New York: Ives, Washburn Inc., 1966. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 150 PP. First printing copy of this rare juvenile title from the 60's. Signed by author, "Best Wishes - Elizabeth R. Montgomery" directly on the FFEP. Montgomery famously penned biographies of Gandhi, Walt..... More
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1966. Maraja. First Thus. Hardcover. 9 3/4 X 13 1/4 Inches. 111 PP. Very appealing copy of the beutiful Maraja illustrated edition of this classic. Printed in Italy by Fratelli Fabbri Editori. Light foxing to edges and endapapers. Small miscut paper section at lower edge..... More
Racine, WI: Whitman, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. 3 1/2 X 4 1/2 Inches. 426 PP. Big Little Book #1166. PO name in pencil on front pastedown. Rear board cracked a bit. A much sharper copy than normally encountered. Usual toning as with most all of the Whitman Big & Better..... 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, 1948. 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. More
Racine, WI: Whitman, 1940. 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. Foxing to interior pages. 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
New York: Scholastic Press, 1998. First American Edition. Hardcover. Complete run of the original seven Harry Potter "canon" books. Signed by J.K. Rowling on one of the famous "scroll" bookplates issued by Scholastic. The plate is laid-in to the first volume, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. ALL seven books..... More
Racine, WI: Whitman, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. 3 1/2 X 4 1/2 Inches. 424 PP. Big Little Book #1453. Light wear to edges and hinges. A much sharper copy than normally encountered. Usual toning as with most all of the Whitman Big & Better Little Book releases (from inferior paper..... More
Racine, WI: Whitman, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. 3 1/2 X 4 1/2 Inches. 424 PP. Big Little Book #1100. Light wear to edges and hinges. PO name on front pastedown. A much sharper copy than normally encountered. Usual toning as with most all of the Whitman Big & Better Little..... More
Racine, WI: Whitman, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. 3 1/2 X 4 1/2 Inches. 424 PP. Big Little Book #1407. Front hinge starting. Last page chipped at edges. Light wear to edges and hinges. A much sharper copy than normally encountered. Usual toning as with most all of the Whitman Big..... More
Racine, WI: Whitman, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. 3 1/2 X 4 1/2 Inches. 346 PP. Better Little Book #1424. A high-grade example. Hint of wear to edges. A much sharper copy than normally encountered. Usual toning as with most all of the Whitman Big & Better Little Book releases (from..... 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
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1961. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 7 1/4 Inches. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Signed and inscribed, "For Pat, Joan Walsh Anglund" on half title-page. Anglund has also added an original drawing of the title character "Cowboy" above her..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1896. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 5 1/8 X 7 3/4 Inches. 185 PP. Original highly illustrated green cloth boards. Gilt illustration to front cover clean and unusually bright. Includes three Robin Hood tales among about a dozen others. More
Philadelphia: C.G. Henderson & Co., 1854. Early Edition. Cloth. 4 3/4 X 5 3/4 Inches. 188 PP + 16 PP ads. Original embossed publisher cloth binding. Three moral tales with six engraved plates. Light foxing and toning. Gilt illustration on front covera bit worn. Previous owner presentation dated 1857 in..... More
New York: McClure, Phillips & Co., 1898. Orson Lowell and Gustav Verbeek. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 358 PP. White, friend of Teddy and FDR, noted journalist from Kansas and spokesman for middle America at his classic best. Original cream cloth binding. PO name..... 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
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2000. John Tenniel. First Thus. Hardcover. 8 1/2 X 11 1/8 Inches. 312 PP. First printing of this edition with the full number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $29.95 intact on front flap. Illustrated with the original Tenniel..... More
New York: Wings Books, 1993. John Tenniel. Early Edition. Hardcover. 8 1/2 X 11 1/8 Inches. 352 PP. A few highlighter marks to text. Light wear at DJ edges. A very nice copy for use. More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Scarce FIRST AMERICAN EDITION (stated in each volume) of each of the seven Borrowers books by Mary Norton. The Borrowers (1953) $2.50 intact. Mottling to boards. Light wear to DJ edges and folds. The Borrowers Afield (1955) $2.50 intact. PO inscription..... More
New York: Random House, 1943. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 9 X 11 1/4 Inches. True first printing published by Random House and NOT the Australian Ayers & James. Original illustrated boards with red cloth spine. Light wear to edges and corners. Toning and a bit of foxing to interior..... More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1964. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 7 1/2 Inches. 92 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Signed "To Lillian L. Bechtold, with my best wishes, Thyra Ferre Bjorn" on the FFEP. Lillian Bechtold was the Children's librarian at Curtis..... More
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin Company, 1942. 8 1/2 X 11 3/4 Inches. 32 PP. "One of the little monkeys was called Curious George." Early printing copy of the book that introduced Curious George to the world. Signed and inscribed by H.A. Rey with an original drawing of Cecily directly on the title-page..... More
