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INCREDIBLE CATALOGUE
458.PUBLISHER’S CATALOGUE. GATEWAY TO BOOKLAND 1930-1931 - a
selection of the best books for boys and girls of all ages. NY: F.A.O. Schwarz.
4to, pictorial wraps, 52p., occasional check mark else VG. This annotated list
of hundreds of new children’s books from the 1920’s is arranged in categories
and includes books from all publishers with prices. It is profusely illustrated in
full color including and black & white and there is an index. Includes Hollings,
Volland, C.B. Falls, Gag, Lenski, Baum, Lenski, Haders, Potter, etc. Excellent
reference source. Rare.
$250.00
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PUNCH & JUDY – 54
PUPPETS – 54, 142-7, 169
PUSS IN BOOTS - 216, 275
EARLY CUBE PUZZLE
462.PUZZLE. CUBE PUZZLE. This is a
charming early cube puzzle in its original
wooden box, complete with picture
sheets. The nine cubes are housed in a
wooden box measuring 5 1/2” square with
a sliding wooden lid. No pub. info., ca
1850, cover creased and darkened, normal
wear, VG. Laid in are the 5 hand-colored
lithographed picture sheets (the 6th is on
the cover) that the child uses as a guide
when assembling the 6 puzzles. Each
puzzle depicts various daily activities of
children playing or performing farmyard
chores.
$500.00
PUZZLES SEE ALSO 372, 408
MACMILLAN CHILDREN’S BOOKS CATALOGUE
459.PUBLISHER’S CATALOGUE. MACMILLAN BOOKS FOR BOYS AND
GIRLS 1926. Offered here is the catalogue Macmillan’s children’s books for the
year 1926 during which time Macmillan’s children’s list flourished under Louise
Seaman [Bechtel’s] direction. Faint tinting on a few illustrations and cover
fading else VG. This is not the typical publisher catalogue but is really a 49 page
reference book unto itself. There are lengthy, informative annotations on the
books, notes on the authors and illustrators as well as published price of every
book - arranged in categories. Includes Dorothy Lathrop, Rachel Field, Dugald
Stewart Walker, Padraic Colum and much, much more. Illustrated with 8 full
page color illustrations plus photos and in b&w. The ephemeral nature of these
catalogues has made them rare. $150.00
RARE MACMILLAN CATALOGUE
460.PUBLISHER’S CATALOGUE. MACMILLAN BOOKS FOR BOYS AND
GIRLS 1934. Offered here is the catalogue Macmillan’s children’s books for
the year 1934. This is not the typical publisher catalogue but is really a 57
page reference book unto itself. There are lengthy, informative annotations
on the books, notes on the authors and illustrators as well as published price
of every book - arranged according to reading level. When you read through
the titles that Macmillan published during this year, their foresight in selecting
books that would become the collectible classics of today is impressive (ranging
from Rachel Field, Dorothy Lathrop, Lucy Sprague Mitchell, Padraic Colum,
Macmillan Happy Hour books). Illustrated with 2 color illus. photos and in b&w. The ephemeral nature of these catalogues has made them rare. $200.00
SCARCE SIGNED ETCHING
BY HOWARD PYLE
463.PYLE,HOWARD. ETCHING:
ERASMUS, COLET AND MORE. This
is a large and wonderful
etching by W.H.W. Bicknell
after an original by Pyle. The Bibliophile Society had
commissioned Pyle to create a
series of paintings of famous
authors and bibliophiles for
a four volume set of books
by Thomas Frognall Dibden
titled “Bibliomania or Book
Madness.” The work was
so successful that it was
decided to have Bicknell
create etchings of them. The five painting / etching
subjects are Roger Bacon,
Erasmus, Isaac Walton,
Richard de Bury, and Caxton. Printed by the Bibliophile
Society in Boston, LIMITED
TO 302 COPIES SIGNED
BY PYLE AND BICKNELL. In
this etching, Erasmus, Colet
and More and pictured in
council at a table. The image
measures 10 1/2 x 18 (17
1/2 x 24 1/2 with borders),
Fine condition. Pitz notes
that “the Albrecht Durer
influence, so apparent in the
drawings from Otto of the
Silver Hand, crept back into
this later Bibliophile series.”
(Howard Pyle p.187-188).
Executed with beautiful
detail. (See Morse & Brinckle
p.201. $1350.00
PYLE’S FIRST BOOK
RARE MACMILLAN CATALOGUE
461.PUBLISHER’S CATALOGUE. MACMILLAN BOOKS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
1938. Offered here is the catalogue Macmillan’s children’s books for the year
1938. This is not the typical publisher catalogue but is really a 48 page reference
book unto itself. There are lengthy, informative annotations on the books, notes
on the authors and illustrators as well as published price of every book - arranged
according to reading level. When you read through the titles that Macmillan
published during this year, their foresight in selecting titles that would become
the collectible classics of today is impressive (ranging from Dorothy Lathrop,
Haders, Arthur Ransome, Macmillan Happy Hour, photo illus. books). Illustrated
with photos and in b&w and with lovely color cover by Elizabeth Orton Jones.
The ephemeral nature of these catalogues has made them rare. $200.00
464.PYLE,HOWARD. YANKEE DOODLE: AN OLD FRIEND IN A NEW
DRESS. NY: Dodd Mead 1881. Square 4to, (9 1/4 x 10 1/2”), pictorial boards,
tips and edges worn as is
common else, tight, clean
and unusually nice copy.
First edition of Pyle’s
1st
commissioned
book.
There are 8 full page color
illustrations
(an
early
example of color printing
for children’s books) plus
extensive blue illustrations
on every page of text.
Very scarce and when
found, usually in wretched
condition, this being a nice
copy. $1500.00
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MARK TWAIN / FINE COPY IN FINE DUST WRAPPER
465.(PYLE,HOWARD)illus.
SAINT JOAN OF ARC by Mark Twain. NY:
Harper & Brothers (May 1919 D-T). 4to (7 1/4 x 9 1./2”), gilt cloth, pictorial
paste-on, top edge gilt,
Fine in Fine dust wrapper. First edition, 1st issue
with pictorial endpapers
and illustration on p.18
printed correctly. Also 1st
separate edition of the text
which appeared previously
without illustrations in an
anthology. Illustrated by
Pyle with mounted color
plate on the cover plus 4
tipped-in color plates as
well as with many lovely line
illustrations in text done by
Wilfred Jones. A brilliant
copy. BAL 3683, McBride
247. $750.00
Aleph-Bet Books - Catalogue 98
FINE COPY OF RACKHAM’S GRIMM
468.(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. FAIRY TALES OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM
trans. by Mrs. Edgar Lucas. Lond: Constable 1909. Large thick 4to (8 x 10”), 325p.,
red gilt pictorial cloth, slightest cover rubbing else Fine! First edition. Featuring 40
fabulous tipped-in color plates with lettered guards plus a profusion of full page and
smaller black and whites and pictorial endpapers (not found in the limited edition).
Arguably his best work and increasingly scarce in such nice condition. $3200.00
FANTASTIC RACKHAM WATERCOLOR
466.(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. ORIGINAL ART: SIEGFRIED AND THE
TWILIGHT OF THE GODS. We’re pleased to offer a wonderful watercolor
by Rackham used in Siegfried And The Twilight Of The Gods published in
1911. The image measures 6 1/4 x 10 1/4”, beautifully framed (plexiglass) to
16” wide x 20” high, in fine condition, signed and dated. The image shows the
Wanderer and the Dwarf; the former has challenged the dwarf to answer a
second riddle in order to save his life. This is a fantastic piece, richly colored
$45,000.00
and with much detail. (SEE ALSO FRONT COVER)
469.(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. LITTLE BROTHER & LITTLE SISTER by the
Brothers Grimm. Lond: Constable (1917). Thick 4to, green gilt cloth, tiny margin
crease on one plate else FINE IN ORIGINAL DUST WRAPPER with large green
illustration on it (dw worn with tape mends). 1st ed. 40 fairy tales newly illustrated
by Rackham with 12 beautiful tipped-in color plates, 43 black and white drawings
plus pictorial ep’s. Extremely rare with the dw and a beautiful copy. $1975.00
#467
RACKHAM’S MOTHER GOOSE LIMITED EDITION
467.(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus.
MOTHER GOOSE:THE OLD NURSERY
RHYMES. London: William Heinemann (1913). Large 4to (9 1/2 x 11 1/2”), white
gilt pictorial cloth, top edge gilt, corner bumped else clean and in Fine condition. First Rackham edition, LIMITED TO ONLY 1100 NUMBERED COPIES FOR SALE
SIGNED BY RACKHAM. Illustrated with 13 fabulous tipped-in color plates mounted
on heavy paper plus a profusion of beautiful black and whites throughout the text
with reproductions far superior to those in the trade edition. This is an unusually
nice copy, very difficult to find with the white cloth so clean. $3500.00
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SIGNED WITH DRAWING BY RACKHAM
470.(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. FAIRY TALES BY HANS ANDERSEN. Lond.:
Harrap (1932). 4to (8 x 10”), red cloth, top edge gilt, cloth lightly soiled else
Fine in custom cloth box. 1st edition. (Lat./Hask. p.68). Illustrated by Rackham
with pictorial endpaper’s, 12 color plates plus numerous b&w’s throughout the
text to accompany 24 fairy tales (including the Snow Queen). THIS COPY IS
SIGNED BY RACKHAM WITH A CHARMING PEN DRAWING OF A MOTHER
DUCK WITH HER BABIES. $3500.00
UNUSUAL RACKHAM ITEM
471.RACKHAM,ARTHUR. PETER PAN “FALLEN LEAF” ETCHED TILE. This
is an original etched tile that measures 10” wide x 8” high. It reproduces an
image from Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens that is captioned “There is almost
nothing that has such a keen sense of fun as a fallen leaf.” Three young girls
are frolicking while the wind blows their hair and dresses and tree leaves are
swirling all around. The corner has “Arthur Rackham ‘06” etched in the corner.
The tile has a milky translucent quality, the etching is quite accomplished and the
hand-coloring professional. The Journal of the Arthur Rackham Society #38 p.
14-24 discusses theories about the origin of these tiles - very few of them have
been seen. (This has a Certificate of Authenticity from a Hollywood art gallery
claiming that this is cultured ivory).
$600.00
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AS NEW WITH
ORIGINAL SLIP CASE
473.(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. THE COMPLEAT ANGLER by Izaak Walton.
Lond: Harrap (1931). 4to (8 1/4 x 10 1/2”), full vellum, gilt rules, top edge gilt, AS
NEW IN PUBLISHER’S SLIP CASE! LIMITED TO 775 NUMBERED COPIES
SIGNED BY RACKHAM. Illustrated with pictorial endpapers, 12 color plates
and numerous b&w’s. An outstanding copy, rare in the slip case. $2750.00
474.(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. A DISH OF APPLES by
Eden Phillpotts. London:
Hodder & Stoughton nd
[1921]. 4to (7 3/4 x 10 1/4”),
white gilt pictorial cloth,
75p., spine very slightly
sunned else near Fine. 1st
ed. LIMITED TO ONLY
500 NUMBERED COPIES
SIGNED BY RACKHAM
AND
PHILLPOTTS!
Illus. by Rackham with
3 beautiful color plates,
pictorial endpapers and 23
wonderful b&w’s.
Quite
scarce.
$1250.00
475.(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus.
THE
KING
OF
THE
GOLDEN RIVER by John
Ruskin. Lond: Harrap (1932).
8vo, stiff pictorial wraps,
FINE in lightly. soiled dust
wrapper. 1st ed. Illustrated
with pictorial cover and
wrapper, pictorial endpapers,
4 color plates plus red and
black line illustrations in
text. $300.00
MINT RACKHAM’S PETER PAN
472.(RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. PETER PAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS
by J.M. Barrie. NY:
Scribner 1906 (Dec.
1906).
Large 4to,
green gilt pictorial
cloth, 126p., mint. 1st
American ed. Featuring
50
magnificent
mounted color plates
with tissue guards
(in rear of book) and
with b&w drawing on
title. A beautiful copy
of a scarce and most
desired Rackham book
(Latimore / Haskell
p.27). $1500.00
RAE, JOHN – 206, 577
476.RAWLINGS,MARJORIE KINNAN. THE
SECRET RIVER. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons
(1955 A). 8vo (6 x 8 1.4”), pictorial cloth, Fine
in dust wrapper with small chip off end of
spine (not price clipped, no award seal). First
edition. When Rawlings died, this story was
found among her papers and it is the only book
that Rawlings wrote specifically for children.
Illustrated by LEONARD WEISGARD
with wonderful full and partial page color
illustrations that perfectly compliment the
text. NEWBERY HONOR. Rawlings see also
598.
$450.00
READERS – 332, 505, 506, 520
Pg 70
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AS NEW IN DUST WRAPPER AND BOX
477.(REMINGTON,FREDERICK)illus. BOOK OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
by Hamlin Garland. NY: Harper & Brothers (1923). Large 4to (9 1/2 x 12 1/2”),
cloth backed pictorial boards, pictorial paste-on, AS NEW IN DUST WRAPPER
WITH COLOR PLATE AND ORIGINAL PICTORIAL BOX (box and dw are in fine
condition). 1st edition of this lavishly produced book, illustrated with 3 color
plates and many half-tone plates of Indians drawn by Remington from real life. LAID IN IS CARD INSCRIBED “VERY SINCERELY HAMLIN GARLAND.” This
is an amazing copy, rare in this condition. $1500.00
box
Aleph-Bet Books - Catalogue 98
DICKENS FINE IN BOX
480.(REYNOLDS,FRANK)illus.
THE
OLD
CURIOSITY
SHOP by Charles Dickens.
London: Hodder & Stoughton,
no date, circa 1913. Thick
4to (8 3/4 x 10 3/4”),
pictorial cloth, nearly AS
NEW IN PUBLISHER’S BOX
with mounted color plate. Illustrated by Reynolds with
20 beautiful, richly colored
tipped-in color plates. An
amazing copy, rare in the
box. $500.00
#481
McLOUGHLIN DIE-CUT SHAPE BOOK
481.ROBIN HOOD. NY: McLoughlin Bros.
1895.
Large 4to, stiff pictorial wraps,
die cut in the shape of Robin Hood. VG+. Illus. with 4 full page and one double-page
chromolithographs and with great color
cover.
$200.00
#482
RARE REY TITLE
SIGNED WITH SKETCH
RACIAL HARMONY
478.(REY,H.A.)illus. SPOTTY by Margaret
Rey. NY: Harper & Brothers (1945). 4to
(8 1/2 x 10”), cloth backed pictorial boards,
slight rubbing on bottom edge else near
fine in dust wrapper that presents nicely
(dw with repairs on verso, soil on right
edge, spine paper worn off in many areas,
not price clipped). First printing (correct
price, no additional printings). Meant to
encourage racial / social harmony this is the
story of a spotted bunny named Spotty (and
his “all white” siblings) that is shunned by
other “all-white” bunnies but is then taken
in by some other spotted bunnies. When
the spotted bunnies proceed to shun an “allwhite” bunny in their midst, Spotty sees the
error in judging others because of physical
differences. This message of tolerance is
all the more poignant considering the 1945
/ WWII date of publication and the Rey’s
forced move to escape the Nazis because
they were Jewish. Written by Margaret Rey
(her second book) and illustrated in color by
H.A. Rey, this copy is INSCRIBED: “FOR
SARAH FROM THE REYS WITH A CUTE
PEN DRAWING OF SPOTTY. This is a great
copy of a rare and interesting Rey first
edition.
$875.00
BRANDYWINE SCHOOL / CHARLOTTE HARDING - INSCRIBED
482.ROBIN HOOD. ROBIN HOOD: HIS BOOK by Eva M. Tappan. Boston:
Little Brown 1903 (1903). 8vo, pictorial cloth, elaborate cover, VG+. Illustrated by
Charlotte Harding (Brandywine illustrator) with 6 beautiful color plates plus black
and whites and decorative initials. THIS COPY HAS A NICE INSCRIPTION FROM
HARDING! Harding studied under Howard Pyle at Drexel and went on to share
a studio with Alice Barber Stephens. Inscriptions by her are scarce. $250.00
ROBIN HOOD ALSO 155
ROBINSON BOOK
SIMILAR TO
STUMP BOOKS
483.ROBINSON,CHARLES. BOUNCING
BABIES. London & NY: Dent &
Dutton [1906].
Oblong
narrow 4to (7 1/2 x 2 1/2”),
green pictorial cloth, slight
normal shelf wear, VG+. Printed on one side of the
paper, each page of simple
verse is faced with a full
page color illustration by
Robinson. A rare Robinson
title
and
an
obvious
imitation of the Stump
Books.
$1250.00
479.(REY,H.A.)illus. PRETZEL AND THE
PUPPIES by Margaret Rey. NY: Harper &
Brothers (1946). 4to, cloth backed pictorial
boards, slight edge wear else near Fine in
worn dust wrapper (dw with tape mends
on verso and 3” of spine paper off).
1st
edition (based on price and ads). The story
of Pretzel, the longest dachshund in the
world, and his adventures with his 5 little
puppies.
Marvelous color illus. on every
page by Rey. A sequel to Pretzel.
p. 248). (Bader
$300.00
1st EDITION IN DUST WRAPPER
AND PUBLISHER’S BOX!
484.(ROBINSON,CHARLES)illus.
THE HAPPY PRINCE by Oscar Wilde. London: Duckworth, (1913). 4to (8 x 10”), gilt pictorial purple cloth, top edge gilt,
foredge foxed and offset on endpaper from dust wrapper flap else near FINE IN
PICTORIAL DUST WRAPPER AND PUBLISHER’S BOX! (box flaps repaired). 1st
edition, first issue with these illustrations. Illustrated by Robinson with 12 tippedin color plates with lettered tissue guards plus numerous text drawings as well as
with pictorial endpapers and title page. This is a beautiful copy of one of Robinson’s
most desired books, rare in the pictorial dust wrapper and box. $2000.00
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SCARCE HEATH
ROBINSON WORK
485.
(ROBINSON,W.
HEATH)illus. HEATH
ROBINSON ON LEATHER
collected edition. Lond:
Connolly Bros. nd. Folio,
grey
simulated
leather
wraps,
pictorial
covers,
48p., some cover soil and
wear, VG. Page after
page of Heath Robinson’s
wonderful,
humorous
drawings. Rare (not in
Beare). $700.00
486.(ROBINSON,W.HEATH)illus. A MID-SUMMER NIGHTS DREAM by
William Shakespeare. NY: Henry Holt 1914. 4to (9 1/2 x 11 1/2”), blue cloth
pictorially stamped in green and gold, top edge gilt, covers very slightly dulled
else near fine. 1st US edition, illustrated by Robinson with 12 beautiful tipped-in
color plates, 32 full page black and whites plus other line illustrations in-text.
This is a nice copy. $850.00
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TOYLAND FANTASY
489.(ROSS,M.T.)(PENNY)illus. MAMMA’S ANGEL CHILD IN TOYLAND by
Marie Sadler. Chicago: Rand McNally (1915). 8vo, boards, pictorial paste-on,
115p., cover slightly rubbed else VG+. 1st edition. The story tells about an involved
fantasy trip taken by little Esther to Toyland ruled by King Noah. Illustrated
by Ross with 24 fabulous full page color illustrations plus numerous smaller color
illustrations and wonderfully detailed b&w’s all throughout the text. A very scarce
book by Ross who is perhaps best known for his humanized flowers in his Volland
work with Elizabeth Gordon. M.T. Ross nicknamed “Penny”, was an illustrator and
comic artist in the early
twentieth century. He
lived in Oak Park, Illinois
and had his studio in
downtown Chicago. He
was one of the first coworkers of Walt Disney,
as well as a close friend
of R.F. Outcault, with
whom he developed
‘Buster Brown’.
M.T.
“Penny” Ross moved to
Southern
California
in 1926 to work for
RKO and other studios
as a set designer. M.T. Ross see also
574.
$350.00
ROSSETTI, CHRISTINA – 281
ROUNTREE, HARRY – 130, 280
ROYALTY - 15
487.
(ROBINSON,W.
HEATH)illus. A SONG OF
THE ENGLISH by Rudyard
Kipling. NY: Doubleday (Nov.
1909). Large 4to, red gilt
cloth, slight soil, near Fine. 1st U.S. ed., identical to 1st
UK except for color of cloth
and title page. Featuring
30 beautiful tipped-in color
plates with illustrated and
lettered guards and with
59 line illustrations in-text.
Some beautiful work by
Robinson and a great copy.
$425.00
RARE ROJAN BOOK IN RUSSIAN
488. (ROJANKOVSKY,FE
ODOR)illus. GLOBUSNYI
TCHELOVETCHIK
[THE
LITTLE MAN IN THE
GLOBE]
by
Natalya
Kodryskaya
[Natalie
Codray]. (Printed in Paris by
Ourlot Freres 1954). 4to,
boards, pictorial paste-on,
[68]p., light rubbing, VG+.
A little man comes out of a
globe and takes a little girl
on adventures. Illustrated
by Rojan with 5 full page
and 16 partial page lithos.
This copy is INSCRIBED
BY THE AUTHOR. Quite
scarce.
$250.00
BALFOUR’S STUNNING ART DECO ILLUSTRATIONS
490.RUBAIYAT. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. London: Constable 1920.
4to (8 1/4 x 10 1/4”), parchment boards with pictorial paste-on, light toning
to boards, small corner crease on frontis else near Fine in Dust Wrapper (dw
frayed). 1st edition with these illustrations. Illustrated by RONALD BALFOUR
with 6 mounted color plates, 32 mounted black & white plates with touches of
color and with 40 illustrations in-text, all printed in brown on tan paper. The
illustrations are detailed and stylized in a cross between Nielsen, Clarke,
Beardsley and Dulac. One of the most beautiful editions of this classic. See
Peppin (Bk Illus. 20th Cent p.27). $550.00
RUBAIYATS SEE ALSO 102, 423
POLITICAL SATIRE WITH DOLLS
491.RUSSIAN. STARBYE KUKPI [OLD
DOLLS] by Bednyi (pseud. Efim Alekseevich
Pridvorov).
1931.
4to, pictorial wraps,
light spine and cover wear, VG. Illustrated
by Koukriniksi with full page satirical
portrayals ridiculing the political figures of
the past. Koukriniksi is a composite name
for 3 famous Soviet illustrators who were
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satirists, poster designers and painters
whose names were Mikhail KOUriyanov,
Porfiry
KRIlov
Quite striking.
p. 120.
and
NIKolai
Sokolov.
See Leveque Dictionnaire
$850.00
Pg 72
914.764.7410 492.RUSSIAN. VOINA c DNEPROM
[THE WAR WITH THE DNEPR (RIVER) by
S. Marshak. State Pub. House 1931. Small
4to, pictorial wraps, VG+. The story of how
the workers “fought” the Dnepr River and
conquered it by building a dam. Illustrated
with striking and almost surreal blue
illustrations in typical constructivist style
by G. Bibikova. The full color cover shows a
worker holding a jackhammer in the manner of
a rifle.
$750.00
RUSSIAN SEE ALSO 488
SIGNED-LIMITED EDITION OF “THE LITLE PRINCE”
493.SAINT-EXUPERY,ANTOINE DE. THE LITTLE PRINCE. NY: Reynal &
Hitchcock (1943). 8vo, cloth, [93]p., Fine in dw (dw price clipped with “autograph
edition on top margin of front, 1/4” mend on upper fold). Housed in a lovely custom
leather box. 1st ed. (published in America before France first due to Nazi occupation
of France). LIMITED TO 525 COPIES SIGNED BY SAINT-EXUPERY! Illustrated
in color, the limited edition of this beloved classic is rare. $22,000.00
Aleph-Bet Books - Catalogue 98
else VG. Stated second
edition of this curious book
of fanciful animal folklore
tales (bears, flying frogs and
more) by Wells. Featuring
13 fabulous color plates by
Sarg (two plates frayed
with small edge tears) plus
a profusion of b&w’s. THIS
COPY IS SIGNED BY SARG
WITH A DRAWING OF AN
ELEPHANT. This is a special
copy of a rare Sarg title
that was obviously popular
enough in its day to go into
2 editions. $375.00
INSCRIBED WITH DRAWING AND WITH POSTER IN REAR POCKET
496.SARG,TONY. TONY SARG’S BOOK OF TRICKS. NY: Greenberg, nd
(1928) 4to, cloth backed thick pictorial boards, Fine. Illustrated on every page
in bright colors by Sarg,
THIS COPY HAS A FINE
DRAWING OF A DOG AND
CHRISTMAS TREE SIGNED
BY SARG and is complete
with the POSTER SIZED
COLOR
ILLUSTRATED
SHEET IN THE REAR
POCKET designed to be cutout by the reader. The front
cover also has a hole cut out
for the reader to stick his
finger through appearing as
a nose of the little gnome
on the cover.
A special
copy. $750.00
497.SARG,TONY. TONY
SARG’S
SAVINGS BOOK. Cleveland: World (1946).
Obl. large 4to, spiral backed boards, sl.
foxing else fine in sl. frayed dw. 1st ed.
There is a fantasy narrative brightly and
wonderful illustrated in full color by Sarg. Each illustration has several slots into
which the owner can insert coins. Sarg
has ingeniously designed the illustrations
so that the coins complete the pictures
i.e. they are the wheels on a bike, the
portholes of a ship etc.
There’s even
room for paper money used to create a
flag. Very scarce and with text by Sarg as
well. SALTEN, FELIX (BAMBI)- 172
BOXED SARG/VOLLAND TITLE
494.(SARG,TONY)illus. THE GIGGLEQUICKS
by Miriam Clark Potter. Chic.: Volland (1918).
8vo, pictorial boards, As New IN ORIGINAL
BOX (sl. wear to box). 1st ed. of this Sunny
Book, fancifully illus. in color by Sarg. Very
hard to find in any condition, rare in the
box.
$650.00
RARE SARG BOOK SIGNED WITH DRAWING
495.(SARG,TONY)illus.
JUNGLE MAN AND HIS ANIMALS by Carveth
Wells. NY: Duffield 1928 (1925). Large 4to (10 1/4 x 12 1/4”), cloth backed
pictorial boards, 68p.. Corners worn, light cover soil with 2 dents on rear cover
$225.00
498.SARG,TONY. TONY SARG’S BOOK FOR CHILDREN FROM SIX TO
SIXTY. NY: Greenberg 1924 (1924). 4to, cloth backed boards, some cover
soil and tips worn else VG. Every page is chock full of great, brightly colored
illustrations in Sarg’s unique style - calligraphic text as well. The text humorously
relates events in history
seen through Sarg’s eyes
(featuring
Napoleon,
Demosthenes etc.). The
first story is Mary and
Freckles in Nantucket. There is a moveable wheel
(difficult to operate)
inside the front cover
that
simultaneously
changes the face on the
picture of the man on the
endpaper and changes the
scene in die-cut hole in the
cover, plus one story has
flaps that the reader can
cut out to lift up. Quite
scarce. $300.00
SARG, TONY SEE ALSO 33
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SATIRE - 69, 221, 407, 491
ART DECO / SCARCE SCOTT TITLE
499.(SCOTT,JANET LAURA)illus. I NEVER KNEW THAT BEFORE by Eric
Bender. Akron: Saalfield (1938). 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards, minor edge
wear else Fine in frayed dust wrapper. This is a book of interesting facts relating to
common childhood questions. Illustrated in Scott’s bold, Art Deco style with cover,
endpapers, full page color plates and many black & whites. A beauty. $200.00
500.SCOTT,WILLIAM R. - PUBLISHER. EVERYBODY HAS A HOUSE by Mary
McBurney Green. NY: Young Scott 1944. 4to, spiral backed pictorial boards, VG+.
A simple, repetitive picture book, illustrated by JEANNE BENDICK with bold full
page color illustrations opposite each page of text. See Bader p.230. $200.00
SCOTT, WILLIAM PUBLISHER SEE ALSO 98, 99, 123, 304-5, 536, 588
SCRIBNER CLASSICS – 598, 599, 600
1ST BOOK WRITTEN &
ILLUSTRATED BY SENDAK
501.SENDAK,MAURICE. KENNY’S
WINDOW.
NY: Harper & Brothers
(1956). 4to (7 3/4 x 9 1/4”), dark
brown spine, tan pictorial cloth, Fine in
bright dust wrapper with price intact
(dw has a few tiny pinholes and sl.
fraying to bottom of spine otherwise
an unusually nice dw). First edition of
the FIRST BOOK BOTH WRITTEN
AND ILLUSTRATED BY SENDAK, with
beautiful full page and in-text color
illustrations throughout in muted tones. One of Sendak’s scarcest books - great
copy.
$1200.00
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ONE OF THE HARDEST TO FIND SENDAK TITLES
503.(SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. HAPPY HANUKAH EVERYBODY by Hyman and
Alice Chanover. no place: United Synagogue Commission of America, no date
[1955]. 4to, (8 1/4 x 10 3/4”) pictorial boards, light cover soil with light rubbing,
blind library stamp on title, endpapers rubbed but really a clean and tight with
all of the original spine paper which is usually damaged. 1st edition, 1st printing.
Wonderfully illustrated in color on almost every page by Sendak. This is a great
copy of an exceedingly rare title, especially in collectible condition and it is a
fine example of his early work. Hanrahan A16. (SEE ILLUS BOTTOM PRIOR
COLUMN)
$2200.00
LIMITED EDITION SIGNED
504.(SENDAK,MAURICE)illus.
JUNIPER TREE and other tales from the
Brothers Grimm. NY: Farrar,
Straus & Giroux (1973)
translated by Lore Segal. Small 8vo, 2 volumes, top
edges gilt, dust wrappers,
Fine in slipcase (case
slightly shelf worn). First
issue, LIMITED TO 500
NUMBERED
COPIES
SIGNED BY SENDAK AND
SEGAL, containing an extra
suite of illustrations printed
on BECKETT PAPER under
Sendak’s supervision.
A
beautiful set, increasingly
scarce. $1100.00
505.
(SENDAK,
MAURICE)illus.
A KISS
FOR LITTLE BEAR by
Else Homelund Minarik. NY:
Harper & Row (1968). 8vo
(6 1/4 x 8 3/4”), pictorial
boards, Fine in very slightly
frayed dust wrapper. 1st
edition, Harpercrest edition,
of this I Can Read Book,
wonderfully illustrated in
color by Sendak. Scarce
in such nice condition.
$325.00
506.(SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. LITTLE BEAR’S VISIT by Else Homelund
Minarik. NY: Harper & Brothers (1961). 8vo (6 1/4 x 8 5/8”), glazed pictorial
boards, Fine in dust wrapper (dw frayed at spine ends else VG). 1st ed. of this
I Can Read Book, wonderfully illustrated in color by Sendak. Scarce in such nice
condition. $500.00
EARLY COPY IN SCARCE PICTORIAL CLOTH SIGNED
502.SENDAK,MAURICE. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. NY: Harper &
Row 1963. Oblong 4to (10 x 9 1/4”), pictorial cloth, fine in VG dust wrapper with
Caldecott Seal and with abrasion on rear flap. This is the Harpercrest binding
published for the use of libraries with $3.79 price on lower front flap. The
2nd issue dust wrapper with 2 reviews on front flap and new blurb on rear flap.
CALDECOTT WINNER. THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY SENDAK ON THE TITLE
PAGE. An early copy of the rather scarce library binding. $900.00
#503
507.(SENDAK,MAURICE)illus. SINGING FAMILY OF THE CUMBERLANDS
by Jean Ritchie. NY: Oxford University Press 1955 (1955). 8vo (5 3/4 x 8 1/4”),
green cloth, 282p. Fine in very slightly worn dust wrapper. First edition. The
text tells the story of a family with 14 children in rural Kentucky whose life was
singing. An obscure and early Sendak item illustrated with many half page black
and whites. $400.00
Pg 74
914.764.7410 KATE SEREDY
ORIGINAL ART
Aleph-Bet Books - Catalogue 98
#509
508.SEREDY,KATE.
ORIGINAL
ART: THE OPEN GATE. This is
a beautiful finished pencil drawing
reproduced on page 265 of the book
which was published by Viking in 1943.
The image is 4 1/4 x 6” in a frame 8
3/8 x 10 5/8”. Attached to the back
of the frame is the Viking Press label,
their address, the editor’s name and
a brief description of the illustration. The book deals with city boys who must
cope with living on a farm during World
War II. The drawing depicts three
young boys in the forest. 2 of the boys
are holding rifles defending against a
mountain lion that is coming around
the bend. The detail is exquisite. This
is a nice piece of original art by this
Newbery Award winning artist and
author.
$450.00
FANTASTIC COLOR DRAWING
509.SEUSS,DR. ORIGINAL ART: FANTASTIC CREATURE. This is a large,
fantastic ostrich-like creature, signed “Thanks! Dr. Seuss” with his characteristic
squiggle underneath. The creature itself measures 9 x 5”, the entire image with
signature is 8 1/2 x 11” and it is matted, framed and glazed to 16 x 18 1/2”. The
drawing is pen and ink with a range of colors ( red, blue, orange, yellow). There
is much detail on the body and tail; this is not one of his quick sketches. A
great image.
$7000.00
SEUSS PUBLISHED DRAWING
510.SEUSS,DR. ORIGINAL ART: A GENTLE SPORT, FORSOOTH. Offered
here is a spectacular original drawing by Dr. Seuss that appeared in Judge Magazine,
April 14, 1929. Executed in pen & ink, blue watercolor and white gouache, it is
signed, matted and framed. The image measures 13 3/4” wide x 11” high, is lightly
soiled with a few closed mends, VG+. Depicted is a knight atop a rather fanciful
horse, who has accidentally ridden on top of a dragon. The dragon is bemusedly
clutching a woman and there is a castle in the background. This is a large and very
detailed piece of published original art by Seuss and quite rare.
$45,000.00
#510
SEUSS DRAWING
511.(SEUSS,DR.)illus. ORIGINAL ART. This is a wonderful and detailed pen
and ink executed by Dr. Seuss for New Departure Ball Bearings. It measures 10
1/2 “ wide by 13” high and is signed. Depicted are 5 “seussian” animals with drill
bits for noses sitting on different branches of a tree. Each is boring a hole into
the trunk with looks of utmost satisfaction on their faces. Affixed to the back of
the drawing is a label reading: “ Sapjap ad 3078 (Seuss cartoon) received 1942.”
Finished original art for sale of this size is of the utmost rarity. $30,000.00
#511
SEUSS DRAWING
512.(SEUSS,DR.)illus. ORIGINAL ART. This is a wonderful and detailed pen
and ink executed by Dr. Seuss for Flit, an insecticide manufactured by Standard
Oil. Executed on board measuring 10 1/4” wide x 14” high and is signed as well as
having a 2 line caption in Seuss’s hand. Depicted are 2 insects in an eye doctor’s
office, reading an eye chart in the office of Gustav Bugg, Occulist. The caption
reads “Can’t read a word of it doc. Guess I need glasses! Glasses? Man, what
you need is life insurance. Finished original art for sale of this size is of the
utmost rarity.
$34,000.00
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SEUSS DRAWING
513.(SEUSS,DR.)illus. ORIGINAL ART. This is a wonderful and detailed pen
and ink executed by Dr. Seuss for Flit, an insecticide manufactured by Standard
Oil. Executed on heavy card paper measuring 14” wide x 8 1/4” high and is signed
as well as having a caption in Seuss’s hand. Depicted are 2 insects staring at each
other with deadly intent. Flit guns are darting from each of their eyes. Captioned
“Mortal Enemies”. Finished original art for sale by Seuss is rare.
$28,000.00
SEUSS DRAWING
514.(SEUSS,DR.)illus. ORIGINAL ART. This is a wonderful and detailed pen
and ink executed by Dr. Seuss for Flit, an insecticide manufactured by Standard
Oil. Executed on heavy card paper measuring 8 1/2” wide x 5” high and is signed
Dr. S. Depicted is a black cat running down the stairs. Around his neck is a Flit
gun and as he is running, his tail is pulling the lever releasing the Flit ahead of
him. Finished original art for sale by Seuss is rare.
$20,000.00
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RARE SEUSS BOOK
517.SEUSS,DR. THE FOOT BOOK. NY: Random House (1968). 8vo, glazed
boards, fine dust wrapper (dw slightly frayed else VG). 1st ed. of the first book
in the Bright and Early Book series. All 4 titles were issued simultaneously (Foot
Book, Eye Book, Ear Book and Inside Outside Upside Down). Written by Seuss
and illus. by him in color. Rare. Younger/Hirsch 23.
$1250.00
RARE SEUSS BOOK
518.[SEUSS,DR]. THE EYE BOOK by Theo. LeSieg NY: Random House (1968).
8vo, glazed pictorial boards, Fine in near Fine dust wrapper which is slightly
soiled. 1st ed. of this title in the Bright and Early Book series. All 4 titles were
issued simultaneously (Foot Book, Eye Book, Ear Book and Inside Outside Upside
Down). Written by Seuss using his LeSieg pseudonym and illustrated by Roy
McKie in color. A great copy. Younger/Hirsch 21.
$1350.00
SCARCE SEUSS FIRST
519.SEUSS,DR. DID I EVER TELL YOU HOW LUCKY YOU ARE? NY: Random
House (1973). 4to, (8 1/4 x 11 1/4”), 48p., glazed pictorial boards, some light cover
soil else VG+. First edition with no ads for later titles. One of Seuss’s more fanciful
books and a hard to find Seuss first edition. Younger/Hirsch 16.
$750.00
AMAZING COPY
515.SEUSS,DR. HORTON HEARS A WHO! NY: Random House (1954). 4to,
pictorial boards, nearly As New in similar condition dust wrapper. 1st edition, 1st
issue with elephant’s ear on rear panel intact. Written to “encourage tolerance”
(Bader p.307), marvelously illustrated in color. If you’re a stickler for condition, this
is the copy for you, rarely found so nice. See Younger / Hirsch #32. $1500.00
INSCRIBED BY SEUSS
516.SEUSS,DR. THE BUTTER BATTLE BOOK. NY: Random House (1984).
4to, glazed pictorial boards, Fine (no dw). 1st edition, first printing. (correct
code). INSCRIBED BY SEUSS “And a Happy Birthday to You ! Dr. Seuss”.
Bright full color illus. on every page by Seuss. A special copy.
$1500.00
FINE COPY
520.SEUSS,DR. THE CAT IN THE HAT. NY: Random House. (1957). 8vo,
flat paper over boards (not glazed paper), 61p., Very Fine in dust wrapper (dw
just a touch of rubbing to spine ends). First edition of Seuss’s first reader
(correct binding paper) in dust wrapper of unknown issue that was PRINTED
WITHOUT ANY PRICE AT ALL. The original price of this book is the cause of
considerable confusion and from our research, the sequence appears to be as
follows: The first reader was originally published at $2.00. It was so successful
that the publishers decided to make a series of beginning readers. They also
planned 2 other changes -to lower the price of the series to $1.95 and to bind
the books in glazed paper instead of flat paper. In the interim, before the
next title could come out, they either used the remaining sheets of the first
printing or printed new sheets to tide them over. However the dust wrappers in
this issue have no price at all. Next came glazed paper copies in dust wrappers
with 195/195 price and then the wrapper text and book covers were changed
completely to reflect the series. So, those copies with 200/200 price are first
issues of both books and jacket, those in jackets without a price are first or
second issues of the book in second issue jackets. Illustrated in bright color
throughout. The importance of this book cannot be overstated. In addition
to becoming a household name, the Cat In The Hat is extremely important in
the history of education and children’s literature. At the same time that it
was amusing, it was bringing the basic concepts of reading to tens of thousands
of little children who were learning without being “taught”. It was a marked
departure from the boring Dick and Jane type reader. The challenge of writing
an entire book using only 220 different words and making the book enjoyable was
enormous. Teachers began to use this book in their classrooms and it was not
long before the Cat In The Hat became an American icon. First editions of this
title in such beautiful condition as this one are extremely scarce. $3000.00
Pg 76
914.764.7410 521.SEUSS,DR. MARVIN K. MOONEY WILL YOU PLEASE GO NOW! NY:
Random House (1972). 8vo, name on endpaper else fine in dust wrapper with a
few closed tears. This is a curious variant 1st edition in a dust wrapper that has
no printed price at all and has 2025 on rear corner of dw instead of ISBN#. A
Bright and Early Book for Beginning Readers. A very scarce Seuss title. BRIGHT
& EARLY BEGINNER BOOK #13.
$1750.00
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CINDERELLA SHAPE BOOK
525.SHAPE BOOK. CINDERELLA. (Hamburg: Gustav W. Setiz) circa 1860.
16mo, pictorial wraps die-cut in the shape of Cinderella, Fine. Illustrated with
color lithographs on each page with text in the middle - done in the same size and
format of Prang’s shaped books of the same era. Rare. (SEE ILLUS BOTTOM
PRIOR COLUMN)
$800.00
FROG SHAPE BOOK
526.SHAPE BOOK. LITTLE FROGGIE GREEN. Akron: Saalfield 1917. 4to,
pictorial wraps, light rubbing, VG+. Die cut in the shape of a frog playing a
cabbage-banjo and wonderfully illustrated in color on every page. Bright colors
and great humanized frogs.
$150.00
#526
#527
RARE SEUSS FIRST
522.SEUSS,DR. THE SHAPE OF ME AND OTHER STUFF. NY: Random
House, (1973). 8vo, glazed pictorial boards, Fine in dust wrapper. First edition.
The fourth of the Bright & Early books by Seuss to encourage early readers.
Rare. BRIGHT & EARLY BOOK #16. Younger/Hirsch 72.
$1500.00
RARE SEUSS POSTER
523.(SEUSS,DR.)illus. POSTER - STARVE THE SQUANDER BUG: BUY
MORE WAR BONDS. This is a marvelous wartime poster done in 1943 by Seuss.
Measuring 46” wide x 12” high it is creased where folded else Fine. Done in bold
full color there are two large panels on either side of the poster - each has one
of Seuss’s creatures eating money. In large letters in the center is the slogan.
Typical Seuss and very rare, especially in such clean condition.
$1500.00
SEWELL, HELEN – 591
SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM – 191, 486
#524
#525
19TH CENTURY SHAPE BOOK
527.SHAPE BOOK. LITTLE MARIAN. Philadelphia: American Sunday School
Union, no date, ca 1860. 8vo (6 1/2 x 2 3/8”), pictorial wraps, neat spine mends,
tight and VG+. Die cut in the shape of a little girl and delicately illustrated with
color lithos (by F. Moras) with text below each picture. Done in the same size and
format of Prang’s shape books of the same era, but this is quite rare. $1200.00
528.SHAPE BOOK. MERRY CHRISTMAS. no pub. info., made in the USA ca
1900. 6” high die-cut in the shape of a Christmas tree, fine. Illus. with great
color covers and in line on the 4 pages of text.
$200.00
#528
McLOUGHLIN PUB.
524.SHAPE BOOK. ALADDIN OR THE WONDERFUL LAMP. NY: McLoughlin
Bros. 1895. 4to, stiff pictorial wraps die-cut in the shape of Aladdin, small edge
repair on back cover else VG. The story of Aladdin illustrated with 6 fine full
page chromos plus line illustrations on text pages. $225.00
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GREAT TUCK SHAPE MOTHER GOOSE
529.SHAPE BOOK. MOTHER GOOSE. London: Rafael Tuck, no date, circa 1890.
Oblong 16mo (5 3/4 x 4 1/4”), pictorial wraps, Fine. Top edge scalloped shape die-cut.
Illustrated with great chromo cover plus 4 fine chromos inside plus line illustrations
to accompany rhymes. (SEE ILLUS BOTTOM PRIOR PAGE)
$225.00
SHEPARD, E. H. SEE 352-5
DOG SHAPE BOOK WITH PUG
530.SHAPE BOOK. PLAYFUL PLAYMATES by Grace Floyd London: Tuck, circa
1890. 4x5”, pictorial wraps die-cut in the shape of a basket full of puppies, fine
condition. Illustrated with color cover plus 4 great chromos of dogs and with
brown line drawings on other pages (including a pug).
$225.00
CHOPIN by Andre Maurois. NY: Harp.
INSCRIBED BY SHINN
534.(SHINN,EVERETT)illus.
FREDERIC
Bros. (1942). 4to, cloth, fine in dw. Stated
1st ed. of this elusive Shinn title, illus. with
13 full page color pictures plus text b&w’s
and pictorial endpapers. THIS COPY IS
INSCRIBED BY SHINN AND DATED
1942! $250.00
FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS / STUNNING TRADE BINDINGS
535.SIDNEY,MARGARET. FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS BOOKS. The following 8 books
are titles in the popular Five Little Peppers series by Margaret Sidney of which
the first title is a Peter Parley to Penrod selection. All were published in Boston by
Lothrop Pub. Co., all are 8vo (5 1/2 x 7 1/4”), bound in really attractive trade bindings
in red, brown and gold. All but 2 are first editions and all are in Fine condition.
CUT IN THE SHAPE OF A TRAIN
531.SHAPE BOOK. STUBBY:THE LITTLE TRAIN THAT RAN AWAY by
Norman Christensen. Grand Rapids: Fideler Co (1948). Oblong 4to, (11 x 8”),
spiral bound pictorial boards, slight finger soil else fine with covers cut in the
shape of a locomotive. Illustrated by DIRK in color on every page. $175.00
CAT SHAPE BOOK
532.SHAPE BOOK. TOPSY TABBYKINS. Akron: Saalfield 1927.
4to (6 x 10 3/4”),
A. FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY. (1890, 1893 36th thousand) This is the
second Little Pepper book. Illustrated in black & white by W.L. Taylor. Not 1st
ed. but early. $125.00
B. FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP (1892, 28th thousand). This is the
third Little Pepper book. Illus. in black and white by Mente. $125.00
C. PHRONSIE PEPPER. (1897). First edition of the fourth Little Pepper book
illus. in b&w by Jessie McDermott.
$300.00
D. STORIES POLLY PEPPER TOLD (1899). First edition of the fifth Little Pepper
book illus. in black & white by Jessie McDermott and Etheldred Barry. $300.00
E. FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS ABROAD (1902), First edition of the seventh Little
Pepper Book. Illus. in b&w by Fanny Cory.
$275.00
F. FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AT SCHOOL (1903). First edition of the eighth
Little Pepper book. Illus. in b&w by Hermann Heyer,
$275.00
G. FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND THEIR FRIENDS (1904). First edition of the
ninth Little Pepper book. Illus. in b&w by Eugenie Wireman.
$275.00
H. FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS IN THE LITTLE BROWN HOUSES by Harriet
Stone. (1907). First edition of the eleventh Little Pepper book, illus. in b&w by
Hermann Heyer. Sold with another copy with slight variations. Both are the
Bradley Martin / Mildred Greenhill copies.
$125.00
pictorial card covers die cut in the shape of
a cat, some light wear, VG+. Wonderfully
illustrated in color filling every page, the text
is superimposed on the pictures. Charming.
$200.00
4 MCLOUGHLIN SHAPE BOOKS IN BOX!!
533.SHAPE BOOKS. TODDLES BOYS. Springfield: McLoughlin, (1927).
Offered here are 4 McLoughlin shape books featuring the Toddles boys in the
original pictorial box. Each of the four books measures 9 inches by 3 1/2 inches
with pictorial boards, all in Fine condition in the pictorial box. Books included
are Teddy Toddles, Peek-A-Boo Peter, Thomas Toddles, and Timothy Toddles. Scarce, especially in box.
$500.00
SIGNED AND/ OR LIMITED EDITIONS
110, 111, 139, 140, 148, 157,
204, 212, 218, 225, 230, 235,
291, 310, 316, 317, 323, 331,
404, 406, 411, 413, 421, 422,
477, 478, 482, 488, 493, 495,
548, 558, 560, 575, 578, 591,
– 4, 14, 19, 38, 43, 50, 77, 92, 96, 105,
158, 161, 170, 187, 188, 191, 198, 203,
239, 248, 250-255, 273, 283-4, 286-7,
333, 338-40, 348, 352-4, 383, 392-395,
426-429, 447, 463, 466, 470, 473, 474,
496, 502, 504, 508-516, 534, 542, 545,
595, 597, 598
SILHOUETTES – 74, 244
RARE SCOTT PICTURE BOOK
BY SLOBODKINA
536.
(SLOBODKINA,ESPHYR)illus. HIDING PLACES by Louise Woodcock. NY: Young Scott Books, 1943. Oblong 4to,
spiral backed boards, slightest of edge
wear else Fine. Illustrated by Slobodkina
with strikingly simple full page color
illustrations. Printed on thick card pages. One of the best picture books from the 40’s
- a product of the innovative Bank Street
school.
SHAPE BOOKS SEE ALSO 363, 371, 455, 481, 583
$600.00
914.764.7410 FINE COPY IN BOX
537.(SMITH,JESSIE WILLCOX)illus. A LITTLE CHILD’S BOOK OF STORIES
compiled by A. & E. Skinner. NY: Dial 1935 (1935). Thick
4to (7 1/2 x 9 1/2”), orange
cloth, pictorial paste-on
VERY FINE IN DUST
WRAPPER AND ORIGINAL
PICTORIAL BOX! (box with
some soil). First printed
by Duffield in 1922, this
edition is illustrated by
Smith with cover plate
plus 8 other color plates to
accompany many wonderful
fairy tales and stories. This
is an exceptionally beautiful
copy, difficult to find
with the wrapper and the
box. $300.00
538.
(SMITH,JESSIE
WILLCOX)illus.
SEVEN
AGES OF CHILDHOOD
by Carolyn Wells. NY:
Moffat Yard 1909 (1909)
4to, tan gilt cloth, round
pictorial paste-on, 56p.,
some cover soil and rubbing,
VG+. First edition of one of
Smith’s most desired and
most elusive titles. This is
illustrated with cover plate,
pictorial endpapers and title
page, color frontis plus 6
other truly beautiful color
plates as well as a profusion
of illustrations throughout
the text. Printed on heavy
paper. $750.00
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NEWBERY WINNER
540.SPEARE,ELIZABETH GEORGE. WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND. Bost:
Houghton Mifflin 1958 (1958). 8vo (5 3/4 x 8 1/4”), cloth, near fine in VG dust
wrapper (price clipped, no award seal, some closed tears). 1st edition of this
very scarce NEWBERY AWARD WINNER about a young girl in Connecticut in
the 1600’s. $375.00
RARE NEWBERY WINNER
541.SPERRY,ARMSTRONG. CALL IT COURAGE. NY: Macmillan 1940 (1940).
4to (7 x 9 1/4”), pictorial cloth, endpaper rubbed else Fine. 1st edition, 1st
printing of this rare NEWBERY AWARD WINNER, illustrated by the author
with striking full and partial page woodcuts. The story tells how Mafutu
overcomes his fear of the water that had taken his mother’s life and becomes
known as Mafutu the Stout Heart. $200.00
SCARCE NEWBERY WINNER INSCRIBED
542.SPINELLI,JERRY. MANIAC MAGEE. Bost.: Little Brown (1990). 8vo,
cloth, fine in dw. 1st printing of this scarce Newbery Award winner. This copy is
INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR.
$300.00
SOPER, GEORGE - 114
COMPLETE SET OF 13 FIRST PRINTINGS
539.SNICKET,LEMONY. A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS VOLS.
1-13. NY: Harper Trophy 1999-2006. Includes: The Bad Beginning; The Reptile
Room; The Wide Window; The Miserable Mill; The Austere Academy; The Ersatz
Elevator; The Vile Village; The Hostile Hospital; The Carnivorous Carnival and the
Slippery Slope, Grim Grotto, The Penultimate Peril and The End. Ten volumes, 8vo
original laminated paper boards, pictorial cover designs, paper spines in various
colors, Fine, all first printings. One of the most popular and imaginative children’s
series ever written by a man whose real name is Daniel Handler. The books chronicle
the fantastic adventures of Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire.
$1950.00
IN DUST WRAPPER AND BOX
543.SPYRI,JOHANNA. HEIDI. Chicago: Albert Whitman (1924, 3r print.
1927). 8vo (6 1/4 x 8 1/4”), cloth, pictorial paste-on, 254p., AS NEW IN DUST
WRAPPER AND PICTORIAL SLIPCASE! (dw frayed). A decidedly 20’s Heidi, this
features a profusion of great color illustrations by VIOLET MOORE HIGGINS. This is a particularly beautiful copy, rare with the dw and box.
$225.00
STEICHEN CHILDREN’S
BOOK IN DUST WRAPPER
544.(STEICHEN,EDWARD)illus. THE
SECOND PICTURE BOOK by Mary
Steichen Martin and Edward Steichen. NY: Harcourt Brace & Co. (1931). 4to
(7 1/2 x 8 1/2”), red cloth, light cover
soil else VG+ in dust wrapper (neat
repairs on verso of dw). Stated 1st ed.
The real world is given to the reader
with no text, just the unwritten words
of the photograph done by Martin’s
father photographer Edward Steichen. (See Bader p.100-103). Laid-in is the
publisher’s questionnaire to the parent
about the book. This is a great copy,
rare with the questionnaire and wrapper.
(SEE
ALSO
INSIDE
REAR
COVER)
$2000.00
Helen & Marc Younger
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NEWBERY HONOR SIGNED
545.STEIG,WILLIAM.
DOCTOR DE
SOTO. NY: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux
(1982).
4to (9 x 10 1/4”), red cloth,
as new in dust wrapper (faint ghost of
award seal on dw else fine). Stated 1st
edition. The story tells the adventure of
Dr. De Soto who is a mouse and a dentist. Illustrated by Steig in color on every page.
THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY STEIG. NEWBERY HONOR. Signed 1st editions are
scarce.
$225.00
546.STEINER,CHARLOTTE. LULU
MEETS PETER. NY: Doubleday Doran
& Co. 1942 (1942). 4to (8 1/4 x 8 1/2”),
cloth backed pictorial boards, fine in
dust wrapper.
Stated 1st edition.
A
picture book about a charming little boy
and a charming little girl and their dogs
during a winter sled ride. Illustrated by
Steiner with wonderful color lithos. Great
copy.
$250.00
547.STEINER,CHARLOTTE. PATSY’S PET. NY: Doubleday & Co. (1955).
Oblong 4to (9 x 8”), pictorial boards, fine in slightly frayed dust wrapper.
Stated 1st edition. A picture book about Patsy who wanted a pet but because
she lived in an apartment her choices were limited. Illustrated by Steiner in
color throughout in her distinctive style, Nice copy.
$175.00
WITH ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR AND LETTER
548.STEVENSON,ROBERT LOUIS.
TREASURE ISLAND. Philadelphia:
Anderson Books 1930 (1930). 4to (7 1/4 x 10 1/4”), pictorial buckram, 240p., FINE
IN SLIP CASE (flaps repaired). First edition and No. 1 of the Anderson Books.
Illustrated by LYLE JUSTIS with a profusion of lightly hand-colored drawings all
throughout the text. LAID IN IS AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR OF DANIEL
BOONE BY JUSTIS AND A 5 PAGE HANDWRITTEN LETTER BY JUSTIS TO
HIS PARENTS. The art measures 4 1/2 x 6”. The letter to his parents details
Justis’ trip to England via ship. He mentions meeting “a young Philadelphian artist
named Henry Pitz”. In describing the people aboard ship he writes: “First class
was composed mainly of new rich Jews with ornately new baggage and uneasiness
of new surroundings. Second was a more sedate and settled group and third was
the class of the ship - young college chaps, artists, writers, musicians and show
girls.” This is a special copy of a lovely edition of this classic novel. $500.00
549.STEVENSON,ROBERT LOUIS. A CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES. Philadelphia: John C. Winston (1928). 8vo (5 3/4 x 8 1/4”), 122p., pictorial
cloth, slight cover soil, VG+. First edition with these illustrations. Illustrated
by DOROTHY RUSSELL with pictorial endpapers, color frontis plus a profusion
of charming full page and smaller black and whites. An uncommon edition. (SEE
ILLUS TOP NEXT COLUMN)
$200.00
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STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS SEE ALSO 326
#549
550.STRATTON-PORTER,GENE. THE MAGIC GARDEN. NY: Doubleday 1927
(1927). 8vo, green pictorial cloth, Fine in near fine dust wrapper. Stated 1st edition.
An unhappy little girl escapes the real world to find happiness. Illustrated by Lee
Thayer with nice green drawings on every page. A magnificent copy. $450.00
CHARMING ART DECO
IN STYLE OF HADERS
551.SWEDISH INTEREST. OLA
AND THE RUN-A-WAY BREAD
by Vera Himes. NY: Thomas Crowell
(1932). Oblong 4to (8 3/4 x 8”),
pictorial boards, near fine in dust
wrapper (dw soiled). The story of a
little boy in Sweden with repetitive
text. Lettering is large calligraphic
style.
Illustrated with 30 color
lithographs by Katharine Dewey. Very similar to Hader books of the
same era and a charming children’s
book. Swedish interest see also
376.
$125.00
SWIFT, JONATHAN – 437
TASHLIN, FRANK – 69
TARRANT, MARGARET – 115
TAYLOR, ISAAC – 197
TENNIEL, JOHN - 112
TENGGREN’S DICKEY BIRD IN RARE DUST WRAPPER!
552.(TENGGREN,GUSTAF)illus.
DICKEY BIRD by Elizabeth Woodruff.
Springfield, Mass: Milton Bradley (1928). Large 4to (9 1/4 X 12”), black imitation
leather stamped in yellow. FINE IN DUST WRAPPER (dw VG, lightly frayed and
rubbed). First edition of one of the scarcest Tenggren books. This is illustrated
with 6 large and magnificent tipped-in color plates. There are also many charming
full page and in-text illustrations by Carl Wehde plus pictorial endpapers and dw.
The story is a fantasy about a boy named Dickey Bird and what happens when
his toy menagerie and toy soldiers come alive. Beautiful copy, rare in the dust
wrapper. $1500.00
TENNYSON, ALFRED LORD – 95
THOMSON, PETER PUBLISHER - 23
TEXTILES – 87, 172, 277, 278, 471
Pg 80
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RARE THOMPSON /
VOLLAND TITLE
553. THOMPSON,RUTH
PLUMLY. THE PERHAPPSY
CHAPS. Chic: Volland
(1918). 8vo, pictorial boards,
a few tiny pinholes on rear
outer joint else Fine. 1st
edition of this VOLLAND
HAPPY CHILDREN BOOK. The text is a fairyfantasy written in verse.
Illustrated by ARTHUR
HENDERSON with beautiful
pictorial covers, pictorial
endpapers plus many lovely
full and partial page color
illustrations. A wonderful
book. Rare. Thompson,
Ruth
Plumly
see
also
553.
$975.00
WONDERFUL RAILROAD PICTURE BOOK
557.TRAINS. THE RAILROAD. NY: Charles E. Graham, 1915. Folio (10 x 12
1/4”), flexible pictorial card
covers, near Fine.
Each
page has a large full page
illustration with 3 or 4
lines of descriptive text
at the bottom. Featuring
4 really fine full page
chromolithographs,
one
striking double-page chromo
plus 6 full pages in 3-color
and 2 full pages in black line,
all depicting train travel
at the turn of the 19th
century. A great picture
book. Trains see also 77,
531.
$200.00
THOMPSON, G.H.- 553
558.TUDOR,TASHA. ORIGINAL ARTWORK: MOTHER GOOSE. This is a
beautiful SIGNED WATERCOLOR by Tudor used in her Caldecott Honor book
Mother Goose published by Oxford University Press in 1944. Done on artists
board measuring 6 1/2 x 7”, the image is 5 3/4 x 4” in a beautiful mat. (some soil
in blank margins, not visible when matted). Appearing on page 63 of the book,
it accompanies Sing A Song Of Sixpence and depicts, the King, Queen, three
other adults and 2 little children seated at a feast with the birds just coming
out of the pie. Done in bright, colors, the sharp detail of the original is sorely
lacking in the book reproduction. Really a wonderful piece from one of Tudor’s
early books. $5000.00
TUCK, RAPHAEL – 8, 16, 109, 178-180, 217, 398, 420, 529, 530
ORIGINAL TUDOR ART FOR MOTHER GOOSE
FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER’S BOX
554.(THOMSON,HUGH)illus.
THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL by Richard
Sheridan. London et al:
Hodder & Stoughton, no
date [1911]. 4to (8 1/2 x
10 1/2”), pictorial cloth
stamped in gold on spine
and in red and blue on
cover, nearly AS NEW IN
PUBLISHER’S PICTORIAL
BOX
(flap
repairs).
Illustrated by Thomson with
25 beautiful tipped in color
plates as well as numerous
other
line
illustrations
and pictorial endpapers. This is an outstanding
copy of very beautiful
book. $475.00
TIME TRAVEL – 92
TORREY, MARJORIE - 116
UNUSUAL TOYS
555.TOYS. LADY
HOLLYHOCK AND HER
FRIENDS
by
Margaret
Coulson Walker. NY: Baker
& Taylor (1906).
4to,
pictorial cloth, [154]p., VGFine. Stories and poems
about various flowers and
vegetables with unusual full
page color illustrations by
Mary Isabel Hunt depicting
the various edibles as dolls or
toys, thus we have Laughing
Gourd Man, Irish Potato
Woman, Apple Jack and more.
Clever. $125.00
GREAT BAKERY NOVELTY
556.TOYS.
(PAPER) PLAY BAKERY ACTION
CUT-OUTS. Minneapolis:
Pillsbury Flour Mills 1936.
Folio (10 x 14”), pictorial
wraps, 6 leaves including
covers, 2 edge chips end
slightly dusty else near fine
and UNUSED. The child can
cut out nearly 100 die-cut
pieces to punch-out to use
or assemble without glue to
make a complete play bakery. There are paper dolls
with stands, ovens, dough
troughs, tables, delivery
truck etc. all in bright color. It is amazing that this
has survived intact, very
scarce.
$600.00
TOYS SEE ALSO 299, 414, 419, 489, 552
LOVELY ART FROM “1 IS ONE”
559.TUDOR,TASHA. ORIGINAL ART: 1 IS ONE. Offered here are 2 lovely
pencil drawings from Tudor’s counting book “1 IS ONE” published by Oxford in
1956. They are companion pieces appearing on facing pages in the book to illustrate
the number 4. Both are in fine condition and signed. The left hand page has the
verse “4 is four sheep” and the facing page is “nibbling rye”. Both pieces measure
8 1/4 x 5 1/2”, both have a detailed floral border surrounding an illustration and
both images are reproduced full size in the book. One piece has two tiny mice
in a nest perched upon a plant. The other pictures a young boy sitting on the
branches of a tree while 4 sheep graze below him. They come from the collection
of a personal friend of Tudor’s. (SEE ALSO INSIDE REAR COVER) $1500.00
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RAREST BINDING OF FULL SHEEP
564.TWAIN,MARK
[CLEMENS,SAMUEL]. THE
ADVENTURES
OF
HUCKLEBERRY FINN by Mark Twain. NY: Charles Webster 1885 (1884). 4to,
full sheep binding, leather labels on spine in black and red. Hinges strengthened
professionally and unobtrusively, some restoration to leather, scattered foxing,
binding rubbed but sound, housed in custom half morocco box. Overall and
attractive VG+ copy of this most famous American novel for children and adults
alike. First U.S. edition with all points of the earliest copies: title leaf is bound in
with copyright 1884 (C), frontis 1st state with cloth visible and Heliotype, (A) page
13 1st state incorrectly listing “Him and another man” on p.88 (A), p. 9 decided
(later decides) (A), p.57 1st state “with the was” (A), p. 143 1st state missing
“l” (A), p.155 1st state with final 5 absent (A), p.161 1st state with signature
mark absent (A), p.283 engraving intact with “sexy” curve in fly (A). Illustrated
by E.W. KEMBLE with 174 black and white drawings. A nice copy in the rarest
binding. BAL 3415, McBride p.92-3. Twain see also 465.
$18,500.00
TASHA TUDOR’S
MOTHER GOOSE
LIMITED SIGNED
EDITION
560.(TUDOR,TASHA)illus. MOTHER GOOSE. NY:
Oxford University. Press
(1944). 7 x 7 3/4”, cloth,
87p., Fine in dust wrapper
(dw chips of spine ends
else VG). LIMITED TO
ONLY 500 COPIES FOR
PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION
SIGNED BY TUDOR. This
copy comes with a letter
laid in from the publisher
presenting the book to
the owner. Illustrated on
every page by Tudor, most
in full color, with verse
below. One of the most
lovely editions of Mother
Goose and a special copy,
quite scarce in this special
edition. $1500.00
FIRST EDITION OF TUDOR’S
FIRST BOOK
561.TUDOR,TASHA. PUMPKIN
MOONSHINE.
NY: Oxford Univ.
Press (1938). 16mo (4 x 4 3/4”),
polka-dot patterned boards, cloth
very slightly faded on edges and
occasional finger soil else near fine in
dust wrapper (dw with old tape mark
on verso and small chip at spine end).
The first CALICO BOOK. Beautifully
illustrated in sharp colors and with
text hand-lettered. This was Tudor’s
first book. A scarce title, especially
in dust wrapper and this is a great
copy. $2750.00
562.TUDOR,TASHA.
AMANDA AND
THE BEAR. NY: Oxford Univ. Press 1951
(1951). 8vo (6 1/4 x 6 3/4”), blue boards,
Fine in VG+-Fine dust wrapper. 1st edition
(1st printing). Illustrated with full page
VAN ALLSBURG’S FIRST BOOK
565.VAN ALLSBURG,CHRIS. GARDEN OF ABDUL GASAZI written and
illustrated by Van Allsburg. Boston: Houghton Mifflin
1979. Large oblong 4to (12
1/4 x 9 7/8”), cloth, As New
in dust wrapper (dw also
as new, no award sticker,
not price clipped). First
edition, first printing of
VAN ALLSBURG’S FIRST
BOOK (code 1-10). This is
an eerie story about a young
boy named Alan’s encounter
with Gasazi, a magician who
turned Fritz the dog into
a duck. The illustrations
are
brilliant
works
of
art. This is a particularly
bright copy. Caldecott
Honor. $1200.00
color illus. opposite each page of text. A
VAN LOON, HENDRIK WILLEM - 34
really hard to find early Tudor title and a nice
RARE LARGE AMERICAN PICTURE BOOK
566.(VER BECK,FRANK)illus. LITTLE BOY BOOK by Helen Hay. NY: R.H. Russell
(1900). Large 4to (12 x 12”), cloth backed pictorial boards, edges worn and cover
rubbed, tight and VG. First and probably only edition. Rhymes about little boys
written by Hay and illustrated by Ver Beck with 13 color plates plus pictorial title,
and smaller color and line illustrations in-text. Done by the same author and in
the same format as Jessie Willcox Smith’s Bed Time Book. Rare. $600.00
copy. 563.
$950.00
TUDOR,TASHA.
AROUND THE YEAR. NY:OUP,
1957, oblong 8vo, cloth, Fine in
sl. worn dw. 1st ed. Each month
of the year is represented with
a full page color or black and
white illus. by Tudor. (Companion
to A Is For Annabelle and 1 is
One). $300.00
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VERNE, JULES - 599
567.
VICTORIAN
COLORPLATE. HUNT THE
SLIPPER. London: Nister
no date circa 1894. Small
4to, cloth backed pictorial
boards, VG. Featuring a
beautiful embossed color
cover plus 6 fine full page
chromolithographs as well
as numerous full and partial
page black & whites by E.S.
Hardy and others. The text
includes poems and stories
by F.E. Weatherly, Mrs.
Molesworth and others. See Peeps Into Nisterland
p. 129. $225.00
UNUSUAL IMPRINT EDUCATION IN RHYME
568.VICTORIAN
COLORPLATE. KINDERGARTEN
JINGLES by Palmer Hatch. NY: Hard & Parsons 1886.
Small 4to, cloth backed
pictorial boards, tips rubbed
else VG-Fine. Various historical
world events are presented in
rhyme, illustrated with 11 fine
full page chromolithograph
by Wille Ostrander. An
attractive book with an unusual
imprint.
$300.00
WONDERFUL VICTORIAN FANTASY
569.VICTORIAN COLORPLATE. LITTLE MARGARET’S RIDE OR THE
WONDERFUL
ROCKING
HORSE by Mrs. Frederick
Brown.
London: Griffith
& Farran 1880. 4to, red
cloth stamped in black and
gold, [19]p., finger soiling
and fray to one margin else
VG. A story told in verse
illustrated with 8 wonderful
full page chromolithographs
by the author’s sister
HELEN TATHAM. Printed
on one side of the paper,
this is a fine example of the
best of Victorian children’s
books. $250.00
570.
VICTORIAN
COLORPLATE. LITTLE
STAY-AT-HOME
AND
HER
FRIENDS by L.
Clarkson. Philadelphia: F.W.
Robinson 1879. 4to, green
cloth, extensive gilt, silver
and black pictorial cover,
very faint edge stain else
Fine. Written by Clarkson
and illus. by her with 11
large color illus., some with
an eerie quality and mainly
reminiscent of E.V. Boyle.
Beautiful binding. $125.00
571.VICTORIAN COLORPLATE. LITTLE WAYS AND GREAT PLAYS by E.S.
Tucker. NY: Worthington
1892.
4to, cloth backed
pictorial boards, due to
the thickness of the paper,
there is slight wear to some
leaves at hinge else VG.
Illustrated by Tucker with
12 fine chromolithographed
plates of little children
at play. Text pages in
verse are illustrated in
monotint, the entire book
being printed on rectos
only.
$325.00
572.VICTORIAN
COLORPLATE. PRETTY AND SIMPLE FOR LITTLE
DIMPLE. London: Nister no date, circa
1890. Oblong 4to, cloth backed pictorial
boards, covers somewhat rubbed else
VG+. A true picture book of objects, with
each page featuring a variety of children’s
objects
beautifully
illustrated
with
chromolithographs, the only text being
one word identifying each picture. Pages
are mounted on thick boards. See Peeps
Into Nisterland p. 211 No. 866. A beautiful
book.
$300.00
AMERICAN CHROMOS
573.VICTORIAN COLORPLATE. RHYMES AND STORIES OF OLDEN
TIMES. NY: Stokes 1894.
Folio, cloth backed pictorial
boards, edges rubbed else
VG+. Child life in the 1780’s
is described in prose and
verse by Elizabeth Tucker.
Illustrated with 6 beautiful
full page chromolithographs
by PERCY MORAN and
with colored text illus.
by ELIZABETH TUCKER.
Includes
sleigh
riding,
dolls, a Colonial Little Red
Riding Hood and other
typical pastimes. Nice
one. $300.00
VICTORIAN COLORPLATE SEE ALSO 165, 178-80, 216, 217, 227, 282, 295-6, 363,
371, 39`, 420, 39-441, 557
HUMANIZED BIRDS
574.VOLLAND.
BIRD CHILDREN: the
little playmates of the flower children
by Elizabeth Gordon.
Chic: Volland (1912
later printing). 4to, pictorial boards, FINE
IN PICTORIAL BOX (flaps repaired).
Illus. by M.T. (Penny) ROSS with pictorial
endpapers plus more than 80 wonderful
color
illustrations
of
her
humanized
birds. A beautiful copy of a scarce
Volland title, especially in such a nice
box. $300.00
BOXED VOLLAND
SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY JOHN GEE
575.VOLLAND.
BUNNIE
BEAR by John Gee. Gordon
Volland (1928 3rd printing).
Sq. 8vo, pictorial boards,
fine in original box with
part of one flap restored.
Story by Gee and illustrated
by him with great color
illustrations in Volland style. THIS COPY IS SIGNED
BY GEE ON TITLE PAGE
AND INSCRIBED BY HIM
ON HALF-TITLE. Very
scarce. $300.00
Pg 83
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ULTRA RARE BOXED VOLLAND FAIRY TALE SET
580.VOLLAND. “READ ME A STORY BOOKS” BOXED SET. Joliet: Volland,
(1928). Housed in the publisher’s box with color plate on the cover are 5 Volland
picture books (5 1/4 x 7”), all in fine condition in dust wrappers, all illustrated in
bold colors art deco style. They are from the Volland “Read Me A Story Book”
series and include the following: Bearskin by Grimm Brothers illustrated by
MARIE HONRE MYERS; Cap That Mother Made illus. by ELEANORE MINEAH
HUBBARD, The Real Princess illustrated by ALEXANDER KEY, Three Little Pigs
by Clara Doty Bates illustrated by PAMELA MORI TIGHE and Three Wise Old
Couples by Mrs. E.T. Corbett illus. by FLETCHER RANSOM. This is a super, ultra
rare Volland item. $1500.00
576.VOLLAND.
DEENIE
FOLKS AND FRIENDS OF
THEIRS by Jo McMahon.
Joliet: Volland (1925, early
fourth ed). 8vo, pictorial
boards, slight wear to spine
else FINE IN PUBLISHER’S
PICTORIAL
BOX. Illustrated by JOHN GEE
with wonderful, bold color
illustrations
throughout
featuring little gnome-like
faery men. A Volland Fairy
Book. $250.00
JOHN RAE ILLUSTRATIONS
577.VOLLAND.
GRANNY GOOSE by John Rae. (Joliet: Volland 1926 no
additional printings). Large 4to (9 1/4 x 11 3/4”), pictorial boards, some
slight cover soil and edge rubbing else VG+.
Illustrated by John Rae with
fantastic pictorial endpapers, 21 wonderful full page color illustrations, plus text
illustrations throughout (many silhouettes) - all to accompany Mother Goose
rhymes by Rae. A terrific book, quite scarce. $275.00
ELIZABETH GORDON
MAGINEL ENRIGHT
581.VOLLAND.
TALE
OF
JOHNNY
MOUSE by Elizabeth Gordon. Chicago:
Volland (1920, later printing). 8vo, pictorial
boards, near FINE IN PICTORIAL BOX
(box flaps repaired). A VOLLAND SUNNY
VOLLAND INSCRIBED WITH
SKETCH BY BRIGGS
578.VOLLAND. OH SKIN-NAY!
THE DAYS OF REAL SPORT with
verses by Wilbur Nesbit. Chic: Volland
(1913).
Oblong folio, cloth backed
pictorial boards, light edge wear and
cover soil, a few tiny margin mends,
VG+. This scarce and atypical Volland
is illustrated on every other page with
3-color cartoon-like illustrations by
[Clare] Briggs to accompany verses by
WILBUR Nesbit. Text and illustrations
deal with the mis-adventures of typical
middle-America children - Skinnay
and his friends. THIS COPY IS
INSCRIBED BY BRIGGS AND “SKINNAY” WITH A 3 INCH PEN DRAWING
OF SKINNAY. This is Briggs’s first
book and a rare and early Volland
title. $500.00
579.VOLLAND.
EMPTY
BOOK, beautifully illustrated by MAGINEL
WRIGHT ENRIGHT (Frank Lloyd Wright’s
sister) with bold colors. A very scarce Volland
title.
VOLLAND SEE ALSO 206, 266-269, 292, 494, 553
WAGNER, RICHARD – 424, 467
WAIN’S CATS
582.WAIN,LOUIS. DADDY CAT. NY: Dodge, [1925]. 8vo, cloth backed boards,
pictorial paste-on, slight edge wear, else fine. A charming cat book showing the daily life
of a Daddy Cat. Illustrated with 32 rich full page color illustrations plus a few illus. in
line and pictorial endpapers. A beautiful copy of a scarce Wain book. $2000.00
PINKY PUP AND THE
ELEPHANT by Dixie Willson.
Chic: Volland (1922, rev. ed. 1928).
Large Sq. 4to, cloth backed pictorial
boards, near fine in original box (box
with some soil and flap strengthening).
A
very
rare
Volland
title,
this
is
beautifully illustrated in color by ERICK
BERRY. $300.00
$650.00
Pg 84
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WALTON,IZAAK - 473
CAT SHAPE BOOK
583.(WAIN,LOUIS)illus. FLOSSY
AND
FLUFFY. Dundee et al:
Valentine & Sons ca 1915.
11 1/4”
high x 6 “ wide, pictorial card covers,
some finger soil and cover wear,
LYND WARD CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK POSTER 1954
587.WARD,LYND. CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK POSTER: LET’S READ by Lynd
Ward. Book Week Nov. 14-20 1954. Measuring 17 x 21”, faint crease mark where
previously folded and a few tiny pin holes else VG+. The image shows 3 children of
various ages holding up their books and reading. Ward won the Caldecott Award the
year before for the Biggest Bear, A lovely image. Ward see also 90.$400.00
VG+. Die-cut in the shape of a cat
and illustrated in full color on both
covers. Illustrated with 7 full page
3-color illustrations to accompany
text. $750.00
584.(WAIN,LOUIS)illus.
MORE
JINGLES, JOKES, AND FUNNY
FOLKS written by Clifton Bingham.
NY: McLoughlin nd circa 1910.
4to, pictorial wraps, VG+. Illus.
with great color cover by Wain
plus each page features Wain’s
humorous illustrations, all but
2 of which feature cats. Very
scarce. $500.00
WARD, MARCUS PUBLISHER – 216, 294
FAIRIES
585. (WALKER,DUGALD
STEWART)illus.
MOPSA
THE FAIRY by Jean Inglow.
NY: Mac.
1927 (Sept.
1927) 8vo, blue pictorial
cloth, 259p., VG-Fine in dw
with color plate but lacking
spine panel. First Walker
ed., illustrated by him with
cover
design,
pictorial
endpapers, color frontis plus
many beautifully intricate
full page and partial page
black and whites. The
story and adventure of
Jack who finds a nest not
filled with birds but with
fairies. $250.00
AUSTRALIAN INTEREST
586.WALL,DOROTHY. BLINKY BILL GROWS UP. Sydney: Angus Robertson
1934 (1934). 4to, pictorial boards, [84]p., fine. 1st ed. Bill the Koala Bear grows
up. Illus. by Wall with 16 plates and with detailed line illustrations on nearly
every page of text.
$400.00
CATS - WILLIAM R. SCOTT PUB.
588. (WEISGARD,LEONARD)i
llus. TIMID TIMOTHY THE
KITTEN
WHO
LEARNED
TO BE BRAVE by Gweneira
Williams. NY: William R. Scott
1944. Obl. 8vo, pictorial boards,
near fine in lightly soiled dw. 1st
ed. The story of a little kitten
that learns the trick to being
brave. Illus. by Weisgard with
32 full page 3-color lithos and
pictorial endpapers. Scarce. Weisgard
see
also
367,
476.
$200.00
WEISSENBORN, H. – 35
WELLS, CAROLYN – 124, 538
CHARMING GERMAN BOARD BOOK
589.(WENZ-VIETOR,ELSE)illus. ALTE
REIME by Else Wenz-Vietor. Hamburg:
Alfred Hahn, no date, circa 1925. Oblong
8vo (7 3/4 x 6 1/4”), cloth backed
boards, some cover soil and rubbing, a
few marks in margin of last page, overall
VG. Printed on thick boards pages,
every page has bold color lithographs
by Wenz-Vietor to accompany simple
rhymes. A charming German picture
book.
$175.00
Pg 85
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WOODCUTS – 50, 222
CHINESE INTEREST
590.WIESE,KURT.
THE CHINESE INK
WORLD WAR I – 50, 351 WORLD WAR II – 56, 338, 407, 508
STICK. NY: Doubleday Doran 1929 (1929).
8vo, cloth, 199p., Fine in slightly chipped
dust wrapper.
Stated 1st edition.
The
fascination of China, its customs and people
is brought out by Wiese who spoke Chinese
himself. Illustrated with bright full page
594.WRIGHT,DARE.
THE DOLL AND
THE KITTEN. New York: Doubleday,
(1960). Folio, cloth backed boards, Fine
color illus. plus many black and whites. (See 5
in lightly chipped and worn dw. Stated
Yrs. Child. Books p.400). Wiese see also 96,
1st ed.. The charming story about a doll
224. $125.00
WILDE, OSCAR - 484
she met a kitten. Wonderful photo
HELEN SEWELL ART
FOR FIRST “LITTLE HOUSE” BOOK
591.WILDER,LAURA INGALLS / HELEN SEWELL. ORIGINAL ART: LITTLE
HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS. Offered here is a charming original drawing by
HELEN SEWELL for the first Little House book published by Harper Brothers in
1932. It is the published image that appears on page 69 of the book. The image
measures 4 1/2” wide x 3 1/2” high and has pencil notations on the bottom. Depicted
are the 3 children and a hog all seated on a sled on the snow in the woods. Original
art from this classic is rare. Sold with an early edition of the book. $4500.00
SCARCE “I CAN READ” BOOK
592.(WILLIAMS,GARTH)illus. EMMETT’S
PIG by Mary Stolz. NY: Harper & Brothers
(1959). 8vo (6 1/4 x 8 3/4”), cloth backed
pictorial boards, near fine in dust wrapper
(dw chipped at head of spine).
First
edition. This is the story about a city boy
named Emmett who wanted nothing more
than to own a pig. Wonderful full and
partial page color illustrations by Williams. Scarce.
named Edith and what happened when
$200.00
WILLSON, DIXIE SEE 134, 579
WINTER, MILO – 210, 279
6 BOOKS IN BOX
593.WOOD,LAWSON. THE HAMPER OF “MR.” BOOKS. Lond.: Warne ca 1910.
Sq. 16mo. 6 books in original box, VG. Consisting of Mr. Quack, Mr. Grunt, Mr.
Prickles, Mr. Pup, Mr. Trunk and Mr. Fox, each illus. in color by Wood. $250.00
(SEE ILLUS DIRECTLY TO THE RIGHT ----->>>>>>>>>
illustrations by the author. Nice copy. Scarce. $300.00
RARE SIGNED WYETH
595.(WYETH,N.C)illus.
THE ODYSSEY OF HOMER translated by G.H.
Palmer. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1929. 4to (8 x 11”), blue gilt pictorial cloth
with pig-skin spine and leather label, 314p., Fine IN ORIGINAL BOX. LIMITED
TO 550 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY WYETH AND PALMER INCLUDING
AN EXTRA SUITE OF PLATES IN AN ENVELOPE. Illustrated by Wyeth with
pictorial endpapers and 16 magnificent mounted color plates. Also features a 1
page facsimile letter from Palmer to the publishers, and a note on the book by
Wyeth. One of the scarcest of all Wyeth books rarely found complete with the
extra illustrations and box. $3750.00
MINT IN DUST WRAPPER
596.(WYETH,N.C.)illus. ROBIN HOOD.
Phil.: McKay 1917. 4to, (7 1/2 x 9 1/2”),
green gilt cloth, pictorial paste-on, top edge
gilt, 362p., Mint IN DUST WRAPPER (dw
very slightly frayed at top of spine and very
slightly soiled otherwise intact and clean
and VG+). 1st Wyeth illustrated edition.
Illustrated by Wyeth with cover plate,
pictorial endpapers and title page plus 8
beautiful color plates. One of Wyeth’s
most popular & well executed books. Due to
the fragility of the dust wrapper, not many
copies survive in nice shape. Allen p.2023.
$1000.00
#593
Pg 86
914.764.7410 SIGNED AND DATED BY WYETH
597.(WYETH,N.C.)illus.
ROBINSON CRUSOE by Daniel Defoe. NY:
Cosmopolitan 1920. 4to (7 1/4 x 9 1/2”), royal blue gilt cloth, pictorial paste-on,
nearly As New. 1st edition but top edge plain not gilt. Illustrated by Wyeth with
cover plate, pictorial endpapers guarded frontis, pictorial title page plus 12 other
color plates. Preface by Wyeth as well. THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY WYETH
AND DATED 1922. This is a great copy, very scarce with signature. $3500.00
Aleph-Bet Books - Catalogue 98
FINE IN DUST WRAPPER
599. (WYETH,N.C.)illus.
MICHAEL STROGOFF by
Jules Verne. NY: Charles
Scribner’s Sons (1927).
4to,(7 1/2 x 9”), black cloth,
pictorial paste-on, FINE
IN DUST WRAPPER with
mounted color plate (dw
very slightly worn else near
fine). 1st ed. Illustrated by
Wyeth with cover plate,
pictorial ep’s plus 9 color
plates. Wrapper plate
repeats plate on p. 32.
This is an incredible copy
of this Scribner Classic,
rarely found in dw. Allen
p.222. $1500.00
WYETH FIRST EDITION IN BOX
600.(WYETH,N.C.)illus. THE LITTLE SHEPHERD OF KINGDOM COME
by John Fox Jr. NY: Scribner 1931 (1931 A) 4to, black cloth, top edge tinted,
FINE IN ORIGINAL BOX . 1st ed. of this Scribner Classic, illustrated by Wyeth
with cover plate, pictorial endpapers and title page plus 14 other beautiful color
plates. This is an outstanding copy, extremely scarce in the box. (Plate on the
box is the same as plate on the cover). $1500.00
SIGNED BY WYETH
598.(WYETH,N.C.)illus. THE YEARLING by Margorie Kinnan Rawlings. NY:
Charles Scribner’s Sons 1940 (1939,1938). 4to (7 1/4 x 9 1/2”), black cloth, pictorial
paste-on, Fine. 1st Scribner Classic edition. Illustrated with cover plate, pictorial
endpapers 12 color plates plus pictorial title page by Wyeth. THIS COPY IS
SIGNED AND DATED 1940 BY WYETH on the half-title. Trade editions signed by
Wyeth are considerably more rare than his signed/limited editions. $3250.00
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