The ECLECTIC ABECEDARIUM.
New York: Adama Books, (1983). 1st trade edition, ca 1985 (Toledano A86c). Unpaginated. Illustrated in b&w by the author. 12mo. 5-7/8" x 4". Laminated boards, cover design by Gorey. Issued without dj. More
Childrens
Tavistock Books is on vacation from May 20, 2022 to May 30, 2022. The shop will be closed from 3 pm Saturday May 12th through Monday, May 17th, while we are on a short family holiday. Orders during that period will be promptly addressed on our return, May 18th.
The BEASTLY BABY.
New York: Peter Weed Books, (1962). Later edition, ca 1995, first published in 1962. Unpaginated. Illustrated in b&w by the author. 12mo. Pale green paper wrapped boards printed in black & white. Pale green dust jacket duplicating binding graphics. More
The INSECT GOD.
New York: Peter Weed Books, 1993. 1st printing of this reissuance, first published in 1963. Unpaginated. Illustrated in b&w by the author. Sq 8vo. Yellow paper wrapped boards printed in black. Yellow dust jacket duplicating binding graphics. More
MARIGOLD GARDEN Pictures and Rhymes.
London: Frederick Warne & Co Ltd., (n. d.). Later edition. Cf. Schuster 135, for details regarding earlier editions. [2], 56, [2] pp. Color illustrations by Greenaway. 9" x 10". Green pictorial cloth binding. Yellow edgestain. Dust jacket, reproducing the binding pictorial. More
TOBY TYLER or Ten Weeks with a Circus.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, (1923). Later edition [ca 1940s ?], first pubished in book form in 1881. [4], 251, [1] pp. Color frontispiece. 8vo. 8-1/4" x 5-5/8". Light brown cloth binding with dark green stamping. Brown pictorial eps. Green topstain. Blue dust jacket. "Toby Tyler tells the story..... More
COPPER - TOED BOOTS.
Garden City: Doubleday Doran & Company, Inc., 1938. 1st edition. Unpaginated. Illustrated by the author, with some drawings in color. 8vo. 10" x 7-1/2". Linen cloth binding with red stamping. Full color pictorial eps. Full color dust jacket. "A portrayal of the mid-nineteenth century rural life of the author's father..... More
The SILVER RING MYSTERY. Vicki Barr Flight Stewardess Series #13.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1960). 1st Edition. [10], 180, [2 (blank)] pp. Frontis + internal full-page illustrations. 12mo. Light blue tweed binding with dark blue lettering. Blue pictorial eps. Blue topstain. Full color wraparound dust jacket. All series adverts list through this title. More
The DARK ADVENTURE.
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1950. 1st Edition. viii, 229, [1 (blank)] pp. 8vo. Black cloth binding with green spine lettering. Yellow Color pictorial dust jacket. More
DAVE DAWSON With The FLYING TIGERS. The Dave Dawson Series #11.
New York: Crown Publishers, (1943). 1st Printing. 250, [6] pp. Advert for "Guadalcanal" follows text. 12mo. Light brown cloth binding with dark black spine lettering. Yellow & blue dust jacket. All series adverts within the volume / jacket list through #10 in the series. More
BLACK HORSE Of CULVER.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1950. 1st Edition. 186 pp. Illustrated with drawings by Bernard Garbutt. 8vo. Light blue cloth binding with black stamping. Dark blue pictorial eps. Full color dust jacket. Uncommon title from this author of many juvenile works of an equine nature. More
The SQUARE BOOK Of ANIMALS.; Rhymes by Arthur Waugh.
New York: Published by R. H. Russell. 1900. 1st US Edition. 14 pp of text. 12 images of animals, each printed to an individual, unpaginated leaf. 10-7/8" x 10-1/2". Buff cloth spine over brown paper-wrapped boards, black title lettering, pictorial onlay to front cover. More
DAVE DAWSON With The EIGHTH AIR FORCE. Dave Dawson Series #14.
New York: Crown Publishers, (1944). 1st edition. 252, [4] pp. Advert for "Truk" follows text. 12mo. 7-3/8" x 4-7/8". Pinkish cloth binding with black spine lettering. Blue & yellow dust jacket. Adverts list through prior title in series. More
DAVE DAWSON At TRUK. The War Adventure Series #15.
New York: Crown, (1946). 1st edition. 243, [15] pp. Last printed page an advert for "Dave Dawson Over Berlin" [never published]. 14 blank pages at rear. 12mo. 7-5/8" x 5-1/8". Green cloth binding with red title lettering to spine. Blue & grey dust jacket. The last title in the series..... More
DAVE DAWSON On The RUSSIAN FRONT. Dave Dawson Series #10.
New York: Crown Publishers, (1943). Later printing, though still ca 1943. 252, [4] pp. 1 page advert follows text. 12mo. 7-5/8" x 5-1/4". Purple cloth binding with black lettering (Mattson Sytle #1). Purple dust jacket printed in red & yellow. Rear flap series advert lists through #12... More
WHY The CHICKEN CROSSED The ROAD.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1987. 1st edition. Unpaginated. Illustrated by the author. 4to. Red cloth binding. Dust jacket. More
The SECRET Of RED GATE FARM. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #6.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1931). Later printing, ca 1952 (Farah 1952A-47). [4], iv, 208, [8 (blank)] pp. Frontis on plain paper. 12mo. Blue tweed cloth with dark blue stamping. Blue topstain. Dark blue silhouette eps. Wraparound dust jacket. More
The WHISPERING STATUE. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #14.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1937). Ca 1950 (Farah 1950C-29). iv, 217, [1 (blank)] pp. Frontis, on plain paper, by Russell H. Tandy. 12mo. 7-9/16" x 5-1/8". Blue cloth binding with dark blue silhouette. Dark blue silhouette eps. Blue topstain. Dust jacket with white spine. More
CHILDREN'S BOOKS In ENGLAND. Five Centuries of Social Life.
Cambridge: At the University Press, 1932. 1st edition. xii, 359. [1 (blank) pp (including index). Illustrated. Royal 8vo. Green cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Dust jacket [with MacMillan imprint at base of spine panel]. Essential background reading for those wishing to know the early publication history of childrens'..... More
The WHITE CONQUERORS Of MEXICO: A Tale of Toltec and Aztec.
London: Blackie & Son, Limited, 49 Old Bailey, E.C., 1894. 1st UK Edition. vi, [2], [9] - 352, 32 pp. 32 page publisher catalogue at rear. 8 inserted plates by W. S. Stacey. Crown 8vo. 7-1/2" x 4-7/8". Taupe colored decorative cloth with black, brown, orange & green printing. Aztec..... More
FAIRY TALES Of The SOUTH SEAS And Other Stories.
London: Sampson Low Marston & Co., Ltd., [1926]. 1st Edition. INSCRIBED copy, SIGNED by the Author on the ffep. ix, [3], 11 - 318 pp. 16 black and white plates, a mixture of photographic images, maps and illustrations, the latter by Kellermann's sister, Marcelle Wooster. Crown 8vo. 7-1/2" x 4-7/8"..... More
The CHILDREN'S SHAKESPEARE
New York: Random House, 1938. Later edition. [2], 117, [3], pp. Nicely drawn black and white illustrations by Rolf Klep. 8vo. Hardback. dust jacket. 8vo. More
MIDNIGHT. Famous Horse Stories
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1940). Reprint. 275, [1 (blank)] pp. Illustrated by Jacob Bates Abbott. 12mo. Hardback. Dust jacket ($1.25 price). More
KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER. Famous Horse Stories
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1949). Reprint. 224 pp. Illustrated. 12mo. Hardback. Dust jacket ($1.25 price). More
DARK SUNSHINE.
New York: Harcourt Brace & Co., (1951). Early printing. [6], 244, [6 (blank)] pp. Illustrated by Wesley Dennis. 8vo. 8-1/4" x 5-1/2". Linen cloth spine over green cloth boards. Dust jacket, with $2.75 price. More
A SHIMMER Of JOY. One Hundred Children's Picture Books in America.
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 2019. 1st Edition. Signed / Limited #115 / 200 cc. 329, [3] pp. Prospectus accompanies, as does BCC TLs. Illustrated in color. Small folio. 11-1/4" x 8-5/8". Original red cloth binding with gilt stamping. Red marbled eps. Issued without jacket... More