Search Results: Titles starting with S from E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA

New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1867 6.75in x 4.5in (17cm x 12cm). 10 pgs (including covers) Yellow paper covers printed in black and red, spine taped and covers reattached with archival mending tape, moderate to heavy staining to pages. The old verse recounting the sad fate of a robin, illustrated with 8 partial-page color engravings. Circa 1867 per AAS. . Pictorial Wraps. Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Chromolithographs. 24mo.

Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1984 Beige paper over maroon light shelf wear, previous owner's name on endpaper; in color pictorial dust jacket with a few small edge tears, original price intact ($14.95). This classic story, retold here by Hodges and gorgeously pictured by Trina Schart Hyman from water color illustrations that make us think of stained glass windows. Awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1985.. Stated First Edition. Quarter Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Trina Schart Hyman. Oblong 4to.

New York: Harcourt Brace, 1929 Beige cover with muslin overlay, titled in blue, spotting to cover, wear to extremities offsetting from newspaper on title page, partial dust jacket. A positively lovely abc book printed in turquoise and brown with illustrated endpapers, detailed borders and intricate, beautiful illustrations by Walker. Walker's obituary is laid into the book. Rare.. First Edition. Very Good/Poor. 4to.

New York: Viking (1977). Mauve cloth boards in illustrated dust jacket with some surface rubbing. "Suggested by Leo Tolstoy's classic tale, 'How Much Land DOes a Man Need?,' set in the west during pioneer days. Nice color artwork throughout.. First Printing. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Don Bolognese. Small Oblong 4to.

New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1966 Blue paper boards with a dragon design to upper cover, some foxing to cover and endpapers, two pages were partially stuck together at one time causing a few snags affecting a few words and one illustration; dust jacket worn, darkening along edges, original price intact $3.95). Beautifully illustrated story about a girl who's make-believe world endangers her reality. This copy comes from the collection of the book's designer, Jane Byers Bierhorst. Awarded the Caldecott Medal for 1967.. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good Minus/Very Good. Illus. by Evaline Ness. 4to.

New York: Parents' Magazine Press, 1971 Pictorial boards with light shelf wear and top corner slightly bumped (not affecting pages), a few spots of foxing; matching dust jacket with light edge wear and sunned spine, original price intact ($3.95). A friendly hound and critical cat go wondering beyond their garden gate and encounter other animals...the cat is rude to the forest creatures but soon learns a valuable lesson. Illustrated in color throughout. An uncommon Gorey title.. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/Near Fine. Illus. by Edward Gorey. Small Oblong 8vo.

London: Faber & Faber (1936). Red cloth with slightly faded spine, sporadic foxing; color pictorial dust jacket with long closed tears, small losses and small pen scribble at bottom of front panel. The story of two boys who run off with a circus in England. Uncommon title, particularly in dust jacket.. First Edition. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Steven Spurrier. 8vo.

New York: Lothrop Lee & Shepard, 1968 Blue pictorial cloth; illustrated dust jacket with light soil, quarter-sized sticker residue on front panel: library edition but NOT x-lib. A young girl makes a sand lady while staying with her grandmother by the sea. The little girls imagination runs wild. Trippy color artwork featuring mermaids and sea creatures.. First Printing. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Shelly Sacks. 4to.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1967 Bound in blue cloth in a full color pictorial dust jacket. The story of a young boy's trip to the zoo. Illustrated with brightly colored and energetic drawings throughout. Out of Print.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Klaus Brunner. 4to.

Philadelphia & New York: J. Henry Smythe, Jr, 1914 Stiff card covers printed in red and black. A Christmas poem about being good so as not to be overlooked by Santa Claus. The poem on the back of the book details the wonderful things one can find at the Gilcrhist Store in Boston. Illustrated with eight 2-color plates plus a centerfold plate, also printed in two colors. Artwork is similar in style to the Brandywine artists. Scarce.. Near Fine. Illus. by Uncredited. Small 8vo.

New York: Alfred a Knopf / Book-of-the-Month Club, 1940 295 pgs. Green cloth with pastedown labels to upper cover and spine, spine sunned, clean text and tight binding. Cather's last novel. Laid into the book is the December BOMC newsletter with a note about the book written by Dorothy Canfield. . Reprint. Cloth Hard Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 8vo.

Springfield, MA: McLoughlin Bros (1930). Wraparound pictorial boards with light soil, edge wear, front board slightly bowed. Great color cover, b&w artwork throughout.. Probable First Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Uncredited. Square 8vo.

Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1939 Pictorial boards with light to moderate edge wear, 1/2" split at bottom of front fold, clean text and images, a few tiny corner bends. Versions of two of Baum's Oz tales adapted from the Little Wizard series. Illustrated in color and b&w. Correct code for first printing of this edition (CS 3-39) Hanff-Greene pg 85.. First Thus. Pictorial Boards. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by John R Neill. 12mo.

Munchen: Braun & Schneider Circa 1890s. Pictorial boards, soiled, stained and worn at edges, a few edge tears and finger marks internally. A collection of humorous narratives with hand-colored lithographs. The first printing was 1868. By the author of Max and Moritz. Bilderwelt #402.. 18th Printing. Good. 4to.

Battle Creek, MI: Postum Cereal Company, 1925 Pictorial wraps with blue cord binding, tiny blue stain at fore edge of three pages, else near fine. A booklet explaining the importance of proper nutrition for growing children. Illustrated in 2-color throughout by Carolyn Haywood who studied under and apprenticed with Brandywine artist Violet Oakley. The artwork for this booklet would have been created while still a student at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Carolyn Haywood. 8vo.

Munchen: Josef Muller, 1953 1938, [1953]. Date per DNB. Pictorial boards, top corner of page slightly bumped, else fine; matching dust jacket with minor wear to extremities. The story of a naughty little schnauzer, illustrated in color on every other page, featuring humanized animals. Text in German.. Reprint. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Ida Bohatta-Morpurgo. Square 16mo..

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1918 183 pgs. Maroon cloth with faint stains and light wear, paper spine label, light soil to endpapers; plain paper dust jacket is heavily worn and torn, but rarely found at all. All about the importance of advertising and its applications and implications beyond commercial practice.. First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1934 96 pgs. Floral pattern cloth with plain title pastedown, spine sunned, endpapers discolored along edges, tiny stain to fore edge. "It is a true story, so don't let anyone make you doubt it. It is an exciting story; because you would hardly believe, would you, that a real live boy could ride upon a Dragon in this day and time?" (Excerpt). Illustrated with a color frontis and 3 dual-page color illustrations by Lenski. Boldy signed by the author, Tom Powers. Very scarce title. . First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Lois Lenski. 8vo.

New York: Harper & Row, 1968 Bound in cream textured linen with blind stamped "LE" on front cover, foxing to cloth and to first & last few pages; illustrated dust jacket is age toned with small tears at edges, original price intact ($3.95, correct for a first. Jacket price must be present to identify a 1st Edition). Burkert's full page color illustrations are incredibly detailed and absorbing, adding a superb dimension to Lear's fanciful and nonsensical rhymes. Out of print. ALA Notable Book.. First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. 4to.

New York: Rand McNally & Company (1963). Hard cover with light shelf wear; illustrated dust jacket with light soil, sunned spine. All about boating and boat safety for children. Diagrams and artwork in limited color.. First Edition (A). Near Fine/Very Good. Small 4to.