Search Results: Authors starting with W from Frogtown Books, Inc.

Golden Press of Western Publishing Company, 1988. Later edition with a letter line starting from left to right, A through M.. 4to. 12-3/4" x 9-1/2". Glossy pictorial cover. Beautiful pictorial endpapers. A few very tiny dents otherwise a tight, clean, fine copy.. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1991. Second printing. Maroon paper covered boards. Spine stamped in gold. Fine book./In fine dust jacket.. Illustrated by Wil Clay. This picture-book version brings out all the drama and spookiness of the story. Well composed for dramatic and spooky effect, Clay's vivid acrylic paintings in his first picture-book artwork show a strong narrative sense . . . . Middle-school kids might be mesmerized by whal and Clay's dramatic rendition." - Booklist. "If you ever see a creature crawling through your wall with a great, big, long tail . . . don't take your hatchet and WHUMP! cut that thing's tail off. 'Cause the THING will come after you, calling, Tailypo, tailyhpo. All I want is my tailypo. And if what happens in this story happens to you, it might just get its tailypo back

Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press, 1990. First Edition. 8vo. 47 pp. Green cloth. Small piece of sticker residue on top corner of free front end paper. Otherwise fine condition./Dust jacket has one closed tear at bottom edge of front panel. Overall very good condition.. Illustrated by Jeff Grove. Jan Wahl (1931 - 2019) is the author of over 90 books, having begun writing books with Maurice Sendak as illustrator in 1964. How the Children Stopped the Wars (1969) and Humphrey's Bear (1987) are two of his best known previous books. Since he was in the fifth grade, he collected old motion picture films. Of Miss Milo he has said, "It is my most personal statement, It asks, Isuppose, What is Real, What is Imagined, What is Dreamed?" Mattie Sprunk is taking care of Miss Milo's house, keeping the place clean in case Charley Fender comes back. You see, many years ago, Miss Milo was to marry Charley Fender when, on the morning of the wedding, Charley Fender stepped into another dimension. No one ever saw… Read More

Creative Editions, 2005. Second printing. Square 4to. Book in fine condition./Fine dust jacket.. Illustrated by Monique Felix. Like building a snowman or skating on an icy pond, riding a sled down a hill of freshly fallen snow is a classic childhood joy of winter. In THe Enchanted Sled, author Jan Wahl captures the excitement and wonder of a mid-winter sled ride as seen through the vivid and fanciful imagination of a young child. Broght to life by the beautiful and magical illustrations of Monique Felix, The Enchanted Sled will be a favorite of readers both young and old for many winters to come.

Creative Editions, 2005. Stated First Edition. Square 4to. Fine condition./Fine dust jacket.. Illustrated by Monique Felix. Like building a snowman or skating on an icy pond, riding a sled down a hill of freshly fallen snow is a classic childhood joy of winter. In THe Enchanted Sled, author Jan Wahl captures the excitement and wonder of a mid-winter sled ride as seen through the vivid and fanciful imagination of a young child. Broght to life by the beautiful and magical illustrations of Monique Felix, The Enchanted Sled will be a favorite of readers both young and old for many winters to come.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1987. Stated First Edition. Small oblong 4to. Fine condition./Fine dust jacket.. Illustrated by William Joyce. When Humphrey goes upstairs to bed he hears his father say: "Isn't Humphrey too old to sleep with a toy bear?" Humphrey doesn't hear what his mom says. He just jumps under the covers, snuggles with his bear, and goes to sleep.Later that night, the bear grows to human size and wakes Humphrey up. . . . . .Jan Wahl's story of Humphrey and his bear was inspired by the memories of an old Steiff bear which belonged to his father. William Joyce's stunning illustrations perfectly capture the story's gentle spirit.

New York, 1943. First Edition. Hardback. Very good condition. There is some mustiness due to storage./Dust jacket is in good condition only.. Bernhardt Wall. There is an etching laid-in. The book is also signed on the title page.

New York: Wise-Parslow Company Publishers. Name in ink on free front endpaper. A tight, clean very good copy.. Bernard Wall's greatest achievement is his eighty-five volume series called Following Abraham Lincoln. For eleven years he followed the footsteps of our great war President in his travels, making etchings - several hundred of them- of the Lincoln landmarks in America. These were etched on copper plates and printed on a hand press by the artist at Lime Rock. It was a big undertaking. Had it not been a labor of love, it is doubtful that Mr. Wall could have carried the work through to completion. . . .While visiting the Lincoln shrines Mr. Wall gathered together intimate glimpses from people in the various communities, that reveal the true character of Lincoln. This popular edition of Mr. Wall's monumental work includes reproductions of his etchings and the gathered stories that are an unfailing source of inspiration.

New York: harper and brothers, 1880. First edition, First Printing. Green Cloth. About very good condition..

New York: Heritage Press, 1960. Full Leather with silk like end-papers. fine. Joe Mugnaini.

Little Brown and Company, 1907. First Edition. Hard Cover. fine. Twenty Five Illustrations - Engravings.

London: Richard Bentley, 1849. Now first published from the original manuscripts. Three 8vo. volumes. Tan polished calf bindings with elaborate gold tooled spines and gold ruled covers. Cover edges also gold tooled. Marbled endpapers and marbled page edges. A little rubbing but overall all three volumes in fine condition. Picture shows worst binding; as you can see there is very little in the way of defects.. With 10 engraved illustrations.. This Collection is derived from Colonel Benett, Prince Rupert's Secretary. It contains upwards of a thousand letters, written by the leading Cavaliers to their young Chief during the war, together with many of a later date. Besides such letters, there are considerable materials, in various stages of preparation, for a formal biography of the Prince; of these some are fragments, each containing an episode of their hero's life, apparently ready for publication and corrected by Rupert himself. His biography was of more importance to this Prince than to most men; no… Read More

Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 2001. First edition. Pictorial paper covered boards. 4to. 11-1/4" x 9-3/8". Unpaginated picture book. Fine condition./Dust jacket fine also.. Illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen. A suspenseful tale of a young maiden's run through the forest in an attempt to save the poeple of her village. The pink and white flowers of the lady's slipper that carpet the ground each spring are a tribute to her sacrifice.

Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1894. Twenty-third edition. 12 mo. Green cloth stamped in gold and black. Dark blue endpapers. Fine condition.. Charming textual illustrations by "Champ".

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1980. Stated First Edition. .Square 16mo. Beige cloth covered boards. Spine stamped in red. Clean tight fine condition, as new./Crisp, clean dust jacket with a slight touch of edgewear and a faint horizontal crease across the top edge of the back panel. Faint shadow of a removed sticker on back flap of dust jacket.. Pictures by Wendy Watson.

New York: Golden Press, 1959. A Giant Little Golden Book. 8vo. full color pictorial thick cardboard covers. Text block and edges of covers stained dark blue. Star decorated blue foil spine. 55 pp. each with a full color Eloise Wilkin picture. Ownership frame filled in by previous owner. Small number written in ink on title page. Interior clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Some rubbing and wear at corner tips and top and bottom of spine.. Illustrated by Eloise Wilkin.

Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1979. A Limited Edition published by the Franklin Library exclusively for subscribers to The Greatest Books of the Twentieth Century. 8vo. bound in full tan colored leather with gold tooling. All edges gilt. 262 pp. Reddish tan silk moiré endpapers. Satin ribbon bookmark. Fine, as new condition.. Illustrated by the Author with six drawings.

City Lights, 2009. First Edition. soft cover. fine.

Springfield, Mass: George and Charles Merriam, 1852. Revised and Enlarged by Chauncey A. Goodrich, Professor in Yale College with pronouncing vocabularies of Scripture, Classical, and Geographical Names. Large 4to. 10-1/2" x 8-1/2" x 3-1/2" thick. Original full leather binding. Raised bands. Black leather spine label stamped in gold. 1452 pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Webster. Pages somewhat toned. Heavy foxing to prelims. Overall a tight, sturdy copy. Hinges solid. 1/2" split at top of front joint.and rubbing to extremities of cover.. Containing the whole vocabulary of the first edition in two volumes Quarto; the entire corrections and improvements of the second edition in two volumes Royal Octavo; to which is prefixed An Introductory Dissertation on the Origin, History, and Connection, of the Languages of Western Asia and Europe with an explanation of the Principles on which Languages are Formed

New York: Duenewald Printing, 1944. Spiral bound 8vo. 8-7/16" x 6-7/16". Colorful paper covered boards. Six full color mechanical illustrations. A lovely book in near fine condition. All tabs sturdy. Covers in beautiful shape but for a few tiny cover defects (see pictures) and one small stain on back board..