Search Results: Poetry from Books of Aurora

New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good++/very good. New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good++/very good. Former owner's name on ffep, Bright and clean. Jacket has 2 1/2" clhip at the top. Full color.

Indianapolis: Bowen-Merrill Company, 1898. Hardcover. Very Good. Indianapolis: Bowen-Merrill Company, 1898. Very Good. 195 pages, inscribed and signed by the author 'With Greetings - James Whitcomb Riley' on the ffep. B&W frontis portrait with tissue guard. Red binding with a gold border and lettering on the front, the spine has gold decoration and lettering. The spine has wear at both ends and a little on side. Wear at corners. binding is firm, pages are clear.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good++/near fine. Tudor, Tasha (illustrator). New York, NY, U.S.A.: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, 1984. First Edition. Very Good++/near fine. Tudor, Tasha (illustrator). Red boards with white linen spine. Book is as new save for small former owner's name sticker inside the front cover. Jacket is not price-clipped ($15.95). First edition with double listing of an ingredient in the recipe on page 90.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. Tudor, Tasha (illustrator). New York, NY, U.S.A.: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, 1984. First Edition. Very Good +/Very Good +. Tudor, Tasha (illustrator). Red boards with white linen spine. Book is as new save for small neat gift inscription and price-clipped jacket. First edition with double listing of an ingredient in the recipe on page 90.

New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good++/very good++. New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good++/very good++. Former owner's name sticker on ffep, Bright and clean. Jacket has a 1/2" closed tear near the spine. Full color.

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Natl Geographic Society, 2006. First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Various. "Several Yarns Detailing the Legends, Myths, and Real-Life Adventures of History's Most Notorious Seaman, told in Verse", full-color illustrations throughout. Signed by Lewis on the title page.

Mankato, Minnesota, U.S.A.: Creative EditionsCo, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good++/very good++. Kelley, Gary. Mankato, Minnesota, U.S.A.: Creative EditionsCo, 1998. Very Good++/very good++. Kelley, Gary. Signed and inscribed by J Patrick Lews with a date of 1999. Former owner's small sticker on ffep. Gorgeous full-color art accompanies these poems. Jacket protected in mylar. Slightest wear at top corner and spine of jacket.

Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1930. Hardcover. Good +. Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1930. Good +. 12" x 10", 60 pages, Illustrated with 12 full-color plates (there should be 13 but one is missing). 2 of the plates are loose, beautifully illustrated endpapers. Unmarked. Bound in black cloth with full-color pastedown bordered in gold on the front.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good +/fine. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1990. Very Good +/fine. Stated first Impression and also a Book Club Edition. Former owner's name on ffep. Bright, crisp and clean.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1907. Hardcover. Good+. Fisher, Harrison. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1907. Good+. Fisher, Harrison. 18 lovely full-color plates, printed on heavy coated stock. The text of the book consists of poems with elaborate page decoration by E. Stetson Crawford. Unmarked, the gutter is cracked at the half-title page. Bound in brown cloth with full-color paste diown. Light soiling on cover and insect damage on the bottom corners. top corners worn.

Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdman's Books for Young Readers, 2011. First printing. Hardcover. As New/new. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdman's Books for Young Readers, 2011. First printing. As New/new. This rich and intricate collection of poems chronicles the various experiences of American slaves. Drawn together through imagery drawn from quilting and fiber arts, each poem is spoken from a different perspective: a house slave, a mother losing her daughter to the auction block, a blacksmith, a slave fleeing on the Underground Railroad. This moving and eloquent set of poems, brought to life by vivid and colorful artwork from Michele Wood, offers a timeless witness to the hardship endured by America's slaves. Each poem is supplemented by a historical note. 

New York: Aladdin Paperbacks, 1995. Softcover. New. Parnell, Peter. The acclaimed team of Baylor and Parnall presents a radiant prose-poem about a girl who shares her love of desert life as she tells of treasured experiences such as dancing in the wind on Dust Devil Day and sleeping outside during the Time of the Falling Stars.

New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1986. Hardcover. New/new. Parnell, Peter. Remainder mark on bootom edge. The acclaimed team of Baylor and Parnall presents a radiant prose-poem about a girl who shares her love of desert life as she tells of treasured experiences such as dancing in the wind on Dust Devil Day and sleeping outside during the Time of the Falling Stars.

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1995. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1995. First Printing. Fine/Fine. Jacket protected in mylar.

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1868. Hardcover. Very Good +. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1868. Very Good +. Two small beautiful volumes. Approximately 3 1/4" by 5 3/4". Bright blue buckram binding with pressed pattern on the front and rear covers. Gold lettering on spine and bright gilt on all three edges. Neat bookplate in the front of each, no other markings. 1 3/4 split in the front pasted down endpaper, binding threads have let go in the center of each volume resuting in the text block being split into two sections. A little bit of wear at head and foot of spines.

New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good++/fine. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good++/fine. This copy is 'as new' a with commerative bookplate on the ffep. The bookplate was designed for the Young Author's conference 1985 and bears the printed signature of Arnold Adolff. Previous owner's name in small letters, also on the ffep. B&W illustrations throughout. The poems reflect a child's thoughts inside and outside, describing what he sees and feels.

New York: Henry Holt and Company. Hardcover. Very Good +. New York: Very Good +. 178 pages, a neat gift inscription inside the front cover is the only marking. Color frontis with tissue guard, b&w illustrations throughout. Bbound in green cloth with gold lettering and picture on the front. Spine lettering has faded. Corners are sharp, slight wear at spine ends. No date, circa 1930.

New York: Harper & Row, 1987. Hardcover. Fine. New York: Harper & Row, 1987. Fine. A collection of poems evoking the world and feelings of childhood, including The land of Counterpane, My Shadow, The Swing, The Moon, and Looking Forward

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909. Hardcover. Very Good. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1909. Very Good. Everyman's Library, 645 pages, bookplate on first blank enpaper, crack at the gutter at the half title page. Decorated endpapers, green binding with elaborate gold lettering and decoration on the spine.

Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1868. Hardcover. Very Good. Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1868. Very Good. Volume 3 only of a 4 volume set. Deep brown quarter leather with marbled boards and endpapers. Wear at extremities, a scuff on front board, gold lettering on spine. Former owner's bookplate inside front cover. Gilt top edge, tightly bound and clean.