Children's Books from JWMah

Cambridge MA: Candlewick Press, 2007. (USA) 2d printing of the first edition 2007. No markings, Fine. Hardcover, 6 coloured, elaborated fold-out pages with 3 to 4 smaller side-pocketed fold-outs per page. This is the 3rd and final volume of the best-selling Prehistrica series for ages 5 and up. Within these dynamic pages lurk fearsome saber-toothed cats, bears taller than basketball… Read more about this item

Vancouver: Blue Heron Books, 2004. (CAD) 1st of thsi edition. Remainder line to top edge of pages, there are 3 tiny nicks to the top edge of cover, otherwise solid Very Good in Very Good dust jacket with a small tear and wrinkle to head of spine. Hardcover, illus en papers, 216pp, colour illus. This is a new and unabridged… Read more about this item

UK: Collins Publishers for the Children (UK) No date nor indication of edition. There is a full list of all the Pookie Books to the last page so this must be a late reprint. No markings there is a small spot of residue from a price tag to the corner of the front cover, and a couple of errant pen… Read more about this item

NY: Platt & Munk., 1935. (USA) Presued 1st edition qith copyright of MCMXXXV (1935) No marking, a hint of wear to the lower edges of covers, and to cover corner tips, tight square book, with clean pages and illustrations fresh and bright, Good used copy; lacking the dust jacket. Greyblue cloth, dark blue title, 125 pp., glossary. … Read more about this item

London: Chatto & Windus, 1966. (UK) 1st UK edition, Owner's name to end paper, no other markings, otherwise Near Fine in Tattered unclipped Dustjacket with long tear across the front panel, loss to edges; DJ is in mylar sleeve. Hardcover, 170pp, B&W line illus. Maria Gripe, born Maja Stina Walter (1923- 2007), was a Swedish author of books for children… Read more about this item

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1929. (UK) No date but there is apresentation label to the end paper dated 1930 for a school prize; date uncertain. No markings, but presentation label as noted, a lentil -size hole to the cloth at the upper left corner of the front cover, a brace of very faint spots to the spine, a hint of… Read more about this item

Toronto: Thomas Allen, Limited., 1946. (CAD) Presumed 1st edition, No markings, but there is bookseller's small stamp to the rear endpaper, otherwise Fine in Very Good dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to the spine extremities; DJ is in mylar sleeve. White boards with green titles, 219pp. B&W illus. There are 22 stories including the Cotton cat;… Read more about this item

Racine: Whitman Publishing Company, 1947. (USA) Presumed 1st edition with 1947 copyright to title page. Owner's inscription in ink to the endpaper, "Pie Face" and "Butch" in ink to the rear endpapers, page edges toned slightly, the spine paper is split for about 2" near the foot, with some wear to the spine extremities, a touch of rubbing to the… Read more about this item

London: S.W.Partridge & Co., 1878. (UK) No date but possibly 1878 (as suggested by the Bodleian Library). There is an owner's inscription to the end paper, dated 1935: "Given to me as a small child by n English Aunt who had had it given to her as a child!" The body of the book is detached from… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2011. (USA) 1st printing. SIGNED BY AUTHOR to the title page and dated 2011, no other markings, a touch of rubbing to base and head of spine, Near Fine in unclipped Near Fine dust jacket with a tiny nick to the leading edge of the rear falp fold edge. Boards, 196pp, monochrome illustrations by… Read more about this item

NY: Universe, 2008. (USA) 3rd printing of this 2008 edition which first appeared in 1974 as This is Historic Britain. No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Illus boards, 60pp, colour illus. The last page updates some of the information from the original material of 1974. I believe this was Sasek's last book in this series--he died in 1979. (1.9… Read more about this item

London: Lovat Dickson Limited, 1937. (UK) Stated 1st publication, 1937. No markings, slight toning of endpapers, Very Good in Very Good dust jacket with colour pastedown to front panel. Red cloth, illus end papers, 102pp, colour frontis and B&W line drawing sin text. This is the first book in the series of stories on the mice, Slimtail and Mrs… Read more about this item

Aberdeen: The University Press, 1892. (UK) Edition not stated. No markings, a few spots of foxing here and there, pages generally clean, evidence of repair to front hinge which is stiff, a bit ofrubbing to cover corner tips and spine extremities, Good overall; no dust jacket as published. Dark brown cloth with embossed border and titye in gold, 384pp, no… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Chelsea House, 1998. (USA) 1st printing, Remainder dot to bottom edge of pages, no other markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Boards, 165pp, no illus. Louisa May Alcott, Frances Hdgson Burnett, Louise Fitzhugh, Kate Greenaway, Ursula K. Le Guin, Madeleine L'Engle, Lucy aud Montgomery, Edith Nesbit, Katherine Pterson, Beatrix |potter, P.L. Travers, Laura Ingalls Wilder. Their works… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1904. (UK) 1st publication with the point regarding the pagination error of the List of illusgtrations page. Owner's inscription to the first blank page after the endnpaper, there is a 1/4" tear and crease to the leading edge of the "list of illustrations" page and the following pages (page 3/4), a touch of… Read more about this item

Toronto: John Wiley & Sons, 1982. (CAD) Stated first edtion. No markings, price label to end paper, otherwise Fine in Fine dust jacket. Cloth, 143pp, colour illustrations. Tales of rabbits by writers such as Aesop and La Fontaine, showcase the role of the rabbit in literature, art and superstition.This was Barbara Gowdy's first book, writen under a pseudonym. … Read more about this item

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1965. (CAD) First Canadian edition. No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Boards, 232pp, 700 illustrations, more than 125 in full colour culled by de Vries from the Osborne Collection of early children's books, (1765-1830). (2.5 JM LVR 206/b3. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

London: MacMillan & Co., 1956. (UK) Three booklets. No markings, but each has a publisher's presentation label to the inside cover or the first page, about Very Good. Card covers, side-stapled, 48pp; B&W line drawings. Book 1 is the 3rd printing of 1958. Book 2 is the 2nd printing of 1956. Book 3 is… Read more about this item

Athens: Museum of Cycladic Art, 2007. (GRE) No markings, remnant of price tag to back cover, Near Fine. Wraps, 36pp. Colour photos of vasea and illus. This well-illustrated book on Greek pottery was written for older children with the text in English. (1.33 JM HOQ 102/b2. Paperback. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Boston: Oliver Ditson Company, 1912. (USA) Enlarged edition, 25th thousand. No markings, some wear to cover cornertips lower frontcorner of cover is bumped, Good used copy; no dust jacket. Navy cloth with gold titles, 136pp, index. This is a collection of songs for children including game and activity songs with music and lyrics. (1.5 JM HOQ 103/b1.… Read more about this item