Hardcover. Chicago, Johnny Gruelle Co., reprint, 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated, illustrated in color and b&w by Gruelle's son, Worth Gruelle. Color illustrated cardboard covers with blue cloth spine, light edgewear, back panel with rubbing and white spotting to blue color. Inside front cover has some wrinkles to pastedown. Internally clean, very good.
Hardcover. Chicago, Johnny Gruelle Co., reprint, 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated, color illustrated by Gruelle's son, Worth Gruelle. Large chunk gone from top inside of title page. Cardboard covers with edgewear, light marking to one page in rear of book. Previous owner's sticker on front end page otherwise clean.
Hardcover. Joliet IL, P.F.Volland Co, 5th pr., 1925, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, unpaginated (94 pages), illustrated throughout in color by Gruelle. Wear to edges of spine, mild crease to rear panel of covers. Previous owner' s signature to prelim page and half title page. Otherwise clean.
Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin , 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 166 pages, illustrated in b&w by Marvin Friedman. Small previous owner's stamp on front fly leaf otherwise very good in a bright dust jacket.
Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, 2nd pr., 1934, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth titled in gilt on the front cover and the spine with a vignette in black on the front cover. Scribner seal on copyright page but no "A", copyright 1933, so assumed 2nd Printing. 'The trio of adventurous riders whose exploits are recorded in this novel of life on the Western cattle ranges are 'bad-men,' but 'bad-men' such as the reader has never met before in stories of the West. They are real, human, warm-blooded men, not the triply dyed blood-and-thunder villains of the movies, but men who were 'raised in outlaw country, amongst outlaw men, and they growed with that as natural as a hawk grows with wings.'' Spine faded, previous owner's signature on front fly leaf, otherwise clean tight copy.
Hardcover. NY, Harpercollins;, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. An illustrated edition of the libretto for Handel's popular choral work, color plates by Barry Moser.
Hardcover. NY, Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Retells stories from the Old Testament in humorous, less-than-reverent verses. Illustrated in b&w by her husband, William Steig.
Hardcover. NY`, E P Dutton, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in an unclipped dust jacket, 32 pages. Illustrated in b&w by Symeon Shimin. A young boy living on the island of Bimini tries to make a trap to catch the rare wentletrap. Previous owner inscription on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. NY, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. A sweet story about the death of a beloved pet, this is bibliotherapy at its best. Daisy, a dog, and Arthur, a boy, are inseparable until the day the canine lies down in her basket never to rise again. Although she arrives in a lovely doggy nirvana, Daisy can't fully enjoy her newfound paradise because she is able to look down on her former home and see her family grieving. On the advice of fellow dogs in heaven, she sends the child dreams that both reassure him about her benign fate and encourage him to move forward by acquiring a new puppy. Clark's simple text and characteristically child-friendly illustrations make this book useful for sharing with even the youngest children.
Hardcover. Somerville MA, Templar Books, 1st US, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in an elaborate cloth binding with embossing, gilt and a multi=colored design. This is a stunning book about a little paper boat on an adventure to see the ocean. The illustrations by Victoria Semykina are gorgeous. No dust jacket issued.
Hardcover. Paris, Hachette, 1st, 1936, Hardcover Copyright page date of 1936. Printed by Buttner, Saint-Ouen. Large format edition. 40 pages. Book in very good condition. Original Pictorial boards with Ivory cloth spine. Pages in nice condition with bright colors, French text in calligraphy. Charming large color art on almost every page to accompany the story. Yellow endpapers illustrated with a long chain of gray elephants. Title page illustrated with vignette of a monkey family sitting at their dinner table. Some wear to edge of boards, especially corners. Previous owner's name on front fly leaf, some spotting to rear cover, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. Garden City, Garden City Publishing, 1st thus, 1942, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, illustrated boards. 28 pages illustrated in color and 2-colors by Rojankovsky. In a bright, unclipped dust jacket.
Hardcover. NY, E.P. Dutton, reprint, 1954, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, pictorial boards in a shelf-worn dust jacket. 1954 reprint of this charming title in the Nicodemus series, written in southern Black dialect by the illustrator of Epaminondas. One-color drawings by Hogan throughout. Dust jacket with light tan stain to front panel. Otherwise clean.
Hardcover. NY, Macmillan, reprint, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, oblong format in a bright unclipped ($4.95) dust jacket. Color illust. by Hogrogian. 1972 Caldecott Medal Winner with sticker on front panel. Second printing in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Armenian folktale about a greedy fox's adventures. Clean, bright copy.
Hardcover. Garden City NY, Garden City Publishing, 1st, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth spine with illustrated boards. Unpaginated (50 pages) illustrated in color & b/w throughout with preliminary sketches and actual scenes of the movie. The title page spread has a long, closed tear on the left side. The book's cardboard edges show wear. Previous owner's name on front fly leaf.
Softcover. Racine WI, Whitman Publishing, 1st, 1943, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Color pictorial stapled wrappers. With the "fuzzy" material on cover and on the "pup" throughout book.
NY, Philomel, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Learn to count with the #1 New York Times bestselling artist of The Day the Crayons Quit and his hilarious cast of Hueys! "Is none a number?" you might ask. I'm glad you did. The answer is Yes! For example, how many lumps of cheese do you see next to you? The answer, depending on where you are, is likely "none." Counting with the reader all the way up to ten, the Hueys explain numbers as only they can. Such as: The number 4 is the number of tantrums thrown by Dave every day. 7 is the number of oranges balanced on things. And 9 is the number of seagulls who attacked Frank's French fries. Together they make quite a spectacle. But when you take away all of these fun illustrations in the book? You're left with none!
Hardcover. London, Jonathan Cape, reprint, 1972, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy pictorial boards with light tan stains. 60 pages illustrated in color by Burningham. Previous owner's name on blank page opposite title page. Otherwise clean.
Softcover. Chicago/NY, Platt & Munk, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Four linenlike books in a color illustrated box. The cardboard box is worn, corners reinforced with tape. One book (Three Bears) has 2 tape repairs to spine, otherwise all books are bright and sharp. Each with an inscription inside front cover. Stapled wraps, 10 X 12". Illustrators include Losis Lenski, Eulalie, Bachmann, Elizabeth Colburne.
Hardcover. Philadelphia, David McKay Co., 1st, 1932, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Color pictorial Illustrated boards are lightly rubbed, worn at edges and corners. Front hinge is cracked, light finger smudges to a few pages, yellow paper on cardboard spine chipped. Illustrated in color throughout. A follow-up to The Adventures of Mickey Mouse Book 1, featuring a supporting cast and personalities that align more closely to the Mickey Mouse short films and comic strip of the time. Characters include Captain Church Mouse, Tanglefoot, Peg-Leg Pete, and Pluto along with Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
Hardcover. NY, Blue Ribbon Books, 1st, 1933, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover, illustrated boards, in a fair dust jacket with chipping, closed tears. Original $1 price still on front flap. Previous owner's inscription on half title page otherwise clean and tight. Illustrated throughout in color and black and white.
Softcover. Philadelphia, Donald McKay, reprint, 1934, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, pictorial card covers (Mickey holding a bone above Pluto), red cloth spine. Illustrated in b&w with stills from Mickey's early animated shorts. Covers worn, front cover with paper torn leaving an area with cardboard exposed. Back cover has a corner chunk gone. Pencil name on inside front cover. Interior pages clean.
Hardcover. NY, Barse & Co., 1st, 1929, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, color pictorial boards, illustrated with 6 full color plates and spot illustrations by Millicent Sowerby.Light tape reinforcement to spine. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Barse & Co., 1st, 1929, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, color pictorial boards, illustrated with 6 full color plates and spot illustrations by Millicent Sowerby. Light tape reinforcement to spine where paper has chipped. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Springfield MA, Mcloughlin Bros., 1st thus, 1942, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Illustrated paper on oblong boards with bright colors and no fading or scuffing visible. Contains five children's nursery stories and one Bible story: The Three Little Pigs, Little Black Sambo, Jack and the Beanstalk, Snow-White and the Seven Dwars, Three Billy Goats Gruff, and Noah's Ark. All pop-ups in working order. blue cloth spine has separated from binding and is a little loose but doesn't effect pop-ups. Two small tape shadows on last spread. Overall good plus.
Hardcover. NY, E. P. Dutton, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, illustrated with color photos by Larry Carrara. INSCRIBED BY BOTH AUTHOR AND AUTHOR on front fly leaf. A Moose for Jessica is a non-fiction book about a moose named Josh that spent some time in Shrewsbury, Vermont with a hereford cow called Jessica. Josh was attracted to Jessica and stayed in the vicinity for 76 days.
Hardcover. NY, Harper & Brothers , Prob 1st, 1957, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 65 pages. Hardcover. Color illustrations by Maurice Sendak. No dust jacket. Cardboard cover corners show wear otherwise very good.
Hardcover. NY, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1st, 1942, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 64 pages illustrated by Marion Downer. "Learn to make animals, flowers, birds, people and all sorts of amusing objects by tying knots in a handkerchief." Dust jacket is edgeworn, book is bright and clean.
Hardcover. NY, Viking, 1st US, 1949, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. 1st pub in the UK in 1948, Illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. Previous owner's bookplate front end paper.
Hardcover. NY, Pantheon Books, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Unpaginated. Watercolor art by Joe Servello. End papers also illustrated. Dust jacket has minor wear and soil, cover lightly soiled.
Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin , 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in an unclipped dust jacket. Pink & black & white illustrations by Geisert. Dust jacket shows very minor wear, mostly nice condition. A wordless picture-book about pigs.
Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin , 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in an unclipped dust jacket. Pink & black & white illustrations by Geisert. Dust jacket shows very minor wear, mostly nice condition. A follow-up to the artist's Oink. More adventures of his favorite pig family. A wordless picture-book.
Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown , 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, 31 pages. Cloth boards. Illustrated by Charles Mikolaycak. Dust jacket has staining along spine and chunk missing from top, 1" tear in back center. Otherwise, clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. NY, Four Winds Press, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 64 pages, three humorous tales about mice illustrated by Caldecott Medalist, Stephen Gammell.
Hardcover. NY, Frederick A. Stokes, 1st, 1937, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth with gilt design and titles. 66 pages with b&w illustrations by Dorothy Lathrop. First winner of The Caldecott Medal for chlldren's book illustration. Front hinge partially cracked, name of summer camp printed on front fly leaf with mild soil, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by the author. Clean. Andre, one of the finest chefs in the country, is honored by the Emperor's gift of a magnificently tall hat, until he finds out how many problems it causes in his life.
Hardcover. NY, Viking Press, 1st, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, Light edgewear and rubbing to dust jacket. Color photos by Alfred A. Cohen. A Sonoran Desert nature primer told by a small Papago girl (note that Tohono O?odham is now the proper name for these native Americans). Unusual book in that full color photographs are used throughout, rather than illustrations.
NY, Delacorte, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color and b&w illustrations by Emma Chichester-Clark. A short fantasy about an old man who climbs the town clock tower to make the mechanism's first repair in a hundred years. He finds the clock inhabited by intelligent mice, who communicate silently by pictures. Clean.
Hardcover. NY, Hyperion, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Illustrated in color by Daniel Kirk. Verses describe the holes that a mole, dog, worm, and rabbit dig, but none can compare with the work of a man and his steam shovel. A classic from 1950, here newly illustrated by Kirk. Like new.
Hardcover. NY, Greenwillow, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by Hoban. Clean.
Hardcover. NY, McGraw-Hill, 1st, 1979, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Black & white illustrations by J. Winslow Higginbottom. Wear to corners and spine. Tear to top rear edge. Clean copy. No dust jacket.
Hardcover. NY, Margaret K. McElderry Books, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Illustrated in color by Warwick Hutton. Clean copy.
Softcover. Boston, United Church Press, 1st, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, stapled pictorial wraps, 48 pages. Notable for being one of Trina Schart Hyman's earliest picture books. Only date is 1964. Color illustrations on every page by Hyman. A tale emphasizing the religion in Christmas. Super clean condition.
Hardcover. NY, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, unpaginated, color illustrations by Dee Huxley, dust jacket covered with acetate, very clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. NY, Holiday House, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Armenian folk tale retold by Kherdian. Color illustrations by his wife, Nonny Hogrogian. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Macmillan, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Translated from the Russian by Whitney. Color illustrations by Nonny Hogrogian. Minor wear to dust jacket, clean copy.
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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.
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 "Raggedy Ann in the Magic Book by: Gruelle, Johnny")
 "Raggedy Ann's Wishing Pebble by: Johnny Gruelle")
 "Next Door by: Harnden, Ruth")
 "The Three Mustangeers by: James, Will")
 "Messiah: The Wordbook for the Oratorio by: Handel, George Frideric/Barry Moser")
 "The Old Testament Made Easy by: Steig, Jeanne and William")
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 "Up in Heaven by: Emma Chichester Clark")
 "The Illustrated Book About Africa by: Sutton/H.B. Vestal, Felix")
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 "The Gorgon's Head: A Myth from the Isles of Greece by: Hodges/Charles Mikolaycak, Margaret")
 "And Then the Mouse... Three Stories by: Malcolm Hall and Stephen Gammell illustrator")
 "Animals of the Bible: A Picture Book by: Lathrop, Dorothy P., text selected by Helen D. Fish")
 "The Chef's Hat by: Kojima, Naomi")
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 "Time And The Clockmice Etcetera by: Dickinson/Emma Chichester-Clark, Peter")
 "The Diggers by: Brown/Daniel Kirk, Margaret Wise")
 "Duck in the Gun, The by: Crowley/Edward Sorel, Joy")
 "Christmas Eve by: Hurd, Edith Thacher and Clement")
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 "Buffalo Man and Golden Eagle by: Heuck, Sigrud")
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 "Vasilisa The Beautiful by: Whitney, Thomas P., translator/ Nonny Hogrogian, illust.")