children illustrated

Hardcover. New York , Random House , reprint, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 114 pages, illustrated in b&w by John Burningham. Book is bound in red cloth with gilt lettering. Edition is not stated, no date on the title page, copyright page states 1964. Contains 111 numbered pages with an additional 3 unnumbered. 16 line dedication. All pages are very clean and the binding is tight. Top edge stained black, dust jacket has light edgewear. Price of $3.50 on the front flap. Would appear to be a second or third printing of the first edition.

Hardcover. New York , Random House , reprint, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 114 pages, illustrated in b&w by John Burningham. Book is bound in red cloth with gilt lettering. Edition is not stated, 1964 on the title page. Contains 111 numbered pages with an additional 3 unnumbered. 16 line dedication. All pages are very clean and the binding is tight. Top edge stained black, dust jacket has light edgewear. Price of $3.50 on the front flap. Would appear to be a second or third printing of the first edition.

Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. SIGNED BY BROWN. Chowder is a hilarious and heartwarming story that introduces an endearing new character: a weird but completely loveable bulldog who learns to make friends by being true to his quirks.

Hardcover. London/New York, Faber & Faaber, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover. Color illustrations by Errol Le Cain. Dust jacket with light edgewear, chipping.

Hardcover. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott, reprint, nd , Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. 147 pages. 12 color illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Red cloth covers with gold lettering and decoration. Spine faded. Rubbing to corners, spine. Light soiling to covers. Previous owner's stamp on front end paper.

Hardcover. Natick MA, Picture Book Studio, 1st US, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 68 pages illustrated in color by Zwerger.

Hardcover. Akron OH, Saalfield Publishing , 1st, 1937, Book: Good, Hardcover, pictorial boards with blue cloth spine. Unpaginated, 80 pages. Color art by Peat on cover and endpapers, the rest in b&w. Name on blank prelim page, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. NY, Simon & Schuster , 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR David Small on front end paper. Light edgewear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. When Alice Jayne finds a crocodile under the tree on Christmas Eve, her family goes into an uproar! The Christmas Crocodile doesn't mean to be bad, not really, but soon he is eating up Christmas-from the dinner roast to the left stove-top burner...even the Christmas tree! Everyone has an opinion about what to do with him. Uncle Theodore suggests they send him to Africa, Father recommends the zoo, and Aunt Figgy mentions an orphanage. But Alice Jayne thinks the Christmas Crocodile deserves a real family. Can she find him a new home? And will she and the family survive till Christmas morning, with that naughty crocodile gobbling up everything in sight?

Hardcover. NY, Harper & Row, 1st, 1962, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, in a lightly worn dust jacket. Ungaginated, illustrated with 2-color woodcuts by Clement Hurd.

Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st, 1943, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Poor, Hardcover, white boards stamped in red, 25 pages. Dust jacket poor, chunks missing, tape repairs. Illustrated in color by Flavia Gag. Pencil name on half-title page, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. Garden City, NJ, Garden City Publishing Co., 1st Edition, 1941, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 63 pages. Hardcover. Color and b/w illustrations throughout by Shinn. Dust jacket unclipped, has some agewear. Decorated cover boards and endpapers. Pages clean, pages and edges have a touch of tanning from age, but otherwise unmarked. Binding good. Spine straight. In this beautiful book are collected all the outstanding "Christmas" passages from Dickens' writings, accompanied by Shinn's 12 superb full color drawings, as well a many imaginative and characteristic black and white sketches.

Hardcover. New York, Harper Collins, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, SIGNED BY YORINKS AND EGIELSKI on page after front end paper. Color illustrations by Egielski. Very nice, clean condition. Hardbound, dust jacket.

Hardcover. San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 1st US, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in glossy pictorial boards. Juliette and her parade of stuffed animals prepare for this special holiday by choosing a tree, decorating the house, and baking cookies. Juliette explains that Santa will bring gifts for everyone, but when Christmas day arrives, she is so excited about her new presents she forgets all about her friends until she receives a special present that reminds her that friendship is the best gift of all. This delightful story, perfectly suited for the board book audience, captures the anticipationof Christmas and gently underscores the true spirit of the season. Clean copy.

NY, Thomas Y. Crowell, 1st, 1948, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth covers, Black & white illustrations by Garry MacKenzie. Front fly leaf corner clipped. A Christmas story told in poetry. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin , 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages illustrated in color by Mary Azarian. SIGNED BY AZARIAN on title page. Bright, unclipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin , 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages illustrated in color by Mary Azarian. SIGNED BY AZARIAN on title page. Bright, unclipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 1948, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated. Hardcover with heavy chipping to cover board edges. Light fading and fraying to cloth spine. Corners are worn. Bright illustrations throughout by Roger Duvoisin. Previous owner's name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. New York, Harper Collins, 2nd pr., 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. SIGNED BY MORRISSEY on title page. Tight copy. When Father Christmas pays a visit on Christmas Eve, Sam's busiest time of the year gets even busier. The problem, as Father Christmas explains, is that he's running behind schedule and wants Sam to help him out. For Sam, who's facing the closing of his ramshackle shop, the task seems impossible. After all, he has no sleigh or reindeer. But that's where a little magic comes in. Before the wonderful night is past, Sam and his young friend Joey get the chance to make some unusual deliveries and, most importantly, share in the true spirit of Christmas.

Hardcover. New York, Alfred A Knopf, 1st, 1946, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Illustrations by Bill Crawford, minor corner and edge wear and rub, otherwise, very clean and tight copy.

Hardcover. New York, Dodd, Mead & Co, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Unpaginated. Color illustrations throughout. Minor wear to cover and dust jacket edges. A very nice, clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Simon and Schuster, 1st, 1949, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, 128 pages illustrated in color by Richard Scarry. Nice early Scarry title, mild edgewear otherwise clean copy. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Edinburgh, Floris Books, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Oblong glazed boards, color plates throughout by author. Christopher meets the spirit of September in the garden, and is introduced to all the harvest folk: the Gooseberry girls and boys, old man Black-Currant, the misses Plum and the proud Strawberries. First published in Sweden in 1920, this is the first English language edition. Clean, bright copy.

Boston, David A. Godine, 1st illust. thus, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. B&W illustrations by Jeanne Titherington. 191 pages, like-new in a bright, unclipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 223 pages. On the day of his eighteenth birthday, midshipman cadet Chuck Dugan receives a startling letter, including a treasure map drawn by his late father and news that his mother is about to marry a rogue and scoundrel known as "the Admiral." When the Admiral warns Chuck away from his mother, and the Admiral's sons attack the young cadet, Chuck leaps into action, going AWOL from duty to stop the wedding and find the treasure. So begins this delightful illustrated novel and the thrilling adventures of Chuck Dugan heroic, resourceful, a great swimmer, and master of disguise. In each cliffhanging chapter, Chuck must grapple with a new set of dangers, from sunken ships and buccaneers to survival on open water and a final race to the treasure ahead of the Admiral and his boys. Illuminated throughout with detailed maps of places, people, and things Chuck encounters along the way, and written with an electric sense of derring-do and whimsy, Eric Chase Anderson creates a totally original and captivating hero, and a swashbuckling adventure story for all ages. Clean copy.