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Racine: Whitman, 1962. Hardcover. Fine. Glossy color illustrated hardcovers. Illustrated endpapers. 210 pp. plus publisher's ads at rear. Illustrated with drawings by Adam Szwejkowski and cover art by Al Andersen. Fine; issued without dust jacket, Christmas 1963 gift inscription top part of front pastedown. "Authrorized Edition featueing ANNETTE, star of motion pictures and television" (that would be Annette… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Doubleday, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Ilse Plume. Near fine with very light bumping to spine tips. Bright, tight, and clean copy. No dust jacket. First edition. Hardcover. Unpaginated. A lovely retelling of the classic children's story, with full-color hand-drawn illustrations on every facing page.

Chicago: Children's Press, Chicago, 1983. Second printing. Softcover. Very good. Very good with some fade to the covers and light edgewear. Internally bright and clean. Second printing. Softcover. 48 pp (w/ index). A young person's introduction to the United Nations describing its purpose and work in various regions of the world, especially for children. Flush with full-color photographs.… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Scholastic Inc, 1999. Stated First printing. Hardcover. Fine. Fine. First printing stated. Hardcover. 211 pp. Two unique sisters struggle with grief, one even becoming mute, when their baby sister dies and their mother abandons them. Winner of the Newberry Award.

New York: Random House Books for Young Readers, 2005. Later printing. Unknown. Very good + with a small chip off the rear spine and some light bumping to spine tips. Internally tight and clean. Later printing. Hardcover. 12 pp. An interactive board book based on Dr. Seuss's "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish" classic. Each page has… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: William Morrow & Co, 1978. Book Club. Hardcover. Fine. Seymour Fleishman. Fine. No dust jacket. "Weekly Reader's Children's Book Club" edition. Hardcover. Unpaginated. Fussy ghost Gus is in a rut. He is bored of wearing white sheets every day, and defies the ghosts' code by adding color to his wardrobe, and his life. He and his… Ler mais sobre este item

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1992. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Fine in bright, crisp dust jacket. Slim oversized hardcover, (28) pp. Illustrated in color by Barry Moser. A book for young readers. The king, convinced by the boy Michael, makes a snowy midnight journey through the great woods. In the bear's cave, the two listen to the bear tell three… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Scholastic, 1997. Second printing. Softcover. Fine. Jared Lee. Fine, fresh copy. Second printing/First Scholastic printing. Square softcover. Unpaginated. From the author and illustrator of "The Teacher From the Black Lagoon". In this zany send-up of the classic "Snow White", the Seven Dorfs are a rock band in search of a lead singer. Will Schmoe White lead… Ler mais sobre este item

India: HarperCollins, 2021. First edition. Softcover. Very good+. Ruchi Shah. Very good + with light crease on upper front corner and small light blue stain upper text block. Signed and inscribed by the author: "27th October 2021 Dear __, Hope you enjoy reading this book! True courage lies within...Lots of love & hugs! Jugal" First edition. Softcover. 211… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Scholastic, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very good +. Isadore Seltzer. Fine in very good + dust jacket, with small chip off the front right tip. Hardcover with glossy goose emblem on front cover. 32 pp. The hilarious Grimm's fairy tale about poor Simpleton, who never had much luck. But he has his chance at winning the… Ler mais sobre este item

Orchard Books/ Schlostic, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. First printing. Fine, fresh unused copy in equally fine dust jacket. Slim, oblong oversized hardcover in glossy color illustrated boards. Illustrated endpapers. Unpaginated (26 pp.) Illustrated in color by S.D. Schindler. Very uncommon. One of the grande dames of fantasy/sci fi here offers a charming work for beginning readers (and… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Scholastic, 1980. First printing. Softcover. Near fine. Near fine, with sticker bookplate on inner front panel. First printing. Softcover. Unpaginated. An interpretation of the classic story about an old lady who swallows a fly, then a cat, then a goat...all while a boy spies on her crazy appetite. With charming full-page, full-color illustrations that harken to… Ler mais sobre este item

Philadelphia: John C. Winston, 1896. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover in pale green cloth lettered in black and with color litho illustration featuring the title character and the Brooklyn Bridge tipped onto front board. 335 pp. Carries only the 1896 copyright date but this edition presumed to be somewhat later (late 19th century?); we have also seen a similarly… Ler mais sobre este item

Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, 1899. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover (5 1/2" x 6 1/2") in decorated green cloth. Patterned endpapers. 184 pp. plus 12 page publisher's catalog. Color litho frontispiece plue 70 full and partical page black and white engravings. Very good. Classic tale of shipwrecked, marooned Robinson Crusoe and his man Friday re-written for younger readers in worlds… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Landmark/ Random House, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First printing. Color illustrated hardcovers. (Issued without dust jacket). Photographic endpapers, 178 pp. Illustrated with photographs and maps by Jerome Kuhl. One of the scarcest of the Landmark series. A tight copy, light toning to the covers and spine.

Leeds, UK: Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation, 2008. Presumed first printing. Softcover. Very Good. Very good. Presumed first printing. Softcover. Unpaginated. An uplifting coloring and activity book with a story about staying positive and happy during tough times. With fun animals to color. Printed by the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation.

New York: Random House Children's Books, 1993. Later printing. Hardcover. Fine. Fine. No dust jacket. Hardcover. Later printing of the 1965 publication. Unpaginated. A carefree young critter has his first bought with troubles when he stubs his toe and ends up somewhere else. He finds out there are even more kinds of troubles as he tries to find… Ler mais sobre este item

Mount Vernon: Peter Pauper Press, 1937. Limited ed. Hardcover. Fine. One of 1100 unnumbered copies. Hardcover in checkerboard patterned paper covered boards over brick colored cloth spine, illustrated paper lable front cover and paper title label on spine. 135 pp. Illustrated with drawings by Fritz Eichenberg. A fine, bright copy, a handsome little example of a deco-period binding.… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Rolton House, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Joyce Langelier. First edition. Very good clean, tight copy in blue cloth. Light fade and wear to the edges. No dust jacket. Oversized hardcover. Unpaginated. The story of a pinecone-sized pixie at the North Pole, whose task as a master decorator is to make a brand new snowlake.… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Harper & Bros, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good. Slim oversized volume in illustrated paper covered boards. Unpaginated (32 pp.) illustrated with color drawings. Very good, internally clean, some rubbing about the edges of the covers. One of the most charming feline-related books of the mid-20th century, an alphabet book for children with ache letter page featuring stylish… Ler mais sobre este item