Search Results: Children's and Juvenile Books from The Owl at the Bridge

Originally published in Italian in 1882; this translation originally published in Australia by Consolidated Press, 1944. "Showing unerring sympathy for the original, unsentimental spirit of Collodi's tale, Innocenti's exquisite paintings endow Pinocchio with fresh life-- and the power to enthrall many generations to come." -- dust jacket. 142 p., color illus.; 30 cm. Color pictorial dj price-clipped, old sticker remains on rear; VG. Includes copy of extensive NYTimes review of November 1988. Stock#2062.

Barnes & Noble, NY [1993]. First published in this format by Checkerboard Press, Inc., 1919. 146 fables, mostly about animals. Hard Cover. 112 pages, color illus. throughout; 28.5 cm. Green cloth, color pictorial front-cover label; minor wear; near fine. Stock#24090.

Putnam's Sons, NY [c1993]. "First Impression". Hard Cover. [32] p., color illus. throughout; 28.5 cm. Set in the 1920s. On a steamship voyage from New York to London, Felix learns a magic trick instead of his piano lessons. Worried about disappointing his musician father, he becomes a hero in the castle where his father is performing. Color pictorial boards; matching dj; VG+ with author's signature facing title-page. Stock#38198.

NY, Macmillan [1966 ©1964]. Fourth printing. Hard Cover. 42 p., illus.; 23 cm. A bat who can't sleep during the day makes up poems about the woodland creatures he now perceives for the first time. Stock#47575. Vg, gift inscription / dj vg.

NY, Random House [1962?]. Hard Cover. 10 leaves; 23.5 cm. 13 limericks for third graders, the punch lines revealed in pullouts. A book in three dimensions. Stock#36441. Vg/ illustrated boards.

Boston, The Horn Book, inc., [1967, c1944]. Soft Cover. xxvi, 176 p., 1 leaf, 19.5 cm. Fourth edition; third printing. "Men have always oppressed children." opens this book intended to free the oppressed. Bibliography: p. 173-176. Stock# 40,368. Vg/ paper.

Bookseller's catalog; 64 pages, 138 items, illus.; printed paper covers; some marking; Good. Stock#ofc0217.

NY, Burt [191-?]. Hard Cover. Eight Page Illustrations by H. M. Paget. "There are few great leaders whose lives and actions have so completely fallen into oblivion as those of the Earl of Peterborough. His career as a general was a brief one, extending only over a little more than a year, and yet in that time he showed a genius for warfare which has never been surpassed... that genius was directed by no steady aim or purpose. ...For the historical events I have described, and for the details of Peterborough's conduct and character, I have relied chiefly upon the memoir of the earl written by Mr. C. Warburton, and published some thirty years ago." Contents incude War of the Succession; Pirate Hold; Barcelona; Advance into Valencia; Irregular Warfare; French Convoy; Relief of Barcelona. vi, 351, 8 p., illus., 19 cm.; purple cloth boards decorated in black & green; pages darkened, red-ink owner stamp inside cover; minor wear & soiling to covers, front hinge loosening, no dj; good. Stock#34107 (S-B).

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1945. Hard Cover. 6 leaves, 235, [1] pages, frontispiece, illus.; 23 cm. "Three brothers decide to run away and try their hand at living and surviving like outlaws, on Brendon Chase. A classic story of survival and adventure, enhanced by a wealth of natural history lore and superb illustrations by the author." Stock#43187. Vg / no dj.

Boston, Ticknor & Fields, M DCCC LXV [1865, but copyright 1856]. First edition. The popular Victorian writer of adventure stories for boys, the king of the dime novel, combined sentimentality with realism. Hard Cover. 1 leaf, iv, 356 pages, frontispiece, 12 illus., 16.5 cm. Pencil inscription dated November 1865 on flyleaf. Good+; rebound in green library cloth. Stock#101516.

NY, Burt [191-?]. Hard Cover. With Eight Page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Contents include A Fishing Excursion; A Rising Tide; Alone in the World; To the Dark Continent; Lost in the Forest; A Hostile Tribe; A Negro's Story; A Fugitive Slave; A Christian Town; Amazons of Dahomey; Captive in Coomassie; Invasion of Fanti Land; Attack on Elmina; White Troops; Advance to the Prah; Battle of Amoaful; Capture of Coomassie. iv, 367, [8] p., illus., 19 cm.; blue cloth boards decorated in black & red; minor wear to spine ends & corners, no dj; VG. Stock#34109 (S-B). Another copy, pages darkened, red-ink owner's stamp, bottom of spine chipped. Stock#34109b.

xxiii, 251 pages; ex-library with release stamps; corner torn from last page; withal good+. Stock#ofc0117.

Scholastic Book Services [1968]. Starline Edition. Soft Cover. 155 pages, illus.; 17.5 cm. Paper; pages rippled from water, lacks 'Fooj' recipe, still a good story. Stock#32567.

Random House, NY [c1964]. First Printing. "Could the famous inventor Commander Caractacus Pott, his wife Mimsie, and the twins escape the clutches of Joe the Monster and his mob? Their only hope, their only ally, was Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang and she was *just* a car-- or was she?" Hard Cover. 114 pages, b/w illus.; 24 cm. Color pictorial dj worn, minor soiling & chipping; ink owner name; good+. stock#44963.

NY & Boston, H. M. Caldwell [1908]. Palmer Cox was born in Granby (Quebec) and came to the U. S. in 1876; he lived in California & New York and became illustrator for St. Nicholas Magazine about 1880. He is best known for his long series of verse and pictorial treatments of this race of good-natured elves. Hard Cover. 7-3/4 inches high; 320 p., black & white text illustrations throughout; blue cloth covers stamped in brown; color pictorial front-cover paste-on; covers somewhat soiled, worn, two spots on fore-edge; withal quite a nice copy. stock#25258.

The Mershon Company, Rahway & NY [c1901]. "'Colonel Thorndyke's Secret' is a story so far out of the ordinary that it will not be inappropriate to speak a few words regarding the tale... The plot of the story hinges upon the possession of a valuable bracelet of diamonds, stolen from a Hindoo idol by a British soldier in India. This bracelet falls into the possession of Colonel Thorndyke... The secret concerning the bracelet is told to the Colonel's brother, a country squire, and the treasure is left to younger members of the Thorndyke family. As is well known to-day, the theft of anything from a Hindoo temple is considered an extraordinary crime in India, and when this occurs it becomes a religious duty for one or more persons to hunt down the thief and bring back the property taken from the heathen god. The members of the Thorndyke family soon learn that they are being watched. ...They would give the bracelet up, but do not know where it is hidden... In this quandary the young hero of the… Read More

Putnam's Sons, NY [c1994]. "First Impression". When a new bridge is built over the river, the happiest person in town must be the first to cross. Hard Cover. [32] pages, color illustrations throughout, 28.5 cm. Color pictorial dj; VG+. Stock#37913.

Harper & Row, NY [c1990]. "First Edition". Hard Cover. [32] p., color illus. throughout, 26 cm. Edwin, youngest member of an acting bear family, is given his first important role in the family theatre production but is struck with stage fright on opening night. Green boards & purple cloth spine stamped in silver; color pictorial dj; near fine with author's signature facing title-page. Stock#38200.

NY, Dutton [c1924]. Hard Cover. 34 pages, music & illus. throughout, 31.5 cm. Blue boards, red cloth spine & paper labels; boards spotted, inner edges rusted, hinges chewed, spine ends worn; green printed dj intact but well worn, chipped along folds, some light spotting, now in mylar; good. "And that (said John) is that!" Stock#34939 oversize.

NY, Arthur A. Levine / Scholastic, 2005. Sequel to Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix. "Year 6" (spine). This volume followed by Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows. ISBN (10): 0439784549. Hard Cover. 652 pages; 23.5 cm. VG / dj vg. Stock#47597.