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MY TALE IS TWISTED! OR THE STORAL TO THIS MORY by Stoopnagle, Colonel - 1946

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MY TALE IS TWISTED! OR THE STORAL TO THIS MORY by Stoopnagle, Colonel - 1946

MY TALE IS TWISTED! OR THE STORAL TO THIS MORY

by Stoopnagle, Colonel

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New York: M. S. Mill Company. 1946. Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Previous owner's name. DJ is worn and torn at edges. ; With a Glowing Introduction by the Author Himself ; 145 pages .
  • Bookseller Gibson's Books US (US)
  • Illustrator Charles Pearson
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used
  • Edition Second Printing
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher M. S. Mill Company
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1946
  • Keywords Fiction, Illustrated, Humor, Fairy Tales, Stoopnagle, Colonel, Pearson, Charles
SEVEN Q'S

SEVEN Q'S

by Clark, Electa

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Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill. 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear; 170 pages .
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Freddy And The Clockwork Twin
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Freddy And The Clockwork Twin

by Brooks, Walter R.

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Borzoi Book
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Freddy And The Clockwork Twin. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Copyright 1937. A Borzoi Book. Doesn't state 1st. USED. From private owner. Bright Yellow Gibraltar Binding. Good+ Condition/ No DJ included. A clean, bright solid copy.
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The Flitch of Bacon or, The Custom of Dunmow: A Tale of English Home
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The Flitch of Bacon or, The Custom of Dunmow: A Tale of English Home

by Ainsworth, William Harrison

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A Flitch Of Bacon, or The Custom of Dunmow (Copyright 1854, George Routledge & Sons.. "Published 1854 by Geo. Routledge. By William H. Ainsworth Published in London. Leatherbound edition. One of a set titled "Ainsworth's Novels" Illustrated by Sir John Gilbert and titled in the same manner as depicted. RARE. "This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Please see our stock photo. Used. Very Good Condition/ No dust jacket as issued. Attractive marbled black leather boards with 5 ribs and gold titling, gold top stain. A story about traditional British marriage practices of yore.
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Nancy's Mysterious Letter (1939 Issue Thus w/DJ)
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Nancy's Mysterious Letter (1939 Issue Thus w/DJ)

by Keene, Carolyn

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Nancy's Mysterious Letter: Keene, Carolyn. Copyright 1932, Grosset & Dunlap. RARE Nancy Drew #8, 1939 issue thus. Includes original "HEADLINE BOOKS FOR GIRLS" DUST JACKET. RUSSELL H. TANDY COVER ART. Since the dj Back panel authors are: Faith Baldwin through Ann Spence Warner and titles listed were published in 1931, this may be a first state unclipped dust jacket. Price on front flap is 5050. USED. Good Condition/ Good Condition DJ. Summary: "By mistake Nancy Drew receives a letter from England intended for an heiress, also named Nancy Drew. When Nancy undertakes a search for the missing young woman, it becomes obvious that a ruthless, dangerous man is determined to prevent her from finding the heiress or himself."
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The Rocket Book
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The Rocket Book

by Newell, Peter

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By Peter Newell, author of "The Hole Book". The Rocket Book, Harper & Brothers Stated October, 1912 First Printing. USED. GOOD+ CONDITION/ NO DUST JACKET INCLUDED. 7 1/8 X 8 7/8. Seller's Note: Sadly, (no one is sadder than me) the Front paper paste-down label has been removed from cover. Minor corner-bumps. No titling on spine if printed there originally. Pages are all present, in nice shape, and affixed to binding. HOLE-DRILLED straight through the book. RARE IN THIS FIRST PRINTING.
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SEVEN Q'S

SEVEN Q'S

by Clark, Electa

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Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill. 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear; 170 pages .
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Freckles Comes Home

Freckles Comes Home

by Stratton-Porter, Jeanette

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Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1929. Hardcover. Text is clean. Cover shows light wear, pencilled marks on front free endpaper. Green cloth with white cover lettering. Light soiling to side text edge. Dust jacket shows minor edgewear, some chipping at spine ends. Title page gives 1929 date, but no First Edition notation on copyright page. Hard to find in a dust jacket. Thomas Fogarty dust jacket art. ; ; 297 pages .
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Percy Winn or Making a Boy of Him
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Percy Winn or Making a Boy of Him

by Finn, Francis, SJ

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New York: Benziger Brothers, Inc., 1891. This second, revised edition includes two new chapters not in the First Edition! 8vo sized decorative cloth bound hardcover. Tan cloth with black titles and decorations on front cover and spine, publisher's logo on back cover. 253 tanned pages followed by a four (4) page publisher's catalog. Sepia frontispiece on glossy stock. This book has no imprimatur. Francis J. Finn, (1859 - 1928) was an American priest who also wrote more than two dozen young adult novels. Reverend Finn was ordained in 1891, the same year as this book was published. Spine and top are darkened, name on fep, tanned margins on either side of front cover and some rubbing and light soil to covers; spine is slightly cocked. The bottom of page 9 and top of page 15 have some light soil to top margin, several other pages have fingermarks in the margins, to be expected from a 100+ year old children's book. Please see our photographs. . 2nd. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over… Read More
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The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass

by Pullman, Philip

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First American Edition; First Printing
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NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Boards and jacket rubbed.. 1996. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0679879242 . Book One of Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy and a Carnegie Medal winner. Jacket art by Caldecott medalist Eric Rohmann. A modern fantasy classic originally published under the title Northern Lights in Great Britain. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 399 pages .
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Lois Lowry Signed - Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye
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Lois Lowry Signed - Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye

by Lowry, Lois

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Lois Lowry's 2nd book SIGNED IN PERSON by Lois and also briefly inscribed and dated as shown. 4th printing. The book itself is as new and remarkably unblemished. DJ exhibits mild wear along the extremities but price is intact and it remains very appealing with a new mylar cover added. Expedited shipping is welcome; signed by author.
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MY BACK TO THE SOIL or, Farewell to Farms

by Stoopnagle, Colonel (Taylor, Frederick Chase)

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Howell, Soskin, 1947. 153pp. Small yellow cloth hardback, DJ has tiny chips and tears along edges, b&w illustrations, Poking fun at farming and the "joys" of country living, . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. Illus. by Jack Markow .
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You wouldn't know me from adam

You wouldn't know me from adam

by Stoopnagle Colonel

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Armed services, 1944. in16. 1944. Broché. livre petit format: in 16 - texte en anglais
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You Wouldn't Know Me From Adam

by Stoopnagle, Colonel

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Armed Services Editions. New York: Editions For The Armed Services. , 1944. R-8 near very good, creases oblong paperback,
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You Wouldn't Know Me from Adam

You Wouldn't Know Me from Adam

by Stoopnagle, Colonel Lemuel Q.; AKA Taylor, Frederick Chase

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New York, NY: Whittlesey House/ McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1944. Hardcover. Very Good. Shelf and handling wear, minor rubs to edges and corners of covers.
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You Wouldn't Know Me from Adam

by Stoopnagle, Colonel Lemuel Q

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Whittlesey House, 1944. Hardcover. Good Plus. Author. Nice neat copy, clean and firm in binding. Light wear and fading to exterior. Pocket and date sheet intact front endpapers. Stoopnagle is a oner.
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MY BACK TO THE SOIL OR, FAREWELL TO FARMS

by STOOPNAGLE, Colonel

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UNITED STATES, HOWELL, SOSKIN PUBLISHERS, 1947, 1947. DUST JACKET (UNCLIPPED) VERY GOOD. Hardcover.
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Martin Luther King Jr

Martin Luther King Jr: A Picture Story

by Margaret Boone -Jones

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Tarzan and the Forbidden City
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Tarzan and the Forbidden City

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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Vintage Whitman Publishing Company edition 1957. Hardcover, pictorial matte boards with original dust jacket. Overall condition is very good, dust jacket showing wear at top and bottom of spine and edges, but with bright colors. Dust jacket protected by a removable mylar cover. Slight bumped corners of boards. Pages are unmarked. Beautifully illustrated endpapers, with a slight separation from binding at front hinge. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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The Sky and the Forest
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The Sky and the Forest

by Forester, C.S

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C.S. Forester: The Sky and the Forest. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Stated First Edition First Printing Thus August, 1948. Cover price $2.75. Used. VG BOOK/VG UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. A story of a central Africa. By C.S. Forester, author of the Admiral Hornblower series.
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Samuel The Seeker
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Samuel The Seeker

by Sinclair, Upton

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Sinclair, Upton. Samuel, The Seeker Copyright 1910. Apparently published by author. No publisher stated. First Edition. States printed at Western Printing and Lithography, Racine, WI. Yellow Boards with black titling. Used. Very Good/ No Dj is Included. Rare/Scarce. A nice copy.
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Going To the Doctor (First Experiences Series)

Going To the Doctor (First Experiences Series)

by Fred Rogers

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3rd Printing Thus
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ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780399212987 / 0399212981
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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… Read More
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The Man Who Lost His Head
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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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Little May and Her Friend Conscience
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Little May and Her Friend Conscience

by Marianne Parrot

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Little May and Her Friend Conscience. Used. Very Good+ Condition. RARE/SCARCE. ANTIQUARIAN CHILDREN'S BOOK. Thomas Nelson & Sons First Edition, 1876. Color front paper paste-down label is in good shape. Complete. Dark Blue, blind-stamped boards. Pocket-size. 70 pages plus adverts.
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A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth

A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth

by Verne, Jules

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Book Club Edition
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Jules Verne: Jules A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 1959 Dodd, Mead Science Fiction Book Club Edition. Special introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. USED. VG/G original red, black and white Jean Morton dust jacket. Spine of jacket is skinned by price label removal. Beige boards, red topstain, 226 pages, binding is tight. Plot summary:" In Jules Verne's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, a geology professor, Otto Lindenbrock, and his nephew Axel discover and decode an ancient document that purports to show that a dormant volcano holds a secret entrance to a series of caverns leading to a subterranean world at the earth's center. In the name of scientific discovery, they follow the instructions and undertake a hazardous journey deep within the earth..."
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The Fault in Our Stars
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The Fault in Our Stars

by John Green

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First
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Black boards with silver writing on spine; dings on top of front and back boards near corners. Top and bottom corners of front boards bumped; top and bottom of spine rumpled. Chip and wrinkles on top edge of front dust jacket; chip on corner of back dust jacket near fold to spine. Shelf wear on top and bottom of dust jacket spine; tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Cover price of $17.99 on front dust jacket flap, which has slight wrinkle at top of flap.Dutton First Edition; Thirty-First Printing as indicated by number line ending of "40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31" on copyright page. Signed by author on second interior page. Red cloud image with Target logo and advertising Bonus DVD from author with behind-the scenes looks at the movie.Green's second novel, which became his most famous one and has been made into a movie. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.
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Doonesbury Classics
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Doonesbury Classics

by Gary Trudeau

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Four trade paperback editions of classic Doonesbury cartoons. The slipcase has minor wear but the books themselves are Like New and possibly never opened! Original political satire
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