Collector's Editions: Children's

Alcott, Louisa May : : Eight Cousins : : Yellow and charcoal illustrations throughout. Nicked corners and worn binding but painted board cover and text intact  5.5 x 7.75 284 pp. Children's Whitman Publishing Co Racine WI 1955 Sewn-cloth Good $ 15

Alcott, Louisa May : : Rose in Bloom : : First edition in pink painted boards; spine taped back together. "Modern Abridged edition". Green x black illustrations 5.5 x 7.75 283 pp. Children's Whitman Publishing Co Racine WI 1955 Sewn-cloth fair $ 12

Allende, Isabelle, M.S. Peden, translator : : Kingdom of the Golden Dragon : : Follow-up to her first YA novel, "City of Beasts". First English edition. Spotless 5.25 x 7.75 437 pp. Children's HarperCollins New York 2004 Cloth Mint $ 20

Beck, Scott : : A Mud Pie for Mother : : First edition of the delightful quest of shopping for Mother pig's present. Printed bold-black on full-colour pictures. Clean jacket 7.5 x 9 34 pp. Children's Dutton New York 2003 Sewn-cloth Mint $ 20

Breon, Robin and Vera Cudjoe : : The Story of John Ware : : Story of an ex-slave who migrated from Texas to Alberta to become one of Canada's most successful cowboys. Black x white illustrations to each leaf 8.25 x 11.5 20 pp. Children's Carib-Can Communications Toronto 1994 staplebound As New $ 17

Breon, Robin and Vera Cudjoe : : The Story of Mary Ann Shadd : : Story of this extraordinary woman's emigration to Canada and accomplishments, such as editing a newspaper out of Chatam Ontario. Black x white illustrations by Mary McLoughlin 8.25 x 11.5 20 pp. Children's Carib-Can Communications Toronto 1988 stplebound As New $ 17

Campbell, Julie : : Trixie Belden, #3; The Gatehouse Mystery : : First editionof the Random House re-issue of the 1979 re-issue. Painted cover by Michael Koelsch 5.75 x 8.5 269 pp. Children's Random House New York 2001 Sewn-cloth Mint $ 17

Colum, Padraic : : The Golden Fleece, And the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles : : Introduces young readers to Greek Mythology. First Collier Books edition of 1921 Macmillan original. Line-drawing illustrations by Willy Pogany 5.5 x 8.5 316 pp. Children's Collier Books New York 1983 Cloth Fine $ 20

Dixon, Franklin W. : : The Secret of Pirate's Hill - A Hardy Boys Mystery : : Early hardcover reprint. Only a few line-drawings and the printed board of the cover is stained. No dustjacket 5 x 7.5 213 pp. Children's Grosset & Dunlap New York 1956 Sewn-cloth fair $ 10

Dixon, Franklin W. : : The Twisted Claw - A Hardy Boys Mystery : : One detailed illustration. Printed board cover is stained, there is no dustjacket and owner stamp marks the last page 5 x 7.5 217 pp. Children's Grosset & Dunlap New York 1939 Sewn-sloth fair $ 17

Gilbert, Nan : : Then Came November : : "A Teen Novel" printed on the top of the red spine. 16 year-old on the cover has designer clothes. Stains and foxing to the volume 5.5 x 7.75 286 pp. Children's Whitman Publishing Co Racine WI 1963 Sewn-cloth Good $ 12

Gorman, LeRoy and Brenda Shelley Clark, illustrations : : dandelions and dreams : : Haiku poet at play on that huge, happy playground of concrete language and wonder. Seussy black x white drawing on blue cover 6 x 9 76 pp. Children's Moonstone Press Goderich ON 1990 perfectbound As New $ 15

Keene, Carolyn : : The Quest of the Missing Map - A Nancy Drew Mystery Story : : No jacket, painted cover boards with frontis illustration only. Stains, chips and penmarks to and witi text 5 x 7.5 213 pp. Children's Grosset & Dunlap New York 1942 Sewn-cloth Good $ 17

Kempton, Kate and Larry Salk, illustrator : : The World Beyond the Waves : : First swept underwater our heroine returns to inform her fellow humans how they can improve their treatment of a magical place. Slight nub to the cloth spine 6.5 x 9.25 88 pp. Children's Portunus Santa Monica CA 1995 Sewn-cloth fine $ 18

Michelson, Florence B. : : The Defiant Heart : : "A Teen Novel" printed on the top of the foreboding spine. Chic red dress on our rebellious 14 year-old heroine, Lila on the cover. Minor chipping only 5.5 x 7.75 288 pp. Children's Whitman Publishing Co Racine WI 1964 Sewn-cloth fine $ 18

Nichol, bp and Anita Loebel, pictures : : ONCE: A Lullaby : : First edition of Barrie Nichol's goodnight book. Full-page paintings with print in white squares at the base of th page. Music score by Adam Loebel 10.25 x 8.25 26 pp. Children's Greenwillow Books New York 1986 Sewn-cloth As New $ 40

Parker ,Donna : : A Spring to Remember : : Aqua and black illustrations throughout by Sari. Some tear-away of the text from the spine, so only a fair reading copy 5.75 x 7.75 282 pp. Children's Whitman Publishing Co Racine WI 1960 Sewn-cloth reading copy only $ 10

Robinson, Kathleen : : When Debbie Dared - A Teen Novel : : No jacket, just painted and printed boards. "Cover and decorations" by Jim Tadych. Spine chipped with some foxing to the faces 5.5 x 7.75 216 pp. Children's Whitman Publishing Co Racine WI 1963 Sewn-clot Good $ 11

Sandburg, Carl : : Wind Song : : Sandburg's choice from his own poems those that he thought suitable for young readers. Cover drawing and illustrations by William Smith 5.25 x 7.5 128 pp. Children's Harcourt, Brace and World New York 1960 perfectbound Good $ 7

Silvey, Diane and John Mantha, illustrator : : The Kid's Book of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada : : Explores with editorial balance and full colour illustrations how Native cultures fared before and then after the European incursions 9.5 x 12.5 63 pp. Children's Kids Can Press Toronto 2003 Sewn-cloth As New $ 22

Snicket, Lemony : : The Bad Beginning *A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book the First* : : "Rare Edition" right on the front cover. The dourly described dire straits of the Baudelaire twins. Notes by the author, illustrations by Brett Helquist. Wonderfully leaded. Clean 5.25 x 7.25 183 pp. Children's HarperCollins New York 2003 cloth As New $ 20

Townsend, Sue : : The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole : : Sequel to her hilarious, "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, 13 3/4". Juvenile painting on jacket printed across sturdy boards 5.25 x 8 192 pp. Children's Methuen London 1984 Sewn-cloth As New $ 18

Wise, Winnifed E. : : Minnow Vail - A Teen Novel : : Would the young and diminutive Minnow win one of the mermaid roles for carnival Week in Cliffside? Scuffs and minor nicks to cover boards only 5.5 x 7.75 212 pp. Children's Whitman Publishing Co Racine WI 1962 Sewn-cloth fine $ 17