Hardcover. Carbondale IL, Southern Illinois University, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 32 pages of color plates plus many pages of b/w illustrations, 296 pages in all.
Hardcover. Boston, David R Godine, 1st, 2020, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. From The Tale of Rabbit (1901) to Last Stop on Market Street (2015), each of the one hundred books is presented with fascinating stories of its publication history and biographies of the creators. On the facing page, a cover and inside spread will bring back memories of the time when, sitting in a classroom or on a lap, someone read you a book and opened up your world. A sumptuous celebration of 100 best-loved and acclaimed picture books-ones you'll remember and new gems to discover.
Softcover. La Jolla CA, Green Tiger Press, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 60 pages. An exploration of illustration and children's books. Text by Welleran Poltarnees. Color illustrations by Arthur Rackham, Kate Greenaway, Maurice Sendak, Beatrix Potter, Kay Nielson, and Dorothy Lathrop; Additional illustrations by Dugald Stuart Walker, A.B. Frost, Edward Ardizzone, H.J. Ford, and others. Stiff wraps with an die-cut oval window to the front cover; 60 pages; 13 tipped-in color plates + monochrome text illustrations throughout; 7 x 8.25 inches.
Hardcover. New York, Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1st, 1948, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 190 pages. Hardcover. Black & white illustrations by Barbara Cooney. Moderate foxing to cloth covers. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, Random House Books for Young Readers, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 192 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. The classic work by Dr. Seuss analyzed and dissected. Red cloth, beige spine. 10 1/2" X 10 1/4" in size. IIllustrated, color drawings, black & white photos. Notes galore.
Hardcover. New York, Beginner Books, 1st, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 133 pages. Hardcover. Dictionary of French and English for young readers. Full color illustrations by P. D. Eastman. Damp odor. Price clipped dust jacket with closed tears along edges - jacket now protected with clear plastic cover. Clean, tight copy.
Softcover. privately printed, 1954, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. Exhibition catalogue with bibliographical descriptions. With an introduction by Frederick R. Goff. Frontispiece; vi , 97 pages. stiff paper wrappers. small 4to..
Hardcover. New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, Reprint, 1907, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 161 pages. Hardcover. Maroon cloth covers with gilt titles. Gilt top edge. Light pencil markings to a few pages. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. London, Batsford, 1st, 1954, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 256 pages, profusely illustrated in color and b/w. A detailed record of important children's books and stories from English literature between 1600 and 1900, with chapters on the "Prehistoric Age", Harris to "Alice", the triumph of nonsense, after Carroll, the importance of pictures, and more. Written by Percy Muir a distinguished English antiquarian bookseller, book collector, and bibliographer who served as president of both the Antiquarian Booksellers Association and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Boston, The Page Company, 3rd, 1919, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 706 pages. Hardcover. Features over 700 black & white illustrations. Red cloth covers with attractive titles and decorations. Light wear. A nice copy.
Hardcover. New York, Golden Press, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Non-paginated. Full color illustrations by Feodor Rojankovsky. Light wear to covers. Clean, tight copy.
Softcover. International Exhibitions Foundation;, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 28 pages. Color & B&W illustrations. Bibliography. Uncommon exhibition catalog as it toured smaller US museums. 2 page "Homage to Babar" by Maurice Sendak.
Softcover. San Francisco, COLOR, Chronicle Books, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 173 pages. Softcover with light edge wear to paper wrappers. Color illustrations. Tight copy.
Softcover. San Francisco, COLOR, Chronicle Books, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 173 pages. Softcover with light edge wear to paper wrappers. Color illustrations. Tight copy.
Hardcover. Cedar Grove NJ/UK, Dar-Web/John Sherratt & Son, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 184 pages, b&w illustrations. In a very good, unclipped dust jacket.
Hardcover. New York, Holiday House, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 152 pages. Hardcover with black & white illustrations. Light edgewear to dust jacket with closed tears to front cover. Protected by mylar cover. Clean, tight copy. History of this children's book publishing house followed by chronological listing of all their publications.
Hardcover. Mendota IL, The Wayside Press, 1st, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket with light edgewear, chipping. A superb, anecdotal and personal (Gardner was a great Alger collector) biography of Alger and history of the Alger juveniles, with superb color plates of rare Alger items and a descriptive bibliography. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Boston, The Horn Book, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, six issues of the bi-monthly bound in tan cloth. Clean. Top edge gilt. Articles by and about Eric Kimmel, Margaret Hodges, Natalie Babbitt, Margot Zemach, Penelope Farmer, Virginia Hamilton, Isaac Bashevis Singer, many more. 744 pages. Dozens of book reviews, ads.
Hardcover. Boston, The Horn Book, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, six issues of the bi-monthly bound in tan cloth. Clean. Articles by and about Mollie Hunter, Jean Fritz, E.L. Konigsburg, Margaret Hodges, Susan Cooper, Leo and Diane Dillon, Sid Fleischman, Felice Holman, many more. 704 pages.Dozens of book reviews, ads.
Hardcover. Boston, The Horn Book, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, six issues of the bi-monthly bound in tan cloth. Clean. Articles by and about Geoffrey Trease, Eric Kimmel, Children's Bookstores, Alvin Schwartz, M.E. Kerr, The Dillons, Mildred D. Taylor, Paula Fox, John Tunis, many more. Dozens of book reviews, ads.
Hardcover. Boston, The Horn Book, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, six issues of the bi-monthly bound in tan cloth. Clean. Articles by and about Penelope Lively, Lawrence Yep, Mollie Hunter, Leonard Wibberley, Peter Spier, Katherine Paterson, Paula Fox, Virginia Hamilton, Ellen Raskin, Margaret Hodges, many others. Dozens of book reviews, ads.
Softcover. Boston, The Horn Book, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, stapled, b&w illustrations. Reviews of current children's book, articles on their creators, publisher's ads. Articles include: Robert Lawson's America (Part 2), Realism Plus Fantasy Equals Magic by Roger Drury, Reviewer's Railments by Aidan Chambers. 127 pages. Light stamp to cover, interior bright and clean.
Softcover. Boston, The Horn Book, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, stapled, b&w illustrations. Reviews of current children's book, articles on their creators, publisher's ads. Articles include: Excerpts from "Write Me Another Verse" by David McCord, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Newbery, and Caldecott Acceptance Speeches by E.B. White, William H. Armstrong and William Steig. 95 pages. Light stamp to cover, interior bright and clean.
 "100 Nineteenth-Century Rhyming Alphabets in English by: Professor Ruth Baldwin")
 "A Shimmer of Joy: One Hundred Children's Picture Books by: Chris Loker")
 "All Mirrors are Magic Mirrors by: Welleran Poltarnees")
 "American Folk Songs for Children - In Home, School and Nursery School - A Book for Children, Parents and Teachers by: Seeger, Ruth Crawford")
 "Annotated Cat, The: Under the Hats of Seuss and His Cats by: Nel, Philip")
 "Cat in the Hat Beginner Book Dictionary in French, The by: Vallier, Jean/Odette Filloux/P. D. Eastman")
 "Catalog Of The Jean Hersholt Collection Of Hans Christian Andersen by: Andersen, Hans Christian")
 "Child and the Book, The by: Lee, Gerald Stanley")
 "English Children's Books, 1600 to 1900 by: Muir, Percy")
 "Every Boy's Book of Handicraft, Sports and Amusements by: Fraser, Chelsea Curtis")
 "F. Rojankovsky's ABC - An Alphabet of Many Things by: Rojankovsky, Feodor")
 "Fifty Years of Babar: Watercolors by Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff by: Brunhoff, Laurent de")
 "From Mother Goose To Dr. Seuss - Children's Book Covers 1860-1960 by: Darling, Harold")
 "From Mother Goose To Dr. Seuss - Children's Book Covers 1860-1960 by: Darling, Harold")
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 "Golden Dictionary, The - 1030 Words and more than 1500 pictures in color by: Walpole/ Miss Elliott, Ellen Wales")
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 "Horn Book Magazine - 1974 by: Paul Heins (Ed,)")
 "Horn Book Magazine - 1976 by: Ethel Heins (Ed,)")
 "Horn Book Magazine - 1977 by: Ethel Heins (Ed,)")
 "Horn Book Magazine - 1978 by: Ethel Heins (Ed,)")
 "Horn Book Magazine April 1972 by: Robert Lawson")
 "Horn Book Magazine August 1970 by: William Steig, E.B. White, William Armstrong")