Swamp Angel (Caldecott Honor, Signed By Artist)
by Zelinsky, Paul O. (Illus); Isaacs, Anne (Auth)
New York: Dutton, 1994 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket with an "autographed copy" sticker on front panel, original price clipped. A tall tale with the feel of a story out of American folklore, set in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Gorgeous color artwork by Paul Zelinsky. A Caldecott Honor Book, this copy signed by Zelinsky.. Signed by Artist. First Printing. Fine/Near Fine. Folio.
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Rumpelstiltskin (Caldecott Honor)
by Zelinsky, Paul O.
New York: Dutton, 1986 Illustrated boards in matching dust jacket, price-clipped. Retelling of this enduring fairy tale, illustrated with breathtaking color paintings by Zelinsky. Caldecott Honor.. First Printing. Illustrated Boards. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky. 4to.
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Maid and the Mouse and the Odd-Shaped House (Signed By Author)
by Zelinsky, Paul O. (adapted by)
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1981 Periwinkle cloth stamped in brown, light reading wear else fine: color pictorial dust jacket is well worn with edge tears and small losses, old price sticker on flap, original price intact ($9.95). A humorous story in rhymes illustrated in color on every page. This was Zelinsky's first book in full color. A New York Times Best Illustrated book. This copy is signed and dated (2005) by Zelinsky on... Read More
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Duffy and the Devil (Caldecott Medal)
by Zemach, Harve & Margot
New York: Farrar Strauss Giroux (1973). Blue cloth, very slightly sunned at edges, in a color pictorial dust jacket which would be near fine save for a 1" piece missing from front panel. Re-telling of an old Cornish play that was performed at Christmas time. Brilliantly pictured by Zemach in color throughout. Caldecott Medal. Very scarce.. Stated First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good -. Illus. by Margot Zemach. 4to.
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Duffy and the Devil (Caldecott Medal)
by Zemach, Harve & Margot
New York: Farrar Strauss Giroux, 1973 Blue cloth, very slightly sunned at edges; color pictorial dust jacket worn at extremities, a few edge tears with old tape repair on verso, original price intact ($5.95). Re-telling of an old Cornish play that was performed at Christmas time. Brilliantly pictured by Zemach in color throughout. Caldecott Medal. Very scarce.. Stated First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good Minus. Illus. by Margot Zemach. 4to.
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Molly, McCullough, & Tom the Rogue
by Zemach, Margot (Illus); Stevens, Kathleen (Auth)
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1982 Hard cover in color illustrated dust jacket with two small edge tears. The story of a swindler who travels from farm to farm but finally meets his match in Molly. Illustrated in color.. First Printing. Fine/Near Fine. Small 4to.
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Jake and Honeybunch go to Heaven
by Zemach, Margot
New York: FSG (1982). Turquoise cloth, would be fine but there is a damp stain and puckering to rear endpapers; in color pictorial dust jacket which is slightly worn. Themes and ideas taking from African-American folklore, imaginatively illustrated in color throughout.. Stated First Edition. Very Good Minus/Near Fine. Illus. by Margot Zemach. Square 4to.
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Rose, a Bridge, and a Wild Black Horse
by Zolotow, Charlotte
New York: Harper & Row, 1987 Hard cover in illustrated dust jacket with original price intact ($11.95). Originally published in 1964 with different artwork. A young boy tells his little sister all of the wonderful things he will do for her as she grows up. Soft color artwork throughout.. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Robin Spowart. Square 8vo..
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River Winding
by Zolotow, Charlotte
New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1970 Black cloth, pictorially blind-stamped; illustrated dust jacket with edge wear, a little insect damage to spine, original price intact ($3.95). Nature poems illustrated with lovely cuts by Regina Shekerjian, part-color. Scarce. Issued again in 1978 with illustrations by Kazue Mizumura. First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Regina Shekerjian. Square 8vo..
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Legend of Rosepetal (Signed By Illustrator)
by Zwerger, Lisbeth (Illus); Brentano, Clemens (Auth); Bell, Anthea (Trans)
New York: North-South Books, 1995 Pictorial boards, corner off FFEP, bottom corner slightly bumped; in matching dust jacket with original price intact ($16.95). Princess Rosalina makes a pact with an old enchantress to obtain the most beautiful rosebush of all. Illustrated in color by Lisbeth Zwerger throughout. This copy is signed by Lisbeth Zwerger on the title page.. Signed by Illustrator. Reissue. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/Fine. Illus. by Lisbeth Zwerger. Narrow Folio.
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Nightingale (Signed By Illustrator)
by Zwerger, Lisbeth (Illus); Andersen, Hans Christian (Auth)
Saxonville, MA: Picture Book Studio, 1984 (1984). Wraparound pictorial boards; matching dust jacket is very slightly age-toned, original price intact ($11.95). Gorgeously illustrated edition of this popular Andersen fairy tale. This copy is signed by Zwerger on the title page.. Signed by Illustrator. First American Edition. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Lisbeth Zwerger. Oblong 4to.
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Nightingale
by Zwerger, Lisbeth (Illus); Andersen, Hans Christian (Auth)
Saxonville, MA: Picture Book Studio, 1988 (1984, 1988). Pictorial boards with cloth spine; matching dust jacket is very slightly darkened at top edge. Gorgeously illustrated edition of this popular Andersen fairy tale.. Early American Edition. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Lisbeth Zwerger. Oblong 4to.
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Christian Morgenstern: Lullabies, Lyrics, and Gallows Songs (Inscribed By Illustrator)
by Zwerger, Lisbeth (Illus); Morgenstern, Christian (Auth)
New York: North-South Books, 1995 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket. Poems by Christian Morgenstern, selected and illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger. Morgenstern was a journalist and poet who was greatly influenced by Edward Lear and other writers of nonsense verse and prose. His own talents were only recognized posthumously. This copy is inscribed by the illustrator, Lisbeth Zwerger. . Signed by Illustrator. First English Language Edition. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Lisbeth Zwerger. Square... Read More
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Swineherd (The)
by Zwerger, Lisbeth (Illus); Andersen, Hans Christian (Auth)
New York: William Morrow & Co, 1982 Boards pictorially stamped in gilt with cloth spine, color pictorial dust jacket with original price intact ($9.50). A prince disguises himself as a swineherd to learn the true nature of the princess he wishes to marry. Lovely color artwork by Lisbeth Zwerger throughout. . First American Edition. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Lisbeth Zwerger. Small Square 4to.
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Thumbeline
by Zwerger, Lisbeth (Illus); Andersen, Hans Christian (Auth)
New York: William Morrow & Co, 1980 Blind stamped hard cover, corner crease to endpaper, else fine; dust jacket price clipped, else fine. Library binding but NOT ex-library. Andersen's famous fairy tale beautifully illustrated in color by Austrian illustrator, Lisbeth Zwerger. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Lisbeth Zwerger. Small Oblong 4to.
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