Scuttle the Stowaway Mouse
New York: Parents' Magazine Press, 1969. Edition not noted. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo picture book, pictorial boards, illustrated in color throughout by Barbara Remington. Fine, no previous owner's marks.
Picture Books
Ji-Nongo-Nongo Means Riddles
New York: Four Winds Press, 1978. Pinkney, Jerry. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. tall 8vo picture book, full brown cloth stamped in copper. A collection of 40 traditional riddles from eleven of the great tribes of Africa, illustrated in sepia tones by Jerry Pinkney. A fine, bright copy in fine.....
Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion (signed with drawing)
New York: Dial, 1989. Pinkney, Jerry. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to picture book, glossy pictorial boards, illustrated in rich color throughout by Jerry Pinkney and signed and dated by him with a cartoon of Lion's head on the front free endpaper. Fine in fine, unclipped dj with hint of.....
Who's In Rabbit's House?
New York: Dial, 1977. Dillon, Leo and Diane. 1st ed. Hardcover. 2nd ptg., square 4to picture book, a Masai tale retold by Aardema and illustrated in strong color by Leo and Diane Dillon. Fine in very good, lightly scuffed, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
Ghost Cat
Toronto: Groundwood Books, 2001. Reczuch, Karen. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 4to picture book, illustrated boards, illustrated in color throughout by Karen Reczuch. An elderly woman's adored black cat provides her with companionship and comfort. Fine in fine, unclipped dj.
The Pigeon Man
New York: Harlin Quist, 1971. Cober, Alan. Ed. not noted. Hardcover. Oblong 4to picture book, full reinforced burgundy cloth stamped in white, beautifully illustrated in line and color wash by Alan E. Cober. Fine in fine, price-clipped dj, with gold sticker to spine denoting Library Edition, no previous owner's marks.....
The Malachite Palace
New York: Atheneum, 1998. Gore, Leonid. 1st. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to picture book, pictorial laminated boards. A cloistered princess learns to find out the truth for herself, with Leonid Gore's vividly soft paintings. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
The Ship's Cat
New York: Knopf, 1977. Aldridge, Alan. 1st edition US. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 4to picture book, illustrated boards, illustrated in glorious color throughout by Alan Aldridge. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
The Tyger Voyage
New York: Knopf, 1976. Bayley, Nicola. 1st edition US. Hardcover. Stated 1st ed., 8vo illustrated boards, with dreamy color pictures throughout by Nicola Bayley. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
The Art and Industry of Sandcastles
New York: Walker, 1971. Adkins, Jan. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ed., oblong 4to picture book, illustrated boards, delicious sketches of castles real and beach-based. Fine in very good, price-clipped dj.
Black Is Brown Is Tan (inscribed)
New York: Harper & Row, 1973. McCully, Emily Arnold. Edition not noted. Hardcover. Small 8vo HarperCrest pictorial cloth binding, illustrated in color throughout by Emily Arnold McCully. A story poem about a happy family all the shades of humanity. Inscribed by the author to Barbara on the title page. Fine.....
Daring Dog and Captain Cat
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. Cepeda, Joe. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 4to picture book, illustrated boards, illustrated in color by Joe Cepeda. While children sleep, the household pets living exciting lives. Fine in fine, unclipped dj.
In for Winter, Out for Spring (signed)
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991. Pinkney, Jerry. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to picture book, laminated pictorial boards, charming seasonal poetry with Jerry Pinkney's vivid watercolor illustrations. Signed and dated by the artist on the title page. Front board cracked under front dj flap else fine in fine, unclipped.....
Where Wild Willie
New York: Harper & Row, 1978. McCully, Emily Arnold. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. Small 4to picture book, illustrated boards, a poetically free day for a little black girl with charming three-color illustrations by Emily Arnold McCully. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
Aesop's Fables
New York: Viking, 1981. Holder, Heidi. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to picture book, cloth backed boards stamped in bronze, illustrated in detailed color throughout by Heidi Holder. Fine in fine dj, no previous owner's marks.
Aesop's Fables
New York: Seastar Books, 2000. Pinkney, Jerry. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 4to picture book, cloth backed boards, with Jerry Pinkney's dreamy water color illustrations. 88pp. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
Aesop's Fables (signed)
New York: Chronicle, 2000. Pinkney, Jerry. Hardcover. Later printing after Chronicle took the title over from SeaStar. 4to picture book, paper-covered boards, with Jerry Pinkney's dreamy water color illustrations and signed by the artist on the title page. 88pp. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
The Lion & the Mouse
New York: Dorling Kindersley, 2000. Kitchen, Bert. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., square folio picture book, the classic fables illustrated with the rich color animal art of Bert Kitchen. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
The Fool and the Fish (signed)
New York: Dial, 1990. Spirin, Gennady. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to picture book, illustrated boards. Delicate and detailed color illustrations throughout by Gennady Spirin. The classic Russian fairy tale is retold by Lenny Hort. Inscribed and dated by the illustrator (1992) on the half-title page. Fine in fine, unclipped.....
The Incredible Painting of Felix Clousseau (signed)
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1988. Agee, Jon. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., 4to picture book, full green cloth stamped in black, illustrated in color throughout, a delicious story of a painter whose works come to life. Signed with a drawing by the author/illustrator. Fine in very good, unclipped dj.....
Z Goes Home (signed)
New York: Hyperion, 2003. Agee, Jon. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 4to picture book, illustrated boards, illustrated in color throughout by the author and signed by him on title page, a delightful alphabet book. Near fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks. Signed by Agee.
L Is for Land of Living Skies - A Saskatchewan Alphabet
Ann Arbor: Sleeping Bear Press, 2010. Bennett, Linda. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., oblong 4to picture book, pictorial boards, illustrated in color throughout by Lorna Bennett. Part of the Canadian provinces series of alphabet books. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
The Peacock Party
New York: Viking Press, 1979. Aldridge, Alan and Harry Willock. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 4to illustrated boards, gorgeously illustrated by Alan Aldridge in collaboration with Harry Willock, verses by George E. Ryder. A Sequel to The Butterfly Ball. Near fine, no dj as issued, no previous owner's marks...
The Lion's Cavalcade
London: Jonathan Cape, 1980. Aldridge, Alan and Harry Willock. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg. 4to illustrated boards, gorgeously illustrated by Alan Aldridge in collaboration with Harry Willock, verses by Ted Walker. Fine, no dj as issued.
The Undefeated
New York: Verify/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019. Nelson, Kadir. 1st ed. Hardcover. 1st ptg., square 4to, pictorial boards, lushly illustrated by Kadir Nelson, a Caldecott Honor Book with a small printing in the first edition. Fine in fine, unclipped, dj, scarcely even opened.