Chicago: Belford, Clarke & Co., 1883. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1883 1st edition, "Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa, No. 2". VG- in its chocolate boards, with bright gilt-lettering along the spine but a bit of rubbing at the panels and light wear to the spine ends. Still though, a...... More
New York: Sears Publishing Company, 1932. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1932 1st edition of this wonderful --and uncommon-- children's title, something of a precursor to Dare Wright's iconic "Edith the Lonely Doll" series. Charting the happy adventures, thru vivid color illustrations on each recto, of Tom and his friend Ted..... More
New York: George Routledge and Sons, 1876. Decorative Cloth. A handsome copy of this 1876 sequel to "Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood". Bright and VG+ in its beautiful dark-green, decorative cloth, with bright gilt-lettering and design along the spine. Light foxing at several of the preliminaries (including the title page..... More
New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1954. 1st. Cloth. A beautiful copy of the 1954 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket, with light wear along the spine. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by Richard Gackenbach. #51 in the wonderful "First Book of...." series. More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1940. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1940 stated 1st edition of this charming tale of Raffles, the cocker spaniel puppy. Solid and VG (with tasteful former owner bookplate at the front blank endpaper) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping at the..... More
New York: Random House, 1941. Rudolf Freund. Hardcover. A crisp, very nice copy of the 1941 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a bit of wear at the upper tips. Quarto, wonderfully illustrated thruout in rich color by Rudolf Freund. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1917. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1917 1st edition, IN A SOLID, WELL-PRESERVED EXAMPLE OF THE UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Clean and VG in its dark-green cloth. And in a bright, VG dustjacket, with very light soiling to the panels and light chipping at the..... More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1940. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1940 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (light foxing along the fore-edge) in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine example of the "young love" dustjacket, wonderfully illustrated by Irving Nurick. Thick 12mo, another adventure by "the irrespressible, madcap Maudie"..... More
London and New York: Academy Editions/St. Martin's Press, 1972. 1st. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1972 1st edition, published simultaneously in London and New York. Immaculate and Fine in a bright, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 101 pgs. More
New York: Vantage Press, 1993. 1st. Cloth. A crisp, clean copy of the 1993 stated 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 34 pgs. More
New York: The Century Co., 1929. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1929 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the panel edges and along the spine. Thick 12mo, 242 pgs. More
London: The Epworth Press, 1934. 1st. Cloth. The 1934 1st edition, in its wonderful pictorial dustjacket. Tight and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping at the spine ends and light soiling to the rear panel. 12mo, 128 pgs. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1942. H.A. Rey. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY H.A. REY IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the front free endpaper AND, IN HIS HAND, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INSCRIPTION, HE'S DRAWN A PORTRAIT OF "CECILY G.", THE GIRAFFE. A solid copy to boot of the 1942 true 1st edition (with..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. H.A. Rey. Cloth. An uncommon, very early --but not 1st-- edition of "Curious George". Based on the dustjacket price of "$2.75", we're surmising this edition was published in the mid to late 1950s, some 14 to 17 years after the exceedingly scarce 1941 original edition was..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World. Decorative Cloth. An early re-issue (probably early 60s) of this charming children's tale about a kitten named Pischi. Solid and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with several closed tears along the panel edges and light wear at the spine. Oblong quarto, nicely..... More
Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads Publishing Co., 2003. 1st. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR (AND INCLUDING AN ORIGINAL DRAWING OF A SHEEP NEXT TO HIS SIGNATURE) on the front free endpaper. A beautiful copy to boot of the 2003 1st edition. Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, nicely illustrated..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1975. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY HARDIE GRAMATKY on the half-title. A near-pristine copy to boot of the 1975 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, price-intact (lower corner is clipped though--as usual), Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, wonderfully illustrated thruout in rich color and black-and-white..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam, 1963. 1st. Cloth. WONDERFULLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR on the half-title AND WITH AN ORIGINAL DRAWING OF "THE SEA GOD" AND THE BOAT OF THE STORY. A well-preserved copy to boot of the 1963 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. Octavo..... More
New York: The Citadel Press, 1946. Harriet and Laurence Lustig. Pictorial boards. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1946 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with one small closed tear at the front panel's top-edge and just a touch of very light wear..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001. Hardcover. A clean, solid copy of the 2001 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, wonderfully illustrated thruout by Todd McKie. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1959. Margot Zemach. Cloth. A lovely copy of the 1959 1st edition of this maiden collaboration between husband and wife Harve and Margot Zemach. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($2.75), Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Truly a collector's copy, legitimately approaching pristine. Octavo, wonderfully..... More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1976. Harvey Weiss. Cloth. A pristine copy of the 1976 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by the author himself. More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1974. Cloth. A fresh, clean copy of the 1974 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 74 pgs. A superb copy. More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1969. Cloth. A sharp, very solid copy of the 1969 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (with very light spotting at the foot of the spine) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with mild darkening along the spine and very light soiling to the panels..... More
