Secret Spells and Curious Charms
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1985. Beisner, Monika. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st US ptg. 4to picture book, pictorial boards, illustrated in color throughout by the author. Fine in fine, unclipped dj.
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1985. Beisner, Monika. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st US ptg. 4to picture book, pictorial boards, illustrated in color throughout by the author. Fine in fine, unclipped dj.
New York: Dial, 1970. Kellogg, Steven. 1st edition thus. Hardcover. 1st ptg., narrow 4to, full black cloth, illustrated in line throughout by Steven Kellogg. Inscribed as a Christmas gift from Kellogg and his wife to "Ken and Mary" in the year of publication. A fine crisp copy in bright, unclipped.....
New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1970. Adams, Adrienne. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. Oblong 8vo picture book, full yellow "cloth", a celebration of traditional English summer feast days, in series with her earlier Winter's Eve and Christmas Folk, with lively color drawings by Adrienne Adams. Fine in chipped, price-clipped.....
New York: McCalls, 1956. Bemelmans, Ludwig. 1st ed. Softcover. 1st ed., softcover 12mo, full color illustrations by the author, issued as a supplement to Mccall's magazine well before the first hardcover edition in 1985. Unpaginated. Fine, no previous owner's marks.
New York: Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic, 1999. Bemelmans. Limited edition. Hardcover. #172 of 325 numbered copies signed by John Bemelmans Marciano, the grandson of the author. Includes the title story, which originated as "Madeline in Texas", a planned book issued in truncated version as a gift for Nieman-Marcus customers. Also included.....
New York: Philomel, 1999. Spirin, Gennady. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg.. 4to picture book, illustrated boards. Illustrated in lush color throughout by Gennady Spirin. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
New York: Philomel, 1999. Spirin, Gennady. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 4to picture book, illustrated boards. Illustrated in lush color throughout by Gennady Spirin and signed by him in gilt on the title page. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks. Signed by the artist.
New York: Orchard Books, 2004. Spirin, Gennady. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. Tall 4to picture book, illustrated boards with Gennady Spirin's rich color paintings. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
New York: Orchard Books, 2004. Spirin, Gennady. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. Tall 4to picture book, illustrated boards with Gennady Spirin's rich color paintings. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks. Signed by Spirin on the title page. Signed by the artist.
New York: Atheneum, 2000. Spirin, Gennady. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 4to picture book, illustrated boards, illustrated in color throughout by Gennady Spirin. A collection of holiday stories and poems. Signed in gilt by the artist on the half-title. Fine in fine, unclipped dj. Signed by Spirin.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998. Hague, Michael. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., folio pictorial boards, illustrated in color throughout by Michael Hague who signed on the half-title. Fine in fine, unclipped dj. Signed by the artist.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. Hague, Michael. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., folio pictorial boards, illustrated in color throughout by Michael Hague who signed on the half-title. Fine in fine, unclipped dj. Signed by the artist.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995. Hague, Michael. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., folio pictorial boards, illustrated in color throughout by Michael Hague who signed on the half-title. Fine in fine, unclipped dj. Signed by the artist.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995. Hague, Michael. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., folio pictorial boards, illustrated in color throughout by Michael Hague who signed on the title spread. Fine in fine, unclipped dj. Signed by the artist.
New York: Henry Holt, 1989. Berenzy, Alix. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 4to picture book, full green "cloth", illustrated in rich color throughout by the author. A new take on an old story, this time from the frog's viewpoint. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
New York: Henry Holt, 1989. Berenzy, Alix. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 4to picture book, full green "cloth", illustrated in rich color throughout by the author. A new take on an old story, this time from the frog's viewpoint. Signed by the artist on the half-title. Fine in fine dj.....
New York: Henry Holt, 2005. Berenzy, Alix. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., square 8vo picture book, pictorial boards, illustrated with soft color drawings by the author. Why is Sammy so noisy on Monday morning? Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
Millbrae: Celestial Arts, 1982. Berger, Barbara. 1st. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 4to picture book, full red cloth. The author/artist's first book, with snippets of animal lore and tales of St. Godric, Siddhartha and other sages richly illustrated. Fine in near fine, price-clipped dj.
New York: Calico Books, 1990. Bernal, Richard. Edition not noted. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo picture book, glossy pictorial boards. Good night to shadowy images of classic Mother Goose characters and the old lady herself. Before 1994, this publisher did not designate 1st ptgs. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's.....
New York: Viking Press, 1992. Moser, Barry. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to picture book, selected poems translated by Rumer Godden and illustrated with Barry Moser's moody watercolors. Signed by Moser on the title page. Fine in fine, unclipped dj. Signed by the artist.
New York: Macmillan, 1979. Berson, Harold. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., oblong 8vo picture book, full yellow cloth, illustrated in shades of red and black by the author. A satisfying tale of virtue rewarded and wickedness punishedwith the aid of a clever fox. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous.....
New York: Macmillan, 1980. Berson, Harold. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., oblong 8vo picture book, full yellow cloth, about a bored young pig who thinks excitement would improve his life...until he's transformed into a lion. Fine in near fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1967. Berson, Howard. Hardcover. 4to picture book, the classic rhymes, compiled by Oscar Weigle and illustrated in line and color by Harold Berson. Fine in very good, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
New York: Hart-Davis, 1975. Beshlie. Hardcover. Large 8vo, paper covered boards, with delicate color paintings of life on the side of the road for small woodland creatures. Lengthy gift inscription to verso of front free endpaper else fine in fine, unclipped dj.
New York: Harper Bros. 1936. Beskow, Elsa. early printing. Hardcover. Oblong picture book, cloth-backed pictorial boards. "Printed in Sweden' stamped on title page under printed date, no copyright information at all. Mild chipping to board eges, toning to endpapers else a fine bright copy in uncommon dj, lightly chipped to.....