Jack and the Bean-Stalk

, Saml. Gabriel and Sons, . . Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. N. 428 in the series, staple-bound in linenette, colorfully illustrated by Gordon Robinson in duotone and full color, including full page. Unpaginated, but roughly 14 pp., single short closed tear to fore-edge.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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Book number: 351232

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Stratemeyer, Edward; James D. Keeline, annotated and introduced

Victor Horton's Idea

San Diego, California, 24 Palmer Street Press, 2012. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. This SIGNED and LETTERED Limited Edition exemplar was produced in honor of the joint meeting of the Zamorano Club of Los Angeles and the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco, 2012, SIGNED by James A. Keeline, who provides an Introduction and annotations galore, and who LETTERED (T) this one of 28 copies. Another fine contribution to the Story Serial Series. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket, protected. 119 pp. and then follows more than two dozen pages of publisher and book club ads.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . As New/Fine,

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Book number: 355880

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Anonymous

The Boy of Spirit: A Story for the Young

Boston, Wm. Crosby and H.P. Nichols, 1849. Seventh Edition. Hardcover. Size: 24mo 5" - 6" tall. A cute little tome for the young'uns, a stated Seventh Edition, home-spun wisdom and gentle messages. Blind-stamped light blue cloth covers, scuffed and worn on the spine, scuffed at spine head and foot, sunned to brown spine, else still tightly bound, clean and unmarked but for fetching gift inscription at first free endpaper. Lightly foxed and toned interior, fine black-and-white engraving at frontis. 117 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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Book number: 356688

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Anonymous

Don't Touch It

New York, William Wood, . . Hardcover. Size: 64mo 3" - 4. A sweet little miniature book for children, emphasis on the miniature. 64 pp. including black-and-white engraved frontis. Uncommon in the trade, not found in Children's Books, Rare Book Division, Library of Congress. Bound in faded, a bit splotchy, stamped purple cloth, sunned at spine to brown. Front inner hinge stretched after frontispiece. Toned endpapers, split rear endpaper. Previous owner's typed and ink-stamped inscription plus 19th century book-ticket. No date of publication, but perhaps prior to 1885. "When Kate changed the water for her bird, she was careful to place a piece of wood before he hold till she had put back the bottle; but George was too young to think of such a precaution." When he touched the cage to change the bird's water . . . but . . . after other false starts . . . George later earned sufficient trust to care for a squirrel of his own.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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Book number: 356685

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Anonymous

The Godmother's Tales

London, Printed for J. Harris, 1917. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Size: 24mo 5" - 6" tall. Stated Fifth Edition. Penned anonymously, but by the author of A Cup of Sweets and other children's tales, some say Elizabeth Sandham, others, Elizabeth Semple. Numerous works published by J. Harris included those by both authors and by Anonymous. Bound in a short pocket-sized hardcover format, cloth over boards, burgundy leather-backed, rubbed and scuffed, black-and-white etched illustration at frontis, torn, clean and unmarked of interior. Scarce in any condition. 172 pp. and in large, easy-to-read print. Stories include Little Patty, The Stolen Jack-Ass, The Blind Child, Ellen, and many others.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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Book number: 357215

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Baumann, Hans

Caspar and His Friends: A Collection of Puppet Plays

New York, Henry Z. Walck Incorporated, 1968. First American Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Translated from the original German by Joyce Emerson, with a Foreword by George Speaight, being a stated First American Edition. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Brilliant red cloth over boards, gilt illustration to front cover, lettering to spine. Machine- but not price-clipped dust jacket, moderately worn, mildly soiled, in a protector. 117 pp. Decorated endpapers and with lovely full color illustrations throughout.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good/Very Good,

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Book number: 356653

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Keywords: Hans Baumann puppets Richard Lebenson puppet plays

Birdseye, Tom

Air Mail to the Moon

New York, Holiday House, 1988. . Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. SIGNED by the author at title page. Bound in two-tone, yellow paper over cloth, blue cloth-backed. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, not price-clipped. Presumed First Edition but not so stated. No additional printings stated.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . As New/Fine,

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Book number: 351196

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Blake, William

The Tyger

New York, Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich, 1993. Second Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Tyger Tyger, burning bright, in the forest of the night . . . Thus begins William Blake's famous poem from 1794. "B" in "number" line indicating second printing of the First Edition. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/Fine,

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Book number: 351169

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Brandeis, Madeline

The Little Mexican Donkey Boy; the Little Swiss Wood-Carver; the Wee Scotch Piper; Little Rose of the Mesa; Little Tony of Italy; Carmen of the Golden Coast; the Little Indian Weaver

New York, Grosset & Dunlap, . . Hardcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. Many, many score photographic illustrations made by the author from her own photography on location make this a particularly fetching little set, a perfectly serviceable set, of seven reading copies of Madeline Brandeis's beloved children's books from the Children of Many Lands series: The Little Mexican Donkey Boy; The Little Swiss Wood-Carver; The Wee Scotch Piper; Little Rose of the Mesa; Little Tony of Italy; Carmen of the Golden Coast; and The Little Indian Weaver; nothing fancy, but complete and bound sturdily in blue paper over boards, illustrated, with blue cloth tape backing them. Moderately soiled and worn of exterior panels, tips, edges, but clean of interior but for a couple of torn pages and a bit of soiling to endpapers and a few penciled marks from the youngsters' comments inside front flaps, e.g., "This is a good book!" Small dealer stamps inside rear flaps at top near spines. Brandeis was born as Madeline Frank in San Francisco in 1897 and lived only 40 years but was best known for her "Children of America" and "Children of All Lands" series of books. These fictional stories included photographs taken by her but employing child actors as the books' characters.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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Book number: 351095

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Brooks, Peter, Special Editor

The Child's Part: Yale French Studies, Volume 43

New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University Press, 1969. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy of the 43rd volume of the leading French-focused academic journal in the U.S., with minor wear of covers, less to text-block, but with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usable copy. Focused almost wholly on children, children's books, children's literature and children's book illustration. Table of Contents shows contributions by Peter Brooks, Philippe Ariès, Marc Soriano, Philippe Ariès, Robert Marthe and many more. [4], 5-169 pp. and including a Foreword by Peter Brooks.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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Book number: 348572

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Keywords: Peter Brooks, Philippe Ariès, Marc Soriano, Philippe Ariès, Robert Marthe

Brown, Ruth

Mad Summer Night's Dream

New York, Dutton Children's BOoks, 1999. First American Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Stated First American Edition. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/As New,

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Book number: 351136

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Brown, Margaret Wise

The Sleepy Little Lion

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Lovely pictorial boards, blue cloth over boards, light toning to endpapers, else clean and unmarked of interior. Moderately worn and price-clipped illustrated dust wrapper, with edge-wear. Photographs by Ylla and augmenting the wonderful text by Margaret Wise Brown.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good/Good,

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Book number: 357115

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Bulla, Clyde Robert

White Bird

New York, Thomas Y. Crowell, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. SIGNED by the author at half-title, "For Henry, friend and collaborator, with kindest regards--Clyde." Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Bound handsomely in burgundy cloth with illustration of crow at front cover. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing moderate wear to front panel, two chips missing to rear panel, protected by a plastic coat, price-clipped.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . Fine/Fair,

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Book number: 346616

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Carey, Valerie Scho

Maggie Mab and the Bogey Beast

New York, Arcade Books / Little, Brown and Company, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound handsomely in purple cloth, sharp and distinct lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, not price-clipped.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/As New,

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Book number: 351138

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Keywords: Johanna Westerman Valerie Scho Carey

Gramercy Publishing Company

Kate Greenaway's Language of Flowers

New York, Gramercy Publishing Company, 1978. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. A fine and due homage to the lovely illustrations of Kate Greenaway, a beloved illustrator of children's and other books. Fine reprint of the 1884 original. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. 62 pp. and with a list of illustrations at book's end.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good/Very Good,

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Book number: 355994

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Keywords: Kate Greenaway children's books