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002968Cincinnati Ohio: Seckatary Hawkins Co. No date copyright page states 1926 but front flap indicates this is a republication circa 1948. Illustrated endpages. Near Fine faint soil to edges of page block in a Very Good Plus dustjacket with light edgewear. A children's classic. Reprint. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Williams Carll B. Seckatary Hawkins Co. Hardcover books
199320389NY: Greenwillow Books. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 0688113672 . Illustrated by Jos. A. Smith. First printing. Fine in a very near fine light corner crease to front flap dust jacket. . Greenwillow Books hardcover books
1948004923New York: Harcourt Brace & Co. 1948. Fine prior owner name front paste down hidden by front flap in a Very Good dust jacket slight edgewear and small tear front panel. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Madye Lee Chastain. Harcourt Brace & Co. Hardcover books
1982003232Harper& Row 1982 1982. Book. Fine. Cloth. Presentation By Author. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. First Edition. Presentation By Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine copy in a fine jacket.Small damp statin top of text block. Rare Presentation."For Betty A Giggle I Hopefrom me to you with love Mary." Terrific book of the author of Freaky Friday. Harper& Row, 1982 Hardcover books
1988008062New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich/ A Gulliver Book 1988. SCARCE publisher's promotional poster 27 3/4"w x 15"h featuring wonderful illustration by Trina Schart Hyman. Near Fine faint small creases. Well suited for framing will be shipped loosly rolled in a mailing tube. . . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 27 3/4"w x 15"h. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich/ A Gulliver Book books
192123408New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1921. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. G&D reprint edition of this Tarzan adventure novel. With frontis and illustrations by J. Allen St. John. Copyright page states 1921 but this reprint likely from the early 1930's. A handsome clean near fine copy in red boards lettered in black. Green topstain. The unclipped dustwrapper lists 34 different Burroughs' titles on the rear flap. Dustwrapper has some small chips and wear to edges but a solid very good example overall. Nice copy of this early reprint edition. <br/><br/> Grosset & Dunlap hardcover books
1938008613Racine Wisconsin: Whitman Publ. Co. 1938. 32 pages stapled color pictorial stiff paper wrappers illustrations in black and white. A Fine copy uncommon thus. . First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Fine. 3 5/8" x 2 1/2". Whitman Publ. Co. Paperback books
1981007375No Place: Four Winds Press 1981. Publisher's promotional poster 15 3/4"w x 20"h featuring a wonderful Gerald McDermott illustration. Near Fine top left corner small crease. A poster well suited for framing will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 15 3/4" x 20". Four Winds Press books
1955004929Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co. 1955. Near Fine small mark top edge of page block in a Very Good Plus dust jacket 1/4" chip top edge at spine smaller chip bottom edge of spine. Jacket and end page illustrations by Alex Schomburg. A lovely copy indeed ! Part of the classic Winston Science Fiction series for young readers published between 1952 and 1961. Eric North is a pseudonym for author Bernard Charles Cronin. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Alex Schomburg. John C. Winston Co. Hardcover books
007477Charles Scribner's Sons/ MacMillan Publishing Co. SCARCE publisher's promotional poster 18" x 24" no date circa 1980's. Near Finefaint creases. Featuure the Maxfield Parrish illustration "Princess Parizade Bringing Home the Singing Tree". Well suited for framing will be shipped loosely rolled in mailing tube. First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 18" x 24". Charles Scribner's Sons/ MacMillan Publishing Co. books
1974001018New York: Scribners 1974. First Printing with complete # row 1-20. Prior owner gift inscription on front endpage and dustjacket price-clipped. His 1st picturebook for children. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Wilson Gahan. Scribners Hardcover books
1971003296Hollywood CA: Walt Disney Productions 1971. #71/81. Near Fine small tears at center fold creases. "Look Who's Gone Bananas !" Tag line at the bottom of poster reads "The vacation kingdom of the world Walt Disney World Florida opens October 1971". . First Printing. Folded One Sheet Movie Poster. Near Fine. 27" x 41". Walt Disney Productions Paperback books
1915008481Chicago and New York: P. F. Volland & Co. 1915. SCARCE. 53 pages plus one page ads printed on recto only. 11" x 5 1/2" each page with a numbered Bedtime Story meant to be read one story per week in the year with small illustrations bordering titles and a larger illustration across bottom edge. Each bottom illustration signed with printed initial D. Pink corded string-tied pictorial beige wrappers Very Good 1/2" triangular chips bottom corners front wrapper small chip center right side front wrapper small chip bottom corner rear unprinted wrapper light soiling to wrappers. Charming and quite scarce in commerce. Worldcat lists only 6 library holdings. . First Printing. String Tied. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Narrow Quarto . P. F. Volland & Co. Paperback books
1964008488New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1964. First Printing of this edition wonderfully illustrated by Maurice Sendak originally published in book form by Scribners in 1887. Fine in Fine dust jacket front flap bottom corner clipped not affecting any text. A lovely copy clean unmarked gift quality. SCARCE in this condition. . First Edition. Quarter Cloth. Fine/Fine. Square 8vo. Holt, Rinehart and Winston Hardcover books
1958007762New York: The Macmillan Co 1958. SCARCE early printing in dust jacket Fifth Printing 1958 originally published in 1949. Near Fine small rubs at spine ends and corners in a Very Good Plus dust jacket small chips at bottom edge rear panel and spine ends. Wonderfully illustrated. Fifth Printing. Decorative Paper Covered Board. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Tall 8vo. The Macmillan Co, Hardcover books
20037155NY: HarperCollins 2003. Uncorrected proof for the First US combined edition. Perfect-bound illustrated wraps. Signed by Pratchett on the title page. Cover art differs from the eventual trade edition's dustjacket art. Some corners just touched; otherwise an unread copy in Fine condition. Contains the complete text of the trilogy. Unusual as such. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Uncorrected Proofs. HarperCollins Paperback books
1887002646New York: The Century Co. 1887. Very Good in the wonderful pictorial glazed boards. Rubbed at the tips with slight paper loss at the spine tips. A few pages with light marginal soiling. Prior owner gift inscription in pencil on presentation page. Still overall a Very Good and pleasing copy of this 1st title in the classic Brownies series and with Cox's charming illustrations on every page. First Edition Second State with the De Vinne seal near the bottom of the copyright page. . First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Cox Palmer. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The Century Co. Hardcover books
1887L0271xii144 pages Illustrated throughout. Quarto 10 3/4" x 8 1/2" bound in original pictorial boards in original pictorial jacket in a custom slipcase. First edition first state with the De Vinne Press seal immediately below the copyright notice.<br /><br /><i>The Brownies</i> is a series of publications by Canadian illustrator and author Palmer Cox based on names and elements from English traditional mythology and Scottish stories told to Cox by his grandmother. Illustrations with verse aimed at children <i>The Brownies</i> was published in magazines and books during the late 19th century and early 20th century. Not unlike fairies and goblins Brownies are imaginary little sprites who are supposed to delight in harmless pranks and helpful deeds. Never allowing themselves to be seen by mortal eyes they are male drawn to represent many professions and nationalities all mischievous members of the fairy world whose principal attribute is helping with chores while a family sleeps. The Brownie characters became famous in their day and at the peak of their popularity were a pioneering name brand within merchandising. The first appearances of Brownie characters in a print publication took place in 1879 but not until the February 1881 issue of <i>Wide Awake</i> magazine were the creatures printed in their final form. The first proper story The Brownies' Ride appeared in the February 1883 issue of the children's periodical <i>St. Nicholas Magazine</i>. Published in 1899 <i>The Brownies Abroad</i> is considered the first Brownie comic strip though it didn't utilize speech balloons until the publication <i>The Brownie Clown of Brownie Town</i> of 1908. From 1903 <i>The Brownies</i> appeared as a newspaper Sunday strip for several years. The first compilation <i>The Brownies Their Book</i> was published in 1887 followed by 16 books in the series until the last in 1918.<br /><br /><b>Condition:</b><br /><br />Rubbing to boards and spine extremities; marginal damp-staining through majority of leaves ownership inscription. Dust jacket damp-stained some wrinkling and creasing few small chips a better than good copy in scarce like jacket. The Century Company hardcover books
1993008874No Place: Candlewick Press 1993. SCARCE Publisher's promotional poster 24 1/4" h x 17 1/2"w featuring the Evil Queen from Sleeping Beauty. Near Fine corner crease faint creases. Well suited for framing will be shipped loosely rolled in sturdy mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 24 1/4" h x 17 1/2"w. Candlewick Press books
1961005398London: Bancroft & Co. Ltd. 1961. 8 page story with castle pop-up at rear. Very Good text separating at lower staple prior owner name bottom corner rear cover. The castle pop-up is Fine. A SCARCE title from the renowned Czech illustrator Voitech Kubasta. . First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Voitech Kubasta. 4to. Bancroft & Co., Ltd. Paperback books
1911008492Chicago: Reilly & Britton 1911. Six Volumes 32mo 4" h x 3" w. The Night Before Christmas dated 1905 the rest 1911. Bound in original red paper covered boards with pictorial paste downs to front covers that are surrounded by a stamped design of holly and berries. White end papers each book with numerous full-page color and some black and white illustrations throughout the only credited illustrator John R. Neill for Peter Rabbit. Introductions by L. Frank Baum. Publisher's ads at ends. A Very Good set lacking the original slipcase spines a bit rubbed contents clean and unmarked hinges solid. SCARCE as a complete set. The tumultuous and complicated history of "Little Black Sambo" as a book and as a pejorative term adds a painful overlay to this otherwise charming Christmas stocking stuffer. . First Edition Thus. Decorative Paper Covered Board. Very Good. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Reilly & Britton, Hardcover books
20053191Frome: The Chicken House 2005. First edition first prnt. Signed by Hill on the title page. Promotional illustrated bookmark laid in. Also includes Ottakar's Children's Book Prize booklet a sixty-eight pp promotional publication of chapter samplers from Ottakar's shortlist of Gray Halam Hale Hearn Hill Jonesberg McAllister Michael Oppel Potter Sivers Tyler. Both book with dustjacket and the booklet are unread copies in Fine condition. Ottaker's Children's Book Prize 2005 winner. First volume in Hill's The Icemark Chronicles series. Hill's first novel. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Chicken House Hardcover books
200540523Somerset: The Chicken House 2005. First edition first prnt. Signed by Hill on the title page. Promotional illustrated bookmark laid in. Also includes Ottakar's Children's Book Prize booklet a 68pp promotional publication of chapter samplers from Ottakar's shortlist of Gray Halam Hale Hearn Hill Jonesberg McAllister Michael Oppel Potter Sivers Tyler. The booklet has Ottaker's Children's Book Prize pagemarker laid in. Both book with dustjacket and the booklet are unread copies in Fine condition. Ottaker's Children's Book Prize 2005 winner. First volume in Hill's The Icemark Chronicles series. Hill's first novel. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Chicken House Hardcover books
1927008205New York and London: Charles Scribner's Sons 1927. Title page dated 1927 CP 1925 later printing. All nine Wyeth illustrations present. Near Fine small prior owner name small top corner bumps slight fading to cloth at spine ends. In a Very Good priced dust jacket 42.50 chips at spine ends and corners. . First Illustrated Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Various. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover books
008596New York: Hodder & Stoughton No Date 1909-1912. Collects 313 of Aesop's classic fables and features 23 mounted full-color plates all present by Detmold. Originally published by Hodder and Stoughton in London in 1909 in a limited edition this American edition is quite uncommon in commerce. Very Good in original embossed green cloth with gilt lettering illustrated end papers small prior owner name in ink scattered moderate toning throughout spine evenly sunned to pale green mounting page for illustration at p.134 loose. Still an attractive copy with all of the marvelous Detmold illustrations. . American Edition. Embossed Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hodder & Stoughton Hardcover books
