The Children's Treasury of Virtues by William J. Bennett - November 2000

New Delhi: Penguin Books India / Puffin, November 2002. Trade Paperback. Revised and Updated Edition, First Printing / full number line. As New. Perfect. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not damaged. Suitable for gifting. xii+404 pages. In an informal, engaging style, The Puffin History of India for Children 3000 BC - AD 1947 tells the fascinating story of India from the Indus Valley Civilization to Independence. Tracing the social, political, cultural and economic development of India, the book focuses on the high points of Indian history: the Vedic Age, the Mauryan Empire, the Gupta period, the Battle of Panipat, the conquests of Alauddin Khalji, who had the largest empire since Ashoka, the Brahmani and Vijayanagara kingdoms and their conflicts, the rule of Akbar, Shahjahan and Aurangzeb and the building of the Taj Mahal, the British conquest, the 1857 Revolt, the Nationalist movement and, finally, the triumph of Independence. The contributions of the important personalities who shaped this… Read More

Tulsa, Oklahoma: Kane Miller, September 2010. Boxed Set (Hardcover). New. No remainder mark. Not damaged. Reading Level: 10-15 years. Lexile: 680-820L. The adventures of Callum Ormond, a 15-year-old who is forced to become a fugitive as he searches for the truth behind the death of a family member. Made into a 12-part television miniseries.

New York: Crescent, August 1981. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition / full Number line (h g f e d c b a). Glossy pictorial boards in pictorial jacket. Pictorial endpapers. Sewn binding. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight. Covers and jacket clean and bright. Very slight wear to bottom edge, otherwise As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 125 pages. Photographs of Prince Charles' and Lady Diana's wedding and courtship accompanied by a description of the ceremony and its associated festivities.

Chicago: Albert Whitman & Company, 1944. Hardcover. First Edition, no additional printings listed. Blue cloth over boards with red lettering to spine and illustrated pastedown to front. Illustrated endpapers. Color frontis. Many color and B&W illustrations. Very Good book in pictorial cover. No jacket. Bookplate to verso of FFEP, otherwise interior is unmarked. Binding tight. Cloth lifting off upper edge of inner board. Corners and spine ends bumped and worn. See photos. Not from a library. 63 pages. The story of an orphan boy and his dog, Mr. Bones, looking for his own "stay place."

New York: Macmillan. Hardcover. September 1935. First Edition / no additional printings listed. Green cloth over boards with black lettering and lamp decoration to front cover. Yellow endpapers. Lavishly illustrated. Very Good book / no dust jacket. Bookplate to front pastedown. Text block unmarked. Binding tight. Fading to spine and both covers, but black lettering is still dark. Not from a library. See photos. 16 pages. 11.25 x 8.75 inches. Here is the Famous Old Tale of that Strange & Wonderful Lamp which brought the Boy Aladdin great Riches, a marvelous Palace built all in one night and a beautiful Princess for a Wife. By rubbing this Magical lamp, from a poor lad in Rags he became the rich merchant Aladdin. Elizabeth Mackinstry adds new luster to this oldest of fairy tales with her pictures in gorgeous colors and carefully patterned black-and-white. The jewels in the secret cave glow with Oriental richness; jovial genii, grinning broadly, build Aladdin's palace in a sapphire night, while the… Read More

New Delhi: Penguin Books India / Puffin, November 2002. Trade Paperback. Revised and Updated Edition, First Printing / full number line. As New. Perfect. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not damaged. Suitable for gifting. xii+404 pages. In an informal, engaging style, The Puffin History of India for Children 3000 BC - AD 1947 tells the fascinating story of India from the Indus Valley Civilization to Independence. Tracing the social, political, cultural and economic development of India, the book focuses on the high points of Indian history: the Vedic Age, the Mauryan Empire, the Gupta period, the Battle of Panipat, the conquests of Alauddin Khalji, who had the largest empire since Ashoka, the Brahmani and Vijayanagara kingdoms and their conflicts, the rule of Akbar, Shahjahan and Aurangzeb and the building of the Taj Mahal, the British conquest, the 1857 Revolt, the Nationalist movement and, finally, the triumph of Independence. The contributions of the important personalities who shaped this… Read More

Tulsa, Oklahoma: Kane Miller, September 2010. Boxed Set (Hardcover). New. No remainder mark. Not damaged. Reading Level: 10-15 years. Lexile: 680-820L. The adventures of Callum Ormond, a 15-year-old who is forced to become a fugitive as he searches for the truth behind the death of a family member. Made into a 12-part television miniseries.

New York: Crescent, August 1981. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition / full Number line (h g f e d c b a). Glossy pictorial boards in pictorial jacket. Pictorial endpapers. Sewn binding. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight. Covers and jacket clean and bright. Very slight wear to bottom edge, otherwise As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 125 pages. Photographs of Prince Charles' and Lady Diana's wedding and courtship accompanied by a description of the ceremony and its associated festivities.

Chicago: Albert Whitman & Company, 1944. Hardcover. First Edition, no additional printings listed. Blue cloth over boards with red lettering to spine and illustrated pastedown to front. Illustrated endpapers. Color frontis. Many color and B&W illustrations. Very Good book in pictorial cover. No jacket. Bookplate to verso of FFEP, otherwise interior is unmarked. Binding tight. Cloth lifting off upper edge of inner board. Corners and spine ends bumped and worn. See photos. Not from a library. 63 pages. The story of an orphan boy and his dog, Mr. Bones, looking for his own "stay place."

New York: Macmillan. Hardcover. September 1935. First Edition / no additional printings listed. Green cloth over boards with black lettering and lamp decoration to front cover. Yellow endpapers. Lavishly illustrated. Very Good book / no dust jacket. Bookplate to front pastedown. Text block unmarked. Binding tight. Fading to spine and both covers, but black lettering is still dark. Not from a library. See photos. 16 pages. 11.25 x 8.75 inches. Here is the Famous Old Tale of that Strange & Wonderful Lamp which brought the Boy Aladdin great Riches, a marvelous Palace built all in one night and a beautiful Princess for a Wife. By rubbing this Magical lamp, from a poor lad in Rags he became the rich merchant Aladdin. Elizabeth Mackinstry adds new luster to this oldest of fairy tales with her pictures in gorgeous colors and carefully patterned black-and-white. The jewels in the secret cave glow with Oriental richness; jovial genii, grinning broadly, build Aladdin's palace in a sapphire night, while the… Read More