New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1957. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 61 pages; VG-; bound in publishers blue cloth, no lettering on spine; one moderate bump to the middle of the front hinge; mild shelfwear; This edition was not issued with a Dust Jacket.; This educational edition predates the trade edition by 2 months (the trade edition was released March 1 1957 whereas the educational edition was released in January of 1957). In Dr. Seuss's own words, on June 11, 1956, he wrote to Random House: "Don't ever show this letter to anyone, but I've got a hunch . . . (very immodest) . . . Namely, according to Houghton-Mifflin, who will be releasing my First Grade Reader to schools early in Jan. or Feb., we've got a possibility of making a tremendous noise in the noisy discussion of Why Johnny Can't Read. The Random House trade edition won't come out until later, and the big noise may never come off." At the time, Random House did not use multiple binding signatures, hence the single signature binding of the first printing of the trade edition. Houghton Mifflin had already begun printing books with multiple signature bindings, this is why in later printings of the trade edition Random House actually copies the format of the Houghton Mifflin edition. Also note, Dr. Seuss on the front page is printed in red, as was the first trade edition, however it lacks the "for beginner readers" logo printed on the trade edition (a secretly added feature by Bennett Cerf to make the trade edition more appealing and to boost Random House sales).; Houghton Mifflin had possibly intended to release a children's book series called "Read by Yourself Books" in 1957, and there is a label on the rear cover stating so. shelved case 2. More about THE CAT IN THE HAT

London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1933. Limited Edition, #273/460. Octavo; VG/VG. Original gilt-ruled vellum, gilt-pictorial spine; housed in publisher's board slipcase with printed paper spine label; gilt text block, deckled edges; With 8 full-page color plates and 60 drawings in black and white; Edition limited to 460 copies, this volume is #273, numbered on the slipcase, numbered and signed by Arthur Rackham on the limitations page; LM consignment; shelved case 14. More about THE ARTHUR RACKHAM FAIRY BOOK [SIGNED

Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1869. First Edition Printed In America. Octavo, [10], 192 pages; G; in publisher's gilt decorated pebbled green cloth; scarcely visible older rebacking with spine preserved, only head and tail noticable; original brown endpapers preserved; all edges of text block gilt; pencil name on ffep; tide-marks along top edge of all pages, does not impact text; The first edition printed in the US, following the extremely scarce 1865 British sheets given to Appleton from the suppressed version; With forty-two illustrations by John Tenniel; MF consignment; shelved case 2. More about ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND

New York: Random House, 1949. First Edition. 4to., unpaginated; G/none; spine white with black lettering; eight thin horizontal strips of tape holding wraps around the spine, two long vertical strips along both hinges on the lower half; rubbing and wear to all edges of boards; moderate wear to head and tail of spine; interior clean, with very light age-toning; SIGNED by Dr. Seuss opposing title page, with a drawing labeled 'Extra Special Oobleck'; TS consignment; shelved case 2. More about BARTHOLOMEW AND THE OOBLECK [SIGNED WITH ORIGINAL DRAWING

New York: Random House, 1985. Later Edition. Quarto, unpaginated; VG; spine green with white lettering; very mild wear to boards; INSCRIBED on the verso of the ffep in 1991 by Dr. Seuss: "Merry Christmases Galore"; BL consignment; shelved case 2. More about HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS [SIGNED

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1925. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 252 pages; VG; bound in publisher's olive cloth, black lettering to spine; spine cocked; small black smudge to spine; slight foxing to endpapers; presumed first printing, with no further printings listed on copyright page, no date on title page, olive binding, no mention of the Newbery; page 252 uncut; incredibly scarce; shelved case 14. More about SHEN OF THE SEA - CHINESE STORIES FOR CHILDREN

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. First Edition. Folio; VG; 46 Pages with full color plates; Black spine; Full color illustration on front board; Minor wear, mostly at the edges; Bumping to corners; Slight bowing to boards; Interior bright and clean; Shelved in case 14. More about THE KNAVE OF HEARTS

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1928. First Edition, First Printing, Early State. Octavo, 212 pages, 8 pages ads; VG/VG; spine beige with blue lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; small closed tear to lower edge of rear cover, mild shelfwear to corners, head and tail of spine; First Edition, with blank endpapers, red cloth cover, white spine, Rogers art on dust jacket, 7 titles on front flap; presumed early issue from 1929, due to the 7 titles on the front flap listing through 'The Secret of the Caves and the 8 titles on the ad in the rear listing through 'The Mystery of Cabin Island'; in excellent condition; LP consignment; shelved case 14. More about HARDY BOYS: THE SHORE ROAD MYSTERY

London: Heinemann, 1913. Limited Edition, #199/1130. Large Quarto, 160 pages; VG-; bound in in white buckram with gilt text and illustrations on cover and spine; with frontispiece, 12 color tipped in plates, numerous black and white illustrations; Wear to the edges of the boards as well as some minor soiling; Edition limited to 1130 numbered copies, of which this is number 199. Signed by Rackham on the limitations page; LM consignment; shelved case 14. More about MOTHER GOOSE: THE OLD NURSERY RHYMES [Signed by Rackham

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. First Edition. Octavo, 211 pages, VG/VG; First Edition, First Issue DJ, pink spine, white lettering; fading to spine, white lettering toned off-white, lettering legible; chipping to head, tail, and edges of covers; material loss to top margin of back cover; closed tear to bottom margin of back cover; partially erased notation in pencil to front cover; price uncut "$2.50" to front flap; First Edition, First Printing, black boards, red lettering; light age-toning to margins of interior, text and illustrations unaffected; mild age-toning to text-block; copyright page has Scribner's "A" and seal; RED PLANET the first of Heinlein's books to feature the Martian elder race; LP consignment; shelved case 8. More about RED PLANET: A COLONIAL BOY ON MARS [HEINLEIN JUVENILE #3

London: Gay and Bird, 1906. First Edition. Octavo, 120 pages; VG; in tan cloth boards, black lettering on spine, black, red, and yellow illustration on front board; gift inscription on ffep; spine slightly cocked, boards slightly bowed; Oliver Herford was a writer, artist, and illustrator whose cartoons and humorous verse appeared in journals such as Life, Woman's Home Companion, Century Magazine, Harper's Weekly, The Masses and Punch; an incredibly scarce book; shelved case 0. More about A BOLD BAD BUTTERFLY & OTHER FABLES AND VERSES

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964. First Edition, First Issue. Octavo, 161 pages; VG/G; spine white and green with red lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price cut; mild chipping to edges of dust jacket; head of spine, upper rear corner, front lower corner have closed tears; spine slightly cocked; interior clean; First Issue, with 6 lines on colophon and no ISBN; LP consignment; shelved case 2. More about CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First Edition, First Printing, First Issue. Large Octavo, 118 pages; G+/none; bound in publisher's red cloth, faded gilt lettering to spine; mild rubbing to boards, small stain to front board; mild fraying to corners; interior clean; First Issue, with correct five-line colophon on last page, bound by Wolff and paper supplied by Glatfelter; shelved case 2. More about JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH

London: Macmillan and Co., 1909. First Illustrated Edition. Small quarto; Fair+/no-DJ; tanned spine with gilt text; cover has age toning, rubbing, bumping and fraying at spine head and tail and in corners, spine shaken; textblock has edgewear, spotting, webbing showing at front pastedown, faint yellow writing on front endpaper, crayon marks on page 9, plate at page 31 is detached but present, other plates and some glassine protectors are starting to separate but are still attached, all text and plates are clean; pp 274; first illustrated edition; FLP Collection. More about The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby

London: Nisbet & Co. Ltd., 1920. First Edition. 4to., 150pp.; VG; publishers quarter white cloth over gray paper boards, front cover stamped in silver with a design of stylized waves and sea shells,white paper label with gray lettering, spine gilt lettering; gray endpapers, pictorial of coral; top edge gilt, others uncut; 10 color tipped-in plates with printed tissue guards, includes frontispiece, in excellent condition; bumping to head and tail of spine, corners; mild foxing throughout, plates clean; "Of this edition 675 copies have been printed for sale in the British Empire, of which this is no. 88."; DC consignment; shelved case 14. More about THE KINGDOM OF THE PEARL

The Fantod Press, 1970. Limited First Edition. staplebound 12mos., unpaginated; VOL. 1 [THE CHINESE OBELISKS: FOURTH ALPHABET, VG; black covers with tan lettering and illustration; shelfwear to spine (e.g., mild rubbing to head of spine, slight material loss to tail of spine, light scratch to top of fore-edge); interior clean and bright]; VOL. 2 [THE OSBICK BIRD, VG+; yellow covers with black cursive lettering and illustration to front cover; very mild shelfwear to tail of spine; light scratch to top of fore-edge; interior clean and bright]; VOL. 3 [DONALD HAS A DIFFICULTY, VG; co-authored by Neumeyer; shelfwear to spine (e.g., mild rubbing to head and tail of spine); interior clean and bright]; a limiting printing of 500 copies; housed in a hot pink envelope with The Fantod Press colophon to top left-hand corner to front of envelope, moderate wear/tearing to envelope; LP consignment; shelved Case 0, Dupont. More about THREE BOOKS FROM THE FANTOD PRESS II: THE CHINESE OBELISKS; THE OSBICK BIRD; DONALD HAS A...

London: Hodder and Stoughton, early 1900s. Large quarto in burgundy leatherette with gilt and gold letters; VG; minimal soiling; open gutter at the end but strong binding; previous owner's penciled inscription inside front cover; end pages discolored or foxed; all illustrations tipped-in and clean; paper clean; text in fairly large print; contains Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Blue Beard and Beauty and the Beast; pp. 128; shelved in case # 13; DC consignment; please contact us for shipping costs. More about THE SLEEPING BEAUTY AND OTHER FAIRY TALES FROM THE OLD FRENCH. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First Edition, First Printing, Second Issue, Second State Dust Jacket. Large Octavo, 118 pages;VG/VG; bound in publisher's red cloth, gilt lettering to spine; dust jacket with a red spine, yellow and black lettering, protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$3.95', very mild rubbing and wear; interior clean; Second Issue, with four-line colophon on last page; Second State Dust Jacket, with ISBN on rear panel; shelved case 2. More about JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH

London: James Robins and C. Baldwyn, 1904 [1823]. Limited, facsimile edition of 1823-1826 original [#55/250]. small octavos in very dark brown leather covers with brown moire; 6 bands embossed spine with gold letters; VG+; boards with minimal soiling; binding strong; moire flaps; deckled, clean edges; paper and text clean; volume 1 ffep slightly foxed; vignette illustrations in brown on thick paper; pp. 240 and 256; Mr. Grimm wanted to establish a connection between the tales from England and the Teutonic, Scandinavian stories; in very good condition; shelved in Case 7. More about GERMAN POPULAR STORIES. Translated from the Kinder und Haus Marchen. Collected by M.M. Grimm....

New York: Frederick Warne, ca. 1908. First edition. Large, thin quarto in brown and beige hardcovers with beige cloth spine; VG; moderate soiling and shelf wear on boards; spine discolored; fully illustrated front and end pages; tiny ink stain on edge of one drawing, otherwise a good copy of the children's alphabet illustrated by Dulac; shelved in Case # 14; DC consignment. More about LYRICS PATHETIC & HUMOROUS FROM A TO Z

London: Hodder and Stoughton, c. 1913. Presumed First Trade Edition. Large quarto in brown and green cloth hardcovers with gold gilt on spine; VG; moderate soiling on boards; strong binding; ex-libris plate inside front board; fully illustrated end pages; 26 illustrations tipped in on brown parchment paper covered with pictorial rice paper; text in large print in pale green; pp. 163; Presumed First Trade Edition: 24 tipped-in plates illustrated by Nielsen to interior, whereas the 1913 limited first and deluxe editions contain 26 plates; shelved in Case # 14; DC consignment; please contact us for shipping costs. More about IN POWDER AND CRINOLINE. OLD FAIRY TALES. Illustrated by Kay Nielsen

New York: Coward McCann, 1941. First Edition. oblong 8vo., unpaginated; G+/G; spine red with black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut; moderate wear to jacket, including chips to the head and tail of spine, large chip from upper fore corner of front cover, small chip from upper edge of rear cover, two long rips between 1 and 2 inches, mild staining to rear, wear to flap hinges; spine has two pieces missing, a chunk of the letters 'OTH', with a tear extending an inch onto the rear board, small piece missing on the 'W'; some wear to board edges; INSCRIBED by Gág opposing title page, dated November, 1941; this book won the Caldecott Honor in 1942; shelved case 14. More about NOTHING AT ALL [SIGNED

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1920. 4to., 169pp.; VG; bound in publishers red cloth stamped in gilt, pink, green, and turquoise on front board and spine; eight color tipped-in plates with printed tissue guards; bumping to head and tail of spine, corners; DC consignment; shelved case 14. More about MY DAYS WITH THE FAIRIES

Mooresville, Indiana: The Jenny Wren Press, 1993. Limited Edition, #7/50. square 10mo., unpaginated; VG/lacking DJ; bound in pumpkin orange cloth, gilt lettering on spine; SIGNED and numbered on second front endpaper, with hand-drawing in black in of a child with a chicken; shelved case 14. More about PUMPKIN MOONSHINE - THE 55TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION [SIGNED

London: E. Newbery, 1794. New Edition. 8vo., 271pp.; VG; spine paneled red leather with gilt lettering and tooling; 3/4 bound with marbled boards and endpapers; mild wear and rubbing to boards, corners, hinges; frontispiece; with 74 woodcuts by Bewick; JS consignment; shelved case 7. More about THE LOOKING-GLASS FOR THE MIND; OR, INTELLECTUAL MIRROR. BEING AN ELEGANT COLLECTION OF THE MOST...