Children's Literature from Mount Hope Books

The Book House for Children. 1954. later printing. Very Good+; Hardcover; 4to 11" - 13" tall; One of the My Travelship volumes, 191 pages, bound in blue cloth with pictorial paste-down on front cover; gilt lettering. Beautiful illustrations by Maud & Miska Petersham. Bright cover, tightly bound; moderate wear to head of spine.Brilliant end papers;… Read more about this item

Doubleday & Company, Inc.. 1940. early printing. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket; Hardcover; Square Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 1940, but not a first, price of $2.75 on jacket (first editions show $2.00 on flap). 90 pages, bound in tblue washable cloth with yellow stamped lettering ; pictorial endpapers. Near Fine book,… Read more about this item

HarperCollins. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Hardcover; Oblong 4to 11" - 13" tall; First printing indicated by presence of "1" in print number line. Bright, clean book; tightly bound. Crisp interior; free of names or markings. In similarly crisp jacket. .

MacMillan. 1992. Second Printing. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Hardcover; Folio 13" - 23" tall; FINE book in FINE jacket. Bound in crimson cloth. Bright clean cover, tightly bound, sharp corners; Crisp unmarked interior. Bright, fresh jacket. ; Packaged with care. .

Random House. 1953. Eighth Printing. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket; Hardcover; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 148 pages, bound in light green cloth; color pictorial endpapers by Kredel; red top-stain. ABOUT FINE book, clean, tight; pages crisp & clean. Previous owner's bookplate affixed to front endpaper -- no name or writing. In VERY GOOD… Read more about this item

Dial Books for Young Readers. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Hardcover; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Fine book, bright, crisp, tight, unmarked. In Fine crisp jacket. First printing indicated by presence of "1" in full print number line. .

Follett Publishing Company. 1968. First Edition. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; First printing stated. NOT a library discard. 30 page. blue paper-covered boards. Color illustrations by Bill Barss. Bright clean cover; tight binding. Light to moderate wear to extremities. Pages crisp, clean and unmarked. In… Read more about this item

Bodley Head. 1966. First British Edition. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket; Hardcover; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 111 pages, bound in orange-red pictorial cloth; blue top-stain; blue illustrated endpapers. NOT a library discard. Bright clean cover, firm binding. Trace of shelf rubbing to edges. Interior clean, crisp. spot of soil on edge… Read more about this item

Macmillan. 1993. First Printing. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Hardcover; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Bright, crisp, tight book. No names or markings. In like jacket, Near Fine, with inconspicuous scratch near top edge. Original price intact on flap. First printing indicated by presence of "1" in print number line. .

Vanguard Press. 1953. First Edition. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket; Hardcover; 4to 11" - 13" tall; [36] pages in yellow cloth-backed pictorial cover. Bright, clean cover; light edge wear. Solid binding, sharp corners. Pages clean, bright, unmarked; endpapers slightly darkened. Price-clipped jacket; tears & chipping on edges, long tear on edge… Read more about this item

Platt & Munk. 1945. early printing. Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket; Hardcover; Oblong 4to 11" - 13" tall; Bound in red cloth with pictorial paste-down on front cover. Orange endpapers. Reinforced binding (NOT a library discard). 21 beautiful full-page color depictions of famous planes by Irvin L. Holcombe. Clean cover, sharp corners, tight… Read more about this item

Cupples & Leon Company. 1943. early printing. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket; Hardcover; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; Cupples & Leon Format 1: early 1940's, thick red cover, glossy frontis, good paper, cartoon-like dust jacket. Copyright date 1943, printing unknown, as no other titles listed, but early given the format. Later Format… Read more about this item

Cupples & Leon Company. 1944. First Edition. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket; Hardcover; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; Cupples & Leon Format II: mid to late 1940's, thinner blue or red cover, plain frontis, weave pattern on endpapers, poor quality paper, dust jacket with different symbol on spine for each mystery. Copyright… Read more about this item

Garden City Books. 1957. Sixth Printing. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket; Hardcover; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; Illustration in red, white and black by Virginia Parsons. About Fine book, very clean, tight, only a hint of wear. Interior pristine. In bright, clean jacket with two tears near end of flap fold (neatly mended… Read more about this item

Dutton Children's Books. 1995. First US Edition; First Printing. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Hardcover; Square 4to 9" - 11" tall; Fine book in Fine dust jacket. .

Doubleday. 1958. Fourth Printing. Fine in Good+ dust jacket; Hardcover; Folio 13" - 23" tall; Beautiful boldly illustrated book; early printing with $3.50 price on jacket flap. About Fine book, a reinforced "Doubleday Prebound Edition"; 55 pages, pictorial cover. 23 color illustrations, many black & white. Not a first printing, but if you are… Read more about this item

Childrens World. 1960. Very Good+; Hardcover; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; Moscow; All text in Russian. (Our listing title is the English translation due to our inability to type cyrillic characters). 17 pages, pictorial card covers. Illustrated in color. Cut-out on each page showing clock with hands. Cover shows chipping at one… Read more about this item

The Saalfield Pub. Co.. 1943. Very Good; Softcover; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 14 page, full-color linen ABC/Numbers book, illustrated by Ethel Hays. Very bright and clean, fully intact. One corner creased.; light wear on spine. Previous owner's name written in ink at top of front cover; small abrasion where sticker was removed near bottom… Read more about this item

Houghton Mifflin Co.. 1964. early printing. Fine with no dust jacket; Hardcover; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 48 pages, bound in bright orange cloth with black lettering & design. NOT a book club or library discard. Early printing, 1964, no statement of edition.. Bright, clean cover, sharp corners, tightly bound. Interior crisp, clean, unmarked.… Read more about this item

Dial Books for Young Readers. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Hardcover; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Includes BONUS BOOK; see below. Crisp, tight book; free of names or markings. In similarly crisp jacket. Caldecott Medal illustrator Emily Arnold McCully. BONUS BOOK : Mitzi and Frederick the Great, also illustrated… Read more about this item