The Platt & Munk Co., Inc., 1940. Hardcover. Classic tales of a toy who wants to become a boy. Illustrations throughout including endpapers. 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Significant wear to edges and corners. 4.5 inch tear on back cover. Small puncture in back cover on spine. Half inch tear.....
The Vanguard Press, 1937. Hardcover. The first children's book published by Theodor Seuss Geisel. Seventeenth printing. A very good copy in a dust jacket with several snags and tears to the edges and some loss to the spine ends. Original seller's small stamp on rear pastedown. The seller was John.....
The Vanguard Press, 1938. Hardcover. 9-1/4 by 12-1/4 inches. The second children's book by Theodor Seuss Geisel. Later printing, with $2.95 on the jacket flap. A very good copy with wear to the corners and edges. In a dust jacket with loss to the spine ends and scuffs to the.....
Thoughts that Inspire Publishing Co., 1906 - 1919. Hardcover. 33, 62, 35, and 45 pages. Four books from the Marjorie and the Dream series written to teach Christian Science concepts to children. Published in 1906, 1912, 1916, and 1919. A very good set. Each copy with publisher's gold cancel sticker.....
J. B. Lippincott Company, 1935. Hardcover. 255 pages. A novel for young readers by the English children's author. illustrated by Ursula and Barbara Moray Williams A very good copy in a dust jacket with chipped corners and spine ends.
Cupples and Leon Company, 1936. Hardcover. 210 pages followed by 2 pages of publisher ads. The second book in the Mystery Story for Girls series. Writ wrote the majority of the first 30 books in the Nancy Drew series under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Toning to endpapers and spotting to.....
Prosveshcheniye, 1980. Hardcover. 173 pages. A 'reader for senior forms of secondary schools.' Translated from the Russian. Color illustrations by O. Vereysky. A very good, square copy; no dust jacket. Toning to page edges.
Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. A children's novel. Winner of the Newbery Medal. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Believing that her French guardian is about to abandon her to an orphanage in the city, ten-year-old Lucky runs away from her small.....
Harper & Row, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. 167 pages. A novel for children ages 8 to 12. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in a scuffed and price-clipped dust jacket. Association copy. Acquired from the estate of the singer, songwriter, and poet Rod McKuen, who sold millions of.....
Random House, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. [48] pages. 10-1/4 by 7-1/4 inches. The prolific children's author's first book. 'A brighty-yellow flower leads to new friendships on a busy city block' -- from the jacket cover. Illustrations in color. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in a very good.....
Peter F. Cunningham, 1866. First Edition. Hardcover. 122 pages. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in gold-brown cloth covers with embossed ruling and embossed gilt insignia of the publishing house on front cover. Title and decorations in gilt on spine. No dust jacket.
Dodd, Mead and Company, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. 93 pages. 4 full-page illustrations in color. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in blue cloth covers with color illustration pasted to front cover. Covers with edge and corner wear. No dust jacket.
Little, brown and Company, 1930. Hardcover. 332 pages. 4 full-page color illustrations. A very good copy in black cloth covers with pasted color illustration on front cover.
ARCO Publishers, 1956. Hardcover. 304 pages. Folk tales from the Indonesian island of Java, all featuring a mouse-deer. Illustrated in black-and-white by Kurt Wiese. Introduction by Hendrik Willem van Loon. Later printing. A very good copy in a price-clipped dust jacket. Corners lightly bumped.
Reilly & Britton Co., 1906. Hardcover. 319 pages. The second of two books by Baum written under this pen name. Second binding; in red cloth with white lettering. Spine fading with lettering rubbed. Inserted frontispiece chipped with short tears to the edges. Former owner's illustrated bookplate on front free endpaper.....
Aberdeen, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. 31 pages. Printed in black-and-orange. One of four children's books by Middleton. First edition (first printing). Brown paper over boards stamped in black and gold on the cover; paper torn at spine. Endpapers a bit wavy at the edges.
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers, 1986. Hardcover. 416 pages. 7-3/4 by 9-1/4 inches. Teacher's edition of a children's textbook. With a 17-page retelling of Rumpelstiltskin with color illustrations by Edward Gorey. A near fine copy; no dust jacket as issued. Minor edge wear. With publisher's review slip tipped in to front.....
G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. The third book in the series featuring a watchmaker turned detective. First Edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author. This book comes from a very large collection of hypermodern first editions, most purchased at the time.....
Follett Pubublishing Company, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. 32 pages. A science book for ages seven to eight. Color illustrations. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Follett Publishing Company, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. 32 pages. A Follett Beginning Science Book. Illustrated. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a dust jacket with light edge wear else fine. Gareth Stevens is proud to present a completely updated and revised edition of our highly acclaimed Iassc Asimov's.....
Raintree / Blackwell, 1984. First Edition. Library Binding. 48 pages. Includes stories by Robert E. Howard, Clifford D. Simak and others. Color illustrations. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy; no dust jacket.
Raintree / Blackwell, 1984. First Edition. Library Binding. 48 pages. Includes stories by Asimov and Philip K. Dick. Color illustrations by William Ersland. First edition (first printing). A very good copy; no dust jacket. Wear to the spine ends.
Raintree, 1981. First Edition. Library Binding. Includes stories by Ray Bradbury and Arthur C. Clarke. Color illustrations by Paul Vaccarello. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy; no dust jacket. Light edge wear.
Heinemann/Raintree, 1982. First Edition. Library Binding. Included a short story by Ray Bradbury. Color illustrations by Greg Hargreaves. First edition (first printing). A fine copy; no dust jacket. Light edge wear. Library binding.
Raintree, 1981. First Edition. Library Binding. With color illustrations by William Ersland. First edition (first printing). A fine copy; no dust jacket. Minor edge wear.