Switzerland: Harlin Quist, Incorporated, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Slim square quarto [26 cm] Black cloth spine and boards with a white ink stamped title on the spine, and the title in a negative embossed square panel on the front cover. Glossy black endpapers. Very good. The boards are mildly warped..... More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, Publishers, 1893. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto [28 cm] 1/4 blue cloth with illustrated paper over boards. Very good. The boards are lightly rubbed and soiled, and the underlying boards are exposed along the edges. The hinges are a little shaky, there is a 2"..... More
Chicago: American Colortype Company, 1953. Wagstaff, Dorothy. Later printing. Hardcover. 96pp. Octavo [27.5 cm] in pictorial boards over red cloth spine, no jacket. Rubbing and wear to boards, small abrasion to front board, corners exposed; inner hinges cracking (but holding), interior is clean and lightly toned. Illustrated by Dorothy Wagstaff..... More
Chicago: American Colortype Company, 1940. Wagstaff, Dorothy. First edition. Hardcover. 96pp. Octavo [27.5 cm] in pictorial boards over red cloth spine. Several creased tears to lightly rubbed jacket (longest 5", some repaired with scotch tape); rubbing to boards at extremities, else very light wear; bookplate on front pastedown, else interior..... More
Portland, OR: Binfords & Mort, 1942. Tom O'Btien. Hardcover. Quarto [28 cm] Brightly illustrated cloth covered boards. Very good. The covers are ever so slightly concave. There are light stains along the joints of the spine. There are several small light stains on the rear cover. The title page has..... More
New York: Harlin Quist, Inc., 1973. Jean-Michel Nicollet. Hardcover. Slim quarto [28.5 cm] Dark red cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Lilac endpapers. Very good condition. There is a barely perceptible stain on the top edge of the front cover that measures 2" wide by..... More
New York: Harlin Quist, Inc., 1973. Jean-Michel Nicollet. Hardcover. Slim quarto [28.5 cm] Dark red cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Lilac endpapers. Very good plus condition. Slight bumping at the spine ends and corners of the covers. The dust jacket is in very good..... More
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co, 1930. First edition. Paperback. W928. Very slim folio [40 cm]. Saddle-stitched pictorial wraps. With only light creasing and toning to the pages. In excellent, attractive condition. This a a paint and assemble, implying that most copies most likely did not survive. We have not had..... More
createspace, 2016. Ryan Jeppeson. First edition. Paperback. A Halloweein story about a sad skeleton making friends. More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1995. First UK edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 312pp. Octavo [22 cm] Bluish gray cloth-effect paper over boards. Very good plus, with a minor smudge stain on the front cover. With the dust jacket and publisher's paper band in near fine condition. The publisher describes this work as "one..... More
New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1956. Marjorie Cooper. Early printing. Hardcover. SIGNED. 70pp. Thin quarto [26.5 cm] Turquoise paper over boards, with minor rubbing to the extremities. There is a contemporary gift inscription on the front free endpaper. In a dust jacket, with a small moisture ring stain on..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1961. Irene Haas. First edition. Hardcover. Duodecimo [19 cm] Orange cloth over boards with a black ink stamped title on the backstrip, and a black ink stamped vignette on the front cover. Near fine, in a very good dust jacket, with subtle yellowing, two..... More
Little Falls, New York; Toronto, Can: The Junket Folks, 1928. First edition. Paperback. Slim twenty-fourmo [15 cm] Stapled pictorial wrappers, illustrated by Hildegard. Fine condition. A children's activity booklet promoting "Junket and Milk, Partners in Health." How to Use This Painting Book: First study the chart on the next page..... More
United States of America: Yearling, 1988. Juls Feiffer. Reprint. 255pp. [19 cm]. Illustrated wraps. From the publisher: "For Milo, everything’s a bore. When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room, he drives through only because he’s got nothing better to do. But on the other side, things seem different. Milo..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, 1960. Early reprint. Hardcover. 182pp. Small octavo [19.5 cm] Light and dark green illustrated paper covered boards. Illustrated endsheets. Very good. The edges of the covers and spine and very lightly bumped and rubbed. The dust jacket is in very good condition. There is..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1940 on copyright page. Reprint. Hardcover. 220pp. Octavo [19 cm] Blue tweed paper covered boards with blue ink stamped titles and designs on the spine and front cover. Illustrated endsheets. Very good. The spine is gently rolled, and the edges of the covers and..... More
New York, Evanston and London: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1963. Early printing. Hardcover. SIGNED. Twenty-fourmo [13 cm] Pictorial cloth over boards. Orange endpapers. Minor toning to the boards. The dust jacket, with the price of $1.95 in the top corner, is just a trifle soiled. Bottom fore-edge corner of the..... More
New York: Kokila, 2020. Ashley Lukashevsky. Second printing. Hardcover. Unpaginated. Square octavo [23.5x23.5cm]. Illustrated paper over boards. "Take your first steps with 'Antiracist Baby!' Or rather, follow 'Antiracist Baby's nine easy steps for building a more equitable world. With bold art and thoughtful yet playful text, 'Antiracist Baby' introduces the youngest..... More
New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 31pp. Thin square quarto [27.5 cm] Pictorial paper over boards. With the framable portrait at the rear (seals unbroken). In the matching dust jacket. The bottom fore edge corner of the front cover is bumped, and there are two..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1894, 1895. Third Printing and First Edition. 2 volumes. 212, 238pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Original blue cloth with gilt-stamped illustrations on the front boards and backstrips with gilt rules and titles on the backstrips. All edges gilt. Extremities moderately bumped and rubbed. Periodic cracks to the..... More
New York: A Fireside Book published by Simon & Schuster, 1998. First edition. Paperback. 133pp. Thin quarto [27.5 cm] Pictorial wrappers. Written by the authors of Growing Up with Dick and Jane. More
New York: Dutton's Children's Books, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. Small square quarto [26 cm] Pictorial paper over boards, in a matching dust jacket. Decorative endpapers. With several 2" long, light scratches on the rear panel of the jacket. The verso of the front free endsheet has been signed by..... More
Los Angeles: Archaia, 2012. Janet K. Lee. First edition. Hardcover. Board book. Oblong duodecimo [13 cm x 18 cm] Illustrated paper over stiff boards. Very good condition. Alice's Adventures Through the ABC's and What She Found There. Illustrated by Eisner Award-Winning artist Janet K. Lee. More
New York: Longman's Green and Co, 1929. Mates, Rudolf. Later printing. Hardcover. approx 60pp, unpaginated. Oblong quarto [24.4cm x 32.2cm]. 1/4 red cloth with illustrated paper covered boards. Illustrated endpapers. Bumped at corners with underlying boards exposed. Rubbed at extremities. Text block cracked throughout. Printed in Czechoslovakia. Includes table of..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1948. Phyllis Rowand. Early printing. Hardcover. Thin octavo [25.5 cm] Tan, brown and black pictorial paper over boards. Good. The covers are age-toned, and just a little moisture stained. There are large losses from the paper of the spine. The pages are clean, and the..... More