Children's Fiction

Hardcover. Boston, Henry Hoyt, 1st, 1858, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 344 pages, several b&w plates. Embossed red cloth, gilt lettering on spine. Previous owner's inscription inside front cover, front hinge partially cracked, otherwise very good.

Hardcover. NY, Frederick A. Stokes, 1st, 1924, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Color frontispiece by Howard Hastings, repeated on cover label. Dark blue cloth covers. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf otherwise clean, tight.

Hardcover. New York, Gosset & Dunlap, Reprint, 1932, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 216 pages. Pages age darkened. Green cloth covers. Dust jacket with light wear along edges. Clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. NY, Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1st, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover with blue cloth covers with light fading. 337 pages, b&w illustrations by Charles Cartwright. Ex-lib with discreet stamping and light residue on front endpapers. Otherwise clean.

Garden City, NY, Doubleday Page, reprint, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. 259 pages. Color plates and black & white illustrations by George Soper. Gilt top edge. Green cloth covers with gold lettering and green decoration. Frontispiece detached from book. Scribling in pencil on front end paper. Soiling to first few pages. Small soiling mark near fore edge to last few pages.

London, Macmillan, 1st, 1952, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover. 124 pages. Light rubbing to spine. Dust jacket with light soiling, chipping. A writer's seclusion is disturbed when the two aging sisters he he's letting his room from adopt an orphan boy.

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 1937, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. 210 pages. Color illustrations by Elinore Blaisdell. Pages yellowing slightly at edges. Corners rubbed. Dust jacket with price clip. Clear plastic protective cover. An adventure tale set in the Middle Ages. Fifteen-year-old Gervase, recently knighted, defends his father's castle against the soldiers of a tyrannical king.

NY, Doubleday , 1st, 1950, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. B&w illustrations by Hildegard Woodward. Dust jacket with light soil, corner chipping. Young reader's story about a boy who makes a pair of skis so he can ski down the hill in back of his house. Clean copy.

NY, Dutton Children Books, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. A young adult novel by the two-time Newbery medalist and two-time National Book Award winner. Vinnie Matthews needs a real lifesaver--one that will bring her father back to life and let her family go home. Living with Grandma means having to be responsible for her little brother, Mason, who refuses to speak, and ignoring the kids who ask why he's so crazy. Then Vinnie meets Lupe, the mysterious "flip-flop girl" who only wears orange flip-flops on her feet. Lupe is strong, confident, and even more of an outsider than Vinnie. She's just the type of friend Vinnie needs, if only Vinnie can ignore the rumors about Lupe's past.

Hardcover. NY, The Baker & Taylor Company, 1st, 1905, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth pictorially stamped and titled in gilt. 302 pages, top edge gilt. Nostalgic picture of a boy's childhood in the 1900s. School, Goin' fishin," baseball and the circus are all part of this story with line drawings by Frederic Dorr Steele. Mild shelf wear, spine slightly cocked. Clean.

Hardcover. New York, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1st, 1926, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardbound, 122 pages. Five black & white and color plates by Earl Oliver Hurst. Soiling to endpapers, covers. Faded yellow top edge.

Hardcover. New York, Doubleday Doran, 1st, 1936, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardbound, 308 pages. Illustrated by Mallette Dean. Illustrated endpapers. Soiling to covers, faded spine. Corners a bit bumped. Darkened top edge. Story of a family struggling to keep the land that has belonged to them for generations.

Hardcover. New York, Harper & Brothers, 1st, 1886, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 266 pages. Scarce 1st edition. Tan decorated cloth with gilt titles to front and spine. 31 beautiful line drawings by Alice Barber (Stephens) who is not credited on the title page but whose signature can be seen on the plates. Binding slightly cocked but still very intact. Light rubbing to edges and spine.

Hardcover. NY, Macmillan, 1st , 1931, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in yellow cloth stamped in dark green.Color frontis, black & white illustrations by E. Boyd Smith. Light edgewear to yellow cloth, fraying to top of spine. Youth classic set in the American prairie; era of roaming buffalo, log cabins, Sioux. Mary Anne's mother does not allow her outside their gate at their log cabin; she is afraid of the wild. Mary Anne's father has a trading post, and the Sioux are among his customers. One day a young boy is comes to visit, and carves a willow whistle for Mary Anne. Her world is widening.

Hardcover. NY, E.P. Dutton, 1st US, 1966, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 214 pages, illustrated in b&w by Charles Keeping. Ex-lib with stamping and residue to endpapers. An adventure story from a 13th c folk-poem with elements from invasions of the 9th and 10th century, redone by a well known modern writer and illustrator. Prince Horn, driven from his father's kingdom at 15 by Turkish invaders, flees to Westernesse and becomes a page at the royal court. Then his love for the Princess is treacherously revealed and he is exiled to Ireland, from which he battles to free his kingdom and win his princess. Published when the author was 24, and the second of his many vivid translations and retellings of traditional narratives.

Hardcover. NY, Macmillan , 1st, 1938, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, beige cloth with red desgn, lettering, 198 pages, with color frontispiece, b&w illustratons by Elizabeth Orton Jones. Minor edge wear, otherwise, very clean and tight copy.

Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown, reprint, 1928, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardbound, 309 pages. 8 color illustrations by Henry Pitz. Dust jacket with chipping, soiling. Brodart cover. Meigs' first book for young people, this won the Beacon Hill Bookshelf Prize Competition and was the first original work in that series.

Hardcover. NY, Harper & Bros., 1st, 1907, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. 4 b&w illustrations by Rachel Robinson. Decorated tan cloth, 324 pages. Spine lettering faded otherwise very good. The adventures of an outcast boy and his adopted dog, a poodle named Diogenes. Clean copy.

NY, Abingdon Press, 1st, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket, 112 pages. Color, black & white illustrations by Robert L. Jefferson. Trina's father works for the railroad, and the family moves into a snug boxcar home in a little town in Wyoming in the early 1960's. Unlike her brother, Trina is a shy little girl and is hesitant to speak English, but she has a happy year. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Atheneum, 4th pr., 1986, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. NEWBERY MEDALIST author. The spirit of a dead actress turns two children invisible & sends them out among a group of colorful street performers to search for a missing necklace. Juvenile mystery. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Scribners, 1st, 1931, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Illustrated in color, black & white by Nelson Grofe. Retold by Martin from Child Christopher by William Morris. Gilt decorated cover with color label. Excellent condition.

Hardcover. Chicago, Albert Whitman & Co., 1st, 1931, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 59 pages. Hardcover. Illustrated from original black & white "Free Hand Cuttings" by Ann Eliza Sample. Standard age darkening to front cover pastedown. Clean, unmarked copy.

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. The second book in Lois Lowry'sGiver Quartet tells the story of Kira, orphaned, physically flawed, and left with an uncertain future. Clean copy.

Hardcover. London, Faber and Faber, 3rd pr., 1945, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth stamped in blue, b&w illustrations by Richard Kennedy, 77 pages. Collects seven stories, at least two of which are fantasies (fairy folk). Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Grosset & Dunlap, 1st, 1941, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, light tan cloth stamped with red title. A Mexican Adventure about young Tonio and how he helps a hungry wounded stranger & fulfills his own dearest wish. Many b/w illus by Wilfred Bronson. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 1930, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, yellow cloth covers with title and drawing of rooster on front cover in brown. Black and white drawings by Kurt Wiese. Endpapers design with montage of farm animals. A fair copy only with worn and soiled covers. Title page states 1930, no other printings on copyright page. The second book in the Freddy series, in which the animals form a company, Barnyard Tours. Led by clever Freddy, they endure a dangerous voyage to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus.

NY, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2nd pr., 1904, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardccover, red cloth binding, with stamped titles and decoration to upper board and spine, and pastedown illustration in corner of upper board. Color frontis. and 8 b&w plates by Peter Newell. Eight tales of a man and his relationship with various animals. Hinges cracked, binding solid. No markings.

Hardcover. NY, Doubleday, Doran , 1st, 1933, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth covers, 309 pages. Color frontis and endpapers illustration by Morgan Dennis. Blake Carson adopts a mongrel named Luck off a dock in Seattle. The dog lives up to his name when his dog team is stranded on an ice floe in Alaska. Front fly gone but otherwise a bright, clean copy.

Hardcover. New York , Macmillan , 1st, 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 182 pages, hardcover with no dust jacket. Decorations by Boris Artzybasheff. Light wear to edges. Previous owner's sticker on copyright page.

Boston, Little Brown , 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth stamped in black. B&w drawings by Erik Blegvad. Previous owner's inscription on front fly leaf other wise very good, clean. A banker rents a house to Peter Finch, charging him next to nothing because there's a small volcano in the basement. Eventually, there is a volcanic eruption, but of course, not in the basement. The house is spared, the family is safe, the town officials get re-elected, and everyone lives happily ever after.

Hardcover. London, J.M. Dent & Sons, reprint, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 210 pages, illustrated in color and b&w by Harry Toothill. Bright dust jacket with light edgewear.

New York, Harcourt Brace, 1st, 1939, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardbound, light blue cloth stamped in black. 155 pages. Top front cover with slight bend. Black & white illustrations by Reginald Birch. Dust jacket fair only with fading, chipping, tears. Brodart cover. The story of an Irish lad and his tin whistle that makes an old cow dance, complete with a Fairy Queen, Celtic humor and a happy ending. No markings.

Hardcover. NY, Taplinger, 1st, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Black & white drawings by Alice Caddy. Judge Black and J.C. the sporty fox go down to Tickpaw in marsh country below New Orleans to help. people there resist a terrible coyote invasion from the West. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York , Funk & Wagnalls Co., 1st, 1962, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 181 pages. Dust jacket with several small pieces missing. A tale of teen-age drag racer Jet Johnson and his adventures in his hot rod club. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Harper & Row, 1st, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, price-clipped. B&w drawings by Emily Arnold McCully. Luigi, who lives on the streets in the French port of Marseilles, believes a gypsy has put a curse on his family. Against a vivid background of assorted characters, the author has created exciting and humorous story.

Hardcover. New York , Bobbs-Merrill Co. , 1st, 1941, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardbound, 132 pages. Tall book. red cloth covers. Black & white illustrations by Evatt. Mild waterstains to covers. Spine faded. Corners a bit bumped. A charming story set on the island of Orleans in the St. Lawrence River near Quebec, against the backdrop of the opening years of World War II.

Hardcover. London/ NY, Ernest Nister/ Dutton, 1st, n.d., Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 104 pages. Hardcover with gilt lettering on front and spine. Front and rear hinge fragile, moderate fraying to cover edges. Gutter cracked and separated on page 80. 4 bright chromoliths, b&w Illustrations, previous owner's signature & date (1906) front end paper, gilt decorated green cloth.

Hardcover. NY , Harper and Row, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Black and white illustrations by Randy Gaul. dust jacket price-clipped. Four short stories: The Shade Cutter, Enemies of the Eye, Slaves of Sham, Country Pay. The tales present the adventures of itinerant artisans and tradesmiths as they travel through a small New England town in the year 1800.

NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st, 1941, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover, 160 pages. Ten black & white illustrations by Paul Bransom. Previous owner's signature on title-page. Dust jacket with large chunks gone from top edges. closed tears, soil. Story of a giant volcano eruption in the African jungle'

NY, Crowell, 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket. B&w Illustrations by Glo Coalson. Story about a lame boy who has learned from a neighboring Eskimo tribe to train sled dogs. An Athasbascan Indian tale.

Hardcover. New York, Scholastic Press, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 112 pages, illustrated in b&w by Brian Ajhar. When grownups are mean to children, they get a visit from the mischievous Gigglers--elfin creatures who punish wayward adults--in a delightfully rude, laugh-out-loud adventure. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Doubleday Page & Co., 1st, 1927, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, tan cloth covers with dark blue design, lettering. Color frontispiece, 3 b&w plates by Marguerite DeAngeli. Front hinge tender. A novel set during the American Revolution.

NY, Viking Press, 1st, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 205 pages. Black & white drawings by Douglas Gorsline. Back & white photos by William Henry Jackson. Dust jacket with chip to spine bottom, closed tear.

NY, Atheneum, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 238 pages. Bright, unclipped dust jacket.A fantasy adventure featuring a battle between good and evil. Lots of swords, kingdoms and enchanters. Clean copy.

New York, Delacorte Press, 1st US, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. 144 pages. Color and black & white illustrations by Patrick James Lynch. Dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover. A great collection of folktales from England & Wales, filled with boggarts, hobgoblins & other creatures.

NY, Thomas Y. Crowell, 1st, 1948, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth covers, Black & white illustrations by Garry MacKenzie. Front fly leaf corner clipped. A Christmas story told in poetry. Clean copy.

New York , Dodd, Mead, 1st, 1969, Book: Very Good , Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket illustrated, 153 pages. B&W drawings by Lorence F. Bjorklund. A young adult mystery set in New Orleans and the search for Confederate gold. Eleven year-old Marco Fennerty is assisted by his friend Sally and her basset hound, Happy. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Chicago, Rand McNally & Company, reprint, 1922, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, 64 pages illustrated in color and b&w by Laura Brey. A variety of stories that teach valuable lessons in a good-humored, sympathetic way. Light soil to covers, name on front fly leaf, section of dedication page cut away, not affecting any text or pictures. Otherwise clean.

Hardcover. NY, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. A 5-year-old Tomie worries over the health of his baby sister, learns to read in one weekend (with a pilfered schoolbook), and helps his father pave the new driveway (to a too-fine polish!). In the spirit of his earlier memoirs, the Newbery Honor-winning 26 Fairmount Avenue and Here We All Are, author Tomie dePaola recounts the (mostly) serene days between the end of kindergarten and the beginning of first grade. Clean copy.

NY, Henry Holt, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a nice dust jacket with light fading to spine. The powerful autobiographical account of a young girls' struggle as a Jewish refugee in England from 1939-1945.