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The Troubles Of A Gnome by Zofja Kossak-Szczucka / Monica M. Gardner - 1928

by Zofja Kossak-Szczucka / Monica M. Gardner

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The Troubles Of A Gnome by Zofja Kossak-Szczucka / Monica M. Gardner - 1928

The Troubles Of A Gnome

by Zofja Kossak-Szczucka / Monica M. Gardner

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You get one Troubles Of A Gnome by Zofja Kossak-Szczucka / Monica M. Gardner 1928 hardcover book published by A. & C. Black, Ltd. Illustrated by Charles Folkard. It does not come with a dust jacket. This item is in English. This book is in good condition with some wear to its covers and edges. The book is slightly curved, but is complete with 102 pages, as well as color and b/w illustrations. The binding is tight and the book is complete with no loose pages. There is some tanning, as well as foxing, to the pages, which are free from writing, except for an inscription on the flyleaf. This item is 10.5 inches tall by 8.25 inches wide. These measurements are approximations to give you an idea of the size of the book. Please see all pictures.

  • Bookseller Independent bookstores US (US)
  • Illustrator Charles Folkard
  • Format/Binding The binding is tight and the book is complete with no loose pages.
  • Book Condition Used - Good
  • Jacket Condition N/A
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher A. & C. Black, Ltd.
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1928
  • Keywords illustrated, folktale, fairy tale

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Sleepy Hour Bedtime Stories

Sleepy Hour Bedtime Stories

by Dirks, Mary Lou

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Moundridge, KS: Gospel Publishers. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1983. No Edition Stated. Pictorial Hardcover. Owner's name inked on FFEP, spine very slightly faded; 183 pages .
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Little Herta's Christmas Dream; A Christmas fiary-tale of the mountains

Little Herta's Christmas Dream; A Christmas fiary-tale of the mountains

by Blobel, Oscar

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Innsbruck: Max schammler [1911]. (4to) Good, no dust jacket. Illustrated endpapers, 11 full-page color illustrations and a color pastedown on the front cover, 2 monochrome illustrations, and each text page with decorated margins. Very worn with the pages loose but not detached. A reading copy of a scarce book. Illustration by Hugo Grimm. Translated by H.M. H. (Juvenile, Christmas Stories, Fairy Tales).
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Rupert Annual 1938 Facsimile.

Rupert Annual 1938 Facsimile.

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London, Daily Express, 1989.. Quite rare! Boards slightly rubbed around edges, otherwise very good condition.
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Louie's Search
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Louie's Search

by Keats, Ezra Jack

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9780590077439 / 0590077430
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U.S.A.: Four Winds Press, 1980 Very Nice Copy In Very Good Plus Condition In Very Good Clipped Dust Jacket Signed By Ezra Jack Keats On The Title Page. There Is Also A Gift Inscription On The Endpaper. Stated First Printing Of The First Edition Of The 1980 Four Winds Press Edition. Classic Keats Story Of A Determined Little Boy Outside In His New Urban Neighbourhood Constructed With Painting And Collage. This One Has A Particularly Entertaining Array Of Characters And Street Scenes.
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Twenty-Four Robbers

Twenty-Four Robbers

by Wood, Audrey

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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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Rupert Annual 1938 Facsimile.

Rupert Annual 1938 Facsimile.

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London, Daily Express, 1989.. Quite rare! Boards slightly rubbed around edges, otherwise very good condition.
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Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future. Voyage to Venus, Part 2.

by Hampson, Frank.:

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9781840238419 / 1840238410
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London, Titan Books, 2004.. 1st edition in this format, with full print number from 1 -10. Facsimile of the very first Dan Dare story, which started in the "Eagle" comic in April 1950. This volume is part 2 of that story, reprinted from the "Eagle" dated 19 January 1951, No. 41, up to 28 September 1951 Volume 2 No. 25. Includes a "Who's who in Dan Dare", the first part of an interview with creator Frank Hampson, and a short Dan Dare story set in Mars, 1988. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
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Minn of the Mississippi (Newbery Honor)

by Holling, Holling Clancy

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1951 Yellow pictorial cloth, mild spotting to cloth, front board very slightly bowed, clean and bright internally, in full color dust jacket with minor wear, small chips at spine ends (less than 1/4") and at corners, price intact. The story of a snapping turtle's journey down the Mississippi River. Illustrated in color throughout. . First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Holling Clancy Holling. 4to.
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Bridgman's Kewts

Bridgman's Kewts

by Bridgman, L. J. [Lewis Jesse]

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NY and Boston: H. M. Caldwell Company. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, bookseller's ticket on front . pastedown endpaper, owner name on front flyleaf, front hinge cracked, a . few pages smudged, shaken.. 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth binding with color illustration of young boy in nightshirt with lit candle on front and rear boards. Decorative endpapers. 44 full-page illustrations in red and black. An antique children's picture book about a group of five Kewts: bald little people (not quite as cute as Palmer Cox's Brownies, but similar) who take a tour, written in verse, of the 48 United States with their tour guide Sammy, a short, bald version of Uncle Sam. There's Kewt Pat (Irish) , Kewt Sandy (Scottish) , Kewt Ah San (Chinese) , Kewt Hans (Dutch) and Kewt Sambo (a fez-wearing African). Sambo suffers the most from stereotypical writing and illustrations and Native Americans of Oklahoma are also slammed. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 94 pages .
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Tony and the Circus Boy [ Circus Pop-Up ]. 305
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Hardcover
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Westminster London: Bancroft & Co, 1960. Hardcover. VG-. Vojtech Kubasta. Circus pop-up book illustrated by Vojtech Kubasta, no date but circa 1960. 4to, stiff front illustrated cardboard, stiffer rear board opens up to the pop-up, story inside "Tony and the Circus Boy" has 8 pages and 2 b/w text illustrations. Condition: VERY GOOD - : light rubbing all around, spine tail has a ¼" chip with a 1"tear, crease along bottom edge of front cover, rubbing along interior spine, old sticker residue on front cover; the lovely pop-up is in very nice condition.
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THE TROUBLES OF A GNOME

by KOSSAK-SZCZUCKA, ZOFJA

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1st Edition
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Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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LONDON: A. & C. BLACK. BOUND IN BLUE/BLACK PATTERNED BOARDS WITH BLUE SPINE AND CARTOON LKE DRAWING OF CASP THE GNOME WITH DUCKS AND HOLDING A FEATHER ; THIS AS A PASTE-DOWN TO FRONT BOARD. TRANSLATED FROM THE POLISH BY MONICA M. GARDNER, WITH EIGHT FULL-PAGE COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS BY CHARLES FOLKARD. V11/102pp WITH NINE TALES OF A GNOME AND A HOBGOBLIN CALLED SATO; THE LATTER BEING THE GUARDIAN OF A TREASURE TROVE OF GOLD AND JEWELS, STOLEN BY BRIGANDS IN THE SILESIAN MOUNTAINS WHERE THEY ALL THE CHARCTERS IN THESE STORIES LIVED. CORNERS WORN AND RUBBED, OTHERWISE ALL VG . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1928.
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole

Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole

by Engle, Joanna

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First Edition
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Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780394856438 / 0394856430
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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
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Bob Son of Battle

by Alfred Oliphant

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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
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Ronny Meets the Cadborosuarus

by Elmay Crow

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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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Bedtime Stories
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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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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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Hardcover
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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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Reprint Edition
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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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Lucky You, What Science Has Done For Us
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Lucky You, What Science Has Done For Us

by Leaf, Munro

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Lucky You: What Science Has Done For Us J.B. Lippincott Stated First Edition. SCIENCE. Artfully illustrated by MUNRO LEAF. Good EXLIB in a Good unclipped $2.25 orig. price dust jacket. Last page states: 152 4.
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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
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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
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Foreign Agent

by Thor, Brad

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First
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9781501147494 / 1501147498
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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… Read More
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