Children's Books

  • Clare Newberry

    Herbert the Lion

    $325.00

    Under The Covers Antique And Vintage Books

    Brewer, Warren & Putnam, Inc., 1931. Hardcover. Oblong small 4to. Very good. Newberry’s first book. Wear to exterior includes browning, light soiling, and minor bumping to spine ends and corners. Boards exposed at corners. Gift inscription to front free end paper. Minor fading to edges of end papers. Light sporadic foxing. Minor browning to margins. Lovely color illustrations throughout. More photos available.

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  • Filled with gorgeous illustrations

    J. M. Barrie

    Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

    $350.00

    Under The Covers Antique And Vintage Books

    New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1908. Hardcover. 8vo. Very good. Green cloth covered boards with gilt title and decorations to front board and gilt title to spine. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners. Minor chipping to foot of spine. Minor browning to spine. A few light finger smudges to front board. Minor rubbing. One small scuff mark to top corner of front board. Very light creasing to edges of several pages. Very small closed tears to edges of a few tissue guards.  Black smudge to margin page 94 which does not affect the text. Else is incredibly clean and bright. Binding is tight and hinges are in excellent condition. Includes 50 beautiful tipped in full color illustrations, 49 of which are bound in at the rear. 126 pages.

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  • Beloved Book, Signed by Author with Drawing

    McBratney, Sam & Jeram, Anita

    Guess How Much I Love You

    $1,500.00

    The Accidental Bookseller

    New York: Candlewick Press, 1996. Early reprint. Inscribed to “Bean”, signed and dated by author McBratney, signed by illustrator Jeram and with an original drawing by her titled “Jumping Bean”. A publishing phenomenon from the start, as of its 25th anniversary in 2019, the book had sold more than 43 million copies worldwide in 57 languages. A near fine copy in like dust wrapper.  Signed copies are scarce indeed and especially desirable with the original drawing.

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