Hardcover. NY, Coward-McCann, 1st, 1932, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 239 pages, with b&w drawings by Kurt Wiese. Minor edge wear and fade, otherwise, very clean and tight copy.
Hardcover. NY, Viking Kestrel, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 128 pages. A collection of stories by the celebrated young adults author woven around the theme of bedtime, and superbly illustrated by the Polish artist Pienkowski. Clean copy.
Hardcover. New York , Hyperion Books, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Color pictorial boards with saw tooth edges. Housed in a cardboard box. The small book is 18 pages, each with double-page color illustrations by Henrick Drescher, each with interactive parts. According to the story Beastie's fur is pulled, his pop-up eyes jiggled, his boot (removed from his pop up foot) is scratched & sniffed, his privacy intruded upon as his shower curtain pulled away, his boogers poked, his miniature book reveal beastie's fantasies of revenge, as finally Judy and Paul are swallowed up by poor beastie and a mirror reveals who may be the next naughty child to incur beastie's wrath. All of these interactive pull and poke activities can be performed by the reader. SIGNED on the front cover in silver ink, with his initials, by Henrick Drescher in the year of publication.
Hardcover. Chicago, Reilly & Lee, 1st, 1913, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 340 pages plus 5 page addenda in rear. Blue cloth with the title in black and a vignette of Woozy in black and red on the spine, and the title and an illustration of Scraps in red, black and yellow on the front board. Illustrated profusely in b&w and color by John R. Neill, including color illustrated endpapers. Both hinges, front and rear, cracked. Previous owner's bookplate on half title page. There is a clear tape repair to front fly leaf, and the cloth spine at one time was loose, but now reglued. A fair copy only but clean and attractive internally.
Hardcover. NY, Duffield and Green , 1st, 1933, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in green cloth stamped in black. Unpaginated. Black-and-white silhouette illustrations throughout. Ex-lib with light residue, stamping to endpapers. Irish fantasy, in which young Patsy O'Flaherty plans to make a fortune capturing leprechauns.
Hardcover. Boston, Haughton Mifflin, 1st, 1928, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 45 pages. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Illustrated in black and white by Helen Rhodes. Cover faded.
Hardcover. NY, Dodd, Mead & Company, 1st, 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover, 223 pages, b&w illustrations with red accents by Valenti Angel, previous owner's inscription and book plate, tears and chipping to dust jacket. Mylar cover, clean, tight copy. Spine cocked. Charming story about a girl from an mill town on Lake Michigan around the turn of the last century.
Hardcover. New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1st US, 1913, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 127 pages. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Gilt decoration of peacock on front. Moderate wear to edges. Tight copy. Illustrations by C. Lovat Fraser.
Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st , 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket.Color illustrations by Atwell. Debby Atwell does a lovely job of conveying the sweep of history. The book's two narrative threads--the histories of the United States and of six generations of Pearl's family--intertwine neatly. The pictures are a delight, and their folk art style lends a nice sense of continuity to the book.
Hardcover. Chicago, Thompson & Thomas, 1st, 1907, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 303 pages, b&w illustrations by Heath. Blue cloth covers with black, red and white illustration. Previous owner's inscription on blank prelim page.
Hardcover. NY, Hurst & Co., 1st, 1901, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 224 pages. Illustrated cloth boards. Black & white illustrations by G. C. Widney. Previous owners name on front endpaper and top of title page. Back hinge loose. Light rubbing and wear to cover corner and edges.
Hardcover. NY, Hurst Co., reprint, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 224 pages. Two stories in one volume. 6 color plates along with many b&w line illustrations. Light water stain pg. 134-160. Light green cloth with black and blue design, gilt on spine. Back hinge cracked. Humorous episodes of a red headed boy playing practical jokes on his Uncle Ike.
Hardcover. NY, Alfred A. Knopf, reprint, 1949, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover with illustrated yellow cloth. Vigorously brings to life the story of the western folktale hero. Dramatic two-color drawings by Watson. 177 pages. Only date is 1949 but titles listed in front were printed in 1950s so a reprint. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Thomas Nelson & Sons,, reprint, 1938, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, tan cloth, stamped in green. 144 pages, b&w illustrations by Nils Hogner. Nicely done story set in a Mexican village. First published in 1935.
Hardcover. New York, Harper & Brothers, 1st, 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Non-Paginated. Hardcover. Previous owners inscription in a fine hand along top edge of inside front cover dated 1939. Full color and black & white illustrations by Barbara Latham. Rubbing to edges and corners of covers. Degree of age toning to page edges. Clean, unmarked copy.
Hardcover. Springfield MA, McLoughlin Bros., reprint, 1929, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated (64 pages), illustrated with 6 color plates and many other b&w drawings by Chloe Preston (not credited). Color pictorial boards, end paper drawing. Clean, minor wear at corners, top and bottom of spine.
Hardcover. New York, Platt & Munk, 1st illustrated thus, 1930, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth with light green stamping. Color and black & white illustrations by Eulalie. Previous owner's signature on front end paper. Light soiling to endpapers.
Hardcover. NY, Farrar Strauss Grioux, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by the Zemach's. Minor spotting to dust jacket else a clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Brown cloth covers with blue metallic titles to spine, color illustrated dust jacket with acetate protective covering, lovely full page color illustrations. Very light edgewear to dust jacket; otherwise dust jacket, covers and pages, clean, crisp and unmarked; a lovely children's book in great condition.
Hardcover. New York , Doubleday and Co., 1st US, 1960, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 64 page, green cloth covers. Illustrated in 2-colors by Edward Ardizzone. Light shelf wear, clean.
Hardcover. Garden City, NY, Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1st US, 1960, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 63 pages, illustrated throughout by Edward Ardizzone. Light edgewear to dust jacket with tiny hole on front cover and small chip missing from lower edge of rear flap. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. NY, Harper & Row , 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by Ezra Jack Keats. Minor wear to dust jacket, chipping at edges. Brilliant paintings by Caldecott Medalist Keats evoke all the humor & warmth of Levoy's Chaplinesque character Janos, who must sell his violin to pay his passage to America (New York). Tale of an irrepressible musician and dreamer.
Hardcover. NY, Knopf, 2nd pr., 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 177 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Color illust. by Leo & Diane Dillon. Clean, tight copy with minor wear to dust jacket.
Hardcover. New York, Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 32 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket edges. Color illustrations throughout by Leo Dillon.
Hardcover. Eau Claire WI, Cadmus/ E. M. Hale, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Pictorial cloth binding, 48 pages. Wonderful period illustrations by Keith Ward of everyday workers, many doing jobs that don't exist anymore: Gas station attendants, elevator operators, conductors, crossing guards, etc. Pictires in b&w and 3-colors. Originally published in 1942 by Rand McNally, this undated but probably late 40s, early 50s. Clean. No dust jacket.
Hardcover. NY, Greenwillow, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Color illustrations by James Stevenson. Light edgewear to dust jacket.
Hardcover. New York, Levine, 1st US, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Color illustrations by Jean Claverie. Unpaginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Tight copy.
Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. B&w illustrations by Beth and Joe Krush. The story of an America teenage girl who comes to visit her family's relatives in a Turkish village. Fourteen-year-old Perihan's journal reflects her growing maturity as she records her impressions of her Turkish friends and their fascinating way of life. Clean copy.
Hardcover. New York , Atheneum, 1st US, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, illustrated boards with a yellow cloth spine. 32 pages with color illustrations throughout by Michel-Dansac. Clean copy. No dust jacket.
Hardcover. NY, Macmillan, BC Ed., 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, color art by Keats. Archie's cat is missing the day of the pet show - but all turns out well in the end. Vibrant, full-color illustrations fill every page. Oblong format, unpaginated. Clean book club edition.
New York, Lothrop Lee & Shepard, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth. Color illustrations by Robert Quackenbush. 32 pages. No dust jacket. Pete Pack Rat must act quickly to save Pebble Junction's Christmas Eve celebrations when the Gila Monster Gang escapes from jail and steals the Christmas pinata. Owner's name on title page, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. NY, HarperCollins, reprint, 1999, Book: Very Good, Hardcover, glossy pictorial boards, color illustrations by Steig. Pete is a young boy who is in a bad mood because it's a rainy day so he decides he would like to be a pizza. His parents play along with his make-believe game until the sun comes out and "the pizza" decides it's time to go out to play with his friends.
Hardcover. New York, Windmill Books, 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated, illustrated in 2-colors by Hoff. Light soil to cloth covers. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf, otherwise very good.
Hardcover. Chicago, Albert Whitman, 1st, 1935, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 96 pages. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Illustrated in 3-colors by Helen Sewell. Light edgewear and stains to covers. Illustrated end papers.
Hardcover. Chicago, Beckley-Cardy Co., 1st, 1935, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial red cloth covers with two children riding a camel. 287 pages, b&w stock photos throughout, nice color illustration as frontispiece. Inscription on first blank page, library stamp on front fly leaf, no other markings. A simplistic tale and view of Africa, typical of a 30s young reader book.
NY, Greenwillow, BC Ed., 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dustjacket. Color illustrations by Martine Gourbault. Light edgewear to dust jacket. After seeing all the animals in the zoo, Peter still likes the pigeons he sees every day best. Clean copy.
Hardcover. New York , Golden Books, 1ST, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY WAHL on copyright page. Color illustrations by Erik Blegvad. Previous owner's name on front fly leaf. Glazed cardboard covers.
Hardcover. Philadelphia, Lippincott, 1st, 1940, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 295 pages. Color frontis. and b&w drawings by Henry Pitz. An adventure story set in Pre-war England. A boy discovers an old classic car which enables him and his impoverished father to set out and enter the London-to-Brighton Run. Their car, named the "Wanderlust", soon attracts the attention of crooks. Previous owner's inscription on blank prelim page.
Hardcover. NY, Atheneum, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, color illustrations by Raschka. Sergei Prokofiev composed his Peter and the Wolf in 1936 with the hope of introducing children to the instruments of the orchestra. It happens that he also devised a wonderfully dramatic story. The characters - boy, bird, duck, cat, grandfather, wolf, hunters - and their doings have been beloved by young and old for decades. Writer, artist, musician, and Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka has given the original story a new setting: a stage performance. Here you will relish language inspired music; enjoy mischief, suspense, and triumph in the theater; and delight in a surprise (and an additional character) Prokofiev's merry tale didn't provide. Please do not turn immediately to the last page. SIGNED BY RASCHKA.
Hardcover. Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott, 3rd pr., Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, light green cloth stamped with blue decoration, 427 pages. B&w drawings by Helene Carter. "The intrepid Swallows (explorers John, Susan, Titty, and Roger Walker) and fearsome Amazon pirates (Nancy and Peggy Blackett) sail the high seas, outwitting a pirate and his cutthroat crew, sharks, and the ravenous creatures of Crab Island in search of buried treasure." Hinges tender, pencil notation on dedication page otherwise clean. Mild shelf wear.
Softcover. NY, Platt & Munk Co., 1st thus, 1934, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. A fresh, clean, well bound copy. 6 leaves (12 pages) including the cover. Color illustrated front cover with interior of alternating spreads of color and black and white. Illustrations by Eulalie Banks. Stapled binding. Pages are clean and bright.
Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st illust thus, 1921, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth stamped in black, light blue and gilt. 185 pages. 12 color plates and numerous black-and-white illustrations throughout by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Front hinge cracked with spine cloth starting to separate, binding shaken but holding. All 12 color plates present, in excellent condition and without tears, creases or rubs. Covers edgeworn with bump to bottom corner of cover. Gilt faded on spine and front board, a bookplate on the front fly leaf. a lighter gutter crack between pages 22 and 23. Despite flaws, an attractive copy of the scarce American edition.
Hardcover. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st Edition, 1907, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. 126 pages plus 50 plates. Vivid color illustrated tipped-in plates (vibrant, excellent condition) with captioned tissue guards, as well as b/w illustrations throughout. Plates glued to brown heavy stock. Cover boards bound in green cloth, gilt title on spine, gilt title and design embossed on front cover board. Some light spotting to boards and spine, bump to front cover board's right top corner (see image). Binding tight. Spine straight. Pages quite bright and unmarked. Scarce. In Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, J.M. Barrie first created Peter Pan as an infant, living a wild and secret life with birds and fairies in the middle of turn of the century London. This edition is beautifully illustrated by Rackham, one of the leading figures of the Golden Age of British book illustration.
Hardcover. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, reprint, 1914, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth covers with color pastedown on front, gilt lettering, 126 pages. 16 color plates plus several line drawings by Arthur Rackham. Clean, bright copy with a trace of wear to top of cloth spine.
Hardcover. New York, Rand McNally & Co., reprint, 1940, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover. Unpaginated. Reprint of 1918 edition. B/W and color illustrations by Leroy Jackson. Dust jacket torn and taped. Pages very clean.