Ten Little Brownie Men
Chicago: Flanagan, 1922. Illustrated. 128pp., 12mo, decorative cloth; lightly rubbed, inscription on front flyleaf.. Chicago: A. Flanagan Company, 1922. A very good (+) copy. 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
New York: Appleton, 1930. Frontis. plus three black & white plates by A. O. Scott. vi + 273pp., 8vo, orange cloth, d.w.; edges heavily spotted, dust wrapper worn and torn. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1930. A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. More
New York: Abrams, 1980. Color frontispiece, and 285 illustrations, 100 in color and many double page and folding. 286pp. Thick oblong 4to, blue cloth, d.w. New York: Abrams, (1980). The origin and development of one of the largest collections of early American toys first assembled by Bernard Barenholtz. More
London: Heinemann, 1929. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham with 24 color plates, 12 tinted plates, and 66 black & white drawings in the text. 549pp. Thick tall 8vo, brownish pictorial cloth with gilt lettering (spine repaired). William Heinemann, 1929. Later printing. A good(+) copy. Humorous parodies of medieval folklore and poetry. More
London: Campion Press, 1960. Illustrated in color by S.B. vi, 40pp.Tall slim 8vo, green boards with pictorial label , d.w. London: Campion Press, (1960). Reprint in very good(+) condition. More
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1971. Illustrated with collage from 19th century engravings. Thin 4to, green cloth, d.w. New York: Farrar, Straus, 1971, First Edition. Enclosed is a copy of Barthelme's speech accepting the National Book Award in Children's Books, 1972, for this book. More
New York: Viking, 1972. Color illustrations. Thin 4to, pictorial boards, d.w. New York Viking , (1972). First Edition. Fine copy in a chipped & price-clipped dust wrapper. More
Chicago: reilly & britton, 1904. Illustrations by John R. Neill including 15 0f 16 color plates (missing the frontispiece). Large 8vo, dark red pictorial cloth stamped in black, green, blue & silver, ends of spine & corners frayed, inner hinges cracked. Chicago: Reilly & Burton, (1904). First Edition. Second state. The title page & the page facing it are browned from the offset of a prior insertion. A good copy. More
New York: Holt Rinehart, 1982. Illustrated by Michael Hague. 4to light green cloth, matching slipcase. New York: Holt Rinehart Winston, (1982). First Edition. Fine, in a lightly dust-soiled case. More
Chicago: Reilly & Britton, 1916. The Snuggle Tales. Illustrations by John R. Neill, including a color frontispiece. Thin 8vo, pictorial boards, d.w. Chicago: Reilly & Britton (1916). First Edition. First issue, with only 4 titles in the ad on verso of the ownership page. Near fine copy of this very scarce book, in a dust jacket that is slightly dust-soiled, and reinforced on the verso with tape. More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1903. 16 color plates and many other illustrations. by W.W. Denslow. 8vo, green pictorial cloth. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1903). Fine. Second Edition, second state, with "New" dropped from the cover, 3 entry copyright notice, printer's notice in caps, yellow removed from crow's eye. A very good copy, a little worn at the corners & extremes of spine but otherwise bright and clean. More
New York: Garland, 1999. xx + 286pp., 8vo, cloth-backed pictorial boards. New York & London: Garland Publishing, 1999. A fine copy. Chapters by various authors. Printed on acid-free, 250-year-life paper. More
New York: Dutton, 1959. Illustrations by Oven Edwards. Small 8vo, orange cloth, d.w. (spine lightly faded & dust soiled). New York: Dutton, (1959). First Edition. Fine. Second printing, two months after the first. Presentation copy, signed "Mary" to "Darling Garson & Ruth/I wish we were just always together just the the seven of us". A childrens' book, which was the basis for a 1961 film starring Hayley Mills, the author's daughter. More
New York: Viking, 1937. Color illustrations and end-papers. Thin tall 8vo, green cloth, (edges faded), d.w. New York: Viking, 1937. First Edition. The dust wrapper is separated at the fold, but held together under mylar. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1940. Illustrated in color throughout. Folio, pictorial boards. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1940). The adventures of a small dog in Africa. Presentation copy signed "Ludwig" with a half- page ink drawing of Fifi writing the inscription. The front hinge is very slightly cracked and there is a small chip at the top of the spine, otherwise a fine copy of an uncommon book. Pieces of the dust wrapper are laid in... More
New York: Viking, 1938. Sepia illustrations throughout. Oblong 8vo, pictorial boards, d.w. New York: Viking, 1938. First Edition. Presentation copy, with a small drawing of a dog. The bottom edge of the front board is rubbed, and the dust wrapper has several chips & long tears. More
New York: Viking, 1953. Illustrated in color throughout. Folio, red cloth, d.w. New York: Viking (1953). First Edition. Fine, in an un-clipped dust wrapper, with 2 short closed tears & a tiny chip at the top of the spine, (fine, under mylar). The Caldecott medal winner for 1954. More
New York: Viking, 1953. Illustrated in color throughout. Folio, red cloth, d.w. New York: Viking (1953). First Edition. Fine, in an un-clipped dust wrapper, with 2 short, closed tears & wear at the extremes of the spine. The Caldecott medal winner for 1954. Boldly inscribed "To Judith" More
Paris: J.J. Pauvert, 1957. Text primarily in French with an English translation midway. Black & white illustrations. 461 pages, printed on different colored papers. Square 8vo, cream cloth with inlaid red and green lettering. Paris: Societe des editions J.J. Pauvert, (1957). Neatly inked ownership at the front endpaper, with small spot of damage from label removal. A very good(+) copy. More
Buffalo: Berger Publishing Co., 1905. Written in verse and illustrated with 6 amusing chromolithographs and 16 b/w images in the text. Slim 12mo, color pictorial boards (minor scuffing on covers and wear along backstrip, but still quite solid). Buffalo, New York: Berger Publishing Co., (no date, circa 1905). Scarce. A very good or better copy copy of this charming children's tale -- essentially the story of Robinson Crusoe but featuring "Jumbo" the elephant. More
London: 1814. 74 charming woodcuts by I. Bewick. 16mo, occasional foxing, full diced blue calf, gilt ornamented spine. London: John Harris, 1814. Very good. Translated from "L'Ami des Enfans". In the stories "virtue is constantly represented as the fountain of happiness and vice as the source of every evil." More
New York: Harper, 1932. 40pp., each with a color illustration, 8vo, pictorial boards; cover quite edgeworn, with some loss of material at the spine ends. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1932. First edition. A very good (-) copy. More
New York: Macmillan, 1930. Unpaginated, with many accomplished color illustrations, 8vo, yellow cloth with black title; cover with crayon markings pencil marks and stains, with spine re-backed in black. Stains and some small repairs. New York: Macmillan Company, 1930. First edition. A good (-) copy. A boys parents give him a pennywhistle as a present that only plays one note. His quest to find more notes leads him through the jungle, listening to the birds and and animals learning their..... More
New York: Harper, 1930. Illustrated by Elsa Beskow. 15pp., oblong 8vo, green cloth-bound pictorial boards. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1930. A very good copy. More
Thanks for the note. I'm actually in NY for a few days and was hoping to get there but have to head back tomorrow. I've been stopping by the Argosy for over 60 years starting when my mother would take me there after shopping at Bloomingdale's and lunch at a long gone restaurant on the east side of Lexington between 58th and 59th that was torn down to make way for Alexander's department store; that is gone too, of course.
I must confess that one of the best parts of any trip I make to NYC is to visit your bookstore and be received with such kindness. Today I had two big pleasures: Argosy and Renne Flemming's performance... If I have time on this trip I will again pass by your store again, otherwise I will contact you from Brazil. Best regards,