On this page you will find the 347 childrens titles that are in the computer and on the shelves as of February 6, 2008. Happy browsing, please make a note of the Order No(s) of the book(s) you would like to own, and you can place an order at any time with Ray Boas, Bookseller in Walpole, New Hampshire.
1. VISIT TO THE CIRCUS - CIRCUS STORIES, Bracken Books, London, 1986, color illustrations, unpaginated, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0946495998 This book shows the circus as it used to be with 19th century Victorian illustrations., (Order No: 49789 ), $7.50
2. A TELEVISION BOOK OF HOPALONG CASSIDY AND HIS YOUNG FRIEND DANNY - A BONNIE BOOK, John Martin's House, Kenosha, WI, (1950), illustrated by Jack Crowe, unpaginated, very good, pictorial boards (hardcover), Nice clean and tight copy that may never have been read or played with. Spinning wheel works well., (Order No: 46193 ), $30.00
3. LITTLE FROGGIE GREEN, The Saalfield Publishing Co., New York, 1927, color illustrations, 16pp, very good, wraps (softcover), A great item if you collect frog items. A childrens book, but probably never handled, and without faults., (Order No: 46117 ), $50.00
4. Adams, Emma Hildreth, DIGGING THE TOP OFF, AND OTHER STORIES, W. M. B. C. Press, Cincinnati, OH, 1887, 174pp, good, decorated brown cloth (hardcover), Collection of 7 short juvenile stories, including: Digging the Top Off; Bees, or Silkworms?; The Business of Life; Hoops and Handles; Zenas Price; Clinton Mathews; and, The Burro., (Order No: 50457 ), $25.00
5. Adams, Julia Davis, VAINO: A BOY OF NEW FINLAND, E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York, (1929) 1st ed, ill. by Lempi Ostman, 271pp, good+, red cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket) largely unopened, "Map of Finland during the Finnish Revolution with the important Strategic Points" on the endpapers. Adams was awarded the Newbury Honor in 1930 for this book. Nice clean and tight copy, an unread with largely unopened pages. Uncommon!!!, (Order No: 39825 ), $125.00
6. Alger, Horatio (foreword by Ralph D. Gardner), CAST UPON THE BREAKERS - A NEW NOVEL BY HORATIO ALGER, JR., Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York, 1974 1st ed, 258pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0385083866 Written by Horatio Alger, Jr., under a pseudonym, and lost after it was serialized in ARGOSY magazine, 1893, it now appears in book form for the first time., (Order No: 48891 ), $6.00
7. Alger, Jr., Horatio, STRUGGLING UPWARD AND OTHER WORKS, Crown Publishers, New York, (1945), 570pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 4077 ), $7.50
8. Alger, Leclaire, DOUGAL'S WISH, Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1942 1st ed, ill. by Marc Simont, 244pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Never before had there been a summer like this at Millpond Farm. It began when Dougal and his sister Margit each made a wish according to the instructions in an old book of Scottish legends., (Order No: 29620 ), $60.00
9. Andersen, Hans Christian, THE WILL-O'-THE-WISPS ARE IN TOWN, Alexander Strahan, Publisher, London, [1867], B&W illustrations, 189pp, good, decorated blue cloth (hardcover), First edition of this translation, and uncommon. Contents include besides the title story: THE WINDMILL; THE SILVER COIN; THE BISHOP OF BORGLUM AND HIS KINSMAN; IN THE NURSERY; THE GOLDEN TREASURE; THE STORM MOVES THE SIGN-BOARDS. Seven (7) tipped in illustrations by F. Eltze, B. Bradley, and M. Ellen Edwards. One plate has been trimed and has an old tape repair. School presentation from 1875., (Order No: 44680 ), $200.00
10. Anderson, Mildred Napier, A GIFT FOR MERIMOND, Oxford University Press, New York, 1953, ill. by J. Paget-Fredericks, 85pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The Sultan of Dalmeria, a pleasant semi-oriental country, had one son, Merimond. At his christening he had been given the gift of having all his wishes granted., (Order No: 34656 ), $20.00
11. Anderson, Ian Saint-Barbe (illustrated by Gabrielle Bordewich), A TRAVELLING OTTER, Lutterworth Press, Cambridge, England, (1985), sepia toned illustrations, 73pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0718826221 "A young dog otter, now nearly eleven months old and practically full-grown, found himself for the first time in his life completely on his own.", (Order No: 52062 ), $10.00
12. Angelo, Valenti, BIG LITTLE ISLAND, The Viking Press, New York, 1955 1st ed, ill. by Valenti Angelo, 190pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 8341 ), $15.00
13. Angelo, Valenti, THE MERRY MARCOS, The Viking Press, New York, (1963), ill. by Valenti Angelo, 141pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The story of the Marcos' happy travels, up hill and down dale, on their merry way to good times., (Order No: 29419 ), $7.50
14. Appleton, Victor, DON STURDY IN THE PORT OF LOST SHIPS, OR ADRIFT IN THE SARGASSO SEA - NUMBER 6, Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, New York, (1926), ill. by Walter S. Rogers, 214pp, ads, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Nice bright colors on the dustjacket with light chipping in corners. Dustjacket lists to DON STURDY AMONG THE GORILLAS (Number 7), and list in book lists to Number 6 - DON STURDY IN THE PORT OF LOST SHIPS., (Order No: 45934 ), $45.00
15. Appleton, Victor, DON STURDY AMONG THE GORILLAS, OR ADRIFT IN THE GREAT JUNGLE - NUMBER 7, Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, New York, (1927), ill. by Walter S. Rogers, 216pp, very good w/very lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Great sharp, bright colors on dustjacket, very slight chipping to corners of jacket. Front flap lists to DON STURDY IN LION LAND - Number 9, and list in book lists to Number 7 - DON STURDY AMONG THE GORILLAS., (Order No: 45935 ), $60.00
16. Archibald, William, A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A CLOWN, Stein and Day, New York, (1963), B&W illustrations, unpaginated, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Tells of a day in the life of a young boy who wants to be a clown and who wants his dog to be a circus performer also., (Order No: 39934 ), $12.00
17. Baum, L. Frank, OZMA OF OZ, The Reilly & Lee Co., Chicago, post 1935 ptg, B&W ill by John R. Neill, 270pp, very good, clay color cloth (hardcover)sharp pictorial pastedown, Exceptionally clean, tight and bright copy. Original owner's inscription, Christmas 1937, old repair to front hinge. Hanff, Greene page 53, post 1935 printing., (Order No: 26305 ), $100.00
18. Baum, L. Frank, THE MASTER KEY: AN ELECTRIC FAIRY TALE, The Bowen- Merrill Company, Indianapolis, IN, (1901) 1st ed, ill. by F. Y. Cory, 245pp, very good, olive cloth (hardcover) pictorial pastedown, "Founded Upon the Mysteries of Electricity and the Optimism of Its Devotees. It was Written for Boys, But Others May Read It." An exceptionally nice, clean and tight copy., (Order No: 36861 ), $200.00
19. Beers, V. Gilbert, THE A B Q BOOK ( ABQ ), The Southwestern Company, Nashville, TN, 1973, ill. by Alla Skuba, unpaginated, very good+, pictorial boards (hardcover), This book takes you into the lives of Bible-time boys and girls and shows you how they lived and what they did., (Order No: 35953 ), $10.00
20. Behn, Harry, THE TWO UNCLES OF PABLO, Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, (1959) 1st ed, ill. by Mel Silverman, 96pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), Pablo has lived all nine years of his life on a small farm in the mountains of Mexico, a long way from even a village. He soon meets Uncle Silvan and Don Francisco., (Order No: 50931 ), $10.00
21. Bemelmans, Ludwig, MADELINE IN LONDON, Viking, New York, (1961), B&W and color illustrations, 56pp, very good, orange/red cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), (Order No: 39145 ), $10.00
22. Benet, Laura, CALEB'S LUCK, Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1942, ill. by Ellis Credle, unpaginated, very good, pictorial boards (hardcover) w/good dustjacket, "A Story Parade Picture Book" first published in 1937 by Story Parade, Inc. A tender and appealing story of a North Carolina mountain boy who wanted to earn enough money to pay for his schooling., (Order No: 36447 ), $30.00
23. Beresford, Elisabeth, THE MAGIC WORLD, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, IN, (1964), ill. by Janina Domanska, 153pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), When Joe Dixon brings a green-eyed, mangy-haired stray dog home from school with him one day, little does he dream that his summer vacation is about to be turned into an amazing venture into the world of magic. From the personal collection of the illustrator., (Order No: 38324 ), $12.50
24. Bigham, Madge A., FANCIFUL FLOWER TALES OVERHEARD IN FAIRYLAND, Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, MA, 1924, color illustrations, 162pp, good, decorated yellow cloth (hardcover) owner's inscription, The inspriation for this series of nature fairy tales for kindergarten children was Barrie's play, Peter Pan., (Order No: 52962 ), $50.00
25. Bissell, Richard, JULIA HARRINGTON: WINNEBAGO, IOWA 1913, Little, Brown and Co., Boston, (1969) 2nd ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 85pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Although fiction, Julia Harrington is more real than fiction. A twelve year old in 1913, she tells her story through memories, impressions, heart and mind. The illustrations were well selected to show the life at the time., (Order No: 2225 ), $5.00
26. Blank, Clair, BEVERLY GRAY AT THE WORLD'S FAIR - THE BEVERLY GRAY COLLEGE MYSTERY SERIES, A. L. Burt Company, Pub., New York, (1935) 1st ed, B&W frontis, 250pp, very good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) owner's inscription, Number 6 in the series. This book was part of the series when the series was published by the A. L. Burt Company. When Grosset took over the series, this volume was dropped because its setting, the 1933-34 Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition dated it. Thus, this title is one of the rarest in the series. In BEVERLY GRAY AT THE WORLD'S FAIR, Beverly and her friends have graduated from college and are working in New York. Disappointed that she was not going to Paris to study with friends, Beverly and her remaining friends plan a month vacation at the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago where they witness a murder when a diver is killed by an air gun at the fair. A nice clean and tight copy with lightly worn and chipped dustjacket - images available., (Order No: 21547 ), $1250.00
27. Blank, Clair, BEVERLY GRAY AT THE WORLD'S FAIR - THE BEVERLY GRAY COLLEGE MYSTERY SERIES, A. L. Burt Company, Pub., New York, (1935) 1st ed, B&W frontis, good+, gray cloth (hardcover) (laser dustjacket) SEE NOTE, Number 6 in the series. This book was part of the series when the series was published by the A. L. Burt Company. When Grosset took over the series, this volume was dropped because its setting, the 1933-34 Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition dated it. Thus, this title is the rarest in the series. In this book, Beverly and her friends have graduated from college and are working in New York. Disappointed that she was not going to Paris to study with friends, Beverly and her remaining friends plan a month vacation at the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago where they witness a murder when a diver is killed by an air gun at the fair. CONDITION NOTE: A nice clean and tight copy. Previous owners name on front free endpaper. A few faint rust-like spots on spine, and small bumps to the top corners. A slight cant to book block, very slight. Included with this copy is a "LASER-COPY" of the original dustjacket from another copy we have, albiet with fading to the spine and some chipping, as the original., (Order No: 40756 ), $750.00
28. Bonser, A. E., EXMOOR STAR; OR THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A PONY, A. S. Barnes & Company, New York, (1906), B&W and color illustrations, 100pp, ads, good++, decorated green cloth (hardcover), Nice clean and tight copy with all plates present., (Order No: 50617 ), $20.00
29. Borchard, Ruth, THE CHILDREN OF THE OLD HOUSE, Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, NY, 1963 1st ed, ill. by Lili Cassel Wronker, 181pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), What could be more exciting than to move from Grandfather's too-small house in town to a big house all one's own right near a river? That's what the children thought until they saw the house., (Order No: 38241 ), $40.00
30. Brandenberg, Franz, A ROBBER ! A ROBBER !, Greenwillow Books, New York, (1976) 1st ptg, color illustrations by Aliki, unpaginated, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0688800270 Positive they heard burglars during the night, a brother and sister cat wonder what they could have taken since nothing seems to be missing., (Order No: 49545 ), $8.50
31. Brink, Carol Ryrie, CADDIE WOODLAWN: A FRONTIER STORY, The Macmillan Company, New York, (1935) 42nd ptg, ill. by Kate Seredy, 270pp, fine w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), Awarded the John Newbery Medal in 1935 as the most distinguised contribution to American literature for children., (Order No: 6154 ), $5.00
32. Brock, Emma L., SKIPPING ISLAND, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, (1958), ill. by the author, unpaginated, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) couple small chips on dj, "Mrs. Flora Fiddlefinger had three chins and lived in a tar-paper shack with a fat stove called Dash. Her tar-paper shack was on a small island with a rowan tree in the front yeard and six ducks paddling near the front door. ...", (Order No: 24533 ), $15.00
33. Brown, Marcia, BACKBONE OF THE KING: THE STORY OF PAKA'A AND HIS SON KU, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, (1966) 1st ed, ill. by Marcia Brown, 180pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The story of Paka'a and his son Ku-a-Paka'a relates the legend of a brave young boy who endeavors to restore his exiled father to his position as royal guardian and personal attendant to the king., (Order No: 29658 ), $7.50
34. Buchan, Stuart, A SPACE OF HIS OWN, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, (1979) 1st ptg, 197pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0684162822 Released after a term in the state correctional farm, 18 year-old Michael moves in with his father and stepmother and struggles to become his own person., (Order No: 11455 ), $10.00
35. Buff, Mary and Buff, Conrad, THE APPLE AND THE ARROW, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, 1951, ill. by Conrad Buff, 75pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), The story of William Tell., (Order No: 40555 ), $15.00
36. Burroughs, Edgar Rice, THE MUCKER, Grosset & Dunlap, New York, orig pub 1921, B&W illustrations, 414pp, good, red cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, (Order No: 51599 ), $8.50
37. Burroughs, Edgar Rice, THE MOON MAID, Grosset & Dunlap, New York, orig pub 1926, B&W illustrations, 412pp, ads, good, red cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, (Order No: 51600 ), $8.50
38. Butterworth, Hezekiah, LITTLE METACOMET, OR THE INDIAN PLAYMATE, Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., New York, (1904), B&W illustrations, 147pp, very good, decorated brown cloth (hardcover), "The life of an Indian boy, son of King Philip, in the woods of New England." Nice clean, tight and bright copy., (Order No: 50658 ), $20.00
39. Caldecott, Randolph, THE PANJANDRUM PICTURE BOOK - R. CALDECOTT'S PICTURE BOOK NO. 4, Frederick Warne and Co., Ltd, London, n.d. 1940s/50s, B&W and Color illustrations, unpaginated, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), CONTAINING COME LASSES AND LADS, RIDE A COCK-HORSE TO BANBURY CROSS, AND, A FARMER WEST TROTTING UPON HIS GREY MARE, MRS. MARY BLAIZE, THE GREAT PANJANDRUM HIMSELF. A quality reprint circa 1940s or early 1950s., (Order No: 42677 ), $35.00
40. Carle, Eric, THE ROOSTER WHO SET OUT TO SEE THE WORLD, Franklin Watts, Inc., New York, 1972, ill. by Eric Carle, unpaginated, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0531020428 This is the story of one rooster with a yen for travel who is successively joined by two cats, three frogs, four turtles, and five fish. Really almost a fine copy, except for a few dust/foxing spots on top edge from storage. SCARCE IN COLLECTIBLE CONDITION!!!, (Order No: 27644 ), $100.00
41. Carmer, Carl, WINDFALL FIDDLE, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1950 1st ed, ill. by Arthur Conrad, 175pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), How Bob finally got an excellent violin is a colorful story of small-town life brim full of boyhood incident and anecdote, and rich with the background of Carl Carmer's beloved upstate New York., (Order No: 17968 ), $10.00
42. Chalmers, Mary (story and pictures by), TAKE A NAP, HARRY, Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, (1981), ill. by Mary Chalmers, 32pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0064430286 First published in 1964, this is the First Harper Trophy Edition. This unread copy comes from the estate of the Harper's Childrens Book Editor., (Order No: 50494 ), $75.00
43. Chalmers, Mary (story and pictures by), BE GOOD, HARRY, Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, (1981), ill. by Mary Chalmers, 32pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0064430278 First published in 1967, this is the First Harper Trophy Edition. This unread copy comes from the estate of the Harpers Childrens Book Editor., (Order No: 50495 ), $85.00
44. Chambers, John W., SHOWDOWN AT APPLE HILL, Atheneum, New York, 1982 1st ed, 166pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) NEW - NOT EX-LIB, ISBN 0689308973 Trying to save a local home for retarded children Jenny and Billy Martin discover they are also involved in a hunt for the lost bank-robbery loot of the Quarry gang., (Order No: 11509 ), $10.00
45. Chrisman, Arthur Bowie (silhouette decorations cut by Else Hasselriis), THE WIND THAT WOULDN'T BLOW: STORIES OF THE MERRY MIDDLE KINGDOM FOR CHILDREN, AND MYSELF, E. P. Dutton & Company, New York, (1927), B&W illustrations, 355pp, very good, orange cloth (hardcover) inscribed by the author, Contents include: The Shen of Colored Cords; The Sonless King; The King Who Had No Daughter; Little Brother; The "Was-A-Boy"; The Wind that Wouldn't Blow; Kings Hungry; Wing Dow; A Garden Down in Kiang Sing; The Picture Princess; The Telltale Chalk; Ming, The Miser; The Shen Who Misunderstood; Far to Voyage; Bitter Waters; Now it is Written., (Order No: 39591 ), $30.00
46. Close, Jessie, THE WARPING OF AL, Harper and Row, Publishers, New York, (1990) 1st ed, 282pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) previous owner's name of ffep, ISBN 0060212802 A teenager with an overbearing father tries to find a way to live life on his own terms., (Order No: 19089 ), $7.50
47. Coatsworth, Elizabeth, UNDER THE GREEN WILLOW, The Macmillan Company, New York, (1971) 1st ed, ill. by Janina Domanska, unpaginated, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), 1971 Honor Book at the Children's Spring Festival Book World. Greenwillow Books took its name from this book., (Order No: 9570 ), $12.50
48. Coatsworth, Elizabeth, CHERRY ANN AND THE DRAGON HORSE, The Macmillan Company, New York, (1955) 1st ptg, ill. by Manning de V. Lee, 64pp, very good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 31878 ), $15.00
49. Coatsworth, Elizabeth, THE FAIR AMERICAN, The Macmillan Company, New York, (1968) 9th ptg, ill. by Helen Sewell, 132pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), First published in 1940. The story of the trip to foreign shores Sally and Andrew took in that ship, and of the little French boy they brough home with them. This is Pierre's story., (Order No: 36494 ), $12.50
50. Collin, Hedvig (written and illustrated by), NILS, THE ISLAND BOY, The Viking Press, New York, 1951, ill. by Hedvig Collin, 92pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "On a small island in the south of Denmark there stands a little Danish house with a red roof and a big chimney. In that house lives Nils, with his mother and his father and a little bit of a sister, no bigger than a doll.", (Order No: 31875 ), $14.50
51. Corcoran, Barbara, RISING DAMP, Atheneum, New York, 1980 1st ed, 144pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0689307365 Considered a nuisance to her parents, Hope is shipped off to Ireland for the summer with a young woman who also has personal problems., (Order No: 11495 ), $12.50
52. Crayder, Dorothy, THE JOKER AND THE SWAN, Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, (1981) 1st ed, ill. by Elise Primavera, 120pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), An eleven-year-old aspiring ballerina and a talking dog learn that one's dreams are often not matched by one's abilities., (Order No: 31467 ), $6.00
53. Crockett, S. R., RED CAP TALES TOLD FROM THE FORTUNES OF NIGEL, Adam and Charles Black, London, 1910, color illustrations, 108pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover) owner's name torn from ffep, "Being Part of the Second Series of 'Red Cap Tales' Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North.", (Order No: 36412 ), $20.00
54. Crockett, S. R., RED CAP ADVENTURES: BEING THE SECOND SERIES OF "RED CAP TALES" STOLEN FROM THE TREASURE CHEST OF THE WIZARD OF THE NORTH, Adam and Charles Black, London, 1908, color illustrations, 411pp, good, decorated light green cloth (hardcover), Contents include: Tales Told From "Ivanhoe," Tales Told From "The Fortunes of Nigel," Tales Told From "Quentin Durward," and, Tales Told From "The Pirate.", (Order No: 53174 ), $20.00
55. Crowther, Robert, POP-UP OLYMPICS: AMAZING FACTS AND RECORD BREAKERS, Candlewick Press, Cambridge, MA, 1996 1st ed, color illustrations, fine, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 1564028011 Robert Crowther, master pop-up artist, captures the thrill of the Summer Olympics. Full of fascinating facts and sensational statistics about past Olympics - as well as ingenious flaps, wheels, and pull tabs., (Order No: 38402 ), $8.50
56. Currey, E. H. (Commander E. H. Currey), THE CAPTAIN OF THE KING'S GUARD, McBride, Nast, & Company, New York, 1912, ill. by W. H. C. Groome, 400pp, very good, decorated red cloth (hardcover), Nice clean and tight copy with exceptionally nice decorated covers., (Order No: 53198 ), $40.00
57. d'Aulaire, Edgar Parin and d'Aulaire, Ingri, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, NY, 1950 1st ed, ill. Edgar & Ingri d'Aulaire, unpaginated, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) owner's name, The d'Aulaires have followed Franklin's career as it developed against a background of the demands--both political and practical--of colonial and Revolutionary America. And as an added spice to the story and pictures, they have included--in typical Pennsylvania Dutch decorations--a series of Poor Richard's own sayings. BRIGHT COLORS ON BOARDS AND DUSTJACKET, (Order No: 45578 ), $25.00
58. d'Aulaire, Edgar Parin and d'Aulaire, Ingri, POCAHONTAS, Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, NY, (1946) 1st ed, ill. Edgar & Ingri d'Aulaire, unpaginated, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) light wear to boards, With real humor and many wonderful details the characters come alive. The d'Aulaire's have re-created another important historical period for young readers in lovely color lithographs and folk-tale story telling that combine charm and authenticity., (Order No: 45579 ), $25.00
59. d'Aulaire, Ingri and d'Aulaire Edgar Parin, WINGS FOR PER, Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., Garden City, NY, (1944) 1st ed, illustrated by the authors, unpaginated, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), Per was a boy who lived halfway between the sea and the clouds, in a farm tucked under a crag. His only neighbors were birds, and that may be the reason he always wanted to fly. Per's fight with the enemy, his escape to a land across the sea, and his thrilling return home is a story about how one boy wins his wings., (Order No: 53534 ), $35.00
60. Darling, F. Fraser, THE SEASONS & THE FISHERMAN: A BOOK FOR CHILDREN, Cambridge at the Univ. Press, London, 1941, ill. by C. F. Tunnicliffe, 70pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), This book tells how human labour, endurance, and knowledge brings the fish to market., (Order No: 25513 ), $14.50
61. Daugherty, James (with designs, paintings and foreword by), LINCOLN'S GETTYSBURG ADDRESS - A PICTORIAL INTERPRETATION, Albert Whitman & Co., Publ., Chicago, IL, (1947) 1st ed, color ill. by Daugherty, unpaginated, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "Here is this superb pictorial edition, the phases of the Address are beautifully related in sixteen handsome, double-spread panoramic designs in oil.", (Order No: 51905 ), $40.00
62. Daugherty, James (written and illustrated by), WEST OF BOSTON - YANKEE RHYMES AND DOGGEREL, The Viking Press, New York, 1956 1st ed, ill. by James Daugherty, 95pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Verses expressing enjoyment of and affection for the people and places of our history., (Order No: 52012 ), $7.50
63. de Angeli, Marguerite, THEE, HANNAH!, Doubleday & Co. (Junior Bks), New York, (1940), B&W and color illustrations, unpaginated, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 4622 ), $20.00
64. de Angeli, Marguerite, COPPER-TOED BOOTS, Doubleday & Company. Inc., New York, (1938), ill. by Marguerite de Angeli, 94pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Dark red cloth binding, $2.00 price on dustjacket flap., (Order No: 6615 ), $20.00
65. Delafield, Clelia (text by) and Weisgard, Leonard (pictures by), MRS. MALLARD'S DUCKLINGS, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., New York, 1946, ill. by Leonard Weisgard, unpaginated, very good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) (3 chips on jacket), This simple but satisfying story tells of the adventures of a pair of wild ducks in building their home and bringing up their family of fourteen little ducklings., (Order No: 45565 ), $35.00
66. Delessert, Etienne, THE SEVEN DWARFS, Creative Editions, Mankato, MN, (2001) 1st ed, ill. by Etienne Delessert, 32pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) signed by author & designer, ISBN 1568461399 Stephane, one of seven dwarf brothers living in the forest, relates how all their lives were changed when they tried to rescue Snow White from the murderous rage of her wicked stepmother., (Order No: 53559 ), $17.50
67. Dennis, Clara G., THE ALL-HOLIDAYS BOOK OF JANE AND JOHN, Marshall Jones Co., Boston, (1929) 1st ed, ill. by Beatrice Stevens, unpaginated, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "A delightful "round the year" account of holiday good times in the lives of two lovable little children, with space at the back for recrods of a child's own red-letter days during the year." Written in rebus style., (Order No: 3961 ), $28.50
68. dePaola, Tomie (retold from the Bible and illustrated by), THE PARABLES OF JESUS, Holiday House, New York, (1987) 1st ed, ill. by Tomie dePaola, unpaginated, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0823406369 Mr. dePaola presents seventeen well-known parables to children., (Order No: 53101 ), $15.00
69. Dobie, J. Frank, UP THE TRAIL FROM TEXAS - LANDMARK BOOK 60, Random House, New York, (1955), ill. by John C. Wonsetler, 182pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover) BCE, (Order No: 49352 ), $7.50
70. Domanska, Janina, THE TORTOISE AND THE TREE, Greenwillow Books, New York, (1978) 1st ptg, ill. by Janina Domanska, unpaginated, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0688801323 Adapted from a Bantu folktale that explains how the tortoise got his patchwork shell. Unread copy from the author/illustrator's estate., (Order No: 6801 ), $7.00
71. Domanska, Janina, DIN DAN DON IT'S CHRISTMAS, Greenwillow Books, New York, (1975), ill. by Janina Domanska, unpaginated, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0688800033 Illustrated with the feel of stain-glass windows, Polish artist Janina Domanska retells this Polish Christmas carol. This copy from the author's estate., (Order No: 6802 ), $12.50
72. Domanska, Janina, THE FIRST NOEL, Greenwillow Books, New York, (1986) 1st ed, ill. by Janina Domanska, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), Domanska takes the words of a familiar carol and transforms them into a glorious pageant with wonderful illustrations., (Order No: 6803 ), $20.00
73. Domanska, Janina, A SCYTHE, A ROOSTER, AND A CAT, Greenwillow Books, New York, (1981) 1st ed, ill. by Janina Domanska, unpaginated, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0688803083 A retelling of a Russian folktale in which three sons each took his share of his father's inheritance and set out in search of work. Unread copy from the author/illustrator's estate., (Order No: 6805 ), $7.50
74. Domanska, Janina, WHAT DO YOU SEE?, Macmillan Publishing Co., New York, (1974) 1st ptg, ill. by Janina Domanska, unpaginated, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0027328309 Unread copy from the author/illustrator's estate., (Order No: 9561 ), $20.00
75. Domanska, Janina, LOOK, THERE IS A TURTLE FLYING, The Macmillan Company, New York, (1968) 3rd ptg, ill. by Janina Domanska, unpaginated, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), This is the story of one turtle who thought of a way of flying, and of what happened when he tried it. From the author/illustrator's personal collection., (Order No: 9564 ), $10.00
76. Domanska, Janina, A WAS AN ANGLER, Greenwillow Books, New York, (1991) 1st ed, ill. by Janina Domanska, unpaginated, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0688069908 This nonsense rhyme, based on a Mother Goose verse, introduces the letters from A (angler) to Z (zebra). Unread copy from the author's estate., (Order No: 9566 ), $5.00
77. Domanska, Janina, MAREK, THE LITTLE FOOL, Greenwillow Books, New York, (1982) 1st ed, ill. by Janina Domanska, unpaginated, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0688009123 After doing three errands for his family in his own way, the simple Marek is content to sit on the stove catching flies all day long. Unread copy from the author's estate., (Order No: 9567 ), $8.50
78. Domanska, Janina, MARILKA, The Macmillan Company, New York, (1970) 1st ptg, ill. by Janina Domanska, unpaginated, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), When Marilka's parents think she is lost, not only are they miserable, but everyone and everything in the neighborhood is afflicted too. Unread copy from the author's estate., (Order No: 9568 ), $7.50
79. Domanska, Janina, SPRING IS, Greenwillow Books, New York, (1976) 1st ed, ill. by Janina Domanska, unpaginated, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0688800262 An irrepressible dachshund gambols through the four seasons in this irresistible almanac for the youngest child. Unread copy from the author/illustrator's estate., (Order No: 9569 ), $20.00
80. Domanska, Janina, THE BEST OF THE BARGAIN - ADAPTED FROM A POLISH FOLKTALE, Greenwillow Books, New York, (1977) 1st ed, ill. by Janina Domanska, unpaginated, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0688800629 A hedgehog outsmarts a fox when they decide to share their land and crops. Unread copy from the author/illustrator's estate., (Order No: 9571 ), $7.50
81. Domanska, Janina, PALMIERO AND THE OGRE, The Macmillan Company, New York, (1967) 1st ptg, ill. by Janina Domanska, unpaginated, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), "When Palmiero leaves home to escape his mother's scolding, the lonely ogre welcomes him and gives him a job." From the author/illustrator's personal collection., (Order No: 9573 ), $12.50
82. Domanska, Janina, I SAW A SHIP A-SAILING, The Macmillan Company, New York, (1972) 1st, ill. by Janina Domanska, unpaginated, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), Domanska's illustrations are irresistable in her brilliant interpretation of this beloved rhyme. Unread copy from the author's estate., (Order No: 9575 ), $9.00
83. Domanska, Janina, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?, Greenwillow Books, New York, (1983) 1st ed, ill. by Janina Domanska, unpaginated, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0688017487 A baron who loves tall tales promises to free the peasant who can tell him a tale that will surprise him. Unread copy from the author/illustrator's estate., (Order No: 9576 ), $10.00
84. Domanska, Janina, KING KRAKUS AND THE DRAGON, Julia MacRae Books, London, (1980), ill. by Janina Domanska, unpaginated, very good, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0862030080 The people of Krakow are terrified by a dragon until the shoemaker's apprentice devises a plan to rid the town of the monster. A Polish folktale., (Order No: 9577 ), $10.00
85. Domanska, Janina (retold by), WHY SO MUCH NOISE?, Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, (1965), ill. by Janina Domanska, unpaginated, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Many years ago in ancient India the Elephant and his friend the Tiger played a game to see who could make a noisy monkey fall down from a tree. From the personal collection of the author/illustrator., (Order No: 38323 ), $15.00
86. Domanska, Janina, THE TURNIP, Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc, New York, (1969) 2nd ptg, ill. by Janina Domanska, unpaginated, very good, pictorial boards (hardcover), Unread copy for the author/illustrator's estate., (Order No: 38874 ), $20.00
87. Dopp, Katharine Elizabeth, THE TREE-DWELLERS: THE AGE OF FEAR, Rand McNally & Company, Chicago, IL, (1904), B&W illustrations, 158p, ads, good, decorated tan cloth (hardcover), An early school book to make "clear to the child how people lived before they had fire, and how and why they conquered it.", (Order No: 51931 ), $7.50
88. Drago, Harry Sinclair, OUT OF THE SILENT NORTH, The Macaulay Company, New York, (1923), ill. by Frank Tenney Johnson, 304pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), A tale of love and courage., (Order No: 53254 ), $20.00
89. Driscoll, Charles B., DRISCOLL'S BOOK OF PIRATES, David McKay Company, Philadelphia, PA, (1934), ill. by Montfort Amory, 124pp, very good, red cloth (hardcover) w/front pictorial pastedown, The story of the pirates and how they got their loot and what they did with it., (Order No: 45466 ), $50.00
90. du Bois, William Pene (written and illustrated by), SQUIRREL HOTEL, The Viking Press, New York, 1952, ill. by William Pene du Pois, 48pp, good+ w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), SQUIRREL HOTEL is the story of a remarkable establishment built for the comfort and amusement of numerous squirrel families by a former dealer and expert in toys., (Order No: 45073 ), $30.00
91. Du Bois, William Pene, GENTLEMAN BEAR, Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, (1985) 1st ed, ill. by the author, 78pp, good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), A saga of a tender relationship spanning the years 1913 to 1985 and featuring an international cast of characters., (Order No: 51343 ), $7.50
92. Dumas, Alexandre, THE THREE MUSKETEERS, Rand McNally & Company, Chicago, (1930) edition, ill. by Milo Winter, 547pp, good+, blue cloth with pictorial paste-down (hardcover), "The Windermere Series.", (Order No: 11078 ), $15.00
93. Epstein, Sam and Epstein, Beryl, THE FIRST BOOK OF ELECTRICITY, Franklin Watts, New York, 1953 5th ptg, ill. by Robin King, 69pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), What scientists think electricity is, how it is generated, how it flows through wires into our homes and is harnessed to light our lamps, heat our appliances and run our machines, and how it goes back to its starting point, probably miles away--all this is explained., (Order No: 35956 ), $15.00
94. Everett-Green, Evelyn, THE YOUNG PIONEERS; OR WITH LA SALLE ON THE MISSISSIPPI, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London, 1907, 534pp, good, pictorial blue cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 32129 ), $30.00
95. Ewing, Juliana Horatia, LOB LIE-BY-THE-FIRE, Oxford University Press, London, (1937), ill. by Florence Wyman Ivins, 144pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover) closed tears rear of jackete, It was one Midsummer eve that the little old ladies of Lingborough, Miss Betty and Miss Kitty, were walking home with the Parson after tea. Miss Betty, who had gone a few steps beyond, found something else, and stopped in amazement. Was he real? Or just a fancy? Was he the spirit of the house elf, Lob Lie-by-the-Fire? Who knows? This is the story., (Order No: 22841 ), $10.00
96. Farrow, G. E., THE NEW PANJANDRUM, E. P. Dutton & Co, New York, [1902], illustrated by Alan Wright, 199pp, very good, decorated green cloth, aeg (hardcover), Story about a Dodo for children, great "fantasy" illustrations, and wonderful gilt decoration on front board showing the Dodo tied up with a camel and a palm tree and pyramid in the background., (Order No: 39671 ), $45.00
97. Fenton, Edward, HIDDEN TRAPEZES, Doubleday & Company Inc., Garden City, NY, (1950), ill. by Reisie Lonette, 240pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), The story of Robin whose parents had been famous trapeze artists of the Big Top., (Order No: 50831 ), $5.00
98. Ferris, James Cody, THE X BAR X BOYS BRANDING THE WILD HERD - NUMBER 13, Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, New York, (1934), ill. by J. Clemens Gretta, 215pp, very good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), Great dustjacket with sharp colors. Dustjacket flap lists to Number 16- HUNTING THE PRIZE MUSTANGS, and list inside book lists to Number 13 - BRANDING THE WILD HERD., (Order No: 45936 ), $45.00
99. Ferris, James Cody, THE X BAR X BOYS AT THE STRANGE RODEO - NUMBER 14, Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, New York, (1935), ill. by J. Clemens Gretter, 212pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), You will not believe the bright red and orange colors on the front of this dustjacket. Dustjacket lists to Number 15 - ...WITH THE SECRET RANGERS, and the list inside the book lists to itself - Number 14 - AT THE STRANGE RODEO., (Order No: 45937 ), $55.00
100. Ferris, James Cody, THE X BAR X BOYS WITH THE SECRET RANGERS - NUMBER 15, Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, New York, (1936), ill. by J. Clemens Gretter, 215pp, very good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Sharp colors on front of dustjacket with telephone hidden in a tree. Some faint edgewear to the dustjacket. Dustjacket lists to IN THE HAUNTED GULLY - Number 19, as does the list in the back of the book., (Order No: 45938 ), $45.00
101. Ferris, James Cody, THE X BAR X BOYS AND THE SAGEBRUSH MYSTERY - NUMBER 18, Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, New York, (1939), ill. by Paul Laune, 216pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Dustjacket illustration wraps around the spine with a small chip at the top of the dustjacket spine taking the "T" from "The." Dustjacket panel lists only to ...AT TRIANGLE MINE - Number 17, but list inside books lists to itself - THE SAGEBRUSH MYSTERY - Number 18., (Order No: 45941 ), $45.00
102. Ficklen, Bessie Alexander, A HANDBOOK OF FIST PUPPETS, J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, PA, (1963) 11th ptg, ill. by Julie Brown, 329pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), First published in 1935. This handbook is a complete and comprehensive introduction for children and beginners to the art of Fist Puppet making and acting. It is by a puppeteer who has spent many years of study and experiment in perfecting new methods, such as the making of durable heads, and in teaching the practical use of Fist Puppets., (Order No: 28654 ), $12.00
103. Finley, Martha, ELSIE AT THE WORLD'S FAIR, Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, (1894), B&W frontis, 259pp, good, maroon cloth (hardcover) light water stain top edge, Frontis is an aerial view of the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893., (Order No: 33123 ), $35.00
104. Fish, Helen Dean (text by) and Busoni, Rafaello (illustrated by) (introduction by Allan Nevins), PEGS OF HISTORY: A PICTURE BOOK OF WORLD DATES, Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1943, ill. by Rafaello Busoni, 48pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Rafaello Busoni has drawn for each historical date a beautiful and dramatic picture presenting the great character connected with the date itself at his great moment of action., (Order No: 32042 ), $20.00
105. Fisher, Leonard Everett (written and illustrated by), PUSHERS, SPADS, JENNIES AND JETS: A BOOK OF AIRPLANES, The Dial Press of New York, New York, (1961), ill. Leonard Everett Fisher, unpaginated, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) 2 dj chips, owners inscr, In this book you will see pictures of strange contraptions. Mr. Fisher has captured many of the exciting moments in the development of the airplane. His pictures re-create the history of airplanes with accuracy and movement. Nice clean and tight copy. Two small chips on the spine of the dustjacket, and a 1961 owner's inscription on the copyright page., (Order No: 53104 ), $30.00
106. Fleisher, Paul and Keeler, Patricia A., LOOKING INSIDE: MACHINES AND CONSTRUCTIONS, Atheneum, New York, 1991 1st ptg, ill. by Patricia A. Keeler, 32pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0689314833 Describes the interior of such objects as a piano, telephone, clock, toilet, and camera, and explains how these devices work., (Order No: 38537 ), $7.50
107. Foreman, Michael (inscribed by the author/illustrator on the title page), WAR BOY: A COUNTRY CHILDHOOD, Arcade Publishing, Inc., New York, (1990) 1st US, ill. by Michael Foreman, 92pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) author inscribed, ISBN 1559700491 In one of the most unusual war memoirs ever published, the English artist and children's book illustrator Michael Foreman looks back on his own wartime childhood in the village of Pakefield on the Suffolk coast., (Order No: 53555 ), $100.00
108. Fournier, Catharine, THE COCONUT THIEVES, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, (1964), ill. by Janina Domanska, unpaginated, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), An Africa folktale in which a fierce and selfish leopard jealously guarded a grove of fine coconut trees. From the illustrator's personal collection., (Order No: 9572 ), $14.50
109. Frees, Harry W., THE SANDMAN: HIS BUNNY STORIES, The Page Company, Boston, MA, 1918 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 274pp, ads, good+, decorated gray cloth (hardcover), "With Thirty-Two Illustrations from Life Photographs taken by the Author." Enjoyable stories with unique photographs of rabbits dressed and posed in various manners and situations. THE SANDMAN series books are uncommon., (Order No: 39440 ), $300.00
110. Frobel, Frielrich (rendered in English by Frances Lord and Emily Lord), MOTHER'S SONGS, GAMES AND STORIES: FROBEL'S "MUTTER UND KOSE LIEDER", William Rice, London, 1890 rev ed, B&W ill., music examples, 216pp, music, very good, decorated brown cloth (hardcover), CONTAINING THE WHOLE OF THE ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS, & MUSIC, RE-ARRANGED FOR CHILDREN'S VOICES, WITH PIANOFORTE ACCOMPANIMENT., (Order No: 45431 ), $40.00
111. Fryer, Jane Eayre, THE MARY FRANCES FIRST AID BOOK, The John C. Winston Co., Philadelphia, (1916), ill. by Jane Allen Boyer, 144pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover) pictorial pastedown, "With Ready Reference List of Ordinary Accidents and Illnesses, and Approved Home Remedies." A harder to find Mary Frances book, this copy has no marks of any kind and has some light cover wear., (Order No: 37168 ), $100.00
112. Garis, Lilian, CLEO'S MISTY RAINBOW, Grosset & Dunlap, New York, (1927), ill. by Thelma Gooch, 270pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 49554 ), $8.00
113. Garis, Lilian, CLEO'S CONQUEST, Grosset & Dunlap, New York, (1927), ill. by Thelma Gooch, 252pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "A study of girls' characters is afforded in this story, characters disclosed under the searching light of a girls' camp in the Adirondacks.", (Order No: 49772 ), $12.50
114. Garrard, Phillis, RUNNING AWAY WITH NEBBY, Davic McKay Co-Jr. Lit Guild, Philadelphia - New York, (1944) 1st ed, ill. by Willy Pogany, 144pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Nebby was a wonderful pet, a horse who was to act in the movies and have exciting adventures with his runaway friends., (Order No: 50850 ), $12.50
115. Gay, Zhenya (written and illustrated by), LOOK !, The Viking Press, New York, 1952 1st ed, ill. by Zhenya Gay, unpaginated, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), An enchanting first picture book for a small boy or girl. Little children will know it belongs to them, for all the animals are little too: baby bears, kittens, colts, puppies, chickens, and ducklings., (Order No: 51907 ), $50.00
116. Gerson, Corinne, SON FOR A DAY, Atheneum, New York, 1980 1st ed, ill. by Velma Ilsley, 140pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) NEW - NOT EX-LIB, ISBN 068930742X With his mother on the West Coast and his aunt working nights and weekends, Danny acquires lots of families by getting to know divorced fathers and their sons when they visit the zoo., (Order No: 11493 ), $10.00
117. Gilbert, Nan, SIR GRUFF, THE WOOLLY DOG, Whitman Publishing Co., Racine, WI, 1947, ill. Florence Sarah Winship, unpaginated, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "fuzzys" in great shape, Petie and Gruff's adventure in returning the sled to its owner and the finding of a new friend, is a story all children will love., (Order No: 31712 ), $30.00
118. Glasgow, Aline, THE JOURNEY OF AKBAR, The Dial Press, Inc., New York, (1967) 1st ptg, ill. by J. C. Kocsis, 116pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), The author, who is steeped in Hindu thought and legend, has written a tale of a boy's tortuous journey through the jungle and of the fateful decision he must make to determine his destiny., (Order No: 24466 ), $8.50
119. Goffstein, M. B. (story and pictures by) and Schaaf, Peter (record by), A LITTLE SCHUBERT - WITH RECORD IN REAR POCKET, Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, (1972) 1st ed, ill. by M. B. Goffstein, unpaginated, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0060220260 Includes record. In enchantingly simple words and pictures, M. B. Goffstein offers the youngest of children the joy of music and the musical life. Together with Peter Schaaf's lyrical recording of five Schubert waltzes, this volume will bring enormous pleasure to everyone., (Order No: 53554 ), $15.00
120. Goldsmith M. (verses by), THE JOLLY BAND - ULLMAN'S BLUE LINE SERIES, The Ullman Mfg. Co., New York, 1908, ill. by C Bernardt Wall, 16pp, good+, pictorial boards (hardcover) with light edgewear, Color illustrations by C. Bernhardt Wall include title page, and six of children playing large band instruments., (Order No: 41692 ), $175.00
121. Goldstein, Rhoda, TOOLS OF THE SCIENTIST, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, (1967) 4th ptg, ill. by Lewis Zachs, 72pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Contents include: Who Uses Tools?; It's a Small World; Exploring the Heavens; The Space Age Begins; The Secrets of the Sea; Our Fascinating Planet; Can Machines Think?; The Doctor Looks and Listens; Power from the Atom; Tools for Many Scientists., (Order No: 26236 ), $5.00
122. Goodall, John S., PADDY FINDS A JOB - A POP-UP STORY, Macmillan Children's Books, London, 1981, color illustrations, unpaginated, very good, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0333315782, (Order No: 51386 ), $10.00
123. Greenfield, Eloise and Gilchrist, Jan Spivey (pictures by), NIGHT ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREET, Dial Books for Young Readers, New York, (1991) 1st ed, ill. by Jan Spivey, unpaginated, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0803707789 A collection of poems exploring the sounds, sights, and emotions enlivening a black neighborhood during the course of one evening., (Order No: 45573 ), $20.00
124. Grimm, Brothers (translated from the German by Richard Sadler), THE GOLDEN BIRD: THE BROTHERS GRIMM, Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, NY, (1966) 1st ed, ill. by Lilo Fromm, unpaginated, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A brave and merciful prince, his self-seeking brothers, a fox who is not a fox, a bird with feathers of gold, and a princess who lives in a golden castle are the principal characters in this Grimm's fairy tale., (Order No: 17892 ), $14.50
125. Grimm, Jakob Ludwig Karl and Grimm, Wilhelm Karl (translated by Elizabeth Shub), THE BREMEN TOWN MUSICIANS, Greenwillow Books, New York, (1980) 1st ed, ill. by Janina Domanska, unpaginated, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0688802338 No longer wanted by their masters, a donkey, a cat, and a rooster set out for Bremen to become musicians. Unread copy from the illustrator's estate., (Order No: 18206 ), $12.50
126. Grover, Eulalie Osgood, THE OVERALL BOYS IN SWITZERLAND, Rand McNally & Company, Chicago, ILL, (1929), ill. by Bertha C. Melcher, 160pp, good, pictorial tan cloth (hardcover) light soiling to cloth, LIGHT DAMPSTAIN ALONG BOTTOM OF BOOKBLOCK., (Order No: 46665 ), $10.00
127. Guertik, Helene, OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY! - A STORY WITH PICTURES - USE CRAYONS OR COLOR PENCILS FOR FINISHING - A PERE CASTOR BOOK, Artists and Writers Guild, Poughkeepsie, NY, 1935, color illustrations, 20pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), Designed by Pere Castor, whose real name is Paul Faucher and who is interested in modern methods of education. This "is not a paint book or an ordinary drawing book. In this book you do not have to copy designs; you only have to finish the incomplete pictures, and color them with crayons." Obviously an early activity book, and some of the lines for the incomplete pictures have been filled in, but so well that I did not even realize it at first. No other color has been done, just some well done lines where they should be., (Order No: 46118 ), $150.00
128. Hader, Berta and Hader, Elmer, THE FRIENDLY PHOEBE, The Macmillan Company, New York, 1953 1st ptg, B&W and color illustrations, 47pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), When Mr. and Mrs. McGinty found the baby phoebe in their garden they adopted the little orphan. The McGintys, who loved all the birds and animals on their hillside, fed him with a medicine dropper, made him a warm nest in a strawberry box and when he was stronger, made a big roomy cage for him., (Order No: 52224 ), $30.00
129. Hall, Norman H. (designed by); Breuer, Matilda (pictures by), THE SMEDLEY & OLSEN SERIES - WORK AND PLAY WITH WORDS, Hall & McCreary Company, Chicago, IL, (1926), B&W and color illustrations, unpaginated, very good, wraps (softcover), "First steps in the recognition of printed words and sentances as symbols of ideas." An exceptionally nice unused and complete copy of an early school workbook., (Order No: 45237 ), $20.00
130. Hall, Rosalys, MIRANDA'S DRAGON, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, (1968), ill. by Kurt Werth, 39pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Miranda, the innkeeper's daughter, met a dragon in the spring woods one day while walking with her sweetheart, the barber. And what did her sweetheart do? Why the cowardly barber thrust Miranda at the dragon, crying, "Eat her. Eat Miranda, not me!" Then promptly ran away. Is it any wonder that Miranda refuses the barber and prefers the dragon?, (Order No: 29413 ), $17.50
131. Hamilton, Virginia, TIME-AGO LOST: MORE TALES OF JAHDU, The Macmillan Company, New York, (1973), ill. by Ray Prather, 87pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Mama Luka has learned that her building is to be torn down and she knows that she will soon have to move from her "tight little room in a fine good place called Harlem." But once Mama Luka reaches into the air to "catch" a Jahdu story, the encroaching world is closed out and magic prevails., (Order No: 29599 ), $5.00
132. Hamilton, Virginia (told by), THE PEOPLE COULD FLY: AMERICAN BLACK FOLKTALES, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, (1985), ill. by Leo & Diane Dillon, 180pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) owner's name, ISBN 0394869257 Retold Afro-American folktales of animals, fantasy, the supernatural, and desire for freedom, born of the sorrow of the slaves, but passed on in hope., (Order No: 53561 ), $7.00
133. Harris, Joel Chandler (Illustrated by A. B. Frost, J. M. Conde and Frank Verbeck), TOLD BY UNCLE REMUS - NEW STORIES OF THE OLD PLANTATION, McClure, Phillips & Co., New York, 1905 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 295pp, good++, pictorial red cloth, teg (hardcover) - SEE NOTE, A nice clean and tight copy of the first edition (October, 1905, N) of this Uncle Remus classic. Please note that there is a small tear to the tissue guard of the frontispiece and light fading to the spine and some red dye on the front cover has run over part of the white on the pictorial front board. Internally very clean and tight., (Order No: 49849 ), $95.00
134. Hart, Philip, THE BLACK SKIMMER: A STORY OF ADVENTURE AND MYSTERY, The Saalfield Publishing Co., Akron, OH, (1929), B&W frontis, 242pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Among the assistants with a group of scientists on the BLACK SKIMMER, sailing to Florida, is Van Arvin. The death of his father has forced him to leave school, and he is fortunate to be chosen for this service. He is entrusted with a box by a member of the crew, and has many adventures in keeping it safe., (Order No: 39276 ), $10.00
135. Haskins, Francine, I REMEMBER "121", Children's Book Press, San Francisco, CA, (1991), ill. by Francine Haskins, unpaginated, fine, pictorial boards (hardcover) signed by author 9-22-91, "121" was the three-story brick house on S Street in Washington D.C. that Francine Haskins and her family grew up in. - The author describes her family life and daily activities from the ages of three to nine and celebrates the experience of growing up in a traditional African-American community in Washington, DC., (Order No: 31874 ), $45.00
136. Haviland, Virginia and Coughlan, Margaret N. (introduction by), YANKEE DOODLE'S LITERARY SAMPLER OF PROSE, POETRY, & PICTURES, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York, (1974) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 466pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0690002696 "Being an Anthology of Diverse Works Published for the Edification and/or Entertainment of Young Readers in America Before 1900. Selected from the Rare Book Collections of the Library of Congress.", (Order No: 11785 ), $12.50
137. Hawcock, David and MacAllister, Patrick, PUZZLE POWER!: MULTIDIMENSIONAL CODES, ILLUSIONS, NUMBERS, AND BRAINTEASERS, Little, Brown & Company, Canada, (1994), color ill., unpaginated, fine, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0316540854 Here are ten clever spreads that include codes, illusions, number games, and logic puzzles., (Order No: 32981 ), $7.00
138. Hawkins, Sheila, LITTLE GRAY COLO - THE ADVENTURES OF A KOALA BEAR, Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1939, B&W and color illustrations, unpaginated, good++, pictorial boards, blue spine (hardcover) owner's name, (Order No: 50644 ), $7.50
139. Hawthorne, Julian (illustrated by George W. Hood), RUMPTY-DUDGET'S TOWER - A FAIRY TALE, Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1928, color frontis and B&W ill., 72pp, good+ w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), First published in 1924. "A lovely and lively fairy tale that carries the child reader away to a palace garden where live a little Princess and her two brothers, to share with them a strange adventure that is part natural and part magic.", (Order No: 52876 ), $25.00
140. Headley, Elizabeth, CATCHPENNY STREET, Macrae Smith Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1951, 223pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) signed by the author, The captivating story of a young girl during the early years of the twentieth century., (Order No: 39828 ), $14.50
141. Helme, Eleanor E., FRIENDS OF FIELD AND FOREST, Dodge Publishing Company, New York, plates by Barbara Briggs, 95pp, good+, gray cloth spine, pictorial boards (hardcover), Animals include: The Dormouse; The Hare; "Brer Rabbit"; The Harvest Mouse; The Wood Mouse; The Stoat; The Weasel; The Water Vole; The Field Vole; The Wild Cat; The Pine Marten; The Squirrel; The Badger; The Otter; The Fox; The Hedgehog., (Order No: 40347 ), $35.00
142. Helps, Racey, DILLY DUCK'S PARTY - A BONNIE LOOK 'N' SEE BOOK, Samuel Lowe Company, Kenosha, WI, (1952), color illustrations, unpaginated, very good+, pictorial boards (hardcover), Nice clean and tight copy, probably never read. Pond insert still provides a reflection as designed., (Order No: 46191 ), $15.00
143. Henty, G. A., IN THE HANDS OF THE CAVE-DWELLERS, Harper & Brothers, New York, 1900 1st ed, 205pp, 2pp ads, good+, decorated green cloth (hardcover) EX-LIB See Note, Nice clean and tight copy from the "vault" of a small library. Faint (very hard to see) spine number, library stamp on front pastedown and endpaper and title page and half-title page, and "Date Due" slip with a 1924 date, and a 1939 date. Slight cant to the book block., (Order No: 49948 ), $125.00
144. Higgins, Regina, MAGIC KINGDOMS: DISCOVERING THE JOYS OF CHILDHOOD CLASSICS WITH YOUR CHILD, Simon & Schuster, New York, (1992) 1st ptg, 220pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0671735969 Higgins explores the vision of childhood that we find in our favorite classics and explains how these books empower our children through imagination., (Order No: 13179 ), $4.50
145. Hillig, Chuck, THE MAGIC KING, Stillpoint Publishing, Walpole, NH, (1984) 1st ptg, ill. by Blue Hesik, unpaginated, fine w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) small closed tear jacket, ISBN 0913299073 Young readers will take an enchanting journey into the kingdom of the Magic King whois a ruler unlike any other they will ever meet. He is special because he is the only king who shares with his people the secret of how to build their own kingdom., (Order No: 47445 ), $15.00
146. Hoban, Russell (poems by); drawings by Lillian Hoban, THE PEDALING MAN AND OTHER POEMS, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York, (1968) 1st ptg, ill. by Lillian Hoban, unpaginated, good w/lightly edgeworn dj (hardcover) review slip tipped in, These poems are about animals and people, both big and small, and about those things and those movements in life that are worth holding on to., (Order No: 29675 ), $7.00
147. Hoban, Russell (warmly inscribed by), KLEINZEIT, Jonathan Cape, London, (1974) 1st ed, 191pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0224009648 Warmly inscribed on the front free endpaper to his editor, "For Urse with love from Russ 10 April, 1974", (Order No: 31032 ), $250.00
148. Hogner, Dorothy Childs, THE CAT FAMILY, Oxford University Press, New York, 1956, ill. by Nils Hogner, 68pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 36635 ), $20.00
149. Holling, Holling Clancy (written and illustrated by), TREE IN THE TRAIL, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, (1942) 1st ed, ill. by Holling C. Holling, unpaginated, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), The story of a cottonwood tree., (Order No: 40547 ), $30.00
150. Holsaert, Eunice, A BOOK TO BEGIN ON OUTER SPACE, Henry Holt and Company, New York, (1959), ill. by Ronni Solbert, unpaginated, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), Using examples from everyday experience to illustrate new concepts, the book describes in simple words the 3-stage rocket, lack of oxygen and weightlessness in outer space, clothing and equipment needs of space men, building a space station, and possibilities of exploring the moon and planets., (Order No: 32040 ), $15.00
151. Hosmer, Margaret, LENNY, THE ORPHAN; TRIALS AND TRIUMPHS, The John C. Winston Co., Philadelphia, PA, orig pub 1869, B&W frontis, 255pp, good+, decorated green cloth (hardcover), Christmas 1909 inscription on the first blank leaf of this early reprint of the 1869 first edition., (Order No: 50092 ), $20.00
152. Hough, Charlotte, JIM TIGER, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, IN, (1956), ill. by the author, 32pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) small closed tear on dj, Jim the Tiger's adventures in the author-artist's first picture book., (Order No: 36449 ), $12.50
153. Houston, John, THE MEDDYBEMPS FAIR, Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, (1973) 1st ptg, ill. by Winnie Fitch, unpaginated, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 020102991X Describes in verse the special things to look for on the way to the Meddybemps Fair., (Order No: 53435 ), $60.00
154. Hughes, Dean, HONESTLY, MYRON, Atheneum, New York, 1982 1st ed, ill. by Martha Weston, 149pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) NEW - NOT EX-LIB, ISBN 0689308817 Fifth-grader Myron takes his teacher's lesson on the importance of honesty very seriously and becomes absolutely honest at all times. He is confused by the hostility his new attitude provokes in the community., (Order No: 11547 ), $10.00
155. Hunt, Mabel Leigh (illustrated by Kurt Wiese), CORN-BELT BILLY, Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, New York, (1942), illustrated by Kurt Wiese, unpaginated, good+, blue cloth spine, pictorial boards (hardcover), "A Story Parade Picture Book", (Order No: 45700 ), $15.00
156. Hurd, Edith Thacher, CABOOSE, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., New York, 1950 1st ed, ill. by Clement Hurd, unpaginated, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), Exceptionally nice "like-new" copy. The story of a caboose always bumping along behind one of the fastest freight trains in the yard., (Order No: 42122 ), $85.00
157. Hurlimann, Ruth, THE MOUSE WITH THE DAISY HAT, David White, New York, (1971), color illustrations, unpaginated, very good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover) closed tear on jacket, ISBN 0872502457 Miss Selina Town Mouse was very proud of her new daisy hat - it made her feel adventurous and she decided to take a trip into the country. Nice clean and tight copy., (Order No: 49544 ), $12.50
158. Hyde, E. A. Watson, LITTLE SISTERS TO THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS: OR THE BLUE BIRDS OF GRASSYBANK, Rand McNally & Company, Chicago, IL, (1917), ill. by Ella Dolbear Lee, 64pp, good, pictorial paper covered boards (hardcover), (Order No: 32139 ), $7.50
159. Irving, Washington, THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW - THE EDITHA SERIES FOR LITTLE GIRLS, H. M. Caldwell Co. Pub., New York, (1908), B&W illustrations, 63pp, good+, light green cloth (hardcover) pictorial pastedown, (Order No: 45258 ), $20.00
160. Isadora, Rachel, JESSE & ABE, Greenwillow Books, New York, (1981) 1st ed, ill. by Rachel Isadora, unpaginated, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0688803024 When Abe, a theater doorman, is late to work, his grandson Jesse realizes how important he is to the show., (Order No: 17774 ), $10.00
161. Isham, Charlotte H., FREDDIE, Franklin Publishing Company, Phildelphia, PA, (1974) 2nd ptg, ill. by Carol A. Hoover, unpaginated, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) inscribed by the author, Come along with Freddie and watch him as he outgrows his small home pool and suddenly finds himself in the river! Inscribed by the author, "For Janina Domanska In appreciation, and with affection. Sincerely, Charlotte H. Isham August 1975." Janina Domanska was herself a childrens author and illustrator., (Order No: 17899 ), $15.00
162. Jackman, Stuart, A GAME OF SOLDIERS, Atheneum, New York, 1982 1st ed, 303pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0689112378 A novel of the World at War from 1939-1945., (Order No: 11514 ), $8.50
163. Jackson, Elizabeth Rhodes, BEACON HILL CHILDREN: OR, CHRONICLES OF THE COREY FAMILY AS TOLD BY DEE, L. C. Page & Company, Boston, MA, (1947) 1st ptg, ill. by Deane Cate, 218pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) owner's name on ffep, The Corey children--Dee, age eleven and her brothers, Jack, age thirteen, and Beany, age six--and their dog Reginald live in a lovely old house on "The Street of Memories" near the river side of Boston's historic Beacon Hill. Here are the interesting and exciting adventures related by Dee., (Order No: 53421 ), $75.00
164. Jackson, Kathryn and Jackson, Byron (pictures by Richard Scarry), MOUSE'S HOUSE, Simon and Schuster, New York, (1949), ill. by Richard Scarry, unpaginated, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), An exceptionally nice copy of this early Richard Scarry work with "12 pages of touch-me materials," felt covered animals. The felt images are like new with no wear at all. There is only the lightest of wear to the corners of the pictorial boards and dustjacket., (Order No: 43702 ), $200.00
165. Jackson, Sheila, SIMPLE PUPPETRY, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, (1969), B&W and color illustrations, 103pp, good+, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0289795842, (Order No: 265 ), $7.50
166. Januszewska, Hanna, SZESC GRUBYCH RYB, Nasza Ksiegarnia, Poland, 1973, ill. by J. Wilkon, 88pp, very good, gray cloth spine, pictorial boards (hardcover), Text in Polish (illustrations can be read in any language!), (Order No: 27645 ), $40.00
167. Jennings, Michael (story by), ROBIN GOODFELLOW AND THE GIANT DWARF, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, (1981) 1st ptg, ill. by Tomie de Paola, unpaginated, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0070324514 A mischievous elf plays a prank on a slow-witted giant., (Order No: 32034 ), $11.50
168. Jerrold, Walter, MOTHER GOOSE'S NURSERY RHYMES - CHILDREN'S CLASSICS SERIES, Everyman's Library - Knopf, New York, (1993), ill. by Charles Robinson, 320pp, fine, green cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket as published), ISBN 0679428151, (Order No: 33758 ), $12.50
169. Johns, Rowland; Brown, Paul (illustrated by), JOCK: THE KING'S PONY, E. P. Dutton and Company, New York, (1936) 3rd ptg, ill. by Paul Brown, 60pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Here is a story of a deep devotion between a great man and a famous horse: George V, late King of England, and Jock, his favorite pony., (Order No: 50853 ), $125.00
170. Johnson, Rossiter, PHAETON ROGERS: A NOVEL OF BOY LIFE, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1912, B&W illustrations, 344pp, very good, decorated olive green cloth (hardcover) inscribed, Inscribed by the author in 1914., (Order No: 52486 ), $45.00
171. Kalashnikoff, Nicholas, MY FRIEND YAKUB, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, (1953) 1st ed, ill. by Feodor Rojankovsky, 249pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover) owner inscription, Nicholas Kalashnikoff's true story of his peasant friend Yakub--which is also the story of a period in his own life., (Order No: 45222 ), $12.50
172. Keene, Carolyn, THE MYSTERY OF FIRE DRAGON - NANCY DREW MYSTERY STORIES, Grosset & Dunlap, New York, (1961) 1st ed, B&W frontis, 182pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) owner's bookplate, A nice clean and tight copy from the original family. List of titles lists Nancy Drew 1-38 and Dana Girls Mystery Stories 1-22. Back flap of dustjacket lists ND 1/38 and back panel lists DG 1-22., (Order No: 43451 ), $125.00
173. Kellogg's Singing Lady, MOTHER GOOSE AS TOLD BY KELLOGG'S SINGING LADY, Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, MI, 1933, color ill. by Vernon Grant, 30pp, very good, wraps (softcover) some crayon on rear/front cover, A unique item for your Mother Goose collection done by Kellogg's as a promotion for Kellogg's Rice Krispies. Great illustrations of Snap, Crackle and Pop. Linen finish paper, rear cover has some red crayon (within the lines) in three spots, and a small spot on the duck's bill on the front cover (in fact I did not even realize it at first) - not offensive., (Order No: 46116 ), $50.00
174. Kerr, M. E., ME, ME, ME, ME, ME: NOT A NOVEL, Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, (1983) 1st ed, 212pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0060231920 "This is an answer to many letters from kids wanting to know if the things I write about really happened to me. This is what really happened to me when I was a kid, as I remember it, but I've changed some names and details of other people involved in the incidents I describe.", (Order No: 31370 ), $10.00
175. Kingman, Lee, PIERRE PIDGEON, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, 1943, ill. by Arnold Edwin Bare, unpaginated, good+ w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) - SEE NOTE, Pierre Pidgeon lived in Canada on a point of land called the Gaspe. He liked to play with his Newfoundland dog, Genvieve, to help his mother sell the bread she baked in her outdoor oven, and to sail in his father's fishing boat. But most of all he liked to build ship models. NOTE - this copy at one time had been processed by a library, a pocket placed in the rear (now gone), but never made it to the shelves, and never circulated and no other marks. Exceptionally nice inside, no markings., (Order No: 45686 ), $30.00
176. Knowlton, Jack, BOOKS AND LIBRARIES, HarperCollins Publishers, New York, (1991) 1st ed, pictures by Harriett Barton, 36pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0060216093 For children, a history of books and libraries from their beginnings in Babylon, Egypt, and China, through the Greeks and the Middle Ages, to the present day., (Order No: 36914 ), $15.00
177. Konopnicka, Maria (adapted by Catherine Fornier), THE GOLDEN SEED, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, (1962) 1st ed, ill. by Janina Domanska, unpaginated, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Each day the King dreamed of the clothing gold would buy for his people. One day a wise old merchant came bearing a sack of greenish-brown seeds, and he promised the King that the seed would grow into gold! From the personal collection of the illustrator., (Order No: 38320 ), $15.00
178. Krauss, Ruth; Sendak, Maurice (pictures by), A HOLE IS TO DIG: A FIRST BOOK OF FIRST DEFINITIONS, Harper & Brothers, New York, (1952), ill. by Maurice Sendak, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) - See Note, An Exceptionally nice copy, owners name on top front of dustjacket and on front free endpaper. Typed poem on Love, taped to rear free endpaper with one strip of tape at top. $1.50 price on dustjacket flap, teal cloth spine with paper covered boards illustrated same as dustjacket. Grr-r-r appears on page 23 next to little girl indicating later printing of the first edition. Again, an exceptionally nice copy., (Order No: 31447 ), $125.00
179. Kunhardt, Dorothy, ONCE THERE WAS A LITTLE BOY, The Viking Press, New York, 1946, ill. by Helen Sewell, 67pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Stories of the Christ Child when He was five., (Order No: 19028 ), $10.00
180. Kunhardt, Dorothy, GAS STATION GUS, Harper & Brothers, Pub., New York, (1962), ill. by Janina Domanska, 64pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) couple closed tears dj, A typical day for Gus is filled with new people to meet, new problems to solve, and new adventures. Gus wishes that his customers were not quite so rushed - he would love them to stay and talk to him. From the personal collection of the illustrator., (Order No: 38314 ), $35.00
181. L'Hommedieu, Dorothy K., MACGREGOR - THE LITTLE BLACK SCOTTIE, J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, PA, (1946) 5th ptg, ill. by Marguerite Kirmse, 56pp, good, pictorial boards w/good dustjacket (hardcover), MacGregor had a great deal of Scotch spirit and he wanted to act the hero, especially in front of the three little kittens who live in the barn., (Order No: 50852 ), $75.00
182. Lang, Don (story by), TRAMP THE SHEEP DOG, Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, New York, 1943, illustrated by Kurt Wiese, unpaginated, good, pictorial boards (hardcover), (Order No: 42676 ), $10.00
183. Laskowski, Jerzy, MASTER OF THE ROYAL CATS, The Seabury Press, New York, (1965), ill. by Janina Domanska, unpaginated, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), A humorous excursion through an Egypt that might have been. From the personal collection of the illustrator., (Order No: 38318 ), $15.00
184. Laskowski, Jerzy [Domanska, Janina], THE DRAGON LIKED SMOKED FISH, The Seabury Press, New York, (1967), ill. by Janina Domanska, unpaginated, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), "Here is a story you have never heard before, about a girl named Ming and her brother Ting who lived in China hundreds of years ago." An unread copy from the author/illustrator's estate., (Order No: 43290 ), $20.00
185. Lathrop, Dorothy P., LET THEM LIVE, The Macmillan Company, New York, 1951 1st ptg, ill. by Dorothy P. Lathrop, 80pp, very good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover) small owner bookplate, Here is a book that combines a love and understanding of animals with a scientific knowledge of just how every creature contributes to the interdependence of all life on earth. No one but an artist could tell these fascinating stories and show you this wild kindred of ours, each one busy living its own life in wood or field or stream. Small owner's bookplate on the front pastedown - Two Dollar price on dustjacket., (Order No: 53498 ), $75.00
186. Lawrence, Mildred, THE QUESTING HEART, Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, (1959) 1st ed, 191pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "A warmhearted story for teen-age girls full of a bubbling sense of life and sound values.", (Order No: 34755 ), $12.50
187. Lawson, Robert, MCWHINNEY'S JAUNT, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1951 8th ptg, ill. by Robert Lawson, 77pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), "Mr. Purslane was sitting in his garden resting. He wasn't resting from anything special - just resting. Suddenly Mr. Purslane was surprised to see a man on a bicycle come riding up the driveway. He was a rather odd-looking man and it was an odde-looking bicycle." A nice copy of an uncommon Robert Lawson title., (Order No: 27138 ), $30.00
188. Lawson, Robert (set down by), COUNTRY COLIC, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1944 1st ed, ill. by Robert Lawson, 70pp, good, tan cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), "Being sundry Remarks and Observations concerning the Joys, Perils & Vexations of RUSTIC RESIDENCE Together with certain Suggestions of a Cautionary Nature for the Enlightenment & Guidance of the Inexperienced. " Arranged as a glossary and lavishly embellished with numerous diagrams drawn from life by the author., (Order No: 27139 ), $7.00
189. Lawton, Charles, CLARKVILLE'S BATTERY: OR "BASEBALL VERSUS GANGSTERS" - CHAMPION SPORT STORIES, Cupples & Leon Company, New York, (1937), 203pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Acidic paper used for text., (Order No: 51352 ), $10.00
190. Lear, Edward, WHIZZ!, Hamish Hamilton, London, (1974), ill. by Janina Domanska, unpaginated, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISDN 0241024757 Five limericks by Edward Lear. Unread copy from the illustrator's estate., (Order No: 9562 ), $7.50
191. Lenski, Lois (story and pictures by), PHEBE FAIRCHILD: HER BOOK, Frederick A. Stokes Co., New York, 1936 1st ed, illustrated by the author, 316pp, good+ brown cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, signed SEE NOTE, A nice clean and tight copy which would be very good except for a slight cant to the book block. First Edition "Signed by the author artist - Lois Lenski - Dec. 1936" on the half title page in ink along with a drawing of a flower., (Order No: 53116 ), $100.00
192. Lenski, Lois (written and illustrated by), PURITAN ADVENTURE, J.B. Lippincott Company, New York, 1944 1st ed, illustrated by Lois Lenski, 224pp, good, brown cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, light wear to cloth, An authentic picture in text and illustrations of the Puritans and the tribe of Massachusetts Indians. Owner's inscription on the front free endpaper., (Order No: 53191 ), $20.00
193. Leskov, Nicholas (adapted from the Russian by Babette Deutsch and Avrahm Yarmolinsky), THE STEEL FLEA - REVISED EDITION, Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, (1964), ill. by Janina Domanska, 56pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), The Czar made a visit to England, and on his departure the English presented him with a microscopic dancing steel flea. General Platov who was with the Czar was unhappy and he took the flea - herein lies the tale. From the personal collection of the illustrator., (Order No: 38321 ), $12.50
194. Levitin, Sonia, REIGNING CATS AND DOGS, Atheneum, New York, 1978 1st ed, ill. by Joan Berg Victor, 152pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0689108680 An account of family pets; how Barney was saved from banishment by obedience school; how people who never cared about cats came to love a particular pair of misfits; and how Baron, the always circumspect, easily outraged family retainer was afforded dignity even in death., (Order No: 38692 ), $15.00
195. Lewis, C. S., THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: BOOK TWO - THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, HarperCollins Publishers, New York, (1994), ill. by Pauline Baynes, 189pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0060234822 Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter., (Order No: 53358 ), $10.00
196. Lewis, Elizabeth Foreman (decorations by John Huehnergarth), TO BEAT A TIGER, ONE NEEDS A BROTHER'S HELP: A STORY OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN WAR-TORN CHINA, The John C. Winston Company, Philadelphia, PA, (1956) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 215pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), This is a story of Chinese youth's struggle with the tiger of war. Author was awarded the Newbery Medal for YOUNG FU., (Order No: 42664 ), $20.00
197. Lewis, Stephen, ZOO CITY -- (A TRANSFORMATION BOOK), Greenwillow Books, New York, (1976) 1st ptg, photos by Stephen Lewis, unpaginated, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0688860001 By matching the photograph of an inanimate city object on the upper half of a split page with the photograph of the animal it resembles on the lower half, the reader also completes the name of the animal involved., (Order No: 29659 ), $25.00
198. Linderman, Frank B., HOW IT CAME ABOUT STORIES, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1921 1st ed, ill. by Carle Michel Boog, 221pp, good, maroon cloth (hardcover) hinges a tad weak, Imaginary stories written by an Indian (Co-Skee-See-Co-Cot), and "told in the hope of entertaining young Americans and interesting them in the strange habits of our wild animals and birds." Wonderful color illustrations., (Order No: 1299 ), $70.00
199. Loeper, John J., GALLOPING GERTRUDE: BY MOTORCAR IN 1908, Atheneum, New York, 1980 1st ed, 66pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) NEW - NOT EX-LIB, ISBN 0689307497 Grandfather, grandmother, and grandchildren experience almost every possible mishap as they make a 30-mile car trip in 1908. Illustrated with old prints and advertisements., (Order No: 11499 ), $10.00
200. Lopez, Barry, CROW AND WEASEL, North Point Press, San Francisco, 1990 1st ed, ill. by Tom Pohrt, 63pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0865474397 Author's Note: CROWN AND WEASEL, set in myth time and written with respect for Native American values and oral tradition, is a work of fiction. it does not derive, as far as I know, from any indigenous North American tradition. NOTE: Gilt stampings on both spine and front board, as First Edition., (Order No: 24545 ), $15.00
201. Lounsberry, Lionel, THE QUAKER SPY: A TALE OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR - BOYS OF LIBERTY LIBRARY, David McKay, Publisher, Philadelphia, PA, (1896), B&W frontis, 238pp, good, decorated tan cloth (hardcover) light wear, stain on rear, (Order No: 46163 ), $10.00
202. Lovell, Lucile, THE WALCOTT TWINS, The Penn Publishing Company, Philadelphia, 1904 (1900), ill. by Ida Waugh, 211pp, very good, decorated green cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 28234 ), $17.50
203. Lyttleton, Kay, JEAN CRAIG IN NEW YORK - WORLD JUNIOR LIBRARY, The World Publishing Company, Cleveland, OH, (1948), 213pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) some mottling to cloth, Further adventures of Jean Craig in the glamour and excitement of New York City., (Order No: 53568 ), $5.00
204. MacGregor, Ellen, MISS PICKERELL GOES TO THE ARCTIC, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, (1954) 17th ptg, ill. by Paul Galdone, 126pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), Miss Pickerell is with us again - this time clothed in skin boots, wolverine-lined parka, snow shoes, and carrying the inevitable umbrella. In the far north, bent on rescuing a lost weather expedition, she and her companions face desperate danger themselves when they run out of fuel and are forced to land on the vast, cold snows of the arctic region., (Order No: 49796 ), $10.00
205. Mackenzie, Compton, TOLD, D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1930, color plates by A. H. Watson, 175pp, good, faded green spine (hardcover) no jacket, wear to corners, These children's stories have appeared in JOY STREET, THE TREASURE SHIP, and THE RADIO TIMES., (Order No: 53221 ), $35.00
206. Maguire, Emma M., TWO LITTLE INDIANS, The Hamming Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, (1908), B&W illustrations, 96pp, good, brown cloth spine, pictorial boards (hardcover) lt wear, This is a story of Indian childhood, told in language that is as beautiful as it is simple. The matter is founded on historical facts, and is divided into little chapters, affording a collection of continuous, attractive stories, easy for the child to grasp. Nice clean and tight copy with light edgewear to the pictorial boards., (Order No: 45529 ), $20.00
207. Marshall, James (retold and illustrated by), RED RIDING HOOD, Dial Books for Young Readers, New York, (1987) 1st ed, ill. by James Marshall, unpaginated, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0803703449 The inimitable James Marshall embellishes a familiar tale with irreverent flourishes that will have young readers--and their elders as well--rolling with laughter all the way through to the madcap finale., (Order No: 53100 ), $8.50
208. McCord, Jean, TURKEYLEGS THOMPSON, Atheneum, New York, 1979 1st ed, 242pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) NOT EX-LIB, ISBN 0689306865 Betty Ann's childhood ends aburptly when her father abandons the family and her mother goes to work, leaving her responsible for her younger brother and sister., (Order No: 11543 ), $10.00
209. McGinley, Phyllis, THE HORSE WHO LIVED UPSTAIRS, J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, PA, (1944) 6th ptg, ill. by Helen Stone, unpaginated, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) (closed tear rear of dj), The adventures of Joey the horse., (Order No: 29441 ), $5.00
210. McNeer, May and Ward, Lynd, THE CANADIAN STORY, Ariel Books, New York, (1958), lithographs by Lynd Ward, 96pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), May McNeer's text and Lynd Ward's illustrations provide a vivid introduction to this world of forests, rivers and lakes, with a unique story of its own., (Order No: 42678 ), $20.00
211. McNeer, May; and, Ward, Lynd, MY FRIEND MAC - THE STORY OF LITTLE BAPTISTE AND THE MOOSE, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, (1961), ill. by Lynd Ward, 79pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), This edition published for the Weekly Reader Children's Book Club., (Order No: 49788 ), $4.00
212. Meade, L. T.; Manwell, M. B.; Pollard, Eliza F.; Nesbit, E.; and, Dawson, E., A GOLDEN APPLE AND OTHER STORIES, Ernest Nister / E. P. Dutton, London / New York, n.d. c1900, illustrated by Kate Street, 48pp, good, decorated boards (hardcover) edgewear to boards, Much edgewear to the boards, lacks front free endpaper., (Order No: 50685 ), $15.00
213. Meigs, Cornelia, FAIR WIND TO VIRGINIA: A STORY OF COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG, The Macmillan Company, New York, (1966) 6th ptg, ill. by John Wonsetler, 198pp, very good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), First published in 1955., (Order No: 11377 ), $12.50
214. Merrill, Marion (Potter, Beatrix), THE ANIMATED PETER RABBIT WITH SONG AND MUSIC - POP-UP AND MOVEABLE ILLUSTRATIONS, Cima Publishing Company, New York City, 1945, color illustrations, unpaginated, good, spiral bound boards (hardcover) w/chipped dustjacket, "When Marion Merrill the young artist who has designed and retold this new edition of Beatrix Potter's greatly loved PETER RABBIT, was a very small child, her aunt read PETER RABBIT to her. The tale of the audacious rabbit became such a favourite in the Merrill family that the obliging aunt put it into verse and composed a melody for it. So on request she could either read, narrate, or sing the story that her young niece loved "best of all'." An UNCOMMON title that is clean and tight with all moveables and pop-ups intact. As published, the spiral does not run the enitire length of the spine, and there is some separation to the boards below and above the run of the spiral. INSCRIBED - "Greetings to Bunny from Jay Protas(y) - who did all color illustrations in this book" I cannot verify Jay as the illustrator. Also on title page (of interest) M. A. Werblow Sole Agent for Merrill Novelty Books., (Order No: 46879 ), $400.00
215. Mikolaycak, Charles (retold by), ORPHEUS, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego, CA, (1992) 1st ed, ill. by Charles Mikolaycak, unpaginated, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0152588043 A retelling of the tragic myth of Orpheus and his eternal love for the doomed Eurydice., (Order No: 19392 ), $7.00
216. Milhous, Katherine, SNOW OVER BETHLEHEM, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, (1945), ill. by the author, 99pp, good+, gray cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), NOT a first edition., (Order No: 7213 ), $7.50
217. Milhous, Katherine (story and pictures by), THE EGG TREE, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, (1950) 9th ptg, ill. by Katherine Milhouse, unpaginated, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover) owner's name, Story of a Pennsylvania Dutch family and their egg hunt, and Easter egg tree. On copyright page I-6.56 (AJ) indicating a 9th printing., (Order No: 49786 ), $20.00
218. Miller, Elizabeth Cleveland, CHILDREN OF THE MOUNTAIN EAGLE, Doubleday, Page & Co., Garden City, New York, 1927 1st ed, ill. Maud & Miska Petersham, 328pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), Here is the story of a boy and a girl who live to-day in the heart of the Albanian mountains as our own people must have lived a thousand or more years ago. UNREAD COPY that has been kept in storage in an estate since new., (Order No: 39508 ), $45.00
219. Mohr, Joseph (verses by); illustrated by Susan Jeffers, SILENT NIGHT, E. P. Dutton, Inc., New York, (1984), ill. by Susan Jeffers, unpaginated, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0525441441 An illustrated version of the well-known German Christmas hymn celebrating the birth of Christ., (Order No: 39995 ), $15.00
220. Moon, Grace and Moon, Carl, WONGO AND THE WISE OLD CROW, The Reilly & Lee Co., Chicago, IL, (1923), ill. by Carl Moon, 188pp, good, green cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket spine darkened a tad, (Order No: 52895 ), $10.00
221. Mott, Michael, MASTER ENTRICK AN ADVENTURE 1754-1756, Delacorte Press, New York, (1966) 1st Amer, 190pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Robert Entrick is mysteriously kidnapped and forced into the perilous life of eighteenth-century America during the French and Indian Wars., (Order No: 49542 ), $5.00
222. Mulock, Dinah (Craik), THE ADVENTURES OF A BROWNIE: AS TOLD TO MY CHILD BY THE AUTHOR OF "JOHN HALIFAX, GENTLEMAN", Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., New York, [1893], color frontis, B&W ill., 170pp, good++, decorated cream colored cloth (hardcover), Contents include: Adventure the First--Brownie and the Cook; Adventure the Second--Brownie and the Cherry-Tree; Adventure the Third--Brownie in the Farmyard; Adventure the Fourth--Brownie's Ride; Adventure the Fifth--Brownie on the Ice; Adventure the Sixth and Last--Brownie and the Clothes., (Order No: 40380 ), $125.00
223. Munro, Roxie, THE INSIDE-OUTSIDE BOOK OF NEW YORK CITY, Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, (1985) 1st ptg, color illustrations, unpaginated, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 039608513X "For Roxie Munro, New York City's buildings are alive and moving. Gaze upon them and they provoke curiosity much as people do: What is happening inside? How does it fell to be within, looking out?, (Order No: 49884 ), $12.50
224. Munro, Roxie, THE INSIDE-OUTSIDE BOOK OF WASHINGTON, D.C., E. P. Dutton, New York, (1987) 1st ed, color illustrations, unpaginated, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0525442987 "Here is the nation's capital, for children (and adults) across the land.", (Order No: 52059 ), $7.50
225. Newberry, Clare Turlay (story and pictures by), SMUDGE, Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1948, ill. by the author, unpaginated, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover) closed tear rear of jacket, The adventures of the new little kitten Smudge., (Order No: 49078 ), $30.00
226. O'Hara, David, WHAT THE DARK ROOM REVEALED: A JIMMY DRURY MYSTERY, Grosset & Dunlap, New York, (1939), ill. by F. E. Warren, 204pp, good+, orange cloth, clean and tight (hardcover) (no dustjacket), (Order No: 24323 ), $10.00
227. Older, Jules; Severance, Lyn (illustrated by), COW, Charlesbridge Publishing, Watertown, MA, (1997) 1st ptg, color illustrations, unpaginated, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) signed by the author, ISBN 0881069574 A lighthearted, informative look at cows: different breeds, what they eat, how they make mild, and an assortment of other facts. Lovers of Ben and Jerry ice cream will recognize the great art work down for this book by the Burlington, Vermont artist who has illustrated their works., (Order No: 51340 ), $25.00
228. Otis, James, AMONG THE FUR TRADERS, The Penn Publishing Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1906, ill. by Frank T. Merrill, 382pp, good+, pictorial gray cloth (hardcover), An account of how the New Fur-Trading Company came into existence., (Order No: 39578 ), $35.00
229. Otto, Margaret G., MR. KIPLING'S ELEPHANT, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1961 1st ed, ill. by Harold Berson, 113pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), An animal detective story based on some events of Rudyard Kipling's life during the four years he and his American wife lived in the hills of Vermont., (Order No: 29476 ), $14.50
230. Peattie, Donald Culross, A CHILD'S STORY OF THE WORLD: FROM THE EARLIEST DAYS TO OUR OWN TIME, Simon & Schuster/Jr Lit. Gld, New York, 1937, color ill. by Naomi Averill, unpaginated, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), A true story of man's adventures here on our earth., (Order No: 26981 ), $20.00
231. Penisten, Hattie Walters, STORIES THAT ARE TRUE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS TOO, The Warner Press, Anderson, Indiana, (1933), B&W illustrations, 28pp, fine, wraps (softcover), Exceptionally nice, probably unread copy., (Order No: 45240 ), $15.00
232. Perrin, Blanche, HUNDRED HORSE FARM, St. Martin's Press, New York, (1973), drawings by Sam Savitt, 216pp, good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), After their parents are killed in a car crash, twelve-year-old Ann and her younger brother Roddy come to live with Uncle Jim and Aunt Mary at their horse farm in Kentucky., (Order No: 49261 ), $25.00
233. Petersham, Maud and Petersham, Miska, MOSES: FROM THE STORY TOLD IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, The Macmillan Company, New York, 1958 new ptg, ill. by the authors, unpaginated, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), First published in 1938., "this new edition of one of the Petersham's loveliest books tells simply but in detail the complete story of the life of this great religious leader." Nice clean, tight and fresh copy., (Order No: 6869 ), $12.50
234. Pictures by Pollard, TINY TOOT TRAIN - A BONNIE SPINWHEEL BOOK, Samuel Lowe Company, Kenosha, WI, (1951), color illustrations, unpaginated, very good, pictorial boards (hardcover) faintest of edgewear, Nice clean and tight copy. Spinwheel complete and attached - no faults., (Order No: 46190 ), $25.00
235. Piper, Watty (edited by); Dennis, Wesley (illustrated by), ANIMAL STORY BOOK, The Platt & Munk Co., Inc., New York, (1954), color illustrations, unpaginated, very good, orange boards with pictorial pastedown (hardcover), Twelve delightful animal stories for children. A nice clean, tight and unmarked copy., (Order No: 50340 ), $17.50
236. Polacco, Patricia, THE KEEPING QUILT, Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, (1988), ill. by Patricia Polacco, unpaginated, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0671649639 A homemade quilt ties together the lives of four generations of an immigrant Jewish family, remaining a symbol of their enduring love and faith., (Order No: 53556 ), $6.00
237. Prelutsky, Jack (humorous verses translated from the German by), NO END OF NONSENSE, The Macmillan Company, New York, 1968 1st Amer, ill. by Wilfried Blecher, unpaginated, 3very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) light bump lower corner, Children who have an ear for the humorous and the absurd will happily enter the upside-down, inside-out world of these verses and beautifully painted pictures., (Order No: 17820 ), $5.00
238. Price, Christine (written and illustrated by), MADE IN THE MIDDLE AGES, The Bodley Head, London, (1975), B&W illustrations, 120pp, good+ w/lightly edgeworn dustjacket (hardcover), A look at the work of medieval craftsmen when everything was made by hand., (Order No: 51924 ), $5.00
239. Quigg, Jane, TROLLING WITH SUSIE BENNETT, Macmillan, New York, 1961 1st ptg, ill. by Peggy Bacon, 29pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Susan Elizabeth Bennett's trolling adventure with Mr. Pendleton., (Order No: 18807 ), $10.00
240. Radford, Ruby L., THE SECRET OF PEACH ORCHARD PLANTATION, Abelard-Schuman, New York, (1963), ill. by Richard Kennedy, 160pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), When Judy Bailey hears about Great-grandmother's emerald necklace, which has been missing since the Civil War, she is sure that she can find it. Though her parents dismiss her ideas as the result of too much mystery reading, she can hardly wait to visit her cousins on the old family plantation in Georgia and begin her search., (Order No: 38099 ), $10.00
241. Raymond, Evelyn, DAISIES AND DIGGLESES', Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., New York, (1902), B&W frontis, 131pp, very good, green cloth w/pictorial paste-down (hardcover), Previous owner's name is cut out from front free end-paper at the top corner., (Order No: 31252 ), $25.00
242. Reck, Alma Kehoe, CLOCKS TELL THE TIME, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, (1960) 1st ed, ill. by Janina Domanska, 48pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Begins with early time-keeping, and goes through water-clocks, sundials and early clocks to modern ones. From the personal collection of the illustrator., (Order No: 38316 ), $12.50
243. Riley, Ange Belle Chandler, THE HOUSE IN WHICH YOU LIVE, Grover Jones Press, Los Angeles, CA, 1949 1st ptg, ill. by Lys Earle Johnson, 199pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), A recording in world and picture of how the body house cells construct, from Nature's blueprint, each and every room of the house in which you live., (Order No: 29442 ), $10.00
244. Robinson, Gertrude, THE MOORING TREE: A STORY OF JAMESTOWN, Oxford University Press, New York, 1957, 168pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Jason Ware's life in the New World., (Order No: 33779 ), $14.50
245. Rosman, Alice Grant, JOCK THE SCOT: THE ADVENTURES OF THE DOG OF THE HOUSE WHO GAVE UP TOWN LIFE TO RUN A COUNTRY ESTATE, Minton, Balch & Company, New York, (1930) 2nd ptg, Illustrated by Joan Esley, 204pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), We meet Jock mourning the loss of his mistress; a rascally chauffeur steals him and involves him in a motor accident. Crippled but valiant, he sets out to seek his own fortune. A nice clean and tight copy in a seldom seen dustjacket. A must for the Scotty owners., (Order No: 48294 ), $75.00
246. Ruck-Pauquet, Gina (story by); Richter, Marianne (pictures by), LITTLE HEDGEHOG, Hastings House, New York, 1959, B&W and color illustrations, unpaginated, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) 3/4" small"chew" top rear bd, This copy has a small little chew mark (not a hedgehog!! but another rodent) on the top of the rear board - probably happened in storage. Uncommon in dustjacket and NOT an ex-lib., (Order No: 40745 ), $30.00
247. Ruskin, John, THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER, Greenwillow Books, New York, (1978) 1st ptg, ill. by Krystyna Turska, unpaginated, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0688801226 Through kindness, a boy regains for himself the treasure his cruel older brothers lost. (Fairy tales), (Order No: 17822 ), $10.00
248. Sabuda, Robert (written and illustrated by), THE ADVENTURES OF PROVIDENCE TRAVELER - UH-OH, LEONARDO !, Atheneum Books, New York, (2002) 1st ed, color illustrations, unpaginated, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0689811608 Providence the mouse travels through time to sixteenth-century Florence, Italy, where she shares an adventure with Leonardo da Vinci, the inventor she admires so much., (Order No: 53480 ), $10.00
249. Sainsbury, Noel, GRIDIRON GRIT - CHAMPION SPORT STORIES, Cupples & Leon Company, New York, (1934), 202pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Acidic paper used for text., (Order No: 51351 ), $10.00
250. Saunders, Susan, TENT SHOW, Dutton Children's Books, New York, (1990) 1st ed, ill. by Diane Allison, 70pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0525445986 One memorable summer afternoon in a small town, a girl who is disgusted that her older sister is marrying and settling down listens to a story told by a contemporary of her grandmother, and from that moment on views life a little differently., (Order No: 44451 ), $5.00
251. Savitt, Sam (written and illustrated by) (with a foreword by Bill Linderman), RODEO: COWBOYS, BULLS, AND BRONCOS, Doubleday & Co. Inc., Garden City, NY, 1963, illustrated by Sam Savitt, 102pp, good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Sam Savitt has caught in both words and pictures the true spirit of this thrilling sport whose roots lie deep in the traditions of the American frontier., (Order No: 45043 ), $12.50
252. Scarry, Richard, RICHARD SCARRY'S BUSY HOUSES, Random House, New York, (1981), color illustrations, unpaginated, fine, spiral bound boards (hardcover), ISBN 039484937X A new copy of this uncommon Scarry title which follows Lowly Worm driving around Busytown in his applecar., (Order No: 53384 ), $55.00
253. Schulman, Janet; illustrated by Lillian Hoban, THE BIG HELLO, Greenwillow Books, New York, (1976) 1st ptg, ill. by Lillian Hoban, 32pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 068880036X A little girl adjusts to her new life in California with the help of her doll., (Order No: 29665 ), $10.00
254. Schulz, Charles M., I NEED ALL THE FRIENDS I CAN GET, Determined Productions, Inc., San Francisco, CA, (1964), ill. by Charles M. Schulz, unpaginated, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 25266 ), $3.50
255. Scudder, Horace E., DOINGS OF THE BODLEY FAMILY IN TOWN AND COUNTRY, The Riverside Press, New York, 1875, B&W illustrations, 250pp, good+, blue cloth (hardcover), BY THE AUTHOR OF "STORIES FROM MY ATTIC," "DREAM CHILDREN," AND "SEVEN LITTLE PEOPLE AND THEIR FRIENDS." "This book was written for the amusement of children. It contains some of the doings of Nathan, Philippa, and Lucy Bodley, their father and mother, the hired man Martin and his brother Hen, Nathan's cousin., (Order No: 53193 ), $15.00
256. Seaman, Augusta Huiell, THE SLIPPER POINT MYSTERY, The Century Co., New York, (1919) 1st ed, B&W fronts - LACKS 3 PLATES, 207pp, good, decorated brown cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, Seaman is one of the earliest writers of mysteries for young girls. Extremely well written, and accurate with its settings, THE SLIPPER POINT MYSTERY is set in rural New Jersey where the author lived during her childhood. Illustrated by C. M. Relyea, this copy has the frontispiece BUT LACKS THE THREE INTERNAL PLATES., (Order No: 52072 ), $50.00
257. Segal, Erich, FAIRY TALE, Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, (1973) 1st ed, drawings by Dino Kotopoulis, 47pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), signed by author, ISBN 0060138289 In this once-upon-a-timely tale, a Young and Innocent Hero embarks on a Quest and a Wicked Giant tries to Thwart him. SIGNED by the author on 8 March 1973., (Order No: 29475 ), $8.50
258. Selsam, Millicent and Hunt, Joyce, KEEP LOOKING!, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, (1989) 1st ptg, ill. by Normand Chartier, 32pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0027818403 As the reader turns the page, a new animal is added to an illustration of a country home in the winter., (Order No: 51341 ), $30.00
259. Sendak, Maurice (signed by with sketch), KENNY'S WINDOW, Harper & Brothers, New York, (1956) 1st ed, ill. by Maurice Sendak, unpaginated, very good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), First edition of Sendak's First Book. Front flap of dustjacket has price of $2.00 at top and at bottom 60-10 and No. 6036A. Blurb from front flap continues to rear flap followed by Harper & Brothers and No. 6037A. Maurice Sendak's picture is on the rear of the dustjacket followed by two paragraph biography and No. 4676. An exceptionally nice copy with dustjacket showing some light browning on edges and faint wear. Previous ownership of this copy leads us to believe that it may never have been handled by a child, and internally looks unread. IN ADDITION, SIGNED in ink by Maurice Sendak on the reverse of the front free-endpaper with an INK SKETCH of his dog "Jennie" just above the signature., (Order No: 31039 ), $3750.00
260. Sendak, Maurice (signed and with original drawings by), WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE - TWO EXCEPTIONAL AND UNIQUE EARLY EDITIONS, Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1963, ill. by Maurice Sendak, Offered as a lot are two exceptional copies of WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE with an impressive provenance. Both copies are signed by Maurice Sendak on the half-title page along with an original illustration. One copy is a first edition with a second state jacket (based upon the blurbs and the medalion) and with a jacket price of $3.50. The second copy offered in this lot has a jacket price of $3.95. Since these copies are not "library editions" the second price at the bottom of the front flap (for the library edition) has been clipped as was the publisher's practice. The second state jacket with the $3.50 price is lightly toned and has a small chip at the top of the spine of the jacket, and on the lower front corner. There is some rubbing on the rear of this jacket. These two copies come from the same estate, show no evidence of ever having been read, and never read or handled by a child. Full history of these unique copies will be provided to the buyer., (Order No: 52221 ), $12750.00
261. Shannon, George (illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey), THE SURPRISE, Greenwillow Books, New York, (1983) 1st ed, color illustrations, unpaginated, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0688023134 Squirrel surprises his mother on her birthday., (Order No: 27648 ), $20.00
262. Sherwood, E. Hugh; and, Budlong, Maud Gridley, BOBBIE BUBBLES, Rand McNally & Company, Chicago, IL, (1933) edition, B&W and color illustrations, 64pp, good++, pictorial boards (hardcover) owner's inscription, A delightful children's tale about "the most wonderful bubble blower that ever lived.", (Order No: 51853 ), $12.50
263. Shub, Elizabeth, SEEING IS BELIEVING, Greenwillow Books, New York, (1979) 1st ed, ill. by Rachel Isadora, 64pp, very good+, pictorial boards (hardcover) signed by illustrator, ISBN 0688802117 Two stories about Tom and the piskies, "The Leprechaun's Trick" and "Pisky Mischief." Inscribed by the author and illustrator to the children's author and illustrator Janina Domanska, "To Janina from your admirer with love, Libby 9/24/79 'and Rachel Isadora'", (Order No: 17826 ), $20.00
264. Sienkiewicz, Henryk (translated from the Polish by Max A. Drezmal), IN DESERT AND WILDERNESS, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA, 1923, ill. by Remington Schuyler, 405pp, very good, black cloth w/pictorial pastedown (hardcover), (Order No: 51669 ), $25.00
265. Simont, Marc (pictures by); Trent, Robbie, THE FIRST CHRISTMAS, Harper & Brothers, New York, (1948), ill. by Marc Simont, unpaginated, good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), Fourteen full-page color illustrations by Marc Simont., (Order No: 31057 ), $12.50
266. Simont, Marc, AFTERNOON IN SPAIN, William Morrow and Company, New York, 1965 1st ed, illustrations by the author, unpaginated, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "The vivid, colorful, often humorous world of the Fiesta Brava." During an afternoon of bullfighting six bulls enter the ring. This book brings to life the twenty minutes during which one bull is the central figure., (Order No: 52013 ), $7.50
267. Smith, Hampton Sidney, TRAMP REPORTER, The Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, ID, 1937, 171pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), For 15 years the author roamed the world. This is the record of his wanderings, the Odyessey of an adventurer, a discoverer, and a dreamer., (Order No: 40103 ), $14.50
268. Smith, Susan, MADE IN AMERICA, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, (1929), ill. by Harrie Wood, 91pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Introduces young readers to the handicraft period of American history and shows how furniture of the time grew out of the conditions of living., (Order No: 38978 ), $20.00
269. Spyri, Johanna (translated by Elisabeth P. Stork), MAZLI - A STORY OF THE SWISS VALLEYS, J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, PA, (1921) 3rd ptg, ill. by Maria L. Kirk, 320pp, good, decorated red cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, (Order No: 49773 ), $7.50
270. Steele, Mary Q. (editor), THE FIFTH DAY, Greenwillow Books, New York, (1978) 1st ed, ill. by Janina Domanska, 77pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0688801463 An anthology of nature poems by English and American poets. Unread copy from the illustrator's estate., (Order No: 9563 ), $7.50
271. Stolz, Mary, BY THE HIGHWAY HOME, Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, (1971) 1st ed, 194pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0060258306 In this novel the author describes an intelligent young girl's adjustment to her world, and her struggle to accept a new way of life., (Order No: 19101 ), $10.00
272. Stolz, Mary, THE WEEDS & THE WEATHER, Greenwillow Books, New York, (1994) 1st ed, ill. by N. Cameron Watson, 40pp, fine, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0688122892 Mrs. Weed, a former teacher, and her dog (a West Highland White Terrier - Westie) and cat enjoy their daily routine - with occasional disruptions - throughout each season of the year., (Order No: 31065 ), $20.00
273. Stone, Charlotte (pictures by); Walters, Eleanor Dawes (verses by), CHILDREN OF HOLLAND, Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, Wisc., (1931), color illustrations, 20pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Wonderful tale, illustrated with vividly bright color illustrations., (Order No: 45239 ), $25.00
274. Striker, Fran, THE LONE RANGER ON POWDERHORN TRAIL - NUMBER 11, Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, New York, (1949), 207pp, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover) SEE NOTE, Bright colors on dustjacket, previous owner's name, and titles check marked on front flap, verso of half-title, and rear cover (typically done of titles the child had read). Front flap lists to Number 11 - ON POWDERHORN TRAIL as does the list on the verso of the half-title page. Ken Holt Mystery titles are listed on the rear flap, and Hardy Boy titles (through numbe 29) are advertised on the rear cover. Nice clean and tight copy., (Order No: 42753 ), $45.00
275. Strobl-Wohlschlager, Ilse, MAKE YOUR OWN DOLLS, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, (1968), B&W and color illustrations, 56pp, very good+, pictorial boards (hardcover), (Order No: 49543 ), $4.00
276. Strong, Joanna and Leonard, Tom B., A TREASURY OF THE WORLD'S GREAT HEROINES, Hart Publishing Company, New York, (1951), ill. by Hubert Whatley, 190pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), FOR BOYS AND GIRLS AGE TEN TO FIFTEEN. In these stirring pages your youngster will be introduced to such inspiring characters as Barbara Frietchie, Amelia Earhart, Joan of Arc, Molly Pitcher, Dolly Madison, Pocahontas, and Florence Nightingale., (Order No: 53139 ), $25.00
277. Sullivan, Charles, NUMBERS AT PLAY: A COUNTING BOOK, Rizzoli, New York, (1992), B&W and color illustrations, unpaginated, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0847815013 Combines counting with poetry, fine art, and photography., (Order No: 38538 ), $10.00
278. Sutton, Margaret, THE UNFINISHED HOUSE - A JUDY BOLTON MYSTERY, Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, New York, (1938), 250pp, good, tweed cloth w/light edgewear w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Number 11 in the series, dustjacket lists to #30. Bright cover illustration on front panel., (Order No: 14331 ), $25.00
279. Swift, Jonathan, GULLIVER'S TRAVELS: A VOYAGE TO LILLIPUT - A VOYAGE TO BROBDINGNAG, J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, PA, (1918) 3rd ptg, color ill. by Maria L. Kirk, 221pp, good, decorated red cloth, teg (hardcover) clean and tight, (Order No: 40510 ), $20.00
280. Tamar, Erika, BLUES FOR SILK GARCIA, Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, (1983) 1st ed, 155pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 051754671X Fifteen-year-old Linda, who resembles her father and has a gift for music, pursues the truth about her long- absent parent now that he has died, and her own interest in the guitar., (Order No: 34991 ), $10.00
281. Tarshis, Elizabeth Kent, THE VILLAGE THAT LEARNED TO READ, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, 1941 1st ed, ill. by Harold Haydon, 160pp, good w/lightly chipped and soiled dustjacket (hardcover), Pedro Lopez wanted to play at bullfighting and didn't see why he should go to school. He decided to run away to Mexico City where he could learn to be a real bullfighter, but an accident to his loyal friend, Carlotta, made a sudden change in his plans., (Order No: 52200 ), $15.00
282. Teale, Edwin Way, THE LOST DOG, Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, (1961), illustrated by Paul Lantz, 64pp, fine w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) signed by the author, The true story of a lost dog and a man's devotion set in the remote wilderness of eastern Oregon., (Order No: 53242 ), $30.00
283. Thackeray, William Makepeace, THE ROSE AND THE RING, Brentano's Publishers, New York, (1928) on dj, illustrated by J. H. Tinker, 161pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), "A delightful extravaganza, disclosing the extraordinary events that occurred in the mythical kingdom of Paflagonia some 20,000 years ago." A nice tight copy in seldom seen dustjacket., (Order No: 44153 ), $35.00
284. Thompson, Ruth Plumly, THE PURPLE PRINCE OF OZ, The Reilly & Lee Co., Chicago, (1932) 1st ed, 12 color plates complete, 281pp, very good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) - SEE NOTE, An exceptional copy from a one-family owned collection, but for a few exceptions. Pictorial pastedown since covered with the dustjacket "looks new", purple cloth, likewise, is deep purple except for some light fading on the top and bottom of spine which were exposed at one time due to pieces lacking on the dustjacket - about 1 1/2 inch piece at top of spine, and 1/2 inches at bottom of spine. For some reason, this is the only book in the collection with a tape repaired page (pages 37/38). The one time this book was probably being read the child probably pulled on the page while being read to. Also on the plate facing page 96 there is a one inch tear on the white border. Dustjacket has additional chips on the rear cover, the front only a few. A nice addition to one's collection., (Order No: 23375 ), $650.00
285. Thompson, Kay, ELOISE IN PARIS, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1957 1st ptg, ill. by Hilary Knight, unpaginated, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Nice internally clean and tight copy of a first edition, first printing of this Eloise sequel. Dustjacket has some very light soiling on white areas. Certainly a copy you will be pleased to own., (Order No: 43700 ), $200.00
286. Thompson, Kay, ELOISE IN MOSCOW, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1959 1st ptg, ill. by Hilary Knight, unpaginated, good, orange boards (hardcover) (no dustjacket) owner's inscr., Nice clean and tight copy of a first edition, first printing of this Eloise title., (Order No: 43701 ), $45.00
287. Tomlinson, Everett T., OLD FORT SCHUYLER - THE BLUE AND BUFF SERIES - REPRINTED AS THE BOYS OF THE MOHAWK, The Griffith & Rowland Press, Philadelphia, PA, 1901, B&W illustrations, 296pp, good, decorated brown cloth (hardcover), Reprinted by the A. L. Burt Company under the title, THE BOYS OF THE MOHAWK., (Order No: 40525 ), $45.00
288. Tooze, Ruth, NIKKOS AND THE PINK PELICAN, The Viking Press, New York, (1964), ill. by Janina Domanska, 63pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The story of how a pink pelican and a Greek-American artist help Nikkos to realize his dream of learning to paint. From the personal collection of the illustrator., (Order No: 38322 ), $12.50
289. Tousey, Sanford, A PONY FOR THE BOYS, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, (1950), color illustrations, 45pp, very good, red cloth (hardcover) - EX-LIB w/markings removed, (Order No: 41315 ), $15.00
290. Townsend, Ruth; Galloway, Ewing; Allen, J. C.; and McGill, Edward (photographs by), BARN-YARD BABIES IN THE ALPHABET, The Merrill Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, 1934, B&W illustrations, 61pp, good+, decorated boards (hardcover) some light edgewear, (Order No: 46115 ), $14.50
291. Trent, Robbie, WHAT IS GOD LIKE?, Harper & Brothers, Pub., New York, (1953), ill. by Josephine Haskell, 64pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Philip lived as a child in Bethsaida on the shore of Lake Gennesaret. His questions--of nature, of men and their purpose, and inevitably of God Himself--are patiently answered by a wise father who quite naturally includes quotations from Scripture in his replies., (Order No: 29415 ), $6.00
292. Trez, Denise and Trez, Alain (story and pictures by), CIRCUS IN THE JUNGLE, The World Publishing Company, Cleveland, OH, (1958) 1st ed, color illustrations, unpaginated, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) couple small chips dj, (Order No: 38479 ), $50.00
293. Trez, Denise and Trez, Alain, LE VILAIN CHAT (THE MISCHIEVOUS CAT), The World Publishing Company, Cleveland, OH, (1965) 1st ed, ill. by Alain Trez, unpaginated, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), The mischief-maker in this dual-language picture book is a cat who is "si vilain" that he spends all of his time playing tricks on the other animals in the garden., (Order No: 50492 ), $12.50
294. Tudor, Tasha and Allen, Linda, TASHA TUDOR'S OLD-FASHIONED GIFTS - PRESENTS AND FAVORS FOR ALL OCCASIONS, David McKay Company, Inc., New York, (1979) 1st ed, B&W and color illustrations, 118pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0679209816 This profusely illustrated book contains clear, step-by-step instructions, pictures, and diagrams for making a wide variety of presents, favors, and decorations for many occasions, including: birthdays, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Halloween, and more., (Order No: 48403 ), $65.00
295. Turner, Philip, THE GRANGE AT HIGH FORCE, The World Publishing Company, Cleveland, OH, (1967) 1st Amer, ill. by W. T. Mars, 224pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Mystery, history, and hilarious adventures are blended as three British boys try to find a statue supposedly destroyed in the sixteenth century., (Order No: 32041 ), $10.00
296. Ungerer, Tomi, THE HAT, Parents' Magazine Press, New York, (1970), color illustrations, unpaginated, very good, pictorial boards (hardcover) nice clean & tight copy, ISBN 0819303798, (Order No: 53103 ), $7.50
297. Unwin, Nora S. (written and illustrated by) inscribed by the author with an illustration of Lin's pawprint, DOUGHNUTS FOR LIN, Aladdin Books, New York, (1950) 1st ed, B&W ill. by Nora S. Unwin, unpaginated, good, blue cloth spine, pictorial boards (hardcover), Uncommon title. Light edgewear, some occasional foxing and some rubbing to the pictorial boards. Inscribed by the author/illustrator on the verso of the front free endpaper alongwith Lin's pawprint., (Order No: 50851 ), $125.00
298. Upton, Bertha (verses by); Upton, Florence K. (pictured by), THE GOLLIWOGG'S AIR-SHIP, Longmans, Green & Co., London, 1902 1st ed, color illustrations, 65pp, good+, decorated paper covered boards (hardcover) see note, AN EXCEPTIONALLY NICE CLEAN COPY, no marks of any kind to the interior, bright color illustrations. Some light edgewear to the boards, a few of the signatures are a tad loose, but not sufficient to warrant work by a binder. Again, these books are usually found with crayon marks, or children's smudge marks on the illustrations, BUT NOT THIS COPY!, (Order No: 37212 ), $600.00
299. van Wert, Faye, EMPTY POCKETS, Greene Bark Press, n.p., (2000), color ill. by the author, unpaginated, fine, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 188085161X Stevie collects things that get him into a little trouble., (Order No: 51218 ), $17.50
300. Veale, E. (stories by); Cox, Palmer (illustrations by), BUSY BROWNIES, Philadelphia Inquirer Co., Philadelphia, PA, 1896, B&W ill., color cover, 32pp, good, wraps (softcover) small stain top edge few pages, A unique item illustrated by Palmer Cox (author of THE BROWNIES) which was issued by the Philadelphia Inquirer Company as a free supplement to the Sunday Inquirer on November 22d, 1896." UNCOMMON, (Order No: 46456 ), $175.00
301. Verpilleux, E. A. (text written in collaboration with Anna Speed Brackett), THE PICTURE BOOKS OF HOUSES - THE MACMILLAN PICTURE BOOKS SERIES, The Macmillan Company, New York, 1931 1st ed, B&W and color illustrations, 64pp, good, blue cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket, An introduction to all types of dwellings, past and present., (Order No: 51759 ), $17.50
302. Vildrac, Charles, translated from the French by Clarissa B. Cooper), ROSE ISLAND, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., New York, (1957), B&W ill. by Edy Legrand, 109pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), Nine year old Tifernand's adventures on Rose Island., (Order No: 14682 ), $10.00
303. Villeplait, Lucie E. (illustrations by), BUDS AND BLOSSOMS, Worthington Company, New York, n.d. c1890s, color illustrations, unpaginated, very good, pictorial boards (hardcover) light edgewear, Twelve fablous, colorful chromoliths by Gast, Lith. Co., NY. Printed on semi-heavy boards on one side only, the delightful text is on the page opposie the chromos. Exceptionally nice copy, internally probably never read, light edgewear to the boards., (Order No: 50401 ), $175.00
304. Vincent, Florence Smith, PETER'S ADVENTURES IN MEADOWLAND: FROM THE SPIDER'S PARLOR TO THE DIGGER WASP'S DEN, Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, (1920), ill. by Harry Coultaus, 330pp, very good w/lightly soiled and chipped dustjacket (hardcover), "If the Little Folk of the Meadow were only bigger, or boys and girls were smaller, what strange adventures they might have together! How exciting it would be to go aeroplaning on a Butterfly's back, or to climb the silky rungs of a Spider's web, as a sailor runs up the ratlines, or lose yourself in the endless passage-ways of a bee-hive, see the honey cupboards and visit the throne-room of the Queen Bee." Olive green cloth with gilt stampings, exceptionally clean and bright pictorial pastedown of the front board that had been protected by the dustjacket., (Order No: 32008 ), $225.00
305. Viorst, Judith, ROSIE AND MICHAEL, Atheneum, New York, 1974 1st ed, ill. by Lorna Tomei, unpaginated, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0689304188 A story of friendship that overcomes all problems., (Order No: 50648 ), $5.00
306. Vipont, Elfrida, THE LARK IN THE MORN, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, IN, (1951), illustrated by Sandra James, 234pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), This story traces Kit's growing awareness that only music can give her true satisfaction., (Order No: 50840 ), $25.00
307. Voigt, Cynthia, TELL ME IF THE LOVERS ARE LOSERS, Atheneum, New York, 1982 1st ed, 241pp, fine w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0689309112 In 1961, at a college for academically gifted women, three roommates who differ substantially from each other are brought together by a common interest in volleyball., (Order No: 11516 ), $10.00
308. Wallace, Archer (introduction by Earl Reed Silvers), STORIES OF GRIT, Doubleday, Doran & Company, Garden City, NY, 1928, 133pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Here are the true and remarkable stories of boys who have overcome handicaps of every description; handicaps of health, poverty, almost insurmountable difficulty--and have achieved not only a place for themselves in work and happiness, but oustanding success., (Order No: 52256 ), $15.00
309. Wallace, Daisy (edited by), WITCH POEMS, Holiday House, New York, (1976), ill. by Trina Schart Hyman, 32pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover) EX-LIB no external mark, ISBN 0823402819 Eighteen poems about witches by L. Frank Baum, e. e. cummings, Eleanor Farjeon, and others. EX-LIB with no external marks and removed bookplate., (Order No: 50636 ), $7.50
310. Walt Disney, PLUTO THE PUP - A WALT DISNEY PICTURE STORY, Walt Disney Enterprises, Hollywood, CA, 1937, color illustrations, 12pp, fine, wraps (softcover), WOW !!! -- AN EXCEPTIONAL Copy of an early Walt Disney piece. Oversize folio on hard linen-type stock paper. Probably never read or handled. A great addition to any Disney collection., (Order No: 46121 ), $250.00
311. Walt Disney, WALT DISNEY'S FAMOUS SEVEN DWARFS - AN AUTHORIZED STORY OF THE WALT DISNEY CHARACTERS, Walt Disney Enterprises, Hollywood, CA, 1938, B&W and color illustrations, 20pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), Like new story of these delightful Disney characters. Probably never read., (Order No: 46122 ), $75.00
312. Waring, Gilchrist, THE CITY OF ONCE UPON A TIME: A CHILDREN'S TRUE STORY OF WILLIAMSBURG IN VIRGINIA, The Dietz Press, Inc., Richmond, VA, (1946), ill. by Elmo Jones, unpaginated, very good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), This is a story about Williamsburg when she was Virginia's capital., (Order No: 45566 ), $8.50
313. Warner, Edythe Records (written and illustrated by), CABIN FOR DUCKS, The Viking Press, New York, (1959) 2nd ptg, ill by Edythe Records Warner, 23pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), With evident contentment, a young boy tells of a world of his own whose center is the hunting cabin--the "cabin for ducks"--that Grandpa built right over the spot where, with the aid of a "divining rod," water was found., (Order No: 45042 ), $30.00
314. Warren, Billy (written and illustrated by), HEADQUARTERS RANCH, David McKay Company, Inc., New York, (1954), ill. by Billy Warren, 209pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The action in this book takes place in 1875 on the Purgatoire River in Colorado. It is based on true events that happened in the days of the open range., (Order No: 24460 ), $15.00
315. Watkins, Richard, MILLIKEN'S ARK, Thomas Nelson & Sons, New York, (1956), illustrated by Glen Dines, 125pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 39679 ), $10.00
316. Weilerstein, Sadie Rose, TEN AND A KID, Doubleday and Company, Inc., New York, (1961), ill. by Janina Domanska, 186pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) small closed tear on dj, Shows the pattern of life in a European village and the festive spirit of the holidays observed according to age-old tradition. From the personal collection of the illustrator., (Order No: 38315 ), $9.50
317. Weiman, Eiveen, IT TAKES BRAINS, Atheneum, New York, 1982 1st ed, 261pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0689308965 Barbara is usually in trouble and doesn't know why; her parents are too busy with their careers as surgeons to pay attention to her, but an understanding teacher changes her life., (Order No: 11449 ), $10.00
318. Wells, Rosemary; Jeffers, Susan (paintings by), WAITING FOR THE EVENING STAR, Dial Books for Young Readers, New York, (1993) 1st ed, color illustrations, unpaginated, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0803713983 Growing up between 1909 and 1917, Berty enjoys the slow-rolling wheel of time on his Vermont farm and cannot understand his older brother's desire., (Order No: 49379 ), $9.50
319. White, E. B., THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN, Harper & Row, New York, (1970), 210pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Price of $4.50 on dustjacket flap with date code of 0670., (Order No: 31076 ), $7.50
320. White, E. B. (pictures by Garth Williams), STUART LITTLE, Harper & Brothers, New York, (1945) 3rd ed, ill. by Garth Williams, 131pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), $2.00 price on dustjacket flap, Harper's printing code L-U -- November, 1945 - 3rd printing. Jacket has few small chips along bottom edge, and lacks piece one inch down from top of spine and along the rear cover. Owner's name on front free endpaper., (Order No: 45986 ), $50.00
321. Whitney, Thomas P. (translated from the Russian by), VASILISA THE BEAUTIFUL, The Macmillan Company, New York, (1970) 1st ptg, ill. by Nonny Hogrogian, unpaginated, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), As popular in Russian as is its universally loved counterpart by the Brothers Grimm, this delightful version of "Cinderella" was translated from the definitive A. N. Afanasiev collection of Russian Folk Tales., (Order No: 17772 ), $10.00
322. Wiesner, David, SECTOR 7, Clarion Books, New York, (1999) 1st ptg, illustrated by David Wiesner, unpaginated, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0395746566 While on a school trip to the Empire State Building, a boy is taken by a friendly cloud to visit Sector 7, where he discovers how clouds are shaped and channeled., (Order No: 53558 ), $10.00
323. Wilde, Oscar, THE BIRTHDAY OF THE INFANTA AND OTHER TALES, Atheneum, New York, 1982 1st Amer, ill. by Beni Montresor, 75pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0689308507 Contents include: The Birthday of the Infanta; The Selfish Giant; The Nightingale & the Rose; The Young King; and, The Happy Prince., (Order No: 49790 ), $6.00
324. Wildsmith, Brian, BRIAN WILDSMITH'S 1,2,3'S, Franklin Watts, Inc., New York, 1965 3rd ptg, ill. by Brian Wildsmith, unpaginated, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) small chip top of jacket, This book is an attempt to create in the child's mind deliberate and basic facts about numbers, shapes and forms., (Order No: 27649 ), $8.50
325. Wiley, Belle, MEWANEE: THE LITTLE INDIAN BOY, Silver, Burdett & Company, New York, (1912), ill. by Charles D. Hubbard, 101pp, good, decorated green cloth (hardcover), (Order No: 40212 ), $7.50
326. Williams, Florence White (retold and illustrated by), THE LITTLE RED HEN: AN OLD ENGLISH FOLK TALE, The Saalfield Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, (1918), ill. by the author, unpaginated, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), Nice clean and tight copy, small crack along gutter of spine on front board which is typical of this type of binding., (Order No: 45699 ), $30.00
327. Wilson, Gina, CORA RAVENWING, Atheneum, New York, 1980 1st ed, 161pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0689501706 The first person Becky Stokes met the summer she move to Okefield, a small village near London, was Cora Ravenwing, an odd sort of motherless girl whose father was the local gravedigger., (Order No: 11503 ), $7.50
328. Windsor, Mary (story by), A TELEVISION BOOK OF ANIMAL PARADE - A BONNIE BOOK, Samual Lowe Company, Kenosha, WI, (1951), pictures by Sari, unpaginated, very good, pictorial boards (hardcover) few faint nicks onboards, Nice copy, probably never read or played with. Television wheel works well showing animal motion. A few faint nicks on the boards, hard to see., (Order No: 46192 ), $20.00
329. Windsor, Mary (story by), THE STORY OF WILLIE THE DONKEY - WITH BEAD PUZZLE - A BONNIE STORY 'N' PUZZLE BOOK, Samuel Lowe Company, Kenosha, WI, (1950), ill. by Elsie Darien, unpaginated, very good, pictorial boards (hardcover), Nice copy, probably never been read or played with. Bead puzzle firmly in place as made., (Order No: 46194 ), $20.00
330. Wisniewski, David (story and pictures by), ELFWYN'S SAGA, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, New York, (1990) 1st ed, color illustrations, unpaginated, very good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0688095909 Although born blind because of a curse cast on her family by an evil enemy, Elfwyn finds a way to erase the curse with the help of the Hidden Folk., (Order No: 52134 ), $8.00
331. Written and Illustrated by the Staff of the Walt Disney Studios, THE THREE ORPAN KITTENS, Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, WI, (1935), B&W and color illustrations, unpaginated, very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), "Very gay and venturesome w