Softcover. NY, Platt & Munk Co., 1st thus, 1934, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. A fresh, clean, well bound copy. 6 leaves (12 pages) including the cover. Color illustrated front cover with interior of alternating spreads of color and black and white. Illustrations by Eulalie Banks. Stapled binding. Pages are clean and bright.
Softcover. NY, Platt & Munk Co., 1st thus, 1934, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. A fresh, clean, well bound copy. 6 leaves (12 pages) including the cover. Color illustrated front cover with interior of alternating spreads of color and black and white. Illustrations by Eulalie Banks. Stapled binding. Pages are clean and bright.
Hardcover. NY, Charles Renard , 1st, 1925, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, orange cloth covered book with full size paste-on plate. Cloth has wear on corners. Cover plate is an illustration of Jackie standing on a raft. Previous owner's name in pencil on half-title page. Clean interior pages with 21 full page action photo drawings in b&w. Adapted from Willard Mack's Metro Photoplay of the same name. Mild soil to covers.
Hardcover. NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 1938, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover in a worn, chipped dust jacket, quarter red cloth over pictorial boards. First Edition stated on copyright page. 88 pages; color illustrations, including endpapers by Duvoisin. A tale of brown peoples and Hindu temples, mud huts, fighting cocks and volcanoes. SIGNED BY DUVOISIN opposite title page.
Hardcover. NY, Four Winds Press, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 48 pages. The classic fairy tale retold here with Goreys two-color illustrations throughout. Clean copy
Hardcover. Paris, Jardin des Modes, 1st, 1933, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, yellow pictorial boards, 14.25'' x 10.25'', black cloth spine. 48 pages. Color illustrations. Pictorial endpapers. First French edition of the third installment of the adventures of Babar, the orphaned elephant. An unusually bright, clean copy of a book often found in rough shape. Some mild soil to yellow boards. Beautful collector's copy.
Hardcover. London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glazed boards, 6 amazing complex double page colored pop-ups, plus pop-up box inside upper cover, and 4 full page colored illustrations and brief text. Ben's mother's discarded washing machine box brings him face to face with dragons, a giant octopus and a whale, and takes him out into space. Previous owner's bookplate on inside front cover, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. NY/Cleveland, World Publishing Company, 1st US, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. First American edition 8.25 x 7.75". Unpaginated [52 pages]. Essentially an artists' book created by the noted Italian futurist, Munari, widely regarded as one of the most influential book-designers of the 20th century. Illustrations feature translucent overlays and brightly colored pages with die cut edges and windows. Voted the New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book 1969 winner. Previous owner;s inscription on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. NY, Coward-McCann, 1st, 1959, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, yellow cloth covers stamped with blue design, 60 pages. Illustrated in b&w by Leonard Shortall. Mild soil to yellow boards, no markings. Six-year-old Stephen discovered a new sign on the Museum, "Animal Lending Library," a place which lent animals to children who were at least seven years old. During the next few weeks, Stephen thought about nothing except how he could borrow a small, brown rabbit.
Hardcover. Boston, David R. Godine, 1st thus, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. llustrated in color and b&w by Lauren Mills. Diamond, a young boy living in nineteenth-century London, has many adventures as he travels with the beautiful lady North Wind and comes to know the many facets of her protective and violent temper. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Bronx NY, Child Guidance Books, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy pictorial boards. "Cut-out, stiff paper characters move on top of the illustrated page as the opposing page of text is turned. The characters are covered by a thin sheet of plastic [which protects from damage] and they move under the plastic." The five action scenes show pigs dancing, a wolf huffing and puffing to blow down a straw house, Mr. Wolf's paw moving to knock on a pig's door, pigs riding a merry-go-round, and a pig in a barrel rolling downhill chasing after the wolf. No dust jacket, as issued. Color illustrations by David K. Stone.
Hardcover. Bronx NY, Child Guidance Books, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy pictorial boards. "Cut-out, stiff paper characters move on top of the illustrated page as the opposing page of text is turned. The characters are covered by a thin sheet of plastic [which protects from damage] and they move under the plastic." No dust jacket, as issued. Color illustrations by Tom O'Sullivan. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Macmillan, 1st thus, 1929, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, gray cloth with silver lettering on spine, silver design on front cover. Frontispiece, three double-page illustrations in color and b&w line plates by Pamela Bianco. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. Chicago, Follett Publishing Co., 1st thus, 1968, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket. First edition thus, with new color illustrations by Joseph Low. Originally published in 1940 by Harper and Brothers. Ex-lib but only sign is residue to front endpapers, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. London, William Heinemann, reprint, 1909, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in green cloth covers stamped in black, gilt title on spine, 416 pages. Features 8 plates in color and 174 richly detailed illustrations in b&w by Hans Tegner. First published in 1900, this subtitled The Queen's Edition published in 1909. Edges and corners of cloth worn, spine faded. Inscription on half-title page.
Hardcover. NY, Doubleday & Company, 1st, 1952, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover in a worn, chipped dust jacket. Book is very good, blue boards stamped in black. Lovely b&w photos by the author illustrate this volume celebrating the wildlife found in a brook. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Harper & Row, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn, price-clipped dust jacket. A poem in celebration of the special love between parents and their children around the world. Pictures adapted from Faith Hubley's awqrd-winning film Step By Step. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1st, 1957, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, orange cloth stamped in black. 41 pages illustrated in two and three colors by the author. Tale of a young boy set in contemporary (1950s) Japan. Inscription on front fly leaf. An unfortunate musty odor.
Softcover. Chicago, Marshall Field & Co. , 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 7 1/2" square booklet, with four full-page color illustrations, and b&w line drawings illustrating nursery rhymes. Four actual handkerchiefs, 2 attached, 2 loose, all excellent condition. Rare in this condition.
Hardcover. NY, Walker & Company, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 118 pages illustrated in b&w by Patricia Lynn. Details the early years in the life of the "frontier President," describing how the fatherless boy became a landowner at age three, a rebel scout at thirteen, and a lawyer at twenty. Clean copy.
Hardcover. London, Victoria & Albert Museum, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. "This collection of illustrations from the National Art Library at the V&A contains well-known and unfamiliar fables accompanied by contemporary texts and translations, often with a topical or satirical content. It gives a cross-section of illustrative styles from the 15th to the 20th centuries. Fabulous color and b/w illustrations throughout. A wonderful reference volume, with a small bibliography and an "Analysis by Theme" at rear (plus Index)." Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Rand McNally & Company, 4th pr., 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards. Lovely story based on the true life of a baker's boy and the legendary Lipizzan stallion Borina, who performed a record ten courbettes in a row. Many b&w illustrations by Wesley Dennis, 2 double-page spreads and endpapers in color.
Hardcover. Boston, The Peterkin Papers, 1st illust. thus, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, black cloth covers with color paste-down on front cover. Four color plates by Harold Brett, many b&w drawings in text, not credited. 219 pages. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Crown Publishers, 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket with light edgewear, price-clipped. Here is a story of Salem and the frightening time of the Witch Hunts emphasizing the role of John Alden, one of the unjustly accused "witches." Beautiful b&w illustrations throughout by Charles Mikolaycak.
Hardcover. NY, Greenwillow Books, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket with mils shelf wear. A wordless work of nautical imagination, with charming illustrations in blue by award-winning artist Peter Sis. Hans Christian Andersen Medal-winning artist Peter Sis's entrancing, joyful, and detailed illustrations mix technical prowess with a love for the medium.
Hardcover. NY, Clarion Books, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Judy Sierra's retellings are humorous, spirited, respectful of the stories' origins, and attuned to the needs of young listeners. She offers advice for the storyteller as well as source notes and a bibliography. Images and motifs from the traditional artwork or each country appear in Stefano Vitale's splendid illustrations. Eighteen simple stories from international folklore, grouped around six themes. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Harper & Row, reprint, circa 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, illustrated boards with a black cloth spine. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak in b&w. A beautiful reprint of the classic 1960 edition. No dust jacket, clean. (Imprint is Harper & Row, so not a first. No ISBN so mid-or late 1960s).
Hardcover. Boston, David R. Godine, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in an unclipped dust jacket with fading to spine. 85 pages with full-page b&w illustrations throughout by Joe Servello. No markings.
Hardcover. NY, Henry Z. Walck, 1st, 1952, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, light blue cloth covers, no dust jacket. 48 pages illustrated in color and b&w by Tasha Tudor. No markings.
Hardcover. Paris, Plon-Nourrit, reprint, Hardcover. Collection of 24 traditional French songs & rhymes sung by & to children c. 1900 (no date in book), arranged by J. B. Weckerlin, with charming watercolor illustrations by M. B. de Monvel throughout the 48 pages. Oblong hardcover has decorative red cloth-covered boards, embossed lettering in black & gilt to front cover. FRENCH TEXT. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1st, 1958, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth covers with white titles. 146 pages, illustrated with b&w photos. Fading to cloth spine, name on front endpapers, otherwise clean, very good.
Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st, 1943, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Poor, Hardcover, white boards stamped in red, 25 pages. Dust jacket poor, chunks missing, tape repairs. Illustrated in color by Flavia Gag. Pencil name on half-title page, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. NY, Grosset & Dunlap, 1st US, 1969, Book: Good, Hardcover, pictorial boards, slim volume of 20 pages. Notable for its remarkable illustrations by a Belgian artist, Iliane Roels.Mild soil to covers.
Hardcover. NY, Harper & Brothers, 1st, 1962, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial glossy boards, 64 pages illustrated in 3-colors by Mary Chalmers. First Edition. Two little brothers in a quandary as to what they should get their Mother for her birthday. Light edgewear, name on front fly leaf.
Hardcover. NY, Whittlesey House, 2nd pr., 1945, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket with small closed tears, 68 pages. Illustrated in color and b&w. Part of the Teenie Weenies series. "The Teenie Weenies is a comic strip created and illustrated by William Donahey that first appeared in 1914 in the Chicago Tribune and ran for over 50 years. Small inscription on front endpapers.
Hardcover. London, George Routledge and Sons, Hardcover, Thin square 16mo, original pictorial boards with a green cloth spine. Orange endpapers. 80 pages illustrated throughout in color by Kate Greenaway. Printed by Edmund Evans. The front and backboard are illustrated with the same picture of two flower bearing girls, standing against a small fence that holds the title information. Underneath them a garland of roses is depicted. This beautiful little book is all about flowers and their meanings. No date but appears to be very early, if not a first printing. Clean with mild edgewear.
Hardcover. NY, Harry N. Abrams, 1st US, 2024, Book: Very Good, Hardcover, 56 pages. In Jim Curious and the Jungle Journey, a young boy goes on an adventure in an old-fashioned diving suit. After waking up in bed (or is he really awake?), Jim walks through a mirror and into a shallow swamp that leads to a mysterious island. There, in the jungle, he encounters snakes, monkeys, and a giant turtle, as well as some creepy-crawly creatures, before discovering an ancient abandoned temple deep in the heart of the jungle. There are two pairs of 3-D glasses at the back of the book to add to your reading pleasure. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Harry N. Abrams, 1st US, 2024, Book: Very Good, Hardcover, 56 pages. In Jim Curious and the Jungle Journey, a young boy goes on an adventure in an old-fashioned diving suit. After waking up in bed (or is he really awake?), Jim walks through a mirror and into a shallow swamp that leads to a mysterious island. There, in the jungle, he encounters snakes, monkeys, and a giant turtle, as well as some creepy-crawly creatures, before discovering an ancient abandoned temple deep in the heart of the jungle. There are two pairs of 3-D glasses at the back of the book to add to your reading pleasure. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Grosset and Dunlap, reprint, 1946, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn and chipped dust jacket. Reprint edition, "printed in large, easy-to-read type." B&w illustrations by Harrison Cady. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Grosset and Dunlap, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in blue tweed binding, lightly worn and chipped dust jacket. Green Meadow Series. Reprint edition, "printed in large, easy-to-read type." Four b&w illustrations by Harrison Cady. Clean copy. Copyright page states 1920 but this appears to be a late 1940s-early 50s reprint.
Hardcover. NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 14th pr., 1958, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, bright orange covers stamped with title and drawing of Freddy on front. Nice copy of the first in the classic series by Brooks. No dust jacket. Clean.
Hardcover. Joliet IL, P.F. Volland Co., 1st, 1929, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Poor, Hardcover with tattered dust jacket with most of rear panel and half of spine gone. The book itself is in exceptional condition. gilt-lettered with gilt decorated golden cloth, nice, clean, bright copy, with title vignette and 10 full page color plates and endpapers by John E. Perkins. Publisher's Inglenook Series. Clean copy.
Softcover. NY, Artists and Writers Guild, 1st US, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, color pictorial paper wrappers. 6 full-page three-color illustrations and several b&w illustrations by Aldin. Light worn at edges, some light wear to covers, else a clean, tight copy without dust jacket as issued. First US edition. A charming story of a young girl and her dog, a little black Scotch Terrier puppy named Smut, as they go about their lives, encountering other dogs, policemen, and even horses. Cecil Aldin was a British artist best known for his paintings and sketches of animals and rural life, all of which is magnificently captured in this delightful tale. Small worm hole to fore-edge, paper tanning, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. NY, Grosset and Dunlap, reprint, 1943, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in rust tweed binding, lightly worn and chipped dust jacket with tear to fore-edge. Reprint edition, "printed in large, easy-to-read type." B&w illustrations by Harrison Cady. Spine faded.
NY, Stewart Tabori & Chang, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Descriptions of twenty-six (one for each letter of the alphabet) unfamiliar but everyday foods from around the world include couscous, rijsttafel, goulash, kebabs, and Welsh rabbit. Color art by author. Clean.
Hardcover. NY, Dial Books, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards. When the first mate of the good ship Sea Urchin does battle with the bloodthirsty Ghost Pirate and his spooky horde, he meets these ghostly figures in 9 excellent holograms by illustrator Brian Lee that can be seen on almost all the pages and through die-cut windows.
Record # 382737
Price: $15.00
Vintage & Collectible Children's Picture Books
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