Friday, September 2, 2011
Saturday, July 23, 2011
John Gilkey Update: Open Letter to Dealers in the Collectibles Trades - The Fine Books Blog
John Gilkey Update: Open Letter to Dealers in the Collectibles Trades - The Fine Books Blog
ABAA security chair John Waite has forwarded this Gilkey update/request from Inspector Jeff Levin of the SFPD. Please feel free to forward and/or repost.
Earlier this month convicted fraudster and thief John Charles Gilkey of California was arrested for a parole violation stemming from a series of incidents in San Francisco late last year. Now that he has been re-apprehended, he will be brought up again on charges either later this month or next in San Francisco.
A career criminal, Mr. Gilkey has a long record of defrauding rare book and autograph dealers and dealers in other collectibles, with the use of stolen credit card numbers or with bad checks. His first arrest goes back more than a decade to the 1990s when he was brought up on charges for passing bad checks. He was arrested and jailed for credit card fraud in 2003, then released on parole less than two years later. In autumn 2010 he was arrested again after threatening to burn down a San Francisco print gallery after the manager declined a sale. Mr. Gilkey posted a bail bond for $75,000.00 and subsequently disappeared.
There is ample evidence that between last November and his arrest this month, John Charles Gilkey continued to defraud a number of dealers in collectibles, including a Maryland comic book dealer. San Francisco Police have asked members of the collectibles trade to please forward to them any new information concerning fraudulent activity by Mr. Gilkey. His new bail and eventual sentencing largely will be influenced by the number of new crimes that can proved he has committed since he skipped bail.
Mr. Gilkey is reported to have a storage unit containing rare books, autographs, prints, maps, stamps, comic books, Hollywood and film memorabilia, and coins. Many of these objects may have been obtained through fraud. However, police cannot obtain a search warrant of the storage unit until they provide a judge with a list of items that they are seeking. For that reason, it is imperative for dealers in all fields to come forward and provide police with information about any losses since the beginning of 2011, especially if John Charles Gilkey is known to have been the involved in the transaction. If the collectibles trades can provide police with a targeted list of stolen goods, then police will have a legal basis on which to execute a search warrant.
If you have information or questions, please contact:
Inspector Jeff Levin
SFPD Arson Unit
If no answer, please leave a message.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Happy Birthday Jay Williams
You gave us Danny Dunn, really smart princesses, and fables to remind us to use our heads!
Friday, March 11, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
The i Inside
I love the cheesy cover art. That chick is ripped!
The book is actually pretty good. It made for an entertaining weekend and I will probably pick up other Alan Dean Foster paperbacks for vacation reading. Maybe I'll even read Alien. I liked the movie!
Just for the record, the cover art has NOTHING to do with the story inside.
The i Inside by Alan Dean Foster
"He dared to challenge the delicate balance of the Universe. Was he a man driven by love, or the unwitting agent of an intergalactic plot?"
ISBN: 0446320277
USA: $2.95 - CAN: $3.75
1984 - Warner Books
First Printing: July 1984
The book is actually pretty good. It made for an entertaining weekend and I will probably pick up other Alan Dean Foster paperbacks for vacation reading. Maybe I'll even read Alien. I liked the movie!
Just for the record, the cover art has NOTHING to do with the story inside.
The i Inside by Alan Dean Foster
"He dared to challenge the delicate balance of the Universe. Was he a man driven by love, or the unwitting agent of an intergalactic plot?"
ISBN: 0446320277
USA: $2.95 - CAN: $3.75
1984 - Warner Books
First Printing: July 1984
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Petronella
by Jay Williams
illustrated by Margaret Organ-Kean
2001 reissue
Moon Mountain Publishing, North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Original price: $15.95
ISBN: 0967792916
"Updated" illustrations in this reissued version of one of my childhood favorites do not improve the story. Friso Henstra's vision of Petronella was strong and brave but also comely. I like my heroic women to be attractive and feminine. Little girls need to know they can be little girls, they do not have to be like boys to be as good as boys.
Mr. Williams probably would not approve of the androgynous look of his beloved Petronella.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
Platt & Munk Children of Foreign Lands Series
by Elizabeth F. McCrady
illustrated by Ninon MacKnight
The Platt & Munk Co., Inc.
Copyright MCMXXXVI (1936)
This charming eight book series includes the following titles:
3400 A -- Abdul of Arabia
3400 B -- Ching Ling and Ting Ling
3400 C -- Wilhelmina of Holland
3400 D -- Kala of Hawaii
3400 E -- Olga of Norway
3400 F -- Manual of Mexico
3400 G -- Chula of Siam
3400 H -- Maria and Carlos of Spain
Ching Ling and Ting Ling 3400 B
Wilhelmina of Holland 3400 C
Matsu and Taro of Japan 3400 F
Maria and Carlos of Spain 3400 H
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Ib Ohlsson
1956 opened a studio specializing in graphic arts and advertising design.
1960 moved to Pellham, New York
1965 Illustrator: The Long and Dangerous Journey by M. Jean Craig
1966 Illustrator: Philbert the Fearful by Jay Williams
1966 Illustrator: Professor Diggins' Dragons by Felice Holman
1966 Illustrator: The City-Country ABC. My Alphabet Ride in the City / My Alphabet Walk in the Country by Marguerite Walters
1966 Illustrator: Room 10 by Agnes McCarthy
1967 Illustrator: Timothy Tuneful by Bette Distler
1967 Illustrator: The Big Yellow Balloon by Edward Fenton
1968 Illustrator: Rikk of The Rendal Clan by Borghild Dahl
1969 Illustrator: Tales for the Third Ear, from Equatorial Africa by Verna Aardema
1969 Illustrator: Bears Don't Cry by Charles E. Alverson
1970 Illustrator: The Nonsense Book Of Riddles, Rhymes, Tongue Twisters, Puzzles And Jokes From American Folklore collected By Duncan Emrich
1970 Illustrator: Really Eager and the Glorious Watermelon Contest by Richard E. Cheney
1970 Illustrator: The Mysterious Bender Bones by Susan Meyers
1971 Illustrator: Mickie by Edith Unnerstad
1972 Illustrator: The Hodgepodge Book: an Almanac of American Folklore by Duncan Emrich
1972 Illustrator: Spooky Rhymes and Riddles by Lilian Moore
1972 Illustrator: Fairwell to the Farivox by by Harry Hartwick
1973 Illustrator: Just Gin by Wallace Kendal
1975 Illustrator: The Whim-Wham Book contributed By Youngsters, College Students, Mothers, And Aunts And Uncles From San Jose, California
1977 Illustrator: Mrs. Piggery Snout by Rosamond Dauer
1980 Illustrator: Encyclopedia Brown Carries On by Donald J. Sobol
1980 - Illustrator: May 19 Newsweek - Who Dares Wins
1981 - Illustrator: June 22 Newsweek - Two Minutes over Baghdad: The Raid
1981 - Illustrator: November 23 Newsweek - Columbia Flexes It's Arm
1981 Illustrator: Rainy Day Play Book by Susan Young, Marion Conger, Natalie Young
1982 Illustrator: Encyclopedia Brown Sets the Pace by Donald J. Sobol
1983 Illustrator: Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Cake by Donald J. Sobol with Glenn Andrews
1985 Illustrator: The Toady and Dr. Miracle by Mary Blount Christian
1986 Illustrator: The blue pocket fun show, or, Friends forever! by Thomas P. Lewis
1990 Illustrator: February 1 Newsweek - India Bans Newsweek over Map of Kashmir
1990 - Illustrator: February 5 Newsweek - The Ring Around Singh: The Prime Minister's First Crisis, Kashmir
1992 Illustrator: Hats off to John Stetson by Mary Blount Christian
1992 Illustrator: It Happened in America: True Stories from the Fifty States by Lila Perl
1992 Illustrator: Timmy Green's Blue Lake by Donna Bergman
1993 Illustrator: Celebration: The Story of American Holidays by Lucille Recht Penner
1994 Illustrator: Alphabet of Girls by Leland Blair
1994 Illustrator: A Moon in Your Lunch Box by Michael Spooner
1998 Illustrator: Seeing Lessons : The Story Of Abigail Carter And America's First School For The Blind by Spring Hermann
Current: Contributing Artist: Foreign Affairs
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
No Bed of Roses -- God Have Mercy on Me!
The Diary of a Lost Soul
by "O. W."
1941 (8th Printing - Original Copyright 1930)
The Macaulay Company - Gold Label Books, Inc.
New York
This book is going on my "to be read" pile then donated to the library. But I wanted to share it here first because of the dust jacket illustrations. Both the full-color front illustration and the black and white illustrations on the back are so melodramatic. So heart-breaking; so fabulously 1930s!
Monday, June 7, 2010
Philbert the Fearful
by Jay Williams
Illustrated by Ib Ohlsson
1966 - W. W. Norton and Company
Illustrated by Ib Ohlsson
Sir Philbert Fitzhugh was not very brave.
In the summer he looked after his fields and saw to the haying or went for rides on his horse . . . "After all," he said, "I am the only one of me I have, and I have to take care of myself."
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Nevertheless, the doctor came.
"You're getting flabby," he said. "You ought to get more exercise."
The doctor orders Sir Philbert to go on an adventure to search for the emperor's daughter.
Sir Philbert kills the giant with flying blankets; scares the cockatrice with a mirror and an enchanter with determination. He gets the girl not because he is especially brave but because is extraordinarily resourceful.
I would expect nothing less than a common sense hero from Mr. Jay Williams!
| LCCN: | 66010783 |
|---|
48 Pages
The book shown is a first edition, second impression. It has a reinforced library binding but is not a former library book.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
My Friend the Cow
1967 - National Dairy Council, Chicago, IL
Johnny likes his milk and wants to know if it came from his friend the cow.
And so begins the story of how milk arrives at his front door each day!
The bright colors and the innocent explanation of where milk comes from make this little book a favorite in my collection.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Pig and Bear
Pig and Bear by Vít Hořejš
Illustrated by Friso Henstra
1989 Four Winds Press
First Edition
ISBN: 002744421X
LCCN: 88021304
40 Pages
1989 Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Varken en beer (Dutch)
Hořejš , Leontine Bijman
1990 Elzenga, cop (Amsterdam)
ISBN: 9066920637
An amusing chapter book about a Pig and Bear who are best friends. They make a lot of plans but do not accomplish much. I have friendships like this! How about you?
Chapters:
How Pig and Bear Opened a Pawnshop
Pig and Bear in Danger, Very Little Beings and Their Mysterious Changes
Which Should Be about Pig and Bear at the Movies but Turns Out Otherwise
How Pig and Bear Got Telephones
Whimsical pen and ink drawings throughout.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
The Two Little Redstarts
The Two Little Redstarts
by Nell Jenkins Harrell
with twenty illustrations by Jean Kirke
1953 Exposition Press
48 Pages
LCCCN: 53-12641
Ages 6 to 8 years
Torchie and Reddie Redstart love to spend their days on the catwalk around the roof of their Boston home. They spy all kinds of birds and are taught to appreciate the world around them by their mother and her helper, Vevey.
I love the simple two color drawings in this book.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Steven Kellogg
Steven Kellogg
Author and Illustrator
Born: October 26, 1941 -- Norfolk, CT
Married: 1967 to Helen Hill
Six Step-Children (most of his books are dedicated to them)
Residence: Stoney Brook, Connecticut
Website: http://www.stevenkellogg.com/
1963 - Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts - Rhode Island School of Design
1964 - Won an Honors Fellowship to study in Florence, Italy
1965 - Graduate work at American University, Washington, D.C.
1966 - Instructor of Etching at American University, Washington, D.C.
1967 - Illustrator - Gwot! Horribly Funny Hairticklers by George Mendozza
1969 - Illustrator - Martha Matilda O’Toole by Jim Copp
1969 - Illustrator - Brave Johnny O’Hare by Eleanor B. Heady
1969 - The Rotton Book
1970 - Illustrator - Matilda Who Told Lies and was Burned to Death by Hilaire Belloc
1970 - The wicked kings of Bloon
1970 - Illustrator - Mrs. Purdy’s Children by Ruth Loomis
1970 - Illustrator - Granny and the Desperadoes by Peggy Parish
1970 - Illustrator - Mister Rogers’ Songbook by Fred Rogers
1970 - Illustrator - Can’t you pretend? by Miriam Young
1971 - Can I Keep Him?
1971 - The Mystery Beast of Ostergeest
1971 - Illustrator - Here Comes Tagalong by Anne Mallett
1971 - Illustrator - Crabapple Night by Jan Wahl
1972 - Illustrator - The Castles of the Two Brothers by Aileen Friedman
1972 - The Orchard Cat
1972 - Won't Somebody Play with Me?
1972 - Illustrator - The Very Peculiar Tunnel by Jan Wahl
1973 - Illustrator - Abby by Jeannette Franklin Caines
1973 - The Island of the Skog
1973 - Illustrator - You Ought to See Herbert’s House by Doris Herold Lund
1973 - Illustrator - Come Here, Cat by Joan L. Nodset
1974 - The Mystery of the Missing Mitten
1974 - There Was an Old Woman
1974 - Illustrator - Kisses and Fishes by Liesel Moak Skorpen
1975 - Illustrator - How the Witch Got Alf by Annett Cora
1975 - Illustrator - The Smartest Bear and His Brother Oliver by Alice Bach
1975 - Illustrator - Hilaire Belloc's The Yak, The Python, The Frog
1975 - Illustrator - The Boy Who was Followed Home by Margaret Mahy
1975 - Illustrator - The Great Christmas Kidnapping Caper by Jean Van Leeuwen
1976 - Illustrator - The Most Delicious Camping Trip Ever by Alice Bach
1976 - Steven Kellogg’s Yankee Doodle (song by Edward Bangs)
1976 - Illustrator - Awful Alexander by Judith Choate
1976 - Illustrator - Gustav the Gourmet Giant by LouAnn Gaeddert
1976 - Much Bigger Than Martin
1977 - Illustrator - Grouchy Uncle Otto by Alice Bach
1977 - Illustrator - Barney Bipple’s Magic Dandelions by Carol Chapman
1977 - The Mysterious Tadpole
1978 - Illustrator - Millicent the Magnificent by Alice Bach
1978 - The Mystery of the Magic Green Ball
1978 - Illustrator - Appelard and Liverwurst by Mercer Mayer
1978 - Illustrator - The Pickle Plan by Marilyn Singer
1979 - Illustrator - Jill the Pill by Julie Castiglia
1979 - Illustrator - There’s an Elephant in the Garage by Douglas F. Davis
1979 - Pinkerton, Behave!
1979 - Illustrator - Molly Moves Out by Susan Pearson
1979 - Illustrator - Once, said Darlene by William Sleator
1980 - The Mystery of the Flying Orange Pumpkin
1980 - Illustrator - Uproar on Hollercat Hill by Jean Marzollo
1980 - Illustrator - The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes Noble
1981 - Illustrator - Leo, Zack, and Emmie by Amy Ehrlich
1981 - A Rose for Pinkerton
1981 - Illustrator - Liverwurst is Missing by Mercer Mayer
1982 - Illustrator - A Change of Plans by Alan Benjamin
1982 - The Mystery of the Stolen Blue Paint
1982 - Tallyho, Pinkerton!
1983 - Ralph's Secret Weapon
1983 - Illustrator - The Ten-Alarm Camp-Out by Cathy Warren
1984 - Illustrator - A My Name is Alice by Jane Bayer
1984 - Paul Bunyan: A Tall Tale
1984 - Illustrator - Jimmy’s Boa Bounces Back by Trinka Hakes Noble
1985 - Chicken Little
1985 - Iva Dunnit and the Big Wind by Carol Purdy
1985 - How Much is a Million? by David M. Schwartz
1986 - Best Friends
1986 - Pecos Bill: A Tall Tale
1987 - Leo, Zack, and Emmie Together Again by Amy Ehrlich
1987 - Aster Aardvark’s Alphabet Adventures
1987 - Prehistoric Pinkerton
1988 - Johnny Appleseed: A Tall Tale
1989 - Illustrator - Is Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah Guarino
1989 - Illustrator - Jimmy’s Boa and the Big Splash Birthday Bash by Trinka Hakes Noble
1989 - Illustrator - If You Made a Million by David M. Schwartz
1990 - Illustrator - The Day the Goose Got Loose by Reeve Lindbergh
1990 - Illustrator - Engelbert the Elephant by Tom Paxton
1991 - Jack and the Beanstalk
1992 - The Christmas Witch
1992 - Mike Fink: A Tall Tale
1993 - Illustrator - Tu mama es una llama? by Deborah Guarino
1993 - Illustrator - Parents in the Pigpen, Pigs in the Tub by Amy Ehrlich
1993 - Illustrator - The Wizard Next Door by Peter Glassman
1994 - Illustrator - The Rattlebang Picnic by Margaret Mahy
1994 - Illustrator - The Great Quillow James Thurber
1994 - Illustrator - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
1995 - Illustrator - Snuffles and Snouts poems selected by Laura Robb
1995 - Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett: A Tall Tale
1996 - Illustrator - Frogs Jump: A Counting Book by Alan Brooks
1996 - The Christmas Witch (Spanish)
1996 - I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago: A Tall Tale
1997 - The Three Little Pigs
1997 - Illustrator - The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash (Spanish) by Trinka Hakes Noble
1997 - Illustrator - Library Lil by Suzanne Williams
1998 - A Hunting We Will Go!
1999 - The Three Sillies
1999 - Illustrator - A Beasty Story by Bill Martin, Jr. and Steven Kellogg
2000 - Give the Dog a Bone
2000 - The Missing Mitten Mystery
2000 - Illustrator - The Baby Beebee Bird by Diane Redfield Massie
2001 - A Penguin Pup for Pinkerton
2002 - Illustrator - Big Bear Ball by Joanne Ryder
2003 - Illustrator - Clorinda by Robert Kinerk
2003 - Illustrator - Jimmy’s Boa and the Bungee Jump Slam Dunk by Trinka Hakes Noble
2003 - Illustrator - Millions to Measure by David M. Schwartz
2004 - Pinkerton and Friends
2004 - Illustrator - Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie
2005 - Illustrator - If You Decide To Go To the Moon by Faith McNulty
2006 - Illustrator - The Invisible Moose Dennis Haseley
2007 - Illustrator - Clorinda Takes Flight Robert Kinerk
2008 - Illustrator - Come Back, Cat by Joan L. Nodset
2009 - The Pied Piper's Magic
2010 - Illustrator - And I Love You by Ruth Krauss
2012 - Illustrator - Clorinda Plays Baseball! by Robert Kinerk
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