Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing, 1938. First Thus. Original wraps. 6 3/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. Original 1938 edition of what should be called "SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN GOBLINS" if you just a book by it's cover... While the book was released in the same year as the Disney animated..... More
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 8 1/4 X 10 1/4 Inches. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $11.00 intact on front flap. More
![Item #8975 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland [SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR MAGGIE TAYLOR]. Lewis CARROLL](https://backintimerarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/8975.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1768432503)
Palo Alto, CA: Modernbook Editions, 2008. Maggie Taylor. First Thus. Hardcover. 11 1/4 X 11 1/4 Inches. 186 PP. Stated "First Edition" copy of this oversized rendition of Carroll's classic. Signed by Maggie Taylor on the half title-page. Cloth binding and issued with a ribbon marker. More
New York: Random House, 2017. Erin Stead. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 1/4 X 11 1/4 Inches. 152 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $24.99 intact on rear cover. Stead edition of the Mark Twain unpublished tale he..... More
New York: Sterling Publishing, 1965. Stephen Serrano. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 Inches. 188 PP. First printing hardcover copy of the VERY scarce series book. Echoing Cave not mentioned on the copyright page and the rear DJ panel bears this title as the final one in..... More
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1940. First Thus. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 Inches. 252 PP. Original "cheap" blue cloth binding. Rear hinge starting. DJ a bit worn with minor losses folds and spine ends. A nice copy based upon the average bear. More
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1946. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 Inches. 248 [iv] PP. Based on the Famous Newspaper Strip by Zane Grey. A surprisingly well preserved copy in the original "cheap" binding. Light wear and some minor loss at DJ folds and spine ends. More
London: Artia / Bancroft Books, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. 8 7/8 X 12 1/2 Inches. One of the original early pop-up books from KUBASTA, one of the early innovators of children's books in the mid-20th century. Includes text and brilliant double-page pop. Light wear to edges. A very attractive example..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton Books, 1939. First Edition. Scarce original 52 page illustrated catalog of books for boys and girls available from Dutton Books. Includes series such as the "Youth's Caravan of Books", "The Dutton Children's Illustrated Classics" and "Tales for Children from Many Lands" among others. Single titles include..... More
![Item #8349 The Hidden Valley Mystery [Vicki Barr Flight Stewardess Series #3]. Helen WELLS](https://backintimerarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/8349.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1751658351)
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1948. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 218 PP. First printing in original blue cloth binding. Number three in the Vicki Barr series. Back of DJ lists to Cherry Ames, Visiting Nurse as called for. Light toning to covers. DJ..... More
![Item #8325 Original 4X5 3/4 Inch Children's Illustration by GARTH WILLIAMS [ROBOTIC COATRACK]....](https://backintimerarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/8325.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1751310510)
Original Artwork. 4 X 5 3/4 Inches. Having purchased over 200 pieces of art from Garth Williams personal estate, we discovered numerous illustrations for unknown children's book projects. We assume these to be from the 1960's, when Garth was plagued by financial issues while supporting his second wife (Dorothea) and..... More
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1942. Early Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 7 5/8 Inches. 217 PP. Pre-WWII, very early edition, bound in original purple boards. Jacket lists to "The Clue of the Rusty Key" and the book lists to "The Secret at the Gatehouse" on the last page. Light..... More
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1954. First Edition. Original wraps. 11 X 13 1/2 Inches. Original oversized 1950's coloring book! Two pages colored. Scarce die-cut book shaping a handle at the top. Some dampstaing and wear, but complete. More
Akron, OH: Saalfield, 1954. First Edition. Original wraps. 10 1/2 X 14 Inches. Original 1954 die cut coloring book (unused). This book illustrated by Lynn Kaiser and we assume she did the minimal text as well. Hint of wear at edges and folds. An exceptional example kept in collectible condition..... More
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 3/8 X 12 3/4 Inches. Scarce second book from Doane. Original stiff boards with laminate wrap to covers and cloth spine. Complete copy. Light wear to covers and some slight pulling to laminate at edges. A very attractive copy of..... More
Mansfield, OH: General Mills, 1940. Ephemera. FOLDOUT GAME BOARD (21 X 28 1/2 Inches). Original 1940 Westinghouse Electric mail-away Game "Blondie Goes To Leisureland" and some of the original pieces. Includes the original mailing envelope, folding game board, spinner, 31 game cards (complete) and 5 of the original tab numbers..... More
New York: Knopf, 1972. Joseph Schindelman. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 163 Pages. Original price of $3.95 intact on front flap. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. No foreign marks, previous owner writing etc... Light toning to board edges (which is common for..... More
Cleveland, OH: A.R. Mueller Printing & Lithograph, 1943. First Edition. Original wraps. 6 1/8 X 9 Inches. 52 PP. Complete issue with cover art by Fern Bisel Peat. This particular issue of Play Mate magazine quite scarce in commerce. Contents include an eight page story titled "Zbik was a Gremlin"..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/4 X 12 1/4 Inches. Original decorated paper boards. Original price of $2.50 intact on front flap. Hint of wear to edges and folds. A very attractive copy overall. From the mastermind of the Madeline books. More
New York: S.G. Phillips, 1957. Moya Leatham. First American Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/8 Inches. 94 PP. Translated by Gwen Marsh. First American edition of this classic folk tale from India. Price-clipped. More
Toronto, Canada: Key Porter Books, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 7 1/4 X 10 1/4 Inches. 270 PP. Collection of nearly 30 scary short stories from Stoker, Nesbit, Verne, Coleridge, Algernon Blackwood and many more. Original price of $29.95 intact on front flap. Illustrated throughout. More
New York: Random House, 1986. Deborah Colvin Borgo. First Edition. Hardcover. 8 3/4 X 10 7/8 Inches. 29 PP. Original glossy pictorial covers. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. A few rogue child stamps to ffep. A clean copy of this Ewok adventure..... More
Pen Wild Press / James Kahn, 2020. First Edition. Original wraps. 9 5/8 X 8 Inches. Scarce original children's holiday story written by James Kahn for his own children and grandchildren. Signed "From my personal collection / James Kahn" on the title-page. A lovely little tale of 12 elfs and..... More
Pen Wild Press / James Kahn, 2020. First Edition. Original wraps. 9 5/8 X 8 Inches. Scarce original children's holiday story written (the coloring book version) by James Kahn for his own children and grandchildren. Signed "From my personal collection / James Kahn" on the title-page. A lovely little tale..... More
New York: Abelard Schuman, 1961. Quentin Blake. First Edition. Hardcover. 7 1/8 X 10 1/8 Inches. Scarce first printing of this early children's book by Hunter (Ed McBain). Just as important, this is the first illustrated book by Sir Quentin Blake. Blake would go on to illustrate more than 300..... More