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
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
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
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
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
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
Rosemary Wells. Hardback. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Candlewick Press, 1999, first U.S. edition, later printing. Two clean tight folios, 107pp each. Here Comes Mother Goose has a small dent on the bottom edge, otherwise they are both nearly pristine. Definitely gift quality. Words and rhymes are new and magical to small children..... 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
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
New York: Random House, 1941. Masha. First edition. Hardcover. Clean tight folio, 33 pp. Bppl jas sp,e sciffomg amd bumping to the tips, light bump to the bottom of the spine. A very small dent to the bottom edge in the back and general light shelf wear. The plates are..... More