Vintage & Out-of-Print Children's Illustrated Books - pg. 57 including The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbinsby: Dr. Seuss

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. As topical today as when it was first published in 1938, The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins is the story of a young boy and his unjust treatment at the hands of a king. Written in unrhymed prose, The 500 Hats is one of Dr. Seuss's earliest works, and while it may not be as well-known as his other stories, the book addresses subjects that we know the good doctor was passionate about throughout his life: the abuse of power, rivalry, and of course, zany good humor. Bright, clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Golden Press, reprint, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, 140 pages illustrated in color by Benvenuti. Presents "The Elves and the Shoemaker," "The Donkey Cabbages," "The Witch and the Children," "The Bold Little Tailor," "Rapunzel," "Jack and the Beanstalk," and "The Wee Man of the Moors."

Hardcover. NY, Random House, reprint, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket, 78 pages illustrated in 2-colors by Seuss. Here is the true story about the Godiva family, and the seven sisters who are each far too intelligent to waste time worrying about frivolous things like doing their hair, makeup, or you know, clothes. When their father is killed by a horse, they take it upon themselves to discover seven Horse Truths, one from each sister, before any of them will ever know true love. What follows is a clever, funny and sometimes touching story that is a little different from your average Dr. Seuss book. Originally published in 1939. Clean copy.

Hardcover. London, Phaidon Press, reprint, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 120 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Like new in publisher's shrink-wrap. Another classic title from world-renowned cartoonist Jean-Jacques Sempe, this illustrated children's book, originally published in French in 1969, tells the story of Martin Pebble, a little boy who has something unusual the matter with him: he keeps blushing all the time for no particular reason.

Hardcover. San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 1st, 2003, Hardcover in pictorial boards, color illustrations throughout. From the creators of Emily the Strange and Oopsy Daisy comes Bon Bon, the half-Japanese and half-French girl who possesses a sophisticated and mysterious imagination. From Vespas to Verner Panton, Pucci to Pop Art, space age lounge to 1960s sound, Bon Bon is always looking for the next intoxicating adventures. Leaf through the psychedelic and highly designed Bon Bon on the Go-Go to watch her transform the mod, mod, mod world she lives in. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 14th pr., Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket. Story of the Santa Fe trail, presented in a charming production with full color plates and marginal line drawings presenting learning lessons on a variety of Western history subjects. Stated 14th printing, rear of DJ is review for just the Paddle to the Sea. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Joliet IL, P.F. Volland Company, reprint, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards. This delightful storybook tells about Little Big Bye-and-Bye who really REALLY wants a pony! His father told him he can have one when he is bigger, which seems marvelous at first - until he realizes he's not very big yet. Story and illustrations are by Holling Clancy Holling, who wrote and illustrated many wonderful Indian books such as "Claws of the Thunderbird", "Paddle-to-the-Sea", "Tree in the Trail" and others. The Hollings lived among Native Americans for a time, and their books have been praised for their authenticity. Boards lightly worn/soiled, mild thumbing, wrinkling to pages. Colors bright.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, light green cloth covers stamped in blue. Story of the Santa Fe trail, presented in a charming production with full color plates and marginal line drawings presenting learning lessons on a variety of Western history subjects. No printing stated but an obvious reprint of a book first published in 1942. Clean copy. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 1951, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, unclipped with $3.00 on flap. The history of the Mississippi River Valley is told through the adventures of Minn, a snapping turtle, as she travels hundreds of miles downstream. As with all Holling books, it is lushly illustrated, containing many full-page color paintings, text pages that are also illustrated with black-and-white pen-and-ink drawings, and with explanatory captions in the margins. First published in Date: 1951, it received the Newbery Honor award the following year. Small ownership sticker to front fly leaf, otherwise clean and bright.

Hardcover. Boston, David R. Godine, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 109 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Vibrant color illustrations throughout. This retrospective volume is not intended to illustrate a particular story, but to display the full range of her abilities, and it is arranged according to the seasons she celebrates in her art. There are fifty of her hand-colored woodcuts in full color and an equal number in black and white. The book is large format because that is the way she works and that's what does her work justice. The text, written by her friend Lilias Hart, discusses not only her work, but also what life is like in the rigorous reaches of Northern Vermont.

Hardcover. White Plains NY, Peter Pauper Press, 1st, 2018, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. 48 pages illustrated in color by Simler. From New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book artist Isabelle Simler, a picture book (and nature guide!) to linger over. Look closely as a spider -- both a collector and an artist -- skillfully crafts a masterpiece from all that falls into her path. Patient and observant, she appreciates all the wonders that make up her landscape -- from ferns and feathers to bugs and butterflies. Readers will come back again and again to the luscious and intricate illustrations, soaking up all of Simler's delicate details. Clean copy.

Hardcover. San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 4th pr., 2017, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. SIGNED BY HARRIS AND EGGERS on the title page. If you had to name a statue, any statue, odds are good you'd mention the Statue of Liberty. Have you seen her? She's in New York. She's holding a torch. And she's in mid-stride, moving forward. But why? In this fascinating and fun take on nonfiction for kids, Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris investigate a seemingly small trait of America's most emblematic statue. What they find is about more than history, more than art. What they find in the Statue of Liberty's right foot is the powerful message of acceptance that is essential of an entire country's creation. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, William Morrow , 1st, 1941, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in worn beige cloth covers with dark brown lettering and drawing on front cover, no dust jacket. Charming story of helpful snake named Amanda illustrated with color illustrations and drawings in red by the author. Wolo, whose given name was Wolff Erhardt Anton George Trutzschuler von Falkenstein, was a puppeteer, author, illustrator, and caricaturist. AMANDA is one of five children's books he authored and illustrated for William Morrow and Company. Covers with light soiling, some paper peeling. Inside is clean.

Hardcover. NY, Houghton Mifflin Company, reprint, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Originally published in 1947, this is a quality reprint of that Caldecott Honor book. Silver medal on dj, clean copy. 123 pages with fifteen original ballads of Robin Hood with exquisitely detailed b&w illustrations by Virginia Lee Burton.

Hardcover. Minneapolis MN, Augsburg Publishing House, 1st, 1946, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards with a blue cloth spine. The story of Martin Luther for children, illustrated in color and b&w by John Ellingboe. Edgewear to covers, clean internally.

Hardcover. San Diego CA, Gulliver Books, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 52 pages. signed by both author and photographer on the dedication page. Beginning with an eloquent introduction to the Everglades, this collection of 20 poems transports readers to that unique place and challenges them to look at it intently, often through the eyes of creatures living there. Striking, full-color photographs by Ted Levin provide glimpses of a wide variety of animals, plants, and landscapes. Each poem appears on a double-page spread along with one full-page photo and one or more smaller ones. The voice of the verse varies. Some are in third-person narration: "Some rivers rush to the sea. They push and tumble and fall / but the Everglades is a river / with no hurry in her at all." Other poems are from the animals' viewpoint, like this from the otter: "But there are gators where I swim. / My life is not all play. / Sometimes I am the hunter. / Sometimes I am the prey." Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Viking Press, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket with the gold foil Caldecott Medal on the front. SIGNED BY HALL on the title page. Cooney's award-winning color paintings throughout. Also laid in: A signed typewritten note from Hall on his stationery and a newspaper article about the author. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Chicago, Rand McNally, reprint, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, 28 pages illustrated in color by Blanche Fisher Wright. Copyright date is 1917, Lovely book of nursery rhymes. Paper chipping to spine covering. Binding is holding but fragile. No markings.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth covers with maroon lettering, drawing on font cover, no dust jacket. Bright color illustrations by Nicole Rubel. Though best friends, Maggie and Chester must separate as she prefers to live in the North and he, the South. Scarce title. Light discoloration to edge of front cover, otherwise bright and clean.

Hardcover. New York, Doubleday, 1st, 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Unpaginated. Hardcover in pictorial boards with a black cloth spine. Lithograph illustrations. Cover boards show minimal wear, light rubbing, mild chipping to paper boards. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Copenhagen, Jespersen & Pio, 1961, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket with light wear, closed tear. 125 pages, color illustrations by Axel Mathiesen. No markings.

Hardcover. NY, The Viking Press, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn, unclipped dust jacket with $4.95 on flap. 58 pages (unpaginated). Illustrated alphabet (featuring double-page illustrations of ordinary and fantastic animals). Text by Hosea Tobias and Lisa Baskin. 'First Edition' stated on copyright page. A Caldecott Honor book in 1973. Mild soil, edgewear to dj, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. NY, Golden Books, 1st thus, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards. Three classic Little Golden Books reprinted in one volume. 80 pages illustrated in color by Tibor Gergely. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, HarperCollins , reprint, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. A reissued edition SIGNED BY SENDAK on the half-title page. Originally published in 1956. We follow a dream of a boy named Kenny. He must go on an adventure completing riddles given to him in order to stay in the magical land. Little does he know, these are actually life lessons we ourselves can take from the book while growing up in the real world. Illustrated in 2-colors by Sendak.

Hardcover. London, Batsford, 1st, 1954, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 256 pages, profusely illustrated in color and b/w. A detailed record of important children's books and stories from English literature between 1600 and 1900, with chapters on the "Prehistoric Age", Harris to "Alice", the triumph of nonsense, after Carroll, the importance of pictures, and more. Written by Percy Muir a distinguished English antiquarian bookseller, book collector, and bibliographer who served as president of both the Antiquarian Booksellers Association and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Clarion Books, 2nd pr., 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by Wendell Minor. A picture book biography of a lesser-known patriot in the U.S. war for independence. About a successful bookseller and his part in the Revolutionary War. Though not in the book, Knox became the first United States Secretary of War and had 2 Forts named after him.

Hardcover. NY, G.P. Putnam's Sons , 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. color illustrations by Polacco. After spending the summer with her artist grandmother, Trisha knows she wants to be an artist, too. She's thrilled when her sketches get her into Miss Chew's special art class at the high school. A substitute teacher tells her she's wasting time on art when she should be studying - but fortunately, this is one battle that Miss Chew and Trisha are up for! This true story shows just how important a teacher can be in a child's life - and celebrates the power of art itself. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Harcourt, Brace And Company, 1st, 1937, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, terra-cotta cloth with orange lettering. Beautiful full page illustrations done in khaki, black, rust and green by the author. Forward by Frank Boas. A tale based on the author's own knowledge of life in the South American jungles of a ten year old boy who goes deep into the jungle looking for honey. He forgets how his father always marks his trail, and so gets lost. This is the story of how he escapes the dangers of the jungle and finds his way back to the river and his family. Author Elizabeth K Steen (1886-1938) was an explorer and anthropologist who traveled in South America. Ex-lib. Worn at corners and spine ends. Top of spine torn, frayed.

Hardcover. NY, Henry Z. Walck, 1st, 1950, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth with black lettering on spine, pasted label on front cover. unpaginated, 12 color illustrations by Tasha Tudor. Assumed first edition with 1950 on title page, 1950 on copyright page, no other printings noted. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. NY, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 2nd pr., 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial boards, 40 pages illustrated in color by Steven Kellogg. A fantastic book about the math of saving money featuring Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician.

Hardcover. NY, Blue Sky Press, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Caldecott Honor artist Molly Bang celebrates the many wonders of the sun, with radiant words and images that illuminate the myriad ways in which the sun gives us energy and power from its light. Often taken for granted, the sun gives us more than its light. Here, Molly Bang presents a celebration of the wonder and power of the sun and its radiance. With dazzling paintings and a simple poetic text, MY LIGHT follows the paths of the sun's rays, showing the many ways in which we obtain energy from its light. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. NY, Oxford University Press, 1st, 1954, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth stamped with lettering and decorative art. 40 pages illustrated in 2 and 3-colors by Lenski. "Twenty-one original melodies composed by Clyde Robert Bulla capture perfectly the spirit of Miss Lenski's verse." No dust jacket. Faint pencil marks to cover, interior clean.

Softcover. Beijing, Zhaohua Publishing House, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 40 pages. Lovely color illustrations throughout by Zhu Chengliang. Clean copy. An adventure story set in old China.

Hardcover. Cambridge MA, Candlewick Press, 2nd pr., 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Aristotle the kitten is so adventurous that it's a good thing cats have nine lives. What's even better is that Aristotle has found the kind witch Bella Donna to be his owner. Somehow she is always there when he gets into trouble, whether tumbling down the chimney, tipping over a giant milk jug, or tearing away from a snarling watchdog - just as a truck comes careening by. Is it luck? Or maybe a little bit of magic? Dick King-Smith's mischievous narrative and Bob Graham's sweet, humorous watercolors capture the first eight lives of a kitten. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1st, 1964, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial cloth, 40 pages with wonderful 3-color woodcuts by Robert Quackenbush. Covers are worn and shabby looking, inside pages bright and clean. Small notation on title page. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Kenosha WI, John Martin's House, 1st, 1947, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, 32 pages illustrated in color by Klara. Johnny was lonesome for a playmate. He went to heaven to tell St. Peter his wish and St. Peter promised to send him a baby sister. Just after Christmas his baby sister arrives. Previous owner's inscription on inside front cover, Light bump to top corner.

Hardcover. Somerville MA, Candlewick Press , 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Drawing is what Ramon does. It's what makes him happy. But in one split second, all that changes. A single reckless remark by Ramon's older brother, Leon, turns Ramon's carefree sketches into joyless struggles. Luckily for Ramon, though, his little sister, Marisol, sees the world differently. She opens his eyes to something a lot more valuable than getting things just "right." Combining the spareness of fable with the potency of parable, Peter Reynolds shines a bright beam of light on the need to kindle and tend our creative flames with care. INSCRIBED BY REYNOLDS with a small sketch on the half-title page. Clean.

Hardcover. Brookfield CT, Millbrook Press, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial boards, color illustrations by Peter Parnall. A rare insight into the world of bird anatomy and flight depicts the metamorphosis of a young boy whose human anatomy fades away as he begins to feel as a bird feels. Clean copy, no dust jacket.

Hardcover. Paris, Librairie Armand Colin, 1st, 1956, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, gazed boards, 32 pages illustrated in color and b&w. French text. Small chip to spine otherwise clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. Limpsfield UK, Paper Tiger, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket, 70 pages. 30 fables collected by the mysterious Marie de France, lavishly illustrated by Jason Carter and with new translations from original manuscripts. Carter's ancient-look, colorful artwork adds to the appeal. (The publisher has added `pre-foxed' pages.) Three of the tales are : The Bitch and Her Litter, The King of the Frogs, and The Crow Who Found Peacock Feathers. Each has an attached moral. Previous owner's inscription on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. Seattle WA, Laughing Elephant, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Beloved Swedish artists Carl and Karin Larsson made their home a living testament to their aesthetics. They designed, built and decorated the furniture, wove and embroidered all the textiles, and painted the walls of the lovely cottage where they and their children lived in great happiness. The Larssons inspired a uniquely Scandinavian design style that was, and is, hugely influential. Carl's paintings captured the beauty and happiness of their home, and these illustrate this volume. Welleran Poltarnees' text considers the truths of home and family, and the resultant book is a loving testimony to the transformative powers of art and love. 26 pages in color, clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 99 pages, illustrated throughout in color by Gennady Spirin. Pages without illustrations are decorated with elegant and delicate borders. Faux marbled endpapers. Translator Brodmann has been celebrated in her native Germany for her work with juvenile literature. Stated first printing. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. NY, Sterling, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards with blue cloth spine, 12 pages with 6 pop-up spreads. Call me Ishmael." Three of the most famous words in all literature, they begin Herman Melville's masterpiece, Moby-Dick. Now, the epic saga of Captain Ahab's obsessive quest for the white whale comes vividly to life in this three-dimensional graphic novel, the first of its kind. This phenomenal work is the creation of multi-talented artist Sam Ita, apprentice to Robert Sabuda, one of the world's master paper engineers. Every amazing element is awe-inspiring: there's not just one pop-up per spread, but several, surrounded by colorful comic book-style panels that convey the story's drama. Some of the pops-ups are huge and incredibly detailed, like the Pequod itself, which rises gloriously from the page, complete with rigging. Others, smaller but no less wonderful, hide beneath flaps and folds. In one instance, readers actually get to look through a 3-D periscope and see Ishmael through the lens, drifting in the ocean. Clean copy w/o any flaws to paper.

Hardcover. NY, Sterling, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards with a maroon cloth spine. 12 pages with 6 color pop=ups. Paper-crafting genius Sam Ita gives Jules Verne's engrossing undersea story a unique and amazing presentation. Ita literally takes graphic novels into another dimension with breathtaking designs that pop, flaps that lift, parts that move, and art that astonishes. There's nothing like it out on the market. You won't believe your eyes as you join Captain Nemo on an unforgettable adventure: submarines, sea monsters, and even the lost city of Atlantis (complete with ancient artifacts, temples, and columns) rise from the page as if emerging from the waves. Take a 3-D look inside Jules Verne's visionary submarine; sit with the sailors at their lobster-laden table; pull a lever to move the diving gauge; and face a giant squid as its slippery tentacles attack the Nautilus and her crew. Clean copy with no flaws to the paper cut-outs.

Hardcover. NY, Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1st US, 1935, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards with a green cloth spine with fraying to top and bottom. Decorative endpapers with lots of elephants against a marbled blue background, no dust jacket. Oversize, 14 1/2" tall. The 3rd Babar book. Babar and Celeste build a city for the elephants. Imaginative and rich color artwork throughout 48 pages with hand-lettered text. Covers with edges and corners worn, light soiling. Several pages with mild soil, stain to edges, margins. One page loose. No markings. Overall a good copy of the scarce first American edition.

Hardcover. NY, Stewart Tabori & Chang, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Cream parchment over brown cloth-covered boards, illustrated in color by Gary Kelley, designed by Rita Marshall. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Edinburgh, Floris Books, reprint, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, oblong format. Originally published in Swedish in 1899. This is a revised version of the first English edition, published by G.P. Putnam's Sons of New York in 1974 with text translated from Lennart Rudstrom's 1968 adaptation of Larsson's original words. The paintings in this book depict Larsson's home in the village of Sundhorn in western Sweden, where he lived with his wife Karin and eight children. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. NY, Viking Childrens Books, 1st US, 2022, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Color illustrations by Magenta Fox. Meet Maud: a guinea pig who inexplicably wears a judo suit--and not everyone understands or approves. When Maud is thrown into a new and confusing situation, it takes brave decisions and serendipitous encounters for her to find her place and embrace her individuality. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Lothrop Lee & Shepard , 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Lovely color illustrations by Jan Ormerod. One winter morning Jenny discovers a hawk has come to the farm, and she develops a rapport with the graceful sky dancer. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, HarperCollins, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket with mild edgewear. From a fantastic explosion is born the legendary Monkey King, the clever and courageous hero of one of the best-known stories from China. The Chinese folk tale is reinterpreted by the Caldecott medalist with paper collage. Two fold-out pages. Clean copy.