New York: McLoughlin Bros., Young America Series, 1860's; electrotyped by Vincent Dill, 24 Beekman St. N. Y.; three sheets folded, making 10 interior pages; red and black front with a little boy banging on his drum, on back a list of paper dolls.... many kinds, including Eva St. Clair &.....
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1997, stated 1st; green boards, blue spine, in jacket with painting of the family riding through a field in their covered wagon, 8vo; 202 pp. Juvenile hardback. "The author was inspired to write a historical novel after learning of the summer of 1816 when.....
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1969, 1st, nl; dark turquoise covers, in all around painting showing prehistoric men working on the rocks in dark blues, greens and earth colours and a bright yellow sun; 7.25x9.2"; 54 pp incl. index. Picture Book hardback. Using burnt umber and black with an orange.....
New York: Random House, 1938, probable 1st US, no Father Christmas (1940) listed; somewhat matte red boards with Celeste reading to the family, dull yellow cloth spine which fades to tan, endpapers with elephant chain on blue background; Large size 10.5x14.5" (entire width measured, not board alone), np. Picture book.....
Racine, Wisc: Whitman Publishing Company, A Thornton Burgess Story, Cubby Bear Books, 1927, 1929 as to illustrations, illustrated paper boards, stapled, oblong 5 1/2" x 4 5/8"; np. Picture Book Small. Cubby is covered with milk and flour paste from his foray into Mother Brown's pantry and is finally lured.....
Stroud, Glous. UK; The Thimble Press, 1989, heavy tan card covers; 5.75x9"; 86 pages including Children's Books About Books and index. This copy "With Compliments to Children's Literature New England Cambridge/August 1989" from the publishers pasted in. Reference book lists, softcover. The yearly picks of an extraordinary journal of children's.....
Macmillan, [1936], 2.75 on flap; Most recent book mentioned, first or year of publication, Alice-all-by-herself 1937 not mentioned. Dustjacket only.
Greenwillow, 1981, 1st printing; library edition sticker on dw; 8x10, np. Picture Book hardback. Paricaca, the Thunder God, sends his son down to earth to learn the ways of man. A traditional Peruvian folktale, illustrated by an artist who was drawn to its colourful story and a visit to Columbia.....
Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press,1994, stated 1st (US), nl; brown boards with a panoramic painting of a field with Willa, Miss Annie, a little pony, and a goat; 8vo; 92 pp. Juvenile hardback. Simple little story of how Annie comes to find friends in her new home. Lovely writing.
Champaign, Illinois: The Gerrard Press (1958), first series of 5 books listed on rear flap no mention of second (1959), turquoise, chartreuse, and brown heavy cloth boards with Tommy running along with his dog near Bert's gas station; a full illustration in turquoise and orange introduces each story, city pictures.....
Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre, Groundwood, (1992). Juvenile hardback. Wonderful, varied characters in modern day Ottowa.
New York: Dodd Mead and Company, [1937]. Fargo's Marian-Martha [1936] reviewed on back flap $2.00, about 20 "New Books for Young Readers" briefly reviewed on back, all $2.00. Dustjacket only.
Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company 1967/1965, stated 1st A printing; red cloth boards with gilt lion, in jacket with little Ardizzone children peeking through all sorts of doors; 8vo; 397 pp. Juvenile hardback. Who knew there were so many stories about doors? Here fine authors take on.....
New York: Tambourine Books, 1993, 1st; shiny pictorial boards with the family dancing around the little nut tree in the garden, golden endpapers, in jacket identical to boards; 9.25x10.25" np. Picture book hardback. The full history of the song showing the little girl's patience and care. The center spread opens.....
New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1992, 1st US; in shiny white cover with Jocasta and her partner Belle, an English sheepdog, flying over the ocean in her little red plane; blue endpapers, in jacket identical to boards; 10.25x9.2; np. Picture Book Hardback. The evil Maxwell Pym stole Jo's costar, and.....
Four Winds Press, 1987, 1st printing nl.; oblong 10.2x9"; c. 32 pp. Picture Book hardback. The teddy bears made it on board with no mishaps, but the Louise, the little green bear, is locked in the bathroom and the train is pulling in the station!
New York: North-South Books, an imprint of Swiss Nord-Sud Verlag, 2001/2001, 1st international English edition, translated by Anthea Bell; shiny covers with the two dancing in delight at having found the little house on the front and sleeping while the wicked witch looks over them on the back, in tan.....
Philadelphia & London: J. B. Lippincott and Co. (1924); translated by Elizabeth P. Stork; red cloth with gold titles and ruling, large plate of Cecily talking with her dog Ami, who wears a mob cap; pink endpapers with magical circus parade; 8 appealing colored plates including frontis, as issued; 298.....
London: The Medici Society Ltd. (1971) about 1977 printing from title list; in wraps with cute Podge and his friend the mouse on the front cover of this book; on the back titles by Molly Brett, Ella Bruce, Jean Glider, Racey Helps, Truda Mordue, and Audrey Tarrant; oblong 8.5x7.25"; 24.....
New York: Harper & Row, (1966); blue reinforced boards with wrap around picture in gold and blue of Henry in his pajamas cheering on the Monstrous DIN; blue endpapers, oblong 10.2x8.2"; 32 pp. Picture book hardback. Henry summons a monstrous Din, who picks him up by his pajama pants and.....
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, September,1915, 1st printing; red cloth with white letters outlined in black and a photo of Hansel and Gretel on the lawn aged about six or seven, eight illustrations from photographic plates, as issued; 6x8.25; 44 pp. Juvenile hardback. They don't come more charming than this!.....
London: Bodley Head, 1974, 1st printing; red boards in white jacket with Prof. B. thinking; 5.5x8; 103 pp. Juvenile hardback. More amazing stories! Where are my glasses?; B.'s Portable Car Park; Prof. B. on the Scrap Heap; The Pipes of Pandemonium; Mrs. Flittersnoop's Birthday Present. Hunter's first two books were.....
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1956, stated first; red boards, blue topedge, detailed illustrations in text, in jacket with children playing ice hockey on frozen pond, 8vo; 8vo, 256 pp. Juvenile hardback. "During her first winter in a Finnish-American village on Cape Ann, Massachusetts, Garnet felt unwanted until.....
New York: Aladdin, 1952, stated 1st printing; reinforced orange cloth binding with the little dog in his turnspit; in green jacket with dark brown titles and illustration of Abiah looking at the turnspit dog at work; 6.5x8.5", np. Juvenile hardback. Abaih could have a pretty lady's dog, or a hunting.....
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1941/1941, 1st printing thus, blue cloth boards, with little watchbird on fixed endpaper, then title page; 9.4x12.5 inches; 28 pp. Picture Book hardback. The third collection of cautionary watchbird stories and the last in this tall format, the Full-Mouth, the Pouter, the Flitter, the.....