Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1890. Early reprint. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown decorative cloth. Decorative endpapers. Woodcut illustrations. 291 pp. plus advertisements. Significant cock to spine. Superficial discoloration from water at top of front cover. Cloth torn at left edge of spine, by header and footer. Front hinge overopened. Tight and clean. This is a...... More
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
New York: Harper Collins, 2000. Advance Reading Copy. Hardcover. 8vo. Purple boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 238 pp. Advance reading copy sticker on front cover. Otherwise identical to first printing. This is an advance copy of the first Princess Diaries novel, which went on to become a bestselling series of books and films..... 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 popular 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
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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..... 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: Random House, 1964. First American Edition, 2nd state. Cloth. 8vo. Red cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover. Black stained top edge. Pictorial dust jacket. Green and black illustrated endpapers. Many illustrations by Burningham. 114 pp. Some scuffing and edge wear to jacket. Several closed tears at header..... More
Great Britain: Jonathan Cape, 1964. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Pictorial boards. Black stained top edge. Pictorial dust jacket. Green and black illustrated endpapers. Many illustrations by Burningham. 48 pp. Some scuffing and edge wear to jacket. An ink fingerprint is present on front and rear jacket colors. Dark discoloration..... More
New Haven: Yale, 1926. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Red decorative cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. With illustrations by Lathrop. 118 pp. Jacket has some chips and small, closed tears around edges. 1" closed tear bottom left front jacket cover. 2.5" tear bottom of rear jacket flap, resulting in a large crease on..... 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
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