326. My Dog and I. New York: Whittlesey House, (1958).
First Edition. Illustrated by Paul Galdon. Fine in Very Good to Near Fine dustjacket, few nicks, original price at flap. Item #20728
Children's Literature
327. Frank and Bessie's Forester. New York: Frederick A. Stokes, (1912).
First Edition. M. L. Kirk dustjacket art and frontispiece. Rare children's literature in which Frank and Bessie meet a forester. Very Good but for dampstain discoloration mostly to rear cover, in Very Good dustjacket, some shallow edge chips and short closed tears. Item #20537
328. The Discontented Ducks. New York: R. Shugg and Co, (1872).
First Edition. Original illustrated wrappers, octavo, 7 pages, color illustrations. Scarce title in the "Aunt Lutie's Stories" series. Good only, much wear to edges of covers and pages, illustrations complete despite margin wear, some light stains to pages. Item #26201
329. A Girl of the Plains Country. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1924.
Third Printing. Novel intended for young adults of a girl transplanted from an Eastern city to a Texas ranch. A scarce title. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, few small edge chips and short closed tears, lower spine end with half inch chip. Item #23272
330. A Girl of the Plains Country. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1924.
First Edition. Novel intended for young adults of a girl transplanted from an Eastern city to a Texas ranch. A scarce title. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, few small edge chips and short closed tears. Item #12152
331. Stories From the Faerie Queene. New York: Frederick A. Stokes, [1905].
First Edition. Original illustrated cloth and dustjacket. Illustrated by A. G. Walker. A prose retelling of Edmund Spenser's epic poem. Uncommon in dustjacket. Near Fine, previous owner's ink name at top half-title, in Very Good dustjacket, shallow loss at top spine end. Item #41850
332. Infant Joy A Complete Repertoire of Songs for Young Children. London: University of London Press Ltd, (1954).
First Edition. Leslie S. Haywood dustjacket art. This copy with "Author's Compliments" card laid in. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, $2.00 sticker price at lower front panel, quarter sized chip at lower front panel at flap corner. Item #26182
333. (PUBLISHER CATALOGUE) Macmillan Books for Boys and Girls. New York: Macmillan Co., 1951.
First Edition. Original illustrated wrappers, 31 pages. Publisher's catalogue for 1951 featuring children's books titles. Includes Louis Slobodkin's Dinny and Danny, Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis, etc. Very Good. Item #12519
334. The Fox and the Hound. New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., 1967.
First Edition. Octavo. Original cloth, dark mustard end papers, illustrations by John Schoenherr. Nearly Very Good, upper spine area has noticeable moisture stain, pages edges foxed, in Very good dustjacket with $4.95 price, some soiling and smudging to dust jacket, very light wear to edges. Item #41867
335. Dan Dunn Secret Operative 48 and the Crime Master. Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co., (1937).
First Edition. Sextodecimo, original illustrated boards. A "Big Little Book". Uncommon. Very Good attractive volume. Item #26253
336. John Martin's Big Book For Young People No. 14. New York: John Martin's Book House and Dodd Mead and Co, (1930).
First Edition. Collection of short stories, poems, illustrations in red and black, and activities by various authors and illustrators. Very Good plus to Near Fine with page edges mildly soiled in Very Good plus dustjacket with spine, front flap and front spine edge with mild foxing, and rear top edge with short closed tear and minor creasing. Scarce in Dustjacket. Item #15293
337. Peter Puzzlemaker. New York: Platt and Munk Co., (1929).
Presumed First Edition. Small quarto. Illustrated by George Carlson. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Item #20750
338. Adele Maximilian Children's Wear. New York: [Adele Maximilian], [1920].
First Edition. Small octavo, original paper wrappers, 30 pages. Very scarce example of a children's clothing brochure, printed cover art, pages of mimeographed illustrations of children's outfits. Maximilian's shop was located at 267 West 11th Street in New York City, and about all I can find about her is that she was early Jewish entrepreneur and businesswoman. Very Good, text block loose from 'wrappers', chipping along top edge of wrappers. Item #26243
339. Flaxie Growing Up; Flaxie Frizzle; Doctor Papa; Little Pitchers. Boston: Lee and Shepard Publishers, 1899.
Later Printings. Original decorative cloth and dustjackets. Collection of four Flaxie Frizzle series titles, all published in 1899 and all with their original publisher's dustjackets. Uncommon. Near Fine books in mostly Good to Very Good dustjackets, chipping to edges, Flaxie Frizzle title lacking about half of spine material. Item #31137
340. Just For You. Racine, Wisconsin: Western Publishing Co., (1975).
First Edition. Original large octavo illustrated boards and dustjacket. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, few inch closed tear at lower front panel. Item #14024
341. Gang Busters Step in! [Based on Phillips H. Lord's Famous Creation "Gang Busters"]. Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co., (1938).
First Edition. Sextodecimo, original illustrated boards. A "Big Little Book". Uncommon. Illustrated by Henry E. Vallely. Very Good attractive volume. Item #26265
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342. Chuck Malloy Railroad Detective on the Streamliner. Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co., (1938).
First Edition. Sextodecimo, original illustrated boards. A "Big Little Book". Uncommon. Illustrated by Joseph R. Kress. Very Good attractive volume. Item #26263
343. Peter by the Sea. New York: Junior Books, Doubleday, Doran and Co., 1940.
First Edition stated. Octavo, Original cloth and illustrated dustjacket. Illustrations and dustjacket art by Grace Paull. Uncommon novel for young people of a boy who loved the beach. Very Good to Near Fine, small crayon marks on title page and frontis, in Very Good dustjacket, few small edge chips. Item #12506
344. Unser Liederbuch. Mainz: B. Schott's Sohne. (1900).
Early Editon, 21trs u. 22 trs Tausend. Small Quarto, oblong. Lovely book of children's songs, illustrated with magnificent chromolithographs on nearly every page by Ludwig Von Bumbusch. Very Good, moderate shelf wear, corners a bit rounded, plates in attractive condition. Item #14026
345. Don't Think about a White Bear (Advance Review Copy). New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1965).
First Edition, Advance Review Copy slip laid in. Oblong octavo. Illustrated by Murray Tinkelman. Fine in Near Fine dustjacket with original price. Item #20726
346. Picture Book of Electricity. New York: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard. (1953).
First Edition. Quarto, Original cloth and illustrated dustjacket, 40 pages. informative and technical explanation of electricity and its uses intended for young people. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket. Item #12507
347. Winnie the Pooh Songs [First color illustration of Pooh]. New York: RCA, [1932].
'First Edition'. Square octavo wrappers with circular picture label affixed to front panel, housing three 78 RPM vinyl 7" inch records in record filing chemise. The first time Pooh and his friends appeared in color was 1932, when he was drawn by Slesinger in his now-familiar red shirt and featured on an RCA Victor picture record. "On 6 January 1930, Stephen Slesinger purchased U. S. and Canadian merchandising, television, recording and other trade rights to the "Winnie-the-Pooh" works from Milne for a $1000 advance and 66% of Slesinger's income, creating the modern licensing industry. By November 1931, Pooh was a $50 million-a-year business. Slesinger marketed Pooh and his friends for more than 30 years, creating the first Pooh doll, record, board game, puzzle, US radio broadcast (NBC), animation, and motion picture film." Records in Very Good condition, wrappers Very Good. Item #25831
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348. The House at Pooh Corner. London: Methuen and Co. Ltd, (1928).
First Edition. Octavo, original pink decorative cloth, gilt top page edge and illustrated dustjacket. E. H. Shepard illustrations. The second volume of stories about Winnie-the-Pooh, notable for the introduction of the character Tigger. Near Fine but for some foxing to page edges, a shadow (probably natural) to inside edge of front and rear endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, tiny chip at top spine end, small chip at upper front panel, few flap corners nicked. Item #31152
349. Fourteen Songs from "When We Were Very Young" New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., (1925).
First Edition. Quarto, original boards, illustrated dustjacket. E. H. Shepard decorations. Very Good in Good dustjacket, six inch closed tear at top rear panel, closed tear at top area of spine, small internal chip, edge with few closed tears and small chips. Item #26222
350. Cat and Dog. New York: Harper and Brothers. (1960).
Presumed First Edition, no printing statement. "An Early I Can Read Book". Original glossy illustrated boards and dustjacket. Illustrated by Fritz Siebel. An easy reading adventure of a cat and dog. Minarik is best known for her Little Bear series of books illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket. Item #12508
