New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1935. First American Edition. Hardcover. 47 [1] pages. 37 x 27 cm. The third in the series of Babar our beloved elephant. This first American edition (not the more common Random House re-issue) finds Babar and Céleste creating the city of Célestville while..... More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1867. First Edition. Hardcover. 185 pages. 19.5 x 15.5 cm. Presentation copy from Harriet Beecher Stowe to her cousin Lilly Gillete Foote. Also signed in pencil by Stowe's husband, Calvin E. Stowe. "Miss Lilly Foote, A New Years Present from H.B. Stowe." Lilly Gillete Foote (1860..... More
Boston: H.M. Caldwell, 1905. Hardcover. 128 pages. 15.5 x 11.5 cm. Filled to the brim with rib-tickling wordplay regarding booze while lampooning the temperance movement. Covers rubbed at corners. More
Boston: W.J. Reynolds & Co., 1847. Hardcover. 96 pages. 12 x 10 cm. A charming children's book filled with 21 stories and riddles. Light foxing throughout, boards rubbed. More
London: Sampson Low, Son, And Co., 1858. Cloth. 58 pages [12pp]. 16.5 x 10 cm. Appearing anonymously in Harper's Weekly in 1857, this poem is one of the most notable satires on New York society's extravagances of the era. The verses describe how Miss Flora McFlimsey spent most of her..... More
Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1953. Krush. First Edition. Hardcover. 295 pages. 20.5 x 14 cm. Poignant novel dealing with the struggles of an African American to overcome the hurdles of race after World War II. Crisp, clean copy. More
Moonachie, NJ: Photogravure and Color Company, 1967. Hardcover. 37 pages. 20 x 16 cm. Limited edition, privately printed for the friends of Photogravure and Color Company. Illustrated by Paty Greer, aka Paty Cockrum - a Marvel Comic production artist. The Christmas Dinner was the final story of the five tales..... More