Mystery Of The Desert Giant by Dixon, Franklin W - 1961

Prague: Statni Nakladatelstvi Detske Knihy, 1955 (1955). Illustrated boards with black cloth spine lettered in green ink; there is light cover soil and boards are very slightly bowed, faint crease mark on first page. Gorgeous color lithos on every other page. . First Edition. Illustrated Boards. Very Good +/No Jacket. Illus. by Jiri Trnka. Oblong 4to.

Rochester: Stecher Litho Co., 1915 Color illustrated stiff paper wraps, some chipping to spine and light surface wear, insect damage at the top of book, but a clean and bright copy. Verses illustrated in duotone or full color in a charming fashion by Margaret Evans Price.. Very Good/No Jacket. Narrow Folio.

New York: Viking, 1949 (1934, 1949). Pictorial cloth, slight spine lean, small mark at bottom of text block, slight stain at top corners; in a pictorial dust jacket with wear and chipping to extremities. The story of a young orphan boy who dodges his new parents and strikes out on his own with a group of boys who find they are not as tough as they think. A great story that was immensely popular and critically acclaimed when it was first published. In fact, as we find out from the dust jacket, McCloskey had wanted to illustrate this story every since he first read it as a young boy. His exuberant b&w drawings can be found throughout the book and make the story all that more enjoyable. . Signed by Author. First Thus. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Robert McCloskey. 8vo.

New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1972 Violet boards with minor wear, previous owner's name; illustrated dust jacket with edge wear and one long closed tear. A young boy's happiest day, set in a fantasied black community. Brilliant color artwork. First editions are scarce.. Stated First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by John Steptoe. Oblong 8vo.

Albert Whitman Company, Chicago, 1923 HBDJ, 1923, VG+/GOOD, AS-IS, Pictorial green cloth binding w/ paper art plate on front board Duplicates DJ Illustration, Slightly rubbed at spine ends, 128 pgs , Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 5 1/2x7. 128 pages, w/many illust. . DJ bright and clean- but a few chips Tears. DJ Protected Clear Mylar, DJ small triangular Chips on front Back DJ top edge NOT affecting Illustration or Titles, TINY CHIPS TEARS EXTREMITIES DJ, Interior Nice Tight Clean Light Wear Fox, DJ Protected Clear Mylar, ,Good period piece, Twins Penny-Party & Polly-Play are 2 Lively Children that have planned all these parties with aid of Uncle Party & Grandmother Play. Twins live in Old Fashioned House, Includes Toy Shop Story, The Cookie Man, Shy Susan’s Birthday Cake, Christmas Party, Post Office Party Etc. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1909 Bound in green cloth with color pictorial paper pastedown, cover soil, wear to extremities and pastedown, inner hinges shaky, foxing to prelims, a few pages dog-eared, one plate marred by a small bit of paper from opposing page. Humorous verse by Kilvert, a sampling here: "Wally Wimple went a-kiting/ In the simple sport delighting/ Kite as big again as Walter/ Never once did Walter falter/ Till a sudden gust of weather/ Lifted Wally off the heather/ Though to keep his feet a-fighting/ Wally Wimple went a-kiting." Every 2 stanzas are pictured in full color on opposing pages with whimsical drawings from water colors. 18 color plates, plus color title page and color copyright page, all text and illustrations printed on heavy stock. A fabulous production, quite rare.. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by B. Cory Kilvert. 4to.

Chicago: Ziff-Davis, 1947 (1947). Illustrated boards with light shelf wear, small abrasion on endpaper, in matching dust jacket with minor wear, child's sticker over jacket price. A selection of familiar fairy tales, arranged for bedtime reading and illustrated in b&w and full color by Violet LaMont. Scarce.. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Violet LaMont. 4to.

New York: Frederick A Stokes, 1930 Blue cloth with pictorial pastedown, light soil to endpapers else Near Fine; dust jacket with small losses, mend to spine, a few closed tears. Little Jimmy's first plane ride. Illustrated with 28 2-color plates. Inger Veise was a WPA poster artist. Rare.. First Edition. Very Good/Good. 12mo.

New York: Century Co., 1892 Grey cloth pictorially stamped in red, blue and gilt, spine darkened, rubbed, fraying at corners and spine ends, a few marginal finger marks internally An amusing fantasy about a little girl who goes on an unexpected journey and meets odd characters and experiences strange happenings, somewhat reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland. Illustrated in b&w by Reginald Birch. A Peter Parley to Penrod title, (see page 96). LOC classifies the book as rare.. First Edition. Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

Macmillan Company, New York,, 1934 HARDBACK NODustjacket 1934. Stated: Published March, 1934 which signifies First Edition. , First Printing.,NF+/NF, AS-IS, NO JACKET, Green cloth ILLUSTRATED COVER OF BUNNY TITLED IN BLACK The cover is in NF+ condition. The spine cover is tight and the binding is good. The pages are good but have yellowed slightly. There are 5 color illustrations. There are many black and white illustrations. Book is approx. 7.25 x 8 inches and has 72 pages. ,Thoroughly illustrated with delightful images in color and B&W. (Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Halsted, 1906-1975) daughter of Franklin D Roosevelt. BLANK ENDPAPERS, , written by Anna first printing---Roosevelt Dall while in residence at the White House in 1934 with her two children, while she was in the process of divorcing her husband-----charming plates, a few in panoramic style, by Marjorie Flack, award-winning illustrator, The story of a mischievous bunny who takes part in the White House egg hunt, gets invited inside for a… Read More