children illustrated

Reading, MA, Addison-Wesley, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in an unclipped dust jacket. Illustrated with 2-color drawings by Jerry Joyner. Clean copy. Everything you need and don't need to know about mud including 'how mud acts'. Clean copy (no mud).

Hardcover. NY, Cupples and Leon, 1st, 1917, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, small format, gray boards printed in navy with color cover plate by John B. (Johnny) Gruelle, plus color frontis and 7 additional plates and line drawings by the artist. Mild soil along spine cover, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. NY, Philomel Books, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. An anthology of poems, stories, folklore, songs and recipes on the theme of love, with delicate and charming full color illustrations on every page by Tudor. Oblong format. 93 pages. First issue with all the points including the error on page 90.

Hardcover. NY, Abrams, 5th pr., 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Newbery Medal winner Cynthia Rylant's poetic text, alongside Nikki McClure's stunning, meticulously crafted cut-paper art, makes this book not only timeless but appealing to all ages, from one to one hundred. This lovely book illuminates all the possibilities a day offers--the opportunities and chances that won't ever come again--and also delivers a gentle message of good stewardship of our planet. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Cleveland OH, World Publishing Co, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, illustrated by the cowboy/author/artist with sixty five b&w illustrations; red cloth lettered in bright gilt with a sketch of a horse on front cover. The Chapters: The cowboy today; The cowboy's work and outfit; The critter; All in the Day's riding; On the drift; The cowboy calendar; The rodeo; For a horse; Tom and Jerry; Scattered tracks; Folks west; Horseflesh. Clean copy.

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. 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. San Diego, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich , 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 108 pages, with color illustrations by Barry Moser throughout. Spotless and tight copy.

Softcover. La Jolla CA, Green Tiger Press, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 60 pages. An exploration of illustration and children's books. Text by Welleran Poltarnees. Color illustrations by Arthur Rackham, Kate Greenaway, Maurice Sendak, Beatrix Potter, Kay Nielson, and Dorothy Lathrop; Additional illustrations by Dugald Stuart Walker, A.B. Frost, Edward Ardizzone, H.J. Ford, and others. Stiff wraps with an die-cut oval window to the front cover; 60 pages; 13 tipped-in color plates + monochrome text illustrations throughout; 7 x 8.25 inches.

Hardcover. Racine, WA, Western Publishing/Little Golden Book, reprint, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Non-paginated. Hardcover with no dust jacket issued. Clean, tight copy with minor wear to edges.

Hardcover. New York, Atheneum, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 48 pages. Color illustrations by Ashley Bryan. Musical arrangements by David Manning Thomas. Very good in a bright, unclipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. New York, Frederick A. Stokes, 1st, 1911, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 453 pages. Hardcover with no dust jacket. 11 color plates by Maria Kirk plus a 12th on front cover label. Front hinge paper split at gutter, causing front fly leaf to be seperated. Back hinge tender. Soil on rear cover board.

Hardcover. NY, Philomel Books, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Known for her luminescent art, Barbara Helen Berger brings beauty and power to this memorable parable from Tibet. A young boy and his yak bravely overcome all odds to get to Lhasa, giving a wise and simple message that will inspire children of any age to dream and reach for a shining goal that may seem "very far." Clean copy.

New York , Harcourt, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages. Color illustrated by Jon Goodell. SIGNED BY GOODELL.

NY, Macmillan, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, INSCRIBED BY JOSE ARUEGO WITH SKETCH OF ALLIGATOR ON FRONT FLY LEAF. Orange boards and cloth bound spine, color illustrated dust jacket, lovely full page color pictures by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey. Very slight rubbing to dust jacket, pages clean, crisp and unmarked; a beautiful book in great condition.

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, Harper & Row, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, 61 pages illustrated in 3-colors by Frances Zweifel. A Science I CAN READ Book. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Viking Press, 1st, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, Light edgewear and rubbing to dust jacket. Color photos by Alfred A. Cohen. A Sonoran Desert nature primer told by a small Papago girl (note that Tohono O?odham is now the proper name for these native Americans). Unusual book in that full color photographs are used throughout, rather than illustrations.

Hardcover. Morton Grove IL, Albert Whitman & Co , 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. An adaptation of the author's biography, Land of Enchantment, describes her eventful 1852 journey with her mother and brother from Kansas to California over the Santa Fe trail in a large wagon train. Lovely detailed watercolors illustrate her narrative. Clean copy.

New York, HarperCollins, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, unpaginated, color illustrations by William Steig, very clean, tight copy, like new.

Hardcover. New York, Callaway Editions , Reprint, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 25 pages. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Gutter crack to front flyleaf. An otherwise very clean, unmarked copy.

Hardcover. San Diego and New York, Gulliver Books, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 1991- Parents' Choice Award. Dust jacket shows some very minor wear, otherwise clean and nice. Color illustrations by Chwast. Hardbound.

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. New York, Hyperion, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a very good, unclipped dust jacket. Non-paginated. SIGNED BY ANDREA DAVIS PINKNEY AND BRIAN PINKNEY ON TITLE PAGE. Full color illustrations. Clean, bright copy.