Chicago: Rand McNally, 1941. One of nine books in the "Little Reference Series" adapted from The Book of Knowledge. The color illustrated cover shows wear and is a bit soiled. There is a 3/4" tear along the spine on the front, top. The corners are bumped and the cover has a slight bow to it. The pages are a little yellowed but are not marked. The binding is tight.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. (more information)

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NY: Random House, 1949. The color illustrated cover is worn overall and the plastic coating has bubbled and wrinkled in several places, although this is still intact. The cover is slightly sunned overall. The corners are rubbed and bumped, as are the top and bottom of the spine. The remains of a price sticker are found on the front near the fore edge. A bookplate with the former owner's name is glued to the top of the front paste down and there is a gift inscription in ink on the reverse of the front free end paper. A price has been written in pencil on the top of the front free end paper. Though slightly sunned, the pages are otherwise unmarked. The binding is in good condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Dorne, Maxwell & Sass, Bill. (more information)

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Racine, Wisconsin: Western, 1993. A Golden Tale-a-Tale Book (#2455-56). 1st. There is minor wear to the cover. The pages are clean and the binding tight.. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. (more information)

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Racine, Wisconsin: Western, 1973. The color illustrated cover is worn, especially along the edges and the top and bottom of the spine. The binding is slightly loose at the front but all of the pages are intact. The former owner's name is written in blue marker on the top of the front free end paper. The pages are yellowed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Gollub, Morris. (more information)

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Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Co.. Circa 1900. The color illustrated cover is worn, especially along the edges, and the corners are bumped and rubbed. About 1/2" of the top front corner has been bent and is creased, and there is a 1" crease on the front near the fore edge. The green cloth spine is in good condition. The rear cover is a bit sunned and is soiled. The stapled binding is loose at the front but all of the pages are intact. The staples are rusted. There is a name and price written in pencil on the top corner of the inside of the front cover and the former owner's name is written in pencil on the top of the front free end paper. Several of the illustrations have been neatly colored in crayon. The pages are yellowed and soiled from use.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. (more information)

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Racine, WI: Western, 1964. The color illustrated cover is edge worn and the front inside hinge is cracked, although all of the pages are intact. The former owner's name is written in ink on the top of the front free end paper. The pages are age yellowed.. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Gollub, Morris. (more information)

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Racine, Wisconsin: Western, 1953. A Whitman Tell-a-Tale book (#2501). The color illustrated cover is worn and the corners and top and bottom of the spine are bumped and rubbed. The spine is also worn. The pages are unmarked but slightly yellowed. All of the pages are attached.. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Meyers, Louise. (more information)

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Racine, Wisconsin: Western, 1977. A Golden Shape Book (#5805-01). The color illustrated cover is worn and soiled. The bottom corner of the front is creased and there are creases along the spine. Actually, both the front and rear covers show numerous creases. The pages are unmarked and all are still attached.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. (more information)

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Racine, WI: Whitman, 1966. The color illustrated cover shows wear along the edges. The pages are yellowed but are not marked. The binding is tight.. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Smith, Joseph. (more information)

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Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Co.. The color illustrated cover is worn overall and the corners are quite rubbed. The cover is also sunned and there is a 1/4" light brown organic stain on the rear near the spine. The red cloth spine is worn through in several places but is still intact. The binding is slightly loose at the front and loose at the rear but all of the pages are intact. There is a 1' by 3/4" U-shaped piece missing from the fore edge of the front free end paper and a 2 1/2" tear is found on the bottom of the same page near the binding. Another tear of 1" is also found on the fore edge of the same page. Three text pages have tears of 1" to 2" on their fore edges. The pages are yellowed but are not marked.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. (more information)

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NY: Hurst & Co.. No publication date but there is a gift inscription on the front free end paper with a 1910 date. The color illustrated cover is worn overall and is sunned and soiled. The corners are quite rubbed. The cloth spine is in good condition. The pages are yellowed and several are chipped along their fore edges. The rear binding is loose and the rear free end paper is literally free but remains in place.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. (more information)

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NY: Exeter Books, 1984. The color illustrated cover shows slight shelf wear. The pages are clean and bright and the binding is tight.. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Cloke, Rene. (more information)

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Chicago: Homewood Publishing Co.. Circa 1900. The color illustrated cover is quite worn, especially along the edges. The corners are bumped and rubbed. A 1" by 1/2" U-shaped piece is missing from the bottom edge. The red cloth spine is rubbed at the top and bottom and there is a 3/4" narrow tear along the rear edge near the top. The covers are a bit soiled. The binding is loose at the front but all of the pages are intact. Portions of the front paste down appear to have been removed; this is just along the fore and bottom edges and does not severely affect the illustration. The former owner's name is written in pencil on the top of the front free end paper and there is a penciled price written on the top corner of the front paste down. The bottom corner of the front free end paper has a 3/4" tear and the corner is creased. There is a 1/2" tear on the bottom edge of the front free end paper. A 3" tear on the bottom of the second front free end paper has been repaired with tape. A 1" tear is found on the bottom of the title page, and has been folded back to form a crease. There is a 1 1/2" tear on the fore edge of the first text page. The pages are yellowed and soiled from handling.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. (more information)

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The color illustrated cover shows some wear and the plastic covering is coming loose at the bottom of the spine. The pages are unmarked and the binding is tight.. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Good/No Jacket. (more information)

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Cleveland: The Goldsmith Publishing Co., 1930. The color illustrated soft cover shows wear and is sunned. There is an "X" in pencil on the top front and a 1" organic stain on the fore edge near the top. The corners are rubbed and all are creased. The sewn binding is in good condition. Several of the black and white illustrations have been colored in crayon. The color illustrations are in quite good condition. The pages are yellowed.. Soft Cover. Fair/No Jacket. (more information)

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Chicago: Rand McNally, 1951. A Start-Right Elf Book (#8050). The color illustrated cover is only slightly worn. The pages are clean but slightly yellowed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Blake, Vivienne. (more information)

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Racine, WI: Whitman, 1958. A Tell-a-Tale book (#2571:15). The color illustrated cover is worn along the edges and on the top and bottom of the spine. The corners and the top and bottom of the spine are bumped. There is a number written in ink on the top of the title page. The binding is tight.. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Bartram, Bob. (more information)

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Racine, WI: Western, 1958. A Whitman Tell-a-Tale book (#2590). The color illustrated cover is worn overall, especially along the edges and on the top and bottom of the spine. There is a 1" tear on the bottom of the spine. The remains of a price sticker are found near the top corner on the front. The pages are slightly yellowed but are not marked. The binding is in good condition. Cover price is 39 cents.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Sari. (more information)

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Chicago: Rand McNally, 1939. The color illustrated cover is worn overall and is somewhat darkened. The corners are rubbed and bumped as are the top and bottom of the spine. The covers are creased along the gutters. All of the pages are intact and are not marked but are yellowed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. (more information)

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Chicago: Rand McNally, 1940. All nine titles from the series for children adapted from the Book of Knowledge: The Book of Our Own Life; The Book of the Earth; The Book of the United States; The Book of Men and Women; The Book of Painting; The Book of Familiar Things; The Book of Wonder; The Book of Plant Life; The Book of Animal Life. All are in comparable condition with worn color illustrated covers. The corners are rubbed and bumped as are the top and bottom of the spines. All of the books are unmarked, though the pages are slightly yellowed. The bindings are tight.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. (more information)

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Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman, 1971. The color illustrated cover is a bit worn. The corners and the top and bottom of the spine are rubbed and bumped. There is a 3" tear in the gutter between the front paste down and free end paper but the cover is still firmly attached. The pages are yellowed but are not marked.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Gray, Les. (more information)

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NY: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1962. Published for the "Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Book Club. The color illustrated cover shows wear, with the corners and the top and bottom of the spine being rubbed and bumped. The front cover is also a bit soiled. A faint brown stain is found on the title page fore edge near the bottom. There is writing in ink in a child's hand on the rear paste down and the page opposite. The binding is tight.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. (more information)

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Chicago: Rand McNally, 1968. A Rand McNally Elf Book. The color illustrated cover is worn, expecially along the edges, on the corners, and on the top and bottom of the spine. The rear cover is also a bit soiled. The former owner's name is written in ink on the title page.. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Leaf, Anne Sellers. (more information)

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NY: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1970. Full color illustrated cover. No marks or stains. Slight crease on rear end paper. Otherwise, in excellent condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Rombola, John. (more information)

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NY: Dorling Kindersley, 1995. The dust jacket is slightly shelf worn and has two closed tears of 1/4" and 1/8" at the edges of the die cut pocket for the CD. The CD is intact. The book is not marked and the binding is tight.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. (more information)

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NY: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1982. The dust jacket shows slight wear and is a little soiled. There is a 1/2" closed tear on the bottom front corner and another of the same size on the bottom edge nearby. A small piece of tape is found on the front fore edge, although this appears to serve no discernible purpose. The pages are not marked and the binding is tight.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Egielski, Richard. (more information)

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NY: Bantam, 1994. Inscribed and signed by the author and the illustrator Gilles Malkine on the half-title page. Other than minor shelf wear, the book and jacket are in excellent condition.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Birmingham, Lloyd; Brennan, Steve; DeVito, Joseph; Henderson, David; Inouye, Carol; Larkin, Robert; Malkine, Gilles; Mangiat, Jeffrey; McNeeley, Thomas; Meltzer, Davis; Passarelli, Charles; Terreson, Jeffrey. (more information)

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Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Silver Press, 1990. The color illustrated cover shows slight wear, with bumped corners and rubbing to the top front corner. The book is unmarked and the binding is tight.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Petach, Heidi. (more information)

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NY: Golden Press, 1960. Special Deluxe Golden Book Edition for Young Readers. The color illustrated cover shows some wear, especially on the corners and the top and bottom of the spine. The front paste down and the free front paper are a little sunned. The book is unmarked and the binding tight.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. (more information)

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NY: Harper & Row, 1998. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page as "For Connor, I wish for you lots of hugs. Joyce D. Barrett" (she also drew a smiley face). The dust jacket is a little shelf worn. Otherwise, the book and jacket are in excellent condition.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Cummings, Pat. (more information)

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