Aesop's Fables (Young Folks' Classic Series)
Chicago: M.A. Donohue & Co. Hard Cover.
No publisher date. No jacket. Board edges rubbed, board soiled, pages toned.
159 pp. Illustrated boards with gilt accents. Woodcuts by various artists.
Chicago: M.A. Donohue & Co. Hard Cover.
No publisher date. No jacket. Board edges rubbed, board soiled, pages toned.
159 pp. Illustrated boards with gilt accents. Woodcuts by various artists.
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1893. Hard Cover.
Boards soiled, mull exposed at hinges, ink name on front free endpaper and on second blank, tissue guard drawn on.
258 pp. Twenty pages of publisher ads follow text. A collection of stories about girls and with a flower theme.
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1871. First American Edition. Hard Cover.
First American edition (BAL 167 indicates the UK edition preceded the US by sixteen days). Includes all plates. Some loss from titles on spine and front board, binding slightly shaken, corners rubbed.
252 pp. Dark red cloth (BAL calls it 'terra.....
New York: Baronet Books. Hard Cover.
Near fine volumes in a lightly rubbed publisher slipcase.
Four volume hardcover set in publisher slipcase. Hardcover deluxe editions. Over 100 illustrations in each book. LITTLE WOMEN: Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in.....
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1977. Lo Grippo, Robert. Full-Leather.
Tiny blemish to front edge of spine, otherwise an exceptional copy.
543 pp. Full orange-brown leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Translated from the original Danish by Erik Christian Haugaard.....
New York: Allen Brothers, 1869. Hartmann, Carl; Dalziel. Hard Cover.
Spine faded, ink name stamp crossed out on title page, ink name and date on front endpaper.
vi, 9-154, 7-187, [3] pp. Beautiful blind-stamped purple cloth, gilt titles and decorations. Engraved frontispiece, portrait of Andersen from a painting by Carl.....
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926. Rackham, Arthur. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1926 printing. Most of gilt rubbed away from spine titles, front free endpaper removed, owner bookplate on front paste-down.
126 pp. 8 1/4 x 6 1/4. 8vo. Publisher's green cloth, gilt titles, color plate mounted on front cover. Color.....
New York / Boston: H.M. Caldwell Company, 1898. Hard Cover.
Pencil name on front endpaper of each volume.
Complete in two volumes. xliv, [2], 290, [2]; vi, [4], 326, [2] pp. 8vo. The Kirriemuir Edition, named after the author's birthplace. Red cloth, elaborate gilt decorations, gilt titles and top edge.....
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., 1930. Neill, John R. Reissue. Hard Cover.
1930 Popular Edition (Bienvenue pp. 33-38). Lacks jacket. Sticker removal mark on top corner, binding slightly shaken, edges and endpapers a bit foxed.
238 pp. 8vo. Dark blue cloth, black titles, color frontispiece and front board label.....
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., 1904. Neill, John R. Reissue. Hard Cover.
1924-34 Popular Edition (Bienvenue pp. 18-27). Lacks jacket. Hinges loosening, pages toned, sticker removal mark on top corner.
287 pp. 8vo. Dark red cloth, black titles color frontispiece and label on front board, illustrated endpapers. The second.....
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1903. Denslow, W.W. Reissue. Hard Cover.
Fifth edition, second printing, binding A (Bienvenue pp. 1-17). Lacks jacket. Includes 7 of 8 color plates (lacks the third, which should face p. 48). Front and end matter a bit foxed, edges lightly soiled, rear joint beginning to split.....
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., 1907. Neill, John R. Reissue. Hard Cover.
1931 reissue (Bienvenue pp. 28-32). Lacks jacket. Boards a bit soiled, hinges weakening, spine cocked, sticker removal mark on front corner.
270 pp. 4to. Original dark grey cloth, black titles and motifs, color paper label on front.....
New York: The Century Co., 1905. Richardson, Frederick. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition, first/second printing hybrid (rear endpapers are integral, but p. 171 illustration is light-brown and black, not light blue-green and black), no jacket as issued (Bienvenue 213-16). All plates included. Boards lightly soiled, endpapers toned as if.....
New York: Michael Neugebauer / North South Books, 1996. Zwerger, Lisbeth. 2nd Printing. Large Hardcover.
2nd printing. Signed by illustrator on bookplate affixed to front endpaper. Includes 3D glasses and large color poster.
103 pp. "For many of us, the adventures of Dorothy in Oz will forever be associated not.....
New York: Books of Wonder / HarperCollins Publishers, 2000. Sendak, Maurice; dePaola, Tomie; Hyman, Trina Schart; Hague, Michael; Carle, Eric; et al. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Price redacted on rear jacket panel, rear jacket panel lightly toned.
Thirty favorite artists and writers celebrate one hundred years of Oz.....
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1985. Cady, Harrison. Reprint. Soft Cover.
Reprint. Ink stamp on front cover verso.
155 pp. Illustrated by Harrison Cady. Fifteen popular animals stories about such characters as Peter Rabbit and Johnny Chuck which reveal the world of nature to children.
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1921. Cady, Harrison. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1925 printing. Near fine in fair to good jacket. Inscribed & signed by author on title page ('Your story friend, Thornton W. Burgess 1926.'). This inscription is typical of Burgess, and therefore likely this was not inscribed to a......
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911. Birch, Reginald. First Thus. Hard Cover.
First thus. Ink gift note on front endpaper.
ix, [1], 246 pp. 8vo. Blue cloth, color picture plate mounted on front board, gilt titles, top edge gilt. Color frontispiece and plates by Reginald Birch. Little Lord Fauntleroy is.....
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1887. Birch, Reginald B. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition, first state (includes DeVinne imprint). Front hinge weakening, ink stamp on front endpaper, light stain to edges of rear endpapers.
xi, [1], 209, [1] pp, 16 page terminal publisher ad. 8 1/2 x 7. Author's.....
New York: Books of Wonder / Morrow Junior Books, 1992. Foreman, Michael. First Thus. Large Hardcover.
First thus. Jacket edges rubbed and bumped, half inch tear along top edge of jacket, minor sticker remains on rear jacket panel. Light edgewear.
191 pp. Journey back to the magic days of sultans.....
New York: Random House, 1946. Tenniel, John. Hard Cover.
1946 edition with color illustrations (the 1960s reissues switched them to black-and-white). Lacks slipcase. Fore edge corners slightly exposed, spines faded, ink name and date on front endpaper of first volume.
150; 165 pp. 8vo. Two hardcovers issued in publisher's slipcase.....
New York: Random House, 1946. Tenniel, John. Reissue. Hard Cover.
Includes publisher's slipcase. Centennial Edition with color illustrations (not to be confused with the later reissue where the pictures were converted to black-and-white). Slipcase repaired along rear seam.
150; 165 pp. 8vo. Two hardcovers issued in publisher's slipcase. Includes color.....
Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms, Inc., 1964. Facsimile. Hard Cover.
Acetate jacket repaired with clear tape. A near fine copy in a near fine slipcase. Minor stain on slipcase.
47 pp. A facsimile of the original Lewis Carroll manuscript. Alice's Adventures in Under Ground is a facsimile of the original.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1936. Tenniel, John. Reissue. Hard Cover.
Reissue, 1966-70 printing. Toledano G028.1, binding G7, jacket Gh. Rear hinge repaired, jacket spine faded, jacket a bit rubbed, ink stamp on front endpaper.
xi, 1293, [2] pp. Contents include: Introduction by Alexander Woollcott; ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND: Down.....
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1904. Kirk, M.L. [Maria Louise]; Tenniel, John. First Thus. Hard Cover.
First thus. Binder's copy. While the frontispiece and all plates are present, four are loose, and two of these are in horrible condition (creases, large tears, and several portions missing from one). Hinges.....