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NY: Doubleday, Doran, 1929. First Edition, first printing. Hard cover. Published NY: Doubleday, Doran, 1929. Illus. by Gordon Grant. Blue cloth with yellow lettering and cover illustation. Spine faded, otherwise very good - tight, straight, text clean, pages very bright, no markings.. 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Gordon Grant. 8vo.. Illus.
Larky Legends by Hunter, Norman ; illustrated by James Arnold - 1938
by Hunter, Norman ; illustrated by James Arnold
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Larky Legends
by Hunter, Norman ; illustrated by James Arnold
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London: John Lane: The Bodley Head, 1938. Hardback without dust jacket. First edition. Original blue cloth with red line illustration and titles. Forwards lean to the spine. The spine is faded, dulled and rubbed at the edges. Pen/pencil line mark to the bottom corner of the front cover, pale scuff mark to the rear board. Two-tone frontispiece illustration, with further line drawings throughout. Rear inner hinge cracked but binding holds firm.The pages are clean but slightly age-toned and there is some scattered foxing to the outer closed textblock edges and to prelims. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. 220pp. A good solid copy of this first edition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Arnold, James. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Illustrator Arnold, James
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- Edition First Edition
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- Publisher John Lane: The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1938
- Keywords Children's Stories fiction first edition 1930s norman hunter professor branestawm
- Size 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Penrod Jashber
by Tarkington, Booth
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THE BOY WHO SAILED WITH COLUMBUS
by Foreman, Michael & Richard Seaver
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NY: Little, Brown, 1992 Book. Illus. by Michael Foreman. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fictionalized story of a 12 year old Viking orphan who travels to the New World w/Columbus & ultimately must choose between the Old World & the New. SIGNED BY FOREMAN..
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Chappie and the Others
by Heward, Constance
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Clarence Gardens, South Australia, Australia
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London: Frederick Warne and Co.. 1926. 12mo. [17x12cm]. Good condition in dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. Dustjacket is price-clipped with some loss to spine ends and corners. Book has corresponding fading and a tiny tear to top of spine. Corners a little rubbed. Illustrated with lovely colour and black & white pictures by Savile Lumley. 54 pages. Constance Heward was the author of the popular Ameliaranne series. Savile Lumley was a popular book illustrator and poster designer. He also provided the drawings for several magazines and comics including The Boy's Own Paper, The Champion Annual, Chatterbox and Little Folks. During the First World War he designed the famous poster, Daddy, what did you do in the Great War? . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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Winter of Enchantment
by Walker, Victoria
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U.K.: Hart-Davis, 1969 Very Good First Hart-Davis Edition 1969 In Very Good Unclipped Dust Jacket. Remnant Of Book Plate On Ffep.Light crease to both front board and Dust Jacket. Clean Purple Boards With Gilt Lettering First Novel Written And Illustrated By Victoria Walker.
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Little Brighthope's Stories : Months and Seasons
by Anonymous
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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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The Jolly Jump-Ups Vacation Trip
by Clyne, Geraldyne
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Lee, New Hampshire, United States
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Springfield, MA: McLoughlin Bros., 1942 Spine is worn, some wear to corners, pop-ups are in excellent condition. Pop-ups of Washington, D.C., U.S. Naval Academy, West Point, camping in the mountains, The Grand Canyon, at the seashore.
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Seventh-Grade Weirdo
by Lee Wardlaw
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Halifax, Pennsylvania, United States
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Stated First Scholastic printing, August 1992. Slightly bumped upper and lower spine ends. The dust jacket has some slight scratching on the front cover and slight wrinkling at upper and lower spine ends. Book appears unread.
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True Blue Book
by Lang, Andrew
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Dorking, Surrey, United Kingdom
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Longmans Green, 1893. Book. Illus. by L. Bogle; Lucien Davis; H.J. Ford;; C.H.M. Ford; Lancelot Speed;. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1893 1st edition. Illustrated in b/w. The blue cloth cover is worn ant the edges and corners and there are a few small splits. The binding is still reasonably firm and there are no loose or missing pages but page 27/8 has a tear at the top edge. The first blank page has a previous owner's name. Inside there are some grubby marks and foxing which is mostly moderately light but widespread on some pages..
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A Child's Garden of Verses
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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Campbellcroft, Ontario, Canada
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Akron, Ohio: Saalfield. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1930. Hardcover. 60 p. 30 cm. Moisture stains on rear board has caused slight warp to upper corner and edge. Corners lightly bumped. Some wear to spine ends and corner tips. Moisture spotting on upper board. Overall light rubbing. Small piece missing from one corner of paste-down illustration. Tiny tear to edge of title page. Some foxing within, particularly to rear side of plates. Occasional light soiling to pages, but really quite bright and presentable. Includes 13 full colour and attractive watercolour plates by Clara Burd. This is a rare cloth-bound (black) edition, with a colour paste-down illustration of children raking leaves on the upper board. Book is heavy and will require extra postage to most destinations. .
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Little Folks Picture Story Book
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Campbellcroft, Ontario, Canada
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London: Thomas Nelson and Sons. Very Good-. [1920]. Hardcover. 159 p. 26 cm. Sound and square with cloth backed spine. Coloured pastedown illustration on upper board. Corners rounded and worn through. Edges worn. Bottom of spine is slightly frayed. Upper board has a couple of small pull marks and stains. Lower board has darkened has has a stain along the bottom front corner. Inside, the endpapers are discoloured, the front free heavily so. The pages have occasional soiling, mostly in the margins, and are slightly age toned. One plate has a closed tear that extends 1" into the illustration and which has been repaired with acid free PVA. Still quite attractive, overall. A collection of stories and poems by such authors as Ethel Talbot and Angela Brazil, with six full colour plates by Scottish illustrator Anne Anderson, and pen and ink illustrations by her and her husband Allan Wright. .
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Larky Legends.
by HUNTER, Norman. Illustrated by James Arnold
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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1938. John Lane The Bodley Head, London. 1938. First Edition. Hardback. No DW. Blue cloth. Colour frontis with b/w illustrations. Portion missing from front endpaper, not affecting illustrations o/w generally a clean and fresh copy. Scarce.
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LARKY LEGENDS
by Hunter, Norman
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Monmouthshire, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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Published by The Bodley Head, 1938. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Illustrated by Arnold, James. Very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. Blue cloth, red titles and decorations. Illustrated endpapers. Numerous b/w text illustrations. 220 pages. 8.5 x 7". Spine a little bumped. Some foxing, mostly to endpapers, prelims and page edges. Contents otherwise bright and clean. Dustwrapper a little edge worn, with chipping to spine - neatly tape repaired to rear. An excellent copy of the first edition.
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Bedtime Stories
by Tenggren, Gustaf: Illustrated by
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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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Day In and Day Out (The Alice and Jerry Books, Reading Foundation Series)
by Mabel O'Donnell; Alice Carey
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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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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
by Engle, Joanna
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- 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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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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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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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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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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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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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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The Man Who Lost His Head
by Claire Huchet Bishop
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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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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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