Hardcover. New York, Michael di Capua Books, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages illustrated by Feiffer. SIGNED BY BOTH JUSTER AND FEIFFER on title page. After a nearly 50-year wait, Juster's reunion with his Phantom Tollbooth collaborator Feiffer is squarely in keeping with their earlier fairy tale drollery. Feiffer's ogre, scrawled in scribbly brown outline, snores on his back in a forest of Lilliputian trees in one spread, then strides off in search of a snack in the next. (Feiffer often draws him from the boots up, the better to convey his massive size.) The ogre's victims usually cower hopelessly before him, but this time, the specimen he encounters--a slim, wide-eyed young woman in a long blue dress--undoes him with kindness. Oh, you're not really so terrible, she says sweetly. I'll bet if you brushed your teeth, combed your hair, found some new clothes, and totally changed your attitude you'd be quite nice. The ogre's mighty tantrum shakes the forest, but she remains calm. Would you consider doing that for the orphans' picnic next week? I know the children would love it. The ogre's speedy exit--he drops dead--is a bit of a throwaway, but Juster's narrative insouciance and Feiffer's pen and brush haven't lost their magic.
Hardcover. NY, Michael di Capua Books, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages illustrated by Feiffer. SIGNED BY BOTH JUSTER AND FEIFFER on title page. After a nearly 50-year wait, Juster's reunion with his Phantom Tollbooth collaborator Feiffer is squarely in keeping with their earlier fairy tale drollery. Feiffer's ogre, scrawled in scribbly brown outline, snores on his back in a forest of Lilliputian trees in one spread, then strides off in search of a snack in the next. (Feiffer often draws him from the boots up, the better to convey his massive size.) The ogre's victims usually cower hopelessly before him, but this time, the specimen he encounters--a slim, wide-eyed young woman in a long blue dress--undoes him with kindness. Oh, you're not really so terrible, she says sweetly. I'll bet if you brushed your teeth, combed your hair, found some new clothes, and totally changed your attitude you'd be quite nice. The ogre's mighty tantrum shakes the forest, but she remains calm. Would you consider doing that for the orphans' picnic next week? I know the children would love it. The ogre's speedy exit--he drops dead--is a bit of a throwaway, but Juster's narrative insouciance and Feiffer's pen and brush haven't lost their magic.
Hardcover. NY, G.P. Putnam's Sons , reorint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Officer Buckle knows more about safety than anyone else in Napville, but his dull presentations put his audiences to sleep. Enter Gloria, Napville's new police dog. Gloria knows just how to liven up the safety speeches--as long as Officer Buckle's back is turned! Full color illustrations by Rathmann. Caldecott Medal Book with gold sticker on front. Clean copy.
Hardcover. New York, SeaStar Books, revised edition, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Laminate illustrated covers, beautiful color illustrations throughout by Aliki. Slight rubbing to covers, pages crisp and unmarked; a very clean, tight copy in great condition.
Hardcover. NY, Greenwillow, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages with color illustrations by the author. Dust jacket unclipped.
Hardcover. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR on title page. Very clean and tight copy.
Hardcover. New York , Balzer + Bray, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. 40 pages illustrated in color by Shea. SIGNED BY SHEA. In this humorous paean to fatherhood, a hippo explains that he is so smart that he shows his dad how to do things. Shea goes through a series of scenarios in which the father gets his son to do what he wants by pretending he doesn't know how to do it correctly. When the youngster claims to be "busy getting dressed," the pictures show him watching TV in his underwear. The father proceeds to mix up his clothing and asks, "Is this how you get dressed?" prompting the child to respond, "Oh, Daddy! This is how you get dressed!" And so it goes on.
Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin , 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in an unclipped dust jacket. Pink & black & white illustrations by Geisert. Dust jacket shows very minor wear, mostly nice condition. A follow-up to the artist's Oink. More adventures of his favorite pig family. A wordless picture-book.
Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin , 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in an unclipped dust jacket. Pink & black & white illustrations by Geisert. Dust jacket shows very minor wear, mostly nice condition. A wordless picture-book about pigs.
Hardcover. NY, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. While Ol' Jake is thinking about how rich he is going to be after he catches and sells a hare he is stalking, the hare runs away into the forest. A Russian fable illustrated with lovely watercolors by Ivanov. Library binding but NOT ex-lib.
Hardcover. Indianapolis/NY, Bobbs-Merrill , 1st U.S., 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Color illustrations by Werner Maurer. very good in unclipped, very good dust jacket.
Hardcover. NY, Platt & Munk, rep, 1928, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 128 pages. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Moderate soil on covers. Light bumps on top cover. Tight copy. Profusely illustrated in b&w and colors, depicting the history of our flag.
Hardcover. NY, Parents Magazine Press, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, 40 pages illustrated in color by Berthe Amoss. Ex-lib with light stamp on front and rear fly leaf. Otherwise clean.
Hardcover. NY, Parents Magazine Press, 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Non-paginated. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Color illustrations by Tomie de Paola. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1st Thus, 1925, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 144 pages. Hardcover. 1925 date is estimate. Full color and black & white illustrations by Anne Anderson. Red cloth with full color paste down illustration on front cover. Endpapers with Illustrations in red. Foxing to preliminary/dedication page. Light foxing to page 73. Light rubbing to cover corners, top/bottom of spine. Three small spots on back cover. Hinges intact but tender. Overall very good.
Hardcover. New York, Henry Holt, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. SIGNED BY WILLIAM LOW ON TITLE PAGE. Full color illustrations. Clean, tight copy in a bright dust jacket.
Hardcover. NY, Harper & Brothers, 1st, 1881, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, expertly rebound green cloth with original gilt and black design inlaid on front cover. New color pattern endpapers, 460 pages, plus publisher's ads. Frontis w/ tissue guard many b/w engravings throughout. Various artists. illustrated tale of the triumphs and tragedies of the formation of the English colonies through the French & Indian War. Light shelf wear, no marking.
Hardcover. New York , Farrar & Rinehart, 1st, 1942, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 276 pages, illustrated in b&w by Henry Gillette. INSCRIBED BY DEAN on half title page. Dust jacket with light edgewear, chipping. Book has a slight slant, otherwise clean, very good.
Softcover. Newark NJ, Charles Graham, 1st, 1928, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, illustrated in color and b&w by Constance Whittemore. 32 pages. Bright, clean copy.
Hardcover. San Francisco, CA, Chronicle Books, 2nd, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Unpaginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. SIGNED WITH SKETCH BY ILLUSTRATOR AND AUTHOR. Clean, tight copy with minor wear to cover boards.
Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown, 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 47 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. INSCRIBED BY KENNEDY on front fly leaf with a typed personal note to the inscribee, also SIGNED. Black & white illustrations by Robert Andrew Parker. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. NY, HarperCollins/Books of Wonder, 1st thus, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 442 pages, color illustrations by Don Freeman. In a bright, unclipped dust jacket.