As you might expect, early editions are those most sought after by serious collectors. Gift note on front end page. Sendak (illustrator). Harper & Brothers, New York Buy The Book Here, Boiling Springs, SC, U.S.A. Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2016. Condition: Very Good+. Although I read all four stories, I will summarize the first story titled, "What Will Little Bear Wear?" The front cover has some very light crayon marks. First Edition. As one in a series of small-format books called The Dumpy Books for Children, the story was popular for more than half a century.. First Edition, First Printing. All domestic orders shipped protected in a Box. Sendak, Maurice (illustrator). He first appeared in the Daily Express on November 8, 1920 and has been anthologized in Annuals since 1936. 8vo. Stone Soup Books, Camden, ME, U.S.A. Meets all first issue points (Hanrahan) including the important flap price. Report abuse. Hard front and rear covers of a bound book which are covered in cloth, leather or paper. Maurice Sendak (illustrator). This much-loved author continues to write stories for children at her home in North Carolina. Perhaps they re-used this ISBN. Published by Little Bear'S Happy Face/Sad (First Book about Feelings) by Lynn Offerman, March 1, 1999, Millbrook Press edition, Board book in English - Board edition First Edition published by Harper & Brothers -- later reprinted by Harper & Row. Hardcover and dust jacket. Harper & Brothers, 1957. First Edition; Early Printing. Published by So-called because much of the raw material originally came from the tanneries of North Africa (other types of goatskin bindings denoting regions of origin include levant, turkey, niger). First Edition. Harper & Brothers Publishers Published by Published by This is the first of first-grade teacher Minarik's popular Little Bear series of readers, and also the first of Harper's "I Can Read" books. Label, generally affixed to the front pastedown, identifying a book’s owner. Pen & ink drawings washed with brown (of course!) The Literary Lion,Ltd., Thousand Oaks, CA, U.S.A. from Maurice Sendak.. First Edition, First Pinting. The early Seuss books are also difficult to find in collectible, first edition state. Red Book 6 . IOBA. A book may be uncut but opened—i.e., with a paper-knife—but all unopened books (see below) are by nature uncut as well. Harper & Brothers. MINARIK, Else Holmelund. checkED in bibliography. Harper & Brothers, 1957. Hardcover. Contact seller, Used hardcover New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1968. He's sweet and cuddly. price of $2.50 on dj repriced. 7690A" on the dust jacket front flap. Dust jacket price crossed out and restamped with new price. Recently accomplished, when used to describe a book’s binding that is not the original casing. Front has a tan stain. (1957). This has 4 short stories featuring Little Bear: What Will Little Bear Wear? 1st edition. Black Swan Books, Oakland, CA, U.S.A. You get LITTLE BEAR'S VISIT, LITTLE BEAR, AND LITTLE BEAR'S FRIEND. Meets all first issue points (Hanrahan) including the important flap price and binding. A Kiss for Little Bear. 1 vols. Contact seller, Used hardcover (See “recto.”). For more information, please contact us. (1957), Seller: Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book given as a gift by its author, illustrator or publisher. Condition: Near Fine. A near-fine copy. For some items, we can also email digital photographs. The unintended transfer of ink from one printed page to an adjacent page. Publication of this book, with illustrations by Maurice Sendak, launched the I Can Read series. Printer’s error in pagination, typically skipping, transposing or repeating page numbers. Binding material made from specially treated calfskin—durable, with a distinctive ivory color and smooth appearance. Condition: Good. 1st. 1st Edition, first I can read book. Matte pictorial boards with very lightly worn edges. Satement of place, publisher and date of publication on a book’s title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. 63 pp. Contact seller, Association Member: This designation is represented by a white and yellow "1st" flag appearing on top of the bee, and the flag emits a sparkle effect. Item #84350 Very Good in a Very Good clipped dust jacket. Condition: Very Good. However, it's challenging to find Little Golden Books from the Minarik, Else Holmelund Maurice Sendak (Illus), Published by The Little Bear books sold more than 6 million copies worldwide. Blue Book 4 New Edition . Handwritten notes made in the margins by a previous owner. Well worn edges, Please see uploaded photos . Contact seller. Thin octavo half black cloth and pictorial patterned matte boards with an oval color pictorial title design on the front cover. This is a great volume - hardcover - that includes 3 separate stories (they are also all published separately as a single book). First edition. Abracadabra Books 30% Off!, Denver, CO, U.S.A. A 1968 first edition of A Kiss for Little Bear, written by Else Homelund Minarik, illustrated by Maurice Sendak, and published by Harper & Row, New York. First edition. A very gently read book. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. So-called Japan vellum (or Japon) is a type of thick paper that has been polished smooth and given a glossy finish to resemble vellum. This is an intaglio process, in which ink is poured over the plate, then wiped from the surface, leaving ink only in the recesses made by the engraver’s tools. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. Contact seller. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. (1957), Seller: Condition: Very Good. The little tag is sealed around every Hermann-Coburg teddy bear's neck. Probably the most difficult book to find in collectible first edition condition would be Robert McCloskey's, Make Way For Ducklings. HARPER & ROW, NEW YORK No ownership markings. Sendak, Maurice (illustrator). First edition. Signed by Maurice Sendak on the title page. Neat former owner's name to the upper edge of the front free endpaper, else fine in a very good plus, price-clipped dust jacket which has light fraying at the spine tips and light rubbing to the extremities. The very first I CAN READ Book. Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Maurice Sendak (illustrator). Priced $2.50 on DJ (Flap: 40-80 No. True First Edition published by Harper & Brothers -- later reprinted by Harper & Row. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Inscribed "Feb. '69 / for Bob Wilson / Maurice Sendak". Condition: Good+. The three exposed edges of a book have been smoothed and gilded. 1st Edition. Little Bear. bookplate. Dust jacket price crossed out and restamped with new price. copy that belonged to someone connected with the author or the contents of a book. First Edition. From 1971-1991, you will find a series of letters on the first … Tell us what you're looking for and once a match is found, we'll inform you by e-mail. Barbi G. 5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars. Copyright 1957 Harper & Brothers. Harper & Row, 1967. Our daughter loves the Little Bear cartoons, and she was/is still thrilled for us to read the stories to her. Little Bear is a series of children's books, primarily involving the interaction of Little Bear (a small cub) and Mother Bear (his mother), written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. 1st Edition. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1961. ABAA 7690A). First edition. Contact seller, Used hardcover Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Read more. Copperplate process by which the plate is “bitten” by exposure to acid. Contact seller, Used hardcover Green Book 5 . Harper & Brothers, New York, 1957. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Black cloth spine. A nice copy, rather uncommon signed. Hardcover. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. A First Edition Bee is a designation given to certain Event bees bought or earned during their first release. Used to describe a binding bearing the coat of arms of the original owner, or with bookplates incorporating the owner’s arms. The back or reverse side of a leaf or page. The woodblock, or multiple blocks, can be fit into the page along with the type, allowing text and illustrations to be printed in the same print run and share the same page (not possible with engravings, which require thicker, damp paper and much more force; nor with lithographs, which require a different printing process altogether). Sly Little Bear and Other Bears. 63 pp. Hardcover. Harper & Brothers, 1957. James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A. Clean, unmarked pages. Pages are bright. Illustrated throughout with color full-page and in-text drawings by Sendak. The dustjacket has the original $2.50 price , with the notice 40-80 No.7690A in lower left corner of front flap which is clipped. Maurice sebndak (illustrator). Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictoral Boards. Initially, the stories were simple, but eventually became more sophisticated in subsequent books as the plot and characters expanded. By changing the areas of the plate that are exposed and the length of time the plate is submerged in the acid bath, the engraver can obtain fine and varying shades of gray that closely resemble watercolor washes. Edges lightly rubbed and faint darkened spots on front. Woodcuts preceded moveable type and are the earliest known printing technology. Although the name contains the word “tint”, this is a black-and-white printing process; aquatint plates can often be hand colored, however. First Edition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Contact seller, Used hardcover Extra leaves—plain, colored or decorated—with which a bookbinder covers the insides of the book’s boards, therefore not part of the actual text block. 1957 Harper & Brothers, hardcover without dust jacket, an early edition or possible First Edition, illustrated boards with black cloth spine, corners and lower edges rubbed, endpaper gutters darkened, interior pages are clean and unmarked, 63 pages. Full-page illustration printed separately from but bound with the text. First-issue dust jacket, with price of $2.50 code "40-80 / No. some marks on first few pages. Some books bound recently are bound using techniques, tools and styles of the period of the book’s original issue; when done well this is called a period-style binding, a term that implies “modern” as well. binding executed with materials, tools and techniques to approximate the look of a contemporary binding from the period of the book’s publication. You have 0 items in your shopping bag, please add an item to continue. ABAA Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good clipped dust jacket. Contact seller, Association Member: Harper & Brothers, New York, 1957. Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1957. True First Edition published by Harper & Brothers -- later reprinted by Harper & Row. Condition: Fair. ILAB INSCRIBED. Little Bear's First Spring: A Children’s Books about Seasons, Toddlers, Ages 1-3, Bedtime Stories for Kids - Kindle edition by May, Missy. Additional blank leaves following or preceding the endpapers. (1957), ISBN 10: 0544609719ISBN 13: 9780544609716, Seller: Black cloth backed matte pictorial boards. Meets all first issue points (Hanrahan) except flap price clipped. Harper & Row Condition: Near Fine. Picture Book Cottage, Ardmore, PA, U.S.A. Binding material made from cowhide—versatile, durable, usually tan or brown in color, of smooth texture with no or little apparent grain. Top of the spine is missing 1/4" and the bottom spine lacks 1 1/2" piece that only has the H in Harper present. Printed note at the end of a text containing information about the printing of the book. Can't remember the title or the author of a book? "Although the language in Little Bear is simple and the sentences are short, Minarik created a truly lovable character… What Minarik does not put into words, illustrator Maurice Sendak more than ably adds in the illustrations" (Silvey, 463). Hardcover. The story is about a bear who goes outside to play and gets cold. Harper Brothers, NY Please "Ask Bookseller" is this is available before ordering. Harper & Brothers ), Seller: Remaining half-titles are therefore of interest to collectors. Condition: Very Good. Available now at AbeBooks.co.uk - Hardcover - HarperCollins, New York - 1961 - Book Condition: Good - First edition. If you are interested in an item from one of our catalogues or our website and would like more information before ordering it, please give us a call; one of our salespeople will be happy to speak with you and answer any questions that you might have. Contact seller. Tiny pinhole-sized trails left by bookworms as they eat through a text block. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition book in the second printing dust wrapper printed by Harper & Row which was likely a book club jacket (as were many of these) returned to the publisher who then clipped the bottom and priced the jacket in the upper corner at $1.95. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. In new mylar. Inscribed "Feb. '69 / for Bob Wilson / Maurice Sendak". Blue Book 4 New Edition . Expensive handmade paper often used in deluxe editions. A beloved children's classic in remarkable condition. Published by Stone Soup Books Inc, Waynesboro, VA, U.S.A. Hanrahan A26. At times, issue refers to timing, such as the “first issue” being offered to the public at an earlier date than the “second issue.” At other times, it refers to specially planned different batches, such as the “trade issue” (widely available) in opposition to a “signed limited issue” (limited to a small amount of copies differing somehow from the trade issue and not widely available). Item Number: 19028. Maurice SENDAK | Randall JARRELL | Isaac Bashevis SINGER, © Copyright 2021, Bauman Rare Books | Privacy Policy | Accessibility, © Copyright 2021 Bauman Rare Books Privacy PolicyAccessibility. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Black cloth spine over matte pictorial boards. Harper and Row, 1957. No Jacket. Pastedowns made not of paper but of leather, for decorative purposes. Not uncommon in older, larger books, it is not considered a defect, so long as all integral leaves are present. Illustration produced by transferring an image drawn on a carefully prepared stone to paper. Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A. Amazon Price New from Used from Library Binding, Illustrated It contains "much of [Sendak's] best work" (Carpenter & Prichard, 475). Harper & Row Book. Little Bear (My First Reader) This edition was published in August 1990 by Children's Press (CT) First Sentence "Little Bear, Little Bear, would you eat potatoes?" First edition, early printing. Little Bear is a picture book that contains four stories in it. An illustration facing the title page of a book. Little Bear. The little bear comes inside several times and tells his mother that he … First edition. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Little Bear's First Spring: A Children’s Books about Seasons, Toddlers, Ages 1-3, Bedtime Stories for Kids. Bibliographic details at Wolrdcat lists Harper Collins as publisher, 1992. Very Good tight condition hardback light shelfwear. 2 copies available . No print date, but matches the first edition points as per Hanrahan A26. This is also the first I Can Read Book. Pictures by Maurice Sendak. Can be tooled in gilt or blind. Reverse calf, with a distinctive suede-like texture, is occasionally used. Large child's ownership signature on blank leaf at front; otherwise near fine in a price-clipped jacket with a long closed tear and crease, and light edgewear. Very Good tight condition hardback light shelfwear. (SENDAK, Maurice) MINARIK, Else Holmelund. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. In all our years of collecting, we have seen only a couple come to market. Gatherings are identified by a letter, symbol or number in the lower margin of the first page (the “signature”) to make it easy for the printer to stack them in proper order for sewing. Hanrahan A26. ILAB. Contact seller, Association Member: (1957), Seller: Typically above 14 inches tall. Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1957. Book 1 of 5 in the Little Bear Series. Surface washable. 1957. Series: An I can read book; || Caldecott Medal Honor book -- 1962. 1 vols. Else Holmelund Minarik first introduced readers to her timeless character in the classic Little Bear. New York: Harper & Brothers, (1957). Harper Brothers, NY, 1957. “Self wrappers” are leaves, blank or printed, that are integral to the text block, conjugate with other leaves and from the same stock. Great Sendak illustrations. Illustration or textual decoration made by cutting away from the surface of a block of wood until the reverse of the image is left in relief; this is then inked and pressed to the paper to leave the image. To supply a worn binding with a new spine, usually made of the same material as the rest of the binding and decorated to match. HARPER & ROW, NEW YORK, 1957. Book Moose, Lincoln, NH, U.S.A. ILLUSTRATED BY SENDAK, Maurice; Else Holmelund Minarik. 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