NY, Farrar Straus Giroux , 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Color illustrations by Vladimir Radunsky. Light edgewear to dust jacket. A never-before-published poem for children by the Nobel laureate:In the beginning there were just waveshammering at the obstacles . . .So begins a lovely, thought-provoking poem that Joseph Brodsky wrote in 1995. It is about the first discoverers of America -- fish, birds, then man. But it is also about a land that even today is full of secrets waiting to be discovered. Illustrated in collage and gouache by Vladimir Radunsky, this poem is, finally, a celebration of our world -- a world open to possibilities.
NY, Farrar Straus Giroux , 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Color illustrations by Vladimir Radunsky. Light edgewear to dust jacket. A never-before-published poem for children by the Nobel laureate:In the beginning there were just waveshammering at the obstacles . . .So begins a lovely, thought-provoking poem that Joseph Brodsky wrote in 1995. It is about the first discoverers of America -- fish, birds, then man. But it is also about a land that even today is full of secrets waiting to be discovered. Illustrated in collage and gouache by Vladimir Radunsky, this poem is, finally, a celebration of our world -- a world open to possibilities.
Hardcover. New York, Disney Editions, Revised Ed., 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 208 pages, illustrated in color. Very good in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. While the literary Pooh continues to win new generations of fans, an on-screen Pooh was destined to expand the appeal of the Hundred-Acre Wood. In 1961, Walt Disney acquired the exclusive film rights to Milne's Pooh stories. Since then, The Walt Disney Company has produced numerous shorts, features, and television shows about the Silly Old Bear, and that tradition continues with the release of the 2011 film, Winnie the Pooh. Winnie the Pooh: A Celebration of the Silly Old Bear is a tribute to the wonder of Pooh, from his origin and literary success to his brilliant animated career and continued popularity. This is his story; but, moreover, it is his art--including more than 200 illustrations that detail the evolution of Pooh and his friends from stuffed toys to animated characters.
Hardcover. New York, Doubleday, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Color illustrations by Emily Arnold McCully and SIGNED BY MCCULLY on front fly leaf. A childhood move in the life of Willa Cather to the plains of Nebraska, brings initial unhappiness, then appreciation and love for her new surroundings. Inscribed, with a sketch by the illustrator.
Hardcover. NY, Wonder Books, 2nd pr., 1952, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial glazed boards. Originally published as The Magic Word. Color illustrations by Eleanor Dart. Teaching kids to say the magic word: "Please!" Name blacked out on inside front cover, otherwise clean.
Hardcover. NY, Ars Edition, 1st US, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial glazed boards. Approximately 5 3/4" x 4 3/4", 18 pages. English version by June Head. Bohatta was a Austrian writer/artist whose titles were republished in the U.S. in small printings. Charming color illustrations. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Harper and Brothers, 1st, 1918, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards with red cloth spine, 411 pages. Black & white Illustrations by J. Scott Williams. Two-color illustrarion on front cover. Edges worn. Red cloth spine with gilt lettering. Collection of short stories centered around an Irish doctor and his patients, mostly rural & poor.
Hardcover. New York, Michael di Capua Books/HarperCollins Publishers, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Olive green cloth covers with gilt titles to spine, color illustrated dust jacket, lovely full-page color illustrations by William Steig. Mild edgewear, soil to dust jacket.
Hardcover. Philadelphia/NY, J.B. Lippincott, reprint, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, tan cloth stamped in black with a color illustrated label on front cover. 342 pages, color frontis, endpapers and b&w drawings by Lofting. Copyright page states 11th impression. Name on half-title pages. Otherwise clean.
Hardcover. London, Jonathan Cape, reprint, 1948, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth stamped in red, 319 pages, color frontis, endpapers and b&w drawings by Lofting. Copyright page states 13th impression.
Hardcover. New York, Fred A. Stokes Co., 1st US, 1924, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, 379 pages, hardcover. Stamped and illustrated boards. Illustrated endpapers and color frontispiece. Heavy soiling and age toning to boards. Heavy bumping to all corners. Moderate age toning to text block edges. Previous owner's inscription on half title page. Front hinge cracked. A fair reading copy.
Hardcover. Akron, OH, Saalfield Publishing, 1st, 1932, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Non-paginated. Hardcover with light chipped laminated boards. Spine is loose, as are gutter but still intact. Light wear to pages. Fore edge and corners moderatly frayed. Still good condition. Text describing various dog breeds and 12 full page color plates by Thorne. Thorne is among the most highly regarded dog artists; this volume includes drawings of many different breeds: the Collie, German Shepherd Dog, English Setter, Cocker Spaniel "Husky", Boston Terrier, Irish Terrier, Great Dane, Sealyham terrier, Wire Haired Fox terrier, Cairn terrier and Airedale.
Softcover. Akron, OH, Saalfield Publishing Company, 1st, 1937, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Non-paginated. Softcover with moderate soil and fraying to corners. Paper wrappers lightly darkened. Previous owner's name written on front wrapper. Illustrated by Diane Thorne.
Hardcover. New York , Norton, 1st, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 59 pages, b&w line drawings by Paul Kennedy. In an unclipped dust jacket with light shelf wear.
Hardcover. New York , Harper & Brothers, 1st, 1940, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, light gray cloth with red decoration, 159 pages. B&w pictures by Fritz Eichenberg. Scarce. Previous owner's stamp on front end paper. Light spotting and warping to cloth covers, faint soil to edges. Internally very good.
Hardcover. NY, Dial, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Color illustrations by author. When a young boy decides to challenge the popular old saying about stepping on cracks in the sidewalk, he comes to find out that it is a valid warning as a number of weird and strange things suddenly begin to happen in his life. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Boston, Roberts Bros., reprint, 1892, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, bright blue cloth stamped in maroon, making the front cover hard to read. Spine stamped in bright gilt. Many b&w text and full-page illustrations, not credited. A story of twins brought up in Europe by their uncle, whose full story remains a mystery. Inscription on front fly leaf otherwise clean.
Hardcover. New York, Harry N. Abrams, reprint, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrated by Edward Gorey. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.
Hardcover. New York, Harry N. Abrams, reprint, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrations by Edward Gorey. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.
Hardcover. NY, Young Scott Books, 1st, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Unpaginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. B&w drawings by Edward Gorey, dj w/ edgewear, closed tear at folds, chip on rear panel. Tight copy.
Hardcover. Garden City, Doubleday , 1st, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Non-Paginated. Boards. Illustrated in color by Tomi Ungerer. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. NY, Doubleday & Co., 1st, 1967, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Color illust. by Tomi Ungerer. Ex-lib with end paper residue & markings internallly VG. A scarce Ungerer title.
New York, Orchard Books, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 31 pages. Color illustrations by Ted Lewin.A hard-working doorman loves his job at the front of a big city apartment house, where he is especially dedicated to the elderly and young residents there, until the sad day when he is no longer there to greet his friends. The highlight of this affectionate tribute to a New York City doorman is Lewin's lifelike art. With nearly photographic clarity, his watercolors depict the comings and goings of an apartment house's residents and the daily routine of their beloved doorman, John. Setting the story in his own Upper West Side building, first-time children's author Grimm shapes a poignant portrait.