Childrens from Appledore Books, ABAA

New York: Harper & Row, 1965. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. Hilary Knight. A handsome copy of the 1965 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of light soiling at the front panel. Oblong 16mo, wonderfully illustrated throughout by the great Hilary Knight (of "Eloise" fame).

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1960. Pictorial boards. Near Fine. Ludwig Bemelmans. An unusually clean, sharp copy of the 1960 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its bright pictorial boards, with none of the wear or spotting one usually associates with this title. Oblong quarto, color illustrations throughout by the maestro Bemelmans. Lacking its original dustjacket.

New York: Henry Holt, 1953. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Peter Spier. A superb copy of the 1953 1st edition: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR MARGARET OTTO TO HER HUSBAND STUART on the front free endpaper. ALSO INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL FRAMED ARTWORK --HERE CONSTITUTING THE TITLE PAGE-- BY PETER SPIER, THE RENOWNED CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATOR, FEATURING A LOVELY PEN-AND-INK PASTORAL SCENE OF… Read more about this item

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1969. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Lorence Bjorklund. A superb copy of the 1969 stated 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, easily Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Jacket and map by Lorence Bjorklund.

New York: The Viking Press, 1941. Cloth. Very Good +. Robert Lawson. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE GREAT ROBERT LAWSON on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the October 1941 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (just a touch of very light soiling and scuffing at the panels) in a crisp, price-intact ($1.50), VG+ to Near Fine… Read more about this item

New York: The Viking Press, 1941. Cloth. Near Fine. Robert Lawson. A crisp, bright copy of the October 1941 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its bright-orange cloth. Thin quarto, wonderfully illustrated troughout by the great Robert Lawson. Lacking its original dustjacket.

Philadedlphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1955. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Jessie Robinson. A gorgeous, very well-preserved copy of the 1955 10th printing. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Very light chipping at several of the lower-edges, otherwise near-pristine. Quarto, charming diagrams and drawings throughout by Jessie Robinson.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1968. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Aline Amon. A lovely copy of the 1968 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($3.50), Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, wonderfully illustrated by the author herself, Aline Amon.

Chicago: Scott, Foresman, 1958. Loose sheets. Near Fine. The scarce original "large print" issues of "The Cat in the Hat" and "The Cat in the Hat Cmes Back", circa 1958. Both published by the Chicago-based textbook outfit Scott, Foresman and both issued unbound, in loose sheets, with no illustrations. 26 and 27 quarto sheets respectively, issued as part… Read more about this item

New York: E.P. Dutton and Co, 1967. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Larry Lurin. A crisp, very attractive copy of the 1967 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a bit of rubbing along th fore-edge. Quarto, charming illustrations throughout by Larry Lurin. (From the dustjacket's front cover: "How to… Read more about this item

London: Blackie & Son, 1930. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very impressive copy of the 1st edition, circa 1930. Clean and Near Fine in an especially crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a bit of light soiling at the rear panel.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1893. Pictorial boards. Very Good +. A tight, well-preserved copy of the 1893 1st edition of this charming 19th century Christmas tale by the author of "How the Other Half Lives". Solid and VG+ in its pictorial boards, with just a touch of spotting to the rear panel and the endsheets. 12mo, 52… Read more about this item

New York: Random House (Beginner Books), 1961. Pictorial boards. Very Good +/Very Good. Roy McKie. The 1961 1st edition, in a 2nd issue dustjacket (with 24 rather than 20 titles listed on the rear cover). A solid, very presentable copy. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine (with no writing or markings to speak of internally) in a bright,… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1934. Illustrated boards. Very Good. Dorothy Kunhardt. The scarce 1934 1st edition of this charming tale of a tiny --but growing-- circus dog. Beautifully told --and illustrated throughout in rich color-- by the great Dorothy Kunhardt. Solid and VG in its illustrated beige boards, with very faint staining and soiling at the… Read more about this item

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1944. Boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. Crockett Johnson. A crisp, sharp copy of the 1944 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with a tiny (size of a dime) bit of abrading at the spine. Wonderfully illustrated throughout by the maestro Crockett Johnson.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company (The Children's Hospital Medical Center), 1966. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. H.A. Rey. The 1966 stated 1st printing of the last book published in the remarkable "Curious George" series during the lifetimes of the great Margaret and H.A. Rey. A clean, very sharp copy to boot, with the publisher's original $3.25 price intact… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Arthur Becher. The 1937 1st thus (with its new Arthur Becher-illustrated frontispiece), following the 1905 original printing. THIS COPY BOASTS A WARM, FULL-PAGE INSCRIPTION BY THE AUTHOR'S DAUGHTER, REMINISCING OVER THE CREATION OF THE FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS, along the front free endpaper. A very presentable copy to boot. Tight and… Read more about this item

New York: Thomas Crowell, 1973. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Robert Quackenbush. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR JANE YOLEN on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1973 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, nicely inscribed throughout (in black-and-white) by Robertt Quackenbush.

New York: Atheneum, 1978. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. Robert Quackenbush. INSCRIBED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR ROBERT QUACKENBUSH on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1978 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (light spotting to the panels) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with a bit of creasing along the front panel's lower-edge.… Read more about this item

New York: Atheneum, 1974. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Gail E. Haley. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR GAIL HALEY on the half-title. A very solid copy to boot of the November 1974 stated 5th printing of this 1971 Caldecott winner, with an original price of $7.29 at the dustjacket's front flap and the gold Caldecott sticker affixed to the… Read more about this item