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Alcott, Louisa May LITTLE WOMEN
Saalfield Publishing 1929 Softcover Good Illustrated by Brundage, Frances
Moderate edge and corner wear, edge rubbing, light soiling, ink marking upper spine end. Tear to spine has been repaired with tape. Interior pages clean, age tanning to page edges, one page has a couple tears and small chip (doesn't affect text). Several lovely b/w illustrations. 253 pages. (201-noto) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall
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8.55 USD
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Andersen, Hans Christian ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES
Rand Mcnally 1954 Softcover Very Good Illustrated by Winter, Milo
Copyright 1954, later reprint. Softcover illustrated by Milo Winter. Clean, bright copy. Light edge and corner wear, scuffing of cover, price stroked out in black. Two crease marks on bottom corner. Few light stains on outside of pages, few small creases on upper right corner of pages. Contents are clean and tight. (390noto) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 286 pages
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4.95 USD
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Barr, Cathrine 99 DUCKS PLUS 1
Henry Z. Walck, Inc. 1969 First Edition Hardcover Good in Good dust jacket
Assumed to be first edition. Ex-library hardcover & jacket in good condition, jacket attached to book, usual stamps & stickers, removed back pocket. Moderate edgewear - heavier to corners (corners are bare) , light soiling & scuffing to jacket. Tape marks & soiling inside covers, occasional soiling within book. Pages are tight, with some light wrinkling to several pages. Charming color illustrations throughout. A nice, solid copy, albeit with some moderate edgewear & soiling. Lonely young Ted finds friendship with a brown mallard duck and her flock. A delightful story for young readers. (os) ; 8vo
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11.00 USD
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Baum, L. Frank OZMA OF OZ
Ballantine Books 1979 0345282256 / 9780345282255 Second Printing Softcover Very Good+
Cover has light edge/corner wear, light soiling. Pages clean and intact. Delightful b/w illus. Throughout. Dorothy and Billina, a talking Yellow Hen, help Princess Ozma rescue the royal family of Ev from the evil King of the Nomes. (os) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall
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5.50 USD
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Bedard, Michael THE LIGHTNING BOLT
Oxford University Press 1989 0195407326 / 9780195407327 First Edition Hardcover Near Fine Illustrated by Ricci, Regolo
Very nice condition, a little corner bumping, clean and unmarked. Illustrated covers, no dustjacket (as issued? ). Non-paginated. An old woman, with a cruel husband, finds a magic stick that grants her every wish & a magic cup that reads people's minds. But these magic items bring her all sorts of trouble. A tale of dark magic and stormy days. Beautiful and detailed illustrations. (os) ; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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Bond, Michael PADDINGTON'S BLUE PETER STORY BOOK
Bbc/Collins 1978 0563123567 / 9780563123569 Fourth Printing Hardcover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Nice shape. Ex-library with mylar cover & usual stamps & stickers, light wear overall, occasional light soiling. B/w illus. 124 pages. When Paddington, everyone's favourite bear, and Blue Peter, everyone's favourite TV programme, get together, the result is bound to be hilarious. These stories originally appeared in Blue Peter annuals. (300? Osl) ; 8vo
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Brooks, Felicity (Retold by) JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS
London Usborne Publishing 1997 0746027338 / 9780746027332 Softcover Near Fine Illustrated by Humphreys, Graham
Very nice condition, clean and unmarked. Cover has a little wear to edges and light scuffing. Colour & b/w illus. Deep in the heart of enemy territory, Jason and his fearless crew, the Argonauts, do battle with giants, dragons, monsters and a merciless sea god to bring the legendary Golden Fleece back to Greece. Juvenile/Young adult. [osl-325]; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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Byrum, Isabel C. HARRY THE NEWSBOY And Other Children's Hour Stories
Indiana The Berean Press / Gospel Trumpet Co. 1926 B003NM459E Hardcover Good+ Illustrated by Molt
No jacket as issued, illustrated boards. Moderate rubbing/wear to edges and corners, small peeled area to front illustration, light soiling. Internal pages tight. Name/date written on endpage. Pages have occasional soiling and a few earmarks. Colour illustrations. 62 pages. Contains the stories: Harry the Newsboy , The Song of the Clock, What will Jesus Think? , Jimmy's Friend, A Balloon that Wouldn't Go Up and A Family of Pigeons. (350os) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall
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C. S. Lewis THE HORSE AND HIS BOY
Scholastic Inc 1995 0590254774 / 9780590254779 First Edition Softcover Very Good
Pages clean and unmarked. Cover has light edge and corner wear and a few creases. ; Chronicles of Narnia; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 224 pages; "THIS IS THE STORY OF AN ADVENTURE that happened in Narnia and Calormen and the lands between, in the Golden Age when Peter was High King in Narnia and his brother and his two sisters were King and Queens under him." [165-osl]
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1.75 USD
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Carroll, Lewis ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
Great Britain Dragon's World 1990 1850281424 / 9781850281429 First Edition Hardcover Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket Illustrated by Ashman, Malcolm
Dragon's World 1990 edition, same ISBN. HC/DJ - near fine. Hardcover is clean and tight, slight corner wear/bumping. Jacket has a little edge bruising, light scuffing, one small tear to rear, not clipped. 96 pages. Gorgeous Ashman colour illustrations throughout. A lovely edition of this Alice classic. The Mad Hatter, the Mock Turtle, and of course the Cheshire Cat are all here, flitting through eccentric tea parties, lobster quadrilles and investigations into the theft of certain tarts. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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Chaikin, Miriam CLOUDS OF GLORY
Clarion Books 1997 039574654X / 9780395746547 First Edition Hardcover Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket Illustrated by Frampton, David
Excellent condition - ex-library with mylar cover and a few stamps & stickers, only very light wear overall. Clean & tight. Beautiful colour illustrations. 118 pages. Publisher's Note Where is God? What are angels? Who made them? Such questions have arisen over the ages and are answered with a type of story Jews call Midrash-Midrashim in the plural. ....retellings from the Book of Genesis: from Creation to the world of angels, the fall of Satan, Cain and Abel, the Emerald Book of Secrets, good King Methuselah, Noah and Naamah, and the binding of Isaac. Stunning woodcut illustrations accompany these graceful, witty stories in a book that will illuminate familiar texts in a thought-provoking and entertaining way. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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Cross, John Keir THE ANGRY PLANET
Coward - Mccann, Inc. 1946 Eighth Printing Hardcover Good Illustrated by Jacques, Robin
Library buckram binding with illustrated front, no jacket as issued. Very good cover with good minus interior. Cover has light soiling, few light ink markings, a little rubbing to title area. Pages have a rew earmarks and quite a few soiled pages, especially in first half of book. One page has a long taped tear and a bit of text is missing from the middle. Pages are otherwise intact. B/w illustrations. An authentic first-hand account of a journey to Mars in the space-ship Albatross, compiled from notes and records by various members of the expedition, and now assembled and edited for publication. From manuscripts made available by Stephen MacFarlane. (415noto) ; 8vo
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Eleanor Shaler Gaunt's Daughter
New York Scholastic Book Serv. 1964 First Printing Paperback Good
First Scholastic printing 1964, paperback. Pages are clean and intact, age tanning to pages and inside covers and a few tiny corner creases. Cover has moderate wear to edges/corners, scuffing and several creases. "Cordelia hasn't seen her famous actor-father since she was a little girl. She feels she can never, never forgive him for deserting her mother. But the theater is part of Cordelia's heritage. At seventeen, she is already a promising young actress. And now she is offered her first big part... In a play that will star her father." (130os? ,5-18) ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 252 pages
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Field, Rachel CALICO BUSH With the Original Woodcut Engravings by Allen Lewis
Macmillan 1966 002734620X / 9780027346206 Fourth Printing Hardcover Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
Hardcover 1966, 4th printing, woodcut engravings by Allen Lewis. Ex-library book, but still in great condition - mylar cover and usual ex-lib type of markings, rear pocket, blue ink dot on top edge. Clean and tight pages, only light wear overall. Numerous b/w illustrations. 9 1/2" tall. Originally published 1931, reset and reissued 1966. ; 8vo; "Tells of Marquerite, a young French orphan, who is 'bound out' for six years in exchange for food, shelter, and clothing to the Sargent family, settlers in the New World. In 1743, thirteen-year-old Marguerite Ledoux travels to Maine as the indentured servant of a family that regards her as little better than the Indians that threaten them, but her strength, quick thinking and courage surprise them all. "
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Fujikawa, Gyo MOTHER GOOSE NURSERY RHYMES
U. K. Collins 1978 0001381628 / 9780001381629 Third Printing Hardcover Good
Collins, U. K. 1978 - 3rd impression of 1976 revised edition. 93 pages. No jacket as issued. Good minus cover with very good interior. Cover has light wear to edges, with heavier wear to corners & spine ends (corners are partially bare). Lower spine has several tears and entire spine has been neatly taped. Light soiling/spotting/scufing to cover. Interior pages are unmarked except for name in small nameplate near front. Occasional light spotting is seen and several pages have light wrinkling/creasing. Approx. 3 pages have some light pink splotching/discoloration in a few areas (maybe light crayon markings or water color? ). Delightful illustrations in colour & b/w throughout, including meadow scenes inside covers. Classic Fujikawa illustrations for each of the nursery rhymes. [605]; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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Fujikawa, Gyo RAIN, SHINE, OR SNOW AND OTHER TALES Four Little Friends
Modern Publishing 1996 1561447307 / 9781561447305 First Edition Hardcover Very Good
Excellent condition, other than very light corner wear, tiny tears spine top and last page of book has the corner cut off. Otherwise clean & tight. Usual adorable Fukikawa illustrations. (*shipping will be reduced to all locations) ; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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9.55 USD
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Gukova, Julia THE MOLE'S DAUGHTER
Annick Press 1998 1550375253 / 9781550375251 First Edition Hardcover Very Good+
Excellent condition, no dustjacket (as issued? ) . Clean and unmarked, overall wear is minimal. Charming colour illustrations. ; 8vo; From Kirkus Reviews: This sly Korean folktale features a family of moles: exquisite daughter (whose eyes sparkle in very unmolelike fashion) , protective mother, and proud father. As the daughter is the fairest of all creatures, her father wants her to marry the most respected and powerful of husbands... (380os)
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Hamley, Dennis HARE'S CHOICE
London Andre Deutsch 1988 0233982981 / 9780233982984 First Edition Hardcover Very Good
Andre Deutsch, London edition 1988. First in this edition. Cover has light soiling, corner bumping, sticker residue on front. Interior clean and unmarked, light age tanning on endpages. Review: "When a brother and sister, "both about ten, " discover a dead doe hare by the side of a road, they find it too beautiful to bury without a "proper funeral. " At school, they, and 13 classmates, spontaneously decide to create a story about the hare so that it will stay alive for them even after the burial. Their invention creates a cosmic choice for the hare, who, although dead, is yet alive in a different state of being.... (400) ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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