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New York: Will Roberts. 1950. First Edition. Spiral bound. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. Previous owner's name. Metal spirals has some wear. ; Board book with moving wheels. ; Color Illustrations; Unpaginated pages .
The Wonder Book: Stories, Pictures, Puzzles, Games, Hero Tales, Fun and Fancy by Thompson, Ruth Plumly (1893-1976) - 1929
by Thompson, Ruth Plumly (1893-1976)
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The Wonder Book: Stories, Pictures, Puzzles, Games, Hero Tales, Fun and Fancy
by Thompson, Ruth Plumly (1893-1976)
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Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co, 1929. First Edition, First Printing. A Good Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.
Cloth with front colorful paste-on. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Shelf handling wear with rubbed corners, spine tips and a sun-faded spine. Gift inscription and bookplate. Small 4to; 10 inches tall; 217 pages. Illustrated with both [6] color and b/w plates and intext drawings by William Donahey (1883-1970). First Edition, First Printing.
Uncommon in that only three copies are held in institutions. [OCLC, 38914625].
Cloth with front colorful paste-on. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Shelf handling wear with rubbed corners, spine tips and a sun-faded spine. Gift inscription and bookplate. Small 4to; 10 inches tall; 217 pages. Illustrated with both [6] color and b/w plates and intext drawings by William Donahey (1883-1970). First Edition, First Printing.
Uncommon in that only three copies are held in institutions. [OCLC, 38914625].
This, one of Ruth Thompson's rarest publications, collects her poems and short stories from the Philadelphia Public Ledger, as well as stories and riddles prepared exclusively for this book.
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- Publisher The Reilly & Lee Co
- Place of Publication Chicago
- Date Published 1929
- Keywords Golden Age of Illustration; Award Winning Books and Authors
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EVERYTHING ON WHEELS Big Pictures and Little Stories about Trucks, Trains, Wagons, Autos and Lots of Others
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The Three Bears An Action Book with Five 3-Dimensional Spring-Ups No Su number on this one.
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3 spring ups detached but still there - a couple pieces of tape used. Last one top layer of paper off on illustration of curtain and wallpaper. Book has seperated from spine and is taped together. Rubbed corner/hardcover. Small amount of crayon marks on top of cover. I have more..............
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CATTY ATKINS BANDMASTER
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New York NY: Harper & Brothers. 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. ; Catty Atkins; Vol. 5; B&W Illustrations; 263 pages .
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Don't Forget, God Bless Our Troops (Jill Biden Signed 1st Ed)
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SIGNED BY JILL BIDEN on the front endpaper! Also briefly inscribed as shown. First printing in near-fine gift-worthy condition. Expedited shipping is welcome; signed by author.
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The Phantom Tollbooth 50th Anniversary Edition (Signed by Norton Juster)
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A lovely 50th Anniversary Edition SIGNED BY NORTON JUSTER directly to the title page. Also briefly inscribed as shown. A 7th printing in gorgeous gift-worthy condition. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; bk 3, signed by author.
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EVERYTHING ON WHEELS Big Pictures and Little Stories about Trucks, Trains, Wagons, Autos and Lots of Others
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The Three Bears An Action Book with Five 3-Dimensional Spring-Ups No Su number on this one.
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3 spring ups detached but still there - a couple pieces of tape used. Last one top layer of paper off on illustration of curtain and wallpaper. Book has seperated from spine and is taped together. Rubbed corner/hardcover. Small amount of crayon marks on top of cover. I have more..............
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CATTY ATKINS BANDMASTER
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New York NY: Harper & Brothers. 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. ; Catty Atkins; Vol. 5; B&W Illustrations; 263 pages .
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Don't Forget, God Bless Our Troops (Jill Biden Signed 1st Ed)
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SIGNED BY JILL BIDEN on the front endpaper! Also briefly inscribed as shown. First printing in near-fine gift-worthy condition. Expedited shipping is welcome; signed by author.
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The Phantom Tollbooth 50th Anniversary Edition (Signed by Norton Juster)
by Juster, Norton; Feiffer, Jules [Illustrator]
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A lovely 50th Anniversary Edition SIGNED BY NORTON JUSTER directly to the title page. Also briefly inscribed as shown. A 7th printing in gorgeous gift-worthy condition. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; bk 3, signed by author.
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The Wonder Book: Stories, Pictures, Puzzles, Games, Hero Tales, Fun & Fancy
by Thompson, Ruth Plumly; William Donahey (Illust. )
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New York: Reilly & Lee Co.. Good. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Color Plates; b&w drawings; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 217 pages; 1929 Reilly & Lee Co. Larger format HC in publisher's green cloth with color pictorial panel mounted to the cover board. 1st edition presumed. Contents remain soundly bound and complete with color blates and b&w drawings by William Donahey. A long closed tear to the cloth the length of the rear joint has been archivally mended with judicious application of PVA. Front hinge tender with partial tear to lining pages in the hinge archivally mended with japanese kozo paper. The color pictorial panel mounted to the coverhas a few small surface abrasions and scratches and is showing the texture of the cloth through the design; there are also a few mild stary ink and pencil scribbles. Here and there some young child pencil marginalia has been erased; some scattered mild finger soiling to pages. Prior ownership in pencil at front; binding a little shaken with a few…
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The Wonder Book : Stories - Pictures - Games - Puzzles - Hero Tales - Animal Lore - Plays - Fun and Fancy
by Thompson, Ruth Plumly
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Chicago: Reilly & Lee. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Light edgewear to cover paste-on, light cock, some random foxing, a few black-and-white illustrations are neatly crayon colored, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; Quite uncommon omnibus collection of Ruth Plumly Thompson's weekly writings for the children's page of the Philadelphia Public Ledger, preceding her 1921 contract to write Oz books. Color illustrations by William Donahey, black-and-white illustrations by Hammond. Two b&w full page illustrations and two b&w text illustrations are neatly colored in crayon. Old Corner Book Store, Boston, Mass bookseller's label on front free endpaper. A high-spot for any collector of Ruth Plumly Thompson. ; 217 pages .
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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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Day In and Day Out (The Alice and Jerry Books, Reading Foundation Series)
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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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Bob Son of Battle
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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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