New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1929. Ernest H. Shepard. Hardcover. 170pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Tan cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles on the spine and front cover, and a black ink stamped vignette on the front cover. Top edge gilt. Illustrated endsheets. With the gold and black pictorial..... More
A Harlin Quist Book, 1966. Ralph Pinto. First edition, Library Edition. Hardcover. Slim octavo [21.5 cm] Moss green cloth over boards with a black ink stamped title on the spine. Very good plus condition. There is a subtle lean to the spine, and the spine ends and corners of the..... More
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Company, 1935. First Big Little Book printing. Hardcover. 424pp. Twenty-fourmo [11.5 cm] Pictorial paper over thin card boards. With mild rubbing to the extremities and a slight lean to the spine. Whitman No. 1154. More
Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Company, 1918. Early edition. Hardcover. 95pp. Octavo [23 cm] 1/4 black cloth with illustrated paper covered boards. Illustrated endsheets. Very good. The underlying boards are exosed along the edges. The cloth at the spine ends is chipped, and has a couple of short closed tears..... More
New York: The Johnny Gruelle, 1948. Early edition. Hardcover. Octavo [24 cm] 1/4 black cloth with illustrated paper labels mounted to the covers. Very good. The covers are lightly rubbed. The underlying boards are exposed along the edges. The endsheets and outside edges of the text block are verly lightly..... More
Joliet, IL. The P. F. Volland Company, 1924. Hardcover. Octavo [23 cm] 1/4 black cloth with illustrated paper covered boards. Illustrated endsheets. Fair only. The covers are gently rubbed. The underlying boards are exposed along the edges. There is a small split in the cloth at the head of the..... More
New York: Johnny Gruelle Company, 1940. Hardcover. 95pp. Octavo [23 cm] 1/4 red cloth with brightly illustrated paper over boards. Very good. The extremities are gently bumped and rubbed, and the top 2 inches of the backstrip is sunned. There is a contemporary owner's name written in pencil on the..... More
New York: The Johnny Gruelle Company, 1946. Hardcover. 95pp. Octavo [23 cm] 1/4 red cloth with illustrated paper covered boards. Very good. The covers are rubbed. The underlying boards are exposed at the corners. The spine is ever so slightly rolled. Several of the pages have very small light stains..... More
Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Company, 1928. Later printing. Hardcover. Octavo [23 cm] Black cloth spine with pictorial paper over boards. Very good. Rubbed at the extremities, with the underlying boards sporadically exposed. There is a prior owner's bookplate on the front pastedown, and there are very occasional barely perceptible..... More
Chicago and New York: M. A. Donohue & Company, Circa 1927. Later printing. Hardcover. 95pp. Octavo [23 cm] Black cloth spine with pictorial paper over boards. Colorful pictorial endpapers. Very good. The boards are lightly rubbed, on the surface and along the edges. The underlying boards are exposed along the..... More
Chicago: Follett Publishing Company, 1957. Mary Stevens. Ninth printing. Hardcover. 27pp. Thin square octavo [20.5 cm] Yellow paper covered boards with red ink stamped title information on the spine and front cover, and a red ink stamped vignette on the front cover. Very good. The edges of the spine and..... More
New York, Chicago and San Francisco: Belford, Clarke & Co, 1888. Hardcover. 208pp. Octavo [22 cm] 1/4 dark brown cloth with illustrated paper over boards. Good. The covers are mildly rubbed and scratched, and the underlying boards are exposed along the edges. There are several small losses from the paper..... More
HarperCollins Publishers, 2000. Lindsay Harper duPont. First edition. Hardcover. DOUBLE SIGNED. Slim quarto [29 cm] Shiny pictorial boards. In a matching dust jacket. Autograph label on the front panel of the dust jacket. The jacket is lightly scratched, and shows light edge wear. Both the author and the illustrator (sisters)..... More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1999. Kathy Osborn. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. Slim quarto [26 cm] Glossy pictorial paper over boards. There is a short closed tear in the bottom inside margin of one of the pages, and there is an "Autographed" label on the front panel of the..... More
Los Angeles: Suttonhouse, 1936. Hardcover. [56pp] Quarto [27.5 cm] Brown cloth. Very good/Near fine. A couple of small nicks to the extremities of the jacket. Overall a nice copy. Charming children's story of Marta Lenker and her cabinet making father. Profusely illustrated by Willy Pogany. More
Mineola, New York: Calla Editions, 2012. First edition thus. Hardcover. 261pp. Quarto [28.5cm]. Blue cloth with gilt. Attractive copy of this classic work. More
Belgium: Casterman, 1949. Early printing. Hardcover. 62pp. Quarto [30.5 cm] Illustrated paper covered boards. Illustrated endsheets. Very good. The covers are lightly rubbed, bumped and scratched. There is a very faint 4 and 1/3 inch crease in the front board. There is a short tear in the paper at the..... More
New York: Callaway, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 40pp. Folio [34 cm] in matte pictorial boards. Faint shelfwear to jacket, "autographed copy" sticker on jacket front cover; boards are crisp and unworn; interior is clean and tight. Includes CD in unopened packaging. Signed by the illustrator on the title page..... More
Gallup, NM: Buffalo Medicine Books, 2001. Ernest Franklin. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 31pp. Slim oblong quarto [23 cm x 27.5 cm] Glossy illustrated paper covered boards. A western version of the classic children's tale "The Musicians of Brehmen." Conceived and designed by Ernie Bulow. Illustrated by Ernest Franklin. Navajo artist..... More
Gallup, NM: Buffalo Medicine Books, 2001. Ernest Franklin. Limited Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 31pp. Slim oblong quarto [22 cm x 27 cm] Purple vinyl cloth over boards gilt lettering on the spine, and a gilt stamped vignette on the front board. With a tipped-in full-page original watercolor illustration signed by Ernest..... More
Gallup, NM: Buffalo Medicine Books, 2001. Ernest Franklin. Limited Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 31pp. Slim oblong quarto [22 cm x 27 cm] Purple vinyl cloth over boards gilt lettering on the spine, and a gilt stamped vignette on the front board. With a tipped-in full-page original watercolor illustration signed by Ernest..... More
Gallup, NM: Buffalo Medicine Books, 2001. Ernest Franklin. Limited Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 31pp. Slim oblong quarto [22 cm x 27 cm] Purple vinyl cloth over boards gilt lettering on the spine, and a gilt stamped vignette on the front board. Light wear to the extremities. With a tipped-in full-page original..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1933. Lee Townsend. First edition. Hardcover. 219pp. Duodecimo [20 cm] Orange cloth with a black ink stamped title on the spine, and a black ink stamped vignette on the front cover. Very good condition. The spine is subtly rolled. The top edge of the text..... More
New York and Nashville: Abingdon-Cokesbury Press, 1951. Priscilla Pointer. First edition. Hardcover. Slim octavo [22 cm] Pale green cloth-effect paper over boards with dark green ink stamped titles on the spine and front cover. Red and white pictorial endpapers. Very good. The front cover is lightly soiled, and there is..... More
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 62pp. Large octavo [22 cm] Glossy illustrated hardcover boards. Near fine. The spine is subtly rolled back. The head of the spine is gently bumped. The dust jacket is in very good condition. The edges are very lightly creased..... More