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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
1988002150Bloomington IN: Friends of the Lilly Library at Indiana University 1988. LIMITED EDITION of 202 copies of which this is numbered 27. Cloth hardcover in purple dustjacket Near Fine with small stain front pastedown and tiny tear bottom edge of dustjacket at spine. . Published by the Friends of the Lilly Library at Indiana University. Laid in is a blue envelope containing a bound facsimile of "Nursery Poems from the Ancient and Modern Poets" both envelope and book are Very Fine. A quite handsome production sure to please any collector of children's literature. . Limited and Numbered First Edition. Cloth. About Fine/Near Fine. Friends of the Lilly Library at Indiana University Hardcover books
1833WRCLIT17653Boston 1833. Original cloth neatly rebacked original spine label preserved. Tiny flaw in free endsheet otherwise a very nice copy. A curious anthology without publisher's imprint or copyright notice. The contents are comprised of literary sketches as well as a goodly number of ghost stories and well known tales such as "The Man with the Iron Mask" "The Grey Ghost of the Maelstrom" "Nautical Ghost Story" etc. The whole concludes with a few temperance and anti- snuff anecdotes. An interesting little anthology though most of the contents were in all likelihood lifted from British sources. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 20508 4 copies located. hardcover books
1930004626New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1930. A medieval anthology edited and illuminated by Dorothy Hartley. With an introduction by George Saintsbury. Beautifully rebound in forest green cloth with gilt titles and decorative endpages. Near Fine endpages a bit soiled prior owner name front endpage. Wonderful Dorothy Hartley illustrations ! Copy # 155 of a total edition of 1350 printed on Japon De Luxe paper. . Limited and Numbered First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Alfred A. Knopf Hardcover books
1983008833New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers 1983. SCARCE Publisher's promotional poster 13" h x 25"w featuring a lovely and magical illustration by David McPhail. Near Fine faint creases. Well suited for framing will be shipped loosely rolled in sturdy mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 13" h x 25"w. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers books
198923282London: Simon & Schuster 1989. First UK edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. First UK edition of the author's first fantasy novel. Paper toned with age else a sharp clean near fine copy in dustwrapper. SIGNED by Newman on the title page. <br/><br/> Simon & Schuster hardcover books
1991008846New York: Times Books 1991. SCARCE promotional poster printed in limited numbers for distribution at the ABA trade shoe in 1991. Near Fine fainte creases. 25"h x 18 1/2"w. Delightful illustration featuring Babar. The Grinch and several other children's classics. Well suited for framing and will be shipped loosely rolled in sturdy mailing tube. First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 25"h x 18 1/2"w. Times Books books
1943005993New York: Doubleday Doran & Co. 1943. SCARCE in such lovely collectible condition. Near Fine a bit of toning to end pages in a Near Fine dust jacket a few small edge tears and chips. Illustrated end pages. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Gertrude Howe. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Doubleday, Doran & Co. Hardcover books
1993008863New York: Macmillan USA Children's Books 1993. Publisher's Promotional Poster 16"h x 20"w featuring Angela Trotta Thomas' charming illustration of a boy with his model train set. Near Fine corner crease top left corner faint creases. Well suited for framing will be shipped loosely rolled in sturdy mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 16"h x 20"w. Macmillan USA Children's Books books
1916008454Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Co. 1916. Very Good Plus original green cloth with color cover illustration facsimile author inscription 2nd front end page with all five fold-outs present and unused. Small rubs at corners and spine ends crease to cloth top edge of spine crease at fore edge cut-out 3. Lovely two-color illustrations bordering each page. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The John C. Winston Co. Hardcover books
007237San Francisco: Chronicle Books Llc Publisher's promotional poster 18"w x 21 1/4"" h distributed at the ABA trade show in 1997. Near Fine 1/4" tear at top edge. With a charming illustration different than the one seen on the dust jacket. Well suited for framing. All posters will be sent loosely rolled in a mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 18" x 21 1/4". Chronicle Books Llc books
1965008769Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1965. 5th 4th and 4th Printings 1965. In Near Fine slipcase tiny rubs at corners. Books Fine/Near Fine with small stains fore edge of The Two Towers. In Very Good Plus dust jackets now in mylar small chips at spine ends and a bit faded at spines. Maps at rear of each volume are Fine. A handsome set overall. . Second Edition Revised. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Houghton Mifflin Hardcover books
