Chicago. The Reilly & Lee Co., C. 1934 - Late 1950s. Reprint. 295, [1], pp. Black and white illustrations throughout by John R. Neill (1877-1943) 9-1/4" x 6-3/4" Yellow cloth boards, illustrated color label to upper board, lettering and small vignette stamped in black to the back strip, black and... More about The EMERALD CITY Of OZ
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1934). Early, if not first, printing (a breeder set?). vi, [7] - 197, [11] pp. Adverts last 10 pages. Frontispiece on coated paper, by Seymour Fogel. 12mo. Red cloth binding with green stamped title lettering. Green pictorial eps. Green topstain. Dust jacket. Uncommon series, especially difficult to find in jacket. More about AMONG The RIVER PIRATES. A Skippy Dare Mystery Story #1
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1934). Early, if not first, printing (a breeder set?). vi, 7 - 221, [3 (adverts)] pp. Frontispiece on coated paper, by Seymour Fogel. 12mo. Red cloth binding with green stamped title lettering. Green pictorial eps. Green topstain. Dust jacket. Uncommon series, especially difficult to find in jacket. More about HELD For RANSOM. A Skippy Dare Mystery Story #3
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1934). Early, if not first, printing (a breeder set?). vi, 212, [6 (adverts)] pp. Frontispiece on coated paper, by Seymour Fogel. 12mo. Red cloth binding with green stamped title lettering. Green pictorial eps. Green topstain. Dust jacket. Uncommon series, especially difficult to find in jacket. More about PRISONERS In DEVIL'S BOG. A Skippy Dare Mystery Story #2
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New York: Random House, 1946. 1st edition thus. [10], 150, [2]; [10], 165, [3] pp. Illustrated by John Tenniel, colored by Fritz Kredel. 8vo. Blue / red quarter cloth bindings, over patterned cloth boards, with pictorial onlay to each front boar. Set lacks publisher's box. More about ALICE'S ADVENTURES In WONDERLAND [And] THROUGH The LOOKING GLASS, And What Alice Found There. ...
New York: Harper & Brothers, (1945). 1st edition. [10], 131, [3] pp. Illustrated by Garth Williams. 8vo. Buff cloth binding with dark green & white stamping. Green pictorial eps. Dust jacket. NB. We confirmed this a first issue jacket, by finding it identical to one with the requisite $2.00 price present on the front flap. More about STUART LITTLE
New York: Hyperion, (1993). 1st ed. 16 pp, Oblong 4to. Hardback. Begins and ends with a pop-up scene. Not in Montanaro. More about The STORY Of HANUKKAH. A Lift-the-Flap Rebus Book
New York: Holt Rinehart & Winston, (1966). 1st edition. Unpaginated. Illustrated in color. Small Oblong 8vo. Red pictorial composition binding. Dust jacket. More about SNOOPY And The RED BARON
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., (1920). 1st edition (presumed), SIGNED (on t.p.) & INSCRIBED (on ffep) by the author in the year of publication. 224 pp. Frontis by Harry W. Armstrong. 12mo. Tan cloth binding with sky blue, black & white pictorial paper onlay to front board; black spine... More about The BOBCAT Of JUMP MOUNTAIN. The Boys' Big Game Series No. 9
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1912). Later edition, circa 1930. iv, 210, [10] pp. 10 pages of adverts follow text. Frontis. 12mo. Mustard cloth with 4 quadrant vignette front board. Four color dust jacket. More about TOM SWIFT And His WIZARD CAMERA or Thrilling Adventures While Taking Motion Pictures. Tom Swift...
London: Frederick Warne and Co., (n. d.). Ca 1870s. Unpaginated. Illustrated with 24 stunning chromolithographed plates, by Petherick, Henley, &c. 4to. 10-5/8" x 9". Original publisher's green cloth binding with elaborate gilt & black stamping (professionally refurbished). More about AUNT LOUISA'S WELCOME GIFT.; Comprising 'John Bull's Farm Alphabet.' 'Tabby's Tea-Fight.' ...
Kenosha, Wisconsin: John Martin's House Inc., (n. d.). 1st Edition thus, ca 1945. Unpaginated, though 24 pages. Illustated in color by Doane. Small Folio. 11-5/8" x 8-1/2". Hardback. Pictorial eps. Dust jacket. More about THREE PRAYERS For CHILDREN.; Now I Lay Me Down * The Lord's Prayer * Heavenly Father
Garden City, New York. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1932. 1st Edition. [2 (blank)], ii, 17, [3 (blank)] pp. Seven black and white full page illustrations. 8-6/8" x 5-3/4". Pictorial paper wrapped boards, black cloth for back strip, red and black lettering, unopened at head of leaves. More about HIS APOLOGIES
New York: American Tract Society, [1888]. 1st Edition thus. iv, 16 pp., 16 pp., 16 pp., 16 pp., 16 pp., 16 pp., 16 pp., 16 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. 4-1/2" x 3". Original brown publishers cloth. More about The AFRICAN ORPHAN BOY.; And Other Books for Children
New York. The Century Co., 1891. 1st Edition. x, 233 pp. 25 black and white illustrations including frontis, plus decorative title at head of chapter one. 8vo, 8-1/2" x 7". Green and ivory cloth boards, gilt decorative upper board and back strip. There are 24 illustrations noted in the "List... More about LADY JANE
London: Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington, et al. 1811. The Ninthteenth Edition, Carefully Revised & Improved. iii - xix, [5], 329, [7] pp. Index last 7 pp. Lacks half-title leaf. Frontispiece + many intratextual woodcuts. 12mo: A - P12. A1 = Frontis. 18 cm x 10.5 cm. Period... More about FABLES Of AESOP And Others, Translated Into English.; With Instructive Applications: And a Print...
New York: Viking Press, 1938. Later printing. Unpaginated. Illustrations by Robert Lawson. 8vo. Cloth spine over pictorial paper-wrapped boards. Yellow pictorial eps. Dust jacket. More about The STORY Of FERDINAND
Bath / London: Sold by S. Hazard .. Bath; By J. Marshall ... London; and R. White, Picadilly, London ... [n. d.]. 1st printing thus (Spinney 21b). 24 pp. Signed "S" at conclusion of text [cf. Spinney, p. 310]. Woodcut vignette on title page. Woodcut of a dog after 'Finis'... More about The TWO SOLDIERS.; Cheap Repository
Bath / London: Sold by S. Hazard .. Bath; By J. Marshall ... London; and R. White, Picadilly, London ... [n. d.]. 1st booklet printing thus (Spinney 2a). Not in the LCP/HSP Catalogue of Afro-Americana. 12 pp. P. 2 list of publications. Includes "The Comforts of Religion" (p. 6, in... More about BABAY. A True Story of a good Negro Woman.; Cheap Repository
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1946. 1st edition. [6], 197, [1 (blank)] pp. Crown 8vo. Red cloth binding with black stamped spine lettering. Red dust jacket. More about WINGING HER WAY. A Dodd, Mead Career Book
Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, (1989). 1st pb edition. xiv, 304 pp (including Index). Illustrated. Royal 8vo. Black glossy paper covers. More about ENGINES Of INSTRUCTION, MISCHIEF, And MAGIC.; Children's Literature in England from Its...
London: The Nonesuch Press, [1925]. 1st Edition (Keynes 27). Unpaginated. Beautifully illustrated with color lithographic plates. Oblong format: 7-5/8" x 10-1/4". Original tan paper boards with red decorations & red medallion in center of top board. No dust jacket. More about The TALE Of MR. TOOTLEOO
New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1930. 1st edition. 154 pp. Illustrated by Else Hasselriis. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. More about The NUTCRACKER Of NUREMBERG.; Translated by Grace Gingras
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1975. 1st edition. 163, [1 (blank)] pp. Erratum slip tipped-in prior to half-title page. Illustrated. 4to. Hardback. Dust jacket. More about COBWEBS To CATCH FLIES. Illustrated Books for the Nursery and Schoolroom, 1700 - 1900
New York: Watson - Guptill Publications, (1963). 207, [1 (blank)] pp (including Bibliography & Index). Illustrated, with some in color. 4to. Sky blue cloth. Dust wrapper. More about ILLUSTRATING CHILDREN'S BOOKS. History. Technique. Production
