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NY and Boston: H. M. Caldwell Company. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, bookseller's ticket on front . pastedown endpaper, owner name on front flyleaf, front hinge cracked, a . few pages smudged, shaken.. 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth binding with color illustration of young boy in nightshirt with lit candle on front and rear boards. Decorative endpapers. 44 full-page illustrations in red and black. An antique children's picture book about a group of five Kewts: bald little people (not quite as cute as Palmer Cox's Brownies, but similar) who take a tour, written in verse, of the 48 United States with their tour guide Sammy, a short, bald version of Uncle Sam. There's Kewt Pat (Irish) , Kewt Sandy (Scottish) , Kewt Ah San (Chinese) , Kewt Hans (Dutch) and Kewt Sambo (a fez-wearing African). Sambo suffers the most from stereotypical writing and illustrations and Native Americans of Oklahoma are also slammed. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 94 pages .
Children of the Revolution by Humphrey, Mabel; Humphrey, Maud - 1900
by Humphrey, Mabel; Humphrey, Maud
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Children of the Revolution
by Humphrey, Mabel; Humphrey, Maud
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NY: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Fair with no dust jacket; Backstrip split and reglued, boards heavily . worn, pages toned, water spots on front and rear boards.. 1900. Hardcover. Pictorial hardcover with blue cloth spine. Stories and verse about various figures in American Revolutionary War history and black and white illustrations by Mabel Humphrey of children dressing up and reenacting these scenes. Twelve full-page chromolithograph plates by Maud Humphrey (Mabel's sister and Humphrey Bogart's mother). Scenes and stories include Martha Washington pouring tea, the surrender of Cornwallis, Washington Crossing the Delaware, Lafayette dancing the Minuet, Moll Pitcher, Betsy Ross, Paul Revere's ride, the Boston Tea Party, Paul Jones, the Battle of Bunker Hill, Ben Franklin's arrival in Philadelphia, and the courtship of George Washington. The children depicted in these illustrations are plump and rosy-cheeked and have meticulous costuming. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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- Place of Publication NY
- Date Published 1900
- Keywords 1900s Childrens Books, Maud Humphrey, Revolutionary War, Illustrated Books
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Bridgman's Kewts
by Bridgman, L. J. [Lewis Jesse]
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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
by Seuss, Dr. ; Geisel, Theodore
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NY: Beginnner. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, gift inscription on front . free endpaper, jacket lightly soiled and rubbed.. 1960. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Pictorial glazed boards. Dr. Seuss' classic easy reader. Contains all the first printing points as per Younger/Hirsch 64. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 62 pages .
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Strawberry Girl
by Lenski, Lois
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Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, endpapers toned, . Christmas 1945 gift inscription on verso of frontispiece.. 1945. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Newbery Award-winning novel about an itinerant Florida family of strawberry pickers. Graced with Lenski's winsome illustrations. Green and red strawberry endpapers. Green pictorial cloth. xii, 194pp.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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I Met a Penguin
by Asch, Frank
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NY: McGraw-Hill. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Gift inscription on half-title, jacket lightly worn and toned at spine.. 1972. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0070024006 . An early title by the prolific children's author and illustrator best known for his Moonbear picture books, like Milk and Cookies and Mooncake. Intricate black and white illustrations throughout. Illustrated boards. A story about a lion who lives on an island with various human and animal friends. After they criticize him, he sails away and meets a penguin at the South Pole and falls in love. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall .
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Cinderella
by Evans, C. S.
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Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott Co. and William Heinemann. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, gift inscription on half-title . page, boards toned, some pages lightly soiled and stained.. [1919]. Hardcover. Orange cloth with illustrated paper-covered boards. Tipped-in color frontispiece and many other silhouette illustrations by Arthur Rackham. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 110 pages .
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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
by Seuss, Dr. ; Geisel, Theodore
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NY: Beginnner. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, gift inscription on front . free endpaper, jacket lightly soiled and rubbed.. 1960. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Pictorial glazed boards. Dr. Seuss' classic easy reader. Contains all the first printing points as per Younger/Hirsch 64. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 62 pages .
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The Singing Tree
by Seredy, Kate
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NY: Viking. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket toned, price-clipped and . moderately worn.. 1939. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated with color frontispiece and numerous other black and white illustrations by the author. A Newbery honor book. Signed by Seredy on the half-title. Gray illustrated cloth. Illustrated endpapers. The sequel to the author's The Good Master, continuing the story about two Hungarian children between the World Wars. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 247 pages .
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The Sea Dog
by Dennis, Morgan
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NY: The Viking Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Long gift inscription on half-title, boards soiled, jacket tattered and waterstained at spine, with minor loss at head of spine.. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. 978-0670626090 . Written and illustrated by Morgan DennisGreen illustrated cloth. Vintage children's book about a family that builds a houseboat to live on in Key West, Florida with their Irish water spaniel named Splash. Evocative black and white illustrations throughout. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 42 pages .
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The Fir-Tree Fairy Book: Favorite Fairy Tales
by Johnson, Clifton (editor)
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Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. Good with no dust jacket; Usual library stamps and markings, pages toned and finger soiling throughout, spine cocked.. 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library copy rebound in orange patterned reinforced cloth. xii, 333pp. Black and white plates and many other smaller elegant illustrations by Alexander Popini. A collection of 41 fairy tales from Grimm and Andersen, as well as traditional fairy tales from Greece, Norway, Roumania, Ireland, India, Turkey, China, and some other countries. Johnson notes in his introduction that he has edited the stories to remove "savagery, distressing details and excessive pathos", and removed references to cruel fathers and wicked stepmothers. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Who's Got Game? The Ant or the Grasshopper?
by Morrison, Toni; Morrison, Slade
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NY: Scribner. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Front free endpaper wrinkled, jacket . lightly worn and has one inch tear at head of spine.. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0743222474 . Signed by the late Nobel Laureate, Toni Morrison, and her late son, Slade Morrison, on the front free endpaper. A frisky graphic novel version of Aesops classic fable. Photos of the Morrisons and Lemaitre on rear jacket panel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION
by Humphrey, Maud and Mabel
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New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1900. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st edition. A Good copy. 4to., with 12 chromolithographs; bound in quarter cloth backed pictorial paper over boards. The spine's backstrip is missing. Moderate edge wear and soiling to the boards. End papers soiled, with childish scribblings. Hinges cracking. Occasional light to moderate finger-soiling. A Good copy. *** Contains 12 chromolithographs of children in Revolutionary garb, based on major figures or events of the War: Martha Washington, Cornwallis's Surrender, Lafayette, Paul Revere, The Boston Tea Party, Betsy Ross, Bunker Hill, Paul Jones, Ben Franklin, Moll Pitcher, George Washington's Courtship, Washington Crossing the Delaware, ***.
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Children of the Revolution
by Humphrey, Mabel. Humphrey, Maud
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New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1900. Original boards have been professionally relaid. Bound in cloth with pictorial front and back covers. Numerous full color plates as well as many more black & white in text illustrations. Pictures show children as famous characters from American Revolutionary lore such as Martha Washington, Cornwallis, Paul Revere and others. Twelve enchanting full-page chromolithographs and black and white text illustrations. Child's bookplate behind front board and gift inscription on front free endpage. . First American Edition, Second Issue. Quarter Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Humphrey, Mabel. Humphrey, Maud. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover.
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
by Engle, Joanna
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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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Bob Son of Battle
by Alfred Oliphant
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The story focuses on the rivalry between two sheepdogs and their masters, and chronicles the coming of age of a boy who is caught between them. David M'Adam, the boy, was half-orphaned by the death of his mother, and is left to the care of his father, Adam M'Adam, a sarcastic, angry alcoholic with a few redeeming qualities. M'Adam is the owner of Red Wull, a huge, violent dog who herds his sheep by brute force. Doubleday & McClure, 1899. Hardcover. Condition: vg+. .356 pages Find copy in Dark Blue Boards . copyright Doubleday & McClure (New York), 1889. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Rare first edition original 1899 edition by Doubleday and McClure Company New York. Nice copy all on hand laid paper. Deckled edges. Bob Son of Battle by Alfred Ollivant. Copyright 1889. Some browning of pages. In a navy cloth binding. Externally sound. Some shelf wear. Pages are clean and unmarked/,
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Ronny Meets the Cadborosuarus
by Elmay Crow
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Crow Publishing, Victoria, 1971, 30 pages, 6.5" x 8.5", Near Fine, Comb Bound Softcover. An uncommon self published companion to "Ronny Meets The Sasquatch".
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Bedtime Stories
by Tenggren, Gustaf: Illustrated by
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1978 - 16th printing- vintage Bedtime Stories - Little Red Riding Hood - book: very good - all pages are clean and unmarked - edge wear on boards good for age - pages show some toning at edges - ELEMENT: includes a little red riding hood/big bad wolf as grandma flip doll - doll is professionally sewn with intricate details
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Going To the Doctor (First Experiences Series)
by Fred Rogers
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Fred Rogers: First Experiences Book Series: Going To the Doctor (1986 1st Ed. 3rd Pr. Thus, G.P. Putnam)RARE in this first hardcover edition. Quite the find. Used. VG/VG condition unclipped dust jacket, printed price $12.95 Mr. Rogers appears on the back dj panel wearing a pale blue sweater. "In this book, real life photos are used to help young people feel more comfortable with interacting with other children and making new friends. A Note From Fred Rogers: A child's first visit with a pediatrician usually comes soon after birth. It may be months or even years later, though, that a child first shows fear about going to see a doctor. The worry of an injection or some other unfamiliar medical procedure can trigger that fear. It can also appear because another family member may be feeling medical anxieties. And, of course, new body awareness and needs for privacy develop naturally in children's early years, so all these feelings can make it very hard for them to let doctors investigate the workings of…
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The Man Who Lost His Head
by Claire Huchet Bishop
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The Man Who Lost His Head. By Claire Huchet Bishop. Viking Press, Copyright Renewed 1970. 16th Impression thus. Exlib. VG/VG unclipped DJ. Original cover price $3.56. Wrap-around blue and white endpapers show a headless man walking past farm animals on his way to the fair to look for his head there. Pages are bright. Now protected in a mylar wrap. A fantasy illustrated by Robert McCloskey, author and illustrator of "Make Way For Ducklings". Summary: "A man wakes up to find that he has no head, so he goes looking for it." Hard title to find.
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Lucky You, What Science Has Done For Us
by Leaf, Munro
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Lucky You: What Science Has Done For Us J.B. Lippincott Stated First Edition. SCIENCE. Artfully illustrated by MUNRO LEAF. Good EXLIB in a Good unclipped $2.25 orig. price dust jacket. Last page states: 152 4.
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El Principe Picenin – The Little Prince
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A special copy of The Little Prince translated into the Venetian (Venetan/Veneto) language, also called dialeto del mar – the dialect of the sea. Included is the bookmark from the bookstore - Libreria Acqua Alta. Great gift for any Little Prince collector. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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The House That Jack Built: The Old Woman and Her Pig
by Rodney Peppe
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Pocket sized reproduction from Pleasewell Series of the 1890s. This edition is reversible with The Old Woman and Her Pig also featured when the book is flipped over. Each story has reproduced lithographs from the original publication. No creasing, no age spots, Like New !
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Foreign Agent
by Thor, Brad
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New York: Atria Books, 2016. Signed on fep First Edition with full number line This is a limited, signed edition with an exclusive, to this edition, additional chapter. Please note what looks like a "Signed Edition" sticker on the front of dust jacket. It is not a a sticker; it is part of the design of the jacket. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 338 pages PLUS additional chapter "exclusively for Target customers." Target is US-based department store. From jacket: "Scot Harvath has exactly the skills the CIA is looking for. He's a former Navy SEAL with extensive experience in espionage. Working for a private intelligence company, he will provide the CIA, and more important, the President, with absolute deniability. But deep within the Russian Caucasus, Moscow also has its own special kind of operative... When a clandestine American operations team is ambushed near Syria, all signs point toward a dangerous informant in Brussels..." A new book, but with…
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