Molly Cottontail
Little, Brown, January 1958. Hardcover.
Children's
Honk-a-Tonk Takes a Trip
McLoughling Brothers Inc., (1937). First Edition. Hardcover. 133 pages. First edition (first printing). wear to the cloth edges, a 6 by 6 inch stain to the top left of the front cover and a 3 by 6 inch stain to the back, and some offsetting to end pages else a......
Paul Bunyan's Bears
FRANK MCCAFFREY PUBL, December 1946. Hardcover.
Captain Easy: Behind Enemy Lines (Better Little Book 1474)
Whitman Publishing Company, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. 346 pages. 3-5/8 x 4-1/2 inches. Based on the newspaper strip 'Wash Tubbs.' Crane considered this to be his best Captain Easy story. Presumed first edition (first printing); no other printings noted. A good hardcover copy, in illustrated boards. Covers and page block.....
Uncle Sam's Sky Defenders
Whitman, January 1941. Hardcover.
Smilin' Jack and the Coral Princess (The Better Little Book 1464)
Whitman Pubishing Company, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. 344 pages. 3-5/8 x 4-1/2 inches. Illustrated in black-and-white. Presumed first edition (first printing); no other printings noted. A very good hardcover copy in color-illustrated boards; no dust jacket, as issued. Spine a bit faded and concave. Spotting to page block.
Daughter of the Tejas
New York Graphic Society Publishers, Ltd., 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. 120 pages. A novel for young readers about a 12-year old girl on the trail of marauding Apaches who kidnapped her mother. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine white dust jacket.
Children are Bored on Sunday
Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. 252 pages. A collection of stories for young readers by the 1970 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. First edition (first printing). Light wear to the spine ends, thus near fine in a price-clipped dust jacket with a 1-inch creased tear.....
The Wright Brothers Pioneers of American Aviation - Landmark Books #10
Random House, January 1950. Hardcover.
Danny Dunn and the Antigravity Paint - Weekly Reader Children's Book Club Edition
Whittlesey House - McGraw Hill, January 1957. Trade Paperback.
The Rising Arrow
Viking Press, January 1955. Hardcover.
The Lion and the Carpenter and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights
The Macmillan Company, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. 43 pages. 9-3/4 by 13-1/4 inches. Introduced and retold by Stafford who would go on to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Color illustrations by Sandro Nardini. First editon (first printing). Illustrated green boards. Some wear to corners, and spine ends bumped and.....
The Magic Flute
Alfred A. Knopf, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong, about 10-1/4 by 7-3/4 inches. 'With Musical Themes By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart' -- from the cover. Library binding edition, with illustrated boards. Illustrations in color. Also issued in a trade edition bound in yellow cloth with dust jacket. First edition (first printing).....
Toyon, a Dog of the North and His People
Harper & Brothers, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. 246 pages. A children's novel. Toyon, the dog, was adopted by Guran and his poor family in the harsh Siberian tundra whose fortunes seemed to turn with the presence of the brave hunting hound. 'Toyon's story was told by Guran to the author.....
The Defender
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. 136 pages. A Newbery Honor recipient. It follows the story of Turgen, an herbalist in the mountains of Siberia, who rescues an injured young ram and comes to protect its disappearing herd. His care for the animals lead neighboring ram hunters to suspect.....
The King of the Hummingbirds and Other Tales
Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 58 pages. A book for children, illustrated by Michael Sporn. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
The King of the Hummingbirds and Other Tales
Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 58 pages. A book for children, illustrated by Michael Sporn. This is the uncommon library binding, in illustrated boards. First edition (first printing). A fine hardcover copy; no dust jacket, as issued.
Penelope's Postscripts: Switzerland / Venice / Wales / Devon / Home
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. [217] pages. The fourth volume in the Penelope's Experiences series, by the author of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. BAL 22672. First edition (first printing). A bit of edge wear and spotting to spine, else a very good copy in a dust jacket that.....
Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur
Treasure Books, January 1954. Hardcover.
Blondie's Family: Cookie, Alexander and their dog, Elmer (Wonder books)
Wonder Books, January 1954. Hardcover.
The Country of Thirty-Six Thousand Wishes
D. Appleton and Company, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. 66 pages. Illustrated by Adrienne Segur. 11 full-page color illustrations. 11.5 x 9 inches. A very good copy in pictorial covers. Edge and corner wear with some fraying at corners. Some foxing to frontispiece, other plates are very good +. Inscribed, not.....
The Boy Emigrants
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1914. Hardcover. 381 pages plus 10 color plates by H. T. Dunn. A covered wagon adventure.
Lucky the Boy Scout; Lucky and His Friend Steve; Lucky and His Travels; Lucky the Young Volunteer; Lucky Finds a Friend; Lucky on an Important Mission (All Six Titles in the Series)
Whitman Publishing Company, 1922. Hardcover. Lucky and His Friend Steve and Lucky and His Travels are dated 1922. The others have no publication date. All have illustrated dust jackets except Lucky and His Travels. All dust jackets have edge and corner wear and small edge chips.
Man and Power: The Story of Power from the Pyramids to the Atomic Age
Golden Press, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. 189 pages. Roughly 8 by 11 inches. Illustrated throughout, with many paintings by Alton S. Tobey. The noted science fiction author writes about science. First edition (first printing). A fine hardcover copy; no dust jacket, as issued. The Goldencraft library binding, a printed cloth.....
This Is My Book
Golden Press, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 45 pages. 10-1/2 by 12 inches. Translated from the French. A beginning journal for young children, beginning with checkboxes and fill-in-the-blank questions before proceeding to regular diary format. One of the scarcest Golden Books, with only 3 library holdings in OCLC. First edition (first.....