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1948004835New York: Whittlesey House 1948. Fine prior owner name front pastedown under front flap in a Very Good Plus dust jacket 1/2" triangular chip at head of spine small inked letter "E" front flap and smaller chips at bottom edge of spine and top edge rear panel. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Stephen J. Voorhies. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Whittlesey House Hardcover books
1960007758New York: The Viking Press 1960. Near Fine 1/8" tear to cloth top edge rear board in a Very Good dust jacket spine sunned light soiling rear panel. Charmingly illustrated tale of the Minnesota North woods. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by The Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Viking Press Hardcover books
198731332Gerrards Cross: Colin Smythe/Doubleday SFBC 1987. First US hardcover edition first prnt. Signed by Pratchett on the title page. Dustjacket art by Josh Kirby. Upper board corners tapped and dustjacket bottom corner just touched not immediately apparent. Bright tight copy in Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. This is one of the Doubleday Science Fiction Book Club copies.The code "11154" printed on the rear panel of the dustjacket "Book Club Edition" printed on lower corner of front flap no ISBN code "R32" printed on p188 and "First published in 1986 by Colin Smythe Limited Gerrards Cross Buckinghamshire" on the copyright page. St. Martin's Press intended to issue the US edition of Pratchett's novel but Colin Smythe declined their offer for subsidiary rights and granted Doubleday's Science Fiction Book Club license to publish a book club edition. The first hardcover edition published in the US. My thanks to Colin Smythe for this information. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Colin Smythe/Doubleday SFBC Hardcover books
1989WN3017New York: E.P.Dutton & Co. 1989. Dust jacket price-clipped. Author inscription on ffep dated October 26 1991. An outstanding copy. Inscribed By the Author. Reissued. Paper Covered Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Ezra Jack Keats. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Trade. E.P.Dutton & Co. Hardcover books
1974005439New York: Ballantine Books 1974. As New and uncommon thus. "Paintings from 'Portfolio for Middle Earth' by Tim Kirk." . First Edition. Calendar. As New/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Tim Kirk. 12" x 13". Ballantine Books Paperback books
1973005438New York: Ballantine Books 1973. As New and uncommon thus. "With the exception of the maps the illustrations in this calendar are by J.R.R. Tolkien and are identical with the J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar of 1973." Maps are by Tolkien Pauline Baynes and Christopher Tolkien. Maps are at January and between June and July December has photo portrait of Tolkien. . First Edition. Calendar. As New/No Jacket As Issued. 12" x 13". Ballantine Books Paperback books
1996004118New York: Simon & Schuster 1996. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY ILLUSTRATOR Caldecott Award-winner David Diaz on the half title page in the form of a figure drawing with the inscription on the figure's hat reading "Dorothy Best Wishes David Diaz 1996". Fine prior owner's bookplate half-hidden by front flap in a Near Fine dustjacket tiny rubs at the flap fold tips. A new volume published specifically for young adults containing the complete text of the expanded 1982 edition with a new introduction by poet Nikki Giovanni and 10 full color paintings by David Diaz. . Signed by Illustrator. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by David Diaz. Simon & Schuster Hardcover books
1948004824New York: Coward-McCann Inc. 1948. Written and Illustrated by Charlotte Baker. Fine prior owner name in ink front pastedown under front flap. In a Near Fine dust jacket tiny rubs at spine tips. Illustrated endpages 128 pages. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Coward-McCann Inc. Hardcover books
1948004815New York: The Macmillan Company 1948. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket prior owner name in ink front pastedown under front flap front flap top corner clipped however not price-clipped as price of $2.50 bottom corner front flap is intact. Illustrated endpages 165 pages illustrations by Kathleen Voute. Newberry Award-winning author for "The Cat Who Went to Heaven". SCARCE in collector's condition. First Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Kathleen Voute. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Macmillan Company Hardcover books
1972006834Chicago: The Dramatic Publishing Co. 1972. SCARCE in such lovely condition. Near Fine small chip to wrappers at spine. . First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. The Dramatic Publishing Co. Paperback books
1937006037New York: Boy Scouts of America 1937. Near Fine lacking the scarce dust jacket a bit of toning to end pages at spine folds. SCARCE early history of the Boy Scouts unusual in such lovely condition. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Boy Scouts of America Hardcover books
2004005360New York: Miramax Books/ Hyperion 2004. First Printing with complete number row. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. Near Fine edges of page block light soiling in a Near Fine dust jacket book store "Autographed" sticker front panel 2 small indents at spine fold. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Miramax Books/ Hyperion Hardcover books
1931008347New York: Fleming H. Revell Co. 1931. RARE title in the series "The Lure of the North Books" by Dillon Wallace. OCLC notes only 5 library holdings worldwide. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page "with love and Christmas greetings Dillon abd Lue Christmas 1931" and also later signed and inscribed in 1977 by Dillon Wallace III to Gordon Randall the son of the original recipient. Near Fine toning at end pages in the SCARCE dust jacket Very Good Plus small chips at tips and head of spine. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fleming H. Revell Co. Hardcover books
007897Boston: 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 front flap still connected by 2" rubbing at spine folds chips at spine ends spine toned. . Fifteenth Printing . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Houghton Mifflin 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
