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Meyers Roy.
DESTINY AND THE DOLPHINS.
New York: Ballantine 1969. 210 pp 7" H. "Sir John Averill sometimes known as Triton was a unique creature. At least until a scientific accident produced two females who like himself were able to live in the upperair but whose natural habitat was under water. All three Triton Vinca and Syn spent their childhood years being raised by dolphins. This was a fierce and unforgiving training but it was easier than what was to follow. For although Triton did his best to protect his two young wards the world of the upperair held dangers and threats he might foresee but could not avoid." Interior - very light in gutter of pages. Exterior - light edge wear to bottom of front cover book is very slightly cocked partial crease down front cover near hinge faint rubbing on rear cover. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Ballantine Paperback
Bookseller reference : 27171
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Zelazny Roger.
JACK OF SHADOWS.
Scarborough Ontario: Signet / New American Library of Canada 1972. 142 pp 7" H. "The Earth no longer rotates. Scientists rule the dayside of the globe Magic rules the World of Night. And Jack of Shadows Shadowjack the Thief who broke the Compact and duped the Lord of High Dudgeon; who was beheaded in Igles and rose again from the Dung Pits of Glyve; who drank the blood of a vampire and swallowed a stone - Shadowjack walks in silence and in shadows to seek vengeance upon his enemies. Who are his foes All who would despise him or love the Lord of Bats: Smage of the Jackass Ears the Colonel Who Never Died the Borshin and Quazer winner of the Hellgames and abductor of the voluptuous Evene. One by one Shadowjack would seek them out and have his revenge building his power as he goes. And once his vengeance is obtained he would come to terms with all others who are against him he would unite the World of High Dudgeon destroy the Land of Filth and bring peace back to the Shadowguard. But to accomplish all Jack of Shadows must find Kolwynia the Key That Was Lost - ." Interior - very light browning in gutter of pages. Exterior - minor edge wear book is slightly cocked. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Signet / New American Library of Canada Paperback
Bookseller reference : 27169
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Norman John. pseudonym of John Lange.
TARNSMAN OF GOR.
New York: Ballantine 1966. 219 pp 7" H. Ballantine U6071. "Tarl Cabot was of Earth. Or at least so he had believed for all of his twenty-odd years. He had no inkling of the fantastic event that was to occur one winter's night in the frosty woods of America's New England. Nothing had prepared him for the great wild tarns that screamed across an alien sky for the dreaded omniscient Priest Kings of the Sardar Mountains for the Scribes and Warriors and Slaves and Assassins of Gor. Yet Tarl was the chosen one - the one picked out of millions to be trained and schooled and disciplined by the best teachers swordsmen bowmen on Gor. Toward what end what mission what purpose Only Gor - Counter-Earth - held the answer." Interior - very light browning in gutter of pages tiny closed tear at hinge of first two pages - archivally taped. Exterior - very light edge wear very light rubbing on rear cover two creases at top corner of rear cover - migrates into adjacent pages book slightly cocked 1/2" closed tear on front hinge - archivally taped on inside. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good -. Ballantine Paperback
Bookseller reference : 27181
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Jeter KW. K. W.
MACHINES INFERNALES.
Paris: J'ai Lu 1988. 348 pp6 7/16" H. "C'etait a Londres un matin - L'orage menacait. George Dower vit entrer dans sa boutique celui qu'il appellera l'Homme de Cuir Noir - Des lors il devint le jouet d'evenements dont le sens lui echappait. Le plus etrange etait ces etres disgracieux qu'il rencontrait partout - Peuple difforme descendant d'une race amphibie aussi pitoyable que ces 'filles vertes' aux voluptes poissonneuses qui excitaient la convoitise de jeunes aristrocrates debauches. Au comble de l'angoisse Dower comprit peu a peu qu'on s'acharnait a vouloir le tuer. S'agissait-il du Regulateur Etherique Une machine infernale apparemment Mais le pire etait encore a venir. Et le pire il etait loin de l'imaginer - ." Interior - very light browning in gutter and margins of pages. Exterior - light edge wear very light browning to edges of text block tiny light scuffs and cup ring on front cover. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good -. Illus. by D.B. Mattingly cover art. J'ai Lu Paperback
Bookseller reference : 27180 ISBN : 2277225185 9782277225188
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Currey LW. With David G. Hartwell. L. W.
SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY AUTHORS: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FIRST PRINTINGS OF THEIR FICTION AND SELECTED NONFICTION.
Boston: G.K. Hall 1979. 571 pp 10 1/4" H. Brick-coloured cloth printed in black with gold lines. No dust jacket - as issued. Contents: Pseudonyms; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Listings in Alphabetical Order. Dampness mark at bottom corner of approx. pages 450 to end of book small bump at top corner of both boards 2" light scratch on front board light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine light edge wear small light liquid stain on top of text block and at bottom corner of fore-edge of text block very light browning to top of text block. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. G.K. Hall Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 27070 ISBN : 0816182426 9780816182428
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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 7�" - 9�" tall. E.P. Dutton Hardcover
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
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 9�" - 12" tall. Alfred A. Knopf Hardcover
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
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
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
Bookseller reference : 004619
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Jacques Brian
Outcast of Redwall
New York: Philomel Books 1996. First Printing with complete number row. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on half-title page -"To Tucker the Warrior ! Brian Jacques". Near Fine edges of page block light soiling in a Near Fine dustjacket lightly rubbed at the tips. His 8th book in the wonderful Redwall series. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First American Edition. Half-Leather. Near Fine/Near Fine. Philomel Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004559 ISBN : 0399229140 9780399229145
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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
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
Bookseller reference : 004550
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Mann Phillip.
THE DRAGON WAKES. VOLUME 3 OF A LAND FIT FOR HEROES.
London: Vista 1996. 263 pp 7" H. "Britannia 1993. In a world where the Roman legionaries never left Britain a man can walk from the wallls of York - or Eburacum - to the southern seas without leaving the shade of the greenwood inhabited by wildcats wolves and bears as well as by the descendants of the folk who built Stonehenge. Solar-powered air cars journey along straight roads that connect the Roman settlements - and link them to the cities of a global empire. But outside the confines of the cities within the great forest the ancient mystic culture of the Britons still survives. And from there the mighty grip of Rome is about to be challenged at last - and changed forever." Minor edge wear. . 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Illus. by Adrian Chesterman cover art. Vista, Paperback
Bookseller reference : 25934 ISBN : 0575600128 9780575600126
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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
Bookseller reference : 004398
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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
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
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
Bookseller reference : 004224
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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
Bookseller reference : 004258
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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
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
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
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
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
Bookseller reference : 003510
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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
Bookseller reference : 003530
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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
Bookseller reference : 003529
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Baum L. Frank
The Land of Oz; The Further Adventures of The Scarecrow and The Tin Woodman
Chicago: Reilly & Lee 1904. Very Good Plus boards are lightly soiled. No dustjacket. This is the circa 1960s facsimile reprint with the white spine. Book is clean tight and unmarked on the inside. . Reprint. Decorative Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Neill John R. Reilly & Lee Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003536
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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
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 9�" - 12" tall. Grosset & Dunlap Hardcover
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
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
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
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
Bookseller reference : 002967 ISBN : 0786802162 9780786802166
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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
Bookseller reference : 002900
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Oines Charles
The AADA Duel Circuit : L'Outrance - A Car Wars Supplement
Steve Jackson Games. PAPERBACK. 1556341318 24 p. 8.3 x 11 in 3.2 oz Infamous independent bookstore proudly serving freaks degenerates and malcontents of all persuasions since 2002. Good. No dust jacket as issued. ~all titles subject to prior sale; light to moderate shelf wear. . Good. 1988. Steve Jackson Games paperback
Bookseller reference : 1LASTWORD0014991 ISBN : 1556341318 9781556341311
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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
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
Bookseller reference : 002876
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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 9�" - 12" tall. The Century Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002646
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Warrington Freda.
DARKER THAN THE STORM.
Sevenoaks Kent: New English Library 1992. 304 pp. "Prince Ashurek of Gorethria looked up amazed. The towers of Niankan-Siol soared skywards all blue and gold and glass seeming as light as air. Walkways weightless and swaying threaded between the pinnacles and spires while winged creatures and air transports flitted and looped among the glittering heights. But Niankan-Siol was a living illusion. The towers were deep-rooted in the despised under-city where an enslaved people huddled in a midden of earth-bound decay. While beyond the teeming city the whole land was dissolving into Chaos and darkness as the swirling demonic energy of the Maelstrom tore the sorcery-doomed World of Jhensit apart. Prince Ashurek grieving for Silvren his lost love looked up and shuddered." Interior - minor browning to pages otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light edge wear light browning to edges of text block. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. New English Library Paperback
Bookseller reference : 23419 ISBN : 0450538176 9780450538179
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Pratchett Terry.
FEET OF CLAY. A DISCWORLD NOVEL.
Victor Gollancz London 1996 Ist edition. 288 pp large 8vo 9 1/2" H hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0575059001 Great Josh Kirby cover art. "Who's murdering harmless old men Who's poisoning the Patrician As autumn fogs hold Ankh-Morpork in their grip the City Watch have to track down a murderer who can't be seen. Maybe the golems know something - but the solemn men of clay who work all day and night and are never any trouble to anyone have started to commit suicide." Crease in gutter of preliminary pages two minor di nts on front board and on fore-edge of boards minor edge wear. Dust jacket has very minor edge wear/wrinkling. Very Good/Very Good. Victor Gollancz, London, (1996), Ist edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 23340 ISBN : 0575059001 9780575059009
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Pratchett Terry.
JINGO. A DISCWORLD NOVEL.
Victor Gollancz London 1997 Ist edition. 285 pp large 8vo 9 1/2" H hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 05750654000 Great Josh Kirby cover art. "A weathercock has risen from the sea of Discowrld and suddenly you can tell which way the wind is blowing. A new land has surfaced and so h ave old fueds. And as two armies march Commander Vimes of Ankh-Morpork City Watch has got just a few hours to deal with a crime so big that there's no law against it. It's called 'war'." Minor dint on bottom of text block. Dust jacket h a s m i n o r edge wear/wrinkling one tiny closed tear. Very good/Very Good. Victor Gollancz, London, (1997), Ist edition. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 23341
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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
Bookseller reference : 002150
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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
Bookseller reference : 001829 ISBN : 0064407675 9780064407670
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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
Bookseller reference : 001830 ISBN : 0064407683 9780064407687
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Block Francesca Lia.
THE ROSE AND THE BEAST: FAIRY TALES RETOLD. SNOW / TINY / GLASS / CHARM / WOLF / ROSE / BONES / BEAST / ICE
New York: Joanna Cotler / HarperCollins 2000. 229 pp 7 1/4" H. "With language that is both lyrical and distinctly her own Francesca Lia Block turns nine fairy tales inside out. Escaping the poisoned apple Snow frees herself from possession to find the truth of love in an unexpected place. - A club girl from L.A. awakening from a long sleep to the memories of her past finally finds release from its curse. - And Beauty learns that Beasts can understand more than men. Within these singular timeless landscapes the brutal and the magical collide and the heroine triumphs because of the strength she finds in a pen a paintbrush a lover a friend a mother and finally in herself." Minor wrinkle at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has very minor edge wrinkling. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Cover art by Suza Scalora. Joanna Cotler / HarperCollins Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 23210 ISBN : 0060281294 9780060281298
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Brooks Amy
Dorothy Dainty's Holidays
Boston: Lothrop Lee & Shepard Co. 1912. Near Fine with spine a bit chipped at head and heels in a Very Good dustjacket that is chipped at spine tips and along bottom edge of back panel. SCARCE in dustjacket. Prior owner bookplate front pastedown. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001689
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Brooks Amy
Dorothy Dainty's Winter
Boston: Lothrop Lee & Shepard Co. 1910. Near Fine with spine a bit chipped at head and heels in a Very Good dustjacket that is chipped at spine tips and at bottom corner front panel 1' x 1" . SCARCE in dustjacket. Prior owner bookplate front pastedown. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001690
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Gruelle Johny
Raggedy Ann in Cookie Land
Chicago: M.A. Donohue & Co. 1931. An early reprint from this classic childrens' series. Very Good Plus boards are worn at corners. In Library binding contents are clean tight and unmarked. Prior owner bookplate front pastedown. Wonderful illustrations. . Later Printing. Paper Covered Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. M.A. Donohue & Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001700
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Updike John and Chappell Warren Adapted and Illustrated By; With Musical Themes By Richard Wagner
The Ring
New York: Alfred A.Knopf 1964. SCARCE First Edition of this childrens book. Light shelf rubbing to the edge of the red cloth boards. Dustjacket has price of $3.50 front flap. 2" closed tear rear panel of dj small chips at spine tips and flap folds. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Alfred A.Knopf Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001456
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