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Aunt Louisa's Good Old Stories. Comprising Mother Hubbard's Dog. Cock Robin. Three Bears. Tom Thumb -

Aunt Louisa's Good Old Stories. Comprising Mother Hubbard's Dog. Cock Robin. Three Bears. Tom Thumb -

Aunt Louisa's Good Old Stories. Comprising Mother Hubbard's Dog. Cock Robin. Three Bears. Tom Thumb

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New York (c 1872 - 1873 - 1874): Mcloughlin Brothers, 1872. First Or Early Edition . Embossed Leatherette. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 10 3/4" Tall x 9 1/4. Twenty-Four Pages Of Color Lithographs, And B/W Illustrations On Text Pagges. . Original Nineteenth Century Edition, Undated. Brown Pebbled Cloth, 10 3/4" X 9 1/2", Front Cover With Gilt Lettering, Stamped In Black, Large Circular Color Paste-On Illustration, Rear Cover Stamped Similarly In Blind, Pink Endpapers. 24 Color Lithographic Prints, Text Pages With Fine B/W Illustrations, All Pages And Chromolithographs Printed On One Side Only. Covers Worn, Frayed Art Corners, Gilt Bright And Complete, Design Strong, Paste-On Illustration With Just A Trace Of Wear At Edges. Hinges Solid Previous Owner's Name On Front Endpaper. Scarce; Three Institutional Holdings Shown In Worldcat.

  • Bookseller Arroyo Seco Books US (US)
  • Illustrator Twenty-Four Pages Of Color Lithographs, And B/W Illustrations On Text Pagges.
  • Format/Binding Embossed Leatherette
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Jacket Condition No Dust Jacket
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition First Or Early Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Mcloughlin Brothers
  • Place of Publication New York (c 1872 - 1873 - 1874)
  • Date Published 1872
  • Keywords General
  • Size 10 3/4" Tall x 9 1/4
My Prague Pig, and Other Stories for Children

My Prague Pig, and Other Stories for Children

by Baring Gould, S. [Sabine]

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First Edition
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London: Skeffington & Son, 1890. First Edition . Half Morocco Over Cloth. Near Fine. 7 1/4" Tall. Frontispiece. 101 Pp + 1 P. Publisher's Catalog On Verso Of Last Page. Half Brown Morocco With Morocco Tips, Over Pink Cloth, Marbled Endpapers, Top Edge Gilt, Silk Marker Bound In. Slight Loss At Ends Of Joints, Professional Refreshed Morocco Now Near Fine, Contents Fine, No Names Or Marks. A Quite Scarce Children's Book, Only 7 Copies Identified In Institutional Holdings Noted In Worldcat.
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$225.00
Old Men And Children (With Mounted Photograph Of Author).

Old Men And Children (With Mounted Photograph Of Author).

by Field, Dorothy (Mrs. Norman Dudley Short]; Colored Drawings By Honor C Appleton (1879 - 1951)

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First Edition
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Hardcover
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London [1919]: James Hewetson & Son, 1919. First Edition . Blue Cloth. Very Good. 57 Pp. Top Edge Gilt; Deckled Edges. Printed By Bales And Wilde, Chesterfield. Includes "Sally And The Organ-Boy", A Short Story First Published In "Little Folks". Nicely Inscribed (To "Kathleen") By The Author, And Dated Easter 1919. With A 4 1/4" X 3 1/8" Photograph Of The Author Reclining Beneath A Tree; This Is The Only Known Photograph Of The Author; The Photograph Is Neatly Mounted On The Front Pastedown. A Clean Copy, Spine Aged/Tanned, Two 1" Square Areas Of Tan Discoloration On Front Cover Near Spine. Small Area Of Fraying At Two Upper Tips, Also Fraying Along Top And Bottom Of Spine. Scarce.
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Timothy's Quest: A Story for Anybody, Young or Old, Who Cares to Read It

Timothy's Quest: A Story for Anybody, Young or Old, Who Cares to Read It

by Wiggin (Riggs), Kate Douglas [inscribed to Mr. And Mrs Horatio Stebbins,Parents of Lucy Ward Stebbins]

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Used - Near Fine
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No Dust Jacket
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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Pasadena, California, United States
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$180.00

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Boston / New York: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1890. First Edition . Green / Red Cloth. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. V, 200. This Christmas Themed Story, With Covers In Green And Red Cloth Lettered In Gilt And Decorated In Gilt Holly, Is Nicely Inscribed As A Christmas Gift In The Year Of Publication. Inscribed "For Dr. And Mrs. Stebbins With The Dearest Love Kate D Wiggin Xmas 1890" . Stebbins Was A Good Friend Of Wiggin, And Had Assisted Her Move From Santa Barbara To San Francisco; His Children Were The Dedicatees Of Her Most Famous Book, "A Bird's Christmas Carol".
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The Jungle Book [And] The Second Jungle Book [Two Volumes, First Printings]

The Jungle Book [And] The Second Jungle Book [Two Volumes, First Printings]

by Kipling, Rudyard; Plates By J Lockwood Kipling, W H Drake, P. Frenzeny

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Used - Very Good
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No Jacket
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First Editions 1st Printing
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Hardcover
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London [1894, 1895]: Macmillan and Co, 1894. First Editions 1st Printing. Blue Cloth, Gilt. Very Good/No Jacket. Viii, 212; (Ii), 238 + 2 Page Catalog At End. Blue Cloth, Lettered And Decorated In Gilt; All Edges Gilt; Slate Grey Endpapers. Both Volumes With Late 19Th Century Engraved Bookplates Of George Lindsay Bury [Of Moreton Central Sugar Mill, Starfield Observatory, Etc.]. The Jungle Book, 1894, First Printing, In Good To Very Good Condition, Gilt Complete But With Some Wear To Illustrations On Spine And Cover, Small Frays At Top And Bottom Of Spine And At Tips, Spine Cloth A Little Darkened; Hinges Beginning To Crack; Contents Immaculate, No Names Or Marks, Tissue Guard Intact. The Second Jungle Book, 1895, First Printing, Very Slight Wear,All Gilt Complete And Brilliant, Very Good + To Near Fine Condition, 1" Crack At Center Of Rear Hinge, Slight Rubbing At Corners.
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George Olmstead Butler's Twin Funny Books: Butterfly Babies [And] The Wonderful...

George Olmstead Butler's Twin Funny Books: Butterfly Babies [And] The Wonderful "Clownie" Circus (In Illustrated Card Box)

by Butler, George Olmstead

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Used - Fine Books
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Very Good Box
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First Editions
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Hardcover
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Chicago: Magill-Weinsheimer Company, 1917. First Editions . Illustrated Boards. Fine Books/Very Good Box. 6 1/8" x 4 1/4. Color Plates By George Olmstead Butler. Two Volumes, Each With Color Plates On Every Facing Page, And Some Illustrated Text Pages As Well. Fine, As New Books, Well Protected By The Box, No Names Or Marks. Box Intact, With 1/4" Split On Side Edge Far From The Text, A Little Wear At Corners, Bottom Part Of Box With Splits At Both Ends Of One Of The Short Sides But No Wear.
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My Prague Pig, and Other Stories for Children

My Prague Pig, and Other Stories for Children

by Baring Gould, S. [Sabine]

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  • near fine
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Used - Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
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Hardcover
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Pasadena, California, United States
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London: Skeffington & Son, 1890. First Edition . Half Morocco Over Cloth. Near Fine. 7 1/4" Tall. Frontispiece. 101 Pp + 1 P. Publisher's Catalog On Verso Of Last Page. Half Brown Morocco With Morocco Tips, Over Pink Cloth, Marbled Endpapers, Top Edge Gilt, Silk Marker Bound In. Slight Loss At Ends Of Joints, Professional Refreshed Morocco Now Near Fine, Contents Fine, No Names Or Marks. A Quite Scarce Children's Book, Only 7 Copies Identified In Institutional Holdings Noted In Worldcat.
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$225.00
Old Men And Children (With Mounted Photograph Of Author).

Old Men And Children (With Mounted Photograph Of Author).

by Field, Dorothy (Mrs. Norman Dudley Short]; Colored Drawings By Honor C Appleton (1879 - 1951)

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Used - Very Good
Edition
First Edition
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Hardcover
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Pasadena, California, United States
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$360.00

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London [1919]: James Hewetson & Son, 1919. First Edition . Blue Cloth. Very Good. 57 Pp. Top Edge Gilt; Deckled Edges. Printed By Bales And Wilde, Chesterfield. Includes "Sally And The Organ-Boy", A Short Story First Published In "Little Folks". Nicely Inscribed (To "Kathleen") By The Author, And Dated Easter 1919. With A 4 1/4" X 3 1/8" Photograph Of The Author Reclining Beneath A Tree; This Is The Only Known Photograph Of The Author; The Photograph Is Neatly Mounted On The Front Pastedown. A Clean Copy, Spine Aged/Tanned, Two 1" Square Areas Of Tan Discoloration On Front Cover Near Spine. Small Area Of Fraying At Two Upper Tips, Also Fraying Along Top And Bottom Of Spine. Scarce.
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Bound Volume Of 14 Small Children's Religious Tracts Issued In The "Cheap...

Bound Volume Of 14 Small Children's Religious Tracts Issued In The "Cheap Repository" 1839 - 1841

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Unknown
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Bristol / London 1839 1840 1841: J. Wright's Steam Press / Wright and Albright / Wiliam Tyler, 1841. Early Editions . Quarter Morocco. Good. 4" Tall. Plate. Group Of 14 Stories And Articles From The "Cheap Repository", Most Published By Wright Or By Wright And Albright, A Few By Other Publishers And Some Without Title Pages. Many Or Most Titles Appear To Be First Printings Of The Texts, All Scarce With No Copies In Worldcat For Many Titles And Only 1 To 3 Copies Of The Others Noted In Institutional Holdings. Binding Worn, Some Title Pages Lacking, Texts Complete, Binding Worn And Frayed But Intact.
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Judy And The Magic Rocket (Inscribed By Author)

Judy And The Magic Rocket (Inscribed By Author)

by Short, Dorothy (Field) Dudley (Cover Comments By Lord Baden-Powell); B/W Plates By Frank Rogers

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Near Fine Dustjacket
Edition
First Edition 1st Printing
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Hardcover
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Pasadena, California, United States
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$675.00

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London (1933): Burns Oates & Washbourne, 1933. First Edition 1st Printing. Paper Boards. Fine Book/Near Fine Dustjacket. 70 Pp. Orange Boards Printed In Green. Very Scarce. One Of The Burns Oates' Nature And Science Series For Children. [Short Records In Her Personal Papers That "1933... Burns, Gates Bombed And Also Their Printing Works At Plymouth. Lost Half The Edition".) Inscribed By The Author To A Close Relative And Dated In The Year Of Issue. Printed Quote On Cover From Lord Baden-Powell: "Any Youngsters Who Are Sensible And Not Little Gumps Will Read This Book With Real Enjoyment." Very Scarce; Three Copies In Ocl/ Worldcat, And I Have Not Seen A Record Of Any Sale Of The Book. Fine Condition, No Wear Or Fading. In Near Fine Dj, Priced 2/, A Little Dusty, Tiny Chip At Top Of Front Panel, 1/4" Closed Tear At Top Of Rear Panel, Almost No Wear.
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Albanian Wonder Tales (First Printing In Dust Jacket)

Albanian Wonder Tales (First Printing In Dust Jacket)

by Wheeler, Post; Color Frontispiece And B/W Drawings In Text By Maud And Miska Petersham

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Used - Near Fine
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Very Good + DJ
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1st Edition 1st Printing
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Hardcover
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Pasadena, California, United States
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New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1936. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good + DJ. Xx, 282 Pp. Blue Cloth With Black Lettering, Illustrated Endpapers, Name Of Doubleday Doran At Base Of Spine Of Book And Dj, Doubleday Doran On Title Page, "Jr." Logo On Copyright Page With Copyright Date 1936 And "First Edition" Statement, Price $2.00 At Top Of Front Flap And Code 1169-36 At Bottom Of Front Flap Of Dj. Book Is Near Fine, Just A Trace Of Rubbing At Corners, No Names Or Marks. Dj With Color Illustration On Front Panel (Same As The Frontispiece), Light Wear, 1/4" Closed Tear At Bottom Of Front Panel, 1/8" Closed Tear At Top Of Rear Panel, Both With Associated Shallow Creasing Extending From The Tears.
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A "Jamboree" of Laughter. From a Boy Scout's Diary.
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A "Jamboree" of Laughter. From a Boy Scout's Diary.

by W Heath Robinson

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Used - Good
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1st Edition
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Paperback
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Kings Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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London: A V N Jones & Co., 1910. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Not dated, circa 1910. Unpaginated. Very scarce copy. Brown paper covers which are rubbed, stained with moderate wear and chipping to extremities. Rear cover has advert for BLACKBIRD FOUNTAIN PEN. Has red circular sticker to front cover for Prince of Wales Imperial Fund. Raffles Bookstore Norfolk All orders normally dispatched within one working day. We will gladly supply further images or more information if required. Discounts available for multiple orders
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America's Stamps

America's Stamps

by Petersham, Maud and Miska

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Used - Near Fine
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Good
Edition
First Edition
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Hardcover
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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New York: Macmillan, 1947 (1947). Pictorial blue cloth boards in a color pictorial dust jacket which is chipped and worn. A history of American stamps with full page color illustrations and other textual illustrations by the Petershams as well as images of American stamps throughout. . First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/Good. Illus. by Maud and Miska Petersham. 4to.
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BOBBSEY TWINS PAPER DOLLS

BOBBSEY TWINS PAPER DOLLS

by Samuel Lowe

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Kenosha, WI: Samuel Lowe Company. N.D.. Softcover. Very Good- with no dust jacket; Wear at edges. Scratches on front cover, small piece missing at corner on back cover, dolls are unpunched but loose ; Clothing is uncut. Original not a reproduction. ; Color Illustrations; Unpaginated pages .
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American Picturebooks from Noah's Ark to The Beast Within

American Picturebooks from Noah's Ark to The Beast Within

by Bader, Barbara

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Used - Fine
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Near Fine
Edition
First Printing
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Hardcover
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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New York: Macmillan (1976). Brown cloth in dust jacket with small edge nick. A fresh clean copy of one of the most oft cited reference works dedicated to American picturebooks.. First Printing. Fine/Near Fine. Thick 4to.
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Fairy Tale Sampler
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Fairy Tale Sampler

by Fairy Tales. Muir, Kirby (Arranged by); Lamont, Violet (Illus)

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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Chicago: Ziff-Davis, 1947 (1947). Illustrated boards with light shelf wear, small abrasion on endpaper, in matching dust jacket with minor wear, child's sticker over jacket price. A selection of familiar fairy tales, arranged for bedtime reading and illustrated in b&w and full color by Violet LaMont. Scarce.. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Violet LaMont. 4to.
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A Second Treasury of the World's Greatest Fairy Tales
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A Second Treasury of the World's Greatest Fairy Tales

by Helen Hyman, adapted by

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Good +
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Hardcover
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The Villages, Florida, United States
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Danbury Press/Grolier Enterprises, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/Good +. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Presumed First American Edition, also published in Italy in 1972. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket Condition: Good + or Very Good -. Sturdy book with durable, glossy coated covers. 287 pp. No remainder mark. Clean with no writing. Numerous colorful illustrations. Panels in great condition. Moderate spine head bumping with spine tail lines. Jacket's original corner price intact. Jacket has spine head bumping, spine tail lines, one mended tear approximately 1.5" and one 1" open tear. Edge creasing and back cover scratching. Small light circle indent and some light back cover sunning. Summary: Fourteen fairy tales in large print with captivating illustrations, including the lesser known tales such as The Little Goldfish, The Seven Ravens, and The Three Hairs of the Ogre.
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Betty Fairy Book

Betty Fairy Book

by Price, Margaret Evans (Illus); Flint, Helen (Auth)

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Used - Very Good
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No Jacket
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Paperback
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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Rochester: Stecher Litho Co., 1915 Color illustrated stiff paper wraps, some chipping to spine and light surface wear, insect damage at the top of book, but a clean and bright copy. Verses illustrated in duotone or full color in a charming fashion by Margaret Evans Price.. Very Good/No Jacket. Narrow Folio.
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$85.00
Chicky-Chick-Chick

Chicky-Chick-Chick

by Swan, Kay; Illustrated By Alice Dennis

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Used - Very Good
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Good
Edition
First Edition
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Hardcover
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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New York: Stoll Edwards, 1929 Illustrated boards with die-cut bars of a chicken coop, slight rubbing at extremities; matching dust jacket also with die-cut section, a few tape mends and middle bar of chicken coop is missing from DJ, but the dust jacket is very scarce. A wonderfully produced book with bright color illustrations and decorative borders in black and yellow. . First Edition. Illustrated Boards. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Alice Dennis. 4to.
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LITTLE BEAR

LITTLE BEAR

by Minarik, Else Holmelund

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Hardcover
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Owens Cross Roads, Alabama, United States
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New York NY: Harper & Row. 1957. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn at edges. DJ flap clipped. Previous owner's name. ; I Can Read; 63 pages .
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The History of the Boy Scouts

The History of the Boy Scouts

by Murray, William D

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Used - Near Fine
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No Jacket
Edition
First Edition
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Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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New York: Boy Scouts of America, 1937. Near Fine, lacking the scarce dust jacket, a bit of toning to end pages at spine folds. SCARCE early history of the Boy Scouts, unusual in such lovely condition. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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$100.00