Search Results: Authors starting with V from E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA

New York: North-South Books, 1994 Pictorial boards in dust jacket, slightly age-toned. The story of a scarecrow who doesn't scare birds. Illustrated in color throughout.. First American Edition. Fine/Very Good. 4to.

New York: Dutton, 1993 18W x 24H inches. Promotional poster for Big Book for Our Planet with color artwork by Chris Van Allsburg, which repeats the dust jacket artwork. Some light edge wear, else fine. . Near Fine. Illus. by Chris Van Allsburg. Item will require additional shipping charges.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2011 Hard cover with light shelf wear, top corner bumped in illustrated dust jacket with light wear and creasing, long deep scrape to rear panel, original price intact ($24.99). Stories written based on the pictures from Van Allsburg's imaginative picture book, The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, published in 1984. Authors: Lemony Snicket, Tabitha King, Jon Scieszka, Sherman Alexie, Gregory Maguire, Cory Doctorow, Jules Feiffer, Linda Sue Park, Walter Dean Myers, Lois Lowry, Kate DiCamillo, M T Anderson, Louis Sachar, Chris Van Allsburg and Stephen King.. First Printing. Cloth Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Chris Van Allsburg. Small Thick 4to..

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1991 Gilt stamped blue paper boards with cloth spine. A haunting story about a cursed ship crew. How will the captain get his crew back? Stunning color illustrations by Van Allsburg. . First Edition. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Chris Van Allsburg. 4to.

New York: Dutton, 1993 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket. A collection of writing and artwork by well known authors and artists, proceeds from the book went to various environmental organizations. Contributors include: Jane Yolen, Susan Jeffers, Leo & Diane Dillon, Jack Prelutsky, Lois Lowry, Jerry Pinkney, Tomie dePaola, etc... Included with the book is a promotional poster (18 x 24 inches) which repeats the jacket artwork by Chris Van Allsburg and a button with Van Allsburg's jacket art. . First Printing. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Chris Van Allsburg, et al.. 4to. Item will require additional shipping charges.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981 Jungle-green cloth with gold titles, gift inscription on FFEP, illustrated jacket with closed tears, small loss from rear panel and light chipping to spine ends. Things go terribly awry when animals in a mysterious board came suddenly begin to appear in the house. Van Allsburg's deftly rendered conte pencil drawings amaze and spark the imagination. Making a movie from this fabulous 1982 Caldecott Award winning picture book would have made perfect sense to me, too!. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good +. Illus. by Chris Van Allsburg. Oblong 4to.

Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1934 Pictorial boards with wear to extremities, dust soil, small tear to inner front hinge. Contains five stories, cover title, One Boy and Other Boy, or The Wonderful Hammer, Little Pig That Learned to Smile; Bunny; and Fat Little Grub and the Snail's House and a Kind Pinching Bug. Illustrated in color and line. . Later Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Clarence Biers. Small 4to.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1898 71 pgs. Green cloth decoratively stamped in black and gilt, spine sunned, damp stain to fore edge throughout book, previous owner's name to endpaper, previous owner stored the book with dryer sheets so it has a perfume-y odor. A Christmas tale illustrated with four b&w plates with lettered tissue guards.. First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Corwin Knapp Linson. 8vo.

New York: Atheneum, 1978 Reinforced boards in illustrated dust jacket with light soil. The village beastfinder finally meets his match. Funny 2-color illustrations by animator William Van Horn.. Stated First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by William Van Horn. Oblong 4to.

New York: Atheneum, 1998 Pictorial boards, remainder marks to bottom edge; matching dust jacket with a minor amount of scuffing. A collection of updated southern folk tales with marvelous color artwork throughout. A PW starred review, Parent's Choice Award and an ALA Notable Book.. First Printing. Very Good/Near Fine. 4to.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1937 677 pages. Red cloth with paper pastedown to spine, slight rubbing to corners; illustrated dust jacket with light wear, a few chips at folds where jacket unfolds to a map. Large book about art, music, etc, factual but not without van Loon's wryness.. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Hendrik Willem Van Loon. Thick 8vo.

New York: Orchard Books, 1991 Hard cover in illustrated dust jacket. The story of the evolution of one building on Main Street in Glastonbury, CT from it's erection in 1874 to modern times. Illustrated in color.. First Printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. Oblong 4to.

New York: Lothrop Lee & Shepard, 1988 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket which is very slightly age-toned. A lullaby from Norway with really lovely color artwork throughout.. First Printing. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Margot Tomes. Oblong 4to.

Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 2005 Color printed paper wraps, light wear. photographs and poems by university students in their native tongues with English lanuage translation.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Various. Square 8vo.

A collection of 20 pieces from various figures in the children's book industry, mostly illustrators, with whom the Bierhorsts had professional and personal relationships. A. Alan Cober- a postcard book of Cober's artwork with a note thanking the Bierhorsts for a gift, 1984. B. Arthur Getz- a card thanking Jane for her work on Getz's book, "Humphrey the Dancing Pig." 1979. C. David Godine - a postcard thanking Jane. 1984. D. M B Goffstein (Brooke) - a photo of her cat with a note to the Bierhorsts on the backside. 1974. E. Steven Kellogg - An unpublished original illustration titled "Alligator's Garden." E2. Steven Kellogg - eleven pieces of correspondence, mostly holiday greetings but a few work-relatied references including The Christmas Witch, Snuffles and Snouts, Last Days of the Giddywits, Iva Dunnit, Oh Talley! and Ralph's Secret Weapon.1972-2000 F. Anita Lobel - An invitation, reply card and order form from Justin G. Schiller for "Re-visions 'On… Read More

Philadelphia: J B Lippincott Co, 1906 Pictorial boards, edges rubbed, corners rounded, small splits and fraying ot spine cloth, appears to have been re-cased, previous owner's name, a few finger marks internally. VerBeck's Bear comics and artwork collected from various periodical sources. Funny and wonderful artwork in part and full color.. First Edition. Good/No Jacket. Square 4to.

Philadelphia: Porter and Coates, 1874 (1874), but later. Red cloth decoratively stamped in black with gilt title band to spine, small areas worn through at front edge of upper cover, stains to lower cover and edge of text block and marginally to a few pages. Illustrated with 30 full-page engravings by Edouard Riou, the balance of engravings are partial-page.. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Edouard Riou. 8vo.

New York: Macmillan, 1931 Blue pebbled hard cover corners and spine ends worn and frayed, small nick to spine, bookplate; dust jacket heavily worn along folds, small losses, original price intact. A rare picture book about homes from the past and around the world. Gorgeous color lithographs by Verpilleux, a British-Belgian artist who was known as a painter and printmaker and is most well-known for being the first artist to have colored print work hung at the Royal Academy. . First Edition. Very Good/Good Minus. 4to.

New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1987 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket. Adapted from an old English comedy-of-errors from the 17th Century. Amusing color artwork by Voake throughout.. Stated First Edition. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Charlotte Voake. Square 4to.

Chicago: P F Volland & Co (1913). Illustrated boards edges and corners rubbed. Illustrated in color throughout depicting humanized animals.. Very Good. Illus. by Frances Beem. 12mo.