Vintage & Out-of-Print Children's Illustrated Books - pg. 41 including Along the Santa Fe Trail: Marion Russell's Own Storyby: Ginger Wadsworth , Marion Sloan Russell, et al./James Watling

Hardcover. Morton Grove IL, Albert Whitman & Co , 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. An adaptation of the author's biography, Land of Enchantment, describes her eventful 1852 journey with her mother and brother from Kansas to California over the Santa Fe trail in a large wagon train. Lovely detailed watercolors illustrate her narrative. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Little Simon, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Every Robert Sabuda pop-up book is a marvel, but America the Beautiful is singularly remarkable for its inspired interpretation of the classic American anthem. Each page presents a magnificent pop-up featuring a line from the first (and best known) verse of "America the Beautiful." Sabuda has included the song in its entirety, featuring mini pop-ups, in a small booklet on the final page. Beginning with the Golden Gate Bridge, and ending with a spectacularly regal Statue of Liberty, Sabuda's America the Beautiful is a lovely keepsake that also serves as a patriotic primer for teaching young ones about America. Clean with all pop-ups in excellent condition.

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. 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, Macmillan, 2nd pr., Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 127 pages; black and white illustrations. Discusses American birds of prey, such as eagle, hawk, osprey, and falcon, giving technical information as well as anecdotes of the author's experience with them. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, GP Putnam And Sons, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. his counting book has so much going for it that the inexplicable and jarring turn it takes at number seven is disappointing. Its most outstanding feature is Laroche's artwork-a mixture of drawing, painting, and paper-cutting on a variety of surfaces-that offers exquisite detail, from white-capped waves to feathery moth antennae to architectural features on the carefully rendered buildings. And there are more delights to this book: an afterword on the history of lighthouses; a key to the 11 found in the book; and handsome endpapers that list American lighthouses in continuous rows, state by state.

Hardcover. NY, Golden Press, 2nd pr., 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, laminated boards. Color illustrations by the author. Covers with light edgewear, soil, rubbing. Illustrated end papers. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Golden Press, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, laminated boards. Color illustrations by Feodor Rojankovsky. First published in 1949, this appears to be a 70s reprint, code letters inside rear cover stop at J. A big elephant leaves the circus, builds a house, helps the townspeople, and finds happiness. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Greenberg Publishers, 1st, 1928, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth spine, pictorial boards that are still bright. Hole is in front cover for finger to stick through as a puppet, not a defect. Pocket at back has separated from inside cover. Cut-out sheets from folder laid in. Pages are bright and clean.

Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a edgeworn dust jacket. Illustrated in 2-colors by Peter Parnall. A tale of the Navajo. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Clarion Books, 1st, 2001, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Caldecott Medal Winner for 2002. Gray covers with maroon cloth spine, gorgeous full page color illustrations. Small closed tear to bottom right corner of dust jacket, pages crisp, clean and unmarked; a beautiful book in excellent condition. Wiesner's second book to win the Caldecott Medal after his earlier "Tuesday".

Hardcover. Chicago, Whitman Publishing , Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards with light edgewear. Primary school reader. Two-color illustrations by Dorothy Wheeler. No date but appears to be 1930s.

Hardcover. NY, Viking Press, 2nd pr., 1943, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, paper over boards with white and black lettering over color illustration of young girl having tea with a squirrel. Tan cloth over spine. Edges, corners show wear. No

Hardcover. NY, Hynerion, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by the author. SIGNED BOOKPLATE BY WELLS LAID IN. Clean copy.

NY, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket with mild edgewear. B&w photos and illustrations by the author. Clean copy.

Englewood Cliffs NJ, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy pictorial boards. Cartoon illustrations by Sam Weissman. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Harper & Row, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket with mild edgewear. A little boy & girl enjoy all of nature- a field, a cow, a fence, a kittycat. Wonderful color art by Weisgard. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Clarion Books, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. The family busily prepares for Thanksgiving and has a grand feast with visiting relatives. Illustrated in color by Watson. Clean copy.

NY, Farrar Straus Giroux , 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Color illustrations by Vladimir Radunsky. Light edgewear to dust jacket. A never-before-published poem for children by the Nobel laureate:In the beginning there were just waveshammering at the obstacles . . .So begins a lovely, thought-provoking poem that Joseph Brodsky wrote in 1995. It is about the first discoverers of America -- fish, birds, then man. But it is also about a land that even today is full of secrets waiting to be discovered. Illustrated in collage and gouache by Vladimir Radunsky, this poem is, finally, a celebration of our world -- a world open to possibilities.

NY, Parents' Magazine Press, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, no dust jacket. Illustrated in color by Ungerer. The black top hat with magic powers blew into the one-legged soldier's life, made him a wealthy man, and then blew out again. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Dorling Kindersley, 1st US, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy pictorial boards. Look inside an 18th-century warship as it sails into battle on the high seas.Packed with extraordinary illustrations, this history book for children covers everything from warship design to navigation. Biesty's incredible drawings slice through a man-of-war to explore every corner, from the crow's nest to the stinking hold. Packed with fascinating facts and gory details, the pages teem with sailors going about their duties. Find out how gun crews fired a cannon, examine a surgeon's toolkit, and learn the best way to wriggle the maggots out of the ship's biscuits. Light wear to cover edges, clean copy.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 3rd pr., 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Caldecott Honor sticker on front. Collections of poems which looks at animals, insects & plants found in ponds. Outstanding illus (woodcuts) complement this charming volume. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York/London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1st thus, circa 1920, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Dark blue cloth with black and gilt trim, decoration and lettering on front cover panel and spine. 126 pages with 11 (of 12) tipped-in color plates by Edmund Dulac (lacking the frontis-illustration). Bookplate on front fly leaf, otherwise bright, clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Child Guidance Books, 1st, nd, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, Includes five pages with moving figures under cellophane (figures move automatically as book is opened or pages are turned.) Illustrated by Liz Dauber. Oblong format. Very good in glossy illustrated boards. No markings. No date but appears to 1970s.

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. North Pomfret VT, Sancho Srorybooks, 2nd pr, 2006, Hardcover, pictorial boards. When Sancho receives a magical snowboard for Christmas, he finds a message from Santa Claus along with it. With the help of some magic powder and his flying snowboard, Sancho must locate two very important elves that are lost in New York City. He soars through the air, landing in some famous landmarks, including the City Zoo, the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, and the Empire State Building, and learns a few tricks along the way. Written in rhyme and charmingly illustrated, this whimsical adventure is the perfect snow lover's Christmas story.

Softcover. Akron OH, Saalfield Publishing, 1st, 1943, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, stapled pictorial wrappers, 16 pages. Color plates by Peat. Light wear, some mild wrinkles.

Hardcover. Philadelphia, John C. Winston Company, 1st, 1935, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn and soiled dust jacket. (60 cents on flap). Color and two-color illustrations throughout by the Petershams.

Hardcover. Boston, Lee and Shepard, 1st, 1904, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, brick red cloth with white and black design on front cover. 219 pages, 8 b&w plates by Bertha Davidson. Rear cover rubbed, internally clean.

Hardcover. NY, Parker P Simmons, 1st, 1916, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, light gray cloth stamped with a 2-color design of a little girl having tea with two bunnies, Illustrated throughout with b&w photos by Henry Whittier Frees. The rabbits are posed with dolls and dressed in costumes. Inscription on front fly leaf. Front hinge partially cracked but overall a very good, clean copy.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, reprint, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket. Bob and Betty learn about life and work on the farm during a summer vacation they spend with their Uncle John and Cousin Ruben. Originally published in 1910. Foreword by Barbara Bader. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Viking Press, 1st, 1936, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn and chipped dust jacket that has been price-clipped. Bound in publisher's decorated pink paper-covered boards backed with a tan cloth spine. Stated First with no other printings. "First Published September 1936" with 1936 in Roman numerals on title page. Ferdinand is the world's most peaceful--and--beloved little bull. While all of the other bulls snort, leap, and butt their heads, Ferdinand is content to just sit and smell the flowers under his favorite cork tree. Leaf's simple storytelling paired with Lawson's pen-and-ink drawings make The Story of Ferdinand a true classic. Touch of fading to spine, clean copy. Scarce in this condition.

Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown Young Readers, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. A story of a boy, his teddy bear, and their escape the Titanic's sinking, originally told to the boy by his mother shortly after their family's escape from that tragedy, features beautiful illustrations and a fascinating glimpse into the past. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Harper & Row, 1st, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, 64 pages illustrated in 3-colors by Kessler. An I Can Read Book all about swimming. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. NY, Dorling Kindersley, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 48 pages, large format. In a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Full-color artwork, including cutaway illustrations and exploded views, explores some of the world's most famous architectural landmarks, including the Paris Opera, the Taj Mahal, and Grand Central Station. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Akron OH, Saalfield Publishing, 1st, 1924, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Green pictorial cloth hardcover with black lettering on spine and gilt and black lettering and pictorial design stamped on front cover, copyright 1924, no other dates. Illustrated by C.W. Frank and Frances Brundage, 169 pages plus ads, b&w drawings and all six color plates present. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Racine WI, Whitman Publishing, 1st US, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, orange cloth spine with color pictorial boards, 248 pages. Illustrated in color and black/white by Anne Anderson and Alan Wright. Edges of cover chipped, paper tanning, chipping to paper on rear cover. hinges tender. No date.

Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown & Co., 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a worn dust jacket, b&w drawings by Bill Ogden. While collecting money for charity in front of a supermarket, two boys become inadvertently involved in a jewel theft. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, E.P. Dutton, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket. Based on a tale by Nathaniel Hawthorne, here retold in verse. Black and white drawings and silhouettes by Marc Brown. Dust jacket with closed tear, edgewear at top of cover.

Hardcover. NY, Harper & Row, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, color illustrated cloth covers, 64 pages illustrated in 2-colors and full color by Hoff. Believed to be first printing, only 2 title by Hoff opposite title page (Danny and the Dinosaur, Sammy the Seal), and no ISBN. No dust jacket. Light edgewear to covers.

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.

Softcover. Philadelphia, David McKay Company, 1st, 1933, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Flexible stiff cardboard pictorial covers. Red cloth spine. Wonderful color cover & b/w art by Walt Disney artists. Early 1933 Disney publication issued when the song "Who's Afraid of The Big Bad Wolf?" topped the Hit Parade in the Great Depression. Bottom front corner of cover with chipping to paper, otherwise very good, clean.

Hardcover. NY, Cupples and Leon, 1st, 1917, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, small format, gray boards printed in navy with color cover plate by John B. (Johnny) Gruelle, plus color frontis and 7 additional plates and line drawings by the artist. Mild soil along spine cover, otherwise clean.

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, Exposition Press, 1st, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn jacket with fading to spine. B&w drawings by the author. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, The Macmillan Company, 1st, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a bright, chipped and price-clipped dust jacket. The adventures of a worm who devours words. Three-color illustrations by Arnold Roth throughout. Previous owner's name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. NY, Harper, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. In this breathtaking picture book Neil Gaiman's lyrical poem guides a novice traveler through the enchanted woods of a fairy tale--through lush gardens, a formidable castle, and over a perilous river--to find the way home again. Illustrated in full color by Charles Vess, Instructions features lush images of mythical creatures, magical landscapes, and canny princesses. Its message of the value of courage, wit, and wisdom makes it a perfect gift, particularly for graduation.

Hardcover. London, Frederick Warne & Co, 2nd Ed., Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, bound in original cream glazed pictorial boards with olive green spine and corners. Color illustrations throughout by Kate Greenaway. Page edges green, endpapers tanning. No date but circa 1912. Glossy paper over boards has soil amd bubbling, rubbing, hinges cracked. Inside pages very good, no markings.

Hardcover. NY, Minton, Balch & Company, 1st, 1930, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth with blue lettering and drawing of chipmunk on front cover. Squiggles the chipmunk runs off with a doll's red cape around his neck. Adventures ensue as Emmy, the doll's owner tries to retrieve it. Charming drawings by Margaret Freeman, many with red borders. Covers have light soil, previous owner's name opposite half title page. Otherwise clean.

Hardcover. NY, Dominic Books, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial glossy boards. When a jazz-loving kitten named Nicky meets a legendary trumpet player, he learns how to play jazz and word travels fast--soon all the top musicians hear about this jazz cat and want to play with him. This charming story is illustrated with photographs of Nicky with jazz greats Roy Eldridge, Lionel Hampton, Lena Horne, Quincy Jones, Abbey Lincoln, and Gerry Mulligan as they meet and make friends. The colorful graphics and rhyming text--call and response conversation between Nicky and his new musician friends--reflect the humor, rhythm, and spirit of jazz itself. Nicky the Jazz Cat teaches children about the magic of jazz, the value of friends and mentors, and the power of imagination and originality. Children and adults alike will delight in his journey from curious jazz kitten to acclaimed jazz cat. This is the true first edition published 2 years before the poerHouse edition.