1993ref. 9191NY: Clarion Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 0395565723 . Photographs by William Munoz. First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Clarion Books hardcover books
1961ref. 009931London: Dean & Son 1961 Pictorail boards with shelf wear top corner bumped clean inside. Peter and Pauline go to visit their aunt and uncle on the farm their uncle takes them on a tour of the farm and shows them all of the animals then as a special treat he takes them to the zoo. Some of the animals pictured include koalas hedgehogs cats & dogs elephants penguins polar bears and kangaroos. . Pictorial Boards. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Enid S Ash. 4to. Dean & Son unknown books
1980ref. 010214New York: Dodd Mead & Company 1980 Blue cloth pictorially stamped in black; illustrated dust jacket with mild soil an inconspicuous closed tear to front panel original price intact $6.95. A young boy seeks the assistance of a witch to win a dog show with his dalmation but things go awry! Illustrated in b&w throughout. Stated First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Nancy Winslow Parker. Square 8vo. Dodd Mead & Company hardcover books
1944ref. 010241Chicago: Wilcox & Follett Co 1944 Pictorial boards dust-soiled and worn at extremities browning to endpapers toward gutter lacks just jacket. How Nicholas Needlefoot is elevated from ALMOST king of the cats to king. Comical artwork in limited color throughout. . First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Phil Nesbitt. Square 12mo. Wilcox & Follett Co unknown books
1975ref. 010339Grenoble: Editions Cheque-Chic / Chocolat Cemoi 1975 Circa 1975. Blue card stock envelope text in green ink light overall wear to envelope photographs with top right corners slightly bumped else fine. Text corresponding to each photograph is printed inside the envelope. There are ten color photographs of various animals and their offspring. Includes the order form for other photo sets in this series. . Loose Cards. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Photographs. Editions Cheque-Chic / Chocolat Cemoi unknown books
1938ref. 2221949First edition. 10 1/2" x 8 1/2". Color and b/w illustrations by Elise. Format and design by Merle Armitage. Dust jacket unclipped; soft creases; small chips. Gift pencil inscription on back of last page. Enclosed in a new blue cloth chemise and slipcase; leather spine label. Very good. unpaginated. Children's tale of an adventurous and pampered dachshund in Vienna U.S. and Paris. Longmans, Green & Co. hardcover books
1992ref. 010097New York: Gulliver Books / Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1992 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket with a touch of edge wear original price intact $13.95. Two toys have shared a shelf in an antique shop for years but when one of them gets purchased each wonders if they weill ever be reuinited. Illustrated in color throughout. First American Edition. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Emma Chichester Clark. Oblong 4to. Gulliver Books / Harcourt Brace Jovanovich unknown books
1939ref. 009907Springfield MA: McLoughlin Bros 1939 Pictorial boards with cloth spine light shelf wear occasional finger soil. Tales from Robin Hood followed by the fairy tale The White Cat. Illustrated in b&w by Georgina A. Davis. . Pictorial Boards. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by G A Davis Uncredited. 4to. McLoughlin Bros unknown books
1923ref. 009934Springfield MA: Milton Bradley 1923 125 pgs. Grey cloth pictorially stamped in brown spine darkened a few spots to cloth clean inside. The story of a brave bull terrier illustrated with a half-tone frontis and two other half-tone plates. Laid in is an ad for other Milton Bradley books. Early Printing. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by William Van Dresser. 8vo. Milton Bradley hardcover books
1854ref. 009643Concord NH: Rufus Merrill 1854 Tan paper wraps printed in black ink spine re-sewn small loss to upper cover pencil marks inside cover and previous owner's name in pencil otherwise clean though thumbed. Descriptions of animals each with a small wood-engraving: Deer Orang-Outang Fox Zebra Armadillo Fennec Dog and Wolf. Pictorial Wraps. Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Engravings. 16mo. Rufus Merrill unknown books
1994ref. 009452New York: Macmillan 1994 Blue cloth boards in color pictorial dust jacket with original price intact $14.95. Story of five little Siamese cats who get into lots of trouble. Bright and stupendous illustrations by Gretchen Schields.This copy is simply signed by Amy Tan and Gretchen Schields on the title page. . Signed by Author & Illustrator. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Gretchen Schields. 4to. Macmillan hardcover books
1969ref. 009055New York: Harper & Row 1969 Quarter cloth hard cover with light soil to boards; illustrated dust jacket worn with small losses faint damp stain visible on verso no printed price possible book club edition Newbery Medal Winner this copy inscribed by the author. Inscribed By Author. Later Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good Minus. Illus. by James Barkley. 8vo. Harper & Row hardcover books
1951ref. 008766New York: Simon & Schuster 1951 Color pictorial boards with gold patterned spine light rubbing to extremities top corner slightly bumped. A little girl gains an understanding of how to treat a kitten. Illustrated in color throughout. First Edition A. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Feodor Rojankovsky. Square 8vo. Simon & Schuster unknown books
2020ref. 008770New York: G P Putnam & Sons 2020 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket original price intact $17.99. The story of Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel who began rescuing cats abandoned by their fleeing families amid Syria's civil war. A touching story with captivating artwork. Caldecott Honor. First Printing. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Yuko Shimizu. 4to. G P Putnam & Sons unknown books
1957ref. 008852Zurich: Wolfsbergdrucke 1957 Pictorial boards with cloth spine light shelf wear else fine. The classic fairy tale retold by Fischer and illustrated by him with clever artwork in color throughout. Fischer's last book before his death in 1958. Bilderwelt #1662. Early Edition. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Hans Fischer. 4to. Wolfsbergdrucke unknown books
1922ref. 009022Garden City: Doubleday Page & Co 1922 Green cloth pictorially stamped in mustard and black slight bumping to extremities foxing to first few pages including frontis & title. A collection of animal stories including first hand accounts. Illustrated in b&w. Early Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Ernest Thompson Seton. 8vo. Doubleday, Page & Co hardcover books
1905ref. 009031New York: Charles Scribners Sons 1905 363 pgs. Green cloth titled in gilt pictorially stamped in dark green spine and edges sunned occasional foxing previous owner's name on endpaper all plates present. Tales of a cat a dog a pigeon a lynx two wolves and a reindeer. Illustrated in line and 18 full-page halftone plates. Stated First Impression. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Ernest Thompson Seton. 8vo. Charles Scribners Sons hardcover books
1880ref. 009032London Paris & New York: Cassell Petter Galpin & Co 1880 60 leaves printed on rectos only. Color pictorial boards with a 2" abrasion to front cover heavy shelf wear losss to spine ends gift inscriptions and a few small marks inside but generally clean. Entertaining verse accompanied by color artwork on every page. The verses and images range from everyday scenes whimsy and nearly fantastical including a humanized kite cat and insects. Originally published in booklet format in 3 volumes. Scarce. Pictorial Boards. Good/No Jacket. 4to. Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co unknown books
1961ref. 008627New York: Whittlesey House 1961 Red cloth hard cover in color pictorial dust jacket with a small edge tears light wear to spine ends price-clipped. The 5th Happy Lion book this time the lion leaves the zoo in search of his friend the zookeeper's son. Illustrated in color and b&w throughout. . First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Roger Duvoisin. 4to. Whittlesey House hardcover books
2002ref. 008678New York: Farrar Strauss Giroux 2002 Pictorial boards in color pictorial dust jacket with die-cut square small crease at top of front panel light soil along top edge original price intact $17.00. Madlenka would like a pet dog but her parents say "No!" With a little imagination Madlenka gets her wish. Wonderful detailed artwork throughout enhanced with lift-the-flap elements and die-cuts. . First Printing. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Peter Sis. Square 4to. Farrar Strauss Giroux unknown books
ref. 008524New York: Saml Gabriel Sons No date Circa 1930. Eight linen-textured booklets with light wear "Puppies" with 3" spine split no writing or foxing. Eight booklets with simple rhymes and printed in color most featuring humanized animals. The titles are: Pussies Puppies Chickies Teddies Piggies Duckies Pups & Pussies and Bunnies. While no author or illustrator is credited Mary LaFetra Russell did a lot of animal-themed books for Sam'l Gabriel at the time and these books are almost undoubtedly by her hand or an extremely good imitator. The books come housed in the original box which is well-worn with some losses tears and crude repair. Original Wraps. Very Good to Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Mary LaFetra Russell Attrib. Square 8vo. Saml Gabriel Sons paperback books
1911ref. 008238London: George Allen 1911 TEG. 196 pgs. Tan cloth pictorially stamped in black ink titled in gilt rubbing to cloth faint red mark to upper cover gift inscription foxing at beginning and end of text. Animal stories illustrated with 6 color illustrations by E J Demold. First Thus. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by E J Detmold. 8vo. George Allen hardcover books
ref. 007613New York: H M Caldwell 1905 1911. Light green cloth pictorially stamped in dark green and black with a full color pastedown light shelf wear. A collection of stories about two little dogs illustrated with 6 monochrome plates by L J Bridgman. Reprint. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by L J Bridgman. 8vo. H M Caldwell hardcover books
1927ref. 006254Rochester NY: Stecher Litho Co. 1927 Color printed die-cut card covers light spine wear else fine. Verses about baby animals and their mothers. Six pages printed in full color plus front and rear covers repeat the same image the balance in navy and red. Near Fine. Illus. by Uncredited. Narrow 4to. Stecher Litho Co. unknown books
1890ref. 005896Boston: De Wolfe & Fiske Co. 1890 Brown cloth pictorially stamped in red black and gilt wear to corners and spine ends a few small marks internally but generally clean. Stories of animals on a farm. Illustrated with five b&w plates one is signed L Bridgman others unsigned. First or Early Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by L J Bridgman et al. 8vo. De Wolfe & Fiske Co. hardcover books
