Search Results: Titles starting with B from Smarty Pants

Exposition Press, 1960. Hard. Very Good. Frances Montgomery Teague. Green cloth -- Signed by author on half-title page + gift note from Aunt Mary -- presumably the author as it's the same handwriting as signature, opposite. Tight, bright, whistle clean copy in unclipped ($2.25) jacket. Black and white cat drawings by Frances Montgomery Teague.

Random House, 1965. Hard. Fine. First Printing -- no ads for later titles. Babar's French Lessons advertised on rear flap. Folio. Laminated picturebook with an erasure mark on front end paper, else FINE in NEAR FINE, price-clipped jacket.

Random House, 1965. Hard. Very Good. First Printing. Pictorial boards. One of two copies sent to the US copyright office with the Library of Congress numbered receipt stamp dated ""Dec 10 1965"" on the copyright page. That and a small check mark on the front end paper are the only ""flaws"" of an otherwise untouched, pristine copy. -- No ads for later titles. Babar's French Lessons advertised on rear flap. Fine jacket with 395/395 flap code.

Random House, 1965. Hard. Fine. First Edition. No ads for later titles -- last flap title being Babar's French Lessons published in 1963. Glossy pictorial boards. Fine in price-clipped jacket with small tears. Babar, king of the elephants, receives an invitation to meet with the president of the United States -- the perfect excuse for a family vacation!

Beginner Books / A Division of Random House, 1967. Hard. Very Good. First Edition with correct first issue points: 195/195 jacket price; ""Beginner Book Story"" on jacket rear with ""Bear Scouts"" first title listed. Glossy pictorial boards with very lightly worn points, else a nice, unmarked copy. Jacket has light edge wear, tiny tears and one tiny chip. No. B-45 in the Beginner Books, I Can Read It All By Myself series.

Random House, 1972. Hard. Fine. First Edition with correct titles listed on rear flap and panel and verso half-title page. Oversized glossy pictorial boards. Babar decorated end papers.� Beautiful copy in Near Fine, price-clipped� jacket.

Random House, 1972. Hard. Fine. First Edition with correct titles listed on rear jacket flap and panel. Glossy pictorial boards. Babar decorated end papers. Fine in Near Fine, price-clipped jacket.

Random House, 1940. Hard. Very Good. True First Edition. Yellow cloth spine over pictorial boards with scuffed, lightly bumped corners. 1940 dated Christmas gift note on front end paper verso, else a fresh unmarked copy. Price-clipped jacket has chips, scuffs and tears. List of six ""Other books by Brunhoff"" on the copyright page: Story of Babar, Travels of Babar, Babar the King, Zephir's Holiday, Babar and His Children and ABC of Babar (1936). Ad for Babar and His Children (1938) on rear flap.

Random House, 1935. Hard. Very Good. First American Edition / First Edition -- this format per Baumgarten -- unknown printing. Glossy pictorial boards. Spine tips lightly rubbed and a little ""give"" to the binding, else tight, bright and unmarked. Soiled jacket ($1.00 flap price) has tiny tears and lightly chipped spine ends. Copyright page lists four Babar titles ending with the ABC of Babar (1936). Jacket rear advertises ""Famous Masha Books"" at $1.50 each. * Buyer Note: First Edition published by Smith & Haas.

Random House, 1970. Hard. Fine. First Printing of the First American Edition with correct first issue points. Glossy picture book -- No marks or apparent wear.� Near Fine, price-clipped jacket.

Random House, 1970. Hard. Fine. First Printing of the First American Edition with correct first issue points. Glossy picture book -- No marks or apparent wear. Unclipped ($3.95) jacket has a thin stain across front and rear top edge.

Random House, 1965. Hard. Very Good. First Printing of the First American Edition. Glossy pictorial boards. Folio. Babar decorated end papers. Library of Congress Copyright office stamp on the title page verso dated Dec 20 1965 + penciled check mark on front end paper, else tight, bright and unmarked. Near Fine, unclipped (395 / 395) jacket with ad for ""Babar's French Lessons"" on rear flap.

Random House, 1952. Hard. Very Good. Cloth backed pictorial boards. Folio. Corners and spine ends rubbed, bumped and lightly frayed. Interior Fine -- tight, bright and unmarked.

Parnassus Press, 1960. Hard. Fine. Sidjakov, Nicolas. First Printing of this Caldecott Winner with correct binding and flap price. Pictorial boards -- not the reprint bound in cloth. Scant edge wear, else tight, bright and unmarked. Near Fine price-clipped jacket with a whisper of wear at one corner. Has Caldecott seal on front. A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's book. Illustrated by Nicolas Sidjakov.

Parnassus Press, 1960. Hard. Very Good. Sidjakov, Nicolas. Scarce First printing of this Caldecott Winner with the correct $2.25 flap price -- Not $2.50. Pictorial boards -- not the cloth binding of the reprint. Tight, bright and unmarked. Lightly edge scuffed, jacket has tiny chips. Caldecott seal on front. A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's book. Illustrated by Nicolas Sidjakov.

Harper & Row, 1964. Hard. Very Good. Hoban, Lillian. Second or very early Printing with ""Bedtime For Frances"" advertised on rear flap, but later issue $2.95 flap price. First issue binding -- black cloth spine over pictorial boards. Name on front end paper else tight, bright and whistle clean. Jacket has several black streaks on rear panel and a few tears. Illustrated by Lillian Hoban. NOTE: Flap price of $2.50 is necessary to identify a First Printing.

Thomas Y Crowell, 1969. Hard. Fine. Fry, Rosalind. Second Printing. Glossy pictorial boards with a hint of edge wear, else FINE in price-clipped jacket with small spine chip and light scuffs / scratches. Pictures by Rosalind Fry. This series was mostly placed in libraries, so uncommon in this exceptional shape.

Holiday House, 1989. Hard. Fine. Stated First Edition. Fine glossy picture book in Near Fine, unclipped jacket with crease on front flap. Scarce collectible copy.

Golden Press, 1973. Hard. Very Good. First ""A"" Printing of the beautiful bound, pictured cloth Goldencraft edition, far superior to the trade bindings in many circles. Copyright page states ""First paperback edition"" an apparent boo boo. Gift note on front end paper, light scratch across rear cover and very light edge wear, else Fine.

Peggy Cloth Books, 1953. Soft. Very Good. Peggy Cloth Book # 9 held together with original grommet. ""Gram"" written very lightly inside front cover corner and two soft creases on cover, else Fine