Hardcover. Boston, Godine, 1st US, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 120 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrations by Stephen Ryan, 1st pub in UK in 1978. Spine faded, otherwise clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, William Morrow, 1st, 1930, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 189 pages. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Heavy fraying to cover boards and gutter fragile throughout. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf and one page.
New York, Harcourt Brace Janovich, 1st, 1992, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Black & white illustrations by David Diaz, his 1st book. Ex-lib with light stamping, residue. From family pictures to pinatas, from the "gato "with a meow like a rusty latch to Fourth of July fireworks, the poet celebrates the startling and often overlooked moments that define childhood. Affectionate without being overly sentimental, the collection provides a good introduction to contemporary poetry as well as a fine homage to a Chicano community.
Hardcover. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Color illustrations by Brown. Decorated library binding. Hardbound, no dust jacket. Clean.
Hardcover. US, Katherine Tegen Books, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages illustrated in color by Nelson. Illustrated throughout in color. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.
Hardcover. NY, 2nd pr., 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Color illustrations by Scott Cook. Nettie Jo is eagerly anticipating her cousin's wedding until she is told that her beloved doll and constant companion, Annie Mae, is too "scraggly-looking" to go. Nettie Jo's mother manages to find a scrap of leftover lace to make a new dress for the doll, but no one in the busy family has a spare sewing needle. Determined to go to the wedding and to take her doll, Nettie Jo sets out in search of a needle. Dust jacket with small repaired tear to rear.
Hardcover. NY, Random House, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, color illustrations by the Dillons. SIGNED BY THE DILLONS on title page.This gorgeous picture book by Newbery Honor winner Patricia C. McKissack and two-time Caldecott Medal-winning husband-and-wife team Leo and Diane Dillon is sure to become a treasured keepsake for African American families. Set in West Africa, this a lyrical story-in-verse is about a young black boy who is kidnapped and sold into slavery, and his father who is left behind to mourn the loss of his son. Here's a beautiful, powerful, truly unforgettable story about family, memory, and freedom.
Hardcover. NY, Random House, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, color illustrations by the Dillons. SIGNED BY THE DILLONS on title page.This gorgeous picture book by Newbery Honor winner Patricia C. McKissack and two-time Caldecott Medal-winning husband-and-wife team Leo and Diane Dillon is sure to become a treasured keepsake for African American families. Set in West Africa, this a lyrical story-in-verse is about a young black boy who is kidnapped and sold into slavery, and his father who is left behind to mourn the loss of his son. Here's a beautiful, powerful, truly unforgettable story about family, memory, and freedom.
Hardcover. Winchester MA, Faber & Faber, 1st US, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in laminated pictorial boards. Two young boys complain that nothing exciting ever happens where they live, while witty, stylish illustrations point to the contrary. Wonderful color art by Testa. Clean, bright copy.
Chicago, Follett, 1st, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a nice dust jacket. Black & white illustrations by Sylvie Selig. Previous owner's inscription on front end paper. Soil and light edgewear to dust jacket. Through Elephant's greediness, Hare and his family lose the magic spoon that makes life easy for them and acquire in its place a magic stick that makes life miserable but also brings them revenge on Elephant.
Hardcover. New York, Schwartz & Wade Books, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non paginated. Hardcover. Extensive color illustrations by G. Brian Karas throughout. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.
Hardcover. NY/Boston, Little Brown Young Readers, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, color illustrations by Marla Frazee. Wondering where babies come from, a young child is told that they arrive on the New Baby Train that travels its long tracks from destination to destination, picking up and delivering its precious bundles along the way. Guthrie's song is brought to life by Frazee's gouache illustrations, which tell a story all their own. A guitar-playing narrator and his younger siblings sit together on their front porch, as the boy tries to explain where babies come from. Clean copy. No dust jacket.
Hardcover. NY, Thomas Y. Crowell, 1st illus. thus, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover ith dust jacket. Color illustrations by Emily Arnold McCully. Dust jacket price clipped.
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. NY, Garden City Publishing Co., 1st, 1941, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, 44 pages. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Color illustrations by Gustaf Tenggren. Front fly leaf missing. Edgewear and chipping to covers. Spine coming off.
Hardcover. Garden City NY, Doubleday and Company , reprint, nd, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover in a worn, chipped dust jacket. All 12 tales, 84 pages with 72 color illustrations throughout by Nicolas. No date but ISBN # suggests early 1970s. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown, 1st, 1962, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Designed and illustrated (in color) by Ivan Chermayeff. Dust jacket shows some chipping and wear. Hardbound.
Hardcover. NY, Hyperion Books, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations and SIGNED BY YACCARINO on title page with a small sketch.
Hardcover. NY, Hyperion Books, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations and SIGNED BY YACCARINO on title page with a small sketch.
Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown & Company, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 121 pages. Hardcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR AT TOP EDGE OF TITLE PAGE. Previous owners inscription on half title page. Black & white illustrations by Aldren A. Watson. Foxing to top edge. Dust jacket with darkening to spine, wear along edges. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Bradbury Press, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, b&w illustrations by Arnold Lobel. Dust jacket shows very minor wear, small tear to front cover. Clean.