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New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1944. 328pp. Original blue cloth with red lettering. Copyright page states "Copyright, 1943, 1944, by field Publications." Fully illustrated with black and white cartoons by the author. Pages are clean (no writing, underlining, or highlighting) but yellowed with age. Binding is slightly cracked (and text block is pulling away from boards) but pages are still secure/attached. Covers are scuffed/slighlty ink-rubbed/lightly sunned/lightly finger soiled. Shelfwear (bumping/denting to head/heel of spine and rubbing to extremities). This is not a remainder or ex-library. No previous owner markings. With Mr. O'Malley's help, Barnaby's Victory Garden doesn't exactly flourish. They do, however, manage to foil an OPA hold-up and they meet a circus lion, Atlas (the "mental giant"), and Gorgon's father. The latter portion of the book chronicles Mr. O'Malley's run for congress, offering sly satire on electoral… Read More

Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics Books, 1990. 122pp. Original illustrated stiff wraps. Stated First Fantagraphics Books edition: June, 1990. 1st Printing (with complete number line). Pages are clean (no writing) but a bit dull witha ge. Binding is tight adn secure. Covers are scuffed, light bumping to head/heel of spine, slight rubbing to extremities. Nice copy. . First Edition, 1st printing. Oversized Softcover. Good +/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Chicago, IL: Turnbull & Willoughby Publishers, 1986. Stated First Printing (March 1986). Original illustrated glossy wraps. 8.5" x 5.25 (oblong softcover). 110pp. Pages are clean (no writing, underlining, or highlighting) but yellowing with age. A few pages are dogeared. Binding is tight with no cracks or breaks. Covers have some minor scuffing/finger soiling. Corners are rubbed and laminate is beginning to slightly peel from paper. Edges and head/heal of spine have some minor bumping. This is not a remainder or ex-library. Nice reading copy. . First Edition, Collectible. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1970. 370pp. Original cloth covered boards. Introduction by Ray Bradbury. Pages are clean (unmarked) but yellowing with age. Binding is tight and secure. Boards have bumping to head/heel of spine, rubbing to extremities, corners slightly frayed. Nice reading copy. . Second Printing. Oversized Hardcover. Good/New Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Mylared.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1959. 387pp. Index. Original boards. Nearly 400 illustrations. Stated First Edition. Pages are clean (unmarked) but yellowed with age. Hinges are slightly creased but inner text block is tight and secure. Boards have slight fraying to corners, bumping to head/heel of spine, some dust soiling, moderate rubbing to extremities. DJ is clipped. Wear to dust jacket (4" x"4 piece missing as well as another 2.5 x 1" piec emissing from lower front edge, head/heel of spine are chipped, fraying to corners, several smalll tears to edges, heavy rubbing to panels and extremities. DJ has been mtylared to prevent further damage. Book has an "old" smell. Reading copt. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good -/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Waco, TX: Word Books, 1977. Original wraps. Cover price $.49. Pictures by Hank Ketcham. Stories by Fred Toole. Deninis has discovered that the Bible has stories about kids like him. This one (of six), deals with David. Pages are clean (no writing, underlining, or highlighting) but yellowing with age. Some minor scuffing/soiling to wraps. Covers creased. Rubbing to corners and spine. A few pages dogeared. The usual cast of characters reading (and sometimes partly acting out) the stories of Joseph, Moses, David, Esther, Jesus, and other Biblical characters. These were sold through Christian bookstores and related outlets. Each issue contained several inspirational renderings by Hank Ketcham himself. Nice reading copy.. Comic Book. Staple-bound. Good -/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Ketcham, Hank. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Harry N. ,Abrams, Inc. Publishers, 2008. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book and jacket show some shelfwear. Jacket has been mylared for protection. This is an oversized book and may require extra postage. Lavishly illustrated in color and black and white. Introduction by Neil Gaiman. Decorative endpages.. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Oversized Hardcover. Very Good -/Good +. Mylared.

New York: Dark Horse Books, 2003. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book shows some shelfwear. This is an oversized book and may require extra postage. No jacket, pictorial hardback. Color strips throughout. Corners bumped and worn. Small tear at the head of the spine.. First Edition, 1st printing. Oversized Hardcover. Very Good -.