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MacMillan, New York, NY, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Fair. Illustrator: Parmelee, Lydia. Size: 8mo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" tall. 268 pp. Pages are tight and clean. Dust Jacket worn at edges, small chips and tears, and is foxed here and there. One creased corner. DJ is now protected in mylar cover. Illustrator: Parmelee, Lydia. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 - 2 pounds. Category: Children; Juvenile Fiction; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001087. .
Cape Town Dicky or Colonel Jack's Boy by Gift, Theo [pseud Dora Havers Boulger] / Illustrated by Alice Havers - [1888]
by Gift, Theo [pseud Dora Havers Boulger] / Illustrated by Alice Havers
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Cape Town Dicky or Colonel Jack's Boy
by Gift, Theo [pseud Dora Havers Boulger] / Illustrated by Alice Havers
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Contains 15 full page chromolithograph illustrations, plus one facsimile replacement and sepia monotint illustrations on all other pages. Typically moral victorian children's story about a young boy from Cape Town who goes to live with his relatives in England after his mother dies. After a series of misadventures, including some cruelty to animals, he's rescued from death by a dog and everyone lives happily ever after. Very nicely presented with Alice Havers contributing the chromolithographs and Ernest Wilson [EW] responsible for the monotints which appear on every page.The text is printed within a tan block on each page. Paper covered glazed boards with tan cloth backstrip. Illustrations on both boards with gilt decoration to upper. 255x190mm. 64pp. Corners worn; edges and top / tail of backstrip rubbed. Front & rear hinges cracked but binding holding. Contents clean. Unfortunately one of the original colour illustrations is missing and this has been replaced by a double sided facsimile replacement of the entire page. This is what makes the overall grading 'fair', othewise the contents is really Good Plus.
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- Keywords chromolithograph, victorian, alice havers, dora havers, theo gift,
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Secret in a Snuffbox
by Elizabeth Emmett
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Choosing Book, The
by Alice Dalgliesh
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MacMillan, New York, NY, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Wilkin, Eloise Burns. Size: 16mo - over 5 3/4" - 6 3/4" tall. Pages are yellowed, but are tight and clean. Dust Jacket is browned, and has a small chip out at the top of the spine. Dust Jacket price-clipped. DJ is now protected in mylar cover. Illustrator: Wilkin, Eloise Burns. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 pound. Category: Children; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001277. .
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REX LEE SKY TRAILER
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New York NY: Grosset & Dunlap. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket; Edgewear. DJ is worn and torn at edges. Light water stain on back of DJ. Sticker tear on spine of DJ. ; Rex Lee Air Stories; Vol. 4; 244 pages .
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Chelsea Morning (Signed by Brian)
by Mitchell, Joni; Froud, Brian
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Milk & Cookies, 2004. 1st Ed. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 11x8x0. Signed. SIGNED BY BRIAN FROUD without inscription at Books of Wonder in NYC! A lovely First Printing of Joni Mitchell's evocative paean to morning in NYC. Includes CD. The book is new but there are very mild blemishes on the dust jacket; still looks terrific in new mylar. Signed by author.
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The Tenement Tree
by Seredy, Kate
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New York: Viking Press, 1959 The Tenement Tree, written and illustrated by Kate Seredy and published by The Viking Press. States Published in 1959 on copyright page. Seredy was an outstanding illustrator and writer of children's books, born in Hungary and emigrated to the U.S. after the first World War. Her life and her works show clearly her love of nature and strong antiwar beliefs. This book, in particular, presents what seems akin to a 21st Century ecological worldview. Very Good+ in a Very Good unclipped Jacket showing the original $3.00 price. The Jacket is chipped at corners and top and tail but is essentially complete. The boards remain fresh and unblemished, green topstain is intact. No writing or ownership details. Something sticky befell page 61 and there is some slight damage to it as well as to the facing page when they were unstuck.Otherwise a very well preserved small quarto.
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Secret in a Snuffbox
by Elizabeth Emmett
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MacMillan, New York, NY, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Fair. Illustrator: Parmelee, Lydia. Size: 8mo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" tall. 268 pp. Pages are tight and clean. Dust Jacket worn at edges, small chips and tears, and is foxed here and there. One creased corner. DJ is now protected in mylar cover. Illustrator: Parmelee, Lydia. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 - 2 pounds. Category: Children; Juvenile Fiction; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001087. .
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Choosing Book, The
by Alice Dalgliesh
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MacMillan, New York, NY, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Wilkin, Eloise Burns. Size: 16mo - over 5 3/4" - 6 3/4" tall. Pages are yellowed, but are tight and clean. Dust Jacket is browned, and has a small chip out at the top of the spine. Dust Jacket price-clipped. DJ is now protected in mylar cover. Illustrator: Wilkin, Eloise Burns. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 pound. Category: Children; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001277. .
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REX LEE SKY TRAILER
by Burtis, Thomson
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New York NY: Grosset & Dunlap. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket; Edgewear. DJ is worn and torn at edges. Light water stain on back of DJ. Sticker tear on spine of DJ. ; Rex Lee Air Stories; Vol. 4; 244 pages .
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Chelsea Morning (Signed by Brian)
by Mitchell, Joni; Froud, Brian
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Milk & Cookies, 2004. 1st Ed. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 11x8x0. Signed. SIGNED BY BRIAN FROUD without inscription at Books of Wonder in NYC! A lovely First Printing of Joni Mitchell's evocative paean to morning in NYC. Includes CD. The book is new but there are very mild blemishes on the dust jacket; still looks terrific in new mylar. Signed by author.
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The Tenement Tree
by Seredy, Kate
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New York: Viking Press, 1959 The Tenement Tree, written and illustrated by Kate Seredy and published by The Viking Press. States Published in 1959 on copyright page. Seredy was an outstanding illustrator and writer of children's books, born in Hungary and emigrated to the U.S. after the first World War. Her life and her works show clearly her love of nature and strong antiwar beliefs. This book, in particular, presents what seems akin to a 21st Century ecological worldview. Very Good+ in a Very Good unclipped Jacket showing the original $3.00 price. The Jacket is chipped at corners and top and tail but is essentially complete. The boards remain fresh and unblemished, green topstain is intact. No writing or ownership details. Something sticky befell page 61 and there is some slight damage to it as well as to the facing page when they were unstuck.Otherwise a very well preserved small quarto.
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Cape Town Dicky or Colonel Jack's Boy.
by GIFT Theo 1847-1923
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London & New York: Hildesheimer & Faulkner. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Alice (Mary) Havers 1850-190. Ernest Wilson . VG, 1st ed, c1887. In decorative card covers, corners and edges bumped and worn. Spine in brown cloth, no title. Internally, joint cracked but holding, pencil name to fep, 64 pp, 16 full page colour chromo's, not dated but c1887. A lovely children's title. (255*191 mm). Boulger [née Havers], Dorothy Henrietta [pseud. Theo Gift], novelist, published two semi-autobiographical work, Lil Lorimer (1885), and Cape Town Dicky (1888), illustrated by her sister Alice, written for children and designed to teach a love of animals. See ODNB.
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Cape Town Dicky, or Colonel Jack's Boy
by Gift, Theo
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London: Hildesheimer & Faulkner. Pictorial Hardback Cover. Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Havers, Alice & Ernest Wilson. 64pp. Color & duotone plates. Published ca 1885 (Gift inscription dated 1887). Occasional foxing. Internal binding is weak along lower 2", but complete in case. Boards have moderate edgewear & rubbing, light soil, but onj the whole the book & plates are quite attractive for 120 yr old children's volume. Unusual So. African setting, in places reflecting the racial attitudes of the time.
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Cape Town Dicky, Or, Colonel Jack's Boy
by Theo Gift
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Hildesheimer & Faulkner. Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Poor. Boards heavily rubbed and now quite faded with some tiny (dart?) holes to the lower board. Shaken, with hinges weak and exposed in places. Heavy tanning to the first page of advertisements where the blank would be. Top corner of the 2nd leaf clipped. Pages lightly age-tanned with light scattered spotting throughout.. Hardback. Physically 10” x 7¾” (0.6 kg); Gift is the pen-name of Dora Havers, afterwards Boulger. || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #168925|| Condition:
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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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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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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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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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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
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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
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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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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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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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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
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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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