children fiction

Hardcover. Racine WI, Whitman Publishing, 1st, 1946, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, Dark brown leatherette, stamped in orange on front and spine. Dust jacket is bright with light chipping. B&w illustrations by Henry E. Vallely. Short worm holes to several pages at top margin, not affecting text. Paper tanning, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. Boston, Haughton Mifflin, 1st, 1928, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 45 pages. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Illustrated in black and white by Helen Rhodes. Cover faded.

Hardcover. NY, Dodd, Mead & Company, 1st, 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover, 223 pages, b&w illustrations with red accents by Valenti Angel, previous owner's inscription and book plate, tears and chipping to dust jacket. Mylar cover, clean, tight copy. Spine cocked. Charming story about a girl from an mill town on Lake Michigan around the turn of the last century.

Hardcover. NY, Harper Collins, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 233 pages. Authors, illustrators, and poets describe their childhoods, approaches to creating children's books, and career paths.

Hardcover. NY, Harcourt Brace Janovich, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Color illustrations by Katherine Coville. Nice condition. Hardbound, dust jacket.

Hardcover. Chicago, Thompson & Thomas, 1st, 1907, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 303 pages, b&w illustrations by Heath. Blue cloth covers with black, red and white illustration. Previous owner's inscription on blank prelim page.

Hardcover. NY, Hurst & Co., 1st, 1901, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 224 pages. Illustrated cloth boards. Black & white illustrations by G. C. Widney. Previous owners name on front endpaper and top of title page. Back hinge loose. Light rubbing and wear to cover corner and edges.

Hardcover. NY, Hurst Co., reprint, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 224 pages. Two stories in one volume. 6 color plates along with many b&w line illustrations. Light water stain pg. 134-160. Light green cloth with black and blue design, gilt on spine. Back hinge cracked. Humorous episodes of a red headed boy playing practical jokes on his Uncle Ike.

Hardcover. NY, Grosset & Dunlap, 1st, 1936, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover. Previous owner's name and address printed on front paste-down. Color illustrations by Elizabeth Orton Jones. "A Story Parade Picture Book." Shows some wear, soiling, in and out. Dust jacket with some chipping.

Hardcover. NY, Grosset & Dunlap, 1st, 1943, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover, pictorial boards. A Story Parade Book, color, b&w illustrations by Elizabeth Orton Jones. One page creased, light musty odor. Dust jacket worn, chipped.

Hardcover. NY, Thomas Nelson & Sons,, reprint, 1938, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, tan cloth, stamped in green. 144 pages, b&w illustrations by Nils Hogner. Nicely done story set in a Mexican village. First published in 1935.

Hardcover. Springfield MA, McLoughlin Bros., reprint, 1929, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated (64 pages), illustrated with 6 color plates and many other b&w drawings by Chloe Preston (not credited). Color pictorial boards, end paper drawing. Clean, minor wear at corners, top and bottom of spine.

Hardcover. NY, Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 1st, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 223 pages. A mystery/adventure for young adults set in England. Library Ed. (NOT Ex-lib) Nice dust jacket.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton, Mifflin & Company , 2nd, 1900, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Penelope's Experiences England - 176 pages. 53 black & white illustrations by Charles E. Brock. Previous owners name on front endpaper. Green cloth covers with bright gilt title and decorations on spine and cover. Clean, tight copy. Penelope's Experiences Scotland - 301 pages. 55 black & white illustrations by Charles E. Brock. Green cloth covers with bright gilt title and decorations on spine and cover. Clean, tight copy.

London, Country Life, 1st , 1931, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, decorated boards with tan cloth spine, 163 pages. 16 pencil black & white drawing plates by G.D. Armour. Previous owner's signature, date on front end paper.

Hardcover. New York , Doubleday and Co., 1st US, 1960, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 64 page, green cloth covers. Illustrated in 2-colors by Edward Ardizzone. Light shelf wear, clean.

Hardcover. NY, Knopf, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 178 pages. Black & white illustrations by Leo & Diane Dillon. Dust jacket shows some wear and chipping at edges.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. B&w illustrations by Beth and Joe Krush. The story of an America teenage girl who comes to visit her family's relatives in a Turkish village. Fourteen-year-old Perihan's journal reflects her growing maturity as she records her impressions of her Turkish friends and their fascinating way of life. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Chicago, Beckley-Cardy Co., 1st, 1935, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial red cloth covers with two children riding a camel. 287 pages, b&w stock photos throughout, nice color illustration as frontispiece. Inscription on first blank page, library stamp on front fly leaf, no other markings. A simplistic tale and view of Africa, typical of a 30s young reader book.

Hardcover. Philadelphia, Lippincott, 1st, 1940, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 295 pages. Color frontis. and b&w drawings by Henry Pitz. An adventure story set in Pre-war England. A boy discovers an old classic car which enables him and his impoverished father to set out and enter the London-to-Brighton Run. Their car, named the "Wanderlust", soon attracts the attention of crooks. Previous owner's inscription on blank prelim page.

Hardcover. Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott, 3rd pr., Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, light green cloth stamped with blue decoration, 427 pages. B&w drawings by Helene Carter. "The intrepid Swallows (explorers John, Susan, Titty, and Roger Walker) and fearsome Amazon pirates (Nancy and Peggy Blackett) sail the high seas, outwitting a pirate and his cutthroat crew, sharks, and the ravenous creatures of Crab Island in search of buried treasure." Hinges tender, pencil notation on dedication page otherwise clean. Mild shelf wear.

Hardcover. Chicago, Saalfield Publishing Co., 1st, 1918, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated (48 pages), illustrated boards with light edgewear. 12 color and numerous b&w illustrations by Virginia Albert. Small blue stain to edge of last 10 pages, not affecting text or pictures. Previous owner's inscription on front fly leaf.

Hardcover. NY, Doubleday, 1st, 1953, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Previous bookdealer's small sticker front end paper. Color illustrations by Barbara Cooney. Shows some wear but mainly nice condition. Hardbound, no dust jacket.

New York, Viking Press, 2nd pr., 1949, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 96 pages. Black & white illustrations by the authors. Front flyleaf detached but laid in. Light chipping to cover and spine edges. Horizontal crease to bottom front cover. Unobtrusive marking on top front. Otherwise good dust jacket, in protective mylar cover. Internally very good. Peter's activities are blended with the beauty of Utah, and the history of the Mormons. A city boy adapts to ranch life.