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Paris, France: Gauthier-Languereu, 1970. First Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Fujikawa, Gyo. IN FRENCH, this is a lovely collection of 100 short poems & verse adapted by Marcelle Vérité, illustrated on nearly every one of the book's 94 pages, + endpapers & both front & back cover, by Japanese-American artist, Gyo Fukjikawa. Orig. published in 1970 in English as "A Child's Book of Poems,'' this is the First Edition in French, also from 1970. Llarge hardcover quarto (8.25" x 12") is in Near Fine condition: completely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages white & unmarked, "This Book Belongs To" box in front blank & ready for your child's name! Clear protective thick mylar cover neatly taped inside both front & back covers. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House, 1967. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fair. Kane, Harry. Book #7 in the popular YA series, "Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators." A FIRST EDITION from 1967, but later printing (lists to "Coughing Dragon" on back cover), with cover art & internal illustrations by Harry Kane. Hardcover book has decorative paper over boards; no DJ as issued (never had one). Condition is downgraded to only Fair: heavy rubbing to extremities, down to underlying cardboard at corners. Soil to fore edge. Both front & rear hinges were cracked & reglued; text block secure. On the good side, the interior is very clean. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next day.

New York, New York: Grolier Society, Inc., 1967. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good+. Tenniel, John. An adaptation of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" for younger readers, brought to life with 20 coloured enlargements from John Tenniel's original illustrations. In 64 pages, this is a First Edition, First Printing from 1967. Softcover book has teal paper wrappers with an illustration of Alice holding her pig to front/black lettering to spine. Condition is VG+: very clean, binding strong & straight, NO writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. Only flaws are shallow creasing to both covers & modest rubbing to extremities! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1979. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Contains over 30 patterns for cross-stitch & other needlepoint projects based on the characters from "Alice in Wonderland.'' Complete instructions for stitches, working on cloth or canvas, & patterns with suggested colors. Projects for both beginners & experts! A FIRST EDITION, First Printing (stated, with full number line), this oblong hardcover has beige linen 1/8-wrapped spine & blue paper-covered boards. Condition is Near Fine: only flaw is former owner's address label, partly removed, inside front cover. Else, completely clean, binding tight. Unclipped DJ is VG+,with very slight edgewear, & 2 small tape-repaired small tears. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays… Read More

London, England: Bracken Books/Bestseller Publications Ltd., 1987. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Tenniel, Sir John. Lovely edition "adapted for little folks from the original story by Lewis Carroll,'' with the original illustrations of Sir John Tenniel reproduced & presented in full color! In 59 pages, beautifully illustrated on every one & fully decorative endpapers! Contains abridged versions of both "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" & "Through the Looking-Glass.'' A First Edition, First Printing in this format from 1987, this hardcover book has glossy paper over boards with decoration that matches the accompanying original DJ. Both are in Near Fine condition, just lacking that Brand New crispness! Only flaw is extremely slight edgewear to book, mainly bumped/rubbed corners. Otherwise, completely clean, binding tight & square, colors bright, pages white. DJ nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the exact… Read More

New York, New York: Orchard Books/Scholastic Inc., 2003. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine. Sebold, J. Otto. From the brilliant mind who illustrated "Olive, the Other Reindeer" comes this delightfully strange new vision of Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland,'' full of pieces that pop-up or pull-out in every direction! Unpaginated, it contains 14 pages (including front & rear endpapers), all with pop-ups that are fully functional--some have never been fully opened.A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from Sept. 2003, this squarish hardcover (9" x 10") has brightly decorated paper-covered boards. Condition is Near Fine: only flaw is a 1/4" vertical tear coming in from the mid fore edge side of one page, with a little scraping above, same edge, from where this page got a little stuck to the next one. Else, as new! Completely clean & bright & unmarked! No DJ, as issued. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never… Read More

New York, New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1912. First Thus . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Tenniel, John. Lovely vintage single volume that contains both "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" & "Through the Looking-Glass,''with the 42 original pen-and-ink illustrations by John Tenniel throughout the 132 pages of text, including a gorgeous full-color frontispiece. No date, but old gift inscription dated "Christmas 1912" places it right around the turn of the 20th century. A small quarto (8.5" x 10.5"), this hardcover book has tan cloth-covered boards decorated in red, black & white to front cover with black script to spine. Condition is Good, with significant rubbing to extremities, heaviest at all corners & both ends of spine with cloth fraying. Light surface soiling & smudges to random pages. In "Alice" only, there is evidence that the former owner had colored some of the illustrations, then erased, with some shadow remaining on a… Read More

Bath, UK: Parragon, 2010. First Thus . Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. Gulliver, Amanda. Delightful version of Lewis Carroll's classic, with whimsical new illustrations by Amanda Gulliver. FIRST printing of this British edition (First, Thus), this hardcover has glossy decorative boards that match the DJ illustration. Book is As New, unclipped DJ is Near Fine, with just a bit of rubbing & edgewear.Completely clean, nice white pages, bright colors, NO writing, underlining, or highlighting; NOT ex-lib. Nicely protected in new mylar collector bag FREE! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Barnes & Noble Books, 2010. First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine. Tenniel, Sir John. Stunning folio for all lovers of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" reproduces the original Tenniel illustrations in 12 huge (12.5" x 15.5") full-color prints to frame, each accompanied by one in black & white for you or your child to color--24 in all! First published by Abradale/Abrams, this is the first edition from Barnes & Noble (First thus) from 2010. Unpaginated. With blue decorative wrappers, condition is Near Fine: just a tad of rubbing to extremities & slight upward bend (no creasing!) to front cover keep it from being Brand New! Completely clean, pages white, colors bright, looks never opened! Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. . SORRY: NO… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1989. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Tenniel, John. Lewis Carroll's two classic Alice tales in one volume, with the wonderful original illustrations by Sir John Tenniel throughout the text + 4 full-page, full-color watercolor plates. 307 pages. This Grosset & Dunlap edition was first published in 1946; this is the 1989 printing. Hardcover large 8vo has glossy decorative cloth-covered boards stamped with bright gilt lettering to front & spine. Condition is Near Fine: nearly Brand New save for some light bumping to lower corners & heel of spine. Else, completely clean, binding tight & square, pages white & completely unmarked. No DJ as issued by publisher, but original clear glassine cover is intact, with some tiny tears at seams & 1 long split along spine. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually… Read More

New York, New York: Gallery Books/W. H. Smith, 1986. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Disney, Walt. Walt Disney's animated version of Lewis Carroll's classic, originally issued to correspond to the Disney movie in 1951. This edition from Gallery Books is from 1986, and is a FIRST EDITION, First Printing in this format. Hardcover with glossy, decorative boards in 96 pages, NO DJ as issued by publisher. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, colors vivid, pages whit & unmarked, binding secure, virtually NO edgewear! Corners crisp. Only flaw is some light spots to back cover, midway, close to spine. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Sao Paulo, Brazil: Ciranda Cultural, 2010. First Edition, 3rd Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine. Basic, Zdenko. Lewis Carroll's original tale of Alice in Wonderland adapted by Harriet Castor & translated into Portuguese, with lovely illustrations & pop-up designs by Zdenko Basic. Unpaginated. Orig. published in 2010, this is the Third Impression from 2011, identical in all aspects. Oversized hardcover(NOT paperback!) has brightly colored & decorated paper over boards. NO DJ, as issued (never had one). Condition is Near Fine: just lacks that Brand New crispness! Completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white & unmarked, colors bright. All pop-ups & pull-outs & movable parts work! Some just have a little edgewear or tiny tears. Slightly bumped corners is only other flaw. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (PST) ship same day;… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: The Macmillan Company, 1947. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Good. De Angeli, Marguerite. Collection of stories about Alice, a 10-year-old girl who lives in Damariscotta, Maine, drawing on the author's own experiences spent as a child in this part of New England. Illustrated throughout with 7 full-page pen-and-ink illustrations (+ other smaller ones) by Marguerite de Angeli.In 181 pages, designed for YA readers ages 8-12. A true FIRST EDITION, first printing from Oct. 1937, this hardcover 8vo (6.75" x 9") has light green cloth-covered boards with a stamped blue image & lettering to front & spine. Condition is VG+: very clean & bright, binding straight & strong, pages creamy white with modest tanning to edges. Former owner's name stamped to title page, else unmarked. Very mild rubbing to extremities, slightly bumped corners, hint of mustiness.The bottom-clipped DJ (not bce) is only Good, with many chips & short… Read More

Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms, Inc., 1964. First Thus . Slipcased. Fine. A facsimile of the original 1864 manuscript, which was illustrated by Carroll himself, predating what would be later published as "Alice in Wonderland." Brief introduction describes the history of "the Alice manuscript" & how the writer, Luther H. Evans of Columbia University, formerly the Librarian of Congress, assisted in getting the original back to the British Museum. This handsome slipcased edition was produced by University Microfilms/Xerox, in 1964; this is a First Edition, first printing (First, thus), in 91 pages with Carroll's drawings throughout. Blue textured cloth-covered boards have a green leaf motif to front center, lettering to spine.Condition is Fine (our highest grade): just about as flawless as when first issued! Completely clean, binding tight, hinges secure, vellum-like pages creamy white. NO writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. The slipcase that houses the… Read More

Garden City, New York, U.S.A.: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc., 1930. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Jackson, A. E.; Federer, C. A.. The timeless classic brought to new life with the illustrations of A. E. Jackson (who did the decorative endpapers, frontispiece, & 7 interior full-page, full-color plates) & C. A. Federer (though attributed only on the spine, he has signed the front pastedown & is thought to have done the internal pen-and-ink drawings scattered throughout the text). All of the plates are virtually flawless: color vivid, margins white & no foxing or wear. Though undated, this edition is c. 1930, one of a series of classic children's stories reissued with new illustrations by Garden City Publishing. In 216 pages, the hardcover 8vo has bright orange cloth-covered boards with brilliantly colorful front paper pastedown & darker blue stamped lettering & design to spine. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally bright & clean with the occasional… Read More

Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman/Western Publishing Company, Inc., 1955. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good. Paflin, Roberta. Both Alice stories in one! This is one in a series (#1616) of classic titles for children & young adult (YA) readers issued by Whitman in the 1950s-1960s (this one from 1955), with new illustrations for this edition by Roberta Paflin throughout the 284 pages. With colorfully decorated paper over boards, condition of this hardcover VG: very clean & bright, binding straight & strong, hinges secure, pages creamy white with age-appropriate heavier tanning around all edges. Old gift inscription dated 1969 opposite title page, else unmarked. Minor rubbing to extremities, heavier at both ends of spine & corners. No DJ as issued (never had one).Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship… Read More

New York, New York: Random House, 1946. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Tenniel, John; Kredel, Fritz. Lovely two-volume set of the Alice tales from 1946 (First, thus), with the lovely original drawings of Sir John Tenniel hand-colored by German illustrator Fritz Kredel for a soft watercolor effect. Orig. housed in a slipcase (which is NOT present), both books are in Near Fine condition. They have decorative paper-covered boards over cloth wrapped spines, one red, the other teal blue. Both are extremely clean & bright, though "Alice's Adventures" has some light spotting to front cover. Bindings secure & straight, pages creamy white with a hint of tanning around edges, but completely unmarked. Extremely mild rubbing to extremities & corner bumping. No DJs, as issued, & slipcase is missing. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually own! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Philomel Books, 1989. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Weevers, Peter. Beautiful edition of Lewis Carroll's class tale, in 127 pages, illustrated throughout with the lovely watercolors of Peter Weevers. A First Impression (edition, First Thus) of this edition from 1989, this hardcover book has blue cloth-covered boards & gilt lettering to the spine. The exterior shows some spots, stains,& scrapes of unknown origin--just cosmetic flaws. The binding is strong & straight & the book's interior is Flawless: completely clean, pages white & unmarked. NO DJ (missing). Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" image of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm Weekdays (PST) ship that same day; weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Children's Classics, 1985. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. Hudson, Gwynedd M.. Twelve gorgeous full-color, full-page plates by Gwynedd M. Hudson (1909-1935), along with her duotone smaller illustrations throughout the text (all originally created in 1922), grace this beautiful new 1985 edition of Carroll's classic tale (a First Printing thereof), in 180 pages. (First, thus). With red-brown cloth over boards & gilt lettering to spine, this hardcover book is in vG+ condition: very clean & bright, binding straight & strong, hinges secure, pages white; light foxing to endpapers & outside page edges only. Old gift inscription on ffep, else unmarked. The unclipped DJ is Near Fine, with just a tad of edgewear; beautifully protected in new mylar cover Free for years of reading pleasure! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays… Read More

New York, New York: Harcourt Brace & World, Inc., 1964. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/Good. Ardizzone, Edward. Charming children's story set in Brooklyn, NY, where a shy 10-year-old girl & her family live in "the Alley,'' a beautiful little oasis in the heart of the city. In 283 pages, with pen-and-ink illustrations throughout. A FIRST EDITION, slightly later printing (1965), this hardcover 8vo had yellow cloth-covered boards with green stamped image to front/lettering to spine. It is an EX-LIB copy, with removed card pocket but usual stamps & markings in front matter & top outside page edges. Condition is Fair: heavy rubbing to both top & bottom edges from shelf, soil from previous readers, slight rightward lean. the unclipped DJ is Good+, with some small chips & short tears, call sticker to lower spine; nicely protected still under library mylar. A Newberry Honor winner for its story & Winner of the 1944 Caldecott Medal for its… Read More