CHILDREN'S LITERATURE from Grinning Cat Books

First Edition thus. Deluxe Easton Press Edition (Connecticut, 2016). Signed by Van Allsburg. New; sealed in original shrink wrap. Fine in green leather with gold accents on cover and spine, All edges gilt; with green satin bookmark ribbon. Includes a CD of the book read by the late Robin Williams. 8vo. A fantastic collector's or gift book of this Caldecott… Read more about this item

Charlie Brown's 'Cyclopedia: 15 Volume Set: Super Questions and Answers and Amazing Facts (Charlie Brown's 'Cyclopedia , Super Questions and Answers and Amazing Facts. First Edition (Funk & Wagnalls, New York, 1980. Complete, including the extremely rare book holder! Each volume illustrated throughout with a mix of Peanuts cartoons, photos, maps, diagrams, and charts. Very clean and bright. Rare, the… Read more about this item

First Edition, First Printing (stated first edition by Growell-Collier Press, 1965). An enchanting story by poet Robert Graves of a mischievous little boy names Jack who, after finding a big green book in his uncle's attic, learns a number of handy magic spells that launches a fun-filled adventure for Jack and his family. Graves' first children's book. Part of a… Read more about this item

First Edition First Printing (2006). Fine in a fine dust jacket, presents as new. Winner of the 2007 Newbery Award (award seal not present). Fine in publisher's original red cloth backed boards. Fine pictorial dust jacket. Internally fine. The moving story of a little girl living in the California desert who is searching for her "higher power" after overhearing the… Read more about this item

First Edition, First Printing. New York (1978). Just about fine in publisher's original pictorial paper-covered boards with illustrated endpapers. No dust jacket, as issued. Profusely illustrated throughout by Seuss. Internally fine. Slight bump on top cover edge, else fine. A lovely copy of this collector's item. Rare first printing with full number line, no letter line, and "B-64" present on… Read more about this item

First Edition, First Printing. Just about fine in yellow boards with pictorial endpapers, with very slight nick on hinge.

First Edition, First Printing. Wonderfully illustrated story in which Seuss expounds upon the joys of sleep. Near fine in full color pictorial glossy paper over boards with just a hint of shelf wear. Full color pictorial dust jacket is in comparatively very good condition, with some soiling on the front and back. 295/295 as required. Rear dust jacket cover lists… Read more about this item

First Edition, First Printing. Fine in a fine dustjacket. As new. Signed by renowned artist and illustrator, Anne Bachelier, on the title page. Green cloth with gilt cover design and spine letter. Pictorial boards. Illustrated dustjacket with green title. Illustrated throughout with breath-taking watercolor and B&W sketch illustration reproductions. Tall Octavo, 173 pp. A stunning copy of Oz brought to… Read more about this item

First Edition, First Printing, First State. Near fine in just about fine dust jacket. One of the best we've seen. The first Oz title written by John Neill, who illustrated every Oz book from 1904 to 1942. Wonder City is the first of three Oz books written and illustrated by Neill, where all three Oz books authored by Neill are… Read more about this item

First Printing thus. Quite rare and highly sought after. With the gilt titles to the spine and "Braunworth & Co." printer's imprint present on the copyright page, as required (Bienvenue & Schmidt p. 13). Internally just about fine. Very good-plus first state, original medium-green cloth boards, tight and bright, with gilt titles and black labels to the spine. Sepia, pictorial… Read more about this item

First Edition, First Printing. Fine in a fine dust Jacket. Signed by the illustrator, Charles Santore, on the title page. Beautiful large-scale pictorial boards, displaying the same picture as found on the dustjacket. Introduction by Michael Patrick Hearn, the world's leading authority on The Wizard of Oz. This huge picture book combines an abridged form of the original story and… Read more about this item

First Edition, Later Printing (likely c.1937-38). Wishing Horse is the last Oz title that was issued with color plates. (Bienvenue & Schmidt p. 117). A terrific copy. First issue dust jacket. This is a rare copy that has all first edition points but does NOT include color plates. In publisher's original cloth, with color pictorial image matching the dj cover… Read more about this item

First Edition, Later Printing (c. 1925, with early printing points satisfied). Profusely and wonderfully illustrated throughout with richly colored and black & white illustrations. A good copy for the Oz collector and fan. Patchwork Girl is an important edition of the Oz Canon as it marked a return to Oz by Baum after his decision to end the Oz series with… Read more about this item

First Edition, Later Printing (c 1937). Fine in a just about fine dust jacket. A fantastic copy of this well-known Oz book. This was the second to last OZ book written by Baum. It was published to great acclaim just one month after Baum's passing. Baum died from complications developer after major gallbladder surgery. He completed Magic of Oz and… Read more about this item

First Edition, First Reilly & Lee Printing (1919). Complete with 12 color full page illustrations, including the frontispiece. Just about fine in publisher's blue cloth, with full-color, pictorial cover pastedown. Internal content fine. Prior owner's name on ownership page. Binding square and tight. Lacking the extremely rare dust jacket. Quite scarce, especially in this excellent condition. Dedicated to Baum's granddaughter,… Read more about this item

First Edition, Second State. This is one of the earliest printings, with the hyphen at the end of the last line on p. 21 and the word "two" on p. 252 present and not damaged, yet color plates glossy on both sides. The 20th Oz book and the 6th written by Ruth Thompson. Near fine in publisher's original dark green cloth,… Read more about this item

First Edition, First Printing. Complete with 12 beautiful color plates. (One of our favorites, the horse is absolutely wonderful). Lacking the extremely rare jacket. With first printing points: In publisher's original brick-red cloth; full-page color pictorial pastedown; all edges yellow stain; caption on frontispiece plate shows misprint "Omniberon" (later corrected to Quiberon"); pages 126 - 127 printed in the correct… Read more about this item

First Edition, First Printing (1910). Outside of the very first Wizard of Oz book, a wholly unique title in the entire Oz series. After 10 years and five Oz books, Baum grew tired of OZ and turned his attention to creating a new children's tales. Accordingly, The Emerald City of Oz was created and published as a final, farewell book… Read more about this item

Early Fifth Edition, Second Printing (c. early 1920s). A rare and wonderful copy of this popular very early, with highly desirable cover variant. Part of the "New" Wizard of Oz covers that began in 1903 after the original publication (and first state cover with Lion) in 1900. "New" was dropped from the cover after the Second edition, first printing of… Read more about this item

First Edition, Later Printing. One of Thompson's personal favorites. Book 28 in the Oz series, followed by Wishing Horse. Thompson always considered Oz books strictly for children, and was often amused at the positive reception of the book amongst adults. Writing about Speedy in Oz to a friend Thompson said: "You can imagine with what satisfaction and peculiar pleasure I… Read more about this item