Search Results: Titles starting with F from The Periscope Collection

This book was first published in 1916 under the title "The Allies Fairy Book". In excellent condition; no marks throughout; dust jacket has a small tear on the bottom; Arthur Rackham is known for his pen and ink drawings, during the Golden Age of British book illustration.

The Volland Company published books and other items for children in the years between 1908 and 1959. Their expressed purpose was that the books..."should make children happy and build characterunconsciously and should contain nothing to cause fright, suggest fear, glorify mischief, excuse malice or condone cruelty." The only writing is an inscription in pen in the front of the book; the pictures are still quite vivid and beautiful.

Discarded library book, 1958. Possible !st edition, but not marked so.

Tennessee writer William O. Steele wrote books about the stories he heard as a child, and "The Far Frontier" is one of them. A runner-up to the Newberry Award; Weekly Reader edition, with dust jacket. Inside has no markings, not ex-library.

This book is in good condition, despite the fact that the dust cover is fraying around the top. From the front cover: "For the first time in one volume, favorite stories from Uncle Remus, his songs and sayings; told by Uncle Remus; Night with Uncle Remus; and other Uncle Remus books. Selected and arranged by George Van Santvoord and Archibald C. Coolidge. with the original A.B. Frost illustrations."

Ex-library book, with Discarded marking on the interior. The "First Book" series was inaugurated in 1944 by Franklin Watts. It began with the "First Book of Airplanes", and went on to produce 100 books in the series. It was designed with the purpose of introducing children to new subjects, written in such a way as to be interesting on their level. Leonard Everett Fisher, prolific illustrator of around 250 children's books, did the illustrations; he is known for his pen and ink drawings that are highly detailed. The interior is not marked, although the outside has library marks and a call number on the spine.

Franklin Watts, 1956. HB. Good. Helen Borten. 56-95442 copies available, both library copies with no dust jacket, First editionfor both, both have library call numbers on the spine.

Platt & Munk, 1966. HB. Good. Tasha Tudor. 66-17113

Library of Congress #57-7537. Another one of the "First Book" series, written by well-known American History author Henry Steele Commager, illustrated by famous children's illustrator, Leonard Everett Fisher. Ex-library book, call number still on spine, Discarded stamps on the interior.

This book is a compilation of articles written around 1899 about the author's travels through India, Burma, China and the US. They were originally published in 1899.

A vintage book, illustrating games and activities from around the world. Inside front cover states "This is a Seahorse Fun Book".

Authored by the same writer who gave us "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest", a continuation of the adventures of the Merry Pranksters and their wild ride across the country in the 1960's. Ken Kesey was one of the last of the Beat Generation writers. No dust jacket, bright yellow, no marks inside (and It even has the weird feature of having a small flip book of tiny pictures in the lower right corner of the pages, some of which were attributed to poet Allen Ginsburg)