First Edition Stop That Ball!
First Edition Identification
1959 B-10 Stop That Ball!
Mike McClintock. Fritz Siebel (Illustrator). Stop That Ball!. New York. Beginner Books: 1959.
Pages#: 64 pages.
Book Description: Color illustrated boards wrapped in matching dust jacket. The 10th book in the groundbreaking Beginner Book series, written specifically to help children learn to read while simultaneously engaging and entertaining them. The story tells of boy chasing his big red ball through it's incredible journey. Told using only 198 different words.
Pagination: Front fixed and free endpapers illustrated in color; dedication on verso of front free endpaper; [i] title and copyright; [ii] blank; 3-65 story; [65] last page of story is on the recto of back free endpaper; back free and fixed endpaper illustrated in color.
Collectibility Context
The first edition book in its original first edition DJ is a Very Collectible: Early book in ground breaking Beginner Books series, which changed the way children learned to read in America. Embraced by the public for 65 years with hundreds of thousands of copies sold. The author and illustrator are highly successful in the children's book market with decades of success between them. Little pop culture appeal.
The Collectibility of a first edition American picturebook is comprised of specific factors, as explained in detail at Factors Affecting Collectibility.
| Scarcity | Collect ibility | Illust. | 1st Early Late | Author | Awards | Pop Culture | Copies Sold | Fran chise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
Scarcity Context
The first edition book in its original first edition DJ is Rare to Very Scarce: There were no first editions found in the March 2024 survey. The first edition, with 'First Printing' on the copyright page, is truly rare. One of the most difficult first edition picturebooks to acquire. The second printing is scarce-to-uncommon.
First Edition Book & Dust Jacket Descriptions
Book Front: Bound in glossy paper covered boards with color illustration. "STOP THAT BALL! / By Mike McClintock / Illustrated by / Fritz Siebel"
Note: Click on any of the book's images to see at larger scale.
Book Back: Bound in glossy green paper covered boards. Blank with no illustration or text.
Book Spine: "STOP THAT BALL McClintock BEGINNER BOOKS, INC. B-10 [black horizontal text]"
Title Page: "STOP / THAT / BALL! / by MIKE MCCLINTOCKk / ILLUSTRATED BY FRITZ SIEBEL / Beginner Books, Inc. / DISTRIBUTED BY RANDOM HOUSE / [four-line copyright statement]"
Copyright: "First Printing (c) Copyright 1959 by Mike McClintock. All rights reserved / under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published / in New York by Beginner Books, Inc., and simultaneously in Toronto, / Canada, by Random House of Canada, Limited. Manufactured in the United / States of America. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 59-9741. "
DJ Front: Color illustration matching book cover. With added Beginner Books logo. "STOP THAT BALL! / By Mike McClintock / Illustrated by / Fritz Siebel / [Beginner Books logo bottom left]"
DJ Back: Beginner Books DJ Back 'D': 1959 12 Titles
"What they say about / BEGINNER BOOKS / THE EDUCATORS: / "I was delighted with the Beginner Books ... [... paragraph] / [Beginner Book logo] / THE PRESS: / "A real bonanza for the 1st ... [... paragraph] / THE PARENTS: / "BEGINNER BOOKS are in my humble opinion, ... [... paragraph] / / THE CHILDREN: "I love the BEGINNER BOOKS because I / can READ them!" -- Kathy Winters (age 7) / ALREADY PUBLISHED / [First 12 BB titles listed in two columns of six] / 64 pages • color illustrations throughout • Each, $1.95 / Beginner Books, Inc. / DISTRIBUTED BY RANDOM HOUSE, 457 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK, 22 N.Y."
DJ Spine: "STOP THAT BALL McClintock BEGINNER BOOKS, INC. B-10 [black horizontal text]"
DJ Price: $1.95 (on back cover)
DJ Flap Front: "[Beginner Books Logo] / STOP THAT BALL! / by MIKE MCCLINTOCK / The author of last year's highly ... [... paragraph] / From the opening sentences -- ... [...paragraph] / [seven lines] / the reader is led on a merry chase, ... [... paragraph] / A gay story with lively pictures, ... [...paragraph]"
DJ Flap Back: "[Two paragraph Mike McClintock biography] / [One paragraph Fritz Siebel biography]"
First Edition Identification
First edition book states 'First Printing' on the copyright page and has 'B-10' on the spine.
First edition dust jacket is Beginner Books 1959 DJ 'D' with 12 titles listed
Second Printings and Later
Second printing book omits 'First Printing' statement.
Stop That Ball! Second Printing Copyright \
Second printing DJ is identical to the first printing DJ (1959 DJ 'D').
See Beginner Book Fronts for first edition identification of the first 50 Beginner Books.
This information is from the First Edition Identification Guide: Beginner Books (2024, Flying Moose Books), by Stan Zielinski.
© Stan Zielinski
A serious collector having fun with fun books.
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