Story of Silk
by Bassett, Sara Ware
Philadelphia: Penn Publishing, 1920 (1918). Green cloth stamped in black ink with a color pastedown, faint stain to rear board, light wear to extremities. Illustrated with a tissue-guarded color frontis, full-page b&w plates and partial page b&w artwork throughout. . Early Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Hattie Longstreet Price. 8vo.
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All the Year Round
by Baumann, Gustave (Illus); Riley, James Whitcomb (Auth)
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1912 Bound in blue & white cloth titled in gilt and blocked in blind, modest wear to extremities, cover soil, pages stlightly age-toned. A verse for each month of the year paired with a beautifully printed color illustrations after woodcuts by Gustave Baumann.. First Separate Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Gustave Baumann. Square 4to.
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Did You Ever?
by Baumer, Lewis
New York: Dutton, 1904 Pictorial boards with cloth spine, edges rubbed, corners worn, eps foxed. A scarce and humorous picture book featuring 24 full-page color plates depicting humans and humanized animals in funny situations. Opposite each plate is a short verse and line art relating to the image.. First American Edition. Very Good. Illus. by Lewis Baumer. Oblong 4to.
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Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Signed)
by Baum, L. Frank; Illustrated By Robert Sabuda
New York: Little Simon/Simon & Schuster, 2000 Pictorial boards, as new in publisher's original plastic sleeve (sleeve missing a piece at base of spine), with insert, opened only for Sabuda to sign. Includes a promotional Sabuda postcard.. Signed by Artist. 9th Printing. Fine/No Jacket As Issued.
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L Frank Baum, Creator of Oz
by Baum, L. Frank (Subj.); Rogers, Katharine, M. (Auth)
New York: St Martin's Press, 2002 318 pgs. Hard cover in price clipped dust jacket. A biography of L Frank Baum, the creator of Wizard of Oz. Illustrated with reproduction of W W Denslow's, John R Neill's artwork and photographs.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Various. 8vo.
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Wizard of Oz
by Baum, L Frank
San Rafael, CA: Classic Publishing, 1970 Pictorial boards, small tear to spine fold, gift inscription, else clean. The full text of the Wizard of Oz with pictorial and textual notations throughout followed by a biography of Baum as well as activities and facts. Illustrated throughout in a very 1970s style. . Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Brigitte Bryan & Don Irwin (Cover). 4to.
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Rinkitink in Oz: Junior Edition
by Baum, L. Frank
Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1939 62 pgs. Pictorial boards with wear to corners and edges, previous owner's name, dime-sized flaw to last page and ep. An abridge version of Baum's Oz story, illustrated in color and b&w. Issued to take advantage of the publicity surrounding the film release of The Wizard of Oz, Correct code for first edition (CS-6-39). Hanff, Greene pg 133.. First Thus. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by John R. Neill. 12mo.... Read More
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Mouldy, The
by Bayley, Nicola (Illus); Mayne, William (Auth)
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1983 Pictorial boards with minor shelf wear; matching dust jacket with a few indents and a small closed tear to rear panel, price clipped. There is an intruder in the garden of the world, a garden fairy princess offers to marry the intruder if he will move to the far wilderness. Lovely color artwork by Nicola Bayley throughout.. First American Edition. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Nicola Bayley. 4to.
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Apple Pie that Papa Baked
by Bean, Jonathan (Illus); Thompson, Lauren
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007 Pictorial boards in dust jacket. A cumulative tale about all that goes into the baking of an apple pie. Beautiful, graphically interesting artwork. Received a starred review from Booklist. First Printing. Fine/Fine. Small Square 4to.
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Turn-Around Book
by Beardsley, Alice
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1914 Green cloth hardcover w/ pictorial pastedown, edges rubbed, binding slightly shaken, gift inscriptions and stain to endpaper, else clean inside. A novelty book in the style of Peter Newell's Topsys & Turvys. 26 monotone optical illusions accompanied by text. Images are to be viewed in two different ways to reveal two very different scenes. Delightful.. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Alice Beardsley. 8vo.
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Complete Playcraft Book
by Beard, Patten
New York: Frederick A Stokes, 1926 Orange cloth, sunned spine, gently worn and soiled. A compilation of Funcraft, Boxcraft and Playcraft books, in one volume. Illustrated with b&w photos.. First Edition. Good/No Jacket. 8vo.
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Mr. Bunny
by Beattie, Janet; Illustrated By Hildegard L. Hopkins
New York: Howell, Soskin, 1944 (1944). Illustrated boards with light rubbing to extremities; matching dust jacket with minor wear. Mr. Bunny has a cold and his son has a bright idea to help him get rid of it. Adorable 3-color artwork throughout.. First Edition. Illustrated Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Hildegard L. Hopkins. 4to.
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Dickie Boy and the Three Little Steps
by Becker, Charlotte
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949 Pictorial boards with shelf wear to bottom edge; matching dust jacket with small losses and edge tears, abrasion to rear panel, price-clipped. The fourth book about the Step children. Illustrated in color and b&w in the style of the period. Sweet little book. . First Edition (A). Pictorial Boards. Very Good Plus/Good. Illus. by Charlotte Becker. Square 12mo.
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Aim! Fire! Bang! Stories for Young Folks
by Beecher, Julia M
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1881 Brown cloth decoratively stamped in black, titled in gilt, modest external wear, hinges cracked but holding, period gift inscription, light soil throughout, a few pressed flower stains. A collection of entertaining and enriching stories for children. Illustrated with four full-page engravings by an unknown hand.. First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Engravings, Uncredited. 8vo.
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Little Hill, The
by Behn, Harry
New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1949 58 pgs. Pictorial boards, multi-page gift inscription, foxing to endpapers; matching dust jacket with dusting and mild darkening, original price intact ($2.00). Verse for children with nice little woodcut illustrations.. Stated First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Harry Behn. 12mo.
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Wee Macgreegor
by Bell, J J (John Joy)
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1903 Green cloth pictorially stamped in red & black with titles in lavendar, cover soil, marginal stain to fore edge of first few pages, occasional light soil to text pages. Scenes from the life of a wee lad in Glasgow, Scotland. The dialogue is written in Scottish dialect. A glossary appears at the beginning of the text. The depiction of Wee Macgreegor on the upper cover is by John Hassalll.... Read More
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Palgrave's Golden Treasury
by Bell, Robert Anning (Illus); Palgrave, Francis Turner (Ed)
London & New York: J M Dent / E P Dutton, 1907 367 pgs. TEG. Full vellum decorative stamped and titled in gilt, mild soil to vellum, boards slightly bowed, vellum bubbling near spine of upper cover, occasional foxing. Palgrave's famed collection of poetry illustrated with 25 tipped-in color plates and partial-page line art by Robert Anning Bell. Deluxe edition. . First Deluxe Edition. Full Vellum. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Robert Anning Bell. Large Thick 8vo.
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Pawnee
by Bell, Thelma Harrington
New York: Viking Press, 1950 63 pgs. Pictorial boards with cloth spine, a touch of shelf wear, gift inscription; matching dust jacket with light dust soil and edge tears, original price intact ($2.00). To everyone else in the Spencer family, Pawnee is just a doll. To Bobby Spencer, Pawnee is alive and ready for adventure. One day, Pawnee is thrown away by Mr Spencer, but that isn't the end of the road for the 8-inch tall, buckskin... Read More
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Juan Bobo and the Queen's Necklace, A Puerto Rican Folk Tale
by Belpre, Pura
New York: Frederick Warne, 1962 Pictorial boards, foxing at the edge of a few pages, else Fine; matching dust jacket with a line of discoloration along top edge, visible on verso, original price intact ($2.75). An old Puerto Rican folk tale retold by the renowned author and librarian Pura Belpre. Illustrated in limited color and b&w by Christine Price. Scarce, especially in nice condition.. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Christine Price. Small 4to.
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Madeline and the Gypsies
by Bemelmans, Ludwig
New York: Viking Press, 1959 Bound in green cloth with black stamped titling and design, light wear to extremities, 2 pages with small edge tears; color pictorial dust jacket with small losses, foxed, fold wear and two piece of tape on front flap, original price intact ($3.50). Madeline goes off with the gypsies and must find her way back to Miss Clavel's. What a great adventure she has, though. . First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus.... Read More
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Noodle
by Bemelmans, Ludwig (Illus); Leaf, Munro (Auth)
New York: Frederick A Stokes, 1937 Tan cloth pictorially stamped in brown and black, gift inscription to FFEP, some offsetting opposite illustrations throughout; illustrated dust jacket with edge tears, light wear, darkened, original price intact ($1.50). A daschund wishes he were another shape and size and a dog fairy grants his wish. A great collaboration by the author of Ferdinand and the creator of Madeline. Pomerance G31, Bader pg 248.. First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good... Read More
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Father, Dear Father
by Bemelmans, Ludwig
New York: Viking Press, 1953 247 pgs. Blue cloth pictorially stamped & titled in burgundy ink; color illustrated dust jacket with light wear, soil and a 2" loss from base of spine panel, original price intact ($3.50). Bemelmans recounts the adventures, people and places from a European trip with his daughter and dog. Illustrated by Bemelmans throughout. . First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good Minus. Illus. by Ludwig Bemelmans. 8vo.
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Madeline's Rescue (Caldecott Medal)
by Bemelmans, Ludwig
New York: Viking, 1953 Red pictorial cloth with mild shelf wear; color illustrated dust jacket with light edge wear, small repair to rear panel, original price intact ($3.00), NO award seal. Madeline is saved from drowning by a dog who then returns with the girls and Miss Clavel. Wouldn't you know it, the dog will need the help of Madeline and her friends very soon after. Awarded the Caldecott Medal for 1954.. First Edition. Near Fine/Near... Read More
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Madeline
by Bemelmans, Ludwig
New York: Viking, 1966 Pictorial cloth, boards slightly bowed else Fine; color pictorial dust jacket with light wear, chipping to spine ends, small stain visible on verso at base of spine; price-clipped. A nice vintage copy of Bemelmans classic; a perennial favorite which has seen both film and stage adaptations.. 6th Printing. Pictorial Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Ludwig Bemelmans. 4to.
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Madeline and the Gypsies
by Bemelmans, Ludwig
New York: Viking Press, 1959 Bound in green cloth with black stamped titling and design, shelf wear, foxing along top margin of pages, pages thumbed, damp stain to a top corner of a few pages; dust jacket worn with tears, insect damage, losses, erased child scrawl, foxing to verso. Madeline goes off with the gypsies and must find her way back to Miss Clavel's. What a great adventure she has, though. . First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Fair/Poor. Illus. by... Read More
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