London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1907. Second Edition. Quarto, 125 pages; VG; rebound in half red calf, boards are the original cloth from publisher's binding; spine paneled with gilt lettering and tooling; mild wear and rubbing to boards; mild rubbing to corners; with 50 color illustrations; mild foxing, does not impact plates; plates bound in rear, as usual; shelved case 3. More about PETER PAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1931. US Printing. large Quarto. VG/G. heavy edgewear and large tears to DJ. jacket front is toned some, but more creased and worn with a near full view of its cover illustration, and most of rear cover image. damaged DJ under clear protective cover. tall brown fabric spine, bound to illustrated board and mildly discolored rear. binding is somewhat shaken but hinge joints are intact. wispy white on blue decorative endpages. name and date of prior is printed facing title page. the subtitle : THE PICTURE STORY IS BASED ON THE PLAY OF THE SAME NAME. striking color plates, unblemished textblock. pages of text even include some bars of music notes for the piano with lyrics. very neat interior, no age-toning to sheets. thin volume exterior edges appear a basic tan, light scuffing to the panel board edges, extremities likewise. unpaginated, approx. 89 pp. More about THE PICTURE STORYBOOK OF PETER PAN
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1958. First Edition. Thin Octavo; pp 32; G-/Fair; light pink spine with white text; dust jacket shows sunning to spine; minor chipping to edges; cloth has light sunning to exterior; slight wear to corners; text block has light toning to exterior edges; interior lightly toned; illustrated. More about When Wendy Grew Up: An Afterthought
Reilly & Lee, 1905. 32mo., 127 pages, [1] ad; VG; bound in publisher's red paper with dark green lettering; Tales include Little Snow-White, The Three Little Men in the Wood, The Queen Bee, Snow-White and Rose-Red, Clever Grethel. With 14 color illustrations and numerous black and white illustrations; shelved case 14. More about FAIRY TALES FROM GRIMM
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, 1956. 12mo; VG-/G; Green/yellow spine with off-white text; Dust jacket has slightly sunned & lightly rubbed exterior with some frays & small tears along edges, 1 inch tear at tail fore edge, otherwise intact; Boards have slightly sunned exterior & minor wear along edges, otherwise panels are clean and strong; Text block shows slight age toning with tight binding & intact; pp 204. More about The Wizard of Oz
![The Life And Adventures of Santa Claus [Signed by Artist]. L. Frank Baum](/pictures/thumb/7-48-1305414.jpg?v=1547236487)
New York: Henry Holt, 2003. 1st Edition. 8vo; VG/VG-hardcover; red spine with white text; dust jacket has scratches and is moderately faded at the back as a result of exposure the sun; rear board has been moderately exposed to the sun otherwise both boards are strong and clean; text block is clean; 175p. Signed by Artist on half title page (see photo for details). More about The Life And Adventures of Santa Claus [Signed by Artist
Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1903. First edition, first state. Octavo, 236pp. Hardcover without jacket as issued. Bumping and shelf-wear. Rubbing and soiling to illustrated boards. Book has been re-backed; front free end page has been compromised. Soiling, creasing, and chipping to text. Flyleaf has been heavily tape-repaired. Binding is sturdy. Good copy only. eb/nd. More about THE MAGICAL MONARCH OF MO AND HIS PEOPLE
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co, 1931. 8vo; VG- hardcover without dust jacket; green spine with black text; boards have minor rubbing and bumping to the corners and the tips; paste downs and end papers are severely age-toned, additionally, rear free end- paper has a conspicuous black stain; pages are moderately tanned but are clean and legible; 280p. More about Pirates in Oz
Chicago: Rand McNally and Company, 1939. 12mo; G+/no-DJ; spine yellow, no lettering, blue band on spine tail; boards strong, clean, bottom back cover cracked half inc, wear at head and tail of spine, minor wear elsewhere on spine, some discoloration due to scuffing throughout, scratches on front cover in the center (doesn't affect legibility), significant wear on corners, minor edgewear, no marks or writing; textblock has minor agetone, minor foxing on top edge, previous owner's name in pencil on first page, minor small stains on front and back pastedowns, minor stains on first few pages (including title page), first page folded at bottom corner, free of highlighting/underlining, contains color and b/w pictures throughout. pp 64. More about The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman of Oz; Princess Ozma of Oz
![THE ROYAL BOOK OF OZ [OZ #15]. L. Frank Baum, Ruth Plumly Thompson, John R. Neill](/pictures/thumb/14-48-1289949.jpg?v=1547235974)
Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co., 1921. First Edition, First State. large 8vo., 312 pp., VG; gray cloth boards, black lettering to brown title label affixed to spine, black-and-white illustrated endpapers; bumping with slight material loss/fraying to corners, top- and bottom-edges of boards towards hinge, and to middle of fore-edge; denting with staining to title label affixed to spine ("Reilly & Lee" logo affected yet legible), approx. 3/4" of title label missing towards head, approx. 1/4" of label missing towards tail, lettering unaffected; slight wear to edges of illustration affixed to front board; yellow top, age-toning wear to text-block; signs of repair to gutters of endpapers, e.g., tape to gutter of front endpapers, illustrations to endpapers affected; very slight superficial material loss to first page within "This book belongs to" illustration; age-toning to margins of leaves, very occasional scuff marks/minor imperfections to interior, text/illustrations unaffected; First Edition, First State: contains all 12 colored plates (incl. frontispiece), "Scarecorw's" misprint to caption of full-color plate facing p. 255; boards protected by plastic wrapper; LP consignment; shelved Case 12, Dupont. More about THE ROYAL BOOK OF OZ [OZ #15
New York: Books of Wonder, 1997. Limited Edition, 321/350. Octavo; pp 151; VG/VG; bright pink spine with black text; number 321 of 350 limited, numbered copies; dust jacket has very slight wear to exterior, some light wear to edges; cloth shows very light wear to exterior, strong boards; text block has minimal wear to exterior edges; interior clean; signed by artist. More about The Master Key: An Electrical Fairy Tale [signed
Chicago: Way and WIliams, 1897. First Edition. Quarto; G; 265 pages; Gray spine with blue titles; First printing-No two blank pages before end paper; Boards show wear and fraying at the corners; Tearing of cloth at the spine edges; Binding sturdy; Some cracking at the gutter, repaired by clear tape; Some spotting throughout text block; Previous owner's gift inscriptions on front free end paper--dated 1898. Shelved case 14, EY Consignment. More about MOTHER GOOSE IN PROSE
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, n.d. Quarto; good/fair; dj, yellow spine with green text; HB, white spine with green text; ex libns, book plate; shelf wear and bumping; text block, clean; 120 pp.; color figures; edges with toning starts; spot staining; binding shaken; split starts, hinges and joints; dj, sunned; extensive chipping and wear; tears; else very good. More about WIZARD OF OZ
Westlake Village, CA: Yellow Brick Road Publishers, Inc., 1992. First. Quarto: VG/VG: Light blue spine with dark blue text: DJ shows some wear with scuffing and slight chipping mainly concentrated at head, tail and corners: Boards are strong and clean with mild shelfwear: Textblock is slightly darkened with age but free of markings, tears and folds, inscribed on front free page by the author: First Edition: 32 pp. More about The SillyOZbul of Oz and the Magic Merry-Go-Round
Westlake Village, CA: Yellow Brick Road Publishers, Inc., 1991,1992. First Editions. Small quarto; VG/VG; light blue spines with blue text; 3 volumes: The SillyOzbuls of Oz, pp 31; The SillyOzbuls of Oz and the Merry-Go-Round, pp 32; The SillyOzbul of Oz and Toto, pp 32; blue slipcase; dust jackets show minimal wear to exterior, light toning to edges; cloths are clean, strong boards; text blocks have slight shelf wear to exterior edges; interiors clean; signed by author. More about The SillyOzbuls of Oz: A Trilogy, 3 volumes [signed
New York: George Sully & Co., 1918. Serial. 12mo; good.none; yellow cloth spine with black text; ex libris, signatures; shelf wear and bumping; text block, clean; general toning; 218 pp.; frontispiece; binding shaken; hinges, weak; spot staining; chipping and split start, back joint; else good. More about AIR SERVICE BOYS FLYING FOR FRANCE; OR, THE YOUNG HEROES OF THE LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE
New York: Workman Publishing, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Oblong octavo; VG/VG; brownish red spine with white text; jacket has rubbing, age toning along spine; boards are strong and clean; textblock is clean; pp 37; signed by author on title page. More about Spectacles [signed
New York: Macmillan, 1962. First Edition. Signature of previous owner on front end paper. Small Folio; G+/no-DJ hardcover; Pink spine with black text; Boards strong, spine has 1" tearing of upper spine, moderate rubbing to corners; Textblock has small faint stain on page 29, otherwise clean; 34pp. More about The Rabbit Catcher and Other Fairy Tales of Ludwig Bechstein
Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1927. First edition. 12mo; G+/G; Blue spine with white text; Dust jacket has moderate shelf wear such as lightly age toned exteriors, fraying edges and slightly sunned spine, otherwise intact; Boards have slightly sunned edges & spine, some general wear on edges, otherwise sturdy; Text block has darkened with age, light foxing on first few pages, however pages are unmarked, has deckled fore edge; pp 249. More about The Harrison Children
Munich: Prestel, 1997. Quarto; VG-/no-DJ hardcover; Blue spine with orange/green text; Boards strong, some rubbing to exterior head; Textblock shows some very light stains throughout, moderate soiling on last few pages; Binding strong; 30pp. More about Duke and the Peasant: Life in the Middle Ages
London: James Blackwood & Co., n.d. 10mo; pp 200; G-; brown spine with gilt text; decorations and raised bands to spine; full leather binding; exterior shows rubbing scratches to spine and panels; rubbing to edges; text block shows age toning to exterior edges; top edge gilt; deckled fore edge; interior slightly toned; illustrated; gilt scroll border to roll in at pastedowns; cracking to front gutter; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown;. More about Little Mr. Bouncer and His Friend, Verdant Green
Philadelphia: American Sunday School Union, 1832. Sextodecimo in 3/4 marbled boards with black spine, G / No Dust Jacket, considerable shelf-wear, boards are worn around edges and joints of boards, front board is loose at joint, but still attached, two insects are remarkably well preserved between the front boards and the free end paper, text is clean with very little foxing, and other than said wear, binding is very tight, text is complemented by several engravings and a fold out map of the Levant, previous owner's name in ink and pencil on free end paper, 210 pp. [Shelved Alcove 1, spine is black with gold title]. More about THE LIFE OF MOSES
New York: Pantheon Books, 1978. First Edition. 8vo hardcover with dustjacket. VG+/VG+. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR to Librarian of Congress Daniel Boorstin. Interior, binding and boards fine, 3/4 inch closed tear to dj by spine, light shelfwear to dj, dustjacket now in protective plastic sleeve. 57 pp. 039493573x. [Black text on white spine. In children's.]. More about THE SPOTTED STONES
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Lester Publishing Limited, 1994. First Canadian Edition. slim oblong Qto. VG/VG. solid teal DJ spine has small orange and tiny white titling. bright illustrated covers in a rainbow of hues. edgewear is light. matching glossy HC volume and DJ alike. neat solid boards, SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR ON TITLE PAGE. clear and excellent throughout. approx. 28 pp. ISBN# 1895555744. More about THE WINDY DAY (SIGNED
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1954. Small, thin Octavo: VG/no-DJ: Silver and black patterned spine with no text: Boards are strong and clean with general shelfwear, some chipping at head and tail ends of joints, slight bumping to corners: Textblock has age toning, pages clean and free of markings, folds and tears: Unpaginated. More about Madeline
New York, St. Louis, San Francisco: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1970. Octavo; pp 95; G/G-; black & orange spine with white text; dust jacket shows light scratching and rubbing to exterior, chipping to corners; boards are clean, strong and intact; text block has minor wear and light foxing to exterior edges, previous owner's book plate to front pastedown, slight writing to page 95;. More about Filming Works Like This
![THE PIGTAIL OF AH LEE BEN LOO [SIGNED]. John Bennett](/pictures/thumb/9-48-1317846.jpg?v=1560129596)
New York: Longmans, Green & Co., 1928. First Edition. Small Quarto, 298 pages; VG; in publisher's original orange boards, rebacked with new black spine with orange lettering and corners, original spine loose within; Inscribed on free blank with elaborate calligraphy with original silhouette illustration of a man with a cane and bag pasted next to the inscription; scarce with the silhouette; shelved case 14. More about THE PIGTAIL OF AH LEE BEN LOO [SIGNED
Cleveland, OH: The World Publishing Company, 1960. First Edition. oblong Qto. VG/- no DJ. rosy pink cloth HC, with small blue stamped titling down slender spine. lightly soiled at center of rear board, with blue sketch of hippos and flora decoratively illustrated center front cover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR:WITH DRAWING UPON HALF-TITLE PAGE. two 2" tape glue residue stains just above the inscription. generally handled, no writing to textblock interior and its drawings awash in light color. unpaginated, approx. 30 pp. More about THE SECRET HIDING PLACE
Santa Monica: Benson-Lehner Corporation, 1960. First Edition. Large Oblong Octavo; G/G-; unpaginated; blue spine with black and white text; dust jacket has slight soiling to exterior; price clipped front flap; cloth shows slight sunfading to exterior; light stain to front at head edge; slightly splayed boards; text block's exterior edges is lightly toned; light shadow toning to endpapers; profusely illustrated. More about Strictly Birdsmanship, or How to Lay the Egg That Kills the Golden Goose
New York: Philomel Books, 1990. Square octavo. VG/VG DJ. Brown spine with white text; dustjacket is clean with moderate edgewear,. more noticeable on the back dj by the outer left hand corner; dj is price-clipped on the inside flap jacket; boards are strong and clean; binding is strong; textblock is clean. Pp. 126. More about Gwinna
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...
Howell, Soskin, Publishers, 1945. Octavo (oblong); G+/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, plastic spiral binding; Boards in illustrated paper with black print, slight edgewear, wear to lower front corner, slight smudging/shelfwear; Text block clean and tight, age-toning to paper; unpaged, color illustrations (cut-out doll costumes). More about THE MARTHA WASHINGTON DOLL BOOK
Hillsboro: Beyond Words Publishing, Inc., 1992. First Edition. Inscribed by author on front end paper; octavo; VG+/VG+; light blue spine, pink, yellow, black, and white text; dust jacket very minor edgewear; boards strong, clean; text block clean; 172pp. More about Inscribed] Better Than A Lemonade Stand
New York: Rand, McNally & Company, 1903. Octavo; VG-/Hardcover; sunned red spine with white and black text; Heavy shelf wear and age to boards, fading and age toning along surfaces, fraying at side and edges, light marks along surfaces; Binding cocked but intact,binding slightly loose within middle gutter exposing webbing, previous owner's inscription along front page, 3 inch open tear to half title page, pps 7 - 10 lower edge, chipping and creasing on several pages,age toned pages; Age toning to text block exterior, text block clean; 190 pp. More about Stories of Mother Goose Village
California: Hyperion Books for Children, 1994. First Edition. First Edition; Quarto; VG+/no-DJ; Spine is white with red and yellow text; Covers have general shelf wear, some bumping to corners, joints are strong; Text block has minor signs of handling, pop-up features function, the three foam golf balls are in the correct place, but are misshapen from age, content is clear and vibrant; pp 8; Additional shipping may be required due to size/weight restrictions. More about Golf-O-Rama, The Wacky Nine-Hole Pop-Up Mini-Golf Book
Boston: David R. Godine, 2002. First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Folio picture book, unpaginated, VG/VG-; DJ, white spine, black lettering: wear to edges of DJ, two closed tears to top margin of front cover (lettering to title affected yet clear and legible); light age-toning to margins of flaps; gloss paper boards, board design identical to DJ: mild wear to boards, wear to bottom edges of boards, very light age-toning to margins of interior, full-color gloss plates unaffected; fully illustrated; shelved Illustration. More about SOMETHING'S NOT QUITE RIGHT
New York: The Viking Press, 1942. First Edition. oblong 8vo., unpaginated; VG-; spine light blue with white lettering; rubbing to board edges, bumping to corners, fraying to head and tail of spine; binding slightly loose; bookplate for the Dogwood Children's Library on front pastedown; inscription from previous owners opposite title page; INSCRIBED on title page by Bishop; profusely illustrated; shelved case 14. More about THE MAN WHO LOST HIS HEAD [SIGNED
New York: R & S Books, 1990. first edition. Octavo; VG/VG; Off-white spine with black text; Dust jacket is slightly sunned around edges with minor wear on edges, but exterior is clean and intact; Boards show slight shelf wear with lightly sunned exterior, otherwise panels are sturdy and strong; Text block has lightly ivory toned pages which are unmarked with tight binding; pp 57. More about Elliot's Extraordinary Cookbook
The J. Paul Getty Museum & Children's Library Press. 8vo; VG/VG;hardcover; red spine with gold text; dust jacket has minor black smudges to the rear; boards are clean; text block is clean; 38p. More about The Red String [SIGNED
Emeryville, CA: Children's Book Press, 1994. Octavo: VG/no-DJ hardcover: Dark purple spine with yellow text: Boards are strong and clean, rubbing, general shelfwear, bumping to tail of spine, binding solid: Textblock is clean, front free page signed and dated by illustrator, illlustration in ink also possible done by illustrator: Text is in Spanish and English: 32 pp. More about Angel's Kite/ La Estrella de Angel
Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1967. 16mo; G+/no-DJ; Of-white spine with black text; Boards have moderately rubbed panels, mostly on rear with just lightly age toned edges, otherwise clean and sturdy; Text block has slightly yellowed due to age but pages are intact and clean; pp 184. French language. More about Les Belles Histoires d'Enid Blyton: Histoires du Coin du Feu
Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1946. First Edition. First Edition; Octavo; VG-/VG-; Spine is mostly yellow and black with small blue and red text; DJ has general edge wear, age-toning, small amount of material loss to corners, some creases and small tears around edges, Brodart cover; Boards have general edge wear, joints and hinges are strong; Text block has general signs of handling, age-toning, content is clear; pp 248. More about GENE AUTRY AND THE REDWOOD PIRATES
New York: Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1978. First USA printing. 12mo; vg+/vg; dj, blue color illustrated spine with red title; HB, reddish brown cloth spine with gilt lettering; minor shelf wear and bumping; text block, clean; 245 pp.; else very good. More about SILAS AND THE RUNAWAY COACH
London, Great Britain: Dennis Dobson, 1957. First UK Edition. 8vo. VG-/VG. blue and yellow DJ spine, extends as illustration across jacket front. black title and author centered above mid-spine, publisher in black at extreme tail end. some toning to inner flaps; DJ under clear protective cover. medium brown clothbound HB with tiny stamped black characters. mild adhesive residue stain to upper and lower board edges. tan hues and brown maps illustrate the endpapers. mild blue adhesive stain obscure lettering on copyright page. contents include 6 illustrations in color and approx. 51 in black and white, all with text detail. volume is complete and well bound. edges fine. 189 pp. More about INDIANS ON HORSEBACK
Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2005. First edition. Octavo; First edition; G+/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, orange with white print; Boards in glossy illustrated paper, bump to lower spine corner and to top fore edge corner, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Signed in ink by the author and the illustrator on the front flyleaf; 80 pages, frontispiece, color illustrations. More about MOUSE TALES : THINGS HOPED FOR : ADVENT, CHRISTMAS, AND EPIPHANY [SIGNED
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1970. First. Small octavo; G/no-DJ; red spine with gold text; boards are strong with some discoloration to edges and staining to covers, covers each have one small, 1 inch square of cardboard affixed to bottom portion with tape; textblock is clean and slightly age-toned; 45pp. More about Lenny Lives in the West Indies
Great Britain: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., 1981. First UK. Qto. VG/ - no DJ. light blue HC spine, has white and some orange title characters between mildly worn tip and tail. both covers solid, with matching bright lime endpages. graphic humor HC volume, illustrated throughout, no marks or writing, its slim outer edges unmarred likewise. approx. 45 pp. ISBN# 0340270683. More about J.D. POLSON AND THE DILLOGATE AFFAIR
Chicago: Childrens Press, 1968. Octavo; VG/no-DJ; hardcover; maroon spine, eggshell text; boards strong, small scratch on rear cover, minor rubbing on spine head and tail edges, minor browning in interior on end papers along gutter; text block slightly age toned; 63pp. More about Rocket to the Moon
Chicago: Childrens Press, 1968. Octavo; VG/no-DJ; hardcover; maroon spine, eggshell text; boards strong, small scratch on rear cover, minor rubbing on spine head and tail edges, minor browning in interior on end papers along gutter; text block slightly age toned; 63pp. More about Rocket to the Moon
Chicago: Childrens Press, 1968. Octavo; VG/no-DJ; hardcover; maroon spine, eggshell text; boards strong, small scratch on rear cover, minor rubbing on spine head and tail edges, minor browning in interior on end papers along gutter; text block slightly age toned; 63pp. More about Rocket to the Moon
