Children's Books from Old Saratoga Books

Chicago and New York: The Book House for Children and Doubleday, Doran and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly sunned and worn.. 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed and dated December 25, 1938 by the author on the front flyleaf. Brown cloth binding. Map endpapers by Mariel Wilhoite. Many illustrations. Collection of tales set in historic Waubonsie, Illinois.… Read more about this item

NY: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan. Good in Good dust jacket; Usual library stamps and markings, jacket flaps . glued to endpapers.. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Many black and white photographs. Unpaginated. [64] pp. Pictorial boards. Glossary, appendices. A book written for young readers about moon rocks published three years after the historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Photographs include shots of… Read more about this item

England: Liber Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket faintly rubbed.. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1857340000 . Many illustrations, including some color plates. A collection of fairy tales from Serbia, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Byelorussia, Czechoslovakia, Georgia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Lithuania, and Romania. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 157 pages .

NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Good in Good dust jacket; Usual library stamps and markings.. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 0374323488 . Dark gray cloth binding. Fantasy story about a little naked boy who goes flying away in the night. Illustrations by the late Caldecott medalist, Maurice Sendak. ; Ex-Library; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 30 pages .… Read more about this item

NY: Schocken Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 1981. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0805238077 . A collection of original and comic fairy tales by the late Monty Python member, Terry Jones. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 128 pages .

NY: Girl Scouts of the United States of America. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn.. 1951. Hardcover. Brown and orange illustrated boards. Illustrations throughout. Discusses Brownie Scout responsibilities, activities, crafts, and more. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 95 pages .

Adelaide, Australia: University of Adelaide. Very Good. 1981. Later Printing. Softcover. 0855782242 . Adapted from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Nancy Sheppard. Illustrated softcover. Black and white illustrations by Byron S. Sewell. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 103 pages .

NY: Random House. Good with no dust jacket; Library stamps and writing on front endpapers.. 1968. Hardcover. 0394813499 . Illustrated boards. Young Steve and his pony Little Black is told that they are too little to race at the fair, but they both prove the naysayers wrong. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 64 pages .

NY: Henry Holt. Very Good. 1995. Later Printing. Softcover. 0805046461 . Bookplate signed by the Caldecott Honor winning author-illustrator on inside front cover. Colorful illustrations of a mouse enjoying all kinds of fruits and vegetables. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

NY: Macmillan. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket tattered and split at spine, boards . worn, spine missing pieces at head and foot.. 1960. First American Edition. Hardcover. Stylish children's book about New York City with great color mid-century Modern illustrations by the Czech artist. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 60 pages .

NY: Dial Books. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Gift inscription on front pastedown . endpaper, jacket worn and waterstained on verso, ding to lower edge of . front boards.. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0803725167 . Bookplate signed by the two-time Newbery medalist on front free endpaper. A young adult novel about the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. Cloth-backed… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly rubbed.. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 039576503X . Unpaginated. Color woodcut illustrations by Caldecott medalist Mary Azarian. A gorgeous picture book with rhymes about sheep shearing, spinning, weaving, and knitting. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall .

NY: Atheneum. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped, bookstore label . on front pastedown endpaper.. 1983. Second Printing. Hardcover. Bookplate signed by the author on front free endpaper. The Newbery Award winning young adult novel. Brown cloth binding. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 196 pages .

NY: Henry Holt and Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Tear to top of front jacket panel and . rear endpaper.. 2005. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Bookplate signed by the Caldecott Honor winning author-illustrator on front free endpaper. A picture book with illustrations made from colored pulp paper that recounts the first ten days of winter reminiscent… Read more about this item

Sofia Press. Very Good; Covers lightly worn.. 1974. Softcover. Bulgarian children's book about a very spoiled little girl named Mary who grows up into a very spoiled woman. Translated by Vladimir Philipov. Stapled illustrated softcover. No other copies listed for sale at time of listing. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

NY: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1987. Reprint. Hardcover. 0688045456 . Reprint of this 1969 title featuring Flora McFlimsey, a doll who celebrates May Day with the help of some animal friends. Illustrated boards. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2004. Second Printing. Hardcover. 156145303X . Inscribed by the author on the title page and bookplate signed by the illustrator on verso of front free endpaper. Gorgeous, sun-dappled paintings by Soentpiet illustrate this charming picture book about a boy's cherished memories of his grandmother. ; Square 4to 9" -… Read more about this item

NY: Harpercollins. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Lower edges of pages rippled, jacket . lightly worn.. 2005. Later Printing. Hardcover. 0060745843 . Bookplate signed by the Newbery Award winning author on front pastedown endpaper. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 194 pages .

Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company. Good with no dust jacket; Edges rubbed, corners bumped, owner name on . front endpaper.. 1982. First Printing. Hardcover. 0385175442 . Illustrated hardcover. Color illustrations. A lovely copy of this vintage children's book and title in the Doubleday Balloon Book series. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 26 pages .

Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company. Good with no dust jacket; Edges scuffed, page edges lightly stained.. 1983. First Printing. Hardcover. 0385182678 . Illustrated hardcover. Color illustrations. A lovely copy of this vintage children's illustrated book. A title in the Doubleday Balloon Book series. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 16 pages .