New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1966. 1st. Decorative Cloth. INSCRIBED BY DORIS ORGEL on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1966 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with several small cloed tears along the spine. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by..... More
New York: Random House, 1942. Ruth Gannett. Hardcover. WONDERFULLY INSCRIBED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR RUTH CHRISSMAN GANNETT on the half-title. A very solid copy to boot of the 1942 stated 1st edition of this charming tale of Hi-Po the Hippo. Tight and VG in its lovely decorative boards, with light wear..... More
New York: Greenwillow Books, 1991. 1st. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. An immaculate copy to boot of the 1991 stated 1st edition. Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto, illustrated thruout by the author himself. Signed by Author. More
Englewood Clifs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1963. 1st. Cloth. SIGNED BY BOTH THE AUTHOR AND THE ILLUSTRATOR on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1963 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 112 pgs., nicely illustrated thruout by James Pearsall. Signed..... More
Chicago: The Good Teeth Council for Children, 1934. 1st. Original Wraps. Charming children's dental instructional, "based on the Toothland Puppet Show --a World's Fair attraction presented at the Official Dentistry Exhibit/Hall of Science/Century of Progress". Clean and Near Fine in its stapled orange wrappers. 16mo, 32 pgs., including several photographs..... More
Philadelphia: Porter & Coates. Decorative Cloth. Early 20th century reprint of this classic 19th century German children's cautionary tale. Solid and VG- in its pictorial dark-yellow cloth, with bright gilt-lettering and device at the front panel and spine. Darkening along the front panel edges and light soiling at the rear..... More
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1938. Decorative Cloth. A bright, crisp copy of the 1938 2nd printing, referring to "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street" on the rear flap (Younger and Hirsch, pgs. 62-64). VG- (with light scuffing and rubbing to the panels and light soiling..... More
New York: Random House, 1960. Dr. Seuss. Pictorial boards. A crisp, very sharp copy of this early reprint, circa 1960. Tight and VG+ (former owner bookplate at the front pastedown, tucked behind the front flap) in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with light scuffing and wear along the rear panel's lower-edge..... More
New York: Random House, 1957. Dr. Seuss. Pictorial boards. A handsome copy of the 1957 1st edition, 3rd issue (Younger and Hirsch, pg. 28, calling for the $1.95 price, glazed boards and still no mention of the "Beginner's Books" series on the dustjacket). Solid and VG (neatly applied clear tape..... More
New York: Random House, 1960. 1st. Hardcover. A lovely copy of the 1960 1st edition, 2nd issue (with the printed-on "50 word vocabulary" box --Younger & Hirsch, pgs. 75-77). Clean and VG+ (with one very small chip at the spine crown) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light..... More
New York: Random House, 1940. Dr. Seuss. Cloth. The presumed 1940 1st edition, 2nd state (with the 200/200 price, the Madison Avenue address, the absence of the bird to the dustjacket's front cover and the absence of the first printing statement). Nonetheless, a sharp, very serviceable copy of this earliest..... More
New York: Random House, 1960. Dr. Seuss. Pictorial boards. A crisp, very pleasing copy of this early reprint (with its $2.95 price to the front flap), circa 1960. Tight and VG+ (former owner bookplate at the front pastedown, tucked behind the front flap) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Very..... More
New York: Random House, 1965. Dr. Seuss. Pictorial boards. A very sharp copy of the 1965 1st edition (with all issue points conforming to "Younger and Hirsch", pgs. 102-104). Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact (295/295), Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of very light creasing along..... More
New York: Random House, 1939. Boards. A very sharp copy of this early --but not 1st-- edition of Dr. Seuss's 3rd published stand-alone children's book. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($2.00), VG+ dustjacket, with several small closed tears along the panel edges. By all accounts, this apperars..... More
New York: Random House, 1955. Dr. Seuss. Pictorial boards. Handsome copy of this 1st edition, 2nd issue (with its $2.95 price on the dustjacket instead of the $2.50 price called for in the 1st issue). Tight and VG+ (former owner bookplate at the front pastedown, tucked behind the front flap)..... More
New York: Random House, 1958. Dr. Seuss. Pictorial boards. A bright, very sharp copy of this early reprint (circa 1958) of one of the 6 infamous Dr. Seuss titles to recently come under censorship. In a crisp, gorgeous dustjacket to boot. Tight and VG+ (former owner bookplate at the front..... More
New York: Random House, 1961. Dr. Seuss. Pictorial boards. A solid, well-preserved copy of the 1961 correct 1st edition ("Younger & Hirsch"). Tight and VG+ (very light wear along the spine) in a crisp, price-intact ("295/295"), VG+ dustjacket, with very mild rubbing to the panels and light creasing along the..... More
New York: Random House, 1958. Dr. Seuss. Pictorial boards. The 1958 correct 1st edition (Younger & Hirsch, pgs. 194-196). Solid and VG+ (former owner bookplate at the front pastedown, tucked behind the front flap) in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with light creasing and several tiny closed tears along the panel..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1938. E. Keto. Pictorial boards. A crisp, lovely copy of the 1938 1st edition of the tale of "these delightful Mexican brothers setting out to the fiesta on donkey-back and what hapens to small Pronto on the way". Clean and Near Fine in a bright..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1945. Garth Williams. Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1945 stated 1st edition, in the 1st issue dustjacket. Tight and VG+ (with just a touch of soiling to the panels) in a bright, price-intact ("$2.00") dustjacket, with very light creasing at the spine crown..... More
London and New York: Frederick Warne & Co. Hardcover. Lovely --and uncommon-- Victorian-era children's title, c. 1890. Beautifully illustrated thruout in rich chromolithography by the author. A solid, well-preserved and VG octavo in its wonderful pictorial boards, with a neat 1893 Christmas inscription --and school presentation below-- on the front..... More
Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1966. Y. Kazama. 1st. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1966 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by Y. Kazama. More
The Bodley Head, London, 1970. Hardcover. Originally published in 1937 as a gift for his daughter, this new 1970 edition had been revised and redrawn by the great Edward Ardizzone, this time as a gift for his granddaughter. A very handsome copy of this 1st thus. Near Fine in a...... More
New York: Random House, 1982. Edward Gorey. Pictorial boards. SIGNED BY EDWARD GOREY underneath the flap in the upper right corner of the 1st pop-up. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 1982 1st edition (with the correct number bar). Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its wonderful laminate..... More
Scholastic Magazines, 1973. Edward Gorey. Pictorial wrappers. The 1973 1st edition of one of Edward Gorey's most charming miniatures. SIGNED BY EDWARD GOREY across the front cover. 64mo, clean and Near Fine in its fold-out (accordion-style) pictorial wrappers. More
