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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001. Hardcover. A clean, solid copy of the 2001 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, wonderfully illustrated thruout by Todd McKie. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001. Hardcover. A clean, solid copy of the 2001 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, wonderfully illustrated thruout by Todd McKie. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1959. Margot Zemach. Cloth. A lovely copy of the 1959 1st edition of this maiden collaboration between husband and wife Harve and Margot Zemach. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($2.75), Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Truly a collector's copy, legitimately approaching pristine. Octavo, wonderfully..... More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1976. Harvey Weiss. Cloth. A pristine copy of the 1976 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by the author himself. More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1974. Cloth. A fresh, clean copy of the 1974 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 74 pgs. A superb copy. More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1969. Cloth. A sharp, very solid copy of the 1969 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (with very light spotting at the foot of the spine) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with mild darkening along the spine and very light soiling to the panels..... More
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
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1935. Decorative Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY HENDRIK VAN LOON on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1935 1st edition of this charming alphabet book. Tight and VG (with minor loss at the spine crown) in a bright, price-intact ($1.00), VG..... 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
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1970. Lynd Ward. Boards. A tight, very presentable copy of this 1970 re-issue, in its uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine (one small former owner name at the front free endpaper's verso) in a crisp, price-intact ($10.95), VG+ dustjacket, with a 2"..... 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
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Holling Clancy Holling. An exceptionally clean, presentable copy of this early re-issue (with the "$3.00" price and with no date at the title page). Legitimately bordering on pristine. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket, with just the slightest trace of light..... 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: F.A. Stokes, 1935. Hugh Lofting. Pictorial cloth. A lovely copy of the uncommon 1935 1st American edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($1.75), Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of very light soiling to the panels. Internally, clean as could be, with no writing..... More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1933. Hugh Lofting. Decorative Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1933 1st American edition. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its orange pictorial boards, with very slight cocking to the binding, a bit of light soiling at the rear panel and one small bump..... More
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
New York: Frederick Stokes, 1920. Decorative Cloth. A WARM, PERSONAL INSCRIPTION BY HUGH LOFTING on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the 1920 1st edition of the first published title in the beloved "Doctor Dolittle" series. Solid and VG in its decorative orange cloth, with a clean pictorial..... 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