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: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1967. Beth and Joe Krush. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. Stated "First American Edition" directly on the copyright page. Original price of $6.95 intact on front flap. Omnibus collection that includes all four books "The Borrowers, "The Borrowers..... 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
Stamford, CT: W-1 Media / Arctis, 2021. First Thus. Hardcover. 9 1/2 X 11 7/8 Inches. First English translation of this amazingly illustrated children's story by Lisa Aisato. Original price sticker of $24.00 intact on rear cover. 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
New York: Scholastic, 2007. Mary Grandpre. First Thus. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 3/8 Inches. First printing of the Deluxe edition with the complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Housed in original issue slipcase. Slipcase has a few short scratches to rear panel. Book unread (clean..... More
New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 281 PP. First edition of this collection of stories aimed at the Girl Guide/Girl Scout movement in America. Foreword by H.R.H Duchess of York (Queen Elizabeth). Housed is scarce original dust jacket. Gift inscription..... More
Gainesville, FL: Mae M. Clark / Visit Gainesville Alachua County, 2017. First Edition. Original wraps. 12 3/4 X 10 Inches. A history of Gainesville told through the eyes of a pair of copper lions that once adorned the Alachua County Court House. Produced as a publishing vehicle for the city..... More
New York: Scholastic, 2000. First Thus. Leather. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 307 PP. First printing of the deluxe leather edition with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. The original acetate cover with issue price of $75.00 present. Book has a slight bump to top..... More
Indianapolis, IN: The Bowen-Merrill Company, 1898. Will Vawter. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 188 PP. First printing with last date of 1898 on the copyright page. Original decorated cloth boards. From the collection of Draper Daniels, having once belonged to his schoolteacher mother (Fanny Marthat Draper)..... More
Ann Arbor, MI: Shadow Mountain, 2015. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/8 Inches. 312 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $17.99 on rear DJ panel. Signed and inscibed by author directly on the title-page. More
Middleton, WI: Pleasant Company, 1990. First Edition. Original wraps. 10 X 8 Inches. 62 PP. Original stapled binding. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Reply card still intact at rear. Light wear to edges and crease to bottom corner of rear panel. More
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1977. Early Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 8 Inches. 159 PP. Original $3.95 sticker price on front board. An extremely clean copy without DJ as it was issued. Might have to give "Dave's Deviled Potatoes" a whirl... "P" stamped to top edge, else a fine..... More
New York: Cupples & Leon, 1945. John V. Schwarzman. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 Inches. 21 PP. Sparkly childen's book in original comb-binding. Signed and inscribed by Melissarato on the second page. Includes a clipped in note from author (pin is rusty, but we have leaft..... More