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New York Evanston, Illinois: Harper & Row, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Edward Frascino. 1970 copyright. No printing information. Library of Congress number indicates 1972. 210 pp. Missing dust jacket. Bright aquamarine cloth over boards with silver and gold spine printing. Facsimile of author's signature in gold on cover. Olive-colored pastedowns and free endpapers. Clean with no writing. Panels, edges, corners, and pages are in near fine to fine condition. Soft spine tail bends from shelf resting. Several black dots on back cover gutter edge - not easily observed. Remainder mark. Synopsis: Louis, born without a trumpet - a voice, is doomed to go through life without the voice of a Trumpeter Swan until a boy named Sam and Louis' father intervene. The boy takes him to school where Louis learns to read and write, and his father steals a trumpet for him. These "tools" enable him to become a musician and woo the… Read More

np: HarperFestival, 2002. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Andy Chiang. Ages 3 and above. Unpaginated. Laminated covers. 1st Edition, 1st printing. Not overstock. No remainder mark. Not ex-library. Cover panels and spine in near fine condition. Clean pages with no writing. Minute corner tip wear. Light spine wear adjacent to spine tail. Spine lean at one end. Dust cover has creasing on front and back covers with tiny spine head creases.

New York: Clarkson Potter/Publishes - Random House , 1991. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Teasdale, Denise. 1st American Edition, 1st printing, 1991. Interest Level, ages 4-8. Beginning reader. Condition NF/VG. Intact jacket corner price. Glossy illustrated paper over boards with matching jacket. 25 pages. 8vo. Book appears new unless observed closely. Light wear to spine tail area and on two corner tips. Jacket with approximately .6" open tear, spine ends' wear with light wrinkling. Top flap fold corner chip. Summary: A young boy cannot sleep because he believes there is a moose in a dress lurking nearby. His gets rid of the moose, but then he changes his mind and wants the moose to return. A humorous story about bedtime fears and wild imagination.

Racine, Wisconsin USA: Golden Books, 1997. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Lanza, Barbara. 1st Edition Little Golden Storybook, 1st printing ("A"). 24 unpaginated pages. Issued without dust jacket. Clean with no writing or remainder mark. Fresh appearing pages. Back cover rubs and light small scratches.

USA: Gallery Books/produced by Twin Books, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Al White Studio. 1st Edition. New-appearing cover panels. Clean interior without writing. Edge indentations. Synopsis: Not your average children's cook book. This book contains recipes for play dough, jewelry making, make up, and bird feeding. In addition, it includes "Tips for getting ready to cook," and "Safe Cooking." The directions are simple with plenty of mouse illustrations and listed steps. A great book for the beginning chef.

New York : Atheneum/imprint of Simon & Schuster, 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Ages 3-9. Stated first United States Edition, 1st printing (Full no. line). First printed in Great Britain by HarperCollins. Laminated pictorial covers with illustrations. Matching dust jacket. Sewn book. Beautifully illustrated pastedowns and endpapers. 14 unpaginated cardstock pages. Clean with no writing or remainder mark. No wear to covers other than tiny edge indents near spine ends. Some visible openings near signatures. Book is securely bound. Jacket with original price unclipped. Faint edge roll. Small spine ends' crease line. The mice of Bramley Hedge are making an Ice Hall for winter festivities. A gentle tale with captivating illustrations.

Columbus, NC: Peel Productions, Inc., 2002. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Steve Barr. Set of 3 books. ISBN: 0939217708, ISBN: 0939217473, ISBN: 0939217759 Step by step guide for drawing cartoons.

Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1927. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good+. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Durable light brown cloth over boards. Stamped pictorial of mountains and oxen pulling a covered wagon. LARGER PRINT. Clean, no writing. Covers, edges, and corners in very good condition. Sun fading mainly on spine and back cover One ink spot on bottom of back cover. Pages have some toning. Summary: A collection of stories, mainly chronologically arranged, illustrating some of the early periods of the Far West history and the means of reaching the Far West. Tales of bravery and heroism. Kit Carson, Lewis and Clark, Buffalo Bill, The Pony Express and more.

np: Holiday House, Incorporated, 2001. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Patience Brewster . Stated 1st Edition, 1st printing (No number line).Ages 6-10. New protective lined mylar cover on jacket. Pale green paper over boards with cloth quarter binding. 4to. 32 pp. Unclipped price jacket. Clean. Light cloth rubs. Light spine tail wear with a tad of bumping . The dust jacket has edge roughness and light creasing near edges. Spine head bumping. One closed spine tear. Summary: Tarron and his brother Josh, both of whom fish for a living, disagree on what to do with the merbaby they caught while fishing. Tarron wants to return the baby to his family, but Josh wants to sell the baby figuring he can make a fortune from the sale. Who wil decide the merbaby's fate? How will Tarron figure out who is the baby's mother?

U.S.A.: William Morrow, 1989. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Miles, Elizabeth. 1st Edition, 1st printing (Full no. line 1-10). Inscribed by author and signed. Lengthy author's inscription. The author is the grandson of Frank S. Baum. Rust-colored cloth covers with stamped imprint of author's name, illustrator's name, and title on front cover. Glossy dust jacket with illustrated front panel and light blue back panel. A clean book with no writing or remainder mark. No tears. 166 pages. Approximately 9.25" tall. Covers with shelf rest bends, scattered glue flecks along 1/3 spine edge bottom and spine cocking which seems to have caused some cover warp. The dust jacket has a spine scratch and light spine end crimping. This is the first book in 25 years of a new OZ adventure. Trouble is brewing in Oz since the Jester, a new character, is using the Wicked Witch of the West's wand to turn the people of… Read More

England: Armadillo books/ Bookmart Limited, 2000. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Cathie Shuttleworth. Book with matching dust jacket. Book clean with no writing. Illustrated pastedowns and endpapers. Spine ends light wrinkles. Dust jacket with small closed tear adjacent to spine head.Tip wear and jacket bottom fade near tail. Twelve bunny family members tell their stories.

Racine, Wisconsin USA: Golden Publishing Company, Inc., 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Williams, Don. 1st Edition, "A" printing. No dust jacket. Clean, no writing or remainder/overstock marks. Front cover rubbing. Several pages with finger indents.

Aladdin Paperbacks/Simon & Schuster, 2001. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Small, David. 1st Aladdin Paperback edition, Oct. 2001, 1st printing - full number line. Approximately 11.5" tall. 40 unpaginated pages. Tight binding. Clean, no writing, no remainder marks, not ex-library. Two small creases extending from spine to back cover. Finger indents on back cover and a few leaves. Back cover tiny tip crease. Top corner tip bends to some pages. Summary: "A very hungry crocodile is mistakenly delivered to the wrong address and thoroughly disrupts the Christmas celebration of Alice Jayne and her family." --Publisher. A delightful tale with hilarious, detailed illustrations by Caldecott Medalist, David Small.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Dial Books/Penguin Group, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition, 1st printing (No. line 10-1). Signed by author on title page with his Alyss stamp. No dust jacket. 358 pages plus 4 timeline pages A clean book with no writing or remainder mark. Spine ends' bumping with a tad of spine corners' wear and two corner tips with wear. Summary: A young queen is cast from her kingdom and struggle to return to rightful throne.

New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1956. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Martha Sawyers and William Reusswig. 2 book set Vol. 1 & Vol. 2. Six complete novels and 33 stories. Stories are written by noted authors. See jacket backs. Vol. 1 Good jacket and Near fine book. 410 pp. Dust jacket with spine edge wear, spine coating wear, and 2 spine holes. Light wrinkles bottom of jacket back. Sunning to flap edges and inside jacket edges. Book with red topstain and rough cut pages. Black mark at bottom edges. Panels in fine condition. Slight edge wear at spine head. Vol. 2 Good jacket and Near fine book. 409 pp. Book with red topstain and rough cut pp. Light spine bends/wear. Jacket with sunning to flap edges and inside jacket edges. Spine coating wear and spine head and tail chipping, 3 closed small edge tears.

New York: Scholastic Inc. , 2001. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Marcus Pfister. 1st Scholastic soft cover printing, full no. line and full year with 2001 as the earliest. Clean, no writing. Faint scratching on back of wrap that is noticeable if the book is tilted to the light. Penguin Pete Pete meets the girl of his dreams, wed, and soon have a baby penguin to join them. A yellow beaked penguin meets a blue beaked penguin and produce a green beaked penguin. Who woulda thought? Large print and large colorful illustrations. Ages 3-6.

Arthur A. Levine, 1999. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Marciano, John. 1st Edition, 2nd printing. Price intact on jacket. Red paper and illustrated paper over boards. Gilt cover print and spine with red and black print. Book has tiny back cover corner tip bump. Dust jacket has closed tear approx. .25 in. with a tad of top and bottom corner fold wear. Small oval bubble on back cover bottom. Summary: John Marciano, the grandson of Ludwig Bemelmans, adds illustrations to the author's stories. Stories include; Madeline in America, The Count and the Cobbler, A Bemelmans Christmas Memory (Barbara), and Sunshine. The illustrator tries to capture the essence of what his grandfather would have seen.

New York, N.Y.: Harper & Row Publishers, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Arnold Lobel. An I Can Read Book. No dust jacket. Not ex-library. Clean with no writing. Tight, appears unread. Corner tip, spine ends, and adjacent area wear. A few dot-like white marks on back cover. Slight spine edge wear on front cover's bottom. Spine slant. Synopsis: A chicken named Arthur Cluck disappears, and his mother questions various farm animals about his disappearance. An owl volunteers to help her. He eventually tracks down a pack rat who has a colored egg. The owl believes that this clue needs to be checked out. The egg came from a farmhouse, but he does not see it as he peers in the window. Looking around the farmhouse yard, the owl spots a truck with a crate of chickens who all answer to the name of Arthur. He takes all of them home to the mother. How will the mother know which Arthur is her Arthur?

New York, Hagerstown, San Francisco, London: Harper & Row Publishers, 1976. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Don Bolognese. Stated 1st Edition, 1st printing, 1976. Book flap number and book list on dust jacket indicative of first printing. Original price $3.95. Bright pictorial front cover with matching dust jacket. 8vo. 64 pp. - not all numbered. Unpaginated. Library binding. Not ex-library. No library stamps, no stickers, or cards. Unclipped price. Clean with no writing. Corner tips with minuscule wear and tiny spine ends' indents. The dust jacket has a couple of small spine head indents with adjacent area edge wear. Top flap fold corner end creasing and a little chipping at top. A clipped bottom fold flap net price (?). Top folds' edge sunning. Synopsis: Snorri, a young Norseman, from North America wants to see Greenland, his parents' homeland. After a battle with a number of native Indians or… Read More

Edina, MN: Beaver Pond Press, Inc. , 2001. 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Expanded second Edition. 1st printing, 2002.Check Wikipedia's article about Ken Dahlberg - impressive. Book is tight - appears unread. Tiny wear spot on spine tail corner. Small, faint surface scratches. Signed and inscribed by author. Presentation copy to Ken Dahlberg, "To Ken Dahlberg, In appreciation for your service to our country. Walter Benjamin 5/18/08." The author and Ken Dahlberg lived near each other in Minnesota, and Dr. Benjamin taught at Hamline, University. Ken Dahlberg died Oct. 2011. He was a businessman and a World War II Triple Ace. He scored 14/15 victories against the enemy. Shot down behind enemy lines twice but escaping, he also was a prisoner of war after being shot down for a third time near the end of the war. Editor's statement: " A half century later, after a career of scholarship and teaching theology and… Read More