Search Results: Children's - Picture Books from Homeward Bound Books

London: Jonathan Cape. Very Good+. 1976. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0224012851 . [96] p. 26 cm. Sound and square binding in illustrated boards. Slightly bumped at bottom corners. A bit of spine fade. No internal marks. A omnibus edition of three works by John Burningham: "Humbert", "Cannonball Simp", and "Harquin". Illustrated in colour in various media. His animals are particularly appealing. .

Toronto: Oxford University Press. Very Good+. 2002. Softcover. 0195408446 . [32] p. 27 cm. Signed by Author Minor wear to corners. Very light rubbing. Cut mark on last page, likely done in binding. Appears unread. Inscribed with birthday wishes to "Tommy" by the author. Rhyming text and vividly coloured illustrations. Every hour more and more animals arrive for a roisterous party. .

Tokyo: Kuso-Kobo. Very Good. 1979. Hardcover. 4834004341 . [64] p. 26 cm. One corner lightly bumped. Some crinkling to lower quarter of spine gutter. No internal marks. Housed in a sleeve that has fading to the "spine" and bottom edge, with light rubbing. The copyright page is in Japanese script, and the copyright date states 1979. But there is also the number 1992, which probably indicates a reprint date. .

New York: Philomel Books. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1983. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0399209743 . [46] p. 25 cm. Signed by Author Sound and square binding in cloth-covered beige and red boards. The spine is faded and the gilt titles dulled. There is a remained mark on the top edge of the text block at the spine, which has slightly stained the spine cloth. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. The sleeve the book is housed in has some edge wear, including tiny areas of paper loss. A bit of soil on both sides. A picture book that traverses America showing many different scenes and times in full colour. This is copy 158 of a limited printing of 1000 copies. Signed in Japanese by Mr Anno on the Author's Note page. Publishers invitation card and envelope laid in. .

London: Harpercollins Children's Books. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2005. 1st British Edition. Hardcover. 0007206623 . [24] p. 20 x 23 cm. Sound and square binding in illustrated and laminated boards. Minor corner wear. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has light wear along the top edge of the front panel. Slightly rubbed. Not price clipped. A reissue of Ruth Kraus' minimal text work about bears, this edition having been illustrated by Maurice Sendak. .

Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co.. Good. ©1950. Hardcover. 32 p. 16.5 cm. Copyright date only. Sound and square binding in illustrated, paper-covered boards. Some pulling of endpapers at staples. Spine is heavily worn with some paper loss. Corners are rubbed through, and edges have some rubbing also. Both boards show some light soil. Previous owner's name on back side of front free endpaper, pencilled price on the front side. Inside pages are clean and unmarked, but paper is tanned. The story of a transit bus who decides to run away for some fun, instead of picking up passengers. Tell-A-Tale book 846. Shipping costs may be reduced due to weight and size of book. .

Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre. Very Good. 1990. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. 0888948174 . [26] p. 27 cm. Sound and square binding in glossy, illustrated boards. A couple of tiny edge dings. Shelf rubbed. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. A Canadian edition of a book originally published in Britain as "The Big Concrete Lorry". From the "Tale of Trotter Street" series. .

Boston: Little Brown. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1959. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 44 p. 26 cm. Parent's Magazine Book Club seal on jacket and lower board. Sound and square binding in green, cloth-covered boards. Faded along all edges. Bottom fore-corners lightly bumped. Endpapers slightly toned. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dustjacket has edgewear, including chips, tears, creases. Spine faded and stained. Light overall soil. A boy tells his sisters stories of his deep woods adventures in northern Quebec with his father. Two colour pencil illustrations. .

Boston: Shambhala. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1994. First American Edition. Hardcover. 1569579075 . 40 p. 27 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Corners lightly bumped and showing slight wear. Light rubbing along edges. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has light edge wear and shelf rubbing, with some scratches. Not price clipped. A children's story inspired by a 12th century Persian allegorical poem "The Conference of Birds" by Farid ud-Din Attar. The Earth appeals to the birds of the world to save her life. A Barefoot Books imprint. .

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2002. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. 0374324891 . 32 p. 28 cm. Minor wear to spine ends. Insides unmarked. Dustjacket has edgewear and wrinkling along the top, some light soiling and rubbing. The story of a man named Bert whose dog "Bert" gets lost. The second Bert book from Allan Ahlberg and Raymond Briggs. .

New York: Parents' Magazine Press. Very Good. ©1970. Hardcover. [32] p. 23.5 cm. Sound and square binding in illustrated cloth-covered boards. A bit of wear to the corner tips. Some light soil to the boards. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. The story of Billy, who sees himself as a "Blah". Illustrated in colour. .

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0771592884 . 28 p. 26 cm. Sound and square binding in glossy, illustrated boards. Minor wear to the spine ends. Rear cover slightly rubbed. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has a little wear at the corners, spine ends and edges. It is shelf-rubbed. A telling of a fable from the Athapaskan indigenous people of the Yukon River, illustrated with characteristic vibrant paintings by Canadian artist Ted Harrison. .

Montreal: Tundra Books. Near Fine. 1991. First English Edition. Hardcover. 0887762492 . [24] p. 23 x 26 cm. Sound and square binding in glossy, illustrated boards. A couple of tiny ding marks to the bottom edges. Light rubbing. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Appears unread. Translated by Sheila Fischman. This is the second children's book by French-Canadian Roch Carrier, in which Carrier continues his efforts at sports superdom, this time as a boxer. Includes vibrant illustrations by the same illustrator of Carrier's beloved book, "The Hockey Sweater". .

Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 0888993307 . [32] p. 27 cm. Sound and square binding in glossy, illustrated boards. Bottom corners lightly bumped. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has light wear at the spine ends and corner tips, slight curl to the top edges, and is a bit shelf rubbed. Not price clipped. The story of a boy from China who moves to a big city in North America with his family and makes a new friend. .

London: Burke Publishing. Very Good-. 1984. Reprint. Hardcover. 0222692464 . 23 p. 22 cm. Sound and square in laminated boards. 1.5" split and tiny puncture on the rear spine gutter. Some scratches and shelf rubbing. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. A story by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, published as the Read for Fun basic vocabulary series for children. Translated from Swedish by Marianne Helweg. .

Racine, Wisconsin: Western Publishing Company. Very Good. ©1957. Hardcover. 28 p. 16.5 cm. Copyright date only. Sound and square binding in illustrated, paper-covered boards. Light wear to corners and spine ends. Rubbing along edges and to the boards. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Tell-A-Tale book 2410. Shipping costs may be reduced due to weight and size of book. .

Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. 61 p. 26 cm. One corner bumped. Minor wear to other corners. Price stamp on endpaper, likely from publisher. Jacket has edge and fold wear, with greasy stain along part of flap folds. Largish chip to front bottom corner. Insect nibbles along spine. Price clipped. Library binding. Attractive, soft, red and blue watercolour illustrations. .

Toronto: Groundwood Books. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0888999534 . 56 p. 32 cm. No discernible wear to cloth covered boards or pages. Dustjacket has two very tiny impression marks on the rear panel. Not price clipped. Unread. Includes rich, pastel illustrations by award-winning Canadian illustrator Ian Wallace. An abbreviated version of the highly-regarded Gordon Lightfoot ballad about the building of the trans-Canada railroad. Also includes the full lyrics with music, notes on the illustrations, a brief history of the railroad, and suggestions for further reading. .

Oxford: Oxford University Press. Very Good. 1988. Hardcover. 0192798537 . [32] p. 30 cm. Sound and square binding in glossy, illustrated boards. Corners lightly bumped and having some wear. A few tiny soil spots. Rubbed with light scratches. Small star stamp on rear endpaper. Inside pages have a couple of leaves with evidence of fingering, otherwise they are clean and bright. The story of a little girl who is ill and how a magic carousel helps her feel better. Full colour illustrations. .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. 72 p. 28 cm. Sound and square with cloth backed spine and paper covered boards. Light fading to the cloth at the spine ends. Small scratch on lower board. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket spine is darkened, with a stain to the first 2" from the top down. Edges have some wear, including tiny edge tears and shallow chips. Tiny tear in center of rear panel. Darkening along top front edge. Not price clipped. A rather charming story of a cat named Augie and her gourmet tastes. Illustrated with black and white, pen and ink drawings. .