Young Adult/All Ages
10802 Adams, Cat Blood Song Tom Doherty /TOR 2010 9780765324948 Soft Cover 1st Edition Uncorrected advance softcover copy. A young adult vampire fantasy by the author of Magic's Design and the Sazi an Thrall series. Unread, as new. 364 pp. $15 Add to Cart
9319 Alcott, Louisa May An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving Applewood Books 1990 1557091358 Soft cover Seventh Printing Unread, as new. 62 pp. $15 Add to Cart
10480 Alexander, Lloyd Gypsy Rizka Dutton Childrens Books 1999 0525461213 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. The prolific, award-winning writer has crafted an amusing tale about a high-spirited Gypsy girl and her family. Unread, as new in like DJ with a remainder mark to bottom edge. 195 pp. $30 Add to Cart
10863 Alexie, Sherman Flight Black Cat/ Grove/Atlantic 2007 9780802170378 Soft Cover 1st Edition Second printing. Young adult novel, paperback original. Central character is about to commit an act of violence when he is transported back in time as an FBI agent during the Civil Rights era. Contains a Reading Guide. Unread, as new. 181 pp. $15 Add to Cart
9252 Anderson, M.T. Octavian Nothing Vol 1: The Pox Party Candlewick Press 2006 0763624020 Soft cover First Edition Advance reading copy / softcover. Unread, as new. 358 pp. $10 Add to Cart
11370 Armstrong, William H. Sounder James Barkley Harpercollins Childrens Books 1969 0060201436 Hardcover Reprint Recent unstated printing. Turquoise boards, tan binding. Unread, as-new copy in like DJ with gold foil sticker to front panel, remainder mark at bottom edge. 116 pp. $15 Add to Cart
10488 Aronson, Marc John Winthrop, Oliver Cromwell, and the Land of Promise Clarion Books 2004 0618181776 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Oversized square quarto. The second volume of the Ideas, Beliefs and Individuals Behind The Creation of America. An illustrated account, attractively produced and suitable for young adult readers. Book and DJ both unread, near new. 205 pp. $15 Add to Cart
1873 Babbitt, Natalie The Devil's Storybook Bantam Books 1977 0553150693 Soft Cover 1st Edition First pb printing. This ALA Notable Book contains ten original fairy tales. Paper aging, a couple of spots at foreedge but unread. Scarce. 84 pp. $20 Add to Cart
2655 Bontemps, Arna Chariot in the Sky: A Novel of the Jubilee Singers Oxford Univ. Press 2002 0195156587 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing of this edition. Grey cloth binding, gilt titles. Fairly sophisticated young adult novel about a group of nine African-American singers and a pianist that, in the late 19th century, performed in Europe and Great Britain, including for Queen Victoria. With an Afterword by Andrew Ward illustrated with some historical documents. Unread, as new in like DJ. 240 pp. $30 Add to Cart
1861 Bradbury, Ray Ahmed and the Oblivion Machines: A Fable Chris Lane Avon Books 1998 0380977044 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Dark blue faux-leather spine over light blue patterned boards, blindstamped author's signature to front. Decorative endsheets, bookplate bound in. Captioned full-page drawings by Lane, a former Disney and other studios artist. Remainder mark to bottom edge; else as new in like DJ. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
11104 Butler, S.C. Rieffen's Choice Tor Books 2006 9780765314772 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Book 1 of the Stoneways Trilogy. Unread, as new in like DJ with one page creased at top foreedge. 463 pp. $25 Add to Cart
2415 Carter, Nicholas (John R. Coryell) The Stolen Pay Train Whitman Publishing Company 1930 Hardcover First Edition W-808. Brown paper board binding, brown titles. Assumed first printing (NAP). A Nick Carter Story. Book very good minus with binding cracked at center, edge stains. Giver inscribed ffep in pencil, dated 12/25/31. Paper aged. DJ frayed at spine-ends, soiled. Uncommon. 124 pp. $50 Add to Cart
7158 Collier, James Lincoln Louis Armstrong: An American Success Story Aladdin Paperbacks 1994 0020425554 Soft cover First Edition First pb printing. Unread, as new with remainder mark to bottom edge. 165 pp. $15 Add to Cart
10356 Cornish, Sam Grandmother's Pictures. Jeanne Johns Bookstore Press 1974 0912846046 Soft Cover 1st Edition Signed by Author The first of four editions of this title, printed by a small press then in Lenox, MA with B&W illustrations by Jeanne Johns, this multi-generational tale for all ages is about a boy and his grandmother's family photos. Flatsigned on title page. In 2008, Cornish was selected as the first Poet Laureate of Boston. Near fine with a light smudge to cover. Unpaginated. $55 Add to Cart
8992 Cornish, Sam and Lucian W. Dixon, Eds. Chicory: Young Voices from the Black Ghetto Association Press 1969 Soft Cover First Edition A collection of poems by young people in Baltimore. Very good with rubbing to cover. Scarce. 96 pp. $45 Add to Cart
1009 Courlander, Harold The Son of the Leopard Rocco Negri Crown Publishers 1975 Hardcover Second Edition Orange cloth binding, silver titles.African folktale illustrated with woodcuts by Rocco Negri. DJ slightly aged & chipped at spine-ends. Spotting to top edge, else very good. 55 pp. $30 Add to Cart
5688 Courlander, Harold The Big Old World of Richard Creeks Bob Laurie Chilton Company 1962 Hardcover First Edition First edition, first printing. Buckram cloth, black titles. B&W line drawings by Laurie. Book unread, very good with some discoloration to cloth at front hinge & top edge. DJ rubbed, small puncture mark to back panel, else very good. 118 pp. $55 Add to Cart
7057 Cullen, Countee The Lost Zoo Joseph Low Follett Publishing Co 1969 Hardcover First Thus Signed by Author(s) First printing of this edition, originally published by Harper & Brothers in 1940. Pink cloth binding, green titles & decoration to front board. Inscribed by illustrator Joseph Low on ffep. Color illustrations throughout text. Very good copy with small stains at foreedge. DJ also very good, in Mylar. Rare. 95 pp. $225 Add to Cart
685 Dahl, Roald The Umbrella Man and Other Stories Viking Press 1998 0670878545 Hardcover 1st Edition Third printing. Remainder mark to top edge, else unread, as new in like DJ. 279 pp. $20 Add to Cart
8895 Dahl, Roald James and the Giant Peach Nancy Ekholm Burkert Alfred A Knopf 1961 Hardcover First Edition Red cloth binding, gilt titles to spine, blindstamp to front board, green endpapers, no topstain. First edition, second state, with Book Press at rear colophon and no mention of Charlie series. Book very good plus with faint spotting at top edge, a few small stains at foreedge and giver-inscribed ffep. DJ with $3.95 price is very good minus, with no chipping but a few closed tears, the longest being about 1", some very small surface abrasions to front panel and a small stain at front panel near title. Overall, a quite-presentable copy. The first state of this title is very rare; the second is becoming likewise. 119 pp. $650 Add to Cart
10066 Dahl, Roald Matilda Puffin 1998 0141301066 Soft cover Reprint Fifteenth pb printing. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. Unread copy with aging to paper and remainder mark to bottom edge. 240 pp. $10 Add to Cart
10104 Dahl, Roald Songs and Verse Jonathan Cape 2005 022407038X Hardcover First Edition First printing. Oversized quarto. Blue binding, gilt titles. Illustrated in color by Quentin Blake and various others, including Chris Wormell, Joel Stewart, Babette Cole, Posy Simmons, Axel Scheffler, Chris Riddell. Very attractive production on coated paper. Unread and fine in like DJ. 192 pp. $100 Add to Cart
9442 Dana, Richard Henry, Jr. Two Years Before the Mast A.L. Burt Co. 1934 Hardcover Reprint Blue cloth stamped with gilt, blindstamp illustration to front board. Illustrated endsheets, color frontispiece illustration. No printing date. Book very good with gift inscription to ffep and date of 1934. DJ in Mylar very good minus with large wrinkle/'tear to top front panel, chipped in various places at bottom edge, half of front flap torn off. Scarce. 432 pp. $35 Add to Cart
1849 Davies, Valentine Miracle on 34th Street Harcourt Childrens Books 2001 0152163778 Hardcover First Thus Faux leather boards, gilt titles. First printing of this facsimile edition. Includes a two-page explanation detailing the re-creation of this edition. Unread, as new in like DJ. 123 pp. $15 Add to Cart
10031 Dickens, Charles A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories Arthur Rackham Outlet 1987 0517641267 Hardcover Reprint Fifth printing of this edition. Illustrated glossy boards, faux-leather patterned spine with red/gilt titles & decoration, green topstain. No DJ as issued. Contains the Rackham illustrations, reproduced in full-page color on coated paper. Large type suitable for younger readers. Very good plus with giver-inscribed bookplate at ffep, small delamination spot to front board. 206 pp. $25 Add to Cart
3042 Ellis, Keith The American Civil War G. P. Putnam's Sons 1971 Hardcover First Edition Putnam Pictorial Sources Series. White cloth boards stamped with multicolored design matching DJ. A history in images with photos and historical documents with accompanying text. Suitable for adults or young adults. Book near fine in very good DJ with a couple of edge tears and some aging. 128 pp. $15 Add to Cart
717 Forbes, Kathryn Mama's Bank Account Harcourt 2000 0156563770 Soft Cover 3rd Edition Fifteenth printing of this trade pb edition. Unread, as new. 147 pp. $15 Add to Cart
6578 Fox, Paula Dear Prosper Steve McLachlin David White 1968 Hardcover First Edition NOT ex-lib. Mustard cloth binding, brown titles & decoration, copper endpapers. B&W illustrations. Book near fine with light aging to paper. DJ very good with soil and a couple of small chips. Price of $3.95 intact. 68 pp. $35 Add to Cart
9275 Fox, Paula The Stone-Faced Boy Donald A. Mackay Bradbury Press 1968 Hardcover First Edition Stated first printing. Red cloth, blue titles/illustration to front board. B&W illustrations by Mackay. Book near fine; DJ quite rubbed but intact. 106 pp. $35 Add to Cart
9404 Fox, Paula How Many Miles to Babylon? Paul Giavonopoulos David White 1967 Hardcover First Edition Red cloth, white titles. B&W drawings in full page. Book very good with one circular stain at top edge near foreedge. DJ also very good with sunning to spine, rubbing to folds, one small chip. Price of $3.95 intact. 117 pp. $45 Add to Cart
9491 Fox, Paula Blowfish Live in the Sea Bradbury Press 1970 0878880240 Hardcover First Edition Third printing. Grey binding, black titles. Book unread, near fine with soil to top edge. DJ very good with rubbing, one 1/4" tear at top edge. NOT ex-lib. 116 pp. $30 Add to Cart
6894 Funke, Cornelia; Bell, Anthea When Santa Fell to Earth Paul Howard Chicken House/Scholastic 2006 043978204X Hardcover First Edition First printing. With B&W drawings by Howard. Unread, as new in like DJ. 167 pp. $25 Add to Cart
6730 Funke, Cornelia; Latsch, Oliver The Thief Lord Chicken House/Scholastic 2002 0439404371 Hardcover Seventh Printing Blue cloth spine, blue boards, gilt titles. Unread, as new with inkmark over barcode at back, slight fading to boards at top edge and minor shelfwear to DJ. 349 pp. $15 Add to Cart
9655 Gaiman, Neil; Reaves, Michael Interworld HarperCollins Publishers Canada, Limited 2007 0061238961 Hardcover First Edition Black binding/endsheets, gilt titles. First printing. Unread, as new in like DJ. 239 pp. $35 Add to Cart
1892 Gantos, Jack Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1998 0374399891 Hardcover 1st Edition Eighth printing. Yellow/blue/green binding. A young boy afflicted with ADD loses control of his meds. An ALA Notable Book and nominated for the American Book Award. As new in like DJ. 153 pp, $15 Add to Cart
2721 Georgiady, Nicholas P, Louis G. Romano and Robert L. Green W.E.B. DuBois: American Negro Scholar Franklin Publishers 1972 Soft Cover First Edition First pb printing. Staplebound pamphlet. Young adult biographjy of W.E.B. DuBois. B&W illustrations by Robert Swan and Joseph S. Ferrera. Near fine. 16 pp. $15 Add to Cart
9235 Grahame, Kenneth The Wind in the Willows Ernest H. Shepard Charles Scribners Sons 1933 Hardcover First Edition Medium blue cloth binding, gilt titles and decoration to front board, map endsheets. Early, not first, printing. No DJ. Book very good with slight sunning to spine, waterstain mark at heel of spine and waterspots to boards, owner signature to second leaf. Text block near fine. 312 pp. $75 Add to Cart
10311 Grahame, Kenneth The Wind In The Willows Justin Todd Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 1991 0395607280 Soft Cover Reprint Edition Quarto. No printing statement; possibly first thus. This edition has the full-page color paintings by Justin Todd, 22 in all. Printed on coated paper. Very good with giver-inscribed ffep, slight aging, shelfwear to cover. 185 pp. $15 Add to Cart
10806 Grant, Christopher Teenie Alfred A Knopf 2010 9780375861918 Soft Cover 1st Edition Advance Reader's softcover edition. Young adult novel about teen problems, set in Brooklyn. Unread, as new. 260 pp. $15 Add to Cart
1879 Graves, Robert Two Wise Children Ralph Pinto Harlan Quist 1966 Hardcover First Edition Stated first printing. Variant (reinforced) green cloth binding with black titles to spine, green endsheets. One-color illustrations by Ralph Pinto. Some fading to endsheets at gutters, top edge soil, else very good plus. DJ, with flap price of $2.73 net, has several small spots, sticker residue & 1/2" tear. Unpaginated. $75 Add to Cart
9603 Grimm, Jacob;Grimm, Wilhelm K.;Lore, Segal The Juniper Tree: And Other Tales from Grimm Farrar Straus & Giroux 2003 0374339716 Hardcover First Thus Reprinted in a handsome one-volume edition bound in dark brown/grey cloth and gilt titles/ embossing. With bound-in satin bookmark. Presumed first printing thus. Unread, as new in like DJ in pub's shrinkwrap. 368 pp. $45 Add to Cart
6314 Grimm, Wilhelm The Juniper Tree and Other Tales from Grimm Maurice Sendak Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1973 0374180571 Hardcover First Edition Two volumes in slipcase with dustjackets. Translated by Lore Segal and Randall Jarrell. Stated first edition. Brown cloth, gilt titles & decoration. Both volumes VG with pastedown-to-endpaper tear/split at rear hinge (sewn bindings, does not affect binding integrity); else unread, near fine. DJs both VG+ with sunning & soil to spines and one tiny tear at top edge. Slipcase whole and untorn with soil, stains and one spot of white paint. 332 total pp. $50 Add to Cart
3220 Hamilton, Virginia Cousins G. P. Putnam's Sons 1990 0399221646 Hardcover 1st Edition Fifteenth printing. Half green cloth over blue boards, gilt titles. Unread, as new with remainder mark to bottom edge. DJ also as new. 125 pp. $20 Add to Cart
8623 Hamilton, Virginia Wee Winnie Witch's Skinny: An Original African American Scare Tale Barry Moser Blue Sky Pr 2004 0590288806 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Illustrated glossy boards, matching DJ. Engravings by Barry Moser. Fine in like DJ with inkmark over barcode at back DJ panel. Unpaginated. $25 Add to Cart
3965 Hamilton, Virginia; The People Could Fly: The Picture Book Dillon, Leo and Diane Alfred a Knopf Inc 1985 0394869257 Hardcover Seventh Printing Quarter cloth binding. Book near fine with bookshop sticker to front pastedown and remainder mark to top edge at spine. DJ very good with some wrinkles and edgewear, mostly to back panel. In Mylar. Contains bibliography. 178 pp. $20 Add to Cart
11542 Hawthorne, Nathaniel;Auster, Paul Twenty Days With Julian & Little Bunny by Papa New York Review of Books 2003 1590170423 Hardcover First Thus First printing of this edition. With a lengthy Introduction by Paul Auster. An account of Hawthorne's time spent alone with his five-year-old son. As new in like DJ with a nick to the back flap. 74 pp. $20 Add to Cart
10358 Holland, Rupert S. Yankee Ships in Pirate Waters Frank E. Schoonover Garden City Publishing Co. 1931 Hardcover 1st Edition Blue cloth, yellow titles to spine, pasted full-color illustration plate to front board. Illustrated one-color endsheets, yellow topstain. No DJ. With four full-color illustrations by Frank E. Schoonover, one a two-page Frontispiece, and numerous B&W spot illustrations. A near-fine copy with very little wear. 317 pp. $75 Add to Cart
11455 Hopkins, Lee Bennett, Ed. America At War: Poems Stephen Alcorn Simon & Schuster 2008 9781416918325 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Illustrated boards, matching DJ. Beautifully-illustrated anthology for young readers of poems about war. Divided chronologically by war. Includes poets both traditional (Whitman, Sandburg) and contemporary (Kai Dotlich, Denise Levertov). Unread, as new in like DJ with mark over barcode at back. Scarce. 84 pp. $20 Add to Cart
1615 Hughes, Ted The Iron Giant: A Story in Five Nights Robert Nadler Harper & Row 1968 Hardcover First Edition First US edition with B&W drawings by Robert Nadler. Illustrated boards, matching DJ. Book has faint stain on ffep; else very good plus. DJ, priced $3.95 and dated 10/68, has two wrinkle/creases to top edge, other edgewear. 56 pp. $125 Add to Cart
9415 Hughes, Ted The Iron Woman Barry Moser Dial Books for Young Readers 1995 0803717962 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Black cloth spine over grey boards, gilt titles. Engravings (1-color) by Moser in full-page. A fine, unread copy in near fine DJ with minor rubbing. 109 pp. $20 Add to Cart
9555 Irving, Washington The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Gris Grimley Atheneum 2007 1416906258 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Illustrated boards, no DJ as issued. Imaginative quasi-graphic novel layout with text and illustrations interspersed. Unread, as-new copy with mark over barcode at back. Unpaginated. $30 Add to Cart
4676 Jarrell, Randall The Animal Family Random House of Canada, Limited 1985 0394810430 Hardcover Tenth Printing Blue burlap cloth, gilt titles and decoration. Book unread, near new. DJ also near new with mark to front panel from sticker removal and very small tear to bottom edge. 180 pp. $25 Add to Cart
10219 Jarzab, Anna All Unquiet Things: A Novel Delatcorte Press 2010 9780385738354 Soft Cover 1st Edition Advance reader's softcover edition. Young adult murder mystery about a group of teenage girls. Unread, as new. 337 pp. $15 Add to Cart
2905 Johnson, Angela Toning the Sweep: A Novel Orchard 1993 0531054764 Hardcover 1st Edition Third printing. Brown cloth spine, oatmeal boards, gilt titles. An intermediate/young adult novel. Winner of the 1994 Coretta Scott King Award. Book unread, near new with a few small inkspots to one page caused in production. DJ has minor shelfwear and award medallion to front. 103 pp. $20 Add to Cart
10424 King, Stephen The Eyes of the Dragon David Palladini Viking Press 1987 067081458X Hardcover 1st Edition First edition (FP). Ivory cloth spine over green boards, gilt titles and decoration to front board. B&W illustrations by David Palladini. Book near fine with sticker removal mark to ffep. DJ very good with one 2" tear at top front panel. 326 pp. $35 Add to Cart
7780 Kohl, Herbert and Victor Hernandez Cruz, Eds. Stuff: A Collection of Poems, Visions & Imaginative Happenings from Young Writers... World Publishing 1970 Hardcover First Edition Beige cloth binding, black/red gilt titles. Illustrations by Sean Chappell and Phillip Crowder. Book very good with faint stain at bottom edge all around, minor edge soil, spotting. DJ also stained at bottom edge, soiled, rubbed. Price of $4.95 intact. Rare. 122 pp. $40 Add to Cart
10773 Konigsburg, E. L. The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place Atheneum 2004 0689866364 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Author has won various awards, including Newbery Medal and ALA Best Book for Young Adults. She is the author of From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler; Me, Elizabeth and many other young adult novels. Book near fine with a few pages creased at top corner. DJ also near fine with minor shelfwear. 296 pp. $15 Add to Cart
10497 Lasky, Kathryn Double Trouble Squared: A Starbuck Twins Mystery Harcourt Childrens Books 1991 0152241264 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Black cloth spine, red boards, gilt titles. The first Starbuck Family Adventure novel, in which the young twin protagonists use the skills of their hero, Sherlock Holmes. Author has won many awards for her other books for young readers, including the Newbury Honor, ALA Notable, National Jewish Book Award and others. Book near fine with a few light smudges. DJ likewise near fine. 232 pp. $15 Add to Cart
9586 Lewis, C. S. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Pauline Baynes Harpercollins Childrens Books 1994 0060234814 Hardcover Reprint Book Two of The Chronicles of Narnia. Unstated printing of this edition. Unread, as-new copy in like DJ with remainder mark to bottom edge. 189 pp. $15 Add to Cart
9656 Lewis, C. S. The Magician's Nephew Harpercollins Childrens Books 1994 0060234970 Hardcover Book Club (BCE/BOMC) Black/green/gilt binding, gilt titles, decoration, blindstamp to front board. Unread, as new in like DJ with remainder mark to bottom edge. 202 pp. $15 Add to Cart
11077 Lewis, C. S.;Baynes, Pauline The Chronicles of Narnia Harpercollins Childrens Books 2001 0066238501 Soft Cover 1st Thus Stated first US edition of this collection of all seven books. Illustrated in B&W by Pauline Baynes. A near fine copy with one crease to spine and minor shelfwear to cover. 767 pp. $15 Add to Cart
10162 Lilliput Motor Co Lilliput Catalogue: Fine Mechanical Toys for the Collector Lilliput Motor Company, Inc. 1990 Soft Cover First Edition Date approximate, no date given. Stated 'first edition' on front cover. Staplebound self-cover catalogue printed in two colors (tangerine & black) and featuring tin models of vintage wind-up cars and other vehicles -- boats, planes, tractors, etc. Artwork and catalogue design reflect a 1940s look. Very good minus or good plus, as catalogue has been evidently dropped or stuffed behind other books, leaving pages rumpled and creased at foreedge, and one taped tear to front page, mailing address on back, minor cover soil. Uncommon. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart
9788 Lindbergh, Anne Morrow Earth Shine Harcourt, Brace & World 1969 Hardcover First Edition Ivory cloth spine over teal cloth boards, gilt titles. Stated first edition. With photoplates on coated paper bound in. Book near fine with inscription to ffep. DJ very good plus with minor shelfwear. 73 pp. $15 Add to Cart
10252 Lofting, Hugh Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake J. B. Lippincott Co. 1948 Hardcover 1st Edition Orange cloth stamped with black titles and animals maze decoration to front board. Two-color illustration inset on pasted paper plate. Three-color illustrated endsheets. With B&W illustrations by the author. No DJ. A nice copy absent the frontispiece illustration (duplicate of pasted plate). Inkmark to ffep, small surface abrasion and tear to second leaf, minor sunning to cloth at spine. In acetate dust cover. 366 pp. $75 Add to Cart
10968 Lofting, Hugh Doctor Dolittle's Garden Frederick A Stokes Company 1927 Hardcover 1st Edition Green cloth binding stamped with black titles at spine and front. Inset illustration to front board, illustrated endsheets. First edition (NAP). No DJ. Color frontispiece illustration with other B&W illustrations throughout by the author. Very good with wear to cloth at spine-ends, bump to top corner foreedge, small spot/stain to inset illustration.327 pp. $75 Add to Cart
11078 Lopez, Barry;Lopez, Barry Holstun Lessons from the Wolverine Univ of Georgia Pr 1997 0820319279 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Brown cloth, gilt titles. With color illustrations by Tom Pohrt (Crow and Weasel). An all-ages tale about a family of wolverines. Near new in like DJ. 32 pp. $15 Add to Cart
2559 Lynn, Elizabeth A. The Silver Horse Bluejay/St. Martin's 1984 0312944047 Hardcover First Edition First printing, stated. Blue cloth spine, light blue boards, gilt titles. Book unread, near fine. DJ very good plus with some aging. 126 pp. $30 Add to Cart
4347 MacDonald, George The Golden Key Maurice Sendak Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1976 Hardcover Second Edition With new reproductions of the pictures. Dark blue cloth. Front board decorated with birds & flowers in gilt stamping, gilt titles to spine. Book near fine with a bit of soil to top edge. Light blue DJ very good, sunned at spine, minor edgewear, some soil. 86 pp. $75 Add to Cart
10799 MacDonald, George The Princess and the Goblin Arthur Hughes Random House 2010 9780375864278 Soft Cover 1st Edition Advance Reader's softcover copy. Dos-a-dos volume including E. Nesbit's The Book of Dragons, illustrated by H. R. Millar. Urnead, as new. 480 total pages. $35 Add to Cart
10931 Maguire, Gregory Son of A Witch: A Novel HarperCollins 2005 9780060548933 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Illustrated glossy boards, complementary DJ design with die-cut front, map endsheets. The celebrated author of Wicked has provided another Oz legend. Very good plus with smudges to foreedge, one spot. DJ likewise very good plus with edgewear. 334 pp. $25 Add to Cart
1890 Mamet, David Passover Michael McCurdy St. Martin's/Bloomsbury 1995 0312131410 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Black cloth spine over black boards. A family story in which a grandmosther explains to her granddaughter the significance of Passover. With one-color woodcut illustrations by Michael McCurdy. Remainder mark to bottom edge; else as new in like DJ. 53 pp. $20 Add to Cart
5127 Mamet, David Passover Michael McCurdy St Martins Pr 1995 0312131410 Hardcover First Edition Black cloth spine, black boards, gilt titles. With woodcuts by McCurdy. Unread and near fine in like DJ with a slight bump to top corner at foreedge. 53 pp. $35 Add to Cart
11031 Mayo, Diane Murder at the Big Store St. Martin's Press 1984 0312552890 Soft Cover 1st Edition First printing. This graphic novel/satire of a store openinig & fashion show is oddly reminiscent of the humor of Edward Gorey, although Mayo's drawing style is quite different. Marketed as a juvenile, this is really more suitable for adult readers. Mayo has also done Murder at Bean & Beluga. Very good with a few spots to cover, edgewear. Unpaginated. $15 Add to Cart
239 McCord, David All Day Long: Fifty Rhymes of the Never Was and Always Is Henry B. Kane Little, Brown & Co. 1966 0316555320 Soft Cover 1st Edition First pb edition, first printing. Short poems about everyday things. With line drawings by Henry B. Kane. Unread, as new. 104 pp. $15 Add to Cart
7478 McCurdy, Michael; Kennedy, X. J.; Kennedy, Dorothy M.; Hayford, James Knee-deep In Blazing Snow: Growing Up In Vermont Michael McCurdy Boyds Mills Prwhse 2005 1590783387 Hardcover First Edition Poems by James Hayford, chosen by XJ Kennedy and Dorohy M Kennedy, illustrated with B&W woodcuts by Michael McCurdy. Near fine in like DJ. 60 pp. $25 Add to Cart
2331 Milne, A.A. When We Were Very Young Ernest H. Shepard Dell Publishing 1970 0440494850 Mass Market Paperback Reprint Dell Yearling, 60th Anniversary Edition, with drawings by Ernest Shepard. Thirty-second printing. Unread copy with paper aged, cover slightly rubbed. 102 pp. $15 Add to Cart
3069 Monroe, Mary God Don't Like Ugly Kensington 2000 1575666073 Soft Cover 1st Edition Ninth printing. A young adult novel about teen problems and abusive relationships, set in 1960s Ohio. Unread, as new with remainder mark to bottom edge. 341 pp. $12 Add to Cart
3113 Myers, Walter Dean Bad Boy: A Memoir HarperCollins 2001 0060295236 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Illustrated B&W photo-collage boards, DJ design in color. Myers recounts his childhood in Harlem during the 1940s-1950s. Suitable for young readers. As new in like DJ with a small remainder mark to bottom edge. 214 pp. $30 Add to Cart
8134 Myers, Walter Dean African Princess : At Her Majesty's Request Scholastic Press 1999 0590486691 Hardcover Sixth Printing Patterned paper boards, handwriting signature pattern to endpapers. A fascinating account of a young African girl in Victorian England. For the Intermediate/Young Adult reader. Unread, as new in like DJ. 146 pp. $20 Add to Cart
10432 Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds Saving Shiloh Scholastic Book Services 1998 0590511866 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Illustrated boards, no DJ. The third volume of the Shiloh trilogy; the first volume won the 1992 Newbery Medal. Unread, near new. 137 pp. $15 Add to Cart
11187 Nelson, Blake Recovery Road Scholastic Press 2011 9780545107297 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Young adult novel about life after rehab. By the author of Destroy All Cars, Girl, Rock Star Superstar, Paranoid Park. Unread, as new in like DJ with publicity materials laid in. 310 pp. $20 Add to Cart
11344 Nix, Garth The Keys to the Kingdom, Book 6 Scholastic Press 2008 9780439700894 Hardcover 1st Edition Book 6: Superior Saturday. First printing. Author also wrote the Seventh Tower series. Unread, as new in like DJ. 278 pp. $45 Add to Cart
10421 Oppel, Kenneth Firewing: A Companion to Silverwing and Sunwing Simon & Schuster 2003 0689849931 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Black/orange binding, orange titles at spine. A near fine copy with minor soil to bottom edge. DJ also near fine with some rubbing. $15 Add to Cart
3835 Peck, Richard Fair Weather Dial Books for Young Readers 2001 0803725167 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Green cloth spine, blue boards, gilt titles. Illustrated with historical photos and postcards. Young adult historical novel about the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. By the author of A Year Down Yonder and A Long Way from Chicago. Unread, as new in like DJ with a remainder mark to bottom edge. 139 pp. $15 Add to Cart
10202 Pierce, Tamora Melting Stones: Scholastic Press 2008 0545052645 Soft Cover 1st Edition Advanced softcover proof. Continues the story of the Circle of Magic/Circle Opens saga. Unread, as new with some minor shelfwear. 312 pp. $15 Add to Cart
1888 Pinkney, Andrea Davis Silent Thunder: A Civil War Story Hyperion 1999 0786804394 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Blue textured paper spine, oatmeal boards. A short novel about an adolescent brother and sister who are slaves during the Civil War. As new in like DJ. 218 pp. $35 Add to Cart
10842 Randall, David Sorrel: In the Shadow of the Bear Simon & Schuster 2007 9780689878725 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Young adult fantasy series; a companion to Clovermead and Chandlefort. Unread and as new in like DJ. 290 pp. $15 Add to Cart
4881 Reef, Catherine Walt Whitman Clarion Books 1995 0395687055 Hardcover First Edition Illustrated with historical photos & manuscript pages. Red cloth binding, green boards, gilt titles. Unread, near new in like DJ. 148 pp. $15 Add to Cart
11507 Robertson, James I, Jr. Robert E. Lee Atheneum 2005 9780689857317 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Illustrated glossy boards, matching DJ. An illustrated young readers' biography of the general, with B&W historical photos, drawings and paintings. Very good plus/near fine with rubbing to DJ, remainder mark to bottom edge. 159 pp. $20 Add to Cart
9452 Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Deluxe Edition Arthur a Levine 2007 0545029376 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Black cloth, pink gilt titles. Illustrated color endsheets, color frontispiece illustration. In DJ and paper-covered slipcase with two-panel illustrations. Book unread, fine. DJ, with wraparound design, also fine. Slipcase fine with light shelfwear. 759 pp. + Illustration Showcase. $75 Add to Cart
11280 Sanvoisin, Eric;Moroz, Georges The Ink Drinker Martin Matje Delacorte Press 1998 0385325916 Hardcover 1st Edition Eighth printing. Translated by Georges Moroz. Illustrated glossy boards, no DJ as issued. A charming tale about an ink-drinking vampire. Unread, as-new copy. 35 pp. $12 Add to Cart
4052 Schlissel, Lillian Black Frontiers: A History of African American Heroes in the Old West Aladdin Paperbacks 2000 0689833156 Soft Cover 1st Edition First pb printing. For young(er) readers. Short bios and tales, illustrated with historical photos, drawings, memorabilia. Unread, near new with shelfwear to cover. 80 pp. $12 Add to Cart
9566 Schlitz, Laura Amy A Drowned Maiden's Hair Candlewick Press 2006 0763629308 Soft cover First Edition Advance softcover proof. Unread, as new. 389 pp. $15 Add to Cart
1874 Sendak, Maurice Kenny's Window Harpercollins 2000 006028790X Hardcover Second Edition Reprint of a 1956 title. Tan cloth, brown titles and illustration to front board. Sticker mark to back DJ flap, else unread, as new. Already scarce. Unpaginated. $25 Add to Cart
7217 Sendak, Maurice Hector Protector and As I Went Over the Water: Two Nursery Rhymes with Pictures Maurice Sendak Harper & Row 1965 Hardcover First Edition Green cloth spine over illustrated paper boards, pictorial (flower) endpapers, With color illustrations by the author. Book very good with slight wear to boards at bottom edge, stain at back panel, spine edge and faint spotting to top edge. DJ, with matching pattern of boards, very good with one 1" tear at bottom front panel, 1/2" tear at top back panel, stained at spine edge of back panel. Price of $4.25, date of 11/65. Unpaginated. $200 Add to Cart
7356 Sendak, Maurice Higglety Pigglety Pop! Or, There Must be More to Life Maurice Sendak Harper & Row 1967 Hardcover First Edition Brown cloth binding, gilt titles, pasted plate with illustration to front board, red topstain. Book near fine with little wear. DJ in Mylar very good minus with wrinkle-tear to top edge front panel and tape at spine. Back panel aged with a couple of small stains. price-clipped but has 1067 date at front flap. 69 pp. $175 Add to Cart
3449 Sfar, Joann The Rabbi's Cat Pantheon Books 2005 0375422811 Soft Cover First Edition Uncorrected Bound Galley. Graphic novel set in 1930s Algeria. Unread with a slight bump to corners. 142 pp. $15 Add to Cart
11229 Silverstein, Shel Where the Sidewalk Ends: The Poems & Drawings of Shel Siverstein HarperCollins 1975 0060256680 Hardcover 1st Edition Brown cloth boards, dark brown titles, facsimile signature to front board. First edition, later printing, with "Googies" on p. 50. Book near fine with several faint brown spots at bottom edge. DJ with $13.50 price and 1174 date code also near fine with slight shelfwear. 166 pp. $45 Add to Cart
11519 Silverstein, Shel The Giving Tree Harpercollins Childrens Books 1999 006028451X Hardcover 1st Thus Stated first of this special 35th Anniversary Casebound edition. Green cloth binding with gilt illustration to front. In green cloth-covered slipcase with gilt titles and facsimilar signature to front. No DJ as issued but with full-color 3/4 slipband with cover illustration. Book unread, fine. Slipcase and band also near fine. Unpaginated (64pp). $45 Add to Cart
6788 Singer, Isaac Bashevis A Little Boy in Search of God: Mysticism in a Personal Light Ira Moskowitz Doubleday 1976 0385066538 Hardcover First Edition Stated first edition. Black cloth binding, gilt titles & decoration, color illustrated endpapers by Moskowitz. A personal essay about faith appropriate for readers of all ages. Book near fine. DJ chipped at top edge w/wrinkle-tear at back panel, edgewear at bottom. Price clipped. 209 pp. $50 Add to Cart
10697 Snicket, Lemony The End: Book the Thirteenth Egmont/HarperCollins 2006 1405226730 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Illustrated boards, no DJ as issued. Illustrated by Brett Helquist. Unread, as new. 323 pp. $35 Add to Cart
299 Soto, Gary Neighborhood Odes: A Poetry Collection David Diaz Harcourt & Brace 1992 0152568794 Hardcover First Edition Sixth printing. Poems about a Mexican-American neighborhood, suitable for young readers. With B&W illustrations by David Diaz. Unread, as new in like DJ. 68 pp. $20 Add to Cart
4882 Spinelli, Eileen In Our Backyard Garden Marcy Ramsey Simon & Schuster 2004 0689826664 Hardcover First Edition Unread, as new in like DJ with a remainder mark to top edge. Unpaginated. $15 Add to Cart
10592 Stockwell-Moniz, Marc;Stockwell-Moniz, Marc J. George Washington's Unsung Heroes Amer Revolution Pub 2005 0976094878 Hardcover 1st Edition Signed by Author Illustrated glossy boards, no DJ as issued. Inscribed and dated on author bio page (2nd leaf). Short bios of men & women who 'helped win the American Revolution.' For young adult readers. Illustrated with period art/etchings. Near new. 111 pp. $45 Add to Cart
1858 Stowe, Harriet Beecher The First Christmas of New England Joseph Crawhall Applewood Books 2002 1557094799 Hardcover First Thus First printing of this edition. Red cloth, gilt titles, decorative endsheets. Two-color woodcut illustrations by Joseph Crawhall. Unread, as new in like DJ. 44 pp. $15 Add to Cart
9613 Taylor, Judy Letters to Children from Beatrix Potter Frederick Warne & Co 1992 0723237778 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Red cloth, gilt titles. Quarto. Not simply a compendium of letters, this volume contains period photos of Potter, her illustrations & related ephemera, in color & B&W. Entire book printed on heavy matte finish paper. Book near fine with slight aging to top edge. DJ also near fine with minor rubbing. 239 pp. $35 Add to Cart
4106 Taylor, Mildred D. Let the Circle Be Unbroken Dial Books for Young Readers 1981 0803747489 Hardcover 1st Edition Eighth printing. Winner, Coretta Scott King Award. Unread, as new in like DJ with a remainder mark to bottom edge and a smudge to top edge. 394 pp. $15 Add to Cart
4107 Taylor, Mildred D. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Phyllis Fogelman Books 2000 0803726473 Hardcover First Thus 25th Anniversary Edition. First printing of this edition. Unread, as new in like DJ with a remainder dot to bottom edge. 276 pp. $20 Add to Cart
9495 Taylor, Mildred D. Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry Puffin 2004 0142401129 Soft Cover First Thus First printing thus. Unread, as new with a remainder mark to bottom edge. 276 pp. $15 Add to Cart
9625 The Disney Studios The "Pop-Up" Mickey Mouse Applewood Books 1994 1557092109 Hardcover First Thus Illustrated glossy boards, no DJ as issued. First printing of this edition. Facsimile reprint, containing text and 3 pop-up tableaus. Unread, as new in pub's shrinkwrap. Unpaginated. $25 Add to Cart
10537 Ventura, Piero Houses: Structures, Methods, and Ways of Living Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 1993 0395667925 Hardcover 1st Edition First printing. Illustrated glossy boards, matching DJ, illustrated endsheets. Author/illustrator Ventura has produced a survey of housing types with color illustrations and diagrams reminiscent of some of the David Macauley series. In picture book format but with sophisticated text suitable for older readers. Includes a Glossary ot terms. Book and DJ near new. 64 pp. $25 Add to Cart
3677 Viorst, Judith How Did I Get to be 40... & Other Atrocities John Alcorn Simon & Schuster 1976 0671223666 Hardcover 1st Edition Fifteenth printing. Unread copy with a remainder mark to bottom edge and some shelfwear to DJ. Priceclipped. 53 pp. $10 Add to Cart
2486 Wisler, G. Clifton Jericho's Journey Lode Star 1993 0525674284 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Red binding, gilt titles. Young adult historical novel set in the West. As new in like DJ with a small surface tear to one page at foreedge. 137 pp. $15 Add to Cart
1869 Yolen, Jane Twelve Impossible Things Before Breakfast: Stories Harcourt Childrens Books 1997 0152015248 Hardcover 1st Edition Second printing. A collection of fantasy/horror stories for intermediate readers. As new in like DJ. 175 pp. $15 Add to Cart
3523 Yolen, Jane Here There Be Witches David Wilgus Harcourt Childrens Books 1997 0152016570 Soft Cover 1st Edition Signed by Author(s) Quarto. First printing. Signed 'Best Wishes' on title page with a little drawing. A collection of stories about witches, with B&W drawings by David Wilgus. Unread, as new, with a crease to cover at bottom foreedge and a trimming defect to one page at bottom corner.116 pp. $35 Add to Cart