Just One Day
New York: Dutton, 2013. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 8vo paper-covered boards. A life upended after one day turns into a year of discovery for good girl Allyson. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
New York: Dutton, 2013. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 8vo paper-covered boards. A life upended after one day turns into a year of discovery for good girl Allyson. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
New York: Delacorte, 1970. Jacques, Robin. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 8vo, cloth backed boards, illustrated in delicate line by Robin Jacques. A modern Czech variation on the folk tale of Tom Thumb, Very good in worn dust jacket.
New York: Four Winds Press, 1985. Stock, Catherine. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 8vo, cloth backed boards. Review copy weith review slip laid in. Illustrated in line by Catherine Stock. A pampered child is transformed into a cat, with her beloved pet as a guide. Fine in fine, unclippeddj, apparently.....
New York: Macmillan, 1987. Ardizzone, Edward. 1st edition thus. Hardcover. Reissue of the 1967 edition. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone in black and white. Fine in lightly sunned, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
New York: Macmillan, 1967. Ardizzone, Edward. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 8vo, full yellow cloth. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone in black and white. Young Lewis is frustrated by all those who "only want his own good" when he finds he can help an old man in the park Fine in.....
New York: Macmillan, 1985. Fetz, Ingrid. Hardcover. 1st ptg. thus. 8vo cloth-backed boards, a reissue of the author's first children's book, illustrated in line by Ingrid Feltz. Sunning to back of jacket else fine in near fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
New York: Longmans, Green & Co., 1959. Voute, Kathleen. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 8vo, full blue cloth, illustrated in line by Kathleen Voute. A mysterious young lady helps self-conscious, day-dreaming Becky to have more confidence with the help of a "magic ring." A fine bright copy in very good.....
New York: Clarion, 1977. Kiesler, Kate. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 8vo hardcover, illustrated in grayscale by Kate Kiesler. as new in bright, unclipped dj.
Philadelphia: John C. Winston, 1912. 1st edition thus. Hardcover. large 8vo, full blue cloth with color pictorial onlay, full color fronts and two color drawings and plates throughout by Margaret G. Hayes and Jane Allen Boyer. Oddly the contents pages preceed the title page and frontis, apparently a bindery error.....
John C. Winston, 1916. Hardcover. lacks cutouts.
New York: Viking Press, 1939. Seredy, Kate. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 8vo, full red cloth, with 83 drawings by Kate Seredy, the tale of a lively little girl in the alps. Fine in near fine, price-clipped dj.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1937. Wiese, Kurt. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., tall 8vo, Cloth-backed boards with small color cover inset. duotone illustrated endpapers and full page plates plus line drawings by Kurt Wiese. Stories of famous animals who helped make history, from a dog on the Liews and.....
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2002. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 8vo, paper-covered boards. The author of several award winning children's books tells the story of his reckless youth and imprisonment where he developed his writing skills.
New York: Harper & Row, 1990. du Bois, William Pene. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ed., small 8vo, cloth backed boards, illustrated in color throughout by William Pene du Bois. A delightful tale of a coat's multiple lives as successively smaller garments. Fine in fine, price-clipped dj.
New York: Viking, 1987. Maitland, Antony. Hardcover. Narrow 8vo, full brown "cloth" illustrated in grayscale by Antony Maitland, a chilling tale of New Year's Eve. Small felt pen mark on fore edge, else fine in fine, unclipped dj.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. Foreman, Michael. Hardcover. Square 8vo, full brown cloth, illustrated with watercolor by Michael Foreman, retelling a dozen of the Bard's plays. Fine in fine, unclipped dj.
New York: Charles E. Graham & Co., 1927. Campbell, Lang. Hardcover. 12mo, full red cloth printed in white with inset color cover plate, well-rubbed. Illustrated by Lang Campbell in color throughout, comprising The Adventures of the Raft Boat, Uncle Wiggily Makes a Willow Whistle and Uncle Wiggily and the Strage.....
New York: Viking Press, 1967. Obligado, Lilian. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., tall 8vo, full green cloth, two young sisters enjoy the months between their two favorite days ( Last Day of School and Christmas) in the rural Northern California home of the early 1900s. Neat owner's ink name to.....
New York: Viking Press, 1943. Torrey, Majorie. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., tall 8vo, cream cloth printed in dark green, illustrated by Marjorie Torrey. Corners lightly bumped else near fine, in edgeworn, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
New York: Viking Press, 1944. Torrey, Majorie. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 8vo, full red-orange cloth, illustrated with b&w drawings by Marjorie Torrey. 11-year-old Jerry love his ranch life until his family starts taking in "dudes" for the summer. Handsome 1945 gift inscription to illutrated endpaper, else fine in fine.....
Indianapolis: Bowen-Merrill, 1901. Keep, Virginia. 1st ed. 1st ptg. 4to, black over red cloth with inset title plate, illustrated with 7 grayscale plates by Virginia Keep. 190 gift inscription and custom bookplate for original owner. Wear to tips and head and foot of spine, else a nice tight copy.
New York: Dutton, 1975. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1dt ptg., 8vo, full green cloth. Inscribed by the author "best to you, Julie" on front free endpaper. Slight mottling to top of page block else fine in near fine, unclipped dj with crease to front free endpaper, no previous owner's marks.
New York: HarperCollins, 1992. Adams, Norman. 1st edition US. Hardcover. 1st ptg. Large 8vo, cloth-backed boards, about fox cubs in June as they learn to survive, illustrated in color by Norman Adams. Fine in fine, unclipped dj.
New York: HarperCollins, 1992. Rothman, Michael. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., large 8vo, cloth backed boards, the life of a mole in the Great Plains winter months. Newly illustrated in color by Michael Rothman. Signed by George on the title page. As new. Fine in fine, unclipped dj.
New York: HarperCollins, 1992. Werner, Marlene Hill. 1st edition thus. Hardcover. 1st ptg.,Large 8vo, cloth-backed boards, the life of a deer on the Connecticut coast, newly illustrated in color by Marlene Hill Werner. Fine in fine, unclipped dj.