Search Results: Children's Literature from Andrew Langer, Bookseller

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company. Good+ with no dust jacket. (1932). No edition noted. Hardcover. Paper boards with color illustrations to covers, illustrated within (mostly b&w, some color). Pages are not numbered.; Oblong, 9-3/4" x 6-3/4"; Light soiling to covers, lacking top 1/2" of spine cover, prior owner name to front cover, front free endpaper and title page, binding cords a bit loose, pages otherwise clean and unmarked. .

New-York: Rudolph Garrigue. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1848. Hardcover. With Wood Cuts After Designs by Lewis Richter. Publishers red cloth, gilt decorations front and spine, gilt spine lettering. ; 5-1/4" x 6-1/2"; 151 pp; Originally published in 1848 as Die schwarze Tante: Marchen und Geschichten fur Kinder in the German; OCLC notes the author as Clara Volkmann Fechner. This edition is rare. One copy of an1868 issue published in Leipzig located in the trade. Two holdings per OCLC. Yale reports an 1849 English-language copy in the Second Edition; the National Library of New Zealand reports microfiche of an 1848 edition publihed in Leipzig by George Wigand (from the original in the British Library, London).; Worn at spine ends with minor splitting, bumped corners, prior owner name in pencil on front free endpaper, foxed throughout. .

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1977. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. 0-385-12506-2 . Cream coated paper boards with color cover illustration (same as on jacket), tan endpapers, tale appears on left-hand pages opposite full page illustrations, unpaginated. Color pictorial dust jacket. This copy signed by the author on the front free endpaper. ; 8-3/4" x 11-1/4"; [43] pp; Signed by Author; Book shows little wear. Jacket lightly shelfworn with short closed tears along edges, price clipped, in clear protective cover. .

[Saranac, MI]. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. (1994). Stated First Edition. Softcover. The story of Nicholas Klaus and how he grew up to become Santa Claus. Pictorial wraps, perfect bound, wrap-around cover and 11 additional illustrations, all in color. Place per OCLC, no publisher noted. This copy bears the signed inscription: With warm wishes for a happy Christmas, Peg & Chad. Scarce, OCLC locates only a copy at the Library of Congress (9/2018). ; 6.5 x 9"; 61 pp; Signed by Author; Minor creasing at spine. .

Philadelphia & New York: J. B. Lippincott Company. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. (1948). Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Orange cloth, boards decorated with small drawings, color pastedown illustration. Color endpapers and frontispiece, many additional b/w drawings. Dust jacket reproduces cover design on front panel and offers photo and bio of Lofting on rear panel. ; 5-3/4" x 8-1/2"; xii, 366 pp; Rear board lightly bumped at top, lightly worn along spine ends otherwise little wear to book. Sound binding, clean and unmarked within. Jacket worn along edges with small losses at spine ends and corners, light soiling on rear panel, spine sunned, price clipped (also with 3.00 price in pencil on front panel), in clear protective cover. .

Stuttgart und Leipzig: William Effenberger. Very Good with no dust jacket. Dritte Auflage. Hardcover. Freie Bearbeitung von L. Ulbach's "Le parrain de Cendrillon". Original blue cloth with cover illustration of a woman in color, page edges dyed red, dark endpapers, 3 chromolithographs and 16 additional plates printed in purple ink. Not dated, OCLC notes an edition at 1890, this is perhaps mid-1890s. Text in German. ; 6 x 8.5"; 176 pp; Light soiling to boards, corners lightly bumped, hinges remain sound, prior owner name inked over on half-title, a few pages with corner creases. .

Springfield, Massachusetts: Milton Bradley Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1914 (1917). Hardcover. Dark green cloth, front board with circular pastedown illustration of a girl and white lettering, nursery rhymes and stories adapted to music. Dated 1914 on title page and 1917 on copyright page.; 9-1/2" x 12-1/4"; 89 pp; Covers rubbed, edgeworn and lightly soiled, nick to cloth along bottom edge and wear at top/bottom of spine, no writing but pages have the occasional spot of soiling. .

New York: HarperCollins Publishers. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. Stated First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0-06-022983-7 . Gold paper boards embossed with title, gilt lettered purple spine cloth, purple endpapers, many b&w illustrations. Dust jacket with color cover illustrations, lettered in gold, black and blue. ; 7" x 8-1/4"; 167 pp; Book has the faintest of rippling limited to the top edge and is otherwise in fine, completely unmarked condition. Jacket has no wear of note, not price clipped ($15.00), in clear protective cover. .

New York: Leavitt & Allen. Good+ with no dust jacket. c1868. Hardcover. Blue cloth, blindstamped decorations to boards, gilt spine lettering, nine stories illustrated with b&w drawings. Uncommon series of books. Spine notes series as Wee Little Willie's Story Books; title page notes this as Wee Little Willie's Library. The book is undated, but was offered as a Reward of Merit for a student of the Walnut Grove District with an inscription penned in 1868 by the instructor.; 4-1/2" x 5-1/2"; 128 pp; An OCLC search for this title notes but a single holding, at the University of Kansas. OCLC also lists a companion title for a girl, Katie, noting the author as George A. Leavitt and but two holdings -- at the University of Florida and Brown. ; Cloth worn at corners and with a small area lifting away from front board, pages with occasional foxing, usually near page edges. .

St. Petersburg, Fla.: Valkyrie Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1975. First Edition; Stated First Printing. Softcover. 0-912760-04-4 . Stiff white wraps, cover illustration of cat, many additional illustrations of this Siamese accompany the story, unpaginated with about 50 pages. This copy with an inscription penned and signed by the author on the FFEP: For ______ _______ in admiration of her work, Burr C. Brundage. ; 8-1/2" x 10"; Signed by Author; Covers lightly soiled, internally very nice. .

New York: Random House. Very Good with no dust jacket. (1959). .. Hardcover. Illustrated red paper boards, illustrated ithroughout in color. First issue with white dots on page beginning "Today is your birthday!" This copy inscribed opposite title page: For Tommy, with best wishes and signed Dr. Seuss. ; 9" x 12-1/4"; Signed by Author; Minor wear along board edges, spine sunned, rear board toned along bottom edges, prior owner name inked inside front cover, pages clean and unmarked. .

Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. Reprint. Hardcover. Pink cloth, black illustration and lettering on spine, b&w illustrations within. Later reprint notes 1904 and 1932 copyright dates. ; 7" x 9-1/4"; 287 pp; Boards lightly edgeworn, soiled and with a few (4) small waterspots. Solid hinges, clean pages with minor edgewear and a few creased corners, prior owners inscription inked inside front cover (emulating a library card). .

Boston: Henry A. Young & Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover. The Moss Rose Series. A small hardcover, bound in red cloth, blindstamped cover decorations, gilt spine lettering, sewn binding, illustrated in b&w. Undated, late Victorian-era production. ; 3" x 4-1/2"; 64 pp; Covers rubbed, gift inscription and ownership inscriptions at front (ca 1900 pen). .

Portland, Oregon: WestWinds Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. (2003). First Edition; No printing noted. Hardcover. 1-55868-683-5 . Coated paper boards, color wrap-around cover illustration, red endpapers, story with colorful art from linoleum blocks. Dust jacket replicated cover art. This copy signed by the author on the front free endpaper and additionally signed and with an illustration by the artist. ; 8-1/2" x 10-1/4"; A collaboration by Alaskans. The author hails from Juneau and the artist carves and paints in Ketchikan. ; Signed by Author & Illustrator; No wear of note to book or jacket. Jacket in clear protective cover. .

La Jolla and London: Green Tiger Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0-88138-039-3 . A Star and Elephant Book. Illustrated jacket over wrappers, full page illustrations. ; 8-1/4" x 10-1/2"; Jacket lightly worn at edges, internally fine. .

Boston: Graves and Young. Good with no dust jacket. 1868. Later Printing. Hardcover. The first of the Lindendale Stories. Rose cloth, gilt spine lettering, double-frontispiece and additional plates. ; 4-1/2" x 6-3/4"; 256 pp; Boards faded, worn at top.bottom of spine and at corners, lacks tissue guard from frontispiece, solid binding, free of writing, scattered foxing to pages. .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1940. No edition noted. Hardcover. Light blue cloth. Front cover with illustration and lettering to spine and front cover, all in black. Full-page color plates and b&w illustrations within text. Publushers just jacket with color cover illustration. ; 6" x 8-1/4"; 109 pp; Book with only slight wear--clean covers, solid binding, no inscriptions or writing. Jacket front flap is clipped, has bookstore price sticker marked out and has a remainder price marked on it. Jacket is lightly rubbed, lightly soiled, lightly worn along bottom edge, worn along top edge with closed tears and a small loss at top of spine, protected by mylar cover. .

New York: George H. Doran Company. Good+ in Fair dust jacket. (1926). Hardcover. A collection of twelve wonder-tales of native origin, gathered from various sources and told here [in English], in most cases for the first time, in a setting of rhythmic prose. Publishers green cloth, gilt and embossed decoration front, blue lettering front and spine, decorative endpapers, b&w illustrations in-line with text, 24 tipped-in illustrations on plates - some full color, others are b&w drawings on gold paper. Pictorial dust jacket. Heavy, USPS Media Mail as expected, others extra.; 7" x 10-1/4"; 335 pp; Covers lightly soiled, worn at corners and top/bottom of spine, hinges a bit loose though still holding quite well, prior owner name inked on half-title dated 1927, faint wrinkling seen on first few leaves, scattered foxing throughout, a few pages show light soiling, all are free of writing. Dust jacket soiled, quite worn along edges and folds, with significant losses along top… Read More

Bedford, Ohio: Stemcil-Art Publishing Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. [1950s?]. Softcover. Stiff covers, front cover illustrated in color, red painted metal comb binding at left, first page page describes How to Use Stencils and offers list of additional titles, includes seven leaves of stencils enconpassing the alphabet with items spelled in works and pictured (A=Axe, B=Bells, C=Cow and so on), each with unprinted color backing sheet, includes 10 sheets of unprinted paper for project use at rear.; 10" x 13"; Uncommon, not seen in the trade and with OCLC listing one holding, at the Newberry (9/2020). ; Worn at lower comb assembly; one ring is flat with a tear to the front cover. Minor cover wear, a bit of writing near a few of the stencils; all remain in VG+ condition without wear or damage. A few pages lightly toned along edges. .

Mahwah, New Jersey: Troll Associates. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1981. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0-89375-434-X . Purple paper illustrated boards, illustrated pages offer children a chance to create or observe optical illusions. Uncommon as hardcover. ; 8" x 9-1/2"; 48 pp; Light wear to corners, slightly rubbed. a few pages with very light soiling. .