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New York: Little Simon. Fine. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0689808658 . Square 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 12 pages; 1996 Little Simon. Square format HC in green quarter cloth backed spine and glossy color pictorial paper covered boards. 1st edition, 1st printing with complete 1-10 printing line on copyright. Bright, snug and fresh with mechanicals and pop-ups in perfect working condition. About as new. Fine .

Chicago: Rand McNally & Company. New. 1978. First Edition; First Printing. Other. 052882239x . 4to 11" - 13" tall; 5 pages; 1978 Rand McNally. Still sealed in publisher's shrinkwrap. The 1st printing/issue of Tudor's very scarce 24 window Advent Calendar which went throught 3 separate Rand McNally printings. The 1st printing was in 1978 with the title card bearing a price of $2.50, as present in this example. Printed on 5 glossy cardstock panels with an interior printed surface backed with plain paper. When fully opened it measures 11 inches tall by 25 1/2 inches across. There are 24 Advent windows which can be opened to show illustrations within. They are to be opened daily starting on the 1st of December and extending until Christmas Eve. 1978 shrinkwrap has contracted a little. These Rand McNally issued calendars are very scarce, with the 1st printing issue especially rare. .

Chicago: Rand McNally & Company. Very Good. 1978. First Edition; First Printing. Other. 052882239x . 4to 11" - 13" tall; 5 pages; The 1st printing/issue of Tudor's very scarce 24 window Advent Calendar which went throught 3 separate Rand McNally printings. The 1st printing was in 1978 with the title card bearing a price of $2.50, as present in this example. Printed on 5 glossy cardstock panels with an interior printed surface backed with plain paper. When fully opened it measures 11 inches tall by 25 1/2 inches across. There are 24 Advent windows which can be opened to show illustrations within. They are to be opened daily starting on the 1st of December and extending until Christmas Eve. This is an excellent example with no evident wear to any of the movable window panels. The interior illustrated panel is in excellent condition. The printed Title card with $2.50 price has a mild bump to one top corner. The original mailing envelope is bright and clean. There is no… Read More

Collegium Records. Near Fine. 1993. Audio CD. 5.5 X 4.9 X 0.4 inches; New copy, still sealed in publisher's shrinkwrap, but with a crack to the jewel case. .

Wyomissing: FIRENZE. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 0971123608 . Color Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 60 pages; [SIGNED] 2001 FIRENZE Press. Oversize HC/DJ 1st edition, 1st printing. Signed by illustrator and caliigtapher on the title page. Bright, tight and fresh in crisp edged color pictorial dust jacket. Just a whisper of shelf evidence to jacket edges. Period clipped newspaper review and interview laid in at front. Feels and appears about as new. NF/NF; Signed by Author & Illustrator .

Hammondsworth: Penguin Books. Fine. 1965. Eleventh Printing. Paperback. Puffin Picture Book # 103; Color Press-out figures and backgrounds; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 12 pages; Puffin Picture Book # 103. 11th printing. Larger oblong format paperback in burgundy cloth backed spine and still color pictorial covers. 6 stiff paper coated cardstock pages with color pop-out figures and backgrounds. All unhandled and as new. Includes a thin, narrow paperback adapted Story of the Life of Jesus from the Gospel of Luke at front. Cover and pop-outs immaculate. A stunning and superb example of a book designed for handling and assembly. Entirely as new. Fine .

New York: McLoughlin Brothers. Very Good. 1906. Hardcover. Chromolitho Frontis and B&w plates; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 144 pages; Circa [1906] McLoughlin Brothers. Larger octavo HC soundly bound in original green cloth with decorative pictorial design in red, black, yellow and white to cover and title design in black to spine. Titled at spine and cover as "A Christmas Carol." Chromolithograph frontis from A Christmas Carol suggests a printing date of 1900 -1909. Around 1909-1910 we have observed that the McLoghlin titles replaced the chromolitho printed color plate with a color litho plate. Plain white endpapers with mild foxing; mild foxing to page block edges. Light flecking / mottling to cloth boards and a small spot of spill soiling to the bottom front corner. Chromo frontis and b&w figures from woodcuts. Light shelf rubbing to cloth at tips and ends. Solid and still attractive early copy. VG .

New York: McLoughlin Brothers. Very Good. 1906. Hardcover. Chromolitho Frontis and B&w plates; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 144 pages; Circa [1906] McLoughlin Brothers. Larger octavo HC soundly bound in original green cloth with decorative pictorial design red, black, blue and white to cover and title design in black to spine. Titled at spine and cover as "A Christmas Carol." Chromolithograph frontis from A Christmas Carol suggests a printing date of 1900 -1909. Around 1909-1910 we have observed that the McLoghlin titles replaced the chromolitho printed color plate with a color litho platePeriod floral patterned endpapers with usual expected toning and brittleness always seen on the poor paper used witt light offset toning to the adjacent leaf at front and rear. Mild rubbing to the white title lettering on the cover; just light shelf rubbing to cloth at tips and ends. A mild surface scar to the chromo frontis. Contents clean and neat. VG .

Philadelphia: Westminster Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 0664325866 . Color Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 56 pages; HC/DJ. 1st edition. Very tightly bound and fresh in crisp edged and uniformly bright color pictorial dust jacket. Feels and appears unread. Just superficial shelf evidence to jacket edges. With the author's color illustrations, inspired by PA German Folk Art traditions, throughout the text. Handsome fresh copy and uncommon thus. NF/VG++ .

New York: Atheneum. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1984. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0689307977 . Color Illustrations; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 38 pages; 1984 Atheneum. Oversize oblong format HC/DJ. 2nd printing. Tightly bound unread copy in crisp edged and uniformly bright pictorial dust jacket with publisher's $10.95 issue price intact to unclipped front flap. Illustrated throughout in color by the author. Stellar copy. F/F .

Princeton: Princeton University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0691029806 . Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 296 pages; 1995 Princeton University Press HC/DJ. 1st printing. Tightly bound and fresh in crisp edged and uniformly bright pictorial dust jacket. Contents crisp and fresh; no marks. Trace dust top edge. Feels and appears unread. NF/NF .

London: Pollock's Toy Theatres and Toy Musuem. Near Fine. 1965. Paperback. Color cut-out images; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 8 pages; Circa [1965] Pollock's Toy Theatres and Toy Musuem. Oblong format paperback [8] pp in pictorial covers with saddle stapled binding. Color pictorial images are on heavy card stock including the covers. Other pages include instructions for assembling the Christmas manger diorama and a page with two flowers to color. From art work by highly regarded illustrator, Alain Le Foll. Perhaps a whisper of toning buy by and large about as new. Quite scarce. NF .

New York: Four Winds Press. Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 1976. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. 0027299007 . Color Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; [SIGNED] 1976 HC in original color illustrated boards. 4th printing. Inscribed and signed by both Harry & Wende Devlin on the title page. Soundly bound; issued without dust jacket. Just trace shelf evidence to boards at tips and a few superficial imperfections to surfaces. VG+; Signed by All Authors .

San Francisco: Pomegranate. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0764906887 . Very Little Reading; Color collage; Square 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 64 pages; [SIGNED] 1998 Pomegranate. Square format HC/DJ. Signed by Kite on the front flyleaf. Snugly bound and fresh in crisp edged color pictorial dut jacket. Features the irreverent collages of Kite with a Santa/Christmas theme. Just trace handling evidence. NF/NF; Signed by Author .

London & New York: Frances Lincoln Children's Books. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 2008. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. 1845078616 . 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 14 pages; 2008 Frances Lincoln. Pop-up mechanical book bright and exceptionally neat in color pictorial boards with silk ribbon tie at front. Mechanicals and pop-ups in perfect condition. Adapted from a 1924 work by G R Woodward. About as new. NF to F .

London: Faber & Faber : Liberty of London. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 2017. Hardcover. 0571338720 . Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 288 pages; HC very tightly bound in bright and beautiful floral print cloth with paper title label to cover and in gilt to spine. Unread copy feels and appears entirely as new. Publisher's silk bookmark sewn in. Fine .

Faber & Faber. New in New dust jacket. 2018. Hardcover. 0571338720 . Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 288 pages; New in publisher's shrinkwrap .

Polygram Records. New. 1996. Audio CD. 5.5 X 4.8 X 0.4 inches; New copy sealed in publisher's shrinkwrap .

London: Fisher, Son & Co. Very Good. 1847. First Edition. Hard cover. Hand colored engravings; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 222 pages; [1847] Fisher & Son, London. 16mo. HC in original blind stamped green cloth with titles in gilt to spine. 4 engraved illustrations by Cruikshank are tastefully hand colored. Square snug binding with all original end pages intact. No marks. Corners a little bumped with mild rub through to one corner and light rub to cloth at spine ends. 3rd of 4 plates missing a small chip at lower corner not affecting image. A handful of scattered pages with toning consistent with floral pressings. No publisher's ads at rear and no tissue guards to plates. Solid and neat. VG- to VG Probably a somewhat later print; .

Boston: William V. Spencer. Good+. 1866. First Edition. Hardcover. Woodcuts; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 124 pages; 1866 William V. Spencer. HC 1st edition. 12mo smaller format in original red cloth with ruling in blind to boards and titles in gilt to cover and spine. Soundly bound; gift inscription dated 1868 penned to front pastedown. Moderate silverfish scaling to cloth boards; light fray to cloth at spine ends. Illustrated with several woodcuts. A few mild instances of soiling here and there in the text. Scarce with only 11 copies located in university collectons. G+ .