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Honk-a-Tonk Takes a Trip

Honk-a-Tonk Takes a Trip

by Allen Chaffee

McLoughling Brothers Inc, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 133 pages. First edition (first printing). wear to the cloth edges, a 6 by 6 inch stain to the top left of the front cover and a 3 by 6 inch stain to the back, and some offsetting to end pages else a very good copy; in a toned dust jacket with loss around the edges, else very good.
Item Price
A$29.14
The Animals' Ball

The Animals' Ball

by Tersac, Helene; illustrated from paintings by Frederic Clement

Green Tiger Press, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 33 pages. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. Two-inch stamp of an animal on front pastedown, cloth a little spotted on the front cover; a few edge tears and some loss to the spine ends of the jacket.
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A$34.00
The Life of Lenin (Second edition)

The Life of Lenin (Second edition)

by Prilezhayeva, Maria

Prosveshcheniye, 1980. Hardcover. 173 pages. A 'reader for senior forms of secondary schools.' Translated from the Russian. Color illustrations by O. Vereysky. A very good, square copy; no dust jacket. Toning to page edges.
Item Price
A$38.85
Empire for a Lady

Empire for a Lady

by Alan Le May

Farrar & Rinehart Inc, 1937. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. No dust jacket. Fading to the boards along with a couple of water spots. Bumping at corners, edges, and ends of the spine. Browning to spine. Fraying to ends of spine. Sticker and previous owner's name on front endpaper. Age toning throughout
Item Price
A$31.08
Hundreds of Things a Boy Can Make: A Hobby Book for Boys of All Ages

Hundreds of Things a Boy Can Make: A Hobby Book for Boys of All Ages

by Bartlett, Adam

W. Foulsham & Co. Ltd, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. 160 pages. Very good in a very good dust jacket with a moderately sun-faded spine. Uncommon in jacket.
Item Price
A$97.13
Children are Bored on Sunday

Children are Bored on Sunday

by Jean Stafford

Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 252 pages. A collection of stories for young readers by the 1970 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. First edition (first printing). Light wear to the spine ends, thus near fine in a price-clipped dust jacket with a 1-inch creased tear on the front cover. Inscribed by the author: 'For Goddard and Brigitta Lieberson, from an old grownup with affection, Jean.' Goddard Lieberson was a composer and the president of Columbia... Read more about this item
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A$437.09
The Runaway Kangaroos

The Runaway Kangaroos

by Eliza Lewis

>Lewis, Eliza>Runaway Kangaroos, the, Junior Elf BookHardcoverPublisher: Rand McNallyUsed - Very Good. Hardcover. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. 32 pages
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A$31.08
Penelope's Postscripts: Switzerland / Venice / Wales / Devon / Home

Penelope's Postscripts: Switzerland / Venice / Wales / Devon / Home

by Wiggin, Kate Douglas

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. [217] pages. The fourth volume in the Penelope's Experiences series, by the author of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. BAL 22672. First edition (first printing). A bit of edge wear and spotting to spine, else a very good copy in a dust jacket that is chipped at the edges, else very good.
Item Price
A$77.70
The Pilgrim's Progress; From This World to That Which is to Come Delivered under the Similitude of a Dream.

The Pilgrim's Progress; From This World to That Which is to Come Delivered under the Similitude of a Dream.

by Bunyan, John

London Lutterworth Press, 1947, hardcover. Reprint edition with new preface and biographical note, this is later printing 1958. Eight coloured plates by Harold Copping. U.S. distributor label on title-page. -- Hardcover. Condition: very good (faint stains on red covers) with good-only dust jacket (heavily edgeworn; rubbed at folds; price-clipped).
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A$38.08
Tweety plays Catch the Puddy Tat

Tweety plays Catch the Puddy Tat

by Eileen Daly

1975 golden press, a little golden book, in good shape, and his name is on the front inner cover, and on the first cover page, a slight bend in the cover but otherwise, in really good shape 100% readable copy
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A$15.54
The Charlatans

The Charlatans

1906. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Good- Cover is faded and has some stains Owner's name is stickered inside the book First page has come loose from spine but still included in book
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A$7.77
THE JOY OF CHINESE COOKING (Experts' Choice Cook Book Series)

THE JOY OF CHINESE COOKING (Experts' Choice Cook Book Series)

by Feng, Doreen Yen Hung (Author-Illustrator)

New York, NY: Gossett & Dunlap, 1970. Unstated . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Doreen Yen Hung Feng (Authori-Illustrator). Text/NEAR NEW & Bright w/soil spots to pgs 8, 9 & 185. Embossed gray linen boards/NF. DJ/None. Upper text block dyed red. Experts' Choice Cook Books Series. Rich collection of choice recipes, beginning w/an extensive introduction to basic techniques & philosophy of Chinese cooking. Ingredients & the names of dishes are accompanied by Chinese ideographs... Read more about this item
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A$22.53
MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE WORLD : A Course in Understanding & Appreciation Based on the Music of Many Countries

MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE WORLD : A Course in Understanding & Appreciation Based on the Music of Many Countries

by Cotton, Marian; & Bradburn, Adelaide

Boston, MA: C. C. Birchard, 1953. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/None (As Issued?). Lester Peterson (Illustrator). Text/As New & Bright. Gray linen boards/NF. DJ/None (as Issued?). Textbook/music appreciation & enjoyment. Contents cover folk music, popular music, instruments & composers of America, Central & South America, Germany & Austria, Britain, France, Italy, Russia, Spain, Scandinavia, and other countries. Text augmented by line drawings, b/w photos, and... Read more about this item
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A$38.08
What the Birds Did at Hazel's Orchard

What the Birds Did at Hazel's Orchard

by Eduard Eichenberg

Printed for John J. Newbegin by John Henry Nash, 1916. First Edition. Hardcover. 76 pages. Ornamental chapter headings. First edition (first printing). Near fine copy in decorated paper over boards and green cloth covers. Brown spotting at the bottom of a few pages. No dust jacket.
Item Price
A$19.43
In and Out of the Jungle

In and Out of the Jungle

by Stewart, Grace Bliss

D. C. Heath & Co, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition (first printing). A very good hardcover copy, lacking the dust jacket. A bit musty.
Item Price
A$38.85
Pinky and the Goose [Original illustration]

Pinky and the Goose [Original illustration]

1950. Ephemera. 10 by 7 inches. Guache on paper. An original spot illustration used in Bonzo's 1950 Annual, an illustrated collection of stories published each year for decades in England. Some soiling; production markings in margins. Very good.
Item Price
A$97.13
Skyggen

Skyggen

by Anderson, H. C. Illustrations by Herluf Jensenius

Rasmus Navers, 1935. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 37 pages. Black-and-white illustrations. Text in Danish. First edition (first printing). Very good in illustrated wrappers (paperback).
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A$38.85
The Bells of London

The Bells of London

by Wolff, Ashley

Dodd Mead and Company, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition (first printing). Signed by the author on front free endpaper with a drawing of a bird. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Item Price
A$48.57
Time Warps (Science Fiction Shorts)

Time Warps (Science Fiction Shorts)

by Asimov, Isaac; Martin Henry Greenberg; and Charles Waugh (editors)

Raintree / Blackwell, 1984. First Edition. Library Binding. 48 pages. Includes stories by Robert E. Howard, Clifford D. Simak and others. Color illustrations. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy; no dust jacket.
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A$29.14
The Youngest Camel

The Youngest Camel

by Boyle, Kay

Little, Brown and Company, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 96 pages. Illustrated by Fritz Kredel. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. A very nice copy.
Item Price
A$126.27
Christmas Every Day and Other Stories Told for Children

Christmas Every Day and Other Stories Told for Children

by Howells, W. D. [William Dean]

Harper & Brothers, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 150 pages followed by 2 pages of ads. 5 by 7-1/2 inches. With black-and-white illustrations. The title story was adapted for a 1996 made-for-television production and remade in 2006 with the title Christmas Do-Over. First edition (first printing). Brown-orange cloth with red lettering and red-and-gold illustrations on the cover. Just slight wear to the corners else a fine copy in a dust jacket with detached front cover and loss to the spine ends... Read more about this item
Item Price
A$485.66
Johnny's Machines (A Little Golden Book #71)

Johnny's Machines (A Little Golden Book #71)

by Helen Palmer

Simon and Schuster, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Color illustrations by Cornelius Dewitt. First edition (first printing, with 'A' on the last page). A very good hardcover copy; no dust jacket, as issued. with some loss to the paper covering the bottom rear spine corner.
Item Price
A$19.43
My Train Book (children's board book)

My Train Book (children's board book)

Rafael Tuck & Sons, Ltd, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Board book of 8 leaves with color illustrated locomotives on front and back covers. Interior 6 leaves of brightly colored locomotives with 2 additional color illustrated leaves of 'The Saloon of the Express' and 'This is the Signal Box and the Men working the Points.' Rafael Tuck and his wife began his business in Bishopsgate in 1866 and was a major producer of postcards. Color printing was mostly done in Germany, as is the case with this... Read more about this item
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A$77.70
Goodnight Moon

Goodnight Moon

by Margaret Wise Brown

1947 published by Harper & Row Publishers Inc. this version is published by Scholastic book services, a division of scholastic magazines Inc. there is an owners first name written in ink on the first cover page. The outside covers show some shelfware but spine is good and strong.. 100% readable copy.
Item Price
A$49.73
COOKING WITH LOVE: A Worldwide Collection of Recipes for Entertaining from One of Chicago's Favorite Hostesses

COOKING WITH LOVE: A Worldwide Collection of Recipes for Entertaining from One of Chicago's Favorite Hostesses

by Hirschfeld, Florence Kerr

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1965. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE/Near Fine. Grace Tulpa Chase (Illustrator). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. 1965, Stated First Printing. Orange linen boards/Fine. DJ/NF, price-clipped w/light edge & surface wear. Vintage cookery. As described well by book's sub-title: A World-wide Collection of Recipes for Entertaining from One of Chicago's Favorite Hostesses. Florence Hirschfeld, world travelled, famous hostess &... Read more about this item
Item Price
A$53.62