Children's Illustrated

Hardcover. New York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 108 pages. Hardcover. Full color illustrations by Barry Moser. Dust jacket with spine fade, light edgewear. Clean, tight copy. Stories of the trickster hero Jahdu retold by Virgina Hamilton.

Hardcover. Philadephia, Penn Publishing, 1st, 1926, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth covered boards with applied color cover art of pirates storming ship. 4 b&w plates and chapter decorations by Lee, 315 pages. Light shelf wear, no marking.

New York, Abrams, 1st U.S., 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Retold and illustrated in color by the authors, with SIGNED BOOK PLATE BY BOTH LAID-IN. Tight copy.

Hardcover. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott, 1st, 1939, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 64 pages. Pictorial boards with black cloth spine. Full color and black & white illustrations by Marguerite Kirmse. Faint foxing along hinges on preliminary pages. Rubbing along cover edges and spine, upper right corners with shallow bump. Clean, unmarked text.

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. New York, Greenwillow, 1st , 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Color illustrations by Dan Yaccarino. Clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. Chicago, Scott, Foresman and Company, Reprint, 1951, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 160 pages. Hardcover. Full color illustrations by Keith Ward and Eleanor Campbell. "Public School 201, 155 St. & 65 Avenue, Flushing, N. Y." stamped at top right left corner of title page. Light rubbing, surface soiling to covers. Clean, unmarked pages.

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. New York , Random House, Early edition, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Illustrated in red, blue & black by Seuss. Beginner Book. No price on front flap, unclipped. Rear flap with reviews of Cat in the Hat. Back panel lists other Beginner Books, ending with: Are You My Mother? Clean, beautiful copy.

Hardcover. New York, Harper & Brothers, 1st, 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Non-Paginated. Hardcover. Previous owners inscription in a fine hand along top edge of inside front cover dated 1939. Full color and black & white illustrations by Barbara Latham. Rubbing to edges and corners of covers. Degree of age toning to page edges. Clean, unmarked 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. Boston, Houghton Mifflin , 1st, 1955, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover. Illustrated in 2-color, full-color by Booz. Dust jacket chipped, edgeworn.

Hardcover. London, England, Faber and Faber Limited, 1st, N. D., Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, unpaginated, in French, color illustrations by author, clean, tight copy, cover slightly warped, slight foxing. Not dated but from around 1945.

Hardcover. NY, Viking Press, 3rd pr., 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, turquoise cloth stamped in dark blue with a sketch of Madeline on a horse on the cover. 56 pages illustrated in color by Bemelmans. No dust jacket. Light wear to corners otherwise clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. Kenosha, WI, John Martin House , 1st, 1946, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None , Color illustrations by Kippy. A twin book. Plastic spiral-bound. Heavy paper covers. Minor wear to edges.

Hardcover. San Diego, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, unpaginated, color illustrations by Errol Le Cain, very clean, tight copy, like new.

Hardcover. New York , Dial Books, 10th pr., 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 151 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Color, B&W illustrations by Jerry Pinkney. Tight copy. A retelling of the Afro-American tales about the adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies.

Birmingham AL, Crane Hill, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by Ernie Eldredge. Dust jacket with light edgewear.In this fantasy tale Billy Bobbity banishes his brother from their messy room but soon regrets his action and begins the search for the missing Henry. Clean copy.

Hardcover. San Diego, Harcourt Brace Janovich, 1st, 1992, 69 pages. Gray boards bumped at bottom edge. Very good pictorial dust jacket. B&w engraved plates by Barry Moser.

Hardcover. London, William Heinemann Ltd., 1st, 1930, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, bound in the publisher's gray paper covered hardboards with blue title lettering to front board. This is the rare first printing of Alison Uttley's second book. 109 pages,color illustrations by Margaret Tempest. Light chipping to paper on spine. A couple smudged pages, binding firm, a penciled name on half-title page, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. NY, Farrar, Straus and Giroux , 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR on title page. Clean, tight hardcover. In the summer of 1851, the clipper Flying Cloud made the journey from New York City to San Francisco in a record-breaking 89 days and 21 hours despite several setbacks and dangers along the way. Much of the credit for that voyage goes to Ellen Prentiss Creesy, the ship's navigator. Based on the true story of that voyage, this book expertly describes Prentiss's early life, her love for the sea and the science of navigation, her marriage to Captain Perkins Creesy, and their remarkable accomplishment. Readers will find this fictionalized account gripping and inspiring. McCully's excellent watercolor illustrations include a number of period details and add a sense of movement and drama to the already exciting text. An author's note gives the factual background for the story, and a brief glossary serves to familiarize readers with nautical terms.

Hardcover. New York, Viking Press, 1st, 2001, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, Hardcover. SIGNED BY ROSEMARY WELLS ON TITLE PAGE. Acetate-protected dust jacket, gorgeous full page color illustrations. No sign of wear, dust jacket, covers and pages crisp, clean and unmarked; a beautiful book in excellent condition.

Hardcover. NY, Harper & Brothers, 1st, 1944, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue boards with color pictorial label on front cover. 36 pages with b&w sketches and drawings by Newberry. A charming story of the author's Persian cat and young son by a writer/artist who was very popular and loved cats. No dust jacket. bright. clean copy.

Hardcover. New York , North-South, 2nd pr., 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 30 pages illustrated in color by Zwerger. SIGNED by Zwerger on title page.

Hardcover. London, Frederick Warne & Co, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Behind the scenes story of "Tales of Beatrix Potter," the ballet-film. Dark brown boards with gilt titles to spine, color illustrated dust jacket with protective acetate covering, profusely illustrated with lovely color and b&w plates. Slight edgewear to covers, very mild rubbing to dust jacket, pages crisp, clean and unmarked; a very clean, tight copy in great condition.

Hardcover. White Plains NY, Peter Pauper Press, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Soothe little ones' nighttime fears with this unique bedtime book! Shine the beam of a light (not included) through the page ''windows'' to cast pictures on the wall as you read with your child. It's a fun and comforting way to end the day and experience a book together. PUBLISHER'S NOTE: For best results, use this shadow book with a small, single-bulb light source. A small pen light, other single-LED light, or the light on the back of a smartphone is recommended. Multi-LED flashlights are not recommended. If you have trouble getting a clear image, try moving your light closer to or farther away from the page. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 65 pages. SIGNED BY HILARY KNIGHT on front fly leaf. Extensive color illustrations throughout. Includes scrapbook of photographs and drawings by Knight. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Hardcover. NY, Harcourt, Inc., 1st, 2007, Book: Fine, Dust Jacket: Fine, SIGNED BY DIANE GOODE ON TITLE PAGE. Green boards with embossed graphic of alligator to front, white glossy dust jacket with color illustration, lovely full page color illustrations by Diane Goode. No wear to book or dust jacket; a beautiful book in excellent condition.

Hardcover. NY, HarperFestival, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy pictorial boards. 13 pages. Paper-engineered with all lift-flaps undamaged. A romp among spooky friends on the way to finding Dracula on his birthday. Color illustrations by Jonathan Lambert. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Macmillan, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover picture book, pictorial laminated boards. The Biblical creation story, retold and illustrated in color by Baynes. Clean.

Hardcover. New York , Abelard-Schuman, reprint, 1964, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Light blue cloth cover, some wear to corners and edges. Many color illustrations throughout. A bright, clean copy. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown & Company., 3rd pr., 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. A young huntsman named Alexi is helped by a golden mare when he tries to perform the seemingly impossible feats commanded by the Tsar, in a story based on a classic Russian folktale. Illustrated with gorgeous paintings by Sanderson. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, color illustrations by C.F. Payne, SIGNED by author. This inspirational picture book is based on the true story of Shoeless Joe Jackson and his bat, two of the greatest players in baseball history. Some say Shoeless Joe Jackson was the greatest hitter ever. But Shoeless Joe had a partner: his bat, Black Betsy. And if not for the faithful Black Betsy, Joe might never even have made it to the major leagues. Clean copy

Hardcover. Springfield Mass , McLoughlin Brothers , reprint, 1936, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 24 pages. Hardcover. 12 full page color illustrations and smaller black & white illustrations throughout. Illustrated chapter headings. Center double page illustration with old clear tape over binding staples. Edge wear to top and sides. Some pages with short closed tears. Otherwise clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. US, Simply Read Books, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Unpaginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Retold by Elizabeth James. Color illustrations by Gennady Spirin.Clean copy.

Hardcover. Boston, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, a story by the author of Ironweed and his son, Brendan. SIGNED BY BOTH KENNEDYS on title page. Illustrated in color by Glen Baxter.Through ingenuity, determination, and sheer grit, Charlie Malarkey and his friend Iggy must stop Ben Bubie and his diabolical machine from stealing belly-buttons in Albany, New York

Hardcover. Chicago, Saalfield Publishing, 1st, 1917, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated. Hardcover with heavy bumping on spine. Gutter crack on front end paper. Illustrations by Virgina Albert.

Hardcover. NY, Parents Magazine Press, 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, 44 pages illustrated in color by Cyndy Szekeres. This wonderful children's story is a tale of a backwoods family hearing-tell that their Uncle Skinny is sick. Mrs. Clumpet, the best soup-maker around whips up a batch to be carried downstream by their makeshift boat. But they all fall asleep and are being carried toward the waterfall! What will become of the Clumpets? What will become of Uncle Skinny's soup? Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. New York , Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED BY SHULEVITZ on title page. In a sleepy sleepy house everything is so sleepy - until music drifts in through an open window. Chairs begin to rock, dishes begin to dance, and a sleepy boy opens his eyes to the revelry of the once-sleepy house. Then, softly, the music drifts out, and everything is sleepy sleepy once more. With his soothing text and gentle, whimsical illustrations, Uri Shulevitz has created the ultimate sleepy sleepy bedtime story. So Sleepy Story was a 2006 New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year.

Hardcover. NY, Crown Publishers, reprint, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, 48 pages illustrated in colors by Giulio Maestro. Weekly Reader Book Club Edition. Bright, clean copy. Story about a duck and bear who are faced with a new neighbor, a chipmunk. Can they all be friends?

Hardcover. New York , HarperCollins, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in bright, unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED by Kate and James McMullan. Youngsters are invited to spend the day working in the dirt with a backhoe loader, who absolutely loves his job, as he digs, pulls, pushes, and chomps!

Hardcover. New York , Parent's Magazine Press, 1st, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards. Illustrated in color by Wendy Watson. Cover with some edgewear, otherwise very good.

Hardcover. NY, Scholastic Press, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED by illustrator Barbara McClintock on title page. When a little boy loses a mitten in the snow, a passing squirrel finds it's the perfect place to warm his icy toes. So he sqe-e-e-e-zes inside. But he's not the only animal with that idea. How many animals can fit inside a little boy's mitten? Aylesworth's rollicking rhyming refrains and McClintock's delightfully expressive characters are sure to make this book every child's storytime favorite.

Hardcover. NY, Oxford University Press, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 94 pages, color illustrations by Peggy Turley. In this delightful children's tale, an American boy, Kenny Strange, moves to the quiet Mexican town of Taxco with his parents and strikes up a friendship with young Juanito Perez, a Taxco native. The two boys are brought together by an enchanting toy, the pasteboard bandit Tito. Chosen by Juanito at a town fair from among the other pasteboard toys, Tito, with his colorful clothes and bright eyes, becomes Juanito's and Kenny's constant companion, and the threesome share many adventures in and around the town's rolling green hills. The boys' growing friendship, Kenny's introduction to a culture unlike his own, and Tito's witty reflections on being a toy will be recognized instantly by anyone young or old who has ever made a friend or imagined that a toy might be real. Originally written in 1935, but never before published, The Pasteboard Bandit grew out of several trips Langston Hughes made to Mexico during his lifetime. Hughes first went to the town of Toluca at age 5 to visit his father, and again when he was older. During these visits, Hughes met many writers and artists, and it is their influence that informs the story of The Pasteboard Bandit--a story of two cultures meeting. When Hughes left Mexico for the last time, at age 32, he was carrying the first draft for The Pasteboard Bandit. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, NYR Children's Collection, reprint, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, reprint of the classic title, SIGNED by Marc Simont on title page, no dj issued.

Hardcover. NY, Beach Lane Books, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 32 pages illustrated in color by Wolff. When night falls, the sweet and curious black bear cub and his mother go looking for food. Mama hunts and Baby Bear explores. "'Where, oh where, is Baby Bear?' calls Mama." Readers won't worry, because Wolff has hidden Baby Bear in the spread for them to find. "Here I am, Mama," he replies each time. The sky subtly darkens as they make their way through their world, each page featuring creatures that share the habitat with the bear family: the placid owl, a faun, raccoons, and otters. Here too are the mushrooms, ferns, and cattails of a woodland life, providing young viewers with a window into nature. The scope of their adventure is recalled at the end of the story, as Wolff shows the pair making their way back through the meadow, around the pond, across the river, between the birch trees, down the cliff, and into their den. Clean copy.

Hardcover. San Diego, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt , 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in glossy boards, color illustrations, no dust jacket issued. A collection of illustrated anecdotes about (their) dogs by 43 children's books artists including Hyman, Provensen, Kellogg, Moser. Yorinks, Lane Smith. Wendell Minor & many more. Contributions donated to The Company Of Animals Fund. Publisher's original 4" cover "band" still attached to book. SIGNED by Marcellino, Lane Smith, Steven Kellogg, others. Babbitt, Trina Schart Hymen, Alice Provenson on bookplate.

Hardcover. UK, Transedition Books, 1st US, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. 400 pages. Large type, beautiful illustrations, various authors. Grimms, Andersen, Perrault, etc. Beauty and the Beast, Tom Thumb, Cinderella, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, and many more. Book is very clean & tight.

Hardcover. New York , Harcourt Children's Books, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 32 pages illustrated in color by Vladimir Radunsky . SIGNED BY RADUNSKY. In this soothing rhyme we explore the sleeping habits of some favorite inhabitants of the world of fairy tales and find fairies, wizards, goblins, and even children all find peace under the same bright moon.

Hardcover. NY, Wonder Books, 1st, 1947, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy pictorial boards, 30 pages illustrated in color by Anton Loeb. Light wear to corners, spine. Otherwise clean.