Category: Children's Books

Bertha’s Big Day

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Brown Watson : 1995

Seller ID: CL005058

ISBN-13: 9780709710370

Condition: Good+

Hardcover, board book, (G+), Brown Watson, England, 1995, unpaginated - approx. 8 pages, oblong: 8-1/8 in. x 6-1/2 in., corners rubbed with slight bumping to lower front corner, very minor edgewear, spine ends bumped and worn, 3 small areas of paper loss on spine, some slight scuffing to covers and two indentations to upper right corner of front, small areas of wear internally to upper inside of 4 middle pages, otherwise contents clean and tight, item protected in new clear plastic sleeve, Book: Good+ {The mayor loses her hat into the river, and Bertha rescues it for her - all charmingly illus...
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Blackie's Little Ones' Annual

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Blackie & Son Limited : No date - mid-1920s

Seller ID: CL005321

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good Plus

Blackie & Son Limited, London and Glasgow, no date - mid-1920s, (G+), 168 pages, list of illustrations, color-decorated endpapers (brown, repeated pattern of children at tea-table with dolly and dog), profusely illustrated with a number of color plates as well as many b&w illustrations, 7.25 in. x 9.75 in., hardcover, pale-yellow cloth spine with black titles, paper covered boards, front cover has color illustration of girl and boy on carousel horses, back cover lists various other titles from publisher, corners and spine ends bumped, corners and edges worn, spine lightly soiled, covers lightl...
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Fido; or, The Faithful Friend

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Edward Kearny, NY : 1845

Seller ID: CL005230

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Edward Kearny, NY, 1845, Number 7 (VII) of A Mother’s Library For Little Folks, 131 pages plus 9 pages of Lessons for Little Folks (2 lessons) and one unnumbered page with a b&w illustration and another unnumbered page with a list of books published by Kearny in the Mother’s Library that numbers to 8, large type font, black and white illustrations throughout with 7 round full page ones in Fido and 5 smaller ones in text including one on the title page and an additional smaller one and three full page ones in the Lessons including the one mentioned above that is on an unnumbered page, red patte...
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Where Does the Trail Lead?

By: Albert, Burton, and Brian Pinkney illustrator

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, NY : 1991

Seller ID: CL005120

ISBN-13: 9780671734091

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, NY, 1991, 1st edition, unpaginated but approx. 30 pages, beautiful full-page color scratchboard illustrations by Brian Pinkney, 8-5/8”x 11-1/4”, hardcover, color illustrated glossy boards, bottom of spine lightly bumped, the laminate on both front and back has some wrinkles in it, very good dust jacket, price clipped, two short tears bottom edge at spine and fore-edge, dust jacket protected in a new archival plastic cover, former owner’s ink inscription on blank page opposite title page, otherwise contents clean and tight, book very good (VG/VG) 5120 [...
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Strive and Succeed; or The Progress of Walter Conrad. Luck and Pluck Series

By: Alger, Jr., Horatio

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Loring, Boston : 1872

Seller ID: CL004189

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Loring, Boston, 1872, 1st edition, later state, (G), 355 pages, last page briefly states that next volume in series will be "Try and Trust," illustrated with 5 b&w plates including tissue-guarded frontispiece and decorative series title page, yellow endpapers, 4.5”x 7”, hardcover, green cloth with blind embossed decorations front and back covers, gilt titles and decorations on spine, covers scuffed, corners and spine ends bumped and worn, edge wear, spine cocked with a few short tears to cloth at ends, gilt on spine slightly faded, spine crease, endpapers show a little light soil with one very...
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Andersens Märchen, Nach dem dänischen Original bearbeitet von Karl Henniger, Mit zwölf farbigen Bildern von Wanda Zeigner-Ebel

By: Andersen, Hans Christian; Karl Henniger, editor; Wanda Zeigner-Ebel, illustrator

Price: $55.00

Publisher: Leipzig, Abel & Müller

Seller ID: CL005231

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good-

Hardcover, (G-), In German (basic translation of title: Andersen's Fairy Tales, Adapted From the Danish Original by Karl Henniger, With Twelve Color Illustrations by Wanda Zeigner-Ebel), Abel & Müller, Leipzig, no date - probably 1920s, 319 pages, Foreword by Henniger, illustrated with 12 color plates and two b&w decorations (Table of Contents, last page), 7-1/16 in. x 9-5/8 in., color-decorated paper-covered boards with cloth spine, top of text block tinted blue - now a little rubbed, bumping and wear and chipping to corners and spine ends (boards visible), edge-wear, cloth of spine was almos...
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Histoire du Petit Negre Sambo. (The Story of Little Black Sambo)

By: Bannerman, Helen and Madeleine Bleriot Johnson, translator

Price: $80.00

Publisher: Frederick A. Stokes, NY : 1921

Seller ID: CL002536

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Frederick A. Stokes, NY, 1921, vi, 56 pages, in FRENCH, translated from English by Madeleine Bleriot Johnson, color illustrations every other page by Helen Bannerman, 4-1/8”x 5-3/4”, maroon cloth spine, tan boards with color illustration of Sambo in oval on front cover, corners bumped & worn, edge wear, covers scuffed near edges, light, very narrow damp stain along fore-edge of both covers, no dust jacket, former owner’s small ink name on free front endpaper, minor soil on endpapers, small damp stain at bottom outside corner of pages which is too small to affect either text or illustrations, o...
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The Khaki Girls of the Motor Corps, or, Finding Their Place in the Big War (Book 1 of series)

By: Brooks, Edna

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Cupples & Leon Company

Seller ID: CL005204

Binding: Hardcover in dust jacket

Condition: Good+

Hardcover in dust jacket, (G+/Fair), Cupples & Leon Company, New York, 1918, later printing, 208 pages plus 4 pages of publisher’s adverts at back, illustrated with b&w frontis, 5 in. x 7.5 in., tan boards with brown and blue titles and decorations, corners slightly worn, slight chipping to boards at edges and along spine, spine ends lightly bumped and worn, one very small piece missing from front spine edge, dust jacket shows bumping and wear to corners and edges and spine ends, small pieces missing at spine ends, jacket panels and flaps show light foxing and soil, some closed tears to jacket...
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Rex Lee, Sky Trailer

By: Burtis, Thomson

Price: $12.50

Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, NY : 1929

Seller ID: CL000874

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

Grosset & Dunlap, NY, 1929, 244 pages plus six pages of publisher’s ads, b&w illustrated frontispiece, 5-1/4”x 7-5/8”, hardcover, green cloth with orange and black illustration and titles on front and black titles on spine, corners and spine ends lightly bumped and worn, light cover soil, spine a bit faded, no dust jacket, former owner’s brief ink inscription on front free endpaper, pages yellowing a bit around edges, otherwise contents clean and tight, book good+ (G+/no dj) 874 [OS119WB]
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Christmas on stage: A Book of words in rhyme and reason To greet the Magic Christmas Season.

By: Byi, Charlot

Price: $38.00

Publisher: Polygraphic Company of America Inc. : 1950

Seller ID: CL005043

Binding: Softcover - spiral bound in original cardboard box

Condition: Near Fine

Softcover - spiral bound in original cardboard box, (NF/VG), Polygraphic Company of America Inc., 1950, unpaginated - 15 pages including 5 pop-ups, profusely (and charmingly) illustrated in color (the aforementioned pop-ups make little shadow-boxes when opened), oblong: 10 in. x 7.75 in., the tiniest bit of rubbing to corners and spine ends, original box shows a little edgewear, box has creasing on the flap and one crease on the back, box also shows a little minor scuffing, contents clean and tight, item protected in new clear plastic sleeve, Book Near Fine, Box: Very Good 5043 [Rsss0220SC] P...
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Familiar Friends at Home (The Rambler Nature Books)

By: Cameron, Margaret

Price: $36.00

Publisher: Blackie and Son Limited : 1912

Seller ID: CL005179

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

Hardcover, (G+), Blackie and Son Limited, London, 1912, 56 pages, profusely illustrated with 8 glossy color plates (including frontis) as well as inter-text b&w line drawings, 5.50 in. x 7.50 in., tan boards with green titles and frames as well as color plate (of mallard ducks) affixed to front cover, corners and spine ends bumped and worn, wear and chipping to spine, light edge wear, darkening to spine and cover edges, a little slight soil to rear cover, front free end paper slightly darkened, otherwise contents clean and tight, item protected in new clear plastic sleeve, book: Good+, 5179 [(...
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On the Farm (The Rambler Nature Books)

By: Cameron, Margaret

Price: $48.00

Publisher: Blackie and Son Limited : 1911

Seller ID: CL005178

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

Hardcover, (G+), Blackie and Son Limited, London, 1911, 56 pages, profusely illustrated (by multiple illustrators) with 8 glossy color plates (including frontis) as well as inter-text b&w line drawings, 5.50 in. x 7.50 in., tan boards with green titles and frames as well as color plate (of sheep and lambs) affixed to front cover, corners and spine ends lightly bumped and worn, wear and chipping to spine, minor edge wear, darkening to spine and cover edges, pages 8 & 9 show slight discoloration from small piece of paper laid in by previous owner, free end papers darkened, otherwise contents cle...
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Outdoor Friends at Home: By Hedgerow, Mead, and Pool (The Rambler Nature Books)

By: Cameron, Margaret

Price: $36.00

Publisher: Blackie and Son Limited : No date - circa 1912

Seller ID: CL005180

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

Hardcover, (G+), Blackie and Son Limited, London, no date - circa 1912, 56 pages, profusely illustrated (by multiple illustrators) with 8 glossy color plates (including frontis) as well as inter-text b&w line drawings, 5.50 in. x 7.50 in., tan boards with green titles and frames as well as color plate (of kingfishers) affixed to front cover, corners and spine ends bumped and worn, wear and chipping to spine, minor edge wear, darkening to spine and cover edges, free end papers slightly darkened, otherwise contents clean and tight, item protected in new clear plastic sleeve, book: Good+, 5180 [(...
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My Very First Book of Motion

By: Carle, Eric

Price: $80.00

Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell : 1986

Seller ID: CL005036

ISBN-13: 9780694000937

Binding: Card covers with plastic comb-binding

Condition: Good+

Card covers, (G+), first edition, Ex-Library (with few of the usual marks), Thomas Y. Crowell, New York, 1986, 9 pages: 1st page is full and rest are split-pages (large, block-print words on top half-pages; classic Carle pictures on bottom half-pages), 5.25 in. x 7 in., plastic-comb-bound, full-color illustrations, corners and spine ends slightly bumped and worn, slight edge wear, some plastic binding-teeth cracked, covers lightly scuffed with a little light soil and a very few slight creases, library stamp on top of text-block as well as inside of front cover and near spine on 1st page, a few...
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Calico and Tin Horns

By: Christiansen, Candace and Thomas Locker, illustrator

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Dial Books, NY : 1992

Seller ID: CL005653

ISBN-13: 9780803711792

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dial Books, NY, 1992, FIRST edition stated, complete number line, SIGNED by BOTH the author and the illustrator on free front endpaper, unpaginated but approximately 30 pages, full color illustrations every page, some a page and a half, some two pages painted by Thomas Locker, 10.75"x 8.75" oblong, hardcover, blue boards with maoron cloth spine and silver titles on the spine, corners lightly bumped, a little light cover soil, very good price-clipped dust jacket with a 1.5" closed tear with creasing at top of front panel, a vertical crease on back panel parallel to fore-edge, dust jacket protec...
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Signet Vista 1 (boxed set: where the lilies bloom (sic); Lisa, Bright and Dark; The Lionhearted; A Place Apart; The Snowbird)

By: Cleaver, Vera & Bill, John Neufeld, Harriet May Savitz, Paula Fox, Patricia Calvert

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Signet Vista / New American Library

Seller ID: CL004949

ISBN-13: 9780451912602

Binding: Softcovers

Condition: Very Good+ to Fine

5 Softcovers in slipcase, Books: Very Good+ to Fine, Slipcase: Very Good-, Signet Vista / New American Library, 1974, 1970, 1977, 1982, 1982, books range from 136 to 175 pages, books are 4.25 in x 7 in., one book (…lilies bloom) illustrated with section of b&w photos, two books (Snowbird, Lionhearted) appear unread, the other three books (Place Apart, Lisa…, …lilies bloom) show very minor scuffing to covers as well as faint rubs to corners and spines, all page edges tinted yellow, slipcase shows some fading to top and spine as well as faint scuffing to panels, all contents clean and tight, se...
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Cucumber: The Story of a Siamese Cat

By: Colfer, Enid and Victor J. Dowling, illustrator

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Nelson, NY : 1961

Seller ID: CL005016

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Hardcover in dust jacket (fine/very good) Nelson, NY, 1961, 98 pages, approx. 26 b&w drawings by Victor J. Dowling, 10 in.x 7-1/8 in., hardcover in light orange cloth with black titles, very good illustrated dust jacket with very minor corner wear, a 1/4 in. tear bottom rear corner and a very lightly faded spine, dust jacket protected in a new archival plastic cover, contents clean and tight, book fine, dust jacket very good (F/VG) 5016 [Los0194BF] {”All pet lovers will recognize and enjoy Cucumber, the aristocratic cat who moved into the author’s apartment, job and social life.”}
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The Teddy Bear Habit

By: Collier, James Lincoln and illustrated by Lee Lorenz

Price: $195.00

Publisher: Norton, NY : 1967

Seller ID: CL005092

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover, Very Good (VG/no dj), First Edition, Norton, NY, 1967, 1st edition stated, complete number line, 177 pages with one more page with author and artist biographies, b&w illustrations by Lee Lorenz, 5.5”x 8.25”, hardcover, brown boards with a black illustration of a guitar on the front and black and yellow titles on spine, edge and corner wear, spine ends lightly bumped, no dust jacket, former owner’s ink name and address on upper right of free front fly leaf with a discard stamp over it, otherwise contents clean and tight, book very good (VG/no dj) 5092 [Os0402LL]
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The Three Little Pigs. Giant Board Book

By: Cork, Denise, retold by. Antonio Lupatelli, illustrator

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Rand McNally : 1972

Seller ID: CL005076

ISBN: 528822829

Binding: Hardcover Board Book

Condition: Good

Hardcover Board Book, Good (G), Rand McNally, Giant Board Book, 1972, printed in Holland, 12 pages, full-color full-page illustrations every page and the covers illustrated by Antonio Lupatelli, 8.5”x 17”, hardcover, full-color illustrated boards with yellow paper spine and round corners, light edge wear, corner wear, lower corners chipped, mild indentations on front, crease across bottom of back cover, Spine ends bumped, spine has tears that have been glued down, last page has a 1” tear at the bottom in the hinge, otherwise contents clean and tight, book good (G) 5076 [(s)0420EC]
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Josette En Famille (Josephine’s Happy Family)

By: Cradock, Mrs. H. C., Honor C. Appleton illustrator, adapted from English by Gisele Vallerey

Price: $37.50

Publisher: Fernand Nathan, Paris : 1933

Seller ID: CL005075

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Hardcover, Good (G), 1st French edition, in FRENCH, Fernand Nathan, Paris, 1933, 1st French edition, 73 pages, 8 full page full-color plates illustrated by Honor C. Appleton plus many b&w illustrations in the text, in FRENCH, 7.25”x 10”, hardcover, tan cloth spine with tan paper over boards with brown titles on front and spine and a color plate pasted on the front, small scuff in center of color plate, edge and corner wear, spine ends frayed, cover soil and light water spotting, bottom cover edges chipped, light foxing around edges of endpapers, text pages lightly tanned around edges, otherwis...
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Over the Ocean to Paris, or Ted Scott’s Daring Long-Distance Flight (Ted Scott Flying Stories # 1)

By: Dixon, Franklin W., illustrated by Walter S. Rogers

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap

Seller ID: CL004982

Binding: Hardcover in dust jacket

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover in dust jacket, (VG/G+), Grosset & Dunlap, 1927, 214 pages plus 4 pages of publisher’s adverts at back, twenty-five chapters, orange decorated endpapers, illustrated with b&w glossy frontis, tan boards with black titles and decorations, 5-1/16 in. x 7-5/8 in., spine ends and one corner (lower rear) slightly bumped, top of text block tinted blue - now somewhat faded, dust jacket shows bumping and wear to corners and spine ends as well as a little creasing to edges, two very short closed tears along top edge of jacket, one small chip at base of jacket spine and some faint residue of pe...
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Favorite Dolly Dingle Stickers & Seals

By: Drayton, Grace G., selected by Carol Belanger Grafton

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Dover, NY : 1985

Seller ID: CL005239

ISBN-13: 9780486249223

Binding: Paperbound

Condition: Fine

Dover, NY, 1985, 1st edition, unpaginated but four pages (plates) of stickers, illustrated with 46 full-color stickers by Grace G. Drayton, all stickers present, 8.25”x 11.25”, paperbound, glossy heavy paper full-color covers, contents clean, tight and bright, book fine (Fine) 5239 [Ss0121IJ]
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Warton's Christmas Eve Adventure

By: Erickson, Russell E. and Lawrence di Fiori, illustrator

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Company, NY : 1977

Seller ID: CL005307

ISBN-13: 9780688418229

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good Ex-Library

Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Company, NY, 1977, 1st edition, complete number line, (G/G-), 95 pages, b&w illustrations by Lawrence di Fiori, ex-library copy with the usual markings, 6-3/8"x 8-5/8", hardcover, red boards with black illustration on front and black titles on spine, corners and spine ends worn, a little edge wear, top edges faded, remains of tape top and bottom of both covers, good- dust jacket with small pieces missing at spine ends and some corners, spine faded enough that it is hard to read the title, remains of spine label with some abrasions on the back panel and on the spine where...
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A Style All Her Own

By: Friedman, Laurie; with illustrations by Sharon Watts

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Carolrhoda Books, Inc. : 2005

Seller ID: CL005289

ISBN-13: 9781575055992

Binding: Hardcover in dust jacket

Condition: Fine

Carolrhoda Books Inc., Minneapolis, 2005, First Edition, (F/NF), unpaginated - approx. 30 pages, purple endpapers, profusely illustrated in color, 10-3/4 in. x 9-1/8 in., hardcover, color illustrated boards (boards and jacket identical), a few minor scuffs to jacket, dust jacket protected in new archival plastic cover, contents clean and tight, book: Fine, dust jacket: Near Fine {"Isabelle Ashley Parker McBride had a style all her own."} (F/NF) 5289 [(s)0521CDW]
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Hodie

By: Garbutt, Katharine and Bernard

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Aladdin Books, NY, : 1949

Seller ID: CL004103

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

Aladdin Books, NY, 1949, 1st edition, unpaginated but approximately 42 pages, illustrated with b&w and/or three-tone color pictures on every page by Bernard Garbutt, oblong 6.75”x 10”, hardcover, pink cloth spine with pictorial paper-covered boards, pink and green and black titles and decorations, corners lightly bumped and worn, slight shelf wear, spine ends slightly bumped, covers mildly soiled with minor fading along edges, good- dust jacket with bumping and wear as well as chipping to corners and spine ends, jacket edges worn with closed tears and some creasing, one 1.5”x 1.5” piece missin...
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The Admiral’s Little Secretary

By: Gould, Elizabeth Lincoln; illustrated by Wuanita Smith

Price: $25.00

Publisher: The Penn Publishing Company

Seller ID: CL004990

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good-

Hardcover, (G-), The Penn Publishing Company, Philadelphia, 1914 (title page), 1911 (copyright page), 211 pages, Introduction, list of Illustrations, illustrated with 5 b&w plates by Smith - including tissue-guarded frontis, plate for pg. 86 was bound in at pg. 96 - but all plates in List of Illustrations are present, 5-1/4 in. x 7-5/8 in., tan cloth with light and dark brown titles and decorations, corners and spine ends bumped and worn with some fraying (boards visible), shelfwear, spine slightly darkened, a little slight soil to covers, no dust jacket, rear free-endpaper removed by previous...
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Nicodemus and His New Shoes

By: Hogan, Inez

Price: $125.00

Publisher: Dutton, NY : 1937

Seller ID: CL005154

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Hardcover, Good (G/no dj), First Edition, Dutton, NY, 1937, 1st edition stated, unpaginated but approx. 49 pages, illustrated in black, red and blue, 5-5/8”x 7-5/8”, hardcover, black, blue and red illustrated boards with black titles on spine, edge and corner wear, spine cocked, pieces missing at spine ends, light cover soil, no dust jacket, light binding glue stains on the endpaper interior hinges, previous owner’s ink and pencil names on endpapers, occasional light finger stains on pages, light pencil underlining under some words on the first 12 pages, otherwise clean and tight, book good (G...
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Nicodemus and The Gang

By: Hogan, Inez

Price: $125.00

Publisher: Dutton, NY : 125.00

Seller ID: CL005155

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Hardcover, Good (G/no dj), First Edition, Dutton, NY, 1939, 1st edition stated, unpaginated but approx. 53 pages, illustrated in black and red, 5-5/8”x 7-5/8”, hardcover, black and red illustrated boards with black titles on spine, edge and corner wear, spine a bit cocked, small pieces missing at spine ends, tears at top and bottom of rear spine, light cover soil mostly a stain in the upper outside front corner, no dust jacket but front flap alone is inside the book, binding glue stains on the endpaper interior hinges and both paste-downs, previous owner’s ink names on endpapers, first signatu...
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Nicodemus Helps Uncle Sam

By: Hogan, Inez

Price: $125.00

Publisher: Dutton, NY : 1939

Seller ID: CL005156

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover, Very Good (VG/no dj), First Edition, Dutton, NY, 1939, 1st edition stated, unpaginated but approx. 44 pages, illustrated in black, blue and red, 5-5/8”x 7-3/4”, hardcover, black cloth spine with black, red, white and blue illustrated boards, a pocket for storing war savings stamps is attached to the inside back cover, edge and corner wear, no dust jacket, light binding glue stains on the endpaper interior hinges, one page has a 1/2” tear on the outside edge with a little light creasing that does not affect the images on either side, otherwise contents clean and tight, book very good...
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Stories Told by a Doll

By: Hunter, Eleanor A. editor

Price: $30.00

Publisher: American Tract Society, NY : 1888

Seller ID: CL005124

Condition: Very Good

Hardcover, Very Good (VG), American Tract Society, NY, 1888, 89 pages, 11 b&w full-page illustrations including the frontispiece plus a few smaller ones in the text, green leaf patterned endpapers, 7”x 8.5”, hardcover, blue cloth with gilt title and black decoration on front, corners bumped and lightly worn, light edge wear, endpapers browning, a few interior hinges cracked but holding well, former owner’s brief ink inscription on blank back of frontispiece, small light stains at top of pages 10-12, a very little soil in some page margins, otherwise contents clean and tight, book very good (V...
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Category: Children's Books