Search Results: CHILDREN'S BOOKS from Downtown Brown Books, ABAA

New York: The Vanguard Press, 1960. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Seuss's second book for children, first published in 1938. This is a 1960s vintage copy, in a dust jacket priced at $2.95 (the book was mentioned in the Idaho State Journal on 1 December 1967 with that price). A very good copy in a very good dust jacket with wear at the corners.

North Vancouver, BC, Canada: [Charles van Sandwyk Fine Arts], 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. The limited edition, illustrated with an original, signed Van Sandwyk etching. The is a charming illustrated book about animals by an artist known for his work with the Folio Society. This is one of 200 deluxe copies, "printed on Canson Miteintes and Arches watercolour paper with [14] colour plates on Lystro cream...hand bound by Simone Mynen." The edition was 200 copies signed by the artist with a tipped-in engraving of a hedgehog writing in a book. The limited edition is scarce and much sought-after. First edition (preceding the trade edition by three years). A fine copy in red-orange cloth with a tipped-on illustration and spine label. This is copy 117 of 200.

New York: Little Simon, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. A pop-up adaptation of Lewis Carroll's original tale, designed by one of the leading paper engineers of our time. This includes the remarkable scene of cards being thrown in the air. First edition (first printing, with a number line ending in 1). A fine copy with the information sheet, with the first edition logo. Inscribed, "Best wishes, Robert Sabuda" on the first page spread.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1980. Hardcover. Near fine/Fine. The first major retrospective and biography of the author-artist best-known for Where the Wild Things Are. With 261 illustrations including 94 full-color plates and what is billed as an "original Sendak pop-up" (but which is really a pull-the-flap illustration). Mounted to p. 81 is a tiny strip book (four leaves) called Where the Wild Horses Are. The reprints of this book only have pictures of the Little Red Riding Hood "pop-up" and the Horses book. Matching Hanrahan's Works of Maurice Sendak, 107, and likely signed at the same event as the bibliographer's copy. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in pictorial cloth with a clear printed acetate dust jacket. This copy is signed by both Sendak and Lanes and dated October 1980. Sendak's bibliographer Joyce Hanrahan's copy was signed at a book launch party and is signed the same way. This copy includes the original publisher's mailing box (unmailed). There is minor bumping to the… Read More

New York: Ariel Books, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. A short childrens books illustrated by Lynd Ward and written by his daughter. 6-1/4 by 8 inches. Illustrated in black and white and in color. First edition (stated). A very good copy in a very good dust jacket, priced at $1.75. Old previous owner's ink stamp on front free endpaper; long closed tear along the spine of the back panel of the jacket.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. David Macaulay. An illustrated picture book, winner of the 1991 Caldecott Medal. First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some tanning to the white spine. Caldecott Medal sticker on the front cover. Very nicely inscribed with a drawing of a burglar to Stephen Jay Gould, referencing Gould's love of baseball: "February 25, 1992, to Stephen Jay Gould [drawing] Crime pays but not in baseball. David Macaulay." Gould was one of the leading evolutionary theorisst of his era, a popular science writer, and a big baseball fan.

London: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2021. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The first three middle-grade novels from Skinner, here in the limited edition of 100 copies from Goldsboro Books. Each book has a colorful ink limitation stamp on the title page and is signed by the author. First editions (first printings of all three volumes). Each volume is fine in a fine dust jacket and numbered 23 out of 100 signed copies. Uncommon as a matched set.

New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. 378 pages. A chapter book about the competition for dinosaur bones in the nineteenth century by a prolific writer of children's books. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Signed by the author and dated in the year of publication.

London: Macmillan Children's Books, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. The author's first book. This is one of a special edition with a pop-up inside the front cover designed by Chris Riddell. The book was issued signed by Riddell and Whelan. First edition (first printing with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in illustrated boards.

New York: First Second, 2013. First Edition. Trade paperback. Fine/Fine. Yang's acclaimed two-volume graphic novel set during the Boxer rebellion in China. Each book follows a different character. In Boxer, a boy grows up to be a leader in the rebellion. In Saint, a girl converts to Catholicism and dreams of Joan of Arc. The two stories intersect and the girl chooses execution rather than renounce her faith. The books are aimed at a young adult audience and treat a difficult subject with originality and compassion. This novel was a finalist for the National Book Award. Yang, the son of Chinese immigrants, was appointed the US Ambassador for Young People's Literature in 2016, and is one of a small handful of graphic novelists to be awarded a MacArthur "genius" grant. (Your cataloguer met him just before his acclaimed book, American Born Chinese, came out, and he's a super-nice guy. The sort of person you meet once and never forget.) 327 and 170 pages. Written and drawn by Yang; colored by Lark… Read More

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A picture-book retelling of the Grimm fairy tale. First edition (first printing, with no statement of later printings). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. With a publisher's bookplate signed by both authors affixed to the copyright page (opposite the title page).

New York: Michael Di Capua Books / Hyperion Books for Children, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A picture book adapted by Kushner (Angels in America) from the opera libretto by Adolf Hoffmeister. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. First edition (stated). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket, signed on the title page by both Sendak and Kushner.

New York: Michael di Capua Books / HarperCollins, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A picture book about a queen, a prince, and their dog. First edition (stated). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket; ISBN sticker on the back panel. Signed by Babbitt on the title page.

New York: Viking, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A picture book. First edition (first printing with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author-illustrator on the title page.

Gallup, NM: Buffalo Medicine Books, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 31 pages. A children's picture book. This is one of 100 signed and number copies, each with an original watercolor illustration by Franklin. First edition (first printing). A fine hardcover copy; no dust jacket, as issued. In a fine slipcase. Signed by Hillerman and Franklin. With a terriffic watercolor of Buster carrying a guitar case tipped in.

San Diego: Harcourt, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A picture book, illustrated in full color. First edition (first printing with a line of letters beginning with A). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Hyman in the year of publication.

New York: Holiday House, 1999. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A reissue of this collection of poems, slightly revised by Updike and with new illustrations by Hyman. This edition was a Newbery Honor book for 2000. First edition with these illustrations (no statement of later printings). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. This copy is signed by both Updike and Hyman, and is scarce thus. Hyman's signature is dated 1999.

New York: Michael Neugebauer / North-South Books, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. German nonsense verse, translated by Anthea Bell and selected and illustrated by Zwerger. First American edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Zwerger and uncommon thus.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Good. Milne's own selection of his greatest hits, excerpted from the four Pooh books, When We Were Very Young, Now We Are Six, Winnie-the-Pooh, and The House at Pooh Corner, with the original illustrations by E. H. Shepard and a new introduction by Milne. This is one of 350 large paper copies printed on a smooth, Japanese vellum-like paper, numbered and signed by Milne and Shepard. xvi, 171, [1] pages. First edition (first printing). An exceptional copy, truly fine in the original paper-covered boards. Many of the leaves are unopened along the fore-edge. The front flap of the original unprinted acetate dust jacket has separated completely and the rear flap is missing, but most copies have no jackets at all. The book is housed in the original printed box, which has been repaired along one edge, but is generally about very good.

New York: Harper Collins, 1985. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A reissue of this 1957 book written and illustrated by the Sendak brothers. While not as well-known as his artist sibling, Jack Sendak began writing children's books in the 1950s. First printing of this reissue (with no indications of later printings). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Maurice Sendak on the half-title page. Uncommon signed.