Hardcover. US, The Platt & Munk Co, reprint, 1952, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Moderate wear to covers, slightly warped. Dust jacket has tape repair to front. Color illustrations by Lucille W. and H.C. Holling.
Hardcover. London, Jonathan Cape, 8th pr., 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Pictorial glossy boards, 61 pages illustrated in color by Quentin Blake. Who but Roald Dahl could think up such mouthwatering and deliciously disgusting foods as Lickable Wallpaper, Stink Bugs Eggs, and Eatable Pillows? Now there,s a practical guide to making these and other delicacies featured in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, and Dahl's other books, with easy, step-by-step recipes that range from the delectable to the truly revolting. Quentin Blake's illustrations combine with full-color photographs of the luscious results to perfectly capture Roald Dahl's wicked sense of fun.
Hardcover. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 79 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. SIGNED BY STEADMAN. Clean, tight copy with light edge wear on covers.
Hardcover. Racine, WI, Whitman Publishing, 1st, 1935, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Pictorial boards, 40 pages. Color, black & white illustrations by the staff of the Walt Disney Studios. Previous owner's inscription on front paste-down endpaper. Tanning to pages. Color illustrations on front and back of paper covered boards. Light edgewear to bottom edges, corners. 4" separation of back spine paper.
Hardcover. New York, E. P. Dutton & Co., 1st, 1938, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardbound, 258 pages. Illustrated by Julian Brazelton. Foxing top edge. Illustrated endpapers. Dust jacket with chipping. Two small chunks missing from top and bottom of spine. Brodart on dust jacket. Pencil mark front cover. Spine sunned.
Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown and company, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 120 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Brodart covering dust jacket has two blue lines that bled through onto dust jacket. Internally clean and tight copy.
Hardcover. NY, The Wise-Parslow Company, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth with orange stamping, 96 pages. Color illustrations by Eleanor Campbell. Minor corner and edge wear, otherwise, very clean and tight copy. Originally published by Volland in 1931.
Hardcover. Racine WI, Whitman Publishing, 1st, 1917, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 125 pages, illustrated with 8 color and 8 b&w plates plus a decorative title page by Alice Carsey. Green cloth covers with color pastedown on front (repeated as a plate inside). Previous owner's inscription on a blank preliminary page. Page 9 (the first page of text) has a small paper scar to about an inch square which caused the previous owner to hand-letter the text in the area. Otherwise clean.
Hardcover. London, George G. Harrap & Co.., reprint, 1926, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 290 pages. Red cloth cover with colored design, some wear to corners and edges. Light foxing on some pages, otherwise inside is bright and clean with 9 color plates by N.C. Wyeth including title page. A nice copy.
Hardcover. NY, Clarion Books, 1st, 2017, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Robins are the most familiar and beloved of all birds, found throughout North America and celebrated as one of the first signs of spring. But there's a lot about them that most people don't know! In this visually stunning picture book that features comic-book panels combined with painterly illustrations, Eileen Christelow tells the story of two young robins' first year, and reveals plenty of little-known facts that are sure to captivate young naturalists. Narrated with humor and filled with kid-pleasing details, this fascinating account of how robins grow up includes an Author's Note, Glossary, More About Robins, and Sources. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Random House, 1st, 1952, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Laminate covers with completely illustrated in color, full-page color illustrations by Jay Hyde Barnum. Rubbing and mild edgewear to cardboard covers; a neat, tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, Dial Books, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 48 pages. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Illustrations by Daniel Salmieri. Clean, unmarked copy.
Hardcover. New York , Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 32 pages illustrated in color by David Shannon. SIGNED BY SCIESZKA. From the minds of Scieszka and Shannon comes a tale of a quixotic robot determined to conquer the earth. The only problem is that the earth he lands on is a suburban kitchen and he is three inches tall. Robot Zot, the fearless and unstoppable warrior, leaves a trail of destruction as he encounters blenders, toasters, and televisions. But when he discovers the princess...a pink cell phone...his mission takes a new course. Robot Zot must learn how to be a hero - in the name of true love.
Hardcover. Springfield MA, Mcloughlin Brothers, 1st, 1940, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards with light edgewear, 60 pages illustrated in color and b&w by Clyne. Name stamp on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. New York, Harcourt Brace, 1st, 1934, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardbound, red cloth with faded gilt lettering on spine, 237 pages. Black & white and color illustrations by Frank E. Schoonover. Mild soil to edges, covers. Historical fiction for young adults based on the life of Roland, warrior of France, nephew of Emperor Charlemagne. Clean copy.
Hardcover. New York, Harper & Brothers, 1st, 1886, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 266 pages. Scarce 1st edition. Tan decorated cloth with gilt titles to front and spine. 31 beautiful line drawings by Alice Barber (Stephens) who is not credited on the title page but whose signature can be seen on the plates. Binding slightly cocked but still very intact. Light rubbing to edges and spine.
Hardcover. Garden City, NY, Doubleday Page , 1st, 1911, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 436 pages. Hardcover with stamped illustration of a moose head on front cover. Green covers show moderate wear on edges with fraying, fading and light soil. Gutter cracked in multiple places, but still complete. Illustrations throughout done by author. Page block has well worn edges. Light foxing to frontispiece tissue guard, first few pages.
Hardcover. NY, Viking Press, 10th pr., 1949, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover, ex-lib with worn dust jacket. Normal stamping, residue to endpapers. Interior clean. b&w drawings by Angelo. Growing up in a well-to-do family with strict rules and routines can be tough for a ten-year-old girl who only wants to roller skate. But when Lucinda Wyman's parents go overseas on a trip to Italy and leave her behind in the care of Miss Peters and Miss Nettie in New York City, she suddenly gets all the freedom she wants! Lucinda zips around New York on her roller skates, meeting tons of new friends and having new adventures every day. But Lucinda has no idea what new experiences the city will show her.... Some of which will change her life forever.
Hardcover. NY, Viking Press, 2nd pr., 1937, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, beige cloth stamped in red and blue, 186 pages. B&w drawings by Valenti Angelo. Light shelf wear. Name on front fly leaf otherwise no marking.
Hardcover. NY, Peter Bedrick, 1st US, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by Peter Dennis. 64 pages, clean copy.
Softcover. Aakron, OH, Saalfield, 1st Edition, 1948, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 16 pages. Softcover, textured pages. Vivid, full-color illustrations. Some chipping to wrapper at spine and crease to top right corner of front cover and top left corner of back cover. Some light tanning to covers and pages from age. Staple bound. Adorable childrens book with sheet music included in illustrations.
Hardcover. New York , Parents Magazine Press, 1st, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 48 pages with b&w photos by Gloir Kitt Lindauer and Carmel Roth. Clean, bright copy with unclipped dust jacket, $3.95. Mild soil to jacket.
Hardcover. New York , Harper and Row, 1st, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 64 pages illustrated in 3-colors by Syd Hoff. An I Can Read Mystery in illustrated glossy boards with a bright dust jacket. Partially price-clipped otherwise clean, sharp copy.