Garden City , NY: Junior Deluxe Editions, 1956. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book shows some shelfwear. No jacket, decorative boards. Deckled page edges. Black and white line drawings throughout.. Hard Cover. Good -. Illus. by Powers, Richard M..
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982. 92pp. Original boards. Translated from the French by Katherine Woods. Hardcover Printing Linde (NN OO PP QQ RR). Pages are clean (unmarked) but yellowing with age. Binding is tight and secure. Boards have slight rubbing to extremiteis. Unclipped ($8.95) DJ is sunned/finger soiled with rubbing to extremities. Looks nice in added protective mylar covering. Nice reaiding copy. . 44th Printing of Hardcover. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mylared.
Scholastic Book Services, 1974. Original illustrated wraps. Stated 7th printing March 1974. Pages are clean (unmarked) but yellowed with age. Hinges are creased but still secure. Inner text block is tight and secure. Covers are heavily ink-rubbed.scuffed with heavy rubbing to extremities. Nice reading copy.. 7th Printing. Paperback. Fair/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: P.F. Volland Company, 1919. Original illustrated boards. A Volland "Nature Children Book". Illustrated by Maginel Wright Enright. Faint writing to half-title page (faded but cannot erase). Inner pages are clean (unmarked) but yellowed with age. Hinges are crease dand binding cracked but pages are still secure. Outer page edges are dirty/dust soiled. Spine is missing 1" to head, apper to spine is seperatingbut still attached. Covers are heavily scuffed/soiled/ink-rubbed, nicking to edges with very heavy rubbing (all extremities frayed). Reading copy. . Hard Cover. Poor/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1969. Original red boards. A Holt Reinforced Edition. Pages are clean (unmarked) but yellowing with age. Binding si tigth and secure. Boards have bumping to head/heel of spine, small puncture to front panel at spine, moderate rubbing to extremities. Unclipped illustrated DJ is moderately scuffed/ink-rubbed/sunned/yellowed with staining/finger soiling to panels with shelfwear (several long closed tears to edges, nicking to edges, moderate rubbing to extremities). Nice reading copy of this early printing.. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Good -/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mylared.
New York, NY: Crown, 1984. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book and jacket show some shelfwear. Jacket has been mylared for protection. Decorative endpages. Jacket is scuffed and worn with a new small tears. This is an oversized book and may require extra postage.. First Edition. Oversized Hardcover. Good +/Good. Illus. by Sendak, Maurice. Mylared.
New York, NY: Scholastic Books Service, 1968. 154pp. Original stiff illustrated wraps. Illustrations by Margaret Bradfield. Previous owners name on upper title-page. Inner pages are clean (unmarked) but yellowed with age. Hinges are creased but still secure. Inner text block is tight and sound (although feels a bit stiff). Covers are sunned/finegr soiled/ink-rubbed. Fairly heavy rubbing to extremities. Nice reading copy of this early printing. . . Third Printing. Paperback. Good -/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
1983. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book shows some shelfwear. Board book with a papertape binding is fraying at the head and foot. Some scuffing to the edges. Color illustrations throughout. Translated by Botho Kampfer.. Good +. Illus. by Sacher, Rainer. Board Book.
New York, NY: Doubleday, 1957. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book shows some shelfwear. No jacket, pictorial hardback. The boards are slightly faded and discolored. Black and white photos throughout. Slight odor. This is an oversized book and may require extra postage.. Later Printing. Oversized Hardcover. Good.
London: Collins, 1971. 64 numbered pages. Original light green illustrated paper covered boards. Pictures by Katherine Wigglesworth after Margaret Tempest. Pages are clean (no writing, underlining, or hightlighting) but a bit dull with age. Binding is tight and pages are still secure. Boards have slight bumping to head/heel of spine and lower corners, rubbing to extremities. Unclipped DJ is lightly sunned/slightly finger soiled with moderate rubbing to extremities, lower right front corner is frayed. Looks nice in protective mylar covering. Nice reading copy of this increasingly scarce title. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good -/Good -. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mylared.
New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, Inc., 2002. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book and jacket show some shelfwear. Front flap has been price-clipped. Inscribed to the previous owner on the front endpage. . First Edition, 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good +.
New York, NY: Frederick A. Stokes, 1916. 148pp. Original boards with gilt lettering. With Eight Illustrations in color and Eight in Black-and-White by Sidney T. Callowhill. Pages are clean (no writing, underlining, or highlighting) but yellowed with age. Binding has been reglue and is now secure. However, hinges are cracked and webbing is showing (front hinge has been repaired using archival tape). This is NOT a remainder or ex-library. Nice reaing copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Racine, WI: Golden Press, 1976. 20pp. Original illustrated boards. Stated First Golden Press Printing, 1976. Illustrations depict an Indian family, as Bannerman intended. Pages are clean (no writing, underlining, or highlighting) but yellowing with age. Binding is cracked (and text block is pulling away from boards) but pages are still secure. Boards are scuffed/slightly finger soiled. Shelfwear (head/heel of spine and corners are heavily rubbed through to boards/slight fraying). This is NOT a remainder or ex-library. NO previous owner markings. The classic story of Little Black Sambo, his blue trousers, red jacket, green umbrella and the tigers. Nice reading copy of this scarce edition. . First Thus, Collectible. Oversized Hardcover. Good -/No Jacket. Illus. by Bonnie and Bill Rutherford. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
New York, NY: B. Shackman & Co., Inc., 1992. 12pp. Original illustrated wraps. Pages are clean (no writing, underlining, or highlighting) but yelling with age. Sewn binding is tight and secure. Spine is moderately rubbed with a few small creases, a few very small nicks to edges, rubbing to extremities. No previous owner markings. Nice copy. . Later Printing, Collectible. Soft Cover. Good +/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Peta, Fern Bisel. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
New York: Dutton Childrens Books, 1998. 116. Original boards. Illustrated with photographs by Abelardo Morell with An Introduction by Leonard S. Marcus. 1st Printing (with complete number line). Pages are clean (unmarked) but yellowing with age. Hinges are creased but still very secure. Inner text block is tight and sound. Boards have denting to head/heel of spine, a few small bumps to edges, rubbing to corenrs. Unclipped DJ has bumping to head/heel of spine, small 1/4" tear to lower front right corners, moderate rubbing to extremities. Mylar covering to DJ has been added for protection. Nice reading copy. . First Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Mylared.
New York, NY: Pantheon Books, 1974. Original illustrated boards. Library Binding. 1st Printing (with complete number line). Translated from the French by Richard Howard. Pages are clean (no writing, underlining, or highlighting). Binding is tight with no cracks or breaks. Covers are moderately scuffed/finger soiled, spine sunned with a few stains/spotting. Shelfwear (slight deninting to head/heel of spine, rubbing to extremities). No previous owner markings. Nice reding copy. . First Edition, 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Philadelphia, PA: Macrae Smith Co, 1971. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book shows some shelfwear. Black and white illustrations throughout.. Library Edition. Hard Cover. Good +/No Jacket. Illus. by Cooke, Donald E..
New York, NY: Mayflower Books, 1979. 231pp. Facsimile reprint of the 1923 edition originally published by Macmillan, London. Original dark green cloth with silver lettering to spine. Yellow silk ribbon bookmark. By the Author of "John Halifax Gentleman". With 16 illustrations in color by Warwick Goble, one of the leading watercolorists of his day who works appear in many children's books, including The Water Babies. A collection of classic tales, some English, and some from Perrault, d'Aulnois, and Grimm. Pages are clean (no writing, underlining, or highlighting). Sewn binding is cracked but pages are secure. 1/4" split to upper front hinge, small puncture to rear hinge. Boards are lightly scuffed with minor rubbing to extremities. Unclipped pictorial DJ is sunned/finger soiled and has a 1.5" closed tear to upper front cover repaired by scotch tape. Shelfwear (moderate rubbing/slight chipping to head of spine, light nicking to heel of spine, a few scrapes to paper on rear panel near spine, corners heavily rubbed/beginning to fray). Nevertheless, ooks nice in protective mylkar covering. This is not a remainder or ex-library. No previous owner markings. Nice reading copy. . Facsimile Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/Good -. Illus. by Goble, Warwick. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mylared.
New York, NY: Inner Traditions, 1984. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book and jacket show some shelfwear. Jacket has been mylared for protection. There is a large tear on the top edge near the front flap. Front flap has been price-clipped. Color illustrations throughout. This is an oversized book and may require extra postage. Remnants of the previous owner's bookplate on the front endpage. English translations done in London.. First Edition Thus. Oversized Hardcover. Good/Good -. Illus. by Lesch, Christiane. Mylared.
Denmark: Gyldendal, 1982. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book shows some shelfwear. No jacket, pictorial hardback. In Danish and English. Color illustrations throughout. Cover is scuffed and lightly soiled. This is an oversized book and may require extra postage. . Third Edition. Oversized Hardcover. Good -/No Jacket. Illus. by Schmidt, Alfred.
