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.
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...
Oklahoma City, OK: The Crosby House, 1946. Edith E. Buhler. Hardcover. The 1946 1st edition, in the fragile pictorial dustjacket. Clean and VG+ (with light wear to the spine edges and small former owner name at the front pastedown) in a bright, G+ dustjacket, with chipping to the panel edges...
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 himself.
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"
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...
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.
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. John.
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.
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 cut-outs.
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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, Buck O'Neil.
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...
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...
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1941. Russell H. Tandy. Hardcover. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1941 1st edition (this being the 18th and final title listed on the copyright page), in the 2nd issue dustjacket (according to Farah). Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket...
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1944. Russell H. Tandy. Hardcover. A very solid copy of the 1944 true 1st edition, conforming to all issue points (supplied upon request) as outlined in Farrah. Tight and VG+ (small indent at the spine) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing...
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...
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...
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...
