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Atarashii boku [Someone New]
Atarashii boku [Someone New]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Erik Blegvad, illustrated by

(Tokyo: Dowa-ya Co., Ltd, 1990. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Japanese edition. Illustrated Erik Blegvad. Translated by Nana Mirai. Slim octavo. Pictorial boards a bit bumped with the spine partially sunned, close to near fine in very good or better printed wraparound band. From the library of author Charlotte Zolotow; laid in is a 1991 Typed Note Signed from... Read More

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Shiawasena momi no ki [Beautiful Christmas Tree]
Shiawasena momi no ki [Beautiful Christmas Tree]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Ruth Robbins, illustrated by

(Tokyo: Dowa-ya Co., Ltd, 1991. Hardcover. Fine. First Japanese edition. Illustrated by Ruth Robbins. Translated by Nana Mirai. Slim octavo. Text in Japanese. Fine in pictorial boards and fine printed wraparound band.

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Meneer konyn en die verjaardagpresent [Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present]
Meneer konyn en die verjaardagpresent [Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Maurice Sendak, illustrated by

Kaapstad [Capetown] / Pretoria: Human & Rousseau, 1972. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First South African edition. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Translated by Hansie Du Toit. Slim oblong octavo. Text in Afrikaans. Pictorial boards with light wear, near fine in like jacket with a bit of rubbing on the spine. An uncommon edition, this copy (although not marked in... Read More

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El Señor conejo y el hermoso regalo [Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present]
El Señor conejo y el hermoso regalo [Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Maurice Sendak, illustrated by

(New York): Harper Arco Iris, 1995. Softcover. Fine. Second printing of the Spanish edition, wrappered issue. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Translated by María A. Fiol. Slim oblong octavo. Spine a trifle sunned, still fine in glossy wrappers. A 1963 Caldecott Honor book.

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Watashi ga kasan nara [When I Have a Little Girl]
Watashi ga kasan nara [When I Have a Little Girl]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Hilary Knight, illustrated by

[Tokyo]: (Dowa-ya Co. Ltd, 1998. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Japanese edition. Illustrated by Hilary Knight. Translated by Nana Mirai. Slim oblong octavo. Three quarters of the pink ink on the spine sunned to white else fine in glazed pictorial boards with the printed wraparound band. Publisher's material laid in.

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Nakayoshi [My Friend John]
Nakayoshi [My Friend John]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Ben Shecter, illustrated by

(Tokyo: Dowa-ya Co, 1997. Hardcover. Fine. First Japanese edition. Illustrated by Ben Shecter. Translated by Nana Mirai. Oblong octavo. Fine in glazed pictorial boards and fine printed wraparound band. Publisher's material laid in.

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Usagi no daiji na mitsukemono [The Bunny Who Found Easter]
Usagi no daiji na mitsukemono [The Bunny Who Found Easter]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Helen Craig, illustrated by

(Tokyo: Holp Shuppan, 1997. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Japanese edition. Illustrated by Helen Craig. Translated by Ruriko Matsui. Oblong slim quarto. Glazed pictorial boards modestly bumped at the corners and spine ends, near fine in like jacket and spine-sunned printed wraparound band.

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La visite de la grande soeur [May I Visit?]
La visite de la grande soeur [May I Visit?]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Erik Blegvad, illustrated by

Paris: Éditions du Sorbier, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good. First French edition. Illustrated by Erik Blegvard. Slim small octavo. Text in French. Glazed pictorial boards. Binding a bit cocked, spine sunned with gentle bumps at the ends, very good.

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[Japanese Publisher's Promotional Pamphlet]: Charlotte Zolotow
[Japanese Publisher's Promotional Pamphlet]: Charlotte Zolotow

by (ZOLOTOW, Charlotte)

[Tokyo: Dowa-ya Co., Ltd, 1993. Unbound. Fine. Publisher's promotional pamphlet. One narrow quarto sheet folded twice to make eight panels. Measuring 3¾" x 5½" closed. Text in Japanese. Illustrated in color. Fine with a tiny bit of wear. Advertises nine of Zolotow's children's books published in Japan. Charlotte Zolotow was a longtime editor and publisher at Harper’s celebrated... Read More

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One Step, Two...
One Step, Two...

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte

New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1955. Hardcover. Good/Fair. First edition. Illustrated by Roger Duvoisin. Oblong octavo. Good only copy with repair spine and moderate edgewear in fair dust jacket splitting at the folds, amateur tape repair and moderate edge wear. Inscribed by the author beneath the printed dedication (For Ellen who showed me many mornings): "and for... Read More

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Ntja e tsofetseng [The Old Dog]
Ntja e tsofetseng [The Old Dog]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. James Ransome, illustrated by

(Durbanville, South Africa): Garamond Publishers, 1996. Hardcover. Very Good. First South African edition, Southern Sotho-language issue. Illustrated by James Ransome. Translated by T. W. D. Mohapi. Slim oblong quarto. Text in Southern Sotho. Light wear at the corners and spine ends and glazed pictorial boards with evidence of delamination in the form of tiny bubbles, sound and very... Read More

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A Father Like That
A Father Like That

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte

New York: Harper & Row, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Ben Shecter. Very good ex-library copy with stamps, sticker and pocket at the rear in very good dust jacket in a protector attached to both pastedowns. A heartfelt story of single-parent boy describing to his mother what his father ("who went away before I was born")... Read More

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The Man With the Purple Eyes
The Man With the Purple Eyes

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte

[New York: Abelard-Schulman], 1961. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 60pp. Near fine with some sunning to the boards, lacking the original dust jacket. Although not marked, from the library of Charlotte Zolotow, an editor and publisher at Harper’s celebrated children’s books department, and acclaimed author of over 65 children’s books. She is credited for her contributions to... Read More

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Vive la vie [English title: Aren't You Glad]
Vive la vie [English title: Aren't You Glad]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. E. Kurtz, illustrated by

(Paris): Éditions des duex coqs d'or, 1963. Softcover. Very Good. First French edition. Illustrated by E. Kurtz. Text in French. Stapled wrappers. Modest wear, lower wrap a bit tanned and rubbed, very good or better. Issued as Un Petit livre d'argent 158.

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Mi amiga la señora mayor [English title: I Know A Lady]
Mi amiga la señora mayor [English title: I Know A Lady]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. James Stevenson, illustrated by

(Madrid): Ediciones Altea, 1985. Softcover. Very Good. First Spanish edition. Illustrated by James Stevenson. Slim 16mo. Wrapper lamination chipped at the edges thus very good.

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Ima ga tanoshiimon [I Like to Be Little]
Ima ga tanoshiimon [I Like to Be Little]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Erik Blegvad, illustrated by

(Tokyo: Dowa-ya Co., Ltd, 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Japanese edition. Illustrated by Erik Blegvad. Translated by Nana Mirai. Slim tall octavo. Text in Japanese. Small Japanese note taped to the spine else fine without the printed wraparound band. Although not marked in any way, from the library of author Charlotte Zolotow; the translator Nana Mirai has Signed... Read More

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If It Weren't for You
If It Weren't for You

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte (SCHECTER, Ben)

New York: Harper & Row, 1966. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Illustrated by Ben Shecter. Quarto. 32pp. Touch of off-setting to the endpaper else fine in very good or better clipped (but not price-clipped) dust jacket that is toned at the edges, nick at the spine and moderate edgewear. Inscribed by the illustrator to the author's grandson: "Dear... Read More

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Okasan [This Quiet Lady]
Okasan [This Quiet Lady]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Anita Lobel, illustrated by

(Tokyo: Dowa-ya Co., Ltd, 1993. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Japanese edition. Illustrated by Anita Lobel. Translated by Nana Mirai. Slim quarto. Text in Japanese. Pictorial boards. Front cover a bit sunned at the edges else fine, with the modestly worn printed wraparound band. Publisher's material laid in. A large and striking children's book, uncommon in the Japanese edition.... Read More

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Otona ni naru hi [Timothy Too!]
Otona ni naru hi [Timothy Too!]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Ruth Robbins, illustrated by

[Tokyo]: (Dowa-ya Co. Ltd, 1996. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Japanese edition. Illustrated by Ruth Robbins Translated by Nana Mirai. Slim octavo. Glazed pictorial boards with printed wraparound band. Portion of the spine not covered by the band sunned else fine in glazed pictorial boards, the printed wraparound band has a couple of tiny tears.

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Kaze wa dokoe ikuno [When the Wind Stops]
Kaze wa dokoe ikuno [When the Wind Stops]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Howard Knotts, illustrated by

(Tokyo): Kaishei-Sha Co., Ltd, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Japanese edition. Illustrated by Howard Knotts. Translated by Kyoko Matsuoka. Slim tall octavo. Text in Japanese. Pictorial boards with modest bumping and edgewear, very good or better in a very good jacket with light general rubbing and wear, and a lightly sunned spine. An uncommon edition.

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T'okki ajossi wa motchin saengil sonmul / Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present
T'okki ajossi wa motchin saengil sonmul / Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Maurice Sendak, illustrated by

(Seoul: Borim Publishing Company, 2000. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Korean edition. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Translated by Chong-a Ko. Slim oblong octavo. Text in Korean. Pictorial boards modestly sunned at the spine and crown, near fine. The first edition was a 1963 Caldecott Honor book.

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Kenka [The Hating Book]
Kenka [The Hating Book]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Ben Shecter, illustrated by

[Tokyo]: (Dowa-ya Co. Ltd, 1997. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Japanese edition. Illustrated by Ben Shecter. Translated by Nana Mirai. Oblong slim octavo. Text in Japanese. Glazed pictorial boards with a sunned spine and a trifle worn, near fine without the wraparound band.

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Ohayo oyasumi [Wake up and Good Night]
Ohayo oyasumi [Wake up and Good Night]

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Pam Paparone, illustrated by

[Tokyo]: (Nora Shoten, 2004. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Japanese edition. Illustrated by Pam Paparone. Translated by Naoko Kudo. Slim octavo. Text in Japanese. Spine ends gently bumped else fine in like jacket with a tiny bit of sunning on the spine. A cute book.

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If You Listen
If You Listen

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte

(New York): Harper & Row, 1980. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Illustrations by Marc Simont. Fine in a price-clipped else fine dustwrapper.

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My Friend John
My Friend John

by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte

New York: Harper & Row, 1971. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Illustrated by Ben Shecter. Fine in fine dust jacket. Although not marked, from the library of Charlotte Zolotow, an editor and publisher at Harper’s celebrated children’s books department, and acclaimed author of over 65 children’s books. She is credited for her contributions to the Children’s Liberation Movement which... Read More

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