New York: Schocken Books, 1984. Michael Foreman. First American edition published by Schocken Books. Hardcover. 128pp. Quarto [29 cm] Cream colored paper over boards with a gilt stamped title on the backstrip. Very good. The extremities are gently bumped and rubbed. In a very good, price-clipped dust jacket, with a...... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999. Carter, David A. Later printing. Hardcover. 8x10 inches, unpaginated. "A Bugs in a Box" book. More
Denver: The Parson's Boys Publishing Company, 1906. A. Dorothy Cessna. Hardcover. 388pp. Small quarto [23.5 cm] Sea green cloth with gilt stamped titles, and black ink stamped vignettes on the spine and front cover. Fair condition. The front hinge is broken, and the text block is just beginning to come..... More
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1946. Henry E. Vallely. Later printing. Paperback. 128pp. Quarto [27.5 cm] Illustrated wraps. Good. The extremities are lightly rubbed and creased. The covers are also just a tiny bit soiled. Tears along the folds of the joints have been glued. The pages are browned. and have..... More
La Jolla, CA: A Star & Elephant Book from The Green Tiger Press, 1979. Eleanor Hazard. Hardcover. Thin folio [37 cm] Illustrated paper covered boards with an illustrated paper label mounted to the front board, and a blue string tie binding. Good only. The boards are slightly warped, and have..... More
Shelton, CT. The Greenwich Workshop Press, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 56pp. Thin folio [35.5 cm] Illustrated hardcover boards. Very good. There are the remains of a former owner's bookplate on the front pastedown. Based on the painting Rhymes & Reasons by James C. Christensen. Signed by Christensen on the..... More
Caldwell, ID: The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1963. Andy Tsinajinie. Third printing. Hardcover. SIGNED. 108pp. Quarto [27 cm] Yellow cloth over boards with dark red ink stamped titles on the spine and front cover. The extremities are mildly bumped, rubbed, and soiled. There is a gift inscription, along with a large..... More
New York: Harlin Quist, Incorporated, 1973. First edition. Paperback. Slim square octavo [19 cm] Illustrated casebound wraps. Very good. There are numerous indented impressions on the surface of the front cover, and the front cover is just a little creased. "Quist's visually brilliant fantasy-oriented materials are exciting forays into often..... More
Springfield, MA: McLoughlin Bros., Inc., 1944. Hardcover. Quarto [27 cm] in pictorial boards. All six pop-ups are crisp and in excellent working order, with a light crease to a single component. Light rubbing to boards, very light soiling to rear board. Fantastic copy. Intricate circus-themed pop-up illustrations, including a side..... More
Springfield, Mass. McLoughlin Bros., Inc., 1942. Hardcover. Oblong quarto [19 cm x 27 cm] Light blue cloth spine with light green and illustrated paper covered boards. With all 6 working pop-ups in very good condition. Some wear. Mild rubbing and soiling to the outer boards. The rear board has large..... More
Springfield, MA: McLoughlin Bros., Inc., [1952]. Hardcover. Oblong quarto [27 cm x 21 cm] in pictorial boards. All six pop-ups in very good working order, with occasional light creasing to components. Rubbing to boards, front board bowed, paper splitting over boards at hinges. Intricate space exploration and Martian themed pop-up..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1913. Hardcover. 209pp. Octavo [21 cm] Tan cloth covered boards with dark blue ink stamped titles, and a dark blue ink stamped vignette on the front cover. Very good plus. The spine ends are gently bumped. There is a very small frayed mark in the cloth..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, Inc, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. 22pp. Slim square octavo [23 cm] Orange cloth spine with orange, white and black pictorial paper over boards. Very good condition, with mild rubbing to the extremities. Part of the Picture Scripts series, simple stories, attractively illustrated and printed, and..... More
Eau Claire, WI: E. M. Hale and Company; Cadmus Books, 1950. Ruth Carroll. Special edition. Hardcover. 32pp. Thin quarto [27 cm] Orange cloth over boards, lettered and pictorially stamped in blue and yellow ink on the spine and front cover. Library pocket and brief numerical notation on the rear pastedown..... More
Harlin Quist, Inc, 1975. Claude Lapoint. First paperback edition. Paperback. Slim square duodecimo [19 cm] Pictorial wraps. Very good. The covers show light surface and edge wear. "Quist's visually brilliant fantasy-oriented materials are exciting forays into often uncharted areas, and for this reason they have frequently offended the children's book..... More
Harlin Quist, Inc, 1975. Claude Lapointe. First paperback edition. Paperback. Slim square duodecimo [19 cm] Pictorial wraps. Very good. The surface and the edges of the covers are rubbed. The front cover is a bit curled. "Quist's visually brilliant fantasy-oriented materials are exciting forays into often uncharted areas, and for..... More
London: Blackie and Son Limited, Circa 1928. Harold Copping. Early reprint. Hardcover. 239pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Red cloth over boards with lettering and pictorial stamping on the backstrip and front board, with just a bit of staining to the extremities. The text block is cracked several times, however the book..... More
New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2005. Serena Riglietti. Early printing. Hardcover. SIGNED. 100pp. Octavo [21 cm] Illustrated paper over boards. Near fine, in a near fine dust jacket. Signed by Susan Cooper on the title page. Susan Cooper won a Newbery Medal and a Newbery Honor for books in..... More
Printed in Holland: Harlin Quist, Incorporated. Original catalogue. Paperback. Slender square duodecimo [19 cm] Black and white printed wrappers. Very good. The edges of the wrappers are mildly rubbed, and the front wrap is a bit curled. There are a number of very short indented marks on the surface of..... More
Harlin Quist, Incorporated, 1974. Patrick Couratin. Early printing. Hardcover. Slim square quarto [26cm]; black cloth boards with embossed title on front board and white ink stamped title on spine. The front board is splaying, and the bottom corner of the jacket's front flap has been clipped. Harlin Quist was a...... More
Harlin Quist, Incorporated, Circa 1974. Early printing. Hardcover. Slim square quarto [26 cm] Black cloth over boards with a white ink stamped title on the spine, and an embossed title on the front cover. Glossy black endpapers. Very good. The front cover is warped. In a very good dust jacket..... More
Harlin Quist, Incorporated, Circa 1974. Early printing. Hardcover. Slim square quarto [26 cm] Black cloth over boards with a white ink stamped title on the spine, and an embossed title on the front cover. Glossy black endpapers. Very good. The front cover is warped. In a very good dust jacket..... More
Harlin Quist, Inc, 1978. First printing. Hardcover. 62pp. Oblong octavo [16 cm x 23 cm] Black cloth over boards with a white ink stamped title on the spine, and an embossed title on the front cover. Black endpapers. Very good. The spine is slightly rolled. With a very good dust..... More
Paris: A Harlin Quist Book, 1999. Later printing. Hardcover. 32pp. Square octavo [22.5 cm] Black paper covered boards with bold black lettering on the spine and front cover. Black endpapers. Minor rubbing and fading to the top extremities. One major stain on the front of dust jacket. "There are few..... More
Harlin Quist, Incorporated, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Short oblong octavo [16 cm x 23.5 cm] Black cloth over boards. In a dust wrapper, with subtle yellowing, and minor soiling to the rear panel. With the author's auto-signed signature stamped on the tipped-in dedication page. More