Search Results: Childrens Books from Great Expectations Rare Books

Chicago: Whitman Publishing Co., 1924. Hardcover, brown cloth with color pictorial pastedown depicting small brownie on a galloping horse in wooded glen. 203pp. Plus four pages of publishers ads appended at rear. Illustrated 15 full color plates by Alice Carsey, plus numerous black and white drawings. Early 20th century edition of this classic children's fairy tale, with old gift inscription on front blank pre-lim dated 1924. Endpapers decorated with butterflies in subdued pinkisk red pastels. An uncommon edition in good+ or better condition. Mull exposed between frontis-piece and color titlepage, hinges slightly shaken, mild stain to upper inch and a half of spine cloth, and mild edge wear.. Else a very collectable copy with hinges intact and strong, all pages firmly attached, all plates present, and no writing or marking internally but for inscription noted above. Near very good.. Early Printing. Pictorial Paper Pastedown. Near Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1954. Book. Near Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, pale brick red cloth in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 207 pages. Illustrated with drawings by Paul Brown. First edition, first printing with same date on title and copyright page, no additional printings listed. "FROM Paul Revere's ride in 1775 to the comeback of a down-and-out jockey on Derby Day in 1951, Louis Wolfe recalls many exciting stories of the part men on horseback have played in the American past." [NYT book review, July 4, 1954]. No previous ownership marks. Book is square, tight and internally unmarked with moderate foxing to untrimmed fore-edge, top edge, and mild fading to cloth. Dust-jacket worn with considerable edge-wear and moderate age soiling and toning. A very scarce title in acceptable condition, with dust-jacket. Near very good in poor dust-jacket. .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1991. Hardcover in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 64pp., Illustrated by Arthur Geisert. First edition, first printing. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, fresh copy, unmarked and unread. Dust-jacket shows mild soiling. A very fine copy in a very good+ dust-jacket.. First Edition. Cloth Spine Over Boards. Very Fine/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf Inc., 2010. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover bound in colorful blue library binding with orange spine and black and white fanciful drawing on front cover. 88 pages. Illustrated with vignette and full page drawings by Domenico Gnoli. First edition thus, first printing with full number line. Re-issue of the title first published in 1965. No previous ownership marks. Mild toning to page margins as per usual with this edition, else a clean, tight and unmarked copy. Near fine. .

New York: Rosen Publishing Group, 2005. Large format paperback, perfect bound. 48 pages. Glossary, Index. Illustrated by Chris Odgers in full color. First edition, first printing. No previous ownership marks. Not ex-library. A clean, square, unmarked and unread copy, appears as new, A fine copy. . First Edition. Softcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bath, UK: Paragon, 2006. Hardcover, bright pictorial boards in matching pictorial dust-jacket. 287pp., ribbon marker laid-in as issued. Contains the unabridged text for "Alice in Wonderland" and its sequel "Through the Looking Glass". Illustrated with boldly colored full page plates by June Goulding. No previous ownership marks. A pristone copy, as new with no faults.. Reprint. Pictorial Cover. As New/As New. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Hyperion Books, 1996. Large slim quarto. Hardcover in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 159pp. Illustrated with woodcuts by Michael McCurdy. Preface by Alison Lurie. First edition, first printing, so stated on copyright page with the number line intact. An as new copy with no previous ownership marks, no remainder marks, no wear or soiling. A wonderful collection of American stories showcasing selections from such familiar favorites as Carl Sandburg "Rootabaga" stories and lesser known stories by such well known authors as Louisa May Alcott, Frank Stockton, and Howard Pyle. Fine in a fine dust-jacket.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Michael McCurdy. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap Pictorial Pastedown on Boards. Green cloth with color pictorial pastedown on front cover. Bold color pictorial endpapers. Color plates and vignette illustrations by Arthur Szyk. Translated by Mrs. E.V. Lucas and Mrs. H.B. Paull. Top edge stained green. A very good+ copy sans dustjacket.. Reprint. Pictorial Paper Pastedown. Very Good+/No Jacket. Illus. by Arthur Szyk. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. Book. Near Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, royal octavo bound in black cloth lettered in gold on spine and with large color pictorial paste-down on front cover. 339 pages, with a single page of publisher's ads appended. Illustrated with 9 full page color plates by Maxfield Parrish. Early reprint of this title, still containing nine plates [the first edition by Scribner, published in 1909, contained twelve, this number continually whittled down until finally in the 1940's only six remained]. Previous owner's name reconditely located on rear free end-paper. Black cloth shows moderate mottling and front paste-down darkened from age soiling/dust. Spine lettering dulled but still quite readable. A sound, tight copy, hinges strong, interior unmarked and all color plates collated and in fine condition. A near very good copy of a nice vintage edition of this children's classic, edited by… Read More

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers, 1975. Hardcover, large format quarto bound in dark blue cloth lettered and decorated in gold, with Mickey on upper cover, and with white pictorial dust-jacket. 160 pages. With 251 illustrations, including 170 plates in full color [two double gate-fold color plates, one being title-page]. New Concise edition. Minor age soiling and edge-wear to jacket and one small tear tape repaired on verso. A clean, square, unmarked book in a good or better dust-jacket. . New Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Schwartz & Wade, 2011. Large format hardcover, oblong quarto bound in pictorial boards with matching pictorial non clipped publisher's jacket. Unpaginated [32 pages]. Caldecott Award winner, with foil medal on front cover. Fourth printing. No previous ownership marks. A well preserved copy, clean, square, and unmarked. Mild soiling to top edge of jacket on rear panel, else dust-jacket fine. A fine copy in a near fine scarce dust-jacket. . Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Berkeley, CA: Image Comics, 2012. Hardcover, small folio bound in laminated pictorial boards. 48 pages. Illustrated by Marco Cinello. First edition, stated first printing. No previous ownership marks. Stein's second large format storybook. whose titular hero is a vampire fruit bat, boldly illustrated in color by Spongebob artist Marco Cinello. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, as new. A fine copy. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Not Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

New York: Pocket Books, 1978. Trade paperback. 519 pages. Edited with introduction by J. Cott. Special introductory essay by Leslie Fielder. A collection of novellas, stories, poetry, and four complete novels, with over 200 illustrations [including 8 full-color plates]. A used copy showing typical wear. Good. . First Edition Thus. Softcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: HarperTempest, 2002. Hardcover in original dust-jacket. 266pp., No previous ownership marks. First edition, first printing with number line intact. A very clean, square, crisp copy. Very fine in a very fine dust-jacket.. First Edition. Cloth Spine Over Boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Rosen Publishing Group, 2006. Large format paperback, perfect bound. 48 pages. Glossary, Index. Illustrated by Nick Spender in full color. First edition, first printing. No previous ownership marks. Not ex-library. A clean, square, unmarked and unread copy, appears as new, A fine copy. . First Edition. Softcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harmony Books, A Division of Crown Publishers, Inc., 1979. Hardcover, pictorial laminated boards. Contains 6 double page pop-ups and 4 pull tabs. All mechanicals and pops-up work and are in excellent condition. First edition. Movie tie-in with movie of the same name. A very well preserved copy, presumably never used. Near fine. . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Not Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1910. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, light green pictorial cloth depicting boys playing basketball. no dust-jacket. 381 pages. Six pages of publisher's ads appended. Illustrated with black and white frontispiece and five additional full page plates by Arthur O. Scott. First edition, first printing with no other printings listed. No previous ownership marks. Single small damp-stain spot to top margin, not affecting text, from pages 104 through 169. Else cloth clean, hinges are strong and not cracked and interior is clean and free of any other marks. A nice copy of this early twentieth-century juvenile title for boys. Very good. .

Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Fredonia Books, 2005. Large trade paperback. 388pp. Reprinted from the 1896 edition. Historical fiction of South Africa in the 19th century. "Mayne Reid, a pre-eminent and popular writer, was primarily a novelist (818-1883) who wrote adventure stories from just before the Civil War until his death in 1883. Reid's career included two periods in the U.S.: 1840-49 and 1867-70,,,, " Following his first sojourn in the United States, "...Reid returned to England in 1849, and embarked upon a successful career as a writer of adventure novels and books for boys. He was a close friend of Poe..., played a gallant role in the Mexican war, worked as a journalist and wrote his first novel while in the United States." An as new copy, in stock and mailed promptly.. Reprint. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: HarperTrophy, 1980. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Trade paperback. 184 pages. Illustrated with drawings by Garth Williams. Reprint, circa 1980 of the classic children's tale, originally copyrighted in 1952. Previous owner's name inside front cover. No spine crease. Just a touch of toning to page extremities, else a clean, tight, and unmarked copy. Very good. .

Chicago: The Reilly and Britton Co. 1916 Yellow pictorial cloth. Extensively illustrated by Hazeltine Sewsmith in green, orange and red. Cloth quite age soiled, with small stain on rear board at outer hinge. A tight, sound copy, internally very clean. Containing 66 short tales written for chlidren. Several, such as the traditional "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp" and "Hansel and Gretel" provide the usual in juvenivle entertainment. However, the vast majority of tales are more didactic and educational, offering samples of a wide range of historical material. English history is touched upon with tales about King Alfred, William of Normandy, King John, Robert the Bruce, Henry the Eighth, Geoffrey Chaucer, Edmund Spenser, et alia. America is represented by essays on Eskimo children, St. Augustine, Fl., and Ulysses S. Grant. Even the classics are touched upon with accounts of Zeus, the fall of Troy, Phaeton, Romulus, Themistocles, et alia. A most interestin g collection. A good,… Read More