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Seuss, Dr. [Theodor Seuss Geisel]

Happy Birthday To You!

New York : Random House, 1959.

First edition, later printing of Seuss’s whimsical birthday book, with the printer’s error on page 34 corrected. Quarto, original glossy pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Small ownership name to the front free pictorial endpaper.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-144618
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Gipson, Gred

Hound-dog Man.

New York : Harper & Brothers, 1949.

First edition of this work, basis for the 1959 film directed by Don Siegel, starring Fabian, Carol Lynley, and Stuart Whitman. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, contemporary name to the front free endpaper. Uncommon.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-142079
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Thompson, Ruth Plumly; Founded on and continuing the Famous Oz Stories by L. Frank Baum

The Giant Horse of Oz.

Chicago : The Reilly & Lee Co, 1928.

First edition, first printing of Thompson’s eighth fantastical continuation of Frank Baum’s Oz stories. Octavo, original red cloth with color pictorial paper onlay, illustrations by John R. Neill. In good condition. Slight rubbing to the extremities. Watercolor to the illustration on the front pastedown by a previous owner. Ownership signature in black crayon to theContinue reading "The Giant Horse of Oz."

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-145082
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Keeshan, Robert; Pictures by Maurice Sendak

She Loves Me… She Loves Me Not.

New York : HarperCollins, 1991.

First edition of the 1991 edition. Small quarto, original illustrated boards. Signed by Maurice Sendak on the half title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-27056
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Tesnohlidek, Rudolf. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

The Cunning Little Vixen.

New York : Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1985.

First edition of Rudolf Tesnohlidek’s classic Czech tale, translated into English and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Presentation copy, inscribed by the illustrator on the half-title page, “For Nicholas Robertson Maurice Sendak.” Translated by Tatiana Firkusny, Maritza Morgan, and Robert T. Jones. Afterword by Robert T. Jones. Near fineContinue reading "The Cunning Little Vixen."

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-140351
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Talbott, Hudson

We’re Back!: A Dinosaur’s Story.

New York : Crown Publishers, Inc, 1987.

First edition of this classic children’s novel. Quarto, original publisher’s pictorial cloth with gilt dinosaurs to the front panel, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by the author on the page facing the title page, “best wishes – Hudson Talbott.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-150874
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Lowry, Lois

Gathering Blue.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.

First edition of this work by the Newbury Award-winning novelist. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, “With best wishes Lois Lowry.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Kathy Black.

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-139213
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Jr., Martin Bill, Eric Carle

Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2004.

20th Anniversary edition of Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? Quarto, original publisher’s pictorial boards, patterned endpapers, illustrated, original complete story on CD read by Gwyneth Paltrow tipped in at rear. Signed by the author on a bookplate affixed to the copyright page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration done byContinue reading "Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?"

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-149042
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Tudor, Tasha

Thistly B.

New York : Oxford University Press, 1949.

First edition. Signed by Tasha Tudor on the title page. In very good condition, lacking the dust jacket.

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-1148
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Zafon, Carlos Ruiz; Translated by Lucia Graves

The Watcher in the Shadows.

London : Orion Children's Books, 2013.

Exclusive signed first edition of the third novel for younger readers from the author of ‘The Shadow of the Wind’. Octavo, original cloth. One of 100 numbered copies signed by the author on the title page with the publisher’s embossed limitation stamp, this is number 82. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. CoverContinue reading "The Watcher in the Shadows."

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-145032
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Reiss, Johanna

The Journey Back.

New York : Thomas Y. Crowell, 1976.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication, “To ___ _____ Love and peace Johanna Reiss October ’76 Nice to see you again.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-5522
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Briggs, Raymond

Fee Fi Fo Fum.

Middlesex : Penguin Books, 1971.

Early printing of Briggs’ collection of nursery rhymes. Oblong octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed and dated by the author on the title page, “Raymond Briggs 1981 April 21.” In near fine condition.

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-117431
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Tazewell, Charles; Illustrated by Katherine Evans

The Littlest Angel.

Chicago : Childrens Press, Inc., 1946.

First edition of this beloved Christmas classic. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated endpapers. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, small name to the front free endpaper.

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-133161
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Seuss, Dr. [Theodor Geisel]

If I Ran the Zoo.

New York : Random House, 1950.

First edition, early printing of Dr. Seuss’s Caldecott Honor book, a beloved tale of a boy’s outlandish imaginary menagerie, the work that introduced the word “nerd” into the English language. Quarto, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated by the author, with the Redbook Magazine reference on the copyright page and 295/295 price on the dustContinue reading "If I Ran the Zoo."

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$250.00
Item Number: RRB-152131
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Blos, Joan W

A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl’s Journal, 1830-32.

New York : Scribners, 1979.

First edition of the author’s Newberry award-winning novel. Octavo, original red boards. Fine in a very good plus dust jacket with a few short closed tears, and without the Newberry award winning sticker on the front panel. Signed by the author who has added some lines from this work.

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$250.00
Item Number: RRB-1797
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Montgomery, L.M

Anne of Windy Willows (Anne of Windy Poplars).

London : George G. Harrap, 1936.

First British edition of this novel in Montgomery’s acclaimed Anne series. Octavo, original blue cloth. Light wear, else fine in the original dust jacket with some chips. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.

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$250.00
Item Number: RRB-892
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Phil Bildner, Illustrated by Brett Helquist [Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert]

Martina & Chrissie: The Greatest Rivalry in the History of Sports.

Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2017.

First edition of this fascinating dual biography of tennis greats Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout by Brett Helquist. Boldly signed by both Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed of these tennis legends.

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$250.00
Item Number: RRB-148143
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Sendak, Maurice and James Marshall

Swine Lake.

New York : Michael Di Capua Books/ Harper Collins Publishers, 1999.

First edition of this work by the award-winning artist. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Maurice Sendak on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$250.00
Item Number: RRB-50011
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Falconer, Ian

Olivia Forms a Band.

New York : Atheneum, 2006.

First edition of the fourth book in Falconer’s acclaimed Olivia series. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Ian Falconer on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$250.00
Item Number: RRB-141011
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Sendak, Maurice

Cuisine de Nuit. [In the Night Kitchen.]

Paris, France : L'Ecole des Loisirs, 1972.

First French edition of Sendak’s classic work. Quarto, original pictorial boards, illustrated. In fine condition.

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$225.00
Item Number: RRB-151773
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Stead, Rebecca

When You Reach Me.

New York : Wedy Lamb Books/ Random House, 2009.

First edition of the author’s Newberry Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Rebecca Stead on the title page. Also laid into this copy are pictures of the author at the booksigning. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$225.00
Item Number: RRB-4104
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Jr Martin Bill, Eric Carle

Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1991.

Later printing of this Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? Quarto, original publisher’s pictorial boards, patterned endpapers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Eric Carle on title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration done by Eric Carle.

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$225.00
Item Number: RRB-149071
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New Brunswick Readers: The Second Reader.

Toronto : W. J. Gage & Company, 1900.

First edition of The Second Reader in the New Brunswick Readers series, prescribed by the Board of Education for use in the Schools of New Brunswick. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Very good in a very good dust jacket from Hall’s Book Store in St. John, New Brunswick. Ownership inscription to the front free endpaper.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-115364
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Henty, George Alfred [G.A.]

Those Other Animals.

London : Henry and Co., [1891].

First edition of one of the more uncommon Henty titles. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth, with twenty two illustrations by Harrison Weir. In very good condition.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-123098
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