CHILDREN Books

Whitman Publishing Co., 1934. Small format oblong hardcover, (5.5 by 4.5 inches), color pictorial boards, no dustjacket, front cover states "Big Little Mother Goose 576 pages" and has an illustration of two girls, one dressed in red, the other in yellow and green, along with a toy sheep on a wheeled cart and houses in the background, the back cover shows a boy with a sword and hat pulling a toy horse on a wheeled cart, title page states "The Little Giant Mother Goose," copies of this are scarce and are usually found with detached covers and other major flaws, this copy is in pretty decent shape - the pages have the usual tanning, there is a one-half inch tear to the back cover near top of spine, and there is moderate edge-rubbing, cover is bright and clean, contents are fine except for the tanning . Hard Cover. VG-. Juvenile Poetry. (more information)

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D. Lothrop & Company, 1880. Describes thirteen schools of the period: The Children's Art School, The Boston Whittling School, Philadelphia School of Reform, Cadet Life at West Point, Lady Betty's Cooking School, Perkins Institution for the Blind, A French Reform School, Among Some Sewing Schools, The Flower School at Corlaer's Hook, The Boston School for Deaf Mutes, Children's Hour at the Old South, The Training School-Ship Minnesota & The Chinese Missionary School, over 100 pen and ink drawings by L.B. Humphrey, Jessie Curtis, Mary A. Lathbury & Hermann Faber, hardcover, original green cloth spine with color paper illustration on front cover of three children performing various chores, front hinge weak, wear along edges, two gift inscriptions, a clean copy inside and out. Hard Cover. VG-. (more information)

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Troll Associates no date. A Troll pop-up book, designed by John Strejan, illustrated by Linda Griffith, paper engineering by Tor Lokvig, flawless copy. Hard Cover. Fine. JUVENILE POP-UP. (more information)

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Zurich: Walter Herdeg The Graphis Press, 1971. Large format hardcover, pictorial boards, was issued without a dustjacket, text is in English, German and French, "This book is a hardcover edition of the special issue of the magazine Graphis (No. 155) devoted to the illustration of children's books and published in November, 1971. The continuation of some of the articles at the back of the book is due to the special requirements of magazine representation," has some scuffing to the cover, peeling of the protective laminate on the back cover, and a gift inscription on the front end-paper, binding is tight, contents are fine. Hard Cover. VG. Art. (more information)

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Thomas Nelson, 1993. "Hugh pop-ups, pull-tabs, and innovative action tabs reveal the scenes that tell the Christmas story," pink pictorial boards, first printing, all pop-ups and tabs are in working order, some light rubbing to the cover, else excellent condition. ISBN: 0840784813. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF. JUVENILE. (more information)

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Philadelphia: James A. Moore, 1869. One-quarter black leather binding and black & tan patterned boards, three illustrations, leather is worn at outer corners, edges show wear, mild foxing internally, text is ok, binding tight, spine has light wear but still looks good. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG. JUVENILE YOUNG ADULT GENERAL FICTION. (more information)

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Reader's Digest Young Families, 1996. Hardcover children's book that provides a colorful tour through the town of Bethlehem with more than 40 lift-the-flap illustrations, excellent condition. ISBN: 1576190056. Hard Cover. Fine. JUVENILE CHRISTIANITY. (more information)

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National Geographic Society. Hardcover, color pictorial boards, features pop-up and movable illustrations of monkeys and their environment, excellent condition, all pop-ups work fine, nice gift copy. Hard Cover. Fine. JUVENILE. (more information)

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Troll Associates, 1988. Hardcover, pictorial boards, "An exciting trip to see the wild animals of Africa, " a pop-up book with all six double-page pop-ups in excellent condition. ISBN: 0816714444. Hard Cover. NF. Pop-up Juvenile. (more information)

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Troll . Hardcover, a Troll pop-up book, all pop-ups are in working order, there is a small piece missing from one illustration. Hard Cover. NF. FANTASY JUVENILE. (more information)

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Whitman Publishing Co., 1935. Hardcover, "Chubby Little Books" series, book measures 3 inches by 2.5 inches, gold foil boards with title and illustrations in orange, yellow and black, unpaginated, illustrated by Bess Livings and Mary Royt contains the following stories: Hansel and Grethel, Little Polly Flinders, The Ugly Duckling, Dick Whittington and His Cat, The Elves and the Shoemaker, the shiny cover shows some scuffing and has two .5-inch edge-tears at top of spine, there is very slight tanning to the pages, it's in great shape for a fragile item, binding is tight, clean inside and out, scarce item. Hard Cover. VG. JUVENILE. (more information)

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Charles E. Graham & Co.. "Little People's Bible Series," book measures 7" x 5", hardcover, beige cloth binding with color pastedown illustration on front cover, has a color frontis and numerous black & white illustrations, the first black & white illustration appears to have been partially colored in by the former owner although it almost looks like the color was meant to be there and we've rated the book condition highly since there are no other significant flaws, the color pictorial dustjacket has some edge-tears but is still very bright and attractive, no copyright date but circa 1925, a scarce item. Hard Cover. VG+/VG. JUVENILE RELIGION. (more information)

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Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1907. Novel for young readers, compact hardcover, decorative cloth binding, frontis illustration, seven pages of ads, some foxing to page-edge but overall very nice, the scarce dustjacket is present, it has some wear at corners and is chipped at top of spine, author was the aunt of Grace Livingston Hill. Hard Cover. VG+/VG-. JUVENILE GENERAL FICTION. (more information)

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Pennington, NJ: The Electrochemical Society, Inc., 1996. Blue cloth titled in silver, owner name on front end-paper, else a flawless copy of this technical work, "These proceedings cover the presentations at the Symposium on Exploratory Research and Development of Batteries for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles that was held during the Electrochemical Society meeting in San Antonio Texas, October, 1996". ISBN: 1566771587. Hard Cover. NF. TECHNICAL TRANSPORTATION. (more information)

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Sterling Publishing Co., 1969. Hardcover, pictorial cloth binding, no dustjacket, this copy is flawless, great gift item, an introduction to ornithology complemented by a numerous color illustrations by Eva Hulsmann and a multitude of black & white photos. Hardcover. Fine. Ornithology. (more information)

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Pleasant Company, 1986. Hardcover with dustjacket, Book One in this series, first edition stated on copyright page and original price present on flap, an attractive copy with slight tanning to the spine of the white dustjacket. ISBN: 0937295809. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/NF. JUVENILE. (more information)

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Atheneum, 1977. Childrens book by one of America's most distinguished men of letters, bright color illustrations by John Vernon Lord, hardcover first printing, beige pictorial cloth binding, book is flawless, dustjacket has moderate tanning and a few short, closed edge-tears but is still attractive with the original price present. ISBN: 0689306075. 1st U.S. Ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/VG. JUVENILE. (more information)

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Scribner's, 1936. Hardcover first printing as evidenced by the publisher's "A" on the copyright page, no dustjacket, this copy is in excellent condition, there is a trace (very faint) of foxing along the borders of the illustrated end-papers and that is the only remarkable flaw present, black cloth binding with a large color mounted illustration on the front cover, it is clean and bright as are the contents, includes four color illustrations and several in black & white by Thomas Fogarty, features text and characters from various stories by Alcott arranged by May Lamberton Becker, a great gift copy. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF. Juvenile Literature. (more information)

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London: New Holland Publishers, 1998. Large format hardcover, book and dustjacket are in excellent condition, a gift inscription on the blank front end-paper is the only remarkable flaw to this copy, contains 30 easy-to-make cakes with step-by-step instructions and many color photos. ISBN: 1853689866. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/NF. (more information)

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Macmillan, 1949. Hardcover with dustjacket, a stated first printing of this "fine book of good horsemanship," a story for young adults with illustrations by the author, the red cloth binding is in great shape with just a slight bit of darkening to the top front edge being the only flaw, the dustjacket has some tiny closed edge-tears but is very attractive with no other flaws, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, a collector's copy of this scarce Anderson title. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/NF. HORSES JUVENILE. (more information)

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Doubleday, 1971. Hardcover first printing with dustjacket, this is a reading copy only, it is an ex-library copy with all of the usual defacing, the text and illustrations are complete. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Biography. (more information)

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Doubleday, 1939. Hardcover with dustjacket, color pictorial boards with blue floral border and title in black, powder blue spine, detailed end-paper illustration of "The German Town and Skippack" and, of course, the charming color and black & white illustrations of the author throughout the text, the book is in beautiful condition with one minor blemish only: has a small publisher's stamp stating that this copy is "...for our bookseller friends, whose opinions and criticisn we welcome and value," the dustjacket has a few small edge-chips and has moderate tanning on the spine and along the folds, the original price is present and it is either 2.75 or 2.95, it looks like someone changed the 7 to a 9 very neatly in ink so we believe it is 2.75 but in any case this indicates a very early printing of this beloved children's classic, a professional (removable) mylar cover is included. Hard Cover. NF/VG+. Pennsylvania. (more information)

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Amsco Publications, 1995. Large spiral-bound paperback, "Here are the enduring piano arrangements that make it easy for the developing pianist to explore and enjoy a splendid array of the world's finest music," two page numbers are hil-lited in pink, faint pink blemish near top front corner of cover, no other flaws. ISBN: 0825614554. Trade Paperback. VG+. (more information)

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Grosset & Dunlap, 1967. Hardcover, pictorial cloth binding with yellow spine, this title (#29) is the last one listed on the back cover, has minor soiling to the fore and bottom outer page-edge and just a trace of rubbing at the corners, the cover is bright and clean, binding is tight and square, the contents are fine and there are no other flaws, was issued without a dustjacket. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG+. Juvenile. (more information)

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Grosset & Dunlap, 1960. Hardcover with dustjacket, this is number 16 in this series and is the last title listed on the dustjacket flap and the front end-paper, book is in excellent condition with just a trace of tanning along the top and bottom edges and no other flaws, the dustjacket has two short edge-tears on the front panel and a small (1.5 X .5 inch) ownership stamp on the rear panel, it is clean and bright and the original price is present. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/VG+. Juvenile Science Fiction. (more information)

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Grosset & Dunlap, 1970. Hardcover first printing, gold spine, pictorial cover, issued without a dustjacket, Number 32 in the series and this is the last title listed on the back cover, looks virtually new, has two minor flaws only: an insiginficant amount of tanning to the outer page-edge (hardly noticeable!) and a short tear at the bottom of the rear end-paper. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF. Juvenile. (more information)

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Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1983. A re-telling of the famous children's tale, illustrated in color by Michael Hague, dustjacket has a small piece missing from top corner near spine. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. NF/VG. FAIRY TALES LITERATURE CLASSICS JUVENILE HAGUE, MICHAEL. (more information)

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Criterion Books, 1962. Very nice copy of this juvenile novel about an orphan who joins up as a galley boy on the steamer Ludlow, first American edition stated, hardcover, just a touch of wear along top edge of dustjacket. 1st U.S. Ed.. Hard Cover. NF/NF. JUVENILE. (more information)

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Criterion Books, 1967. Young adult history, covers the careers of five explorers during the time when the English and French were competing for the new world's fur trade, dustjacket has some edge-wear and scuffing, protected in a professional mylar cover. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG+/VG. GENERAL HISTORY EXPLORATION. (more information)

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John C. Winston Co., 1953. Hardcover first printing (stated) with dustjacket, "...hair-raising tale of a courageous band of Union soldiers who stole a Confederate railroad train...one of the Winston Adventure Books - a series of tales based on the little-known incidents and nearly forgotten lives of unsung heroes that helped shape history," illustrated by Floyd Torbert, includes a color end-paper map, book is in excellent condition with slight tanning to the outer page-edge only, the dustjacket is price-clipped and has three short tears along the top edge, it's clean and bright and a professional mylar cover is included . 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/VG-. (more information)

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