New York: E.P. Dutton, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. [50pp] Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Illustrated boards. Extremities moderately rubbed. Former owner stamp and inscription on the front endsheet. Periodic small open and closed tears in the edges of the jacket. Book is in nice, clean condition. Illustrated by the author. The fifth..... More
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Company, 1967. Art Seiden. A Whitman BIG Tell-a-Tale. Hardcover. Octavo [21 cm] Illustrated paper covered boards. Very good condition. The edges of the spine and covers are very gently bumped and rubbed. There is a faint 2 inch long scratch on the rear board. The pastedowns..... More
London and New York: Viking / Puffin Books, 2001. Helen Craig. Early Viking / Puffin printing. Hardcover. SIGNED. Oblong quarto [22 cm x 26.5 cm] Pictorial paper over boards. Illustrations by Helen Craig. Signed by both Katharine Holabird and Helen Craig on the title page. More
Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1910. h.d. pohl. First edition. Hardcover. Unpaginated. Quarto. [28 cm]. Illustrated paper over boards. Page block is completely separated from spine. Boards are fraying and scuffed at spine, edges, and corners. Several pages have separated completely from the rest of the page block, and are..... More
Boston and Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin Company; The Riverside Press, 1948. Early printing. Hardcover. Quarto [28.5 cm] Navy blue cloth over boards with a white ink stamped title and seabird vignette on the front cover. Pictorial endpapers. The extremities are lightly rubbed, and the spine ends are bumped. There is some..... More
New York: Golden Press, 1955. William Neebe. A Ding Dong School Book. Hardcover. Octavo [20 cm] Gold paper spine with illustrated paper covered boards. Very good. The spine and covers are lightly rubbed, soiled and scratched. There is a notation in pencil on the rear board. A previous owner's name..... More
Switzerland: Harlin Quist, Incorporated, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Slim square quarto [26 cm] Black cloth spine and boards with a white ink stamped title on the spine, and the title in a negative embossed square panel on the front cover. Glossy black endpapers. Very good. The boards are mildly warped..... More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, Publishers, 1893. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto [28 cm] 1/4 blue cloth with illustrated paper over boards. Very good. The boards are lightly rubbed and soiled, and the underlying boards are exposed along the edges. The hinges are a little shaky, there is a 2"..... More
Chicago: American Colortype Company, 1953. Wag staff, Dorothy. Later printing. Hardcover. 96pp. Octavo [27.5 cm] red pictorial paper over boards with a red cloth spine, no jacket. Slight rubbing and wear to boards, especially to extremities. Slightly toned throughout. Illustrated by Dorothy Wagstaff. More
Chicago: American Colortype Company, 1940. Wagstaff, Dorothy. First edition. Hardcover. 96pp. Octavo [27.5 cm] in pictorial boards over red cloth spine. Several creased tears to lightly rubbed jacket (longest 5", some repaired with scotch tape); rubbing to boards at extremities, else very light wear; bookplate on front pastedown, else interior..... More
Seattle, WA: Compendium, 2022. First edition. Hardcover. Unpaginated. Octavo. [25cm]. Illustrated paper over boards. No dust jacket as issued. "Within the pages of The Storyteller's Handbook whole worlds are waiting for you. There is a giant cat sleeping against a city corner, a flying bathtub of squirrels, serious lions and..... More
Portland, OR: Binfords & Mort, 1942. Tom O'Btien. Hardcover. Quarto [28 cm] Brightly illustrated cloth covered boards. Very good. The covers are ever so slightly concave. There are light stains along the joints of the spine. There are several small light stains on the rear cover. The title page has..... More
New York: Harlin Quist, Inc., 1973. Jean-Michel Nicollet. Hardcover. Slim quarto [28.5 cm] Dark red cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Lilac endpapers. Very good condition. There is a barely perceptible stain on the top edge of the front cover that measures 2" wide by..... More
New York: Harlin Quist, Inc., 1973. Jean-Michel Nicollet. Hardcover. Slim quarto [28.5 cm] Dark red cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Lilac endpapers. Very good plus condition. Slight bumping at the spine ends and corners of the covers. The dust jacket is in very good..... More
New York: Harlin Quist, Incorporated, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Unpaginated. Slim quarto. [29 cm]. Brown cloth over boards with white stamped illustration to front cover and white stamped title on spine. Corners are bumped. There are two small abrasions to bottom fore edge. Head/tail of spine bumped. Original dust jacket..... More
New York: Dutton Children's Books, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. Unpaginated. Folio. [31cm] Illustrated paper over boards. Illustrated dust jacket. Signed by illustrator on half title page in black marker. Swamp Angel can lasso a tornado, and drink an entire lake dry. She single-handedly defeats the fearsome bear known as..... More
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createspace, 2016. Ryan Jeppeson. First edition. Paperback. A Halloweein story about a sad skeleton making friends. More
New York: Viking, 2018. First edition. Hardcover. 152 pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Printed paper over boards with grey illustrated dust jacket. From the publisher: "In the lively storytelling style that has made him a popular, bestselling author, Steven Johnson looks at how accidental genius, brilliant mistakes, and unintended consequences shape..... More
New York: Putnam & Sons, 1988. Tomie de Paola. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. Unpaginated. Quarto. [28cm]. Illustrated paper over boards. Illustrated dust jacket. Signed & dated by author on half title page in black ink. No noticable flaws. A Christmas story set in an Italian village. More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1995. First UK edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 312pp. Octavo [22 cm] Bluish gray cloth-effect paper over boards. Very good plus, with a minor smudge stain on the front cover. With the dust jacket and publisher's paper band in near fine condition. The publisher describes this work as "one..... More
New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1956. Marjorie Cooper. Early printing. Hardcover. SIGNED. 70pp. Thin quarto [26.5 cm] Turquoise paper over boards, with minor rubbing to the extremities. There is a contemporary gift inscription on the front free endpaper. In a dust jacket, with a small moisture ring stain on..... More
New York: Laura Geringer, 1996. William Joyce. First edition. Hardcover. [SIGNED + ORIGINAL DRAWING]. Unpaginated. Quarto. [26 cm]. Black paper over boards with original dust jacket. Corners sharp and pages bright. Doodle on the verso of front free endpaper with signature and the year "'96" More
Little Falls, New York; Toronto, Can: The Junket Folks, 1928. First edition. Paperback. Slim twenty-fourmo [15 cm] Stapled pictorial wrappers, illustrated by Hildegard. Fine condition. A children's activity booklet promoting "Junket and Milk, Partners in Health." How to Use This Painting Book: First study the chart on the next page..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, 1960. Early reprint. Hardcover. 182pp. Small octavo [19.5 cm] Light and dark green illustrated paper covered boards. Illustrated endsheets. Very good. The edges of the covers and spine and very lightly bumped and rubbed. The dust jacket is in very good condition. There is..... More