New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Decorative Cloth. A very sharp, attractive copy of this early reprint of the 4th book in the "Nancy Drew" series. Originally published in 1930, the front flap lists 18 titles published thus far in the series. Clean and VG+ in a particularly bright and clean..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1946. Decorative Cloth. A crisp copy of the 1946 reprint of the 6th title in the "Nancy Drew" series. Clean and VG+ in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light soiling at the spine and one very small closed tear at the spine base. 12mo, 208..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1939. Russell H. Tandy. Cloth. A handsome copy of the January 1939 correct 1st edition ("Farah's Guide", 1939 A-1, pg. 280). Bibliographically very tricky but all issue points conform to the 1st edition requirements as laid down in "Farah's Guide", the definitive Nancy Drew bibliography..... More
New York: The Century Co., 1908. Harrison Cady. Decorative Cloth. A sharp, very presentable copy of the uncommon 1908 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its pictorial light-brown cloth. No writing or markings to speak of to the interior, boards clean and bright. Octavo, verses by Carolyn..... More
London and New York: Hodder and Sstoughton, 1909. Cecil Aldin. Boards. A handsome copy of the 1909 1st edition of this charming tale of the mischievous "Pickles" the puppy. Solid and VG+ in its wonderful pictorial boards, with very light wear at the flap-folds and at the tips. Inner hinges..... More
New York: Atheneum, 1964. Decorative Cloth. The 1964 stated 1st American edition. Solid and VG in its pictorial cloth, with very light foxing to the panels --and along the pastedowns and preliminaries. Oblong quarto, charmingly illustrated thruout by the author. More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1909. Warwick Goble. Vellum. The 1909 deluxe edition, limited to 260 unnumbered copies printed on large paper and bound in full vellum. 32 mounted, full-page color plates by Warwick Goble (all with their accompanying captioned tissue-guards) beautrifully complementing Kingsley's text. Handsome and very presentable in its..... More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1941. Charles Michael Daugherty. Cloth. A remarkable copy of the 1941 1st edition: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR CHARLES MICHAEL DAUGHERTY TO HIS PARENTS (JAMES AND SONIA) on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot: Tight and VG+ (light..... More
Zurich: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1957. Hans Fischer. Pictorial boards. A crisp, very sharp copy of this 1957 German translation (from the original French of Charles Perriault), wonderfully illustrated throughout in color and black-and-white by Hans Fischer. Clean and Near Fine in its mustard, pictorial boards. INSCRIBED BY HANS FISCHER at the..... More
Boston: D. Lothrop Company, 1886. Childe Hassam. Pictorial boards. The 1886 1st edition, IN ITS UNCOMMON DUSTJACKET. Tight and VG+ (light bumping to the front panel's upper tip) in its lovely, decorative panels. Neat, small 1888 inscription at the front free endpaper, otherwise clean as could be. And in a...... More
New York: Behrman House, Inc., 1959. 1st. Decorative Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the frontispiece. A crisp, well-preserved copy to boot of the 1959 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. Octavo, charming illustrations thruout by Art Seiden. Signed by Author. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1976. William Pene du Bois. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1976 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with a light trace of soiling to the rear panel. 12mo, nicely illustrated thruout by William Pene du Bois..... More
New York: schwartz & wade books, 2011. 1st. Hardcover. A beautiful copy of this stated 1st edition of the 2011 Caldecott winner. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. No Caldecott sticker attached. Wonderfully illustrated thruout by Chris Raschka. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1979. Chris Van Allsburg. Cloth. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1979 1st edition of Chris Van Allsburg's first published children's book. Clean and Near Fine (with one thin crease to a rear endsheet) in a bright, price-intact, Near dustjacket. Oblong quarto, masterfully illustrated thruout..... More
Boston: Houghton-Mifflin Co., 1979. Chris Van Allsburg. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG (WITH AN ACCOMPANYING DRAWING OF A DUCK) on the half-title. A pristine copy to boot of the 1979 4th printing. Tight and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto, masterfully illustrated thruout. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981. 1st. Cloth. SIGNED BY CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1981 1st edition of this beloved Caldecott winner. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with several very small closed tears along the panel..... More
Lake Charles, LA: Shell Beach Publishing, 2002. Hardcover. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 2002 2nd edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by Hannah E. Romero. Signed by Author. More
Boston: Little, Brown, 1965. 1st. Cloth. The 1965 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by the author's husband Dick Lewis. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1942. Clare Turlay Newberry. Cloth. The 1942 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG (light soiling to the endsheets and pastedowns, small inscription at front free endpaper) in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light creasing --and very light chipping-- along the panel edges and spine..... More
Blackmoon Press, 1952. Decorative Cloth. The 1952 1st edition, written in verse and nicely illustrated in silkscreen by Cornelia Schwarz. Square, VG octavo in its salmon cloth, with light offsetting at the panel edges. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1959. Crckett Johnson. Pictorial boards. A solid copy of the 1959 1st edition of this, the 5th title in the wonderful "Harold and the Purple Crayon" series. Tight and VG+ (light abrading along the front panel's upper tip) in a bright, price-intact ($1.50), VG dustjacket..... More
New York: Parents' Magazine Press, 1972. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1972 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by Anita Lobel. More
London: Boosey and Sons, 1825. Decorative Cloth. The 1825 stated 2nd edition, "greatly enlarged and improved". 22 plates (including the hand-colored frontispiece), 7 of them fold-outs. Rubbing and wear to the panels (but still very presentable), very light foxing to the text, light offsetting at the front free endpaper. VG-..... More
Garden City, NYT: Hanover House, 1954. Cloth. A lovely copy of the 1954 1st thus, a handsome re-issue "condensed and simplified for quick reading by Lee Wyndham". Solid and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of soiling to the rear panel. Octavo, 189 pgs...... More
