Search Results: Catalog 67 from Cattermole 20th Century Children's Books

NY, 1976, 1st, FSG. Cloth, 5½x8½, 119p, DW. A modern fable about a wealthy, but resourceful city mouse cast away on a river island who discovers both hidden personal resources and his relation to nature.

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(Caldecott Honor). NY, 1976, 1st, FSG. Green cloth, 9x11, c.30p, DW (later ptg DW, taped). Pearl, a delightful little girl pig, discovers an amazing bone on her way home from school; formerly it was the property of a witch and can imitate any sound there is.

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(Carnegie Honor) London, 2000, 1st, David Fickling. Cloth, 5¾x8½, 518p, DW (£14,99). Along with the rest of the world, we loved the first two books in Pullman's great trilogy, and waited patiently, with diminishing hope, that he could pull it off by completing this audacious and ambitious work. Well, he did. The finale is magnificent, full of the joy of life.

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NY, 1985, 1st, Atheneum. Cloth, 8½x6½, c 28p, DW, XL, few marks. A little boy learns to tame his fears under the influence of fearless playmate.

NY, 1969, 1st, Parents Magazine Press. Cloth, 7½x10, c.40 p, Dw (pc). The most wonderful child-nonsense in pastels and rainbow patterns.

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NY, 1982, 1stUS, FSG. Cloth, 6½x9½, 221p, DW (pc, few archival tape repairs). Illus by Quentin Blake. A Big Friendly Giant rescues Sophie from an orphanage, and together they set about reforming the rest of the giants.

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(Caldecott Honor). NY, 1951, 1st, Viking. Cloth, 5½x8¼, 48p, DW ($2.00).. The bears have a masquerade ball so that they won't see anyone that they have quarreled with. A masterpiece of conflict resolution.

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indianapolis, 1947, c. 1972 repr, Bobbs Merrill. Bds, 7¼x10, 147p, DW. Illus by Wesley Dennis. As a child, West, painter of The Peaceable Kingdom, had to struggle with the disapproval of his Quaker elders over a choice of career.

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NY, 1987, 1stUS, FSG. Cloth spine, 7¾x10, 216p, DW. Dedication, fep. In spite of the didactic nature of the text, few can keep a dry eye in reading this Victorian melodrama. The subject was proposed by Charles Keeping himself, out of his knowledge and compassion for horses. The original proofs were not acceptable to the publisher or artist, so the edition was scrapped and reprinted. Among his last works; he had a few copies of the reprint with him in the hospital which he showed to visitors with real pride.

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London, 1987, 1st, Walker. Cloth, 9x10, 72p, STF, DW. Not published in the US. A new explanation of man's behavior and the origin of good and evil in this Medieval fantasy.

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Indianapolis, 1945, ( The First Book appeared in 1901 ). 1st thus, Bobbs-Merrill. Cloth, 6x8¾, 193p, DW ( a bit ratty, in archival mylar). Illus in b&w by Evelyn Copelman. The first three stories in one volume: The Story of Live Dolls, More about Live Dolls, & The Secret of the Live Dolls. A series about the dolls who come to life. These are the larger sort of doll who can live outdoors in a playhouse.

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NY, 2017, 1st, Knopf. Gold-stamped black bds, 6x9½, 344p, DW. A new trilogy to continue the story of the parallel world revealed in The Golden Compass. An extraordinary story about an ordinary teen-aged boy and a local girl, who rise to meet an exceptional challenge when weather, science, politics , and religion clash.

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V Mayne, William. The Cathedral School Stories. The author attended one of these schools, which are midway between local council schools and the exalted Public schools like Eaton and Harrow.

a. A Swarm in May. (Carnegie Medal). London, 1955, 1st, OUP. Cloth, 6x9, 199p, DW. Illus by C. Walter Hodges. John Owen tries to duck the job, when as the youngest Singing Boy in the Cathedral School, he is chosen to lead an ancient ritual before the Bishop. He resolves his problem and a mystery.

b. Chorister's Cake. Oxford, 1956, 1st, OUP. Bds, 5nx8n, 160p, DW. Illus by C. Walter Hodges. The second choir school book continues the adventures of John Owen and his mates.

c. Cathedral Wednesday. NY, 1960, repr, Brockhampton. Cloth, 5½x8¼, 158p, DW. Illust by C. Walter Hodges. Drawing on his own choir school background, Mayne raises the common school story to literary status.

d. Scratching, Sneezing, and Snoring. A privately printed Christmas Story, 1996, 4x6, 8p, stapled through the fold, signed.

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(One of Cattermole's 100 Best Books of the 20th century) NY, 1955, reprint, HBJ. Illus by the author's son, Peter Boston. Green cloth, 5½x8, 157p, DW. The author's first book and the first in the series based on her own lovely home. All the books have a marvelous architectural sense of place and can be visited repeatedly with fresh interest. The characters are all children from different time periods who have inhabited the house, and the blending of their stories in fantasy and reality is perfect.


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NY, 1973, 2nd ptg, Macmillan. Gold stamped red cloth, 6x9½, 198p, DW (edge chips). Illus by Erik Blegvad. Contains a 9th story not discovered and published until this edition.

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NY, 1970, repr, HBJ. Cloth, 5½x8¼, 157p, DW. Well illus by Margery Gill. One of Cooper's best books realistically shows how children are victimized by war. Based on the author's experiences

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NY, 1989, 1st, HBJ. Half cloth, 8½x11, 64p, DW. Flat signed on tp by author. A play in which a girl sets out to rescue her beloved.

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Somerville (MA), 2023, 1st. Candlewick. Bds, 6x8¼, 229p, DW. Flat signed on half-title. Illust by Junyi Wu. A cheerful, exciting, and often funny book about a boy and his dog, set during the recent pandemic. .

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Somerville (MA), 2023, 1st. Candlewick. Bds, 6x8¼, 229p, DW. Flat signed on half-title. Illust by Junyi Wu. A cheerful, exciting, and often funny book about a boy and his dog, set during the recent pandemic. .

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NY, 1964, 4th ptg, HBJ. Cloth, 5½x8, 150p, DW. Illus by Peter Boston. Green Knowe is based on a Norman manor still standing on the bank of the Ouse in Cambridgeshire. It was Lucy Boston's home for over 50 years.

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