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A Fine copy (minute bump at side of spine tail), in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY JULIA ALVAREZ. A Fine copy of this award-winning author's debut children's book, SIGNED BY JULIA ALVAREZ. Signed copies in this condition are quite scarce.
A Gift of Gracias
Alvarez, Julia (author) and Vidal, Beatriz (illustrator)
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
Price: $55.00
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A Fine copy, in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY REYNOLDS PRICE on the title page. A tale for young readers about how a boy and an elephant together overcome their grief over loss. Reynolds Price's debut children's book, and quite uncommon signed. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY REYNOLDS PRICE.
A Perfect Friend
Price, Reynolds [Sendak, Maurice: jacket illustration / frontispiece]
New York: Atheneum, 2000.
Price: $40.00
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Autograph Letter Signed [ALS}]
Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe
Gardiner, Maine: 1902.
Price: $250.00
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The TRUE FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH of this famed work, one of a mere 1,000 copies printed. This Limited Edition was published prior to the trade edition (which is often wrongly identified as the first edition). The Limited Edition was printed and bound for distribution among friends of The Inner Sanctum, an "insider" group of individuals at the Publisher, Simon and Schuster. The term "Inner Sanctum" was first used internally at Simon and Schuster in the late 1920's when a certain room at the publishing house became a hangout for staffers who played Ping Pong, sorted the mail, hosted after-hours gatherings, conversed, and exchanged ideas. The "Inner Sanctum" became famous in publishing circles and was know and referred to by others such as "Publishers Weekly" and "The New York Times". Following John Galsworthy's Introduction to the book, the Publisher presented the following statement from The Inner Sanctum: "This is the first edition of Bambi. A thousand copies have been printed and bound. None are for sale. The Inner Sanctum thinks that Bambi will ultimately have a large sale, and hopes that a copy of this edition will not only be pleasant to read, but of possible increased value at a future time. The regular trade edition will appear in the near future. It will be printed in 12 point Caslon type (instead of 11 point, as used in this edition), and will be a full 12mo in format. It will, we believe, be a better looking book than the present volume. This edition, however, will always be our favorite, since it is the first version in English of a novel we shall be as proud to have on The Inner Sanctum's list ten years from now as today." This is a Very Good or better copy (shelf wear, corner tips worn, minor darkening to the spine--no dust jacket, as issued) of a book not often found in collectable condition. The hinges are solid and the spine lettering is in nice condition. Copies of this, the TRUE FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, are quite scarce, especially in this condition. A nice copy of an enduring classic.
Bambi
Salten, Felix [Galsworthy, John, Introduction]
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1928.
Price: $1,650.00
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A Fine copy, in a Fine dust jacket (tiny bump to bottom front corner of board and jacket), SIGNED BY SUSAN STRAIGHT and SIGNED BY DELPHINE (the author's daughter who also is one of the book's characters). Susan Straight's debut children's book. Very uncommon signed, and especially when thusly double signed. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY SUSAN STRAIGHT AND BY DELPHINE.
Bear E. Bear
Straight, Susan
New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 1995.
Price: $50.00
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Blue Goops and Red [A Manual of Manners for Children]
Burgess, Gelett
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1909.
Price: $350.00
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A Near Fine book (one corner and spine ends bumped, a few spots to the puce topstain, possible repair to the rear hinge, but we think that it may instead be a production flaw) in a Very Good + dust jacket (some browning, a few closed tears, some edgewear, and a small amount of rubbing and creasing). Given the book's reception with the reading population and its consequent great popularity, copies were quite well read and, while this copy is not flawless, it is not easy to find copies in this nice of a condition. This is one of the few recently published books that can claim to be a genuine classic. Oddly, this First Edition, published in the US preceded the first English edition by three years. Quite popular, the book was often reprinted and reissued, but this is the genuine First Edition, First Printing.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Dahl, Roald
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964.
Price: $2,750.00
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A Fine copy, in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY WILLIAM KENNEDY AND BY BRENDAN KENNEDY. The first children's book from the famed author of "The Ink Truck" and "Ironweed", co-authored by his son, Brendan. A Fine copy and difficult to find when both in such condition and signed by both authors. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY WILLIAM KENNEDY AND BY BRENDAN KENNEDY.
Charlie Malarkey and the Belly-Button Machine
Kennedy, William and Kennedy, Brendan
Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1986.
Price: $70.00
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A Fine copy, in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY DAVID MAMET. A children's fable about a Pig who overcomes prejudice and other obstacles to become a lawyer and then the first porcine member of the Supreme Court. Signed copies are scarce indeed. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY DAVID MAMET.
Henrietta
Mamet, David
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1999.
Price: $85.00
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A 20% DISCOUNT IS AVAILABLE ON THIS BOOK. PLEASE INQUIRE FOR DETAILS. A Very Good + copy (common darkening to spine cloth and to gilt at top of page block, slight rubbing to front board medallion, spots of foxing to page block, pages age toned with light foxing) in a Near Fine (some minor edgewear and chipping, spine darkened with tiny hole and lettering and decoration faded but legible) EXTREMELY RARE DUST JACKET. A remarkable find. Only 3 other copies in the dust jacket have appeared at auction over the last 40 years, none with a dust jacket nearly as nice as this one. Copies of Kipling's best works in the dust jacket are rather uncommon. Copies of "Kim", his masterpiece, in the dust jacket are rare indeed. A nice copy of Kipling's great work, in the wonderful and EXTREMELY RARE DUST JACKET. A remarkable survival and a collection-distinguishing copy for the Kipling collector as well as for any collector of 20th Century Literature. RARE.
KIM [IN THE RARE DUST JACKET][Discount Available. See description below.]
Kipling, Rudyard
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1901.
Price: $6,625.00
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Michael Dorris' book about a 16th Century Native American child who, though his vision is not as good as that of his fellow youths, earns the name "Sees Behind Trees" due to his extraordinary ability to detect what is in the forest by using his other senses. This copy has some vertical dark lines to the front board but is otherwise in Fine condition and wears a Fine dust jacket. Dorris' third children's book. SIGNED BY MICHAEL DORRIS.
Sees Behind Trees
Dorris, Michael
New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 1996.
Price: $15.00
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A Fine copy (small manufacturing defect to cloth at top of front board, but still easily Fine), in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY PETER CAREY. The debut Children's book by Carey, one of only two authors to twice win the Booker Prize. We believe this to be the first hardcover edition of the tale. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY PETER CAREY.
The Big Bazoohley
Carey, Peter
London: Faber and Faber, 1995.
Price: $95.00
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A Fine copy (small bump/indentation at bottom right of front board, light stray mark to title page) of the First American Edition (printed in Italy), in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY UMBERTO ECO to the title page. Eco's debut children's book in the Publisher's pictorial paper-covered laminated boards matching to the dust jacket. Signed copies of the First American edition are quite scarce. An Excellent copy, SIGNED BY UMBERTO ECO.
The Bomb and the General
Eco, Umberto (Author); Carmi, Eugenio (Illustrator)
San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989.
Price: $185.00
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A Fine copy, in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED ON THE TITLE PAGE by Louise Erdrich. A Children's novel by this award-winning author of Native American ancestry. The story centers on a young Ojibwa girl who moves West with her family. Signed copies in any condition, and especially in a condition this nice, are quite uncommon. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY LOUISE ERDRICH.
The Game of Silence
Erdrich, Louise
New York: Harper Collins, 2005.
Price: $60.00
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A Very Good copy (gentle wear at extremities, spine ends bumped, lower corner of front board bumped inward, bubbling and a spot of soil to rear board, small impression to edge of front board and corresponding edge of spine-apparently the result of a rubber band or something of the sort, light offsetting to free endpapers from dust jacket as is common) in an about Very Good dust jacket (spine toned, a little handling soil, some small tears, a longer tear to fold of at junction of spine and rear board, small open tear to rear panel at flap fold, some wrinkling to rear panel). The dust jacket has retained its coloring quite well. A nice copy (we've made it sound worse than it is) of the fourth and and final book in Milne's iconic Pooh series.
The House at Pooh Corner
Milne, A. A.
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1928.
Price: $1,150.00
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A Fine copy, in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY KEN FOLLETT. A children's book by the famed British author known for his thrillers. The book is extremely difficult to find in both this condition and signed, and is scarce as such. A beautiful, Fine copy, SIGNED BY KEN FOLLETT.
The Mystery Hideout
Follett, Ken
New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1990.
Price: $175.00
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A Near Fine copy (light fading at upper extremities, tiny spots near top of ffep, only a light touch of shelf wear to bottom of board tips), in a Fine dust jacket (lower front corner clipped by the Publisher, as usual, but not price-clipped), SIGNED BY RON HANSEN and illustrated by the appropriately-named Margot Tomes. "The Shadowmaker" is Ron Hansen's third book, and his debut work for children. A little girl rescues her town from the bedlam caused by a wizard who makes new shadows for people. The book is quite scarce signed. A Near Fine copy, SIGNED BY RON HANSEN.
The Shadowmaker
Hansen, Ron
New York: Harper & Row, 1987.
Price: $95.00
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A Fine copy (spine head tapped) of the First American Edition (printed in Italy), in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY UMBERTO ECO on the title page. A children's story, and quite uncommon signed. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY UMBERTO ECO.
The Three Astronauts
Eco, Umberto; Carmi, Eugenio
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989.
Price: $120.00
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A Very Good copy (light edge wear, spine rebacked and expert repair to joints, hinges expertly repaired with binder's tape, gilt at top of page block darkened and a bit worn at front edge, prior owner's signature and date, and evidence of removal of a thin strip of paper to the front free endpaper). All in all an attractive (especially when compared to the many worn copies that are found) copy of the first edition, first printing of this much-loved tale. The story evolved from a series of fantastic bedtime stories which Grahame to his son, Alastair and, although the publisher initially doubted that a book with animals as heroes could succeed, it went on to become one of the all-time classic children's books. "The Wind in the Willows" was, in fact, so successful that it allowed Grahame to quit his hated job at a bank and retire to the countryside, where he spent the rest of his time along the much more charming banks of the Thames, and in boats like his characters. In fact, the book was so popular that over 100 editions of it were published within 60 years. This copy has minor spotting to the exterior, but considerably less spotting than we have seen on other copies. The bottom front corner of the title page and (much less so, of the frontis) is darkened, but the leaves have very little foxing, especially when compared to other copies--the pages being all in all rather clean and nice. A nice copy of a wonderful book which seems increasing difficult to obtain, especially in nice condition.
The Wind in the Willows
Grahame, Kenneth
London: Methuen and Co., 1908.
Price: $2,250.00
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An essentially Fine copy (spine tail bumped), in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY TONI MORRISON and SIGNED BY SLADE MORRISON. The first book of a planned series of books based on Aesop's Fables, this one involving the judicious, hard-working Ant who plans ahead, and the live-for-the-moment Grasshopper, using contemporary urban dialogue. A clever presentation. A very nice copy, SIGNED BY TONI MORRISON and SIGNED BY SLADE MORRISON.
Who's Got Game? The Ant or the Grasshopper?
Morrison, Toni and Morrison, Slade
New York: Scribners, 2003.
Price: $45.00
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