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Englewood Cliffs, N. J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1969 Fascinating collection of international folk songs. Each song includes country of origin and a very brief description or history. Win Stracke founded The Old Town School of Folk Music in 1957. Norman Luboff and the Norman Luboff Choir won a Grammy in 1961. He was also a gifted composer and arranger. Paul Freeman was a prolific and eclectic artist. Dust jacket has full color Freeman illustration of musician riding a donkey. Jacket is scuffed from shelfwear and slightly discolored with age. There are two closed tears, each about an inch, at either end of the top edge of the front panel. Points are worn; head of spine panel has some tiny chips and tears. Very small, half an inch, on bottom edge of rear panel. Some foxing to reverse of jacket. Jacket is now protected by clear mylar cover. Black cloth with white title on spine, white outline of dj illustration on front board. Head and tail of spine are rubbed, as are points. Binding is slightly leaning. Profusely illustrated. Interior is clean. Includes Guitar Notes: different styles of strumming and chords. 368p.. Third Printing. Cloth. Good/Good. Illus. by Paul Freeman. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1925 Translated from the French by H. J. Stenning. Dark blue cloth with gold titles on spine and front. Spine is sunned and title is rubbed. Title on front board is still bright. Cloth is clean, very good+. Head and tail of spine are slightly rubbed. Binding is nice and tight. Text block is clean and bright. Sixteen black and white illustrations including frontis. 290p.. First American Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Canaveral Press, 1965 Author was recognized as leading authority of his time on the writings of Edgar Rice Burroughs and the science fiction genre. This is a first edition limited edition of 100 copies. It is stated as 'out of series', which seems to be not uncommon given the descriptions of other books. Signed by author under this statement. Dark green dust jacket with white titles. Slight shelfwear to rear panel. Jacket is now in clear mylar cover. Green textured cloth with bright gold title on spine. Light rubbings to edges and corners. Binding is tight and pages are clean and bright. Dark green top stain to pages. Preface by Henry Hardy Heins, well known Burroughs collector. Includes, black and white illustrations by Al Williamson, Reed Crandall and Frank Frazetta. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1955 Signed by the Author. Yarns and legends of the southwest. Book is covered in decorative red paper. Crease running down middle of spine. Tear in paper, about 2", on edge of spine. Head and tail of spine are rubbed. Bottom corners are bumped, paper is torn. Inscribed by author on half-title page, dated 6/23/55. The book is also signed on the title page. Binding is loosening. Pages are beginning to brown, some stains to interior pages. 8 pages of black and white photos. 263p. including index.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1978 Book shows some shelfwear. Coating is separating in a few places. Black cloth with silver embossed title and gold device. Cover has blind embossed laurel wreath and gold reproduction of author's signature. Head and tail of spine are slightly rubbed. Endpapers are timeline. Numerous black and white photos. Some scratches to back of jacket. 793p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Chicago: Denoyer-geppert Egypt, The Sinai Peninsula and The Promised Land. Map is 12-panel paper fold out mounted on canvas backing and spaced at the folds. Include Old Testament names, New Testament names, classical names, ancient Egyptian names and modern names. Does not include Israel. Traditional Route of the Children of Israel is indicated. Label reads The London Geographical Institute, Printed in Great Britain by George Philip & Son. . Cloth and Board. Illus. by Maps. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1999 Bright dust jacket, shows only minor shelfwear. Blue binding with silver embossed title. Boards show some scuffing. 541p. . Tenth Printing. Cloth and Board. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1920 Description of visit to Provence before WWI. Blue cloth with gold titles on spine and front board. There is also a castle in light gold on front board. Spine is slightly sunned, gold is dull. Head and tail of spine are rubbed. Ther is a small nick in cloth at center of spine. Minor bit of soiling to bottom edge of front board. Forty nine sepia tone photographs. Interior is clean, binding is tight. . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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L. T. Meyers, 1912 Two frontis pictures, both black and white; full length photo of Titanic, portrait of Captain E. J. Smith. "A detailed and accurate account of the most awful marine disaster in history, constructed from the real facts as obtained from those on board who survived...Only Authoritative Book...including...Records of previous great disasters of the sea, descriptions of the development of safety and life-saving appliances, a plain statement of the causes of such catastrophes and how to avoid them, the marvelous development of shipbuilding, etc." "With a message of Spiritual Consolation by Rev. Henry van Dyke, D. D." This message was delivered to the survivors of the Titanic. Numerous black and white drawings and photographs. Beige cloth with red and black titles. Illustration of Titanic pasted on front board. Cloth is heavily worn and soiled. Points are soft. Some foxing throughout. Several pages are torn and have very old cellophane tape repairs. Tape is now heavily yellowed. There are several un-repaired tears. Pages are yellowed. Binding is beginning to crack at rear. 351p.. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Charles Scribner 's Sons, 1890 Printed by J. J. Little & Co., Astor Place, New York. Bibliography by E. D. North. Possible first. White cloth is heavily soiled and foxed, but points and binding are still very firm. Very solid construction. Gold tiles on spine are difficult to read because cloth is stained. Head and tail of spine heavily rubbed. Gold on cover still bright. Water stain to top edge of pages on first signature does not interfere with any text or illustrations. Tissued frontispiece portrait of author, tissue has browned. Pages are rough-cut. 193p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Herbert Railton and John Fulleylove. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: McClure, Phillips & Co., 1903 Light blue cloth with white titles on spine and cover. Cloth is soiled and worn at edges. Spine panel is rubbed and scuffed. Paste on illustration of schoolgirl on front, soiled including large brown stain to corner. Extensive pencil drawings to most blank pages. Binding cracked at boards. Different names written in pencil at the top of every right hand page for first 43 pages. Large tear in the margin of page 47. 279p.. Seventh Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Charles Louis Hinton. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: The Century Co., 1907 Tan cloth with brown titles and brown and cream illustration of girl on front cover. Cloth is somewhat soiled. Head and tail of spine are rubbed, points are soft. Tissued color frontispiece, 24 black and white illustrations on glossy paper. Some finger smudges to interior. 252p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by C. M. Relyea. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1928 Translated from the French by Hamish Miles. Covered in purple silk, spine very faded. Small white stain on front at end of author's name. Binding and points are strong. Eight illlustrations inclunding frontis. Foxing to page edges. Text is bright. Several pages of advertisements. 379p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Racine, Wisconsin: Golden Press, 1979 Excellent condition. Minor wear to edges, clean inside and out. Slight rubbing to head and tail of spine. price of 69 cents on cover. Features Ernie and other characters from Sesame Street. Unpaginated. No indication of edition.. Unstated. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Joe Mathieu. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Little Golden Book. more information

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Birmingham, Michigan: The Birmingham Historical Board, 1989 History of the city of Birmingham, Michigan. White dust jacket with color photo of Birmingham bicentennial quilt. Several tears along edges, price clipped, some soiling. Jacket now protected by Brodart. Green cloth with gold titles on spine and front. Previous owners name on front endpaper. Slight toning to page edges, otherwise interior is clean and bright. Printed on glossy paper. Includes numerous photos and maps. 228p.. Second Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Fair. Illus. by Victor L. Klein. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Boston: L. C. Page & Company, 1908 A literary snapshot of England during the 1600's. Dust jacket has red title on spine and front cover. Front panel also has green floral decoration. Jacket is heavily browned with heavy wear at top edge. Large chip at top of spine and round front panel. Water spots on spine. A couple small closed tears to bottom of rear panel. Jacket is now protected by Brodart. Grey cloth with gold title on spine as well as gold and white flower and green lines. Front board has gold title and gold and white coat of arms. Green border. Cloth is nice and clean, very little wear to edges. Rear board is very slightly bowed. Decorative endpapers, small ink mark on free endpaper. Previous owners bookplate on first blank, there are also some small notations in ink. Tissued frontispiece portrait of John Milton, two color title page. Fifteen black and white illustrations. Rear gutter is beginning to crack. 311p.in including index.. Fifth Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Chicago: The John C. Winston Company, 1931 Signed by illustrator, Anton Otto Fischer, and William McFee who wrote the foreword. Letter of Provenance included. Anton Otto Fischer, was a long time cover artist and illustrator for The Saturday Evening Post. He was most well known for his maritime paintings. Fischer illustrated such books as Twenty-thousand Leagues under the Sea, Treasure Island, The Mutineers and many others. Apparently Fischer was in the habit of spelling his name both with and without the 'c'. His signature is dated N.Y. 1933, and is located on the illustrated endpaper. William McFee was the son of an English sea captain and spent his early life as a marine engineer. After WWI he settled in the US. He was a prolific writer of sea stories, McFee also wrote reviews for The New York Sun and The New York Times. McFee signature is located on the reverse of the frontispiece. Black cloth with gold titles and decorations. The title on the spine is very faded, but the front board is very bright. There is also a very large paste-on illustration on the front. The illustration is in very good condition. Wear to all edges, corners worn through. Head of spine is fraying, as are top corners. Binding is a little loose. Color illustrated endpapers. Introduction by William McFee and notes by M. Dodge Holmes, PhD. author of Joan of Arc. Thirteen full page color illustrations on glossy paper, including frontis. Limited numbered edition, 21 of 188 copies (the number 234 is crossed out and the no. 188 is written in). The cover illustration and cloth color are different from the other volumes as well. 414p.. Signed by Illustrator. Unknown. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Anton Otto Fischer. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Racine, Wisconsin: Golden Press, 1974 Color illustrated cardboard covers with gold foil binding. Some light wear to edges of front board. Foil at bottom of spine is dogeared slightly. Added bookplate on inside of front cover. Interior is clean and tight. Price of 49cents on cover. Unpaginated.. Sixth. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Trina Schart. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Little Golden Book. more information

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New York: G. P. Putnum's Sons, 1901 Authorized translation from the Russian by Herbert Trench. Printed by The Knickerbocker Press. With 66 illustrations, black and white photographs of paintings. Tissued frontispiece is self-portrait of Da Vinci. Vol. II has tissued frontispiece of the Mona Lisa. Blue cloth with extensive gold embossed grape vine design and title on spines. Some rubbing to gold, especially at tails of spines. Vol. I has small stain mid-spine, vol. II is bumped. Bindings are very tight. Corners are just beginning to fray, vol. I has one corner bumped. Foxing to page edges and some interiors.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: William R. Scott, Inc., 1961 'This story was suggested by a Taoist tale in the Book of Lieh Tzu, c. 350 B. C. The illustrations were suggested by scenes in the frescoes of the Tun-huang caves in Western China.' Library binding from New Method Book Bindery. Heavy gray blue cloth with illustration of horses and carts on yellow background. Light wear to edges. Lovely black, geay and yellow illustrations. Title page marked wth stamp from school library. Remains of library pocket on rear paste-down. 79p.. Unknown. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Ronni Solbert. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1928 Translated by Madge Pemberton. Tale from Jewish folklore of an automaton made of clay. Purple and black patterned cloth with black titles on spine and front board. Old paste on price sticker on spine, chip in corner, very browned. Spine is slightly faded. Head and tail of spine are heavily rubbed. Corners are rubbed and beginning to fray. Several notations in large letters on front endpapers. 'Home for the Aged' stamped in black on front paste-down and at top of page 33. Black and white frontispiece of golem. Pages are yellowed. Top of pages dyed black. Small amount of staining to some pages. Very small tear to bottom of pages 271-286. Clipping from dust jacket flap glued to rear endpaper. 288p.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Uncredited. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Edinburgh: T. Nelson & Sons, 1872 Translated from the French W. H. Davenport Adams. Deep wine colored leather with five raised bands on spine. Boards are beveled. Gold embossed decorations on spine and boards. Wear to all edges, particularly head and tail of spine and corners. Spine is heavily sunned, faded to tan. All page edges are gilt. Fifty-four black and white illustrations. Binding is tight, pages are clean and bright. Tiny bookplate on bottom of rear pastedown has caused a brown spot through last 40 pages. 323p. including notes, analysis and index.. Full-Leather. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Percival Skelton. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Rupert Hart-davis, 1956 Traditional Buddhism in Tibet before the exile of the Dalai Lama. White dust jacket with red and black boook design. Jacket has significant edgewear and foxing. Dj is now protected by clear cover. Cream colored is foxing, bright gold title on spine. Map endpapers. Blue top-stain, foxing to other page edges. Sixteen pages of black and white photographs. 303p.. Reader's Union. Cloth. Fair/Fair. Illus. by Uncredited. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Chicago: The Bookhouse for Children Publishers, 1920 Not a first edition. Second in the My Bookhouse series. Collection of children stories. Art direction by Chester H. Lawrence. Illustrations by Alice Beard, Milo Winter N. C. Wyeth, Maginel Wright Enright, Katherine Sturges Dodge, Maud and Miska Petersham, Hilda Hanway, Glen Ketchum, Bert R. Elliott, Donn P. Crane, Anna Laufer, Frank Spreyer, Malcolm D. Charleson, Marjorie Howe Dixon, and Genevieve Stump. Cover illustration, Little Red Riding Hood, by Chester H. Lawrence. Black cloth with gold titles on spine and front. Large paste-down illustration on front. A few small scratches to illustration. Cloth is heavily worn, including tears, at head and tail of spine. Cloth on rear board shows moderate shelfwear. Corners are bumped. Illustrated endpapers. Pale pink dye to all page edges. Binding is loose. 448p.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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San Antonio, Texas: The Naylor Company, 1961 Black cloth with white title on spine and illustration of goblet on front. Cloth is dusty and spotty. Head and tail of spine are bumped. Light foxing to page edges. Sixteen pages of black and white photos. 231p.. Unknown. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956 Lorus J. Milne was a Professor of Zoology at the University of New Hampshire. Margery Milne was an Honorary Fellow in Zoology at New Hampshire. Dust jacket illustrated with animals of the night, rear panel has photo of authors. Moderate edgewear to jacket. Dj is now protected by Brodart. Black cloth spine with gold title, boards are blue with publisher's logo on front board. Head and tail of spine are bumped, some staining to head aof spine. Foxing to page edges and edge of rear panel of dj. Rear flap is dogeared. Black and white drawings. Text block is clean and bright. Small bookplate from book store on rear pastedown. 248p.. Reprint. Cloth and Board. Good/Fair. Illus. by T. M. Shortt. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Harper & Row, 1968 Dust jacket is in brodart. Edgewear to dust jacket, paper is split on rear point. Creasing at head of spine. Scratches to color on rear along spine edge. Flaps are yellowing. Dark green cloth with gold title on spine and devices to spine and cover. Pictorial endpapers. Cloth is clean, slight pulling to head and tail of spine, else near fine. Interior is clean and bright. 50 color illustrations and 133 black and white. 304 p. including index.. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Various. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1962 Humurous tale of garment manufacturer on first business trip to Japan. Off white dust jacket with illusstration of man and geisha on front panel. Jacket has large clsed tear to front and another at tail of spine. Jacket is somewhat soiled anad sunned. Dj is now protected by a clear plastic cover. Off-white cloth with purple and teal metallic decorations and title. Cloth is a little soiled and sunned. Interior is clean and bright. Maroon endpapers. 187p.. Second Printing. Cloth. Good/Fair. Illus. by Fred Banbery. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Dallas: The Kaleidoscope Publishers, 1930 Vaida Stewart Montgomery along with her husband, Whitney M. Montgomery, published the poetry magazine Kaleidograph through their publishing house, Kaleidograph Press. She was awarded the Poetry Society of Texas' Old South Prize in 1939 and 1944. Locoed was her first published volume of verse. Black cloth spine with tan suede over boards. Black illustrations and title on front. Suede is torn at lower front corner. Other corners are slightly rubbed. A few scuff. Binding is tight. Some foxing to page edges. 59p.. First Edition. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Will James. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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W. E. Scull, 1902 Fascinating volume. Illustrated with drawings and reproductions of black and white photos taken for this volume. Gray cloth with green and gold embossed title on spine. Gold and black embossing on cover with paste on black and white illustration. Book shows a lot of wear. Spine is foxing and stained. Much of gold on cover is rubbed. Insect damage to gutter. Two nicks in spine. Pulling to head and tail of spine. Binding and points are firm. Foxing to cloth. Decorative endpapers, some foxing. Foxing to page edges. . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1913 Second printing, 'Published March 1913' on copyright page but the date does not appear on the title page. Green cloth with gold title on spine and dark green tile and tree on front board. head and tail of spine are rubbed. Corners are slightly soft. Spine is slightly faded. Binding is sound. Brief gift inscription written neatly in ink on ffep. Some foxing to page edges. Interior is clean. 294p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by John Muir. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Chicago: Rand McNally & Co., 1928 Heavily textured green cloth with red title on spine. Red and gold title on front cover with large paste-down color illustration in excellent condition. Head and tail of spine are lightly rubbed as are points. Some light soiling to rear board. Binding is tight. Water stain to bottom corner of text block. Printed on glossy paper. Beautiful color and black and white illustrations.121p.. Reprint. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Hope Dunlap. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956 Yellow dust jacket with red and blue decorations. Jacket is heavily worn at edges including some moderate tears. There is also some soiling. Price is torn off. jacket now protected by clear cover. Book is bound in blue paper patterened with white stars. The head of the spine is red with white title. A small rectangle of red wraps around to the front board where there is a small illustraion of a man. Head and tail of spine are rubbed and there is a small chip in the red background on the spine. Points are also rubbed. Binding is tight. Previous owners laast name written in ink at top of ffep. There is some pencil lining to the text, though not extensive. Rusty paper clip stain to rear flap of dj and rear endpapers. 170p.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Illus. by George Salter. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Racine, Wisconsin: Golden Press, 1973 Little Golden Book. Retelling of the classic tale. Illustrated cardboard covers with gold foil binding. price of 39 cents on front cover. Boards are rubbed, especially corners and head and tail of spine. Corners are worn through to cardboard. A few chips in paper at leading edge of boards. Old masking tape repair to bottom corner of rear board. Small tear to bottom of title page. Another tear at gutter. Extensive color ilustrations. Unpaginated. . Unstated. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Dora Leder. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Little Golden Book. more information

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New York: Charles Scribner 's Sons, 1918 Poems and prose written about experiences during WWI by actual participants at the time. Collection was intended for school usage. Light brown cloth with red title and two color reproduction of war poster by James Montgomery Flagg. Book is in excellent condition for age, very clean with little wear. There are a couple of small bubbles in cloth at bottom of front board and the title on the spine has completely faded. Tail of spine is slightly bumped. Slight foxing to top edge of pages. Pages are clean and bright. Several black and white reproductions of war posters. 265p.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1951 Pictorial cover and spine. American History covering the discovery of the continent to WW II. Significant insect damage to picture on spine, also insect damage on rear board. Publisher's logo on rear. Edgewear. First signature broken. Black and white illustrations. One page dog-eared. Some underlining to text. 1227p. including index. . Decorative Cloth. Poor/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Quanah, Texas: Nortex Press, 1976 Signed by the Author. 1st Ed., no jacket. Red cloth with gold embossed titles on front and spine. Slight soiling to cloth. Binding is tight. Interior is clean. Poems inspired to trip to Guatemala in the wake of the 1973 earthquake. Black and white line drawings. 65p.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Erin Wells. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1933 Sequel to 'Down the Garden Path'. Pale green cloth with dark green decorations on spine and cover. Title on spine only. Spine is very faded. Cloth is a little soiled and beginning to fox. Tail of spine is bumped. Water mark on upper front corner. Water stain to leading edge of pages, has very little affect on interior. Some foxing to endpapers. Binding is tight and text is clean. Black and white drawings. 294p. Unknown. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Rex Whistler. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1954 Biography of Henry David Thoreau for juveniles. Author was well respected biographer and a writer and editor with the Associated Press and Time, Inc. Paper dust jacket has three color illustration of cabin and forest on front panel, author and illustrator info on rear. Light colored foxing to folds and rear panel, smaller amount to front panel. Spine is browned. Very small tears to head of spine, small tear at front fold of spine about two inches from bottom. Jacket is now protected by clear mylar cover. Green cloth with black titles on spine and front board. A few small slightly faded spots, not very noticeable. Head and tail of spine are lightly bumped. Interior is clean and bright. Black and white line drawings. 113p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Margaret Bloy Graham. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Framingham, Ma.: Old America Company, 1922 6 volumes. Published as part of a ten volume series, eight states and two foreign countries. Two were published by a different company. In 1970 Bonanza books reprinted the series. Printed by The Plimpton Press, Norwood, Ma. Illustrated descriptions of natural and architectural beauty. Each volume is dedicated to a different state: Connecticut (1923), Massachusetts (1923), Vermont (1922), New Hampshire (1923), Maine (1924), Pennsylvania (eastern) (1924). Heavily illustrated with drawings and sepia tone photographs. Volumes are bound in green cloth. Gold embossed titles on spine and cover. Covers are soiled, but points and spines are still firm. Maine has a water stain on cover.. Cloth. Poor/No Jacket. Illus. by Wallace Nutting. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Austin: Von Boeckman-Jones Co., Printers, 1984 Tan dust jacket with large wrap around illustration. There is some edgewear to the jacket, a few tiny chips and tears. There is no price marked on the dust jacket. jacket now protected by brodart. Maroon leatherette with bright gold title on spine. Slight crease down middle of spine, otherwise like new. Endpapers have same illustration as dudst jacket. Numerous black and white illustrations, photos and maps, including one fold out map. 309p. including index. . Second Edition. Leatherette. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1914 Original copyright 1898. This volume printed in 1914. Full dark blue limp leather with gold titles and decorations on spine and front. Leather is worn at edges, particularly at points and head and tail of spine. Some leather is missing at very head of spine. Spine is sunned. Lovely marbled blue endpapers. Neat but large gift inscription on half-title. Tissued frontispiece black and white photo of dog. Illustrated with seven other black and white photos, printed on semi-gloss paper. Top edge of pages gilt. Interior is clean, though there are a few spots of foxing to page borders of photos. 356p.. Reprint. Full-Leather. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Uncredited. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: The Viking Press, 1969 Signed by the Author. Dust jacket has beautiful photograph of dear on front, forest on rear. Dj has significant wear to all edges including moderate sized chips and tears. Dj is now in brodart. Price is clipped. Gift inscription on fep. signed by author on ffep. Binding is tight. Numerous beautiful full page color photographs. Text on page 17 is scribbled over with green marker. 127p.. Signed by Author. Second Printing. Cloth. Good/Fair. Illus. by Les Blacklock. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964 "...a true tale of thrilling white-water adventure by canoe down five hundred miles of Canada's wild Churchill River, re-exploring the same rapids, lakes, portages, ancient campfires, and primitive wilderness haunts of the voyageurs of an earlier time." Tan dust jacket with brown titles and illustration of canoe on river. Jacket is heavily worn, particularly on rear panel where there are large chips. Moderate chips to head and tail of spine. Previous owners name and address embossed on front flap. Jacket is now protected by clear cover. Blue cloth with gold title and silver decorations on spine. Silver title with gold goose in flight on front board. Head and tail of spine are faded as are very edges of boards. Points are slightly bumped and worn. Binding leaning slightly. Purple top-stain. Interior is clean. Line drawings at beginning of every chapter. 273p.. Fourth Printing. Cloth. Fair/Fair. Illus. by Francis Lee Jaques. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1929 Green cloth with black titles on spine and front board. Head and tail of spine are rubbed and worn, as are points. Points are beginning to fray. A number of light colored stains on cloth. Binding is tight. Adapted from the play by Fulton Oursler and Lowell Bretano. Illustrated with black and white photos from the play. Pages are yellowed but otherwise clean. A couple of pages have creases from being dog-eared. 268p.. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Uncredited. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Charles Scribner 's Sons, 1911 Maroon cloth with gold titles on spine and cover. Spine is a little faded, head and tail of spine bumped and rubbed. Points are a little soft and rubbed. Cloth shows some shelfwear. Top edge of pages gilt. Tissued frontispiece portrait of Lee. Includes several maps. First signature cracked. Page edges are browning, but interior is still fairly bright. Newspaper article reviewing the book before release is laid in. 734p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Englewood Cliffs, N. J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1980 Autobiography of the twin sister of the last Shah of Iran. Dust jacket shows small amount of edgewear. Small chip and tear to head of spine. Some soiling to spine and front. Small tear on rear and scratch over portrait of author. Small crease in spine. Navy blue cloth with gold title on spine. Near fine except for some faint smudges and spots. Interior is clean and tight. 32 pages of black and white photos. 238p.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs &Co., 1906 Green cloth with black title on spine. Front board has large paste-down with color illustration of girl and red title. Paste-down is coming loose on leading edge, there is a small closed tear. Some mild soiling to exterior. Binding is leaning slightly. Illustrated endpapers, page edges are green. Illustrated by eight black and white photographs, including frontis. 348p.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Uncredited. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Whittlesey House, 1945 McGraw-Hill Book Company. Pearson wrote an editorial column for The New York Times on country life. This is a collection of 75 of those essays accompanied by black and white photographs. Contents include: Village Common, Salting the Cattle, The Diving Rod, Weather Prophets, Crow Convention and Seed Catalogues. Tan cloth with green tree design centered on spine and wrapping around to both boards. Some stains to cloth, some of thed green has bled. Remnants of paper stuck to rear board. Ink stain to fornt board. Damp stain to top of endpapers and part of leading edge.112p.. First Edition. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Garden City: Garden City Publishing Company, Inc., 1936 Green cloth is heavily worn and soiled. Gold title on dark green background on spine. Blind embossed geese on front board are barely visible. Lower portion of leading edges of boards have been nibbled on by mice. Foxing to endpapers. The exterior is rather sad but the interior is mostly clean and bright. 106 full color plates by Louis Agassiz Fuertes. Plentiful other illustrations; black and white drawings, color and black and white photographs. 289p.. Unknown. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, R. I. Brasher, R. Bruce Horsfall, Henry Thurston. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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