Authors starting with S from Aleph-Bet Books, Inc.

2003. 1. SACHAR,LOUIS. HOLES. NY: FSG (1998). 8vo, cloth, as new in dw. Stated 1st ed. of this NEWBERY AWARD WINNER, made into a successful Disney movie in 2003. Great copy. ... more information

1999. 1. SACHAR,LOUIS. HOLES. NY: Farrar Strauss and Giroux (1998). 8vo (5 3/4 x 8 1/2"), cloth backed boards, As New in As New Dust Wrapper (not price clipped, no award seal). Stated first edition, first printing. Winner of the 1999 NEWBERY AWARD and later made into a movie. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. 1st editions of this title are extremely scarce. ... more information

1936. 2. PICTURE BOOK. SIMPLE OBJECTS PICTURE BOOK by Ethel Sacherer. Racine: Whitman 1936. Folio, stiff card covers, light edgewear, VG+. Printed on heavy card paper in a range of colors, each page has several everday objects with words identifying them. Done with strong primary colors in bold flat style of the 30's. ... more information

1926. 2. (ROSS,M.T.)(PENNY)illus. MAMMA'S ANGEL CHILD IN TOYLAND by Marie Sadler. Chicago: Rand McNally (1915). 8vo, boards, pict. paste-on, 115p., cover slightly rubbed else VG+. 1st edition. The story tells about an involved fantasy trip taken by little Esther to Toyland ruled by King Noah. Illustrated by Ross with 24 fabulous full page color illustrations plus numerous smaller color illustrations and wonderfully detailed b&w's all throughout the text. A very scarce book by Ross who is pe... more information

1943. 1. SAINT-EXUPERY,ANTOINE DE. THE LITTLE PRINCE. NY: Reynal & Hitchcock (1943). 8vo (7 3/8 x 9"), cloth, [93]p., FINE IN DUST WRAPPER with limitation number inked on spine that matches limitation number of book, housed in custom cloth box. 1st ed. (published in America first due to Nazi occupation of France). LIMITED TO 525 COPIES SIGNED BY SAINT- EXUPERY! Illustrated in color by the author. The Little Prince was Saint- Exupery's last book published before he disappeared in a fligh... more information

1943. 1. SAINT-EXUPERY,ANTOINE DE. THE LITTLE PRINCE. NY:Reynal & Hitchcock (1943). 8vo, cloth, [93]p., Fine in dw (dw price clipped with "autograph edition on top margin of front, 1/4" mend on upper fold). Housed in a lovely custom leather box. 1st ed. (published in America before France first due to Nazi occupation of France). LIMITED TO 525 COPIES SIGNED BY SAINT-EXUPERY! Illustrated in color, the limited edition of this beloved classic is rare. ... more information

1943. 1. SAINT-EXUPERY,ANTOINE. LE PETIT PRINCE. NY: Reynal & Hitchcock (1943). 8vo (7 1/4 x 9"), salmon colored cloth, Fine in dust wrapper with 3 pieces off backstrip, not price clipped. 1st edition in French (first issue with crow on p.63) of this classic, illustrated in color by the author. The French 1st edition is considerably more difficult to find than the English. ... more information

1951. 1. SALINGER,J.D. CATCHER IN THE RYE. Boston: Little Brown 1951. Black cloth, bookplate removed from endpaper else fine in dust wrapper (dw with some expert restoration at base of spine and at folds). Stated 1st edition. of this landmark coming of age novel, 1st issue dust wrapper with Salinger's photo on rear panel. This is a nice copy of his first book. ... more information

1939. 2. SALTEN,FELIX. BAMBI'S CHILDREN. Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill (1939). 8vo, cloth, 315p., sl. wear to spine ends else VG+ in sl. worn dw. Stated 1st ed. The story of the first year in the life of Bambi's twin children Geno and Gurri. Illus. in b&w by Erna Pinner. ... more information

1931. 2. CATS. FLUFFY CAT'S TAIL by Ann Aliza Sample. Chicago: Whitman (1931). Oblong small 4to, cloth, pictorial paste-on, slight soil, VG+. 1st edition of this wonderful fairy tale, illustrated by the author with fancIful full page SILHOUETTE SCISSOR CUTS. Unusual. Necker 1719. ... more information

1927. 1. BLACK INTEREST. MISS MINERVA'S SCALLYWAGS by Emma Speed Sampson. Chic: Reilly & Lee (1927). 8vo, red pict. cloth, fine in dw (flap ads through Miss Minerva's Scallywags). 1st ed. Illus by WILLIAM DONAHEY in black and white and written with much Black dialect. A beautiful copy. ... more information

1925. 1. BLACK INTEREST. MISS MINERVA BROADCASTS BILLY by Emma Speed Sampson. Chic: Reilly & Lee (1925). 8vo, red pict. cloth, fine in dw (flap ads through this title listing it as new). 1st ed. Illus by WILLIAM DONAHEY in black and white and written with much Black dialect. A beautiful copy. ... more information

1989. 1. BLACK INTEREST. (PINKNEY,JERRY) TALKING EGGS by Robert D. San Souci. NY: Dial (1989). 4to, (10 1/4 x 10 1/2"). pictorial boards, as new in dw. Stated 1st ed. and correct code. A folktale from the American South, beautifully illus. in color by Pinkney. This copy is SIGNED BY PINKNEY. CALDECOTT HONOR. ... more information

1989. 1. (HAGUE,MICHAEL)illus. ROOTABAGA STORIES PART TWO by Carl Sandburg. NY: HBJ (1989). 4to, cl. backed boards, as new in dw. Stated 1st ed. (letter code a-e). Sandburg's now classic children's book is wonderfully illus. in color by Hague. ... more information

1938. Paperback. 2. PICTURE BOOK. ROO-COO AND PANESSA by Lettice Sandford. Lond.: Frederick Muller (1938). Folio, stiff pictorial wraps, corner crease else VG+. The story tells about a white pigeon named Roo-Coo that is determined to find a wife and have babies. He finds a beautiful pigeon named Panessa but when their chicks are born they are dark grey, not white. Disgusted with Panessa he throws them out, only to be saved by them when a storm comes through. The moral of the story is that it doesn... more information

1941. SARG,TONY. ORIGINAL ART: GOLDILOCKS. Offered here is a wonderful pen and ink drawing done by Sarg for a magazine. It is dated 1941 on the back and signed by Sarg lower right. Done on art paper, the image is rather large (11" wide x 7") done with detail and humor. Captioned in pencil "In whose bed did Goldilocks fall asleep?" we see an alarmed bear looking at Goldilocks sleeping in its bed.? ... more information

1924. 2. SARG,TONY. TONY SARG'S BOOK FOR CHILDREN FROM SIX TO SIXTY. NY: Greenberg 1924 (1924). 4to, cloth backed boards, some cover soil and tips worn else VG. Every page is chock full of great, brightly colored illustrations in Sarg's unique style - calligraphic text as well. The text humorously relates events in history seen through Sarg's eyes (featuring Napoleon, Demosthenes etc.). The first story is Mary and Freckles in Nantucket. There is a moveable wheel (difficult ot operate) ins... more information

1946. 1. SARG,TONY. TONY SARG'S SAVINGS BOOK. Cleve:World (1946). Obl. large 4to, spiral backed bds, sl. foxing else fine in sl. frayed dw. 1st ed. There is a fantasy narrative brightly and wonderfull illustrated in full color by Sarg. Each illustration has several slots into which the owner can insert coins. Sarg has ingeniously designed the illustrations so that the coins complete the pictures i.e. they are the wheels on a bike, the portholes of a ship etc. There's even room for paper money... more information

1925. 1. SARG,TONY. TONY SARG'S BOOK OF ANIMALS. NY:Greenberg (1925). 4to, cl. backed pictorial boards, Fine (no dw). A lively story set in Nantucket about 2 little children and some jolly humanized animals. Wonderfully illustrated by Sarg in color on every page. A scarce Sarg title and a nice copy. ... more information

1942. 1. SARG,TONY. TONY SARG'S TREASURE BOOK. NY:B.F. Jay 1942. Folio, the balloon that represents a nose in one picture is gone as ususal else FINE IN ORIGINAL PICTORIAL BOX! (box with a few minor neat mends) Containing ALICE IN WONDERLAND, RIP VAN WINKLE AND TREASURE ISLAND illustrated in color by Sarg on every page. The construction of this book is unique, actually being a hinged box 3" thick, 9 1/2" wide and 11 1/2 " high with 22 pages of text. The cover has two cavities contain... more information