Upright Hilda by Hutter, Donald - 1/1/1968

New York: R. Worthington, 1881. I have only been able to locate three other copies of this book in this country, one in the University of Louisville Library, one in the Florida State Library, and one in my own library that I am offering in a separate listing. However, there might be some copies in private hands. "Sunday Chatterbox" is an oversized children's book, measuring 7 5/8 by 10 inches. The book is unpaginated. It is in Good+ condition. The stories, poems, and songs for children are both secular and religious (bible stories). So why is this collectable? Not only due to its rarity, but because of the 90 gorgeous pen-and-ink drawings found throughout. (I suspect that other copies no longer exist because they've been cut up and their illustrations sold as individual prints.) These are also both secular (centering on children) or religious (illustrating bible stories). All are suitable for framing. (Interested buyers should email me and I will send them sample illustrations… Read More

Toronto: Mcclelland & Stewart, 1963 This Is A Very Nice Copy Inscribed And Dated Nov 6, 1970 By Pierre Berton. I Believe It To Be From The 1963 Edition. It Has Clean Green Boards With Just A Little Rubbing To The Extremities. There Is A Darker Green Vignette On The Front Board And The Spine Titling Is In Orange And Dark Green. It Is A Mcclelland & Stewart 8Vo Stating Copyright, Canada, 1961 And Is Illustrated By William Winter With147-156 Pages. The Seven Titles By Pierre Berton Listed On The Copyright Page Were All Published By 1961 Or Earlier. All That Remains Of The Dust Jacket Is The Back Panel, Showing Pierre And Janet Berton And Six Children On A Boat. The Sixth, An Infant, I Suspect Is Peggy Ann, Who Was Born In 1963 And Presumably Did Not Exist In 1961, When Og, Describing The Five Eldest Berton Children, Was Written.

London, Paris, Philadelphia: Raphael Tuck & Sons & David McKay Co.. Very Good+. 1914. Hardcover. Clean blue cloth with gilt titles on spine & front cover. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact. Profusely illustrated with b/w drawings. 12 color plates one for each fairy tale. Pictorial frontispiece.140pp + 4 pages of ads. According to 'Baumgarten Children's Illustrated Books" this book was published in 1914. Children, ; Color Plates, b/w drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 144 pages .

1959 Edition of the 16 Volume Children's Golden Book Encyclopedia Set. Each volume is bound in the publisher's illustrated boards in excellent condition. All bindings are tight with little if any signs of wear, cocking or leaning of the boards. This children's illustrated encyclopedia set was placed in a young girl's bookcase in 1959 where it sat until July of 2020. There are no bookplates or other condition issues on the set's 1,536 pages. There is evidence of fading on all shelf-side book ends where the set was exposed to light, as shown in the photos. With that exception, each of the 16 volumes is in Fine condition with little or no evidence of wear.

Frederick Warne & Co. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Edgar Northfield. Rare Undated Limited Edition 546/950, printed in Great Britain by w & j Mackay & co LTD., Chatham.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939. Pictorial boards binding square and tight, fading along bottom edge, Illustrated endpapers, interior clean and bright - no writing tears or marks. Two pages of basic drawing figures on stiffer stock of paper in back of book intact. These pages were made to be removed and used for drawing, so they are often gone from the book. Rare dustjacket has closed tears and shelfwear along edges, but overall in nice condition. Protected in mylar jacket. Front endpapers is a steeplechasing scene. Back endpapers show a polo match. Unpaginated. Clear and concise drawing instructions geared to make the aspiring artist comfortable with plungeing forward and putting pencil to paper. Lots of sketches and full drawings with explanations. Shows lots horses and dogs, but also still life, people, and skiing, boxing, tennis, and football. A delightful book to look through, and instructive too.. Illus. by Brown, Paul. 4to - Oblong. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

London, Eng: Darton and Harvey, 1806. Hardcover. Good +. iv, [4], 424 p.: folded engraved frontispiece map, 3 folded leaves of engravings; 18 cm. Full calf with six spine compartments between gilt rules. Front fixed endpaper bears former owner's name: E.J. Deane. At head of title page is inscription: G.A. Finch 1807. In Good+ Condition: one vertical crack down spine; front board detached but present; back joint starting, but stitching is solid; small amount of leather lacking at ends of spine; frontispiece map and one other engraving each have a small repair; otherwise plates are clean and solid; text is clean and bright. A scarce copy of this fictional "tour" of Asia Minor and the Greek islands, based by the author on actual travel accounts of the area.

Johnson, Crockett. A Picture For Harold's Room, A Purple Crayon Adventure. Harper Crest Library binding. First Edition, Harper and Brothers 1960. Used. Good Plus Condition/ No Dust Jacket. Rare/scarce. A nice find!

New York: Mcgraw Hill. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1956. Hardcover. 0070649081 . Text is clean. Red cloth shows light wear. Dust jacket shows minor rubbing at spine ends and corners. Early printing, but not a first. DJ price is 2.95. Inscribed by author to previous owner on third front free endpaper. ; Caldecott Honor Title; Color Illustrations; 32 pages; Signed by Author .

E Plon-Nourrit, 1883. Hardcover. In fair condition with loose binding.. M B de Monvel.