Search Results: Authors starting with F from Books of Wonder

FALCONER, Ian. Olivia. NY: Atheneum Books for Young Readers [2000]. 8vo, [32]pp. Color pictorial boards. Color pictorial endpapers; color illustrations on every page. Slightest crease at top of front board else a fine copy in a fine dust jacket (no medal affixed). Signed by the author/artist, Caldecott Honor artist Ian Falconer.
First edition. 2001 Caldecott Honor Book! Meet Olivia, everyone's favorite singing, dancing and painting pig! The book that started it all!

FARMER, Nancy. The Ear, the Eye and the Arm. NY: Orchard Books [1994]. 8vo, [viii] 311pp. Violet quarter-cloth stamped in gold with purple boards. Green endpapers. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket (no medal affixed). With a bookplate signed by the author, Nancy Farmer, laid in.
First edition. 1995 Newbery Honor Book! In Zimbabwe, 200 years in the future, the pampered three children of a military leader sneak out into a bustling world from which they have been protected. Their inexperience quickly marks them as the children of wealthy parents, resulting in their being kidnapped. The children find themselves on an odyssey of discovery through the varied tapestry of a society they never dreamed existed as they seek a way home to their grieving parents. One step behind and struggling to rescue the wayfaring children are the Ear, the Eye and the Arm – a trio of detectives with mutant abilities who have been hired to find the missing children before their parents' powerful enemies can seize them.… Read More

FEIFFER, Jules. The Man in the Ceiling. [NY]: Michael Di Capua/HarperCollins [1993]. 8vo, [vi] 186pp. White quarter-cloth stamped in black with dark green boards stamped in black. Marigold endpapers; Half-tone and b&w illustrations throughout. A fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket. Signed by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author/artist, Jules Feiffer.
First edition. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, playwright, screenwriter, and illustrator of The Phantom Tollbooth, Jules Feiffer, comes this witty story about following your dreams. Jimmy is bad at sports and not much better at school, but he sure can draw terrific cartoons. And his dream, like that of his Uncle Lester who writes flop Broadway musicals, is to be recognized for what he loves doing most. The first book for children written by Feiffer.

FITZGERALD, John D. The Great Brain. Illustrated by Mercer Mayer. NY: Dial [1967]. 8vo, [x] 177pp. Maroon cloth with spine stamped in gold. B&w illustrations throughout. Spine ends ever so slightly rubbed, else a fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (some light wear to folds and edge).
First edition. The first book in Fitzgerald's 8-book series following the misadventures of Tom Dennis Fitzgerald, a.k.a. "The Great Brain," as told by his impressionable younger brother. Whether it's saving the kids at school, or helping out Peg-leg Andy, or Basil, the new kid at school, the Great Brain always manages to come out on top – and line his pockets in the process. The basis for the 1978 film starring Jimmy Osmond.

FLEMING, Ian. Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang. The Magical Car. Illustrated by John Burningham. [London]: Puffin [2008]. 4to, [viii] 120pp. Red cloth with spine stamped in silver. Pictorial endpapers; color and b&w illustrations throughout. Spine ends and lower corners lightly rubbed, else a fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (two ¼" closed tears at top of rear panel, light crinkling to head to spine panel). Signed by the artist, John Burningham!
40th Anniversary edition, first printing. Originally published in three volumes posthumously, and then as an omnibus edition in 1968, Ian Fleming's beloved tale of the magical car that takes flight is almost as well-known as his martini-drinking MI6 agent. The basis for the 1968 Disney film starring Dick Van Dyke.

FLETCHER, Charlie. Stone Heart. [London]: Hodder Children's Books [2006]. 8vo, [x] 486pp. Blue boards with spine stamped in gold. Map endpapers; one full-page b&w photograph. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
First edition. When George breaks the small dragon carving, he awaekens an ancient power – a pterodactyl, sentry-still for ages. Now the creature is after George and that's just the start of his problems! The first volume in the Stone Heart Trilogy.

FLOCA, Brian. Locomotive. NY: Atheneum [2013]. 4to, [56]pp. Color pictorial boards. Color pictorial endpapers; color illustrations on every page. A fine copy in dust jacket (medal not affixed). Signed by the author/artist, Caldecott Medalist Brian Floca, with a small drawing of a locomotive and dated within days of winning the medal.First edition. 2014 Caldecott Medal Winner! It is the summer of 1869, and trains, crews, and family are traveling together, riding America's brand-new transcontinental railroad. Floca's stunning art brings these pages to life with the details of the trip and the sounds, speed, and strength of the mighty locomotives; the work that keeps them moving; and the thrill of travel from plains to mountain to ocean. Come hear the hiss of the steam, feel the heat of the engine, watch the landscape race by. Come ride the rails, come cross the young country!

[WYETH, N(ewell) C(onvers)]. The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come. By John Fox, Jr. A Limited Edition with Pictures by N.C. Wyeth. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. 4to, x 322pp. Quarter-vellum stamped in gilt with light blue patterned cloth covers; t.e.g. Light blue endpapers; 15 hand-tipped color plates. Light evidence of aging to vellum else a remarkably bright clean copy in original box with printed label (some light edgewear, else remarkably sharp). Signed and numbered by the artist, N.C. Wyeth.
First edition, limited issue, being #327/512 copies. A fascinating story of a young Kentucky boy who finds himself at odds with those around him when he joins the Union Army to fight in the American Civil War. Wyeth's gorgeous watercolor illustrations magnificently capture this powerful story.

FOX Jr., John. The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come. With Pictures by N.C. Wyeth. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. 8vo, x 322 [1] advt. Black cloth with spine stamped in gold and color pictorial label affixed to the front. Color pictorial endpapers; 10 color plates plus color plate title page. Spine ends and corners a bit worn, edges less so, edge of label slightly rubbed, evidence of some erasure from blank area beneath title on label, endpapers a tad discolored at hinge due to binding glue, sheets a touch aged, else an internally clean, tight copy with plates still clean and bright.
First Wyeth-illustrated edition. A fascinating story of a young Kentucky boy who finds himself at odds with those around him when he joins the Union Army to fight in the American Civil War. Wyeth's gorgeous watercolor illustrations magnificently capture this powerful story.

BAUM, L[yman] Frank. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz. Illustrated by John R. Neill. Chicago: Reilly & Lee (ca. 1925). 8vo, 256pp. Navy cloth with spine stamped in black and color pictorial label affixed to front. Pictorial endpapers; 16 color plates and numerous b&w illustrations. Spine ends lightly rubbed, corners lightly bumped, label lightly rubbed at edges with a few heavily rubbed spots at base, pages lightly aged, else a clean, tight copy.
Early printing ca. 1925 featuring all of the original 16 color plates. When Dorothy and her kitten, Eureka, are caught in the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906, she meets up with her old friend the Wizard of Oz and together they make their way to Oz. The fourth Oz book.

BAUM, L[yman] Frank. Baum's American Fairy Tales. Illustrated by George O'Connor. NY: Books of Wonder, 1997. 8vo, [vi] 162pp. Navy cloth with spine stamped in silver. Pictorial endpapers; hand-colored limitation leaf, 16 one-page and numerous smaller b&w illustrations. A fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket. Signed and numbered by the artist, George O'Connor, on a hand-colored limitation leaf.
Deluxe edition, being number 23 of 35 signed and numbered copies with a limitation leaf hand-colored by the artist. A limited edition of 350 was also released whose limitation leaf featured the b&w illustration, but was not hand-colored. Originally published in 1901 by George M. Hill, and later expanded with three new tales by Bobbs-Merrill in a 1908 second edition, this edition's text is based on the 1920's third edition in which the stories were reordered. A series of 15 humorous fairy tales set in America by the beloved author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, featuring stunning new illustrations by… Read More

BAUM, L[yman] Frank. The Road to Oz. Illustrated by John R. Neill. Chicago: Reilly & Lee (ca. 1959). 8vo, 261pp. Beige cloth with spine stamped in black. Pictorial endpapers; b&w illustrations throughout. Spine ends a tad rubbed else a fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (light chipping at spine ends and corners, rear panel slightly soiled, price-clipped).
Ca. 1959 edition with the Roycraft dust jacket. Dorothy and Toto set off on the road to Oz with the ever-wandering Shaggy Man, only to be joined by a lost lad named Button-Bright and the beautiful young Polychrome, the Rainbow's Daughter. The Roycraft dust jackets were only available for a few brief years but have their devotees among Oz collectors. Bienvenue p44.

BAUM, L[yman] Frank. The Land of Oz. Adapted for younger children by Jean Kellogg. Pictured by Dick Martin. Chicago: Reilly & Lee [1961]. 4to, [60]pp. Color pictorial boards. Color pictorial endpapers; color illustrations on every other spread, all other spreads illustrated in b&w. Lower front corner ever so slightly bumped, else a truly fine, bright copy without dust jacket as issued.
First Dick Martin-illustrated picture book edition. From the collection of Fred M. Meyer, longtime Secretary of the International Wizard of Oz Club. A picture book length adaptation of Baum's second Oz book, featuring full-color and black and white illustrations by artist and Oz scholar Dick Martin.

BAUM, L[yman] Frank. Our Landlady. Edited & annotated by Nancy Tystad Koupal. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press [1996]. 8vo, xiv 285pp. Beige cloth with spine stamped in red. Purple endpapers; pictorial title page and 12 pages of photographs at center. A fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (spine lightly sunned). With a bookplate signed by the editor, Nancy Tystad Koupal, laid in.
First complete edition. From January 1890 to February 1891 Baum wrote a column entitled "Our Landlady" that ran regularly in the Aberdeen Saturday Pioneer. In all, he wrote forty-eight installments, each treating with practiced naivete the problems facing the brand-new state of South Dakota. Through his fictional landlady, Sairy Ann Bilkins, Baum commented on drought, railroads, suffrage, prairie populism, the Ghost Dance Movement, prohibition, and dozens of other matters. Together, the "Our Landlady" columns constitute a satirical history of South Dakota's troubled first year. Thirteen of the original… Read More

BAUM, L[yman] Frank. The Enchanted Island of Yew. Illustrated by George O'Connor. NY: Books of Wonder, 1996. 8vo, [viii] 178pp. + [2] advts. Navy cloth with spine stamped in gold. Pictorial endpapers; hand-colored limitation leaf, 22-full page and numerous smaller b&w illustrations. A fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket. Signed and numbered by the artist, George O'Connor, on a hand-colored limitation leaf.
Deluxe edition, being number 26 of 35 signed and numbered copies with a limitation leaf hand-colored by the artist. A limited edition of 350 was also released whose limitation leaf featured the b&w illustration, but was not hand-colored. Originally published in 1903, a few years after the success of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, this juvenile fantasy novel was largely overshadowed by the success of Baum's Oz series. Newly illustrated by acclaimed artist and graphic novelist George O'Connor, this edition brought this wonderful tale to a new generation of readers. Baum's story of a… Read More

BAUM, L[yman] Frank. The New Wizard of Oz. With Pictures by W.W. Denslow. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill (ca. 1908). 8vo, 261pp. Green cloth pictorially stamped in yellow and black. Color pictorial endpapers; 16 color plates and numerous illustrations in two colors. Spine ends and corners lightly worn, two slight indentations at top of front board, small puncture mark to rear cover near spine, lower corners of covers and sheets bumped, else a clean, tight copy.
Second edition, second state, binding state C. The first reissue of this beloved tale, having been issued by Bobbs-Merrill after the original publisher, George M. Hill went bankrupt (hence the word "NEW" in the title). As this occurred during the record-breaking run on Broadway of The Wizard of Oz musical, this edition was quickly brought out and enjoyed brisk sales. Baum's iconic American story featuring the adventures of Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion as they journey across Oz in search of the Wizard. Bienvenue p7.

BAUM, L[yman] Frank. The Emerald City of Oz. Illustrated by John R. Neill. Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co [1910]. 8vo, 296pp. Dark blue cloth with spine pictorially stamped in silver and black and color pictorial label affixed to front. Two-color pictorial endpapers; 16 full-color plates and numerous b&w illustrations. Spine ends lightly rubbed, lower corners a bit rubbed, with front corner lightly bumped (with some resulting light damage to lower corner of label), else a clean, tight copy with all color plates remarkably bright.
First edition in the rare dark blue cloth. The first printing of this book was created with lavish color plates and cover label embellished with metallic green ink. The second printing changed to a label without the metallic green ink, and all other printings left the color plates blank in the areas that the metallic green had appeared. When Dorothy, Aunt Em, and Uncle Henry need a new home, Dorothy comes up with the perfect answer -- The Emerald City of Oz. But while… Read More

BAUM, L[yman] Frank. The Marvelous Land of Oz. Pictured by John R. Neill. The end-papers from life poses by the famous comedians, Montgomery and Stone. Chicago: Reilly & Britton, 1904. 8vo, 287pp. Dark red cloth pictorially stamped in dark navy blue, silver and green. Pictorial endpapers; 16 full-color plates and 118 b&w illustrations. A remarkably clean, tight copy, with spine ends and corners lightly rubbed, faint damp-staining to rear board, front hinge starting, a few pages soiled in margins.
First edition, second state, binding state B, bearing "Published, July, 1904" on copyright and the plate on pp 23 bearing the caption "Old Mombi puts Jack in the stable." The second of L. Frank Baum's beloved and best-selling Oz books, issued one year after "The Wizard of Oz" had become a smash hit on Broadway. The boy Tip is befriended by the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, Jack Pumpkinhead, H.M. Wogglebug, T.E., and the wooden Sawhorse as they strive to stop the evil witch Mombi and the revolt of the women of Oz.… Read More

BAUM, L[yman] Frank. The Wizard of Oz. Illustrated by Charles Santore. Condensed from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. With an Introduction by Michael Patrick Hearn. NY: Jelly Bean Press [1991]. 4to, 96pp. Color pictorial boards. Pictorial endpapers; color illustrations on nearly every page. A fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket. Signed by the artist, Charles Santore, with a 3½-inch drawing of Dorothy.
First Santore-illustrated edition. This magnificent, oversized, illustrated edition of The Wizard of Oz features the first appearance of lush, lavish paintings that capture an Oz as enchanting and magical as any child could wish.

[BAUM, L. Frank]. The Wizard of Oz. Illustrated by [Libico] Maraja. NY: Grosset & Dunlap [1958]. 4to, 121pp. Color pictorial boards. Color illustrations throughout. Edges, spine ends, and corners all a bit rubbed, small gouge at base of front board, some wear at top of front board, previous owner's bookplate on front free endpaper, nonetheless, a clean, bright copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (1" closed tear at base of front panel, 2" closed tear at base of rear panel, a few other smaller tears and light edge wear, and some light sunning).
First Maraja-illustrated edition, having the correct dust jacket price and advts. Known for his illustration work on such classic novels as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Pinocchio, and Peter Pan, Libico Maraja was one of the most influential post-war Italian illustrators. This illustrated edition of L. Frank Baum's classic novel highlights his wonderful talents, bringing a whole new perspective to this often-illustrated tale. Though the text has been… Read More