Childrens Books / Fiction

Whitman Publishing Company, 1956. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Miloche, Hilda. It's the story you read as a kid. Pictures are very colorful; spine torn in several places, rest of cover has normal wear. Pages are fine. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1913. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Rose in Bloom" is a sequel to "Eight Cousins." This is the complete authorized edition and was published by arrangement with Little, Brown and Company. The preface reads "As authors may be supposed to know better than anyone else what they intended to do when writing a book, I beg leave to say that there is no moral to this story. Rose is not designed for a model girl; and the Sequel was simply written in fulfillment of a promise; hopeing to afford some amusement, and perhaps here and there a helpful hint, to other roses getting ready to bloom." 344 pages, the blue cover has moderate wear to the end corners, and light wear to the spine ends. The spine is slightly darkened. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Dutton Childrens Books, 2001. 4th Printing. Hard Cover. New/New. Gawgon?" she said, catching her breath. "That's a good reputation to have. Better a Gawgon than a silly old goose. I like it. I like it very much. From now on, that's what you shall call me." She raised a finger. "But only in private between the two of us. We can enjoy our small secret." I recovered enough to grin, and asked, too, if I could have a special name. "Very well," said the Gawgon. "I shall call you - Boy. The Boy. With capital initials. The capitals make all the difference." Ages 8-12, this book has 199 pages and is full of imagination. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Harpercollins Childrens Books, 2002. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. Ages 12 and up. Written by the author of The Indian in the Cupboard, this story takes place in China and Scotland from 1067-1603. Bruce MacLennan commands the building of a castle with a dungeon below; during construction he travels to China where he joins a troop of mercenary soldiers. In a poor teahouse he encounters a child named Peony and, on impulse, buys her to be his attendant. After many adventures they return to Scotland where MacLennan's castle-and his planned revenge on a rival Scotsman-await him. Within the dark walls Peony finds a new life and unexpected happiness. For MacLennan the time has come to fill his dungeon with its destined prisoner. He does not dream of the terrible twist of fate-one that will not lock away his enemy-but the most precious person in his life. 279 pages. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.: Ann Arbor Media Group, LLC, 2003. 2nd Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Neill, John R.. For his 13th Oz book, L. Frank Baum conjured up a tale full of mischief and adventure, and no one in the land of Oz seems to be safe from his imagination! How did one boy cause so much trouble? What magic power did he discover, and what happened to everyone in Oz when he made friends with the Nome King? How could Kiki Aru be stopped? Discover how everyone was restored to normal, but what ever you do, please be very, very careful how you pronounce P-Y-R-Z-Q-X-G-L." 266 pages, trade soft cover. The spine tail is lightly bumped, and there is a short scuff on the back. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Viking Childrens Books, 1992. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Bemelmans, Ludwig. This is part of the Madeline series - a charming story, told in rhyme, of Madeline's rescue by a wonderful dog who became part of the school - at least until the president of trustees said she must go. All ends happily, however. Unpaginated, illustrated throughout. Small bump at spine tail, pages are a bit wrinkled. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1973. Seventh Printing. Hard Bound, Half Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Hyman, Trina Schart. Originally published in 1935, this book was awarded the John Newbery Medal for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. In her new forward the author recalls the real Caddie, who was her grandmother, and tells how she often "sat spellbound, listening, listening!" as Caddie told stories of her pioneer childhood. Children everywhere will love red-headed Caddie with her penchant for pranks. Scarcely out of one scrape before she is into another, she refuses to be a "lady." The spine ends are bent in a bit. The DJ has minor wear at the bottom, a 1" tear at the top and is bent over in a few places. Price is clipped but there is a price tag included. Well illustrated. 275 pages, no marks or tears. Gift inscription on fep. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Albert Whitman & Company, 1992. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Tang, Charles . Pictorial cover; it shows the children climbing a bluff, and it appears one has fallen and is injured. The children are on a jaunt with their grandfather. On the trip though, their grandfather disappears during a storm. 120 pages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2002. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. Third Printing. This is a moving story for pre-teens and teenagers, about an 11-year-old girl. In 1859, when Gilly's father goes to search for gold in the Rocky Mountains, the 11-year-old is sent to stay with her aunt and uncle in Virginia, where she befriends one of her uncle's slave girls. Through this friendship, she finds out about the Underground Railroad, and discovers that people are not always exactly as they seem. 234 pages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Junior Deluxe Editions, 1959. Literary Guild of America. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Literary Guild of America. Binding is very good+, spine has two small jagged holes, and two pinholes. Cover shows four seamen, two sundials and the title. Pages are tanned but otherwise fine; numerous illustrations, some in full color . more information

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New York: Gallery Books, 1985. First Edition. Hard Bound, Pictorial. Near Fine/No Jacket. David Copperfield was Dickens' own favorite novel. Many of David's adventures as he grows up are those of Dickens himself; from poverty and obscurity he wins through to success and happiness. This abridgement of Copperfield has been simplified for a young audience, but keeps faithfully to Dickens' original text. The lively illustrations come from a series of animated classics. This book was in a school library; the only mark is on the fep - it says 4K. The corners and spine ends of the orange binding are worn a bit. 56 pages, illustrated in full color. No marks or tears. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1941. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. The backlist in this book lists The Mystery of the Flying Express as the last book in this series, hence my guess that this was printed in 1941. The cover is medium brown with darker brown print. The endpapers are orange and pictorial, and illustrated by Greta. There is a black and white frontispiece. The pages are tanned, the page tops stained black. 219 pages, light to moderate wear on the corners and spine ends. There are a few small erasure marks on the front endpaper, and the name of the prior owner in either pencil or pen - can't tell. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Harcourt Brace & World, 1962. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. Spanfellar, James J.. Who was the strange boy that Charlotte and Emma met in the lane one morning on their way to school? Where did he come from? Why was he here? Whoever he was, he taught each of the children in the small English village to fly like birds during that wonderful, never-to-be-forgotten summer. There was an eerie and exciting moonlight flight, day-long expeditions to a remote and lovely little lake, and one daring jouney to the sea when Charlotte learned to swoop like a gull from the cliff top. In this haunting story, the reader enters into the children's world completely and at the end feels with them some of the sadness of growing up. 155 pages, cloth cover, black & white illustrations. DJ is sun-lightened on the front; small chips along top front and two small tears. Heavy wear at corners and spine ends. Moderate wear along spine hinge. Jacket is in a protective cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. This is the first in a series of "Elsie Dinsmore" books. Living with her uncle’s family on a southern plantation in the mid-nineteenth century, motherless eight-year-old Elsie finds it difficult to establish a relationship with her worldy father who seems indifferent to her and her religious principles. This book is humorous as well, maybe because it was written in the 1890's; most of Elsie's problems result in her crying. I'm sure there is no other character who cries as much as Elsie, which becomes kind of funny in itself! This is a wonderful book for any age, though, as her life is absorbing, interesting, and difficult all at once. I've read the entire series and often go back to this volume as something like an old friend; despite her problems with her father, he turns out to be a - oh, I can't give it away. 316 pages, probably published in the 1940s or '50s. There is a gift inscription on the decorated endpapers. The yellow binding has lightly worn corners, and is a somewhat darker on the left front which extends to the spine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Aladdin Books, 1956. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Reed, Walt. This is the story of a family moving West from their tired farmland in the Ozarks to get a homestead in the Promised Land. Like many others they were going to participate in a race at the Cherokee Strip to win land, and they had a special horse named Sprinter. Their daughter, Becky, was responsible for feeding him and taking care of this special horse while they made their way very slowly (25 miles a day) toward their destination. Many things happen along the way, and even when they get land there is trouble. 192 pages, no marks or tears. Nicely illustrated. The binding has minor wear at the corners and spine ends. The spine is slightly darkened and there is a lighter spot on it. There is a spot on the back board at the top. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Greenwillow Books, 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. Hafner, Marylin. For ages 7 and up. A no-account little tornado comes twirling along. It means no great harm, but for the animals in the shadow of Barefoot Mountain life will never be the same. A 400-pound hog finds a wind-tossed harmonica and learns to play. Emperor Floyd, a wild rooster, is frightened into insomnia and keeps everyone awake by crowing in the middle of the night. Stumblefrog discovers a sack of Mexican jumping beans left in the path of the twister, and guess what happens? Most curious of all, the storm drops a "strange little animal, all pink skin and bones, lying in a heap against a hollow log." Its fur or feathers have been plucked clean by the tornado, and no one can guess what the nature of odd animal the "Windblown Child" is. Everyone is in for a huge and wondrous surprise! In these six broad comedies, Newbery Medal winner Sid Fleischman again proves himself to be a wizard of the American tall tale. 48 pages, fully illustrated in color. The cover is a glossy pictorial. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Childrens Press, 1992. Hard Cover. Fine. Photographs and Drawings. Cover is fine, no bends or tears. Cover is a portrait of Chief Joseph. 109 glossy pages include photographs, portraits and drawings, as well as an index and a timeline. 6.25" x 8.5" high. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Candlewick Press, 2004. No Edition. Soft Cover. New/New. Craig, Helen. This audio CD contains four stories - the title story, This is the Bear and the Scary Night, This is the Bear and the Picnic Lunch, and This is the Bear and the Bad Little Girl. For children of any age - listen to these favorite stories, dance and sing along to the music, follow the actions, hear the play, and join in the fun games! This CD is packed with entertaining story-based activities for children to enjoy again and again - whether in a group or alone. Ideal for any situation - at home, in the car, in the classroom, or even as a party - it's a whole story experience and it's a whole lot of fun! Running time 71 minutes, unabridged. Still in publisher's wrap. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Atheneum, 1981. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Hutton, Warwick. This wonderful book is illustrated with watercolors. Three soldiers, returning from the hard-fought wars, were down on their luck. They had very little money and no prospects for jobs. But, because of their kindness to a small, ugly man who comes to their forest campfire one night, these three soldiers are each rewarded with a special gift. 29 pages in a reinforced binding. The jacket is in a protective cover and is price clipped. There is a library label on the jacket spine, and a library pocket on the back free end page. There is a small stamp on the inside back cover and the title page; a name is printed in red marker on the inside front cover (the endpapers are dark red). A great book to read to children, or for children to read to themselves! 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Groundwood Books, 1997. No Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. Fitzgerald, Joanne. Ages 3 - 6. Jacob has done what every child loves to do - enter the contest on the back of a cereal box. And sure enough, there is a little pioneer log cabin waiting for him ont he kitchent table when he gets home from school. But when he lifts off the roof, he's a bit surprised to find four little girl dolls lying in four little beds. He is even more surprised when his parents say good-night and four little voices answer. Out of the cabin come four hungry little dolls who want to be fed, bathed, and played with. Jacob does his best to do all they ask, but he is exhausted by the time he is able to get them back into bed and to sleep - he hopes. This is a wonderful little story with beautiful illustrations, for both boys and girls. Unpaginated with a pictorial cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Jobling, Curtis. For ages 4 - 8. Dr. Frankenstein names his new creation Nine - not because cats have "nine lives," but because that's how many cats it takes to make him. However, Nine isn't terribly popular at the castle, and he's lonely. So the doctor creates a companion who turns out to be more than Frankenstein's cat bargained for. Be afraid. Be very, very afraid! The story is very funny and the illustrations are great. The jacket back has a little rough spot on the bottom, done during printing. It has a bit of scuffing on the back. The binding and jacket are illustrated the same. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Columbus, OH: Charles E. Merrill Books, Inc., 1954. No Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Various. This is a children's text book just brimming over with wonderful works by well-known authors. Short stories, poetry, and a glossary of the more unusual words are all included. The pages are bright, and all illustrated. 360 pages, with 8 sections of reading. There is a light erasure mark on the front front endpaper, and the back free endpaper is missing. There is moderate wear to the corners and spine ends. The binding is tight and the pages clean. This is a great book for home schooling. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Delacorte Press, 2004. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. Calver, David. No magic!" Ali says, making Little Genie promise. Against her better judgment, Ali lets Genie come along on her class trip to Popplehoff Castle. Little Genie keeps her promise. She's too busy peering into dusty dungeons and examining sparkly royal jewels for magic. But that's before she and Ali meet a ghost named Henrietta. . . who thinks Little Genie would be the perfect addition to her doll collection! Uh-oh! 126 pages. The jacket lettering is raised and there is an oval in the middle that lets the book cover show through. The top corners are lightly bumped. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: The Century Company, 1927. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Schroeder, Louis. This is a girl's mystery and romance story written by the authors of the Denewood Series for girls. 330 pages, cloth-bound. The front has a small rubbed area at the right edge. The spine ends have light wear and the front bottom corner is bumped. All corners have light to moderate wear. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Chicago, IL: M. A. Donohue & Company, 1912. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Second in the series of The Bird Boys, this contains the further trials and triumphs of the venturesome aeroplane lads. The frontispiece appears to be a painting into which an aeroplane has been superimposed. 236 pages, minimal tanning at the edges. There is some foxing at the top. There is a tear beginning at the inside hinge in front. The pages are fine, no tears. The cloth covered binding is pictorial. The jacket has the right corner missing, and parts of the top for 1/4" - 1/2" most of the way around. At the bottom spine 2 areas are missing; a small area about 1/4" x 1/2", and and a larger area that goes to the back of the jacket. There is also a piece missing at the jacket back about 1" long and 1" wide, near the fold. The jacket has a mylar cover on it, and when that was put on the folding of the jacket was adjusted, so there is a horizontal mark the length of the book at the edge, which is darker. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. Davis, Jack E.. Ages 4-8. Young Sue doesn't really like being a kangaroo, so she goes off to find something better. First she tries climbing the trees like a koala, but that doesn't work. Then she wades into the sea like a platypus, but that's no good either. Finally, Sue joins up with some bouncy, jouncy wallabies. . . and discovers that being a kangaroo isn't so bad, after all. Using a jaunty, waltz rythm actor, comedian and bst-selling author John Lithgow reassures children that they can be happy with who they are. For listening or singing along, a CD of a John Lithgow performance and an instrumental version is included, as is the score of the song. 34 pages, illustrated in full color. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: Harper & Row, 1972. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illustrated. Papa, we are all in bed now," said the boys. "Please tell us a tale." "I wil do better than that," said Papa. "I will tell you seven tales - one for each of you - if you promise to go right to sleep when I am done." "Oh yes, we will," said the boys. So seven tales are included in this wonderfully-illustrated I Can Read Book. The print is large with simple words for beginning readers. 64 pages with a pictorial cover. The corners and spine ends are lightly worn. The pages are bright, as are the illustrations, which become smaller with more words on the page near the end. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1957. 10th Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Knight, Hilary. The illustrations are in the 3rd printing in this edition. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle was one of my favorite characters as a child because of her absolute good humor and love of children. Whenever something bad happened, she would cheerfully fix it right up without scolding or getting angry or flustered. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1957. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Shepard, Ernest H.. This book is a compilation with new color illustrations copyright 1957. It includes the individually-copyrighted Winnit-the-Pooh and The House at Poor Corner. This volume includes eight illustrations in full color by E. H. Shepard, along with dozens of black & white illustrations. Additionally, the end papers are illustrated in full color. The binding is cloth with all of the main characters included on the front. The corners are quite worn; there is a small snag in the cloth at the bottom edge, and some small stains along the front and back vertical edge. There are some light stains along the page edges, but they do not go through to the pages which are bright and clean. 9 1/4" x 6 3/8" wide. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Orchard Books, 2005. No Edition. Hard Cover. New/No Jacket. #4 in the Children of the Red King Series, and sequal to Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy. Charlie Bone's power takes on a new dimension at Bloor's Academy. There is a new cast of characters, including Mr. Pilgrim's replacement, Tantalus Ebony, and the mysterious new student Joshua Tilpin, who appears to be magnetic. Billy has been adopted by a mysterious couple and is locked up in an odd place called The Passing House. Meanwhile, Charlie and Olivia discover the secret of the Castle of Mirrors, and along with Uncle Paton, they must free Billy before it is too late. 412 pages, glossy pictorial cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1941. 10th Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. My Friend Flicka is a wonderful story for children and teens, about a horse and the love you can have for something dear to you. This volume is in red cloth, 349 pages. The cover has wear at the corners with light wear at the spine ends. There are light discolorations to the binding, and the spine is somewhat darkened. The ffep has a book plate on it, and a brownish spot that continues for the first three pages of the book. Otherwise the pages are clean. The spine is slightly loose, the pages tight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Orchard Books, 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Ages 11 and up. "Please make me plain," young Psyche begs the gods. But with each year her loveliness grows - stirring the jealousy of her two older sisters. Throughout their father's kingdom it is said that Psyche is more beautiful that even Venus, the goddess who rules over passionate desire. Glowering down from the heavens, Venus sees mortals abandoning her temples, worshiping this upstart girl instead. Enraged, the goddess sends her son Cupid to earth, commands to inflame Psyche "with a passion for the crudest, meanest fool." But at first sight of her, Cupid is himself inflamed. All that happens in this ancient tale - here given new, fleshed-out power in Psyche's own voice - happens because of love. A terrifying journey to the underworld and the other cruel punishments inflicted by Venus are themselves inhuman tests. The courage Psyche summons to survive them is well-nigh superhuman, but her very humanness, Amor sees at last, is her greatest gift to him - and through him to lovers for all time. 116 pages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Puffin, 2005. First Soft Cover Edition. Soft Cover. New/No Jacket. Ages 10 and up. Civil war is imminent and her brother, Noah, is eager to go and fight on the side of the North. With her father long gone, Tilly, her sister, and their mother struggle to make ends meet and hold the dwindling Pruitt family together. Then one night a mysterious girl arrives on a steamboat bound for St. Louis. Delphine is elegant, beautiful and outspoken. . .and unlike anyone the small river town of Grand Tower has ever seen. Mrs. Pruitt agrees to take Delphine and her dark, silent traveling companion in as boarders. No one in town knows what to make of the two strangers, and so the rumors fly. Is Delphine's companion a slave? Could they be spies for the South? Are the Pruitts traitors? 164 pages, with a 1/2" dark mark on the bottom. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Santa Rosa, CA: Classic Press, 1968. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Irwin, Don. Volume 9. Binding is very colorful, slight wear at the corners. At the bottom of the binding on front and back is a small area damaged, as though the book had been pressed into something. The spine is tight. 279 pages, edges are slightly yellowed from age, otherwise fine. These books are educational as well as fun to read. Words that may not be familiiar are defined in the margin, often with an illustration. Other volumes are available - search this bookstore using keyword "Classic." 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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The Junior Literary Guild and The Viking Press, 1948. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Wiese, Kurt. Cover has an orange pictorial front, slight bends at corners. Edges of pages are brown in places, suggesting a water spill. A few dark areas bleed into the page as a tiny brown dot. Inside each cover is a girl at the top of mountains calling to someone. 191 pages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Eyolfson, Norman. When Jacob Two-Two's father brings him back a small lizard from Kenya, it grows to enormous proportions and to protect his now identifiable Diplodocus from frightened grown-upa, Jacob runs away with him to British Columbia. The red binding has a few places where the top layer of paper is missing, probably from stickers. 85 pages, no marks or tears. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Harper & Row, 1974. Kaufman, John. Illustrated by John Kaufmann, 1974. A Weekly Reader Book Club Edition. HB, no DJ. Drawings on cover front and back. Binding fine, 116 pages, light yellowing. more information

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Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1978. First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Hughes, Shirley. Having "[R]ecently moved to a country village, Timothy is bored and lonely until he meets the eccentric snailman, who is feared and avoided by the rest of the townspeople." He was the only person in the village that treated Timothy like a real person. The binding has a tiny blue spot on the front cover, and the bottom corners are bent in a bit. 94 pages, yellowed, but no marks or tears. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Grosset & Dunlap, 1963. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Leone, Sergio. The binding has very slight wear at the edges. The spine has a split on the inside, halfway through the book. A Companion Library book. The front is illustrated with Heidi, her grandfather, and a goat, with the Swiss mountains in the background. The story is 295 pages, with several additional pages written about the author. Pages slightly tanned, otherwise fine. more information

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Baronet Books, 1990. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Pablo Marcus Studios. Beautiful glossy pictorial boards, cover fine. One of the "Great Illustrated Clasics." Illustrated by Pablo Marcos Studio. 237 pages, approximately 1/2 are fully illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Racine, WI: Western Publishing, 1975. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Worsley, John. This beautiful edition of Heidi is fully illustrated in color by the accomplished artist, John Worsley. It is part of a Golden Books Series called "Series of Classic Adaptations" of which there are four books. The binding is cloth and fully illustrated. The spine ends have some wear, the bottom more than the top. The corners all have light wear. 56 pages, and the end papers are illustrated as well. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1956. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Wyeth, N. C.. This is a beautifully-illustrated edition of Stevenson's Treasure Island, one of Scribner's Illustrated Classics. The frontispiece, printed on onion skin, shows the Treasure Island map. Reset September, 1956, this volume contains fourteen full-color illustrations by N. C. Wyeth. 251 pages, the binding is deep red cloth. There are a few line scratches on the front, and a few light pen lines on the back, and some light white marks near the tail on the spine. 9 5/16" x 7" wide, the corners and spine ends have very light wear. The pages are stained yellow at the top. A great gift for anyone who loves this story. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: David Fickling Books, 2004. First American Edition. Hard Cover. New/No Jacket. Riddell, Chris. Far, far away, jutting out into the emptiness beyond, lies the Edge. Filled with strange peoples and terrifying creatures, this is a world unlike any other, where action - and danger - await at every turn. Abandoned at birth in the dangerous Deepwoods, young Twig has been brought up by a family of woodtrolls. He thought he was one of them until, one night, he finds out he's not. Soon he sets off to find out who he really is, and does the unthinkable - he strays from the path. So begins the heart-stopping adventure that will take Twig through a nightmarish world to find his true identity and his destiny. 278 pages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2004. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. In 1756, as a deadly comet hurtles toward London, Dr. Sabian Blake and his fourteen-year-old housemaid, Agetta, struggle against dark forces that seek an ancient, powerful book in Blakes possession that would enable them to carry out an evil plan in which Agetta unknowingly plays a pivotal role. 259 pages. Small black mark on bottom of pages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Chicago, IL: Albert Whitman and Company, 1971. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Siculan, Dan. This is Glennette Turner's first published book, and is somewhat rare. It is a story of an African-American grade school teacher who is leaving her position at the end of the year. The kids find out about it and are upset, because they really like her (Ms. Turner was a grade school teacher before she turned to freelance writing). They decide to throw a surprise party for her, and the book is how they go about their plans, including some other teachers, without Mrs. Burns finding out. It is a delightful story and some of the children she taught suggested some of the characters in the book - and the boys are quite like the author's boys! Taped to the inside front cover is a newspaper clipping with a photograph of the author, regarding a film that was made entitled "The Underground Railroad in DuPage County, Illinois." The clipping has slightly yellowed the opposite page, which is signed and dated by the author. 8 1/2" x 7 1/4" wide. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Criterion Books, 1961. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Gill, Marjorie. First published in Holland. Binding is fine, pages have a faint water stain on the top right and are ridged there. No tears or marks noted. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1992. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Near Fine. Root, Barry. This is a story that will resonate with many families this Christmas. Drawing on the author's memories from her own 1950s childhood, this warm, simply told story creates a portrait of a family separated by distance but held together by love. Can Christmas be the same without Daddy? He's a soldier in faraway Japan this year, so his two young children and their mother prepare for the holiday as they've always done, except that they mail Daddy's presents to him in Japan. Then they receive a large wooden box, marked "Do Not Open Until Christmas." And while a wooden box can't take Daddy's place, it holds its own promise for an unforgettable Christmas. 29 pages, fully illustrated in color. The jacket front has a vertical wrinkle in it, and is a bit wrinkled at the top spine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Science Research Associates, 1962. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Joerns, Consuelo. Cover is very good; has a 2" tear on spine from bottom. 24 pages, no marks or tears noted. more information

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Baronet Books, 1990. No Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Glossy pictorial cover, fine. 239 pages, fully illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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