Philip Pearlstein - A Retrospective
New York: Alpine Fine Arts Collection, Ltd., 1983. 0881680028. Inscribed and signed by Philip Pearlstein on half-title page. 275 pp. 4to. Softcover. More
Signed Books
The White House. an Historic Guide signed on the title page by Jacqueline Kennedy
1962. Third edition. More
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
New York: Little Brown and Co., (2007). 9780316013680. Signed on title page. Stated first edition. Blue paper covered boards with title stamped in copper metallic ink. Alexie's first novel for young adults chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one unlucky boy trying to rise above the life everyone expects him to..... More
Buzz & Bell Space Cadets
Westlake Village, CA: Platinum Editions, (1991). 1563980086. #977/1200 signed in pencil by author on pictorial limitation page. Signature is difficult to see in my scan but is is not so vague when holding the book. Edition Limited to 1200 copies. 48 pp. 4to. 12" x 9" hardcover. Pictorial blue leather..... More
The Danger Box
New York: Scholastic Press, (September 2010). 9780439852098. Signed by author on title page. First edition. Orange paper covered boards stamped in silver. 306 pp. 8vo. More
Recollections of a Missionary in the Great West
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1901. Full page inscription on free front endpaper, dated Easter Day 3/31/07, Trinity Church, Toledo, Ohio. 16 mo. Blue cloth stamped in gold. 200 pp. More
Lights Along the River, Landmark Architecture of the Maumee River Valley
Maumee, Ohio: Landmarks Committee of the Maumee Valley Historical Society, 1983. 0915831007. Signed by Ted Ligibel on title page. 4to. Hardcover (casebound) 151 pp. Illustrated with many black and white photographs. More
Point Place & its many yesterdays
Fremont, OH: Lesher Printing, (2006). Illustrated with many black and white historical photos. Signed by Kenneth Dickson. First Edition. 175 pp. softcover 4to. 11" x 8-1/2." From the preface: "All the "Hardy Boy" Adventures paled against the Point Place of my youth. My companions and I had the willow lined..... More
Old Bear and His Cub
New York: Philomel Books, 2010. Illustrated in full color by Olivier Dunrea. 9780399245077. Signed and dated 2010 on the title page. First edition. Squarish 4to. Picture on cover matches dust jacket cover. Old Bear loves his Little Cub with all his heart. He makes sure that Little Cub eats all..... More
The First Day of Winter
New York: Henry Holt, (2005). Illustrated by the author. 0805073841. Signed by Denise Fleming on the pictorial half-title page. First edition. Square 4to. 10-1/4" x 10-1/4." Glossy pictorial boards. Along with swirling snow and lots of outdoor fun, the first ten days of winter bring special gifts for a special..... More
The Encyclopedia of Cajun Creole Cuisine
Lafayette, Louisiana: Savoy-Dixie Press, (1983). Illustrated with paintings and line drawings by George Rodrigue. Inscribed to Mary Alice [Powell food editor of the Toledo Blade] and signed by John D. Folse, dated 1985. First Printing. 381 pp. 8vo. with additional order forms in back. Red comb binding stamped in white..... More
Let's Count Goats
New York: Beach Lane Books, imprint of Simon and Schuster's Children's Publishing Division, 2010. Illustrated by Jam Thomas. 9781442405981. Signed by Mem Fox on the title page. First edition. 4to. Glossy paper covered pictorial boards. For ages 2-6. Bright, colorful drawings accompanying the zany poetry make this an unforgettable read..... More
Running Dark
William Morrow and Company, 2010. Signed in title page. First Edition. 322 pp. 8vo. Beige paper covered boards with brown paper spine stamped in red. More
Custer, Boy General in Bronze, Michigan's Hero on Horseback
Glendale, CA: Arthur H. Clark Co., 1985. 0870621637. Signed edition limited to 350 copies. Hidden Springs of Custeriana IX. 173 pp. with index.Tall 8vo. "In 1906 a citizens' committee in Monroe, Michigan and the Michigan Cavalry Brigade Association, independently and almost simultaneously, began drives to interest the Michigan Legislature in..... More
Addie on the Inside
Atheneum Books, (2011). 978416913849. Signed on the title page. Last digit in number line is 2. Hardcover. White paper covered boards with blue paper covered spine. 206 pp. 8vo. written in poetry form. More
Toys Go Out, Being the Adventures of a Knowledgeable Stingray, a Toughy Little Burralo, and Someone Called Plastic
New York: schwartz & wade books, (2006). Illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky. 0375836047. Inscribed and signed on the half title page by Jenkins and Zelinsky. Stated First Edition. Square 8vo. Brick colored paper covered boards. Orange spine stamped in blue. More
Birdy's Smile Book
New York: Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company, (2010). 9780805088830. Signed on title page. First edition. Square quarto, 10-1/4" x 9-1/2." Bright illustrated paper covered boards. More
Ilenka
Boston and New York: Junior Literary Guild & Houghton Mifflin Company, 1945. Illustrated by Arnold Edwin Bare. Signed by Arnold Edwin Bare. Junior Literary Guild selection. 4to. unpaginated. 46 pp. Orange cloth. "Ilenka was a pretty little girl who lived in the faraway country of Russia. She had a father..... More
If You Were Here
New York: New American Library, May 2011. 9780451234384. Signed on title page. Stated First Printing. 306 pp. 8vo. Cantaloupe color paper covered boards. White paper spine stamped in metallic red. Mia has no doubt that she and her husband, Mac, can win a war of spray-painted words with the young..... More
Virtuosity
New York: Simon Pulse, (2011). 9781442420526. Signed by author on the title page. First Edition. Black paper covered boards with white spine stamped in iridescent red. 294 pp. 8vo. More
All Times, All People, A World History of Slavery
New York: Harper & Row, (1980). Black and white wood engraved illustrations by Leonard Everett Fisher. 0060241861. Signed on half title page by Milton Meltzer. Stated First Edition. 65 pp. hardcover 4to. 10-1/4" x 8-1/4." Brick red covered paper boards with beige cloth spine. In this surprising book we find..... More
Two titles: The Rabbit's Nest and A Pint of Judgment, a Christmas Story
Rabbit's Nest illustrated by Howard Willard. A Pint of Judgment illustrated by Susanne Suba. The Rabbit's Nest is a first edition. A Pint of Judgment is fifth printing. 32mo. 5-1/4 x 4. Both books 43 pp. Pictorial paper covered boards with matching pictorial dust jackets. The Rabbit's Nest is a...... More
Un Sabre, Histoire Contemporaine avec un Index des Noms Cités
Paris: Eugéne Foguiére et Cie, éditeurs, 1913. With a unique watercolor illustration by Maurice Henri Orange. Collection des Romans Nationaux. 3/4 leather stamped in gold with raised bands and decorative flower and leaf motif on spine. Smooth paper boards. Marbled endpapers. 337 pp. including Index des Noms de Cités plus..... More
Oliver's Travels, An Ohio Adventure - Book One
Ann Arbor, MI: Mitten Press, (2008). Illustrations by Bruce langton. 9781587265266. Signed by Cynthia Reynolds on title page. First edition. Brown paper covered boards textured to look like cloth. Spine stamped in white. Oliver, a tiny mouse from northwestern Ohio, dreams big dreams and longs for grand adventures. When his..... More
Mr. and Mrs. Cugat, The Record of a Happy Marriage
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1940. Illustrated by Floyd A. Hardy. Inscribed and signed on the free front endpaper. First Edition. 8vo. Beige cloth binding stamped in blue. More