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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 .
Tuffy by Doyle, Robert J - 1942
by Doyle, Robert J
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Tuffy
by Doyle, Robert J
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NY: Simon and Schuster. Very Good; Boards worn, owner name on jacket flaps, erasure mark and owner signature on front free endpaper, jacket price-clipped, one page has small . closed tear. 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Photos by Frank J. Scherschel. Photo-illustrated pink boards. 4to. Unpaginated. Vintage childrens picture book of impossibly adorable photos of a baby bear sitting in a cookie jar, exploring a house, riding a toy truck, drinking milk from a bottle, sleeping in a chest of drawers, boxing, hugging a teddy bear, and doing other cute stunts. Jacket flap notes that when he was older, he lived in Oxbo, Wisconsin in a wire pen eating popcorn and soda that tourists offered to him. : (; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
- Bookseller Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Illustrator Frank J. Scherschel
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- Book Condition Used - Very Good; Boards worn, owner name on jacket flaps, erasure mark and owner signature on front free endpaper, jacket price-clipp
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- Place of Publication NY
- Date Published 1942
- Keywords BEARS, 1940s Children's Books
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Bridgman's Kewts
by Bridgman, L. J. [Lewis Jesse]
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 Thumbtown Toad
by Mendoza, George
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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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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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Moon Rocket (An All-Action Pop-Up Picture Storybook)
by Kubasta, V.
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England: Brown Watson Ltd.. Very Good; A couple of creases and light wear.. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0709704518 . Glossy illustrated boards with six intricate pop-up scenes designed by legendary Czech pop-up artist Vojtech Kubasta. Measures 10 x 10 inches. Exuberant pop-up scenes of two boys and their pet dog launching into space, with many levers, pull tabs, and other mechanicals to play with, instructed in the text. All popups clean and in good working order. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .
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Tuffy
by Doyle, Robert J
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Simon and Schuster, 1942. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Second printing of the first edition. Very good in illustrated boards with light rubbing to bottom edges. Book plate on front pastedown and corresponding name neatly written on rear pastedown, otherwise clean and tight. In a very good dust jacket (bottom corner of front flap clipped but $1.00 price at top) with light wear at the spine ends and a few closed edge tears. A very attractive copy of this very scarce title.
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Tuffy
by Doyle, Robert J
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Simon & Schuster, 1942. Hard. Very Good. Scherschel, Frank J.. Second Printing. Unmarked pictorial boards with lightly scuffed points + tiny tear along spine seam. Edge worn, priced ($1.00) jacket with small chips and tears. Full page stroboscope photographs by Frank J. Scherschel of Tuffy -- a real baby bear posed for the camera.
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Tuffy
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Simon & Schuster, 1942. Hard. Very Good. Scherschel, Frank J.. Second Printing. Sharp, clean, lightly edge scuffed pictorial boards. Worn, unclipped ($1.00) jacket with a 3-inch tear, chipped points + scuffed edges. Full page stroboscope photographs by Frank J. Scherschel of Tuffy -- a real baby bear posed for the camera. Fascinating.
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Day In and Day Out (The Alice and Jerry Books, Reading Foundation Series)
by Mabel O'Donnell; Alice Carey
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Evanston, Illinois: Row, Peterson and Company, n.d. [copyright 1936]. Hardcover. First Edition, no additional printings listed. First-grade reader in the Alice and Jerry basal reader educational series. Red cloth over boards with blue & yellow titles and illustration of a dog and duckling. Good+. Prior owner's bookplate to front pastedown, a few penciled notes. Sewn binding is straight and tight. Corners and spine ends bumped. Covers clean and bright. Not from a school or library. See photos. 156 pages with color illustrations on every page. Word list.
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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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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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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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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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