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...
Racine, WI: Whitman, 1950. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 3 1/8 X 5 1/2 Inches. As clean a copy as you are likely to find! Original "Better Little Book". Colors are bright and free of any PO writing etc. A hint of wear to corners and a few pages with...
New York: Montgomery Ward & Co., 1939. Denver Gillen. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 7 3/8 X 10 1/4 Inches. TRUE First Edition, First Printing copy of the Christmas classic with all issue points! Original illustrated red paper wraps. Original staple binding. THESE FIRST PRINTINGS WERE GIVEN OUT AT...
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1946. First Thus. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 310 PP. Cheaply produced 1946 edition in the original jacket. Hint of wear to edges. DJ a bit worn at edges and folds.
Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company, 1930. Edwin John Prittie. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 300 PP. First printing with FOUR full-page color illustrations (including frontis). Cover image clean and bright! Part of the Winston "The Children's Bookshelf" series. A bit of wear to gutters...
Newark, NJ: Peter Pan, 1975. First Thus. Original wraps. 7 1/8 X 10 Inches. Original oversized comic style rendition of Huck Finn with original 45 RPM album as issued. Circa 1975. Original staple binding intact. Album looks extremely clean and held in original folder on inside back cover. A scarce book in this condition.
Chicago: Albert Whiman Co., 1931. James McCracken. Early Edition. Hardcover. 7 x 9 1/4 Inches. Stated "Second Printing" copy. Beautiful color illustrations throughout. Original brown cloth binding with very nice paper cover illustration. Hint of wear to edges. A bit of discoloration to boards. A very appealing copy overall.
Chicago: M.A. Donohue & Co., Circa 1890. Later printing. Hardcover. 7 1/2 X 9 3/4 Inches. Typical cheaply made book from Donohue. Cover Illustration surprisingly bright and clean. Text block has separated from spine. Usual toning and foxing.
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., 1949. Frank Kramer. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 3/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 254 PP. Original publisher olive cloth binding with paper cover illustration mounted to front board. Hint of toning to boards. One small stain to rear board. Internally sound and clean. An exceptional copy overall.
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1968. Uri Shulevitz. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 10 1/2 X 9 1/4 Inches. First printing copy of this winner of the 1969 Caldecott Award. Original dust jacket priced at $4.95 as called for. No Caldecott sticker or emblem on front panel of...
New York: Random House, 1952. Early Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 189 PP. Thirteenth Printing stated on copyright page. A very clean copy housed in very attractive original dust jacket. Hint of wear to crown of DJ spine. Slight bump to top gutter.
New York: Marvel, 2012. Pat Olliffe. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 1/4 X 11 1/4 Inches. First printing with full and complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $8.99 on front flap. Simplified version of the origin of The Mighty Avengers.
New York: Scholastic Press, 1999. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 435 PP. First printing with full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $19.95 intact on front flap. True first American printing. Hint of wear to board edges.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 5/8 X 8 Inches. Hint of wear to edges and corners. A few smudges. A mostly clean copy of this early Bugs title.
New York: Step-Up Books (Random House), 1980. First Edition, First Printing. Glossy pictorial cover. 6 3/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. 69 Pages. SCARCE original "Step-Up' children's book. Full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. No dust jacket as issued. An exceptional copy free of writing etc.....
New York: Random House, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 1/4 X 11 1/4 Inches. First printing with full and complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. One of a few Seuss books issued without a dust jacket. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY DR. SEUSS. Signed, "With...
Carlisle, Mass: Applewood Books, 2014. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. 7 5/8 X 10 1/2 Inches. "An authentic reproduction of the original edition of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" on top of front flap. Original price of $14.95 intact. Produced as part of the 75th Anniversary of the book. A stunning, as new copy in the DJ.
New York: Scholastic, 1962. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 4 1/8 X 6 1/4 Inches. 218 PP. Scarce stated "1st Printing" copy of the first paperback edition. Fabulous cover art by Ralph Ray. A very clean copy overall. Hinto f wear to edges and corners. Spine a bit worn at foot and crown, but holding nicely.
New York: The Platt & Munk Co., 1940. Elmer Rache. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 Inches. 184 PP. Original red publisher cloth binding a bit scuffed and worn. Foxing and toning. Offsetting to endpapers. PO name to FFEP. Original price of 60 cents intact on front...
New York: Somin and Schuster, 1959. Hillary Knight. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 7 3/4 X 11 1/4 Inches. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. DJ price-clipped. Discreet PO label to front pastedown. DJ a bit worn at edges with a few closed tears and a few small chips...
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....
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...
Rochester, NY: Stecher Litho. Co., 1919. Margaret Evans Price. First Edition, First Printing. 7 1/2 X 13 3/4 Inches. Original stiff wraps. Stapled binding. A bit of wear to spine and edges. A very appealing copy overall. OCLC locates "FIVE" copies.
New York: Random House, 1978. Ivan Powell. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 5/8 X 8 3/8 Inches. 69 PP. A stunning copy of this original "Step-Up Books" from Random House. First printing with full and complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Several Daredevils featured, but...
New York: Golden Press, 1958. Richard Scarry. First Thus. 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 wear to edges. PO name on front pastedown. An extremely difficult...
