Vintage & Out-of-Print Children's Illustrated Books

Hardcover. San Francisco CA, Chronicle Books, 1st, 2017, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR ON TITLE PAGE. 104 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very clean, unmarked copy with only minor edgewear. Full page color illustrations by Shawn Harris. Tight copy.

Hardcover. NY, Checkerboard Press, reprint, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy pictorial boards, no dust jacket. Beautifully illustrated in color by Tasha Tudor. A book of inspirational quotes- Thoreau, Hugo, Emerson, Whitman, Shakespeare, etc.

Hardcover. New York, Farrar Straus Giroux, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 32 pages illustrated in color by Agee. An early and scarce title by Agee. Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover otherwise clean. Dust jacket with wear, closed tears.

Hardcover. NY, Frederick A. Stokes, 1st, 1899, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, original cloth-backed color pictorial boards. Full-page color frontispiece with five full-page color plates and numerous black-and-white line illustrations throughout. [19] leaves, printed recto only. Cloth spine gone leaving both covers detached, covers edgeworn, especially corners. Interior of book sound, clean with bright plates.

Hardcover. New York , Hyperion, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 65 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. SIGNED BY FEIFFER on title-page. B&W illustrations by Feiffer. Clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. NY, Hastings House, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth covers with black stamping. 24 pages illustrated in 2-colors by Cooney. Copyright page says 1964 but ISBN number indicates a reprint. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. New York, Viking Press, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 30 pages. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Light soil on front, with corners worn. Pages are clean and bright. Illustrations by Watson.

Hardcover. NY, HarperCollins, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, After her grandfather's death, eight-year-old Sophia fulfills his last request and journeys to Greece with her mother to see the land where her roots are. Color art by Karen Barbour.

Hardcover. Chicago, IL, Rand McNally Co, 1st, 1911, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 134 pages. Hardcover with moderate soil on covers. Gutter cracked on multiple pages. Some separation to bottom of rear pages. Short open tears to bottom middle pages. Previous owner's name on front fly leaf. Bright illustrations by Katherine Merrill.

Hardcover. NY, Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1st, 1959, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Illustrated in color and two-colors by Antony Groves-Raines. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, reprint, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Unpaginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Dust jacket has Caldecott emblem sticker on front. SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. Black and white drawings illustrated by Van Allsburg. Tight copy.

Hardcover. Prague, Brown and Watson / Artia, reprint, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy pictorial boards. 10" x 8", 6 double page pop-ups of scenes telling the story of Puss-in-Boots. All 6 pop-ups seem to be working & sharp; illustrated with Kubasta cover; ; Treasure Hour Pop-Up Book. Clean copy. NOTE: The scarce original Prague edition in 1960 had 8 pop-ups.

Hardcover. NY, Harper, 1st, 1942, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated. Hardcover with illustrated covers. Color frontispiece, beautiful center spread of crowd in a marketplace, other color and b/w lithographs by Barbara Latham. Moderate to heavy edgewear and rubbing to covers. Illustrated end papers. Ex-Libray stamps on end paper.

Hardcover. Racine WI, Albert Whitman & Co., 1st, 1933, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth with a paste-down cover illustration, 127 pages illustrated with 2-color drawings by Hazel Fraser. Inscription on front fly leaf, otherwise a clean and bright copy.

Hardcover. NY, Phaidon Press, reprint, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages illustrated by Ungerer. Nice reprint edition in a bright dust jacket.

Hardcover. NY, Harper and Row, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, 64 pages illustrated in 3-colors by Joan Sandin. Every day is the same for Pablo's father. Then one afternoon the ground growls, hisses smoke, and swallows up his plow. A volcano is erupting in the middle of his cornfield! The story is based on reports of the eruption of Paricutin volcano on Feb. 29, 1943. It came up in the Mexican state of Michoacan, in the cornfiled of a Tarascan Indian Named Dionisio Pulido. No one was killed, but more that 2000 people are said to have lost their homes. An I Can Read History Book. Light stamp on rear endpaper, otherwise a bright, clean copy.

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.

Hardcover. NY, Neal Porter/Holiday House, 1st, 2019, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, color illustrations by the author. It can be a little scary to be small in a big city, but this child has some good advice for a very special friend in need.Winner of the Ezra Jack Keats Award for Writer! A New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Book of the Year. The first book both written and illustrated by award-winning artist Sydney Smith spins a quiet, contemplative tale about seeing a big world through little eyes. Clean copy.

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.

Hardcover. NY, Harper & Row, reprint, 1968, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in lightly worn pictorial boards, 64 pages illustrated in color by Lopshire. A tale of two competitive lizards trying to outdo each other. An I CAN READ Book. Clean, no dust jacket.

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.

Hardcover. NY, Wonder Books, 1st, 1950, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, 20 pages illustrated in color by Ruth Wood. Wonder Books #550, 39 cents. This lovely vintage children's book circa 1950 tells the story of an old school bus named Busby driven by Joe the driver and his many adventures. Ownership page with name, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. NY, Books of Wonder, reprint, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 272 pages. A deluxe facsimile of the rare first edition, featuring forty-two of John R. Neill's full-color plates and twenty-one two-color illustrations, as well as a colorful pictorial binding. Afterword by Peter Glassman.

Hardcover. New York, Harper Collins, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 180 pages. Hardcover with a bright dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown Young Readers;, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages. A lunar guide describes the folkloric names of twelve moons according to Native American tradition and showcases their defining characteristics in short verse and beautifully detailed hand-colored woodcuts. SIGNED BY AZARIAN.

Hardcover. NY, Walker & Co., 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Virginia's famous father, Galileo, sleeps during the day and studies the sky at night. While he is sleeping, Virginia discovers a box on his desk with five objects inside - four pieces of glass and a feather - that reveal the world to her in new and wonderful ways.Using the rich colors and lush textures of the Renaissance, Catherine Brighton recreates Galileo's world. This child's-eye-view gives young readers an enchanting introduction to the accomplishments of Galileo, and delightfully celebrates the magic of science.An introduction by Dava Sobel, author of the best-selling adult book Galileo's Daughter, further illuminates the life experience of Galileo's daughter, Virginia. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Philomel, 2nd pr., 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 52 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR ON TITLE PAGE. Color illustrations by David Small. Winner of the Caldecott Medal. Clean, tight copy. Second printing, no medal sticker on cover.

Hardcover. San Diego/NY, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. In simple words and radiant collages, Debra Frasier celebrates the earth and extends an exuberant welcome to each member of our human family. Travel across our round planet as the moon pulls, the tides rise, the rain falls, and then a baby is born.

Hardcover. Akron, OH, Saalfield Publishing, 1st, 1932, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Non-paginated. Hardcover with light chipped laminated boards. Spine is loose, as are gutter but still intact. Light wear to pages. Fore edge and corners moderatly frayed. Still good condition. Text describing various dog breeds and 12 full page color plates by Thorne. Thorne is among the most highly regarded dog artists; this volume includes drawings of many different breeds: the Collie, German Shepherd Dog, English Setter, Cocker Spaniel "Husky", Boston Terrier, Irish Terrier, Great Dane, Sealyham terrier, Wire Haired Fox terrier, Cairn terrier and Airedale.

Hardcover. NY, Farrar Strauss Grioux, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by the Zemach's. Minor spotting to dust jacket else a clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. Chicago, M.A. Donohue & Company, reprint, 1930, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 95 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Dust jacket has heavy chipping and wear. Small chunk missing from top, corners and bottom/top spine. Chipping to cover boards, light internal soil, gutter cracked on page 19.

Hardcover. NY, Platt & Munk, 11th, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Previous owner's inscription on front fly leaf. Color, b&w Illustrations by the Hollings, big tears to 2 pgs but repairable as everything present. Dust jacket edgeworn, chipped.

Hardcover. NY, Clarion Books, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, color illustrations by Paul Galdone. A droll rendition of the old English ghost story about the teeny-tiny woman who found a teeny-tiny bone in the teeny-tiny churchyard.

Softcover. New York, Scholastic Book Services, 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 47 pages. Softcover with faded paper wrappers. Clean, tight copy. Light edge wear on corners. Scarce edition with charming illustrations by Garth Williams.

Hardcover. NY, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich , 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Color Illustrations by Michael Hague. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. The beautiful Keeper of the Forest helps a gentle, reclusive youth when he most needs it and gives the world a bird with a beautiful voice.

Hardcover. NY, Parents' Magazine Press, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial yellow boards. Color illustrations by Lee Lorenz. Sylvester Bear desperately wants to escape his wife's snoring but soon realizes it is truly music to his ears. Clean copy.

Hardcover. US, Michael di Capua Books, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 12 page board book. Minor wear to edges. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Fun mixture of Maurice Sendak drawings and live action photography, based on the theater company, the Night Kitchen: A National Children"s Theater, the authors created in the early 1990"s.

Hardcover. Boston, David Godine, 1st , 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Color illustrations by Ted Harrison. Dust jacket with closed tear otherwise very good.

Hardcover. NY, MDC Books/Hyperion, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Based on the 1938 Czech opera by Adolf Hoffmeister and Hans Krasa, retold by award-winning playwright Tony Kushner with color illustrations by Maurice Sendak. Clean copy.

Softcover. New York, Gabriel Sons & Company, 1st, 1940, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 8 page stapled booklet. Softcover with light soil to paper wrapper edges. Bright illustrations (not credited).

Hardcover. NY, Holt Rinehart Winston, 1st , 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover with dust jacket. Color illustrations by Bruce McNally. Clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. NY, Viking Press, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial cloth. When Whistle for Willie was first published in 1964, The New York Times wrote "Mr. Keats' illustrations boldly, colorfully capture the child, his city world. and the shimmering heat of a summer's day." Clean copy. A Children's Book Club Edition.

Softcover. US, Platt & Munk, 1st, 1940, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Non-paginated. Softcover with light to minor wear to paper wrappers. Illustrated by H. Cady. Previous owner's markings on some pages.

Hardcover. NY, Morrow, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Color illustrations by Robert Rayevsky. Clean, tight copy with minor wear to dust jacket edges.

Hardcover. NY, Clarion Books, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages. Handsome woodcuts are the highlight of this rhyming story about the boomtown of Rhyolite, which sprang up almost overnight in 1904 after two men discovered gold in southwestern Nevada. The population quickly reached 10,000, then dwindled to almost nothing in a few years, following a financial panic. Frampton's woodcuts, more intricate than much of his previous work, suit the historical tale with their rustic feeling and glowing palette of oranges, browns, and golds. Small school stamp to bottom of title page, otherwise bright and clean.

Hardcover. New York, P.F. Volland Company, 1st, 1918, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, Non-paginated. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Previous owner's name on title page. Front hinge cracked and separated from pages. Covers show heavy wear to edges and has chipping and frayed corners. Illustrated by Johnny Gruelle in color. Previous owner's sticker in rear end paper.

Hardcover. NY, Harcourt Brace, 1st , 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover with glazed boards. Color illustrations by Ehlert. Light wear. Clean, tight copy. Top Cat rules the house until an unexpected box from the humane society arrives with someone new--and cute--inside. At first, Top Cat doesn't want to share his house and favorite things, but soon he learns that two cats can be lots more fun than one.

Hardcover. NY, Random House, reprint, nd, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial glossy boards, 48 pages illustrated in 2-colors by Seuss. In the Kingdom of Binn, King Birtram works very hard, up at five every morning to ensure the kingdom is running smoothly. But at five o'clock in the afternoon, the workday ends and it's time to play--and in the case of King Birtram, that means racing around town on a pair of red stilts! But sour old Lord Droon doesn't think that this kind of fun befits Binn's king. . . . A Seussian spin on a conventional fairy tale, The King's Stilts is as topical today as when it was first published in 1939. Written in prose instead of rhyme (unlike Seuss's later works), The King's Stilts nevertheless addresses subjects that we know Dr. Seuss was passionate about throughout his life. Bright, clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Gulliver Books/Harcourt, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 82 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, tight copy with color illustrations by Tom Pohrt.

Hardcover. NY, Crown, 1st US, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Color illustrations by Burningham. Dust jacket price clipped. Clean copy.