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
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
New York: The Wise-Parslow Company, 1937. John Rae. Later printing. Hardcover. 96pp. Small quarto [24.5 cm] Green cloth covered boards with red ink stamped titles, and a red ink stamped vignette on the front cover. Illustrated endsheets. Very good. The rear board is slightly stained. Internally, clean and bright. More
Joliet, IL: The P. F. Volland Company, 1924. John Rae. Seventeenth edition. Hardcover. 96pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Bright pictorial paper over boards. Orange, white and black illustrated endsheets. In a matching illustrated paper cover card box. The book is near fine, with a contemporary gift inscription on the half title..... More
New York: Penguin Random House, 2021. First edition. Hardcover. Unpaginated. Square quarto [28.5x26.5cm]. Illustrated paper over boards. "A young girl leads a cast of characterson a musical journey, they learn that they have the power to make changes--big or small--in the world." By Amanda Gorman, the youngest presidential inaugural poet..... More
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., 1935. Janet Laura Scott. Paperback. 60pp. Thin oblong octavo [19 cm] Stapled illustrated wraps. Very good. The covers are lightly rubbed and creased. There are several very small stains on the verso of the front cover, and there is a tiny stain on the first..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1929. Ernest H. Shepard. Hardcover. 170pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Tan cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles on the spine and front cover, and a black ink stamped vignette on the front cover. Top edge gilt. Illustrated endsheets. With the gold and black pictorial..... More
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Company, 1935. First Big Little Book printing. Hardcover. 424pp. Twenty-fourmo [11.5 cm] Pictorial paper over thin card boards. With mild rubbing to the extremities and a slight lean to the spine. Whitman No. 1154. More
Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Company, 1918. Early edition. Hardcover. 95pp. Octavo [23 cm] 1/4 black cloth with illustrated paper covered boards. Illustrated endsheets. Very good. The underlying boards are exosed along the edges. The cloth at the spine ends is chipped, and has a couple of short closed tears..... More
New York: The Johnny Gruelle, 1948. Early edition. Hardcover. Octavo [24 cm] 1/4 black cloth with illustrated paper labels mounted to the covers. Very good. The covers are lightly rubbed. The underlying boards are exposed along the edges. The endsheets and outside edges of the text block are verly lightly..... More
Joliet, IL. The P. F. Volland Company, 1924. Hardcover. Octavo [23 cm] 1/4 black cloth with illustrated paper covered boards. Illustrated endsheets. Fair only. The covers are gently rubbed. The underlying boards are exposed along the edges. There is a small split in the cloth at the head of the..... More
New York: The Johnny Gruelle Company, 1946. Hardcover. 95pp. Octavo [23 cm] 1/4 red cloth with illustrated paper covered boards. Very good. The covers are rubbed. The underlying boards are exposed at the corners. The spine is ever so slightly rolled. Several of the pages have very small light stains..... More
Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Company, 1928. Later printing. Hardcover. Octavo [23 cm] Black cloth spine with pictorial paper over boards. Very good. Rubbed at the extremities, with the underlying boards sporadically exposed. There is a prior owner's bookplate on the front pastedown, and there are very occasional barely perceptible..... More
Chicago and New York: M. A. Donohue & Company, Circa 1927. Later printing. Hardcover. 95pp. Octavo [23 cm] Black cloth spine with pictorial paper over boards. Colorful pictorial endpapers. Very good. The boards are lightly rubbed, on the surface and along the edges. The underlying boards are exposed along the..... More
Chicago: Follett Publishing Company, 1957. Mary Stevens. Ninth printing. Hardcover. 27pp. Thin square octavo [20.5 cm] Yellow paper covered boards with red ink stamped title information on the spine and front cover, and a red ink stamped vignette on the front cover. Very good. The edges of the spine and..... More
New York, Chicago and San Francisco: Belford, Clarke & Co, 1888. Hardcover. 208pp. Octavo [22 cm] 1/4 dark brown cloth with illustrated paper over boards. Good. The covers are mildly rubbed and scratched, and the underlying boards are exposed along the edges. There are several small losses from the paper..... More
London and New York: George Routledge and Sons, 1883. A. T. Elwes. Early printing. Hardcover. 248; 8pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Brown cloth over boards decoratively stamped in gilt and black ink. Floral endpapers. Eight pages of publisher's advertisements at the rear. Rebacked with the majority of the original backstrip overlaid..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1895. A. B. Frost. New and Revised Edition/Large Paper Edition. Hardcover. 265pp. Octavo [23 cm] in full white vellum with gilt titles and spine and cover devices, top edge gilt. Front board lightly bowed, light repair to rear hinge, moderate soiling to boards and..... More
Los Angeles: Suttonhouse, 1936. Hardcover. [56pp] Quarto [27.5 cm] Brown cloth. Very good/Near fine. A couple of small nicks to the extremities of the jacket. Overall a nice copy. Charming children's story of Marta Lenker and her cabinet making father. Profusely illustrated by Willy Pogany. More
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
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
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
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
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
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