Hardcover. NY, Schwartz & Wade, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 40 pages. Newbery Honor-winning author McKissack and Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Pinkney have outdone themselves in this heart-warming picture book infused with humor and the true spirit of Christmas.Christmas always comes to Nella's house, but Santa Claus brings gifts only once in a while. That's because it's the Depression and Nella's family is poor. Even so, Nella's hoping that this year she and her two sisters will get a beautiful Baby Betty doll. On Christmas morning, the girls are beside themselves with excitement! There is Baby Betty, in all her eyelash-fluttering magnificence. "Mine!" Nella shouts, and claims the doll for herself. But soon she discovers that Baby Betty isn't nearly as much fun as her sisters. SIGNED BY PINKNEY.
Hardcover. NY, Flying Dolphin Press, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. The acclaimed entertainer and bestselling author Steve Martin and the wildly clever New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast team up in a weird, wonderful excursion through the alphabet. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Flying Dolphin Press, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color drawings by New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Honesdale PA, Boyds Mills, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Luminous watercolor art by Ted Lewin. When Adam's family leaves Russia for America, Grandfather gives him an ancient prayer shawl that has been passed down from generation to generation, and in time, an older Adam passes the prayer shawl down to his own grandson. Inscribed on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. Honesdale PA, Boyds Mills, 2nd pr., 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Luminous watercolor art by Ted Lewin. When Adam's family leaves Russia for America, Grandfather gives him an ancient prayer shawl that has been passed down from generation to generation, and in time, an older Adam passes the prayer shawl down to his own grandson.
Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth covers with black, white, and blue embossed cover illustration. B&w line drawings throughout by Perkins, 189 pages. Copyright page states 1925 but no date on title page so assumed a reprint. Light bump to top corner otherwise a clean, bright copy .
Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth covers with black, white, and blue embossed cover illustration. B&w line drawings throughout by Perkins, 189 pages. Copyright page states 1925 but no date on title page so assumed a reprint. Light bump to top corner otherwise a clean, bright copy .
Hardcover. NY, Platt & Munk, reprint, 1961, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth stamped with title, drawing of a deer. Contains color and b&w illustrations by Harrison Cady. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean. No dust jacket.
Hardcover. NY, H.Z. Walck, 1st, 1962, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 48 pages illustrated in color by Walter Erhard. Bright, clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Knopf, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dustjacket 320 pages. With almost 5 million copies sold in the 60 years since it was published, generations of readers have journeyed with Milo to the Lands Beyond in this beloved classic.This richly annotated edition includes bonus material from acclaimed children's literature scholar Leonard Marcus. Enriched by Jules Feiffer's splendid illustrations, the wit, wisdom, and wordplay of Norton Juster's offbeat fantasy are as beguiling as ever. The expansive annotations include interviews with the author and illustrator, illuminating excerpts from Juster's notes and drafts, cultural and literary commentary, and Marcus's own insights on the book. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Boston, Ginn and Co., Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, mustard cloth stamped with a maroon and green decorative illustration. 364 pages, b&w drawings by Ruby Winckler.
Hardcover. Philadelphia, Henry Altemus, reprint, 1902, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Probable Second Printing, as an 1898 edition is mentioned on copyright page. 253 pages. Front cover is decorated with the boy and his grinning fiddling bear. With white lettering and design elements on pink-orange hardcover. Illustrated throughout with 35 b&w drawings by Frank Verbeck. White 'E" on cover faded as is spine lettering. Some fraying to bottom of spine. name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. NY, Henry Holt, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, In ancient China a jealous artist plots to eliminate the favorite architect of the emperor. Once again Demi captivatingly presents a Chinese folktale with just enough text to tell the story and keep the interest of her young readers. Rendered in vibrant reds and pale blues and yellows, her illustrations feature finely detailed buildings and costumes, all the while retaining a fresh, clean look.Clean copy.
Hardcover. Seattle WA, The Innovation Press , 1st, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by Daniel Rieley. Growing up in a family of immigrants, Ellen dreamed of becoming a professional flutist, but all of that changed when she discovered engineering in college. Though she was told that field of study wasn't for girls, the bright young scientist refused to give up--ultimately becoming a NASA astronaut who shattered barriers and rocketed to success!
Hardcover. NY, Crowell-Collier Press, 1st, 1962, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth boards. 64 pages illustrated with b&w cartoon-like drawings by Robert Jones. Mild soil to covers, name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. NY, New York Review of Books, reprint, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial boards with a red cloth spine. First publlshed in 1950, this charming picture book by the Caldecott Medal-winning team of Simont and Krauss features bold illustrations that bring to life a humorous and engaging reversal of ordinary reality that will enchant young children and their parents. Full color. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Cambridge MA, Barefoot Books, 3rd pr., 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by Giovanni Manna. SIGNED BY MATTHEWS on a tipped-in bookplate on the front fly leaf. When young Tom of Warwick is sent away to a castle to learn about knighthood and chivalry, at first he finds the castle cold and unfriendly, but the action-packed stories of kindly Master William, the armorer, inspire Tom to work hard in the hope of one day becoming a real knight. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Viking, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Color illustrations by Arabelle Wheatley. Great book for young folks to enjoy about our seashores and how to enjoy the treasures found there. Includes how-to instructions for things such as sand lanterns, sand painting, making shell mosaics, storing shells, making a beachcomber's collage and many, many more. Recipe for a clambake and how to do it. Shell identification and index included.
NY, Farrar Straus Giroux, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket with light edgewear. Color illustrations by Chris Conover.
Hardcover. NY, NYR Children's Collection, reprint, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards with red cloth spine. "Once upon a time, in fact it was Tuesday," the Bear went into the woods to settle in for his long winter nap. But when he awoke what had happened? The trees were gone, the grass was gone, the flowers were gone, and in their place were buildings, cars, a fenced-off courtyard. The Bear had no idea that he was in the middle of a factory. "Get back to work!" a man yelled out of the blue. "I don't work here," said the Bear, "I'm a bear." The man laughed and laughed. "Fine excuse for a man to keep from doing any work--saying he's a bear." And so it began and so it went, with the Bear protesting his bearness all the way from the Third Vice President to the First, and no one willing to believe that he wasn't just a silly man in a fur coat who needed a shave. How the bear endured and how he finally prevailed are the subject of this delightful modern fairy tale--beautifully illustrated with the author's inventive line drawings--about sticking up for yourself, no matter how many Foremen, General Managers, Vice Presidents, or even Company Presidents stand in your way. Reprint of this classic originally published in 1946.
Hardcover. NY, Harper & Row, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, 48 pages illustrated in 3-colors bu Kushkin. Library binding, NOT ex-lib. Name on inside front cover, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. NY, Random House/Beginner Books, reprint, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy boards, illustrated in color by the authors, 60 pages. Daddy Bear tries to show his son how to use the sled, skis and skates he got for Christmas - with disastrous results. Fist published in the early 70s. Clean, bright copy.
Hardcover. NY, Philomel Books , 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover with a bright dust jacket. SIGNED BY AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR with a color drawing of a lamb by Morgan on the front fly leaf. After her grandmother dies, a little Tuscan girl cannot stand the sound of bells until the good-hearted schoolmaster introduces her to some belled lambs. Morgan's bright, folksy illustrations evince a hearty rusticity perfectly suited to the sweet and compassionate story. Small tear to dj at top of spine, otherwise a clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Dutton Juvenile, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 144 pages illustrated in color. SIGNED BY 11 ARTISTS on bookplate and book. More than forty acclaimed children's book authors and illustrators join together to create an anthology: stories, poems, essays, and pictures that celebrate Earth and call attention to environmental destruction, overpopulation, tampering with nature, litter, pollution, and waste disposal.
Hardcover. NY, Random House, reprint, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glazed pictorial covers, 314 pages illustrated in color by the Berestains. Six Berenstain Beginner Books in one volume: Bears in the Night, The Bears' Vacation, The Bears' Picnic, The Spooky Old Tree, The Bike Lesson, and The Missing Dinosaur Bone. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Random House, reprint, 2016, Hardcover in pictorial boards, 306 pages. Everyone's favorite bear family is back in this collection of seven classic Berenstain Bears Bright and Early books. Written and illustrated by the beloved husband and wife team of Stan and Jan Berenstain, this one-of-a-kind treasury--featuring a story that has been unavailable for fifteen years--includes The Berenstain Bears on the Moon; The Bear Detectives; Bears on Wheels; He Bear She Bear; Inside Outside Upside Down; The Bear Scouts; and Old Hat New Hat. A perfect addition to your collection for those just learning how to read . . . or those just starting to read all on their own.
Hardcover. NY, Grosset & Dunlap, 1st, 1950, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, yellow oversized pictorial binding with an illustration of a cowboy riding a bucking horse on the cover. Color illustrations by the author. Clean copy.
Hardcover. New York, Golden Press, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glazed boards, 61 pages. Color illustrations by Gene Biggs. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Random House/ Beginner Books, reprint, 1962, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket with minor wear to spine and corners, chip to rear panel at bottom. Pictorial glossy boards. Contents tight and unmarked. $1.95 price on dust jacket flap. Color illustrations by the Berenstains. An early printing of their first book, but back of dj has their second book listed (The Bike Lesson) so not a true 1st printing.
Hardcover. NY, Lothrop, Lee and Shepard, 1st US, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 158 pages, b&w drawings by Douglas Phillips. An adventure story set in Thailand's teak forests, where the mighty elephant is bulldozer, tractor and sometimes killer. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Henry Schuman, 1st, 1949, Book: Fair, Hardcover, pictorial boards. One of the great children's picture books that's never been reprinted. Ruth Krauss text with Marc Simont's exquisite color illustrations. The covers are edgeworn and the paper has peeled from the spine but the inside is clean and bright.
Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin , reprint, 1952, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover in a worn, chipped dust jacket, Remains of Caldecott sticker on front panel. No date on title page so assumed early reprint. 1953 Caldecott winner. A delightful story about Johnny and the bear he finds as a cub. Illustrated in soft brown tones by the author.
Hardcover. NY, Wonder Books, 1st, 1950, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, 20 pages illustrated in color by Ruth Wood. Wonder Books #550, 39 cents. This lovely vintage children's book circa 1950 tells the story of an old school bus named Busby driven by Joe the driver and his many adventures. Ownership page with name, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. NY, Harper & Brothers, 1st, 1947, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn, price-clipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by Carlos Merida. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st Illust., 1912, Hardcover, originally written in 1886, this is a 1912 printing, a more scarce edition featuring the pen-and-ink sketches & color (black/gray/white/red) illustrations by artist Katharine R. Wireman. 91 pages. Small hardcover 8vo (6.75" x 8.5"), green cloth over boards with red & lighter green illustrations of birds, candles, & holly & red script lettering to front & spine. Front fly leaf gone, spine with mild fading.
Hardcover. NY, Macmillan, 1st thus, 1929, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, gray cloth with silver lettering on spine, silver design on front cover. Frontispiece, three double-page illustrations in color and b&w line plates by Pamela Bianco. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.
NY, Viking Press, 1st, 1938, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in blue-green cloth with maroon lettering and drawing. Three-color, b&w illustrations by Margaret Van Doren. Front fly leaf gone, light soil, small mark to covers. Otherwise very good, clean. A spirited black puppy learns to make friends with two kittens in his new home.
Hardcover. NY, Random House, 1st, 1952, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 309 pages. B&w illustrations by Milton Menasco. Clean copy. Black Minx has the strength and stamina to win the most famous horse race in the world, but she doesn't seem to like racing. So strongly does she resist training that Alec Ramsay and Henry Dailey have to trick her into running! But Black Minx has a few tricks of her own....
Hardcover. NY, Thomas Y. Crowell , 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 224 pages, b&w illustrations by Harold Berson. A charming and absorbing story for young readers set in rural Kansas in 1913 about a family of children, their grandmother, and a nest of orphaned newly-hatched bluejays. Inscription on front fly leaf otherwise bight and clean.
NY, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2nd pr., 1904, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardccover, red cloth binding, with stamped titles and decoration to upper board and spine, and pastedown illustration in corner of upper board. Color frontis. and 8 b&w plates by Peter Newell. Eight tales of a man and his relationship with various animals. Hinges cracked, binding solid. No markings.
Hardcover. NY, Harcourt Brace & World, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped ($5.95) dust jacket. Design & illustrations by Beth & Joe Krush. Early reprint with "NOPQ" on copyright page. Small small sticker on inside flap, otherwise a clean, bright copy. The Borrowers set sail to find a home of their own in a model village where humans paid admission to visit. The third book in the series.
Hardcover. NY, Harcourt Brace & World, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped ($6.95) dust jacket. Design & illustrations by Beth & Joe Krush. Early reprint with "LMNO" on copyright page. Small small sticker on inside flap, otherwise a clean, bright copy. When the story opens the little family has taken up residence in a charming miniature village designed by kind Mr. Pott, a one-legged former Railway worker. The fourth book in the series.
Hardcover. NY, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped ($12.95) dust jacket. Design & illustrations by Beth & Joe Krush. Escaping from an attic where they had been held captive over the long, dark winter, a family of tiny people sets up house in an old rectory. Eventually, the Clock family of borrowers find a safe and comfortable home, with their relations living near by. All appears well until they realize that the wicked Platters are still looking for them, something which prompts them to get revenge.Fifth and final book in the series. Clean copy.
New York, Clarion Books, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 60 pages. Blue cloth covers with gilt titles, dust jacket illustrated in color, gorgeous full-page color illustrations by Mair. Mild rubbing to dust jacket, pages clean, crisp and unmarked; a lovely book in great condition.
Softcover. Chicago, Reuben H. Lilja , 1st, 1942, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 16 pages including covers, verse and color illustrations by Milo Winter. Charming die-cut polka dot "bow tie" is featured on every page, taking different forms with different animals, which include Rabbit, Kitty, Puppy, Duck, Mouse, Chicks, etc. The "bow tie" becomes a sash, package decoration, dress sash, etc.
Hardcover. NY, Parents' Magazine Press, 1st, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket. The story of an industrious little boy who listens to too many peoples' advice! Set in Ireland. Color and 2-color illustrations throughout by Ervine Metzl. Dj price blacked out, mild soil to rear of jacket otherwise clean.
Hardcover. Boston, Estes and Lauriat, 1st, 1897, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial rust-colored cloth. 1st edition. 265 pages. B&w illustrations by George Foster Barnes. Previous owner's name in ink on front end-paper, else very good, clean.
Hardcover. NY, The Century Company, 1st, 1927, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, dark green cloth with pale lettering to spine and front cover, with color portrait of Lawrence. No dustwrapper. First printing with no other printings indicated. 293 pages with eight illustrations including frontispiece photo-portrait of Lawrence. A reworking of the material Thomas had published earlier in With Lawrence in Arabia in 1924, adapted for a semi-juvenile audience, during the height of Lawrence's fame. Small notation on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. Saxonville MA, Picture Book Studio, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glazed boards with a black cloth spine. Color illustrations by Eve Tharlet, translation by Athena Bell. Children will be charmed by Bell's translation of the tale about the tailor who advertised his prowess by embroidering a sash proclaiming "Seven at a Blow." The narrative respects the original story; the text is not diluted, and it is lengthy. Vocabulary such as courtiers, contemptuously, and desperate adds to the vitality of the story. The settings and clothing in Tharlet's detailed and appropriate soft-toned watercolor washes suggest the Middle Ages.
Hardcover. London, Cassell and Company, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth covers with color pastedown of stagecoach on cover, black lettering and design. Gilt title on spine. 232 pages, 4 color plates including frontis of airships, many b&w illustrations throughout. Inscription on front fly leaf otherwise clean.