Tony and the Toll Collector
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1969. James Stevenson. Pictorial cloth. More
Childrens
The Maid's Progress
London: Grant Richards, 1901. Mrs. Ernest Ames. Pictorial boards. A very presentable copy of the 1901 1st edition. Solid and VG to VG+ in its pictorial boards, with pronounced offsetting at the endsheets. Tall, thin quarto, wonderful pictorial boards and vivid color illustrations throughout (in their broad art nouveau style)..... More
Drawn from Memory
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1957. Ernest H. Shepard. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1957 1st American edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, dozens of Shepard's own illustrations complementing his text. "An autobiographical sketch by a beloved English artist" (from the front dustjacket..... More
All for Fall
New York: Parents' Magazine Press, 1974. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A clean, bright copy of the 1974 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by Ethel and Leonard Kessler. More
The Mother Goose Story Book: A Treasury of Sunshine Stories for Children
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Co., 1930. Frederick Richardson. Cloth. A crisp, solid example of the 1930 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light wear to the spine ends and very light creasing and chipping at the panel edges. 12mo, nicely illustrated thruout in..... More
The Shoe Bird SIGNED
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1964. Beth Krush. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY EUDORA WELTY on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1964 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light creasing along the front panel's top-edge and a trace..... More
Sam, Bangs & Moonshine
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966. Evaline Ness. Pictorial boards. A very solid copy of the 1966 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, price-intact (and price-clipped at the bottom edge), VG to VG+ dustjacket, with several spots to the front panel and very..... More
The Australia Book
Sydney: John Lands Pty. Ltd. Decorative Cloth. Stated 3rd edition (circa 1930s), IN THE UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Clean and VG in a bright, VG dustjacket with somewhat pronounced chipping to the panel edges and light soiling to the rear panel. Folio, 46 pgs. Charming illustrations thruout by Margaret Senior. More
Zehn Kleine Hunde (10 Puppies)
Abt. Schweizer Bilderbucher, 1935. Hardcover. Charming childrens title (10 puppies), lavishly illustrated in vivid color by Charlotte Holzberger. Circa mid 30s. Each page unfolds into a rich scene showcasing the puppy in question. A bright, VG+ copy. Octavo, oblong, text (in German) on the versos, illustrations on the rectos. More
Picture--Puzzle--Posters (in Dustjacket)
New York: Ray Long & Richard R. Smith, 1933. Original wraps. A handsome copy of the 1933 1st edition, in its uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Solid and VG+ in its stiff wrappers. And in a bright, VG dustjacket, with very light soiling along the panel edges. Tall quarto, "all the materials..... More
Sam Adams: The Boy Who Became Father of the American Revolution
New York: Crown Publishers, 1975. 1st. Cloth. A crisp, very clean copy of the 1975 stated 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, unpaginated. Nicely illustrated by William Sauts Bock. More
Grain De Mil
Paris: Editions Du Vieux Colombier, 1944. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Lovely 1944 French children's book. VG in its pictorial cloth, with very light staining along the front panel's fore-edge and light soiling at the rear panel. Oblong quarto, charmingly illustrated in rich color by Marie Moulinier. More
Bambi: A Life in the Woods (Promotional Copy)
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1970. Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1970 1st thus, beautifully illustrated thruout by Caldecott-winner Barbara Cooney. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light creasing at the front panel's top-edge. A Promotional Copy to boot, with the glossy Promotional photo laid-in. Additionally..... More
The Gremlins: From the Walt Disney Production
New York: Random House, 1943. Pictorial boards. A solid copy of the 1943 true 1st edition of the first published book by the great Roald Dahl. Tight and VG in its wonderful pictorial boards, with light scuffing to the panels, very light wear along the edges and tips, and mild..... More
The Golliwogg's "Auto-Go-Cart"
New York, London and Bombay: Longmans, Green & Co., 1901. Florence K. Upton. Hardcover. A solid, presentable copy of the 1901 1st edition. Tight and VG (small chip at the front endpaper, rear endpaper torn and re-taped) in its pictorial boards, with light soiling to the panels and very light..... More
The Golliwogg's Desert Island
London: Longmans, Green & Co., c. 1902. Florence K. Upton. Hardcover. The 1st edition of this early installment in the legendary "Golliwogg" series, c. 1902. Wonderfully illustrated in rich color by Florence K. Upton, verses by her mother Bertha Upton. An oblong quarto, solid and VG in its pictorial boards..... More
The Golliwogg's Fox-Hunt
London and New York: Longmans, Green and Co., c. 1902. Florence K. Upton. Hardcover. A tight, well-preserved copy of the 1st edition of this early entry in the legendary turn-of-the-century "Golliwoggs" series, c. 1902. Solid and VG in its wonderful pictorial boards, with light soiling to the panels. Lavishly illustrated..... More
The Secret of Madame Doll
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1965. Dorothy Bayley Morse. A crisp, well-preserved copy of the 1965 1st edition of this charming tale set against the backdrop of the American Revolution. Tight and Near Fine (just a touch of light offsetting at the rear free endpaper) in a bright, price-intact, Near..... More
The Hardy Boys: The Twisted Claw
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1939. Cloth. A very respectable copy of the 1939 true 1st edition. The 18th title in the series, conforming to all issue points as established by Carpentieri (the #5050 and 120-160 codes on the front flap, the 18th title listed and 13 "Spotlight" titles on..... More
The Sinister Sign Post (The Hardy Boys #15)
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1936. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1936 correct 1st edition (Carpentier, Heffelfinger) of this, the 15th title in the original Hardy Boys series. Issue points: This is the 15th and last title listed on the front flap, there are 14 "X Bar X Boy" titles listed..... More
A Book of Astronauts for You SIGNED
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1963. Leonard Kessler. Cloth. WONDERFULLY INSCRIBED BY THE BOOK'S ILLUSTRATOR LEONARD KESSLER TO HIS NEPHEWS on the front pastedown. A solid copy to boot of the 1963 1st edition. Tight and VG- (with light staining to the front pastedown and lower tips) in a...... More
Bingo's Book SIGNED
New Haven, CT: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company, 1926. G. Grant Mason Jr. Boards. A wonderful Presentation copy of this cartoon study of the Yale bulldog and all the trouble he gets into. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR GRANT MASON TO HIS PARENTS ("THEY MADE THIS CANINE CREATOR WHAT..... More
Un Sherlock Holmes a Quatre Pattes (A Sherlock Holmes on Four Feet)
Paris: Jules Tallandier, Editeur. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. Beautiful French children's version of Sherlock Holmes, with all the characters animals. Circa 1908. Rich chromolithography thruout, wonderfully illustrated by R. de la Neziere. Nicely-preserved and VG to VG+ in its original decorative boards, with very light fraying at the front tips..... More