NY: Macmillan, 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Clean, sound, better than very good copy in hard-to-find dw that mathes design of book covers - somewhat soiled with some incidental narrow loss here and there along edges. more at spine tips. Quite presentable as a collectible copy. More

NY: Coward McCann, 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A very attractive copy, showing little signs of use. No names, inscriptions or bookplates. Price-intact dustjacket that is missing a strip upper left edge rear panel and showing surface wear on spine, and toned about folds and spine.(See image). Slight corner wear front..... More

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1929. 1st Edition. Uncommon Yale University Press illustrated children's title, rarer still with pictorial dustjacket. Boldly decorated covers of bugles and title stamped in gold on green cloth. Cover lightly spotted, insides fine, almost as new, really, showing no signs of use. A collectible copy..... More

NY: E. Steiger, 1889. Hardcover. Steiger was a leading publisher for German-language schoolbooks used in German-speaking communities in the US late 9th C. 8vo, printed paper over boards, stained and soiled, cloth spine. Solidly bound, clean internals. Pages numbered 45 - 112 pages. First half handwriting lessons, second half lyrics..... More

NY: William R. Scott, 1939. 1st Edition Limited. Hardcover. Unnumbered limited edition of 350 copies, signed on the ffe verso by both Stein and Hurd. The blue slipcase, creme colored spine, has incidental edgewear and shelwear. The book itself with cream colored covers has an oh-so0slighyly tanned spine with covers..... More

Racine WI: Golden Press, 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Getz and dated by him 1974. First edition, first printing. More

London: Faber & Faber, 1947. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The first and tenth title of Muriel Goaman's "home economic" series for girls, the two titles specific to cooking, both first editions, 1947 and 1958, uniform format. Both very good condition in original very good dustjackets that have some chips about the..... More

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1881. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Paper-covered boards with an illustrative design that is an exemplar of how Japanese design influenced book decoration. With it's sever diagonals in black and white interspersed with dream-like illustrations of snow-capped mountains and the moon, the design has, presciently, a Surrealistic or Avant-Garde..... More

Joliet: P F Volland, 1929. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Justin C. Gruelle (1889-1978) was son of noted landscape painter Richard B. Gruelle, and brother of Johnny Gruelle, was a popular illustrator and creator of the Raggedy Ann books. Justin studied art with his father from an early age, and moved to..... More

NY: Frederick A Stokes 0. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. nd, circa 1930. Blue cloth with pictorial pastedown in dustjacket with same pastedown. Dustjacket soiled and with some loss at edge, corners and ends. Internals quite nice. A solid copy. More

NY: Macmillan, 1967. Shimin, Symeon. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, stated second printing, 1968 (1967). Inscribed by Hamilton on the fee. A better than very good copy. Some light foxing to unclipped dw flaps, which have some edgewear/ shallow chipping and a closed tear rear panel. Books shows little sign..... More

Boston: S. E. Cassino, 1890. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. First edition thus illustrated. 4to, vii + 104 pages, navy blue cloth with decorated panel front cover, beveled edges, plain battle gray endpapers, aeg, Profusely illustrated by Merrill. Moderately worn at corners and tips, front gutter slightly revealed, still solidly bound..... More