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Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail: Being the Adventures of Two New England Boys in Alaska and the Northwest Territory
by THOMPSON, Arthur R.
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1900
- Condition
- Very good
- Edition
- First Edition
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$100.00
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Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. xii, [2], 352, [4] p. 21 cm. 11 b&w illustrations including a map. Grey cloth. Lower corners bumped, spine tail a bit softened. Small label on front free endpaper. Two marks on text block edge and faint stain at bottom of p. 2.
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$100.00

Hans Fingerhut's Frog Lesson: A Fairy Tale
by LAMPMAN, Archibald; KEYES, Sharon (illus.)
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1973
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition. 300 copies
- ISBN
- 9780919614079
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$20.00
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Ottawa: The Golden Dog Press, 1973. First Edition. 300 copies. Softcover. Fine. [12 p.]. 26 cm. Card covers.
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How Bruises Lost His Secret
by GERVAIS, C. H.; RYAN, Patric (illus.)
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1975
- Condition
- Very good
- Edition
- First Edition
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$30.00
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Coatsworth, ON: Black Moss, 1975. First Edition. Staplebound. Very good. 24 p. 30 cm. B&w illustrations. Staplebound card covers.
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The Industrious Bear. From Krylov's Fables
by [MACDONALD, Thoreau]
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1938
- Condition
- Fine
- Item Price
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$35.00
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The Woodchuck Press, 1938. Booklet. Fine. Printed for the Russian Church Bazaar - 1938. [12 p.]. 15 cm. 5 b&w illustrations, including title page. Staplebound booklet.
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$35.00

Sing A Song of Sixpence and other Nursery Rhymes
by The Canada Games Co. Limited
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- Attic Books
- Published
- nd
- Condition
- Near fine
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$30.00
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Toronto: The Canada Games Co. Limited, nd. Staplebound. Near fine. Canada Toy Books Series 5. [8 p.]. 22 cm. 10 illustrations inside in black and orange. Colour illustrations on both covers. Staplebound softcover. Paper browning. Otherwise very neat and clean.
Includes There Was An Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, Little Jack Horner, Little Miss Muffett, Deedle… Read more
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Boy on Defence
by YOUNG, Scott
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1987
- Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- Reprint. Originally published 1953
- ISBN
- 9780771090899
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$25.00
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1987. Reprint. Originally published 1953. Paperback. Fair. 246 p. 18 cm. Paperback. Pages stained. Chip from bottom of p. 15 not affecting text.
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The Children's Study, Canada
by MCILWRAITH, J. N.
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1899
- Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Item Price
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$40.00
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Toronto: William Briggs, 1899. First Edition. Cloth. Fair. The Children's Study. vii, 252 p. 18 cm. B&w frontispiece and small drawing on title page. Brown cloth with bold print. Corners bumped, spine ends softened. Some tears and chips to page edges from cutting. Foxing to text block edges and within, mainly first and last pages. Ink inscription… Read more
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Wildflower Win: The Journal of a Little Girl
by KNOX, Kathleen
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1876
- Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Item Price
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$40.00
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London: Marcus Ward & Co, 1876. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 162 p. 17 cm. Colour frontispiece and b&w line drawings. Brown cloth with black and gold impressing, pasted-on front cover illustration. Spine lean. Corners bumped, dents in board centres, chips to paste-on. Hinges cracking internally, endpapers foxed. Some stains to pages, esp. frontispiece, title, Contents, and first pages.… Read more
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The Toys of Nuremberg
by STURGES, Lillian Baker
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1915
- Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Item Price
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$35.00
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Chicago: Rand McNally, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Unpaginated. 20 cm. Colour and b&w illustrations. Blue cloth with pasted-on colour illustration. Worn extremities, esp. corners. White mark on rear. Ink inscription on front free endpaper: Howard Brewster Reddick From Elizabeth Sturges (relative of author?) June 1917. Occasional thumbing.
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Tuck Me In Stories
by COMSTOCK, Enos B.
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1917
- Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Second printing November 1917
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$50.00
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New York: Moffat, Yard and Company, 1917. Second printing November 1917. Hardcover. Good. 76 p. 25 cm. Frontispiece and 3 other full-page partial colour illustrations. B&w line drawings by the author throughout the book. Mustard cloth with black and green impressing. Covers soiled. Small holes in rear hinge. Ink inscription on front free endpaper. Some thumbing within. … Read more
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In Every Moon There Is A Face
by MATHES, Charles; GRASTON, Arlene (illus.)
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 2008
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- Second printing
- ISBN
- 9780970190741
- Item Price
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$30.00
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Vellevue, WA: Illumination Publishing Company, 2008. Second printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. A Terri Cohlene Book. Unpaginated. 23 x 29 cm. 13 colour illustrations. Pictorial hardcover in matching dustjacket. Signed by author and illustrator on half title.
"A young girl takes a flight of fancy in which everything she sees leads her to another image, such as… Read more
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Maggie Muggins in the meadow
by GRANNAN, Mary; PATIENCE, Pat. (illus.)
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1956
- Condition
- Very good +
- Item Price
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$30.00
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Toronto: Thomas Allen, 1956. Hardcover. Very good +/Good. 150 p. 21 cm. B&w illustrations. Green cloth in mylar-covered dustjacket. Jacket has small tears, chips and creases. Book itself has spot on front cover.
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"Wee Lammie"
by HERING, Jeanie (Mrs. Adams Acton)
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- Attic Books
- Condition
- Good
- Item Price
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$20.00
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London: George Routledge and Sons. Hardcover. Good. 64 p. 18 cm. 12 b&w illustrations. Orange cloth. A bit of soiling and wrinkling and corners a bit bumped.Ink inscription on front free endpaper: To Elizabeth Florence Parr In memory of her Cousin Fanny A. Stinson. Offsetting to endpapers. Crackin rear pastedown and corresponding crease on rear. A… Read more
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The Joker and Jerry Acain
by HELME, Eleanor & PAUL, Nance; ALDIN, Cecil (illus.)
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- Condition
- Good
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$25.00
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London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. Hardcover. Good/Good. 171 p. 22 cm. Frontispiece and 11 other illustrations by Aldin. Tan cloth in dustjacket. Jacket has some small tears and chips to edges, darkened spineCloth discoloured with spotted spine, bumped corners. Some foxing, including text block edges.
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Jack and Jill
by McLoughlin Bros.
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- Attic Books
- Condition
- Fair
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$50.00
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New York: McLoughlin Bros.. Softcover. Fair. Jack & Jill Series. [8 p.]. 27 cm. Colour and partial-colour illustrations. Colour card covers. Both covers detached with small tears to edges. A little thumbing inside but overall very clean.
Beautifully illustrated Jack and Jill, Three Blind Mice, Johnny and His Hobby-Horse. Numerous well-known nursery rhymes.
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Make-believe Men and Women
by TUCKER, Elizabeth S.; HUMPHREY, Maud (illus.)
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1897
- Condition
- Good
- Item Price
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$150.00
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New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1897. Hardcover. Good. Unpaginated. 29 cm. Colour frontispiece and 5 other full-page colour illustrations. Decorations around each page of text. Blue cloth spine with illustrated paper boards. Corners and edges worn and paper dampstained. Some wear to spine cloth. Ink inscription on front free endpaper. Some foxing and thumbing within. … Read more
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$150.00

The Triumph of Industry; Or, The Story of Little Robinson of Paris
by LANDON, Lucy (trans.)
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1876
- Condition
- Good +
- Item Price
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$20.00
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London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1876. Hardcover. Good +. vi, [1], 8-238, [2] p. 17 cm. B&w frontispiece, title page vignette, decorations throughout. Red cloth with black and gold impressing. Spine lean, worn corners, softened spine ends. Ink signature on front free endpaper (Miss Annie Backus). Tissue guard over frontispiece is detached.
Little Cecil is abandoned by… Read more
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The Sleepy-Song Book
by FIELD, Eugene, BYRON, May & CAMPBELL, Florence; ANDERSON, Anne (illus.)
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1915
- Condition
- Very good
- Item Price
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$50.00
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New York: McBride Nast and Company, 1915. Hardcover. Very good. 83 p. 29 cm. Numerous colour illustrations with b&w decorations. Blue cloth with pasted-on front cover illustration. Some rubbing, small scuffs, dampstains to exterior and minor wear to extremities. Dark mark on spine and white marks on rear cover. Foxing mainly to first and last pages.… Read more
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$50.00

Apple Pie A.B.C.
by McLoughlin Bros.
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1897
- Condition
- Good
- Item Price
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$50.00
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New York: McLoughlin Bros., 1897. Softcover. Good. [12 p.]. 28 cm. Numerous full-colour and partial-colour illustrations, including fabulous cat playing bagpipes. Burgundy cloth spine and pictorial card covers. Some wear and oiling to exterior. Rear cover has large tear and a large signature. Some thumbing, tears, and damp stains to interior.
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$50.00

The Hollow Tree
by LUNN, Janet
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- Attic Books
- Published
- 1997
- Condition
- Fine
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$30.00
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 208 p. 23 cm. Maps on endpapers. Black cloth in mylar-covered dustjacket. Jacket has label for The Canadian Childrens Book Centre Choice. Inscribed by the author on title page.
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