HOW The ROOSTER GOT HIS CROWN.
New York: Holiday House, (1999). 1st edition. Unpaginated. Illustrated in color by the author. 4to. Green cloth spine over drab paper boards. Full color glossy dust jacket. More
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ASK The OLD GIRL.
Berkeley: Published by Ian Jackson, 2017. 1st edition thus. Unpaginated, though 28 pages. Laid-in printed slip, noting this a keepsake for a friend's wedding. Color illustrations by Ann Arnold. Oblong format: 6" x 9". White paper covrs printed in green, black & purple. More
The HAUNTED BRIDGE. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #15.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1937). Ca 1939 (Farah 1939A-4). [4], 220 pp. Frontis on glossy paper. 12mo. Blue cloth binding with orange lettering/silhouette (CS #4). Orange pictorial eps. Orange topstain. Color pictorial dust jacket with white spine. More
The CLUE Of The TAPPING HEELS. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #16.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1939). Early printing, ca 1940 (Farah 1940B-5). iv, 214, [4 (adverts)] pp. Frontis on glossy paper. 12mo. Light blue cloth with orange stamping [Format #5]. Orange topstain. Orange silhouette eps. White spine dust jacket. 1st printing with the next book notice, p. 213... More
The SECRET Of RED GATE FARM. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #6.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1931). Later printing, ca 1941 (Farah 1941A-24). iv, 208, [10] pp. 7 pages of adverts follow text. Frontis on coated paper. 12mo. Light blue cloth with orange stamped lettering [Format #5]. Orange topstain. Orange silhouette eps. White spine dust jacket. More
The WHISPERING STATUE. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #14.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1937). Ca 1941 (Farah 1941B-11). iv, 217, [3] pp. Adverts last 2 pages. Frontis, on coated paper, by Russell H. Tandy. 12mo. Light blue cloth binding with orange lettering [Format #5]. Orange silhouette eps. Orange topstain. Dust jacket with white spine... More
The MYSTERY At The MOSS-COVERED MANSION. The Nancy Drew Mystery Series #18.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1941). 1st edition (Farah 1941A-1). v, [3], 215, [1 (blank)] pp. Illustration, on plain paper, by Russell H. Tandy. 12mo. Blue cloth binding with orange stamped lettering [Format #5]. Red topstain. Orange silhouette eps. White spine dust jacket. More
The MYSTERY Of The IVORY CHARM. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #13.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1936). Ca 1941 (Farah 1941B-13). iv, 216, [4] pp. 4 pages of adverts follow text. Frontis. 12mo. Blue cloth binding with orange stamped lettering [Format #5]. Red topstain. Orange silhouette eps. White spine dust jacket. More
PINOCCHIO.; Adapted from the Novel.
New Jersey: The Unicorn Publishing House, (1991). 1st edition thus (presumed). Unpaginated. Illustrated in color by Greg Hildebrandt. 12mo. Color pictorial hardback. More
The FIRST READER Of The SCHOOL And FAMILY SERIES.
New York: Harper & Brothers, (1860). Early printing. 81, [1] pp. Illustrated with woodcuts, including one of boys playing baseball on p. 15. 12mo. 7-1/4" x 4-3/4". Green cloth spine over printed paper-wrapped boards. More
The ROAD To OZ.
Chicago. The Reilly & Lee Co., c. 1934 - Late 1950s. Reprint. 261 pp. Black and white illustrations by John R. Neill (1877-1943). 9-1/4" x 6-1/2". Yellow cloth boards, illustrated label on upper board, lettering and vignette stamped in black ink to back strip, pictorial end papers. Inscription reads "Brad..... More
The EMERALD CITY Of OZ.
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
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ALICE'S ADVENTURES In WONDERLAND [And] THROUGH The LOOKING GLASS, And What Alice Found There. Two Volumes.
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
The STORY Of HANUKKAH. A Lift-the-Flap Rebus Book.
New York: Hyperion, (1993). 1st ed. 16 pp, Oblong 4to. Hardback. Begins and ends with a pop-up scene. Not in Montanaro. More
THREE PRAYERS For CHILDREN.; Now I Lay Me Down * The Lord's Prayer * Heavenly Father
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
HIS APOLOGIES.
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. Still wrapped in..... More
LADY JANE.
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
ENGINES Of INSTRUCTION, MISCHIEF, And MAGIC.; Children's Literature in England from Its Beginnings to 1839.
Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, (1989). 1st pb edition. xiv, 304 pp (including Index). Illustrated. Royal 8vo. Black glossy paper covers. More
The TALE Of MR. TOOTLEOO.
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
The NUTCRACKER Of NUREMBERG.; Translated by Grace Gingras.
New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1930. 1st edition. 154 pp. Illustrated by Else Hasselriis. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. More
ILLUSTRATING CHILDREN'S BOOKS. History. Technique. Production.
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
UNCLE RUTHERFORD'S NIECES. A Story for Girls.
Philadelphia: David McKay, Publisher, (1888). Early printing. 302, [6, adverts] pp. Frontis. 12mo. Original publisher's green decorative cloth stamped in black, white and sky blue. White printed dust jacket. Quite uncommon in dj. More
CAREERS In CARTOONING.
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1949. 1st edition. [10], 182 pp. Illustrated with cartoon drawings. 8vo. Green linen cloth binding with black stamping. Red, white & blue dust jacket. A volume reminiscent of the Dodd Mead Career Book series. More
SPUNKY the Elephant.
New York: Merry - Day House, (1946). 1st Edition. Unpaginated, though 32 pages. Illustrated with color drawnings. Oblong format: 7-3/4" x 10". Red cloth spine with color pictorial printed card stock covers. Red edgestain. Dust jacket, which replicates cover graphics. More
ALMANACH De KATE GREENAWAY Pour 1888.
Paris: Hachette et Cie, [1887]. 1st French edition (Schuster 8 [French Edition]; Thompson 39; cf. Gumachin 2805, for the entire run). Unpaginated, though 24 pp. Color illustrations by Greenaway. 24mo. 3-15/16" x 3". Glazed yellow color-pictorial boards with blue-green cloth spine. Blue edgestain. Blue clay-paper eps. Printed buff paper dust..... More