1954rif. 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
1990rif. 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
1930rif. 010482Philadelphia: David McKay 1930 Circa 1930s. Pictorial boards with cloth spine edges rubbed damage to first leaf affecting a few letters of text a few pages with closed marginal edge tears. The familiar folk tale illustrated with full-page color and b&w artwork. . Pictorial Boards. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Uncredited. 8vo. David McKay unknown books
1983rif. 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
2014rif. 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
1910rif. 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
1939rif. 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
1950rif. 000576New York: Limited Editions Club 1950 41 pgs. #1283/1500. Signed By Edmund Dulac. Maroon cloth with inlaid brass cockerel lt. oxidization prev. owner's name lt. fox near gutter of front ep Maroon chemise with stamped cockerel design sp. faded. Maroon slipcase with fading at edges and wear to bottom flap. Illustrated and decorated by Dulac his first work for the Limited Edition Club. First Limited Edition. Very Good. Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1977rif. 64833Linn: Fax Collector’s Editions 1977. First edition. 4to. 134 pp. Corners lightly tapped else very near fine in like dust jacket that has a split to the rear flap fold. Linn: Fax Collector’s Editions unknown books
1980rif. 364762San Francisco 1980. Unbound. Fine. First edition. A black and white photomechanically reproduced flyer on 8.5" x 11" paper. Original flyer for the legendary San Francisco punk venue On Broadway. Featured here are four dates: Saturday April 7 Social Distortion Tales of Terror Remains Stiffs; April 14th The U.K. Subhumans; April 17th The Circle Jerks; and May 4th Black Flag. A black and white photocopy of an unusually happy punk kid or someone with a cheery grimace. From a San Francisco art professor who collected his students collage work a great example of punk street art. unknown books
1923rif. 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
1962rif. 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
1979rif. 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
1898rif. 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
1939rif. 010341Racine WI: Whitman Publishing 1939 Color printed linen-like paper light soil and wear previous owner translated the text to French and pasted the translations to each page could be removed with some careful effort if so desired. The classic tale of Little Red Hen which teaches the lesson "you reap what you sow." Illustrated in color on each page by Thelma Gooch uncredited but cover is signed "TG" and other title in this series and style do credit her. Pictorial Wraps. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Thelma Gooch Uncredited. 4to. Whitman Publishing unknown books
1957rif. 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
1976rif. 010113New York: Dial Books 1976 Pictorial boards with shelf wear; matching dust jacket with light soil and wear damp stains visible on verso original price intact $5.95. Includes the title story plus Chilbik and the Greedy Czar; The Girl with the Silver Voice and The Story of Oskus-ool and His Wise Wife. Illustrated with detailed b&w artwork by Ray Cruz. . Stated First Printing. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Ray Cruz. Oblong 8vo. Dial Books unknown books
1979rif. 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
1967rif. 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
1880rif. 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
1933rif. 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
1980rif. 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
1964rif. 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
1986rif. 006048New York: Knopf 1986 Pictorial boards remainder mark else fine; matching dust jacket. Beautifully illustrated edition of the fairy tale. In slip case with original cassette tape of the tale as read by Cher. Tape not tested. First Thus. Very Good/Fine. Illus. by Robert Van Nutt. Oblong 4to. Knopf hardcover books
1988rif. 003806Boston: Little Brown and Company 1988 Orange boards with color pastedown; color illustrated dust jacket with a slightly darkened spine. A selection of rhymes from the Opie Collection of Children's Literature at Oxford. Illustrated by some of the most well-known artists of children's books such as Sendak Helen Oxenbury Michael Foreman etc. First Printing. Fine/Near Fine. Square 8vo. Little Brown and Company hardcover books
