Hardcover. USSR, Raduga Publishers, reprint, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 25 pages. Translated from the Russian by Irina Zheleznova. Black & white illustrations by Ivan Bilibin. Minor soiling to covers.
Hardcover. Paris, Librairie Armand Colin, 1st, 1956, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, gazed boards, 32 pages illustrated in color and b&w. French text. Small chip to spine otherwise clean, bright copy.
Softcover. Paris, Des Deux Coqs D'or , reprint, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 12 pages stapled. Illustrated in color by Richard Scarry. French language book, art probably lifted from Animals of Farmer Jones published in the US in the 1950s. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Paris, Jardin des Modes, 1st, 1933, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, yellow pictorial boards, 14.25'' x 10.25'', black cloth spine. 48 pages. Color illustrations. Pictorial endpapers. First French edition of the third installment of the adventures of Babar, the orphaned elephant. An unusually bright, clean copy of a book often found in rough shape. Some mild soil to yellow boards. Beautful collector's copy.
Hardcover. Cleveland, World Publishing, 1st, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, orange cloth with black stamping, 62 pages. French and English edition. Illustrated throughout in 2-colors. The mischief-maker in this dual-language picture book is a cat who is si vilain that he spends all of his time playing tricks on other animals in the garden. Tired of being outwitted, the animals decide to unite against him. But the daytime and nighttime animals find it hard to get together and things get out of hand- until a little mouse restores peace in a way that astonishes all. Clean copy, no dustjacket.
Hardcover. New York , Doubleday, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Color illustrations by Small, much in the style of Ben Shahn. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, North-South Books , 1st U.S., 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by Lisbeth Zwerger. A lover of roses with most of her kingdon made into a rose garden, Princess Rosalina makes a pact with an old enchantress to obtain the most beautiful rosebush of all.
Hardcover. NY, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich , 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Color Illustrations by Michael Hague. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. The beautiful Keeper of the Forest helps a gentle, reclusive youth when he most needs it and gives the world a bird with a beautiful voice.
Hardcover. New York, Doubleday Doran , 1st, 1941, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover, color illustrations by the D'Aulaires. Dust jacket with chipping, repaired tears. Stated first edition.
Hardcover. NY, E.P. Dutton, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages. Pen and ink illustrations in 2-colors by Brown. Bright dust jacket, unclipped. The world's most famous trapeze duo stuns their audience with a never-before-seen act.
Hardcover. NY, Dial Books, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Color illustrations by Steven Kellogg. Winter brings out the snowball-throwing worst and snowman-building best in Leo, Zack and Emmie as they argue about the existence of Santa Claus and catch chicken pox one by one. But no amount of snowballs and spots on their faces can come between friends. Bookplate on front fly leaf, no markings.
Hardcover. San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 3rd pr, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non paginated. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR on frontispiece. Extensive color illustrations by Christian Robinson on every page. Illustrated frontispieces, end papers and fly leafs. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.
Hardcover. New York, Morrow Junior Books, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 48 pages, illustrated in color by Stanley. In an unclipped dust jacket with mild fading to spine.
Hardcover. NY, Dutton, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Illustrated cardboard covers, illustrated throughout in color by Byrd, 48 pages. Famous in his time as a painter, prankster, and philosopher, Leonardo da Vinci was also a musician, sculptor, and engineer for dukes, popes, and kings. What remains of his work-from futuristic designs and scientific inquiry to artwork of ethereal beauty-reveals the ambitious, unpredictable brilliance of a visionary, and a timeless dreamer.Robert Byrd celebrates this passionate, playful genius in a glowing picture book replete with the richness and imagination of Leonardo's own notebooks. Twenty lavish spreads, including side drawings, supplemental texts, and quotes from Leonardo's writings, highlight distinct periods and make the master's art, jokes, explorations, and inventions wonderfully vivid and accessible. A striking tribute to an irrepressible mind and to the potential within all who are curious.
Hardcover. Paris, Hachette, 1st, 1936, Hardcover Copyright page date of 1936. Printed by Buttner, Saint-Ouen. Large format edition. 40 pages. Book in very good condition. Original Pictorial boards with Ivory cloth spine. Pages in nice condition with bright colors, French text in calligraphy. Charming large color art on almost every page to accompany the story. Yellow endpapers illustrated with a long chain of gray elephants. Title page illustrated with vignette of a monkey family sitting at their dinner table. Some wear to edge of boards, especially corners. Previous owner's name on front fly leaf, some spotting to rear cover, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. NY, Harper & Row, 1st, 1962, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, 96 pages illustrated in b&w by Lobel. Introduces various aspects of Indian life through such handicraft projects as masks, corn-husk dolls, and a tepee. Ex-lib with light stamping, residue to rear inside cover, no dust jacket.
Hardcover. New York, Delacorte Press, 1st US, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 32 pages illustrated in color by the Sandbergs. Glazed boards with red cloth spine. Originally published in Sweden in 1973. Corners of boards show wear, otherwise clean, very good. No dust jacket.
Grand Rapids, The Fideler Company, 1st, 1951, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. 128 pages, endpapers map. Illustrated with black & white photographs.Clean copy.
Hardcover. New York , Grosset & Dunlap, 1st, 1942, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 28 pages, illustrated in b&w and color by Lenski. Blue cloth spine over illustrated boards. Light bookplate residue to blank page otherwise clean, bright copy.
Hardcover. UK, Frederick Warne, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 240 pages. Profusely illustrated in black and white and color . Charming collection of personal letters written by beloved author Beatrix Potter. The collection begins with an 1893 letter to a young friend, Noel Moore, when the youngster was ill; Potter would go on to write many letters, most often to children (particularly to the family of her former governess, Annie Moore), told funny anecdotes about her pets and her holidays, and copiously illustrated them with witty drawings. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 48 pages, color illustrations by Kevin Hawkes, very clean, tight copy, like new.
Hardcover. New York , Henry Holt and Co., 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 32 pages illustrated in color by Gennady Spirin. SIGNED BY SPIRIN. The forest is a treasure trove of riches, but it's threatened by increased human development and climate changes. This gorgeous book teaches readers about the boreal forest and reminds them that it's up to us to make sure the beauty and bounty survive.
Hardcover. NY, Scribner's , 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by Reynold Ruffins. A monthly listing with historical and present-day facts about certain holidays mixes fancy with fact in noting all special occasions.