Children's Books from Lost Paddle Books, IOBA

London: Methuen, 1966. First UK Edition/2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fair/N/A. "The book of the film based on Herge's characters"". In pictorial boards and ochre spine cloth. Corners dinged and well worn - through paper in spots. Edgewear to board ends, some scuffs to boards and small strip of paper loss to top of front board. Scuffing and a… Read more about this item

London: Methuen, 1970. First UK Edition/2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fair/N/A. "The book of the film based on Herge's characters"". In pictorial boards with small spots worn through at corners and bump to top front corner. Tears/fraying at spine ends with some loss most evident at top. Spots of rubbing/wear to spine as well and board ends. Bookplate to… Read more about this item

An early printing of the classic in black cloth with silver type. Sharp corners, clean interior and tight binding. Jacket is unclipped with 1 inch tear to top of rear flap crease and tiny chips and nicks/short tears mostly to spine ends and corners. Small puncture alongside spine to rear panel. 4th Printing.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Second Edition/15th Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. The classic tale reissued here by Doubleday likely in the 1970's due to mention of award in 1971 and no ISBN yet. In pictorial boards with fading to heel of spine. Beautiful endpapers and illustrations.Bookplate to verso of ffep. Jacket is unclipped ($3.95) 1 inch… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First US Edition/Later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. A nice more recent reprint In light blue boards and dark blue spine cloth with gilt. Only some light wear to bottom of front board. Sharp corners, clean interior and tight binding. Jacket is price-clipped with light wear and… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First US Edition/Early Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good . Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. An early reprint In orange blindstamped boards with gilt to type on spine. Top page ends tinted orange. Light wear at spine ends and light dings to three corners. Names in ink to front pastedown and half-title page… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1960. First US Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A nice copy in scarce jacket. In red pictorial boards with ight wear to spine ends and tiny ding to top front corner. Faint foxing to top page ends. Jacket is price - clipped at bottom of front flap with tiny chips and nicks/short tears… Read more about this item

Berkeley: Parnassus Press, 1968. First US Edition/Early Printing. Hardcover. Fair/Good. The second state of the first book in The Earthsea Trilogy. Ex-library edition in teal pictorial cloth with tape shadows to tops and bottoms of boards. Cloth worn through at three corners and head of spine which is slightly cocked. Bump to heel of spine. Sticker removal scar and shadow… Read more about this item

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1972. First US Edition/22nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. A more recent printing of the classic. A lovely copy in red blindstamped cloth with black type on spine. Only light ding to head of spine and faint foxing to page ends otherwise clean with sharp corners and tight binding. Jacket is unclipped($13.99) and… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1965. First US Edition/Early Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. An early printing of the classic likely from the late 1960's based on the ISBN. In glossy pictorial boards with dings/rubbing to corners and spine ends and corners with some spots rubbed through to bottom corners and heel of spine. Wear and fading to bottom edges as… Read more about this item

New York: Windward Books/Random House, 1972. First US Edition Thus/First Printing. Paperback. Good/N/A. First US trade paperback edition. Creasing to three corners and front edge of front panel with general wear and tear. Text block tanned, but clean with solid binding.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1982. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The beloved classic in light blue pictorial boards and grey spine cloth with blue foil to type. Some smudges/spots to bottom of rear board and one to ffep. Jacket is unclipped($8.95) with a few short tears/nicks at spine ends and bottom of rear board, a small… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1982. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. The beloved classic in light blue pictorial boards and grey spine cloth with blue foil to type. Some spotting to spine cloth and pale moisture staining to bottom edges of boards and pages. Jacket is unclipped with aforementioned moisture staining/rippling to bottom edges and some patches of… Read more about this item

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1961. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Later reprint edition from late 1960's to early 1970's redesigned by Warren Chappell. In terra cotta pictorial cloth with yellow and black type/illustration. Book is in beautiful shape, only name in marker to ffep, otherwise clean with sharp corners and solid binding. Jacket is clipped at… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First US Edition/Later Printing. Hardcover. Fair/Good. Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. A more recent printing and ex-library copy rebound for the libraries in sturdy pictorial cloth. Paper scarring to top of ffep and some stamps, marks and writing to free endpapers and title page, but no pocket or due slip. Jacket is unclipped ($13.95)… Read more about this item

Paris: Gallimard, 1960. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Good/N/A. A charming early vintage edition of the classic in French. Paperback in wraps with french folds/flaps. Tanning to covers with a few spots marks to front, some visible to verso of cover and ffep. Edgewear especially to spine edges. Pen mark to page following ffep, interior otherwise clean and binding fine.… Read more about this item

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1941. First US Edition/79th Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A much later reprint edition by the original publisher. In blue pictorial boards with dark blue illustrations and type. Jacket is price-clipped and in great ship with the exception of a couple nicks to bottom front corner and bottom of rear flap. Silver Newbery Honor… Read more about this item

New York: New Directions, 1969. First US Edition Thus/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. The first trade edition of this illustrated beloved classic after the deluxe limited edition. In grey cloth with blue foil to type on spine. Light fading to board edges. Sharp corners, clean interior and tight binding. Jacket is price-clipped with some short tears and… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1952. First US Edition/Early Printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. A very early printing with same original cover price ($2.75) on unclipped jacket. In tan cloth with red type. Foxing across boards and spine with a few spots to top page ends as well. Softening to spine ends and ding to top rear corner. Clean interior and… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1960. First US Edition Thus. Hardcover. Fair/N/A. In red pictorial boards with spots of rubbing through at corners and spine ends with a few small splits. An ex-library copy with bowing boards and call number written on bottom of spine. Paper scarring to front pastedown, bookplate and stamps to ffep and a few other… Read more about this item