Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1901. Hardcover. 335pp. Octavo. Blue cloth over boards with title stamped in silver on spine. Ex library with markings. More
Children's Books
Maya and the Robot
New York: Penguin Random House, 2021. First edition. Paperback. 217 pp. Octavo. [19.5 cm]. Pictorial wraps. From award-winning author Eve L. Ewing comes an illustrated middle grade novel about a forgotten homemade robot who comes to life just when aspiring fifth-grade scientist Maya needs a friend — and a science..... More
Winky Meets the Gypsies
Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1947. Hardcover. 56pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Textured blue paper covered boards with gilt stamped titles. Very good. The edges of the covers are lightly rubbed. The endsheets are mildly darkened. The dust jacket is in fair condition only, with numerous losses from the edges..... More
The A's & B's or Our Inland Sea
Salt Lake City, UT: 2022. First edition. Paperback. Unpaginated. Oblong octavo [21.5 x 28cm]. Illustrated wraps. An abecedarium dedicated to the Great Salt Lake. More
The Magic Circus
New York: A Studio Book; The Viking Press, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. Slim quarto [27 cm] Pictorial paper over boards. The covers are heavily rubbed. Signed, with the notation "17 v 1980" by Christopher Logue on the title page. More
Dogtown
New York: Feiwel and Friends, 2023. West, Wallace. First edition. Hardcover. 344pp. Octavo. White paper over boards with title stamped in orange on spine. "Now a New York Times bestseller, an Indie bestseller, and an Amazon Best Children's Book of 2023! From beloved authors Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko and..... More
Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in the Secret of Phantom Lake
New York: Random House, 1973. Hearne, Jack. Hardcover. 148pp. Octavo. Illustrated paper over boards. Rear hinge is cracked. More
Children's Literary Houses: Famous Dwellings in Children's Fiction
New York: Facts on File, 1984. Hardcover. Quarto [28.5 cm] in boards. Faint shelfwear to jacket, else as New. Contains several pages of illustrations devoted to each of the following books: The Secret Garden; The Sword in the Stone; Little Women: Charlotte's Web; David Copperfield; Johnny Tremain; Robinson Crusoe; and..... More
This is the Place! A Crossroads of Utah's Past
Carson City, NV: Buckaroo Books, 1996. First edition thus. Paperback. Quarto [30.5 cm] in wraps. From the book: "What happens when two kids decide to dig up a dinosaur in their backyard? They begin an excavation that will take them through 125 million years of Utah. Each page uncovers a...... More
Tops and Whistles: True Stories of Early American Toys and Children
New York: The Viking Press, 1937. Grace Paull. First edition. Hardcover. 193pp. Large octavo [23 cm] Beige cloth with an orange ink stamped title on the spine, and an orange ink stamped vignette on the front cover. Brightly illustrated endsheets. The dust jacket is in very good condition. Very lightly..... More
The Wright 3
New York: Scholastic Press, 2004. Brett Helquist. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 318pp. Octavo [22 cm] Pictorial paper over boards. Near fine, in a near fine dust jacket. Signed by both Blue Balliett and Brett Helquist on the title page. More
The Story of Little Black Quibba
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1903. Hardcover. Hardcover. 142pp. Twentyfourmo [13.5 cm] 1/4 brown cloth with illustrated paper covered boards. Fair condition only. The covers are heavily rubbed. The underlying boards are exposed along the edges. The cloth backstrip has almost completely come away from the spine. The text..... More
Hosie's Aviary
New York: The Viking Press, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. Thin quarto [29 cm] Olive green cloth over boards. The spine ends are a bit bumped, and there is a light 4" scuff mark on the front board. In a dust jacket, with light surface and edge wear. The bottom..... More
Rinkitink in Oz
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., Circa 1941. Neill, John R. Later printing (Regular Edition). Hardcover. 314pp. Large octavo [23 cm] Blue cloth over boards with the title and a vignette in black ink on the spine, and a bright illustrated paper label mounted to the front cover. Illustrated endpapers..... More
Dot and Tot of Merryland
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers, [1920]. W. W. Deslow. Later Bobbs-Merrill printing. Hardcover. 225pp. Octavo [23 cm] Red cloth over boards with the title stamped in black on the backstrip, and an illustrated paper label, featuring the new cover design by Bobbs-Merrill, mounted to the front cover. Very good condition..... More
John Dough and the Cherub
Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Company, 1906. Neill, John R. First edition, Second State. Hardcover. 314pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Tan cloth with title and illustration on front board and backstrip in red, green and black. Near fine. A few light spots on front board. Illustrated throughout with charming illustrations from..... More
John Dough and the Cherub
Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Company, Circa 1906. Neill, John R. First edition, second printing, binding B. Hardcover. 314pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Tan cloth with title and illustration on front board and backstrip in red, brown, and black. Illustrated endpapers in red, brown, two shades of green, and black. The..... More
The Magic of Oz
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co. John R. Neill. Later printing. Hardcover. 265pp. Small quarto [23 cm] Blue cloth covered boards with an illustrated paper label mounted to the front cover. Very good. The edges of the covers are lightly bumped and rubbed. There is a former owner's blind stamp..... More
The Magical Monarch of Mo
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers, [1920]. Frank Verbeck. Later printing. Hardcover. 236pp. Octavo [23 cm] Blue cloth over boards, with the title, author's last name, and publisher's imprint stamped in blue on the spine, and an illustrated paper label on the front board in blue, orange and red. Blank endpapers..... More
The Marvelous Land of Oz: A Sequel to The Wizard of Oz
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co, 1904. John R. Neill. Second Printing, Binding B. Hardcover. 286pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Red cloth over boards with lettering and pictorial stamping in black and silver. Front cover lettering outlined in silver. Rebacked, with the majority of the original cloth backstrip overlaid. No free..... More
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
Chicago: Reilly & Britton, Circa 1919. John R. Neill. Later printing. Hardcover. 340pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Tan cloth with the title in black and a vignette in black and red on the spine, and the title and an illustration of Scraps in red, black and yellow on the front board..... More
Rinkitink in Oz
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co, Circa 1935. John R. Neill. Later printing of the Regular Edition. Hardcover. 314pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Pale green cloth with a full-color illustrated label mounted to the front board. Title printed in black on the backstrip. Black and white illustrated endpapers. With gentle bumping..... More
The Sea Fairies
Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co, 1911. John R. Neill. First edition, binding A. Hardcover. 239pp. Small quarto [23.5 cm] Light green cloth over boards with a textured pictorial label on the front board. With 12 color plates. The backstrip has a light stain, measuring 2" tall by 1/4" wide..... More
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
New York: Harper Muse, 2022. Laci Fowler. Pretty Books Painted Edition (First Edition). Hardcover. 146pp. Octavo. [23.5cm] Illustrated paper over boards with the title stamped in gilt on front cover and spine. Gold gilt edges. "This beloved classic tale is now available in an exclusive collector's edition, featuring beautiful cover..... More
The Desert is Theirs
New York: Aladdin, 1975. Peter Parnall. Later printing. Paperback. Unpaginated. Quarto. [25cm] Illustrated wraps. "You may think of the desert as a harsh, dry place where no one would ever want to live -- but think again. The Desert People know. so do the animals. Both love the land, and..... More