Children's Books from Back in Time Rare Books, LLC

Cleveland, OH: A.R. Mueller Printing & Lithograph, 1943. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 6 1/8 X 9 Inches. 52 PP. Complete issue with cover art by Fern Bisel Peat. This particular issue of Play Mate magazine quite scarce in commerce. Contents include an eight page story titled "Zbik was a Gremlin" by Esther Brown Cooper. Roald Dahl's… Read more about this item

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1939. Early Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 9 1/4 X 12 1/4 Inches. Original illustrated decorated paper boards. Original date of 1939 on copyright page, but not on title-page. Does contain the original "12 girl" illustration. Original early price of $2.50 intact on front flap. Circa 1950 copy. Some insect damage to lower section of… Read more about this item

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9 1/4 X 12 1/4 Inches. Original decorated paper boards. Original price of $2.50 intact on front flap. Hint of wear to edges and folds. A very attractive copy overall. From the mastermind of the Madeline books.

New York: Cupples & Leon, 1930. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 237 PP. Circa 1930 early edition in original decorated cloth binding. Housed in clean original jacket. Neat PO name label on inside front pastedown. Light toning and some light wear to DJ edges. Cloth in red and green.

New York: S.G. Phillips, 1957. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Moya Leatham. 5 3/4 X 8 3/8 Inches. 94 PP. Translated by Gwen Marsh. First American edition of this classic folk tale from India. Price-clipped.

Toronto, Canada: Key Porter Books, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 7 1/4 X 10 1/4 Inches. 270 PP. Collection of nearly 30 scary short stories from Stoker, Nesbit, Verne, Coleridge, Algernon Blackwood and many more. Original price of $29.95 intact on front flap. Illustrated throughout.

New York: McCall's Magazine, 1956. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 5 1/8 X 7 3/8 Inches. Original pull-out book issued in the Christmas 1956 issue of McCall's Magazine. Published as a hardcover some 30 years later. Original self-wraps. Light wear to edges and top corners.

New York: Random House, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Deborah Colvin Borgo. 8 3/4 X 10 7/8 Inches. 29 PP. Original glossy pictorial covers. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. A few rogue child stamps to ffep. A clean copy of this Ewok adventure story published at the outset of… Read more about this item

Pen Wild Press / James Kahn, 2020. First Edition. Original wraps. Near Fine. 9 5/8 X 8 Inches. Scarce original children's holiday story written by James Kahn for his own children and grandchildren. Signed "From my personal collection / James Kahn" on the title-page. A lovely little tale of 12 elfs and their nightly activities... In the spirit… Read more about this item

Pen Wild Press / James Kahn, 2020. First Edition. Original wraps. Near Fine. 9 5/8 X 8 Inches. Scarce original children's holiday story written (the coloring book version) by James Kahn for his own children and grandchildren. Signed "From my personal collection / James Kahn" on the title-page. A lovely little tale of 12 elfs and their nightly… Read more about this item

New York: Abelard Schuman, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Quentin Blake. 7 1/8 X 10 1/8 Inches. Scarce first printing of this early children's book by Hunter (Ed McBain). Just as important, this is the first illustrated book by Sir Quentin Blake. Blake would go on to illustrate more than 300 books including those of his own as… Read more about this item

Mahwah, NJ: Troll Associates, 1990. First Edition. Original wraps. Near Fine. 7 1/4 X 9 Inches. 48 PP. Original first printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Price of $2.50 intact on front flap. A scarce example in this condition. One of the books available at schools across America in the early 90's.… Read more about this item

New York: The Trumpet Club, 1988. First Thus. Original wraps. Very Good. 4 1/4 X 6 5/8 Inches. 180 PP. First printing of this mass market paperback issued by the Trumpet Club. Complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. While I'm not positive, I do believe this book to be one of the books issued… Read more about this item

New York: Little Simon (Simon & Schuster), 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Glossy pictorial cover. Near Fine. 8 1/4 X 11 Inches. No dust jacket as issued. All pages intact. "It all starts here!" - Mikey Walsh<br /> <br /> The FIRST PRINTING of the movie storybook! Largely ignored classic that literally defined a nation of kids in… Read more about this item

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1957. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6 1/2 X 8 3/8 Inches. 89 PP. Signed on the FFEP by Helen Doss! Helen and Carl Doss were practically household names in the 1940's and 50's thanks to Life Magazine and Reader's Digest. The couple wanted nothing more than to have a… Read more about this item

New York: Chanticleer Press, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 7 3/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 32 PP. Important early book by Marie Neurath, ground-breaking graphic designer, who along with her husband, founded the ISOTYPE Studio. The method of visual explanation they and others developed became known as ‘Isotype' (International System of Typographic Picture Education). She specialized… Read more about this item

New York: William R. Scott Inc, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Jeanne Bendick. 7 7/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 39 PP. Original illustrated boards in matching DJ. Price-clipped. Small stain to gutter edges. A surprisingly well-preserved example of this early educational children's book.

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1882. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 9 1/2 X 8 1/8 Inches. Original 1882 first edition in tie-binding. Complete with all illustrations. "Gilbert & Field" booksellers label to bottom of front cover. Light wear to edges, spine and corners. An attractive copy overall.

Hollywood, CA: Mistletoe Press, 1944. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8 1/4 X 10 3/4 Inches. 32 PP. First printing in original illustrated boards with matching DJ. Original price of $1.00 intact on front flap. Foxing to endpapers. Light wear and a few shallow chips to DJ edges.

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $1.00 intact on front flap. A few spots of model paint (it would appear) on front board. Light wear to edges and corners. PO inscription on FFEP. Sounds much worse than it appears.