Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1963. Taro Yashima. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE TRANSLATOR AND ILLUSTRATOR TARO YASHIMA on the half-title. A solid, presentable copy to boot of the 1963 3rd American printing. ("This story was translated and adapted by Taro Yashima from 'The Golden Footprints' by Hatoju Muku, a contemporary..... More
Chicago: Reilly & Britton Co., 1905. Decorative Cloth. 2nd U.S. edition, 1905. The "Christmas Stocking Series". INTRODUCTION BY L. FRANK BAUM!! 64mo (miniature), 56 pgs. plus publisher's ads. A clean, well-preserved, VG+ copy in its original red cloth with decorative holly-border and "Sambo" illustration to front panel. Text on the..... More
New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1978. 1st. Cloth. A solid, well-preserved copy of the 1978 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light scuffing at the rear panel. Oblong octavo, wonderfully illustrated thruout by Margot Tomes. More
New York: Macmillan, 1940. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1940 1st edition, IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG (with light offsetting at the front and rear pastedowns and endpapers) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with just a bit of wear along the spine. Octavo..... More
Rand McNally & Container Corporation of America, 1952. 1st. Cloth. 1952 stated 1st printing, INSCRIBED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR JAN BALET on the front free endpaper. Solid and VG (with all "Slottie" toys present except one) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. Octavo, 32 pgs. Signed by Illustrator. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1958. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A clean, well-preserved copy of the 1958 1st edition. Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Oblong octavo, 38 pgs. Nicely illustrated thruout by Ronni Solbert. More
W.U.B., Innsbruck, 1930. Soft Cover. 1st edition and first title in the wonderful "Mali (the French Hippopotamus)" series. Circa 1930. VG in its stiff pictorial wrappers. Folio, 39 pgs. Light chipping along the bottom-edge, tender father-to-son inscription (including artwork) at the title page. Beautifully illustrated by Rene Pellos in rich..... More
Greenwich, Connecticut: North Castle Books, 1954. Cloth. A clean, very presentable copy of the 1954 1st edition. Solid and Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($2.50), Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, nicely illustrated throughout by Helen Schwagerman. "For Boys from 10 to 70 and for Men Who Need to Know" More
New York: William Morrow & Co., 1963. 1st. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR HILA COLMAN on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the 1963 1st edition. Tight and VG (with one very small magic marker initialling on the front free endaper) in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with..... More
New York: William Morrow & Co., 1947. 1st. Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1947 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with one very small abrasion at the upper front panel. Quarto, 44pgs. Nicely illustrated thruout by the formidable Lynd Ward. More
New York: Parents' Magazine Press, 1971. Decorative Cloth. A crisp, lovely copy of the 1971 1st American edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, wonderfully illustrated thruout by Daihachi Ohta. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1943. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1943 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with pronounced chipping at the panel edges and spine-ends and wear at the flap-folds. Still though, a presentable copy of a fragile title. Tall, thin..... More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1929. Hugh Lofting. Pictorial boards. INSCRIBED BY HUGH LOFTING (not to anyone) ON THE HALF-TITLE. A Solid copy to boot of the June 1929 5th American printing. Tight and VG in its pictorial boards, with very light nicking and rubbing to the front panel..... More
New York: Atheneum, 2000. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY IAN FALCONER on the title page. A very sharp copy to boot of this early (but not 1st) printing. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by the author himself. Signed by Author. More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1960. Decorative Cloth. A crisp, handsome copy of the 1960 re-issue. Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, Near Fine dustkacket. Octavo, wonderfully illustrated thruout by Richard Gates. More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1936. Inez Hogan. Pictorial boards. A very presentable copy of the 1936 stated 1st edition, in its uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG to VG+ dustjacket, with very light, forgiveable soiling to the panels and mild creasing --with..... More
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1960. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A crisp, clean copy of the 1960 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light age-toning along the spine. Octavo, nicely-illustrated by Irma Selz. More
New York: Julian Messner, Inc., 1940. Eloise Wilkin. Pictorial boards. A clean, very solid copy of the 1940 1st edition. Bright and VG+ to Near Fine in its pictorial boards, with very light wear at the tips. Octavo, nicely illustrated throughout by Eloise Wilkin. More
New York: The World Publishing Co., 1971. 1st. Cloth. The 1971 stated 1st printing of this Isaac Asimov children's book. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with several small closed tears --and light chipping--along the panel edges. Oblong quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by Symeon Shimin. More
New York: Walker and Co., 1985. 1st. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY ISAAC ASIMOV on the title page. A clean, crisp copy to boot of the 1985 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 61 pgs. Signed by Author. More
New York: Caedmon Publishers, 1984. 1st. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY ISAAC ASIMOV IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1984 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, whimsical limericks thruout by the great Asimov. Signed by Author. More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1983. Cloth. A pristine copy of the 1983 signed/limited. #390 OF 550 COPIES SIGNED BY BOTH ISAAC SINGER AND ANTONIO FRASCONI at the limitation. Tight and Fine in its oatmeal cloth. And in a bright, Fine brown-cloth slipcase. Quarto, beautiful woodcuts thruout by the..... More
New York: Harcourt Brace and Co., 1973. 1st. Cloth. A crisp, clean copy of the 1973 stated 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, nicely illustrated by the author. More
Dallas, TX: Whispering Coyote Press, 1996. Iza Trapani. Hardcover. WONDERFULLY SIGNED BY IZA TRAPANI (AND INCLUDING ORIGINAL ARTWORK NEXT TO HER SIGNATURE). A pristine copy to boot of the 1996 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Fine example of the printed glassine dustjacket. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout..... More
