Search Results: .Childrens Books - Collectible Childrens Books from Turtle Creek Books

Chicago: Rand McNally and Company, 1959. Hardcover 1st. Fabulous 1950s cover art of a horseback riding cowboy about to lasso a steer. A truly fine copy, clean and bright with only a hint of edgewear, Interior clean, sturdy and bright. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine.

London: Boy's Own Paper, 1909. Full-colour lithographic print of cowboy's racing on horseback by the well-known English painter. Lionel Edwards, a British artist, specialized in painting horses and scenes of British country life. Best known for his hunting scenes and he also painted pictures of horse racing, shooting and fishing. Print is 11-1/2 x 15-1/2" . Vertical fold in center. Near Fine. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Good.

U.S.A.: Random House, 1982. Hardcover 1st edition, large quarto with glossy pictorial boards and no jacket as issued. Pop-ups engineered by lb Penick. SIGNED by Edward Gorey under the front flap on the "pseudo" title page (the story begins on the exterior front cover and ends on the back cover. Full number line 1 through 0. Aside from a very tiny bump of the upper right hand corner, this book appears as fresh as it was in 1982. All pop-ups and sliding panels are in perfect working order with no defects whatsoever. A superb collector and investment grade copy. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New.

USA: Saalfield, 1930. Book. Illus. by Brundage, Frances. Good. Hardcover. Nice vintage hardcover - no stated date but likely ca. 1930. The dust jacket is quite attractively illustrated and presents only minor edgewear. The book itself is green with black titles. Gift inscription and some yellowing of pages, otherwise still a fun vintage copy.

London: Sampson, Low, Marston, 1965. Some edgewear and there are a child's drawings on the endpapers, a few pencil notes inside and the covers have pulled away from the staples. Light age toning of pages. Sounds worse than it is - actually a nice 1960s vintage copy. Soft Cover. Fair to.

New York : Laurel Book Company , 1922. Book. Illus. by Oehler, Bernice. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Presents significant wear and evidence of being well loved. Binding starting and a loose page or two. FFEP appears to be missing. Despite serious flaws, still a worthy book with lovely illustrations by Oehler. .

London: Blackie and Son , 1930. Book. Good. Hardcover. Hardcover, no stated date, but likely sometime in the 1930s. Some general shelf and edgewear and it seems that a coloured frontispiece has been removed. Otherwise still a handsome solid collectible book.

Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1934. Hardcover, first edition in this format. Some age toning of pages, general shelf and edgewear, back cover is starting to pull away from spine. Actually sounds worse than it is - still a nice 1930s vintage copy. First Thus. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by B F Naughton .

New York: Wonder Books, 1960. Some edgewear and former owner's name inside cover, light age toning of pages otherwise still a great collectible copy - beautifully illustrated. Soft Cover. Good. Illus. by Ferguson, Walter. 8 x 11".

NY: Golden Press, 1959. Delightful little book from the late 1950s that combines instruction with fun little stories. The comb binding is a little brittle with age but still present. Minor edgewear and rubbing of covers, interior clear and bright. The shoelace that came with the book is no longer there, but any lace will do to replace it. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Scarry, Richard.

USA: Platt & Munk Co., 1943. A lovely clean fresh copy that in no way seems over 60 years old! Aside from a touch of edgewear, appears almost new! Cover shows a bunny rabbit postman talking to a kitty cat hanging up the laundry.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

USA: Archie Comic Publications, 1979. Original comic book from 1979. Some edgewear and creasing/rubbing of covers, interior fine. Soft Cover. Good.

USA: Platt & Munk Co., 1946. A lovely clean fresh copy that in no way seems over 60 years old! Aside from a touch of edgewear, appears almost new! Cover shows all kinds of animals building a house. Simple delightful!. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Paris - Imprimee en Hollande: Djeco Editeur, 1960. Book. As New. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Fabulous pop up book that creates a doll house. No stated date, likely 1960 or earlier? Spiral ring bound. In truly wonderful condition - appears not to have been opened much or played with. Four rooms are created - a kitchen, a living room, a bathroom and a bedroom, all complete with pop-up furnishings. 19x23 cm. Text in French. Livre non daté. Livre ancien en relief, popup avec 4 scènes différentes, la maison : la cuisine, le salon séjour, la salle de bain, la chambre. Livre très ancien en tres bon état.

London: Oxford University Press, 1957. Hardcover. Appears to have been a school library copy, but only a pocket remnant to indicate this. General shelf and edgewear, one ink scribble on cover. Front and back hinges weak. The interior pages are, thankfully, quite clean and bright. Hard Cover. Fair to Good.

USA: Golden Press, 1969. A lovely clean copy with only a little edgewear and light rubbing of covers along with a scuffed area (see scan). Hard Cover. Very Good.

London: Ernest Nisler, 1900. Book. Good. Hardcover. Hardcover, no stated date, but certainly 1900 or earlier. Nicely illustrated and delightful cover illustration. Minor edgewear and general shelfwear, some rubbing of covers, interior fine.

Wisconsin: Cadmus Books, 1939. Original hardcover from 1939, a special edition published by arrangement with G P Putnam. Quite worn, previously used in a public school. The good news is that the wonderful illustrations are still clean and bright.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Fair.

London: Frederick Warne, 1872. Almost IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND in any condition. Fabulous coloured frontispiece and wonderfully illustrated front cover. B&W illustrations inside in addition to the coloured frontispiece. Rather general wear and tear, page block detached from covers. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Poor.

New York : Walt Disney Productions, 1942. Sheet music. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Clean original sheet music, piano, lyrics and guitar chords. Minor edgewear and light rubbing of covers, all else fine. Great piece of Disney memorabilia .