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Pinocchio: The Adventures of a Marionette
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NY: Heritage Press , 1937 From the Heritage Illustrated Bookshelf. Introduction by Carl Van Doren. Yellowed with age, one page creased, weak spine, cloth (1-1/2" x 3") is missing from top left corned of front cover (bare board is showing in that spot); missing 1-1/2" of cloth from rear cover adjacent to damage on front. Soiled and some foxing. 157pp.. FIRST EDITION. Decorative Cloth. Fair. Illus. by Richard Floethe . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. more information
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The Children's Classics: Robinson Crusoe
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John C Winston Co, 1925 Color plates, no marks except name inside, yellowed pages, corners bumped, 301pp. Please see Book Nos. 2330 to 2337 for more of the Children's Classics. Ships in a box, no bubble mailers!. Burgundy, GiltGold Leatherette. Very Good. Illus. by Frank Godwin. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. more information
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The Viking Symbol Mystery
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NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1992 The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories No. 42. Great Mystery! Neat & clean. Illustrated. 175pp. . Pictorial Hard Cover. Very Good +. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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Come Spring
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NY: Atheneum, 1979 A Margaret K. McElderry Book. DJ protected by mylar cover attached with tape; tape residue. 198pp. Ships in a box, no bubble mailers!. FIRST EDITION. Decorative Cloth, Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ex-Library with Mylar Cover. more information
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The Difference of Ari Stein
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NY: Harper & Row, 1976 Brooklyn. Regular library attachments & markings, 150pp. Ships in a box, no bubble mailers!. FIRST EDITION. Decorative Cloth, Hard Cover. Very Good +. Illus. by Ben Shecter. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ex-library Rebound to Hard C. more information
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The Children's Classics: The Arabian Nights
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John C Winston Co, 1925 60 illustrations with 4 in color by Adeline H. Bolton, no marks except name inside, yellowed pages, 257pp. Book Nos. 2330 to 2337 for more of the Children's Classics. Ships in a box, no bubble mailers!. Burgundy, GiltGold Leatherette. Very Good. Illus. by Frank Godwin. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. more information
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Tales (The Greatest Masterpieces of Russian Literature)
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Geneva: Edito-Service S.A., 1968 English version. Reprint, no date (Introduction by McMillin dated 1968), no marks, seems unused. Frontispiece by Jean-Pierre Meur. Beautiful boards in red leather effect with gilt-gold decoration to front and spine. 5" x 8" and 245 pages with yellow ribbon page marker, tanned edges. Ships in a box, no bubble mailers!. Red, Gilt-Gold Leatherette. Very Good +. Illus. by Original Illustrations by Patrick Rixson. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. more information
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The Memoirs of Christopher Columbus
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NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1987 Mylar cover attached with tape and created a small circular wrinkle about one inch diameter on back of DJ. Minor wrinkle on page 245, slightly soiled on page edges. 569pp. Includes a 1986 National Geographic map - Where did Columbus Discover America? Ships in a box, no bubble mailers!. First American Edition. Cloth & Paper Sewn Binding. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ex-library Mylar Cover HC. more information
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The Children's Classics: Dickens' Stories About Children
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John C Winston Co, 1929 Color plates, no marks except name inside, yellowed pages, slight corner bumps, 274pp. Please see Book Nos. 2330 to 2337 for more of the Children's Classics. Ships in a box, no bubble mailers!. Burgundy, GiltGold Leatherette. Very Good. Illus. by Frank Godwin. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. more information
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A Bag of Grapefruit
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Boston: United Church Press, 1970 Nice Book! Almost new! no marks.. Reprint from American Architect, Sept 34. Wire-Stitched. Fine. Illus. by Trina Schart Hyman. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. more information
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Racing Cars and Great Races
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NY: Scholastic Book Services, 1973 Special Arrow Edition. Illustrated with photographs, no marks, tight spine, tanned pages, light crease (short from finger pressing) on lower front. 95pp.. FIRST PRINTING. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Children's Classics: Heidi
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John C Winston Co, 1925 Color plates, no marks except name inside, yellowed pages, corners bumped, Introduction page stub, table of contents torn and taped back in, page 129 has a two inch tear at bottom, otherwise very good, 278pp. Please see Book Nos. 2330 to 2337 for more of the Children's Classics. Ships in a box, no bubble mailers!. Burgundy, GiltGold Leatherette. Fair. Illus. by Clara M. Burd. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. more information
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The Children's Classics: Treasure Island
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John C Winston Co, 1924 Color plates, no marks except name inside, yellowed pages, slight wear on board corners, 304pp. Please see Book Nos. 2330 to 2337 for more of the Children's Classics. Ships in a box, no bubble mailers!. Burgundy, GiltGold Leatherette. Very Good. Illus. by Frank Godwin. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. more information
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Abroad at Home: American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street
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NY: Century Co., 1915 The authors tour of the U.S. with commentary, historical sidelights and points of interest in Buffalo, NY; Detroit; Kalamazoo; Chicago; St. Louis; Hannibal, Missouri; Kansas City; Colorado Springs; Salt Lake City; San Francisco; and others. Frontis, no marks, illustrated with pictorial sidelights (in plate form), second (blank?) page in front removed, tanning to page edges and lightly in gutters, some wear to board edges. 517pp.. FIRST EDITION. Maroon Gilt/Gold Embossed Bds. Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. more information
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The FBI Story: Young Reader's Edition
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NY: Random House, 1963 Foreword By J. Edgar Hoover. Frontispiece: J. Edgar Hoover. Illustrated. Inside leaf of dj pasted to inside front cover. Regular library attachments & markings, some soil and yellowing 172pp. Ships in a box, no bubble mailers!. Decorative Cloth, Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Museum Library. more information
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On the 7th Day God Created the Chevrolet
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Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books, 1993 Setting: the back roads of North Carolina where stock car drivers learned to race. Vietnamese Conflict, Veterans, North Carolina, Automobile Racing, Spine cocked, gutter showing between half-title page and title page, otherwise book would grade Fine, 410pp.. FIRST EDITION. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. more information
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Pearl in the Egg: A Tale of the Thirteenth Century
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NY: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1980 Minstrel, Singing. Regular library attachments & markings, 118pp. Ships in a box, no bubble mailers!. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Decorative Cloth, Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Joe Lasker. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ex-library Rebound to Hard C. more information
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Salmon on a Fly: The Essential Wisdom and Lore from a Lifetime of Salmon Fishing
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NY: Simon and Schuster, 1992 "The fine points of fly-fishing for salmon in cold, fast waters." This posthumous collection of 30 previously published essays by one of the masters of the art pulls together enough well-written instruction to address a surprising gap in the practical literature. Wrinkle on upper corner of first two endpapers, 223pp. Ships in a box, no bubble mailers!. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Decorative Cloth, Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +. Illus. by Paul Bacon. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library with Mylar Cover. more information
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