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1985008538Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1985. SCARCE publisher's promotional poster featuring an oblong illustration of the cover art for the much-loved book. Fine as issued. A great ephemeral item distributed in limited numbers at the ABA trade show in 1985. Well suited for framing will be shipped loosely rolled in mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 36" w x 18" h. Houghton Mifflin books
1982008793Ithaca New York: McBooks Press 1982. SIGNED AND DATED BY AUTHOR "ABA 1982". Printed in limited number for distribution at the ABA trade show in 1982. Near Fine small faint creases bottom right corner. Charming raccoon illustration by Anita C. Nelson. Well suited for framing will be shipped loosely rolled in mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 22" h x 17"w . McBooks Press books
1999001829New York: HarperTrophy a Division of HarperCollins 1999. First Printing of the First Trade Edition with complete number row 1-10. Near Fine crease to bottom edge of rear boards. Without dustjacket as issued. The 2nd book in this modern classic children's series. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Helquist Brett. HarperTrophy, a Division of HarperCollins Hardcover books
1943005496Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Co. 1943. Near Fine cloth light faded spots in a Very Good Plus dust jacket 1/4" chip at head of spine affecting "The" in title smaller chip at base of spine. Great illustrations in color and black and white by Kurt Wiese. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Kurt Wiese. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. The John C. Winston Co. Hardcover books
007898Boston: Houghton Mifflin No date noted circa 1963 front flap priced $5.95. Jacket by Walter Lorraine. Fold-out map tipped at rear is Fine. Book is Near Fine tiny rubs at corners bookplate depicting a dragon front paste down mostly hidden by front flap in a Very Good Minus dust jacket tears and chips at flap folds rubbing at spine folds chips at spine ends. Eleventh Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Houghton Mifflin Hardcover books
1964001456New York: Alfred A.Knopf 1964. SCARCE First Edition of this childrens book. Light shelf rubbing to the edge of the red cloth boards. Dustjacket has price of $3.50 front flap. 2" closed tear rear panel of dj small chips at spine tips and flap folds. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Alfred A.Knopf Hardcover books
1922004461New York: The Macmillan Company 1922. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front endpage - " To my good friend Will H. Hays with my best wishes Harvey J. Sconce" . Will H. Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position he resigned to become 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. Book is Near Fine no dustjacket endpages toned 2 small bumps and cloth lightly rubbed at spine tips. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Association Copy. The Macmillan Company Hardcover books
1946008937New York: The Macmillan Co 1946. SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR Maud and Miska Petersham at front end page. Winner of the Caldecott Medal in 1946. Second Printing stated. No jacket Very Good Plus light wear at top corners. SCARCE in commerce in any printing SIGNED BY both Petershams. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR. First Edition Second Printing. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The Macmillan Co, hardcover books
1945008505New York: The Macmillan Co 1945. SCARCE SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR Maud and Miska Petersham at front end page. Winner of the Caldecott Medal in 1946. A Good copy lacking the dust jacket front end page loose chips and small tears at edges of front end page text block completely free with old internal tape mend shadows in gutters front and back dampstain top corners of text in margins not affecting text or illustrations. A copy in need of and deserving restoration as SIGNED copies of this award winner are SCARCE. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The Macmillan Co, Hardcover books
1911003510Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co. 1911. First Edition First Issue in original publisher's 1st issue green cloth with color plate pictorial pastedown on the front cover decorated color endpages and pastedowns. With ads on verso of half-title listing the 2nd-5th Oz titles plus John Dough and the Cherub and last 2 lines transposed on pg.95 and lines 14 and 15 transposed on pg. 105. Very Good boards and front color plate rubbed spine faded yet still legible. Contents are clean and binding is tight all illustrations present and they are truly wonderful. SCARCE. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Neill John R. The Reilly & Britton Co. Hardcover books
1948004830New York: Dodd Mead 1948. Fine prior owner name in ink front pastedown hidden by front flap in a Very Good Plus dustjacket red at spine fadedsmall chips at head of spine 2 small inked letters front flap. The sory of trumpeter Peter Shannon and Bran one of the 40 staghounds taken into battle by General Custer. RARE in dust jacket that is in collectible condition. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Paul Brown. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dodd Mead Hardcover books
1971005573New York: Doubleday & Co. 1971. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on half-title page. Near Fine small spot fore edge in a Very Good Plus dust jacket 2 small tears at head of spine front flap corner crease. No statement of edition or printing copyright page priced front flap of $3.95 . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Later Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Doubleday & Co. Hardcover books
1946002900New York: The Viking Press 1946. 8th Printing 1946. A Newberry Honor winner. Illustrated by the author. Near Fine very slight spine lean in a Very Good dustjacket with small chips at flap fold and spine tips and moderately rubbed. . 8th Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Seredy Kate. The Viking Press Hardcover books
1948004810Caldwell Idaho: The Caxton Printers 1948. RARE in the 1948 true First Edition. Near Fine scant rubbing to cloth at the tips prior owner name front endpage under front flap in a Very Good dustjacket a few small chips. 260 pages set in Alaska Jake and Jim must reach Valdez as quickly as possible to register a gold claim for their friend. Great illustrations by E. Joseph Dreany including illustrated endpages and pastedowns. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by E. Joseph Dreany . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Caxton Printers Hardcover books
1963008316New York: Viking Press 1963. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on half-title page - " For Dana Ericson - best wishes Ezra Jack Keats". Stated Second printing February 1963 with Caldecott Award medal front panel $3.00 price with Caldecott mention front flap and lovely snowflake decorated end papers. Near Fine slight bow to front board in a Near Fine dust jacket hint of a crease and trace of wear at head of spine. SIGNED copies of this groundbreaking and award winning children's book are RARE in any printing and particularly so in such lovely condition. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Second Printing. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Oblong 8vo. Viking Press Hardcover books
1968003468New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1968. First Edition First Printing with Scribner's "A" on copyright page. Near Fine edges of pageblock lightly soiled in a Very Good Plus dustjacket bottom corner front flap clipped spine lightly faded tiny rubs at tips. "1968 Award for the Council on Interracial Books for Children for the best book by a Negro for older children.". First Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover books
1918007969London: William Heinemann 1918. 133pp frontispiece and seven color illustrations with titled tissue guards black and white illustrations throughout. Very Good in original green cloth tooled in gilt light wear at spine ends small corner bumps end pages moderately toned scattered small spots of toning throughout bookplate verso front end page. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Rackham Arthur. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. William Heinemann Hardcover books
008818Michael Di Capua Books/ HarperCollins Publishers SCARCE publisher's promotional poster 25" h x 13"w featuring Fred Marcellino's wonderful toy soldier illustration. Near Fine faint creases. Well suited for framing will be shipped loosely rolled in sturdy mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 25 1/2" x 17". Michael Di Capua Books/ HarperCollins Publishers books
1948004843New York: David McKay 1948. Near Fine prior owner name in ink front pastedown hidden by front flap faint toning to endpages a few tiny spots of soiling bottom edge of page block in a Near Fine dust jacket spine lightly faded small chips at spine tips. SCARCE in such lovely collectible condition. Charmingly illustrated by Connie Moran. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Connie Moran. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. David McKay Hardcover books
1984008813Lothrop Lee & Shepard Co. 1984. SCARCE. Publisher's promotional poster SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR John Steptoe bottom right "Best Wishes John Steptoe '85". The Caldecott Award winner and an ALA Notable Book. Near Fine small tears and faint creasing along bottom edge. Well suited for framing will be shipped loosely rolled in sturdy mailing tube. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR. First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 18" h x 22 1/4" W. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co. books
1905007116New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1905. Very Good no jacket in original brown boards stamped in black red and gold corners slightly turned board lightly soiled. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Howard Pyle. Small 4to. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover books
1943005361New York: Harcourt Brace & Co. 1943. With the Harcourt "I" on the copyright page. SCARCE in the First Edition and in collectible condition. Her third book Ms. Estes was a Newberry Medal winner and 3 more of her books were Newberry Honor books. With the charming Louis Slobodkin illustrations. Near Fine light soiling rear board period prior owner book plate front paste down. In a Very Good example of the SCARCE dust jacket 3 large chips and moderate edge wear. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Louis Slobodkin. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Harcourt Brace & Co. Hardcover books
1951005330Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1951. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front end page. Very Good light soiling to end pages top edge a bit toned in a Very Good dust wrapper faded at spine and edges chips at spine ends moderate edge wear. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by John Leighton . Houghton Mifflin Hardcover books
195425410New York: Devin-Adair 1954. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 8vo. 181 pp. A volume which collects sixteen of Dunsany's best tales and adds line drawings by Robert Barrell. A handsome very good copy in price-intact dustwrapper. Closed tear to top of front panel. Devin-Adair hardcover books
1938004851Racine Wisconsin: Whitman Publ. Co. 1938. Illustrated by the Author. Very Good gift inscription top corner front cover front cover a bit darkened at spine light soiling. 10 pages with illustrated covers each illustration more charming tham the last ! "Sewn and Linen-Like Finish". . First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Whitman Publ. Co. Paperback books
