Ten Boys Who Lived on The Road from Long Ago to Now.
Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1886. 8vo, mustard cloth, pictorially stamped in black; extremes of spine worn. Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1886. Very good (+) Pencilled ownership inscription, 1886. More
Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1886. 8vo, mustard cloth, pictorially stamped in black; extremes of spine worn. Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1886. Very good (+) Pencilled ownership inscription, 1886. More
Florence: Giannini, 1930. Charming illustrations in color and in black and white by Bona Gigliucci. Slim oblong 4to, green cloth back pictorial boards. Florence: Giulio Giannini & Figlio, (1930). Fine. More
New York: McLoughlin Bros. 1908. Slim 4to, 6 magnificent chromo lithographs (1 inch tear in 1 inner margin) and many black & white illustrations. Glossy pictorial boards, edges rubbed and slightly soiled, green cloth spine. New York: McLoughlin Bros., 1908. Scarce. Very good (+). More
Volland, 1923. 8 charming full page color illustrations including the cover by Carmen Browne. 8 pages, slim square 8vo, flexible pictorial cloth. N.p., P.F. Volland Company, (1923). Very good (+). This is one of the Volland cloth books. More
1940. 231pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; d.w. spine browned & chipped, cover dust soiled & previous owner's name on front inside cover. New York: Harcourtm Brace & Company, (1940). More
Paris: D'Alexis Eymery, 1821. Copper engraved frontispiece and engraved title page. 212 pages, 24mo, full mottled calf, decorative gilt borders, leather label. Paris: D'Alexis Eymery, 1821. Second Edition. Very good (+). More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1915. 8vo, tan cloth, pictorially stamped in red & black. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1915). Early edition. This is the last title in the series list at the front of the book. Ownership inscription, Xmas, 1933. More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1919. 8vo, mustard cloth pictorially stamped in red & black, d.w. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1919). Early edition, this title being the last listed at the front of the book, although the verso of the dust wrapper lists "His Sky Train". Penciled gift inscription, 1934. Fine copy in a bright dust wrapper, with minimal edge-wear & a closed tear. More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1910. 8vo, mustard cloth pictorially stamped in red & black, d.w. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1910) Reprint from the early 1930's, with penciled gift inscription, and brown-stains on some pages. . The dust wrapper is lightly edge-chipped & worn at the folds. More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1924. 8vo, mustard cloth pictorially stamped in red & black, d.w. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1910) Early edition, this title being the last listed at the front of the book, although the verso of the dust wrapper lists "His Sky Train". Penciled gift inscription, 1934. Fine copy in a bright dust wrapper, with the most minor wear on the front edge, and a closed tear on a fold which is almost invisible under mylar..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1910. 8vo, mustard cloth pictorially stamped in red & black, d.w. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1910) Reprint from the early 1930's. The dust wrapper has some large chips and is worn at the folds. Penciled gift inscription from 1931. More
New York: Walker, 1982. Illustrated by David Wool. 64p. blue boards, d.w. New York: Walker & Co., (1982). First Edition. More
London: Warne, 1932. Illustrated by the Author. Translated by Helen Hammett Owen. Tall 8vo, cloth, d.w. London & New York: Frederick Warne, (1932). First Edition in English. Fine, in a lightly worn dust wrapper. Library stamp & inscription. More
Paris: Domino Press, 1934. Illustrated with colored lithographs by Fedor Rojankovsky, beautifully printed by Mourlot Freres. Tall slim 8vo, colored pictorial wrappers and glassine covering. Paris: Domino Press, (1934). First Edition. A fine copy with un-opened pages. Scarce. Number 126 of a small issue, numbered and signed by the artist. More
Illustrated. 288pp. 4to, boards. N.Y.: E. P. Dutton, 1987. Fine copy in a very good worn dust wrapper. More
New York: Macmillan, 1976. Almost 700 illustrations, 130 in color. 615pp., thick 4to, brown cloth, d.w. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., (1976). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Morrow, 1935. Drawings by Laurian Jones. 8vo, two toned cloth, d.w. New York: William Morrow, 1935. First American edition. Fine. Made famous by the film starring Elizabeth Taylor & Mickey Rooney. More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1940. Silhouette illustraitions by Mary Baker. Thin 8vo, salmon cloth, pictorial end-papers. New York: Dodd Mead, 1940. First American edition. Fine copy in a fine, clipped dust wrapper. More
Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1972. Profusely illustrated with black and white 296pp. 4to, blue cloth (spine ends lightly bumped) dust wrapper (surface rubbing to wrapper). Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1972. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Delacorte, 1967. Numerous color illustrations by the author. Slim oblong 4to, orange cloth, pictorial dust wrapper, edgeworn. New York: Delacorte Press, (1967). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
New York: 1890. Frontispiece & text illustrations. 79pp., buff boards, pictorially stamped in brown. New York, (1890). First Edition. Unusually clean copy (endpapers browned & edges slightly toned), of this unusually children's book about dolls. More
New York: Music You Enjoy, 1941. Stiff pictorial boards forming a sleeve for the 78rpm spoken word album. Color lithographed illustrations by Martin Nadle form the 16 page pamphlet inside. New York: Music You Enjoy, 1941. First edition thus. The outer wrappers are rubbed and have a 3 inch tear, very neatly repaired. The record is present, but has a hairline crack -- overall a very good copy of this uncommon edition. One of 6 Listen-Look Picture Books. A re-written..... More
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1931. Illustrations by the author. Introduction by George C. Harvey. 59 pages. Slim 8vo, original pictorial boards, now re-backed in plain burgundy cloth. Philadelphia: David McKay, 1931. Boards are quite edgeworn and rear free endpaper is torn out; several pages with closed tears in margins. Overall a good copy. More
London: Grant Richards, 1901. 27 color illustrations. [14], 113 pages consisting of 56 single-sided pages, with text pages facing the illustrations so there are back-to-back blanks throughout. 16mo, pale green cloth with decorative stripes (cloth fingered and spine browned; inner hinges partially cracked but holding; several pages with minor staining). London: Grant Richards, 1901. Sixth edition. A very good copy, preserved in a lovely custom clamshell box with Sambo inlaid in colored leather on cover. More
Chicago: Flanagan, 1922. Illustrated. 128pp., 12mo, decorative cloth; lightly rubbed, inscription on front flyleaf.. Chicago: A. Flanagan Company, 1922. A very good (+) copy. More
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