Universe, 1975/1974, 2nd; 127 pp., bibliog. Juvenile hardback. A dream-like philosophical encounter with a feral boy in the desert. Though he wrote a detailed observation of the boy's life, the author subsequently tried to protect him from interference, both well meaning and commercial. Additional information about feral children.
William Morrow, (1987), 4th printing; 123 pp. Juvenile hardback. "A collection of sixteen traditional tales told by the Iroquois Indians, some featuring talking animals and some presenting terrifying flesh-eating creatures such as the Naked Bear, the Stone Coat, and the Whirlwinds."
HarperCollins, 2005/1945, 1st thus; with Introduction and Reader's Companion by Lemony Snicket, ;arge trade paperback with some strip illustrations from the larger original jacket; 186 pp. Juvenile softcover (shelve w hb). A modern reprint of this famous old book. "one of the noblest books I know. At once a philosophical.....
New York: National Art Company, 1935, 1st; full colour paper boards with Blackie bear sitting in his armchair and chatting with a jay, red spine; on reverse of cover, Dummer with red pattern of red lines and characters from the story, one gathering sewn, 5.6x8.25"; Letter laid in. Toploader medium.....
Champaign, Illinois: The Gerrard Press (1959), second series of 5 books listed on rear flap as well as first series of 5 in small print; yellow and orange heavy cloth boards with giraffes; a full illustration in rust, and black line introduces each story, animal pictures in text; in tan.....
Joliet, Illinois: The P. F. Volland Company, 1929, 1st, one of the Volland Fairy Stories, pictorial paper boards with white elephant caparisoned in red ornaments; endpapers with running jungle animals, endpapers, boards and all plates have delicate floral borders, black cloth spine, in black box with same illustration as boards.....
San Jose, CA: Editorial Almadén, 1971; both books include glossaries, lists of zoos etc. Zoo-Risa with tan card covers and hippo photo, oblong 8.5x5.5"64pp; Zoo -Fun with grey card covers and dolphin photo, oblong 8.5x5.25" 64 pp. (2 SOFTCOVER books). Spanish language. Galarza's two Zoo books use the same 46.....
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, October, 1908, 1st American sd colophon; pale green bookcloth with gilt titles and top edge; gilt rule on top board; tissue guarded frontis and red and black printed title page; 8vo; 302 pp. Juvenile hardback. A nice copy of this wonderful book!
Princeton, New Jersey: Van Nostrand, 1965/1960, 1st US; translated from the French for the English publication by Joyce Emerson; red top edge, jacket with the boy and his bear in a snowy village; 8vo; 135 pp. Juvenile hardback. The second in the series about Grichka and his bear, set in.....
Mountain View, CA: Pacific Press Publishing Association, (1959); pictorial cover, 8vo; np. Juvenile hardback. A wonderful cover painting with Nenook standing on an iceberg and roaring, ice and sea all around, kind of a sparkly texture. How Father and Mother polar bear brought up little Nanook.
London: The Bodley Head, Ltd 1974/1973, 1st UK, printed in Switzerland; white paper boards with skunk meeting red crayfish in the forest in greens, browns, and blacks; no free endpapers as issued, in jacket identical to boards, 8.5x11.75; np. Picture Book Hardback. A cumulative tale about animals who wish to.....
New York: Maxton, (1945), early copy; shaped wraps; 13 pp. Softcover. Toploader large softcover novelty moveable. The outline shape of the book is of a sitting bear front and back; no exterior words, only the picture. In the bear's arms rests a cub, who is removable.
NY: Maxton, (1945), Series A; outline shape of bear with place for cub in pouch, pictorial envelope. Softcover. Toploader large softcover novelty moveable. The outline shape of the book is of a sitting bear; no exterior words, only the picture. Designed so that a removable bear cub can rest in.....
New York: Maxton, 1945, apparent 1st printing; wraps. Softcover. Toploader large softcover novelty moveable. Kangaroo shape book; no exterior words, only the naturalistic full coloured picture. In the roo's pocket rests a joey, who is removable and free standing. 13 pp text.
New York: Maxton Publishers, Inc, 1946/1945; Mother and Baby Animal Books, Wild Animals Series, designed by Cyril von Baumann, Noted American Explorer and Naturalist, no indication of printing but glassine envelope has 1946 Domestic Animal Series listed; SOFTCOVER covers of heavier card, shape book of die-cut realistic tiger mother with.....
Yosemite Association, 1997, 1st; limited edition #108/200; in green slipcase with large plate of two cubs staring down from cliff into Yosemite Valley, same jacket, 4 page leaflet for Children's Limited Editions Club laid in. Picture Book hardback. A Miwok legend with information about the tribe. The first of what.....
New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1993, 1st, nl; shiny pictorial boards with the small figure of Manyoni, in a blue dress, walking through the beautiful African veld, endpaper paintings of cave paintings, in jacket identical to boards, 4 to; np. including an author's note, a glossary, and a two page.....
New York: Sam'l Gabriel Sons & Company, circa 1920, #926; bright green boards, dark green cloth spine, large bear cub, front and back, with head on flap attached to top board, black and white illustrations and 4 colour illustrations, 8.25x10.25; np. Novelty, shape book moveable. A very huggable bear cub.....
New York: Sam'l Gabriel Sons & Company, circa 1920, #926, printed in Germany; bright green boards, dark green cloth spine, large bear cub, front and back, with head on flap attached to top board, flat cut, black and white illustrations and 4 colour illustrations, 8.25x10.25; np. Novelty shape book moveable.....