The LION And The MOUSE. An Aesop Fable.
Garden City: Benn/ Doubleday, 1980. Later printing. SIGNED by the author. Unpaginated. Illustrated by Ed Young. Square 8vo. Hardcover. Printed white paper dust jacket. More
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LITTLE PEACHLING And Other Tales from Old Japan.
New York - Joliet - Chicago: The P. F. Volland Company, (1928). 91, [5] pp. Illustrated by Frederick Richardson, with much in color. 8vo. Blue cloth binding with color pictorial paper onlays to each board. Color pictorial eps. Publisher's box. More
The BOOK Of The CAMP FIRE GIRLS.
New York: Camp Fire Girls Inc., 1936. 1st Printing. [8], 247, [1 (advert)] pp (including index). Illustrated. 8vo. 7-1/8" x 5". Color pictorial, flexible linen-cloth wrappers. More
SET Of "OUR BIG BOOK" CARDS. Sally, Dick, and Jane; Think-and-Do Book; Fun with Our Family.
[Chicago]: [Scott Foresman], [1962]. 16 cards printed recto and verso. 13 leaves with full-size color illustrations to each side; 3 leaves (all from the Think-and-Do cards) of b/w illustrations in two panels to each side. Most 19-1/4" x 20-1/2"; final 3 leaves 20-1/2" x 19-1/4". Stiff white cardstock printed in..... More
JUMP AGAIN! The Adventures of Brer Rabbit.; Adapted by Van Dyke Parks.
San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1987). 1st edition. 40 pp. Illustrated by Barry Moser. 4to. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Award sticker to dj front panel. More
The MIDNIGHT VISITOR. The Judy Bolton Mystery Series #12.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1939). Later printing, 1946. v, [1], 249, [1 (blank)] pp. Illustration by Pelagie Doane. 12mo. Tomator red cloth binding with brown stamped lettering. Brown eps. White spine dust jacket. More
TYRANNOSAURUS WAS A BEAST.
NY: Greenwillow Books, (1988). 1st edition. 31 pp. Illustrated by Arnold Lobel. 4to. Color pictorial hardback. Matching dust jacket. More
The CURLYTOPS In The WOODS or Fun at the Lumber Camp.
New York: Cupples & Leon Company, (1923). Later printing. Ca 1928. [4], 246, [2 (advertisements)] pp. Several b/w illustrated plates. 12mo. 7-1/2" x 5". Green cloth binding with red title lettering and graphic stamped to front board and spine. Color illustration with blue title lettering to front panel and spine..... More
KEEPER'S TRAVELS In SEARCH Of HIS MASTER.
Philadelphia: Published by Johnson & Warner, No. 147, Market Street. 1808. 1st printing thus (American Imprints 15353; Nipps 7; Rosenbach 370; Welch 723.4). 87, [3] pp. 'Contents' last 2 pages. Frontispiece. 18mo, signed in 6s. 5-3/8" x 3-1/4". Period drab paper boards, with front board professionally reattached. Speckled edges. This..... More
DOMESTIC ANIMALS. Aunt Louisa Big Picture Series.
New York: McLoughlin Brothers, (n. d.). Ca 1880s. 12 pages of text. 6 chromolithograpic iIlustrations [one double-page, in center, serving as 2]. 'Quarto Demi'. 9-1/8" x 10-3/4". Color illustrated pictorial wrappers. More
HISTORY Of PETER BROWN.
Otley: Printed for the Booksellers [by Yorkshire J. S. Publishing & Stationery Co., Limited], (n. d.). Ca. 1850s. Unpaginated, though 8 pp. Unopened. Illustrated with 8 cuts, 4 hand-colored. 12mo. 6-9/16" x 4-1/8". Printed self-wrappers, with cut to front wrapper center, surrounded by yellow background. Series advert to rear wrapper..... More
The PRESERVATION Of CHARLES And ISABELLA, or The Force of Friendship.
London: Printed for B. Crosby and Co., et al, [1803]. 1st Edition (Gumuchian 1876). Not in Marchmont. 36 pp. Frontispiece [Cruikshank del Lundin Sculp]. 12mo: O^6 - Q^6. 7-1/8" x 4-1/8". Later full calf binding by Bumpus. TEG. Marbled eps. Plain grey paper wrappers bound-in at rear. A work of..... More
WHILE The CLOCK TICKED. The Hardy Boys Mystery Series #11.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1932). Later printing, ca 1941 (Carpentieri 1941A-14). iv, 213, [5] pp. Adverts last 4 pages. Frontis by J. Clemens Gretta. 12mo. Tan cloth with dark brown title lettering stamped to front board and spine [Format #6]. Orange pictorial eps. Pictorial dust jacket with black title..... More
The STRANGER.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. 1st edition. Unpaginated. Illustrated by the author. Oblong 4to. Blue cloth binding. Dust jacket. More
SOUL LOOKS BACK In WONDER.
NY: Dial, (1993). 1st edition. Unpaginated. Illustrated. 4to. Hardback. Dust jacket. More
The MARK On The MIRROR. The Judy Bolton Mystery Series #15.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1942. Very early printing. 206, [6 pgs of adverts], [1] pp. Illustrated by Pelangie Doane. 12mo. 7-1/2" x 5". Lt green cloth with lavender lettering, pictorial lavender eps. Dust jacket. DJ front flap lists to #15, though has "P.C.J." vice "50/50" More
ROY BLAKELEY His Story. Roy Blakeley Series #1.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1920). Later edition, ca 1927. [2], ii, 214 pp. Frontis on coated paper, 3 internals & a map, on plain paper, by Howard L. Hastings. 12mo. Red cloth binding with gold outline lettering to front panel (style #2). Dust jacket. More
CHERRY AMES CHIEF NURSE. Cherry Ames Series #4.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1944). Ca 1955. v, [3], 213, [1] pp. Frontis. 7-1/2" x 5" Red tweed cloth binding stamped in black. Grey eps. Black topstain. Dust jacket with yellow spine. More
The GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOYS SNOWBOUND or Dick & Co. at Winter Sports. The Grammar School Boys Series #2.
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company, (1911). Early printing, ca 1912. Cf. Sternick ALTEMUS, p. 42. 251, [9] pp. 8 pp of adverts conclude volume. Fontis + 3 internals illustrations, on plain paper. 12mo. Beige cloth with red stamped spine lettering, with red & blue graphic to front board. Red & dark..... More
ROY BLAKELEY His Story. Roy Blakeley Series #1.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1920). Later edition, ca 1927. [2], ii, 214 pp. Frontis on coated paper, 3 internals & a map, on plain paper, by Howard L. Hastings. 12mo. Red cloth binding with gold outline lettering to front panel (style #2). Dust jacket. More
The NAME On The BRACELET. The Judy Bolton Mystery Series #13.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1940). Ca 1943. [6], 216 pp. Printed on war-time paper. Frontis. 12mo. Red green cloth with blue lettering. Blue eps. White spine dust jacket. Front flap lists through "Barred Window" More
The VOICE In The SUITCASE. The Judy Bouton Mystery Series #8.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1935). Circa 1941. viii, [1], 215, [1] pp. Advert last page. Glossy frontis by Pelagie Doane. 12mo. Lime green cloth with purple lettering. Orchid eps. Top edge stained red/dark orchid. White spine dj. Front flap lists through "Patchwork Quilt" More
PATTY BLOSSOM. The Patty Books #15.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1917). Reprint. Ca 1937. 295, [7] pp. 6 pages of adverts at rear. 12mo. Light blue cloth binding with dark blue lettering. Red pictorial eps. Red topstain. Dust jacket. More