New York: Viking Press, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. Tall 8vo in dustwrapper. A most handsome first edition of this children's story with illustrations by William Pene du Bois. A near fine copy in illustrated boards in a gorgeous price-intact illustrated dustwrapper. 78 pp. More
New York: Crown Publishers, 1984. First edition. Cloth. 10" square clothbound children's illustrated volume. Translated into English by Ralph Manheim. 102 pp. Stated first edition. Prior owner name and date to the top of the illustrated front endpapers else a very good copy in gray cloth binding. Comes in a.... More
London: The Studio Lomited, 1932. First edition. Cloth. 4to. 128 pp. Illustrated in color and b/w. A very good clothbound copy in good dustwrapper with somewhat heavy chipping to edges and wear to spine. Still, a solid copy of an attractive volume. Dolls and toys for children from long ago. More
New York: MacMillan, 1920. First edition. Cloth. Small clothbound quarto. 83 pp of sheet music for Mother Goose songs with color illustration by Maginel Wright Enright. A handsome very good copy in illustrated olive cloth binding. More
New York: Bantam Doubleday, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Oblong hardbound quarto in dustwrapper. A children's book told by performers West and Izen using their gloved hands. A fine copy in dustwrapper. This book has been INSCRIBED by West and SIGNED by both contributors. More
Cincinnati: Armstrong Staionary Company, 1928. Harland J. Johnson. First edition. Cloth. 8vo. 134 pp. Illustrated by Harland J. Johnson. Very good indeed in red cloth binding with oval embossed illustration to front panel. Prior owner name and 1928 date to blank second endpaper. In the rare illustrated dustwrapper. Rear endpaper... More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1976. First edition. Cloth. First edition stated. Oblong quarto. Lovely children's tale by Kennedy with illustrations by Sewall. Very light fade to edges else a fine copy in illustrated cloth binding in fine unclipped dustwrapper with publisher's $6.95 price sticker to front flap. Very nice copy. More
New York: Viking, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition in dustwrapper. Attractive near fine copy in like unclipped dustwrapper. Written and drawn by Lawson. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. Small Hardbound quarto. The second children's book (after The Story of Ferdinand) by this writer / illustrator team. Yellow cloth spine is a little scuffed and worn. Otherwise the book is clean and quite attractive. The dustwrapper is clipped at both... More
New York: Clarion Books, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Hardbound 4to in dustwrapper. First printing of this entertaining illustrated children's book by Lewin who both wrote and illustrated this volume. A lovely fine copy in clipped, but otherwise fine illustrated dustwrapper. This copy has been both SIGNED and separately INSCRIBED by... More
Boston: Ginn & Company - The Athenaeum Press, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition with matching dates on copyright page and title page. A bright near fine clothbound copy lacking dustwrapper. Color frontis in fine condition. A lovely copy. More
New York: G. P. Putnam, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Illustrated children's book. A fine hardbound copy in illustrated boards in very good price intact dustwrapper with small sticker to front panel. This copy SIGNED by McCurdy on the title page. Signed by Author. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing stated of this young adult historical novel. Soiling to green cloth, else very good condition. In a very good unclipped dustwrapper. This copy nicely INSCRIBED by McNeer to fellow children's book author and illustrator, Michael McCurdy. Also, SIGNED... More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. First printing with complete number row. A near fine copy in illustrated boards in very good price intact dustwrapper. Illustrated in classic Push-Pin style by Milton Glaser. More
New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1932. Everen, Jay Van. First edition. Cloth. First edition. 259 pp plus afterword and two pages of sepia photographs at rear. Illustrated with drawings by Jay Van Everen. Nicely INSCRIBED by the author and dated in 1944. Very mild foxing to edges... More
New York: Hyperion Books, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Large, nearly square hardbound quarto in dustwrapper. Stated first edition. A book for children written by Toni Morrison and her son, Slade with illustrations by Giselle Potter. A fine copy in dustwrapper. Laid in to this copy is a bookplate that has... More
New York: Scribner's, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Wide hardbound quarto in dustwrapper. A children's book written by Toni Morrison and her son Slade with illustrations by Pascal Lemaitre. A fine hardbound book in fine unclipped dustwrapper. First printing with complete number run on the copyright page. This copy has been... More
New York: Scribner's, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Wide hardbound quarto in dustwrapper. A children's book written by Toni Morrison and her son Slade with illustrations by Pascal Lemaitre. A fine hardbound book in fine unclipped dustwrapper. First printing with complete number run on the copyright page. This copy has been... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1923. Later Printing. Hardcover. Early 1920's printing of this beautiful children's illustrated book in bright near fine condition. The scarce dustwrapper has a few small chips at edges, but a highly desirable copy. Fantastic color illustrations by Schoonover. More
New York: The Morgan Library and Museum, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. 150 pp. Illustrated in color. Text by Christine Nelson and Adam Gopnik. This is the uncommon hardbound edition in dustwrapper. The book lacks the front endpaper (it has been neatly excised); otherwise a clean near fine example in dustwrapper. More
Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1976. Reprint. Hardcover. Reprint edition of this handsome illustrated children's book with drawings by Edward Gorey. A gorgeous fine copy in illustrated boards with matching dustwrapper. This copy has been SIGNED by Gorey on the title page. [Toledano B41b.]. More
Italy: Garzanti, 1966. First Italian Edition. Hardcover. Hardbound quarto in dustwrapper. The first Italian edition of this charming volume of cartoon strips (with text in Italian). 101 pp. All black and white illustrations from the originals by O. Soglow, A clean very good copy in unclipped illustrated dustwrapper. More
New York: American Heritage Press, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Tall, narrow 8vo. 189 pp. Illustrated by Joe Kaufman. First edition of this educational children's book used to help youngsters sharpen their powers of observation and develop their vocabularies. Neat printed ownership stamp to front endpaper, else a fine copy in... More
Italy: Garzanti, 1967. First Italian Edition. Hardcover. Hardbound quarto in dustwrapper. The first Italian edition of this charming volume of Buster Brown cartoon strips (with text in Italian). 101 pp. All color illustrations from the originals by R. F. Outeault, A clean very good copy in unclipped illustrated dustwrapper. More
