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: 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 minor edge wear and rubbing. More
London: Collins Clear-Type Press, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto [26 cm] in matte pictorial boards, no jacket. Chipping to spine at top and foot, with bottom 3" completely chipped away; light soiling to boards, corners bumped and exposed; ink inscription on front free endpaper, small ink and pencil notes on..... More
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
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
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
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1929. Walter S. Rogers. Western Stories for Boys. Hardcover. 218pp. Octavo [19 cm] Red cloth covered boards with gray ink stamped titles. Very good condition. The jacket is worn, and has multiple large losses from the edges. Old price sticker on the front inside flap..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1932. J. Clemens Gretta. Western Stories for Boys. Hardcover. 219pp. Octavo [19 cm] Red cloth covered boards with gray ink stamped titles. Illustrated endsheets. Very good condition. The jacket is good condition only. Chipped, creased and rubbed edges. There are numerous small closed and open..... More
Chicago: The Regensteiner Corporation, Circa 1930. Motiontoy Book. Hardcover. 16pp. Tall skinny quarto [35 cm] Illustrated paper covered boards with a moveable bird head on the front board. Good. The boards are rubbed and creased. There is a 3 inch long split in the spine at the foot. The rear..... More
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1961. First edition. Hardcover. 250pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] 1/4 beige cloth with brown paper covered boards. Very good/Near fine. Minor chipping to corners of jacket. Overall a sharp copy of this uncommon Fitzgerald title. Another charming story from the author of Papa Married a Mormon..... More
Chicago: Albert Whitman & Co., 1925. Joseph Eugene Dash. World-Wide Edition of a Just Right Book. Hardcover. 254pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Blue cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles on the spine and front board, and an illustrated paper label mounted to the front board. Illustrated endsheets. Very good. The..... More
Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1933. Frances Beem. Hardcover. 64pp. Duodecimo [17 cm] Illustrated paper covered boards. Good. The covers are rubbed, and have mild general soiling. The spine and areas of the rear board are faded. The spine ends and corners of the covers are bumped. The spine is..... 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
A Harlin Quist Book, 1977. First edition. Paperback. Very slim, square octavo [19 cm] Pictorial wrappers. Very good, with subtle age-toning to the wraps. Designed by Patrick Couratin. "There are few publishers whose books are so distinctive that the mention of their names conjures up an immediate picture of a...... 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
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: Bantam Books, 1992. John Rocco. First American edition. Hardcover. Slim quarto [29 cm] 1/4 rust-colored cloth, with decorative sea-green paper over boards, and the title stamped in gilt on the backstrip. Purple and white patterned endpapers. Very good. The front cover is just a bit warped. In a...... More
New York: Bantam Books, 1992. John Rocco. Second edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. Slim quarto [29 cm] 1/4 rust-colored cloth, with sea-green paper over boards, and the title stamped in gilt on the backstrip. Purple and white patterned endpapers. The front cover is a bit warped. In a dust jacket, with a...... More