Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1983. Chris Van Allsburg. Cloth. A sharp, very presentable copy of the 1983 correct 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (very light foxing to the preliminaries) in a crisp, price-cintact, Near Fine dustjacket, with a bit of mild foxing at the flap-folds. Oblong quarto, wonderfully illustrated in rich..... 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
Paris: Librairie Gallimard, 1947. J. De La Fontinelle. Pictorial wrappers. The 1947 1st edition, wonderfully illustrated thruout in rich color by Jean de la Fontinelle. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of very light offsetting along the rear panel's edges. Quarto, highly-accomplished illustrations by..... 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: Harper & Brothers, 1957. Crockett Johnson. Pictorial boards. A perfectly serviceable copy of the 1957 1st edition of this, the 3rd title in Crockett Johnson's wonderful "Harold and the Purple Crayon" series. Solid and VG+ (small, very neat inscription at the front free endpaper) in a bright, price-clipped..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1960. Crockett Johnson. Pictorial boards. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1960 1st edition of this, the 6th book in the beloved "Harold and the Purple Crayon" series, wonderfully illustrated by Crockett Johnson. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ($1.95), VG+ dustjacket..... More
New York: Parents' Magazine Press, 1973. Lawrence Di Fiori. Decorative Boards. A solid copy of the 1973 1st edition, in its original dustjacket. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG to VG+ dustjacket, with very light soiling --and a touch of streaking-- to the panels and a number..... 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
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. David Macaulay. 1/4 cloth. SIGNED BY DAVID MACAULAY on the front free endpaper. An immaculate copy to boot of the 1990 true 1st edition (and 1991 Caldecott winner). Tight and Fine in its 1/4 cloth over light-gray boards. And in a crisp, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Tall..... More
New York: Clarion Books, 2001. 1st. Cloth. A pristine copy of the 1st edition of this 2001 Caldecott winner. Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR on the copyright page. Oblong quarto, wonderfully illustrated thruout by David Wiesner. Signed by Author. More
New York: Carlton Press, 1967. Jimmie Hall. Cloth. The 1967 1st edition of this uncommon tale of a dark brown pony named "Peppermints". Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light spotting at the flaps and several small closed tears along the panel edges. Oblong octavo..... More
New York: Julian Messner, 1944. Benjamin Rabier. Cloth. A very solid copy of this 1944 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG to VG+ dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine base and the lower front tip, and several small closed tears along the panel edges..... More
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1944. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1944 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light wear along the panel edges and at the spine base. Quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by Diana Thorne and Connie Moran. More
HarperCollins, 2002. 1st. Hardcover. A pristine copy of the 2002 1st edition. Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, wonderfully illustrated thruout by the author herself. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1970. Don Freeman. Cloth. An impressive copy of the 1970 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (very light soiling to the panels) in a crisp, price-intact ($3.50), VG+ dustjcket, with light wear along the spine ends and very light chipping --with several tiny closed tears--..... More
New York: Franklin Watts, 1958. Laszlo Roth. Cloth. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1958 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with one small closed tear along the spine crown. Octavo, nicely illustrtaed thruout by Laszlo Roth. #87 in the wonderful..... More
Hicksville, NY: Exposition Press, 1977. 1st. Cloth. A pristine copy of the 1977 stated 1st edition. Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 93 pgs. Music, Lyrics and Scenario by Don Trifiletti. More
New York: The Junior Literary Guild and Simon and Schuster, 1937. Naomi Averill. Hardcover. The 1937 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (former owner name at the front free endpaper, a touch of soiling to the rear panel) in a bright, price-clipped, Good+ to VG- dustjacket, with wear and creasing along..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons (The Macmillan Company), 1993. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY DORCAS MACCLINTOCK on the half-title. A pristine copy to boot of the 1993 stated 1st edition. Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, nicely illustrated thruout in crisp black-and-white and color. More
London: Raphael Tuck, c. 1915. Mabel Lucie Attwell. Pictorial boards. A solid copy of the 1st edition, circa 1915. Cloth-backed pictorial boards, 144 pgs. (including ads), light soiling on the rear cover and slight edge rubbing, otherwise VG. 12 French fairy tales, nicely illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell, with 12..... More
