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New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2000. First printing. An apparently unread copy. The DJ has tiny spots of wear at the spine ends. The flap price is intact.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Mordicai Gerstein. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia and New York: Chilton Book Company, 1961. Inscribed to previous owner by the author on the half-title page. A fine, otherwise unmarked copy in a fine dust jacket with $6.95 flap price intact.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Charlotte Edmands Bowden, Paul E. Genereux, and Lucy Ellen Merrill. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1959. First printing. A fine, apparently unread copy. The dust jacket has light edge wear and a slightly sunned spine. The price, $4.95, is present on the front flap.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Don Almquist. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1952. First printing (no additional printings listed). Red cloth with black decoration and lettering. The boards are scuffed and soiled. Spots of soiling on the front endpapers. The front free endpaper is creased and has a small bookseller notation. Otherwise unmarked.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket. Illus. by Barbara Cooney. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Henry F. Walck, 1950. This copy appears to be number D11 in the Hare bibliography. The only exception to the points listed is the size, which, however, is within 1/8" of the size given in Hare. Red cloth boards with black titles on the spine and no paste-on label. Hinges reinforced with white buckram. Heavy, white paper stock. Opened locket illustration on the title page; the author's name and publisher's name are printed in black; "New York" and "1950" are in red. Very light shelfwear. Previous owner's name is on the front free endpaper. Faint smudge on the rear free endpaper. Otherwise a fine, unmarked copy. The dust jacket is puckered from prior dampness and has light soiling. There is light wear at the spine ends and the corners. The price at the top of the front flap is intact ($2.75) while the bottom corner is clipped. There is a code number (40-80) on the bottom of the front flap. Now in Brodart dust jacket protector.. First… Read More

New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2002. First printing. Signed by the author on the title page. Lightly bumped spine tail and corners. Otherwise fine. The dust jacket has several short tears. There is faint sticker residue on the rear panel. The flap price is intact. In Brodart archival dust jacket protector.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Elizabeth Sayles. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: American News Co., 1879. No statement of edition or printing. Illustrated paper-covered boards quarter bound in brown cloth. Unpaginated, with numerous woodcut illustrations. Considerable wear around the board edges and spine ends. Scuffed in spots. The hinges are cracked. Previous owner's notations are on the front and rear endpapers. A few pages have foxed or dampstained areas. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: E. P. Dutton No date, but a gift inscription on the front free endpaper is dated 1896. The boards are badly stained. The front free endpaper is loose. The hinges are broken but held by some threads.. Hard Cover. Poor/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Atheneum, 1975. First printing. The spine leans slightly. There are four very small dents on the edges of the boards. Previous owner's small notation on one corner of the FFEP. Otherwise unmarked interior. The DJ has minor edgewear and toning. The jacket price is intact.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago: Reuben H. Lilja & Co., 1947. Stapled binding. The covers are partially torn from the staples. Worn at the corners. Beautifully illustrated.. Soft Cover. Good+/No Jacket. Illus. by Milo Winter. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.