World War 1
London: Dorling Kindersley, 2001. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Quarto in white DJ; 64 p, color illus (some b&w) ; 28 cm. Military History; World War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile literature. More
Children's Books, Young Adult And Juvenile Literature
Little men : life at Plumfield with Jo's boys; by Louisa M. Alcott ; with illustrations in color by Reginald Birch.
Boston: Little, Brown, (1913). 24th printing. Hardcover. Octavo in blue cloth and white and dark purple-brown color illus DJ; 354 p. : col. ill. ; 20. "Orchard house edition. A sequel to Little women. || Family life -- Fiction. Family -- Fiction. Geographic: New England -- Fiction. Young Adult Fiction ; Juvenile Fiction. More
Behold the trees
New York: Arthur Levine Books, 2001. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Quarto in light green multicolored DJ; unpaged : color illus ; 29 cm. Inscribed and signed by author. || This wonderful book is about a land once protected by all sorts of wonderful trees is reduced... More
The train boy
New York: A.L. Burt, 1883. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Duodecimo in white DJ in brodart; 298 p, [6] leaves of plates, b&w illus ; 19 cm. Sixteen-year-old Paul Palmer, who sells newspapers and magazines on the train to support his widowed mother and younger sister, achieves... More
The painted pony ;; [by] John C. Almack ; illustrated by Harold Sichel.
Santa Barbara [Calif.]: W. Hebberd, 1944. Hardcover. Octavo in rustic maroon cloth with illus paper title label to front board; 161 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Illustrated endpapers. Uncommon. || Owner signature of one Persis Hebberd and the "1945" to front free ednpaper ; Horses -- Stories. Horses -- Fiction. Publisher's association. California, Horses. More
Little mermaids and Ugly ducklings : favorite fairy tales ;; by Hans Christian Andersen ; illustrated by Gennady Spirin.
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2001. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Tall quarto in color illus DJ ; 59 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. Exquisitely illustrated by this gifted artist. Translated from the Danish. Contents: The ugly duckling -- Thumbelina -- The steadfast tin soldier --... More
Very last first time
New York: Macmillan, 1985. First edition, sixth printing. Hardcover. Oblong octavo in yellow Dj; [32] p, color illus ; 24 x 25 cm. When the tide recedes, a young Eskimo girl living in northern Canada, journeys alone for the first time under the ice, walking on the seabed floor to... More
Concrete candy :; stories
New York: Anchor, 1996. First edition, first printing (full number line). Paperback. Black octavo; 131 p ; 21 cm. Paperback original. || Signed by author. || Short stories; Children's books; African American teenage boys -- Fiction. More
Snowflakes and sunbeams, or, The young fur traders : a tale of the far north ;; by Robert Michael Ballantyne ; with illustrations by the author.
Boston: Phillips, Sampson, 1859. Hardcover. Octavo in brown cloth; 432 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm. Illustrated half-title. Coureurs de bois -- Romans. Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction. Fur traders -- Juvenile fiction. Survival skills -- Juvenile fiction. Indians of North America -- Juvenile fiction. Northwest, Canadian -- Juvenile fiction. More
Mr. Williams
New York: Henry Holt and Co., 2005. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Quarto in a blue DJ (yellow spine) ; 1 v (unpaged) : color illus 27 cm. Author signed with art illustration to front free end paper // African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature -- Louisiana -- Arcadia. More
Animalia
New York: H.N. Abrams, 1987. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Large quarto in pictorial DJ; [32] p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 34 cm. "An alphabet book with fantastic and detailed pictures, bearing such labels as "Lazy lions lounging in the local library." || Animals -- Fiction... More
The enchanted island of Yew
New York: Books of Wonder, 1996. Limited ed. Hardcover. Octavo in a yellow DJ ; 178 p. : illus, map ; 23 cm. Limited copy, #135, signed by the artist // Fantasy -- Children's Book -- Fiction. More
The emerald city of Oz
New York: Morrow, 1993. Reprint. First edition thus, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Octavo in a green DJ ; 300 p. : illus (some color) ; 24 cm. Gale, Dorothy (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction -- OZ --Fantasy. More
The Wizard of Oz
New York: JellyBean Press, 1991. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Folio in blue-yellow multicolored DJ; 96 p, color illus ; 34 cm. The illustrator has shortened the famous work for children & added sixty brilliant watercolors to his interpretation. || Fantasy -- Juvenile fiction. More
Where the wild things are :; the movie storybook
New York: HarperFestival, 2009. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. 1 quarto v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm. Fantasy fiction. || Follow Max, a rambunctious boy who feels misunderstood at home, as he sets out in a tiny boat, seeking new worlds across the sea and... More
Shrinking Violet
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001. First edition, 6th printing. Hardcover. Quarto in light red DJ; unpaged : color illus; 27 cm. Juvenile fiction. More
Keepers of the earth : native American stories and environmental activities for children;; [by] Michael J. Caduto and Joseph Bruchac ; foreword by N. Scott Momaday ; illustrations by John Kahionhes Fadden and Carol Wood.
Golden, Colo. Fulcrum, 1988. First edition, 11th printing. Hardcover. Quarto in white color illus DJ; xxv, 209 p. : ill. ; 29 cm; index. "A selection of traditional tales from various Indian peoples, each accompanied by instructions for related activities dealing with aspects of the environment." || Indians of North... More
Teatro para adolescentes : un repertorio para estudiantes
México: Editores Mexicanos Unidos : Dirección de Literatura del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1985. Paperback. Octavo in color illus wraps; 294 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. In Spanish. Contains: El Encanto, Tendajón Mixto / Elena Garro -- En que piensas? / Xavier Villaurrutia -- Triloria / Román Calvo... More
The Boy Scouts in the Rockies :; or, The secret of the hidden silver mine
New York: A.L. Burt, 1913. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Duodecimo in white DJ; 256 p, [1] b&w plate, b&w illus ; 19 cm. Boy Scouts; Nature -- Juvenile fiction. More
Peek-a-moo
New York, NY: Dutton's Children's Books, 1998. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Blue oblong quarto (pink spine); [10] p : color illus ; 22 x 26 cm. A cute, animal pop-up book for children. || Children's books. More
Little Lou ;; by Jean Claverie.
Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 1990. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Large quarto in pale color illus DJ and rust-orange cloth boards; approx. 44p (un-numbered); chielfy full page color illustratins with small amouns of narrative text. "As a result of spending a lot of his time in a.... More
Diego Rivera
New York: Chelsea House, 1991. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Large yellow octavo (white-pink spine) in strong library binding; 119 p, [8] p of color plates, b&w illus ; 25 cm. Examines the life and times of the noted Mexican muralist, discussing his art and politics. ||... More
Thank you, Jackie Robinson
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1974. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Green octavo in library binding; 125 p, b&w illus; 22 cm. A fatherless white boy, who shares with an old black man an enthusiasm for the Brooklyn Dodgers and first baseman, Jackie Robinson, takes... More
Lullabies of the world.
New York: Random House, 1967. First printing (stated). Hardcover. Folio in pale blue illus cloth boards and darker blue illus DJ; xiii, 266 p. illus., music; maps to wend paper. A very large selection of lullabies and songs from around the world. || Music ; Children Mothers andchildren; Lullabies. Folk songs. Storytelling. More
Skyhooks :; the story of helicopters
New York: Morrow, 1967. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Octavo in white DJ (white spine); 96 p, b&w illus ; 22 cm. This book is about the helicopter: its development, principles of flight, and uses as air taxi, rescue vehicle, traffic control center, crop duster, skyhook and... More