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Me...Jane (SIGNED COPY) by: McDonnell, Patrick
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Me...Jane (SIGNED COPY)
by: McDonnell, Patrick

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.

Record # 361147

Price: $50.00
Price: $50.00 

My First Nursery Book by: Franciszka Themerson
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My First Nursery Book
by: Franciszka Themerson

Hardcover. NY, Abrams, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 72 pages. A true masterpiece of book design and illustration for beginning readers, this collection pairs well-known nursery tales with uniquely beautiful period illustrations that look as fresh and vital today as they did six decades ago, when the book was first published in Great Britain. Never before published in the United States, My First Nursery Book features four beloved stories: "Who Killed Cock Robin?," "The Gingerbread Man," "Three Little Pigs," and "The Three Bears." Franciszka Themerson, a Polish avant-garde artist and filmmaker who returned to children's book illustration as a refugee in London in the 1940s, is regarded as one of the great talents in classic children's book illustration. Finally, American children can experience and enjoy this remarkable volume, filled with stunning illustrations that will bring a new audience to Themerson's genius.

Record # 361474

Price: $18.00
Price: $18.00 

Turtle's Penguin Day by: Valeri Gorbachev
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Turtle's Penguin Day
by: Valeri Gorbachev

Hardcover. NY, Knopf, 1st, 2008, Hardcover, 40 pages illustrated in color. TURTLE IS SO excited by the book about penguins that his dad reads him at bedtime that he decides he wants to be a penguin. So the next morning, he creates a penguin costume, grabs his book, and heads for the schoolbus. This delightful picture book from Valeri Gorbachev celebrates both the power of books, and the joys of imaginative play in all its dress-up-box glory. And, with the extra penguin facts at the end of the book, this is a perfect blueprint for teachers planning penguin days of their own.

Record # 361475

Price: $18.00
Price: $18.00 

Drawn to Enchant: Original Children's Book Art in the Betsy Beinecke Shirley Collection by: Young, Timothy
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Drawn to Enchant: Original Children's Book Art in the Betsy Beinecke Shirley Collection
by: Young, Timothy

Hardcover. New Haven CT, Yale University Press, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 223 pages, 250 color illustrations. Betsy Beinecke Shirley, one of the great collectors of American children's literature, gathered a peerless collection of books, original illustrations, manuscripts, and ephemera. This gorgeously illustrated book presents over 200 selected original artworks from the enchanting collection she bequeathed to the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Yale University. Artists whose works are represented include many beloved favorites, among them Ludwig Bemelmans, Maurice Sendak, A. B. Frost, Wanda Gag, Peter Newell, N. C. Wyeth, Tony Sarg, Robert Lawson, and Johnny Gruelle. From variant illustrations for Goodnight Moon and Where the Wild Things Are to little-known sketches for nineteenth-century periodicals that delighted generations of children.

Record # 361480

Price: $30.00
Price: $30.00 

House Held Up by Trees by: Kooser and Jon Klassen, Ted
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House Held Up by Trees
by: Kooser and Jon Klassen, Ted

Hardcover. MA, Candlewick, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages. Color illustrations by Klassen. From Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Ted Kooser and rising talent Jon Klassen comes a poignant tale of loss, change, and nature's quiet triumph. When the house was new, not a single tree remained on its perfect lawn to give shade from the sun. The children in the house trailed the scent of wild trees to neighboring lots, where thick bushes offered up secret places to play. When the children grew up and moved away, their father, alone in the house, continued his battle against blowing seeds, plucking out sprouting trees. Until one day the father, too, moved away, and as the empty house began its decline, the trees began their approach. At once wistful and exhilarating, this lovely, lyrical story evokes the inexorable passage of time -- and the awe-inspiring power of nature to lift us up.

Record # 361499

Price: $18.00
Price: $18.00 

Quincy, the Hobby Photographer by: Seibold, J. otto
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Quincy, the Hobby Photographer
by: Seibold, J. otto

Hardcover. NY, Harcourt, 1st, 2006, Hardcover, 64 pages. The dapper Quincy tells all in this lighthearted introduc-tion to the art of photographing dogs. He's generous with helpful hints, like "You can stop to smell the roses, but dogs don't hold their poses," and mindful of the smallest details, such as allowing the subject to sniff the camera. To top it off, Quincy shares his favorite snaps from the field in a quirky slide presentation. In his inimitable style, J. otto Seibold delivers a book over-flowing with heart, humor, and four-footed friends. Part silly picture book, part off-the-cuff instruction manual, Quincy, the Hobby Photographer is an ideal gift for dog lovers and for photo enthusiasts of all ages.

Record # 361500

Price: $18.00
Price: $18.00 

Quincy, the Hobby Photographer by: Seibold, J. otto
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Quincy, the Hobby Photographer
by: Seibold, J. otto

Hardcover. NY, Harcourt, 1st, 2006, Hardcover, 64 pages. The dapper Quincy tells all in this lighthearted introduc-tion to the art of photographing dogs. He's generous with helpful hints, like "You can stop to smell the roses, but dogs don't hold their poses," and mindful of the smallest details, such as allowing the subject to sniff the camera. To top it off, Quincy shares his favorite snaps from the field in a quirky slide presentation. In his inimitable style, J. otto Seibold delivers a book over-flowing with heart, humor, and four-footed friends. Part silly picture book, part off-the-cuff instruction manual, Quincy, the Hobby Photographer is an ideal gift for dog lovers and for photo enthusiasts of all ages.

Record # 361501

Price: $18.00
Price: $18.00 

A Trip to the Bottom of the World with Mouse by: Viva, Frank
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A Trip to the Bottom of the World with Mouse
by: Viva, Frank

Hardcover. NY, Toon Books, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, illustrated in color by Frank Viva. There's so much to see at the bottom of the world! Young readers won't stop grinning as they're swept away by this strange and magical story. Frank Viva, the best-selling author of Along a Long Road, created this outstanding book after visiting Antarctica.

Record # 361519

Price: $15.00
Price: $15.00 

Jazz ABZ: An A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits by: Marsalis, Wynton and Paul Rogers
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Jazz ABZ: An A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits
by: Marsalis, Wynton and Paul Rogers

Hardcover. Somerville MA, Candlewick Press, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Illustrated throughout in color by Paul Rogers. Light shelf-wear to boards, else a clean, tight copy. No dust jacket.

Record # 361611

Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00 

How Many? by: Ron Van Der Meer
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How Many?
by: Ron Van Der Meer

Hardcover. Robin Corey Books, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, Paper engineer Ron Van der Meer has you trying to pick out and count all the different shapes and colors that jump out in front of your face. The colors and shapes are wild and the whole book is fun and engaging. No dj issued.

Record # 361614

Price: $30.00
Price: $30.00 

Mouse & Lion by: Rand Burkert and Nancy Ekholm Burkert
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Mouse & Lion
by: Rand Burkert and Nancy Ekholm Burkert

Hardcover. NY, Michael di Capua Books, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages illustrated in color.

Record # 361621

Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00 

Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans (SIGNED COPY) by: Nelson, Kadir
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Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans (SIGNED COPY)
by: Nelson, Kadir

Hardcover. NY, Balzer + Bray, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. The story of America and African Americans is a story of hope and inspiration and unwavering courage. In Heart and Soul, Kadir Nelson's stirring paintings and words grace 100-plus pages of a gorgeous picture book. SIGNED (REALLY INITIALED) BY KADIR WITH 2011 DATE on title page. Heart and Soul is about the men, women, and children who toiled in the hot sun picking cotton for their masters; it's about the America ripped in two by Jim Crow laws; it's about the brothers and sisters of all colors who rallied against those who would dare bar a child from an education. It's a story of discrimination and broken promises, determination, and triumphs. Winner of numerous awards, including the Coretta Scott King Author Award and Illustrator Honor is told through the unique point of view and intimate voice of a one-hundred-year-old African-American female narrator.

Record # 361622

Price: $70.00
Price: $70.00 

Red Tree by: Tan, Shaun
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Red Tree
by: Tan, Shaun

Hardcover. Lothian Books , 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages illustrated in color by Tan.

Record # 361628

Price: $25.00
Price: $25.00 

Edmund Dulac's Fairy Book: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations by: Dulac, Edmund
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Edmund Dulac's Fairy Book: Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations
by: Dulac, Edmund

Hardcover. London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1st, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, no publication date listed, circa 1916. Beige front boards with decorations in slate blue and black. Boards are in very nice condition, with only minor wear. Decorative endpapers and text pages are clean. 15 beautiful full color tipped in plates including frontispiece by Edmund Dulac. Previous owner's signature on detached title page. Light wood smoke odor.

Record # 361644

Price: $120.00
Price: $120.00 

Sinbad the Sailor and Other Stories from The Arabian Nights by: Dulac, Edmund
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Sinbad the Sailor and Other Stories from The Arabian Nights
by: Dulac, Edmund

Hardcover. London, Hodder & Stoughton, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. 128 pages. Red cloth over orange boards, paper labels to front cover and spine. 23 tipped-in color plates. Mild shelf wear, chipping to spine label.

Record # 361646

Price: $200.00
Price: $200.00 

The Sandman: The Story of Sanderson Mansnoozie (The Guardians of Childhood) by: Joyce, William
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The Sandman: The Story of Sanderson Mansnoozie (The Guardians of Childhood)
by: Joyce, William

Hardcover. NY, Atheneum, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 48 pages illustrated in color by Joyce.

Record # 361722

Price: $18.00
Price: $18.00 

100 Nineteenth-Century Rhyming Alphabets in English by: Professor Ruth Baldwin
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100 Nineteenth-Century Rhyming Alphabets in English
by: Professor Ruth Baldwin

Hardcover. Carbondale IL, Southern Illinois University, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages of color plates plus many pages of b/w illustrations, 296 pages in all.

Record # 361834

Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00 

Dan Yaccarino's Mother Goose (SIGNED COPY) by: Yaccarino, Dan
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Dan Yaccarino's Mother Goose (SIGNED COPY)
by: Yaccarino, Dan

Hardcover. NY, Golden Books/Random House, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, color illustrations by Yaccarino. SIGNED BY AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR opposite title page. Famed illustrator Dan Yaccarino brings his unique style to the familiar realm of Mother Goose. His witty, bold graphic scenes take place in the city, which give the rhymes a fresh perspective. In this book, Mary's little lamb hails a cab to school!

Record # 361848

Price: $35.00
Price: $35.00 

Little Tug by: Savage, Stephen
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Little Tug
by: Savage, Stephen

Hardcover. Roaring Brook Press, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Color illustrations by Savage. Little Tug may not be very tall or very fast, but when the big ships in the harbor need help, they know they can count on him to be there with a push, a pull, and a ride to safety.

Record # 361851

Price: $25.00
Price: $25.00 

A Child's Garden of Verses by: Stevenson, Robert Louis
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A Child's Garden of Verses
by: Stevenson, Robert Louis

Hardcover. Racine WI, Whitman Publishing Co., 1st thus, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 140 pages. Red cloth with color pastedown to front cover. An uncommon illustrated edition of Child's Garden of Verses including 7 color plates and 8 b&w plates by Josephine Wheeler Weage. Size: 8vo. No date but inscription on front fly leaf dated Dec. 25, 1916. Color frontispiece attached at gutter with tape on verso as it had become loose. Otherwise clean, very good.

Record # 361903

Price: $50.00
Price: $50.00 

Garmann's Summer by: Stian Hole and Don Bartlett
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Garmann's Summer
by: Stian Hole and Don Bartlett

Hardcover. Eerdmans Books for Young Readers;, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 42 pages. Mixed-media collage illustrations, prominently featuring oversize, digitally altered photographs of human heads, reflect Garmann's anxious thoughts in his last summer before he begins school. Signs of autumn abound in nature and in his elderly aunts' annual visit. The six-year-old side of Garmann thinks his aunts are shrinking and soon may not be able to see over the grass, naively offers one aunt his skateboard when she says that soon she will need a walker, and worries because he has not lost his first tooth.

Record # 361915

Price: $18.00
Price: $18.00 

The Frogs and Toads All Sang by: Arnold Lobel and Adrianne Lobel
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The Frogs and Toads All Sang
by: Arnold Lobel and Adrianne Lobel

Hardcover. NY, HarperCollins, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. From Caldecott Medalist Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) comes a brand-new collection of rhyming stories about frogs and toads. Discovered by his daughter, Adrianne Lobel, The Frogs and Toads All Sang has the same warmth, compassion, and humor that is found in his best-loved work. Brimming with sweet silliness, this new book reminds us why Arnold Lobel's characters continue to be so popular years after debut.

Record # 361916

Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00 

The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes (Calla Editions) by: Walter Jerrold (Editor), Charles Robinson (Illustrator)
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The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes (Calla Editions)
by: Walter Jerrold (Editor), Charles Robinson (Illustrator)

Hardcover. NY, Calla/Dover, reprint, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth with gilt decoration, 352 pages. A magnificent treasury of popular folklore, this rare, hardcover compilation offers a bounty of delightful illustrations by Charles Robinson -- there are black-and-white illustrations on every page as well as 16 plates of full- and two-color images. Decorative initials and borders, hand lettering, silhouettes, and other ornaments embellish renderings of 300 traditional verses, from "Little Tom Tucker" and "Baa, Baa Black Sheep" to "Good King Arthur" and "Shave a Pig." A facsimile reproduction of the 1903 edition.

Record # 361917

Price: $40.00
Price: $40.00 

Kate and Nate Are Running Late! (SIGNED COPY) by: Dan Yaccarino (Illustrator), Kate Egan (author)
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Kate and Nate Are Running Late! (SIGNED COPY)
by: Dan Yaccarino (Illustrator), Kate Egan (author)

Hardcover. NY, Feiwel & Friends , 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 36 pages. SIGNED BY EGAN & YACCARINO with a sketch of a cat. Author Egan establishes a frantic pace on page one and never lets up, creating that morning whirlwind of activity and emotion that seems stressful while it's happening but just a part of life minutes after it's over. Yaccarino's flat, patterned gouache illustrations give the characters hilarious poker faces and, when appropriate, wide-open shocked mouths--both of which are necessary on a weekday.

Record # 361918

Price: $30.00
Price: $30.00 

Nighttime Ninja by: Barbara DaCosta and Ed Young
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Nighttime Ninja
by: Barbara DaCosta and Ed Young

Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages illustrated in color by Ed Young. Late at night, when all is quiet and everyone is asleep, a ninja creeps silently through the house in search of treasure. Soon he reaches his ultimate goal...and gets a big surprise! Will the nighttime ninja complete his mission? With spare text and lush illustrations, Nighttime Ninja is a fun, adventure-filled story about the power of play and imagination.

Record # 361922

Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00 

Abe Lincoln's Dream by: Smith, Lane
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Abe Lincoln's Dream
by: Smith, Lane

Hardcover. Roaring Brook Press, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 32 pages illustrated by author. Clean copy.

Record # 361923

Price: $25.00
Price: $25.00 

Fifty Years of Babar: Watercolors by Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff by: Brunhoff, Laurent de
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Fifty Years of Babar: Watercolors by Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff
by: Brunhoff, Laurent de

Softcover. International Exhibitions Foundation;, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 28 pages. Color & B&W illustrations. Bibliography. Uncommon exhibition catalog as it toured smaller US museums. 2 page "Homage to Babar" by Maurice Sendak.

Record # 361925

Price: $50.00
Price: $50.00 

Jangles: A Big Fish Story (SIGNED COPY) by: Shannon, David
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Jangles: A Big Fish Story (SIGNED COPY)
by: Shannon, David

Hardcover. NY, The Blue Sky Press, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages illustrated by David Shannon and SIGNED BY SHANNON opposite title page.

Record # 361926

Price: $30.00
Price: $30.00 

I, Too, Am America (SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR) by: Langston Hughes and Bryan Collier
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I, Too, Am America (SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR)
by: Langston Hughes and Bryan Collier

Hardcover. NY, Simon & Schuster , 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 40 pages, illustrated in color by Bryan Collier and SIGNED BY COLLIER.

Record # 361927

Price: $40.00
Price: $40.00 

Puss in Boots (SIGNED COPY) by: Pinkney, Jerry
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Puss in Boots (SIGNED COPY)
by: Pinkney, Jerry

Hardcover. NY, Dial Books, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 40 pages illustrated in color. A beautifully illustrated retelling of the beloved fairy tale from Caldecott Medal-winning author Jerry Pinkney. SIGNED BY PINKNEY.

Record # 361929

Price: $40.00
Price: $40.00 

Bear's Picture by: Daniel Pinkwater and D.B. Johnson
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Bear's Picture
by: Daniel Pinkwater and D.B. Johnson

Hardcover. NY, HMH Books for Young Readers, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages illustrated in color by Johnson.

Record # 361936

Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00 

Fog Island by: Tomi Ungerer
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Fog Island
by: Tomi Ungerer

Hardcover. NY, Phaidon Press, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 48 pages. In this imaginative tale from master storyteller Tomi Ungerer, two young siblings find themselves cast away on mysterious Fog Island. No one has ever returned from the island's murky shores, but when the children begin to explore, they discover things are not quite as they expected. Ungerer's captivating drawings evoke the eerie beauty and magic surrounding this timeless adventure. Selected by both The New York Times and Publishers Weekly as one of the year's best children's books, Fog Island is destined to become a modern classic.

Record # 361952

Price: $30.00
Price: $30.00 

Wow! America! (A Wow! Picture Book) by: Robert Neubecker
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Wow! America! (A Wow! Picture Book)
by: Robert Neubecker

Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers , 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 48 pages. An exuberant introduction to the wonders of our country shows Izzy and her little sister Jo rowing down the Mississippi, eating pies at the Kentucky State Fair, marveling at Niagara Falls and the California sequoias, and much more.

Record # 361972

Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00 

The Complete Alice: 22 Books Collection Box Set by: Lewis Carroll and Helen Oxenbury
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The Complete Alice: 22 Books Collection Box Set by: Lewis Carroll and Helen OxenburyThe Complete Alice: 22 Books Collection Box Set by: Lewis Carroll and Helen Oxenbury

The Complete Alice: 22 Books Collection Box Set
by: Lewis Carroll and Helen Oxenbury

Hardcover. NY, Walker Books, 1st thus, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 22 small hardcovers in a pictorial slipcase, a very clean set of books unread. All illustrated in color by Oxenbury. Set Titles in the Set Down The Rabbit-Hole, The Pool Of Tears, A Caucus-Race And A Long Tale, The Rabbit Sends In A Little Bell, Advice From A Caterpillar, Pig and Pepper, A Mad Tea-Party, The Queen's Croquet-Ground, The Mock Turtle's Story, The Lobster Quadrille, Who Stole The Tarts, Alice's Evidence, Looking-Glass House, The Garden Of Live Flowers, Looking-Glass Insects, Tweedledum And Tweedledee, Wool And Water, Humpty Dumpty, The Lion And The Unicorn, It's My Own Invention, Queen Alice, Queen Alice, Shaking Waking Which Dreamed It

Record # 362091

Price: $80.00
Price: $80.00 

Locomotive by: Floca, Brian
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Locomotive
by: Floca, Brian

Hardcover. NY, Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 64 pages. Floca proves himself masterful with this Caldecott Medal winner. The book's large format offers space for a robust story in a hefty package of information. Set in well-paced blank verse, the text begins with a quick sketch of "how this road was built" and moves abruptly to the passengers on the platform and the approaching train. The author smoothly integrates descriptions of the structure and mechanics of the locomotive, tasks of crew members, passing landscapes, and experiences of passengers. Simply sketched people and backgrounds, striking views of the locomotive, and broad scenes of unpopulated terrain are framed in small vignettes or sweep across the page. Though a bit technical in explaining engine parts, the travelogue scheme will read aloud nicely and also offers absorbing details for leisurely personal reading. Substantial introductory and concluding sections serve older readers. There's also a detailed explanation of the author's efforts and sources in exploring his subject. Train buffs and history fans of many ages will find much to savor in this gorgeously rendered and intelligent effort. True First Printing minus the stickers.

Record # 362092

Price: $50.00
Price: $50.00 

Mr. Ferlinghetti's Poem by: Frampton, David
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Mr. Ferlinghetti's Poem
by: Frampton, David

Hardcover. NY, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages. On a sweltering summer day in Brooklyn, the local firemen spray a group of bored city kids with cool water from their hoses. In the water-drenched moments that follow, the children make the most of this unexpected treat. Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poem comes alive with charming and exuberant woodcuts by David Frampton, creating an adventure that readers of all ages will enjoy.

Record # 362107

Price: $15.00
Price: $15.00 

Mr. Ferlinghetti's Poem by: Frampton, David
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Mr. Ferlinghetti's Poem
by: Frampton, David

Hardcover. NY, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages. On a sweltering summer day in Brooklyn, the local firemen spray a group of bored city kids with cool water from their hoses. In the water-drenched moments that follow, the children make the most of this unexpected treat. Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poem comes alive with charming and exuberant woodcuts by David Frampton, creating an adventure that readers of all ages will enjoy.

Record # 362108

Price: $15.00
Price: $15.00 

Fitcher's Bird by: Sherman/Brothers Grimm, Cindy
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Fitcher's Bird
by: Sherman/Brothers Grimm, Cindy

Hardcover. NY, Rizzoli, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages. A macabre fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, illustrated by renowned photographer Cindy Sherman.

Record # 362241

Price: $30.00
Price: $30.00 

Mommy? by: Sendak, Maurice, Arthur Yorinks and Matthew Reinhart
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Mommy?
by: Sendak, Maurice, Arthur Yorinks and Matthew Reinhart

Hardcover. New York, Scholastic Books, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 6 double-page color pop-ups, engineered by Reinhart, text by Yorinks, art by Sendak. Like new condition, no dust jacket issued. While looking for his mother in a haunted house, a little boy plays pranks on the monster inhabitants.

Record # 362311

Price: $35.00
Price: $35.00 

Knick-Knack Paddywhack - A Moving Parts Book (SIGNED COPY) by: Zelinsky, Paul O.
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Knick-Knack Paddywhack - A Moving Parts Book (SIGNED COPY) by: Zelinsky, Paul O.Knick-Knack Paddywhack - A Moving Parts Book (SIGNED COPY) by: Zelinsky, Paul O.

Knick-Knack Paddywhack - A Moving Parts Book (SIGNED COPY)
by: Zelinsky, Paul O.

Hardcover. New York, Dutton, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Color illustrations by Zelinsky and SIGNED BY ZELINSKY. No dust jacket issued. Clean copy.

Record # 362330

Price: $50.00
Price: $50.00 

All Mirrors are Magic Mirrors by: Welleran Poltarnees
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All Mirrors are Magic Mirrors
by: Welleran Poltarnees

Softcover. La Jolla CA, Green Tiger Press, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 60 pages. An exploration of illustration and children's books. Text by Welleran Poltarnees. Color illustrations by Arthur Rackham, Kate Greenaway, Maurice Sendak, Beatrix Potter, Kay Nielson, and Dorothy Lathrop; Additional illustrations by Dugald Stuart Walker, A.B. Frost, Edward Ardizzone, H.J. Ford, and others. Stiff wraps with an die-cut oval window to the front cover; 60 pages; 13 tipped-in color plates + monochrome text illustrations throughout; 7 x 8.25 inches.

Record # 362428

Price: $30.00
Price: $30.00 

Children of the Great Depression by: Russell Freedman
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Children of the Great Depression
by: Russell Freedman

Hardcover. NY, Clarion Books;, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 128 pages. As he did for frontier children in his enormously popular Children of the Wild West, Russell Freedman illuminates the lives of the American children affected by the economic and social changes of the Great Depression. Middle-class urban youth, migrant farm laborers, boxcar kids, children whose families found themselves struggling for survival . . . all Depression-era young people faced challenges like unemployed and demoralized parents, inadequate food and shelter, schools they couldn't attend because they had to go to work, schools that simply closed their doors. Even so, life had its bright spots--like favorite games and radio shows--and many young people remained upbeat and optimistic about the future. Drawing on memoirs, diaries, letters, and other firsthand accounts, and richly illustrated with classic archival photographs, this book by one of the most celebrated authors of nonfiction for children places the Great Depression in context and shows young readers its human face. Endnotes, selected bibliography, index.

Record # 362432

Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00 

One Sunday Morning by: Yumi Heo
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One Sunday Morning
by: Yumi Heo

Hardcover. NY, Scholastic, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages illustrated in color. Minho and his father have an active morning at the park, taking a carriage ride, seeing the animals in the zoo, and riding the merry-go-round.

Record # 362505

Price: $15.00
Price: $15.00 

Pop-Up Mother Goose by: Lentz, Harold B.
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Pop-Up Mother Goose
by: Lentz, Harold B.

Hardcover. Applewood, reprint, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Laminated boards, a reprint of the classic pop-up book from 1934. An illustrated collection of familiar nursery rhymes, including "Old Mother Hubbard," "Sing a Song of Sixpence," and "Three Little Kittens" each with color pop-up spreads.

Record # 362523

Price: $18.00
Price: $18.00 

Manneken Pis: A Simple Story of a Boy Who Peed on a War by: Vladimir Radunsky
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Manneken Pis: A Simple Story of a Boy Who Peed on a War
by: Vladimir Radunsky

Hardcover. NY, Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Color illustrations by Radunsky. Based on a Belgian legend, a boy who is separated from his parents shows his dislike for the raging war by doing his business right on the battle, thus causing both sides to stop fighting, have a laugh and, in the end, make peace with one another.

Record # 362525

Price: $25.00
Price: $25.00 

What's Wrong with This Book? by: Richard McGuire
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What's Wrong with This Book?
by: Richard McGuire

Hardcover. NY, Viking, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 28 pages in color. A colorfuly illustrated book challenges young readers through visual tricks and puzzles in which one can spot the surprises with each turn of the page. McGuire's art has a spare, highly stylized quality and most of the cartoonlike illustrations are composed of flat, geometrical shapes. Great picture fun.

Record # 362526

Price: $18.00
Price: $18.00 

Camp Catastrophe by: Chodkowski, Dick
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Camp Catastrophe
by: Chodkowski, Dick

Softcover. Los Angeles, Price Stern Sloan, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 48 pages. Color illustrations by author. The comic misadventures of a group of cats at summer camp.

Record # 362556

Price: $40.00
Price: $40.00 

George and Martha: The Complete Stories of Two Best Friends by: Marshall, James
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George and Martha: The Complete Stories of Two Best Friends by: Marshall, JamesGeorge and Martha: The Complete Stories of Two Best Friends by: Marshall, James

George and Martha: The Complete Stories of Two Best Friends
by: Marshall, James

Hardcover. NY, HMH Books for Young Readers, 1st thus, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 368 pages. Like all best friends, George and Martha do everything together--go to the movies, play at the beach, and just hang around not doing much of anything. George and Martha teach each other (and adoring readers) that even in a close friendship, privacy is important, practical jokes can sometimes backfire, and among other things, pouring split pea soup into your loafers to spare the chef's feelings is not the best-laid plan. A man with a talent for friendship, James Marshall defined its very essence in his stories about the world's two best friends. In this volume, all thirty-five episodes are brought together to celebrate friendship and two of the most lovable characters ever created. Each of these brief tales is filled with humor, and James Marshall's drawings are guaranteed to spark feelings of empathy, delight, and self-recognition. This collector's edition includes 35 stories, an introduction by Maurice Sendak as well as appreciations by some of the top authors and illustrators working in children's publishing today. It is a true testament to James Marshall as an author, as an artist, and as a person that his work and his life inspired such a diverse and immensely talented group. Noted children's book historian Anita Silvey provides an afterword.

Record # 362564

Price: $30.00
Price: $30.00 

The Amazing Spider-Man Pop-Up: Marvel True Believers Retro Collection by: Caroline Repchuk (Editor), Inc. Marvel Characters (Illustrator), Andy Mansfield (Designer)
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The Amazing Spider-Man Pop-Up: Marvel True Believers Retro Collection by: Caroline Repchuk (Editor), Inc. Marvel Characters (Illustrator), Andy Mansfield (Designer)The Amazing Spider-Man Pop-Up: Marvel True Believers Retro Collection by: Caroline Repchuk (Editor), Inc. Marvel Characters (Illustrator), Andy Mansfield (Designer)

The Amazing Spider-Man Pop-Up: Marvel True Believers Retro Collection
by: Caroline Repchuk (Editor), Inc. Marvel Characters (Illustrator), Andy Mansfield (Designer)

Hardcover. Candlewick , 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Glazed boards, 16 pages. The first in a series spotlighting Marvel superheroes, this trapezoid-shaped offering combines comic-book excerpts with action-packed pop-ups to introduce the web-slinging wonder. Four foldout comic-strip sections spread throughout the book relate Peter Parker's story: the bookish teen's fateful encounter with a radioactive spider; his testing of his new powers at a wrestling match and donning of the familiar costume; the murder of his beloved Uncle Ben; and his capture of the perpetrator and transformation from self-absorbed media star to justice-serving hero. Colorful 3-D sculptures leap out at readers with every turn of the page as they meet seven of Spider-Man's most ferocious foes, including the Green Goblin, Doc Ock, and the Vulture. These spreads feature a storyboard retelling of how each villain gained his superhuman abilities; a slide-out tab listing his vital statistics, skills, weapons, and cool gadgets; and, in most cases, an encounter between the bad guy and Spidey. Additional pull-out files highlight other key characters. The pop-up images, many embellished with bright metallic paper, retain the nostalgic appeal of the retro comic-book art while injecting an element of movement and excitement. After

Record # 362567

Price: $30.00
Price: $30.00 

Robox by: Mark Rogalski
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Robox
by: Mark Rogalski

Softcover. Running Press, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Action, adventure, and imagination collide in the newest out-of-this-world production from the mind of Mark Rogalski. He's entertained us in the past with his brilliant imagery through his picture books Tickets to Ride and Dream Machines. Now he returns with a tale that will tickle your thoughts and persuade readers of every age that dreams can come true . . . and ROBOX can help! Full of hidden delights, this kit from Rogalski's dreamland company of Rocket Novelty includes: 19 pieces to build your very own ROBOX, which stands over 16 inches tall; sticker sheets to personalize your ROBOX; and a 32-page, fully illustrated storybook, which tells of an utterly unsatisfied young boy named Renny and his adventures with Rex, his ROBOX. For innovators, explorers, and dreamers, this kit's full of endless excitement.

Record # 362599

Price: $30.00
Price: $30.00 


  

Vintage & Collectible Children's Picture Books

This section brings together used, rare and out-of-print children's illustrated books, where the artwork matters as much as the story. Expect picture books, illustrated readers and treasuries from a range of decades and artists, such as W.W. Denslow's Denslow's Picture Book Treasury and Emily Arnold McCully's Crossing the New Bridge.

You will also find storybook favorites like Jan Wahl's A Gift for Miss Milo, Randall Jarrell's Fly by Night and Philippe Dumas's Caesar: Cock of the Village. Many titles are earlier printings or hard-to-find editions prized for their plates, endpapers and jacket art, and are described down to their condition and binding.

As with all used and rare stock, condition and availability differ between copies. Most are single copies, so order online while yours is listed.