Childrens Fiction from Pulp & Circumstance

London: Methuen, 1956. Hardcover. Good/Dust Jacket Not Included. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Astrid Walford. Children's story of courage and determination that follows two Japanese boys who participate in the rebuilding needed after a disastrous tidal wave. First published in "Jack and Jill" magazine, 1947, then expanded for publication as a book. Winner of a… Read more about this item

Victoria, BC: Orca Book Publishers, 2009. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Noah, a teenager, finds friends and adventure in Quebec's far north. First published in 2009, this copy is a 2010 second printing. Trade paperback. Includes a short Glossary of Inuktitut Terms. Square and tight, this seems an unread… Read more about this item

Garden City, New York: Garden City Publishing Co., 1941. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Herbert Morton Stoops. Children's picture book of the third part of "The Song of Hiawatha" (1855). Though the name Hiawatha is derived from a historical figure associated with the formation of the Iroquois League, Longfellow's character is fictional.… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1982. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Based on the short 1982 film "Flyers" in which a pilot who, on leaving the military, turns to aircraft restoration and stunt piloting for the movies. Slim hardcover in glossy, illustrated boards. Not paginated. Illustrated… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan Children's Books (Pan Macmillan), 2015. No Binding. New. Sir John Tenniel et al. Still in original shrink wrap. Flip top box and 100 postcards featuring illustrations from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, Inc, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Copyright 1928 but no printing history given. Small hardcover, about 7 5/8" x 5 1/4", in blue cloth with orange lettering and a small black illustration on the front cover, black illustration and titling on the spine. Glossy frontis… Read more about this item

East Orange, New Jersey: Books, Inc (Stratemeyer Syndicate), 1952. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book #16 in the Kay Tracey Mystery Series as originally sequenced, this title was originally published in 1941. The series was updated, revised and resequenced when reissued. This copy from 1952 becomes #10 in that edition. Small… Read more about this item

East Orange, New Jersey: Books, Inc (Stratemeyer Syndicate), 1951. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book #11 in the Kay Tracey Mystery Series as originally sequenced, this title was originally published in 1939. The series was updated, revised and resequenced when reissued. This copy from 1951 becomes #5 in that edition. … Read more about this item

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, Inc, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Constance Whittemore. Part of "The World's Children" series. Hardcover in tweedy green boards with dark titling to the front and spine plus an illustration to the front and the colophon for the series on the back board. Top edge dyed green. Deckled fore edge. … Read more about this item

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, Inc, 1934. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book #3 of the Dana Girls Mystery Stories. Hardcover, about 7 5/8" x 5 1/4", in purple cloth with black titling and decoraction to the spine and the front board. Top edge dyed green. Illustrated endpapers.… Read more about this item

East Orange, New Jersey: Books, Inc (Stratemeyer Syndicate), 1952. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The first book in the Kay Tracey Mystery Series would later appear as #15. This title was originally published in 1934. Updated, revised and resequenced when the series was reissued. This copy from 1952. Small… Read more about this item

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, Inc, 1931. Hardcover. Fair/Dust Jacket Not Included. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Russell H. Tandy. First edition of Nancy Drew #5 in Fair to Good condition. Hardcover, about 7 5/8" x 5 1/4", in blue cloth with orange titling to the front board and dark blue titling to the spine.… Read more about this item

Toronto: Oxford University Press, Canadian Branch, 1926. Flexible Leather. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. J.L. Kipling, W.H. Drake & R. Frenzeny. Collection of stories first published in 1894. "Pocket Edition" was first published in 1907. This copy, a 1926 reprint, is a Canadian edition in red leather with gilt elephant and swastika… Read more about this item

Philadelphia and New York: Lippincott, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Pamela Johnson. US edition, second printing. Small octavo in red cloth with gilt titling to the spine. Illustrated with b&w drawings. Presumed remainder mark on top of text block. Very Good: firm binding, slight cock to… Read more about this item

London: HarperCollins, 1997. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Patrick Benson. Conclusion of Horwood's "Tales of the Willows," which returns readers to the world of Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows." Copyright 1996, this copy is a first printing of 1997 paperback edition. Small-ish octavo wonderfully illustrated with over 60… Read more about this item

London: Ward, Lock & Co.. Hardcover. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Juvenile fiction originally published in 1859. Handsome little hardcover in light gray cloth with stamped decorations front and spine, plus black titling, decorations and borders. Colour paste down illustration to front cover. Colour frontis. No dust jacket. Undated,… Read more about this item

Garden City, New York: Nelson Doubleday, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Various Artists. Hardcover in illustrated pink boards, gray at the spine, containing an anthology of ten illustrated selections including classic tales (Snow White and Rose Red), natural history, and a travelogue. Various authors and illustrators. The book itself is… Read more about this item

Garden City, New York: Nelson Doubleday, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Various Artists. Hardcover in illustrated blue boards, gray at the spine, containing an anthology of ten illustrated selections including classic tales (Paul Bunyan, The Three Billy Goats Gruff), natural history, and a travelogue. Various authors and illustrators. The book… Read more about this item

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1984. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Walter Paget. A beautifully bound edition in brown leather with three raised bands, gilt decorations and titling. AEG. Decorative endpapers. Fine. No markings.

Glendale, California: Marvel Press (Disney Book Group), 2013. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Glossy hardcover, about 9 1/2" x 9", issued without dust jacket, all edges gilt silver. Origin stories of selected Marvel characters written for younger readers in big type with plenty of colour illustrations.… Read more about this item