Children's Books / Young Adult Literature from About Books

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1960. Very Good condition in a bright and shiny Very Good dust jacket. PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. NOT price clipped ($2.95). The jacket is protected by a removable Gaylord clear-plastic sleeve. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. "A biography of… Read more about this item

New York: Philomel Books, 2013. SIGNED by the AUTHOR with a black sharpie directly on the title page (his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). Near Fine condition in a bright and shiny Good dust jacket. NO chips, tears or fading but the jacket is rated only Good because of scuffing to its rear panel. NO owner's name or bookplate.… Read more about this item

Chappaqua, New York: Rossel Books, 1981. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the front free endpaper. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Very Good dust jacket. NO chips or fading. NOT price clipped ($9.95). NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Beautifully llustrated with paintings, many in full color, by Vincent Tartaro. Written for children, with nothing… Read more about this item

Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co, 1930. PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. Very Good condition in a bright, shiny, and entirely unfaded Very Good dust jacket. The jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. The jacket is rubbed with small edge chips. NO fading. PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. Hinges are PERFECT. Small spots of glue residue from 4 small pieces… Read more about this item

Los Angeles & New York: Hyperion, 2014. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the title page. SIGNED copies are SCARCE. NEW in a NEW dust jacket. PERFECT condition. NO chips, tears, creases, rubbing or fading. NOT price clipped ($17.99). Sharp corners. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NO owner's name or… Read more about this item

New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 1999. Fine condition in a Fine dust jacket. NO chips, tears, creases or fading. NOT price clipped ($14.99). NOTE: Jackets priced $17.99 came later. The jacket is protected by a removable Gaylord clear-plastic sleeve. Square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library… Read more about this item

2017. NEW and unread in near PERFECT condition with only a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear to the cover (like you sometimes find in any new book store). NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Bright and shiny. Flat, uncreased spine. Sharp corners. Square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a… Read more about this item

New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2006. SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the title page (her signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). Very Good+ conditionin a bright and shiny Very Good+ dust jacket. NO chips, tears or creases. NOT price clipped ($16.95). The jacket is protected by a clear-plastic sleeve. Sharp corners. Previous owner's name marked… Read more about this item

Twin Guardian Publishing, 2012. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR with a purple sharpie directly on the title page. SIGNED copies are SCARCE. NEW and unread in near PERFECT condition with only a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear to the cover (like you sometimes find in any new book store). NO chips, tears, creases or fading.… Read more about this item

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1962. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the front free endpaper. Below his signature, he has added a cute drawing of a rabbit peeking out of a top hat. SIGNED copies are SCARCE. Near Fine condition in a beautiful bright, shiny Fine dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($14.95). … Read more about this item

Walpole, New Hampshire: Isaiah Thomas & Co, 1811. Good condition only. Pages are age toned and heavily foxed. PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. James G. Watts, printer. Front matter by William Rogers, D. D. is dated January 1, 1791. The spine is brown leather (calf?) gilt-stamped with rules and title over a black leather spine label. Boards are… Read more about this item

Meadville, PA: Fulton Books, 2019. New and unread. Published at $26.95. Bright and shiny. NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Square and tight. Hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are bright white, fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Faily tale based on the author's daughter's desire to be a princess.… Read more about this item

Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company, 2006. NEW in a NEW dust jacket. Near PERFECT condition. The dust jacket shows just a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear (like you sometimes find in any new book store). NO fading, creases, chips, or tears. Sharp corners. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NOT a remainder. … Read more about this item

New York: Harper, 2017. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR with a purple sharpie directly on the title page. For ages 8 - 12. SIGNED copies are SCARCE. Near Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket (only a tiny bit of very light shelfwear). NO chips, tears or fading. NOT price… Read more about this item

San Francisco, California: Ringtail Learning, 2011. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR as "Mister Lemur" directly on the front free endpaper. On the same page the author has penned a cartoon sketch of a cute little bird (perched on the tail of a raccoon) with a bubble of the bird addressing a child: "How many adventures aboard your train… Read more about this item

New York: Pearson Custom Publishing, 2009. New and unread. Flat, uncreased spine. Sharp corners. The cover has just a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear (like you sometimes find in any new book store). NO chips, tears, or fading. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder.… Read more about this item

New York: Walker and Company, 1987. SCARCE Reinf. issue (see below). SIGNED by the AUTHOR (her signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). "Autographed Copy" sticker on the jacket's front panel. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Fine dust jacket. NO chips, tears, creases or fading. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder.… Read more about this item

New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc, 1996. NOT a library discard. Near Fine condition. Bright and shiny. NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Sharp corners. Clean, square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Contains 166… Read more about this item

New York: The Heritage Illustrated Bookshelf [The Heritage Press], 1948. 3 volumes complete: Andersen's Fairy Tales (xx, 297pp) / Andersen's Shorter Tales (xvi, 445pp). / Andersen's Longer Stories (xii, 430pp. + 52 pages of appendices). "Translated from the Danish by Jean Hersholt and Illustrated in Color by Fritz Kredel." Very Good+ condition. PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. … Read more about this item

New York: Cupples & Leon Company, 1942. VERY RARE title in this girl's book series. Near Fine condition in a Near Very Good full color pictorial dust jacket. SEE PHOTOS. The jacket has moderate edge wear and small chips at the spine ends. It is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. Clean, square and tight.… Read more about this item