New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1947). Later printing, ca 1950. vi, [2], 216 pp. Frontis. 12mo. Textured brown cloth binding with dark brown lettering. Orange pictorial eps. Color pictorial wraparound dust jacket. Front flap series advert lists through "Secret of the Lost Tunnel" More
New York: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc., (1942). Unpaginated. Illustrated by F. Rojankovsky. 8vo. Color pictorial hardcover. Color pictorial eps. Dust jacket replicates binding graphics. More
New York: Books, Inc, (1952). 2nd edition, the 1st edition was issued by Garden City Publishing. Cf Mattson 38700. 191, [1 (blank)] pp. Frontispiece on plain paper. 12mo. Green cloth binding lettered in black. Dust jacket. More
New York: Books, Inc, (1953). 2nd edition, the 1st edition was issued by Garden City Publishing. Cf Mattson 38700. 189, [3 (blank)] pp. Frontispiece on plain paper. 12mo. Green cloth binding lettered in black. Dust jacket. More
New York: Books, Inc, (1952). 3rd edition, the 1st edition was issued by Cupples & Leon. Cf Mattson 38700. [10], 212, [2 (blank)] pp. Frontispiece on plain paper. 12mo. Blue cloth binding lettered in black. Dust jacket. More
New York: Books Inc., (1952). 3rd edition, the 1st edition was issued by Cupples & Leon. Cf Mattson 38700. 208, [6 (blank)] pp. Frontispiece on plain paper. 12mo. Green cloth binding with black lstamped ettering. Full color dust jacket. More
New York: Books Inc., (1953). 2nd edition, the 1st edition was issued by Garden City Publishing. Cf Mattson 38700. 191, [1 (blank)] pp. Frontispiece illustration. 12mo Blue cloth binding with black lettering. Green & yellow dust jacket. More
Oakland, Cal. Pacific Press, (n. d.). 1st printing (presumed), ca 1875. Research suggests later editions have a printed address [Castro & 12th] for the Press, as well as illustrations. 16, 16 pp. Contains: Little Will; The Orphans; The Planted Dollar; The All-Seeing Eye; Beauty. Head- tailpieces. Decorative initial capital letters..... More
London: Fitzhouse Books, 1990. 1st edition thus, a reissue of the 1906 edition. 340 pp (including index). Illustrated. Royal 8vo. 10" x 7-1/2". Green cloth binding. Green dust jacket. More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
