Category: Children's

McElligot's Pool -by Dr Seuss ( 1947 Edition in original dustjacket )

By: ( 1947 Edition, 2nd Printing ) Dr Seuss / Theodore Geisel ( Theodor )

Price: $202.43

Publisher: New York, N.Y./ New York: Random House Edition, 1947, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing (?) : 1947

Seller ID: 169779

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------hardcover, a very tidy Very Good/Very Good+ example in dark green cloth, non-authorial gift inscription on verso of front board (under the dustjacket flap), --- some chips and tears and creases to jacket but overall this looks quite nice especially with the jacket in a hi-quality mylar protector, dampstain on verso of jacket (at flap folds ) do NOT show through to the exterior of the jacket, ---250/250 on upper corner of front flap, ---list of books on rear panel starts with "There was Mulberry Street in 1937. and ends with "And Horton hatches the Egg in 1940.", ---smiling close mo...
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Image for Boxed Edition: Stories By Juliana Horatia Ewing, Illustrated - Edna Cooke ( Jackanapes; Mary's Meadow; Lob Lie-by-the-Fire; Peace Egg; Daddy Darwin's Dovecote; Dandelion Clocks; Old Father Christmas; Kyrkegrim Turned Preacheretc)

Boxed Edition: Stories By Juliana Horatia Ewing, Illustrated - Edna Cooke ( Jackanapes; Mary's Meadow; Lob Lie-by-the-Fire; Peace Egg; Daddy Darwin's Dovecote; Dandelion Clocks; Old Father Christmas; Kyrkegrim Turned Preacheretc)

By: ( 1st Dial edition / Printing [2nd printing overall] )( In ORIGINAL PUBLISHER's BOX ) Ewing, Juliana Horatia ( Illustrated By Edna Cooke )

Price: $101.18

Publisher: New York, N.Y. / New York: Dial Press, 1935, 1st Dial Edition, First Printing ( 2nd Printing overall, previously published by Duffield in 1920 ) : 1935

Seller ID: 168622

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------hardcover in the original box issued with the book, a lovely Near Fine example, very dark blue cloth which might actually be black as it is very dark, gilt lettering, colour paste-down on the front board reproduces the jacket art, this book was issued with the upper edge of the text block in yellow ---that yellow upper edge is still as bright and clean as the first day of issue, a very faint bit of browning to the front and rear blank endpapers from the dustjacket flap, erasure mark on front blank endpaper, no writing in the book, tight and square, likely as close to new as one c...
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A Dog Came to School -by Lois Lenski (a Davy Book )

By: ( 2nd Printing of the 1st UK Edition / in Dustjacket ) Lenski, Lois

Price: $40.43

Publisher: England, London, UK: Oxford University Press ( OUP ), 1970, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing : 1970

Seller ID: 167632

ISBN-13: 9780192796196

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------( later printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, decorated boards, a Very Good+/Near Fine example, a bit of light rubbing at tips, in an attractive Very Good dustjacket, light tip wear, a bit of browning to spine, OUP price sticker on front flap (presumably raising the price), any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and NOT a generic photo /// NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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FOUR VOLUMES: The Snowy Day; Peter's Chair; Hi, Cat!; Goggles! -by Ezra Jack Keats

By: ( 4 UK Hardcovers, All Later Printings ) Keats, Ezra Jack

Price: $67.43

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Bodley Head, 1972, 1972, 1974, 1974, 1st Edition, Later Printings : 1972

Seller ID: 167626

ISBN-13: 9780370007762

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: See Description

------------( later printings of the UK First Editions ) 4 VOLUMES (ONE SHIPPING CHARGE(, hardcovers, all are BODLEY HEAD ) United Kingdom / England ) editions, all are in dustjacket except for SNOWY DAY, SNOWY is a 3rd printing (1972), a Very Good/Very Good+ example, bumped corner with a short break in the paper at the corner ---CHAIR is 2nd printing (1972), a Very Good+/Near Fine example, in a lightly chipped and torn dustjacket ---CAT is a 2nd printing (1974), a Near Fine example in a Very Good+ dustjacket with a bit of light rubbing ---GOGGLES is 2nd printing (1974), a Very Good+/Near Fine...
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( FRENCH Language Version ) Maman? par Maurice Sendak -un livre POP-UP ( PopUp Featuring: Dungeons, mad Scientist; The Undead; Vampire Bats; Frankenstein; The Mummy; Werewolves; and Mommy -aka The Bride of Frankenstein )( Mommy / Mummy )

By: ( FRENCH Language Edition ) Sendak, Maurice; Arthur Yorinks; Matthew Reinhart / Scholastic - Michael De Capua Pop-Up Book

Price: $47.18

Publisher: USA, USA: Scholastic / MDC - Michael De Capua, 2006 1st Edition ( French Language ) , First Printing : 2006

Seller ID: 169995

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------( 1st printing of this French language Edition ) hardcover, about 8.25 x 8 inches, a Near Fine example, a bit of light rubbing, ---all pop-ups are Fine, super pop-up book with a little boy in search of his mommy whose journey takes him to all points monstrous but totally fun, ---this is the FRENCH LANGUAGE version, considerably scarcer than the English "Mommy?" version, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Black Hearts in Battersea, Volume 2 in The Wolves of Willoughby Chase Series -by Joan Aiken ( Book Two )

By: ( Later Printing of the 1st Edition ) Aiken, Joan

Price: $26.93

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Jonathan Cape, 1979, 1st Edition, Later Printing : 1979

Seller ID: 167485

ISBN-13: 9780224607056

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

-----------( later printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a lightly rubbed Very Good+ price clipped dustjacket, technically this is the 2nd volume in The Wolves of Willoughby Chase series although AIKEN did write a prequel to WOLVES so the 3rd book in the canon overall, a nice copy, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch )---
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Image for Pekoo, the Cat Who Talks / Pikou, Le Chat Qui Parle -by Madzy Brender a Brandis, Illustrated By G Brender a Brandis (signed letter )( # 174 of 250 Numbered Copies )

Pekoo, the Cat Who Talks / Pikou, Le Chat Qui Parle -by Madzy Brender a Brandis, Illustrated By G Brender a Brandis (signed letter )( # 174 of 250 Numbered Copies )

By: a Brandis, Madzy Brender; Illustrated By G ( Gerard ) Brender a Brandis (signed letter) / Brandstead Press

Price: $87.68

Publisher: Carlisle, Ontario, Carlisle, ON: The Brandstead Press / G Brender a Brandis, 1971, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1971

Seller ID: 169801

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine (see description)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine/Fine example, no dustjacket as issued, housed in a lightly rubbed Near Fine slipcase, small area of slight discolouration on rear panel, #174 of 250 copies, laid into this copy is a printed invitation to an open house at Brandstead Press with a handwritten invitation from a Brandis signed "Ger", a story for children written by the mother of Marianne and Gerard Brender a Brandis, text is in French and English, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///SIGNED LETTER ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approx...
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Image for A Lloyd Alexander Collection: 3 Complete Novels (Inc. The Arkadians [set in Greece ]; The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen [set in China ]; The Iron Ring [ Set in India ] -Omnibus Edition Collects Three Books )

A Lloyd Alexander Collection: 3 Complete Novels (Inc. The Arkadians [set in Greece ]; The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen [set in China ]; The Iron Ring [ Set in India ] -Omnibus Edition Collects Three Books )

By: Alexander, Lloyd ( Omnibus Edition )

Price: $26.93

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y./ New York: Dutton Children's Books, 2001, 1st Omnibus Edition, First Printing : 2001

Seller ID: 167889

ISBN-13: 9780525467779

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, about 5.75w x 8.5h inches, a Near Fine example, in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, 800 plus pages of classic historical fiction by this very well regarded author, any imagedirectly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Image for Hardcover in SLIPCASE: 80 Fairy Tales: Hans Christian Andersen, Published in Co-Operation with HCA House, Odense -Illustrated By Vilhelm Pedersen and Lorenz Frolich Reproduced from the Original Drawings in The Andersen Museum at Odense ( Eighty )

Hardcover in SLIPCASE: 80 Fairy Tales: Hans Christian Andersen, Published in Co-Operation with HCA House, Odense -Illustrated By Vilhelm Pedersen and Lorenz Frolich Reproduced from the Original Drawings in The Andersen Museum at Odense ( Eighty )

By: Andersen, Hans Christian ; Introduction By Dr Elias Bredsdorff; Translated from the Original Danish By R P Keigwin / -Illustrations By Vilhelm Pedersen and Lorenz Frolich ( Andersen Museum at Odense )

Price: $67.43

Publisher: Copenhagen, Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark: Host & Son ( Hand Christian Andersen House / Museum at Odense ), 2004, 1st Edition Thus, First Printing (assumed as there are no indications of later printings ) : 2004

Seller ID: 168365

ISBN-13: 9788714220280

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine example in blue leather type material (likely not leather), gilt lettering and design, no dustjacket as issued, housed in a lightly rubbed Near Fine slipcase, 483 pages, b&w illustrations throughout, ---this was issued in two different colours, this is the blue coloured issue, there was also a red covered issue, a nice volume, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Mr Bumblemoose Goes to Paris -by Hans Andreus ( Meester Pompelmoes )

By: Andreus, Hans (penname for Johan Wilhelm van der Zant )

Price: $37.73

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Abelard - Schuman, 1975, 1st UK Edition, First Printing : 1975

Seller ID: 168254

ISBN-13: 9780200724074

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

------------hardcover, about 5.5w x 8.5h inches, a solid Good exlibrary copy, in a Very Good price clipped dustjacket, usual library marks and stamps in the book, library sticker ghost on the spine of the jacket, this contains: Mr B, Stargazer; Mr B and the Artificial Sun; Mr B's Swimming Pool; Mr B Goes to paris; Mr B Goes Sailing; Mr B and the Talking Water; Mr B and the Triple 'Flu; Mr B and the Tape recorder, 90 pages, b&w illustrations, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximat...
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Horse in Danger: A Tack Ranch Story -by Glenn Balch

By: Balch, Glenn

Price: $47.18

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y. / New York: Thomas Y Crowell, 1960, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1960

Seller ID: 169855

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good (see description)

-----------hard cover, a Fair to Good only exlibrary copy, this has been rebound, endpapers have been tidied by being glued to the verso of covers, usual library marks internally, ---in an attractive BUT FAIR ONLY dustjacket, all 4 flap corners have been clipped, a section from the front flap had been cut out and put in at the front of the book, that cut-out section has been taped back into place on the front flap (looks much better than a big gaping hole on the front flap), library sticket at the base of the spine of the jacket has been coloured black just to hide the stark white of the stick...
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Brendon Chase ---by B.B. ( BB / Denys Watkins-Pitchford )

By: BB, Illustrated and Written by Denys Watkins-Pitchford ( B.B.)

Price: $53.93

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Methuen, 1978, 1st Methuen Edition, First Printing : 1978

Seller ID: 169990

ISBN-13: 9780416588309

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

----------( First printing of the 1st Methuen edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine example, a bit of rubbing to edges of boards, in a Very Good+ dustjacket, tidy and bright, some small marks on the front panel at the lower front corner, ---this is the 1st Methuen edition which was preceded by two printings in the UK by Hollis and Carter Publishers, 304 pages, full page illos as well as b&w vignettes, ---"Three brothers run away from home to live like Robin Hood and his merry men, deep in the forest of Brendon Chase. ---Faced with the end of the holidays and the prospect of school, who hasn?t drea...
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Image for Rupert the Bear Annual 1957 -a SLIPCASED LIMITED Facsimile Reproduction, #7236 of 9000 Numbered Copies (in Slipcase)(with COA )(inc. Rupert's Toy Clown; the Pine Ogre; Paper Scottie; Wind Whistle, etc)

Rupert the Bear Annual 1957 -a SLIPCASED LIMITED Facsimile Reproduction, #7236 of 9000 Numbered Copies (in Slipcase)(with COA )(inc. Rupert's Toy Clown; the Pine Ogre; Paper Scottie; Wind Whistle, etc)

By: Bestall, Alfred / Daily Express Publications / Rupert Annual for 1957 -SLIPCASED, LIMITED Edition a Facsimile Reproduction

Price: $40.43

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Express Newspapers ( Daily Express ) / Egmont / Classic Media Distribution, 2005 ( Reproduction of the 1957 Rupert Annual ), 1st Facsimile Edition, First Printing : 2005

Seller ID: 167621

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Fine (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First facsimile Edition ) hardcover, a Very Fine example, housed in a lightly rubbed Near Fine slipcase, the Rupert 1957 Annual Certificate is present, ---this facsimile edition is an exact reproduction of the 1957 Annual with the matching limitation number 7236 is on the title page (so it matches the certificate limitation number), a lovely example and really shows Bestall at his best, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and NOT a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1...
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Image for Rupert the Bear Annual 1970 -a SLIPCASED LIMITED Facsimile Reproduction, #0228 of 3500 Numbered Copies (with COA )(in Slipcase)(inc.R & the Outlaws, the Blunderpuss, the Paper-fall, the Sky-boat )

Rupert the Bear Annual 1970 -a SLIPCASED LIMITED Facsimile Reproduction, #0228 of 3500 Numbered Copies (with COA )(in Slipcase)(inc.R & the Outlaws, the Blunderpuss, the Paper-fall, the Sky-boat )

By: Bestall, Alfred / Daily Express Publications / Rupert Annual for 1970 -SLIPCASED, LIMITED Edition a Facsimile Reproduction

Price: $40.43

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Express Newspapers ( Daily Express ) / Egmont / Classic Media Distribution, 2011 ( Reproduction of the 1970 Rupert Annual ), 1st Facsimile Edition, First Printing : 2011

Seller ID: 169681

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Fine (see description)

------------hardcover, a Very Fine example, about 7.25 xalmost 10h inches, housed in a lightly rubbed Near Fine slipcase, the Rupert Classic 1970 Annual Certificate is present, ---this facsimile edition is an exact reproduction of the actual 1970 Annual with the facsimile limitation number 0228 is on the title page (so it matches the certificate limitation number), a lovely example and really shows Bestall at his best, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and NOT a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 i...
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Captain Cobwebb and the Magic Drops ---by Gordon Boshell (in dustjacket )( Cobweb )

By: Boshell, Gordon

Price: $80.93

Publisher: London, England, London, UK; MacDonald and Janes, 1979, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1979

Seller ID: 168530

ISBN-13: 9780354080491

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------hardcover, a solid Very Good+ example in a bright Very Good+ dustjacket, small flake on rear panel of jacket, the only copy of this title that I have seen, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Ghostly Guests at Greylands School -by Norma Bradley ( Greylands School / Schoolgirl Series )( Field Hockey Image on Spine )

By: Bradley, Norma

Price: $26.93

Publisher: England, Ilfracombe, Devon, UK: Arthur H Stockwell, No Date ( 1950 ), 1st Edition, 1st Printing : 1950

Seller ID: 167060

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Very Good+ example, red cloth, a wee bit of light rubbing, a very faint hint of age toning/foxing on some pages but a tidy copy overall, in an attractive chipped and torn price clipped dustjacket, no date but an online reference suggests that this is 1950 (previous Greylands book was 1948 ), any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE /// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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The Chalet School and the Lintons -by Elinor M Brent-Dyer ( Book 10 in the Series )

By: Brent-Dyer, Elinor M.

Price: $26.93

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: W & R Chambers, 1952, 1st Edition, Later Printing : 1952

Seller ID: 169003

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

-----------hardcover, about 5w x 7.5h inches, a solid Very Good+ example, a bit of light rubbing to edges and tips, front blank endpaper has been neatly removed, in a chipped and torn FAIR only price clipped dustjacket,, looks quite nice overall especially with the jacket in a hi-quality mylar protector, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED --GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Image for 20 Volumes: Adventures of: Reddy Fox Johnny Chuck Peter Cottontail Mr Mocker Jerry Muskrat Sammy Jay Buster Bear Old Mr Toad Jimmy Skunk Old Man Coyote Bob White Bobby Coon Paddy Beaver Ol' Mistah Buzzard Poor Mrs Quack Prickly Porky Grandfather Frog Etc

20 Volumes: Adventures of: Reddy Fox Johnny Chuck Peter Cottontail Mr Mocker Jerry Muskrat Sammy Jay Buster Bear Old Mr Toad Jimmy Skunk Old Man Coyote Bob White Bobby Coon Paddy Beaver Ol' Mistah Buzzard Poor Mrs Quack Prickly Porky Grandfather Frog Etc

By: Burgess, Thornton ( 20 Volumes [COMPLETE] of the 1943 Canadian McClelland & Stewart Editions -all in dustjacket)

Price: $202.43

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart / M&S, 1943, 1st Edition thus, First Printing : 1943

Seller ID: 169709

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

---------20 volumes, all are hardcover, all in dustjackets, ---these are Good to Very Good+ examples, most are certainly Very Good, Buster Bear has about 25/26 loose pages (these have been resewn so that clutch of loose pages are stable as a single group of pages), small address label in each volumes has been blacked out, some edge wear and rubbing, overall a quite nice set that is well over 75 years old, ---all are in dustjackets, most dustjackets are Good or better, chips and loss (see scans), a few have had small tape repairs on the verso, some degree of sunning to all jacket spines ---all ...
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Strangers on Forlorn -by Paul Capon

By: Capon, Paul

Price: $67.43

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: George G Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1969, 1st edition, First Printing : 1969

Seller ID: 169240

ISBN-13: 9780245597695

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a lightly rubbed Very Good to Very Good+ price clipped dustjacket, a couple of very short tears and small nicks, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE /// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Li'L Abner Among the Millionaires - Based on the Famous Comic Strip / Better Little Book # 1401 - Whitman Publishing

By: Capp, Al / Whitman Publishing Better Little Book # 1401

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Racine, Wisconsin, Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing / Better Little Book, 1939, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1939

Seller ID: 167685

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) small chunky hardcover, about 3.5w x 4.5h x 1.25 inches, decorated boards and spine, a solid Good to Very Good example, some light overall wear and rubbing, rubbed corners and edges, a bit of age toning to paper ink name on verso of front board has been blacked out and left some small black smudges on the facing blank endpaper, nice Al Capp colour covers, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---size is approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Category: Children's