Search Results: Mice from E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA

Racine, WI: Whitman, 1949 Linen-like book printed entirely in color, light spine wear, a few letters discreetly traced with pencil. A simple ABC, A is for airplane, K is for Kangaroo, I is for Iceboat. . Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by M. E. Tedder. 4to.

New York: Pantheon Books, 1969 Red cloth pictorially stamped in silver. Color pictorial dust jacket with light wear at top of spine and 2 impressed area on rear panel. The story of Alexander, a real mouse who befriends Willy, a little wind-up mouse that can only move about when he is wound. Alexander wants Willy to be able to run around with him; what can he do? A magic lizard has the answer. Imaginative paper collages are used to illustrate this wonderful story. Beautiful copy of this Caldecott Honor.. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Leo Lionni. 4to.

New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1984 Pictorial boards, very mild bumping to spine ends and bottom corner; matching dust jacket with light wear and original price intact ($6.95). The follow-up to Angelina Ballerina. . First American Edition. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Helen Craig. Oblong 4to.

Garden City: Garden City Books / Artists and Writers Guild, 1951 Pictorial boards with some rubbing to spine ends and corners, one page with a vertical crease. A selection of stories and poems which originally appeared in Story Parade Magazine. A few stories were published as separate books, but most only appeared in the magazine and here. The book was meant to be a gift to magazine subscribers and was inexpensively produced, for this reason not many collectible copies have survived. The stories & poems included: Boy Who Owned and Elephant, Tracks in the Sand, Fairy Kittens, Stowaway the Squirrel, Tails, Long Half Mile, Oscar Takes a Job, Enchanted Rabbit, Invaders, Twin Fauns, Rabbit Reasons, Jimmy Had a Heifer, Mice Poems, Donkey Business, & Fox and the Pig. Included with the book is a shipping box from Weekly Reader which the previous owner had stored the book in, which also contains an ad for Weekly Reader and other educational publications--none of which originally belonged to the… Read More

New York: Pied Piper Books, 1946 Pictorial boards with some shelf wear, previous owner's name on copyright page; matching dust jacket with light soil, edge tears and wear, price-clipped. Aunt Mathilda loses a big piece of cheese meant for her nieces & nephews. Where could it have gone? Cute artwork in color and b&w throughout.. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/Very Good Minus. Illus. by Doris Stolberg. Small 4to.

New York: Artist & Writers Guild / Simon & Schuster, 1943 Illustrated boards with blue cloth spine, light wear to spine ends, top corner bumped; lacks dust jacket. The animals of the jungle band together to help a little mouse. Great color and b&w artwork throughout.. First Printing. Very Good/No Jacket. Square 8vo.

New York: Macmillan, 1992 Hard cover in illustrated dust jacket with original price intact ($14.95). Originally published in 1974, this is a simple story about a boy who stays awake one night while everyone else is dreaming. Illustrated in color throughout.. First Printing of ReIssue. Fine/Fine. Small 4to.

New York: Pantheon Books, 1967 Pictorial cream cloth, light soil and mild shelf wear; illustrated dust jacket foxed, large repaired tear to front panel, other light wear, but complete with original price intact ($3.50). One of Lionni's most beloved books about a little field mouse who, instead of gathering supplies for winter, is storing up the colors and words of summer and autumn. Great cut paper illustrations by Lionni. Scarce. Priced for jacket condition.. First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fair. Illus. by Leo Lionni. 4to.

New York: Pantheon Books (1967). Pictorial cream cloth, slightly darkened at top and bottom edges, prev. owner's name on verso of FFEP; illustrated dust jacket is price-clipped, 9/66 code present, jacket with tape mends to inside and outside of jacket, 1/2" pieces from spine ends, top rear corner, rear panel, cover soil. One of Lionni's most beloved books about a little field mouse who, instead of gathering supplies for winter, is storing up the colors and words of summer and autumn. Great cut paper illustrations by Lionni. Scarce. Priced for jacket condition.. Probable First Edition. Very Good/Good -. Illus. by Leo Lionni. 4to.

La Jolla: Green Tiger Press, 1983 Pictorial boards, closed tear mid-spine, light shelf wear, offsetting to endpapers. Third book in this series. A wordless picture book about a mouse who chews his way out of a book and into an adventure. Originally published in Switzerland.. First American Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Monique Felix. Square 16mo..

New York: Atheneum, 1963 Teal cloth stamped in dark blue; illustrated dust jacket with light wear and light soil, original price intact ($3.25). The story of Maurice, a French mouse who lives at the Louvre and how he thwarts the plans of two thieves. Wonderful illustrations in blue and sepia. A New York Times Best Illustrated Book. . Stated First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Joseph Schindelman. Oblong 8vo.

New York: Harper & Row (1978). Pictorial hard cover, light wear; matching dust jacket with light wear and soil. Illustrated in color.. Stated First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Longman's Green and Co, 1929 Translated by Clara V. Winlow. Illustrated boards with red cloth spine, edge and corner wear, pages age-toned. A rare and stunning children's book featuring humanized mice and frogs, printed on thick paper with vibrant and rich colors. "Spread happiness with your playing everywhere, and some will also come your way, and bread to eat as well." See Five Years of Children's Books by Bertha Mahoney pg 76.. First Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. Oblong Folio.

New York: Macmillan, 1928 Pink cloth titled in green, cloth slightly faded, gift inscription to half-title page, marginal tear to plate opposite pg. 32 not affecting image; dust jacket with small losses and overall wear, price clipped. Humorous stories about Mercy, an ambitious cat. Wonderful illustrations by Peggy Bacon, full and partial page. Scarce.. First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Peggy Bacon. 8vo.

New York: E P Dutton, 1986 Pictorial boards, top corner bumped, top edge sunned, "Easter 1990" written on endpaper; dust jacket with tiny mark on verso, top 2" of jacket sunned, original price intact ($10.95). An imagined mouse-village where the mice can nibble to their hearts' content. Detailed and beautiful color artwork reminiscent of Early 20th Century British illustrators. . First American Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Jane Pinkney. 4to.

London: Ernest Nister, 1885 ND, circa 1885. Brown cloth-backed illustrated boards, light corner wear, some shelf wear to rear board, 2 gift inscriptions. Hand-lettered verse tells the story of a city mouse visiting her country cousin, unfortunately, the tale does not end well for the city mouse. Illustrated by 12 striking chromolithographs. All pages are stiff board. An exceptional copy of a scarce book. . Illustrated Boards. Very Good +/No Jacket. Illus. by Madeline Hall. Square 8vo.

New York: Random House, 1959 54 pgs. Illustrated boards wtih light soil, a few pages with small marks, but really clean overall; color illustrated dust jacket with light wear, a stain visible on verso, a few edge tears, original price intact ($4.95). A quirky Christmas story about a family who cannot continue reading A Visit from St. Nicholas unless there is a mouse in the house. But, when no mouse can be found, their Canadian relative suggests they get a Moose in the Hoose! Illustrated in color throughout.. Stated First Printing. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by George Price. Small 4to.

Fort Lee, NJ: Archaia Studio Press, 2007 Pictorial boards with a tiny nick from upper cover and light cracking along spine folds, original prce intact ($24.95). The first printing was issued with a dust jacket, subsequent printings were not. The first volume in a fantasy series centered on medieval humanized mice.. 2nd Printing. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by David Petersen. Thick Square 8vo..

New Haven: Yale University Library, 1956 Pictorial boards with cloth spine titled in silver, spine sunned else fine, slip case with a hint of wear. This edition is limited to 300 copies. Reproduced from an original manuscript by Crane that was created solely for the amusement of his children. The manuscript is part of the collection of Mrs. Catharine T. Patterson, who has written an introduction for the book. The manuscript was reproduced by collotype with colors stenciled by Maria Bittner.. First Limited Edition. Pictorial Boards. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Walter Crane. 12mo.

New York: Henry Holt, 1958 Blue cloth pictorially stamped in red, faint spotting to cover, gift inscription to endpaper, newspaper clipping about author pasted down on verso of FFEP which has browned the half-title page (where the author inscribed the book); color illustrated dust jacket worn, soiled, 3" closed tear at front spine edge, price intact. Woodland creature try to build a house for Widow Mouse. Illustrated in b&w throughout.. Inscribed By Author. Stated First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Very Good Minus/Good. Illus. by Gardell Dano Christensen. 8vo.