Search Results: Titles starting with B from E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA

New York: J S Pub Co. No date, Circa 1945. Color printed stiff paper covers that open to reveal a single pop-up and the nursery rhyme, wear to edges, light soil, pop-up fine. Originally issued with 7 other pop-up tableaux in Mother Goose's Playhouse.. Good. Illus. by Geraldine Clyne.

Paris: Flammarion, 1932 12.75 x 11.25 in (32.5 x 28.5 cm). Color printed card covers, worn, stained soiled, 6" split at base of spine, reading wear and soil to interior, original staples barely holding on. A well-loved copy of an uncommon, large-format Pere Castor title about a woman who sends her step-daughter to borrow needle and thread from the woman's sister, the witch, Baba Yaga. Illustrated with wonderful color lithographs after artwork by Nathalie Parain. . First Thus. Pictorial Card Covers. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Nathalie Parain. Large Square 4to.

New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1935 Pictorial boards with light green cloth spine, minor shelf wear and slight darkening at board edges, previous owner's name on endpaper. A bright and beautiful copy of the third Babar book. Babar and Celeste build a city for the elephants. Imaginative and rich color artwork throughout with hand-lettered text. . First American Edition. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Jean De Brunhoff. Folio.

London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, LTD, 1950 Circa 1950. Pictorial boards with die-cut window, cover tabs missing, all others present, small edge tear at one of the windows. Every other page contains a die-cut window and two tabs, placing the edge of the following page in the tabs creates a shadowbox effect. Illustrated in color throughout. A prose retelling of the old verse. Scarce.. Pictorial Boards. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Dinah. Square 8vo..

New York: M. Barrows and Co. (1944). Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket which is slightly worn. A book about the similarities between babies and puppies. Simple, but expressive artwork printed in blue. Very scarce.. Stated First Printing. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Henry Stahlhut. Oblong 8vo.

Rochester, NY: Stecher Litho Co., 1927 Color printed die-cut card covers, light spine wear, else fine. Verses about baby animals and their mothers. Six pages printed in full color plus front and rear covers (repeat the same image), the balance in navy and red.. Near Fine. Illus. by Uncredited. Narrow 4to..

New York: Macmillan, 1944 Pictorial boards, a hint of shelf wear else fine; matching dust jacket with a few tiny edge tears, original price intact ($1.00). Translated from the Russian of famed Naturalist Evgenii Charushin. A tale about two hunters who take in two orphaned cubs and the events that follow. Illustrated with charming sepia toned artwork by George Korff. Scarce, particularly in such beautiful condition.. First Printing. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by George Korff. 12mo.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1944 Green cloth pictorially stamped in dark green ink, cover soil and wear, light finger soil and reading wear. The friendship of a baby orangutan and baby elephant, illustrated in color throughout. This copy is inscribed by the author and illustrator with a small sketch of the characters.. Signed by Author & Illustrator. First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Bernard Garbutt. 8vo.

New York: Harper & Row, 1964 Pictorial boards with cloth spine, light soil and foxing to boards and endpapers, bookplate removed from front endpaper and offsetting to FFEP; matching dust jacket with minor wear and two small edge tears, price clipped. The follow-up to Bedtime for Frances. Frances feels left out because of the new addition to the family, so he decides to run away. A perennial favorite. The jacket price is necessary to determine the first edition as jackets with $2.50 & $2.95 prices are identical in every other way.. Probable First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Lillian Hoban. 4to.

London & New York: Frederick Warne & Co. After 1941 based on publisher's address. 56pgs. Green and orange pictorial cover, cloth spine, old bookstore sticker to rear endpaper, else fine; pictorial dust jacket with light dust soil and a few tiny edge tears. A companion to Baby's Opera and Baby's Own Aesop, wonderfully illustrated and decorated by Walter Crane, engraved by Edmund Evans. . Later Printing. Pictorial Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Walter Crane, Engraved By Edmund Evans. Square 8vo..

Syracuse, NY: Just's Food Co, 1901 Embossed, cream-color card covers bound with silk cord, a hint of edge wear else fine and, nurse's name filled in otherwise unused, original glassine wrapper is present though worn with losses and tears. An advertising specialty baby record book with endearing artwork throughout by Jessie Willcox Smith, full- and partial-page, plus decorations. This is the only appearance of these illustrations. Nudelman A14.. First Edition. Pictorial Card Covers. Near Fine/Good. Illus. by Jessie Willcox Smith. Square 12mo.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1966 Yellow cloth pictorially stamped in green, a hint of shelf wear else fine in pictorial dust jacket with light wear and darkening to spine, price-clipped. Based on a Hawaiian legend. Illustrations after linoleum block prints, printed in green. This copy is signed by Marcia Brown on the title page. Marcia Brown was one of the most decorated illustrators of children's books, one of only two to win the Caldecott Medal 3 times and 6 Caldecott Honors. . Signed by Author. First Edition (A). Cloth Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Marcia Brown. 8vo.

New York: William R. Scott, 1959 Pictorial cloth in matching dust jacket with light soil, a few small losses, original price intact ($2.75). Money keeps disappearing from an elementary school classroom. Can the class discover where the money is going? Illustrated in b&w throughout. This copy is inscribed by the artist.. Signed by Artist. First Edition. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Irwin Rosenhouse. 8vo.

London: J M Dent & Co, 1902 120 pgs. Pictorial beige cloth covers with rubbing to front cover and extremities. Copeland's verse is wonderfully enhanced by 37 full-page chromolithographs and 13 small chromos in text, all by Charles Robinson. Rare.. First Edition. Illustrated Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Charles Robinson. 16mo.

London: J M Dent & Co, 1902 [1902] per de Freitas. 120 pgs. Beige cloth pictorially stamped in red, black and green, light soil and wear to cloth, but an unusually nice copy overall. All about what happens during the coronation of a King or a Queen. Wonderful color artwork throughout by Charles Robinson. . First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Charles Robinson. 16mo.

Warsaw: Filmowa Agencja Wydawnicza, 1959 Color printed card covers, light soil, gift inscription, pages age-toned. A book adaptation of a polish animated film.. 2nd Printing of Softcover Edition. Pictorial Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Zbigniew Rychlicki. Square 8vo.

New York: Lothrop Lee & Shepard, 1991 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket with a bit of sticker residue on front panel. An artist my figure out how to paint a portrait of her weighty aunt and uncle without offending them! . First Printing. Fine/Very Good. Oblong 4to.

Warsaw: Biuro Wydawnicze "Ruch", 1959 Color printed card covers with edge wear, nibbling, soil and darkening, gift inscription, otherwise clean text and images though slightly thumbed. A popular story by Porazinska. This particular edition, illustrated by Irena Czarecka is also a coloring book, but has not been used. . Pictorial Card Covers. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Irena Czarnecka. 4to.

New York: Schwartz & Wade, 2011 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket. First state jacket without BIB imprint. A wordless picture book about a dog that loses her ball, but finds a new one. Illustrated in color on every page. 2012 Caldecott Award Winner.. First Printing. As New/As New. Square 4to.

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1989 Cloth backed boards, small dent at top edge; in color illustrated dust jacket with small edge tears. The story of Irish wisewoman Biddy Early told in poetry by Willard and illustrated with breathtaking watercolors by Barry Moser.. First Edition First Printing. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Barry Moser. 4to.