Comet's Nine Lives
by Brett, Jan
New York: G P Putnam's Sons, 1996 Pictorial boards in color illustrated dust jacket with a crease to rear panel, 1" closed tear, price-clipped. The story of a cat living on Nantucket. Illustrated in color throughout.. First Printing. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Jan Brett. Oblong 4to.
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Easter Egg
by Brett, Jan
New York: G P Putnam & Sons, 2010 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket with residue and indents from sticker removal (not by us), original price intact ($17.99). Hoppi the bunny rabbit must decide what sort of egg he wants to decorate for the Easter Rabbit. Beautifully detailed color artwork throughout by Jan Brett. . First Printing. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Jan Brett. Large Square 4to.
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Happy Proverbs for Happy Children (Jest-Nuts)
by Bridgman, L J
New York: Dodge Publishing, 1903 Pictorial boards with cloth spine, corners worn, abrasion to FFEP, occasional light reading wear, but overall clean and tidy. Also issued under the title "Jest-Nuts" by Caldwell, no priority known. A book of familiar proverbs and amusing verse accompanied by jolly artwork in limited color by L J Bridgman featuring humanized animals. A few of the images contain racial stereotypes, but most of the book is good clean fun. Not in... Read More
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Fisherwoman
by Brierley, Louise
New York: Lothrop Lee & Shepard, 1990 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket. Steeped in mythology and told with dream-like prose, complemented by lovely and equally dream-like imagery. A gorgeous book met with great critical success.. First Printing. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Anne Carter. 4to.
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History of Little Tom Tucker
by Early British.
York: J Kendrew [1820]. Original yellow covers are faded, top corner with creases, otherwise a beautiful survival. 16 woodcuts including covers illustrated the nursery rhyme. Davis 28. Osborne pg 105.. Original Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by Engravings. 64mo.
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Evening Hours with My Children; Or, Conversations on the Gospel Story
by Early British.
New York: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1855 Brown cloth ruled in blind, pictorially stamped in gilt, corners turned, some fraying to spine ends and edges. Twelve conversations between a mother and her children about events from the Gospels, each illustrated with a full-page engraving. All engravings present, each with later, well-executed hand-coloring. Plates engraved by Josiah Wood Whymper and Matthew Urlwin Sears. Printed by R. Craighead, stereo- and electortype by Thomas B Smith. .... Read More
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Mrs Polly's Party
by Bromhall, Winifred
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1949 PIctorial boards with green cloth spine, corenrs worn, edges rubbed, mild reading wear, previous owner's name and small scribble to endpaper, else clean and free of writing or marks. Mrs Polly throws a party for the children who come to visit her and makes "sugar snow" with the maple syrup the children help her collect. Charming illustrattions in color and b&w. Scarce title, even without the dust jacket.. Stated First... Read More
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Golden Goose Book: Golden Goose, Three Bears, 3 Little Pigs & Tom Thumb
by Brooke, L. Leslie (Illus)
London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1935 Light green cloth pictorially stamped in 2 colors and gilt, minor shelf wear and a previous owner's bookplate to copyright page else clean; matching dust jacket with a whisper of wear and slight darkening along top edge. A compilation of 4 of L. Leslie Brooke's children's books with 32 humorous color plates by Brooke as well as equally charming work in line throughout. No date, circa 1935 based on listed titles.... Read More
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Boy Emigrants
by Brooks, Noah
New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1927 381 pgs. Beige cloth pictorially stamped in white, red, black and gilt, covers rubbed, foxing to edges of plates and opposing pages, creases to corner of frontis Follows the trail of two brothers heading west to make a better life for their family. Illustrated with 10 color plates by Dunn.. Early Printing. Pictorial Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by H T Dunn (Harvey Dunn). 8vo.
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Golden Goose
by Grimm Bros
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1947 Mustard color cloth titled in burgundy ink, small darkened to upper cover; color pictorial dust jacket with small loss from front panel, original price intact ($1.00). The classic fairy tale illustrated in limited color throughout by Arnold E Bare. . First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Arnold Edwin Bare. 8vo.
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Valentine & Orson (Father's Series)
by McLoughlin Bros.
New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1887 6.25 x 4.75 inches (Approx). Circa 1887. Pictorial paper wraps, fine and clean inside and out. The tale, told in verse, of two brothers separated at birth, one raised as a prince, the other by a bear. Illustrated with 7 colored engravings. Rare in such beautiful condition. . Pictorial Wraps. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Uncredited. 16mo.
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Das Tapfere Schneiderlein (Brave Little Tailor)
by Fairy Tales. Grimm Brothers
Zurich: Globi-Verlag, 1944 Pictorial boards with cloth spine, a bit darkened, shelf wear, top corner slightly bumped. The famous Grimm fairy tales with stunning color artwork by well-known, Swiss graphic artist, Herber Leupin including a fabulous dual-page centerfold. Text in German.. Stated First Printing. Pictorial Boards. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Herbert Leupin. Oblong 4to.
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Grimm's Fairy Tales (Oxford's Illustrated Classics)
by Grimm Brothers
London: Oxford University Press, 1962 288 pgs. Violet cloth, pinhead sized brown spot to two pages else fine; color pictorial dust jacket with light creasing to top of spine, original price intact (15s). A selection of Grimm's Fairy Tales illustrated in color and line throughout in charming mid-century style by Ulrik Schramm. . First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Ulrik Schramm. 8vo.
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Zoo
by Browne, Anthony
New York: Knopf, 1992 Hard cover in color illustrated dust jacket which is slightly scuffed. A trip to the zoo shows who the real "animals" are. Evocative color artwork.. First American Edition. Fine/Near Fine. 4to.
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Easy to Read
by Brown, Emma E
Boston: D Lothrop & Company, 1881 Pictorial boards with cloth spine, boards worn along edges, corners worn through, text block reattached, free endpapers lacking. Easy-to-read story about a little girl named Gretna who moves from Sweden to America. Illustrated with engravings by various, uncredited artists. . Pictorial Boards. Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Engravings. 4to.
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Seven Stories About a Cat Named Sneakers
by Brown, Margaret Wise
New York: William R. Scott, 1955 Light blue cloth with mild bumping to top corner and sunning along edges; pictorial dust jacket with sunned spine, repairs to verso, price-clipped. Stories that originally appeared in The Fish with the Deep Sea Smile (1938), except "Sneakers Finds the Sea," which is published here for the first time. Wonderful b&w illustration by Jean Charlot. Scarce. First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good Minus. Illus. by Jean Charlot. 12mo.
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Little Pig's Picnic
by Brown, Margaret Wise; Illustrated By Walt Disney Studios
Boston: D C Heath and Company, 1939 Beige cloth pictorially stamped in maroon and blue, light cover soil and surface rubbing, internally clean. Easy reading stories featuring Disney characters, including Pluto. Illustrated in color throughout.. Very Good +/No Jacket. Illus. by Walt Disney Studio. 8vo.
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Noisy Book
by Brown, Margaret Wise
New York: William R. Scott, 1939 Pictorial boards with some shelf wear and chipping to spine ends, previous owner's name in two places; color pictorial dust jacket with light insect damage, small losses, long tears repaired on verso, price clipped. A little dog named Muffin gets a cinder in his eye and must wear a blindfold and rely on his sense of hearing. But what object goes with the sounds he is hearing? The book begs the... Read More
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Backbone of the King, The Story of Paka'a and His Son Ku (Signed By author)
by Brown, Marcia
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1966 Yellow cloth pictorially stamped in green, a hint of shelf wear else fine in pictorial dust jacket with light wear and darkening to spine, price-clipped. Based on a Hawaiian legend. Illustrations after linoleum block prints, printed in green. This copy is signed by Marcia Brown on the title page. Marcia Brown was one of the most decorated illustrators of children's books, one of only two to win the Caldecott... Read More
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Important Book, The
by Brown, Margaret Wise; Illustrated By Leonard Weisgard
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1949 Pictorial boards, moderate shelf wear to bottom edge, else clean; matching dust jacket with a few spots of insect damage. Price intact ($1.50). Brown's poetic text focuses on how a child reckons with the world around him or her and finishes off with a reinforcement of individuatlity; "The important thing about you is that you are you." Weisgard's artwork is beautiful and complements the text. See Bader pg. 263. .... Read More
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Hickory
by Brown, Palmer
New York: Harper & Row (1978). Pictorial hard cover, light wear; matching dust jacket with light wear and soil. Illustrated in color.. Stated First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo.
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Hickory
by Brown, Palmer
New York: Harper & Row (1978). Pictorial hard cover, in matching dust jacket with light soil and faint shadow of harpercrest label. Library binding but NOT x-lib. Illustrated in color.. Stated First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.
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Riding Rhymes for Young Riders
by Brown, Paul (Illus); Disston, Harry (Auth)
New York: Bond Wheelwright Company, 1951 67 pgs. Red hard cover pictoriall stamped, and titled in gilt, light dust soil, tiny nick from lower cover, bookstore stamp to rear endpaper. Rhymes about horses and riding illustrated in line by Paul Brown. Scarce. . First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Paul Brown. 4to.
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Mr Tiger Goes Wild (Horn Book Award, Signed)
by Brown, Peter
New York: Little Brown and Company, 2013 Tiger pattern cloth cover in color pictorial dust jacket with some wrinkling for moisture, light wear to spine ends, original price intact ($18.00). Mr Tiger is tired of being so proper, so he decides to go wild! Fabulous color artwork throughout. Horn Book Award for Picture Book. This copy is signed by Peter Brown with a Roar!. Signed by Author. Second Printing. Pictorial Cloth. Fine/Good. Illus. by Peter... Read More
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Pied Piper of Hamelin, A Child's Story
by Browning, Robert
New York: Macmillan, 1927 Pictorial boards with light shelf wear; matching dust jacket darkened with light wear, The classic fairy story told in verse with color artwork throughout by G M Richards. One of Macmillan's Happy Hour books, uncommon, especially in dust jacket.. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by G M Richards. 12mo.
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