A Big Little Golden Book by by Betsy Maestro - 1986

Troy, NY: Merriam and Moore Book. Illus. by Anderson, Alexander. Very Good. Soft cover. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. A little, old book, nice as it could be. All paper, Very Good. Number IV in the series of Milner Toys. In this story, Henry Milner goes to great lengths, and depths, to learn about amphibia. Another of the moralizing tales of Mrs. Sherwood(1775-1851). Ca. 1851. Nine woodcuts and 24 pp., the standard format of the series. Cover is purple, as the cover of the only other I have seen (pictured). Please see Master Henry's Walk, listed separately..

J. Mariner, 1945. First Edition 1st Printing (and. Board book. Good. Dick Dever - Play Spell (Mechanical). Very Rare. brown cloth spine, white board. There is no title printed on the spine. color interior illustrations. [Play-Spell; Self-Entertaining; Play-Spell is self-entertaining. The child can make a picture appear by pulling the tabs under the letters up (or down). In doing so he has hidden the picture on the reverse side of the page. Thus, after completing a picture he turns the page to find a new word to be pictured. ; Educational ; Play-Spell is a real aid to the child who is learning to spell. It is especially useful if the child is encouraged to from the habit of pulling the tabs in their proper spelling sequence, saying the letters as he does so. Then the child, while playing, is learning to recognize letters, to group letters into words, and to visualize the object word identifies.] Patent Pending J. Mariner, 8010 Campion Dr. Los Angeles 45, Calif. 8'' x 12'' (aprox.).… Read More

Harper & Brothers,, 1906. HBDJ, 1906. 1st Edition, Early Printing, Beautiful brown Tweed with Black red white Illustrated Cloth Hardcover of Boy in Hat with White Horse pulling Carriage. Book Condition: Very Good. Shelf wear DJ , GOOD+ Condtion, AS-IS, , Cover light Rub, Wear, Interior nice tight Clean light FOX, Wear, 147 Pgs, NO ADS in Back, Fading to DJ & tiny Chips Tears pieces Extremities, Spine ends DJ small Chips Tears, Back DJ lists thru Sandmans Stories of Snowed-In Hut Fox Wear . Snowball is pet Pony & Wee Winkles & Her Brother Learn How to Care For Him, How to Harness & Drive Him & Many other Interesting Things About Animals, Kindness to pets is Keynote of Book. First Edition. Hard Cover.

London and New York : William Heinemann and Doubleday Page & Co, 1909 A good copy of the 1st edition in the original decorative cloth binding with decorative endpapers and 15 colour plates by Arthur Rackham. Top page edges blue - bottom edges untrimmed. The plates have captioned tissue-guards. Numerous black and white designs and illustrations. The binding has some edge/corner wear, a little fading to the spine and slight nibbling to top and bottom of spine. There is a slight fade to the outer edge of the front board but the beautiful gilt titles and decoration are clean and bright; and a little spotting to the back board. The whole book has a very slight lean. The decorative endpapers have slight browning - the front pastedown has an ink ownership signature. There is a tissue guarded frontispiece and decorative title page. The contents are in very good condition being clean with only the very occasional spot - the colour plates are beautiful. The tissue guard to plate 11 has a crease. A good copy.

New York: John Martin's House, 1922. Hardcover. Very Good. [12] p., 10 leaves containing 6 bookplates each; 27 cm. Blue cloth spine with illustrated paper over boards. Illustrated fixed endpapers. The text talks about the importance of books and the use of bookplates, including a list of 60 recommended books, with space to record when and from whom each was acquired, and a list of 60 questions about those books. Each leaf of bookplates is perforated so that the bookplates can be removed and used. Each leaf is headed with a quote about books. Very scarce. In Very Good Condition: corners lightly rubbed; cover very lightly soiled; lacking quote section from the head of the first leaf of bookplates; otherwise, complete, clean, and tight.

Australasian Publishing, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Margaret Mary Pearson. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket has large closed tears and associated wear. Dust Jacket un-clipped. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Illustrator: Margaret Mary Pearson. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Children; Australia; Australian Childrens Classics; Antiquarian & Rare. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 9240. .

Harper & Brothers,, 1906. HBDJ, 1906. 1st Edition, Early Printing, Beautiful brown Tweed with Black red white Illustrated Cloth Hardcover of Boy in Hat with White Horse pulling Carriage. Book Condition: Very Good. Shelf wear DJ , GOOD+ Condtion, AS-IS, , Cover light Rub, Wear, Interior nice tight Clean light FOX, Wear, 147 Pgs, NO ADS in Back, Fading to DJ & tiny Chips Tears pieces Extremities, Spine ends DJ small Chips Tears, Back DJ lists thru Sandmans Stories of Snowed-In Hut Fox Wear . Snowball is pet Pony & Wee Winkles & Her Brother Learn How to Care For Him, How to Harness & Drive Him & Many other Interesting Things About Animals, Kindness to pets is Keynote of Book. First Edition. Hard Cover.

SIGNED BY JILL BIDEN on the front endpaper! Also briefly inscribed as shown. First printing in near-fine gift-worthy condition. Expedited shipping is welcome; signed by author.

London: Methuen & Company. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1957-1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Autobiographical book of Shepard childhood, later famous for his children illustration in particular books by AA Milne. A fine book in excellent condition. Internally clean with clean boards and clear red top stain. VG+ or better dust jacket. Some minor edgewear and some very small chips. Now in a protective cover, unclipped. An exceptional copy in collectors condition, the 2nd of Shepard's bibliographical works following on Drawn from Memory. Many of Shepard's drawings adorn the pages. A very fine book, small smudge at the bottom edge. Internally book is pristine (as new) with no marks internally. Tight binding and seems unread. Clear red top stain. A like dust jacket that is very fine. Unclipped, with 25s price visible. Now in a protective cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 190 pages .

A lovely 50th Anniversary Edition SIGNED BY NORTON JUSTER directly to the title page. Also briefly inscribed as shown. A 7th printing in gorgeous gift-worthy condition. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; bk 3, signed by author.