Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1922. Color, b/w Illustrations. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Exceptionally scarce - not to be confused with the similarly titled (but different) work issued by Saalfield in 1938. Bound in the original brown cloth over boards, color pictorial front cover..... More
Philadelphia: James K. Simon, 1852. First Thus. Original Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Good+ in cloth (head&foot of spine/corners worn; cvrs rubbed). 8vo [4]+116+ 111pp 2 volumes in one: "Examples of Goodness" and "My Play Is Study" (both translations from the German, the latter credited to one..... More
Akron: Saalfield Publishing, 1921. First Edition Thus. Stapled Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Saddle-staples linen wraps. [8]pp.including covers. Illustrated with 4 full color illustrations. Linentex #2030. Light soiling to front cover, else about Very Good. More
Eisleben, Germany: Verlag von G. Reichardt, 1842. engr title vignette. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Good in boards (wear to spine/edges; rubbing/creases to covers). Probably first edition. Tall 12mo 80pp Text in German. Selection of 352 choice pieces of proverbs and poetry on the theme..... More
NP: B. F Jay, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Spiral bound in three places with red plastic rings; color illustrated boards, with the following suprises: moveable wheel; a sheep with black leatherette for his body; a moveable Jack in the Bean stalk; a wheel..... More
Boston: Little, Brown, 1940. Color Illustrations by Clara M. Burd. Reprint. Leather Binding. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Custom bound in half red leather over marbled boards, spine with raised bands and gilt tooling (general light wear; minor foxing). Sequel to Little Men, the story follows the lives..... More
Berkeley, California, U.S.A. Celestial Arts, 1981. Alda, Arlene. First Edition. Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. From the library of noted L.A. children's book reviewer Barbara Karlin. Signed and inscribed to Karlin by author. Very light wear to wraps. Scarce signed. More
New York, New York, U.S.A. Pantheon Books, 1976. Winter, Jeanette. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. A very good- copy in glossy illustrated boards with bumping to top edge. Signed and inscribed by Sue Alexander to noted children's book reviewer Barbara Karlin..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Illustrated By Thomas B. Allen. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" A great presentation copy, signed and with a full-page inscription covering the entire title page from author Ann Cameron to author and noted children's literarcy expert, Dr. Sam Sebesta..... More
New York: Hyperion Books For Children, 2000. Illustrated By Brian Selznick. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" First edition, signed by both authors and illustrator Brian Selznick (a Caldecott winner for "The Invention of Hugo Cabret") on page following endpaper. Laid in is a letter from..... More
New York: Philomel Books, 1983. Over 25 Color Illustrations. First American Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A very good+ copy in cloth/slipcase with slight sunning to spine; slight rubbing to slipcase. square 8vo [50]pp Pictorial traversal of the author/artist's adopted country, from shore to shore; includes..... More
London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1924. Color & b&w Illustrations. First Edition Presumed. Hard Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. EXCEPTIONALLY RARE - one of Appleton's scarcest children's pictorials. Cream cloth spine over color pictorial boards (slight rubbing to boards and corners; slight curling to covers; minor browning..... More
New Haven: S. Babcock, 1835. Woodcuts in Text. First Edition. Paperback. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" Original yellow pictorial wraps (rear cover lacking; lowqer corner of front cover chipped, replaced with mend to spine; some tears, spotting and soiling to cover and text margins; ink name on title). Date..... More
New York: Platt & Munk, 1928. color & b/w illus by Eulalie. Reprint. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Original blue cloth stamped in black (some rubbing). Volume in Platt & Munk' s Never Grow Old Series. Jacket front panel laid in loose. More
New York: Platt & Munk, 1972. color & b/w illus by Eulalie. Reprint. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Very good hardcover in jacket (minor wear). More
New York: Platt & Munk, 1932. color & b/w illus by Eulalie. Reprint. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Nice, crisp copy of this [12] page paperback, stapled. More
Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1950. Neill, John R. (illustrator); Over 15 b/w Illlustrations. Popular Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. "Popular edition", issued ca. 1950s, with both front cover and jacket featuring a somewhat psychadelic girl in the rainbow dress. Jacket is heavily chipped with tears and..... More
New York: Atheneum, 1983. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Signed and inscribed by author with two small drawings on title page, to author and noted children's literacy expert Sam Sebesta: "For Sam, Good hunting, happy reading, & enjoy! [two pawprint drawings] Clare Bell IRA 5/10/84."..... More
Award Publications Ltd, 2005. First Edition. Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A very good copy of this exceptionally scarce Paddington Bear learn to color coloring book. Text is clean and unmarked (never colored). Original glossy stiff stapled covers are very good (with light wear). More
Boston: L.C. Page, 1944. First Edition, Second Printing. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 83pp., with 6 b/w plates throughout by Harold Cue. Original blue pictorial cloth stamped in black, white, and brown. Light soiling to rear board; Ink note on front endpaper; 4 pages loose due to binder's..... More
Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VG- in red cloth; some dampstain to covers; previous owner's ink inscription to free front endpaper; some red has dyed edges in a couple of spots, but pages are clean, binding is tight. Extremely..... More
London: W. Kent and Company, 1861. color frontis/ b/w illus. First Edition. Original Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very good-fine (slight general wear). Sm 8vo [4]+99+pl Christmas entertainm ents, poems, etc. for children; unidentified illustrator (somewhat like Ten niel). Rare. Printed by Henry Viz. More
Saalfield Publishing, 1918. Color Illustrations. Early Printing. Stapled Wraps. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Exceptionally scarce edition, illustrated by Frances Brundage. Series 1100G. Text largely separated at spine, heavy wear, some tears, minor staining, traces of pencil. The illustrations are charming and vibrant. More
London: George Routledge & Sons, 1900. Caldecott, Randolph (illustrator); 7 Color & 17 b/w Illustrations (including wrappers). First Edition, Later Printing. Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (oblong large). 24pp., handsewn color printed wraps, measuring 9 1/4 x 8". Probable later issue (ARBV catalogue dates this as 1884;..... More
London: George Routledge & Sons, 1900. Caldecott, Randolph (illustrator); 9 Color & 28 b/w Illustrations (including wrappers). Later Printing. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 32pp., handsewn color printed wraps. Measuring 8 x 9". Probable later issue (ARBV catalogue dates this as 1884; probably from the 1890's or 1900's);..... More
