Zurich: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1951. Hans Fischer. Pictorial boards. A handsome copy of the 1951 1st edition of this tale of the kitten Pitschi. Solid and VG in its very clean pictorial boards, with light chipping and wear along the spine crown. Wonderfully illustrated throughout in rich color by Hans Fischer..... 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
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: abelard Schuman, 1961. Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1961 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping along the panel top-edges. Quarto, 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
Chicago: Reilly & Britton Co., 1905. Decorative Cloth. 2nd U.S. edition, 1905. The "Christmas Stocking Series". INTRODUCTION BY L. FRANK BAUM!! 64mo (miniature), 56 pgs. plus publisher's ads. A clean, well-preserved, VG+ copy in its original red cloth with decorative holly-border and "Sambo" illustration to front panel. Text on the..... More
New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1978. 1st. Cloth. A solid, well-preserved copy of the 1978 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light scuffing at the rear panel. Oblong octavo, wonderfully illustrated thruout by Margot Tomes. More
New York: Macmillan, 1940. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1940 1st edition, IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG (with light offsetting at the front and rear pastedowns and endpapers) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with just a bit of wear along the spine. Octavo..... More
Rand McNally & Container Corporation of America, 1952. 1st. Cloth. 1952 stated 1st printing, INSCRIBED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR JAN BALET on the front free endpaper. Solid and VG (with all "Slottie" toys present except one) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. Octavo, 32 pgs. Signed by Illustrator. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1958. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A clean, well-preserved copy of the 1958 1st edition. Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Oblong octavo, 38 pgs. Nicely illustrated thruout by Ronni Solbert. More
W.U.B., Innsbruck, 1930. Soft Cover. 1st edition and first title in the wonderful "Mali (the French Hippopotamus)" series. Circa 1930. VG in its stiff pictorial wrappers. Folio, 39 pgs. Light chipping along the bottom-edge, tender father-to-son inscription (including artwork) at the title page. Beautifully illustrated by Rene Pellos in rich..... More
New York: William Morrow & Co., 1963. 1st. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR HILA COLMAN on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the 1963 1st edition. Tight and VG (with one very small magic marker initialling on the front free endaper) in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1940. Hilda van Stockum. Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1940 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($2.00), VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping along the spine crown and the top-edges, and very light soiling to the rear panel. Quarto..... More
New York: William Morrow & Co., 1947. 1st. Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1947 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with one very small abrasion at the upper front panel. Quarto, 44pgs. Nicely illustrated thruout by the formidable Lynd Ward. More
New York: Parents' Magazine Press, 1971. Decorative Cloth. A crisp, lovely copy of the 1971 1st American edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, wonderfully illustrated thruout by Daihachi Ohta. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1943. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1943 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with pronounced chipping at the panel edges and spine-ends and wear at the flap-folds. Still though, a presentable copy of a fragile title. Tall, thin..... More
New York: Atheneum, 2000. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY IAN FALCONER on the title page. A very sharp copy to boot of this early (but not 1st) printing. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by the author himself. Signed by Author. More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1960. Decorative Cloth. A crisp, handsome copy of the 1960 re-issue. Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, Near Fine dustkacket. Octavo, wonderfully illustrated thruout by Richard Gates. More
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1960. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A crisp, clean copy of the 1960 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light age-toning along the spine. Octavo, nicely-illustrated by Irma Selz. More
