Worcester: Published by S. A. Howland, (n. d.). Ca.1842 - 1853. Unpaginated, though 12 pp including wrappers. Front wrapper with a cut of a butterfly. NB. No printer is credited. With hand-colored illustrations, using purple, green & yellow. 7-1/4" x 4-3/8". Printed pale pink wrappers, with later, albeit period, sewing..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. 1st Edition. xiv, 378 pp (including Index). Illustrated. 8vo. Black cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Pictorial eps. Yellow dust jacket. This work "traces the history of children's books in Britain, the USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand from the very first printed..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1946. 1st edition. [8], 191, [1 (blank)] pp. Crown 8vo. Orange cloth binding with black stamped lettering. Printed orange dust jacket. More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1910). Later printing, ca 1927. iv, 216, [4] pp. Adverts last 4 pages. Frontis. 12mo. Mustard cloth w/ 4 quadrant vignette cover. Color pictorial dust jacket with white spine. More
New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 39 West 23d Street, 1884. 1st Edition (McCue, p. 24). viii, [9] - 202, [4]. Spalding advert follows text. Illustrated. 8vo. 9" x 6-3/4". Color pictorial glazed paper wrapped boards. Per McCue, "This is the first novel completely about baseball. ... the plot..... More
New York. Published by R. H. Russell, 1902. 1st Edition; Limited to 500 with hand colored illustrations of which this is No. 389. Unpaginated, 30 leaves. 29 leaves with full colored illustrations as well as 2 more on each paste-down. 11" x 14-3/8". Paper wrapped boards, tan stitched cloth to..... More
New York: Random House, (1986). 1st trade edition (Younger & Hirsch 83A). SIGNED by Seuss opposite the t.p. Unpaginated. Color illustrations by Seuss. Sm 4to. Tan cloth spine over green paper-wrapped boards. Color pictorial dust jacket. More
London / New York: Castell Brothers / E & J. B. Young & Co., [1889]. 1st printing. Unpaginated, though 12 pages. Illustrated with 6 color vignettes by F. Corbyn Price. 12mo. 4-7/8" x 4". Color printed card stock covers, sewn with gold thread. AEG. Printed dust jacket duplicating the front..... More
New York: Harry H Wolf, Publisher. 1924. 1st printing thus, a reissue of an 1892 work. 28, [4] pp. Adverts last 4 pages. 8vo. 9-1/2" x 6-3/4". Original paper wrappers, with color pictorial to front wrapper. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
NY: Atheneum, (1985). 1st edition. INSCRIBED at half-title and signed at title page. 42 pp. Illustrated by the author. 12mo. 18.5cm x 15cm. Green cloth binding. Dust jacket. More
New York: Atheneum, 1986. 1st edition. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by the author. 87 pp. Illustrated by Bryan (some color). 8vo. Yellow cloth binding. Dust jacket. Inscribed by Bryan on the ffep & with the title page signed. More
New York: Atheneum, 1991. 1st edition. INSCRIBED by the author. 42 pp. Illustrated by the author. 4to. Hardcover. Dust jacket. More
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1965. BCE. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by the author & John Beatty. 188, [4] pp. Illustrated by Franz Altschuler. 8vo. Hardback. Green map eps. Dust jacket. More
Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1930. Later printing. 158 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. 7-3/4" x 6-1/8" Beige cloth binding with black stamping. "This volume, the fifth number of the 'Industrial and Social History Series,' is intended to portray the life of man when he took the first steps in taming the..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1938). Later printing, ca 1961. iv, 220 pp. Frontis. 12mo. Beige cloth with dark brown lettering. Black topstain. Brown pictorial eps. Pictorial front panel dust jacket with yellow spine. More
Boston: Lee & Shepard, 149 Washington Street, (1863). Early, if not first, printing. 64 pp. Frontis & engraved title page. T.p. vignette to printed t.p. Illustrations. 16mo. 4-5/8" x 3". Green cloth binding with decorative gilt stamping to spine. Pale yellow eps. More
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co., (1924). Later printing, ca early 1930s. 221 pp. 12mo. Grey pebbled cloth binding stamped in dark blue & yellow. White paper dust jacket, printed in colors. More
New York: Frank Tousey, Publisher, 34 & 36 North Moore Street, 1892. Early, if not first, printing of this edition. Series advert to rear cover lists through #112 of the series. 14, [2] pp. Text triple column. Adverts last 2-1/2 pages. Large wood engraved image to front wrapper. 11-1/2" x...... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1941). Later printing, ca 1956. 214, [2] pp. Illustrated by Pelagie Doane. 12mo. Red tweed cloth with black lettering; reddish brown eps. Maroon topstain. White spine dust jacket. More
New York: Frank Tousey, Publisher, 34 & 36 North Moore Street, 1898. Early, if not first, printing of this edition. Series advert to rear cover lists through #173 of the series. 14, [2] pp. Text triple column. Adverts last 2-1/2 pages. Large wood engraved image to front wrapper. 11-5/8" x...... More
New York: Frank Tousey, Publisher, 34 & 36 North Moore Street, 1895. Early reprint of this edition. Series advert to rear cover lists through #173 of the series. 15, [1] pp. Text triple column. Advert last page. Large wood engraved image to front wrapper. 11-5/8" x 8-1/2". Printed paper wrappers..... More
London: Printed for S. and A. Davis, Radcliffe Highway. J. Jordan, Printer. 1818. 1st edition thus. Not in the Hill Collection Catalogue. 168 pp. Frontis leaf included in pagination. Frontispiece. 3 internal plates. 16mo. 5-1/2" x 3-1/2". Period black leather spine over marbled paper boards. Flat back. Gilt stamping to..... More
New York: Harper & Row, (1981). 1st edition (Hanrahan A110). Unpaginated. Illustrated. Oblong 4to. Red cloth binding. Dust jacket. Caldecott Honor Book, 1982. (No sticker on book). More
San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1986). 40 pp. Illustrated by Barry Moser. 4to. Hardcover. Dust jacket. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1987. 1st edition. Unpaginated. Illustrated by the author. 4to. Red cloth binding. Dust jacket. More
