New York: Franklin Watts, 1953. First edition, 1st printing. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 192 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minor shelfwear and soiling. Unclipped dustjacket with numerous chips, creases and tears; image of girl on front panel is intact, with some loss to one shoulder; spine with chips at both..... More
Elgin, IL: David C. Cook, 1903. Hardcover. Children's literature; Great Lakes; 95p.; 21.5cm; 3/4 red cloth rubbed; spine crimped, discolored; corners bumped; hinge re-glued; illus.; author identification quiz pasted on front endpaper; quiz answers pasted on back endpapers; adventure story set in Lake Huron. More
New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 208 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minor sunning to the extremities. Price-clipped dustjacket is slightly sunned on the spine, with a few small chips, tears and creases; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated by line-drawings by Paul Frame..... More
New York, NY: Merricack Publishing Corp, 1973. First (presumed) edition. Paperback. Oblong octavo (8vo). English art; 25.2 x 18.2cm color lithograph calendar card; mailing envelope. More
Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 110 pages followed by [ii] pages of publisher's advertisement. The original decorative hardcover binding has minor sunning to the spine and minor shelfwear, including a small bump to one corner. Signed and inscribed by the author on the dedication..... More
Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1903. Early edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 110 pages. The original decorative hardcover binding is rubbed and frayed in a few small areas, remaining intact and attractive. Includes an extra contents page laid-in loose which has been inscribed by Eulalie Osgood Grover with no further inscription..... More
Chicago: M. A. Donahue, 1928. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 94 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. Unclipped dustjacket with a few small tears and minor shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Minor spotting to first few pages of text. More
Odense, Denmark: Hans Christian Andersen Museum, 1963. Paperback. Hans Christian Andersen, 1805-1875; 50 pages plus 3 leaves; illustrations; 21 cm.; original blue paper wrappers; vignettes on covers from cut-outs by Hans Christian Andersen. More
New York, NY: Macmillan Co., 1944. Early reprint edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). About 56 pages; unpaginated. Original hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear; almost near fine condition. Unclipped dustjacket with rubbing to extremities, and small chips to spine extremities; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated in color and black & white by..... More
Chicago, IL: Chicago Legal News Company, 1896. Second edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 38 pages of text. Original blue hardcover cloth binding with gilt front cover lettering; minor rubbing to extremities. Contains four black & white photographic illustrations. Lacks the front endpaper. The contents page is..... More
New York: Whittlesey House/McGraw-Hill, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 12mo. 64 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear; almost near fine condition. Price-clipped dustjacket with one small chip, a few small tears and creases, with slight soiling and shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Circus. First edition. More
Boston, MA: Brown, Bazin, & Co., 1855. Early edition. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 128 pages of text. Original brown blind-stamped decorated hardcover binding with gilt lettering and decoration. Minor shelfwear, with moderate rubbing to spine extremities. Illustrated by woodcut in black & white with 33 plates..... More
New York: Frederick Warne, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong quarto (4to). 32 pages of text. Hardcover binding with a small bump to one corner; otherwise almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket with minor shelfwear; there are no tears or chips; protected in archival mylar. Signed and inscribed by author on front..... More
New York: Macmillan, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. x, 170 pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket with moderate rubbing to the extremities, and moderate fading to spine; protected in archival mylar. Contains over 100 black & white photographs and..... More
Boston: D. Lothrop and Company, 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. 52 pages of text, followed by two additional illustrations, and one page of publisher's advertisement. Original hardcover binding, heavily worn, and lacking spinestrip. Boards remain attached to binding, but are loosening. A few pages..... More
Glasgow: Printed for Chalmers & Collins, 1824. First Edition. Hardcover. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. 224 pages of text followed by [iv] pages of publisher's advertisement. Original maroon three quarter leather binding with marbled paper-covered boards and bright green spine label; moderately rubbed and slightly darkened. Illustrated by..... More
Coln, Germany: Schafstein & Co., 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong octavo (8vo). 48 pages of text. Original hardcover binding with an illustrated front cover; minor shelfwear, soiling and browning to the edges. No date of publication specified, but appears to be a first edition. Ernst Kreidolf was the artist, author..... More
Paris, France: Masson = Dabo, Libraire, 1825. First thus edition. Hardcover. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. [iii], 212 pages of text including table (index of titles). Hardcover quarter leather binding; black leather spine and marbled paper-covered boards; slightly shelfworn but intact and attractive. Illustrated with a frontis, engraved..... More
New York: Cupples & Leon Company, 1926. Early edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Four volume boxed set. Hardcover bindings with minor shelfwear. Each book is illustrated with eight color plates. No date of publication listed; circa 1926. No edition stated. The texts are clean and unmarked..... More
New York: David McKay Company, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). vi, 169 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. Unclipped dustjacket with a large chip at the bottom of the spine, moderate rubbing to the extremities, slight sunning to the spine, and several tears and creases; protected in..... More
Chicago: Albert Whitman & Company, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [32] pages of text. Hardcover binding with minor bumping to corners; extremely clean and bright with affixed front-cover illustration in color. Unclipped dustjacket with minor sunning to spine, a few tiny chips and tears, and overall minor shelfwear and..... More
Champaign, IL: Garrard Publishing Company, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 95 pages, including a pronunciation guide and an index. Orange hardcover cloth binding, with white and purple decorations and lettering. Illustrated by Bert Dodson. More
London: J. M. Dent, 1920. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 128 pages of text; 18.2cm; green cloth binding; spine crimped; corners slightly bumped; gilt decorated spine, front board; illus. pasted on front board same as colored frontis.; colored illustrations listed on page 7; illustrated by English artist Arthur Rackham (1867-1939); owner marks..... More
New York: Dial Press, 1968. First edition, 3rd printing. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 32 pages. Original binding in almost new condition. The dustjacket is not price-clipped, and reads $1.95 0763; however, the bottom of the inner front flap is clipped. There is minor discoloration over the..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 30 pages of text. Original hardcover binding is bright and attractive, with minimal shelfwear. Unclipped dustjacket with minor shelfwear and soiling; protected in archival mylar. Contains numerous color illustrations, and map-illustrated endpapers. Illustrated by Florian. Apparent first edition, with..... More