T. L. McCready, Jr.. Increase Rabbit. Ariel Books, 1958.

Price: US$30.95 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Ex-library book. Corners and spine of cover are bumped, rubbed and fraying, with some chips at the upper and lower spine. Light scuff marks on covers. Label residue on cover. Inside cover is stamped. Text block is darekened and pages are slightly yellow from age and shelf-wear. Crayon scribbling inside cover and on first three pages. Ask for pictures.Hardcover

Seller: San Marco Bookstore, Jacksonville, FL, U.S.A.

McCready, T.L., Jr.. Increase Rabbit. Ariel Books, New York, 1958.

Price: US$60.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Yellow cloth. Illustrated by Tasha Tudor. Pictorial endpapers. Jacket has some stains on front where something was spilled on the book. Back of jacket has a crayon scribble. Top closed edge of pages is also stained, affecting the top edge of several pages and the top edge of the endpapers. Illustrated in color and black & white. Pictorial endpapers.

Seller: Pam's Fine Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

McCready, T. L. Jr. INCREASE RABBIT. Ariel Books, New York, 1958.

Price: US$62.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Ex-library, Green hardcover cloth binding with yellow image of rabbit and title on front cover, spine sticker and some stamps. Minor shelfwear. Unpaginated, square and tight, smudges. Delicately illus in color and b/. Story of an enormous rabbit named Increase which belonged to the Warner children. Originally named George, after she produces a litter of babies, her name is changed to Increase because rabbits, well, you know, increase! Charming story of children and bunnies.

Seller: Deja Vu Books, Poplar Grove, IL, U.S.A.

T. L. McCready, Jr.; Tasha Tudor (illustrations). Increase Rabbit. New York: Ariel Books, 1958.

Price: US$70.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Hardcover. No dustwrapper. Green cloth over boards. Yellow stamping on front cover and spine. Covers are clean, with a small spot or two on the back. Corners and spine ends are bumped with some color loss. No date on title page. Copyright page dated 1958. Unpaginated. Previous owner stamped their name in blue ink three times on front free endpaper. The interior is otherwise clean and unmarked, with lots of lovely illustrations, some in color, some not. A good copy overall. A collaboration between Tudor and her husband.

Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.

McCready, T. L. Jr. INCREASE RABBIT. Ariel Books, New York, 1958.

Price: US$78.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Green hardcover cloth binding with yellow image of rabbit and title on front cover. Minor shelfwear, address sticker ffep. Unpaginated, square and tight, a few smudges, just lacks crispness. Delicately illus in color and b/w. Story of an enormous rabbit named Increase which belonged to the Warner children. Originally named George, after she produces a litter of babies, her name is changed to Increase because rabbits, well, you know, increase! Charming story of children and bunnies.

Seller: Deja Vu Books, Poplar Grove, IL, U.S.A.

McCready, T. L., Jr.; Tudor, Tasha (illustrator). Increase Rabbit. Ariel Books, 1958.

Price: US$100.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: A fine copy, bright and clean inside and out. In a very good plus dust jacket ($2.75 price intact) with slight fading to spine, minor rubbing at spine ends, and tiny soil spot to rear panel. A beautiful copy of this scarce title.

Seller: Magus Books of Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.

McCready, T.L.. Increase Rabbit. Ariel Books, copyright 1958, 1958.

Price: US$100.00 + shipping

Description: Exlibrary picture cover, average to light wear. no dust jacket. Illustrated by Tasha Tudor

Seller: Sleuth Books, FABA, Palm Coast, FL, U.S.A.

(Tasha Tudor) MCCREADY, Jr., T. L.. Increase Rabbit.. Ariel Books,, NY:, 1958.

Price: US$100.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: First edition. SIGNED by Tasha Tudor on the title page. Yellow, cloth covered boards are heavily soiled and worn, binding is split at about the center, thus only fair in a photocopied dust jacket.

Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.

Thomas L McCready. Increase Rabbit. Ariel books, 1958.

Price: US$120.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Signed. Signed by Author T. L. McCready, Jr & Illustrator Tasha Tudor on title page. No dust jacket. Covers show some fading, rubbing and scuffing and edges and spine show some rubbing, fraying and scuffing as well. Pages show some light browning. Previous owner's name on cover page and short inscription on second page.

Seller: Half Moon Books, Kingston, NY, U.S.A.

T. L. Mccready Jr. - Signed. Increase Rabbit. Ariel Books, New York, 1958.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Excellent Copy, Signed By Both The Author And Illustrator, Husband And Wife On The Title Page. Unclipped Dust Jacket $2.75 428 In Mylar. Charming Illustrations Throughout. A Special Copy Of A Classic Tudor Art Work. Increase Rabbit Is A Sequel To Biggity Bantam, Pekin White, And Mr. Stubbs By The Same Author And Illustrator.

Seller: Open Door Books MABA, Bath, ME, U.S.A.

McCready, T. L., Jr.; Tudor, Tasha. INCREASE RABBIT. Ariel Books, New York, 1958.

Price: US$700.00 + shipping

Description: Scarce first printing of this Tasha Tudor bunny tale, a collaboration with her first husband. "Encouraged by his wife's success, Thomas McCready also began to write children's books about the farm animals in New Hampshire," note Tudor bibliographers William and Priscilla Hare (5); INCREASE RABBIT is one such story drawn from Tudor and McCready's rural New England family farm. Following the house rabbit of the Warner family - named after the town adjoining Webster, where Tudor and McCready owned a large 1790s farm house - this story and its illustrations feature characters based on the Tudor-McCready children. This is an unusual Tudor title, in remarkably nice condition. 8'' x 6''. Original yellow cloth binding with black lettering. Original unclipped ($2.75) color pictorial dust jacket. Color pictorial endpapers of the Warner children and their various animals. Illustrated in color and black and white. [26] leaves. Jacket with a hint of edgewear, a touch of sunning to spine; a bit of soil to rear. Book sharp and bright. Fine in about fine dust jacket.

Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.

McCready, T. L., Jr.. INCREASE RABBIT. Ariel Books, New York, 1958.

Price: US$800.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: (Tudor, Tasha) INCREASE RABBIT by T. L. McCready, Jr. New York: Ariel Books, (1958). First edition. 8vo - 6-3/16" x 8-1/8". Yellow cloth covers with black stamped rabbit above title on front in fine condition. Color pictorial endpapers depict the four Warner/Tudor children with Increase Rabbit in a doll buggy has previous owner's name written neatly on the front free endpaper. Yellow dust wrapper with a full color picture of Increase Rabbit on the front panel and the correct first edition price of $2.75 on the front flap with minor soiling to the rear panel of a beautiful copy of the wrapper. [52]pp. including fly leafs. This book marks the fourth collaboration between the husband and wife team of McCready and Tudor. The book is illustrated throughout with both full color and black and white illustrations by Tasha Tudor. The condition of the book is FINE. The condition of the dust wrapper is NEAR FINE. Very scarce.

Seller: Wallace & Clark, Booksellers, Houston, TX, U.S.A.