Victories Greater Than Death
New York: Tor Teen, 2021. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. Signed by Anders on bound-in page. This is a signed first edition young adult science fiction novel by Charlie Jane Anders. More
Juvenile & Children’s Books
The Comic Book in America; An illustrated history
Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Company, [1989]. First Edition. Cloth. 4to. Cloth. Dust jacket. Full color illustrations. 207 pp. Some scuffing and creasing on jacket. This is a first edition of Benton's well-regarded history of the comic book. More
Carmen of the Golden Coast
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
Little Lord Fauntleroy
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..... More
How We Live; A simple dissection of the economic body
New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1944. First Edition. Cloth. 4to. Illustrated cloth. Woodcut illustrations and diagrams throughout. 39 pp. Minor sunning to spine. Attractive bookplate inside front cover. A fine copy. This is a young person's primer of Capitalist economic theory with a decidedly anti-Communist, anti-Labor perspective. More
The Gates; A strange novel for strange young people
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2009. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 264 pp. Signed on title page. Sticker on front cover. Shelf wear to wraps, which are only in good condition. This is a signed copy of Connolly's young adult novel. More
How the Indians Lived
Boston: Ginn and Company, 1928. Cloth. 8vo. Illustrated cloth. Color illustrations throughout. 200 pp. Cloth quite worn around edges. P. 61 is loose and laid in. Several tears to page edges. A fair copy. This is an illustrated juvenile book about indigenous people. More
Crimson Moccasins
New York: Harper and Row, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Illustrated boards. 214 pp. This is a stated first edition of Doughty's classic (if not culturally sensitive) juvenile novel. More
Jackanapes
London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1884. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Pictorial boards. Illustrations throughout. 47 pp. Soiling to boards and scuffing to edges. Front hinge overopened. Previous owner's name inside front cover. Light soiling to endpapers. Corner of p. 5 creased. A good+ copy. This is a...... More
Second Book of Verse
New York: Scribner's, 1893. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth with gilt lettering. Gilt top edge. Deckle edge. 260 pp. Cock to spine. Minor shelf wear. Foxing to endpapers. 1895 owner's inscription on front free endpaper. This is an early printing of Field's collection of poetry for children. More
The Blue Aspic
New York: Meredith Press, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated boards. Illustrated dust jacket. Unpaginated. Minor shelf wear. This is a first edition children's book written and illustrated by Edward Gorey. (Toledano A27a). More
The Loathsome Couple
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated boards. Illustrated dust jacket. Unpaginated. Very minor shelf wear. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. This is a first edition children's book written and illustrated by Edward Gorey. More
Gorey X 3; The Jumblies; The Dong With a Luminous Nose; Donald and the...
Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1969. First Edition. Paperback. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated wraps. Unpaginated. Minor shelf wear. This is a first edition children's book illustrated by Edward Gorey. More
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
New York: Dutton, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. 310 pp. Signed by both Green and Levithan on bound-in page. Minor shelf wear to jacket. "Signed copy" sticker on jacket. This is a first edition novel signed by both John Green and David Levithan. More
Island Boy; A story of ancient Hawaii
New York: Lothrop, 1957. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. Illustrations throughout. 209 pp. Several chips and scuffs to jacket edges. 1" closed tear at top edge of front jacket cover. This is a vintage juvenile novel set in Hawaii. More
The Colorful Story of the North American Indians
London: Octopus Books, 1974. Cloth. Folio. Publisher’s illustrated cloth boards. Many color illustrations throughout, including photographic plates. 144 pp. No jacket. Light wear to edges. Ex-library with sticker on spine and front cover and card pocket pasted on front free endpaper. Tight and clean. This is a lushly illustrated children's..... More
Born to Trot
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..... More
Hawkes Harbor
New York: Tor, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Black boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 251 pp. Minor shelf wear. Signed by author on title page. This is a signed first edition novel by the author of The Outsiders. More
A Little Boy Lost
New York: Knopf, 1924. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 4to. Cloth. Many illustrations throughout including color frontispiece and several color plates. Minor foxing throughout. Front hinge a bit tender. Minor shelf wear. This is an early printing children's classic with gorgeous illustrated plates by Lathrop. More
Indian and Camp Handicraft
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..... More
The Jumblies
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..... More
He Was There from the Day We Moved In
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
The Loren Boys' Escape from Red China
Cowman Publications, 1960. Pamphlet. This no-frills children's story is the tale of little Tim and Paul's quest to convert the evil Chinese Communists to American evangelical Christianity and capitalism. Both the text and cover art are extraordinarily racist, but are sadly an accurate representation of many Americans' views of Chinese..... More
Arabian Nights
Chicago: M.A. Donohue & Co., [1896]. Hardcover. 8vo. Illustrated cloth. Several illustrated plates. 173 pp. plus advertisements. Scuffing to cloth. Hinges overopened. Pages a bit brittle. This is an attractive abridged edition of the classic story collection for juvenile readers. More
Wide Awake Story Book
Chicago: M.A. Donohue & Co., [1900s]. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter cloth with illustrated pastedown. Profusely illustrated. Unpaginated. Shelf wear to edges. Pages are brittle but have no loss. First two pages loose and laid in. Hinges tender. This is an uncommon children's book from the early 1900s. With excellent illustrations, particularly..... More