Anthropormorphism from E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA

Meriden, CT: International Silver Co, 1939 42 pgs. Illustrated wraps with barely-mentionable wear and dust soil. A sort of parody of Alice's trial from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The end goal is to teach the reader the proper placesetting for silverware. Illustrated with line art printed in red ink. Uncommon.. Illustrated Wraps. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Louis Farrar. 8vo.

Chicago: P F Volland & Co, 1920 (1920) but after 1924. Pictorial boards, corners worn through and soft, edges rubbed, cover soil, a few marginal stains in the gutter of a few pages otherwise clean and bright text and images. Beautiful color artwork throughout appearing as full and partial page. . Twentieth Printing. Pictorial Boards. Good/No Jacket as Issued.… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1896 (1894). 230 pgs.Grey cloth pictorially stamped in brown & green, upper cover title in gilt, spine titled in brown; overall soil, extremities rubbed, multiple inscriptions, rear hinge cracked; binding error-lacks pages 225-8 which would include on illustration. A jolly collection of stories featuring talking, humanized animals. 31 of 32 full page plates of… Read more about this item

New York: Frederick A Stokes, 1922 (1922). Grey cloth boards stamped in black with full color pictorial pastedown, lower cover mottled, spine a bit twisted, a bit musty, some foxing to first and last few pages; matching dust jacket is heavily dust soiled with losses, tears and wear, however this is the first time I've had a 1st state jacket… Read more about this item

New York: Panda Prints , 1969 Grey cloth pictorially stamped in black, foxing to cloth, interior clean and bright; pictorial dust jacket with some dust soil, slightly darkened spine, original price intact ($1.95). Contemplations and inspiration with cute illustrations of humanized mice.. First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Rosalind Welcher. Narrow 12mo.

New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1910 Circa 1910. Color-printed, die-cut card wraps, edge & spine wear, loss to base of spine and at the edges of a few pages, pages brittle, will need to be handled with care. Illustrated with 6 pages printed in color, the balance in line. Fables and humorous verses about animals. The cover is… Read more about this item

Buffalo, NY: H O Company, 1900 Circa 1900. Color printed wraps with an abrasion to upper cover, small separation at base of spine. A tale in verse about articulated dolls that are going to throw a party and all of the wonderful things they can make with Presto baking mix. The characters are Dutch dolls, similar in… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1979 Beige cloth stamped in pink; color illustrated dust jacket with wear to extremities, original price intact ($5.95). Portly McSwine worries about every aspect of the party he is throwing for National Snout Day. Humorous color artwork with funny details. . First Printing. Cloth Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by James Marshall. Square 8vo..… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1949 Green cloth with mild shelf wear; color pictorial dust jacket gently worn, slightly age-toned, original price intact ($2.00). Mr. Fox decides it's a perfect day for fishing and a picnic, so he takes his basket along to the riverside, but he doesn't notice two squirrels who abscond with his picnic, which is… Read more about this item

New York: North South Books, 1992 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket, slightly darkened along top and bottom edges, original price intact ($11.95). A little bear gets ready for Christmas. Charming, folksy color artwork throughout.. First American Edition. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Coby Hol. 8vo.

Fort Lee, NJ: Archaia Studio Press, 2007 Pictorial boards with a tiny nick from upper cover and light cracking along spine folds, original prce intact ($24.95). The first printing was issued with a dust jacket, subsequent printings were not. The first volume in a fantasy series centered on medieval humanized mice.. 2nd Printing. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket… Read more about this item

Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1946 Pictorial boards with cloth spine, light wear to corners else fine; matching dust jacket with light wear, original price intact ($.85). The story of Johnny the woodchuck. Illustrated with 8 color plates by Harrison Cady. . Early Printing. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Harrison Cady. Square 8vo..

Akron, OH: Whitman Publishing, 1934 Illustrated paper wraps, a few stains on blank pages, the book was used, but gently. Each page printed one side only in color with punch-out figures that stand up to make a 3-dimensional scene. The text is taken from Beatrix Potter's classic, and most well-known tale and illustrated with fun and brightly colored stand-up pages..… Read more about this item

New York: Dodge Publishing, 1903 Pictorial boards with cloth spine, corners worn, abrasion to FFEP, occasional light reading wear, but overall clean and tidy. Also issued under the title "Jest-Nuts" by Caldwell, no priority known. A book of familiar proverbs and amusing verse accompanied by jolly artwork in limited color by L J Bridgman featuring humanized animals. A few of… Read more about this item

New York: George Braziller, 1969 Red cloth with a few marks to edge of text block, occasional stains, erasure mark to two pages; color illustrated dust jacket with small losses, dust soil and wear, original price intact ($4.95). First edition of Janet Frame's first and only juvenile about a little ant leaving the nest for the first time.… Read more about this item

New York: Gulliver Books / Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket with a touch of edge wear, original price intact ($13.95). Two toys have shared a shelf in an antique shop for years, but when one of them gets purchased, each wonders if they weill ever be reuinited. Illustrated in color throughout.. First… Read more about this item

Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1946 Pictorial boards, with some shelf wear, discoloration of cloth near edge of pastedown else clean and beautiful; illustrated dust jacket with light wear and tiny losses, original price intact ($.85). 8 full page color plates.. Later Printing. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Harrison Cady. Square 8vo..

New York: Pied Piper Books, 1946 Pictorial boards with some shelf wear, previous owner's name on copyright page; matching dust jacket with light soil, edge tears and wear, price-clipped. Aunt Mathilda loses a big piece of cheese meant for her nieces & nephews. Where could it have gone? Cute artwork in color and b&w throughout.. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very… Read more about this item

New York: G W Dillingham Co, 1903 Green cloth titled in gilt, gilt oxidized, small loss to wolf's ear, internally clean overall with one page with a long mended tear, other short edge tears. At times amusing, but ultimately gruesome tale of a wolf who has a taste for a farmer's sheep. Illustrated with rich color throughout, styled after W… Read more about this item

New York: Viking, 2016 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket with price intact ($16.99). The fourth book about Sophie, a little mouse who worries that she won't get one of the special treats her mother made after an extra guest is invited to the party. This copy is simply signed by Wells on the title page.. Signed by Author. First… Read more about this item