ZWÖLF ZWERGE UND IHR KÖNIG [Twelve Dwarves and Their King]

by Zoellner, Adalbert; Müller, Paul Lothar

München [Munich]: Braun & Schneider, 1926. Near fine.. First edition of this charming German storybook about a group of gnomes and their king, one for each month of the year – with lovely illustrations by Paul Lothar Müller. Paul Lothar Müller was celebrated in his time for his delightful art of gnomes (and frogs) in various picturesque locations... Read More

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MR. RABBIT AND THE LOVELY PRESENT

by Zolotow, Charlotte; Sendak, Maurice

New York: Harper & Row, 1962. Fine in fine jacket.. Signed early printing of Zolotow's classic 1962 children's story, with original signature by Sendak, whose eerie illustrations made this one of the seven Caldecott Honor Books of his career. Sendak's Mr. Rabbit, a long-legged affair with a human's height and postures but a lagomorph's head, guides Zolotow's little... Read More

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MR. RABBIT AND THE LOVELY PRESENT

by Zolotow, Charlotte; Sendak, Maurice

New York: HarperCollinsPublshers, 1990. Fine in fine jacket.. Signed later printing of Zolotow's classic 1962 children's story, with original signature by Sendak, whose eerie illustrations made this one of the seven Caldecott Honor Books of his career. Sendak's Mr. Rabbit, a long-legged affair with a human's height and postures but a lagomorph's head, guides Zolotow's little girl on... Read More

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THE GOLD COAST AND THE SLUM: A Sociological Study of Chicago's Near North Side

by Zorbaugh, Harvey W.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1930. Very good.. Third printing of this study on Chicago's North Side and its diverse but socially distanced communities. 8.5' x 5.75''. Original dark orange cloth, printed blue paper label to front board, tan printed label to spine. xvi, 288 pages. Dark grey topstain, machine deckle bottom edge. Previous owner stamp to top... Read More

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LITTLE

by Zukofsky, Louis

New York: Grossman Publishers, 1970. First printing. Near fine in very good plus jacket.. First edition of this roman à clef by the distinguished American poet, composed between 1950 and 1969. 8.75'' x 5.5''. Original blue cloth. Green topstain. In original unclipped ($5.95) pictorial dust jacket by Ben Schonzeit. 176, [4] pages. Light soil to jacket panels and... Read More

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RED CLOCKS

by Zumas, Leni

New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2018. Fine in fine dust jacket.. Signed special first printing of this story of five women navigating a world where abortion and in vitro fertilization are illegal – issued as part of the Powell's Books INDIESPENSABLE Series. For more than ten years and over seventy installments, Powell's Books (Portland) has been issuing... Read More

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THE LISTENERS

by Zumas, Leni

Portland, Oregon: Tin House Books, 2012. First edition. Near fine.. Signed special first printing of this dark story of a woman trapped in a spiral of grief from her past and present – issued as part of the Powell's Books INDIESPENSABLE Series. For more than ten years and over seventy installments, Powell's Books (Portland) has been issuing their... Read More

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THE BOOK THIEF

by Zusak, Marcus

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. First printing. Very good plus in very good plus jacket.. First US edition of this internationally best-selling novel set in Nazi Germany — an ode to the power of literature, narrated by Death himself. 8'' x 5.5''. Original red paper boards, backed in black, white-lettered spine. In original unclipped ($16.95) color pictorial... Read More

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JOHNNY BLOSSOM

by Zwilgmeyer, Dikken; Poulsson, Emilie; Young, F. Liley

Boston: Pilgrim Press, 1912. Very good plus.. First US edition of this popular Norwegian children's book, this copy signed by the translator. First published in 1903 as LILLE JAN BLUHME, this Scandinavian classic was also illustrated by the D'Aulaires in 1948 with the same translation. 7.75'' x 5.5''. Original olive cloth, pictorial paste-on, gilt and blind-stamped boards. Top... Read More

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