CHILD'S EYE VIEW OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS by Jadan, Doris - 1978

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 .

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1909 Bound in green cloth with color pictorial paper pastedown, cover soil, wear to extremities and pastedown, inner hinges shaky, foxing to prelims, a few pages dog-eared, one plate marred by a small bit of paper from opposing page. Humorous verse by Kilvert, a sampling here: "Wally Wimple went a-kiting/ In the simple sport delighting/ Kite as big again as Walter/ Never once did Walter falter/ Till a sudden gust of weather/ Lifted Wally off the heather/ Though to keep his feet a-fighting/ Wally Wimple went a-kiting." Every 2 stanzas are pictured in full color on opposing pages with whimsical drawings from water colors. 18 color plates, plus color title page and color copyright page, all text and illustrations printed on heavy stock. A fabulous production, quite rare.. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by B. Cory Kilvert. 4to.

A Story for anybody, young or old, who cares to read.

New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1897. Hardcover. Very Good -. Approx. [72] p.: many full-page chromolithographed illustrations and in-text line drawings; 24 cm. Red cloth spine with chromolithographed paper over boards. Front cover illustration is of Aladdin; back cover is grey. Cover title and imprint dated 1897. First page has title "Wonderland Stories" with undated imprint. Former owner's artistic inscription on front fixed endpaper: Howard G.B. Page 1897. Contents: Aladdin or the Wonderful Lamp -- Robinson Crusoe -- Rip Van Winkle -- The Story of Robin Hood -- Ali Baba or the Forty Thieves -- Jack the Giant Killer. In Very Good- Condition: edges rubbed; minor loss of paper at head of front joint; lower corner of front cover bent; cover is lightly soiled; light finger soiling along some fore-edges; otherwise, page are clean and tight, illustrations are bright.

New York: E. P. Dutton. 1959. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn and torn at edges. ; Signed and inscribed by the author. Basis for the 1961 film directed by Bryan Forbes and starring Alan Bates, Bernard Lee and Hayley Mills. ; 174 pages; Signed by Author .

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 .

New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1972 Violet boards with minor wear, previous owner's name; illustrated dust jacket with edge wear and one long closed tear. A young boy's happiest day, set in a fantasied black community. Brilliant color artwork. First editions are scarce.. Stated First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by John Steptoe. Oblong 8vo.

Macmillan New York, 1940 HBDJ, Published April 1940. 1st edition. 1st Printing, VG-/GOOD. AS-IS, Blue Cloth Hardbound Lettered in Red on Front & Spine Cvr with Slight Warp Cvr, Full color frontispiece. Previous owner's signature front end paper. Soiling to covers, edgewear. Dust jacket with edgewear, chipping, soiling & small edge Tears. Chunks missing from top & bottom of spine. DJ PROTECTED by Clear Brodart cover. 96 pages. Solid blue hard cover children's book, boards with mild shelf wear and soiling, Interior nice tight clean Light Fox Wear. Spine DJ Fade & wear along edges & small End Chips removing part Publishers Name at Bottom, Quarto, Light chipping Inner Fold DJ ,IN BROWN & WHITE, Brown & WHITE ILLUSTRATED ENDPAPERS OF MOUNTAIN SCENE WITH PEOPLE walking WITH Burros & Their Belongings On Wide TRAIL with Cactus Plants has Former Owner Names. Inner Flap DJ Original Price of $2 Intact. Color Frontispiece matches DJ Illustration ,It was on a Gay Fiesta Day… Read More

New York: Amistad, 2010 Hard cover in color illustrated dust jacket. The story of a girl who travels from Oakland to Brooklyn and experiences the Civil Rights Movement from two different perspectives. Newbery Honor, Coretta Scott King Award, National Book Award Finalist and Scott O'Dell Award. This copy is signed by the author, included with the book is a small "One Crazy Summer" bookmark.. Signed by Author. First Printing. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

London: Max Parrish, 1958. HBDJ, 1st edition, 1958, VG/FAIR, Tattered chipped edges DJ & small pieces out spine DJ, Small mended Tear front DJ, Red cloth with Gold gilt boy with Hat, Book is in good condition - no pen marks or tears. Dust jacket has large tear to the front & damage to back,DJ (price unclipped) a little rubbed at spine tips & corners, a few tears repaired on reverse, small area on lower front peeled, else vg. square 8vo, 36pp. Illustrated in colour & in b/w by the author.. First Edition. Textured Orange cloth with Gold gilt boy with Hat , Large square 8vo. ,It is Hooley addressing the Tribe gathered in their Headquarters discussing how to earn some Pocket Money , If he could get Old Gummige out of his fathers cottage he could earn some cash. You will Chuckle over this again & again. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Illus. by Dorothy Craigie,.