FREDDY THE MAGICIAN
1947
Scarce and excellent copy of the first edition of a more magical Freddy the pig adventure, in which a former magician's rabbit teches him the tricks of the trade.
Post-WWII
BAD KITTY GETS A BATH
(2008)
Signed first edition of this first BAD KITTY chapterbook, a hilarious how-to describing the fraught process of washing a reluctant feline – with original drawing.
BAD KITTY VS. UNCLE MURRAY
(2010)
Signed first edition of this BAD KITTY chapter book, which finds our trouble-making feline at odds with the catsitter – with original drawing.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BAD KITTY
(2009)
Signed first edition of this second BAD KITTY chapterbook, introducing all the other kitties of the neighborhood as they come to Bad Kitty's birthday party and, predictably, engage in shenanigans – with original drawing.
FREE SOULS
1969
Inscribed first edition of this juvenile novel based on the events of the Amistad.
NOBODY'S DOLL
(1946)
First printing of this charming tale of an old wooden doll and her Scottie dog rescuer, and their adventures in search of a home.
CLAYMORE AND KILT: TALES OF SCOTTISH KINGS AND CASTLES
(1967)
First printing of this collection of Scottish stories for young readers, with stylish illustrations by Leo and Diane Dillon.
DEAR CORINNE, TELL SOMEBODY! LOVE, ANNIE
(1999)
Inscribed first printing of this book by a major figure in the Black Arts Movement about the importance of talking to grown-ups about "problems [that] might be too big for a kid to handle alone," particularly sexual abuse.
TALES TOLD NEAR A CROCODILE
(1967)
First American edition of this collection of stories of the Nyanza people of Kenya, owned and annotated by noted storyteller/folklorist Diane Wolkstein.
A CITY IN WINTER
(1996)
First edition of this illustrated fantasy story, in which a daring young heroine travels to the besieged city on the plain to seek out its conqueror, the Usurper.
BETTER KNOWN AS JOHNNY APPLESEED
(1950)
Scarce first printing of this Newbery Honor, a set of nine biographical vignettes about the itinerant apple planter of US legend.
THE ANIMAL FAMILY
(1965)
Inscribed first printing of this Newbery Medal-winning story about a hunter, a mermaid, and the family they build on a deserted island.
THE VIEW FROM SATURDAY
(1996)
Signed first printing of this scarce Newbery Medal winner, the story of the intersecting lives of a quiz bowl team and their teacher.
THE BEACHCOMBERS
(1972)
First printing of this rather haunting tale of a young boy's very unusual holiday on the coast, as he learns the difference between cruel scavengers and the ethereal BEACHCOMBERS – with atmospheric illustrations by Errol Le Cain.
THE GOLDEN FLASH
1947
Inscribed first printing of this tale of the journeys of a steam fire engine after it is stolen from a New York City firehouse, a "cross-country cavalcade of American life during the nineteenth century" (jacket).
THE BEST BIRD STORIES I KNOW
1946
First edition of a selection of stories from various sources all about birds, many with conservationist tones.
IN THE BEGINNING: CREATION STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
(1988)
First printing of this Newbery Honor-winning collection of 25 stories of beginnings, with vibrant and evocative illustrations by Barry Moser – with autograph note from Virginia Hamilton laid in.
IN THE BEGINNING: CREATION STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
(1988)
Inscribed early printing of this Newbery Honor-winning collection of 25 stories of beginnings, with vibrant and evocative illustrations by Barry Moser.
THE HIGHER POWER OF LUCKY
(2006)
First printing of this Newbery Medal-winning story of childhood set in a tiny Texas town, following 10-year-old Lucky as she seeks a "higher power" after hearing the phrase while listening in to an AA meeting.
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.
UPON THE HEAD OF THE GOAT
(1981)
First printing of this memoir of Hungarian Jewish childhood in the lead-up to WWII, detailing the author's family's forced move to a Ghetto and eventually to Auschwitz.
THE TIME WARP TRIO: 2095
(1995)
Signed first printing of the fifth book in the TIME WARP TRIO series, in which the boys are zapped to various points in the late 21st century – with original drawing by Lane Smith.
THE TIME WARP TRIO: KNIGHTS OF THE KITCHEN TABLE
(1991)
Signed first printing of the first book in the TIME WARP TRIO series, in which Joe's magician uncle gives him a mysterious book that transports he and his friends to the Middle Ages – with original drawing by Lane Smith.
