Search Results: Children's Literature from Dale Steffey Books, ABAA

Oslo, Norway: Johan Grundt Tanum, 1954. Very Good Plus, corners rubbed. Illustrated end pages, charmingly illustrated in color and black and white by noted Norwegian artist Carl Von Hanno. First published 1949, this revised edition for Moderate Forms. Text in Norwegian, 120 p. SCARCE, an unusual find for the ABC collector. . Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

No Place: Four Winds Press, 1981. Publisher's promotional poster, 15 3/4"w x 20"h, featuring a wonderful Gerald McDermott illustration. Near Fine, top left corner small crease. A poster well suited for framing, will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 15 3/4" x 20".

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1963. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket, tiny chip top edge rear panel, front flap bottom corner clipped, top corner unclipped and with price of $3.50. First Edition stated. A lovely copy of this 1964 Caldecott Honor book. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Oblong 8vo.

New York: E.P. Dutton No Date, circa 1885. Good, spine cracked but pages remain bound, endpages soiled, small sticker front board, boards soiled and edges rubbed, tiny library stamp page 25. For all that, the book is sound enough for many more readings with a child curled up on ones lap, and the animal illustrations by the author are truly appealing. . First American Edition. Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. Good.

Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., 1955. Near Fine, small mark top edge of page block, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket, 1/4" chip top edge at spine, smaller chip bottom edge of spine. Jacket and end page illustrations by Alex Schomburg. A lovely copy indeed ! Part of the classic Winston Science Fiction series for young readers published between 1952 and 1961. Eric North is a pseudonym for author Bernard Charles Cronin. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Alex Schomburg.

Charles Scribner's Sons/ MacMillan Publishing Co. SCARCE publisher's promotional poster, 18" x 24", no date, circa 1980's. Near Fine,faint creases. Featuure the Maxfield Parrish illustration "Princess Parizade Bringing Home the Singing Tree". Well suited for framing, will be shipped loosely rolled in mailing tube.. First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 18" x 24".

Chicago: Melmont Publishers, Inc., 1964. SCARCE. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket, prioor owner name in ink front end page, stray red mark rear panel, small chip at head of spine. Illustrated by Lucy and John Hawkinson. The authors were both teachers; the illustrators used their dog Flash as a model, and found the Escanaba Pet Hospital on Chicago's South side helpful. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Small 4to.

Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., 1953. Near Fine, slight discoloration to light blue cloth in spine gutters and along top edge, in a Near Fine dust jacket, small chips at the spine tips, and front flap clipped top corner with pencilled price of 2.50. Jacket illustration by Kenneth Fagg. Part of the classic Winston Science Fiction series for young readers published between 1952 and 1961. This title SCARCE in such lovely collector's condition.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Kenneth Fagg.

Chicago and New York: P. F. Volland & Co., 1915. SCARCE. 53 pages plus one page ads, printed on recto only. 11" x 5 1/2", each page with a numbered Bedtime Story meant to be read one story per week in the year, with small illustrations bordering titles and a larger illustration across bottom edge. Each bottom illustration signed with printed initial D. Pink corded string-tied pictorial beige wrappers, Very Good, 1/2" triangular chips bottom corners front wrapper, small chip center right side front wrapper, small chip bottom corner rear unprinted wrapper, light soiling to wrappers. Charming and quite scarce in commerce. Worldcat lists only 6 library holdings. . First Printing. String Tied. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Narrow Quarto .

New York: Scribners, 1974. First Printing , with complete # row 1-20. Prior owner gift inscription on front endpage, and dustjacket price-clipped. His 1st picturebook for children.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Wilson, Gahan.

Hollywood, CA: Walt Disney Productions, 1971. #71/81. Near Fine, small tears at center fold creases. "Look Who's Gone Bananas !" Tag line at the bottom of poster reads "The vacation kingdom of the world Walt Disney World Florida opens October 1971". . First Printing. Folded One Sheet Movie Poster. Near Fine. 27" x 41".

Chicago: Merrill Publishing Co., 1936. Very Good, wrappers lightly rubbed, 2" tear at spine. Wonderful illustrations by Milo Winter !. First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1964. Later Printing of this edition wonderfully illustrated by Maurice Sendak, originally published in book form by Scribners in 1887. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket, front flap bottom corner clipped, not affecting any text, 1/4" closed tear top edge front panel . A lovely copy, clean, unmarked, gift quality. . Later Printing. Quarter Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Square 8vo.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1948. Fine, prior owner name in ink front pastedown, hidden by front flap, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket, front flap price-clipped, slight edgewear. A RARE book, especially so in dust jacket and collectible condition. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Robert Doremus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: The Macmillan Co,, 1958. SCARCE early printing in dust jacket, Fifth Printing, 1958, originally published in 1949. Near Fine, small rubs at spine ends and corners, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket, small chips at bottom edge rear panel and spine ends. Wonderfully illustrated.. Fifth Printing. Decorative Paper Covered Board. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Tall 8vo.

London: Constable and Company, 1925. Presentation Copy, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page -"Walter de la Mare with all best wishes December 1925". With 1925 ownership signature of Walter Sutton at front paste down, hidden by front flap. Near Fine, 2 tiny corner bumps, in Very Good Plus dust jacket, light soiling and light edge wear. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Presentation Copy.

New York: Dial Books, 1991. SCARCE publisher's promotional poster, 18" h x 24"w, featuring a painting by Susan Jeffers. Near Fine, faint creases. Well suited for framing, will be shipped loosely rolled in sturdy mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 18" h x 24"w.

New York: Longmans, Green & Co., 1948. Fine in Very Good Plus dust jacket, a bit of fading front board and at spine, 1/2" chip bottom edge of spine, prior owner name in ink front pastedown under front flap. Illustrated endpages, 184 pages. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by E. A. Furman . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago: Reilly & Britton,, 1911. Six Volumes, 32mo, 4" h x 3" w. The Night Before Christmas dated 1905, the rest, 1911. Bound in original red paper covered boards with pictorial paste downs to front covers that are surrounded by a stamped design of holly and berries. White end papers, each book with numerous full-page color and some black and white illustrations throughout, the only credited illustrator John R. Neill for Peter Rabbit. Introductions by L. Frank Baum. Publisher's ads at ends. A Very Good set, lacking the original slipcase, spines a bit rubbed, contents clean and unmarked, hinges solid. SCARCE as a complete set. The tumultuous and complicated history of "Little Black Sambo" as a book and as a pejorative term adds a painful overlay to this otherwise charming Christmas stocking stuffer. . Later Printings. Decorative Paper Covered Board. Very Good. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall.

No Place: Candlewick Press, 1993. SCARCE Publisher's promotional poster, 24 1/4" h x 17 1/2"w , featuring the Evil Queen from Sleeping Beauty. Near Fine, corner crease, faint creases. Well suited for framing, will be shipped loosely rolled in sturdy mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 24 1/4" h x 17 1/2"w.