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Chicago, N.Y., San Francisco: Rand McNally, 1959, 1959. HC and DJ. 9 1/4 x 7 3/8. 92 pp. Written for children reading at approx grade 4-6 level. A marvelous dustjacet depicts Lincoln as a boy reading a book. He sits near a river; a steam boat goes by. He s eems engrossed in the book. Dj has tear to rear and very min wear to edges. Super bright and clean. Rear dj flap has a charming "Children's Book Club" bookmark, uncut. Lime green textured paper bindin g, bright, tight clean. New mylar cover. No former owner's name. Not price clipped. Endpapers have map of important Lincoln sites in Kentucky, Illinois and Indiana. This is the story of Lincoln up to his election to the Presidency. A lvoely clean copy of this remarkable book. Dj; good. Bindintg and text: v. good..

Unknown, USA: Montbec Inc, 1988 Hard Cover. Unknown. 9 1/2 x 6 4/5. ISBN:2-89227-204-3. 46 pp. Glazed picture-boards covers in absolute mint cond. Orange-red background with inset square illust. of Chuck E. Beaver and his friends in the school bus approaching Little Forest School. This is the story of Chuck's first day of school. He is worried and a bit apprehensive, but with the help of his parents, his friends, and a very nice teacher, he discovers that school is great fun, and he is eager to return the next day. Entire book is bright, tight and clean - as if never read. A full-page coloured illust. every other page. This is a superb copy of this delightful book. Overall cond: v. fine..

N. Y.: Scholastic Book Services, 1991, 1991. Unknown. 7 1/2 x 5 1/5. ISBN:0-590-43944-8. 122 pp . This is an Apple Paperback and a Newberry Honor book. Grades 3-5. A remarkable book written with great skill and empathy about 2 young girls and th e tiny, delicate village built of sticks and leaves they discover in Sar-Kate's junky, overgrown yard. Sara-Kate says elves made it, but Hillary isn't sure at first. This copy never read - an absolut e mint copy. A splendid copy of this enchanting book. Overall cond: fine..

N. Y.: Random House, 1946. Hard Cover. 11 1/4 x 8. Translated from the French by Merle Haas. Text has appearance of handwriting. Original illustrations - just wonderful. One of Arthur parachuting down into an astonished group o f animals - some of which are kangaroos. Illustrated boards binding has been repaired with clear tape. There is no evidence of yellowing of adhesive. The cover has some edge and corner wear and a bit of scuffing and a bit of lam bubbling. No former owner's name on endpapers. Endpapers are classic grey elephants on red, Babar endpapers. These endpapers are very clean but have been taped with clear, non yellowing tape as well. Evidence of hinging at front and back but text as a unit is sewen securely. Some tears at spine in text, likely from a child wanting to see the next page before the parent has finished reading the text. Text is otherwise clean and unmarked. Overall cond: poor-fair.. Hard Cover. Fair.

Garden City, N.Y.: Nelson Doubleday, 1960 HC and DJ. 8 1/2 x 5 3/4. #40 in this series contains "With Dorothy in Oz", by L. Frank Baum; "Roger and the Fox" by Lavinia R. Davis; "Mr Murdle's Large Heart" By Margery Williams Bianco; "Master of all Masters" by Joseph Jacobs; "The Wishes" retold by Sara Cone Bryant; "The Fountain of Youth" retold by James Baldwin and others. Illustrators represented here include Richard Scarry (it's worth hav ing the book just for his delightful illustrative interpretation of "With Dorothy in Oz")Feodor Rojankovsky, Theresa Sherman and others. Two wonderful double-page full-colour maps: Denmark, Sweden, No rway; and a map of the vayages of Ponce De Leon. Dj is a bit ragged: chips and tears, soiling. Old tape mends. A new mylar protector. DJ illust depicts Dorothy, Toto, Tin Man etc. Binding is pink and gray a bit of wear to edges, a bit of discolouration - basically quite good. No former… Read More

N.Y.: Nelson Doubleday, 1961 HC and DJ. 8 1/2 x 5 3/4. 159 pp. #41 in the series featuring stories by Johanna Spyri (Heidi Goes to the Psture); Lewis Carroll (The Walrus and the Carpenter); Rudyard Kipling (How the Camel Got His Hump); Don Freeman (Mop Top); Hans Christian Andersen (What the Good Man Does.)a retelling of Robin Hood by Mary Macnab and others. Double page full-colour map of Argentina. Lovely full colour illust rations of "How the Camel Got His Hump: by Feodor Rojankovsky. Dj has wear to edges and corners. Min soiling. New mylar protector. Yellow and gray binding - clean, bright, min bump to corners otherwis e excellent cond. Endpapers bright and clean - no former owner's name. Evidence of beginning hinge. All pages secure. Dj: good; Binding: v. good. Text and Endpapers: good..

Garden City, N.Y.: Nelson Doubleday, 1959, 1959. HC and DJ. 5 3/4 x 8 1/2. 166 pp. This volume contains: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves; Tom, the Piper's Son; Kintu; Philadelphia: Cradle of Liberty; Mike Fink, An American Tall Tale; Kiki Goes to Cam p, Weapons in Nature; Factory Kitten; The Fairy and the Doll; Let's Visit Ecuador. The Fairy and the Doll is by Rose Fylemen, a play for very young children about Silverwind, a fairy and Patty's Doll . Enchanting illust. by Phyllis Rowand. DJ is delight5ful full colour illust. of Tom, the Piper's son, and Father in Kilts with bagpipes. Dj has 6 small tears at edges; 3 very small chips. Min dust s o i ling; otherwise very good. Binding is ppink and grey textured paper on boards with blue lettering, and blue and black drawings on front rear and spine. Binding as new. Endpapers have red and blue dr aw ings; table of contents: mint cond. Text also, mint cond. New mylar cover. A superb copy of this classic. DJ: good. Binding and text: v. fine..

Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1960 HC and DJ. 5 3/4 x 8 5/8. 160 pp. A wonderful copy of vol. 31. Includes a series of charming poems by Dorothy Aldis, illustrated with 16 drawings by Maurice Sendak. This volume also with titles that i nclude: Lewis and Clark: Explorers of the Far West; Tatttercoats; Singh Rajah and the cunning Little Jackals; The Middle Bear (by Eleanor Estes) The Picnic Vasket by margery Clark Illustrated by maud and Miska Petersham. Dj is dk. green with illustrationof explorer in canoe. 1 chip, 4 small tears, min scuffing. new mylar cover. Overall dj is bright,clean. Binding in near new cond. Bright, tight a n d clean. Endpapers unblemished. One page with slight soiling, otherwise mint. A superb copy of this hard to ind vol. DJ: good- v. good. Binding, endpapers: fine. Text: v. good..

Garden City: Nelson Doubleday, 1960 HC and DJ. 8 5/8 x 5 3/4. 160 pp. This is a superb copy - a lovely dj with gorgeous illust. by Phoeb Erickson of Black Beauty on front. Rear dj has charming Mother Goose "Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe " illustration by Marguerite De Angeli. Also in this vol. Hans Christian Anderson's "The Nightingale" "The Cow Who Fell in the Canal illustrated by Peter Spier; "The True Book of Space"; "Lost in the Apple Cave" and others. 12 titles in all. DJ is exceptionally bright and clean - in near new perfect cond. Very min wear. New mylar cover. Binding, also, in near mint cond. No former owner's name. En t ire book bright, tight and clean. An extraordinary copy of this classic children's book. DJ: v. good - fine, Binding and text: fine..

Garden City, N.Y.: Nelson Doubleday, 1958 Hard Cover. 8 1/2 x 5 3/4. 158 pp. Includes: The Peterkin Family by Lucretia P. Hale; Thumbelina illustrated by Roberta Macdonald; Johnny Penquin illustrated by Seong Moy; The Twelve Days of Christmas illustrated by leonard Weisgard. Small bumps to corners and top and bottom of spine. Clean and bright. No former owner's name. Text is clean and tight. Overall cond: v. good..

Garden City: Doubleday, 1959, 1959. HC and DJ. 5 3/4 x 8 5/8. 160 pp. A marvelous volume containing Henry Huggins and Ribs by Beverly Cleary, illust by Richard Scarry, Georgie (the ghost) byRobert Bright; A Horse for a Prince retold by james Baldwin and beautifully illust by Don Freeman; Unc' Billy Possum by ThorntonBurgess, superb illust. by Fedor Rojankovsky. Many other stories. DJ has considerable wear to edges, several chips and tears, smudges, but overall, the dj with new mylar cover is attrative, bright. Binding is in excellent, near-new cond.l Endpapers and text pristine. Inside front DJ flap has child's name written in r ed ink along outer edge (does not interfere with print). A nice copy of this outstanding vol. DJ: fair-good. Binding: v. good, Endpapers and text: fine..

Chicago: Albert Whitman and Company, 1949, 1949. Hard Cover. Presumed First. 10 1/4 x 8 1/4. Pale blue gray cloth binding on boards with lovely past-on illustration of "The Palamino" and "the Arabian", lettering is black. The two horses are depicted standing at a Spanish-looking water trough. Landscapte appears to be southern California. This is an ex-library copy with 5 school library stamps on inside, including endpapers. No evidence of card p ocket, return slip, or library notation on spine. Some finger smudges but no pages torn. Illustrations are splendid - 13 full page illust. Art has the look of 1930s. Horses depicted include The Hunter , Sheltand Pony, Cowboy and Pinto, American Saddle Horse and Policeman; Circus Horse and Bareback rider. This copy has some wear at bottom of spine corners. A bit of faint soiling on rear cover. Quite a wonderful vintage bookof horse stories by Eleanor Fairchild Pease and Cannon's illustrations are wonderful. Overall cond: good..

Markham, Ontario: Choice, 1985. Pages unnumbered. The Stone-Headed Giant, The Brave Little Tailor, Odysseus and the Cyclops, The Selfish Giant wonderfully retold by Sarah Hayes.Bright and beautiful illustrations. Illustrated paper on board cover has slight bumps to corners and top and bottom of spine but is clean and unmarked. No former owner's name on endpapers. Text is clean with no creases. Overall condition: v. good.. First Canadian Edition. Hard Cover. Illus. by Chris Riddell. 9 3/4 x 7 3/8.

London and Glasgow: Blackie and Son Ltd HC and DJ. Unknown. 7 1/2 x 5. 255 pp. Listed on the rear dustjacket, as one of several ":Books for Boys" from Blackie and Son, Ltd. DJ has full page watercolour illust. by D. Relf, of one man rescuin g another, at sea. DJ has min tears and scuffing along edges. Front cover of dj is in superb cond. DJ spine depicts a globe of the world on top oof which a tortoise appears to sit rather precariously . Spine of dj in wonderful cond. Binding is a brilliant turquoise blue cloth on boards - mint cond. Endpapers are white, pristine. Text is iin new cond. Contains 3 full page illustrations by Relf, ea c h annotated. New mylar cover. This is a beautiful copy. DJ: v. good. Binding and text: fine..

Kailua,. Hawaii: Press Pacifica, 1987, 1987. Hard Cover. First Edition. 1 1/5 x 10 1/5. ISBN:0-916630-58-7. approx. 22 pp. A wonderfully bright book about Hawaii for children wanting to learn some basic Hawaiian vocabulary, and a bit about Hawai ian culture. Text consists of 22 pages illustrated with objects from daily life, people, animals, plants and landscape. Each item is identified in English and Hawaiian: sister is Kaikua'ana; baby is K eiki; grandmother is tutu. An octupus is he'e; coral is ko'a. Sun is la; lava is aa. Cover is illustrated cloth in absolute mint condition, front and back. Endpapers are white, pristine. Text, as ne w. Colourful illustrations on every page. A charming, mint condition copy of this delightful book. Overall cond:. fine..

N. Y.: Scholastic Book Services, 1977 Paperback. 6 x 8 3/16. ISBN:0-590-1834-X. 48 pp. Original title: A Tree for Teddy. A children's story about 3 children who become lost in the woods while out hunting for a Christmas tree. They are res cued by a kindly family who give them a tree. The children help solve a mystery of a Christmas tree thief. Cover and entire book in remarkably good condition. Top front right corner has small crease a nd slight turn-up, otherwise v. good. A nice copy of this Scholastic classic. Overall cond: v. good..

N.Y.: Scholastic Inc. 1975 Soft Cover. 9 x 7 1/2. A book about what groups of animals are called. A drift of pigs, a herd of cow, a brood of chickens, a pride of lions.what is a group of children called? Softcover has some cri nkling from reading - a bump to top of spine - small bumps to corners. No former owner's name. Endpapers are clean as is text. Overall cond: v. good..

N.Y.: Viking, 1990, 1990. HC and DJ. Presumed First. 10 1/4 x 8 1/4. ISBN:0-670-83021-6. For ages 3-8. The cut-ups, Joe and Spud, find themselves enrolled (by their moms) in a ballroom dancing class. They make the best of it e specially with a talent show coming up that has a great prize. DJ has min wear, small scuff where sticker was on back bottom. New mylar cover. Illustrated paper on boards binding has repeat illustrati on of dj.- tiny bump to top corners otherwise very nice, a small bit of stain to top edge front. Endpapers are clean - no former owner's name. Text is clean, tight and unmarked except for the odd fing er crinkle. DJ cond: v. good+ ,Binding, text and endpapers: v. good+.

Cambridge, ON, Canada: Golden Books Publishing (Canada), Incorporated, 1992, 1992. Hard Cover. 11 x 8 1/4. ISBN:0-307-12347-2. 22 pages. This is a Big Golden Book with the outstanding illustrations by Cyndy Szekeres. A pale yellow picutre board cover with Mother Goose, dressed in st raw bonnet, a patched pink cape, blue flowered blouse and calico skirt. Sweet little mice peek from her pockets, hat brim, etc. Accompanying her on her stroll is a brown bunny and gray cat. Inside the book ar e28 classic Mother Goose rhymes all fully illustrated with joyful little creatures cavorting about. (The illustration for There Was An Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe" is not to be missed.) Our copy of this delightful book is immaculately clean and in near-new cond. Bright, tight, clean. No former owner's name. Overall cond: v. good +++.

N. Y.: Scholastic Book Services Paperback. Fourth. 7 1/4 x 8. ISBN:0-590-97936-1. A charming picture book about D.W. who is enrolled in a gymnastic club. How she learns, through much practice, to do a foreward roll. Marvelous illust by the much loved Marc Brown. For child approx. ages 4 - 6 . Entire book is in absolute mint cond. As if never read. Very fine..