Ernst Kaufmann, 1905. Boards. In German. This is a juvenile novel with bright full color illustrations. Has never been translated into English. This is quite a rare book with few copies found outside Europe. Spine is cracked, but pages are nicely sound. Corners are quite chipped. More
Jewish Publication Society of America, 1973. Unada. First Edition. Cloth. This is a juvenile adaptation of the epic tale of the Israelites' defense of the fortress Masada. More
Chicago: John C. Winston, 1930. 2nd printing. Cloth. Large 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine and cover, as well as illustrated paste-down. Blue stained top edge. With maps and illustrations in color and black and white. 409 pp. Some shelf wear, and a bit of the gilt..... More
New York: International Polygonics, 1983. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo. Illustrated wraps. 224 pp. plus advertisements. Minor shelf wear. Distributor altered the advertisements in rear with marker and stickers which promote the new distributor. Excellent condition. This is a collection of the full run of Dashiell Hammett's seminal 1930s secret agent comic..... More
American Sunday-School Union, 1861. Cloth. Flyleaf is inscribed to the recipient as a gift, Christmas, 1875. This is an 1861 edition of the Christian juvenile fiction novel. Curiously, the author's name does not appear in the book, though other editions of the book are attributed to the "author of 'Twenty..... More
New York: Rand McNally, 1973. 2nd paperback printing. Wraps. 8vo. 9.25"x6". Pictorial wraps. Many black and white illustrations by Wesley Dennis. 223 pp. Light edge wear and minor scuffing on spine. Bottom right corner of front cover bent. Previous owner's name inside front cover. This is a scarce printing of Henry's classic..... More
Chicago: Rand McNally, 1972. 2nd paperback printing. Wraps. 8vo. 9.25"x6". Pictorial wraps. Many black and white illustrations by Robert Lougheed. 223 pp. Light edge wear and some small stains on front cover. Top right corner of front cover creased. Previous owner's name inside front cover. This is a scarce printing of Henry's..... More
HEYERDAHL, Thor. Kon-Tiki for Young People. Chicago: Rand McNally. 1st edition. 4to. 11.25"x8.25". Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and gilt decoration on cover. Illustrated endpapers. Many photos and color illustrations by William Neebe. 165 pp. Missing dust jacket. Signed by Heyerdahl on half title. Very good. HESSELBERG, Erik. Kon-Tiki..... More
New York: Bruce Publishing, 1938. First Edition. Cloth. Folio. Publisher's decorated cloth. Photographic frontispiece, nearly every page illustrated. 80 pp. Spine rebacked with tape. Rubbing to edges and corners. Ex-library with sticker on spine and cover, card pockets pasted inside both covers, and a few stamps and marks in front matter..... More
New York: Macmillan, 1967. 6th printing. Cloth. 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine and blind embossed decoration on cover. Dust jacket. Illustrations by Sendak throughout. 43 pp. Jacket has some chipping and closed tears around edges. Minor soiling inside front and rear gutters. Tight and clean. This is an early..... More
New York: Young Scott Books, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated boards. Illustrated dust jacket. Unpaginated. 2" closed tear down right edge of jacket spine. Sticker residue on top right of front jacket cover. Price-clipped. This is a first edition children's book written by Edward Lear and illustrated by Edward..... More
New York: Harlan Quist, 1968. First Edition, 2nd printing. Paperback. 8vo. Illustrated wraps. Unpaginated. Minor shelf wear. Previous owner's name inside front cover. This is a 2nd printing children's book written by Rhoda Levine and illustrated by Edward Gorey. (Toledano B37b). More
American Library Association, 1967. First Edition, First Printing. Pamphlet. This is an exceptionally rare pamphlet cowritten by activist librarian Morris and legendary Czech illustrator Sasek, inscribed by Morris inside front cover. Adapted from Sasek's This Is San Francisco picture book, this pamphlet was given to attendees of the American Library..... More
New York: Franklin Watts Inc., 1963. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. 7.5"x10". Yellow cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. Two-tone illustrations by Lawrence Beall Smith. Unpaginated. Jacket edges are worn. 3" tear with some chips along left edge of front jacket cover. 1.5" closed tear on bottom edge of front jacket cover..... More
New York: Young Scott Books, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated boards. Illustrated dust jacket. Unpaginated. Minor shelf wear. 1/2" closed tear at header of jacket spine and a 1/8" closed tear with crease bottom of rear jacket. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. This is a first edition..... More
Oceana Publications, 1962. Pamphlet. This is a vintage 64 page pamphlet for young people about the virtue of organized labor. This was intended for use in schools or libraries and comes with discussion questions on topics like social justice. At the time of this listing, we were able to find..... More
Stecher Lithographic Co., 1916. Original wraps. Large tear on front cover, otherwise very good and clean. This is a charmingly illustrated children's Christmas story in verse with Price's illustrations on every page. Following her career as an illustrator, Price would go on to co-found the Fisher-Price toy company. More
Estes & Lauriat, 1894. Boards. Cover is scuffed and has some stains. Interior has some foxing and owner's name and stamp on flyleaf. A nice children's adventure from the end of the 19th century. More
Birlinn, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. This is a first edition children's history book about the Scottish hero, signed by the illustrator. More
Chicago: Donohue Brothers, [1896]. Boards. 4to. 10"x7.75". Pictorial boards with blue cloth spine. Many full page, black and white engravings. Unpaginated. Boards are quite chipped. Tight and clean. This is an illustrated Victorian book of Bible stories for children. The engravings by E.T. Roe are particularly of note. More
Scholastic, 2018. Selznick, Brian. Advance Reading Copy. Paperback. A delightful rarity signed by award-winning author and illustrator Selznick directly on the title page. More
New York: Knopf, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated boards. Illustrated dust jacket. Unpaginated. Wear to jacket edges. Several closed tearsand a 1/2" chip at top front jacket cover. Mild sunning to jacket spine. This is a first edition children's book written by Muriel Spark and illustrated by Edward Gorey..... More
Henry Holt, 1937. Whalen, William. First Edition. Cloth. Tears at top of dust jacket and spine. In protective overwrap. A juvenile adventure about a boy knight fighting for France in the Crusades. Green and yellow jacket art is quite striking. More
London: W. Kent, 1817. Leather bound. 8vo. Quarter leather over marbled boards. Frontispiece. 432 pp. plus indices. Boards quite scuffed with some chipping to corners and edges. Minor soiling throughout. Contemporary newspaper clipping and hymnal page laid in. This is a scarce collection of inspirational stories and poems for children from 1817..... More
Montreal: Brimar Publications, 1990. Hardcover. 4to. Illustrated boards. Full color illustrations on every page. 334 pp. Minor shelf wear. Tear to top right of spine covering repaired with tape by previous owner. Tight and clean. This is a scarce Disney story book from 1990 which includes full-length retellings of Disney classics including..... More