Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Co., 1940. Dorothea Filosa. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1940 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by the author herself. More about Parsley the Horse
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1931. David T. Darling. Cloth. An impressive copy of the 1931 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ("$1.50"), VG dustjacket, with very light spotting to the panels and light creasing --with several very small closed tears-- along the panel edges and... More about Making an Orchestra (in Dustjacket
London: Museum Press Limited, 1944. Cloth. A lovely copy of this 1944 2nd printing. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial, oatmeal cloth. Quarto, wonderful chromolithographs thruout by Ruth Gannett. More about Hi-Po the Hippo
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 about Hi-Po the Hippo
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 about A Carpenter
Cambridge , MA: Candlewick Press, 1999. 1st. Hardcover. SIGNED BY BOTH THE AUTHOR DOUGLAS WOOD AND THE ILLUSTRATOR P.J. LYNCH on a pasted-on bookplate at the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1999 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with light... More about Grandad's Prayers of the Earth
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 by Author. More about I, Scheherazade: Memoirs of a Siamese Cat
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 about Jimmy Chew: A Dental Health Book
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 about Slovenly Peter; or, Cheerful Stories and Funny Pictures, for Good Little Folks
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 about The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1937. Hardcover. A magnificent Association copy of the 1937 true 1st edition (Younger & Hirsch, pgs. 14-15) of Dr. Seuss's first published children's book. THIS COPY IS NOT ONLY INSCRIBED BY DR. SEUSS (IN A CLEARLY VERY EARLY HAND) BUT, PERHAPS JUST AS SIGNIFICANTLY, IS... More about And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street
New York: Random House, 1957. Hardcover. The 1957 1st edition, 4th issue ("Younger & Hirsch", pg. 28), with the $1.95 price, the glossy boards AND the mention of the "Books for Beginners" series. A clean, solid copy. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with several small... More about The Cat in the Hat
Chicago: Scott, Foresman, 1958. Original wraps. A pair of copies of the scarce large print edition of The Cat in the Hat and The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, published in Chicago by Scott, Foresman as part of a series, c. 1958. Clean and Near Fine, off-white paper. Quarto... More about The Cat in the Hat AND The Cat in the Hat Comes Back (Large Print Editions
New York: Random House (Beginner Books), 1976. Dr. Seuss. Boards. A very sharp copy of the 1976 1st edition, with the correct number code. Clean and Near Fine in its glazed pictorial boards, with just a touch of light soiling at the rear panel. Quarto, riddles and puzzles in rhyme... More about The Cat's Quizzer
New York: Random House, 1965. Hardcover. The 1965 correct 1st edition, with all issue points conforming to Younger & Hirsch (pgs. 68-70). Clean and VG+ (light bumping at the foot of the spine and the lower rear tip) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with a matching tiny bump at... More about Fox in Socks
Hollywood: Capitol Records, 1950. Dr. Seuss. Vinyl. Told by the Great Gildersleeve. 45 rpm record of this rare Dr. Seuss item, featuring a fabulous color pictorial sleeve done by Seuss (based on the UPS movie and preceding the book --which was published in 1952). Both the record and sleeve are... More about Gerald McBoing-Boing (45 RPM Record
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 about Green Eggs and Ham
New York: Random House, 1982. Dr. Seuss. Boards. NY: Random House (1982). 4to, glazed pictorial boards, crisp and Fine. 1st ed. (correct code). Great color illustrations. Younger / Hirsch 35. More about Hunches in Bunches
New York: Random House, 1947. Dr. Seuss. Cloth. A crisp, clean copy of the 1947 1st edition, later state (Younger & Hirsch 53d {4-line copyright notice, fish mouth closed on cover}, no priority given to the variants). Clean and Near Fine in its blue-green boards, in a bright, Near Fine... More about McElligot's Pool
Dr. Seuss. Decorative Cloth. DR. SEUSS, THE SEVEN LADY GODIVAS. NY:Random House (1939). 4to, pict. cloth. A crisp, exceptionally clean, Near Fine to Fine copy, without dustjacket. Stated first edition, wonderful color illustrations throughout. More about Seven Lady Godivas
New York: Random House, 1986. Dr. Seuss. Original wraps. THE UNCOMMON PROOF COPY of the 1986 1st edition. Clean and Fine in its white, unprinted wrappers. And in a crisp, Near Fine example of the loose dustjacket. Both the content of the book and the dustjacket mirror the 1st edition;... More about You're Only Old Once! (Proof Copy
New York: Viking Press, 1931. Dr. Seuss. Cloth. The elusive 1931 true 1st edition of Dr. Seuss's first published book. "A Collection of Schoolboy Wisdom, or Knowledge as It Is Sometimes Written, Compiled from Classrooms and Examination Papers by Alexander Abingdon, and Illustrated by Dr. Seuss" (from the title page)... More about Boners
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 about Stuart Little
Racine, Wisconsin: The Whitman Publishing Co., 1937. Hardcover. A gorgeous, unusually well-preserved copy of the 1937 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its wonderful pictorial boards, with just the faintest hint of rubbing along the front panel and spine. Internally immaculate, with no writing or markings of any kind... More about Popeye and the Jeep: Based on the Famous Comic Strip "Thimble Theatre" (The Big Little...
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 about Fancies Free
