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Booksellers Sign in hosted by LiveWorld Discussion Post a reply | Print Helpful Information eBay Books Newsletter Collectible Childrens Books on eBay Terminology, Identifying, Dating and Grading Books zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Apr-19-08 21:40 PDT Book Repairs & Cleaning Help for New Booksellers As per cc's suggestion, a thread for relatively higher dollar children's books sold on eBay and the Books About Books -- ensuing discussions. Reference Guides Packing & Shipping Books Previous 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Next See last post

146 replies Date posted Reply # zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Apr-19-08 21:41 PDT 1 of 146 What's New Find others who share $577 for the following: common interests - Join an eBay Group Beautiful DR SEUSS 1st HC/DJ Ten Apples up on Top 1961 Get fast answers to Theo LeSieg TRUE 1st state per Younger & Hirsch 195/195 questions in the Answer Item number: 280216208978 ended April 17, 2008 Center. Get Help Now Read about all things TEN APPLES UP ON TOP! by Theo. LeSieg eBay in the illustrated by Roy McKie eBay Chatter Blog Join a community of Beginner Books, 1961. First Edition. First State with all matching issue points. Near Fine unread people who want to hardcover in a Near Fine jacket. 47 years of shelf life but NO signs of use. An amazing specimen make a change of a book with only nominal shelf wear and some yellow offsetting on the endpapers from the dustjacket, and a very tight & clean binding. This is from the same stable of Seuss books as the eBay Community News 1st state copy of Green Eggs and Ham I sold for a near record price 2 years ago right here on eBay.

Announcements This copy of Ten Apples is first state all the way, matching all the issue points pertaining to both the book and dustjacket in the Younger & Hirsch bibliography. The second photo shows the lack Upcoming of logo on the book, the fourth photograph clearly shows the dustjacket flap price of $1.95 Workshops: Improved (195/195), and the rear cover photos show the crucial other titles listings. The posted Seller Protection, The photographs should answer all your questions. Of the three first editions on the market this is Golden Rule of the best collector's copy by far, far better than the $900 copy on abebooks, and offered here Customer Support, with NO RESERVE. A great opportunity to catch an elusive Seuss first edition. Frequently Missed Business Deductions, Theodor Seuss Geisel used the pen name Theo. LeSieg (Geisel spelled backwards) for books he wrote but others illustrated. What eBay Sellers Need to Know Right zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Apr-19-08 21:48 PDT 2 of 146 NOW, and Buyer... (8/10/08) $700, at least the seller corrected the original listing:

THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT by BEATRIX POTTER 1st Ed. 1902 eBay Motors -- Best Item number: 120246389833 ended April 19, 2008 Match as Default Sort (8/7/08)

This is a first edition of Beatrix Potter " The Tale of Peter Rabbit " F. Warne & Co. 1902 print. The book measures 4 1/8" W x 5 5/8" H x 1/2" thick. The book is held together by the existing A Better Way to mess binding. The title on the edge of the book can be reapplied by a pro... There are some Access eBay for pages missing namely : 12-13,16-17,18-19, 24-25, 30-31 ,36-37,42-43, 48-49, 54-55, 60-61, 66-67, 72-73. Thanks! iPhone and Other Smartphone... (8/6/08)

On Apr-15-08 at 17:19:38 PDT, seller added the following information: See all Announcements... I have discovered that apparently the publisher made this book with blank pages in between the

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story pages. The story is complete, NO PAGES ARE MISSING.!!!!!!!!! My apology.... See all System Announcements... hummingbirdcolumbine6 (1807 ) View Listings | Report Apr-19-08 22:03 PDT 3 of 146 Thank you, zlinda, I wasn't familiar with that LeSieg title.

gismas (11 ) View Listings | Report Apr-20-08 01:13 PDT 4 of 146 $800:

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"Being ignorant is not so much a Shame, as being unwilling to learn." — Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack, 1755 Additional Resources Community Hub cornercube (13 ) View Listings | Report Apr-20-08 01:23 PDT 6 of 146 Chatter Archive zlinda Thanks for educational your efforts. Security & Resolution Center

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zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Apr-20-08 08:14 PDT 7 of 146 You're welcome cc. I'll grab some of the previous posts and put them on this thread.

McCloskey's 2nd Caldecott Medal winning book sold for $634 on March 24, 2008, to go along with his three Caldecott Honor books. We are not such purists that we would call this a '2nd state DJ' simply due to the applied stickers. In many cases, the stickers were sent to stores and applied post-publication, therefore a 'first issue dust jacket with Caldecott Medal stickers applied.' Thoughts?

From the item description:

Robert McCloskey_TIME OF WONDER_1957_1st/dj_SIGNED_WOW Winner 1958 Caldecott Medal NF/NF lovely! Item number: 200208715343 Sold on March 24, 2008, for $634

"TIME OF WONDER by Robert McCloskey

Viking, New York. 1957. 4to in blue cloth binding with pressed cover decorations and silver-gilt spine titles, interior color illos by author throughout. Correct first edition, first printing in second-state dustjacket.

The book is Near Fine with just tracewear to the board edges. The jacket is likewise Near Fine or better, no specific flaws noted. This Caldecott-winning book is SIGNED on the title page by the author at the bottom of the title-page illo. The jacket has the two Caldecott medallions on the front panel, the only difference from the first-state jacket, which does not have the award medallions.

See the photos. NOT price-clipped, NOT ex-library, as lovely a copy of this multiple-Caldecott winning author's final award-winner as I have ever seen, in an archival-quality jacket protecter. This book was obtained directly from the estate of a children's librarian who was a Newbery/Caldecott Award judge. VERY scarce in this exceptional collector's condition, even more so signed."

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imagine.ink (1739 ) View Listings | Report Apr-20-08 08:17 PDT 8 of 146 An important point of minutiae overlooked by the buyer of auction #300206904017:

"Wept big tears" was changed to "shed big tears" in the 4th printing of The Tale of Peter Rabbit.

http://forums.ebay.com/db1/thread.jspa?messageID=2009770324&forumID=4&x#2009770324

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Apr-20-08 08:17 PDT 9 of 146 yankeeancestry (2536 ) View Listings | Report Mar-26-08 11:03 PDT 1 of 17 Now, if it was Blueberries for Sal, that would have been something.

I always thought this book was nice enough, and having experienced some of those better Maine coast days [as opposed to being fogged in for a solid week], it was evocative for me reading/telling it to my daughter. But his less detailed art work, after Sal, just didn't seem all that noteworthy.

Was this like a Hollywood make-up award for something?

re other artist: How "big", if at all, is Robert Lawson these days?

zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Mar-26-08 11:37 PDT 2 of 17 I don't think this was a make-up award. 1957 was an era of prescribed readers (think Dick & Jane, et. at.), and also some unrest from John Hersey's "Why Johnny Can't Read' article in Life Mag, I'm sure the noise reverberating through the ears of elementary school educators everywhere.

In this environment, in 1957 two landmark early readers were published, The Cat In The Hat and Little Bear, books outside of the prescribed learn-to-read curriculum. That these two were ignored for Caldecott mention by the selection body of librarians, and a more conservative book selected, is understandable given the context.

The Cat In The Hat in particular did not strike the fancy of the teaching public for many, many years (due in part to the authority bending Cat), while Little Bear's Visit deservedly winning a Caldecott Honor in 1962 could be some make-up for Little Bear's omission.

zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Mar-26-08 11:48 PDT 3 of 17 How "big", if at all, is Robert Lawson these days?

Quite. Lawson won both a Caldecott Medal for his illustrations, and a Newbery Medal for his writing, along with Honor awards in both categories.

In the contemporary children's book space, the two 'A+' collectibles are Sendak and Seuss. Just below the top two, is the 'A' tier, including Crockett Johnson, H.A. Rey, Chris Van Allsburg, and so forth. Lawson & McCloskey would be just below that 2nd tier, and only because their works have not crossed over into pop culture quite as much as the creations of the above.

zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Mar-26-08 11:56 PDT 4 of 17 yankeeancestry: You might find this list of most valuable children's book illustrators useful. Stan compiled the list from our database. Please consider it directionally accurate.

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Apr-20-08 08:22 PDT 10 of 146 A first edition Cat In The Hat hasn't sold for this high an amount ($3450) on eBay in quite some time. Why so high? Condition, condition, condition!

1st Edition First Printing Dr Seuss Cat In The Hat Rare Item number: 180213027043 sold on Feb. 10, 2008 for $3450

"First edition, first printing of "The Cat in the Hat" by Dr. Seuss, aka Theodore Geisel. New York: Random House: 1957. Includes all first edition points; matte hardcover boards with single binding "signature" in dustjacket that includes the "200/200" price on front flap, and without the "Printed in U.S.A. attribution on rear panel.

The 61pp. octavo book features Seuss at his best, in his most renowned and re-read children’s book classic: "We looked! Then we saw him step in on the mat! We looked! And we saw him! The Cat in the Hat!"

Small tears to front joint at top and bottom. Minor soiling to edges and front board and previous

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owner's signature ("katy taylor") on front pastedown and endpaper. Dustjacket and book in excellent condition, rarely found so unblemished. A scarce first printing of a children's literature treasure."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Apr-20-08 08:28 PDT 11 of 146 The Golden Book of Biology and other Charles Harper illustrated Golden Books from the 1960's consistently sell for nice bucks on eBay. In this instance, over $700. The Harper illustrations are easily identifiable. From the item description:

CHARLES/CHARLEY HARPER GIANT GOLDEN BOOK OF BIOLOGY 60s HTF 1st ED. 1961- IN GREAT SHAPE- HUGE - FILLED W PICS Item number: 300200460661 sold for $765 on Feb. 26. 2008

"THE GIANT GOLDEN BOOK OF BIOLOGY an introduction to the science of life Illustrations by Charles (Charley) Harper - Text by Gerald Ames and Rose Wyler

1st edition c1961 99 pages golden press - Oversized hardcover children's book LARGE FORMAT hardcover, 10.5” X 13” FULL COLOR! Filled with many of Charley's well known illustrations.

“Charley Harper (August 4, 1922 - June 10, 2007) was a Cincinnati-based American Modernist artist. He was best known for his highly stylized wildlife prints, posters and book illustrations."-wikipedia

On top of all this its a cool science book for children.

condition- The book is in Excellent shape, especially considering its age. Cover is in great shape, still glossy after all these years. The thick cloth covered board cover has held very well Internally it is extremely clean and bright. Pages and pictures clean and crisp no notes or doodles. This is one of the nicest copies I've seen."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Apr-20-08 08:31 PDT 12 of 146 cmybooksinc (830 ) View Listings | Report Mar-03-08 12:35 PST 1 of 8 there was a great piece on cbs sunday morning show a few weeks back about him and another artist designer

blue*skies*ahead* (1201 ) View Listings | Report Mar-03-08 12:36 PST 2 of 8 I wonder how many of those I have walked right by.

yankeeancestry (2536 ) View Listings | Report Mar-03-08 14:02 PST 3 of 8 I've NEVER even seen these, but shall never walk past one! Charles Harper is now permanently etched in the retrievable areas of memory.

lludwig (10422 ) View Listings | Report Mar-03-08 16:02 PST 4 of 8 zlinda - Thanks for mentioning this book. It is one that I had encounted before and thought it is a Classic of the times and would be an excellent one to print in same format and put into school classrooms and libraries.

tealsky (353 ) View Listings | Report Mar-03-08 16:46 PST 5 of 8 I sold one a few weeks ago, Item number: 160204577530. Ex-library book that I thought I might get $100 for. Sold for $406.00!

cmybooksinc (830 ) View Listings | Report Mar-03-08 17:19 PST 6 of 8 also he did some ford times i believe

cmybooksinc (830 ) View Listings | Report Mar-03-08 17:21 PST 7 of 8 yep he did I checked ebay

zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Mar-09-08 18:17 PDT 8 of 8 Another sold for $535 this week, with library stamp. From the item description:

Charles Harper Golden Book Biology 1961 Signed Item number: 120228215668 sold for $535 on March 7, 2008

"The Giant Golden Book of Biology By Gerald Ames and Rose Wyler Illustrated by Charles Harper

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1961 Golden Press 99 pages

History: I am a huge Charles Harper fan and this book is part of my collection. I have become friends with Brett Harper (his son) and gave him this book to be signed while Charley was in the hospital. In fact, all the books I’m putting up for sale on Ebay were signed in early 2007. These books are very special to me and I know I’m going to regret selling them.

About The Book: This is a great, hard-to-find book (well, at least hard-to-find cheaply) known for its illustrations and its rarity. This is the book Todd Oldham references for inspiration. He stated in an interview that he’s owned it since he was a kid. This is the book that “made” Charley and really demonstrates a fully matured sense of style. If you study his Ford Times artwork through the fifties, you will witness an evolution of style and color. This book displays, to a wider audience, the depth and sophistication of a professional. This is the Holy Grail to many Harper collectors. If you look closely there are two self-portraits of the artist. The man with the red shirt holding the anaconda and the center photo of the “Why You Are You” article are both Charley. Some of the original artwork behind the illustrations for the Golden Book of Biology and Animal Kingdom was put up for sale recently in Cincinnati.

Biography: Charles Harper has been placed in the spotlight lately because of Todd Oldham’s biography of his work. It’s refreshing to know that many new people are just now discovering his art. Most of the people of Cincinnati have already been exposed to his talents. He did posters for the Hamilton County Parks and worked with the Cincinnati Zoo. He has done a mural at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. His work has also been featured in local exhibitions and he spoke at several schools. He attended and then later taught at the Art Academy of Cincinnati."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Apr-20-08 08:39 PDT 13 of 146 Robert McCloskey JOURNEY CAKE HO! 1953 TRUE 1st w/DJ Very scarce!! No copies anywhere!! Item number: 190204544158 sold for $2045 on Mar. 16, 2008

zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Mar-16-08 20:50 PDT Very tough to find, only the second first edition I've seen. From the item description:

"TRUE 1st Edition of the classic JOURNEY CAKE, HO! by Ruth Sawyer and Robert McCloskey in Dust Jacket!!

1954 Caldecott Honor book!! Extremely scarce, especially in this condition!!

New York -THE VIKING PRESS 1953

TRUE First Edition, First Printing, First Issue with correct price, copyright information, etc.

Very Scarce, almost never seen for sale, Almost all copies available are Book Club Editions, it is hard to even find a later printing with a dust jacket. If you have been waiting for the best possible example of this scarce First Edition, this is it. You will probably never find a nicer copy!! Near perfect!!

Unpaginated. Octavo (10 1/2" x 8")

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket"

jakoll (1065 ) View Listings | Report Mar-16-08 20:59 PDT 1 of 8 Wow.....nice book.....never seen one.

yankeeancestry (2536 ) View Listings | Report Mar-17-08 06:28 PDT 2 of 8 Well, at least I can say that I ACTUALLY held a copy of this book in my hands--albiet a then current library book, with usual material, as opposed to ex-library, as it was from my elementary school library! And yes I read it too.

yankeeancestry (2536 ) View Listings | Report Mar-17-08 06:37 PDT 3 of 8 Is advanced search for seller currently BROKEN? I clicked on this seller's other listings, found nothing for sale, so then tried using advance -- seller search and got not a valid eBay idea. I even used the approximate search function of "close matches" and got a no-no message.

Can't anybody here operate a functional business system?

blue*skies*ahead* (1201 ) View Listings | Report Mar-17-08 06:42 PDT 4 of 8

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? Yankee? That seller doesn't have any current listings, but has a page full of completed auctions that ended yesterday.

yankeeancestry (2536 ) View Listings | Report Mar-17-08 06:42 PDT 5 of 8 OK - it finally worked.

Seller had an impressive week with Dr Seuss books also,

http://tinyurl.com/3al4sd

hummingbirdcolumbine6 (1254 ) View Listings | Report Mar-17-08 06:42 PDT 6 of 8 Thanks, zlinda, I've never seen one.

yankeeancestry (2536 ) View Listings | Report Mar-17-08 06:44 PDT 7 of 8 The Margaret Wise Brown book (also one I've never heard of) beat the McCloskey book.

Tip of the Day: ALWAYS put McCloskey's name first inthe title line. It took my humdrum 1941 folklore book to a sale in auction while copies with dustjackets linger unknown in Stores.

zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Mar-17-08 07:07 PDT 8 of 8 hummingbirdcolumbine6: YW, glad to be of some assistance.

A copy of McCloskey's Caldecott Medal book, Make Way For Ducklings, was recently offered for sale on ABE at $9000. It is no longer available, so I assumed it was sold.

In our opinion, Make Way For Ducklings and The Little House are the scarcest of the Caldecott Medal books, and much more difficult to find than Where The Wild Things Are. I've never come across a first edition MWFD in DJ on eBay, in our 10 years of looking, although did purchase one sans DJ a number of years ago.

imagine.ink (1739 ) View Listings | Report Apr-20-08 08:44 PDT 14 of 146 Re: Post #8 on this thread:

1902 Tale of Peter Rabbit - $3338

zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Mar-23-08 10:08 PDT

Here. From the item description:

" THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT " by Beatrix Potter. First Edition. n.d. 1902, Frederick Warne & Co., London. ILLUSTRATED. 97 pgs. 4 1/4" x 5 3/4". HC, bound in dark brown boards. Paper onlay color illustration of central character Peter Rabbit in center of rectangular blind panel. Silver inlay titling to cover and spine. All important first edition grey leaf pattern endpapers.

CONDITION: Very Good Plus/Fine. Book sits square w/flat boards and beautiful corners. Cover is exceptionally clean front/rear and spine w/a 1" pencil mark to front board on left side, see photo. Tightly Bound w/cracked front hinge and excellent rear hinge. Clean textblock w/no writing, signatures, stamps etc. Childs "doodle artwork" to rear endpapers, see photo. All pages are crsip clean and white w/no toning. An extremely rare and beautiful book. "

jakoll (1065 ) View Listings | Report Mar-23-08 10:43 PDT 1 of 6

Sorry...but I just can't call a book VG++-Fine with a cracked front hinge and doodlework on the endpapers. It's a plain VG+ and that's all.....you can't rate a book higher because it's a kids book or slightly aged.

zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Mar-23-08 14:30 PDT 2 of 6

"you can't rate a book higher because it's a kids book or slightly aged"

I agree. And I've never handled a book with a cracked hinge that I would grade a 'VG+'; however this book is in exceptional condition otherwise.

How much does the 'doodle' affect the condition grading for a children's book?

jakoll (1065 ) View Listings | Report Mar-23-08 14:52 PDT 3 of 6

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I would say it should take it down at least one grade if it's on the ffeps and more if it's in text or on the illustrations.

imagine.ink (1630 ) View Listings | Report Mar-25-08 20:19 PDT 4 of 6

Most significant of all ... this book is not a first printing (as is implied in the description of First Edition), but a fourth printing.

The auction's description states:

FREDERICK WARNE AND CO. first edition points include color Peter Rabbit cover overlay pastedown illustration inside rectangular blind panel outlined in blind on dark brown boards, black & white vignette on title page and most importantly- 97 pages w/color frontispiece and 30 color plates by Edmund Evans, Grey Holly-Leaf patterned endpapers. Later "early" editions have only 85 pages and illustrated endpapers. Pg. 51 reads, "...shed big tears."

According to the Linder bibliography (page 421), "The words 'wept big tears' on page 51 of the first three printings have been changed to 'shed big tears' in the fourth printing."

Linder also states 8250 copies were printed (following 8000 first printing copies, 12,000 second printing copies and 8220 third printing copies).

Additionally, Linder states that the fourth printing was in April, 1903, which differs from the seller's description of 1902.

The comparables cited by the seller were most likely first printings. To compare asking prices of a first printing with estimated values of a fourth printing is like comparing apples and oranges.

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Apr-20-08 08:44 PDT 15 of 146 Margaret Wise Brown MAN IN THE MANHOLE 1946 TRUE 1st DJ One her rarest books!! Item number: 190204540933 sold for $2592 on Mar. 16, 2008

zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Mar-16-08 20:54 PDT Very surprising price, the only copy I've seen. From the item description:

"TRUE 1st Edition of the THE MAN IN THE MANHOLE AND THE FIX-IT MEN by Margaret Wise Brown and Edith Thacher Hurd in Dust Jacket!!

One of Margaret Wise Brown's Rarest Books!! THE MAN IN THE MANHOLE AND THE FIX-IT MEN

By Juniper Sage [Pseudonym of the collaboration of Margaret Wise Brown and Edith Thacher Hurd] Illustrated by Bill Ballantine

NEW YORK: WILLIAM R. SCOTT, PUBLISHER 1946

TRUE First Edition, First Printing, First Issue with all issue points including correct price, etc.

Very scarce, I have never seen any First Editions of this book available anywhere. Wonderfully illustrated!!

Unpaginated. Quarto (9 3/4" x 8")

Condition: Good+ in Good Dust Jacket"

jakoll (1065 ) View Listings | Report Mar-16-08 21:01 PDT 1 of 2 Same seller....good stuff....never seen one either.

zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Mar-17-08 07:00 PDT 2 of 2 I know that Margaret Wise Brown is a very collectible children's book author, and Edith Thatcher Hurd to a smaller degree, however did not think this book would reach such price heights. And on eBay of all places.

The Caldecott Medal book she authored, The Little Island (Medal won by Leonard Weisgard for illustrations) is another tough get in VG+ condition. We had the book priced at $500 in CPBPG,

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however this now seems low in light.

MWB's most popular book is Goodnight, Moon, illustrated by Edith Thatcher Hurd's husband, Clement Hurd, is very difficult to find; I've only seen one first edition copy over the years. Goodnight, Moon was listed twice on Publisher's Weekly list of bestselling children's hardcover books, the board book at #33 (3.7 MM copies sold) and also #48 (2.7MM copies sold). The Publisher's Weekly list is a good one to mine for potential high dollar books.

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Apr-20-08 08:48 PDT 16 of 146 Dr Seuss TRUE 1st Issue DJ McElligot's Pool 1947 WOW!! 1st Issue DJ Random House .... under dotted line on DJ Item number: 260212517176 sold for $3250 on Feb. 23, 2008

zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Feb-24-08 11:43 PST A difficult first edition Seuss to find, McElligot's Pool, recently sold on eBay for $3250. If you are a Seuss bookseller or collector, then save the back flap image for future reference. From the item description:

"McElligot's Pool; Written and illustrated By Dr Seuss. Published By Random House NY 1947

Scarce 1st edition, 1st state, fish on the front cover has mouth open, The correct 7 line copyright notice is present, Dust Jacket is 1st issue according to Hirsch and Younger Bibliography has correct price listed only in the upper corner of the front DJ flap, and no price on the rear flap.

The ALL IMPORTANT 1st issue Dustjacket point "McElligots' pool, Dr Seuss , Random House "is printed below the dotted line which is located on the left bottom corner of the rear flap ( see pics)

Boards are Light green cloth with dark green lettering on spine and front cover, illustration and letters in dark green; spine tips and corners lightly rubbed, NO soil on boards. Top edge lightly sunned. Binding and spine are tight.

Dustcover slightly chipped at corners and head of spine, few short tears, Not price clipped 250/250.

The pages are crisp and fresh looking and free of soil Illustrations are Bright and beautiful. There is some residue from what I believe to be a sticker on the inside front and backboard.

There are a number of Varient issues for sale on the internet but no 1st issue. The last Auction I could find a 1st issue was back in 2004.

Truly a very scarce issue Dr Seuss Book "

zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Feb-24-08 12:19 PST 1 of 2 The Youngers have corrected the first edition issue points for McElligot's Pool on their corrections page:

"p. 131-3 - State "a" does not have the price on the rear flap."

The corrections page can be found here: http://www.alephbet.com/corrections.htm

Note they were gracious enough to credit us for corrections on If I Ran The Zoo and Horton Hears A Who.

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Apr-20-08 08:50 PDT 17 of 146 Millions of Cats, Limited first Edition #3 by Wanda Gag Item number: 290209738728 sold BIN $2000 on Feb. 26, 2008

Obviously some condition issues. Many do not know this edition exists. If in the market, be certain the etching is present. From the item description:

"This is antique Book “Millions of Cats” Limited First Edition, Hard cover book. First edition # 3 of 250 with original hard back binder, signed illustrator rendering, certificate of authentication, original signature of writer and illustrator on title page and book inside flap.

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Five pieces to this book: The original clear sleeve, the hardcover book slipcase, the book, the certificate, and the original signed illustration. Books listed price is $2,000. Book is a rare antique, and very old.

The hardcover slipcase that fits outside of the actual book has very little binding left, although front and back cover is in good condition. It is in two pieces consisting of front and back cover. The actual book is in perfect condition and cannot be covered by slip casing or clear jacket. The clear sleeve is frail and should not be handled frequently."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Apr-20-08 08:52 PDT 18 of 146 Nancy Drew Clue in the Diary w/ DJ-1932-True 1st- Rare! Item number: 130197346681 sold for $2750 on Feb. 17, 2008

Competitive auction, with four bidders over $2000. From the item description:

"Book number 7 in the Nancy Drew series- The Clue in the Diary with dustjacket. This is the very hard to find 1932A-1 or true first printing per Farah's Guide.

Front flap of Brodart protected jacket lists to Red Gate Farm, back flap lists 11 Blythe Girls titles and back of jacket lists 10 Amy Bell Marlowe titles. Reverse side of jacket lists tons of other Grosset titles including Nancy Drew ending at Secret at Shadow Ranch.

Jacket with bright color in overall wonderful condition. Tiny bit of paper loss on corners of front of jacket (along with just the tiniest of wear at the very bottom) and light soiling on the back of jacket. The only issue to really mention is that there were 3/4 to one inch vertical tears at the very top of the spine (actually directly on the left and right fold flaps) and some moderate to heavy wrinkling from the spine top down just past the "Carolyn Keene" section. Spine also has light chipping at the top (but no lettering affected) while the bottom of the spine has no chipping and the number "7" fully present. I went ahead and sealed the tears on the reverse side of the jacket with professional grade Brodart repair tape to prevent any further damage to this scarce jacket.

Now on to the book itself which is just about as hard to find as the jacket since there was only one printing of this title with blank endpapers. Book has nice bright blue boards with just some very,very light fading on the spine. Blank endpapers in nice condition with just a neat cursive name written in the front and a price of $2.00 written very small in green ink. Binding is overall tight although it is quite cocked/slanted. Cool glossy frontispiece fully intact and the 202 pages are clean and creamy white. Front of the book lists to Clue in the Diary while in the back, it also lists to this title."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Apr-20-08 09:20 PDT 19 of 146 Little Golden Book "The Poky Little Puppy/WDJ" 1st ed. Item number: 310026050719 sold for $665 on Mar. 1, 2008

$665 is the highest I can recall for an LGB on eBay.

Poky Little Puppy topped Publisher's Weekly 2001 List of All-Time Bestselling Children's Books (several of the Harry Potter books have topped 14 million now), which increases it's desirability.

From the auction description:

"#8 ."THE POKY LITTLE PUPPY' 1ST EDITION 1942. Exterior condition of the book and dust jacket is EXCELLENT and has been professionally covered with mylar.The interior is excellent, free of any markings.. No name in owners box."

professorbooknoodle (14 ) View Listings | Report Apr-20-08 11:28 PDT 20 of 146 ... professionally covered with mylar ....

due2cents (28 ) View Listings | Report Apr-20-08 13:24 PDT 21 of 146 Thanks I always like this topic I used to just walk by the boxes and boxes of kid lit not for a while now' Thanks ZL

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...... JOHN McCAIN in 08

blackandtanbooks (1041 ) View Listings | Report Apr-20-08 13:36 PDT 22 of 146 Since this is an old auction, it is not accessible except for eBay's most cash-extortionate forms of completed auction search.

I pay about $25 a month for Marketplace Research. I'd pay $50 without grumbling. It's a valuable research tool. Amazon offers something similar (though it's deeper) but charges hundreds a month. Few booksellers have the stomach for studying the market, so it makes sense to make it fee-based - to keep it out of the hands of those who might abuse it!

cibola07 (4029 ) View Listings | Report Apr-20-08 13:52 PDT 23 of 146 Thank you all, especially zlinda, for all this valuable learning information. I have yet to find a kids' book which took in more than $25.00 but I'm looking in a more educated way as a result of this thread and other info' that more experienced children's book finders share here! THANKS AGAIN!

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Apr-20-08 18:27 PDT 24 of 146 THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN BIG GOLDEN BOOK 1959 Item number: 120245342724 sold for $784 on April 17, 2008

Surprisingly high, with 3 bidders over $500, this Big Golden Book is not too common, and had the interest of LGB and Tintin collectors:

"THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN BIG GOLDEN BOOK 1959 Up for auction is a(n) THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN THE CRAB WITH THE GOLDEN CLAWS BIG GOLDEN BOOK published by Golden Press in 1959.

It's in very good condition. Uncirculated.

Thanks for looking and happy bidding!!

•All items come directly from the Western Printing/Golden Book archive."

due2cents (28 ) View Listings | Report Apr-20-08 18:45 PDT 25 of 146 Zlinda ever seen this series sell

four Cloth oversize titles oof four

...... JOHN McCAIN in 08

have you Seen the Other two choices.

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Apr-21-08 09:39 PDT 26 of 146 due2cents: I'm not familiar with this series.

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Apr-21-08 09:41 PDT 27 of 146

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"Green eggs and Ham" why the difference in covers"

2dolladickie (35 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 06:01 PST I have seen sellers with 1st editions of Green Eggs and Ham for sale and there seems to be 2 different covers, excluding dustjacket. One cover shows the Cat in the Hat character on the upper right corner. Then there is a version without it. I was wondering if this perhaps dated the printing of this title? Which version came 1st? Thanks

fine.books (822 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 08:42 PST 1 of 32 I believe that the First is New York; 1960; Beginners Books, publishers (no mention of Random House either on the binding or within the textblock), and has the "50 Word Vocabulary" boss printed on the binding, and a "50 Word Vocabulary" sticker affixed to the dustwrapper, rather than having it printed directly on the jacket, as in later issues.

zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 09:16 PST 2 of 32 The first edition book does not have the Beginner Book logo on the front cover, and has "Distributed By Random House" beneath "BEGINNER BOOKS, INC" on the copyright page.

Green Eggs and Ham was published during the time Beginner Books, Inc. was sold to Random House. Prior to the sale, Beginner Books were distributed by Random House; after the sale, Beginner Books became a "Division of Random House."

The first edition book can be found with three different dust jackets.

The first edition dust jacket has the Beginner Book logo as a sticker on the front cover. The 2nd issue dust jacket has the Beginner Book logo printed on the front DJ. Both have "Distributed By Random House" on the bottom of the back DJ.

The 3rd issue DJ is similar to the 2nd issue, with the printed logo, however has a "Division of Random House" replacing the "Distributed..." verbiage.

All three issues of the dust jacket can be found with the first edition book.

Book collectors consider the first edition book in the first issue DJ to be the true "first edition." This book sells for $4000+ in the market, and will bring $1500+ on eBay. The first edition book in the 2nd issue DJ will sell for $300+ in the market, and will bring $150+ on eBay.

Note that the Beginner Books listed on the back of the 1st,2nd, and 3rd issue DJ's are the same. The 2nd edition DJ will list additional Beginner Books.

2dolladickie (35 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 09:42 PST 3 of 32 So, would I be correct in assuming that a book that does not have the "beginner" logo on the cover, but does say "a division of" instead of "distributed by" is a transitional book? That is, after Random purchased Beginner but before they put the logo on the cover? Thanks for the very interesting information.

zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 09:57 PST 4 of 32 The "A Division of" with no logo was used on Green Eggs up until the mid-1960's, so is more than a transitional book. For some reason, the Beginner Book logo was not printed on the cover for a number of years. Without the DJ, it would be difficult to establish a year for such a book, the range of publication would be 1961 to 1966-1968 or so. I'll look through our Green Eggs to see if I can lock down the year the printed logo was added to the book.

2dolladickie (35 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 10:06 PST 5 of 32 Thank you, that would be greatly appreciated. I'm finding it hard not to get a little obsessed with some of these books and series. I love the hunt and research.

zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 10:25 PST 6 of 32 "I love the hunt and research."

Join the crowd!

This is a good forum to ask questions about book collecting and book selling.

The dust jacketed Beginner Books are a fun place to start a children's picturebook collection, since the DJ's were stopped in 1972/73, and the later issue books in DJ are affordable and moderately available. We initially collected a complete set in DJ, then slowly acquired the first edition books in DJ.

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The first 35 Little Golden Books are much the same, issued in DJ's from 1942-1947, than sans DJ after that. It's funny that I rarely run into a LGB in DJ in a brick & mortar bookstore, however they are to be found on eBay.

2dolladickie (35 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 10:42 PST 7 of 32 My wife and I have been collecting Little Golden Books for about 32 years so we are very familiar with them. I think there is only a small handful of these books that we have not had at least once. We started with the other board books such as Rand McNally, Wonder Books, Whitman tell-a-tales about 10 years ago. We still love these but am excited about expanding into new territories such as the earlier children's book pre-1940's, Dr Suess, I'm also very interested in the Follett just beginning to read series from the 60's. You are right, this is a great forum with very nice people and a bank full of treasured knowledge. thanks

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Apr-21-08 09:45 PDT 28 of 146 zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 10:52 PST 8 of 32 Another good series is the 'I Can Read' series started by Harper & Brothers in 1957 with Maurice Sendak's Little Bear. In addition to the Sendak books in the series, the early Syd Hoff books (Danny and the Dinosaur, Julius, Chester, etc...) have the potential to become highly collectible, since they've stayed in print and been read by millions.

Stan and I have been accumulating first edition points for the Harper & Brothers books published from 1957-1962. We've recently talked with Cliff Erickson (To & Again Books), who is in the process of doing a bibliography of the series, including the Harper & Row editions. Cliff is given acknowledgments in both the Younger/Hirsch Seuss bibliography and the Santi LGB price guide. He and his wife sell under the eBay id babboe - we've bought many a book over the years from them on and off eBay. Very knowledgable about children's books.

2dolladickie (35 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 11:09 PST 9 of 32 Thans for the info. I will look into the Harper Brothers "I Can Read" series. We love Sendak, and we are always on the look out for his early books when we are out book hunting. In fact, just yesterday we ran across an early printing of Syd Hoff's Danny and the Dinosaur at a thrift store for the blind, but my wife decided against buying it. Usually its because of condition. I'm going to check out Cliff's ebay site. The id Babboe sounds familiar. Thanks again

2dolladickie (35 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 11:28 PST 10 of 32 Speaking of Harper & Row Maurice Sendak's Little Bear, we picked up a copy with the dust jacket a few days ago but I think it must be a later printing as the price on the inner flap of the Dust cover seems too high for 1957 ($3.95). The copyright page gives 2 standard book numbers, a trade edition and a harpercrest edition. Are these numbers significant? Is there any significant 1st edition attribution? I just thought it ironic that you had mentioned this title and we had just found one a couple of days ago.

zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 11:52 PST 11 of 32 Joyce Hanrahan's bibliography is considered the definitive on first edition Sendak books. She indicates the Harper & Brothers' book has a black cloth spine, however the DJ is required for first edition identification. $2.50 on top right front flap, "40-80/No.7690A" on bottom left front flap. Back flap continues Little Bear synopsis from front flap.

indexerkevin (333 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 12:04 PST 12 of 32 "The copyright page gives 2 standard book numbers, a trade edition and a harpercrest edition."

Sounds to me like you are possibly referring to ISBN numbers, in which case it can't be older than 70s.

indexerkevin (333 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 12:12 PST 13 of 32 Plus "Harper & Row" dates to 1962

zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 12:14 PST 14 of 32 We have a copy of the Harper and Brothers' Harpercrest edition. It is only mentioned in Hanrahan as a "library edition at $3.25". Our copy has "HARPERCREST EDITION" on the front of the DJ. The bottom left front flap has the "40-80/No.7690A", then "Net $2.19" with a black outed box, we assume is where the $3.25 is. On the bottom right of the front flap is the four line paragraph "This library edition is/bound in soil-resistant,/washable cloth. It is/side-sewn and reinforced." The book is a green-blue cloth, very different than the first trade edition.

We also have a price clipped trade edition, however with "$1.95" printed in red ink on the top right flap, which is also mentioned in Hanrahan.

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2dolladickie (35 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 12:26 PST 15 of 32 Sounds to me like you are possibly referring to ISBN numbers, in which case it can't be older than 70s.

It doesn't say ISBN, instead it says Standard Book Number, which may be another way of saying ISBN or a precursor to it. From the little searching I have done, the $3.95 price seems to date it around 1963-64 and goes for around $10.00. I can see that I'm going to need to invest in a few reference books if I'm going to pursue these new areas in our book collecting. thank you for your helpfulness.

2dolladickie (35 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 12:29 PST 16 of 32 Plus "Harper & Row" dates to 1962

Did they stop publishing in 1962?

If so, then my copy, which is published by Harper & Row, would have to be 1962 or earlier printing?

fine.books (822 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 12:34 PST 17 of 32 Harper and Brothers became Harper and Row when they branched out into textbook publishing with their merger with Row, Petersen and Company in 1961.

indexerkevin (333 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 12:37 PST 18 of 32 no Harper Brothers merged with Row in 1962 and thus any book with that is 1962 or after. Yeah the SBN are before ISBN but after 1957, so sounds like you have a copy maybe from mid-late 60s.

Your instinct about the price was a good one; I use that sort of trick too; but if the price is low enough, just get it and figure you're paying 50 cents or a buck for a lesson.

You know the whole you can afford to hang in for a lot more hands if its penny ante poker as opposed to dollar ante poker yada yada.

2dolladickie (35 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 12:38 PST 19 of 32 I get it. I didn't connect the Brothers to Row. Thanks

zlinda (1707 ) View Listings | Report Jan-19-08 12:44 PST 20 of 32 A key reference book to have is Lee Baumgarten's Price Guide and Bibliographical Check List, 2004 edition. Bang for the buck, definitely the best information for the dollar. Their prices are not current, the value of the book is the bibliographic information.

The Hanrahan book is over $50, and the Younger/Hirsch is over $150, both required if you collect Sendak or Seuss, however very specialized.

The Baumgarten's indicate this is the last edition of their guide, which is unfortunate. Do get the 2004 edition rather than the earlier ones.

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Apr-21-08 09:49 PDT 29 of 146 Dr Seuss Green Eggs and Ham 1960 1st DJ Sticker Wow!!!! Outstanding copy of very scarce 1st Issue Item number: 260212504386 sold for $3250 on Feb 23, 2008

First edition with sticker recently sold on eBay for $3250, with three bidders over $2500. From the item description:

"Green Eggs And Ham; Written and Illustrated By Dr Seuss. Published By - Beginner Books Inc. Random House NY , 1960

First Edition, First Printing , First Issue in Near fine condition.

An Outstanding First edition with all correct First printing points according to Hirsch and Younger Bibliography. No Beginner Books logo on boards, correct ads on jacket, "Distributed by Random House" on rear bottom of Dust Jacket as well as title page. 50 Word Vocabulary sticker pasted on front of DJ

The only flaws are the slight crease on top edge of spine and lower edge of spine and PO name

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erased on front inside board. The dustjacket is stunning with virtually no soil - The colors are extremely bright and fresh and the front flap retains the original price of 195/195.

The interior pages are crisp and clean and completely free of soil or wear. Illustrations are bright and fresh. Other than the erased name the book is in as new , unread condition. Truly, A beautiful copy of a very scarce Dr Seuss Title"

gismas (11 ) View Listings | Report Apr-21-08 15:31 PDT 30 of 146 cc - Re: Post #4, my reason for mentioning a rag book was because I've not seen them discussed on the Board, and the Aldin Dean's Rag Books bring rather large prices - others probably do as well.

As noted, the auction description is worthless and I don't want to reveal an alter ego.

My description of the book is:

6 x 11 - Dean's Rag Book #217 - ca1913 - Unpaginated - 16 illustrated pages including covers - Other than a tiny bit of fraying at bottom and top of the tightly sewn, pinked, cloth pages There is little wrong with this exceptional copy.

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Apr-28-08 12:35 PDT 31 of 146 A first edition Cat/Hat sold for $1825 on Apr. 28, 2008. Five bidders over $1000, 3 over $1300. The item description:

"1st Ed. 1957 Dr. Seuss CAT IN THE HAT Book w DJ 200/200 Item number: 350051391352

Doesn't get any better than this! Here is probably one of the most popular children's books of the 20th Century. THE CAT IN THE HAT by Dr. Seuss, published by Random House and joint publication with Houghton Mifflin in 1957, 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Book has the Identification Points to make it a TRUE First Edition and those are:

1. Dull Flat Finish on Cover Boards 2. Message to parents on final page contained in Cat's Head and Hat silhouette. 3. No mention of Beginners Books to rear flap of dust jacket. 4. Most important point is the 200/200 printing of price on front flap of dust jacket / later printings of early editions uncharacteristically dropped prices to $1.95. "

oldbookshopnj (146 ) View Listings | Report Apr-28-08 16:39 PDT 32 of 146 Nice condition--I might have thought it would make more.

mroyalhome (1100 ) View Listings | Report Apr-28-08 18:45 PDT 33 of 146 Love this thread. Can we keep it on page 1 forever?

bibliomonster (660 ) View Listings | Report Apr-28-08 19:52 PDT 34 of 146 ITS ABOUT TIME !! Love this thread Z -

Children's books will be the next 'comics' and 'sportscards' like item set in the higher end collectibles genre - very underappreciated. Truth be told, I'm hoarding them now....

Keep it up !

bywaybooks (1443 ) View Listings | Report Apr-28-08 21:51 PDT 35 of 146 Gis - I sold a 1904 Saalfield Mother Goose rag book that was somewhat faded and soiled recently for about $5 (started at 99¢ in a failed experiment to get more bids).

Best prices on children's books that I've gotten is $65 last year and $76 this year on two

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movable/pop-up 1940's Italian litho books.

Jeannie

hollowayd (1457 ) View Listings | Report Apr-29-08 00:55 PDT 36 of 146 Zlinda I also thank you for sharing your hard won knowledge of this interesting collecting field. There are some wonderful, popular and beautiful children's picture books by living illustrators, it will be interesting to see how the market develops for them as well.

mroyalhome (1100 ) View Listings | Report Apr-29-08 07:25 PDT 37 of 146 Just sold a 1933 pop-up Cinderella and Other Tales, Whitman Publishing for over $300.00. The Whitman pop-ups are very, very collectible. I am sure you all already know about them but maybe this will help someone new.

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Apr-29-08 08:42 PDT 38 of 146 A hardcover first edition Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer was recently offered for sale on eBay. The asking price was a bit steep at $20,000 therefore the item didn't sell.

Many do not know the hardcover version exists. It was printed in limited quantities (I believe 1000) as a boxed edition, and was given to Montgomery Ward executives and such. This is only the second copy I have ever seen, and the first for sale on eBay.

The generally recognized first edition Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is a 1939 soft cover booklet, nearly a comic book form, and can be identified by a tri-motored plane on pg 9. The 1946 Montgomery Ward giveaway has a plane with 4 motors.

From the item description:

RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER - 1939 - TRUE FIRST COPY SIGNED BY ROBERT L. MAY / DENVER GILLEN - MUSEUM PIECE! Item number: 260231194518 Buy It Now price: US $20,000.00 Ended: Apr-26-08 21:40:00 PDT

RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER 1939 ORIGINAL (TRUE FIRST COPY) ROBERT L. MAY / DENVER GILLEN SIGNED "TRI-MOTORED PLANE" CHRISTMAS HISTORY!!

RUDOLPH, the red-nosed reindeer was the creation of Robert L. May in 1939 for the Chicago-based Montgomery Ward department store as an advertising campaign to help bring holiday traffic into his store. Although May's boss first rejected the story of Rudolph, May persisted and completed it in late August, Denver Gillen illustrated it, Montgomery Ward printed it, and 2,500,000 copies were distributed that Christmas.

When Wards reissued the book in 1946, more than 3,500,000 copies were distributed. That same year, Sewell Avery, chairman of Montgomery Ward, gave the copyright to Bob May. The next year, a children’s book publisher brought out a new edition, and sold over 100,000 in two years. In 1949, Johnny Marks wrote the song about Rudolph. Gene Autry recorded it; it went to #1 on the Hit Parade and sold 2,000,000 copies. The film version first aired in 1964, and the story and song have been translated into over 25 languages.

Robert May graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College in 1926 and joined Montgomery Ward in 1936. A humble, soft-spoken man, he was gratified that children had so responded to his little story. May referred to Rudolph as ‘my generous son,’ claiming that the reindeer enabled him to send his six children to college. In 1958 May donated the original manuscript to the Baker Library at Dartmouth College, which now houses the Robert L. May Collection. May left Wards in 1951 to manage Rudolph’s career, but returned to the company in 1958. He retired in 1970 and died in 1976.

************************************************************************** UP FOR AUCTION: IS THIS ORIGINAL 1939 (TRUE FIRST COPY ISSUED) OF "RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER" SIGNED BY AUTHOR ROBERT L. MAY AND ARTIST DENVER GILLEN. IT'S TRUE CHRISTMAS HISTORY HERE!!

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UPDATED INFORMATION: My grandfather Donald E. Larson was born in Kiwani Illinois and attended and graduated from the University of Illinois in 1934. He was the advertising and sales promotion manager for Montgomery Wards from 1934 to 1942 and later worked as advertising manager for Hoffman Radio there in Chicago from 1942 to 1946. He was not only a co-worker of Robert Mays, but a good friend as well and was given this "TRUE FIRST COPY" of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to my grandfather as a gift of there friendship.

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Apr-29-08 08:53 PDT 39 of 146 A first edition copy of Charlotte's Web recently sold on eBay for a very reasonable $488. Usually these go for quite a bit more, even on eBay. From the item description:

CHARLOTTE'S WEB WHITE WILLIAMS 1ST/1ST I-B $2.50 ON DJ Item number: 350050159174 US $488.00 Ended: Apr-27-08 20:00:00 PDT

Presented for auction is a first edition with first issue dust jacket of Charlotte's Web, by E. B. White. Pictures by Garth Williams. Harper & Brothers, Publishers: New York, 1952.

This is the first edition of Charlotte's Web with "first edition" stated on the copyright page and "I-B" underneath it. It comes with it's original first issue dust jacket. Price of $2.50 in the upper corner of the front flap. Spider web with blue background for endpapers.

Both the book and dust jacket are in very good condition. The book is Very Good plus. The pages in the book are clean and bright: there is no writing or marks. Binding is tight. No rubs on boards. The dust jacket is age-toned, and it has a couple of small chips on the fold of the flaps. There are two tears in the spine of the dust jacket. The dust jacket is now protected in a removable Brodart cover.

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rubs on boards. The dust jacket is age-toned, and it has a couple of small chips on the fold of the flaps. There are two tears in the spine of the dust jacket. The dust jacket is now protected in a removable Brodart cover.

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Apr-29-08 09:05 PDT 40 of 146 A first British edition of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in a first issue dust jacket, recently sold for a very reasonable $1376 on eBay. From the item description:

"C.S.Lewis THE LION, WITCH AND WARDROBE Narnia, 1st 1950 TRUE FIRST BRITISH EDITION + RARE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET Item number: 140225569509 US $1,376.00 Ended: Apr-27-08 14:15:24 PDT

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes First UK edition, in original dust jacket Published by Geoffrey Bles, London 1950

*** First British edition of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, illustrated by Pauline Baynes and published by Geoffrey Bles, London in 1950.

Hardback in dust jacket, blue cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, colour frontispiece, numerous b/w illustrations, 173 pages. Approximate size 8 x 5.4 inches (20.2 x 13.8 cm).

This is the true first British edition of C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the first book in the Narnia Chronicles and one of the most important children’s titles of the 20th century. The book is complete with the rare first-issue dust jacket, hardly ever seen.

Book complete and intact, in good, solid condition. Front pastedown with previous owner’s name, front free endpaper with faint trace of pencilled price (erased). First few pages with light crease to lower corner, half-title page plus frontispiece with nick to edge, very light creasing to lower page edges, three corner creases, around fifteen pages with small pale stains, two facing pages with pale yellow staining, two or three internal hinges separating (very easy to re-glue), rear endpapers with a few small marks. Top of page block with two small stains plus very light scratching. Binding fairly tight, with lean. Boards and spine as shown.

Dust jacket as per scans: largely complete, fairly clean and bright for age. Old tape reinforcements plus tape repairs to reverse, splitting along front and rear spine folds (repaired to reverse), half of front flap missing, old tape staining to flaps, some chipping, a few nicks and tears. Supplied in new Brodart sleeve.

A very collectable copy of this iconic title, and a rare opportunity to acquire a true first edition complete with the first-issue jacket.

From 'Questions from other members': Answer: This is definitely a first-edition jacket, confirmed by the lack of any writing to the rear panel, and by the lack of any text (save title and author's name) to the front flap. Reprints all had much more text."

bgnshoppr (2892 ) View Listings | Report Apr-29-08 18:09 PDT 41 of 146 Ebay #130217574713 JellyBeans for Breakfast Miriam Young HC Komoda This is my second one. The first one was a soft cover in poor condition, sold for about 55.00. Seems any condition goes well, hc usually sells for 75.00 and up. I know it's not in the hundreds, but it is definately worth the .59 I paid for it.

mroyalhome (1100 ) View Listings | Report Apr-29-08 18:47 PDT 42 of 146 zlinda

You are far and away the very best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you very much for this thread. This is million dollar info.

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mroyalhome (1100 ) View Listings | Report Apr-30-08 06:49 PDT 43 of 146 Here's one for you children's specialists:

Original painting published in:

Children From Many Lands Illustrated Grimm's Fairy Tales Follett Publishing Company, 1978(?)

This book was illustrated using original children's art submitted for this publication. I have the original illustration for Hansel And Gretel by Gladys George of Sierra Leone. Probably not worth much, but I thought I'd ask here. The book is not worth much, but...

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Apr-30-08 08:17 PDT 44 of 146 mroyalhome: Thanks for the kind words. I'm not familiar with Gladys George, however the Hansel & Gretel story has legs. Still, original artwork from children's books is not yet considered highly collectible unless it is from a well known illustrator. Because of this, your original is likely to sell as a decorative item than a collectible item, and should be valued accordingly, depending more on size, colors, content, framing, matting, etc... then the origination of the item.

mroyalhome (1100 ) View Listings | Report Apr-30-08 16:29 PDT 45 of 146 Thank you zlinda!!

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report May-02-08 07:47 PDT 46 of 146 A savvy eBay buyer made a great purchase of a Lois Lenski original:

Lois Lenski Original Sketch Sign Insc to Frances Rogers Item number: 160230295478 sold for $153.50 on Apr. 21, 2008

Original Illustration by Lois Lenski Signed and Inscribed to Frances Rogers From one famed illustrator to another. 9 1/2" x 7"

This is a wonderful opportunity to own a rare illustration from one of America's most well-known book illustrators. To make it more exciting, it was a gift to much-admired fellow illustrator.

This piece is believed to be created sometime between 1943 and 1949 while Lois was studying "cotton-picking songs [that] were Negro in origin" in preparation for her book "Cotton in my Sack" (1949).

Some soiling and faint corner crease as shown in photo.

From Wikipedia: "For over fifty years Lois Lenski pursued her professional career as an illustrator and author of books for children. During that time she illustrated some fifty books for other authors, and wrote and illustrated nearly 100 of her own books. Lenski's writing included picture books and stories for very young children as well as intermediate works for older children and young adults. Although she wrote primarily prose, Lenski also published books of poetry, songs and plays for children. Lois Lenski's life is a unique balance of family and career. In 1946 she was awarded the Newbery Medal for Strawberry Girl."

Frances Rogers is not as well known as Lois Lenski, but is certainly accomplished in her own write. Most of the books she illustrated are now out of print and hard to find. The most noted of these is "Mary Cary" 1910.

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zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report May-02-08 08:06 PDT 47 of 146 A poor copy of Misty of Chincoteague sold for $305 recently. The book is signed by the author, and the auction includes some Misty ephemera which is nicely presented with a lot of photos. From the item description:

MISTY OF CHINCOTEAGUE M. Henry 1st Ed. 1947 SIGNED Rare Book + More! Photos Ephemera + Old Photo of the Author Item number: 200218158069 sold for $305 on May 1, 2008.

Misty of Chincoteague 1st Edition Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket Signed by Marguerite Henry--

Don't miss out-- be sure to see the photos-- more photos below-- please be patient and allow the photographs to load-- there are 43 photos in all!

Up for your consideration is a Misty of Chincoteague Hardcover Book Signed by Marguerite Henry! This is a 1st Edition from 1947. This book in very good condition, the dustjacket has been taped, the book itself has tight binding and all pages intact. Features many family signatures (Names mentioned in the dedication-- Beebe, Pruitt) and writings and includes Misty photos and newspaper articles, old post cards, and even photographs taken of Marguerite Henry herself! A couple of the newspaper articles have been taped within the book, however, most articles are loose.

The only writing in the book are the family members' names, and Marguerite Henry's Inscription, which reads: (MISTY OF CHINCOTEAGUE) "comes to Tommy with happy wishes from Marguerite Henry" Below the inscription is a line and a hand-drawn horseshoe, below it reads, "Misty's Autograph"

A rare and great find of Marguerite Henry's work. Be sure to add this one to your collection!

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RARE 1949 DR.SEUSS BARTHOLOMEW & THE OOBLECK 1ST W/DJ EXTRA-RARE, EARLY SEUSS BOOK ~ NO RESERVE ~ Item number: 130219673354 sold for $1025 on May 12, 2008

BARTHOLOMEW AND THE OOBLECK BY DR.SEUSS 1949

The correct First Edition, with blue boards and 200/200 on the dust jacket.

Extremely scarce in any condition, it is almost impossible to find in the dust jacket. Do your homework ~ you'll find comparables will sell between $1,200 and $2,500 in this condition.

In very good + condition: the front and back boards are both excellent, bright, nearly perfect, with some rubbing at spine bottom, and to a lesser extent, along the edges and corners. Interior quite clean, binding sound, small gift inscription, and a bit of staining to endpapers.

Dust jacket good: chips at spine top and bottom, as well as on front and back covers. Some creasing and small random tears, and two small unobtrusive tape repairs. Still, a most presentable and intact example of the exceedingly rare dust jacket.

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report May-15-08 16:11 PDT 49 of 146 Competitive auction, with 3 bidders over $1500:

TRUE 1st Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Dahl 6/6 Red Item number: 230248919044 sold for $1825 on May 8, 2008

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory First Edition - 6/6

This is truly a treasure. This auction is for a rare first edition of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory that meets all six identification points! The book is in fine condition with a near fine dust jacket.

The dust jacket itself is in near fine condition.There is no ISBN number on the dust jacket, an earmark of the true first edition. The price is $3.95.

The boards are deep red with gold gilt lettering, which is a second mark of a true First Edition copy. They are in nearly immaculate condition.

End papers are mustard colored (true First Edition) and the tops of the pages are the chocolate color of a true First Edition.

Stated copyright is 1964. Published by Knopf. There is no writing in the book. No names. The pages are extremely clean and bright and very tightly bound.

The Oompa-Loompas are described as pygmies. The word "pygmy" was later deleted from the book.

Final First Edition " proof" is the last page. There are six author lines followed by six publishing lines.

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Thanks for keeping us all informed. You rock!

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report May-15-08 16:16 PDT 51 of 146 The great condition of this 1950's Tasha Tudor book likely contributed to the fairly high price fetched on eBay:

EDGAR ALLAN CROW - TASHA TUDOR 1ST, DUST JACKET, MINT Item number: 110250881663 sold for $700 on May 14, 2008

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6" 3/4 x 6" 3/8"

Condition This is a fine hard cover that's very gently used, no writing or marks anywhere. Dust jacket is in excellent condition with overall age toning, original price of $1.75 is still intact, please take a look at all the pictures included.

Pictorial dust jacket sets the scene: "Edgar Allan Crow's ambition was to be useful to his adopted human family. But sometimes this got him into a great deal of trouble, as his attempts were not always understood and his mischievous pranks not always appreciated! The true story of how Edgar found his place in the family and Tasha Tudor's lovely water colors will appeal to young children and to anyone who has had a pet. Oxford Books for Boys and Girls"

About the author Tasha Tudor is one of America's most loved and respected illustrators of Children's Books. Her wondrous illustrations take one to a quieter, simpler time and place where enchnting children enjoy the joyful surroundings of a countryside, animals, friendships and loving celebrations. Tasha has over 80 books to her credit. When she is not in the garden, she is moving ahead with joyful enthusiasm into her second half century of illustrating. Her fans, whom she considers as "special friends," cover the globe as far away as Russia. Enjoy the magical world that she herself lives... the world that we all yearn for...that we all become a part of everytime we open one of her books.

ehkolie (2774 ) View Listings | Report May-15-08 16:57 PDT 52 of 146 Caroline series books by Pierre Probst. I listed Caroline's Party (as a buy it now for $150) and it sold less than 2 hours later! Auction #180241096718 It was purchased by a seller (and probably collector) of this series of books, so I will be watching to see if she resells it. I always wonder if I price to low when something like that happens. It's that fast nickel again!

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report May-16-08 09:21 PDT 53 of 146 A bunch of books published by Ernest Nister, circa ~1890's , recently sold for $300-$700 on eBay. A typical listing:

"Buttercup Pictures, A Book of Circling Scenes

Superb, scarce, antique novelty dioramic transformation moveable toy book published by Ernest Nister, London and E.P. Dutton & Co, New York, printed in Bavaria, ca 1890s, No. 448. Cloth-backed picture boards. Verses by Helen Marion Burnside (who also contributed to a number of Raphael Tuck volumes), pen and ink illustrations by L.M. Glazier

Measures about 10 3/8"x 11" with 7 (14 images in all) chromolithograph dioramic transformation pictures and numerous line drawings . The fabulous round illustrations are transformed by turning ribbon ties in a circular motion.

The covers are in good shape - a few indentations on the front cover and corners badly bumped. The rear cover is rubbed and bumped with a few stains and scratches. The pages themselves are bumped and chipped on the outer edges with age browning and some soil . There are small tears to the edges of the pages.

The huge tranformation pictures (7 3/8" diameter) all work but a couple have tears to the outer circles."

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stace_case (213 ) View Listings | Report May-18-08 16:50 PDT 54 of 146 This thread has been very helpful to me. Thanks to all who have contributed! I also thought I recalled seeing a link to a file with important children's book illustrators, but I couldn't find it. Could somebody please re-post it? Thanks again!

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report May-18-08 20:23 PDT 55 of 146 Perhaps you are referring to an article on the most valuable illustrators, which includes this table:

stace_case (213 ) View Listings | Report May-18-08 21:10 PDT 56 of 146 Thanks! Very helpful. It's curious, many of Maurice Sendak's books don't sell for much yet he's #13. Is there a certain period in which his books were more valuable?

indexerkevin (351 ) View Listings | Report May-18-08 21:35 PDT 57 of 146 "many of Maurice Sendak's books don't sell for much yet he's #13. Is there a certain period in which his books were more valuable?"

My point exactly on another thread. I could have long retired if I could get 1 buck for every sweet condition Sendak 1st I've found that wasn't worth the price of the listing fee. Perhaps, as OldbookshopNJ said in reply, I need to get to the "next level" of understanding what makes some worth more. Perhaps true, but I've long since taken him off my watch list.

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report May-18-08 22:57 PDT 58 of 146 Sendak's average price is influenced by Where The Wild Things Are, which is valued at $10,000 or so, which picks up the 'average' price quite some bit. Sendak's first edition picturebooks published prior to 1964 are somewhat tough to find. His books post-WTWTA (post 1964) were published in very high numbers, which affects their collectible value.

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Thanks, makes sense.

On seeing that table, I did go and rescue a Leo Politi book from the junk pile, for reevaluation.

indexerkevin (351 ) View Listings | Report May-19-08 05:30 PDT 60 of 146 Well, that was a waste of perfectly good lifting energy.

At least the toss-back was downhill.

debsfinebooks (864 ) View Listings | Report May-19-08 05:40 PDT 61 of 146 An illustrator to watch for is Eulalie. The Bumper Book with her illustrations is doing well these days. I recently sold one for $49 that was an 18th edition with condition issues. In better condition, they're selling for $150+

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debsfinebooks

An illustrator to watch for is Eulalie. The Bumper Book with her illustrations is doing well these days. I recently sold one for $49 that was an 18th edition with condition issues. In better condition, they're selling for $150+

I have a Bumper Book up now, more recent edition than yours, and so far that book is my only "bite" this week. Only 2 bids, but lots of watchers. It appears to definitely still be getting the nostalgia hits.

I agree with your assessment on Eulalie. Definitely one to watch for. Off the top of my head, Gateway to Storyland is/was a good seller, too (another Platt & Munk anthology of nursery stories and poems). That too, has "key" years to look for in terms of hitting those searching for the exact edition/cover illustration of childhood book. Some want the "green" one, some want the "red" one, and they want the right stories in the "red" one (too lazy right now to go research which years are the most desired...).

The thing about kids' books is that although the purist collectors of course go for first editions, dust jackets, oddities, etc., there are still enough ebayers out there searching for a piece of their childhood to garner a decent sale on later publications. That species of buyer is not interested in collecting for investment, but rather, obtaining exactly the same story/illustrations he/she remembers as a child. If there are few copies of a particular book in good enough condition and the need is out there, then the book will bring enough money to warrant putting it up for sale (provided it was obtained for $1 or $2).

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report May-19-08 09:49 PDT 63 of 146 Rutgers' Vandergrift's Children's Literature section has an informative page about Eulalie Banks, including a short biography and somewhat complete bibliography. An excerpt:

"Platt & Munk commissioned her to illustrate the book, The Cock, The Mouse, and The Little Red Hen, edited by Watty Piper, published in 1925. This was her first book published in the United states and the first of many that was published by Platt & Munk. She also did illustrations for Robert Louis Stevenson's, A Child's Garden of Verses, 1929. I had a chance to see a copy of this work. It was beautifully done.

The book The Enchanted Canyon Fairy Story by Homer H. Mitten, published by Suttonhouse in 1932, is described as follows by Phyllis Barton, author of Eulalie Banks, Children's Book Illustrator, An Annotated Bibliography. This book was published for both trade and in a limited edition. These limited editions were published in gold-stamped turquoise cloth with 12 full color plates. It was limited to 400 copies singed by both the author and the artist. Because the majority of her work was published as inexpensive children's books, one sometimes does not get a true feel of what the illustrator is capable of producing with other mediums of art. The publisher went to great lengths to make the limited edition of this book very attractive to the consumer, and so I imagine the artwork was most likely very nicely reproduced. It would be fun to see copy of these illustrations.

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In 1927 EULALIE received a commission to paint the boys and girls room of the Santa Monica Library. Again, according to Phyllis Barton, EULALIE presented her sketches for the children's library on a roll of shelf paper! Today we live in a world where image is everything. And in spite of it being 1927, I suspect that image and presentation still held a great power. I can only imagine this tiny woman who reached the great stature of 4'11 1/2", walking into a board room of the most important people and making a presentation of what is to be a representation of great artwork for great masterpieces in children's literature on kitchen shelf paper! Now I can only imagine that she was the lowest bidder and the entire board of Directors were very thrifty and so they gave it to her or they had the good sense to see beyond the shelf paper and see something in the character of the artist that gave them the go ahead to make her the artist of the boys and girls room in the Santa Monica Library.

These murals graced the walls of the Santa Monica Library for years and were the catalyst for me finding the information on Eulalie. What a pleasure it must have been to be surrounded by the actual oil paintings for her characters brought to life in this medium. Apparently before the old bulding of the Santa Monica Library was torn down, Eulalie reproduced the paintings on canvas. "

Some additional information can be found from her obituary.

selected-with-care (759 ) View Listings | Report May-19-08 09:51 PDT 64 of 146 This is also one to look for:

Example:

The Tall Book of Make-Believe 1st Ed 1950 Fine w/DJ (#110246399789)

From the description of that item:

The Tall Book of Make Believe. Selected by Jane Werner Pictures by Garth Williams. Published by Harper and Brothers: New York and London. Printed by Western Printing and Lithographing Company. 92 pages. First edition. Very fine, almost new condition.

Hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrated boards. Dust jacket price: $1.50. Absolutely clean book -- probably never read. Dust jacket has some tears at the top and barely visible bumping to corners. Size: 5 1/2" x 12" x 1/4"

This is a very charming book with beautiful color illustrations.

On Apr-28-08 at 07:49:47 PDT, seller added the following information: Please Note: I have included a close-up image of the letter "C" on the front flap. An eBayer brought to my attention their need to see this clearly. Perhaps there are others of you who, too, need to see this.

debsfinebooks (864 ) View Listings | Report May-19-08 09:51 PDT 65 of 146 My auction # 130220424951 I had just picked this up at an estate sale because the pictures were by Eulalie, and was a bit surprised when I saw copies selling for $177, since lately I have been discouraged with other childrens books I had listed on eBay. I just wanted to have enough pictures so they could see the condition problems.

there are still enough ebayers out there searching for a piece of their childhood to garner a decent sale on later publications.

I agree. I think that's what my bidder was looking for.

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146 replies Date posted Reply # selected-with-care (759 ) View Listings | May-20-08 16:41 PDT 68 of 146 What's New Report Find others who share common interests - Per my above post for Join an eBay Group Get fast answers to Mrs Peregrine and the Yak Esther Burns Eloise Wilkin questions in the Answer Center. Get Help Now There aren't a lot of copies out there (Amazon, Addall, Abe), but the ones Read about all things that are go for $100ish, not $1500ish! eBay in the eBay Chatter Blog Also, look at the shipping costs for that listing. Join a community of people who want to Problem with decimal placement? make a change

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jun-04-08 14:44 PDT 69 of 146 eBay Community News Likely a record for this book:

1st EDITION DR. SEUSS I CAN WRITE A BOOK BY ME MYSELF BEAUTIFUL RARE CONDITION UNTOUCH BY CHILDREN NO RESERVE Item number: 160246629312 sold for $350 on June 2, 2008, via BIN

"True 1st edition (per Younger & Hirsch) I Can Write A Book by Me, Myself with a little help from Theo Lesieg and Roy McKee.

This book is in very good condition, NO MARKS (save that pesky remainer mark across the bottom), no child has written or drawn in this book nor written their name boldly in crayon. It does have a lovely "patina" of age. the bright white has mellowed evenly and their are no sun faded areas or excessive splotches. Futher, it has no corner bangs worn edges or corners. Aside from the remainder mark it has a minor scuff under the "a" in "a book about me", (see photo) and a scuff on the

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rear endpapers. Announcements

This is a true prize but times are tight. This is a must sell and I'll consider Upcoming Workshops: resonable offers. Please see my other auctions as I am offering many Improved Seller Protection, more Dr. Seuss first editions." The Golden Rule of Customer Support, zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jun-11-08 14:52 PDT 70 of 146 Frequently Missed Business Deductions, What Raold Dahl's first book routinely sells for a nice amount: eBay Sellers Need to Know Right NOW, and Buyer... (8/10/08) 1943 1st edition WALT DISNEY GREMLINS RAF ROALD DAHL Item number: 160246896739, sold for $499 on June 8, 2008 eBay Motors -- Best Match "The Gremlins as Default Sort (8/7/08)

* From Walt Disney Productions A Better Way to Access * A Royal Air Force Story by Flight Lieutenant Roald Dahl eBay for iPhone and Other * A Random House Book , First Edition Smartphone... (8/6/08) * Was to be a Movie but Political Correctness stopped it See all Announcements... * Copyrighted in 1943 See all System * It also says on copyright page The R.A.F. Benevolent Fund will receive Announcements... the author's share of the proceeds from the sale of this book * It has 13 full page illustrations include fonti piece * Yellow and red end papers * Book is in very good to excellent condition except for mild shelf wear and tip wear * A Rare book in great condition, no writing also. "

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jun-11-08 14:56 PDT 71 of 146 Tune in and hear eBay Radio Very competitive auction, with 49 bids from 22 bidders. Notice the twice a week! winning bidder was willing to go higher. Every Tuesday at 11am PT, and every Thursday at 5pm PT The Jungle Book-1st/1st-1894-Rudyard Kipling-BEAUTIFUL! This Beautiful Book in Great Shape/Collector's Dream!!! Missed a program? Check out Item number: 150253864918 sold for $510 on June 10, 2008. the eBay Radio Archives

"The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling First Edition View the current Workshop c. 1894 Calendar "And the first rude sketch that the world had seen was joy to his mighty heart, till the Devil whispered behind the leaves "It's pretty, but is it Art?" - Kipling. Additional Resources

Description: The Century Co., New York, 1894. Hardcover. Book Community Hub condition: very good++/Near fine-, possibly the best copy of this Chatter Archive particular book I have ever owned! No Jacket as issued. One of the first 20,000 copies! Beautiful unfaded Gilt Emblem Elephant on front cover Security & Resolution Center with Shere-Khan in beautifully preserved gilt on verso, some foxing to the interior (common for this book). Corners are sharp, very, very Seller Central slightly cocked right, spine beautifully preserved, tight, beautiful gilt Hot Items & Merchandising emblems of animals, pages fan easily. Hinges intact, with no breaks or Calendar cracking, previous owners inscription on ffep. Top edge gilding is still BRILLIANT! (see pics). This book is an attractive copy of an issue that is getting harder and harder to find. TRUE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION!

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The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories written by Rudyard Kipling. He had accrued much knowledge about the jungles in India through listening to others and using research. All of the stories were published in magazines in 1893-4. The original publications contained illustrations, some by Rudyard's father, John Lockwood Kipling.

The best-known of them are the three stories revolving around the adventures of an abandoned 'man cub' Mowgli who is raised by wolves in the Indian jungle. The most famous of the other stories are probably "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi", the story of a heroic mongoose, and "Toomai of the Elephants", the tale of a young elephant-handler.

The Jungle Book, because of its moral tone, came to be used as a motivational book by the Cub Scouts. Akela, the head wolf in The Jungle Book, has become a senior figure in the movement.

Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) was a British author and poet, born in India, and best known today for his children's books, including The Jungle Book (1894), The Second Jungle Book (1895), Just So Stories (1902), and Puck of Pook's Hill (1906); his novel, Kim (1901); his poems, including Mandalay (1890), Gunga Din (1890), and "If—" (1895); and his many short stories, including "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888) and the collections Life's Handicap (1891), The Day's Work (1898), and Plain Tales from the Hills (1888). He is regarded as a major "innovator in the art of the short story"; his children's books are enduring classics of children's literature; and his best work speaks to a versatile and luminous narrative gift.

Kipling was one of the most popular writers in English, in both prose and verse, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The author Henry James famously said of him: "Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius (as distinct from fine intelligence) that I have ever known."

In 1907, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first English language writer to receive the prize, and he remains today its youngest-ever recipient. Among other honours, he was offered the British Poet Laureateship and a knighthood, both of which he refused."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jun-11-08 15:03 PDT 72 of 146 Despite its numerous issues, some fascinating items make their way for sale on eBay. This incomplete copy of the Toilet Book, an 1823 flap book, is a good example. If interested in this type of book, be sure to view the photo's before the links evaporate into the electronic netherworlds.

Stacey Grimaldi, The Toilet, FLAP BOOK, children, 1823 Item number: 310057689544 sold for $400 on June 11, 2008 (Best Offer accepted)

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"DETAILS: (London): Published by the author, 1823. Third edition. Papered boards. [34]pp. Illustrated with 9 colour plates, 3 with tissue guards intact. 12mo (small sized book - 4.25in x 5.25in).

CONDITION: Good (see table below for details). Lacks frontispiece and front endpaper. Some dirt and edgewear to boards and spine. Paper missing to spine, binding somewhat loose as a result, but still in one piece. Inscription to front pastedown. Two spots of sealing wax to rear pastedown. Tiny stain to top of gutter of one page, and fainter to edge of facing plate, illustration unaffected. Light foxing to some pages and remaining tissues. 4 plates lacking flaps, but rest in good condition. *Photo(s) given of actual book.

CONTENTS: In the1820s, miniature portrait painter William Grimaldi developed this "lift-the-flap" book referred to as a toilet book. He initially devised the idea by sketching articles from his daughter's dressing table as representations of specific virtues. The articles served as flaps, which, when lifted up, revealed scenes depicting associated virtues.

Merely seen as a house party amusement in 1821, it was Grimaldi’s son Stacey who seized on his father's drawings of his sister's dressing table and suggested that with the addition of moralising verses the drawings would make a good book. This is one of the earliest flap-books and a precursor to the pop-up book popularised in the 1850s.

There are 9 plates in total (the work lacks the original frontispiece). Five of the original flaps remain, revealing engravings (by Wright Armstrong) with messages such as ’humility’ and ’good humour’. They were designed to teach virtuous behaviour to children. There hand colouring to plates and to the flaps. Not a complete copy, but still likely to be of interest to collectors."

selected-with-care (759 ) View Listings | Jun-11-08 15:04 PDT 73 of 146 Report And that seller isn't doing too shabbily on his/her copy of Peter and Wendy currently up for auction, either.

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jun-13-08 09:23 PDT 74 of 146 1st American Edition 'The Hobbit' With all points present/ no reserve! Item number: 300230313666 sold for $521 on June 12, 2008

"Tolkien, J.J.R. The Hobbit. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1938. 308pp 1st edition. Has both maps on the end pages. Has the bowing red hobbit on the front board with lettering in blue. Some minor soiling to boards but not half as bad as it sounds, interior fine.

On Jun-08-08 at 07:40:18 PDT, seller added the following information:

Fellow Bibliophiles, I just went through The Hobbit to find that there are three color plates rather than the four as called for in the bibliographies; the plate ‘The Fair Valley of Rivendell’ opposite page 58 is absent. On close inspection it appears that there is no empirical evidence there was a plate in this copy. But since it is called for I am selling The Hobbit with

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this caveat. On the positive side, one could obtain a copy of the print from a (god forbid) chopped book so this may be the deal you’re looking for. It seems there were less that 2,000 copies of the book printed, so it is a scarce, though not rare, book.

Q: What issue or printing is this? A: Hi, It is the first edition, second impression."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jun-13-08 09:28 PDT 75 of 146 Competitive auction for this restored circa 1930's popup:

THE "POP-UP" PINOCCHIO, 1st/1932, Illustr. Harold Lentz Contains four magnificent pop-up illustrations. Item number: 220242835367 sold for $321 on June 11, 2008

"This is the first printing of the first edition of this beautiful popup version of Pinocchio, THE “POP- UP” PINOCCHIO, published in 1932 by Blue Ribbon Books and illustrated by Harold Lentz. The four popup color illustrations are augmented by black and white illustrations throughout the book.

Harold Lentz is known for his work with Blue Ribbon for creating pop up versions of many fairytales like Mother Goose, Puss-In-Boots, and Jack the Giant Killer. This book and Jack the Giant Killer are his two most famous works.

Pinocchio is an Italian folk tale which, like many such folk tales, has a strong moral in which the characters are often portrayals of good and evil. So be honest, kind, and fair and you will get your rewards. Otherwise, you are in deep trouble. The subtitle of this version makes no bones about this. It reads: BEING THE LIFE AND ADVENTUES OF A WOODEN PUPPET WHO FINALLY BECAME A REAL BOY. Why? Well, you need to read this version of Pinocchio to find out. And you will take great delight of seeing the major happenings in the story portrayed in these wonderful pop-ups.

OK – now what about the condition of this book? First, let me say that the front and rear covers retain their color and charm, and only show minimal wear on the corners. It looks like the spine, however, has been replaced by one exactly like the original, and adorned with the original label – a fine job that has one wondering whether this is the way the book was published.

The pop-up color illustrations in this book are still incredibly bright and vivid, and the text is exceptionally clean overall. The first illustration has one small tear on the back of Pinocchio’s jacket (1/8”) ; all the other illustrations are very fine with no chipping or tearing. The pages are heavy card-stock, almost completely fresh and clean. There is some very light and absolutely minimal foxing on a few and there are a few very small dirt smudges where the pages were turned by dirty fingers, but the vast majority of the pages are clean as a whistle. Also, while there is some reinforcement between some of the pages, the stitching is still holding this book as a whole together very firmly. There is a small and discreet book plate inside front cover.

This book is a real gem, well-restored, from an era when pop-ups like

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these enthralled the young audiences they were produced for – and still do! It belongs in any collection of children’s books from the 20th Century. "

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jun-17-08 11:00 PDT 76 of 146 Often I am surprised by what children's books sell for on eBay. A very competitive auction for this 1993 Calvin and Hobbes softcover, with 5 bidders over $200, with 3 over $300.

Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson Item number: 320260401509, sold for $321 on June 15, 2008

"Rare Calvin and Hobbes Book Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes By Linda Holmen, Bill Watterson, Mary Santella-Johnson

Brand New!! This book has never been used. It is in MINT condition.

This is one of the rarest of all Calvin and Hobbes collectables. A very limited run of this book was authorized by Bill Watterson in 1993. I lucked into several of these from a book supplier."

the_beezwing (2439 ) View Listings Jun-17-08 11:58 PDT 77 of 146 | Report They are asking 1200 dollars for it on amazon....

If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive. - Dale Carnegie

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jun-23-08 14:11 PDT 78 of 146 Surprisingly high for this not-so-rare Johnny Gruelle illustrated Little Black Sambo. Prior to his Raggedy fame, Gruelle illustrated several books for Cupples & Leon in this series. The books were issued with dust jackets, and can be found in boxed sets.

1917 childrens LITTLE BLACK SAMBO illustrated 1ST ED. ((( FIRST EDITION ))) Johnny GRUELLE Illustrated ~ RARE Item number: 120272419660, sold for $760 on June 21, 2008

"LITTLE BLACK SAMBO This auction is for an original 1917 1st EDITION! of "ALL ABOUT LITTLE BLACK SAMBO" by Helen Bannerman, as published by Cupples & Leon Company. YOU'LL LOVE THIS BOOK!!! In the tale, after receiving a snazzy new set of clothes, Little Black Sambo sets out to make his way through the jungle. On his way he's stopped by many hungry tigers. Rather than being eaten, Sambo makes the tigers a deal. He sacrifices his new red coat and his new blue trousers and his new purple shoes to a tiger that wears his shoes on his ears. Sambo outwits these predators

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and the tigers racing around the tree are turned into ghee, rendered as "butter." Sambo returns safely home, where he eats 169 pancakes for his supper. The book has a controversial history and was a children's favorite for half a century before it became controversial.

WE MUST LOOK AT THIS TALE AS A CELEBRATION OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT! Many consider the work to contain politically incorrect caricatures and stereotypes, and the word "sambo," partly as a result of the book, has a long history as a demeaning slur. This is a delightful telling of one of the most controversial books in children's literature.

The original illustrations by JOHNNY B. GRUELLE portray Sambo in classic, "darky" theatrical blackface form with inky skin, wild hair and bright red lips. It is a delightful telling of one of the most controversial books in children's literature. Published in 1917, this charming book is in FAIRLY GOOD CONDITION! for its age and especially to be 91 YEARS OLD!!! ALL PAGES ARE PRESENT!!! with NO TEARS!!! or any markings, other than a previous ownership signature. Its most notable flaw is most of the spine covering is missing. It measures 4" x 5 1/2" and contains 48 pages. GET IT WHILE YOU CAN!!! We prefer personal checks and money orders.

ABOUT THE ARTIST: Johnny Gruelle is best known for creating the world famous RAGGEDY ANN and Andy rag dolls. Raggedy Ann was created in 1915 and Raggedy Andy in 1920. One day, Johnny gave his daughter Marcella a dusty, faceless rag doll found in the attic. Johnny drew a face on the doll and named her Raggedy Ann. Marcella played with the doll so much, Raggedy Ann became like a sister to her. Gruelle wanted other little girls to have such dolls. Gruelle's Raggedy Ann doll Patent # 47789 was dated September 7, 1915. In 1918, the PF Volland Company published Raggedy Ann Stories. Gruelle then created a following series of popular Raggedy Ann books and dolls. While the dolls were undeniably the centerpiece of Gruelle's career, he was also a freelance artist who felt most at home at the drawing board, crafting illustrations and features for newspapers and magazines."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jun-23-08 14:15 PDT 79 of 146 1911 J.M. Barrie FIRST 1ST EDITION Peter Pan and Wendy RARE OCT 1911 FIRST PRINTING Illust. by F.D. Bedford Item number: 130230582766, sold for $1326 on June 22, 2008

"1911 J.M. Barrie FIRST 1ST EDITION Peter Pan and Wendy Description Peter and Wendy by J.M. Barrie with Illustrations by F.D. Bedford SCARCE 1911 FIRST PRINTING

This is a scarce copy in WONDERFUL CONDITION of J.M. Barrie's "Peter and Wendy", a classic and iconic piece of literature illustrated by the famous F.D. Bedford.

A Nearly PRISTINE COPY!!!!!!

The first appearance of TINKER BELL, WENDY and CAPTAIN HOOK is in this book, Which became the basis for Walt Disney's Famous animated

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film and many other movies such as "Hook".

You Can find copies of this book listed right now here at Ebay for $1,200.00 to $1,800.00!!!

This is truly a rare and unique piece of history that would make an excellent and prized addition to your library.

FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, WITH "PUBLISHED OCTOBER 1911" UNDER COPYRIGHT and above SCRIBNER'S Colophon (SEAL).

There are 13 B&W full page tipped in plates done by Bedford: [...]

This Book would make a fine adittion to any Barrie collection or library collection in general. It is getting very hard to find in ANY condition. BID WITH CONFIDENCE.... It is an excellent investment as it will only keep appreciating in value, as the 1906 edition by Hodder & Stoughton has reached market values up to $30,000.

This book is in VERY FINE condition, the defects are almost none, the gold gilt on the covers is not worn or fading, the spine is VERY slightly sunworn (faded from the sun), a tiny bit of fading on the rear cover (see photo) otherwise no staining or soiling to covers, the corners are not bumped or worn, all the plates are present, the pages are in good condition, page forends ends uncut (not trimmed), The endpapers are clean, bright and unmarked (The rear blank endpaper has a tiny 50 stamped in purple on it). No foxing or soiling evident, No cracks or cracking, nothing is loose or coming loose, and best of all, there is NO, NONE nada writing or marking anywhere in this book !!.

A Highly presentable copy of a much sought after book."

stace_case (213 ) View Listings | Report Jun-23-08 17:04 PDT 80 of 146 zlinda, I want to thank you for continuing to document these sales. You're really educating a lot of people - thanks!

indexerkevin (351 ) View Listings | Jun-24-08 19:04 PDT 81 of 146 Report I got this book .. Eloise in Paris.

But you know I guess I was always more of a Pipi Longstocking guy .. I was never into the cult of Eloise .. until now. Found I couldn't put it down. Delightful, and some of the best art in a children's book.

Now I must know ....: Is it supposed to be a satire? Does she ever get back together again with her mysterious mother?

and for cripe's sake, what is up with her belly?

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There are several Eloise books. And Disney or somebody didn't do a half-bad job in making a few Eloise movies recently...forget their titles offhand but one was definitely the Christmas one. Julie Andrews played the nanny.

The original book illustrations are indeed delightful.

Yes, satire.

Her mother comes and goes...she's off doing "important" stuff throughout the books, if I recall, and stops in occasionally? Now I have to go get out my Treasury to confirm...bought it for my youngest about 8 years ago, after she became a huge fan of the Eloise books.

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jul-09-08 11:53 PDT 83 of 146 Quite a nice price for this Nancy Drew:

NANCY DREW-TRUE 1930 EDITION-SECRET OF THE CLOCK-DJ AN UNBELIEVABLE FIND-AN ABSOLUTE MUST TREASURE Item number: 170234581748 sold for $11,700 on July 6, 2008

"NANCY DREW-TRUE 1930 EDITION-SECRET OF THE CLOCK-DJ This is probably a first edition of the FIRST Nancy Drew book, since according to a Google site the 3 books were released together.

By Carolyn Keene, published Grosset and Dunlap. 4 illustrations by Russell H Tandy

A Google site list the criteria to be met for a Nancy Drew book to be TRULY RARE-MEETS ALL CRITERIA:

TRUE 1930 edition, has 1930 copyright and owners Xmas/30 signature.

The back of the title page list only 3 books with others in preparation, the front DJ flap details only these 3 books

The dustjacket is in very good condition, a few nicks, some soiling/aging to spine cover, probably as good as could be found on a 1930 book.

The reverse side of the DJ lists the Grosset series books, there are also 8 pages of Grosset ads in the book, rear DJ flap list Blythe Girls Books.

The pages on the whole are tight and very clean, there are a couple of scattered spots, the page tops have some small foxing spots, minor soiling to page ends. "

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jul-09-08 11:57 PDT 84 of 146 Another case of the books being much MUCH better than the mediocre movie:

THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES: THE FIELD GUIDE SIGNED 1ST'S Item number: 130233532459 sold for $610 on July 1, 2008

"Up for auction: a beautiful collection of the first five books in the Spiderwick Chronicles series: The Field Guide, The Seeing Stone,

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Lucinda's Secret, The Ironwood Tree, and The Wrath Of Mulgarath. The books are all U.K (precedes U.S.) first edition, first print hardbacks. Each book has been hand signed by both Holly Black and Tony Diterlizzi. Each one is brand new, unused mint condition. In addition there are five promo packs of collecting cards, all five packs are sealed. Also included one sealed (folded) very rare large color promo print of "The Common Ground Goblin." all books have beautiful color and b&w illustrations. Pub. 2003 Simon & Schuster, U.K. Ltd "

timeless*quality*classics (202 ) View Jul-09-08 11:59 PDT 85 of 146 Listings | Report zlinda; I have been waiting for you to come back, I have some questions/concerns I wish to discuss with you about collectible childrens books. Can I email you? Sherrie

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jul-09-08 12:02 PDT 86 of 146 An early Jessie Wilcox Smith book, presented very nicely, with wonderful photo's and layout:

RARE 1ST THE BOOK OF THE CHILD JESSIE WILCOX SMITH 1903 DRAWINGS BY SMITH & ELIZABETH SHIPPEN GREEN - HUMPHREY Item number: 370064783742 sold for $595 on July 9, 2008

"RARE CHILDREN’S BOOK - THE BOOK OF THE CHILD - JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH - ELIZABETH SHIPPEN GREEN - MABLE HUMPHREY - STOKES, NEW YORK - 1903

CLICK HERE TO EMAIL US [email protected]

We are pleased to offer you this hard to find children’s book, The Book Of The Child with drawings by Jessie Willcox Smith and Elizabeth Shippen Green, with stiries and verses written for the pictures by Mabel Humphrey, Maud Humphrey’s sister. What a find!!

It was printed by Frederick A.Stokes company, New York publishers in October 1903. It is a large folio, 13 3/4" x 15" with pictorial boards, and except for the usual wear to tips and light cover soil to the cream colored boards, this is a fine, clean and tight copy of the first edition. In 1902, with Jessie Willcox Smith and Elizabeth ShippenGreen having done the Brywn Mawr calendar, they collaborated on a calendar project that featured some of the most beautiful works either woman ever painted. Stokes asked to publish the illustrations in book form and commissioned Mabel Humphrey to write poems to match the illustrations. The Book Of The Child was born.

There are four beautiful full page color illustrations by Elizabeth Green with smaller illustrations in the text. There are 3 wonderful full page color illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith plus the sweet color cover as well as smaller text illustrations. The colors are rich and the artwork is beautiful.

We have photographed every page for you so that you can see the clean tight condition of this rare book.

The photographs were taking in different lighting, but be assured that all

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the pages are a light cream color."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jul-09-08 12:05 PDT 87 of 146 timeless*quality*classics: I think forum topics should be presented openly for all to view (and contribute), so would prefer not answering via private email. However if it is somehow a sensitive or private matter, then by all means.

timeless*quality*classics (202 ) View Jul-09-08 12:08 PDT 88 of 146 Listings | Report Hi! I'm happy to discuss here, in fact there is a thread regarding one of the books I wished to discuss. But that book, as well as several others I've asked questions regarding here, are currently listed. So I can't.

Just trying to do things right here...

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jul-09-08 12:08 PDT 89 of 146 The Golden Press Tintin books continue to bring surprising prices on eBay, and can still be found 'in the wild':

GOLDEN PRESS Herge TinTin SECRET OF THE UNICORN 1ST ED. Item number: 190231270144 sold for $372 on June 27, 2008

"The Adventures of TINTIN THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN by HERGE translated by DANIELE GORLIN

This auction is for one hardcover copy of The Adventures of TINTIN THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN by Herge and translated by Daniele Gorlin. It was published by Golden Press, Inc, New York in 1959 with 62 pages of beautiful detailed color illustrations and numbered 370:195. This lovely book is in very good clean condition inside and out with no tears rips or bends. All pages are clean, no marks, and almost invisible discoloration. The spine is intact. The corners-tips are in average shape (please see the pictures). This book comes from a private collection."

booksbasically (1365 ) View Listings | Jul-09-08 12:12 PDT 90 of 146 Report My thanks as well for all the information you share.

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jul-09-08 12:14 PDT 91 of 146 The first edition is a relatively tough 'get':

THE SECRET GARDEN First Printing 1911 1st/August First US printing published by Frederick A. Stokes Co. Item number: 320269803768 sold for $765 on July 7, 2008

"Francis Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden 1st Printing

The first printing of F.H. Burnett's "The Secret Garden" published by Frederick Stokes in 1911. With "August, 1911" on the copyright page as called for, full color plates and pictoral of a young girl in a red coat with

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the key. With illustrations by Kirk. Surface scratches to front board, indention on reverse. The spine cloth is rubbed at the ends, rear endpaper starting. Clean text, with no owner's names or any underlining in the text. "

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jul-09-08 12:20 PDT 92 of 146 "Super fines" aside, this 1933 pop-up book is in amazing condition; check the pix out while they are still posted:

Mother Goose Pop-Up 1933 Blue Ribbon Book First Edition Item number: 380041102730 sold for $455 on July 6, 2008

"Today you are bidding on a Super Fine first edition 1933 Book titled The Pop-up Mother Goose, With pop-up illustrations by Harold B. Lutz, and published by the Blue Ribbon Books Incorporated, 448 4th avenue, New York.

Inside the third page reads copyright, 1933, by Blue Ribbon Books, Incorporated. The word ‘Pop-Up’ is a registered trade mark, Patent No. 1913797.

This is a hardcover book with the dust-jacket.

The condition of this book is just super fine for its age, The dust jacket is also in super fine condition. With very-very minor wear.

The binding is very tight without a crack or split. There is absolutely no writing or marks or dog-ears on any of the pages in this wonderful copy.

This is a first edition copy.

The pictures I took of this book do not even come close to let you see the pristine condition of this book.

Possibly the finest copy I have ever seen. On top of which has the original dust jacket also without a single flaw.

I do not have to tell you that you would look far and wide to find a better copy.

This is beyond a museum piece quality. The 96 pages are bright white throughout. These pages are of heavy thick construction.

This Book measures 8 ¾ x 6 ¾ x 1 ¾ inches.

Folks; The book looks like it has been in a time capsule for the past 75 years."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jul-09-08 12:23 PDT 93 of 146 The Bookano pop-up books have crept up in value recently, and can still be found around:

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Bookano Pop-up Book Nursery Rhymes Lewis Giraud 1945 Item number: 250264888784 sold for $418 on July 6, 2008

"Gorgeous vintage Bookano Pop-up book, called "Nursery Rhymes". The Bookano books brought the pop-up into vogue between the 1930's to the 50's. They were published in many formats: as a series of yearly annuals, an ABC book, a counting book, stories about Jesus, an adventure building book and a series of nursery rhymes.

The book is in excellent condition, with no rips or pages missing, all the pop-ups (four altogether) work very well.

In good condition, however there is some slight shelf wear to the bottom edges."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jul-09-08 12:54 PDT 94 of 146 indexerkevin: Eloise has quite a back story. Written by Kay Thompson, with wonderful illustrations by Hilary Knight, the original was said to be based upon Judy Garland's little girl, Liza Minelli, who happens to be Kay Thompson's godchild. Thompson was a modest Broadway star and friend of Garlands.

But controversy ensues: Minelli has claimed the Eloise character is based upon her, however Thompson denied this claim before her death. Clashing ego's I suppose; Thompson's was monumental - she wanted the books to be 'Kay Thompson's Eloise...", not simply "Eloise". Things must have been resolved, since Minelli's recent tour was based upon her godmother's works, see here for more: http://www.gotorenotahoe.com/news/stories/html/2008/01/15/6082.php

professorbooknoodle (14 ) View Listings | Jul-09-08 13:36 PDT 95 of 146 Report The photograph of the pop-up book showing book and jacket separate but side-by-side goes toward illustrating exactly why a dust-jacket can rarely be married to a book which it did not originally cover. Note the vertical crease in the spine of the pop-up book and then notice the corresponding crease in the dust-jacket.

indexerkevin (351 ) View Listings | Jul-09-08 16:16 PDT 96 of 146 Report indexerkevin: Eloise has quite a back story. Written by Kay Thompson, with wonderful illustrations by Hilary Knight, the original was said to be based upon Judy Garland's little girl, Liza Minelli, who happens to be Kay Thompson's godchild. Thompson was a modest Broadway star and friend of Garlands.

Thanks you ZLINDA, that's rawther interesting.

selected-with-care (759 ) View Listings | Jul-10-08 05:00 PDT 97 of 146 Report The photograph of the pop-up book showing book and jacket separate but side-by-side goes toward illustrating exactly why a dust-jacket can rarely be married to a book which it did not originally cover. Note the

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vertical crease in the spine of the pop-up book and then notice the corresponding crease in the dust-jacket.

professor: I assume you're referring to the Mother Goose popup item 380041102730? Are you saying you detect something which proves that jacket didn't originally go with that book, or because of the creases, they must go together?

professorbooknoodle (14 ) View Listings | Jul-10-08 06:54 PDT 98 of 146 Report It is more than obvious that the jacket in the photo is original to the book. One can see that by the confluence of the crease in the jacket's spine panel and the crease on the book's spine. This goes to the point that when trying to match a jacket to a book without one, the married jacket will not have the requisite matches re: book contours and faded patches etc. In the picture we can see how perfectly a jacket original to the book matches the book.

I was reminded of all the questions voiced here about the advisability of marrying a jacket to a jacketless book ... and this picture demonstrates why it would be difficult to find a match.

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jul-16-08 08:29 PDT 99 of 146 This Dr. Seuss first edition is not too uncommon on eBay. 'Condition! Condition! Condition! contributed to the price fetched:

FIRST EDITION! One Fish Two Fish by Dr. Seuss HBDJ 1960 Item number: 250268590632 sold for $365 on July 11, 2008

"FIRST EDITION! One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss HBDJ 1960

New York: Beginner Books, 1960. B-13. Hardback. 63 pages. First Edition, First Printing with no additonal printings listed and the issue points listed below. I think I have all the issue points listed here, but if I missed one, please let me know. If this isn't a true first, it must be very close to one, say a very early printing. Very Good+ in Very Good Unclipped Dust Jacket (195/195 top of front flap).

Points of Issue:

* Three experts' quotes on back panel of dust jacket. * Address on back panel is, "457 MADISON AVE., NEW YORK 22, N.Y." * Back flap lists ten other beginners books with price "EACH $1.95." * Book does not have Beginner Books logo, but dust jacket does. * Price on front flap is 195/195.

Condition: Glossy pictorial boards, has a slight lean, else fine, very square and sharp copy, no bumps, pages clean and bright, no tanning or signs of aging, interior of book is like new, very vivid colors, no writing in book, no previous owner's name, binding tight, DJ has a couple of small tears top spine and one front lower edge near spine, light wear to spine ends and corners, light soiling and scuffing to front and back panels, some rubbing to front lower edge. NOT ex-library, NOT book club, NOT remaindered. "

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gvbbooks (1570 ) View Listings | Report Jul-16-08 15:40 PDT 100 of 146 Fabulous thread,zlinda!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

selected-with-care (759 ) View Listings | Jul-17-08 06:28 PDT 101 of 146 Report zlinda: If you were purchasing that One Fish Two Fish item 250268590632, wouldn't you want some photos of the actual book out of the DJ, as well as what the seller did with the book in DJ and close-ups of DJ? Seller does have over 1400 100% pos FB, but wouldn't a collector want to the sure the DJ "went" with the book?

do.you.read.me (343 ) View Listings | Jul-17-08 06:46 PDT 102 of 146 Report Zlinda

Thank you for this thread. It is fascinating.

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jul-17-08 07:32 PDT 103 of 146 "If you were purchasing that One Fish Two Fish item 250268590632, wouldn't you want some photos of the actual book out of the DJ [...] wouldn't a collector want to the sure the DJ "went" with the book?"

selected-with-care: For high dollar collectible books, I suppose one would. In the case of this One Fish Two Fish, I wouldn't request photo's of the book, since 1) it is highly unlikely the book and DJ are not original; 2) the DJ is in very nice condition (as can be viewed in the numerous photo's, especially the back flap and back DJ) and is the key to the value of the book.

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jul-17-08 08:03 PDT 104 of 146 I haven't seen the 'publisher's morocco' copy of HF pop up on eBay too often. Nice price for seller or buyer (i.e. beauty in the eye of the beholder)?

Mark Twain HUCKLEBERRY FINN 1st/1st One of only 500 first printings EVER printed in MOROCCO Item number: 180261328996 sold for $4000 (Best offer) on July 6th, 2008

" Charles L. Webster, New York, 1885. Half Morocco Leather. Very Good. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, FIRST STATE. Square Octavo, original three-quarter brown publisher's morocco and marbled boards, marbled edges, gilt-decorated spine, marbled endpapers. First edition, first printing, first state of Twain's masterpiece, one of approximately 500 copies bound in publisher's three-quarter morocco binding. This copy has all of the commonly identified first state points. First issue points include: On page 13, the list of illustrations has "Him and another Man" listed on page 88 (first state -- this was corrected later); Page 57 reads "with the was" (first state, this was later corrected to "with the saw"); page 9 with uncorrected "decided" (first state, this was later corrected to "decides"); Illustration on Page 283 with straight fly line rred); Copyright page dated

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1884; Final "5" dropped on page 155 (this was later replaced with a five of a different typeface); Dropped "I" in "Col," on page 143 and in "body" the "b" is broken. Frontispiece portrait shows sculptor's name and has the "Heliotype Printing Company" imprint (no priority is assigned because this was separately printed and tipped in). Overall a VERY GOOD PLUS condition with the all of the original binding in great shape. BAL 3415. McBride, 93. Grolier American 100: 87. MacDonnell, 31. Scarce and desirable in the original publisher's three-quarter morocco binding.

Copies of Huckleberry Finn in the original publisher's leather bindings are quite rare: "The relative rarity of the cloth and leather bindings is clear. Less than two weeks before publication, [the publisher] Webster announced that he was binding 20,000 copies in cloth, another 2,500 in sheep, and 500 copies in three-quarter leather. The remaining 7000 copies of the first printing were probably bound up in similar proportions. Leather copies dried out, cracked apart, and have survived in even fewer numbers than the original production numbers would suggest. Ahearne and abe.com prices two to three times higher. Check them out.

On Jul-05-08 at 09:47:00 PDT, seller added the following information:

For current prices for the rare volume please follow this link: AbeBooks: Search Results - Mark Twain and Huckleberry Finn and First Edition"

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jul-17-08 08:22 PDT 105 of 146 Okay, okay, I suppose people are getting serious about their Tintin books!! Three bidders over $3000! The Golden Press library copy did impact the final value, as did the fine condition of this copy.

This is the third Tintin book to sell for over $2750 on eBay in the last couple of months:

Item number: 140229267507 sold for $2750 on 5/18/08 (The Crab With The Golden Claws)

Item number: 120260981997 sold for $3150 on 5/22/08 (Destination Moon)

THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN RED RACKHAM'S TREASURE HERGE Item number: 120279191859 sold for $3250 on July 9, 2008.

"THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN RED RACKHAM'S TREASURE HERGE Up for auction is a(n) THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN RED RACKHAM'S TREASURE published by Golden Press in 1947.

By: Herge, Goldencraft Cloth Binding.

It's in very good to excellent condition. Off-white pages, no marks or tears on inside pages, slight scuffing on front and back covers. Western Printing library stamp on inside page. Un-circulated."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jul-17-08 08:34 PDT 106 of 146 Not a book per se, but this Tasha Tudor original sold for $1500 on eBay. Even though it is small at 3"x5", note that it is an original pencil drawing from a published book and is signed.

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ORIGINAL Pencil Drawing Tasha Tudor Wind in the Willows Item number: 350078081390 sold for $1500 on 7/16/08.

"You are bidding on a lot containing one item. The item is an ORIGINAL DRAWING from the Wind in the Willows. This is from page 111 of the book and is a Chapter heading. The Original Art is wonderful and in Pencil with the image measuring 3 by 5 inches. Signed at the bottom T. Tudor. Wonderful and quite Nice indeed. "

selected-with-care (759 ) View Listings | Jul-17-08 10:29 PDT 107 of 146 Report Re: response to One Fish Two Fish - - Thank you, zlinda.

I've been following the TinTin sales after you first brought some high ones to our attention in this thread - - amazing.

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DRAWING from the Wind in the Willows. This is from page 111 of the book and is a Chapter heading. The Original Art is wonderful and in Pencil with the image measuring 3 by 5 inches. Signed at the bottom T. Tudor. Wonderful and quite Nice indeed. "

selected-with-care (759 ) View Listings | Jul-17-08 10:29 PDT 107 of 146 Report Re: response to One Fish Two Fish - - Thank you, zlinda.

I've been following the TinTin sales after you first brought some high ones to our attention in this thread - - amazing.

the_beezwing (2439 ) View Listings Jul-17-08 11:18 PDT 108 of 146 | Report Those Tintin need to be added to books that look like nothing. Wow!

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jul-21-08 16:41 PDT 109 of 146 First editions of The Giving Tree are pretty tough to find, and seldom show up on eBay. Identifying points are not widely known, so shame the photo's no longer present.

The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein 1964 rare 1st/1st Item number: 280241844113 sold for $342 on July 8, 2008

" The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein Publisher - Harper & Row, 1964

Description - Presented here is a very rare 1st ed/1st printing 1964 Harper edition of 'The Giving Tree' by Shel Silverstein with the following points: copyright page has 1964 with no other dates, no edition stated, no ISBN numbers, has Library of Congress card catalog number 64-11840, dust jacket has 0964 at the bottom and the price of $2.50 at the top, back flap has review of 'Lafcadio' only, back cover has portrait of a young fully haired (and scary looking) Silverstein as shown below.

The book is bound in light green pictorial cloth in like dust jacket. Its measures 7 1/4" by 9 inches (unpaginated) and is illustrated throughout and black-and-white by Silverstein as shown below. The book is square with a sound binding showing no wear and internally is white and bright throughout, no foxing spotting tears or dog ears that I noticed, clean end pages with no inscription. The dust jacket is clean and bright with a couple of closed tears along the edges, missing piece at the bottom right back corner, not price clipped, bottom front flap corner clipped (no book club blurbs anywhere, no indent on the back - please don't email me about it). This is one you very rarely see with prices on the net that reflect its scarcity - if you can find one. "

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due2cents (28 ) View Listings | Report Jul-26-08 17:19 PDT 110 of 146 Thanks for keeping this going zlinda ...... enjoy it while you can before it's too late

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jul-27-08 19:50 PDT 111 of 146 Glad to be of some assistance due2cents. These Rupert books are sneaking up in value; note the condition issues.

879E: Rupert the Bear.- A continuous run 1936-2006 Item number: 170237473109 sold For $5600 by Bloomsbury on July 18, 2008.

" 879E: Rupert the Bear.- A continuous run 1936-2006 Rupert the Bear.- A continuous run of the Rupert books from 1936-2006,

71 vol.; The New Adventures of Rupert, 1936, with colouring-in page and another coloured in, new endpapers, some marking to covers, lacking dust-jacket; The New Rupert Book, 1938, some foxing, biro mark on upper cover; More Adventures of Rupert, 1942, and New Rupert Book, 1946, edge wear to covers; some other rubbing to first 10 vol., many of the "Magic Painting" illustrations completed, many of the books with the ownership page filled in, otherwise overall a very good set, original cloth, cloth-backed boards, pictorial wrappers or boards as issued, 1990 vol. with dust-jacket/poster present; plus 5 of the Adventures of Rupert series in original wrappers, 4to(76)

***An excellent set of the Rupert the Bear books.. "

bibliomonster (660 ) View Listings | Jul-27-08 23:56 PDT 112 of 146 Report Wow.....Still drooling over that original Keene 'Secret Clock' at $11K. That was a serious home run. Books like that keep us all out beatin' the bushes. It was a gorgeous copy.

Thanks for posting Z -

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jul-29-08 09:59 PDT 113 of 146 I've never seen one of these:

White Rabbit and Other Stories from robin wood Winslow Homers earliest lithographs at 20 years old. Item number: 120285305727 sold for $12,000 via BIN on July 29, 2008

"This is a one of a kind book for collectors or people who just enjoy early American children's literature. This book was written by Aunt Martha, pseud.; Martha Williams. It is only found in WorldCat* three times and is held by only three university libraries in the United States. It was published in Boston in 1857 by C.K. Whipple, and has some of the earliest lithographs by Winslow Homer. It is a child's book of tales, all with a strong Christian theme. This book is in fair to poor condition, but it

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has been read by children since 1857, so that is to be expected. This book is not even registered in the Library of Congress. Please research this and find out for yourself, what a gem of a book this is. This book is beyond rare, and here is your opportunity for you to own this old, rare, and a little tattered piece of our countries earliest children's books."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jul-29-08 10:16 PDT 114 of 146 Somewhat surprising that Variant 'b' book + Variant 'b' DJ of McElligot's sold for $795 on eBay. For those with an interest, consider grabbing the back flap image. The Younger guide indicates the 'no price' back flap is the 'a' variant. Stan is not entirely in agreement, and thinks there is still some question as to whether the '$2.50' back flap is the 'a' or 'b' DJ variant. He feels there is high degree of certainty the 'fish/open mouth' is the 'a' book.

MCELLIGOTT'S POOL 1st printing "250/$2.50" DJ DR. SEUSS 3 line copyright notice and 250/250, $2.50 on DJ flaps Item number: 320273668409 sold for $795 on July 14, 2008.

"Dr. Seuss' McElliogot's Pool 1st Printing - 250/$2.50 DW

This is a scarce first edition, variant B (closed mouth on fish) copy of Dr. Seuss "McElligot's Pool" published in 1947. Contains the following points: 1) Green cover (later changed to red) 2) 3 line copyright notice (later changed to 4) 3) 250/250 on front flap and $2.50 on lower back flap.

Book is in very good to very good+ condition with light rubbing to the edges, strong spine, no missing page, no underlining or scribble, no owner's name or inscription, light rubbing on the top right of the illustrated front free end paper. The dust wrapper has excellent color, some shelf wear and chipping around the edges and spine ends, "250/250" on front flap has been partially rubbed through with an old indentation below reading "25c", but the "50" can still be seen. The price $2.50 is also stamped on the back flap"

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jul-29-08 12:19 PDT 115 of 146 Although this Jean Charlot book did not sell, some might find the auction of interest. Not a well-known children's book illustrator, Charlot illustrated two Newbery Medal books, along with winning two Caldecott Honor awards during his career.

First edition Newbery Medal books have a passionate core collector following, probably more so than Caldecott Medal books, although the market values, in general, do not fetch as much. The core collectors tend to be librarians and educators, who are devout followers of the Newbery books.

JEAN CHARLOT Signed 1933 PICTURE BOOK - 32 Color Lithos PROVENANCE: The Estate of Paquita Lick Machris Item number: 280246636235 did not sell BIN $3500.

"This is a magnificent, rare, original signed and numbered limited edition book of 32 color lithographs by internationally acclaimed artist JEAN CHARLOT (1898-1979), dated 1933.

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Jean Charlot, author, artist and playwright, was born in Paris, France on February 7, 1898. His training as an artist took place in Mexico, where he worked as a staff artist for the Carnegie Archaeological expedition in Yucatan from 1926 to 1930. While living in Mexico, Charlot became caught up in the mural renaissance taking place in that country and he was employed by the Mexican government to paint murals on the walls of public buildings in Mexico City. Later he received a Guggenheim Fellowship to write on the mural movement in Mexico. Charlot left Mexico in 1929 and went to the United States. He joined the faculty of the Art Students' League in New York City, where he taught from 1931 to 1941, then served as artist-in-residence for four years at the University of Georgia. In 1947 Charlot became director of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, a post he held until 1949 when he accepted a professorial chair at the University of Hawaii. Charlot retired from his position as Senior Professor of Art in 1966. Charlot wrote numerous art books during his career and also illustrated titles for children and adults. Among the children's books he illustrated were two Newbery Medal winners: Ann Nolan Clark's Secret of the Andes (1952) and Joseph Krumgold's . . . and Now Miguel (1953). The Timid Ghost (1966) and Kittens, Cubs, and Babies (1959), two titles represented in the collection, were designed by Charlot. A Child's Good Night Book (1943) and When Will the World Be Mine? The Story of a Snowshoe Rabbit (1953) were both Caldecott honor books. Jean Charlot died on March 20, 1979 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Picture Book, 32 Original Color Lithographs, Inscriptions by Paul Claudel. New York: John Becker, 1933. First edition. Limited to 500 numbered copies signed by Charlot, Lynton R. Kistler (typesetter/printer) and Merle Armitage (designer). Quarto. 128 pages. Includes thirty-two original color lithographs drawn directly onto the plates by Charlot. Charlot began his Picture Book with the idea not of "art for art," but rather art for the people. He was inspired by the tradition of the Images d'Epinal, Guadalupe Posadas, and penny sheets. He also saw the Picture Book as sharing in the Medieval and Rennaisance tradition of the artist's studio source book. Thus, the Picture Book provides a complete repertory of the themes and motifs Charlot had employed in his art up to that point in his career. There is wear to the dust jacket, however the book itself is in fine condition.

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Paquita Lick Machris. Paquita Machris was a philanthropist and big-game hunter who went on numerous safaris around the globe with her husband, Maurice, and with him contributed thousands of bird, insect and mammal specimens to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Authenticity is GUARANTEED."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Jul-29-08 12:22 PDT 116 of 146 As an aside, I can't recall the last time a first edition Newbery Medal winning book sold for over $300 on eBay.

bibliomonster (660 ) View Listings | Jul-29-08 12:31 PDT 117 of 146 Report I was the underbidder on this item when it was sourced by the seller. It's a nice copy....Gotta get back to earthquake clean up.

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zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-05-08 07:50 PDT 118 of 146 Some very nice pictures from this 1932 pop-up, in dust jacket. Vintage pop-ups, especially from the early 1930's, are creeping up in value.

JACK THE GIANT KILLER w/Ultra RARE Dust Jacket 4 POP-UP Little RED RIDING Hood SLEEPING Beauty 1st LENTZ 1932 Item number: 270259936203 sold for $449 on Aug. 3, 2008

"JACK THE GIANT KILLER w/Ultra RARE Dust Jacket 4 POP-UP Little RED RIDING Hood SLEEPING Beauty 1st LENTZ 1932

LENTZ, HAROLD B. Jack the Giant Killer. New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1932. First Edition. Full color pictorial boards 9" x 7" 96 pages.

Book Condition: light wear to extremes, spine ends have light wear, binding tender. All four pop-ups are intact and in working order. The pop-ups are in lovely condition with one exception where the white stallion of the first pop-up unglued at one page, but intact and not damaged. Pages are clean and bright.

Dust Jacket Condition: little chipping to spine ends, lightly soiled, light rubbing, some darkening to spine, corners worn with tiny chips, one short closed tear at top edge (3/4"), little wear to edges.

Ninety-six numbered pages printed on thick, almost card stock. Illustrated with four full-color double page pop-ups, plus black & white drawings to text pages. There is one pop-up for each of the stories: Jack the Giant-Killer, Jack and the Bean-stalk, Little Red Riding-Hood, and Sleeping Beauty. The pop-ups are mechanically outstanding and their colors vibrant. An exceptional find in this condition, with Dust Jacket."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-05-08 07:53 PDT 119 of 146 Kubasta is Kubasta no matter the year of publication, this 1961 version selling for $405:

Tip + Top at the Zoo by V. Kubasta Pop Up Book 1961 Item number: 310069061991 sold for $405 on Jul. 31, 2008

"Tip + Top at the Zoo by V. Kubasta Pop Up Book Vojtech Kubasta Pop Up Book Tip + Top at the Zoo Bancroft, London. Original Wraps. Printed in Czechoslovakia and published in London by Bancroft & Co. (1961). 1st English Edition. Appox. 10 x 10", 12 pp.

Designed and illustrated by the incredible V. Kubasta. Pictorial card wraps with decorative Yellow/Orange cloth spine. Six double-page full color pop-ups take us through the various cages and animal amusements at the zoo.

Kubasta was very good with animals and this is a nice use of his never-ending talents and imagination. Very nice clean tight and square copy. Two minor repairs are needed that I have found. The monkey on the front page at the window has come loose and the buffalo on the last page is folded, NO paper missing."

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146 replies Date posted Reply # zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-05-08 07:56 PDT 120 of 146 What's New Find others who share This Dick and Jane Big Book, large enough to be considered a 'novelty' item, common interests - often sells for much higher: Join an eBay Group Get fast answers to VINTAGE - DICK & JANE - OUR BIG BOOK - PRIMER - 1951 questions in the Answer Item number: 170240229174 sold for $308 on Jul. 22, 2008 Center. Get Help Now

"24 PAGES. LARGE HUMONGOUS BOOK IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. Scott, Read about all things eBay in the Foresman and Company. [On label on inside of front cover: "Our Big Book / eBay Chatter Blog Contains the first 6 stories from We Look / and See, the beginning pre-primer of the / Basic Readers. Detailed suggestions / for the use of Our Big Book / .... Join a community of people who want to Pre-Primer Program]. In Excellent Condition. make a change THIS BOOK SELLS FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS BUT I AM PRICING THIS eBay Community News ITEM SO IT SELLS !!!! "

Announcements zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-05-08 08:02 PDT 121 of 146 Upcoming Workshops: Improved Seller Six line colophon the key identifying point for Charlie/Chocolate. For those Protection, The Golden without, consider saving an image of the colophon for future reference. Rule of Customer Support, Frequently Charlie and the Chocolate Factory-1st Print-1964-w/DJ! Missed Business 6-line colophon-$3.95 priced DJ-Roald Dahl-BEAUTIFUL!!! Deductions, What eBay Item number: 160262682315 sold for $1233 on Jul. 27, 2008 Sellers Need to Know Right NOW, and Buyer... "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl C.1964 (8/10/08)

Book Description: Knopf, New York. 1964., 1964. FIRST EDITION. First eBay Motors -- Best Match as Default Sort Printing First Issue with the six lines of printing information on the last page; (8/7/08) later issues have five. The corner are bumped with miniscule fray, no writing, a small mark to page 3 but hardly a problem,TRUE FIRST, preceding the A Better Way to Access English edition by some three years. 8vo., pp161, original red cloth, title eBay for iPhone and device to upper board in blind, titles to spine gilt, top edge stained (slightly Other Smartphone... faded) purple, mustard endpapers, original dustjacket. Illustrated by Joseph (8/6/08)

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Schindelman. See all Announcements... See all System A very good+/Near Fine- copy of the book. The jacket is in lovely near fine- Announcements... condition, just handled a little and without much of the often seen tanning to the white background. A clean bright copy one of the best I have owned. Encased in brodart protector/mylar. Copies like this have been going for up to $1500 dollars!

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964) is a children's book by Welsh author Roald Dahl. This story of the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric candymaker Willy Wonka is often considered one of the most beloved children's stories of the 20th century. Tune in and hear eBay Radio twice a week!

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was first published in the United States by Every Tuesday at 11am PT, Alfred A.Knoph, Inc. in 1964, and in the United Kingdom by George Allen & and every Thursday at 5pm PT Unwin in 1967. The book was adapted into two major motion pictures: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in 1971, and Charlie and the Chocoalte Missed a program? Check out the eBay Radio Archives Factory (film) in 2005. The book's sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, was written by Roald Dahl in 1972.

This story revolves around a protagonist named Charlie Bucket tells how he View the current Workshop won a tour in a clandestine, eccentric, but world-famous factory that produces Calendar chocolate and other assortments of candy."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-05-08 08:09 PDT 122 of 146 Additional Resources Curious George continues to rage on, evidenced by the $561 fetched for a late Community Hub 1950's edition with Rey signature and small drawing. Chatter Archive H.A. REY: CURIOUS GEORGE 1ST ED 1941 SIGNED W/DRAWING HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY/1941/HARDCOVER/1ST ED W/SKETCH Item Security & Resolution Center number: 130242659066 sold for $561 on Aug. 5, 2008 Seller Central

"In This Auction: Curious George by H.A. Rey printed by the Houghton Mifflin Hot Items & Merchandising Company of Boston in 1941. Lithographed in the U.S.A. by William C.D. Calendar Glaser, New York. This copy does not come with an original dust jacket.

This is a inscribed(signed to someone) first edition of Curious George by H.A Rey himself to a little girl name "Bonnie Jean" on the inside page of this book. This copy was presented to Bonnie Jean on Christmas day of 1958 from her mom and dad. An inscription of that day has been made on the inside cover of this book. You can see for your self on one of the photo above.

The origin of this book is quite simple, it was picked up at an estate sale in Needham Mass. from a very respectable 5 generation home and now a historical society landmark in Needham. You can check the historical society in Needham mass. for this Bonnie Jean home. address is 206 Neholden st. Needham Mass.

Along with the Signature there's also a curious george drawing done by H.A. Rey Himself. You can view that in one of the image above.

This is a full size hardcover children book. This copy is not an ex-library book nor is it a Book Club edition or a reprint of any type. The condition of this book is in excellent shape. There's no marking within the book other than the inscription from the author and the parent. For a children book this book is in excellent shape. Extremely well keep, pages are clean and still bright. The lithograph are all intact and there's no tears to the pages at all."

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zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-05-08 08:18 PDT 123 of 146 A very nice first edition of Tasha Tudors' Pumpkin Moonshine sold for $1658 recently on eBay. Key point is the $.75 price on dust jacket flap.

Bibliomonster auctioned a copy last summer at PBA Galleries, with photographs available here: http://www.1stedition.net/identification_points/pumpkin_moonshine.html

PUMPKIN MOONSHINE by TASHA TUDOR, 1st Ed in Superb DJ Rare 1938 1st of Author's 1st Book in FINE ORIG. DJ Item number: 110273872108 sold for $1658 on Jul. 31, 2008

"PUMPKIN MOONSHINE/By Tasha Tudor/Oxford University Press/London, New York, Toronto/ 1938. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE with "Copyright 1938" (see photo) and no other date in the book. Tasha Tudor's First Book. White Polka-dots on blue boards with red and white decoration and lettering on front board; decorated endpapers. Approximately 4" x 4 3/4th".

A VERY FINE COPY with absolutely no defects: no writing, no fading, no foxing, no staining . . . in a RARE, BRIGHT, UN-PRICECLIPPED ($.75) FINE DUST JACKET without a single chip, tear or nick.

RARELY DO CHILDREN'S BOOKS FROM THE THIRTIES APPEAR IN THIS CONDITION! Other copies of this book without a dust-jacket are listed on the internet for over $1500.00. Another copy of inferior condition and with only half a dust-jacket is listed for over $1000.00. My reserve is less."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-05-08 08:25 PDT 124 of 146 This Baum/Parrish pamphlet is tough to find, I would say deserves the 'rare' identifier, published before Baum was 'Baum' (pre-Oz) and Parrish was 'Parrish' (pre-everything). Cuts across several collecting genres. Three bidders over $1000. Still, very surprising it sold for $1225 with 3 missing illustrations.

L. Frank Baum, Maxfield Parrish, Mother Goose in Prose Item number: 110271813550 sold for $1225 on Jul. 25, 2008

"Mother Goose in Prose by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by Maxfield Parrish. Chic:Way & Williams (1897) 265p. Printed by R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. The Lakeside Press, For Way & Williams, Publishers, Chicago, U.S.A.

Written by L. Frank Baum, who later created the Wizard of Oz, this book came from an estate and seems to have been a well read book of nursery rhymes. The book cover has the same illustration on the front and back. The book measures 9" x 11.25".

There is foxing, smudges, creases, sm folds,and some small tears. The binding is pulled away from the spine. Missing 3 of the 12 illustrations.

I'm trying to include all the negatives I can find, however, I do not specialize in books. Looking at the book from a lay point of view, I think it's a great find"

hummingbirdcolumbine6 (1807 ) View Listings Aug-05-08 08:31 PDT 125 of 146 | Report That actually is a good selling price considering the condition problems.

"Looking at the book from a lay point of view, I think it's a great find"

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True!

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-05-08 08:33 PDT 126 of 146 The first Rupert annual sold for over $1000 recently on eBay. It is difficult to read the auction description in all caps, so I changed the text to 'sentence case' here.

THE NEW ADVENTURES OF RUPERT 1936 1ST ANNUAL ORIGINAL! Item number: 370070252407 sold for $1015 on Jul. 23, 2008

"This is it!!! The original first rupert bear annual, 1936, this is not, repeat not, a facsimile but the real thing!!

The covers are bright and clean/at leastvgplus/ fine, with clear rupert illustration [the scan suggests rather more mottling than there, in fact, is. ], original fine spine also, the back cover has a little light spotting and light half-ring mark, there is only the lightest of corner curl, and a very minimum of creasing to tip & tail of spine. The front cover also has a few slightly darker spots, that only show up due to the sl. Faded front cover. F. E. P has a few fox spots, and a neat inscription in the belongs to box.

The title page is also a little fox- spotted, contents page rather more foxed. 2 painting pages very lightly started [light color pencils only!] And 2 others are totally un-touched. There are no scribbles or tears! Due to the thickness of the paper used, there is fox-spotting to many pages, mostly restricted to page margins, but occasionally straying! Also some bottom page margins show some "thumbing"but nothing more gruesome!

No loose pages, certainly no missing pages!complete!! At least vgplus condition, apart from noted faults. All in all, this scarce original first rupert annual* is a rare treasure."

selected-with-care (759 ) View Listings | Aug-05-08 08:39 PDT 127 of 146 Report I swear I donated a Rupert Annual to our ongoing FOL about 4 years ago because I didn't see online interest. I hope upon hope that I researched it thoroughly and found a good reason for culling. Oy.

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-05-08 08:41 PDT 128 of 146 We've never seen this early Lois Lenski book, which sold for $750 via BIN.

The seller is one of our favorite children's booksellers, both on eBay and off. They are given acknowledgments for their contribution in both the Santi Little Golden Book guide and the Younger/Hirsch Seuss guide, and are working on identification points for the Harper 'I Can Read' series.

Lois Lenski - Dolls from Mother Goose - 1918 true 1st Item number: 370072668279 sold for $750 via BIN on Aug. 1, 2008

"Dolls from the Land of Mother Goose Cut-Outs - illustrated by Lois Lenski - copyright 1918 Platt & Nourse, this is the true 1st printing! (later reprinted in 1921 by Platt & Munk). Large (10 inches x 12 inches) card stock binding with many pages of full color paper doll clothing based on the Mother Goose nursery rhymes. The center section is on heavy card stock and has the two paper dolls to dress. Part of the "Something to Do" book series.

This early work (1st published book illustrations?) by the famous Lois Lenski is

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very scarce as most copies were cut apart. All the clothing and dolls are intact and uncut inside!

The book is in Good-Very Good condition with no writing inside. See photos below for the cover, title page, an interior clothing page, the paper doll center section and a close-up of the front cover. "

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-05-08 08:45 PDT 129 of 146 Rupert strikes again, the 3rd annual recently selling for $588.

THE NEW RUPERT BOOK 1938 ANNUAL 100% ORIGINAL FANTASTIC Item number: 370071579828 sold for $588 on July 30, 2008

"Vintage 100% original the new Rupert book, this is the 3rd Rupert Annual 1938. This book has amazingly bright covers, back and front as per pix, with minimal edge rub, although the corners are a little more so. The spine is also 100% original, totally complete, with minimal fading, and only light creasingh and absolutely no loss and solid. Good print quality. There is no inscription. Apart from a few of the usual very light margin markings[fox/or light thumbing] no scribbles, no looseness, no colorings-in, this is an extremely well presented extra-bright and fineplus+/ near mint internally original copy of the 1938 Rupert Annual. Doubt that you will find one better!!!!"

due2cents (28 ) View Listings | Report Aug-05-08 08:48 PDT 130 of 146 thanks again ZLINDA for the great Book posts and great info ......

mroyalhome (1100 ) View Listings | Report Aug-05-08 08:49 PDT 131 of 146 I LOVE this thread!!!!!

hummingbirdcolumbine6 (1807 ) View Listings Aug-06-08 15:17 PDT 132 of 146 | Report zlinda (or anyone else, for that matter),

Have you ever come across one of these? I can't decide whether it's something to get excited about or not. It has obvious condition problems but I find it attractive nonetheless, and it is complete. It's about 6" x 9", paper wrappers, 32 pp. There are no copies on addall. 45 in WorldCat, mostly in university libraries, but I think some of those are microform.

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due2cents (28 ) View Listings | Report Aug-06-08 15:42 PDT 133 of 146 nice thing there

thanks for sharin'

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oldbookshopnj (146 ) View Listings | Report Aug-07-08 06:03 PDT 134 of 146 hummingbirdcolumbine6 :

Main Entry : Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-96 Entry : Pictures and Stories from Uncle Tom's Cabin. Bost., 1853. 4to, orig wraps; rear cover chipped. With engraved title & 9 illusts. Sale Record : Swann, Feb 27, 2007, lot 110, $500

The 45 entries you found on Worldcat are all for actual copies; there are 42 microform copies--it's a little surprising no copies are available for sale at the moment.

Merle Johnson mentions that it comes in both yellow wrappers and red wrappers.

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zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-12-08 06:56 PDT 136 of 146 Not a book per se, but an interesting children's alphabet item:

Original Alphabet Picture-Sheet for children, 1800 by Darton & Harvey - hand-coloured woodcuts Item number: 300247016013 sold for $1940 on Aug. 9, 2008

"Large size [20 x 29cm] Picture -Sheet Alphabet in Verse printed by the well-known Darton & Harvey in 1800. With fine original hand-colouring to woodcuts for each letter of the alphabet. Intended for display to assist children in learing to read. This sheet is in very good condition, but has been laid down by an early owner on stronger paper, and is in two sections. Could be framed or simply kept as an example of this early format. A very scarce survival as such items were often damaged or thrown away."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-12-08 07:06 PDT 137 of 146 1911 J.M. Barrie FIRST 1ST EDITION Peter Pan and Wendy RARE OCT 1911 FIRST PRINTING Illust. by F.D. Bedford Item number: 140254358656 sold for $510 on Aug. 10, 2008

"1911 J.M. Barrie FIRST 1ST EDITION Peter Pan and Wendy

Description

Peter and Wendy by J.M. Barrie with Illustrations by F.D. Bedford SCARCE 1911 FIRST PRINTING

This is a scarce copy in WONDERFUL CONDITION of J.M. Barrie's "Peter and Wendy", a classic and iconic piece of literature illustrated by the famous F.D. Bedford.

An Excellent COPY!!!!!!

The first appearance of TINKER BELL, WENDY and CAPTAIN HOOK is in this book, Which became the basis for Walt Disney's Famous animated film and many other movies such as "Hook".

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You Can find copies of this book listed right now here at Ebay for $1,200.00 to $1,800.00!!!

This is truly a rare and unique piece of history that would make an excellent and prized addition to your library.

FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, WITH "PUBLISHED OCTOBER 1911" UNDER COPYRIGHT and above SCRIBNER'S Colophon (SEAL).

There are 13 B&W full page tipped in plates done by Bedford:

1) The tissue gaurded frontispiece - "Peter Flew In". 2) The Pictorial Title-page. 3) "The Birds Were Flown". 4) "Let Him Keep Who Can". 5) "The Never Never Land". 6) "Peter On Guard". 7) "Summer Days On The Lagoon". 8) "To Die Will Be An Awfully Big Adventure". 9) "Wendy's Story". 10) "Flung like Bales". 11) "Hook Or Me This Time". 12) " This Man Is Mine". 13) "Peter And Jane".

Copies of this book are selling elsewhere online for $1750 and up!!!

This book is in FINE condition, the defects are few, the gold gilt on the covers is not worn or fading, the spine is slightly sunworn (faded from the sun), otherwise no staining or soiling to covers, the corners have the barest wear, just enough to remove a little pigment from the cloth, otherwise they are not bumped or worn; all the plates are present, the pages are in good condition, page forends ends uncut (not trimmed), The endpapers are clean, bright and have a previous owner's signature on the FFEP, otherwise unmarked. The RFEP Blank page has a small chip out of the upper corner. Some foxing evident, primarily around the margins of the illustrations but not in text, No cracks or cracking, nothing is loose or coming loose, and best of all, except for the signature on the ffep, there is NO, NONE nada writing or marking anywhere else in this book !!.

I took photos both with and without the flash. Without the flash the halogen light I use makes the paper appear yellow, it is not.

A Highly presentable copy of a much sought after book.

Here is a chance to own a scarce, highly collectible piece of literary history listed for thousands and THOUSANDS elsewhere online. This book is an excellent investment which has been steadily increasing in value and will continue to do so. GET IT WHILE YOU CAN!!!!"

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Nice price in a damaged dust jacket. Due to the war, the French version (original language) was published after the US English version.

RARE 1ST! Le Petit Prince by de Saint-Exupery HBDJ 1943 Item number: 250276998876 sold for BIN $1500 on Aug. 6, 2008

"RARE 1ST! Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery 1943

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1943. Cloth. 93 pages. First French Language Edition, First Printing with no additional printings listed on copyright page. Very Good+ in Poor Unclipped Dust Jacket ($2.00 price top of front flap). The earliest printing of the French Language Edition with these points: 1) $2.00 price top of front flap, 2) Correct address for the publisher bottom of front flap, 386 Fourth Avenue, New York, 3) Illustration on page 63 has a black bird flying off in the distance that isn't in later printings. Full salmon cloth with very bright and unsullied brown lettering on spine and front board, very light wear to corners and spine ends, top corner of ffep has a light brown stain, has gift inscription on ffep, else fine, no lean, no bumps, pages clean and lightly tanning, DJ is not in good shape, but at least it's nearly all there, unlike other old copies of this book I've seen, 3" tear front top edge repaired on back with ancient yellowing scotch tape, in fact there's a lot of that tape around the edges and on the back of the DJ, two 1" tears front lower edge, front fold has a 5" tear from top with some mising pieces near middle, top 1" of spine is detached and inserted in book, missing a piece lower spine, tanned all around, light scuffing to spine. Not in great shape, but this is very rare. NOT ex-library, NOT book club, NOT remaindered. "

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-12-08 07:14 PDT 139 of 146 Lebende Bilder Meggendorfer Mechanical Book 1890s Wow! Item number: 320280419598 sold for $1213 on Aug. 6, 2008

"Up for auction is a magnificent Lebende Bilder Meggendorfer mechanical book, circa 1890s, published by Braun & Schneider. It is a pull picture book, mechanical children’s book. Heavy wear to cover. Spine is loose. Student and poodle has a broken pull part. Others work fine. Colors are amazingly crisp. Light tanning, foxing."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-12-08 07:16 PDT 140 of 146 Fur Brave Kinder Meggendorfer Pull Picture Book 1890s Item number: 320280421090 sold for $910 on Aug. 6, 2008

"Up for auction is a magnificent Fur Brave Kinder ein Ziehbilderbuch von Lothar Meggendorfer pull picture book, circa 1890s, published by Braun & Schneider. It is a pull picture book. Heavy wear to cover. Spine is loose. Frog missing pull tab. Ironsmith has a tear. Others work fine. Colors are amazing crisp. Light tanning, foxing. "

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-12-08 07:23 PDT 141 of 146 Always learning something on eBay, I've never heard of this children's author/illustrator.

EXTREMELY RARE 1st Ed Beloved BILL FROG to the Rescue Dust Jacket 1951 Barbara Campbell Illustrated by Author Item number: 320281084042 sold for $425 on Aug. 9 2008

"This extremely rare beloved story is a First Edition in a brilliantly illustrated dust jacket.

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BILL FROG TO THE RESCUE Written and Drawn BY CAM (Barbara Campbell)

~~~~~ Very Good Conditon.*

It is Christmas eve, and Father Christmas is in bed with a cold! Luckily Milly Mole had some magic medicine which will cure anything, but the problem is how to get it to Father Christmas, who lives on the top of the loftiest peak on the far side of the Aurora Borealis. This is where Bill Frog comes to the rescue, helped by Old George Mouse, and it all ends in the most splendid of Christmas parties.

1951 Printed in Holland, John Lane the Bodley Group Ltd. Every page of this children's book is illustrated top to bottom as shown. It is out of print everywhere, never to be reprinted, and nowhere to be found.

The pages of this lovely gem are all strong to the straight spine. One page has vague yellow crayon on the yellow background-I barely noticed it. There are no other markings. Two pages have some foxing (brown age spots).

The dust jacket is bright with chips at the head and tail of spine as shown in photo, small chips on back creases not visible in photo, and tiny tears at the top, now protected in a fresh Mylar jacket. The price is clipped. The cover has edge wear all around, with corners and head and tail of spine rubbed. The photos are with and w/out DJ.

This volume is exceedingly rare in this condition with dust jacket. "

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-12-08 07:27 PDT 142 of 146 True first printing Mulberry Street in fair condition, sans DJ:

1937 Dr Seuss And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street First Printing. With Marco in White Pants on Cover Item number: 260273595727 sold for BIN $485 on Aug. 11, 2008

"Dr. Seuss. And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street. New York. The Vanguard Press. 1937. Original illustrated paper-covered boards. White paper spine over white cloth. 10 7/8 by 8 1/4 inches. 36 unnumbered pages, including the front and rear free endpapers. Corners slightly bumped with some wear to covers, especially to the edges. Some of the paper is missing from the spine. One inch tear at bottom of pages 5-6; 1/2 inch tear at bottom gutter of page 7-8; 2 inch diagonal tear at bottom of page 23-24. Several brown marks on title and a few other pages. More minor soiling throughout. Ownership inscription (Virginia ??? Elmer) July 1939) on front free endpaper. Please see the photographs, which can be enlarged and are part of the description. They give a good representation of the condition of the pages.

First printing, with the boy on the front cover wearing white pants, 1937 on the title page and no additional dates on the copyright page. Although it is not a first edition point, the Hirsch bibliography mentions that the spine should be white cloth. Evidently, it is possible to find copies with 1937 on the title and no additional printings on the copyright page, yet Marco is wearing blue pants. Perhaps the white paper spine goes with the Marco in white pants cover, but I am not sure"

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Three Tom Swift books recently sold on eBay for $510, $338, and $338 respectively:

APPLETON-TOM SWIFT-TELEVISION DETECTOR-FIRST ED. DJ Item number: 190242586707 sold for $510 on Aug. 11, 2008

"TOM SWIFT AND HIS TELEVISION DETECTOR BY VICTOR APPLETON PUB. BY GROSSET AND DUNLAP

BOOK IS NEAR FINE, AND DUST JACKET EXCELLENT

REFLECTIONS ARE FROM MYLAR AND ANGLE OF PHOTOGRAPHY

THIS IS #36 IN A 38 BOOK SERIES 1910-1941-PLUS TWO BLB'S"

APPLETON-TOM SWIFT-AERIAL WARSHIP-IN DJ -QUAD FORMAT Item number: 200244788523 sold for $338 on Aug. 11, 2008

"TOM SWIFT AND HIS AERIAL WARSHIP BY VICTOR APPLETON PUB. BY GROSSET AND DUNLAP

BOOK IS NEAR FINE, AND DUST JACKET IS EXCELLENT

REFLECTIONS ARE FROM MYLAR AND ANGLE OF PHOTOGRAPHY

THIS IS #18 IN A 38 BOOK SERIES 1910-1941-PLUS TWO BLB'S

THIS IS A FINE QUAD JACKET. I COULD NOT IMAGINE A BETTER ONE"

APPLETON-TOM SWIFT-AIR GLIDER-IN DJ -QUAD FORMAT Item number: 200244789078 sold for $338 on Aug. 11, 2008

"TOM SWIFT AND HIS AIR GLIDER BY VICTOR APPLETON PUB. BY GROSSET AND DUNLAP

BOOK IS NEAR FINE, AND DUST JACKET IS EXCELLENT

REFLECTIONS ARE FROM MYLAR AND ANGLE OF PHOTOGRAPHY

THIS IS #12 IN A 38 BOOK SERIES 1910-1941-PLUS TWO BLB'S

A REALLY NICE EARLY QUAD JACKET"

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-12-08 07:37 PDT 144 of 146 Original Louis Wain books consistently sell for a nice price:

HE LOUIS WAIN NURSERY BOOK GIVEN FOR XMAS IN 1902 Item number: 260270424466 sold $478 for Aug. 8, 2008

"This childs book is titled THE LOUIS WAIN NURSERY BOOK it is a first edition and dates to 1902 and was actually given as a gift and is inscribed to:

Kitty

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Xmas 1902.

This book features numerous black and white illustrations of Louis Wains famous cats and other animals less often seen including wild bears, frogs, giraffes and elephants!

As the images show the book is disbound but all pages are present, there are ragged edges and turned corners, there are some tears and scuffing.

The boards are good if slightly faded and the spine covering is missing in part.

But it would still make a great addition to a collection and probably well worth re-binding, it measure 9.5" by 8"."

mroyalhome (1100 ) View Listings | Report Aug-12-08 08:05 PDT 145 of 146 These Swift books sell well only in dust covers?

gozergirl (397 ) View Listings | Report Aug-12-08 08:11 PDT 146 of 146 Usually. There are of course a few exceptions.

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185 replies Date posted Reply # zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-12-08 09:47 PDT 147 of 185 What's New Find others who share For those with an interest, Aleph-Bet, a very respected children's bookseller, posts PDF versions of their common interests - quarterly-or-so catalogs here. Join an eBay Group Get fast answers to Very informative, both for the children's book collector and bookseller. questions in the Answer Center. Get Help Now

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-14-08 06:45 PDT 148 of 185 Read about all things eBay in the A very nice copy of Ursula Le Guin's classic scifi, A Wizard of Earthsea, sold recently on eBay for $830. Not eBay Chatter Blog easily found in first state. The book won the Boston Globe-Horn Book award for children's fiction in 1969 (an award similar to the Newbery). Another book in the series, The Tombs of Atuan, won a 1972 Newbery Join a community of people who want to Honor. make a change

Ursula Le Guin A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA 1st/1st HBDJ 1968 eBay Community News TRUE 1st PRINTING / 1st STATE (all points Currey's "A") Item number: 230274837304 sold for $830 on Aug. 3, 2008 Announcements

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Parnassus Press, Berkeley, 1968 FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, FIRST STATE Join your host Griff (Jim Dimensions: 6 & 1/4" x 8 & 3/4" Griffith), Dean of eBay Education, for this week's * A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY SERIOUS COLLECTOR OF FANTASY Parnassus Press only broadcasts of eBay Radio and Ask... (8/26/08) initially printed 6800 copies of A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA - the publishers had no idea that they had a classic on their hands. * Most copies of the first printing of A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA were distributed to libraries. eBay Motors Parts & * This first state printing is most definitely NOT an ex-lib copy. Accessories - Bike, Boat Parts and Gear 25¢ Insertion Fee * This is the legendary Currey's "A" printing. Sale August... (8/26/08) * This is the true first state printing of the first edition with all points present (as per: L. W. See all Announcements... Currey's Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors: A Bibliography of Their Fiction and Selected See all System Nonfiction (Boston: G. K. Hall, 1979): The black spine titles and front board illustration are Announcements... EMBOSSED (not stamped) on the aqua blue cloth. * The rear board is blank. * The full title page bears a faint vertical line or smudge extending through the "R" of "WIZARD" down through the "P" in "PRESS".

CONDITION: VERY GOOD + / NEAR FINE

The volume presents a very fresh and crisp appearance. Under a very bright light, a hint of discoloration Tune in and hear eBay Radio of the boards on either side of the spine area can barely be distinguished - probably a ghost of bindery twice a week! glue darkening. Otherwise, the aqua-blue cloth covers are spotless and un-sunned - the dust jacket has Every Tuesday at 11am PT, and done its job! The top right front and top left rear corners each bear a small "wrinkle" - too insignificant to every Thursday at 5pm PT be called "bumps". All corners are sharp, and there is no edge-wear nor shelf-wear whatsoever. The binding is absolutely square, firm, and tight. Missed a program? Check out the eBay Radio Archives The original dust jacket has had both the trade and the library prices clipped from the top and bottom corners of the front flap. There is some chipping to the head and foot of the spine and chipping and a couple of half-inch closed tears along the top edges. Two small strips of tape have been applied to the top

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edge of the front panel. The dust jacket's underside has some color stains in the spine area, but this can View the current Workshop be seen only if the mylar sleeve is removed. There is a very narrow two-inch vertical brown streak along Calendar the top right of the front panel. The dust jacket spine is slightly sunned and bears a couple of mild paper scuffs. For completest detail, please enlarge the dust jacket scans below. (The DJ is now protected by a new clear archival sleeve.) Additional Resources The interior is literally pristine: bright, white pages with no owner's name, no bookplate, no writing, no Community Hub marks of any kind. The endpapers and pages are immaculate: no wear of any kind, no foxing, no age-toning, no tears, no creases, no dogears. In fact, the interior is so clean and tight that I suspect this Chatter Archive book may never have been read. Security & Resolution Center

This extremely rare first state printing of the first edition is offered Seller Central at auction with a very modest starting bid price and NO RESERVE PRICE" Hot Items & Merchandising Calendar hummingbirdcolumbine6 (1807 ) View Listings | Report Aug-14-08 06:48 PDT 149 of 185 Lovely posts. Thank you -- this information is PRIMO!

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-14-08 07:04 PDT 150 of 185 J.R.R. Tolkien 1st Ed The Adventures of Tom Bombadil NR Item number: 250279368731 sold for $449 on Aug. 12, 2008

"Being offered for your consideration is a wonderful early copy of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil" with dust jacket. It is the 1st edition printed in Great Britain in 12 point Garamond, 1962, published by George Allen & Unwin LTD.. Illustrated by Pauline Diana Baynes.

The cover and illustrations of this book are simply superb! I have taken many detail photos of all of its markings / pertinent details. If you need anymore information just email me. It is in very good condition - the photos should show that in detail. It has the original owners signature, very minor rubbing & chipping to the dust wrapper, the price is clipped. The colors to the front and cover are quite vivid!"

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Tolkien's Tom Bombadil has crept up in value over the past decade, no doubt in large part to the popularity of the Jackson movies. I've always liked this book, another connection between Tolkien and C.S. Lewis due to the cover art by the longtime Lewis illustrator, Pauline Baynes. Although Baynes is better known for her association with the Narnia books, Tolkien 'discovered' her initially. From Wikipedia:

In her obituary, the Daily Telegraph described how Baynes and Tolkien came to be associated:

* "In 1948 Tolkien was visiting his publishers, George Allen & Unwin, to discuss some disappointing artwork that they had commissioned for his novella Farmer Giles of Ham, when he spotted, lying on a desk, some witty reinterpretations of medieval marginalia from the Luttrell Psalter that greatly appealed to him. These, it turned out, had been sent to the publishers "on spec" by the then unknown Pauline Baynes. Tolkien demanded that the creator of these drawings be set to work illustrating Farmer Giles of Ham, and was delighted with the subsequent results, declaring that Pauline Baynes had "reduced my text to a commentary on her drawings". Further collaboration between Tolkien and his Farmer Giles illustrator followed, and a lifelong friendship developed... Later, when she showed him her artwork for a poster featuring Frodo and Bilbo Baggins, the author nodded approvingly and murmured quietly: "There they are, there they are."[5]

Baynes also painted the covers for the British 1973 one-volume and 1981 three-volume paperback editions of The Lord of the Rings, and produced illustrated poster versions of the maps from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Her favorite of her own works was Grant Uden's Dictionary of Chivalry, an illustration project which required two years to complete, and which was recognized with the Kate Greenaway Medal.

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-14-08 07:28 PDT 151 of 185 The Stephenie Meyer books have been the rage with our 12 and 14 year old daughters for the past year or so. The first printing of the first book in the series is somewhat difficult to find (In fact, after a quick search of the usual sources, I didn't find a first printing of Twilight in DJ for sale on the internet.) and likely contributes to the $2500 fetched for this signed set. The upcoming movie is likely to increase the popularity of the series.

STEPHENIE MEYER SIGNED TRUE 1ST EDITION TWILIGHT SAGA RARE COMPLETE SET OF 1ST FIRST EDITION /1ST PRINTINGS Item number: 330261548207 sold for BIN $2500 on Aug. 12, 2008

"STEPHENIE MEYER SIGNED 1ST EDITION/1ST PRINTING TWILIGHT SAGA

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EXTREMELY RARE COMPLETE SET OF TRUE FIRST EDITIONS!!

This is a complete set of true first edition/first printings of the entire Twilight Saga. These are the real thing. Most of Stephenie’s books state first edition on the copyright page but that does not make them a true first edition. A true first edition refers to the first time the book is ever printed. The numberline at the bottom of the copyright page must count down as follows: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 It must have the full numberline ending in a 1 to appreciate in value.

All have original dustjackets, not price clipped: Twilight $17.99, New Moon $17.99, Eclipse $18.99, Breaking Dawn $22.99.

All dustjackets have been placed in protective, acid-free dustjacket protectors. Any flaws in the photos are from the flash reflecting on the protective covers.

Each book has a full number line on the copyright page as shown in the photos.

Twilight and Eclipse were signed at a book signing in Torrance, CA hosted by Vroman’s Bookstore on Saturday August 25th, 2007.

New Moon was signed at a signing in Torrance, CA hosted by Borders Books at Torrance High School on June 2008.

Breaking Dawn was signed in Los Angeles at the UCLA Breaking Dawn Concert on August 7, 2008.

I will include copies of the tickets to all of these events with the books.

Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse are used. Twilight has been read several times. I’ve included photos to show its wear. New Moon and Eclipse have each been lightly read once. Breaking Dawn is brand new. Only opened to be signed. "

due2cents (29 ) View Listings | Report Aug-14-08 10:30 PDT 152 of 185 thanks again Zlinda

Love these book posts

...... - ...... JOHN McCain in 2008

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zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-17-08 09:54 PDT 153 of 185 Rare McCandlish Mother Goose Roycroft 1918 1st Edition Item number: 130247219657 sold via BIN for $495 on Aug. 17, 2008

"The RHYMES OF MOTHER GOOSE 1918 First Edition Illustrated by Edward G. McCandlish for the Roycrofters/ The Roycroft Press East Aurora New York

Top corners chipped ( as shown in photos) otherwise very good condition. A tight clean unmarked copy of a very hard to find rare Children’s classic! This almost perfect copy has two damaged pages that are shown in the photos.

for full information on this exact copy see: The wonderful website on Roycroft Books http://www.roycroftbooks.org/1918_mother_goose_rust.htm

This is the very Same Book pictured and quite rare in this condition. This copy is also on ROYCROFT Watermarked handmade-paper. I have an extra copy; so have decided to let this prize go to another collector of the finer and rarer Roycroft Press and Arts and Crafts Era Items. Great Graphics! This book is a must for any Children’s and Mother Goose Collector.

You could remove the prints and Frame for your Bungalow children's room ( Though that would not be my choice!). Only one in somewhat similar condition anywhere online available. If perfect this book would sell for $1300+. Reserve is less than 1/2 that amount."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-17-08 09:57 PDT 154 of 185 Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks signed x2 HC 1st Item number: 300246556839 sold for $410 on Aug. 16, 2008

"This is a copy of the first printing of The Elfstones of Shannara, release in 1982 by Terry Brooks, the

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second book in the immensely popular series. Because it was released simultaneously in hardcover and trade paperback, copies of the hardcover first are scarce, especially in fine condition. This copy is in fine condition, in a fine jacket. (Most of the HC editions went to libraries, which is the reason copies in any collector's grade condition are rare.) This copy has been signed on the title page by author Terry Brooks, and signed on the jacket by cover artist Darrell K. Sweet.

From the author's web site:

Once again, Terry Brooks brings us an epic novel of wonder and adventure in this eagerly awaited sequel to his best-selling novel The Sword of Shannara. Ancient, ultimate evil threatened the Elves and the Races of Man. For the Ellcrys, the tree created by long-lost Elven magic, was dying, loosing the spell of Forbidding that locked the hordes of ravening Demons away from Earth. Already the Reaper, most fearsome of Demons, was free. Only one source of protection was powerful enough to stop it: the Elfstones of Shannara. The Stones and the right to use them belonged to Wil Ohmsford, given him by his grandfather Shea. And now Allanon, legendary Druid guardian of the Races, summoned him from his studies in Storlock to protect Amberle, the Elven girl who must carry a seed of the tree to the mysterious Bloodfire, life-source of earth, there to be quickened and to create a new Ellcrys. While Allanon and the Elves fight a hopeless war against the emerging multitudes of Demons, Wil and Amberle plunge forward in a seemingly impossible quest for the Bloodfire. Before them lie unknown dangers, impassable barriers, and the savage Wilderun, from which none have ever escaped. Behind them follows the Reaper. Against it, Wil has the Elfstones -- but he has lost all power to control them. Weaponless, he and Amberle watch as the shadow of the Reaper appears on the trail before them... Here are valiant companions -- old and new -- awesome foes, wonders, romance... and the ancient mystery of how the Elves survived among the Races of Man.

Pictures: (1):scan of book; (2): book in jacket; (3): naked book with full-spread cover; (4): signature on title page; (5):Copyright page with number line to 1."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-17-08 09:59 PDT 155 of 185 PAUL BROWN BLACK BEAUTY 1ST ED in DJ & ORIGINAL DRAWING Black Beauty 1952 ed.Paul Brown original drawing SIGNED Item number: 280254795716 sold for $306 on Aug. 16, 2008

"BLACK BEAUTY written by Anna Sewell. TOLD IN SHORT FORM AND IN PICTURES by Paul Brown. This is a 1952 FIRST EDITION thus hardcover book in the original, color illustrated paper dust-jacket. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1952. Paul Brown has drawn an ORIGINAL PENCIL SKETCH of the head of Black Beauty on the front free endpaper.

1952 first edition thus, with the Paul Brown illustrations, in hardcover in the original, color illustrated dustjacket.

Every page has at least one Paul Brown illustration accompanying the text. Brown cloth covers with black lettering and black decorative illustration on the front cover (see picture). The book is in very good condition, with light bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners. There is some dark brown spotting to the front and rear cloth covers. The front endpapers are stained around the edges from what appears to be glue residue. Our guess is something was taped over the original pencil sketch at one time to protect it from damage. Whatever it was, it did its job. The pencil sketch is in fine condition and is inscribed thus, "Black Beauty / For Richard / Best of luck / Paul Brown / '58". Some age toning/darkening to some pages and some foxing on the page edges. Overall, a nice copy in a very good minus dustjacket with some light chipping at the corners and spine ends. The spine of the jacket is slightly sun faded compared to the front of the jacket, and there is rubbing along the joints. The book is 8 1/4" tall and 9 5/8" wide."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-17-08 10:03 PDT 156 of 185 We've never heard of this series, so the price was a bit surprising:

The White Ribbon Boys of Chester Item number: 220267251637 sold $406 on Aug. 16. 2008

"Very Rare series book The White Ribbon Boys of Chester or The Tavern Keeper's Secret by Raymond Sperry Jr. Published by Cupples and Leon Company 1916. 1st Edition. Hardcover good shape for it's age. No torn pages, binding good. Great book for the avid collector of Children's series books. "

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-17-08 10:11 PDT 157 of 185 We are not collectors of W.E. Johns' Biggles books, so don't know if this a record price or not on eBay. Not much in terms of description for a +$1000 book though.

BIGGLES 1st ed.SEE IT THROUGH***********, with jacket

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Item number: 250280654315 sold for $1370 on Aug. 16, 2008

"I am selling my biggles collection regretfully.I was very very particular with condition ,so i know you will be happy."

mr.rockito (4483 ) View Listings | Report Aug-17-08 12:50 PDT 158 of 185 As to BIGGLES,

Way back in 2003 I sold what were considered the two rarest BIGGLES:

BOYS' FRIEND LIBRARY #469 BIGGLES LEARNS TO FLY! Staple rusted through, spine a bit chipped, o/w only a Fair to Good copy.

BOYS' FRIEND LIBRARY #501 BIGGLES IN FRANCE. Staple rusted through, spine a bit chipped, o/w only a Fair to Good copy.

Both are thin little UK weekly booklets which rarely turn up, the pair went for $3,425.55 US although I did get an offer of $4,000.00 to end the auction early. I decided not to end it since there were just too many bidders and I started the lot at $24.99! I was subsequently told that either could have brought $2,000.00 apiece or higher even in what I would have thought only Fair condition. Of course, I have not seen copies of either title since then...

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-20-08 08:43 PDT 159 of 185 Item number: 190242942826 sold for $500 on Aug. 17, 2008

RARE "Pictures by Maurice Sendak" Illustrations Pub.'71 Portfolio #392 Artist Prints - SIGNED - No Reserve!

"RARE "Pictures by Maurice Sendak" Illustrations Pub.'71

In a nutshell, The Art of Maurice Sendak is simply stunning. Page after page of lavish full-color illustrations and black-and-whites from one of America's best-loved children's artists adorn this hefty volume. Sendak, best known for the charming and timeless books never fails to amuse and astonish with his creative wizardry.

This auction is for a RARE portfolio is a collection of Maurice Sendak's favorite nineteen picture prints over the course of his career. Hand Chosen by him. Contained within them is a signed illustration of his dog. Each is printed on quality print paper and are suitable for framing. Additionally there is a charming letter to each buyer of this collection about the prints beginning and this thoughts on them.

Each print is in excellent condition, comes in between folded paper to hold it in place and comes in the original Book Like Packaging... and then in its Original Box."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-20-08 08:45 PDT 160 of 185 Item number: 350087809244 sold for $407 on Aug. 17, 2008

MCLOUGHLIN BROS ‘VISIT OF ST. NICHOLAS”

"Aunt Louisa’s Big Picture Series and Illustraed by Thos. Nast, this is “Visit of St. Nicholas” published by McLoughlin Bros., New York. The book is old and well worn with previous repair to the spine, but in over all good condition for it’s age. The pages are printed on only one side and there are six pages in full color – the others are in black and white. These are wonderful illustrations to this timeless children’s story."

due2cents (29 ) View Listings | Report Aug-20-08 13:22 PDT 161 of 185 thanks again for your efforts Zlinda ''''''''''''''''''''' Opportunity Knocks all the time.. Most just won't open the door.

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-21-08 11:52 PDT 162 of 185 Teaching With Calvin & Hobbes was mentioned in Post#76 when it sold for what seemed a remarkable $321. That price now seems like a bargain compared to the $1050 fetched recently. At least we now know the story behind the story.

Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes Item number: 170253227321 sold for $1050 on Aug. 21, 2008

"This is an Extremely Rare Childrens learning book -" Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes"

This is Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes by Linda Holmen and Mary Santella-Johnson. It is a children's

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language textbook that was developed and written by a speech pathologist and a learning disabilities educator. In the book, Calvin and Hobbes comic strips are utilized in a classic Dick and Jane style to teach vocabulary, comprehension, critical thinking, deductive reasoning, and the form and function of humor

Bill Watterson, the creator of Calvin and Hobbes, never allowed his publisher and distributor, Universal Press Syndicate, to license any official Calvin and Hobbes products. However, because of its great educational value, an official license for Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes was granted by Universal Press Syndicate to a children's book publisher in Fargo, North Dakota, with the special permission of Bill Watterson

The license limited Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes to only one print run of only 2,500 copies in 1993. The license further restricted the publisher to advertise the book only to schoolteachers and other education professionals. The entire print run has been sold by the publisher. The license has been fulfilled; no more copies will ever be printed.

This is the amount i bought this book for , so i am not making a ton of profit on this."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-21-08 11:57 PDT 163 of 185 Although this item did not sell for its BIN price (Seller ended the auction early), there is good information within the auction description.

Felix Salten, BAMBI, 1/1000 lim ed 'true' 1st US, 1928 1 of 1000 copies only, none for sale when published Item number: 330263301714 offered for $4250 on Aug. 20, 2008

"1st U.S. edition/1st printing, Simon and Schuster, 1928. 7-5/8" x 5-1/4"; 209 pages.

The 'true' 1st English language edition, published by Simon and Schuster as a limited edition of 1000 copies only before the 1st U.S. trade edition was published, with 'no' copies being for sale to the public, as explained on the limitation page.

Slightly different format than the 1st trade edition, and issued without a dustjacket though at least a few copies did have a narrow, cheap paper band that wrapped around the binding originally, telling a bit of what is on the limitation page. The bands are almost never seen, and none on this book.

As with the 1st trade edition, it was translated into English by Whittaker Chambers, and contains the John Galsworthy Foreword. It also contains B&W illustrations by Kurt Wiese, and illustrated pastedowns / endpages with varying shades of green and brown in the 'deer in the forest scene' subsequently used in the 1st trade edition.

Bambi was not considered a child's book when published, as too true to life and stark. Most doubt Simon and Schuster considered it so, either, since the 1st trade edition they later published was 75,000 hardbound copies in dustjacket, in too fancy a format for normal children's use. Sales were low but when Disney made a movie out of it in 1942, with great care--and some difficulty--it then became beloved of all children, and no doubt is part of the growing up memories of all who have since seen that movie. The book is still being reprinted today, of course, long since being considered a classic.

The book is in near fine condition (usual to find such condition, when the book does once in a while turn up), straight, clean, tight, with no handwriting or soiling, with only slight shelf-bumping to spine ends and a trace only of handling wear to binding cloth. Bound in green cloth with gilt spine printing.

Incredibly scarce, since only the 1000 copies issued. "

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-21-08 12:18 PDT 164 of 185 While best known for being the author of the Smoky, the Newbery Medal winning book from 1926 (quite scarce in first edition), we are always fascinated by the facade Canadian Will James put on for decades reinventing himself as a cowboy of the US range.

"Born in Canada as Ernest Dufaut, James left home to be a cowboy. Along with a new name, he manufactured a new identity, claiming different parents and birth in Montana. Despite acclaim and success in the literary world, his life was tragic. A brief prison term for rustling, a tumultuous marriage and devotion to drink contributed to his untimely death in 1942 at age 50."

THE WILL JAMES COWBOY BOOK/1938, scarce Item number: 230280913796 sold for $429 on Aug. 19, 2008

"THE WILL JAMES COWBOY BOOK/1938, scarce The Will James Cowboy book by Will James Edited by Alice Dalgliesh

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1938), first edition, illustrated, 158 pp., 5.75" x 8.25", orange cloth.

Cloth with some soil, light wear at corners & spine ends, label removal on ffep, previous owner stamp on front & rear pastedowns and feps, the title page & a couple of interior pages...binding otherwise sound, interior pages clean.

Scarce copy of a collection of Will James stories published in 1938 as a part of the curriculum for Texas schools and not originally distributed on a national basis."

mroyalhome (1135 ) View Listings | Report Aug-21-08 12:23 PDT 165 of 185 Thank you, zlinda, continues to be the most important BOOK thread on the board! As book threads diminish lets keep this one alive!!

the_beezwing (2456 ) View Listings | Report Aug-21-08 12:57 PDT 166 of 185 Yes I second that mroyalhome, excellent thread, ty zlinda.

“If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive.” -Dale Carnegie

imagine.ink (1753 ) View Listings | Report Aug-21-08 13:56 PDT 167 of 185 Yes, I really enjoy this book thread, Zlinda!

Regarding Post #160: MCLOUGHLIN BROS ‘VISIT OF ST. NICHOLAS” ... I can't help but think that the sellers would have gotten even more money for their book if they had included the words "Thomas Nast" in the auction title, considering Nast's iconic association with Santa Claus.

I sold another title from that same series (Aunt Louisa's Big Picture Series) in March. This one was Yankee Doodle, also illustrated in color by Thomas Nast. It brought $100, which was reasonable considering the front cover had a torn corner and was also detached.

It has great Nast illustrations of a Yankee Doodle character that looks like Uncle Sam, but is actually Brother Jonathan, an earlier American icon.

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pk_nik (668 ) View Listings | Report Aug-21-08 14:54 PDT 168 of 185 Zlinda,

I have "Baby's Book" by Toni Sarg 1943, Greenberg, Publishers, Inc. The S. K. Smith Company, 40 pages, heavily illustrated....

Now, the kicker, I can find the Baby's Book, same year but with blue and pink lettering on the cover. The one I have has gold lettering on the off-white cover.

Any help would be appreciated and I love this thread!

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-21-08 18:07 PDT 169 of 185 Thanks imagine, pk, due2, beez, and mroyal for the kind words and support - I'm happy to be of some assistance.

Regarding the Sarg book, I'm not familiar with the variant you mention. While Sarg's illustration work is incredible, he is underappreciated by the collecting hobby in my opinion, especially given his multi-faceted career, as a master puppeteer, Macy's window designer, and contribution to their parade balloons. Given his talents, I do think the book collecting public will eventually 'discover' Tony Sarg, and in a big way.

"In 1935 Tony designed the mechanically animated window display for Macy's Department Store. Every year after he produced a new animated window which ran from Thanksgiving to Christmas, and cost $50,000 to install. His staff of experts built the displays at the 38th street workshop, but Tony was the mechanical genius, and designed them. Tony is credited with future animated window displays across the country.

In 1928 Tony designed a series of helium filled, rubberized silk animal balloons for the Macy's Thanksgiving parade. Bil Baird supervised the construction, and called them "giant, upside down marionettes" as the strings were below them. One rubber dragon, the biggest, was 125 feet long and took 50 handlers to operate him. This balloon later floated over Long Island, while aviator Clarence Chamberlain was flying. The balloons had to be carefully moved under the NYC elevated train structure. One set paraded, and the second set was released and allowed to fly away when the parade reached Macy's store. Some of the balloons were found a hundred miles away. A reward was offered for their return in any condition. Kids shot the balloons with their air rifles, and the balloons were returned full of holes. In the minds of the public this gained Tony most of his fame in New York. Rubber balloons remain a tradition of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Millionaire Barber Bill commissioned Tony to design a chain of children's barber shops, which

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were very successful.

Tony illustrated cards for the National Biscuit Shredded Wheat Company (now Nabisco). He designed a line of fabrics used for children's clothes. Some had Mother Goose characters, circus animals and even marionettes. He designed Alice in Wonderland fabrics which Macy's carried in sun suits, robes and pajamas. For Parent Magazine he designed decals which were used as nursery decorations. He was a popular speaker at many functions. He demonstrated how to operate marionettes, do drawings, and caricatures of people in the audience. Virginia Houghtaling saw him on one of his speaking tours.

For a while, Tony's daughter, whom he adored, toured with him. She had her own little troupe of puppets that she made with help from her dad. Tony suggested children could make marionettes from ordinary rag dolls. Arms and legs were loosened; the chest of the body emptied for movement. Seven strings were used: two at the knees, two at the wrist, two at the ears and one at the middle of the back.

Tony's endeavors made him rich and famous. At his peak, he earned $80,000 a year (in today's money, something like $1.7 million.)

In 1933 his biggest show was put on at the Chicago World's Fair, and seen by more than 3 million people. He worked with Bil Baird and Rufus and Margo Rose. In 1933 they left his company and went out on their own.

Between 1925 and 1933 he became known as America's Puppet Master. In 1936 he attended the first national convention (which would turn into the Puppeteers of America) and was one of the speakers. He sat at the head table with Paul McPharlin, Marjorie Batchelder and others. In 1937, the brand new P of A had a membership of 200, and bestowed the title of "Master Puppeteer" on 53 of the members."

pk_nik (668 ) View Listings | Report Aug-21-08 18:13 PDT 170 of 185 Thanks, zlinda.....the illustrations in this book are charming...I do hope that he acquires the recognition that he deserves one day.

mroyalhome (1135 ) View Listings | Report Aug-21-08 19:58 PDT 171 of 185 Thank you imagine for those photos!! Love them!

imagine.ink (1753 ) View Listings | Report Aug-21-08 20:26 PDT 172 of 185 Thanks, Mroyalhome!

Here is another illustration from the same book ... it's funny because Nast's Almanac (a real-life Almanac that was popular in its day) appears among the papers depicted in Thomas Nast's illustration of Yankee Doodle (Brother Jonathan) smoking a cigar.

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zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-21-08 22:59 PDT 173 of 185 First edition copies of the 1963 Newbery Medal winner are difficult to find as evidenced by the $9000 this PBA Galleries copy brought. Stan intends to publish first edition points and estimated values for Newbery Medal books in the near future.

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4060: L'Engle A Wrinkle in Time First Edition in dj Item number: 150279999907 sold for $9000 on Aug. 21, 2008

"4060: L'Engle A Wrinkle in Time First Edition in dj

Title: A Wrinkle In Time Author: L'Engle, Madeleine Description: [10], 211 pp. (8vo) cloth-backed boards, dust jacket. First Edition.First Edition of of the 1963 Newberry Medal winner, the 1965 Sequoyah Book Award, and the 1965 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. The first in the author's series of novels for children of the Murry and O'Keefe families. Extremely rare in the first edition, According to ABPC no copies have appeared at auction in more than 15 years. Heading: Place Published: [New York] Publisher: Ariel Books/Farrar, Straus and Cudahy Date Published: [1962] Condition Report

Very minor wear to jacket, primarily at spine ends, light browning to jacket edges and folds, small stain at foot of rear jacket panel; light wear to cloth at spine ends, faint stain on rear board corresponding with stain on jacket; small spot of foxing on front free endpaper; overall near fine in a like jacket."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-21-08 23:06 PDT 174 of 185 4096: Tale of Benjamin Bunny in Glassine DJ 1905 Item number: 170247870847 sold for $2250 on Aug. 21, 2008

"4096: Tale of Benjamin Bunny in Glassine DJ 1905

Title: The Tale of Benjamin Bunny Author: Potter, Beatrix Description: 85, [1] pp. Illustrated with 27 color plates by Potter. 5½x4, tan boards, oval color pictorial cover label, color pictorial endpapers, printed glassine jacket. First Edition, later issue.Later issue with "Muffatees" spelled correctly on p.15. Rare glassine jacket with list of 4 Frederick Warne publications on front flap and an additional 3 titles on rear flap, list of 5 Peter Rabbit books on rear panel. Heading: Place Published: London Publisher: Frederick Warne Date Published: [1904] Condition Report

Jacket lightly chipped at edges; slight lean to spine; else very good or better in a like jacket."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-21-08 23:08 PDT 175 of 185 4097: The Tale of Peter Rabbit with Glassine Jacket Item number: 170247870849 sold for $2250 on Aug. 21, 2008

"4097: The Tale of Peter Rabbit with Glassine Jacket

Title: The Tale of Peter Rabbit Author: Potter, Beatrix Description: 85, [1] pp. Illustrated with color plates by Potter. 5½x4, green boards, rectangular color pictorial cover label, color pictorial endpapers, printed glassine jacket.Rare glassine jacket with list of 4 Frederick Warne publications on front flap and an additional 3 titles on rear flap, list of 5 Peter Rabbit books on rear panel. Early printing of the first Peter Rabbit book. Heading: Place Published: London Publisher: Frederick Warne Date Published: [c. 1904] Condition Report

A few minor chips to jacket edges; slight lean to spine; else very good or better in a like jacket."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-21-08 23:14 PDT 176 of 185 A good price for a price clipped first edition of this classic.

4110: St.-Exupery, The Little Prince 1st Ed. in jacket Item number: 170247870723 sold for $850 on Aug. 21, 2008

"4110: St.-Exupery, The Little Prince 1st Ed. in jacket

Title: The Little Prince Author: Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de Description: Illustrated in color by the author. 9x7, salmon-colored cloth with illustration on front cover, color pictorial jacket. First Trade Edition, first printing.Classic children's book by Antoine de Saint- Exupery, a fantasy stumbled upon while stranded in the Sahara Desert after a forced landing. First printing with the following points: binding is salmon-colored cloth; there is a colophon regarding the

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printing on the verso of the final text leaf. 4 page announcement for a French dramatic production of Le Petit Prince laid in. Heading: Place Published: New York Publisher: Reynal & Hitchcock Date Published: [1943] Condition Report

Jacket price clipped, browned, chipped at edges, tape repairs on verso; faint dampstain on front cover, remnants of bookplate on front pastedown, 1944 gift inscription on front free endpaper; very good in a good jacket."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-21-08 23:24 PDT 177 of 185 PBA's copy sold for $1700; another copy sold for $1500 earlier in the month on eBay (Item number: 320281346254). First edition Cat In The Hat's are not extremely difficult to find, however there is strong long-term upside due to the pervasive generation-to-generation demand for the book. How many 6 or 7 year olds have read or been read the book?

In time, the number of first edition copies on the market will dry up as they get absorbed into collections and become generational keepsakes and part of institutional collections. The comic book analogy is probably something like Spiderman #1, a not-so-rare book that commands a premium in the comic book market due to demand more so than limited supply.

4115: Dr. Seuss, Cat in the Hat, 1st Ed 1st Ptg. in dj Item number: 150280000031 sold for $1700 on Aug. 21, 2008

"4115: Dr. Seuss, Cat in the Hat, 1st Ed 1st Ptg. in dj

Title: The Cat in the Hat Author: Seuss, Dr. Description: [2], 61, [1] pp. Illustrated throughout by Dr. Seuss. 9x6½, color pictorial unglazed boards; color pictorial jacket. First Edition, First Printing.The classic icon of 20th-century children's literature. The first Dr. Seuss book specifically targeted for beginning readers. First printing, with jacket priced "200/200" on front flap; flat, unglazed covers; rear cover lists educators' reviews with no mention of the Beginner Books series. Younger & Hirsch 7. Heading: Place Published: [New York] Publisher: Random House Date Published: [1957] Condition Report

Jacket lightly worn at edges and folds; light wear to corners, previous owner's name in pencil on front free endpaper; else very good in a like jacket."

zlinda (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-21-08 23:37 PDT 178 of 185 Surprisingly high for this 1950 French mechanical edition of our favorite elephant. The Smith and Haas publisher versions of the first three Babar books do not pop up for sale too often, and are scarce in DJ. The Smith and Haas versions are large folio (10.5” x 14.5”), so don't get them confused with the Random House reduced sized reprints. The initial first edition French versions, published by Editions du Jardin des Modes, are even more difficult to find.

4149: Histoire de Babar 1950 Animated Edition Item number: 170247870939 sold for $800 on Aug. 21, 2008

"4149: Histoire de Babar 1950 Animated Edition

Title: Histoire de Babar le Petit Elephant Author: Brunhoff, Jean De Description: [26] pp. 5 tab-operated moving scenes. 9¼x7¼, pictorial boards, plastic spiral binding, dust jacket. Heading: zzaPlace Published: [Paris] Publisher: Hachette Date Published: [1939, but 1950]

Condition Report Light chipping to jacket edges; else fine."

mr.rockito (4483 ) View Listings | Report Aug-22-08 17:21 PDT 179 of 185 Hello from Montreal,

I was reading about the Children's Picturebook Price Guide. I thought to order 4 copies but but have not received any reply to 3 e-mails sent at the website. Do you have any direct way to order this book?

Also, I assume this is the 2006-2007 edition but did I understand that there is a "new" edition coming out?

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If so, do you know when?

Thank you for your time in advance.

due2cents (29 ) View Listings | Report Aug-24-08 11:47 PDT 180 of 185 Thanks for the Babar update nice notes as always ''''''''''''''''''''' Free advice is seldom cheap

picture_books (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-26-08 10:29 PDT 181 of 185 mr.rockito Aug-22-08 17:21 PDT 179 of 180 Hello from Montreal,

Also, I assume this is the 2006-2007 edition but did I understand that there is a "new" edition coming out? If so, do you know when?

Thanks for the notification, we seem to have corrected the email forwarding issue from our website and will be responding shortly.

We intend to publish a new edition in Q2 of 2009, shooting for April, fingers crossed.

picture_books (1965 ) View Listings | Report Aug-26-08 10:36 PDT 182 of 185 For reasons of irrationality, insanity & insobriety, the user-id zlinda has been retired in favor of picture_books. Sorry in advance for any inconvenience, discomfort, or anxiety this change might initiate.

due2cents (29 ) View Listings | Report Aug-26-08 11:22 PDT 183 of 185 better to work your NICHE

. i like it

Cause it is Normally Picture Books we are discussin'

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mr.rockito (4483 ) View Listings | Report Aug-26-08 11:37 PDT 184 of 185 zlinda

Thanks, hope to hear soon!

due2cents (29 ) View Listings | Report Aug-26-08 12:37 PDT 185 of 185 Here is a nice Illustration

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294 replies Date posted Reply # What's New picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Aug-27-08 09:30 PDT 186 of 294 Replay of the 8/20 Announcements Q&A For those with an interest, we posted a PDF copy of this thread here. It is a little larger than 1 MB, webinar some 76 pages worth. Find others who share common interests - Join an eBay Group Aug-27-08 09:45 PDT 187 of 294 due2cents (29 ) View Listings | Report Get fast answers to Thanks you very much questions in the Answer Center. Get Help Now . Read about all things eBay in the eBay Chatter Blog danmir1 (452 ) View Listings | Report Aug-27-08 11:37 PDT 188 of 294 eBay Community News Many thanks for your generosity. Fantastic.

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hummingbirdcolumbine6 (1841 ) View Listings | Report Aug-27-08 16:07 PDT 189 of 294 A Message from Brian Burke: Feedback Revision... (10/24/08) I was very surprised at the bids on the Benjamin Bunny and Peter Rabbit in glassine jackets. They went for a lot more than I expected. Consumer Product Safety Commission - Children's Items joan2845 (411 ) View Listings | Report Aug-27-08 21:53 PDT 190 of 294 Recalled This... (10/23/08)

I've a trove of great zlinda memories and hunger for more jewels from picture_books. A Message from Dinesh Lathi: Paperless Payments and Thanks - past and future! Seller... (10/21/08)

See all Announcements... picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Aug-28-08 08:17 PDT 191 of 294 See all System Announcements... A Single Shard, the 2002 Newbery Medal winning book, was not printed in large numbers prior to winning the award. We've seen the book sell for over $600 on eBay, and offered for over $1000 on other retails sites.

The last four Newbery Medal winning books also had relatively small print runs initially and do well in the market:

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A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park (2001) SIGNED 1ed/1prt Missed a program? Check out Item number: 170253005798 sold for $300 on Aug. 25, 2008 the eBay Radio Archives

"Clarion Books: NY. VF/F dustjecket. Slight bump/crease on the top backside of the dustjacket where the cover wraps around. Unread. First edtion, first printing. Signed by the author on the title page. View the current Workshop Calendar Newbery Award Winner, no medal on the dustjacket" Additional Resources picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Aug-28-08 08:27 PDT 192 of 294

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We have not been collectors of the prolific English author/illustrator Enid Blyton, and were surprised to Community Hub see the set of four books reach nearly $1000 this week. Blyton wrote over 700 books, selling over 400 million copies, and has a huge following. For more about her, see The Enid Blyton Society. Chatter Archive Security & Resolution Center 4 BOOK SET CHILDRENS POP UP ENID BLYTON 1930 ETHNIC FAIRY TALES 2 UGLY DUCKLINGS NAUGHTY PUSSIES ANGELINA Seller Central Item number: 110281590403 sold for $988 on Aug. 26, 2008 Hot Items & Merchandising Calendar "Here are 4 books/booklets from 1930 which are early works of the famed ENID BLYTON.

The 4 books are each 14 pages with a center "pop-up" and are part of a set but only the box bottom is present, there is no lid.

Each book measures 12.5cm x 22cm and are in pretty good condition for thier age. There is a handwritten dedication in each book: "Doris Dec 25 1931 from Aunt Mary" Some pages are loose with the covers being loose on "Naughty Pussies"

Titles: FAIRY TALES MY DOLL ANGELINA TWO UGLY DUCKLINGS TWO NAUGHTY PUSSIES."

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Aug-28-08 08:36 PDT 193 of 294 The Golden book Tin Tin's continue to sell well on eBay, with two more going for over $300 this week. The 2nd auction (below) might have done a bit better with a little more research or description by the seller.

Herge, Tin Tin Explorers Moon 1960 Golden Press 1st ed. Item number: 300251982617 sold for $465 on Aug. 27, 2008

"The Adventures of Tintin, Explorers on the Moon, by Herge, 1st American edition Golden Press 1960, very good condition. The only flaws are slight rubbing of the covers in the form of those vertical lines you can see in the photos, and I also have a close up showing that in the spine grooves front and back there are two small sections where the laminate or plastic coating has peeled away, but not damaging the underneath paper. Slight corner bumping mainly on the bottom. 62 pages, 12x9 inches."

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1959 THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN RED RACKHAM'S TREASURE BY HERGE GOLDEN PRESS NEW YORK HARDCOVER COMIC ALBUM Item number: 290255251593 sold for $326 on Aug. 27, 2008

"This is a nice old used book . The author is Herge. The book is translated by Danielle Dorlin. The publisher is Golden Press. The copyright is 1959. Believe this is the First American Edition. This author did a series of books. I will be listing a few others separately. There are 62 pages in this book. There is a lot of interesting information about this author and his books if you want to google his name or the name of the book. Please see the photos. Please ask if there are questions. Or if you need more photos. If you are bidding from outside the U.S., i will only accept payment through Paypal. Thanks for taking time to look at this.

On aug-25-08 at 07:15:34 pdt, seller added the following information:

No, there are no tears,rips, or finger dobs on the pages. No loose pages."

mroyalhome (1178 ) View Listings | Report Aug-29-08 07:30 PDT 194 of 294 I have been researching the following and found nothing so far:

The Old Fairy Tales or The Milk White Thorn

A Book Of Fairy Tales For Boys And Girls

Sully And Kleinteich New York

189, [3] pages. Red cloth with color paste-down on cover and title in black on cover and spine. 32 color plates tipped in at the gutter.

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No author or illustrators named.

At the rear is an advertisement for Nelson's Fireside Library with Thomas Nelson Publisher at bottom.

Would the publisher on the title page be a subsidiary of Thomas Nelson? I have not encountered this before.

I have been unable to find this title anywhere. There is a similar book by this publisher called Fairy Tales That Mother Told. That is the closest I have found.

Some of the color plates are signed by the following: D. Pearse, Maruetson, MET, Gough, M. Granville Fell, Kell, Innes Fripp or Friff, BS. The plates that are dated have 1907.

I ask here for help as I was accused of not doing my own research when asking about a Japanese child's book recently and thought someone here might know something.

pk_nik (679 ) View Listings | Report Aug-29-08 12:22 PDT 195 of 294 Bump.....

due2cents (29 ) View Listings | Report Aug-29-08 12:26 PDT 196 of 294 Royal

The Milk-White Thorn, A Book of Fairy Tales for Boys and Girls. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, c1910, 1st Edition, 8vo, 189 pages + 1 page ads, 20 tales illustrated with 32 color plates. Many bl/w ill in text & borders, illustrated endp, blue cloth w/gilt & green lettering & illustration. $225 that sound like it ************************* John McCain and Sarah Palin in 2008

due2cents (29 ) View Listings | Report Aug-29-08 16:48 PDT 197 of 294 Royal you see ************************* John McCain and Sarah Palin in 2008

mroyalhome (1178 ) View Listings | Report Aug-29-08 19:42 PDT 198 of 294 Hi due2cents.

I saw that but thought there would be evidence of the Sully..., and "The Old Fairy Tales" in the title. I have no idea, but the title page of my copy clearly states the Sully... publisher and no Thomas Nelson on the title page, only in an ad at the rear.

the_beezwing (2491 ) View Listings | Report Aug-30-08 22:51 PDT 199 of 294 Bump

“If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive.” -Dale Carnegie

due2cents (29 ) View Listings | Report Aug-31-08 06:35 PDT 200 of 294 Same cover as yours Royal or different got a pic ************************* "" you don"t need pants, For a Victory Dance"

mroyalhome (1178 ) View Listings | Report Aug-31-08 07:03 PDT 201 of 294 Hi due2cents Different cover. Red cloth with:

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The Old Fairy Tales in black above a color paste-down of Red Riding Hood at the bed of the Wolf, paste-down has black border and below that: Or The Milk White Thorn

Spine has: The Old Fairy Tales

Sully And Kleinteich

with black illustration of a girl with a flower at top and a boy with a flower on bottom.

May just be a variant? U. S. Printing? I have never seen a different title used for a U. S. Edition, but I know little, so who knows.

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-02-08 08:19 PDT 202 of 294 The higher-than-normal eBay price for this Charlotte's Web due to condition! condition! condition!:

Charlotte's Web TRUE First Edition 1st I-B Code 1952 DJ NEAR FINE in NEAR FINE $2.50 1st state dj Item number: 320292801179 sold for $811 on Sept. 1, 2008

"E. B.White's Charlotte's Web 1st Printing in 1st DJ

This is a TRUE FIRST PRINTING of Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White published by Harper Brothers, New York, 1952. With all required printing points required for 1st/1st: "I-B" on copyright page, $2.50 on front flap of the dust wrapper, with "Harper and Brothers" listed as the publisher on the spine. The book and the dust jacket both are in immaculate, NEAR FINE condition, w/small bookplate on the inside cover. The corners are sharp, no toning, no foxing or inscriptions. The 1st State DJ is in truly amazing shape with light shelf wear to spine tips and corners, faint toning to spine. An extremely scarce, extremely high grade collectible copy of the best selling children's book of all time! "

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-02-08 08:27 PDT 203 of 294 We had mentioned the Stephenie Meyer Twilight books in an earlier post. A 1st edition copy of the 2nd book in the series recently brought over $500 on eBay.

These books will have long-term staying power in the early-teens chapter book market. Fanatical following, reminds one of the early hype around the Harry Potter books, before they become part of the world's mass market pop culture.

Stephenie Meyer NEW MOON True 1st Print TWILIGHT SAGA 2 Item number: 280260186294 sold for $511 on Sept. 1, 2008

"Stephenie Meyer NEW MOON True 1st Printing DESCRIPTION Stephenie Meyer - NEW MOON - TRUE First Edition/First Printing

PUBLISHER Little Brown, USA, 2006

CONDITION GOOD to VERY GOOD book in a VERY GOOD dust jacket unclipped showing the price of $17.99. Small stains to lower page edges that run about 1/4" onto the lower margin of the pages. Some light wear to spine ends of book and jacket and a small bump to the top front corner. Nonetheless a genuine first printing of the second book in the Twilight saga.

SYNOPSIS I FELT LIKE I WAS TRAPPED IN ONE OF THOSE TERRIFYING NIGHTMARES… For Bella Swan, there is one thing more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is even more dangerous than Bella ever could have imagined. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of one evil vampire, but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realize their troubles may be just beginning. . . . Legions of readers entranced by the New York Times bestseller Twilight are hungry for the continuing story of star-crossed lovers Bella and Edward. In New Moon, Stephenie Meyer delivers another irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural spin. Passionate, riveting, and full of surprising twists and turns, this vampire love saga is well on its way to literary immortality. "

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indexerkevin (365 ) View Listings | Report Sep-02-08 08:42 PDT 204 of 294 Wow that chapterbooks could bring so much .... gulp.

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-02-08 09:59 PDT 205 of 294 ...especially bringing over $500 for a book published in 2006. Who woulda thunk it?

The 1914 Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose is one of the most beautiful illustrated children's book.

Jessie Willcox Smith MOTHER GOOSE 1st edition.Near Fine Rare 1st edition, 1st STATE in exceptional condition. Item number: 120300497320 sold via BIN for $1000 on Sept. 1, 2008

"Jessie Willcox Smith. THE JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH MOTHER GOOSE. Dodd Mead. 1914. First Edition, first printing. First State with illustrated endpapers, instead of plain. Black cloth boards with large pictorial pastedown and white titling to spine. Pictorial title page, 12 full page color plates on coated paper, 5 full page b&w plates on coated paper, and numerous illustrations throughout the text. Large oblong 4to. (9" x 12").

Cloth to front retains excellent color. The large pictorial pastedown by Smith is in very good condition. There is some very minor rubbing wear at the bottom right and a small spot of rubbing (which is the most serious blemish) at the bottom left. [See image.] The colors are true. The gold background, so often found flecked, is intact and undamaged. There is a touch of rubbing to the corners. The spine color is not faded or sunned. The white lettering to the title is in excellent condition, though the lettering at the tail is faded in the first line. Exterior would be rated near fine with noted blemishes.

Interior appears fine. There is a previous owner's name to the free front endpaper [see image], and it is repeated on the flyleaf. Interior very clean and crisp. Looks entirely unread and unused. All plates present and in good order.

An especially attractive copy. Very scarce in this condition. "

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-02-08 10:06 PDT 206 of 294 A nicely described book auction, with structured layout and photographs:

Kay Nielsen's "Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen" - 1st Edn A wonderfully preserved and complete example from 1925 Item number: 120297262056 sold for $510 on Aug. 31, 2008

"Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen illustrated by Kay Nielsen George H Doran Company, New York: 1924 A highly collectable and rare complete 1st Edition

A rare copy of the 1st Edition of Nielsen's illustrated rendering of Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen produced by George H Doran Company (New York) in 1924.

This copy (to the left) shows the original decorative multitone paste-down to the front cover and retains the original black cloth binding.

To the right, we show the illustrated Title Page to this First Edition of Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen.

Below, we show the decorative End Papers for this copy - we have shown the front and rear fixed papers to provide some insight into the state of preservation for this title.

Nielsen provided a range of illustrations for Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen including colour illustrations, full-page montone images and marginal monotone illustrations.

This edition includes the complete suite of 12 colour images he prepared to accompany these tales, in addition to the extensive range of full-page and marginal monotone illustrations he produced for this substantial work.

The highly collectable and rare 1st Edition is distinguished from later vintage editions by the inclusion of all 12 colour illustrations (later editions often included just 8 images). Further, the illustrations appear as tipped-in plates and include both the central image and the wonderful integrated ornamental border as originally prepared by Nielsen (later editions often show the images with the ornamental borders deleted). Also, the endpapers designed by Nielsen appear only in this vintage edition (later vintage editions appeared with a monotone version of the End Papers from East of the Sun and West of the Moon).

Natually, the current offering is complete from front to rear cover and all the tipped-in plates are

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shown in pristine condition. [...]

Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen includes a selection of 16 tales from Hans Christian Andersen - the 19th Century Danish author and poet. The images from Kay Nielsen marked his return to contributions to commissioned illustrated books following World War I and his subsequent involvement in the Danish theatre.

The tales comprising the collection include: "The Tinder Box"; "Great Claus and Little Claus"; "The Real Princess"; "The Hardy Tin Soldier"; "The Flying Trunk"; "Old Luk-Oie"; "The Swineherd"; "The Nightingale"; "The Snow Queen"; "The Red Shoes"; "The Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweeper"; "The Shadow"; "The Shirt Collar"; "The Bottle-Neck"; "The Elder Tree Mother"; and "The Story of a Mother".

The art of Kay Nielsen Kay Nielsen (1886-1957) is considered among one of the leading artists contributing to what has been termed the Golden Age of Fantasy Illustration. Among his contemporaries - on either side of the Atlantic - were artistis including Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Warwick Goble, Willy Pogány, Maxfield Parrish, Harry Clarke and Virginia Sterrett (in Sterret's case, she has been termed 'the female Kay Nielsen').

His illustrations from East of the Sun and West of teh Moon are armong his materpieces and were produced in 1914. Following World War I, he produced other great works to further illustrated titles including Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen, Hansel and Gretel: And Other Stories from the Brothers Grimm and Red Magic.

Nielsen also prepared illustrations that were not fated for publication books including his "Book of Death" suite, the illustrations for the tragic tale of Pierrot, his Perrault in Powder and Patch: Famous and Familiar Fairy Stories in the Proper Guise and images that appear to have been prepared in 1914 to accompany a version of The Monk of Fife - a romance of the days of Jeanne D'Arc (St Joan or Joan of Arc). A further suite of images was prepared prior to 1923 for a version of Thousand Nights and a Night was not published at the time due to scarce resources in Denmark following World War I.

Nielsen's illustrations are rich with Art Nouveau influences, in addition to incorporating design elements from other traditions. Art Nouveau and Meiji Era aesthetes (most noticeably in the form of what may be an homage to Hokusai's "The Great Wave Off Kanagawa") are clearly shown throughout East of the Sun and West of the Moon. His other work is similarly lavish while adopting slightly softer methods that are, to some degree, reminiscent of his earliest published work, In Powder and Crinoline."

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-02-08 10:14 PDT 207 of 294 Condition and signature notwithstanding, a bit surprising a 5th printing of this early Tasha Tudor book brought $700.

HAND SIGNED - DORCAS PORKUS - TASHA TUDOR 1ST ED. RARE Item number: 110282760364 sold via BIN for $700 on Aug. 30, 2008

"Very pleased to offer an exceptional copy of seldom seen in this condition Children's book: DORCAS PORKUS by Tasha Tudor.

This copy is beautifuly hand signed by Tasha in her early and more desirable cursive style, please take a look at the pictures provided.

London: Oxford University Press, 1st Edition 1942; Fifth printing, 1953, New York. 4" 3/4 x 4"

Hard cover is bright red with white dots; in center floats a white oval with book title & author in blue letters.

"Dorcas was an unusual pig. She wore a collar and had some manners. Sylvie Ann and Tom decided to give her a bath on the same day that a quilting party was being held at their house. The results were rather surprising and disastrous."

Condition: Book is in extraordinarily good condition. Interior is exceptionally clean and tight with no writing or marks anywhere, in mint condition.

Dust Jacket is in very good condition with slight imperfections on the cover and the edges, there is a half inch closed tear in the back on the top and a small chip missing from the top left corner near the spine, original price of 75 cents still intact..

This book is extremely hard to find in this condition with a price unclipped dust jacket, would compliment any Tudor collection. "

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picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-02-08 10:18 PDT 208 of 294 Meggenddorfer mechanicals do not surface too often on eBay. Some condition issues with this book, however the tabs look to still be in working order.

Moving Picture Series by L.Meggendorfer Vol. 3 1884 NY Item number: 320289506863 sold for $515 on Aug. 28, 2008

"Moving Picture Series by L. Meggendorfer Vol.3 Moving Animal Pictures published in 1884 by The International News Company , 26 and 31 Beekman Street , New York. Measures 9 1/2" x 13 inches... 8 pages between the hard boards , 7 of which are shown in the pics provided ... Remarkably , they all still work. If you gently pull the tabs the animals respond by going back or forth. All pages seem to be accounted for. The first five pages are together , the next two pages are separated.. The front and back board are binded together but the interior pages are not connected to the outer boards. This is typical of books from this era. On the plus side , no scribbles or ex libris inside."

due2cents (29 ) View Listings | Report Sep-03-08 05:39 PDT 209 of 294 Thanks for the ongoing Reportage..

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mroyalhome (1178 ) View Listings | Report Sep-03-08 06:13 PDT 210 of 294 That Jessie Wilcox Smith was really Yummy!

indexerkevin (365 ) View Listings | Report Sep-03-08 06:24 PDT 211 of 294 This may not be the right place for this, but does anyone happen to be familiar with the book Fingerfins by Bronson, specifically is the collector interest sufficient to support the $100+-200 price range asked for the several current online copies. I tried it many years at auction ago and seemed to get no interest.

due2cents (29 ) View Listings | Report Sep-03-08 06:29 PDT 212 of 294 Offered for US$ 138.00 by Average i found But anysold

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picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-09-08 09:17 PDT 213 of 294 A modest but surprising $300+ for this 1974 reprint of a 1969 'Uncle' book. Does anyone have more information on this series?

Uncle And Claudius The Camel - J P Martin Quentin Blake Item number: 150288587654 sold for $327 on Sept. 7, 2008

"Uncle And Claudius The Camel Written by J. P. Martin Illustrated by Quentin Blake

This Auction is for the Scarce Title within the "Uncle" series, entitled "Uncle And Claudius The Camel".

Description Hardback with Dustjacket. Turquoise Boards with Gilt Lettering. Rare Reprint of the first Edition, Published In 1974 by Jonathan Cape.

The book is generally in Good Solid Condition, but it does have a couple of faults. Both of the boards are slightly warped and the front board has very slight crease marks. The top of the spine has a couple of dents, one of them has punctured the paper covering. Page 97/98 has creasing and tears to its bottom corner, it also has what i think might be a misprint at the bottom of page 97 (there is a number "7" printed in the bottom left hand corner).

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However, the binding is still nice and tight. The pages are nice and crisp and there are NO unwanted inscriptions. The Dustjacket is Complete and has NOT been Price-clipped.

The Dustjacket does have a couple of tears at the top of the spine where the dents were made in the book. The Dustjacket also has some edge rubbing / small tears. The book is generally in Good condition, but has the wear mentioned. "

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-09-08 09:22 PDT 214 of 294 Very competitive auction for this innocuous boxed set, with several bidders over $1000. An Oz collectible on the periphery?

Fun Time Library by Ruth Plumly Thompson Scarce boxed set of 7 booklets Item number: 180284160160 sold for $1702 on Sept. 7, 2008

"Ruth Plumly Thompson (the successor to L.F. Baum as Oz Historian) wrote many other children stories. This box is a collection of some of these stories and contains 7 booklets, with 6 having two stories and one with a single story.

They are; Rocking Horse Hill & The Land of Nod, Lucky Peter & Old Doc Turtle; Piggy Goes To College & Piggy At The Fair; Tommy Frog Goes Fishing & Tommy Frog And The Pirate; The Apple Pie Princess & Willie And The Pirate; The Tale Of The Pink Flamingo & Poor Teddy and finally Tommy In Topsy Turvy Land.

Each booklett measures 9 1/2 inches by 7 3/4 inches and, in general, each one is in very good condition. The exception is Piggy At The Fair & Piggy Goes to College which has a light scribbling (with a light pink crayon) on 3 pages. The box is in good condition with one corner of the top showing repair."

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-09-08 09:26 PDT 215 of 294 Bought for $1000 by a reputable children's bookseller, so assuming for resale. Nice price for this Seuss 'Rosetta Stone' authored title, which can still be found in the wild.

FIRST! Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo! by Dr. Seuss Item number: 250290265519 sold for BIN $1000 on Sept. 5, 2008

"FIRST PRINTING! Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo! by Rosetta Stone [Dr. Seuss] HB 1975

New York: Beginner Books, 1975. B-61. Hardback. Unpaginated, about 40 pages. Illustrated by Michael Frith. Only book writen by Dr. Seuss under pseudonym Rosetta Stone. First Edition, First Printing with complete number line: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0.

Very Good- in No Dust Jacket. Glossy pictorial boards, front lower corner has a 2.5" tear along bottom edge of board, light wear to lower spine, light scuffing to back board, else fine, no lean, no bumps, pages clean and bright, no writing in book, no previous owner's name, binding tight. Not a perfect copy, but appears to be very rare in a first printing.

ISBN: 0394831306. NOT ex-library, NOT book club, NOT remaindered. "

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-09-08 09:31 PDT 216 of 294 A nice copy of the fragile dust jacket.

WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG by A.A. Milne TRUE 1st in DJ The rarest of all the Pooh Books in 1st edition DJ Item number: 320296687229 sold for Best Offer of $3750 on Sept. 7, 2008

"When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne

TRUE 1st in 1st DJ

Description: 1 of 4500 + or - copies in original dust wrapper. Stated "Published 1924" with no month stated, true 1st/1st, no "ix" for page 9, though with so few copies left, the blank end sheets are considered to be the defining "points" characteristic, with the second run containing illustrated endpapers. Light toning to blanks, lightest shelf wear, no owner's inscriptions. Gilt top edge. Clean VG+ copy. In original 7/6 first state DJ in identical condition. Small, unobtrusive London antiquarian bookseller sticker tucked in bottom left reverse, 1/4th inch. In protected, acid free mylar sleeve. Free overnight shipping, fully insured. One of the highest graded copies available."

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picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-09-08 09:36 PDT 217 of 294 Looks like four bidders over $600 for this Baum/Parrish book, significant due to the coupling of two highly collectible interests. The book was pre-dated by a pamphlet published in 1897.

MOTHER GOOSE F. BAUM pictures by PARRISH 1901 BOOK Item number: 270270154351 sold for $828 on Sept. 4, 2008

"Wonderful 1901 book titled: "MOTHER GOOSE IN PROSE". Pictures by MAXFIELD PARRISH. 265 PAGES. In good condition, few cover scuffs/spots. Some Pencil writing on the few blank front pages.. Buyer pays $4.00 domestic shipping or $13.00 for International shipping.

On Aug-29-08 at 13:09:09 PDT, seller added the following information:

ALL ILLUSTRATIONS ARE THERE,PAGES ARE INTACT WITH NO TEARS OR WRITING OR COLORING."

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-09-08 09:48 PDT 218 of 294 The mania continues..., it's becoming a frenzy out there. Readers are passionate about this series, which usually translates into an increase in collectible desireability.

Stephenie Meyer signed BREAKING DAWN, EXTRAS 1st/1st ed ULTIMATE PACKAGE: TICKET, T-SHIRT, PIN, STICKERS, PHOTO Item number: 130253147019 sold via BIN for $349.99 on Sept. 8, 2008

"Breaking Dawn By Stephenie Meyer

Up for auction is a new, signed, first edition, first printing of Stephenie Meyer's Breaking Dawn. The book is in gift-quality condition. Presented here by First Bookshop, where we guarantee the authenticity of her signature.

Breaking Dawn is the last book in the popular Twilight Saga. Meyer stopped in only four U.S. cities to promote Breaking Dawn, already a huge best-seller. She signed bookplates in New York City, then signed books in Chicago, Los Angeles and Seattle. More than 1 million U.S. copies have been sold, but relatively few were signed. Signed copies of Breaking Dawn are becoming scarce.

Stephenie Meyer autographed this copy of Breaking Dawn in Seattle on Aug. 12. The buyer will receive:

* A hardcover of Breaking Dawn signed by Meyer (shown). First Bookshop guarantees that her signature is authentic, or your money back (see Return Policy Details). Check our feedback. * Stated first edition, first printing. The number line on the copyright page reads 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 * Breaking Dawn is published by Little, Brown, New York, 2008 * The book and dust jacket are new and in tip-top condition. No flaws, tears, rips, remainder marks, wrinkles, creases or handwriting. The price is intact.

ULTIMATE PACKAGE:

* A ticket from Meyer's appearance in Seattle. The ticket was required to get one book autographed (shown). * An official Breaking Dawn Concert Series T-shirt. It's a large (front and back shown). The T-shirts were sold at the event. * An official pin that says "I was bitten by Breaking Dawn" (shown). This came from a bookstore the day the book was released. * An official sheet of four stickers (shown). This came from a bookstore the day the book was released. * A photo of Stephenie Meyer signing a book on her book tour in the spring (shown). No pictures of her signing books on this August tour were allowed. * An archival Brodart covering that protects the dust jacket, its value and appearance. The covering is easy to remove if desired. * All books are covered in bubblewrap during transit. * Breaking Dawn was signed and stored in a smoke-free environment."

======An Advanced Reading Copy of the first book recently sold for over $400.

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (1st edition, ARC) Item number: 230287940119 sold $430 for on Sept. 8, 2008.

"A rare, publisher's advance reading copy of Stephenie Meyer's first book, Twilight. I obtained this copy while attending the 2005 BookExpo in NYC.

NY: Little, Brown / Megan Tingley Books, 2006 [2005]. Soft cover. Book Condition: Fine. 1st Edition.

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First edition, FIRST PRINTING, paperback ADVANCE READING COPY; the book is unread, in FINE- condition (no marks, not book-club ed., no tears, no creases, etc. ).

A highly collectible first edition of one of the most sought after contemporary fiction titles. A wonderful gift idea."

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-12-08 09:11 PDT 219 of 294 This copy of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, with restored DJ, sold for considerably more than the book in Post #40.

C.S. Lewis - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - 1st 1950 Bles U.K. 1st/1st, scarce in original dust jacket Item number: 280265626196 sold $2624 Best Offer on Sept. 11, 2008

"C.S. Lewis - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - 1950 first edition/impression published by the Bles.

The book is tightly bound and complete, there is slight lean to the spine and the boards are discoloured in places. There is a neat signature to the front endpaper, a couple of marks to the reverse of the frontispiece and to the rear enpaper, but otherwise the contents are remarkably clean, with no foxing or browning.

The dust jacket is the original, it is price clipped and has had restoration; mainly to the bottom of the spine, also to some corners and is now in effect a very good copy.

The iconic first title in the series, admittedly with restoration, but with other restored copies on the market at £5000+ and fine copies at £10,000+, this is very reasonably priced indeed."

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-12-08 09:17 PDT 220 of 294 Children's booksellers should be familiar with the sometimes innocuous, highly collectible L. Frank Baum pseudonym books.

Policeman Blue Jay 1907 L. Frank Baum Oz 1st Ed Reilly Rare Original First Ed-Using Pseudonym Laura Bancroft Item number: 170259027612 sold for $521 on Sept. 11, 2008

"Policeman Blue Jay 1907 L. Frank Baum Oz 1st Ed Reilly

Policeman Blue Jay 1907 L. Frank Baum 1st Edition Reilly - "Policeman Blue Jay" by Laura Bancraft aka L. Frank Baum (one of his many pseudynoms), Copyright 1907, published by The Reilly & Britton Co., Chicago. Illustrations by Maginel Wright Enright who was Frank Lloyd Wright's younger sister. With blue & yellow illustrated boards of a small girl and boy in a bird's nest and a blue cloth spine with black lettering. Light soiling to covers and spine, corner wear and inside inscription on frontispage. 116 pages plus ads for Oz books (as shown). Includes 8 color plates - one is loose from the spine.

"Policeman Bluejay" the two children are transformed into larks by the hideous tuxix, and are befriended by Policeman Bluejay. They then enter a world of birds that c casts disturbing light on the world of humans. This work is often considered one of Baum's finest fantasies; bascially a rare and scarce children's book. 116 pages with ads in back for Oz books (as shown). "

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-12-08 09:27 PDT 221 of 294 Good eBay guide page to Baum pseudonyms, courtesy of avantgardebooks, here: L. Frank Baum (Oz Author) Books and Pseudonyms

yankeeancestry (2693 ) View Listings | Report Sep-12-08 09:38 PDT 222 of 294 and here I was so pleased to recognize a Poor copy of B-6!

But that I picked it up even is due to the ongoing quality of this thread.

(Repeat after me, LeSieg & Rosetta Stone, again...)

the_utilitarian (6 ) View Listings | Report Sep-13-08 06:54 PDT 223 of 294 I believe i have some first edition childrens books but i need help proving this and i also need help with their value on the market. would someone let me know if i have a true first edition if i post pics of this book?

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Go for it.

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-17-08 21:30 PDT 225 of 294 Today's Bloomsbury auction had some interesting children's books results. The price fetched for this Oz book obviously influenced by the lengthy Baum inscription.

18A: Frank BAUM. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz + Inscrp. Item number: 220279926469 sold for $32,000 on Sept. 17, 2008

"18A: Frank BAUM. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz + Inscrp.

BAUM, L[yman] Frank (1856-1919). Exceptional inscription on the front blank endpaper of a first edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Detached leaf from a copy of the first edition, second issue. (205 x 150 mm). Framed. Condition: yellowed, slight chipping to edges.

Few inscribed copies of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Chicago: George M. Hill Co., 1900) have survived. For a little boy he did not know, Baum composed an unusually lengthy statement--more a letter than a mere inscription. He reiterated the theme of the Great American Fairy Tale with references to the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman and Cowardly Lion: "My compliments to Master George Read, to whom I understand this book is to be presented by my good friend Mrs. Lake. I hope he will acquire more brains than the Scarecrow, more heart than the Tin Woodman, and more courage than the Cowardly Lion. Still, if he but equals their attainments I feel sure he will win the love and admiration of his fellows. For, if you stop to think of it, there was much wisdom in the Scarecrow, much tenderness in the Tin Woodman, and much real courage in the Lion. And perhaps that was the reason they all wanted more of those admirable qualities. L. Frank Baum Macatawa Park, Michigan, September Eleventh 1902."

Although neither Mrs. Lake nor Master George Read has been identified, it can be surmised that Baum met the woman while vacationing at his summer cottage "The Sign of the Goose."

[With:] The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Chicago: George M. Hill, [1900]. 8vo. Original green cloth, stamped in colors. Housed in light green cloth clamshell. Condition: covers soiled, spine detached, loss of title page, some text leaves and illustrations. Though damaged, this copy is a first edition example from which the above inscription originates."

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294 replies Date posted Reply # What's New Sep-17-08 21:53 PDT 226 of 294 Replay of the 8/20 picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Announcements Q&A In addition to being the best children's book store in the country, Peter Glassman's webinar Books Of Wonder also is a children's book publishing house. Glassman arranged the Find others who share common interests - 100th anniversary homage to Oz which included contributions from many major Join an eBay Group children's book illustrators. This Sendak study for the book is one of many nice pieces from the book. We especially love the Michael Hague illustration for the book, Get fast answers to questions in the Answer which Peter was kind enough to arrange for our purchase. Center. Get Help Now

217A: Maurice SENDAK. OZ: The Hundredth Anniversary... Read about all things Item number: 220279927451 sold for $7500 on Sept. 17, 2008 eBay in the eBay Chatter Blog "217A: Maurice SENDAK. OZ: The Hundredth Anniversary... eBay Community News

SENDAK, Maurice (b. 1928). OZ: The Hundredth Anniversary Celebration. Announcements

Preliminary pencil drawing on tracing paper for the dust jacket/title page of Oz: The A Message from Brian Burke: Hundredth Anniversary Celebration (New York: HarperCollins, 2000). (285 x 200 Feedback Revision... (10/24/08) mm). Signed. Framed.

Consumer Product Safety [With:] OZ: The Hundredth Anniversary Celebration. New York: HarperCollins, Commission - Children's Items 2000. 56 pp. 4to (285 x 220 mm). With contributions by Lloyd Alexander, Natalie Recalled This... (10/23/08)

Babbitt, Eric Carle, Leo and Diane Dillon, Richard Egielski, Jules Feiffer, Trina Schart Hyman, William Joyce, Madeleine L'Engle, Uri Shulevitz, Peter Sís, Chris Van A Message from Dinesh Lathi: Allsburg, Paul O. Zelinsky and others. Publisher's cloth-backed gilt-stamped tan Paperless Payments and boards. Condition: duplication of front endpapers. Seller... (10/21/08)

See all Announcements... Sendak paid loving homage to the original illustrator of Oz, W. W. Denslow, in his See all System amusing jacket/title page design. This compendium of tributes by important Announcements... contemporary children's book authors and artists not only honored the centenary of the great American fairy tale but also served as a promotional gimmick for the entire line of HarperCollins reprints of the Oz Books."

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-17-08 22:03 PDT 227 of 294 The D'Aulaire's 1930's work was ground breaking in its day. Over the 30+ years of their career, their illustrations became 'familiar' to the casual viewer, as often is the Tune in and hear eBay Radio twice a week! case for children's book illustrators with successful careers spanning decades. But I always get a nice return from the extra minute to admire the D'Aulaires work. Every Tuesday at 11am PT, and

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every Thursday at 5pm PT 266A: PARIN D'AULAIRE, Ingri (1904-1980) and Edward (18 Item number: 220279927964 sold for $500 on Sept. 17, 2008 Missed a program? Check out the eBay Radio Archives "266A: PARIN D'AULAIRE, Ingri (1904-1980) and Edward (18 View the current Workshop PARIN D'AULAIRE, Ingri (1904-1980) and Edward (1898-1986). Norse Gods and Calendar Giants. Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, [1967]. 154 pp. (310 x 225 mm). Additional Resources Community Hub Illustrated by the authors. Publisher's cloth-backed maroon cloth, spine and cover stamped in gilt, pictorial endpapers; in original dust jacket. Condition: slight Chatter Archive rubbing to board edges; jacket slightly faded with occasional chipping to spine panel Security & Resolution Center and folds, short closed tear at upper margin of front panel. presentation copy warmly inscribed with an original sketch. Seller Central

This émigré husband and wife team were among the most respected American Hot Items & Merchandising Calendar children's book illustrators of their day. They received the Caldecott Medal for their picture book biography Abraham Lincoln (1939). Their illustrations were originally lithographs; the publishers never printed directly from the stones but rather photographed proofs that the artists pulled for them.

In 2005, New York Review Books republished the present volume under the title d'Aulaires' Book Of Norse Myths with an admiring foreword by Pulitzer Prize winning novelist and life-long fan Michael Chabon. "

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-17-08 22:07 PDT 228 of 294 These 19th century harlequinade books don't often surface on eBay.

264A: McLOUGHLIN Brothers. A Collection of four "Panto Item number: 220279927955 sold for $550 on Sept. 17, 2008

"264A: McLOUGHLIN Brothers. A Collection of four "Pantomime Toy Books."

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp. New York: McLoughlin Bros., [c. 1890]. 4to (255 x 190 mm). Chromolithographed harlequinade at center. Chromolithographed cloth- backed boards. Condition: rebacked, some soiling; boards rubbed.

This popular American series imitated Dean & Son's "Pantomime Toy Books" and helped revive the 18th century harlequinade. With the flip of a flap, the Genie of the Lamp appears, Bluebeard's wife enters the forbidden room, Cinderella's Fairy Godmother arrives, the Prince awakens the Sleeping Beauty, etc. Each of the toys books concludes with a transformation scene when Harlequin and other Commedia dell'Arte characters take the stage. "

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-17-08 22:17 PDT 229 of 294 Robert Lawson is probably best known as the illustrator of Ferdinand (a marquee collectible children's books, a tough 'get' in first printing). However Lawson is also the only creator to win both a Caldecott Medal for illustration (They Were Strong and Good) and a Newbery Medal (Rabbit Hill) for writing! Lawson is in the upper echelon of collectible illustrators, in the tier just below Seuss & Sendak.

260A: LAWSON, Robert (1892-1957). The Happy Valley. Item number: 220279927885 sold for $3000 on Sept. 17, 2008

"260A: LAWSON, Robert (1892-1957). The Happy Valley. Complete set of four etchings ("Spring," "Summer," "Autumn" and "Winter"), 1930-1932.

All but "Winter" signed in pencil and annotated by Lawson "Ed. 100" except "Winter" which is unannotated. Condition: edges with occasional chipping, short tears and

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Although remembered today as one of the finest children's book illustrators of the twentieth century, Lawson produced 31 etchings between 1929 and 1933. He had several one-man shows of this work, including one at the Smithsonian Institute. His etchings were published in Contemporary American Prints, Fifty Prints of the Year and Fine Prints of the Year; he was also represented in "Traveling Exhibition of American Prints" that the American Federation of the Arts sent to Italy. In 1931, The Society of American Etchers gave him the John Taylor Arms Award.

Despite the indicated limitations, it is unlikely that Lawson ever printed the full 100 copies of these plates. However widely recognized as a print maker, Lawson sold few of his etchings. To help his friend, Munro Leaf wrote a story in about an hour for Lawson to illustrate. It was The Story of Ferdinand. It was so successful that Lawson gave up etching for illustrating."

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-17-08 22:22 PDT 230 of 294 This 1961 Oz book blew past the pre-auction estimate. Probably still to be found in the wild.

200A: Frank BAUM. The Wizard of Oz. 1st PRINTING. Item number: 220279927798 sold for $600 on Sept. 17, 2008

"200A: BAUM, L[yman] Frank (1856-1919). The Wizard of Oz.

Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co., [1961]. 4to (300 x 225 mm). Illustrated by Dick Martin. Adapted by Jean Kellogg. Color laminated pictorial boards. Condition: hinges cracked, spine chipped, minor shelfwear. first and only printing of this edition.

Kellogg did not merely condense but retold the classic children's story. Martin especially enjoyed illustrating the book: he is one of the few artists to depict the Wizard as the Great Beast and he incorporated W. W. Denslow's original cover design of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz on the rear cover of this edition.

Although it must have been the most desirable of the four Reily & Lee abridgements, The Wizard of Oz has proven to be the most elusive of the series to find in any condition."

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-17-08 22:37 PDT 231 of 294 This is a little gem of an auction, selling for much higher than the pre-auction estimate. I so enjoy discovering book items on eBay that I previously knew little or nothing about. The joy of discovery, of learning, is one prime reason to be in the business of collectible books, and can only hope you feel likewise.

193A: THE BAUM BUGLE. Complete Run of OZ Journal. Item number: 220279927704 sold for $2000 on Sept. 17, 2008

"193A: THE BAUM BUGLE. Complete Run of OZ Journal.

SCHILLER, Justin G., Dick Martin, Fred M. Meyer and others, eds. The Baum Bugle.

Brooklyn, N. Y. and Kinderhook, Ill.: International Wizard of Oz Club, June 1957-December 1966. (Each averaging 275 x 215 mm except for Vol. 1, No. 2 (1957) which is 325 x 200 mm).

Condition: creases, some tears, spotting and other wear. Provenance: Fred M. Meyer Collection. complete run of the first ten years of the influential oz journal with the rare original invitation to join the international wizard of oz club. With contributions by Ruth Plumly Thompson, Jack Snow, Dick Martin, Frank J. Baum, Harry Neal Baum, Matilda Jewell Gage, Martin Gardner, Russell P. MacFall, Russell B. Nye, Edward Wagenknecht and others.

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The Christmas 1960 issue contains "The Scarecrow to the Rescue" by William L. Gresham about his depression when his wife Joy Gresham left for England with their two sons to pursue C. S. Lewis. From the founding of the International Wizard of Oz Club in 1957 by thirteen-year-old Justin G. Schiller, The Baum Bugle became the journal of record for all things Ozian. Originally a biannual, it became a triquarterly in 1961 and has remained so ever since.

The original membership was just sixteen members so the earliest issues are extremely scarce. According to Schiller, no more than fifty copies of the letter of invitation to join the club were sent out. Few are known to survive.

[With:] Press release from Columbia University by John Hastings, four newspaper clippings, one creased sheet of Schiller's International Wizard of Oz Club stationary with envelope and a photograph of Schiller conversing with Dick Martin at the Oz club convention at Ozcot Wizard of Oz Lodge, Bass Lake, Indiana, June 1963. 5 ff. Provenance: Fred M. Meyer Collection. To publicize the centennial exhibition of L. Frank Baum and his works at Butler Library, Columbia University released on February 10, 1956 a story about twelve-year-old Brooklyn boy Justin G. Schiller, the youngest lender to Columbia Libraries in the school's two-hundred-year history. A year later he founded The International Wizard of Oz Club.

[And:] The Best of the Baum Bugle. Kinderhook, Ill.: International Wizard of Oz Club, 1966. 32 pp. Folio (280 x 215 mm). Decorated self-wrappers.

[And:] The Best of the Baum Bugle 1961-1962. Kinderhook, Ill.: International Wizard of Oz Club, 1971. 56 pp. Folio (280 x 220 mm). Decorated self-wrappers.

[And:] The Ozmapolitan. Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co., 1963 and 1965. Each 4 pp. Folio (220 x 222 mm). Condition: slightly yellowed. three issues of the mock oz newspaper. Reilly & Lee issued these flyers to advertise Merry Go Round in Oz (1963) and new editions of the Baum Oz Books and Sky Island in 1965. They were sent with copies of The Baum Bugle. Dick Martin designed and provided all the copy for these three numbers.

[And:] The American Book Collector. Two special numbers devoted to L. Frank Baum and W. W. Denslow, December 1962 and December 1964. Each 32 pp. Folio (280 x 220 mm). Original decorated self-wrappers. With contributions by Harry Neal Baum, Martin Gardner, Russell P. MacFall, Dick Martin, Justin G. Schiller, Edward Wagenknecht and others. Both contain valuable bibliographies of Baum and Denslow. The Baum Special Number includes a previously unpublished "Animal Fairy Tale," "The Tiger's Eye," pp. 21-24."

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-17-08 22:44 PDT 232 of 294 Most booksellers know to keep an eye out for early Oz books, however Oz-mania is so entrenched, even 1950's and 1960's books can bring nice windfalls.

190A: Frank BAUM + D. ULREY. The Wizard of Oz. + 3 Item number: 220279927671 sold for $800 on Sept. 17, 2008

"190A: Frank BAUM + D. ULREY. The Wizard of Oz. + 3

BAUM, L[yman] Frank (1856-1919) and Dale ULREY. The Wizard of Oz. Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co., [1956]. 239 pp. 8vo (235 x 172 mm). Title in red and black. Illustrated in two colors by Dale Ulrey. Afterword by Edward Wagenknecht. Publisher's pictorial brick red cloth, front endpaper of the Map of Oz in color and blank rear endpaper.

Condition: slight rubbing to jacket folds, review copy band darkened at spine.

Provenance: Fred M. Meyer Collection. first edition thus with dust jacket and the

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rare 'review copy' band across the cover.

[With:] Another copy [1960]. Third printing of 32-page signatures (except the fifth signature of 14 pages) with text illustrations in blue, yellow, green, and red. Publisher's gray-blue cloth stamped only on spine in black, blank endpapers. Dust jacket designed by Dick Martin. Condition: front joint starting, jacket with minor thumbsoiling, flap folds slightly rubbed, price clipped. Provenance: Fred M. Meyer Collection.

[And:] Color proof of the Map of Oz used as front endpaper of the first Reilly & Lee edition of The Wizard of Oz, 1956. (355 x 550 mm). Condition: folded in middle as usual, edges slightly toned, small unobtrusive pinhole on upper map. Based on the endpaper design of Who's Who in Oz (1954), this map was dropped from all subsequent editions.

[And:] BAUM, L[yman] Frank. The Tin Woodman of Oz. Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co., [1955]. 263 pp. 8vo (240 x 180 mm). Illustrated by Dale Ulrey. Publisher's pictorial blue-gray cloth, blank endpapers. Condition: light spotting to endpapers; jacket with slight foxing to verso, and one small closed tear at front of lower spine panel. Provenance: Fred M. Meyer Collection. first edition thus in dust jacket.

[And:] Reilly & Lee publisher's catalogue for March 1956, promoting the newly re-illustrated The Tin Woodman of Oz (1955). 24 pp. Small 4to (230 x 155 mm). Publisher's decorated self-wrappers. Provenance: Fred M. Meyer Collection.

To boost sagging sales, Reilly & Lee tried to update the Oz Books with new pictures by Dale UIrey, beginning with The Tin Woodman of Oz. Ulrey had drawn the famous story strip Mary Worth in the 1940s as well as pictures for Baum's story Jaglon and the Tiger Fairies as revised in 1953. The firm followed The Tin Woodman of Oz with their first and newly re-illustrated The Wizard of Oz. These editions were not successful. Edward Wagenknecht, who wrote the first critical study of the Oz Books Utopia Americana (1928), provided not only the afterword to this edition of The Wizard of Oz but also the copy on the front jacket flap."

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-17-08 22:49 PDT 233 of 294 Rather than posting additional Oz auctions from today's Bloomsbury sales, here is the link of the 133 items which sold for over $500 and to your motivations to research the results.

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-17-08 23:00 PDT 234 of 294 Since many over priced items do not sell on eBay, we don't make a habit of posting them on this forum. However, this unsold book was an especially interesting piece of 1930's African American nostalgia.

1934*ROWENA TEENA TOT*Blumberg*1ST ed**SIGNED*AMERICANA RARE*Southern dialect text**NO OTHER COPIES AVAILABLE** Item number: 220278431576 offered for $450 on Sept. 16, 2008 (Did not sell).

A very good copy of this famous book ROWENA TEENA TOT AND THE BLACKBERRIES, by FANNIE BURGHEIM BLUMBERG. A story of three young American children visiting grandmother, ride in a surrey to go blackberrying and while there take a ride by themselves, but the horse takes off and grandmother has to come to their rescue. This is a very RARE 1934, First edition, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.Southern dialect used in text. Delightful illustrations by Mary Grosjean.

Condition, Green cloth boards with front paste down in good condition. Faint

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moisture marks in top left of past down. Corners mild bumps and tiny wear. Edges not worn but some loss of color from shelf wear. Book now enclosed in a vinyl book cover, the edge can be seen top right of picture.

Spine good. Interior all pages, 32, present tight and intact. Very very mild toning and some finger marks but all in all a book that has not been used by children and probably put away carefully after it was signed.

Book inscribed to Roseanne by the author on the pre title page. A little wet ink from the inscription transferred to the opposite fepp.

This book is in fabulous condition for its age, of 73 years, and an extremely RARE copy, being a First Edition AND Signed by the Author.

Biography of author copied from VCPL Community Archives site.

Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on February 11, 1894, Fannie Burgheim Blumberg (F.B.B.) was the only child of Rachel Heimes and Louis Burgheim. Developing an early interest in creative writing and art, Fannie enrolled in the John Herron School of Art at the age of eight, but was unable to attend due to a childhood illness. To prepare herself to earn her own living, she completed the kindergarten and primary coursework from the Teacher’s College of Indianapolis and taught kindergarten before her marriage to Terre Haute attorney Benjamin Blumberg in 1916.

During her college years and while she was raising her four children (Morris, Rachel, Teressa, Gretchen), Fannie continued to write mostly children’s stories; her first publication appeared in Kindergarten Primary Magazine in 1913. Her literary career included five published books for children (The Wishing Pool, 1915; The First Circus, 1917; The Peace Fiddler, 1933; Rowena Teena Tot and the Blackberries, 1934; Rowena Teena Tot and the Turkey, 1936) and numerous short stories.

At the age of 50, Fannie resumed her interest and study in art with the support of family and friends. She studied painting with Frank Joseph Bollinger and Byron J. Newton in Miami, Florida, and with Sueo Serisawa in Los Angeles, California. During her lifetime, she exhibited her paintings in several galleries, including Indiana State University, DePauw University, the Swope Art Gallery and the Lowe Art Gallery in Miami.

After her death, the Turman Art Gallery at I.S.U. featured a major exhibit of her artwork. The program booklet from this 1965 memorial exhibit shows the variety of her subject matter and the different mediums she experimented in (oils, watercolors, monotypes, collage, drawing, lithographs). Much of F.B.B.’s artwork survives in local repositories. Indiana State University’s Permanent Collection has a large and various collection of her work; the Swope Art Museum also has several of her pieces. Fannie Burgheim Blumberg was a member of the United Hebrew Congregation, the Council of Jewish Women, and the Women’s Division of the Swope Art Gallery to which she had given many art objects.

During her lifetime, she gave generously to individuals, creative endeavors, and charitable institutions that she believed in. In 1936, she and her husband took in two young boys from Jewish families in Germany to save them from the Nazi concentration camps. She was also a patron to artists, such as Gilbert Wilson. After her death on July 9, 1964, F.B.B.’s philanthropic endeavors continued to live on in her large bequest to the Department of Special Education at Indiana State University and in the establishment of the Blumberg Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Special Education in 1985."

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I don't know about you, but I never grow tired of the Meggendorfer auctions on eBay. This, a very nice presentation, especially the individually listed illustrations. Trouble? Yes, but probably helped the closing auction price.

[Good practice: For interesting auctions, especially those with oodles of illustrations, I 'print' the auction to PDF format so I have a complete electronic copy for future reference. Over the years, I've accumulated hundreds of eBay auctions. Trouble? Yes, but invaluable for reference.]

Rare 1880 Moveable Book L. MEGGENDORFER Lebende Bilder Published Munich Germany Handcolored chromolithographs Item number: 280265426650 sold for $797 on Sept. 16, 2008

"On auction, a late Victorian children's book with colorful (although the date is not published, I believe that the illustrations are hand-colored indicating an early publishing date), beautifully printed "moveable" illustrations. published by Braun & Schneider, Munchen. The pages "move" when a paper tab at the bottom is pulled. The author, German Lothar Meggendorfer, is considered on the greats in early Illustration and as an author of inventive Victorian Children's books.

The piece measures 13" x 9 1/4" Condition is OK; the spine is still with the book, but there is damage to the cover, including paper loss, and smashing to the corners, some foxing to the pages, some of the pictures no longer move (see below), but could be repaired I believe, so sold "as found." I also have the American edition of Meggendorfer's moveable book, Moving Picture Series by L.Meggendorfer Vol. 3 1884 NY from the same Estate, on auction this week also.

No Reserve!

List of illustrations:

1. Herr Stabel, (working condition, some soiling to the page, some tearing around the paper tab, some of the coloring has microscopically smeared around the figures red coat. the page has become slightly detached at the spine.) 2. Die Jungser Kochin, (working condition, minor pencil marks and soiling.) 3. Der Klavierspieler, (not working, rust to the pins, soiling, minor pencil marks, foxing to the reverse page) 4. Der Schreiber, (working, some rust to the pens, minor smudging, pencil marks.) 5. Der Herr Magister, (works, but tears around the tab area, foxing, smudges, pencil marks.) 6. Der Tyroler Sanger, (working and in good shape, minor smudging, etc.) 7. Fritzchen und der Kakadu, (working) 8. Das naschafte Katzlein (not working, arm is torn in half, smudging, etc.)"

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-17-08 23:17 PDT 236 of 294 The early Rupert Annuals march on on eBay. Can anyone validate the £6000 for a 1936 Rupert Annual mentioned in this item's description? Please.

THE NEW ADVENTURES OF RUPERT ORIGINAL FIRST ANNUAL 1936 Item number: 270273356514 sold $457 for on Sept. 16, 2008

"An original first issue 1936 edition of THE NEW ADVENTURES OF RUPERT. A genuine example. Original red cloth cover with a picture of rupert reading the book with a mouse on his shoulder and the skylark above.

Spine unfaded with the title repeated and a picture of a standing Rupert, the reverse board again in red cloth but plain. Inside there is the This book belongs to which is unwritten on although I think there is traces of a pencil name now neatly erased Title page the The New Adventures of RUPERT Daily Express Publications.

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The contents include, Rupert and the Wonderful Kite, Pictures for your paint box, Rupert Algy and the Cannibals, Pictures for your paintbox, Ruperts Autumn Adventure, Ruper Bill and the Pearls, Ruperts Christmas Adventure and Picture for your Paintbox 123 pages mostly each page has four coloured illustrations and text including the full page coloured in plates which underneath say Colour this carefully and the child has!!

The end paper have rupert and then to bed. Printed in Great Britain by Greycaine Limited, Watford, Hertfordshire 1936. 7.5 inches wide, 10 inches tall in reasonably good condition and obviously looked after.

Please note this is not a later facsimile edition but a genuine 1936 Rupert first edition annual, subsequent annuals were to follow and I am offering the next volume (2) 1937 and Volumne 4 1939 as seperate lots so please have a look at my other items.

For all Rupert collectors this first annual is a must have item for your collection and all Rupert connoisuers must aspire to owning one of these "firsts" I stress again that this is a genuine first issue and not one of the later facsimile editions which sell for around £60 and are collectors pieces in their own right.

A rather nice rare first annual. . A couple of years ago I saw a mint condition annual like this sell in an auction room in Derby for £6000 which was then a world record for a childs book. This is not in immaculate mint condition but it is fairly good and was obviously well looked after"

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-17-08 23:23 PDT 237 of 294 Another one-of-a-kind item selling on eBay, the seller providing provenance for this signed book.

signed: TOVE JANSSON Sculptor's Daughter, 1st UK, NF/NF Scarce signature with original sketch - provenance incl Item number: 230289559862 BIN for $1500 on Sept. 15, 2008

"From the collection of Mrs. Della Thomas Description/Comments Signed by the author of the famous "Moomin" books with an original hand-drawn autobiographical sketch and inscription on the front endpaper.

Sculptor's Daughter, by TOVE JANSSON, translated By Kingsley Hart, published by Ernest Benn Limited, London, 1969, First British Edition, 175 pages.

This hardcover book is in Near Fine condition with only some light wear to the bottom edges and small dings to the top edge of two pages. The binding is solid and square with no loose or missing pages. My mother's bookplate is attached to the front paste-down endpaper, the author's signature and sketch are on the front free endpaper, and there is some very mild toning to the pages, otherwise the pages are bright and clean with no other names, marks, tears, creases, or smudges. The unclipped dust jacket is in Very Good Plus condition with a small chip at the top edge of the back panel, some light edgewear, some mild darkening from age, and some light rubbing.

For provenance, I have included several pictures from my mother's files, including pictures of the travel brochure from her 'Study Abroad' children's literature tour where she met with Ms Jansson, and pictures of the letter Ms Jansson sent to my mother accepting her invitation to speak to her tour group. (Note: These items are NOT included in this auction, you are bidding on the signed book and dust jacket only).

Scarce, no signed listings of this autobiographical book found on the internet (only a few listings of this title are available: a few unsigned paperbacks starting at $500 and a couple of unsigned hardbacks starting at $1700). Signed Tove Jansson books

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are even more scarce, I found one paperback for $357 and one hardback for $5000. I found no listings for Tove Jansson books with signed original sketches."

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-17-08 23:35 PDT 238 of 294 Barry Moser is the contemporary Lynd Ward. Obviously, this limited edition book sold for $1800 due to inclusion of the portfolio of 49 engravings, which have a nice market value as a stand alone.

RARE HUCKLEBERRY FINN BOOK, ILLUSTRATED BY BARRY MOSER THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN Item number: 16028178461 sold for $1800 on Sept. 17, 2008

"MARK TWAIN, ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, 1885-1985, ILLUSTRATED BY BARRY MOSER. FOREWARD BY HENRY NASH SMITH. PRINTED BY HAROLD MCGRATH. PENNYROYAL PRESS. WEST HATFIELD, 1985. # 50 OF 350, SIGNED. FULL LEATHER BOARDS. 49 WOOD ENGRAVINGS IN CLOTH FOLDER. BOTH THE BOOK AND THE FOLDER ARE IN FINE CONDITION WITH THE SLIPCASE"

birdybird99 (135 ) View Listings | Report Sep-18-08 03:27 PDT 239 of 294 Hi all, I have a SMURFS ANNUAL from 1983, do they go for much on ebay?

selected-with-care (761 ) View Listings | Report Sep-18-08 06:29 PDT 240 of 294 Thank you once again, picture_books! I really enjoy going back to this thread often as time allows to more thoroughly read your explanations and examples. Thank you for taking the time to post occasional updates with more insight!

(Note: For post # 238, full item # is: 160281784618)

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-23-08 07:29 PDT 241 of 294 A great book turned into a very good movie, 'flatsigned' notwithstanding:

William Goldman SIGNED 1st PRINCESS BRIDE Children BOOK Item number: 130255346623 sold for $910 on Sept. 21, 2008

"William Goldman SIGNED "The Princess Bride" (Harcourt Brace, 1973) 1st Edition 1st Printing

FLATSIGNED by William Goldman! A fantastic collector's item! Hardcover in original jacket. States First Edition with 'b' in numberline on the copyright page. $7.95 price intact on jacket. Jacket has minor edgewear, slight wrinkling, minor chipping, paperloss, and closed/open tears along edges. Book is solid with minimal wear, slight bumping along edges, square and tightly bound!"

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-23-08 07:40 PDT 242 of 294 Good background info in this auction, especially the poignant story about Hubbard and the Titanic & Lusitania.

1918 ROYCROFT ROYCROFTERS THE RHYMES OF MOTHER GOOSE !! See Many MORE Fine Items Like This in My Ebay Store! Item number: 310083838642 sold for $359 on Sept. 21, 2008

"* 1918 ROYCROFT ROYCROFTERS THE RHYMES OF MOTHER GOOSE !! *

Pictured by EDWARD G. McCANDLISH and Done Into A Book By The Roycrofters at their shop in East Aurora, N.Y.

ONE OF THE RAREST ROYCROFT TITLES!!

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Edward McCandlish's 1st Published Book. NO copies of this '1930s' edition found, and only 2 copies of the original edition found available for sale anywhere. Asking price is almost $1400 !!! This is by far one of the most desirable Roycroft titles as it transcends from Roycroft collectors to Childrens collectors and beyond!

Bound in blue cloth with titling stamped in red. No date but likely printed towards the end of Roycroft Press's existance (1938). This later edition is possibly even harder to find than the original 1918 edition!

The dust jacket has been heavily repaired. It appears that only the front of the dust jacket was present and someone has made a jacket using colored paper and attaching the remnants of the jacket to this paper. A nice job and one which has protected the book itself very nicely.

approx. 10 1/4" x 7 7/8" in size. 51 un-numbered pages. Illustrated with Color and Black & White Lithography.

Published by The Roycrofters. East Aurora, New York circa 1935 to 1938

*** Fine CONDITION *** (See Pictures) Book Itself is in Wonderful Condition!! Dust Jacket Has Been Heavily Repaired.

* Additional Information * Edward Gerstell McCandlish (1887-1946)

Illustrator and writer of children's books, most notably the Bunny Tots series. McCandlish worked for a time for The Roycrofters in East Aurora, N.Y. in the Copper Shop. From here, he managed to get his first book published by The Roycrofters. The book was entitled THE RHYMES OF MOTHER GOOSE and was published in 1918. Though no accounting of the number of books printed are known, it is known that the book went through several printings and there are a variety of different bindings.

E.G. McCandlish also worked as a reporter, collector, agent and columnist for the Cumberland Evening Times. His Bunny Tots childrens illustrations saw publication in many newspapers during the 1920s and 30s. Later, many of these were published in book form and are now highly sought after in their own right.

Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915) He was born in Bloomington, Illinois to Silas Hubbard and Juliana Frances Read and grew up in Hudson, Illinois, where his first business venture was selling Larkin soap products. His innovations for Larkin included premiums and "leave on trial." His best-known work came after he founded Roycroft, an Arts and Crafts movement community in East Aurora, New York in 1895. This grew from his private press, the Roycroft Press, which was inspired by William Morriss Kelmscott Press. (Although called the "Roycroft Press" by latter-day collectors and print historians, the organization called itself "The Roycrofters" and "The Roycroft Shops.")

Hubbard edited and published two magazines, The Philistine and The Fra. The Philistine was bound in brown butcher paper and full of satire and whimsy. (Hubbard himself quipped that the cover was butcher paper because "There is meat inside.") The Roycrofters produced handsome, if sometimes eccentric, books printed on handmade paper, and operated a fine bindery, a furniture shop, and shops producing modeled leather and hammered copper goods. They were a leading producer of Mission style products.

Hubbard's second wife, Alice Moore Hubbard, was a graduate of the New Thought- oriented Emerson College of Oratory in Boston and a noted suffragist, and the Roycroft Shops became a site for meetings and conventions of radicals, freethinkers, reformers and suffragists. Hubbard became a popular lecturer, and his

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homespun philosophy evolved from a loose William Morris-inspired socialism to an ardent defense of free enterprise and American know-how. Hubbard was much mocked in the press for "selling out."

In 1908 he was the keynote speaker at the annual meeting of The Society in Dedham for Apprehending Horse Thieves. In 1912, the famed passenger liner the Titanic was sunk after hitting an iceberg. Hubbard subsequently wrote of the disaster, singling out the story of the wife of Isidor Straus, who as a woman was supposed to be placed on a lifeboat in precedence to the men. She refused to board the boat: "Not I-I will not leave my husband. All these years we've traveled together, and shall we part now? No, our fate is one."

Hubbard then added his own stirring commentary: "Mr. and Mrs. Straus, I envy you that legacy of love and loyalty left to your children and grandchildren. The calm courage that was yours all your long and useful career was your possession in death. You knew how to do three great things-you knew how to live, how to love and how to die.

"One thing is sure, there are just two respectable ways to die. One is of old age, and the other is by accident. All disease is indecent. Suicide is atrocious. But to pass out as did Mr. and Mrs. Isador Straus is glorious. Few have such a privilege. Happy lovers, both. In life they were never separated and in death they are not divided." Hubbard and his wife, though he knew it not then, were to have just such a privilege. Little more than three years after the sinking of the Titanic, the Hubbards boarded Lusitania in New York City on May 1, 1915. On May 7, 1915, while at sea, it was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine Unterseeboot 20.

Roycroft: Roycroft was a reformist community of craft workers and artists which formed part of the Arts and Crafts movement in the USA. Elbert Hubbard founded the community in 1895 in the village of East Aurora, Erie County, New York, near Buffalo. Participants were known as Roycrofters. The work and philosophy of the group, often referred to as the Roycroft movement, had a strong influence on the development of American architecture and design in the early 20th century.

The name Roycroft was chosen after the printers, Samuel and Thomas Roycroft, who made books in London from about 1650-1690. And beyond this, the word roycroft had a special significance to Elbert Hubbard, meaning King's Craft. King's craftsmen being a term used in the Guilds of the olden times for men who had achieved a high degree of skill - men who made things for the King. The Roycroft insignia was borrowed from the monk Cassidorius, a 13th century bookbinder and illuminator.

Elbert Hubbard had been influenced by the ideas of William Morris on a visit to England. He was unable to find a publisher for his book Little Journeys, so inspired by Morris's Kelmscott Press, decided to set up his own private press to print the book himself, founding Roycroft Press.

His championing of the Arts and Crafts approach attracted a number of visiting craftspeople to East Aurora, and they formed a community of printers, furniture makers, metalsmiths, leathersmiths, and bookbinders. A quotation from John Ruskin formed the Roycroft "creed":

"A belief in working with the head, hand and heart and mixing enough play with the work so that every task is pleasurable and makes for health and happiness".

The inspirational leadership of Hubbard attracted a group of almost 500 people by 1910, and millions more knew of him through his essay A Message to Garcia."

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Clarke's illustrations are wonderful, do 'supersize' to get a better view.

Harry Clarke YEAR'S AT THE SPRING 1st US ed/DJ/1920 Item number: 120305604167 sold for $455 on Sept. 21, 2008

"The Year's at The Spring. Compiled by L.D'O. Walters. Illustrated by Harry Clarke. Brentano's. 1920. First U.S. Edition. Tan cloth with grey titling and and red decorative design to front and spine. 24 full page plate: 12 in color and 12 pen and ink illustrations on ivory background. Large 4to. [8 1/2 x 11].

Jacket has very good color good to front with darkening to spine. Very small chips to corners and spine tail. Chip at spine head and chipping at to rear edge. About very good+. Attractive.

Cloth boards and spine have good color with no fading or darkening. Touch of rubbing at corners. No previous owner's marks. Interior clean and attractive with no signs of use. Sole fault is that pages opposite pen and ink illustrations sometimes have ghosting from the illustration. At least on page still uncut. Bright and fresh. Near fine or better."

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-23-08 07:53 PDT 244 of 294 $330 for this ex-lib copy of The Boxcar Children, exceeded the seller's "This book can retail for $150+" estimate. No copies currently for sale in DJ; can someone share auction records for this series?

The Boxcar Children Vintage Book 1942 Edition Item number: 130255064828 sold for $330 on Sept. 20, 2008

"The Boxcar Children Early edition of the Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner. Illustrated by L Kate Deal. Published by Scott. Foresman and Company 1942. There are no other publishing dates mentioned, so I am presuming this is the first edition. Orange Cover with black silhouette of children walking along a fence.

Good Condition with slight bumping to corners, binding is intact. School stamp and sticker inside cover. School stamp on pages 75 and 25. Page 117 has small corner of page clipped off. The school stamps are Washington Iriving Jr High School and Louis Pasteur Jr High School. The paste on sticker is L. A. City High Schools. Slight denting of cover on lower right hand front. Small pencil marks on back of book. The spine and lower edges of pages have the number 91 written on them in ink.

A good reading copy of a scarce work. This book can retail for $150+."

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-23-08 08:03 PDT 245 of 294 Very nice presentation of this Cicely Barker illustrated book. Please take a minute or two to look over the wonderful art nouveau illustrations.

ExRare CICELY BARKER FLOWER FAIRY BOOK ORIG'BEAUTY WOW! 72! YES! SEVENTY-TWO!! BEAUTIFUL & AMAZING COLOR PLATES Item number: 110288383388 sold for $545 on Sept. 20, 2008

"CICELY M. BARKER!!! BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK "THE BOOK OF THE FLOWER FAIRIES" ORIGINAL 1949 EDITION!! (Not a modern reprint)

EXCELLENT CONDITION THROUGHOUT!! Extremely Rare 1949 Edition of the Book of the Flower Fairies

Much Scarcer than the standard small Flower Fairy Books and with 72 illustrations / plates in full color!! (Not a Modern Reprint!) 72 - YES! (SEVENTY TWO) BEAUTIFUL COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE INIMITABLE CICELY M. BARKER!!

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EXTREMELY RARE IN THIS WONDERFUL CONDITION!!!!

Complete with the beautiful and rare pictorial endpapers! PERFECT PLATES - NO FOXING!! This is one of the Original (Not a modern reprint) 1949 British Editions of the classic Cicely M. Barker illustrated Art Nouveau masterpiece. This beautifully illustrated book is one of the scarcest and most sought after of Barker's books ever printed!

SOUGHT AFTER BY COLLECTORS OF CLASSIC MEDIEVAL MYTHS AND LEGENDS AND FAIRY TALES!! Complete!! NO MISSING ILLUSTRATIONS!! WONDERFUL!! One of the most sought after Barker's ever published!!! It has excellent Art Nouveau / Pre-Raphaelite / Fairy Tale / Myth and Legend style artwork

WONDERFUL COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS BY CICELY BARKER!! THIS IS BARKER AT HER ART NOUVEAU/PRE-RAPHAELITE BEST!! With the Fairies of which Barker was the master, this makes this a book that is a real classic.

This is full of fabulous Art Nouveau Illustrations - Just look at the art nouveau lines in these!!! look at the photographs to give you a feel for the amazing quality of these illustrations - the detail is fantastic!! So many of these book are split up for their illustrations - this one is complete - Amazing!!

Cicely Barker was of course greatly influenced by Arthur Rackham, Mabel Lucie Attwell, Kay Nielsen, Edmund Dulac, Warwick Goble, and Many Others, and is regarded by many as the master of book illustration

This complete illustrated book is in Excellent Condition - Covers and Spine just a little bumped - See Photo's - Internally Very clean indeed! - A rare Opportunity to Obtain an Original 1949 Barker Edition!! What an Opportunity!! A great addition to the illustrated book collection and a wonderful opportunity to obtain an early Barker edition at a LOW RESERVE!!!"

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-23-08 08:08 PDT 246 of 294 The companion auction to post #245, above. Again, beautiful Barker illustrations.

ExRare CICELY BARKER FLOWER FAIRY-TREES,WAYSIDE 1ST WOW 72! YES! SEVENTY-TWO!! BEAUTIFUL & AMAZING COLOR PLATES Item number: 120304170392 sold for $356 on Sept. 20, 2008

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-23-08 08:14 PDT 247 of 294 Since the 'value' of this book is in the correct 6 line colophon, and first state DJ's fairly common to acquire, might this be a very nice price for the buyer.

1ST ED- 6 COLOPHON-CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY BOOK Item number: 260287506487 sold via BIN for $400 on Sept. 19, 2008

"Charlie And The Chocolate Factory- by Roald Dahl- 1964 true first edition with 6 line colophon! Published in 1964 by Alfred Knopf. Hard cover w dust jacket. The book is in good condition- prev. Owners writing on free endpaper, edges of pages have tiny spots of yellow as shown in photo. The jacket has a torn front flap- it is torn right off except for a very sm. Piece. And has a tear on front edge and top & bottom of spine. The boards, spine & gold lettering are excellent - no wear at all. Pages are all clean and mark free except for the owners name as seen in photo. "

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-23-08 20:31 PDT 248 of 294 Nice presentation by a very solid bookseller. Good to present background on the book, then provide acceptable information related to first edition identification. In this way, the prospective buyer does not have to spend time personally researching the book. Of course building some credibility on eBay is very helpful.

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Antoine de Saint Exupery THE LITTLE PRINCE 1st state DJ Correct points for 1st state book and jacket beautiful! Item number: 120305255427 sold for $676 on Sept. 23, 2008

"BOOK DESCRIPTION: Saint-Exupery, Antoine de THE LITTLE PRINCE; Reynal & Hitchcock, New York 1943.True first printing of this landmark 20th century title. Profusely illustrated by author in black and white and color. Due to the occupation of France Saint-Exupery had the initial printing in English out of New York with the French edition (also Reynal & Hitchcock) released shortly there after. In 1944, one year after the publication of THE LITTLE PRINCE, Exupery, with a copy of the French edition in his pocket, managed to fly again for the French Airforce and tragically vanished over the Mediterranean. First printing book and dustjacket have specific issue points which are frequently misrepresented on ebay and other sites.

This copy meets all first state points as listed below: 1)Reynal & Hitchcock as publisher (later editions by Harcourt Brace) 2) salmon colored boards (book club edition was in tan boards) 2) no printing listed on copyright page (with later printings stating second, third etc.) 4) 5 line colophon on last printed page stating "This edition is printed in Linotype Granjon...." 5) address for Reynal and Hitchcock on the front end paper 386 fourth Ave (later moved to Madison Ave). Copies in the 1st state in collectible condition have become increasingly difficult to find and have increased in price.

BOOK CONDITION: Book is in NEAR FINE condition. Salmon colored boards are clean and bright extremely light wear, and no soiling, color loss, fading, or fraying. Minor bumping at board edges. Spine is tight and straight with no lean or seperation. Internally extremely clean with no names, bookpltes, staining, or writing. All illustrations are bright and intact. This is a lightly read or unread copy.

DUSTJACKET CONDITION: This UNRESTORED dustjacket is in VERY GOOD (PLUS) condition. A clean and bright example of this jacket with some minor soiling to the rear panel and sunning to the spine. Wear/shallow chips to head and heel of spine and edges (as shown). Some areas of wear along spine folds. Neatly price clipped. Flaps are clean with correct fourth Ave. address for publisher on front flap. OVERALL A VERY NICE COMBINATION OF BOOK AND DUSTJACKET offered with no reserve and money back return if buyer is not happy with condition.

For those of you who have purchased from me in the past thank you for your continued interest. For new lookers please be assured that my books are first printing/impressions with correct first points and honestly presented. I am a private book collector and member of the ebay community since 1998. I offer books 2 to 3 times each year in order to support my own book collecting. As all offerings come from my bookshelves I stand behind their authenticity and condition. All defects and restoration will be clearly described and/or included in photographs. I welcome inquiries both during and after the auction at [email protected] (note underscore). All books come with 100% satisfaction guarantee with 10 day return policy if unhappy with condition. "

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-23-08 20:36 PDT 249 of 294 Over $2000 for a signed, limited Edward Gorey! Very nice!

All Strange Away Beckett Gorey Signed by both! Ltd Ed Illustrated by Edward Gorey Bill of Sale, 2 Postcards Item number: 140267833726 sold for $2080 on Sept. 23, 2009

"All Strange Away Samuel Beckett - Illustrated by Edward Gorey Signed by Beckett and Gorey!

Published by Gotham Book Mart Master Series, New York, 1976. Hardcover with slipcase, original Bill of Sale from Gotham Book Mart and Gallery 12-76, two

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postcards announcing book, one with portrait of Gorey. Limited to 200 copies, this is #71. Signed by both the author and Edward Gorey!!

Book description: Fine...cloth boards with black leather spine and gilt. Large volume 7.5"W x 10.75"H

No Dustjacket - Slipcase is VG with one bumped corner and a small white spot back cover."

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-23-08 20:50 PDT 250 of 294 THE LILAC FAIRY BOOK by ANDREW LANG 1st EDITION 1910 Item number: 230292022197 sold for $458 on Sept. 23, 2008

"The Lilac Fairy Book edited by Andrew Lang with 6 coloured plates and numerous illustrations by H.J. Ford. Published by Longmans, Green and Co., London, New York, Bombay and Calcutta. 1910

1st edition 1910. Hardback book.

The boards and spine are in excellent condition, very slightly soiled. All corners and edges are really good, almost no wear. The gilt design to the front and spine is extremely good and intact with bits just slightly worn thin on some of the flatter areas (e.g. Arms).

The inside of the book is in fine condition, binding tight and smooth, gilt edges to pages almost as new. No tears or dirty marks, no foxing. Endpapers have some browning and one tiny brown mark to bottom margin on back of title page and on preface page. Original owners name neatly inscribed in pencil to front endpaper.

The frontispiece colour plate still has its tissue cover (this was the only plate given a tissue cover when the book was published). All six colour plates in situ plus 20 full page black and white illustrations and 26 - 3/4 page illustrations.

The back pages show advertisements for Florence Uptons Golliwogg books.

A brilliant book, would be hard to better."

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-23-08 20:56 PDT 251 of 294 $1800 for a circa 1920's Russian children's book.

Tsirk (The circus) Samuil Marshak & Vladimir Lebedev FIRST edition 1925 In Very Good Condition SCARCE Item number: 320301776421 sold Best Offer for $1800 on Sept. 23, 2008

"This book was included in the exhibition "The Russian avant garde book 1910-1934" which started at the Museum of modern art in 2002 (picture) and then traveled around the world. From the Jusith Rotschild foundation.Published in 1925 in an edition of 10,000 copies,Leningrad by Raduga.12 pages with 10 lithographic illustrations 27.8 by 22.2 cm. VERY SCARCE in any condition Condition; Very Good+, first 4 pages with middle of page offsetting (picture) other than that in remarkable condition "

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-29-08 07:07 PDT 252 of 294 Four Milne Pooh books sold recently on eBay.

======When We Were Very Young A A Milne 1924 1st in jacket The rarest of all milne titles in stunning condition Item number: 320302567736 sold for $364 on Sept. 28, 2008

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"A A MILNE // WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG // METHUEN 1924 FIRST EDITION/SECOND PRINTING

I am delighted to offer for auction this much loved classic Milne title When We Were Very Young. Published in the uk in 1924 this is the first edition/second printing in its original binding,beautifully illustrated throughout by E H Shepard. This is by far the rarest of the Milne titles with first editions in jackets selling for well in excess of £3000 dependant on condition and this one wont dissapoint. The desription is as follows....

Bound in original blue cloth boards this is a very good example.The boards remain clean and fresh with gilt titles and decorations.Slight softening to the spine tips with the odd bumped corner else a lovely clean,vibrant example.Internally the book is clean throughout and beautifully illustrated as are all the milne titles.Clean white pages with the odd thunmb mark else fine and untouched.The original dustjacket is a super find in this condition as these jackets are notorious for getting damged.Slightly later from the late twenties and complete with a few grubby marks and a small tear to the rear.Correctly priced at 7/6 to the spine."

======The House At Pooh Corner A A Milne 1ST/1ST 1928 ORI D/J Stunning classic in D/J with rare publication leaflet Item number: 320302165358 sold for $1122 on Sept. 28, 2008 "A A MILNES // THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER // METHUEN AND CO 1928 FIRST EDITION/FIRST PRINTING **STUNNING ORIGINAL CHILDRENS CLASSIC IN ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET**

ORIGINAL PUBLICATION LEAFLET INCLUDED

I am delighted to offer for auction this beautiful A A Milne title The House At Pooh Corner.Published in the uk in 1928 this is the first trade edition/first printing in its original first state wrapper. A stunning collectors piece and a valuable addition to any collection. The description is as follows....

Bound in original salmon pink cloth boards this is a superb example of this eighty year old childrens. The boards remain in very good condition showing virtually no signs of wear.Gilt titles and decorations with sharp corners and spine tips.Internally the book is again in very nice shape with beige pictorial endpapers. First published in 1928 to the verso of the title page with no other prints mentioned as called for with the true first. The pages remain clean and bright throughout and the book is completely free of previous owner markings. Beautifully illustrated throughout by E H shepard as are all these wonderful Milne titles.

The original dustjacket is one of the cleaner examples i have come across and is the correct first state with When We Were Very Young listed to the rear flap at 179th thousand and Winnie the pooh at 96th thousand. The milne jackets became very brittle with age and are known to discolour easily due to the paper quality used this one hasn`t suffered to badly at all. Generally a very clean example showing minimal loss. The spine tips are lightly bumped with the top of the spine showing a small loss else a lovely, clean presentable example.

**As mentioned the book comea with the original publiscation leaflet which is very rare in its own right. This advertises the other milne titles and editions and is nicely presented with illustrastions from some of the books. It remains clean and in fine condition.A rare find indeed**"

======Winnie The Pooh A A Milne UK HB 1ST/1ST 1926 ORIG D/J Stunning childrens classic in original D/J Item number: 320302160789 sold for $943 on Sept. 28, 2008

"WINNIE THE POOH // METHUEN AND CO 1926 // FIRST EDITION/FIRST PRINTING

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**STUNNING ORIGINAL CHILDRENS CLASSIC IN ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET**

I am delighted to offer for auction this beautiful A A Milne title Winnie The Pooh. Published in the uk in 1926 this is the first trade edition/first printing in an original third state wrapper. A stunning collectors piece and a valuable addition to any collection. The description is as follows....

Bound in original green cloth boards this is a superb example of this eighty year old childrens book which happens to be the the best known of the milne titles. The boards remain in very good condition showing minimal signs of wear. Gilt titles and decorations showing a few light marks front and back with a couple of light bumps. Internally the book is again in very nice shape with beige pictorial endpapers showing 100 acre wood.First published in 1926 to the verso of the title page with no other prints mentioned as called for with the true first. The pages remain clean and bright with the odd thumb mark and a couple of small tears to the base of a few pages probably where it has been anxiously turned by an excited child.Beautifully illustrated throughout by E H shepard as are all these wonderful Milne titles.

The original dustjacket one of the cleaner examples i have come across and is the third state..The milne jackets became very brittle with age and are known to discolour easily due to the paper quality used this one hasn`t suffered to badly at all.Generally a very clean example showing minimal loss.The corners are lightly bumped and the spine tips are bumped else relatively untouched.Generally very clean and presentable with the odd light mark to the front panel.Correctly priced at 7/6 to the spine with the rear flap advertising When we were very young and the song books only as subsequent books hadnt been published yet."

======Now We Are Six A A Milne UK HB 1ST/1ST 1927 ORIG D/J Stunning childrens classic in original 1st issue D/J Item number: 320302154927 sold for $846 on Sept. 28, 2008

"A A MILNES // NOW WE ARE SIX // METHUEN AND CO 1927 FIRST EDITION/FIRST PRINTING **STUNNING ORIGINAL CHILDRENS CLASSIC IN ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET**

I am delighted to offer for auction this beautiful A A Milne title Now We Are Six.Published in the uk in 1927 this is the first edition/first printing in its original first issue wrapper. A stunning collectors piece and a valuable addition to any collection. The description is as follows....

Bound in original maroon cloth boards this is a superb example of this eighty year old childrens book rarely seen in this sort of condition. I have provided numerous photos to show the quality of this book. The boards are deep maroon with gilt titles and decorations. The covers remain virtually immaculate with no obvious signs of age or wear. Internally the book is again very clean and bright with no inscriptions, markings etc and the date ofg 1927 clearly to the verso of the title page indicating that it is the first edition. Subsequent printings would be listed. Beautifully illustrated throughout by E H Shepard with pink endpapers as called for.

The original dustjacket is the correct 1st issue jacket for the book and is one of the better examples i have seen. The milne jackets became very brittle with age and are known to discolour easily due to the paper quality used this one hasn`t suffered to badly at all. Generally a very clean example showing minimal loss. There is a small triangular piece missing from the top of the rear and again to a couple of corners else a very good solid example. Correctly priced at 7/6 to the spine with the rear flap showing When we were very young as 139th thousand and Winnie the pooh as 70th thousand which is correct for the first issue. Slight discolouration to the jackets folds else lovely and a real plus for a childrens book of this age."

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Good photograph of DJ in this auction, showing front and back flap content.

FROM FARM BOY TO SENATOR Horatio Alger 1882 in jacket Item number: 350099258561 sold for $669 on Sept. 23, 2008

"FROM FARM BOY TO SENATOR or, The Boyhood and Manhood of Daniel Webster Horatio Alger Jr. Street & Smith - 1882

Book measures 7 3/8“ by 5“, green cloth illustrated binding. Plain endpapers. 310 pages plus 16pages of ads. Book is in very good plus condition. Jacket in very good condition. (see the images). Reverse side of jacket is plain."

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-29-08 07:19 PDT 254 of 294 Nicely described, Kipling's The Jungle Book is not one you see too often on eBay. I fondly recall my first reading of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, causing an ephiphany "Hey, books do have a story to tell!".

1894 The Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling First Edition VG Item number: 140268478957 sold for $500 on Sept. 28, 2008

"1894 The Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling First Edition VG Description THE JUNGLE BOOK BY RUDYARD KIPLING NEW YORK THE CENTURY CO. 1894 FIRST AMERICAN EDITION

This is a Scarce 1894 first American Edition, First 18,000 Printing of Rudyard Kipling's THE JUNGLE BOOK. It was published in New York by The Century Co. The title page date of 1894 matches the copyright page date of 1894.

This is truly a rare and unique piece of literary history that would make an excellent and prized addition to your library.

Profusely illustrated with 34 B&W illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling, W.H. Drake and P. Frenzeny!! Beautiful B&W vignettes at the start of most chapters.

This book is in very good condition, only the most minute shelfwear to the top and bottom of spine, Barely any fading or sunwear to the spine, very minor rubbing on the forecorners, the front and rear covers have a tiny stain, overall the boards (covers) are in excellent, very good condition. The spine has a slight lean, The endpapers are clean and except for a previous owner's bookplate, unmarked with no cracks or cracking. The text is clean, bright, white and in good condition, with no foxing evident and one or two smudgemarks and a few stains evident. All the plates are present, nothing is loose or coming loose. No torn or ripped pages. Overall a very nice, highly presentable and sound copy. Except for the ffep, There is NO, NONE writing anywhere in this book.

A very nice solid and highly presentable copy of this book.

Here is a chance to own a scarce, highly collectible piece of literary history listed for much more elsewhere online. This book is an excellent investment which has been steadily increasing in value and will continue to do so.

CONTENTS: Mowgli's Brothers ...... Page 1 Hunting-Song of the Seeonee Pack ...... 42 Kaa's Hunting ...... 47 Road-Song of the Bandar-Log ...... 89 Mowgli's Song ...... 131

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The White Seal ...... 137 Lukannon ...... 170 Rikki-Tikki-Tavi ...... 175 Darzee's Chaunt ...... 212 Toomai of the Elephants ...... 217 Shiv and the Grasshopper ...... 261 Her Majesty's Servants ...... 265 Parade-Song of the Camp Animals ...... 300

The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories written by Rudyard Kipling. Kipling was born in India and spent the first 6 years of his childhood there. After about ten years in England, he went back to India and worked there for about six-and-half years. All of the stories were published in magazines in 1893-4. The original publications contained illustrations, some by Rudyard's father, John Lockwood Kipling. These books were written when Kipling lived in Vermont.

The tales in the book (and also those in The Second Jungle Book which followed in 1895, and which includes five further stories about Mowgli) are fables, using animals in an anthropomorphic manner to give moral lessons. The verses of The Law of the Jungle, for example, lay down rules for the safety of individuals, families and communities. Kipling put in them nearly everything he knew or "heard or dreamed about the Indian jungle." Other readers have interpreted the work as allegories of the politics and society of the time. The best-known of them are the three stories revolving around the adventures of an abandoned 'man cub' Mowgli who is raised by wolves in the Indian jungle. The most famous of the other stories are probably "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi", the story of a heroic mongoose, and "Toomai of the Elephants", the tale of a young elephant-handler. Kotick, The White Seal seeking for his people a haven where they would be safe from hunters, has been considered a metaphor for Zionism, then in its beginning."

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Sep-29-08 07:28 PDT 255 of 294 Tattered and worn, over $1000 for this little pamphlet. Be sure to supersize the wonderful photographs.

BEST!! LOUIS PRANG BOOK VISIT FROM ST. NICK SANTA 1864 Twas the Night Before Christmas THOMAS NAST? Item number: 330272063384 sold for $1082 on Sept. 24, 2008

"This auction is for a wonderful fold-out children's book or booklet titled A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS. It was published in 1864 by Louis Prang and has twelve fold out one sided pages illustrating the poem that begins "Twas the Night before Christmas." The cover is coated paper stock with an image in red of St. Nick and the title and publisher's information. On the top of the cover is a name in very light pencil, the original owner I guess. The condition of this booklet is fragile, but other than lacking a back cover, it is complete and it has held together pretty well over all of these years. You can see in the scans that there are a few minor spots of foxing on some of the illustrations, but I think the illustrations are still in very nice condiiton. I didn't do the research, but I wonder if Thomas Nast is the illustrator??? The cover and individual pages measure approximately 2 1/2 x 4 inches, so when it pulls out like an accordian it is much longer."

mroyalhome (1178 ) View Listings | Report Sep-30-08 18:56 PDT 256 of 294 Having trouble finding a comparable for this edition:

The Boyd Smith Mother Goose With numerous illustrations in color and in black and white fron original drawings by E. Boyd Smith

The text carefully collated and verified by Lawrence Elmendorf, M. A. Ph.D.

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G. P. Putnam's Sons New York And London The Knickerbocker Press 1919.

I think this is the First Edition, thus, with these illustrations, but am unable to find any other copies for sale.

There are none on the book sale sites, and when I looked on worldcat, found only similar copies. Google showed nothing, although there is a copy from the New York Public library copied for viewing on the web. That copy is the exact copy i have.

Anyone have any ideas?

pk_nik (679 ) View Listings | Report Oct-01-08 13:49 PDT 257 of 294 bump

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Oct-01-08 14:45 PDT 258 of 294 mroyalhome: I don't know particulars on the Elmendorf/Smith Mother Goose, however you can find many useful references to the book here: http://books.google.com /books?q=%22lawrence+elmendorf%22+%22mother+goose%22& btnG=Search+Books

From the above, you might find three useful for background info:

Roads to Childhood: Views and Reviews of Children's Books - Page 93 by Anne Carroll Moore

The Bookman: A Review of Books and Life ... - Page 36 1920

The Booklist - Page 139 by American Library Association - Books - 1920

mroyalhome (1178 ) View Listings | Report Oct-01-08 19:56 PDT 259 of 294 picture books Many thanks!! satnrose found a copy for sale at Aleph Bet Books. $850.00, I think. Anyway, I very much appreciate the help.

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Oct-02-08 15:40 PDT 260 of 294 1834 FAIRY TALES Cinderella BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 1834 VERY RARE UNRECORDED BOOK Lovely HAND COLOURED PLATES Item number: 260289914817 sold for $792 on Sept. 30, 2008

"POPULAR FAIRY TALES AND WONDERFUL LEGENDS Containing Twenty Six Compositions of FANCY AND FICTION by those Renowned Personages KING OBERON, QUEEN MAB, MOTHER GOOSE, MOTHER BUNCH, MASTER PUCK and other DISTINGUISHED PERSONAGES AT THE COURT OF THE FAIRIES Now First Collected and Revised by BENJAMIN TABART 1834

Published in London in 1834 and printed by Sherwood, Gilbert and Piper, this is a Very Rare, Seemingly Unrecorded printing of this collection of Fairy Tales, No copy located in the British Library, nor in any of the other major University

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Libraries on Copac, the book contains the following tales Cinderella--Blue beard-- Little Red Riding Hood--The white cat--The sleeping beauty in the wood--Blanch and Rosalinda--Peronella--Fortunatus--Diamonds and toads--Puss in Boots--Riquet with the tuft--Hop o' my Thumb--Beauty and the beast--Fortunio--Jack the Giant Killer--Tom Thumb--Prince Fatal and Prince Fortune--The three wishes--Aladdin, or, The wonderful lamp--Nourjahad--Jack and the bean-stalk--Graciosa and Percinet--The blue bird--The invisible prince--The discreet princess--The fair one with the golden locks

book is bound in a later FULL LEATHER BINDING with embossed patterned decoration, internally BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED with TWENTY FOUR HAND COLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS on twelve plates, the book measures 7 inches by 4 inches approx, 358 pages

CONDITION the binding is in very good condition, hinges and joints in good order with no cracking, internally old contemporary ownership inscription to title page dated 13th June 1834, this is repeated in pencil on the top of the preface page regarding the plates, there is an earlier printing of this book recorded with thirteen plates, the list of plates page in this edition also calls for thirteen, there are only twelve bound into this copy with no evidence of there having been thirteen, each plate carries two images, the plate list also calls for a plate with a single image which I am presuming is a mistake, at least two of the illustrations present have different titles than as listed on the plate list, a few mild marks else contents generally clean

POSSIBLY LACKING ONE PLATE ELSE A GOOD EXAMPLE OF AN EXCESSIVELY RARE FAIRY TALE COLLECTION THIS PRINTING SEEMINGLY UNRECORDED WITH NO COPIES IN THE BRITISH LIBRARY OR ANY OF THE OTHER MAJOR UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES "

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Oct-02-08 15:51 PDT 261 of 294 Bid up to $840, this book did not meet its reserve. Superlatives notwithstanding, some nice photographs in the auction.

EXRare JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH MOTHER GOOSE 1ST/1ST 1914!! HUGE!!WONDERFUL COLOR PLATES-BEST I'VE EVER SEEN! WOW!! Item number: 120307905559 did not meet reserve @$840 on Sept. 29, 2008

"JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH!!! HER MOST BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK!! SMITH'S MASTERPIECE AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER WORK!! "MOTHER GOOSE" HUGE - AMAZING CONDITION!

1ST Edition from 1914 with plates of The Master Illustrator Jessie Willcox Smith

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING FOR NEARLY 95 Years Old!!! THE EXTREMELY RARE 1ST EDITION 1ST STATE FROM 1914 // With the Gold Mounted Plate, and the rare Pictorial Endpapers! // Beautiful Large Color Plates! The Sought after ORIGINAL 1st Edition!! // (NOT A MODERN REPRINT) // WONDERFUL EXTREMELY RARE AND BEAUTIFUL!!

THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER MOTHER GOOSE EVER PUBLISHED! // This is an Original (Not a modern reprint) 1st Edition 1st State of the classic Jessie Willcox Smith illustrated Art Nouveau masterpiece!! // POSSIBLY THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER, AND DIFFICULT BOOK TO FIND BY WILLCOX SMITH IN THIS VERY GOOD CONDITION INDEED!! WITH BY FAR HER MOST ACCOMPLISHED ILLUSTRATIONS!!!!

Amazing Condition for its age and size! // So many of these are absolutely wrecked

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because of their unwieldy size, and of course most have been split in order to frame the illustrations... This one is complete and as issued!! // NO FOXING!!!! // This beautifully illustrated book is one of the scarcest and most sought after of the Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes ever printed!

Amazing Illustrations!! // Just Look at some of the Classic Illustrations that appears on this listing!!!!!! // Extremely Sought After!! // Complete!! // NO MISSING ILLUSTRATIONS!! // The most sought after Jessie Willcox Smith ever published!!! It has excellent Art Nouveau / Fairy Tale artwork!!

Absolutely fantastic!! // THIS IS JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH AT HER BEST!! // Together with the Nursery Rhyme subject, this makes this a book that is a real classic

This is full of fabulous Illustrations!!! Look at the photographs to give you a feel for the amazing quality of these illustrations - the detail is fantastic! So many of these book are split up for their illustrations - this one is complete!! // SPINE PAINTED TITLE LETTERING STILL THERE!!!

JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH was of course greatly influenced by Howard Pyle, the Brandywine School, Maxfield Parrish, N.C. Wyeth, Edmund Dulac, Gustave Dore, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Holman Hunt, Edward Burne-Jones, Tadema, Waterhouse, Florence Harrison, Mabel Lucie Attwell, Virginia Sterrett, Heath Robinson and Kay Nielsen, Arthur Rackham, Will Bradley, Aubrey Beardsley and many others - and is regarded by many as the master of book illustration

This complete illustrated book is in very good condition indeed. Small neat inscription. Internally all original - A little rubbing to the spine, slight scratching to the cover image just a touch of offset toning to some pages - Overall - Amazing!!! (See photo's)- Especially considering this is near 100 years old!

A great addition to the quality illustrated book collection and a wonderful opportunity to obtain one of the rarest Mother Goose editions in superb condition!! "

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Oct-02-08 15:57 PDT 262 of 294 Although not a children's book per se, this Buck Rogers' pulp magazine has a certain amount of panache peripheral to the genre. Although a very nice copy, only one bidder, with zero feedback, met the minimum price of $6500.

BUCK ROGERS dated 1928 BEST COPY IN EXISTENCE w/out CGC UNRESTORED VF/NM. Origin & First Appearance BUCK ROGERS Item number: 130256689215 sold for $6500 on Sept. 29, 2008

"Amazing Stories Vol. 3, #5 from 1928 BEST COPY IN EXISTENCE!

Origin & First Appearance Buck Rogers in ANY medium!

Amazing Stories Vol. 3, #5 (Experimenter Publishing Co., 1928). Want to know the true origin of Buck Rogers? The first Buck Rogers, Armageddon 2419, written by Philip Nowlan, appeared in this pulp magazine which hit the stands in August, 1928. Frank Paul rendered the classic cover. Soon after this story came out, Nowlan sold his idea to radio, which turned Buck Rogers into a household name. Rare in high grade, this book is almost never offered for sale in this condition.

Condition: I believe that the copy for auction here is the highest condition copy in existence. I have searched for this book for 20-years and never have seen a better copy anywhere (in any collection, or offered for sale anywhere). CGC cannot grade this book because of its size (8.5"x11.5"). However, this particular copy is in unbelievable shape, with a complete spine, square corners and beautiful, supple pages. I have been told by pulp experts that these pages are considered "WHITE" for pulps, because pulps start out a different color than comic books (I am a comic expert, not a pulp expert). I have also been told that pulps grade differently than

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comic books. Again, I will defer to the pulp experts for the grading, and let you decide for yourself as I have provided 12 high resolution photos that clearly show the books condition. I would grade this book a strict UNRESTORED VF+ by comic standards. However, I have been told by pulp experts that this copy would grade a strong NEAR MINT (NM) by pulp standards. To be safe, let's call it a VF/NM with OFF-WHITE PAGES (PULP). There really is no reason to get too picky about the grade, however, as there are NO better copies in existence, to my knowledge. So, if you want THE best copy of the Origin and First Appearance of Buck Rogers, here it is.

This book is guaranteed UNRESTORED.

Price: Two of the highest graded copies to be sold at auction anywhere were sold in 2002 and 2006 by Heritage Auctions. In 2006, a "7.0" (as graded by Heritage) sold for $3,107. Please take the time to compare the picture of that copy to the copy for auction here. Another copy sold at Heritage in 2002 and was graded a "8.5" (again, as graded by Heritage). If you take the time to examine both of these copies, I think you will also conclude that the copy offered here for auction is far superior, even in a league of its own. Because it is unlikely that another copy will ever surface in better condition, I believe this book is an excellent investment at $10k. However, I will start the bidding at $6500 with no reserve and let the market decide. When you find a high grade first edition Tarzan book, the prices go well above $50,000. If you ever found the best copy, or one of the best copies, the price would soar over $100k. I place Buck Rogers in a similar category to Tarzan. Remember, this is NOT a comic book. It is a PULP FICTION MAGAZINE from 1928! It falls into the same literary category as many first edition books. Anyway, some collector will be very happy adding this piece of history to their collection. "

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Oct-02-08 16:05 PDT 263 of 294 Every bookseller now knows the 'self-publishing' success story behind then teenager Christopher Paolini's Eragon. In spite of a suspect movie, the original paperback edition still carries some oomph in the market, evidenced by the $956 fetched for this copy. Many of the self-published editions are signed since Paolini sold copies while personally promoting the book in the midwest.

Christopher Paolini SIGNED True 1st ERAGON - RARE! Self-published edition by Paolini International LLC Item number: 300260277051 sold for $956 on Sept. 29, 2008

""Eragon" by Christopher Paolini. Original self-published edition, RARE, signed, mint condition. This book has never been read, the spine is still intact, as the second photo shows. Published by Paolini International - predates Knopf eds. There is what looks like a crease in the back cover near the spine. This is not from the book being handled but rather a slight defect when it was manufactured. The photo of the back of the book shows this. Purchased by a local librarian from Christopher himself when he was first doing library and school presentations to promote his book in Montana. "

professorbooknoodle (14 ) View Listings | Report Oct-02-08 17:20 PDT 264 of 294 I admit to not knowing this author.

picture_books (1966 ) View Listings | Report Oct-02-08 18:05 PDT 265 of 294 Sorry professor, corrected to read: "Some booksellers now know the [...] Paolini's Eragon."

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294 replies Date posted Reply # What's New Oct-07-08 11:59 PDT 266 of 294 Replay of the 8/20 picture_books (1966 ) Announcements Q&A View Listings | Report webinar Maurice Sendaks' illustrations graced several of Meinert Find others who share common interests - DeJong's books, including Shadrach, this nice copy below, Join an eBay Group and the Newbery Medal winning The Wheel on the School. Get fast answers to questions in the Answer Shadrach, Meindert DeJong, Maurice Sendak, 1st Ed, Center. Get Help Now DJ Item number: 380068018678 sold for $304 on Oct. 4, Read about all things 2008 eBay in the eBay Chatter Blog "Shadrach, Meindert DeJong, illustrated by Maurice eBay Community News Sendak, stated 1st Edition, Harper and Brothers. Dust Jacket Fine dust jacket with no significant wear. Minor Announcements fading to the edges. The book is solid and nice. The A Message from Brian Burke: interior is clean and bright. No writing inside. Uncommon Feedback Revision... (10/24/08) book in this condition!"

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Hardy Boys Secret of the Old Mill RED 1st Edition w/ DJ Page 27 Error Soorry - 1st PRINT Book and 1st PRINT DJ!

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Item number: 220287932184 sold for $1070 on Oct. 6, A Message from Dinesh Lathi: 2008 Paperless Payments and Seller... (10/21/08)

"Here's a superb red 1st Edition 1st printing Hardy Boys See all Announcements... book #3 in the series titled The Secret of the Old Mil See all System printed in 1927. The book is likely one of the nicest if not Announcements... the nicest in existence - easily near fine/fine with virtually no wear and a pencilled name on the frist free endpaper. The incorrect spelling of the word sorry as "soorry" on page 27 is present confirming this book as a 1st printing per Hardy & Hardy Investigations. The spine is tight and the cover has been well protected by the dust jacket over the years. The dust jacket is about good or so with a large Tune in and hear eBay Radio chip on the lower portion of the back of the jacket, a chip twice a week! to the lower left front of the jacket, and a splt on the front flap seem (extends up approximately 4.5 inches). There's Every Tuesday at 11am PT, and every Thursday at 5pm PT some wrinkling on the lower back left side of the jacket with a tear that extends through Don Sturdy Across the Missed a program? Check out North Ple on the back flap. The Hardy Boys crest on the the eBay Radio Archives spine retains a great deal of color (see pics). The jacket has all correct 1st printing identifiers by listing to this title on the front flap with 10 Books for Boys titles on the back View the current Workshop and 7 Don Sturdy titles on the inner back flap. The Calendar backside of the jacket lists through Tom Swift #30 and all Additional Resources titles are printed in green on the backside of the jacket. Per Hardy & Hardy Investigations this is a true 1st/1st! " Community Hub Chatter Archive picture_books (1966 ) Oct-07-08 12:12 PDT 268 of 294 Security & Resolution Center View Listings | Report This Rackham book is signed and includes an inscription Seller Central "From the publishers on publication" which looks to be in Hot Items & Merchandising Rackham's hand. Would one surmise that this book could Calendar have been Rackham's personal copy, or at least gifted to him from the publisher? If so, then might this have added value in the market?

1907 Arthur Rackham Signed 1st Children and Pictures By Pamela Tennant Item number: 180294645544 sold for $1094 on Oct 6, 2008

"1907 Arthur Rackham Signed 1st The Children and the Pictures By Pamela Tennant

First edition Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

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Hardcover 1907

With a sketch on the Title page Sq. 8vo. Original Cloth. London, William Heinemann Exquisite color plates throughout Spine faded. Corners bumped and slightly frayed. Gold lettering and black decorations. Plates are undamaged. HB G+ 233 pgs"

picture_books (1966 ) Oct-07-08 12:21 PDT 269 of 294 View Listings | Report A nicely presented auction, the Louis Wain books continue to do well on eBay.

Louis Wain Illustrated Book – Rare 1st Edition c. 1920 The Tale of Little Priscilla Purr – Highly Collectable Item number: 220287490401 sold for $510 on Oct. 5, 2008

"The Tale of Little Priscilla Purr 100% Illustrated by LOUIS WAIN

Item Description Currently available is the book The Tale of Little Priscilla Purr, a very rare title of one of the best Louis Wain illustrated books. I have owned this book for many years and could find no references to it under Abebooks.com or any other site on the Internet.

I have obviously placed a reserve on this book, which is about 1/3 of its value. I made my decision based on the current values of books that are available in the same caliber of condition and rarity.

This book is charming and well-worth the investment. The story is written by Cecily M. Rutley and tells the story of a vain female kitten that liked to always wear her "best frocks." Her vanity, of course, came back to haunt her. The LOUIS WAIN pictures are among his best. There are 12 full-page colored plates and 1 full-page black and white. The pictures also have other animals such as chickens, geese, turkeys, a bray, a bull, etc. in addition to the featured Priscilla Purr.

There are approximately 21 pages of text plus a title and copyright page. All text is printed in dark green and the pages are not numbered. The 13 full-page plates are in

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addition to the text pages.

Structure of Book The Tale of Little Priscilla Purr has end papers which feature Priscilla Purr surrounded by other farm animals as listed above. A previous owner has pencil marked the front end paper with "1st edition (1920)." Following that is a list of books in the same series, although this book at auction appears to be the only one illustrated by WAIN. Next is a full-color plate opposite the half-title page, which contains the title of the book. On the next page is a title page, which gives more information on the book. The pictures below show the title page in black and white and a sample page with printed green text.

Overall Appearance The Tale of Little Priscilla Purr is very good in its overall appearance. The spine is intact and shows no signs of repair. The printing on it is very readable. The spine may have had a little more water damage since the color seems to be a shade or two lighter than the two covers. The following two images show the spine separately and its appearance as blending into the rest of the book cover.

Condition The condition of the book is excellent, considering its age and readers (young children). The only obvious flaw is the cover, which appears to be water stained. There are also some tiny white tears along the edges of the picture on the cover.

Size The book measures 4-1/4 inches wide x 5-3/4 inches in height. The book is definitely small but the illustrations are wonderful. There is a signed Wain picture on each page, including the text ones.

Color The colors in the pictures by Louis Wain are very clear and bright, which reflects his actual work. As mentioned above, all of the illustrations are excellent; there are no marks or scratches on any of them. "

picture_books (1966 ) Oct-07-08 12:26 PDT 270 of 294 View Listings | Report File this 1993 book under the category, 'you just don't know what you don't know'. Always happy to learn something new on eBay.

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Haruki Murakami Signed The Elephant Vanishes HCDJ Item number: 230296178041 sold for $375 on Oct. 5, 2008

"Dust jacket is not price-clipped, extremely minor wear, one tiny crease/chip on spine bottom, protected in mylar. Book is not remaindered, in extremely good unread condition. Signed by Murakami on the title page. First printing."

picture_books (1966 ) Oct-07-08 12:58 PDT 271 of 294 View Listings | Report Beautiful, stunning illustrations in this 1913 Jessie King book. I don't often craaaaaavvve, but am awestruck by the illustrations, created nearly 100 years ago. Should post this book in the 'Most Beautiful Book' thread if I can dig it from the graveyard.

EXRARE ART NOUVEAU JESSIE KING 7 HAPPY DAYS 1ST ED WOW! BEST ART NOUVEAU ILLUSTRATIONS!AMAZING GOLD/SILVER!1913 Item number: 120310148826 sold for $1425 on Oct. 5, 2008

"THE BEST ART NOUVEAU PRINTING EVER!! JESSIE KING'S FANTASIC "SEVEN HAPPY DAYS" ORIGINAL TRUE 1ST EDITION!! 1913

Complete in Self Wraps as Issued... (NOT A MODERN REPRINT!!) EXTREMELY RARE AND SOUGHT AFTER!!

"SEVEN HAPPY DAYS" PUBLISHED IN BY THE STUDIO DECEMBER 1913 Fantastic Printing!!

So Good You have to look twice to make sure that these aren't original artwork!! Highlighted in Gold and Silver that shine in the light!! I have tried to photograph a couple of illustrations against the light to show the gold and silver printing/illumination - see the illustrations further down the listing...

This is a beautiful original 1st Edition of the classic JESSIE

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M. KING and illustrated Arts and Crafts / Art Nouveau / Glasgow School of Art masterpiece AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL JESSIE KING ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT!! Absolute Classic Glasgow School Design. Extremely Rare!!

These are the Art Nouveau Illustrations that Most Art Nouveau Collectors have heard of - But have never seen!! Seldom Seen // VERY BEAUTIFUL JESSIE KING // Classic Glasgow School of Art - Reminiscent of her friend Charles Rennie Mackintosh's artwork. The detail and style is fantastic!! Sought after by Alphonse Mucha Poster Collecters - and collectors of LES MAITRES de L'AFFICHE. Jessie King of course is contemporary with Edmund Dulac, Arthur Rackham, Kay Nielsen, Warwick Goble, Florence Harrison, Mabel Lucy Attwell, and many others - and is regarded by many as the master of book illustration!!

This is complete, and as issued - Beautiful!! - Wonderful Condition throughout! Slight rubbing to the spine... This is the best condition issue of this rare work I have ever seen!! When this is split into original Prints, I have seen them sell as much as $375.00 each! This is un-split - complete with all illustrations in perfect condition! A great addition to the quality illustrated book collection"

picture_books (1966 ) Oct-07-08 13:13 PDT 272 of 294 View Listings | Report Reading the first 60 pages of Eragon tried my patience, but did give credit to the book written by a 15 year old, so slogged through with steely perseverance. The writing did improve during the course of the book, and Paolini could progress into being a more than acceptable fantasy author, only time will tell, although there is no refuting the 'best selling author' tag. For those with an interest, the self published Eragon's which recently sold for over $300 on Ebay.

Eragon RARE Self-Published Signed First Edition Item number: 130257666151 BIN for $1000 on Oct. 3, 2008

"I am the original owner of this RARE original self-published edition of Eragon. I purchased this book directly from Christopher when he was self-promoting his book in Montana before being published by Random House. This copy is signed by the author and the book is in mint condition. It has only been out of the carton to be signed."

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picture_books (1966 ) Oct-13-08 15:15 PDT 273 of 294 View Listings | Report Haven't seen a first edition Grinch offered for sell on eBay in some time, nice to see it get over $1500.

HOW THE GRICH STOLE CHRISTMAS DR. SEUSS FIRST ED HBDC Item number: 370093468237 sold for $1500 on Oct. 10, 2008

"HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS BY DR. SEUSS FIRST EDITION, HARDBACK WITH DUST COVER COPYRIGHT, 1957

* 250/250 Price * 13 titles on last page of the book * 14 titles on the rear inner flap with the last being How the Grinch stole Christmas * Advertisement for the Cat in the Hat on the rear of the dust Jacket

THE BOOK IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, THE DUST COVER HAS A PIECE TORN OUT AT THE TOP SPINE (SEE PICTURE)."

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Add my thanks. I may never get to sell again, but I do enjoy reading these posts.

picture_books (1966 ) Oct-13-08 15:33 PDT 275 of 294 View Listings | Report Interesting marriage of 1938 Tarzan book with dust jacket from the Burroughs estate, with provenance. In this example, the disclosure should remain with the paired book & DJ - does this increase or decrease the value of the pair?

TARZAN FORBIDDEN CITY Burroughs SIGNED 1938 First w/ DJ Item number: 170269440590 sold for $610 on Oct. 12, 2008

"TARZAN and the FORBIDDEN CITY by Edgar Rice

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Burroughs. Illustrated by John Coleman Burroughs. Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. Publishers. First Edition 1938. Signed by the author. Condition of book is good plus to VG. Wear to top/bottom of spine (particularly top) and edges. Blue cloth is bright - binding tight and square. Interior is nice. The beautiful and unique full color JCB frontispiece is bright and vivid. Superb Burroughs signature in flowing dark ink. Authentic and original non-laminated Dust Jacket is fine to VF, having been purchased in 1984 by my father directly from the Burroughs estate extra old stock in Tarzana, California. A great ERB 1st with bold signature. Please enlarge photographs below for more detail.

On Oct-07-08 at 16:41:30 PDT, seller added the following information:

Note: I have added pictures of the original Burroughs Inc. offering sheet from which my Dad purchased the Forbidden City dust jacket in 1984 and the handwritten letter to Danton Burroughs that accompanied his order request. Dad found these in his desk, thought they would be of interest and serve as provenance. I will make a copy for the winner. "

mroyalhome (1178 ) View Oct-13-08 15:54 PDT 276 of 294 Listings | Report Thank you very much for this continuing education!!!

picture_books (1966 ) Oct-13-08 15:55 PDT 277 of 294 View Listings | Report Another nice price fetched for a Burroughs book recently on eBay, with only a fair DJ (see pics to see how truly fair):

EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS JUNGLE GIRL 1932 1ST ED ORIG DJ Item number: 120314221946 sold for $899.95 on Oct. 12, 2008

"JUNGLE GIRL by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Super rare first edition 1932 with original dust jacket. published by Edgar Rice Burroughs, inc. Tarzana Ca. $2.00 original price on dust jacket spine. Blue cloth boards. Five interior illustrations by Studley Burroughs.

Book is in very good condition. Slight fading of color on

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spine. No interior marking. Dust jacket is fair. There is chipping on the spine and along the top and bottom edges. Seperation at the front flap and along the left edge of the spine. Dust jacket now protected in the highest quality mylar dust jacket protector.

This first edition book with the dust jacket is SUPER rare. Easily the hardest Burroughs publishing edition to find. This book sells at up to $4500 on book seller sites and at auction.

Do not miss this excellent chance to add this to your collection! I doubt you will ever see another copy of this book come up for sale."

picture_books (1966 ) Oct-16-08 10:06 PDT 278 of 294 View Listings | Report Nice book, nice price from this very knowledgable children's bookseller. I always learn something from browsing their auctions.

1910 BLACK SAMBO / PETER RABBIT TURNOVER, FIRST In DJ ! NEVER SEEN IT WITH DUST JACKET BEFORE- VERY RARE FIRST! Item number: 140272396951 BIN for $375 on Oct. 14, 2008

"1910 BLACK SAMBO / PETER RABBIT TURNOVER, FIRST In DJ!

It is the ORIGINAL REILLY & BRITTON, J.R. NEILL COLOR ILLUSTRATED Version, EXCELLENT FIRST EDITION of Both Helen Bannerman's LITTLE BLACK SAMBO AND Beatrix Potter's PETER RABBIT paired for the FIRST TIME in this Great TURNOVER BOOK -- Illustrated by WIZARD of OZ sequel Illustrator J. R. NEILL, done in somewhat larger format than the 1908 Red Book Series in which Sambo was paired with TOPSY.

This issue is notorious for wearing badly, yet this example is in Excellent Condition, largely due to it having retained its ORIGINAL MATCHING COLOR PICTORIAL DUST JACKET.

While in only Fair Condition, with one large & one smaller corner chunks missing, and some other edge wear, it did its job well. Boards retaining Bold Colors & Full Spine title, in Near Fine condition, with Very Clean, Undamaged

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Interior with No Marks or Damage, remarkably Clean, with just one name on the blank inside cover of the Peter Rabbit Side.

Adapted from Reilly & Britton's Children's Stories That Never Grow Old Series, half of the book contains Sambo and the flip side of the book has Peter Rabbit, both with Own Covers, title pages & copyrights. Again, Illustrated by J.R. NEILL with Color Pictorial Covers and 16 full page color Illustrations and a few smaller color Illustrations for both stories. Neill's illustrations for Sambo are particularly scary. VERY Scarce in This Condition, Truly Rare with the Dust Jacket!!

TRUE FIRST EDITION, EXCEPTIONAL FIND!!"

picture_books (1966 ) Oct-16-08 10:15 PDT 279 of 294 View Listings | Report An uncommon find on eBay.

Lewis Carroll, THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK, 1st / 1876 Near-fine copy with its own slip case. Item number: 320308881243 sold for $511 on Oct. 15, 2008

"This is the first edition of Lewis Carroll’s THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK, subtitled AN AGONY IN EIGHT FITS, with nine illustrations by Henry Holiday, published by Macmillan and Co, in London in 1876. This copy has the publisher's original decorative buff cloth boards and black endpapers. The book comes in a nice slip case.

This wonderful and persistently humorous poem in the tradition of Jabberwocky has been called “a masterpiece with more nonsense to the foot than could be found in an acre of lesser stuff.” It describes an impossible voyage in quest of an unimaginable creature by a crew all of whose names begin with the letter B. This is the Lewis Carroll of Alice and Looking Glass, but this time going off farther in the direction of sheer fantasy just for the sake of fantasy than anything in either of these two earlier books, perhaps with the exception of Jabberwocky.

This copy is in near-fine condition. The original decorative color boards and spine are clean and unfaded with the black-line illustrations sharp and crisp. The spine ends are slightly bumped but with no tears or chips. The edges of

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the pages on all three sides are gilt and as bright as when the book first appeared. Internally the pages within are clean of writing or other marks. The illustrations as sharp and clear. In short, this is an exceptionally well-preserved copy of the first edition of The Hunting of the Snark in a nice slip case – a superior addition to any Carroll collection. "

picture_books (1966 ) Oct-16-08 10:25 PDT 280 of 294 View Listings | Report The prices for Goldencraft Tintin's on eBay continue to amaze, this price obviously impacted by the book's provenance.

THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN THE CRAB WITH THE GOLDEN CLAWS Item number: 110297241611 sold for $1729 on Oct. 14, 2008

"THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN THE CRAB WITH THE GOLDEN CLAWS Up for auction is a(n) THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN THE CRAB WITH THE GOLDEN CLAWS BOOK published by Golden Press in 1960.

By: Herge Goldencraft Cloth Binding.

It's in very good to excellent condition. Off-white pages, no marks or tears on inside pages, slight scuffing on front and back covers. Western Printing library stamp on inside page. Un-circulated.

Products •All items come directly from the Western Printing/Golden Book archive."

picture_books (1966 ) Oct-16-08 10:29 PDT 281 of 294 View Listings | Report This early Rackham book sold for a respectable $565 recently.

Scarce 1896 Arthur Rackham Zankiwank and Bletherwitch London: J.M. Dent & Co Item number: 170269757704 sold for $565 on Oct. 14, 2008

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"Scarce 1896 Arthur Rackham Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch By S.J. Adair Fitzgerald Illustrated by Arthur Rackham Publisher: J.M. Dent & Co., London, 1896

Unmarked First edition. 8vo green pictorial cloth stamped in gilt. Top edge gilt.

Illustrated throughout with fine full-page and vignette line drawings by Arthur Rackham. Corners lightly bumped

Photo does not show true green color of cloth

About Arthur Rackham: born in London as one of 12 children. At the age of 18, he worked as a clerk at the Westminster Fire Office and began studying at the Lambeth School of Art. In 1892 he quit his job and started working for The Westminster Budget as a reporter and illustrator. His first book illustrations were published in 1893 in The Dolly Dialogues, the collected sketches of Anthony Hope, who later went on to write The Prisoner of Zenda. Book illustrating then became Rackham's career for the rest of his life.

In 1903, he married Edyth Starkie, with whom he had one daughter, Barbara, in 1908. Rackham won a gold medal at the Milan International Exhibition in 1906 and another one at the Barcelona International Exposition in 1911. His works were included in numerous exhibitions, including one at the Louvre in Paris in 1914. Arthur Rackham died 1939 of cancer in his home in Limpsfield, Surrey.

Major works of illustration by Arthur Rackham include the children's books Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (1900), Rip van Winkle (1905), Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (50 colour plates) (1906), and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (13 colour plates) (1907). While he may be best known for his elaborate illustrations of children's literature and fairy tales, he also illustrated books for adult readers, including A Midsummer Night's Dream (40 colour plates) (1908), Undine (15 colour plates) (1909), the text to Richard Wagner's opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen ("The Ring of the Nibelung") (34 colour plates to The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie (1910) and 32 colour plates to Siegfried & The Twilight of the Gods (1911))(1911), short stories by Edgar Allan Poe. Further works include The Romance of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table (23 colour and monotone plates)(1917), The

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Springtide of Life (8 colour plates) (1918), Hawthorne's Wonder Book (16 colour plates) (1922) and The Tempest (20 colour plates) (1926).

Typically, Rackham contributed both colour and monotone illustrations towards the works incorporating his images - and in the case of Hawthorne's Wonder Book, he also provided a number of part-coloured block images similar in style to Meiji era Japanese woodblocks.

In one of the featurettes on the DVD of Labyrinth, and in the commentary track for Hellboy, director Guillermo Del Toro , cites Rackham as an influence on the design of "The Faun" of Pan's Labyrinth. He liked the dark tone of Rackham's gritty realistic drawings and had decided to incorporate this into the film. In Hellboy, the design of the tree growing out of the altar in the ruined abbey off the coast of Scotland where Hellboy was brought over, is actually referred to as a "Rackham tree" by the director."

picture_books (1966 ) Oct-23-08 15:12 PDT 282 of 294 View Listings | Report Originally issued for $5000, this signed six print Mother Goose set, featuring Caldecott Medalist's Maurice Sendak and Chris Van Allsburg, recently sold for $2000 by PBA Galleries.

74: The Mother Goose Collection One of 300 copies Item number: 350103952458 sold for $2000 on Oct. 23, 2008

"74: The Mother Goose Collection One of 300 copies Title: The Mother Goose Collection of Six Limited Edition Prints Author: ** Description: 6 serigraph prints, each in the original glassine folder with printed label; single sheet of letterpress descriptive text. (Folio) 27x20¾, loose, as issued, in the original cloth backed box. Number 86 of 300 copies. A striking portfolio of prints by 6 leading illustrators: Maurice Sendak, Chris Van Allsburg, Barry Moser, Seymour Chwast, Daniel Palavin and Guy Billout. Each print signed by the artist in pencil at lower right. The most ambitious project from fine art publishers Serigrafia, 100 copies were retained for the use of the illustrators, 100 for Serigrafia, and 100 were donated to raise funds for The Children's Health Fund at an initial offering price of $5000. Heading: (Mother Goose)Place Published: New York

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Publisher: Serigrafia, Limited Date Published: [1990]

Condition Report Box bumped at corners and split along two inner corners; text sheet wrinkled at corners as are a few of the glassines; prints fine."

southernbrat (1367 ) Oct-23-08 15:16 PDT 283 of 294 View Listings | Report This is my favorite thread on this board. I love looking at the children's books.

Thanks. Brat

TerryAnn

picture_books (1966 ) Oct-23-08 15:20 PDT 284 of 294 View Listings | Report A remarkable $744 for this 2005 short-printed children's book.

The Highfield Mole-Gordon-Williams RARE Hardback signed Item number: 320310871566 sold for $744 on Oct. 22, 2008

"The Highfield Mole Roderick Gordon & Brian Williams First edition, hardback

Signed by both, dated (17th March 2005) and first lined (Schlaak! The pickaxe hit the wall of earth...)

I also have the original receipt I received when I bought the book from "Firsts In Print" on 29th April 2005 (for a full history of the book - which other ebay auctions do not usually include, to my knowledge). The book is in excellent condition.

Of course, a lot has happened to this book since 2005. It has been picked up by Barry Cunningham and Chicken House and has enjoyed tremendous success since its release as "Tunnels" and "Deeper", its sequel. Only 500 of these Hardback copies were printed, not all of them signed. If you don't already know, it is the one book every

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serious collector must have. It is a fantastic book, full of suspense and imagination, and a great investment for the future.

I am starting this book at £0.99 without reserve.

Fourteen-year-old Will Burrows lives with his family in London. He has little in common with them except for a passion for digging which he shares with his father. When his father suddenly disappears down an unknown tunnel, Will decides to investigate with his friend Chester. Soon they find themselves deep underground, where they unearth a dark and terrifying secret - a secret which may cost them their lives. "

picture_books (1966 ) Oct-23-08 15:24 PDT 285 of 294 View Listings | Report $13,500 is well below the $17,500-$22,500 pre-auction estimate for this Harry Potter set of books.

91286: J. K. Rowling. First Five Harry Potters Signed Item number: 260295192752 sold for $13,500 on Oct. 16, 2008

"J. K. Rowling. Set of First Five Harry Potter Inscribed Editions. This amazing boxed set of books are all inscribed on the half-title page from Rowling to the same boy, Jack Perchick. The set includes: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. [London:] Bloomsbury, [1999]. Later deluxe edition. Inscription reads, "To Jack Samuel Perchick, who made an excellent [underlined] choice of parents! With lots and lots of love, J. K. Rowling." [and:] Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. [London:] Bloomsbury, [1999]. Later deluxe edition. Inscribed "to Jack, with lots of love J. K. Rowling (Jo) x." [and:] Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. [London:] Bloomsbury, [1999]. Later deluxe edition. Inscribed "to Jack again! lots of love J. K. Rowling (Jo)." [and:] Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [London:] Bloomsbury, [2000]. Later deluxe edition. Inscribed "To Jack, your mum and I put up with a lot of parrots so that this book could get written! J. K. Rowling." [and:] Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. [London:] Bloomsbury, [2003]. First deluxe edition. Inscribed "to Jack, with lots of love again J. K. Rowling x."

All volumes are octavo in the original publisher's bindings and housed in the common purple publisher's slipcase. All

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volumes lettered in gilt with a color illustration inset into the front cover. All edges gilt. Minimal wear to the corners of some volumes, else all are in fine condition. A truly remarkable set of Harry Potters personally inscribed by J. K. Rowling."

picture_books (1966 ) Oct-23-08 15:28 PDT 286 of 294 View Listings | Report I know, I know, you are tired of hearing about the large sums brought for the Golden Press TinTin books. Still, $1575 for this children's book that you just might stumble upon lying innocuously on the shelf ...

THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN SECRET OF THE UNICORN HERGE Item number: 110299755290 sold for $1575 on Oct. 21, 2008

"THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN SECRET OF THE UNICORN HERGE Up for auction is a(n) THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN published by Golden Press in 1953.

By: Herge Goldencraft Cloth Binding.

It's in very good to excellent condition. Off-white pages, no marks or tears on inside pages, slight scuffing on front and back covers. Western Printing library stamp on inside first page. Un-circulated."

southernbrat (1367 ) Oct-23-08 15:30 PDT 287 of 294 View Listings | Report picture books, keep them coming. You never know when one of us may find one of these gems. Brat

TerryAnn

picture_books (1966 ) Oct-23-08 15:31 PDT 288 of 294 View Listings | Report A nice $799 for this 1970 Dr. Seuss Bright and Early book.

Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? Dr. Seuss 1st/DJ True first Dr. Seuss with DJ, Meets all points

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Item number: 230300179003 sold for $799 on Oct. 19, 2008

"Wonderful first edition of Dr. Seuss's Mr. Brown Can MOO! Can You? Book of Wonderful Noise, With Rare DJ.

This auction is for a first edition of Dr. Seuss's Mr. Brown Can MOO! Can You? The book has been identified using the points in Younger and Younger's First Editions of Dr. Seuss Books: A Guide to Identification. The opinion was also seconded by a rare book dealer in Portland, Oregon. All points were met. The pictures are actual pictures of the book being sold. Other pictures can be taken and emailed by request.

The ISBN number is noted on the back as 394-80622-0. Copyright is 1970 by Dr. Seuss and A.S. Geisel. It was published by Random House, New York. It measures 6.5 inches by 9.25 inches.

The dust jacket is in good shape with a few small closed tears and some minor creasing. It has been covered in mylar to protect it. There is a small pink blotch on the front. There is no writing or coloring in the book. There are no marks of any kind in the book. The boards show some edge wear and the cover is still glossy. The pages are all clean and bright, there is some wear around the threads at the spine on some of the pages. All the pages are intact. There are no tears of any kind.

The book will be shipped by Priority Mail with Signature Confirmation and insurance. Please be aware this may cause you to have to pick it up at the post office. I am not a rare book dealer, but have made every effort to make sure this book meets all the points needed to meet the requirements of a first edition. Please email me with any other questions you may have. "

picture_books (1966 ) Oct-23-08 15:35 PDT 289 of 294 View Listings | Report Nice to see that this Newbery Honor book, with wonderful Garth Williams embellishments, exceeded the $100-$200 pre-auction estimate.

92472: George Selden. Cricket in Times Square 1st ed dj Item number: 260295212210 sold for $325 on Oct. 18, 2008

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"George Selden. The Cricket in Times Square. New York: Ariel Books/Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, [1960].

First edition, first printing. Octavo. 151 pages. Illustrations by Garth Williams.

Publisher's lavender cloth. Light foxing to top edge. Near fine in dust jacket"

picture_books (1966 ) Oct-23-08 16:04 PDT 290 of 294 View Listings | Report In my opinion a sloppy collection offered by Heritage, which far exceeded the $400-$600 pre-auction estimate. The 1st edition McElligot's Pool should have been offered by itself, and also the Bartholomew with the very, very difficult to find first edition dust jacket. But what the heck do I know any who?

92431: Lot of Six Books by Dr. Seuss. Item number: 260295211386 sold for $2000 on Oct. 18, 2008

"Lot of Six Books by Dr. Seuss, including: The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins. New York: The Vanguard Press, [1938]. This appears to be a later printing of the first edition (the hats become increasingly larger on the front endpapers indicating it is not a first printing, but the back flap of the dust jacket indicates the price of Mulberry Street at $1.00, a first edition point). Light fading to spine ends of binding. Price-clipped jacket has light wear, including a sunned and chipped spine. Overall, a very good copy of Seuss's second book. [and:] The King's Stilts. New York: Random House, [1939]. An early edition in a price-clipped jacket. Very good. [and:] McElligot's Pool. New York: Random House, [1947]. Likely first edition (open-mouthed fish on front bright green board and eleven lines on copyright page; 250/250 on front flap, no price on rear flap). Very good copy in lightly worn jacket. [and:] Scrambled Eggs Super! New York: Random House, [1953]. Discreet rubber stamp to rear pastedown. A near fine copy in worn dust jacket. [and:] Horton Hears a Who! New York: Random House, [1954]. Discreet rubber stamp to rear pastedown. Very good. Jacket's spine is sunned. [and:] On Beyond Zebra! New York: Random House, [1955]. Very good. Jacket's spine is sunned."

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picture_books (1966 ) Oct-23-08 16:11 PDT 291 of 294 View Listings | Report As compared to the $400 each paid for Eloise in Moscow, Eloise in Paris, and Eloise at Christmastime at the same Heritage auction, the $1200 for this Eloise was a screaming good buy! Since it was the first book in the series, therefore before the popularity cemented in pop culture, the first edition Eloise books are much much more difficult to find then her later siblings.

91291: Kay Thompson. Eloise 1st signed by Hilary Knight Item number: 260295192974 sold for $1200 on Oct. 19, 2008

"Kay Thompson. Eloise, A Book For Precocious Grown Ups. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955.

First edition, first printing. Signed by Knight on the front free endpaper. Quarto. 65 pages. Illustrations by Hilary Knight.

Original cream-colored boards. Illustrated endpapers. Boards lightly rubbed. In dust jacket with $2.95 price. A near fine copy in a custom slipcase.

The enduring children's classic about Eloise, "a little girl who lives at the Plaza Hotel in New York. She is not yet pretty but she is already a Person.""

picture_books (1966 ) Oct-23-08 16:13 PDT 292 of 294 View Listings | Report A very modest $1200 for this first edition Thidwick, one of the tougher Seuss first editions to find. Regretfully missed this one.

91289: Dr. Seuss Thidwick Big-Hearted Moose 1st ed. d/j Item number: 260295192885 sold for $1200 on Oct. 16, 2008

"Dr. Seuss. Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose. New York: Random House, [1948].

First edition. Large quarto. Unpaginated. Illustrations by the author.

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Publisher's blue-stamped red boards. Some offsetting to illustrated endpapers. Head and foot of spine and tips of corners lightly worn. Chips to dust jacket around spine ends and a couple of closed tears. First edition points: jacket has "200/200" price to front flap and blue and white lines to front panel, copyright page contains eight lines of text. Overall, a very good copy in dust jacket."

picture_books (1966 ) Oct-23-08 16:16 PDT 293 of 294 View Listings | Report A refreshing $9000 for this first book in Harry's illustrious publishing phenomenon.

91285: Rowling. Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone Item number: 260295192723 sold for $9000 on Oct. 16, 2008

"J. K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. [London]: Bloomsbury, [1997].

First edition, with all first issue points including "Joanne Rowling" and "Thomas Taylor1997" on copyright page, along with the complete number sequence "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1". Twelvemo. 223 pages.

This, the first book in the Harry Potter series, was issued simultaneously in both hardcover and softcover. This softcover copy is in the original pictorial wrappers, now protected by a Mylar cover. The pages have toned as is common with this title, otherwise the binding is tight and seemingly unread. A fine copy of this most popular title.

Very rare indeed. Reputedly only 300 hardcover and 200 softcover copies of Rowling's first book were printed, nearly all of these went to schools and libraries. Considering that many of Rowling's later books were printed in first edition runs numbered in the millions, the rarity of this volume coupled with the empire that it spawned is extraordinarily significant."

picture_books (1966 ) Oct-23-08 16:22 PDT 294 of 294 View Listings | Report Is anyone surprised at the price for this coverless copy of Wizard of Oz?

ANTIQUE 1ST FIRST EDITION WONDERFUL WIZARD

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OF OZ 1899 FRANK BAUM & W.W. DENSLOW 22 COLOR PLATES NR Item number: 130262138115 sold for $579 on Oct. 19,2008

"First edition the Wonderful Wizard Of Oz by L. Frank Baum with pictures by W.W. Denslow. Geo.M. Hill Co. Chicago. New York. Book binding is loose and separated. Original cover is missing. It looks like someone used some of the pieces and glued them on cloth. Some pages have old cellophane tape. Includes 22 color plates. Inside cover page has pencil writing. Pages are still pliable and for the most part in very good condition with age discoloration. Some chapters include the queen of the field mice, how the four were reunited, attacked by the fighting trees, and the dainty china country. Selling with no reserve. "

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