Paris: Marcus, 1945. Felix Lorioux. Original wraps. 1945 installment of this wonderful series of children's books by Bernard Roy, richly illustrated in vibrant color by Felix Lorioux. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its thick pictorial wrappers, with very light spotting to the front panel. Square quarto, "grave et..... 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
Chicago: Rand McNally & Co., 1911. A crisp, lovely copy of the 1911 1st edition, illustrated by Bertha L. Corbett, the illustrator of Grover's Sunbonnet Babies series. A clean, Near Fine to Fine, unused copy in its bright gilt-rule and titling and decoration at the front panel. Quarto, gorgeous decorative..... 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
Honolulu: Paradise of the Pacific, Ltd., 1949. Original wraps. A very nice example of the 1949 1st edition of this wonderful Hawaiian alphabet book. Clean and Near Fine in its spiral-bound, stiff pictorial wrappers. Quarto, nicely illustrated thruout in vivid color. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1959. Jo Lowrey. Hardcover. The 1959 1st edition of this charming children's cookbook. A Review copy to boot, with the publisher's Review slip laid-in. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping along the top-edges. Quarto, nicely illustrated in..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1963. Bill Peet. Cloth. A crisp, very solid copy of the 1963 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ("$3.25"), VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of very light soiling to the panels. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout in rich color by the author..... 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
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1954. 1st. Cloth. A crisp, well-preserved copy of the 1954 stated 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends and very light creasing along the panel edges. 12mo, 192 pgs., nicely illustrated in silhouette by Charles V...... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1987. James Warhola. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR JAMES WARHOLA (AND INCLUDING ORIGINAL DRAWINGS) on the half-title. A pristine copy to boot of the 1987 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto, nicley illustrated thruout by Warhola. More
Cleveland: The World Publishing Co., 1957. Decorative Cloth. The 1957 1st American edition (following the 1945 original Italian edition ["Storie di Tre Uccellini"]). Solid and VG in its wonderful Munari-illustrated boards, with light foxing and age-toning at the panels and to the text. Tall quarto, beautiful Bruno Munari design and..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1905. Fanny Cory. Cloth. A lovely copy of the October 1905 1st edition. Tight and Fine in its light-blue cloth, with immaculate gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. And in a crisp, Near Fine example of the uncommon, printed glassine dustjacket, with very light..... More
London and Philadelphia: William Heinemann/J.B. Lippincott, 1920. Decorative Cloth. The 1920 1st thus, lavishly illustrated by Arthur Rackham in silhouette. Tight and Near Fine in its wonderful decorative boards. And in a bright, VG example of the pictorial dustjacket, with light chipping along the spine ends and at the panel..... More
Chicago: M.A. Donohue & Company, 1919. Cloth. A handsome, well-preserved copy of the 1919 1st edition, IN ITS ORIGINAL PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Clean and VG+ (light wear to the front inner hinge--which is still perfectly sturdy) in a crisp, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light wear..... More
New York: (Melanie Kroupa Books) Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005. 1st. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY CARI BEST on the title page. A pristine copy to boot of the 2005 stated 1st edition. Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by G. Brian Karas. Signed by Author. More
New York: Abelard-Schumann, 1963. Peter Edwards. Cloth. The 1963 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with the clip at the front flap lightly affecting the text and with several small closed tears at the spine base. Octavo, wonderfully illustrated thruout by Peter Edwards. More
Harvey House, 1968. 1st. Hardcover. 1968 1st edition. A Near Fine copy in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Thin quarto, 45 pgs. Nicely illustrated by Anne Lewis. Review Copy with review slip laid-in. NOT A LIBRARY COPY. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1962. Leonard Kessler. Hardcover. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE BOOK'S ILLUSTRATOR LEONARD KESSLER on the front free endpaper. 1962 1st edition. Tight and VG- (with staining at the endsheets) in a bright, price-clipped, Good+ dustjacket, with light staining --and rippling-- along the rear panel and the..... More
New York: Ivan Obolensky, 1964. Hardcover. A solid copy of the 1964 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG- dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends and the panel edges. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by the author herself. More
Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 2005. Hardcover. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR CAROLE BOSTON WEATHERFORD on the title page. A pristine copy to boot of the 2005 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto, Foreword by one of the great star of the Negro Leagues..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Decorative Cloth. A clean, crisp example of this early reprint of the 3rd book in the "Nancy Drew" series. Originally published in 1930, the front flap lists 18 titiles in the series. Sharp and Near Fine in a particularly bright, VG+ dustjacket, with very light..... More
New York: 1934. Ferdinand E. Warren. Decorative Cloth. Very impresive examples of the 1934 genuine 1st editions of the first 2 titles in the "Dana Girls" series. The first 3 titles in the series (""By the Light of the Study Lamp", "The Secret at Lone Tree Cottage" and "In the..... More
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
