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 Mosquitores Buzz in People's Ears
New York: Dial Press, 1975. Leo and Diane Dillon. First. hardcover. A stunning, fine first edition (First Printing stated on the copyright page) in a pure fine dust jacket, with the original price still on the front flap. Winner of the 1976 Caldecott Medal, but no mention of the medal.....
Tom Swift and his Flying Boat
Grosset & Dunlap, 1923. 1st. hardcover. First edition, this title is not listed on the front flap. First edition dust jacket, back of dj missing as well as lower part of spine and part of upper part of spine. Book very good, some soiling on covers. Dust jacket good.
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.
The Wizard of Oz
M. A. Donahue & Co., ca 1913. early edition. hardcover. Early edition, estimated 1913. Book near fine, small dent at top of front cover, spine ends very slightly rubbed, previous owner's inscription on front free end paper. Dust jacket good, some pieces missing, some tears, holes and wear, some tape.....
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
Simon & Schuster, 1939. first. hardcover. First edition, with 1939 stated on title and copyright page. Flap price $2.00. Book very good, some minor soiling on some pages, minor foxing to title and half-tile pages and rear papers. Dust jacket very good, a couple of pieces missing at corners and.....
Madeline
Simon & Schuster, 1939. first. hardcover. First edition, 1939 stated on title and copyright page. Signed sheet laid-in, signed by author. Book very good, some wear along edges, previous owner's bookplate attached to front free end paper. Dust jacket very good, some wear and tear.
Madeline and the Bad Hat
New York: Viking, 1956. Bemelmans, Ludwig. First signed limited edition. hardcover. A fine copy of the first signed limited edition, preceding the first trade edition. One of 985 copies signed by Bemelmans. This copy is also inscribed to Joan, and dated by Bemelmans. Housed in a supplied slipcase.
Madeline and the Bad Hat
Viking, 1957. 1st. hardcover. First trade edition, as stated on copyright page. Book near fine, "Aunt Julie"written on front paste-down. Dust jacket very good, plus price-clipped.
A Bear Called Paddington
London: Collins, 1958. first. First edition, 1958 on title and copyright page. Book very good, fading on spine and along vertical cover sides, prior owner's inscription on front free end paper and also by other on rear free end paper, a few first pages cut off at bottom right corners.....
Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1939. Burton, Virginia Lee. First. hardcover. A near fine first edition in a near fine first issue dust jacket, with the $1.50 price on the front flap. 1939 on the title page and no mention of later printings on the copyright page. Housed in a custom-made collector's.....
The Bungalow Mystery
Grosset & Dunlap, 1931. 1931, A-4. 1931, A-4, edition; NDI-3 on copyright page. 4 glossy illustrations. Book near fine with previous owner's inscription on front free end paper.
Nancy Drew: The Mystery at Lilac Inn
Grosset & Dunlap. 1931 A-4. 1931 A-4 edition according to the Farah guide. Book and dust jacket very good. Some tape and foxing on inside of dj.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
New York: Appleton, 1866. First US edition. hardcover. The first US edition, with the original sheets from the UK printing, and a US title page. Very good in original cloth boards with repairs on spine. and front and rear gutters. Piece of rear fee end paper missing at top. Previous.....
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
Paris: Wood, 1950. John Tenniel. First thus. hardcover, leather quarterbound. Two fine quarter leather-bound miniature books in original slipcase. Only three inches tall. 42 illustrations in the first volume, 50 in the second volume. A fascinating and charming production.
Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane
Scholastic, 2004. 1st, 3rd printing. hardcover. 3rd printing. SIGNED. Book and dust jacket fine.
The BFG
Jonathan Cape, 1982. first. hardcover. First UK edition, First published 1982 stated on copyright page. Book very good, front bottom corner slightly bumped, some minor foxing on front and rear paste-downs and end papers. Dust jacket very good plus, spine very slightly tanned as well as top of flaps with.....
The BFG
London: Jonathan Cape, 1985. 5th. hardcover. Fifth UK printing, INSCRIBED by the author. Book very good, some soiling on covers, a few indents on rear cover of which one also indented the rear down-paste and rear free end paper, some minor bumping to corners and spine ends, small water damage.....
The BFG
Jonathan Cape, 1982. first. hardcover. First edition, first published 1982 stated on copyright page. Book very good, some soiling, previous owner's name and address handwritten on front free end paper. Dust jacket fine.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Knopf, 1964. first. First edition, first state, with 6-line colophon in back. Book and dust jacket very good. Minor water splashes at top ends in back of book. Previous owner's writing on front free end paper.
The Little Prince
Reynal & Hitchcock, 1943. 1st. hardcover. First edition. Book near fine, small hole from front cover going through to title page and then as indentation through p. 17, and another small hole just on front cover to upper right, small smudge on front free end paper. Dust jacket good, some.....
Dumbo of the Circus
Garden City Publishing, 1941. first. hardcover. First edition in rare dust jacket. Book very good, slight cracking along front to spine and inside front gutter, corners bumped. Dust jacket very good, slight wear. Previous owner's inscription on half-title page.
Pinocchio
Walt Disney Productions, 1939. 4th printing. hardcover. 4th printing. Book very good, some wear. Dust jacket good, a two pieces missing from dj at front bottom and bottom of spine, and small piece missing at front to flap hinge.