Search Results: Children's Lit from Callaghan Books South

San Diego: Green Tiger Press, 1991. First Edition . Color-Illustrated Boards. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (1st edition, 1st printing) Very large, thinner children's book, glossy dark blue background with beautiful color-illustration of well-dressed frog and rat at center front, a baby duck at center back, pages arranged alphabetically with color-illustrations throughout, many from 18th and 19th century sources as well as early 20th century. A list of art credits at end. Slight wear to bottom front tip, spine bottom left edge. Very Good.

Lee & Low Books, 2001. First Edition . Color-Illustrated Boards. As New/As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Tang, You-Shan. Very large, sturdy book, glossy color-illustrated boards, with stunning color-illustration of couple on front, a palm tree, sky in shades of red and yellow, and purples on front and spine, ornate rooster and jewelry on back, pink inside covers and adjacent end papers with pattern of title, glossy color throughout. DJ glossy with same color and illustrations. DJ and book, both As New.

E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.: G.P. Putnam and Co., 1999. Hardcover. As New/As New. (4th) Slightly smaller book, smooth red boards, black lettering very fine on spine, 265 pages. DJ glossy blue with color-illustration on front of two young women at a carnival. DJ and book, both As New.

The Christian Science Monitor, 1989. Hardcover. Fine/Very Fine. Large oblong children's book, DJ has color illustration, many color illustrations throughout. DJ and book, both Very Fine.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Near Very Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Innocenti, Roberto. Very large, sturdy book, quality dark blue cloth, very bright silver lettering on spine, pale brown color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 143 stiff heavy glossy pages plus a brief biographical note, a thin black frame to the text on each page, color-illustrations throughout, many full-page. DJ glossy with pale rose background, a stunning color-illustration of Pinocchio on busy street on most of front, a smaller color-illustration on back. DJ has very light tiny creases. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

Junior Literary Guild/Julian Messner, 1946. Cloth. Near Fine. DeMuth, Flora Nash. Blue cloth, 162 pages. Pencil note on first front end paper, very light scratch on front in certain light. Near Fine.

Boston: Little, Brown, 1923. Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Cady, Harrison. (The Bedtime Story-Books series) Originally published, 1915. Smaller book, gray background with elaborate illustration of well-dressed mouse and frog near river, 119 lightly browned pages. Light wear to tips, 1/2" tear at spine top left edge with tiny threading, back slightly soiled. Good.

Reader's Digest Press, 1987. Hardcover. Fine. Geiger, Paul. Illus. by Paul Geiger, Afterword by Bernard De Voto. (4th ptg.) Smooth brown spine, brown boards with very bright gilt lettering and illustration of tree and boy fishing on front and spine, brown color inside covers and adjacent end paper, 223 lightly browned pages plus copy of newsletter. Very Fine.

Jellybean Press, 1988. 2d . Color-Illustrated Boards. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Santore, Charles. Very large, thinner children's book, glossy color-illustrated boards with stunning illustration of fox looking up at grapes, a close-up of bear surrounded by bees on back. Tiny tear and slight wear at top front tip, slight wear at bottom front tip, light wear to bottom back tip, 48 very heavy glossy pages with three-page fold out with all characters in color, full-page color throughout. Very Good.

Alfred A. Knopf Inc, 1976. 1st US . Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. (1st US) Slightly smaller book, blue cloth spine, lightly browned smooth white boards, very bright silver initials on front, small surface tear at bottom front edge, light surface wear spot inside front cover with tiny paper tear at top inside front cover, lightly faded a spine top edge, 203 pages plus brief biographical note. DJ has photo of Godden inside back flap--sister of Rumer. DJ glossy with beautiful color-illustration of two people in snowy hills near lake on front, spine and back right, praise for Godden's books on light blue back. DJ has light wear to top front tip, two very tiny dents at top back. Fine DJ/Near Very Good book.

Ediciones Destino, 1985. First Edition . Color-Illustrated Boards. Near Fine. Cardoni, Paolo. (1st) Larger thinner book, child's format, glossy color-illustrated boards showing boy Albert Einstein doing math on blackboard on front, dark blue background, light blue color inside covers and adjacent end papers. Text in Spanish. Neat ink note in Spanish on title page. Near Fine.

Twelve, 2012. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. Ex-library copy, (1st edition, 1st printing), minimal library marking. Dark rose spine, light rose boards, small pieces of clear tape at top and bottom, front and back edges, map of Old Australia inside covers and adjacent end papers, 225 pages. DJ heavy paper, colorfully designed, an illustration on front of hero platypus in fine suit. Ink "9/12" at top of first front end paper, stamped South Holiday Branch on title page, black felt-tip crossout at pages' top edge, Good DJ/Good book, considering it is ex-library.

Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2012. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. Smaller, sturdy book, dark blue covers, bright bronze lettering on spine, 134 pages. DJ heavy paper beneath mylar, a colorful illustration of little boy and cask among rocks on front, darker red spine and back, praise for series on back. DJ and book, both As New.

Random House, 1963. Color-Illustrated Boards. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Babery, Frank. Very large, sturdy book, color-illustrated boards showing Hitchcock at a deserted house, a boy sleuth examing tracks while a rat scurries away on front, spine and back. Very light wear at spine top left and right corners, morbid dark red illustration inside covers and adjacent end papers with snake, skull and mask in cluttered room, 206 pages, some full-page illustrations. Near Very Fine.

Ediciones Miguel Sanchez, 1997. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very large, thin softcover, beautiful color-illustrated wrappers with too much happening to describe, an ink note inside front wrapper, heavy glossy color-illustrated pages throughout. Very slight wear to front tips, crease at bottom back tip. Near Fine.

London: Children's Treasury/New Orchard Editions, 1990. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very large, sturdy book, quality orange cloth, very bright gilt lettering on spine, colorful marbleing inside covers and adjacent end papers, 256 heavy glossy pages, large print with thin borders, full-page color throughout. DJ glossy with pink and yellow background, a color-illustration of the Mad Hatter's party at center front in gold border. DJ has tears at all edges. Fair DJ/Very Fine book.

Whitman Publishing Co., 1955. Illustrated Boards. Good. Paflin, Roberta. Slightly smaller book, color-illustrated boards of Alice falling on front, white rabbit checking watch as he runs on back, background brown and peach. 284 pages, browned. Slight wear at tips, slight wear with nicks at spine top left and right edge, tiny surface wear spots at spine bottom left and right edge. Good.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1982. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Near Good. (1st) Slightly smaller book, olive-green cloth, bright silver lettering on spine, colorful children's bookplate on first front end paper with a white label across bottom hiding written name, 182 stiff pages. DJ heavy beneath mylar, a beautiful color-illustration of moonlit forest, a child sitting among a large rabbit, fox and crow. DJ has very slight wear along most edges, tiny tear at top back tip and bottom front edge at middle, micronick closeby, very tiny tear at top back spine indentation. Near Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1971. 1st Ptg. . Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Zimach, Margot. Very large, thinner book, quality purple cloth, very bright gilt lettering on spine, dark green color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 80 heavy pages, full-page illustrations throughout. DJ heavy paper, lavender front and back borders, cream spine, sketch on front of giant rooster and two women in thin purple and black frames. DJ has microtear at top front edge, tiny crease at top front tip, pinhole at top front spine indentation, light surface wear to bottom tips, two tiny tears with very slight wear at spine top edge, tiny tear and nick at top back edge. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

J.B. Lippincott, 1966. Cloth. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hebald, Milton. Very large, thinner sturdy book, Green cloth with zebra embossed on front, purple color inside covers and adjacent end papers, a bookplate inside front cover center, a page for text with the opposite page for illustration, unpaginated. In sturdy purple slipcase a tan flawless sticker on one side with thin pink border. Very Fine slipcase, Fine book.