La Jolla, CA: Green Tiger Press, 1982. Thamer, Katie. Paperback. FIRST EDITION. Still in shrink wrap. Black lettering on spine, red lettering on pictorial cover. Unpaginated. Clean, tight, bright. A Star & Elephant Book. Adapted from the translation by Mrs. H. B. Paull. First published in 1845, this is a.... More
La Jolla, CA: Green Tiger Press, 1982. Thamer, Katie. STATED FIRST PRINTING. Paperback. FIRST EDITION. Black lettering on spine, red lettering on pictorial cover. Unpaginated. Clean, tight, bright. A bit of shelfwear, and minor creasing/thumbing to cover. A Star & Elephant Book. Adapted from the translation by Mrs. H. B.... More
London: Hamlyn, 1971. Behounek, Jiri. Hardcover. Light edgewear to boards. One bumped corner. Dustjacket Very Good Minus. Price-clipped. A bit of foxing to inside jacket. Worn jacket edges with small chips to upper edge at folds. Gilt lettering on spine of gilt illustrated plum-color, cloth-covered boards. Plum-color endpapers are illustrated... More
New York: Philomel, 1990. Hardcover. No markings. 13 color illustrated masks. Unpaginated (22 pp). Clean, bright, tight. Depicts the faces of familiar animals including bear, cat, rabbit, fox and lion with two die-cut holes for the eyes of each animal for the reader to look through. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1951. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very slight rubbing to corners of boards and spinecaps. Very tiny little nick to rear board lower edge. Subtle lean to spine. Some very tiny chips and tears to upper DJ edge. A 2" tear (nearly closed) and a 1" triangular... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf25. 1985. Baskin, Leonard. Hardcover. Red remainder mark to top edge. Mild wear to extremities. Dustjacket Very Good Minus. Moderate creasing to edges. Silver metallic lettering to golden-rod-colored, cloth-covered spine. Royal blue boards with debossed design to front. 20 full-color portraits. Unpaginated. Clean, tight, bright. Features... More
Stuttgart: K. Thienemann, 1984. Hardcover. IN GERMAN. FIRST EDITION. Landscape format. Mild shelfwear. Upper corners lightly bumped. Spine caps gently creased. Glossy pictorial boards. Colorful art work, including endpapers. Unpaginated (24 pp). Clean, tight, bright. The story of Mischa, the bear, and his brothers. More
Stuttgart: K. Thienemann, 1984. Hardcover. IN GERMAN. FIRST EDITION. Landscape format. Mild shelfwear. Corners bumped. Spine caps gently creased. Glossy pictorial boards. Colorful art work, including endpapers. Unpaginated (24 pp). Clean, tight, bright. The story of Mischa, the bear, and his brothers. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950. Ludwig Bemelmans. First Edition. Hardcover. A bright solid copy in a similarly bright and intact dustjacket (now protected under mylar cover) bearing the original $2.50 price at bottom of front flap. The copyright page bears no printing or edition number indicating a first edition... More
Budapest: Corvina, 1988. Bekes, Rozi. Hardcover. DUAL LANGUAGE, HUNGARIAN AND ENGLISH. Sharp corners. Sunning to spine. Black lettering on spine and front of glossy, curry- and paprika-colored, pictorial boards. Beautiful color illustrations. Unpaginated, (24 pp). Clean, tight, bright. Translated by Christina Molinari. Three Hungarian folk tales. More
Nashville, TN: Southern Publishing Assoc. 1931. Paperback. CARD COVERS. Sewn signatures. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Crease down spine. Lightly soiled covers. Age-tanned. Black and white photographs, illustrations. Green and gray letterin to red, illustrated covers. 176 pp. Clean and solid. Eleven charming tales involving the exploits of... More
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1935. Hardcover. Moderately worn edges, scuffed boards. Colorful paste-on pictorial boards. Photographic illustrations. Endpapers with map illustrations. 155 pp. Clean, bright, tight. "This is the story of the Southwest, which is full of extraordinary treasures made by Mother Nature, and also of interesting relics left... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1946. Bronson, Wilfrid. Hardcover. EX-LIBRARY. Usual library stamps. Price-clipped. Large type. A bit of soiling to front illustrated endpapers. Illustrations on every page. Black lettering on front of yellow cloth-covered board. Pictorial jacket is Mylar protected. Unpaginated. Tight. This book tells of the almost... More
Glasgow: George Routledge and Sons, 1888. Greenaway, Kate. Hardcover. Second state (of first edition) -- "Glasgow" present, but verso of title page blank. Orange-ish boards, with maroon spine, book measures 9.75" x 8.50". Rubbing and shelfwear to all extremities, with some pages showing faint offset from color images onto opposite... More
San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1983. Zemach, Kaethe. Hardcover. INSCRIPTION SIGNED BY AUTHOR on half-title page. Illustrated boards with matching dustjacket. Dustjacket very good plus. Color illustrations. Unpaginated. Clean, tight, bright. Although as time goes on, they grow too old to stay on the road visiting all the small... More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co. 1921. Kerr, George F. Hardcover. EARLY PRINTING. WONDERFUL EPHEMERA! Previous owner's name to FFEP. Spine caps and corners lightly worn. Light shelfwear to board surfaces. Text edges age-tanned. Fingerprints to pp 74. Page-length crease and .5" closed tear to edge of illustration, pp 4. A.... More
New York: Doubleday, Page & Co. 1909. Hardcover. No jacket. Book measures 7" x 4-5/8" x .50". Mild wear to extremities. Unmarked. With 8 black and white illustrations, including frontispiece, by F. Strothmann. Black lettering with illustration on front of brown, cloth-covered boards. 61 pp. Clean, tight. The story of... More
Chicago: Saalfield, 1911. Hardcover. Previous owner's names to front free endpaper. Front hinges starting. Moderate edge and surface-wear. Corners lightly nudged and worn. Occasional creased page. Mild scuffing and smudges to blue cloth-covered boards. Age-tanning. Black lettering with illustration of red rabbit on front board. Illustrated with black and white... More
New York: David McKay Company, 1963. Ambler, C. Gifford. Hardcover. REPRINTED, 1963. Very mild edgewear. Dustjacket Very Good Minus. Original price on front flap. Orange lettering to spine of orange cloth-covered boards. Six illustrations. 179 pp. Clean, tight, bright. "There was a helpess, small creature that stayed hidden while the... More
New Haven: Yale University, 1956. Hardcover. SLIPCASED. LIMITED TO 300 copies reproduced in facsimile by collortype with stenciled colors by Maria Bittner under the direction of Harold Hugo of The Meriden Gravure Company and Carl Purlington Rollins, Printer Emeritus to Yale University. Very mild wave to a few rear pages... More
New York: Warner Books, 1979. STATED FIRST PRINTING. Hardcover. Bright, marbled endpapers. Shelfwear. Folio measures 12. 1/4" x 9 7/8". Brilliant paintings, and a fabulous story. Unpaginated. Penultimate page shows glue line and a tiny "start" to hinge. Art work in this book makes you want to jump into the... More
New York: Warner Books, 1979. STATED FIRST PRINTING. Hardcover. Bright, marbled endpapers. Shelfwear. Folio measures 12. 1/4" x 9 7/8". Brilliant paintings, and a fabulous story. Unpaginated. Penultimate page shows glue line and a tiny "start" to hinge. Art work in this book makes you want to jump into the... More
New York: Doubleday, 1978. Hardcover. FIRST U.S. EDITION. Previous owner's inscription to FFEP. Title page was unstuck from facing page leaving a 1.5 x 1" torn layer. Bumped corners. A few tiny nicks (maybe teeth marks?) to board edges. Mild scuffing to boards. A half-ring mark to upper rear board... More
Japan: Pacific Stars and Stripes, 1957. Yamazaki, Sanae. Hardcover. SECOND PRINTING. Mild shelfwear. Front board just slightly curved. Moderate wear to edges surfaces of jacket. Book boards are covered with handmade paper. Black lettering on mine-green, cloth-covered spine. Original price on jacket front flap. Illustrated. 104 pp with glossary. Clean... More
New York: North - South Books. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. Black lettering on spine and front of green pictorial boards. Matching dustjacket is Very Good Plus. Color stone lithographic illustrations. Illustrated endpapers. Unpaginated. Clean, bright, tight. Translated by Marianne Martens. The small, dainty kitten sets out to find what she really... More
