Hardcover. London, Pavilion, 1st combined ed., 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. SIGNED BY FOREMAN on bookplate opposite title-page - #772/5000. Combines Foreman's stories War Boy and After the War was Over. Color illustrations by Foreman. Minor rubbing to dust jacket.
Hardcover. NY, Harlin Quist, 1st, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a chipped and edgeworn dust jacket. B&w line cartoons by Stan Mack. "Violet, Slingsby, Guy and Lionel are the four little people who want to see their world. But what a world they see! Imagine the island of water surrounded by earth, and filled with veal cutlets and chocolate drops! Imagine the scroobious sound of the simultaneous sneezing of millions of mice! Imagine their boat bitten into fifty-five-thousand-million-hundred-billion bites by the ferocious Seeze Pyder!" Dj price-clipped. No markings.
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. NY, Macmillan, 2nd pr., 1962, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Pictorial boards. Two-color illustrations by Sheila Greenwald. Ex-lib with stamping on front paset-down and endpaper. Edgewear to corners, spine edges of psper-covered boards.
Hardcover. NY, Knopf , 1st, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth covers, Illustrated with b&w photos by Sy Katzoff. Seven year old Amy takes her broken doll to the doll hospital. Small ink price on front fly leaf, otherwise a clean, bright copy.
Hardcover. New York, Seabury Press, 1st, 1978, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover. Two color illustrations by Harold Berson. Dust jacket with soiling.
Hardcover. NY, Platt and Munk, 1st, 1935, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover. 12 color plates by Winifred Austen, many B&W drawings. Great cover design in 3-colors on orange cloth. Dust jacket edgeworn, chipped, with faded stain to spine. Previous owner's inscription on front fly leaf.
New York, Philomel Books, 1st imp, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by Ron Lightburn. Farm boy Robin loves to watch the eagles soaring over his father's farm but one day, he finds a badly injured eagle and tends to it's wounds rather than put it to sleep. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Flagstaff, AZ, Northland Publishing, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by Bill Farnsworth. In a Native American buffalo jump, a hunter lures a herd of buffalo to follow him, rouses them to a stampede pace (he's on foot, by the way) and jumps off a cliff: while he drops safely onto a narrow ledge in the cliff wall, the buffalo plummet over his head to their deaths below. Here, a Blackfoot boy named Little Blaze wishes to lead the buffalo jump, an act of bravery that would earn him his adult name. When his older brother is chosen instead, Little Blaze is resentful, but the brother trips and Little Blaze dashes to the rescue. Clean copy.
Hardcover. New York , The Macmillan Co., 1st, 1952, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 200 pages. Hardcover. Illustrated in black & white by Helen Sewell. Dust jacket with small chips, tears.
Hardcover. New York , Century Co., 1st, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 144 pages, illustrated boards, b&w drawings throughout by Cox. Hinges cracked, paper off spine, exposing thread net binding. Binding shaken, but holding with pages in very good condition.
Hardcover. NY, McElderry Books, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by Erik Blegvad. Little Sister, a tiny girl who grows from an apple seed, helps her brother get home safely each time he strays on an errand in the wide world. Small paper scar to rear panel of dust jacket.
Hardcover. New York , Doubleday, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Color illustrations by Barbara Cooney.
Hardcover. Boston , Houghton Mifflin , unknown, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Color illustrations by Kurt Wiese. 68 pages. Decorated light tan cloth binding. Previous owner's inscription on front pastedown. A solid G+ copy of this fragile book. No date on title page, assume reprint.
Hardcover. NY, Doubleday Doran, 1st, 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, clothbacked pictorial boards with map endpapers, color and b&w illustrations by Tousey. Val lived at Robidoux Landing, on the Missouri River, when his family joined a wagon train to Astoria.
Hardcover. NY, Greenwillow, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, Light edgewear to dust jacket, spine faded.When Becca's older brother Stevie is selected for the draft during the Vietnamese War, he decides to go to Canada instead, leaving his family upset and divided by his refusal to go to war. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Harcourt Brace World , 1st US, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Color illustrations by Jaap Tol. Nice dust jacket. Light spotting to end papers. Originally published in Holland.
Hardcover. NY, HarperCollins, 1st, 1998, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Meet Walter.And better yet, turn the pages and --meet his staff. The Gum Guy, who archives his chewed-up gum. His Homework Helper who does...well, you know. A complete Dream Team, to do his sleeping for him...And thats only the beginning!This laugh-out-loud picture book is a dream come true for any kid who has ever wanted someone else to kiss Aunt Winnie or eat their lima beans. Author Patricia Marx and illustrator Roz Chast prove with hilarity that anyone can have the staff they need, if they have enough imagination. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Chicago, Albert Whitman, 1st, 1935, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 96 pages. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Illustrated in 3-colors by Helen Sewell. Light edgewear and stains to covers. Illustrated end papers.
Softcover. NY, Greenwillow, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards. 64 pages, 3-color cartoon illustrations by Stevenson. In the first of two easy-to-read stories a turtle and a snail make some friends with the help of a skateboard. In the second a mouse and a snail learn, through trial and error, how to be friends.
Hardcover. NJ, Prentice-Hall, 1st, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 112 pages. Sepia-toned drawings by James Pearsall. In this intimate autobiography, a gorgeous Siamese feline pours her heart out to Douglass Parkhirst, who digs cat lingo purr-fectly. As the cat matures and goes out on her own, she describes her adventures in a bachelor's apartment, her jealous fits over one of her master's female admirers, her first encounter with a mouse, plus many other newsy tidbits that will delight sophisticated cat lovers. Clean copy.
Hardcover. New York, Harper Collins, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Color illustrations by Roz Chast. (Her first children's book). Post Card Laid-In. Light rubbing to dust jacket.
Hardcover. NY, G.P. Putnams Sons, 1st US, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Non-paginated. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Color illustrations throughout by Ventura. Glazed boards. Tight copy.
Hardcover. Cambridge MA, Barefoot Books, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 96 pages. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS on a tipped-in bookplate on the front fly leaf. Lovely color illustrations by Rebecca Guay. Let yourself be drawn into the magical world of the dance with this sumptuous anthology. Love, laughter, betrayal, adventure and tragedy intertwine to create stories that will reach deep into the heart and dreams of the reader. The story of "The Sleeping Beauty" will whisk you away to the thorny castle where Princess Aurora awaits her prince; the comedy and confusion of "Coppelia" will delight you, and the magical adventures of Clara in "The Nutcracker" will entrance you. Featuring a brief history of classical ballet, as well as historical details of each dance, composition, choreography and early performances, this book will captivate anyone with a love of this awe-inspiring art.
hardcover. Philadelphia, John C. Winston, 1st, 1927, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, blue cloth with gilt and black decoration. 315 pages, includes index. Descriptions of more than 400 games written in language that children can understand. Black & white illustrations by Jessie Gillespie. Light edgewear to covers.
Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin , 1st, 1914, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Oblong hardcover. Color title page plus 23 full-color plates by Smith. Beige cloth spine with paper covered boards, color illiustration on cover. Hinge shows stress just after front fly leaf, otherwise very good with minor nicks to cardboard edges.
Hardcover. NY, Penguin Publishing, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy pictorial boards. Illustrated in full color by David Cox. No dust jacket. Clean copy.
Hardcover. New York, Clarion Books, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. SIGNED BY WIESNER on title-page. Black & white illustrations by David Wiesner.
Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages. Illustrated in color by Carolyn Croll. Corners lightly worn. Dust jacket spine sun faded, one small tear, placed in protective plastic cover.
Hardcover. Stockholm, Albert Bonniers, reprint, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, oblong pictorial boards with green cloth spine. Beautiful color plates by Beskow. SWEDISH TEXT. Small sticker on inside front cover, otherwise a clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Clarion, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Color illustrations by the author. Light edgewear and creases to dust jacket. All rivers in India are sacred, and the Ganges most of all. Every year, more than one million Hindu pilgrims journey to Benares to renew themselves in its waters. Caldecott Honor medalist Ted Lewin joined the pilgrims at the river's edge for an experience he describes as one of the most unforgettable of his life. His luminous watercolors and simple, evocative text brilliantly capture the traditions, beliefs, and colorful pageantry of the devout and their ancient city.
Hardcover. New York, Frederick Warne, 1st, 1908, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover pictorial boards with cream cloth spine. Non-Paginated. The Alphabet illustrated in full color by Edmund Dulac. (25) leaves, printed on one side only, being the title and 24 leaves each with a colored illustration and a 5 line verse (X, Y, and Z are on the same leaf). Original pictorial boards, Previous owners inscription on front endpaper. Pencil marking with faint smudges and light foxing on some pages. 2" closed tear at top of XYZ page. Clean, bright plates. Rear internal hinge gutter slightly loose. Standard wear to cover edges.
Hardcover. NY, Lothrop Lee & Shepard, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by Ormerod. Touring the zoo, two children pet, ride, and observe a variety of animals. Clean copy.
Hardcover. New York, Wonder Books, 1st, 1950, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards. Non-Paginated. Full color illustrations by Jane Flory. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. NY, Random House, 1st, 1959, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly edgeworn dust jacket with the 295/295 flap price. 1959 stated on copyright page and 'Yertle the Turtle' and 'The Cat in the Hat Comes Back' are printed last on the dual lists on the back dust jacket flap. No markings.
NY, Grosset & Dunlap , 1st, 1950, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Color illustrations by Berthold. Previous owner's signature on front end paper. Illustrated end papers. Edgewear and chipping to covers. Tears at the bottom and top of spine.
Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Non-Paginated. SIGNED BY NANCY WILLARD AND JERRY PINKNEY ON TITLE PAGE. 1st edition/1st printing. Full color illustrations by Jerry Pinkney. Not ex-library. A bright, 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. NY, Oxford University Press, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Color illustrations by Victor G. Ambrus. Bright, clean copy in an unclipped dust jacket.
Hardcover. New York, E. P. Dutton, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Non-paginated. Full color illustrations by Ashley Wolff. Clean, bright 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.
San Diego, Harcourt Brace , 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket6. Color illustrations by David Christiana. Small closed tear on dust jacket.
Hardcover. New York, William Morrow & Company, 1st, 1959, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 32 pages. Hardcover. Illustrations by Seymour Fleishman. Some minor spots (less than pea size) to a few pages. Overall, clean, tight copy. Dust jacket worn, with soiling, chipping along edges.
Hardcover. Chicago, Rand McNally & Company, 1st, 1932, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial boards. A book about Edward "Chubby" Elephant and his friends at the circus in this appealing book w/color illustrations on almost every page by John Dukes McKee. Bright, clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Dial, 3rd pr., 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover. Color illustrations by the author. Dust jacket with edgewear, chipping. Clean copy.
Hardcover. New York, E. P. Dutton, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover. Full color illustrations by Diane Goode. Dust jacket with light wear, tape repaired closed tear at top edge rear. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. NY, The Seabury Press, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in an edgeworn and chipped dust jacket. When a summer storm washes out the road, Christopher decides to row around the lake for help with his dog Ben--and almost gets into serious trouble. Illustrations in three-colors by Donald Carrick.
Hardcover. NY, Dial, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, tight copy.Color illustrations by the author.