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FAIRVIEW BOYS AFLOAT AND ASHORE OR the Young Crusoes of Pine Island in RARE Color DustJacket By R. Mencl., Series#1, Boy Scouts by Frederick Gordon, Name on Blank Endpapers, B/W Frontispiece the Boys Were All Excited as the Launch Came Up By R. Mencl.. B/W Illustrated INTERNALS , - 1912

by Frederick Gordon, Name on Blank Endpapers, B/W Frontispiece the Boys Were All Excited as the Launch Came Up By R. Mencl.. B/W Illustrated INTERNALS ,

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FAIRVIEW BOYS AFLOAT AND ASHORE OR   the Young Crusoes of Pine Island in RARE Color DustJacket By R. Mencl., Series#1, Boy Scouts by Frederick Gordon,  Name on Blank Endpapers, B/W Frontispiece  the Boys Were All Excited as the Launch Came Up By R. Mencl.. B/W Illustrated INTERNALS  , - 1912

FAIRVIEW BOYS AFLOAT AND ASHORE OR the Young Crusoes of Pine Island in RARE Color DustJacket By R. Mencl., Series#1, Boy Scouts

by Frederick Gordon, Name on Blank Endpapers, B/W Frontispiece the Boys Were All Excited as the Launch Came Up By R. Mencl.. B/W Illustrated INTERNALS ,

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Charles E. Graham & Co., New York, , 1912. HBDJ, 1912. Reprint. Page edges tanning, not at all brittle.. Top edge dent Top Edge Cvr. Dj chipped, with small tears. Beautiful Yellow Tan Cloth HARDBACK with Replication of DJ Scene Boy Scout with Blue & Red & Lettered in Black & Red, 8vo, Page edges tanning, Book VG- in FAIR DJ, AS-IS, . Slight Shelfwear, DJ Chipped, with small Tears EDGES Extremities., 126 pgs. +2 ADS end with Three Little Trippertrots on Their Travels , PreText Lists Thru Fairview Boys at LightHouse Cove, Post Text lists thru Fairview Boys on Ranch , DJ Spine Ends Small Chips Fade, Back DJ light Soil FoX lists Thru Three Little Trippertrots on Their Travels . Hard Cover.

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  • Publisher Charles E. Graham & Co., New York,
  • Date Published 1912
  • Keywords Frederick Gordon, Fairview Boys Children Series

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No Motive for Murder

No Motive for Murder

by Johns, Capt W.E (William Earle)

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Forrestfield, Western Australia, Australia
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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1958. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. True 1st edition , preceding the US edition. A very nice copy of a scarce title. Endpapers display light foxing and there is a scattering of foxing /rust to the upper page compressed page edges. Small smudge on front board.The pages generally are very white and crisp. Jacket is not price clipped and has no loss barring a tiny amount of corner erosion and wear at the head of the spine. Jacket displays light foxing which is visible on the reverse of the jacket and the back panel, 2 short tears of 1cm or less on back panel, Light rubbing to edges. An excellent copy of a very scarce title..
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Funny Little Woman (Caldecott Medal)

Funny Little Woman (Caldecott Medal)

by Lent, Blair (Illus); Mosel, Arlene (Auth)

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Stated First Edition
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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New York: Dutton, 1972 Pictorially stamped green cloth boards; in a color pictorial dust jacket with one closed tear and light rubbing at edges, award seal affixed to front panel, price intact. Retold from an old Japanese tale is the story of a funny little woman who likes to laugh, "Tee-he-he-he." One day one of her rice dumplings rolls from the table and leads the funny little woman on a rather precarious journey. Fantastic, Japanese inspired drawings illustrate the story, done by Blair Lent. The book won the Caldecott Medal for 1973.. Stated First Edition. Fine/Very Good. Square 4to.
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Jolly Animals

Jolly Animals

by Gaggin, E. R.; Illustrated By Keith Ward

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New York Chicago San Francisco: Rand McNally & Company, 1930 (1930). Beige cloth with color pictorial pastedown, bottom corner bumped, slight wear to pastedown. Funny animal stories pictured in color and b&w appearing full page and within the text. Illustrated endpapers. Tons of jolly fun.. First Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Keith Ward. 4to.
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Farmyard Play Book

Farmyard Play Book

by Panorama.

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Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1940 Illustrated boards, some edge and corner wear, 1" split in cloth at base of spine, a few small bends internally but quite nice and clean overall. A die-cut panorama of farm animals, printed entirely in color and mounted on thick boards, hinged with cloth between each animal. Hard to find in such nice condition.. Very Good. Square 8vo.
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Admiral's Caravan

Admiral's Caravan

by Carryl, Charles E.; Illustrated By Reginald Birch

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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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New York: Century Co., 1892 Grey cloth pictorially stamped in red, blue and gilt, spine title slightly rubbed, light wear. An amusing fantasy about a little girl who goes on an unexpected journey and meets odd characters and experiences strange happenings, somewhat reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland. Illustrated in b&w by Reginald Birch. A Peter Parley to Penrod title, (see page 96). LOC classifies the book as rare.. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Reginald Birch. 8vo.
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I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew

I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew

by Seuss (Dr. Seuss)

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New York: Random House, 1965 Unpaginated. Fully illustrated boards with light wear at board edges, else fine. Interior of book is fine, save previous owner's name on FFEP. Dustjacket is a bit worn with 2 losses and a tape repair and prev. owner's name on front flap. An hilarious tale of a young fellow who has nothing but outrageous mishaps on his way to Solla Sollew. Correct price codes and ads on rear panel (Younger & Hirsch 41). . First Edition. Illustrated Boards. Near Fine/Good +. Illus. by Dr. Seuss.
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No Motive for Murder

No Motive for Murder

by Johns, Capt W.E (William Earle)

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First Edition
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Forrestfield, Western Australia, Australia
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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1958. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. True 1st edition , preceding the US edition. A very nice copy of a scarce title. Endpapers display light foxing and there is a scattering of foxing /rust to the upper page compressed page edges. Small smudge on front board.The pages generally are very white and crisp. Jacket is not price clipped and has no loss barring a tiny amount of corner erosion and wear at the head of the spine. Jacket displays light foxing which is visible on the reverse of the jacket and the back panel, 2 short tears of 1cm or less on back panel, Light rubbing to edges. An excellent copy of a very scarce title..
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Funny Little Woman (Caldecott Medal)

Funny Little Woman (Caldecott Medal)

by Lent, Blair (Illus); Mosel, Arlene (Auth)

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Used - Fine
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Stated First Edition
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Hardcover
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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$325.00

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New York: Dutton, 1972 Pictorially stamped green cloth boards; in a color pictorial dust jacket with one closed tear and light rubbing at edges, award seal affixed to front panel, price intact. Retold from an old Japanese tale is the story of a funny little woman who likes to laugh, "Tee-he-he-he." One day one of her rice dumplings rolls from the table and leads the funny little woman on a rather precarious journey. Fantastic, Japanese inspired drawings illustrate the story, done by Blair Lent. The book won the Caldecott Medal for 1973.. Stated First Edition. Fine/Very Good. Square 4to.
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$325.00
Jolly Animals

Jolly Animals

by Gaggin, E. R.; Illustrated By Keith Ward

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Used - Very Good
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No Jacket
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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New York Chicago San Francisco: Rand McNally & Company, 1930 (1930). Beige cloth with color pictorial pastedown, bottom corner bumped, slight wear to pastedown. Funny animal stories pictured in color and b&w appearing full page and within the text. Illustrated endpapers. Tons of jolly fun.. First Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Keith Ward. 4to.
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$200.00
Farmyard Play Book

Farmyard Play Book

by Panorama.

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Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1940 Illustrated boards, some edge and corner wear, 1" split in cloth at base of spine, a few small bends internally but quite nice and clean overall. A die-cut panorama of farm animals, printed entirely in color and mounted on thick boards, hinged with cloth between each animal. Hard to find in such nice condition.. Very Good. Square 8vo.
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Fairview Boys Afloat and Ashore or Young Crusoes of Pine Island

by Gordon, Frederick

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Massena, New York, United States
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hardcover no dust jacket. Good condition-1912 Graham & Matlack Pictorial Hardcover no dust jacket- -Illustrated-name on endpage-No writing in text-binding good-light edge wear and soil to boards--ship ASAP .
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Jack and Jill Story Book; Stories and Other Features from JACK and JILL Magazine
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Jack and Jill Story Book; Stories and Other Features from JACK and JILL Magazine

by Rose, Ada Campbell

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Used - Fine
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Very Good Plus
Edition
First Edition
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Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., 1948. Fine, prior owner name front pastedown, mostly hidden by front flap, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket, small chips at head of spine, spine ever so lightly faded. 310 pages. SCARCE. Dust jacket illustration by Donald E. Cooke. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus.
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Uncle Peter - Heathen
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Uncle Peter - Heathen

by Stapp, Emilie Blackmore

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First Edition
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Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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New York: David McKay, 1912. The author's SCARCE 2nd book, particularly in such lovely condition. Near Fine, tiny rubs to cloth at the tips. Tissue guard frontispiece illustration, one of 10 full page illustrations by Harriet Macy. Great illustrated front cover and spine. A handsome addition to any collection of fine bindings. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Illus. by Harriet MacY. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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The History of the Boy Scouts

The History of the Boy Scouts

by Murray, William D

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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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America's Stamps

America's Stamps

by Petersham, Maud and Miska

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Good
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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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Paperback
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Owens Cross Roads, Alabama, United States
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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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First Printing
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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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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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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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Fairy Tale Sampler
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Fairy Tale Sampler

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

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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). 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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Betty Fairy Book

Betty Fairy Book

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

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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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Chicky-Chick-Chick

Chicky-Chick-Chick

by Swan, Kay; Illustrated By Alice Dennis

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Good
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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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