Search Results: Children's Literature from Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB

Toronto, Can.: Ryerson Press, 1933. - scarce Canadian Ant fantasy, wherein 2 children are shrunk to ant size & shown a true picture of ant life in the colony & forest floor - they are later transported to South America to see Soldier Ants which can kill mice & scorpions & join together to cross rivers - brown cloth, printed in dark brown, in the rare pictorial dj, that has minor chipping at the spine top, but is otherwise very clean & whole - might be the the basis of the later short story classic " Leiningen Versus the Ants ". First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by E. G. Coombs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY: Harper and Brothers, 1910. - rare work of American Intercollegiate football fiction written by someone eminently qualified for the job - Alden Arthur Knipe was the 6th head football coach at the University of Iowa from 1892 to 1902 & was himself one of the great football players of the 19th century - he played at the University of Pennsylvania under the legendary coach George W. Woodruff - in 1894 Knipe led his team to a perfect 12-0 record - Woodruff referred to Knipe as the greatest player he ever coached - after a long and sucessful football career, he ignored his medical degree & along with his wife was the author of numerous children's sports related fiction - this is his rare first book & a lovely copy, name on the front paste-down, else fine in pictorial tan cloth, the correct first binding.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1994. 1st edition. Illustrated by Anthony Browne. Author's 1st children's book - fine / fine dust jacket.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Vancouver, BC: Bloomsbury / Raincoast Books, 2003. FIRST CANADIAN EDITION - FIRST PRINTING - this is a brand new unread copy - flawless .. First Edition. Cloth. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY: Platt & Munk Co. , 1922. - 13 wonderful soft colour pastel illustrations by Elizabeth Colborne, full & half page, plus many in B & W - colour plate on front cover - animal stories, lots of horses - covers a bit worn, corners bumped and worn through, but still tight and vg, internally fine - scarce book.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Elizabeth Colborne. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

P. Van Belkum Az. : Zutphen, 1930. - illustrated with 16 full page plates, 6 of which are full colour cold plates by P. Louwerse, inserted in text - just a vg copy in highly decorated & pictorial cloth very heavy and will require extra postage at cost .. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by P. Louwerse. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.