Childrens Books 1901-1950 from Arroyo Seco Books
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Albanian Wonder Tales
by Wheeler, Post; Color Frontispiece And B/W Drawings In Text By Maud And Miska Petersham
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good + DJ
- Edition
- Book Club Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1936
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$175.00
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New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company / Junior Literary Guild, 1936. Book Club Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good + DJ. Xx, 282 Pp. Blue Boards With Black Lettering, Illustrated Endpapers, Junior Guild At Base Of Spine Of Book And Dj, Orange-Red Background To Spine [Doubleday Doran Trade Edition Has A Yellow Spine], Doubleday And Junior Literary… Read more about this item Item Price
US$175.00
Honey Bear [A Volland "Sunny Book"]
by Willson, Dixie; Color Illustrations By Maginal Wright Barney
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition 5th or later Printing
- Published
- 1923
- Binding
- Illustrated Boards
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$20.00
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Chicago: P F Volland Company [After , 1923. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Illustrated Boards. Good. 10" x 8 3/4. Stated Seventeenth Printing, Catalogue At End With 10 Titles Thru 1923. Color Plates Throughout. Cover Colors Bright, Quite Edgeworn, Paper Frayed Away At Tips, Paper Chipped Away For 2" At Bottom Of Spine, 1` 1/4" At Top… Read more about this item Item Price
US$20.00
A Little Maid In Toyland
by Sutton, Adah Louise
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1908
- Binding
- Ilustrated Boards
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$20.00
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Chicago: Saalfield Publishing, 1908. First Edition . Ilustrated Boards. Good/No Dust Jacket. 7 1/2" High. A. Russell. 1908 Copyright, But Undated; 26 Billy Whiskers Titles On Rear Cover. Unpaginated; Interior Clean And Unmarked. Inscription On Ffep Dated 1924. Frontis Colors Bright. End Papers And Frontis Taped To Spine. Covers Scuffed And Spine… Read more about this item Item Price
US$20.00
The Cat in Grandfather's House
by Grabo, Carl; Illustrations By M. F. Iserman
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1929
- Binding
- Black Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$68.75
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Chicago: Laidlaw Brothers, 1929. First Edition . Black Cloth. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 8 1/2" Tall. 192 Clean, Unmarked Pages. Illustrated Endpapers. Small Cat Cut-Out And Affixed To Ffep. Inscribed By Gift-Giver To Her Niece With Two Black Cut-Out Cats Affixed Verso Frontispiece, Dated Oct 1933. Covers Clean, Lettering And Decoration Intact. A… Read more about this item Item Price
US$68.75
The Adventures Of A Doll
by Smith, Nora Archibald
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Published
- 1907
- Binding
- Illustrated Green Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$34.75
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New York: The McClure Company, 1907. First Edition, First Printing . Illustrated Green Cloth. Good. 8 1/4" Tall. Color Plates By Dan Sayre Groesbeck. 64 Pp. Greem Cloth, Paste-On Illustration On Front Cobver. First Printing, "October 1907". Wear With Fraying At Corners. Cover Illustration With Slight Loss At Two Right Corners. Book Is Complete But Worn. Lightly Soiled,… Read more about this item Item Price
US$34.75
Crossings: A Fairy Play
by De La Mare, Walter; Music By C. Armstrong Gibbs
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1923
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$56.00
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1923. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Color Frontispiece, Plates And Drawings By Dorothy P. Lathrop. 170 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt Lettering And Decorations. Top Edge Gilt. First American Printing, With "Published October 1923" On Copyright Page. Book With Faintest Trace Of Wear, Colorful Personal Bookplate On Front Pastedown; Tiny… Read more about this item Item Price
US$56.00
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
by Seuss, Dr. ( Theodore Seuss Geisel)
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine Book
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 1938
- Binding
- Red Cloth / Black Boards
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$225.00
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New York [circa 1940/1950]: Vanguard (Circa 1945?), 1938. Reprint . Red Cloth / Black Boards. Near Fine Book/Good. 12 1/8" Tall. Dr. Seuss. Red Cloth Spine, Black Boards, Illustrated Endpapers, Very Similar To First Printing, Early But Not First Printing, Original Publisher, Retains Only The 1938 Date, Probably Mid-1940'S (??). No Lettering On Spine, Cloth Extends 3/8"… Read more about this item Item Price
US$225.00
The Little White Bird, Or Adventures In Kensington Gardens (First Appearance Of "Peter Pan")
by Barrie, J. (James) M.,
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1902
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$148.50
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 8 1/2" X 6 1/4. Map. Green Cloth With Gilt Lettering On Spine And Front Cover, Gilt Design On Front Cover, Top Edge Gilt. Plate With Map Of Kensington Gardens. First Printing With "Published, November 1902" On Copyright Page And1902 Date On… Read more about this item Item Price
US$148.50
Marigold Garden: Pictures & Rhymes
by Greenaway, Kate
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine Book
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 1959
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$43.25
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London & New York : Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., 1959. Reprint . Hardcover. Near Fine Book/Very Good. 9 7/8" Tall. Kate Greenaway's Color Illustrations Throughout. A Bright, Clean Copy In Dust Jacket. Undated Early Reprint, Book And Dj Show Printed In Great Britain, In Matte Green Boards With White Spine Lettering, 56 Numbered Pages, Borders In… Read more about this item Item Price
US$43.25
The Diary Of A Goose Girl [With Original Inscription, Photo, And Lewiston Newspaper Article]
by Wiggin, Kate Douglas [With Inscription From Her Secretary Minnie Alford, With A Photograph]; Illustrations By Claude A. Shepperson
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1902
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$292.50
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London Uk: Gay And Bird, 1902. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Xi, 117 Pp + [Iii], 16 Pp Of Ads At Rear. Brown Cloth, Slate Endpapers. 1902 Date On Title Page. Inscription From Minnie Alford, Who Identifies Herself As Wiggins' Secretary. Photograph Of Three Women And A Man, Apparently Including Both Wiggins And The… Read more about this item Item Price
US$292.50
Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children
by Greenaway, Kate
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine Book
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 1966
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$64.50
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London & New York : Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., 1966. Reprint . Hardcover. Near Fine Book/Very Good. 9 7/8" Tall. Kate Greenaway in Color. A Bright, Clean Copy In Dustjacket. Undated, Similar To Schuster & Engen 201-3B But In Olive Cloth With White Spine Lettering Rather Than Boards, 56 Numbered Pages, Not 55 [56], Borders In… Read more about this item Item Price
US$64.50
(The Pinocchio Of C. Collodi) The Pop-Up Pinocchio: Being The Life And Adventures Of A Wooden Puppet Who Finally Became A Real Boy
by (Collodi, Carlo); Pop-Up Illustrations In Color By Harold Lentz, Illustrations In B/W Throughout
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1932
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780805239126
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$135.00
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Blue Ribbon Books, 1932. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 96 Pp. Color Card Covers, Color Illustrated Endpapers, Four Pop-Ups In Color, Many B/W Illustrations. Book With Wear Causing Some Splitting Of Spine Edges, Small Bump And Tiny Split To Upper Rear Tip, Hinges Cracked In Several Places But Binding Secure. All Four Pop-Ups In Fine Condition,… Read more about this item Item Price
US$135.00
Deenie Folks
by Mcmahon, Jo, Color Illustrations Throughout By John Gee
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition 4th Printing
- Published
- 1925
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$56.00
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Chicago [circa 1920]: P. F. Volland & Co., 1925. 1st Edition 4th Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Unpaginated But About 75 Pp. Fourth Printing Stated On Copyright Page ("Fourth Edition"). Near Fine, Bright And Clean, No Marks.
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US$56.00
Heidi's Children
by Tritten, Charles; Illustrated By Pelagie Doane And Marguerite De Angeli
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good + Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1939
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$32.63
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Grosset & Dunlap, 1939. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good + Jacket. 217 Pp. Blue Ribbed Cloth Lettered In Silver, Red-Orange Illustrated Endpapers. First Printing. Very Near Fine, Blank Children's Bookplate On Front Pastedown. Dust Jacket Priced 5050, Light Wear, 1/4" Tear At Bottom Of Front Panel.
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US$32.63
Heidi Grows Up: A Sequel To Heifi
by Tritten, Charles, Color Frontispiece And B/W Ilustrations By Jean Coquillet
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1938
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$60.25
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Grosset & Dunlap, 1938. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 212 Pp. Blue Ribbed Cloth Lettered In Silver, Red-Orange Illustrated Endpapers. First Printing. Very Near Fine, Blank Children's Bookplate On Front Pastedown, Previous Owner's Signature Dated December 1938. Dust Jacket Priced 5050, Light Wear., No Fading
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US$60.25
The Windermere Classics: The Adventures Of Perrine ( En Famille ],
by Malot, Hector; Translated By Gil Meynier, Adapted By Edith Heal; Five Full-Page Color Plates By Milo Winter
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Ediiton Thus Printing Unknown
- Published
- 1941
- Binding
- Illustrated Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$104.00
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New York / Chicago / San Francisco: Rand McNally & Company, 1941. First Ediiton Thus Printing Unknown. Illustrated Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 9 1/8" Tall. 284 Pp. Black Cloth. Illustration Of Perrine On Cover. Illustrated Endpapers. Frontispiece And Four Color Plates By Milo Winter. One Of The Scarcer Windermere Classics. This Edition First Published 1932, This Printing… Read more about this item Item Price
US$104.00
The Wooing Of Hiawatha
by Longfellow (Henry Wadsworth)
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$39.00
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The Hayes Lithographing Co. . First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine. Color Plates And Color Decorations Throughout. (22) Pp. White Pillow Cloth Lettered In Gilt And Decorated In Color. Floral Endpapers. Undated, But Library Of Congress Shows 1901 Copyright Date. Scarce. Slight Wear At Corners. Contents Clean, No Marks Or Soiling.
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US$39.00
Smoky ( The Cowhorse)
by James, Will
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Color Illustrated Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1929
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$77.25
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New York [1926]: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. First Color Illustrated Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 9 1/2" Tall. Drawings By Will James. 264 Pp. Black Cloth With Paste-On Color Illustration; New (1929) Color Endpapers By James. First Printing Of The Illustrated Classics Edition, October 1929 Stated, Indicated On Copyright Page. Spine Gilt Brilliant. Color Cover Illustration… Read more about this item Item Price
US$77.25
Little Town On The Prairie
by Wilder, Laura Ingalls; Color Frontispiece And B/W Plates By Helen Sewell And Mildred Boyle
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1941
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$3,250.00
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New York [1951]: Harper and Brothers, 1941. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Beige Cloth Lettered And Illustrated In Brown. First Edition Stated On Copyright Page. Fine, No Wear, No Marks Or Damage. Dust Jacket With Seven Wilder Titles On Rear Panel, This Title Last, Rear Flap With Ad For The Long Winter, Near Fine, Slight… Read more about this item Item Price
US$3,250.00
The Giant Scissors
by Johnston, Annie Fellows; Color Plates And Marginal Illustrations By Frank E. Merrill
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Illustrated Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1906
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$225.00
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Boston Ma: L. C. Page & Company, 1906. First Illustrated Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 201 Pp. Navy Blue Cloth Lettered In Gilt, Decorated With Blue And Green Flower On Cover And Spine, Top Edge Gilt. First Printing Of This 1906 Illustrated Edition Of Her Fantasy Novel For Children, With 1906 Date On Title And Copyright Pages.… Read more about this item Item Price
US$225.00