Search Results: Children's Literature from Old Editions Inc.

Boston: Little, Brown & Co. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1917. Early Reprint. Hardcover. Pictorial tan cloth covered boards with light soil and edgewear. Spine ends and corners bumped. Solid binding and clean text. No ownership marks, ex-lib marks, stamps or stickers. A few scattered fingerprint smudges to interior. Illustrated with b/w plates. ; 12mo, hardcover, 120 pages. .

New York: The John Day Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1947. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Dust jacket protected in mylar cover, some wear/minor tearing around edges. Cloth boards, corners somewhat worn, either end of spine rubbed and frayed. Spine straight. Hinges somewhat worn. Beautiful illustrations. Text block bright, clean and unmarked. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 96 pages .

Chicago: John C. Winston Company. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Red boards illustrated in black with same drawing as on dust jacket. Some shelf wear as expected with book of this age. Spine tight and straight. Illustrated yellow end papers. Small sticker on gutter edge of FFEP, at the bottom, reading 'Henry Morgan & Co. Limited BOOK DEPT.' One inch closed tear on dedication page. Price clipped dust jacket is chipped at top edge and spine ends, not affecting cover illustration, which is clean and bright. Tony Sarg was a German American puppeteer and illustrator. ; Black and white drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 117 pages .

New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons. Very Good- with no dust jacket. (1927). First Edition. Hardcover. Publisher's royal blue cloth with orange title label to front board. Slight edgewear and light soil. Spine ends bumped. Binding sound, interior clean and lightly toned. Color plates throughout. Pictorial eps. No ownership marks, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 96 pages .

G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth with light edgewear and slightly bumped spine ends/corners. Jacket in archival plastic protector is quite chipped/torn (largest about 1") with related creasing; minor edgewear and soil; flaps not clipped. Binding sound, interior clean and lightly toned. Illustrations from the 12th century Japanese artwork Choju Giga or Scroll of Animals. No ownership marks, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. ; Oblong 4to 11" - 13" tall; Unpaginated pages .

New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1928. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Green cloth with trace edgewear and soil. Dulled/darkened gilt lettering to lightly sunned spine. Spine ends and corners bumped. Light soil and uneven toning to text block. Pictorial eps. Binding sound with a couple preferential openings. Interior lightly toned. B/w illustrations. No ownership marks, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 293 pages .

New York And Chicago: W. H. Sadlier, Inc.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1942. Hardcover. Brown cloth with light edgewear and bumped spine ends. Binding sound, text clean. Interior lightly toned. Color and b/w illustrations. No ownership marks, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 250 pages .

Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company. Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1946. Second Printing. Hardcover. Dust jacket protected in mylar cover, some deterioration around edges and where spine and surfaces meet (see photos) , some rubbing marks from shelfwear. Cloth boards, corners slightly worn, some discoloration around edges, wear at bottom of spine, either end of spine rubbed. Hinges somewhat worn. Spine straight. Binding in good condition. Previous owner name to title page. No stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 266 pages .

Chicago, IL: Woman's Temperance Publication Association. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Sage green cloth with gilt lettering. Minor rubbing and edgewear; spine ends lightly bumped. Red tint to text block. Binding sound, text clean. Interior lightly toned. A few quite small b/w illustrations at ends of chapters. Two portions of pastedowns are torn away leaving an uneven edge to what remains: a 2 3/4" x 2" corner of front pastedown and a <1" piece of rear pastedown. Gift inscription facing title page. No stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 100 pages .

Franklin Library. Very Good- with No dust jacket as issued. 1981. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Gilt dec red leather with light rubbing and a few white smudges mostly to rear board and lower edges (but not to spine). All edges gilt with a few small scratches. Binding tight and unread. Satin ribbon bookmarker bound in. No ownership marks, ex-lib marks, stamps or stickers. Editors' notes booklet laid in. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 391 pages .

New York: Phinney, Blakeman, and Mason. Good with no dust jacket. 1859. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st Edition, Undated, but WorldCat lists its publishing date at 1859, 63pp with 7 full-page illustrations. Brown Embossed cloth with gilt title and spine. In Good+ condition, with a sturdy spine, no splitting or separation to the hinges, and no loose or missing pages. Outer covers show obvious rubbing and edge-wear, bumping to the corners. Some loss of cloth at the foot and crown, but this does not compromise the spine. Center signature is loose but still attached, though not in immediate danger of separating, but it should be handled carefully. Foxing throughout. More images available upon request. ; 7 full-page illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 63 pages .

Sheed & Ward. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Tan cloth covered boards with mild edgewear and soil. Bumped spine ends and corners. Bit of wrinkling to cloth near one corner. Slight spine lean. DJ in mylar has moderate soil and edgewear, with small chips/tears to edges. Not price clipped. Binding sound, text clean. Slight rippling along top edges of pages, though no sign of waterstaining. No previous owner names, stickers or stamps. Illustrated with 2- and 3-tone pictures. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 72 pages .

Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. 0871131048 . F/F, a tight solid copy with DJ projected in mylar. ; Square 8vo, magenta cloth, decorated eps, DJ, 40pps. Illustrated. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .

Dodd, Mead & Co. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1920. Reprint. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt title and mild edgewear. Spine ends bumped, corners sharp. Light crease to spine. Light spine lean. Binding sound, text clean. All 17 plates present. Frontispiece is full color and remaining plates are in shades of blue. Mild foxing to interior and text block. Small tears/creases to edges and corners of a small number of pages. No previous owner names, stickers or stamps. ; 8vo, hardcover, 182 pages. .

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1944. Hardcover. Pictorial square board covers with Santa on front and Rudolph on rear. Yellow spine is lightly creased and worn. Pages remain tight in binding and are slightly age toned. Bookshop label to ffep. No prev owner names or stamps. Not ex-library. ; Color Illustrations; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; Unpaginated pages .

The Ryerson Press. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. 1943. First Canadian Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth covered boards with yellow lettering. Minor edgewear and lightly bumped spine ends. Lower 1/2" of front board is darkened. Jacket in archival plastic cover has several chips/tears up to 1" with related creasing; trace soil; spine panel is sunned but very legible; flaps not clipped. Binding somewhat shaken, and cracked at title page. Interior lightly toned. No ownership marks, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 306 pages .

New York: The Derrydale Press. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1935. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 1350 copies. Author signature on half title page with lengthy personal inscription. Light edgewear and bumping to boards. Spine somewhat browned with gilt darkened. Lightly shaken binding and clean text. Toned pages. Former owner bookplate on front pastedown. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 214 pages; Signed by Author .

London: John Harris. Good+. 1829. Hardcover. Requires a signature at delivery, non-negotiable. Early marbled boards and black leather spine. Light bumping, rubbing, soiling and edgewear. Lightly shaken and cracked binding and clean text. Light foxing. Small amateur margin tear repair page 69/70. Gift inscription ffep. Light rubbing and scuffing eps and pastedowns. No ex-lib marks or stamps. 24 pp ads rear. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 318 pages .

Barcelona: Editorial Juventud. Good with no dust jacket. 1935. First Spanish Edition. Red cloth covered boards with lightly rubbed gilt title on spine. Bumped spine ends and corners. Mild edgewear and soil. 1'' dent to lower front board edge where board is showing. Binding tender in places, text clean. Illustrated with many color plates with tissue guards. Pages lightly age toned. The last 1/4 of the pages are rippled (but not stuck together or visibly stained) , and rear board has a 6''x2'' waterstain. No previous owner names, stickers or stamps. Faint foxing to interior and text block. An uncommon book. ; Small 4to, hardcover, 188 pages. .

Boston: D. Lothrop & Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. Pictorial boards with moderate edgewear, soil and rubbing. Small losses at spine ends, and corners are bumped and chipped. Binding shaken and tender, with cracked hinges. Text unmarked. Interior toned. B/w illustrations. A bit of waterspotting to frontis and its tissue guard, and title page. Bookshop label to front pastedown. No ownership marks or stamps. Not ex-library. Includes a modern, clear archival jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 217 pages .