Dutton, 1971/1970, 3rd; 204 pp. Juvenile hardback. "Grand Extravaganza, Including a Performance by the Entire Cast of the Gallimaufry- Theatricus." A wandering fiddler in the imaginary 18th c country of Hamelin-Loring has amusing adventures until the political net of the cruel Regent begins to close.
Dutton,1970, stated 1st printing; black boards, maroon endpapers, in colorful jacket with illustrations of characters; 204 pp. Juvenile hardback. Front free endpaper is stamped "Production copy", on copyright page, ISBN has been changed, "First Edition" crossed out and "Second printing, March 1971" handwritten" No other corrections that I could see.....
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1977, 1st nl; blue-grey cloth boards, full page b/w illustrations in text, in white jacket with coloured drawing of Pescato, king of the Cats, in a cloak and hat; 8vo; 126 pp. Juvenile hardback ex-lib. "Eight tales featuring cats, princesses, fiddlers, cobblers, and kings."
Leipzig: Alfred Hahns Verlag 8th edition, 43 to 48 thousandth, 8.Auflage. 43.-48.Tausand, [about 1922]26 illustrations including covers, on heavy tan card with original tan cloth tape connecting this as a leporello., 13 oblong panels. each panel illustrated on both sides, measures 9.5x7. 3/8. Caspari's round blond children go about their.....
R&S Books, 1993/1991, 1st printing Am. Shiny full colour pictorial binding, Translated from the Swedish by Tina Nunnally. 8.2x10.3. Picture Book hardback. Translated from the Swedish by Tina Nunnally. Emilia's little cousin woke her up because he was scared of the Nightlings, and he won't go back to bed. So.....
Dodd, Mead (1975); 120 pp. Juvenile hardback. A group of children spend the summer helping to restore an Elizabethan manor house; the son of the owner, Brian, becomes adjusted to his sight impairment during the summer. Simple to read, and moves along at a nice pace.
Dodd, Mead (1975) ; 120 pp. Juvenile hardback. A group of children spend the summer helping to restore an Elizabethan manor house; the son of the owner, Brian, becomes adjusted to his sight impairment during the summer. Simple to read, and moves along at a nice pace.
Houghton Mifflin, 1985, 1st printing. 8.7x10.5; 32 pp. Picture Book hardback. "The notorious Miss Swamp reappears at the Horace B. Smedley School, this time to shape up the football team and help them to win at least one game."
Houghton Mifflin, (1982), 4th. 8.7x10.5; 32 pp. Picture Book hardback. "When their teacher has to go away for a week, the kids in Room 207 plan to "really act up."
Garden City Publishing Company, [1938] four 79¢ titles with publisher's coupon on rear flap, clipped jacket but 79¢ on publisher's list, Scarce, delightful. Dustjacket only.
Boston: Little, Brown; 1976, stated 1st; tan cloth with large black stamped tattooed man and little dog looking up at him, tan endpapers with small green cactus pattern, tan jacket with tattooed man spreading his red cape; oblong 9.3x9"; np. PIcture book hardback. One day a huge man with magic.....
Harper & Brothers, [1939]. $1.25 on jacket. Newberry's Barkis [1938] reviewed on back. Dustjacket only.
London: Frederick Warne & Co, Ltd, The "Prettimouse" Series, n.d.; grey boards with green leaves surrounding Mr. P. coming out of a store with a basket of food and a bouquet; illustrated endpapers, coloured pictures throughout on coated paper; in jacket identical to boards on front, on back a list.....
Farrar, 1969, 1st printing Am., 180 pp. Juvenile hardback. Juvenile hardback. Idrum wants very much to learn to read the books he has seen in the library of the Abbey, but for a lay person in 8th century France, his wish is unusual.
Holt, 1956, 1st printing; 290 pp. Juvenile hardback. A young Renaissance woman defies tradition and wins independence in the world of commerce.
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company, (1925); Red clothbacked, grey paper boards with green stamped garden and 2 3/8 x 3 3/8" coloured paste-on plate of rabbits and two terrible foxes; 4 1/2x5 1/2"; in ivory jacket with same pictures and list of Wee Books; 62 pp. Small hardback. Small books published.....
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company, (1921) Peter Rabbit Series, Wee Books [published between 1926 and 1931, Sternick]; red clothbacked, purple paper boards with green stamped garden and 2 3/8 x 3 3/8" coloured paste-on plate of rabbits and friends at the birthday dinner; grey green endpapers with nursery rhyme characters dancing.....
New York: Platt & Munk Co; (1935, 1904 Altemus); 600-10; green Terek Washable Leather Cloth boards with black stamped landscape border design and pasted down coloured plate of Little Boy and the rabbits playing soldier, coloured series endpaper illustrations, coloured illustrations,, 4 3/8 x 5 3/4,"profusely illustrated in Colors" in.....
New York: Platt & Munk Co; (1935, 1917 Altemus); 600-7; Blue Terek Washable Leather Cloth boards with black stamped candle border design and pasted down coloured plate of PR and guests at his party, coloured series endpaper illustrations, 28 coloured illustrations,, 4 3/8 x 5 3/4,"profusely illustrated in Colors" in.....
Livorno: Societa Editrice Tirrena, 1946; shaped oblong card covers with two camels, one brown, one cream, on red ground with walls in back of grey blue same on back, (color now unfaded only on back); 8.5x4.5" Italian language softcover, novelty shape book, Nice realistic camels, a less common animal from.....
London: Oxford University Press, 1973, 1st, "first published" sd; white boards with colourful Wolf and Fox off to the celebration, hot pink endpapers, in jacket identical to boards; 8.75x11.2"; np. Picture Book hardback. An amusing little story with a twist at the end about a greedy wolf and fox who.....
Abelard-Schuman, 1963/nd, Translated by C. M. Anckarsvärd and K. H. Beales, Juvenile hardback. A matter-of-fact fantasy for younger readers, set in a Swedish village, about a magic lizard whose nose is out of joint because of a new sister. The little lizard, the son of Bonifacius the Green, has been.....
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1995, 1st; glossy pictorial boards with picture of Alicia, brown endpapers, in jacket identical to boards; 4to; np; Publisher's review slip (letter) laid in with background information. Picture Book hardback. A little girl grows up learning to make Acoma pottery of her culture. Beautiful coloured.....
New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1990, stated 1st, nl; blue cloth spine, grey boards, grey endpapers, dark blue jacket with photo of the Riverkeeper on the Hudson; oblong, 10x8.2"; np. Picture Book hardback. Large photos of John Cronin, whose mission is to keep the Hudson river free of pollutants and.....
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons; 1975 1st US nl; 376 pp including notes and index. Reference biography, hardback. Extensive exploration of Andersen's personality, pictures, and a long essay at the end noting the disservice done to his writing by Victorian lady translators.