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Philadelphia: Davis, Porter & Coates. Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 8pp. No date circa 1860s. Yellow pictorial wraps, stitched spine. LIght cover soil, contents mostly clean. A 2 line verse describes the hand-colored illustration for each month of the year. A well-preserved little book.
The Child's Grammar, or English Grammar Illustrated. (Chapbook) by Unknown - 1830
by Unknown
The Child's Grammar, or English Grammar Illustrated. (Chapbook)
by Unknown
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- good
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Cadiz, Ohio: H. Anderson, engraver, 1830. Soft cover. Good. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. H. Andersin, Engraver. 12pp. No date, c1830. Illustrated stiff card wraps, 12 hand-colored illustrations printed on one side only, with printed sides facing each other. Wear and chipping to cover, dampstaining to cover and endpapers only, light soil and occasional spot to text and illustrations, former owner's name and inscription partially obscured on front endpaper. Each page contains a rhyme devoted to a particular part of speech accompanying each illustration. (Nouns, verbs, adverbs,etc.) A rare chapbook.
- Bookseller Old Bookshelf (US)
- Illustrator H. Andersin, Engraver
- Format/Binding Soft cover
- Book Condition Used - Good
- Quantity Available 1
- Binding Paperback
- Publisher H. Anderson, engraver
- Place of Publication Cadiz, Ohio
- Date Published 1830
- Pages 12
- Size 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall
- Keywords Chapbook Textbook Hand-Colored Ohio Color
- Size 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall
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Little Brighthope's Stories : Months and Seasons
by Anonymous
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- good
- Paperback
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- Used - Good
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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Rhymes for Kindly Children (Signed by Author)
by Fairmont, Ethel
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- good
- Hardcover
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- Used - Good
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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New York: Wise-Parslow Company, 1937. Hardcover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Johnny Gruelle. Unpaginated approx. 100pp. Black pictorial cover. Ex-library with usual markings, corners rubbed, contents are clean. Book is INSCRIBED and SIGNED on half-title page : "To the Mark Twain Library from Ethel Fairmont Beebe, Westport, Conn. 1959." Book was evidently donated by the author to the Mark Twain Library in West Redding, Connecticut. Wonderful color illustrations by Johnny Gruelle. ik
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Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
by Carroll, Lewis
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- very good
- Hardcover
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
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- Children's Edition
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1928. Children's Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. John Tenniel. 235pp. Green cloth, black lettering, red and black pictorial decoration, 16 color plates. Spine darkened but readable, spine ends chipped, 2 minor archival tape repairs, contents age-toned, former owner's name and bookplate on front endpapers.
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Carroll, Lewis
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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New York: Garden City, 1935. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A.E. Jackson. 216pp. No date, c1930s. Contains 8 color plates by Alfredto Edward Jackson. Book is in very good condition, faint dampstain front endpapers, cover is unworn, contents are clean. Dust jacket is chipped along edges and lightly worn. Beautifully illustrated by A. E.. Jackson. Dust jacket illustrated by Charles A. Federer.
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RAPUNZEL
by Zelinsky, Paul O.
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780525456070 / 0525456074
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Covina, California, United States
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$100.00
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New York: Dutton's Children's Books, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed by Paul Zelinsky on the title page. Winner of the 1998 Caldecott Medal. A retelling of the German folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Colorfully illustrated throughout. Quarto. Original pictorila boards. Light foxing to the top edge; else fine in a fine dust jacket.See this book and other children's books at the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair, October 8-9 at the Seattle Center. For more information and tickets, visit: www.SeattleBookFair.com
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Little Brighthope's Stories : Months and Seasons
by Anonymous
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- good
- Paperback
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- Used - Good
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- Paperback
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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Philadelphia: Davis, Porter & Coates. Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 8pp. No date circa 1860s. Yellow pictorial wraps, stitched spine. LIght cover soil, contents mostly clean. A 2 line verse describes the hand-colored illustration for each month of the year. A well-preserved little book.
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$35.00
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Rhymes for Kindly Children (Signed by Author)
by Fairmont, Ethel
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- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Used - Good
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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$75.00
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New York: Wise-Parslow Company, 1937. Hardcover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Johnny Gruelle. Unpaginated approx. 100pp. Black pictorial cover. Ex-library with usual markings, corners rubbed, contents are clean. Book is INSCRIBED and SIGNED on half-title page : "To the Mark Twain Library from Ethel Fairmont Beebe, Westport, Conn. 1959." Book was evidently donated by the author to the Mark Twain Library in West Redding, Connecticut. Wonderful color illustrations by Johnny Gruelle. ik
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Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
by Carroll, Lewis
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
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- Children's Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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$75.00
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London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1928. Children's Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. John Tenniel. 235pp. Green cloth, black lettering, red and black pictorial decoration, 16 color plates. Spine darkened but readable, spine ends chipped, 2 minor archival tape repairs, contents age-toned, former owner's name and bookplate on front endpapers.
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$75.00
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Carroll, Lewis
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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$195.00
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New York: Garden City, 1935. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A.E. Jackson. 216pp. No date, c1930s. Contains 8 color plates by Alfredto Edward Jackson. Book is in very good condition, faint dampstain front endpapers, cover is unworn, contents are clean. Dust jacket is chipped along edges and lightly worn. Beautifully illustrated by A. E.. Jackson. Dust jacket illustrated by Charles A. Federer.
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RAPUNZEL
by Zelinsky, Paul O.
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780525456070 / 0525456074
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Covina, California, United States
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$100.00
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New York: Dutton's Children's Books, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed by Paul Zelinsky on the title page. Winner of the 1998 Caldecott Medal. A retelling of the German folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Colorfully illustrated throughout. Quarto. Original pictorila boards. Light foxing to the top edge; else fine in a fine dust jacket.See this book and other children's books at the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair, October 8-9 at the Seattle Center. For more information and tickets, visit: www.SeattleBookFair.com
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
by Engle, Joanna
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- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- None Issued
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- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- 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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Day In and Day Out (The Alice and Jerry Books, Reading Foundation Series)
by Mabel O'Donnell; Alice Carey
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- first
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- Used - Good+
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- First Edition
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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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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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- Used - Near Fine
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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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Tempe, Arizona, United States
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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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The Man Who Lost His Head
by Claire Huchet Bishop
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- very good
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- Reprint Edition
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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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The Elephant's Child: Just So Stories Series
by Kipling, Rudyard
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- first
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition Thus
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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Kipling, Rudyard: The Elephant's Child, Just So Stories Series. 1942 First Edition Thus, Garden City Publishing. Beautifully illustrated by R.F. Rojankovsky. CHILDREN'S BOOK. Story Summary: "Because of his 'satiable curiosity' about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks." Used. VG condition/ No DJ included. Unpaged. 7 X 9 1/2
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Going To the Doctor (First Experiences Series)
by Fred Rogers
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- 3rd Printing Thus
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 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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Lucky You, What Science Has Done For Us
by Leaf, Munro
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- Stated First Edition
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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Lucky You: What Science Has Done For Us J.B. Lippincott Stated First Edition. SCIENCE. Artfully illustrated by MUNRO LEAF. Good EXLIB in a Good unclipped $2.25 orig. price dust jacket. Last page states: 152 4.
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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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