John C. Winston Company, 1931. Burd, Clara M. Cloth. Water stain on side edge. Some minor fraying at top and bottom of spine. This is a beautiful vintage edition of Alcott's juvenile novel with full-color illustrations, endpapers, and a cover pastedown by Clara M. Burd. Bound in green cloth with... More
Hurst and Co., 1900. Cloth. Spine cracked at back page. Binding is quote scuffed and damaged at corners. Water damage on cover and a bit along bottom edge. Title page is loose and laid in. An early edition of Alger's classic melodrama that shows its age. More
Hurst & Company, 1912. Cloth. Stains and bumping at corners and spine. Crayon scribbles inside front cover. A few small stains in interior, but otherwise good. Publisher's catalog in back pages. A charming old copy of Alger's juvenile melodrama. More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1925. 3rd printing. Cloth. 8vo. 8"x5.5". Green cloth with gilt lettering and and illustration on front cover. Several illustrated plates. 392 pp. Edges and corners rather scuffed. Hinges overopened. Owner's gift inscription on front free endpaper. Minor soiling to endpapers. Tight and clean. This is a.... More
Grosset and Dunlap, 1935. Boards. Chipping at edges and stains on spine and back cover. Interior is very good. This is a children's story story about Carmen's adventures seeing sights up and down the coast of California, with charming "photographic illustrations" combining famous landmarks with actors portraying the characters in... More
Galion: Bradford-Brown Educational Co., 1935. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. 7.5"x5.25". Pictorial wraps. Staple-bound. 202 pp. plus advertisements. Scuffing to edges and some small creases on covers. Front hinge was glued improperly and has left some stains. Tight and clean. This is a scarce book of Marxist propaganda for children. Rt. Rev. William... More
New York: Scribner's, 1886. 1st edition, 2nd issue. Cloth. 8vo. 8.5"x7". Brown decorative cloth with red and gilt lettering and embossments. Illustrations by Reginald B. Birch. 209 pp. plus advertisements. Ex library. Withdrawal stamp on top block edge and inside front cover. Header and footer of spine scuffed. Corners rubbed. Discoloration... More
New York: Scribner's, 1895. First Edition. Cloth. Large 8vo. 8.5"x7". Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover and embossed decorations. Many illustrated plates by Reginald B. Birch. 191 pp. plus illustrated advertisements. Minor scuffs to cover, and some dark discoloration on back cover. Hinges overopened. Tight and clean. This is... More
London: Macmillan, 1929. Cloth. 8vo. 7.75"x5.75". Blue textured cloth with gilt lettering on spine and black Cheshire Cat embossed on cover. Illustrated endpapers. Color frontispiece. 92 illustrations by John Tenniel. Pagination restarts after first volume: 192, 224 pp. Edges and spine are scuffed. Ink mark on spine and front cover. 1"... More
A.L. Burt, 1898. Hardcover. This is an early reprint of the hit juvenile adventure novel. Some chipping around top and bottom of spine. Binding is sound and interior is pristine. More
John C. Winston Company, 1957. Merwin, Decie. Cloth. Missing dust jacket. Small stain on bottom page edge. This is a fourth printing of Caudill's classic children's book featuring Merwin's delicate line illustrations. More
Random House, 1948. First Edition. Cloth. No dust jacket as issued. This is a set of both volumes of the St. Nicholas Anthology of classic Christmas tales and illustrations, many by the great Arthur Rackham. Authors include Kipling, London, Alcott, and many more. There are even games and riddles in... More
Random House, 1959. Coggins, Jack. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Missing dust jacket. This is the great Costain's juvenile retelling of the history of William the Conqueror from his childhood to his death. Very handsomely decorated tan cloth with red and green compass and lettering. Many two-color illustrations by Jack Coggins. More
Henry Altemus Company, 1911. Cloth. Both hinges cracked, and quite a bit of wear around the edges. Interior has a lot of foxing and some stains. This illustrated old children's story is the third in the Circus Boys series. More
Scribner's, 1925. Smith, Jessie Willcox. Cloth. Edges are slightly worn. Small stain through first few pages, with previous owner's name and inscription on flyleaf and title page. This is a nice illustrated edition of Crothers' child-friendly retellings of the children characters in the works of Charles Dickens. More
Chicago: [John C. Winston Co.], 1898. First Edition. Boards. 8vo. 9.75"x7.5". Illustrated green boards. Decorative endpapers, many ink illustrations, and several full-color and half tone lithographic plates. 232 pp. Edges are worn all the way around with some small chipos to the boards. Both hinges cracked. Front free endpaper and frontispiece... More
Viking Press, 1951. Du Bois, William Pene. Cloth. No dust jacket, presumably as issued. Sticker residue on back cover, and corners are a bit bumped. This is an odd little illustrated book for young children about koala bears who throw a masquerade. More
New York: Exeter Books, 1986. First Thus. Hardcover. 4to. 10.5"x7.25". 2 volumes in slipcase. Pictorial dust jackets. Many illustrations by various artists. 414 pp. and 416 pp. Very minor dings to slipcase. This is a set of two large anthologies of illustrated stories for children published by Exeter Books. A beautiful set... More
New York: Wise-Parslow, 1935. First American Edition. Boards. 8vo. 9.75"x6.75". Illustrated boards. Pictorial dust jacket. Many full-color illustrations by Janet Laura Scott including endpapers. 93 pp. Minor scuffing at edges of jacket. Light red scuff on back cover. 1/2" closed tear bottom center of back cover. Previous owner's inscription on front... More
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
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
New York: A.L. Burt, [1900s]. Cloth. 8vo. 7.5"x5.25". Blue decorated cloth with stained edges. Decorative endpapers. Many illustrated plates by John Schonberg. 434 pp. plus 20 pp. advertisements. Edges scuffed. Hinges overopened. Minor soiling throughout. Tight and clean. This is an early printing of Henty's historical novel of Sweden for young people..... More