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1979003319New York New York U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap 1979. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on verso of front endpage- "To the Boswells Gyo Fujikawa". Near Fine small amount of rubbing to tips of boards. Fujikawa is recognized for being the earliest mainstream illustrator of children's picture books to include kids of many races in her work. SIGNED copies of any of her books are SCARCE indeed !!. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Grosset & Dunlap Hardcover books
1937008936New York: Miller Music Corp. 1937. SCARCE in such lovely condition. Near Fine prior owner name in ink front cover 1 pages with ink check mark light soiling to wrappers. 48 pages with 20 songs drawings and words bu Johnny Gruelle music by Chas. Miller. 8 1/8" x 10 7/8" . First Printing. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Near Fine. Oblong 4to . Miller Music Corp. paperback books
008611No Place: No Publisher Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 4 1/2" x 3 1/2". RARE. Set of 6 Christmas card booklets in original box. Titles are : Johnny Jump's Moon How Fairies Made Stars What Happened to Mary Elizabeth The Little Squirrel Who Wished The Teddy Bear of Petticoat Lane and The Five Little Pigs. Booklets are Fine box Very Good torn at corners 3 sides missing from top of box. Each booklet in stapled wrappers 8 pages with colored cover illustrations 3 with the initials F.R.C. rear covers states Printed in Scotland. While no publisher information the author's books were published by LeRoy Phillips Boston. No copies found at OCLC or Worldcat. Online search finds an advertisement for this item in Kindergarten-Primary Magazine Vol. XXXIII Sept. 1920. No Publisher Paperback
1917004217New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1917. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on the front endpage - "To Billy Hays Jr - because the author likes the way his father talks about him this book is inscribed by William Johnston". From the collection of Will H. Hays most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America MPPDA which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. When the Catholic Church formed its Legion of Decency and threatened nationwide boycotts of movies Hays installed a more formal production code called the Hays Code later simply "The Code" which became the virtual law of Hollywood until the 1960s. This book the basis for the 1932 film "When a Fellow Needs a Friend" starring Jackie Cooper. A SCARCE book in any edition RARE SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR and a great Hollywood ASSOCIATION. Very Good Minus lacking the dustjacket cloth at spine faded and title rubbed but still legible page block a bit loose illustration at page 276 loose. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Reprint. Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Arthur W. Brown . Presentation Copy. Grosset & Dunlap Hardcover books
1943008504New York: The Viking Press 1943. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. SIGNEDAND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR. First Edition. Oblong 8vo. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR at half-title page -"For Estelle K. Hadden with many good wishes. Jessie Orton Jones and Elizabeth Orton Jones". Very Good lacking the dust jacket boards rubbed at edges and corners covers a bit faded. A Caldecott Honor Book in 1944. The Viking Press Hardcover
007269No Place: University of California Press Publisher's promotional poster printed in a limited number and distributed at an ABA trade show Near Fine faint corner crease. No date 1994. Featuring a wonderful cartoon drawing of Wile E. Coyote in pursuit of Roadrunner skiing down a mountain with a large inset black and white portrait photograph of Chuck Jones. The drawing is dated 1989. An uncommon poster well suited for framing. All posters will be sent loosely rolled in a mailing tube. First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 24" x 17". University of California Press books
1945005441New York: E. P. Dutton 1945. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front end page. Near Fine top edge dusty in a Very Good dust jacket worn at the tips tears at the flap folds with old internal tape mends. SCARCE SIGNED BY AUTHOR. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Roberta Paflin. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. E. P. Dutton Hardcover books
1955009963New York: E. P. Dutton 1955. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition stated. Near Fine faint toning front end papers and tidy prior owner name in ink front end page in a Very Good Plus dust jacket light wear st spine ends and corners. Susan Jordon at sweet 16. Indiana author. E. P. Dutton Hardcover
1963008320New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1963. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket tiny chip top edge rear panel front flap bottom corner clipped top corner unclipped and with price of $3.50. First Edition stated. A lovely copy of this 1964 Caldecott Honor book. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Oblong 8vo. Holt, Rinehart and Winston Hardcover books
1954004928Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co. 1954. Near Fine scant shelf rub bottom edge of cloth in a Near Fine dust jacket small chips at spine tips slight foxing top edge rear panel and rear flap. Jacket and end page illustrations by Alex Schomburg. A lovely copy indeed !. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Alex Schomburg. John C. Winston Co. Hardcover books
2003108087NY: Knopf 2003. First trade edition first prnt. First hardcover edition. Preceded by a self-published paperback edition. Signed by Paolini on the title page. Shallow short wrinkle on the dustjacket spine topedge not immediately apparent; otherwise an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Knopf Hardcover books
1984007467New York: Crown Publishers 1984. Poster. Near Fine. Poster. First Printing. 20" x 22 1/2". Publisher's promotional poster distributed in limited numbers at the ABA trade show in 1984. Featuring a wonderful Sendak illustration. Near Fine 1/2" closed tear left margin could easily be covered by framing 20"w x 22 1/2" h. Well suited for framing will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube. Crown Publishers unknown
1919010318Chicago: Rand McNally & Co. 1919. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Very Good light soiling to cloth small corner bumps bumped bottom edge of spine 1" closed tear at top of p. 11-12 internally clean and lovely and free of any writing. Gilt lettering at spine color paste-on illustration on front cover illustrated end pages 112 pages. Contains 146 Fables with 12 full page illustrations and smaller illustrations in text on every page all by Milo Winter. A handsome copy !. Rand McNally & Co. Hardcover
200871711London: Doubleday 2008. First edition first prnt. Signed by Pratchett on the half-title page following the dedication page. Additionally Pratchett has drawn a spear on the page which is similar to the one in Jonny Duddle's cover illustration and has intitaled it "T.P." Minor bumping to corners and spine ends small indentation on rear board topedge few text pages with topedge corners with small crease; dustjacket with slight shelfwear on front panel bottom edge. Tight copy in Very Good condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Unusual as such. 2009 Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book and the basis of Mark Ravenhill's Royal National Theater adaptation. Signed By Author with Drawing. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Doubleday Hardcover books
1931010225New York City: Roy Publishers 1931. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No Date circa 1931. Near Fine 1/4" sun fading at bottom edge front boards small tear at bottom edge of frontispiece front flap price-clipped. in a Very Good dust jacket old internal tape mends small chips and tears at edges SCARCE in dust jacket. Contains a number of scientific experiments suitable for anyone who can follow the instructions. . Roy Publishers Hardcover
1930006827New York: Farrar & Rinehart 1930. Near Fine small shelf rub bottom edge in a Near Fine dust jacket light wear at spine ends. Frontispiece by Manning deV. Lee illustrated end pages. "A magnificent swashbuckling yarn for men and boys for all those indeed who 'would go adventuring'.". First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Farrar & Rinehart Hardcover books
1948004832New York: The John C. Winston Co. 1948. Fine prior owner name in ink front pastedown hidden by front flap in a Very Good dust jacket spine faded from pale blue to white and some fading along top edge front panel small rubs at spine tips. Charming Marguerite Kirmse illustrations. Illustrated endpages. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Marguerite Kirmse. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The John C. Winston Co. Hardcover books
1909005008Boston: Lothrop Lee & Shepard Co. 1909. Stated Three Hundred and Ninty-Fith Thousand on copyright page. With color frontis and 7 additional color illustrations by Herman Heyer. In illustrated green cloth boards with gilt titles. Very Good Plus prior owner gift inscription front endpage shadowing front endpages from former bookplate. Binding tight and square. In a Very Good dust jacket small chips at flap folds and spine tips. The first volume in this enduringly popular series. Filmed in 1939 other titles in this series also filmed. . Later Printing. Cloth. Very Good Plus/Very Good. Illus. by Herman Heyer. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co. Hardcover books
1960007764New York: The Viking Press 1960. SCARCE in the First Edition. Near Fine small rubs to cloth at spine ends in a Very Good Plus dust jacket small chips at spine ends and flap folds light soiling. Wonderful illustrations by Kazue Mizumura. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Kazue Mizumura. Oblong 8vo. The Viking Press Hardcover books
1955004942New York: Ballantine Books 1955. Horizontal crease to cloth at heel of spine some page browning else a square sharp-cornered tighlty bound near fine book in slightly foxed and rubbed dust jacket with some scattered wear at extremities. Winner of the International Fantasy Award. Dust jacket illustrated by Richard Powers. First Edition. Hard Cover. Ballantine Books Hardcover
1948004834New York: Coward McCann Inc. 1948. Fine prior owner name front pastedown under front flap in a Near Fine RARE dust jacket slight wear at the spine tips. A quite lovely copy !. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Marcia Brown. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Coward, McCann, Inc. Hardcover books
1890007837Philadelphia: Sunshine Publishing Co. 1890. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Very Good in original publisher's cloth stamped in gilt and with blue green and white floral decorations all edges gilt green patterned floral end pages cloth rubbed at spine ends and corners two pages at center of book free from binding front hinge starting at top edge. An attractive clean copy with all engravings present and quite lovely. Sunshine Publishing Co. Hardcover
1972007027Berkeley CA: RIP OFF PRESS 1972. Bound Comic/Digest. Illus. by CORBEN RICHARD : METZGER GEORGE : JACKSON JACK. New. Comic. 1st Edition. Underground Comic - 1st. Print - CGC Graded 9.2 NM- Off-White to White Pages - A CORBEN classic!!! - Richard Corben's horror/adventure comic moves to Rip Off Press for its 2nd. issue. "To Spear a Fair Maiden" by Jan Strnad with art by Corben is part of a 16-page color section. Also "Cycle" by George Metzger and "Queen of Darkness" by Jack Jackson. More stories and art by Bob Bliss Lind and Carbonik and Herb Arnold. . RIP OFF PRESS Paperback
1951305351Boston: Bruce Humphries Inc 1951. This is the story of a man's blind infatuation his heartbreak and his slow decline into a living inferno. Rare! Book and jacket are both in good condition with wear to the jacket edges and soil and cover soil and wear to the spine ends of the book. A rare fantasy title with original jacket. 1038 pages 5.5 x 8 inches. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by None. 5.5 x 8. Bruce Humphries, Inc
8vo., First Edition; red cloth, upper board blocked in black, backstrip lettered in black, fore-edges lightly spotted else a bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the later creased and frayed at edges, with small chips at top and bottom margins f front panel, and wanting lower fifth of backstrip. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS WARM SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. A classic ghost adventure, with dustwrapper artwork by Stein. Extremely scarce in the dustwrapper.