Way Ducklings, Signed (19 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Copyright page states that it was renewed in 1969, however the row of printing numbers states 31 32 76, so definitely a later printing possibly from 1976. Ever so light fading to spine area, otherwise boards in very good condition. No dust jacket. Caldecott Medal embossed sticker on front board. Inscribed by McCloskey to previous owner on title page. Couple of faint spots to front end papers. Binding tight and text clean. Please contact us if you have any questions. Signed by Author(s).

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. McCloskey, Robert (illustrator). SIGNED BY ROBERT McCLOSKEY irectly to the title page; also briefly inscribed as shown. 1976 edition issued with lovely pictorial boards in lieu of a dust jacket. Condition grades very good overall: the text is pristine, it looks and feels unread; but the prior owner stamped the lower corner of the front endpaper (see photo) and there's mild wear along the extremities of the boards. Signed by author. Signed.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Signed. Inscribed by the author. 20th printing. A copy that's been read with wear and creases to the cover. NOTE: Some soiling/staining has occurred on the top edges of the first several pages.

hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 60th Ann. We're always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of all books, please just ask! Signed American 60th Anniversary Edition. American first edition, first printing. Signed special publishers insert page by author. Contains numberline 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Virtually no wear to jacket. Front of jacket has a 2" round medallion on it. Jacket is NOT price clipped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Near Fine condition. The binding is straight and tight. NO remainder mark. Signed.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Robert McCloskey (illustrator). Later Printing. A Near Fine Book in a Near Very Good or Better Dust Jacket, Unclipped (14.99). Signed by McCloskey beneath the Duck on the Title Page. Trace rubbing to extremities. Small (0.5 cm x 0.5 cm) area of paper loss to top corner of rear panel of dust jacket. Damage to barcode on rear panel appears to be from sticker removal. Hardcover. Quarto. 33 unpaginated leaves. Robert McCloskey's Caldecott Award winning children's book has been in continuous print since it's first edition in 1941. This is a gorgeous signed later printing. Publisher's Green Boards backed in Brown Cloth with Gilt Stamping to spine and Brown Stamping to Front Board.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Robert McCloskey (illustrator). 1941, 1969; Reprint. A beautiful signed reprint of this beloved book. Green illus. paper-covered boards, brown cloth spine; pages clean and crisp. This copy is signed by McCloskey on the title page, under the illustration of a duckling. Signature only; not inscribed to anyone. Jacket is NEAR FINE with three short tears and a Caldecott Award sticker to the jacket. Not price-clipped. Please see photos. Signed by Author and Illustrat.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. McCloskey, Robert (illustrator). 5th or later Edition. A fine later printing in a fine dust jacket, inscribed by McCloskey on the title page.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. McCloskey, Robert (illustrator). 5th or later Edition. A fine later printing in a fine dust jacket, inscribed by McCloskey on the title page. Comes in a custom-made slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Robert McCloskey (illustrator). Third Printing Stated. Very special third printing from 1942, SIGNED by Robert McCloskey on the title page without inscription. First printings of this beloved book are rare; this signed, early copy would make an excellent "placeholder" in a collection. Russet cloth book with black illustration of duckling to cover; illustrated endpapers. Boards are clean and tight with just a little edge wear, and the endpapers have some toning. Tidy, contemporary, non-authorial gift inscription to previous owner. Interior pages crisp and bright, nearly all perfectly clean, only a very few tiny, light stains. Dust jacket has chipping to caps and corners, rubbing and some separation at folds, but clean and attractive. Double medal stickers (showing both sides of medal) to front panel. Original $2.00 price (same as a first printing) intact on flap. Signed by Author and Illustrat.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Published August 1941" printed on the copyright page. A beautiful copy! This First Issue dustjacket with NO Caldecott Medal on the front flap or front panel of the dustjacket has minor wear to the spine. Later dustjackets have the medal sticker on the front flap or front panel of the dustjacket. This copy is SIGNED by McCloskey on a laid in signature. The book is in wonderful shape with minor wear to the boards. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A superb copy SIGNED by the author in collector's condition. We buy McCloskey First Editions. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 5th or later Edition. A near fine later printing in a near fine dust jacket, inscribed by Robert McCloskey on the title page. Former owner's inscription on front free end paper.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Caldecott Medal winner. Illustrated by the author. Fifteenth printing. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Moderate shelf wear and aging, else good in a good (edge worn), price clipped dust jacket with the Caldecott Medal emblem on the front panel. ; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Caldecott Award winner, with gold sticker on dust jacket. Quarto, Later Printing. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by McClosky on title page.

Hardcover. First Edition; Thirty-First Printing. Very Good+ in boards. ; Personalized by author on title page. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall. ; Signed by Author. Signed.

Hardcover. First Edition; Thirteenth Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket. Owner name inked on FEP. Open tears on panel corners and spine crown and heel. Shelfwear on spine. 1 inch closed tear on top front panel. ; Title page signed by Robert McCloskey. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Signed by Author. Signed.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. First edition of one of the most beloved of all American picture books, winner of the Caldecott Medal for 1942. After Mr. and Mrs. Mallard's eight ducklings hatch on an island in the Charles River, Mrs. Mallard leads the family to shore and through the busy Boston streets to their new home in the Public Garden: "An old lady from Beacon Hill said: 'Isn't it amazing!' and the man who swept the streets said: 'Well, now, ain't that nice!' and when Mrs. Mallard heard them she was so proud she tipped her nose in the air and walked along with an extra swing in her waddle." First-issue dust jacket, priced at $2.00, with no mention of the Caldecott Award on the flap and no medal affixed. The accompanying signed bookplate, which depicts Mrs. Mallard and her ducklings at the gates of the Boston Public Garden, was issued to commemorate the 1987 installation of Nancy Schön's Mallard Family Sculpture there. Grolier Children's 100, 85. A very good first edition, with ephemeral bookplate signed by Robert McCloskey. Single volume, measuring 12 x 8.75 inches: [68]. Original tan pictorial cloth boards stamped in green, pictorial endpapers, original unclipped color pictorial dust jacket. Lithographed illustrations printed in sepia throughout text. Ink gift inscription to front free endpaper: "To Sandy, Christmas 1941 / from Grandmother Knoll / with dearest love." Offsetting from binder's glue at endpapers, fading and edgewear to jacket with stray mark to upper panel. Laid in: unused bookplate commemorating the installation of Nancy Schön's Mallard Family Sculpture in the Boston Public Garden, dated October 4, 1987, signed by Robert McCloskey. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. Third printing signed by McCloskey on the title page. Caldecott Medal bookplate on verso of front free endpaper and previous owner's blindstamp on title page. Book very good, rubbing at corners and spine ends. Dust jacket very good, some edge wear, Caldecott sticker on front panel.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 5th or later Edition. Very good in a very good dust jacket. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page. Sixth Printing February 1945 stated on the copyright page. A Caldecott winner; the sticker is affixed to the front of the dust jacket. Book has some edegewear and slight tanning of the page edges. Dust jacket has slight chipping at the corners and spine ends. We will provide a certificate of authenticity for this item.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. New York: The Viking Press, 1941. Roy. 8vo, [67] pp. Letterpress text and drawings in lithographic crayon on zinc, printed throughout in brown with title page lettered in green, pictorial endpapers. Beige cloth, lettered and pictorially stamped in green. Dust-jacket printed in green and brown, $2.00 price flap unclipped. A little edge wear to dust-jacket and half inch chip to bottom of spine, some toning of pastedowns but otherwise a lovely bright copy inside and out. ß From the library of Nobel Laureate in Physics Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, signed by him, with his bookplate and with a compliments card signed by the author both loosely inserted. First edition in an early dustjacket, still priced $2.00, and with the Caldecott Medal sticker for 1942. Chandrasekhar's seminal work in astrophysics led to the currently accepted theories on the lives of black holes. Signed.