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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002. Signed by Chris Van Allsburg on the title page. First edition / First printing. Black cloth spine, navy paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.
Sold – Fifty Famous Stories Retold - James Baldwin by James Baldwin - 1896
by James Baldwin
Sold – Fifty Famous Stories Retold - James Baldwin
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Going out to Carolyn New York New York, on biblio******Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin, first published in 1896, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world..This I believe is the first printing of this book, published in 1896 by the American Book Company, New York, 172 pages in good condition. No dust jacket Hardcover in green cloth covering is good but has some wear at the edges./corners. Hinges are good, not torn or open. pages are not loose. but have a stlight tanning. Very nice original copy......James Baldwin, Editor and author....James Baldwin (1841–1925) was born in Indiana, United States, and made a career as an educator and administrator in that state starting at the age of 24. He served as the superintendent of Indiana's school system for 18 years and then went on to become a widely published textbook editor and children's author in the subjects of legends, mythology, biography, and literature, among others. Baldwin was one of the most prolific authors of school books for children at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. In addition to the Baldwin Readers (1897), he co-authored the Harper Readers (1888) and the Expressive Readers (1911). He wrote over thirty books about famous people in history and retold classical stories. His publications numbered 54 volumes. It is estimated that 26 million copies of his works sold worldwide, including in China and Indonesia. A self-educated man, he became a school superintendent before working as an editor for Harper's and later for the American Book Co...Ruth Reaser..LAX Vespa, Los Angeles Culver City- maybe this will do it!-At least you know what you're getting into--Media Mail USPS-you get the copy pictured - carefully Drop kick-packed to protect it - in - transit. 7 Days Coast to Coast, faster if closer..Fifty Fam Stories 6228 HC Ador CH 1 GMK *
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Zathura: A Space Adventure.
by VAN ALLSBURG, Chris
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Bill Badger's Winter Cruise
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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1961 (500 gram rate) unclipped dust jacket with light wear, gift inscription to fep has been blacked out, SECOND IMPRESSION of first edition, clean with minor age spotting to closed edges, light handling soiling to jacket, 120pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Denys Watkins-Pitchford. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall.
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HAUNTED HUT A WINTER MYSTERY in in Green & White Color Dustjacket of 2 BOYS Sailing by snow covered Cabin in Green forest in Red Sailboat Ice Boat with red sail ,Nick Samson, His Twin Sister, Rusty, & brother Gabby , who have spent many summers in De
by Mary Graham M. G. Bonner, non price clipped (.00) DJ, Illustrated by BOB MYERS, FORMER OWNER STAMP Back Blank Flyleaf, Decorated Blue & White Endpapers of 4 Kids Hiking Thru Snow in Forest near Lake, Half Title pg Former Owner pencil Inscription dat
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HBDJ, 1950. Stated First Edition; First Printing, VG+/VG. AS-IS, Dates match , Green Tweed Cloth Hardcover cvr Lite wear Titled in Blue on Spine with Illustration on front of boy in Snowshoes . DJ. Minor wear to extremities. Jacket is in a fresh mylar cover. ; 8vo.Interior Nice tight clean Light wear Fox, Jacket shows slight edgewear, light wear to back DJ and some TINY CHIPS ENDS DJ SPINE; DJ Protected Clear Mylar cvr, 5 x 8. , 182 PGS, Half Title pg Former Owner pencil Inscription dated 1951, who have spent many summers in Deep Hollow, persuade their Parents to allow them to spend their Winter Holiday there with the Joosts, the Postmaster, His wife & their Son, chuck ! It is perfect weather for winter Sports.they go Skiing, & Sleigh Riding, Play Hockey, Skate, Fish thru the Ice, & Practically Fly Across Miles of ice in Chuck’s New Ice Boat. Strange things start Happening that build Up Suspense. & Smsons become Amateur Detectives, ages 7 to 10.
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Crows of Pearblossom illus with text opposite ILLUST BY DUTCH ARTIST HANS SCHABRACQ, 1976 ,Huxley's only juvenile title.a story written during Christmas Holiday for his niece Olivia de Haulleville in 1944. No matter How Often Mrs. Crow might Lay an
by ALDOUS HUXLEY,full-page colour illus with text opposite ILLUST BY DUTCH ARTIST HANS SCHABRACQ , Name crossed out on front pastedown
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Chatto and Windus. LONDON, 1976 HARDBACK NODustjacket,,1976, First British English THUS STATED, Illustrated COLOR GLOSSY Papered Boards. Book Condition: Very Good Minus. NO Jacket. Hans Schabracq (illustrator). First Thus. 4to [28] POG, UNPAGINATED, full-page colour illus with text opposite, illus papered boards. Light thumbing. Name crossed out on front pastedown. VG minus. 10 3/4 X 8 1/2 IN. , No matter How Often Mrs. Crow might Lay an Egg in her nest ina Cottonwood Tree at Pearblossom, the egg always disappeared. Did the Rattlesnake who lived at Bottom of Tree have His Breakfast ?. 1st Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by HANS SCHABRACQ .
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RED MITTENS, in Dustjacket, Great children's story about Little Joe and his lost red mittens which his Mommie had knit For Him & he wore all the Time and how he finds them.
by Laura Bannon, ,Scratchboard 2 color Illustrations By Author, Inner DJ Flap .57 & back Flaps advertises for Katy & the Big Snow,B/W Illustrated Endpaper
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Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1946. HBDJ, 1946 on Title pg, 1ST EDITION, 1st printing, VG/VG, DJ has tiny white piece tape with B on it at spine with FADE, 8vo, Beige with Red cloth decorated boards, decorated end papers, cover shows slight wear and stain but overall is attractive and bright, minor bu mping, clean and bright inside, book hinges are intact. UNPAGINATED 29 PGS. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.
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RARE NOVEMBER 1932 CHILD LIFE MAGAZINE NICE ! HAS SMALL ARTICLE Called My Message to You BY ALICE LidDELL HARGREAVES AKA Alice in Wonderland with Picture of Her Age 9 Sitting Sideways in Chair, Book of Course, Was CreaTEd By Lewis Carroll
by SMALL ARTICLE By ALICE LIDDELL HARGREAVES Aka Alice in Wonderland , Bk Written By Lewis Carroll, Illustrated Color Cover By Keith Ward Cover, #20614, Internal Illustrations By Lucy Fitch Perkins, Janet Laura Scott and Others
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New York, NY Rand McnAlLY & Company, 1932. MAGAZINE, VG+/VG-, SOLD AS-IS, spine edge Rust at Staples & tiny Holes There, Cover Creases & DogEared Corner & light Wear. Magazine; 4to.Size: 8-1/2" x 10-1/2". , We have reviewed this magazine, page by pAge, anD No pages are missing. CONDITION: This magazIne haS Been read so there is some wear & Tiny Dogears pgs & FOXIng tiny chips TEARS extremities iNTERIOR, THIS ISSUE IS 100% cOmPleTE anD CONNECTED BY ALL 3 STAPLES!. Alice is now 81 Yrs. Old, Keith Ward Cover of Boy in Green Sweater & Argyle Socks in Chair Reading with Dog also reading a Book, #20614, also in this Issue Louisa May Alcott, Some of the artIcles/contributors Or authors in the magazine include: Aileen Fisher, Alice LIddell Hargreaves, Marjorie Barrows, Paul T. Gilbert, Cornelia Meigs, Louisa May Alcot, August Seaman, LUcy Fitch Perkins, and more! . First Edition. Original Wraps.
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Not For Profit. A Story for Girls., Girl Comrades Series#12 In RARE Color DustJacket of Side Profile Beautiful Girl in Pink Bonnet with Green Silk Ribbon, Holding Purple Flowers
by Fannie E .Newberry, Former Owner Inscription in Pencil Blank Endpapers, B/W Frontispiece Anything for Me ? Said Mr. Kennedy as Esther Silently Held Out a Paper
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A L Burt Co NY, 1894. HBDJ, 1894. Early Edition, VG-/GOOD , AS-IS, Bright Octavo Soft Lime Green Decorated Cloth with black line decoration and red lettering to top board and spine and Oval Paper Inlaid Vignette of young Victorian miss to top board which Duplicated DJ Illustration. Dustwrapper that is Slightly chipped and worn At Edges Extremities Yet Front Illustration & Titles INTACT, Spine Ends DJ small Chips, Slight Lean Book, Interior Nice Tight Clean light FOX, Wear, 287 Pgs NO ADS in Back, Back DJ light Soil & Tiny Chips Tears Edges Lists Thru Sara a Princess, Handsome Cloth Binding,. Hard Cover.
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Mystery in the Old Red Barn, Series #11 in Blue & Red Color Dustjacket of Boy & Girl in Open Door Barn with Ladder with Hay & Bats & Birds Flying About, A deserted old barn set at the end of a grassy lane,
by Helen Fuller Orton, who began writing in 1921, Illustrated by Robert Doremus in B/W, INNER DJ Flap PriceClipped ,FORMER OWNER STAMP Back Blank Endpapers
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J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1952 HBDJ, 1952, Stated First Edition, NF+/VG-, AS-IS, Gently bumped with just a hint of wear at the corners and spine ends. Jacket rubbed with small chips and tears. Spine sunned, small drip marks on the front panel. Lower corner of the front flap clipped, DJ Protected Clear Mylar Cvr ,Orange Cloth Titled in Blue cvr Light Wear, DJ LIGHT SCUFFING EDGE SPINE & Light fade Spine DJ & Tiny chips tears Extremities DJ, 115 pgs, Interior Nice, tight Clean Light Wear Fox, ,A deserted old barn set at the end of a grassy lane, in the midst of sunny fields, the the favorite place where Reed and Kathie play. It is only when strange sounds in the old stable and a ghostly form in the mist are added to the familiar owl hoots and mouse scurryings that the barn becomes a mysterious place. Their Much Admired Uncle, Bill, Makes a Visit & loses his Wallet in the Haymow. Then things happen Fast, & in the End Kathie’s dearest Wish comesTrue. 1st…
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ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN (TOM SAWYERS COMRADE).
by Twain, Mark
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Illustrated, covers worn and soiled (fair condition), previous owners bookplate otherwise unmarked, early printing, 313 pp + ads.
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Inspector Peckit in Dustjacket, Children's story of a French pigeon who is a mystery-solving detective. Delightful tale of a bright-eyed pigeon named Pecket (who lives in Paris)
by DON FREEMAN, INNER DJ FOLD clipped & (.95) PRESENT BUT GLUED TO BLANK ENDPAPER, EX-LIBRARY USUAL WEAR STAMPS ETC,
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VIKING PRESS, NY, 1972. Illustrated by author in blue/black/gray/white tones, HBDJ,, GOOD/GO0D, 1972, Stated First Edition ~ First Printing with complete number line. Publisher's sturdy "Reinforced Binding" in pictorial cloth. EX-LIBRARY USUAL WEAR STAMPS ETC & few repaired pgs with Tape, Dust jacket has been trimmed and the summary has been cut and pasted inside front board. New mylar cover. Unpaginated., Edges/corners somewhat worn. Usual library stamps/markings throughout. Light smudging throughout text, BACK INNER DJ Flap has been cut off, Few pgs have tape repairs , pigeon named Pecket (who lives in Paris) & a sad little girl he befriends."Though it's not a case to inspire Maigret, this feathered Clouzot with his blase facade and bungling good intentions is nicely at home in the soft blue sketches of familiar Paris scenes.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by DON FREEMAN,. Ex-Library.
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
by Engle, Joanna
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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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Day In and Day Out (The Alice and Jerry Books, Reading Foundation Series)
by Mabel O'Donnell; Alice Carey
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Evanston, Illinois: Row, Peterson and Company, n.d. [copyright 1936]. Hardcover. First Edition, no additional printings listed. First-grade reader in the Alice and Jerry basal reader educational series. Red cloth over boards with blue & yellow titles and illustration of a dog and duckling. Good+. Prior owner's bookplate to front pastedown, a few penciled notes. Sewn binding is straight and tight. Corners and spine ends bumped. Covers clean and bright. Not from a school or library. See photos. 156 pages with color illustrations on every page. Word list.
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Bob Son of Battle
by Alfred Oliphant
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The story focuses on the rivalry between two sheepdogs and their masters, and chronicles the coming of age of a boy who is caught between them. David M'Adam, the boy, was half-orphaned by the death of his mother, and is left to the care of his father, Adam M'Adam, a sarcastic, angry alcoholic with a few redeeming qualities. M'Adam is the owner of Red Wull, a huge, violent dog who herds his sheep by brute force. Doubleday & McClure, 1899. Hardcover. Condition: vg+. .356 pages Find copy in Dark Blue Boards . copyright Doubleday & McClure (New York), 1889. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Rare first edition original 1899 edition by Doubleday and McClure Company New York. Nice copy all on hand laid paper. Deckled edges. Bob Son of Battle by Alfred Ollivant. Copyright 1889. Some browning of pages. In a navy cloth binding. Externally sound. Some shelf wear. Pages are clean and unmarked/,
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Ronny Meets the Cadborosuarus
by Elmay Crow
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Crow Publishing, Victoria, 1971, 30 pages, 6.5" x 8.5", Near Fine, Comb Bound Softcover. An uncommon self published companion to "Ronny Meets The Sasquatch".
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Bedtime Stories
by Tenggren, Gustaf: Illustrated by
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1978 - 16th printing- vintage Bedtime Stories - Little Red Riding Hood - book: very good - all pages are clean and unmarked - edge wear on boards good for age - pages show some toning at edges - ELEMENT: includes a little red riding hood/big bad wolf as grandma flip doll - doll is professionally sewn with intricate details
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Going To the Doctor (First Experiences Series)
by Fred Rogers
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Fred Rogers: First Experiences Book Series: Going To the Doctor (1986 1st Ed. 3rd Pr. Thus, G.P. Putnam)RARE in this first hardcover edition. Quite the find. Used. VG/VG condition unclipped dust jacket, printed price $12.95 Mr. Rogers appears on the back dj panel wearing a pale blue sweater. "In this book, real life photos are used to help young people feel more comfortable with interacting with other children and making new friends. A Note From Fred Rogers: A child's first visit with a pediatrician usually comes soon after birth. It may be months or even years later, though, that a child first shows fear about going to see a doctor. The worry of an injection or some other unfamiliar medical procedure can trigger that fear. It can also appear because another family member may be feeling medical anxieties. And, of course, new body awareness and needs for privacy develop naturally in children's early years, so all these feelings can make it very hard for them to let doctors investigate the workings of…
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The Man Who Lost His Head
by Claire Huchet Bishop
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The Man Who Lost His Head. By Claire Huchet Bishop. Viking Press, Copyright Renewed 1970. 16th Impression thus. Exlib. VG/VG unclipped DJ. Original cover price $3.56. Wrap-around blue and white endpapers show a headless man walking past farm animals on his way to the fair to look for his head there. Pages are bright. Now protected in a mylar wrap. A fantasy illustrated by Robert McCloskey, author and illustrator of "Make Way For Ducklings". Summary: "A man wakes up to find that he has no head, so he goes looking for it." Hard title to find.
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The Elephant's Child: Just So Stories Series
by Kipling, Rudyard
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Kipling, Rudyard: The Elephant's Child, Just So Stories Series. 1942 First Edition Thus, Garden City Publishing. Beautifully illustrated by R.F. Rojankovsky. CHILDREN'S BOOK. Story Summary: "Because of his 'satiable curiosity' about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks." Used. VG condition/ No DJ included. Unpaged. 7 X 9 1/2
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Lucky You, What Science Has Done For Us
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Lucky You: What Science Has Done For Us J.B. Lippincott Stated First Edition. SCIENCE. Artfully illustrated by MUNRO LEAF. Good EXLIB in a Good unclipped $2.25 orig. price dust jacket. Last page states: 152 4.
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El Principe Picenin – The Little Prince
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A special copy of The Little Prince translated into the Venetian (Venetan/Veneto) language, also called dialeto del mar – the dialect of the sea. Included is the bookmark from the bookstore - Libreria Acqua Alta. Great gift for any Little Prince collector. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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