Children's & Young Adult Books
The Child's Scripture Question Book
Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, (1853). Embellished with twenty-one engravings. 24 mo. Printed paper covered boards with leather spine. 44 pp. This work is designed especially, but not exclusively, for the younger classes of Sabbath-schools. It embraces a general and connected account of the most important events recorded in the Old..... More
The Faeries Pop-up Book
New York: Harry N. Abrams, (1980). Art Director: Borje Svensson, Designer: John Strejan. Paper Engineer: James Robert Diaz. 0722657056. Small 4to. 10-3/4" x 7-3/4". Illustrated glossy paper covered boards. Six double page spreads with pop-up and some lift tabs. More
Janet Leigh - original art for a cut-out and coloring book, 2 books in one
Chicago: Merrill Publishing Co., 1953. Freeman Elliott. 31-1/2" x 22" bright tempera painted original illustration by noted pin-up artist Freeman Elliott who studied under Gil Elvgren and was responsible for some of the finest cheesecake art of the 1950s. Painting is mounted on foam core and matted, ready..... More
The Night Before Christmas A Visit of St. Nicholas
Saalfield, ca 1900. First edition thus. Muslin. More
Snow White and Seven Dwarfs
Whitman, 1938. Disney. First edition. Stiff Paper Covers. More
The Three Bears
Racine, Wis. Whitman Publishing Co., n.d. ca 1940s. Illustrated by C. R. Stone. W901. 4to. 11-15/16" x 9-3/16". Linen-like card covers, illustrated on both front and back and 10 full color pages. Text printed in blue. More
When The Circus Comes to Town, No. 2033
Racine, Wis. Whitman Publishing Co., N.d. ca. 1930s. Oblong 4to. 10-7/8" x 9-1/8". Accordion folded book with five 1/8" thick boards printed in color on both sides and connected with sturdy red cloth spines. More
Yellow Dog and Pussy Gray and Other Stories
Akron: Saalfield, (1941). Includes six stories,illustrated with pen and ink drawings. 4to. 10-1/4" x 7-7/8". Beautiful pictorial full color cover, same picture on back and front. More
Lisbeth Longfrock
Boston: Ginn and Company, The Athenaeum Press, 1907. Translated from the Norwegian by Laura E. Poulsson. Half-tone illustrations by Othar Holmroe. 12 mo. 6-11/16" x 4-5/8". Green cloth covered boards stamped in darker green. Green and white pictorial endpapers. 149 pp. A thoroughly delightful story of an orphaned country girl..... More
Radio Boys Cronies
Donohue, 1922. First Edition. Hardback. More
Little Men, Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys
Philadelphia: John C. Winston, (1928). Illustrated by C. M. Burd with four full color plates, including frontispiece, and numerous black and white illustrations originally rendered in charcoal. 8vo. 8-11/16" x 6-1/4". Blue cloth covered boards. Spine stamped in bright gold. Full color front cover plate bordered in gold. Pictorial endpapers..... 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
Mary Lee Whitman Publishing Company Big Little Book 1937
Whitman publishing Company, 1937. first ed. hard cover. More
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company, n.d. (ca 1918). With ten full color illustrations by A. Duncan Carse. Thick 8vo. 6-1/8" x 8-5/16". Cream colored cloth covered boards with pictorial cover stamped in four colors, black and gold. Pictorial endpapers. More
Fair Tales
Franklin library, 1977. Grippo, Robert Lo. Franklin Library. Full Leather. More
Over the River, A Turkey's Tale based on the song by Lydia Maria Child
New York: Simon and Schuster, (2005). Illustrated by the author. 9780689876356. Signed by Derek Anderson on verso of free front endpaper. First edition. Square 4to. 10-1/4" x 10-1/4" Glossy pictorial boards matching dust jacket. Every page illustrated in full color. Endpapers have the score for the famous Thanksgiving song. More
Prince Prigio - A Fairy Tale
Bristol, 1889. Gordon Browne. First Edition. Hard Cover. More
Spring Is A New Beginning
New York: Harcourt Brace & World, (1963). Illustrations in green and yellow by the author. Early edition with $1.95 price in dust jacket. Title is ninth in a list of thirteen titles. 16 mo. Yellow cloth covered boards stamped in black. Unpaginated. More
Tom Swift and the Mystery Comet
Grosset & Dunlap, 1966. Johnson, Ray. First printing. hardback. More
The Mills of God
Garden City: Doubleday & Co., 1973. Illustrated by David Armstrong. Signed by William H. Armstrong on title page. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 5-3/4". Green cloth covered boards. Pictorial endpapers. 115 pp. Story of struggles of the young boy, Aaron, against nightmares of his brother's death and his family's humiliation by poverty..... More
A Farmer's Alphabet
1981. 3rd printing. hardcover. 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
Game Day
Simon and Schuster, A Paula Wiseman Book, (2005). Illustrated in watercolor and gouache by Barry Root. 9781416900931. Signed by Robert Burleigh. First Edition. Glossy pictorial boards. Unpaginated 4to. Yellow endpapers. Written by two NFL superstars, this story of perseverance and teamwork will inspire. Barry Root's glowing illustrations bring to life..... More
The Emerald City of Oz
Chicago: Reilly & Britton Co. (on title page), (1910). Illustrated by John R. Neill with all original 12 color plates plus ink drawn full page pictures, chapter headings, tailpieces and pictures scattered throughout the text. Large 8vo. Mint green cloth covered boards. Pictorial color cover plate without metallic ink. Black..... More