MADELINE And The GYPSIES.
New York: The Viking Press, 1959. 1st trade edition [Pomeranz A26a (bis)]. 56 pp. Illustrated in color. 4to. Mint green linen-weave cloth covers stamped in black on front & spine. Color pictorial dust jacket. More
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FANTASY SKETCHES.
Philadelphia: The Rosenbach Museum & Library, (1982). 1st printing. SIGNED by Sendak. Unpaginated. Exhibit invite [& accompanying unused envelope] laid-in. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. 4to. 11-1/4" x 8-5/8". Blue printed wrappers. Exhibit catalogue issued "on the occasion of an exhibition of original drawings and other materials illustrating the art of..... More
LITTLE BLACK SAMBO. No. 354.
New York: The Platt & Munk Co. Inc., (1926). 1st printing thus, ca 1926. Cf. Barton, pp. 152 - 153. Unpaginated, though 28 pp (including free endpapers). Illustrated in b/w & color, with pictures by Eulalie. 8-1/8" x 6-3/8". Blue cloth spine over color pictorial boards. Publisher's box, duplicating front..... More
MYSTERY Of The GLOWING EYE. The Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #51.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1974. 2nd Printing (Farah 1974B-2). 181, [2] pp. Illustrated. 12mo. Composition binding with yellow spine, with cover art by Rudy Nappi. Black topstain. White pictorial eps. More
The AIRSHIP BOYS DUE NORTH or, By Ballon to the Pole. The Airship Boys #3.
Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co., Publishers, (1910). Early printing, ca 1911. Cf. Reginald 12741. vi, [7] - 335, [1 (blank)] pp. Frontis & 3 full-page inserted plates by S. H. Riesenberg. 12mo. Slate blue cloth binding with ivory & dark blue lettering/graphics (Mattson style #2). More
The MOTOR BOYS On The BORDER or Sixty Nuggets of Gold. Motor Boys Series #14.
New York: Cuples & Leon Company, (1913). Later printing, ca early 20s. [4], 246, [2 (advert leaf)] pp. Frontispiece only. 12mo. Tan cloth binding stamped in black. Dust jacket on white coated paper, biplane issue. More
A CHILD'S BOOK Of The TEETH.
New York: World Book Co., (1932). Revised & Enlarged edition. 126 pp. 106 color drawings by the author. 12mo. Brown pictorial cloth. Pictorial eps. More
A GOLDEN TREASURY Of SONGS And LYRICS.; Pictures in Color Reproduced from Paintings by Maxfield Parrish.
New York: Duffield & Company, 1911. 1st Edition. vi, 373, [1] pp (including Index to First Lines) Frontispiece & 7 inserted color plates. Captioned tissue guards. 4to. Original publisher's blue cloth binding with gilt stamping, and color onlay to front board. Pictorial eps. A somewhat notorious title in Parrish's publishing..... More
A GARLAND Of NEW SONGS. The Post Captain. The Maid of Lodi. The Beggar Girl. Sally in Our Alley. The Woodland Maid.
Newcastle upon Tyne: Printed by J. Marshall, in the Old Flesh-Market. (n. d.). Ca. late 1790s. 8 pp (one [half] sheet folded, unopened). Untrimmed. Woodcut vignette to front wrapper (a ship under sail). 16mo. 6-1/4" x 4". Printed self-wrappers. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
The PHANTOM FREIGHTER. The Hardy Boys Mystery Series #26.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1947). Later printing, ca 1960. vi, [2], 216 pp. Frontis. 12mo. Sand cloth with dark brown lettering. Light brown pictorial eps. Color pictorial wraparound dust jacket. More
The HUBBUB; or, The History of Farmer Russel the hard-hearted Overseer.; Cheap Repository.
London / Bath / Edinburgh: Sold by J. Marshall (Printer to the Cheap Repository...) ... and R. White, Picadilly, London ... By. S. Hazard, at Bath ... J. Elder, at Edinburgh, [1797]. 1st printing (Spinney 90). 16 pp. Untrimmed. Signed "S" at conclusion of text [cf. Spinney, p. 310]. Woodcut..... More
TOM SWIFT And His OCEAN AIRPORT or Foiling the Haargolanders. 2164.
Racine: Whitman Publishing Co., (1928). Circa early 40s. 214 pp. 8vo. Red cloth binding with black stamped lettering. Orange topstain. Dust jacket. More
The BATTLESHIP BOYS FIRST STEP UPWARD. Battleship Boys Series #2.
Akron: Saalfield, (1911). Reprint. 254 pp. Frontispiece. 12mo. Dark blue cloth binding with pictorial design & lettering in black. Dust jacket. More
The COCK - FIGHTER. A True History.
Bath / London: Sold by S. Hazard, (Printer to the Cheap Repository for Religious and Moral Tracts) ... ; by J. Marshall, At the Cheap Repositories, ...; R. White, Piccadily, LONDON... [1795]. 1st publication (Spinney 5). 12 pp. Untrimmed. "Entered at Stationers' Hall" blacked out, as are the B.M. &..... More
HUSBANDRY MORALIZ'D; Or, Pleasant Sunday Reading for a Farmer's Kitchen. Part I.
Bath / London: Sold by S. Hazard, (Printer to the Cheap Repository for Religious and Moral Tracts) ... ; by J. Marshall, At the Cheap Repositories, ...; R. White, Piccadily, LONDON... [1795]. 1st publication (Spinney 12). 12 pp. Untrimmed. Woodcut vignette [2-3/4" x 3"] center, p. 1. 12mo. 7-1/2" x...... More
HARDY And HARDY INVESTIGATIONS.; With Paul Mular.
Rheem Valley, CA: The SynSine Press, 2004. Fifth Edition. 778, [2] pp. A few illustrations. 8vo. 9" x 6". Spiral bound with mylar-encased color printed card-stock paper covers. An invaluable reference, and necessary for anyone who wishes to identify the divers printings of the many Hardy Boy titles. More
'TIS ALL FOR The BEST.
West Smithfield / London / Bath: Sold by Evans and Co. (Printers to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts) ... J. Hatchard ... By. S. Hazard, Bath ... [1801]. 1st printing (presumed), ca early 1800s. Not in Spinney. 16 pp. Untrimmed. T.p. with note: "Great Allowance will be..... More
The HISTORY Of IDLE JACK BROWN. Containing the Merry Story of the Mountebank, with some Account of the Bay Mare Smiler.; Being the Third Part of the History of TWO SHOEMAKERS. Cheap Repository.
London / Bath: Sold by J. Marshall (Printer to the Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts) ... and R. White, Piccadilly, London ... By. S. Hazard, at Bath ... [1796]. 1st printing (Osborne, p. 916; Spinney 53). 21, [3] pp. "Z" p. 21. Untrimmed. Last page a publication history..... More
BUSY WORK For LITTLE FINGERS.; "Cut the figures out but leave the squares at bottom to fold under for the figures to stand upon."
San Francisco: Lith H. S. Crocker Co., (n. d.). 1st printing (presumed), ca mid-to-late 1880s. Broadside, printed in full color. 57 cut-out images (many featuring Sperry Flour) including adults & children [20], cats [2], bakery goods [9], a stove, a table, etc., etc. 11-3/4" x 19-1/8". Now housed in an..... More
The MOTHER At HOME; or, The Principles of Maternal Duty Familarly Illustrated.
Boston / New-York: Crocker and Brewster / Jonathan Leavitt, 1833. 3rd edition (American Imprints 17225). viii, [13] - 164 pp. 12mo, signed in 6s. 7-1/2" x 4-5/8". Original publishers green cloth spine over drab paper boards, with printed paper title label to spine. Abbott, a well-known Congregational clergyman, as well..... More
PANGUR BAN.
New York: Hastings House, Publishers, (1966). 1st Edition. 46, [2] pp. Illustrated with drawings by the author. Oblong 8vo. Original publisher's green cloth binding stamped in black. Green pictorial eps. Green dust jacket. More
CARIBOO GOLD. The Story of the British Columbia Gold Rush.
New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, (1970). 1st Edition. [10], 180, [2] pp. Illustrated with drawings by Deane Cate, including 3 maps. 8vo. Green cloth binding with black stamping. Dust jacket. More
LEWIS CARROLL BIBLIOPHILE.; A Study, Including a Facsimile Edition of the Catalogue of the Auction Sale Following C. L. Dodgson's Death in 1898, Along with Facsimiles of Three Subsequent Booksellers' Catalogues and a Catalogue of a Later Auction - All Offering Books from His Library.
Luton, Bedfordshire: White Stone Publishing, 1997. 1st Edition. Limited to 500 cc. xxxii, [2], 160, [2] pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Original bright red cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine. More
JOE The HOTEL BOY.
New York: Cupples & Leon, (1906). 1st edition (Bennett 93). [6], 268, [4 (adverts)] pp. Frontis + 3 internal, inserted full-page plates. 12mo. 7-5-8" x 5-1/8". Tan cloth binding stamped in red, black & blue. Design as described by Bennett. More
TOM SLADE At BLACK LAKE. Tom Slade Series #9.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1920). Later printing (circa 1924 - 28). x, [2], 200, [8] pp. Adverts last 8 pp. Frontis & 3 inserted plates by Howard L. Hastings. 12mo. Green cloth with black outlined olive lettering on the frnt cover. Photographic eps. Color photographic dust jacket. Rear ads..... More