Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Sendak, Maurice. Pierre: A Cautionary Tale (The Nutshell Library). Harper & Row, 1962.
Price: US$5.37 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Price: US$6.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Miniature book in Sendak's Nutshell Library. Back cover of book waterstained beneath jacket, which is worn and slightly water-stained on back cover.
Seller: Possum Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$8.49 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
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Seller: HPB Inc., Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$9.95 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: ***Four Mini Volumes in Slipcase*** This set is in good condition; no remainder marks. Dustjackets have some edge tearing. Inside pages are clean. ; 2.8 X 1.6 X 4.1 inches; 4 pages
Seller: Mahler Books, PFLUGERVILLE, TX, U.S.A.
Maurice Sendak. Alligators All Around - An Alphabet. Harper Collins, 1962.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover Only date 1962 but later. Miniature book 4" x 2.75" A part of The Nutshell Library. Interior clean; binding tight. Boards clean. Dust jacket protected in mylar sleeve.
Seller: Basket Case Books, Boulder, CO, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Alligators All Around: An Alphabet. Harper & Row, New York, 1962.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Miniature book in Sendak's Nutshell Library. Cover of book and jacket waterstained at lower half of spine. Jacket worn on edges, faded on spine.
Seller: Possum Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. One Was Johnny: A Counting Book. Harper & Row, New York, 1962.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Miniature book in Sendak's Nutshell Library. Jacket worn on edges, faded on spine.
Seller: Possum Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$11.22 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Book may contain some writing, highlighting, and or cover damage. Shipped fast and reliably!
Seller: -OnTimeBooks-, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$11.96 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$13.71 + shipping
Condition: New
Description:
Seller: Lucky's Textbooks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$14.69 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within
Seller: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$14.69 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Acceptable/Fair condition. Book is worn, but the pages are complete, and the text is legible. Has wear to binding and pages, may be ex-library.
Seller: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$14.69 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Buy with confidence! Book is in acceptable condition with wear to the pages, binding, and some marks within
Seller: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
SENDAK, MAURICE. ALLIGATORS ALL AROUND an Alphabet. HARPER & ROW, NY, 1962.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: MINIATURE BOOK, ONE OF THE NUTSHELL LIBRARY SERIES. CLEAN COPY!
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, albany, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$15.31 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good condition. Shows only minor signs of wear, and very minimal markings inside (if any).
Seller: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$16.95 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New! Boxed set of these 4 delightful tiny hardcover books. Beloved in many families for generations.
Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$16.95 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Special order direct from the distributor
Seller: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
SENDAK MAURICE. ONE WAS JOHNNY A COUNTING BOOK. HARPER & ROW, NY, 1962.
Price: US$17.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: SOLID CLEAN AND BRIGHT AN EARLY EDITION IF NOT A FIRST STATES 1962 NO OTHER PRINTINGS OR EDITIONS MENTIONED PART OF A SET OF 4 FROM THE NUTSHELL LIBRARY VERY WELL PRESERVED MINIATURE VERSION 4 INCHES HIGH 3 INCES ACROSS JACKET IS BRIGHT BUT HAS SEVERAL LARGE TEARS TO FRONT
Seller: ARD Books, cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$17.23 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition
Seller: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$17.23 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published
Seller: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: New
Description:
Seller: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$18.48 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Brand New!
Seller: Save With Sam, North Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$19.28 + shipping
Description: signs of little wear on the cover.
Seller: Ebooksweb, Bensalem, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$19.48 + shipping
Description: Remainder mark
Seller: Ebooksweb, Bensalem, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$19.96 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Like New condition. Like New dust jacket. Slipcase Very Good. (alphabet books, juvenile fiction ) A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. One was Johnny, A counting Book (The Nutshell Library). Harper and Row, 1962.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 2 3/4 in. x 3 3/4in. size miniature book. Light wear to jacket including wearing through at top of spine. Previous owner name dated 1966 on FEP. Binding is tight and inside is clean.
Seller: Magnus Berglund, Book Seller, Sutter Creek, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$20.95 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. ; 2.8 X 1.6 X 4.1 inches; 4 pages
Seller: A Good Read, Toronto, ON, Canada
Sendak, Maurice. Pierre: A Cautionary Tale. Harper and Row, New York (1970?], 1962.
Price: US$22.50 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: No Edition Stated, Similar To First Edition But Bookseller's $10.95 Price Label, Ad For Nutshell Library On Rear Flap.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$27.61 + shipping
Condition: New
Description:
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom
Price: US$35.58 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Unread book in perfect condition.
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: All Four Little Volumes In Very Good Dust Jackets And Slipcase. 1962 Only Date On Copyright Page, No Indication Of Later Printings Or Isbn Numbers. All 4 Unmarked Clean And Solid Copies. Dust Jackets Show A Little Or Moderate Edgewear And Shelf Wear.
Seller: Small World Books, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Maurice Sendak. One Was Johnny A Counting Book (Nutshell Library). Harper Collins, 1962.
Price: US$44.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: This is one of the books in the Nutshell Library. Maurice Sendak received the 1964 Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are and is the creator of such classics as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, Higglety Pigglety Pop!, and Nutshell Library. x-lib with markings bright and securely bound
Seller: ALEXANDER POPE, Kent, CT, U.S.A.
Maurice Sendak.. One Was Johnny: A Counting Book (The Nutshell Library).. Harper & Row, 1962.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: Almost like new. Very small light brown hardcover with acorn and leaf design on front cover, Harper & Row, 1962, no jacket. As new except tip of corner of one page is creased. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.
Seller: Brentwood Books, Kinnelon, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Set of four novellas in a pictorial slipcase. Books are unread or very lightly read with tight binding. Dust jackets show wear on rubes, bumped spines, worn paper surfaces, especially at spine, and sun fade. Slipcase is shelfworn with rubbed surfaces.
Seller: Shade of the Cottonwood, Lawrence, KS, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good condition in box 3 with dustjackets light edgewear
Seller: Abracadabra Books 50% Off Sale!, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. NUTSHELL LIBRARY [Four volumes]. Harper & Row, New York, 1962.
Price: US$56.25 + shipping
Description: 32mo, Four miniature volumes in slipcase. In Very Good condition with Very Good dust jackets in Very Good slipcase. Slipcase in illustrated paper. Spines multicolor with black print. Boards in tan cloth. Illustrated: color. Note: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case 4. CONTENTS: [1] Alligators All Around : an Alphabet (unpaged) - [2] Chicken Soup With Rice : a Book of Months (30 pages) - [3] One Was Johnny : a Counting Book (unpaged) - [4] Pierre : a Cautionary Tale in Five Chapters and a Prologue (48 pages). 1376014. FP New Rockville Stock.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$58.66 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: NY: Harper & Row 1962. 4 volumes in slipcase. 2nd state or early printing with pink cloth, 'Chicken Soup with Rice' has a blue bar at jacket spine heel. Hardcovers 48mo. 'Alligators' and 'One was Johnny' are unpaginated, 'Chicken Soup' 31 pgs and 'Pierre' 48 pgs. Color illustrations. Very good in good dust jackets and a good slipcase. Jackets edgeworn and spines are toned. Slipcase edgeworn and toned. No ISBNS. (childrens, juvenile literature, poetry) Inquire if you need further information.
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1962, later printing with ISBN. 4 volumes complete in slipcase. Good. 32mo, with full color illustrations. Bound in publishers red cloth with illustrated & colored dust jackets. Slipcase in full color. Dust jackets show wear with minor soiling and rubbing, interiors are clean and unmarked. Slipcase with tips and edges rubbed. Still a nice copy in Good condition.
Seller: Frey Fine Books, Rougemont, NC, U.S.A.
Price: US$64.95 + shipping
Description: 4 volumes in slipcase. 48mo. Hard covers with djs. Clean, crisp, as new condiiton. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Seller: History Bound LLC, Mendota, MN, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. NUTSHELL LIBRARY: ALLIGATORS ALL. Harper & Row, 1962.
Price: US$66.62 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.37
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Blue band to bottom Chicken Soup dust jacket spine with no price label to slipcase. 2 5/8 x 3 3/4 Books; bindings tight, Mauve boards straight and clean; texts appear barely read with no to minor soiling. Mild rubbing to mostly slipcase corners. Dust jacket spines have mild to moderate chipping with small paper loss to Alligator and Pierre ends. Color sharp to covers. Under archival quality mylar cover. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box.
Seller: Twinwillow Books, Los Alamitos, CA, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Nutshell Library. Harper and Row, New York, 1962.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is four Sendak-illustrated, dust-jacketed mini-books (4 by 2.5 inches) in an illustrated slipcase; a second state or an early reprinting, with a blue bar at the base of the spine of Chicken Soup with Rice: A Book of Months. The other titles are One Was Johnny: A Counting Book, Pierre: A Cautionary Tale, and Alligators All Around: An Alphabet. They are each bound in reddish-pink boards with an oak decoration on the front; the boards show some fading. The dust jackets have some spotting to the spines but only minor edgewear and no tears. The slipcase is edgeworn.
Seller: Black Falcon Books, Wellesley, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$76.71 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: NY: Harper & Row 1962. 4 volumes in slipcase. Early printing with tan cloth, no ISBNs, 'Chicken Soup with Rice' has a blue bar at jacket spine heel. Hardcovers 48mo. 'Alligators' and 'One was Johnny' are unpaginated, 'Chicken Soup' 31 pgs and 'Pierre' 48 pgs. Color illustrations. Very good in very good dust jackets and slipcase. Foxing spots to covers and to one front endpaper. Contents clean and bindings sound. Jackets have light wear to spine ends. Slipcase has light edgewear. (childrens, literature, counting, alphabet) Inquire if you need further information.
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$77.04 + shipping
Description: Ohne Schutzumschläge___4 Bände, 4 Büchlein in einem kleinen Pappschuber___Pappschuber etwas gebrauchsspurig___Einbände/Schnitte leicht gebrauchs-/regal-/altersspurig, innen sehr gute Zustände___Buchblöcke vollständig und sauber___ ___Bücher aus Nichtraucherhaushalten___Achten Sie auf unsere Bilder___Exakte Versandkosten außerhalb Europas auf Anfrage.___ Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 550 Gebundene Ausgabe, Ganzleineneinband [Ln.]
Seller: Buchschloss, Mainz, RP, Germany
Price: US$92.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Four miniature hard cover books (reddish / orange in colour) with dark brown type on spine & acorn / leaf design on face - enclosed in a worn, illustrated slip case (squared with some loss of surface covering). The front & back face of the open-face slipcase differ - alligator / lion / little boy. Copyright 1962, uncertain of printing history - Library of Congress catalog card number 62-13315. Boards measure 3 & 3/4" by 2 & 5/8" No dust jackets are present & with respect, obviously no ISDN number present.
Seller: High Park Books, Kitchener, ON, Canada
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 4 vols. 10 x 7 x 4 cm. pink cloth printed in brown, with dust wrappers, all in a pictorial box. New York: Harper & Row, (1962). The dust wrappers are all slightly dust soiled & worn at the edges; The box is worn at the edges, but sturdy.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Maurice Sendak. Nutshell Library; Four Volume Boxed set. Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1962.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: 48mo (4" x 3") Pierre, a Cautionary tale in five chapters and a prologue, Chicken Soup with Rice A Book of Months, Alligators All Around An Alphabet and One was Johnny A Counting Book. All four volumes in dust jackets. Light edge rujbbing to jackets. Pictorial box is brocken and missing the top and bottom.
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. The Nutshell Library (four Small Books in Box). Harper & Row, 1962.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Four small books in original box, No dustjackets, Alligators All Around, Pierre, Chicken Soup with Rice, One Was Johnny
Seller: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
SENDAK, Maurice. THE NUTSHELL LIBRARY: ONE WAS JOHNNY/PIERRE/CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE. , 1962.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: SENDAK, Maurice. THE NUTSHELL LIBRARY: ONE WAS JOHNNY/PIERRE/CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE/ALLIGATORS ALL AROUND. New York: Harper & Row, 1962. var pp. 48mo, pink cloth stamped in dark brown. Very good, moderate soil to One Was Johnny and Pierre. In very good blue, yellow and black dust jackets, some with moderate soil. In color illustrated publisher's slipcase, very good with faint soil. A charming set of tiny (3 1/2 in tall) books by the much beloved author-illustrator. See Hanrahan.
Seller: Boston Book Company, Inc. ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$131.15 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 0060255005
Seller: Iridium_Books, DH, SE, Spain
Price: US$147.58 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION 4 small (approx. 9.4 x 6.7cm) pink cloth hardback volumes with brown titles to spine and oak leaf decoration to upper boards, all in dust jackets, within colour paper-covered slipcase. Each volume profusely illustrated charmingly in colour by the Author. A clean set with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. Very slight fading to dust jacket spines, a few tiny chips to edges of the Pierre and Chicken Soup volumes and rather more to the remaining two, with some rubbing to spine of One Was Johnny (please see photos). Slight rubbing to corners of slipcase but overall a VERY GOOD SET in VERY GOOD SLIPCASE. (Shelf 2/4) ** Pictures available upon request, if not already displayed here.** The shop is open 7 days a week. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.
Seller: Chaucer Bookshop ABA ILAB, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Maurice Sendak. Nutshell library. Harper & Row, New York, 1962.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Not ex-library. Four volumes in single box: Alligators all around: an alphabet.; Chicken soup with rice: a book of months.; One was Johnny: a counting book.; Pierre: a cautionary tale in five chapters and a prologue. Each volume is fine in an about fine (one dust jacket has a tiny closed edge tear at the base of the spine) dust jacket. Housed in a near fine (trace edge wear) illustrated slipcase. An attractive, well preserved set. $5.95 price sticker to cover of box. Light brown cloth covers.
Seller: Greenwood Road Books, Bridgman, MI, U.S.A.
Maurice Sendak. Nutshell library. Harper & Row, New York, 1962.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Not ex-library. Four volumes in single box: Alligators all around: an alphabet.; Chicken soup with rice: a book of months.; One was Johnny: a counting book.; Pierre: a cautionary tale in five chapters and a prologue. Pink cloth covers. No price or stickers on box.
Seller: Greenwood Road Books, Bridgman, MI, U.S.A.
Maurice Sendak. Nutshell Library. Four Volumes with Slipcase.. Harper & Row, New York, 1962.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Four tiny volumes (3 3/4 by 2 5/8 inches) in slip case. Titles: One was Johnny; Pierre; Chicken Soup with Rice; Alligators All Around. Each is fine, in mauve boards decorated in brown. Dust jackets lightly sunned at spines, with 1/8 inch tear to end of One Was Johnny. Slipcase has a tiny bit of rubbing at corners. The yellowish stripe at the foot of jacket of Chicken Soup with Rice indicates first printing. All in all a near fine to fine set.
Seller: Bryn Mawr Bookstore, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.
SENDAK, MAURICE. Nutshell Library (4 volumes). Harper & Row, New York, 1962.
Price: US$150.31 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 4 volumes, 9.5 cm x 6.5 cm, tan buckram with cover illustration in brown of acorns and oak leaves, brown spine lettering, all in dust jackets and housed in a sturdy, illustrated slipcase. Titles include: One Was Johnny. A Counting Book; Alligators All Around. An Alphabet; Chicken Soup With Rice. A Book of Months; and Pierre. A Cautionary Tale in Five Chapters and a Prologue. Fine copies in dust jackets with faded spines, Pierre has chip to heel of spine affecting the word "Row". Slipcase with scuffing to the tips, else very good.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Sendak, Maurice. NUTSHELL LIBRARY. Harper & Row, 1962.
Price: US$174.00 + shipping
Description: NUTSHELL LIBRARY, Harper & Row, 1962, first edition (mixed issue?), 4 volumes, fine in like full color pictorial dust-wrappers with like illustrations on virtually every page and bit worn slip-case. Collects ONE WAS JOHNNY, CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE, ALLIGATORS ALL AROUND & PIERRE. This set does not have any price nor price sticker on the slip-case; is in rose pink cloth bindings; and has a small teal colored strip to the base of the spine of CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE. The bibliographic points of issue do seem a bit murky for this title.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Tan buckram with cover illustration in brown of acorns and oak leaves, brown spine lettering, a lovely set in Near Fine dust jackets in a Near Fine illustrated slipcase.
Seller: Black Dog Books, Emerson, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This is a boxed set of four mini-books, each measuring 2.75 x 4 inches. Sendak illustrations are featured on the covers and throughout each. These first editions are a real treat to read and to peruse, as Sendak's illustrations connect so well with the text and resonate with readers old and young. The books' condition ranges from Very Good+ to Fine. The dust jackets complete, The completed, Very Good condition box is illustrated on all but the bottom surface by Sendak; wear to box limited mostly to the tips.
Seller: Kaleidoscope Books & Collectibles, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
SENDAK, Maurice. The Nutshell Library. Harper and Row, (New York), 1962.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. 32mos. Slipcase measuring approximately 2 3/4" x 4". Four volume set. Fine in near fine dust jackets with small nicks on spine heads and faint stains on spines, all housed in a very good decorative papercovered slipcase. Four volume set containing "Alligators All Around", "One Was Johnny", "Chicken Soup With Rice", and "Pierre."
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Four volumes in pink cloth. All are nearly fine or better. Without names or bookplate. The dust jackets are a bit sunned. The jacket on Chicken Soup with Rice has the narrow yellow band at the lower spine, indicating a first printing. There is a small amount of insect damage to the lower spines of this title and One Was Johnny. Without chips or tears. The illustrated board slipcase has the original printed gold round sticker to one side and is priced at $2.95. There is wear about the edges and sides but this a very solid example of the scarce first printing slipcase. ; 48mo 3½" - 4" tall
Seller: Scott Emerson Books, ABAA, El Cajon, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: 4 volumes, miniature format. Original pink cloth; printed dust jackets; pictorial slipcase. First edition, without price sticker. Undisputed children's classics, in miniature. Hanrahan A51. A well-preserved set. Fine copies in very clean jackets that have some light fading to the spines; light wear to slipcase at corners. Generally a very attractive set
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts, ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Nutshell Library. Harper & Row, 1962.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Gift quality set of four miniature books in slipcase. All four books bound in salmon cloth making this the first edition, first series. Unmarked, no names, tears or soil on slipcase or books. 4 books, each 3.75" high by 2.75". In moderately rubbed pictorial cardboard slipcase. Includes: One Was Johnny, Pierre - A Cautionary Tale, Alligators All Around, and Chicken Soup with Rice.
Seller: HORSE BOOKS PLUS LLC, Boston, VA, U.S.A.
Sendak, Maurice. Nutshell Library. Harper & Row, 1962.
Price: US$405.00 + shipping
Description: Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES Very good four-volume mini hardcover book set, in cardboard sleeve. Includes: Chicken Soup with Rice; One was Johnny; Pierre; and Alligators All Around. Each tiny book is hardcover, bound in decorated cloth, in dust jacket. Clean pages, color illustrated. Dust jackets are a little chipped and edgeworn. Cardboard sleeve is worn but sound. Approx 4 x 2.75 inches.
Seller: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$459.41 + shipping
Description: New York; Harper & Row, Publishers. 1962. 24mo.; 4 volumes, housed in original pictorial card slipcase; original pink cloth bindings lettered in purple to spine, with oak leaf device to upper covers; each in pictorial dustwrapper and collected in the slipcase; pp. [32]; [v], 6-30 + [i]; [iv], 5-48; [47]; each work illustrated throughout in colour by Sendak; a fresh set in equally nice dustwrappers with light rubbing, small nicking and shadowed darkening to lower panels of 2 books; the slipcase with minor abrasion to corners. First edition, as published in the U.S., without the price sticker of $2.95 on the slipcase which remains on some boxes and sets the seal on the first edition status. It is generally recognised that sets in pink cloth bindings are first editions; later editions use variant coloured cloth. This miniature set comprises an alphabet, a counting book, a book of months and a cautionary tale.
Seller: Henry Sotheran Ltd, London, United Kingdom