If I Ran the Zoo
New York: Random House, 1977. Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel). Reprint. Hardcover. Unpaginated. Quarto [28 cm] Illustrated paper over boards. Pictorial endpapers. Light wear to boards. Front hinge is beginning to weaken. More
Children's Books
Scrambled Eggs Super!
New York: Random House, 1953. Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel). Hardcover. Unpaginated. Quarto [28 cm] Illustrated paper over boards. The spine and corners of both front and rear board are backed with tape. Hinge is badly cracked towards the front of the textblock. Addtionally, there is a gift inscription on the..... More
The Giant
New York: The Viking Press, 1954. First edition. Hardcover. 124pp. Octavo [24 cm] 1/4 orange cloth with gray and blue patterned cloth over boards. In a dust jacket, with toning, periodic closed and open tears along the edges, and a piece of masking tape across the foot of the backstrip..... More
Ach, Ernesto!
Frankfurt am Main: Insel Verlag, 1972. Bernard Bonhomme. German-language edition. Hardcover. Slim quarto [28.5 cm] Brightly colored pictorial paper over boards. Red endpapers. Very good condition. The boards are just a tiny bit concave, and there is a small indentation in the top edge of the front cover. Publisher's promotional..... More
One Thousand Christmas Beards
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
Billy Bluegum or Back to the Bush
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
Sam and the Firefly
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
Shannon
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
More About Copy-Kitten
New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1940. Hardcover. Small square octavo [19.5 cm] lllustrated paper covered boards. Illustrated endsheets. Very good. The spine and edges of the covers are rubbed. The head of the spine is chipped, and there is a 1/4 inch loss from the foot of the spine..... More
Olivia
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
Olivia Saves the Circus
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
Olivia Saves the Circus
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
Olivia Saves the Circus
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
Olivia Saves the Circus
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
Singing Games for Children
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
Bill, The Broadbill Swordfish
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1942. Lynn Bogue Hunt. First edition. Hardcover. Small quarto [24.5 cm] Yellow, green and black illustrated paper covered boards. Fair condition. The covers are rubbed, and alternately slightly faded and darkened. The covers are also lightly soiled, and the rear cover has multiple very light stains..... More
Miss Malarkey Won't Be In Today
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
The Great Brain
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
Care and Feeding of Fish
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
Catspaw
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
She Made a Monster: How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018. Felicita Sala. Later printing. Hardcover. Unpaginated. Quarto [27.5cm]. Illustrated paper over boards. More
Pirate Stew
New York: Quill Tree Books, 2020. Second printing. Hardcover. Unpaginated. Quarto [31cm]. Illustrated paper over boards. More
The Wolves in the Walls
New York: Harper Collins, 2003. Dave Mckean. Later printing. Paperback. Unpaginated. Square quarto [25.3cm]. New. Illustrated wraps. From back of book: Lucy hears sneaking, creeping, crumpling noises coming from inside the walls. She is sure there are wolves living in the walls of her house. But, as everybody says, if..... More
Uncle Wiggily and the Black Cricket: 10 Stories
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
Uncle Wiggily and the Starfish: 10 Stories
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