Children's Picture Books (pre-adolescent)
10759 Abiade, Folami et al In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall: African American Celebrating Fathers Javaka Steptoe Scholastic Book Services 2002 0439056551 Soft Cover 1st Edition Third printing. Paper collage illustrations by Javaka Steptoe accompany poems by various African-American writers, including Lenard D. Moore, David A. Anderson, Michael Burgess, Davida Adedjouma, E. Ethelbert Miller, Sonia Sanchez and others. Winner, Coretta Scott King Award. Writers' bios included. Near fine with small crease to top corner. Unpaginated. $10 Add to Cart
10762 Adler, David A. A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr. Robert Casilla Scholastic Book Services 1989 0590436112 Soft Cover 1st Edition Thirty-fourth printing. Simple illustrated biography of King for young readers. Unread, near new. Unpaginated. $10 Add to Cart
8833 Alcott, Louisa May Little Men Douglas Gorsline Grosset & Dunlap 1947 Hardcover Reprint G&D Illustrated Junior Library edition, with red cloth spine over beige illustrated stamped boards, purple topstain, illustrated color endsheets. Recent printing. Color & B&W illustrations by Gorsline, the former full-page. Book very good plus with tiny bump at top foreedge. DJ also very good with similar bump and several minuscule edge tears. 372 pp. $35 Add to Cart
11271 Alexander, Elizabeth; Marilyn Nelson Miss Crandall's School for Young Ladies & Little Misses of COlor Floyd Cooper Wordsong 2007 9781590784563 Hardcover 1st Edition Red cloth spine over black boards, gilt titles. Oblong octavo. With color illustrations lby Floyd Cooper. The Poet Laureate of CT (02-06) and the poet who read at the Obama inauguration have written a series of poems based on the very brief existence of a Canterbury, CT school for African-American girls in 1833. Book near fine with a tiny dent to bottom of boards. DJ fine. Review copy slip laid in. 48 pp. $35 Add to Cart
9952 Allen, Jeffrey Mary Alice Returns James Marshall Little Brown & Co 1986 0316034290 Hardcover First Edition Stated first edition. The sequel to the very popular Mary Alice, Operator Number Nine. A fine, unread, as-new copy in like DJ. Very rare in this condition. Unpaginated. $45 Add to Cart
7678 Allington, Richard L. Et al, Eds Collections: Beneath Another Sky Scott, Foresman 1989 0673733564 Hardcover First Edition Middle school textbook on literature and reading. Illustrated boards, no DJ as issued. Largish print. Contains short fiction & poetry by well-known writers; mythology and excerpted literature with a multicultural flavor. Unread, unused copy. 544 pp. $25 Add to Cart
5237 Banks, Lynne Reid The Mystery of the Cupboard Tom Newsom William Morrow & Co 1993 0688121381 Hardcover Unread and as new in like DJ with a remainder mark to bottom edge. 246 pp. $12 Add to Cart
6580 Barthelme, Donald The Slightly Irregular Fire Engine or, The Hithering Thithering Djinn Farrar, Straus 1971 Hardcover First Edition Green cloth binding, red/black titles, black endpapers. Stated first edition. Book near fine with little wear. DJ very good plus with one 1/2" tear at top edge and a small surface tear at back panel. Price of $4.95 intact. Unpaginated. $175 Add to Cart
7500 Bartoletti, Susan Campbell Black Potatoes: The Story Of The Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850 Houghton Mifflin 2001 0618548831 Soft Cover Fifth Printing Winner of the 2002 Robert F. Sibert Award. Unread, as new with B&W illustrations by the author. 184 pp. $15 Add to Cart
5090 Bartone, Elisa Peppe The Lamplighter Ted Lewin Lothrop, Lee & Shepard 1993 0688102689 Hardcover Second Printing Unread, as new in like DJ with a remainder mark to bottom edge and Caldecott Honor medal to front of DJ. Unpaginated. $15 Add to Cart
10684 Base, Graeme Enigma: A Magical Mystery Harry N. Abrams 2008 9780810972452 Hardcover 1st Edition Signed by Author First printing. Illustrated glossy boards, matching DJ. Flatsigned on title page. Rear pastedown contains a decoder game in bound-in folder, accompanying the book's plot. Book very good plus with bump/dent to bottom edges of boards. DJ very good plus with minor shelfwear. Game appears to be functional and intact. 36 pp. $45 Add to Cart
9629 Baum, L. Frank The Wizard of Oz Lisbeth Zwerger North-South Books 1999 1558586385 Hardcover First Edition Second printing. Quarto. Color plate and spot illustrations, also color. Illustrator was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal. Illustrated boards, matching DJ. Unread, fine in like DJ. 103 pp. $25 Add to Cart
8553 Bjorn, Thyra Ferre Dear Papa Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1968 Hardcover Fourth Printing Signed by Author(s) Yellow cloth spine over blue boards, red titles and endpapers. Signed on ffep. Book near fine with sticker mark on ffep. DJ also very good plus with some surface abrasions to lower spine. Price of $3.95 intact. 191 pp. $50 Add to Cart
10967 Bontemps, Arna The Fast Sooner Hound Virginia Lee Burton Houghton Mifflin 1942 Hardcover 1st Edition Fourteenth printing. Four-color stamped cloth with wraparound design, matching DJ. Reinforced library binding (NOT ex-lib). Color illustrations by Caldecott Medal winner Virginia Lee Burton, author of Mike Mulligan's Steam Shovel and other classics. An amusing tale about a dog that would 'sooner run than eat.' Book very good with 1" top corner missing of rear endsheet. DJ also very good with chipping to head of spine, one open tear at back panel, price clipped. Rare. Unpaginated. $175 Add to Cart
11081 Brodsky, Joseph;Radunsky, Vladimir Discovery Farrar Straus & Giroux 1999 0374317933 Hardcover 1st Edition Stated first edition. Black cloth spine, yellow boards, gilt titles. Nobel Prize-winning writer Brodsky combines the story of creation with the discovery of America in this picture book for young readers. Imaginative color illustrations by Vladimir Radunsky provide a fitting complement..Book unread, near fine. DJ also near fine with one tiny tear at head of spine. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
4815 Brooks, Gwendolyn Aloneness Leroy Foster Broadside Press 1973 Soft cover First Edition Second printing. An illustrated story for children. Two-color text. Very good with slight aging & rubbing to wrap. Text block near fine. Unpaginated. $60 Add to Cart
7609 Brooks, Walter R. The Clockwork Twin Kurt Wiese Overlook Press 2003 1585673587 Hardcover First Thus Lovely reprint of the original edition. First printing thus. Yellow cloth binding with blue titles and illustration to front board, illustrated endpapers. Unread and as new in like DJ. 242 pp. $35 Add to Cart
1843 Brothers Grimm, Translated By Elizabeth D. Crawford Hansel and Gretel Zwerger, Lisbeth Simon & Schuster 1992 0887080685 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Illustrated glossy boards, matching DJ. Color illustrations by Lisbeth Zwerger, winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Lifetime Achievement Award. As new in like DJ. Unpaginated. $25 Add to Cart
9877 Bunting, Eve One Candle K. Wendy Popp Joanna Cotler Books 2002 0060281154 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Illustrated boards, matching DJ, illustrated endsheets. A Hannukah story with color illustrations. Fine in like DJ. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
6395 Burleigh, Robert Home Run: The Story of Babe Ruth Mike Wimmer Silver Whistle 1998 0152009701 Hardcover First Edition Third printing. Illustrated boards and DJ (not matching). Story about Babe Ruth. Full-page color illustrations in photorealism style. Unread and near fine in like DJ. Unpaginated. $15 Add to Cart
10291 Christelow, Eileen Glenda Feathers Casts a Spell Clarion Books 1990 0395511224 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Illustrated glossy boards, no DJ. With color illustrations by the author. Very good plus copy with some scratches to boards. Unpaginated. $15 Add to Cart
10324 Christelow, Eileen The Great Pig Escape Clarion Books 1994 0395669731 Hardcover 1st Edition Signed by Author Second printing. Illustrated glossy boards, matching DJ, illustrated endsheets. Signed with cat drawing and date on bookplate pasted to ffep. Book very good with scratches to lamination, one small hole at spine, owner embossing stamp to title page. DJ like new. Unpaginated. $35 Add to Cart
10365 Christelow, Eileen The Great Pig Escape Clarion Books 1994 0395669731 Hardcover 1st Edition Seventh printing. No DJ. With color illustrations by the author. Unread, as new. Unpaginated. $15 Add to Cart
4763 Christensen, Don/Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker and the Meteor Menace Whitman Publishing 1967 Hardcover Presumed First Printing Illustrated boards, no DJ. In novelette form, with chapter headings, facing pages are color illustrations. Boards worn at corners, (newsprint) paper aged, binding fragile but so far intact. A few pages creased at top corner. 249 pp. $20 Add to Cart
9691 Claverie, Jean Little Lou Stewart Tabori & Chang 1990 1556701624 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Brown cloth, gilt titles/decoration. By the author/illustrator of Pied Piper, Puss in Boots, Happy Prince and other classics. Story about a little African-American boy seeking a career in jazz. Beautiful color illustrations, printed on high-quality textured stock. Book near fine. DJ very good plus with one small chip at front flap fold. Unpaginated. $35 Add to Cart
1842 Clifton, Lucille Everett Anderson's Goodbye Ann Grifalconi Henry Holt & Co 2002 0805008004 Soft Cover 1st Edition Thirteenth printing. B&W drawings by Ann Grifalconi. Remainder mark to top edge; else as new. Unpaginated. $10 Add to Cart
1847 Clifton, Lucille Times They Used To Be E.B. Lewis Delacorte 2000 0385321260 Hardcover First Thus Maroon spine over faux-parchment boards. First printing of this new edition with B&W illustrations by E.B. Lewis. Unread, as new in like DJ. 41 pp. $20 Add to Cart
1857 Clifton, Lucille Everett Anderson's 1-2-3 Ann Grifalconi Henry Holt & Co 1992 0805023100 Hardcover Second Edition First printing of this edition. Two-color (green/black) illustrations by Grifalconi. Unread, as new in like DJ with 1/8" tear to top back panel. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
2057 Clifton, Lucille The Times They Used To Be E.B. Lewis Delacorte 2000 0385321260 Hardcover First Thus Maroon spine over cream boards, gilt titles. First printing of this new edition. Full-page one-color drawings by E.B. Lewis. As new in like DJ. 41 pp. $15 Add to Cart
2597 Clifton, Lucille Everett Anderson's Christmas Coming Jan Spivey Gilchrist Holt 1991 0805015493 Hardcover 2nd Edition Second printing of this version with the Gilchrist illustrations. Illustrated glossy boards, matching DJ, illustrated endsheets. Four-color illustrations by Jan Spivey Gilchrist, winner of the Coretta Scott King award. Unread, as new in like DJ. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
7630 Clifton, Lucille The Boy Who Didn't Believe in Spring Brinton Turkle E.P. Dutton 1973 0525271457 Hardcover First Edition Brown cloth, black titles/decoration. Stated first edition. Book near fine; DJ in Mylar sunned at spine, edgewear. $5.95 price intact. Unpaginated. $70 Add to Cart
10856 Clifton, Lucille Everett Anderson's 1-2-3 Owlet 2002 0805070486 Soft Cover 1st Edition First pb printing. A counting book, with illustrations by Ann Grifalconi. Unread, as new. Unpaginated. $15 Add to Cart
6365 Clinton, Catherine; Alcorn, Stephen I, Too, Sing America: Three Centuries of African American Poetry Stephen Alcorn Houghton Mifflin Co International Inc. 1999 0395895995 Hardcover First Edition First printing, oversized. Poems by Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, W. E. B. Dubois, Gwendolyn Brooks, others. Black cloth spine, black boards, gilt titles and decoration to front board. Decorative endpapers. Beautiful full-page color illustrations by Alcorn. Unread and near fine in like DJ with tiny tear to head of spine. 128 pp. $45 Add to Cart
10439 Cole, Joanna The Magic School Bus: In the Time of the Dinosaurs Bruce Degen Scholastic 1994 0590446886 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Illustrated boards, no DJ. Very good copy with some shelfwear, mild readerwear. Unpaginated. $12 Add to Cart
3936 Cooper, Stephen R.; Cooper, Roscoe The Diary of Victor Frankenstein Dk Ink 1997 0789424568 Hardcover First Printing Unread, as new in like DJ with two small dents to bottom of back board. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
8997 Cornish, Sam Your Hand in Mine Carl Owens Harcourt, Brace & World 1970 Hardcover First Edition Grey cloth binding, red titles. B&W illustrations by Carl Owens. An unread copy with minor soil to unvarnished DJ, price clipped, pub's remainder star to back pastedown. 32 pp, Cornish was appointed Poet Laureate of the City of Boston in 2008. $75 Add to Cart
6609 Currie, Jerrie Sunshine and Showers Through Childhood's Hours: A Victorian Treasury of Activities Courage Books 1998 0762403586 Hardcover First Edition Assumed first printing. Unread, as new in shrinkwrap with shrinkwrap broken at lower foreedge. 24 pp. $25 Add to Cart
7151 Danish, Barbara The Dragon and the Doctor Feminist Press 1971 Soft cover First Edition Feminist Press Children's Series. Hand-lettered with hand-colored illustrations. Very good copy with some spots to cover. Unpaginated. $35 Add to Cart
7820 De Paola, Tomie The Legend of Old Befana: An Italian Christmas Story Voyager Books 1989 0152438173 Soft cover First Edition Second printing. Very good with minor shelfwear & aging to cover. Unpaginated. $15 Add to Cart
10492 DePaola, Tomie Brava Strega Nona! (Pop up) G. P. Putnam's Sons 2008 9780399244537 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Paper engineering by Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart (Encyclopedia Prehistorica series). Six amazing tableaux with this lovable character. As new in pub's sealed bag. Unpaginated. $45 Add to Cart
11363 Deveaux, Alexis Na-Ni Harper & Row 1973 Hardcover 1st Edition Stated first edition. Illustrated yellow boards, matching DJ. Deveaux was a student at Columbia and self-taught artist when she wrote and drew this inner-city fable for young readers. Book very good plus with edge soil. DJ also very good with minor soil, price clipped but date of 03/73. Rare. Unpaginated. $65 Add to Cart
1852 Disch, Thomas M. The Tale of Dan De Lion Rhonda McClun Hot Chocolate/Coffee House 1986 0918273307 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Green cloth binding, gilt titles. With B&W drawings by Rhonda McClun. Looks new with some warping to pages at bottom foreedge. DJ near fine. Unpaginated. $15 Add to Cart
10751 Disney Enterprises Disney's Treasury of Children's Classics Disney Editions 1920 0786831693 Hardcover 1st Edition Second printing. Oversized square quarto, printed on heavy coated paper. Illustrated glossy boards, matching DJ, gold endsheets. Illustrations in color. Twenty-two tales, including Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Pocohontas, Aladdin, 101 Dalmations, Lady & the Tramp, Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, Robin Hood, Bambi, Lion King, Aristocats, Rescuers, Winnie the Pooh and others. Book near fine with little wear. DJ likewise near fine. $35 Add to Cart
10288 Egypt, Ophelia Settle James Weldon Johnson Moneta Barrett HarperCollins 1974 0690002157 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Illustrated glossy boards with matching DJ, with the reinforced library binding. Not ex-library. A picture book biography of the African-American author and educator, with one- and three-color illustrations by Moneta Barrett. Book very good with edge spotting, top edge soil, some wear to boards at bottom edge. DJ likewise very good with rubbing, aging, price clipped. Reasonably scarce. 42 pp. $45 Add to Cart
1859 Fadiman, Clifton, ed. Cricket Vol 1 No 5 Open Court 1973 Original Wraps Cover rubbed, slight soil; else very good plus. 112 pp. $10 Add to Cart
4925 Feelings, Tom The Middle Passage Dial Press 1995 0803718047 Staplebound in Wraps First Edition Uncorrected proof/media kit for reviewers in advance of publication. Contains 14 of the 64 paintings and the uncorrected text for the preface by Tom Feelings as well as the intro by John Henrik Clarke. A NYT article, advance quote and other reviewer materials laid in, in a clear plastic carrying case. Contents as new; minor scuffs to carrying case. $100 Add to Cart
4934 Feelings, Tom Soul Looks Back in Wonder Tom Feelings Dial Press 1993 0803710011 Hardcover Second Printing Purple cloth spine, black boards, gilt titles, illustrated endpapers. Thirteen poems by notable African American poets, illustrated by Feelings. Unread, as new in like DJ with Coretta Scott King Award medal to front. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
1872 Feiffer, Jules The Man in the Ceiling HarperCollins 1993 0062050354 Soft Cover First Edition Advance reader's edition. Unread, as new. 185 pp. $25 Add to Cart
10757 Ford, Juwanda G. A Kente Dress for Kenya Cartwheel Books 1996 0590537350 Soft Cover 1st Edition First printing. A Kenya Growing Up Proud title, based on the line of Kenya Dolls by Tyco. In this story, a little girl makes a kente cloth dress for schoolroom Show & Tell. Unread, near fine. Unpaginated. $10 Add to Cart
11362 Fox, Paula;Vecchi, Floriano Amzat and His Brothers: Three Italian Tales Orchard Books 1993 0531054624 Hardcover 1st Edition Red cloth spine, brown boards, gilt titles. These tales are from Floriano Vecchi, retold by Newbury Award-winner, Paula Fox. Illustrations in one color. Unread, near new with slight shelfwear to DJ. 68 pp. $25 Add to Cart
6444 Gardner, John Gudgekin The Thistle Girl and Other Tales Michael Sporn Alfred A. Knopf 1976 0394832760 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Green cloth spine, pumpkin boards. B&W illustrations. Book very good with some color-mottling to boards. DJ very good with some wear to head, heel of spine. 59 pp. $50 Add to Cart
6446 Gardner, John; Shields, Charles; Gardner, John Champlin Dragon, Dragon, and Other Tales Charles Shields Random House Childrens Books 1975 0394831225 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Blue cloth spine, blue boards. B&W illustrations. Book very good with some spotting to top edge, minor soil. DJ also very good with minor shelfwear, two small tears to top edge. Scarce. 73 pp. $150 Add to Cart
6445 Gardner, John; Sporn, Michael The King of the Hummingbirds, and Other Tales Michael Sporn Alfred a Knopf Inc 1977 0394833198 Hardcover First Edition Second printing. Brown cloth spine, green boards, gilt titles. B&W illustrations. Book very good with remainder mark to bottom edge. DJ also very good with slight shelfwear. 58 pp. $30 Add to Cart
9858 Giovanni, Nikki Spin a Soft Black Song: Poems for Children Charles Bible Hill and Wang 1971 0809087952 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Yellow cloth, black titles at spine. With two-color illustrations by Bible. Book very good plus with small stain on title page, minor edge soil. DJ very good minus with spotting and taped tears on exterior at spine, other edgewear, rubbing. Price of $5.50 intact. Rare. Unpaginated. $75 Add to Cart
10816 Glaser, Shirley The Alphazeds Milton Glaser Miramax 2003 0786808659 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Illustrated boards, matching DJ. An illustrated alphabet, with amusing text by Shirley Glaser and illustrations by her prolific and well-known husband, Milton. A fine copy in like DJ. Unpaginated. $40 Add to Cart
9942 Graham, Arthur J. The Captain and His Crew Black Book Prod. 1971 Soft cover First Edition Staplebound in blue wraps. Illustrated by the author. A ship-and-pirates tale by the author of Voices from the Ghetto. Very good with sunning to wraps at edges. Rare. 40 pp. $55 Add to Cart
6644 Grahame, Kenneth The Wind in the Willows Ralph Pinto Avon Books 1965 Mass Market Paperback First Edition Avon SS4. An Avon Library edition. First thus. Near fine with beveled corners at foreedge, wraparound cover. 224 pp. $15 Add to Cart
10295 Grant, Leigh Rome: A Fold-Out History of the Ancient Civilization Black Dog & Leventhal Pub 2005 1579124712 Soft Cover 1st Edition A pop-up with six tableaux of the Forum, Senate, Colosseum & Gladiators. Includes a timeline of important events in the history of Rome. Pop-ups appear to be unopened. Cover has minor shelfwear. $15 Add to Cart
4364 Greene, Graham The Little Horse Bus Edward Ardizzone Doubleday 1974 0385098251 Hardcover First Edition Stated first edition. Glossy pictorial boards duplicate DJ design. Full color illustrations by British artist and book illustrator Ardizzone, large type text. Book very good plus near fine with a few spots at top edge and pub's remainder spray to bottom edge. DJ also very good plus with minor shelfwear. 48 pp. $50 Add to Cart
4365 Greene, Graham; Ardizzone, Edward The Little Steamroller Edward Ardizzone Doubleday 1974 0385089171 Hardcover First Edition Stated first edition. Glossy pictorial boards duplicate DJ design. Full-color illustrations by British artist and book illustrator Ardizzone, large type text. Book unread, near fine with a few spots at top edge and light pub's remainder spray to bottom edge. DJ near fine. 46 pp. $50 Add to Cart
1864 Greenfield, Eloise Angels: An African-American Treasury Jan Spivey Gilchrist Hyperion 1998 0786823909 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Pink/grey binding. Award-winning author's collection of poems for children. Printed on coated cream stock with one-color (brown) illustrations by Gilchrist. Unread, as new with a 3/4" wrinkle/tear to DJ at top back fold. Unpaginated.. $20 Add to Cart
10631 Greenfield, Eloise Bubbles Eric Marlow Drum and Spear Press 1972 0877823014 Soft Cover 1st Edition Quarto. (8-1/2x11) Spiralbound picture book on card stock with heavier card covers. Two- and three-color illustrations by Eric Marlow. An inspirational tale about a little boy and his baby sister. Greenfield has since become an award-winning author of numerous books for children, some of which Marlow has illustrated. Very good minus with spots and stains to cover, half-crack to spiral binding at center spine. Text block fine. Quite rare. Unpaginated. $175 Add to Cart
6397 Grimes, Nikki Danitra Brown Leaves Town Floyd Cooper Harpercollins Childrens Books 2002 0688131557 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Illustrated boards, matching DJ. Full-page color illustrations. Sequel to "Meet Danitra Brown," a Coretta Scott King Honor Book. Near fine in like DJ. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
8342 Grimm, Welheldm Dear Mili Maurice Sendak Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1988 0374317623 Hardcover First Edition Dark green cloth, gilt titles to spine, blindstamp to front board. Full-page color illustrations by Sendak. Stated first edition. Book fine with little wear. DJ in Mylar likewise near fine. Price of $16.95 intact. Unpaginated. $85 Add to Cart
9797 Hamilton, Virginia;Random House Childrens Books Alfred a Knopf Inc The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales Leo and Diane Dillon Alfred a Knopf Inc 2004 0375824057 Hardcover First Edition Second printing. Illustrated boards, matching DJ. Winner, Coretta Scott King Award and NYTBR Best Illustrated Chidlren's Book. Unread, as new in like DJ. $20 Add to Cart
9859 Haseley, Dennis The Old Banjo Stephen Gammell Atheneum 1983 0027431002 Hardcover Book Club (BCE/BOMC) Illustrated boards, matching DJ. Book club edition, as stated on DJ, although cr has complete numberline. Monochrome drawings by Gammell. Book very good plus with pub's remainder spray to bottom edge. DJ also very good with minor edgewear, one short tear. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
10334 Haseley, Dennis Old Banjo Stephen Gammell Atheneum 1983 0027431002 Hardcover 1st Edition Illustrated boards, no DJ. First printing. With one-color drawings by Stephen Gammell. Near fine with pub's remainder spray to bottom edge. Unpaginated. $15 Add to Cart
10443 Hawkes, Kevin His Royal Buckliness Lothrop Lee & Shepard 1992 0688110622 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Illustrated boards, matching DJ. Full-page bleeds of color paintings by Hawkes. Very good in very good DJ with edge-curling. Unpaginated. $15 Add to Cart
9853 Hesse, Karen The Stone Lamp: Eight Stories of Hanukkah Through History Brian Pinkney Hyperion 2003 0786806192 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Illustrated boards, matching DJ. Illustrations in color. Unread, as new in like DJ. 35 pp. $20 Add to Cart
2877 Holland, John, Ed. The Way It Is: Fifteen Boys Describe Life in Their Neglected Urban Neighborhood Harcourt Brace & World 1969 0152948309 Hardcover 1st Edition Fourth printing. Orange cloth binding, white titles. Foreword by J. Anthony Lukas. Photo essay for young readers, with B&W photos and writing by the schoolchildren. Book unread, as new with remainder dot to top edge. DJ has shelfwear, 2 small tears at top edge. 87 pp. $25 Add to Cart
9009 Holling, Holling Clancy Tree in the Trail Houghton Mifflin 1942 Hardcover First Edition Holling's book on the Santa Fe Trail. Green cloth binding, black titles & decoration to front board, illustrated endsheets. A true first edition, with matching TP/CR dates and original price of $2.50. Book very good with what appears to be excess glue to gutter of one 2-page spread, minor edge soil. DJ very good minus with a few short edge tears, chipped 1/4" at spine-ends, wear to flap folds, minor soil. Unpaginated. $110 Add to Cart
5405 Hopkinson, Deborah A Band of Angels: A Story Inspired by the Jubilee Singers Raul Colon Atheneum 1999 0689810628 Hardcover Fourth Printing Signed by Author(s) Illustrated boards, matching DJ, illustrated endpapers. Signed on title page. As-new, unread copy with black mark over barcode at back. Unpaginated. $35 Add to Cart
9123 Horvath, Polly My One Hundred Adventures Random House 2008 0375845828 Soft cover First Edition ARC/proof. Young adult novel. Unread, as new in glossy wraps. 260 pp $10 Add to Cart
6336 Hughes, Langston Black Misery Arouni Paul S. Eriksson 1969 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Dark grey cloth, gilt titles. B&W illustrations by Arouni. Book very good with slightly loose backstrip at top of spine but signatures still intact. DJ on matte paper, no varnish, consequently soiled and age-discolored, chipped, head & heel of spine, triangular closed tear at spine, one tiny hole at front panel. Price of $2.50 intact. $50 Add to Cart
11350 Hughes, Ted The Cat and the Cuckoo Flora McDonnell Roaring Brook 2003 0761325727 Hardcover 1st Edition Illustrated glossy boards, matching DJ. Small octavo. First printing. With striking one-color illustrations by Flora McDonnell. Unread, as new in like DJ. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
5751 Ionesco, Eugene Story Number 3 Philippe Corentin Harlan Quist 1971 Hardcover First Edition First edition, first printing. Purple cloth binding, white titles. Book near fine with faint edge spotting at top, boards slightly bowed. DJ price-clipped but otherwise ok. Unpaginated. $45 Add to Cart
1854 Isadora, Rachel A South African Night Greenwillow/Morrow 1998 0688113907 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Text and color paintings by Rachel Isadora, an author-illustrator whose books have received the Caldecott Honor and other awards. This story tells of a small child going to sleep at night in Johannesburg. According to a reader from that country, a realistic depiction. As new in like DJ. Unpaginated. $25 Add to Cart
10528 Izawa, Yoji;Funakoshi, Canna;Izawa, Yohji;Funakoshi, Kanna One Christmas Simon & Schuster 1990 0887081401 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Illustrated glossy boards, matching DJ. A secular, non-denominational Christmas story about a young man who has received a card from his mother and is headed home for the holidays. As new in like DJ; remainder mark to bottom edge at binding. Unpaginated. $15 Add to Cart
2896 Jackson, Jesse and Elaine Landau Black in America: A Fight for Freedom Julian Messner 1973 067132361X Hardcover First Edition First printing (NAP). Intermediate age history of African Americans, illustrated with historical photos. Orange cloth binding, black titles. Book very good with light spotting to endsheets. DJ also very good with spotting, one small tear at top, 112 pp. $55 Add to Cart
9876 Jaffe, Nina The Mysterious Visitor: Stories of the Prophet Elijah Elivia Savadier Scholastic 1997 0590484222 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Illustrated boards, matching DJ. Contains eight stories with full-page color illustrations and Glossary. A fine copy in near-fine DJ with slight edge curling. 112 pp. $20 Add to Cart
7032 Janeczko, Paul B. Looking for Your Name: A Collection of Contemporary Poems Orchard Books 1993 0531086259 Hardcover First Edition Third printing. Collection of poems by young adults on everyday conflicts. Unread, as new in like DJ with remainder stripe over barcode at back panel. 145 pp. $15 Add to Cart
10836 Johnson, Angela Daddy Calls Me Man Rhonda Mitchell Orchard Books 2000 0531071758 Soft Cover 1st Edition Tenth printing. Three stories about a little boy and his family. Vivid paintings by Rhonda Mitchell. Unread, as new. Unpaginated. $10 Add to Cart
5292 Keats, Ezra Jack Goggles Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing 1971 0020441002 Trade Paperback Fifth Printing Signed by Author(s) Inscribed by author on ffep. Rubbing to cover at spine, slight spotting of inside cover & endpapers. Unpaginated. $50 Add to Cart
10756 Keats, Ezra Jack Apt. 3 Aladdin Paperbacks 1986 0689710593 Soft Cover 1st Edition Second printing. Some city children investigate a mysterious neighbor in their apartment building. Book very good plus with minor edgewear. Unpaginated. $10 Add to Cart
10622 Kimmel, Eric A. Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins Trina Schart Hyman Holiday House 1994 0823411311 Soft Cover 1st Edition First pb printing (NAP). A Hanukkah tale for young readers with charming goblins and other illustrations drawn by Trina Schart Hyman. A Caldecott Honor Book. Unread, as new. Unpaginated. $15 Add to Cart
1785 Kincaid, Jamaica and Eric Fischl Annie, Gwen, Lilly, Pam and Tulip Alfred A Knopf 1989 0394580354 Hardcover First Edition Paper boards, cloth binding. Slipcase shows minor shelfwear, book fine with remainder dot to top edge. Unpaginated. $45 Add to Cart
4817 King, Martin Luther Jr. I Have a Dream Scholastic 1997 0590205161 Hardcover Fourth Printing Gold boards, half black cloth, gilt titles, marbled gold endpapers, facsimile signature to front board. King's famous speech, illustrated with (full-page color) paintings by fifteen Coretta Scott King Award winners, including Tom Feelings, the Dillons & the Pinkneys. Unread, as new. 40 pp. $20 Add to Cart
5270 Krauss, Ruth I'll Be You and You Be Me Maurice Sendak Bookstore Press 1973 Soft Cover First Thus Reprint of 1954 Harper & Row edition. Very good with sunning to cover. Unpaginated. $35 Add to Cart
10754 Krebs, Laurie We're Sailing to Galapagos: A Week in the Pacific Grazia Restelli Barefoot Books 2007 9781846861024 Soft Cover 1st Edition Fifth printing. A book for young/beginning readers with lively, colorful collage-type illustrations. Includes short essays by the author on the Islands, its animals and Charles Darwin. Near fine. Unpaginated. $10 Add to Cart
8817 Krull, Kathleen A Woman for President: The Story of Victoria Woodhull Jane Dyer Walker & Co 2004 0802789099 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Illustrated glossy boards, matching DJ. With color painting by Dyer. Unread, as-new copy with sloppy remainder mark at bottom edge. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
11228 Le Guin, Ursula K. Tom Mouse Julie Downing Roaring Brook 2002 0761315993 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Illustrated glossy boards, matching DJ. A mouse hobo finds a friend and a home in this charming tale by the author of the Earthsea and Catwings series. Julie Downing's color paintings are a fitting complement to the story. Near new in like DJ. Unpaginated. $25 Add to Cart
4537 Leach, Deba Foxley; Wright, Suzanne I See You, I See Myself: The Young Life of Jacob Lawrence Phillips Collections 2002 094304426X Hardcover First Printing Imaginatively-designed illustrated biographical account of the artist's early life. Pictorial boards, no DJ as issued. Unread, as new. 64 pp. $20 Add to Cart
1887 Lee, Milly Nim and the War Effort Yangsook Choi Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1998 0374355231 Hardcover 1st Edition Signed by Author(s) Third printing. Red cloth spine over teal boards, gilt titles. Full-page color illustrations by Yangsook Choi. Signed "Happy Reading" on TP and dated "Milly Lee, 2000" with a red character stamp. DJ has bit of shelfwear to corners; else unread, as new. Unpaginated. $25 Add to Cart
10364 Leedy, Loreen Follow the Money! Holiday House 2002 0823415872 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing with reinforced binding. Glossy illustrated boads, matching DJ. A picture-book account of George the quarter, intended to illustrate basic economics to young children. Very imaginative design and illustrations by the author. Fine in like DJ. Unpaginated. $25 Add to Cart
4830 Lester, Julius John Henry Jerry Pinkney Dial Books for Young Readers 1994 0803716060 Hardcover First Edition First edition, first printing. Illustrated boards, matching DJ. Unread, as new in like DJ. Unpaginated. $35 Add to Cart
5247 Lester, Julius Shining John Clapp Silver Whistle 2003 0152007733 Hardcover First Edition First edition, first printing. Unread and as new in like DJ. Unpaginated. $25 Add to Cart
6219 Lester, Julius Cupid Harcourt Children's Books 2001 015202056X Soft Cover First Ediiton Advance Reading Copy. Unread, as new in Glossy wrap. 196 pp. $35 Add to Cart
10539 Lester, Julius The Man Who Knew Too Much: A Moral Tale from the Baila of Zambia Leonard Jenkins Clarion Books 1994 0395605210 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. African folktale retold by the author of To Be A Slave and many other titles. With color illustrations by artist Leonard Jenkins. As an Afterword, Lester explains his reworking of the story and its significance. Book near fine; DJ very good plus with two small tears/abrasions at back panel. 32 pp. $15 Add to Cart
1882 Lewis, J. Patrick The Boat of Many Rooms: The Story of Noah in Verse Reg Cartwright Atheneum 1997 0689801181 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Illustrated boards, matching DJ. Noah and the ark in rhyming verse, accompanied by sumptuous color illustrations by Reg Cartwright. As new in like DJ. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
10761 Lobel, Arnold Ming Lo Moves the Mountain Scholastic Book Services 1982 059048110X Soft Cover 1st Edition Sixteenth printing. Lobel's watercolor illustrations are well-suited to this charming tale about a man and his wife who seek to move a mountain away from their house. Unread, near new. Unpaginated. $10 Add to Cart
10675 Macaulay, David Mosque Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2003 0618240349 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Illustrated glossy boards, matching DJ. In this illustrated architectural essay, Macaulay bases his drawings on the structures built in Istanbul between 1540-1580. Book near fine with surface abrasion to rear endsheet. DJ fine. 95 pp. $30 Add to Cart
10536 Maestro, Betsy The Story of Money Giulio Meastro Clarion Books 1993 0395562422 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Illustrated glossy boards, matching DJ. Reinforced binding edition. Nicely-done picture book with color illustrations about the history of money. A good introduction for young readers. Book near fine; DJ very good plus with one short tear at head of spine. Unpaginated. $15 Add to Cart
10834 Masha (illus) A Child's Book of Christmas Carols Random House 1942 Hardcover 1st Edition Beige cloth spine over illustrated boards with color/gilt illustrations. Full color illustrated endsheets. No edition statement; presumed first. Contains eighteen popular carols with piano score, accompanied by Masha's illustrations, most in color. Book very good with wear to boards at edges and especially corners, some darkening to pastedowns. DJ very good minus, with several closed tears, two repaired, chipping at spine-ends, one open tear at bottom front corner. Price of $1.50 intact. 40 pp. $65 Add to Cart
10105 McCarty, Peter Little Bunny on the Move Henry Holt & Co 1999 0805046208 Hardcover First Edition Illustrated boards, matching DJ. First pritning. A near-fine copy in like DJ with slight aging. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
11015 McFarland, John B.;Marshall, James;Aesop The Exploding Frog and Other Fables from Aesop James Marshall Little, Brown 1981 0316555770 Soft Cover 1st Edition Stated first edition of this oversized trade paperback. An amusing take-off on the fables, with wonderful illustrations by James Marshall. Cast of characters on first & last spreads, as (probably) endsheets in hardcover edition. Very good with rubbing, surface tear to cover at top edge. Rare. 52 pp. $25 Add to Cart
1838 McKissack, Patricia C. Ma Dear's Aprons Floyd Cooper Atheneum 1997 0689810512 Hardcover First Edition Second printing. Illustrated glossy boards, matching DJ. By a Newbury Honor Book writer and Coretta Scott King Honor Book illustrator. Story about a single mother and her young son. DJ rubbed slightly; else near new. Unpaginated (32 pp). $25 Add to Cart
3004 McKissack, Patricia C. Mirandy and Brother Wind Jerry Pinckney Alfred A Knopf 1988 0394887654 Hardcover 1st Edition Second printing. Caldecott Honor Medal. Illustrated boards, no DJ. Unread, as new. Unpaginated. $10 Add to Cart
6398 McKissack, Patricia C. Goin' Someplace Special Jerry Pinkney Atheneum 2001 0689818858 Hardcover First Edition Illustrated boards, matching DJ. Full-page color illustrations. Unread and fine in like DJ. Unpaginated. $35 Add to Cart
11305 Merrimack The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood Merrimack Publishing Co. 1975 Soft Cover 1st Edition Oversized softcover. Date approximate/no date given. An 'exact replica of the antique original,' with 1- and 2-page color illustrations. Very good with aging to paper. 12 pp + cover. $15 Add to Cart
11029 Michelson, Richard;Lewis, E.B. Happy Feet: The Savoy Ballroom Lindy Hoppers And Me E.B. Lewis Harcourt Childrens Books 2005 0152050574 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Illustrated boards, matching DJ. Depression-era tale for young readers, illustrated with sumptuous watercolor drawings by award-winning illustrator Lewis. Fine in fine DJ. Scarce. Unpaginated. $25 Add to Cart
6391 Miller, William The Conjure Woman Terea D. Shaffer Atheneum 1996 0689319622 Hardcover First Edition Illustrated boards, matching DJ. Full-page color bordlerless illustrations. First printing. Unread and fine in like DJ. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
10821 Milne, A.A. Winnie-the-Pooh and Eeyore's Birthday Golden Press 1962 Hardcover 2nd Edition Seventh printing thus. Walt Disney Presents edition. Folio size, with illustrated glossy boards, illustrated endsheets. No DJ as issued. Good plus with worn edges to boards, paper peeling at spine, boards soiled but binding sound. Text block very good with one or two soil spots.Unpaginated. $10 Add to Cart
10538 Mollel, Tololwa M. Rhinos for Lunch and Elephants for Supper!: A Maasai Tale Clarion Books 1992 0395607345 Hardcover 1st Edition Illustrated glossy boards, matching DJ. An animal story about a hare and her neighbors. With humorous color illustrations by Barbara Spurll. Book near fine; DJ very good plus with price clipped. Unpaginated. $15 Add to Cart
1880 Monjo, F.N. The Vicksburg Veteran Douglas Gorsline Simon & Schuster 1971 Hardcover 1st Edition Fourth printing. Yellow (reinforced) cloth binding, grey titles. Quasi-documentary feel to this Civil War tale in diary form. One-color drawings by Douglas Gorsline display some historical authenticity. Book near fine with remainder mark to bottom edge, DJ rubbed, 3 small chips to bottom edge. Book near fine. 62 pp. $15 Add to Cart
10683 Moser, Barry The Three Little Pigs Little Brown & Co 2001 0316585440 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Illustrated glossy boards, matching DJ. Illustrations in color. Moser -- author, artist, printmaker and book designer -- is the recipient of many awards, including the National Book Award for Design and Illustration. Book near fine with small bookstore label to rear pastedown. DJ also very good plus with some shelfwear. Unpaginated. Rare in first. $40 Add to Cart
9132 Murray, Alma and Robert Thomas, Eds Major Black Writers Scholastic Book Services 1971 Hardcover First Edition Stated first printing. Illustrated cloth binding, no DJ as issued. The Scholastic Black Literature Series. Selections by Margaret Walker, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, Gwendolyn Brooks, LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka), Ann Petry, Ishmael Reed, Nikkki Giovanni, others. Illustrated with B&W photos by Hugh Bell and Anthony Barbosa. Very good minus with soil/rubbing to boards, evidence of waterstain at top foreedge, some dampwarping of a few pages. Rare. 200 pp. $35 Add to Cart
9133 Murray, Alma and Robert Thomas, Eds The Journey Scholastic Book Services 1970 Hardcover First Edition Illustrated cloth binding, no DJ as issued. Stated first printing. Selections by Langston Hughes, Ricahrd Wright, Sun-Ra, Countee Cullen, Booker T. washington, Lorraine Hansberry, others. Illustrated in B&W by the Dillons and Tom Feelings. Very good with slight soil to cloth. Rare. 192 pp. $50 Add to Cart
10892 Myers, Walter Dean Angel to Angel: A Mother's Gift of Love Harpercollins Childrens Books 1998 0060277211 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Green cloth spine over maroon boards, gilt titles. Illustrated color endsheets. Lovely children's picture book of poems illustrated with old photographs in sepiatone. Unread, as new in like DJ. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
10753 Newberry, Clare Turlay Herbert the Lion Smithmark Pub 1998 0765190575 Hardcover 1st Thus First printing of this edition. Illustrated glossy boards, matching DJ, illustrated endsheets. Author received 4 Caldecott Honors in her lifetime; this is her first book, originally published in 1931. Large format, with 2- and 3-color illustrations. Book near fine with little wear. DJ very good plus with some edgewear at top. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
11079 Newham, Paul The Outlandish Adventures of Orpheus in the Underworld Elaine Cox Barefoot Books 1993 1898000050 Hardcover 1st Edition Red cloth, gilt titles. Author is a voice movement therapist who uses singing to assist those experiencing self-expression barriers. In this, his first book for children, he has written a prose poem based on the Orpheus legend, illustrated with colorful expressionist paintings by Elaine Cox. As new in like DJ. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
9850 Nickens, Bessie Walking the Log: Memories of a Southern Childhood Rizzoli Intl Pubns 1994 0847817946 Hardcover First Edition Unstated printing. Illustrated glossy baords, matching DJ. Contains paintings, all in color, and stories. The author is a self-taught African-American painter; her style is vaguely reminiscent of Grandma Moses. Unread, as new in like DJ. Unpaginated. $25 Add to Cart
11082 Paul, Gill See-through Storms Julian and Janet Baker Running Pr Book Pub 2006 0762426624 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Illustrated glossy boards, matching DJ. An illustrated info-digest on storms for young readers. Movable glassine pages, bound in and color printed, illustrate changing weather patterns. Storms organized by type (t'storms, hurricanes, twisters, etc). Color illustrations by Julian and Janet Baker. Unread, as new in like DJ. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
10440 Percy, Graham El Raton De Ciudad Y El Raton De Campo Peralt Montague 1998 8486154529 Hardcover 1st Edition ILlustrated boards, no DJ. A folktale with color illustrations by Percy Graham and text in Spanish. Unread, near new. 28 pp. $10 Add to Cart
4942 Pienkowski, Jan Robot Dell Publishing 1981 0440074592 Hardcover First Edition First edition, first printing. Sophisticated, complex pop-up book by the author of "Haunted House" and winner of 1979 Kate Greenaway Medal. Suitable for adults. Illustrated glossy boards, no DJ as issued. This copy very good with minimal wear; all pop-ups work. Some spotting to a couple of pages at foreedge, slight rubbing to boards. Unpaginated. $40 Add to Cart
8818 Pinkney, Gloria Jean Back Home Jerry Pinkney Dial Books for Young Readers 1992 0803711689 Hardcover First Edition Third printing. Glossy illustrated boards, matching DJ. Color paintings by Pinkney. Unread, as new in like DJ. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
2085 Pinkney, Jerry Noah's Ark North-South/SeaStar 2002 1587172011 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Illustrated glossy boards, matching DJ, pictorial endsheets. Full-page color illustrations by Pinkney in his usual sumptuous style. As new in like DJ. Unpaginated. $50 Add to Cart
11080 Pinkwater, Daniel Manus The Picture of Morty and Ray Jack E Davis Harpercollins Childrens Books 2003 0066237858 Hardcover 1st Edition Illustrated boards, matching DJ. First printing. Two small boys decide to re-create the tale of Dorian Gray after watching the movie. Jack E Davis' illustrations, satirc and surreal, add to the humor. Pinkwater is known for such books as Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy from Mars, The Big Orange Splot and others. Davis has illustrated Music Over Manhattan and Marsupial Sue, among others. A near fine copy with remainder mark to top edge. DJ also near fine. Unpaginated. $15 Add to Cart
6449 Potter, B. Peter Rabbit Cut Out Book Frederick Warne & Co 1986 0723233314 Soft cover First Edition Featuring four cut-out models: Mrs. Rabbit's Burrow, Ginger and Pickles' Shop, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle's Kitchen and The Dolls' House. Very good with shelfwear to cover at edges. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
5466 Potter, Beatrix My Peter Rabbit Playbox Penguin/Highbridge 1991 0723237948 Hardcover First Thus Contains a plush Peter Rabbit toy with jacket and ribbon tie (approx 4 inches high), an audiocassette of The Tale of Peter Rabbit and The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies ready by Rosemary Leach with music by Carl Davis and a hardcover copy of the Tale of Peter Rabbit (Frederick Warne) with new color reproductions. Unstated printing. Box has some soil and a waterstain at back. Contents as new. Evidently rare now. $75 Add to Cart
9879 Rappaport, Doreen The Secret Seder Emily Arnold McCully Hyperion 2005 0786807776 Hardcover First Edition Illustrated boards, matching DJ. WWII tale of an underground seder, with full-color illustrations. Unread, as new in like DJ. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
10760 Raschka, Christopher Yo! Yes? Orchard Books 1998 0531071081 Soft Cover 1st Edition Seventh printing. A Caldecott Honor Book and ALA Notable Book. Author has also written Charlie parker Played Be Bop, Elizabeth Imagined an Icebergg and other titles. This book, suitable for beginning readers, illustrates the process of making a new friend. Near fine. Unpaginated. $15 Add to Cart
7513 Rinaldi, Ann Come Juneteenth: A Novel Harcourt, Inc. 2007 0152059474 Soft cover First Edition Uncorrected proof. For young readers. Unread, as new in printed wraps. 246 pp. $25 Add to Cart
5472 Rosset, Lisa James Baldwin Chelsea House Pub 1989 1555465722 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Black Americans of Achievement series with an introductory essay by Coretta Scott King. Illustrated boards, no DJ as issued. Unread, near-new copy with JB ephemera laid in: Jill Krementz postcard (Fotofolio) of JB and a JB program given at Framingham State College, Framingham, MA in December of 1990. 111 pp. $35 Add to Cart
8416 Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows DELUXE EDN Scholastic/Arthur A Levine 2007 0545029376 Hardcover First Edition Hardcover in DJ in slipcase. Deluxe edition that includes color frontispiece and B&W chapter illustrations. Unread, as new in shrinkwrap. Becoming scarce. $175 Add to Cart
10688 Sasek, Miroslav New York Encyclopedie Casterman 1961 Hardcover 1st Edition Apparent first edition. Glossy illustrated boards, B&W illustrated endsheets. No DJ. Text in French. A 'tour of the town', with color illustrations of New York in that era in wonderful period style. Very nice copy with minor soil, rubbing to boards, minor wear to boards at gutters. Unpaginated. $45 Add to Cart
8769 Sawyer, Mary The Story of Mary's Little Lamb Longfellow's Wayside Inn 1970 Soft cover A facsimile reprint of the 1928 edition published by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford. With illustrations and critical analysis. Near fine copy with minor cover wear. 40 pp. $15 Add to Cart
6394 Schroeder, Alan Ragtime Tumpie Bernie Fuchs Little Brown & Co 1989 0316774979 Hardcover First Edition Second printing. Green cloth, gilt titles, sheet music patterned endpapers. Full-page borderless illustrations in color. Unread and near fine in like DJ with slight rubbing. Unpaginated. $15 Add to Cart
4978 Scolar Press The Infant's Grammar, or a Pic-nic Party of the Parts of Speech Scolar Press 1977 0859674177 Soft Cover First Thus Reprint from 1824 of a John Harris publication. With color illustrations. Very good with minor soil to cover, interior fine. 16 pp. $25 Add to Cart
1792 Sendak, Maurice Fantasy Sketches Rosenbach Foundation 1970 Soft Cover First Edition First printing. Quarto, in staplebound blue wraps. B&W illustrations with an Introduction by the author. Crease to front bottom foreedge corner and top back corner, small stain to back cover/endmatter. Text block clean, bright. Unpaginated. $50 Add to Cart
4923 Sendak, Maurice Ten Little Rabbits: A Counting Book with Mino the Magician Philip H. And A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation 1970 Soft Cover First Edition First printing. In commemoration of an exhibition of his art. Miniature book with stapled wraps and marblized paper cover with pasted front plate. This copy has the blue marbled paper. Illustrations 3 color. Very good copy with some spotting here & there, stains to reverse of wrap and a couple pages creased slightly at top edge. $100 Add to Cart
6485 Seredy, Kate The White Stag Viking Press 1956 Hardcover First Edition Ninth printing, 1956. Red cloth binding, maroon titles, decorated endpapers. Illustrated in B&W by author. Book near fine with spotting to top edge, owner bookplate to front pastedown. DJ very good with taped tear at head of spine, Newbery medallion at front panel torn at bottom. 95 pp. $35 Add to Cart
6527 Seroff, Victor Hector Berlioz: An Illustrated Biography Macmillan 1967 Hardcover First Edition Stated first printing. Red cloth, gilt titles. Illustrated with historical photos (B&W). Book near fine with owner signature to ffep. DJ very good with 2 chip, wear at top edge (only). Price of $4.95 intact. 168 pp. $15 Add to Cart
4059 Shaik, Fatima Melitte Dial Books for Young Readers 1997 0803721064 Hardcover First Edition Second printing. Novel about a young slave girl in 18th century Louisiana. Unread, as new in like DJ. 147 pp. $15 Add to Cart
6502 Sharp, Margery Miss Bianca in the Orient Erik Blegvad Little, Brown 1970 Hardcover First Edition Red cloth, gilt titles, blindstamping to front board. Book near fine with a Booktrack Promotions sticker to front pastedown. DJ in Mylar also near fine with slight rubbing. 144 pp. $35 Add to Cart
10835 Shelby, Anne Homeplace Wendy Anderson Halperin Orchard Books 2000 0531071782 Soft Cover 1st Edition Second printing. A family heritage story, with beautiful illustrations. A near fine copy. Unpaginated. $35 Add to Cart
10755 Soto, Gary Chato's Kitchen Susan Guevara Scholastic Book Services 1996 0590897489 Soft Cover 1st Edition Tenth printing. A cat and a family of mice in the barrio. Amusing and clever full-page bleed illustrations by Susan Guevara. Soto has authored numerous books for children on Latino issues and themes. Book near fine. Unpaginated. $10 Add to Cart
7181 St. Nicholas St. Nicholas for Boys and Girls Sept. 1937 Magazine Distributing Corp. 1937 Soft Cover Vol. LXIV No. 11. Fiction by Inez Coates Hosmer, Dee Dunning, Dorothy Arms, Sinclair Tiffany, Florence Choate. Very good with address sticker to front cover, small tear at bottom edge. 48 pp. $10 Add to Cart
7711 Steptoe, John Stevie Harper & Row 1969 Hardcover First Edition No edition statement but DJ dated 09/69. Illustrated boards, matching DJ. Book very good minus with edge soil, a few spots and some small marks to boards at bottom edge. (White) DJ likewise very good minus with soil, rubbing and some small stains/marks at edges/fold. Flap price of $3.50. Unpaginated. $75 Add to Cart
9857 Steptoe, John Birthday Holt, Rineharrt Winston 1972 Hardcover First Edition Purple boards, black titles & illustration. Stated first edition. Book very good with light edge soil, minor fading to boards at edges. DJ also very good with aging and a few spots but no tears. Original edition, not the reprint. Rare. Unpaginated. $85 Add to Cart
1827 Stevenson, Robert Louis Child's Garden of Verses Charles Robinson Green Tiger Press 1975 Soft Cover First Edition First printing of this edition. Quarto, in wraps. An enlarged and redesigned version of the 1896 edition originally published by John Lane. Illustrations in B&W. Cover and endsheets spotted, dent to back cover. Text block near fine. 98 pp. $35 Add to Cart
11267 Stock, Catherine Gugu's House Clarion Books 2001 0618003894 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Illustrated glossy boards, patterned endsheets. No DJ (as issued?) An African tale, based on the author's experiences in Zimbabwe. With watercolor illustrations by the author. Very good plus with a light bump to bottom corner. 32 pp. $15 Add to Cart
6286 Stockton, Frank R. The Bee-Man of Orn Maurice Sendak Holt, Rinehart 1964 Hardcover Reprint Edition Illustrated boards with matching DJ. Holt Library Edition (not ex-library) with reinforced binding. Very good with soil to top edge, minor age discoloration to pastedowns. DJ very good with one chip at top edge at spine, one short tear. Gold "Holt Library Edition" sticker affixed at binding. Priced $3.27 net. ca 48 pp. $25 Add to Cart
10774 STOHNER, ANU;Trenter, Anna Santa's Littlest Helper Henrike Wilson Bloomsbury USA 2004 1582349649 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Illustrated glossy boards, matching DJ. A Santa tale illustrating the principle that 'no one is too small to make a difference.' Author and illustrator live in Germany. A fine copy in like DJ with mild shelfwear. Unpaginated. $15 Add to Cart
7471 Taylor, A.J.P. The Road to Memphis Dial Books for Young Readers 1990 0803703406 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Blue cloth spine, maroon boards. Book unread, near fine. DJ also near fine with slight shelfwear. 290 pp. $40 Add to Cart
4415 Thomas, Joyce Carol Bright Shadow Avon Books 1983 0380845091 Mass Market Paperback Second Printing Aging to paper & cover, else very good, unread. Uncommon. 125 pp. $12 Add to Cart
5474 Thomas, Joyce Carol A Mother's Heart, a Daughter's Love: Poems for Us to Share Joanna Cotler Books 2001 0060296496 Hardcover First Edition First edition, first printing. Unread, as new in like DJ with a remainder mark to bottom edge. 52 pp. $15 Add to Cart
7680 Thompson, Carolyn Frank Broadside Press 1970 Soft cover First Edition Stated first printing. Story told in line drawings; no text. Very good with some rubbing to cover, a couple of stains to back panel. Unpaginated. $35 Add to Cart
5218 Thompson, Kay Eloise in Moscow Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing 2000 0689832117 Hardcover Revised Edition Pictorial boards, matching DJ. Unread and as new with remainder mark to bottom edge. Unpaginated. $17 Add to Cart
6582 Treece, Henry The Invaders T. Y. Crowell 1972 0690449933 Hardcover First Edition Orange cloth, gilt titles. First printing assumed by NAP, according to Zempel. Book near fine with top edge soil and evidence of sticker removal to ffep. DJ in Mylar very good with price clipped, rubbed at edges. 120 pp. $30 Add to Cart
6402 Turner, Ann Warren; Minor, Wendell Abe Lincoln Remembers Wendell Minor Harpercollins Childrens Books 2001 0060275774 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Full-page color illustrations. Unread and near fine with a remainder mark to top edge. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
9852 Turner, Ann Warren;Turner, Ann Red Flower Goes West Dennis Nolan Hyperion 1999 0786803134 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Illustrated boards, matching DJ. Illustrations in color. Unread, as new in like DJ. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
1878 Van Allsburg, Chris The Wretched Stone Houghton Mifflin 1991 Soft cover First Edition Salesman's sample. Faint crinkling to cover; else as new. Unpaginated. $25 Add to Cart
5121 Van Allsburg, Chris The Widow's Broom Houghton Mifflin 1992 0395640512 Hardcover First Edition First edition, first printing. Black cloth spine, brown boards, gilt titles. Unread copy with some soil to edges of front board, small split at bottom edge. DJ very good with minor shelfwear. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
5248 Van Allsburg, Chris Zathura: A Space Adventure Houghton Mifflin 2002 0618253963 Hardcover First Edition Signed by Author(s) First edition, first printing. Signed on title page. Unread, as new in like DJ. Unpaginated. $75 Add to Cart
10292 Van Laan, Nancy Possum Come A-Knockin' George Booth Alfred A Knopf 1990 0394822064 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Ilustrated glossy boards, matching DJ. With color illustrations by New Yorker cartoonist George Booth. Book near fine. DJ very good plus with light creases, small wrinkle-tear at top edge back panel. Scarce. Unpaginated. $30 Add to Cart
11281 Vogel, Amos How Little Lori Visited Times Square Maurice Sendak HarperCollins 2001 0060284625 Hardcover 2nd Edition Illustrated boards, matching DJ. Originally published in 1963. A charming tale about a lost child who encounters a turtle, with a very surprising ending. Unread, as new in like DJ with a remainder mark to bottom edge. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
6385 Wahl, Jan Grandmother Told Me Mercer Mayer Little, Brown 1972 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Illustrated boards with matching DJ. Book near fine with slight edge soil. DJ very good plus with two stains at back panel/spine. Price of $.495 intact. $75 Add to Cart
11265 Wainwright, Richard M. Poofin: The Cloud That Cried on Christmas Jack Crompton Family Life Pub 1989 0961956615 Hardcover 1st Edition Signed by Author Illustrated glossy boards, matching DJ. Illustrated color endsheets. Flatsigned on title page. Color illustrations by Jack Crompton. Author and illustrator, both Cape Cod residents, also produced A Tiny Miracle. Book near fine; DJ has shelfwear and a couple of short tears. 35 pp. $15 Add to Cart
11266 Weir, Bob;Weir, Wendy Panther Dream: A Story of the African Rainforest Hyperion 1991 1562820753 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. No DJ (as issued?) A story about the plants and animals of the African Rainforest with an environmental message. Includes supplementary material including rainforests map, key to the illustrations of plants and animals, glossary. Very good with pages lightly wrinkled, light shelfwear. 40 pp. $15 Add to Cart
3933 Welty, Eudora The Shoe Bird Beth Krush Harcourt Brace & World 1964 Hardcover 1st Edition Yellow cloth binding, black titles & decoration to front board, Stated first edition. B&W drawings by Beth Krush. An unread, near-fine copy in a very good minus DJ that is chipped & torn at various places, front & back. Price intact with inkmark covering it. 88 pp. $200 Add to Cart
10333 Westman, Barbara The Day Before Christmas: A Story of Charlotte and Emilio Harpercollins Childrens Books 1990 0060264284 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Green cloth spine over blue boards, gilt titles. Illustrated by the author. Near fine in like DJ. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
4152 Whiting, Helen Adele Negro Folk Tales for Pupils in the Primary Grades Lois Mailou Jones Associated Publishers 1967 Soft Cover First Edition First printing. Book One. 8x10 format, card cover, staplebound. B&W drawings. Very good with some stains. aging to cover, slight bump to top corner. Text block clean, bright. 24 pp. $45 Add to Cart
9234 Wilder, Laura Ingalls The Little House on the Prairie Garth Williams Harpercollins Childrens Books 1981 0060264454 Hardcover Book Club (BCE/BOMC) Book club edition. Blue cloth spine over orange boards, gilt titles and decorative stamp to front board, gingham patterned endpapers. Book near fine, little wear. DJ in Mylar also near fine. 335 pp. $30 Add to Cart
8574 Wiles, Debbie;Wiles, Deborah Freedom Summer Jerome Lagarrigue Atheneum 2001 0689830165 Hardcover Ninth Printing Illustrated boards, matching DJ. Unread, as new with Ezra Jack Keats and Coretta Scott King award stickers to front panel. Unpaginated. $15 Add to Cart
10758 Williams, Vera B. Un Sillon Para Mi Mama Scholastic Book Services 1993 0590475649 Soft Cover 1st Edition Eighth printing. A Caldecott Honor Book, with text in Spanish. Originally titled, A Chair for My Mother. After a fire destroys their belongings, a mother and daughter go shopping for a new easy chair. Unread, near fine. Unpaginated. $10 Add to Cart
4142 Williams-Garcia, Rita Like Sisters on the Homefront Lodestar Books 1995 0525674659 Hardcover First Edition Second printing. Winner, Coretta Scott King Award. An errant, inner-city teen is sent to live with her country cousins and finds a new lease on life. Unread, as new in like DJ. 163 pp. $15 Add to Cart
7003 Winslow, Anna Green Diary of Anna Green Winslow: A Boston School Girl of 1771 Applewood Books 1997 1557094470 Soft cover First Edition Second printing. Originally pubished in 1904. Unread, as new with some minor cover soil. 121 pp. $15 Add to Cart
8575 Winter, Jonah Dizzy Sean Qualls Arthur A. Levine Books 2006 0439507375 Hardcover First Edition Illustrated boards, matching DJ. First printing. Arty picture book about Dizzy Gillespie. Unread, as new in like DJ. Unpaginated. $45 Add to Cart
5246 Winters, Kay Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books Nancy Carpenter Simon & Schuster 2003 0689825544 Hardcover First Edition Signed by Author(s) First printing. Signed with a message to the reader on title page. Unread, as new with remainder mark to bar code on back panel of DJ. Unpaginated. $30 Add to Cart
1893 Yolen, Jane The Devil's Arithmetic Penguin Books 1998 0140345353 Soft cover 1st Edition Tenth printing. Some aging to paper; else unread, as new. 170 pp. $10 Add to Cart
5806 Yolen, Jane The Ballad of the Pirate Queens David Shannon Voyager Books 1998 0152018859 Trade Paperback First Printing Story in verse. Beautiful period illustrations by David Shannon, many full-page. Urnead, as new. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
7849 Zheleznova, Irena Fenist the Falcon Ivan Bilibin Goznak (Moscow) 1977 Soft cover First Thus Oversized quarto with color paintings by the artist. Printed on heavy index stock. Near fine copy with little wear. $35 Add to Cart