Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., 1939. The Big Little Book. Hardcover. 422pp. Twenty-fourmo [11.5 cm] Illustrated paper covered stiff card boards. Very good. The covers are rubbed along the edges. There is a numerical notation on the spine, and again on the front cover. The pages are browned. Number 1420..... More
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Company, 1939. William Mark Young. Hardcover. 424pp. Thirty-twomo [11.5 cm] Illustrated paper covered boards. Very good. The extremities are gently rubbed. The front cover is just a little bowed. Insignificant spine lean. The corners of the covers are gently bumped, and there are several small chips..... More
New York: Reycraft Books, 2019. Second printing. Hardcover. 32pp. Square octavo [26.5cm]. Illustrated paper over boards. Illustrated dust jacket. "When Max starts school, the teacher hesitates to call out the name on the attendance sheet. Something doesn't seem to fit. Max lets her know the name he wants to be..... More
New York: Everyman's Library, 1993. Arthur Hughes. Reprint. Hardcover. 238pp. Octavo [21cm]. Blue cloth over boards, with gilt and black titles and details, and an illustrated label on the front board. Charming pictorial endpapers. Gilt and black on spine has begun to rub off. Black-and-white illustrations by Arthur Hughes. More
[Philadelphia, PA]: David McKay Company, 1941. Hardcover. [60pp] Octavo [21.5 cm] Illustrated boards. Near fine/Fine. Minor sunning to spine of jacket. Illustrated by the author. A very nice copy of this work. More
David McKay Company, 1942. Later printing. Hardcover. Octavo [21 cm] Pictorial paper over boards. The spine is slightly rolled, the spine and boards are gently rubbed and bumped at the edges, and there are a couple of very small stains on the rear cover. Marjorie Henderson Buell is best known..... More
Park City: Lucky Penny Press, 2016. Izzy Greer. first edition. Paperback. 51pp. Octavo [21.5cm]; illustrated wraps. A children's illustrated book, with quotes from Edward Abbey and Terry Tempest Williams, that guides children through Utah's national parks. More
Gardiner, ME: Tilbury House, 1998. Gustav Moore. First edition. Hardcover. Square quarto [26 cm] Glossy illustrated hardcover boards. Fine / Fine. "Yes! Here's a story that takes us beyond wolves and bears and presents the important and influential role of many predators, including humans." - Tom Skeele, The Predator Project..... More
Akron, OH: The Saalfield Pub. Co., 1949. Paperback. Very thin quarto [34 cm] Stapled pictorial linen-like wraps. Very good. The covers and pages have dark rust stains in the inside margins around the staples. The largest stains measure 1 and 1/4 inch in diameter. The pages are mildly tanned. Number..... More
Akron, OH: The Saalfield Pub. Co., 1949. Paperback. Very thin quarto [35.5 cm] Stapled pictorial linen-like wraps. Near fine. The extremities are ever so slightly rubbed. The covers and pages are mildly age-toned. The illustrations are nice and bright. Number 2954. More
Akron, OH: The Saalfield Pub. Co., 1949. Paperback. Very thin quarto [35 cm] Stapled pictorial linen-like wraps. Near fine. The pages are mildly tanned. The last couple of pages have insignificant soiling. Number 2952. More
Canada: Little, Brown Company, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. Unpaginated. Folio. [31.5cm]. Illustrated paper over boards. Illustrated dust jacket. Signed by author in black on facedown of front free endpaper. Reading everything he can after learning how to read, young Edward finds his imagination soaring and particularly enjoys adventure stories..... More
2020. Spanish language edition. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1944. Hardcover. 47pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Illustrated paper covered boards. The spine and covers are gently rubbed. The covers are just a tiny bit discolored. The endsheets are stained along the hinges. The front endsheet is slightly more stained than the rear endsheet. The pages..... More
Akron, OH: The Saalfield Pub. Co., 1939. Paperback. Very thin oblong quarto [23 cm x 27.5 cm] Stapled illustrated wraps. Very good. The wraps are lightly rubbed and creased. The first page has been pasted with the stickers, and the opposite sticker page has been removed. The other pages are..... More
New York: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Co., Inc, 1955. Morris H. Jaffe. First edition. Hardcover. Slim quarto [28.5 cm] Red, black and white pictorial paper over boards. Very good plus condition, with light edge wear to the covers at spine, and a contemporary owner's brief notation on the front pastedown..... More
New York: Barnes & Noble, 2016. BN Classic. Leather bound. 384pp. Octavo. [21cm] Yellow bonded leather over boards with color and gilt decorations stamped on the covers and spine. Front cover has color title illustration inlaid. Gold gilt edges. "Brother and sister Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert look forward to meeting..... More
Used book. Paperback. More
Chicago, IL: Albert Whitman & Company, 1950. First edition. Hardcover. Ex-library with usual markings. Hardcover in red cloth with color cover label. No library markings to lightly worn jacket, 1/2" tear to jacket spine at top; heavy rubbing to boards, extremities exposed, library labels and clear tape reinforcement to spine;..... More
Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1948. Hardcover. 89pp. Octavo [20 cm] Blue paper covered boards with gilt stamped titles on the spine and front cover. Very good. The edges of the spine and covers are rubbed, and the boards are lightly stained. There is a small loss..... More
Aladdin, 2009. Later printing. Paperback. 512pp. Octavo [19.5 cm]. Illustrated wraps. Danger lurks everywhere at Fablehaven, where someone has released a plague that transforms beings of light into creatures of darkness. In dire need of help, the Sorensons question where to turn, now that long trusted allies have been revealed..... More
New York: Aladdin, 2007. Brandon Dorman. Later printing. Paperback. 384pp. Octavo [19.5 cm] Illustrated wraps. For centuries mystical creatures of all description were gathered into a hidden refuge called Fablehaven to prevent their extinction. The sanctuary survives today as one of the last strongholds of true magic. Enchanting? Absolutely. Exciting..... More
New York: Aladdin, 2008. Brandon Dorman. Later printing. Paperback. 480pp. Octavo [19.5 cm] Illustrated wraps. At the end of the school year, Kendra and her brother Seth find themselves racing back to Fablehaven, a refuge for mythical and magical creatures. Grandpa Sorenson, the caretaker, invites three specialists -- a potion..... More
New York: Greenwillow Books, 2021. First edition. Hardcover. 278pp. Octavo. [18cm] 1/4 red paper over white paper covered boards. Title stamped in blue silver gilt on spine. Illustrated dust jacket. Two unlikely friends—Federico, in sixteenth-century Rome, and Bee, in present-day New Jersey—are linked through an amiable cat, Leonardo Da Vinci’s..... More
Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1959. Linell. Later printing. Hardcover. 30pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] in decorative orange cloth. Ex-library with no exterior markings. Chipping and tears (none longer than 2") to jacket; boards are crisp and unworn; library markings to rear endpapers, else interior is clean and bright. Charming..... More