Hardcover. London/NY, Frederick Warne, reprint, nd, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth. 57 pages in color by Greenaway. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Atheneum, 2nd pr., 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, color illustrations by Robin Preiss Glasser. Determined to be as perfect and neat as her older sister Olivia, Sophie tries to be tidy, but the more she tries the messier she becomes while her sister watches in exasperation, in a delightful book that keeps readers amused as they follow Sophie's funny and appealing antics. Inscription on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. NY, Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1st US, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket. Sir Cedric's vacation in Jerusalem with his family and servants is interrupted when his wife, Lady Matilda, and daughter, Edwina the Fair, are kidnapped by evil Abdul the Heavy. Color illustrations by Gerrard. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Four Winds Press, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, brown cloth covers with pink lettering. Lacks dust jacket. 32 pages illustrated in color by Gerstein. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Crowell-Collier Press, 1st, 1962, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth boards. 64 pages illustrated with b&w cartoon-like drawings by Robert Jones. Mild soil to covers, name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. NY, The Viking Press, 5th pr., 1950, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, gray cloth covers stamped in blue, 56 pages illustrated in color and b&w by Herrera. Covers with some discoloration, interior clean, no markings.
Hardcover. NY, Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 38 pages illustrated in color by the author. A young girl keeps a journal about the people and events in her life. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Grand Rapids MI, Zonderkidz , 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial boards, 32 pages illustrated in color by David McPhail. When a bunny is born in spring, he sees the world as green and new and full of hope. But as the seasons change, the bunny worries that the earth may be dying. Sally Lloyd-Jones' picture book celebrates the Easter season and rebirth. Award-winning artist David McPhail's whimsical illustrations reflect the beauty of the world around us, No dust jacket. Clean, bright copy.
Hardcover. NY, Schwartz & Wade, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, no dust jacket. 48 pages illustrated by the author in b&w and two colors. When Mini finds a small moppet of a dog, with fluffy ears, no collar, and wearing yellow booties, she understandably wants to take it home. Despite Mom's insistence that the dog probably already has a family, Mini gets attached and is awfully proud of her new pal, who can sing, sit, and give both paws. But when the pup runs off one day at the park, Mini comes to understand how someone else out there might be missing the little guy too.
Hardcover. NY, Greenwillow Books, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket. 32 pages illustrated in color by Domanska. After doing three errands for his family in his own way, the simple Marek is content to sit on the stove catching flies all day long. A Slavic folk tale. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Boston, David R. Godine, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, 32 pages illustrated in b&w by the author. Tim is so discouraged and bored by life at home and school that he seizes a chance to join a circus, not knowing what really awaits him. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Arthur A. Levine Books, reprint, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, oblong format. 32 pages with gorgeous watercolors by McCully. Mingyi, a desperate woman who does not want to marry the no-good Soong Ling, seeks the help of Master Wu Mei, the "beautiful warrior" who teaches Mingyi the philosophy and techniques of kung fu to defend herself against her suitor. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Lothrop Lee & Shepard, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Carried off to a frozen land by the giants to be their king, Lord Buckley misses the delights of summer and spring. Color illustrations by Hawkes.
Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, BC Ed., Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, 32 pages illustrated in color by Kahl. An adventurous boy is warned about giants when he sets out to see the world that lays beyond his home in the forest. Weekly Reader Book Club Edition.
Hardcover. NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, 32 pages illustrated in color by Alan Lee. Seeking to become the best fiddler in the land, a boy angers the moon, who seeks revenge by making his sister mute, but when a monster threatens the land, it is only the boy's music that can subdue it and restore his sister's voice, Name on front fly leaf otherwise clean.
Hardcover. NY, Harper & Row, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. 28 pages with color woodcuts by David Frampton. Through lilting poetic prose and glowing woodcuts, Kuskin and Frampton present a hommage to the holy city of Jerusalem, home of the three major religions. Four thousand years of the city's history are described, beginning with King David's conquest over Goliath, continuing through the Six Day War. In spite of all the battles, burnings, and rebuildings, the city stands majestically "shining still.'' It is to Kuskin's credit that she describes the city's 4000-year history in such a brief form, while still conveying a personal sense of the place. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Parents Magazine Press, 1st, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial boards, 36 pages with color art by Ati Forberg. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, no dust jacket. Decorated endpapers. Adapted from the original opera libretto by Leigh Dean. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1st US, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket. Sir Cedric's vacation in Jerusalem with his family and servants is interrupted when his wife, Lady Matilda, and daughter, Edwina the Fair, are kidnapped by evil Abdul the Heavy. Color illustrations by Gerrard. Inscription on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.
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.
Hardcover. NY, Dial Press, BC Ed., Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, 32 pages illustrated in 3-colors by Kellogg, In this charming picture book, a little boy tries to think of all sorts of methods that would help him grow bigger than his bossy older brother. A Book Club Edition. Clean.
Hardcover. NY, Harper and Row, 1st, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial cloth, no dust jacket, 64 pages illustrated in 3-colors by Arnold Lobel. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Platt & Munk, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, yellow cloth covers stamped in black. The kindness and determination of the Little Blue Engine have inspired millions of children around the world since the story was first published in 1930. Cherished by readers for over ninety years, The Little Engine That Could is a classic tale of the little engine that, despite her size, triumphantly pulls a train full of wonderful things to the children waiting on the other side of a mountain. Illustrated in color by George and Doris Hauman. Clean, no dust jacket.
Hardcover. Middlebury VT, Vermont Folklife Center, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. In rural Quebec in the 1830s, Jenny is hired to help a family by cooking and cleaning after her predecessor, the beloved Emily, has died, but Jenny is mysteriously prevented from completing one of her chores. Color illustrations by Lydia Dabcovich.
Hardcover. NY, Parents' Magazine Press, 1st, 1968, Hardcover, pictorial cloth. 42 pages illustrated in color by Lionel Kalish. A tale of a fiddler and his "very special" dancing cat. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Random House, reprint, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards with gray cloth spine. Color illustrations by Masha. Small name on front fly leaf, light edge and corner wear to boards.
Hardcover. NY, Golden Press, 1st, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Poor, Hardcover, pictorial cloth in a worn, tape-repaired dust jacket. 140 pages illustrated in color and b&w by Robert J. Lee. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Anne Shwartz/Atheneum, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 18 silly poems with full color illustrations done as collages by Kroninger. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Honesdale PA, Boyds Mills, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Luminous watercolor art by Ted Lewin. When Adam's family leaves Russia for America, Grandfather gives him an ancient prayer shawl that has been passed down from generation to generation, and in time, an older Adam passes the prayer shawl down to his own grandson. Inscribed on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. NY, Holiday House, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy pictorial boards. Look! An elephant eats. Look! Giraffes drink. Look! A warthog digs. A gorilla hides, wild dogs listen, zebras run, monkeys sit, hippos splash, and a rhino naps. Each line of text is illustrated by a two-page spread with a beautiful painting of an animal Ted Lewin has seen on his journeys to Africa. At the end of the story, a boy reads, plays, and dreams, surrounded by toy animals that represent each of the real ones. Clean copy.
Hardcover. San Diego/NY, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, reprint, 1989, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy pictorial boards illustrated in 3-colos throughout. Ex-library but fairly clean with light stamp to front fly leaf and envelope residue to inside rear cover. First published in 1951 and a winner of a Caldecott Medal.
Hardcover. San Francisco, Chronicle Books , 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, lovely color illustrations by Sylvia Long. Pete is a shy young boy whose family has moved away from all that is familiar and comfortable to him. In his new town Pete discovers a hill where he can watch hawks fly, and a reclusive woman who cares for injured wild birds. Pete and the woman communicate through the love that they share for wild creatures. Pete discovers there are things he can do that are important to the earth and all the creatures dwelling here. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Harper & Row, 1st, 1962, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, 96 pages illustrated in b&w by Lobel. Introduces various aspects of Indian life through such handicraft projects as masks, corn-husk dolls, and a tepee. Ex-lib with light stamping, residue to rear inside cover, no dust jacket.
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. NY, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 4th pr, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Sweetness was determined not to go back to scrubbing the orphanage floor with a toothbrush, so ran away to the desert, foiled an outlaw, and found a Pa (the sheriff) for herself and the other seven orphans. Interesting pictures in gouache, acrylic, and pencil by Karas. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, BC Ed., Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, 32 pages illustrated in color by Kahl. An adventurous boy is warned about giants when he sets out to see the world that lays beyond his home in the forest. Weekly Reader Book Club Edition.
Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 8th pr., 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Black & white illustrations by Macaulay. Lavishly illustrated Caldecott Honor book about the construction of an imaginary French Gothic cathedral. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Brookfield CT, Roaring Brook Press, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 32 pages illustrated in color by Macdonald. Square-jawed, muscle-bound Jack awakens and embarks on a host of fabulous adventures. Shot from a cannon directly into a spiffy blue suit, he grapples with an alligator and conquers a space alien and giant robot from the wings of his personal airplane- all on his way to work as Chief Flavor Tester in the World's Best Ice Cream Company. Clean copy.
Hardcover. London, Collins, reprint, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Black & white illustrations by Macaulay. Lavishly illustrated Caldecott Honor book about the construction of an imaginary French Gothic cathedral. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, reprint, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Color illustrations by Brown. In Venice, city of cats and canals, a little striped cat is befriended by a canal boatman's son and gets a name and a home. Library binding, some tape residue to boards but no stamping, clean interior.
Hardcover. Honolulu, Tongg Publishing, 1st, 1940, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, maroon cloth with a color pictorial paste-down on the front cover. 48 pages, color illustrations by Cornelia MacIntyre Foley. True first edition of 1940 from original Hawaiian publisher (the 1952 reissue is often mistakenly identified as the first). A little Hawaiian girl explores the crater of Kilauea in search of the legendary Madame Pele the Fire Goddess; she meets a mysterious old woman living in The Green Cottage (Madame Pele herself??) who gives her a basket of flowers. Some discoloration to the maroon cloth on front, inscription on front endpaper, light bump to top corner.
Hardcover. Cambridge MA, Candlewick Press, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Here, gathered together by Reeve Lindbergh, are 77 treasured poems and prayers from many cultures and faiths. With fresh, bright, and joyous illustrations by acclaimed artists from four different countries. Clean copy.
Hardcover. New York, Harper & Row , 1st, 1964, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Poor, Hardcover in a worn dust jacket, ex-lib with stamping, residue to rear endpapers. Color illustrations by Uri Shulevitz. Mr. Fanshaw and his grandson Will have a kitten show up at their door. Can the kitten help to solve the mystery in their woods?
Hardcover. NY, Simon & Schuster , 5th pr., 2017, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Illustrated in colot by Sima. Growing up in the ocean, Kelp has always assumed that he was a narwhal like the rest of his family. Sure, he's always been a little bit different--his tusk isn't as long, he's not as good of a swimmer, and he really doesn't enjoy the cuisine. Then one night, an extra strong current sweeps Kelp to the surface, where he spots a mysterious creature that looks just like him! Kelp discovers that he and the creature are actually unicorns. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Walker Books, 1st US, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. A woman tells her grandchildren about an ugly hat she once had as a young girl and what happened when she accidentally lost it. In soft pencil and watercolor, Milne's art nicely evokes the South African setting in its many details, including Papa's general store. 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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