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Gordonsville, VA, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1988 1988 Sunburst Edition. No Writing Or Marks, Light Rub To Corners, Some General Rumpling To Pages, But Very Good. A Most Appealing Illustration Of The Lyrics To Mommy Buy Me A China Doll With A Depiction True To Its Appalacian Folk Roots With The Depiction Of A Small Holding Family In Their Modest Home Amongst Their Belongings. A Rocking Chair,A Cradle, A Feather Bed, A Spinning Wheel, Some Animals. Margot Zemach Has Selected Red Ochre, Browns And Greens To Present A Moving And Good Humoured Warmth And Simplicity. You Can See That There Won't Be A China Doll Purchase, The Family Cannot Afford It, And It Doesn't Really Matter. This Ala Notable Book Is Quite Scarce And Fondly Remembered By Many.
Quatorze ours en hiver by Scott, Evelyn And De Roujoux, Paul (Translator) - 1983
by Scott, Evelyn And De Roujoux, Paul (Translator)
Quatorze ours en hiver
by Scott, Evelyn And De Roujoux, Paul (Translator)
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Paris: Deux coqs d'or, 1983 Quatorze Ours En Hiver, Deux Coqs D'or Copyright 1973, Printed In 1983, No Dust Jacket If Issued. Very Nice Condition, Corners, Spine Ends And Binding Intact, No Writing Or Marks. Glossy Pictorial Boards. This Book Is A Much Loved Favorite In Both French And English And Is Very Very Scarce.
- Bookseller Sparkle Books (CA)
- Illustrator Parsons, Virginia
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- ISBN 10 271920546X
- ISBN 13 9782719205464
- Publisher Deux coqs d'or
- Place of Publication Paris
- Date Published 1983
- Keywords JUVNENILE PICTORIAL FRENCH BEARS WINTER
- Size Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
Mommy, Buy Me a China Doll
by Zemach, Harve; Zemach, Margot
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Les Oursons Déménagent
by Gretz, Susanna; Sineux, Michel
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Paris: Ernest Benn Diffusion Garnier, 1981 Almost Near Fine Copy Of The French Language Version Of A Particularly Scarce Title From Susanna Gretz' Well Loved Teddy Bear Series. Pictorial Glossy Boards With Felt Pen /Remainder? Mark Across Upper Edge. Some surface ruibbing/impressions to boards. No Writing Or Marks. Very Clean And Bright.
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The Secret Life Of Og
by Berton, Pierre
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Toronto: Mcclelland & Stewart, 1963 This Is A Very Nice Copy Inscribed And Dated Nov 6, 1970 By Pierre Berton. I Believe It To Be From The 1963 Edition. It Has Clean Green Boards With Just A Little Rubbing To The Extremities. There Is A Darker Green Vignette On The Front Board And The Spine Titling Is In Orange And Dark Green. It Is A Mcclelland & Stewart 8Vo Stating Copyright, Canada, 1961 And Is Illustrated By William Winter With147-156 Pages. The Seven Titles By Pierre Berton Listed On The Copyright Page Were All Published By 1961 Or Earlier. All That Remains Of The Dust Jacket Is The Back Panel, Showing Pierre And Janet Berton And Six Children On A Boat. The Sixth, An Infant, I Suspect Is Peggy Ann, Who Was Born In 1963 And Presumably Did Not Exist In 1961, When Og, Describing The Five Eldest Berton Children, Was Written.
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Brookie and Her Lamb
by Goffstein, M. B.
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New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1981 Scarce 1981 Second Edition Farrar, Strauss And Giroux Of M.B. Goffstein's Third Book. In The 90'S Goffstein Decided To Stop Publishing As She Was Unhappy With The State Of Children's Books At That Time And Mourned The Loss Of The "Spirit Of Adventure, High-Mindedness, And Willingness To Take Risks." According To Washington Post Reviewer Maggie Stern," Like Porcelain, There Is More To Her Work Than Meets The Eye. Beneath The Delicacy And Fragility Is A Core Of Astounding Strength." This Is A Library Discard In Fair Condition With Dust Jacket And The Usual Library Markings. One Page Has A Small Stain And Another Has A Bit Of Green Watercolor In The Margin. Pink Boards With Half Green Cloth And Gilt Lettering In A Green And White Clipped Dust Jacket.
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Gnomes 30th Anniversary Edition
by Wil Huygen
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- first
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- 1st Edition
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- 9780810954984 / 0810954982
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Calgary , Alberta, Canada
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New York: "Harry N. Abrams, Inc.", 2006 Very Good first printing, first edition 2006 Harry Abrams 30th Anniversary Edition of Gnomes. Unclipped Dust Jacket .has some rubbing across spine top and a 1/3 inch tear at front, Small puncture at rear. No writing or marks in text, clean bright pages and solid binding. bumping to outer top corners and rub to bottom. Large quarto with 212 pages.
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Winter of Enchantment
by Walker, Victoria
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- very good
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- first
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- Hardcover
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- 9780246639592 / 0246639598
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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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The Secret Life Of Og
by Berton, Pierre
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Calgary , Alberta, Canada
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Toronto: Mcclelland & Stewart, 1963 This Is A Very Nice Copy Inscribed And Dated Nov 6, 1970 By Pierre Berton. I Believe It To Be From The 1963 Edition. It Has Clean Green Boards With Just A Little Rubbing To The Extremities. There Is A Darker Green Vignette On The Front Board And The Spine Titling Is In Orange And Dark Green. It Is A Mcclelland & Stewart 8Vo Stating Copyright, Canada, 1961 And Is Illustrated By William Winter With147-156 Pages. The Seven Titles By Pierre Berton Listed On The Copyright Page Were All Published By 1961 Or Earlier. All That Remains Of The Dust Jacket Is The Back Panel, Showing Pierre And Janet Berton And Six Children On A Boat. The Sixth, An Infant, I Suspect Is Peggy Ann, Who Was Born In 1963 And Presumably Did Not Exist In 1961, When Og, Describing The Five Eldest Berton Children, Was Written.
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Twenty-Four Robbers
by Wood, Audrey
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- as new
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- As New
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- 9780859531009 / 0859531007
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U.K.: Child's Play, 1980 Child's Play Copyright 1980, Isbn 0859531007. Not Dated. Presume First. Book Is In As New Condition, No Writing Or Marks. Glossy Pictorial Boards. No Dust Jacket If Issued. Printed In Singapore. Child's Play International Began In The Uk In 1972. Audrey Wood Adapted The Words From A Traditional Skipping Rhyme.
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Jelly Belly
by Lee, Dennis
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780771597763 / 0771597762
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Toronto On: Macmillan of Canada, 1983 Signed Copy By Author, Dennis Lee, Macmillan 1983 Apparent First. No Writing Or Marks. Production Flaw: Laminate On Front Board Is Wrinkled, Otherwise Very Good Binding And Corners. Illustrated By Juan Wijngaard.
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Brookie and Her Lamb
by Goffstein, M. B.
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- fair
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- Used - Fair
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- Fair
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- 2nd Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780374309909 / 0374309906
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Calgary , Alberta, Canada
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New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1981 Scarce 1981 Second Edition Farrar, Strauss And Giroux Of M.B. Goffstein's Third Book. In The 90'S Goffstein Decided To Stop Publishing As She Was Unhappy With The State Of Children's Books At That Time And Mourned The Loss Of The "Spirit Of Adventure, High-Mindedness, And Willingness To Take Risks." According To Washington Post Reviewer Maggie Stern," Like Porcelain, There Is More To Her Work Than Meets The Eye. Beneath The Delicacy And Fragility Is A Core Of Astounding Strength." This Is A Library Discard In Fair Condition With Dust Jacket And The Usual Library Markings. One Page Has A Small Stain And Another Has A Bit Of Green Watercolor In The Margin. Pink Boards With Half Green Cloth And Gilt Lettering In A Green And White Clipped Dust Jacket.
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Bibiche et son Alphabet
by Blanchard
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Editions J. Barbe, Paris, France, 1949. Softcover. Good Condition. Size: 8mo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" tall. Text is in French. Pages are yellowed, but are tight and clean. Moderate shelfwear to the cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 pound. Category: Children; Non-English Language::French; French Language; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001404. .
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Rires & Grimaces : Vingt Dessins de J.-L. Forain
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Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Paris: Ludovic Baschet Book. Illus. by Forain et. al.. Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. No date stated, circa. 1900. In marbled boards with red fabric spine. Color plate by Jan Van Beers. 21 cartoons, each printed twice, once with the caption and once without. No. 8 of a limited edition of 50 on papier de chine. A few small tears at top and bottom of guard holding color plate, a few small irregularities on endpapers, text block near fine..
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LA PETITE GITA
by E. Delauney
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Paris: Librairie Nationale D'Education et Recreation, 1891. LA PETITE GITA- Translated from the English version by E. Delauney- Illustrated- Librairie Nationale D'Education et Recreation-Paris- Imp. Eugene Ardent & Cie.-nd- World Cat c1891- probably 1910-20 Hardcover:-Large 8vo-Good/ no dj as issued- A fine inding of original red cloth with gilt and black motif and titles- spine ends rubbed and frayed as are extremities, but clean, tight and square binding- Text In French- PO name on half-title- 141pp total- 136pp + 5pp conclusion- illustrated with 22 gravures-All page edges are gilt- SEE PHOTOS- Sans date.; Traduit et immité de l'anglais par E. Delaunay. Illustré. 22 gavures. Cartonné. 143 pages-gilt edging on all sides of pages.Coins frotte mais en bon condition et solide. Fiction-juvenile-adventure-illustrated (2387) . 1st Edition Thus. Fine Binding. Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Rodney Stone
by Doyle, A. Conan
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Rodney Stone, A Tale of the Napoleonic Wars by Arthur Conan Doyle. First Edition, copyright 1896 and published 1897 by D. Appleton And Company, New York. Illustrated by Sidney Paget. Used. Exlib. GOOD- CONDITION.Red buckram cloth boards. Gilt titling. Black & White plates Illustrated by Sidney Paget. Frontis and 11 all additional plates are present, in nice shape, and affixed to binding. 408 pages plus adverts. RARE/SCARCE/HARD TO FIND.
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Ban and Arriere Ban: A Rally Of Fugitive Rhymes
by Lang, Andrew
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Andrew E. Lang , a rare book of his poetry. Ban and Arriere Ban USED. 1st Edition, 1894, Longman's Green and Co. Deckle edge, tanning. Beveled green boards with gold gilt ornamentation. The Author's name appears in gold at the front lower right.board. . 118 pages. Illustrated by Henry Justice Ford. illustrator of the Fairy Books. Per wiki "Arrière-ban, in French customs, is a general proclamation whereby the king summons to war all his vassals and their vassals. To the Provost of Paris belongs the convoking and commanding of the arrière-ban. In the Medieval usage, arrière-ban denoted a general levy, where all able-bodied males were summoned into arms. List of contents available upon request.: ."Many of the verses of this collection appeared in magazines prior to appearing here". INCLUDES ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION PUBLISHERS STATEMENT, 4 3/8 x 2 3/8: "Messrs Longmans intend this book to be sold to the Public at the advertised price and supply it to the Trade on terms which will not allow discount."…
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L'Art 1900 Ou Le Style Jules Verne
by Rheims, Maurice
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Arts et Metiers Graphiques, Paris, France, 1965. Apparent First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 430pp; Lots of text and profusely illustrated; Includes several tipped-in color plates; Text entirely in French; Decorative cloth cover is multi-colored (floral pattern); Corners are bumped, but only minor additional shelfwear; Pages are yellowed, but are tight and clean; Owner's inscription on half-title page; Additional shipping charges may apply; Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 5-6 pounds. Category: Art & Design; Non-English Language::French; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 103121. . Additional shipping charges may apply..
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Oeuvres Poétiques (Discounted!)
by Madame Émile de Girardin (Delphine Gay)
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San Rafael, California, United States
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Extremely rare volume of poetry and essays by the early 19th century French author, poet and literary figure, Delphine de Girardin née Gay. This small (4.5 in. x 2.75 in.) volume is over 180 years old and is in excellent condition. Quarter bound in green leather and marbled paper. The spine is embossed with gilt scrollwork, title and author. The hinge is tight and the pages slightly yellowed with age, but still in fine, readable condition. Red Silk bookmark is still attached and faded only on the surface outside the book. No internal markings, bookplates or tears to pages. A remarkably preserved book for its age! There are no other similar copies of this vintage for sale on the Web!Un recueil de poèmes très rare de Delphine de Girardin née Gay, écrivaine, poétesse et personnalité littéraire française de la première moitié du 19ème siècle. Ce petit volume (11,4 cm X 6,9 cm) a plus de 180 ans d'âge est dans un état excellent, voire quasi-parfait. Demi-reliure avec cuir vert et papier… Read More
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Manuel francais-anglais des expressions usitees dans la correspondance commerciale (French-English business correspondence manual)
by Bayles, William Edward
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Presumed first edition, printed by Boyveau in Paris; Siegle in London. Only 1 copy in OCLC, dated 1881. 12mo, 125pp. A book of useful phrases for conducting business and travel, geared toward the native French speaker, with the bulk of the text printed simultaneously in English on facing pages. Contains trade-specific scenarios and vocabulary. Quarter leather with marbled boards, in Near Fine condition with minor shelfwear and a hint of foxing throughout. Based on the style of binding and paper, we suspect the volume to have been custom-bound by its owner, Bousquet, whose signature appears on both the pastedown and the half-title page—else clean and unmarked. Rare volume in excellent condition.
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COUNTES NOUVELES ET POESIES DIVERSES DU SIEUR VERGIER Et De Quelques Auteurs Anonymes. Augmentee D'Un Volume (Tome Second)
by Vergier, Jacques (1655-1720)
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Rouan: Chez Besoigne. Very Good. 1743. New Edition. Hardcover. Nouvelle Edition, Tome Second: engraved frontis. , t-p. , 324, [4]pp. Clean full leather with somewhat worn gilt decorated spine. Text tight, clean & intact. Pictorial frontispiece. Page edges dyed red. Poetry ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 324 pages .
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LE SERVICE MEDICAL DANS LES HOPITAUX DU HAUT - MAINE SOUS L'ANCIEN REGIME Inscribed by Author
by Delaunay, Paul
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Le Mans: Imprimerie Monnoyer. Very Good. 1923. Soft Cover. Original clean soft covers lightly color faded at edges. Pictorial frontispiece. Text tight, clean & intact. Author's inscription on front cover. French Text; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 47 pages; Signed by Author .
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