Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Co., (1913). Early, if not the first printing. 255, [9] pp. 8 pages of publisher adverts conclude volume. Illustrated, frontis & 3 internals on plain paper (included in pagination). 12mo. 7-1/2" x 5-1/8". Linen-colored cloth binding with red & brown stamping, graphic of a cowboy riding a...... More
New York: Harcourt Brace & Co., (1951). Early printing. [6], 244, [6 (blank)] pp. Illustrated by Wesley Dennis. 8vo. 8-1/4" x 5-1/2". Linen cloth spine over green cloth boards. Dust jacket, with $2.75 price. More
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 2019. 1st Edition. Signed / Limited #115 / 200 cc. 329, [3] pp. Prospectus accompanies, as does BCC TLs. Illustrated in color. Small folio. 11-1/4" x 8-5/8". Original red cloth binding with gilt stamping. Red marbled eps. Issued without jacket... More
New York: Harcourt Inc., (1969). 1st trade edition. Unpaginated. Author's drawings to leaf rectos. Oblong format: 5" x 8-1/2". Yellow decorative boards. More
New York: Lothrop Lee & Shephard, 1911. 1st edition (Mattson 43800.5). [2], 405, [9] pp. 8 pages of publisher adverts conclude volume. Illustrations by George A. Newman. 12mo. Decorative light blue cloth with gilt & black lettering. No dust jacket. More
Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co., (1932). 1st printing (presumed). 270, [2 (blank)] pp. 12mo. Maroon cloth binding with stamped black lettering. Full color dust jacket. Advert lists Covington titles published prior to Q2. More
[Boston]: Houghton Mifflin Company, [1984]. 1st printing. SIGNED by the author. Broadside, ~ 27-5/8" x 23-1/2". Black & white image of a man about to crush a lamp with a chair. Now housed, folded, in an archival mylar sleeve. Van Allsburg "is an American illustrator and writer of children's books..... More
Philadelphia: American Sunday - School Union, No. 1122 Chestnut St. (n. d.). Ca latter 19th C. 16 pp. Cut to front cover, as well as p. 1. 32mo. 4-1/4" x 2-3/4". Printed buff paper covers, sewn. Rear wrapper prints "A Hymn". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. The American..... More
London: The Religious Tract Society, 56 Paternoster Row, and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard; Sold by the Booksellers. (n. d.). ca 1860. 32 pp. Cut to t.p., p. 3, 32 & rear cover. 4-1/8" x 2-11/16" Printed buff paper covers, sewn. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Date of publication..... More
Concord, N. H. Rufus Merrill and Co., (n. d.). Ca 1850. Not in the Osborne Catalogue, Gumuchian, nor the Spencer Catalogue. 16 pp. Cut to each page. 16mo. 4-5/16" x 2-13/16". Original pale yellow wrappers printed in black ink, sewn. Front wrapper with decorative border & vignette. Rear wrapper with..... More
New-York: The American Tract Society, 144 Nassau-St. Fanshaw, Printer. (n. d.). Ca. 1829 - 1832 (cf. AAS Catalog Record #246852). Not in Rosenbach. 36 pp. Front wrapper with ornamental border & woodcut vignette. T.p. cut, 19 additional cuts, 3 full page. 5-1/2" x 3-7/16". Printed pale green covers, sewn. "2..... More
New York: The Studio Publications, 1933. 1st Edition. 128 pp. Adverts at front. Profusely illustrated. 11-5/8" x 8". Green cloth binding with blue title lettering stamped to front board and spine. Green dust jacket with blue graphic and title lettering printed to front panel and spine. More
New York: Kiggins & Kellogg, 88 John Street. (n. d.). Ca 1849 - 1856. OCLC records just one copy with this earlier "88 John Street" imprint [Free Libary of Philadelphia]. Not in the Spencer Collection Catalogue. 16 pp. Illustrated with 7 cuts, with 1 signed: Barritt sc.; 2 - W...... More
Sparta, IL: National Periodical Publications, 1969. 1st printing of this issue. Unpaginated. Typical full-color comic strips. 10-1/8" x 6-7/8". Full color paper covers, stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, (1923). Circa late 20s/early 30s. xii, [2], 349, [5] pp. 4 pp of adverts @ rear. Illustrated with plates. 12mo. Blue cloth with black lettering (binding style #4). Lt blue dust jacket (style #2). More
Boston: Dana Estes & Company Publishers, 1902. 1st seperate edition. 68, [2] pp. Publisher advert last 2 pages. Illustrated by Diantha W. Horne, frontis & 5 tipped-in b/w plates. 12mo. 7-3/8" x 5-1/8". Original publisher's light blue cloth binding with black stamped lettering & front cover graphic in red, black..... More
Santa Fé, NM: The Lightning Tree - Jene Lyon, Publisher, (1986). 1st Edition. Copy #24 of 200, SIGNED by Marjorie Batcheldger McPharlin. Unpaginated. Main text printed recto only. Illustrated. 4to. White buckram cloth with red & black stamped spine lettering. Orange paper eps. Grey slipcase. More
New York: The Grolier Club, 1998. 1st edition Ltd to 1400 cc. 63 pp. illustrated. 4to. 11" x 8". Grey paper wrappers printed in purple, with photographic image of Carroll to the front cover. 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
San Francisco: The Murdock Press, 1907. 1st Edition. [2], 62 pp. 8vo. 8-5/8" x 5-1/8" Parchment spine over grey paper-wrapped boards with gilt stamped lettering to front board. 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
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
