Jo Ann Reisler Ltd., 1982. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A wonderful boxed, 2 volume miniature, an alphabet book of wood engravings by the printer Sarah Chamberlain. #22 of 150 copies issued and signed by Sarah Chamberlain at the limitation. Clean and Near Fine in its russet cloth, with the first volume..... More
London: Collins' Clear-Type Press, c. 1930. First Edition. Cloth. Charming collection of British "Schoolgirl" stories. This copy also includes its uncommon dustjacket. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Good+ dustjacket, with a 1" band of chipping running across the front panel's top-edge, minor chipping along other edges as..... More
Garden City, New York: Nelson Doubleday Inc. Hard Cover. Four Andy Warhol illustrated volumes in the "Best in Children's Books" series. Volumes 15, 21 and 27 (2 copies). 1958 and 1959 first Doubleday editions. All four octavo books clean and near fine in bright, VG+ or better dust jackets. In..... More
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co., 1935. 1st. Original Wraps. 1935 1st edition. Solid and VG, with the 3 colorful pop-ups in working order. Light wear along the spine and at the rear panel, still though sturdy and very presentable. More
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1903. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1903 1st edition of this British tale of the raucous adventures of "Bold Turbin". Bright and VG in its pictorial front cover, with very light wear --and very mild offsetting-- to the panels. Oblong quarto, nicely illustrated thruout (mostly in..... More
New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1963. Decorative Cloth. The 1963 1st American edition. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light wear along the spine and light chipping at its crown. Oblong quarto, nicely illustrated thruout by Brian Wildsmith. More
Dodge Publishing Company, 1924. Wonderful 1925 calendar, "The Afternoon Tea Calendar". Solid and VG+ in its ribbon-tied sheets, with very light foxing at the front cover. A different recipe ("Crab Sandwiches", "Frozen Tomato Salad", etc.) accompanies each month. ALSO INCLUDES A SOLID, WELL-PRESERVED EXAMPLE OF THE PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL PICTORIAL BOX..... More
San Francisco: Determined Productions Inc, 1969. Paperback. Wonderful --and uncommon-- Beatrix Potter coloring book, published originally in 1961 and here re-issued in 1969. Elephant folio, almost 20" tall. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial boards. Vivid black-and-white illustrations thruout, with Beatrix Potter captions, waiting to be colored-in. More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1897. George Cruikshank. Decorative Cloth. The 1897 1st thus, the first appearance of all 4 of these timeless tales together with the George Cruikshank illustrations. Decorative blue cloth, 216 pgs., all edges gilt, elaborate gilt pictorial covers and spine signed by FBS. Margins on page..... More
Boston: Little, Brown, 1970. 1st. Decorative Cloth. 1970 stated 1st edition of this playful, wonderfully-illustrated children's guide to drawing animals. Solid and VG+ in its charming pictorial boards. Oblong quarto. More
Paris: Libraria Hachette. Original Wraps. French children's theatre, c. 1930. Gorgeous chromolithographed plates thruout. A VG octavo in its pictorial card wrappers, with light wear along the spine. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1970. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1970 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with one very small closed tear along the bottom-edge. Oblong quarto, nicely illustrated thruout in color by Peter Spier..... More
New York: Henry Z. Walck, Inc., 1969. 1st. Cloth. A handsome copy of this beautifully-illustrated children's poetry book. 1969 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with foxing at the panels and light foxing to the fore-edge. 64mo, Brenda Meredith Seymour's rich color illustrations thruout. More
London: Blackie & Son Ltd., 1920. Frank Adams. Pictorial boards. Folio, cloth-backed pictorial boards, circa 1920. Covers show some soiling and edges rubbed but still, solidly VG. Illustrated (by Frank Adams) with 12 lovely full-page color reproductions and 3 additional line-drawings. More
Springfield, MA: Milton Bradley and Co., c. 1875. A charming color lithograph panorama of America's history, from Columbus's discovery of the New World to The American Revoluton. Decorative cardboard box, with cut, theatrical window (or proscenium) and magnificent pictorial details along the borders. The box features a long, multi-paneled horizontal..... More
London: Anthony Treherne & Co., 1905. "The Pilgrims" Pictorial boards. #7 in the wonderful (and uncommon) "Stump Books for Children" series, issued in the very early 20th century (this title in 1905) and shaped exactly like a harmonica. Brilliant color illustrations by "The Pilgrims", printed by Chorley & Pickersgill, Ltd...... More
Boston: Wm. Crosby and H.P. Nichols, 1845. Decorative Cloth. 1845 1st edition of this precious children's title, published out of Boston. VG- in its decorative blindstamped cloth, with lightly-faded gilt-lettering to the spine. Light staining to the front endpapers and a forgivable degree of foxing scattered thruout the text. Stilll..... More
New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1935. Decorative Cloth. 1935 1st thus (based on the 1870 original edition). Solid and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine crown. 16mo, 120 pgs. Children's fantasy --with shades of Alice in Wonderland. More
London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1921. Decorative Cloth. "From Originals Presented by Her to John Ruskin and Other Personal Friends". A crisp, clean copy of the 1921 1st edition. VG+ with bright gilt-lettering to front panel. Tall quarto, an 11 pg. appreciation by H.M. Cundall plus beautiful tipped-in Greenaway illustrations..... More
London: Bancroft & Co., 1965. Vojtech Kubasta. Charming 1965 kitten-themed miniature pop-up book, featuring 5 pop-ups designed and illustrated by the great Czech artist Vojtech Kubasta. All 5 pop-ups clean and VG+ and in sharp working order. Part of a wonderful series from Bancroft of London of 12 numeric pop-up..... More
Paris: Librarie de Theodore Lefevre (Emile Guerin, Editeur). Decorative Cloth. First Edition. Wonderful French children's tale, c. 1890. Dozens of beautiful handcolored plates complement the text. A bright and VG quarto in its pictorial cloth, with very light soiling along several bottom page-edges. A very presentable copy though, solid and..... More
London: J. Bysh, Circa 1810. Original wraps. Charming children's tale of the life and death of Cock Robin, with 13 (including the title page) beautiful hand-colored illustrations accompanying the text-in-verse. Undated but very likely early 19th century, possibly circa 1810. Also includes the original pictorial wrappers, with a pasted-on title..... More
New York: Hastings House, 1967. 1st. Hardcover. A handsome copy of the 1967 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. 64mo, beautifully ilustrated thruout by Caldecott-winner Barbara Cooney. More
Oxford University Press, 1930s. MAUS. Pictorial boards. Wonderful car board book, circa 1930s. Large quarto, cloth-backed pictorial boards. Very light cover wear, solidly VG+. Printed on thick boards, each page shows a brightly-colored picture of various aspects and types of cars. Lavishly illustrated in rich color by MAUS. More
New York: Garden City Publishing Company (Paramount Pictures, Inc.), 1941. Pictorial boards. A very sharp copy of the 1941 1st edition of this story of a friendly community of humanized insects. Tight and Near Fine (very small, neat inscription at the front free endpaper) in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket..... More
