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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Platt & Munk Co. Inc., 1945. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Wonderful fold-out board book for young readers with vintage images of small town American life circa 1945 in "Riverdale." The book's 10 colorful panels, each depicting a progressive section of the locomotive, are attached with burgundy cloth, which has faded. On one set of panels, there is evidence that it has been reglued (photo 5), & it is a bit shaky here. But all the others are strong & secure! Colors are bright, no fading (except to the cloth binding. Very clean, completely unmarked. The only other real flaw is heavy rubbing to all lower edges & along the fore edge; the worst occurs on the front cover near the top outer corner, where the paper is rubbed down to the underlying board. A very nice example of a favorite book of mid-century children! Please see our photos--they show the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of… Read More

Polygraphic Company of America, Inc., 1956. First Edition First Printing . Spiral-bound softcover. Acceptable. Animated, pop-up book that "combines a lovable story with Christmas carols and other songs that young & old alike have fun singing while playing the songs on the tuney toy." The toy was like an xylophone, but it is MISSING!!! NO TOY. The inside song book is there, with all pop-ups fully functional (including the spinning stick for the carousel!) Softcover, spiral-bound book is generally very clean, with moderate edgewear, light creasing, etc. Lower spine is very worn. Pages unmarked. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2pm weekdays Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.

Dundee & London: Valentine & Sons, Ltd.. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Poor/Poor. Collection of photogravure illustrations of London with brief explanatory text, c. 1930s (no date in book, but George V is still King). Unpaginated. Oblong softcover has a stapled binding, staples secure but showing rust. The photos are lovely, but a large dampstain circles in from the spine edge about 1"-3", affecting 50% of the pages & photos on that edge, causing condition to be downgraded to Poor. Otherwise, very clean, pages with just a whisper of tanning. NO writing, underlining, or highlighting; NOT ex-lib. Orig. DJ is present, but shows heavy chipping, creasing, soiling. Protected in mylar cover. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next day. 0

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Abbeville Press, 1991. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. A facsimile edition "inspired" by the beloved 1939 film, with full-color pictures from the movie featured on front & back covers. In 47 pages, including Index, + blank pages in rear for filling in your own recipes. Fourth printing of this 1991 slim hardcover, no DJ as issued by publisher, with decorative paper-covered boards is in Near Fine condition: just lacks that Brand New crispness! Completely clean, binding strong & square, pages white & unmarked. Our photos depict he EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Taiwan, China. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair. Very scarce vintage (c. 1950s) "touch and feel" book for children, with 5 pages inside containing different materials to represent reindeer fur, Santa's beard, wrapping paper on presents, chimney brick, & Santa's rubber boots. All are present! but the paper surround the rubber boot insert is torn severely, ripping away the whole middle of Santa (see photos!). Condition is rough: pages are all loose from binding, heavy edgewear & rubbing, but completely unmarked. Covers are bright & colorful, no fading. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2pm weekdays Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Spring Books/Bonanza Books. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The largest, most complete, & undoubtedly the most important volume on magic & stage illusions ever published,'' in 288 pages, well-illustrated throughout. Shows the secrets behind hundreds of tricks, with period drawings & advertisements. No publication date, c. 1980s. Oversized hardcover with flat black cloth-covered boards & gilt lettering to spine is in VG condition: very clean, binding straight & strong, pages white. Foxing to fore edge & lightly across top outside page edges. The DJ is downgraded to Good due to minor edgewear all around & small tears & chips, the largest of which is on the lower back edge near flap; looks nice protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends,… Read More

Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing Co., 1941. Soft cover. Good-. Issued in the heyday of the wildly popular radio & TV series from the 1940s-1950s featuring child prodigies, this book offered 10 questions about the world of science, math, history, music, literature, sports, geography, nature, & more for children to test their wits & knowledge. Unpaginated, with all answers provided. Illustrated throughout with line drawings typical of the era. The First Edition from 1941, this slim paperback has brightly decorated orange-red wrappers & a stapled binding. Condition downgraded to only Good- due to moderate-heavy edgewear, tearing at lower spine & heavy rubbing along rest of spine. Interior is clean, page heavily tanned, commensurate with age & wartime paper quality. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends &… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Paperback Library, 1970. Paperback Original (PBO) . Soft cover. Fair-Good. Cashing in on the popularity of the Dark Shadows TV show & series of novels that it inspired (see our many listings!), this book by the same publisher contains 8 chilling tales of vampires & werewolves. 158 pp. A Paperback Library Original (#63-438), this is the First Printing from Dec. 1970. Condition is Fair-Good: heavy creasing & rubbing to extremities, missing chip from top outer corner of front cover, old library stamps to top & bottom outside page edges & title page. But internal pages are completely clean & unmarked. Protected in new clear mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't have here! Same Day Shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays, next business day.

Woodbridge, Connecticut: Research Publications, 1983. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket, as Issued. Long out-of-print & scarce, this is a comprehensive guide to the microfilm collection of 18th & 19th century writings in a wide array of scholarly fields, including social histories, city guidebooks, dictionaries, art books, romances, & sociological/psychological/medical treatises on rape, incest, venereal disease, homosexuality, etc, cataloging a total of 120 reels of microfilm. Selections represent the older material held at the Kinsey Institute for Sex Research Library at Indiana University. In v + 130 pp. Hardcover 4to has burgundy cloth over boards lettered in bright gilt to front & spine. Condition is Near Fine: essentially a brand new book, just removed from storage where it was placed new following review upon publication in 1983, but it has suffered a ding to upper spine, with slight cloth loss. Else, completely clean & bright, binding… Read More

Waynesboro, Virginia: Park Station, 1947. Soft cover. Very Good. Descriptive catalogue for the 1947/48 academic year of Fairfax Hall in Waynesboro, VA, a finishing school for young ladies. Designed by renowned New York architect Stanford White, & originally functioning as a hotel in 1890, then converted to the Brandon Institute, a coeducational facility in 1913, it opened as Fairfax Hall in 1920, & operated in this capacity until it closed its doors in 1975. The school's primary purpose was to "develop its students into the highest type of womanhood." Enrollment was limited to 140 students who got to live in a "home-like" woodland setting situated on a plateau above the town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Shenandoah Valley. Highlights included a picturesque open-air pool, spacious reception hall with open fireplace, student rooms, classrooms, dining areas, a colonnade perfumed with honeysuckle and wisteria, & a "sunny, cheerful… Read More

New York, New York: Albertype Company, 1949. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. Lovely images of a bygone era in this example of a view- or souvenir book produced by the Albertype Co., which were typically bound in cardboard wrappers held together by a tie-string or ribbon, this oblong small quarto (10" x 8.25") is held together with brown cord (like the corded sashes of the friars) through three punched holes on spine side edge. It contains12 sepia-toned albertypes on sturdy card stock, depicting the Mission in San Juan Capistrano founded by Fray Junipero Serra in 1776, on territory in Alta (Upper) California owned by Spain, governed from Mexico (Baja California) by a Viceroy of the Spanish king. Like other missions established along the California coast, its primary purpose was the Christian conversion of the Natives (American Indians) & their civilization. About 1500 Indians were served by the mission at one time, taught by the Padres or Franciscan friars in the… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Disney Press, 1998. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Disney. Classic children's nursery rhymes are brought to life by your favorite Pooh characters! In 96 pages, with colorful images from Disney on every page! A FIRST EDITION, fourth printing from 1998, this hardcover has brightly decorated paper over boards with a design that matches the DJ. Condition is Fine (our highest grade) completely clean, binding tight & square; pages white, colors vivid. Former owner's name in pen inside front cover under front DJ flap; NO other writing, highlighting or underlining; not ex-lib. . The unclipped DJ is Near Fine, downgraded due to slight wrinkling; NO fading, chips, or tears or edgewear! Nicely protected in new mylar cover. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2pm weekdays Pacific time (Pacific); later orders, weekends,… Read More

London, England: Dean & Son Ltd., 1966. First British Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+. Another collection of fairy tales in a delightful, pop-up format from Dean's of London. A FIRST EDITION from 1966, this hardcover book has glossy paper over boards with a diamond-shaped panel on the front illustrating each tale: Goldilocks & the Three Bears, Aladdin & the Magical Lamp, & Cinderella. Each tale has one pop-up--all work perfectly! Condition is VG+: completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages off-white, with mild tanning to edges. Downgraded solely due to 1) some short, shallow cracks along binding where it meets both covers; protective acetate covering beginning to peel at one of these on back; 2) small dent in bottom edges of both covers. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" image of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm Weekdays (PST) ship that same day; weekends & holidays ship very next… Read More

Ashland, Ohio: Landoll, Inc., 1994. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1994, this hardcover book has glossy brightly colored paper-covered boards with 6 internal pop-ups. All work, but the last one has a small tear, taped underneath. Condition is VG: very clean inside & out, binding strong & straight, colors bright. Slight corner bumping is only flaw.Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2pm weekdays Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.

Holyoke, Massachusetts: National Blank Book Company, Inc., 1970. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine. Virtually flawless First Edition of this blank recipe book designed for the midcentury modern-1970s homemaker, whose photo appears on the wraparound paper band in her stylish kitchen, complete with Pyrex bakewear, knotty pine cabinets, & Harvest Gold appliances. Ring-binder style book has bright orange/yellow/brown/green/white paper-covered boards which are pristine! This book is BRAND NEW, with just a bit of external shelfwear. The interior recipe category section dividers, envelopes for filing loose recipes, & ruled paper for writing or mounting recipes are STILL SEALED in a protective paper wrapper--never opened! The exterior protective wraparound has old tape residue/stain where it meets on the back & a bit of fading/small spot to spine side. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day… Read More

Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing Co., 1941. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good. Issued to coincide with the wildly popular radio & TV series from the 1940s-1950s featuring child prodigies, this book offered questions from the show so that your own child could match wits with the little brainiacs. In 96 pages + a 32-page section of answers in rear. Hardcover book has decorative paper over boards showing a black-and-white photo from the TV show of some real Quiz Kids on cover. Condition is just Good: pretty heavy edgewear, cloth covering to spine is tearing at the bottom & show soil. Outer corners of both covers are heavily bumped & worn, significant edgewear. Interior is very clean, with off-white pages showing tanning around all edges. Old gift inscriptions & children's names on front endpapers/inside front cover. No DJ as issued. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Exeter, 1986. Second Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. various artists. A collection of 26 modern (mid-late 20th century) tales abridged for children & YA , including classics like "Little House on the Prairie,'' "Charlie & the Chocolate Factory,'' "The Kon-Tiki Expedition,'' "My Friend Flicca,'' "Born Free,'' & more, many lesser known but sure to become new favorites! Each illustrated in delicate watercolors by different artists. In 416 pages. Orig. published in 1985, this is the Second Impression from 1986. Oversized hardcover has glossy decorative paper over boards with a design matched on the accompanying DJ. Both are in Near Fine condition: exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & straight, hinges intact. NO writing, highlighting or underlining; NOT ex-lib. Only flaw is mild tanning around all page edges. The unclipped DJ is equally lovely, with just slight edgewear in… Read More

Paris, France: G. Steinheil, 1905. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. In FRENCH. Proceedings of a conference of French & English medical faculty held in Paris in May 1905. In 79 pages, illustrated throughout. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1905, this softcover has cream-colored paper wrappers with crest in red & black & lettering to front cover. Protected in clear tissue DJ of sorts, tissue overlay to title page; this is laid in & loose. Condition is VG: completely clean & unmarked. Stitched binding is secure, but splits completely open at first page. Pages mildly tanned, commensurate with age, but completely supple.Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 2004. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Ruppert, Larry. Spend the holidays in classic style

Soft cover. Very Good. A leftist-leaning periodical in continual publication since it was launched in 1909 as La Follette's Weekly, changing to La Follette's for a few years, & then, in 1929, to The Progressive. This sample of issues provides a time capsule into the politics of the era, when trust in the American government was beginning to erode & increasing numbers of young people were taking to the street in protest to voice their concerns about the Vietnam War. Articles address issues that are paralleled by concerns that still plague the country in the 21st century, including resistance to American involvement overseas, "hostage-taking" in the persons of POWs used as "political pawns,'' the continuing struggle for a national health insurance, racial relations, American Indians & other people of color as "alien Americans,'' oil & environmental exploitation, the failure of public schools, decline of inner cities, cinematic violence &… Read More