AMERICAN AUTHORS Books

New York: Viking, 1981. Near fine with slight fading to board edges in a near fine unclipped dust jacket with very minor edge wear to corners. Previous owner's name written neatly on front endpaper. The author's first novel. Illustrated end-papers, full page drawings, and colour pictorial jacket by Michael Foreman. Dust jacket is mylar-protected.. First American Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. NF/NF. Octavo. (more information)

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New York.: Tor Fantasy, 1984. Fine in a fine unclipped dust jacket. Full page line-drawings and colour illustrated jacket by Valleejo. Dust jacket is mylar-protected.. First Edition,first Printing. Hard Cover. F/F. Octavo. (more information)

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New York.: Orchard Books, 1993. Fine in a fine but price-clipped dust jacket colour-illustrated by Synthia Saint James. This book won the Correta Scott King award. The first printing of the first edition. Dust jacket is mylar-protected.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. F/F. Octavo. (more information)

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New York: Vangard Press, 1977. Fine in a very good dust jacket with two closed tears, very slight edgewear, and mild fading to spine. Previous owner's name written neatly on front endpaper. In-text linedrawings and illustrated jacket by Alice Caddy. Another animal story in the classic, much loved, 'Catfish Bend' series. Dust jacket is mylar-protected.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. F/VG. Octavo. (more information)

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New York.: Vangard Press, 1980. Fine in a very good dust jacket with several closed tears and creasing but, overall, bright and fresh. In-text line drawings adapted from sketches by Alice Caddy. Further adventures in the series about the animals at Catfish Bend. Dusts jacket is mylar-protected.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. F/VG. Octavo. (more information)

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New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1991. Fine in a near fine unclipped dust jacket, a hint of wear to corners and one small scuff mark to upper spine, bookplate to front free end paper. In-text line drawings and colour pictorial jacket by Caldecott Award illustrator, Paul O. Zelinsky. A bright fresh collectable copy SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the author on the title page. Dust jacket is mylar-protected.. Signed and Inscribed By Author. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. F/NF. Octavo. (more information)

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New York: Morrow, 1983. Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. In-text line drawings and colour pictorial jacket by Caldecott artist, Paul Zelinsky. Winner of the 1984 Newbery Award medal, without the Newbery gold sticker on the dust jacket A fine collectable copy by this popular author, creator of the "Ramona" series. Dust jacket is mylar-protected.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. F/F. Octavo. (more information)

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New York.: Dial Press, 1972. Near fine in publisher's reinforced binding with trace of shelf wear, in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with light wear to extremities and slight fading to spine. Colour pictorial jacket and full-page pencil drawings by Donald Mackay. The first printing of the first edition of the author's first novel. Dust jacket is mylar-protected.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. NF/VG. Octavo. (more information)

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New York: S. Greene Press, 1976. Near fine with inobtrusive staple mark to front endpaper, in a very good indeed price-clipped dust jacket with very light wear to spine tips and corners. A history of Vermont written for young adults, with illustrations in line throughout text. 225 pages with appendix, chronology and index. A beautifully produced book, quite scarce. Dust jacket is mylar-protected.. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. NF/VG. Octavo. (more information)

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New York: Scholastic, 1996. Fine in a fine unclipped dust jacket. "In this perceptive and irreverent novel, the author, a Newbury Medalist, brings to life two unforgettable fifth grade girls who enjoy being bad." A bright clean copy of the first book in the series, becoming scarce. Dust jacket is mylar-protected. First Edition,first Printing. Hard Cover. F/F. Octavo. (more information)

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New York: McKay, 1940. Near fine in an about good unclipped complete dustjacket with chips to spine tips and corners, closed tears, rubbing to extremities, tape residue marking to back panel corners, but unfaded with the charming cover art illustration still bright and clear. Light age-toning to pages, previous owner's inscription neatly written on front endpaper. 269 pages. A scarce title especially in dustjacket. Mylar-protected.. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. NF/G. Octavo. (more information)

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London, UK: Macmillan, 1979. Near fine with minor shelfwear in a near fine price clipped dust jacket with one small scuff mark to back panel. The author won the Newbury Award for 'The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.' Wrap-around colour pictorial Jacket, full-page and in-text line drawings, illustrated by the author. The first printing of the first British edition. Dust jacket is mylar-protected.. First British Edition. Hardcover. NF/NF. Octavo. (more information)

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Chicago: Follett, 1957. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with wear to spine tips and lower edges. Light offsetting and neat inscription to endpapers, otherwise interior is clean and unmarked. Illustrated by the author with two-colour cartoon-style drawings to every page. One in a series by this author/artist, preceded by "The Lazy Llama" and "The Peevish Penguin." The second printing of the first edition of a scarce title. In mylar-protected dust jacket.. First Edition, Second Printing. Hard Cover. NF/VG. Quarto. (more information)

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California: Green Tiger Press, 1982. Fine in a near fine unclipped dust jacket with a trace of wear to spine tips, otherwise clean, bright and fresh. 100 pages with fold out maps and nine tipped in coloured plates, including frontis. A beautifully produced book, somewhat scarce in this fine a condition. Dust jacket is mylar-protected.. First Edition, First Printing. Soft Cover. NF/F. Octavo. (more information)

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New York: Macmillan, 1969. Near fine with light shelfwear to lower edges, in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. Double-page line drawings and pictorial jacket, illustrated by Paul Giovanopoulos.The author won the 1931 Newbury Medal. Dust jacket is mylar-protected.. First Edition,. Hard Cover. NF/F. Octavo. (more information)

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New York: Four Winds Press, 1972. Near fine in publisher's reinforced binding with light and minor shelf wear to edges in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with small stain to front flap. Full-page line drawings and colour pictorial jacket, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman, winner of the 1985 Caldecott Medal. The author won the Newbery Award in 1931. Dust jacket is mylar-protected.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. NF/NF. Octavo. (more information)

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Toronto: Macmillan, 1969. Very good with ink mark to upper text-block in a very good unclipped dust jacket with one small neatly closed tear, light wear to edges and minor overall soil. Interior is tight and clean. Illustrated with line drawings by Fermin Rocker. 64 pages, includes a poem at the end of each chapter and a note about the author on the last page. The author is best known for her Newbery Award-winning title, "The Cat that Went to Heaven." Shortlisted for the Hans Christian Anderson Award in 1968 for her complete body of work. Dust jacket is mylar-protected.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. VG/VG. Octavo. (more information)

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New York: Macmillan, 1971. Fine with illustrated pastedown to front board in a fine price-clipped dustjacket. Halftone etchings and colour pictorial jacket, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Nonny Hogrogian. Dust jacket is mylar-protected. A beautifully produced book.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. F/F. Royal Octavo. (more information)

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New York: Atheneum, 1970. Near fine in publisher's reinforced binding, with slight soil and shelfwear to edges and previous owner's name on front endpaper, in a fine unclipped dust jacket. Double-page line drawings and colour pictorial jacket by graphic artist Seymour Chwast, founder of the 'Push Pin' Studio and Press. This copy is SIGNED and inscribed by the author. A scarce copy of a modern book of poetry for children. Dust jacket is mylar-protected.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. NF/F. Square Octavo. (more information)

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New York: Four Winds Press, 1971. Near fine with slight edgewear and soil in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with several closed tears and creasing. Full-page line drawings and colour pictorial jacket by Emily McCully.The story of fourteen year old Chee Chee's trip to Alaska during the days of the Gold Rush. The first printing of the first edition of a scarce title. Dust jacket is mylar-protected.. First Edition. Hard Cover. NF/VG. Octavo. (more information)

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New York: Atheneum, 1976. Very good with edgewear and minor soil to text block, in a good only price-clipped dust jacket with several chips and closed tears. Light dampstain to top front and back panels, not affecting book. Because of her brother's experience in the Vietnam War, a young Chinook Indian girl gets a more positive value of herself and her culture. The first printing of the first edition. Dust jacket is mylar protected. . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/Gd. Octavo. (more information)

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Sauk City: Arkham House, 1999. Fine in a fine unclipped dust jacket. The author's first novel, an epic action adventure fantasy told with macabre humor and suspense. Quote from page 16: "I was old enough to realize that the things going on down there were not the typical problems other people had with their basements." 298 pages, one of four thousand copies printed.. Wrap-around cover art by Jason Van Hollander. The first printing of the first edition, as new and unread. Dust jacket is mylar-protected.. First Edition. Hard Cover. F/F. Octavo. (more information)

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New York: Orchard Books, 1988. Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket colour illustrated by Neil Waldman. Summary: "Fifteen-year-old Wil discovers himself and the wonders of nature when he leaves home to live on an island." A scarce title. Dust jacket is mylar-protected.. First Edition,first Printing. Hard Cover. F/F. Octavo. (more information)

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Philadelphia: Temple, 1990. Fine in a fine unclipped dust jacket. 254 pages with index and notes on chapters. "An extended study of the conception of the author." An as-new unread copy in mylar-protected dust jacket.. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. F/F. Octavo. (more information)

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New York: Harcourt Brace, 1942. Very good in illustrated blue cloth with wear to lower spine tip and corners, in a good dust jacket with chips and closed tears to spine, light wear to extremities. Jacket is clipped at lower corner with price of $3.25 still present at upper corner. Illustrated endpapers, three-colour art work by Lynd Ward. A picture book story about the little light house on the Hudson River. The first printing of the first edition of a scarce title. . First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. VG/G. Octavo. (more information)

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New York: Atheneum, 1987. Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with one closed tear and light rubbing to spine tips. A review copy, with comlimentary card to front pastedown, otherwise interior is clean and unmarked. 122 pages with line illustrations by Leslie Morrill. The fourth title in this popular series for children, the basis for a televised film. Dust jacket is mylar-protected.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. F/VG. Octavo. (more information)

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very good with wear to board edges and soil and staining to text-block and endpapers, in a very good indeed unclipped dust jacket with one chip to back panel and trace of edgewear, very bright and crisp. Black and white frontis and colour pictorial jacket. The first title in the series. Dust jacket is mylar-protected.. Reprint Edition. Hard Cover. VG/VG. Octavo. (more information)

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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959. Very good with light wear to extremities and toning to pages, in an about very good unclipped dust jacket with rubbing to spine tips and corners, one short closed tear, some creasing and minor soil. Owner's name whited-out on endpaper. Spine is unfaded and overall appearance is bright and fresh. A comic novel by the author of the Travis McGee mystery series. 308 pages. First printing of the first edition. Dust jacket is mylar-protected.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. VG/VG. Octavo. (more information)

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New York: Orchard Book, 1987. Near fine with light bumping to corners, in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with small chip to one corner and light wear to spine tip, overall very bright, clean and unmarked. 296 pages. " A Rachel Jackson Book." First edition, first printing, complete number line. Dust jacket is mylar-protected.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. NF/VG. Octavo. (more information)

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New York.: Scholastic, 1996. Fine in a fine unclipped dust jacket, colour- illustrated by Greg Harlin. "A human child, a refugee lost at sea, raised by dolphins from the age of four. They call her Mila, from 'miracle'' in Spanish and take her away to a center for scientific study." (from the jacket description) First printing of the first edition. Dust jacket is mylar-protected.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fn/Fn. Octavo. (more information)

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