Ardizzone's Hans Andersen, Fourteen Classic Tales
by Ardizzone, Edward (Illus); Andersen, Hans Christian (Auth)
New York: Margaret K McElderry / Atheneum, 1979 191 pgs. Light blue cloth pictorially stamped in navy, mild shelf wear, else Fine; color illustrated dust jacket with light wear, small slice to spine panel, price-clipped. Fourteen well-known fairy tales illlustrated in color and b&w by Edward Ardizzone.. First American Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Edward Ardizzone. 8vo.
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Tim's Friend Towser
by Ardizzone, Edward
New York: Henry Z. Walck, 1962 Unpaginated. Bound in pink cloth with black stamped titling on spine, light shelf wear, else fine in color pictorial dust jacket with light edge wear, price clipped. Wonderful and heartwarming story of Tim & his friend who care for a dog (Towser), despite warnings that the ship's captain despises dogs. Titles on jacket list to Tim and Ginger (1965). . Early American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Edward Ardizzone. 4to.
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Forest Pool (Caldecott Honor)
by Armer, Laura Adams
New York: Longmans, Green & Co, 1938 Orange cloth, wear and light fraying at extremities, bookplate & previous owner's name on endpapers, clean text and artwork. The story of two Mexican children on the search for an iguana. Beautiful full-page color artwork reminiscent of Diego Rivera. Scarce Caldecott Honor.. Stated First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Laura Adams Armer. 4to.
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Forest Pool (Caldecott Honor)
by Armer, Laura Adams
New York: Longmans, Green & Co, 1938 Orange cloth pictorially stamped in blue, bumping and wear to extremities, browning to edges of endpapers, clean text and images; color pictorial dust jacket missing pieces and heavily rubbed at folds, all folds archivally reinforced, original price intact ($2.00). The story of two Mexican children on the search for an iguana. Beautiful full-page color artwork reminiscent of Diego Rivera.. Stated First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good/Poor. Illus. by Laura Adams Armer.... Read More
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Sounder (Newbery Medal, Inscribed By Author)
by Armstrong, William
New York: Harper & Row, 1969 Quarter cloth hard cover with light soil to boards; illustrated dust jacket worn with small losses, faint damp stain visible on verso, no printed price, possible book club edition? Newbery Medal Winner, this copy inscribed by the author.. Inscribed By Author. Later Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good Minus. Illus. by James Barkley. 8vo.
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Sounder (Newbery Medal)
by Armstrong, William
New York: Harper & Row, 1969 116 pgs. Quarter cloth hard cover slight spine lean, smudges to endpapers; illustrated dust jacket worn with small losses and scrapes to rear panel, original price intact ($3.95). The story of a poor sharecropper and his faithful dog and the struggles they face. First edition with full number line to last page. Newbery Medal Winner. . Later Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good Minus. Illus. by James Barkley. 8vo.
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Tinker of Stone Bluff
by Arnold, Nason H.
Garden City: Doubleday Doran, 1936 Blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket with wear, soil, edge tears, piece missing from top of spine marring title. The story of a boy adjusting to life at Stone Bluff boarding school in Vermont and learning the ins and outs of male society. . Stated First Edition. Near Fine/Good. Illus. by Charles E. Sutterlin. 8vo.
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Sport in Art: An Iconography of Sport During Four Hundred Years From the Beginning of the Fifteenth to the End of the Eighteenth Centuries
by Art. Baillie-Grohman, William A.
London: Ballantyne and Co, LTD, 1913 [1913] per British Library. TEG. 422 pgs. Blue cloth pictorially stamped in gilt, wear and fraying to spine ends and corners, light wear to cloth, previous owner's book plate. An exploration of the evolution of hunting, shooting, falconry and fishing through European art from the 15th through the 18th centuries. 243 reproductions of art from the author's private collection including 2 tipped-in color plates and four plates in sepia, the rest in... Read More
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Hudson River and Its Painters
by Art. Howat, John K. (Auth)
New York: Viking, 1972 Orange cloth boards, a few smudges to endpaper else fine; color illustrated dust wrapper with rubbing at folds. Color and b&w reproductions of artwork by artists of the Hudson River School. Large heavy book, will require extra postage.. First Printing. Near Fine/Very Good. Large 4to.
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King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (Washington Square Classics)
by Arthurian Legend. Holland, Rupert S. (Ed.); Speed, Lancelot (Illus).
Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs, 1919 Circa 1919. 360 pgs. Yellow cloth with color pastedown, decoratively stamped and titled in black ink, bottom corner bumped, else clean and bright. Arthurian legend illustrated with very nice color and b&w plates which are all present.. Pictorial Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Lancelot Speed. 8vo.
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Painting for Children
by Art. Rentoul, Marjorie
Melbourne, Australia: Georgian House (1955). Pictorial boards, abraision to rear board, light soil at edges; matching dust jacket soiled, chipped, edge tears. A book about instructing and encouraging children to paint with examples of finished work.. First Edition. Very Good/Good. 4to.
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Stickley Style: Arts and Crafts Homes in the Craftsman Tradition
by Arts and Crafts Movement: Cathers, David and Vertikoff, Alexander
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999 Pictorial hardcover with gingko leaf design; color illustrated dust jacket with some scuffing and slightly age-toned. An exploration of Gustav Stickley furniture and the American Arts and Crafts Movement. Illustrated with photographs. . 3rd Printing. Fine/Near Fine. Large Thick 4to.
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Les Architectes Du Livres, Contemporary Creative French Bookbinding
by Book Arts.
San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1956 Blue laid paper self wraps with string binding, paper title label to upper cover, some edge wear, else fine. A catalog of an exhibition of French bookbinding from the collections of Mr & Mrs Morgan A Gunst and Mr & Mrs Edward H Heller at the Stanford University Libraries. Printed on fine paper with deckled edges in black and red ink. Limited to 400 copies.. Limited Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket.... Read More
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Siberian Gold
by Artzybasheff, Boris (Illus); Harper, Theodore Acland (Auth)
Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1927 335 pgs. Brown cloth pictorially stamped in orange, gift inscription, bottom corner slightly bumped; pictorial dust jacket age-toned with light wear, original price intact ($2.00). A young engineer is sent to the Siberian gold fields to establish a modern mine. Jacket art, map endpapers, decorative initials and color frontis by Artzybasheff. Uncommon in dust jacket.. Stated First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Boris Artzybasheff. 8vo.
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Seven Simeons (Caldecott Honor)
by Artzybasheff, Boris
New York: Viking Press, 1937 Green cloth hardcover, covers heavily foxed,top corner bumped. A wonderful story of seven brothers who each use their special magic powers to win the hand of Helena of Boozan Island for their King. Beautifully and elegantly illustrated. Won the first Caldecott Honor in 1938. . Stated First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Boris Artzybasheff. 4to.
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Good Night, Baby Bear
by Asch, Frank
New York: Harcourt Brace, 1998 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket. It's time to hibernate, but baby bear isn't ready! Cute color artwork.. First Printing. Fine/Fine. Small Square 4to.
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Aska's Birds
by Aska, Warabe (Illus); Day, David (Auth)
New York: Doubleday, 1993 Blue cloth titled in silver in color pictorial dust jacket with original price intact ($15.00). Poetry by David Day matched with Aska's paintings of birds. Lovely work by this Japanese-Canadian artist.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Warabe Aska. Oblong 4to.
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Asterix Chez Les Helvetes
by Asterix. Goscinny, Rene (Auth)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France: Dargaud Editeur, 1972 Color pictorial boards, upper cover slightly bowed, else Fine. The 11th Asterix book, originally published in 1970. . Early Edition. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Albert Uderzo. 4to.
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Une Aventure d"Asterix Le Gaulois: Asterix Gladiateur
by Asterix. Goscinny, Rene (Auth)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France: Dargaud Editeur, 1969 Pictorial boards with minor dust soil, bookstore sticker to FFEP, pages slightly age-toned, last signature bounding in upside down and backward. 1969 edition of this classic Asterix comic originally published in 1964. Titles list to 1968. . Later Printing. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Albert Uderzo. 4to.
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Seasonal Star Charts, A Complete Guide to the Stars
by Moveable. Astronomy.
Northbrook, IL: Hubbard Press / Hubbard Scientific, 1972 Pictorial card covers with die-cut opening, some wear to covers near comb binding, the last comb is smooshed, light dust soil. A book on viewing the constellations at different times of the year and from differnt locations. The cover features a cut-out through which you can view a a diagram of the night sky that turns to represent the view at different times of the year.. Comb Binding. Good/No Jacket.... Read More
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Jupiter
by Astronomy. Simon, Seymour (Auth)
New York: William Morrow & Co (1985). Glossy pictorial boards in matching dust jacket with light surface rubbing. All about the giant, stormy planet, illustrated with photographs. Fascinating.. First Printing. Fine/Near Fine. Square 4to.
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Edward Buttoneye and His Adventures
by Austin, Cyril F.; Illustrated By Hilda Austin
London/New York: Nister/Dutton, 1905 Circa 1905. Cloth backed illustrated boards, edge, corner and spine tip wear, surface wear and cover soil, sporadic internal soil, binding shaky, title page loose. The tale, told in verse, of a strange doll named Edward Buttoneye who encounters many other toys on his journey. Vibrant and charming color illustrations throughout, appearing on almost every other page. Rare.. Illustrated Boards. Good. Illus. by Hilda Austin. 32mo..
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Sunny Australia Paint Book
by Australia.
Sydney: Rosnock Pty. Limited, 1950 Circa 1950. Color printed card covers, light spine wear, pages age-toned, but completely unused. Pictures and brief text about animals, people, and culture of Australia. Scarce. . Pictorial Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Jayar Studios. Small 4to.
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Little Koala Bear
by Australia. Johnson, Dorothy Ann
Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1937 Pictorial boards with cloth spine, corner wear, surface rubbing, holiday sticker on endpaper, otherwise clean interior. The encounters of a baby koala including a kangaroo and lyre bird, etc... The depiction of the native Australian is stereotypical and, frankly, mean. Scarce title.. First Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to.
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Flora and Fauna, Birds and Animals, Trees and Fishes of Australia
by Australia. Johnson, Dorothy Ann
New York: Australian News & Information Bureau No date, circa 1960s. Paper wraps printed in blue and black, school stamp on front cover, else Near Fine. Brief text about the flora and fauna of Australia including Kangaroo, Platypus, Koala, Emu, etc... Illustrated with b&w photographs and drawings. . Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Uncredited. 24mo.
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