The Hole Book
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1908. Later Printing. Hardcover. Early printing of this children's classic with small round hole running through the book. A clean tight near fine example. More
Children's Books
Kay Nielsen: An Appreciation
La Jolla: The Green Tiger Press, 1976. First edition. Paperback. 4to. A clean very good plus copy in bound blue wrappers with tipped on color plate to front cover. An excellent illustrated volume of the works of children's illustration artist Kay Nielsen. Recommended highly for fans of her work. More
Fourteen Songs From "When We Were Very Young"
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1925. First edition. Hardcover. Hardbound quarto. 34 pp. A volume of sheet music with decorations by E. H. Shepard. A good to very good copy. Red cloth-tape spine over pale blue boards with printed and illustrated paper label to the front panel. Covers... More
The Riddle of the Double Ring; Judy Bolton Mystery #10
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1937. Early Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Early printing in dustwrapper of the tenth Judy Bolton mystery novel for young adults. A particularly gorgeous copy. Green cloth stamped in maroon. Pink endpapers. Illustrations by Pelagie Doane. Easily near fine or better in a beautiful unclipped dustwrapper. Lists... More
The Unfinished House; Judy Bolton Mystery #11
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1938. Early Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Early printing in dustwrapper of the eleventh Judy Bolton mystery novel for young adults. A particularly gorgeous copy. Green cloth stamped in maroon. Pink endpapers. Illustrations by Pelagie Doane. Easily near fine or better in a beautiful unclipped dustwrapper. Lists... More
Bravo, Burro!
New York: Hawthorne Books, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of John Fante's only children's book. Beautifully illustrated by Marilyn Hirsh. Prior owner inscription to front endpaper else a fine clothbound copy in fine price intact dustwrapper. Scarce. More
Champion Caddy
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1943. First edition. Cloth. Nearly square octavo in dustwrapper. 131 pp. Charming young adult book about a boy who becomes a caddy. A handsome near fine copy in illustrated green cloth covers in a lightly chipped dustwrapper with original $1.50 printed price on the front... More
The Awdrey-Gore Legacy
New York: Peter Weed / Beaufort, 1987. First edition thus. Hardcover. Stated first Beaufort Books edition. Originally published in 1972. Oblong illustrated boards in dustwrapper. A clean very good copy. More
The Dwindling Party (Pop-Up Book)
New York: Random House, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. Laminated illustrated boards. Issued without dustwrapper. An eerie illustrated pop-up book (mechanics designed by Ib Penick) with six fully functional pop-ups. Sticker residue to top of front board else a near fine example. More
Eine Harfe ohne Saiten (The Unstrung Harp)
Zurich: Diogenes, 1963. First Swiss Edition. Hardcover. Small hardbound volume. issued without dustwrapper. The first Swiss edition of Gorey's The Unstrung Harp. A fine copy in laminated and illustrated boards. This copy has been SIGNED by Gorey and is quite uncommon thus. Toledano A1C. More
The Insect God (Signed)
New York: Peter Weed Books, 1993. Reprint. Hardcover. First reissue edition of this early illustrated classic by Gorey. SIGNED by him on the title page. A fine hardbound copy in bright near fine dustwrapper. More
The Listing Attic and The Unstrung Harp; or, Mr Earbass Writes a Novel
London: Abelard-Schuman, 1974. First edition thus. Hardcover. Gorgeous fine hardbound book containing two short illustrated novels by Gorey. First UK combined edition. issued without dustwrapper. The two stories were originally published in the Us separately in 1954 and 1953, respectively. More
Donald and the ......
Reading: Addison House, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing stated of this attractive children's book illustrated by Edward Gorey. Near fine in illustrated boards in near fine price clipped dustwrapper. More
The Shrinking of Treehorn
New York: Holiday House, 1971. First edition. Paperback. Oblong paperbound 8vo. Unpaginated. A fine copy of this short novel with illustrations by Gorey. More
Gawpy Book One
Carmel By The Sea: Hestwood Studios, 1926. First edition. Hardcover. Hardbound quarto. A handsome volume containing verse by Harold and illustrations by Robert Hestwood. Unpaginated. A close to fine copy in illustrated boards with cloth spine. More
What Does It Do and How Does It Work?
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Presumed first edition of Hoban's quite uncommon first book, an oversized illustrated children's book about Power Shovels, Dump Trucks and Other Heavy Machines. Very good copy in good priced dustwrapper (however clipped at bottom front flap) with small chips and tears. More
A Sound Like Someone Trying Not to Make a Sound (Signed by Irving)
New York: Doubleday, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Oblong hardbound children's book in dustwrapper. Written by the author of The Cider House Rules and The World According To Garp. Illustrated by Tatjana Hauptmann. A fine copy in near fine dustwrapper. SIGNED by Irving on the title page. More
Rip Van Winkle with Drawings by Arthur Rackham
New York and London: Doubleday, Page & Co. and William Heinemann, 1905. Rackham, Arthur. First Thus. Cloth. First US trade edition of this delightful illustrated version of Irving's classic tale. Illustrated in color by Arthur Rackham. Contains 49 of the fifty plates (the missing plate is reproduced in facsimile). Otherwise... More
The Owl A Story For Children
New York: The Kipling Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of this children's book illustrated by Lindsay Crouse and told by playwright David Mamet. A fine hardcover book in near fine price intact dustwrapper. This copy INSCRIBED by Mamet in 1995. Signed by Author. More
The Great Auk Escape
London: Angus & Robertson, 1974. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. First UK edition of the author's first book for children. Beautifully illustrated by William Pene du Bois. A near fine copy without dustwrapper, as issued. Owner stamp to second endpaper. Spine ends slightly crimped. Very minor spine fade. More
Who Paddled Backward With Trout
Boston: Joy Street Books, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing of this attractive children's illustrated book. Near fine with one small blemish to front endpaper in near fine unclipped dustwrapper. More
The New Pinocchio; A New Version of the Adventures of Pinocchio
Milan: Archives Antonio Saura / 5 Continents Editions, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. Hardbound square quarto. 300 pp. A new interpretation of the adventures of Pinocchio as told by Christine Nostlinger with color illustrations by Antonio Saura. Covers a bit soiled, else a very good example. Not a common book. Quite... More
La "petite Sainte" que j'ai connue
Paris: Casterman, No Date. Early Printing. Cloth. Quarto. 148 pp. Text in French. Illustrated with drawings by Coniac. A good copy in elaborate red cloth binding with illustrated insert to front cover. Binding beginning to crack. More