verses by her mother Bertha Upton. An oblong quarto, solid and VG in its pictorial boards..... More
London and New York: Longmans, Green and Co., c. 1902. Florence K. Upton. Hardcover. A tight, well-preserved copy of the 1st edition of this early entry in the legendary turn-of-the-century "Golliwoggs" series, c. 1902. Solid and VG in its wonderful pictorial boards, with light soiling to the panels. Lavishly illustrated..... More
Rand McNally & Company, 1945. Janice Holland. Cloth. A lovely copy of the 1945 1st edition, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR FRANCES CAVANAH on the half-title. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($2.50), Near Fine dustjacket, with one tiny, almost imperceptible chip at the spine crown. Quarto, charming introduction..... More
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1965. Dorothy Bayley Morse. A crisp, well-preserved copy of the 1965 1st edition of this charming tale set against the backdrop of the American Revolution. Tight and Near Fine (just a touch of light offsetting at the rear free endpaper) in a bright, price-intact, Near..... More
Reykjavik, Iceland: Prentsmidjan Leiftur HF. 1982. Boards. A wonderful Hardy Boys curio, the 1982 1st Icelandic edition of "The Secret Agent on Flight 101". A very sharp copy to boot. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light soiling to the rear..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1939. Cloth. A very respectable copy of the 1939 true 1st edition. The 18th title in the series, conforming to all issue points as established by Carpentieri (the #5050 and 120-160 codes on the front flap, the 18th title listed and 13 "Spotlight" titles on..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1936. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1936 correct 1st edition (Carpentier, Heffelfinger) of this, the 15th title in the original Hardy Boys series. Issue points: This is the 15th and last title listed on the front flap, there are 14 "X Bar X Boy" titles listed..... More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1963. Leonard Kessler. Cloth. WONDERFULLY INSCRIBED BY THE BOOK'S ILLUSTRATOR LEONARD KESSLER TO HIS NEPHEWS on the front pastedown. A solid copy to boot of the 1963 1st edition. Tight and VG- (with light staining to the front pastedown and lower tips) in a...... More
New Haven, CT: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company, 1926. G. Grant Mason Jr. Boards. A wonderful Presentation copy of this cartoon study of the Yale bulldog and all the trouble he gets into. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR GRANT MASON TO HIS PARENTS ("THEY MADE THIS CANINE CREATOR WHAT..... More
Paris: Jules Tallandier, Editeur. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. Beautiful French children's version of Sherlock Holmes, with all the characters animals. Circa 1908. Rich chromolithography thruout, wonderfully illustrated by R. de la Neziere. Nicely-preserved and VG to VG+ in its original decorative boards, with very light fraying at the front tips..... More
Colombia: Carvajal S.A. Cali ((Edicion Smurfit Carton de Colombia), 1988. Mario Gordillo. Pictorial boards. A handsome copy of the June 1988 1st edition of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's only pop-up book, nicely illustrated throughout by Mario Gordillo. Clean and Near Fine in its laminate, pictorial boards, with verly light wear along..... More
Paris: Adrien Sporck Editeur, 1902. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Charming 1902 French children's songbook. Wonderful handcolored illustrations thruout by George Delaw. Bright and VG in its pictorial cloth, with very light wear along the panel edges. Oblong quarto, 47 pgs. Preface by Madame Edmond Rostand. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1986. 1st. Cloth. SIGNED BY BOTH THE AUTHOR AND THE ILLUSTRATOR (WHO ADDED AN ORIGINAL DRAWING ABOVE HIS SIGNATURE) on the front free endpaper. A sharp copy to boot of the 1986 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket..... More
Chicago: Belford, Clarke & Co., 1883. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1883 1st edition, "Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa, No. 2". VG- in its chocolate boards, with bright gilt-lettering along the spine but a bit of rubbing at the panels and light wear to the spine ends. Still though, a...... More
New York: Sears Publishing Company, 1932. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1932 1st edition of this wonderful --and uncommon-- children's title, something of a precursor to Dare Wright's iconic "Edith the Lonely Doll" series. Charting the happy adventures, thru vivid color illustrations on each recto, of Tom and his friend Ted..... More
New York: George Routledge and Sons, 1876. Decorative Cloth. A handsome copy of this 1876 sequel to "Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood". Bright and VG+ in its beautiful dark-green, decorative cloth, with bright gilt-lettering and design along the spine. Light foxing at several of the preliminaries (including the title page..... More
New York: Platt & Munk, 1974. Pictorial boards. A LOVELY, LONG, YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION INSCRIPTION FROM ZERO MOSTEL TO NOTED CHILDREN'S (AND SPECIFICALLY SESAME STREET) ILLUSTRATOR MICHAEL SMOLLIN on the 2nd blank endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1974 1st edition. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its..... More
New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1954. 1st. Cloth. A beautiful copy of the 1954 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket, with light wear along the spine. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by Richard Gackenbach. #51 in the wonderful "First Book of...." series. More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1940. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1940 stated 1st edition of this charming tale of Raffles, the cocker spaniel puppy. Solid and VG (with tasteful former owner bookplate at the front blank endpaper) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping at the..... More
