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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 .
Happy Funny by Marchak, S. (translator) , [Samuil Marshak]; Busch, Wilhelm - 1936
by Marchak, S. (translator) , [Samuil Marshak]; Busch, Wilhelm
Happy Funny
by Marchak, S. (translator) , [Samuil Marshak]; Busch, Wilhelm
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Moscow: Central Committee of the Komsomol. Very Good; Wraps lightly soiled, staples rusted.. 1936. Softcover. Text in Russian. Samuil Marshak's translation of three of Wilhelm Busch's humorous stories, Happy Bathing, Crow's Nest, and Fly. Color illustrated stapled wraps. 7.5 x 5.75 inches. Illustrations by Busch. ; 42 pages .
- Bookseller Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Format/Binding Softcover
- Book Condition Used - Very Good; Wraps lightly soiled, staples rusted.
- Binding Paperback
- Publisher Central Committee of the Komsomol
- Place of Publication Moscow
- Date Published 1936
- Keywords 1930s Children's Books, Russian Children's Books, Samuil Marshak, Russian Avant-garde
Bridgman's Kewts
by Bridgman, L. J. [Lewis Jesse]
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- Hardcover
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- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, bookseller's ticket on front pastedown endpaper, owner name on front flyleaf, front
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Histoire du Poisson Scie et du Poisson Marteau: Suivie de Histoire de la Poule et du Canard, Histoire du Vieux Crocodile, Histoire de la Placide Tortue
by Chauveau, Leopold
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly soiled and worn, pages toned, hinges tender, 1923 gift inscription on front flyleaf, f
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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Paris: Payot & Cie. Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly soiled and worn, pages toned, . hinges tender, 1923 gift inscription on front flyleaf, front free endpaper . loose.. 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. 38 illustrations by Pierre Bonnard. Text in French. Original illustrated wraps bound with orange cloth at spine and patterned paper-covered sides. Amusing animal stories by the French medical doctor, artist, and author, who interestingly did not illustrate these tales; rather, they bear delightful black and white illustrations by the much more renowned Post-Impressionist, Pierre Bonnard. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 166 pages .
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Drummer Hoff
by Emberley, Barbara
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- Hardcover
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, cloth bubbled on boards, jacket price-clipped and tattered.
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- Tenth Printing
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 13
- 9780132208222
- ISBN 10
- 0132208229
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, cloth bubbled on . boards, jacket price-clipped and tattered.. 1967. Tenth Printing. Hardcover. 0132208229 . Folk rhyme adapted by Barbara Emberley. 1968 Caldecott Medal winner with colored woodcut illustrations by Ed Emberley. Red cloth reinforced library binding. Illustration by Ed Emberley of bipedal, top-hatted crocodile with mouse riding on his snout, signed and dated 1976, Norfolk on page facing title page. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall .
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Golem
by Wisniewski, David
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- Hardcover
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- first
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
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- First Printing
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 13
- 9780395726181
- ISBN 10
- 0395726182
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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NY: Clarion Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. First Printing. Hardcover. 0395726182 . Signed and dated 3-22-00 on copyright page by the late Wisniewski. A retelling of the traditional Jewish tale of a Czech scholar and rabbi who creates a giant of clay to protect his followers in Prague. Gorgeous and intricate cut paper illustrations. Winner of the 1997 Caldecott Award. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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Boat Children of Canton
by Ward, Marion Boss
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- first
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- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped, tattered, toned, and has several tears and chips, pages toned.
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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Philadelphia: David McKay. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped, tattered, toned, and . has several tears and chips, pages toned.. 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Tan illustrated cloth. Illustrated endpapers and many other illustrations in color and in black and white by Helen Sewell. Front free endpaper inscribed by the author in both her English name and Chinese name, Mui Lang, and adorned with her chop mark. A story of two Chinese siblings separated from their family and houseboat after a bombing during the Sino-Japanese War and their arduous journey to be reunited with their parents, who are now working with the Generalissimo, believed to refer to Chiang Kai-Shek. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 92 pages .
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Children of the Revolution
by Humphrey, Mabel; Humphrey, Maud
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- Hardcover
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- Used - Fair with no dust jacket; Backstrip split and reglued, boards heavily worn, pages toned, water spots on front and rear boards.
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- Hardcover
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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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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Truant Peter
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- Paperback
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- Used - Very Good; Some light foxing to center leaves.
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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NY: McLoughlin Brothers. Very Good; Some light foxing to center leaves.. N.D.. Softcover. Circa 1860s. Pink sewn stiff wrappers printed in red and black. Measures 6.5 x 4.5 inches. [8]pp. Vibrant color printed engravings by Cogger on each page of text. Wrappers and illustrations are remarkably bright and fresh. A title in the Peter Prim's series. Contains two cautionary tales in verse for young children. The first, Truant Peter, tells of a book who skips school to go fishing, only to be pulled into the ocean by a big fish, where he is subsequently rescued by fishermen. The second story relates the story of Idle Frank, an odious boy who pulls his sister's hair, ties a stick to his dog's tail, and grows up to be a homeless beggar. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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The Wild Swans
by Morris, Jackie
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
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- First Printing
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 13
- 9781847805362
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- 1847805361
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London: Frances Lincoln Children's Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2015. First Printing. Hardcover. 1847805361 . The British author-illustrator's story of an enchanted king and his brave daughter who seeks to break the spell that has turned her eleven brothers into swans, inspired by the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. Luminous watercolor illustrations throughout by the Kate Greenaway Medalist. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 173 pages .
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The Thumbtown Toad
by Mendoza, George
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- Hardcover
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket toned.
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 13
- 9780139206030
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- 0139206035
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket toned.. 1971. Hardcover. 0139206035 . Red library reinforced cloth binding, but not an ex-library copy. Very Seventies nonsense verse by the artist-author about the Thumbtown Toad, a wicked woman who grows poison ivy and laughed so hard she burst into fire. Trippy two-color illustrations by Beisner. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Loraine and the Little People
by Gordon, Elizabeth
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Gift inscription on front free endpaper, spine cracked, boards lightly worn, some light finger s
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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Chicago: Rand McNally. Very Good with no dust jacket; Gift inscription on front free endpaper, . spine cracked, boards lightly worn, some light finger soiling. 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Fantastic color and black and white plates by M. T. (Penny) Ross. Red cloth with color illustrated label on front boards. 73pp + [4]pp of publisher's ads. Delightful children's book about a little sick girl named Loraine and the various fairies that come to entertain her, including a water fairy queen, Crest o' the Wave, Rain People, flower fairies, Little People of Dreams, Wind People, leaf fairies, Fire People, Mr. Jack Frost, Sun children, and many more. Gordon is best known for her Mother Earth's Children and Flower Children titles. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Bob Son of Battle
by Alfred Oliphant
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Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
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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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- near fine
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- Used - Near Fine
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Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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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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Tempe, Arizona, United States
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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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El Principe Picenin – The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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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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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
by Engle, Joanna
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- good
- Paperback
- first
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- Used - Good
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- None Issued
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- First Edition
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- Paperback
- ISBN 13
- 9780394856438
- ISBN 10
- 0394856430
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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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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The House That Jack Built: The Old Woman and Her Pig
by Rodney Peppe
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- Paperback
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- Like new
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- Very Good
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Orange, Virginia, United States
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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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Adventures of Raggedy Ann
by Gruelle, Johnny
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- near fine
- Hardcover
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- Hardcover
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Tempe, Arizona, United States
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1988 - includes 7" high raggedy Ann and Andy dolls - Raggedy certainly doesn't act her age (she's well over half a century) as she is tied to the trail of a kite, or her yarn hair is being used to line a robin's nest,..." Book: very good dj: very good - 2 small tears repaired with some fading on the spine - dj in protective mylar sleeve
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Foreign Agent
by Thor, Brad
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- very good
- Hardcover
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- first
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 13
- 9781501147494
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- 1501147498
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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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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Little Brighthope's Stories : Months and Seasons
by Anonymous
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- good
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- Used - Good
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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Philadelphia: Davis, Porter & Coates. Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 8pp. No date circa 1860s. Yellow pictorial wraps, stitched spine. LIght cover soil, contents mostly clean. A 2 line verse describes the hand-colored illustration for each month of the year. A well-preserved little book.
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Maya's Children: The Story of LA Llorana
by Anaya, Rudolfo
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- Hardcover
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- New
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- No DJ Issued
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 13
- 9780786821242
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- 0786821248
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Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Hyperion, 1997 Hard Cover. New/No DJ Issued. Illus. by Baca, Maria. 10.3 x 8.3 x 0.4 Inches. Library Binding.
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