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children's books
MILO'S HAT TRICK
[New York]: Michael di Capua / Hyperion Books, (2001). First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Quarter white cloth over gray boards in pictorial dust jacket. Fine in a very good plus DJ. Light curling to upper edge of jacket on front and rear panels. Interior clean, bright throughout. Unpaginated. Handsome first edition.....
SEVEN TALES BY H.C. ANDERSEN
New York: Harper & Row, [ca. 1970]. Reprint. Hardcover. 8vo. Gilt-stamped red cloth in pictorial dust jacket. Near fine in a very good DJ. Publisher's sticker to jacket. Pice clipped. Trivial edgewear and small tears. Internally bright, clean throughout. Good and sound. 127pp. Originally published 1959, a charming rendering of.....
VINTAGE ADVENT CALENDAR ( Nativity Scene Pop-up )
Sweden: E. O. & Co., nd. Cardboard Covers. Single fold stiff cardboard 4to folder with a illustration of Mry, infant Jesus and angel/cherubs on front.. The pop-up on the interior shows the stable with the holy family inside, wisemen , winged cherub angels and animals outside. On the flat part.....
TALES OF TEMBA: Traditional African Stories
New York: Henry Z. Walck, (1969). First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles and illustration. In original pictorial dust jacket. A very good plus copy in a very good DJ. Mild bumps and edgewear to jacket. Price clipped. Minimal corner bump to book. Interior bright and clean.....
A RIGHTE MERRIE CHRISTMASSE!!!: The Story of Christ-Tide
London/New York: Leadenhall Press/Charles Scribner's Sons, [1894?]. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Three-quarter leather, with imitation-cloth sides and gilt-stamped titles. Very good overall. Some small abrasions to covers. Spine heavily rubbed, with small chips and tears. Bookplate at front pastedown (lacking a name). Interior overall clean and vivid, with some light.....
THE OLD WOMAN AND THE RED PUMPKIN: A Bengali Folk Tale
New York: Macmillan, (1975). First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Publisher's red cloth in original dust jacket. Jacket and cloth mildly edge-worn, with some light creasing to jacket around spine. Tiny closed tear at spine, approx. 3" down from head. Interior bright and clean. Very good. A folk take about an old.....
THE SLIGHTLY IRREGULAR FIRE ENGINE: Or The Hithering Thithering Djinn
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Green cloth boards in pictorial jacket, spine and top edges sunned. Pages faintly toned. First printing in second state dust jacket, with National Book Award sticker to front cover. Near fine in very good jacket. Barthelme's first book for.....
GUESS WHO MY FAVORITE PERSON IS
New York: Scribners, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 4to. Olive illustrated cloth. In original illustrated dust jacket. Unclipped. Closed tear to rear jacket panel. Otherwise about fine. Sharp, sound, clean. A lovely first printing of one of Baylor's most beloved books for children. Unpaginated. With 16 full page watercolor and.....
LIONS AND TIGERS WITH CLYDE BEATTY
Racine, WI: Whitman, 1934. First edition. Hardcover. Square 12mo. Pictorial boards. Touches of rubbing and shelfwear at edges; faint toning to pages, as usual. Else bright, clean, tight, and sharp. Near fine overall. An exceptionally well-kept copy from this notoriously fragile series. Big Little Book edition of the film "The.....
PELLE'S NEW SUIT
(Stavanger, Norway): (Dreyers Grafiske Anstalt), nd [ca. 1929]. First English language edition. Hardcover. Oblong 4to. Original pictorial boards with linen spine. Very good. Staples exhibit rusting through linen spine. Minor bumping. Some foxing internally. Else clean and sound. Probable first English language edition of this charming picture book from the.....
SONGS OF THE CHIPPEWA: Adapted from the Collections of Frances Densmore and Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, and Arranged for Piano and Guitar
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1974). First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Publisher's red cloth in original pictorial dust jacket. Near fine in a good plus DJ. 47pp. Significant chips and tears to jacket; 1/2" chip to top of spine, 3" tear on front panel neatly covered in Scotch tape; some.....
BURNIE'S HILL: A Traditional Rhyme
New York: Atheneum, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Square 8vo. Beige cloth. Near fine in a very good plus jacket. Small closed tear botton edge DJ. Mild edge-wear and rubbing. Unclipped. Tiny bump to one corner book. Else bright, tight, and clean. SIGNED by illustr. Unpaginated. First edition / printing of.....
BURNIE'S HILL: A Traditional Rhyme
New York: Atheneum, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. Publisher's tan cloth with stamped titles in pictorial dust jacket. About fine in a very good plus DJ. Touches of edgewear, tiny tears, and minimal soil to jacket. Interior bright, crisp, clean throughout. Binding tight. Unpaginated. A traditional Scottish/English rhyme, illustrated.....
STORIES AND PICTURES OF A NOBLE LIFE
London: Miles & Miles, [1897?]. First Edition. Hardcover. Small 4to. Original quarter red cloth over pictorial boards. A very good copy. Front hinge cracked. Small bleach-spot on fore-edge. Prior owner's name (c. 1898) on front pastedown. General age-toning to pages, but generally bright and clean; textblock remains tightly bound. Attractive.....
BALDWIN'S SECRET
Winston-Salem, NC: New Castle Books, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Publisher's illustrated boards in original wraps. INSCRIBED at title page, "For Diane,/ Wishing that you will feel true/ happiness--just/ like Baldwin./ Greg." Trivial bumps to corners effecting jacket and boards. Interior bright and clean with a slight waviness to pages.....
BACK TO BILLABONG
London and Melbourne: Ward, Lock and Co., n.d. Later printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Publisher's green boards in original dust jacket .Jacket edgeworn with spots of rubbing at spine and front panel. Price sticker at front flap. Previous owner's signature at front pastedown. Interior else clean and bright. About very good. From.....
A BOY CALLED SLOW: The True Story of Sitting Bull
New York: Philomel Books, (1994). First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket. Fine in like DJ. Clean, sharp, and unmarred inside and out. Unpaginated. Children's book recounting the childhood of Sitting Bull.
Serafina's Lucky Find
New York: World Publishing Co., 1962. First American edition. Cloth. First US edition. 4to. Yellow cloth. Very good in a very good minus DJ. Jacket rubbed, worn at edges. Chip to lower spine, a few small tears. Original price intact, but lower front flap trimmed. Overall, bright and attractive. Book.....
THE OX OF THE WONDERFUL HORNS AND OTHER AFRICAN FOLKTALES
New York: Atheneum, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Small 4to. Illustrated red cloth in pictorial dust jacket. Near fine in a very good plus DJ. Small closed tears to upper edge of jacket. Binding very tight; appears unread. Clean, unmarked. 42pp. Collection of traditional African folklore, adapted and illustrated by Bryan.....
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ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND [The Pennyroyal Edition]
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1982. First edition thus. Hardcover. Tall 4to. Half red cloth with purple boards. In black and white pictorial dust jacket. Red topstain. Purple marbled endpapers. Boards faintly sunned; mild wear and toning to jacket. Neatly INSCRIBED on title page ("For Rick / Barry Moser". Near.....
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FRANK IN THE WOODS [Frank and Archie Series / Gunboat Series]
Philadelphia/Cincinatti: Porter & Coates/R.W. Carroll, [1865?]. Hardcover. 16mo. Maroon illustrated boards. Very good. Moderate rubbing to boards. Mild crack at preliminary leaf. Library bookplate to front pastedown ("Private Library of Lyman L. Pierce"), and owner's signature ("Property of L.L. Pierce / Stockton / N.H. / April, 1883.") Interior otherwise impressive.....
CLOCHEMERLE
Bruxelles: Editions du Nord, 1943. First Edition. Wraps. Small square 8vo. Printed pictorial wraps. A very good plus (or better) copy. Wraps show mild shelf- and handling wear. Internally bright, clean. Colors quite vivid. Good and sound. 298pp. Gorgeously illustrated and designed children's book by Chevallier. Aquarelles (watercolors) throughout by.....
THE FLOWER GATHERED, And Other Books for Children and Youth
Boston: The American Tract Society, [ca. 1860s]. Hardcover. 16mo. Brown cloth with gilt titles to spine. Very good. Cloth fairly rubbed, with some soil. Owner's name in pencil to FFEP. Very mild foxing throughout. [128] pp. Illustrated. Prints several short tales: "The Flower Gathered, or, The History of Henry Packman.....
THE BOYS' BOOK OF MODERN MARVELS
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, (1912). First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Publisher's decorative cloth in original printed dust-jacket. DJ has a few closed tears, some moderate some rubbing, edgewear, toning. A bit of chipping at spine tips. Despite flaws, solidly very good example of a scarce jacket. Book near fine.....
GOOSEBERIES TO ORANGES
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, (1982). First Edition. Hardcover. Small 4to. Publisher's glossy pictorial boards in matching dust jacket. Near fine in a very good jacket. Briefly INSCRIBED by Brodsky to half title. Edgewear to jacket, light soil, 1/4" tear to front panel, light creases from boards. Bright, clean.....