Hardcover. New York , The Viking Press , 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 83 pages, black & white drawings by David Hockney. Cover slightly stained, otherwise a very good copy.
Hardcover. Racine WI, Whitman Publishing, 1st, 1928, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards. Wonderful silhouette and full-color illustrations by artist Rhoda Chase of young boys and girls at play and visiting relatives. A short book about the two siblings, Bobby and Betty and some of their friends, relatives and daily activities. Light cover soil and wear to edges, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. New York, Richard Jackson Book/Antheneum Books, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. Covers and dust jacket completely illustrated in color, acetate protective covering to dust jacket, lovely full page color illustrations by Schwartz. Very slight rubbing to acetate covering, otherwise dust jacket, covers and pages crisp and unmarked, spine stiff and tight; a beautiful book in superb condition.
Hardcover. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Color illustrations by Brown. Decorated library binding. Hardbound, no dust jacket. Clean.
Hardcover. Chicago / Philadelphia / Toronto, John Winston Co., reprint , 1937, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 274 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Four-color illustrations by Robert Lawson. Some wear, chipping and soiling to dust jacket, small tear to front cover, but internally clean.
Hardcover. NY, Random House, 1st, 2018, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Animals gently angle to have a new baby named after themselves in this sweet picture book by Lizi Boyd, whose previous work was named a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. "A name is a sound that follows you around. I'm listening for one," says Mother Mouse. Holding her new baby close, she fields suggestions from Sadie Snail, Kiki Cat, Merle Squirrel, and a host of other animals (many of whom would like to see the new baby named after themselves!). One by one, the animals suggest names for baby that would personally honor themselves. Lyrical text filled with wordplay will charm soon-to-be parents and soon-to-be older siblings alike. Clean copy.
Hardcover. New York, Random House, 1st, 1948, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrated by Frances Tipton Hunter. SIGNED WITH SKETCH BY MUNRO LEAF ON PAGE OPPOSITE OF TITLE PAGE. Previous owner's name on front end paper. Dust jacket has chipping and small tears. Covers have rubbing and chipping of laminate on edges. Tight copy.
Hardcover. NY, Random House, reprint, 2016, Hardcover in pictorial boards, 306 pages. Everyone's favorite bear family is back in this collection of seven classic Berenstain Bears Bright and Early books. Written and illustrated by the beloved husband and wife team of Stan and Jan Berenstain, this one-of-a-kind treasury--featuring a story that has been unavailable for fifteen years--includes The Berenstain Bears on the Moon; The Bear Detectives; Bears on Wheels; He Bear She Bear; Inside Outside Upside Down; The Bear Scouts; and Old Hat New Hat. A perfect addition to your collection for those just learning how to read . . . or those just starting to read all on their own.
Hardcover. New York, Macmillian Publishing, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, tight copy. Illustrated by Ray Cruz.
Hardcover. NY, Lumos/Scholastic, reprint, 2018, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial boards, 160 pages. No dust jacket issued. The Tales of Beedle the Bard contains five richly imaginative stories of adventure, cunning, heartache, and, of course, magic. They are to the wizarding community what the tales of the Brothers Grimm are to Muggle families. This lush new illustrated edition has been translated from the ancient runes by Hermione Granger and is presented here with extensive commentary by Albus Dumbledore. And now Hans Christian Andersen Medalist Lisbeth Zwerger interprets these classic tales with beauty and tenderness (and wit), illuminating them for modern readers. Clean copy.
New York, Harcourt Brace/Gulliver, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good , Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by Brian Pinkney.The true sweat-and-dirt tale of the feisty cowboy-child who became the most famous black rodeo performer who ever lived. Includes a note about the history of the black West and a bibliography.
Hardcover. NY, Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 4th pr., 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in an unclipped dust jacket, 48 pages illustrated in colors and b&w by Margot Tomes. A lead statue of King George III relates the events leading to the American Rovolution through indignant ratings about what he observes. Clean copy.
Hardcover. New York/London, North-South Books, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 103 pages, illustrated in color by Lizbeth Zwerger and SIGNED BY HER on title page.
Hardcover. NY, Macmillan Company, 1st, 1953, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth covers with white lettering. 90 pages illustrated in b&w by Slobodkin. No dust jacket. Clean copy.
New York, HarperCollins, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, unpaginated, color illustrations by William Steig, very clean, tight copy, like new.
Hardcover. Cleveland/NY, World Publishing Co., 1st, 1955, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, red cloth covers with eagle logo on front cover, 319 pages, spectacular color illustrations by James Daugherty "The Rainbow Book of American History" is a storybook, written in a narrative format with the author telling his children the story of our country. The book covers the time period from Leif Erickson to the dropping of the atomic bomb of World War II. To enhance the text James Daughtery has created memorable illustrations which are gorgeous and enhance the text. Dust jacket has light chipping to edges, otherwise a clean, bright copy.
Hardcover. London, Cresta House, 1st, nd, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards in color, 24 full page color illustrations by Angi Petrescu Tiparescu with the story printed in black on half-size sturdy yellow paper & bound in the center of the book. Printed in Romania. No date but appears to be 1970s. Clean copy.
Hardcover. New York, Franklin Watts, 1st wraps, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover. Color illustrated by Robert Bartelt. Discard stamp to end papers, otherwise Very Good. Dust jacket with edgewear, chipping.
Hardcover. NY, Schocken Books, 1st thus, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 58 pages. Black & white sketches for illustrations by Greenaway. Nice condition, minor wear and chipping to dust jacket but internally completely clean.
Hardcover. New York, Margaret K. McElderry Books, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 129 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR ON TITLE PAGE. Clean and tight copy.
Hardcover. NY, Knopf, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Woody Guthrie spent his life putting into words and music what the rest of America was thinking. He roamed from coast to coast and captured the despair of those displaced by the Great Depression and the dust bowl, eulogized workers, and celebrated the great natural beauty of America. This is an introductory biography presented as a picture book with a brief lyrical text and powerful, hand-tinted, woodcut-like illustrations by the author. It includes the complete lyrics to "This Land Is Your Land" and excerpts from his other songs.
Hardcover. New York, Little, Brown and Company, 5th printing, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY PATRICK MCDONNELL WITH DRAWING OF A MONKEY OPPOSITE TITLE PAGE. Full color illustrations. Minimal wear. Clean, tight copy. Caldectt Honor Book. McDonnell is creator of internationally syndicated comic strip Mutt & has won many awards. This is the inspiring story of the young girl who would grow up to be Dr. Jane Goodall.
Hardcover. U.K., Educational Explorers , 1st English, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 32 pages.. Hardcover, no dust jacket. INSCRIBED BY GATTEGNO on front end paper. Translated from French by Ann Reed. Color paintings by Susan Kohn. Illustrated cloth.
hardcover. NY, Macmillan, 1st US, 1942, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 321 pages. A Swallows and Amazons adventure. Illustrated with black & white drawings by the author. 321 pages.. Map illustrated endpapers. Spine faded. Previous owner's inscription on prelim page, otherwise clean. A wonderful adventure story for young readers, on a voyage around the world in the Wild Cat, where the Swallows and Amazons and Captain Flint put out from their hundredth port into the China seas.
Hardcover. NY, Young Scott Books, reprint, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards. Jean Charlot illustrations in colored lines. Almost new-looking, no dust jacket. The story of a Mexican Ghost named Teodoro and his adventures in his life with gold and with those who follow him in their earthly pursuit of it. The value of life and living and how greed of Gold Fever and what is really imporant in life is the story.
Hardcover. NY, North-South Books, 1st US, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, unpaginated, color illustrations by Tomek Bogacki. Sticker residue on front cover. Else a very clean, tight copy. When a storm destroys his island home, a kindly giant goes out into the world and finds it a very unfriendly place.
Hardcover. Chicago, Whitman, 1st, 1934, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 64 pgs w/ color & 2-color Illustrations throughout by Eleanor Mussey Young. Small blemish to back boards otherwise a clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. NY, Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by Maurice Sendak. Stated first edition.
Hardcover. NY, S&S/Big Golden, 1st, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated. Hardcover with light chipping to spine. A Big Golden Book. Color Illust. by Rojankovsky. Glazed cardboard covers. Top of spine front fabric torn and peeled back. Previous owner's name on front fly leaf.
Hardcover. Boyds Mills Press, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by Monica Vachula. A story of Sophia Smith, founder of Smith College. Clean copy.
Hardcover. New York, Funk & Wagnalls, 1st, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 42 pages. Hardcover. Full color illustrations by Norman Rockwell. Dust jacket with rubbing, tape repaired tears along edges. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, Philomel Books, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Unpaginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. SIGNED BY SPIRIN ON TITLE PAGE. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, Michael di Capua Books/HarperCollins Publishers, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Olive green cloth covers with gilt titles to spine, color illustrated dust jacket, lovely full-page color illustrations by William Steig. Mild edgewear, soil to dust jacket.
NY, Harper Collins, 1st , 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket.Color illust. by Aliki. Children and adults of various ages, races, and physical abilities tour a public aquarium to look at many of the world's marine creatures. The language is almost lyricaland the story is alive with color and action. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Flagstaff AZ, Northland Publishing, 2nd pr., 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial white boards. Delicate watercolor illustrations accompany a simple story about a family building an adobe house in the Southwest desert. Clean copy.
Hardcover. London, Blackie and Son, Ltd., 1st, 1921, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Nonpaginated (about 24 pages). Hardcover. Undated, assumed it's a 1st edition. Fun, engaging, color illustrations with text below throughout. Stitch binding with a few stitches missing, but still intact with no pages missing. The gray paper-covered boards are bound at the spine in gray cloth, and the front board has a full coloured pictorial panel pasted to it, with a scene of the Ark on a white background, with red and black lettering. Red cloth spine. Back cover's illustration has been romoved from board. Back cover board has been previously torn off and repaired with tape. Previous owner stamp on preliminary page with a crayon decoration. Some stray makes made with pencil on back cover board. Pages clean inside. In good condition for its age.
New York, Atheneum, 1st US, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 27 pages. Color illustrations by Michael Foreman.
Hardcover. New York, Dodd, Mead, and Co., 1st, 1940, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardbound, illustrated boards with black cloth spine, 74 pages. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Color and black & white illustrations. Purple illustrated endpapers. Edgewear, corners bumped and worn. Clean.
Hardcover. NY, Simon & Schuster, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket. 80 pages illustrated by Hilary Knight. Sprinkled throughout this cheery volume of familiar poems are pictures of people readinga lady in a straw hat reading to a toddler on an old-fashioned porch, a kangaroo reading to babies in her pouch. True to the title, the poems collected are perfect for reading side by side. There are story poems; counting rhymes; verses about seasons, holidays and animals. Every page is filled with Knight's rollicking watercolors of exuberant, bright-eyed children. What will ensure this book's popularity, however, is the inclusion of poems many parents and grandparents will remember, including "A Visit from St. Nicholas," "The Three Little Kittens" and "The House that Jack Built." Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Prentice-Hall , 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. 40 pages of riddles and jokes about sports illustrated with b&w cartoons by Stan Mack.
Hardcover. London, Andersen Press, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 30 pages, hardcover, pictorial glazed boards. Illustrated in color by the author. While living in the underground stations during the war, Sammy helps the Raries rescue one of their children from the Rat Patrol. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Dutton Childrens Books, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. When Peter Bruegel, a young painter from Antwerp, went on a journey to Rome in 1550 to study and see the art and ruins of Rome, he found himself facing unexpected dangers along the way that were later reflected in his work when he became known as the Northern Renaissance master. Color illustrations by Shafer. Clean copy.
Hardcover. New York, Oxford U. Press, 1st US, 1937, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardbound, 85 pages. Black & white and 2-color illustrations by Jones. Soiling to endpapers, covers.
Hardcover. London, Folio Society, 4th Printing, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 239 pages. Hardcover with no dust jacket. color paintings by Detmold throughout, gilt decorated cover and spine, red slipcase. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown, and Company, reprint, 1899, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue-green cloth stamped with brown decoration, 68 pages. Author's text illustrations throughout.. From the German of Wilhelm Busch by Charles T. Brooks. This book is printed throughout in red on pale green paper. First published by Roberts Brothers in 1883. Binding shaken, spine re-enforced with tape.
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