Most Valuable First Edition Picturebooks In Chapter 8 of the Children’s Picturebook Price Guide, we list the most valuable picturebooks, followed by a page describing the most valuable picturebooks of each decade. Horton Hatches The Egg, by Theodor Seuss Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, tops the list of the most valuable children’s picturebooks of the decade. … Read more
For those with interest in Dr. Seuss ephemera: The Mandeville Special Collections Library at the University of California, San Diego, is pleased to announce the publication of a new online exhibitions: Dr. Seuss Went to War: A Catalog of Political Cartoons displays 388 political cartoons published by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) in the newspaper PM … Read more
Most Valuable First Edition Picturebooks In Chapter 8 of the Children’s Picturebook Price Guide, we list the most valuable picturebooks, then include a page listing the twenty most valuable picturebooks of each decade. The following is the excerpt from the 1930’s: Most Valuable Books – 1930’s As one might expect, since the picturebook industry was … Read more
Caldecott Medal First Edition Identification Use the links in the blog navigation pane to find first edition identification points for Caldecott Medal books, grouped by year. On our website is an index page to each of the first edition identification points on this blog: First Edition Identification Points The index page is more convenient to … Read more
Every year the American Library Association announces the Caldecott and Newbery Medal winning books at their mid-Winter conference. The event was webcast this morning. Once the winners are announced, we hustle out to purchase a copy or two of the winning books, since they will be tougher to find within a week. The books become … Read more
Dr. Seuss First Edition Identification Horton Hears A Who; written and illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel (a.k.a. Dr. Seuss); Random House; 1954. Children’s Picturebook Price Guide value – $2,000 VG+ There are three printings of the book with “250/250” price on the front DJ flap. The first two printings have Horton’s “full ear” graphic on … Read more
Dr. Seuss First Edition Identification Bartholomew and the Oobleck; written and illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss); Random House; 1949. 1950 Caldecott Honor Award Children’s Picturebook Price Guide Value – $2,200 VG+ Essential First Edition Identifying Points Blue boards and blue dust jacket. Oobleck is similar to Seuss’ Thidwick The Big-Hearted Moose and … Read more
Wanda Gag First Edition Identification Snippy and Snappy; written and Illustrated by Wanda Gág; Coward-McCann, 1931. Children’s Picturebook Price Guide Value – $920 VG+ Essential Identifying Points – Book Copyright page has four lines, as follows: Copyright 1931 byCOWARD McCANN , INC.All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. The title page ends with two lines as … Read more
Wanda Gag First Edition Identification The Funny Thing; written and Illustrated by Wanda Gág; Coward-McCann, 1929. Children’s Picturebook Price Guide Value – $940 VG+ Essential Identifying Points – Book Copyright page has four lines, as follows: Copyright 1929 byCoward McCann , INC.All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. The title page ends with three lines as … Read more