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W e distinguish picturebooks from other illustrated books by placing
the illustrator's name immediately after the author's name, thus: Payne,
Emmy / H.A.Rey. All illustrations are reproduced at ¼ full size for purposes
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(Bader xxx) following an entry refers to an illustration number in
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1. Aardema, Verna /Reynold
Ruffins. Misoso. NY, 1994,
first printing, Knopf. Glossy
boards, 10½x10, 86p, no dw,
XL, some marks. Traditional
African legends from a dozen
cultures w/ neat modern
graphics.
VG $10
2. Aardema, Verna / Leo &
Diane Dillon. W ho's in
Rabbit's House? NY, 1977,1 st,
Dial. Cloth, 10¼ x10¼, 32p,
DW ($7.95). Minor foxing. A
Masai story from East Africa.
FINE $50
3. Aardema, Verna / Leo &
Diane Dillon. W hy Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears (Caldecott Medal) NY,
1975, 1 st Dial. Blind-stamped blue cloth, 10¼x10¼ , 32p, DW ($6.95). Sold
w/ Newbery / Caldecott Awards Dinner Program w/ art by the Dillons for this
occasion.
AS NEW $240
4. Aiken, Joan. The Wolves of Willoughby
Chase. NY, 1962, 1 stUS, Doubleday. Cloth, 6x8½,
168p, DW ($2.95). Illus by Pat Marriott, w/
memorable and scarce Edw ard Gorey dustjacket.
Aiken takes the same liberties with history that
she does with natural laws. Two distant cousins
come to live with what turns out to be a pair of
tyrannical villains. Things turn for the worse, but,
with the help of a wild boy, the girls escape and
turn the tables on the wrongdoers.
FINE $200
Lloyd Alexander (1924-2007) was a Philadelphia native
and attended Haverford College briefly before service
with the army in W W II. Following the war, he
attended the University of Paris. He wrote more than
40 books for children; including five (plus two picture
books) in the Prydain Chronicles, loosely based on the W elsh Mabinogion, in
which we follow the life and progress of Taran, assistant pig-keeper, who dreams of
becoming a hero, and his companions: Princess Eilonwy, Fflewddur Fflam the
wandering bard and king, a feral yet gentle creature called Gurgi, and a dwarf
named Doli.
5. Alexander, Lloyd. The Book of Three. NY, 1964, reprint, Holt. Boards,
6½x 9½, 217p, DW , XL, some marks. First book of the Prydain Chronicles.
GOOD $10
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6. Alexander, Lloyd. The High King (Newbery Medal). NY, 1968, 3 rd ptg,
Holt. Boards, 6½x 9½, 285p, DW , XL, some marks, fairly clean and tight,
sewn-thru-the-fold. Fifth and concluding volume in the series.
VG $10
7. Alexander, Lloyd. The Iron Ring. NY, 1997, 1 st, Dutton. Half cloth, 6x8½,
283p, DW , XL, some marks, clean and tight. A story of high adventure in a
magical land not unlike Persia long ago.
VG $8
8. Alexander, Lloyd. The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian. NY, 1970,
1st, Dutton. Cloth, 6¼x9¼, 204p, DW (one crease). The book is a musical
mystery. Alexander suggests that the clue to solving the mystery is to realize
that the protagonist, Gauli-Mauli, is straight out of Mozart's K.232. Sold w/
signed Christmas card laid in.
VG $35
9. Alexander, Lloyd. Taran Wanderer . NY, 1967, 10 th ptg, Holt. Boards,
6½x9½, 256p, DW , XL, some marks. Fourth volume in the Prydain
chronicles.
VG $10
David Almond (1951-) received The Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2010.
10. Almond,
6x 8½, 205
about a boy
which is the
David. Counting Stars. NY, 2000, 1 stUS, Delacorte. Half Cloth,
pages, DW , XL, few marks. A series of interconnected stories
growing up in a close family in Felling in northeast England,
author’s hometown.
VG $8
11. Almond, David. Kit’s Wilderness. NY, 2000, 1 stUS, Delacorte. Half cloth,
6x8½, 230p, DW . Kit is a thirteen-year-old who goes to live with his
grandfather in a decaying mining town. There he meets another boy who
introduces him to the game called Death, looking for ghosts in abandoned
coal mines.
FINE $20
12. Anderson, M.T. Feed. Cambridge,
MA, 2003, 1st, Candlewick. Bds,
5¾x9½, 236p, DW . This passionate
and tender young adult novel is a
cyberpunk satire of future America.
The Feed is a computer chip
permanently implanted in one’s brain,
preferably at birth, among the upper
class. The book is well done, funny,
and spooky.
FINE $24
13. Anderson, M.T./Petra Mathers.
Strange Mr. Satie. NY, 2003, 1st,
Viking. Glossy bds,8½x10¾, c 40p,
DW . W e have had enthusiastic
responses reading this to kids aged 49 accompanied by recorded piano
music. Satie not only was careful to
keep his childhood near as an
inspiration all his life, but all his music
is, in a sense, children’s music. One
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critic wrote that his sophistication was the deliberate retention of childlike
elements and humor as a mask for the boldness of his innovation in the
knowledge they would leave their imprint on modern music.
VG $12
14. Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Magical ABC. London, 1981, 1 st, Bodley Head.
Pictorial boards, w/mylar foil in pocket. 8½x10¼, 64 p, no dw. Former
owner’s name. An anamorphic alphabet with distorted letters and pictures
which look normal viewed with a cylindrical mirror. Shows how to make your
own.
VG $25
15. Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Math Games. NY, 1987, repr, Philomel.
Pictorial boards, 8½x9½ , 104 p, no dw, as issued. A superb introduction to
simple sets, physical similarities and differences. Anno's humorous drawings
bring dozens of math-based puzzles to life.
FINE $20
16. Anno, Mitsumasa & Masaichiro. Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar.
NY, 1982, 1st US, Philomel. Glossy bds, STF, 8½x10¼, 44p, DW . A story in
a story about factorials co-authored by his son, who shares his passion for
art and math.
FINE $15
17. Arkin, Alan/Dirk Zimmer. Some Fine Grandpa! NY, 1995, 1 st, Harper.
Cloth spine, 8¼x10¼, c. 30p, DW . Grandpa tells some pretty funny stories
which leads everyone to believe he’s losing it, except his granddaughter,
Molly.
FINE $16
18. Averill, Naomi. W histling-Two-Teeth. NY, 1939, 1st, G&D. Cloth,
9½x9½, 24p,DW , few tears, lt soil. A beautiful book details how a young
Sioux with special gifts helps out the great hunters of his tribe. A visual
statement reminiscent of the caverns of Lescaux. (Bader 215)
VG $200
19. Bader, Barbara. American Picturebooks from Noah’s Ark to The Beast
W ithin. NY, 1976, 1 st, Macmillan. Cloth, 8x11, 615p, DW . Some 900 plates.
The essential reference book to American children’s picture books of the 20 th
Century. Bader also updated her selection with a series of essays collected
in The Horn Book guides dedicated every ten years to the Caldecott
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Medalists and occasionally in the magazine itself. In addition to her superb
critical gifts, she is also so comprehensive it is extremely difficult to cite any
important title not considered.
VG $75
20. Baker, Jeannie. Home in the Sky. NY, 1984, 1st, Greenwillow. Cloth,
9x11, 32p, DW , XL, but few marks. In this almost 3-dimensional picturebook
about New York, a homing pigeon survives an amazing adventure. VG $10
21. Baker, Jeannie. The Story of Rosie Dock. NY, 1995, 1st US,
Greenwillow. Glossy bds, 8¾x11¼, 32p, DW . An innocently introduced alien
plant presents an environmental challenge to the fragile desert ecology of
central Australia. Illus with fabric collage by the author.
FINE $20
22. Bang, Molly. The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher (AIGA /
Caldecott Honor). NY, 1980, 3rd, Four Winds. Cloth, 8¼x8¼, 48p, DW . A
marvelous, wordless picturebook in which the author makes effective use of
the “fade-away girl” technique of Coles Phillips.
FINE $24
23. Banner, Angela. Ant and Bee. London, 1950, 1972, Kaye & Ward.
Glossy bds,4¾x4, 109p, no DW . The first alphabetical story for tiny tots. All
the important words are printed in vermilion ink. Verging on the surreal, this
absurd story is one of the best early readers ever produced.
VG $75
24. Barthelme, Donald. The Slightly Irregular Fire Engine, or The Hithering
Thithering Djinn (AIGA). NY, 1971, 1st, FSG. Cloth, 8¾x11¼, 32p, DW. The
illustrations are a collage of b&w images clipped from 19th century trade
catalogs. A little girl gets her wish for a fire engine. And Matilda’s father and
mother, that gay and laughing couple, were very glad to have a bright green
fire engine to ride in when they went out for an evening, and Matilda lent it to
them whenever they wished.
VG $90
25. Baruch, Dorothy W./Charles
Shaw . Pitter Patter. NY, 1943m 1 st,
W m. R. Scott. Pictorial bds, spiral
bound, 9½x8, c. 20p, no dw, as
issued. Review slip bound in
advertising other titles in Scott’s
board book line. The idea was to
make a less fragile book that frees
the child from the necessity for
parental involvement in the
experience. Baruch (1899-1962)
was a prominent progressive
educator and psychologist and
Shaw (1892-1974) was a major
American artist who helped found
the American Abstract Artists
group. This book tells children that it’s ok to be outside in the rain, and plays
on the sounds of rain on an umbrella.
GOOD $100
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26. Bataille, Marion. ABC3D. NY, 2008, 1 st, Roaring Brook. Pictorial
boards, 6x7¼ 26p, mylar cover. An alphabet whose 26 pop-up letters move
and change before your eyes in inventive ways.
AS NEW $25
27. Baum , L. Frank. The Emerald City of Oz. Chicago, 1910, reprint without
color plates, probably c. 1933, Reilly & Lee. Cloth, w/ paste-down, 6½x9,
294p, no dw.
VG $30
28. Bell, Anthea/Chihiro Iwasaki. The Wise Queen. Natick (MA), 1986, 1 st,
Picture Book Studio. Glossy boards, 9x11½, c 24p, DW . A foolish King
takes a clever girl for his wife. However, when her wit makes the King’s laws
look foolish, he decides to send her away; but, she is a clever girl. FINE $24
29. Bemelmans, Ludw ig. Fifi. NY, 1940, 1st, S&S, paper bds, 9¼x12¼,
46p, no dw. Parts of backstrip missing. Fifi (alias Little Bit)'s African
adventure and escape. The stylized African cannibals probably will delay
reprinting. Scarce.
GOOD $120
30. Bemelmans, Ludw ig. The Golden Basket (Newbery Honor). NY, 1936,
1st, Viking. Review copy. Blind stamped vermilion cloth, 7x9½, 96p. DW a
trifle worn. Acid neutralized. Madeline makes her first cameo appearance in
this story of Bruges, Belgium. Bem's father was a Belgian, and this book is
about the adventures of two sisters with the son of the proprietor of their
hotel, The Golden Basket. (Bader 60)
GOOD $175
31. Bemelmans, Ludw ig. Madeline and the Gypsies. NY, 1959, 1 st, Viking.
Cloth, 9x12¼, 48p, DW (pc). Left behind at a Gypsy carnival, Madeline and
Pepito join the troupe and visit ten French monuments. Sold w/ original
insert for the Christmas number of McCall’s magazine where the story first
appeared.
VG $300
32. Bemelmans, Ludw ig. Madeline's Rescue (Caldecott Medal). NY, 1953,
1st, Viking. Cloth, 9x12, 56p, DW ($3.00). Bemelmans credits the plot to
children's book author, Phyllis McGinley. The story appeared in Good
Housekeeping Magazine, Dec, 1951, #133:55-60. Generally, these
magazine appearances have very reduced format. With this item we include
The Horn Book Award Keepsake, Boston, 1954, with an introduction by May
Massee, and Caldecott acceptance speech, wraps, 7x9½, 14p.
VG $500
33. Bemelmans, Ludw ig. Marina. NY, 1962, 1 st, Harper. Cloth spine,
pictorial boards, 12½x10¼, 32, no dw, as issued. Published posthumously.
An interesting example of publishing lag. The book was apparently printed
before the merger with Row, Peterson, not sold until afterward. The old
name is greeked out with mask dingbats on the copyright page and the new
name added. Marina is a young seal whose parents are successful circus
performers who take her to visit a beach on vacation.
GOOD $40
34. Bemelmans, Ludw ig. A Tale of Two Glimps. NY, nd (1947), 1st, CBS.
Pict.bds, 8x9, c.48p. No DW , backstrip missing; a little corner wear.
Apparently distributed as a sales pitch for color television: girl's color TV gets
her a boyfriend. Rare.
VG $75
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35. Bogert, Beverley /Ludw ig Bemelmans. W elcome Home. NY, 1960, 1 st,
Harper. Cloth spine, pict bds, 12½x10¼, 22p, no DW . Owner’s name fep.
Verse by Bogert celebrates how Reynard outwits the hunt - very foxy. Now
that England has outlawed foxhunting, this patrician 'sport' is kept alive in the
colonies.
VG $75
36. Bettina (Ehrlich). Piccolo. NY, 1954, 1 st, HarperB. Cloth, 4x5, 64p, DW.
A charming little book about a cute donkey, son of Cocolo, who becomes a
movie star.
FINE $200
Sir Peter Blake (1932-) is one of England’s most prominent pop artists, a graphic
designer and postmodernist. A problem facing late 20 th century artists and writers is
that so much had been done already. W e have examined postmodernism in past
catalogs and some answers to this problem, particularly the exploration of themes
suggested by modern science, such as string theory; or by altering the traditional
narrative frame, for example by making the reader a protagonist. Another solution
is the juxtaposition of selected elements from different periods and cultures. As
Donald Barthelme remarks in his 1971 short story, The Genius :
Q: What do you consider the most important tool of the genius of today?
A: Rubber cement.
37. Blake, Peter. An Alphabet. London,
2007, 1 st, Stolper. Glossy boards, 9x12, c.
64p, no dw, as issued. Catalog of an
exhibition of the artist’s work w/ an
introductory interview on the importance of
lettering in the artist’s career.
FINE $40
38. Blake, Peter + Jann Haw orth. Sgt.
Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Hollywood, 1967, 1 st , SMAS 2653, Capital
Records. Pictorial boards, 33 1/3 rpm
record, w/ card insert to be cut out. VG $35
39. Blake, Peter. Peter Blake's ABC.
London, 2009, 2 nd ptg, Tate. Glossy boards,
7x7, 60p, DW . An alphabet in praise of the
sometimes beautiful, sometimes joyous
ephemera of life. Photo illust with objects
from artist’s personal collection. FINE $30
40. Blake, Quentin. Magic Pencil. London,
2002, first printing, The British Library. Pictorial boards, 8½x 11, 112p, no
dw, as issued. Catalog of an exhibition with the theme of contemporary
British children’s book illustration.
AS NEW $30
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Cecil Bødker, (1927-) is a Danish writer who won the
H.C. Andersen Medal in 1976. She lived for a time
with Danish friends in Ethiopia, where her novel, The
Leopard is set. These friends also were English
speakers and helped with the translation.
41. Bødker, Cecil. The Leopard . Oxford, 1977, 1 st,
OUP. Boards, 5½ x 8¾, 138p, DW. Owner’s name
fep. Batchelder Prize winner. A fresh and exciting
story of an African boy whose wit and
determination enable him to succeed in a world
made perilous by adults.
FINE $30
42. Bødker, Cecil. Silas and the Black Mare.
Oxford, 1978, 1 st, OUP. Bds, 5½ x 9, 138p, DW.
This book won not only the top award for children’s
literature in Denmark, but also the top prize in
Germany, which allows the prize to be given to non-native books when there
is no single German title. Attractive illustrations by Julek Heller. A runaway
boy “wins” a horse in this fast-paced action story.
FINE $16
43. Bolton, Henry Carrington. The Counting-Out rhymes of Children.
London, 1888, 1 st, Elliot Stock. Cloth, 8x10½, 124p, no dw. A study in
Folklore. The author shows that the use of rhymes and doggerels for
“counting-out” obtains among children in all countries; that the customs
perpetuated in their juvenile games are of great antiquity, and that they
originate in the superstitious practices of divination by lot.
One-ery, two-ery, ickery, Ann,
Fillicy, fallacy, Nicholas, John,
Queever, quaver, English, knaver,
Stinckelum , stanckelum, Jericho, buck.
VG $25
44. Boston, Lucy. The River at Green Knowe. NY, 1959, 1 st, HBJ. Green
cloth, 5½x8¼, 153p, DW ($3.00). Green Knowe is let to a pair of wacky
grown-ups and three children, English, Chinese, and Polish who find reality
and fantasy along a nearby river. Illus by Peter Boston.
FINE $75
45. Another, similar, ex-library, few marks, clean and tight.
VG $16
46. Boston, Lucy. The Sea Egg. NY, 1967, 3rd, HBJ. Cloth, 5½x8¼, 94p,
DW . A summer seaside fantasy set on the coast of Cornwall, illus by Peter
Boston.
VG $24
47. Boston, Lucy. The Stones of Green Knowe. London, 1976, 1st, Bodley
Head. Boards, 5½x8¼, 120p, DW (pc). Two small library stamps, but
evidently never circulated. Illus by Peter Boston. A wonderful addition to
the series; concerning Roger, first of the children, and the Norman origins of
the house.
VG $32
48. Another, similar, 1stUS, Atheneum, DW , (ex-library, few marks), clean
and tight.
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49. Brett, Jan. Annie and the Wild Animals. Boston, 1985, 1st, HMCo. Cloth,
8½x9½ , 32p, DW . The woodsie animals keep Annie company while her pet
cat is gone.
FINE $12
50. Brett, Jan. Goldilocks and the Three Bears. NY, 1987, 1st, Dodd Mead.
Pict bds, 9x11¼, 32p, DW .
FINE $12
51. Brett, Jan. Trouble with Trolls. NY, 1992, 1 st, Putnam’s. Glossy bds,
9x11, c 32p, DW . How a spunky girl rescues her dog from the trolls, one
winter’s day.
FINE $12
52. Brewton, Frank/ Robert Law son. Under the Tent of the Sky. NY, 1937,
1 st, Macmillan. Pictorial cloth, 6x9½, 205p, no dw. A collection of more than
140 poems about animals, enlivened with ink drawings by Law son. This was
for many years the standard school poetry collection, with large enough type
to be easy for very young readers.
VG $12
53. Briggs, Raymond. Father Christmas. NY, 1973, 1 stUS, CowardMcCann. Green cloth, 9x10, c 32p, DW . Sm stain and owner’s name, fep.
Author’s first book is a comic book style graphic novel. The image of Santa
as a cranky old guy(...bloomin’ snow....) making his rounds, is a stroke of
genius.
VG $30
54. Brisley, Jane Lankes. Milly-Molly-Mandy Stories. London, 1928, 1965
reprint, Harrap. Pictorial boards, 5x7½, 96p, DW . Almost too charming
read-aloud stories for very young children. As comfy as hot tea and toast by
a warm fire. Nicely illustrated by the author. All of the cottages in this idyllic
village are thatched, of course, and all the grown-ups benevolent. These
stories first appeared in The Christian Science Monitor.
VG $30
55. Bro, Margueritte Harmon. How the
Mouse Deer Became King. NY, 1966,
1 st, Doubleday. Cloth, 6¼x 9½, 127p,
DW . Twelve Indonesian folktales about
the tiny deer which serves as their
Anansi, illustrated in b&w by Joseph
Low .
VG $15
56. Broby-Johansen, R. Bokom Gagga
Sicksack och Fredrik (Swedish, Book
about Gaga, Zigzag, and Fredrik).
Stockholm, 1949, 1 st, Almqvist &
W iksell. Cloth spine, pict bds, 9x11, 32p,
no dw. A Danish copy of this book
appeared as item 51 in our
Scandinavian Catalog. BrobyJohansen was a Danish activist writer
and artist. His first book in 1922 was
confiscated by the police. Later he
became a champion of art education for
all. A picture book of stories with brilliant
use of color focused on playing in traffic. However, at that time Swedes
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drove on the left and Danes on the right. This is handled with a terrific twopage spread which can be read from top or bottom. This copy came with a
sheet of letters in the book’s cover typeface on a black field with a note that
the cover can be personalized with a child’s name by sticking the letters on
the cover in the black space at the top of the traffic light. Some of the letters
remain.
GOOD $75
57. Brontë, Charlotte (1816-1855). The Search after Hapiness. NY, 1969,
1stUS, S&S. Pict cloth, 6x8, 48p, DW . Attractive full color illustrations by
Carolyn Dinan. As a result of the early death of their two older sisters from
the rigors of a charity boarding school, the younger Brontë children were
isolated at home for the most of their education. Charlotte was nine at the
time. Left to themselves and the moors, they developed their enormously
fertile imaginations, entertaining one another with made-up stories. They
were accustomed to copy these out in very tiny writing. Branwell got 2500
words on a single 5"x7" page. This book, written in 1828 when Charlotte
was 13, but here published for the first time, is altogether more satisfying
than any other book-by-a-child we have read. A nobleman becomes
downcast in his own country and undertakes a quest, leading to
enlightenment.
FINE $24
58. Brooks, Bruce. The Moves Make the Man (signed) Newbery Honor. NY,
1984, 4th, Harper & Row. Cloth spine, bds, 5¾x8¼, 280p, DW . Author’s first
book is a great middle school sports metaphor centered on basketball.
.
FINE $24
59. Brow n, Jeff /Tom i Ungerer. Flat Stanley. NY, 1964, repr, Harper & Row.
Cloth, 7¼x9¼, 48p, DW , XL, few marks. Stanley is squashed flat as a
pancake when his bulletin board falls on him, causing him to find some
creative solutions to his new problems. Good fun. A recent grammar school
activity in the US is having children make a flat doll of themselves for mailing
to family and friends all over the world during a year. After which the results
are returned to the child and compared in class.
VG $12
60. Brow n, Marcia. The Blue Jackal. NY, 1977, 1st, Scribner's. Cloth,
8½x10, c 32p, DW . From the same Indian folk tale source as Once a
Mouse, and also with woodcuts by the author.
FINE $30
M argaret W ise Brown (1910-1952) is the most important American author for
young children of our time, a result of her native gifts as well as the intense effort
she put into understanding how children respond to stories. Neither she nor Lucy
Sprague M itchell at the Bank Street School were the first to realize the importance
of child interaction with children’s literature, but Brown was the first to exploit this
insight. Like e.e. cummings, who also exerted prodigious effort on each poem,
Brown's genius can easily be overlooked or trivialized by amateurs.
61. Brow n, Margaret Wise. The Fish with the Deep Sea Smile. NY, (Dutton)
1938, 1988 Linnet reprint. Illus by Roberta Brown Rausch, the author's
sister. Cloth, 6x9, 128p, DW . Brown’s second book contains three dozen
stories, many of which were reprinted later with new illustrations, such as
Sneakers, and The Dead Bird.
AS NEW $24
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62. Brow n, Margaret Wise/Leonard Weisgard. The Indoor Noisy Book. NY,
1947, possible 1st, Harper & Bros. Cloth spine, pict bds, 7¼x8¾, 44p, no
DW . Muffin has a cold and has to stay indoors. He listens to all the
household noises.
VG $40
63. Brow n, Margaret Wise/Esphyr Slobodkina. The Little Fireman. NY,
(W m. R. Scott, 1938) 1993 facsimile, Harper. Cloth spine, 6½x8, 36p, DW.
Bader says, "Come upon unawares, it seemed to me the most breathtaking
picturebook I'd ever seen." From the original dust jacket flap: "Fire! Fire! Fire!
This is no false alarm. A dashing story about the little fireman who saves
fifteen little fat ladies, splashes out a blaze, and returns triumphant to his
pink ice cream and bed. Hosefulls of color by a brilliant new Russian artist.”
Cattermole was instrumental in bringing this title back into print, and we are
pleased with the result.
FINE $32
64. Brow n, Margaret Wise/Esphyr Slobodkina. Sleepy ABC. NY, (1953),
1994 facsimile edition, Harper. Glossy bds, 6x9½, 32p, DW . An inspired
juxtaposition of brief rhymes and cut colored paper collages.
FINE $20
65. Brow ne, Anthony. The Shape Game. NY, 2003, 1 st US, FSG. Glossy
boards, 11x11, c. 32p, DW . We love this book, which is a sort of memoir, of
when Brow ne’s family took their mom to an art museum one time. It
changed his life. It is a pretty funny book, about observing, which is, of
course, what artists do. There is even an amusing self-portrait of Peter
Blake, who looks a bit like the author’s dad. On the way home, mom teaches
the family what she calls the shape game, where one person starts a sketch
and then passes it to the next to add something, making it different. The
author remarks he’s been playing the shape game ever since. AS NEW $20
66. Burningham, John. Come Away From the Water, Shirley. NY, 1977, 1 st
US, Crowell. Pictorial boards, 11x9, c. 32p, no dw. Shirley and her parents
coexist during a day at the beach, with wildly different experiences, even
though the water is too cold for swimming.
FINE $16
67. Burningham, John. Cloudland. NY, 1996, 1 st US, Crown. Glossy bds,
10x12, c. 44p, DW . While hiking in the mountains with his parents one day, a
boy falls over an edge and might be lost. However, he lands on a cloud and
is rescued by the Cloudpeople.
FINE $16
68. Burton, Virginia Lee. Calico the Wonder Horse. NY, (1950), 1968,
Scholastic. Pictorial wraps, 8x6, 64p, no dw. Paperback reprint of the 1950
revised edition. Calico is not very pretty, but she’s the sm artest horse in
Cactus County. The strong plot line, gripping, comic book style format and
vivid, forceful illustrations were originally tailored to her own children. The
original 1941 edition has the title Stewy Slinker instead of the 1950s Stewy
Stinker, and is printed on a rainbow of colored paper, while the reprint has
redrawn cartoons on white paper w/ colored edges. Each has its strengths,
and kids seem not to favor one over the other.
VG $12
69. Cannon, Janell. Stellaluna. NY, 1993, 5 th ptg, HBJ. Glossy bds, 10¼
x10¼, 48p, DW . One of our 100 Best Books of the Century. A lost baby fruit
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bat lives with a bird family until her mother finds her. Stella is a modern hero
and utterly charming.
FINE $20
70. Carlson, Natalie Savage. Alphonse, that Bearded One. NY, 1954, 1st,
HBJ.Cloth, 6¾x8¼, 78p, DW . Illustrated in b&w by Nicolas (Mordvinoff). A
wry French Canadian tale of a man who trains a bear to take his place as a
soldier in the militia. (Bader 404)
VG $24
71. Carrick, Carol & Donald. Left Behind. Boston, 1988, 1st, HMCo. Glossy
bds, 9¼x8¾, 32p, DW . On the way home from a class trip, Christopher is
stranded alone at a strange subway station in the new Boston.
FINE $20
72. Carroll, Lew is . The Hunting of the Snark. London, 2011, first English
edition thus, Tate. Boards, 5x8, 56p, no dw, as issued. Illustrated by Tove
Jansson.
FINE $36
73. Catalanotto, Peter. Dylan’s Day Out. NY, 1989, 1st, Orchard. Bds,
11x9½, 32p, DW . A Dalmatian has a day on the town and finds lots of black
and white activities in this wordless picturebook.
AS NEW $24
74. Causley, Charles/Charles Keeping. Jack the Treacle Eater. London,
1987, 1st, Macmillan. Boards, 7½x10½, 95p, DW. A collection of new poems
by a modern English children's poet, delightfully illustrated.
FINE $20
75. Cottrell Boyce, Frank. The Un-forgotten Coat
(Costa/Signed). London, 2011, 1 st, Walker.
Pictorial boards, 6½x8½, 100p, no DW , as issued.
Illustrated w/ color photos. A really cute story of
two strange boys in the elementary school in
Bootle, where Cottrell Boyce’s stories are set.
Unlikely as it seems, his stories are based on real
people and events there. He recalls his first author
visit after the publication of Millions, at this same
school, and says he felt like Homer. His books are
witty and child-friendly. This book has one of the
best covers we’ve seen.
FINE $75
Remy Charlip (1929-) studied at Cooper Union in
New York. He is a gifted choreographer, theater director, set designer, and author of
29 children’s books, none of which ever puts a foot wrong.
76. Charlip, Rem y. Fortunately. NY, 1964, 1st, Parents Magazine Press.
Cloth, 7½x10, c 40 p, no dw. An inspired bit of play, about a boy invited to a
party who experiences alternate fates, with b&w illustrations for the
unfortunately, and color plates for the fortunately, alternating. Remy was
intrigued by the drama of turning the page. (Bader 618).
VG $45
77. Charlip, Rem y w ith George Ancona and Mary Beth. Handtalk Birthday (
AIGA). NY, 1987, 1 st, Four Winds. Half cloth, 7¼ x10¼, c. 44p, DW , XL,
some marks. A birthday party for the deaf with examples of sign language,
all color photos.
GOOD $8
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78. Charlip, Remy, & Moore, Lilian/W illiams, Vera. Hooray for Me!
Berkeley, 1975, 1996 reprint, Tricycle. Pict bds, 7½x10¼, 32p, no DW .
W illiams' first book, done in pastel water-color washes is cheerful and
affirming.
FINE $12
79. Charlip, Remy & Burton Supree. Mother Mother I Feel Sick... NY, 1986,
1 st, Parents'. Pict bds, 9¼x7, 48p, no dw. An old rhyme makes an amusing
story, illustrated with silhouettes, like a shadow play.
VG $40
80. Charlip, Rem y. Peanut Butter Party (Signed). Berkeley, 1999, 1 st, Tricycle
Press. Glossy bds, 11x9, c 32p, DW . This is a series of innovative things
kids can do with peanut butter, both creamy and chunky.
FINE $40
81. Charlip, Remy/Jon Muth. W hy I Will Never ever ever have enough time
to Read this Book (Signed). Berkeley, 2000, 1 st, Tricycle Press. Glossy bds,
7 ½x10, c 32p, DW . A little girl leads a busy life and the book she’s trying to
finish is this one, making an appearance within itself.
FINE $60
82. Chaucer, Geoffrey/Barbara Cooney. Chanticleer and the Fox (Caldecott
Medal). NY, 1958, reprint, Crowell. Dec. paper boards, 8x12, c 32p, DW ,
XL, some marks. Adapted from the "Nun's Priest's Tale".
VG $12
83. Ciardi, John/Edw ard Gorey. The Man
W ho Sang the Sillies. Philadelphia, 1961, 1 st,
Lippincott. Yellow cloth, 6½x9½, 64p, DW.
This appears to predate Toledano’s
Goreyography, matching #B-12a, except that
our copy has $2.95 on the lower DJ flap
instead of $3.00, suggesting that it was a
review copy. Not library binding.AS NEW $120
84. Clifton, Lucille/Evaline Ness. Some of the
Days of Everett Anderson. NY, 1970, 1 st, Holt.
Cloth, 9x8¼, 32p, DW . Bader remarks that
Clifton’s lovely first book gives us a little black
boy’s any-child idiom. Clifton (1936-2010)
wrote a series of seven more books featuring
Everett Anderson, each with the same
authentic African-American dialog and real life
social problems.
VG $35
85. Coeur, F. (Ferdinand Krch). 15 Jeux sur table (Père Castor #58). Paris,
1936, 1 st, Flammarion. Pictorial wraps, 9¼x11, c. 10p. Contains 3 pages of
heavy card stock playing boards, and two pages of tokens (jetons) plus 16
pages of text describing the games. The tokens have been punched out and
lost, although the boards remain. De-acidified.
GOOD $30
86. Conrad, Pam/Richard Egielski. Call Me Ahnighito. NY, 1995, 1 st,
HarperC. Blind-stamped bds, 11¼x8¼, 28p, DW , remainder mark. An
amusing tale told by a meteorite, of his life on Earth w/ fun pictures. Story is
referenced in W onderstruck, see below.
FINE $12
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87. Conrad, Pam/Richard Egielski. The Tub People. NY, 1989, 1 st, Harper.
Cloth, 10x8, 32p, DW . Cute story of a family of wooden dolls who live around
and in the bathtub.
FINE $20
88. Cooney, Barbara. Eleanor. NY, 1996, 1 st, Viking. Pict bds, 8X11¼, 32p,
DW . An account of the lonely childhood of America's most famous first lady,
outstand-ing for her dedication to improving the human condition. FINE $20
89. Cooney, Barbara. A Little Prayer. NY, 1967, 1st, Hastings House. Pict
bds, 5¾x 5, 32p, DW . Illus w/woodcuts. A prayer of similes from Provence;
e.g., ...as philosophical as a fisherman/....
VG $24
90. Cooney, Barbara. Miss Rumphius. NY, 1982, reprint, Viking. Glossy
boards, 10½x8¼, 30p, DW . Miss Rumphius chooses an unusual way to fulfill
her grandfather's charge to "make the world more beautiful." Cooney
remarks that Miss Rumphius became something of an alter ego for heVr.G $12
91. Cooper, Susan. The Boggart and the Monster. NY, 1997, 1 st, McElderry.
Half cloth, 6x8½, 185p, DW , XL, few marks. In this sequel, the Boggert of
Castle Keep sets out to save the Loch Ness Monster, his only living relative.
VG $10
92. Cooper, Susan. Green Boy. NY, 2002, 1 st, McElderry. Half cloth, 6x8½,
195p, DW . Two young boys, one of whom is mute, cross the barrier between
two worlds, that of their home island in the Bahamas, and a land called
Pangaia, and play a mysterious role in restoring the natural environment in
both.
VG $12
93. Cooper, Susan. The Grey King (Newbery Medal). NY, 1975, 7 th ptg,
Atheneum. Cloth, 6x9½, 208p, DW . In the fourth book of The Dark is Rising
sequence, Will, while visiting Wales is swept into a desperate quest to find
the fabled golden harp and awaken the sleepers. B&w illust by Michael
Heslop.
VG $20
94. Cooper, Susan/W arw ick Hutton. The Silver Cow. NY, 1983, 1 st,
Macmillan. Cloth, 8½x10¼, 32p, DW . A Welsh tale written in the soft,
musical rhythm of Welsh speech.
AS NEW $20
95. Cooper, Susan. Silver on the Tree. NY, 1977, 1 st, Atheneum. Cloth, 6x
8½, 269p, DW (pc). Name fep. Final book in The Dark is Rising sequence.
W ill and his companions along with the three Drew children fight fear and
death in the darkly brooding Welsh mountains in their quest to vanquish the
Dark.
VG $40
96. Codray, Nathalie (Natalya Kondrianskaya). Globusny Chelovechek
(Russian, The Little Man in the Globe). Paris, 1954, 1 st, Mourlot Freres.
Boards w/ paste-down, 8½x11, 68p, no dw, as issued. Illust in color by
Feodor Rojankovsky. A little man pops out of a globe in the library and
startles a girl and takes her on a voyage around the world.
FINE $200
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97. Corraini, Marzia. Children's Corner (Artist’s Books for Children). Mantova,
2007, 1 st, 6½x9½, 220p, no dw, as issued. Survey of late 20 th, through 21 st
century artist’s books for children profusely illustrated in color. Chiefly trade
editions are discussed. Text in Italian and English.
FINE $75
98. Couratin, Patrick. Shhh! Np, [NY], 1974, 1 st, HarlinQuist. Blind-stamped
black cloth, 10x10¼, 24p, DW ($5.95). . An absurd surrealist book in the
style of Magritte.
FINE $24
99. Credle, Ellis. Pig-O-W ee. NY, 1936, 1st, Rand McNally. Pict bds, 8x10,
44p, DW . Credle grew up on a farm in North Carolina, but made her home in
Appalachia where she rendered many American folk stories for children. All
her books are illustrated by herself. The family pig stubbornly stays too thin
to trade to the store for a Victrola, but she finally solves the problem
creatively.
VG $40
100. Crew s, Donald . Light
(AIGA). NY, 1981, 1st,
Greenwillow. Pict bds, 10x8¼,
32p, DW ($7.95). From dusk to
dawn the book leads you from
city to country and back
showing a night illuminated with
every sort of brilliance.
FINE $40
101. Crew s, Donald. School Bus.
NY, 1984, 7th, Greenwillow. Pict
cloth, 10¼x8¼, 32p, DW , XL,
some marks. Yellow!G OOD $10
102. Cross, Peter. 1588 and All
This... London, 1988, 1st, Pavilion. Glossy bds, 7¾x9¾, 30p. A lighthearted
look at life in Elizabethan England under threat of invasion by the Spanish
Armada.
FINE $20
103. cummings, e.e./Heidi Goennel. in Just-spring. Boston, 1988, 1 st thus,
LBCo. Bds, 8¼x10¼ , c, 28p, DW . Colorful images make a contribution to a
child’s understanding of the little lame balloonman whistles far and wee.
FINE $16
104. Curry, Jane Louise. Back in the Beforetime (Tales of California
Indians). NY, 1987, 1 st, McElderry. Cloth, 6x8½, 134p, DW , XL, some marks.
22 Indian tales w/ illustrations by James Watt.
VG $8
105. Curry, Jane Louise. The Lost Farm. NY, 1974, 1st, Atheneum. Cloth,
5½x8½, 137p, DW , XL, few marks. . Illus by Charles Robinson. A whole
farm is magically shrunken, then rediscovered in the nick of time.
VG $9
106. Curry, Jane Louise. The Lotus Cup. NY, 1986, 1st, Atheneum. Cloth,
smythesewn, 5¾x8½, 230p, DW . A young girl discovers how to use her
grandfather's formula for making Wedgewood-like applique patterns on fine
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china. Set in a pottery in East Liverpool, Ohio, and based on fact. [It was
Belleek, rather than W edgewood, actually.]
FINE $32
107. Curry, Jane Louise. The Magical Cupboard. NY, 1976, 1st, Atheneum.
Cloth, 5¼x8½, 138p, DW , XL, but few marks. Illus by Charles Robinson. An
antique cupboard proves to be as magical as Lew is's Wardrobe.
VG $9
108. Curry, Jane Louise. The W atchers. NY, 1975, 1st, Atheneum. Cloth,
6x8½, 235p, DW, XL, some marks. Magic and time mixed up with some
mysterious mountain folk of West Virginia.
VG $8
109. Curtis, Christopher. Bud, Not Buddy (Newbery Medal). NY, 1999, 1 st,
Delacorte. Cloth spine, 6x8½, 245p, DW . Bud is an orphan living in a foster
home in Flint, Michigan during the depression. He decides to run away and
find an imagined father who is a famous jazz musician.
FINE $45
110. Cvach, Milos. Dans tout les sens. (French, In any direction). Np, [Paris],
2007, limited #27/50, signed and numbered by the artist, Cvach. Ring bound
card, 6x6, 34p. A hand-made artist’s book, heir to Munari’s Libri Illeggibili
with cut-outs, colors and shapes to be read forward or backward in any
orientation.
AS NEW $240
111. Dahl, Roald. Danny the Champion of the World. NY, 1975, 1st, Knopf.
Cloth, 6¼x9½, 198p, DW . Small owner’s inscrip, fep. Illus by Jill Bennett.
Danny's father gives him something much more valuable than social
respectability.
VG $65
112. Damjan, Mischa/Ralph Steadman. The False Flamingoes. NY, 1970,
1 st, Scroll Press. Pictorial bds, 8x11¼, 32p, DW . Original text. A lady stork
persuades her husband that they should become flamingos.
FINE $32
113. Damjan, Mischa/Jozef Wilkon. The Fake Flamingoes. NY, 1987, 1 st
thus, North-South. Glossy bds, 8x11¼, 28p, DW . New translation by
Anthea Bell, is shorter than above and better, although illustrations add little
to book.
FINE $12
114. Daugherty, James. Abraham Lincoln. NY, 1943, 1 st, Viking. Cloth, 8x11,
216p, DW . Bookplate. A people’s Lincoln and a book that is American to its
core w/ lithographs by the noted artist-poet.
VG $24
115. D'Aulaire, Ingri & Edgar Parin. Abraham Lincoln (Caldecott Medal). NY,
1939, 1st, Doubleday. Cloth spine, pict bds, 9x12¼, 56p, DW (pc, and
chipped). Erratum slip bound in, page 52. This is the review copy from The
Horn Book. Edges rubbed. It’s ironic that immigrants like the D’Aulaires
were best able to articulate the American dream of success from humble
beginnings through hard work and integrity. An amusing and colorful
biography that leaves the young reader with a sense of respect and affection
for our heroic president.
VG $600
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116. D'Aulaire, Ingri & Edgar Parin. D'Aulaires'
Trolls. NY, 1972, 1 st, Doubleday. Pictorial
boards, 9x12½, 62p, DW ($5.95). Although, say
the D’Aulaires, no trolls have been seen in the
mountains of Norway for more than a hundred
years, it’s impossible to believe these drawings
were not made from life.
VG $30
117. D'Aulaire, Ingri & Edgar Parin.
Pocahontas. NY, 1946, 1st, Doubleday. Cloth
spine, pict bds, 9¼x12, c 40p, DW ($2.50). This
story of an Indian princess torn from her native land is beautifully rendered;
we see her as a young girl, as pretty and sweet as her father was ugly and
cruel.
VG $75
118. D'Aulaire, Ingri & Edgar Parin. Pocahontas. NY, 1946, 1st/JLG,
Doubleday. Pictorial cloth, 9¼x12, c 40p, DW .
FINE $60
119. D'Aulaire, Ingri & Edgar Parin. Leif the Lucky. NY, 1941, 1 st,
Doubleday . Cloth spine, pictorial boards, 9¼ x12¼, 56p, DW ($2.00). A
beautiful and appealing story of the discovery of America by the Vikings in
the 11 th century, with brilliant Norse lithographs.
VG $150
120. D'Aulaire, Ingri & Edgar Parin. Norse Gods and Giants. NY, 1967, 1 st,
Doubleday. Cloth, 9x12½ ,156p, DW ($5.95). Superb introduction to Norse
mythology, illustrated t/o w/ b&w and color lithographs.
FINE $90
121. Day, Alexandra. Good Dog, Carl. San Diego, 1985, 7th, Green Tiger.
Pict bds, 7½x8½, 36p, no DW . Green Tiger's greatest hit about a lovable
Rottweiler.
FINE $10
122. DeAngeli, Marguerite. Copper-Toed Boots. NY, 1938, 1st, Doubleday.
Cloth, 8x10, 92p, DW ($2.00, few chips). Owner’s name ffep. An affectionate
portrait of boys (one being the author's father) growing up in Lapeer,
Michigan around the turn of the century.
VG $75
123. DeGerez, Toni/Barbara Cooney. Louhi, Witch of North Farm. NY, 1986,
1 st, Viking. Glossy boards, 8½x11, c. 32p, DW . In the Kalevala, Louhi plans
to steal the sun and moon, but is foiled when the gods learn of her
mischievous schemes.
VG $36
124. DePaola, Tomie. Strega Nona (Caldecott Medal). NY, 1975, 16 th, S&S.
Cloth, 8x11 ½, c. 32p, DW , XL some marks. An old Calabrian folk tale (The
Sorcerer’s Apprentice) in new guise, with pastel illustrations inspired by
Emanuelle Luzzatti.
VG $10
125. DePaola, Tomie. Big Anthony and the Magic Ring (Signed). NY, 1979,
3 rd, Putnam. Boards, 9x11½ , c. 32p, DW . Strega Nona casts a spell on her
apprentice to make him handsome. This makes for popularity at the ball but
also troubles he did not foresee.
FINE $16
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126. DePaola, Tomie. Strega Nona Meets Her Match. NY, 1993, 1 st, Putnam.
Glossy bds, 9x11½, c. 32p, DW . A rival tries to take over the village healing,
but Strega Nona’s bumbling apprentice sabotages her in his friendly and
helpful way.
FINE $12
127. DePaola, Tomie. Strega Nona Takes a Vacation (Signed). NY, 2000, 1 st,
Putnam. Glossy bds, 9x11½, c. 32p, DW . When the town witch visits the
sea, leaving her apprentice in charge, things get a bit confused.
FINE $20
128. DePressense, Domitille. Emily.
Montreal, 1977, 1 st, Tundra. Pict bds,
8x10½, 28p, no dw. Charming French
import about a little girl and her
hedgehog, Arthur.
VG $16
129. DePressense, Dom itille. Emily and
Arthur. Montreal, 1977, 1 st, Tundra. Pict
bds, 8x10½, 28p, no dw. Arthur becomes
lost.
VG $16
130. Dham i, Narinder. Bindi Babes. NY,
2003, 1 st, Delacorte. Glossy bds, 6x9,
184p, DW . A funny and cheerful book
about Amber, Jazz, and Geena, who are
known to their classmates as The Bindi
Babes. Their friends don’t realize the
effort that goes into looking perfect.
Following the death of their mother, daddy
became a pushover for new designer
clothes. However, he also invites an auntie from India to move in and care
for the girls. Her arrival threatens their status, and how they deal with the
threat of these changes is wonderful
FINE $24
131. Dham i, Narinder. Bollywood Babes. NY, 2005, 1 st, Delacorte. Glossy
bds, 6x9, 184p, DW , XL, few marks.The girls rescue a former Bollywood
queen who has fallen on hard times, much to their eventual chagrin. VG $10
132. Dhami, Narinder. Bhangra Babes. NY, 2006, 1 st, Delacorte. Glossy bds,
6x9, 184p, DW . There’s a handsome new boy at school....oh, oh.
VG $12
133. Disch, Thomas. The Brave Little Toaster. NY, 1986, 1st, Doubleday. Pict
bds, 6x8½, 78p, DW ($10.95). Illus by Karen Lee Schmidt. An hilarious
classic of science fiction which first appeared in the Magazine of Fantasy
and Science Fiction in 1980. Some old appliances, forgotten by their master,
in his summer cottage, decide they must pool their resources and move to
the city to be with him.
FINE $100
134. Druon, Maurice (1918-2009, French writer and Dean of the Académie).
Tistou of the Green Thumbs. NY, 1958, 1st US, Scribner's. Cloth, 5½x8,
178p, DW ($2.75). Illus in b&w by Jacqueline Duheme. Author’s sole novel
for children is about Tistou, a born gardener, to the distress of his
VG $75
armaments-maker father.
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145. Farber, Norm a/William Pène du Bois. W here's Gomer?. NY, 1974, 1st,
Dutton. Pict cloth, 8½x9, 32p, DW . Gomer is Noah's grandson who seems to
be missing as the Ark sails away.
VG $36
146. Farjeon, Eleanor. Martin Pippin in the Daisy-Field. London, 1937, 1954,
OUP. illus. by Isobel & John Morton-sale. Green cloth, 5½x8, 320p, DW
(one small chip). Martin tells stories to the little children of the girls he
entertained with other stories years before under the apple tree. Elsie
Piddock Skips in Her Sleep is one, in our view, the finest phrase in the
language.
FINE $45
147. Farley, W alter. The Black Stallion Revolts. NY, 1953, 1st, Random.
Cloth, 5½x8¼, 305p, DW , edgeworn, lt soil. Illus by Harold Eldridge. Alec
VG $30
Ramsay and his famous horse embark on a Western adventure.
148. Farley, W alter. Black Stallion and Satan (Signed). Chicago, 1949, 1st,
Random. Cloth, 5½x8¼, 208p, DW . Illust by Milton Menasco. The Black
meets his colt but not how Alec imagined it.
VG $45
149. Farmer, Penelope. Emma in Winter. London, 1966, 1st, Chatto &
W indus. Bds, 5¼x8, 160p, DW . Illus by Laszlo Acs. Sequel to the Summer
Birds. Emma dreams that she is flying with one of the village boys, and she
soon discovers that he is having the same dreams. .
FINE $40
150. Faucher, Lida/Feodor Rojankovsky. Bruin the Brown Bear (Père
Castor #53A). NY, 1937, 1st, Harper Bros. Cloth spine, pictorial bds,
9¼x10½, 32p, no dw. Translated by Lily Duplaix. Bader remarks that
Rojankovsky not only brought a flair for color from Russia, but a sympathetic
and unsentimental way of drawing animals..."persuading and encouraging
GOOD $20
children to observe nature."
151. Felix, Monique. Story of a Little Mouse Trapped in a Book. La Jolla,
1980, 1st US, Green Tiger. Glossy bds, 6x6, 26p, no DW . wordless picture
book from Switzerland. A mouse is trapped on the page of a book, and he
gnaws a large piece out of the middle, revealing a farm scene far below. He
then makes a paper airplane out of the gnawed-out piece, and escapes to
the farm.
AS NEW $35
152. Fenton, Edw ard/Edw ard Gorey. Penny Candy (100). NY, 1970, 1 st,
Holt. Bds, 7½x8½, 47p, DW $3.95). Fascinating story of the littlest child and
the magic candy he buys with his penny. Words and pictures never fit so
perfectly.
FINE $125
153. Firm in, Peter. Pinny and the Bird. NY, 1985, 1 st, Viking. Glossy bds, 7x5,
c. 28p, no dw, as issued. Pinny and Victor are “Dutch” dolls, jointed toys first
made in Europe during the 18 th century, recreated by the author using white
wood and ebony. At the urging of his children he created some cute stories
for them.
FINE $12
154. Fleischman, Paul. Mind's Eye. NY, 1999, 1 st, Holt. Half cloth, 5¼x7½,
108p, DW . Heartwarming story of a young paralyzed girl and her roomate in
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Monet’s Garden , a 12-year-old girl visits Bologna. and there she encounters
Morandi, a modern artist too little appreciated.
AS NEW $60
145. Farber, Norm a/William Pène du Bois. W here's Gomer?. NY, 1974, 1st,
Dutton. Pict cloth, 8½x9, 32p, DW . Gomer is Noah's grandson who seems to
be missing as the Ark sails away.
VG $36
146. Farjeon, Eleanor. Martin Pippin in the Daisy-Field. London, 1937, 1954,
OUP. illus. by Isobel & John Morton-sale. Green cloth, 5½x8, 320p, DW
(one small chip). Martin tells stories to the little children of the girls he
entertained with other stories years before under the apple tree. Elsie
Piddock Skips in Her Sleep is one, in our view, the finest phrase in the
language.
FINE $45
147. Farley, W alter. The Black Stallion Revolts. NY, 1953, 1st, Random.
Cloth, 5½x8¼, 305p, DW , edgeworn, lt soil. Illus by Harold Eldridge. Alec
Ramsay and his famous horse embark on a Western adventure.
VG $30
148. Farley, W alter. Black Stallion and Satan (Signed). Chicago, 1949, 1st,
Random. Cloth, 5½x8¼, 208p, DW . Illust by Milton Menasco. The Black
meets his colt but not how Alec imagined it.
VG $45
149. Farmer, Penelope. Emma in Winter. London, 1966, 1st, Chatto &
W indus. Bds, 5¼x8, 160p, DW . Illus by Laszlo Acs. Sequel to the Summer
Birds. Emma dreams that she is flying with one of the village boys, and she
soon discovers that he is having the same dreams. .
FINE $40
150. Faucher, Lida/Feodor Rojankovsky. Bruin the Brown Bear (Père
Castor #53A). NY, 1937, 1st, Harper Bros. Cloth spine, pictorial bds,
9¼x10½, 32p, no dw. Translated by Lily Duplaix. Bader remarks that
Rojankovsky not only brought a flair for color from Russia, but a sympathetic
and unsentimental way of drawing animals..."persuading and encouraging
children to observe nature."
GOOD $20
151. Felix, Monique. Story of a Little Mouse Trapped in a Book. La Jolla,
1980, 1st US, Green Tiger. Glossy bds, 6x6, 26p, no DW . wordless picture
book from Switzerland. A mouse is trapped on the page of a book, and he
gnaws a large piece out of the middle, revealing a farm scene far below. He
then makes a paper airplane out of the gnawed-out piece, and escapes to
the farm.
AS NEW $35
152. Fenton, Edw ard/Edw ard Gorey. Penny Candy (100). NY, 1970, 1 st,
Holt. Bds, 7½x8½, 47p, DW $3.95). Fascinating story of the littlest child and
the magic candy he buys with his penny. Words and pictures never fit so
perfectly.
FINE $125
153. Firm in, Peter. Pinny and the Bird. NY, 1985, 1 st, Viking. Glossy bds, 7x5,
c. 28p, no dw, as issued. Pinny and Victor are “Dutch” dolls, jointed toys first
made in Europe during the 18 th century, recreated by the author using white
wood and ebony. At the urging of his children he created some cute stories
for them.
FINE $12
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a nursing home, a blind old woman who take an Italian tour with an old
Baedecker.
FINE $16
155. Foreman, George/W hitney Martin. Let George Do It. NY, 2005, 1 st,
S&S. Cloth, 9x11¼, 32p, DW . Unlikely as it seems, the World Heavyweight
Champion has written a funny children’s book about his family, Shades of
Gene Tunney.
FINE $24
156. Foreman, Michael. W ar Boy (Greenaway Medal) . NY, 1989, 1st,
Arcade. Cloth, 10½x7¾, 92p, DW . A nostalgic view of the author's boyhood
in wartime England during the Blitz.
AS NEW $20
157. Foster, Myles/Kate Greenaw ay. A
Day in a Child's Life. London, 1881, first
printing, Routledge. Cloth spine, pictorial
beveled boards, 8½x10, 26p, no DW , all
page edges stained green. Songs and
music by Foster, colored wood
engravings printed by Edmund Evans.
VG $90
Paula Fox (1923-) is a major adult author
who also wrote extensively for children. She
received the IBBY Hans Christian Andersen
Medal in 1978, and a Newbery Medal for
The Slave Dancer. James Joyce said that all
authors have only one story, which they tell
again and again. As the brilliant critic, Joan
Acocella, remarked in The New Yorker last
year, this is perhaps more true for Fox than
most other writers. She had the most
appalling childhood. Her Cuban mother, married to a drunken playwright had 4
abortions before she left it too late in Paula’s case. The girl was given for adoption a
few days after birth, but was rescued by her Cuban grandmother. She grew up with
a succession of foster parents. She recalled that while living with her parents for a
week at the age of five, if her mother could have gotten away with it, she would of
murdered her. Some years later she moved in with her father in New York City and
he promptly went on a drunk and left her alone for two weeks. She overcame this
background to finally attend Columbia, where she met and married the critic Martin
Greenberg with whom she had two children.
158. Fox, Paula. Amzat and His Brothers. NY, 1993, 1 st, Orchard. Cloth,
7x9¼, 67p, DW . Illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully. Three traditional
Italian folktales.
VG $24
159. Fox, Paula. How Many Miles to Babylon? Scarsdale, 1980, 1st, Bantam.
Bds, 5¼x7¼, 117p, DW , XL. Illus by Paul Giovanopoulis. At 10 James is
sent to Brooklyn to live with his aunts where he is kidnaped by a dog-stealing
ring. He learns a great deal from his escape.
VG $12
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160. Fox, Paula. Lily and the Lost Boy. NY, 1987, 1 st, Orchard. Cloth, 6x9,
149, DW . Lily, is a 12-year-old living with her parents and older brother
during a sabbatical year on the Greek island of Thasos. There are excellent
descriptions of the simple life there. She and her brother meet an older boy
and gradually, as a result of the actions of the three main characters, the
reader comes to understand the complex familial and emotional forces which
generate these actions. It is difficult to convey how rare this kind of
storytelling is. As usual for Fox, the prose is beautiful.
FINE $50
161. Fox, Paula. Monkey Island. NY, 1991, Orchard. Wraps, 5¼x8½, 151p.
Covers sl worn & soiled. Uncorrected proof; 11-yr-old Clay is deserted by his
pregnant mother, and is forced to join the hordes of NYC's homeless.VG $10
162. Fox, Paula. One-eyed Cat (Newbery Honor). Scarsdale, 1984, 1 st,
Bradbury. Half cloth, 6x8½, 216p, DW ($11.95). Superb literature in which an
11-year-old boy comes to terms with pain, guilt, and responsibility. FINE $75
163. Fox, Paula. The Slave Dancer (Newbery Medal). Scarsdale, 1973, 1 st,
Bradbury. Blind-stamped ivory cloth, 6¼x9¼, 176p, DW (pc, w/ pencil note
5.95T). A powerful story of a young apprentice in colonial America who is
shanghaied to crew on a slave ship bound for Africa.
FINE $120
164. Frabboni, Giordano. Anche le sedie hanno un'anima (Italian, Even
chairs have a soul). Mantova, 1987, 1 st, ltd, #288/1000, Corraini. Pict wraps,
4x4, 32p. Chairs always stay under people and they never say a word.
Anyway, nobody could hear them.
AS NEW $12
165. François, André. L’armes de Crocodile (French, Crocodile Tears). NP
[Paris], nd [1956], 1 st, Robert Delpire. Cloth spine, staples, pict bds,
10½x3¼, c 44p, no dw. Droll story about a crocodile who comes to live with
a family in Paris. Their son learns that tears may not be a sure sign of
remorse. See Fig. 4.
VG $120
166. Françoise (Seignobosc). Fanchette and Jeannot. NY, 1937, 1 s t, G&D.
Pict bds,9½x10¾, c. 32p, no DW . Worn and lt soil. Charming French
provincial style story of childhood sweethearts. This was recycled from two
of her early French coloring books for Tolmer in the 1920s.
GOOD $24
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167. Frasconi, Antonio. See and Say
(AIGA) NY, 1955, repr, HBJ. Bds,
8½x11½, c 32p, DW . A child's dictionary,
decorated with expressive woodcuts and
definitions in four languages, color coded,
made for the author's son, is a
contemporary classic. (Bader 410) VG $32
168. Freeman, Don. Dandelion (Signed).
NY, 1964, 1 st, Viking. Cloth, 10x8½, 48p,
DW ($3.00). A lion tries to improve on
nature with disappointing results. A
deadpan classic. (Bader 272).
VG $150
169. Freeman, Don. The Guard Mouse. NY,
1967, 1st, Viking. Pict bds, 8½x11¼, 48p,
DW . The Petrini (mouse) family, from
Freeman's earlier books, visit their cousin
Clyde in London, where he is a Palace
guard, and shows them around the town.
FINE $275
170. French, Fiona. Snow White in New York (Kate Greenaway). Oxford,
1986, 1st, OUP. Plastic-coated boards, 10x11½ , c 32p, no dw. A brilliant
picturebook with vivid colors throughout using 1920's art deco style and
jazz-age images.
VG $36
171. Funke, Cornelia. The Thief Lord (Signed). NY, 2001, 13 th, Scholastic.
Half cloth, 6x8½, 349p, DW . Exciting story of how two brothers run away and
join a gang of street children in Venice. Strong characters and well plotted.
FINE $24
172. Gág, Wanda. Snippy and Snappy. NY, 1931, 1st, Coward-McCann.
Cloth, 10x7, c 48p, no dw. (Bader 39). Young brother and sister field mice
become enchanted with tales of wonder in the town and decide to have their
own adventure. (Bader 39)
VG $60
173. Gaiman, Neil/Dave McKean. Crazy Hair (Signed). London, 2009, 1 st,
Bloomsbury. Glossy bds, 10¼x10¼, c 40p, DW . A silly poem about (the
author’s) hair and a young fan who gets caught up in it.
AS NEW $75
174. Gaiman, Neil. The Graveyard Book (Newbury Medal/Carnegie Medal).
London, 2008, 1st, The rare children's edition, Bloomsbury. Boards, 5½x8,
289p, DW . This is the only book to have won both Newbery and Carnegie
Medals. B&w illustrations by Chris Riddell, certainly a 21 st c. artist to watch.
The book alludes to The Jungle Book. The dustjacket blurb "It takes a
graveyard to raise a child", says it well. Kipling may have said it better
[about his own work], "Since the tales had to be read by children, before
people realized they were meant for grown-ups...I worked the material in
three or four overlaid tints and textures, which might or might not reveal
themselves according to the shifting light of sex, youth, and experience.
FINE $125
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175. Gaiman, Neil/Dave McKean. The Day I Swapped My Dad For Two
Goldfish. NY, 1997, 2004 revised 2 nd edition, HarperC. Pict wraps,
10¼x10¼, c 64p. This version has some interesting new artwork and a
more developed story line.
FINE $35
176. Garfield, Leon & Edw ard Blishen. The Golden Shadow. London, 1973,
repr,Gollancz. Cloth, 6½ x9½ , 159p, DW . Superbly illus by Charles
Keeping. A powerful and exciting narrative of the legend of Heracles. This
poetic modern interpretation of classical mythology is strong stuff. FINE $12
177. Garner, Alan/Albin Trow ski. The Breadhorse. London, 1975, 1st,
Collins. Cloth, 8x10½, 30p, DW . Learning to live with playground bullies.
VG $35
178. Garner, Alan/Norm an Messenger. Once Upon a Time... NY, 1993, 1 st,
DK. Cloth, 9x10½, c 28p, DW . A color picturebook of three strange tales.
FINE $20
179. Garner, Alan. Red Shift. London, 1973, 1 st, Collins. Boards, 6x8½, 158p,
DW (£1.60). Tiny red shift on foredge of pages. Garner’s masterpiece is
related to his earlier, Owl Service. This is primarily a novel about adolescent
despair, but one that is set in three time periods separated by 2,000 years,
Roman Britain, The English Civil Wars, and modern day. The actions of
these characters influence each other. Moreover, all of these scenes occur
in a particular place in Cheshire. It is said to be inspired by the legend of
Tam Lin, where a man or boy kidnapped by fairies is rescued by his true
love. The author said that a piece of graffiti seen at a railway station, "Not
really now not any more" became the focus of the novel's mood. It forms the
last line of the story.
VG $50
180. Garner, Alan. Red Shift. NY, 1973 1st. Macmillan. Cloth, 6x8½, 197p,
DW .
FINE $25
181. Gay, Zhenya. Sakimura. NY, 1937, 1 st, Viking. Cloth spine, pict bds,
7½x9, c 36p, no dw. Saki is a sophisticated Siamese cat, who escapes to
seek, and find, adventure in the country.
VG $32
182. Gellman, Marc. Does God Have a Big Toe? NY, 1989, 1 st Harper. Cloth,
6½x9½ , 88p, DW . Wonderful color illustrations by Oscar De Mejo. Cheerful
and amusing retelling of Old Testament stories.
FINE $24
183. Geringer, Laura/Arnold Lobel. A Three Hat Day. Np [NY], 1985, 1 st,
Harper. Boards, 6½x9¼, c 28p, DW . A hat collector meets his soul-mate in a
haberdashery.
FINE $16
184. Gerstein, Mordicai. The Man W ho W alked Between the Towers
(Caldecott Medal). Brookfield, CT, 2003, 1st, Roaring Brook Press. Glossy
bds, 8½x11¼, 32p, DW . Gerstein’s memorial to the events of 9/11. The
dramatic story of Philippe Petit, aerialist, and the event that even Baudrillard
must consider as having happened, and Lacan perhaps considers un objet
petit-a.
FINE $75
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185. Gerstein, Mordicai. The Old Country. Brookfield, CT, 2005, 1 st, Roaring
Brook Press. Half cloth, 5½x9, 129p, DW , XL, few marks. A grandmother
tells a story of how she was tricked into exchanging her body for that of a
vixen, and the difficulties, amidst war and turmoil, in getting her shape back.
VG $10
186. Ginsberg, Mirra/Jose Aruego & Ariane Dew ey. Two Greedy Bears.
NY, 1976, 1 st, Macmillan. Glossy bds, 8¼x10¼, 32p, DW . An Hungarian
folktale which is a metaphor for sibling rivalry.
FINE $20
187. Glasgow, Aline/Tony Chen.
Honschi. NY, 1972, 1 st, Parents'. Half
cloth, pict bds, 9x11, c 32p, DW
($3.95). Honschi is a Titmouse. As she
grows and finds ways to survive in her
environment, she gains strength and
courage, as all living creatures must.
Exquisite color picturebook. FINE $32
188. Godden, Rumer. Candy Floss.
NY, 1960, 1 st, Viking. Cloth, 6½x9½,
64p, DW . Illustrated t/o in color and
b&w by Adrienne Adams. A story of
love and loss. Candy Floss is a doll
who is a good luck charm for the man
who keeps the coconut shy, but she
can soften anyone’s heart as F
wIeNllE
. $32
189. Godden, Rumer. The Diddakoi
(Costa/Whitbread). NY, 1972, 2 nd,
Viking. Blue cloth spine, 5x8, 150p.
DW . An orphan half-gypsy girl has to adjust to attending an English village
school. Source of a Disney movie and one of Cattermole’s best-sellersV.G $20
190. Godden, Rumer. The Doll’s House. NY, 1958, 7th ptg, Viking, cloth,
5½x8, 125p, DW worn. Four charming full page color pls. by Dana
Saintsbury. A renovated early Victorian doll's house and its residents are
taken in hand by Tottie, an old farthing doll.
VG $32
191. Godden, Rumer. Impunity Jane. NY, 1954, 1 st, Viking. Cloth, 5½x8, 48p,
DW (pc). A house doll who wishes to see the world gets her opportunity
when a little boy takes her for a pocket doll.
VG $24
192. Godden, Rumer. The Kitchen Madonna. NY, 1967, 1st, Viking. Cloth
spine, pict bds, STF, 6x9¼, 89p, DW . Illus by Carol Barker. A strong bond
forms between the new cook in a London mansion and the young son of its
owner.
FINE $24
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193. Goffstein, M.B. Natural History. NY, 1979,
1st, FSG. Cloth, 6¼x7½, 32p, DW . A real
Greenpeace book, stressing unity and
responsibility.
FINE $24
194. Gorey, Edw ard. The Dwindling Party. NY,
1982, 1 st, Random. (Paper engineering by Ib
Penick). Glossy boards, 8x12, six elegant, but
macabre pop-up scenes. (Yokoyama #63V
) G $75
195. Grahame, Kenneth. The Wind in the
W illows. NY, 1908, 1953 reprint of the 1933
edition (with additional illustrations by Ernest
Shepard, Scribner’s. Pict cloth, 6¼x9¼, 244p,
DW . There was some indecision about the title;
for a while it was to be Mr. Toad. Certainly, Toad pushes himself into the
limelight whenever he has a chance. Today, the title seems intrinsic. VG $16
196. Grahame, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows. NY, 1980, 1st thus, Holt
FINE $16
Rinehart. Cloth, 8¼x10¼, 205p, DW . Illus by Michael Hague.
197. Graves, Robert/Alice Meyer-W allace. The Poor Boy Who Followed His
Star. NY, 1968, 1stUS, Doubleday. Cloth, 1969, 6½x9½, 42p, DW . Based
on a folktale from the text of Idres Shah. Fortes fortuna adiuvat.
FINE $16
198. Gray, Nicholas Stuart/Martin Springett. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. NY,
1965, 1st thus, St.Martin's. Bds, 8x8, 32p, DW. A glow-in-the-dark book. Two
young boys try to match wits with a wizard.
FINE $20
199. Gray, Nicholas Stuart. A Wind From Nowhere. London, 1978, 1st
Faber. Bds, 5¼x8, 155p, DW . Illus by Charles Stew art. An amusing
collection of very modern stories about magic and fantasy.
FINE $50
200. Greenaw ay, Kate. Under the Window. London, 1878, 1 st issue,
Routledge. Engraved and Printed by Edmund Evans. Small blind stamp,
W .H. Smith (booksellers), The Strand, fep. “End of Contents” foot of page
14, and printer’s imprint ( a young boy) on verso of tp. Cloth spine, pict bds,
7½x9½, 64p, no dw. This title established Greenaw ay’s reputation. VG $200
201. Greene, Graham/Dorothy Cragie. The Little Fire Engine. London, nd
[1950], 1 st, Max Parrish. Pict bds, 11x7, 32p, no dw. Green (1904-1991)
suffered from bi-polar disorder and was separated from his wife after 1948.
Cragie, a set-designer was his lover, and he wrote four children’s books for
her. Her gay, colorful style is worthy of Parrish’s reputation for visually
stimulating books after WW II.
VG $120
202. Grejniec, Michael. W hen I Open my Eyes. NY, 1990, 1 st, Holt. Glossy
bds, 8½x10½, c 28p, DW . An attractive Polish import w/ a simple story line
about a girl who slips in and out of dreaming in bed one morning.
VG $12
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203. Grim m Brothers/Felix Hoffman. The Four Clever Brothers. NY, 1959,
1st US, HBJ. Cloth spine, pict bds, 12x8½, 32p, no dw, XL, few marks. Four
brothers rescue a princess and are given a kingdom for themselves. VG $12
204. Grim m Brothers. Grimm’s Tales. NY, 1954, 1st thus, OUP. Cloth, 6x9,
142p, DW , edgeworn, missing few bits. 16 tales illus by Helen Sew ell and
Madeline Gekiere.
VG $24
205. Grimm Brothers/Susan Jeffers. Hansel & Gretel (AIGA). NY, 1980, 1 st,
Dial. Cloth, 10x12¼, 32p, DW .
FINE $24
206. Grim m Brothers/Felix Hoffman. The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids.
NY, 1959, 1st US, HBJ. Cloth spine, pict bds, 12x8½, 32p, DW . Hoffmann's
first book, drawn to amuse his daughter when she was sick.
FINE $20
207. Grüger, Heribert & Johannes. Liederfiebel, (German, Vol 2, Sing-Song
Picture Book) Breslau, 1930, 1 st, Ostdeutsche. Cloth spine, 8½x11, 40p, no
dw. Printed in Sutterlin, words and music for 20 songs, w/ matching color pls,
in which the notes are characters from the song.
VG $36
208. Grüger, Heribert & Johannes. The Sing Song Picture Book.
Philadelphia, 1931, 1st US, Lippincott. Cloth spine, 8x11, 40p, no dw. Vol
1, translated by Betty Gram-Swing.
VG $40
209. Gualdoni, Flaminio/Munari, Bruno. I negativi-positivi. Mantova, 1986,
1 st, ltd/1,500, Corraini. Pict wraps, 5x6½, 48p.
AS NEW $25
210. Gueguen, Pierre/Vieria
DaSilva. Ko et Ko. (French).
Paris, 1933, 2005 facsimile,
Chandeigne. Pict bds, 11x8½,
48p, no dw, as issued. Anh
Inuit story, w/art by a
Portugese modern artist.
Includes two cut-out sheets for
assembly into card toys to
enact the drama. AS NEW $40
211. Hale, Kathleen. Orlando, a
Seaside Holiday. London,
1952, 1 st, Country Life. Cloth
spine, pict bds, 10½x14, 32p,
DW (12s. 6d.). Drawn by the
author direct to the plate, in
this case, Plasticowell.
Orlando and family along with
the farm horses take a gay
summer vacation at
Owlbarrow-on-Sea. VG $500
212. Handler, Daniel. W hy W e
Broke Up. NY, 2011, 1 st,
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LBCo. Pict bds, 6¼x8½, 354p, DW . Illustrated t/o in color by Maira Kalman.
Sixteen-year-old Min sends a letter to Ed, in which she breaks up with him,
documenting their relationship, and how items in the accompanying box,
from bottle caps to a cookbook, foretell the end. Kalman’s illustrations are
great.
FINE $20
213. Harris, Leon/Joe Schindelman. Maurice Goes to Sea (AIGA). NY,
1968, 1 st, Norton. Cloth, 8½x8, c. 32p, DW . Maurice, a Parisian mouse,
decides to go to sea on the liner France. Excellent illustrations with a limited
color palette.
VG $24
214. Harshman, Marc (Signed) /Ted Rand. A Little Excitement. NY, 1989, 1 st,
Dutton. Glossy bds, 9x11, c. 32p, DW . A little boy is bored with life in the
country and wishes something exciting would happen....it does, a stove fire
in the middle of the night.
FINE $30
215. Harte, Bret. The Queen of the Pirate Isle. London, nd [1886], first
printing, Chatto & W indus. Pict cloth, 6½x9, c 58p, no dw. Illustrated in color
by Kate Greenaw ay. Engraved and printed by Edmund Evans. Harte was
an American writer who lived in and wrote about California in the Gold Rush
days. The book is dated, but the intense imagination of the children,
especially Polly, is amusing.
VG $120
216. Haugen, Torm od. Keeping Secrets. NY, 1994, 1 stUS, HarperC. Bds,
6x8½, 127p, DW . Haugen won the IBBY. This title appeared in England as
Zeppelin. Illustrated by Donna Diamond. This highly idiosyncratic and
beautifully written mystery appeared in 1976 in Norway. A 10-year- old girl
encounters an unusual teenage boy whose situation causes a re-evaluation
of her relationship with her parents.
FINE $20
217. Haugen, Tordmod. The Nightbirds ( KUP, DJ ). NY, 1982, 1 st US,
Delacorte. Half cloth, 5½ x 8½, 135p, DW . Very unusual but superbly well
written story from the perspective of a 7-year-old boy in a dysfunctional
family. The situations he finds himself in as a consequence of his father’s
problems, and the bullying of older schoolmates are credible, if alien to
children’s literature in America.
FINE $25
Florence Parry Heide (1919-2011) wrote more than 100 books for children.
218. Heide, Florence Parry & Judith Heide Gilliland/Ted Lew in. The Day of
Ahmed’s Secret. NY, 1990, 1st, Lothrop. Glossy bds, 11¼x9¼, 32p, DW.
W onderful story about a boy in present-day Egypt.
FINE $12
219. Heide, Florence Parry. Growing Anyway Up. Phila, 1976, 1 st, Lippincott.
Cloth, 5½x8, 127p, DW , XL, some marks. A coming-of-age novel about a girl
with mild OCD, brought on by stress.
VG $7
220. Heide, Florence Parry/Judy Glasser. The Problem With Pulcifer. NY,
1982, 2 nd, Lippincott. Cloth, 7x8, 56p, DW , XL, some marks. The problem is
he prefers books to tv and the sort of efforts his clueless parents get up to
make him normal.
VG $8
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221. Heide, Florence Parry/Edw ard. Gorey. The Shrinking of Treehorn
(AIGA, 100). NY, 1971, repr, Holiday House. Cloth, 7¼x6¼, 64p, DW
($3.95), chip on rear. Horn Book review, 1972, p 45: "A comedy of the
suburban bizarre, illustrated by an artist who understands - and is able to
define meticulously - the Gothic aspects of Treehorn's tidy world." (Bader
650).
VG $120
222. Heins, Paul/Trina Schart Hyman. Snow White. Boston, 1974, 1 st,
LBCo. Cloth, 9½x9, 48p, DW . A modern retelling, without a kiss. FINE $24
223. Hellé, André (André
Laclôtre, 1871-1945). Drôle
de Bêtes. Paris, 1911,
2011 facsimile, MeMo.
Cloth spine, pict bds,
12x16½, c. 48p, no dw, as
issued. With 20 tipped-in
color plates, a fabulous
menagerie, originally
published by Tolmer. The
forms are simple, with a
hand-lettered text on subtle
paper, but in a large
format. Tolmer was heir to
a major Parisian printer
and assumed responsibility
for children’s books in
1911, bringing many
wonderful books to the
world by Hellé, Roberts,
Legrande, and others. This
book was sold with a
promotional tie-in of a
basket of wooden figures,
A Noah’s Ark also by the
artist. It was a sensation,
Appolinaire said it was a
precursor of cubism. Hellé
became very influential in
the US, following WW I. Our
soldiers were impressed
with French sophistication and Tolmer became well known through The Horn
Book. This book was eventually published here by Stokes in 1924 as Big
Beasts and Little Beasts in a much smaller format.
AS NEW $120
224. Helprin, Mark. A City in Winter. NY, 1996, 1 st, Viking. Blind-stamped
maroon cloth, 8x10½, 146p, DW . 14 color pls by Chris Van Allsburg. A
princess sets out to revenge the murder of her parents.
FINE $12
225. Helprin, Mark. Swan Lake. Boston, 1989, stated first printing, full
number line, with the 1996 issue dust jacket and printed signature of the
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artist, Chris VanAllsberg on ffep. Boston, HMCo. Cloth, w/ paste-down,
8x10¼, 82p, DW , $19.95. Sumptuous edition, with a story taken from ballet,
which The Horn Book remarks it’s somehow less than the sum of its parts.
FINE $10
226. Henkes, Kevin. Chrysanthemum. NY, 1991, 1 st, Greenwillow. Glossy
bds, 8¼ x10, 32p, no dw. A little mouse loves her name until she gets to
school where the other children make fun of it.
VG $12
227. Henkes, Kevin. Lilly’s Big Day. NY, 2006, 1 st, Greenwillow. Glossy bds,
8¼ x10¼, 32p, DW . Lilly’s teacher is getting married and she hopes to be a
flower girl at his wedding.
AS NEW $20
228. Henry, Marguerite/Wesley Dennis. King of the Wind (Newbery
Medal/100). Chicago, 1949, 1 st , Rand-McNally. Cloth, 7¼x9¾, 176p, DW
($2.75), rubbed, a few chips. This dramatic and tragic story of the Godolphin
Arabian, one of the foundation sires of the modern Thoroughbred, is great
for young readers. Horn Book review, 1948, p 463: "...a book to delight all
horse lovers....[The characters] are so well drawn that they will long be
remembered by all who read this fine book."
VG $90
229. Henry, Marguerite/W esley Dennis. W hite Stallion of Lipizza. Chicago,
1963, 1 st, Rand McNally. Pict cloth, 7½x10, 116p, DW . Story of the Spanish
Riding School of Vienna and dressage.
VG $32
230. Hoban, Russell/Martin Baynton. Big John Turkle. London, 1983, 1 st,
W alker. Glossy bds, 6½x 7, 24p, no dw (as issued). A big old snapping turtle
is having a boring day until he makes off with boastful Oscar Crow’s newest
treasure.
FINE $7
231. Hoban, Russell/Garth W illiams. Bedtime for Frances (100). NY, 1960,
Harper reprint. Cloth spine, 8¼x10¼, c.32p, DW XL, few marks. The first of
the classic Frances books. Hoban's first book is a masterpiece of childparent conflict resolution. (Bader 548).
VG $12
232. Hoban, Russell. The Mouse and His Child. NY,
1967, 1st, Harper Row. Pict bds, 6½x9½, 182p, DW.
Illus by Lillian Hoban. Two wind-up toy mice search
for the home of their dreams in a world by turns
pathetic and humorous, peopled with bizarre, but
entirely credible characters.
VG $75
233. Holland, Marion. A Big Ball of String. NY, 1958,
1st, Random House. Bds, 6x7½, 44p, DW . No.5 in the
series of six that Dr. Seuss proposed (no.1 was The
Cat in the Hat) as early readers with controlled
vocabulary.
VG $30
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234. Horn, Madeline Darrough. Farm on the Hill. NY,
1936, 1st, Scribner's. Cloth, 7¼x9¾, 78p, DW, ($2.00),
chipped and torn. Eight color pls and endpapers by
Grant Wood. A summer spent on the grandparents
farm. Guy Davenport reminds us that W ood belonged to
a period of American art when satire was a norm; the
age of Sinclair Lewis, H.L. Mencken, and James
Thurber. It was a searchingly psychological satire, gentle
by today’s standards, civilized and yet keenly observant,
and perfectly suited to these farm stories.
VG $250
235. Household, Geoffrey. Prisoner of the Indies. London, 1967, 1 st, Bodley
Head. Bds, 5½x9, 142p, DW . Illustrated by W illiam Stobbs. A retelling of
the adventures of Miles Philips, who sailed for the Indies in 1567 at the age
of 13. Shipwrecked there, over the next 15 years he traveling about the
Spanish New World, until returning to England.
FINE $24
236. How ard, Max. People Papers. Np
(NY), 1974, 1st, Harlin Quist. Blindstamped black cloth, 10x10, 32p DW . A
surreal experiment with 15 stories
Illustrated by different Quist staff artists.
FINE $24
237. Hughes, Shirley. Jonadeb and Rita
(Signed). London, 2008, 1 st, Bodley
Head. Glossy bds, 9¼x11¼, c 32p, no
dw, as issued. Cute story of two muchloved stuffed animals, a donkey and a
tiny pig. The donkey gets lost one
Midsummer’s Eve and gets to act out
Bottom’s part when he is visited by the
Fairy Queen.
AS NEW $40
238. Hughes, Ted . The Iron Man.
London, 1968, 3 rd ptg, Faber. Pict bds,
6x8½, 59p, DW (unmated first edition
jacket, 13s. 6d.). We love this story of a boy who meets a monstrous ironeating robot. Barbed-wire is like spaghetti to this guy. Later revised by the
author as a wonderful Canadian film, produced by Brad Bird.
VG $200
239. Ipcar, Dahlov. The Cat at Night. NY, 1969, 1 st, Doubleday. Pict cloth,
8½x11¼, 48p, no dw. We see the cat making his rounds during what
seems a magical night.
VG $60
240. Isadora, Rachel. Ben’s Trumpet (Caldecott Honor). NY, 1979, 1st,
Greenwillow. Cloth spine, bds, 10x8¼, 32p, DW , XL, some marks. A story of
jazz.
VG $12
241. Italiano, Carlo. Sleighs, the Gentle Transportation. Montreal, 1974, 1 st,
Tundra. Pict bds, 10½x9, 32p, DW . From 1920-1940, no other city had such
a variety of sleighs as Montreal, with its wealth and enormous snowfall. The
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artist grew up in that time and recalls many of these and the horses which
drew them. Canada Book of the Year.
VG $16
242. Jackson, Shirley/Charles B. Slackman. Famous Sally. NY, 1966, trade
1st, Harlin Quist. Half cloth, pict bds, STF, 5¾x8¼, 44p, DW, (pc, but w/
price tag $3.50). Sally embarks on an ambitious advertising campaign to
make her name known all over.
VG $50
243. Another, similar, library edition, 1 st, not XL, full cloth, also STF, DW , fine
(pc)
FINE $20
244. Jansson, Tove. Hur Gick Det Sen? (Swedish, W hat Do You Think
Happens Next?, or, The Story of Moomin, Mymble, and Little My).
Helsingfors, 1952, first edition, Gebers. Cloth spine, pict bds, 8x11, c. 27p,
no dw, as issued. Furnished with an English translation. Owner’s name tp, a
bit rubbed and worn. Full-color with a die-cut in every page, giving glimpses
of the past and future. The most perfect example of the drama of turning the
page of the century. Moomintroll’s trip to get milk for dinner rivals Dungeons
and Dragons.
GOOD $250
245. Jansson, Tove. Moominland Midwinter (RKP, EBP). London, 1958, 1st,
Benn. Cloth, 5¼x8, 165p, DW . Moomintroll wakes up just after New Years
VG $150
and stays awake for the rest of the winter.
246. Jansson, Tove. The Exploits of Moominpappa. London, 1963, 1 st, Benn.
Bds, 5½x8½, 175p, DW (few tears). While he recovers from a cold,
Moominpapa writes his memoirs, recalling an adventurous youth. VG $125
247. Jansson, Tove. Finn Family Moomintroll. London, 1950, 1st English,
Benn. Bds, 5x7½, 170p, DW . Fold-out map. Jansson has such a witty and
magical literary style, one tends to overlook her considerable gifts as an
artist, which brings to life all of her fantastic creations: the Hemulen, the
Snork Maiden, and the Hattifatteners.
VG $250
248. Jarrell, Randall. The Animal Family. NY, 1965, repr, Pantheon. Cloth,
6x7, 180, DW . Owner’s name fep. Decorations by Maurice Sendak. An
orphan boy adopts animals as his family.
VG $10
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249. Jarrell, Randall. The Bat-poet. NY,
1966, 5th, Macmillan. Cloth, 6½x9,
43p, DW , ($2.75), few stains, chips.
Illus by Maurice Sendak. By staying
awake in daytime, a little brown bat
gets to know the day animals, and he
makes up poems to tell his bat friends
about what happens in the day.VG $25
250. Jensen, Johannes/Aage Sikker
Hansen. Mammut Bogen. Np
[Copenhagen], 1933, 1 st,
Gyldendalske. Pict bds, string ties,
10½x13, 44p. Lithographs of
prehistoric creatures.
GOOD $75
251. Jensen, Johannes/Aage Sikker
Hansen. Zoologisk Have. Np
[Copenhagen], nd [1934], 1 st, Rasmus
Navers. Cloth spine, pict bds, 10½x13,
48p. A visit to the zoo.
VG $120
252. Jew ett, Sarah Orne/Barbara
Cooney. A White Heron. NY, 1963,
1st, Crowell. Cloth, 6¾x9½, 35p, DW (pc). Short story from the Maine
VG $40
collection, The Country of the Pointed Firs.
253. Joan, Natalie/S.B. Pearse. Ameliaranne in Town. Phila, 1930, 1stUS,
McKay. Cloth w/ paste-down, 5½x8, 64p, no dw. Our six-year-old heroine
visits her aunt in the city and makes a dramatic rescue, earning her mom a
washing machine.
VG $25
254. Johnson, Crockett. Harold and the Purple Crayon (100). NY, 1955,
reprint, HarperC . Pict bds, 5x6, 64p, DW . Original size. Harold’s crayon is
like a personal genii for granting wishes and solving problems. (Bader 519)
FINE $20
255. Jones, Diana Wynne. Dark Lord of Derkholm. NY, 1998, 1 st,
Greenwillow. Half cloth, 6¼x9¼, 345p, DW . Derk, an unconventional
wizard, and his family plan to put a stop to the devastating tours of their
world arranged by the tyrannical Mr. Chesney.
GOOD $10
256. Jones, Diana W ynne. The Merlin Conspiracy. NY, 2003, 1 st,
Greenwillow. Bds, 6½x9¼, 468, DW , XL, few marks. Two young apprentice
wizards have to rise to the challenge of saving the world from an evil
conspiracy.
VG $8
257. Kalman, Maira. Smartypants, Pete at School. NY, 2003, 1 st, Putnam.
Glossy bds, 9x11¼, 32p, DW . Although pets are not allowed at school, Pete
breaks in one day and chaos reigns, to the delight of the kids. Later, they
disguise Pete as a student and he does well.
FINE $30
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258. Keeping, Charles. W illie's Fire Engine. NY, 1980, 1st, OUP. Glossy
bds, 9x12, 32p, no DW , as issued. Willie lives in a London tenement and
dreams of being a hero.
FINE $20
259. Kellogg, Steven. The Island of the Skog. NY, 1973, repr, Dial. Pict bds,
11x9¼, 32p, no dw, XL, few marks. Tired of escaping from the cat, a small
band of tough mice go to sea and settle on a deserted island...well, not quite
deserted.
VG $10
260.
261. Kelly, Ellsw orth. Line, Form, Color.
(French language edition). Cambridge
(MA), 1999, 1 st, Harvard. Wraps, 2
volumes, 8x7½, c 48p (printed one
side), 26p, slipcase. This wordless book
is one of the most important artist’s
books for children published. Ne lisez
pas. Prenez du papier des bâtons des
blocs de bois. Pliez coloriez construisez.
-El Lissitsky, 1920.
FINE $60
262. Keneally, Thom as. Ned Kelly and
the City of the Bees. Boston, 1981,
1stUS, Godine. Cloth, 6x8½, 120p, DW.
Illus in B&w by Stephen Ryan. Keneally, an author of growns, (Schindler's
List). has done for honeybees what Lampman did for ants in The City Under
the Back Steps. A compelling fantasy in which Ned spends the summer with
a colony of wild bees.
FINE $50
263.
264. Kent, Jack. Round Robin. Englewood Cliffs (NJ), 1982, BC, PrenticeHall. Pictorial; boards, 8x9, c. 28p, no dw. One robin’s problems with weight
control.
VG $12
265. Kahl, Virginia. Plum Pudding for Christmas. NY, 1956, repr, Scribner’s.
Pict cloth, 8¼x10¼, 32p, DW , XL, some marks. Making the traditional
pudding is not so easy as you think.
VG $20
266. Kindl, Patrice. Owl in Love. Boston, 1993, 1st, HMCo. Half cloth, 5½x8½,
204p, DW. Wonderfully funny first novel about a girl’s coming of age, as a Wereowl!
She has a crush on her science teacher and perches on a branch outside his study
window at night. The other kids scarcely notice, except for the mouse tail
hanging out of her sandwich edge at lunch.
AS NEW $32
267. King, Gerald. Alice Through the Pillar-box (A Philatelic Phantasy).
London, 1978, 1st, Whizzard Press. Cloth, 8x10, c.84p, DW . Corner
bumped. A beautifully balanced and amusing Lew is Carroll parody for
anyone who has ever collected stamps.
VG $40
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268. King-Smith, Dick. Babe, the Gallant Pig. NY, 1983, 12 th ptg, Crown.
Bds, 5¼x7¼, 118, DW . Illus by Mary Rayner. Wonderful story is better than
the film, if possible. A rumt piglet is raised with a sheep dog’s litter and is
much better at herding sheep than his foster siblings.
FINE $15
269. King-Smith, Dick. Martin's Mice. NY, 1988, 1 st, Crown. Half cloth, 5¼
x8¼, 122p, DW . Illus by Jez Alborough. Owner’s inscription fep. A farm cat
doesn’t want to catch mice and keeps a family of them as pets in the barn.
VG $10
270. Kipling, Rudyard/Feodor Rojankovsky.
The Elephant’s Child. Garden City, 1942, 1st
, Garden City Publ. Pict bds, 7x9½, 28p, DW
(5050).In the High and Far-Off Times the
Elephant, O Best Beloved, had no trunVkG
. $25
271. Kipling, Rudyard/Feodor Rojankovsky.
How the Camel Got His Hump. Garden City,
1942, 1st , Garden City Publ. Pict bds, 7x9½,
28p, DW (5050).
The Camel’s hump is an ugly lump
W hich well you may see at
the Zoo;
But uglier yet is the hump we
get
From having too little to do.
VG $30
272. Kipling, Rudyard/Feodor Rojankovsky. How the Leopard Got His
Spots. Garden City, 1947, 1st , Garden City Publ. Pict bds, 7x9½, 28p, no
dw. How we learn about camouflage.
VG $15
273. Konigsburg, E.L. Throwing Shadows (Signed/100). NY, 1979, 1st,
Atheneum. Cloth, 5½x8, 151p DW . A wonderful book of four stories about
boys growing up in Florida. Through contacts with others they come to
realize their own selfhood and begin to cast their own shadows. The author’s
best book and on Cattermole’s list of the 100 best books of the century.
FINE $75
274. Korczak, Janusz.(Henryk Goldszmit). King Matt the First. NY, 1986,
1988 paperback edition, FSG. Pict wraps, 6¼x9¼, 332p. Originally
published in Warsaw in 1923, this famous and highly praised parable about
a boy king who seeks to reform society is in a class by itself. Korczak
founded an orphanage in Warsaw where King Matt was polished in the
retelling to thousands of his beloved children. It is supremely credible. It is
also pessimistic, ironic, and complicated. It is an adventure story, intended to
publicize the Utopian ideals of its author; it is full of humor and is satirical of
adults.
AS NEW $12
275. Koren, Edw ard. Behind the Wheel (AIGA). NY, 1972, 1st, Holt. Pict bds,
8x9¼, 32p, DW . Silly beasts driving all sorts vehicles.
FINE $100
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276. Kunhardt, Dorothy. More Please The Hungry
Animal Book. NY, 1946, 1974 facsimile edition,
S&S/Golden Books. Pictorial board cover, w/ 18
spiral bound stiff pages, 4½x6, slipcase. One of the
famous early pre-books in the series, Pat-the-bunny,
The Telephone Book, and several others. The front
cover has a box of various cut-out pieces of food to
feed to eight animals. The pages are open so the
food falls down into a collection box at the back. The
number and variety of animals is the same as the
original, except the human baby and the baby bird
are juxtaposed.
FINE $75
277. Kunhardt, Dorothy. The Telephone Book. NY, 1942, 1 st, S&S. Pictorial
boards w/ 16 internal, spiral bound pages, missing slipcase. The old time
telephones are in place, but most other working pieces , the baby swimming
in bath, the band-aid for Timmy’s knee, Timmy’s blanket, the bureau drawer
are missing, and Mommy’s pocketbook has been replace with a card
envelope (the letter is missing). A reference copy of this charming pre-book.
A color xerox of the missing pieces is supplied.
POOR $24
278. Kurelek, William. Lumberjack. Boston 1974, 1st, HMCo. Cloth, 11¼x9,
48p, DW . Author's first book about a vanished way of life on the American
frontier, told w/ 25 color paintings, based on his own experience in the
lumber camps. Kurelek is a noted outsider artist.
VG $20
279. Kuskin, Karla. W hat Did You Bring Me? NY, 1973, 1 st, HarperR. Pict
bds, 7x9, 40p, DW . Mama mouse goes shopping and she and the family
encounter funny difficulties.
FINE $20
280. Kuskin, Karla. W hich Horse Is W illiam? NY, 1959, probable 1st, Harper.
Cloth spine, 9½x7, c.26p, DW . A little boy wants to know if his mother could
always tell him apart from other children and poses a variety of animal
groups he might be part of. The reader will delight in how the mother can
always guess correctly.
VG $15
281. L’Engle, Madeleine. Dance in the Desert. NY, 1969, 1 st, FSG. Cloth,
6½x8½, c 48p, DW ($4.95). Illus by Sym eon Shimin. A parable about a
little boy, who might be Jesus.
AS NEW $30
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books, this one is set on a Florida strawberry farm and focuses on
overcoming hardship, ignorance, cruelty and violence.
GOOD $40
293. Levine, Gail Carson. Ella Enchanted (Newbery Honor/Signed). NY,
1997, first edition, 1 st ptg, HarperC. Half cloth, 6x8½, 232p, DW . Very funny
version of Cinderella, surprisingly scarce.
FINE $200
294. LeWitt, Jan. The Vegetabull. NY, 1956, 1stUS, HBJ. Cloth, 8x10½, 32p,
DW . A bizarre story with interesting graphics, very much in the postwar
British style.
GOOD $75
295. Lindgren, Astrid/Harald Wiberg. The Tomten. NY, 1961, 1964 ptg,
Coward. Cloth, sidesewn, 10½ x8½ , 32p, DW . A tomten is a benevolent
house spirit who, if properly respected, keeps the non-human world in order.
VG $50
296. Lionni, Leo. Little Blue and Little Yellow (100). NY, 1959, 1st, Astor. Pict
bds, 8x8, 38p, no dw. A nearly wordless story about friendship is illustrated
with collages of overlapping tissue. (Bader 610)
VG $125
297. Lionni, Leo. Pezzettino. NY, 1975, 2003 repr, Knopf. Glossy bds, 9x11,
32p, DW , XL, no marks, except date stamp rep. A graphic story beautifully
told with marbled paper collages about a "little piece" looking for the large
thing that he thinks he must be part of.
FINE $10
298. Lobel, Arnold. Fables (Caldecott Medal). NY, 1980,1 st, Harper & Row.
Pict cloth, 8¼x12, 40p, DW . Twenty original fables about various animals.
AS NEW $90
299. Low , Joseph. W hat If...? NY, 1976, 1st, Atheneum. Cloth, 7x10, 32p,
DW , XL Fourteen encounters-some frightful, some frivolous that might
happen to anyone. Attractive sepia ink drawings.
VG $10
300. Macaulay, David. City. Boston, 1974,
1 st, HMCo. Blind-stamped purple cloth, 9¼
x12¼ 112p, DW (pc). Author’s second
book. We follow the construction of a
fictitious, but typical Roman city. FINE $25
301. Macaulay, David. Ship. Boston, 1993,
1 st, HMCo. Half cloth, 8x12½, 96p, DW.
W hen underwater archaeologists
discovered the wreck of a 15 th century
caravel which may be Columbus’ ship,
Niña, their work inspired the building of a
replica.
FINE $20
302. Marchand, Pierre/P. Hubert & R. Stoffel . Sulle ali del vento (Italian,
The Story of Flight). Trieste, 1994, 1 st , Elle. Glossy bds, spiral wire binding,
8x9, 60p, no dw, as issued. A Gallimard co-publishing venture ( in five or six
languages ) activity book w/ die-cuts, tissue overlays, stickers, etc... all
dealing with flying.
FINE $20
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282. Lavin, Mary/Edw ard Ardizzone. The Second-Best Children in the
W orld. London, 1972, 1 st, Longman. Pict bds, 7½x10, 48p, DW . Three little
children decide to give their parents a vacation, so they plan to go around
the world, considerably enlivened by Ardizzone's color illus.
FINE $90
283. Law son, Robert. The Great Wheel. NY, 1957, 1st, Viking. Cloth,
6¼x9½, 188p, DW . Lawson's last book concerns a family of Irish workmen
erecting the first American Ferris W heel for the Columbian Exposition.
.
AS NEW $75
284. Law son, Robert. Mr.Revere and I. Boston, 1953, 1st, LBCo. Cloth,
6½x8½, 152p, DW ($3.00). A history of Paul Revere’s famous ride, straight
from the horse's mouth.
VG $45
285. Leaf, Munro/Ludw ig Bemelmans. Noodle. NY, 1937, 1965 repr, Four
W inds. Cloth, 10x8, c.48p, DW . Noodle wishes he were not the size and
shape of a Dachshund as he struggles to dig up a tasty bone. It is a
wishbone, and the dog fairy gives him all day to decide on his new size and
shape
FINE $15
286. Lear, Edw ard. A Book of Nonsense. NY, 1980, facsimile, Viking. Cloth,
9x10½, c 56p, DW . 112 limericks and color illust from the original, printed
two to a page.
FINE $16
287. Lear, Edw ard/Gorey, Edw ard. The Dong with a Luminous Nose.
(AIGA). NY, 1969, 1 st, Young Scott. Pict cloth, 9¼x6¼, c 44p, DW (pc).
(Bader 649)
FINE $45
288. Lear, Edw ard/Stanley Mack. The Story of the Four Little Children Who
went Round the World. Np, [NY], 1067, 1 st, HarlinQuist. Half cloth, pict bds,
7½x11¼, 32p, DW ($2.95), minor wrinkle and chip lower front.
FINE $45
289. LeGuin, Ursula/Susan Seddon Boulet. Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come
Out Tonight. (Signed, both). Rohnert Park, CA, 1994, 1 st, Pomegranate.
Bds, 8¼x10¼, 80p, DW . The magical world of the early native Americans,
explored through the eyes of a little girl who sees the animals (forest spirits)
as humans.
FINE $40
290. LeGuin, Ursula. Gifts. Orlando, 2004, 1 st, HBJ. Half cloth, 6x8½, 274p,
DW , XL, few marks. Interesting fantasy about a young man who blinds
himself rather than use his family’s magical gift of “unmaking”.
VG $8
291. LeGuin, Ursula K. Tehanu, the Last Book of Earthsea. NY, 1990, 1st,
Atheneum. Cloth, 5¾x9½, 226p, DW . When Sparrowhawk, the archmage of
Earthsea, returns from the dark land, stripped of his magic powers, he finds
refuge with the aging widow, Tenar, and a crippled girl who carries an
unknown destiny.
FINE $40
292. Lenski, Lois. Strawberry Girl (Newbery Medal). NY, 1945, 1st,
Lippincott. Gold stamped green cloth, 6½x8½ , 194p, unmated later ptg DW.
Small owner’s name fep. Probably the most successful of Lenski's 'regional'
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303. Marcus, Leonard. 75 Years of Children's Book W eek Posters. NY, 1994,
1 st, Knopf. Cloth, 11x 10¼, 74p, DW . Seventy-five posters designed annually
for Children’s Book Week by leading illustrators of the time with brief
biographies.
FINE $35
304. Marianna. Old Dolls I
Have Met. Np, 1946,
limited edition #37/500,
F.A.R. Gallery, printed
by The Meriden Gravure
Co (colotype), with
pochoirs by Martha
Berrien Studios.
Portfolio, 6¼x9¼, C.
40p, bookplate, Signed
and numbered by the
artist, “Marianna”. The
name here, as in the
early Journey of
Bangwell Putt Ltd
edition, is spelled thus,
however, all of her later
books are spelled “Mariana”, with one “n”. A charming collection of old dolls
and the stories they have to tell.
VG $350
305. Masefield, John. The Box of Delights. NY, 1935, 1984 abridged reprint,
Macmillan. Bds, 6¼x9¼, STF, 168, DW . Illus in b&w by Faith Jaques. An
English classic about a little boy home for the Christmas holidays; full of
magic, mystery, and villains.
FINE $15
306. Mathiesen, Egon. The Blue-Eyed Pussy. NY, 1951, 1 st, Doubleday. Pict
cloth, 6½x8, 112p, DW ($2.00) Owner’s name fep. A Danish Siamese cat
with a Great Purpose.
FINE $90
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307. Mathiesen, Egon. Jane og Fisken. (Danish, Jane and the Fish).
Copenhagen, 1956, 1 st, Hernov. Pict bds, 7x10, 25p, no dw, as issued.
Jane meets a large fish at the beach and gives him a ride on her raft; in
exchange he pulls her around and introduces her to his school.
FINE $240
308. Mathiesen, Egon. A Jungle in a Wheat Field. NY, 1960, 1 st, McdowellOblensky. Cloth, 8½x8, c. 52p, DW ($2.95). A Danish import, with the
bookplate of Jeans Sigsgaard. Colors are almost like pochoir in unusual
style. The Blue-Eyed Pussy (see above) wanders off into the wheat field,
and Bandy asks a lot of creatures to help look for him; continuing the
message of tolerance introduced in the first story.
VG $200
309. McCaughrean, Geraldine. The Death Defying Pepper Roux. NY, 2010,
1 st, HarperC. Bds, 6x8, 328p, DW . One boy's journey from death to life and
all the hazards in between. A highly entertaining and amusing look at English
stereotypes of the French. The central tenet is that people see what they
expect; people see what they want to see. Because of this Pepper is able to
be whoever he wants to be in his effort to foil his Aunt Mirielle's prophesy
that he will die at fourteen.
FINE $14
310. McCaughrean, Geraldine. Gold Dust. Oxford, 1993, 1 st, OUP. Bds,
5½x9, 194p, DW . A story set in Brazil, with a strong sense of place, about
what befalls one family when gold is discovered in their village. The children
develop in amusing ways.
FINE $30
311. McCaughrean, Geraldine. The W hite Darkness (ALA Printz Award). NY,
2005, 3 rd. HarperC. Bds, 5¼ x7¼, 369p, DW , XL, few marks. A young girl’s
visit to Antarctica turns dangerous when her uncle becomes obsessed with
VG $9
finding a hole to the center of the earth.
312. McDerm ott, Gerald. The Magic Tree. NY, 1973, 1st, Holt. Pict cloth,
9¼x7½ , 32p, DW . A Congolese folktale about a brother who is rejected by
his family; he travels and finds another life, only to foolishly give up his new
life in a vain attempt to impress the folks back home.
AS NEW $30
313. McDerm ott, Gerald. Musicians of the Sun. NY, 1997, 1 st, S&S. Glossy
bds,12¼ x10¼, 40p DW , XL, no marks. An Aztec myth wherein Wind is
sent to free four musicians held prisoner by Sun, so they can bring joy to
earth. Brilliant colors.
FINE $12
314. McKay, Hilary. Permanent Rose. NY, 2005, 1 stUS, McElderry. Bds, 6x
8½, 234p, DW , XL, few marks. When the youngest Casson girl, Rose is
trying to connect with her boyfriend, who has returned to the US, she
VG $12
inadvertently discovers the identity of Saffron’s biological father.
315. Miller, Arthur/Al Parker. Jane's Blanket. NY, 1963, 1 st, Crowell . Pict
cloth, 8x11½, 64p, no dw, as issued. Miller's (1915-2005) sole book for
children was done for the Modern Masters series. Reminiscent of Ruth
Krauss, this is a great read-aloud about slowly outgrowing a security
blanket. Miller is a good writer and a great American.
VG $ 400
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316. Milne, A.A. The Princess and the Apple Tree, NY, 1937, 1 st, G&D. Pict
bds, 8x10, 40p, DW (100/100). A collection of stories with lovely color pls by
Helen Sew ell. Bookpl The Hathaway House Bookshop, Wellesley, MA,
(1925-1979).
VG $50
317. Morpurgo, Michael. The Butterfly Lion. NY, 1996, 1 st US, Viking. Bds,
5½x8½, 90p, DW , XL, few marks. Believed to be a personal memoir, the
story tells of a boy who runs away from boarding school and encounters an
old woman who tells him a memorable story about a white lion.
FINE $10
318. Morpurgo, Michael. Kensuke’s Kingdom. NY, 2003, 1 st US, Scholastic.
Half cloth, 6x8½, 163p, DW , XL, few marks. A Robinsonade wherein a boy
and his dog are washed up on a deserted Pacific island. It’s a question
whether they can survive, until they discover a Japanese who has became a
hermit there following the loss of his home to the Atomic bombing FINE $10
319. Morpurgo, Michael. Running Wild. London, 2009, 1 st, HarperC. Bds,
5¾x8¾, 345p, DW . Photomontage + Illust by Sarah Young. A boy is
rescued by an elephant from a tsunami, but must learn to survive on his own
in the Indonesian jungle.
FINE $32
320. Morpurgo, Michael. W ar Horse. London, 2010, 1 st thus, Egmont. Bds,
5¾x8¾, 178p, DW . Special edition illustrated in color by François Place.
W W I told from the viewpoint of a horse. Made famous by the celebrated
play, and now a film.
AS NEW $55
321. Munari, Bruno. Bruno Munari's ABC. Cleveland, 1960, 1 st, World. Pict
cloth, 9x12 , 48p, DW ($3.50). Munari uses the creatures from many of his
other books to illustrate his alphabet. The well-read-to child will be delighted
VG $200
with the familiar pictures in the new context.
322. Munari, Bruno. Love and Kisses. Mantova, 1992, 2008 reprint, Corraini.
Die-cut wraps, 5x6¼, 93,. Subtitled exercises in evasion, a series of altered
photographs with amusing clichés.
FINE $20
323. Munari, Bruno. Storie di tre uccellini (Italian, Tic, Tac, and Toc).
Np,[Milano], 1945, 1 st, Mondadori. Cloth spine, 9½x12½ , c12p, no dw, as
issued.
VG $500
324. Nic Leodhas, Sorche / Adams, Adrienne. The Laird of Cockpen. NY,
1969, 1st, Holt. Half cloth, 7½ x8½, c.28p, DW . An Irish folktale.
FINE $24
325. Niemi, Mikael. Popular Music from Vittula. NY, 2003, 1 st US, Seven
Stories. Half cloth, 5½ x 8, 237p, DW . intense but amusing coming-of-age
story about a boy in a remote part of northern Sweden. Life is hard and there
isn’t much to do. However, a cast of eccentric locals and rock and roll
provide some connection to the outside world.
FINE $24
326. Nordqvist, Sven. The Hat Hunt. NY, 1988, 1st US, R&S. Glossy bds,
8½x12, c 24p, no dw. Grandpa is quite forgetful and while looking for his
missing hat discovers instead a lot of small objects that seem familiar.
Charming story and art.
FINE $20
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327. Noyes, Alfred/Charles Keeping. The Highwayman (Kate Greenaway
Medal). Oxford, 1981, 3 rd, OUP. Glossy bds, 8½x11¼, 32p, no dw (as
issued), XL, few marks.
VG $15
328. O'Brien, Robert (Robert Leslie Conly
1918-1973). Mrs.Frisby and the Rats of
NIMH (Newbery Medal). NY, 1971, 1 st,
Atheneum. Pict cloth, 6x9, 233p, DW
($5.95). Illus by Zena Bernstein. One of
the first books edited by Jean Carl. She
was hired by Knopf to start Atheneum in
1971. An amusing story, told at the time,
was that one of the executives referred to
her position as “juvenile editor”. She is
said to have retaliated by always calling
him a “senile editor”. In retrospect we
would have included this book in our list
of the 100 best books, but for some
reason, it was overlooked. A wonderful
science fantasy that speaks directly to today’s issues of sustainability and
co-operation; beautifully written and gripping. The b&w illustrations both
interpret the text and decorate it effectively. There is s loose note enclosed
from a major collector explaining the great difficulty he experienced in finding
a copy of this book.
AS NEW $900
329. Oakley, Graham. The Church Mice Adrift. London, 1976, 1 st, review
copy, Macmillan. Pict bds, 10x8, c.36p, DW (£2.50). A housing shortage in
W ortlethorpe forces our heroes to extreme measures.
AS NEW $125
330. Oakley, Graham. The Church Mice & the Moon. NY, 1974, 1stUS,
Atheneum. Cloth, 10¼x8, 34p, DW . Pokes fun at all of us.
AS NEW $50
331. Oakley, Graham. The Church Mouse (100). NY, 1972, 1 st US,
Atheneum. Bds, 10¼x8, c 36p, DW ($10.95). The first of this wonderful
series. How the mice find shelter, form a government of sorts, and talk
Sampson into being their protector. The intricate pictures are accompanied
by an earnest, deadpan text that is hard to read aloud for laughing, but
impossible not to share.
AS NEW $75
332. Oakley, Graham . Magical Changes. NY, 1979, 1 st paperback,
Atheneum. Pict wraps, 10½x9¼, 32p. Triple-cut pages to make imaginative
and funny transformations.
FINE $24
333. Opie, Iona & Peter/Maurice Sendak. I Saw Esau (AIGA). Cambridge
(MA), 1992, 1 st, Candlewick. Bds, 5½x7½, 160p, DW . The schoolchild’s
pocket book. A masterpiece.
FINE $32
334. Opie, Iona & Peter. Tail Feathers of Mother Goose. Boston 1988, 1 st,
LBCo. Bds w/ paste-down, 9x9, 124p, DW . Sixty nursery rhymes, each w/ art
by a different modern illustrator, commissioned for this work.
FINE $20
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335. Ormondroyd, Edw ard. David and the Phoenix. Chicago, 1957, 1 st,
Follett. Cloth, 6x9, 173p, no dw., XL, some marks. Our copy has a single
virtue, the quality of the paper on which it’s printed is neither acid, browned,
nor brittle, unlike the BC editions we usually see.
VG $35
336. Parain, Nathalie. Bonjour Bonsoir (Père Castor # 22). Paris, 1934, 2001
facsimile, limited edition, Les Amis de Père Castor. Pict bds, 8x8, 12p, no
dw, as issued. A pre-book for very young infants composed of color
illustrations on heavy card stock to be torn out an used as “flash cards” for
identification, or as room decorations.
FINE $50
337. Parain, Nathalie. Je Fais mes Masques (Père Castor # 1). Paris, 1931,
2006 facsimile, limited edition, Les Amis de Père Castor. Pictorial wraps,
raffia tie binding, 12x16, 20p, no dw, as issued. Eight life-size masks to be
cut out and worn: American Indian, Russian peasant, African, Bedouin, etc...
AS NEW $120
338. Park, Linda Sue. A Single Shard (Newbery Medal). NY, 2001, 14 th ptg,
Clarion. Bds, 5½x8½, 148p, DW , XL, few marks. An orphan boy in medieval
Korea lives under a bridge in a potter’s village and aspires to be a potter
himself one day.
VG $8
339. Paterson, Katherine. Jacob Have I Loved (Newbery Medal). NY, 1980,
1 st, Crowell. Half cloth, STF, 5¾x8¼, 216p, DW ($8.95). A sensitive,
poignant story of growing up on the Chesapeake Bay in the 1940s; fitting
neighbors of John Barth's Eastern Shore characters.
AS NEW $75
340. Paterson, Katherine. Park's Quest. NY, 1988, 1st, Dutton. Half cloth,
5½x8½, 148p, DW , XL few marks. Park's father died in Vietnam, but the
search for his identity is full of surprises. As Park comes to terms with that
FINE $16
identity he matures and we share his sense of reconciliation.
341. Peet, Bill. Chester the Worldly Pig. Boston, 1965, 1st, HMCo. Cloth,
9x10, 48p, DW . One feels the best of Peet's odd characters have been
treated unfairly; and after an episode of hope, followed by despair, they
adapt by finding some undiscovered virtue. One doesn't laugh at them but at
their comic attitudes. The books are full of sympathy. (Bader 274) FINE $150
342. Pienkow ski, Jan. Haunted House (Kate Greenaway Medal). Santa
Monica, 1979, 1993, 1 st thus, Intervisual. Glossy bds, 8x12, 6 pages of
movables. no dw, as issued. This is the Corporate Annual Report for
Intervisual Books for 1993, printed and bound into to a copy of Haunted
House and containing the printing history of that title, along with biographical
information about the author. Rare.
VG $50
343. Polacco, Patricia. The Keeping Quilt. NY, 1988, reprint, S&S. Half cloth,
11x9, c. 32p, DW . Inscription. A true story about a four-generation quilt made
from bits of cloth, starting with those their ancestors wore here from Russia
as emigrants.
FINE $12
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344. Polacco, Patricia. Pink and Say. NY, 1994, 1 st, Philomel. Glossy bds,
9x11½, c 44p, DW . About a white and a black boy, both soldiers in the Union
Army during the Civil War.
FINE $10
Terry Prachett, (1948-) is chiefly known for his satirical
fantasies set in Discworld, although he has also written many
wonderful children’s books, not least the Johnny Maxwell
novels, see below, and our new personal favorites, the Tiffany
Aching series. He was knighted in 2009, and promptly went
about making his own sword from native and meteoric iron in
a home-made kiln. His arms bear the motto Noli timere
messorem. (Don’t fear death).
345. Pratchett, Terry. The Amazing Maurice and His
Educated Rodents (Carnegie Medal). NY, 2001, 1st US,
HarperC. Half cloth, bds, 6x9¼ , 241p, DW . The first
discworld story for children is a pastiche of the Pied
Piper with references to Mrs. Frisby (see above). It is by turns funny and
dark. “If you don’t turn your life into a story, you just become part of
someone else’s story.“ Malicia Grimm, p. 129.
FINE $35
346. Pratchett, Terry. Nation. NY, 2008, 1 st US, Harper. Cloth spine, 6x9¼,
367p, DW . A metaphysical fantasy of a parallel world taking place in the mid
19 th century. Funny and engrossing story of a native boy who is the sole
survivor of a tidal wave on his home atoll and an English girl, apparently the
sole survivor of a shipwreck during the same storm. Their efforts to
communicate are hilarious.
FINE $30
347. Another, similar, except XL, exceptionally few marks.
FINE $12
348. Pratchett, Terry. Only You Can Save Mankind. NY, 1992, 1st,
Doubleday. Bds, 5¾x8¾, 173p, DW . Simply great! A boy (Johnny Maxwell)
computer gamer achieves Level 10 in a game and is suddenly surprised by
the message..."W e want to talk." He replies...."Die, alien scum." "NO! We
Surrender! PLEASE!". The continuation of his encounter with these aliens
and his friends is gripping, honest, and thought-provoking.
FINE $45
The Tiffany Aching quartet is a story arc, set in Discworld, but far different in
content and intent from others in that group. It is a great children’s series, superior
to the Harry Potter books and presents one of the most striking examples of a
Bildungsroman, ( in which the protagonist is seen to mature in response to the
events of the novel) in modern literature. For we witness Tiffany become a witch,
although it’s scarcely what we expect. Remarkably, the four books which chronicle
events beginning in her ninth, eleventh, thirteenth and fifteenth years can be read in
any order. Each stands alone, as a complete, satisfying narrative. W e started with
the third, Wintersmith, and thought it one of best children’s books we’d ever read.
The first, which anchors the series, The Wee Free Men, appears in several costumes
(see below). It is a brilliant, experimental book. There is a quality called
transference in literature by which magic a writer engages his reader’s sympathy
with a character and thereby develops an interest in the working out of the story.
Yet, Pratchett, intentionally suspends this magic in the penultimate section to
signal the dream state in which Tiffany finds herself during her escape from
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fairyland. W e did not find it comfortable, but are amazed that the author is bold
enough to take this sort of risk. Tiffany is one of the most engaging characters to be
encountered in literature. Suitable for reading to an alert 8-year-old.
349. Pratchett, Terry. The W ee Free Men (Signed on tp). London, 2003, 1 st,
Doubleday. Bds, 6x8, 320p, DW (£12.99). Illustrated by Paul Kidby. Tiffany
Aching I, in which she encounters an hilarious race of tiny Scotsmen, who
continue throughout the series to provide comic relief, and often a Deus ex
machina function. They seem a bit crude at first, but they grow on one. She
also overcomes several monsters with a blow to the head with her granny’s
cast iron frying pan.
AS NEW $150
350. Another, similar, not signed.
AS NEW $50
351. Pratchett, Terry. The Illustrated Wee Free Men, NY, 2008, 1 st thus,
HarperC. Bds, 8x10½, 252p, DW . Illustrated t/o in color by Stephen Player.
FINE $25
352. Pratchett, Terry. A Hat Full of Sky. London, 2004, 1 st, Doubleday. Bds,
6x8, 320p, DW (£12.99). Illustrated by Paul Kidby. Tiffany Aching II in which
she becomes a journeyman witch and eventually overcomes the most
dreadful villain in the series.
AS NEW $50
353. Another, similar, NY, 2004, 1st US, HarperC. Half cloth, 6x9¼, 280p,
DW .
AS NEW $35
354. Pratchett, Terry. W intersmith. London,
2006, 1 st, Doubleday. Bds, 6x8, 320p, DW
(£14.99). Illustrated by Paul Kidby. Tiffany
Aching III in which she inadvertently gets a
boyfriend.
AS NEW $30
355. Another, similar, NY, 2006, reprint,
HarperC. Half cloth, 6x9¼, 280p, DW . FINE $15
356. Pratchett, Terry. I Shall Wear Midnight.
London, 2010, 1 st, Doubleday. Bds, 6x8, 320p,
DW (£18.99). Illustrated by Paul Kidby. Tiffany
Aching IV ties everything together, setting
Tiffany on her grownup way.
AS NEW $50
357. Prevert, Jacques/Ylla. Le Petit Lion. Paris,
1949, 1 st, Artes et Metiers. Cloth spine, 8½x10¼,
30p, no dw. The arrangement of pictures and
text are completely different from the American edition. The Little Lion is a
cute thing, so tired and ready to go to sleep, in France he is alert and ready
for adventure, filled with jungle lore where the animals think ahead and
speak. (Bader 146)
GOOD $75
358. Proddow , Penelope/Barbara Cooney. Dionysos and the Pirates. NY,
1970, 1 st, Doubleday. Pict cloth, 9x11¼, 40p, no dw. Homeric hymn number
7. Dionysos was kidnaped by pirates who mistook him for a wealthy mortal
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child; he easily escaped, after filling the ship with wine and grape vines and
large wild animals and turning the crew into dolphins. Cooney's illustrations
are brilliant.
VG $35
359. Pullman, Philip. Once Upon a Time in the North. London, 2008, 1 st,
David Fickling. Cloth w/ paste-down, 4½x7, 48p, no dw (as issued). Lovely
decorations by John Law rence and including postmodern details such as a
folded map- game board and compass in pocket at the rear.
FINE $24
360. Ransome, Arthur. Swallows and Amazons. NY, 1931, 1 st JLG,
Lippincott. Cloth, 5½ x8, 343p, no dw. Illus by Helene Carter. The first of an
inspiring series of highly realistic small boat adventures that have captured
the imaginations of youthful sailors for two generations. The six children
learn to sail in the English Lakes District, discover a mysterious island, and
VG $30
meet Capt. Flint.
361. Reeve, Philip. Mortal Engines (Signed). London, 2001, 1st, Scholastic.
Cloth, 5¾x8 , 293p, DW . Signed by author. Author's first book and first
volume in the Mortal Engines Quartet. A comic adventure set in a steampunk
future thousands of years from now. It has Monty Python and Discworld for
godparents.The two protagonists are not only credible, but very likeable kids.
FINE $90
362. Reeve, Philip. Predator's Gold. NY, 2003, 1st US, HarperC. Cloth spine,
6¼ x9¼, 325p, DW , XL, few marks. Action-packed sequel to above. VG $12
363. Reiser, Lynn. Night Thunder and the Queen of the Wild Horses. NY,
1995, 1 st, Greenwillow. Glossy bds, 8½x11, c. 32p, DW . Cute bedtime story.
FINE $24
364. Reiser, Lynn. Two Mice in Three Fables. NY, 1995, 1 st, Greenwillow.
Glossy bds, 8½x11, c. 32p, DW . Three linked stories about a wild mouse
and his tame friend.
VG $24
365. Rey, H.A. Anybody at Home? Boston, 1942, 1 st, HMCo. Cloth spine, pict
bds, 9½x8, 24p, no dw, as issued. 12 fold-out leaves reveal the inhabitant
of each house. (Yokoyama Pl. 7A & 7B)
GOOD $100
366. Rey, H.A. A Christmas Manger . Boston, 1942, facsimile reprint, HMCo.
Pict wraps, 13x10. A creche; Punch-Out and Play book, complete w/ 28
figures on heavy card.
AS NEW $12
367. Rey, H.A. Christmas Card 1972
, autograph greeting, signed,
“Margaret & Hans” , 9x4. FINE $200
368. Rey, H.A. Three Christmas
Cards from W e Three Kings (see
item 468 below): Hark, the Herald
Angels Sing, O little Town of
Bethlehem, and I saw Three Ships.
Not signed, w/o envelopes, each c. 1946-49, 6½x5 4p.
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VG $15
369. Rey, H.A. Humpty Dumpty. NY, 1943, 1 st, HarperR. Pict bds, spiral
binding. 11x8½, 22p, no dw. A collection of ten Nursery Rhymes with
normal musical notation facing a page with the notes composed of cartoon
characters; sheep for Mary had a little lamb..., blackbirds sitting on telephone
wires for Sing a Song of Sixpence, and so forth, in imitation of the Grüger
books (see 261 and 262).
GOOD $90
370. Rey, Margret & H.A. Pretzel. NY, 1944, 1 st, Harper Bros. Cloth, 8x10¼,
32p, no dw. Pretzel is the extra-long Dachshund who makes a virtue of his
differences to win the affection of his girl friend. (Bader 320)
VG $50
371. Rey, H.A. W e Three Kings. NY, 1944, 1st, Harper Bros. Pict bds, 11x8½,
24p, no DW . A collection of ten Christmas Carols with normal musical
notation facing a page with the notes composed of cartoon characters;
sheep for First Nöel, holly leaves for Deck the Halls, and so forth. GOOD $75
372. Richler, Mordecai. Jacob Two-Two’s First Spy Case. NY, 1997, 1st US,
FSG. Half cloth, 5½x8½, 152p, DW . Illust by Michael Chesw orth. Richler
(1931-2001) is a controversial writer and adult author from Montreal. He
wrote the Jacob Two-Two books for children. Eight-year-old Jacob enlists
the help of a master spy who happens to live next door, in dealing with a
tyrannical headmaster at school.
FINE $12
373. Richler, Mordecai. Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang. NY, 1975,
1 st, Knopf. Half cloth, 7x9¼, 84p, DW . Owner’s inscription fep. Illus by Fritz
W egner. In the first of the trilogy a little boy is imprisoned in a dismal cell
where the warder is nicknamed The Hooded fang. The amusing book describes his ordeal and escape with the help of the Infamous Twos. FINE $15
374. Rieger, Murray. How Does Your Garden Grow? NY, 1946, 1 st, Juvenile
Activities. Pict bds, spiral binding, 11x8¼, 18p, no dw. A hand lettered
moveable book which tells the story of growing corn. The horse plowing
works. The second is very interesting, being a sheet of lined cellophane w/
another sliding sheet behind giving a moiré effect in Watch the Rain. The
third is watching the corn grow which is cool and finally picking the corn;
unfortunately all of the corn has been picked and eaten.
FAIR $20
375. Ringgold, Faith. TAR BEACH (Caldecott Honor). NY, 1991, 1st, Crown.
Pict bds, 9½x12½, 32p, DW . Good humored account of this amazing artist's
childhood in New York.
FINE $30
376. Roach, Marilynne K./Joseph Low. The Mouse and the Song. NY, 1974,
1 st, Parents’. Cloth spine, 7¼ x9¼, 44p, DW . A field mouse takes up
residence at Walden Pond where Thoreau teaches music appreciation.
FINE $24
377. Robbins, Ruth/Nicolas Sidjakov. BABOUSHKA AND THE THREE KINGS
(Caldecott Medal). Berkeley, 1960, 2 nd ptg, Parnassus Press. Cloth, 7x7,
c.22p, DW. Sold w/ attractive Caldecott/Newbery Award Banquet Program.
VG $25
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378. Roberts, Jack. Histoire aventureuse de Ludovic (French ,Ludo, the Little
Green Duck). Paris, 1924, 1 st, Tolmer. Pict bds, 7¼ x7¼, 48p, no dw. This
book by a French artist with an American name (1894-?) was also published
here in English by Duffield in November, 1924 and was very influential in the
development of children’s books here. Roberts did 3 or 4 of these books for
Tolmer during the 1920s, at least one more of which was also published
here. Ludo is a duck who makes a trip around the world, with full-color
pochoir plates for each continent.
FINE $400
379. Rosen, Winifred/Chorao, Kay.
Henrietta, the Wild Woman of
Borneo. NY, 1975, 1 st, Four Winds.
Pict cloth, 10x9, 32p, DW . Henrietta,
the younger sister who can never get
anything right, decides to mail herself
to Borneo, when everyone says she
looks like the Wild Woman there.
Nice picturebook w/ excellent ink
drawings.
FINE $30
380. Rossetti, Christina/Ellen
Raskin. Goblin Market. NY, 1970, 1 st
thus, Dutton. Cloth spine, bds, 9x7,
32p, DW . A subtle and lovely
interpretation of Rossetti’s original 1862 poem. It sings the Pre-Raphaelite
Brotherhood’s song of a reaction to industrialization and a return to
medievalism.
FINE $24
381. Row ling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. NY, 1998, 1 st
paperback printing, Scholastic. Pict wraps, 5¼x7½, 309p. First book in the
series.
VG $50
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382. Ruotolo, Flavia. Zoo. Np, [Paris], 2011,
1 st, MeMo. Pict wraps, 7x9, c 40p. A graphic
beastiary to make with colored geometric
shapes; in French, English, Spanish, and
German.
FINE $24
383. Sandburg, Carl/James Daugherty.
Early Moon. NY, 1930, 1 st, JLG. Cloth,
7x9¼, 136p, DW . A great collection of
American songs and stories, w/ matching ink
drawings.
The Fog
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
VG $50
384. Sayers, Frances Clarke. Tag-Along Tooloo. NY, 1941, 1st, Viking.
Cloth, 6½x9¼, 87p, DW . Illus in color by Helen Sewell. A story about Texas
sisters, one, a five-year-old, always feels left out.
FINE $30
385. Schw artz, Delmore/Barbara Cooney. I Am Cherry Alive, the Little Girl
Sang. NY, 1979, 1st, Harper & Row. Pict bds, 7x9, 32p, DW . This absolutely
splendid poem is about a little girl who personifies the essential Earthmother
- Goddess celebrating her unity with the universe. Walt Whitman would have
loved it.
FINE $35
386. Selznick, Brian. The Houdini Box. NY, 1991, 2008 reprint, Atheneum.
Half cloth, 7¼x9¼, 52p+ 16 p of historical material in back, DW. Wonderful
fantasy about a boy in love with magic who gets to meet the greatest
magician of them all.
FINE $25
387. Selznick, Brian. The Invention of Hugo Cabret. (Caldecott Medal,
Signed) NY, 2007, 1 st, Scholastic. Bds, 6x8½, 533p, DW . Better than the
film, sigh.
FINE $150
388. Selznick, Brian. W onderstruck. NY, 2011, 1 st, Scholastic. Bds, 6x8½,
637p, DW . Does for the American Museum of Natural History what Hugo did
FINE $50
for the Gare Montparnesse. Our vote for Newbery Medal.
389. Sendak, Maurice. Outside Over There (Caldecott Honor, Signed). NY,
1981, 1 st, HarperR. Cloth, 10¼x9¼ , 40p, DW($12.95). Signed w/
contemporary dedication to New York Times children’s book critic. While
Papa is away at sea, Goblins steal Ida’s little sister, but she puts things right
in time. Sendak said recently this was his favorite of his books.
FINE $250
390. Sendak, Maurice&Matthew Margolis. Some Swell Pup. NY, 1976, 1 st,
HarperR. Cloth, 7¼ x9, 32p, DW . Subtitled, Are You Sure You Want a Dog?
The responsibilities of caring for a new puppy can be overwhelming. VG $50
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391. Seuss, Dr. The Shape of Me and Other
Stuff. NY, 1973, 1 st, Random House. Glossy
bds, 7x9½, 28p, DW ($2.50). Matches all
points of Younger&Hirsch 72. An interesting
book of silhouettes.
FINE $500
392. Shulevitz, Uri. Snow (Caldecott Honor).
NY, 1998, 1 st, FSG. Half cloth, 10x9¼, c. 28p,
DW . When the snow begins, only a little boy
and his dog delight in it.
VG $20
393. Singer, Isaac Bashevis/Leonard Everett
Fisher. The W icked City. NY, 1972, 1 st, FSG.
Pict cloth, 8x10¼, 44p, DW . We visit the Old
Testament of Abraham, Lot, and the city of
Sodom.
AS NEW $20
394. Sis, Peter. Starry Messenger (Caldecott
Honor). NY, 1996, 1 st, FSG. Bds, 9¼x12, 32p, DW . Beautiful new-old color
plates depict the life of a famous scientist.
FINE $40
395. Sis, Peter. The Three Golden Keys (Signed w/sketch). NY, 1994, 2 nd ptg,
Doubleday. Pict bds, 10¼x12, 60p, DW . A magical visit to the Prague of the
author’s boyhood, written for his daughter.
FINE $20
396. Skaar, Grace. All About Dogs, Dogs, Dogs. NY, 1947, 1 st, Wm R. Scott.
Pict bds, spiral binding, 9x8 20p, no dw. We saw many different types, but
they all say “Bow-W ow”.
VG $50
397. Slobodkina, Esphyr. Behind the Dark W indow Shade. NY, 1958, 1 st,
Lothrop. Cloth, 9¼ x9¼, 32p, DW . NY, 1958, 1st, Lothrop. Cloth, 9¼x9¼,
32p, DW . Jim and Judy loved watching the cat next door sitting in the
window, but one day the shade is down and stays that way for a long time.
FINE $120
Slotties
Probably W alter Paepcke’s (1896-1960) interest in cardboard toys was stimulated
by the great lack of any other sort of toys during W W II. He was a wealthy
American from Chicago who owned the Container Corporation of America
(Concora) which manufactured cardboard packaging materials and under Paepske
became a patron of graphic arts and design. He also founded the Aspen Institute and
brought Herbert Bayer to America in 1939 from the Bauhaus to design posters and
other materials. Paepcke and his wife had a keen interest in modern art and a large
private collection. They supported László Moholy-Nagy, a colleague of Bayer’s, by
financing the rebirth of the American New Bauhaus in 1939.
Suzanne Suba (1913-) was born in Hungary, but came to the US as a child. She
studied at the Friends School in Brooklyn NY, and Pratt Institute. She was a New
Yorker cover artist and book designer. Her first book, Here Comes the Circus, 1942,
won an AIGA. She was living in Chicago, working and teaching at the Chicago
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Institute of Art, with her husband Russell McCracken, when they met Paepcke.
They designed the slotties in 1944; a book with a punch-out cardboard toy at the
back for making characters to act out the stories. She would eventually provide art
for nine of the nineteen slotties. Two of these were paperback slotties for advertising
purposes, published by Kellogg and the New York Central Railroad. An exact
contemporary, also an emigrant (from Germany) was Jan Balet (1913-2009). He
came to the US in 1938 to escape the Nazis and became very influential in New
York in graphic design and advertising after the war. From 1952-1960 he executed
another nine slottie books for Concora.
398. King, Martha Bennett/Jan Balet.. The Birthday Angel. Np, [Chicago],
1957, 1st, Concora/Rand McNally. A "slottie", cloth spine, 6x9½, 48p, DW
($1.50). Complete w/ unused slottie in back. A poor girl gets to have a
FINE $50
magical, perfect birthday party.
399. King, Martha Bennett/Jan Balet. Bean Blossom Hill. Np, [Chicago],
1957, 1st, Concora/Rand McNally. A "slottie", cloth spine, 6x9½, 48p, DW
($1.50). Complete w/ unused slottie in back. An early American folktale
about a clever farmer who buys three magic seeds.
FINE $65
400. Another, similar. This slottie features a special envelope which allowed
the slottie toy to be sold separately or given as a gift. See image on previous
page.
FINE $90
401. McCracken, Russell/Susanne Suba. The Mystery of Carmen the Cow.
Np, [Chicago], 1946, 1 st, Concora/Rand McNally/Garden City Publishing. Pict
bds, 8x10¼, 32p, DW (no price on DW , unless “50-10" on back flap is meant
to mean $0.50 price). Complete w/ unused slottie in back.
VG $75
402. W ing, Helen/Jan Balet. Rosalinda. Np, [Chicago], 1952, 1 st,
Concora/Rand McNally. A "slottie", cloth spine, 6x9½, 48p, DW ($1.50).
Complete w/ unused slottie in back. Rosalinda, a cute donkey, makes
trouble for her family, until she finds a job in the city.
FINE $90
End slotties; for further information see the web page at: Picture Book
Cottage, www.picturebookcottage.com,.
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403. Spier, Peter. And So My
Garden Grows. NY, 1969, 1st,
Doubleday, Mother Goose Library.
Pict bds, 9½x8, 32p, DW.
Garden-related nursery rhymes
illustrated with delightful watercolor
sketches of the Tuscany
landscape.
FINE $45
404. Spier, Peter. To Market! To
Market! NY, 1967, 1 st, Doubleday,
Mother Goose Library. Pict bds,
9¼x8 , 40p, DW ($3.95), few chips.
A summer market day in early 19 th
century America with farming
nursery rhymes of the period.
FINE $45
405. Stamm, Claus/Mizamura, Kazue. Three Strong W omen. NY, 1962, 1st,
Viking. Cloth, 6½ x9, 32p, DW . A famous wrestler is captured by three strong
women and given some serious physical fitness training in this amusing,
feminist, Japanese folk tale. (Bader 535)
FINE $40
406. Steichen, Mary & Edw ard. The First
Picture Book. NY, 1930, 1991 facsimile,
W hitney Museum of American Art/HBJ. Cloth
spine, 7½ x8½ , 72p, DW . Everyday things for
babies.(Bader 136).
FINE $30
407. Steig, W illiam. Grown-ups Get To Do All
the Driving. NY, 1995, 1st, HarperCollins.
Cloth spine, 10½x8¼, 32p, DW . Amusing book
that turns the tables on the idea that children
aren't just little adults.
FINE $15
408. Streatfeild, Noel. W hite Boots (Original
title for Skating Shoes). London, 1951, 1 st,
Collins. Bds, 5¼ x7½, 256p, DW (8s. 6d. net).
Few tape stains fep. Illus by Milein Cosman. A
story of two girls from very different backgrounds, in love with figure skating
and a dream of the championship.
VG $150
409. Sw ann, Brian/Ponder Goembel. A Basket Full of White Eggs. NY,
1988, 1 st, Crown. Cloth, 10x12, c. 32p, DW . A collection of original riddles for
younger children with attractive colored pencil drawings.
FINE $12
410. Simmonds, Posy. Fred. London, 1987, 1 st, Jno. Cape. Glossy bds,
8½x10, c. 32p, DW . Symmonds (1945) is one of the major new British
artists. She was long a cartoonist for The Guardian, before turning to
children’s books. A pet cat dies, and turns out to have been the
neighborhood favorite, so Sophie and Nick grow up a bit and learn there is a
side of life they never imagined.
FINE $30
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411. Taback, Simms. Joseph Had a
Little Overcoat (Caldecott Medal). NY,
1999, 1 st, Viking. Pict bds, 9x11, c.32p,
DW ($15.99). The hand lettering is
great and the colors are wonderful, as
are the die-cuts, but we prefer the
1977 b&w original.
FINE $45
412. Tallon, Robert. Rotten Kiphabets.
NY, 1975, 1 st, Holt. Bds, 7¾x9¼, c26p,
DW . A full color alphabet of kids with
names like Horrible Hanna, Piggy
Pearl, and the like.
VG $20
413. Tan, Shaun. Lost & Found. NY,
2011, 1 st, Levine. Pict bds, 9x11½,
128p, DW . A collection of Tan’s first
three Australian books originally
published in 1998-2001. All are full
color and fabulous.
AS NEW $40
414. Thompson, Kay/Hilary Knight. Eloise. NY, 1955, 1995, 50 th Anniversary
edition, S&S. Glossy bds, 8x11, 65p, DW . The subtitle says why we have
never cataloged this title before, A Book for Precocious Grown Ups. VG $12
415. Tigerman, Tracy & Stanley. Dorothy in Dreamland . NY, 1991, 1 st,
Rizzoli. Blind-stamped lavender cloth, 10x10¼, 30p, DW . Part of Rizzoli’s
series of children’s books by famous American architects. As architects say
today, a mash-up of fairy tales.
AS NEW $20
416. Titus, Eve/Paul Galdone. Anatole Over Paris. NY, 1961, reprint,
McGraw-Hill. Cloth, 7½x10¼, 32p, DW . Anatole is a clever, bourgeois
mouse living with his large family in Paris where he is employed as a cheese
taster. In his long career he has selflessly helped many people in distressing
situations. Here he tries to bring a kite home to his children.
FINE $24
417. Tobias, Tobi/William Pène du Bois. Moving
Day. NY, 1976, 1 st, Knopf. Pict cloth, 6¾x9¼,
32p, no dw. This nice little book is the author’s
sole children’s book. He is best know as a dance
critic. Moving day is described with all its stress
and busyness and goodbyes, and finally, some
surprised hellos.
VG $16
418. Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit (100). Boston,
1938, 1 stUS, all points match first state, HMCo.
Cloth, 6x8, 310p, unmated later ptg DW . Title
page with black bowing hobbit and four color
plates by the author, not appearing in the British
1st .De-acidified.
FINE $750
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419. Tunis, Edw in. Chipmunks on the Doorstep. NY, 1971, 1st, Crowell.
Cloth, 7¼x10¼, 70p DW . Profusely illus by the author with wonderful color
pictures of our favorite little ground squirrel.
VG $30
420. Turkle, Brinton. The Magic of Millicent Musgrave (Signed). NY, 1967,
Viking. Cloth, 8x10, c.40p, DW . Turkle's second picture book, very
interesting, scarce. Millicent sees that justice is done when a stage magician
gives her a doll instead of the promised rabbit.
FINE $35
421. Underhill, Liz. The Quiet Book. Boston, 2010, 1 st, HMCo. Pict bds, 7¼
x9, c 32p, DW . An attractive book w/ modern graphics interpreting different
kinds of quiet.
FINE $16
422. VanAllsberg, Chris. The
Polar Express (Caldecott
Medal). Boston, 1985, 1 st,
HMCo. Cloth, 11½x9, 32p, DW.
A magic train takes a boy to the
North Pole, where Santa Claus
offers him the gift of his choice.
Sold w/ Caldecott Award
Banquet Program w/ art by
author.
FINE $500
423. VandeMeer, Ron. Inside the Personal Computer . NY, 1984, 1 st,
Abbeville. Glossy bds, 9½x12 , 4 large pop-ups and others.
FINE $30
424. VandeMeer, Ron. The Working Camera. NY, 1986, 1 st, Harmony / Intervisual. Glossy bds, 8½x12, 12 pop-ups and other movables.
AS NEW $35
425. VanderMeer, Ron & John Strejan. Sailing Ships. NY, 1984, 1 st, Viking.
Glossy bds, 11x11¼, 6 two-page spread pop-ups.
FINE $40
426. Voigt, Cynthia. Dicey's Song (Newbery Medal). NY, 1982, 1 st,
Atheneum. Cloth, 5¾x 9½, 196p, DW . Four abandoned children go to live
with their grandmother, Dicey finds new beginnings require, humor, love, and
courage.
AS NEW $150
427. Wiesner, David. The Three Pigs (Caldecott Medal, Signed). NY, 2001,
1 st, Clarion. Pict bds, 11½x9¼, 32p, DW .
FINE $100
428. Willard, Nancy/Alice & Martin Provensen. A Visit to William Blake's
Inn. (AIGA / Newbery Medal / Caldecott Honor). NY, 1981, 1 st printing, HBJ.
Half cloth, blind-stamped boards, 8¼ x10¼, 32p, DW ($10.95). Sold with
Newbery/Caldecott Awards Banquet Program. The only book to have won
both awards.
AS NEW $150
429. William s, Vera. The Great Watermelon Birthday. NY, 1980, 1 st,
Greenwillow. Pict cloth, 8¼ x7½, c. 24p, DW . Author’s first book is a great
picturebook. Probably the only picturebook published by Greenwillow that is
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not either 28 or 32 pages, which says a lot about how important they felt it is.
FINE $40
430. William s, Vera. Music, Music for Everyone (Signed). NY, 1984, 1 st,
Greenwillow. Cloth, 10x8¼, 32p DW . The final volume of the Rosa Trilogy, is
an entirely credible fantasy, in which children can do things to affect the real
world.
FINE $50
431. Wolfe, Virginia Euw er. This Full House. NY, 2009, 1 st, HarperC. Half
cloth, 6x8½, 476p, DW , XL, few marks. Exciting conclusion to the Make
Lemonade Trilogy is full of surprises. All three are written in blank verse,
which works very well. Today, when we don’t know who to fear, the
Vampires at the top of the social pyramid, or the Zombies at the bottom,
books like this, set in urban poverty, are important for honestly depicting the
brave humanity which surely exists there. W e found the ending a bit
incredible and contrived, but it doesn’t really matter.
VG $10
432. W ondriska, William. The Stop. NY, 1972, 1st, Holt. Cloth, 11¼x8½ ,
32p, DW . Two boys returning from a camping trip in the Navajo Reservation
in Monument Valley come to terms with a pre-historic, elemental landscape,
described as Eric Satie might have drawn it.
FINE $35
433. Wright, Dare. Holiday for Edith
and the Bears. NY, 1958, 1st,
Doubleday. Cloth spine, pict bds,
9x12½, 56p, DW ($2.50). Rubbed.
Photo illus. Edith gets sand in her
shoes on this trip to the beach.
.
GOOD $75
434. Yeoman, John/Quentin Blake.
Mouse Trouble. NY, 1972, 1 st,
Macmillan. Pict cloth, 8x10, c. 32p,
DW . A bit of foxing. A miller acquires
a cat to solve his mouse problem,
but they all get along too well.V G $16
435. Young, Ed. Lon Po Po (Caldecott
Medal). NY, 1989, 1 st, Philomel.
Glossy bds, 8x10¼, 32p, DW
($14.95). A Chinese Red Riding
Hood.
AS NEW $120
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436. Young, Ed. The Other Bone (AIGA). NY, 1984, 1st, Harper & Row. Half
cloth, 7¼x9¼, 32p, DW . Spare pencil sketches relate with wordless grace a
classic fable about greed.
FINE $24
437. Young, Ed. Up a Tree. (AIGA) NY, 1983, 1st, Harper. Cloth, 7½x9¼,
32p, DW . A cat finds himself up a tree and misses supper.
VG $24
Harve (1933-1974) Fischtrom was a fellow student during M argot’s Fulbright
scholarship year in Vienna. He encouraged her to write for children and took the
pseudonym of Harve Zemach.
438. Zemach, Harve & Margot. Awake and Dreaming. NY, 1970, 1 st, FSG.
Blind stamped robin’s egg blue cloth, 11x 9¼, 32p, DW ($4.95). A lovely
picturebook suggested by a Tuscan legend.
AS NEW $30
439. Zemach, Harve & Margot.
Duffy and the Devil (Caldecott
Medal). NY, 1973, 1 st, FSG.
Blind stamped cloth, 8¾x10½,
40p, DW ($5.95).
FINE $75
440. Zemach, Margot.
Self-portrait. Reading MA,
1978, 1 st, Addison-Wesley.
Cloth, 8¾x9¼, 32p, DW.
Illustrated autobiography for
younger readers. We think this
is some of Zemach’s best art,
colorful and intimate. The
ghosts of all the books she
was working on appear as
specters in her record of their
lives.
FINE $20
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441. Zevin, Gabrielle. Elsewhere. London,
2005, 1 st, Bloomsbury . Pict bds, 5¼ x8,
273p, DW . Though provoking story about a
16-year-old girl who dies in a traffic accident
and goes elsewhere; which turns out to be
much like here, except everyone gets
gradually younger, until as a baby they go to
where they choose. Well written and
convincing with lots of personal interaction
.
FINE $16
442. Zw art, Piet. Het Boek
van PTT. Leiden, 1938,
1 st, Nederlandsche . Pict
wraps, 7x10, 49p, no
dw, as issued. This
introduction for children
to the services of the
Dutch Ministry of Post
and Telegraph is a most
wonderful example of an educational text. Zw art was a member of De Stijl, a
photographer and typographer. The subject matter is completely modern
homage to technology. Even the use of photographs for montage was
relatively new at the time. The majority of books were still locked in the
Jugenstil manner, but this was a book like the modern advertising art
advocated by the Bauhaus.
VG $1,200
443. Another, similar, but 1985 facsimile boxed with second explanatory
volume w/ additional material.
VG $120
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