Titles starting with N from Aleph-Bet Books, Inc.

1927. (MOON,CARL)illus. NADITA (LITTLE NOTHING). Offered here are two lovely pen and ink drawings by Carl Moon for his book Nadita published by Doubleday in 1927. The story is set in Mexico. A."You are my very own little puppy" - Nadita is shown filling a water pot at the fountain and her little dog is drinking the spilled water from the ground. There is a small damage spot in blank upper right corner of paper. This appears on page 11 of the book in greatly reduced format. The image meas... more information

1976. 1. SINGER,ISAAC BASHEVIS. NAFTALI THE STORYTELLER AND HIS HORSE, SUS. NY: FSG (1976). 4to, cloth, Fine in dw. Stated 1st printing. 8 stories translated from the Yiddish and wonderfully illustrated by MARGOT ZEMACH with drawings that are particularly suitable to the text. ... more information

1890. 1. MEGGENDORFER,LOTHAR. NAH UND FERN. Munchen: Braun und Schneider, no date ca 1890. Folio (9 1/4 x 12 3/4"), cloth backed pictorial boards, spine strengthened, corners worn else near Fine. Featuring 8 really wonderful and complex hand-colored moveable plates, all in working order including a lion, women feeding many swans, a giraffe, a parrot on a swing, a man with his cow, two black boys on a camel, a man with two pigs and a black man with an elephant. Nice copy. ... more information

1952. 1. MacDONALD,BETTY. NANCY AND PLUM. Philadelphia: Lippincott (1952). 8vo, cloth, 190p., sl. soil in gutter else Fine in dust wrapper with light rubbing and wear to spine ends. Stated 1st edition. This is a wonderful Christmas story by the author of the "Egg And I" and the Mrs. Piggle Wiggle Books. Illustrated by HILDEGARDE HOPKINS with color frontis plus black & whites. Very scarce. ... more information

1938. 1. PHOTO ILLUSTRATED. NANCY GOES TO MEXICO by Herbert C. Lanks. Phil.: McKay (1938). 4to, pict. boards, fine in sl. worn dw. Nancy is a real American girl who spends time in Mexico. Illus. with half-tone photos and with decorations by Gladys Lanks. ... more information

1929. 2. (GRUELLE,JUSTIN)illus. NANNETTE by Frances Margaret Fox. Chic:Volland (1929) red gilt cloth, VG+. Prob. 1st ed. in the VOLLAND INGLENOOK SERIES. The tale of a little girl who is the "slavey" in a boarding house, and how she finally finds happiness. Illustrated by Gruelle with color illustrations throughout. Nice copy. ... more information

1940. 1. (ARTZYBASHEFF,BORIS)illus. NANSEN by Anna Gertrude Hall. NY: Junior Literary Guild and Viking 1940 (1940). 8vo, (6 1/2 x 9 1/2"), cloth, Fine in fine dust wrapper. First edition. The story of the explorer Fridtjof Nansen, illustrated by Artzybasheff with beautiful lovely full page and smaller blue lithographs and with striking art deco endpapers. NEWBERY HONOR. Nice copy. ... more information

1927. 3. (SEUSS,DR.)illus. NARRAGANSETT LAGER & ALE TRAY. This is a great full color metal advertising tray for Narragansett Lager & Ale. Done circa 1927, it measures 12" in diameter and is brightly colored with a Seussian image of an Indian on wheels with a tray of beer in his hand. At his feet is a Cat in the Hat character saying "Too Good To Miss." ... more information

1987. 1. ABC. (PHOTO ILLUSTRATED) NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM ABC by Florence Cassen Mayers. NY: Henry Abrams (1987). Narrow folio (4 3/4 x 14"), pictorial boards, Fine in dust wrapper. Every letter represents an aviation related item from early balloonists to space travel. Illustrated with color photos. ... more information

1899. 1. (LARSSON,CARL)illus. NATTVARDSBARNEN af Esaias Tegner. Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Soners (1881). 4to, white cloth elaborately stamped in black and gold, 25p., VERY FINE IN ORIGINAL PRINTED DUSTWRAPPER (dw chipped). Perhaps Larsson's first book, this is illustrated by Larsson with 17 smaller and 2 larger page engravings, not at all characteristic of his later style but not unexpectedly so since it preceded his famous Ett Hem of 1899 by nearly 20 years. ... more information

1975. 1. GOODALL,JOHN. NAUGHT NANCY. NY: Atheneum 1975. Obl. small 8vo, glazed pict. bds, Fine in dw. 1st ed. A story about a small mouse, told in pictures only with lift up flaps on every page. ... more information

1900. 2. BAUM,L.FRANK. THE NAVY ALPHABET. Chic:Geo. Hill 1900. Folio, cl. backed pict. bds. Slight cover soil, edges rubbed a bit as usual, corner of blank endpaper repaired else a VG+, nice clean copy. 1st and only edition. Printed on rectos only, each leaf has hand-lettered text below which appear wonderful, rich full color illustrations by HARRY KENNEDY - all with a navy theme. Very scarce, especially in such nice condition. ... more information

1927. 2. BURGESS,THORNTON. THE NEATNESS OF BOBBY COON. Racine:Whitman (1927). 8vo, pivt. bds, sl. rubbing on spine else VG+. Boldy and brightly illus. in color on every page by HARRISON CADY. ... more information

1912. 2. FIRE-FIGHTING. NED THE FIREMAN by Clara Andrews Williams. Chi.: Donohue (1912 Stokes). 8vo, pict. bds, some edge rubbing, VG. Illus. by the author with great full page color illus. in typical turn of the century style. ... more information

1826. Paperback. 1. BLACK INTEREST. (ANTI-SLAVERY) NEGRO'S COMPLAINT: A POEM. TO WHICH IS ADDED, PITY FOR POOR AFRICANS by William Cowper. London: Printed for Harvey and Darton, Gracechurch Street, 1826. 12mo (4 1/4 x 7"), 15 leaves printed on one side only plus 3 leaves printed on both sides, later 1/2 leather and marbled boards lacking wrappers which is not uncommon (Cotsen and BL copies either lack wrappers or rebound). Beautiful gift inscription on title, near Fine. 1st edition for childre... more information

1943. (NEILL,JOHN R.)illus. NEILL FAMILY CHRISTMAS CARDS. Offered here are 12 Christmas cards sent out by the Neill family. Includes 1920-21, 1922, 1922-3, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928-9, 1932, 1941, 1942 and 1943. Varying in size and color, each card features art by Neill designed especially for the cards, and as the family grew, the greetings got longer - from Mr. amd Mrs. Jno. R. Neill to Mr. and Mrs. Neill & Natalie to Mr. and Mrs. Neill Natalie and Annrea to Mr. and Mrs. John R. Neill Natalie An... more information

1908. Paperback. 2. CHRISTMAS. (McLOUGHLIN) NELLIE'S CHRISTMAS EVE by Miss Fanny Wight. NY: McLoughlin Bros. 1908. 4to, stiff pictorial wraps, some spine rubbing else VG+. Each page is mounted on linen. This Christmas story is told in verse in the cadence of the Night Before Christmas and is illustrated with full and partial page chromolithographs. ... more information

1880. 1. MEGGENDORFER,LOTHAR. NEUE LEBENDE BILDER. Munchen: Braun & Schneider no date, funfte auglage, no date, circa 1880. Folio (9 1/2 x 13"), cloth backed pictorial boards, spine renewed, some tabs extended and a few need extensions, corners worn, really a clean tight VG copy, This is a fabulous moveable plate book featuring 8 FINE HAND-COLORED PLATES, EACH WITH HINGED MOVEABLE PARTS OPERATED BY TABS as follows: 1. An artist painting at an easel. 2. A woman feeding milk to her cat 3. A ce... more information

1922. 1. (MEGGENDORFER,LOTHAR)illus. NEUER KORB VOLL ALLERLEI mit lustig versen von Franz Bonn. Munchen:Braun & Schneider 1922, elste auflage. Folio, cl. backed pict. bds, fine. Containing 24 pages of marvelous HAND-COLORED illustrations by Meggendorfer with his usual touch of humor. Includes a great story entitled Das Mohrenkind about a little Black boy who excitedly shows his uncle the turtle he just found and his uncle is so pleased that he makes turtle soup out of it! Also includes Das Osterlam... more information

1935. 1. POP-UP. (BLUE RIBBON/PLEASURE BOOKS) NEW ADVENTURES OF TARZAN "POP-UP" by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Chic: Pleasure Books/Blue Ribbon (1935). Sq. 4to, pictorial bds, a few areas of rubbing on page opposite the title (not bad) else VG-Fine. A fabulous pop-up Tarzan book with 3 double- page pop-ups by STEPHEN SLESINGER and with 2 b&w's on each page of text. A nice copy of the rarest title in this series. ... more information