PHOEBE DARING
(1912)
First edition of the 2nd book in Baum's YA detective series, with a striking ombre binding design.
20th century
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ANNIE ON MY MIND
(1984)
First paperback edition of the first lesbian romance meant for the YA market.
Harlem YA Trilogy: THE FRIENDS, RUBY, and EDITH JACKSON
(1973); (1976); (1978)
First editions, two signed, following three Black teenage girls growing up in Harlem, including the first YA novel to narrate a lesbian relationship and, in another, the heroine's choice to get an abortion.
LOOK FOR THE STARS
(1956)
First edition, a young adult novel about a girl's trials and tribulations as a displaced person after WWII, rare in the original dust jacket.
DINKY HOCKER SHOOTS SMACK
(1972)
First edition, first printing of this provocative and fascinating young adult story. This is the first young adult work by Kerr, one of the pseudonyms of Marijane Meaker.
FINDING MY VOICE
1992
Inscribed first printing of this YA romance, about a Korean-American girl facing everyday racism in her Minnesota high school while her relationship with a white classmate blossoms.
THE HERO AND THE CROWN
(1985)
First printing of this fantasy novel with a dragon-slaying, sword-wielding, no-nonsense young woman protagonist, a Newbery Medal winner in sharp condition.
WAR HORSE
(1982)
First printing of the acclaimed YA novel, in which one brave horse connects the lives of people over the course of WWI — the basis for the award-winning play and the film of the same name by Steven Spielberg.
JACOB HAVE I LOVED
(1980)
First printing of this Newbery Medal-winning novel, in the first issue jacket (without the award sticker), a coming of age tale set on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
JACOB HAVE I LOVED
(1980)
First printing of this Newbery Medal-winning novel, warmly inscribed to fellow author Barbara Elleman.
Complete HIS DARK MATERIALS Series [The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass]
(1996, 1997, 2000)
First US editions of Philip Pullman's beloved fantasy trilogy that has charmed readers, angered religious critics, and defied film adaptation.
THE SUBTLE KNIFE
(1997)
First US edition of the second book in the HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy, with bookplate signed by Pullman tipped onto half title.
HENRY REED'S BABY-SITTING SERVICE
(1966)
First printing of the third HENRY REED title, following entrepreneurial Henry's efforts at starting a new business with his friend Midge.
HENRY REED'S JOURNEY
(1963)
First printing of the second HENRY REED title, in which a cross-country road trip with his friend Midge inspires him to try his hand at guidebook-writing.
HENRY REED, INC.
(1958)
First printing of the first title in the beloved HENRY REED series, following the entrepreneurial boy on his first several ventures.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR BEANY
(1957)
First printing of the sixth book in the Beany Malone series, detailing the social fallout after Beany's 17th birthday party – a remarkably sharp copy.
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