Search Results: Authors starting with B from Books of Wonder

BABBITT, Natalie. Herbert Rowbarge. NY: Farrar Straus Giroux [1982]. 8vo, [vi] 216pp. Black quarter-cloth stamped in gold foil with goldenrod boards stamped in black. Light bumping to upper front corner, else a fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (light edge wear). Signed by the author, Newbery Honor author Natalie Babbitt.
First edition. A poignant exploration of the life of the wealthy creator of a fantastic amusement park, who struggles with loneliness as he pines for a part of himself that he doesn't know he lost. This moving novel by the author of Tuck Everlasting was published the same year that Babbitt was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen medal.

BANNERMAN, Helen. The Story of Little Black Quasha. London: James Nisbet & Co [1908]. 12mo, 111pp. Gray boards stamped in black and with color pictorial label affixed to the front. Color illustrations on every spread. Edges a bit worn, boards slightly discolored, front hinge starting, endpapers aged, else a clean, tight copy. Inscribed by the author, Helen Bannerman, to her brother. Rare.
First edition. A delightful tale from the author of Little Black Sambo about a young black girl who loves to read. When some hungry tigers disrupt her in her task, she gets her friend's help to devise a path to escape. A wonderful association copy of this charming tale lovingly inscribed by Bannerman to her brother: "C.B.B. Watson, with love from the writer. 6 Feb. 1909." Books inscribed by Bannerman are very scarce!

BANNERMAN, Helen. The Story of Little Black Sambo. Illustrations by Christopher Bing. Brooklyn: Handprint, 2003. 4to, [28]pp. Color pictorial boards. Color pictorial endpapers; color illustrations on every page. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the artist, Caldecott Honor artist Christopher Bing, on the facsimile bookplate printed on the endpaper.
First Bing-illustrated edition. This award-winning reimagining of Bannerman's 1902 story replaces the author's original caricature-like depiction of indigenous Indians with a beautifully painted young African boy and his parents as well as fearsome tigers!

HIGUERA, Donna Barba. The Last Cuentista. Montclair, NJ: Levine Querido [2021]. 8vo, [x] 326pp. Color pictorial glossy boards. Orange endpapers. A fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (no medal affixed). With a bookplate signed by the author, Donna Barba Higuera, laid in.
First edition. 2022 Newbery Medal Winner! Petra Peña dreamed of being a storyteller like her abuelita, but Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children – among them Petra and her family – have been chosen to journey to a new planet. Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet – and the discovery that she is the only person who remembers Earth. A sinister Collective has taken over the ship, bent on erasing what they see as the sins of humanity's past. Having erased people's memories of their past --- and some of their very identity, Petra alone now carries the stories of mankind's past. Can she make them live again?

BARDUGO, Leigh. Six of Crows. NY: Henry Holt [2015]. 8vo, [x] 465pp. Color pictorial paper wrappers. 2 double-page, half-tone maps. Light rubbing at corners, else a fine copy. Rare.
Uncorrected Proof, issued as an "Advance Reader's Edition" for reviewers and bookstore and library buyers prior to the issue of the first edition. New York Times
best-selling author Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows is the first volume in a duology which returns to the world of her beloved Grishaverse. When six outcasts team up for one impossible heist, they find that they might just be the only thing standing between their world and destruction. Adapted with the Grishaverse novels into the Netflix original series, Shadow and Bone. With the triumphant publication of this book, Leigh Bardugo established herself as a best-selling author beyond her initial hit trilogy.

BARNETT, Mac. Leo: A Ghost Story. Pictures by Christian Robinson. San Francisco: Chronicle [2015]. 8vo, [44]pp. Light blue boards decoratively stamped in white and light blue. Color pictorial endpapers; color illustrations on every page. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by both the author, Mac Barnett, and signed with a small drawing by the artist, Caldecott Honor artist Christian Robinson.
First edition. You would like being friends with Leo. He likes to draw, he makes delicious snacks, and most people can't even see him. Because Leo is also a ghost. When a new family moves into his home and Leo's efforts to welcome them are misunderstood, Leo decides it is time to leave and see the world. That is how he meets Jane, a kid with a tremendous imagination and an open position for a worthy knight. And before you know it, Leo and Jane have become friends!

BARNHILL, Kelly. The Girl Who Drank the Moon. [Chapel Hill]: Algonquin Young Readers, 2016. 8vo, [x] 388pp. Red boards with spine stamped in gold and front in blind. Black endpapers. A fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (no medal affixed). Signed by the author, Newbery Medalist Kelly Barnhill, with the sentiment, "The heart is infinite" – the realization of the book's heroine.
First edition. 2017 Newbery Medal Winner! The epic fantasy of young Luna, a girl raised by witch named Xan, a swamp monster named Glerk, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon named Fyrian, who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her. A perfectly enchanting tale of the power of magic, love, and family.

BASE, Graeme. Truck Dogs. [Camberwell, Victoria, Australia]: Penguin [2003]. 8vo, xii 145pp. Color pictorial boards. Patterned endpapers; 16 full-page color plates. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed and dated by the author, Graeme Base, with a small drawing of a Truck Dog.
First edition, issued the year before the US. Two gangs of canine-like motor vehicles, the Rott Wheelers and the Mongrel Pack, have a showdown in the far-off desert town of Hubcap.

BASE, Graeme. Animalia. NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1987. 4to, [32]pp. Color pictorial boards. Light blue -endpapers; color illustrations on every page. Lower spine end lightly bumped, discoloration from publisher's binding glue at hinge of fixed endpapers, else a clean, bright copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (light wrinkling at lower spine end). Signed by the author/artist, Graeme Base, with a small drawing of a koala.
First US edition, early printing, having d.j. advts listing titles through 1988 and having an inscription dated 1989 by the author/artist. An imaginative, whimsical journey through the letters of the alphabet, in a beautifully illustrated book that introduces a menagerie of familiar and exotic creatures.

BAUER, John. Bland Tomtar Och Troll. #7. [Gothenburg, Sweden: Ahlen & Aker, 1913]. 8vo, 146pp. White cloth stamped in gold with color pictorial label affixed to front. Pictorial endpapers; 17 hand-mounted color plates. Spine ends lightly rubbed, hinges showing some wear but still strong, else a remarkably clean, tight copy. Scarce.
First edition. The seventh of the Bland Tomtar Och Troll annuals (the English title being Among Gnomes and Trolls) which began in 1907. John Bauer, who illustrated this volume, illustrated all but one of the first 9 volumes of this series creating some of his most masterful work for the books. Featuring wonderful examples of Bauer's iconic troll illustrations, this book is a great addition to any collection of folk tales or Golden Age illustration.

[BAUM, L[yman] Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Adapted from the novel by L. Frank Baum. Writer: Eric Shanower. Artist: Skottie Young. Colorist: Jean-Francois Beaulieu. Letterer: Jeff Eckleberry. [NY: Marvel, 2009]. 4to, [216]pp. White boards stamped in metallic green. Green endpapers; full-color illustrations on every page. A fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket. Signed by the author, Eric Shanower.
First edition. A beautifully illustrated graphic novel adaptation of L. Frank Baum's beloved masterpiece. Eisner Award-winning author and artist – as well as life-long Oz fan – Eric Shanower masterfully adapts Baum's first Oz story into a sweeping graphic novel. The first of 6 such adaptations by Shanower.

BELLAIRS, John. The Lamp from the Warlock's Tomb. Frontispiece by Edward Gorey. NY: Dial [1988]. 8vo, [vi] 170pp. Maroon quarter-cloth stamped in gold with light blue boards. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
First edition, library issue, having the same binding as the trade issue, but being smythe-sewn (not just glued) and with publisher's library label across lower spine of dust jacket. Anthony Monday and Miss Eells find an oil lamp with pictures painted in blue on its base. Unfortunately, they are unaware that the lamp was stolen from an underground tomb that was the site for many occult rituals. So, when Anthony lights the lamp, they are shocked to find mysterious and monstrous forces unleashed. Can they stop this satanic power before it destroys the world? The third of the Anthony Monday novels.

BEMELMANS, Ludwig. Madeline's Rescue. NY: The Viking Press, 1953. 4to, 56pp. Dark red cloth pictorially stamped in black. Color pictorial endpapers; title and nine other pages illustrated in full color, the remaining pages illustrated with two-color drawings. Spine ends slightly rubbed else a fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (spine ends a tad rubbed, spine slightly sunned, no medal affixed).
First edition. 1954 Caldecott Medal Winner! When Madeline falls into the river Seine and nearly drowns, a courageous canine comes to her rescue. Now Genevieve the dog is Madeline's cherished pet, and the envy of all the other girls. What can be done when there's just not enough hound to go around? A gorgeous copy of this award-winning title, unusual to be found so early a copy without its award medal.

Du BOIS, William Pene. Luke with Dinosaurs. Original watercolor and graphite illustration from The Planet of Lost Things by Mark Strand. [NY: C.N. Potter, 1982]. Image measures 6" x 7½" on a 7¼" x 9¼" sheet of heavy stock. Signed by the artist, Newbery Medalist and two-time Caldecott Honor Artist William Pene du Bois, in ink in the lower left.
A fabulous painting of a young boy (Luke), his rocket ship, and three dinosaurs – all from William Pene du Bois' The Planet of Lost Things. As the title suggests, this is the story of a boy named Luke who travels to a planet filled with all the things that have been lost over time. This particular picture captures every little boy's fantasy combining space travel with dinosaurs! Newbery Medalist and two-time Caldecott Honor artist William Pene du Bois' vibrant, colorful illustrations perfectly capture this wonderful imaginary planet, bringing whimsy and humor to this wondrous tale.

du BOIS, William Pène. Lion. [NY: Viking Press, 1956]. 8vo, 36pp. Gray quarter-cloth pictorially stamped in orange with yellow cloth. Color pictorial endpapers; color illustrations throughout. Upper edge minutely sunned, lower spine end a tad rubbed, tiny indent at bottom of front cover else a clean, bright copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (spine a tad sunned, faint two-inch scratch to front panel, no medal affixed).
First edition. 1957 Caldecott Honor Book! The charming tale of an artist who attempts to invent a cloud lion. One of this Newbery Medal winning author/artist's four Caldecott Honor books, this delightful tale shows du Bois at the height of his talent.

WEATHERFORD, Carole Boston. Box. Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom. Illustrated by Michele Wood. [Somerville, MA]: Candlewick [2020]. Oblong 8vo, [56]pp. Color pictorial boards. Black endpapers; color illustrations on nearly every page. A fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (no medal affixed). With a bookplate signed by Newbery Honor author Carole Boston Weatherford.
First edition. 2021 Newbery Honor Book! Henry Brown wrote that long before he came to be known as Box, he "entered the world a slave." Put to work as a child and passed down from one generation to the next — as property – he lost his wife and children when they were sold away out of spite. But Henry Brown found hope — and help —in the form of the Underground Railroad. And escaped enclosed in a box!

BOYD, James. Drums. With Pictures by N[ewel] C[onvers] Wyeth. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons [1928]. 8vo, xii 409pp. Black cloth with spine stamped in gold and color pictorial label affixed to the front. Color pictorial endpapers; 14 color plates, color plate title page and numerous b&w illustrations. Light rubbing to spine ends, lower corners, and rear cover, slight scratching to paper label with ¾ x ¼ inch piece excised in lower left corner, else a clean, surprisingly bright copy.
First Wyeth-illustrated edition. Having served in World War I, James Boyd brought his experiences as a soldier to this novel, set during the American Revolution. Originally published in 1925 without the Wyeth illustrations, this 1928 edition was the first to feature Wyeth's vibrant watercolor illustrations.

BREATHED, Berkeley. Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big. Explained by Fannie Fudwupper With Berkeley Breathed Helping Slightly. Boston: Little, Brown [2000]. Square 8vo, [40]pp. Color pictorial boards. Patterned endpapers; color illustrations on every page. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. With a bookplate signed by Berkeley Breathed.
First edition. Fannie Fudwupper's big brother, Edwurd, spends his time cooking up big fibs full of phooey and letting them rip. But one day, Edwurd tells such a whopping lie that it takes the army, air force, and dogcatcher to reverse the damage! A hilarious romp by this comic genius!

BROOKS, Walter R. Freddy and the Perilous Adventure. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. 8vo, [vi] 247pp. Brown cloth pictorially stamped in navy. Pictorial endpapers; 18 full-page b&w illustrations and b&w illustrated chapter headings. Spine ends slightly rubbed, previous owner's name embossed at top of front free endpaper, slight foxing at fore-edge (no internal foxing), else an internally clean, tight copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (slight edgewear, light soiling).
First edition. The ninth book in Walter R. Brook's Freddy the Pig series. Freddy, with ducks Alice and Emma, and the Webb spiders, are cast on a voyage when the fairground balloon they decided to ride in will not return to the ground.

BROWN, Jeff. Flat Stanley. Pictures by Tomi Ungerer. NY: Harper & Row [1964]. 8vo, [48]pp.Color pictorial boards. Color illustrations throughout. Spine ends and lower edge slightly rubbed, else an internally clean, bright copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (slight soiling). With a bookplate signed by the artist, Tomi Ungerer, laid in!
First edition, review copy, having a review slip laid in and being stamped by Horn Books, this copy having come from the archives of that respected children's book periodical. The hilarious picture book that introduced the world to Flat Stanley. A modern classic! Sadly, this edition with the artwork by master illustrator, Tomi Ungerer, has been unavailable for many years.