(PEARSE,S.B.)illus. AMELIARANNE GOES DIGGING by Lorna Wood. London: Harrap (1948). 8vo (6 x 8 1/2"), cloth backed pictorial boards, slight edge rubbing else near Fine in poor dust wrapper missing piece on back panel and with holes. 1st edition. Each page of text faces a beautiful full page color illustration..... More
WOOD,LAWSON. LAWSON WOOD'S FUN FAIR . London: Arundel Prints, no date, circa 1931. 4to (9 5/8 x 12 1/8"), cloth backed boards, pictorial paste-on, a few tiny marks on cover else Fine. Featuring 12 marvelous tipped-in color plates of Wood's humorous animals, portrayed in his unique style. The text is..... More
WOJCIECHOWSKA,MAIA. SHADOW OF A BULL. NY: Atheneum (1964). 8vo (5 3/4 x 8 1/2"), Fine in fine dust wrapper (no award seal, not price clipped). Stated 1st edition. The story is about the struggle of Manolo, the son of a famous bull fighter in Spain, who was expected to follow..... More
WOOD,ROBERT WILLIAMS. ANIMAL ANALOGUES by the author of HOW TO TELL THE BIRDS FROM THE FLOWERS. San Francisco: Paul Elder (1908). 8vo (6 x 7 3/4"), cloth backed pictorial boards, some edge fading else near Fine. On each page, the author has drawn a picture of a bird, animal or..... More
WOOD,ROBERT WILLIAMS. HOW TO TELL THE BIRDS FROM THE FLOWERS and other wood-cuts: A Revised Manual of Flornithology for Beginners. NY: Dodd Mead (1917). 8vo (6 1/ x 7 3/4"), cloth backed pictorial boards, near Fine in dust wrapper (half of front flap cut else dw is VG). Originally published..... More
ZEMACH,HARVE & MARGOT. DUFFY AND THE DEVIL. NY: Farrar Straus Giroux (1973). 4to (9 x 10 1/2"), blue cloth, Fine in VG-Fine dust wrapper with very slight fraying, no award medal. Stated 1st edition. The text is an old English folk tale featuring wonderful color illustrations throughout... More
BOOKSELLERS. A GARLAND FOR JAKE ZEITLIN ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 65TH BIRTHDAY AND THE ANNIVERSARY OF HIS 40TH YEAR IN THE BOOK TRADE. Los Angeles: Grant Dahlstrom and Saul Marks, 1967, 6 3/4 x 10", decorative boards, 131p., except for a few offset marks on endpapers, in fine condition..... More
WISNIEWSKI,DAVID. THE SECRET KNOWLEDGE OF GROWN-UPS. NY: Lothrop Lee Shepard / Morrow (1998). 9 1/2 x 11 1/4", pictorial boards, As new is As New dust wrapper. 1st edition, 1st printing with 1-10 code. Wisniewski decodes what grown-ups are really saying when they tell children various facts. Great color, cut..... More
WISNIEWSKI,DAVID. THE WARRIOR AND THE WISE MAN. NY: Lothrop Lee Shepard (1989). Oblong 11 x 9 1/2", pictorial boards, As New in as new dust wrapper. Stated first edition, 1st printing with 1-10 code. This was the Caldecott Award winning illustrator's first book. Set in Japan, this is the tale..... More
WISNIEWSKI,DAVID. SUNDIATA: LION KING OF MALI. NY: Clarion Books (1992). 9 1/4 x 11", pictorial boards, as new in as new dust wrapper. 1st edition, 1st printing with 1-10 code. This is the story of the son of the king of Mail 800 years ago. Featuring stunning full page color..... More
(YASHIMA,TARO)illus. MOMO'S KITTEN by Mitsu Yashima. NY: Viking (1961, no additional printings listed). Oblong 9 1/2 x 8 1/4", pictorial cloth, near fine in slightly soiled VG+ dust wrapper. The story about an adorable little kitten is illustrated with beautiful color lithographs by Yashima. More
(D'AULAIRE,INGRI & EDGAR)illus. JOHNNY BLOSSOM by Dikken Zwilgmeyer. Boston: Pilgrim Press (1948). 8vo, (6 1/4 x 9"), cloth, 157p., Fine in VG-Fine dust wrapper lightly frayed at spine ends. 1st D'Aulaire edition translated from the Norwegian by Emilie Poulsson. This story of a little Norwegian boy was first published in..... More
YASHIMA,TARO. SEASHORE STORY. NY: Viking (1967). Oblong 11 x 9 1/4", cloth, Fine in slightly worn dust wrapper. First edition. Yashima retells the ancient tale of a Japanese fisherman, with beautiful illustrations in color. THIS COPY IN INSCRIBED BY YASHIMA ACCOMPANIED BY A 6" HIGH COLOR DRAWING OF THE FISHERMAN..... More
WISNIEWSKI,DAVID. ELFWYN'S SAGA. NY: Lothrop Lee and Shepard (1990). Oblong 11 1/4 x 9 1/4", pictorial boards, As New in as new dust wrapper. 1st printing (1-10 code). Because she was cursed by Gorm the Grim, Elfwyn was born blind yet manages to "see" what others can't. Illustrated with stunning..... More
ZELINSKY,PAUL. THE WHEELS ON THE BUS, NY: Dutton 1990. Oblong 4to, glazed pictorial boards, one corer crease else fine. Stated 1st ed. and with 1-10 code. The traditional children's song was adapted by Zelinsky and illustrated by him in color, featuring 13 pages with mechanical actions... More
FAIRY TALES. DE PRINCES EN DIE DRIE VERBORGERN SCHATTEN [THE PRINCESS AND THE THREE HIDDEN TREASURES] written and illustrated by Eug. A. Winters. St. Augustinus, Curacao: R.K. Boekhandel 1944. 8vo (6 1/4 x 9"), cloth backed pictorial boards, near Fine in dust wrapper (dw with small closed tear and sl..... More
FAIRY TALES. THREE LITTLE PIGS retold by Margot Zemach, NY: Farrar, Straus Giroux (1988). 8vo (7 1/4 x 9 1/4"), cloth, Fine condition ins dust wrapper (dw faded on spine else no defects). Stated First edition. Illustrated by Zemach with marvelous full page and smaller ink and watercolor illustrations... More
YOUNG,SELINA. ADAM PIG'S BIG BOOK. London: Orion Children's Books (199 1-10 code). Large 4to (9 1/2 x 11 3/4"), glazed pictorial boards, as new condition. 1st edition, one year before American edition. There are stories to read, pictures to look at and easy projects to do, illustrated with bright colors..... More
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ABC. (HEBREW) SAVA ALEPH-BET [GRANDPA'S ALPHABET] by Shlomo Yedidia. Tel Aviv: Difus Dvar [1945]. Oblong 8 1/4 x 7 1/4", cloth backed pictorial boards, near Fine. Next to a large picture of each letter is an animal or an object formed in the shape of the letter next to it..... More
YOUNG,SELINA. ADAM PIG'S EVERYTHING FUN BOOK. NY: Doubleday Books for Young Readers (1996 1-10 code). Large 4to (9 1/2 x 11 3/4"), glazed pictorial boards, as new condition in as new dust wrapper. 1st American edition, 1st printing. There are stories to read, pictures to look at and easy projects..... More
PICTURE BOOK. BASIL AND HILLARY by Jane Breskin Zalben. NY: Macmillan (1975 1-10 code). 4to (8 1/4 x 9 1/4"), cloth, Fine condition in dust wrapper. 1st edition, 1st printing. Basil and Hilary, 2 pigs, decide to build a house and their friend agree to help but when the rains..... More
WISEMAN,B. DON'T MAKE FUN. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1982 (1982 1-20). 4to (7 1/4 x 9 1/4"), cloth, As new condition in as new dust wrapper. 1st edition, 1st printing. Bobby Boar takes control when his unruly relatives the Swines wreck the house. Color illustrations on every page featuring the pig..... More
WINTHROP,ELZABETH. SLOPPY KISSES. NY: Macmillan (1980 1-10 code). 12mo (6 1/2 x 6 3/4"), boards, As new condition in As new dust wrapper. 1st edition. A little pig named Emmy Lou learns the value of a kiss when they stop coming. Each page of text faces a charming full page..... More
FAIRY TALES. THREE LITTLE PIGS retold by Jo Anne Wood. Racine: Whitman 1969. 12mo (5 3/4 x 6 1/4"), pictorial boards, near Fine condition. Illustrated in color in 1960's style by Charles Bracke. More
FAIRY TALES. THREE LITTLE PIGS retold by Harriet Ziefert. NY: Viking (1995). 8vo (6 1/4 x 9 1/4"), glazed pictorial boards, As new condition in as new dust wrapper. 1st edition (1st printing 1-10 code). Illustrated in color by Laura Rader to accompany text in easy to read format... More
WOOD,LAWSON. MR. PUP AND HIS ESCAPADE. London: Frederick Warne, no date, circa 1925. 4x4", pictorial wraps, small corner repaired else near Fine. Wonderful color illustrations on each page by Wood show the mischief Mr. Pup gets into when his mistress sends him away. More
YOUNG,GERALD. THE WILD PIGS a story for little people. London & NY: Swan Sonnenschein & Macmillan, 1892. 8vo (5 1/2 x 8"), gilt cloth, top edge gilt, slight wear to spine ends else near Fine. 1st edition. The story relates the adventures of a pig family: Tusko the father, Grumphy..... More
WRIGHT,DARE. THE LITTLE ONE. New York: Doubleday & Co, 1959 (1959). Folio (9 1/4 x 12 5/8"), cloth backed pictgrial boards, Fine in slightly worn dust wrapper. Stated First edition. The charming story about a doll named Persis (that is rescued from a house) and 2 Teddy Bears with wonderful..... More
YASHIMA,TARO. THE VILLAGE TREE. NY: Viking 1953 (1953). 4to (7 7/8" x 10 1/4"), cloth, Fine in VG-Fine dust wrapper with 2 tiny closed tears. 1st edition. The book is about the wonder of being young in Japan. Beautifully illustrated in color by the author. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY..... More
WINTER,MILO. BILLY POPGUN. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1912 (Oct 1912). 4to, vellum backed boards, gilt cover and top edge gilt, spine slightly soiled else near fine. First edition of Winter's best and scarcest book, LIMITED TO ONLY 350 NUMBERED COPIES PRINTED ON JAPAN PAPER WITH ILLUSTRATIONS SURROUNDED IN A GILT DESIGN..... More
WOOD,LAWSON. THE BOX OF "MRS." BOOKS. London: Warne, no date, circa 1910. Square 16mo. 6 books in original box, owner name on upper cover else fine in box. Consisting of Mrs Nibble, Purr, Polly, Waddle, Cackle, and Bear. Each illustrated in bold color in Wood's broad, humorous style... More
WOOD,LAWSON. THE STRING-TAIL: how he gets to the Lord Mayor's show. Lond.: Warne ca 1920. Obl. 4to, pict. wraps, VG+. One of Wood's Rummy Tales, this tells of the adventures a humanized giraffe. Illus. in color on every page with Wood's typical comic flair. More
WOOD,LAWSON. THE BUSHY-TAIL. Lond.: Warne ca 1920. Obl. 4to, pict. wraps, VG+. One of Wood's Rummy Tales, this tells of the adventures a humanized squirrel. Illus. in color on every page with Wood's typical comic flair. More
NOVELTY. PLAYHOUSE CUT-OUT by Olive Woodman. Springfield: McLoughlin. 4to (10 1/2 x 10 1/4"), flexible pictorial card covers, fine and unused. The text is a narrative about Jean and Dick who decide to build a playhouse out of a large box. There are 4 large glue-backed sheets with color pieces..... More
TOYS. TOYS EVERY CHILD CAN MAKE by Harry B. Wright. Milwaukee: Bruce Pub. Co. (1927). Oblong 4to, pict. cloth, near fine. 1st ed. Instrctions for making more than 50 toys with detailed b&w illustrations. More
(PEARSE,S.B.)illus. AMELIARANNE GOES DIGGING by Lorna Wood. London: Harrap (1948). 8vo (6 x 8 1/2"), cloth backed pictorial boards, fine in slightly frayed dust wrapper. 1st ed. Each page of text faces a beautiful full page color illustration by Pearse and with black & whites on text pages and pictorial..... More
(PEARSE,S.B.)illus. AMELIARANNE GOES DIGGING by Lorna Wood. Lond: Harrap (1948). 8vo, cloth backed pictorial boards, margin mend on endpaper else near fine in frayed dw. 1st ed. Each page of text faces a beautiful full page color illus. by Pearse with b&w's on text pages... More
(TENGGREN,GUSTAF)illus. STORIES FROM A MAGIC WORLD by Elizabeth Woodruff. Springfield: McLoughlin (1938). Large 4to, cloth, pictorial paste-on, slight tip and spine end wear, VG-Fine. Originally published by Milton Bradley under the title of The Dickey Bird, this is an attractive edition, printed on coated paper. Illustrated by Tenggren with 5..... More
(ZEMACH,MARGOT)illus. MOMMY BUY ME A CHINA DOLL by Harve Zemach. Chic.: Follett (1966). Oblong 4to, cloth, fine in dw. Stated 1st printing. A rhythmic, cumulative Ozard children's song is adapted and illustrated with marvelous full page color illustrations. More
(VER BECK,FRANK)illus. FLPSY FLOPPER OF THE FARM YARD by May Wynne. Phil: Altemus (1925). 16mo, cloth backed pictorial boards, pictorial paste-on, edge rub else near fine. A title in the Altemus Wee Book for Wee Folks series, illustrated by Ver Beck with full page color illus. opposite each page of..... More
YASHIMA,TARO. THE YOUNGEST ONE. NY: Viking 1962. Oblong 4to (9 1/2 x 8 1/4"), cloth, edge of one page creased else fine in dust wrapper. This is a lovely picture book about Momo and Bobby, two little children who became friends. Illustrated with beautiful color lithographs by Yashima. This copy..... More
ABC. ALPHABET SOUP verses by John Yeoman. Lond.: Faber & Faber (1969). 4to, pict. bds, Fine. 1st ed. Illustrated by QUENTIN BLAKE with wonderful, whimsical color illustrations filling every page. More
WOOD,LAWSON. MRS. POLLY. Lond.: Warne ca 1910. Sq. 16mo, pict. wraps, some cover soil, VG. Illus. in color by Wood. More
SCOTT (WILLIAM R.) PUBLISHER. THIS IS THE WAY THE ANIMALS WALK by Louise Woodcock. NY: William R. Scott 1946. Obl. 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, covers soiled some else VG. An act-it-out picture book with simple repetitive text designed to teach the youngest child about animals. Illus. in color on..... More
I CAN READ BOOK. PLENTY OF PELLY AND PEAK by Sally Wittman. NY:Harper & Row (1980). 8vo, pict. bds, Fine in dw. Stated 1st ed. An I Can Read Book about a pelican that hatches an orphaned egg, wonderfully illustrated in color by the author... More
POLISH INTEREST. DWA GAWRONKI by Ludwik Wisniewski. Nasza Ksiegarnia (1957). 5yo, stiff pict. wraps, sl. rubbed, VG. A book of poems for the young child, illustrated in rich color on every page by B. Dutkowska. More
ZION,GENE. HIDE AND SEEK DAY. NY: Harper Bros. (1954). 4to, cloth backed boards, slight soil else near fine in dust wrapper with a few chips. 1st edition (correct price and ads for no later titles). This second collaboration between and Zion and his wife, is another simple picture book based..... More
WINTER,MILO. BILLY POPGUN. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1912 (Oct 1912). 4to, vellum backed boards, gilt cover, top edge gilt. Spine soiled with light edge rubbing else near fine. First edition of Winter's best and scarcest book, LIMITED TO ONLY 350 NUMBERED COPIES PRINTED ON JAPANESE PAPER WITH THE ILLUSTRATIONS MOUNTED ON..... More
WISNIEWSKI,DAVID. GOLEM. Clarion Books / Houghton Mifflin (1996). 4to (9 1/2 x 11 1/4"), glazed pictorial boards, Fine in dust wrapper with no award seal. 1st edition, 1st printing code 1-10. A story from Jewish legend, magnificently illustrated in color by Wisniewski. THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY WISNIEWSKI on a...... More
WISNIEWSKI,DAVID. GOLEM. Clarion Books / Houghton Mifflin (1996). 9 1/2 x 11 1/4", glazed pictorial boards, as new in like dust wrapper (no award seal). 1st edition, 1st printing with code 1-10. A story from Jewish legend, magnificently illustrated in color by Wisniewski. CALDECOTT AWARD WINNER. Because it was not..... More
SCOTT,WILLIAM R. - PUBLISHER. SATURDAY WALK by Ethel Wright and Richard Rose. NY: William R. Scott (1941). Oblong 4to (9 1/4 x 8 7/8"), spiral backed thick card covers, slight edge wear, near Fine and complete with the publisher's typed promotional sheet. First edition, done in the format similar to..... More
REFERENCE. (WRIGHT) AMERICAN FICTION. 1774-1900 by Lyle H. Wright. San Marino: Huntington Lib, 1948-65-66. 3 vol., 4to, cloth, FINE in dw's. A bibliography of adult fiction. Each volume covers a different time period, with chronological and title indexes to the bibliographies. More
BLACK INTEREST. (ZEMACH,MARGOT) JAKE AND HONEYBUNCH GO TO HEAVEN by Margot Zemach. NY: FSG (1982). 9 3/4 x 10 3/4", cloth, fine in slightly frayed dust wrapper. Stated 1st edition. A story based in Black American folklore, featuring striking full page and smaller color illustrations by Zemach. LAID IN IS..... More
POTTER IMITATION. PETER RABBIT'S WEDDING by May Wynne. Phil:Altemus (1927). 16mo, cloth backed pict. bds, pict. paste-on, VG. Peter and Little Shy Rabbit get married. Illustrated on every other page with color illustrations by BETH GOE WILLIS. Cute. More
WOOD,LAWSON. THE PACKET OF RUMMY TALES. London: Frederick Warne, no date, circa 1915. There are 6 small (4 3/8 x 3 5/8") books in Fine condition bound in pictorial wraps in the original box (box lightly rubbed but VG+). The titles include The Pig-Tail, The Bunchy-Tail (ostrich), The String-Tail (giraffe)..... More
WOOD,LAWSON. THE HAMPER OF "MR." BOOKS. London: Warne, no date, circa 1910. Square 16mo, 6 books in original box, VG. Consisting of Mr. Quack, Mr. Grunt, Mr. Prickles, Mr. Pup, Mr. Trunk and Mr. Fox, each illustrated in color by Wood. More
REFERENCE. THE CAMBRIDGE PRESS by George Parker Winship. Phil.: Univ. of Pa. Press 1945 (1945). 8vo, cloth, 385p., index, VG. A rexamination of the Bay Psalm Book, Eliot Indian Bible and other American books and people 1638-1692. More
(SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. THE MIAMI GIANT by Arthur Yorinks. NY: Harper Collins (1995). 4to (10 1/4" square), pictorial boards, As New in dust wrapper. 1st edition (1st printing). Fabulous color illustrations by Sendak cover every page to accompany text by Yorinks. More
WOOD,LAWSON. THE PIG-TALE. London: Frederick Warne, no date, circa 1920. Oblong 8 x 6 3/4", pictorial wraps, light cover soil, VG+. One of Wood's fanciful Rummy Tales, this tells of a pig who travels to China and brings a pig-tail back for his mother who has no hair. Illustrated in..... More
WOOD,LAWSON. THE SNORK and how he joined the circus. Lond.: Warne ca 1920. Obl. 4to, pict. wraps, VG+. One of Wood's fanciful Noo-Zoo Tales, the wierd looking bird called a snork joins the circus where he meets the King and Queen of Hearts and eventually doesn't feel so different from..... More
WOOD,LAWSON. THE WOOLLY-CUDDLE helps the lost little girl. Lond.: Warne ca 1920. Obl. 4to, pict. wraps, VG+. One of Wood's fanciful Noo-Zoo Tales, Woolly Cuddle, a large humanized animal, helps a lost little girl find her home again. Illus. in color on every page with Wood's typical comic flair. This..... More
(SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. THE MIAMI GIANT by Arthur Yorinks. NY: Harper Collins (1995). 4to, pictorial boards, Fine in dusr wrapper. 1st edition. Fabulous color illustrations by Sendak cover every page to accompany text by Yorinks. THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY YORINKS. More
DUMPY BOOK IMITATION. THE OOGLEY OO a story told in pictures by Gerald Sichel with text by S.C. Woodhouse. London: Swan Sonnenschein, no date, circa 1902. 16mo, pictorial cloth, 89p., some slight wear, VG+. The story told in verse is about a naughty (and odd) little OOGLEY OO boy. Featuring..... More
[WYSS,JOHANN]. THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON IN WORDS OF ONE SYLLABLE. Abridged and adapted from the original story by I.F.M. NY: McLoughlin Bros. (inscribed 1887). Small 4to, pictorial boards, 112p., paper at joints cracked else VG. Printed in two columns per page with text entirely in words of one syllable. Illustrated..... More
(WYETH,N.C.) THE WYETHS:the intimate correspondence of N.C. Wyeth 1901-1945 edited by Betsy Wyeth. Boston: Gambit 1971 (1971). 6 1/2 x 9 1/2", 858p., cloth, near fine in lightly soiled dust wrapper. Stated 1st edition. A fascinating insight into Wyeth's life, interspersed with photos and color reproductions... More
WRIGHT,DARE. EDITH AND MIDNIGHT. NY: Doubleday (1978), folio, (9 x 12 1/2"), photographic illustrated boards, near Fine in slightly worn dust wrapper. Stated 1st edition. The story of a little doll named Edith and her adventures with Little Bear and Mr. Bear and a horse. Illustrated with "on-site" photos by..... More
PICTURE BOOK. THE PIGGY WIGGIES by H. Woolley. London: Raphael Tuck, no date, circa 1940. 4to (7 1/4 x 9 3/4"), pictorial boards, corner worn else VG+. Illustrated with fabulous full page color illustrations of humanized pigs on every page and with great color covers that are embossed giving a...... More
WOJCIECHOWSKA,MAIA. SHADOW OF A BULL. NY: Atheneum (1964). 8vo (5 3/4 x 8 1/2"), Fine in dust wrapper (no award seal, not price clipped, 2 closed margin tears else VG+). Stated 1st edition. The story tells about the struggle of Manolo, the son of a famous bull fighter in Spain..... More
WRIGHT,DARE. THE LITTLE ONE. New York: Doubleday & Co, 1959 (1959). Folio (9 1/4 x 12 5/8"), pictorial cloth, Fine in dust wrapper (dw mended with chip and a stain not visible on front of the dw). Stated First edition. The charming story about a doll named Persis (that is..... More
[WYSS,JOHANN D]. THE NEW SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON by Owen Wister. NY: Duffield 1922 (1882, 1922). 4to, cl. backed pict. bds, FINE IN DUSTWRAPPER (dw sl. soiled). Wister's parody of the classic children's story with a new preface for this version. Illus. in b&w by F. NICHOLS... More
(SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. MR. RABBIT AND THE LOVELY PRESENT by Charlotte Zolotow. NY: Harper & Row (1962). Oblong 8vo (8 1/8 x 7"), pictorial boards, Fine condition in dust wrapper. 1st edition. (correct price). Mr. Rabbit helps the little girl select just the right present for her mother. Illustrated in full color..... More
MEXICAN INTEREST. FIESTA EN TASCO by Raquel Bevilacqua Wuthenau. Mexico: Editorial Fotocolor 1942. 6 1/2 x 9", cloth, Fine in slightly worn dust wrapper. 1st edition. LIMITED TO 175 NUMBERED COPIES (this not numbered). The text is printed in two columns in both English and Spanish, and features striking full..... More
(YASHIMA,TARO)illus. PLENTY TO WATCH by Mitsu & Taro Yashima. NY: Viking 1954. 4to (8 x 10"), cloth, Fine in chipped dust wrapper with pieces missing at spine ends. Early edition. This copy is INSCRIBED BY YASHIMA WITH HIS CHOP AND WITH A BEAUTIFUL FULL PAGE WATERCOLOR OF A BIRD IN..... More
WINTER,MILO. BILLY POPGUN. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1912 (Oct 1912). 4to (8 x 10 3/4"), cloth backed boards, pictorial paste-on, slight soil and wear to cover, VG+. First edition of Winter's best and scarcest book. Written by him and illustrated by him as well featuring pictorial endpapers, 8 fabulous color plates..... More
POP-UP. (BLUE RIBBON / PLEASURE BOOKS) TIM TYLER IN THE JUNGLE by Lyman Young. Chicago: Pleasure Book (1935). 4to (8 x 9 1/4"), pictorial boards, some light wear, near FINE! Featuring 3 wonderful color pop-up pages and illustrated in black & white on text pages. See Whitton: Paper Toys of..... More
WINTER,MILO. BILLY POPGUN. Bost:HM 1912 (Oct 1912). 4to, vellum backed boards, gilt cover and teg, some cover soil, edges rubbed, rear endpaper rubbed, tiny margin mend on one plate that is actually almost invisible, overall VG-. First ed. of Winter's best and scarcest book, LIMITED TO ONLY 350 NUMBERED COPIES!..... More
(ZEMACH,MARGOT)illus. A PENNY A LOOK retold by Harve Zemach. NY: Farrar Straus Giroux (1971). Oblong 9 x 8", cloth, Fine in near fine dust wrapper with light rubbing. Stated 1st edition. The story is based on a traditional but little known tale rewritten by Harve Zemach and wonderfully illustrated in..... More
WOLO. SIR ARCHIBALD. NY:Wm. Morrow 1944 (1944). 4to, pict. bds, spine paper chipped in a few places else VG in chipped dw also with tape repair. 1st ed. Little monkey Sir Archibald braves Grizzlegrimm and the meanies to retrieve the royal head-dress. Great color illustrations throughout by Wolo... More
(YASHIMA,TARO)illus. PLENTY TO WATCH by Mitsu & Taro Yashima. NY: Viking 1954. 4to (8 x 10"), cloth, Fine in price clippedd dust wrapper repaired on verso. 1st edition. INSCRIBED BY YASHIMA WITH A WATERCOLOR DRAWING! The book is an interpretation of the author's childhood in Japan, featuring very beautiful color..... More
(WOOD,LAWSON)illus. MRS. POLLY. Lond:Warne nd ca 1920. Sw. 8vo, pict. wraps, spine rough else VG. Featuring a marvelous humanized parrot and wonderfully illustrated in full color on almost every page. More
WOOD,LAWSON. LAWSON WOOD'S FUN FAIR . London: Arundel Prints, no date, circa 1930. 4to (9 5/8 x 12 1/8"), cloth backed boards, pictorial paste-on, spine snagged in 2 places and few minor margin creases else Fine. Featuring 12 marvelous mounted color plates of Wood's humorous animals, portrayed in his unique..... More
ZEMACH,HARVE & MARGOT. DUFFY AND THE DEVIL. NY:FSG (1973). 4to, blue cloth, Fine in dust wrapper slightly worn where seal was removed. Stated 1st edition. An English folk tale with wonderful color illustrations throughout. Winner of the Caldecott Award. More
(D'AULAIRE,INGRI & EDGAR)illus. JOHNNY BLOSSOM by Dikken Zwilgmeyer. Boston: Pilgrim Press (1948). 8vo, (6 1/4 x 9"), cloth, 157p., Fine in slightly worn dust wrapper. 1st D'Aulaire edition translated from the Norwegian by Emilie Poulsson. This story of a little Norwegian boy was first published in 1912 with different illustrations..... More
WOOD,LAWSON. LAWSON WOOD'S MERRY MONKEYS. London: Birn Bros. no date, circa 1940. 4to, cloth, pictorial paste-on, 83p., near Fine in frayed dust wrapper. Featuring 16 incredible color plates and many black & whites all showing Wood's distinctive humanized animals including many monkeys, pigs, bears, cats etc. accompanied by stories. Great..... More
YOLEN,JANE. RING OF EARTH: A CHILD'S BOOK OF SEASONS. NY: Harc. Brace Jovan. (1986). Sq. 4to, loose in dw as issued to reviewers. 1st ed. PRE-PUBLICATION REVIEW COPY with slip laid in. A circle of seasons in a New England setting with magnificent color illustrations on every page by JOHN..... More
(WYETH,N.C.) THE WYETHS:the intimate correspondence of N.C. Wyeth 1901-1945 edited by Betsy Wyeth. Boston: Gambit 1971 (1971). 6 1/2 x 9 1/2", 858p., cloth, Fine in slightly worn dust wrapper. Stated 1st edition. A fascinating insight into Wyeth's life, interspersed with photos and color reproductions. More
WINTER,MILO. BILLY POPGUN. Bost:HM 1912 (Oct 1912) 4to, cloth backed boards, pict. paste-on, some cover rubbing, some margin finger smudges, VG+. First ed. of Winter's best and scarcest book. Written by him and illustrated by him as well with pictorial endpapers, 8 fabulous color plates, plus line illustrations in-text. A...... More
VOLLAND. TREASURE THINGS by Annette Wynne. Chicago: Volland (1922, no additional printings). 8vo, pictorial boards, FINE IN PUBLISHER'S BOX. A Volland Sunny Book of poems for children, illustrated by EDNA MERRITT with bold color illustrations throughout, very similar in style to Janet Laura Scott. An uncommon Volland title in excellent..... More
(ALDIN,CECIL)illus. THE CECIL ALDIN BOOK. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1932. 4to (8 x 9 3/4"), tan burlap with printed labels on cover and spine, 192p. Labels are slightly chipped else VG+. First edition. The text is an anthology with contributions by P.G. Wodehouse, Patrick Chalmers and ten others. Illustrated by..... More
DOLLS. (WRIGHT,DARE) LONA: A FAIRY TALE by Dare Wright. London: Oldbourne (1964). Folio, pictorial boards, Fine in slIghtly frayed dust wrapper. 1st U.K. edition, (one year after U.S. ed.). A powerful wizard named Druth raised Lona who grew up to challenge his power and free the imprisoned kingdoms. Illustrated by..... More
(TENGGREN,GUSTAF)illus. STORIES FROM A MAGIC WORLD by Elizabeth Woodruff. Springfield: McLoughlin Bros. (1938). Large 4to(10 x 12"), red cloth, pictorial paste-on, some cover soil and fraying, VG. Originally published by Milton Bradley under the title of The Dickey Bird, this is an attractive and scarce edition, printed on coated paper..... More
ZWILGMEYER,DIKKEN. JOHNNY BLOSSOM translated from the Norwegian by Emily Poulsson. NY: Pilgrim Press (Sept. 1912). 8vo (5 3/4 x 8"), olive cloth, top edge gilt, pictorial. paste- on, gilt and top edge rubbed, VG+. First edition of a charming Norwegian story, illustrated by F. LILEY YOUNG with cover plate, 4..... More
GOLDEN BOOK. THE GOLDEN BOOK OF FLOWERS by Mabel Witman. NY:S&S 1943. VG+ in dustwrapper ( dw with chip, few small mends and sl. soil). Stated 1st printing of LGB #16, with lovely color illus. by M. HERSHBERGER. More
MOTHER GOOSE. THE SPACE CHILD'S MOTHER GOOSE verse by F. Winsor. NY: S&S, 1958. 8vo, cloth, Fine in lightly frayed and worn dw. Stated 1st ed. Featuring fantastic b&w illus. by MARIAN PARRY to accompany this "revised" Mother Goose: "Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep,The radar has failed to..... More
WOOD,LAWSON. MR. QUACK: his voyage to London. London: Frederick Warne, no date, circa 1925. 4x4", pictorial wraps, near Fine. Wonderful color illustrations on each page by Wood depict a humanized duck's adventures in London. More