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J001. Aiken, Joan. THE WOLVES OF WILLOUGHBY CHASE. Doubleday, 1963. Early ed. HC 12mo, 168 pp. Beautiful red cloth bds. Dust jacket and fnt cover black stamp imprint by Edward Gorey, internal illus. by Pat Marriott. "Wicked wolves without and a grim governess within the great English country house of Willoughby Chase prove sore trials to brave and resourceful little Bonnie and her friends." Suitable for 10 to 12 yr olds. Lightest rubs to bds. t/b, owner's name at fly, else near FINE in nice dj w/light wear at extremes, early darkening to spine, price intact. Binding and hinges sound. $14. paq07000.
CM001. Ardizzone, Edward. THE YOUNG ARDIZZONE - AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL FRAGMENT. Macmillan, 1971. First U.S. edition. HC 6" x 10", 144 pp. Numerous drawings by the author. The famous illustrator of books for children describes his own childhood up to the time he started his career as an artist. This copy is FINE in illustrated dj with price intact. Tight binding and hinges; no writing or marking to endpapers or text. $37. qcr0301%
CM002. Avi. CITY OF LIGHT, CITY OF DARK. Orchard Books, 1993. 1st edition. 8vo, 192 pp. A comic-book novel. Art by Brian Floca. AN in dj. $13. rrta.
AM135. [Bernardin, James Illustrator] Walker, Paul Robert. BIG MEN, BIG COUNTRY. Har, 1993. First ed. 4to, 79 pp. A collection of American tall tales. Davy Crockett, John Henry, Paul Bunyan, and others. A beautiful book, richly illus by Bernardin, on glossy paper. AN in dj. $15. 8uta8
CM003. Breathed, Berke. TALES TOO TICKLISH TO TELL. LB, 1988. !st. E in wraps. $8. rrta
CM004. Buechner, Thomas S. NORMAN ROCKWELL ARTIST AND ILLUSTRATOR. Harry N. Abrams, 1970. First edition. Folio (12 ½ x 17"). 614 plates The ultimate Rockwell book, w/many full-sized detachable plates. Some damp warp at bottom of first and last few leafs, else F in very lightly soiled dj. $65. mmnf. SOLD !!
CM005. [Cartoons] No Author Listed. THE BEST CARTOONS FROM PUNCH. S&S, 1952. First ed. Oversized 8vo, 168 pp. Dedication on front enpr blackened, else E w/o dj. $14. 8qta8
CM006. Crain, Phil. INDEPENDENCE DAY Vol. 1 Number 1 - July 1996.. Marvel Comics, 1996. ISBN 0-7851-0226-4. Includes "Independence Day #0, Independence Day # 1 & 2". Softcover 17 x 25.5 cm, in wraps. This copy: excellent, showing light use; no writing or cutting to text or covers. [qqa%] $9.
J027. [Dennis, Wesley, Illustrator] Larom, Henry V. RIDE LIKE AN INDIAN! Whittlesey House, Weekly Reader ed, 1958. Illus by Wesley Dennis. 12mo, 140 pp. Gen moderate foxing else E (cvrs very bright) in W. Dennis dj, some worn w/1/2 inch chip at spine. $14 8ytg8
CM015. [Detmold, Edward Julius] Larkin, David, ed. THE FANTASTIC CREATURES OF EDWARD JULIUS DETMOLD. Peacock Pr., 1976. ISBN 0684-14587-1. Softcover 8.75" x 11.75", non-paginated. 40 beautifully reproduced color plates that were used to illustrate books published in the early 1900s, such as THE JUNGLE BOOK, THE FABLES OF AESOP, ARABIAN NIGHTS, FABRE'S BOOK OF INSECTS. This copy: lightest of rubs to top, else nearly as new condition with no writing to text or endpapers, tight binding, no creases to covers. cy$1b. $9.
CO071. Disney, Walt. ANIMATED FEATURES AND SILLY SYMPHONIES. Abbeville Pr., 1979. HC 9.5" x 13", 152 pp. Intro. by Alan Dean Foster. A beautiful history with numerous illustrations and reprints of Sunday comic strips that demonstrate the magic of the early work of the Disney studios. Animated features include "Snow White," "Pinocchio," "Bambi," "Cinderella," "Alice in Wonderland." Silly Symphonies include "Bucky Bug," "The Little Red Hen," "The Three Little Pigs," plus 6 others. Light soiling of boards, text edges, else, no writing or marking to endpapers or text. Tight binding and hinges. w/o dj. $37. qbw0301%
A006. Finch, Christopher. NORMAN ROCKWELL’S AMERICA. Harry N. Abrams, 1976. Second printing. 4to, 313 pp. 659 illus; 129 in full color. Nicely organized in sections such as Young Love, Home and Family, Growing up in America, etc. Biography of Rockwell included. AN in very nice dj w/short closed tear at top edge. $19. rraj.
CO001. [Flash Gordon] Raymond, Alex FLASH GORDON VOLUME TWO. Nostalgia Press, 1974. First thus. 4to, 168 pp, hard cvr. From the Golden Age of Comics, color reproductions of "World of the Caverns the Underwater World." Binding some loose, else E w/o dj. $13 8qwa8.
CN006. Fleisher, Michael L. WONDER WOMAN. Macmillian, 1976. 1st ed. 4to, 253 pp. Vol 2 of the Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heros. Few non-obvious paste spots to pastedowns (where dj flaps had been glued?), else E w/o dj. $14. drrq Sold !!
CO006. [Floca, Brian (comic art)] Avi. CITY OF LIGHT, CITY OF DARK. Orchard Books, 1993. 1st edition. 8vo, 192 pp. A comic-book novel. Art by Brian Floca. AN in dj. $13. rrta.
NU127. [Fuertes, Louis A.] Grosvernor, Gilbert et al., eds. BOOK OF BIRDS: BIRDS OF TOWN AND COUNTRY, THE WARBLERS AND AMERICAN GAME BIRDS. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1925. First edition. HC large 8vo, 215 pp, brown and black cloth bds. With 331 color portraits of North American birds by Louis A. Fuertes and 94 illustrations in black and white. Works by 5 authors, esp. Henry Henshaw. Hinges sound w/early separation of some signatures, contemporary dedication to owner, offsetting at fnt. endpapers from two small pieces of paper ?, else VERY GOOD +, w/o dj. $17. paq0700.
J088. [Gorey, Edward] Aiken, Joan. THE WOLVES OF WILLOUGHBY CHASE. Doubleday, 1963. Early ed. HC 12mo, 168 pp. Beautiful red cloth bds. Dust jacket and fnt cover black stamp imprint by Edward Gorey, internal illus. by Pat Marriott. "Wicked wolves without and a grim governess within the great English country house of Willoughby Chase prove sore trials to brave and resourceful little Bonnie and her friends." Suitable for 10 to 12 yr olds. Lightest rubs to bds. t/b, owner's name at fly, else near FINE in nice dj w/light wear at extremes, early darkening to spine, price intact. Binding and hinges sound. $14. paq07000.
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CO070. [Illustrator] Ardizzone, Edward. THE YOUNG ARDIZZONE - AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL FRAGMENT. Macmillan, 1971. First U.S. edition. HC 6" x 10", 144 pp. Numerous drawings by the author. The famous illustrator of books for children describes his own childhood up to the time he started his career as an artist. This copy is FINE in illustrated dj with price intact. Tight binding and hinges; no writing or marking to endpapers or text. $37. qcr0301%
AM004. [Illustrator: Bernardin, James] Walker, Paul Robert & Bernardin, James BIG MEN, BIG COUNTRY. Har, 1993. First ed. 4to, 79 pp. A collection of American tall tales. Davy Crockett, John Henry, Paul Bunyan, and others. A beautiful book, richly illus by James Bernardin, on glossy paper. AN in dj. $15. 8uta8 SOLD !!
J092. [Illustrator: Ungerer, Tomi] Hanzen, Barbara. THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE. Lancelot Pr., 1969. First edition. HC 9" x 12", 36 pp. Children. Extraordinary artwork by Tomi Ungerer with the text (many full pages of art), at blanks, and gilt stamp to black cloth bds. Save for some fuzz dust to boards, book is in NEAR FINE condition in a somewhat battered, chipped, price clipped dj. $27. pas0700.
J027. [Illustrator: Wesley, Dennis] Larom, Henry V. RIDE LIKE AN INDIAN! Whittlesey House, Weekly Reader ed, 1958. Illus by Wesley Dennis. 12mo, 140 pp. Gen moderate foxing else E (cvrs very bright) in W. Dennis dj, some worn w/1/2 inch chip at spine. $14 8ytg8
J030 [Illustrator: Wyeth, N.C.] Malory, Thomas. THE BOY'S KING AUTHOR. Scb, 1926. 1st thus. Royal 8vo. Ed for boys by Sidney Lanier. Illus by N.C. Wyeth. Hinges tad loose, dust top edges, else VG+ w/o dj. $26 9ytar8.
TR011. Kent, Rockwell. N BY E. Brewer & Warren, 1931. 3rd printing. 8vo, 282 pp, in white cl bds with Kent design at cvr, spine. Appendix (Eskimo poems). 8 full page illus. Tale of actual voyage to Greenland in a small boat, of shipwreck there. Very early darkening to spine, else E+ w/o dj. $26. 9abw8.
J026a. Kliban, B. TWO GUYS FOOLING AROUND WITH THE MOON AND OTHER DRAWINGS. Workman Pub., 1982. First printing. ISBN: 0-89480-198-8. Paperback 8" x 5', un-paginated. This copy: small creases to front corners, else excellent in wraps. No writing, firm binding. oa%12a. $5.
CM015. Larkin, David, ed. THE FANTASTIC CREATURES OF EDWARD JULIUS DETMOLD. Peacock Pr., 1976. ISBN 0684-14587-1. Softcover 8.75" x 11.75", non-paginated. 40 beautifully reproduced color plates that were used to illustrate books published in the early 1900s, such as THE JUNGLE BOOK, THE FABLES OF AESOP, ARABIAN NIGHTS, FABRE'S BOOK OF INSECTS. This copy: lightest of rubs to top, else nearly as new condition with no writing to text or endpapers, tight binding, no creases to covers. cy%1b. $9.
CM016. Larkin, David, ed. PEANUTS A GOLDEN CELEBRATION - THE ART AND THE STORY OF THE WORLD'S BEST-LOVED COMIC STRIP BY SCHULTZ. Harper-Collins, 1999. HC 10" X 12", 255 pp., numerous color and b/w illus. and photos. Chronology of "Peanuts." ISBN 0062702440. This copy: nearly as new in intact, nearly flawless dj. No writing to endpapers or text, tight binding and hinges. Gift quality. zxe%2c. $16. SOLD !
J027. Larom, Henry V. RIDE LIKE AN INDIAN! Whittlesey House, Weekly Reader ed, 1958. Illus by Wesley Dennis. 12mo, 140 pp. Gen moderate foxing else E (cvrs very bright) in W. Dennis dj, some worn w/1/2 inch chip at spine. $14 8ytg8
CO002. Larson, Gary THE CURSE OF MADAME "C". Farside, 1994. First. A Far Side Collection. o/n title pp, else E in wraps. $5 ($1.50 postage) 8qqa8
CO007. Larson, Gary. THE FAR SIDE GALLERY. Andrews & McMeel, 1984. 2nd prtg. 8.5" x 11", Perfectbound, 220 pp, including 8 full color mini posters. Color photo of Larson at rear panel. Tight binding, text very clean. EXCELLENT+ in wraps. $14. qam0800.
CO005. Larson, Gary. THE FAR SIDE GALLERY 2. Andrews & McMeel, 1984. 7th ptg. Small 4to, 192 pp. Perfectbound w/soft cvr. NF in wraps. $7 ($1.50 postage) 8qqa8
A010. Levine, David. PENS AND NEEDLES. Gambit, 1969. n/f. 8vo, 150 pp. Literary caricatures by Levine. Intro and selected by John Updike. F in gently used dj. $9. ppvb.
A014. No Author Listed. THE NEW YORKER ALBUM OF DRAWINGS 1925 - 1975. Vik,1975. n/f. 4to. Hundreds of wonderful cartoons from artists Charles Adams thru Jack Ziegler and dozens in between. F in lightly worn dj. $17. yypb.
A015. No Author Listed. NORMAN ROCKWELL BOOK. Sat Evening Post, 1978. Second printing. 4to, 158 pp. "This is a book of things to do, stories to read, games to play, songs to sing - all with illustrations by Norman Rockwell reproduced from the pages of The Saturday Evening Post." AN in dj. $12. mmap.
CM012. No Author Listed. GREAT GREAT GRANDSON OF 101 AGGIE JOKES - VOL. 5. Gigem Pr., 1976. 4" x 7" 44 pp., in stapled soft binding in postcard format. Further jokes about the Texas A & M University Aggies. Writing on rear panel, else excellent in wraps. $9. qwa02/1/01
CM013. No Author Listed. GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDSON OF 101 AGGIE JOKES - VOL. 6. Gigem Pr., 1975. First printing. 4" x 7" 44 pp., in stapled soft binding in postcard format. Further jokes about the Texas A & M University Aggies. Excellent+ condition in wraps. $12. qwa02/1/01
CM014. No Author Listed. SEVENTH GENERATION OF 101 AGGIE JOKES - VOL. 7. Gigem Pr., 1977. 1st printing. 4" x 7" 44 pp., in stapled soft binding in postcard format. Further jokes about the Texas A & M University Aggies. Writing on rear panel, else excellent in wraps. $12. qwa02/1/01
CM014a. Overstreeet, Robert M. OFFICIAL OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE 1991 -1992 No. 21. House of Collectibles, 1991. First edition of this number. Softcover 13.5 x 21 cm, 548 pp., illus. (many in color). ISBN: 0-876-37859-9. Books from 1900 to 1991 included. Catalogue and evaluation guide - illustrated. This copy: AS NEW with no flaws, no writing to endpapers or text, tight binding. [dwq%]. $7.
CN005. Parrish, Maxfield. THE MAXFIELD PARRISH POSTER BOOK. Harmony Books, 1974. n/f. s/b, 48 pp. Folio of 44 Parrish posters. Intro by Maurice Sendak. E in wraps. $9. yqaw Sold !!
CM016. [Peanuts] Larkin, David, ed. PEANUTS A GOLDEN CELEBRATION - THE ART AND THE STORY OF THE WORLD'S BEST-LOVED COMIC STRIP BY SCHULTZ. Harper-Collins, 1999. HC 10" X 12", 255 pp., numerous color and b/w illus. and photos. Chronology of "Peanuts." ISBN 0062702440. This copy: nearly as new in intact, nearly flawless dj. No writing to endpapers or text, tight binding and hinges. Gift quality. zxe%2c. $16. SOLD !
CN001. Piggy, Miss. MISS PIGGY'S GUIDE TO LIFE. AAK, 1981. 1st ed. Lg 8vo, 128 pp. As told to Henry Beard. Many photos of Piggy and Kermit too. Donor's dedocation at fly, else AN in prcl dj. $14 nnha
CO003. [Punch Magazine] No Author Listed. THE BEST CARTOONS FROM PUNCH. S&S, 1952. First ed. Oversized 8vo, 168 pp. Dedication on front enpr blackened, else E w/o dj. $14. 8qta8
CO001. Raymond, Alex FLASH GORDON VOLUME TWO. Nostalgia Press, 1974. First thus. 4to, 168 pp, hard cvr. From the Golden Age of Comics, color reproductions of "World of the Caverns the Underwater World." Binding some loose, else E w/o dj. $13 8qwa8.
CM020. Reitberger, REinhold, Fuchs, Wolfgang. COMICS - ANATOMY OF A MASS MEDIUM. Little, Brown, 1972. First U.S. edition. Softcover 9.25" x 11.25", 264 pp., index, illus., biblio. This copy: both covers have chips, small tears, but text is clean and bright. re%1b. $12.
AM090. [Rockwell, Norman] Franklin, Benjamin. POOR RICHARD'S ALMANACKS. Paddington Press, 1976. Reprint edition. 4to, 300 pp, notes, richly illustrated by Norman Rockwell, intro by Van Wyck Brooks. Many of Franklin's sayings and homilies have become a permanent part of American folk wisdom. The Rockwell illustrations include six full color oil paintings and some forty line drawings, each illustration a typical aphorism. This beautiful book is near FINE in nice dj with short closed tear front panel and early separation of the clear plastic covering. $17. ajkl0700%
A002. [Rockwell, Norman] Buechner, Thomas S. NORMAN ROCKWELL ARTIST AND ILLUSTRATOR. Harry N. Abrams, 1970. First edition. Folio (12 ½ x 17"). 614 plates The ultimate Rockwell book, w/many full-sized detachable plates. Some damp warp at bottom of first and last few leafs, else F in very lightly soiled dj. $65. mmnf.
A006. [Rockwell, Norman] Finch, Christopher. NORMAN ROCKWELL’S AMERICA. Harry N. Abrams, 1976. Second printing. 4to, 313 pp. 659 illus; 129 in full color. Nicely organized in sections such as Young Love, Home and Family, Growing up in America, etc. Biography of Rockwell included. AN in very nice dj w/short closed tear at top edge. $19. rraj.
A015. [Rockwell, Norman] No Author Listed. NORMAN ROCKWELL BOOK. Sat Evening Post, 1978. Second printing. 4to, 158 pp. "This is a book of things to do, stories to read, games to play, songs to sing - all with illustrations by Norman Rockwell reproduced from the pages of The Saturday Evening Post." AN in dj. $12. mmap.
J093. [Ruiz, Aristides, illustrator] Hughes, Francine. X-MEN - GAMBIT AND THE SHADOW KING. Random House, 1994. First edition. HC 20 pp., 7" x 9", children's book. Adapted from and based on comic books UNCANNY X-MEN, #s 266 &267, by Chris Claremont. Rich color illus., including many full page, by Aristides Ruiz and Dana and Del Thompson. Hologram at front cvr. w/o dj as issued. Very scarce as first ed., this condition. NEAR FINE, solid binding, clean, bright, no markings. $21. uya0700.
CM016. [Schultz] Larkin, David, ed. PEANUTS A GOLDEN CELEBRATION - THE ART AND THE STORY OF THE WORLD'S BEST-LOVED COMIC STRIP BY SCHULTZ. Harper-Collins, 1999. HC 10" X 12", 255 pp., numerous color and b/w illus. and photos. Chronology of "Peanuts." ISBN 0062702440. This copy: nearly as new in intact, nearly flawless dj. No writing to endpapers or text, tight binding and hinges. Gift quality. zxe%2c. $16. SOLD !
J093. [Thompson, Dana & Del, illustrators] Hughes, Francine. X-MEN - GAMBIT AND THE SHADOW KING. Random House, 1994. First edition. HC 20 pp., 7" x 9", children's book. Adapted from and based on comic books UNCANNY X-MEN, #s 266 &267, by Chris Claremont. Rich color illus., including many full page, by Aristides Ruiz and Dana and Del Thompson. Hologram at front cvr. w/o dj as issued. Very scarce as first ed., this condition. NEAR FINE, solid binding, clean, bright, no markings. $21. uya0700.
J094. Trudeau, G.B. WHAT DO WE HAVE FOR THE WITNESSES JOHNNIE? Bantam #14461-8, 1980. 6th pntg. ISBN: 0-553-14461-8. Paperback 4" x 7", un-paginated. This copy: early browning to text perimeters, else excellent in wraps, no writing or creases, firm binding. pb%12a. $9.
J092. [Unger, Tomi, illustrator] Hanzen, Barbara. THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE. Lancelot Pr., 1969. First edition. HC 9" x 12", 36 pp. Children. Extraordinary artwork by Tomi Ungerer with the text (many full pages of art), at blanks, and gilt stamp to black cloth bds. Save for some fuzz dust to boards, book is in NEAR FINE condition in a somewhat battered, chipped, price clipped dj. $27. pas0700.
AM004. Walker, Paul Robert & Bernardin, James BIG MEN, BIG COUNTRY. Har, 1993. First ed. 4to, 79 pp. A collection of American tall tales. Davy Crockett, John Henry, Paul Bunyan, and others. A beautiful book, richly illus by James Bernardin, on glossy paper. AN in dj. $15. 8uta8
CN003. Watterson, Bill. YUKON HO! Andrews & McMeel, 1989. 1st. o/n, else near E in wraps. $7 prta
CN004. Watterson, Bill. SOMETHING UNDER THE BED IS DROOLING. Andrews & McMeel, 1988. 1st. Forward by Pat Oliphant. E in wraps. $8 prta
CM091. Watteerson, Bill. THE DAYS ARE JUST PACKED - A NEW CALVIN AND HOBBES COLLECTION BY BILL WATTERSON. Warner Books, 1993 (printed in England). ISBN 075150761X. Softcover, 12" x 9", 176 pp. Color and b/w strips. This copy: Very good plus condition, intact, light wear at extremes, dedication to previous owner at fly crossed out else no writing. xsa%2c $11.
J027. [Wesley, Dennis, illustrator] Larom, Henry V. RIDE LIKE AN INDIAN! Whittlesey House, Weekly Reader ed, 1958. Illus by Wesley Dennis. 12mo, 140 pp. Gen moderate foxing else E (cvrs very bright) in W. Dennis dj, some worn w/1/2 inch chip at spine. $14 8ytg8
CN041. Winokur, Jon. ZEN TO GO. New American Lib., 1989. First edition. HC 5" x 9.5", 155 pp., illus., biblio. "Bite-sized bits of wisdom from the East and the West - from the Buddha to Yogi Berra. Book is near FINE in dj w/price intact. Tight binding and hinges; no writing or marking to endpapers or text. $14. asq0301%
CN006. [Wonder Woman] Fleisher, Michael L. WONDER WOMAN. Macmillian, 1976. 1st ed. 4to, 253 pp. Vol 2 of the Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heros. Few non-obvious paste spots to pastedowns (where dj flaps had been glued?), else E w/o dj. $14. drrq SOLD !!
J030. [Wyeth, N.C., illustrator] Malory, Thomas. THE BOY'S KING AUTHOR. Scb, 1926. 1st thus. Royal 8vo. Ed for boys by Sidney Lanier. Illus by N.C. Wyeth. Hinges tad loose, dust top edges, else VG+ w/o dj. $26 9ytar8.
J030. [Wyeth, N.C., illustrator] Malory, Thomas. THE BOY'S KING AUTHOR. Scb, 1926. 1st thus. Royal 8vo. Ed. for boys by Sidney Lanier. Illus by N.C. Wyeth. Hinges tad loose, dust top edges, else VG+ w/o dj. $26 9ytar8.
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A007. [Young, Ed, Illustrator] Frost, Robert. BIRCHES. Holt, 1988. First thus. Large 8vo, 30 pp. Wonderfully illustrated in color by Ed Young. This little book is a beautiful setting for this popular poem. AN in dj. $15. mmpa.
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