Feats on the fiord, ([The Macmillan children''s classics]) by Harriet Martineau - 1924

Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1865. Hardcover. Good. 1865. New Edition. 221 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt and blind-stamped decoration. Contains black and white illustrated frontispiece. Pages are mildly tanned, but text remains clear. Binding is firm. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear, with noticeable corner bumping and some scuffing to edges. Spine is slightly sunned, with slight crushing and noticeable splitting to ends. Visible black marks overall. Sticker to rear board. Forward lean.

Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 266 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains colour illustrations. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Minor cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Tightly bound with faint thumb marking throughout. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends, edges and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.

W.P. Nimmo & Co, 1883. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1883. New Edition. 220 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Loss of front free endpaper. Pages are mildly tanned & foxed throughout. Heavier to endpapers & paste downs. Thumb-marking present. Text is clear. Binding is slightly shaky , however pages remain attached. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Boards are slightly bowed. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends.

The Macmillan Company, 1924-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Spine and cover shows wear. Edges shows shelf wear and light foxing. Title page shows foxing. Pages are clean and intact.

Blackie & Son, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remark. 208 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with lettering. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Heavy tanning to text block edges, pastedowns and endpapers with plate to front and water stains to rear. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Moderate bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable backward lean. Boards are slightly bowed and tanned.

J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1953. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1953. Last Reprint. 128 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over white cloth with decorations. File copy with associated stamps and inscriptions throughout. Colour illustrated plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

C. Knight, 1841. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, May 6 (weekend sale item)* 375 pp., hardcover, hinges loose, few pages of text loose but present, reading copy only. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Collins Clear-Type Press, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remark. 266 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth. Contains colour illustrations. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Cracks to guttering throughout and to front hinge with exposed netting. Previous owner's inscriptions to title page. Moderate rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Moderate bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed with dents to edges.

Chicago: The John C. Winston Company Good copy. No jacket. In grey cloth covers with pasteon illustration and black lettering on front cover and balck lettering on spine. Square, intact binding. Unmarked endappers and text pages. Bumping of ends of spine. Early pages and top edge are tanned. Moderate shelf wear. Pictures upon request. Thank you for your patronage.. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by Enoch Ward. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

George Routledge & Sons, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 241 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Cracks to guttering throughout and to front hinge, with exposed netting. Heavy tanning to text block edges. Heavy tanning and foxing to reverse side of covers with plate and inscriptions to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Moderate bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed and tanned.

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.

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.

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/,

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".

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

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… Read More

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.

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

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.

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.