New York: M.W. Dodd, 1848. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 4 X 6 1/8 Inches. 143 PP. First printing copy in the orignal brown cloth highly embossed in blind. Frontis intact. "The object of the following volume is to inspire the young reader with the spirit of patriotism, to render... More
Racine, WI: Whitman, 1941. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 3 1/2 X 4 1/2 Inches. 424 PP. Relatively scarce Big Little Book #1400. Book is complete. Some sort of clear film applied to boards for protection. Front hinge starting and wear to a few pages. Light toning and foxing. 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 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 Company, 1938. Robert Weisman. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 3 5/8 X 4 1/2 Inches. 425 PP + 3 PP ads. Nice copy of Big Little Book #1465. Binding is clean and tight. Hint of wear to the edges. A very appealing copy overall. 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 Little Book series. A very appealing copy overall. 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 made books by Grosset. 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
Akron, OH: Saalfield, 1966. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 7/8 X 8 7/8 Inches. 20 Unused mid-20th Century coloring books in the original issue box. Titles include: Rhymes and Riddles with Pictures, King Cole's Coloring Book, Little Boy Blue, Color It, Coloring Book, Little Chief Coloring Book, Hidden... 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 circa 1970's. More
Racine, WI: Whitman, 1955. Robert Doremus. First Thus. Glossy pictorial cover. 5 5/8 X 7 1/4 Inches. 284 PP. Original Whitman issue with very bright cover that retains the original laminate. A bit of toning to the interior pages as is to be expected with this publisher. A few scuffs at folds. 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
Racine, WI: Golden Press, 1976. Bonnie and Bill Rutherford. First Edition, First Printing. Glossy pictorial cover. 9 3/8 X 12 1/2 Inches. Stated "First Golden Press" copy. Original illustrated boards. No PO writing, plates, etc. A hint of scuffing and a bump or two at edges. An unusually clean copy of this 1976 classic. More
Akron, Ohio: The Saalfield Publishing Co., 1942. First Thus. Original wraps. 10 X 13 1/4 Inches. 14 Pages. All original pages intact. Signed by the illustrator directly on the first page of text. Inscription reads, "I hope you enjoy this book as much as I enjoyed painting the pictures! Ethel... 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: Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, 1964. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 4 1/2 X 7 1/2 Inches. 80 PP. First combined edition of these stories illustrated by Maurice Sendak. A very scarce original Sendak outing. Book is crisp and clean and looks to be unread. Hint of toning to spine. More
Racine, WI: Whitman, 1959. Alexander Toth. First Edition, First Printing. Glossy pictorial cover. 5 5/8 X 7 1/4 Inches. 282 PP. Original Whitman issue with very bright cover that retains the original laminate. From the "Fiction for Young People" series. A bit of toning to the interior pages as is... More
New York: Golden Press, 1950. Corinne Malvern. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 5/8 X 8 Inches. 42 PP. Original First Printing with the "A" in the gutter of the final page of text. Original #84 on front cover. Light scuffing and light wear to edges. A bit of wear... More
New York: Knopf, 1964. Joseph Schindelman. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 162 Pages plus colophon page. TRUE 1st state copy! Original price of $3.95 intact on front flap. Correct "Six Line" colophon information on colophon page. Original red cloth boards are fresh and bright... More
New York: Random House, 1948. First Edition, First Printing. Glossy pictorial cover. 8 1/8 X 11 1/4 Inches. 48 PP. Slight surface abrasion (about 1/4 inch) to bottom of front cover. No ink and/or PO markds. A nice copy overall. No DJ. More
Duell, Sloan & Pierce: The Vanguard Press, 1953. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 1/4 X 10 1/8 Inches. 36 PP. Original price of $2.50 intact on front flap of DJ. Accompaned by Signed Letter (TLS) from Louis Slobodkin to Mary Margaret McBride. McBride, "The First Lady of Radio", was... More
New York: Golden Press, 1960. Karen Hedstrom. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 5/8 X 8 Inches. Original First Printing with the "A" in the gutter of the final page of text. Original price of 25 cents on front cover. Light scuffing and light wear to edges. An attractive copy overall. More