New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1956. Paul Rand. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY PAUL RAND on the front free endpaper. A solid, very presentable copy to boot of the 1956 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($2.75), VG dustjackjet, with mild darkening --and just a touch..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Compnay, 1957. Paul Rand. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY PAUL RAND at the dedication page ("and to Maggie Love Paul"). A bright, very sharp copy to boot of the 1957 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (very mild offsetting along the edges) in a crisp, price-intact ($2.95)..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1957. Paul Rand. Cloth. A nice copy of the 1957 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its light-blue boards over dark spine. Lacking the dustjacket. Wonderful, playful verse by Ann Rand, masterfully illustrated by her husband, the formidable Paul Rand. More
Viking, 1950. 1st. Hardcover. A pretty copy of the 1950 1st edition. Wonderfully illustrated by the great Leo Politi. A Story of a Country Boy Who Lives in Costa Rica in Central America. Near Fine in a bright, VG+, price-intact dustjacket. Very minor chipping to the crown and foot of..... More
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing, 1916 and 1920. Ella Dolbear Lee and Hazel Frazee. Pictorial boards. Wonderful collection from Whitman Publishing out of Racine, Wisconsin, including 4 original titles and the uncommon pictorial box which houses them. The titles are "Molly's New Neighbor", "The Story of Mowie" and "Billie the Turk"..... More
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 & 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
