The Trokeville Way
London: Jonathan Cape, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. ; Octavo. More
Children and Young Adults
Nutcracker.
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. xiv, 102pp. Dark grey cloth stamped in blind and silver on the front panel and lettered in silver on the spine panel. Pictorial endpapers, full-page and in-text illustrations by Maurice Sendak. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. ; Square quarto. More
Nutcracker. (Limited Edition Proofs, Uncorrected Proofs, Original Invitations).
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. The set includes the following items: 1) Limited edition proofs. xiv, 102pp. Dark grey cloth stamped in blind and silver on the front panel and lettered in silver on the spine panel. Pictorial endpapers, full-page and in-text illustrations by Maurice Sendak..... More
The Demon in the Tea House
New York: Philomel Books, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in fine dustjacket with just a hint of wear. Edgar Award nominee. More
Tom Brown's School Days.
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, 1895. Hardcover. 351pp. Blue decorated cloth stamped in silver, red, and green on the front panel, and lettered in silver on the spine panel. Engraved title, frontispiece. Wear to spine ends. Internally clean. A near fine copy. ; 16mo. More
The Seems: The Glitch in Sleep
New York: Bloomsbury U.S.A., 2007. Illustrated by Kendall, Gideon. First Edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. Signed by Hulme and Wexler on the title page. ; Octavo; Signed by All Authors. More
Disney's The Lion King.
New York: Disney Press, 1994. Illustrated by Toomey, Marshall. First Edition. Hardcover. 96pp. Pictorial boards. Movie adaptation. Illustrated. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. ; Quarto. More
Peggy Stewart at School
Chicago: The Goldsmith Publishing Co., (1918). Hardcover. Reprint. Brown cloth lettered in black on cover and spine. Pages are age-toned. A fine copy in very good dustjacket with some tape mends on the inside. ; Octavo. More
The Bellmaker.
New York: Philomel Books, 1995. Illustrated by Curless, Allan. First US Edition. Hardcover. A hint of foxing to edges else a bright, fine copy in near fine dustjacket with traces of foxing on the inside. Illustrations by Allan Curless. Wraparound dustjacket art by Troy Howell. The seventh book in the..... More
Marlfox: A Tale of Redwall
London: Hutchinson, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Lower tips bruised. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. Illustrated by Fangorn.; Octavo. More
Outcasts of Redwall.
New York: Philomel Books, 1996. Illustrated by Curless, Allan. First US Edition. Hardcover. A hint of foxing to edges else a bright, fine copy in near fine dustjacket with traces of foxing on the inside. Illustrations by Allan Curless. Wraparound dustjacket art by Troy Howell. The eighth book in the..... More
The "B. O. W. C.": A Book for Boys. Illustrated.
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1870. First Edition. Hardcover. 322pp. Publisher's advertisements on both front and rear endpapers. Green cloth stamped in blind on the sides and lettered and decorated in gold on the spine. Frontispiece and three leaves of plates. A novel for young adults set in Nova Scotia. Light..... More
The Crystal Prison
New York: A Peter Glassman Book SeaStar Books, 2001. First US Edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. With drawings by the author. Book two of the Deptford Mice trilogy. ; Octavo. More
Travelers Five Along Life's Highway: Jimmy, Gideon Wiggan, The Clown, Wexley Snathers, Bap. Sloan.
Boston: L. C. Page & Company, 1911. Illustrated by Garrett, Edmund G. First Edition. Hardcover. xiv, 199pp + 4pp of publisher's advertisements. Original cream cloth with color illustration and gold lettering to front panel, spine lettered in gold. Color frontispiece by Edmund G. Garrett. Introduction by Bliss Carman. A fine..... More
The Green Ginger Jar: A Chinatown Mystery.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1949. Illustrated by Brown, Paul. First Edition. Hardcover. ix, 210, [1]p. Green cloth lettered in black, decorated endpapers. Illustrations by Paul Brown. With the bookplate of Nebraska author Marian Huxoll Talmadge on the front pastedown endpaper. A fine copy in very good dustjacket with a closed..... More
I Don't Want to Go to Bed! A Modern Ballad for Young Children.
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company, (1923). Illustrated by Hoopes, Margaret Campbell. First Edition. Hardcover. 58pp. Cloth backed pictorial boards with color illustration affixed to the front panel. Frontispiece and numerous color illustrations by Margaret Campbell Hoopes. Tiny bookstore label of Billings of Providence, RI, on the front free endpaper. Mild fading..... More
The Hard-Scrabble of Elm Island.
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1871. Hardcover. 320pp. Publisher's advertisements printed on the front and rear endpapers. Green cloth stamped in blind on the sides, spine lettered and decorated in gold. Frontispiece, engraved titles and two inserted plated with illustrations. Some wear to extremities, contemporary name on flyleaf, small tear to..... More
Treasure Mountain.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1937. Illustrated by Lufkin, Raymond. First Edition. Hardcover. 211pp. Green cloth stamped in yellow on the front panel and the spine panel, pictorial endpapers, top edge stained red. Illustrations by Raymond Lufkin. From the front flap: "Two boys with their fathers make a trip to..... More
Skeezix at the Military Academy.
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Company, (1938). First Edition. Hardcover. The Big Little Book #1408. 424pp + [3]pp of publisher's advertisements. Pictorial boards. Illustrations by the author. Based on the comic strip Gasoline Alley. Pages are toned, name on front pastedown endpaper, some small, faint stains to spine and rear board..... More
Spider Sparrow
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 2000. First US Edition. Hardcover. Slight softening to spine ends else a fine copy in fine dustjacket. Illustrated by Peter Bailey. ; Octavo. More
The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby.
London and Glasgow: Blackie & Son Ltd. Hardcover. 256pp. Blue cloth stamped in blind. Frontispiece and six full-page illustrations (three in color and three in b&w). Short inscription in pencil on the dedication page, light foxing to edges, antitheft sticket to rear pastedown endpaper. A very good copy. ; Octavo..... More
Westward Ho! or, the Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the County of Devon. In the Reign of Her Most Glorious Majesty Queen Elizabeth.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992. Illustrated by Wyeth, N. C. First Printing. Hardcover. Scribner Illustrated Classics. Reissue. x, 413pp. Brown cloth stamped in gold on the front and the spine. Endpapers, title and fourteen color illustrations by N. C. Wyeth. The original canvases have been newly photographed and reproduced..... More
Mark Seaworth. A Tale of The Indian Ocean.
New York / Boston: C. S. Francis & Co. / Crosby & Nichols, 1855. Illustrated by Absolon, John. Hardcover. 401pp + xvi pp of publisher's advertisements. Brown cloth decorated in blind on the sides, spine lettered and decorated in gold. Frontispiece, title vignette and three inserted plates with illustrations. Some..... More
A Young Volunteer with Old Hickory.
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1929. Illustrated by Crump, Leslie. First Edition. Hardcover. 266pp. Bright orange cloth stamped in black and red on the front and the spine. Frontispiece and three illustrations by Leslie Crump. A story based on Andrew Jackson's campaigns against the Creek Indians. Lower corners bruised..... More
The Boy Travellers in Mexico. Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey to Northern and Central Mexico, Campeachey, and Yucatan, with a Description of the Republics of Central America and of the Nicaragua Canal.
New York: Harper & Brothers, [1889]. Hardcover. xx, 552pp + 4pp of publisher's advertisements. Pictorial cloth stamped in gold red and black on the front and the spine. Map endpapers. Color frontispiece and hundreds of in-text wood engravings. This was a lavishly produced series for young adults with a wealth..... More