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BLOS, Joan W.
A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl’s Journal, 1830-32.
New York: Scribners, 1979.
First edition of the author's Newberry award-winning novel. Octavo, original red boards. Fine in a very good plus dust jacket with a few short closed tears, and without the Newberry award winning sticker on the front panel. Signed by the author who has added some lines from this work.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 1797
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"Pajamas are good for the soul": First Edition of When You Reach Me; Signed By Rebecca Stead
STEAD, Rebecca.
When You Reach Me.
New York: Wedy Lamb Books/ Random House, 2009.
First edition of the author’s Newberry Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Rebecca Stead on the title page. Also laid into this copy are pictures of the author at the booksigning. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $225.00 Item Number: 4104
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"What I can't see isn't likely to hurt me": First Edition of the author’s Newbery Honor Novel The Great Gilly Hopkins; Signed by Katherine Paterson
PATERSON, Katherine.
The Great Gilly Hopkins.
New York: Thomas Crowell, 1978.
First edition of this realistic children's novel, which was ranked number 63 among all-time children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Katherine Paterson on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket art by Fred Marcellino.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 4088
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First Edition of Why Noah Chose the Dove; Signed by Eric Carle
CARLE, Eric; Singer.
Why Noah Chose The Dove.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1974.
First edition of this work by the author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Tall quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Eric Carle on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Translated by Elizabeth Shub.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 3496
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"The little house first stood in the country, but gradually the city moved closer and closer": First Edition of Virginia Lee Burton’s The Little House
BURTON, Virginia Lee.
The Little House.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1942.
First edition of one of the rarest and most sought after children’s classics. Oblong quarto, original blue cloth. Near fine in an excellent unrestored dust jacket that shows a small chip to the crown of the spine and some light wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional example.
Price: $8,000.00 Item Number: 2325
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First British Edition of Anne of Windy Willow; In the Rare Original Dust jacket
MONTGOMERY, L.M.
Anne of Windy Willows (Anne of Windy Poplars).
London: George G. Harrap, 1936.
First British edition of this novel in Montgomery's acclaimed Anne series. Octavo, original blue cloth. Light wear, else fine in the original dust jacket with some chips. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 892
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First Edition of the "Definitive Edition" of the Song of Robin Hood; Inscribed by Virginia Lee Burton
BURTON, Virginia Lee; Selected and Edited by Anne Malcolmson; Music Arranged by Grace Castagnetta.
Song of Robin Hood.
Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press, 1947.
First edition of this classic retelling of Robin Hood. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation, inscribed by Virginia Lee Burton, "Greetings to the ‘Caner’ from Virginia Lee Burton." Near fine in the original dust jacket with some wear and tear.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 641
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Olivia, Signed by Ian Falconer
FALCONER, Ian.
Olivia.
New York: Atheneum Books, 2000.
First edition, early printing of the author's first book. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout.Boldly signed by Ian Falconer on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 647
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"And now, if you please, three round, smooth, stones": First edition of Stone Soup; Lengthily Inscribed by Marcia Brown with an original drawing
BROWN, Marcia.
Stone Soup.
New York: Charles Scribner, 1947.
First edition [with the Scribner's A] of the author's classic work. Quarto, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the half title page, "To _____ _______ A handy recipe- May he never go hungry Bon Appetit! Best Wishes Marcia Brown." Brown has also drawn an original drawing. Near fine in a good dust jacket with some wear and tear. Rare, even more so signed and with the original drawing.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 344
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"We've Dug So Fast And We've Dug So Well That We've Quite Forgotten To Leave A Way Out!": First Edition Of Mike Mulligan And His Steam Shovel In The Original Dust Jacket
BURTON, Virginia Lee.
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1939.
First edition of this children's classic with the date of 1939 on the title page. Oblong quarto, original tan cloth. A very good copy in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with some light expert restoration to the spine extremities. Housed in a custom clamshell box.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 2398
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First Edition of Nelson Mandela’s African Folktales; Signed and Dated by Him
MANDELA, Nelson.
Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales.
New York: Norton, 2002.
First edition of this collection of African folktales chosen and introduced by Nelson Mandela. Quarto, original glossy illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Signed and dated by Mandela on the title page.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 849
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First Edition of La Flor Mas Grande Del Mundo; Signed by Jose Saramago
SARAMAGO, Jose.
La Flor Mas Grande Del Mundo.
Madrid: Alfaguara, 2001.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's only children's book. Thin quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Signed and dated by Jose Saramago. In fine condition.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 141
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First Edition of Egg and Spoon; Signed by Gregory Maguire
MAGUIRE, Gregory.
Egg and Spoon
Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2014.
First edition of this work by the author of Wicked. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Gregory Maguire on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 4522
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First Edition of Alexander, Who's Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move; Signed by Judith Viorst
VIORST, Judith; Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser.
Alexander, Who’s Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move.
New York: Atheneum, 1995.
First edition of this work in the author's classic Alexander series. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by the author on the title page, "From Alexander's mom- Judith Viorst." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 5688
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"When I'm Six I'll fix Anthony": First Edition of I'll Fix Anthony; Signed by Judith Viorst
VIORST, Judith; Pictures by Arnold Lobel.
I’ll Fix Anthony.
New York: Harper & Row,Publishers, 1969.
First edition of this classic work. Oblong quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated. Signed by the author opposite the title page, "Wen I'm six, I'll fix Anthony- Judith Viorst." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 5687
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First Edition of The Journey Back; Inscribed by Johanna Reiss
REISS, Johanna.
The Journey Back.
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1976.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication, "To ___ _____ Love and peace Johanna Reiss October '76 Nice to see you again." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $275.00 Item Number: 5522
