New York: Viking Press, 1931. Dr. Seuss. Cloth. The elusive 1931 true 1st edition of Dr. Seuss's first published book. "A Collection of Schoolboy Wisdom, or Knowledge as It Is Sometimes Written, Compiled from Classrooms and Examination Papers by Alexander Abingdon, and Illustrated by Dr. Seuss" (from the title page)... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1945. Garth Williams. Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1945 stated 1st edition, in the 1st issue dustjacket. Tight and VG+ (with just a touch of soiling to the panels) in a bright, price-intact ("$2.00") dustjacket, with very light creasing at the spine crown... More
Racine, Wisconsin: The Whitman Publishing Co., 1937. Hardcover. A gorgeous, unusually well-preserved copy of the 1937 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its wonderful pictorial boards, with just the faintest hint of rubbing along the front panel and spine. Internally immaculate, with no writing or markings of any kind... More
London and New York: Frederick Warne & Co. Hardcover. Lovely --and uncommon-- Victorian-era children's title, c. 1890. Beautifully illustrated thruout in rich chromolithography by the author. A solid, well-preserved and VG octavo in its wonderful pictorial boards, with a neat 1893 Christmas inscription --and school presentation below-- on the front... More
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co., 1939. Alfred Andriola. Hardcover. A lovely, exceptionally sharp copy of the 1939 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine to Fine in its pictorial boards. Clean and bright and even approaching pristine. Better Little Book #1478. More
Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1966. Y. Kazama. 1st. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1966 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by Y. Kazama. More
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1926. J. Erwin Porter. Cloth. An attractive copy of the 1926 presumed 1st edition. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its light-blue cloth, with decorative gilt-design to the front panel and bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Very light offsetting at... More
Peoria, Illinois: The Manual Arts Press, 1947. 1st. Cloth. A crisp, lovely copy of the 1947 1st edition. Solid and VG in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Small name tag and wonderful old bookstore decal at front pastedown, otherwise clean as could be. 12mo, 118 pgs. More
London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1936. T. Longworth Cooper/Elizabeth Todhnter. Cloth. The 1936 1st edition of this fascinating children's tale from London in which the "wee folk" are elf-flike leather dolls posing thruout the book. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG- to VG dustjacket, with light chipping... More
New York: Harper & Brothers/Harper & Row, 1960. Clement Hurd. A handsome, well-preserved copy of the 1960 1st thus (following the 1938 original edition but in this new edition the first appearance of the author's husband Clement Hurd's first-rate illustrations). Clean and Near Fine in its laminate boards. And in... More
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1951. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1951 1st edition. Solid and VG in its decorative boards, with light soiling to the rear panel. Oblong octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by the formidable Clement Hurd. More
New York: Dodge Publishing Company, 1905. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The June 1905 stated 1st edition, IN AN EARLY (1914-1915) ISSUE OF THE UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG (with faded lettering along the spine) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light rubbing to the front panel and very light staining... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1974. Barbara Cooney. Hardcover. A crisp, clean copy of the 1974 stated 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of darkening along the panel edges. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by Barbara Cooney. More
The Bodley Head, London, 1970. Hardcover. Originally published in 1937 as a gift for his daughter, this new 1970 edition had been revised and redrawn by the great Edward Ardizzone, this time as a gift for his granddaughter. A very handsome copy of this 1st thus. Near Fine in a.... More
Henry Z. Walck, Inc., New York, 1964. 1st. Hardcover. A clean, well-preserved copy of the 1964 1st American edition. VG+ in a bright, VG+, price-intact dustjacket. Quarto, unpaginated. Both written and illustrated by the great Edward Ardizzone. More
Akron, Ohio: The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1943. Julian Wehr. Boards. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1943 1st edition of this charming "movable" children's book. Clean and Near Fine in its plastic-comb binding (with all movable parts in nice working condition) in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with one... More
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1964. Percy MacMahon. Cloth. A very nice copy of the 1964 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of soiling to the rear panel. A Review Copy to boot, with Morrow's review slip and photograph... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. Elaine Greenstein. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY ELAINE GREENSTEIN on the first blank endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1997 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a slight touch of wear at the spine crown... More
New York: Random House, 1960. Leonard Everett Fisher. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY ELEANOR CLARK on the title page AND ALSO SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR LEONARD EVERETT FISHER. A sharp copy to boot of the 1960 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (small former owner inscription at the frontispiece) in a.... More
Racine, Wisc. Whitman Publishing Co., 1929. Hardcover. An unusually bright, crisp copy of the 1929 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (with very light wear along the spine--much less than usually encountered) in its charming pictorial boards. Octavo, wonderful color portraits thruout. More
Roberts Brothers, Boston, 1868. 1st. Hardcover. 1868 1st American edition. Beautiful little childrens book, remarkably bright and well-preserved. VG+ in its original maroon cloth with bright gilt design and lettering on front panel and spine. Still tightly-bound as well. 12mo, 133pgs. Illustrated in wonderful line drawings by Lorenz Frolich. Translated... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1909. Eliot C. Clarke. Cloth. The 1909 1st edition of this children's astronomy lesson book. Solid and VG- in its light-blue pictorial cloth, with light fraying at the spine ends and at the tips. Octavo, nicely-illustrated charts thruout by the author himself. More
Paris: Editions Des Artistes, 1941-1946. Elisabeth Ivanovsky. Original wraps. A charming set of French children's miniatures, wonderfully illustrated in rich color by Elisabeth Ivanovsky. Published out of Paris between 1941 and 1946, this set (known as "collection 'POMME D'API'") includes the first 18 volumes (of 24 complete). All 18 volumes... More
Teaneck, NJ: The Literate Chigger Press, 2005. Sandra Tice-Wright. Hardcover. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ELIZABETH BOLEMAN-HERRING on the titile page. An immaculate copy to boot of the 2005 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, #182 of 1,000 limited first edition copies. Nicely illustrated thruout by Sandra Tice-Wright. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1950. Foujita. Cloth. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1950 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of soiling along the rear panel. Octavo, the verse (essentially love poems to cats) is by Elizabeth... More
