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: Oxford University Press, 1954. Maurice Sendak. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY MAURICE SENDAK (at a later date) on the verso of the front free endpaper. A solid, appealing copy to boot of the 1954 1st edition of this, one of Maurice Sendak's scarcest titles. Clean and VG+ (front inner hinge..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. Elaine Greenstein. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY ELAINE GREENSTEIN on the first blank endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1997 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a slight touch of wear at the spine crown..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1949. Jay Hyde Barnum. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1949 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (just a touch of light offsetting at the front and rear endpapers) in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with very light offsetting along the rear panel's..... More
Roberts Brothers, Boston, 1868. 1st. Hardcover. 1868 1st American edition. Beautiful little childrens book, remarkably bright and well-preserved. VG+ in its original maroon cloth with bright gilt design and lettering on front panel and spine. Still tightly-bound as well. 12mo, 133pgs. Illustrated in wonderful line drawings by Lorenz Frolich. Translated..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1909. Eliot C. Clarke. Cloth. The 1909 1st edition of this children's astronomy lesson book. Solid and VG- in its light-blue pictorial cloth, with light fraying at the spine ends and at the tips. Octavo, nicely-illustrated charts thruout by the author himself. More
Teaneck, NJ: The Literate Chigger Press, 2005. Sandra Tice-Wright. Hardcover. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ELIZABETH BOLEMAN-HERRING on the titile page. An immaculate copy to boot of the 2005 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, #182 of 1,000 limited first edition copies. Nicely illustrated thruout..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1952. Manning deV. Lee. Cloth. The 1952 stated 1st edition of this uncommon tale of a young, pre-American Revolution John Singleton Copley, one of the great portrait painters America has ever produced. Atmospheric and firmly set in Boston. A very sharp copy to boot. Clean..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1950. Foujita. Cloth. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1950 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of soiling along the rear panel. Octavo, the verse (essentially love poems to cats) is by Elizabeth..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1930. Lynd Ward. Cloth. The 1930 1st edition of this wonderful collaboration between Elizabeth Coatsworth and Lynd Ward. Solid and VG (light offsetting at the pastedowns and endpapers, small pasted-on author biography at rear pastedown) in a bright, VG- example of the fragile dustjacket, with..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1940. Lydia H. Parmelee. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1940 1st edition. Tight and VG (former owner name to front free endpaper, light offsetting to inner hinges) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light creasing --and several small closed tears-- along the rear..... More
New York: The Wise-Parslow Company, 1920. Hardcover. The 1920 1st thus, nicely illustrated thruout by John Rae. Solid and VG (with small inscription at the front pastedown) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends. Octavo, 95 pgs. Charming account of "A City Boy's Adventures..... More
New York: The Wise-Parslow Company, 1935. Decorative Cloth. A crisp, well-preserved copy of the 1935 re-issue. Bright and VG+ to Near Fine in a solid, VG+ example of the original glassine dustjacket, with very light chipping along the panel edges. Octavo, 93 pgs., nicely illustrated thruout in rich color by..... More
New York: Robert M. McBride, 1932. Alice Dennis. Cloth. A crisp, bright copy of the 1932 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in its pictorial boards, with just a touch of wear to the tips. Quarto, wonderfully illustrated thruout by Alice Dennis. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1958. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A clean, crisp copy of the 1958 1st edition. Immaculate and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, unpaginated. Author photo by the great Berenice Abbott! More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1940. Elizabeth Orton Jones. Cloth. A very presentable copy of the 1940 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (very light offsetting along the front panel's top-edge, former-owner name in pencil at the front free endpaper) in a bright, price-intact ($2.00), VG dustjacket, with very mild chipping..... More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1895. Frederick J. Boston. Hardcover. The 1895 1st edition of this wonderful children's celebration of dogs and cats. Sadly, all of the color plates (except for the beautiful frontispiece portrait) have been neatly excised; nevertheless, the book is still lovely and uncommon, even as..... More
Rand McNally & Container Corporation of America, 1948. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A crisp, clean copy of the 1948 stated 1st printing (with all "Slottie" toys at the rear present). Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very mild age-toning at the spine. Octavo, 32 pgs. More
Pelham, NY: Bridgman Publishers, 1940. Hardcover. A solid, well-preserved copy of the 1940 1st American edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light soiling to the front panel, mild darkening along the spine and just a touch of light chipping to the rear panel's top-edge..... More
New York: Parents' Magazine Press, 1974. 1st. Cloth. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1974 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by Ellen Raskin. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1944. Gertrude Elliott. Hardcover. A crisp, impressive copy of the 1944 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in its pictorial laminate boards. And in a bright, price-intact ($1.50), Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, wonderfully illustrated thruout in rich color by Gertrude Elliott. More
New York: Sam'l Gabriel Sons & Co., 1929. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A well-preserved copy of the 1929 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in its bright pictorial cloth. All 6 color plates completely intact. Oblong quarto, unpaginated. Small, neat former owner inscription--in light pencil--to upper corner of front pastedown. More
London: Thomas Nelson and Sons. Cloth. IN THE VERY UNCOMMON --AND FRAGILE-- PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG (with light offsetting at the endpapers) in a bright, VG- dustjacket, with light chipping along the panel edges. 16mo, nicely illustrated thruout by Lewis Baumer. Very early printing, c. 1925. More
