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The Good dust jacket has shipping at corners, a 1" tear along upper front edge, and a missing piece at lower edge, light soiling, price clipped. A mylar dust jacket has been added. The Near Fine binding is white paper over boards, gold cloth-backed. Cover decorated with a cross and star in red. Very minor soiling to edges. Black-and-white illustrations by L. T. Shackelford, Jr. The binding is tight and pages are clean. The book measures 10.88" tall x 7.9" wide.
First Edition
About the book (from the dust jacket)
In this jubilant tale of The Nativity (as it might be narrated in the course of a sermon by an old-time Negro preaches), Julian Lee Rayford has utilized his knowledge of the lore and rich colloquial heritage of the Gulf Coast region. Told in a chanted prose, and studded with a delectable and typical choice ofdetail, the story moves forward to its climax in the account of THE F IRST CHRISTMAS DINNER, with its attendant miracles. This highly original bit of authentic Southern humor is overlaid with the …Read more

Very Good+ dust jacket illustrated with dolls, light edge rub wear, a mylar dust jacket has been added. The Near Fine binding is red cloth over boards, gilt lettering. 121 illustrations including 70 Color (28 tipped in plates, 6 fold out illustrations). The binding is tight and pages are clean. The book measures 10.9" tall x 11.7" wide.
First Edition
About the book (from the dust jacket)
Since the dawn of time, dolls have been cherished by children, worshiped by primitive peoples invoked as magical weapons for good and evil. This extraordinary) book reveals the many aspects of the doll through the superb photography of H. Landshoff, whose photographs for Abrams' The Shell have received great critical acclaim, and the text and commentaries r Carl Fox, former director of Museum shops for the Smithsonian Institution and the Brooklyn Museum, and a long-time collector himself.
Both text and pictures capture enchantment of these miniature "people." Almost two hundred full-page Plates show dolls from many cultures a…Read more

No dust jacket, a mylar jacket has been added. Very good binding is gray cloth over boards, cover is illustrated with a woman sitting on a tree, gilt stamping on cover and spine, an illustration on the spine, some edge-wear and slight soiling. Illustrated end papers. Six color plates and seventy half tone illustrations by W. Paget. The binding is tight and pages are clean. The book measures 8.5" tall x 6.5" wide. Printed in Bavaria.

Very Good+ dust jacket, tan illustrated with map of colonial America, light edge-wear. A mylar dust jacket has been added. The near fine binding is brown cloth over boars, one small spot on front cover. Pictorial end papers. Black-and-white illustrations. The binding is tight and pages are clean. The book measures 11.2" tall x 9.0" wide.
First Edition
About the book (from the dust jacket)
Firearms have been an integral part of technological evolution since the early fourteenth century. A distinct product of Old World technology- firearms performed a significant role in the astonishingly rapid conquest, colonization and development of the New World. Nowhere was that performance more crucial or decisive than in the vast wilderness of North America.
Firearms in Colonial America explore and investigate vistas too long ignored by many historians, presenting a broad and Penetrating historical analysis that reveals the distinctive contributions made by firearms manufacturing in various fields of technology and indus…Read more

No dust jacket, a mylar dust jacket has been added. The Near Fine binding is green cloth over boards, with gilt border and lettering on the cover and gilt lettering on the spine, light wear to the head and foot of spine. Signature on front end paper with a date of March 14, 1900. Frontispiece featuring Browning, February 1859, plus black-and-white illustrations. All edges gilt. The binding is tight and pages are clean. The book measures 7.2" tall x 5.6" wide.

Fair dust jacket, a mylar jacket has been added, several large chips on edges, edge-wear, a 1.5" tear on the front, a 3" tear on back panel. Very Good condition book is green paper over boards, plastic comb bound, illustrated with train, yellow lettering. The book cover and dust jacket have the same illustration. Slight edge-wear , bumping to spine ends. Four animation by Julian Wehr, moveable parts are complete. The binding is tight and pages are clean. Color and black-and-white illustrations within. The book measures 7.9: tall x 10.3" wide.
About the artist/animations (from Wikipedia)Julian Wehr (1898–1970) was known as the "American Master of Animated Books". Around 9 million copies of Wehr's books were sold in the United States and Great Britain, and were translated and sold in France, Germany, and Spain during the 1940s and 1950s.
Animated and Pop-Up BooksWehr invented and patented the animated children's book that contained moveable paper parts using tabs, commonly read by children in the 1940s, 50s a…Read more

No dust jacket, a mylar jacket has been added. Very Good binding is Illustrated paper over boards, cover illustration is Angus the dog and cat, black lettering, rear cover is Angus and Cat drinking from the same bowl, shelf-wear, lite edge-wear, corners bumped, wear at the spine. The copyright date matches the date on the title page. Illustrated end papers. Black-and-white and color illustrations throughout. Pages are clean and binding is tight. Book measures 6.9" tall x 9.9" wide.
About the author/illustrator (from Wikipedia)Marjorie Flack (October 22, 1897 - August 29, 1958) was an American artist and writer of children's picture books. She was born in Greenport, Long Island, New York in 1897. She was best known for The Story about Ping (1933), illustrated by Kurt Wiese, popularized by Captain Kangaroo, and for her stories of an insatiably curious Scottish terrier named Angus, who was actually her dog. Her first marriage was to artist Karl Larsson; she later married poet William Rose Benét.
Her book Angus …Read more

Good dust jacket, a mylar dust jacket has been added. Several small tears to top of dust jacket on front, a chip off back at bottom near spine, price clipped, show some soiling, illustration of a scarecrow in a field. The Very Good binding is gray cloth over boards, green lettering on front, (Winky), green lettering on spine. Illustrations by Nils Hogner can be found at the turn of every page. The binding is tight, pages are clean.
About the book (from the dust jacket)Winky was a scarecrow and was supposed to keep the crows away from the garden, but unfortunately he didn't know what a crow looked like. He asked a rabbit, a squirrel, a woodchuck and a mouse, who were all feeding in the garden, and they tried to tell him When the crow did appear, Winky was far more terrified than the crow.
In this story you can find out what Winky did about this unfortunate situation and how he finally became King of the Garden, and how all the small animals helped him, and he them.

Near Fine dust jacket with minor crease on front end flap, a mylar dust jacket has been added. The Near Fine binding is red cloth over boards with bright gilt lettering on spine, the book has thirty-two pages of black & white photos of Walt Disney. The binding is tight and pages are clean The "1" is present on the number line on copyright page which is the designation of first edition.
About the book (from the dust jacket)Walt Disney was an American original, a man who developed the animated film into an art form and made a massive contribution to the folklore of the world. A brilliant businessman and a shrewd visionary, he also created Disneyland, which proved to be as innovative in the world of outdoor entertainment as Disney films were in the world of motion pictures. After years of research, with the full cooperation of the Disney family and access to private papers and letters, Bob Thomas, author of King Cohn and Selznick, has produced a definitive biography of the man behind the legend-the un schooled c…Read more

No Jacket, a mylar dust jacket has been added. The Very Good+ binding is olive green cloth over boards, pictorial past-on. Some wear on the paste on, spine shows slight wear to the head and foot, edge-wear, corner-wear. Gift inscription dated "Christmas 1928" in the "This Book Belongs To" box. Black-and-white pictorial endpapers. The binding is tight and pages are clean with some toning. Sixteen full page color plus black-and-white illustrations by John R. Neil. Book Measures 7.1" wide x 9.2" tall.
About the Author:Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author best known for his children's fantasy books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part of a series. In addition to the 14 Oz books, Baum penned 41 other novels (not including four lost, unpublished novels), 83 short stories, over 200 poems, and at least 42 scripts. He made numerous attempts to bring his works to the stage and screen; the 1939 adaptation of the first Oz book became a landmark of 20th-century cinema. (Wikipedia)…Read more

No Jacket, a mylar dust jacket has been added. The Very Good binding is green paper over boards, front shows the Oz characters with lettering in white, yellow and light blue, spine shows lettering plus an image of Dorothy and Toto, rear cover shows the characters with sign "To The Emerald City", shelf-wear, corner-wear, edge-wear. The binding is tight and pages are clean with some toning, page 43 has tape repaired tear. Black-and-white illustrations by Rita fava throughout the book. Book Measures 5.3" wide x 7.5" tall.
About the Author: (From the book)Lyman Frank Baum (1856-1919) was an American journalist and playwright: he was born in Chittenango, New York. From 188o he was on the editorial staffs of newspapers in South Dakota and Chicago. Although he wrote other books, including Mother Goose in Prose (1897), it is for those about Oz he is remembered. The Wizard of Oz (which was made into a musical comedy and much later a motion picture) was first published in 1900 and The Land of Oz in 1904
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No Jacket, a mylar dust jacket has been added. The Very Good binding is red cloth over boards, pictorial past-on, light wear on the paste-on, spine shows light wear, light edge-wear, light corner-wear, loose cracked hinges, hand written name in "This Book Belongs To" box. Perfect type on pp 171 and 189 indicating a first printing. Black-and-white pictorial endpapers. The binding is tight and pages are clean with some toning. Twelve full page color plus black-and-white illustrations by John R. Neil. Book Measures 7.1" wide x 9.2" tall.
About the Author:Ruth Plumly Thompson (27 July 1891 – 6 April 1976) was an American writer of children's stories, best known for writing many novels placed in Oz, the fictional land of L. Frank Baum's classic children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its sequels. (Wikipedia)
About the Illustrator:John Rea Neill (November 12, 1877 – September 19, 1943) was a magazine and children's book illustrator primarily known for illustrating more than forty books set in the Land of Oz…Read more

No Jacket, a mylar dust jacket has been added. The Very Good+ binding is tan cloth over boards, pictorial past-on, light wear on the paste-on, spine shows wear to head and foot, lite edge-wear, lite corner-wear, partially cracked hinges. Black-and-white pictorial endpapers, gift inscription dated "Xmas 1925". The binding is tight and pages are clean with some toning. Twelve full page color plus black-and-white illustrations by John R. Neil. Book Measures 7.1" wide x 9.2" tall.
About the Author:Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 ? May 6, 1919) was an American author best known for his children's fantasy books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part of a series. In addition to the 14 Oz books, Baum penned 41 other novels (not including four lost, unpublished novels), 83 short stories, over 200 poems, and at least 42 scripts. He made numerous attempts to bring his works to the stage and screen; the 1939 adaptation of the first Oz book became a landmark of 20th-century cinema. (Wikipedia)
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No Jacket, a mylar dust jacket has been added. The Very Good- binding is light blue cloth over boards, pictorial past-on. The paste-on has small chip missing from at the lower left bottom edge, light wear on the paste-on, spine shows wear to the lettering and image, edge-wear, corner-wear, cracked hinges. Black-and-white pictorial endpapers. The binding is tight and pages are clean with some toning. Twelve full page color plus black-and-white illustrations by John R. Neil. Book Measures 7.1" wide x 9.2" tall.
About the Author:Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 ? May 6, 1919) was an American author best known for his children's fantasy books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part of a series. In addition to the 14 Oz books, Baum penned 41 other novels (not including four lost, unpublished novels), 83 short stories, over 200 poems, and at least 42 scripts. He made numerous attempts to bring his works to the stage and screen; the 1939 adaptation of the first Oz book became a landmark of 20th-century cinema. …Read more

No dust jacket, a mylar dust jacket has been added. The Good binding is blue cloth over boards, front shows an image of the characters, gilt stamping title, faded gilt lettering on the spine, edge-wear, light corner bumping, spot of fading on the cover. Front free end paper has a name and address which has stained the inside of the cover. The binding is tight and pages are clean. Eight color plus many Black-and-white illustrations by Evelyn Copelman. There is a misprint p 193, 4th line from bottom, "trmendous" which was corrected in the 3rd printing. Book Measures 7.2" wide x 9.5" tall.
About the Author:Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author best known for his children's fantasy books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part of a series. In addition to the 14 Oz books, Baum penned 41 other novels (not including four lost, unpublished novels), 83 short stories, over 200 poems, and at least 42 scripts. He made numerous attempts to bring his works to the stage and screen; th…Read more

Good dust jacket, a mylar dust jacket has been added, small sections are missing at the base of the spine with tears at the head of the spine, edge-wear, staining, price of $4.50 is present. Jacket design: Paul Bacon. Photograph of Author by Dan Wynn. The Very Good binding is light blue paper over boards, black cloth-backed, gilt stamp title and decorations on the spine with a black imprinted signature by Ian Fleming on the cover. The binding is tight and pages are clean.
Review copy includes: a Photo and paper Insert stating:IAN FLEMING, author of "ON HER NAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE," tobe published as New American Library's first hardcover book,August 21, 1963. $4.50.
Photo credit: Dan Wynn
From the Dust jacket:Ian Fleming's JAMES BOND is the world's most famous secret service agent. His adventures have attracted an international coterie of the literate and the sophisticated, a readership that includes prime ministers and presidents, and doubtless kings and queens.
In On Her Majesty's Secret Service James Bond…Read more

No Jacket, a mylar dust jacket has been added. The Very Good- binding is red cloth over boards, black and grey decorations, lettering and a pasted-on illustration with Little Black Sambo and the tiger on the cover, black lettering on spine, paste on has 2 areas of abrasions. The endpapers have numerous color illustrations, front free endpaper has a corner missing. The binding is tight and pages are clean, with some toning, several neat repairs. Little Black Sambo has a color title page and eight full page color illustrations by John R Neil. The Story of Topsy from Uncle Tom's Cabin has a color title page and eight full page color illustrations by John R Neil. The publication date is circa 1909. The Children's Red Books lists Twelve titles. The add pages: The Oz Books list five titles through The Road to OZ (1909):The Twinkle Tales lists six titles: Christmas Stocking Series lists six titles with an introduction by L. Frank Baum.
About the author:Helen Brodie Cowan Bannerman (25 February 1862 – 13 October 19…Read more

Fair Dust Jacket; with chips at the top and bottom, a dust jacket protector has been added. The Very Good+ binding is staple-bound, illustrated paper over boards with a blue paper spine, the front cover shows a rabbit with a carrot in the garden, with blue and black lettering, the rear cover is advertising for The Little Golden Library (27 titles listed), the illustrations on the dust jacket match the binding, a small chip at the head of the spin. The binding pages show some toning. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. The lovely color and black-and-white illustrations by Gustaf Tenggren can be found on every page. The book measures 6.7" wide x 8.0" tall.
Stated: Fourth Printing, June, 1945
About the illustrator:Gustaf Adolf Tenggren (November 3, 1896 – April 9, 1970) was a Swedish illustrator and animator. He is known for his Arthur Rackham-influenced fairy-tale style and use of silhouetted figures with caricatured faces. Tenggren was a chief illustrator for The Walt Disney Company in the late 193…Read more

Very Good Dust Jacket; with a small chip on the upper right cover and at the head of the spine, a dust jacket protector has been added. The Very Good+ binding is staple-bound, illustrated paper over boards with a blue paper spine, the front cover shows a rabbit with a carrot in the garden, with blue and black lettering, the rear cover is advertising for The Little Golden Library (34 titles listed), the illustrations on the dust jacket match the binding. The binding pages show some toning. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. The lovely color and black-and-white illustrations by Gustaf Tenggren can be found on every page. The book measures 6.7" wide x 8.0" tall.
Stated: Fifth Printing
About the illustrator:Gustaf Adolf Tenggren (November 3, 1896 – April 9, 1970) was a Swedish illustrator and animator. He is known for his Arthur Rackham-influenced fairy-tale style and use of silhouetted figures with caricatured faces. Tenggren was a chief illustrator for The Walt Disney Company in the late 1930s, in …Read more

8 volumes complete in Near Fine condition bound in 3/4 gray leather and spectacular marbled boards outlined with a guilt strip, raised spines with gilt stamping, top edge guilt, the endpaper marbling matches the covers, light shelf-wear, light corner bumps. Volume 1 shows some wear to the boards and a slight scuff at the head of the spine, neat book plate on the first blank page. The ARTISTS ORIGINAL EDITION, being #5/50 copies. This set was printed for J.HERBERT FOSTER. The photogravure illustrations have doubles except for the frontispiece which is present in each volume three times, one being in full color. The art work is noted as by De Los Rios, Prodhomme Wagrez, etc. Translated by I. G. Burnham. Each book measures 7.5" wide x 8.9" tall.
AI Overview:Alexandre Dumas's "Celebrated Crimes" is a collection of historical essays that delve into notorious crimes and criminals from various periods, including the Borgias, the Cenci, Mary Queen of Scots, and others. The work is known for its dramatic storytelling …Read more

No Dust Jacket as issued. The As New binding is illustrated paper over boards, this unique children's board book is shaped like a plane, the cover shows the pilot and 4 windows with illustrations of various animals with a bird flying alongside the plane, yellow, red and blue lettering, yellow lettering on the spine, on the rear cover, publishing details, a pilot in a window and four separate cards can be removed to place your photo in so you can join in on the plane ride. Sticker residue on rear cover. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. The inside pages have very colorful illustrations, Fine condition.

No Dust Jacket as issued. The New binding is illustrated paper over boards, a wraparound illustration, front cover illustration of a Dragon breathing fire, flying over a castle with black lettering, fire continues on the spine with black and white lettering, rear has a knight with a sword raised and a shield repelling the fire, black lettering and publishing information. Book measures 11.6" wide x 14.8" Tall.
This New pop-up book of Dragons is still preserved in the original shrink-wrap. The Pictures are from another First Edition, First printing of this title.
About the book: (From the book cover)What is it about dragons - the most frightening of legendary creatures - that also makes them the most popular? Their scaly snouts breathe fire as they soar through the sky, snatching young maidens from the ground and holding them prisoner in their gloomy lairs. These creatures are also rumored to hoard great treasures, and many princes and knights have died in their quests to obtain the dragons' wealth.
Five…Read more

No Dust Jacket as issued. The Near Fine book is illustrated paper over boards, bump to lower right corner, minor wear to upper corners, illustration of a petting zoo on the front cover, about the book on the rear cover with an illustration of the inside of the book. This unique children's book has a cover which folds to the center. Open up the cover to eight illustrated board books: Pony, Calf, Kid, Donkey, Bunnies, Lamb, Piglets, Ducklings, Chicks, held in pockets plus a pocket which holds crayons for write-on, wipe-off activities. The crayons have never been used. Book measures 13.0" wide x 16.0" Tall.
Pony, Unpaginated (8 pages), Fine condition, copyright 1996.Calf, Unpaginated (8 pages), Fine condition, copyright 1996.Kid, Unpaginated (8 pages), Fine condition, copyright 1996.Donkey, Unpaginated (8 pages), Fine condition, copyright 1996.Bunnies, Unpaginated (8 pages), Fine condition, copyright 1996.Lamb, Unpaginated (8 pages), Fine condition, copyright 1996.Piglets, Unpaginated (8 pages), Fine condition, …Read more

No Dust Jacket as issued. The binding is Very Good+ staple-bound, illustrated stiff paper. The illustrations are bright and the pages are clean. The book contains the story and 10 pages of beautiful illustrations by Milo Winter. This version of The Night Before Christmas copyright 1947. Book Measures 9.2" wide x 12.8" Tall.
About the author:Clement Clarke Moore (July 15, 1779 - July 10, 1863) was an American writer, scholar and real estate developer. He is best known as author of the Christmas poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas", which first named each of Santa Claus's reindeer. Wikipedia
About the illustrator:Milo Winter (August 7, 1888 _ August 15, 1956) was an American book illustrator. He created editions of Aesop's Fables, Arabian Nights, Alice in Wonderland, A Christmas Carol, Gulliver's Travels, Tanglewood Tales, and others. Wikipedia