Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Company, 1941. Walt Disney. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 3 5/8 X 4 1/2 Inches. 428 PP. Original Big Little Book #1422. All pages intact and very clean. A few illustrations appear to have been colored quite neatly. A bit of wear to covers and gutters..... More
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Company, 1948. Walt Disney. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 3 5/8 X 4 1/2 Inches. 286 PP. Original Big Little Book #1445. All pages intact and very clean. A bit of rubbing to hinges and corners. Minor paper loss to inside rear pastedown (looks like publishing..... More
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Company, 1936. Walt Disney. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 3 5/8 X 4 1/2 Inches. 428 PP. Original Big Little Book #1112. All pages intact and very clean. A bit of rubbing to hinges and corners. A very attractive copy overall. Honestly, a nicer copy is..... More
Racine, WI: Whitman, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. 3 1/8 X 5 1/2 Inches. Original "Better Little Book" with bright cover. Light wear to edges and folds, but a better copy than one usually encounters. More
Racine, WI: Whitman, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. 3 5/8 X 4 1/2 Inches. Light wear to edges and folds, but a better copy than one usually encounters. Front joint starting a bit. Original B/W still shots from the Buster Crabbe film intact. More
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Company, 1939. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 3 5/8 X 4 1/2 Inches. 425 PP + 4 PP ads. Nice copy of Big Little Book #1431. Binding is clean and tight. Hint of wear to the edges. PO name on front pastedown. A very appealing copy..... More
Racine, WI: Whitman, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. 3 1/2 X 4 1/2 Inches. 286 PP. Better Little Book #1456. Hint of scuffing to edges and corners. PO name on front pastedown. A much sharper copy than normally encountered. Usual toning as with most all of the Whitman Big & Better..... More
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Company, 1941. Robert Jenney. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 3 5/8 X 4 1/2 Inches. 425 PP + 4 PP ads. Nice copy of Big Little Book #1448. Binding is clean and tight. Hint of wear to the edges. Slight toning as is very common with..... More
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1939. A. McWilliams. Hardcover. 3 5/8 X 4 1/2 Inches. 424 PP. PO name and date to FFEP. Big Little Book #1460. Tightly bound and sharp copy. More
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Company, 1939. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 3 5/8 X 4 1/2 Inches. 425 PP + 3 PP ads. Nice copy of Big Little Book #1479. Binding is clean and tight. Hint of wear to the edges. Slight toning as is very common with the Big..... More
Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1957. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 6 1/2 X 9 5/8 Inches. 503 PP. Signed and inscribed by Targ directly on the ffep. Signed "For Shari & Don Robertson, two good friends - in the fellowship of books. Warmest & Best Wishes, Bill Targ 10/6/65."..... More
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1927. Early Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 5/8 Inches. 214 PP. Early edition in a very nice original DJ. Original publisher beige cloth. Smudging to gutters. DJ a bit worn at edges and folds, but much nicer than you normally see for this cheaply..... More
Racine, WI: Whitman, 1945. Chester Gould. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 Inches. 247 Pages + 3 pages Ads. Original blue cloth in dust jacket. Pages are toned as the paper used was of wartime standard and therefore of lower quality. A highly collectible condition copy. Slight..... More
Racine, WI: Whitman, 1945. Erwin L. Hess. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 Inches. 248 PP + 3 PP ads. Whitman series book #2309. Original first issue DJ. Very clean endpaper illustrations Roy and Trigger. Original brown cloth boards with orange lettering. PO name and address on..... More
Racine, WI: Whitman, 1940. First Thus. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 Inches. 266 PP + 5 PP ads. Copyright page dated 1903, but this edition dates to the early 1940's. Bright DJ illustration of the Rover Boys on land! Blue cloth binding with black lettering on cover and spine. Mild..... More
New York: F.A.O. Schwarz, 1922. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 8 3/4 X 11 1/2 Inches. 82 PP. Original profusely illustrated toy catalog featuring pedal cars, boy scout supplies, baseball supplies, games, books and much more. A tremendous reference for the collector of tin toys, boardgames, electric trains and..... More
Sweden: Helsingborgs LITOgrafiska AB, Circa 1970. First Edition. Original wraps. 9 3/8 X 12 3/4 Inches. In original stapled stiff wrappers. Template pages are unused. Entire castle is ready to assemble if you so chose. Slight surface abrasions to front cover, but very clean and tight overall. Undated, but looks..... More
Garden City, NY: Garden City Books, 1952. C.L. Hartman. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/8 X 8 Inches. 192 PP. First printing copy with original price of $1.25 intact on front flap. Book sharp and clean. DJ a bit worn at edges and folds, with a few short closed..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1961. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 4 3/8 X 6 3/4 Inches. 46 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $1.75 intact on front flap. Very early, intimate inscription by Anglund. Signed, "For Patricia" with an original "precious moments" drawing..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1960. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 4 3/8 X 6 3/4 Inches. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $1.75 intact on front flap. Very early, intimate inscription by Anglund. Signed, "especially for Pat" with an original "precious moments" drawing as..... More
London: Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton, Circa 1910. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 2 1/4 X 2 1/4 Inches. 63 PP. Original ties intact. A first printing copy in the original blue boards with cover label intact. Early story of dolls that come to life and seek out a...... More
Oslo: Dreyers Forlag, 1960. WERENSKIOLD, Erik; KITTELSEN, Theodor. First English Edition. Hardcover. 7 3/4 X 10 3/4 Inches. 189 PP. Profusely illustrated throughout. Corners a bit bumped. DJ worn at edges with a few small chips, tears and minor paper loss. A spendid copy for use. More
Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1920. Early Edition. Hardcover. 6 3/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 312 PP. Early 1920's reprint identified by the fact that there are "0" advertisements for the Oz books on the verso of the ownership page at front of book. Front hinge cracking just a bit. A...... More
New York: Farrar and Rinehart, 1933. Charles Child. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 7/8 X 9 1/8 Inches. 115 PP. Original price of $2.00 intact on front flap (although an ink line through it). Signed and inscribed by both Stephen Vincent Benet and Rosemary Benet directly on the title-page..... More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1962. First American Edition. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 Inches. 146 PP. True first American edition in the original green cloth binding. Housed in original Atlantic Monthly Press (US) DJ. Original price of $3.75 intact. Basis for the 1981 Hanna-Barbera cartoon. A bit of wear..... More