Children's Books-Complete List
Last Updated March 2, 2021
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Last Updated March 2, 2021
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1. Andrews, Addison Fletcher & Albert Bigelow Paine. Tiny Tunes for Tiny People. Composed by Addison Fletcher Andrews and Words by Albert Bigelow Paine and others. Illustrated by Stephen Wilson van Schaick. New York: Dodge Publishing Company, 1907. 69 pages. Signed by the author and dated May 25, 1907 on the front blank endpage. Oblong illustrated hardback covers show wear to the spine edges and corners, with the corners bumped and the bottom corners rubbed through. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. The book consists of children's songs, with words and music. A delightful vintage children's book. $100.00
2. Appleton, Victor. Don Sturdy across the North Pole . Grosset & Dunlap, 1925. 214 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners slightly bumped. The pictorial dust jacket has a a couple of old tape strips at the top and bottom of the dust jacket, a few small chips to the edges and some browning and rubbed spots. $20.00
3. Appleton, Victor. Don Sturdy among the Gorillas; or, Adrift in the Great Jungle. Grosset & Dunlap, 1927. Red hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners. A clean and tight copy. No dust jacket. $10.00
4. Appleton, Victor. Don Sturdy in Lion Land, or the Strange Clearing in the Jungle. Grosset and Dunlap, 1929. Red hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners. A clean copy. The original pictorial dust jacket is present. The jacket has some wear evident to the edges and folds, and there is a small strip of older clear tape across the top and bottom of the spine of the dust jacket. A scarce jacket still in collectible condition. $22.50
5. Appleton, Victor. Don Sturdy in the Land of Volcanoes; Or, the Trail of the Ten Thousand Smokes, Grosset & Dunlap, 1925. 214 pages. Red hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners and a couple of faded spots. A clean and tight copy. No dust jacket. $8.00
6. Appleton, Victor. Don Sturdy in the Port of Lost Ships: Or, Adrift in the Sargasso Sea Grosset & Dunlap, 1926. 214 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners slightly bumped. The pictorial dust jacket has a a couple of old tape strips at the top and bottom of the dust jacket, a few small chips to the edges and some browning and rubbed spots. $20.00
7. Appleton, Victor. Don Sturdy with the Big Snake Hunters: Or, Lost in the Jungles of the Amazon Grosset & Dunlap, 1925. 214 pages. Red hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners. A clean copy. The original pictorial dust jacket is present. The jacket has some wear evident to the edges and folds, and there is a small strip of older clear tape across the top and bottom of the spine of the dust jacket. A scarce jacket still in collectible condition. $45.00
8. Avery, Al. A YANKEE FLIER UNDER SECRET ORDERS. Air Combat Stories for Boys #16. Grosset & Dunlap, 1946. 204 pages. Some shelf wear to the spine edges, with rubbing to the corners. Spine has a slight lean. The dust jacket has a few small chips to the edges and some rubbing and slight soiling to the spine. Overall a very nice copy of a scarce title in the Yankee Flier series, especially in presentable dust jacket. $42.50
9. Balet, Jan. Joanjo, A Porguguese Tale. Delacorte Press, 1967. Ex-library from an elementary school library. Library buckram binding. There is a large library discard stamp on the front cover, a library label on the spine and small library ink stamps inside the front and back covers. Shelf wear and some rubbing to the spine and corners. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. $22.00
10. Bennett, Rowena. Runner for the King. Follett Publishing, 1944. 46 pages. Slight wear to the spine edges, with the corners just starting to rub through. Pictorial paper over board covers with black cloth spine. A bright and clean binding. The pages are clean and tightly bound. The dust jacket has a few small chips to the spine and corners and light soiling. Beautifully illustrated throughout by Fiore Mastri. $25.00
11. Blake, Vivienne. Mrs. Duck's Lovely Day. Rand McNally, 1955. Pictorial paper over board covers show shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. There is rubbing and scuffing to the covers of the corners are rubbed through. The pages are clean and tightly bound. $9.00
12. Books, Bracken. The Magic Book of Fairy Tales. Bracken Books, 1986. 48 pages. Slight shelf wear to the binding. The dust jacket has a few small chips to the edges. $14.00
13. Borie, Lysbeth Boyd. Poems for Peter. Shank Painter Pub. , 1996. This is the 1940 printing. Light wear to the edges of the corners and spine. The illustrated dust jacket is present. The jacket has several close tears of a couple of inches each year the top of the front and back panels and some chipping and tears to the edges of the spine. $20.00
14. Brandeis, Madeline. Little Anne of Canada. The Children of All Lands Stories. Grosset & Dunlap, 1931. 174 pages. Slight shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The corners are slightly rubbed through. The dust jacket has chips and tears to the edges, with a few pieces missing at the edges of the spine and panels. Still a presentable dust jacket. $12.50
15. Brandeis, Madeline. Little Jeanne of France. New York : Grosset and Dunlap, 1920. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. The corners are slightly rubbed through. Some soiling to the covers. The dust jacket has chips and tears to the edges and a chunk missing at the bottom of the front flap. $22.00
16. Brandeis, Madeline. Little Philippe of Belgium. Grosset and Dunlap, 1930. 189 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Slight soiling to the covers. The dust jacket has some chips and tears to the edges. $12.50
17. Brandeis, Madeline. The Wee Scotch Piper. The Children of All Lands Stories. Grosset & Dunlap, 1929. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket has some old masking tape reinforcement at the edges. There is some wear and slight soiling to the jacket as well. $20.00
18. Bridgman, Betty. Lullaby for Eggs: A Poem. MacMillan, 1955. Slight shelf wear, else VG in slightly worn dust jacket with small chips and tears to the spine and edges. $25.00
19. Brown, John Mason. Daniel Boone: The Opening of the Wilderness. Landmark Books Series #21. Random House, 1952. Slight wear to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket has chips and tears to the edges of the spine and folds. $10.00
20. Brown, Margaret Wise. The Little Fat Policeman. Simon and Schuster, 1950. 1950 first "A" edition. Very light wear to the spine edges and corners. No marking or flaws to the pages. Overall nicely preserved. $20.00
21. Brown, Marjorie Webber. Pueblo Playmates. A. Whitman, 1938. 61 pages. Slight shelf wear to the binding. The dust jacket has a few small chips to the edges. Beautifully in color throughout illustrated by Carol Nay. $35.00
22. Budney, Blossom. A Kiss Is Round. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co, 1954. Ex-library buckram binding. There is shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges, with the corners rubbed and slightly bumped. Some of the pages have minor smudges, but the binding is tight and the pages are clean. A scarce Chilton's book. Illustrated by Vladimir Bobri. $36.95
23. Buell, Marjorie H.. Marge's Little Lulu: Alvin and Tubby. Whitman Publishing Co., 1947. Illustrated paper over board flexible card covers. There is wear to the edges and corners. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. A solid copy. $48.00
24. Burgess, Thornton W. A Great Joke on Jimmy Skunk. Illustrated by Harrison Cady. Whitman Pub. Co, 1927. 29 pages. In the rare original publisher's box. Pictorial paper over board hardback covers show light wear. The original color illustrated publisher's box is present. The box has wear and rubbing to the edges, with a couple of tears and splits to the sides and some soiling, but it is still in presentable condition. $55.00
25. Burgess, Thornton W. Happy Jack Squirrel Helps Unc' Billy. Illustrated by Harrison Cady. Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman, 1927. In the rare original box. Spine and edges have some wear and rubbing. The back hinge has been repaired with archival glue. The original color illustrated publisher's box has wear the edges and the joints are torn, but it is still in nice condition. $45.00
26. Burgess, Thornton W. The Neatness of Bobby Coon. Illustrated by Harrison Cady. Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman, 1927. In the rare original publisher's box. Pictorial paper over boards with light wear only. The original color illustrated publisher's box is present. The box has wear and rubbing and a few tears to the sides, but is still in presentable condition. The box has preserved the book nicely and it is in very good condition. $55.00
27. Burrows, Peggy. Bunny Tales. Rand McNally, 1956. Illustrated paper over board covers show some wear to the edges and corners. The pages are clean and tightly bound. $9.00
28. Busoni, Rafaello. Dick Whittington and His Cat. John Martin's House, 1945. Light wear to the edges and corners. Overall very good condition in dust jacket with a few small tears to the edges. Beautifully illustrated by Rafaello Busoni. $11.95
29. Caniff, Milton. Terry Lee, Flight Officer, U.S. A. Whitman, 1944. Illustrated flexible card covers. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Nicely preserved, with tight binding and clean pages. This is the Better Little Book edition. $15.00
30. Carrick, Valery. Picture Tales from the Russian. B H Blackwell, 1913. Oblong red cloth covers show wear to the spine edges. The corners are slightly rubbed through. The pages are tightly bound. A few small stains to the edges of some of the pages. Illustrated with black-and-white woodcuts. $18.00
31. Catherine Stahlmann and Ruth Van Tellingen. Blue Blue. Jr. Elf book. Rand McNally & Co. , 1946. Pictorial paper over boards show quite a bit of wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Old clear strapping tape over the spine. The pages are clean and tightly bound. $16.95
32. Charlotte Bookman Aka Charlotte Zolotow. The City Boy and the Country Horse. Treasure Books, 1952. Illustrated board covers with cloth strip spine. Shelf wear and rubbing to the edges and corners. A clean and tight copy. $10.00
33. Cleaveland, Bess Bruce. Desert Life Panel Posters. Chicago: Ideal School Supply Company, 1930. This is an educational packet with a pictorial paper folder and a series of printed black-and-white sheets of illustrations inside the packet. There is an instruction sheet entitled "Directions for Making Desert Life Panel Posters". An interesting item. $75.00
34. Cleaveland, Bess Bruce. Japanese Life Panel Posters. Chicago: Ideal School Supply Company, 1929. This is an educational packet with a pictorial paper folder and a series of printed black-and-white sheets of illustrations inside the packet. There is an instruction sheet entitled "Directions for Making Japanese Panel Posters" and also an instruction sheet about Japanese life. An interesting item. $75.00
35. Cobb, Andy. Cowboy Dan. Rand McNally & Co, 1950. Small paper over board illustrated covers. Heavy wear to the binding, with some chipping to the paper. There is residue from an old tape repair along the edge of the front cover. The edges of the boards are worn and rubbed and the corners are worn through. The pages are clean and tightly bound. This is a Junior Elf Book. $12.00
36. Collyer, Barbara & John R. Foley. Christmas in the Country. Little Golden Book #95. Simon and Schuster, 1950. 28 pages. 1950 first "A" edition. Light wear to the edges of the spine and covers. One text page has a small fingerprint smudge, otherwise a clean and tight copy with no marking or tears to the pages. $22.50
37. Conger, Marion. Circus Time. Simon & Schuster, 1948. $24.00
38. Coolidge, Susan. What Katy Did: Retold for Younger Readers. 1950. 78 pages. Pictorial covers show light wear. Very good condition in dust jacket with some wear and light soiling to the edges. $8.00
39. Coville, Bruce. Romeo and Juliet. Dial, 1999. 40 pages. Slight shelf wear to the edges of the book and dust jacket. $16.00
40. Daly, Eileen. Hanna-Barbera's Wally Gator Guess What's Hiding at the Zoo. Whitman Publishing Company, 1963. 27 pages. Illustrated paper over board covers show light wear. A clean and tight copy. $12.00
41. Davis, Katherine Wallace. Pappina, a Little Italian Girl: A Story of Southern Italy. A. Flanagan Co. , 1928. Red cloth covers show some wear to the spine edges and corners. $20.00
42. Denslow, W.W. and Dudley A. Bragdon. Billy Bounce. M. A. Donohue & Co., 1906. 1906 first edition. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. Some fading and discoloration to the binding, along with some soiling. The corners are slightly bumped and starting to rub through. The hinges are repaired with archival glue. The binding is tight. With color plate illustrations by Wizard of Oz series illustrator W. W. Denslow. A scarce first edition. $95.00
43. Deucher, Wheeler and. Sebastian Bach: The Boy from Thuringia. DUTTON, 1972. 1972 printing. Slight shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket has slight edge-wear. $22.50
44. Deutsch, Babette. Heroes of the Kalevala. Julian Messner, 1940. Slight shelf wear to the binding. The dust jacket has a few small chips to the edges. $19.50
45. Devine, Louise Lawrence. Mumpsy Goes to Kindergarten. Rand McNally & Company, 1945. 29 pages. Pictorial paper over board covers show quite a bit of wear, rubbing and scuffing. The pages are tightly bound. The first couple of pages, including the title page, are repaired with laminate tape. $9.00
46. Disney, Walt. Donald Duck Gets Fed Up. Whitman Publishing Company, 1940. Illustrated flexible card covers show wear to the edges and corners. The corners are slightly bumped and there is some soiling to the covers. One small tear to the paper at the junction of the spine and back joints. The hinges are tight and the text block is square and tightly bound. The pages are clean. A nicely-preserved copy overall. $25.00
47. Dixon, Franklin W. While the Clock Ticked. The Hardy Boys. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1933. Some shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. The pictorial dust jacket has a few small chips to the edges of the spine and corners and slight soiling on the back panel. The jacket is nicely preserved. The front flap title list goes to #22 "The Clue of the Broken Blade". $45.00
48. Donaldson, Lois. Greta in Weather Land. Chicago: Albert Whitman & Company, 1932. Red cloth covers. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Corners rubbed and slightly bumped. Some soiling to the front and back covers. Beautifully illustrated in color throughout by Maj Lindman. A scarce title. $45.00
49. Douglas, Amanda M. SHERBURNE GIRLS. Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Co., 1898. 388 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. There is a small stain at the bottom of the front cover. $14.95
50. Driggs, Howard R.. Jacko and the Dingo Boy. University Publishing Company, 1924. Pictorial illustrated blue hardback covers show wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. A few scuffed spots to the spine and covers. The binding is tight. Some of the pages have small stains at the edges. $150.00
51. Dunsmuir, Tom. The Continuing Story of Love of Chair. Western Publishing Company, Inc. , 1973. Softbound covers show wear and rubbing to the edges and corners. If you scuffed spots to the binding. $11.00
52. Eells, Elsie Spicer. The Brazilian Fairy Book. Illustrated by George W. Hood. . Pictorial mustard-yellow covers. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. A clean and tight copy. Includes six beautiful full-page color illustrated plates. A scarce title. $75.00
53. Emerson, Alice B. Ruth Fielding Down East: or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point. Cupples & Leon Company, 1920. Shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. Dust jacket has small tears and chips. $10.00
54. Falk, Nat & Yes Illustrated. Magic Mother Goose. Vanguard Press, Incorporated, 1933. 1933 first edition. Illustrated paper over board covers. The edges of the spine and corners show wear, with the corners slightly rubbed through. There are a few small chips to the paper on the spine. Light soiling to the covers. A few of pages have slight soiling or fingerprint smudges in the margins and a few pages have small creases at the top right corner of the pages. The original Mother Goose magic glass is still present inside the back cover and in very good condition. A child has scribbled some pen marks inside the back cover. A delightful children's book, with hidden pictures with riddles in the illustrations that are illuminated by placing the Magic glass over the page to solve the riddle. Very scarce. $150.00
55. Farjeon, Eleanor. Prayer for Little Things. Illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones Houghton Mifflin Co, 1945. 1945 first edition in scarce dust jacket. Light wear to the binding. The dust jacket shows light wear and a few chips and tears at the edges. $25.00
56. Farnsworth, Frances Joyce. Cubby Returns. The Abingdon Press, 1935. 170 pages. Light wear to the red cloth covers. The bottom right corner is slightly bumped. The red paper illustrated dust jacket is present. There are some chips missing from the top of the spine and front panel and some smaller chips and tears to the edges. One spot on the jacket has some repair with archival tape and the small soiled spot on the front panel. $12.00
57. Fitzhugh Percy Keese 1876-1950. Tom Slade at Temple Camp. New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 1917. Some shelf wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. The dust jacket has some chips and tears to the edges. $9.95
58. Fleischman, Sid. McBroom's Wonderful One Acre Farm: Three Tall Tales. Greenwillow, 1992. 63 pages. Ex-Library stickers and markings to the book and dust jacket. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. $55.00
59. Freund, Rudolf. The Animals of Farmer Jones. Simon & Schuster, 1942. 1942 "K" (11th) printing. Some shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. Some soiling to the edges of the front and back covers. The pages are clean and free from defects. $10.00
60. Garis, Roger. Outboard Boys at Mystery Island. A. L. Burt, 1933. Blue cloth covers show light wear only at the spine edges. A beautifully-preserved book. The scarce illustrated dust jacket is present and is also nicely preserved. The jacket has some wear and small chips to the edges and a couple of spots the old Scotch tape repair on the back panel and top and bottom of the spine. This is one of four books in the scarce Outboard Boys series. $58.00
61. Garis, Roger. The Outboard Boys at Pirate Beach: Or, Solving the Secrets of the Houseboat. A. L. Burt Company, 1933. 247 pages. Blue cloth covers show light wear only at the spine edges. A beautifully-preserved book. The scarce illustrated dust jacket is present and is also nicely preserved. The jacket has some wear and small chips to the edges and a couple of spots the old Scotch tape repair on the back panel and top and bottom of the spine. This is one of four books in the scarce Outboard Boys series.s $95.00
62. Garis, Roger. Outboard Boys at Shadow Lake. A. L. Burt Co. , 1933. Blue cloth covers show light wear only at the spine edges. A beautifully-preserved book. The scarce illustrated dust jacket is present and is also nicely preserved. The jacket has some wear and small chips to the edges and a couple of spots the old Scotch tape repair on the back panel and top and bottom of the spine. This is one of four books in the scarce Outboard Boys series. $45.00
63. Garis, Roger. The Outboard Boys at Shark River. A. L. Burt Company, 1934. Blue cloth covers show shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The scarce illustrated dust jacket is present and is also nicely preserved. The jacket has some wear and small chips to the edges and a couple of spots the old Scotch tape repair on the back panel and top and bottom of the spine. This is one of four books in the scarce Outboard Boys series. $25.00
64. Gates, Josephine Scribner. The Live Dolls' House Party. The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1906. 103 pages. Quite a bit of shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The corners are bumped and rubbed through. The hinges are repaired with archival glue. A few pages have foxing or small fingerprint smudges at the edges. The binding is tight. $35.00
65. Gates, Josephine Scribner. Live Dolls in Wonderland. M A DONOHUE & COMPANY, 1912. 1912 first edition. Heavy shelf wear to the spine extremities. The corners are starting to rub through and the board edges are worn. A few scuffs to the binding. Binding is sound. $18.95
66. Gordon, Elizabeth. Dolly and Molly and the Farmer Man. Rand McNally & Company, 1914. 1914 printing. Pictorial paper over board covers. There is wear evident to the spine edges and corners, with corners just starting to rub through. One small split to the paper at the bottom of the front joint, measuring about a quarter of an inch. The pages are clean and free from marks or tears. A solid copy, almost at VG-, but I'm calling it G+ because of the wear of the covers. $24.00
67. Grimm Brothers [illustrated by Brunhild Schlotter]. Three Tales From Grimm: The Sleeping Beauty, The Frog Prince, Mother Hulda. MacMillan, 1938. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. Some soiling and discoloration to the covers. The pages are clean. Illustrated by Brunhild Schlotter. $33.50
68. Hader, Berta & Elmer Hader. The Skyrocket. MacMillan, 1946. Slight shelf wear to the binding. The dust jacket has a few small chips to the edges. $15.00
69. Hague, Kathleen. Good Night Fairies. Chronicle Books, 2002. 40 pages. Ex-Library stickers and markings to the book and dust jacket. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. $20.00
70. Haynes, Louise Marshall & Carmen L. Browne. Over the Rainbow Bridge. P. F. Volland, 1920. 40 pages. Pictorial paper over board illustrated covers show light wear to the spine edges and corners. There are a few fingerprint smudges and small soiled spots on the covers, not serious. The rare original publisher's box is present. The box has some tears to the edges and a bit of soiling, but is still complete and has protected the book nicely. $75.00
71. Helps, Racey. Mr. Flopears. Rand McNally, 1969. Paper over board covers show shelf wear and rubbing to the edges and corners, with some scuffing to the covers. $15.00
72. Heyward, Du Bose. The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1939. 1939 first edition. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. The corners and spine edges are slightly rubbed through. The pages are clean and free from marking or tears. The dust jacket has some soiling and chips to the edgescorners and folds, but is still in presentable condition. Beautifully illustrated throughout by Marjorie Flack. $24.00
73. Hoff, Syd. Santa's Moose. Harper & Row, 1979. 32 pages. Signed by the author in black Sharpie marker. Light wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Very scarce signed, as the author did not sign many books. $25.00
74. Hoff, Syd. Who Will Be My Friends? HarperColliins, 1960. 32 pages. Signed by the author in black Sharpie marker. Light wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Very scarce signed, as the author did not sign many books. $25.00
75. Hogan, Inez. Nicodemus and the Goose. E.P. Dutton, 1945. 26 pages. 1945 second printing. Original illustrated paper over board covers. The board edges are quite worn and rubbed through. The paper spine is missing and there is residue from an old strapping tape repair that was over the spine and the inside edges of the boards. The pages are tightly bound and clean. The final text page has a small tear to the upper right corner, with no loss of paper. A very scarce black Americana publication. $62.75
76. Holland, Rupert Sargent. The Pirate of the Gulf. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott company, 1929. 270 pages. Tan cloth covers show shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. Some soiling and discolored spots to the binding. The binding is tight. The title page has some numbers written on it, but this is not an ex-library copy. $12.50
77. Holling, Holling Clancy. Minn of the Mississippi. Houghton Mifflin, 1951. 1951 printing. Some shelf wear and soiling at the edges of the covers. The dust jacket has chips and tears to the edges and a couple of repaired tears, with some soiling on the back panel. $25.00
78. Holmes, Tom and Blonnie. The Three Little Kittens a Rebus Story in Words and Pictures. James & Jonathan, Inc. , 1955. Rounded top shape book. Quite a bit of shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The corners are rubbed through. The pages are clean and tightly bound. Beautifully illustrated by the authors. $12.00
79. Honsinger, Welthy. Tan and Taro of Japan. New York: Abingdon Press, 1923. 26 pages. Softbound covers with stapled binding. Something print smudges to the front cover. The color cut-outs accompany this book are inserted inside the book. They are in ziploc bags. I'm not sure if the accompaning cut-outs are complete, but probably not as there are not a lot of them. $35.00
80. Honsinger, Welthy. The Travels of Moni and Mani, Indian Twins. New York & Cincinnati: Abingdon Press, 1923. Softbound covers with stapled binding. Little to no wear to the book. With the color cut-out figures and backgrounds inserted inside the front cover of the book. Not sure if the cut-outs are complete publicly appear to be. $35.00
81. Houston, Edwin James. Our Boy Scouts in Camp. Generic, 2019. 356 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners, with corners slightly bumped. $20.00
82. Jackson, Kathryn. Tenggren's Pirates, Ships, and Sailors. Golden Press, 1971. 60 pages. Large glossy hardback covers. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. The corners are slightly rubbed through. The pages are clean and tightly bound. A nicely-preserved Big Golden book. $20.00
83. Jackson, Linda. Petey. Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1942. 2 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners bumped and rubbed through. Spine and covers faded at the edges. Binding tight. Cedges. Binding tight. Illustrated by Dorothy Buck. $45.00
84. Jacobsen, Virginia & Drew. Hitchhiking with Jimmy Microbe. Book Two of the Jimmy Microbe Series. Chicago: Reilly & Lee Company, 1939. 92 pages. Green illstrated cloth covers. Shelf wear and and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners slightly bumped and rubbed through. A few rubbed and small scuffed spots to the binding. Slight color fading to the spine. The binding is tight and the pages are clean and free from marks or tears. A very scarce title. $175.00
85. John Martin's House. The Bluebird's Story. A Little Book John Martin's House, 1948. Small illustrated paper over hardback covers with cloth strip spine. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. A clean and tight copy. Beautifully illustrated in color. Measures just under 4 inches high by 3.5 inches wide. $25.00
86. John Martin's House. Bounce the Puppy Little Book. John Martin's House, 1948. Pictorial paper over board covers with cloth strip spine. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. The pages are clean and in nice condition. The tiny book, measuring just under 4 inches high by about 3.5 inches wide. $15.00
87. John Martin's House. My Little Book of Nursery Rhymes. A Little Book. Kenosha, Wisconsin: John Martin's House, 1948, 1948. Pictorial paper over board covers with tan cloth strip spine. There is wear and rubbing to the edges and corners and slight soiling to the covers. The pages are clean and tightly bound. A small book, measuring just under 4 inches by 3.5 inches. $15.00
88. Johnson, James Ralph. Utah Lion. Follett Pub. Co, 1962. 160 pages. Some wear to the edges and corners The dust jacket has a few small chips and tears to the edges. $22.50
89. Johnson, William. Captain Cortes Conquers Mexico. Random House, 1960. 186 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to the binding. The dust jacket has some few chips and tears to the edges. $15.00
90. Johnstone, Janet & Anne Grahame Johnstone. Dean's Mother Goose Book of Rhymes. 1977 Edition. Playmore, Inc., 1977. 199 pages. Pictorial paper over board covers. There is wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners, with the corners rubbed through. There is some repair on the front joint. $17.50
91. Jordan, David Starr. Eric's Book of Beasts: Done in Watercolors and Accompanied With Appropriate Jingles. P. Elder and company, 1912. Signed by the author. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners bumped and rubbed through. Spine faded, with some chipping to the paper at a few spots at the joints. $150.00
92. Judson, Clara Ingram. Pierre's Lucky Pouch. They Came from France. Follett Pub. Co, 1957. 245 pages. Slight wear to the edges and corners. The dust jacket has small chips and tears to the edges but is still quite presentable. $55.00
93. Julian, Lee. Fire Dog. Whitman, 1951. Pictorial paper over board covers show light wear. Overall near very good condition. $12.00
94. Komaiko, Leah. Aunt Elaine Does the Dance from Spain. Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 1992. Ex-Library stickers and markings to the book and dust jacket. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. $9.95
95. Kovar, Edith M. Fairy Gold and Others Stories. Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman, 1931. 37 pages. 1931 printing. Large hardcover binding, with illustrated paper over boards and paper over the spine. There are some chips and rubbed spots to the paper spine. The edges and corners of the boards are worn, with the corners worn through. Slight soiling to the covers and the front cover is slightly bowed. Beautifully illustrated, with ten pages of color illustrations and other pages with black-and-white illustrations. $30.00
96. Kurtz, Bob. Alvin's Lost Voice. Wonder Books, 1963. Glossy pictorial hardback covers show some wear to the spine edges and corners. A clean and tight copy. $9.50
97. Lofting, Hugh. Dr. Doolittle and the Secret Lake. Lippincott, 1948. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket has some chips and tears to the edges, with a few small pieces chipped away on the spine. $145.00
98. Lofting, Hugh. Dr. Doolittle's Zoo, Doctor Doolittle's Caravan, Doctor Doolittle in the Moon, Dr. Doolittle's Return, Doctor Doolittle's Circus, Doctor Doolittle's Garden. Boxed set of six volumes in slipcase. Lippincott, 1953. Boxed set of 6 volumes in slipcase. The books show light wear to the spine edges. A couple of the spines have light soiling. The slipcase show some wear to the edges and some staining to the top edge. A nicely preserved set of this classic work. $95.00
99. Mabry, Caroline. Castles in Spain. Albert Whitman & Co. , 1933. 127 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket has some chips and tears to the edges. $20.00
100. Malcolmson, Anne & Virginia Lee Burton. Song of Robin Hood. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1947. 1947 First Edition. Shelf wear to spine edges and corners. Dust jacket has small tears and chips to the edges. Scarce in dust jacket. Illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton. A beautiful book. $65.00
101. Mallon, Caroline Ill Gehr, Mary. The Story of the Sandman. The Childern's Co. , 1945. Illustrated paper over board covers. There are slight tears at the top and bottom of the spine and the edges and corners show shelf wear. The dust jacket has a few chips and tears to the edges and soiling, but is still nicely preserved. The pages are clean. Beautifully illustrated in color by Mary Gehr. $10.00
102. Margo, Jan. The Make-Believe Parade. Illustrated by Eloise Wilkin. Wonder Books, 1949. 20 pages. Illustrated hardback board covers show light wear. Overall very good condition. Beautifully illustrated in color by Eloise Wilkin. $20.00
103. Marie Leprince De Beaumont. Beauty and the Beast. Illustrated by Hillary Knight. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1990. 35 pages. Very good condition in very good dust jacket. The jacket has ever so slight discloration at the bottom of the spine. $94.00
104. Marie, Bertha. STORIES OF WONDERFUL CATS. Geneva, NY: W. F. Humphrey, 1912. Green cloth worn at spine and corners. Some soiling. Scarce title. Woodcut illustrations. $15.00
105. Mathews, Vera Laughton. Fanta-Sea Children. Berkeley, California: Guilders Publishing Center, 1938. 8 pages. Signed by the author. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners slightly bumped. $75.00
106. McChord, Crothers Samuel. Miss Muffet's Christmas Party. Boston & New York: Houghton and Mifflin, 1902. 106 pages. Signed by the author. Some shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. The scarce dust jacket is present, but is missing the back panel. The front panel and spine of the dust jacket are intact and protected in a mylar sleeve. Some soiling to the dust jacket. Illustrated with woodcuts throughout. A delightful children's book in a very scarce and early dust jacket. $75.00
107. McCloskey, Robert. Make Way for Ducklings. Viking Books for Young Readers, 1969. 72 pages. This is a 1969 reprint. Shelf wear to the spine and corners. The dust jacket has some chips and tears to the edges. $12.50
108. McDonnell, Jinny. Kim Aldrich: The Deep Six. Western Publishing Company, 1974. Pictorial paper over board covers show light wear to the edges and corners. A clean and tight copy. $24.00
109. McLoughlin Brothers. Little Soldier Boys ABC. New York: Mcloughlin Brothers, 1907. 14 pages. 1907 printing. Very scarce. Printed on heavy glossy paper. Full-color illustrations throughout illustrating each letter of the alphabet. The spine has been repaired many decades ago with stitched thread, actually quite nicely. There is wear and creasing to the front and back covers and a few small tears to the cover edges and a couple of pages, which have been repaired with archival tape. Some soiling and fingerprint smudges to the edges of some of the pages. Overall this is nicely preserved for the ephemeral nature in which it was published. A beautifully illustrated ABC alphabet book. Each illustration has a military theme with children acting the parts as soldiers and sentries. $45.00
110. McNeer, May Yonge. The Story of the Great Plains. Lithographs by C.H. DeWitt. Harper & Brothers, 1943. 32 pages. Beautiful color pictorial paper over board covers. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. The corners are just starting to wear through. The binding is tight the pages are clean. Beautifully illustrated in color and black-and-white throughout. $25.00
111. Metzger, Berta. Tales Told in Hawaii. Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1929. 116 pages. Shelf wear to the binding. The dust jacket has a few chips and tears to the edges and light soiling. The dust jacket is in nice condition and is scarce on this title. $75.00
112. Montgomery, Frances Trego. BILLY WHISKERS STOWAWAY. Continuing the famous Billy Whiskers series Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Pub. Co, 1930. 146 pages. Shelf wear to the binding and rubbing to the spine and corners. Corners rubbed through. The pages are still tightly bound. $14.50
113. Newman, Paul. Puff the Magic Dragon. Wonder Books, 1965. Illustrated paper over board covers. The front joint was cracked, but the paper on the spine has been neatly repaired with archival glue. The pages are clean. $13.00
114. Nordell, Julia. Little Faces from Far Places. Grosset & Dunlap, 1933. 76 pages. 1933 first edition. Pictorial paper over board covers with black cloth strip spine. There is wear and rubbing to the edges and the corners are worn through. The pages are tightly bound. There are a few fingerprint smudges to some of the page edges. This book has a series of paper doll pages to be cut out and assembled. All of the pages are uncut and complete and in very good condition. $24.00
115. O'Dea, James. Jingleman Jack: His Pictures and Rhymes of the Callings, the Crafts and the Trades of the Times. Saalfield Publishing Company, 1901. 1901 first edition. Heavy wear to the edges of the spine, boards, and corners. There is some rubbing and scuffing to the covers. Original paper over board color illustrated covers are still in decent shape. The hinges have been repaired with archival glue. The binding is tight and the pages are complete. Some of the pages have fingerprint smudges to the edges. Beautifully illustrated in color throughout by Harry Kennedy. Still a solid copy of this delightful early children's book. $55.00
116. Opper, Emma A. Slate and Pencil People. White, Stokes & Allen, 1885. 1885 first edition. Spine edges and board edges show quite a bit of wear, with the corners rubbed through. There are some rubbed and scuffed spots and light soiling to the front and back covers. The binding is tight the pages are complete. Many of the pages have fingerprint smudges or small stains to the edges. Whimsically illustrated throughout by J. Opper. $55.00
117. Optic, Oliver. The Casket of Diamonds. Chicago: M. A. Donohue, 1902. 336 pages. 1902 first edition. Pictorial cloth covers show some wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. Corners are slightly bumped. The spine is rubbed and the lettering is faded. Binding is tight. $75.00
118. Osswald, Edith. Toys. A Little Golden Book. Simon and Schuster, 1945. 1945 "D" fourth printing. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. The pages are clean and free from defects. $10.00
119. Pease, Josephine Van Dolzen. Safe All Day With the Happies: Simple Stories of Safety at Home and Outdoors. Rand McNally, 1940. Illustrated paper over board covers. The corners are slightly worn through and there is some wear to the spine edges. Overall a clean and tight copy. $35.00
120. Perkins, Lucy Fitch. The Italian Twins. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1920. 4 pages. Red cloth covers show some wear to the spine edges and corners. A few small fingerprint smudges to the covers. The pages are clean. $9.00
121. Pillsbury Company. How Freckle Face Strawberry Got His Freckles. A Funny Face Book. The Pillsbury Company, 1965. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Light soiling to the covers. The pages are clean and free from defects. $41.50
122. Place, Marian T.. The Copper Kings of Montana. Random House, 1961. 184 pages. Slight shelf wear to the binding. The dust jacket has a some chips and tears to the edges. $9.00
123. Politi, Leo. Song of the Swallows. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. Signed by the author and dated 1970. VG in slightly edge-worn dust jacket with a few very small tears to the edges. With Caldecott Medal on the front cover. This book also includes a clipped newspaper article showing the author at a book signing at a California elementary school, where this copy was probably signed. $85.00
124. Ponter, James. Henny Penny. Illustrated by James Ponter. Wonder Books, 1977. Quite a bit of wear to the binding and rubbing to the spine and corners. A few scuffed spots to the covers. $15.00
125. Porter, Horace. Our Young Aeroplane Scouts in Russia: or, Lost On the Frozen Steppes. A. L. Burt Co., 1915. Light wear to the spine edges and corners, with the top corners lightly bumped. A beautifully-preserved copy. Nice pictorial illustrated binding. The dust jacket has a chip to the bottom of the spine and diffuse Mueller chips to the edges. Light soiling to the back panel of the jacket. A very nice copy in an above-average dust jacket. $30.00
126. Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Illustrated by Ethel Hays. Unknown. , 1942. Large pictorial paper over board covers with sturdy plastic spiral spine. The illustrated dust jacket is also present. The jacket has a few small closed tears to the edges and slight soiling, but is nicely preserved. $25.00
127. Potter, Miriam Clark. Bedtime Stories. Rand, 1951. 32 pages. 1951 first edition Jr. Elf book. Pictorial paper over board covers show wear and rubbing to the binding. There is one spot at the bottom of the front cover where the paper has been worn through and there is a small gouge, not serious. The pages are clean and free from defects. $8.00
128. Potter, Miriam Clark. Timmy Mouse. Rand McNally, 1951. Pictorial paper over board covers show wear to the spine edges and corners. The corners are rubbed through and there is some soiling to the covers. There is a piece of clear strapping tape covering the spine and part of the board edges. $11.00
129. Prince, Helen Albee. Grandma's Album Quilt. Falmouth Book House, 1936. Some shelf wear to the binding. Dust jacket has some chipping to the edges and folds and a larger piece missing from the top of the front panel. $14.50
130. Probst, Pierre. Bobby the Dog. Little Golden Book. Golden Press, 1961. First "A" printing. Pictorial paper over boards with foil spine. Light wear to the edges and corners. A clean and tight copy in near very good condition of this scarce Little Golden Book. $49.95
131. Quirk, Leslie W. The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High. Little, Brown, 1920. Red cloth covers show wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Binding is tight and the pages are clean. $15.00
132. Rahmas, Sigrid. A Day in Fairy Land Story and Picture Book. Illustrated by Ana Mae Seagren. Ramborn Corp, 1945. Large pictorial paper over board covers with cloth spine. The edges of the boards are rubbed through, with the corners rubbed a bit more. Light soiling and a couple of small stained spots to the covers. The spine has been professionally repaired with Japanese tissue. Some of the pages have fingerprint smudges at the bottom corner and there a couple of small creases to the pages binding is tight and the contents complete. Overall nicely-preserved copy of this beautiful children's book. An oversized book, measuring 18 inches high by 14 inches wide. Priority or international postage will be extra. $185.00
133. Rawls, Dorothy Dickens. The Little China Pig. Rand McNally and Company, 1949. Paper over board covers show shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. A few scuffed marks to the covers. $9.00
134. Ray, Irene. Kay Darcy and the Mystery Hideout. Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, WI, 1937. Quite a bit of wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners bumped. The spine has a slight lean. The binding is tight the pages are clean. $19.00
135. Roberts Brothers. Boasting Hector. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1868. 1868 printing. Flexible maroon cloth covers show quite a bit of wear to the spine edges and corners. The corners are rubbed through. There are a few small chips spots to the cloth on the spine. Some fading and discoloration to the covers. Many of the text pages have fingerprint smudges to the margins. A few of the text pages have small tears to the edges. The binding is tight. Pages are clean. This is actually a very nice condition for the children's book of this time period. $45.00
136. Rockwood, Roy. 5000 Miles Underground, or the Mystery of the Center of the Earth. Whitman Publishing, 1908. Reddish-brown hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners. A clean copy. The original pictorial dust jacket is present. The jacket has some wear evident to the edges and folds, and there is a small strip of older clear tape across the top and bottom of the spine of the dust jacket. A scarce jacket still in collectible condition. $40.00
137. Rockwood, Roy. By Air Express to Venus: Or, Captives of a Strange People. Cupples & Leon Co, 1929. 2 pages. Reddish-brown hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners. A clean copy. The original pictorial dust jacket is present. The jacket has some wear evident to the edges and folds, and there is a small strip of older clear tape across the top and bottom of the spine of the dust jacket. A scarce jacket still in collectible condition. $55.00
138. Rockwood, Roy. Lost on the Moon, or in Quest of the Field of Diamonds. Cupples & Leon Company: New York, 1911. 248 pages. Reddish-brown hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners. A clean copy. The original pictorial dust jacket is present. The jacket has a couple of long closed tears on the front panel and some browning to the edges of the back panel. There is a small strip of older clear tape across the top and bottom of the spine of the dust jacket. A scarce jacket still in collectible condition. $60.00
139. Rockwood, Roy. On a Torn-Away World, or the Captives of the Great Earthquake. Cupples & Leon, 1913. Reddish-brown hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners. A clean copy. The original pictorial dust jacket is present. The jacket has a few small tears to the edges and some wear evident to the edges and folds. There is a small strip of older clear tape across the top and bottom of the spine of the dust jacket. A scarce jacket still in collectible condition. $35.00
140. Rockwood, Roy. Through Space to Mars, or the Longest Journey on Record. Cupples & Leon Co. , 1910. 248 pages. Reddish-brown hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners. A clean copy. The original pictorial dust jacket is present. The jacket has a few small tears to the edges and some wear evident to the edges and folds. There is a small strip of older clear tape across the top and bottom of the spine of the dust jacket. A scarce jacket still in collectible condition. $35.00
141. Rockwood, Roy. Through the Air to the North Pole, or the Wonderful Cruise of the Electric Monarch. Cupples & Leon Co. , 1906. Reddish-brown hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners. A clean copy. The original pictorial dust jacket is present. The jacket has a few small tears to the edges and some wear evident to the edges and folds. There is a small strip of older clear tape across the top and bottom of the spine of the dust jacket. A scarce jacket still in collectible condition. Assault Z is eight to click $75.00
142. Rockwood, Roy. Under the Ocean to the South Pole; Or, the Strange Cruise of the Submarine Wonder. Cupples & Leon Co, 1907. 2 pages. Reddish-brown hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners. A clean copy. The original pictorial dust jacket is present. The jacket has some wear evident to the edges and folds, and there is a small strip of older clear tape across the top and bottom of the spine of the dust jacket. A scarce jacket still in collectible condition. $40.00
143. Rolt-Wheeler, Francis William. The Wreck Hunters. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co, 1922. 359 pages. Pictorial blue cloth covers. The spine edges and corners show wear and rubbing. The corners are slightly bumped. The binding is tight. A few pages have small brown spot at the edges, but are generally clean. With quite a few illustrations and some photographs of shipwrecks and treasure hunting. $90.00
144. Rue, Flora C. The Cocoa Dancer. Illustrated by Gladys Rourke Blackwood. Chicago: Albert Whitman & Co. , 1945. Some shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. One page has a small piece torn away at the top, not affecting the text or illustrations. The original illustrated dust jacket is present. There are some chips and tears to the jacket, and a few small pieces missing at the bottom of the spine and panels, but overall it is presentable. A scarce children's book, especially in dust jacket. Beautifully illustrated in color throughout. $30.00
145. Russell, C.D. Pete the Tramp. John Martin's House, 1945. Shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. Dust jacket a few chips and tears and some rubbed spots. $15.00
146. Sand, Helen. Deputy Dawg and the Space Man. Wonder, 1961. Glossy illustrated hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners. A clean and tight copy. $12.50
147. Sanderson, Margaret Love. The Camp Fire Girls in Old Kentucky. Reilly & Lee, 1919. 224 pages. Shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. Some color fading to the covers. The dust jacket has small chips and tears to the edges and some browning, but is otherwise in near very good condition. Scarce in dust jacket. $53.95
148. Schlein, Miriam. Hello, Hello! (Big book). McGraw-Hill, 2002. 31 pages. This is the large oversized teacher's edition, measuring 18 inches tall by 15 inches wide. Glossy softbound covers show light wear to the edges and corners. $75.00
149. Sears, Paul McCutcheon. Tree Frog. Illustrated by Barbara Latham. W. M. Hale and Company, 1954. Just the slightest evidence of shelf wear shelf wear to the edges of the book and dust jacket. A clean and nicely-preserved copy. Very scarce in first edition dust jacket. $150.00
150. Seignobosc, Francoise. Jeanne-Marie at the Fair. Omnibus Publishing, 2004. 34 pages. Ex-library from an elementary school library. Library buckram binding. There is a large library discard stamp on the front cover and small library ink stamps inside the front and back covers. Quite a bit of wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. $45.00
151. Sepulveda, Luis. The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly. Arthur A. Levine Books, 2003. 128 pages. Ex-Library stickers and markings to the book and dust jacket. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. $12.50
152. Seredy, Kate. A Tree for Peter. Generic, 1941. 1946 third printing. Some wear and slight soiling around the edges of the boards. The dust jacket has some chips to the edges and slight soiling, but is overall nicely preserved. $45.00
153. Smith, Linda. Mrs. Biddlebox. Harpercollins, 2002. 32 pages. Ex-Library stickers and markings to the book and dust jacket. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. $24.50
154. Soglow, O. The Little King. John Martin's House, Inc., 1945. Illustrated paper over board covers. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners rubbed. A few small chips to the paper at the edges of the spine. The scarce dust jacket has some chips and tears to the edges and a few small soiled spots, but is quite presentable. $15.00
155. Stickland, Paul and Henrietta. Dinosaur Roar! Scholastic Big Book. Scholastic, 1994. This is the Big Book edition, meant for teachers to read in the classroom to children. Measures 15.5 inches tall by 19 inches wide. Glossy softbound covers show slight wear to the edges and corners, but overall this is in very good condition. $27.50
156. Stone, Richard H. Sky Riders of the Atlantic: Or, Slim Tyler's First Trip in the Clouds. Cupples & Leon Co., 1936. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. The dust jacket has a few small tears and chips to the edges. Jacket also has soiling on the back cover. The dust jacket is scarce and is overall in nice condition. $20.00
157. Striker, Fran. The Green Hornet Cracks down. Whitman Publishing Company, 1942. Pictorial flexible card binding. Some shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners slightly bumped. The upper corners of a few pages have chipped away, not obtrusive. A clean and tight copy in near very good condition. $65.00
158. Sutton, Felix. The Big Book of Cars. Grosset & Dunlap, 1954. Large glossy illustrated hardback covers. The bottom corners are bumped and there is some shelf wear to the spine edges. Overall nicely preserved, with and tight pages. $25.00
159. Sutton, Felix. The Big Book of Dogs. Grosset & Dunlap, 1952. Large illustrated paper over board covers. Some wear to the edges the spine. The bottom corners are bumped and slightly rubbed through. The pages are clean and tightly bound. $14.00
160. Swan, Kay & Gertrude Crownfield & Merriman Peck. Time in Rime. Swan Book. Designed by Kay Swan. Rime by Gertrude Crownfield. Illustrated by Anne Merriman. New York: Platt & Munk, 1929. Note: This is the 1929 second printing, after the rare 1926 first printing This printing is also quite rare. Green paper over board hardback covers with multi-color illustration of a large frog behind a clock in the front cover. There is wear to the spine edges and corners, with the corners started to rub through. A couple of very small chips to the illustrated paper paste-down on the front cover. The pages are clean and tightly bound. Delightfully illustrated in color throughout. An exceptional children's book that does not surface often. $250.00
161. Tate, Sally. The Gingerbread Man. A Fuzzy Wuzzy Book. Illustrated by Sally Tate. Whitman Publishing Co, 1944. Pictorial paper over boards covers. There is wear to the spine edges and corners, with a small crack to the paper at the top of the spine, but it is not split or torn. The dust jacket is remarkably preserved, with light wear to the edges and light soiling visible. Overall a very nice copy. This is a delightful fuzzy wuzzy book and the pages are in very good condition, with no marks or tears. $25.00
162. Tenggren, Gustaf. Tenngren's Story Book. A Giant Golden Book. Illustrated by the author. Simon and Schuster, 1944. 67 pages. Giant Golden Book 1944 first printing. Illustrated paper over board hardback covers show wear to the spine edges. The corners are bumped and slightly rubbed through. A couple of small splits to the paper at the back joint, but no loss of paper. The illustrated dust jacket is present. The jacket shows wear to the edges and folds. There is a piece of the dust jacket missing in the back panel, about three by three inches. A couple of small chips to the jacket at the top of the spine and top edge of the front cover. Overall the jacket is still nicely preserved. $30.00
163. Thompson, Ruth Plumly. The Yellow Knight of Oz. The Reilly & Lee Co, 1930. 6 pages. Some shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. A clean and tight copy. The scarce dust jacket has a few chips and tears to the edges and one small chip to the bottom of the front panel. The last title listed on the dust jacket flap is #37-"The Shaggy Man of Oz". $60.00
164. Trimble, Lawrence. Strongheart: The Story of a Wonder Dog. Generic, 1926. 20 pages. Pictorial paper over board covers. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners slightly bumped. $20.00
165. Tudor, Tasha. Thistly B. Oxford Univ. Press, 1949. Slight wear to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket has small chips and tears to the edges. Overall nicely preserved dust jacket. $40.00
166. Tudor, Tasha. The White Goose. Oxford University Press, 1943. 1943 first edition. Illustrated paper label on the front cover. Blue-grey boards show light wear. The dust jacket shows light wear and light soiling, but is overall near very good condition. A beautiful copy. $70.00
167. Upson, Estelle McInnes. Sneezer. Illustrated by Ben D. Williams. WHITMAN, 1945. 32 pages. Illustrated paper over board covers. Quite a bit of wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners, with the corners rubbed through. The spine has some chipping to the paper. Pages are clean and tightly bound. $10.00
168. Upton, Florence K. & Bertha Upton. The Golliwogg's Auto-Go-Cart. London: Longmans, Green & Company, 1901. 66 pages. 1901 first edition. Oblong color illustrated paper over board covers with green cloth spine. There is wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners, with the corners rubbed through. There is slight soiling and if you scuffed and rough spots to the binding. Some staining and discoloration, more to the back cover than the front cover. A couple of pages have small tears to the edges or light fingerprint smudges. The front free endpaper is missing. The binding is tight and the pages are complete. Beautifully illustrated throughout. A rare children's book. $395.00
169. Valentine, L.. Hector the Dog. Snowflake Series. New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1889. Pictorial paper covers. There is an old homemade repair to the spine. There are holes punched in the spine for insertion into a binder. The front cover has chips to the edges and a large crease in the upper right corner. The back cover has a small piece missing in the lower left corner. Some browning to the pages around the edges. Beautifully illustrated in color. $15.00
170. Voss, Jay G. Just A Rimey Few. Cleveland: David Gibson Co, 1914. 98 pages. 1914 printing. Vellum spine with paper over board covers. Color illustration on the front cover. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Corners rubbed. Slight fading to the front cover. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. With three beautiful color plate illustrations and other black-and-white illustrations. $18.00
171. Wallace, Ivy L.. Pookie and the Swallows. Collins, 1964. Shelf wear to the spine edges. Light soiling to the covers. Glossy hardback pictorial covers. Beautifully illustrated in color throughout by the author. $29.50
172. Waring, Gilchrist & Elmo Jones. Three Ships Come Sailing: A Child's Story of Our Country's Birthplace Jamestown In Virginia. Dietz Press, 1954. 35 pages. Color pictorial illustrated front cover shows slight shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. Overall this has been preserved beautifully. The dust jacket is also nicely preserved, with just a few small chips to the edges and a few lightly soiled spots. $15.00
173. Watts, Mabel. Why Do You Love Me? Whitman, 1970. Illustrated paper over board covers show little to no wear. A clean and tight copy in very good condition. $23.50
174. Webb, Clifford. A Jungle Picnic. Frederick Warne & Company, 1934. Pictorial White cloth covers show quite a bit of wear to the spine edges. The corners are slightly rubbed through. There is some soiling to the front and back covers. The binding is tight. Some pages have fingerprint smudges in the margins. Still a solid copy. $28.00
175. Weil, Ann. Animal Families. Illustrated by Roger Vernam. Greenberg, 1946. Illustrated paper over board hardback covers show wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. The pages are tight and complete. With beautiful color and black-and-white illustrations throughout by Roger Vernam. $15.00
176. Weiner, Gina Ingoglia. Marge's Little Lulu. Little Golden Book. Little Golden Book, 1974. 24 pages. Some shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. A clean and tight copy. $10.00
177. Weisgard, Leonard. Down Huckleberry Hill. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. Oblong brown hardback covers show wear and rubbing to the edges and corners. The corners are slightly rubbed through. The pages are clean and tightly bound. Beautifully illustrated by the author. $20.00
178. Wells, Carolyn & Oliver Herford. A Phenomenal Fauna. R. H. Russell, 1902. 1902 first edition. Pictorial paper over board covers with cloth spine. The corners are rubbed through and there is some soiling to the covers. A few fingerprint smudges to some pages edges, not extensive. The binding is tight. A sound copy overall of this whimsical children's book of imaginary beasts and animals, with accompanying verse. $55.00
179. Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Farmer Boy. 1933. 1933 printing in scarce original dust jacket. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. The bottom corners are starting to rub through. The dust jacket has chips and tears to the edges and most of the spine paper gone. There is some soiling to the jacket as well. The former owner had placed masking tape reinforcement on the inside edges of the jacket, which has been removed, leaving a residue. There is also some of this residue of the spine area of the jacket. Overall the scarce dust jacket is still nicely preserved. $95.00
180. Wilder, Laura Ingalls. These Happy Golden Years. Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1943. 299 pages. 1943 edition, first year of publication in scarce dust jacket. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges. The spine has a slight lean. The dust jacket has small chips and tears to the edges and some tape repair residue on the back panel. I removed the old acidic tape and replaced it with archival tape on the tears. The inside flaps and edges of the jacket have older masking tape reinforcement from the inside, not visible on the outside. The original owner was an elementary school teacher and read this book to her school class. She marked the pages in pencil and there's some underlining and small margin marks to about 100 pages in all. These are mostly light and scattered. The pencil marks could easily be erased, if desired, by the next owner. $150.00
181. Wilhoite, Mariel. Bobra of Bali. Rand, McNally & company, 1936. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners are slightly rubbed through. The dust jacket is present. There are some chips and tears to the edges of the dust jacket, with the couple of small pieces missing at the top and bottom of the spine. The jacket also has some rubbing and slight soiling, but is still presentable. $19.50
182. Winter, Milo. The Jinkle-bell Book. Reuben H. Lilja & Co., 1946. Pictorial illustrated paper covers show light wear. The original bell is present. I had to reinforce the bell being attached to the back page by using archival tape, so there is some archival tape repair. A clean and tight copy of a delightful children's. The illustrated dog on the front cover also has protruding googly eyes that move. $22.00
183. Winter, Paula. The Bear and the Fly. Crown, 1987. 32 pages. Ex-library, bound in pictorial library hardback covers. There are library ink stamps and marks inside the covers and on the covers and spine. Some soiling to the binding. The pages are complete and tightly bound. One page has a long repaired tear. $8.00
184. Wright, Blanche Fisher. Jack and Jill and Other Mother Goose Rhymes. The Bye-Lo Series. Rand McNally, 1960. Quite a bit of shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The corners are bumped and rubbed through. There is some soiling, rubbing and scuffing to the covers. The binding is tight. Some of the pages have soiled or foxed spots at the edges. $11.00
185. Wright, Norman. Chip Chip. Little Golden Book. Simon & Schuster, 1947. 42 pages. Some wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. A couple of small scuffed spots on the covers. The pages are clean and free from defects. A solid copy overall. $15.00
186. Young, Clarence. The Motor Boys across the Plains. Cupples & Leon, 1907. Some shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket has a few small chips to the edges. Jacket also has a couple of old clear tape strips at the top and bottom of the spine. $25.00
187. Young, Clarence. The Motor Boys Afloat: Or, the Stirring Cruise of the Dartaway, Cupples & Leon Co, 1908. 3 pages. Some shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket has a few small chips to the edges. Jacket also has a couple of old clear tape strips at the top and bottom of the spine. $20.00
188. Young, Clarence. The Motor Boys in Mexico or the Secret of the Buried City . Cupples & Leon, 1906. Some shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket has a few small chips to the edges. Jacket also has a couple of old clear tape strips at the top and bottom of the spine. $20.00
189. Young, Clarence. The Motor Boys in the Clouds. CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY, 1910. Brown hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners. A clean copy. The original pictorial dust jacket is present. The jacket has some wear evident to the edges and folds, and there is a small strip of older clear tape across the top and bottom of the spine of the dust jacket. A scarce jacket still in collectible condition. $45.00
190. Young, Clarence. The Motor Boys on the Atlantic: or the Mystery of the Lighthouse. Cupples & Leon Company, 1908. $25.00
191. Young, Clarence. The Motor Boys on the Pacific, or the Young Derelict Hunters. Cupples & Leon Co. , 1909. Brown hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners. A clean copy. The original pictorial dust jacket is present. The jacket has a few small tears to the edges and some wear evident to the edges and folds. There is a small strip of older clear tape across the top and bottom of the spine of the dust jacket. A scarce jacket still in collectible condition. $33.00
192. Young, Clarence. The Motor Boys Overland. CUPPLES & LEON, 1906. Some shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket has a few small chips to the edges. Jacket also has a couple of old clear tape strips at the top and bottom of the spine. $20.00
193. Young, Goldy. Our Childhood Prayers. Whitman Publishing, 1938. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Slight soiling to the edges of the covers. The pages are clean and tightly bound. Beautifully illustrated. $20.00
194. Zaffo, George J. Zaffo, George J. (Illus).. The Big Book of Real Locomotives. With Full Color Pullout Pictures Each Three Feet Long. Grosset & Dunlap. New York. 1951. , 1951. Large glossy illustrated hardback covers. Quite a bit of shelf wear to the binding and rubbing to the spine and corners. The paper spine is missing. The corners are rubbed. The pullout illustrations are in nice condition. $48.00
2. Appleton, Victor. Don Sturdy across the North Pole . Grosset & Dunlap, 1925. 214 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners slightly bumped. The pictorial dust jacket has a a couple of old tape strips at the top and bottom of the dust jacket, a few small chips to the edges and some browning and rubbed spots. $20.00
3. Appleton, Victor. Don Sturdy among the Gorillas; or, Adrift in the Great Jungle. Grosset & Dunlap, 1927. Red hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners. A clean and tight copy. No dust jacket. $10.00
4. Appleton, Victor. Don Sturdy in Lion Land, or the Strange Clearing in the Jungle. Grosset and Dunlap, 1929. Red hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners. A clean copy. The original pictorial dust jacket is present. The jacket has some wear evident to the edges and folds, and there is a small strip of older clear tape across the top and bottom of the spine of the dust jacket. A scarce jacket still in collectible condition. $22.50
5. Appleton, Victor. Don Sturdy in the Land of Volcanoes; Or, the Trail of the Ten Thousand Smokes, Grosset & Dunlap, 1925. 214 pages. Red hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners and a couple of faded spots. A clean and tight copy. No dust jacket. $8.00
6. Appleton, Victor. Don Sturdy in the Port of Lost Ships: Or, Adrift in the Sargasso Sea Grosset & Dunlap, 1926. 214 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners slightly bumped. The pictorial dust jacket has a a couple of old tape strips at the top and bottom of the dust jacket, a few small chips to the edges and some browning and rubbed spots. $20.00
7. Appleton, Victor. Don Sturdy with the Big Snake Hunters: Or, Lost in the Jungles of the Amazon Grosset & Dunlap, 1925. 214 pages. Red hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners. A clean copy. The original pictorial dust jacket is present. The jacket has some wear evident to the edges and folds, and there is a small strip of older clear tape across the top and bottom of the spine of the dust jacket. A scarce jacket still in collectible condition. $45.00
8. Avery, Al. A YANKEE FLIER UNDER SECRET ORDERS. Air Combat Stories for Boys #16. Grosset & Dunlap, 1946. 204 pages. Some shelf wear to the spine edges, with rubbing to the corners. Spine has a slight lean. The dust jacket has a few small chips to the edges and some rubbing and slight soiling to the spine. Overall a very nice copy of a scarce title in the Yankee Flier series, especially in presentable dust jacket. $42.50
9. Balet, Jan. Joanjo, A Porguguese Tale. Delacorte Press, 1967. Ex-library from an elementary school library. Library buckram binding. There is a large library discard stamp on the front cover, a library label on the spine and small library ink stamps inside the front and back covers. Shelf wear and some rubbing to the spine and corners. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. $22.00
10. Bennett, Rowena. Runner for the King. Follett Publishing, 1944. 46 pages. Slight wear to the spine edges, with the corners just starting to rub through. Pictorial paper over board covers with black cloth spine. A bright and clean binding. The pages are clean and tightly bound. The dust jacket has a few small chips to the spine and corners and light soiling. Beautifully illustrated throughout by Fiore Mastri. $25.00
11. Blake, Vivienne. Mrs. Duck's Lovely Day. Rand McNally, 1955. Pictorial paper over board covers show shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. There is rubbing and scuffing to the covers of the corners are rubbed through. The pages are clean and tightly bound. $9.00
12. Books, Bracken. The Magic Book of Fairy Tales. Bracken Books, 1986. 48 pages. Slight shelf wear to the binding. The dust jacket has a few small chips to the edges. $14.00
13. Borie, Lysbeth Boyd. Poems for Peter. Shank Painter Pub. , 1996. This is the 1940 printing. Light wear to the edges of the corners and spine. The illustrated dust jacket is present. The jacket has several close tears of a couple of inches each year the top of the front and back panels and some chipping and tears to the edges of the spine. $20.00
14. Brandeis, Madeline. Little Anne of Canada. The Children of All Lands Stories. Grosset & Dunlap, 1931. 174 pages. Slight shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The corners are slightly rubbed through. The dust jacket has chips and tears to the edges, with a few pieces missing at the edges of the spine and panels. Still a presentable dust jacket. $12.50
15. Brandeis, Madeline. Little Jeanne of France. New York : Grosset and Dunlap, 1920. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. The corners are slightly rubbed through. Some soiling to the covers. The dust jacket has chips and tears to the edges and a chunk missing at the bottom of the front flap. $22.00
16. Brandeis, Madeline. Little Philippe of Belgium. Grosset and Dunlap, 1930. 189 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Slight soiling to the covers. The dust jacket has some chips and tears to the edges. $12.50
17. Brandeis, Madeline. The Wee Scotch Piper. The Children of All Lands Stories. Grosset & Dunlap, 1929. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket has some old masking tape reinforcement at the edges. There is some wear and slight soiling to the jacket as well. $20.00
18. Bridgman, Betty. Lullaby for Eggs: A Poem. MacMillan, 1955. Slight shelf wear, else VG in slightly worn dust jacket with small chips and tears to the spine and edges. $25.00
19. Brown, John Mason. Daniel Boone: The Opening of the Wilderness. Landmark Books Series #21. Random House, 1952. Slight wear to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket has chips and tears to the edges of the spine and folds. $10.00
20. Brown, Margaret Wise. The Little Fat Policeman. Simon and Schuster, 1950. 1950 first "A" edition. Very light wear to the spine edges and corners. No marking or flaws to the pages. Overall nicely preserved. $20.00
21. Brown, Marjorie Webber. Pueblo Playmates. A. Whitman, 1938. 61 pages. Slight shelf wear to the binding. The dust jacket has a few small chips to the edges. Beautifully in color throughout illustrated by Carol Nay. $35.00
22. Budney, Blossom. A Kiss Is Round. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co, 1954. Ex-library buckram binding. There is shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges, with the corners rubbed and slightly bumped. Some of the pages have minor smudges, but the binding is tight and the pages are clean. A scarce Chilton's book. Illustrated by Vladimir Bobri. $36.95
23. Buell, Marjorie H.. Marge's Little Lulu: Alvin and Tubby. Whitman Publishing Co., 1947. Illustrated paper over board flexible card covers. There is wear to the edges and corners. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. A solid copy. $48.00
24. Burgess, Thornton W. A Great Joke on Jimmy Skunk. Illustrated by Harrison Cady. Whitman Pub. Co, 1927. 29 pages. In the rare original publisher's box. Pictorial paper over board hardback covers show light wear. The original color illustrated publisher's box is present. The box has wear and rubbing to the edges, with a couple of tears and splits to the sides and some soiling, but it is still in presentable condition. $55.00
25. Burgess, Thornton W. Happy Jack Squirrel Helps Unc' Billy. Illustrated by Harrison Cady. Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman, 1927. In the rare original box. Spine and edges have some wear and rubbing. The back hinge has been repaired with archival glue. The original color illustrated publisher's box has wear the edges and the joints are torn, but it is still in nice condition. $45.00
26. Burgess, Thornton W. The Neatness of Bobby Coon. Illustrated by Harrison Cady. Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman, 1927. In the rare original publisher's box. Pictorial paper over boards with light wear only. The original color illustrated publisher's box is present. The box has wear and rubbing and a few tears to the sides, but is still in presentable condition. The box has preserved the book nicely and it is in very good condition. $55.00
27. Burrows, Peggy. Bunny Tales. Rand McNally, 1956. Illustrated paper over board covers show some wear to the edges and corners. The pages are clean and tightly bound. $9.00
28. Busoni, Rafaello. Dick Whittington and His Cat. John Martin's House, 1945. Light wear to the edges and corners. Overall very good condition in dust jacket with a few small tears to the edges. Beautifully illustrated by Rafaello Busoni. $11.95
29. Caniff, Milton. Terry Lee, Flight Officer, U.S. A. Whitman, 1944. Illustrated flexible card covers. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Nicely preserved, with tight binding and clean pages. This is the Better Little Book edition. $15.00
30. Carrick, Valery. Picture Tales from the Russian. B H Blackwell, 1913. Oblong red cloth covers show wear to the spine edges. The corners are slightly rubbed through. The pages are tightly bound. A few small stains to the edges of some of the pages. Illustrated with black-and-white woodcuts. $18.00
31. Catherine Stahlmann and Ruth Van Tellingen. Blue Blue. Jr. Elf book. Rand McNally & Co. , 1946. Pictorial paper over boards show quite a bit of wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Old clear strapping tape over the spine. The pages are clean and tightly bound. $16.95
32. Charlotte Bookman Aka Charlotte Zolotow. The City Boy and the Country Horse. Treasure Books, 1952. Illustrated board covers with cloth strip spine. Shelf wear and rubbing to the edges and corners. A clean and tight copy. $10.00
33. Cleaveland, Bess Bruce. Desert Life Panel Posters. Chicago: Ideal School Supply Company, 1930. This is an educational packet with a pictorial paper folder and a series of printed black-and-white sheets of illustrations inside the packet. There is an instruction sheet entitled "Directions for Making Desert Life Panel Posters". An interesting item. $75.00
34. Cleaveland, Bess Bruce. Japanese Life Panel Posters. Chicago: Ideal School Supply Company, 1929. This is an educational packet with a pictorial paper folder and a series of printed black-and-white sheets of illustrations inside the packet. There is an instruction sheet entitled "Directions for Making Japanese Panel Posters" and also an instruction sheet about Japanese life. An interesting item. $75.00
35. Cobb, Andy. Cowboy Dan. Rand McNally & Co, 1950. Small paper over board illustrated covers. Heavy wear to the binding, with some chipping to the paper. There is residue from an old tape repair along the edge of the front cover. The edges of the boards are worn and rubbed and the corners are worn through. The pages are clean and tightly bound. This is a Junior Elf Book. $12.00
36. Collyer, Barbara & John R. Foley. Christmas in the Country. Little Golden Book #95. Simon and Schuster, 1950. 28 pages. 1950 first "A" edition. Light wear to the edges of the spine and covers. One text page has a small fingerprint smudge, otherwise a clean and tight copy with no marking or tears to the pages. $22.50
37. Conger, Marion. Circus Time. Simon & Schuster, 1948. $24.00
38. Coolidge, Susan. What Katy Did: Retold for Younger Readers. 1950. 78 pages. Pictorial covers show light wear. Very good condition in dust jacket with some wear and light soiling to the edges. $8.00
39. Coville, Bruce. Romeo and Juliet. Dial, 1999. 40 pages. Slight shelf wear to the edges of the book and dust jacket. $16.00
40. Daly, Eileen. Hanna-Barbera's Wally Gator Guess What's Hiding at the Zoo. Whitman Publishing Company, 1963. 27 pages. Illustrated paper over board covers show light wear. A clean and tight copy. $12.00
41. Davis, Katherine Wallace. Pappina, a Little Italian Girl: A Story of Southern Italy. A. Flanagan Co. , 1928. Red cloth covers show some wear to the spine edges and corners. $20.00
42. Denslow, W.W. and Dudley A. Bragdon. Billy Bounce. M. A. Donohue & Co., 1906. 1906 first edition. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. Some fading and discoloration to the binding, along with some soiling. The corners are slightly bumped and starting to rub through. The hinges are repaired with archival glue. The binding is tight. With color plate illustrations by Wizard of Oz series illustrator W. W. Denslow. A scarce first edition. $95.00
43. Deucher, Wheeler and. Sebastian Bach: The Boy from Thuringia. DUTTON, 1972. 1972 printing. Slight shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket has slight edge-wear. $22.50
44. Deutsch, Babette. Heroes of the Kalevala. Julian Messner, 1940. Slight shelf wear to the binding. The dust jacket has a few small chips to the edges. $19.50
45. Devine, Louise Lawrence. Mumpsy Goes to Kindergarten. Rand McNally & Company, 1945. 29 pages. Pictorial paper over board covers show quite a bit of wear, rubbing and scuffing. The pages are tightly bound. The first couple of pages, including the title page, are repaired with laminate tape. $9.00
46. Disney, Walt. Donald Duck Gets Fed Up. Whitman Publishing Company, 1940. Illustrated flexible card covers show wear to the edges and corners. The corners are slightly bumped and there is some soiling to the covers. One small tear to the paper at the junction of the spine and back joints. The hinges are tight and the text block is square and tightly bound. The pages are clean. A nicely-preserved copy overall. $25.00
47. Dixon, Franklin W. While the Clock Ticked. The Hardy Boys. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1933. Some shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. The pictorial dust jacket has a few small chips to the edges of the spine and corners and slight soiling on the back panel. The jacket is nicely preserved. The front flap title list goes to #22 "The Clue of the Broken Blade". $45.00
48. Donaldson, Lois. Greta in Weather Land. Chicago: Albert Whitman & Company, 1932. Red cloth covers. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Corners rubbed and slightly bumped. Some soiling to the front and back covers. Beautifully illustrated in color throughout by Maj Lindman. A scarce title. $45.00
49. Douglas, Amanda M. SHERBURNE GIRLS. Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Co., 1898. 388 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. There is a small stain at the bottom of the front cover. $14.95
50. Driggs, Howard R.. Jacko and the Dingo Boy. University Publishing Company, 1924. Pictorial illustrated blue hardback covers show wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. A few scuffed spots to the spine and covers. The binding is tight. Some of the pages have small stains at the edges. $150.00
51. Dunsmuir, Tom. The Continuing Story of Love of Chair. Western Publishing Company, Inc. , 1973. Softbound covers show wear and rubbing to the edges and corners. If you scuffed spots to the binding. $11.00
52. Eells, Elsie Spicer. The Brazilian Fairy Book. Illustrated by George W. Hood. . Pictorial mustard-yellow covers. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. A clean and tight copy. Includes six beautiful full-page color illustrated plates. A scarce title. $75.00
53. Emerson, Alice B. Ruth Fielding Down East: or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point. Cupples & Leon Company, 1920. Shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. Dust jacket has small tears and chips. $10.00
54. Falk, Nat & Yes Illustrated. Magic Mother Goose. Vanguard Press, Incorporated, 1933. 1933 first edition. Illustrated paper over board covers. The edges of the spine and corners show wear, with the corners slightly rubbed through. There are a few small chips to the paper on the spine. Light soiling to the covers. A few of pages have slight soiling or fingerprint smudges in the margins and a few pages have small creases at the top right corner of the pages. The original Mother Goose magic glass is still present inside the back cover and in very good condition. A child has scribbled some pen marks inside the back cover. A delightful children's book, with hidden pictures with riddles in the illustrations that are illuminated by placing the Magic glass over the page to solve the riddle. Very scarce. $150.00
55. Farjeon, Eleanor. Prayer for Little Things. Illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones Houghton Mifflin Co, 1945. 1945 first edition in scarce dust jacket. Light wear to the binding. The dust jacket shows light wear and a few chips and tears at the edges. $25.00
56. Farnsworth, Frances Joyce. Cubby Returns. The Abingdon Press, 1935. 170 pages. Light wear to the red cloth covers. The bottom right corner is slightly bumped. The red paper illustrated dust jacket is present. There are some chips missing from the top of the spine and front panel and some smaller chips and tears to the edges. One spot on the jacket has some repair with archival tape and the small soiled spot on the front panel. $12.00
57. Fitzhugh Percy Keese 1876-1950. Tom Slade at Temple Camp. New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 1917. Some shelf wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. The dust jacket has some chips and tears to the edges. $9.95
58. Fleischman, Sid. McBroom's Wonderful One Acre Farm: Three Tall Tales. Greenwillow, 1992. 63 pages. Ex-Library stickers and markings to the book and dust jacket. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. $55.00
59. Freund, Rudolf. The Animals of Farmer Jones. Simon & Schuster, 1942. 1942 "K" (11th) printing. Some shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. Some soiling to the edges of the front and back covers. The pages are clean and free from defects. $10.00
60. Garis, Roger. Outboard Boys at Mystery Island. A. L. Burt, 1933. Blue cloth covers show light wear only at the spine edges. A beautifully-preserved book. The scarce illustrated dust jacket is present and is also nicely preserved. The jacket has some wear and small chips to the edges and a couple of spots the old Scotch tape repair on the back panel and top and bottom of the spine. This is one of four books in the scarce Outboard Boys series. $58.00
61. Garis, Roger. The Outboard Boys at Pirate Beach: Or, Solving the Secrets of the Houseboat. A. L. Burt Company, 1933. 247 pages. Blue cloth covers show light wear only at the spine edges. A beautifully-preserved book. The scarce illustrated dust jacket is present and is also nicely preserved. The jacket has some wear and small chips to the edges and a couple of spots the old Scotch tape repair on the back panel and top and bottom of the spine. This is one of four books in the scarce Outboard Boys series.s $95.00
62. Garis, Roger. Outboard Boys at Shadow Lake. A. L. Burt Co. , 1933. Blue cloth covers show light wear only at the spine edges. A beautifully-preserved book. The scarce illustrated dust jacket is present and is also nicely preserved. The jacket has some wear and small chips to the edges and a couple of spots the old Scotch tape repair on the back panel and top and bottom of the spine. This is one of four books in the scarce Outboard Boys series. $45.00
63. Garis, Roger. The Outboard Boys at Shark River. A. L. Burt Company, 1934. Blue cloth covers show shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The scarce illustrated dust jacket is present and is also nicely preserved. The jacket has some wear and small chips to the edges and a couple of spots the old Scotch tape repair on the back panel and top and bottom of the spine. This is one of four books in the scarce Outboard Boys series. $25.00
64. Gates, Josephine Scribner. The Live Dolls' House Party. The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1906. 103 pages. Quite a bit of shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The corners are bumped and rubbed through. The hinges are repaired with archival glue. A few pages have foxing or small fingerprint smudges at the edges. The binding is tight. $35.00
65. Gates, Josephine Scribner. Live Dolls in Wonderland. M A DONOHUE & COMPANY, 1912. 1912 first edition. Heavy shelf wear to the spine extremities. The corners are starting to rub through and the board edges are worn. A few scuffs to the binding. Binding is sound. $18.95
66. Gordon, Elizabeth. Dolly and Molly and the Farmer Man. Rand McNally & Company, 1914. 1914 printing. Pictorial paper over board covers. There is wear evident to the spine edges and corners, with corners just starting to rub through. One small split to the paper at the bottom of the front joint, measuring about a quarter of an inch. The pages are clean and free from marks or tears. A solid copy, almost at VG-, but I'm calling it G+ because of the wear of the covers. $24.00
67. Grimm Brothers [illustrated by Brunhild Schlotter]. Three Tales From Grimm: The Sleeping Beauty, The Frog Prince, Mother Hulda. MacMillan, 1938. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. Some soiling and discoloration to the covers. The pages are clean. Illustrated by Brunhild Schlotter. $33.50
68. Hader, Berta & Elmer Hader. The Skyrocket. MacMillan, 1946. Slight shelf wear to the binding. The dust jacket has a few small chips to the edges. $15.00
69. Hague, Kathleen. Good Night Fairies. Chronicle Books, 2002. 40 pages. Ex-Library stickers and markings to the book and dust jacket. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. $20.00
70. Haynes, Louise Marshall & Carmen L. Browne. Over the Rainbow Bridge. P. F. Volland, 1920. 40 pages. Pictorial paper over board illustrated covers show light wear to the spine edges and corners. There are a few fingerprint smudges and small soiled spots on the covers, not serious. The rare original publisher's box is present. The box has some tears to the edges and a bit of soiling, but is still complete and has protected the book nicely. $75.00
71. Helps, Racey. Mr. Flopears. Rand McNally, 1969. Paper over board covers show shelf wear and rubbing to the edges and corners, with some scuffing to the covers. $15.00
72. Heyward, Du Bose. The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1939. 1939 first edition. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. The corners and spine edges are slightly rubbed through. The pages are clean and free from marking or tears. The dust jacket has some soiling and chips to the edgescorners and folds, but is still in presentable condition. Beautifully illustrated throughout by Marjorie Flack. $24.00
73. Hoff, Syd. Santa's Moose. Harper & Row, 1979. 32 pages. Signed by the author in black Sharpie marker. Light wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Very scarce signed, as the author did not sign many books. $25.00
74. Hoff, Syd. Who Will Be My Friends? HarperColliins, 1960. 32 pages. Signed by the author in black Sharpie marker. Light wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Very scarce signed, as the author did not sign many books. $25.00
75. Hogan, Inez. Nicodemus and the Goose. E.P. Dutton, 1945. 26 pages. 1945 second printing. Original illustrated paper over board covers. The board edges are quite worn and rubbed through. The paper spine is missing and there is residue from an old strapping tape repair that was over the spine and the inside edges of the boards. The pages are tightly bound and clean. The final text page has a small tear to the upper right corner, with no loss of paper. A very scarce black Americana publication. $62.75
76. Holland, Rupert Sargent. The Pirate of the Gulf. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott company, 1929. 270 pages. Tan cloth covers show shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. Some soiling and discolored spots to the binding. The binding is tight. The title page has some numbers written on it, but this is not an ex-library copy. $12.50
77. Holling, Holling Clancy. Minn of the Mississippi. Houghton Mifflin, 1951. 1951 printing. Some shelf wear and soiling at the edges of the covers. The dust jacket has chips and tears to the edges and a couple of repaired tears, with some soiling on the back panel. $25.00
78. Holmes, Tom and Blonnie. The Three Little Kittens a Rebus Story in Words and Pictures. James & Jonathan, Inc. , 1955. Rounded top shape book. Quite a bit of shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The corners are rubbed through. The pages are clean and tightly bound. Beautifully illustrated by the authors. $12.00
79. Honsinger, Welthy. Tan and Taro of Japan. New York: Abingdon Press, 1923. 26 pages. Softbound covers with stapled binding. Something print smudges to the front cover. The color cut-outs accompany this book are inserted inside the book. They are in ziploc bags. I'm not sure if the accompaning cut-outs are complete, but probably not as there are not a lot of them. $35.00
80. Honsinger, Welthy. The Travels of Moni and Mani, Indian Twins. New York & Cincinnati: Abingdon Press, 1923. Softbound covers with stapled binding. Little to no wear to the book. With the color cut-out figures and backgrounds inserted inside the front cover of the book. Not sure if the cut-outs are complete publicly appear to be. $35.00
81. Houston, Edwin James. Our Boy Scouts in Camp. Generic, 2019. 356 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners, with corners slightly bumped. $20.00
82. Jackson, Kathryn. Tenggren's Pirates, Ships, and Sailors. Golden Press, 1971. 60 pages. Large glossy hardback covers. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. The corners are slightly rubbed through. The pages are clean and tightly bound. A nicely-preserved Big Golden book. $20.00
83. Jackson, Linda. Petey. Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1942. 2 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners bumped and rubbed through. Spine and covers faded at the edges. Binding tight. Cedges. Binding tight. Illustrated by Dorothy Buck. $45.00
84. Jacobsen, Virginia & Drew. Hitchhiking with Jimmy Microbe. Book Two of the Jimmy Microbe Series. Chicago: Reilly & Lee Company, 1939. 92 pages. Green illstrated cloth covers. Shelf wear and and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners slightly bumped and rubbed through. A few rubbed and small scuffed spots to the binding. Slight color fading to the spine. The binding is tight and the pages are clean and free from marks or tears. A very scarce title. $175.00
85. John Martin's House. The Bluebird's Story. A Little Book John Martin's House, 1948. Small illustrated paper over hardback covers with cloth strip spine. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. A clean and tight copy. Beautifully illustrated in color. Measures just under 4 inches high by 3.5 inches wide. $25.00
86. John Martin's House. Bounce the Puppy Little Book. John Martin's House, 1948. Pictorial paper over board covers with cloth strip spine. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. The pages are clean and in nice condition. The tiny book, measuring just under 4 inches high by about 3.5 inches wide. $15.00
87. John Martin's House. My Little Book of Nursery Rhymes. A Little Book. Kenosha, Wisconsin: John Martin's House, 1948, 1948. Pictorial paper over board covers with tan cloth strip spine. There is wear and rubbing to the edges and corners and slight soiling to the covers. The pages are clean and tightly bound. A small book, measuring just under 4 inches by 3.5 inches. $15.00
88. Johnson, James Ralph. Utah Lion. Follett Pub. Co, 1962. 160 pages. Some wear to the edges and corners The dust jacket has a few small chips and tears to the edges. $22.50
89. Johnson, William. Captain Cortes Conquers Mexico. Random House, 1960. 186 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to the binding. The dust jacket has some few chips and tears to the edges. $15.00
90. Johnstone, Janet & Anne Grahame Johnstone. Dean's Mother Goose Book of Rhymes. 1977 Edition. Playmore, Inc., 1977. 199 pages. Pictorial paper over board covers. There is wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners, with the corners rubbed through. There is some repair on the front joint. $17.50
91. Jordan, David Starr. Eric's Book of Beasts: Done in Watercolors and Accompanied With Appropriate Jingles. P. Elder and company, 1912. Signed by the author. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners bumped and rubbed through. Spine faded, with some chipping to the paper at a few spots at the joints. $150.00
92. Judson, Clara Ingram. Pierre's Lucky Pouch. They Came from France. Follett Pub. Co, 1957. 245 pages. Slight wear to the edges and corners. The dust jacket has small chips and tears to the edges but is still quite presentable. $55.00
93. Julian, Lee. Fire Dog. Whitman, 1951. Pictorial paper over board covers show light wear. Overall near very good condition. $12.00
94. Komaiko, Leah. Aunt Elaine Does the Dance from Spain. Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 1992. Ex-Library stickers and markings to the book and dust jacket. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. $9.95
95. Kovar, Edith M. Fairy Gold and Others Stories. Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman, 1931. 37 pages. 1931 printing. Large hardcover binding, with illustrated paper over boards and paper over the spine. There are some chips and rubbed spots to the paper spine. The edges and corners of the boards are worn, with the corners worn through. Slight soiling to the covers and the front cover is slightly bowed. Beautifully illustrated, with ten pages of color illustrations and other pages with black-and-white illustrations. $30.00
96. Kurtz, Bob. Alvin's Lost Voice. Wonder Books, 1963. Glossy pictorial hardback covers show some wear to the spine edges and corners. A clean and tight copy. $9.50
97. Lofting, Hugh. Dr. Doolittle and the Secret Lake. Lippincott, 1948. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket has some chips and tears to the edges, with a few small pieces chipped away on the spine. $145.00
98. Lofting, Hugh. Dr. Doolittle's Zoo, Doctor Doolittle's Caravan, Doctor Doolittle in the Moon, Dr. Doolittle's Return, Doctor Doolittle's Circus, Doctor Doolittle's Garden. Boxed set of six volumes in slipcase. Lippincott, 1953. Boxed set of 6 volumes in slipcase. The books show light wear to the spine edges. A couple of the spines have light soiling. The slipcase show some wear to the edges and some staining to the top edge. A nicely preserved set of this classic work. $95.00
99. Mabry, Caroline. Castles in Spain. Albert Whitman & Co. , 1933. 127 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket has some chips and tears to the edges. $20.00
100. Malcolmson, Anne & Virginia Lee Burton. Song of Robin Hood. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1947. 1947 First Edition. Shelf wear to spine edges and corners. Dust jacket has small tears and chips to the edges. Scarce in dust jacket. Illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton. A beautiful book. $65.00
101. Mallon, Caroline Ill Gehr, Mary. The Story of the Sandman. The Childern's Co. , 1945. Illustrated paper over board covers. There are slight tears at the top and bottom of the spine and the edges and corners show shelf wear. The dust jacket has a few chips and tears to the edges and soiling, but is still nicely preserved. The pages are clean. Beautifully illustrated in color by Mary Gehr. $10.00
102. Margo, Jan. The Make-Believe Parade. Illustrated by Eloise Wilkin. Wonder Books, 1949. 20 pages. Illustrated hardback board covers show light wear. Overall very good condition. Beautifully illustrated in color by Eloise Wilkin. $20.00
103. Marie Leprince De Beaumont. Beauty and the Beast. Illustrated by Hillary Knight. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1990. 35 pages. Very good condition in very good dust jacket. The jacket has ever so slight discloration at the bottom of the spine. $94.00
104. Marie, Bertha. STORIES OF WONDERFUL CATS. Geneva, NY: W. F. Humphrey, 1912. Green cloth worn at spine and corners. Some soiling. Scarce title. Woodcut illustrations. $15.00
105. Mathews, Vera Laughton. Fanta-Sea Children. Berkeley, California: Guilders Publishing Center, 1938. 8 pages. Signed by the author. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners slightly bumped. $75.00
106. McChord, Crothers Samuel. Miss Muffet's Christmas Party. Boston & New York: Houghton and Mifflin, 1902. 106 pages. Signed by the author. Some shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. The scarce dust jacket is present, but is missing the back panel. The front panel and spine of the dust jacket are intact and protected in a mylar sleeve. Some soiling to the dust jacket. Illustrated with woodcuts throughout. A delightful children's book in a very scarce and early dust jacket. $75.00
107. McCloskey, Robert. Make Way for Ducklings. Viking Books for Young Readers, 1969. 72 pages. This is a 1969 reprint. Shelf wear to the spine and corners. The dust jacket has some chips and tears to the edges. $12.50
108. McDonnell, Jinny. Kim Aldrich: The Deep Six. Western Publishing Company, 1974. Pictorial paper over board covers show light wear to the edges and corners. A clean and tight copy. $24.00
109. McLoughlin Brothers. Little Soldier Boys ABC. New York: Mcloughlin Brothers, 1907. 14 pages. 1907 printing. Very scarce. Printed on heavy glossy paper. Full-color illustrations throughout illustrating each letter of the alphabet. The spine has been repaired many decades ago with stitched thread, actually quite nicely. There is wear and creasing to the front and back covers and a few small tears to the cover edges and a couple of pages, which have been repaired with archival tape. Some soiling and fingerprint smudges to the edges of some of the pages. Overall this is nicely preserved for the ephemeral nature in which it was published. A beautifully illustrated ABC alphabet book. Each illustration has a military theme with children acting the parts as soldiers and sentries. $45.00
110. McNeer, May Yonge. The Story of the Great Plains. Lithographs by C.H. DeWitt. Harper & Brothers, 1943. 32 pages. Beautiful color pictorial paper over board covers. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. The corners are just starting to wear through. The binding is tight the pages are clean. Beautifully illustrated in color and black-and-white throughout. $25.00
111. Metzger, Berta. Tales Told in Hawaii. Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1929. 116 pages. Shelf wear to the binding. The dust jacket has a few chips and tears to the edges and light soiling. The dust jacket is in nice condition and is scarce on this title. $75.00
112. Montgomery, Frances Trego. BILLY WHISKERS STOWAWAY. Continuing the famous Billy Whiskers series Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Pub. Co, 1930. 146 pages. Shelf wear to the binding and rubbing to the spine and corners. Corners rubbed through. The pages are still tightly bound. $14.50
113. Newman, Paul. Puff the Magic Dragon. Wonder Books, 1965. Illustrated paper over board covers. The front joint was cracked, but the paper on the spine has been neatly repaired with archival glue. The pages are clean. $13.00
114. Nordell, Julia. Little Faces from Far Places. Grosset & Dunlap, 1933. 76 pages. 1933 first edition. Pictorial paper over board covers with black cloth strip spine. There is wear and rubbing to the edges and the corners are worn through. The pages are tightly bound. There are a few fingerprint smudges to some of the page edges. This book has a series of paper doll pages to be cut out and assembled. All of the pages are uncut and complete and in very good condition. $24.00
115. O'Dea, James. Jingleman Jack: His Pictures and Rhymes of the Callings, the Crafts and the Trades of the Times. Saalfield Publishing Company, 1901. 1901 first edition. Heavy wear to the edges of the spine, boards, and corners. There is some rubbing and scuffing to the covers. Original paper over board color illustrated covers are still in decent shape. The hinges have been repaired with archival glue. The binding is tight and the pages are complete. Some of the pages have fingerprint smudges to the edges. Beautifully illustrated in color throughout by Harry Kennedy. Still a solid copy of this delightful early children's book. $55.00
116. Opper, Emma A. Slate and Pencil People. White, Stokes & Allen, 1885. 1885 first edition. Spine edges and board edges show quite a bit of wear, with the corners rubbed through. There are some rubbed and scuffed spots and light soiling to the front and back covers. The binding is tight the pages are complete. Many of the pages have fingerprint smudges or small stains to the edges. Whimsically illustrated throughout by J. Opper. $55.00
117. Optic, Oliver. The Casket of Diamonds. Chicago: M. A. Donohue, 1902. 336 pages. 1902 first edition. Pictorial cloth covers show some wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. Corners are slightly bumped. The spine is rubbed and the lettering is faded. Binding is tight. $75.00
118. Osswald, Edith. Toys. A Little Golden Book. Simon and Schuster, 1945. 1945 "D" fourth printing. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. The pages are clean and free from defects. $10.00
119. Pease, Josephine Van Dolzen. Safe All Day With the Happies: Simple Stories of Safety at Home and Outdoors. Rand McNally, 1940. Illustrated paper over board covers. The corners are slightly worn through and there is some wear to the spine edges. Overall a clean and tight copy. $35.00
120. Perkins, Lucy Fitch. The Italian Twins. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1920. 4 pages. Red cloth covers show some wear to the spine edges and corners. A few small fingerprint smudges to the covers. The pages are clean. $9.00
121. Pillsbury Company. How Freckle Face Strawberry Got His Freckles. A Funny Face Book. The Pillsbury Company, 1965. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Light soiling to the covers. The pages are clean and free from defects. $41.50
122. Place, Marian T.. The Copper Kings of Montana. Random House, 1961. 184 pages. Slight shelf wear to the binding. The dust jacket has a some chips and tears to the edges. $9.00
123. Politi, Leo. Song of the Swallows. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. Signed by the author and dated 1970. VG in slightly edge-worn dust jacket with a few very small tears to the edges. With Caldecott Medal on the front cover. This book also includes a clipped newspaper article showing the author at a book signing at a California elementary school, where this copy was probably signed. $85.00
124. Ponter, James. Henny Penny. Illustrated by James Ponter. Wonder Books, 1977. Quite a bit of wear to the binding and rubbing to the spine and corners. A few scuffed spots to the covers. $15.00
125. Porter, Horace. Our Young Aeroplane Scouts in Russia: or, Lost On the Frozen Steppes. A. L. Burt Co., 1915. Light wear to the spine edges and corners, with the top corners lightly bumped. A beautifully-preserved copy. Nice pictorial illustrated binding. The dust jacket has a chip to the bottom of the spine and diffuse Mueller chips to the edges. Light soiling to the back panel of the jacket. A very nice copy in an above-average dust jacket. $30.00
126. Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Illustrated by Ethel Hays. Unknown. , 1942. Large pictorial paper over board covers with sturdy plastic spiral spine. The illustrated dust jacket is also present. The jacket has a few small closed tears to the edges and slight soiling, but is nicely preserved. $25.00
127. Potter, Miriam Clark. Bedtime Stories. Rand, 1951. 32 pages. 1951 first edition Jr. Elf book. Pictorial paper over board covers show wear and rubbing to the binding. There is one spot at the bottom of the front cover where the paper has been worn through and there is a small gouge, not serious. The pages are clean and free from defects. $8.00
128. Potter, Miriam Clark. Timmy Mouse. Rand McNally, 1951. Pictorial paper over board covers show wear to the spine edges and corners. The corners are rubbed through and there is some soiling to the covers. There is a piece of clear strapping tape covering the spine and part of the board edges. $11.00
129. Prince, Helen Albee. Grandma's Album Quilt. Falmouth Book House, 1936. Some shelf wear to the binding. Dust jacket has some chipping to the edges and folds and a larger piece missing from the top of the front panel. $14.50
130. Probst, Pierre. Bobby the Dog. Little Golden Book. Golden Press, 1961. First "A" printing. Pictorial paper over boards with foil spine. Light wear to the edges and corners. A clean and tight copy in near very good condition of this scarce Little Golden Book. $49.95
131. Quirk, Leslie W. The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High. Little, Brown, 1920. Red cloth covers show wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Binding is tight and the pages are clean. $15.00
132. Rahmas, Sigrid. A Day in Fairy Land Story and Picture Book. Illustrated by Ana Mae Seagren. Ramborn Corp, 1945. Large pictorial paper over board covers with cloth spine. The edges of the boards are rubbed through, with the corners rubbed a bit more. Light soiling and a couple of small stained spots to the covers. The spine has been professionally repaired with Japanese tissue. Some of the pages have fingerprint smudges at the bottom corner and there a couple of small creases to the pages binding is tight and the contents complete. Overall nicely-preserved copy of this beautiful children's book. An oversized book, measuring 18 inches high by 14 inches wide. Priority or international postage will be extra. $185.00
133. Rawls, Dorothy Dickens. The Little China Pig. Rand McNally and Company, 1949. Paper over board covers show shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. A few scuffed marks to the covers. $9.00
134. Ray, Irene. Kay Darcy and the Mystery Hideout. Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, WI, 1937. Quite a bit of wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners bumped. The spine has a slight lean. The binding is tight the pages are clean. $19.00
135. Roberts Brothers. Boasting Hector. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1868. 1868 printing. Flexible maroon cloth covers show quite a bit of wear to the spine edges and corners. The corners are rubbed through. There are a few small chips spots to the cloth on the spine. Some fading and discoloration to the covers. Many of the text pages have fingerprint smudges to the margins. A few of the text pages have small tears to the edges. The binding is tight. Pages are clean. This is actually a very nice condition for the children's book of this time period. $45.00
136. Rockwood, Roy. 5000 Miles Underground, or the Mystery of the Center of the Earth. Whitman Publishing, 1908. Reddish-brown hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners. A clean copy. The original pictorial dust jacket is present. The jacket has some wear evident to the edges and folds, and there is a small strip of older clear tape across the top and bottom of the spine of the dust jacket. A scarce jacket still in collectible condition. $40.00
137. Rockwood, Roy. By Air Express to Venus: Or, Captives of a Strange People. Cupples & Leon Co, 1929. 2 pages. Reddish-brown hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners. A clean copy. The original pictorial dust jacket is present. The jacket has some wear evident to the edges and folds, and there is a small strip of older clear tape across the top and bottom of the spine of the dust jacket. A scarce jacket still in collectible condition. $55.00
138. Rockwood, Roy. Lost on the Moon, or in Quest of the Field of Diamonds. Cupples & Leon Company: New York, 1911. 248 pages. Reddish-brown hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners. A clean copy. The original pictorial dust jacket is present. The jacket has a couple of long closed tears on the front panel and some browning to the edges of the back panel. There is a small strip of older clear tape across the top and bottom of the spine of the dust jacket. A scarce jacket still in collectible condition. $60.00
139. Rockwood, Roy. On a Torn-Away World, or the Captives of the Great Earthquake. Cupples & Leon, 1913. Reddish-brown hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners. A clean copy. The original pictorial dust jacket is present. The jacket has a few small tears to the edges and some wear evident to the edges and folds. There is a small strip of older clear tape across the top and bottom of the spine of the dust jacket. A scarce jacket still in collectible condition. $35.00
140. Rockwood, Roy. Through Space to Mars, or the Longest Journey on Record. Cupples & Leon Co. , 1910. 248 pages. Reddish-brown hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners. A clean copy. The original pictorial dust jacket is present. The jacket has a few small tears to the edges and some wear evident to the edges and folds. There is a small strip of older clear tape across the top and bottom of the spine of the dust jacket. A scarce jacket still in collectible condition. $35.00
141. Rockwood, Roy. Through the Air to the North Pole, or the Wonderful Cruise of the Electric Monarch. Cupples & Leon Co. , 1906. Reddish-brown hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners. A clean copy. The original pictorial dust jacket is present. The jacket has a few small tears to the edges and some wear evident to the edges and folds. There is a small strip of older clear tape across the top and bottom of the spine of the dust jacket. A scarce jacket still in collectible condition. Assault Z is eight to click $75.00
142. Rockwood, Roy. Under the Ocean to the South Pole; Or, the Strange Cruise of the Submarine Wonder. Cupples & Leon Co, 1907. 2 pages. Reddish-brown hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners. A clean copy. The original pictorial dust jacket is present. The jacket has some wear evident to the edges and folds, and there is a small strip of older clear tape across the top and bottom of the spine of the dust jacket. A scarce jacket still in collectible condition. $40.00
143. Rolt-Wheeler, Francis William. The Wreck Hunters. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co, 1922. 359 pages. Pictorial blue cloth covers. The spine edges and corners show wear and rubbing. The corners are slightly bumped. The binding is tight. A few pages have small brown spot at the edges, but are generally clean. With quite a few illustrations and some photographs of shipwrecks and treasure hunting. $90.00
144. Rue, Flora C. The Cocoa Dancer. Illustrated by Gladys Rourke Blackwood. Chicago: Albert Whitman & Co. , 1945. Some shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. One page has a small piece torn away at the top, not affecting the text or illustrations. The original illustrated dust jacket is present. There are some chips and tears to the jacket, and a few small pieces missing at the bottom of the spine and panels, but overall it is presentable. A scarce children's book, especially in dust jacket. Beautifully illustrated in color throughout. $30.00
145. Russell, C.D. Pete the Tramp. John Martin's House, 1945. Shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. Dust jacket a few chips and tears and some rubbed spots. $15.00
146. Sand, Helen. Deputy Dawg and the Space Man. Wonder, 1961. Glossy illustrated hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners. A clean and tight copy. $12.50
147. Sanderson, Margaret Love. The Camp Fire Girls in Old Kentucky. Reilly & Lee, 1919. 224 pages. Shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. Some color fading to the covers. The dust jacket has small chips and tears to the edges and some browning, but is otherwise in near very good condition. Scarce in dust jacket. $53.95
148. Schlein, Miriam. Hello, Hello! (Big book). McGraw-Hill, 2002. 31 pages. This is the large oversized teacher's edition, measuring 18 inches tall by 15 inches wide. Glossy softbound covers show light wear to the edges and corners. $75.00
149. Sears, Paul McCutcheon. Tree Frog. Illustrated by Barbara Latham. W. M. Hale and Company, 1954. Just the slightest evidence of shelf wear shelf wear to the edges of the book and dust jacket. A clean and nicely-preserved copy. Very scarce in first edition dust jacket. $150.00
150. Seignobosc, Francoise. Jeanne-Marie at the Fair. Omnibus Publishing, 2004. 34 pages. Ex-library from an elementary school library. Library buckram binding. There is a large library discard stamp on the front cover and small library ink stamps inside the front and back covers. Quite a bit of wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. $45.00
151. Sepulveda, Luis. The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly. Arthur A. Levine Books, 2003. 128 pages. Ex-Library stickers and markings to the book and dust jacket. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. $12.50
152. Seredy, Kate. A Tree for Peter. Generic, 1941. 1946 third printing. Some wear and slight soiling around the edges of the boards. The dust jacket has some chips to the edges and slight soiling, but is overall nicely preserved. $45.00
153. Smith, Linda. Mrs. Biddlebox. Harpercollins, 2002. 32 pages. Ex-Library stickers and markings to the book and dust jacket. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. $24.50
154. Soglow, O. The Little King. John Martin's House, Inc., 1945. Illustrated paper over board covers. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners rubbed. A few small chips to the paper at the edges of the spine. The scarce dust jacket has some chips and tears to the edges and a few small soiled spots, but is quite presentable. $15.00
155. Stickland, Paul and Henrietta. Dinosaur Roar! Scholastic Big Book. Scholastic, 1994. This is the Big Book edition, meant for teachers to read in the classroom to children. Measures 15.5 inches tall by 19 inches wide. Glossy softbound covers show slight wear to the edges and corners, but overall this is in very good condition. $27.50
156. Stone, Richard H. Sky Riders of the Atlantic: Or, Slim Tyler's First Trip in the Clouds. Cupples & Leon Co., 1936. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. The dust jacket has a few small tears and chips to the edges. Jacket also has soiling on the back cover. The dust jacket is scarce and is overall in nice condition. $20.00
157. Striker, Fran. The Green Hornet Cracks down. Whitman Publishing Company, 1942. Pictorial flexible card binding. Some shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners slightly bumped. The upper corners of a few pages have chipped away, not obtrusive. A clean and tight copy in near very good condition. $65.00
158. Sutton, Felix. The Big Book of Cars. Grosset & Dunlap, 1954. Large glossy illustrated hardback covers. The bottom corners are bumped and there is some shelf wear to the spine edges. Overall nicely preserved, with and tight pages. $25.00
159. Sutton, Felix. The Big Book of Dogs. Grosset & Dunlap, 1952. Large illustrated paper over board covers. Some wear to the edges the spine. The bottom corners are bumped and slightly rubbed through. The pages are clean and tightly bound. $14.00
160. Swan, Kay & Gertrude Crownfield & Merriman Peck. Time in Rime. Swan Book. Designed by Kay Swan. Rime by Gertrude Crownfield. Illustrated by Anne Merriman. New York: Platt & Munk, 1929. Note: This is the 1929 second printing, after the rare 1926 first printing This printing is also quite rare. Green paper over board hardback covers with multi-color illustration of a large frog behind a clock in the front cover. There is wear to the spine edges and corners, with the corners started to rub through. A couple of very small chips to the illustrated paper paste-down on the front cover. The pages are clean and tightly bound. Delightfully illustrated in color throughout. An exceptional children's book that does not surface often. $250.00
161. Tate, Sally. The Gingerbread Man. A Fuzzy Wuzzy Book. Illustrated by Sally Tate. Whitman Publishing Co, 1944. Pictorial paper over boards covers. There is wear to the spine edges and corners, with a small crack to the paper at the top of the spine, but it is not split or torn. The dust jacket is remarkably preserved, with light wear to the edges and light soiling visible. Overall a very nice copy. This is a delightful fuzzy wuzzy book and the pages are in very good condition, with no marks or tears. $25.00
162. Tenggren, Gustaf. Tenngren's Story Book. A Giant Golden Book. Illustrated by the author. Simon and Schuster, 1944. 67 pages. Giant Golden Book 1944 first printing. Illustrated paper over board hardback covers show wear to the spine edges. The corners are bumped and slightly rubbed through. A couple of small splits to the paper at the back joint, but no loss of paper. The illustrated dust jacket is present. The jacket shows wear to the edges and folds. There is a piece of the dust jacket missing in the back panel, about three by three inches. A couple of small chips to the jacket at the top of the spine and top edge of the front cover. Overall the jacket is still nicely preserved. $30.00
163. Thompson, Ruth Plumly. The Yellow Knight of Oz. The Reilly & Lee Co, 1930. 6 pages. Some shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. A clean and tight copy. The scarce dust jacket has a few chips and tears to the edges and one small chip to the bottom of the front panel. The last title listed on the dust jacket flap is #37-"The Shaggy Man of Oz". $60.00
164. Trimble, Lawrence. Strongheart: The Story of a Wonder Dog. Generic, 1926. 20 pages. Pictorial paper over board covers. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners slightly bumped. $20.00
165. Tudor, Tasha. Thistly B. Oxford Univ. Press, 1949. Slight wear to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket has small chips and tears to the edges. Overall nicely preserved dust jacket. $40.00
166. Tudor, Tasha. The White Goose. Oxford University Press, 1943. 1943 first edition. Illustrated paper label on the front cover. Blue-grey boards show light wear. The dust jacket shows light wear and light soiling, but is overall near very good condition. A beautiful copy. $70.00
167. Upson, Estelle McInnes. Sneezer. Illustrated by Ben D. Williams. WHITMAN, 1945. 32 pages. Illustrated paper over board covers. Quite a bit of wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners, with the corners rubbed through. The spine has some chipping to the paper. Pages are clean and tightly bound. $10.00
168. Upton, Florence K. & Bertha Upton. The Golliwogg's Auto-Go-Cart. London: Longmans, Green & Company, 1901. 66 pages. 1901 first edition. Oblong color illustrated paper over board covers with green cloth spine. There is wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners, with the corners rubbed through. There is slight soiling and if you scuffed and rough spots to the binding. Some staining and discoloration, more to the back cover than the front cover. A couple of pages have small tears to the edges or light fingerprint smudges. The front free endpaper is missing. The binding is tight and the pages are complete. Beautifully illustrated throughout. A rare children's book. $395.00
169. Valentine, L.. Hector the Dog. Snowflake Series. New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1889. Pictorial paper covers. There is an old homemade repair to the spine. There are holes punched in the spine for insertion into a binder. The front cover has chips to the edges and a large crease in the upper right corner. The back cover has a small piece missing in the lower left corner. Some browning to the pages around the edges. Beautifully illustrated in color. $15.00
170. Voss, Jay G. Just A Rimey Few. Cleveland: David Gibson Co, 1914. 98 pages. 1914 printing. Vellum spine with paper over board covers. Color illustration on the front cover. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Corners rubbed. Slight fading to the front cover. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. With three beautiful color plate illustrations and other black-and-white illustrations. $18.00
171. Wallace, Ivy L.. Pookie and the Swallows. Collins, 1964. Shelf wear to the spine edges. Light soiling to the covers. Glossy hardback pictorial covers. Beautifully illustrated in color throughout by the author. $29.50
172. Waring, Gilchrist & Elmo Jones. Three Ships Come Sailing: A Child's Story of Our Country's Birthplace Jamestown In Virginia. Dietz Press, 1954. 35 pages. Color pictorial illustrated front cover shows slight shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. Overall this has been preserved beautifully. The dust jacket is also nicely preserved, with just a few small chips to the edges and a few lightly soiled spots. $15.00
173. Watts, Mabel. Why Do You Love Me? Whitman, 1970. Illustrated paper over board covers show little to no wear. A clean and tight copy in very good condition. $23.50
174. Webb, Clifford. A Jungle Picnic. Frederick Warne & Company, 1934. Pictorial White cloth covers show quite a bit of wear to the spine edges. The corners are slightly rubbed through. There is some soiling to the front and back covers. The binding is tight. Some pages have fingerprint smudges in the margins. Still a solid copy. $28.00
175. Weil, Ann. Animal Families. Illustrated by Roger Vernam. Greenberg, 1946. Illustrated paper over board hardback covers show wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. The pages are tight and complete. With beautiful color and black-and-white illustrations throughout by Roger Vernam. $15.00
176. Weiner, Gina Ingoglia. Marge's Little Lulu. Little Golden Book. Little Golden Book, 1974. 24 pages. Some shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. A clean and tight copy. $10.00
177. Weisgard, Leonard. Down Huckleberry Hill. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. Oblong brown hardback covers show wear and rubbing to the edges and corners. The corners are slightly rubbed through. The pages are clean and tightly bound. Beautifully illustrated by the author. $20.00
178. Wells, Carolyn & Oliver Herford. A Phenomenal Fauna. R. H. Russell, 1902. 1902 first edition. Pictorial paper over board covers with cloth spine. The corners are rubbed through and there is some soiling to the covers. A few fingerprint smudges to some pages edges, not extensive. The binding is tight. A sound copy overall of this whimsical children's book of imaginary beasts and animals, with accompanying verse. $55.00
179. Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Farmer Boy. 1933. 1933 printing in scarce original dust jacket. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. The bottom corners are starting to rub through. The dust jacket has chips and tears to the edges and most of the spine paper gone. There is some soiling to the jacket as well. The former owner had placed masking tape reinforcement on the inside edges of the jacket, which has been removed, leaving a residue. There is also some of this residue of the spine area of the jacket. Overall the scarce dust jacket is still nicely preserved. $95.00
180. Wilder, Laura Ingalls. These Happy Golden Years. Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1943. 299 pages. 1943 edition, first year of publication in scarce dust jacket. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges. The spine has a slight lean. The dust jacket has small chips and tears to the edges and some tape repair residue on the back panel. I removed the old acidic tape and replaced it with archival tape on the tears. The inside flaps and edges of the jacket have older masking tape reinforcement from the inside, not visible on the outside. The original owner was an elementary school teacher and read this book to her school class. She marked the pages in pencil and there's some underlining and small margin marks to about 100 pages in all. These are mostly light and scattered. The pencil marks could easily be erased, if desired, by the next owner. $150.00
181. Wilhoite, Mariel. Bobra of Bali. Rand, McNally & company, 1936. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Corners are slightly rubbed through. The dust jacket is present. There are some chips and tears to the edges of the dust jacket, with the couple of small pieces missing at the top and bottom of the spine. The jacket also has some rubbing and slight soiling, but is still presentable. $19.50
182. Winter, Milo. The Jinkle-bell Book. Reuben H. Lilja & Co., 1946. Pictorial illustrated paper covers show light wear. The original bell is present. I had to reinforce the bell being attached to the back page by using archival tape, so there is some archival tape repair. A clean and tight copy of a delightful children's. The illustrated dog on the front cover also has protruding googly eyes that move. $22.00
183. Winter, Paula. The Bear and the Fly. Crown, 1987. 32 pages. Ex-library, bound in pictorial library hardback covers. There are library ink stamps and marks inside the covers and on the covers and spine. Some soiling to the binding. The pages are complete and tightly bound. One page has a long repaired tear. $8.00
184. Wright, Blanche Fisher. Jack and Jill and Other Mother Goose Rhymes. The Bye-Lo Series. Rand McNally, 1960. Quite a bit of shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The corners are bumped and rubbed through. There is some soiling, rubbing and scuffing to the covers. The binding is tight. Some of the pages have soiled or foxed spots at the edges. $11.00
185. Wright, Norman. Chip Chip. Little Golden Book. Simon & Schuster, 1947. 42 pages. Some wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. A couple of small scuffed spots on the covers. The pages are clean and free from defects. A solid copy overall. $15.00
186. Young, Clarence. The Motor Boys across the Plains. Cupples & Leon, 1907. Some shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket has a few small chips to the edges. Jacket also has a couple of old clear tape strips at the top and bottom of the spine. $25.00
187. Young, Clarence. The Motor Boys Afloat: Or, the Stirring Cruise of the Dartaway, Cupples & Leon Co, 1908. 3 pages. Some shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket has a few small chips to the edges. Jacket also has a couple of old clear tape strips at the top and bottom of the spine. $20.00
188. Young, Clarence. The Motor Boys in Mexico or the Secret of the Buried City . Cupples & Leon, 1906. Some shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket has a few small chips to the edges. Jacket also has a couple of old clear tape strips at the top and bottom of the spine. $20.00
189. Young, Clarence. The Motor Boys in the Clouds. CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY, 1910. Brown hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners. A clean copy. The original pictorial dust jacket is present. The jacket has some wear evident to the edges and folds, and there is a small strip of older clear tape across the top and bottom of the spine of the dust jacket. A scarce jacket still in collectible condition. $45.00
190. Young, Clarence. The Motor Boys on the Atlantic: or the Mystery of the Lighthouse. Cupples & Leon Company, 1908. $25.00
191. Young, Clarence. The Motor Boys on the Pacific, or the Young Derelict Hunters. Cupples & Leon Co. , 1909. Brown hardback covers show some wear to the edges and corners. A clean copy. The original pictorial dust jacket is present. The jacket has a few small tears to the edges and some wear evident to the edges and folds. There is a small strip of older clear tape across the top and bottom of the spine of the dust jacket. A scarce jacket still in collectible condition. $33.00
192. Young, Clarence. The Motor Boys Overland. CUPPLES & LEON, 1906. Some shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket has a few small chips to the edges. Jacket also has a couple of old clear tape strips at the top and bottom of the spine. $20.00
193. Young, Goldy. Our Childhood Prayers. Whitman Publishing, 1938. Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Slight soiling to the edges of the covers. The pages are clean and tightly bound. Beautifully illustrated. $20.00
194. Zaffo, George J. Zaffo, George J. (Illus).. The Big Book of Real Locomotives. With Full Color Pullout Pictures Each Three Feet Long. Grosset & Dunlap. New York. 1951. , 1951. Large glossy illustrated hardback covers. Quite a bit of shelf wear to the binding and rubbing to the spine and corners. The paper spine is missing. The corners are rubbed. The pullout illustrations are in nice condition. $48.00