Tanglewood Tales
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
Children's Books
Le Lotus Bleu - Les Aventures de Tintin
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
Jack Tales
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
Buster Mesquite's Cowboy Band
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
Buster Mesquite's Cowboy Band
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
Buster Mesquite's Cowboy Band
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
Buster Mesquite's Cowboy Band
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
Cowboy Holiday
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
Lost and Found
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
Arthur's Pen Pal
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
Nicodemus and Petunia
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. [50pp] Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Illustrated boards. Extremities moderately rubbed. Former owner stamp and inscription on the front endsheet. Periodic small open and closed tears in the edges of the jacket. Book is in nice, clean condition. Illustrated by the author. The fifth..... More
Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Company, 1967. Art Seiden. A Whitman BIG Tell-a-Tale. Hardcover. Octavo [21 cm] Illustrated paper covered boards. Very good condition. The edges of the spine and covers are very gently bumped and rubbed. There is a faint 2 inch long scratch on the rear board. The pastedowns..... More
Angelina and Alice
London and New York: Viking / Puffin Books, 2001. Helen Craig. Early Viking / Puffin printing. Hardcover. SIGNED. Oblong quarto [22 cm x 26.5 cm] Pictorial paper over boards. Illustrations by Helen Craig. Signed by both Katharine Holabird and Helen Craig on the title page. More
Angelina's Baby Sister
London and New York: Viking / Puffin Books, 2001. Helen Craig. Early Viking / Puffin printing. Hardcover. SIGNED. Oblong quarto [22 cm x 26.5 cm] Pictorial paper over boards. Illustrations by Helen Craig. Signed by both Katharine Holabird and Helen Craig on the title page. More
Angelina's Christmas
London and New York: Viking / Puffin Books, 2001. Helen Craig. Early Viking / Puffin printing. Hardcover. SIGNED. Oblong quarto [22 cm x 26.5 cm] Pictorial paper over boards. Illustrations by Helen Craig. Signed by both Katharine Holabird and Helen Craig on the title page. More
Seabird
Boston and Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin Company; The Riverside Press, 1948. Early printing. Hardcover. Quarto [28.5 cm] Navy blue cloth over boards with a white ink stamped title and seabird vignette on the front cover. Pictorial endpapers. The extremities are lightly rubbed, and the spine ends are bumped. There is some..... More
Mr. Meyer's Cow
New York: Golden Press, 1955. William Neebe. A Ding Dong School Book. Hardcover. Octavo [20 cm] Gold paper spine with illustrated paper covered boards. Very good. The spine and covers are lightly rubbed, soiled and scratched. There is a notation in pencil on the rear board. A previous owner's name..... More
People Papers (A Harlin Quist Book)
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 plus. The boards are just..... More
People Papers (A Harlin Quist Book)
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
Queer Person
Garden City: Printed and bound exclusively for Britannica Junior by Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1930. Harold von Schmidt. Early printing. 336pp. Octavo [21 cm] Pale and dark blue pictorial endpapers. Ex-library. Good plus. The extremities are gently rubbed and bumped, the spine is sunned, and there is a small stain..... More
The Book of Pets
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
Little Brown Koko Has Fun
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
Stories of Little Brown Koko
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
Paul Bunyan in the Army
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
Story Number 4 (A Harlin Quist Book)
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