A children's storybook of Genesis
La Plus Vieille Histoire Du Monde.
Photo/NYC: Jardin des Modes, 1931. Paul Dumas. First edition. A children's storybook of Genesis. Read More about La Plus Vieille Histoire Du Monde
Price: $700
Children's Books
Children's books, whether they educate or inspire, are fundamental to our development. We love books here at James Cummins Bookseller, and for some of us, a favorite children's book is what enticed us to seek out our profession. We are proud to present a catalogue of children's literature that spans from the famed nursery classic History of Goody Two Shoes to Norman Juster's The Phantom Tollbooth. Highlights include first editions of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, the first Fessard edition of Fables de la Fontaine, and the first edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Take a look at our highlights below and make sure to check out the entire catalogue.
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Inscribed
Happy Birthday to You!
New York: Random House, [1959]. First Edition. Inscribed. Inscribed "For Debbie with best wishes, Dr. Seuss" with a photocopy of a 1975 TLS tipped-in, to Mr. Draper, mentioning that "Orton is one of my favorite people and the article about him is excellent!" Read More about Happy Birthday to You!
Price: $750
The Cat in the Hat.
Random House, [1957]. Illustrated throughout by Dr. Seuss. First Edition, First Printing, with jacket priced "200/200" on front flap; flat, unglazed covers; rear cover of book and jacket lists educators' reviews with no mention of the Beginner Books series. Seuss’s most famous creation and one of his most desirable books..... Read More about The Cat in the Hat
Price: $4,800
A Most Un-Juvenile Seuss
The Seven Lady Godivas.
New York: Random House, [1939]. Seuss, Dr. First Edition, first printing. A Most Un-Juvenile Seuss. Dr. Seuss’s third book, preceded by his highly successful juveniles, To Think that I Saw iIt on Mulberry Street and The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins. As the publisher’s blurb on the inside front jacket..... Read More about The Seven Lady Godivas
Price: $1,250
Foiled by Essolube.
circa 1930. The monsters "foiled" by Essolube (Standard Oil) included the dreaded "Karbo-nockus", "Moto-munchus", "Oilio-gobelus", "Moto-raspus", and the "Zero-doccus." Each is described on verso of the original envelope among the "cast of characters", concluding with "A Motorist, his wife and child": "Pursued by these fierce and oil thirsty Moto-Monsters they..... Read More about Foiled by Essolube
Price: $500
Caroline Mordaunt: or, The Governess.
London: William Darton and Son, [1835]. Read More about Caroline Mordaunt: or, The Governess
Price: $300
A Child’s Garden of Verses.
London: Longmans, Green, 1885. First edition, first issue. Publisher's presentation blindstamp on the title. Publisher's presentation copy of the first edition, first issue of Stevenson's collection of children's verse, with first appearances of "The Land of Counterpane," "The Land of Nod," "My Shadow," "Uncle Sparky," and "My Bed is a...... Read More about A Child’s Garden of Verses
Price: $2,500
Penrod.
Garden City, N.Y: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1914. First Edition, Later state of the first edition, with "sense" on p. 19, and with p. "viii" unnumbered. Signed with inscription and sketch by Tarkington. beautifully and warmly inscribed with a full page inscription and drawing by the author (dated Kennebunkport, Aug..... Read More about Penrod
Price: $1,250
Inscribed to His Secretary, Pre-Publication
Penrod Jashper.
New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1929. First edition, inscribed one day before publication date. Inscribed to His Secretary, Pre-Publication. Inscribed to Tarkington's amanuensis/secretary Elizabeth (Betty) Totter, who, during the author's growing blindness, seems to have taken down this novel by dictation, and probably prepared it for publication as well: "For Betty..... Read More about Penrod Jashper
Price: $1,750
AUTHOR TO HIS DAUGHTER
Walt Disney's Fantasia. With a foreword by Leopold Stokowski. [Introduction by Walt Disney.].
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1940. First edition. AUTHOR TO HIS DAUGHTER. Inscribed on the flyleaf to the author’s daughter, Joan Kennedy Taylor: "For my dear Joan, with all my love./ Deems" Read More about Walt Disney's Fantasia. With a foreword by Leopold Stokowski. [Introduction by Walt Disney
Price: $6,000
Written by Bed-Stuy teacher and author Dawn C. Thomas
A Tree for Tompkins Park.
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1971. Carty, Leo. First edition. Written by Bed-Stuy teacher and author Dawn C. Thomas. Read More about A Tree for Tompkins Park
Price: $150
The Lord Fish.
London: Faber & Faber, [1933]. Whistler, Rex. First edition, No. 15 of 60 copies SIGNED by the author and specially bound. Beautiful copy in its rarest state. Five magical fairy tales from Walter de la Mare, including the title story about the strange adventures of lazy young man who loves..... Read More about The Lord Fish
Price: $2,000
Stuart Little.
Harper & Brothers, 1945. Williams, Garth. First edition. Read More about Stuart Little
Price: $400
The Yearling.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939. Wyeth, N.C. One of 770 copies SIGNED by the author and illustrator, with facsimile letter and 2 extra illustrations for this limited edition. Read More about The Yearling
Price: $3,000
Featuring Pamela Colman Smith's lush hand-colored collaborative illustrations
The Bosun and the Bob-Tailed Comet.
London: Elkin Matthews, 1903. Pamela Colman Smith. Second printing (the first being 1902). Featuring Pamela Colman Smith's lush hand-colored collaborative illustrations. Jack B. Yeats (b.1871 - d.1957) was an Irish artist primarily associated with Expressionism and Symbolism, though here is a fine example of his early work and collaboration with..... Read More about The Bosun and the Bob-Tailed Comet
Price: $500
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