Shakespeare Cats
New York: Bulfinch, 1996. Herbert, Susan. 1st edition US. Hardcover. 1st ptg, square 8vo, full red "cloth." Handsomely dressed felines represent the bard's characters. Fine in fine, unclipped dj.
New Arrivals
Under the North Star
New York: Viking Press, 1981. Baskin, Leonard. 1st. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to, full pink cloth, poems with Leonard Baskin's haunting color illustrations, the fourth collaboration between the two. Fine in edgeworn, price-clipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
The Girl, the Fish and the Crown
New York: Viking, 1995. Heyer, Marilee. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to picture book, illustrated boards, a Spanish folktale adapted and illustrated in color by Heyer. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
Bizzy Bones and Moosemouse
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1986. Ormai, Stella. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., Square 8vo picture book, illustrated boards, lovely color illustrations and endpapers by Stella Ormai, the second book about the little mouse...this time he makes his first visit away from home. Fine in near fine, price-clipped dj.....
The Children of Lir
London: Ragged Bears, 1993. Spirin, Gennady. 1st. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to picture book, illustrated boards, a retelling of a traditional Irish legend enhanced by Gennady Spirin's glowing paintings. Fine in very good, unclipped dj with short closed tear to bottom edge, no previous owner's marks.
Here There Be Witches
San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1995. Wilgus, David. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. Small square 4to, cloth-backed boards, a collection of stories and poems about ghosts, specters and the undead, illustrated by David Wilgus. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
Piggins and the Royal Wedding
San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988. Dyer, Jane. 1st. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 4to picture book, cloth backed boards. Illustrated in color throughout by Jane Dyer. Piggins the butler needs to work out who has taken the royal wedding ring so the ceremony can go on. Fine in lightly rubbed, unclipped.....
The Ballad of the Pirate Queens
San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1995. Shannon, David. 1st. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to picture book, illustrated by David Shannon. Anne Bonney and Mary Reade take to the high seas. Fine in fine dj, unclipped, no previous owner's marks.
Good Griselle
San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1994. Christiana, David. 1st. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 4to picture book, illustrated boards, with David Christiana's delicate watercolors, a story of unconditional love for an ugly and mischievous child. Fine in very good, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
Tam Lin (signed)
San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990. Mikolaycak, Charles. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to picture book, cloth-backed boards, a haunting retelling of the traditional ballad with richly colored illustrations by Charles Mikolaycak. Signed "Touch magic! Jane Yolen 1990" on the half-title page and by Mikolaycak on the title page. Fine.....
On Noah's Ark (signed)
New York: Putnam, 2003. Brett, Jan. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., oblong 4to picture book, pictorial boards, illustrated in the author's usual brilliant colors. Fine in fine, unclipped dj with signed bookplate laid in along with a Brett-illustrated flyer, "All About Noah's ark." Signed by the artist.
Daisy Comes Home
New York: Putnam, 2002. Brett, Jan. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. oblong 4to picture book, illustrated boards, illustrated in color throughout by the author. Daisy the chicken is the smallest one in Mei Mei's flock. As new in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
Beauty and the Beast (signed)
New York: Clarion Books, 1989. Brett, Jan. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to picture book, cloth backed boards. Illustrated in color throughout by Jan Brett. signed and dated on the half-title by the artist with a sketch of a rose. Fine in near fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.....
Once Upon a Fairy Tale
New York: Viking, 2001. various. 1st. Hardcover. 4to picture book, a retelling of four fairy tales by 21 celebrities with illustrations by 21 different children's illustrators and the CD of the authors reading their contributions. Fine in fine, unclipped dj.
Helen Ward's Nursery Treasury
Dorking: Templar, 1995. Ward Helen. Hardcover. Folio pictorial boards, a vivd collection of nursery rhymes with Ward's lush illustrations. Fine, no dj or previous owner's marks.
The First Dog
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovnovich, 1988. Brett, Jan. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to picture book, pictorial boards, with the author's vivid color paintings of how a pre-historic boy and a wolf develop a working relationship. As new in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
Catkin
Cambridge: Candlewick Press, 1994. Lynch, Patrick. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg, 4to picture book, illustrated boards, illustrated in gorgeous Celtic color by P.J. Lynch, the tale of a small cat who must try to retrieve the child he guards from the Little People under the hill. Fine in fine, unclipped.....
Gingerbread Baby (signed)
New York: Putnam, 1999. Brett, Jan. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. oblong 4to picture book, illustrated boards, illustrated in color throughout by the author. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks. Jan Brett's colorful signed bookplate laid in. Bookplate signed by the author/artist.
The Borrowers
San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991. Hague, Michael. 1st ed. thus. Hardcover. 1st ptg., square 4to, cloth-backed boards, illustrated in color by Michael Hague. As new in unclipped dj.
The Widow's Broom (signed)
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. Van Allsburg, Chris. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., tall narrow 4to, cloth-backed boards, a haunting tale of a witch's gratitude and narrow minded neighbors. Fine in fine, bright, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks, signed by the author/illistrator on the title page.
The River Bank and Other Stories from The Wind in the Willows
Cambridge: Candlewick Press, 1996. Moore, Inga. 1st edition US. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to, illustrated boards, Highlights of the first five chapters from the book adapted by Inga Moore and lavishly illustrated with her soft color paintings. As new. Fine in fine, unclipped dj.
The Story of Noah and the Ark
New York: Henry Holt, 2004. Spirin, Gennady. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 4to picture book, illustrated boards, with dramatic color paintings by Gennady Spirin. According to the Book of Genesis, poster included. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
The Call of the Wild
New York: Macmillan, 1994. Moser, Barry. 1st edition thus. Hardcover. 1st ptg., square 8vo, bound in ribbon bookmark. Illustrated in grayscale by Barry Moser. Introduced by Gary Paulsen. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
Coyote Goes Walking
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1995. Pohrt, tom. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., oblong 4to picture book, cloth-backed boards, trickster tales based on stories from A.L. Kroeber's Gros Ventre Myths and Tales and Robert H. Lowie's Assiniboine. Illustrated with Pohrt's delicate watercolor paintings. Near fine in slightly rippled, unclipped dj.....
My Shadow
Mankato: Creative Editions, 2002. Felix, Monique. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 4to picture book, cloth-backed boards, the classic poem delightfully illustrated by Monique Felix with her signature mouse. As new. Fine in fine, unclipped dj.