Search Results: Picture Books from Granny Goose Books

New York: Golden Press, 1957. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The interior of the book is clean and fresh. There is a gift inscription to a former owner on the front free end paper (Christmas 1963), but no other marks or wear. The illustrated covers are bright, with light wear to edges and corners. A nice, tidy copy.

London: Picture Book Studio / Neugebauer Press, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 6 x 6. This is part of Picture Book Studio's "Little Book" series of small-format (6 x 6 inches) versions of their popular titles. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, with one problem -- glue bubbles where the front end paper is attached to the covers. The illustrated laminated covers look new -- no wear or damage. The attached scan should give a better idea of condition.

London: Dennis Dobson, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a former owner's name and date on the front free end paper, but no other marks and just a few signs of previous use. The illustrated covers are bright, with minor wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket, however, is only in good condition. It is not price-clipped, but there is a deep nick of paper missing from the top of the front panel, and several stains. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. This is a nice reading copy, but no more.

New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc., 1971. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is clean and fresh, with no marks, signatures or wear. There is a small brown stain on the top edge of the text block, which fortunately does not show in the pages. The illustrated covers show light wear overall, but rubs and spots of missing colour on the bottom edge. The dust jacket has light edgewear, and slight fading to the spine. Synpsis. This is a children's picture book featuring three African-American boys. Adam, Arthur and Albert "live in the city in the same apartment house. What they like to do every day -- at home, in school, and after school, is followed through each letter of the alphabet.

London: Julia MacRae Books, 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. 9.25 x 7.5. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, without even the name of a former owner. The blue covers have minor wear. The dust jacket is also in very good condition and is now in a protective mylar cover. A fresh and lovely copy of this omnibus edition of "Willie" stories.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is clean and fresh. There is a former onwers name and date on the fixed front end paper, but no other marks or damage. The blue covers are bright, with just a touch of wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is not corner clipped, and is also in very good condition, with light wear and handling visible on the white background, but no damage, rips or chips. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. A very nice copy.

London & New York: Franklin Watts, 1971. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a small sticker pull on the front free end paper, but no other marks, signatures or even signs of earlier use. The illustrated covers are fresh, showing next to no wear. The dust jacket (repeats the cover illustration) is price-clipped, but is otherwise in excellent condition, with no wear or damage. The attached scan should give a better idea of condition. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover.

New York: North-South Books, 1995. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. This is a first printing of the first English-language edition, with a complete number line. The interior of the book is clean, and all the pop-ups are present and working. One of the pull-tabs, and a towel on a drying line are slightly creased, but these are the only problems. A very nice copy.

London: Ramboro Books. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. This is a three page board book, each page features an animal with large "googly eyes" which move and glow in the dark." The pages are clean and bright. The googly eyes still move and glow. The book has some light edgewear and bumps. The covers are bright and show few signs of use. The red tape binding of the spine is bright with light wear to the top and bottom. Please see the attached scan.

London: George G.Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1968. Enlarged Edition, 1968 . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. This is the first printing of Harrap's "Enlarged Edition." The size is larger (about 10 x 7¾) than that of the first edition, and the illustrations have been re-done in colour, but "in the accustomed style" by Greta Dushinsky. The interior of the book is clean and fresh, with no signatures, marks or damage. The green covers are bright with just a touch of wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is not price-clipped, and is also in very good condition, with light wear and handling. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: "Ameliaranne arranges a country holiday for all the other little Sigginses.

Vancouver & Toronto: Groundwood Books / Douglas and McIntyre, 1988. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The interior of the book is clean and fresh. The glossy pictorial covers are also in very good condition, with light wear at edges and corners. A very nice copy. A piece of paper containing a short gift inscription and the signature of Janet Lunn has been laid in the front of the book. Synopsis: "Amos was old and Amos was cold, and Amos was tired of giving away all his wool." This picture book tells how Amos the Sheep misbehaved until Aunt Hattie gave him the warm woolly sweater she had made out of Amos's wool for Uncle Henry.

Green Tiger Press, 1989. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. This is a first printing of the first edition, with a complete number line. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The laminated covers are bright, again with just a bit of wear to corners and spine. Synopsis: A child's picture book. At the beginning of a new school year, Amy and Nathaniel, two little rabbits, are chosen by the teacher to do a monthly decoration for the bulletin board. This book follows them through the year, showing the boards that they do for all the major holidays -- Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, Valentines' Day, etc.

New York: Doubleday & Co., 1931. Reprinted 1989 . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. This is a fresh, bright copy, which looks new and nice enough to give as a gift.. The interior is crisp and clean, with minimal wear. The pictorial covers are in excellent condition, with just a hint of wear to tips and corners. The dust jacket is bright and intact -- no rips, tears or chips.. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: One day Angus, the little Scottie puppy, found a strange little cat lying on his sofa. She boxed his ears, ate his food and sat in his special square of sunshine. The poor little terrier chased her everywhere, but the cat was just always out of reach. Then one day she disappeared, and Angus was all alone, but not so pleased about it as he thought he should be.

Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1975. Soft cover. Near Fine. This is a lovely copy. The interior is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The pictorial paper covers are also in excellent condition, with just a touch of wear at edges and corners.

New York: Philomel Books, 1985. Second Impression . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. This book looks new. The interior is crisp and unmarked, showing no signs of previous use. The dust jacket is not price-clipped, and again looks new. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: A picture-book for children. "Artist Mitsumas Anno joins with his friend, mathematician Akihiro Nozaki, to introduce very young readers to the concept of binary logic, the basis of computer "thinking" and of mathematical problem solving. By a clever pictorial device, Mr Anno makes you, the reader, a central character in this book, and you, along with your friends Tom and Hannah, share the fun of figuring out the answers to the hatter's tricky questions.

London: Bodley Head, 1978. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. This book looks new, with a crisp, unmarked interior, and bright covers. Synopsis: This is a wordless picture book based on Anno's journeys through Europe as a young man. Children are encouraged to look closely at the pictures to identify such things as "an escaping prisoner; some characters from Sesame Street [and from standard nursery tales]; a romatic tale, continued on several pages; a race" etc.

New York: Philomel Books, 1983. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The inside of the book is clean and fresh, showing light use only. The laminated pictorial covers are in lovely condition -- clean and unmarked, showing no wear. The dust jacket is not price-clipped and is also in very good condition, with minor edgewear. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. A very nice copy. Synopsis: This picture book for young children is about one jar with one island, two countries, six mountains, twenty four walled kingdoms and so on. The story introduces factorials, the mathematics of large numbers. The author comments that "learning about numbers and how they can expand without limit has given readers, we hope, an idea of the mystery, wonder and excitement than can be experienced through mathematics".

London: The Bodley Head, 1983. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The inside of the book is clean and fresh, showing light use only. The laminated pictorial covers are in lovely condition -- clean and unmarked, showing very little wear. Synopsis: This picture book for young children is about one jar with one island, two countries, six mountains, twenty four walled kingdoms and so on. The story introduces factorials, the mathematics of large numbers. The author comments that "learning about numbers and how they can expand without limit has given readers, we hope, an idea of the mystery, wonder and excitement than can be experienced through mathematics".

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. This is a first printing of the first edition, with a complete number line. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or signs of previous use. The illustrated blue cloth covers are fresh, with just a hint of wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is not price-clipped, and is also in Very Good condition, with minor edgewear, but no rips or chips. A very nice copy of this picture book for children. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis:"Sailing home with a prize of gold won in a contest, Arion faces death at the hands of the crew who covet his treasure, but is saved by dolphins following the ship.

New York: Four Winds Press, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The interior of the book is clean and tight, with just a few signs of previous use. The red-and-white illustrated covers are bright, with light edgewear only. There is no dust jacket. A nice copy to share with a child. Note: The verso of the title page states: "Reprint of the ed. published by Parents' Magazine Press." Synopsis: A picture book about a little boy`s messy bedroom. "Though his family only sees an awful mess, Olly knows his room contains a cave with wild animals, a traffic jam, and a tunnel to crawl through.