Cox, Palmer

Bomba, the Merry Old King, and Other Stories

New York: Hurst & Company, Publishers, (1902). (1902). New York: Hurst & Company, Publishers, (1902). (1902). Good. - Small quarto, color pictorial paper covered boards backed with gray cloth. The boards are rubbed, bumped & soiled with the paper chipped along the front edges; the spine is rubbed with a short tear to the mid- section. [62] pages. Color frontispiece & full-page & textual illustrations in black-and-white by Palmer Cox. The hinges have been reinforced with cloth tape & the rear hinge is cracked; the pages are darkened; there is soiling to the verso of the frontispiece. Good.

Reprint of the 1897 edition. Good .

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Book number: 2984

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; ILLUSTRATED; STORIES; ILLUSTRATOR; PALMER COX.

Crawford, Eleanor D.; editor & illustrator.

Jesus Shows the Way: Stories from the Life of Christ. (Based on the Original King James Version).

The Living Bible Corp. (1945). (1945). - Small quarto [8-1/4 inches high by 7-1/4 inches wide], pictorial cloth-backed boards, in a matching dust wrapper. The spine & extremities are slightly faded with the tail of the spine chipped. The boards are lightly bumped with a few tiny, light stains. The dust jacket is darkened, soiled & chipped with a short tear to the rear fold & a piece out of the tail of its spine. There is a tear to & a piece out of the top edge of the front panel. [40] pages. Profuse illustrations in color and black & white by Eleanor D. Crawford. Very good in a good dust wrapper. Good .

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Book number: 11395

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATOR; ELEANOR D. CRAWFORD; RELIGION; BIBLICAL; NEW TESTAMENT; JESUS; CHRIST; JESUS SHOWS THE WAY: STORIES FROM THE LIFE OF CHRIST; GOSPELS.

Crews, Nina.

The Neighborhood Sing-Along.

(New York): Greenwillow Books, (2011). (2011). (New York): Greenwillow Books, (2011). (2011). Fine. SIGNED BY NINA CREWS - Quarto [10-3/4 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide], color pictorial boards in a matching dust wrapper. The top corners of the dust jacket's panels are lightly creased. 63 pages plus colophon. Profusely illustrated with color photomontages. Fine.

First edition.

Signed by Nina Crews on the title page. Fine .

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Book number: 34514

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S & ILLUSTRATED; NINA CREWS; THE NEIGHBORHOOD SING-ALONG; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; PHOTOMONTAGES; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Crews, Nina.

Sky-High Guy.

(New York): Henry Holt and Company, (2010). (2010). (New York): Henry Holt and Company, (2010). (2010). Fine. SIGNED BY NINA CREWS - Quarto [11-1/4 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide], color pictorial boards in a matching dust wrapper. The top corners of the dust jacket's panels are lightly creased. Unpaginated. Profusely illustrated with color photomontages. Fine.

First edition.

Signed by Nina Crews on the title page. Fine .

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Book number: 34515

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S & ILLUSTRATED; NINA CREWS; SKY-HIGH GUY; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; PHOTOMONTAGES; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

(Cruikshank, George). Ewing, Juliana Horatia.

Lob Lie-by-the-Fire, the Brownies / and Other Tales.

New York: Frank Lovell & Company, n.d. [circa 1890s]. n.d. [circa 1890s]. - Small octavo, reddish brown cloth titled in brown & gilt with profuse decorations in black on the front cover & spine. The binding is rubbed & bumped & the head & tail of the spine are lightly chipped. 268 pages plus 4-page publisher's catalog. Illustrated with 6 black-and-white plates by George Cruikshank, including a frontispiece. The front hinge is cracked . There are glue stains & a tear to the surface of the front pastedown, possibly where a label has been removed. There is an owner's bookplate on the front endpaper & a gift inscription on the verso of the frontispiece. The book is lightly cracked at the 2nd page of the catalog & there is light foxing & staining to the margins of a number of pages. Good. Good .

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Book number: 13007

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; STORIES; LOB LIE-BY-THE-FIRE, THE BROWNIES AND OTHER TALES; JULIANA HORATIO EWING; ILLUSTRATOR; GEORGE CRUIKSHANK; PLATES; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.

Cuming, Constance.

In a Stranger's Garden: A Story for Boys and Girls.

London: Blackie and Son Limited, circa [1915]. [1915]. - Octavo, pictorial blue cloth titled in blue within gilt rectangles. The binding is bumped & rubbed with some small stains to the rear cover. 266 pages plus 16-page publisher's catalog. The front endpaper is lacking & there is scattered foxing. Color frontispiece & black-and-white plates by Paul Hardy. Good. Good .

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Book number: 25767

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; JUVENILE; IN A STRANGER'S GARDEN; CONSTANCE CUMING; ILLUSTRATOR; PLATES; PAUL HARDY.

Cummins, Julie; editor

Children's Book Illustration and Design

New York: PBC International, Inc. (1992). (1992). New York: PBC International, Inc. (1992). (1992). Very good. - Quarto [12-1/4 inches high by 9-1/4 inches wide], green paper covered boards titled in gilt on the spine in a dust wrapper. 240 pages. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. Fine.

First edition. Very good .

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Book number: 18881

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATORS; REFERENCE; BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN; BOOK DESIGN; JULIE CUMMINS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

(Daugherty, James H.). Finger, Charles J.

Courageous Companions.

(NY): Longmans Green and Co. (1929). (1929). - Octavo, maroon cloth titled in gilt with illustration of a ship in full sail stamped in gilt on the front cover. The covers are lightly bumped. The spine is faded with tiny white stains. [xii], 304 & [1] pp. There is an owner's name on the half-title & a brown marking to 1 page of the text. Color frontispiece & pictorial title, 9 B&W plates & B&W head-pieces by James H. Daugherty. Very good.

First edition. Very good .

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Book number: 1109

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; ILLUSTRATED; MARTIME; SAILORS; SAILING SHIP; CHARLES J. FINGER; JAMES H. DAUGHERTY; ILLUSTRATOR; PLATES; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Peyo; Delporte, Y

King Smurf: A Smurf Advenutre / Written by Y. Delporte and Peyo

New York: Random House, (1978). (1978). New York: Random House, (1978). (1978). Very good. - Quarto [approximately 11 inches high by 8 inches wide], softcover bound in color pictorial wrappers. The wraps are bumped with a small area of light blue staining to the front wrap. Unpaginated. Half-title, title & [40] pages of comic strips in color. Very good.

First American edition. Very good .

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Book number: 23071

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S & ILLUSTRATED; COMIC BOOK; COMIC STRIPS; PEYO; KING SMURF; A SMURF ADVENTURE; Y. DELPORTE; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1ST AMERICAN EDITION.

Denslow, W.W.

When I Grow Up by W.W. Denslow". [W.W. Denslow's "When I Grow Up" As First Serialized in 2 Volumes of "St. Nicholas: An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks" from November 1908 Through October 1909]. (2 Volumes).

New York: The Century Co. / London: Frederick Warne & Co. 1908 to 1909. [1909]. [1909]. - Quarto, 9-3/4 inches high by 7-1/2 inches wide. Two volumes uniformly bound in red cloth elaborately titled and illustrated in gilt and black on the front covers and the spines. The head and tail of the spines are very lightly bumped with minor rubbing to the corners of the covers. Pages [i]-viii & [1]-576 pages; and [i]-viii & [577]-1152, respectively. Illustrated with 24 full-page color plates and 4 full-page monochrome plates by W.W. Denslow. Each of the fourteen occupations which a child could aspire to when he or she grows up is represented by 4 pages, including the text of Denslow's playful humorous poems and two full page illustrations by him. The set is further illustrated with profuse black & white illustrations throughout, including many full-page. Pages 281 though 288 are misbound after page 264. The corner of page 1021 is creased and there are minor stains to pages 1100-1101. The vignette of a cat illustrating Charles F. Lester's "The Land of Thus -And-So" (page 1118) has been tastefully hand-colored. The bindings are slightly shaken. A very attractive set.

The two volumes of the periodical consist of "Volume XXXVI, Part I -November, 1908, to April, 1909", and "Volume XXXVI, Part II - May to October, 1909".

Here, appearing for the first time, are the first 14 occupations, represented in rhymes and illustrated by Denslow, which were subsequently reproduced in the book of the same title published in 1909.

The fourteen occupations consist of: "The Autoist", "The Pirate", "The Clown", "The Knight", "The Cowboy", "The Actor", "The Fireman", "The Hunter", "The Orator", "The Drum-Major", "The Soldier", "The Policeman", "The Baseball Player", and "The Sailor".

In the bibliography included in "W.W. Denslow" by Douglas G. Greene and Michael Patrick Hearn the authors describe the book, "Illustrated in color and black and white by Denslow. The book contains poems and pictures which first appeared in St. Nicholas magazine, November, 1908, through October, 1909, with ten additional episodes which had not previously been published." [Greene & Hearn 44]. Very good .

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Book number: 37339

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S BOOKS; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; WHEN I GROW UP by W.W. DENSLOW; ST. NICHOLAS: AN ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE FOR YOUNG FOLKS; COLOR PLATES; MONOCHROME PLATES; RHYMES; POEMS; OCCUPATIONS; FIRST APPEARANCES; 1ST; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY;

(dePaola, Tomie). Willard, Nancy.

The Mountains of Quilt.

San Diego, New York, London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1987). (1987). FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR - Quarto, 11-1/4 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide. Light green cloth titled in turquoise on the spine with turquoise decorations on the front cover, in a color pictorial dust wrapper. [32] pages, illustrated in color by Tomie dePaola. A few of the pages are faintly rippled. Near fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by the author Nancy Willard on the title page. "A grandmother is busy making quilts. Four magicians gather for lunch. A magpie and a runaway carpet turn everything topsy-turvy, and the result is Nancy Willard's extraordinary story. These magic pictures by Tomie dePaola were painted under the light of the baseball moon." [Quoted from the dust wrapper's blurb]. Very good .

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Book number: 96735

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN; ILLUSTRATED; THE MOUNTAINS OF QUILT; NANCY WILLARD; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; TWENTIETH CENTURY; COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS; TOMIE DEPAOLA; 20TH CENTURY; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNATURE.

Diaz, David; Bunting, Eve.

Original Poster Advertising the Publication of Eve Bunting's Book "Going Home" Illustrated by David Diaz.

Joanna Cotler Books, Harper Collins Publishers, [1996]. [1996]. - An original 18 inch high by 22-1/4 inch wide poster advertising Harper Collins' publication of Eve Bunting's children's book "Going Home". The poster is beautifully illustrated with David Diaz's color cover illustration of bright vignettes inspired by Mexican art, boldly titled between two images at the top. "By Eve Bunting * Illustrated by David Diaz / The Caldecott Medal-winning team" is printed within the lower portion of the image with the publisher's credits along the bottom of the poster. There are minor creases to the corners. Near fine. A Christmas story, "Going Home" is the tale of a Mexican-American family's trip to visit family in Mexico. Although Carlos and his sister were born there, they have grown up in the US and their grandparents' Mexican village does not seem like home. The story asks the question as to whether home can be a place you don't remember. Carlos is slowly drawn into the festivities by his family and the warmth of the villagers and comes to realize that home can be anywhere as it lives in the hearts of the people who love you. David Diaz worked for the sculptor Duane Hanson for several years. After graduating from Ft. Lauderdale Art Institute, he moved to southern California and worked for graphic design companies before establishing his own design and illustration business, Diaz Icon. "Smoky Night", his first picture book, was awarded the 1995 Caldecott Medal. Very good .

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Book number: 95955

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: ILLUSTRATED; CHILDREN'S; GOING HOME; ILLUSTRATON; EVE BUNTING; DAVID DIAZ; CALDECOTT MEDAL-WINNING TEAM; MEXICO; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; IMMIGRANTS; IMMIGRATION; ORIGINAL POSTER; PRINT.

(Disney, Walt).

Blanche-Neige Et Les Sept Nains D'Apres le Conte de Grimm. Illustrations de Walt Disney.

(Paris): Hachette, (1938). (1938). - Square octavo, color pictorial paper covered boards titled in red on front board. The boards are rubbed & darkened; the lower half of the backstrip is lacking; the joints are rubbed & the head of the spine is chipped. 46 & [2] pages. Profuse full-page & textual illustrations in color & black-and-white from the Walt Disney film of "Snow White". The pages are darkened; parts of 1 full-page black-and-white illustration have been delicately colored. Good.

First French edition of the Disney "Snow White".

The text is in French. Good .

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Book number: 35919

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; ILLUSTRATED; GRIMM; BROTHERS GRIMM; SNOW WHITE; MOVIES; FILM; ANIMATED FILM; WALT DISNEY; FRENCH; FIRST FRENCH EDITION; 1ST FRENCH EDITION.

(Dixon, A. A.). Wilson, Theodora-Wilson

The Saviour of the World: Scripture Stories for Children

London and Glasgow: Blackie & Son Limited, circa [1915]. [1915]. London and Glasgow: Blackie & Son Limited, circa [1915]. [1915]. Very good. - Small quarto, dark blue cloth backed pictorial boards (edges of front board slightly rubbed; rear board soiled). 26 pages. Illustrated with pictorial cover & 4 full-page color illustrations by A. A. Dixon. Very good. Very good .

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Book number: 23239

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN; ILLUSTRATED; THE SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD; A.A. DIXON; THEODORA WILSON-WILSON; ILLUSTRATIONS.

(Domanska, Janina). Hoge, Dorothy; adapter

The Black Heart of Indri

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1966). (1966). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1966). (1966). Very good. - Quarto, mauve paper covered boards, in a pictorial dust wrapper. The boards are lightly bumped with the extremities slightly faded. There is a tear to the tail of the spine. The dust jacket is rubbed & chipped with a tear to the tail of its spine & some tiny black marks to its rear panel. Unnumbered pages, including profuse full-page & textual color illustrations by Janina Domanska. The contents are very good.

First edition.

An adaptation of a Chinese fairy tale. Very good .

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Book number: 5469

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; ILLUSTRATED; FAIRY TALE; CHINESE; THE BLACK HEART OF INDRI; DOROTHY HOGE; ILLUSTRATOR; JANINA DOMANSKA; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.