Dolly's Album
Cassell and Co, 1884. hardcover. Victorian small children's book, 3 3/4" x 4 1/2". Rhymes about Dolly. Book very good. Handwritten name on front free end paper, some pencilling in book but very little.
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The Undefeated
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019. 1st. hardcover. First edition, number line from 10-1 on copyright page. Book and dust jacket fine. Caldecott Medal winner 2020.
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Dial Press, 1975. first. hardcover. First edition book with later dust jacket. Book in near fine condition, some minor tanning along edges, former owner's bookplate attached to front paste-down, name stamp on front free end paper, front flap clipped at bottom but not price-clipped, very slight discoloration on rear paste-down.....
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Dial Press, 1975. first. hardcover. Stated first printing on copyright page. Inscribed by both illustrators of the book, Leo and Diane Dillon. Book near fine, slight tanning to edges of covers. Dust jacket near fine, very slight soiling, lower corner of front flap clipped but not price-clipped; price of $6.95.....
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
The Dial Press, 1975. first. hardcover. First printing stated on copyright page. Book near fine, dent to edges middle of bottom covers, faint tanning to spine and cover edges, water stain to top of front cover and to top and bottom of rear cover. Dust jacket near fine, slight soiling.....
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
The Dial Press, 1975. first. hardcover. First printing, as stated on copyright page. Dust jacket is a later printing. Book near fine, seems to be bound slightly differently: with white tape at gutters, slight tanning to edges of covers. Dust jacket near fine.
Song and Dance Man
Knopf, 1988. first. hardcover. First edition, with number line from 1-10 on copyright page. Book fine, former owner's inscription on front free end paper. Dust jacket fine.
The Undefeated
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019. first. hardcover. First edition, with number line from 10-1 on copyright page. Caldecott Medal winner. Book and dust jacket fine.
Forging Ahead
The Penn Publishing Co, 1903. first. hardcover. First edition. Book very good, minor rubbing to covers, soiling to covers, sticker residue to front paste-down and front free end paper.
Wonderful Stories
London: Chapman and Hall, 1846. first. hardcover. First edition in English. First edition, first printing. Author's name misspelt on title page, "Anderson" with o instead of e). 8vo, 172x127 mmm, 6 3/4x5 inches. Translated from Danish by Mary Howitt. Page 95/96 is missing and has been replaced with a facsimile.....
Wonderful Stories for Children
Chapman and Hall, 1846. first. hardcover. Near fine first edition in English of Andersen's stories in English, indicated by first issue title page with last name misspelled as "Anderson." Shelfwear on edges and corners, light water spot on cover, previous owner's name on FFEP, soiling and browning on inside pages.....
Wonderful Stories for Children
Wiley & Putnam, 1846. first. hardcover. First US edition, very good. Slightly leaning, tanning to spine and edges of covers, some foxing throughout, some water stains, cracking to gutters, small lower corner piece missing of rear free end paper.
Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout
Grosset & Dunlap. later. hardcover. later edition, with Tow Swift and his House of Wheels listed last on front flap. Book very good, minor wear, former owner's name to front free end paper. Dust jacket very good, some wear, chipping.
Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout
Grosset & Dunlap. later. hardcover. Later edition, with Tom Swift and his Airline express listed last on front flap. Book near fine, very minor wear, small bookstore stamp to front free end paper. Dust jacket good, some pieces missing, some wear, chipping.
Tom Swift and the Cosmic Astronauts
Grosset & Dunlap, 1960. first. hardvover. First edition. Book near fine, original blue tweed covers w/ faint sunning to spine and edges, blue and white endpapers, edges very slightly rubbed. DJ very good, minor wear, rubbing on parts of spine. DJ rear flap advertises "The New Tom Swift, Jr. Adventures,".....
Waterless Mountain
Longmans, Green, and Co, 1931. first. hardcover. INSCRIBED First edition, first printing, later issue dust jacket with the Longman's Fiction Prize mentioned. Newbery Award Winner. Book near fine, slight rubbing to cover edges. Dust jacket very good, some wear and tear, some pieces missing, chipping, some tape to inside of.....
Miss Hickory
Viking Press, 1946. first. hardcover. INSCRIBeD First edition, with "First Published The Viking Press in September 1946" on copyright page. Book near fine, some corners very slightly bent. Dust jacket very good, minor wear, spine slightly tanned, at top and bottom of inside dj are 4 lines of dried glue.....
Griffin & Sabine
Chronicle Books, 1991. 5th printing. hardcover. Griffin & Sabine is a SIGNED 5th printing. Comes with Sabine's Notebook which is a 1st printing, not signed. Both books and dust jackets are in fine condition.
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Algonquin Young Readers, 2016. first. Hardcover. First edition, first edition stated on copyright page a with number line from 10-1. Book and dust jacket fine. Remainder mark on bottom of page ends.
Peter and Wendy
Hodder and Stoughton, 1911. 3rd. hardcover. Third edition, published in same month as first edition. Book very good, some discoloration to covers, foxing to front and rear end papers and to page end edges, former owner's inscription to front paste-down, slight scratching to top edge, water stain to rear gutter.....
The Marvelous Land of Oz
Chicago: Reilly & Britton, 1904. First Edition. hardcover. A very good first edition, second state. July, 1904 on copyright page, and 1904 on title page. Housed in a slipcase with a reproduction of the cover illustration on the front panel.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Geo. M. Hill Co, 1900. first. hardcover. First edition, first issue of the text, in original pictorial cloth "B" binding. All first issue points are present. Inserted title page and 23 full color inserted plates; 2nd state of plates with the plate facing p. 34 without dark blue dots on.....
The Castle No. 9
Viking Press, 1937. first. hardcover. First edition, with First Published November 1937 stated on copyright page. Book near fine, foxing to top edge, bookstore sticker attached to bottom of front paste-down. Dust jacket very good.
The Golden Basket
Viking Press, 1936. first. hardcover. First edition, First Published September 1936 stated on copyright page. Inscribed with drawing by Bemelmans. First appearance of Madeline. Book very good, spine sun-faded, some minor soiling on covers, previous owner's inscription on front paste-down, very minor penciling on front free end paper on printed.....
Madeline
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1939. Bemelmans, Ludwig. First. hardcover. A very good first edition in a very good dust jacket, signed on a page laid in. Housed in a custom-made cloth slipcase. 1939 on title page and no mention of later printings on copyright page. Slight wear on bottom.....