Bimbi. Stories For Children.
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1910. 8" x 6". 212pp. Red illustrated cloth with gilt lettering. Near fine condition. With color illustrations by Maria L. Kirk.
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1910. 8" x 6". 212pp. Red illustrated cloth with gilt lettering. Near fine condition. With color illustrations by Maria L. Kirk.
San Diego, New York, London: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1994. First edition. 11" x 8.5". 26pp. Color illustrated hardback boards in dust wrapper. Fine condition; the jacket has a couple short closed tears, and is price clipped, but is otherwise in fine shape. A charming children's story, with illustrations by.....
(Wellington, N. Z.): (A. H. & A. W. Reed), 1956. Hardcover. 7.25" x 9.75". [23pp.] Color illustrated hardback boards, in dust wrapper. Near fine condition;the jacket is nice and bright but has some edge wear and tear on the rear panel. This charming children's books about Native life in New.....
Portland, Ore. Binfords and Mort, 1945. Hardback. 10.5" x 7.5". [46pp.] Color illustrated boards, in dust wrapper. The spine has a clear tape repair from top to bottom, gift inscription, else VG+ condition. The jacket is chipped and worn. A charming children's book, illustrated in color Norma Lyon...
Sydney: John Sands Pty. Ltd., 1950. Hardback. 9.5" x 7". 43pp. Illustrated paper covered boards, in the original dust jacket. Near fine condition; nice jacket with a small scrape on the spine. A charming children's illustrated book, with color pictures by Walter Cunningham.
London: University of London Press, 1949. First edition. 8.25" x 6.5". 80pp. Color illustrated paper covered boards, in dust wrapper. Ownership signature, very light soiling to boards, else very nice VG+ condition. The very uncommon jacket has pencil marks and several ugly tears, but is overall still a decent example.....
Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Co., 1913. Paperback. 8.5" x 5.25". 64pp. Illustrated paper wrappers. Light general rubbing, ownership signature on the first leaf and inside back cover, else VG+ condition. Each page is illustrated in shades of green with pastoral images designed by F. W. Raymond. Charmingly illustrated sentimental.....
New York: John Day Company, 1929. Fifth printing. Hardback. 7.5" x 5". 178 pp. Illustrated paper covered boards. Corners a little rubbed, spine quite dull. VG / VG+ condition. NOT near fine. A humorous novel satirizing the works of various writers. The author was a reviewer for Vanity Fair. With.....
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1902. Hardcover. 7.75" x 6". (50pp.) Red cloth, lettering stamped in white, blindstamped decoration and illustrated label on the front board. Verylight rubbing and fading to cloth, else bright, near fine condition. Later printing. Nineteen drawings by Howard Chandler Christy, including frontispiece. Floral decorations by Virginia Keep.....
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1902. Hardcover. 7.75" x 6". (50pp.) Green cloth, gilt lettering, blindstamped decoration and decorative pastedown on front board. Small gift inscription on the title page, corners a bit rubbed, else very bright, near fine condition. With nineteen drawings by Howard Chandler Christy, including frontispiece and many floral.....
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1909. 7.5" x 5". 81pp. Gray cloth hardback, in dut wrapper. Near fine condition; the jacket is chipped and somewhat used. An uncommon jacket in any condition. Another of Riley's homespun poems, adorned with decorations by Franklin Booth, and illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy...
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1931. First trade edition. Hardback. 8.5" x 4.75". 64pp. Rust red cloth with gilt lettering, in dust wrapper. Bookplate, else nice VG+ condition. The jacket has a faded spine and a bit of edge wear. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent.
Garden City, N.Y. Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1961. First edition. Hardcover. 8.25" x 5.5". 71pp. Yellow and gray cloth, in dust wrapper. Fine condition; the jacket has a tiny, tiny bit of edge wear, else fine condition. With illustrations by Robert Leydenfrost. One of two books of children's verse by.....
New York: Action Play Books, Inc., 1945. First edition. 7.75" x 6.5". 30pp. Color illustrated paper covered boards, in dust wrapper. Corners a tiny bit rubbed, ownership signature, one small faded spot on the rear board, else near fine condition. A nice copy. The jacket is chipped and heavily worn.....
(Berkeley, California): Goose Cove Press, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. 11" x 8.25". 77pp. Green cloth hardback with silver lettering. Fine condition. Limited edition, one of only 200 numbered copies. This nicely printed book features illustrations by Tom Lechner. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half title page...
New York: George Sully & Company, 1921. Hardcover. 7.25" x 5". 244pp., plus ads. Brown cloth hardback. Bookplate, mild edge wear and soiling, else near fine condition. One of the Girl Scouts Mountain series. With four black & white illustrations.
The Tithe House, Leigh - on - Sea: F. Lewis, Publishers, Limited, 1945. 11" x 7.5". 35pp. Green cloth with gilt lettering, in dust wrapper. Gift inscription, else fine condition. VG+ jacket, which has a small tear and the bottom of the spine. With twelve ilustrations from drawings by Lonsdale.....
Paris: La Colombe, (1945). First edition. 7.5" x 5". 145pp. Original color illustrated wrappers, in the original slipcase. Bright, near fine condition. Limited edition, one of only 800 copies printed. With charming full page color plates and numerous vignette illustrations by Huguette Becker. The author was a French poet and.....
New York City: The Bank Street Press, 1993. Paperback. 11" x 8.25". 109pp. Color illustrated paper wrappers. Mild soiling, else near fine condition. One of 150 copies, each signed by the author. This copy additionally inscribed by the author. This copy also appears to be signed by the illustrator Harry.....
London: W. H. Allen, 1972. 12.25" x 8.25". 55pp. Color illustrated paper covered boards, in dust wrapper. Neat gift inscription, else near fine condition. The jacket has a very light bit of edge wear. Later printing. Another in the 'This is...' series of beautifully illustrated children's books...
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1965. 12.25" x 8.25". 60pp. Color illustrated paper covered boards, in dust wrapper. Near fine condition. The jacket has a very light bit of edge wear and is price clipped. Later printing. Another in the 'This is...' series of beautifully illustrated children's books...
Chicago & New York: M. A. Donohue & Company, 1934. Hardcover. 12" x 9.75". 64pp. Color illustrated hardback, beige cloth spine, in dust wrapper. Near fine condition; the jacket has some edge wear and rubbing, and a few small holes at the spine. Illustrated by Walter Alois Weber, including many.....
Philadelphia & London: J. B. Lippincott Company and T. C. & E. C. Jack, No date. Hardback. 9" x 6.5". 568pp. Green cloth with color illustration laid on. Spine tip and corners are lightly bumped, general fading and soiling, else VG condition. With a preface by the Hon. Mrs. Maxwell.....
New York: Viking Press, 1979. First edition. Hardback. 9.5" x 6.5". 83pp. Blue cloth spine with brown cloth covered boards and gilt spine lettering. Light soiling to the last two leaves, else fine condition. This copy inscribed and signed by the author on the half-title page. Illustrated in black and.....
New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. 8" x 5". 90pp. Blue paper covered boards with a brown cloth spine, in dust wrapper. Near fine condition; near fine jacket with a small bit of darkening to the front and rear panels. This copy signed and inscribed by.....