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Rex, King of the Deep
by Lebeck, Oskar; DuBois, Gaylord
- Condition
- Used - Good in Good dust jacket; Edges rubbed, hinges weak, bookplate dated 1943 on front free endpaper, pages toned, jacket chipped a
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Published
- 1941
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$15.00
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Racine, WI: Whitman. Good in Good dust jacket; Edges rubbed, hinges weak, bookplate dated 1943 . on front free endpaper, pages toned, jacket chipped and rubbed.. 1941. Later Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth. Black and white illustrations. A handsome copy of this vintage adventure book for children in its original dust jacket. Whitman number 2396. Lists to Smilin' Jack and the… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.00

The Sketchbooks of Paolo Soleri
by Soleri, Paolo
- Condition
- Used - Good; Neat underlining to first eleven pages, covers rubbed, not for resale stamped on page tops.
- Edition
- 1st MIT Press paperback edition
- Published
- 1971
- Binding
- Softcover
- ISBN 10
- 0262190907
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$50.00
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Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. Good; Neat underlining to first eleven pages, covers rubbed, not for . resale stamped on page tops.. 1971. 1st MIT Press paperback edition. Softcover. 0262190907 . Illustrated silver softcover measuring 8.5 x 11 Inches. Many illustrations, plans, sections, elevations.. A book delineating Soleri's architecture and urban design theories, and his development of arcology, an architecture… Read more about this item Item Price
$50.00

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Airplanes: the Work They Do and How They Do It
by Coffin, Rebecca J. ; Hughes, Avah W. ; Wright, Lula E. ; Tchaika, Florence Matthews
- Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, pages toned, library stamps and markings.
- Published
- 1936
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$20.00
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NY: Grosset & Dunlap. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, pages toned, library stamps and . markings.. 1936. Hardcover. Rebound in red reinforced library cloth. A children's book about airplanes with many photos and easy to read prose. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 24 pages . Item Price
$20.00

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Pinocchio
by McEwan, Chris
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Published
- 1990
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0385413270
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- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$18.00
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NY: Doubleday. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 1990. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0385413270 . Adaptation of Carlo Collodi's classic children's novel, richly illustrated in color by the British artist Chris McEwan. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall . Item Price
$18.00

Thunder Wings: The Story of a Ruffed Grouse
by Earle, Olive L.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Edges rubbed, lower corners bumped, jacket lightly soiled with closed tears and is missing small
- Edition
- First Printing
- Published
- 1951
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$125.00
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NY: William Morrow and Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Edges rubbed, lower corners bumped, jacket . lightly soiled with closed tears and is missing small piece at the gutter . of the rear panel.. 1951. First Printing. Hardcover. Yellow cloth. Two-color illustrated endpapers and black and white illustrations by the author. A volume in the Morrow Junior Books… Read more about this item Item Price
$125.00

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The Magic Music Shop
by Bonner, Mary Graham
- Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards sunned and worn.
- Published
- 1929
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$25.00
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NY: The Macaulay Company. Good with no dust jacket; Boards sunned and worn.. 1929. Hardcover. Winsome vintage children's book teaching all about musical instruments and how to read music. Music by Harry Meyer. Anthropomorphic musical instrument illustrations by Luxor Price. Brown cloth spine with orange cloth boards. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 95 pages . Item Price
$25.00

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The Book of One Hundred Pictures
- Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Light wear to boards, some light soiling to endpapers.
- Published
- 1861
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$30.00
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Philadelphia: The American Sunday-School Union. Very Good with no dust jacket; Light wear to boards, some light soiling to . endpapers.. 1861. Hardcover. Green cloth stamped in blind and in copper. One hundred engravings with one page descriptions of animals, foreign countries, scriptures, home scenes and more, all with a moral message. 4pp of publisher ads at rear. ; 16mo… Read more about this item Item Price
$30.00

The Black Buccaneer
by Meader, Stephen W.
- Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; One plate loose, boards worn, front free endpaper loose, hinges cracked.
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Published
- 1920
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$40.00
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NY: Harcourt, Brace & Company. Good with no dust jacket; One plate loose, boards worn, front free . endpaper loose, hinges cracked.. 1920. Later Printing. Hardcover. Eight color plates and other evocative woodcuts by Mead Schaeffer. A vintage pirate tale for young adults. Brown cloth binding. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 269 pages . Item Price
$40.00

The Red Balloon
by Lamorisse, Albert
- Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn.
- Published
- 1970
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0385003439
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$21.00
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Comapny. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn.. 1970. Hardcover. 0385003439 . Reprint of the children's book based on the story of a little French boy chasing a red balloon through the streets of Paris, based on Lamorisse's 1956 award winning short film Le Ballon Rouge. Text in English. Pictorial boards. Many black… Read more about this item Item Price
$21.00

Grandmother Winter
by Root, Phyllis
- Condition
- Used - Very Good; Covers lightly rubbed.
- Published
- 2001
- Binding
- Softcover
- ISBN 10
- 0439237246
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- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$15.00
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NY: Scholastic. Very Good; Covers lightly rubbed.. 2001. Softcover. 0439237246 . Bookplate signed by Caldecott medalist Beth Krommes on inside front cover. Gorgeous scratchboard illustrations for this children's book about the beauty and utility of the winter season. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Item Price
$15.00

Lily and the Lost Boy
by Fox, Paula
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket worn at edges.
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 1987
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0531057208
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- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$15.00
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NY: Orchard Books. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket worn at edges.. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0531057208 . Jacket art by Barbara Roman. A young adult novel by the Newbery medalist about children on the Greek island of Thasos. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 149 pages . Item Price
$15.00

Bringing Ezra Back
by DeFelice, Cynthia
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Page tops foxed.
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 2006
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0374399395
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- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$20.00
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NY: Farrar Straus Giroux. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Page tops foxed.. 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374399395 . Author signed bookplate on front flyleaf. The much-anticipated sequel to DeFelice's young adult novel, Weasel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 148 pages . Item Price
$20.00

A Cottage Garden Alphabet
by Wisnewski, Andrea
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly rubbed.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2002
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1567922295
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$40.00
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Boston: David R. Godine. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly rubbed.. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 1567922295 . Signed and illustrated with a hedgehog by the author/illustrator on the half-title. Wisnewski creates intricate designs on black paper which she cuts out and then makes into a magnesium plate. The design is then printed on a press and hand… Read more about this item Item Price
$40.00

I'll Always Love You
by Wilhelm, Hans
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped, paper clip indent on first few pages, gift inscription underneath boo
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 1985
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0517556480
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- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$25.00
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NY: Crown Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped, paper clip . indent on first few pages, gift inscription underneath bookplate.. 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0517556480 . Bookplate signed by the author/illustrator on front free endpaper. A sweet and sentimental picture book about a boy and his much-loved puppy, who grows old and dies. ;… Read more about this item Item Price
$25.00

Handbook for Scoutmasters: Volume One
- Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly soiled and worn.
- Edition
- Third Edition; Sixth Printing
- Published
- 1940
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$35.00
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NY: Boy Scouts of America. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly soiled and worn.. 1940. Third Edition; Sixth Printing. Hardcover. Khaki illustrated cloth. Many black and white photos and illustrations. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 501 pages . Item Price
$35.00

Peter Pan
by Barrie, J. M.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed.
- Edition
- Third Printing
- Published
- 1987
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 088101270X
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$20.00
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Parsippany, NJ: Unicorn Publishing House. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed.. 1987. Third Printing. Hardcover. 088101270X . Glossy illustrated boards. Hildebrandt's facsimile signature on dedication page. Full page illustrations of this children's classic by Hildebrandt in color and black and white. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 179 pages . Item Price
$20.00

The Ghost of Poplar Point
by DeFelice, Cynthia
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Printing
- Published
- 2007
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0374325405
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- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$25.00
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NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2007. First Printing. Hardcover. 0374325405 . Bookplate signed by the author on front free endpaper. Historical novel for young adults featuring a young girls summer vacation and how she learns about the Seneca Nation in central New York. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 183 pages . Item Price
$25.00

Eat Rutabagas
by Apps, Jerry
- Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Covers lightly worn.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2002
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$15.00
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Woodruff, WI: The Guest Cottage Inc.. Very Good with no dust jacket; Covers lightly worn.. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author on the title. Amusing and well-illustrated children's tale about a hopeful rutabaga farmer. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Item Price
$15.00

The Duchess Bakes a Cake
by Kahl, Virginia
- Condition
- Used - Good in Good dust jacket; Usual library stamps and markings, jacket soiled and tattered.
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 1955
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$20.00
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NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. Good in Good dust jacket; Usual library stamps and markings, jacket soiled . and tattered.. 1955. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Delightful vintage children's book featuring a rhyming text about a duchess who makes an astronomically tall cake for her royal brood. Illustrations by the author. Author bio and photo on rear jacket flap. Green illustrated… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00

The Meddybemps Fair
by Houston, John
- Condition
- Used - Good in Good dust jacket; Usual library stamps and markings, pages well-thumbed, tape stains and tattering to jacket, crayon sc
- Edition
- First Printing
- Published
- 1973
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 020102991X
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, USA
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$20.00
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Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley. Good in Good dust jacket; Usual library stamps and markings, pages . well-thumbed, tape stains and tattering to jacket, crayon scrawl on front . endpapers.. 1973. First Printing. Hardcover. 020102991X . A story in rhyme describing the special things to look for on the way to the Meddybemps Fair. ; Ex-Library; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00