Big Brother and Little Brother
New York: Rinehart & Co., 1946. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1946 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. 12mo, wonderfully illustrated thruout by Edna Mazer Rosenberg. More
New York: Rinehart & Co., 1946. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1946 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. 12mo, wonderfully illustrated thruout by Edna Mazer Rosenberg. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1935. Marjorie Flack and Richard A. Holberg. Pictorial boards. The 1935 1st edition, wonderfully illustrated in color and rich black-and-white by the author Marjorie Flack and Richard A. Holberg. Solid and VG (light wear to the lower-tips, light soiling at the rear panel) in a bright, price-clipped..... More
New York: Parents' Magazine Press, 1969. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1969 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with one very narrow crease at the front panel. 12mo, nicely illustrated thruout by Anne Rockwell. More
New York: Viking, 1996. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A pristine copy of the 1996 1st edition, SIGNED BY CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG on the title page. Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, wonderfully illustrated thruout by the maestro Van Allsburg. More
Belgrade: Yugoslavia, 1961. Cloth. A wonderful curio: The Yugoslavian edition --written in Serbian-- of Mark Wharton's "The Uncooperative Robot". Clean and bright and VG+, with light wear at the tips. Nicely illustrated thruout, maintaining its vibrant colors and whimsical feel. Quarto, 24 pgs. More
Container Corporation of America, 1960. 1st. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1960 stated 1st printing, including the entirely-intact "slottie" toy at the rear. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with several very small closed tears at the panel edges. Octavo, 36 pgs., wonderfully illustrated thruout..... More
New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books (Simon & Schuster), 1995. Antonio Frasconi. Boards. SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR ANTONIO FRASCONI at the half-title. A pristine copy to boot of the 1995 stated 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, wonderfully illustrated thoughout in rich, colorful woodblocks..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1954. Conrad Buff. Pictorial cloth. INSCRIBED BY MARY & CONRAD BUFF on the half-title. A crisp, very presentable copy to boot of the 1954 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, nicely illustrated throughout by Conrad Buff. More
London and New York: Ernest Nister and E.P. Dutton. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. Handsomely-illustrated turn-of-the-century children's title by Mary Post. A VG- octavo in its pictorial cloth, with light wear at the boards and the spine panel missing. Still though, sturdy and very presentable. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973. Jerry Joyner. Cloth. A bright copy of the 1973 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine (red marker along the bottom-edge) in a crisp, price-intact ($4.50), Near Fine dustjacket. Nicely illustrated in rich color by Jerry Joyner. More
New York: Parents' Magazine Press, 1967. Ingrid Fetz. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1967 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with several inconspicuous spots to the inside of the dustjacket. Octavo, nicely illustrated throughout by Ingrid Fetz. More
Chicago: Albert Whitman & Co., 1920. 1st. Decorative Cloth. An attractive copy of the 1920 1st edition. Clean and VG in its decorative dark-green cloth, with bright pasted-on pictorial and bright red lettering at the front panel and spine. Light bumping to the lower tip, light wear at the spine..... More
New York: Atheneum, 1965. N.M. Bodecker. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR, N.M. BODECKER, on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1965 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light wear along the spine and one small closed tear..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1933. Decorative Cloth. Wonderful 1933 children's tale about "Baldasarre" the "handsome donkey" and his friend "Tedesco", the dachsund. VG in its mustard cloth, with mild darkening along the spine. Octavo, beautifully illustrated thruout by Emma Brock.THIS COPY ALSO INCLUDES 4 ORIGINAL BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOS, 2..... More
Chicago: Albert Whitman & Co., 1935. 1st. Decorative Cloth. 1935 1st edition of this attractive children's compilation. Clean and VG in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends, small closed tear to the lower front panel tip and light offsetting at the rear panel. Still..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday Doran, 1933. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1933 stated 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with chipping --and several closed tears-- along the panel edges. Quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by J.H. Dowd. Music by the redoubtable Deems Taylor. More
New York: Random House, 1967. 1st. Hardcover. The 1967 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light wear along the spine crown. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by George Evans. More
Harvey House, 1972. 1st. Hardcover. 1972 1st edition. VG+ in a bright, VG+ dustjacket. Octavo, oblong, 45 pgs. Wonderful illustrations by Helen Basilevsky. NOT A LIBRARY COPY. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1937. 1st. Decorative Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY BOTH MARY AND CONRAD BUFF on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1937 1st edition. Clean and VG in its pictorial cloth, with just a trace of light wear along the panel edges..... More
London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1961. Diana Stanley. Pictorial boards. A very sharp copy of the 1961 stated 1st printing of the 4th book in Mary Oliver's "The Borrowers" series. Tight and Near Fine (very light spotting at the endpapers, the pastedowns and the fore-edge) in a crisp, price-intact..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1972. 1st. Cloth. SIGNED BY MARY TOWNE on the half-title, A very sharp, well-preserved copy to boot of the 1972 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, nicely-illustrated by Richard Cuffari. Signed by Author. More
New York: Abingdon-Cokesbury Press, 1953. Helene Carter. Cloth. A sharp, very well-preserved copy of the 1953 1st edition (with the letter 'A' on the copyright page). Solid and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($2.00), Near Fine dustjacket, with a touch of wear at the foot of the spine and..... More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1903. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A crisp, clean copy of the 1903 1st edition. Well-preserved and VG+ in its pictorial cloth. Quarto, 126 pgs. Beautifully illustrated thruout in vivid color by the author herself. Music by Josephine Robinson. More
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1932. Maud and Miska Petersham. Pictorial boards. The 1932 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ($2.00), VG dustjacket, with light chipping and creasing --and several small closed tears-- along the panel edges, mild darkening to the spine..... More
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Co., 1935. Maud and Miska Petersham. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1935 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine (with bright gilt-lettering at the panels) in a crisp, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with chipping to the spine ends and tips --and light wear along the flap-folds..... More