Search Results: Children from Allington Antiquarian Books, LLC

Kansas City: Andrews McMeel, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. A Near Fine copy of the first edition, first printing, in the Publisher's original purple cloth (some pushing near the spine corners, small indentation to the rear board), in a Near Fine dust jacket retaining its brightness (small indentation to the rear panel); a work on creating magical spaces for children. A quite nice copy.

New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. TEMPORARILY DISCOUNTED. WAS $200.00 NOW $65.00 A Fine, tight, and unread copy of the first edition, first printing in the Publisher's original light-brown cloth (with quite light pushing to the spine panel's ends and a tiny mark to the closed page block's front edge), in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED AND DATED BY REYNOLDS PRICE ON THE TITLE PAGE IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION. The dust jacket's front cover bears a charming illustration by Maurice Sendak. The tale centers on a young boy who, at age 11, must deal with the death of his mother, leaving him with only his father and his beloved dog. He lies awake at night feeling a deep sadness and the only thing that comforts him and brings him sleep is thinking about elephants that both he and his mother loved. He hears that a circus is coming to his town and anxiously waits for it to arrive. He is then thrilled to meet Sala, the only survivor of a group of four… Read More

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. A Fine copy of the First Edition, First Printing in the Publisher's original blue cloth in a Fine dust jacket in a coordinated blue color with the jacket's front panel showing the Author's initials and the spine panel showing the book's short title, the author's pen name and the Publisher's name, all in dark blue. Dodgson was a frequent corespondent with children, including Evelyn Hatch. The jacket's spine shows some toning and the book shows scattered foxing within. The book is richly illustrated and includes facsimile illustrations of letters from Carroll to some of his young friends. Per Wikipedia: Evelyn Hatch was an English child friend of the adult Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pen name of Lewis Carroll. She was the subject of photographs by Dodgson and is often part of the contemporary discussion about Dodgson's relationship with young female children. This is a quite nice copy of her work… Read More