Charles E. Graham & Co, 1928. Hardcover. Covers show fading, scuffing, rubbing, discoloration and in general just a lot of wear from age and use. Spine shows some fading and edges have some bumping and additional shelf wear. Previous owner's name in the "My Book" box on inside of cover.....
Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1980. A. Makunaite. Paperback. Covers show some light discoloration from age as well as some light scuffing and shelf wear and cover page has a ink stamp that reads 90¢.
Golden Press, 1960. Hardcover. This is the 1960 edition. Covers show some light scuffing and rubbing and plastic coating is starting to separate and chip/crack on and around spine. Edges show some rubbing, scuffing and wear. Previous owner's name small in pen on title page.
Whitman Pub. Co, 1942. The Better Little Book. Hardcover. This book has been repackaged in plastic shrink wrap. This wrap shows some wrinkling, scuffing and soiling. Under this plastic the book shows some heavy wear including browning from age, scuffing, rubbing, moderate to heavy bumping to corners, Spine shows flaking.....
New York: Dial Books, 1990. Gennady Spirin. Second Printing. Hardcover. Signed edition of the Russian folk tale by Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev and illustrated by Gennady Spirin. The book has a near fine dust jacket and clean text. Spirin's elaborate signature and inscription are on the half title page and dated.....
New York: Dial Books, 1996. Gennady Spirin. First edition. Hardcover. Lovely edition of Alexander Pushkin's Tsar Saltan, illustrated by Gennady Spirin. The book has a near fine mylared dust jacket and clean text and brilliant illustrations. Mylar has tape on top and bottom. Spirin's elaborate signature is on the copyright.....
The Macmillan Company, 1962. Hardcover. This book shows it's age with fading, discoloration, rubbing, scuffing and edge wear. Spine has a split on front lower side. Edges show rubbing, scuffing and corner wear.
Artcraft Paper Products, 1950. M. Smith. Hardcover. Spine shows some moderate rubbing, scuffing, chipping and tearing. Covers show some slight discoloration as well as some fading, rubbing and scuffing. Edges show some rubbing as well.
Follett Pub. Co, 1967. Hardcover. 1st US printing. Dust jacket shows some fading, scuffing and edge wear including some bumping and closed tears. Book itself shows some edge fading and scuffing.
The Acorn Press, 1947. hardcover. First Edition. Dust jacket is sunned and has significant tears on the back cover, missing half the spine and one of the corners, now in a protective mylar sleeve. There is browning on the end pages but interior is clean.
Philomel Books, 2013. Hardcover. Signed by author Eric Carle on second page. Dust jacket has a circular, gold, "Signed Copy" sticker on front cover and dust jacket covers show some light scuffing and a bit of flaring along the tope edge. Interior is clean. Lovely, collectible item.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1954. Hardcover. Stated First Printing. No dust jacket. Covers show some fading and browning from age. Covers also show some rubbing, scuffing and shelf wear. Edges show some browning, rubbing, scuffing and light fraying. Lower outside corner shows some bumping. Pages show some browning from.....
Parents' Magazine Press, 1969. Hardcover. Book is signed with a gift inscription "to Peter on his birthday". This was a gift from Remy Charlip to the photographer Peter Hujar. Dust jacket is foxed and chipped with two or three half inch closed tears. Corners are worn. Text is clean. Edges.....
Raphael Tuck & Sons. Hardcover. Illustrated green boards is scratched and faded. Pages are heavily tanned but clean.
Stonehill, 1975T. Laurence Housman. Hardcover. First Printing (1975) stated with no listing of subsequent printings. This is a Hardcover with no dust jacket and with open slipcase. Slipcase shows some light browning, scuffing, light foxing and edge wear. Book itself shows some light edge bumping and slight age wear.
New York: Atheneum, 1979. Haas, Irene. Hardcover. first edition and signed with a gift inscription on the dedication page by illustrator Irene Haas. Dust jacket has wear along the edges and is stained on the back. Book itself has some edgewear but is otherwise crisp and clean.
Maison Mame, 1936. Touchagues, Louis. Hardcover. White illustrated boards are chipped on the lower edge. Corners are bumped and there is some soiling. Interior is clean but pages are tanned. There is some ghosting opposite the color plates (which are all present and bright) but text is otherwise unmarked. Book.....
Random House, 1950. Hardcover. This is an early printing of this book (1950) and has no dust jacket. Book shows some moderate rubbing, scuffing, fading, browning and age wear. Edges show rubbing, scuffing, fading, bumping, chipping and wear.
Harper and Row, 1970. Hardcover. Inscribed on the half title page by beloved children's author EB White, this book's early printing is in its original dust jacket. Dust jacket has yellowing on the spine, light discoloration mark on top, and chips along the edges. Cloth board is in fine condition.....
New York/Cleveland: World Publishing Company, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Join Eric Carle's hungry caterpillar on his metamorphosis into a butterfly in the first printing of this beloved children's picture book. Oblong shape, bright illustrations on boards, brilliant colorful end pages. No dust jacket. The pages that contain a series of.....
Yale Univ Press / Humphrey Milfo, 1926. Hardcover. Dust jacket has a mylar plastic cover which shows some light scuffing. Dust jacket itself has seen better days and is really only bein held together by the mylar cover. Dust jacket shows light soiling, scuffing, rubbing, tearing, chipping and edge and.....
Rand Mcnally, 1942. Hardcover. Hardcover 1942 edition. Clean tight unmarked copy. Dust Jacket in Mylar. Torn top front of DJ with light chipping shelf wear.
Random House Childrens Books, 1978-12-01. Hardcover. First Edition. Covers show some fading, rubbing and scuffing from age. Spine shows some scuffing, rubbing, creasing as well as some slight fading. Pages show some light browning from age.
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953. Hardcover. Stated first edition (1953). Dust jacket has a mylar plastic cover which shows some light rubbing and scuffing. Dust jacket itself shows some browning and discoloration as well as some rubbing, scuffing and edge wear including some chipping, rubbing, tearing and fading. Book itself shows.....
Bloch Pub. Co, 1957. Second Printing. Hardcover. This is a 1957 Second Printing. Covers show some light soiling and discoloration and edges show some rubbing, chipping, soiling and scuffing.