Twelve Tales
New York: McElderry Books, 1994. Blegvad, Erik. Early printing. Hardcover. Small 4to, pictorial paper-covered boards, illustrated in color by Erik Blegvad. Fine in very good, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
New York: McElderry Books, 1994. Blegvad, Erik. Early printing. Hardcover. Small 4to, pictorial paper-covered boards, illustrated in color by Erik Blegvad. Fine in very good, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
New York: Dutton, 1991. Byrd, Robert. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to picture book, glossy pictorial boards, the classic tale retold by Riki Levinson and illustrated in gorious color by Robert Byrd. As new in fine, unclipped dj.
New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, nd. Anderson, Anne. Edition not noted. Hardcover. 4to, full brown pictorial cloth printed in black, pink, yellow and green. Lavishly illustrated by Anderson with rhymes printed in set type and hand lettering. A lovely bright copy with uncommon dust jacket with crease to front.....
New York: Walden Pond Press/HarperCollins, 2016. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., paper-covered boards stamped in silver, three kids try to tell a very special teacher what she means to them after she announces that illness will keep her from finishing the school year. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous.....
Cambridge: Candlewick Press, 2006. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg.,8vo, full brown "cloth", Winner of both the Printz Award and Boston Globe Horn Book Medal. With the softcover ARC for this first book in the series. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, apparently unread.
London: Panther, 1969. Cover art by Brian Edwards. Fine.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986. Dewar, Bob. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 4to picture book, part of the Oxford Myths and Legends series, illustrated in color throughout by Bob Dewar. Fine in near fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
Franklin Library, 1976. Miki. Limited ed. Hardcover. 8vo, full green leather stamped with elaborate gilt cover designs, moire endpapers and bound-in ribbon bookmark, all edges gilt, with charming line illustrations by Miki. As new, no previous owner's arks, no dj as issued.
New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1995. Anderson, Wayne. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., narrow 4to, illustrated boards. A flip book offering 8,000 different combinations (hat, head, torso and legs) of the guests at the wedding of the Witch and the Magician. Gorgeous Anderson illustrations. Fine, no dj, as issued, no previous.....
New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1996. Anderson, Wayne. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ed, square 4to, illustrated boards, fine, no dj as issued, with the removable monster poster at back, no previous owner's marks.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1983. Anderson, Wayne. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to picture book, illustrated boards, illustrated in dreamy color throughout by Anderson. Fine, no previous owner's marks, apparently issued without dj in the UK.
New York: Viking Press, 1979. Anderson, Wayne. Hardcover. Square 4to picture book, pictorial boards, deliciously illlustrated with Wayne Anderson's dreamy color paintings. Fine, no dj, apparently as issued.
New York: Viking, 1981. Foreman, Michael. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. Tall 8vo, cloth backed boards, illustrated with grayscale drawings by Michael Foreman, the tale of "the swiftest, skinniest, and certainly most charming pig in all of 13th century France." Very good in very good dust jacket.
New York: Random House, 1981. 1st ed. 1st ptg. 8vo pop-up, paper engineering by Ib Penick, 9 pristine spreads, as new. a lovely bright copy.
Cambridge: Harvard College Library, 1971. Angel, Marie. 1st ed. wraps. 12mo wraps, Printed in two colors with angels delicate illustrations in grayscale, produced over a three year period. A lovely bright copy, as new in as new red slipcase with 2-color pictorial label to match the book cover.
London: Pelham, 1984. angel, Marie. 1st ed. 1st ptg., 16mo full green cloth, a collection of Angel's drawings and paintings supported with feline verse. Fine in near fine, unclipped dj with pricing inked out.
New York: Dial, 1992. Angel, Marie. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st US ed., oblong 8vo, illustrated boards, "a lift-the-flap alphabetic safari." Gorgeous images hide under each flap with an appropriate letter of the alphabet. Panoramic fold-out format. Near fine with red ribbon ties.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. Anglund, Joan Walsh. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to picture book, Glossy pictorial boards, illustrated in color throughout by the author. Publisher's card laid in, "with the compliments of the illustrator...with warm wishes, Joan Walsh Anglund" which appears to be printed rather than handwritten.....
New York: Harcourt Brace & World, 1961. Anglund, Joan Walsh. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. Square 12mo picture book, full blue cloth, the author's little hero and his invisible bear chum, illustrated in black and brown line, no previous owner's marks. Fine in very good, price-clipped dj, no previous owner's.....
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, n.d. Handsome boxed set of 12 color prints from 4 of her books: Spring Is A New Beginning, A Friend Is Someone who Likes You, Love Is a Special Way of Feeling, and Christmas Is a Time of Giving. With publisher's introduction page, issued sometime.....
New York: Random House, 1978. Anglund, Joan Walsh. 1st. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 4to picture book, cloth backed boards, a collection of her illustrated tales, 44 pages in full color throughout. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
New York: Harcourt Brace & World, 1969. Anglund, Joan Walsh. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. small 4to picture book, full pink cloth, Anglund's verses with with her distinctive drawings in color and line. Fine in fine, price-clipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
New York: Watts, 1975. Kellogg, Steven. 1st. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 8vo, full yellow" cloth", line drawings by Steven Kellogg. Alf the donkey feels neglected and runs away, but all turns out well (of course.) Personal inscription by Kellogg ( "from Helen and Steve") with a drawing on the front free.....
New York: Scribners, 1970. Riswold, Paul. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., square 8vo picture book, blue pictorial cloth, publisher's library binding. The story of a small red bat, the runt of the family, as he grows up. Illustrated in smoky blues and grays by Gilbert Riswold. Fine in near fine.....
New York: Philomel, 1980. Anno, Mitsumasa. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st US ptg., square 4to picture book, pictorial boards, adapted from the translation by Ursula Synge. The author/illustrator takes on the Ptolomaic Theory of the Earth as center of the universe. Fine in fine, unclipped dj (bottom corner with library price.....