Hardcover. NY, Macmillan, reprint, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 1st printing of this reissue, square 8vo, cloth backed boards, twelve tales illustrated in line by Nonny Hogrogian. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Dodd Mead, 1st, 1947, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth stamped in black, 70 pages illustrated throughout in 2-colors by Kurt Wiese. For whatever reason, a very scarce title. The adventures of a churchmouse as he travels from town to town with his knapsack. From a summer camp library with light stamping, edgewear. Wonderful drawings by Wiese.
Hardcover. London, Marcus Ward & Co., 1st, 1882, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 56 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Green cloth covers with color illustrated label on front. Style similar to Walter Crane (co-author's brother). Front fly leaf gone (could be easily replaced with color xerox of matching endpaper design). Book is tight, bright, with just a touch of wear to corners.
New York, Simon & Schuster , reprint, 1998 (1955), Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, Hardcover. Two-color illustrations by Hilary Knight and SIGNED BY KNIGHT on front fly leaf. 65 pages plus scrapbook. In new condition. The original story and pictures of Eloise plus previously unpublished illustrations by Knight and photographs of Kay Thompson. Signed and dated by the illustrator, Hilary Knight, the year of publication. Scrapbook written by Marie Brenner.
Hardcover. Brookfield, Connecticut, Roaring Book Press, 1st, 2003, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, SIGNED BY MACDONALD WITH ILLUSTRATED SKETCH TO GREEN PREVIEW PAGE. Color illustrated covers and dust jacket, acetate protective covering to dust jacket, beautiful full page color illustrations by MacDonald. No signs of wear, pages, dust jacket and covers clean, crisp and unmarked; a lovely book in excellent condition.
Hardcover. Brookfield, CN, Roaring Brook Press, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 32 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, tight copy. Color illustrations by Robert Andrew Parker. A kids' picture book introducing the Abstract Expressionist painter Jackson Pollock.
Hardcover. Brookfield, CN, Roaring Brook Press, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 32 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, tight copy. Color illustrations by Robert Andrew Parker. A kids' picture book introducing the Abstract Expressionist painter Jackson Pollock.
Hardcover. New York , Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped jacket. SIGNED BY MCCLINTOCK on title page. When Simon's older sister, Adele, picks him up from school, he has his hat and gloves and scarf and sweater, his coat and knapsack and books and crayons, and a drawing of a cat he made that morning. Adele makes Simon promise to try not to lose anything. But as they make their way home, distractions cause Simon to leave something behind at every stop. What will they tell their mother?
Hardcover. NY, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 40 pages. Adele and her younger brother, Simon, have just arrived in New York City to visit their Aunt Cecile and prepare for a grand train trip around America. "Please try not to lose anything on our trip," Adele tells her brother with a sigh. But how can Simon remember to keep an eye on his belongings when there are so many wonderful distractions and astounding sights to take in? The endearing team from Adele & Simon returns in a cross-continental adventure that reflects the vitality of early twentieth-century America, from the Boston Public Garden to San Francisco's Chinatown. Stunning pen-and-ink-and watercolor illustrations are filled with innumerable hidden treasures, and endpapers featuring a period map of America extend the fun. SIGNED BY MCCLINTOCK.
Hardcover. NY, Harcourt, Brace & World, 3rd pr., 1947, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, 168 pages. Blue boards are solid with silhouette of a boy and girl in a canoe; illustrated in b&w by Stephen Voorhies who did the illustrated map on the endpapers. When Ann Jackman was fourteen and her brother Philip eleven, their father decided to become a fur trapper, so the whole family moved to northern Ontario, near a Hudson Bay Post, and built themselves a home. There were many exciting new things for the Jackmans to learn: building a log cabin, making furniture, paddling canoes, the habits of animals, and the language and customs of the Indians.
Chicago, Beckley-Cardy Co., 1st, 1932, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover school primer, blue cloth decorated in black and orange. 303 pages, three-color illustrations by Clara Atwood Fitts. About 10 pages with some chipping and short tears.
Hardcover. New York, Modern Age Books, Inc. , 1st, 1938, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardbound, 166 pages. Illustrated in b&w by Frank Dobias. Camp name written in pen on front end paper. Blue cloth with white lettering and picture of a high-steel worker riding a girder being winched up. Corners bumped, mild shelf wear.
Hardcover. Springfield, McLoughlin Brothers, 1st, 1928, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, light green cloth stamped in red and dark green. 128 pages, color frontispiece, b&w drawings. No date, previous owner's inscription on front fly leaf dated 1924. In the scarce dust jacket, light tan illustrated with 3-color design featuring two brownies, light edgewear, chipping.
Hardcover. NY , Harper & Bros., 1st, 1944, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, Illustrated in 3-colors by Averill. 64 pages, putty color cloth with red drawing of Jack Ninepines on front. Some light color fade to edges of cloth otherwise clean, tight copy. Lacks dust jacket.
Hardcover. Philadelphia, David McKay Company, 1st, 1931, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Color illustrated boards, unpaginated. Illustrated with full color drawings of Mickey Mouse and friends. Light wear to cover corners and 1 1/2" closed tear at bottom front hinge. Page 14 has a 1" closed tear on right margin - this does not effect text or illustrations. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. NY, Duell, Sloan & Pearce , 1st US, 1946, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, color illustrated boards with a red cloth spine. 24 pages (printed on one side only), color Illustrations by Dette, printed in Sweden. Light stains to cardboard covers otherwise clean, very good.
Hardcover. Chicago, Rand McNally , unknown, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 80 pages, 15 color plates and b&w drawings by Warner Carr. Green boards with color label, sharp, clean copy.
Hardcover. Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott, 1st, 1939, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth stamped in red and black, 204 pages, color frontispiece and b&w illustrations by Joyce Brisley. The charming tale of a little wooden horse, who goes out in the world to seek his fortune so that his master can thrive. Covers show light soil, edgewear, small stamp inside front cover. This original edition of the book is uncommon in any condition.
Hardcover. North Clarendon VT, Tuttle Publishing, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, gorgeous color paintings on every page by Lak-Khee Tay-Audouard. Adventures of the Treasure Fleet is the amazing story of seven epic voyages and their larger-than-life commander, Admiral Zheng He.Beginning in 1405, Admiral Zheng He led more than 300 gigantic, brightly-painted ships across the South China Sea to the Indian Ocean and all the way to the distant coast of Africa. The admiral and his crew battled pirates and raging storms, and were amazed by the people and ways of life in distant lands. At each port, Chinese goods were traded for pearls, precious stones, herbs and medicines which were given as tribute to China's powerful emperor when the ships' returned home. Clean copy.
NY, Doubleday , 1st US, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 187 pages. Illustrated in b&w by Burt Silverman. In a lightly worn, unclipped dust jacket. A adventure novel for young adults set in 18th century Yorkshire.
Hardcover. NY, Sea Star Books, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Color illust. by Kinuko Y. Craft. Tight copy with only minor wear to cover edges.
Hardcover. NY, Sea Star Books, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Color illust. by Kinuko Y. Craft. Tight copy with only minor wear to cover edges.
Hardcover. NY, Dodd Mead, reprint, 1957, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 244 pages. Black & white illustrations by Kurt Wiese.
Hardcover. Chicago, Rand McNally & Co., reprint, 1937, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 112 pages, 10" by 13" folio. Green cloth with color paste down on front cover. Gorgeous color illustrations throughout by Milo Winter. Clean, tight copy with only mild wear. Hinges are starting to crack slightly.