Search Results: Titles starting with F from Granny Goose Books

New York: Atheneum, 1979. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Thisis a stated first edition. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The blue cloth covers are fresh, with very minor wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is price-clipped but is otherwise in excellent condition, again with minor wear. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: Freddie the Cat, Emma Pigeon and their animal friends decide to form the F.T.C.s Rep Company, a group of animals dedicated to drama. "My Fair Lady" was to be their first production, but things don't work out quite as they planned.

London: Faber & Faber, 1984. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The red covers are fresh, with minimal wear at tips and corners. The gilt spine lettering is still bright. The dust jacket is price-clipped, but is otherwise in excellent condition -- no rips or damage. Synopsis: This is a book of Christmas storiessuitable for older children, and is a follow-up to the Corrins' earlier anthology for under-nines, "Round the Christmas Tree". Contents: -- Christmas with the Chrystals, by Noel Streatfeild; -- The story of Brother Johannick and his silver bell, retold by Elizabeth Clark; -- The Christmas rose, retold by Stephen Corrin; -- The real true Father Christmas, by Roy Fuller; -- A Christmas carol (abridged), by Charles Dickens; -- The ghost of Christmas present, by Wendy Eyton; -- The forbidden child, by Leon Garfield; -- The Christmas cherries, by Chrétien de Troyes; -- The day we… Read More

London: Robert Hale, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good -. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There are two signatures by former owners on the front free end paper, but no other marks or wear. The blue covers are fresh, with minor wear at tips and corners. The gilt spine lettering is still bright. The dust jacket is in slightly less than very good conditon, with light wear. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: When Andrea Barclay, a young widow, goes to Paris she meeets and falls in love with Christopher Laroque, a member of the French government. She does it in her usual impulsive way: immediately. Just more than a year earlier, however, she had met and fallen in love with handsome and charming Ross Miller: she met him one night and married him the next day. Ross had promised Andrea, her aunt and her mother that he would love and take care of her always but there were things in the life of the man she had married that brought in their wake tragedy, scandal and… Read More

London: Nelson. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 10 ¼ x 8. This is a large-format (10 ¼ x 8 inches) collection of fourteen well-known fairy stories. The British Library first edition was published in 1922, so although there is no publication date given in the book this copy was likely published in the 1920s or 30s. The interior of the book is tight and complete, but with light reading wear. There are six full page colour plates, (4 by Mabel Lucie Attwell, 1 by Honor Appleton, and 1 uncredited) as well as small black and white illustrations on most pages. The illustrated covers are also in Good condition, with heavy edge wear, rounded corners, etc. The attached scan should give a bettier idea of condition. Contents: Cinderella. -- The Three Bears. -- Lazy John. -- Little Red Riding Hood. -- Henny-Penny. -- Jack & the Beanstock. -- The Wolf & the Seven Kids. -- Hop O' My Thumb. -- The Old Woman and Her Pig. -- Jack Seeks His Fortune. -- The Little Old Woman Who Lived… Read More

1933. Soft cover. Good +. The interior of the magazine is clean and fresh, with no wear or damage. The illustrated paper covers show light wear at edges and corners, with several short tears. The attached scan gives a better idea of condition. Synopsis: Each monthly issue contains a mix of short stories (mostly mystery and adventure), verse, and current affairs, with many attractive vintage illustrations. Partial contents: '' -- Miss Pitts and the prodigal," by R. V. Gery; -- "The lie," by Arthur Powell; --"Adventuress," by H.T..W. Bousfield; -- "Double script," by Frank King -- "The Queen [Queen Mary] as hostess," by Guy Heseltine; -- "The fairy cycle," by H. C. Bailey, Illustrated by John Campbell; -- "Disputed meat," by C. T. Stoneham; -- "How a play is produced," by Frank Collins; -- "Yesterday." by Michael Pertwee; -- "Timothy and the starving man," by Adrian Arlington;… Read More

London: The Heirloom Library. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a gift inscription to a former owner (Christmas 1958) on the front free end paper, but no other marks or wear. The six colour plates by IONICUS are present. The blue decorated covers are fresh, with just at touch of wear to tips and corners. The dust jacket is not clipped, and is also in excellent condition, with light wear and shallow chipping to the top and bottom of the spine. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. A very attractive copy.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1972. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is fresh and clean, with no marks or signs of previous use. The illustrated laminated covers are bright, with just a touch of wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is also in very good condition. It has a tape ghost on the verso where a protective plastic cover was attached, but only minor edgewear on the front -- no damage or tears. The attached scan gives a better idea of condition. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. PLEASE NOTE: This is a large and heavy book which may -- depending on where you live -- require more than our standard shipping. Feel free to request a firm quote on shipping before placing your order.

Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing. 1942, 1945 . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The interior of the book is clean and tight. The pages show light reading use, but no marks or damage. The illustrated covers show wear/rubs at edges and corners, with heavier wear at the top and bottom of the spine. This would be a very nice copy to share with a child, but lacks the crispness that adult collectors would prefer.

Montreal: Eden Press, 1982. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. This is a stated first edition. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, with no marks or signs of previous use. The blue covers are bright, with just a touch of wear at tips and corners. The silver gilt spine lettering is still bright. The dust jacket is also in very good condition with a slightly faded spine but light wear else. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: "Fairy tales are subversive in the detrimental role models they present to girls, the long lasting influences these models seem to have on the female imagination, and the support given to the fairy tale genre by child Psychologists. [This book] traces these influences and their shift over the last twenty-five years as feminism has developed. It does this by presentation and analysis of novels by a group of French and French Canadian women writers, each of whom recreates the basic pattern of well-known fairy tales in one of her books -… Read More

Urberach, Germany: Anton Appelmann, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. This is a charming retelling of some of Andersen's fairy tales. (39 pages, 9 full-colour plates). The interior of the book is clean and fresh. There is a former owner's name on the front free end paper, but no other marks or wear. The shiny gold covers are bright, with light wear and rubs only at edges and corners. A very nice copy. The attached scan gives a general idea of condition, but unfortunately it reproduces the attractive gold colour of the cover as a washy grey. Contents: The swineherd; -- The storks; -- Some distinction must be made; -- The emperor's new clothes; -- The flying trunk; -- The angel; -- The snowman; -- The princess who slept on a pea; -- The daisy; -- Twelve in the mail-coach

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing little use and no marks. The grey cloth covers are fresh, with bumps to the top and bottom of the shelf, but little wear else. The dust jacket is not price-clipped, and is in very good condition, showing light edgewear overall, with more wear visible on the top and bottom of the spine. The dust jacket is now in a protective plastic cover. . Synopsis: "Paul Kilgerrin rather reluctantly accepted his assignment to North Africa. If possible, he was to bring back Professor Granger and his formula for the manufacture of petroleum from coal. If he couldn't bring back the fanatically anti-American professor and the one copy of his formula, he was at least to see that they were kept out of enemy hands".

London: Oxford University Press, 1970. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a former owner's name on the front free end paper, but no other marks or wear. The beige covers are fresh, with minor wear at edges and corners. The dust jacket is not price-clipped, and shows light wear only. It was issued in a protective plastic cover, which had shrunk slightly. This has now been removed, leaving two lines of adhesive on the back which fortunately are not visible at all on the front. The jacket is now in a new mylar cover and looks very attractive. Synopsis: Based on reminiscences of her aunt, Frances Hermione de Poloratzky , a very successful writer, Almedingen describes the life of a bright, privileged little girl growing up on her father's great country estate in Czarist Russia. It describes the great and small incidents of her life up to her first literary triumph at the age of 14, including the comings and goings of servants… Read More

London: Heinemann, 1983. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, with no marks, signatures or wear. There is a small remainder dot on the bottom edge of the text block. The blue covers are fresh, with just a bit of wear at edges and corners. The gilt spine lettering is still bright. The dust jacket is price-clipped, with light edgewear but no rips or paper loss. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: "Being the eldest of eight children is a great trial to Fanny, who is not cut out to be a demure Victorian miss, and her love of excitement and adventure leads her into all sorts of trouble, usually with hilarious results." This is a collection of three "Fanny" stories: Fanny's Sister, Fanny and the Monsters, and Fanny and the Battle of Potter's Piece.

Iowa City, IA: Penfield Press, 1985. Soft cover. Near Fine. This book looks new. The interior is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear, and the glossy paper covers show just a hint of wear at corners. A lovely copy. Synopsis: This is a collection of American-Finnish recipes, with a supplementary section of information on Finland, and Finns in America -- particularly Minnesota.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1964. Second Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The red covers are fresh, with light bumps to the top and bottom of the spine, but no other wear. The dust jacket is also in excellent condition, with just a few signs of wear. The jacket is now in a removeable mylar cover. Synopsis: Set at the time of the Iliad and the Aeneid, this is the story of young Priam, a minor princeling of Troy, who lived through the famous seige with his body slave Philo. When Troy fell, Priam and Philo escaped the burning city and hid in the countryside, before setting off on a quest for a new home.

London: Andre Deutsch, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The laminated pictorial covers are in very good condition, with just a touch of wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is not price-clipped, and again shows minimal wear. A very nice copy. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover.

London: Andre Deutsch, 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, with no marks and just a few signs of previous use. The illustrated covers are bright, with light wear and rubs at tips and corners. The dust jacket is not clipped and is also in very good condition, with just a few signs of wear. A very nice copy. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover.

Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a former owner's name and numbers (ugly printing) on the bottom of the free front end paper, but no other marks or damage. The orange cloth covers are fresh, with next to no wear. The dust jacket has a sticker pull in the top right hand corner, but is otherwise in very good condition, with light wear only. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Scans are available on request. Synopsis: "tells the story of W. C. Good's activities ... in farming, in farm organization and as a pioneer of farmers's co-operatives ... The book covers: farm organizations at the turn of the century, the United Farmer Movement, economic groups in politics, the party system, the C.C.F. (Cooperative Commonwealth Federation), Social Credit, Canadian farm organizations after 1935, and the cooperative movement in Canada

London: Collins. Hardcover. Very Good. The interior of the book is clean, showing light wear, including bumps to two of the boards and some paper missing from the top of the "swallows have built their nests" page. The brightly coloured plastic coil binding is in excellent condition. The front and back covers show moderate wear, several small stains and handling. The book has 6 boards, and measures 10 inches high and 8 inches wide.

London: Macmillan & Co., 1881. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The author discusses the various kinds of deformaties imposed by fashion in various societies -- Chinese foot binding, lip and ear stretching, head flattening, tooth filing, wearing high heeled and pointed-toe shoes, use of corsets to compress the waist and lungs, etc.