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

VAN ALLSBURG,CHRIS. Z WAS ZAPPED. Bost:HM 1987, 4to, silver dec. cloth, New in dw. An innovative ABC book with striking illus. on each page that must be seen to be appreciated. ... more information

(UNGERER,TOMI)illus. ZAUBERLEHRLING by Barbar Hazen. Zurich: Diogenes (1971). Folio (9 x 12"), pictorial boards, slightest of cover rubbing else Fine. 1st German edition (2 years after American edition) of the Sorcerer's Apprentice. Illustrated by Ungerer with fabulous bold color illustrations throughout the text. ... more information

BLACK INTEREST. (HAMILTON,VIRGINIA) ZEELY by Virginia Hamilton. NY: Macmillan (1967). 8vo, cloth, fine in sl. rubbed dw. Stated 1st printing of Hamilton's first book. REVIEW COPY WITH SLIP LAID-IN. Illus. with striking full page b&w's by SYMEON SHIMIN. Very scarce. ... more information

BLACK INTEREST. (TEN LITTLE NIGGERS) ZEHN KLEINE NEGERBUBEN. Mainz:Scholz. nd circa 1930. Oblong 4to, cloth backed pict. bds, one head repaired and part of window missing, VG. Illustrated by B. BRAUN-FOCK. A clever book featuring a CUT-OUT head of a Black baby on top of each page. As each page is turned, the heads decrease by one. A variation on the Ten Little Indians counting rhyme. ... more information

(LATTIMORE,DEBORAH NOURSE)illus. ZEKMET THE STONE CARVER: A TALE OF ANCIENT EGYPT by Mary Stolz. NY: Har. Row (1988). 4to, cloth, fine in dw. Early printing. Aspects of Egyptian mythology and art are offered in a fictional story for the young child. Beautiful color illus. cover the pages. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY THE LATTIMORE WITH A SKETCH. ... more information

DE BRUNHOFF,JEAN. ZEPHIR'S HOLIDAYS. NY:Random House (1937). Folio, cloth backed pict. bds, sl. rubbing, near Fine in edge frayed and chipped dw. 1st ed. of the fourth book in the series. An entire book devoted to Babar's friend Zephir the monkey. With calligraphic text and the same wonderful color illustrations as the Babar books. Nice copy. ... more information

BUTTERWORTH,HEZEKIAH. ZIGZAG JOURNEYS IN THE ORIENT. THE ADRIATIC TO THE BALTIC. Bost.: Estes and Lauriat 1882. 4to, blue cloth with extensive gilt and black decoration, 320p., Fine. Stories designed to aquaint children with life and customs in various foreign countries (includes Turkey, Yugosalvia, Russian, Bulgaria, etc.). Illus. with color endpapers and hundreds of b&w engravings and with a stunning binding. ... more information

LOFTING,HUGH. ZINGO AND THE MAGIC BEASTS. Jersey City: Colgate 1926. 16mo, pict. wraps, VG+. This is a wonderful advertising booklet with a dental theme. The story, written by Lofting, stars a monkey named Zingo who tries to raise money by selling Colgate dental cream to the beasts of fairyland. Illus. by him with 8 full color illus. incl. cover plus pictorial 2 b&w's. ... more information

SCIENCE FICTION. ZIP-ZIP GOES TO VENUS by John M. Schealer. NY: Dutton 1958 (1958). 8vo (6 1/2 x 8 1/8"), yellow cloth, 125p., fine in dw with a few small chips. Stated 1st ed. The story relates the adventures of Zip- Zip, a Martian, who takes the Riddle children to Venus to search for his lost father. Illus. in b&w by Hans Helweg. This is a sequel to Zip-Zip and His Flying Saucer. ... more information

(SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. ZLATEH THE GOAT by Isaac Beshavis Singer. NY: Harp (1966). 8vo, tan cloth, pictorial paste-on, Fine in original marbelized brown slipcase. LIMITED TO ONY 500 COPIES SIGNED BY SENDAK AND SINGER and Singer's first children's book. 7 tales of Jewish folklore illustrated with 17 wonderful full page illus. by Sendak. Very scarce. ... more information

(SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. ZLATEH THE GOAT by Isaac Beshavis Singer. NY: Harp (1966) 8vo, gilt cloth, Fine in VG+ dw. 1st ed., REVIEW COPY WITH SLIP LAID-IN. Seven tales of Jewish folklore illus. with 17 magnificent full page illus. by Sendak. Singer's first book for children. ... more information

RUSSIAN. ZOLOTOI PETUSHAK [GOLDEN COCKEREL]. (Moscow:1915). 4to (8 1/4 x 10 1/2"), green pictorial wraps, fine. This is a stunning version of the classic Russian fairy tale, illustrated by an unknown hand with beautiful full and partial page chromolithographs highlighted in gold. Done with incredible detail and rich colors. ... more information

(TARRANT,MARGARET)illus. ZOO DAYS by Harry Golding. Lond.: Ward Lock 1919. 8vo, cloth, pict. paste-on, 344p., some foxing and rubbing to joints, VG. Illus. by Tarrant with pictorial endpapers, 48 color plates. In the same format as her Alice. ... more information

INDIANS. ZUNI INDIAN TALES by Aileen Nusbaum. NY & Lond.: Putnam (1926). 4to, 167p., cloth, some light shlef wear, VG. The author worked as an assistant at an excavation along with many Zuni Indians who told her their stories. The author has retold these for children. Illus. Margaret Finnan with color lithos based upon authentic Zuni designs. ... more information

GERMAN. ZWERG-WANDERSCHAFT ein marchen von Johannes Trojan. Zeichnungen R. Halver Biedenkopf. German, [192]. 4to, cloth backed boards, fine. This is an incredible manuscript for a published German picture book about a little gnome and garden insects. There are 13 fabulous finished watercolors with text beneath each picture. Amongst othe titles, Trojan illustrated Struwwelpeter der Jungere and was Trojans last book. ... more information

FAIRY TALES. ZWULF ZWERGE UND IHR KONIG geschichten fur grosse und kleine kinder von Udalbert Zoellner. Munchen: Braun & Schneider 1926. 8vo, cloth, pict. paste-on, 70p., VG+. 12 fairy tales featuring gnomes - one for each month of the year. Illus. by PAUL LOTHAR MULLER with 12 fine color plates. ... more information