Hardcover. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott, 2nd pr., 1926, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth with gilt and black decoration, 171 pages. Eight color illustrations by Marion Oldham. Endpapers drawing by Maria Kirk. Spine lightly faded. No dust jacket. Carrots is the nickname of a little boy named Fabian, and his delightful story was written by the famous Victorian Era children's writer Mrs. Molesworth. Molesworth was the pen name of Ennis Graham, who was favorably described as the Jane Austen of children's literature.
Softcover. Chicago, Merrill Publishing Co., 1st, 1939, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 12 pages, 13" x 9 1/2" heavy paper covers and pages. Covers show light soiling with slight wear at spine and corners. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Great art by Milo Winter.
Hardcover. NY, Thomas Y. Crowell, 9th pr., Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket. 245 pages, b&w drawings by Jean Charlot. Clean copy.
Hardcover. San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR EMILY ARNOLD MCCULLY ON TITLE PAGE. Red laminate covers and white laminate dust jacket with color illustration, lovely full page color illustrations by McCully. Clean covers and dust jacket, pages crisp and unmarked; a very clean, tight copy of a beautiful children's book.
Hardcover. Carbondale IL, Southern Illinois University, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages of color plates plus many pages of b/w illustrations, 296 pages in all.
Hardcover. New York, Harry N. Abrams, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 40 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrations by Amy Schwartz.
Hardcover. NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. For families, art lovers, and history buffs alike, Leonard S. Marcus's visual history tour of 100 years of children's book illustration gathers in one glorious volume the posters of the annual Children's Book Week. Featuring work from early luminaries such as N. C. Wyeth and Marcia Brown to more contemporary illustrators like David Wiesner, Mary GrandPre, Christian Robinson, and Jillian Tamaki, this beautiful collection showcases the conceptual and iconic images that have defined children's books for generations of young readers. Clean copy.
Hardcover. New York , Little Simon, 1st, 1996, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Full-color illustrated pop-ups by Sabuda. SIGNED BY SABUDA on first spread. First Edition with 1 in number row. Like-new condition. No dust jacket issued.
Hardcover. Kenosha WI, John Martin's House, 1st, 1951, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, color illustrated boards. Non-paginated. Full color illustrations. Each die-cut page features a bunny profile, which collectively creates the whole bunny family. Chipping to top 5" of front cover hinge. Light wear overall.
Hardcover. New York , NYR Children's Collection, reprint, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, a reprint of a classic. SIGNED by illustrator Marc Simont on half title (page 15). No dj issued.
Hardcover. New York , NYR Children's Collection, reprint, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, a reprint of a classic. SIGNED by illustrator Marc Simont on half title (page 15). No dj issued.
Hardcover. NY, HarperCollins, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED BY KALMAN. From bestselling author Lemony Snicket and celebrated illustrator Maira Kalman comes an uproarious, whimsical word book like no other. Together, Snicket and Kalman present a strikingly beautiful journey woven from a practical introduction to thirteen wonderful words, featuring such marvels as Bird, Dog, Panache, and Haberdashery. Snicket, the notoriously clever and elusive New York Times bestselling author, pushes the boundaries of storytelling in the most fanciful of ways. Maira Kalman, renowned for her art and design, carries this madcap adventure to wondrous heights with her vision of a world populated with hats, song, and cake. This rollicking, surprising book is a true celebration of words.
Hardcover. New York , Greenwillow Books, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. INSCRIBED BY FLEISCHMAN on front fly leaf. B&w illustrations by Peter Sis. When Buddy Stebbins stumbles onto the thirteenth floor of a shabby old building, he finds himself suddenly transported aboard a leaking pirate ship in a howling storm--three hundred years in the past! Cast adrift with Captain John Crack-stone, Buddy washes up in New England, where his plucky ancestor, Abigail, is caught up in the witchcraft mania. In an adventure filled with ghosts, witches, pirates, and razzle-dazzle treasure, Buddy might be able to save his wayward ancestors. But will he find his way back to the thirteenth floor--and home?
Hardcover. NY, Schwartz & Wade, 1st, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards. Illustrated in color by Chuck Groenink. This simple nonfiction picture book about the beloved American poet William Carlos Williams is also about how being mindful can result in the creation of a great poem like 'The Red Wheelbarrow'--which is only sixteen words long. In this lovely picture book, young listeners will see how paying attention to the simplest everyday things can inspire the greatest art, as they learn about a great American poet.
Hardcover. NY, Sterling, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards with a maroon cloth spine. 12 pages with 6 color pop=ups. Paper-crafting genius Sam Ita gives Jules Verne's engrossing undersea story a unique and amazing presentation. Ita literally takes graphic novels into another dimension with breathtaking designs that pop, flaps that lift, parts that move, and art that astonishes. There's nothing like it out on the market. You won't believe your eyes as you join Captain Nemo on an unforgettable adventure: submarines, sea monsters, and even the lost city of Atlantis (complete with ancient artifacts, temples, and columns) rise from the page as if emerging from the waves. Take a 3-D look inside Jules Verne's visionary submarine; sit with the sailors at their lobster-laden table; pull a lever to move the diving gauge; and face a giant squid as its slippery tentacles attack the Nautilus and her crew. Clean copy with no flaws to the paper cut-outs.
Softcover. Brooklyn, NY , Kane Miller, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Color illustrations by Philip Hopman. Illustrated cardboard covers.
Hardcover. New York, Laura Geringer Book/HarperCollins Publishers, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, SIGNED BY RICHARD EGIELSKI ON TITLE PAGE. Pictorial covers, acetate-protected dust jacket, gorgeous full page color illustrations. No sign of wear, spine stiff and tight, dust jacket, covers and pages crisp, clean and unmarked; a beautiful book in excellent condition.
Hardcover. London, Methuen & Co. Ltd., Reprint, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover. Previous owners inscription on inside front cover. Full color illustrations by Tomi Ungerer. Dust jacket with dime size piece of paper missing at top of spine, light chipping along edges. Jacket now protected with clear plastic cover. Clean, tight copy.
Softcover. NY, Waring Products Corporation, 1947, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, stapled weappers. 64 pages. Operating & care instructions. Recipes for Beverages; Cakes; Canapes; Cookies; Desserts & Sauces; Entrees; Griddle Cakes & Waffles; Hot Breads; Ice Cream & Sherbets; Jellades; Omelets; Pies; Salads & Dressings; Sandwich Spreads; Sauces; and Soups. Includes a special section on Recipes for Children and Recipes For the Sick and Convalescent. Illustrated with drawings. Wrappers show light wear, mid soil.
Hardcover. New York , Abrams Books for Young Readers, 6th pr, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 40 pages illustrated in color. SIGNED by illustrator. The family in 365 Penguins finds a penguin mysteriously delivered to their door every day for a year. At first they're cute, but with every passing day, the penguins pile up--along with the family's problems. Feeding, cleaning, and housing the penguins becomes a monumental task. They're noisy and smelly, and they always hog the bathroom! And who on earth is sending these kwak-ing critters? Bright, striking illustrations with lots of opportunity for counting (and lots of laughs).
NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 1967, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket with flaps glued to inside covers. 145 pages, b&w drawings by David Stone Martin. An engaging chronicle that concerns three generations of cats and their provider, Ann, a single woman with a ground-floor apartment and a back yard. Ex-lib with light stamping, residue.
New York, Delacorte Press, 1st US, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. 144 pages. Color and black & white illustrations by Patrick James Lynch. Dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover. A great collection of folktales from England & Wales, filled with boggarts, hobgoblins & other creatures.
Hardcover. New York, Harper Collins, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 180 pages. Hardcover with a bright dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.
New York, Hyperion, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. 122 pages. Black & white chapter illustrations by Kate Kiesler. "Ehrlich ventures confidently into new terrain in her eloquent and affecting debut children's novel. [Her] prose, as pristine and spare as her snow-covered landscape, portrays the quiet drama of the changing seasons -- in both their consistency and unpredictability -- as well as a family attuned to nature's every nuance." --Publisher's Weekly, starred review. Clean copy