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    Adams, Richard:  The Ship's Cat.  New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in glossy, illustrated paper covered boards. A small quarto measuring 10 3/4" by 8 1/2". In a fine dust jacket which duplicates the illustrated paper cover on the boards with the price intact on the front flap. 36 pages of text and "fantasticl pictures by Mr. Alan Aldridge". A clean, handsome and tight copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
    TB26868  $35.00




  • Adams, Richard:  The Unbroken Web.  New York: Crown Publishers, In, 1980. First Edition, First printing. Near fine in brown cloth covered boards. In a near fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. A collection of stories and fables with some wonderful color and black and white illustrations. Illustrated with color plates by Yvonne Gilbert and drawings by Jennifer Campbell.
    TB00113  $5.60



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    Anonymous:  East Of The Sun And West Of The Moon Old Tales From The North.  New York: George H. Doran Company, n.d. [ca 1920]. First Edition. Good+ in its original yellow cloth covered boards with red text on the spine and front board. An octavo of 8 7/8 by 6 inches with the text block shaken within its binding with the front hinge going allowing the first free end page and the frontispiece to be a bit loose, the cloth on the spine is tanned and the boards are soiled. Without a dust jacket We note here that the incredibly detailed, color plates by Kay Nielsen show dates between 1913 and 1914 suggesting that they may have been part of an earlier printing of this title. 204 pages of text and illustrated with a color frontispiece tipped-in and 24 color plates tipped-in from paintings by Kay Nielsen and wood block vignettes also by Kay Nielsen. A collection of Norwegian fairy tales beautifully illustrated by Kay Nielsen.
    TB32296  $500.00




  • Anonymous:  The Arabian Night's Entertainments.  New York: Harper & Brothers, 1925. Reprint of May, 1925. Very good in black cloth covered boards with the gilt text nearly completely faded on the spine and with a color printed label on the front board which shows only light rubbing at its edges and a few minor light scratches to its surface. An octavo measuring 8 7/8" by 6". There is a gift inscription with the prior owner's name and date of "Jan. 2, 1928" on the first free end page. Without its very scarce issued dust jacket. [430] pages followed by two pages of ads by the publisher. "With over one hundred illustrations and decorations by Louis Rhead". A very worthy copy of an uncommon children's classic. The hinges, joints and binding are all tight and there are no loose pages or errant marks such as scribbling.
    TB23387  $75.00



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    Baum, L. Frank:  The Road To Oz.  Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co., (1909). First Edition, First Printing, Binding B. Very good in light green cloth covered boards with black text on the spine and the outline of an animal character on the spine. The front board is decorated in dark green, light brown and red and has red text spelling out the title. An octavo of 9 by 6 5/8 inches with printed end sheets in black, white and red and conforming to Binding B with large and small capital letters in the spelling of the publisher on the spine (as noted in Paul Bienvenue's The Book Collector's Guide to L. Frank Baum p.42). There are two 1/8 inch holes in the cloth at the head and heel the spine and with light rubbing with the entire backstrip slightly tanned, both hinges have cracked, but has been professionally reinforced with clear, archival tape. The ownership page has a dated (1916) gift inscription. Coinciding with the first printing, binding B the pages of the text block tinted light blue, salmon, and tan. The words "Toto on" appearing on page 34, line 4 shows worn type as is page number 121 and the complete absence of a page number and caption on page 129. Without its issued dust jacket. 261 pages followed by a blank verso and two pages of ads from the publisher. Illustrated throughout from black and white engravings by John R. Neill. There are no color plates with this title. A very attractive and clean copy of this first edition. (Bienvenue, p.41)
    TB32358  $1000.00



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    Baum, L. Frank:  The Patchwork Girl Of Oz.  Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co., (1913). First Edition, First Printing, First State. Very good in light green cloth covered boards with dark green text on the spine and the outline of Woozy character embellished in red on the spine. The front board is decorated in dark green and red with red and green text spelling out the title and author's name. An octavo of 9 by 6 3/4 inches with printed, color end sheets conforming to Binding A as defined in Paul Bienvenue's The Book Collector's Guide to L. Frank Baum p.52. The cloth and the head and heel of the spine is a bit rubbed and the backstrip is tanned. Both boards are slightly soiled. There is a 1/2 inch long area at the fore edge of the front board which has been chewed exposing the underlying board. Both hinges are holding, but starting. The ownership page has a dated (1916) gift inscription. This copy is a first state of the first edition as evidenced by the large red "C" in chapter on page 35 overlying the text on the page and the first page of ads on page [343] begins: "You will be glad to know...". Without its issued dust jacket. 341 pages followed by a blank verso and six pages of ads from the publisher describing early Oz titles. Illustrated throughout from black and white engravings by John R. Neill many of which are in color. A very attractive and clean copy of this first state of the first edition. (Bienvenue, p.50)
    TB32359  $525.00



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    Baum, L. Frank:  Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz.  Norwalk, Conn.: The Easton Press, 1993. Collector's Editions. Fine in full, brown leather covered boards with four raised bands on the spine and with gilt text and decorations in the compartments and gilt text and illustrations in gilt on the front board. All edges of the text block are gilt. There are silk end sheets with matching placement ribbons and there are no prior ownership markings of any kind. It is illustrated with the same colorful illustrations by John R. Neill that appeared in the original version of this title. An octavo of 8 7/8 by 6 3/4 inches. Without dust jackets as issued. 292 pages of text with color and black and white illustrations throughout. .
    TB33250  $100.00



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    Baum, L. Frank:  The Marvelous Land of Oz.  Norwalk, Conn.: The Easton Press, 1989. Collector's Editions. Fine in full, dark blue leather covered boards with four raised bands on the spine and with gilt text and decorations in the compartments and gilt text and illustrations in gilt on the front board. All edges of the text block are gilt. There are silk end sheets with matching placement ribbons and there are no prior ownership markings of any kind. It is illustrated with the same colorful illustrations by John R. Neill that appeared in the original version of this title. An octavo of 9 by 6 5/8 inches. 262 pages of text with color and black and white illustrations throughout. .
    TB33251  $100.00



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    Baum [Ruth Plumly Thompson], L. Frank:  The Royal Book Of Oz.  Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., (1921). First Edition, First Printing. Very good in light tan-green cloth covered boards with black text on the spine and with a printed, color, paper label on the front board. An octavo of 9 by 6 1/2 inches with light rubbing and minor losses to the color label on the front board, rubbing and wear to the cloth at the heel of the spine and with page 243/244 torn completely through, but professionally repaired with archival tape on its verso side. The front hinge has started and has been reinforced and the rear hinge has been repaired with book tape. The "This Book belongs to" page has been filled in with pencil by a young prior owner with a date of "January 1, 1922". Without its issued dust jacket. 312 pages of text. Illustrated with a color frontispiece and with 11 color plates and numerous black and white vignettes by John R. Neill. The caption below the plate facing page 255 contains the typo of "Scarecorw's" as called for in the first and only printing of the first edition of this title. (Bienvenue, p.102)
    TB32442  $125.00



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    Burroughs, Edgar Rice:  Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar.  New York: , c1918 [1927]. Reprint. Very good+ in bright red cloth covered boards with black text embossed on the spine and front board. A 12mo of 7 3/8 by 5 inches with the top and fore edges of the text block soiled as are the upper edges of the boards and the upper quarter of the backstrip. There is a prior owner's book plate on the first free end page. In a very good+, unclipped dust jacket with very shallow 1/16" chips from the ends of the spine area and at the upper fore corners of the panels over the tips of the boards. On the rear panel of the jacket is an ad for other books by Burroughs listing numerous titles from the series Tarzan, the Martian stories and his western novels. 350 pages of text followed by 12 pages of ads by the publisher. Illustrated with a frontispiece by J. Allan St. John. Overall a very attractive copy.
    TB32217  $40.00




  • Coatsworh, Elizabeth:  Silky.  New York: Pantheon Books, 1953. First Edition, First printing. Near fine in 1/4 brown cloth and blue-green paper covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and a blind embossed title on the front board. In a very good dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap wtih light wear and rubbing to the ends of the spine area. Signed with "April good wishes" by the author on the first free end paper. 144 pages of text and illustrations by John Carroll.
    TB17468  $35.00




  • DePaola, Tomie:  The Night of Las Posadas.  New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1999). First Edition, First Printing. Fine in illustrated, paper covered boards with yellow and orange text on the spine and yellow and red text with a color illustration on the front and rear boards. A small quarto of 11 by 8 1/2 inches. In a fin, unclipped dust jacket. This copy is signed on the title page and inscribed "For Carol" by the author and dated in the year of publication. Unpaginated, but containing 32 pages of text and full color illustrations by the author.
    TB33456  $50.00




  • DeVries, Leonard:  Little Wide-Awake.  Cleveland: The World Publ. Co., 1967. First Edition, First printing. Fine in gilt decorated green cloth covered boards. In a very good+ dust jacket with a 1/4" chip at the upper edge of the spine area which is hardly noticable. An anthologhy of Victorian Children's Books and Periodicals.
    TB09966  $17.50




  • Dickey, James:  Tucky The Hunter.  New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1978. First Edition, First printing. Near fine in emerald green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. In a very good+ dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap with two closed tears on the front and rear panels of the jacket and the spine area a bit tanned. Illustrated with full color paintings by Marie Angel. Unpaginated but containing approximately 30 pages of text and illustrations.
    TB16803  $10.50



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    Disney, Walt, and Jean Ayer:  Donald Duck And HIs Friends.  Boston: D. C. Heath And Company, (1939). First Edition. Very good+ in printed tan cloth covered boards with black text on the spine and colored illustrations on the front and rear board with printed end sheets. An octavo of 8 3/16 by 6 inches with the cloth at the head and heel of the spine turned inward, the front and rear boards are lightly scuffed and the spine is lightly soiled. Without a dust jacket. 102 pages of text "told by Jean Ayer" and illustrated throughout with color images created by The Walt Disney Studio. One of the Walt Disney Story Books. A very clean and collectible copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
    TB32536  $80.00




  • Donahey, William:  Teenie Weenie Neighbors.  New York: Whittlesey House/McGraw-Hill Company, Inc., 1945. First Edition, First printing. Good in light gray cloth covered boards with bold blue text on the spine and a line drawing on the front board. The cloth at the head and heel of the spine is rubbed and there are stains and rubbing around the outside edges of the boards. The front hinge is starting and the rear hinge is cracked but has been professionally repaired. Without its issued dust jacket. 68 pages containing numerous line drawings and four full color plates with color pictorial end sheets.
    TB22493  $75.00




  • Du Bois, William Pene:  Gentleman Bear.  New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1985. First Edition, First printing. Fine, In a very near fine dust jacket very light wear at edges & on flap hinge.
    TB02514  $21.00




  • Eckert, Allan W.:  The Dark Green Tunnel.  Boston: Little Brown & Co., 1984. First Edition, First printing. An ex-library in very good condition in green paper covered boards with the first free end paper removed and with the other typical library disfigurements. In a very good dust jacket with light rubbing at the ends of the spine area and with the price intact but one which has been attached to the boards of the book and with a small paper label on the spine area. One of the more uncommon titles by Eckert. With illustrations by David Wiesner. 216 pages of text and illustrations.
    TB16853  $24.50




  • Edmonds, Walter D.:  Beaver Valley.  Boston: Little Brown & Co., 1971. First Edition, First printing. Very good+ with a small dampness stain (not effecting text block) to the lower 1" of the spine & the ivory colored boards lightly soiled. In a very good+ dust jacket with an inked out price and the spine area tanned. With a prior owner's name & date behind the front flap. A book for children about the work of beaver who construct their dams without regard to the impact on their surroundings. Written with an obvious double meaning. With illustrations by Lelsie Morrill.
    TB06771  $35.00




  • Edmonds, Walter D.:  Tom Whipple.  New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1942. First Edition, First printing. Very good although an x-Library copy with the typical cancelation marks, pocket and other defacings. Without its issued dust jacket. With illustrations by Paul Lantz. One of the more difficult to locate titles by Edmonds.
    TB11919  $20.00



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    Fenlon, Ellen:  Signs Of The Fairies.  Akron, Ohio: The Saalfield Publishing Company, c1962. Edition not stated. Near fine in printed pink cloth covered boards with black text and an image from a photograph on the front board. A small octavo of 7 1/2 by 5 3/8 inches with a number of small, faint spots of what appear to be foxing on the front board. Signed by the author in her married name: "Ellen Fenlon Tobin" on the verso of the first free end page. Unpaginated, but containing 24 leaves of text and illustrations from photographs in color.
    TB32007  $50.00




  • Forbes, Esther:  America's Paul Revere.  Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1946. First Edition, First printing. Very good+ in decorated, red cloth covered boards with the fore edges of the boards discolored & a PON stamped on the end paper. In a very good dust jacket with a price clipped jacket flap, light soiling across much of the white background of the jacket and with 1/8" chips at the ends of the spine area. Illustrated by Lynd Ward. 46 pages of text and illustrations.
    TB09949  $35.00




  • Fraser, Claud Lovat:  A Book of Simple Toys.  Bryn Mawr: Bryn Mawr College Library, 1982. Facsimile edition. Fine in a purplish woven cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and with a paper label on the front board. Without a dust jacket as issued. A facsimile of C. Lovat Fraser's book of 1917 containing an introduction. Unpaginated containing text and color illustrations of toys. One of only 1,000 copies produced.
    TB16344  $24.50




  • Gipson, Morrell:  City Country ABC.  Garden City: Garden City Publish., 1946. . Very good in illustrated paper covered boards with a cloth covered spine strip & with a 3" missing piece to the inside fixed end paper. Without a dust jacket. With illustrations by Leonard Weisgard. Unpaginated.
    TB10960  $5.00




  • Grimm, Wilhelm:  Dear Mili.  New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1988. First 1988 Edition. Near fine in decorated gray/green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. In an unclipped, very near fine dust jacket with minor soiling to the rear panel. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Unpaginated.
    TB26025  $12.00




  • Gruelle, Johnny:  Raggedy Ann Stories.  Joliet, Ill.: The P. F. Volland Company, (1918). Reprint of 1918. Very good+ in 1/4 black cloth and illustrated paper covered boards with bold yellow printing on the front board. An octavo measuring 9 by 6 inches with illustrated end sheets and with light rubbing to the paper on the fore and lower edges of the boards. Without its issued dust jacket. One of the Volland "Happy Children Books". Unpaginated. Illustrated with 19 color plates an numerous color drawings within the text. The only markings on or within the book is an old bookseller's price of $10.00 at the upper corner of the first free end page. (Lee: Raggedy Ann & Johnny Gruelle, p. 90)
    TB29152  $45.00




  • Gruelle, Johnny:  Raggedy Andy Stories Introducing the Little Rag Brother of Raggedy Ann.  Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Company, c1920. Reprint of 1934. Very good in 1/4 black cloth and illustrated paper covered boards with bold black printing on the front board. An octavo measuring 9 by 6 inches with illustrated end sheets and with rubbing to the paper on the fore and lower edges of the boards and with the lower fore tips worn. In a very good-, unclipped dust jacket with numerous short closed tears to the edges of the panels and spine area and with the fold to the front flap heavily worn. Unpaginated. Illustrated with 23 color plates an numerous color drawings within the text. The only markings on or within the book is an old bookseller's price of $10.00 at the upper corner of the first free end page and a gift inscription and date on the front paste down and first free end page. (Lee: Raggedy Ann & Johnny Gruelle, p. 90)
    TB29153  $45.00




  • Hague, Michael:  The Perfect Present.  New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1996. First Edition, First printing. Fine in 1/4 red cloth and paper covered boards. In a fine dust jacket. With illustrations by Michael Hague. Signed and remarqued by Hague on the verso of the first free end paper.
    TB09134  $65.00



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    Harrison, Jim:  The Boy Who Ran To The Woods.  New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (2000). First Edition, First Printing. Fine in white paper covered boards with black text stamping on the spine and front board. A small quarto measuring 9 1/4 by 7 1/2 inches. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. Signed by both the author and the illustrator on the title page without an inscription. Illustrated by Tom Pohrt. Unpaginated.
    TB29262  $100.00



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    Hassam, F. Childe:  Doll Rosy's Days.  Boston: D. Lothrop and Company, (c1884). First Edition. Good in illustrated paper covered boards with a new cloth spine. A 24mo of 5 1/2 by 7 1/4 inches with the yellow paper covered boards worn through at the edges, the fore edges of the pages are slightly worn and the first free end page has a long triangular piece missing from its upper fore corner which did not impact on the illustration on its verso side. 27 un-numbered pages illustrated with a color frontispiece and eleven color plates each which bear Hassam's small crescent moon in the lower left corner. The opposing pages contain the text of the book around which are painted scenes presumably by Hassam. The last printed page in the book is a one page, black and white ad for another volume, "Wide Awake" by the publisher. The verses in this little book are by Mrs. Clara Doty Bates and the color illustrations are by F. Childe Hassam. Given Hassam's birth year of 1859 this title would be one of his earliest works of published art.
    TB29710  $175.00




  • Holme, Bryan:  The Kate Greenaway Book.  New York: Viking Press, 1976. First Edition, First printing. Fine, In a near fine dust jacket , with a 1/8" nick a the bottom of the spine area.
    TB02983  $10.00



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    Hunt, Peter, Editor:  Children's Literature An Illustrated History.  Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in black cloth covered boards with gilt text and logo stamping on the spine. A small quarto of 9 3/4 by 7 3/8 inches with illustrated end sheets. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket. 378 pages including an index, a list of illustration sources, bibliography, chronology and text. Illustrated throughout from earlier works of art and images from photographs. A splendid copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
    TB32385  $30.00




  • Hurlimann, Bettina:  Three Centuries of Children's Books in Europe.  Cleveland: World Publishing Co., 1969. First Edition, First printing. Fine in burnt orange cloth covered boards with gilt decorations on the front board and gilt text stamping on the spine. In a very near fine dust jacket with hints of rubbing at the ends of the spine area. 297 pages including index, text, illustrations and photographs.
    TB09887  $15.00




  • Jarrell, Randall:  Fly by Night.  New York: Farrar, Straus & Gir, 1976. First Edition, First printing. Fine in charcoal gray cloth covered boards with silver colored decorations and text stampings. In a fine jacket with the price intact on the flap. With illustrations by Maurice Sendak. 31 pages of text and illustrations.
    TB10581  $28.00




  • Keillor, Garrison:  The Sandy Bottom Orchestra.  New York: Hyperion Books, 1996. First Edition, First printing. Fine in 1/4 cloth and paper covered boards. In a fine jacket with a deeply price clipped flap. Co-authored with Jenny Lind Nilsson, Garrison's wife. A book for young adults.
    TB05382  $21.00



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    Lawson, Robert:  Rabbit Hill.  New York: The Viking Press, 1944. First Edition. Near fine in printed cloth covered boards with blue text on the spine. A small quarto of 9 1/4 by 6 inches with illustrated end sheets. There is a dated, Christmas 1944, gift inscription on the verso side of the first free end page. In a very good, unclipped first state dust jacket without the John Newberry Medal seal with two long closed tears which have been repaired using archival tape on the verso side of the jacket and with rubbing and wear to the ends of the spine area and at the fore corners of the panels. Signed by the author without an inscription or date on the fly title page. 128 pages of text with illustrations throughout from the iconic drawings of Robert Lawson. The winner of the John Newbery Medal for 1944. The title for this book comes from the name the author gave to his home in Westport, Connecticut. A very handsome, signed copy which is scarce in this condition.
    TB31837  $375.00



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    Leaf, Monro, and Robert Lawson:  Wee Gillis.  New York: The Viking Press, 1938. First Edition, Limited Edition. Fine in tan burlap cloth covered boards with gilt on green leather title labels on the spine and on the front board. A small quarto of 10 by 7 inches with illustrated end sheets. Without a dust jacket as issued; however, the book is contained within a good, decorated tan paper covered slip case with the title in green on the closed end of the slip case. There is a 2" piece of the slip case missing from the top edge. One of only 525 copies signed by both Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson on the limitation page. Unpaginated, but containing 65 pages of text and black and white illustrations. Written by Munro Leaf with illustrations by Robert Lawson, the same team to create The Story of Ferdinand. Winner of the 1939 Caldecott Honor award.
    TB29857  $250.00




  • Lopez, Barry:  Crow and Weasel.  San Francisco: North Point Press, 1990. First Edition, First printing. Fine in navy linen covered boards with gilt text stamping on the front cover and on the spine. In a fine jacket with a small 1/3" stain on the rear panel. Signed by the author on the title page. With illustrations by Tom Pohrt. A remarkable children's book which sold out quickly in first edition.
    TB04454  $30.00



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    MacDonald, George:  At The Back Of The North Wind.  Philadelphia: David McKay, 1919. First edition thus, first issue.. Near fine in decorated tan cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine, gilt tool work with a color, illustrated paper label on the front board. The top edge of the text block is gilt. Without a dust jacket. A small quarto measuring 9 1/4 by 7 inches with light rubbing to the cloth at the corners of the spine.. Containing 342 pages and illustrated with eight full color plates by Jessie Wilcox Smith who also provided the illustrations for the end sheets and title page. Overall an exceedingly clean, handsome and bright copy.
    TB33433  $60.00



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    Matthiessen, Peter:  Seal Pool.  Garden City: Doubleday, 1972. First Edition, First Printing. Near fine in color illustrated cloth covered boards with black text on the spine and with a color illustration on the front board with black text. An octavo of 8 1/4 by 5 3/8 inches. In a near fine, price clipped dust jacket however, the jacket's original price was clipped to allow the publisher to attach a new price on a sticker. Signed by the author on a bookplate which is tipped on to the first free end page. 79 pages of text with 17 color plates Illustrated by William Pene duBois. Matthiessen first book for children.
    TB29304  $250.00



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    Mayhew, Ralph, and Burges Johnson:  Little Mischief Bubble Book.  New York: Harper & Brothers, (1920). . Very good in illustrated paper covered boards containing two of the three, three records. The first being "There was a Little Girl" and the second being "Oh Dear What Can the Matter be?". The recordings are sung by Bobby Shaftoe.Both records appear to be in good shape. Without a dust jacket. The tenth volume in the Harper-Columbia Book That Sings. 16 pages of text illustrated with four color pages by Rhoda Chase.
    TB31903  $50.00



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    McCord, David:  Take Sky More Rhymes of the Never Was and Always Is.  Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1961, 1962. First Edition, First printing. Near fine in light green cloth covered boards with a gilt on black title block on the spine and black text with a sketch with a facsimile of the author's signature on the front board. A small octavo measuring 8" by 5 1/2" with a very faint circular 2" dampness stain on the front board; else, fine. In a very good, price clipped dust jacket with light wear and rubbing to the ends of the spine area and to the corners of the panels with light soiling to the front panel. Signed, warmly inscribed and dated "July 1963" by the author on the first free end page with a small sketch of an owl. 107 pages of text with drawings by Henry B. Kane. A collection of 48 rhymes and poems for children.
    TB24041  $25.00



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    Meriton, John, and Carlo Dumontet:  Small Books For The Common Man A Descriptive Bibliography.  London: The British Library and Oak Knoll Press, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in a sew binding of black, illustrated paper covered boards with white text on the spine. A thick, heavy quarto measuring 10" by 7" with purple end sheets. Without a dust jacket as issued. 1008 pages including several indexes, list of sources, glossary, appendices, bibliographic analysis, bibliographic method and text. Containing listings and bibliographical data for 761 children's ephemeral titles published between 1736 to 1850.
    TB26890  $100.00



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    Miller, Thomas:  The Boy's Summer Book Descriptive Of The Season, Scenery, Rural Life, and Country Amusements.  New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1847. Second Printing. Very good- in its original light green cloth covered boards which are both gilt stamped and blind stamped with gilt decorations on the spine and gilt text on the front board. A 12mo of 7 1/4 by 5 inches with the cloth at the head of the spine worn down to the text block and shelf wear to the cloth at the lower edges of the boards. The first signature has a sewing thread exposed and there is an early gift inscription in pencil on the second free end page. The pages show spots of foxing throughout. Without a dust jacket. 129 pages of text followed by 12 pages of publisher's ads. Illustrated with 36 vignettes from engravings by an unknown artist. Of note are the bright marbled end pages.
    TB31902  $45.00



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    Milne, A. A.:  A Gallery Of Children.  Philadelphia: David McKay Company, (1925). . Very good in light blue cloth covered boards with black text on the spine and front board with a printed, color paper label surrounded with a black border on the front board. A quarto measuring 12" by 9" with rubbing and wear to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and two small rents to the cloth at the lower edge of the boards. There is also two small tannish stains to the upper corner of the front board. 105 pages of text illustrated with twelve color plates by H. Willebeek Le Mair. Page 15 has a three inch closed tear to its lower edge which has been professionally repaired.
    TB24819  $50.00



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    Minarik, Else Holmelund:  Little Bear's Visit.  New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1961. Post 1962 Reprint. Fine in printed, glossy, pictorial paper covered boards. An octavo measuring 8 1/2 by 6 inches with a prior owner's book plate on the front paste down behind the jacket flap. In a near fine dust jacket matching the paper covered boards. The front flap shows a price of $1.95 at the upper corner of the front flap and the lower corner of the front flap has been clipped. The lower left corner of the jacket flap has a code of "40-80". The verso side of the jacket is printed with other Harper "I Can Read" titles. The upper fore corner of the rear panel at the fold to the rear flap shows a minor 1/8" chip. An "I Can Read Book". 64 pages with illustrations by Maurice Sendak with five other titles by the author listed on the verso side of the half title page. A Caldecott runner-up. A very fine copy with a prior owner's book plate on the front paste down behind the jacket flap. (Hanrahan A47)
    TB26863  $40.00



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    Minarik, Else Holmelund:  Little Bear.  New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, (1957). Post 1962 Reprint. Fine in printed, glossy, pictorial paper covered boards. An octavo measuring 8 1/2 by 6 inches with a prior owner's book plate on the front paste down behind the jacket flap. In a near fine, non-plasticized dust jacket matching the paper covered boards. The front flap shows a black-out price above which is printed a price of $2.50. The lower corner of the front flap is clipped. The verso side of the jacket lists the other titles in the Harper I CAN READ Books. The upper fore corner of the rear panel at the fold to the rear flap shows a minor 1/8" chip and there is minor, faint soiling to the spine area. An "I Can Read Book". 63 pages with illustrations by Maurice Sendak. A very fine copy with a prior owner's book plate on the front paste down behind the jacket flap. (Hanrahan A26)
    TB26864  $30.00




  • Moore, Clement Tomie De Paola: The Night Before Christmas.  New York: Holiday House, Inc., (1980). First Edition, First Printing. Fine in 1/2 red cloth and blue paper covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small quarto of 11 by 8 1/2 inches. In a near fine, unclipped dust jacket with a 3/4 inch closed tear at the lower edge of the front panel and a 1/4 inch closed tear to the upper edge of the front panel. This copy is signed on the fly title page and inscribed "For the Small Family" by the author and dated "'96". Unpaginated, but containing 31 pages of text and full color illustrations by the author.
    TB33457  $75.00




  • Moser, Barry:  Polly Vaughn.  Boston: Little Brown & Co., 1992. First Edition, First printing. Fine in black paper covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and front board. In a fine dust jacket. "A traditional British ballad designed, illustrated, and retold in an American setting by Barry Moser."
    TB07070  $14.00



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    Nodier, Charles:  The Luck Of The Bean-Rows.  London: Damoe;O'Connor, [1921]. . Good in its original decorated, paper covered boards with a 1/4 blue cloth spine. A small quarto of 9 5/8 by 6 inches with wear and rubbing to the exterior edges of both boards and rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine. There is a prior owner's book plate reading "Brian Douglas Stilwell" on the front paste down. Without a dust jacket. Subtitled: "A Fairy Tale Translated From the French Of Charles Nodier" 60 pages of text illustrated with vignettes of colored line drawings by Claud Lovat Fraser.
    TB31906  $50.00




  • Opie, Iona and Peter:  I Saw Esau The Schoolchild's Pocket Book.  Cambridge: Candlewick Press, 1992. First Edition, First printing. Fine in dark green paper covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. In a near fine dust jacket with minor rubbing to the folds and corners of the spine area. The price is intact on the flap of the jacket. With illustrations by Maurice Sendak. 160 pages of text and illustrations.
    TB10582  $24.50



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    Pauli, Hertha with illustrations by Susanne Suba: St. Nicholas' Travels.  Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1945. First Edition, First Printing. Near fine in pictorial, cloth covered boards with blue decorations and text on the spine and on the front board. A small octavo measuring 8" by 6" with printed paper end sheets. In a very good, unclipped dust jacket with a 1/8" deep chip from the upper edge of the spine area and several closed tears to the upper edge of the rear panel. 105 pages of text with illustrations by Susanne Suba.
    TB26918  $20.00




  • Potter, Beatrix:  Peter Rabbit in Mr. McGregor's Garden.  New York: Derrydale Books, 1986. reprint. Fine in illustrated paper covered boards. Without a dust jacket. A pop-up book of six pages re-told by Corey Nash from the original stories by Beatrix Potter.
    TB09153  $8.00



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    [Potter, Beatrix]:  The Tale Of Peter Rabbit.  New York: Hurst & Company, 1908. Pirated Edition. Good in light blue cloth covered boards with black text on the spine and on the front board together with an oval printed, paper label of rabbits. A 16mo measuring 6 3/4" by 5 1/4" with wear and rubbing to the cloth on the spine and to the tips of the tips of the boards. There is also a long gift inscription dated "May 8th, 1915" on the first free end page. Unpaginated containing text and hand-colored line drawings throughout. This is an American, pirated version of Beatrix Potter's famous story. The complete absence of any attribution to her is a testament to the greed of the publisher and to a "Sheldon W. Anderson" whose name is shown below the copyright.
    TB28152  $125.00



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    Rowlling, J. K.:  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets .  New York: Arthur A. Levine Books, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in 1/2 green cloth and quilted, purple paper covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine. A small quarto of 9 by 6 inches with plain red end sheets. In a fine acetate protected dust jacket with the $17.95 price on the front flap of the jacket. The second volume in the extremely popular Harry Potter series. 341 pages of text with illustrations by Mary Grandpre. A first issue copy without the number "2" on the spine of the book or spine area of the jacket.
    TB32998  $200.00



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    Sawyer, Ruth:  Journey Cake, Ho!.  New York: The Viking Press, (1953). First Edition, First Printing. Near fine in its original, illustrated, cloth covered boards with red text on the spine. A small quarto of 10 1/8 by 7 3/4 inches with the slightest light rubbing to the ends of the spine and tips of the boards. Without its issued dust jacket. 45 pages of text and illustrations by Robert McCloskey. A very handsome, clean and tight copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
    TB32100  $150.00




  • Seattle, Chief:  Brother Eagle, Sister Sky.  New York: Dial Books, 1991. First Scholatic Edition. Fine in illustrated paper covered boards. Without a dust jacket.
    TB02989  $10.00



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    Sendak, Maurice:  Where The Wild Things Are.  : Harper & Row Publishers, . Reprint of 1974, c1963. Near fine in 1/4 dark gray cloth and illustrated, paper covered boards with bold black text on the front board. An oblong octavo of 8 7/8 by 10 inches. In a very good unclipped ($5.95) dust jacket with a 1 1/2 inch closed tear at the upper edge of the front panel, and two 1 inch long closed tears to the upper and lower edges of the rear panel. Signed by the author/artist on the fly title page just beneath the title of the book. Unpaginated but containing 40 pages. Illustrated throughout from color paintings. Winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal "for the most distinguished Picture Book of the Year".
    TB32895  $350.00




  • Sendak, Maurice:  Nutcracker.  New York: Crown Publishing, 1984. First Crown Edition. Fine in blue cloth covered boards. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. Text by E. T. A. Hoffman and illustrations by Sendak.
    TB11044  $31.50



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    Seuss, Dr. [Theodor Seuss Geisel]:  Green Eggs and Ham.  New York: Beginner Books by Random House, 1960. Later Printing. Near fine in illustrated paper covered boards with black text on the spine. An octavo measuring 9 by 6 inches with the spine area faded from orange to a light yellow. There are also two, small faint stamp marks in the upper right corner of the first free end page; one shows the letter S surrounded by a circle and the second showing 51B2. In a near fine, price clipped dust jacket with fading to the spine area around the fold to the front panel to a depth of 1 1/4 inch and across the upper 1 1/8 inch of the front panel. This fading has caused the orange colored jacket to appear off white in the faded areas. The jacket is a later state as the words "only 50 Different Words" is printed on the front flap of the jacket and with 25 other titles by Dr. Seuss listed on the rear flap instead of the rear panel. 62 pages of text and color illustrations.
    TB26357  $25.00



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    Steinbeck, John:  The Red Pony.  New York: The Viking Press, 1945. First Illustrated Edition, First Printing. Fine in tan cloth covered boards with an illustrated paper label on the front board, gilt on blue title block on the spine and end papers illustrated with running horses. The edges of the text block are stained dark blue. A small quarto of 9 1/4 by 6 3/8 inches Issued without a dust jacket, however, the book is contained within a near fine, paper covered slip case with its paper label in place which shows hints of rubbing at the upper and lower edges. There is a very faint dampness stain to the top edge of the slipcase and to the upper side of the rear panel. The contents of the book are fine. 131 pages of text followed by a page of other books by Steinbeck. Illustrated from color paintings by Wesley Dennis. A very handsome, very collectable copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind. (Goldstone & Payne, A9c)
    TB33002  $175.00




  • Stevenson, Robert Louis:  Treasure Island.  New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911. First EditionThus. Very good+ in black cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and an illustrated, color paper label on the A small quarto of 9 1/4 by 7 inches with minor soiling front board and gilt to the top edge of the text block. and with minor rubbing to the edges of the boards. Without its very scarce dust jacket. 273 pages of text and illustrated with end sheets, color title page, map, and 14 color plates by N. C. Wyeth each separated with printed tissue guards. A very clean and highly collectible copy of this beloved classic tale with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
    TB33472  $950.00



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    Stevenson, Robert Louis:  The Black Arrow A Tale Of The Two Roses.  New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1916. First EditionThus. Very good in black cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and an illustrated, color paper label on the front board and gilt to the top edge of the text block. A small quarto of 9 1/4 by 7 inches with several light scratches to the color paper label on the front board, fading to the backstrip of the spine, a 1/4 inch closed tear to the fly title page, some soiling to that same page and light soiling to the forward edge of the title page. Without its very scarce dust jacket. 328 pages of text and illustrated with end sheets, color title page, and 13 of the 14 color plates by N. C. Wyeth. It is the last plate facing page 324 which is missing. A clean and collectible copy of this beloved classic story by Robert L Stevenson.
    TB32348  $200.00



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    Sutton, Scott E.:  More Altitude, Quick!.  Irvine, Calif.: Sutton Publications, Inc., (1988). First Edition, First Printing. Fine in illustrated paper covered boards with black text on the spine and with a color illustration on the front board. A small quarto measuring 10 3/4" by 8" with illustrated end sheets. Without a dust jacket. Inscribed to "Adam", dated in "Nov. 1990" and signed by the author with an illustration on the fly title page. Unpaginated. Written and illustrated throughout by the author. Series Book #4 in "The Wizard Tells A Story" collection.
    TB27243  $35.00



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    Thompson, Kay:  Eloise In Moscow.  New York: Simon And Schuster, 1959. First Edition, First printing. Near fine in orange paper covered boards with bold black text on the spine and three sketches of Eloise under lamp posts on the front board. A small quarto measuring 11" by 7 1/2" with illustrated end sheets. In a very good+, unclipped ($3.75) dust jacket with a slightly tanned spine area, a 1/4" closed tear at the base of the spine area, a 1/2" closed tear at the upper edge of the rear panel which also has minor soiling. Unpaginated, but containing 36 leaves (two of which fold-out) of text and illustrations by Hillary Knight. The fourth volume in the Eloise series. A nice bright copy with no prior owner's names, markings or book plates.
    TB27681  $150.00



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    Thompson, Ruth Plumly:  Kabumpo In Oz.  Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., (1922). . Very good in its original blue-green cloth covered boards with black text on the spine and a printed, color paper label on the front board. An octavo of 9 by 6 1/2 inches with a 1/4 inch "v" shaped chip from the fore edge of the printed paper label on the front board; predation by silverfish of the starch from the front edge of the spine and the fore edge of the front board; a 1/2 inch closed tear to the cloth on the rear board; and the rear hinge has been reinforced. The "This Book belongs to" page has been filled in with pencil by a young prior owner. Without its issued dust jacket. 297 pages of text followed by a blank page and page [299] with an illustration of "Princess Dorothy". Illustrated with a color frontispiece and 11 color plates and numerous black and white vignettes all by John R. Neill. (Bienvenue, p.103)
    TB32443  $140.00



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    Thompson, Ruth Plumly:  The Lost King of Oz.  Chicago: The Riley & Lee Co, (1925). First Edition, First Printing. Very good+ in its original decorated blue cloth covered boards with black text on the spine and with a printed paper label on the front board which has no damage to it. An octavo of 9 by 6 5/8 inches with a 1/3 inch closed tear to the cloth at the heel of the spine and very light rubbing to the cloth at the upper corners of the spine and over the tips of the boards. Without it issued dust jacket. 280 pages of text and illustrated with color frontispiece and 11 color plates and numerous black and white vignettes by John R. Neill. The letter "k" in the word "back" on line 4 of page 193 is missing its top serif indicating that this copy was not early in the first and only print run of this title. A very bright and clean copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind. (Bienvenue, p.107)
    TB32440  $100.00



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    Thompson, Ruth Plumly:  Grampa in Oz.  Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., (1924). First Edition, First Printing. Very good in its original brick red cloth covered boards with black text on the spine and with a printed, color paper label on the front board. An octavo of 9 by 6 5/8 inches with a mild crease to the cloth down the center of the spine and with very light wear and rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and over the tips of the boards. Insect predation has occurred in the margins of 187/188; 189 through 202 and to the ads at the rear of the book (see below). The front hinge is beginning to loosen, the rear hinge is tight as are both joints. The "This book belongs to" page is free of any names or dates. As pointed out by Paul R. Bienvenue in his wonderful bibliography: The Book Collector's Guide to L. Frank Baum & Oz, this is the only title in the Oz series which does not have a frontispiece plate. 271 pages of text followed by a list of The Famous Oz Books which is followed by three pages of ads from the publisher. Oddly, a book worm has managed to worm his way through these advertising pages as well as small bit of nibbling of the rear end sheet all without damage to the any text. Illustrated with 12 color plates and numerous black and white vignettes throughout the text all by John R. Neill. The page number 171 is in perfect type confirming that this is one of the first printings of this title. Subsequent printings had damaged type. (Bienvenue, p.105)
    TB32446  $85.00



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    Thompson, Kay:  Eloise In Paris.  New York: Simon And Schuster, 1957. First Edition, First printing. Fine in bright blue paper covered boards with silver colored text on the spine and front board together with a sketches of Eloise running with a bottle of champagne. A small quarto measuring 11" by 7 1/2" with illustrated end sheets with minor bumping to the head and heel of the spine and faint soiling to the fore edge of the text block. In a very good+, unclipped, dust jacket with a slightly tanned spine area and with two short closed tears to the lower edge of the front panel, three small, faint soiling marks to the same and minor wear and rubbing to the upper edge of the spine area and tanning to the folds to the flaps. Unpaginated, but containing 34 leaves of text and illustrations by Hillary Knight. The second volume in the Eloise series. A nice, clean, bright copy with no prior owner's names, markings or book plates.
    TB31634  $75.00



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    Tudor, Tasha:  The Springs of Joy.  New York: Simon & Schuster, 1988. First thus by S&S. Fine in bright purple cloth covered boards with blind embossing on the front board. A placement ribbon is sewn into the binding. fine. The original title of this book was published by Macmillan in 1979. A collection of quotes, prose and poems by various writers to which this extraordinarily talented artist has provided bright and colorful drawings. 55 un-numbered pages of text and drawings by the author.
    TB06728  $18.00



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    Uncle Philip [Francis Lister Hawks]:  Sunday Evenings; or, An Easy Introduction To The Reading Of The Bible Part I..  New York: Harper & Brothers, 1836. Harper's Stereotype Edition. Very good+ in slightly faded brown cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine showing it as volume 4 in the Boy's and Girl's Library. A 24mos measuring 6" by 3 1/2" with light foxing throughout and with soiling to the end sheets and to the rear board. Without a dust jacket. 199 pages of text followed by a four page ad for other books in the series. Illustrated with a frontispiece, an engraved title page an numerous engravings within the text.
    TB26262  $75.00



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    Uncle Philip [Francis Lister Hawks]:  Sunday Evenings; or, An Easy Introduction To The Reading Of The Bible Part II..  New York: Harper & Brothers, 1835. Harper's Stereotype Edition. Very good+ in slightly faded brown cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine showing it as volume 13 in the Boy's and Girl's Library. A 24mos measuring 6" by 3 1/2" with light foxing throughout and with soiling to the end sheets and to the rear board. Without a dust jacket. 207 pages of text followed by an eight page ad for other books in the series. Illustrated with a frontispiece, an engraved title page an numerous engravings within the text.
    TB26263  $75.00



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    Uncle Philip [Francis Lister Hawks]:  History of the United States: No. III. or, Uncle Philip's Conversations With The Children About Massachusetts (volume I only).  New York: Harper & Brothers, 1840. First Edition. Very near fine in dark brown cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine showing it as volume 29 in the Boy's and Girl's Library. A 24mos measuring 6" by 3 1/2" with light foxing throughout with an early gift inscription on the front paste down. Without a dust jacket. This title consists of two volumes (29 and 30). This is volume I only of this set. 213 pages of text. Illustrated with a frontispiece, an engraved title page and one engraving within the text.
    TB26261  $60.00



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    Wells, Carolyn, and Jessie Willcox Smith:  The Seven Ages of Childhood.  New York: Moffat, Yard And Company, 1909. First Edition. Near fine in light brown cloth covered boards with bold gilt text stamping on the spine and gilt text stamping and a paper onlay of a child within a gilt circle on the front board. A small quarto measuring 10 by 7 inches with printed end sheets. The final leaf of text shows a very faint dampness stain to the margins. In a good+ dust jacket with heavy soiling, dampness staining and two chips at the lower edge of the front panel. 56 pages of text illustrated with images by Jessie Willcox Smith on each page plus a color frontispiece and six color plates all by Smith. A very bright, clean and handsome copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
    TB28593  $400.00



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    White, Ramy Allison:  Sunny Boy On The Ocean.  New York: Barse & Co., 1925. First Edition, First printing. Near fine in light green cloth covered boards with black text and a sketch on the spine and the same on the front board. A 12mo measuring 7 1/4" by 5" deep with two faint, 1/2" coffee/tea spots on the first free end page. In its very scarce dust jacket which is in very good- unclipped condition 1/16" deep chips at the ends of the spine area, a number of short closed tears around the edges of the panels and light soiling to the same. 214 pages followed by four pages of ads by the publisher. With illustrations by Howard L. Hastings. The second volume in the Sunny Boy Series for children. A very tight, bright and clean copy with no prior owner's names, dates or markings.
    TB23313  $30.00




  • Willard, Nancy:  The Ballad of Biddy Early.  New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. First Edition, First printing. Fine in 1/4 black cloth and tan paper covered boards. In a fine unclipped dust jacket. Illustrated with color drawings by Barry Moser.
    TB19558  $10.00






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