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Phelps Margaret
Regular Cowboy
Philadelphia: Macrae-Smith 1948. Fine prior owner name front pastedown under front flap in a Near Fine SCARCE dust jacket slight wear at the spine tips. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Evelyn Copelman. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Macrae-Smith Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004833
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Updegraff Florence Maule
Blue Dowry
New York: Harcourt Brace & Co. 1948. Fine prior owner name in ink front pastedown hidden by front flap in a Very Good Plus dust jacket front flap price-clipped slight edgewear. A RARE book especially so in dust jacket and collectible condition. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Robert Doremus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Harcourt Brace & Co. Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004838
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Skrebitsky Georgi
White Birds Island
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1948. Near Fine prior owner name in ink front pastedown hidden by front flap small corner bump in a Very Good dust jacket spine light fading small chips along top edge. Translated from the Russian by Zina Voynow. . First American Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Henry C. Pitz . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Alfred A. Knopf Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004844
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Eberle Irmengarde
The Steam Shovel Family
New York: David McKay 1948. Near Fine prior owner name in ink front pastedown hidden by front flap faint toning to endpages a few tiny spots of soiling bottom edge of page block in a Near Fine dust jacket spine lightly faded small chips at spine tips. SCARCE in such lovely collectible condition. Charmingly illustrated by Connie Moran. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Connie Moran. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. David McKay Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004843
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Fuller Alice Cook
Gold for the Grahams
New York: Julian Messner Inc. 1948. Near Fine prior owner name in ink front pastedown hidden by front flap tiny corner bump in a Very Good dust jacket small chips top edge and light edgewear. NOT the Junior Literary Guild reprint and SCARCE THUS. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Dorothy Bayley Morse . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Julian Messner, Inc. Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004846
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Dustin Agnes Barden
Judy of Kettle Rock
Boston: W.A. Wilde and Co. 1948. Fine prior owner name in ink front pastedown under front flap in a Very Good Plus dust jacket green at spine a bit faded light edgewear at spine tips light soiling. A lovely example of a RARE title. Set in Vermont in 1850. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Don McDonough. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. W.A. Wilde and Co. Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004840
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Staffelbach E. H.
For Texas and Freedom
Philadelphia: Macrae-Smith 1948. Near Fine prior owner name in ink front pastedown hidden by front flap and light soiling front endpage in a Very Good dust jacket spine faded and light edgewear. SCARCE in collectible condition. . First American Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Hugh Wiley. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Macrae-Smith Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004845
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Edited By Leo Margulies
Baseball Round- Up; An Anthology of Baseball Stories
New York: Cupples & Leon 1948. Near Fine tiny spot of soiling front board prior owner name in ink front pastedown under front flap in a Very Good Plus dust jacket red at spine faded small bit of wear at spine tips all four flap corners clipped. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cupples & Leon Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004839
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Maxwell Marjorie
Lost Treasure Trail; A Mystery for Girls
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Co. 1947. Near Fine tiny bumps to top corners prior owner name in ink front pastedown hidden by front flap in a Very Good dust Jacket small chips and rubs at the tips. This book was first published in serial form under the title "Secret of the Deserted Town" in POLLY PIGTAILS a girls magazine of the time. . First Hardcover Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Beth Krush. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The John C. Winston Co. Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004847
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Stone Charlotte
A Picture Book of Favorite Fairy Tales
Racine Wisconsin: Whitman Publ. Co. 1930. Illustrated by the Author. 24 pages. Very Good Plus light rubbing to wrappers light age toning. . First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Whitman Publ. Co. Paperback books
Bookseller reference : 004853
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Barto A.
Count to Ten with the Little Red Hen
Poughkeepsie NY: Artists and Writers Guild Inc. 1938. Very Good Plus light soiling and rubbing to covers. Contents are clean and unmarked. 14 pages all charmingly illustrated by B. Pokrovsky. . First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by B. Pokrovsky. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Artists and Writers Guild, Inc. Paperback books
Bookseller reference : 004852
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Smock Nell Stolp
The Three Puppies
Racine Wisconsin: Whitman Publ. Co. 1938. Illustrated by the Author. Very Good gift inscription top corner front cover front cover a bit darkened at spine light soiling. 10 pages with illustrated covers each illustration more charming tham the last ! "Sewn and Linen-Like Finish". . First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Whitman Publ. Co. Paperback books
Bookseller reference : 004851
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Risteen H. L.
Chippeway Captive
New York: Cupples & Leon 1948. Very Good Plus prior owner name in ink front pastedown under front flap top edge of page block discolored at spine in a Very Good Plus dust jacket lightly rubbed and small chips at the spine tips. Indian Stories for Boys series. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cupples & Leon Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004849
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Winter Milo
Barnyard Babies
Chicago: Merrill Publishing Co. 1936. Very Good wrappers lightly rubbed 2" tear at spine. Wonderful illustrations by Milo Winter !. First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Merrill Publishing Co. Paperback books
Bookseller reference : 004854
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Risteen H. L.
Indian Silver
New York: Cupples & Leon 1948. Near Fine prior owner name in ink front pastedown under front flap top corners small bumps in a Very Good Plus dust jacket lightly rubbed and small chips at the spine tips. Indian Stories for Boys series. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cupples & Leon Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004850
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Fox Frances Margaret
Little Mossback Amelia
New York: E.P. Dutton 1939. Fine prior owner name front end page in a Very Good dustjacket small edge chips and two small holes along spine folds front flap bottom corner price-clipped. SCARCE First Edition in dustjacket. "A true story of a little girl who went pioneering with her family in Northern Michigan and spent six years of her life living in the woods eighteen miles from Petoskey the nearest town.". First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Marion Downer. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. E.P. Dutton Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004753
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Williams Henry Lionel
TURI of the Magic Fingers
New York: Viking Press 1939. Near Fine cloth rubbed at bottom corners in a Very Good dustjacket 1" triangular chip bottom corner front panel 1/2" chips at spine ends jacket rubbed and a bit age-darkened. "The story of a boy who lived 20000 years ago and became the greatest artist of his times.". First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Harry Daugherty. Viking Press Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004755
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Hartley Dorothy Editor and Illustrator
The Old Book : A Medieval Anthology
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1930. A medieval anthology edited and illuminated by Dorothy Hartley. With an introduction by George Saintsbury. Beautifully rebound in forest green cloth with gilt titles and decorative endpages. Near Fine endpages a bit soiled prior owner name front endpage. Wonderful Dorothy Hartley illustrations ! Copy # 155 of a total edition of 1350 printed on Japon De Luxe paper. . Limited and Numbered First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Alfred A. Knopf Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004626
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Howe Jane Moore
Amelia Earhart Kansas Girl
Indianapolis IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Co. 1950. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front endpage - "For Kathy and Bill Hays with very best wishes from the author of this book Jane Moore Howe April 25 1954" Very Good Plus reinforced with library binding cloth rubbed at the tips lacking the dustjacket. SCARCE SIGNED. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Paul Laune. The Bobbs-Merrill Co. Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004594
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Ives Sarah Noble Personal Copy of Will H. Hays
Dog Heroes of Many Lands
New York: The Century Co. 1922. IINSCRIBED on the front endpage -"For Billie Hays on his seventh birthday from Dad 12/11/22". From the estate of Will H. Hays who managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America MPPDA. His son Will Hays Jr.Billie became an author and later on Mayor of Crawfordsville IN. Book is about Very Good cloth a bit soiled toning to endpages all photo illustrations present but two have come unbound and are laid in. RARE in the hardcover First Edition. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated with Photographs. The Century Co. Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004601
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Nusbaum Deric Personal Copy of Will H. Hays
Deric in Mesa Verde
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1927. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED on first blank endpage by Will H. Hays -" To my son and partner Will Hays Jr. on his 12th birthday Some of these days we will together cover this same country. Affectionately Will H. Hays Dec. 12th 1927". Will Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America MPPDA which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. Book is Very Good lacking the dustjacket cloth lightly soiled. Illustrated and with decorative endpages. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED. 5th Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Presentation Copy. G.P. Putnam's Sons Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004619
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Sconce Harvey J.
The Romance of Everifarm
New York: The Macmillan Company 1922. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front endpage - " To my good friend Will H. Hays with my best wishes Harvey J. Sconce" . Will H. Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America MPPDA which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. Book is Near Fine no dustjacket endpages toned 2 small bumps and cloth lightly rubbed at spine tips. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Association Copy. The Macmillan Company Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004461
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Lesueur Nicole Illustrated By Herve Lacoste
Le Secret Du Ballon Jaune
Paris: Librairie Armand Colin - Bourrelier 1965. Winner of the Prix Jeunesse Awards for 1965 with the SCARCE wrap-around band announcing the award. In illustrated boards Very Good Plus boards lightly soiled. Text entirely in French. Wrap-around band in two pieces laid in. . First Edition. Paper Covered Boards. Very Good Plus. Librairie Armand Colin - Bourrelier Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004550
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Sendak Maurice; Margolis Matthew
Some Swell Pup or are You Sure You Want a Dog
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux 1976. SIGNED by Author and Illutrator Maurice Sendak at the bottom of the title page. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket lightly rubbed at the tips. A quite lovely copy and SCARCE SIGNED by Sendak. . SIGNED. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Sendak Maurice. Farrar, Straus & Giroux Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004398
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Andersen Hans Christian; Leyssac Paul
The Tumble-Bug and Other Tales
New York: Harcourt Brace & Co. 1940. New York: Harcourt Brace & Co. 1940. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY TRANSLATOR on 2nd front endpage -"to Will Hays with best regards Paul Leyssac April 1941". Will Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America MPPDA which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. Paul Leyssac was a well-known stage actor who appeared opposite Ethel Barrymore and Marie Tempest and whose recitals of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf were widely popular. Danish-born and French-accented he was also an accomplished translator of Danish fairy-tale author Hans Christian Andersen. He also appeared in 7 films of the late 1930's and early 40's. A unique Hollywood Association Copy ! Near Fine minute rubs to tips of cloth in a Very Good dustjacket several small chips and closed edge tears. Roman numeral "I" on copyright page indicates a First Edition First Printing. SCARCE in collectible condition. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY TRANSLATOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Hertha List. Harcourt Brace & Co. Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004258
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Leighton John Jay
Robert Royalton and His Covered Wagon
Rochester New York: Rochester Press 1928. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front endpage- "Compliments to Will Hays & family from the Author J.J. Leighton". Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America MPPDA which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. When the Catholic Church formed its Legion of Decency and threatened nationwide boycotts of movies Hays installed a more formal production code called the Hays Code later simply "The Code" which became the virtual law of Hollywood until the 1960s. Near Fine faint toning to endpages in a Very Good Plus dustjacket small chips at head of spine 3/8" spot of discoloration to spine. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Presentation Copy. Rochester Press Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004205
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Krumgold Joseph
.and Now Miguel
New York: Thomas Y Crowell & Co. 1953. First Printing of this Newberry Award Winner. Near Fine prior owner name front endpage marvelous illustrated endpages! prior owner inscription verso of front end page in a Very Good dustjacket rubbed at the tips and folds shallow 1/4" x 2" chip top edge rear panel. First Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Jean Charlot. Thomas Y Crowell & Co. Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004210
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Johnston William
"Limpy" ; The Boy Who Felt Neglected
New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1917. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on the front endpage - "To Billy Hays Jr - because the author likes the way his father talks about him this book is inscribed by William Johnston". From the collection of Will H. Hays most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America MPPDA which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. When the Catholic Church formed its Legion of Decency and threatened nationwide boycotts of movies Hays installed a more formal production code called the Hays Code later simply "The Code" which became the virtual law of Hollywood until the 1960s. This book the basis for the 1932 film "When a Fellow Needs a Friend" starring Jackie Cooper. A SCARCE book in any edition RARE SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR and a great Hollywood ASSOCIATION. Very Good Minus lacking the dustjacket cloth at spine faded and title rubbed but still legible page block a bit loose illustration at page 276 loose. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Reprint. Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Arthur W. Brown . Presentation Copy. Grosset & Dunlap Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004217
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West James E.
Making the Most of Yourself; The Boy Scout Trail to the Greatest of All Adventures
New York: D. Appleton and Co. 1941. A RARE book in any edition this copy doubly so for being SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR James E. West the then Chief Scout Executive Boy Scouts of America and Editor "Boys' Life the Boy Scouts Magazine" "To Will H. Hays with esteem and appreciation James E. West". Will H. Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America MPPDA which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. When the Catholic Church formed its Legion of Decency and threatened nationwide boycotts of movies Hays installed a more formal production code called the Hays Code later simply "The Code" which became the virtual law of Hollywood until the 1960s. It's easy to understand that the Boy Scouts of America would have been a favorite organization of Hays'. The book is Near Fine top corners small bumps in a Very Good Plus dustjacket small chips and tears at the top flap and spine folds. Publisher's promotional poster laid in. Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt Jr. A great piece of Americana combining Boy Scouting and Hollywood history !. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Presentation Copy. D. Appleton and Co. Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004224
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Blos Joan W.
A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal 1830-32
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1979. First Printing with complete number line starting with 1. Near Fine faint foxing fore edge of page block in a Near Fine dustjacket slight discoloration rear panel very faint edgewear and Newberry Medal sticker front panel. Winner of the John Newberry Medal for 1980. SCARCE in the 1st Printing. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004175 ISBN : 0684163403 9780684163406
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Merriam Eve
The Inner City Mother Goose
New York: Simon & Schuster 1996. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY ILLUSTRATOR Caldecott Award-winner David Diaz on the half title page in the form of a figure drawing with the inscription on the figure's hat reading "Dorothy Best Wishes David Diaz 1996". Fine prior owner's bookplate half-hidden by front flap in a Near Fine dustjacket tiny rubs at the flap fold tips. A new volume published specifically for young adults containing the complete text of the expanded 1982 edition with a new introduction by poet Nikki Giovanni and 10 full color paintings by David Diaz. . Signed by Illustrator. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by David Diaz. Simon & Schuster Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 004118 ISBN : 0689806779 9780689806773
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Hodges Margaret
Sing Out Charley !
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux 1968. Fine in a Very Near Fine dustjacket with the faintest of edgewear. Christmas Greeting of Ruth and Eli Lilly affixed to front endpage they sent copies of this book to friends in lieux of their usual handwritten cards due to their " old age and approaching decrepitude". Lovely copy of this title by the Caldecott Award winning author of "Saint George and the Dragon". . First Printing. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Ilsley Velma. Farrar Straus & Giroux Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 003722
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Livingston Myra Cohn
O Sliver of Liver
New York: Atheneum 1979. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front endpage "To Miriam Woods' class- with warm regards Myra Cohn Livingston 8 May 1984 ". Near Fine small rub bottom edge rear boards in a Very Good Plus dustjacket 2 small edge tears front panel and faint scratches front panel. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Atheneum Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 003686 ISBN : 0689501331 9780689501333
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Baum L. Frank
The Sea Fairies
Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co. 1911. First Edition First Issue in original publisher's 1st issue green cloth with color plate pictorial pastedown on the front cover decorated color endpages and pastedowns. With ads on verso of half-title listing the 2nd-5th Oz titles plus John Dough and the Cherub and last 2 lines transposed on pg.95 and lines 14 and 15 transposed on pg. 105. Very Good boards and front color plate rubbed spine faded yet still legible. Contents are clean and binding is tight all illustrations present and they are truly wonderful. SCARCE. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Neill John R. The Reilly & Britton Co. Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 003510
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Adams Kathleen; Atchinson Frances Elizabeth
A Book of Enchantment
New York: Dodd Mead 1928. Marvelously illustrated by Lois Lenski. Very Good SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY EDITOR Frances Atchinson front endpage verso - "Dear Phil There isn't anyone at all whose face we would like better to see. Couldn't you just drop in again - some evening Affectionately Hi & Fran". gilt decorations and titles a bit faded in a Very Good pictorial dustjacket with 1/2" chips at head of spine and bottom edge front panel 1" closed tear top edge front panel and a few smaller edge tears and chips. SCARCE with the dustjacket. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY EDITOR. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Lenski Lois. Dodd Mead Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 003529
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Weir Harrison
Animal Stories Old and New
New York: E.P. Dutton No Date circa 1885. Good spine cracked but pages remain bound endpages soiled small sticker front board boards soiled and edges rubbed tiny library stamp page 25. For all that the book is sound enough for many more readings with a child curled up on ones lap and the animal illustrations by the author are truly appealing. . First American Edition. Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. Good. E.P. Dutton Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 003530
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Hunter Kristin
The Soul Brothers and Sister Lou
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1968. First Edition First Printing with Scribner's "A" on copyright page. Near Fine edges of pageblock lightly soiled in a Very Good Plus dustjacket bottom corner front flap clipped spine lightly faded tiny rubs at tips. "1968 Award for the Council on Interracial Books for Children for the best book by a Negro for older children.". First Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 003468
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Fujikawa Gyo
Gyo Fujikawa's Come Follow Me . to the Secret World of Elves and Fairies and Gnomes and Trolls
New York New York U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap 1979. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on verso of front endpage- "To the Boswells Gyo Fujikawa". Near Fine small amount of rubbing to tips of boards. Fujikawa is recognized for being the earliest mainstream illustrator of children's picture books to include kids of many races in her work. SIGNED copies of any of her books are SCARCE indeed !!. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Grosset & Dunlap Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 003319 ISBN : 0448165457 9780448165455
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Starring Kurt Russell Joe Flynn Harry Morgan and Wally Cox
The Barefoot Executive- Original Folded One Sheet Movie Poster 1971
Hollywood CA: Walt Disney Productions 1971. #71/81. Near Fine small tears at center fold creases. "Look Who's Gone Bananas !" Tag line at the bottom of poster reads "The vacation kingdom of the world Walt Disney World Florida opens October 1971". . First Printing. Folded One Sheet Movie Poster. Near Fine. 27" x 41". Walt Disney Productions Paperback books
Bookseller reference : 003296
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Young Blanche Cowley
How the Manx Cat Lost Its Tail
New York: David McKay 1959. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket that is lightly rubbed. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Unwin Nora S. David McKay Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 003221
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Hawkins Seckatary
Stoner's Boy
Cincinnati Ohio: Seckatary Hawkins Co. No date copyright page states 1926 but front flap indicates this is a republication circa 1948. Illustrated endpages. Near Fine faint soil to edges of page block in a Very Good Plus dustjacket with light edgewear. A children's classic. Reprint. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Williams Carll B. Seckatary Hawkins Co. Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 002968
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Wegman William
William Wegman's Farm Days: Or How Chip Learnt an Important Lesson on the Farm or a Day in the Country or Hip Chip's Trip or Farmer Boy
New York New York U.S.A.: Hyperion Books 1997. First Printing with complete number line 1-10. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on the title page and dated by him 1997 the year of publication. . SIGNED. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Large 8vo. Hyperion Books Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 002967 ISBN : 0786802162 9780786802166
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Morey Walt
Gentle Ben
New York: E. P. Dutton 1969. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front endpage additionally laid in are 2 copies of a Publishers ad for Morey's book "North To Danger" both of which are SIGNED by Walt Morey. 8th printing of this children's classic originally published in 1965 and basis for the TV series of the same name that aired from 1967-1969. Also the basis for the movie GENTLE GIANT filmed in 1967 and starring Dennis Weaver and two made-for-TV movies that aired in 2002 and 2003.His 1st book for children an an American Library Assn. Notable Book and Dutton Junior Animal Book Award winner. Very Good Plustop edge dusty and boards have a bit of white speckling in a Very Good Plus dustjacket front flap bottom corner clipped and light wear at the tips. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. 8th Printing. Cloth. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. E. P. Dutton Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 002850
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Caldecott R.
R. Caldecott's First Collection of Pictures and Songs
London: Frederick Warne and Co. Drawings & full-color illustrations by the great Randolph Caldecott of 8 classic children's stories including: The Diverting History of John Gilpin The House That Jack Built An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog The Babes in the Wood The Three Jovial Huntsmen Sing a Song for Sixpence The Quuen of Hearts and The Farmer's Boy. No date according to the Randolph Caldecott Society this title was reissued by Frederick Warne in 1896. Lacking the dustjacket still a Very Good copy cloth a bit rubbed contents are clean tight and unmarked. . First Edition Thus. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Caldecott R. Frederick Warne and Co. Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 002876
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Seredy Kate
The Singing Tree
New York: The Viking Press 1946. 8th Printing 1946. A Newberry Honor winner. Illustrated by the author. Near Fine very slight spine lean in a Very Good dustjacket with small chips at flap fold and spine tips and moderately rubbed. . 8th Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Seredy Kate. The Viking Press Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 002900
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Cox. Palmer
The Brownies Their Book
New York: The Century Co. 1887. Very Good in the wonderful pictorial glazed boards. Rubbed at the tips with slight paper loss at the spine tips. A few pages with light marginal soiling. Prior owner gift inscription in pencil on presentation page. Still overall a Very Good and pleasing copy of this 1st title in the classic Brownies series and with Cox's charming illustrations on every page. First Edition Second State with the De Vinne seal near the bottom of the copyright page. . First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Cox Palmer. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The Century Co. Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 002646
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L'Engle Madeleine
A Wind in the Door
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux 1988. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on the title page and SCARCE thus. The second book in the "Time Quartet" series. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. 16th Printing. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Farrar Straus & Giroux Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 002203 ISBN : 0374384436 9780374384432
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Brewer Fredric
The Penny Garden: Quaint Pictures and Poems for Good Little Children
Bloomington IN: Friends of the Lilly Library at Indiana University 1988. LIMITED EDITION of 202 copies of which this is numbered 27. Cloth hardcover in purple dustjacket Near Fine with small stain front pastedown and tiny tear bottom edge of dustjacket at spine. . Published by the Friends of the Lilly Library at Indiana University. Laid in is a blue envelope containing a bound facsimile of "Nursery Poems from the Ancient and Modern Poets" both envelope and book are Very Fine. A quite handsome production sure to please any collector of children's literature. . Limited and Numbered First Edition. Cloth. About Fine/Near Fine. Friends of the Lilly Library at Indiana University Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 002150
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Snicket Lemony Daniel Handler
The Wide Window Book the Third
New York: HarperTrophy a Division of HarperCollins 2000. First Printing of the First Trade Edition with complete number row 1-10. As new. Without dustjacket as issued. The first book in this modern classic children's series. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. As New/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Helquist Brett. HarperTrophy, a Division of HarperCollins Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 001830 ISBN : 0064407683 9780064407687
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Snicket Lemony Daniel Handler
The Reptile Room Book the Second
New York: HarperTrophy a Division of HarperCollins 1999. First Printing of the First Trade Edition with complete number row 1-10. Near Fine crease to bottom edge of rear boards. Without dustjacket as issued. The 2nd book in this modern classic children's series. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Helquist Brett. HarperTrophy, a Division of HarperCollins Hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 001829 ISBN : 0064407675 9780064407670
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