First Edition. 16vo, Original illustrated boards and dustjacket. Scarce and early color illustrated Gruell title. Very Good attractive copy, mild cracking, page block a bit shaken, in Very Good plus dustjacket, few tiny edge chips and very mild darkening. Item #12497
First Edition Thus. Johnny Gruelle Illustrations. A Raggedy Ann and Andy story. Very Good plus with illustration on page seven crayon in, Very Good dustjacket with half dollar size chips to front top edge and front bottom edge, light chipping to rear top edge with moderate creasing, three tiny chips to mid rear panel and surface wear to rear panel. Item #15297
First Edition. Ethel Hays illustrations. Box set of four coloring books, complete. Quarto, original stiff illustrated wrappers. Very Good, with less than half of illustrations crayoned in, box top indented with inch and half tear to lower left edge, nickel sized abrasion to top left edge of box top. Item #19853
First Edition. Original illustrated boards, spiral bound, color illustrated dustjacket, moveable parts. Uncommon toy book with tabs and moveable parts to better engage children in this famous Gruelle story. Very Good plus tight copy with all six animated pages in working order, in Very Good dustjacket, modest edge wear, cm chip at lower spine end. Item #13994
First Edition. Original illustrated boards, spiral bound, color illustrated dustjacket, moveable parts. Uncommon toy book with tabs and moveable parts to better engage children in this famous Gruelle story. Very Good plus tight copy with all six animated pages in working order. Item #26224
First Edition. Original illustrated boards, spiral bound, color illustrated dustjacket, moveable parts. Uncommon toy book with tabs and moveable parts to better engage children in this famous Gruelle story. Very Good plus tight copy with all six animated pages in working order, in Very Good dustjacket, modest edge wear, cm chip at lower spine end. Item #26223
Second Printing. Quarto, 14 by 10 inches. Original illustrated boards and dustjacket. Sixth volume in the Orlando series. Very Good, some mustiness, in Good to Very Good dustjacket, general edge wear and small chips, spine ends chipped an inch deep, some horizontal closed tears along spine. Item #12498
First Edition. Octavo, original full leather, gilt spine bands and gilt lettering to spine stamp. Author’s first published book, best known today for her timeless children’s poem “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” Hale also became one of the first American women novelists and one of the first of either gender to write a book about slavery. Nearly Very Good, with modest foxing to pages, circular stain not obstructing readability to first few and last few leaves, leather with expected wear especially to edges and spine gutters, some pencil scribbles to front inside cover. Item #18694
First Edition. Illustrated by Emil Weiss. Fine in Very Good or Near Fine dustjacket with just a few short tears, price at front flap. Item #20705
First Edition. Original octavo illustrated wrappers, side stappled, approx. forty unnumbered pages. Uncommon promotional advance booklet advertising the publication of Mifflin's ten volume set of children's literature. Includes testimonials by Joel Chandler Harris, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Alice Hegan Rice and others. The series collected a majority of what was concerning classics in children's literature at the time including Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Allan Poe, Lewis Carroll and many others. Very Good, with rear wrap detached at spine, few small edge chips. Item #15869
First Edition. Large octavo, original blue cloth and publisher's illustrated dustjacket. Griswold Tyng dustjacket art and illustrations. Midwestern set children's book about a mustang horse. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket with staining to top half of jacket at verso, stain to rear bottom corner, modest wear and edge nicks. Item #15993
First Edition. Hollis C. Booth illustrations. Signed by author on front free endpaper. A whimsical tale of a cow that yearns for city life. Bessie goes shopping in department stores and even has facials! Very Good with toning to title page and back of endpaper due to newspaper clipping and outline of paperclip, in Good plus dustjacket with heavy wear, creasing and several inch closed tears to bottom edges and front flap edge, chipping to spine ends, a few short tears to top edges. Uncommon title. Item #13997
First Edition. 16vo. Original illustrated boards and dustjacket. Children's literature. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket, wear to edges and spine endges, shallow chips at spine ends and flap corners. Item #15792
Early Printing. Scarce early dustjacketed copy of this humor classic of rural poverty. "In the shanty town called the Cabbage Patch, Mrs. Wiggs scrabbles for survival with her brood of five children." Basis for the 1934 Paramount Pictures feature directed by Norman Taurog and starring Pauline Lord, W. C. Fields and Zasu Pitts. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket with half inch chip at lower spine end, some smaller chips and mild soiling. Item #22365
First Edition. Signed and Inscribed on front free endpaper possibly to the illustrator by Author. Kenneth Longtemps illustrations. Basis for the 1984 short film that was nominated for an Oscar. Very Good plus with mild indents to rear cover in Very Good plus price clipped dustjacket with mild soiling to panels, and surface wear and fairly light indentations to rear panel. Still very scarce to be found signed. Item #15237
First Edition. Sextodecimo, original illustrated boards. A "Big Little Book". Uncommon. Illustrated by Henry E. Vallely. Very Good attractive volume. Item #26258
Early Reprint Edition. Uncommon early illustrated edition of this Henty title to be found in original illustrated publisher's dustjacket. Previous owner inscription at front free endpaper dated 1904. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket with few nicks at spine ends. Item #14000
First Edition stated, complete number line. Uncommon title to be found in original format. Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, remnant of sticker price at lower spine, presumably removable. Item #26146
Stated First Edition. From the creator of Frances, is the story of a young robot who is lazy. The second title in the series of Sol-1. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket with mild creasing to top rear edge, length of rear flap edge, and inside front flap, and lower front flap corner clipped. Price of 7.95 still intact. Item #14002
First Edition. Illustrated by Lillian Hoban. Part of the "I Can Read Book" series by Harper with robot characters. This copy nicely inscribed and signed by Phoebe Hoban at front free endpaper. Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Item #14001
First Edition. Quarto, Original illustrated boards and dustjacket. Early children's literature title by the author of Danny and the Dinosaur. Very Good, some shelf wear, in Very Good dustjacket, few closed tears and wear. Item #15847
First Edition. Helen Craig illustrations. 4th title in the popular Angelina series. Very Good plus in Very Good plus dustjacket with mild sticky residue to lower front edge. Item #15270
First Edition. Sextodecimo, original illustrated boards and matching dustjacket. Scarce. Good, text block detached from binding, wear to boards, in Good dustjacket, worn at spine and edges. Item #26173
First Edition, Advance Review Copy slip laid in. Quarto. Illustrated by Lionard Weisgard. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket with few short closed tears, original price at flap. Item #20731
First Edition. No date but circa 1940's. Original quarto color illustrated box-set of color 'linenlike books', eleven complete stories for children and illustrated by The Hollings. Rare Platt and Munk box set in attractive condition. Near Fine collection, some edge wear to spine ends of volumes, in Very Good box. Item #15998
