Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1990. First Edition. Original wraps. 8 1/2 X 10 1/4 Inches. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. A scarce 100% complete copy of Waldo's fourth book (having been first introduced to the world in 1987). All stickers and..... More
New York: The Trumpet Club, 1988. First Thus. Original wraps. 4 1/4 X 6 5/8 Inches. 180 PP. First printing of this mass market paperback issued by the Trumpet Club. Complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. While I'm not positive, I do believe this book to..... More
Mahwah, NJ: Troll Associates, 1990. First Edition. Original wraps. 7 1/4 X 9 Inches. 48 PP. Original first printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Price of $2.50 intact on front flap. A scarce example in this condition. One of the books available at schools..... More
New York: Little Simon (Simon & Schuster), 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Glossy pictorial cover. 8 1/4 X 11 Inches. No dust jacket as issued. All pages intact. "It all starts here!" - Mikey Walsh The FIRST PRINTING of the movie storybook! Largely ignored classic that literally defined a nation..... More
Hollywood, CA: Mistletoe Press, 1944. Hardcover. 8 1/4 X 10 3/4 Inches. 32 PP. First printing in original illustrated boards with matching DJ. Original price of $1.00 intact on front flap. Foxing to endpapers. Light wear and a few shallow chips to DJ edges. More
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1942. Hardcover. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $1.00 intact on front flap. A few spots of model paint (it would appear) on front board. Light wear to edges and corners. PO inscription on FFEP. Sounds much worse than it appears. More
New York: William R. Scott Inc., 1946. Jeanne Bendick. First Edition. Hardcover. 7 7/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 39 PP. Original illustrated boards in matching DJ. Price-clipped. Small stain to gutter edges. A surprisingly well-preserved example of this early educational children's book. More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1957. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/2 X 8 3/8 Inches. 89 PP. Signed on the FFEP by Helen Doss! Helen and Carl Doss were practically household names in the 1940's and 50's thanks to Life Magazine and Reader's Digest. The couple wanted nothing..... More
New York: Chanticleer Press, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. 7 3/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 32 PP. Important early book by Marie Neurath, ground-breaking graphic designer, who along with her husband, founded the ISOTYPE Studio. The method of visual explanation they and others developed became known as ‘Isotype’ (International System of..... More
London: George Routledge & Sons, 1882. First Edition. Original wraps. 9 1/2 X 8 1/8 Inches. Original 1882 first edition in tie-binding. Complete with all illustrations. "Gilbert & Field" booksellers label to bottom of front cover. Light wear to edges, spine and corners. An attractive copy overall. More
New York: Random House / The Best Book Club Ever, 1973. First Thus. Original wraps. 8 X 7 7/8 Inches. Lot of twenty unique titles from this classic Book Club series for children from the 1970's. Titles include: Officer Bill Richard Scarry's Supermarket Mystery Richard Scarry's Lowly Worm Storybook Mother..... More
Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 8 3/4 X 11 1/4 Inches. 94 PP. Scarce first edition of the 50th anniversary collection of K'Tonton (the Jewish Tom Thumb) stories signed by illustrator Marilyn Hirsch. A very scarce book in commerce. Original cloth binding clean and tight..... More
New York: Random House, 1988. Michael McDermott. First Edition. Original wraps. 5 1/2 X 5 Inches. Original 1988 movie tie-in book with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original stapled wraps. Light wear to edges and some minor loss to front cover corner from removal of..... More
New York: Viking Press, 2008. First Edition. Original wraps. 6 3/4 X 10 Inches. 106 PP. Original comic book sized memoir by Jon Scieszka, mostly about the inspiration behind his children's books and his life growing up with his brothers. Scieszka is the author of the Time Warp trio and..... More
New York: Vantage Press, 1961. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 244 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $3.50 intact on front flap. Scarce original tale following the exploits of the "Wolves" of Cherryville Junction. Light rubbing to spine ends..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1945. Garth Williams. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 131 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original publisher boards with Stuart Little illustration on front cover. Dust jacket has a faint crease and light wear to ends of..... More
New York: ReganBooks, 2000. Jerry "The King" Lawler. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 3/4 X 11 1/4 Inches. Stated "First Edition" with proper number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $19.95 intact on front flap. More
London: Methuen & Company, 1956. First UK Edition. Hardcover. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. 137 PP. Original yellow cloth with red title-stamping to spine. Illustrations by Garth Williams throughout. Original bookseller label and blank sticker to front board. Ghosts of blue stamping to front endpapers. DJ price-clipped. Light wear to..... More
New York: HarperCollins, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 5/8 X 11 1/8 Inches. 55 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $24.95 intact on rear cover. Collection of thirty artists and writers work celebrating the power of OZ..... More
New York: Random House, 1978. Wayne Douglas Barlowe. First Edition, First Printing. Glossy pictorial cover. 6 3/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. First printing copy with full and complete numberline to the "1" on front pastedown. Features "pop-up" cuts of the X-Wing Fighter, the Sandcrawler, Luke's Landspeeder and many more. The..... More
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1921. First Thus. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. 289 PP. Circa 1921 copy of Treasure Island signed by an eight year old "Draper Daniels", who would go on create his own treasure in the advertising business! Signed and dated by Draper on the front pastedown..... More
New York: McCall's Magazine, 1956. First Edition. Original wraps. 5 1/8 X 7 3/8 Inches. Original pull-out book issued in the Christmas 1956 issue of McCall's Magazine. Published as a hardcover some 30 years later. Original self-wraps. Light wear to edges and top corners. More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1978. Symeon Shimin. Early Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 8 3/8 Inches. Stated "Second Printing" copy. Signed and inscribed by L'Engle to her friend Sandra Bonita Bradley on the half title-page. Gutters a bit dusty. Price-clipped DJ. Hint of wear to the spine ends..... More
New York: Scholastic, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 341 Pages. Sharp copy with bright boards. Original price of $17.95 intact on front flap. Correct first issue without the number "2" on the spine and the full and complete numberline on the copyright page..... More
New York: Scholastic, 2005. Mary Grandpre. First Thus. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 3/8 Inches. First printing of the Deluxe edition. Housed in original issue slipcase. WRAPPED IN ORIGINAL PUBLISHER SHRINK - NEVER OPENED. More