London: Sampson, Low. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. A solid, well-preserved copy of this fragile --and uncommon-- African-American children's book. Published c. 1920, (curiously) out of London. Tight and VG in its pictorial cloth, with light wear at the spine ends and panel edges. Vibrant colors thruout. Only 1 of the... More
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co., 1916 and 1920. Ella Dolbear Lee. Hardcover. 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", all 3 written... More
Hartford, CT: C.M Gaines, 1904. Cloth. An attractive copy of this 1904 reprint, IN THE UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG in its lovely silver-tooled cloth (former owner inscription at front free endpaper, tender --but still sturdy-- front inner hinge) and in a bright, lightly cropped example of the scarce... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1934. Marjorie Flack. Cloth. The 1934 1st edition. Solid and VG (with light staining along the panel edges) in a bright, price-clipped, VG- dustjacket, with light soiling and rubbing to the panels and light, inconspicuous staining at the inside of the dustjacket. Octavo, nicely illustrated... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1958. Bernard Krigstein. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1958 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (very light offsetting at the inner hinges) in a crisp, price-intact ("$2.50"), VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping and wear along the spine ends. Thin octavo, nicely illustrated... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950. Anne Parrish. Cloth. The 1950 1st edition of this charming children's alpahebet book. Tight and VG+ (very light soiling to the panels) in a crisp, price-intact ("$2.75"), VG dustjacket, with light wear to the spine ends, light creasing --with several very small closed tears--along... 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: G. Schirmer, 1918. Marie Louise Woodson. Cloth. The 1918 1st edition of this charming children's songbook, wonderfully illustrated thuout in rich color by Marie Louise Woodson. Solid and VG in its light-blue cloth, with pasted-on illustration to the front panel. Mild darkening along the front fore-edge, light soiling... 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: 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
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
Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1934. Beatrice Dvilnsky. Hardcover. The 1934 1st edition of this precious, beautifully-illustrated children's title. Good+ only in its pictorial boards, with wear at the tips and along the hinges. Tender inner hinges as well and missing its spine strip. Light soiling to the endsheets and... More
New York: Edward B. Marks/William Sloane, 1950. 1st. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR DAVID STONE MARTIN on the half-title. A well-preserved copy to boot of the 1950 1st edition. Solid and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with one small closed tear --and light chipping-- at the panel... More
New York: Cima Publishing Company, 1945. Marion Merrill. Boards. A very presentable copy of the 1945 1st edition of this charming children's "movable" book, with all moving parts in nice working condition. Clean and VG+ (with light bowing to the boards) in a crisp, price-intact ($1.50), VG dustjacket, with very... 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: Frederick Warne & Co., 1908. Decorative Cloth. The 1908 1st edition, 2nd state (with the title page dated 1908 {which was the case only in the first 2 states}). Bright and VG in its decorative red cloth. Tender front and rear hinges (but still holding firmly), very light... 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: 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
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1962. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A lovely copy of the 1962 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 62 pgs. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1979. Susanne Suba. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED --AND WITH AN ORIGINAL DRAWING-- BY THE ILLUSTRATOR SUSANNE SUBA TO DUSTJACKET DESIGNER JEANYEE WONG on the dedicatipn page. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1979 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (just a touch of offsetting... More
Cleveland: William Collins Publishers, 1979. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY TASHA TUDOR on the title page. A solid copy to boot of the 1979 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($10.95), VG dustjacket, with mild darkening along the spine and light soiling to the rear panel. Oblong quarto... More
