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. Garden City, Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1st, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover. Full color illustrations by Tomi Ungerer. Tape repaired closed tears at edges of dust jacket - jacket now protected with clear plastic cover. 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.
Hardcover. NY, Books of Wonder, reprint, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 272 pages. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz was the fourth Oz adventure. First published in 1908, it has captured the imaginations of young readers and listeners for four generations. This deluxe gift edition faithfully reproduces the rare first edition, including all sixteen color plates and all fifty black-and-white illustrations by John R. Neill, as well as the original colorful endpapers. Afterword by Peter Glassman.