FS: Children's Illustrated (1930-1950)

[P. O. Box 2321]

[#2567] Antoniorrobles: TALES OF LIVING PLAYTHINGS / TRANSLATED BY
EDWARD HUBERMAN. New York: Modern Age Books, 1938. Early ed. Cloth,
12mo, 119 pp. (Eichenberg, Fritz illust.) Very Good: lacking jacket. A
rarity: an anarchist children's book! Includes tales with a background
of the Spanish Civil War. Out of print. $32.50

[#432] Barnhart, Nancy: THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD. New York: Charles
Scribner's Sons, 1949. 1st ed. Cloth, 8vo, 263 pp. (Barnhart, Nancy
illust.) Very Good in clipped dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by the
author/illustrator. $35.00

[#889] Elizabeth, Anne: SO LONG MOTHER GOOSE. Kenosha: John Martin's
House, 1945. 1st? ed. Cloth, Narrow 4to, 93 pp. (Elizabeth, Anne
illust.) Very Good in Very Good dust jacket: gift inscription inside
dj. Over 40 gentle color illustrations (and 40+ monochrome) accompany
189 rhymes. A very attractive book in jacket. $37.50

[#1060] Flory, Arthur: WHERE ARE THE APPLES?. New York: Arco Publishing
Co., 1945. 1st ed. Cloth, Square 12mo, (Flory, Arthur illust.) Very
Good in Good dust jacket: sm. tear front dust jacket. Where apples come
from, told in color paintings. An attractive illustrated book for young
readers. $32.50

[#1048] Guberlet, Muriel Lewin: THE SEASHORE PARADE. New York: Ronald
Press Company, 1942. 2nd ed. Cloth, 12mo, 197 pp. (Ogden, Jan illust.)
Very Good in Fair dust jacket: edgewear and chips to jacket.
Distinctive, screened color illustrations accompany a compelling and
simple presentation of the mysterious seashore. $30.00

[#1179] Hoadley, Mabel Veatch: CHIKETTA AND THE PUKWUDJIS. Caldwell:
Caxton Printers, Ltd, 1950. 1st ed. Cloth, 8vo, 146 pp. (Holcomb,
Robert illust.) Very Good in Good dust jacket: two small ink spots, dj
chipped. Elvin creatures called Pukwudjis help a little Indian girl
through her troubles. Charming stories and illustrations. $35.00

[#2550] Isasi, Mirim: WHITE STARS OF FREEDOM / A BASQUE SHEPERD BOY
BECOMES AN AMERICAN. Chicago: Albert Whitman & Company, 1942. 1st ed.
Cloth, 8vo, 308 pp. (Weise, Kurt illust.) Very Good: small bookplate.
Patriotic tale illustrated by Kurt Weise. $32.50

[#1188] Johnston, Edith F.: STRANGE VISITOR. New York: Macmillan
Company, 1947. 1st ed. Cloth, 12mo, 71 pp. (Johnston, Edith F. illust.)
Very Good in Good dust jacket: light wear to jacket. An elegantly
illustrated and scientifically accurate book on a boy's friendship with
a praying mantis. Signed & inscribed. $42.50

[#676] Kelen, Emery: YUSSUF THE OSTRICH. New York: Hyperion Press,
1943. 1st ed. Cloth, 4to, (Emery, Kelen illust.) Very Good in dust
jacket: small chips and tears to jacket. Yussuf the Ostrich takes part
in the North African campaign of World War Two. Gloeckner process color
illustrations. $37.50

[#2377] Kunhardt, Dorothy: HOP, HOP LITTLE KANGAROO. Simon & Schuster,
1948. Boards, Miniature, (Williams, Garth illust.) Very Good: owner sig
in pencil, lt rubbing spine. "A Tiny Golden Book" (miniature)
illustrated by 'Little House' artist Garth Williams. Out of print.
$35.00

[#1737] Litchfield, Sarah: HELLO ALASKA. Chicago: Albert Whitman &
Company, 1945. 1st ed. Cloth, 8vo, 31 pp. (Wiese, Kurt illust.) Very
Good in Very Good dust jacket. The Native peoples of Alaska, the
discovery of Alaska by Russia, the Gold Rush of 1897, the purchase of
Alaska by the United States and much more are in this readable young
reader. With full color and black & white illustrations by Kurt Wiese.
Although small tears to jacket head and bumps to cover tail, this book
is still conservatively Very Good. OP. $37.50

[#854] Lloyd, Trevor: SKY HIGHWAYS / GEOGRAPHY FROM THE AIR. New York:
Junion Literary Guild, 1945. 1st ed. Cloth, 4to, 61 pp. (Sperry,
Armstrong illust.) Very Good in Good dust jacket: chips to jacket edges
& corners. Around the world via airplane, with the perfect
illustrations of Armstrong Sperry all the way. Out of print. $32.50

[#55] Macfarlane, Stephen: THE BLUE EGG. London: Peter Lunn, 1944. 1st
ed. Cloth, 4to, (Garran, Enrique illust.) Very Good in Good dust jacket:
dime-size chip to jacket. The South American fairy story of the Blue
Egg brought to life by vivid, unusual illustrations. Out of print.
$30.00

[#1244] MacGregor, A. J.: DOWNY DUCKLING. Loughborough: Wills &
Hepworth Ltd., 1946. 1st ed. Cloth, 16mo, (MacGregor, A. J. illust.)
Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. An adventure story in verse from
the popular Series 401. Full page color plates reach a high standard of
excellence. $32.50

[#440] Martin, Lenoir Richards: THE WISE OLD GOOSE. Boston: Christopher
Publishing House, 1950. Cloth, 4to, (Martin, Lenoir Richards illust.)
Very Good in dust jacket. Hans and Katrina dance in accompanyment of
Anna L. Richards' verse. Very cute. $32.50

[#1094] Otis, James: TOBY TYLER OR TEN WEEKS WITH A CIRCUS. New York:
Harper Brother Publishers, 1930. Cloth, 12mo, 251 pp. (Rodgers, Richard
H. illust.) Very Good in Good dust jacket: jacket chipped. Full color
and marginal illustrations throughout - an especially attractive
edition of this circus story. $35.00

[#654] Piper, Watty: CHILDREN OF OTHER LANDS. New York: Platt & Munk,
1933. Cloth, 4to, (Holling, Lucille and H. C. illust.) Very Good.
Dazzling color and elegant black & white illustrations of children
around the world. $32.50

[#734] Piper, Watty: LITTLE FOLKS OF OTHER LANDS / DELUXE EDITION. New
York: Platt & Munk, 1956. Cloth, 4to, (Holling, Lucille and H. C.
illust.) Very Good in dust jacket. Dazzling color and elegant black &
white illustrations of children around the world. $35.00

[#2303] Piper, Watty: THE ROAD IN STORYLAND STAR EDITION. New York:
Platt & Munk Co. Inc., 1932. 11th ed. Cloth, 4to, (Holling, Llucille
and H. C. illust.) Very Good: light rubbing to tail spine, gift
inscription. Color illustrations througout by Lucille W. and H. C.
Holling. $32.50

[#1054] Wilson, Edw. A.: THE PIRATE'S TREASURE / OR / THE STRANGE
ADVENTURES OF JACK ADAMS ON THE SPANISH MAIN. New York: P. F. Volland
Company, 1926. 11th ed. Cloth, 12mo, (Wilson, Edw. A. illust.) Very
Good: edges rubbed, small pencil, very light foxing. Bright color
illustrations throughout of adventure on the high seas, from this
renound children's book publisher. $30.00
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