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Toronto: Peter Martin Associates. 12 mo., 101 pp. 1st Edition (1970). Memoir of a man who took a chance and opened a store at a crossroads called Tuxford in Saskatchewan in 1906. Before the first World War, he sold his store and enlisted in the army, eventually rising to Lieut. Colonel. A warm, funny book about life in the early Canadian West. Endpapers with photos. Brown cloth. Minor edgewear; poor paper discoloured; prev. owner's name on f.e.p.; o/w a VG+ copy in a G+ rubbed, pictorial d.j. . ... more information

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New York: Orchard Books. Oblong 8 vo., unpaginated (32 pp.). 2nd printing (1991). A touching story of early New York City, about a one-eyed man who sold fruits and vegetables from his horse-drawn wagon, some young brats and a dog. Colourful, nostagic illustrations on every page by Ted Lewin. Wine cloth. Reinforced library binding (not ex-lib.). Minor edgewear; o/w VG+ in a VG pictorial d.j. with some chipping and one short taped tear.. ... more information

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Lon.: Angus and Robertson. 4 to., 32 pp. n.d. (circa 1980's). First published in the 1940's, this charming story was adapted and reissued with new illustrations by author/illustrator Maltby. Several full-page colour illus. as well as several monotone illus. Nutchen lived in a forest with her many pets--Frippy the rabbit, Chips the squirrel, Too-hoo the owl and others--and produced healing medicines and salves, some of which she sold to visiting gipsies. Blue cloth. Illus. e.p.'s. Minor edgewear; o/w VG+ in ... more information

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London: Mammoth. 4 to., unpaginated (55 pp.) 1st Ed. 1999. A specially commissioned showcase of artwork from 26 of the most talented children's illustrators working today. Each artist contributed a remarkable illustration for their letter, accompanied by a short commentary and mini-bio. The concept for the book sprang from the original idea by Gina Pollinger whereby she asked 7 artists to contribute an origninal piece of artwork to represent one letter, to be sold at auction in aid of The Dyslexia Institute... more information

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New York and London: Harper & Brothers. 8 vo., 105 pp. 1st Edition. Oct. 1912. Le Gallienne wrote a prologue, "The Old Coat of Dreams", to explain how the 14 stories in this book came to be. The charming tale tells how a poet of means had fallen on hard times and he sold his last suit of clothes to a Palestinian old-clothes merchant for a dollar seventy-five so he could buy his love a rose. The merchant found the handwritten stories in a pocket and enjoyed them so much, he decided to publish t... more information

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Vancouver, B. C.: Simply Read Books. Tall 4 to., 153 pp. 2002. 1st Ed. Thus. An exciting recent edition of Carlo Collodi's classic "The Adventures of Pinocchio: The Story of a Puppet". Marvellously illustrated in colour and b/w by Bulgarian artist Iassen Ghiuselev. A newly revised text based on the translation by Carol della Chiesa. A beautiful edition to treasure forever. Glossy Red cloth with Silver stamping and Brown cloth spine. Gold sticker on d.j. noting that this is one of the 50 Best ... more information

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 12 mo., 160 pp. 1st Edition (1938). "A" on copyright page. Colour frontis. The rarest Will James book. This book was completely assembled by Scribner's editor Alice Dalgliesh from stories and pictures previously published in 7 other Will James books. It includes some short stories and excerpted parts of novels. It is believed that this book was created solely as a supplementary reader for the Texas (and maybe other states) Dept. of Education, but only a small number were e... more information

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