Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel / A Donna Martin Book, 1993. Stephen T. Johnson. First Edition. Pictorial boards. 4to (11 3/16" x 8 15/16"); pictorial high gloss cover over boards; 26 colored illustrations by Stephen T. Johnson; dust jacket (unclipped); 48 pages. An appealing, attractively illustrated, and useful theatrical edition..... More
New York: Macmillan Publishing Company / A Paperwing Press Book, 1986. Mercer Mayer. First Edition. Cloth spine & boards. Oblong 4to (8 3/4" x 11 1/4"; red cloth spine over green boards; 20 colored pen & watercolor full page illustrations of mice by Mercer Meyer face each page of text;..... More
New York: Lexicon Publications, Inc., 1991. Marie Dejohn. Boards with illustration. 4to, red glossy decorated boards with full color illustration of Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim on cover; 1profusely illustrated by Marie Dejohn; 16 pages. An attractive copy of this nicely illustrated abridged edition for children. Has previous owner's markings..... More
Stamford, Connecticut: Longmeadow Press, 1986. H.M. Brock. First Edition. Pictorial boards. Small 8vo, red pictorial boards; 4 full-page coloured illustrations by H.M. Brock; pictorial dust jacket; 40 pages. Fine copy of this attractively produced edition of a less common Dickens' Christmas story. The Christmas tree was made popular by Prince..... More
New York: DK Publishing, Inc., 1997. ;Andrew Wheatcroft. First American Edition. Pictorial boards. 4to (10 1/4" x 7 7/8"); pictorial glossy boards; green endpapers; profusely illustrated with photographs and original illustrations by Andrew Wheatcroft; 64 pages. "A new abridgement for young readers, based on Dickens's own abridgement." Excellent edition with..... More
Greenwich, CT: Brompton Books Corp, 1993. Van Gool. First Edition. Pictorial boards. 4to (11 1/2" x 8 1/2"); pictorial cloth (no dj); profusely illustrated by Van Gool; 60 pages. A nicely illustrated cartoonish edition of Dickens' Christmas classic. A bit rubbed at extremities, a tiny speck lost in ISBN barcode on..... More
New York: Sam'l Gabriel Sons & Company, 1922. Edna Groff Diehl. First Edition. Pictorial boards. 4to, pictorial boards with illustration of a puppy behind a fence, profusely illustrated in color by Edna Groff Diehl, [24] pages. Very Scarce illustrated children's book. Exceptionally Adorable illustrations of puppies, boys, and girls with their..... More
New York: Random House / World Landmark Books, 1958. Clarence Doore; photographs. First Edition. Pictorial cloth. 8vo, pale green decorative cloth with red lettering on spine, cover, and compass rose on cover, illustrated by Clarence Doore with B&W in-text drawings plus 12 pages of glossy B&W photographs of mountain scenes..... More
New York: Beginner Books / Random House, 1957. Dr. Seuss. First Edition: early printing. Pictorial boards. 8vo, colored pictorial boards with the Cat in a red-striped hat & red-bowtie on tourquoise background & white disk "I Can Read it All By Myself"/ red "Beginner Books" on front cover, color illustrations..... More
New York: Beginner Books / Random House, 1958. Dr. Seuss. First Edition: early printing. Pictorial boards. 8vo, colored pictorial boards with the Cat in a red-striped hat & red-bowtie wearing red skiis on tourquoise background & white disk "I Can Read it All By Myself"/ red "Beginner Books" on front..... More
Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2013. Robert Byrd. First Printing. Pictorial boards. SIGNED by Author-Artist on the pictorial title page with a small drawing of his main character, small 4to (9 3/8" x 7 3/4"), glossy pictorial boards, profusely illustrated by the author-artist with full-color map of Africa as frontispiece and many..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2000. Ernst, Lisa Campbell. First Edition, First Printing. Pictorial boards. 4to (10 3/4" x 9 1/8"), glossy pictorial boards with cartoon, archival mylar-protected dust jacket (unclipped) repeating cover art, profusely illustrated by the author-artist in repros of pastel, ink, and pencil..... More
New York: Dutton Children's Books, 1994. Fix, Philippe. First American Edition. Glossy pictorial boards. Quarto / 4to (12" x 9 1/2"), glossy pictorial boards of villagers gathered in an inn-yard--repeated on the pictorial dust jacket (unclipped), endpapers depict a double-spread bird's-eye view of the country village with labels,~ [34] pages..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1974. Sheilah Beckett. First Edition. Cloth. SIGNED by the Author on title page, 4to, pale yellow-green buckram over boards, illustrated with numerous delicate B&W line drawings by Sheilah Beckett, 32 pages. SIGNED by the famous Author John Fowles (1926-2005) who wrote The Magus, The Collector, and The..... More
Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1916. Warner Carr. First Edition. Pictorial boards. 12mo, decorative gray cloth (Mylar-protected) with depiction of "Sonny" bear standing within a gate, profusely illustrated with a colored frontispiece and 14 full-page color illustrations & numerous B&W vignettes by Warner Carr, 80 pages. Very Scarce title. Clean..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf / A Borzoi Book, 1976. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Tall 8vo, gray cloth with light gold lettering over tan boards, illustrated with frontispiece & other full-page B&W drawings by Michael Sporn, Mylar-protected pictorial and greenish dust jacket (unclipped) by Sporn, [vi] +..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1962. Henry Holliday. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Small 4to (10 1/8" x 6 1/8"), gray cloth with brown lettering on spine over brown boards with hand ringing a bell in copper-color embossed on lower corner of front cover, profusely illustrated with the original B&W..... More
New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1995. Wendell Minor. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. SIGNED by AUTHOR & ARTIST, small 4to (11 1/4" x 9 1/4"), beige cloth with gold spine lettering over green boards, illustrated with colorful reproductions of paintings by Wendell Minor, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (uncllipped) by Wendell..... More
New York, etc. Macmillan Publishing Company, 1994. Will Hillenbrand. First Edition, First Printing. Glossy pictorial boards. INSCRIBED & Signed "with Good Wishes" by the Author with a cute drawing of the King, small quarto (10 3/8" x 8 3/8"), glossy pictorial cloth with a colorful bald king putting an egg..... More
Glendale, California: Lauradan Publishing Company, 1980. Laura Glusha. First Edition. Leather with blind- & gilt-stamping. INSCRIBED with an ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATION of Harold "Suck-a-toe" the famous Los Angeles Zoo monkey by Laura Glusha, quarto (11 1/4" x 8 3/4"), brown leatherette boards with gilt lettering on spine and gilt "De Brazza"..... More
New York: Lee & Low Books Inc., 1998. Kazuko G. Stone. First Edition, First Printing. Pictorial boards. INSCRIBED on the title page by Author Matthew Gollub & Calligrapher Keiko Smith with EXTRA CALLIGRAPHY, 4to (8 5/8" x 10 5/8"), glossy pictorial boards by Kazuko Stone, who has profusely illustrated the..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1988. Kimberly Root. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED by Artist Root with a 2 1/2" by 4 1/2" sketch of Mr. Wind with the youngster Peter riding in his hair [no signature], tall 8vo (9" x 8"), glossy pictorial cover..... More
Holiday House, 1966. Ernest H. Shepard. Book Club Edition. Boards. 8vo, green boards with black and white typography on spine plus B&W boy with dragon on front cover, numerous B&W original sketches by Ernest H. Shepard, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket repeating motif on cover by Shepard, [58] pages. Adorable short..... More
Norwalk, Conn. Easton Press, 1982. Arthur Rackham. Collector's Edition. Leather with blind- & gilt-stamping. 8vo, tan leather with gold stamping, Illustrated by Arthur Rackham, silk moire endpapers, all edges gilt & with a ribbon page divider, 190 pages. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION! Kenneth Grahame (1859 – 1932) was a Scottish writer, most famous..... More
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Courage Books / Running Press, 1993. Don Daily. First Edition, First Printing. Pictorial boards. Folio (10 1/8" x 13 1/4"), glossy pictorial boards with Willows' characters picnicking by a meandering stream, image repeated on dust jacket (unclipped), illustrated by Don Daily with full-color images, pictorial endpapers, 54,[55-56] pages..... More