The Sunflower Garden
Harvey House, 1969. 1st. Hardcover. 1969 1st edition. VG+ in a bright, VG+ dustjacket. Octavo, oblong, 37 pgs. Nicely illustrated by Beatrice Darwin. NOT A LIBRARY COPY. More
Harvey House, 1969. 1st. Hardcover. 1969 1st edition. VG+ in a bright, VG+ dustjacket. Octavo, oblong, 37 pgs. Nicely illustrated by Beatrice Darwin. NOT A LIBRARY COPY. More
New York: Parents' Magazine Press, 1972. Friso Henstra. Pictorial boards. A very presentable copy of the 1972 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping --and one small closed tear-- along the panel edges. Nicely illustrated thoughout in color by Friso Henstra..... More
New York: Parents' Magazine Press, 1969. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1969 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, which is lacking its spine but is otherwise attractive and very presentable. Oblong quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by Barbara Remington. More
New York: Abingdon Press, 1954. 1st. Cloth. A crisp, solid copy of the 1954 1st edition (with the letter 'A' at the copyright page). Tight and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light staining along the front flap-fold and light soiling to the rear panel. Octavo, 192..... More
New York: Random House, 1937. Hardcover. A solid, well-preserved copy of the 1937 1st thus, translated from its original French by Merle Haas. Clean and VG (with no internal markings) in a bright, price-intact ("$1.00"), VG dustjacket, with light creasing at the panels and along the spine ends and edges..... More
New York: Random House, 1935. Hardcover. The 1935 1st American edition (with only 3 previous titles listed and no later dates on the copyright page). Solid and VG in its pictorial laminate boards, with light soiling to the panels and very light staining (not affecting the text or plates at..... More
New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1935. Jean De Brunhoff. Boards. A very impressive copy of the 1935 correct 1st American edition, translated from the original French by Merle Haas and published by Harrison Smith and Robert Haas (not the more common Random House re-issue). Tight and Near Fine..... More
New York: Random House, 1937. Jean De Brunhoff. Pictorial boards. A handsome copy of the 1937 1st American edition, translated from its original French by Merle Haas. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its wonderful pictorial boards. A touch of very light wear along the edges, just the slightest..... More
Paris: Editions De L'Hirondelle, 1937. 1st. Hardcover. Charming 1937 French children's puppet book. Folio, complete in 12 separate thick cardboard sheets, 4 of which are designed to build the puppet theatre and the other 8 representing the puppets themselves (in order: a left-pointing young girl, a left-pointing dog, a left-pointing..... More
New York: Farrar , Straus & Cudahy, 1962. Erik Blegvad. Cloth. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR JEAN STAFFORD on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1962 stated 1st printing of this charming tale of Elephi, "the cat with the high I.Q.". Tight and VG (light offsetting..... More
H-E Martin, Editeur (Librairie D'Education de la Jeunesses). Suzanne Minier. Hardcover. A crisp, well-preserved copy of the 1st edition, c. 1890. Clean and VG+ in its wonderful pictorial boards, with just a touch of wear along the rear panel. Tall quarto, lovely watercolors thruout by Suzanne Minier. More
New York: Will Roberts, 1950. 1st. Hardcover. A solid, very clean copy of the 1950 1st edition. Bright and VG+ in its pictorial, laminate boards, with its yellow, comb-binding. Shaped (naturally) to resemble a bus, nicely illustrated in rich color by John English. More
New York: Whittlesey House (McGraw-Hill), 1954. 1st. Decorative Cloth. BEAUTIFULLY INSCRIBED BY JIM MORAN TO HIS LITERARY AGENT CARLTON COLE ("WHO EXPERTLY PILOTED THIS BOOK THRU PERILOUS PUBLISHERS SHOALS AND BROUGHT IT SAFELY INTO PORT WITH CREW AND CARGO INTACT") on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot..... More
Leipzig: A. Anton & Co. Verlag. Decorative Cloth. Beautiful German children's book, c. 1920. AND IN THE UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG in a bright, VG dustjacket, with very light soiling at the panels. Handcolored plates thruout, in addition to tipped-in color plates. Light, minor foxing to the early..... More
Boston: Little, Brown, 1977. 1st. Cloth. A clean, crisp copy of the 1977 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, wonderful photography thruout by Richard Hewett. More
New York: Scholastic Press, 2003. 1st. Hardcover. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHOR JOANNA COLE AND ILLUSTRATOR BRUCE DEGEN on the half-title. An immaculate copy to boot of the 2003 stated 1st edition. Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, unpaginated. Signed by Author(s). More
New York: Whittlesey House (McGraw-Hill), 1960. Wesley Dennis. Pictorial cloth. A sharp copy of the 1960 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (small former owner inscription at te front free endpaper) in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, nicely illustrated throughout in black-and-white by Wesley Dennis. More
Philadelphia: Macrae Smith Company, 1970. Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1970 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (just a touch of bubbling to the front panel) in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, dustjacket design by Francis A. Chauncy. More
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1923. Oliver Herford. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1923 1st thus. Tight and VG (with light staining to the rear panel) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping and creasing to the panel edges and very mild fading along the spine. Thick..... More
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1929. Decorative Cloth. A handsome copy of this early, 1929 re-issue, with the wonderful A.B. Frost-illustrated dustjacket and drawings thruout. Solid and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with light soiling to the panels and very light chipping and creasing along the panel..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1958. Kurt Wiese. Decorative Cloth. A WARM, HALF-PAGE INSCRIPTION BY THE AUTHOR JOHN OLDIN on the front free endpaper. A lovely copy to boot of the 1958 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of..... More
Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1911. Decorative Cloth. The 1911 2nd edition, IN AN UNUSUALLY CRISP AND BRIGHT EXAMPLE OF THE PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. VG in its illustrated green cloth (with light bumping at the spine base and lower front tip) in a clean, Near Fine, Ralph Boyer-illustrated dustjacket, with one..... More
New York: McClure, Philips & Co., 1900. J.W. Conde. Cloth. The 1900 1st edition, IN THE UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG- (with chipping at the spine crown and light soiling alng the rear panel's top-edge) in a crisp, bright, VG- dustjacket, with corresponding chipping along the spine crown and..... More
New York: The World Publishing Co., 1969. Quentin Blake. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1969 1st Americn edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, nicely illustrated in rich color by Quentin Blake. More
Chicago: Volland, 1919. Johnny Gruelle. Pictorial boards. The 1919 stated 20th edition. Octavo, pictorial boards. Near Fine, with very light offsetting to the endsheets and pastedowns. In the publisher's pictorial box, with a few minor flap repairs. A VOLLAND SUNNY BOOK of fairy stories, with beautiful full page and in-text..... More