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Ray Bradbury
Madrigals for the Space Age
Associated Music Publishers paperback New York: Associated Music Publishers 1972 One of the rarest of Bradbury's works. He wrote the text for a cantata for chorus and piano. This copy is signed by Mr. Bradbury on the cover. Lovely copy. Some fading which is to be expected and a very small crease just above the bottom staple on the cover. Overall a nice-looking copy. All books are carefully packed and placed in a sturdy shipping box. Orders are normally processed within 24 hours.
Bookseller reference : 000736
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Ray Bradbury
Skeletons
Subterranean paperback U.S.A.: Subterranean 2008 Illustrated chapbook edition of one of Bradbury's most horrific stories. Signed by the author on the cover. There is a slight indentation at the top and the bottom right edge is slightly creased. All books are carefully packed and shipped in a sturdy shipping box. I do NOT use padded envelopes. Orders are normally mailed within 24 hours.
Bookseller reference : 000735 ISBN : 1596061928 9781596061927
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Bradbury Ray.
Masks
Gauntlet hardcover Gauntlet 2008 A collection of previously unpublished stories. Limited edition signed by the author. This copy has never been read it is still in its shrink-wrap. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Books are normally sent within 24 hours of receipt of order.
Bookseller reference : 000646 ISBN : 193426704x 9781934267042
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Bradbury Ray
Ahmed and the Oblivion Machines
Avon paperback Avon 1998 The uncorrected proof. Fable of the 12 year old son of a caravan leader who falls off his camel and is rescued by an ancient god. Does not appear to have been read. All books are carefully packed in a sturdy shipping box. I do NOT use padded envelopes. Books are normally sent within 24 hours of order often on same day.
Bookseller reference : 000467 ISBN : 0380977044 9780380977048
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Bradbury Ray
The Veldt
Perfection Form paperback Perfection Form 1982 One of Ray Bradburt's most famous stories published in a chapbook for students there are questions at the end of the book but they were left blank by the previous owner. Inscribed "Al! Ray Bradbury 2/2/03" on the front cover. Immaculate condition. All books are carefully packed in a sturdy shipping box. I do NOT use padded envelopes. Nearly all orders are shipped within 24 hours often on the day the order was received.
Bookseller reference : 000431
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Bradbury Ray
From the Dust Returned
Earthlight hardcover London: Earthlight 2001 A novel about a most unusual family the Elliots. First ptinting complete number line of first British edition. Not price-clipped no remainder mark not bumped. Pages are yellowed but this is a common attribute of British editions. Comes in a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed I do NOT use padded envelopes. Books are normally sent within 24 hours of order often on the same day.
Bookseller reference : 000514 ISBN : 0743207599 9780743207591
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Bradbury Ray
Death is a Lonely Business
Franklin Library hardcover Franklin Library 1985 Signed first edition. Lovely leather bound edition with gilt edged pages. As issued without dust jacket.
Bookseller reference : 000077
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Bradbury Ray
Somewhere a Band Is Playing: Early Drafts and Final Novella
Gauntlet Pr hardcover Gauntlet Pr 2007 One of 500 signed copies this is #435. Has never been read. No bumps no tears no remainder mark. Comes in a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Tracking number supplied on domestic orders.
Bookseller reference : 001457 ISBN : 1887368981 9781887368988
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STANDISH Burt L. pseudonym of William Wallace Cook & William Gilbert Patten
Collection of 28 Frank & Dick Merriwell Adventure Stories In Tip Top Weekly: an Ideal Publication for the American Youth: May 1904 - Feb. 1912. Nos. 421 588 610 626 627 717 718 755 768 770 771 773 - 775 &76 778 - 78183848789 79198 & 827
New York: Street & Smith 1904. No.s 794 796 798 827 in addition to those above. 27 separate issues of this iconic boy's weekly magazine. One issue 1904 two issues 1907 two issues 1908 four issues 1910 17 issues 1911 one issue 1912. Ranging in condition from Good to Near Fine overall the large majority Very Good or better a few with prior owner name and/or old pencil prices. . First Printings. Newsprint. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Street & Smith Paperback books
Bookseller reference : 008446
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Fantasy Archives Eric Kramer
CATALOGUE 21 A MISCELLANY OF FANTASY ARCHIVES Offered by Raymond Schene
New York: Raymond Schene 1978. Octavo not paginated illustrations pictorial wrappers stapled. First edition. Antiquarian and out-of-print SF and fantasy literature; 2580 lots plus one page of late arrivals. Rear cover used as address panel with addressee's name/address and stamps "Schene" name inked out a good copy. #163916 Raymond Schene unknown books
Bookseller reference : 163916
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Fantasy Leahy John Martin
Drome
Los Angeles: Fantasy Publishing 1952. First Thus. Cloth. Very Good/very good. Small clothbound 8vo in dustwrapper. 293 pp. With illustrations by the author. Front hinge weakened else a very good copy in olive cloth binding in a very good price intact dustwrapper. Endpaper illustration by the author as well. Fantasy Publishing unknown books
Bookseller reference : 27022
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Hodgson William Hope British Fantasy Society The compiler
WILLIAM HOPE HODGSON: A CENTENARY TRIBUTE 1877-1977
Dagenham Essex: The British Fantasy Society 1977. Octavo pp. 1 2-15 16 pagination includes covers pictorial wrappers. First edition. Prints two stories by Hodgson "The Riven Night" and "The Phantom Ship" and an essay on Hodgson by Peter Tremayne. Issued as "British Fantasy Booklet" number 2. A fine copy. #142923 The British Fantasy Society unknown books
Bookseller reference : 142923
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Aesop; Detmold Edward J. Illustrator
The Fables of Aesop. Illustrated by Edward J. Detmold
New York: Hodder & Stoughton No Date 1909-1912. Collects 313 of Aesop's classic fables and features 23 mounted full-color plates all present by Detmold. Originally published by Hodder and Stoughton in London in 1909 in a limited edition this American edition is quite uncommon in commerce. Very Good in original embossed green cloth with gilt lettering illustrated end papers small prior owner name in ink scattered moderate toning throughout spine evenly sunned to pale green mounting page for illustration at p.134 loose. Still an attractive copy with all of the marvelous Detmold illustrations. . American Edition. Embossed Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hodder & Stoughton Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 008596
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Dr. Seuss; GEISEL Ted Theodore
A Collection of 7 of the First 9 Redbook Magazines from 1950-1951 Containing Original Dr. Seusss Stories
New York: McCall Corporation 1950. Seven of the first nine Redbook Magazines from 1950-51 1.3.4.5.6.7 and 9 that each contained an original Dr. Seuss story overall Very Good wear with paper loss at spine ends some with tears at spine folds toning some pages with small corner creases. Jun. 1950 Vol. 95 No.2 "Gustav the Goldfish" p. 48-51; Aug. 1950 Vol.95 No.4 "Tad and Todd" p.56-58; Sep. 1950 Vol. 95 No. 5 "Marco Comes Late" p.58-59 Oct. 1950 Vol. 95 No.6 "How Officer Pat Saved the Whole Town"; p.46-48; Nov. 1950 Vol. 96 No.1 "Steak for Supper" p. 44-46; Dec.1950 Vol.96 No.2 "The Big Brag" p.46-47; Feb. 1951 Vol. 96 No.4 "The Rabbit the Bear and the Zinniga-Zanniga" p.46-47. Between June 1950 and December 1957 Seuss had 23 original stories first published in Redbook Magazine. At least 3 of the 23 predated the first book publications of the same titles. "Gustav the Goldfish" was the basis for the book A FISH OUT OF WATER by Helen Palmer Seuss' first wife. The 2 stories are identical in plot while Helen's book does not rhyme and is illustrated by P.D. Eastman. Six of the seven stories were featured in two Random House books of "lost" Seuss stories The Bippolo Seed and Other Stories 2011 and Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories 2014 both with forewords by Charles D Cohen. Individually and collectively these magazines are SCARCE in current commerce with few individual copies ever showing up at auction. A RARE opportunity for the dedicated Dr. Seuss collector. . First Printings. Magazine. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. McCall Corporation Paperback books
Bookseller reference : 008952
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Ousley Odille; Russell David H.
OUR BIG RED STORY BOOK; The Ginn Basic Readers
Boston: Ginn and Company 1966. 25 3/4" h x 18 1/2" w. A teacher's book for reading to the whole class with folding wings that unsnap so book can be fully open and on display. Contains 9 stories 38 pages each page with great period illustrations featuring biracial children playing. earlier editions have only 6 stories and 25 or fewer pages. States "100 Edition" bottom of title page copyright dates of 1966 1964 1961 1957 1952 1948. Very Good Plus bump top edge of front cover slight waviness to thick paper pages a clean and quite handsome copy would be lovely displayed in a child's room o given the condition r with years of use left for a preschool. . Sixth Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. Double Elephant - over 25" - 50" tall. Ginn and Company Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 008665
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Fantasy James Marlon
Black Leopard Red Wolf Signed
New York: Riverhead Books 2019. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good/near fine. First American edition first printing with complete number row. James' highly acclaimed first fantasy novel after his Man-Booker Prize-winning book A Brief History of Seven Killings. 620 pp. Rear cover blurbs by Neil Gaiman and Louise Erdrich. Rear blank endpaper is heavily creased for some unknown reason else this is a clean and unmarked very good copy in price-intact dustwrapper. With "Signed First Edition" sticker afixed to the front panel. SIGNED by author on the title page. Riverhead Books hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 28950
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Vincenzo Fraschetti; Illustrated by Carlo V. Testi
Italia Dall' A alla Z. Poesie di Vincenzo Fraschetti. Commento Grafico di C. V. Testi
Novara Italy : Officine Dell'istituto Geografico De Agostini 1936. RARE. First and only edition of this children's alphabet book published specifically for Italian children living abroad intended to indoctrinate them in the strength and glories of Mussolini's Fascist government. Very Good foxing to blank paste downs boards rubbed at edges. Foreword by Piero Parini director for the Fascist flagship newspaper Il Popolo d'Italia and coordinator of Fascist organizations of the Italian diaspora. 88 pp. With striking modernist and cubist-inspired full-color illustrations every page by the poster artist C.V. Testi and poems by Vincenzo Fraschetti. RARE given the intended audience and the postwar drive to eliminate Fascist material especially from librairies. Worldcat shows 3 institutional holdings 2 in the US and 1 in Germany. . First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Small 4to. Officine Dell'istituto Geografico De Agostini, Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 007846
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Harris Isobel
Frosty Snow
New York: Henry Holt 1951. RARE. Her 2nd book by the author best known for "Little Boy Brown". Near Fine small rubs to boards at spine ends in a Very Good dust jacket front flap price-clipped 2' x 1" triangular chip bottom edge front panel small chips and rubs at spine ends. Illustrated by Leslie Lane and Anne Robertson the story of a nine year old girl named Frosty Snow who played in the park "with her friends Hedwig from Norway and Ai-Lien who was Chinese and a Japanese boy named Loo". . First Edition. Decorative Paper Covered Board. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Henry Holt Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 007761
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Cox Palmer 1840 1924
The Brownies: Their Book
xii144 pages Illustrated throughout. Quarto 10 3/4" x 8 1/2" bound in original pictorial boards in original pictorial jacket in a custom slipcase. First edition first state with the De Vinne Press seal immediately below the copyright notice.<br /><br /><i>The Brownies</i> is a series of publications by Canadian illustrator and author Palmer Cox based on names and elements from English traditional mythology and Scottish stories told to Cox by his grandmother. Illustrations with verse aimed at children <i>The Brownies</i> was published in magazines and books during the late 19th century and early 20th century. Not unlike fairies and goblins Brownies are imaginary little sprites who are supposed to delight in harmless pranks and helpful deeds. Never allowing themselves to be seen by mortal eyes they are male drawn to represent many professions and nationalities all mischievous members of the fairy world whose principal attribute is helping with chores while a family sleeps. The Brownie characters became famous in their day and at the peak of their popularity were a pioneering name brand within merchandising. The first appearances of Brownie characters in a print publication took place in 1879 but not until the February 1881 issue of <i>Wide Awake</i> magazine were the creatures printed in their final form. The first proper story The Brownies' Ride appeared in the February 1883 issue of the children's periodical <i>St. Nicholas Magazine</i>. Published in 1899 <i>The Brownies Abroad</i> is considered the first Brownie comic strip though it didn't utilize speech balloons until the publication <i>The Brownie Clown of Brownie Town</i> of 1908. From 1903 <i>The Brownies</i> appeared as a newspaper Sunday strip for several years. The first compilation <i>The Brownies Their Book</i> was published in 1887 followed by 16 books in the series until the last in 1918.<br /><br /><b>Condition:</b><br /><br />Rubbing to boards and spine extremities; marginal damp-staining through majority of leaves ownership inscription. Dust jacket damp-stained some wrinkling and creasing few small chips a better than good copy in scarce like jacket. The Century Company hardcover books
Bookseller reference : L0271
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Fantasy Burroughs Edgar Rice
Tarzan The Terrible
New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1921. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. G&D reprint edition of this Tarzan adventure novel. With frontis and illustrations by J. Allen St. John. Copyright page states 1921 but this reprint likely from the early 1930's. A handsome clean near fine copy in red boards lettered in black. Green topstain. The unclipped dustwrapper lists 34 different Burroughs' titles on the rear flap. Dustwrapper has some small chips and wear to edges but a solid very good example overall. Nice copy of this early reprint edition. <br/><br/> Grosset & Dunlap hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 23408
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Fisher Helen Stevens "Little Lady of the House"
RADIO Fun Fare
N.D.C. 1939. Staplebound. Color illustrated wraps. Very good. Youngren Max. 30 pages. 20 x 14 cm. Written by one of Chicago's women of the "Golden Age of Radio" Helen Stevens Fisher best known as "The Little Lady of the House" who was featured on The National Farm and Home Hour NBC - one of the most popular radio programs of the 20th century. Fisher was the Barbara Walters of her time wrangling nationally famous personalities and stars coming through Chicago to join her on air and talk abouth themselves on the broadcast. <br /><br />Booklet is filled with wacky party ideas: Millionaire's Party Paper Sack Party Treasure Trail. all accompanied by menus and recipes. Illustrated throughout. Covers lightly rubbed at edges. <br /> N.D.C. paperback books
Bookseller reference : 2527
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Jones Jessie; Illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones
Small Rain Verses from the Bible
New York: The Viking Press 1943. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR at half-title page -"For Estelle K. Hadden with many good wishes. Jessie Orton Jones and Elizabeth Orton Jones". Very Good lacking the dust jacket boards rubbed at edges and corners covers a bit faded. A Caldecott Honor Book in 1944. . SIGNEDAND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR. First Edition. Decorative Paper Covered Board. Very Good/No Jacket. Oblong 8vo. The Viking Press Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 008504
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Clarke Susanna
JONATHAN STRANGE & MR NORRELL
London: Bloomsbury 2006. First edition first prnt. White dustjacket satin pagemarker. Illustrated by Portia Rosenberg. Signed by Clarke and Rosenberg on the title page. First printing copies were issued in both white and black dustjackets; no priority. Spine ends very lightly pushed; toning on foreedge. Unread copy in Near Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Clarke's first novel. Locus Award winner for Best First Novel and Hugo Award and World Fantasy Award for best novel. Signed by Author and Artist. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Fine. Illus. by Portia Rosenberg. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bloomsbury Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 11957 ISBN : 0747570558 9780747570554
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DAHL Roald
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator: The Further Adventures of Charlie Bucket and Willy Wonka Chocolate-Maker Extraordinary
NY:: Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. 0394824725 . First edition. Very good in a very good price clipped dust jacket. . Knopf, hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 41158 ISBN : 0394824725 9780394824727
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Clarke Susanna
JONATHAN STRANGE & MR. NORRELL
London: Bloomsbury 2004. First UK edition first prnt. Signed by Clarke and illustrator Portia Rosenberg on the title page. White dustjacket satin pagemarker. First printing copies were issued with both white and black dustjackets; no priority. Spine ends slightly pushed upper board corner with small bump and tiny tear on the paper cover; an unread copy in Near Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Clarke's first novel. Signed By Author & Artist. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Fine. Illus. by Portia Rosenberg. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bloomsbury Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 10534 ISBN : 0747570558 9780747570554
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Perrault Charles
La Belle Au Bois Dormant & Le Petit Chaperon Rouge . Deux contes de ma mere Loye
France: Eragny Press 1899. Published in an edition of 224 copies 200 of which were for sale. In original pale blue decorative paper boards gilt lettering front cover 2 gilt decorations at spine with lovely wood engravings and decorative initials designed by Lucien Pissarro and engraved by Lucien and Esther Pissarro printed on handmade paper. Very Good spine a bit darkened endpages with usual toning small bookseller's stickers bottom edge front and rear paste downs. A quite charming edition of these classic fairy tales. . Limited Edition. Decorative Paper Covered Board. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. Eragny Press Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 007161
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Rock Fantasy Comics.
Pink Floyd: Heart of the Sun.
Pittsburgh PA: Rock Fantasy Comics 1990. Pink Floyd II Vol. 15. Octavo stiff color-illustrated wrappers stapled 32 pp. Illustrated. Fine. Rock Fantasy Comics, 1990. Pink Floyd II, Vol. 15. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 5548fd
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Rumohr Marianne; Illustrated by Carl Von Hanno
ABC
Oslo Norway: Johan Grundt Tanum 1954. Very Good Plus corners rubbed. Illustrated end pages charmingly illustrated in color and black and white by noted Norwegian artist Carl Von Hanno. First published 1949 this revised edition for Moderate Forms. Text in Norwegian 120 p. SCARCE an unusual find for the ABC collector. . Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Johan Grundt Tanum hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 008964
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BAUM L. FRANK; POTTER BEATRIX; ANDERSEN HANS CHRISTIAN; BROTHERS GRIMM; BANNERMAN HELEN
THE CHRISTMAS STOCKING SERIES. Little Black Sambo; The Night Before Christmas; the Story of Peter Rabbit; Fairy Tales from Grimm; Fairy Tales from Andersen; Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty
Chicago: Reilly & Britton 1911. Six Volumes 32mo 4" h x 3" w. The Night Before Christmas dated 1905 the rest 1911. Bound in original red paper covered boards with pictorial paste downs to front covers that are surrounded by a stamped design of holly and berries. White end papers each book with numerous full-page color and some black and white illustrations throughout the only credited illustrator John R. Neill for Peter Rabbit. Introductions by L. Frank Baum. Publisher's ads at ends. A Very Good set lacking the original slipcase spines a bit rubbed contents clean and unmarked hinges solid. SCARCE as a complete set. The tumultuous and complicated history of "Little Black Sambo" as a book and as a pejorative term adds a painful overlay to this otherwise charming Christmas stocking stuffer. . First Edition Thus. Decorative Paper Covered Board. Very Good. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Reilly & Britton, Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 008492
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Wallace Dillon
The Fur Traders of Kettle Harbor
New York: Fleming H. Revell Co. 1931. RARE title in the series "The Lure of the North Books" by Dillon Wallace. OCLC notes only 5 library holdings worldwide. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page "with love and Christmas greetings Dillon abd Lue Christmas 1931" and also later signed and inscribed in 1977 by Dillon Wallace III to Gordon Randall the son of the original recipient. Near Fine toning at end pages in the SCARCE dust jacket Very Good Plus small chips at tips and head of spine. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fleming H. Revell Co. Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 008347
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Tolkien J. R. R.
The Fellowship of the Ring
Boston: Houghton Mifflin No date noted circa 1963 front flap priced $5.95. Jacket by Walter Lorraine. Fold-out map tipped at rear is Fine. Book is Near Fine tiny rubs at corners bookplate depicting a dragon front paste down mostly hidden by front flap in a Very Good Minus dust jacket tears and chips at flap folds front flap still connected by 2" rubbing at spine folds chips at spine ends spine toned. . Fifteenth Printing . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Houghton Mifflin Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 007897
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Waugh Ida
Ideal Heads ; Twenty Lithoed Water-Colored Engravings with Illustrations on Wood by Eminent Artists
Philadelphia: Sunshine Publishing Co. 1890. Very Good in original publisher's cloth stamped in gilt and with blue green and white floral decorations all edges gilt green patterned floral end pages cloth rubbed at spine ends and corners two pages at center of book free from binding front hinge starting at top edge. An attractive clean copy with all engravings present and quite lovely. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Sunshine Publishing Co. Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 007837
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Warner Edythe Records
The Little Dark-House
New York: The Viking Press 1960. Near Fine 1/8" tear to cloth top edge rear board in a Very Good dust jacket spine sunned light soiling rear panel. Charmingly illustrated tale of the Minnesota North woods. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by The Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Viking Press Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 007758
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Pyle Howard
The Story of the Champions of the Round Table
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1905. Very Good no jacket in original brown boards stamped in black red and gold corners slightly turned board lightly soiled. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Howard Pyle. Small 4to. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 007116
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Rose Cecil O'Neill
Woman's Home Companion Advance Fashion Number September 1910 Volume XXXVII No 9
New York: The Crowell Publishing Co. 1910. Very Good marginal stains the first few pages rubbing to rear cover at spine prior owner name in ink top edge rear cover. chip at bottom corner rear cover. Features "Dotty Darling and the Kewpies; The First of a Series of Delightsome Kewpie Stories with Verses and Pictures by Rose Cecil O'Neill". Rose Cecil O'Neill was the first published female cartoonist in the United States her Kewpie cartoons having made their debut appearance a year earlier in an issue of Ladies' Home Journal Also features a full-page color illustration of a charming Jessie Willcox Smith painting titled " Little drops of water". . First Edition. Magazine. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. The Crowell Publishing Co. Paperback books
Bookseller reference : 006519
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SEUSS Dr. Theodor Geisel
Cat in the Hat
NY:: Random House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1957. Hardcover. 039480001X . Illustrated by the author. A later printing early 1970s. Very good in a very good minor edge wear with one small chip dust jacket. . Random House, hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 25981 ISBN : 039480001X 9780394800011
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Cooper James Fenimore; Illustrated by N. C. WYETH
The Deerslayer
New York and London: Charles Scribner's Sons 1927. Title page dated 1927 CP 1925 later printing. All nine Wyeth illustrations present. Near Fine small prior owner name small top corner bumps slight fading to cloth at spine ends. In a Very Good priced dust jacket 42.50 chips at spine ends and corners. . First Illustrated Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Various. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 008205
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Ivens Dorothy
The Upside-Down Boy
New York: The Viking Press 1958. SCARCE in dust jacket. Near Fine slight waviness to cloth rear boards in a Very Good dust jacket small chips at spine ends and flap folds 2" closed tear rear panel. Delightfully illustrated by the author. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Tall 8vo. The Viking Press Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 007760
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Stowe Harriet Beecher
Uncle Tom's Cabin Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall with Pictures by A. S. Forrest
London and New York: T.C & E.C. Jack / E.P. Dutton & Co Very Good period gift inscription from one child to another boards lightly soiled light rubbing at edges end papers moderately toned. No Date circa 1906. Told To The Children series edited by Louey Chisholm. Note The illustrations in this book paint a portrait of plantation life that only existed in the eyes of the masters. . First Thus. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. T.C, & E.C. Jack / E.P. Dutton & Co Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 008360
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C. Reinhardt
Sprechende Tiere; Mit achtzehn Kolorierten 33. Auflage
Berlin: Konrad W. Mecklenburg Very Good front hinge starting rubbed at corners light soiling rear board. 18 pp printed rectos only with poem and wonderful color illustrations by Carl Reinhardt each page. No date circa late 1800s. . Later Edition. Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Konrad W. Mecklenburg Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 006653
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Ets Marie Hall
Play with Me
New York: The Viking Press 1955. SCARCE First Edition 1955. Near Fine tiny top corner bump in a Very Good plus dust jacket small chips at spine ends and flap fold tips light soiling. One of the author's 5 Caldecott Honor Books she also was a winner of a Hans Christian Andersen Award and a Caldecott Medal. Uncommon in such lovely condition. . First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by The Author. Tall 8vo. The Viking Press Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 007754
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Buff Mary & Conrad
Hurry Skurry & Flurry
New York: The Viking Press 1954. Near Fine light soiling in a Very Hood dust jacket small chips and tears at spine and flap fold tips. Enchantingly illustrated woodland creatures by Conrad Buff. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by The Author. Tall 8vo. The Viking Press Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 007759
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Tolkien J. R. R.
The Lord of the Rings : 3 Volume Set : Boxed in Slipcase : Revised Second Edition 1965 : Volume I - The Fellowship of the Rings Volume II - The Two Towers Volume III - The Return of the King
Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1965. 5th 4th and 4th Printings 1965. In Near Fine slipcase tiny rubs at corners. Books Fine/Near Fine with small stains fore edge of The Two Towers. In Very Good Plus dust jackets now in mylar small chips at spine ends and a bit faded at spines. Maps at rear of each volume are Fine. A handsome set overall. . Second Edition Revised. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Houghton Mifflin Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 008769
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Sidney Margaret
Publisher's Promotional Copy Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
Boston: D. Lothrop Company 1889. SCARCE Publisher's Promotional Copy for D. Lothrop Company's "Wide Awake Magazine" complete with order form bound in as front end page. "Wide Awake" published several popular authors of the period including Margaret Sidney Edward Everett Hale and Sarah Orne Jewett. Numerous illustrations approx 110 pp of text does not contain the complete text of the first edition unpaginated. Very Good Plus light wear at edges and corners toning to end pages text pages evenly browning. . First Thus. Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. D. Lothrop Company Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 008589
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Burgess Thornton
THE BEDTIME STORY CALENDAR Enchanting Tales of Field and Forest Playmates for Little People
Chicago and New York: P. F. Volland & Co. 1915. SCARCE. 53 pages plus one page ads printed on recto only. 11" x 5 1/2" each page with a numbered Bedtime Story meant to be read one story per week in the year with small illustrations bordering titles and a larger illustration across bottom edge. Each bottom illustration signed with printed initial D. Pink corded string-tied pictorial beige wrappers Very Good 1/2" triangular chips bottom corners front wrapper small chip center right side front wrapper small chip bottom corner rear unprinted wrapper light soiling to wrappers. Charming and quite scarce in commerce. Worldcat lists only 6 library holdings. . First Printing. String Tied. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Narrow Quarto . P. F. Volland & Co. Paperback books
Bookseller reference : 008481
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Kubasta V.oitech Illustrator
The Castle Tournament ; A Pop-Up Book
London: Bancroft & Co. Ltd. 1961. 8 page story with castle pop-up at rear. Very Good text separating at lower staple prior owner name bottom corner rear cover. The castle pop-up is Fine. A SCARCE title from the renowned Czech illustrator Voitech Kubasta. . First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Voitech Kubasta. 4to. Bancroft & Co., Ltd. Paperback books
Bookseller reference : 005398
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Petersham Maud & Miska
The Rooster Crows; A Book of American Rhymes and Jingles
New York: The Macmillan Co 1946. SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR Maud and Miska Petersham at front end page. Winner of the Caldecott Medal in 1946. Second Printing stated. No jacket Very Good Plus light wear at top corners. SCARCE in commerce in any printing SIGNED BY both Petershams. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR. First Edition Second Printing. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The Macmillan Co, hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 008937
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Gruelle Johnny; Miller Chas.
Raggedy Ann's Joyful Songs
New York: Miller Music Corp. 1937. SCARCE in such lovely condition. Near Fine prior owner name in ink front cover 1 pages with ink check mark light soiling to wrappers. 48 pages with 20 songs drawings and words bu Johnny Gruelle music by Chas. Miller. 8 1/8" x 10 7/8" . First Printing. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Near Fine. Oblong 4to . Miller Music Corp. paperback books
Bookseller reference : 008936
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Gordon Elizabeth; Illustrations By M. T. Ross
Mother Earth's Children; The Frolics of the Fruits and Vegetables
New York: The Wise-Parslow Company 1930. The Wise-Parslow edition published circa 1930. Utterly charming color illustrations by M.T. Penny Ross one of the first co-workers of Walt Disney featuring anthropomorphic characters from various fruits vegetables and flowers. 9 1/2" h x 6 3/4" w red cloth pictorial boards pictorial endpapers 95 1 pages. Near Fine no jacket slight fading to red cloth boards interior clean and lovely. Uncommon in current commerce. . Second Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Wise-Parslow Company hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 008938
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Fantasy 0 Lord Dunsay
The Sword of Welleran and Other Tales of Enchantment; Sixteen of Dunsany's Best
New York: Devin-Adair 1954. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 8vo. 181 pp. A volume which collects sixteen of Dunsany's best tales and adds line drawings by Robert Barrell. A handsome very good copy in price-intact dustwrapper. Closed tear to top of front panel. Devin-Adair hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 25410
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