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SO B. IT.
Edition: 2nd printing.
New York: Harper Collins, (2004). Hardcover - An unusual coming-of-age story of a young girl who goes on a cross-country journey to discover the truth about her parents . . "everything about Heidi and her mentally disabled mother's past is a mystery, but when a strange word in her mother's vocabulary begins to haunt her, Heidi sets out on a cross-country journey in search of the secrets of her past." Basis for the film of the same name. 245 pp. ISBN: 0-066236223.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 79479More details Price: $12.50 -
THE STARTUP SQUAD.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Imprint / Macmillan, (2019) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first book in this series about friendship and entrepreneurship among 6th grade students! "Theresa (Resa for short) is starting with the lemonade stand competition her sixth-grade teacher assigned to the classbut making it a success is going to be a lot harder than Resa thinks." SIGNED by Brian Weisfeld on the title page. 172 pp. including merchandising tips and more. Sticker laid in. ISBN: 978-1250180407.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 87941More details Price: $23.50 -
PARTY PUDDLE
Edition: First printing.
London: Collins, 1989. Hardcover first edition - Author'shard-to-find book for younger children, the story of Roger who was in such a bad mood that he tore up his party invitation, stamped in a puddle and splashed his little sister, and then crawled under his bed like a bear in his den. Colorful illustrations by Carol Wright.
Condition: F/NF (price clipped with a sticker with dollar price added.)
Book ID: 6879More details Price: $30.00 -
TATU AND THE HONEY BIRD.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Putnam, 1972. dj. Hardcover first edition - A story of the woodlands in Angola, West Africa, the land where the author spent her childhood. This story of Tatu, who would rather be free to cause mischief than to go to school, and of his sister Lovola, who is not allowed to go because she is 'only a girl' is illustrated with soft sepia toned drawings by Dale Payson. ISBN: 0-399-607560.
Condition: Near fine in illustrated boards with a near fine dustjacket.
Book ID: 13794More details Price: $20.00 -
DADDY ISLAND.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Barefoot Books. (2001) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first children's book by the "Fire Poet" - a celebration of father and son, with, "language as lyrical as a song." Illustrated with watercolor and ink paintings by Niki Daly. 22 pp. ISBN: 1-841481971.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 54510More details Price: $15.00 -
MAX & RUBY'S BEDTIME BOOK.
Edition: First printing.
New York: The Viking Press, (2010.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A humorous story for very young children, more adventures and misadventures of the bunny rabbits Max and Ruby. SIGNED on the title page by the author-illustrator. Large square format, unpaginated. ISBN: 9780-670-011414.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 55053More details Price: $31.50 -
MOTHER GOOSE'S LITTLE TREASURES.
Edition: First printing.
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED by the illustrator, Rosemary Wells, on the half-title page. A collection of little-known nursery rhymes collected and with an introduction by renowned folklorist Iona Opie, beautifully illustrated in full color by the award-winning artist Rosemary Wells. Meet some unknown characters - Mrs Whirly the Fish Fryer, the Wee Melodie Man and many others - and hear some unfamilliar ryhmes in this unique collection for all ages. Square format, unpaginated. ISBN: 9780763636555.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 39025More details Price: $35.00 -
WALT DISNEY'S VANISHING PRAIRIE: A True-Life Adventure.
Edition: Early printing.
New York: Simon & Schuster, (1955) dj. Hardcover - Based on the Film Narration by James Algar, Winston Hibler, and Ted Sears. Foreword by Walt Disney. Illustrated throughout with color photographs. Glossary, index. 124 pp. Illustrated endpapers.
Condition: Near fine in green illustrated boards with a gray cloth spine, in a good dust jacket (overall chipping and edgewear to the dj, original price of $2.95 still present).
Book ID: 75357More details Price: $18.00 -
LET ME FALL BEFORE I FLY
Edition: First printing.
New York: Atheneum, 1971. dj. Hardcover first edition - A child sees a circus with miniature performers under a tree, and this world becomes more important to him than anything else in his life. Frontispiece and dust jacket cover by Mercer Mayer. 31 pp.
Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket.
Book ID: 80131More details Price: $20.00 -
ANIMAL STORY BOOK
Edition: First printing.
New York: Platt & Munk Company, 1954. dj. Hardcover first edition - Interesting stories about the different farm animals, illustrated in color by Wesley Dennis. A large format, deluxe edition, bound in orange cloth with an illustrated front cover, printed on high quality glossy paper. Very uncommon in dustjacket, and although the dj has some tears and some loss of paper on the ends of the spine, it has protected the book so the covers are still bright and beautiful. (the same painting of two horses' heads is on both the cover and the dustjacket.)
Condition: Fine in good only dust jacket. (pc, inscription on both the dj flap and book, wear to dj.)
Book ID: 11802More details Price: $60.00 -
REVENGE AT THE SPY-CATCHERS' PICNIC.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Addison-Wesley, 1981. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book for older children, a story set on a ranch in California. ISBN: 0-201-08498-8.
Condition: Fine in a near fine dustjacket.
Book ID: 16737More details Price: $18.00 -
THE HAPPY HOLLISTERS AND THE OLD CLIPPER SHIP. #12.
Edition: Early printing.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1956. dj. Hardcover - Illustrated by Helen S. Hamilton. Bound in red boards with black lettering and illustration on front cover, illustrated endpapers.
Condition: Very good in very good- dust jacket (edgewear to dj.)
Book ID: 24349More details Price: $12.50 -
THE HAPPY HOLLISTERS AND THE LITTLE MERMAID
Edition: Hardcover.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1960. dj. Hardcover - Illustrated by Helen S. Hamilton.
Condition: Very good in a poor dust jacket (tear across middle of front cover of dj, now held together by a new archival cover.)
Book ID: 26493More details Price: $12.50 -
HEROES ON HORSEBACK: The Story of the Pony Express.
Edition: First edition.
New York: Four Winds Press (Scholastic Press), (1969). Hardcover first edition - An account of the Pony Express written for older children. Illustrated with vintage photographs and drawings. Index. Slightly larger size. 160 pp.
Condition: Near fine in illustrated boards, no dust jacket.
Book ID: 82279More details Price: $17.50 -
A LITTLE GIRL OF LONG AGO.
Edition: First or early printing.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1896). Hardcover - A child's adventures in New England in the early nineteenth century. The characters of Marietta and Leonara are based on White's mother Margaret and Lucretia P. Hale. Frontispiece with tissue guard. 151 pp.
Condition: Very good in illustrated cream boards (toning to spine)
Book ID: 87010More details Price: $30.00 -
HELPERS AT MY CHURCH.
Edition: First printing.
Nashville, TN: Broadman Press, 1959. Hardcover first edition - Written for very young children with both full color and black and white pictures. Bound in glossy illustrated laminated boards, similar to Wonder Books in size and format.
Condition: Some wear to covers especially at corners and ends of spine, prev owner's name, overall good condition.
Book ID: 19658More details Price: $12.50 -
SECTOR 7.
Edition: 2nd printing.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1999.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - A w o r d l e s s book which tells the story, in lovely detailed watercolors, of a young boy's school trip to the Empire State Building on a cloudy day. W i nner of the C a l d e c o t t H o n o r award (the second time for Wiesner, who also received the Caldecott Medal twice.) SIGNED and dated on the title page with an original drawing of a cloud. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0 - 3 9 5 - 7 4 6 5 6 6.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 50317More details Price: $50.00 -
I GOT IT!
Edition: First printing.
New York & Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, (2018) dj. Hardcover first edition - A w o r d l e s s tribute by this Caldecott winning illustrator to sandlot baseball - one which tells the story, in lovely detailed acrylic, gouache and watercolor paintings, of a young boy's waiting to catch a ball in the outfield. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 978-0544309029.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated boards in a very near fine dust jacket. with one small nick to the upper edge.
Book ID: 87882More details Price: $21.50 -
FLOTSAM.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Clarion Books (Houghton Mifflin), (2006.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Winner of 2007 Caldecott Medal - the third for this illustrator. A beautiful and complex wordless book, with stories within stories in the pictures: A young boy goes to the beach to collect and examine flotsam (equipped with a net, magnifying glass and microscope) and one day he finds a barnacle-encrusted camera, and has the film inside it developed - revealing some wondrous things. The illustrations range from gorgeous double page spreads to pages with as many as 13 frames. SIGNED and dated on the title page. Oblong format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-618-194576.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. Does not have an award sticker on the dustjacket.
Book ID: 72715More details Price: $85.00 -
BEAST.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Scholastic, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Award winning Australian author's first book for older children: the story of Jamie, who is afraid of everything - but especially of the beast who haunts the night darkness, and of Brendan, who bullies him at school. "An honest , unflinching story about the power of fear and the horror of abuse." 102 pp. ISBN: 0-590471589.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 39078More details Price: $15.00 -
THE VERY BEST OF FRIENDS.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Harcourt Brace (1990) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "After the death of his beloved owner, a cat named William wins the heart of his grieving mistress and shows her what a good friend a cat can be." SIGNED by illustrator Julia Vivas on half title page. 29 pp. ISBN: 0-15-2006257.
Condition: Fine in very good dust jacket (crinkling to bottom edge of dj)
Book ID: 59457More details Price: $30.00 -
BRIAN WILDSMITH'S ABC.
Edition: First US printing.
Condition: Very good in pale green cloth with black lettering (some sunning to the covers, wear to the corners, but the contents are bright and clean) - no dust jacket.
Book ID: 84500More details Price: $30.00 -
HETTY.
Edition: First American edition.
New York: Harcourt Brace & World, 1963. dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of the 13th year of a young girl, living by the seaside in England in the year of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Illustrated with line drawings by Michael Hampshire.
Condition: Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a very good dj.
Book ID: 18710More details Price: $12.50 -
THE GARDENER'S GRANDCHILDREN.
Edition: Book club edition.
New York: McGraw-Hill, (1979.) dj. Hardcover - Two children living on a remote island off the West Coast of Scotland become curious about why their grandfather's employer had abruptly abandoned his home there, many years ago. Wraparound dust jacket painting and black and white illustrations in the book by Gordon King. ISBN: 0-07-0702918.
Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (bottom of spine worn)
Book ID: 26655More details Price: $12.50 -
THE GARDENER'S GRANDCHILDREN.
Edition: Book club edition.
New York: McGraw-Hill, (1979.) dj. Hardcover - Two children living on a remote island off the West Coast of Scotland become curious about why their grandfather's employer had abruptly abandoned his home there, many years ago. Wraparound dust jacket painting and black and white illustrations in the book by Gordon King. ISBN: 0-07-0702918.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 33913More details Price: $12.50 -
AN ALPHABET OF ANGELS.
Edition: 2nd printing.
New York: Scholastic - Blue Sky Press, (1994.) dj. Hardcover - Charming alphabet - for all ages - of common and uncommon guardian angels (the angel of streetlights, the angel of dreaming and more), illustrated with photographs of folk art angels by the author. Oblong format, printed on glossy stock. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0-590-48480x.
Condition: Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 38501More details Price: $12.50 -
AMONG ANGELS: Poems.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Poems about angels from both the Hebrew and Christian traditions, beautifully illustrated with paintings in subdued colors but marvelous details by S. Saelig Gallagher. Slightly oversized format. 55 pp. ISBN: 0-15-1001952.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 33894More details Price: $21.50 -
FIREBRAT.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (1988.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A wonderful collaboration between this Newbery award winning author and Caldecott award winning illustrator. Two children spending the summer in New York City discover the entrance to a magical world in an abandoned subway station. Illustrated with black and white drawings by David Wiesner. This book was originally inspired by a poster Willard saw of a drawing that Wiesner had done - and the dust jacket painting is based on that poster. SIGNED and dated on the title page by the illustrator, David Wiesner. 120 pp. ISBN: 0-394-890086.
Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (bookplate, light wear to upper edge of dj.)
Book ID: 53775More details Price: $31.50 -
THE TALE I TOLD SASHA.
Edition: First printing.
Boston: Little Brown, 1999. dj. Hardcover first edition - A charming poem by Willard - a yellow ball rolls out of sight and over the bridge of butterflies and past many other magical places until it winds up where all lost things are found - beautifully illustrated in full color by Christiana. ISBN: 0-316-941158.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 24405More details Price: $20.00 -
SHADOW STORY.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1999.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An imaginative tale of Holly Go Lolly who lured a greedy ogre into a make-believe forest she created by making shadows with her fingers. Colorfully illustrated by Caldecott award winner David Diaz. Oblong format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-15-201634.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 48478More details Price: $16.00