Platt & Munk Co., Inc., Not stated, probably early 1940s. First edition. Colorful wraps. Clean, tight bound in mylar envelope. Edges slightly scuffed, small old sticker scar top, front tip area. One closed tear to bottom front spine tip area. Light shelf wear and one lightly dog-earred tip, neatly smoothed..... More
Nana French Bickford. Softcover in wraps. New York, Stoll & Edwards Co., 1921, edition not stated, but very early. Probable second printing. Tight stapled binding 6"x7" paperback,12 pp. Little Folks' Playtime Series. See photos and ask for more if you wish. There is the name "Tom" in small print under..... More
New York: Grosset and Dunlap Publ. 1949. Louis Jambor. Special Edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight 8vo, 338pp. The book is near fine but the dust jacket, though in excellent shape otherwise, was printed on fragile, postwar paper and has a few chips and tiny tears, especially on the edges and the..... More
London: Jonathan Cape/Aurelia Enterprises Ltd, 1973. Alan Aldridge. First edition. Hardcover. Fairly scarce, collectible in this British edition, cean, tight 4to, unpaginated. The cover is somewhat abused with some small chips and scuffs to tips and spine ends. Spine ends have been neatly repaired. The interior, however, is lovely, crisp..... More
Eleanore Barte. Hardcover. Joliet, P. F. Volland Co., 1929, first edition. Clean, tight oblong 4to. The cover edges have been taped and most of the tape has worn off. Some remnants along the bottom edge. Tips are slightly bumped and have been scuffed. Binding is tight but there are tape..... More
New York: Parents' Magazine Press, 1971. Arnold Lobel. First edition. Hardcover. Extremely rare vintage children's book in beautiful conidition. Clean, tight 4to, unpaginated. Back (white) cover is very lightly soiled, front clean. There is one small dot on the front endpaper that transferred to the ffe, bu it is tiny..... More
Tracy Dockray. Hardcover. New York, Harper/Collins, 2006, third printing. Would be as new if it weren't for a very small amount of curl to top edge of d.j. and very light shelf wear. Ralph Mouse, a dashing hero with lasting appeal and a motorcycle just his size, has classic adventures..... More
New York: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, Ca. 1934. L. Leslie Brooke. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight 4to, unpaginated with 14 color and numerous blank and white illustrations by Brooke. Book has old owner name whited out on the ffe, very slightest of tip bumps.Dark blue and orange pictorial cover..... More
London & New York: Frederick Warne and co, Ltd. Scarce, vintage oblong 4to, former owner name neatly pencilled with gift inscription on the ffe "from Grummil & Grammil". A very small old bookstore tag is on the bottom of the ffe. Pages and illustrations are clean, crisp and clear. Book..... More
London and New York: Frederick Warne and Co., Ltd., Ca.1910. Not given - early edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight square, 4to, paginated by sections. The dust jacket is in good shape except for two open tears at the top and bottom of the spine and small open tears on the top..... More
New York: Heritage Press, 1941. John Tenniel. Special first Heritage reprint edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight, tall 8vo, 198pp. The dust jacket is somewhat toned and slightly faded. There are a few chips and small tears to the bottom edge. One small open tear at the top of the spine. The..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Collectible. Clean, tight 4to, unpaginated. Very minor edge scuffing to the dust jacket, Signed by the author. A tale of the good village hunter, Hai Li Bu, who rescues the daughter of the Dragon King. His reward is a wish; he..... More
London: George Newnes, Ltd., 1903 (MDCCCCIII). J.A. Shepherd. Appears to be a first edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight small 4to, 215pp. Cover is lightly soiled at the spine, spine edge is somewhat rubbed. Cloth is lightly soiled, especially along the eges, tips are scuffed and lightly bumped. Art deco picture of..... More
Australia & New Zealand: Angus & Robertson Childrens, 1988. First edition. Hardcovers. Scarce, collectible set of two lovely volumes, both 4tos, 682pps between the two, in dust jackets, and with slip case. Dust jackets are very good+, except as noted. Slip case shows some wear and scuffing around the edges..... More
Dr. Seuss. Hardcover. New York, Random House, Dr. Seuss Book Club first editions. Vintage collectible. Six clean, tight 4tos, some light scuffing on the edges, light rubbing on the spine gutters, some bumping to spine ends, some light staining. No torn pages, no crayola scribble depredations, pages are crisp. If..... More
Harpercollins, 1991. Unknown. Clean, tight 9-1/2"8-1/2" 8vo, not paginated. Cover in Mylar. A wonderful book for pre-schoolers and young children. There are no words, just excellent drawings of a cat whose adventures cause him to be chased up a tree by a dog and how he gets down with the..... More
New York: Macmillan, 1944. Elizabeth Orton Jones. Second printing. Hardcover. Clean, tight 7-1/4" x 8-1/2" light brown cloth book, dust jacket has a fe chipes and small tears to the edges. DJ is somewhat shelf worn and toned. All the lovely plates are clean and crisp. A Caldecott Medal winner..... More
New York: Viking Juvenile, 1994. Steven Guarnaccia. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight, oblong 4to, unpaginated. When the we know world was made all the animals wanted names. This is how, the first man Adam, named the animals with the help of Steven Guarnaccia's excellent drawings. A sweet book for preschoolers..... More
Sacramento, CA: Jo Anderson, 1914. Mary Crete Crouch. First edition. Hardcover. Tight-bound, short 4to, unpaginated. The tips are bumped as are the head and tail of the spine. There are a few scuffs and small stains, front and back. There is a gift inscription on the second title page dated..... More
Chicago: P.F. Volland Company, Chicago, 1917, 1917. 15th edition. Pictorial color boards. Tight bound, fragile 8vo, unpaginated. Illustrated by the Author who was also the author/illustrator of the classic children's series Raggedy Ann and Andy. The spine cover has been chipped off and there is cracking to the back hinge..... More
Sydney, Australia: Angus & Robertson, Ltd., 1962. First edition. Hardcover. Vintage collectible children's book. Clean, tight 8vo, 64pp. Slight shelf wear with tiny chips across part of the edges on Dust jacket. Small bookseller's plate on bottom front pastedown. Small, neat gift inscription on verso of the ffe. A delightful..... More
Boston: Marshall Jones Co., 1918. First edition. Hardcover. Scarce, tight bound 8vo, 72pp. The cover is paper on boards, soiled, stained and scuffed with bumped tips and spine ends. There is a 1 inch split on the top and bottom of the spine ends (see photo.) The book has been..... More
Chicago: P.F. Volland Co., 1916. First edition. Hardcover. Tight-bound 8vo, unpaginated. The cover has seen better days. It shows some fading, smudging and dirt spots (see photos). The tips and spine ends are scuffed and bumped and the spine is lightly darkened and beginning to lose the top layer of..... More
Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., 1906. First edition. Hardcover. Scarce 8vo, tight bound except for front hinge which is beginning to split but still held with netting, 322pp. F.O. name penned on the ffe. Book is somewhat faded and lightly soiled with bumped tips and spine ends. Text is clean..... More
Canada: Madison Marketing Limited, 1991. Jane Goodall. First edition. Hardcover. Two clean, tight square 12mos, unpaginated. Both are SIGNED and inscribed by Jane Goodall. Beautifully photographed by the author with the accompnying histsory and biology of the wonderful primates. Written primarily for children 4-up, but still very interesting for every..... More