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Paris: Editions de Minuit, 1955. Livre. Illus. by Maurice Henry. Très bon. Cartonnage Éditeur. Ed. originale. Paris, Les Editions de Minuit, sd [1955]. 27 x 21 cm, 32 ff. n. ch. entièrement illustrés en couleurs, la plupart ajourés, cartonnage illustré en bleu et noir de l'éditeur, dos toilé. Edition originale de ce célèbre album à transformations qui coûta une fortune à l'éditeur en raison de ses difficultés de fabrication. Exemplaire avec le cartonnage non ajouré et illustré en bleu. Peu commun. Bel exemplaire malgré les coupes du premier plat un peu frottées. (MONOD, 5933 ; VIGNES, 198).
ABC in Dixie: A Plantation Alphabet by BONTE, Louise Quarles - nd (c.1900) 1900
by BONTE, Louise Quarles
ABC in Dixie: A Plantation Alphabet
by BONTE, Louise Quarles
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Ernest Nister and E P Dutton & Co., nd (c.1900) 1900. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG-. 1st Edition. 23 x 28.5cm. Original cloth backed pictorial boards, green floral patterned endpapers and 26 full page colour illustrations, each portraying a variety of plantation characters in broad stereotype, with rhyming text on each opposing page. The boards are somewhat scuffed and generally age soiled, and rubbed at the corners. The front pastedown has some marks in ink and a drawing of a cat in a child's hand. The front free endpaper has an ink inscription and a line of offsetting from the ink opposite. The dedication page has 15cm tear towards the inner edge, which has been stabilised at some point by Japanese paper on the verso, and a repaired tear of 6cm on the title page. There are a few short marginal closed tears. There is a tiny 0.5 x 1cm chip at the bottom of "M". The inner edges of "A" & "B" each have a 6cm repaired tear at the bottom. The inner edges of "S" text and "W" illustration have been reinforced with Japanese paper. The book is constructed of a number of sections that are stapled, folded joined in together. Three leaves are loose where the staples have pulled through and no longer hold them (Q,R; M,N; E,F). There is evidence of some pencil marks having been erased on several pages (and title page, where some pencil marks still show in the A, B & C) and there are spots and marks generally throughout, but the pages are generally good. The pages are often brittle and become chipped at the corners and edges, but this the least chipped of the few that we have seen. A presentable, complete copy of a book that is most definitely "of its time". We have images of every page on file ready to send. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
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- Date Published nd (c.1900) 1900
- Keywords Childrens|Illustrated|American|Race
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Les Métamorphoses du vide
by Henry, Maurice
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- Used - Très bon
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Paris, France
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Misty Of Chincoteague (First Printing In Dj, Frank Capra Copy)
by Henry, Marguerite (Frank Capra Copy), Illustrated By Wesley Dennis
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Pasadena, California, United States
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New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1947. First Edition . Blue Cloth. Near Fine Book/Very Good + Dust Jacket. 9 5/8" Tall. 173 Unmarked Pages. Illustrated Endpapers. First Issue With "A" On Copyright Page, No Mention Of Junior Literary Guild, In Correct First Issue Dust Jacket. Bookplate Of Lucille Capra (Wife Of Hollywood Film Director Frank Capra). Almost No Wear, All Lettering And Design Quite Clear, But Cloth Faded In Narrow Strip Along Fore Edge Of Front And Rear Board, Else Near Fine. Dust Jacket Is Bright And Clean, Price-Clipped, A Few Small Areas Of Abrasion To Rear Panel Along With A 1/4" And Another 1/2" Closed Tear; No Chips Or Other Damage. An Exceptional Copy.
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Playtime & Company, A Book For Children (Signed, Limited Edition)
by Lucas, E. V., Pictures By E. H. Shepard [Inscribed By Lucas And Shepard To G Oliver Anderson]
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Pasadena, California, United States
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London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1925. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 95 Pp. One Of One Hundred Copies Of The Signed, Limited Edition In Blue Cloth And Grey Boards With Paper Label, This Copy With Numbering Statement Crossed Out, Signed By E V Lucas And Ernest H Shepard With Inked Note Below "This Is A Presentation Copy For G Oliver Anderson". Decorative Bookplate "Ex Libris G Oliver Anderson" With Illustration Of A Medieval Teacher Reading To His Students Who Are Sitting Around Him. Anderson Was A Partner With Methuen. Book Is Near Fine, Light Rubbing At Corners With 1/2" Loss Of Paper At Bottom Of Two Lower Tips Along Bottom Edges. Dj Complete, Browned At Edges, 1" Closed Tear At Top Of Front Spine Edge And Another At Top Of Rear Flap Fold, 1/4" Closed Tear At Top Opf Front Panel, Minute Loss At Lower Bottom Front Tip, At Center Of Bottom Of Spine Edge, And At Top Of Rear Spine Edge.
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ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. New Edition. With Forty-Two illustrations by John Tenniel
by CARROLL. LEWIS. ; Tenniel. John. Illustrates
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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Macmillan & Co. New York. 1889. New edition. 12mo. (7.5 x 5.2 inches). xii, 192, 12 pp publishers catalogue. Also an extra gathering bound in so that pages 117 to 124 appear twice. One gathering slightly sprung. Publishers dark green cloth with gilt and black decorative band across the top of the front board and the top and bottom of the spine. Black decorative roll to the bottom of the front board. Title on gilt to the middle of the front board. Spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Rear board with blind stamped floral roll to the top and bottom. Floral decorative endpapers. Neat two line inscription to the front free endpaper. The rear endpapers have an early previous owner's name and address written in red crayon to the free endpaper and a few short lines to the pastedown. Cloth a bit rubbed to the edges and a couple of small marks to the boards but overall a very good copy. An uncommon and attractive nineteenth century edition, printed in New York by J. J. Little and Co. This 1889 new edition was…
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The Tale of The Land of Green Ginger
by LANGLEY, Noel
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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Arthur Barker Limited, 1937. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG+/VG-. 20.5 x 29.1 cm green cloth boards with gilt stamped titles on black spine labels, 143pp including 20 brightly coloured images. The book comes with 5/- net price. A VG+ book, the larger of two versions of the first edition, with fading on the boards where there is loss to the dust jacket. Internally, clean and bright and without names or inscriptions but with very light spotting to the endpapers. There is also a small drip mark of ½ cm on pp38 and 39. The dust jacket has some significant loss with a 10 ½ cm x 5cm triangular section missing from the front panel and 1 ½ cm missing from the spine head and 3 cm from the foot. There is also lesser loss from the spine edge corners a number of closed tears and a little associated creasing. A scarce volume, particularly with a dust jacket in any condition. It is significant because, largely on the basis of this work, Noel Langley was chosen to adapt Frank L Baum's Wizard of Oz for the…
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The Brownies: Their Book
by Cox, Palmer (1840-1924)
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Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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xii+144 pages Illustrated throughout. Quarto (10 3/4" x 8 1/2") bound in original pictorial boards in original pictorial jacket in a custom slipcase. First edition, first state, with the De Vinne Press seal immediately below the copyright notice.The Brownies is a series of publications by Canadian illustrator and author Palmer Cox, based on names and elements from English traditional mythology and Scottish stories told to Cox by his grandmother. Illustrations with verse aimed at children, The Brownies was published in magazines and books during the late 19th century and early 20th century. Not unlike fairies and goblins, Brownies are imaginary little sprites, who are supposed to delight in harmless pranks and helpful deeds. Never allowing themselves to be seen by mortal eyes, they are male, drawn to represent many professions and nationalities, all mischievous members of the fairy world whose principal attribute is helping with chores while a family sleeps. The Brownie characters became famous in…
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The Tale of The Land of Green Ginger
by LANGLEY, Noel
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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Arthur Barker Limited, 1937. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG+/VG-. 20.5 x 29.1 cm green cloth boards with gilt stamped titles on black spine labels, 143pp including 20 brightly coloured images. The book comes with 5/- net price. A VG+ book, the larger of two versions of the first edition, with fading on the boards where there is loss to the dust jacket. Internally, clean and bright and without names or inscriptions but with very light spotting to the endpapers. There is also a small drip mark of ½ cm on pp38 and 39. The dust jacket has some significant loss with a 10 ½ cm x 5cm triangular section missing from the front panel and 1 ½ cm missing from the spine head and 3 cm from the foot. There is also lesser loss from the spine edge corners a number of closed tears and a little associated creasing. A scarce volume, particularly with a dust jacket in any condition. It is significant because, largely on the basis of this work, Noel Langley was chosen to adapt Frank L Baum's Wizard of Oz for the…
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In Wain Land
by WAIN, Louis
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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John F Shaw & Co. Ltd, nd.(1919) 1919. 1st Edition. Softcover. NF. 1st Edition. 14.5 x 20 cm. Publisher's original soft covers with a circular pictorial disc showing pairs of black kittens laid on. 4 full page colour illustrations and many black and white illustrations throughout NF condition covers with slight rounding of the corner tips of the front cover and a 2cm split at the foot of the spine. Internally, the pages are very clean with only the odd very occasional light finger mark. A lovely copy of this very uncommon book. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
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Porte-Feuille des Enfans, Bilderbuch für Kinder: Volume X
by Friedrich Justin Bertuch
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Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Volume 10 only of Friedrich Bertuch's famous Picture-book for Children, an illustrated encyclopedia for children. With 97 (of 100) hand-coloured copperplates (missing plates 4, 36, 58). Explanatory text in German and French.The Picture-Book was published in 12 volumes from 1790 to 1843 and eventually included 1,185 handcoloured copperplates. Bertuch wished to reproduce the magic of discovery, and mixed engravings of plants, animals, shells, minerals, volcanoes and technical inventions in a utopian chaos, so that a child could encounter afresh the wonders of the natural world at the turn of every page. Although unsigned, the copperplates were overseen by Georg Melchior Kraus and J.H. Lips, after drawings by Th. Götz, C. Graf, C. Horny, Fr. Kaiser, and W. Waitz, and botanicals by Henriette and Conrad Westermayr, F. Götz and C. Ermer. With botanicals 159-171, fish 57-64, birds 102-117, animals 99-112, including extinct thylacine or Tasmanian tiger, worms 28-34, insects and reptiles, numerous landscape…
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Pappan Och Havet (Moominpapa At Sea) - Signed By Tove Jansson
by Jansson, Tove
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Sastamala, Finland
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Helsinki: Schildts, 1991. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Fine. 5th Edition. Printed in the original Swedish language. Original laminated pictorial boards (no dustjacket issued), 202 (203) pp., illustrated. Minor bump to the foot of the spine, otherwise a Fine clean copy, appears unread. Beautifully signed (with soft-coloured highlighting) by Tove Jansson at the half-title.
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Day In and Day Out (The Alice and Jerry Books, Reading Foundation Series)
by Mabel O'Donnell; Alice Carey
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Arlington, Virginia, United States
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Evanston, Illinois: Row, Peterson and Company, n.d. [copyright 1936]. Hardcover. First Edition, no additional printings listed. First-grade reader in the Alice and Jerry basal reader educational series. Red cloth over boards with blue & yellow titles and illustration of a dog and duckling. Good+. Prior owner's bookplate to front pastedown, a few penciled notes. Sewn binding is straight and tight. Corners and spine ends bumped. Covers clean and bright. Not from a school or library. See photos. 156 pages with color illustrations on every page. Word list.
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
by Engle, Joanna
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- Used - Good
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- First Edition
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- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780394856438 / 0394856430
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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Bob Son of Battle
by Alfred Oliphant
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Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
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The story focuses on the rivalry between two sheepdogs and their masters, and chronicles the coming of age of a boy who is caught between them. David M'Adam, the boy, was half-orphaned by the death of his mother, and is left to the care of his father, Adam M'Adam, a sarcastic, angry alcoholic with a few redeeming qualities. M'Adam is the owner of Red Wull, a huge, violent dog who herds his sheep by brute force. Doubleday & McClure, 1899. Hardcover. Condition: vg+. .356 pages Find copy in Dark Blue Boards . copyright Doubleday & McClure (New York), 1889. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Rare first edition original 1899 edition by Doubleday and McClure Company New York. Nice copy all on hand laid paper. Deckled edges. Bob Son of Battle by Alfred Ollivant. Copyright 1889. Some browning of pages. In a navy cloth binding. Externally sound. Some shelf wear. Pages are clean and unmarked/,
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Ronny Meets the Cadborosuarus
by Elmay Crow
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Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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Crow Publishing, Victoria, 1971, 30 pages, 6.5" x 8.5", Near Fine, Comb Bound Softcover. An uncommon self published companion to "Ronny Meets The Sasquatch".
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Bedtime Stories
by Tenggren, Gustaf: Illustrated by
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1978 - 16th printing- vintage Bedtime Stories - Little Red Riding Hood - book: very good - all pages are clean and unmarked - edge wear on boards good for age - pages show some toning at edges - ELEMENT: includes a little red riding hood/big bad wolf as grandma flip doll - doll is professionally sewn with intricate details
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El Principe Picenin – The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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A special copy of The Little Prince translated into the Venetian (Venetan/Veneto) language, also called dialeto del mar – the dialect of the sea. Included is the bookmark from the bookstore - Libreria Acqua Alta. Great gift for any Little Prince collector. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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The House That Jack Built: The Old Woman and Her Pig
by Rodney Peppe
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Orange, Virginia, United States
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Pocket sized reproduction from Pleasewell Series of the 1890s. This edition is reversible with The Old Woman and Her Pig also featured when the book is flipped over. Each story has reproduced lithographs from the original publication. No creasing, no age spots, Like New !
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Foreign Agent
by Thor, Brad
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First
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- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781501147494 / 1501147498
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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New York: Atria Books, 2016. Signed on fep First Edition with full number line This is a limited, signed edition with an exclusive, to this edition, additional chapter. Please note what looks like a "Signed Edition" sticker on the front of dust jacket. It is not a a sticker; it is part of the design of the jacket. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 338 pages PLUS additional chapter "exclusively for Target customers." Target is US-based department store. From jacket: "Scot Harvath has exactly the skills the CIA is looking for. He's a former Navy SEAL with extensive experience in espionage. Working for a private intelligence company, he will provide the CIA, and more important, the President, with absolute deniability. But deep within the Russian Caucasus, Moscow also has its own special kind of operative... When a clandestine American operations team is ambushed near Syria, all signs point toward a dangerous informant in Brussels..." A new book, but with…
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Going To the Doctor (First Experiences Series)
by Fred Rogers
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- 3rd Printing Thus
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- 9780399212987 / 0399212981
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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Fred Rogers: First Experiences Book Series: Going To the Doctor (1986 1st Ed. 3rd Pr. Thus, G.P. Putnam)RARE in this first hardcover edition. Quite the find. Used. VG/VG condition unclipped dust jacket, printed price $12.95 Mr. Rogers appears on the back dj panel wearing a pale blue sweater. "In this book, real life photos are used to help young people feel more comfortable with interacting with other children and making new friends. A Note From Fred Rogers: A child's first visit with a pediatrician usually comes soon after birth. It may be months or even years later, though, that a child first shows fear about going to see a doctor. The worry of an injection or some other unfamiliar medical procedure can trigger that fear. It can also appear because another family member may be feeling medical anxieties. And, of course, new body awareness and needs for privacy develop naturally in children's early years, so all these feelings can make it very hard for them to let doctors investigate the workings of…
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The Man Who Lost His Head
by Claire Huchet Bishop
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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The Man Who Lost His Head. By Claire Huchet Bishop. Viking Press, Copyright Renewed 1970. 16th Impression thus. Exlib. VG/VG unclipped DJ. Original cover price $3.56. Wrap-around blue and white endpapers show a headless man walking past farm animals on his way to the fair to look for his head there. Pages are bright. Now protected in a mylar wrap. A fantasy illustrated by Robert McCloskey, author and illustrator of "Make Way For Ducklings". Summary: "A man wakes up to find that he has no head, so he goes looking for it." Hard title to find.
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