Children, Juvenile, Teens, Young Adult, Youth from Books of the World

Tournai, Belgium: Casterman, 1973. Hardcover. Orange cloth over boards with gilt lettering. May 1984 printing. Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Unmarked. Spine straight, end lightly bumped. Jacket clean light wear at edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 420 pages. French Text. Illustrated. Heavy item: Extra charges for expedited or international shipping. Archives Hergé… Read more about this item

San Rafael, California: Insight Editions, November 2022. Netflix Edition / full number line. Sent to members of the entertainment industry to promote the movie for awards consideration. Pictorial hardcover in a thick linen covered slipcase with pictorial pastedown. As New book in a Near Fine slip case. Book is pristine inside and out. Slipcase shows very light shelf/handling wear. 224… Read more about this item

New York: Tor Classics, August 1995. Mass Market Paperback. First Thus / full number line. Near Fine. Tanned, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 180 pages. Jungle Book II tells of the further adventures of Mowgli, the boy raised by wolves in the jungle. Through his cunning and fearlessness, Mowgli earns… Read more about this item

New Delhi: Rupa & Co, 1999. Paperback. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 277 pages. With illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling and W. H. Drake.

Rare! Leeds, UK: Peepal Tree Press, 2000. Paperback. First Edition. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. 52 pages. A collection of short stories set mainly in Guyana which feature brave, ingenious, kindly, and sometimes mischievous animals and children.

London: Viking Children's Books, 1991. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Very Good. Unmarked. Small tear to rear endpaper. Spine straight and tight. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. 80 pages. An alternative book of nursery rhymes, with some traditional material from the Caribbean and also new poems by John Agard and Grace Nichols.

London: Vintage, 2001. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Text unmarked. Spine straight and tight with a light crease. Covers clean and bright with light reading wear. Not from a library. 704 pages. Captain Bluebear is a bear with blue fur, a creature as unique as the fantastic adventures he undergoes. Unlike cats, which have only nine lives, bluebears have twenty-seven. This is… Read more about this item

Toronto: Key Porter Books, September 1995. Paperback. Very Good. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Light dust stains to top edge. Publisher's sample label to cover. Not from a library. 90 pages. Color illustrations

New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1997. Hardcover. First American Edition (stated) / full number line. Includes one fold-out colored poster. Very Good book / no jacket as published. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Dust stains to top edge. Publisher's sample labels to cover. Not from a library. 30 pages. Color illustrations. 4to. Describes various parts… Read more about this item

Surrey, Great Britain: Dragon's World Children's Books, March 1995. Hardcover in pictorial covers. Near Fine book / no jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Covers clean and bright. Dust stains to top edge. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 81 pages. Illustrated

Oxford: Lion, October 1995. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Very Good book in a pictorial cover / no jacket as published. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Publisher's sample label to spine, otherwise covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 120 pages. Color illustrations. This new retelling of many well-loved… Read more about this item

New York: Simon & Schuster, November 1996. Hardcover. First American Edition (stated) / full number line. Very Good book in a pictorial cover / no jacket as published. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Publisher's sample label to spine, otherwise covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 30 pages. Color illustrations and a fold-out… Read more about this item

Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1994. Hardcover. First Edition Thus / full number line. Fine book in pictorial covers / no jacket. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 94 pages. Profusely illustrated glossy hardcover. Abridged version for younger readers. An orphan sent to live with her grandfather learns to love both the old man and the… Read more about this item

London: Orchard Books, September 1990. Hardcover. Signed Limited Edition. Quarter-bound in dark grey cloth with dove grey sides. Silver titles and top edge. Silver silk ribbon marker. Illustrated endpapers. Dove grey slipcase. Presentation copy of a Limited Edition of 250 copies. Flat-signed by illustrator Faith Jaques, the noted children's book author, illustrator, artist, and advocate. Fine book in a Near… Read more about this item

New York: Aladdin, March 1993. Large Trade Paperback. Fine. Covers rubbed, otherwise As New. Interior pristine. Not from a library. Not remainder mark. Not clipped. 112 pages. Reading level: 7-10 years. Marguerite Henry's classic lavishly illustrated reference work about horses and their origins.

London: National Portrait Gallery, July 1974. Printed at Barnardo School of Printing. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Fine. Small scuff to rear cover and spine slightly faded, otherwise As New. A photographic album with images of destitute children rescued by Dr. Barnardo based on exhibition staged at National Portrait Gallery, London July-November 1974. Essay "The Camera and Dr. Barnardo" by Valerie Lloyd. Introduction… Read more about this item

New York: Roaring Brook Press/Neal Porter, January 2014. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 128 pages. In this seventh installment of the Bad Kitty series, Kitty encounters what may be her most formidable foe yet: her creator! Kitty soon learns that feline manipulation works both ways-especially… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards with a full color pastedown of two knights fighting on the front cover and gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial endpapers. Nine color plates. Top edge dyed red. Very Good+ book with no jacket. Unmarked. Spine straight and sound. Front cover clean and bright. Reading wear to corners and spine… Read more about this item

New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1923. Hardcover. Blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering and titles. Unmarked. Spine straight and tight. Spine end frayed and torn. Wear to edges and corners. Not from a library. xxvii + 234 pages. front., illus., plates. Carefully crafted vintage book for children with stories accented with art and paintings. Contents: The… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards with full color pastedown to front cover and faded gilt lettering to spine. Ten color plates by N.C. Wyeth. Illustrated endpapers. Folded map. Fair condition / no jacket. Hinges cracked. Corners and spine ends frayed. Light soiling to exterior. Prior owner's name. Text unmarked. Not from a library. xiv… Read more about this item