Hardcover. Cleveland/NY, World Publishing Co., 1st, 1955, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, red cloth covers with eagle logo on front cover, 319 pages, spectacular color illustrations by James Daugherty "The Rainbow Book of American History" is a storybook, written in a narrative format with the author telling his children the story of our country. The book covers the time period from Leif Erickson to the dropping of the atomic bomb of World War II. To enhance the text James Daughtery has created memorable illustrations which are gorgeous and enhance the text. Dust jacket has light chipping to edges, otherwise a clean, bright copy.
Hardcover. Somerville MA, Templar Books, 1st US, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in an elaborate cloth binding with embossing, gilt and a multi=colored design. This is a stunning book about a little paper boat on an adventure to see the ocean. The illustrations by Victoria Semykina are gorgeous. No dust jacket issued.
Hardcover. Peterborough NH, Noone House/Richard Smith, 1st illust. thus, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn, unclipped dust jacket, 194 pages. B&w drawings by Tasha Tudor. First published in 1902, a fictional account of an 11-year old growing up in Exeter, New Hampshire. His "diry", complete with mis-spellings, newly illustrated by Tudor. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Peterborough NH, Noone House/Richard B. Smith , 1st thus, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 194 pages, bound in red cloth; black lettering; gold endpapers with pencil drawing of street scene. 12 full page pencil drawings by Tasha Tudor. Cream dust jacket printed in black & red, price of $3.95 on flap. Second state signified by reviews on back panel.
NY, Philomel Books, 1st US, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Color illustrations by Patrick Benson. Bright, unclipped dust jacket. Five episodes featuring Hob, a goblin, and the family he lives with and protects, though only the children can see him.
Hardcover. San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by James. Book and dust jacket in excellent condition. n this free retelling of an old Scottish ballad, Jan, who is convinced her friend Tam is not dead but has only disappeared, follows the advice of a wise old woman and with the help of a red cloak releases him from capture by elves.
Hardcover. NY, Whittlesey House, 1st, 1958, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn, unclipped dust jacket, b&w illustrations by Harper Johnson. A 13 year-old boy's adventures in Haiti. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Protected from the perilous world outside by being imprisoned in her tower room, Roselupin, who is tired of being locked away, receives a strange birthday present on her seventh birthday that helps her escape into the woods, where she yells, dances, and terrifies the kingdom folk! Color illustrations by the author.
Hardcover. Rutland VT, Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1st, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn and faded dust jacket. Not only reluctant, a Siamese princess is very shy, especially around men. Retelling of a very old folk tale from Thailand. 62 pages illustrated in color by Sukit Chuthama. Alert for book banners: bare-breasted ladies! Inscription on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.
Softcover. NY, Hyperion, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 2 folded signatures comprising the complete book in a folded dust jacket. A color proof of Agee's 2008 book.
Hardcover. NY, Books of Wonder, reprint, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 267 pages. The Road to Oz is the fifth adventure in the magical Land of Oz. For the first time since the original 1909 edition, this stunning new facsimile edition illustrates Dorothy's fantastic adventures on different colors of paper reflecting where she and her friends are on the road to Oz. Featuring all of John R. Neill's 126 striking pen-and-ink drawings, this handsome deluxe edition is one to be treasured for years to come. Afterword by Peter Glassman.
Hardcover. NY, Frederick A. Stokes, 1st illust thus, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, geen cloth with 4 color decoration on front and spine. Color frontispiece, numerous black and white illustrations by Gordon Browne, No date (circa 1910). Tight, clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Books of Wonder, reprint, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 303 pages. Facsimile of a book first published by Reilly & Lee in 1921. Original illustrations by John R. Neill, 12 full-page glossy color plates, other b&w throughout. The Scarecrow decides to search for his family tree and winds up discovering that he is the long-lost Emperor of the Silver Island. Along the way, he meets such colorful characters as the A-B-Sea Serpent, the lumpy mud men, Sir Hokus of Pokes, and others.
New York, Random House, 1st, 1958, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 72 pages. Two-color illustrations by Catherine Barnes. Dust jacket has edgewear, missing small chunk on rear spine edge.Tom Jordan's idea for having a flea circus goes kaput when Bimbo, the family's flea-ridden dog, runs away.
Hardcover. London, Odyssey Press/ Paul Hamlyn, 1st, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Glossy pictorial boards, 45 pages. Pocket-sized book illustrated in color by Peter Spier. No dust jacket. Green illustrated covers. Part of the Odyssey Library. Excellent condition.
New York, Atheneum, 1st US, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 27 pages. Color illustrations by Michael Foreman.
Hardcover. NY, Holt, Rinehart & Winston,, 1st, 1971, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth, 32 pages illustrated in color by Eric Carle. Ex-library with stamping and residue to endpapers and title page.
Hardcover. NY, Books of Wonder, reprint, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 304 pages. With twelve glowing color plates and over one hundred black-and-white drawings by Oz artist John R. Neill, this is a beautiful reproduction of the rare 1915 first edition. Afterword by Peter Glassman.
Hardcover. Middlebury VT, Vermont Folklife Center, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Color illustrations by Vernon Thornblad. A young boy living in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1710 enjoys imaginary adventures with make-believe pirates, until the day that real pirates come ashore for evil purposes and leave him a remarkable memento. Clean copy.
Hardcover. London, Frederick Warne and Co., 1st, Book: Good, Hardcover, pictorial paper-covered boards; color frontis, some black and white illustrations by Gordon Browne. Short splits along spine edge, bookplate on inside front cover.
Hardcover. Boston, W.A. Wilde Company, 1st, 1927, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth with gilt titles, 299 pages, color frontis by Harold Cue. Spine gilt faded, name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.
New York, Viking Kestrel, 1st US, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 26 pages. Color illustrations by author. When Father Time's apprentice tampers with the Season Clock, Spring and Summer are captured and imprisoned in the Season Catcher's castle. Sticker residue to rear dust jacket panel, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. London, Collins, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. The fifth title in the series featuring the mice from Brambly Hedge, charmingly illustrated in color by the author. Clean copy.