Children's Poetry
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The Hunting Of the Snark an Agony, In Eight Fits Macmillan Edition 1911
by Lewis; Holiday, Henry Carroll
Children's Poetry Books & Ephemera
All by Herself: 14 Girls Who Made a Difference
by Paul, Ann Whitford
New York: Browndeer Press / Harcourt Brace, 1999. First printing. A very handsome, unmarked copy. The dust jacket has a 1-1/2" closed tear on the front panel and is softened at the spine ends. The spine is very slightly faded. The price is present on the front flap.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Michael Steirnagle. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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$15.00
Where Go the Boats?: Play-Poems of Robert Louis Stevenson
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
San Diego, California, U.S.A.: Browndeer Press / Harcourt Brace, 1998. First printing. The spine is slightly bent. Otherwise a fine, unmarked copy. The dust jacket is price-clipped and has very light edgeware.. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Max Grover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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$15.00
Lullaby and Good Night: Songs for Sweet Dreams
by Downing, Julie
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999. First printing. A flawless copy. The dust jacket has a short tear at the spine head. Otherwise fine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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$15.00
HAND IN HAND WE'LL GO. Ten Poems by Robert Burns.
by Burns, Robert
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., (c. 1965). first edition, first printing with number line to "1". hardcover. near fine/very good +. Hogrogian, Nonny. Illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian. Octavo, squarish gray cloth covers with design of a thistle on top cover. 31 pages. Book has former owner small inscription on front paste-down endpaper (under dust jacket flap), else near fine. Dust jacket has printed price of $3.75 on front flap. Very light wear at corners, Very Good +. "This collection of ten favorite...
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$12.00
Funny Alphabets
by Lear, Edward; Hancock, W [illus.]
St Ives: James Pike Ltd. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed. 1974. Reprint. Illustrated card cover. 180mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). 64pp. .
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$19.76
Children are Poets
by Pulsifer, Susan Nichols
Cambridge, Massachusett: Dresser, Chapman & Grimes, 1963. No statement of edition or printing. The spine is faintly mottled. The endpapers are very mildly foxed. Otherwise fine in a square, tight binding. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed and has a touch of wear at the spine ends. The price, $4.50, is present on the front flap. In Brodart archival dust jacket protector.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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$45.00
Rainy Day Rhymes
by Radley, Gail
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. First printing. An apparently unread copy. The DJ has a 3/4" closed tear on the front face near the spine head, and a very small tear at the top corner. Else fine. The jacket price is intact. In Brodart DJ protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Ellen Kandoian. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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$20.00
Somewhere
by Baskwill, Jane
Greenvale, New York: Mondo, 1996. First printing. A handsome, unmarked copy. The dust jacket has some fading on the spine and around the spine head. The jacket price is intact.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Trish Hill. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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$15.00
Timothy's Angels
by Benét, William Rose
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1947. First printing. Unpaginated. Calligraphy by Ava Lisbeth Morgan. The boards are slightly bowed and soiled along the bottom edge. Light wear to the spine ends and corners. A gift inscription and some erasure are on the front free endpaper. The price-clipped dust jacket is chipped along the bottom edge. Scuffed and darkened on the spine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Alajálov. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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$49.00
Exploding Gravy: Poems to Make You Laugh
by Kennedy, X. J
Boston & New York: Little, Brown, 2002. First printing. An as-new, apparently unread copy. In an as-new, unclipped dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Illus. by Joy Allen. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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$25.00
Poems of Childhood, Selected By A.E.P.
by A.E.P. (Editor)
London: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1934 Book. Fair. Soft cover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Stapled booklet, No.19 in The Children's Classics Junior series, coloured edition. Collection of poems for children, including 'The Spider and the Fly' and 'Dick Whittington'. 48pp illustrated with 12 black and white drawings, some coloured in red. Some creasing, slight soiling and cup ring to cover and slight signs of handling to pages, otherwise good copy..
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$9.50$7.60
The Oxford Book of Children's Verse
by Iona and Peter Opie (Editors)
Oxford: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1973 Book. Very Good. Dark Blue Cloth Boards. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Over 300 poems for children arranged chronologically. Gilt lettering to top board and spine. 407pp with index. Slight lean to spine, minor bumping to spine and corners and top edges a little dusty, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. DJ is price-clipped, with repairs to edges and fading to spine, else fair..
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$9.50$7.60
Rivers of Thought
by Martin Buxbaum
RIVERS OF THOUGHT
~ Martin Buxbaum HC/DJ ILLUSTRATED - Verse / POETRY -
Published by World Publishing Company 1960
Almost sixty years after his thoughts were written, they remain a river of comfort to all who read them.". Details :This is a great little book of verse. The author's facsimile signature is printed on the last page.
~ Martin Buxbaum HC/DJ ILLUSTRATED - Verse / POETRY -
Published by World Publishing Company 1960
Almost sixty years after his thoughts were written, they remain a river of comfort to all who read them.". Details :This is a great little book of verse. The author's facsimile signature is printed on the last page.
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$34.00
The Rhyming Rainbow
by Barker, Cicely Mary
Blackie and Son 1977 . small 8vo, no d/w, glazed pictorial boards, rbs + sl wr to bds o/w VG+ 90 gms.
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$17.74
Over the River and Through the Wood
by Child, Lydia Maria
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Co, 1989. First printing. Previous owner's name is discreetly written on the front free endpaper and the half-title page. Otherwise fine. The dust jacket is shallowly creased along the edges and has small spots of wear at the spine ends and the corners. The back flap is creased. The flap price is intact.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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$15.00
On the Farm: Poems
by Hopkins, Lee Bennett
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Co, 1991. First printing. A very handsome, unmarked copy. The dust jacket has light edgewear, including a 1/2" tear at the spine head. There is some spotting on the underside. The jacket price is intact.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Laurel Molk. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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$15.00
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
by [Clement Moore]
Chicago: Reuben H. Lilja & Co., 1947. Stapled binding. The covers are partially torn from the staples. Worn at the corners. Beautifully illustrated.. Soft Cover. Good+/No Jacket. Illus. by Milo Winter. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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$95.00
Toy Ships: Poems for Children
by Steiner, Florence B
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Graphic Publishers Ltd, 1926. Inscribed by the author to previous owner on the half title page. Worn-through corners. The boards are scuffed. Previous owner's bookplate is on the front pastedown. There is a gutter crack at one point in the text, with gutter foxing from a previous tape repair. In an otherwise sound binding with hinges intact.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Lisl Hummel. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾"...
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$35.00
Climb Into My Lap First Poems To Read Together
by Hopkins, Lee Bennett
New York: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1998. First printing. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket, as new but for a very lightly bumped spine tail and bottom corner.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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$25.00
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
by Taylor, Jane
New York: Cartwheel books/scholastic, 1992. First printing. Includes the complete original poem by Jane Taylor. The free endpapers are slightly wrinkled. The front free endpaper has a 1/2" tear at the binding. The DJ is also slightly wrinkled and has very light edgewear, including a 1/2" tear on the back panel. The flap price is intact.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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$15.00
Arithmetic
by Sandburg, Carl
San Diego, California, U.S.A.: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1993. First printing. With mylar mirror in fine condition. Bumped, with a 3/4" tear, at the spine tail. Lightly bumped at the top corner. The dust jacket has a 1" and a 1/2" tear. It is bumped at the top corners and frayed at the spine head. The flap price is intact.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Ted Rand. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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$15.00
Dame Wiggins of Lee and Her Seven Wonderful Cats. A Humorous Tale Written Principally by a Lady of Ninety
by Ruskin, John [ed.]; Greenaway, Kate [illus.]
Orpington: George Allen. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Corners bumped - wear to spine ends. Sm mark to front cover. Endpapers browned. Inscribed dedicatory slip laid in. 1885. First Edition thus. Brown hardback cloth cover. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). vii, 20pp. Twenty-two woodcuts by Kate Greenaway. Based on the original 1823 edition with four extra illustrations by Kate Greenaway added to additional verses by Ruskin. .
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$91.21
The Best Town in the World
by Baylor, Byrd
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1983. Fifth printing. Inscribed to previous owner by the author on the title page. PO's address sticker is on the front free endpaper. Otherwise fine. The dust jacket has two tiny marks on the spine. Otherwise fine.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Ronald Himler. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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$49.00
The Ballad of Beau Brocade and Other Poems of the XVIII Century
by Dobson, Austin; Thomson, Hugh [illus.]
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Endpapers browned. Sporadic foxing. Teg. 1902. Second Edition. Maroon/gilt hardback cloth cover. 200mm x 140mm (8" x 6"). xiii, 89pp. 50 b/w illustrations by Hugh Thomson. .
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$40.54
Timothy Cox Will Not Change His Socks
by Kinerk, Robert
New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2005. First printing. Inscribed to previous owner by the author on the title page. A fine, otherwise unmarked copy. The dust jacket has a 1" tear on the rear panel, and a touch of edge wear. The flap price is intact.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Stephen Gammell. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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$20.00
