Garden City: Doubleday, 1924. Later Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Original decorated red cloth, with black stamped titles and cover illustration. Cloth rubbed, and soiled; text block cracked in a few places, and endpapers foxed. Overall a Good copy. More
Kenosha, WI: Samuel Lowe Company, 1941. Voigt, Margot. Reprint. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Shaped book in brightly illustrated wraps, with two holes punched, presumably for ribbon or string. Some wear to spine and punched holes but no tears. The story, originally written by Helen Bannerman about..... More
London: John F. Shaw, 1920. Color, b/w Illustrations By W. E. Evans; T. Pym. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" Contains racially offensive text and illustrations. Original blue decorative cloth stamped in gilt, color pictorial label on upper cover (minor wear; 1 plate loose but..... More
Philadelphia: American Sunday School Union, 1850. B/w Illustrations. First Edition. Hard Cover. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Bound in what appears to be the original black cloth over marbled boards (cloth chipped with wear; boards rubbed; some smudges and stains to text). More
London: Constable & Co., 1960. First U. K. Edition. Hard Cover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" A superb copy of the first English edition of this classic children's story. First U.K. printing, hardcover in jacket (jacket has a tiny tear to edge, small neat period ink gift inscription on..... More
New York, New York, U.S.A. Dutton Childrens Books, 1990. Cherry, Lynne. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. From the library of noted children's book reviewer Barbara Karlin. Signed and inscribed to Karlin by the author. Lovely book in lovely condition. Scarce signed. More
New Orleans, LA: Bubba One Publishing Company, 2005. Hayes, Jamie (illustrator); About 100 Color & b/w Illustrations (chiefly color; Including title Page & endpapers). Second Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Slight rubbing to jacket (chiefly at extremities); else a near fine copy internally. [4], 63, [3]..... More
New York: Atheneum, 1963. Illustrated with Drawings By Edward Gorey. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by author on front endpaper to a lover who was a prominent artist: "Painting & I arrived, lamenting but intact. Love, Rhoda." Very good first edition..... More
New York: Dutton, 1999. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Signed and inscribed by author on front endpaper: For Sam, happy smiles from Rizka and Lloyd 8 April, 1999." Very good first edition hardcover in jacket (slight wear to edges). "Vintage Alexander: lively, satirical, and with..... More
New York: Dutton Juvenile, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Signed and inscribed by author with a great inscription: "For Sam, au revoir to Vesper, and fond greetings from Lloyd 2 April 1990." Near fine hardcover first edition in jacket. More
New York: Greenwillow Books, 1986. Williams, Garth. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. VG+/VG+ From the library of noted L.A. children's book reviewer Barbara Karlin. Signed and inscribed to Karlin by both author Jack Prelutsky and illustrator Garth Williams. VG+ in glossy illustrated boards;..... More
Boston: [Hougton Mifflin Company], 1942. H. A. Rey. First Edition. Wraps. Oblong 14 x 11" with quarter cloth over illustrated color wraps, with interior manger scene and two pockets to house the paper dolls and animals (24 of 26 pieces present; appears to be lacking one of the three camels..... More
