London: Frederick Warne, (1951). Brooke, L. Leslie. First edition, 22nd printing. 8vo, pp. not numbered. With illustrations in color and black-and-white by the author.Illustration of maze on endpapers. Green cloth, stamped in black with applied color illustration on front. Cover slightly slightly rubbed at edges, top edges of leaves slightly... More about JONNY CROW'S PARTY; Another picture book
NY: Harper, (1957). 12mo, pp. 58. Illustrated, some in color. Tan cloth stamped in blue on the spine. Cover little stained, top edges slightly soiled, o/w a VG tight copy. Bader p. 492-3, AIGA best book 1955-57 p.23. "Cheerful was a city mouse, raised in a church. His father came... More about CHEERFUL; A picture-story by
Boston MA: D. C. Heath, (1941). Eshner, Ann. 8vo, pp. 48. Glossary. Map on ednpapers; illustrated by Ann Eshner. [Series: New world neighbors.] Blue cloth with large paper label on front. Cover slightly rubbed at corners, little worn at ends of spine, label somewhat worn, o/w a VG tight copy. More about AROUND THE CARIBBEAN; Stories by
NY: Rand McNally, 1945. 8vo, pp, 72. Illustrated by Janice Holland. VG, cover little water-stained. Historical stories for children, from the arrival of Columbus to WW II. More about OUR COUNTRY'S STORY
NY: Farrar & Rinehart, (1937). Herbert C. McKay. First Edition. Large 8vo, pp. 56. Index. Photographs, with descriptive text, of animals that can apear in 3-D when looked at with the "stereo" viewer fastened in the back of the book. Photos are by Herbert C. McKay. Faded red cloth with... More about AT THE ZOO; The stereo book of animals
Boston: Page, 1917. First Edition. Large 8vo, pp. 412. Illustrated in black and white and color. Bound in cloth backed illustrated boards, a good copy. A magazine for kids. More about CHATTERBOX FOR 1917
NY: Crowell, (1969). First Edition. 8vo, pp.103. A very good copy in dj. An illustrated collection of poetry for children. More about FLUTES AND CYMBALS; Illustrated by Shirley Hughes
Cleveland OH: World, (1960). Bacon, Peggy. First Edition. Large 8vo, pp. 224. Indices. Illustrated by Peggy Bacon. Blue cloth stamped in gilt and light blue. A VG tight copy in somewhat soiled and little chipped dj. More about POEMS OF MAGIC AND SPELLS
NY: Macmillan, 1924. First American edn. 8vo, pp. 265. Bound in little worn red cloth, stamped in black, a very good tight copy. There are 21 B&W illustrations and a frontispiece in full color. More about THE ISLAND OF THE MIGHTY,; being the Hero Stories of Celtic Britain retold from the Mabinogion,...
[NY: Oxford University Press, 1939]. Lansing C Holden. Reprint. Small 8vo, with B & W illustrations on each page. Name on end paper. Little rubbed, a very good copy. First issued in 1936. More about THE BRATCHETS; Illustrations by Lansing C. Holden
Chicago: Follett Publishing Co., (1969). First edition, thus, originally issued in 1940.Proof Copy. 8vo, pp. 95. This seems to be a proof with the text (only) with a metal strap binding, grey wraps, laid in to the eventual dj (some rubbed). Does not include the illustrations. Very good copy. A... More about THE LOST ZOO; Chicago
NY: Knopf, (1961). Burkert, Nancy Ekholm. Reprint. 8vo, pp. 118. Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. Paper over boards with cloth spine. Edges slightly spotted, edges and corners of cover slightly bumped and soiled, o/w a VG tight copy in soiled and worn dj. More about JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH; A children's story
NY: Random House, (1960). Barth, Ernest Kurt. 8vo, pp. 140. Illustrated by Ernest Kurt Barth. Ivory cloth stamped in black and teal. A VG tight copy in somewhat chipped and soiled dj. A book for young people. More about ALL ABOUT GREAT MEDICAL DISCOVERIES
NY: Rand McNally, (1929). Marjorie Hartwell. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 57. Bound in printed boards, ex-library with many stamps, hinges repaired, final page loose. Just good. More about THE SEW-IT BOOK; Things to make with needle and thread and odds and ends
NY: Scribner & Co., 1877-78. Large 8vo, viii, 832. Illustrated. Three-quarter leather stamped in gilt. Hinges tender, some staining on endpapers, a few spots interior, cover worn at corners and at ends and sides of spine, but generally very solid. VG. Heavy. Stories, puzzles, activities.Includes work by Celia Thaxter, Sara... More about ST. NICHOLAS:; Scribner's illustrated magazine for girls and boys, Volume V. November, 1877 to...
NY: America Artists Group, Inc., First Edition. oblong 32mo in very good condition. Measures 4 3/4" by about 6 5/8". The illustrated paper covered boards (worn at top of spine, a good copy, signed by the author. More about THE CHRISTMAS CAKE IN SEARCH OF ITS OWNER
A Lille: Blocquel, (ca 1810). 12mo, pp 153. Illustrated with 54 quaintly crude woodcut illustrations, 3 per page, title within an ornamental border with a woodcut vignette of a fly. Some staining to the gutter and some light foxing, but a very good clean copy with crisp dark illustrations. A.... More about FABLES D'... MISES EN FRANCAIS.; avec le sens moral en quatre vers. nouvelle edition, ornee de...
NY: Henry Holt, (1943). Graham Bernbach. First Edition. 8vo, 211pp, includes calendar of Gershwin's musical life, musical comedies, revues, films, records. Index. Illustrations in text. VG in somewhat worn dj. Bookplate. A fictionalized biograpny for young teens. More about THE STORY OF GEORGE GERSHWIN
Poughkeepsie NY: Artists and Writers Guild, (1935). Smith, May. First American edn. 8vo, pp. not numbered. Illustrated by May Smith. Paper over boards. Small tears at the bottom of three leaves, cover scuffed and slightly worn at corners, leaves browned at edges, o/w VG. For children. More about WESTWOODS
NY: Viking, 1933. Wiese, Kurt. First Edition, First Printing, published by Viking 1933 with 3 lines of copyright printed on the title page. 8vo, pp. not numbered. With color lilthoraphs by Kurt Wiese. Illustrated paper over boards with cloth spine. Cover little scuffed at edges, o/w a nice copy in... More about THE STORY ABOUT PING
Oxford: Oxford Univ Press, (1991). Korky Paul. First Edition. 4to, pp. 32. Bound in illustrated glazed boards. Illustrated throughout in color by Korky Paul. This copy is from the library of poet William Jay Smith whose poem "The Toaster" appears in the collection. A fine copy. More about DRAGON POEMS
Boston: Little, Brown, 1922. Rosenmeyer, Bernard J. First Edition. 8vo, pp. xii, 408. With five illustrations by Bernard J. Rosenmeyer. Brown cloth with pictorial stamping in cream, black and red. Cover scuffed at corners and slightly worn at ends of spine, edges little soiled, o/w a VG tight copy. More about THE STORY OF ROLF; And the Viking's bow
NY: Putnam's, (2001). Talbott Hudson. First impression. 4to, pp. not numbered. Illustrated by Hudson Talbott. Pictorial paper over boards. Cover very slightly scuffed, o/w a nice copy. A story for children about Leonardo da Vinci, how he had made a great model for a horse, how that was destroyed, how... More about LEONARDO'S HORSE
NY: Simon & Schuster, (1995). First printing. 8vo, pp. 165. Author's presentation on flyleaf; "Wishing Martha "Special Gifts" | LouAnn Gaeddert" Paper over boards with cloth spine. [Atheneum Books for young readers.] A few very light spots on edges, o/w a very nice copy in slightly scuffed dj. A story... More about HOPE
NY: Cupples & Leon, (1932). 8vo, pp. 210. Frontis illustration. Red paper over boards stamped in black. Paper somewhat darkened, ends of spine worn, o/w a VG tight copy. More about BUDDY ON MYSTERY MOUNTAIN; Or, a boy's strange discovery
