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zlinda (1965
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Beautiful DR SEUSS 1st HC/DJ Ten Apples up on Top 1961
Theo LeSieg TRUE 1st state per Younger & Hirsch 195/195
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Beginner Books, 1961. First Edition. First State with all matching issue points. Near Fine unread
hardcover in a Near Fine jacket. 47 years of shelf life but NO signs of use. An amazing specimen
of a book with only nominal shelf wear and some yellow offsetting on the endpapers from the
dustjacket, and a very tight & clean binding. This is from the same stable of Seuss books as the
1st state copy of Green Eggs and Ham I sold for a near record price 2 years ago right here on
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This copy of Ten Apples is first state all the way, matching all the issue points pertaining to both
the book and dustjacket in the Younger & Hirsch bibliography. The second photo shows the lack
of logo on the book, the fourth photograph clearly shows the dustjacket flap price of $1.95
(195/195), and the rear cover photos show the crucial other titles listings. The posted
photographs should answer all your questions. Of the three first editions on the market this is
the best collector's copy by far, far better than the $900 copy on abebooks, and offered here
with NO RESERVE. A great opportunity to catch an elusive Seuss first edition.
Theodor Seuss Geisel used the pen name Theo. LeSieg (Geisel spelled backwards) for books he
wrote but others illustrated.
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$700, at least the seller corrected the original listing:
THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT by BEATRIX POTTER 1st Ed. 1902
Item number: 120246389833 ended April 19, 2008
This is a first edition of Beatrix Potter " The Tale of Peter Rabbit " F. Warne & Co. 1902 print.
The book measures 4 1/8" W x 5 5/8" H x 1/2" thick. The book is held together by the existing
mess binding. The title on the edge of the book can be reapplied by a pro... There are some
pages missing namely : 12-13,16-17,18-19, 24-25, 30-31 ,36-37,42-43, 48-49, 54-55, 60-61,
66-67, 72-73. Thanks!
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I have discovered that apparently the publisher made this book with blank pages in between the
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story pages. The story is complete, NO PAGES ARE MISSING.!!!!!!!!! My apology....
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Thank you, zlinda, I wasn't familiar with that LeSieg title.
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$800:
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Terrible description, near fine condition.
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You're welcome cc. I'll grab some of the previous posts and put them on this thread.
McCloskey's 2nd Caldecott Medal winning book sold for $634 on March 24, 2008, to go along
with his three Caldecott Honor books. We are not such purists that we would call this a '2nd
state DJ' simply due to the applied stickers. In many cases, the stickers were sent to stores and
applied post-publication, therefore a 'first issue dust jacket with Caldecott Medal stickers
applied.' Thoughts?
From the item description:
Robert McCloskey_TIME OF WONDER_1957_1st/dj_SIGNED_WOW
Winner 1958 Caldecott Medal NF/NF lovely!
Item number: 200208715343 Sold on March 24, 2008, for $634
"TIME OF WONDER by Robert McCloskey
Viking, New York. 1957. 4to in blue cloth binding with pressed cover decorations and silver-gilt
spine titles, interior color illos by author throughout. Correct first edition, first printing in
second-state dustjacket.
The book is Near Fine with just tracewear to the board edges. The jacket is likewise Near Fine or
better, no specific flaws noted. This Caldecott-winning book is SIGNED on the title page by the
author at the bottom of the title-page illo. The jacket has the two Caldecott medallions on the
front panel, the only difference from the first-state jacket, which does not have the award
medallions.
See the photos. NOT price-clipped, NOT ex-library, as lovely a copy of this multiple-Caldecott
winning author's final award-winner as I have ever seen, in an archival-quality jacket protecter.
This book was obtained directly from the estate of a children's librarian who was a
Newbery/Caldecott Award judge. VERY scarce in this exceptional collector's condition, even
more so signed."
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An important point of minutiae overlooked by the buyer of auction #300206904017:
"Wept big tears" was changed to "shed big tears" in the 4th printing of The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
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Now, if it was Blueberries for Sal, that would have been something.
I always thought this book was nice enough, and having experienced some of those better
Maine coast days [as opposed to being fogged in for a solid week], it was evocative for me
reading/telling it to my daughter. But his less detailed art work, after Sal, just didn't seem all
that noteworthy.
Was this like a Hollywood make-up award for something?
re other artist: How "big", if at all, is Robert Lawson these days?
zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Mar-26-08 11:37 PDT 2 of 17
I don't think this was a make-up award. 1957 was an era of prescribed readers (think Dick &
Jane, et. at.), and also some unrest from John Hersey's "Why Johnny Can't Read' article in Life
Mag, I'm sure the noise reverberating through the ears of elementary school educators
everywhere.
In this environment, in 1957 two landmark early readers were published, The Cat In The Hat
and Little Bear, books outside of the prescribed learn-to-read curriculum. That these two were
ignored for Caldecott mention by the selection body of librarians, and a more conservative book
selected, is understandable given the context.
The Cat In The Hat in particular did not strike the fancy of the teaching public for many, many
years (due in part to the authority bending Cat), while Little Bear's Visit deservedly winning a
Caldecott Honor in 1962 could be some make-up for Little Bear's omission.
zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Mar-26-08 11:48 PDT 3 of 17
How "big", if at all, is Robert Lawson these days?
Quite. Lawson won both a Caldecott Medal for his illustrations, and a Newbery Medal for his
writing, along with Honor awards in both categories.
In the contemporary children's book space, the two 'A+' collectibles are Sendak and Seuss. Just
below the top two, is the 'A' tier, including Crockett Johnson, H.A. Rey, Chris Van Allsburg, and
so forth. Lawson & McCloskey would be just below that 2nd tier, and only because their works
have not crossed over into pop culture quite as much as the creations of the above.
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yankeeancestry: You might find this list of most valuable children's book illustrators useful. Stan
compiled the list from our database. Please consider it directionally accurate.
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A first edition Cat In The Hat hasn't sold for this high an amount ($3450) on eBay in quite some
time. Why so high? Condition, condition, condition!
1st Edition First Printing Dr Seuss Cat In The Hat Rare
Item number: 180213027043 sold on Feb. 10, 2008 for $3450
"First edition, first printing of "The Cat in the Hat" by Dr. Seuss, aka Theodore Geisel. New York:
Random House: 1957. Includes all first edition points; matte hardcover boards with single
binding "signature" in dustjacket that includes the "200/200" price on front flap, and without the
"Printed in U.S.A. attribution on rear panel.
The 61pp. octavo book features Seuss at his best, in his most renowned and re-read children’s
book classic: "We looked! Then we saw him step in on the mat! We looked! And we saw him!
The Cat in the Hat!"
Small tears to front joint at top and bottom. Minor soiling to edges and front board and previous
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owner's signature ("katy taylor") on front pastedown and endpaper. Dustjacket and book in
excellent condition, rarely found so unblemished. A scarce first printing of a children's literature
treasure."
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The Golden Book of Biology and other Charles Harper illustrated Golden Books from the
1960's consistently sell for nice bucks on eBay. In this instance, over $700. The Harper
illustrations are easily identifiable. From the item description:
CHARLES/CHARLEY HARPER GIANT GOLDEN BOOK OF BIOLOGY 60s
HTF 1st ED. 1961- IN GREAT SHAPE- HUGE - FILLED W PICS
Item number: 300200460661 sold for $765 on Feb. 26. 2008
"THE GIANT GOLDEN BOOK OF BIOLOGY an introduction to the science of life
Illustrations by Charles (Charley) Harper - Text by Gerald Ames and Rose Wyler
1st edition c1961 99 pages golden press - Oversized hardcover children's book
LARGE FORMAT hardcover, 10.5” X 13”
FULL COLOR! Filled with many of Charley's well known illustrations.
“Charley Harper (August 4, 1922 - June 10, 2007) was a Cincinnati-based American Modernist
artist. He was best known for his highly stylized wildlife prints, posters and book
illustrations."-wikipedia
On top of all this its a cool science book for children.
condition- The book is in Excellent shape, especially considering its age. Cover is in great shape,
still glossy after all these years. The thick cloth covered board cover has held very well
Internally it is extremely clean and bright. Pages and pictures clean and crisp no notes or
doodles. This is one of the nicest copies I've seen."
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cmybooksinc (830 ) View Listings | Report Mar-03-08 12:35 PST 1 of 8
there was a great piece on cbs sunday morning show a few weeks back about him and another
artist designer
blue*skies*ahead* (1201 ) View Listings | Report Mar-03-08 12:36 PST 2 of 8
I wonder how many of those I have walked right by.
yankeeancestry (2536 ) View Listings | Report Mar-03-08 14:02 PST 3 of 8
I've NEVER even seen these, but shall never walk past one! Charles Harper is now permanently
etched in the retrievable areas of memory.
lludwig (10422 ) View Listings | Report Mar-03-08 16:02 PST 4 of 8
zlinda - Thanks for mentioning this book. It is one that I had encounted before and thought it is
a Classic of the times and would be an excellent one to print in same format and put into school
classrooms and libraries.
tealsky (353 ) View Listings | Report Mar-03-08 16:46 PST 5 of 8
I sold one a few weeks ago, Item number: 160204577530. Ex-library book that I thought I
might get $100 for. Sold for $406.00!
cmybooksinc (830 ) View Listings | Report Mar-03-08 17:19 PST 6 of 8
also he did some ford times i believe
cmybooksinc (830 ) View Listings | Report Mar-03-08 17:21 PST 7 of 8
yep he did I checked ebay
zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Mar-09-08 18:17 PDT 8 of 8
Another sold for $535 this week, with library stamp. From the item description:
Charles Harper Golden Book Biology 1961 Signed
Item number: 120228215668 sold for $535 on March 7, 2008
"The Giant Golden Book of Biology
By Gerald Ames and Rose Wyler
Illustrated by Charles Harper
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1961 Golden Press
99 pages
History: I am a huge Charles Harper fan and this book is part of my collection. I have become
friends with Brett Harper (his son) and gave him this book to be signed while Charley was in the
hospital. In fact, all the books I’m putting up for sale on Ebay were signed in early 2007. These
books are very special to me and I know I’m going to regret selling them.
About The Book: This is a great, hard-to-find book (well, at least hard-to-find cheaply) known
for its illustrations and its rarity. This is the book Todd Oldham references for inspiration. He
stated in an interview that he’s owned it since he was a kid. This is the book that “made”
Charley and really demonstrates a fully matured sense of style. If you study his Ford Times
artwork through the fifties, you will witness an evolution of style and color. This book displays,
to a wider audience, the depth and sophistication of a professional. This is the Holy Grail to
many Harper collectors. If you look closely there are two self-portraits of the artist. The man
with the red shirt holding the anaconda and the center photo of the “Why You Are You” article
are both Charley. Some of the original artwork behind the illustrations for the Golden Book of
Biology and Animal Kingdom was put up for sale recently in Cincinnati.
Biography: Charles Harper has been placed in the spotlight lately because of Todd Oldham’s
biography of his work. It’s refreshing to know that many new people are just now discovering
his art. Most of the people of Cincinnati have already been exposed to his talents. He did posters
for the Hamilton County Parks and worked with the Cincinnati Zoo. He has done a mural at
Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. His work has also been featured in local exhibitions and he
spoke at several schools. He attended and then later taught at the Art Academy of Cincinnati."
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Robert McCloskey JOURNEY CAKE HO! 1953 TRUE 1st w/DJ
Very scarce!! No copies anywhere!!
Item number: 190204544158 sold for $2045 on Mar. 16, 2008
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Very tough to find, only the second first edition I've seen. From the item description:
"TRUE 1st Edition of the classic JOURNEY CAKE, HO! by Ruth Sawyer and Robert McCloskey in
Dust Jacket!!
1954 Caldecott Honor book!! Extremely scarce, especially in this condition!!
New York -THE VIKING PRESS 1953
TRUE First Edition, First Printing, First Issue with correct price, copyright information, etc.
Very Scarce, almost never seen for sale, Almost all copies available are Book Club Editions, it is
hard to even find a later printing with a dust jacket. If you have been waiting for the best
possible example of this scarce First Edition, this is it. You will probably never find a nicer copy!!
Near perfect!!
Unpaginated. Octavo (10 1/2" x 8")
Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket"
jakoll (1065 ) View Listings | Report Mar-16-08 20:59 PDT 1 of 8
Wow.....nice book.....never seen one.
yankeeancestry (2536 ) View Listings | Report Mar-17-08 06:28 PDT 2 of 8
Well, at least I can say that I ACTUALLY held a copy of this book in my hands--albiet a then
current library book, with usual material, as opposed to ex-library, as it was from my
elementary school library! And yes I read it too.
yankeeancestry (2536 ) View Listings | Report Mar-17-08 06:37 PDT 3 of 8
Is advanced search for seller currently BROKEN? I clicked on this seller's other listings, found
nothing for sale, so then tried using advance -- seller search and got not a valid eBay idea. I
even used the approximate search function of "close matches" and got a no-no message.
Can't anybody here operate a functional business system?
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? Yankee?
That seller doesn't have any current listings, but has a page full of completed auctions that
ended yesterday.
yankeeancestry (2536 ) View Listings | Report Mar-17-08 06:42 PDT 5 of 8
OK - it finally worked.
Seller had an impressive week with Dr Seuss books also,
http://tinyurl.com/3al4sd
hummingbirdcolumbine6 (1254 ) View Listings | Report Mar-17-08 06:42 PDT 6 of 8
Thanks, zlinda, I've never seen one.
yankeeancestry (2536 ) View Listings | Report Mar-17-08 06:44 PDT 7 of 8
The Margaret Wise Brown book (also one I've never heard of) beat the McCloskey book.
Tip of the Day: ALWAYS put McCloskey's name first inthe title line. It took my humdrum 1941
folklore book to a sale in auction while copies with dustjackets linger unknown in Stores.
zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Mar-17-08 07:07 PDT 8 of 8
hummingbirdcolumbine6: YW, glad to be of some assistance.
A copy of McCloskey's Caldecott Medal book, Make Way For Ducklings, was recently offered
for sale on ABE at $9000. It is no longer available, so I assumed it was sold.
In our opinion, Make Way For Ducklings and The Little House are the scarcest of the
Caldecott Medal books, and much more difficult to find than Where The Wild Things Are. I've
never come across a first edition MWFD in DJ on eBay, in our 10 years of looking, although did
purchase one sans DJ a number of years ago.
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Re: Post #8 on this thread:
1902 Tale of Peter Rabbit - $3338
zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Mar-23-08 10:08 PDT
Here. From the item description:
" THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT " by Beatrix Potter. First Edition. n.d. 1902, Frederick Warne &
Co., London. ILLUSTRATED. 97 pgs. 4 1/4" x 5 3/4". HC, bound in dark brown boards. Paper
onlay color illustration of central character Peter Rabbit in center of rectangular blind panel.
Silver inlay titling to cover and spine. All important first edition grey leaf pattern endpapers.
CONDITION: Very Good Plus/Fine. Book sits square w/flat boards and beautiful corners. Cover is
exceptionally clean front/rear and spine w/a 1" pencil mark to front board on left side, see
photo. Tightly Bound w/cracked front hinge and excellent rear hinge. Clean textblock w/no
writing, signatures, stamps etc. Childs "doodle artwork" to rear endpapers, see photo. All pages
are crsip clean and white w/no toning. An extremely rare and beautiful book. "
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Sorry...but I just can't call a book VG++-Fine with a cracked front hinge and doodlework on the
endpapers. It's a plain VG+ and that's all.....you can't rate a book higher because it's a kids
book or slightly aged.
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"you can't rate a book higher because it's a kids book or slightly aged"
I agree. And I've never handled a book with a cracked hinge that I would grade a 'VG+';
however this book is in exceptional condition otherwise.
How much does the 'doodle' affect the condition grading for a children's book?
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I would say it should take it down at least one grade if it's on the ffeps and more if it's in text or
on the illustrations.
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Most significant of all ... this book is not a first printing (as is implied in the description of First
Edition), but a fourth printing.
The auction's description states:
FREDERICK WARNE AND CO. first edition points include color Peter Rabbit cover overlay
pastedown illustration inside rectangular blind panel outlined in blind on dark brown boards,
black & white vignette on title page and most importantly- 97 pages w/color frontispiece and 30
color plates by Edmund Evans, Grey Holly-Leaf patterned endpapers. Later "early" editions have
only 85 pages and illustrated endpapers. Pg. 51 reads, "...shed big tears."
According to the Linder bibliography (page 421), "The words 'wept big tears' on page 51 of the
first three printings have been changed to 'shed big tears' in the fourth printing."
Linder also states 8250 copies were printed (following 8000 first printing copies, 12,000 second
printing copies and 8220 third printing copies).
Additionally, Linder states that the fourth printing was in April, 1903, which differs from the
seller's description of 1902.
The comparables cited by the seller were most likely first printings. To compare asking prices of
a first printing with estimated values of a fourth printing is like comparing apples and oranges.
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Margaret Wise Brown MAN IN THE MANHOLE 1946 TRUE 1st DJ
One her rarest books!!
Item number: 190204540933 sold for $2592 on Mar. 16, 2008
zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Mar-16-08 20:54 PDT
Very surprising price, the only copy I've seen. From the item description:
"TRUE 1st Edition of the THE MAN IN THE MANHOLE AND THE FIX-IT MEN by Margaret Wise
Brown and Edith Thacher Hurd in Dust Jacket!!
One of Margaret Wise Brown's Rarest Books!!
THE MAN IN THE MANHOLE AND THE FIX-IT MEN
By Juniper Sage [Pseudonym of the collaboration of Margaret Wise Brown and Edith Thacher
Hurd] Illustrated by Bill Ballantine
NEW YORK: WILLIAM R. SCOTT, PUBLISHER 1946
TRUE First Edition, First Printing, First Issue with all issue points including correct price, etc.
Very scarce, I have never seen any First Editions of this book available anywhere. Wonderfully
illustrated!!
Unpaginated. Quarto (9 3/4" x 8")
Condition: Good+ in Good Dust Jacket"
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Same seller....good stuff....never seen one either.
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I know that Margaret Wise Brown is a very collectible children's book author, and Edith Thatcher
Hurd to a smaller degree, however did not think this book would reach such price heights. And
on eBay of all places.
The Caldecott Medal book she authored, The Little Island (Medal won by Leonard Weisgard for
illustrations) is another tough get in VG+ condition. We had the book priced at $500 in CPBPG,
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however this now seems low in light.
MWB's most popular book is Goodnight, Moon, illustrated by Edith Thatcher Hurd's husband,
Clement Hurd, is very difficult to find; I've only seen one first edition copy over the years.
Goodnight, Moon was listed twice on Publisher's Weekly list of bestselling children's hardcover
books, the board book at #33 (3.7 MM copies sold) and also #48 (2.7MM copies sold). The
Publisher's Weekly list is a good one to mine for potential high dollar books.
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Dr Seuss TRUE 1st Issue DJ McElligot's Pool 1947 WOW!!
1st Issue DJ Random House .... under dotted line on DJ
Item number: 260212517176 sold for $3250 on Feb. 23, 2008
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A difficult first edition Seuss to find, McElligot's Pool, recently sold on eBay for $3250. If you
are a Seuss bookseller or collector, then save the back flap image for future reference. From the
item description:
"McElligot's Pool; Written and illustrated By Dr Seuss. Published By Random House NY 1947
Scarce 1st edition, 1st state, fish on the front cover has mouth open, The correct 7 line
copyright notice is present, Dust Jacket is 1st issue according to Hirsch and Younger
Bibliography has correct price listed only in the upper corner of the front DJ flap, and no price on
the rear flap.
The ALL IMPORTANT 1st issue Dustjacket point "McElligots' pool, Dr Seuss , Random House "is
printed below the dotted line which is located on the left bottom corner of the rear flap ( see
pics)
Boards are Light green cloth with dark green lettering on spine and front cover, illustration and
letters in dark green; spine tips and corners lightly rubbed, NO soil on boards. Top edge lightly
sunned. Binding and spine are tight.
Dustcover slightly chipped at corners and head of spine, few short tears, Not price clipped
250/250.
The pages are crisp and fresh looking and free of soil Illustrations are Bright and beautiful.
There is some residue from what I believe to be a sticker on the inside front and backboard.
There are a number of Varient issues for sale on the internet but no 1st issue. The last Auction I
could find a 1st issue was back in 2004.
Truly a very scarce issue Dr Seuss Book "
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The Youngers have corrected the first edition issue points for McElligot's Pool on their
corrections page:
"p. 131-3 - State "a" does not have the price on the rear flap."
The corrections page can be found here:
http://www.alephbet.com/corrections.htm
Note they were gracious enough to credit us for corrections on If I Ran The Zoo and Horton
Hears A Who.
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Millions of Cats, Limited first Edition #3 by Wanda Gag
Item number: 290209738728 sold BIN $2000 on Feb. 26, 2008
Obviously some condition issues. Many do not know this edition exists. If in the market, be
certain the etching is present. From the item description:
"This is antique Book “Millions of Cats” Limited First Edition, Hard cover book. First edition # 3
of 250 with original hard back binder, signed illustrator rendering, certificate of authentication,
original signature of writer and illustrator on title page and book inside flap.
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Five pieces to this book: The original clear sleeve, the hardcover book slipcase, the book, the
certificate, and the original signed illustration. Books listed price is $2,000. Book is a rare
antique, and very old.
The hardcover slipcase that fits outside of the actual book has very little binding left, although
front and back cover is in good condition. It is in two pieces consisting of front and back cover.
The actual book is in perfect condition and cannot be covered by slip casing or clear jacket. The
clear sleeve is frail and should not be handled frequently."
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Nancy Drew Clue in the Diary w/ DJ-1932-True 1st- Rare!
Item number: 130197346681 sold for $2750 on Feb. 17, 2008
Competitive auction, with four bidders over $2000. From the item description:
"Book number 7 in the Nancy Drew series- The Clue in the Diary with dustjacket. This is the
very hard to find 1932A-1 or true first printing per Farah's Guide.
Front flap of Brodart protected jacket lists to Red Gate Farm, back flap lists 11 Blythe Girls titles
and back of jacket lists 10 Amy Bell Marlowe titles. Reverse side of jacket lists tons of other
Grosset titles including Nancy Drew ending at Secret at Shadow Ranch.
Jacket with bright color in overall wonderful condition. Tiny bit of paper loss on corners of front
of jacket (along with just the tiniest of wear at the very bottom) and light soiling on the back of
jacket. The only issue to really mention is that there were 3/4 to one inch vertical tears at the
very top of the spine (actually directly on the left and right fold flaps) and some moderate to
heavy wrinkling from the spine top down just past the "Carolyn Keene" section. Spine also has
light chipping at the top (but no lettering affected) while the bottom of the spine has no
chipping and the number "7" fully present. I went ahead and sealed the tears on the reverse
side of the jacket with professional grade Brodart repair tape to prevent any further damage to
this scarce jacket.
Now on to the book itself which is just about as hard to find as the jacket since there was only
one printing of this title with blank endpapers. Book has nice bright blue boards with just some
very,very light fading on the spine. Blank endpapers in nice condition with just a neat cursive
name written in the front and a price of $2.00 written very small in green ink. Binding is overall
tight although it is quite cocked/slanted. Cool glossy frontispiece fully intact and the 202 pages
are clean and creamy white. Front of the book lists to Clue in the Diary while in the back, it also
lists to this title."
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Little Golden Book "The Poky Little Puppy/WDJ" 1st ed.
Item number: 310026050719 sold for $665 on Mar. 1, 2008
$665 is the highest I can recall for an LGB on eBay.
Poky Little Puppy topped Publisher's Weekly 2001 List of All-Time Bestselling Children's Books
(several of the Harry Potter books have topped 14 million now), which increases it's desirability.
From the auction description:
"#8 ."THE POKY LITTLE PUPPY' 1ST EDITION 1942. Exterior condition of the book and dust
jacket is EXCELLENT and has been professionally covered with mylar.The interior is excellent,
free of any markings.. No name in owners box."
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... professionally covered with mylar ....
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Thanks I always like this topic
I used to just walk by the boxes and boxes of kid lit
not for a while now'
Thanks ZL
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JOHN McCAIN in 08
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Since this is an old auction, it is not accessible except for eBay's most cash-extortionate forms
of completed auction search.
I pay about $25 a month for Marketplace Research. I'd pay $50 without grumbling. It's a
valuable research tool. Amazon offers something similar (though it's deeper) but charges
hundreds a month. Few booksellers have the stomach for studying the market, so it makes
sense to make it fee-based - to keep it out of the hands of those who might abuse it!
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Thank you all, especially zlinda, for all this valuable learning information. I have yet to find a
kids' book which took in more than $25.00 but I'm looking in a more educated way as a result
of this thread and other info' that more experienced children's book finders share here!
THANKS AGAIN!
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THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN BIG GOLDEN BOOK 1959
Item number: 120245342724 sold for $784 on April 17, 2008
Surprisingly high, with 3 bidders over $500, this Big Golden Book is not too common, and had
the interest of LGB and Tintin collectors:
"THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN BIG GOLDEN BOOK 1959
Up for auction is a(n) THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN THE CRAB WITH THE GOLDEN CLAWS BIG
GOLDEN BOOK published by Golden Press in 1959.
It's in very good condition. Uncirculated.
Thanks for looking and happy bidding!!
•All items come directly from the Western Printing/Golden Book archive."
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Zlinda
ever seen this series sell
four Cloth oversize
titles oof four
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JOHN McCAIN in 08
have you Seen the Other two choices.
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due2cents: I'm not familiar with this series.
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"Green eggs and Ham" why the difference in covers"
2dolladickie (35 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 06:01 PST
I have seen sellers with 1st editions of Green Eggs and Ham for sale and there seems to be 2
different covers, excluding dustjacket. One cover shows the Cat in the Hat character on the
upper right corner. Then there is a version without it. I was wondering if this perhaps dated the
printing of this title? Which version came 1st? Thanks
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I believe that the First is New York; 1960; Beginners Books, publishers (no mention of Random
House either on the binding or within the textblock), and has the "50 Word Vocabulary" boss
printed on the binding, and a "50 Word Vocabulary" sticker affixed to the dustwrapper, rather
than having it printed directly on the jacket, as in later issues.
zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 09:16 PST 2 of 32
The first edition book does not have the Beginner Book logo on the front cover, and has
"Distributed By Random House" beneath "BEGINNER BOOKS, INC" on the copyright page.
Green Eggs and Ham was published during the time Beginner Books, Inc. was sold to Random
House. Prior to the sale, Beginner Books were distributed by Random House; after the sale,
Beginner Books became a "Division of Random House."
The first edition book can be found with three different dust jackets.
The first edition dust jacket has the Beginner Book logo as a sticker on the front cover. The 2nd
issue dust jacket has the Beginner Book logo printed on the front DJ. Both have "Distributed By
Random House" on the bottom of the back DJ.
The 3rd issue DJ is similar to the 2nd issue, with the printed logo, however has a "Division of
Random House" replacing the "Distributed..." verbiage.
All three issues of the dust jacket can be found with the first edition book.
Book collectors consider the first edition book in the first issue DJ to be the true "first edition."
This book sells for $4000+ in the market, and will bring $1500+ on eBay. The first edition book
in the 2nd issue DJ will sell for $300+ in the market, and will bring $150+ on eBay.
Note that the Beginner Books listed on the back of the 1st,2nd, and 3rd issue DJ's are the same.
The 2nd edition DJ will list additional Beginner Books.
2dolladickie (35 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 09:42 PST 3 of 32
So, would I be correct in assuming that a book that does not have the "beginner" logo on the
cover, but does say "a division of" instead of "distributed by" is a transitional book? That is,
after Random purchased Beginner but before they put the logo on the cover?
Thanks for the very interesting information.
zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 09:57 PST 4 of 32
The "A Division of" with no logo was used on Green Eggs up until the mid-1960's, so is more
than a transitional book. For some reason, the Beginner Book logo was not printed on the cover
for a number of years. Without the DJ, it would be difficult to establish a year for such a book,
the range of publication would be 1961 to 1966-1968 or so. I'll look through our Green Eggs to
see if I can lock down the year the printed logo was added to the book.
2dolladickie (35 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 10:06 PST 5 of 32
Thank you, that would be greatly appreciated. I'm finding it hard not to get a little obsessed
with some of these books and series. I love the hunt and research.
zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 10:25 PST 6 of 32
"I love the hunt and research."
Join the crowd!
This is a good forum to ask questions about book collecting and book selling.
The dust jacketed Beginner Books are a fun place to start a children's picturebook collection,
since the DJ's were stopped in 1972/73, and the later issue books in DJ are affordable and
moderately available. We initially collected a complete set in DJ, then slowly acquired the first
edition books in DJ.
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The first 35 Little Golden Books are much the same, issued in DJ's from 1942-1947, than sans
DJ after that. It's funny that I rarely run into a LGB in DJ in a brick & mortar bookstore, however
they are to be found on eBay.
2dolladickie (35 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 10:42 PST 7 of 32
My wife and I have been collecting Little Golden Books for about 32 years so we are very
familiar with them. I think there is only a small handful of these books that we have not had at
least once. We started with the other board books such as Rand McNally, Wonder Books,
Whitman tell-a-tales about 10 years ago. We still love these but am excited about expanding
into new territories such as the earlier children's book pre-1940's, Dr Suess, I'm also very
interested in the Follett just beginning to read series from the 60's. You are right, this is a great
forum with very nice people and a bank full of treasured knowledge.
thanks
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Another good series is the 'I Can Read' series started by Harper & Brothers in 1957 with Maurice
Sendak's Little Bear. In addition to the Sendak books in the series, the early Syd Hoff books
(Danny and the Dinosaur, Julius, Chester, etc...) have the potential to become highly collectible,
since they've stayed in print and been read by millions.
Stan and I have been accumulating first edition points for the Harper & Brothers books
published from 1957-1962. We've recently talked with Cliff Erickson (To & Again Books), who is
in the process of doing a bibliography of the series, including the Harper & Row editions. Cliff is
given acknowledgments in both the Younger/Hirsch Seuss bibliography and the Santi LGB price
guide. He and his wife sell under the eBay id babboe - we've bought many a book over the
years from them on and off eBay. Very knowledgable about children's books.
2dolladickie (35 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 11:09 PST 9 of 32
Thans for the info. I will look into the Harper Brothers "I Can Read" series. We love Sendak, and
we are always on the look out for his early books when we are out book hunting. In fact, just
yesterday we ran across an early printing of Syd Hoff's Danny and the Dinosaur at a thrift store
for the blind, but my wife decided against buying it. Usually its because of condition. I'm going
to check out Cliff's ebay site. The id Babboe sounds familiar. Thanks again
2dolladickie (35 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 11:28 PST 10 of 32
Speaking of Harper & Row Maurice Sendak's Little Bear, we picked up a copy with the dust
jacket a few days ago but I think it must be a later printing as the price on the inner flap of the
Dust cover seems too high for 1957 ($3.95). The copyright page gives 2 standard book
numbers, a trade edition and a harpercrest edition. Are these numbers significant? Is there any
significant 1st edition attribution? I just thought it ironic that you had mentioned this title and
we had just found one a couple of days ago.
zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 11:52 PST 11 of 32
Joyce Hanrahan's bibliography is considered the definitive on first edition Sendak books. She
indicates the Harper & Brothers' book has a black cloth spine, however the DJ is required for
first edition identification. $2.50 on top right front flap, "40-80/No.7690A" on bottom left front
flap. Back flap continues Little Bear synopsis from front flap.
indexerkevin (333 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 12:04 PST 12 of 32
"The copyright page gives 2 standard book numbers, a trade edition and a harpercrest edition."
Sounds to me like you are possibly referring to ISBN numbers, in which case it can't be older
than 70s.
indexerkevin (333 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 12:12 PST 13 of 32
Plus "Harper & Row" dates to 1962
zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 12:14 PST 14 of 32
We have a copy of the Harper and Brothers' Harpercrest edition. It is only mentioned in
Hanrahan as a "library edition at $3.25". Our copy has "HARPERCREST EDITION" on the front of
the DJ. The bottom left front flap has the "40-80/No.7690A", then "Net $2.19" with a black
outed box, we assume is where the $3.25 is. On the bottom right of the front flap is the four
line paragraph "This library edition is/bound in soil-resistant,/washable cloth. It is/side-sewn
and reinforced." The book is a green-blue cloth, very different than the first trade edition.
We also have a price clipped trade edition, however with "$1.95" printed in red ink on the top
right flap, which is also mentioned in Hanrahan.
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2dolladickie (35 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 12:26 PST 15 of 32
Sounds to me like you are possibly referring to ISBN numbers, in which case it can't be older
than 70s.
It doesn't say ISBN, instead it says Standard Book Number, which may be another way of
saying ISBN or a precursor to it. From the little searching I have done, the $3.95 price seems to
date it around 1963-64 and goes for around $10.00.
I can see that I'm going to need to invest in a few reference books if I'm going to pursue these
new areas in our book collecting.
thank you for your helpfulness.
2dolladickie (35 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 12:29 PST 16 of 32
Plus "Harper & Row" dates to 1962
Did they stop publishing in 1962?
If so, then my copy, which is published by Harper & Row, would have to be 1962 or earlier
printing?
fine.books (822 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 12:34 PST 17 of 32
Harper and Brothers became Harper and Row when they branched out into textbook publishing
with their merger with Row, Petersen and Company in 1961.
indexerkevin (333 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 12:37 PST 18 of 32
no Harper Brothers merged with Row in 1962 and thus any book with that is 1962 or after. Yeah
the SBN are before ISBN but after 1957, so sounds like you have a copy maybe from mid-late
60s.
Your instinct about the price was a good one; I use that sort of trick too; but if the price is low
enough, just get it and figure you're paying 50 cents or a buck for a lesson.
You know the whole you can afford to hang in for a lot more hands if its penny ante poker as
opposed to dollar ante poker yada yada.
2dolladickie (35 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 12:38 PST 19 of 32
I get it. I didn't connect the Brothers to Row. Thanks
zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 12:44 PST 20 of 32
A key reference book to have is Lee Baumgarten's Price Guide and Bibliographical Check List,
2004 edition. Bang for the buck, definitely the best information for the dollar. Their prices are
not current, the value of the book is the bibliographic information.
The Hanrahan book is over $50, and the Younger/Hirsch is over $150, both required if you
collect Sendak or Seuss, however very specialized.
The Baumgarten's indicate this is the last edition of their guide, which is unfortunate. Do get the
2004 edition rather than the earlier ones.
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Dr Seuss Green Eggs and Ham 1960 1st DJ Sticker Wow!!!!
Outstanding copy of very scarce 1st Issue
Item number: 260212504386 sold for $3250 on Feb 23, 2008
First edition with sticker recently sold on eBay for $3250, with three bidders over $2500. From
the item description:
"Green Eggs And Ham; Written and Illustrated By Dr Seuss. Published By - Beginner Books Inc.
Random House NY , 1960
First Edition, First Printing , First Issue in Near fine condition.
An Outstanding First edition with all correct First printing points according to Hirsch and Younger
Bibliography. No Beginner Books logo on boards, correct ads on jacket, "Distributed by Random
House" on rear bottom of Dust Jacket as well as title page. 50 Word Vocabulary sticker pasted
on front of DJ
The only flaws are the slight crease on top edge of spine and lower edge of spine and PO name
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erased on front inside board. The dustjacket is stunning with virtually no soil - The colors are
extremely bright and fresh and the front flap retains the original price of 195/195.
The interior pages are crisp and clean and completely free of soil or wear. Illustrations are bright
and fresh. Other than the erased name the book is in as new , unread condition. Truly, A
beautiful copy of a very scarce Dr Seuss Title"
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cc - Re: Post #4, my reason for mentioning a rag book was because I've not seen them
discussed on the Board, and the Aldin Dean's Rag Books bring rather large prices - others
probably do as well.
As noted, the auction description is worthless and I don't want to reveal an alter ego.
My description of the book is:
6 x 11 - Dean's Rag Book #217 - ca1913 - Unpaginated - 16 illustrated pages including covers - Other than a
tiny bit of fraying at bottom and top of the tightly sewn, pinked, cloth pages There is little wrong with this
exceptional copy.
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A first edition Cat/Hat sold for $1825 on Apr. 28, 2008. Five bidders over $1000, 3 over $1300.
The item description:
"1st Ed. 1957 Dr. Seuss CAT IN THE HAT Book w DJ 200/200
Item number: 350051391352
Doesn't get any better than this! Here is probably one of the most popular children's books of
the 20th Century. THE CAT IN THE HAT by Dr. Seuss, published by Random House and joint
publication with Houghton Mifflin in 1957, 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Book has the Identification
Points to make it a TRUE First Edition and those are:
1. Dull Flat Finish on Cover Boards
2. Message to parents on final page contained in Cat's Head and Hat silhouette.
3. No mention of Beginners Books to rear flap of dust jacket.
4. Most important point is the 200/200 printing of price on front flap of dust jacket / later
printings of early editions uncharacteristically dropped prices to $1.95. "
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Nice condition--I might have thought it would make more.
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Love this thread. Can we keep it on page 1 forever?
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ITS ABOUT TIME !! Love this thread Z Children's books will be the next 'comics' and 'sportscards' like item set in the higher end
collectibles genre - very underappreciated. Truth be told, I'm hoarding them now....
Keep it up !
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Gis - I sold a 1904 Saalfield Mother Goose rag book that was somewhat faded and soiled
recently for about $5 (started at 99¢ in a failed experiment to get more bids).
Best prices on children's books that I've gotten is $65 last year and $76 this year on two
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movable/pop-up 1940's Italian litho books.
Jeannie
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Zlinda I also thank you for sharing your hard won knowledge of this interesting collecting field.
There are some wonderful, popular and beautiful children's picture books by living illustrators, it
will be interesting to see how the market develops for them as well.
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Just sold a 1933 pop-up Cinderella and Other Tales, Whitman Publishing for over $300.00. The
Whitman pop-ups are very, very collectible. I am sure you all already know about them but
maybe this will help someone new.
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A hardcover first edition Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer was recently offered for sale on
eBay. The asking price was a bit steep at $20,000 therefore the item didn't sell.
Many do not know the hardcover version exists. It was printed in limited quantities (I believe
1000) as a boxed edition, and was given to Montgomery Ward executives and such. This is only
the second copy I have ever seen, and the first for sale on eBay.
The generally recognized first edition Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is a 1939 soft cover
booklet, nearly a comic book form, and can be identified by a tri-motored plane on pg 9. The
1946 Montgomery Ward giveaway has a plane with 4 motors.
From the item description:
RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER - 1939 - TRUE FIRST COPY
SIGNED BY ROBERT L. MAY / DENVER GILLEN - MUSEUM PIECE!
Item number: 260231194518
Buy It Now price: US $20,000.00
Ended: Apr-26-08 21:40:00 PDT
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER
1939 ORIGINAL (TRUE FIRST COPY)
ROBERT L. MAY / DENVER GILLEN SIGNED
"TRI-MOTORED PLANE"
CHRISTMAS HISTORY!!
RUDOLPH, the red-nosed reindeer was the creation of Robert L. May in 1939 for the
Chicago-based Montgomery Ward department store as an advertising campaign to help bring
holiday traffic into his store. Although May's boss first rejected the story of Rudolph, May
persisted and completed it in late August, Denver Gillen illustrated it, Montgomery Ward printed
it, and 2,500,000 copies were distributed that Christmas.
When Wards reissued the book in 1946, more than 3,500,000 copies were distributed. That
same year, Sewell Avery, chairman of Montgomery Ward, gave the copyright to Bob May. The
next year, a children’s book publisher brought out a new edition, and sold over 100,000 in two
years. In 1949, Johnny Marks wrote the song about Rudolph. Gene Autry recorded it; it went to
#1 on the Hit Parade and sold 2,000,000 copies. The film version first aired in 1964, and the
story and song have been translated into over 25 languages.
Robert May graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College in 1926 and joined Montgomery
Ward in 1936. A humble, soft-spoken man, he was gratified that children had so responded to
his little story. May referred to Rudolph as ‘my generous son,’ claiming that the reindeer enabled
him to send his six children to college. In 1958 May donated the original manuscript to the
Baker Library at Dartmouth College, which now houses the Robert L. May Collection. May left
Wards in 1951 to manage Rudolph’s career, but returned to the company in 1958. He retired in
1970 and died in 1976.
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UP FOR AUCTION: IS THIS ORIGINAL 1939 (TRUE FIRST COPY ISSUED) OF "RUDOLPH THE
RED-NOSED REINDEER" SIGNED BY AUTHOR ROBERT L. MAY AND ARTIST DENVER GILLEN. IT'S
TRUE CHRISTMAS HISTORY HERE!!
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UPDATED INFORMATION: My grandfather Donald E. Larson was born in Kiwani Illinois and
attended and graduated from the University of Illinois in 1934. He was the advertising and sales
promotion manager for Montgomery Wards from 1934 to 1942 and later worked as advertising
manager for Hoffman Radio there in Chicago from 1942 to 1946. He was not only a co-worker of
Robert Mays, but a good friend as well and was given this "TRUE FIRST COPY" of Rudolph the
Red-Nosed Reindeer to my grandfather as a gift of there friendship.
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A first edition copy of Charlotte's Web recently sold on eBay for a very reasonable $488. Usually
these go for quite a bit more, even on eBay. From the item description:
CHARLOTTE'S WEB WHITE WILLIAMS 1ST/1ST I-B $2.50 ON DJ
Item number: 350050159174
US $488.00
Ended: Apr-27-08 20:00:00 PDT
Presented for auction is a first edition with first issue dust jacket of Charlotte's Web, by E. B.
White. Pictures by Garth Williams. Harper & Brothers, Publishers: New York, 1952.
This is the first edition of Charlotte's Web with "first edition" stated on the copyright page and
"I-B" underneath it. It comes with it's original first issue dust jacket. Price of $2.50 in the upper
corner of the front flap. Spider web with blue background for endpapers.
Both the book and dust jacket are in very good condition. The book is Very Good plus. The
pages in the book are clean and bright: there is no writing or marks. Binding is tight. No rubs on
boards. The dust jacket is age-toned, and it has a couple of small chips on the fold of the flaps.
There are two tears in the spine of the dust jacket. The dust jacket is now protected in a
removable Brodart cover.
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rubs on boards. The dust jacket is age-toned, and it has a couple of small chips on the fold
of the flaps. There are two tears in the spine of the dust jacket. The dust jacket is now
protected in a removable Brodart cover.
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A first British edition of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in a first issue dust
jacket, recently sold for a very reasonable $1376 on eBay. From the item description:
"C.S.Lewis THE LION, WITCH AND WARDROBE Narnia, 1st 1950
TRUE FIRST BRITISH EDITION + RARE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET
Item number: 140225569509
US $1,376.00
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
by C.S. Lewis. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes
First UK edition, in original dust jacket
Published by Geoffrey Bles, London 1950
***
First British edition of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, illustrated by
Pauline Baynes and published by Geoffrey Bles, London in 1950.
Hardback in dust jacket, blue cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, colour frontispiece,
numerous b/w illustrations, 173 pages. Approximate size 8 x 5.4 inches (20.2 x 13.8 cm).
This is the true first British edition of C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the
first book in the Narnia Chronicles and one of the most important children’s titles of the 20th
century. The book is complete with the rare first-issue dust jacket, hardly ever seen.
Book complete and intact, in good, solid condition. Front pastedown with previous owner’s
name, front free endpaper with faint trace of pencilled price (erased). First few pages with
light crease to lower corner, half-title page plus frontispiece with nick to edge, very light
creasing to lower page edges, three corner creases, around fifteen pages with small pale
stains, two facing pages with pale yellow staining, two or three internal hinges separating
(very easy to re-glue), rear endpapers with a few small marks. Top of page block with two
small stains plus very light scratching. Binding fairly tight, with lean. Boards and spine as
shown.
Dust jacket as per scans: largely complete, fairly clean and bright for age. Old tape
reinforcements plus tape repairs to reverse, splitting along front and rear spine folds
(repaired to reverse), half of front flap missing, old tape staining to flaps, some chipping, a
few nicks and tears. Supplied in new Brodart sleeve.
A very collectable copy of this iconic title, and a rare opportunity to acquire a true first
edition complete with the first-issue jacket.
From 'Questions from other members':
Answer: This is definitely a first-edition jacket, confirmed by the lack of any writing to the
rear panel, and by the lack of any text (save title and author's name) to the front flap.
Reprints all had much more text."
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JellyBeans for Breakfast Miriam Young HC Komoda
This is my second one. The first one was a soft cover in poor condition, sold for about 55.00.
Seems any condition goes well, hc usually sells for 75.00 and up. I know it's not in the
hundreds, but it is definately worth the .59 I paid for it.
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zlinda
You are far and away the very best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you very much for this thread. This is million dollar info.
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Here's one for you children's specialists:
Original painting published in:
Children From Many Lands
Illustrated Grimm's Fairy Tales
Follett Publishing Company, 1978(?)
This book was illustrated using original children's art submitted for this publication. I have
the original illustration for Hansel And Gretel by Gladys George of Sierra Leone. Probably not
worth much, but I thought I'd ask here. The book is not worth much, but...
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mroyalhome: Thanks for the kind words. I'm not familiar with Gladys George, however the
Hansel & Gretel story has legs. Still, original artwork from children's books is not yet
considered highly collectible unless it is from a well known illustrator. Because of this, your
original is likely to sell as a decorative item than a collectible item, and should be valued
accordingly, depending more on size, colors, content, framing, matting, etc... then the
origination of the item.
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Thank you zlinda!!
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A savvy eBay buyer made a great purchase of a Lois Lenski original:
Lois Lenski Original Sketch Sign Insc to Frances Rogers
Item number: 160230295478 sold for $153.50 on Apr. 21, 2008
Original Illustration by Lois Lenski
Signed and Inscribed to Frances Rogers
From one famed illustrator to another.
9 1/2" x 7"
This is a wonderful opportunity to own a rare illustration from one of America's most
well-known book illustrators. To make it more exciting, it was a gift to much-admired fellow
illustrator.
This piece is believed to be created sometime between 1943 and 1949 while Lois was
studying "cotton-picking songs [that] were Negro in origin" in preparation for her book
"Cotton in my Sack" (1949).
Some soiling and faint corner crease as shown in photo.
From Wikipedia: "For over fifty years Lois Lenski pursued her professional career as an
illustrator and author of books for children. During that time she illustrated some fifty books
for other authors, and wrote and illustrated nearly 100 of her own books. Lenski's writing
included picture books and stories for very young children as well as intermediate works for
older children and young adults. Although she wrote primarily prose, Lenski also published
books of poetry, songs and plays for children. Lois Lenski's life is a unique balance of family
and career. In 1946 she was awarded the Newbery Medal for Strawberry Girl."
Frances Rogers is not as well known as Lois Lenski, but is certainly accomplished in her own
write. Most of the books she illustrated are now out of print and hard to find. The most
noted of these is "Mary Cary" 1910.
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A poor copy of Misty of Chincoteague sold for $305 recently. The book is signed by the
author, and the auction includes some Misty ephemera which is nicely presented with a lot
of photos. From the item description:
MISTY OF CHINCOTEAGUE M. Henry 1st Ed. 1947 SIGNED Rare
Book + More! Photos Ephemera + Old Photo of the Author
Item number: 200218158069 sold for $305 on May 1, 2008.
Misty of Chincoteague 1st Edition Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket Signed by Marguerite
Henry-Don't miss out-- be sure to see the photos-- more photos below-- please be patient and
allow the photographs to load-- there are 43 photos in all!
Up for your consideration is a Misty of Chincoteague Hardcover Book Signed by Marguerite
Henry! This is a 1st Edition from 1947. This book in very good condition, the dustjacket has
been taped, the book itself has tight binding and all pages intact. Features many family
signatures (Names mentioned in the dedication-- Beebe, Pruitt) and writings and includes
Misty photos and newspaper articles, old post cards, and even photographs taken of
Marguerite Henry herself! A couple of the newspaper articles have been taped within the
book, however, most articles are loose.
The only writing in the book are the family members' names, and Marguerite Henry's
Inscription, which reads: (MISTY OF CHINCOTEAGUE) "comes to Tommy with happy wishes
from Marguerite Henry" Below the inscription is a line and a hand-drawn horseshoe, below it
reads, "Misty's Autograph"
Copyright page reads,
"Copyright 1947, Rand McNally & Company
Copyright 1947 under International Copyright Union
by Rand McNally & Company
All rights reserved
Edition of 1947"
A rare and great find of Marguerite Henry's work. Be sure to add this one to your collection!
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RARE 1949 DR.SEUSS BARTHOLOMEW & THE OOBLECK 1ST W/DJ
EXTRA-RARE, EARLY SEUSS BOOK ~ NO RESERVE ~
Item number: 130219673354 sold for $1025 on May 12, 2008
BARTHOLOMEW AND THE OOBLECK
BY DR.SEUSS
1949
The correct First Edition, with blue boards and 200/200 on the dust jacket.
Extremely scarce in any condition, it is almost impossible to find in the dust jacket. Do your
homework ~ you'll find comparables will sell between $1,200 and $2,500 in this condition.
In very good + condition: the front and back boards are both excellent, bright, nearly
perfect, with some rubbing at spine bottom, and to a lesser extent, along the edges and
corners. Interior quite clean, binding sound, small gift inscription, and a bit of staining to
endpapers.
Dust jacket good: chips at spine top and bottom, as well as on front and back covers. Some
creasing and small random tears, and two small unobtrusive tape repairs. Still, a most
presentable and intact example of the exceedingly rare dust jacket.
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Competitive auction, with 3 bidders over $1500:
TRUE 1st Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Dahl 6/6 Red
Item number: 230248919044 sold for $1825 on May 8, 2008
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
First Edition - 6/6
This is truly a treasure. This auction is for a rare first edition of Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory that meets all six identification points! The book is in fine condition with a near fine
dust jacket.
The dust jacket itself is in near fine condition.There is no ISBN number on the dust jacket,
an earmark of the true first edition. The price is $3.95.
The boards are deep red with gold gilt lettering, which is a second mark of a true First
Edition copy. They are in nearly immaculate condition.
End papers are mustard colored (true First Edition) and the tops of the pages are the
chocolate color of a true First Edition.
Stated copyright is 1964. Published by Knopf. There is no writing in the book. No names.
The pages are extremely clean and bright and very tightly bound.
The Oompa-Loompas are described as pygmies. The word "pygmy" was later deleted from
the book.
Final First Edition " proof" is the last page. There are six author lines followed by six
publishing lines.
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Zlinda,
Thanks for keeping us all informed. You rock!
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The great condition of this 1950's Tasha Tudor book likely contributed to the fairly high price
fetched on eBay:
EDGAR ALLAN CROW - TASHA TUDOR 1ST, DUST JACKET, MINT
Item number: 110250881663 sold for $700 on May 14, 2008
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Very pleased to offer an exceptional copy of seldom seen in this condition Children's book:
EDGAR ALLAN CROW by Tasha Tudor OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, Inc. copyright 1953 First
Edition, First Printing.
6" 3/4 x 6" 3/8"
Condition
This is a fine hard cover that's very gently used, no writing or marks anywhere. Dust jacket
is in excellent condition with overall age toning, original price of $1.75 is still intact, please
take a look at all the pictures included.
Pictorial dust jacket sets the scene: "Edgar Allan Crow's ambition was to be useful to his
adopted human family. But sometimes this got him into a great deal of trouble, as his
attempts were not always understood and his mischievous pranks not always appreciated!
The true story of how Edgar found his place in the family and Tasha Tudor's lovely water
colors will appeal to young children and to anyone who has had a pet. Oxford Books for Boys
and Girls"
About the author
Tasha Tudor is one of America's most loved and respected illustrators of Children's Books.
Her wondrous illustrations take one to a quieter, simpler time and place where enchnting
children enjoy the joyful surroundings of a countryside, animals, friendships and loving
celebrations. Tasha has over 80 books to her credit. When she is not in the garden, she is
moving ahead with joyful enthusiasm into her second half century of illustrating. Her fans,
whom she considers as "special friends," cover the globe as far away as Russia. Enjoy the
magical world that she herself lives... the world that we all yearn for...that we all become a
part of everytime we open one of her books.
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Caroline series books by Pierre Probst. I listed Caroline's Party (as a buy it now for $150)
and it sold less than 2 hours later! Auction #180241096718 It was purchased by a seller
(and probably collector) of this series of books, so I will be watching to see if she resells it. I
always wonder if I price to low when something like that happens. It's that fast nickel again!
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A bunch of books published by Ernest Nister, circa ~1890's , recently sold for $300-$700 on
eBay. A typical listing:
"Buttercup Pictures, A Book of Circling Scenes
Superb, scarce, antique novelty dioramic transformation moveable toy book published by
Ernest Nister, London and E.P. Dutton & Co, New York, printed in Bavaria, ca 1890s, No.
448. Cloth-backed picture boards. Verses by Helen Marion Burnside (who also contributed to
a number of Raphael Tuck volumes), pen and ink illustrations by L.M. Glazier
Measures about 10 3/8"x 11" with 7 (14 images in all) chromolithograph dioramic
transformation pictures and numerous line drawings . The fabulous round illustrations are
transformed by turning ribbon ties in a circular motion.
The covers are in good shape - a few indentations on the front cover and corners badly
bumped. The rear cover is rubbed and bumped with a few stains and scratches. The pages
themselves are bumped and chipped on the outer edges with age browning and some soil .
There are small tears to the edges of the pages.
The huge tranformation pictures (7 3/8" diameter) all work but a couple have tears to the
outer circles."
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This thread has been very helpful to me. Thanks to all who have contributed! I also thought
I recalled seeing a link to a file with important children's book illustrators, but I couldn't find
it. Could somebody please re-post it? Thanks again!
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Perhaps you are referring to an article on the most valuable illustrators, which includes this
table:
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Thanks! Very helpful. It's curious, many of Maurice Sendak's books don't sell for much yet
he's #13. Is there a certain period in which his books were more valuable?
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"many of Maurice Sendak's books don't sell for much yet he's #13. Is there a certain period
in which his books were more valuable?"
My point exactly on another thread. I could have long retired if I could get 1 buck for every
sweet condition Sendak 1st I've found that wasn't worth the price of the listing fee. Perhaps,
as OldbookshopNJ said in reply, I need to get to the "next level" of understanding what
makes some worth more. Perhaps true, but I've long since taken him off my watch list.
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Sendak's average price is influenced by Where The Wild Things Are, which is valued at
$10,000 or so, which picks up the 'average' price quite some bit. Sendak's first edition
picturebooks published prior to 1964 are somewhat tough to find. His books post-WTWTA
(post 1964) were published in very high numbers, which affects their collectible value.
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Thanks, makes sense.
On seeing that table, I did go and rescue a Leo Politi book from the junk pile, for
reevaluation.
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Well, that was a waste of perfectly good lifting energy.
At least the toss-back was downhill.
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An illustrator to watch for is Eulalie. The Bumper Book with her illustrations is doing well
these days. I recently sold one for $49 that was an 18th edition with condition issues. In
better condition, they're selling for $150+
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debsfinebooks
An illustrator to watch for is Eulalie. The Bumper Book with her illustrations is doing well
these days. I recently sold one for $49 that was an 18th edition with condition issues. In
better condition, they're selling for $150+
I have a Bumper Book up now, more recent edition than yours, and so far that book is my
only "bite" this week. Only 2 bids, but lots of watchers. It appears to definitely still be
getting the nostalgia hits.
I agree with your assessment on Eulalie. Definitely one to watch for. Off the top of my head,
Gateway to Storyland is/was a good seller, too (another Platt & Munk anthology of nursery
stories and poems). That too, has "key" years to look for in terms of hitting those searching
for the exact edition/cover illustration of childhood book. Some want the "green" one, some
want the "red" one, and they want the right stories in the "red" one (too lazy right now to go
research which years are the most desired...).
The thing about kids' books is that although the purist collectors of course go for first
editions, dust jackets, oddities, etc., there are still enough ebayers out there searching for a
piece of their childhood to garner a decent sale on later publications. That species of buyer is
not interested in collecting for investment, but rather, obtaining exactly the same
story/illustrations he/she remembers as a child. If there are few copies of a particular book
in good enough condition and the need is out there, then the book will bring enough money
to warrant putting it up for sale (provided it was obtained for $1 or $2).
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Rutgers' Vandergrift's Children's Literature section has an informative page about Eulalie
Banks, including a short biography and somewhat complete bibliography. An excerpt:
"Platt & Munk commissioned her to illustrate the book, The Cock, The Mouse, and
The Little Red Hen, edited by Watty Piper, published in 1925. This was her first
book published in the United states and the first of many that was published by
Platt & Munk. She also did illustrations for Robert Louis Stevenson's, A Child's
Garden of Verses, 1929. I had a chance to see a copy of this work. It was
beautifully done.
The book The Enchanted Canyon Fairy Story by Homer H. Mitten, published by
Suttonhouse in 1932, is described as follows by Phyllis Barton, author of Eulalie
Banks, Children's Book Illustrator, An Annotated Bibliography. This book was
published for both trade and in a limited edition. These limited editions were
published in gold-stamped turquoise cloth with 12 full color plates. It was limited
to 400 copies singed by both the author and the artist. Because the majority of
her work was published as inexpensive children's books, one sometimes does not
get a true feel of what the illustrator is capable of producing with other mediums
of art. The publisher went to great lengths to make the limited edition of this book
very attractive to the consumer, and so I imagine the artwork was most likely very
nicely reproduced. It would be fun to see copy of these illustrations.
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In 1927 EULALIE received a commission to paint the boys and girls room of the
Santa Monica Library. Again, according to Phyllis Barton, EULALIE presented her
sketches for the children's library on a roll of shelf paper! Today we live in a world
where image is everything. And in spite of it being 1927, I suspect that image and
presentation still held a great power. I can only imagine this tiny woman who
reached the great stature of 4'11 1/2", walking into a board room of the most
important people and making a presentation of what is to be a representation of
great artwork for great masterpieces in children's literature on kitchen shelf paper!
Now I can only imagine that she was the lowest bidder and the entire board of
Directors were very thrifty and so they gave it to her or they had the good sense
to see beyond the shelf paper and see something in the character of the artist that
gave them the go ahead to make her the artist of the boys and girls room in the
Santa Monica Library.
These murals graced the walls of the Santa Monica Library for years and were the
catalyst for me finding the information on Eulalie. What a pleasure it must have
been to be surrounded by the actual oil paintings for her characters brought to life
in this medium. Apparently before the old bulding of the Santa Monica Library was
torn down, Eulalie reproduced the paintings on canvas. "
Some additional information can be found from her obituary.
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This is also one to look for:
Example:
The Tall Book of Make-Believe 1st Ed 1950 Fine w/DJ (#110246399789)
From the description of that item:
The Tall Book of Make Believe. Selected by Jane Werner Pictures by Garth Williams.
Published by Harper and Brothers: New York and London. Printed by Western Printing and
Lithographing Company. 92 pages. First edition. Very fine, almost new condition.
Hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrated boards. Dust jacket price: $1.50. Absolutely clean
book -- probably never read. Dust jacket has some tears at the top and barely visible
bumping to corners. Size: 5 1/2" x 12" x 1/4"
This is a very charming book with beautiful color illustrations.
On Apr-28-08 at 07:49:47 PDT, seller added the following information:
Please Note: I have included a close-up image of the letter "C" on the front flap. An eBayer
brought to my attention their need to see this clearly. Perhaps there are others of you who,
too, need to see this.
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My auction # 130220424951
I had just picked this up at an estate sale because the pictures were by Eulalie, and was a
bit surprised when I saw copies selling for $177, since lately I have been discouraged with
other childrens books I had listed on eBay. I just wanted to have enough pictures so they
could see the condition problems.
there are still enough ebayers out there searching for a piece of their childhood to garner a
decent sale on later publications.
I agree. I think that's what my bidder was looking for.
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Mrs Peregrine and the Yak Esther Burns Eloise Wilkin
There aren't a lot of copies out there (Amazon, Addall, Abe), but the ones
that are go for $100ish, not $1500ish!
Also, look at the shipping costs for that listing.
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Likely a record for this book:
1st EDITION DR. SEUSS I CAN WRITE A BOOK BY ME MYSELF
BEAUTIFUL RARE CONDITION UNTOUCH BY CHILDREN NO RESERVE
Item number: 160246629312 sold for $350 on June 2, 2008, via BIN
"True 1st edition (per Younger & Hirsch) I Can Write A Book by Me,
Myself with a little help from Theo Lesieg and Roy McKee.
This book is in very good condition, NO MARKS (save that pesky
remainer mark across the bottom), no child has written or drawn in this
book nor written their name boldly in crayon. It does have a lovely
"patina" of age. the bright white has mellowed evenly and their are no
sun faded areas or excessive splotches. Futher, it has no corner bangs
worn edges or corners. Aside from the remainder mark it has a minor
scuff under the "a" in "a book about me", (see photo) and a scuff on the
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rear endpapers.
Announcements
This is a true prize but times are tight. This is a must sell and I'll consider
resonable offers. Please see my other auctions as I am offering many
more Dr. Seuss first editions."
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Raold Dahl's first book routinely sells for a nice amount:
1943 1st edition WALT DISNEY GREMLINS RAF ROALD DAHL
Item number: 160246896739, sold for $499 on June 8, 2008
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"The Gremlins
* From Walt Disney Productions
* A Royal Air Force Story by Flight Lieutenant Roald Dahl
* A Random House Book , First Edition
* Was to be a Movie but Political Correctness stopped it
* Copyrighted in 1943
* It also says on copyright page The R.A.F. Benevolent Fund will receive
the author's share of the proceeds from the sale of this book
* It has 13 full page illustrations include fonti piece
* Yellow and red end papers
* Book is in very good to excellent condition except for mild shelf wear
and tip wear
* A Rare book in great condition, no writing also. "
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Very competitive auction, with 49 bids from 22 bidders. Notice the
winning bidder was willing to go higher.
The Jungle Book-1st/1st-1894-Rudyard Kipling-BEAUTIFUL!
This Beautiful Book in Great Shape/Collector's Dream!!!
Item number: 150253864918 sold for $510 on June 10, 2008.
"The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
First Edition
c. 1894
"And the first rude sketch that the world had seen was joy to his mighty
heart, till the Devil whispered behind the leaves "It's pretty, but is it
Art?" - Kipling.
Description: The Century Co., New York, 1894. Hardcover. Book
condition: very good++/Near fine-, possibly the best copy of this
particular book I have ever owned! No Jacket as issued. One of the first
20,000 copies! Beautiful unfaded Gilt Emblem Elephant on front cover
with Shere-Khan in beautifully preserved gilt on verso, some foxing to
the interior (common for this book). Corners are sharp, very, very
slightly cocked right, spine beautifully preserved, tight, beautiful gilt
emblems of animals, pages fan easily. Hinges intact, with no breaks or
cracking, previous owners inscription on ffep. Top edge gilding is still
BRILLIANT! (see pics). This book is an attractive copy of an issue that is
getting harder and harder to find. TRUE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION!
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The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories written by Rudyard
Kipling. He had accrued much knowledge about the jungles in India
through listening to others and using research. All of the stories were
published in magazines in 1893-4. The original publications contained
illustrations, some by Rudyard's father, John Lockwood Kipling.
The tales in the book (and also those in The Second Jungle Book which
followed in 1895, and which includes five further stories about Mowgli)
are fables, using animals in an anthropomorphic manner to give moral
lessons. The verses of The Law of the Jungle, for example, lay down rules
for the safety of individuals, families and communities. Kipling put in
them nearly everything he knew or heard or dreamed about the Indian
jungle.
The best-known of them are the three stories revolving around the
adventures of an abandoned 'man cub' Mowgli who is raised by wolves in
the Indian jungle. The most famous of the other stories are probably
"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi", the story of a heroic mongoose, and "Toomai of the
Elephants", the tale of a young elephant-handler.
The Jungle Book, because of its moral tone, came to be used as a
motivational book by the Cub Scouts. Akela, the head wolf in The Jungle
Book, has become a senior figure in the movement.
Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) was a
British author and poet, born in India, and best known today for his
children's books, including The Jungle Book (1894), The Second Jungle
Book (1895), Just So Stories (1902), and Puck of Pook's Hill (1906); his
novel, Kim (1901); his poems, including Mandalay (1890), Gunga Din
(1890), and "If—" (1895); and his many short stories, including "The
Man Who Would Be King" (1888) and the collections Life's Handicap
(1891), The Day's Work (1898), and Plain Tales from the Hills (1888). He
is regarded as a major "innovator in the art of the short story"; his
children's books are enduring classics of children's literature; and his best
work speaks to a versatile and luminous narrative gift.
Kipling was one of the most popular writers in English, in both prose and
verse, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The author Henry James
famously said of him: "Kipling strikes me personally as the most
complete man of genius (as distinct from fine intelligence) that I have
ever known."
In 1907, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the
first English language writer to receive the prize, and he remains today
its youngest-ever recipient. Among other honours, he was offered the
British Poet Laureateship and a knighthood, both of which he refused."
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Despite its numerous issues, some fascinating items make their way for
sale on eBay. This incomplete copy of the Toilet Book, an 1823 flap book,
is a good example. If interested in this type of book, be sure to view the
photo's before the links evaporate into the electronic netherworlds.
Stacey Grimaldi, The Toilet, FLAP BOOK, children, 1823
Item number: 310057689544 sold for $400 on June 11, 2008 (Best Offer
accepted)
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"DETAILS: (London): Published by the author, 1823. Third edition.
Papered boards. [34]pp. Illustrated with 9 colour plates, 3 with tissue
guards intact. 12mo (small sized book - 4.25in x 5.25in).
CONDITION: Good (see table below for details). Lacks frontispiece and
front endpaper. Some dirt and edgewear to boards and spine. Paper
missing to spine, binding somewhat loose as a result, but still in one
piece. Inscription to front pastedown. Two spots of sealing wax to rear
pastedown. Tiny stain to top of gutter of one page, and fainter to edge of
facing plate, illustration unaffected. Light foxing to some pages and
remaining tissues. 4 plates lacking flaps, but rest in good condition.
*Photo(s) given of actual book.
CONTENTS: In the1820s, miniature portrait painter William Grimaldi
developed this "lift-the-flap" book referred to as a toilet book. He initially
devised the idea by sketching articles from his daughter's dressing table
as representations of specific virtues. The articles served as flaps, which,
when lifted up, revealed scenes depicting associated virtues.
Merely seen as a house party amusement in 1821, it was Grimaldi’s son
Stacey who seized on his father's drawings of his sister's dressing table
and suggested that with the addition of moralising verses the drawings
would make a good book. This is one of the earliest flap-books and a
precursor to the pop-up book popularised in the 1850s.
There are 9 plates in total (the work lacks the original frontispiece). Five
of the original flaps remain, revealing engravings (by Wright Armstrong)
with messages such as ’humility’ and ’good humour’. They were designed
to teach virtuous behaviour to children. There hand colouring to plates
and to the flaps. Not a complete copy, but still likely to be of interest to
collectors."
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And that seller isn't doing too shabbily on his/her copy of Peter and
Wendy currently up for auction, either.
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1st American Edition 'The Hobbit'
With all points present/ no reserve!
Item number: 300230313666 sold for $521 on June 12, 2008
"Tolkien, J.J.R. The Hobbit. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin
Company, 1938. 308pp 1st edition. Has both maps on the end pages.
Has the bowing red hobbit on the front board with lettering in blue. Some
minor soiling to boards but not half as bad as it sounds, interior fine.
On Jun-08-08 at 07:40:18 PDT, seller added the following information:
Fellow Bibliophiles, I just went through The Hobbit to find that there are
three color plates rather than the four as called for in the bibliographies;
the plate ‘The Fair Valley of Rivendell’ opposite page 58 is absent. On
close inspection it appears that there is no empirical evidence there was
a plate in this copy. But since it is called for I am selling The Hobbit with
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this caveat. On the positive side, one could obtain a copy of the print
from a (god forbid) chopped book so this may be the deal you’re looking
for. It seems there were less that 2,000 copies of the book printed, so it
is a scarce, though not rare, book.
Q: What issue or printing is this?
A: Hi, It is the first edition, second impression."
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Competitive auction for this restored circa 1930's popup:
THE "POP-UP" PINOCCHIO, 1st/1932, Illustr. Harold Lentz
Contains four magnificent pop-up illustrations.
Item number: 220242835367 sold for $321 on June 11, 2008
"This is the first printing of the first edition of this beautiful popup version
of Pinocchio, THE “POP- UP” PINOCCHIO, published in 1932 by Blue
Ribbon Books and illustrated by Harold Lentz. The four popup color
illustrations are augmented by black and white illustrations throughout
the book.
Harold Lentz is known for his work with Blue Ribbon for creating pop up
versions of many fairytales like Mother Goose, Puss-In-Boots, and Jack
the Giant Killer. This book and Jack the Giant Killer are his two most
famous works.
Pinocchio is an Italian folk tale which, like many such folk tales, has a
strong moral in which the characters are often portrayals of good and
evil. So be honest, kind, and fair and you will get your rewards.
Otherwise, you are in deep trouble. The subtitle of this version makes no
bones about this. It reads: BEING THE LIFE AND ADVENTUES OF A
WOODEN PUPPET WHO FINALLY BECAME A REAL BOY. Why? Well, you
need to read this version of Pinocchio to find out. And you will take great
delight of seeing the major happenings in the story portrayed in these
wonderful pop-ups.
OK – now what about the condition of this book? First, let me say that
the front and rear covers retain their color and charm, and only show
minimal wear on the corners. It looks like the spine, however, has been
replaced by one exactly like the original, and adorned with the original
label – a fine job that has one wondering whether this is the way the
book was published.
The pop-up color illustrations in this book are still incredibly bright and
vivid, and the text is exceptionally clean overall. The first illustration has
one small tear on the back of Pinocchio’s jacket (1/8”) ; all the other
illustrations are very fine with no chipping or tearing. The pages are
heavy card-stock, almost completely fresh and clean. There is some very
light and absolutely minimal foxing on a few and there are a few very
small dirt smudges where the pages were turned by dirty fingers, but the
vast majority of the pages are clean as a whistle. Also, while there is
some reinforcement between some of the pages, the stitching is still
holding this book as a whole together very firmly. There is a small and
discreet book plate inside front cover.
This book is a real gem, well-restored, from an era when pop-ups like
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these enthralled the young audiences they were produced for – and still
do! It belongs in any collection of children’s books from the 20th Century.
"
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Often I am surprised by what children's books sell for on eBay. A very
competitive auction for this 1993 Calvin and Hobbes softcover, with 5
bidders over $200, with 3 over $300.
Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
Item number: 320260401509, sold for $321 on June 15, 2008
"Rare Calvin and Hobbes Book
Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes
By Linda Holmen, Bill Watterson, Mary Santella-Johnson
Brand New!! This book has never been used. It is in MINT condition.
This is one of the rarest of all Calvin and Hobbes collectables. A very
limited run of this book was authorized by Bill Watterson in 1993. I
lucked into several of these from a book supplier."
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They are asking 1200 dollars for it on amazon....
If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive. - Dale
Carnegie
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Surprisingly high for this not-so-rare Johnny Gruelle illustrated Little
Black Sambo. Prior to his Raggedy fame, Gruelle illustrated several
books for Cupples & Leon in this series. The books were issued with dust
jackets, and can be found in boxed sets.
1917 childrens LITTLE BLACK SAMBO illustrated 1ST ED.
((( FIRST EDITION ))) Johnny GRUELLE Illustrated ~ RARE
Item number: 120272419660, sold for $760 on June 21, 2008
"LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
This auction is for an original 1917 1st EDITION! of "ALL ABOUT LITTLE
BLACK SAMBO" by Helen Bannerman, as published by Cupples & Leon
Company. YOU'LL LOVE THIS BOOK!!! In the tale, after receiving a
snazzy new set of clothes, Little Black Sambo sets out to make his way
through the jungle. On his way he's stopped by many hungry tigers.
Rather than being eaten, Sambo makes the tigers a deal. He sacrifices
his new red coat and his new blue trousers and his new purple shoes to a
tiger that wears his shoes on his ears. Sambo outwits these predators
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and the tigers racing around the tree are turned into ghee, rendered as
"butter." Sambo returns safely home, where he eats 169 pancakes for his
supper. The book has a controversial history and was a children's favorite
for half a century before it became controversial.
WE MUST LOOK AT THIS TALE AS A CELEBRATION OF THE HUMAN
SPIRIT! Many consider the work to contain politically incorrect caricatures
and stereotypes, and the word "sambo," partly as a result of the book,
has a long history as a demeaning slur. This is a delightful telling of one
of the most controversial books in children's literature.
The original illustrations by JOHNNY B. GRUELLE portray Sambo in
classic, "darky" theatrical blackface form with inky skin, wild hair and
bright red lips. It is a delightful telling of one of the most controversial
books in children's literature. Published in 1917, this charming book is in
FAIRLY GOOD CONDITION! for its age and especially to be 91 YEARS
OLD!!! ALL PAGES ARE PRESENT!!! with NO TEARS!!! or any markings,
other than a previous ownership signature. Its most notable flaw is most
of the spine covering is missing. It measures 4" x 5 1/2" and contains 48
pages. GET IT WHILE YOU CAN!!! We prefer personal checks and money
orders.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Johnny Gruelle is best known for creating the world famous RAGGEDY
ANN and Andy rag dolls. Raggedy Ann was created in 1915 and Raggedy
Andy in 1920. One day, Johnny gave his daughter Marcella a dusty,
faceless rag doll found in the attic. Johnny drew a face on the doll and
named her Raggedy Ann. Marcella played with the doll so much, Raggedy
Ann became like a sister to her. Gruelle wanted other little girls to have
such dolls. Gruelle's Raggedy Ann doll Patent # 47789 was dated
September 7, 1915. In 1918, the PF Volland Company published Raggedy
Ann Stories. Gruelle then created a following series of popular Raggedy
Ann books and dolls. While the dolls were undeniably the centerpiece of
Gruelle's career, he was also a freelance artist who felt most at home at
the drawing board, crafting illustrations and features for newspapers and
magazines."
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1911 J.M. Barrie FIRST 1ST EDITION Peter Pan and Wendy
RARE OCT 1911 FIRST PRINTING Illust. by F.D. Bedford
Item number: 130230582766, sold for $1326 on June 22, 2008
"1911 J.M. Barrie FIRST 1ST EDITION Peter Pan and Wendy
Description
Peter and Wendy
by J.M. Barrie with Illustrations by F.D. Bedford
SCARCE 1911 FIRST PRINTING
This is a scarce copy in WONDERFUL CONDITION of J.M. Barrie's "Peter
and Wendy", a classic and iconic piece of literature illustrated by the
famous F.D. Bedford.
A Nearly PRISTINE COPY!!!!!!
The first appearance of TINKER BELL, WENDY and CAPTAIN HOOK is in
this book, Which became the basis for Walt Disney's Famous animated
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film and many other movies such as "Hook".
You Can find copies of this book listed right now here at Ebay for
$1,200.00 to $1,800.00!!!
This is truly a rare and unique piece of history that would make an
excellent and prized addition to your library.
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, WITH "PUBLISHED
OCTOBER 1911" UNDER COPYRIGHT and above SCRIBNER'S Colophon
(SEAL).
There are 13 B&W full page tipped in plates done by Bedford: [...]
This Book would make a fine adittion to any Barrie collection or library
collection in general. It is getting very hard to find in ANY condition. BID
WITH CONFIDENCE.... It is an excellent investment as it will only keep
appreciating in value, as the 1906 edition by Hodder & Stoughton has
reached market values up to $30,000.
This book is in VERY FINE condition, the defects are almost none, the
gold gilt on the covers is not worn or fading, the spine is VERY slightly
sunworn (faded from the sun), a tiny bit of fading on the rear cover (see
photo) otherwise no staining or soiling to covers, the corners are not
bumped or worn, all the plates are present, the pages are in good
condition, page forends ends uncut (not trimmed), The endpapers are
clean, bright and unmarked (The rear blank endpaper has a tiny 50
stamped in purple on it). No foxing or soiling evident, No cracks or
cracking, nothing is loose or coming loose, and best of all, there is NO,
NONE nada writing or marking anywhere in this book !!.
A Highly presentable copy of a much sought after book."
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zlinda, I want to thank you for continuing to document these sales.
You're really educating a lot of people - thanks!
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I got this book .. Eloise in Paris.
But you know I guess I was always more of a Pipi Longstocking guy .. I
was never into the cult of Eloise .. until now. Found I couldn't put it
down. Delightful, and some of the best art in a children's book.
Now I must know ....: Is it supposed to be a satire? Does she ever get
back together again with her mysterious mother?
and for cripe's sake, what is up with her belly?
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There are several Eloise books. And Disney or somebody didn't do a
half-bad job in making a few Eloise movies recently...forget their titles
offhand but one was definitely the Christmas one. Julie Andrews played
the nanny.
The original book illustrations are indeed delightful.
Yes, satire.
Her mother comes and goes...she's off doing "important" stuff
throughout the books, if I recall, and stops in occasionally? Now I have to
go get out my Treasury to confirm...bought it for my youngest about 8
years ago, after she became a huge fan of the Eloise books.
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Quite a nice price for this Nancy Drew:
NANCY DREW-TRUE 1930 EDITION-SECRET OF THE CLOCK-DJ
AN UNBELIEVABLE FIND-AN ABSOLUTE MUST TREASURE
Item number: 170234581748 sold for $11,700 on July 6, 2008
"NANCY DREW-TRUE 1930 EDITION-SECRET OF THE CLOCK-DJ
This is probably a first edition of the FIRST Nancy Drew book, since
according to a Google site the 3 books were released together.
By Carolyn Keene, published Grosset and Dunlap. 4 illustrations by
Russell H Tandy
A Google site list the criteria to be met for a Nancy Drew book to be
TRULY RARE-MEETS ALL CRITERIA:
TRUE 1930 edition, has 1930 copyright and owners Xmas/30 signature.
The back of the title page list only 3 books with others in preparation, the
front DJ flap details only these 3 books
The dustjacket is in very good condition, a few nicks, some soiling/aging
to spine cover, probably as good as could be found on a 1930 book.
The reverse side of the DJ lists the Grosset series books, there are also 8
pages of Grosset ads in the book, rear DJ flap list Blythe Girls Books.
The pages on the whole are tight and very clean, there are a couple of
scattered spots, the page tops have some small foxing spots, minor
soiling to page ends. "
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Another case of the books being much MUCH better than the mediocre
movie:
THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES: THE FIELD GUIDE SIGNED 1ST'S
Item number: 130233532459 sold for $610 on July 1, 2008
"Up for auction: a beautiful collection of the first five books in the
Spiderwick Chronicles series: The Field Guide, The Seeing Stone,
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Lucinda's Secret, The Ironwood Tree, and The Wrath Of Mulgarath. The
books are all U.K (precedes U.S.) first edition, first print hardbacks. Each
book has been hand signed by both Holly Black and Tony Diterlizzi. Each
one is brand new, unused mint condition. In addition there are five
promo packs of collecting cards, all five packs are sealed. Also included
one sealed (folded) very rare large color promo print of "The Common
Ground Goblin." all books have beautiful color and b&w illustrations. Pub.
2003 Simon & Schuster, U.K. Ltd "
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zlinda; I have been waiting for you to come back, I have some
questions/concerns I wish to discuss with you about collectible childrens
books. Can I email you?
Sherrie
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An early Jessie Wilcox Smith book, presented very nicely, with wonderful
photo's and layout:
RARE 1ST THE BOOK OF THE CHILD JESSIE WILCOX SMITH 1903
DRAWINGS BY SMITH & ELIZABETH SHIPPEN GREEN - HUMPHREY
Item number: 370064783742 sold for $595 on July 9, 2008
"RARE CHILDREN’S BOOK - THE BOOK OF THE CHILD - JESSIE WILLCOX
SMITH - ELIZABETH SHIPPEN GREEN - MABLE HUMPHREY - STOKES,
NEW YORK - 1903
CLICK HERE TO EMAIL US [email protected]
We are pleased to offer you this hard to find children’s book, The Book Of
The Child with drawings by Jessie Willcox Smith and Elizabeth Shippen
Green, with stiries and verses written for the pictures by Mabel
Humphrey, Maud Humphrey’s sister. What a find!!
It was printed by Frederick A.Stokes company, New York publishers in
October 1903. It is a large folio, 13 3/4" x 15" with pictorial boards, and
except for the usual wear to tips and light cover soil to the cream colored
boards, this is a fine, clean and tight copy of the first edition. In 1902,
with Jessie Willcox Smith and Elizabeth ShippenGreen having done the
Brywn Mawr calendar, they collaborated on a calendar project that
featured some of the most beautiful works either woman ever painted.
Stokes asked to publish the illustrations in book form and commissioned
Mabel Humphrey to write poems to match the illustrations. The Book Of
The Child was born.
There are four beautiful full page color illustrations by Elizabeth Green
with smaller illustrations in the text. There are 3 wonderful full page color
illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith plus the sweet color cover as well as
smaller text illustrations. The colors are rich and the artwork is beautiful.
We have photographed every page for you so that you can see the clean
tight condition of this rare book.
The photographs were taking in different lighting, but be assured that all
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the pages are a light cream color."
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timeless*quality*classics: I think forum topics should be presented
openly for all to view (and contribute), so would prefer not answering via
private email. However if it is somehow a sensitive or private matter,
then by all means.
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Hi!
I'm happy to discuss here, in fact there is a thread regarding one of the
books I wished to discuss. But that book, as well as several others I've
asked questions regarding here, are currently listed. So I can't.
Just trying to do things right here...
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The Golden Press Tintin books continue to bring surprising prices on
eBay, and can still be found 'in the wild':
GOLDEN PRESS Herge TinTin SECRET OF THE UNICORN 1ST ED.
Item number: 190231270144 sold for $372 on June 27, 2008
"The Adventures of TINTIN
THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN by HERGE translated by DANIELE GORLIN
This auction is for one hardcover copy of The Adventures of TINTIN THE
SECRET OF THE UNICORN by Herge and translated by Daniele Gorlin. It
was published by Golden Press, Inc, New York in 1959 with 62 pages of
beautiful detailed color illustrations and numbered 370:195. This lovely
book is in very good clean condition inside and out with no tears rips or
bends. All pages are clean, no marks, and almost invisible discoloration.
The spine is intact. The corners-tips are in average shape (please see the
pictures). This book comes from a private collection."
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My thanks as well for all the information you share.
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The first edition is a relatively tough 'get':
THE SECRET GARDEN First Printing 1911 1st/August
First US printing published by Frederick A. Stokes Co.
Item number: 320269803768 sold for $765 on July 7, 2008
"Francis Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden 1st Printing
The first printing of F.H. Burnett's "The Secret Garden" published by
Frederick Stokes in 1911. With "August, 1911" on the copyright page as
called for, full color plates and pictoral of a young girl in a red coat with
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the key. With illustrations by Kirk. Surface scratches to front board,
indention on reverse. The spine cloth is rubbed at the ends, rear
endpaper starting. Clean text, with no owner's names or any underlining
in the text. "
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"Super fines" aside, this 1933 pop-up book is in amazing condition;
check the pix out while they are still posted:
Mother Goose Pop-Up 1933 Blue Ribbon Book First Edition
Item number: 380041102730 sold for $455 on July 6, 2008
"Today you are bidding on a Super Fine first edition 1933 Book titled The
Pop-up Mother Goose, With pop-up illustrations by Harold B. Lutz, and
published by the Blue Ribbon Books Incorporated, 448 4th avenue, New
York.
Inside the third page reads copyright, 1933, by Blue Ribbon Books,
Incorporated. The word ‘Pop-Up’ is a registered trade mark, Patent No.
1913797.
This is a hardcover book with the dust-jacket.
The condition of this book is just super fine for its age,
The dust jacket is also in super fine condition. With very-very minor
wear.
The binding is very tight without a crack or split.
There is absolutely no writing or marks or dog-ears on any of the pages
in this wonderful copy.
This is a first edition copy.
The pictures I took of this book do not even come close to let you see the
pristine condition of this book.
Possibly the finest copy I have ever seen. On top of which has the
original dust jacket also without a single flaw.
I do not have to tell you that you would look far and wide to find a better
copy.
This is beyond a museum piece quality.
The 96 pages are bright white throughout.
These pages are of heavy thick construction.
This Book measures 8 ¾ x 6 ¾ x 1 ¾ inches.
Folks; The book looks like it has been in a time capsule for the past 75
years."
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The Bookano pop-up books have crept up in value recently, and can still
be found around:
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Bookano Pop-up Book Nursery Rhymes Lewis Giraud 1945
Item number: 250264888784 sold for $418 on July 6, 2008
"Gorgeous vintage Bookano Pop-up book, called "Nursery Rhymes". The
Bookano books brought the pop-up into vogue between the 1930's to the
50's. They were published in many formats: as a series of yearly
annuals, an ABC book, a counting book, stories about Jesus, an
adventure building book and a series of nursery rhymes.
The book is in excellent condition, with no rips or pages missing, all the
pop-ups (four altogether) work very well.
In good condition, however there is some slight shelf wear to the bottom
edges."
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indexerkevin: Eloise has quite a back story. Written by Kay Thompson,
with wonderful illustrations by Hilary Knight, the original was said to be
based upon Judy Garland's little girl, Liza Minelli, who happens to be Kay
Thompson's godchild. Thompson was a modest Broadway star and friend
of Garlands.
But controversy ensues: Minelli has claimed the Eloise character is based
upon her, however Thompson denied this claim before her death.
Clashing ego's I suppose; Thompson's was monumental - she wanted the
books to be 'Kay Thompson's Eloise...", not simply "Eloise". Things must
have been resolved, since Minelli's recent tour was based upon her
godmother's works, see here for more:
http://www.gotorenotahoe.com/news/stories/html/2008/01/15/6082.php
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The photograph of the pop-up book showing book and jacket separate
but side-by-side goes toward illustrating exactly why a dust-jacket can
rarely be married to a book which it did not originally cover. Note the
vertical crease in the spine of the pop-up book and then notice the
corresponding crease in the dust-jacket.
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indexerkevin: Eloise has quite a back story. Written by Kay Thompson,
with wonderful illustrations by Hilary Knight, the original was said to be
based upon Judy Garland's little girl, Liza Minelli, who happens to be Kay
Thompson's godchild. Thompson was a modest Broadway star and friend
of Garlands.
Thanks you ZLINDA, that's rawther interesting.
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The photograph of the pop-up book showing book and jacket separate
but side-by-side goes toward illustrating exactly why a dust-jacket can
rarely be married to a book which it did not originally cover. Note the
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vertical crease in the spine of the pop-up book and then notice the
corresponding crease in the dust-jacket.
professor: I assume you're referring to the Mother Goose popup item
380041102730? Are you saying you detect something which proves that
jacket didn't originally go with that book, or because of the creases, they
must go together?
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It is more than obvious that the jacket in the photo is original to the
book. One can see that by the confluence of the crease in the jacket's
spine panel and the crease on the book's spine. This goes to the point
that when trying to match a jacket to a book without one, the married
jacket will not have the requisite matches re: book contours and faded
patches etc. In the picture we can see how perfectly a jacket original to
the book matches the book.
I was reminded of all the questions voiced here about the advisability of
marrying a jacket to a jacketless book ... and this picture demonstrates
why it would be difficult to find a match.
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This Dr. Seuss first edition is not too uncommon on eBay. 'Condition!
Condition! Condition! contributed to the price fetched:
FIRST EDITION! One Fish Two Fish by Dr. Seuss HBDJ 1960
Item number: 250268590632 sold for $365 on July 11, 2008
"FIRST EDITION! One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
HBDJ 1960
New York: Beginner Books, 1960. B-13. Hardback. 63 pages. First
Edition, First Printing with no additonal printings listed and the issue
points listed below. I think I have all the issue points listed here, but if I
missed one, please let me know. If this isn't a true first, it must be very
close to one, say a very early printing. Very Good+ in Very Good
Unclipped Dust Jacket (195/195 top of front flap).
Points of Issue:
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Three experts' quotes on back panel of dust jacket.
Address on back panel is, "457 MADISON AVE., NEW YORK 22, N.Y."
Back flap lists ten other beginners books with price "EACH $1.95."
Book does not have Beginner Books logo, but dust jacket does.
Price on front flap is 195/195.
Condition: Glossy pictorial boards, has a slight lean, else fine, very
square and sharp copy, no bumps, pages clean and bright, no tanning or
signs of aging, interior of book is like new, very vivid colors, no writing in
book, no previous owner's name, binding tight, DJ has a couple of small
tears top spine and one front lower edge near spine, light wear to spine
ends and corners, light soiling and scuffing to front and back panels,
some rubbing to front lower edge. NOT ex-library, NOT book club, NOT
remaindered. "
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Fabulous thread,zlinda!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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zlinda: If you were purchasing that One Fish Two Fish item
250268590632, wouldn't you want some photos of the actual book out of
the DJ, as well as what the seller did with the book in DJ and close-ups of
DJ? Seller does have over 1400 100% pos FB, but wouldn't a collector
want to the sure the DJ "went" with the book?
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Zlinda
Thank you for this thread. It is fascinating.
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"If you were purchasing that One Fish Two Fish item 250268590632,
wouldn't you want some photos of the actual book out of the DJ [...]
wouldn't a collector want to the sure the DJ "went" with the book?"
selected-with-care: For high dollar collectible books, I suppose one
would. In the case of this One Fish Two Fish, I wouldn't request photo's
of the book, since 1) it is highly unlikely the book and DJ are not original;
2) the DJ is in very nice condition (as can be viewed in the numerous
photo's, especially the back flap and back DJ) and is the key to the value
of the book.
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I haven't seen the 'publisher's morocco' copy of HF pop up on eBay too
often. Nice price for seller or buyer (i.e. beauty in the eye of the
beholder)?
Mark Twain HUCKLEBERRY FINN 1st/1st
One of only 500 first printings EVER printed in MOROCCO
Item number: 180261328996 sold for $4000 (Best offer) on July 6th,
2008
" Charles L. Webster, New York, 1885. Half Morocco Leather. Very Good.
FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, FIRST STATE. Square Octavo, original
three-quarter brown publisher's morocco and marbled boards, marbled
edges, gilt-decorated spine, marbled endpapers. First edition, first
printing, first state of Twain's masterpiece, one of approximately 500
copies bound in publisher's three-quarter morocco binding. This copy has
all of the commonly identified first state points. First issue points include:
On page 13, the list of illustrations has "Him and another Man" listed on
page 88 (first state -- this was corrected later); Page 57 reads "with the
was" (first state, this was later corrected to "with the saw"); page 9 with
uncorrected "decided" (first state, this was later corrected to "decides");
Illustration on Page 283 with straight fly line rred); Copyright page dated
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1884; Final "5" dropped on page 155 (this was later replaced with a five
of a different typeface); Dropped "I" in "Col," on page 143 and in "body"
the "b" is broken. Frontispiece portrait shows sculptor's name and has
the "Heliotype Printing Company" imprint (no priority is assigned because
this was separately printed and tipped in). Overall a VERY GOOD PLUS
condition with the all of the original binding in great shape. BAL 3415.
McBride, 93. Grolier American 100: 87. MacDonnell, 31. Scarce and
desirable in the original publisher's three-quarter morocco binding.
Copies of Huckleberry Finn in the original publisher's leather bindings are
quite rare: "The relative rarity of the cloth and leather bindings is clear.
Less than two weeks before publication, [the publisher] Webster
announced that he was binding 20,000 copies in cloth, another 2,500 in
sheep, and 500 copies in three-quarter leather. The remaining 7000
copies of the first printing were probably bound up in similar proportions.
Leather copies dried out, cracked apart, and have survived in even fewer
numbers than the original production numbers would suggest. Ahearne
and abe.com prices two to three times higher. Check them out.
On Jul-05-08 at 09:47:00 PDT, seller added the following information:
For current prices for the rare volume please follow this link: AbeBooks:
Search Results - Mark Twain and Huckleberry Finn and First Edition"
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Okay, okay, I suppose people are getting serious about their Tintin
books!! Three bidders over $3000! The Golden Press library copy did
impact the final value, as did the fine condition of this copy.
This is the third Tintin book to sell for over $2750 on eBay in the last
couple of months:
Item number: 140229267507 sold for $2750 on 5/18/08 (The Crab With
The Golden Claws)
Item number: 120260981997 sold for $3150 on 5/22/08 (Destination
Moon)
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN RED RACKHAM'S TREASURE HERGE
Item number: 120279191859 sold for $3250 on July 9, 2008.
"THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN RED RACKHAM'S TREASURE HERGE
Up for auction is a(n) THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN RED RACKHAM'S
TREASURE published by Golden Press in 1947.
By: Herge, Goldencraft Cloth Binding.
It's in very good to excellent condition. Off-white pages, no marks or
tears on inside pages, slight scuffing on front and back covers. Western
Printing library stamp on inside page. Un-circulated."
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Not a book per se, but this Tasha Tudor original sold for $1500 on eBay.
Even though it is small at 3"x5", note that it is an original pencil drawing
from a published book and is signed.
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ORIGINAL Pencil Drawing Tasha Tudor Wind in the Willows
Item number: 350078081390 sold for $1500 on 7/16/08.
"You are bidding on a lot containing one item. The item is an ORIGINAL
DRAWING from the Wind in the Willows. This is from page 111 of the
book and is a Chapter heading. The Original Art is wonderful and in Pencil
with the image measuring 3 by 5 inches. Signed at the bottom T. Tudor.
Wonderful and quite Nice indeed. "
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Re: response to One Fish Two Fish - - Thank you, zlinda.
I've been following the TinTin sales after you first brought some high
ones to our attention in this thread - - amazing.
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DRAWING from the Wind in the Willows. This is from page 111 of the
book and is a Chapter heading. The Original Art is wonderful and in Pencil
with the image measuring 3 by 5 inches. Signed at the bottom T. Tudor.
Wonderful and quite Nice indeed. "
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Re: response to One Fish Two Fish - - Thank you, zlinda.
I've been following the TinTin sales after you first brought some high
ones to our attention in this thread - - amazing.
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Those Tintin need to be added to books that look like nothing. Wow!
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First editions of The Giving Tree are pretty tough to find, and seldom
show up on eBay. Identifying points are not widely known, so shame the
photo's no longer present.
The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein 1964 rare 1st/1st
Item number: 280241844113 sold for $342 on July 8, 2008
" The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Publisher - Harper & Row, 1964
Description - Presented here is a very rare 1st ed/1st printing 1964
Harper edition of 'The Giving Tree' by Shel Silverstein with the following
points: copyright page has 1964 with no other dates, no edition stated,
no ISBN numbers, has Library of Congress card catalog number
64-11840, dust jacket has 0964 at the bottom and the price of $2.50 at
the top, back flap has review of 'Lafcadio' only, back cover has portrait of
a young fully haired (and scary looking) Silverstein as shown below.
The book is bound in light green pictorial cloth in like dust jacket. Its
measures 7 1/4" by 9 inches (unpaginated) and is illustrated throughout
and black-and-white by Silverstein as shown below. The book is square
with a sound binding showing no wear and internally is white and bright
throughout, no foxing spotting tears or dog ears that I noticed, clean end
pages with no inscription. The dust jacket is clean and bright with a
couple of closed tears along the edges, missing piece at the bottom right
back corner, not price clipped, bottom front flap corner clipped (no book
club blurbs anywhere, no indent on the back - please don't email me
about it). This is one you very rarely see with prices on the net that
reflect its scarcity - if you can find one. "
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Thanks for keeping this going zlinda
...... .... ..
enjoy it while you can
before it's too late
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Glad to be of some assistance due2cents. These Rupert books are
sneaking up in value; note the condition issues.
879E: Rupert the Bear.- A continuous run 1936-2006
Item number: 170237473109 sold For $5600 by Bloomsbury on July
18, 2008.
" 879E: Rupert the Bear.- A continuous run 1936-2006
Rupert the Bear.- A continuous run of the Rupert books from 1936-2006,
71 vol.; The New Adventures of Rupert, 1936, with colouring-in page and
another coloured in, new endpapers, some marking to covers, lacking
dust-jacket; The New Rupert Book, 1938, some foxing, biro mark on
upper cover; More Adventures of Rupert, 1942, and New Rupert Book,
1946, edge wear to covers; some other rubbing to first 10 vol., many of
the "Magic Painting" illustrations completed, many of the books with the
ownership page filled in, otherwise overall a very good set, original cloth,
cloth-backed boards, pictorial wrappers or boards as issued, 1990 vol.
with dust-jacket/poster present; plus 5 of the Adventures of Rupert
series in original wrappers, 4to(76)
***An excellent set of the Rupert the Bear books.. "
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Wow.....Still drooling over that original Keene 'Secret Clock' at $11K.
That was a serious home run. Books like that keep us all out beatin' the
bushes. It was a gorgeous copy.
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I've never seen one of these:
White Rabbit and Other Stories from robin wood
Winslow Homers earliest lithographs at 20 years old.
Item number: 120285305727 sold for $12,000 via BIN on July 29,
2008
"This is a one of a kind book for collectors or people who just enjoy early
American children's literature. This book was written by Aunt Martha,
pseud.; Martha Williams. It is only found in WorldCat* three times and is
held by only three university libraries in the United States. It was
published in Boston in 1857 by C.K. Whipple, and has some of the
earliest lithographs by Winslow Homer. It is a child's book of tales, all
with a strong Christian theme. This book is in fair to poor condition, but it
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has been read by children since 1857, so that is to be expected. This
book is not even registered in the Library of Congress. Please research
this and find out for yourself, what a gem of a book this is. This book is
beyond rare, and here is your opportunity for you to own this old, rare,
and a little tattered piece of our countries earliest children's books."
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Somewhat surprising that Variant 'b' book + Variant 'b' DJ of McElligot's
sold for $795 on eBay. For those with an interest, consider grabbing the
back flap image. The Younger guide indicates the 'no price' back flap is
the 'a' variant. Stan is not entirely in agreement, and thinks there is still
some question as to whether the '$2.50' back flap is the 'a' or 'b' DJ
variant. He feels there is high degree of certainty the 'fish/open mouth' is
the 'a' book.
MCELLIGOTT'S POOL 1st printing "250/$2.50" DJ DR. SEUSS
3 line copyright notice and 250/250, $2.50 on DJ flaps
Item number: 320273668409 sold for $795 on July 14, 2008.
"Dr. Seuss' McElliogot's Pool
1st Printing - 250/$2.50 DW
This is a scarce first edition, variant B (closed mouth on fish) copy of Dr.
Seuss "McElligot's Pool" published in 1947. Contains the following points:
1) Green cover (later changed to red) 2) 3 line copyright notice (later
changed to 4) 3) 250/250 on front flap and $2.50 on lower back flap.
Book is in very good to very good+ condition with light rubbing to the
edges, strong spine, no missing page, no underlining or scribble, no
owner's name or inscription, light rubbing on the top right of the
illustrated front free end paper. The dust wrapper has excellent color,
some shelf wear and chipping around the edges and spine ends,
"250/250" on front flap has been partially rubbed through with an old
indentation below reading "25c", but the "50" can still be seen. The price
$2.50 is also stamped on the back flap"
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Although this Jean Charlot book did not sell, some might find the auction
of interest. Not a well-known children's book illustrator, Charlot
illustrated two Newbery Medal books, along with winning two Caldecott
Honor awards during his career.
First edition Newbery Medal books have a passionate core collector
following, probably more so than Caldecott Medal books, although the
market values, in general, do not fetch as much. The core collectors tend
to be librarians and educators, who are devout followers of the Newbery
books.
JEAN CHARLOT Signed 1933 PICTURE BOOK - 32 Color Lithos
PROVENANCE: The Estate of Paquita Lick Machris
Item number: 280246636235 did not sell BIN $3500.
"This is a magnificent, rare, original signed and numbered limited edition
book of 32 color lithographs by internationally acclaimed artist JEAN
CHARLOT (1898-1979), dated 1933.
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Jean Charlot, author, artist and playwright, was born in Paris, France on
February 7, 1898. His training as an artist took place in Mexico, where he
worked as a staff artist for the Carnegie Archaeological expedition in
Yucatan from 1926 to 1930. While living in Mexico, Charlot became
caught up in the mural renaissance taking place in that country and he
was employed by the Mexican government to paint murals on the walls of
public buildings in Mexico City. Later he received a Guggenheim
Fellowship to write on the mural movement in Mexico. Charlot left Mexico
in 1929 and went to the United States. He joined the faculty of the Art
Students' League in New York City, where he taught from 1931 to 1941,
then served as artist-in-residence for four years at the University of
Georgia. In 1947 Charlot became director of the Colorado Springs Fine
Arts Center, a post he held until 1949 when he accepted a professorial
chair at the University of Hawaii. Charlot retired from his position as
Senior Professor of Art in 1966. Charlot wrote numerous art books during
his career and also illustrated titles for children and adults. Among the
children's books he illustrated were two Newbery Medal winners: Ann
Nolan Clark's Secret of the Andes (1952) and Joseph Krumgold's . . . and
Now Miguel (1953). The Timid Ghost (1966) and Kittens, Cubs, and
Babies (1959), two titles represented in the collection, were designed by
Charlot. A Child's Good Night Book (1943) and When Will the World Be
Mine? The Story of a Snowshoe Rabbit (1953) were both Caldecott honor
books. Jean Charlot died on March 20, 1979 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Picture Book, 32 Original Color Lithographs, Inscriptions by Paul Claudel.
New York: John Becker, 1933. First edition. Limited to 500 numbered
copies signed by Charlot, Lynton R. Kistler (typesetter/printer) and Merle
Armitage (designer). Quarto. 128 pages. Includes thirty-two original
color lithographs drawn directly onto the plates by Charlot. Charlot began
his Picture Book with the idea not of "art for art," but rather art for the
people. He was inspired by the tradition of the Images d'Epinal,
Guadalupe Posadas, and penny sheets. He also saw the Picture Book as
sharing in the Medieval and Rennaisance tradition of the artist's studio
source book. Thus, the Picture Book provides a complete repertory of the
themes and motifs Charlot had employed in his art up to that point in his
career. There is wear to the dust jacket, however the book itself is in fine
condition.
PROVENANCE: The Estate of Paquita Lick Machris. Paquita Machris was a
philanthropist and big-game hunter who went on numerous safaris
around the globe with her husband, Maurice, and with him contributed
thousands of bird, insect and mammal specimens to the Natural History
Museum of Los Angeles County. Authenticity is GUARANTEED."
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As an aside, I can't recall the last time a first edition Newbery Medal
winning book sold for over $300 on eBay.
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I was the underbidder on this item when it was sourced by the seller. It's
a nice copy....Gotta get back to earthquake clean up.
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Some very nice pictures from this 1932 pop-up, in dust jacket. Vintage
pop-ups, especially from the early 1930's, are creeping up in value.
JACK THE GIANT KILLER w/Ultra RARE Dust Jacket 4 POP-UP
Little RED RIDING Hood SLEEPING Beauty 1st LENTZ 1932
Item number: 270259936203 sold for $449 on Aug. 3, 2008
"JACK THE GIANT KILLER w/Ultra RARE Dust Jacket 4 POP-UP
Little RED RIDING Hood SLEEPING Beauty 1st LENTZ 1932
LENTZ, HAROLD B. Jack the Giant Killer. New York: Blue Ribbon Books,
1932. First Edition. Full color pictorial boards 9" x 7" 96 pages.
Book Condition: light wear to extremes, spine ends have light wear,
binding tender. All four pop-ups are intact and in working order. The
pop-ups are in lovely condition with one exception where the white
stallion of the first pop-up unglued at one page, but intact and not
damaged. Pages are clean and bright.
Dust Jacket Condition: little chipping to spine ends, lightly soiled, light
rubbing, some darkening to spine, corners worn with tiny chips, one
short closed tear at top edge (3/4"), little wear to edges.
Ninety-six numbered pages printed on thick, almost card stock.
Illustrated with four full-color double page pop-ups, plus black & white
drawings to text pages. There is one pop-up for each of the stories: Jack
the Giant-Killer, Jack and the Bean-stalk, Little Red Riding-Hood, and
Sleeping Beauty. The pop-ups are mechanically outstanding and their
colors vibrant. An exceptional find in this condition, with Dust Jacket."
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Kubasta is Kubasta no matter the year of publication, this 1961 version
selling for $405:
Tip + Top at the Zoo by V. Kubasta Pop Up Book 1961
Item number: 310069061991 sold for $405 on Jul. 31, 2008
"Tip + Top at the Zoo by V. Kubasta Pop Up Book Vojtech Kubasta Pop
Up Book Tip + Top at the Zoo Bancroft, London. Original Wraps. Printed
in Czechoslovakia and published in London by Bancroft & Co. (1961). 1st
English Edition. Appox. 10 x 10", 12 pp.
Designed and illustrated by the incredible V. Kubasta. Pictorial card
wraps with decorative Yellow/Orange cloth spine. Six double-page full
color pop-ups take us through the various cages and animal amusements
at the zoo.
Kubasta was very good with animals and this is a nice use of his
never-ending talents and imagination. Very nice clean tight and square
copy. Two minor repairs are needed that I have found. The monkey on
the front page at the window has come loose and the buffalo on the last
page is folded, NO paper missing."
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This Dick and Jane Big Book, large enough to be considered a 'novelty' item,
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VINTAGE - DICK & JANE - OUR BIG BOOK - PRIMER - 1951
Item number: 170240229174 sold for $308 on Jul. 22, 2008
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"24 PAGES. LARGE HUMONGOUS BOOK IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. Scott,
Foresman and Company. [On label on inside of front cover: "Our Big Book /
Contains the first 6 stories from We Look / and See, the beginning pre-primer
of the / Basic Readers. Detailed suggestions / for the use of Our Big Book / ....
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THIS BOOK SELLS FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS BUT I AM PRICING THIS
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Six line colophon the key identifying point for Charlie/Chocolate. For those
without, consider saving an image of the colophon for future reference.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory-1st Print-1964-w/DJ!
6-line colophon-$3.95 priced DJ-Roald Dahl-BEAUTIFUL!!!
Item number: 160262682315 sold for $1233 on Jul. 27, 2008
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl C.1964
Book Description: Knopf, New York. 1964., 1964. FIRST EDITION. First
Printing First Issue with the six lines of printing information on the last page;
later issues have five. The corner are bumped with miniscule fray, no writing,
a small mark to page 3 but hardly a problem,TRUE FIRST, preceding the
English edition by some three years. 8vo., pp161, original red cloth, title
device to upper board in blind, titles to spine gilt, top edge stained (slightly
faded) purple, mustard endpapers, original dustjacket. Illustrated by Joseph
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Schindelman.
A very good+/Near Fine- copy of the book. The jacket is in lovely near finecondition, just handled a little and without much of the often seen tanning to
the white background. A clean bright copy one of the best I have owned.
Encased in brodart protector/mylar. Copies like this have been going for up to
$1500 dollars!
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964) is a children's book by Welsh author
Roald Dahl. This story of the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the
chocolate factory of eccentric candymaker Willy Wonka is often considered one
of the most beloved children's stories of the 20th century.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was first published in the United States by
Alfred A.Knoph, Inc. in 1964, and in the United Kingdom by George Allen &
Unwin in 1967. The book was adapted into two major motion pictures: Willy
Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in 1971, and Charlie and the Chocoalte
Factory (film) in 2005. The book's sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass
Elevator, was written by Roald Dahl in 1972.
This story revolves around a protagonist named Charlie Bucket tells how he
won a tour in a clandestine, eccentric, but world-famous factory that produces
chocolate and other assortments of candy."
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Curious George continues to rage on, evidenced by the $561 fetched for a late
1950's edition with Rey signature and small drawing.
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H.A. REY: CURIOUS GEORGE 1ST ED 1941 SIGNED W/DRAWING
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY/1941/HARDCOVER/1ST ED W/SKETCH Item
number: 130242659066 sold for $561 on Aug. 5, 2008
"In This Auction: Curious George by H.A. Rey printed by the Houghton Mifflin
Company of Boston in 1941. Lithographed in the U.S.A. by William C.D.
Glaser, New York. This copy does not come with an original dust jacket.
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This is a inscribed(signed to someone) first edition of Curious George by H.A
Rey himself to a little girl name "Bonnie Jean" on the inside page of this book.
This copy was presented to Bonnie Jean on Christmas day of 1958 from her
mom and dad. An inscription of that day has been made on the inside cover of
this book. You can see for your self on one of the photo above.
The origin of this book is quite simple, it was picked up at an estate sale in
Needham Mass. from a very respectable 5 generation home and now a
historical society landmark in Needham. You can check the historical society in
Needham mass. for this Bonnie Jean home. address is 206 Neholden st.
Needham Mass.
Along with the Signature there's also a curious george drawing done by H.A.
Rey Himself. You can view that in one of the image above.
This is a full size hardcover children book. This copy is not an ex-library book
nor is it a Book Club edition or a reprint of any type. The condition of this book
is in excellent shape. There's no marking within the book other than the
inscription from the author and the parent. For a children book this book is in
excellent shape. Extremely well keep, pages are clean and still bright. The
lithograph are all intact and there's no tears to the pages at all."
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A very nice first edition of Tasha Tudors' Pumpkin Moonshine sold for $1658
recently on eBay. Key point is the $.75 price on dust jacket flap.
Bibliomonster auctioned a copy last summer at PBA Galleries, with
photographs available here:
http://www.1stedition.net/identification_points/pumpkin_moonshine.html
PUMPKIN MOONSHINE by TASHA TUDOR, 1st Ed in Superb DJ
Rare 1938 1st of Author's 1st Book in FINE ORIG. DJ
Item number: 110273872108 sold for $1658 on Jul. 31, 2008
"PUMPKIN MOONSHINE/By Tasha Tudor/Oxford University Press/London, New
York, Toronto/ 1938. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE with "Copyright 1938" (see
photo) and no other date in the book. Tasha Tudor's First Book. White
Polka-dots on blue boards with red and white decoration and lettering on front
board; decorated endpapers. Approximately 4" x 4 3/4th".
A VERY FINE COPY with absolutely no defects: no writing, no fading, no foxing,
no staining . . . in a RARE, BRIGHT, UN-PRICECLIPPED ($.75) FINE DUST
JACKET without a single chip, tear or nick.
RARELY DO CHILDREN'S BOOKS FROM THE THIRTIES APPEAR IN THIS
CONDITION! Other copies of this book without a dust-jacket are listed on the
internet for over $1500.00. Another copy of inferior condition and with only
half a dust-jacket is listed for over $1000.00. My reserve is less."
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This Baum/Parrish pamphlet is tough to find, I would say deserves the 'rare'
identifier, published before Baum was 'Baum' (pre-Oz) and Parrish was
'Parrish' (pre-everything). Cuts across several collecting genres. Three bidders
over $1000. Still, very surprising it sold for $1225 with 3 missing illustrations.
L. Frank Baum, Maxfield Parrish, Mother Goose in Prose
Item number: 110271813550 sold for $1225 on Jul. 25, 2008
"Mother Goose in Prose by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by Maxfield Parrish.
Chic:Way & Williams (1897) 265p. Printed by R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. The
Lakeside Press, For Way & Williams, Publishers, Chicago, U.S.A.
Written by L. Frank Baum, who later created the Wizard of Oz, this book came
from an estate and seems to have been a well read book of nursery rhymes.
The book cover has the same illustration on the front and back. The book
measures 9" x 11.25".
There is foxing, smudges, creases, sm folds,and some small tears. The binding
is pulled away from the spine. Missing 3 of the 12 illustrations.
I'm trying to include all the negatives I can find, however, I do not specialize
in books. Looking at the book from a lay point of view, I think it's a great find "
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That actually is a good selling price considering the condition problems.
"Looking at the book from a lay point of view, I think it's a great find"
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True!
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The first Rupert annual sold for over $1000 recently on eBay. It is difficult to
read the auction description in all caps, so I changed the text to 'sentence
case' here.
THE NEW ADVENTURES OF RUPERT 1936 1ST ANNUAL ORIGINAL!
Item number: 370070252407 sold for $1015 on Jul. 23, 2008
"This is it!!! The original first rupert bear annual, 1936, this is not, repeat not,
a facsimile but the real thing!!
The covers are bright and clean/at leastvgplus/ fine, with clear rupert
illustration [the scan suggests rather more mottling than there, in fact, is. ],
original fine spine also, the back cover has a little light spotting and light
half-ring mark, there is only the lightest of corner curl, and a very minimum of
creasing to tip & tail of spine. The front cover also has a few slightly darker
spots, that only show up due to the sl. Faded front cover. F. E. P has a few fox
spots, and a neat inscription in the belongs to box.
The title page is also a little fox- spotted, contents page rather more foxed. 2
painting pages very lightly started [light color pencils only!] And 2 others are
totally un-touched. There are no scribbles or tears! Due to the thickness of the
paper used, there is fox-spotting to many pages, mostly restricted to page
margins, but occasionally straying! Also some bottom page margins show
some "thumbing"but nothing more gruesome!
No loose pages, certainly no missing pages!complete!! At least vgplus
condition, apart from noted faults. All in all, this scarce original first rupert
annual* is a rare treasure."
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I swear I donated a Rupert Annual to our ongoing FOL about 4 years ago
because I didn't see online interest. I hope upon hope that I researched it
thoroughly and found a good reason for culling. Oy.
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We've never seen this early Lois Lenski book, which sold for $750 via BIN.
The seller is one of our favorite children's booksellers, both on eBay and off.
They are given acknowledgments for their contribution in both the Santi Little
Golden Book guide and the Younger/Hirsch Seuss guide, and are working on
identification points for the Harper 'I Can Read' series.
Lois Lenski - Dolls from Mother Goose - 1918 true 1st
Item number: 370072668279 sold for $750 via BIN on Aug. 1, 2008
"Dolls from the Land of Mother Goose Cut-Outs - illustrated by Lois Lenski copyright 1918 Platt & Nourse, this is the true 1st printing! (later reprinted in
1921 by Platt & Munk). Large (10 inches x 12 inches) card stock binding with
many pages of full color paper doll clothing based on the Mother Goose
nursery rhymes. The center section is on heavy card stock and has the two
paper dolls to dress. Part of the "Something to Do" book series.
This early work (1st published book illustrations?) by the famous Lois Lenski is
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very scarce as most copies were cut apart. All the clothing and dolls are intact
and uncut inside!
The book is in Good-Very Good condition with no writing inside. See photos
below for the cover, title page, an interior clothing page, the paper doll center
section and a close-up of the front cover. "
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Rupert strikes again, the 3rd annual recently selling for $588.
THE NEW RUPERT BOOK 1938 ANNUAL 100% ORIGINAL FANTASTIC
Item number: 370071579828 sold for $588 on July 30, 2008
"Vintage 100% original the new Rupert book, this is the 3rd Rupert Annual
1938. This book has amazingly bright covers, back and front as per pix, with
minimal edge rub, although the corners are a little more so. The spine is also
100% original, totally complete, with minimal fading, and only light creasingh
and absolutely no loss and solid. Good print quality. There is no inscription.
Apart from a few of the usual very light margin markings[fox/or light
thumbing] no scribbles, no looseness, no colorings-in, this is an extremely well
presented extra-bright and fineplus+/ near mint internally original copy of the
1938 Rupert Annual. Doubt that you will find one better!!!!"
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thanks again ZLINDA for the great Book posts and great info
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I LOVE this thread!!!!!
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zlinda (or anyone else, for that matter),
Have you ever come across one of these? I can't decide whether it's something
to get excited about or not. It has obvious condition problems but I find it
attractive nonetheless, and it is complete. It's about 6" x 9", paper wrappers,
32 pp. There are no copies on addall. 45 in WorldCat, mostly in university
libraries, but I think some of those are microform.
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nice thing there
thanks for sharin'
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hummingbirdcolumbine6 :
Main Entry : Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-96
Entry : Pictures and Stories from Uncle Tom's Cabin. Bost., 1853. 4to, orig
wraps; rear cover chipped. With engraved title & 9 illusts.
Sale Record : Swann, Feb 27, 2007, lot 110, $500
The 45 entries you found on Worldcat are all for actual copies; there are 42
microform copies--it's a little surprising no copies are available for sale at the
moment.
Merle Johnson mentions that it comes in both yellow wrappers and red
wrappers.
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Not a book per se, but an interesting children's alphabet item:
Original Alphabet Picture-Sheet for children, 1800
by Darton & Harvey - hand-coloured woodcuts
Item number: 300247016013 sold for $1940 on Aug. 9, 2008
"Large size [20 x 29cm] Picture -Sheet Alphabet in Verse printed by the
well-known Darton & Harvey in 1800. With fine original hand-colouring to
woodcuts for each letter of the alphabet. Intended for display to assist children
in learing to read. This sheet is in very good condition, but has been laid down
by an early owner on stronger paper, and is in two sections. Could be framed
or simply kept as an example of this early format. A very scarce survival as
such items were often damaged or thrown away."
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1911 J.M. Barrie FIRST 1ST EDITION Peter Pan and Wendy
RARE OCT 1911 FIRST PRINTING Illust. by F.D. Bedford
Item number: 140254358656 sold for $510 on Aug. 10, 2008
"1911 J.M. Barrie FIRST 1ST EDITION Peter Pan and Wendy
Description
Peter and Wendy by J.M. Barrie with Illustrations by F.D. Bedford
SCARCE 1911 FIRST PRINTING
This is a scarce copy in WONDERFUL CONDITION of J.M. Barrie's "Peter and
Wendy", a classic and iconic piece of literature illustrated by the famous F.D.
Bedford.
An Excellent COPY!!!!!!
The first appearance of TINKER BELL, WENDY and CAPTAIN HOOK is in this
book, Which became the basis for Walt Disney's Famous animated film and
many other movies such as "Hook".
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You Can find copies of this book listed right now here at Ebay for $1,200.00 to
$1,800.00!!!
This is truly a rare and unique piece of history that would make an excellent
and prized addition to your library.
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, WITH "PUBLISHED OCTOBER
1911" UNDER COPYRIGHT and above SCRIBNER'S Colophon (SEAL).
There are 13 B&W full page tipped in plates done by Bedford:
1) The tissue gaurded frontispiece - "Peter Flew In".
2) The Pictorial Title-page.
3) "The Birds Were Flown".
4) "Let Him Keep Who Can".
5) "The Never Never Land".
6) "Peter On Guard".
7) "Summer Days On The Lagoon".
8) "To Die Will Be An Awfully Big Adventure".
9) "Wendy's Story".
10) "Flung like Bales".
11) "Hook Or Me This Time".
12) " This Man Is Mine".
13) "Peter And Jane".
Copies of this book are selling elsewhere online for $1750 and up!!!
This Book would make a fine adittion to any Barrie collection or library
collection in general. It is getting very hard to find in ANY condition. BID WITH
CONFIDENCE.... It is an excellent investment as it will only keep appreciating
in value, as the 1906 edition by Hodder & Stoughton has reached market
values up to $30,000.
This book is in FINE condition, the defects are few, the gold gilt on the covers
is not worn or fading, the spine is slightly sunworn (faded from the sun),
otherwise no staining or soiling to covers, the corners have the barest wear,
just enough to remove a little pigment from the cloth, otherwise they are not
bumped or worn; all the plates are present, the pages are in good condition,
page forends ends uncut (not trimmed), The endpapers are clean, bright and
have a previous owner's signature on the FFEP, otherwise unmarked. The RFEP
Blank page has a small chip out of the upper corner. Some foxing evident,
primarily around the margins of the illustrations but not in text, No cracks or
cracking, nothing is loose or coming loose, and best of all, except for the
signature on the ffep, there is NO, NONE nada writing or marking anywhere
else in this book !!.
I took photos both with and without the flash. Without the flash the halogen
light I use makes the paper appear yellow, it is not.
A Highly presentable copy of a much sought after book.
Here is a chance to own a scarce, highly collectible piece of literary history
listed for thousands and THOUSANDS elsewhere online. This book is an
excellent investment which has been steadily increasing in value and will
continue to do so. GET IT WHILE YOU CAN!!!!"
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Nice price in a damaged dust jacket. Due to the war, the French version
(original language) was published after the US English version.
RARE 1ST! Le Petit Prince by de Saint-Exupery HBDJ 1943
Item number: 250276998876 sold for BIN $1500 on Aug. 6, 2008
"RARE 1ST! Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery 1943
New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1943. Cloth. 93 pages. First French Language
Edition, First Printing with no additional printings listed on copyright page.
Very Good+ in Poor Unclipped Dust Jacket ($2.00 price top of front flap). The
earliest printing of the French Language Edition with these points: 1) $2.00
price top of front flap, 2) Correct address for the publisher bottom of front
flap, 386 Fourth Avenue, New York, 3) Illustration on page 63 has a black bird
flying off in the distance that isn't in later printings. Full salmon cloth with very
bright and unsullied brown lettering on spine and front board, very light wear
to corners and spine ends, top corner of ffep has a light brown stain, has gift
inscription on ffep, else fine, no lean, no bumps, pages clean and lightly
tanning, DJ is not in good shape, but at least it's nearly all there, unlike other
old copies of this book I've seen, 3" tear front top edge repaired on back with
ancient yellowing scotch tape, in fact there's a lot of that tape around the
edges and on the back of the DJ, two 1" tears front lower edge, front fold has
a 5" tear from top with some mising pieces near middle, top 1" of spine is
detached and inserted in book, missing a piece lower spine, tanned all around,
light scuffing to spine. Not in great shape, but this is very rare. NOT ex-library,
NOT book club, NOT remaindered. "
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Lebende Bilder Meggendorfer Mechanical Book 1890s Wow!
Item number: 320280419598 sold for $1213 on Aug. 6, 2008
"Up for auction is a magnificent Lebende Bilder Meggendorfer mechanical
book, circa 1890s, published by Braun & Schneider. It is a pull picture book,
mechanical children’s book. Heavy wear to cover. Spine is loose. Student and
poodle has a broken pull part. Others work fine. Colors are amazingly crisp.
Light tanning, foxing."
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Fur Brave Kinder Meggendorfer Pull Picture Book 1890s
Item number: 320280421090 sold for $910 on Aug. 6, 2008
"Up for auction is a magnificent Fur Brave Kinder ein Ziehbilderbuch von
Lothar Meggendorfer pull picture book, circa 1890s, published by Braun &
Schneider. It is a pull picture book. Heavy wear to cover. Spine is loose. Frog
missing pull tab. Ironsmith has a tear. Others work fine. Colors are amazing
crisp. Light tanning, foxing. "
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Always learning something on eBay, I've never heard of this children's
author/illustrator.
EXTREMELY RARE 1st Ed Beloved BILL FROG to the Rescue
Dust Jacket 1951 Barbara Campbell Illustrated by Author
Item number: 320281084042 sold for $425 on Aug. 9 2008
"This extremely rare beloved story is a First Edition in a brilliantly illustrated
dust jacket.
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BILL FROG TO THE RESCUE
Written and Drawn BY CAM (Barbara Campbell)
~~~~~
Very Good Conditon.*
It is Christmas eve, and Father Christmas is in bed with a cold! Luckily Milly
Mole had some magic medicine which will cure anything, but the problem is
how to get it to Father Christmas, who lives on the top of the loftiest peak on
the far side of the Aurora Borealis. This is where Bill Frog comes to the rescue,
helped by Old George Mouse, and it all ends in the most splendid of Christmas
parties.
1951 Printed in Holland, John Lane the Bodley Group Ltd. Every page of this
children's book is illustrated top to bottom as shown. It is out of print
everywhere, never to be reprinted, and nowhere to be found.
The pages of this lovely gem are all strong to the straight spine. One page has
vague yellow crayon on the yellow background-I barely noticed it. There are
no other markings. Two pages have some foxing (brown age spots).
The dust jacket is bright with chips at the head and tail of spine as shown in
photo, small chips on back creases not visible in photo, and tiny tears at the
top, now protected in a fresh Mylar jacket. The price is clipped. The cover has
edge wear all around, with corners and head and tail of spine rubbed. The
photos are with and w/out DJ.
This volume is exceedingly rare in this condition with dust jacket. "
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True first printing Mulberry Street in fair condition, sans DJ:
1937 Dr Seuss And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street
First Printing. With Marco in White Pants on Cover
Item number: 260273595727 sold for BIN $485 on Aug. 11, 2008
"Dr. Seuss. And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street. New York. The Vanguard
Press. 1937. Original illustrated paper-covered boards. White paper spine over
white cloth. 10 7/8 by 8 1/4 inches. 36 unnumbered pages, including the front
and rear free endpapers. Corners slightly bumped with some wear to covers,
especially to the edges. Some of the paper is missing from the spine. One inch
tear at bottom of pages 5-6; 1/2 inch tear at bottom gutter of page 7-8; 2
inch diagonal tear at bottom of page 23-24. Several brown marks on title and
a few other pages. More minor soiling throughout. Ownership inscription
(Virginia ??? Elmer) July 1939) on front free endpaper. Please see the
photographs, which can be enlarged and are part of the description. They give
a good representation of the condition of the pages.
First printing, with the boy on the front cover wearing white pants, 1937 on
the title page and no additional dates on the copyright page. Although it is not
a first edition point, the Hirsch bibliography mentions that the spine should be
white cloth. Evidently, it is possible to find copies with 1937 on the title and no
additional printings on the copyright page, yet Marco is wearing blue pants.
Perhaps the white paper spine goes with the Marco in white pants cover, but I
am not sure"
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Three Tom Swift books recently sold on eBay for $510, $338, and $338
respectively:
APPLETON-TOM SWIFT-TELEVISION DETECTOR-FIRST ED. DJ
Item number: 190242586707 sold for $510 on Aug. 11, 2008
"TOM SWIFT AND HIS TELEVISION DETECTOR
BY VICTOR APPLETON
PUB. BY GROSSET AND DUNLAP
BOOK IS NEAR FINE, AND DUST JACKET EXCELLENT
REFLECTIONS ARE FROM MYLAR AND ANGLE OF PHOTOGRAPHY
THIS IS #36 IN A 38 BOOK SERIES 1910-1941-PLUS TWO BLB'S"
APPLETON-TOM SWIFT-AERIAL WARSHIP-IN DJ -QUAD FORMAT
Item number: 200244788523 sold for $338 on Aug. 11, 2008
"TOM SWIFT AND HIS AERIAL WARSHIP
BY VICTOR APPLETON
PUB. BY GROSSET AND DUNLAP
BOOK IS NEAR FINE, AND DUST JACKET IS EXCELLENT
REFLECTIONS ARE FROM MYLAR AND ANGLE OF PHOTOGRAPHY
THIS IS #18 IN A 38 BOOK SERIES 1910-1941-PLUS TWO BLB'S
THIS IS A FINE QUAD JACKET. I COULD NOT IMAGINE A BETTER ONE"
APPLETON-TOM SWIFT-AIR GLIDER-IN DJ -QUAD FORMAT
Item number: 200244789078 sold for $338 on Aug. 11, 2008
"TOM SWIFT AND HIS AIR GLIDER
BY VICTOR APPLETON
PUB. BY GROSSET AND DUNLAP
BOOK IS NEAR FINE, AND DUST JACKET IS EXCELLENT
REFLECTIONS ARE FROM MYLAR AND ANGLE OF PHOTOGRAPHY
THIS IS #12 IN A 38 BOOK SERIES 1910-1941-PLUS TWO BLB'S
A REALLY NICE EARLY QUAD JACKET"
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Original Louis Wain books consistently sell for a nice price:
HE LOUIS WAIN NURSERY BOOK GIVEN FOR XMAS IN 1902
Item number: 260270424466 sold $478 for Aug. 8, 2008
"This childs book is titled THE LOUIS WAIN NURSERY BOOK it is a first edition
and dates to 1902 and was actually given as a gift and is inscribed to:
Kitty
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Xmas 1902.
This book features numerous black and white illustrations of Louis Wains
famous cats and other animals less often seen including wild bears, frogs,
giraffes and elephants!
As the images show the book is disbound but all pages are present, there are
ragged edges and turned corners, there are some tears and scuffing.
The boards are good if slightly faded and the spine covering is missing in part.
But it would still make a great addition to a collection and probably well worth
re-binding, it measure 9.5" by 8"."
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These Swift books sell well only in dust covers?
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Usually.
There are of course a few exceptions.
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As per cc's suggestion, a thread for relatively higher dollar children's books sold on eBay and the ensuing
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A very nice copy of Ursula Le Guin's classic scifi, A Wizard of Earthsea, sold recently on eBay for $830. Not
easily found in first state. The book won the Boston Globe-Horn Book award for children's fiction in 1969
(an award similar to the Newbery). Another book in the series, The Tombs of Atuan, won a 1972 Newbery
Honor.
Ursula Le Guin A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA 1st/1st HBDJ 1968
TRUE 1st PRINTING / 1st STATE (all points Currey's "A")
Item number: 230274837304 sold for $830 on Aug. 3, 2008
"A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA
by Ursula Le Guin
Parnassus Press, Berkeley, 1968
FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, FIRST STATE
Dimensions: 6 & 1/4" x 8 & 3/4"
* A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY SERIOUS COLLECTOR OF FANTASY Parnassus Press only
initially printed 6800 copies of A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA - the publishers had no idea that they
had a classic on their hands.
* Most copies of the first printing of A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA were distributed to libraries.
* This first state printing is most definitely NOT an ex-lib copy.
* This is the legendary Currey's "A" printing.
* This is the true first state printing of the first edition with all points present (as per: L. W.
Currey's Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors: A Bibliography of Their Fiction and Selected
Nonfiction (Boston: G. K. Hall, 1979): The black spine titles and front board illustration are
EMBOSSED (not stamped) on the aqua blue cloth.
* The rear board is blank.
* The full title page bears a faint vertical line or smudge extending through the "R" of "WIZARD"
down through the "P" in "PRESS".
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CONDITION: VERY GOOD + / NEAR FINE
The volume presents a very fresh and crisp appearance. Under a very bright light, a hint of discoloration
of the boards on either side of the spine area can barely be distinguished - probably a ghost of bindery
glue darkening. Otherwise, the aqua-blue cloth covers are spotless and un-sunned - the dust jacket has
done its job! The top right front and top left rear corners each bear a small "wrinkle" - too insignificant to
be called "bumps". All corners are sharp, and there is no edge-wear nor shelf-wear whatsoever. The
binding is absolutely square, firm, and tight.
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The original dust jacket has had both the trade and the library prices clipped from the top and bottom
corners of the front flap. There is some chipping to the head and foot of the spine and chipping and a
couple of half-inch closed tears along the top edges. Two small strips of tape have been applied to the top
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edge of the front panel. The dust jacket's underside has some color stains in the spine area, but this can
be seen only if the mylar sleeve is removed. There is a very narrow two-inch vertical brown streak along
the top right of the front panel. The dust jacket spine is slightly sunned and bears a couple of mild paper
scuffs. For completest detail, please enlarge the dust jacket scans below. (The DJ is now protected by a
new clear archival sleeve.)
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The interior is literally pristine: bright, white pages with no owner's name, no bookplate, no writing, no
marks of any kind. The endpapers and pages are immaculate: no wear of any kind, no foxing, no
age-toning, no tears, no creases, no dogears. In fact, the interior is so clean and tight that I suspect this
book may never have been read.
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at auction with a very modest starting bid price and NO RESERVE PRICE"
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Lovely posts. Thank you -- this information is PRIMO!
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J.R.R. Tolkien 1st Ed The Adventures of Tom Bombadil NR
Item number: 250279368731 sold for $449 on Aug. 12, 2008
"Being offered for your consideration is a wonderful early copy of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Adventures of Tom
Bombadil" with dust jacket. It is the 1st edition printed in Great Britain in 12 point Garamond, 1962,
published by George Allen & Unwin LTD.. Illustrated by Pauline Diana Baynes.
The cover and illustrations of this book are simply superb! I have taken many detail photos of all of its
markings / pertinent details. If you need anymore information just email me. It is in very good condition the photos should show that in detail. It has the original owners signature, very minor rubbing & chipping
to the dust wrapper, the price is clipped. The colors to the front and cover are quite vivid!"
================================================================
Tolkien's Tom Bombadil has crept up in value over the past decade, no doubt in large part to the popularity
of the Jackson movies. I've always liked this book, another connection between Tolkien and C.S. Lewis
due to the cover art by the longtime Lewis illustrator, Pauline Baynes. Although Baynes is better known for
her association with the Narnia books, Tolkien 'discovered' her initially. From Wikipedia:
In her obituary, the Daily Telegraph described how Baynes and Tolkien came to be associated:
* "In 1948 Tolkien was visiting his publishers, George Allen & Unwin, to discuss some
disappointing artwork that they had commissioned for his novella Farmer Giles of Ham, when he
spotted, lying on a desk, some witty reinterpretations of medieval marginalia from the Luttrell
Psalter that greatly appealed to him. These, it turned out, had been sent to the publishers "on
spec" by the then unknown Pauline Baynes. Tolkien demanded that the creator of these
drawings be set to work illustrating Farmer Giles of Ham, and was delighted with the subsequent
results, declaring that Pauline Baynes had "reduced my text to a commentary on her drawings".
Further collaboration between Tolkien and his Farmer Giles illustrator followed, and a lifelong
friendship developed... Later, when she showed him her artwork for a poster featuring Frodo
and Bilbo Baggins, the author nodded approvingly and murmured quietly: "There they are, there
they are."[5]
Baynes also painted the covers for the British 1973 one-volume and 1981 three-volume
paperback editions of The Lord of the Rings, and produced illustrated poster versions of the
maps from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Her favorite of her own works was Grant
Uden's Dictionary of Chivalry, an illustration project which required two years to complete, and
which was recognized with the Kate Greenaway Medal.
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The Stephenie Meyer books have been the rage with our 12 and 14 year old daughters for the past year or
so. The first printing of the first book in the series is somewhat difficult to find (In fact, after a quick search
of the usual sources, I didn't find a first printing of Twilight in DJ for sale on the internet.) and likely
contributes to the $2500 fetched for this signed set. The upcoming movie is likely to increase the
popularity of the series.
STEPHENIE MEYER SIGNED TRUE 1ST EDITION TWILIGHT SAGA
RARE COMPLETE SET OF 1ST FIRST EDITION /1ST PRINTINGS
Item number: 330261548207 sold for BIN $2500 on Aug. 12, 2008
"STEPHENIE MEYER SIGNED 1ST EDITION/1ST PRINTING TWILIGHT SAGA
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EXTREMELY RARE COMPLETE SET OF TRUE FIRST EDITIONS!!
This is a complete set of true first edition/first printings of the entire Twilight Saga. These are the real
thing. Most of Stephenie’s books state first edition on the copyright page but that does not make them a
true first edition. A true first edition refers to the first time the book is ever printed. The numberline at the
bottom of the copyright page must count down as follows: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 It must have the full
numberline ending in a 1 to appreciate in value.
All have original dustjackets, not price clipped: Twilight $17.99, New Moon $17.99, Eclipse $18.99,
Breaking Dawn $22.99.
All dustjackets have been placed in protective, acid-free dustjacket protectors. Any flaws in the photos are
from the flash reflecting on the protective covers.
Each book has a full number line on the copyright page as shown in the photos.
Twilight and Eclipse were signed at a book signing in Torrance, CA hosted by Vroman’s Bookstore on
Saturday August 25th, 2007.
New Moon was signed at a signing in Torrance, CA hosted by Borders Books at Torrance High School on
June 2008.
Breaking Dawn was signed in Los Angeles at the UCLA Breaking Dawn Concert on August 7, 2008.
I will include copies of the tickets to all of these events with the books.
Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse are used. Twilight has been read several times. I’ve included photos to
show its wear. New Moon and Eclipse have each been lightly read once. Breaking Dawn is brand new.
Only opened to be signed. "
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thanks again Zlinda
Love these book posts
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Rare McCandlish Mother Goose Roycroft 1918 1st Edition
Item number: 130247219657 sold via BIN for $495 on Aug. 17, 2008
"The RHYMES OF MOTHER GOOSE 1918 First Edition
Illustrated by Edward G. McCandlish for the Roycrofters/ The Roycroft Press East Aurora New York
Top corners chipped ( as shown in photos) otherwise very good condition. A tight clean unmarked copy of
a very hard to find rare Children’s classic! This almost perfect copy has two damaged pages that are
shown in the photos.
for full information on this exact copy see:
The wonderful website on Roycroft Books
http://www.roycroftbooks.org/1918_mother_goose_rust.htm
This is the very Same Book pictured and quite rare in this condition. This copy is also on ROYCROFT
Watermarked handmade-paper. I have an extra copy; so have decided to let this prize go to another
collector of the finer and rarer Roycroft Press and Arts and Crafts Era Items. Great Graphics! This book is
a must for any Children’s and Mother Goose Collector.
You could remove the prints and Frame for your Bungalow children's room ( Though that would not be my
choice!). Only one in somewhat similar condition anywhere online available. If perfect this book would
sell for $1300+. Reserve is less than 1/2 that amount."
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Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks signed x2 HC 1st
Item number: 300246556839 sold for $410 on Aug. 16, 2008
"This is a copy of the first printing of The Elfstones of Shannara, release in 1982 by Terry Brooks, the
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second book in the immensely popular series. Because it was released simultaneously in hardcover and
trade paperback, copies of the hardcover first are scarce, especially in fine condition. This copy is in fine
condition, in a fine jacket. (Most of the HC editions went to libraries, which is the reason copies in any
collector's grade condition are rare.) This copy has been signed on the title page by author Terry Brooks,
and signed on the jacket by cover artist Darrell K. Sweet.
From the author's web site:
Once again, Terry Brooks brings us an epic novel of wonder and adventure in this eagerly
awaited sequel to his best-selling novel The Sword of Shannara.
Ancient, ultimate evil threatened the Elves and the Races of Man. For the Ellcrys, the tree
created by long-lost Elven magic, was dying, loosing the spell of Forbidding that locked the
hordes of ravening Demons away from Earth. Already the Reaper, most fearsome of Demons,
was free. Only one source of protection was powerful enough to stop it: the Elfstones of
Shannara.
The Stones and the right to use them belonged to Wil Ohmsford, given him by his grandfather
Shea. And now Allanon, legendary Druid guardian of the Races, summoned him from his studies
in Storlock to protect Amberle, the Elven girl who must carry a seed of the tree to the
mysterious Bloodfire, life-source of earth, there to be quickened and to create a new Ellcrys.
While Allanon and the Elves fight a hopeless war against the emerging multitudes of Demons,
Wil and Amberle plunge forward in a seemingly impossible quest for the Bloodfire. Before them
lie unknown dangers, impassable barriers, and the savage Wilderun, from which none have ever
escaped.
Behind them follows the Reaper. Against it, Wil has the Elfstones -- but he has lost all power to
control them. Weaponless, he and Amberle watch as the shadow of the Reaper appears on the
trail before them...
Here are valiant companions -- old and new -- awesome foes, wonders, romance... and the
ancient mystery of how the Elves survived among the Races of Man.
Pictures: (1):scan of book; (2): book in jacket; (3): naked book with full-spread cover; (4): signature on
title page; (5):Copyright page with number line to 1."
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PAUL BROWN BLACK BEAUTY 1ST ED in DJ & ORIGINAL DRAWING
Black Beauty 1952 ed.Paul Brown original drawing SIGNED
Item number: 280254795716 sold for $306 on Aug. 16, 2008
"BLACK BEAUTY written by Anna Sewell. TOLD IN SHORT FORM AND IN PICTURES by Paul Brown. This is
a 1952 FIRST EDITION thus hardcover book in the original, color illustrated paper dust-jacket. Published
by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1952. Paul Brown has drawn an ORIGINAL PENCIL SKETCH of the
head of Black Beauty on the front free endpaper.
1952 first edition thus, with the Paul Brown illustrations, in hardcover in the original, color illustrated
dustjacket.
Every page has at least one Paul Brown illustration accompanying the text. Brown cloth covers with black
lettering and black decorative illustration on the front cover (see picture). The book is in very good
condition, with light bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners. There is some dark brown spotting
to the front and rear cloth covers. The front endpapers are stained around the edges from what appears to
be glue residue. Our guess is something was taped over the original pencil sketch at one time to protect it
from damage. Whatever it was, it did its job. The pencil sketch is in fine condition and is inscribed thus,
"Black Beauty / For Richard / Best of luck / Paul Brown / '58". Some age toning/darkening to some pages
and some foxing on the page edges. Overall, a nice copy in a very good minus dustjacket with some light
chipping at the corners and spine ends. The spine of the jacket is slightly sun faded compared to the front
of the jacket, and there is rubbing along the joints. The book is 8 1/4" tall and 9 5/8" wide."
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We've never heard of this series, so the price was a bit surprising:
The White Ribbon Boys of Chester
Item number: 220267251637 sold $406 on Aug. 16. 2008
"Very Rare series book The White Ribbon Boys of Chester or The Tavern Keeper's Secret by Raymond
Sperry Jr. Published by Cupples and Leon Company 1916. 1st Edition. Hardcover good shape for it's age.
No torn pages, binding good. Great book for the avid collector of Children's series books. "
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We are not collectors of W.E. Johns' Biggles books, so don't know if this a record price or not on eBay. Not
much in terms of description for a +$1000 book though.
BIGGLES 1st ed.SEE IT THROUGH***********, with jacket
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Item number: 250280654315 sold for $1370 on Aug. 16, 2008
"I am selling my biggles collection regretfully.I was very very particular with condition ,so i know you will
be happy."
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As to BIGGLES,
Way back in 2003 I sold what were considered the two rarest BIGGLES:
BOYS' FRIEND LIBRARY #469 BIGGLES LEARNS TO FLY! Staple rusted through, spine a bit chipped, o/w
only a Fair to Good copy.
BOYS' FRIEND LIBRARY #501 BIGGLES IN FRANCE. Staple rusted through, spine a bit chipped, o/w only a
Fair to Good copy.
Both are thin little UK weekly booklets which rarely turn up, the pair went for $3,425.55 US although I did
get an offer of $4,000.00 to end the auction early. I decided not to end it since there were just too many
bidders and I started the lot at $24.99! I was subsequently told that either could have brought $2,000.00
apiece or higher even in what I would have thought only Fair condition. Of course, I have not seen copies
of either title since then...
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Item number: 190242942826 sold for $500 on Aug. 17, 2008
RARE "Pictures by Maurice Sendak" Illustrations Pub.'71
Portfolio #392 Artist Prints - SIGNED - No Reserve!
"RARE "Pictures by Maurice Sendak" Illustrations Pub.'71
In a nutshell, The Art of Maurice Sendak is simply stunning. Page after page of lavish full-color
illustrations and black-and-whites from one of America's best-loved children's artists adorn this hefty
volume. Sendak, best known for the charming and timeless books never fails to amuse and astonish with
his creative wizardry.
This auction is for a RARE portfolio is a collection of Maurice Sendak's favorite nineteen picture prints over
the course of his career. Hand Chosen by him. Contained within them is a signed illustration of his dog.
Each is printed on quality print paper and are suitable for framing. Additionally there is a charming letter
to each buyer of this collection about the prints beginning and this thoughts on them.
Each print is in excellent condition, comes in between folded paper to hold it in place and comes in the
original Book Like Packaging... and then in its Original Box."
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Item number: 350087809244 sold for $407 on Aug. 17, 2008
MCLOUGHLIN BROS ‘VISIT OF ST. NICHOLAS”
"Aunt Louisa’s Big Picture Series and Illustraed by Thos. Nast, this is “Visit of St. Nicholas” published by
McLoughlin Bros., New York. The book is old and well worn with previous repair to the spine, but in over
all good condition for it’s age. The pages are printed on only one side and there are six pages in full color
– the others are in black and white. These are wonderful illustrations to this timeless children’s story."
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thanks again for your efforts Zlinda
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Opportunity Knocks all the time..
Most just won't open the door.
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Teaching With Calvin & Hobbes was mentioned in Post#76 when it sold for what seemed a remarkable
$321. That price now seems like a bargain compared to the $1050 fetched recently. At least we now know
the story behind the story.
Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes
Item number: 170253227321 sold for $1050 on Aug. 21, 2008
"This is an Extremely Rare Childrens learning book -" Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes"
This is Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes by Linda Holmen and Mary Santella-Johnson. It is a children's
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language textbook that was developed and written by a speech pathologist and a learning disabilities
educator. In the book, Calvin and Hobbes comic strips are utilized in a classic Dick and Jane style to teach
vocabulary, comprehension, critical thinking, deductive reasoning, and the form and function of humor
Bill Watterson, the creator of Calvin and Hobbes, never allowed his publisher and distributor, Universal
Press Syndicate, to license any official Calvin and Hobbes products. However, because of its great
educational value, an official license for Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes was granted by Universal Press
Syndicate to a children's book publisher in Fargo, North Dakota, with the special permission of Bill
Watterson
The license limited Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes to only one print run of only 2,500 copies in 1993.
The license further restricted the publisher to advertise the book only to schoolteachers and other
education professionals. The entire print run has been sold by the publisher. The license has been
fulfilled; no more copies will ever be printed.
This is the amount i bought this book for , so i am not making a ton of profit on this."
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Although this item did not sell for its BIN price (Seller ended the auction early), there is good information
within the auction description.
Felix Salten, BAMBI, 1/1000 lim ed 'true' 1st US, 1928
1 of 1000 copies only, none for sale when published
Item number: 330263301714 offered for $4250 on Aug. 20, 2008
"1st U.S. edition/1st printing, Simon and Schuster, 1928. 7-5/8" x 5-1/4"; 209 pages.
The 'true' 1st English language edition, published by Simon and Schuster as a limited edition of 1000
copies only before the 1st U.S. trade edition was published, with 'no' copies being for sale to the public,
as explained on the limitation page.
Slightly different format than the 1st trade edition, and issued without a dustjacket though at least a few
copies did have a narrow, cheap paper band that wrapped around the binding originally, telling a bit of
what is on the limitation page. The bands are almost never seen, and none on this book.
As with the 1st trade edition, it was translated into English by Whittaker Chambers, and contains the John
Galsworthy Foreword. It also contains B&W illustrations by Kurt Wiese, and illustrated pastedowns /
endpages with varying shades of green and brown in the 'deer in the forest scene' subsequently used in
the 1st trade edition.
Bambi was not considered a child's book when published, as too true to life and stark. Most doubt Simon
and Schuster considered it so, either, since the 1st trade edition they later published was 75,000
hardbound copies in dustjacket, in too fancy a format for normal children's use. Sales were low but when
Disney made a movie out of it in 1942, with great care--and some difficulty--it then became beloved of all
children, and no doubt is part of the growing up memories of all who have since seen that movie. The
book is still being reprinted today, of course, long since being considered a classic.
The book is in near fine condition (usual to find such condition, when the book does once in a while turn
up), straight, clean, tight, with no handwriting or soiling, with only slight shelf-bumping to spine ends
and a trace only of handling wear to binding cloth. Bound in green cloth with gilt spine printing.
Incredibly scarce, since only the 1000 copies issued. "
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While best known for being the author of the Smoky, the Newbery Medal winning book from 1926 (quite
scarce in first edition), we are always fascinated by the facade Canadian Will James put on for decades
reinventing himself as a cowboy of the US range.
"Born in Canada as Ernest Dufaut, James left home to be a cowboy. Along with a new name, he
manufactured a new identity, claiming different parents and birth in Montana. Despite acclaim
and success in the literary world, his life was tragic. A brief prison term for rustling, a
tumultuous marriage and devotion to drink contributed to his untimely death in 1942 at age 50."
THE WILL JAMES COWBOY BOOK/1938, scarce
Item number: 230280913796 sold for $429 on Aug. 19, 2008
"THE WILL JAMES COWBOY BOOK/1938, scarce
The Will James Cowboy book
by Will James
Edited by Alice Dalgliesh
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1938), first edition, illustrated, 158 pp., 5.75" x 8.25", orange cloth.
Cloth with some soil, light wear at corners & spine ends, label removal on ffep, previous owner stamp on
front & rear pastedowns and feps, the title page & a couple of interior pages...binding otherwise sound,
interior pages clean.
Scarce copy of a collection of Will James stories published in 1938 as a part of the curriculum for Texas
schools and not originally distributed on a national basis."
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Thank you, zlinda, continues to be the most important BOOK thread on the board! As book threads
diminish lets keep this one alive!!
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Yes I second that mroyalhome, excellent thread, ty zlinda.
“If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive.” -Dale Carnegie
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Yes, I really enjoy this book thread, Zlinda!
Regarding Post #160: MCLOUGHLIN BROS ‘VISIT OF ST. NICHOLAS” ... I can't help but think that the
sellers would have gotten even more money for their book if they had included the words "Thomas Nast"
in the auction title, considering Nast's iconic association with Santa Claus.
I sold another title from that same series (Aunt Louisa's Big Picture Series) in March. This one was Yankee
Doodle, also illustrated in color by Thomas Nast. It brought $100, which was reasonable considering the
front cover had a torn corner and was also detached.
It has great Nast illustrations of a Yankee Doodle character that looks like Uncle Sam, but is actually
Brother Jonathan, an earlier American icon.
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Zlinda,
I have "Baby's Book" by Toni Sarg 1943, Greenberg, Publishers, Inc. The S. K. Smith Company, 40 pages,
heavily illustrated....
Now, the kicker, I can find the Baby's Book, same year but with blue and pink lettering on the cover. The
one I have has gold lettering on the off-white cover.
Any help would be appreciated and I love this thread!
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Thanks imagine, pk, due2, beez, and mroyal for the kind words and support - I'm happy to be of some
assistance.
Regarding the Sarg book, I'm not familiar with the variant you mention. While Sarg's illustration work is
incredible, he is underappreciated by the collecting hobby in my opinion, especially given his multi-faceted
career, as a master puppeteer, Macy's window designer, and contribution to their parade balloons. Given
his talents, I do think the book collecting public will eventually 'discover' Tony Sarg, and in a big way.
"In 1935 Tony designed the mechanically animated window display for Macy's Department
Store. Every year after he produced a new animated window which ran from Thanksgiving to
Christmas, and cost $50,000 to install. His staff of experts built the displays at the 38th street
workshop, but Tony was the mechanical genius, and designed them. Tony is credited with
future animated window displays across the country.
In 1928 Tony designed a series of helium filled, rubberized silk animal balloons for the Macy's
Thanksgiving parade. Bil Baird supervised the construction, and called them "giant, upside
down marionettes" as the strings were below them. One rubber dragon, the biggest, was 125
feet long and took 50 handlers to operate him. This balloon later floated over Long Island, while
aviator Clarence Chamberlain was flying. The balloons had to be carefully moved under the NYC
elevated train structure. One set paraded, and the second set was released and allowed to fly
away when the parade reached Macy's store. Some of the balloons were found a hundred miles
away. A reward was offered for their return in any condition. Kids shot the balloons with their
air rifles, and the balloons were returned full of holes. In the minds of the public this gained
Tony most of his fame in New York. Rubber balloons remain a tradition of Macy's Thanksgiving
Day Parade.
Millionaire Barber Bill commissioned Tony to design a chain of children's barber shops, which
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were very successful.
Tony illustrated cards for the National Biscuit Shredded Wheat Company (now Nabisco). He
designed a line of fabrics used for children's clothes. Some had Mother Goose characters, circus
animals and even marionettes. He designed Alice in Wonderland fabrics which Macy's carried in
sun suits, robes and pajamas. For Parent Magazine he designed decals which were used as
nursery decorations.
He was a popular speaker at many functions. He demonstrated how to operate marionettes, do
drawings, and caricatures of people in the audience. Virginia Houghtaling saw him on one of his
speaking tours.
For a while, Tony's daughter, whom he adored, toured with him. She had her own little troupe
of puppets that she made with help from her dad. Tony suggested children could make
marionettes from ordinary rag dolls. Arms and legs were loosened; the chest of the body
emptied for movement. Seven strings were used: two at the knees, two at the wrist, two at the
ears and one at the middle of the back.
Tony's endeavors made him rich and famous. At his peak, he earned $80,000 a year (in today's
money, something like $1.7 million.)
In 1933 his biggest show was put on at the Chicago World's Fair, and seen by more than 3
million people. He worked with Bil Baird and Rufus and Margo Rose. In 1933 they left his
company and went out on their own.
Between 1925 and 1933 he became known as America's Puppet Master. In 1936 he attended the
first national convention (which would turn into the Puppeteers of America) and was one of the
speakers. He sat at the head table with Paul McPharlin, Marjorie Batchelder and others. In 1937,
the brand new P of A had a membership of 200, and bestowed the title of "Master Puppeteer" on
53 of the members."
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Thanks, zlinda.....the illustrations in this book are charming...I do hope that he acquires the recognition
that he deserves one day.
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Thank you imagine for those photos!! Love them!
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Thanks, Mroyalhome!
Here is another illustration from the same book ... it's funny because Nast's Almanac (a real-life Almanac
that was popular in its day) appears among the papers depicted in Thomas Nast's illustration of Yankee
Doodle (Brother Jonathan) smoking a cigar.
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First edition copies of the 1963 Newbery Medal winner are difficult to find as evidenced by the $9000 this
PBA Galleries copy brought. Stan intends to publish first edition points and estimated values for Newbery
Medal books in the near future.
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4060: L'Engle A Wrinkle in Time First Edition in dj
Item number: 150279999907 sold for $9000 on Aug. 21, 2008
"4060: L'Engle A Wrinkle in Time First Edition in dj
Title: A Wrinkle In Time
Author: L'Engle, Madeleine
Description: [10], 211 pp. (8vo) cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. First Edition.First Edition of of the
1963 Newberry Medal winner, the 1965 Sequoyah Book Award, and the 1965 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.
The first in the author's series of novels for children of the Murry and O'Keefe families. Extremely rare in
the first edition, According to ABPC no copies have appeared at auction in more than 15 years.
Heading: Place Published: [New York]
Publisher: Ariel Books/Farrar, Straus and Cudahy
Date Published: [1962]
Condition Report
Very minor wear to jacket, primarily at spine ends, light browning to jacket edges and folds, small stain at
foot of rear jacket panel; light wear to cloth at spine ends, faint stain on rear board corresponding with
stain on jacket; small spot of foxing on front free endpaper; overall near fine in a like jacket."
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4096: Tale of Benjamin Bunny in Glassine DJ 1905
Item number: 170247870847 sold for $2250 on Aug. 21, 2008
"4096: Tale of Benjamin Bunny in Glassine DJ 1905
Title: The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
Author: Potter, Beatrix
Description: 85, [1] pp. Illustrated with 27 color plates by Potter. 5½x4, tan boards, oval color pictorial
cover label, color pictorial endpapers, printed glassine jacket. First Edition, later issue.Later issue with
"Muffatees" spelled correctly on p.15. Rare glassine jacket with list of 4 Frederick Warne publications on
front flap and an additional 3 titles on rear flap, list of 5 Peter Rabbit books on rear panel.
Heading: Place Published: London
Publisher: Frederick Warne
Date Published: [1904]
Condition Report
Jacket lightly chipped at edges; slight lean to spine; else very good or better in a like jacket."
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4097: The Tale of Peter Rabbit with Glassine Jacket
Item number: 170247870849 sold for $2250 on Aug. 21, 2008
"4097: The Tale of Peter Rabbit with Glassine Jacket
Title: The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Author: Potter, Beatrix
Description: 85, [1] pp. Illustrated with color plates by Potter. 5½x4, green boards, rectangular color
pictorial cover label, color pictorial endpapers, printed glassine jacket.Rare glassine jacket with list of 4
Frederick Warne publications on front flap and an additional 3 titles on rear flap, list of 5 Peter Rabbit
books on rear panel. Early printing of the first Peter Rabbit book.
Heading: Place Published: London
Publisher: Frederick Warne
Date Published: [c. 1904]
Condition Report
A few minor chips to jacket edges; slight lean to spine; else very good or better in a like jacket."
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A good price for a price clipped first edition of this classic.
4110: St.-Exupery, The Little Prince 1st Ed. in jacket
Item number: 170247870723 sold for $850 on Aug. 21, 2008
"4110: St.-Exupery, The Little Prince 1st Ed. in jacket
Title: The Little Prince
Author: Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de
Description: Illustrated in color by the author. 9x7, salmon-colored cloth with illustration on front cover,
color pictorial jacket. First Trade Edition, first printing.Classic children's book by Antoine de SaintExupery, a fantasy stumbled upon while stranded in the Sahara Desert after a forced landing. First
printing with the following points: binding is salmon-colored cloth; there is a colophon regarding the
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printing on the verso of the final text leaf. 4 page announcement for a French dramatic production of Le
Petit Prince laid in.
Heading: Place Published: New York
Publisher: Reynal & Hitchcock
Date Published: [1943]
Condition Report
Jacket price clipped, browned, chipped at edges, tape repairs on verso; faint dampstain on front cover,
remnants of bookplate on front pastedown, 1944 gift inscription on front free endpaper; very good in a
good jacket."
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PBA's copy sold for $1700; another copy sold for $1500 earlier in the month on eBay (Item number:
320281346254). First edition Cat In The Hat's are not extremely difficult to find, however there is strong
long-term upside due to the pervasive generation-to-generation demand for the book. How many 6 or 7
year olds have read or been read the book?
In time, the number of first edition copies on the market will dry up as they get absorbed into collections
and become generational keepsakes and part of institutional collections. The comic book analogy is
probably something like Spiderman #1, a not-so-rare book that commands a premium in the comic book
market due to demand more so than limited supply.
4115: Dr. Seuss, Cat in the Hat, 1st Ed 1st Ptg. in dj
Item number: 150280000031 sold for $1700 on Aug. 21, 2008
"4115: Dr. Seuss, Cat in the Hat, 1st Ed 1st Ptg. in dj
Title: The Cat in the Hat
Author: Seuss, Dr.
Description: [2], 61, [1] pp. Illustrated throughout by Dr. Seuss. 9x6½, color pictorial unglazed boards;
color pictorial jacket. First Edition, First Printing.The classic icon of 20th-century children's literature. The
first Dr. Seuss book specifically targeted for beginning readers. First printing, with jacket priced
"200/200" on front flap; flat, unglazed covers; rear cover lists educators' reviews with no mention of the
Beginner Books series. Younger & Hirsch 7.
Heading: Place Published: [New York]
Publisher: Random House
Date Published: [1957]
Condition Report
Jacket lightly worn at edges and folds; light wear to corners, previous owner's name in pencil on front
free endpaper; else very good in a like jacket."
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Surprisingly high for this 1950 French mechanical edition of our favorite elephant. The Smith and Haas
publisher versions of the first three Babar books do not pop up for sale too often, and are scarce in DJ.
The Smith and Haas versions are large folio (10.5” x 14.5”), so don't get them confused with the Random
House reduced sized reprints. The initial first edition French versions, published by Editions du Jardin des
Modes, are even more difficult to find.
4149: Histoire de Babar 1950 Animated Edition
Item number: 170247870939 sold for $800 on Aug. 21, 2008
"4149: Histoire de Babar 1950 Animated Edition
Title: Histoire de Babar le Petit Elephant
Author: Brunhoff, Jean De
Description: [26] pp. 5 tab-operated moving scenes. 9¼x7¼, pictorial boards, plastic spiral binding, dust
jacket.
Heading: zzaPlace Published: [Paris]
Publisher: Hachette
Date Published: [1939, but 1950]
Condition Report
Light chipping to jacket edges; else fine."
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Hello from Montreal,
I was reading about the Children's Picturebook Price Guide. I thought to order 4 copies but but have not
received any reply to 3 e-mails sent at the website. Do you have any direct way to order this book?
Also, I assume this is the 2006-2007 edition but did I understand that there is a "new" edition coming out?
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If so, do you know when?
Thank you for your time in advance.
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Thanks for the Babar update
nice notes as always
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picture_books (1965
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mr.rockito Aug-22-08 17:21 PDT 179 of 180
Hello from Montreal,
I was reading about the Children's Picturebook Price Guide. I thought to order 4 copies but but have not
received any reply to 3 e-mails sent at the website. Do you have any direct way to order this book?
Also, I assume this is the 2006-2007 edition but did I understand that there is a "new" edition coming
out? If so, do you know when?
Thanks for the notification, we seem to have corrected the email forwarding issue from our website and
will be responding shortly.
We intend to publish a new edition in Q2 of 2009, shooting for April, fingers crossed.
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For reasons of irrationality, insanity & insobriety, the user-id zlinda has been retired in favor of
picture_books. Sorry in advance for any inconvenience, discomfort, or anxiety this change might initiate.
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better to work your NICHE
. i like it
Cause it is Normally Picture Books we are discussin'
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zlinda
Thanks, hope to hear soon!
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Here is a nice Illustration
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As per cc's suggestion, a thread for relatively higher dollar children's books sold on eBay and the
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For those with an interest, we posted a PDF copy of this thread here. It is a little larger than 1 MB,
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I was very surprised at the bids on the Benjamin Bunny and Peter Rabbit in glassine jackets. They went
for a lot more than I expected.
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I've a trove of great zlinda memories and hunger for more jewels from picture_books.
Thanks - past and future!
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A Single Shard, the 2002 Newbery Medal winning book, was not printed in large numbers prior to
winning the award. We've seen the book sell for over $600 on eBay, and offered for over $1000 on
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the cover wraps around. Unread. First edtion, first printing. Signed by the author on the title page.
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We have not been collectors of the prolific English author/illustrator Enid Blyton, and were surprised to
see the set of four books reach nearly $1000 this week. Blyton wrote over 700 books, selling over 400
million copies, and has a huge following. For more about her, see The Enid Blyton Society.
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4 BOOK SET CHILDRENS POP UP ENID BLYTON 1930 ETHNIC
FAIRY TALES 2 UGLY DUCKLINGS NAUGHTY PUSSIES ANGELINA
Item number: 110281590403 sold for $988 on Aug. 26, 2008
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"Here are 4 books/booklets from 1930 which are early works of the famed
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The 4 books are each 14 pages with a center "pop-up" and are part of a set but only the box bottom is
present, there is no lid.
Each book measures 12.5cm x 22cm and are in pretty good condition for thier age.
There is a handwritten dedication in each book:
"Doris Dec 25 1931 from Aunt Mary" Some pages are loose with the covers being loose on "Naughty
Pussies"
Titles:
FAIRY TALES
MY DOLL ANGELINA
TWO UGLY DUCKLINGS
TWO NAUGHTY PUSSIES."
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The Golden book Tin Tin's continue to sell well on eBay, with two more going for over $300 this week.
The 2nd auction (below) might have done a bit better with a little more research or description by the
seller.
Herge, Tin Tin Explorers Moon 1960 Golden Press 1st ed.
Item number: 300251982617 sold for $465 on Aug. 27, 2008
"The Adventures of Tintin, Explorers on the Moon, by Herge, 1st American edition Golden Press 1960,
very good condition. The only flaws are slight rubbing of the covers in the form of those vertical lines
you can see in the photos, and I also have a close up showing that in the spine grooves front and back
there are two small sections where the laminate or plastic coating has peeled away, but not damaging
the underneath paper. Slight corner bumping mainly on the bottom. 62 pages, 12x9 inches."
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1959 THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN RED RACKHAM'S TREASURE
BY HERGE GOLDEN PRESS NEW YORK HARDCOVER COMIC ALBUM Item number: 290255251593 sold
for $326 on Aug. 27, 2008
"This is a nice old used book . The author is Herge. The book is translated by Danielle Dorlin. The
publisher is Golden Press. The copyright is 1959. Believe this is the First American Edition. This author
did a series of books. I will be listing a few others separately. There are 62 pages in this book. There
is a lot of interesting information about this author and his books if you want to google his name or
the name of the book. Please see the photos. Please ask if there are questions. Or if you need more
photos. If you are bidding from outside the U.S., i will only accept payment through Paypal. Thanks for
taking time to look at this.
On aug-25-08 at 07:15:34 pdt, seller added the following information:
No, there are no tears,rips, or finger dobs on the pages. No loose pages."
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I have been researching the following and found nothing so far:
The Old Fairy Tales
or
The Milk White Thorn
A Book Of Fairy Tales For Boys And Girls
Sully And Kleinteich
New York
189, [3] pages. Red cloth with color paste-down on cover and title in black on cover and spine.
32 color plates tipped in at the gutter.
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No author or illustrators named.
At the rear is an advertisement for Nelson's Fireside Library with Thomas Nelson Publisher at bottom.
Would the publisher on the title page be a subsidiary of Thomas Nelson? I have not encountered this
before.
I have been unable to find this title anywhere. There is a similar book by this publisher called Fairy
Tales That Mother Told. That is the closest I have found.
Some of the color plates are signed by the following:
D. Pearse, Maruetson, MET, Gough, M. Granville Fell, Kell, Innes Fripp or Friff, BS. The plates that are
dated have 1907.
I ask here for help as I was accused of not doing my own research when asking about a Japanese
child's book recently and thought someone here might know something.
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Royal
The Milk-White Thorn, A Book of Fairy Tales for Boys and Girls. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons,
c1910, 1st Edition, 8vo, 189 pages + 1 page ads, 20 tales illustrated with 32 color plates. Many bl/w ill
in text & borders, illustrated endp, blue cloth w/gilt & green lettering & illustration.
$225
that sound like it
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Hi due2cents.
I saw that but thought there would be evidence of the Sully..., and "The Old Fairy Tales" in the title. I
have no idea, but the title page of my copy clearly states the Sully... publisher and no Thomas Nelson
on the title page, only in an ad at the rear.
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Same cover as yours Royal
or different
got a pic
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Hi due2cents
Different cover. Red cloth with:
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The Old Fairy Tales in black above a color paste-down of Red Riding Hood at the bed of the Wolf,
paste-down has black border and below that:
Or
The Milk White Thorn
Spine has:
The
Old
Fairy
Tales
Sully And
Kleinteich
with black illustration of a girl with a flower at top and a boy with a flower on bottom.
May just be a variant? U. S. Printing? I have never seen a different title used for a U. S. Edition, but I
know little, so who knows.
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The higher-than-normal eBay price for this Charlotte's Web due to condition! condition! condition!:
Charlotte's Web TRUE First Edition 1st I-B Code 1952 DJ
NEAR FINE in NEAR FINE $2.50 1st state dj
Item number: 320292801179 sold for $811 on Sept. 1, 2008
"E. B.White's Charlotte's Web
1st Printing in 1st DJ
This is a TRUE FIRST PRINTING of Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White published by Harper Brothers, New
York, 1952. With all required printing points required for 1st/1st: "I-B" on copyright page, $2.50 on
front flap of the dust wrapper, with "Harper and Brothers" listed as the publisher on the spine. The
book and the dust jacket both are in immaculate, NEAR FINE condition, w/small bookplate on the
inside cover. The corners are sharp, no toning, no foxing or inscriptions. The 1st State DJ is in truly
amazing shape with light shelf wear to spine tips and corners, faint toning to spine. An extremely
scarce, extremely high grade collectible copy of the best selling children's book of all time! "
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We had mentioned the Stephenie Meyer Twilight books in an earlier post. A 1st edition copy of the 2nd
book in the series recently brought over $500 on eBay.
These books will have long-term staying power in the early-teens chapter book market. Fanatical
following, reminds one of the early hype around the Harry Potter books, before they become part of the
world's mass market pop culture.
Stephenie Meyer NEW MOON True 1st Print TWILIGHT SAGA 2
Item number: 280260186294 sold for $511 on Sept. 1, 2008
"Stephenie Meyer NEW MOON True 1st Printing
DESCRIPTION
Stephenie Meyer - NEW MOON - TRUE First Edition/First Printing
PUBLISHER
Little Brown, USA, 2006
CONDITION
GOOD to VERY GOOD book in a VERY GOOD dust jacket unclipped showing the price of $17.99. Small
stains to lower page edges that run about 1/4" onto the lower margin of the pages. Some light wear to
spine ends of book and jacket and a small bump to the top front corner. Nonetheless a genuine first
printing of the second book in the Twilight saga.
SYNOPSIS
I FELT LIKE I WAS TRAPPED IN ONE OF THOSE TERRIFYING NIGHTMARES…
For Bella Swan, there is one thing more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love
with a vampire is even more dangerous than Bella ever could have imagined. Edward has already
rescued Bella from the clutches of one evil vampire, but now, as their daring relationship threatens all
that is near and dear to them, they realize their troubles may be just beginning. . . .
Legions of readers entranced by the New York Times bestseller Twilight are hungry for the continuing
story of star-crossed lovers Bella and Edward. In New Moon, Stephenie Meyer delivers another
irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural spin. Passionate, riveting, and
full of surprising twists and turns, this vampire love saga is well on its way to literary immortality. "
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...especially bringing over $500 for a book published in 2006. Who woulda thunk it?
The 1914 Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose is one of the most beautiful illustrated children's book.
Jessie Willcox Smith MOTHER GOOSE 1st edition.Near Fine
Rare 1st edition, 1st STATE in exceptional condition.
Item number: 120300497320 sold via BIN for $1000 on Sept. 1, 2008
"Jessie Willcox Smith. THE JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH MOTHER GOOSE. Dodd Mead. 1914. First Edition,
first printing. First State with illustrated endpapers, instead of plain. Black cloth boards with large
pictorial pastedown and white titling to spine. Pictorial title page, 12 full page color plates on coated
paper, 5 full page b&w plates on coated paper, and numerous illustrations throughout the text. Large
oblong 4to. (9" x 12").
Cloth to front retains excellent color. The large pictorial pastedown by Smith is in very good condition.
There is some very minor rubbing wear at the bottom right and a small spot of rubbing (which is the
most serious blemish) at the bottom left. [See image.] The colors are true. The gold background, so
often found flecked, is intact and undamaged. There is a touch of rubbing to the corners. The spine
color is not faded or sunned. The white lettering to the title is in excellent condition, though the
lettering at the tail is faded in the first line. Exterior would be rated near fine with noted blemishes.
Interior appears fine. There is a previous owner's name to the free front endpaper [see image], and it
is repeated on the flyleaf. Interior very clean and crisp. Looks entirely unread and unused. All plates
present and in good order.
An especially attractive copy. Very scarce in this condition. "
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A nicely described book auction, with structured layout and photographs:
Kay Nielsen's "Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen" - 1st Edn
A wonderfully preserved and complete example from 1925 Item number: 120297262056 sold for
$510 on Aug. 31, 2008
"Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen illustrated by Kay Nielsen
George H Doran Company, New York: 1924
A highly collectable and rare complete 1st Edition
A rare copy of the 1st Edition of Nielsen's illustrated rendering of Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen
produced by George H Doran Company (New York) in 1924.
This copy (to the left) shows the original decorative multitone paste-down to the front cover and
retains the original black cloth binding.
To the right, we show the illustrated Title Page to this First Edition of Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen.
Below, we show the decorative End Papers for this copy - we have shown the front and rear fixed
papers to provide some insight into the state of preservation for this title.
Nielsen provided a range of illustrations for Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen including colour
illustrations, full-page montone images and marginal monotone illustrations.
This edition includes the complete suite of 12 colour images he prepared to accompany these tales, in
addition to the extensive range of full-page and marginal monotone illustrations he produced for this
substantial work.
The highly collectable and rare 1st Edition is distinguished from later vintage editions by the inclusion
of all 12 colour illustrations (later editions often included just 8 images). Further, the illustrations
appear as tipped-in plates and include both the central image and the wonderful integrated ornamental
border as originally prepared by Nielsen (later editions often show the images with the ornamental
borders deleted). Also, the endpapers designed by Nielsen appear only in this vintage edition (later
vintage editions appeared with a monotone version of the End Papers from East of the Sun and West of
the Moon).
Natually, the current offering is complete from front to rear cover and all the tipped-in plates are
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shown in pristine condition. [...]
Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen includes a selection of 16 tales from Hans Christian Andersen - the 19th
Century Danish author and poet. The images from Kay Nielsen marked his return to contributions to
commissioned illustrated books following World War I and his subsequent involvement in the Danish
theatre.
The tales comprising the collection include: "The Tinder Box"; "Great Claus and Little Claus"; "The
Real Princess"; "The Hardy Tin Soldier"; "The Flying Trunk"; "Old Luk-Oie"; "The Swineherd"; "The
Nightingale"; "The Snow Queen"; "The Red Shoes"; "The Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweeper";
"The Shadow"; "The Shirt Collar"; "The Bottle-Neck"; "The Elder Tree Mother"; and "The Story of a
Mother".
The art of Kay Nielsen
Kay Nielsen (1886-1957) is considered among one of the leading artists contributing to what has been
termed the Golden Age of Fantasy Illustration. Among his contemporaries - on either side of the
Atlantic - were artistis including Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Warwick Goble, Willy Pogány,
Maxfield Parrish, Harry Clarke and Virginia Sterrett (in Sterret's case, she has been termed 'the female
Kay Nielsen').
His illustrations from East of the Sun and West of teh Moon are armong his materpieces and were
produced in 1914. Following World War I, he produced other great works to further illustrated titles
including Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen, Hansel and Gretel: And Other Stories from the Brothers
Grimm and Red Magic.
Nielsen also prepared illustrations that were not fated for publication books including his "Book of
Death" suite, the illustrations for the tragic tale of Pierrot, his Perrault in Powder and Patch: Famous
and Familiar Fairy Stories in the Proper Guise and images that appear to have been prepared in 1914
to accompany a version of The Monk of Fife - a romance of the days of Jeanne D'Arc (St Joan or Joan
of Arc). A further suite of images was prepared prior to 1923 for a version of Thousand Nights and a
Night was not published at the time due to scarce resources in Denmark following World War I.
Nielsen's illustrations are rich with Art Nouveau influences, in addition to incorporating design
elements from other traditions. Art Nouveau and Meiji Era aesthetes (most noticeably in the form of
what may be an homage to Hokusai's "The Great Wave Off Kanagawa") are clearly shown throughout
East of the Sun and West of the Moon. His other work is similarly lavish while adopting slightly softer
methods that are, to some degree, reminiscent of his earliest published work, In Powder and
Crinoline."
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Condition and signature notwithstanding, a bit surprising a 5th printing of this early Tasha Tudor book
brought $700.
HAND SIGNED - DORCAS PORKUS - TASHA TUDOR 1ST ED. RARE
Item number: 110282760364 sold via BIN for $700 on Aug. 30, 2008
"Very pleased to offer an exceptional copy of seldom seen in this condition Children's book: DORCAS
PORKUS by Tasha Tudor.
This copy is beautifuly hand signed by Tasha in her early and more desirable cursive style, please take
a look at the pictures provided.
London: Oxford University Press, 1st Edition 1942; Fifth printing, 1953, New York. 4" 3/4 x 4"
Hard cover is bright red with white dots; in center floats a white oval with book title & author in blue
letters.
"Dorcas was an unusual pig. She wore a collar and had some manners. Sylvie Ann and Tom decided to
give her a bath on the same day that a quilting party was being held at their house. The results were
rather surprising and disastrous."
Condition:
Book is in extraordinarily good condition. Interior is exceptionally clean and tight with no writing or
marks anywhere, in mint condition.
Dust Jacket is in very good condition with slight imperfections on the cover and the edges, there is a
half inch closed tear in the back on the top and a small chip missing from the top left corner near the
spine, original price of 75 cents still intact..
This book is extremely hard to find in this condition with a price unclipped dust jacket, would
compliment any Tudor collection. "
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Meggenddorfer mechanicals do not surface too often on eBay. Some condition issues with this book,
however the tabs look to still be in working order.
Moving Picture Series by L.Meggendorfer Vol. 3 1884 NY
Item number: 320289506863 sold for $515 on Aug. 28, 2008
"Moving Picture Series by L. Meggendorfer Vol.3 Moving Animal Pictures published in 1884 by The
International News Company , 26 and 31 Beekman Street , New York. Measures 9 1/2" x 13 inches... 8
pages between the hard boards , 7 of which are shown in the pics provided ... Remarkably , they all
still work. If you gently pull the tabs the animals respond by going back or forth. All pages seem to be
accounted for. The first five pages are together , the next two pages are separated.. The front and
back board are binded together but the interior pages are not connected to the outer boards. This is
typical of books from this era. On the plus side , no scribbles or ex libris inside."
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That Jessie Wilcox Smith was really Yummy!
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This may not be the right place for this, but does anyone happen to be familiar with the book
Fingerfins by Bronson, specifically is the collector interest sufficient to support the $100+-200 price
range asked for the several current online copies. I tried it many years at auction ago and seemed to
get no interest.
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Offered for US$ 138.00 by Average i found
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A modest but surprising $300+ for this 1974 reprint of a 1969 'Uncle' book. Does anyone have more
information on this series?
Uncle And Claudius The Camel - J P Martin Quentin Blake
Item number: 150288587654 sold for $327 on Sept. 7, 2008
"Uncle And Claudius The Camel
Written by J. P. Martin
Illustrated by Quentin Blake
This Auction is for the Scarce Title within the "Uncle" series, entitled "Uncle And Claudius The Camel".
Description
Hardback with Dustjacket.
Turquoise Boards with Gilt Lettering.
Rare Reprint of the first Edition, Published In 1974 by Jonathan Cape.
The book is generally in Good Solid Condition, but it does have a couple of faults. Both of the boards
are slightly warped and the front board has very slight crease marks. The top of the spine has a couple
of dents, one of them has punctured the paper covering. Page 97/98 has creasing and tears to its
bottom corner, it also has what i think might be a misprint at the bottom of page 97 (there is a number
"7" printed in the bottom left hand corner).
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However, the binding is still nice and tight. The pages are nice and crisp and there are NO unwanted
inscriptions. The Dustjacket is Complete and has NOT been Price-clipped.
The Dustjacket does have a couple of tears at the top of the spine where the dents were made in the
book. The Dustjacket also has some edge rubbing / small tears. The book is generally in Good
condition, but has the wear mentioned. "
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Very competitive auction for this innocuous boxed set, with several bidders over $1000. An Oz
collectible on the periphery?
Fun Time Library by Ruth Plumly Thompson
Scarce boxed set of 7 booklets
Item number: 180284160160 sold for $1702 on Sept. 7, 2008
"Ruth Plumly Thompson (the successor to L.F. Baum as Oz Historian) wrote many other children
stories. This box is a collection of some of these stories and contains 7 booklets, with 6 having two
stories and one with a single story.
They are; Rocking Horse Hill & The Land of Nod, Lucky Peter & Old Doc Turtle; Piggy Goes To College
& Piggy At The Fair; Tommy Frog Goes Fishing & Tommy Frog And The Pirate; The Apple Pie Princess
& Willie And The Pirate; The Tale Of The Pink Flamingo & Poor Teddy and finally Tommy In Topsy
Turvy Land.
Each booklett measures 9 1/2 inches by 7 3/4 inches and, in general, each one is in very good
condition. The exception is Piggy At The Fair & Piggy Goes to College which has a light scribbling (with
a light pink crayon) on 3 pages. The box is in good condition with one corner of the top showing
repair."
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Bought for $1000 by a reputable children's bookseller, so assuming for resale. Nice price for this Seuss
'Rosetta Stone' authored title, which can still be found in the wild.
FIRST! Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo! by Dr. Seuss
Item number: 250290265519 sold for BIN $1000 on Sept. 5, 2008
"FIRST PRINTING! Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo! by Rosetta Stone [Dr. Seuss] HB 1975
New York: Beginner Books, 1975. B-61. Hardback. Unpaginated, about 40 pages. Illustrated by
Michael Frith. Only book writen by Dr. Seuss under pseudonym Rosetta Stone. First Edition, First
Printing with complete number line: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0.
Very Good- in No Dust Jacket. Glossy pictorial boards, front lower corner has a 2.5" tear along bottom
edge of board, light wear to lower spine, light scuffing to back board, else fine, no lean, no bumps,
pages clean and bright, no writing in book, no previous owner's name, binding tight. Not a perfect
copy, but appears to be very rare in a first printing.
ISBN: 0394831306. NOT ex-library, NOT book club, NOT remaindered. "
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A nice copy of the fragile dust jacket.
WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG by A.A. Milne TRUE 1st in DJ
The rarest of all the Pooh Books in 1st edition DJ
Item number: 320296687229 sold for Best Offer of $3750 on Sept. 7, 2008
"When We Were Very Young
by A.A. Milne
TRUE 1st in 1st DJ
Description: 1 of 4500 + or - copies in original dust wrapper. Stated "Published 1924" with no month
stated, true 1st/1st, no "ix" for page 9, though with so few copies left, the blank end sheets are
considered to be the defining "points" characteristic, with the second run containing illustrated
endpapers. Light toning to blanks, lightest shelf wear, no owner's inscriptions. Gilt top edge. Clean
VG+ copy. In original 7/6 first state DJ in identical condition. Small, unobtrusive London antiquarian
bookseller sticker tucked in bottom left reverse, 1/4th inch. In protected, acid free mylar sleeve. Free
overnight shipping, fully insured. One of the highest graded copies available."
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Looks like four bidders over $600 for this Baum/Parrish book, significant due to the coupling of two
highly collectible interests. The book was pre-dated by a pamphlet published in 1897.
MOTHER GOOSE F. BAUM pictures by PARRISH 1901 BOOK
Item number: 270270154351 sold for $828 on Sept. 4, 2008
"Wonderful 1901 book titled: "MOTHER GOOSE IN PROSE". Pictures by MAXFIELD PARRISH. 265
PAGES. In good condition, few cover scuffs/spots. Some Pencil writing on the few blank front pages..
Buyer pays $4.00 domestic shipping or $13.00 for International shipping.
On Aug-29-08 at 13:09:09 PDT, seller added the following information:
ALL ILLUSTRATIONS ARE THERE,PAGES ARE INTACT WITH NO TEARS OR WRITING OR COLORING."
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The mania continues..., it's becoming a frenzy out there. Readers are passionate about this series,
which usually translates into an increase in collectible desireability.
Stephenie Meyer signed BREAKING DAWN, EXTRAS 1st/1st ed
ULTIMATE PACKAGE: TICKET, T-SHIRT, PIN, STICKERS, PHOTO
Item number: 130253147019 sold via BIN for $349.99 on Sept. 8, 2008
"Breaking Dawn By Stephenie Meyer
Up for auction is a new, signed, first edition, first printing of Stephenie Meyer's Breaking Dawn. The
book is in gift-quality condition. Presented here by First Bookshop, where we guarantee the
authenticity of her signature.
Breaking Dawn is the last book in the popular Twilight Saga. Meyer stopped in only four U.S. cities to
promote Breaking Dawn, already a huge best-seller. She signed bookplates in New York City, then
signed books in Chicago, Los Angeles and Seattle. More than 1 million U.S. copies have been sold, but
relatively few were signed. Signed copies of Breaking Dawn are becoming scarce.
Stephenie Meyer autographed this copy of Breaking Dawn in Seattle on Aug. 12. The buyer will
receive:
* A hardcover of Breaking Dawn signed by Meyer (shown). First Bookshop guarantees that her
signature is authentic, or your money back (see Return Policy Details). Check our feedback.
* Stated first edition, first printing. The number line on the copyright page reads 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
* Breaking Dawn is published by Little, Brown, New York, 2008
* The book and dust jacket are new and in tip-top condition. No flaws, tears, rips, remainder marks,
wrinkles, creases or handwriting. The price is intact.
ULTIMATE PACKAGE:
* A ticket from Meyer's appearance in Seattle. The ticket was required to get one book autographed
(shown).
* An official Breaking Dawn Concert Series T-shirt. It's a large (front and back shown). The T-shirts
were sold at the event.
* An official pin that says "I was bitten by Breaking Dawn" (shown). This came from a bookstore the
day the book was released.
* An official sheet of four stickers (shown). This came from a bookstore the day the book was
released.
* A photo of Stephenie Meyer signing a book on her book tour in the spring (shown). No pictures of
her signing books on this August tour were allowed.
* An archival Brodart covering that protects the dust jacket, its value and appearance. The covering is
easy to remove if desired.
* All books are covered in bubblewrap during transit.
* Breaking Dawn was signed and stored in a smoke-free environment."
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An Advanced Reading Copy of the first book recently sold for over $400.
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (1st edition, ARC)
Item number: 230287940119 sold $430 for on Sept. 8, 2008.
"A rare, publisher's advance reading copy of Stephenie Meyer's first book, Twilight. I obtained this
copy while attending the 2005 BookExpo in NYC.
NY: Little, Brown / Megan Tingley Books, 2006 [2005]. Soft cover. Book Condition: Fine. 1st Edition.
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First edition, FIRST PRINTING, paperback ADVANCE READING COPY; the book is unread, in FINEcondition (no marks, not book-club ed., no tears, no creases, etc. ).
A highly collectible first edition of one of the most sought after contemporary fiction titles. A wonderful
gift idea."
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This copy of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, with restored DJ, sold for considerably more than
the book in Post #40.
C.S. Lewis - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - 1st
1950 Bles U.K. 1st/1st, scarce in original dust jacket
Item number: 280265626196 sold $2624 Best Offer on Sept. 11, 2008
"C.S. Lewis - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - 1950 first edition/impression published by the
Bles.
The book is tightly bound and complete, there is slight lean to the spine and the boards are
discoloured in places. There is a neat signature to the front endpaper, a couple of marks to the reverse
of the frontispiece and to the rear enpaper, but otherwise the contents are remarkably clean, with no
foxing or browning.
The dust jacket is the original, it is price clipped and has had restoration; mainly to the bottom of the
spine, also to some corners and is now in effect a very good copy.
The iconic first title in the series, admittedly with restoration, but with other restored copies on the
market at £5000+ and fine copies at £10,000+, this is very reasonably priced indeed."
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Children's booksellers should be familiar with the sometimes innocuous, highly collectible L. Frank
Baum pseudonym books.
Policeman Blue Jay 1907 L. Frank Baum Oz 1st Ed Reilly
Rare Original First Ed-Using Pseudonym Laura Bancroft
Item number: 170259027612 sold for $521 on Sept. 11, 2008
"Policeman Blue Jay 1907 L. Frank Baum Oz 1st Ed Reilly
Policeman Blue Jay 1907 L. Frank Baum 1st Edition Reilly - "Policeman Blue Jay" by Laura Bancraft aka
L. Frank Baum (one of his many pseudynoms), Copyright 1907, published by The Reilly & Britton Co.,
Chicago. Illustrations by Maginel Wright Enright who was Frank Lloyd Wright's younger sister. With
blue & yellow illustrated boards of a small girl and boy in a bird's nest and a blue cloth spine with
black lettering. Light soiling to covers and spine, corner wear and inside inscription on frontispage.
116 pages plus ads for Oz books (as shown). Includes 8 color plates - one is loose from the spine.
"Policeman Bluejay" the two children are transformed into larks by the hideous tuxix, and are
befriended by Policeman Bluejay. They then enter a world of birds that c casts disturbing light on the
world of humans. This work is often considered one of Baum's finest fantasies; bascially a rare and
scarce children's book. 116 pages with ads in back for Oz books (as shown). "
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Good eBay guide page to Baum pseudonyms, courtesy of avantgardebooks, here:
L. Frank Baum (Oz Author) Books and Pseudonyms
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and here I was so pleased to recognize a Poor copy of B-6!
But that I picked it up even is due to the ongoing quality of this thread.
(Repeat after me, LeSieg & Rosetta Stone, again...)
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I believe i have some first edition childrens books but i need help proving this and i also need help with
their value on the market.
would someone let me know if i have a true first edition if i post pics of this book?
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Today's Bloomsbury auction had some interesting children's books results. The price fetched for this Oz
book obviously influenced by the lengthy Baum inscription.
18A: Frank BAUM. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz + Inscrp.
Item number: 220279926469 sold for $32,000 on Sept. 17, 2008
"18A: Frank BAUM. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz + Inscrp.
BAUM, L[yman] Frank (1856-1919). Exceptional inscription on the front blank endpaper of a first
edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Detached leaf from a copy of the first edition, second issue. (205 x 150 mm). Framed. Condition:
yellowed, slight chipping to edges.
Few inscribed copies of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Chicago: George M. Hill Co., 1900) have
survived. For a little boy he did not know, Baum composed an unusually lengthy statement--more a
letter than a mere inscription. He reiterated the theme of the Great American Fairy Tale with references
to the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman and Cowardly Lion: "My compliments to Master George Read, to
whom I understand this book is to be presented by my good friend Mrs. Lake. I hope he will acquire
more brains than the Scarecrow, more heart than the Tin Woodman, and more courage than the
Cowardly Lion. Still, if he but equals their attainments I feel sure he will win the love and admiration of
his fellows. For, if you stop to think of it, there was much wisdom in the Scarecrow, much tenderness
in the Tin Woodman, and much real courage in the Lion. And perhaps that was the reason they all
wanted more of those admirable qualities. L. Frank Baum Macatawa Park, Michigan, September
Eleventh 1902."
Although neither Mrs. Lake nor Master George Read has been identified, it can be surmised that Baum
met the woman while vacationing at his summer cottage "The Sign of the Goose."
[With:] The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Chicago: George M. Hill, [1900]. 8vo. Original green cloth,
stamped in colors. Housed in light green cloth clamshell. Condition: covers soiled, spine detached,
loss of title page, some text leaves and illustrations. Though damaged, this copy is a first edition
example from which the above inscription originates."
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In addition to being the best children's book store in the country, Peter Glassman's
Books Of Wonder also is a children's book publishing house. Glassman arranged the
100th anniversary homage to Oz which included contributions from many major
children's book illustrators. This Sendak study for the book is one of many nice
pieces from the book. We especially love the Michael Hague illustration for the book,
which Peter was kind enough to arrange for our purchase.
217A: Maurice SENDAK. OZ: The Hundredth Anniversary...
Item number: 220279927451 sold for $7500 on Sept. 17, 2008
"217A: Maurice SENDAK. OZ: The Hundredth Anniversary...
SENDAK, Maurice (b. 1928). OZ: The Hundredth Anniversary Celebration.
Preliminary pencil drawing on tracing paper for the dust jacket/title page of Oz: The
Hundredth Anniversary Celebration (New York: HarperCollins, 2000). (285 x 200
mm). Signed. Framed.
[With:] OZ: The Hundredth Anniversary Celebration. New York: HarperCollins,
2000. 56 pp. 4to (285 x 220 mm). With contributions by Lloyd Alexander, Natalie
Babbitt, Eric Carle, Leo and Diane Dillon, Richard Egielski, Jules Feiffer, Trina Schart
Hyman, William Joyce, Madeleine L'Engle, Uri Shulevitz, Peter Sís, Chris Van
Allsburg, Paul O. Zelinsky and others. Publisher's cloth-backed gilt-stamped tan
boards. Condition: duplication of front endpapers.
Sendak paid loving homage to the original illustrator of Oz, W. W. Denslow, in his
amusing jacket/title page design. This compendium of tributes by important
contemporary children's book authors and artists not only honored the centenary of
the great American fairy tale but also served as a promotional gimmick for the entire
line of HarperCollins reprints of the Oz Books."
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The D'Aulaire's 1930's work was ground breaking in its day. Over the 30+ years of
their career, their illustrations became 'familiar' to the casual viewer, as often is the
case for children's book illustrators with successful careers spanning decades. But I
always get a nice return from the extra minute to admire the D'Aulaires work.
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266A: PARIN D'AULAIRE, Ingri (1904-1980) and Edward (18
Item number: 220279927964 sold for $500 on Sept. 17, 2008
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PARIN D'AULAIRE, Ingri (1904-1980) and Edward (1898-1986). Norse Gods and
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Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, [1967]. 154 pp. (310 x 225 mm).
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Illustrated by the authors. Publisher's cloth-backed maroon cloth, spine and cover
stamped in gilt, pictorial endpapers; in original dust jacket. Condition: slight
rubbing to board edges; jacket slightly faded with occasional chipping to spine panel
and folds, short closed tear at upper margin of front panel. presentation copy
warmly inscribed with an original sketch.
This émigré husband and wife team were among the most respected American
children's book illustrators of their day. They received the Caldecott Medal for their
picture book biography Abraham Lincoln (1939). Their illustrations were originally
lithographs; the publishers never printed directly from the stones but rather
photographed proofs that the artists pulled for them.
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d'Aulaires' Book Of Norse Myths with an admiring foreword by Pulitzer Prize winning
novelist and life-long fan Michael Chabon. "
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These 19th century harlequinade books don't often surface on eBay.
264A: McLOUGHLIN Brothers. A Collection of four "Panto
Item number: 220279927955 sold for $550 on Sept. 17, 2008
"264A: McLOUGHLIN Brothers. A Collection of four "Pantomime Toy Books."
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp. New York: McLoughlin Bros., [c. 1890]. 4to (255 x
190 mm). Chromolithographed harlequinade at center. Chromolithographed clothbacked boards. Condition: rebacked, some soiling; boards rubbed.
This popular American series imitated Dean & Son's "Pantomime Toy Books" and
helped revive the 18th century harlequinade. With the flip of a flap, the Genie of the
Lamp appears, Bluebeard's wife enters the forbidden room, Cinderella's Fairy
Godmother arrives, the Prince awakens the Sleeping Beauty, etc. Each of the toys
books concludes with a transformation scene when Harlequin and other Commedia
dell'Arte characters take the stage. "
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Robert Lawson is probably best known as the illustrator of Ferdinand (a marquee
collectible children's books, a tough 'get' in first printing). However Lawson is also
the only creator to win both a Caldecott Medal for illustration (They Were Strong and
Good) and a Newbery Medal (Rabbit Hill) for writing! Lawson is in the upper echelon
of collectible illustrators, in the tier just below Seuss & Sendak.
260A: LAWSON, Robert (1892-1957). The Happy Valley.
Item number: 220279927885 sold for $3000 on Sept. 17, 2008
"260A: LAWSON, Robert (1892-1957). The Happy Valley.
Complete set of four etchings ("Spring," "Summer," "Autumn" and "Winter"),
1930-1932.
All but "Winter" signed in pencil and annotated by Lawson "Ed. 100" except "Winter"
which is unannotated. Condition: edges with occasional chipping, short tears and
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Although remembered today as one of the finest children's book illustrators of the
twentieth century, Lawson produced 31 etchings between 1929 and 1933. He had
several one-man shows of this work, including one at the Smithsonian Institute. His
etchings were published in Contemporary American Prints, Fifty Prints of the Year
and Fine Prints of the Year; he was also represented in "Traveling Exhibition of
American Prints" that the American Federation of the Arts sent to Italy. In 1931, The
Society of American Etchers gave him the John Taylor Arms Award.
Despite the indicated limitations, it is unlikely that Lawson ever printed the full 100
copies of these plates. However widely recognized as a print maker, Lawson sold
few of his etchings. To help his friend, Munro Leaf wrote a story in about an hour for
Lawson to illustrate. It was The Story of Ferdinand. It was so successful that Lawson
gave up etching for illustrating."
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This 1961 Oz book blew past the pre-auction estimate. Probably still to be found in
the wild.
200A: Frank BAUM. The Wizard of Oz. 1st PRINTING.
Item number: 220279927798 sold for $600 on Sept. 17, 2008
"200A: BAUM, L[yman] Frank (1856-1919). The Wizard of Oz.
Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co., [1961]. 4to (300 x 225 mm). Illustrated by Dick Martin.
Adapted by Jean Kellogg. Color laminated pictorial boards. Condition: hinges
cracked, spine chipped, minor shelfwear. first and only printing of this edition.
Kellogg did not merely condense but retold the classic children's story. Martin
especially enjoyed illustrating the book: he is one of the few artists to depict the
Wizard as the Great Beast and he incorporated W. W. Denslow's original cover
design of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz on the rear cover of this edition.
Although it must have been the most desirable of the four Reily & Lee abridgements,
The Wizard of Oz has proven to be the most elusive of the series to find in any
condition."
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This is a little gem of an auction, selling for much higher than the pre-auction
estimate. I so enjoy discovering book items on eBay that I previously knew little or
nothing about. The joy of discovery, of learning, is one prime reason to be in the
business of collectible books, and can only hope you feel likewise.
193A: THE BAUM BUGLE. Complete Run of OZ Journal.
Item number: 220279927704 sold for $2000 on Sept. 17, 2008
"193A: THE BAUM BUGLE. Complete Run of OZ Journal.
SCHILLER, Justin G., Dick Martin, Fred M. Meyer and others, eds. The Baum Bugle.
Brooklyn, N. Y. and Kinderhook, Ill.: International Wizard of Oz Club, June
1957-December 1966. (Each averaging 275 x 215 mm except for Vol. 1, No. 2
(1957) which is 325 x 200 mm).
Condition: creases, some tears, spotting and other wear. Provenance: Fred M.
Meyer Collection. complete run of the first ten years of the influential oz journal with
the rare original invitation to join the international wizard of oz club. With
contributions by Ruth Plumly Thompson, Jack Snow, Dick Martin, Frank J. Baum,
Harry Neal Baum, Matilda Jewell Gage, Martin Gardner, Russell P. MacFall, Russell
B. Nye, Edward Wagenknecht and others.
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The Christmas 1960 issue contains "The Scarecrow to the Rescue" by William L.
Gresham about his depression when his wife Joy Gresham left for England with their
two sons to pursue C. S. Lewis. From the founding of the International Wizard of Oz
Club in 1957 by thirteen-year-old Justin G. Schiller, The Baum Bugle became the
journal of record for all things Ozian. Originally a biannual, it became a triquarterly
in 1961 and has remained so ever since.
The original membership was just sixteen members so the earliest issues are
extremely scarce. According to Schiller, no more than fifty copies of the letter of
invitation to join the club were sent out. Few are known to survive.
[With:] Press release from Columbia University by John Hastings, four newspaper
clippings, one creased sheet of Schiller's International Wizard of Oz Club stationary
with envelope and a photograph of Schiller conversing with Dick Martin at the Oz
club convention at Ozcot Wizard of Oz Lodge, Bass Lake, Indiana, June 1963. 5 ff.
Provenance: Fred M. Meyer Collection. To publicize the centennial exhibition of L.
Frank Baum and his works at Butler Library, Columbia University released on
February 10, 1956 a story about twelve-year-old Brooklyn boy Justin G. Schiller, the
youngest lender to Columbia Libraries in the school's two-hundred-year history. A
year later he founded The International Wizard of Oz Club.
[And:] The Best of the Baum Bugle. Kinderhook, Ill.: International Wizard of Oz
Club, 1966. 32 pp. Folio (280 x 215 mm). Decorated self-wrappers.
[And:] The Best of the Baum Bugle 1961-1962. Kinderhook, Ill.: International
Wizard of Oz Club, 1971. 56 pp. Folio (280 x 220 mm). Decorated self-wrappers.
[And:] The Ozmapolitan. Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co., 1963 and 1965. Each 4 pp. Folio
(220 x 222 mm). Condition: slightly yellowed. three issues of the mock oz
newspaper. Reilly & Lee issued these flyers to advertise Merry Go Round in Oz
(1963) and new editions of the Baum Oz Books and Sky Island in 1965. They were
sent with copies of The Baum Bugle. Dick Martin designed and provided all the copy
for these three numbers.
[And:] The American Book Collector. Two special numbers devoted to L. Frank
Baum and W. W. Denslow, December 1962 and December 1964. Each 32 pp. Folio
(280 x 220 mm). Original decorated self-wrappers. With contributions by Harry Neal
Baum, Martin Gardner, Russell P. MacFall, Dick Martin, Justin G. Schiller, Edward
Wagenknecht and others. Both contain valuable bibliographies of Baum and
Denslow. The Baum Special Number includes a previously unpublished "Animal Fairy
Tale," "The Tiger's Eye," pp. 21-24."
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Most booksellers know to keep an eye out for early Oz books, however Oz-mania is
so entrenched, even 1950's and 1960's books can bring nice windfalls.
190A: Frank BAUM + D. ULREY. The Wizard of Oz. + 3
Item number: 220279927671 sold for $800 on Sept. 17, 2008
"190A: Frank BAUM + D. ULREY. The Wizard of Oz. + 3
BAUM, L[yman] Frank (1856-1919) and Dale ULREY. The Wizard of Oz.
Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co., [1956]. 239 pp. 8vo (235 x 172 mm). Title in red and
black. Illustrated in two colors by Dale Ulrey. Afterword by Edward Wagenknecht.
Publisher's pictorial brick red cloth, front endpaper of the Map of Oz in color and
blank rear endpaper.
Condition: slight rubbing to jacket folds, review copy band darkened at spine.
Provenance: Fred M. Meyer Collection. first edition thus with dust jacket and the
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[With:] Another copy [1960]. Third printing of 32-page signatures (except the fifth
signature of 14 pages) with text illustrations in blue, yellow, green, and red.
Publisher's gray-blue cloth stamped only on spine in black, blank endpapers. Dust
jacket designed by Dick Martin. Condition: front joint starting, jacket with minor
thumbsoiling, flap folds slightly rubbed, price clipped. Provenance: Fred M. Meyer
Collection.
[And:] Color proof of the Map of Oz used as front endpaper of the first Reilly & Lee
edition of The Wizard of Oz, 1956. (355 x 550 mm). Condition: folded in middle as
usual, edges slightly toned, small unobtrusive pinhole on upper map. Based on the
endpaper design of Who's Who in Oz (1954), this map was dropped from all
subsequent editions.
[And:] BAUM, L[yman] Frank. The Tin Woodman of Oz. Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co.,
[1955]. 263 pp. 8vo (240 x 180 mm). Illustrated by Dale Ulrey. Publisher's pictorial
blue-gray cloth, blank endpapers. Condition: light spotting to endpapers; jacket
with slight foxing to verso, and one small closed tear at front of lower spine panel.
Provenance: Fred M. Meyer Collection. first edition thus in dust jacket.
[And:] Reilly & Lee publisher's catalogue for March 1956, promoting the newly
re-illustrated The Tin Woodman of Oz (1955). 24 pp. Small 4to (230 x 155 mm).
Publisher's decorated self-wrappers. Provenance: Fred M. Meyer Collection.
To boost sagging sales, Reilly & Lee tried to update the Oz Books with new pictures
by Dale UIrey, beginning with The Tin Woodman of Oz. Ulrey had drawn the famous
story strip Mary Worth in the 1940s as well as pictures for Baum's story Jaglon and
the Tiger Fairies as revised in 1953. The firm followed The Tin Woodman of Oz with
their first and newly re-illustrated The Wizard of Oz. These editions were not
successful. Edward Wagenknecht, who wrote the first critical study of the Oz Books
Utopia Americana (1928), provided not only the afterword to this edition of The
Wizard of Oz but also the copy on the front jacket flap."
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Rather than posting additional Oz auctions from today's Bloomsbury sales, here is
the link of the 133 items which sold for over $500 and to your motivations to
research the results.
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Since many over priced items do not sell on eBay, we don't make a habit of posting
them on this forum. However, this unsold book was an especially interesting piece of
1930's African American nostalgia.
1934*ROWENA TEENA TOT*Blumberg*1ST ed**SIGNED*AMERICANA
RARE*Southern dialect text**NO OTHER COPIES AVAILABLE**
Item number: 220278431576 offered for $450 on Sept. 16, 2008 (Did not sell).
"ROWENA TEENA TOT and the Blackberries
A SIGNED COPY, FIRST EDITION.copyright 1934
by FANNIE BURGHEIM BLUMBERG
Albert Whitman & co.Chicago
A very good copy of this famous book ROWENA TEENA TOT AND THE
BLACKBERRIES, by FANNIE BURGHEIM BLUMBERG. A story of three young American
children visiting grandmother, ride in a surrey to go blackberrying and while there
take a ride by themselves, but the horse takes off and grandmother has to come to
their rescue. This is a very RARE 1934, First edition, SIGNED BY THE
AUTHOR.Southern dialect used in text. Delightful illustrations by Mary Grosjean.
Condition, Green cloth boards with front paste down in good condition. Faint
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moisture marks in top left of past down. Corners mild bumps and tiny wear. Edges
not worn but some loss of color from shelf wear. Book now enclosed in a vinyl book
cover, the edge can be seen top right of picture.
Spine good. Interior all pages, 32, present tight and intact. Very very mild toning
and some finger marks but all in all a book that has not been used by children and
probably put away carefully after it was signed.
Book inscribed to Roseanne by the author on the pre title page. A little wet ink from
the inscription transferred to the opposite fepp.
Copyright. 1934 by Albert Whitman on verso of title page. No other printing date
shown.
This book is in fabulous condition for its age, of 73 years, and an extremely RARE
copy, being a First Edition AND Signed by the Author.
Biography of author copied from VCPL Community Archives site.
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on February 11, 1894, Fannie Burgheim Blumberg
(F.B.B.) was the only child of Rachel Heimes and Louis Burgheim. Developing an
early interest in creative writing and art, Fannie enrolled in the John Herron School
of Art at the age of eight, but was unable to attend due to a childhood illness. To
prepare herself to earn her own living, she completed the kindergarten and primary
coursework from the Teacher’s College of Indianapolis and taught kindergarten
before her marriage to Terre Haute attorney Benjamin Blumberg in 1916.
During her college years and while she was raising her four children (Morris, Rachel,
Teressa, Gretchen), Fannie continued to write mostly children’s stories; her first
publication appeared in Kindergarten Primary Magazine in 1913. Her literary career
included five published books for children (The Wishing Pool, 1915; The First Circus,
1917; The Peace Fiddler, 1933; Rowena Teena Tot and the Blackberries, 1934;
Rowena Teena Tot and the Turkey, 1936) and numerous short stories.
At the age of 50, Fannie resumed her interest and study in art with the support of
family and friends. She studied painting with Frank Joseph Bollinger and Byron J.
Newton in Miami, Florida, and with Sueo Serisawa in Los Angeles, California. During
her lifetime, she exhibited her paintings in several galleries, including Indiana State
University, DePauw University, the Swope Art Gallery and the Lowe Art Gallery in
Miami.
After her death, the Turman Art Gallery at I.S.U. featured a major exhibit of her
artwork. The program booklet from this 1965 memorial exhibit shows the variety of
her subject matter and the different mediums she experimented in (oils,
watercolors, monotypes, collage, drawing, lithographs). Much of F.B.B.’s artwork
survives in local repositories. Indiana State University’s Permanent Collection has a
large and various collection of her work; the Swope Art Museum also has several of
her pieces. Fannie Burgheim Blumberg was a member of the United Hebrew
Congregation, the Council of Jewish Women, and the Women’s Division of the
Swope Art Gallery to which she had given many art objects.
During her lifetime, she gave generously to individuals, creative endeavors, and
charitable institutions that she believed in. In 1936, she and her husband took in
two young boys from Jewish families in Germany to save them from the Nazi
concentration camps. She was also a patron to artists, such as Gilbert Wilson. After
her death on July 9, 1964, F.B.B.’s philanthropic endeavors continued to live on in
her large bequest to the Department of Special Education at Indiana State University
and in the establishment of the Blumberg Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in
Special Education in 1985."
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I don't know about you, but I never grow tired of the Meggendorfer auctions on
eBay. This, a very nice presentation, especially the individually listed illustrations.
Trouble? Yes, but probably helped the closing auction price.
[Good practice: For interesting auctions, especially those with oodles of illustrations,
I 'print' the auction to PDF format so I have a complete electronic copy for future
reference. Over the years, I've accumulated hundreds of eBay auctions. Trouble?
Yes, but invaluable for reference.]
Rare 1880 Moveable Book L. MEGGENDORFER Lebende Bilder
Published Munich Germany Handcolored chromolithographs
Item number: 280265426650 sold for $797 on Sept. 16, 2008
"On auction, a late Victorian children's book with colorful (although the date is not
published, I believe that the illustrations are hand-colored indicating an early
publishing date), beautifully printed "moveable" illustrations. published by Braun &
Schneider, Munchen. The pages "move" when a paper tab at the bottom is pulled.
The author, German Lothar Meggendorfer, is considered on the greats in early
Illustration and as an author of inventive Victorian Children's books.
The piece measures 13" x 9 1/4" Condition is OK; the spine is still with the book,
but there is damage to the cover, including paper loss, and smashing to the corners,
some foxing to the pages, some of the pictures no longer move (see below), but
could be repaired I believe, so sold "as found." I also have the American edition of
Meggendorfer's moveable book,
Moving Picture Series by L.Meggendorfer Vol. 3 1884 NY
from the same Estate, on auction this week also.
No Reserve!
List of illustrations:
1. Herr Stabel, (working condition, some soiling to the page, some tearing around
the paper tab, some of the coloring has microscopically smeared around the figures
red coat. the page has become slightly detached at the spine.)
2. Die Jungser Kochin, (working condition, minor pencil marks and soiling.)
3. Der Klavierspieler, (not working, rust to the pins, soiling, minor pencil marks,
foxing to the reverse page)
4. Der Schreiber, (working, some rust to the pens, minor smudging, pencil marks.)
5. Der Herr Magister, (works, but tears around the tab area, foxing, smudges, pencil
marks.)
6. Der Tyroler Sanger, (working and in good shape, minor smudging, etc.)
7. Fritzchen und der Kakadu, (working)
8. Das naschafte Katzlein (not working, arm is torn in half, smudging, etc.)"
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The early Rupert Annuals march on on eBay. Can anyone validate the £6000 for a
1936 Rupert Annual mentioned in this item's description? Please.
THE NEW ADVENTURES OF RUPERT ORIGINAL FIRST ANNUAL 1936
Item number: 270273356514 sold $457 for on Sept. 16, 2008
"An original first issue 1936 edition of THE NEW ADVENTURES OF RUPERT. A
genuine example. Original red cloth cover with a picture of rupert reading the book
with a mouse on his shoulder and the skylark above.
Spine unfaded with the title repeated and a picture of a standing Rupert, the reverse
board again in red cloth but plain. Inside there is the This book belongs to which is
unwritten on although I think there is traces of a pencil name now neatly erased
Title page the The New Adventures of RUPERT Daily Express Publications.
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The contents include, Rupert and the Wonderful Kite, Pictures for your paint box,
Rupert Algy and the Cannibals, Pictures for your paintbox, Ruperts Autumn
Adventure, Ruper Bill and the Pearls, Ruperts Christmas Adventure and Picture for
your Paintbox 123 pages mostly each page has four coloured illustrations and text
including the full page coloured in plates which underneath say Colour this carefully
and the child has!!
The end paper have rupert and then to bed. Printed in Great Britain by Greycaine
Limited, Watford, Hertfordshire 1936. 7.5 inches wide, 10 inches tall in reasonably
good condition and obviously looked after.
Please note this is not a later facsimile edition but a genuine 1936 Rupert first
edition annual, subsequent annuals were to follow and I am offering the next
volume (2) 1937 and Volumne 4 1939 as seperate lots so please have a look at my
other items.
For all Rupert collectors this first annual is a must have item for your collection and
all Rupert connoisuers must aspire to owning one of these "firsts" I stress again that
this is a genuine first issue and not one of the later facsimile editions which sell for
around £60 and are collectors pieces in their own right.
A rather nice rare first annual. . A couple of years ago I saw a mint condition annual
like this sell in an auction room in Derby for £6000 which was then a world record
for a childs book. This is not in immaculate mint condition but it is fairly good and
was obviously well looked after"
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Another one-of-a-kind item selling on eBay, the seller providing provenance for this
signed book.
signed: TOVE JANSSON Sculptor's Daughter, 1st UK, NF/NF
Scarce signature with original sketch - provenance incl
Item number: 230289559862 BIN for $1500 on Sept. 15, 2008
"From the collection of Mrs. Della Thomas
Description/Comments Signed by the author of the famous "Moomin" books with an
original hand-drawn autobiographical sketch and inscription on the front endpaper.
Sculptor's Daughter, by TOVE JANSSON, translated By Kingsley Hart, published by
Ernest Benn Limited, London, 1969, First British Edition, 175 pages.
This hardcover book is in Near Fine condition with only some light wear to the
bottom edges and small dings to the top edge of two pages. The binding is solid and
square with no loose or missing pages. My mother's bookplate is attached to the
front paste-down endpaper, the author's signature and sketch are on the front free
endpaper, and there is some very mild toning to the pages, otherwise the pages are
bright and clean with no other names, marks, tears, creases, or smudges. The
unclipped dust jacket is in Very Good Plus condition with a small chip at the top
edge of the back panel, some light edgewear, some mild darkening from age, and
some light rubbing.
For provenance, I have included several pictures from my mother's files, including
pictures of the travel brochure from her 'Study Abroad' children's literature tour
where she met with Ms Jansson, and pictures of the letter Ms Jansson sent to my
mother accepting her invitation to speak to her tour group. (Note: These items are
NOT included in this auction, you are bidding on the signed book and dust jacket
only).
Scarce, no signed listings of this autobiographical book found on the internet (only a
few listings of this title are available: a few unsigned paperbacks starting at $500
and a couple of unsigned hardbacks starting at $1700). Signed Tove Jansson books
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are even more scarce, I found one paperback for $357 and one hardback for $5000.
I found no listings for Tove Jansson books with signed original sketches."
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Barry Moser is the contemporary Lynd Ward. Obviously, this limited edition book
sold for $1800 due to inclusion of the portfolio of 49 engravings, which have a nice
market value as a stand alone.
RARE HUCKLEBERRY FINN BOOK, ILLUSTRATED BY BARRY MOSER
THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
Item number: 16028178461 sold for $1800 on Sept. 17, 2008
"MARK TWAIN, ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, 1885-1985, ILLUSTRATED BY
BARRY MOSER. FOREWARD BY HENRY NASH SMITH. PRINTED BY HAROLD
MCGRATH. PENNYROYAL PRESS. WEST HATFIELD, 1985. # 50 OF 350, SIGNED.
FULL LEATHER BOARDS. 49 WOOD ENGRAVINGS IN CLOTH FOLDER. BOTH THE
BOOK AND THE FOLDER ARE IN FINE CONDITION WITH THE SLIPCASE"
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Hi all, I have a SMURFS ANNUAL from 1983, do they go for much on ebay?
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Thank you once again, picture_books! I really enjoy going back to this thread often
as time allows to more thoroughly read your explanations and examples. Thank you
for taking the time to post occasional updates with more insight!
(Note: For post # 238, full item # is: 160281784618)
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A great book turned into a very good movie, 'flatsigned' notwithstanding:
William Goldman SIGNED 1st PRINCESS BRIDE Children BOOK
Item number: 130255346623 sold for $910 on Sept. 21, 2008
"William Goldman SIGNED "The Princess Bride" (Harcourt Brace, 1973) 1st Edition
1st Printing
FLATSIGNED by William Goldman! A fantastic collector's item! Hardcover in original
jacket. States First Edition with 'b' in numberline on the copyright page. $7.95 price
intact on jacket. Jacket has minor edgewear, slight wrinkling, minor chipping,
paperloss, and closed/open tears along edges. Book is solid with minimal wear,
slight bumping along edges, square and tightly bound!"
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Good background info in this auction, especially the poignant story about Hubbard
and the Titanic & Lusitania.
1918 ROYCROFT ROYCROFTERS THE RHYMES OF MOTHER GOOSE !!
See Many MORE Fine Items Like This in My Ebay Store!
Item number: 310083838642 sold for $359 on Sept. 21, 2008
"* 1918 ROYCROFT ROYCROFTERS THE RHYMES OF MOTHER GOOSE !! *
Pictured by EDWARD G. McCANDLISH and Done Into A Book By The Roycrofters at
their shop in East Aurora, N.Y.
ONE OF THE RAREST ROYCROFT TITLES!!
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Edward McCandlish's 1st Published Book.
NO copies of this '1930s' edition found, and only 2 copies of the original edition
found available for sale anywhere. Asking price is almost $1400 !!! This is by far one
of the most desirable Roycroft titles as it transcends from Roycroft collectors to
Childrens collectors and beyond!
Bound in blue cloth with titling stamped in red. No date but likely printed towards
the end of Roycroft Press's existance (1938). This later edition is possibly even
harder to find than the original 1918 edition!
The dust jacket has been heavily repaired. It appears that only the front of the dust
jacket was present and someone has made a jacket using colored paper and
attaching the remnants of the jacket to this paper. A nice job and one which has
protected the book itself very nicely.
approx. 10 1/4" x 7 7/8" in size. 51 un-numbered pages. Illustrated with Color and
Black & White Lithography.
Published by The Roycrofters. East Aurora, New York circa 1935 to 1938
*** Fine CONDITION *** (See Pictures)
Book Itself is in Wonderful Condition!! Dust Jacket Has Been Heavily Repaired.
* Additional Information *
Edward Gerstell McCandlish
(1887-1946)
Illustrator and writer of children's books, most notably the Bunny Tots series.
McCandlish worked for a time for The Roycrofters in East Aurora, N.Y. in the Copper
Shop. From here, he managed to get his first book published by The Roycrofters.
The book was entitled THE RHYMES OF MOTHER GOOSE and was published in 1918.
Though no accounting of the number of books printed are known, it is known that
the book went through several printings and there are a variety of different bindings.
E.G. McCandlish also worked as a reporter, collector, agent and columnist for the
Cumberland Evening Times. His Bunny Tots childrens illustrations saw publication in
many newspapers during the 1920s and 30s. Later, many of these were published in
book form and are now highly sought after in their own right.
Elbert Hubbard
(1856-1915)
He was born in Bloomington, Illinois to Silas Hubbard and Juliana Frances Read and
grew up in Hudson, Illinois, where his first business venture was selling Larkin soap
products. His innovations for Larkin included premiums and "leave on trial." His
best-known work came after he founded Roycroft, an Arts and Crafts movement
community in East Aurora, New York in 1895. This grew from his private press, the
Roycroft Press, which was inspired by William Morriss Kelmscott Press. (Although
called the "Roycroft Press" by latter-day collectors and print historians, the
organization called itself "The Roycrofters" and "The Roycroft Shops.")
Hubbard edited and published two magazines, The Philistine and The Fra. The
Philistine was bound in brown butcher paper and full of satire and whimsy. (Hubbard
himself quipped that the cover was butcher paper because "There is meat inside.")
The Roycrofters produced handsome, if sometimes eccentric, books printed on
handmade paper, and operated a fine bindery, a furniture shop, and shops
producing modeled leather and hammered copper goods. They were a leading
producer of Mission style products.
Hubbard's second wife, Alice Moore Hubbard, was a graduate of the New Thoughtoriented Emerson College of Oratory in Boston and a noted suffragist, and the
Roycroft Shops became a site for meetings and conventions of radicals,
freethinkers, reformers and suffragists. Hubbard became a popular lecturer, and his
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homespun philosophy evolved from a loose William Morris-inspired socialism to an
ardent defense of free enterprise and American know-how. Hubbard was much
mocked in the press for "selling out."
In 1908 he was the keynote speaker at the annual meeting of The Society in
Dedham for Apprehending Horse Thieves. In 1912, the famed passenger liner the
Titanic was sunk after hitting an iceberg. Hubbard subsequently wrote of the
disaster, singling out the story of the wife of Isidor Straus, who as a woman was
supposed to be placed on a lifeboat in precedence to the men. She refused to board
the boat: "Not I-I will not leave my husband. All these years we've traveled
together, and shall we part now? No, our fate is one."
Hubbard then added his own stirring commentary: "Mr. and Mrs. Straus, I envy you
that legacy of love and loyalty left to your children and grandchildren. The calm
courage that was yours all your long and useful career was your possession in
death. You knew how to do three great things-you knew how to live, how to love
and how to die.
"One thing is sure, there are just two respectable ways to die. One is of old age, and
the other is by accident. All disease is indecent. Suicide is atrocious. But to pass out
as did Mr. and Mrs. Isador Straus is glorious. Few have such a privilege. Happy
lovers, both. In life they were never separated and in death they are not divided."
Hubbard and his wife, though he knew it not then, were to have just such a
privilege. Little more than three years after the sinking of the Titanic, the Hubbards
boarded Lusitania in New York City on May 1, 1915. On May 7, 1915, while at sea, it
was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine Unterseeboot 20.
Roycroft:
Roycroft was a reformist community of craft workers and artists which formed part
of the Arts and Crafts movement in the USA. Elbert Hubbard founded the community
in 1895 in the village of East Aurora, Erie County, New York, near Buffalo.
Participants were known as Roycrofters. The work and philosophy of the group,
often referred to as the Roycroft movement, had a strong influence on the
development of American architecture and design in the early 20th century.
The name Roycroft was chosen after the printers, Samuel and Thomas Roycroft,
who made books in London from about 1650-1690. And beyond this, the word
roycroft had a special significance to Elbert Hubbard, meaning King's Craft. King's
craftsmen being a term used in the Guilds of the olden times for men who had
achieved a high degree of skill - men who made things for the King. The Roycroft
insignia was borrowed from the monk Cassidorius, a 13th century bookbinder and
illuminator.
Elbert Hubbard had been influenced by the ideas of William Morris on a visit to
England. He was unable to find a publisher for his book Little Journeys, so inspired
by Morris's Kelmscott Press, decided to set up his own private press to print the
book himself, founding Roycroft Press.
His championing of the Arts and Crafts approach attracted a number of visiting
craftspeople to East Aurora, and they formed a community of printers, furniture
makers, metalsmiths, leathersmiths, and bookbinders. A quotation from John
Ruskin formed the Roycroft "creed":
"A belief in working with the head, hand and heart and mixing enough play with the
work so that every task is pleasurable and makes for health and happiness".
The inspirational leadership of Hubbard attracted a group of almost 500 people by
1910, and millions more knew of him through his essay A Message to Garcia."
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Clarke's illustrations are wonderful, do 'supersize' to get a better view.
Harry Clarke YEAR'S AT THE SPRING 1st US ed/DJ/1920
Item number: 120305604167 sold for $455 on Sept. 21, 2008
"The Year's at The Spring. Compiled by L.D'O. Walters. Illustrated by Harry Clarke.
Brentano's. 1920. First U.S. Edition. Tan cloth with grey titling and and red
decorative design to front and spine. 24 full page plate: 12 in color and 12 pen and
ink illustrations on ivory background. Large 4to. [8 1/2 x 11].
Jacket has very good color good to front with darkening to spine. Very small chips
to corners and spine tail. Chip at spine head and chipping at to rear edge. About
very good+. Attractive.
Cloth boards and spine have good color with no fading or darkening. Touch of
rubbing at corners. No previous owner's marks. Interior clean and attractive with no
signs of use. Sole fault is that pages opposite pen and ink illustrations sometimes
have ghosting from the illustration. At least on page still uncut. Bright and fresh.
Near fine or better."
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$330 for this ex-lib copy of The Boxcar Children, exceeded the seller's "This book
can retail for $150+" estimate. No copies currently for sale in DJ; can someone
share auction records for this series?
The Boxcar Children Vintage Book 1942 Edition
Item number: 130255064828 sold for $330 on Sept. 20, 2008
"The Boxcar Children
Early edition of the Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner. Illustrated by L
Kate Deal. Published by Scott. Foresman and Company 1942. There are no other
publishing dates mentioned, so I am presuming this is the first edition. Orange
Cover with black silhouette of children walking along a fence.
Good Condition with slight bumping to corners, binding is intact. School stamp and
sticker inside cover. School stamp on pages 75 and 25. Page 117 has small corner
of page clipped off. The school stamps are Washington Iriving Jr High School and
Louis Pasteur Jr High School. The paste on sticker is L. A. City High Schools. Slight
denting of cover on lower right hand front. Small pencil marks on back of book. The
spine and lower edges of pages have the number 91 written on them in ink.
A good reading copy of a scarce work. This book can retail for $150+."
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Very nice presentation of this Cicely Barker illustrated book. Please take a minute or
two to look over the wonderful art nouveau illustrations.
ExRare CICELY BARKER FLOWER FAIRY BOOK ORIG'BEAUTY WOW!
72! YES! SEVENTY-TWO!! BEAUTIFUL & AMAZING COLOR PLATES
Item number: 110288383388 sold for $545 on Sept. 20, 2008
"CICELY M. BARKER!!! BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK "THE BOOK OF THE
FLOWER FAIRIES" ORIGINAL 1949 EDITION!! (Not a modern reprint)
EXCELLENT CONDITION THROUGHOUT!!
Extremely Rare 1949 Edition of the Book of the Flower Fairies
Much Scarcer than the standard small Flower Fairy Books and with 72 illustrations /
plates in full color!!
(Not a Modern Reprint!) 72 - YES! (SEVENTY TWO) BEAUTIFUL COLOR
ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE INIMITABLE CICELY M. BARKER!!
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EXTREMELY RARE IN THIS WONDERFUL CONDITION!!!!
Complete with the beautiful and rare pictorial endpapers! PERFECT PLATES - NO
FOXING!! This is one of the Original (Not a modern reprint) 1949 British Editions of
the classic Cicely M. Barker illustrated Art Nouveau masterpiece. This beautifully
illustrated book is one of the scarcest and most sought after of Barker's books ever
printed!
SOUGHT AFTER BY COLLECTORS OF CLASSIC MEDIEVAL MYTHS AND LEGENDS AND
FAIRY TALES!! Complete!! NO MISSING ILLUSTRATIONS!! WONDERFUL!! One of the
most sought after Barker's ever published!!! It has excellent Art Nouveau /
Pre-Raphaelite / Fairy Tale / Myth and Legend style artwork
WONDERFUL COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS BY CICELY BARKER!! THIS IS BARKER AT HER
ART NOUVEAU/PRE-RAPHAELITE BEST!! With the Fairies of which Barker was the
master, this makes this a book that is a real classic.
This is full of fabulous Art Nouveau Illustrations - Just look at the art nouveau lines
in these!!! look at the photographs to give you a feel for the amazing quality of
these illustrations - the detail is fantastic!! So many of these book are split up for
their illustrations - this one is complete - Amazing!!
Cicely Barker was of course greatly influenced by Arthur Rackham, Mabel Lucie
Attwell, Kay Nielsen, Edmund Dulac, Warwick Goble, and Many Others, and is
regarded by many as the master of book illustration
This complete illustrated book is in Excellent Condition - Covers and Spine just a
little bumped - See Photo's - Internally Very clean indeed! - A rare Opportunity to
Obtain an Original 1949 Barker Edition!! What an Opportunity!! A great addition to
the illustrated book collection and a wonderful opportunity to obtain an early Barker
edition at a LOW RESERVE!!!"
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The companion auction to post #245, above. Again, beautiful Barker illustrations.
ExRare CICELY BARKER FLOWER FAIRY-TREES,WAYSIDE 1ST WOW
72! YES! SEVENTY-TWO!! BEAUTIFUL & AMAZING COLOR PLATES
Item number: 120304170392 sold for $356 on Sept. 20, 2008
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Since the 'value' of this book is in the correct 6 line colophon, and first state DJ's
fairly common to acquire, might this be a very nice price for the buyer.
1ST ED- 6 COLOPHON-CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY BOOK
Item number: 260287506487 sold via BIN for $400 on Sept. 19, 2008
"Charlie And The Chocolate Factory- by Roald Dahl- 1964 true first edition with 6
line colophon! Published in 1964 by Alfred Knopf. Hard cover w dust jacket. The
book is in good condition- prev. Owners writing on free endpaper, edges of pages
have tiny spots of yellow as shown in photo. The jacket has a torn front flap- it is
torn right off except for a very sm. Piece. And has a tear on front edge and top &
bottom of spine. The boards, spine & gold lettering are excellent - no wear at all.
Pages are all clean and mark free except for the owners name as seen in photo. "
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Nice presentation by a very solid bookseller. Good to present background on the
book, then provide acceptable information related to first edition identification. In
this way, the prospective buyer does not have to spend time personally researching
the book. Of course building some credibility on eBay is very helpful.
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Antoine de Saint Exupery THE LITTLE PRINCE 1st state DJ
Correct points for 1st state book and jacket beautiful!
Item number: 120305255427 sold for $676 on Sept. 23, 2008
"BOOK DESCRIPTION: Saint-Exupery, Antoine de THE LITTLE PRINCE; Reynal &
Hitchcock, New York 1943.True first printing of this landmark 20th century title.
Profusely illustrated by author in black and white and color. Due to the occupation of
France Saint-Exupery had the initial printing in English out of New York with the
French edition (also Reynal & Hitchcock) released shortly there after. In 1944, one
year after the publication of THE LITTLE PRINCE, Exupery, with a copy of the French
edition in his pocket, managed to fly again for the French Airforce and tragically
vanished over the Mediterranean. First printing book and dustjacket have specific
issue points which are frequently misrepresented on ebay and other sites.
This copy meets all first state points as listed below: 1)Reynal & Hitchcock as
publisher (later editions by Harcourt Brace) 2) salmon colored boards (book club
edition was in tan boards) 2) no printing listed on copyright page (with later
printings stating second, third etc.) 4) 5 line colophon on last printed page stating
"This edition is printed in Linotype Granjon...." 5) address for Reynal and Hitchcock
on the front end paper 386 fourth Ave (later moved to Madison Ave). Copies in the
1st state in collectible condition have become increasingly difficult to find and have
increased in price.
BOOK CONDITION: Book is in NEAR FINE condition. Salmon colored boards are
clean and bright extremely light wear, and no soiling, color loss, fading, or fraying.
Minor bumping at board edges. Spine is tight and straight with no lean or
seperation. Internally extremely clean with no names, bookpltes, staining, or
writing. All illustrations are bright and intact. This is a lightly read or unread copy.
DUSTJACKET CONDITION: This UNRESTORED dustjacket is in VERY GOOD (PLUS)
condition. A clean and bright example of this jacket with some minor soiling to the
rear panel and sunning to the spine. Wear/shallow chips to head and heel of spine
and edges (as shown). Some areas of wear along spine folds. Neatly price clipped.
Flaps are clean with correct fourth Ave. address for publisher on front flap. OVERALL
A VERY NICE COMBINATION OF BOOK AND DUSTJACKET offered with no reserve
and money back return if buyer is not happy with condition.
For those of you who have purchased from me in the past thank you for your
continued interest. For new lookers please be assured that my books are first
printing/impressions with correct first points and honestly presented. I am a private
book collector and member of the ebay community since 1998. I offer books 2 to 3
times each year in order to support my own book collecting. As all offerings come
from my bookshelves I stand behind their authenticity and condition. All defects and
restoration will be clearly described and/or included in photographs. I welcome
inquiries both during and after the auction at [email protected] (note
underscore). All books come with 100% satisfaction guarantee with 10 day return
policy if unhappy with condition. "
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Over $2000 for a signed, limited Edward Gorey! Very nice!
All Strange Away Beckett Gorey Signed by both! Ltd Ed
Illustrated by Edward Gorey Bill of Sale, 2 Postcards
Item number: 140267833726 sold for $2080 on Sept. 23, 2009
"All Strange Away
Samuel Beckett - Illustrated by Edward Gorey
Signed by Beckett and Gorey!
Published by Gotham Book Mart Master Series, New York, 1976. Hardcover with
slipcase, original Bill of Sale from Gotham Book Mart and Gallery 12-76, two
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postcards announcing book, one with portrait of Gorey. Limited to 200 copies, this
is #71. Signed by both the author and Edward Gorey!!
Book description: Fine...cloth boards with black leather spine and gilt. Large volume
7.5"W x 10.75"H
No Dustjacket - Slipcase is VG with one bumped corner and a small white spot back
cover."
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THE LILAC FAIRY BOOK by ANDREW LANG 1st EDITION 1910
Item number: 230292022197 sold for $458 on Sept. 23, 2008
"The Lilac Fairy Book edited by Andrew Lang with 6 coloured plates and numerous
illustrations by H.J. Ford. Published by Longmans, Green and Co., London, New
York, Bombay and Calcutta. 1910
1st edition 1910. Hardback book.
The boards and spine are in excellent condition, very slightly soiled. All corners and
edges are really good, almost no wear. The gilt design to the front and spine is
extremely good and intact with bits just slightly worn thin on some of the flatter
areas (e.g. Arms).
The inside of the book is in fine condition, binding tight and smooth, gilt edges to
pages almost as new. No tears or dirty marks, no foxing. Endpapers have some
browning and one tiny brown mark to bottom margin on back of title page and on
preface page. Original owners name neatly inscribed in pencil to front endpaper.
The frontispiece colour plate still has its tissue cover (this was the only plate given a
tissue cover when the book was published). All six colour plates in situ plus 20 full
page black and white illustrations and 26 - 3/4 page illustrations.
The back pages show advertisements for Florence Uptons Golliwogg books.
A brilliant book, would be hard to better."
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$1800 for a circa 1920's Russian children's book.
Tsirk (The circus) Samuil Marshak & Vladimir Lebedev
FIRST edition 1925 In Very Good Condition SCARCE
Item number: 320301776421 sold Best Offer for $1800 on Sept. 23, 2008
"This book was included in the exhibition "The Russian avant garde book
1910-1934" which started at the Museum of modern art in 2002 (picture) and then
traveled around the world. From the Jusith Rotschild foundation.Published in 1925 in
an edition of 10,000 copies,Leningrad by Raduga.12 pages with 10 lithographic
illustrations 27.8 by 22.2 cm. VERY SCARCE in any condition Condition; Very
Good+, first 4 pages with middle of page offsetting (picture) other than that in
remarkable condition "
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Four Milne Pooh books sold recently on eBay.
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When We Were Very Young A A Milne 1924 1st in jacket
The rarest of all milne titles in stunning condition
Item number: 320302567736 sold for $364 on Sept. 28, 2008
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"A A MILNE // WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG // METHUEN 1924
FIRST EDITION/SECOND PRINTING
I am delighted to offer for auction this much loved classic Milne title When We Were
Very Young. Published in the uk in 1924 this is the first edition/second printing in its
original binding,beautifully illustrated throughout by E H Shepard. This is by far the
rarest of the Milne titles with first editions in jackets selling for well in excess of
£3000 dependant on condition and this one wont dissapoint. The desription is as
follows....
Bound in original blue cloth boards this is a very good example.The boards remain
clean and fresh with gilt titles and decorations.Slight softening to the spine tips with
the odd bumped corner else a lovely clean,vibrant example.Internally the book is
clean throughout and beautifully illustrated as are all the milne titles.Clean white
pages with the odd thunmb mark else fine and untouched.The original dustjacket is
a super find in this condition as these jackets are notorious for getting
damged.Slightly later from the late twenties and complete with a few grubby marks
and a small tear to the rear.Correctly priced at 7/6 to the spine."
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The House At Pooh Corner A A Milne 1ST/1ST 1928 ORI D/J
Stunning classic in D/J with rare publication leaflet
Item number: 320302165358 sold for $1122 on Sept. 28, 2008
"A A MILNES // THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER // METHUEN AND CO 1928
FIRST EDITION/FIRST PRINTING
**STUNNING ORIGINAL CHILDRENS CLASSIC IN ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET**
ORIGINAL PUBLICATION LEAFLET INCLUDED
I am delighted to offer for auction this beautiful A A Milne title The House At Pooh
Corner.Published in the uk in 1928 this is the first trade edition/first printing in its
original first state wrapper. A stunning collectors piece and a valuable addition to
any collection. The description is as follows....
Bound in original salmon pink cloth boards this is a superb example of this eighty
year old childrens. The boards remain in very good condition showing virtually no
signs of wear.Gilt titles and decorations with sharp corners and spine tips.Internally
the book is again in very nice shape with beige pictorial endpapers. First published
in 1928 to the verso of the title page with no other prints mentioned as called for
with the true first. The pages remain clean and bright throughout and the book is
completely free of previous owner markings. Beautifully illustrated throughout by E
H shepard as are all these wonderful Milne titles.
The original dustjacket is one of the cleaner examples i have come across and is the
correct first state with When We Were Very Young listed to the rear flap at 179th
thousand and Winnie the pooh at 96th thousand. The milne jackets became very
brittle with age and are known to discolour easily due to the paper quality used this
one hasn`t suffered to badly at all. Generally a very clean example showing minimal
loss. The spine tips are lightly bumped with the top of the spine showing a small
loss else a lovely, clean presentable example.
**As mentioned the book comea with the original publiscation leaflet which is very
rare in its own right. This advertises the other milne titles and editions and is nicely
presented with illustrastions from some of the books. It remains clean and in fine
condition.A rare find indeed**"
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Winnie The Pooh A A Milne UK HB 1ST/1ST 1926 ORIG D/J
Stunning childrens classic in original D/J
Item number: 320302160789 sold for $943 on Sept. 28, 2008
"WINNIE THE POOH // METHUEN AND CO 1926 // FIRST EDITION/FIRST PRINTING
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**STUNNING ORIGINAL CHILDRENS CLASSIC IN ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET**
I am delighted to offer for auction this beautiful A A Milne title Winnie The Pooh.
Published in the uk in 1926 this is the first trade edition/first printing in an original
third state wrapper. A stunning collectors piece and a valuable addition to any
collection. The description is as follows....
Bound in original green cloth boards this is a superb example of this eighty year old
childrens book which happens to be the the best known of the milne titles. The
boards remain in very good condition showing minimal signs of wear. Gilt titles and
decorations showing a few light marks front and back with a couple of light bumps.
Internally the book is again in very nice shape with beige pictorial endpapers
showing 100 acre wood.First published in 1926 to the verso of the title page with no
other prints mentioned as called for with the true first. The pages remain clean and
bright with the odd thumb mark and a couple of small tears to the base of a few
pages probably where it has been anxiously turned by an excited child.Beautifully
illustrated throughout by E H shepard as are all these wonderful Milne titles.
The original dustjacket one of the cleaner examples i have come across and is the
third state..The milne jackets became very brittle with age and are known to
discolour easily due to the paper quality used this one hasn`t suffered to badly at
all.Generally a very clean example showing minimal loss.The corners are lightly
bumped and the spine tips are bumped else relatively untouched.Generally very
clean and presentable with the odd light mark to the front panel.Correctly priced at
7/6 to the spine with the rear flap advertising When we were very young and the
song books only as subsequent books hadnt been published yet."
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Now We Are Six A A Milne UK HB 1ST/1ST 1927 ORIG D/J
Stunning childrens classic in original 1st issue D/J
Item number: 320302154927 sold for $846 on Sept. 28, 2008
"A A MILNES // NOW WE ARE SIX // METHUEN AND CO 1927
FIRST EDITION/FIRST PRINTING
**STUNNING ORIGINAL CHILDRENS CLASSIC IN ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET**
I am delighted to offer for auction this beautiful A A Milne title Now We Are
Six.Published in the uk in 1927 this is the first edition/first printing in its original
first issue wrapper. A stunning collectors piece and a valuable addition to any
collection. The description is as follows....
Bound in original maroon cloth boards this is a superb example of this eighty year
old childrens book rarely seen in this sort of condition. I have provided numerous
photos to show the quality of this book. The boards are deep maroon with gilt titles
and decorations. The covers remain virtually immaculate with no obvious signs of
age or wear. Internally the book is again very clean and bright with no inscriptions,
markings etc and the date ofg 1927 clearly to the verso of the title page indicating
that it is the first edition. Subsequent printings would be listed. Beautifully
illustrated throughout by E H Shepard with pink endpapers as called for.
The original dustjacket is the correct 1st issue jacket for the book and is one of the
better examples i have seen. The milne jackets became very brittle with age and are
known to discolour easily due to the paper quality used this one hasn`t suffered to
badly at all. Generally a very clean example showing minimal loss. There is a small
triangular piece missing from the top of the rear and again to a couple of corners
else a very good solid example. Correctly priced at 7/6 to the spine with the rear
flap showing When we were very young as 139th thousand and Winnie the pooh as
70th thousand which is correct for the first issue. Slight discolouration to the jackets
folds else lovely and a real plus for a childrens book of this age."
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Good photograph of DJ in this auction, showing front and back flap content.
FROM FARM BOY TO SENATOR Horatio Alger 1882 in jacket
Item number: 350099258561 sold for $669 on Sept. 23, 2008
"FROM FARM BOY TO SENATOR
or, The Boyhood and Manhood of Daniel Webster
Horatio Alger Jr.
Street & Smith - 1882
Book measures 7 3/8“ by 5“, green cloth illustrated binding. Plain endpapers. 310
pages plus 16pages of ads. Book is in very good plus condition. Jacket in very good
condition. (see the images). Reverse side of jacket is plain."
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Nicely described, Kipling's The Jungle Book is not one you see too often on eBay. I
fondly recall my first reading of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, causing an ephiphany "Hey, books
do have a story to tell!".
1894 The Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling First Edition VG
Item number: 140268478957 sold for $500 on Sept. 28, 2008
"1894 The Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling First Edition VG
Description
THE JUNGLE BOOK BY RUDYARD KIPLING
NEW YORK THE CENTURY CO.
1894 FIRST AMERICAN EDITION
This is a Scarce 1894 first American Edition, First 18,000 Printing of Rudyard
Kipling's THE JUNGLE BOOK. It was published in New York by The Century Co. The
title page date of 1894 matches the copyright page date of 1894.
This is truly a rare and unique piece of literary history that would make an excellent
and prized addition to your library.
Profusely illustrated with 34 B&W illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling, W.H. Drake
and P. Frenzeny!! Beautiful B&W vignettes at the start of most chapters.
This book is in very good condition, only the most minute shelfwear to the top and
bottom of spine, Barely any fading or sunwear to the spine, very minor rubbing on
the forecorners, the front and rear covers have a tiny stain, overall the boards
(covers) are in excellent, very good condition. The spine has a slight lean, The
endpapers are clean and except for a previous owner's bookplate, unmarked with no
cracks or cracking. The text is clean, bright, white and in good condition, with no
foxing evident and one or two smudgemarks and a few stains evident. All the plates
are present, nothing is loose or coming loose. No torn or ripped pages. Overall a
very nice, highly presentable and sound copy. Except for the ffep, There is NO,
NONE writing anywhere in this book.
A very nice solid and highly presentable copy of this book.
Here is a chance to own a scarce, highly collectible piece of literary history listed for
much more elsewhere online. This book is an excellent investment which has been
steadily increasing in value and will continue to do so.
CONTENTS:
Mowgli's Brothers ......................................................Page 1
Hunting-Song of the Seeonee Pack .................................42
Kaa's Hunting ....................................................................47
Road-Song of the Bandar-Log .........................................89
Mowgli's Song ...................................................................131
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The White Seal ...................................................................137
Lukannon ............................................................................170
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi ....................................................................175
Darzee's Chaunt ..................................................................212
Toomai of the Elephants .....................................................217
Shiv and the Grasshopper ..................................................261
Her Majesty's Servants ........................................................265
Parade-Song of the Camp Animals ....................................300
The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories written by Rudyard Kipling. Kipling
was born in India and spent the first 6 years of his childhood there. After about ten
years in England, he went back to India and worked there for about six-and-half
years. All of the stories were published in magazines in 1893-4. The original
publications contained illustrations, some by Rudyard's father, John Lockwood
Kipling. These books were written when Kipling lived in Vermont.
The tales in the book (and also those in The Second Jungle Book which followed in
1895, and which includes five further stories about Mowgli) are fables, using
animals in an anthropomorphic manner to give moral lessons. The verses of The
Law of the Jungle, for example, lay down rules for the safety of individuals, families
and communities. Kipling put in them nearly everything he knew or "heard or
dreamed about the Indian jungle." Other readers have interpreted the work as
allegories of the politics and society of the time. The best-known of them are the
three stories revolving around the adventures of an abandoned 'man cub' Mowgli
who is raised by wolves in the Indian jungle. The most famous of the other stories
are probably "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi", the story of a heroic mongoose, and "Toomai of the
Elephants", the tale of a young elephant-handler. Kotick, The White Seal seeking for
his people a haven where they would be safe from hunters, has been considered a
metaphor for Zionism, then in its beginning."
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Tattered and worn, over $1000 for this little pamphlet. Be sure to supersize the
wonderful photographs.
BEST!! LOUIS PRANG BOOK VISIT FROM ST. NICK SANTA 1864
Twas the Night Before Christmas THOMAS NAST?
Item number: 330272063384 sold for $1082 on Sept. 24, 2008
"This auction is for a wonderful fold-out children's book or booklet titled A VISIT
FROM ST. NICHOLAS. It was published in 1864 by Louis Prang and has twelve fold
out one sided pages illustrating the poem that begins "Twas the Night before
Christmas." The cover is coated paper stock with an image in red of St. Nick and the
title and publisher's information. On the top of the cover is a name in very light
pencil, the original owner I guess. The condition of this booklet is fragile, but other
than lacking a back cover, it is complete and it has held together pretty well over all
of these years. You can see in the scans that there are a few minor spots of foxing
on some of the illustrations, but I think the illustrations are still in very nice
condiiton. I didn't do the research, but I wonder if Thomas Nast is the illustrator???
The cover and individual pages measure approximately 2 1/2 x 4 inches, so when it
pulls out like an accordian it is much longer."
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Having trouble finding a comparable for this edition:
The Boyd Smith Mother Goose
With numerous illustrations in color and in black and white fron original drawings by
E. Boyd Smith
The text carefully collated and verified by
Lawrence Elmendorf, M. A. Ph.D.
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G. P. Putnam's Sons
New York And London
The Knickerbocker Press
1919.
I think this is the First Edition, thus, with these illustrations, but am unable to find
any other copies for sale.
There are none on the book sale sites, and when I looked on worldcat, found only
similar copies. Google showed nothing, although there is a copy from the New York
Public library copied for viewing on the web. That copy is the exact copy i have.
Anyone have any ideas?
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mroyalhome: I don't know particulars on the Elmendorf/Smith Mother Goose,
however you can find many useful references to the book here:
http://books.google.com
/books?q=%22lawrence+elmendorf%22+%22mother+goose%22&
btnG=Search+Books
From the above, you might find three useful for background info:
Roads to Childhood: Views and Reviews of Children's Books - Page 93 by Anne
Carroll Moore
The Bookman: A Review of Books and Life ... - Page 36 1920
The Booklist - Page 139
by American Library Association - Books - 1920
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Many thanks!! satnrose found a copy for sale at
Aleph Bet Books. $850.00, I think. Anyway, I very much appreciate the help.
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1834 FAIRY TALES Cinderella BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 1834
VERY RARE UNRECORDED BOOK Lovely HAND COLOURED PLATES
Item number: 260289914817 sold for $792 on Sept. 30, 2008
"POPULAR FAIRY TALES AND WONDERFUL LEGENDS
Containing Twenty Six Compositions of
FANCY AND FICTION
by those Renowned Personages
KING OBERON, QUEEN MAB, MOTHER GOOSE,
MOTHER BUNCH, MASTER PUCK
and other
DISTINGUISHED PERSONAGES AT THE COURT OF THE FAIRIES
Now First Collected and Revised by
BENJAMIN TABART
1834
Published in London in 1834 and printed by Sherwood, Gilbert and Piper, this is a
Very Rare, Seemingly Unrecorded printing of this collection of Fairy Tales,
No copy located in the British Library, nor in any of the other major University
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Libraries on Copac, the book contains the following tales Cinderella--Blue beard-Little Red Riding Hood--The white cat--The sleeping beauty in the wood--Blanch and
Rosalinda--Peronella--Fortunatus--Diamonds and toads--Puss in Boots--Riquet with
the tuft--Hop o' my Thumb--Beauty and the beast--Fortunio--Jack the Giant
Killer--Tom Thumb--Prince Fatal and Prince Fortune--The three wishes--Aladdin, or,
The wonderful lamp--Nourjahad--Jack and the bean-stalk--Graciosa and
Percinet--The blue bird--The invisible prince--The discreet princess--The fair one
with the golden locks
book is bound in a later FULL LEATHER BINDING with embossed patterned
decoration, internally BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED with TWENTY FOUR HAND
COLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS on twelve plates, the book measures 7 inches by 4
inches approx, 358 pages
CONDITION
the binding is in very good condition, hinges and joints in good order with no
cracking, internally old contemporary ownership inscription to title page dated 13th
June 1834, this is repeated in pencil on the top of the preface page
regarding the plates, there is an earlier printing of this book recorded with thirteen
plates, the list of plates page in this edition also calls for thirteen, there are only
twelve bound into this copy with no evidence of there having been thirteen, each
plate carries two images, the plate list also calls for a plate with a single image
which I am presuming is a mistake, at least two of the illustrations present have
different titles than as listed on the plate list, a few mild marks else contents
generally clean
POSSIBLY LACKING ONE PLATE
ELSE A GOOD EXAMPLE OF AN EXCESSIVELY RARE FAIRY TALE COLLECTION
THIS PRINTING SEEMINGLY UNRECORDED WITH NO COPIES IN THE BRITISH
LIBRARY OR ANY OF THE OTHER MAJOR UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES "
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Bid up to $840, this book did not meet its reserve. Superlatives notwithstanding,
some nice photographs in the auction.
EXRare JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH MOTHER GOOSE 1ST/1ST 1914!!
HUGE!!WONDERFUL COLOR PLATES-BEST I'VE EVER SEEN! WOW!!
Item number: 120307905559 did not meet reserve @$840 on Sept. 29, 2008
"JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH!!!
HER MOST BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK!!
SMITH'S MASTERPIECE AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER WORK!!
"MOTHER GOOSE"
HUGE - AMAZING CONDITION!
1ST Edition from 1914 with plates of The Master Illustrator Jessie Willcox Smith
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING FOR NEARLY 95 Years Old!!! THE EXTREMELY RARE 1ST
EDITION 1ST STATE FROM 1914 // With the Gold Mounted Plate, and the rare
Pictorial Endpapers! // Beautiful Large Color Plates! The Sought after ORIGINAL 1st
Edition!! // (NOT A MODERN REPRINT) // WONDERFUL EXTREMELY RARE AND
BEAUTIFUL!!
THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER MOTHER GOOSE EVER
PUBLISHED! // This is an Original (Not a modern reprint) 1st Edition 1st State of the
classic Jessie Willcox Smith illustrated Art Nouveau masterpiece!! // POSSIBLY THE
MOST SOUGHT AFTER, AND DIFFICULT BOOK TO FIND BY WILLCOX SMITH IN THIS
VERY GOOD CONDITION INDEED!! WITH BY FAR HER MOST ACCOMPLISHED
ILLUSTRATIONS!!!!
Amazing Condition for its age and size! // So many of these are absolutely wrecked
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because of their unwieldy size, and of course most have been split in order to frame
the illustrations... This one is complete and as issued!! // NO FOXING!!!! // This
beautifully illustrated book is one of the scarcest and most sought after of the
Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes ever printed!
Amazing Illustrations!! // Just Look at some of the Classic Illustrations that appears
on this listing!!!!!! // Extremely Sought After!! // Complete!! // NO MISSING
ILLUSTRATIONS!! // The most sought after Jessie Willcox Smith ever published!!! It
has excellent Art Nouveau / Fairy Tale artwork!!
Absolutely fantastic!! // THIS IS JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH AT HER BEST!! // Together
with the Nursery Rhyme subject, this makes this a book that is a real classic
This is full of fabulous Illustrations!!! Look at the photographs to give you a feel for
the amazing quality of these illustrations - the detail is fantastic! So many of these
book are split up for their illustrations - this one is complete!! // SPINE PAINTED
TITLE LETTERING STILL THERE!!!
JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH was of course greatly influenced by Howard Pyle, the
Brandywine School, Maxfield Parrish, N.C. Wyeth, Edmund Dulac, Gustave Dore,
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Holman Hunt, Edward Burne-Jones, Tadema, Waterhouse,
Florence Harrison, Mabel Lucie Attwell, Virginia Sterrett, Heath Robinson and Kay
Nielsen, Arthur Rackham, Will Bradley, Aubrey Beardsley and many others - and is
regarded by many as the master of book illustration
This complete illustrated book is in very good condition indeed. Small neat
inscription. Internally all original - A little rubbing to the spine, slight scratching to
the cover image just a touch of offset toning to some pages - Overall - Amazing!!!
(See photo's)- Especially considering this is near 100 years old!
A great addition to the quality illustrated book collection and a wonderful
opportunity to obtain one of the rarest Mother Goose editions in superb condition!! "
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Although not a children's book per se, this Buck Rogers' pulp magazine has a certain
amount of panache peripheral to the genre. Although a very nice copy, only one
bidder, with zero feedback, met the minimum price of $6500.
BUCK ROGERS dated 1928 BEST COPY IN EXISTENCE w/out CGC
UNRESTORED VF/NM. Origin & First Appearance BUCK ROGERS
Item number: 130256689215 sold for $6500 on Sept. 29, 2008
"Amazing Stories Vol. 3, #5 from 1928 BEST COPY IN EXISTENCE!
Origin & First Appearance Buck Rogers in ANY medium!
Amazing Stories Vol. 3, #5 (Experimenter Publishing Co., 1928). Want to know the
true origin of Buck Rogers? The first Buck Rogers, Armageddon 2419, written by
Philip Nowlan, appeared in this pulp magazine which hit the stands in August, 1928.
Frank Paul rendered the classic cover. Soon after this story came out, Nowlan sold
his idea to radio, which turned Buck Rogers into a household name. Rare in high
grade, this book is almost never offered for sale in this condition.
Condition: I believe that the copy for auction here is the highest condition copy in
existence. I have searched for this book for 20-years and never have seen a better
copy anywhere (in any collection, or offered for sale anywhere). CGC cannot grade
this book because of its size (8.5"x11.5"). However, this particular copy is in
unbelievable shape, with a complete spine, square corners and beautiful, supple
pages. I have been told by pulp experts that these pages are considered "WHITE"
for pulps, because pulps start out a different color than comic books (I am a comic
expert, not a pulp expert). I have also been told that pulps grade differently than
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comic books. Again, I will defer to the pulp experts for the grading, and let you
decide for yourself as I have provided 12 high resolution photos that clearly show
the books condition. I would grade this book a strict UNRESTORED VF+ by comic
standards. However, I have been told by pulp experts that this copy would grade a
strong NEAR MINT (NM) by pulp standards. To be safe, let's call it a VF/NM with
OFF-WHITE PAGES (PULP). There really is no reason to get too picky about the
grade, however, as there are NO better copies in existence, to my knowledge. So, if
you want THE best copy of the Origin and First Appearance of Buck Rogers, here it
is.
This book is guaranteed UNRESTORED.
Price: Two of the highest graded copies to be sold at auction anywhere were sold in
2002 and 2006 by Heritage Auctions. In 2006, a "7.0" (as graded by Heritage) sold
for $3,107. Please take the time to compare the picture of that copy to the copy for
auction here. Another copy sold at Heritage in 2002 and was graded a "8.5" (again,
as graded by Heritage). If you take the time to examine both of these copies, I think
you will also conclude that the copy offered here for auction is far superior, even in
a league of its own. Because it is unlikely that another copy will ever surface in
better condition, I believe this book is an excellent investment at $10k. However, I
will start the bidding at $6500 with no reserve and let the market decide. When you
find a high grade first edition Tarzan book, the prices go well above $50,000. If you
ever found the best copy, or one of the best copies, the price would soar over
$100k. I place Buck Rogers in a similar category to Tarzan. Remember, this is NOT
a comic book. It is a PULP FICTION MAGAZINE from 1928! It falls into the same
literary category as many first edition books. Anyway, some collector will be very
happy adding this piece of history to their collection. "
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Every bookseller now knows the 'self-publishing' success story behind then teenager
Christopher Paolini's Eragon. In spite of a suspect movie, the original paperback
edition still carries some oomph in the market, evidenced by the $956 fetched for
this copy. Many of the self-published editions are signed since Paolini sold copies
while personally promoting the book in the midwest.
Christopher Paolini SIGNED True 1st ERAGON - RARE!
Self-published edition by Paolini International LLC
Item number: 300260277051 sold for $956 on Sept. 29, 2008
""Eragon" by Christopher Paolini. Original self-published edition, RARE, signed, mint
condition. This book has never been read, the spine is still intact, as the second
photo shows. Published by Paolini International - predates Knopf eds. There is what
looks like a crease in the back cover near the spine. This is not from the book being
handled but rather a slight defect when it was manufactured. The photo of the back
of the book shows this. Purchased by a local librarian from Christopher himself
when he was first doing library and school presentations to promote his book in
Montana. "
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I admit to not knowing this author.
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Sorry professor, corrected to read:
"Some booksellers now know the [...] Paolini's Eragon."
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As per cc's suggestion, a thread for relatively higher dollar
children's books sold on eBay and the ensuing discussions.
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Maurice Sendaks' illustrations graced several of Meinert
DeJong's books, including Shadrach, this nice copy below,
and the Newbery Medal winning The Wheel on the School.
Shadrach, Meindert DeJong, Maurice Sendak, 1st Ed,
DJ
Item number: 380068018678 sold for $304 on Oct. 4,
2008
"Shadrach, Meindert DeJong, illustrated by Maurice
Sendak, stated 1st Edition, Harper and Brothers. Dust
Jacket Fine dust jacket with no significant wear. Minor
fading to the edges. The book is solid and nice. The
interior is clean and bright. No writing inside. Uncommon
book in this condition!"
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Item number: 220287932184 sold for $1070 on Oct. 6,
2008
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"Here's a superb red 1st Edition 1st printing Hardy Boys
book #3 in the series titled The Secret of the Old Mil
printed in 1927. The book is likely one of the nicest if not
the nicest in existence - easily near fine/fine with virtually
no wear and a pencilled name on the frist free endpaper.
The incorrect spelling of the word sorry as "soorry" on
page 27 is present confirming this book as a 1st printing
per Hardy & Hardy Investigations. The spine is tight and
the cover has been well protected by the dust jacket over
the years. The dust jacket is about good or so with a large
chip on the lower portion of the back of the jacket, a chip
to the lower left front of the jacket, and a splt on the front
flap seem (extends up approximately 4.5 inches). There's
some wrinkling on the lower back left side of the jacket
with a tear that extends through Don Sturdy Across the
North Ple on the back flap. The Hardy Boys crest on the
spine retains a great deal of color (see pics). The jacket
has all correct 1st printing identifiers by listing to this title
on the front flap with 10 Books for Boys titles on the back
and 7 Don Sturdy titles on the inner back flap. The
backside of the jacket lists through Tom Swift #30 and all
titles are printed in green on the backside of the jacket. Per
Hardy & Hardy Investigations this is a true 1st/1st! "
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This Rackham book is signed and includes an inscription
"From the publishers on publication" which looks to be in
Rackham's hand. Would one surmise that this book could
have been Rackham's personal copy, or at least gifted to
him from the publisher? If so, then might this have added
value in the market?
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1907 Arthur Rackham Signed 1st Children and
Pictures
By Pamela Tennant
Item number: 180294645544 sold for $1094 on Oct 6,
2008
"1907 Arthur Rackham Signed 1st The Children and the
Pictures By Pamela Tennant
First edition
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
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Hardcover 1907
With a sketch on the Title page
Sq. 8vo. Original Cloth. London, William Heinemann
Exquisite color plates throughout
Spine faded. Corners bumped and slightly frayed.
Gold lettering and black decorations.
Plates are undamaged. HB G+ 233 pgs"
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Oct-07-08 12:21 PDT 269 of 294
A nicely presented auction, the Louis Wain books continue
to do well on eBay.
Louis Wain Illustrated Book – Rare 1st Edition c.
1920
The Tale of Little Priscilla Purr – Highly Collectable
Item number: 220287490401 sold for $510 on Oct. 5,
2008
"The Tale of Little Priscilla Purr
100% Illustrated by LOUIS WAIN
Item Description
Currently available is the book The Tale of Little Priscilla
Purr, a very rare title of one of the best Louis Wain
illustrated books. I have owned this book for many years
and could find no references to it under Abebooks.com or
any other site on the Internet.
I have obviously placed a reserve on this book, which is
about 1/3 of its value. I made my decision based on the
current values of books that are available in the same
caliber of condition and rarity.
This book is charming and well-worth the investment. The
story is written by Cecily M. Rutley and tells the story of a
vain female kitten that liked to always wear her "best
frocks." Her vanity, of course, came back to haunt her. The
LOUIS WAIN pictures are among his best. There are 12
full-page colored plates and 1 full-page black and white.
The pictures also have other animals such as chickens,
geese, turkeys, a bray, a bull, etc. in addition to the
featured Priscilla Purr.
There are approximately 21 pages of text plus a title and
copyright page. All text is printed in dark green and the
pages are not numbered. The 13 full-page plates are in
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addition to the text pages.
Structure of Book
The Tale of Little Priscilla Purr has end papers which
feature Priscilla Purr surrounded by other farm animals as
listed above. A previous owner has pencil marked the front
end paper with "1st edition (1920)." Following that is a list
of books in the same series, although this book at auction
appears to be the only one illustrated by WAIN. Next is a
full-color plate opposite the half-title page, which contains
the title of the book. On the next page is a title page,
which gives more information on the book. The pictures
below show the title page in black and white and a sample
page with printed green text.
Overall Appearance
The Tale of Little Priscilla Purr is very good in its overall
appearance. The spine is intact and shows no signs of
repair. The printing on it is very readable. The spine may
have had a little more water damage since the color seems
to be a shade or two lighter than the two covers. The
following two images show the spine separately and its
appearance as blending into the rest of the book cover.
Condition
The condition of the book is excellent, considering its age
and readers (young children). The only obvious flaw is the
cover, which appears to be water stained. There are also
some tiny white tears along the edges of the picture on the
cover.
Size
The book measures 4-1/4 inches wide x 5-3/4 inches in
height. The book is definitely small but the illustrations are
wonderful. There is a signed Wain picture on each page,
including the text ones.
Color
The colors in the pictures by Louis Wain are very clear and
bright, which reflects his actual work. As mentioned above,
all of the illustrations are excellent; there are no marks or
scratches on any of them. "
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Oct-07-08 12:26 PDT 270 of 294
File this 1993 book under the category, 'you just don't
know what you don't know'. Always happy to learn
something new on eBay.
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Haruki Murakami Signed The Elephant Vanishes
HCDJ
Item number: 230296178041 sold for $375 on Oct. 5,
2008
"Dust jacket is not price-clipped, extremely minor wear,
one tiny crease/chip on spine bottom, protected in mylar.
Book is not remaindered, in extremely good unread
condition. Signed by Murakami on the title page. First
printing."
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Beautiful, stunning illustrations in this 1913 Jessie King
book. I don't often craaaaaavvve, but am awestruck by the
illustrations, created nearly 100 years ago. Should post this
book in the 'Most Beautiful Book' thread if I can dig it from
the graveyard.
EXRARE ART NOUVEAU JESSIE KING 7 HAPPY DAYS
1ST ED WOW!
BEST ART NOUVEAU ILLUSTRATIONS!AMAZING
GOLD/SILVER!1913
Item number: 120310148826 sold for $1425 on Oct. 5,
2008
"THE BEST ART NOUVEAU PRINTING EVER!!
JESSIE KING'S FANTASIC "SEVEN HAPPY DAYS"
ORIGINAL TRUE 1ST EDITION!!
1913
Complete in Self Wraps as Issued...
(NOT A MODERN REPRINT!!)
EXTREMELY RARE AND SOUGHT AFTER!!
"SEVEN HAPPY DAYS"
PUBLISHED IN BY THE STUDIO DECEMBER 1913
Fantastic Printing!!
So Good You have to look twice to make sure that these
aren't original artwork!! Highlighted in Gold and Silver that
shine in the light!! I have tried to photograph a couple of
illustrations against the light to show the gold and silver
printing/illumination - see the illustrations further down
the listing...
This is a beautiful original 1st Edition of the classic JESSIE
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M. KING and illustrated Arts and Crafts / Art Nouveau /
Glasgow School of Art masterpiece AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL
JESSIE KING ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT!! Absolute
Classic Glasgow School Design. Extremely Rare!!
These are the Art Nouveau Illustrations that Most Art
Nouveau Collectors have heard of - But have never seen!!
Seldom Seen // VERY BEAUTIFUL JESSIE KING // Classic
Glasgow School of Art - Reminiscent of her friend Charles
Rennie Mackintosh's artwork. The detail and style is
fantastic!! Sought after by Alphonse Mucha Poster
Collecters - and collectors of LES MAITRES de L'AFFICHE.
Jessie King of course is contemporary with Edmund Dulac,
Arthur Rackham, Kay Nielsen, Warwick Goble, Florence
Harrison, Mabel Lucy Attwell, and many others - and is
regarded by many as the master of book illustration!!
This is complete, and as issued - Beautiful!! - Wonderful
Condition throughout! Slight rubbing to the spine... This is
the best condition issue of this rare work I have ever
seen!! When this is split into original Prints, I have seen
them sell as much as $375.00 each! This is un-split complete with all illustrations in perfect condition! A great
addition to the quality illustrated book collection"
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Reading the first 60 pages of Eragon tried my patience, but
did give credit to the book written by a 15 year old, so
slogged through with steely perseverance. The writing did
improve during the course of the book, and Paolini could
progress into being a more than acceptable fantasy author,
only time will tell, although there is no refuting the 'best
selling author' tag. For those with an interest, the self
published Eragon's which recently sold for over $300 on
Ebay.
Eragon RARE Self-Published Signed First Edition
Item number: 130257666151 BIN for $1000 on Oct. 3,
2008
"I am the original owner of this RARE original
self-published edition of Eragon. I purchased this book
directly from Christopher when he was self-promoting his
book in Montana before being published by Random
House. This copy is signed by the author and the book is in
mint condition. It has only been out of the carton to be
signed."
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Haven't seen a first edition Grinch offered for sell on eBay
in some time, nice to see it get over $1500.
HOW THE GRICH STOLE CHRISTMAS DR. SEUSS FIRST ED
HBDC
Item number: 370093468237 sold for $1500 on Oct. 10,
2008
"HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS BY DR. SEUSS
FIRST EDITION, HARDBACK WITH DUST COVER
COPYRIGHT, 1957
* 250/250 Price
* 13 titles on last page of the book
* 14 titles on the rear inner flap with the last being How
the Grinch stole Christmas
* Advertisement for the Cat in the Hat on the rear of the
dust Jacket
THE BOOK IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, THE DUST
COVER HAS A PIECE TORN OUT AT THE TOP SPINE (SEE
PICTURE)."
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picture_books\
Add my thanks. I may never get to sell again, but I do
enjoy reading these posts.
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Oct-13-08 15:33 PDT 275 of 294
Interesting marriage of 1938 Tarzan book with dust jacket
from the Burroughs estate, with provenance. In this
example, the disclosure should remain with the paired book
& DJ - does this increase or decrease the value of the pair?
TARZAN FORBIDDEN CITY Burroughs SIGNED 1938
First w/ DJ
Item number: 170269440590 sold for $610 on Oct. 12,
2008
"TARZAN and the FORBIDDEN CITY by Edgar Rice
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Burroughs. Illustrated by John Coleman Burroughs. Edgar
Rice Burroughs Inc. Publishers. First Edition 1938. Signed
by the author. Condition of book is good plus to VG. Wear
to top/bottom of spine (particularly top) and edges. Blue
cloth is bright - binding tight and square. Interior is nice.
The beautiful and unique full color JCB frontispiece is
bright and vivid. Superb Burroughs signature in flowing
dark ink. Authentic and original non-laminated Dust Jacket
is fine to VF, having been purchased in 1984 by my father
directly from the Burroughs estate extra old stock in
Tarzana, California. A great ERB 1st with bold signature.
Please enlarge photographs below for more detail.
On Oct-07-08 at 16:41:30 PDT, seller added the following
information:
Note: I have added pictures of the original Burroughs Inc.
offering sheet from which my Dad purchased the Forbidden
City dust jacket in 1984 and the handwritten letter to
Danton Burroughs that accompanied his order request.
Dad found these in his desk, thought they would be of
interest and serve as provenance. I will make a copy for
the winner. "
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Thank you very much for this continuing education!!!
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Another nice price fetched for a Burroughs book recently on
eBay, with only a fair DJ (see pics to see how truly fair):
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS JUNGLE GIRL 1932 1ST ED
ORIG DJ
Item number: 120314221946 sold for $899.95 on Oct. 12,
2008
"JUNGLE GIRL by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Super rare first edition 1932 with original dust jacket.
published by Edgar Rice Burroughs, inc. Tarzana Ca.
$2.00 original price on dust jacket spine.
Blue cloth boards.
Five interior illustrations by Studley Burroughs.
Book is in very good condition. Slight fading of color on
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spine. No interior marking. Dust jacket is fair. There is
chipping on the spine and along the top and bottom edges.
Seperation at the front flap and along the left edge of the
spine. Dust jacket now protected in the highest quality
mylar dust jacket protector.
This first edition book with the dust jacket is SUPER rare.
Easily the hardest Burroughs publishing edition to find.
This book sells at up to $4500 on book seller sites and at
auction.
Do not miss this excellent chance to add this to your
collection! I doubt you will ever see another copy of this
book come up for sale."
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Nice book, nice price from this very knowledgable
children's bookseller. I always learn something from
browsing their auctions.
1910 BLACK SAMBO / PETER RABBIT TURNOVER,
FIRST In DJ !
NEVER SEEN IT WITH DUST JACKET BEFORE- VERY RARE
FIRST!
Item number: 140272396951 BIN for $375 on Oct. 14,
2008
"1910 BLACK SAMBO / PETER RABBIT TURNOVER, FIRST
In DJ!
It is the ORIGINAL REILLY & BRITTON, J.R. NEILL COLOR
ILLUSTRATED Version, EXCELLENT FIRST EDITION of Both
Helen Bannerman's LITTLE BLACK SAMBO AND Beatrix
Potter's PETER RABBIT paired for the FIRST TIME in this
Great TURNOVER BOOK -- Illustrated by WIZARD of OZ
sequel Illustrator J. R. NEILL, done in somewhat larger
format than the 1908 Red Book Series in which Sambo was
paired with TOPSY.
This issue is notorious for wearing badly, yet this example
is in Excellent Condition, largely due to it having retained
its ORIGINAL MATCHING COLOR PICTORIAL DUST JACKET.
While in only Fair Condition, with one large & one smaller
corner chunks missing, and some other edge wear, it did
its job well. Boards retaining Bold Colors & Full Spine title,
in Near Fine condition, with Very Clean, Undamaged
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Interior with No Marks or Damage, remarkably Clean, with
just one name on the blank inside cover of the Peter Rabbit
Side.
Adapted from Reilly & Britton's Children's Stories That
Never Grow Old Series, half of the book contains Sambo
and the flip side of the book has Peter Rabbit, both with
Own Covers, title pages & copyrights. Again, Illustrated by
J.R. NEILL with Color Pictorial Covers and 16 full page
color Illustrations and a few smaller color Illustrations for
both stories. Neill's illustrations for Sambo are particularly
scary. VERY Scarce in This Condition, Truly Rare with the
Dust Jacket!!
TRUE FIRST EDITION, EXCEPTIONAL FIND!!"
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An uncommon find on eBay.
Lewis Carroll, THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK, 1st /
1876
Near-fine copy with its own slip case.
Item number: 320308881243 sold for $511 on Oct. 15,
2008
"This is the first edition of Lewis Carroll’s THE HUNTING OF
THE SNARK, subtitled AN AGONY IN EIGHT FITS, with nine
illustrations by Henry Holiday, published by Macmillan and
Co, in London in 1876. This copy has the publisher's
original decorative buff cloth boards and black endpapers.
The book comes in a nice slip case.
This wonderful and persistently humorous poem in the
tradition of Jabberwocky has been called “a masterpiece
with more nonsense to the foot than could be found in an
acre of lesser stuff.” It describes an impossible voyage in
quest of an unimaginable creature by a crew all of whose
names begin with the letter B. This is the Lewis Carroll of
Alice and Looking Glass, but this time going off farther in
the direction of sheer fantasy just for the sake of fantasy
than anything in either of these two earlier books, perhaps
with the exception of Jabberwocky.
This copy is in near-fine condition. The original decorative
color boards and spine are clean and unfaded with the
black-line illustrations sharp and crisp. The spine ends are
slightly bumped but with no tears or chips. The edges of
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the pages on all three sides are gilt and as bright as when
the book first appeared. Internally the pages within are
clean of writing or other marks. The illustrations as sharp
and clear. In short, this is an exceptionally well-preserved
copy of the first edition of The Hunting of the Snark in a
nice slip case – a superior addition to any Carroll
collection. "
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The prices for Goldencraft Tintin's on eBay continue to
amaze, this price obviously impacted by the book's
provenance.
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN THE CRAB WITH THE
GOLDEN CLAWS
Item number: 110297241611 sold for $1729 on Oct. 14,
2008
"THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN THE CRAB WITH THE
GOLDEN CLAWS
Up for auction is a(n) THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN THE
CRAB WITH THE GOLDEN CLAWS BOOK published by
Golden Press in 1960.
By: Herge
Goldencraft Cloth Binding.
It's in very good to excellent condition. Off-white pages,
no marks or tears on inside pages, slight scuffing on front
and back covers. Western Printing library stamp on inside
page. Un-circulated.
Products
•All items come directly from the Western Printing/Golden
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This early Rackham book sold for a respectable $565
recently.
Scarce 1896 Arthur Rackham Zankiwank and
Bletherwitch
London: J.M. Dent & Co
Item number: 170269757704 sold for $565 on Oct. 14,
2008
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"Scarce 1896 Arthur Rackham Zankiwank and The
Bletherwitch
By S.J. Adair Fitzgerald Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
Publisher: J.M. Dent & Co., London, 1896
Unmarked First edition. 8vo green pictorial cloth stamped
in gilt. Top edge gilt.
Illustrated throughout with fine full-page and vignette line
drawings by Arthur Rackham. Corners lightly bumped
Photo does not show true green color of cloth
About Arthur Rackham: born in London as one of 12
children. At the age of 18, he worked as a clerk at the
Westminster Fire Office and began studying at the Lambeth
School of Art. In 1892 he quit his job and started working
for The Westminster Budget as a reporter and illustrator.
His first book illustrations were published in 1893 in The
Dolly Dialogues, the collected sketches of Anthony Hope,
who later went on to write The Prisoner of Zenda. Book
illustrating then became Rackham's career for the rest of
his life.
In 1903, he married Edyth Starkie, with whom he had one
daughter, Barbara, in 1908. Rackham won a gold medal at
the Milan International Exhibition in 1906 and another one
at the Barcelona International Exposition in 1911. His
works were included in numerous exhibitions, including
one at the Louvre in Paris in 1914. Arthur Rackham died
1939 of cancer in his home in Limpsfield, Surrey.
Major works of illustration by Arthur Rackham include the
children's books Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (1900),
Rip van Winkle (1905), Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
(50 colour plates) (1906), and Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland (13 colour plates) (1907). While he may be
best known for his elaborate illustrations of children's
literature and fairy tales, he also illustrated books for adult
readers, including A Midsummer Night's Dream (40 colour
plates) (1908), Undine (15 colour plates) (1909), the text
to Richard Wagner's opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen
("The Ring of the Nibelung") (34 colour plates to The
Rhinegold & The Valkyrie (1910) and 32 colour plates to
Siegfried & The Twilight of the Gods (1911))(1911), short
stories by Edgar Allan Poe. Further works include The
Romance of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round
Table (23 colour and monotone plates)(1917), The
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Springtide of Life (8 colour plates) (1918), Hawthorne's
Wonder Book (16 colour plates) (1922) and The Tempest
(20 colour plates) (1926).
Typically, Rackham contributed both colour and monotone
illustrations towards the works incorporating his images and in the case of Hawthorne's Wonder Book, he also
provided a number of part-coloured block images similar in
style to Meiji era Japanese woodblocks.
In one of the featurettes on the DVD of Labyrinth, and in
the commentary track for Hellboy, director Guillermo Del
Toro , cites Rackham as an influence on the design of "The
Faun" of Pan's Labyrinth. He liked the dark tone of
Rackham's gritty realistic drawings and had decided to
incorporate this into the film. In Hellboy, the design of the
tree growing out of the altar in the ruined abbey off the
coast of Scotland where Hellboy was brought over, is
actually referred to as a "Rackham tree" by the director."
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Originally issued for $5000, this signed six print Mother
Goose set, featuring Caldecott Medalist's Maurice Sendak
and Chris Van Allsburg, recently sold for $2000 by PBA
Galleries.
74: The Mother Goose Collection One of 300 copies
Item number: 350103952458 sold for $2000 on Oct. 23,
2008
"74: The Mother Goose Collection One of 300 copies
Title: The Mother Goose Collection of Six Limited Edition
Prints
Author: **
Description: 6 serigraph prints, each in the original
glassine folder with printed label; single sheet of
letterpress descriptive text. (Folio) 27x20¾, loose, as
issued, in the original cloth backed box. Number 86 of 300
copies. A striking portfolio of prints by 6 leading
illustrators: Maurice Sendak, Chris Van Allsburg, Barry
Moser, Seymour Chwast, Daniel Palavin and Guy Billout.
Each print signed by the artist in pencil at lower right. The
most ambitious project from fine art publishers Serigrafia,
100 copies were retained for the use of the illustrators, 100
for Serigrafia, and 100 were donated to raise funds for The
Children's Health Fund at an initial offering price of $5000.
Heading: (Mother Goose)Place Published: New York
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Publisher: Serigrafia, Limited
Date Published: [1990]
Condition Report
Box bumped at corners and split along two inner corners;
text sheet wrinkled at corners as are a few of the
glassines; prints fine."
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This is my favorite thread on this board. I love
looking at the children's books.
Thanks.
Brat
TerryAnn
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A remarkable $744 for this 2005 short-printed children's
book.
The Highfield Mole-Gordon-Williams RARE Hardback
signed
Item number: 320310871566 sold for $744 on Oct. 22,
2008
"The Highfield Mole
Roderick Gordon & Brian Williams
First edition, hardback
Signed by both, dated (17th March 2005) and first lined
(Schlaak! The pickaxe hit the wall of earth...)
I also have the original receipt I received when I bought
the book from "Firsts In Print" on 29th April 2005 (for a full
history of the book - which other ebay auctions do not
usually include, to my knowledge). The book is in excellent
condition.
Of course, a lot has happened to this book since 2005. It
has been picked up by Barry Cunningham and Chicken
House and has enjoyed tremendous success since its
release as "Tunnels" and "Deeper", its sequel. Only 500 of
these Hardback copies were printed, not all of them
signed. If you don't already know, it is the one book every
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serious collector must have. It is a fantastic book, full of
suspense and imagination, and a great investment for the
future.
I am starting this book at £0.99 without reserve.
Fourteen-year-old Will Burrows lives with his family in
London. He has little in common with them except for a
passion for digging which he shares with his father. When
his father suddenly disappears down an unknown tunnel,
Will decides to investigate with his friend Chester. Soon
they find themselves deep underground, where they
unearth a dark and terrifying secret - a secret which may
cost them their lives. "
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$13,500 is well below the $17,500-$22,500 pre-auction
estimate for this Harry Potter set of books.
91286: J. K. Rowling. First Five Harry Potters Signed
Item number: 260295192752 sold for $13,500 on Oct.
16, 2008
"J. K. Rowling. Set of First Five Harry Potter Inscribed
Editions. This amazing boxed set of books are all inscribed
on the half-title page from Rowling to the same boy, Jack
Perchick. The set includes: Harry Potter and the
Philosopher's Stone. [London:] Bloomsbury, [1999]. Later
deluxe edition. Inscription reads, "To Jack Samuel
Perchick, who made an excellent [underlined] choice of
parents! With lots and lots of love, J. K. Rowling." [and:]
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. [London:]
Bloomsbury, [1999]. Later deluxe edition. Inscribed "to
Jack, with lots of love J. K. Rowling (Jo) x." [and:] Harry
Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. [London:] Bloomsbury,
[1999]. Later deluxe edition. Inscribed "to Jack again! lots
of love J. K. Rowling (Jo)." [and:] Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire [London:] Bloomsbury, [2000]. Later deluxe
edition. Inscribed "To Jack, your mum and I put up with a
lot of parrots so that this book could get written! J. K.
Rowling." [and:] Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix. [London:] Bloomsbury, [2003]. First deluxe
edition. Inscribed "to Jack, with lots of love again J. K.
Rowling x."
All volumes are octavo in the original publisher's bindings
and housed in the common purple publisher's slipcase. All
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volumes lettered in gilt with a color illustration inset into
the front cover. All edges gilt. Minimal wear to the corners
of some volumes, else all are in fine condition. A truly
remarkable set of Harry Potters personally inscribed by J.
K. Rowling."
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I know, I know, you are tired of hearing about the large
sums brought for the Golden Press TinTin books. Still,
$1575 for this children's book that you just might stumble
upon lying innocuously on the shelf ...
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN SECRET OF THE
UNICORN HERGE
Item number: 110299755290 sold for $1575 on Oct. 21,
2008
"THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN SECRET OF THE UNICORN
HERGE
Up for auction is a(n) THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN THE
SECRET OF THE UNICORN published by Golden Press in
1953.
By: Herge
Goldencraft Cloth Binding.
It's in very good to excellent condition. Off-white pages,
no marks or tears on inside pages, slight scuffing on front
and back covers. Western Printing library stamp on inside
first page. Un-circulated."
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picture books, keep them coming. You never know when
one of us may find one of these gems.
Brat
TerryAnn
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A nice $799 for this 1970 Dr. Seuss Bright and Early book.
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? Dr. Seuss 1st/DJ
True first Dr. Seuss with DJ, Meets all points
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Item number: 230300179003 sold for $799 on Oct. 19,
2008
"Wonderful first edition of Dr. Seuss's Mr. Brown Can MOO!
Can You? Book of Wonderful Noise, With Rare DJ.
This auction is for a first edition of Dr. Seuss's Mr. Brown
Can MOO! Can You? The book has been identified using the
points in Younger and Younger's First Editions of Dr. Seuss
Books: A Guide to Identification. The opinion was also
seconded by a rare book dealer in Portland, Oregon. All
points were met. The pictures are actual pictures of the
book being sold. Other pictures can be taken and emailed
by request.
The ISBN number is noted on the back as 394-80622-0.
Copyright is 1970 by Dr. Seuss and A.S. Geisel. It was
published by Random House, New York. It measures 6.5
inches by 9.25 inches.
The dust jacket is in good shape with a few small closed
tears and some minor creasing. It has been covered in
mylar to protect it. There is a small pink blotch on the
front. There is no writing or coloring in the book. There are
no marks of any kind in the book. The boards show some
edge wear and the cover is still glossy. The pages are all
clean and bright, there is some wear around the threads at
the spine on some of the pages. All the pages are intact.
There are no tears of any kind.
The book will be shipped by Priority Mail with Signature
Confirmation and insurance. Please be aware this may
cause you to have to pick it up at the post office. I am not
a rare book dealer, but have made every effort to make
sure this book meets all the points needed to meet the
requirements of a first edition. Please email me with any
other questions you may have. "
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Nice to see that this Newbery Honor book, with wonderful
Garth Williams embellishments, exceeded the $100-$200
pre-auction estimate.
92472: George Selden. Cricket in Times Square 1st
ed dj
Item number: 260295212210 sold for $325 on Oct. 18,
2008
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"George Selden. The Cricket in Times Square. New York:
Ariel Books/Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, [1960].
First edition, first printing. Octavo. 151 pages. Illustrations
by Garth Williams.
Publisher's lavender cloth. Light foxing to top edge. Near
fine in dust jacket"
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In my opinion a sloppy collection offered by Heritage,
which far exceeded the $400-$600 pre-auction estimate.
The 1st edition McElligot's Pool should have been offered by
itself, and also the Bartholomew with the very, very difficult
to find first edition dust jacket. But what the heck do I
know any who?
92431: Lot of Six Books by Dr. Seuss.
Item number: 260295211386 sold for $2000 on Oct. 18,
2008
"Lot of Six Books by Dr. Seuss, including: The 500 Hats of
Bartholomew Cubbins. New York: The Vanguard Press,
[1938]. This appears to be a later printing of the first
edition (the hats become increasingly larger on the front
endpapers indicating it is not a first printing, but the back
flap of the dust jacket indicates the price of Mulberry Street
at $1.00, a first edition point). Light fading to spine ends of
binding. Price-clipped jacket has light wear, including a
sunned and chipped spine. Overall, a very good copy of
Seuss's second book. [and:] The King's Stilts. New York:
Random House, [1939]. An early edition in a price-clipped
jacket. Very good. [and:] McElligot's Pool. New York:
Random House, [1947]. Likely first edition (open-mouthed
fish on front bright green board and eleven lines on
copyright page; 250/250 on front flap, no price on rear
flap). Very good copy in lightly worn jacket. [and:]
Scrambled Eggs Super! New York: Random House, [1953].
Discreet rubber stamp to rear pastedown. A near fine copy
in worn dust jacket. [and:] Horton Hears a Who! New
York: Random House, [1954]. Discreet rubber stamp to
rear pastedown. Very good. Jacket's spine is sunned.
[and:] On Beyond Zebra! New York: Random House,
[1955]. Very good. Jacket's spine is sunned."
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As compared to the $400 each paid for Eloise in Moscow,
Eloise in Paris, and Eloise at Christmastime at the same
Heritage auction, the $1200 for this Eloise was a screaming
good buy! Since it was the first book in the series,
therefore before the popularity cemented in pop culture,
the first edition Eloise books are much much more difficult
to find then her later siblings.
91291: Kay Thompson. Eloise 1st signed by Hilary
Knight
Item number: 260295192974 sold for $1200 on Oct. 19,
2008
"Kay Thompson. Eloise, A Book For Precocious Grown Ups.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955.
First edition, first printing. Signed by Knight on the front
free endpaper. Quarto. 65 pages. Illustrations by Hilary
Knight.
Original cream-colored boards. Illustrated endpapers.
Boards lightly rubbed. In dust jacket with $2.95 price. A
near fine copy in a custom slipcase.
The enduring children's classic about Eloise, "a little girl
who lives at the Plaza Hotel in New York. She is not yet
pretty but she is already a Person.""
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A very modest $1200 for this first edition Thidwick, one of
the tougher Seuss first editions to find. Regretfully missed
this one.
91289: Dr. Seuss Thidwick Big-Hearted Moose 1st
ed. d/j
Item number: 260295192885 sold for $1200 on Oct. 16,
2008
"Dr. Seuss. Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose. New York:
Random House, [1948].
First edition. Large quarto. Unpaginated. Illustrations by
the author.
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Publisher's blue-stamped red boards. Some offsetting to
illustrated endpapers. Head and foot of spine and tips of
corners lightly worn. Chips to dust jacket around spine
ends and a couple of closed tears. First edition points:
jacket has "200/200" price to front flap and blue and white
lines to front panel, copyright page contains eight lines of
text. Overall, a very good copy in dust jacket."
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A refreshing $9000 for this first book in Harry's illustrious
publishing phenomenon.
91285: Rowling. Harry Potter & the Philosopher's
Stone
Item number: 260295192723 sold for $9000 on Oct. 16,
2008
"J. K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
[London]: Bloomsbury, [1997].
First edition, with all first issue points including "Joanne
Rowling" and "Thomas Taylor1997" on copyright page,
along with the complete number sequence "10 9 8 7 6 5 4
3 2 1". Twelvemo. 223 pages.
This, the first book in the Harry Potter series, was issued
simultaneously in both hardcover and softcover. This
softcover copy is in the original pictorial wrappers, now
protected by a Mylar cover. The pages have toned as is
common with this title, otherwise the binding is tight and
seemingly unread. A fine copy of this most popular title.
Very rare indeed. Reputedly only 300 hardcover and 200
softcover copies of Rowling's first book were printed,
nearly all of these went to schools and libraries.
Considering that many of Rowling's later books were
printed in first edition runs numbered in the millions, the
rarity of this volume coupled with the empire that it
spawned is extraordinarily significant."
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Is anyone surprised at the price for this coverless copy of
Wizard of Oz?
ANTIQUE 1ST FIRST EDITION WONDERFUL WIZARD
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OF OZ 1899
FRANK BAUM & W.W. DENSLOW 22 COLOR PLATES NR
Item number: 130262138115 sold for $579 on Oct.
19,2008
"First edition the Wonderful Wizard Of Oz by L. Frank Baum
with pictures by W.W. Denslow. Geo.M. Hill Co. Chicago.
New York. Book binding is loose and separated. Original
cover is missing. It looks like someone used some of the
pieces and glued them on cloth. Some pages have old
cellophane tape. Includes 22 color plates. Inside cover
page has pencil writing. Pages are still pliable and for the
most part in very good condition with age discoloration.
Some chapters include the queen of the field mice, how the
four were reunited, attacked by the fighting trees, and the
dainty china country. Selling with no reserve. "
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