Search Results: Rare Children's Books from Rose's Books, IOBA

Greenwich, CT: Twin Books, 1988. Book. Illus. by Disney Studios. Very Good. Pictorial Boards. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First edition. 4to. Pictorial boards, cut out in shape of image. 10 pp. all on heavy board stock, all pictorial in color. Light edgewear and wrinkling to covers. Very good condition..

New York: Angell, Engle & Hewitt, Publishers Book. Fair. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Sections of "A Child's History of England" appearing in periodical form. Chapter XX, XXII, XLI in various copies of Household Words bound together as "Selections from Household Words" and published by James Miller. Front hinge cracked, pages toned. Tear to edges of cloth, bubbling. Fair condition..

Cleveland and New York: World, 1968. Book. Illus. by Dickas, Dan. Fine. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing. Decorative cloth binding with figure of Icarus in gilt and gilt titles. 160 pp. Illustrated in black and white throughout. Dustjacket is chipped at top and bottom. Fine in good dustjacket, protected with a mylar cover..

New York: Harcourt, 1968. Ex-Library. Good. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Decorative cloth binding, 80 pp. The strength of youth and the wisdom of an old man are united in the Arctic on a perilous journey. Ex-library. Dustjacket price-clipped, otherwise fine. Tape shadows, rubs to endpapers and library markings. In fresh protective mylar cover..

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1935. Book. Illus. by MacKinstry, E.. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First edition. Published September, 1935 stated. 4to. Green cloth binding with titles and decoration of lamp in black. 16 pp. (including illustrated title in color), richly illustrated in four colors and in black and white. Crisp illustrated dustjacket. Soiling to dustjacket, wear at extremities, neat gift inscription inside front board, light fade line top of boards. Near fine in very good dustjacket, protected with a mylar cover..

New York: Harcourt Brace, 1950. Book. Very Good. Paper-Covered Boards. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Presumed first, no publication date, copyright 1950. Illustrated cover, yellow endpapers, minimalist illustrations throughout. A couple of bangs to boards, name on ffep. Very good condition..

Union City, CA: Heian, 1993. Book. Illus. by Hisa, Kunihiko. New. Pictorial Boards. First American Edition. 4to.. First American Edition. 4to. Pictorial boards and pictorial dustjacket. 47 pp., illustrated throughout in color featuring actual size footprints of animals including fold-out picture of elephant footprint. New in new dustjacket..

New York: Harry N Abrams Inc, 2003. Book. Illus. by Sendak, Maurice. New. Cloth. First Edition. Oblong 4to.. New York: Abrams, 2003. First edition, first printing. Oblong 4to. Cloth binding, decorated endpapers with Sendak illustrations in color, 223 pp. Illustrated throughout in color by Sendak. Most widely recongized for his Caldecott-wining book, Where the Wild Things Are, Sendak ranks as one of the best-known and most respected children's book artists in the world. However, his oeuvre includes much more than picture books. This book includes lavish set and costume designs, poster arwork, CD covers, book jackets, and adult books, as well as children's picture books, with text by Tony Kushner, and longtime friend and collaborator. New in new dustjacket..

New York: Harry N Abrams Inc, 2003. Book. Illus. by Sendak, Maurice. New. Cloth. First Edition. Oblong 4to.. New York: Abrams, 2003. First edition, first printing. Oblong 4to. Cloth binding, decorated endpapers with Sendak illustrations in color, 223 pp. Illustrated throughout in color by Sendak. Most widely recongized for his Caldecott-wining book, Where the Wild Things Are, Sendak ranks as one of the best-known and most respected children's book artists in the world. However, his oeuvre includes much more than picture books. This book includes lavish set and costume designs, poster arwork, CD covers, book jackets, and adult books, as well as children's picture books, with text by Tony Kushner, and longtime friend and collaborator. New in new dustjacket..

Newton Upper Falls: The Arlo Publishing Company, 1938. Book. Illus. by Doane, Lucy. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Orange cloth binding with black decoration of boy using spyglass to look out to masted sailing ship at sea. SIGNED ON FFEP BY BOTH AUTHORS. 325 pp. Light soiling, spine lightly faded. Very good condition..

New York: Noble and Noble, 1950. New York: Noble and Noble, 1950. Presumed first edition. 8vo. Green cloth binding, 373 pp. Two-color illustrations. Readings for upper elementary grades. Unread, just short of new. Multiple copies available. Near fine.. First. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo. Textbook.

Boston: Little Brown, 1922. Book. Illus. by Cady, Harrison. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. Early Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Early reprint (1914). No. 5 in the Bedtime Story-Books series. Decorative red and brown illustration on beige cloth. Frontispiece plate in black and white, plus 5 additional plates. Tiny tear at top of spine, unobtrusive soiling, gift inscription to front endpaper. Very good condition..

New York: Crowell, 1893. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Good. Decorative Cloth. Early Reprint. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. New York: Crowell, 1893. Early reprint of this children's classic. Charming decorative green cloth with images of the brownie in leaves in blind, design continued on to spine, gilt titles. Frontispiece in color, protective tissue. Additional small engravings and plates throughout. 167 pp. Corners bumped, light foxing and soiling. Good plus..

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1944. Book. Illus. by Cady, Harrison. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1944. Reprint. 12mo. Decorative cloth. 192 pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white, decorated endpapers. Chip top of spine. No dustjacket. Clean, square book in very good condition..

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. First Thus. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. First thus. VG+. Early 1900's, no date. Ariel Booklet Series. 16 mo. Full red leather, soft wraps. Frontispiece of "Brownie on Ice" inside with tissue. Beautiful art nouveau gilt design and lettering on wraps. Some wrap edgewear. Text clean. Hinge exposed in a few spots. A beautiful little book with great illustrations..

New York: Noble and Noble, 1950. New York: Noble and Noble, 1950. Presumed first edition. 8vo. Green cloth binding, 373 pp. Two-color illustrations. Readings for upper elementary grades. Unread, just short of new. Multiple copies available. Near fine.. First. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo. Textbook.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1872. Book. Good. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1872. First edition. 16mo. Green cloth decorated with gilt and black bands, gilt titles. 2 pp. advertising, frontispiece, protective tissue, 139 pp., 2 pp. advertising. Chocolate endpapers. Illustrated throughout in black and white. Wear along spine, chipping at top, boards skewed, several contemporary owner signatures in pencil and child's pencil marks to rear endpapers, occasional foxing. Good..

Boston: Little Brown, 1919. Book. Illus. by Cady, Harrison. Good. Decorative Cloth. Early. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Early reprint (1913). Beige cloth binding with illustration. Frontispiece plus five illustrations in black and white (all present). Boards skewed, soiled, hinges open, name inside board, intermittent foxing/soiling to pages. Lacking rear endpaper. Good condition..

New York: McGraw Hill, 1965. Book. Illus. by Galdone, Paul. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. Squared-off 8vo. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1965. First edition. Blue cloth binding, black decoration. Full-page half-title, two-page title page. 32 pp. Dustjacket is quite rubbed along folds, edgeworn. Pencil price on ffep. Very good in good dustjacket, protected with a mylar cover..

Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1941. Textbook. Illus. by Carpenter, Harry A.; Smith, Paul E.. Fine. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 8vo. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1941. First edition. 8vo. Blue, green and yellow cloth binding, 249 pp., decorated endpapers. Illustrated throughout in color. A wonderful survivor from the 1940s, Appears unread. No writing inside. Fine..