First Edition Identification 1968 Caldecott Honor Picturebook Price Guide Value – $260 VG+ Essential Identifying Point – DJ Dust jacket flap price is “$3.50”. Back DJ flap has short Lionni bio, followed by “Swimmy”, with two reviews, then Tico And The Golden Wings, with three reviews. Back dust jacket is absent the LCCN. Essential Identifying … Read more
First Edition Identification Tico And The Golden Wings; written and illustrated by Leo Lionni; Pantheon; 1964 Picturebook Price Guide Value – $160 VG+ Essential Identifying Point – DJ Front dust jacket flap price is “$3.50”. Back DJ flap has short Lionni bio, followed by “Swimmy”, then six reviews. Back dust jacket is absent the LCCN. … Read more
First Edition Identification Swimmy; written and illustrated by Leo Lionni; Pantheon; 1963 1964 Caldecott Honor Picturebook Price Guide Value – $300 Essential Identifying Point – DJ Dust jacket flap price is “$3.50” and back dust jacket is absent the Standard Book Number (SBN). Second state book has same DJ price, however has 9 digit SBN … Read more
Caldecott Medal First Edition Identification Animals Of The Bible, selections by Helen Dean Fish, illustrated by Dorothy Lathrop; Frederick Stokes; 1937 1938 Caldecott Medal Picturebook Price Guide Value – $1600 VG+ Essential Identifying Point – DJ Dust jacket: Lathrop misspelled ‘Lathop’ on DJ spine. Essential Identifying Point – Book Book spine: Lathrop mispelled ‘Lathop’. Title … Read more
Created an index page to the first edition identification points on this blog: First Edition Identification Points The index page is more convenient to use then wading through the listings on the blog, and especially as more books are posted. The index page will lag the blog posts a bit, however I will try to … Read more
First Edition Identification Pedro, The Angel Of Olvera Street ; written and illustrated by Leo Politi; Scribners; 1946 1947 Caldecott Honor Award Picturebook Price Guide Value – $320 VG+ Essential Identifying Point Copyright page: Seven lines, as follows © Copyright, 1946, by LEO POLITI Printed in the United States of America All rights reserved. No … Read more
First Edition Identification El Coyote, The Rebel ; written by Luis Perez; illustrated by Leo Politi; Henry Holt; 1947 Picturebook Price Guide Value – $140 VG+ Essential Identifying Point Copyright page: Three lines, as follows COPYRIGHT, 1947, BY LUIS PEREZ First Printing Non-Essential: Dust Jacket Price – $2.75
First Edition Identification Song Of The Swallows; written and illustrated by Leo Politi; Scribners; 1949 Picturebook Price Guide Value – $460 VG+ Essential Identifying Point This Caldecott Medal winning book does not follow the Charles Scribner’s normal practice of an ‘A’ on the first edition. Combined Title/Copyright page: Two Lines, as follows: Charles Scribner’s Sons … Read more
First Edition Identification A Boat For Peppe; written and illustrated by Leo Politi; Scribners; 1950 Picturebook Price Guide Value – $140 VG+ Essential Identifying Point Copyright page: Three lines, as follows Charles Scribner’s Sons – New York 1950 Copyright 1950 by Charles Scribner’s Sons – Printed in the United States of America A
First Edition Identification Little Leo; written and illustrated by Leo Politi; Scribners; 1951 Picturebook Price Guide Value – $130 VG+ Essential Identifying Point Combined Title/Copyright page: Two lines, as follows CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS – NEW YORK 1951 © Copyright 1951 Charles Scribner’s Sons – Printed in the United States of America – A