New York: Atheneum, 1964. Decorative Cloth. The 1964 stated 1st American edition. Solid and VG in its pictorial cloth, with very light foxing to the panels --and along the pastedowns and preliminaries. Oblong quarto, charmingly illustrated thruout by the author. More about The Happy Owls
Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1853. Decorative Cloth. Lovely 1853 edition out of Philadelphia, "from the fifth London edition". Solid and VG in beautifully gilt-decorated blue cloth panels and spine. 12mo, 366 pgs., all edges gilt. Lavish 1854 presentation on the front flyleaf from the "Trustees of the 11th Ward... More about Tales from Shakespeare
Providence, R.I. J.A. & R.A. Reid, 1880. Original wraps. Charming --and very ephemeral-- 1880 children's opera set to verse and lyrics. Solid and VG in its stitched pictorial wrappers, with very light, forgivable soiling at the panels and light creasing --with one small chip-- to the panel edges. Octavo, uncredited..... More about Frog Opera, with Pollywog Chorus: A Musical Extravaganza, Founded Upon the Nursery Tale and Old...
New York: Behrman House, Inc., 1959. 1st. Decorative Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the frontispiece. A crisp, well-preserved copy to boot of the 1959 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. Octavo, charming illustrations thruout by Art Seiden. Signed by Author. More about Tales of the Jewish Holidays as Told By the Light of the Moon
New York: Harper & Row, 1976. William Pene du Bois. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1976 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with a light trace of soiling to the rear panel. 12mo, nicely illustrated thruout by William Pene du Bois. More about It's Not Fair
New York: Harper & Row, 1973. Ronald Himler. Hardcover. The 1973 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with very light soiling at the panels. Octavo, illustrated thruout by Ronald Himler. More about Janey
Racine, Wisconsin: Whtman Publishing Co., 1933. Hardcover. A very solid, well-preserved copy of the 1933 1st edition. Tight and VG in its wonderful pictorial boards. Light soiling to the front panel, more pronounced soiling at the rear panel. No chipping or internal markings or loss of any kind though. Thick, square 64mo. More about Dick Tracy Out West (The Big Little Book
London and Springfield, MA: Oxford University Press, Henry Frowde and McLoughlin Bros. 1927. Chloe Preston. Boards. A nice crop of 4 titles from the wonderful "Peek-A-Boo" series of children's books, which originated in London but was soon published in The States in an almost identical "shaped" format by McLoughlin Bros... More about Peek-A-Boo Books (4) --2 UK and 2 US 1st Editions
New York: schwartz & wade books, 2011. 1st. Hardcover. A beautiful copy of this stated 1st edition of the 2011 Caldecott winner. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. No Caldecott sticker attached. Wonderfully illustrated thruout by Chris Raschka. More about A Ball for Daisy
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1979. Chris Van Allsburg. Cloth. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1979 1st edition of Chris Van Allsburg's first published children's book. Clean and Near Fine (with one thin crease to a rear endsheet) in a bright, price-intact, Near dustjacket. Oblong quarto, masterfully illustrated thruout... More about The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
Boston: Houghton-Mifflin Co., 1979. Chris Van Allsburg. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG (WITH AN ACCOMPANYING DRAWING OF A DUCK) on the half-title. A pristine copy to boot of the 1979 4th printing. Tight and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto, masterfully illustrated thruout. More about The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981. 1st. Cloth. SIGNED BY CHRIS VAN ALLSBURG on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1981 1st edition of this beloved Caldecott winner. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with several very small closed tears along the panel... More about Jumanji
London: Oxford University Press, 1953. Cloth. EB White's heavily annotated copy of Christopher Fry's "A Phoenix Too Frequent". White's initials (in bold ink) at the top of the dustjacket's front panel and also his full name written at the top of the front pastedown. The book is heavily underlined, with... More about A Phoenix Too Frequent (EB White's Heavily Annotated, Personal Copy
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 about How Christmas Began
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 about I Love Spring
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1995. The lovely 1995 facsimile re-issue of Clara Tice's 1940 classic alphabet book. A pristine copy, still in its original shrinkwrap. A clean, Fine quarto in a bright, Fine dustjacket. More about ABCDogs
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1942. Clare Turlay Newberry. Cloth. The 1942 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG (light soiling to the endsheets and pastedowns, small inscription at front free endpaper) in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light creasing --and very light chipping-- along the panel edges and spine... More about Marshmallow
Philadelphia: Winston (Junior Literary Guild), 1937. LAWSON,ROBERT. Cloth. (LAWSON,ROBERT) illus. SWORDS AND STATUES by Clarence Stratton. Phil:Winston / Jr. Lit. 1937 (1937). 8vo, cloth, 254p., Fine in sl. worn dw. 1st ed. of this uncommon Lawson title illus. with color wrapper, color frontis plus several full and partial page black... More about Swords and Statues
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1955. Robert G. Henneberger. Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1955 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with very light wear along the spine ends and the tips. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by Robert G. Henneberger. More about White Sails to China
The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1912. E. Stetson Crawford. Decorative Cloth. A lovely copy of the 1912 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its blindstamped russet cloth, with bright gilt-titling to the front panel. Just a touch of light foxing to the preliminaries, otherwsise clean as could be. Quarto, lavishly illustrated... More about A Young Man's Fancy
New York: Margaret G. Weed, 1927. Marie Fischerova-Kvechova and Judith Wragg. Original wraps. Lovely 1927 children's songbook, illustrated in rich color and printed in Czechoslovakia. Clean and Fine in its stapled cardboard wrappers. Octavo, beautifully illustrated thruout by Marie Fischerova-Kvechova and Judith Wragg. More about A Child's Book of Hymns and Carols
New York: Rand McNally & Co., 1938. Helen & Alf Evers. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY MARJORIE BARROWS on the frontispiece. A very solid copy to boot of the 1938 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its pictorial cloth, with very light soiling along the front panel's upper-edge. Quarto, nicely illustrated... More about The Organ Grinders' Garden: Poems Younger Children Love
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. Paul Galdone. Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1961 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (mild dog-earring to a number of the pages) in a crisp, price-intact ($2.75), VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by Paul Galdone. More about Rendezvous in Singapore
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 about Seventeen Poems of Fairyland
New York: Henry Holt, 1943. Crockett Johnson. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1943 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ("$2.00"), VG dustjacket, with very light creasing along the panel top-edges, light wear to the spine ends and one small chip along the spine. 12mo, a.... More about Barnaby
