New York: Stoll & Edwards Co., 1921. Nana French Bickford. Not stated, but very early. Softcover. 1921 Collectible. Tight stapled binding 6"x7" paperback,12 pp. Little Folks' Playtime Series. The book is in less that great shape. See photos and ask for more if you wish. There is the name "Tom"..... 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
Joliet: P. F. Volland Co., 1929. Eleanore Barte. First edition. Hardcover. 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: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1933. Corinne Pauli Waterall. First edition. Hardcover. Clean, tight, small 12mo, 48pp. Dust jacket has seen better days; it is all there except for about 1" at the top of the spine cover and 1" at the bottom, but the spine of the dj..... More
Kansas, Indianapolis, New York: Bobbs-Merrill Co. - Howard W. Sames & Co., 1964. First edition, signed by the author. Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE, clean, tight 8vo, 179pp. Book shows slight shelf wear and tips very lightly bumped, spine ends are lightly bumped. Dust jacket is somewhat worn and faded with rubbed front..... More
Illinois: PF Voland Co., 1927. Gustaf Tenggren. First American edition. Hardcover. Pretty well bound except that the front hinge is beginning to crack. The cover is faded and scuffed (see photos). Spine ends are chipped and faded, tips are scuffed. All the cover is in just fair shape, but 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
New York: farrar, straus & giroux, 1984. First American edition. Hardcover. Quite collectible in this excellent condition. Clean, tight 8vo, 202pp. Jacket has slight shelf wear a wee bit of fading, price clipped. Blake's illustrations are great fun! An orphaned boy is sent to live with his aged, witch grandmother..... 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
Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co. Publishers, 1912. First edition. Hardcover. Tight-bound 8vo, 175pp. The book is blue cloth with paste-on illustration which is somewhat faded and soiled. Moderate shelf wear. The tips and scuffed and bumped, the head and tail of spine are lightly bumped. Inside the color plates are..... 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
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 delightfful..... 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 darkened and beginning to lose the top layer of paper..... 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
New York: Garden City Publishing Co., 1942. F. Rojankovsky. probable third editions. Hardcover. Two clean, tight-bound, 7"x 9-1/2", thin children's books, unpaginated. Edges are a bit scuffed as are the tips, light fading to the cover. There is one open tear to bottom corner of one page in Leopard about..... More
New York: Dutton Books For Young Readers, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Scarce, Clean, tight 12mo, 22pp. A charming story of Portly Penguin and his precious hat, stolen by a naughty bird, but rescued again. More
New York/Los Angeles: Penguin/Rodney Peppe & Intervisual Communications, 1970. Facsimilie Reprint of the original 1887 edition by J.F. Schreiber of Germany. Softcover. Clean tight folio sized six-flap fold-out and pop-up. Shows light shelf wear but all pop-ups are complete and fold out properly. The only light flaw is that the..... More
Chicago: Bookhouse for Children, 1928. Second printing. Hardcover. Collectible clean, tight 4to, 448pp. Some light soiling to the bottom and front edges, the top edge is gilded. Covere is light scuffed and has tiny chips on the paste-on front picture. Wondrous international collection of stories of fairies and their friends..... More
Chicago: Bookhouse for Children, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Collectible, Clean, tight, 4to, 512pp. Cover is black cloth with gilt and black lettering and pastedown on the front cover. Has light bumping to spine ends and tips. Otherwise crisp and clean inside except for title page which has an old closed..... More
Chicago: Bookhouse for Children, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. Collectible, Clean, tight, 4to, 512pp. Cover is black cloth with gilt and black lettering and pastedown on the front cove which has a few very small scuffs and scratches. Has light bumping to spine ends and tips. Otherwise crisp and clean inside..... More
Chicago: Bookhouse for Children, 1931. First edition. Hardcover. Collectible, Clean, tight, 4to, 512pp. Cover is black cloth with gilt and black lettering and pastedown on the front cover. Has light bumping to spine ends and tips, otherwise crisp and clean with Beaupre's wonderful illustrations. A delightful, detailed history book for..... More