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1983ref. 010253New York: Alfred A Knopf 1983 Pictorial boards upper cover very slightly bowed faint spotting along lower edge remainder mark to top edge text clean and bright; matching dust jacket with tears and creasing small losses and foxing original price intact $9.95. Fairy Tales humorously retold in verse with updated surprise endings by Dahl. Amusing artwork by Quentin Blake throughout. Scarce. First American Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/Good Minus. Illus. by Quentin Blake. 4to. Alfred A Knopf unknown books
2014ref. 010351New York: Harper Collins 2014 Pictorial boards in translucent pictorial dust jacket with original price intact $19.99. Sleeping Beauity reimagined by Neil Gaiman. Illustrated with detailed b&w artwork with metallic gold accents by Chris Riddell. He was awarded his third Kate Greenaway Medal for this title. First American Edition. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Chris Riddell. 4to. Harper Collins unknown books
1968ref. 009856London Melbourne Toronto: Macmillan 1968. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at title page -"John Johnson with best wishes Margaret Laurence". Review Copy with publisher's review slip laid in. Near Fine small corner bumps in a Very Good dust jacket light edge wear mainly at corners and spine ends. With Johnson's blind stamp front end page. John William Johnson 1942 is a noted folklorist with a distinguished teaching and publishing career and who spent a year and a half translating and editing for the renowned Somali folklorist and poet Haaji Muuse Galaal. A great folkloric Association Copy. Macmillan Hardcover books
1918ref. 37110Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1918. First Edition. Illustrated with 34 plates. 2 vols. 4to. Original maroon cloth titles in gilt. One corner slightly bumped other minor wear at extremities else very good. Inscribed by the author in both volumes. First Edition. Illustrated with 34 plates. 2 vols. 4to. Inscribed by the author on the flyleaf of both volumes: in vol. I "To Mr. William A. Wood with much appreciation for interesting hours at Lichfield and kind hospitality even apart from the Bower Robert Withington" and again in vol. II "To Mr. William A. Wood Robert Withington.". Harvard University Press unknown books
1966ref. 011566Racine: Whitman Publishing 1966 11.5 x 9.5 inches. Color pictorial boards with light shelf and surface wear clean text and images. A retelling of this classic with charming color artwork throughout. . Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Bonnie & Bill Rutherford. 4to. Whitman Publishing unknown books
1962ref. 011011New York: Random House 1962 Gold cloth pictorially stamped in black; color pictorial dust jacket with edge tears a few abrasions partially de-laminated original price intact 295/295. Contains the fairy tales Fairy Gold King in the Mirror Little Elf and the Sirens of the Sun Secret of the Old Watchtower and Slumbergreen. Charming period artwork in color and b&w by Gertrude Espenscheid. . First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Fine/Good. Illus. by Gertrude Espenscheid. 4to. Random House hardcover books
1992ref. 010802Cambridge MA: Candlewick Press 1992 Hard cover a hint of shelf wear and minor bumping to corners white mark to endpaper; color illustrated dust jacket with a whisper of wear original price intact $19.95. A selection of nursery rhymes illustrated in color by Maurice Sendak throughout. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Maurice Sendak. 12mo. Candlewick Press hardcover books
1923ref. 010647New York: Charles Scribners Sons 1923 1909. Tan cloth titled in orange with color pastedown light shelf wear binding slightly shaken a few odd marks but mostly clean. Stevenson's classic book of nursery verse illustrated with 8 full page color plates and 9 full page b&w plates plus other half-tone and line art throughout. Later Printing. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Florence Edith Storer. Small 8vo. Charles Scribners Sons hardcover books
1928ref. 010682New York: Thomas Nelson 1928 40 pgs. Pictorial boards nibbling along top edge wear to corners and spine ends clean and birght inside. One of the best-known tales from The Arabian Nights' Entertainments illustrated in color throughout by Anne Anderson. . First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Anne Anderson. 12mo. Thomas Nelson unknown books
1954ref. 010392Garden City: Doubleday 1954 Beige cloth pictorially stamped in three colors light cover soil and mild bumping to spine ends; color pictorial dust jacket with wear to edges and folds overall darkened original price intact $5.00. A large and lovely profusely illustrated collection of nursery rhymes. De Angeli's work appears as delicate line art textual color artwork and full page color plates. Quite a lavish production. "De Angeli's work reflects the mood and heart of childhood in the cherubic faces of her characters and will undoubtedly continue to do so for some time." Peterson & Solt pg 303. Uncommon especially signed. Caldecott Honor. Signed by Illustrator. Stated First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good Plus/Good. Illus. by Marguerite De Angeli. Folio. Doubleday hardcover books
1990ref. 010442New York: Dial Books 1990 Pictorial boards faint crease to corner of first two pages else fine; in matching dust jacket with a whisper of edge wear and 1" closed tear to rear panel original rice intact $12.95. The famous fairy tales retold and illustrated with James Marshall's brand of humor. First Printing. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by James Marshall. 4to. Dial Books unknown books
1962ref. 010233London: Oxford University Press 1962 Red cloth pictorially stamped in gold faint stains to upper cover bumping to corners pages thumbed; color pictorial dustjacket with a large loss to rear panel other tears wear and stains. The classic tale illustrated with detailed color artwork throughout by Harold Jones. First Thus. Hard Cover. Good/Poor. Illus. by Harold Jones. 8vo. Oxford University Press hardcover books
1979ref. 010255New York: Viking Press 1979 70 pgs. Rust color boards with beige cloth spine in illustrated dust jacket with edge wear and small tears age-toned original price intact $7.95. Six stories by Abraham Soyer originally published in Hebrew in the 1930s translated into English for the first time here. The stories include the title story; How Sly-Fox was Fooled; Aryeh-Ben-Gadi and Fox-of-the-Burnt-Tail; The Diamond; The Good Sons; and Flying Money. The stories are illustrated by his son Raphel whose paintings in the permanent collections of the Whitney The Metropolitan Museum of Art and many notable institutions. First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Raphael Soyer. Square 8vo. Viking Press hardcover books
1898ref. 010303London and New York: John Lane The Bodley Head 1898 Blue cloth pictorially stamped and titled in gilt gilt and cloth darkened stain to upper cover roughness to inner rear hinge A collection of 12 fairy tales illustrated with detailed and imaginative b&w line art by Charles Robinson. . First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Charles Robinson. 8vo. John Lane The Bodley Head hardcover books
1957ref. 010061New York: Julian Messner 1957 Red cloth pictorially stamped in blue light shelf wear else fine; color illustrated dust jacket with light soil and foxing edge wear and small tears price clipped. A German story retold by Erich Kastner and translated by Richard & Clara Winston. Illustrated in color and b&w throughout. First American Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Horst Lemke. 4to. Julian Messner hardcover books
1967ref. 009843Boston: Little Brown and Company 1967 Blue cloth hard cover with light shelf wear offsetting from tape repair on dust jacket; color illustrated dust jacket worn stained and chipped original price intact $3.50. The traditional rhyme illustrated in full color throughout by Emberley. Stated First Edition Thus. Cloth Hard Cover. Near Fine/Poor. Illus. by Ed Emberley. Oblong 4to. Little Brown and Company hardcover books
1979ref. 009754New York: Dutton 1979 Mustard cloth in illustrated dust jacket with one tiny edge tear else fine original pice intact $6.95. A modern fairy tale about a little girl with a donkey tail who must take a gold ring to the princess.which turns out to be more difficult than it sounds. Illustrated in b&w throughout. First Printing. Cloth Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Dutton hardcover books
1910ref. 009546London: Macmillan 1910 Green cloth pictorially stamped and titled in gilt spine and edges sunned slight spine lean sporadic foxing heavier at beginning and end some fraying at extremities. Kingsley's classic illustrated with 16 color plates by Warwick Goble preceded by a limited edition and trade edition in a larger format and with 32 plates. . First Thus. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Warwick Goble. Thick 8vo. Macmillan hardcover books
1880ref. 009319New York: Thomas Nelson 1880 Date based on institutional holdings. 64 pgs.Pictorial boards edges worn and rubbed through binding shaken small marginal loss from one page offsetting opposite illustrations else clean. Juvenile verse with lovely color artwork on every page by artists Sowerby and Emmerson. Beautifully printed by the Dalziel Brothers Brain and Co. and Clay Son and Taylor. First American Edition. Pictorial Boards. Good to Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by John George Sowerby & Henry Hetherington Emmerson. 4to. Thomas Nelson unknown books
1933ref. 009349Racine WI: Whitman Publishing 1933 Color printed covers light soil and wear clean inside the entire book is printed on stiff card with a linen-like finish. The tale of goldilocks told in 12 pages including covers each page with color artwork by Charlotte Stone. Pictorial Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Charlotte Stone. 4to. Whitman Publishing unknown books
1980ref. 009203New York: Dial Press 1980 19W x 20H inches. Color printed promotional poster featuring the cover artwork for Grimm Bros' Hansel & Gretel illustrated by Susan Jeffers light foxing to both sides 2 marginal rubbed areas light edge wear. . Very Good. Illus. by Susan Jeffers. Item will require additional shipping charges. Dial Press books
1939ref. 008735New York: Holiday House 1939 Paperboard covers stamped in red with cloth spine red stain to top corner of rear board of Tom Thumb else fine. The books are housed in their original star-spangled slipcase which has a few damp stains and edge wear. A dear set of two small books Thumbelina & History of Tom Thumb. Each is illustrated by Hilda Scott and hand-colored limited to 1200 copies designed by Helen Gentry. See Bader pgs 213-14. . First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Hilda Scott. Square 32mo. Holiday House hardcover books
1964ref. 007833Cleveland and New York: World Publishing 1964 113 pgs. Pictorial cloth hardcover bookseller sticker on endpaper else fine; dust jacket with a few tiny edge tears and light wear original price clipped. The story of three brothers who live in a lush valley that turns to desert and how the magical King of the Golden River becomes involved with the brothers. Wonderful color and b&w artwork by Fritz Kredel. . 10th Printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Fritz Kredel. 8vo. World Publishing hardcover books
1935ref. 006562New York: Columbia University Press 1935. Book. Very Good Plus. Printed Wrappers. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. RARE extract. Paginated 389-515. Very Good Plus from the collection of noted anthropologist linguist and ethnomusicologist George Herzog his signature last name in ink top edge front cover sticker shadow front cover wrappers toned at edges. Printed on cover and title page as coming from Vol. IV pencil corrected to Vol. III. Columbia University Press Paperback books
1884ref. 006620Edinburgh: Privately Printed 1884. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Limited First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. One of 275 small-paper copies printed for subscribers. Very Good in the original red cloth light soiling to cloth ribbon marker the usual offsetting to endpapers spine label with complete lettering the label with small chip and darkened and a bit rubbed. Overall a handsome copy. Privately Printed Hardcover books
