New York: The Dial Press, 1979. Tomie de Paola. Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1979 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (light offsetting to the bottom-edges) in a crisp. price-intact (and price-clipped at the lower corner), VG+ dustjacket, with mild spotting along the front panel'e edges. Oblong quarto, wonderfully..... More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1974. Leonard Kessler. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE BOOK'S ILLUSTRATOR LEONARD KESSLER (AND INCLUDING AN ORIGINAL DRAWING) on the front free endpaper. A very respectable copy to boot of the 1974 1st American edition, translated from the Norwegian by Eileen Amos. Tight and VG (with..... More
New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1942. William B. Hamaker. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1942 1st edition, in the uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Tight and VG+ (light offsetting at the pastedowns and inner hinges) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light wear at the flap-folds, tips and spine..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1958. Antonio Frasconik. Decorative Cloth. INSCRIBED BY ANTONIO FRASCONI --WITH A BIT OF ORIGINAL ARTWORK AS WELL-- on the half-title. A clean, very sharp copy to boot of the 1958 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($3.00), Near Fine..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1964. Antonio Frasconi. Pictorial cloth. SIGNED BY ANTONIO FRASCONI on the title page. A solid, very presentable copy to boot of the 1964 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (small magic marker to the front free endpaper's top-corner) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG to..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1955. Antonio Frasconi. Decorative Boards. A very sharp copy of the 1955 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with one tiny chip at the front panel's lower-tip. Quarto, wonderful color woodblocks by the great Antonio Frasconi..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1961. Antonio Frasconi. Cloth. SIGNED BY ANTONIO FRASCONI on the half-title. A crisp, gorgeous copy to boot of the 1961 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact ($3.00), Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, wonderfully illustrated throughout in color woodblocks by the great Frasconi..... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1963. Arnold Lobel. Pictorial boards. A clean, very sharp copy of the 1963 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (just a touch of faint offsetting at the endsheets) in a crisp, price-intact ($2.95), Near Fine dustjacket, with justa touch of light creasing and a...... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1965. 1st. Hardcover. The 1965 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. 64mo, nicely-illustrated thruout by the author himself. More
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1929. Decorative Cloth. 1929 13th printing, IN THE UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Clean and VG, with bright gilt-decoration and lettering at the front panel and spine. And in a bright, well-preserved, VG dustjacket, with mild darkening at the spine and several small closed tears at the bottom..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1926. Decorative Cloth. A lovely copy of the 1926 1st edition (being the last title listed in "The Second Rover Boys" series). Clean and Near Fine in a startlingly crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with several tiny closed tears and just a bit of light creasing..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1986. Richard Egielski. Cloth. A clean, very sharp copy of the 1986 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with one tiny closed tear at the lower-edge and very light wear along the panel edges. Quarto, nicely..... More
HarperCollins: HarperCollins, 1989. Ed Emberley. Pictorial boards. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR AUGUSTA GOLDIN on the front free endpaper. A very presentable copy to boot of the 1989 1st HarperCollins re-issue (originally published by Thomas Crowell in 1966). Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket..... More
New York: Parents' Magazine Press, 1975. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A crisp, tight copy of the 1975 1st edition. Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with several very small marks at the rear panel. Quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by Anne Rockwell. More
New York: Lancelot Press (CBS Records), 1969. Tomi Ungerer. Cloth. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1969 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Wonderfully illustrated throughout in rich color by the great French-American graphic artist and children's illustrator Tomi Ungerer. More
New York: Frederick Warne & Co., 1957. Decorative Cloth. The 1957 reprint. Solid and VG (with very light staining to the fore-edge) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with a comparable light trace of staining along the fore-edge. Still though, an attractive, presentable copy. Octavo, 225 pgs. More
New York: The Knickerbocker Press, 1925. 1st. Original Wraps. The 1925 1st edition, IN PUBLISHER'S SCARCE GLASSINE DUSTJACKET. Clean and VG+ in its light-brown stiff pictorial wrappers. And in a VG example of the glasine jacket, with very light chipping at the panel edges. Octavo, 76 pgs. Nicely illustrated thruout..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. Beni Montresor. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY BENI MONTRESOR IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the copyright page. A very solid copy to boot of the 1963 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light creasing and soiling --and several very small closed..... More
New York: Franlin Watts, 1950. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A crisp, clean copy of the 1950 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light wear along the spine. Octavo, wonderfully illustrated by Ursula Koering. More
Paris: Librairie Garnier Freres, 1921. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A solid copy of the 1921 1st edition, part of Benjamin Rabier's wonderful series "Les Animaux....". Bright and VG+ in its pictorial boards. Quarto, 50 pgs. Nice, small father-to-daughter 1924 Paris inscription on the front free endpaper. More
Paris: Editions Jules Tallandier, 1907. Benjamin Rabier. Hardcover. A solid copy of this wonderful 1907 French children's tale of the misadventures of a certain incorrigible --but very cute-- dog. Tight and VG- in its decorative plaid cloth, with just a touch of soiling to the interior and light chipping at..... More
London: Oxford University Press, 1962. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1962 1st editiion. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with very light chipping and creasing at the panel edges and one 3" chip at the base of the front panel. Still though, presents very well. Folio, wonderfully illustrated..... More
Chicago: M.A. Donohue & Co., 1898. 1st. Decorative Cloth. 1898 1st edition, in wonderful pictorial boards. Clean and VG, with fragile--but still sturdy-- hinges and binding (understandable given its age). Octavo, unpaginated. "A Companion and Sequel to Mother Goose Melodies" More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1926. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1932 1st edition, IN THE UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG+ (with very light staining at the bottom-edge) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with 1 very small chip along the front hinge and a 1" chip at the rear panel's top-edge. Still..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1968. 1st. Cloth. The 1968 stated 1st edition, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the front free endpaper. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light offsetting along the rear panel. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by Ib Ohlsson. Signed by Author..... More
