Titles starting with Y from Jeryl Metz, Books

NY: Parents Magazine Press, 1975 Charmingly color-illustrated story of a little rich girl who demands that her indulgent Daddy buy her an exotic pet rather than the usual cats and dogs. Kellogg's artwork adds extra humorous dimensions to this already funny story. Corners a faintly scuffed; dust jacket has slight edge wear. Some library markings. OUT OF PRINT.. Early Printing. Pictorial Boards. About Very Good/Very Good Dj. Illus. by Steven Kellogg. 4to. ... more information

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NY: Parents Magazine Press, 1975 Charmingly color-illustrated story of a little rich girl who demands that her indulgent Daddy buy her an exotic pet rather than the usual cats and dogs. Kellogg's artwork adds extra humorous dimensions to this already funny story. Corners a faintly scuffed; dj has some edgewear. Collectible Kellogg title with "reviewers" slip laid in. OUT OF PRINT.. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good++/Very Good Dj. Illus. by Steven Kellogg. 4to. Review Copy. ... more information

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NY: Callaway, 2004 An original tale by superstar Madonna, set in a Russian mountain village, in which a cobbler becomes involved with a pack of thieves while searching for a cure for his son's illness. A delightful tale with fabulous color illustrations by Spirin who has depicted the tale in the late 18th Century. . First Edition. PictoriaI Boards. Fine/No Dj. Illus. by Gennady Spirin. 4to. ... more information

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Parent Magazine, 1976 Steven Kellogg's brilliantly illustrated version of Edward Bangs' well-known song. Covers have slight soil and spine ends a little bumped. Out of Print.. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Dj. Illus. by Steven Kellogg. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... more information

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Boston: HMCo, 1941. From all over America come these folktales or "tall tales", collected by Malcolmson who was a school teacher and knew what kid's like. Delightfully illustrated in b&w by ROBERT McCLOSKEY, 5X CALDECOTT-HONORED AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR. This copy has a couple of library stamps and the card pocket by is still quite clean with a touch of rubbing to the corners. The dust jacket has a small chip, light wear to the spine ends and faint sunning. A great group of 27 tales. OUT OF PRIN... more information

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NY: Atheneum, 1978 The Provensens have charmingly depicted and described the 12 months of the year at their home, Maple Hill Farm with the activities and their animals. The orange cover is clean though a little worn and the spine ends, interior has library markings, a gift inscription and a number of pages mended with tape. The dust jacket has 3 short tears and a bit of corner wear but is still rather nice. The authors are both CALDECOTT HONOREES. OUT OF PRINT IN HARDCOVER.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/About... more information

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NY: Atheneum, 1978 The Provensens have charmingly depicted and described the 12 months of the year at their home, Maple Hill Farm with the activities and their animals. The orange cover is clean w/slight wear to the corners & spine ends & sunning to the top edge, interior has library markings, The dust jacket has 3 short tears but is still nice. The authors are both CALDECOTT HONOREES. OUT OF PRINT IN HARDBACK.. First Edition. Cloth Library Binding. Very Good+/Very Good+ Dj. Illus. by Authors. Smal... more information

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NY: Dial Press, 2000 In this sequel to the NEWBERY HONOR-WINNING "A LONG WAY FROM CHICAGO", Mary Alice is now 15 and not looking forward to spending a whole year in her grandmother's small town. 1/2' thin rub at the bottom of the dj o/w fine. OUT OF PRINT.. First Printing. Cloth-backed Board Book. Fine/Fine Dj. Illus. by Steve Cieslawsky, Dj. 8vo. ... more information

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UK: Collins, 1967. An enchanting picture book with unrhymed verse which depicts the months of the year and zodiac signs. Beautfiul color drawings throughout; one of Anglund's best-loved books. Book is fine with a small brown spot on the rear endpaper; dust jacket has slight edgewear and minimal soil. OUT OF PRINT.. First UK Ed. Cloth. About Fine/Very Good Dj. Illus. by Author. 16mo. ... more information

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NY: St Martin's, 2007. These are the often funny culinary adventures of the author who is the son of Prince Charles' wife Camilla and who traveled the world in search of bizarre edibles. 374 pages.. First US Printing. Cloth. Fine/Fine Dj. 8vo. ... more information

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NY: Dutton, 1974. Tana Jones finds herself with too many babies to care for in this hilarious story by the widow of the real "Untouchable" - Elliot Ness! Very nice first edition copy, "married" to an ex-library dust jacket which has one chip at the spine top and a "dd" label on the spine. Overall, nice. NESS WAS A 4-TIME CALDECOTT HONOREE! OUT OF PRINT.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good Dj. Illus. by Author. Small 4to. ... more information

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NY: Dutton, 1974 Tana Jones finds herself with too many babies to care for in this hilarious story by this 3X CALDECOTT-HONORED AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR! Nice copy; cover has a couple of tape marks, light bumping to the spine ends, endpapers have a school stamp and card pocket and the interior is quite clean. OUT OF PRINT.. First Edition. Pictorial Library Binding. Very Good/No Dj. Illus. by Author. Small 4to. Ex-School Library. ... more information

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NY: Greenwillow Press, 1994 A 15-year-old young man newly arrived in America is not sure he will like his new school until he meets lovely Phoebe. A "first love" novel for young adults (has some sexual content) that is sensitively written. Nice copy; OUT OF PRINT.. First Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. Fine/Fine Dj. Illus. by Ellen Thompson (dj). 8vo. ... more information

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Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1930 One of my favorite Oz books by Thompson, it is a romantic quest with a hero something like Don Quixote or Carroll's "White Knight" in which a Princess is rescued from the wicked Shah. B&w illustrations, color pictorial label over green covers. Spine ends and corners are bumped; the front hinge has be re-glued and mended with acid-free document tape. Overall, very nice condition. SCARCE IN HARDCOVER.. Post-1935 Printing. Cloth. Very Good++/No Dj. Illus. by Jo... more information

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NY: FSG, 1983 Singer's wonderful story of a young Jewish woman who studies Torah with her father which Jewish women of that time didn't do. Her father dies and Yentl decides to pursue her education by disguising herself as a boy in this superb tale that became the basis for Barbra Streisand's film. Handsome woodcut illustrations by Frasconi. Dust jacket has a few slight rubbed areas along the spine hinge o/w very nice. OUT OF PRINT.. First Trade Edition. Cloth. Fine/About Fine Dj. Illus. by An... more information

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London: Macmillan & Co, Ltd, 1929 A wonderful copy of Gilbert's text to the operetta "The Yeoman of the Guard" for which the music was composed by Sir Arthur Sullivan. It is the story of a strolling jester named Jack Point whose ward/partner Elsie Maynard falls in love with a young Yeoman, a guard at the Tower of London and who dies of a broken heart at the end. The story has much of the same plot twists as other G & S operettas but is the only one in which someone dies at the end. (Yo... more information

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NY: Random House, 1958. Contains Yertle the Turtle, Gertrude McFuss and The Big Brag. Titles on the dj through "Grinch", $2.95 price clip. Light "finger soil" on the borders of several pages & light rubbing to the corners & spine ends; overall very bright. Dust jacket ha s light soil with a small moisture spot on the front panel.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good Dj. Illus. by Author. 4to. ... more information

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San Francisco: Chronicle, 2001. You don't have to be Jewish to appreciate this collection of Yiddish sayings about good parenting, which were translated by and with an introduction by Meltzer. Delightful color illustrations thoughout by Swarner whose still is slightly reminiscent of Chagall. Try it; you'll like it! OUT OF PRINT.. First Printing. Paper-covered Boards. Fine/Fine D. Illus. by Kristina Swarner. 16mo. ... more information

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NY: Orchard Books, 1993 Two fellows meet on the street, one African-American the other white but both are lonely. This is how they become friends. SIGNED BY THIS 2X-CALDECOTT WINNING AUTHOR/ILUSTRATOR ON THE TITLE PAGE. A CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK. OUT OF PRINT IN HARDCOVER.. Signed by Author. 2nd Printing. Paper Covered Boards. Fine/Fine Dj. Illus. by Author. 4to. ... more information

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NY: Doubleday/Doran, 1944 Warm-hearted story of a Pennsylvania-Dutch boy with memorable color illustrations by the author, a 2-TIME NEWBERY WINNER & 2X CALDECOTT HONOREE (One for this book!) . Cloth-backed pictorial boards, a bit edgeworn, spine worn. OUT OF PRINT THUS.. First Edition. Cloth-backed Pictorial Boards. Fair+/No Dj. Illus. by Author. 4to. ... more information

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