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np: HarperCollins Publishers/Katherine Tegen Books, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Keith Graves. HarperCollins, 2004, 1st ed, 1st printing. The dust jacket has small light spine head wrinkles. Jacket now protected by a new lined Mylar cover. Synopsis: Hilda, the cow with the hugely exaggerated nose and nostrils, lost her moo after she was smacked with a flying cow pie. As a result, she can no longer moo. Instead, she makes other animal sounds. A helpful cat teaches her to moo again to the dismay of the other animals who have to wear ear plugs. Mooing is the great joy in her life.

Staples, MN: Adventures Publications, 1981. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stated "Second Printing 1982." 224 pp. Inscription "Best Wishes to Willie" and signed E. Palmer Rockswold. Dark brown heavy cover with gilt print on spine and front cover. Book with limited scattered foxing on foredges. Dust jacket with edge and flap chipping. Light foxing on panels and light horizontal crease on back. Although this book is about a Norwegian immigrant, it is representative of the struggles, hopes, and hard work of many immigrants as they pursue their dreams in a country of their choosing. The time period is about 1880-1920.

New Brighton, Minnesots: Homeward Bound Publishing, 1996. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stephen Charles La Panta. 1st Edition, second printing. Autographed copy. Synopsis: A man who was preoccupied with his struggle for advancement and his work realizes that his family and their love is more important. Illustrated with black and white sketches by the author. 8.75 "x 11.25". Unpaginated.

New York: Random House/ Stepping Stone Book, 2001. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Denise Brunkus. Stated First Edition with no. line 10...1. Clean book with no writing or remainder mark. Original price on flap intact. Book covers with light rubbing. Dust jacket nearly "Fine".

np: Gateway Learning Corporation, 1992. Soft cover. Near Fine. Near Fine/Good Box. Box hardcover, books soft cover. Ages: beginner reader - adult reader. Boxed set. Approximately 12.5' by 10". All instructional materials are in near fine to fine condition. The closed flap case is a sturdy case constructed of heavy cardboard with a coated paper cover. Clean materials with no writing. The wear is on the case's edges and corners. Panels and top have wear. Materials: 1 Instructional Guide, 1 Student Record Book (wavy pages), 1 Key Booklet, 4 double-sided tapes (1 instructional & 3 read-a-long), 100 cards with graduated reading passages with questions and incomplete statements - forced-choice answers. Not only does this kit covers the usual reading comprehension skills, it provides instruction and assessment in vocabulary (suffixes, affixes, roots, multiple meanings, synonyms, antonyms), English skills (parts of speech, sentence patterns), and more. A supplemental resource… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Stated First American Edition, no print line. Near Fine with tad of spine end wrinkling o/w Fine. 64 pp. No dust jacket. See "Table of Contents". Index included.

New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1993. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Sergio. Appears almost new. No dust jackets. Makes cracking sound upon opening. Securely bound. Unpaginated. Heavily illustrated and very informative. Ages 10-adult interest level.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Stated First American Edition, no print line. Near Fine with tad of spine end wrinkling and warp o/w Fine. 64 pp. No dust jacket. See "Table of Contents". Index included.

St. Paul, MN: 1006 Summit Avenue Society, 2010. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Kristen Sevig. Picture Book. Assumed 1st edition. Assumed 1st printing. No other editions or printings listed.Synopsis: Herb, a mouse who lives in the Governor's residence, takes the reader on a tour of the place at 1006 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota. The reader visits the various rooms, and Herb shows the reader a map of th e house. Limited text with large vivid illustrations.

New York : Viking Press, 1973. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition, 1st Printing, 1973. No ISBN, SBN number 670409553. Gray spiral pattern paper over boards with yellow linen cloth quarter binding. White and blue spine print. Rough cut pages. Clean, no writing, tight, appears unread. Light wear to cloth at binding. Soft spine head bend. Glossy pictorial jacket. Two tiny tears, 2mm or less. Spine head area wrinkling and light edge roll. Summary: " The book becomes an examination of different aspects and comprehensions of love: of a daughter's relationship with her parents and relatives; of her search for happiness in her marriages; of the demands and fulfillments of romantic and maternal love; of a need to go on living when tragedy strikes and only desolation seems real." --publisher.

New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1983. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st American Edition, 1983. No printing information. 137 pp. Original price intact. Unclipped dust jacket corners. White textured cover with maroon print on spine. Book is tight, appears unread. Clean with only small spine head indent lines and a horizontal tail shelf rest line. Dust cover has spine tail creasing. Synopsis: Based on the true story of the plague that came to Eyam, England, in 1665, it tells of the interactions of the villagers after they make a pact to protect others by not leaving the village.

New York: Little, Brown And Company, 2017. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near Fine/ Near Fine Plus. First book in this new series. 4-7. Stated First Edition, Nov, 17, 2017. First printing (No line 10-1). Red paper covers with gilt diamond and gilt spine print. 253 pp. plus 2 pages titled "Acknowledgments About Author". Original price intact on jacket flap. Book with soft spine tail bend and a few faint foxing fore edge marks. Jacket with a tad of bottom edge wear(?). Street Magician teams up with 5 other like-minded illusionists to save the town from B. B. Bosso and his crooked villains. Along the way, the 6 misfits bond and discover their self-worth.

New York: Little, Brown, and Company, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Michael Garland. Stated First Edition, First Printing: No. line 10-1. Unpaginated. Oversized ( 12.25" wide, 9.25" tall). Glossy pictorial paper over boards with foil dust jacket and circular opening for Santa's face. Poster included at rear of book. Light crease on outside of poster. Clean book with no writing and no remainder mark. A tad of light spine corner tip wear. Dust jacket with front panel corner tear (.25"), a little light edge wear, and some foil bubbling in lower corner of front panel near gutter. Summary: "A businessman who is not very nice has bought the North Pole and Christmas, threatening to ruin that special day, and only Chrissie, Santa's daughter, seems to believe Christmas can be saved." Publisher quote.

Providence, Rhode Island: Jamestown Publishers, 1988. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 3rd printing. 72 pages. Approximately 11" tall. A book for grades 9-college. The author explains and presents detailed examples of the Cornell Note taking System, which is a highly effective for taking notes from the textbook or lecture. Review then becomes more efficient and effective. He also presents the Advanced Organizer Technique to use before exams. In addition, the book covers test-taking skills, various forms of test questions ( true - false, short answer, sentence-completion, matching, and essay questions. This book is packed with helpful information to give a student or adult organizational skills and study strategies to help them become a more powerful learner. The book has no writing, underlining, highlighting, or remainder mark. Blank school stamp on back of front cover (wrap). Light sporadic edge wear, spine nick, and some page indents. Stapled book.

Providence, Rhode Island: Jamestown Publishers, 1983. Soft cover. Very Good. Revised Edition. Grade Level 7. Scuffing to spine and a back cover corner crease. A clean book with no writing. In a forced-choice answer format, the student is exposed the the following skills: subject matter, supporting details, conclusion, clarifying devices, vocabulary in context, and main idea. Included is a answer key, a teacher management system, and a student progress record for each skill. The student reads a passage and then answers the skill questions.

USA: Walker Publishing Company, 1989. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition, 1st printing (No. 10-1). Black paper over boards with copper spine print. 147 pages. Library book with large library sticker stamped across with date of July 14, 1989. No other indication of being a library book. No writing or remainder mark. Spine crimping from shelf wear. Glue residue near gutter between fep and half title page. Faint rub line. Dust jacket with original price corner unclipped. Spine ends' crimping.

New York: Bradbury Press, 1984. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition, 2nd Printing (No. line 10-2). Inscribed by author and dated June 1986, New York. Cream-colored paper over boards with brown quarter cloth binding. Gilt print with PAULSEN, TRACKER, AND BRADBURY on spine. Unclipped original price corner A clean book with no writing and unmarked. Soft spine ends' bends and dot indents on front cover. Toning/tanning on pastedowns and near gutters. Dust jacket with overall scuffing, dot indents on front cover, edge wear - including corners, some coating chips, and spine head chipping. Closed tear less than .5''. Summary: John Borne, a thirteen year old boy, yearns to go deer hunting with his grandfather, but this year he must go alone. During his solo hunt, he spots a doe who beckons him. Following the doe, he realizes there is something about her he recognizes. Ages 11-14.

New York: Scholastic Inc., 1996. Soft cover. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1996, 20th printing. Signed by author. No dust jacket. 133pp. 12mo. Clean, tight, appears unread. No writing. Light edge wear. Slight spine edge wear. Light page edge toning. Synopsis: A twist to the author's previous novel Hatchet. The boy in Hatchet is rescued. However, in Brian's Winter the boy is not rescued and has to survive in the Canadian wilderness.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. H. A. Rey. Copyright 1944, renewed 1972. 46th printing. Yellow cloth covers with dark brown front cover illustration (See photo.). Dark brown spine print and illustrated pastedowns and endpapers. 32 unpaginated pages. No dust jacket. Not ex-library. Reinforced binding. Panels and edges in near fine condition. One corner tip with light wear. Bumping to spine ends' areas. Heavy paper with clean interior. No writing. Possibly a 1980's printing. H. A. Rey is the author of the Curious George series. An appealing, well-constructed book.

Lakeville, MN: Pogo Press, Imprint of Finney Company, 2008. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition, 1st printing (Full no. line). Signed copy. Tan paper over boards with a quarter dark brown binding. Signed by Al Quie . Inscribed to another person, plus a second inscription to another person. Al Quie served twenty-one years in Congress and four years as governor of Minnesota. Book: Clean with no writing other than inscription. Light bend on spine head and a tiny indent on tail. Dust jacket: Spine area head area crinkle. Rubbing. Synopsis: This is not just the usual biography of a politician, but his memories and stories of his life and political service to his country along with his love and allegiance to God.