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Le Petit Prince
by Saint-Exupery, Antoine De
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- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
- Published
- 1943
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Later Printing
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$300.00
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New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1943. Later Printing of the 1943 First Edition in French language, no date title page, no flying crow at p. 63, and Madison Avenue address rear flap. Very Good, arears of foxing to boards, in Very Good dust jacket, spine a shade browned, chips at spine ends and old internal tape mend at head of… Read more
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$300.00

The Land of Look-and-See
by Malvern, Gladys and Corinne
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- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
- Published
- 1940
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Item Price
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$75.00
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Springfield, MA: McLoughlun Bros., Inc., 1940. Unpaged, transparent colored paper between the pages to simulate windows to look through, lacking the transparency at center of the book, title page transparency with bottom corner chip.. Near Fine, small rubs at corners and spine ends, small discoloration rear cover, the transparencies still with original bright orange color. OCLC locates five libraries with… Read more
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$75.00

Tailspin Tommy and the Airliner Mystery
by Forrest, Hal
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- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
- Published
- 1938
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Item Price
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$100.00
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New York: Dell Publishing Co., 1938. Very Good, rubbed at edges, small stains fore edge of page block, pages uniformly browning. RARE< WorldCat locates three copie, at the Library of Congress, University of Florida, and Wellesley College. 192 pages, with an illustrated page facing each page of text. . First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Very Good. 5 1/2" x 4".
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The Book of Bugs
by Sutherland, Harvey
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- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
- Published
- 1902
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Item Price
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$100.00
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New York and London: Street & Smith, 1902. 225 pp. with 10 pp. ads at rear. Near Fine, light wear at edges, slight soiling at end papers, the decorative cloth covers stamped in gilt and silver are bright and lovely. A lovely example of early 20th c. American decorative bookbinding. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. 8vo - over… Read more
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The Little Lame Prince and The Adventures of a Brownie
by Miss Mulock; Illustrated By Eva Noe
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- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
- Published
- 1928
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
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$100.00
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New York: J. H. Sears & Company, 1928. Illustrated end papers by Christopher Rule. Color frontispiece and marginal illustrations every page by Eva Noe. Bound in bright orange cloth with gilt lined color illustration on paper front cover, Near Fine, spine just a hint lightened, small rubs at corners, a quite handsome copy, gift quality. Sears Illustrated Juveniles series. .… Read more
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Paste'em and Coloring Book: Our Farm, No.10
by TOY BOOK) ANONYMOUS
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- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
- Published
- 1939
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Item Price
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$100.00
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New York: Sam'l Gabriel Sons & Co., 1939. Near Fine, the slightest of small rubs at edges. Punch out sheets are complete. A charming childrens coloring and paste in book. . First Edition. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Near Fine. Oblong 8vo.
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At the Pet Hospital
by Hefflefinger, Jane and Hoffman, Elaine
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- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
- Published
- 1964
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Item Price
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$100.00
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Chicago: Melmont Publishers, Inc., 1964. SCARCE. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket, prioor owner name in ink front end page, stray red mark rear panel, small chip at head of spine. Illustrated by Lucy and John Hawkinson. The authors were both teachers; the illustrators used their dog Flash as a model, and found the Escanaba Pet Hospital on Chicago's South… Read more
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Come Hither; A Collection of Rhymes and Poems for the Young of All Ages. (Two Volumes)
by de la Mare, Walter; Embellished by Alec Buckels
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- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
- Published
- 1923
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition
- Item Price
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$250.00
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London: Constable and Company, 1923. #276 of 350 numbered and SIGNED copies. Two volumes bound in gray paper-covered boards, light tan buckram back with brown leather spine labels lettered in gilt, top edges gilt. Very Good Plus, spines and labels at spines darkened. A quite handsome set and rather uncommon in current commerce. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Limited… Read more
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Logic and Tea; Letters of the Reverend Mr. Charles Dodgson to Members of the Roswell Family of Oxford
by Reverend Mr. Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll); Notes by Jan Susina and F.(redric) Brewer ; Illustrations by John Tenniel
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- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
- Published
- 1984
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition
- Item Price
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$200.00
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Bloomington, Indiana: Fredric Brewer, Publ., 1984. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY PUBLISHER Fredric Brewer at limitation page -" for Gary Steigerwald 17 Jan 1984 Fredric Brewer". #92 of 140 copies. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Illustrated end papers by John Tenniel. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY PUBLISHER. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read more
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$200.00

Broomsticks & Other Tales
by de la Mare, Walter; Woodcut Designs by Bold
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- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
- Published
- 1925
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Item Price
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$200.00
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London: Constable and Company, 1925. Presentation Copy, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page -"Walter de la Mare with all best wishes December 1925". With 1925 ownership signature of Walter Sutton at front paste down, hidden by front flap. Near Fine, 2 tiny corner bumps, in Very Good Plus dust jacket, light soiling and light edge wear. .… Read more
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$200.00

Greenwitch
by Cooper, Susan
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- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
- Published
- 1974
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First British Edition
- ISBN
- 9780701150488
- Item Price
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$250.00
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1974. The third book in the Dark Is Rising series. Uncommon in the 1st British edition. Near Fine, tiny top corner bump, prior owner name and address hidden by front flap, 4 dates in ink rear and page. In a Near Fine dust jacket, small crease top corner front panel. . First British Edition. Cloth. Near… Read more
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Franconia Stories
by Abbott, Jacob; Edited by Margaret Armstrong; Illustrated by Helen Maitland Armstrong
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- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
- Published
- 1923
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Edited Edition
- Item Price
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$300.00
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New York & London: G. P Putnam's Sons, 1923. Bound in red cloth with lettering stamped in black and with RARE dust jacket. With color frontispiece illustration and black and white illustrations in text, all by Helen Maitland Armstrong. Illustrated end pages. ix, 321 pp. Near Fine, light soiling to edges of page block, in Very Good Plus dust… Read more
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo
by Tolkien, J. R. R.
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- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
- Published
- 1975
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First American Edition
- ISBN
- 9780395219706
- Item Price
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$150.00
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1975. First American Edition, First Printing, with complete number row. Near Fine, small rubs at bottom corners, in Near Fine dust jacket, light wear at spine ends and corners. . First American Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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(Lincoln) A Child's History of the United States. In Three Volumes ( Including Vol. III. Part Second. History of the Great Rebellion.)
by Bonner, John
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- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
- Published
- 1866
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Item Price
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$500.00
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New York: Harper & Brother Publishers, 1866. xx, 17-308, [2],317, [5], 14-367, [1] p. Index, p. [359]-367. Illustrated with engravings. Three volumes in publisher's original olive cloth ornately stamped in gilt, pale peach end papers. Near Fine, light wear at spine ends and corners, title leaf Vol. I detached, first peach end papers in Vols. I and III roughly removed,… Read more
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$500.00

Yellow Jacket; The Story of a Domestic Cat.
by Carter, Russell Gordon; Illustrated by Ralph Carlyle Prather
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- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
- Published
- 1931
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Item Price
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$200.00
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Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1931. SCARCE in lovely collectible dust jacket, which retains on the front flap the uncut publisher's bookmark. Fine in Very Good dust jacket, small chips at corners and spine ends, light soiling. "The life story of Peter, a domestic cat that renounces civilization and roams the woods and fields after the manner of his tawny… Read more
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Old Tales from Spain
by Alfau, Felipe; Illustrated by Rhea Wells
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- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
- Published
- 1929
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Item Price
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$1,000.00
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Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1929. The Spanish born American novelist's first book, a book for children. Felipe Alfau's novels are Locos: A Comedy of Gestures (1936) and Chromos (written in the 1940s but left unpublished until 1990), the latter being nominated for the National Book Award in 1990. RARE in dust jacket, Near Fine, tiny bump top… Read more
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$1,000.00

The Captain of the Rajah. A Story of the Sea
by Patterson, Howard; Illustrated by Warren Sheppard
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- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
- Published
- 1890
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Item Price
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$350.00
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New York: Union Square Publishing Company, 1890. 155 pages. Profusely illustrated by Warren Sheppard, with full page illustrations and practically ever page of text with smaller illustrations. . Very Good in original green cloth, decorative end papers, lettering faded yet legible, light wear at edges, hinges starting to open. Uncommon in current commerce, only copy noted at Rare Book Hub… Read more
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$350.00

Publisher's Promotional Poster for BABAR
by (De Brunhoff, Laurent)
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- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Printing
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$150.00
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No Place (Paris): L'Ecole des Loisirs SCARCE. No place (Paris) No date, circa 1980's. Near Fine, faint creases, 16 1/2" w x 24" h. The publisher L'ecole des Loisirs published a number of BABAR books during this time period. No doubt a limited edition poster, no edition number stated, this poster was printed on heavy paper and distributed at an… Read more
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ABC
by Rumohr, Marianne; Illustrated by Carl Von Hanno
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- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
- Published
- 1954
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Item Price
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$150.00
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Oslo, Norway: Johan Grundt Tanum, 1954. Very Good Plus, corners rubbed. Illustrated end pages, charmingly illustrated in color and black and white by noted Norwegian artist Carl Von Hanno. First published 1949, this revised edition for Moderate Forms. Text in Norwegian, 120 p. SCARCE, an unusual find for the ABC collector. . Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No… Read more
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A Collection of 7 of the First 9 Redbook Magazines from 1950-1951 Containing Original Dr. Seusss Stories
by Dr. Seuss; (GEISEL, Ted [Theodore]
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- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
- Published
- 1950
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Printings
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$1,000.00
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New York: McCall Corporation, 1950. Seven of the first nine Redbook Magazines from 1950-51 ( 1.3.4.5.6.7, and 9 ) that each contained an original Dr. Seuss story, overall Very Good, wear with paper loss at spine ends, some with tears at spine folds, toning, some pages with small corner creases. Jun. 1950, Vol. 95, No.2, "Gustav, the Goldfish", p. 48-51;… Read more
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$1,000.00