London: Gollancz, 1936. Decorations by Rex Whistler. 150pp., 8vo, green cloth, d.w.; old price sticker inside front cover, dust wrapper chipped soiled. London: Victor Gollancz, 1936. A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More
New York: Gates, Stedman, 1847. 4 illustrations, 64pp., 12mo, blind-stamped brown cloth; heavily foxed, covers lightly worn, small tear to rear cover. New York: Gates, Stedman, 1847. First edition. A very good copy. More
Paris: Flammarion, 1947. Illustrations by De Davanzo. 132pp., 4to, patterned orange cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper edgeworn. Paris: Flammarion, (1947). A very good (+) copy in a very good dustw rapper. 10 Tales by Andersen. More
Vienna: M. Munk, 1912. An exquisite calendar illustrated with 12 fine color & gilt lithographs after watercolors by Heinrich Lefler, to illustrate 12 fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen, with French text on facing pages. Every page (text and illustrations) is printed within wide elaborate gilt borders in the Jugdenstil fashion, and each month is preceded by a decorative list of feast or Saint's days. Slim 4to, modern stiff cream wrappers with original gilt & color lithographed motif by Joseph..... More
8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. N.Y.: knopf, 1988. Near fine. 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
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
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
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: 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
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
482pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (inner hinge weak). N.Y.: Pantheon, (2001). 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
New York: Pantheon, 1988. Illustrated. 488pp.Thick 8vo, cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: Pantheon Books, (1988). A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1947. Illustrated by Marc Simont. Thin 8vo, cloth backed pictorial boards, d.w. New York: Harper & Brothers, (1947). First Edition. An early title. The dust wrapper has some edge-chips & a closed tear, but is not price-clipped. More
New York: Scribner, 1895. Illustrated. 191pp. plus ads. 8vo, gilt-lettered decorative cloth, t.e.g.; lightly rubbed, front hinge mended. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1895. A very good copy. More
London: V & A Publications, 1996. Many Illus., mostly in color. 4to, red cloth, d.w. (London): V & A Publications, (1996). Fine. More
Boston: Little Brown, 1991. Edited by Cornell Capa & Richard Whelan. Profusely illustrated with black & white photos. 167 pages. Square 4to, gray cloth, dust wrapper. Boston: Little Brown, (1991). Near-fine. More
Boston: Little Brown, 1991. Edited by Cornell Capa & Richard Whelan. Profusely illustrated with black & white photos. 167 pages. Square 4to, gray cloth, dust wrapper. Boston: Little Brown, (1991). A fine copy, with lengthy inscription from editor Richard Wheelan to fellow authors Shirley Hazzard & Francis Steegmuller. More
London: Macmillan, 1875. Illustrations in black & white, 12mo, handsomely rebound in full crimson morocco with a leather illustration inlaid on the cover. All edges gilt, original cloth covers bound in. London: Macmillan, 1875. A fine copy. More
Parma: Franco Maria Ricci, 1975. Edited by Guido Almansi, notes by Brassai and Helmut Gernsheim. 41 tipped in sepia-toned photographs. 213 pages on hand-made paper, folio, black silk with gilt lettering and photograph mounted on the front cover, cloth slipcase; slight fading to spine. Parma: Franco Maria Ricci, 1975. A fine copy in a near fine slipcase. One of 3000 numbered copies signed by Franco Maria Ricci. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 2003. With a few b/w illustrations. xii, 292pp. 8vo, red boards, d.w. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
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