Stan Zielinski Links, Links, and more Links Links, links, and more links. 1 Samuel Pepys Diary Blog 17th Century Diary 2 Bookfinder Journal Blog Book Collecting 3 Bookplate Junkie Blog Book Collecting 4 Bookride Blog Book Collecting 5 Books Found: A Bookselling Family’s Journal Blog Book Collecting 6 Childrens Picturebook Price Guide Blog Book Collecting 7 Cuppa … Read more
Who’s Who & What’s What in the Books of Dr. Seuss Compiled by Edward Connery Lathem Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-1991), internationally known by his pseudonym "Dr. Seuss," was a member of the Dartmouth Class of 1925. To commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of his graduation from the College, Dartmouth has published this finding-aid reflective of the … Read more
First Edition Identification First Edition Identification Points The Story About Ping; written by Marjorie Flack; illustrated by Kurt Wiese; Viking, 1933. Childrens Picturebook Price Guide: $740 VG+ From Barbara Bader’s the American Picturebook, from Noah’s Ark to the Beast Within (page 66): "Ping is a real story, a full story, complete in words, but so … Read more
John Hersey & Theodor Geisel [Following excerpt from Chap. 1, Childrens Picturebook Price Guide] Prior to the publication of his first children’s book in 1937, And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street (Random House, 1937)), Theodor Seuss Geisel was a prominent and successful humorist illustrator for such magazines as Judge and Life. … Read more
The illustrated book Madeline, by Ludwig Bemelmans, first appeared in its entirely in the Sept. 4, 1939 issue of Life Magazine. From the article: Madeline is the story of an adorable pipsqeak. It was written and illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans and will be published on Sept. 5 by Simon & Schuster ($2). Its author came … Read more
Dr. Seuss First Edition Identification Scrambled Eggs Super, 1953 Childrens Picturebook Price Guide: $1600 VG+ Scrambled Eggs Super was the fifth post-war children’s book written and illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel, and ninth overall. At this point in his career, Seuss was considered one of the top children’s book illustrators. From the back dust jacket … Read more
Caldecott Medal First Edition Identification Frog Went A-Courtin’; written by John Langstaff; illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky; Harcourt Brace, 1955. 1956 Caldecott Medal Award Children’s Picturebook Price Guide value – $800 VG+ Rojankovsky illustrated several books in the 1930’s under the pseudonym ‘Rojan’. He illustrated a number of the early Little Golden Books, including the … Read more
Caldecott Medal First Edition Identification Prayer For A Child; written by Rachel Field; illustrated by Elizabeth Orton Jones; Macmillan; 1944. 1945 Caldecott Medal Award Children’s Picturebook Price Guide value – $360 VG+ A year earlier, Elizabeth Orton Jones won a Caldecott Honor award for her illustrations in Small Rain (Viking, 1943, $280). Twig (Macmillan, … Read more
Most Valuable First Edition Picturebooks This list is dominated by the Caldecott Medal award books, headed by David Wiesner’s Tuesday. Tuesday is becoming moderately difficult to find, and Wiesner’s regard within the market place has been enhanced by winning a third Caldecott Medal with Flotsam. Wiesner has also won two Caldecott Honor awards. In our … Read more