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New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1909 Bound in green cloth with color pictorial paper pastedown, cover soil, wear to extremities and pastedown, inner hinges shaky, foxing to prelims, a few pages dog-eared, one plate marred by a small bit of paper from opposing page. Humorous verse by Kilvert, a sampling here: "Wally Wimple went a-kiting/ In the simple sport delighting/ Kite as big again as Walter/ Never once did Walter falter/ Till a sudden gust of weather/ Lifted Wally off the heather/ Though to keep his feet a-fighting/ Wally Wimple went a-kiting." Every 2 stanzas are pictured in full color on opposing pages with whimsical drawings from water colors. 18 color plates, plus color title page and color copyright page, all text and illustrations printed on heavy stock. A fabulous production, quite rare.. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by B. Cory Kilvert. 4to.
Tom Swift And His Talking Pictures by Appleton, Victor (Howard Garis - Ghost Writer) - 1928
by Appleton, Victor (Howard Garis - Ghost Writer)
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Tom Swift And His Talking Pictures
by Appleton, Victor (Howard Garis - Ghost Writer)
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Morristown, NJ: Silver Burdett (1956). Color illustrated paper over boards, spine wear, else, very good. A companion to I Like the City and to the "Music Through The Day, Teacher's Book One." Illustrated in color throughout by Rojankovsky. Issued for use in schools it is uncommon to find the book without school markings and in nice condition. (Allen AB.27).. First Edition. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Feodor Rojankovsky. Oblong 8vo.
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New York: Century Co., 1892 Grey cloth pictorially stamped in red, blue and gilt, spine darkened, rubbed, fraying at corners and spine ends, a few marginal finger marks internally 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. Good/No Jacket. 8vo.
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Hans Im Gluck (Hans in Luck)
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Zurich: Globi-Verlag, 1944 Brown cloth backed illustrated boards, lt. rubbing to edges, lt. shelf wear, 2 thin holes in back strip where staples pushed through. Internally fine. Fairy tale from Grimm, illustrated by 6 stunning and colorful full-page lithos, plus a dual-page color centerfold. Text in German. . First Edition. Illustrated Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Herbert Leupin. Oblong 4to.
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New York: Harper & Brothers (1950) 184 pgs. Yellow pictorial cloth, wear to spine tips and corners, in a color illustrated dust jacket which is worn with a few small chips, tape repair on verso of DJ, price intact. A very clever and different approach to an alphabet book, one where the prose is alliterative and there actually is a plot! In addition to the wonderful text, Parrish added detailed and beautiful Victorian style drawings on which she spent a year making! Note lovely color pictorial endpapers.. First Edition. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Anne Parrish. 4to.
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Star for Hansi
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1936 Illustrated boards with cloth spine, light wear to spine ends; matching dust jacket with soil, abrasions to front panel and light chipping to spine ends, price clipped. A German Christmas stories illustrated in red and gold. First editions are uncommon.. First Edition. Near Fine/Good to Very Good. Illus. by Grace Paull. 12mo.
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New York: Thomas Y Crowell & Co., 1953. First Printing of this Newberry Award Winner. Near Fine, prior owner name front endpage( marvelous illustrated endpages!), prior owner inscription verso of front end page, in a Very Good dustjacket, rubbed at the tips and folds, shallow 1/4" x 2" chip top edge rear panel.. First Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Jean Charlot.
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Tom Swift and his talking pictures;: Or, The greatest invention on record,
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Tom Swift and His Talking Pictures
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Tom Swift and His Talking Pictures; or, The Greatest Invention on Record
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Tom Swift and His Talking Pictures
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Racine: Whitman, 1928. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. The Kerrs. Vintage book. Dust jacket has closed tears and small chips at spine; now in new removable protective cover. Orange cloth covered boards with black print. Pages are clean and unmarked, but tanning. Whitman Publishing Company, 1928 copyright, printing not stated but after 1935; Whitman # 2167. 216 pages, cover art by The Kerrs. 12mo (5"" x 7.5"") Tom Swift and His Talking Pictures (Tom Swift #31) by Howard R. Garis, writing as Victor Appleton. Rear dust jacket panel lists Tom Swift books 29 - 38, through Tom Swift and His Planet Stone, published in 1935; so the book was printed after 1935.
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Tom Swift and His Talking Pictures
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TOM SWIFT AND HIS TALKING PICTURES
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Tom Swift and His Talking Pictures
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Tom Swift and his Talking Pictures; Or, The Greatest Invention on Record
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Tom Mouse
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Brookfield, CT: Roaring Brook Press, 2002. AUTHOR SIGNED. 2002 Stated First Edition and with full printing number line. FINE in FINE price-intact dust jacket. Le Guin signed her name in violet ink on the title page, just below little Tom Mouse's nose. Signed on April 22, 2008 at Powell's Portland, Oregon bookstore. (Included with this book is a copy of Powell's April 2008 issue of the newsletter "Ink" with Ms. LeGuin's event listed.) A fresh, otherwise unmarked, tightly bound copy. Pages, yellow endpapers and hardcover (color pictorial paper with gloss lamination) are pristine. Binding and hinges tight and straight. Unclipped jacket, graphics matching the cover, is bright and clean; faint shelf rub along jacket spine where it wraps over the hinges but still fine, no tears, chips or creases. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. The tale of a little mouse with a yen to travel. Charming color illustrations throughout by Julie Downing. 8 x 10-1/4". 40 pages. Signed by…
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Betty Fairy Book
by Price, Margaret Evans (Illus); Flint, Helen (Auth)
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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
by Swan, Kay; Illustrated By Alice Dennis
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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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LITTLE BEAR
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New York NY: Harper & Row. 1957. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn at edges. DJ flap clipped. Previous owner's name. ; I Can Read; 63 pages .
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