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New York: E.P.Dutton, 1887. Book. Illus. by Harriett M. Bennett chromolithograph plates and Title page. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original illustrated paper on boards, 3 children watchint a cuckoo clock about to strike. No date, but a gift inscription of 1888 on inside of the front board. Edgewear minimal at the corners, and none at the spine ends. Binding is solid although the inside hinges are cracked. The Germans were producing the best chromolithographs at this time, this book done by Ernest Nister of Nuremberg. Inside, pages clean and tight - no foxing or browning. Lovely illustrations on nearly every page. .
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All Round the Clock
by Mack, Robert Ellice
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The Boys' Book of Sports and Outdoor Life
by Thompson, Maurice (editor)
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New York: The Century Co., 1886. Book. Illus. by profuse illustrations . Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A splendid copy in the original beige cloth with bright gilt title on the front and unfaded spine.Only a hint of edge wear. Fishing tackle and sailboat in darker brown on the pictorial front board. Inside, a prior owner signature dated 1889 on the first page after the endpaper. Otherwise no stains or or browning or prior owner marks. The first 133 pages are a hunting story by Thompson. /Then sections on fishing, archery, boating, camping, hiking, and winter sportt. Interestingly, ten pages near the end on the camera. And the last section is on early baseball. .
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The Children's Book, a Collection of the Best and Most Famous Stories and Poems in the English Language
by Scudder, Horace (1838-1902
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Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co, 1881. Book. Illus. by color frontispiece with tissue guard, profuse black/white text illustrations. Good. Decorative Cloth. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Scarce, no other copies on the internet at this writing. Seelctions chosen by Scudder, a Boston literary giant of his time, best known for his children's works. Dark green cloth with blue red and gilt decortion on the front and spine. Well worn along the edges Rebacked with the spine laid down.Inside, clean and tight, with no stins or foxing, no prior owner marks. Original endpapers. A thick, heavy book tht may require extra postage. .
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Feats on the Fiord
by Martineau, Harriett
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New York: MacMillan, 1924. Book. Illus. by Boris Artzybasheff 12 Full Page Plates, One in Color, Plus Chapter Headings. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. First U.S.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This book is sought after for the delightfdul Artzybasheff illustrations, the frontispiece in color. It is a tale of Norway, in a decorated blue cloth binding with dragons, and birds and gargoyles on the front. Some edgewear. Clean and tight inside. Reindeer endpapers by the illustrator. The author is the intrepid woman traveller (1802-1876) who also wrote a guide to travellers. Pages 301. I found it a delightful read..
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Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates - A Story of Life in Holland
by dodge, Mary Mapes
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1898. Book. Illus. by Sixty original illustrations. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. Later Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A classuic, printed by Scribner's over and over again in the 1880s , 1890s and later. This is a very nice copy in orignal brown cloth with a pair of young skaters in red on the front board, Title in red on the front and in bright silver on the spine. Lots of illustrations throughout. No edge wea, except slight at the top of the spine. Inside, clean and tight with hinges fine and no prior owner marks. Six pages of Scribner ads at the end .
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In the Days of the Han
by Jagendorf, M.
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Los Angeles, New York: Suttonhouse, 1936. Book. Illus. by Erwin R.F. Neumann mostly color or color accented very nice illustrations. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An historical novel of the second Century G.C. Said to be for children, but the format would now better be labeled young adult. And the themes on honor and friendship are adult, and recommended for adults. Handsomely illustrated, with gilt endpapers of an elaborate Chinese landscape. Original red cloth with a gilt title on the front, and snot bright on the spine. No visible edge wear. Very clean and tight inside, with no prior owner marks. . .
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Left on Labrador, or the Cruise of the Schooner-Yacht "Curlew"
by Stephens, C.A.
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Philadelphia: John C. Winston, 2873. Book. Illus. by frontispiece drawing of boys on ice, unusual colored illustration on front board. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A lad cooking on a campfire in color on the front yellow board, titles on the front and unfaded spine in black. Inside, very clean and tight with no prior owner marks, no stains or browning. Endpaper illustrations of boy and girl in a canoe with an antique biplane overhead. No other date than the 1873 copyright, so not possible to know if this is later. Slight wear at the upper corner of the front board and spine ends. A rather scarce teen adventure story. Six pages publisher ads at rear, undated. .
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Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country
by Harris, Joel Chandler
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Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin , 1894. Book. Illus. by Oliver Herford 32 full page plates. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "What the Children Saw and Heard There". A very nice copy in the original light green cloth, with wolf and rabbit on the front cover, Title on the spine in dark brown, the spine slightly faded.Slight edge wear at the corners. Fine inside, very clean and tight with no age toning and a profusion of illustrations. Original light green cloth, with wolf and rabbit on the front cover. Dark brown title on the slightly faded spine. Edge wear at the corners is slight, none at the spine ends. All edges tinted green. Near fine inside, very clean and tight with no stains or age toning. The author's note says some of the stories he made up, some are Georgia olk tales probably from Englnd, and some , like his prior Uncle Remus tales, are black folk lore. .
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Little Toot
by Gramatky, Hardie
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1939. Book. Illus. by also Gramatky, delightful color lithographs of the famous little tug boat. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Presumed first edition, with no later printings mentioned, and definitely NOT the common Weekly Reader Book Club edition. Original ble cloth binding, protected in a clear, mylar sleeve. A crack in the internal front hinge, but still solid. A couple small page tears along the bottom edges, and a bit of age toning. But still a rare gem of this classic Little Toot tale. And a child has printed his name on the reverse of the front endpaper. .
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Mother Goose, a Selection of Nursery Rhymes, Tales, Jingles and Alphabets
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Worthington Co. , 1887. Book. Illus. by Walter, Crane, Balziel, Gilbert, Tenniel, Harrison Weir & others. Good. Decorative Cloth. 1st Edition. Scarce, with no other copies on the interbnet at this writing. Paper covers in color illustrations, a flying goose with a mother riding on the front. solid but rubbed green cloth spine. No copyright page, but at the bottom of the front cover it says "Patented Nov 22, 1887". Inside, hinges a little loose. pages clean with no stains or age toning. One or more black & white illustrations on every page. No editor or compiler is listed. .
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The Patchwork /girl of Oz
by Baum, L. Frank
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Chicago: Reilly and Britton, 1913. Book. Illus. by all 22 color plates by John Neill with lots of black & white text drawings. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A lovely and solid copy of the lime green cloth, a bright red and green patchwork girl and title on the front board, the spine not faded but title not bright. Pnly slight edgewear at the corners and spine ends. Protected in a clear, mylar sleeve to protect the cloth. Inside, very clean and tight with no prior owner marks, no foxing or browning or stains. There are a few tears along the bottom edges.Publisher ads for other OZ books in the back begin with "You Will Be Glad to Know"..."C" of Chapater 3 is overlapping with text. .
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"Quicksteps Through Scandinavia, with a Retreat From Moscow
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NY: Harper & Bros, 1908. Book. Illus. by 26 Pages Sepia, Old Photos. Very Good. Pictorial Cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. An old, photographic travel book, more than half in Norway and the remainder in Russia. Delightful old photos. Slight edgewear, but clean and tight inside. Decorated lime cloth, with a man & a multitude of suitcases running for a steamer on a mountainous fjord. Some wear at the spine ends and corners. .
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The Race of the Birkebeiners
by Lunge-Larsen, Lise
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001. Book. Illus. by Mary Azarian Color Woodcuts, and SIGNED by her. Fine. Cloth. Signed by Illustrator(s). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by Mary Azarian, who won the Caldecott Award for her wonderful color woodcuts in 1999. She deserves it for this book too, a fine Norwegian tale based on a Saga penned in 1264. No flaws and no prior owner marks on the book. The dust jacket has a water stain on the inside, upper corners not visible on the outside. Now protected by a clear, mylar sleeve. .
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Rip Van Winkle
by Irving, Washington
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New York: Garden Cit Publishing, 1939. Book. Illus. by Everett Shinn, both color plates and large green margin drawings. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original green cloth spine with Shinn illustration of Rip and elves on the front of the book as well as the dust jacket. Slight edge wear. Very clean and tight inside, with no stains and no prior owner marks. Dust jacket has wear at the spine edges as well as the corners and spine ends. Three small closed tears. Spendid profuse illustrations on the end papers and each page of the book. First edition of this children's version. Unpaginated..
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The Twenty-four Days Before Christmas
by L'Engle, Madeleine
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New York: Ariel Books, 1964. Book. Illus. by Inga. Very Good Plus. Cloth. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A scarce book, by a Newberry Award winner (the previous year). Nice copy, very clean and tight. Dustjacket is price clipped. Protected in a clear, mylar sleeve..
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twelve Times One
by Lathbury, Mary A. Illustrator)
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New York : Worthington Co. , 1888. Book. Illus. by 13 full page chromolithographs from water colors by Mary Lathbury. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A celebration of childhood, each plate accompanied by an appropriate poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Chyarles Swinburne and others.Pictorial paaper covers with portrait of a girl and a baby, worn corners, paper worn off hinges, but solid. Very nice inside, with an 1888 gift inscription. Scarce, and a celebration of childhood, but not something you would read to young children. .
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