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PF Volland Co: Chicago, 1921. Illustr by author, 7.5 x 6, pict boards, unpag, covers worn, spine torn at ends, inner hinges cracking, contents with finger soil, else a decent copy of FIRST ED (NAP). More
PF Volland Co: Chicago, 1921. Illustr by author, 7.5 x 6, pict boards, unpag, covers worn, spine torn at ends, inner hinges cracking, contents with finger soil, else a decent copy of FIRST ED (NAP). More
P. F. Volland: Joliet (1920). Illus by Gruelle, 7.25 x 6", cloth backed pict boards, unpaged, ink inscription, text block becoming undone, covers heavily rubbed, minor soiling. Volland "Sunny Book" Series. More
Bobbs-Merrill Co. (1921). Color and b/w illus by Gruelle, 9x6", pict boards, 86pp, ink inscription, *lacks spine*, covers very worn and loose. SWAF. More
Johnny Gruelle Co.: (1942). Color & b/w illus, 9 x 6.5", cloth backed pict. boards, 95pp, gift inscription, covers badly bumped, covers rubbed & scratched. More
Raphael Tuck & Sons: London, nd (c. 1890s). Hardcover. Illus. by Helen Jackson, et al including eight full page (one double page) chromolithographs, 10 x 7.25", cloth backed pict boards, 79pp, covers worn and soiled, extremities bumped and fraying/chipping, inner hinges cracking, contents toned, fingersoiled and worn (especially along some..... More
Philadelphia 1826. 6 1/2 x 4", boards, 188pp. A stained worn copy with chipped end spine ends. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. More
The Macmillan Co.: NY, 1928. Hardcover. Illus., 11.25 x 8.25", bright orange cloth with illus. label affixed to front cover, 63pp, covers a bit rubbed, spine darkened, extremities bumped and fraying, pp toned (endpapers unevenly toned); still a pretty nice copy of this relatively SCARCE title. FIRST EDITION. More
Macmillan: NY, 1935. Illustr by author, 8.75 x 8.5, pict cloth, 91 pp, some text toning, end paper creased, some water damage to back cover else ok in darkened dw. FIRST ED. SWAF. More
Zmatlik a Palicka: Praha, 1942. Illus. by Fr. Smatek, 12 x 8.75", cloth backed boards with large color pictorial label on front cover, (10)pp, covers rubbed, worn and soiled, extremities bumped and fraying, contents used and almost detached with some finger soiling, but still an amusing and a bit disturbing..... More
Zmatlike a Palicka: Praha, 1942. Illus. by Fr. Smatka, 12 x 8.75", cloth backed boards with color pict label on front cover, (10)pp, covers worn and soiled, extremities bumped and fraying, hinges loose, textblock detached, contents finger soiled and used. Still, a charming but kind of scary picture book of..... More
Milton Bradley and Thomas Charles: Springfield, Mass. and Chicago, (1887). Hardcover. 11 x 7.5", cloth, 169pp with index, covers heavily spotted and worn, front inner hinge cracked else good. FIRST EDITION with errata slip. Contents include "Weather Songs And Games", "My Ball Is Soft", "The Street-Car", "Busy Hands And Fingers"..... More
Farrar & Rinehart: NY, 1933. Illustr frontis, 7.75 x 5.25, cloth, 278 pp, covers worn and heavily soiled, hinges loose, pp browned, rear cover waterstained. SWAF. Football novel. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. More
McLoughlin Brothers: NY, nd (c. 1870). Hardcover. Eight hand-colored illus., 7 x 5.5", cloth backed pict boards, 64pp, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and worn, former owner's blindstamp on title page, ink inscription from former owner, eps browned, rear fly with fore-corner torn out, pp worn and soiled; a rather well..... More
Golden Press: NY (1961). Illus by N. M. Bodecker, 8.5 x 6", pic. Boards, 31pp, sm. Smudeges on title, minor extremity wear else ok in worn, slightly chipped dw. More
The Viking Press: NY, 1979. Illustr by Barbara Cooney, oblong 8.5 x 11, cloth backed decorated green boards, unpag, spine badly gouged, extremities worn, hinges loose, contents toned, in rubbed, edge-worn and torn dust jacket. Second printing but INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHOR DONALD HALL AND ILLUSTRATOR BARBARA COONEY..... More
4 Vols. Saalfield Publ Co.: Akron (1910-1911). Frontis, 7.5 x 5", cloth, text blocks browned, with soil stained tope else ok in edge frayed dws. More
Christian Grondahl, Christiania (Oslo) Norway, 1836. 7 x 4.5, quarter leather, 378 pp, black leather over black cloth boards, corners worn, rear joint cracked, THIRD ED. (German Reader for Norwegian Youth). More
Leo Feist, Inc: NY, 1939. 12 x 9.25, pict wraps, (6 pp). Creasing, soiling, a few small tears else good. Front cover shows illustrations as well as photographic images of the stars of "The Wizard of Oz." More
Blackie & Son: London n.d. Illus by H. R. Millar, 7 x 5", cloth, 176pp, ink inscription, lacks r.e.p., covers moderately rubbed. More
The Saalfield Publishing Co.: Akron, OH, (1907). Hardcover. Frontis, 7.5 x 5", red cloth, 233pp, cover with extremity bumping and fraying, minor light spot at top of front cover, inner hinges cracking, ink inscription from former owner on front fly (dated 1934), pp browned else a decent copy in a...... More
D. Appleton and Co: NY, 1904. Color illustr by AB Frost and EW Kemble, 8.5 x 5.5, gilt decorated orange cloth, teg, 190 pp, covers very worn, soiled and loose, ink inscription, some edge tears, some interior soiling, title page roughly opened with pencil marks and small stain. FIRST ED..... More
Brentano's, 31 Union Square, NY. T. Hasegawa, Tokyo. 1902. Colorful woodblock prints, 6 x 4, wraps, pict covers, crepe paper w/ silk cords, unpag (16 incl covers). Light creasing, tiny dents, covers have light soiling, rear cover has spotting else good/very good. Inside the front covr and on the opposite..... More
The Bobbs-Merrill Co.: Indianapolis, IN, (1930). Hardcover. Illus., 8 x 5.25", cloth, 290pp, covers a little rubbed, extremities bumped else a nice copy in a rubbed, spine-sunned, soiled and edge-worn/chipped dustjacket with some ink writing on front panel. FIRST EDITION. SCARCE title in the original edition. More
Houghton, Miffln and Co: NY, 1904. 7.75 x 5.25, red cloth, 247 pp with index + publisher's catalog, cover very worn and darkened, extremities bumped and fraying, hinges loose, inner hinges cracked, former owner's ("Aunt Lu's") ink inscription. INSCRIBED "For L.M.G. with love from . . . " AND SIGNED..... More
Fleming H. Revell: NY, 1933. Illustr, 9 x 6, decorated red cloth, 156 pp, covers worn and soiled, extremities bumped, hinges quite loose, couple of paper labels on spine, contents edge toned. Still, a scarce book. More