New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955. Early edition. Hardcover. Quarto [26 cm] Light blue and black illustrated cloth covered boards. Illustrated endsheets. Very good plus. The spine is very slightly rolled. The edges of the spine and covers are gently bumped and rubbed. The dust jacket is in very good..... More
Sydney: The Shepherd Press, 1947. Norman Lindsay. First book edition. Hardcover. 66pp. Octavo [24 cm] Illustrated paper covered boards. The book is rubbed at the extremities, and the underlying boards are occasionally exposed along the edges. The backstrip is coming away from the spine, and there are small losses from..... More
New York: Beginner Books, 1958. Later printing. Hardcover. 62pp. Octavo [23.4 cm]. Boards covered in illustrated paper. Rubbing and bumping to the extremities and a small tear in the paper on the back outside hinge. Text block cracked at the beginning. 5 pages are marked with purple crayon. Sam the..... More
New York: Macmillan, 1941. Helen Torrey. First printing. Hardcover. 69pp. Paper covered boards. In pictorial dust jacket. The third book in the Tucker family series, following "A Pint of Judgement" and "The Rabbit's Nest". Near fine copy in very good dj with rubbing and periodic small tears to the edges..... More
New York: An Anne Schwartz Book, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2000. Ian Falconer. First Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. [38pp.] Quarto [28.5 cm] White, black and red illustrated boards. The front cover is ever so slightly warped. In a very attractive dust jacket, with minor toning. No Caldecott medal sticker on..... More
New York: An Anne Schwartz Book, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2001. Ian Falconer. First Edition. Hardcover. [31pp.] Quarto [28.5 cm] Black illustrated boards. Signed by the author/illustrator in black marker on the title page. At school Olivia tells about her summer vacation and how, when she went to the..... More
New York: An Anne Schwartz Book, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2001. Ian Falconer. First Edition. Hardcover. [31pp] Quarto [28.5 cm] Black illustrated boards. Signed by the author/illustrator in black marker on the title page. At school Olivia tells about her summer vacation and how, when she went to the..... More
New York: An Anne Schwartz Book, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2001. Ian Falconer. First Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. [31pp] Quarto [28.5 cm] Black illustrated boards. In the pictorial dust jacket, with several faint scratches on the front panel. The longest scratch measures 8" long. Signed by the author/illustrator in black..... More
New York: An Anne Schwartz Book, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2001. Ian Falconer. First Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. [31pp.] Quarto [28.5 cm] Black illustrated boards. Signed by the author/illustrator in black marker on the title page. At school Olivia tells about her summer vacation and how, when she went to..... More
London: J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd. J. Littlejohns. Hardcover. 71pp. Octavo [22 cm] Brown, red and black decorative printed paper covered boards. Good condition. The covers are lightly soiled and rubbed, and the corners of the covers are bumped. There are several very light moisture stains on the covers..... More
Atlanta: August House Littlefolk, 2001. Paperback. Unpaginated. Quarto. [27.5 cm]. Pictorial wraps. More
New York: Walker and Company, 1998. O'Malley, Kevin. First edition. Hardcover. [INSCRIBED]. Unpaginated. Quarto. [29 cm]. Illustrated paper over boards with illustrated dust jacket. Corners slightly bumped. The iconic narrative of sick teacher Miss Malarkey and the chaos that ensues. With a doodle from the author on face down of..... More
New York: The Dial Press, Inc, 1967. Mercer Mayer. First edition. Hardcover. 175pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Plum-colored cloth over boards. The spine ends are gently bumped. In the dust jacket illustrated by Mercer Mayer, with two small tears to the top edge of the front panel- one closed, and one..... More
London: J. M. Dent & Sons Limited, 1969. Fritz Wegner. First UK edition. Hardcover. 175pp. Octavo [22 cm] Red paper over boards. The boards show minor edge wear, and the spine is a trifle slanted. There is light foxing to the top and fore-edge of the text block. In a...... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996. Hardcover. [SIGNED]. Unpaginated. Quarto. [26.5 cm]. Illustrated paper over boards with original illustrated dust jacket. Corners sharp. A fish and a mysterious notebook make for a wild adventure for young Lou Lou. More
London: Alan Ross, 1966. David Gollins. First paperback edition. Paperback. 143pp. Slim duodecimo [19 cm] Tan and black printed wraps. Very good. There is a small marking in pen on the title page. The threads are episodically visible in the inside margins. The silver pictorial dust jacket is in good..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018. Felicita Sala. Later printing. Hardcover. Unpaginated. Quarto [27.5cm]. Illustrated paper over boards. More
Sandusky, OH: The American Crayon Company, 1943. Mary and Wallace Stover. Paperback. Very thin quarto [28 cm] Stapled illustrated wraps. Very good. The covers are mildly rubbed, faded and creased. The rear cover is also very subtly soiled and stained. There is minor chipping to the paper at the ends..... More
New York: Mary Perks Books for Children / The American Crayon Co., 1943. Mary and Wallace Stover. Paperback. Thin quarto [28 cm] Stapled illustrated wraps. Very good. The wraps are lightly rubbed and creased, and the rear wrap is mildly soiled and stained. There are numerous small stains on the..... More
New York: Mary Perks Books for Children / The American Crayon Co., 1943. Mary and Wallace Stover. Paperback. Thin quarto [28 cm] Stapled illustrated wraps. Fair only. The wraps are lightly rubbed and creased, and the rear wrap is mildly soiled and stained. There are three prominent crayon marks on..... More
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New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 55 pp. Large octavo. 1/4 brown cloth over gold boards. Illustrated. Fine/Fine. A celebration in honor of Frank Baum's classic Oz series. The contributor list read like a who's who of children's authors and illustrators. Contributors include Mark Buehner, Eric Carle..... More