Children's Books from Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books

NY: Philomel Books, 1995. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). A near fine condition board book, signed by Eric Carle. "A beautifully executed work for the very young that satisfies the needs of both visually handicapped and sighted children without losing its artistic integrity." -The Horn Book, starred review. "Both sighted and blind children will follow the action with… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: B.N. Robinson Publishing, 1938. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾. 1938. -- PEEK-WA STORIES - 'INDIAN LEGENDS OF CALIFORNIA'-- book signed in 1947 by author Chief Eaglewing (Grover C. Sanderson). Chief Eaglewing was a Klameth Indian, respected for contributing to preserving Californian Native American culture. He and his wife were… Read more about this item

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NY: Random House, 1993. Book. As New. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾. Dr. Seuss-is, quite simply, one of the most beloved children's book authors of all time. The forty-four books he wrote and illustrated under the name Dr. Seuss (and others that he wrote but did not illustrate, including some under the pseudonyms Theo. LeSieg and Rosetta Stone) have… Read more about this item

Comic. Near Fine. Hardcover. ALBUM BINDER of c1979 'ANNIE' COMIC STRIP PANELS -- drawn by artist Leonard Starr. Compiled in promotional 1970s 3-ring Burger King binder. Approx. 850-900 strips. 200 pp. 'Little Orphan Annie' was originally created by Harold Gray in 1924; it was seen in national newspapers for 50 years. The original strip was named for a poem… Read more about this item

NY: Bullfinch, 2005. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 2005. SIGNED Hardcover pop-up book --'CHRISTMAS IN NEW YORK'-- by artist-illustrator CHUCK FISHER. Elaborate pop-ups are brilliantly colored, bringing the magic of the holidays in NYC to life. (6) Pop-Ups: Radio City Rockettes/ Rockefeller Center's Christmas Tree/ George Balanchine's Nutcracker Ballet/ Christmas windows on 5th Ave./ Metropolitan Museum's… Read more about this item

Wash. DC: National Geographic Kids, 2008. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. dramatic and beautifully painted pop-up compendium of sea creatures. From crabs to seahorses to hammerhead sharks to octopi to corals, the animals in this volume literally jump off the page at you. Every spread surprises with a fishy friend coming up for air and… Read more about this item

Chicago: P.F. Volland Company, 1929. Book. Illus. by Johnny Gruelle. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1929. Signed,1st edition- Johnny Gruelle. Johnny Gruelle, an American artist, political cartoonist, and a writer of children's books, is the creator of the Raggedy Ann doll and character. Gruelle worked with P.F. Volland Company;… Read more about this item

Boston: Lothrop Company, 1889. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Five Little Peppers and How they Grew- Lovely example. Very light wear to boards. Vivid colors throughout. Superb. Lothrop Company Boston 1880.

Pennsylvania: Samuel Gabriel Son & Co, 1948. Book. Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾. Four-Footed Friends- Stiff boards filled with charming pictorials. Light wear mostly to corners. Light penciling on top right margin. Otherwise beautiful colorful full page illustrations. Gabriel Son and Co, #800, 1947. .

Cupples & Leon Book. Good. Hardcover. Aladdin- Oversized version of well known classic. With vivid full page pictorials in color. A bit of chipping on spine and some edge wear, a loose page, but otherwise no real issues. Clean and intact. Cupples & Leon Publishers 1915., About 15 inches tall..

Chicago: P. F. Volland Company, 1930. Book. Illus. by Johnny Gruelle. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾. Hardcover. Signed 1st edition byJohnny Gruelle. 8vo.Housed in a protective box...

Joliet, IL: The P. F. Volland Company, 1932. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾. Hardcover. Signed 1st edition byJohnny Gruelle. 8vo. Housed in a custom made case. Enter the world of Raggedy Ann and Andy and delight in their whimsical escapades as they share their kindness and cheer with one and all. "Raggedy… Read more about this item

Handwritten. Good. Hardcover. Approx 5" x 7", 25 entries, 1889 - 1891..

Book. Good. Hardcover. Doris Harker created her own compilation of poems and illustrations from Child Life magazine circa 1920s-1930s. She cloth covered the boards, and bound up 28 construction paper pages with poems written in ink with a neat hand,and accompanying illustrations from Child Life Magazine. The book is disbound but complete and the brittle construction paper has been… Read more about this item

Paris: Librairie Hachette & Co., 1909. Periodical. Illus. by Illustrated. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. A hardbound annual journal for the year 1908-1909. Fact, fiction, great illustrations, fantasy, games...A classic periodical for the adolescent age, from the post Gilded Age. Uniformly toned text block. two pages loose and laid in at their proper spot..

New York: Irving Caesar, 1937. Book. Illus. by Rose o'Neill. Very Good. Soft cover. Inscribed By Irving Caesar. Inscribed on the half title page..

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1938. Book. Illus. by Helen Kirby. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1938, 1st edition. A story, in verse, about a horse. Wonderfully illustrated. A witty satire of the great depression, and a rebuke of capitalism from a socialist viewpoint. Approx. 8x11 inches, in very good condition..