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Price: $15.00
Publisher: Boston, MA, Houghton and Mifflin: 1929
Seller ID: 18457
Condition: Very Good with no Dust Jacket
Ex-Lib; 8vo; 18457 View more info
Price: $15.00
Publisher: NY, Grosset & Dunlap: 1917
Seller ID: 13003
Condition: Good+ with no Dust Jacket
Extremities frayed; pages tanning; 8vo - 8" to 9" tall - 8" to 9" tall; 394 pages; 13003 View more info
By: Clementia (Sister Mary Edward Feehan)
Price: $98.00
Publisher: NY, Benziger Brothers: 1917
Seller ID: 26788
Condition: Very Good with no Dust Jacket
Second book in the Mary Selwyn series which became so popular that two other, smaller books were later written to explain what led Mary to where she began. "Uncle Frank's Mary" (the first book in the series) is also available. Light soil on boards, top edge "dusty". There is a very faint stain along top edge of a few pages in some signatures, but not all, leading me to believe the stain occurred prior to binding. However, there is a stain on rear board that permeates onto rear endpapers...or vice-versa. Fade spots on spine. Nevertheless, a very good clean tight binding which ma... View more info
By: Coombe, Florence
Price: $20.00
Publisher: London, Blackie & Son Ltd.: 1920
Seller ID: 13473
Condition: Very Good- with no Dust Jacket
A story for pre-teens and early teens about the life of boys at the turn of last century. Frontispiece and b/w plate at page 136 appear to be the only illustrations. Green decorated boards. This publisher rarely includes a published date, 1920 is a swag on my part. Corners bumped, front hinge cracking. Minor foxing. ; B&W Plates; 12mo - 7" to 7½" tall; 160 pages; 13473 View more info
By: Crosby, Percy
Price: $93.00
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap: 1929
Seller ID: 28236
Condition: Very Good+ in Poor Dust Jacket
From rear DJ panel: "the fragile and beautiful sequel to "skippy", this book is a collection of random letters of a small boy, Skippy, to Sooky, which, in philosophy and pathos, represent the very height of contemporary humour. All 7 tipped-in illustrations by the author are present. Very hard to find with DJ. Edgewear is minimal with the minor exception of head and heel of spine, the second page in the book has been torn out so I don't know what page it was. Title page, copyright page, frontispiece and front free endpaper still present. This torn-out page was between the ffep and ... View more info
By: Edwards, Leo
Price: $40.00
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap: 1927
Seller ID: 17331
Condition: Good+ with no Dust Jacket
Corners bumped, extremities worn, spine darkened, previous owner's name. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 238+ pages; 17331 View more info
By: Elson, William H. , and Christine Keck
Price: $14.00
Publisher: Scott, Foresman & Company: 1910
Seller ID: 16878
Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket
Furnishes a varied supply of reading suitable to children. Part One includes both poetry and prose - Patriotism as told in stories by Sir Walter Scott; Nature poems from Shakespeare. Part Two contain romances of King Arthur -- legends of adventure and chivalry. Part Three includes great American authors from Irving to Holmes. Biographies acquaint the children with the lives of authors whose works are included. Lessons cover history, geography, nature study (birds, flowers) , seasons, and more. Drawings and writing on endpapers, front and rear. Marginalia. Boards somewhat discolored, spine sunn... View more info
By: Garis, Howard R.
Price: $42.00
Publisher: Springfield, MA, Milton Bradley Company: 1929
Seller ID: 26457
Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket
Previous owner's gift note to her nephew dated 1930. Book very slightly cocked. ; Rick and Ruddy Series; B&W Plates; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 256 pages; 26457 View more info
By: Gilbert and (&) Sullivan; adapted by Robert Lawrence
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap: 1940
Edition: 1st Edition Thus
Seller ID: 16632
Condition: Very Good+ in Fair Dust Jacket
Lyrics and music in this book. One of three operas in editions authorized by the D'Oyly Carte opera company. Vivid narrative, interspersed with the most popular musical themes and illustrations capture the charm, wit and sparkle of these famous operas. DJ (image available) chipped and worn, in new mylar; book clean and tight and bright. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 46 pages; 16632 View more info
By: Hill, Patty Smith; Gretchen Ostrander Murray and Alice G. Thorne (Helen Bannerman)
Price: $153.00
Publisher: Racine, WI, Whitman: 1937
Seller ID: 25093
Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket
A few color plates illustrated by Sari; most of the black and white illustrations have been colored with crayons by a somewhat talented child. Includes Little Black Sambo with Helen Bannerman's name appearing at end of story. Gift note dated Christmas 1938 and a few green crayon scribbles on front free endpaper. Boards are rubbed and edgeworn, particularly at extremities. ; Color Illustrations; Folio 13" - 23" tall; Unpaginated pages; 25093 View more info
Price: $8.00
Publisher: Chicago, Merrill Lynch Publishing Company: 1920s
Seller ID: 30812
Condition: Good
Rubbed, chipped, creased. 8 1/2 x 12 stapled wraps long ago "home" stapled along spine edge to hold it together. No date, but illustrations indicate late 1920s, thus the cover has been folded back enough times during the last 90 or so years that it has finally separated. In mylar sleeve. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Unpaginated pages; 30812 View more info
Price: $28.20
Publisher: NY, Barse & Company: 1920
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 23537
Condition: Very Good- with no Dust Jacket
Spine sunned, spots on front board. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 209+ pages; 23537 View more info
By: Knight, O'Connor, Rutherford, Cariss, McDougall
Price: $66.00
Publisher: United Kingdom, Stirling Tract Enterprise: circa 1940's
Seller ID: 12388
Condition: Very Good-
Circa 1940's. Paper pictorial boards, green cloth spine. Edgewear, particularly at upper and lower front corners. Gift note and date of 1950 on ffep smudged, written with old-fashioned ink pen which was also used to "color" the flower on the title page. The illustration on page 7 was neatly colored with map pencils. Map endpapers on rear. No table of contents. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 26 pages; 12388 View more info
By: Malot, Hector (translated by Florence Crewe-Jones)
Price: $63.00
Publisher: NY, Cupples & Leon: 1929
Edition: DeLuxe Edition
Seller ID: 22832
Condition: Very Good with no Dust Jacket
7 beautiful colored illustrations. Not intended to be a children's book originally, it nevertheless gained fame as such and is the basis for "The Adventures of Perrine". Minor fraying at extremities, some foxing primarily at page edges. Previous owner's gift note. ; Color Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 301 pages; 22832 View more info
By: Malot, Hector (translated by Florence Crewe-Jones)
Price: $40.00
Publisher: NY, Cupples & Leon: 1916
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 22831
Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket
4 beautiful colored illustrations, all tissued. Not intended to be a children's book originally, it nevertheless gained fame as such and is the basis for "The Adventures of Remi" . Minor wear at extremities, tissue for frontispiece is creased. The adjoining page of one illustration is chipped along the edge, not interfering with text. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 372 pages; 22831 View more info
By: Malot, Hector (translated by Florence Crewe-Jones)
Price: $25.00
Publisher: NY, Cupples & Leon: 1928
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 22833
Condition: Very Good with no Dust Jacket
6 beautiful black & white illustrations, one of which has a small perpendicular tear at fore edge, not interfering with image. Part of a trilogy that was the "famille" series (Nobody's Boy and Nobody's Girl). Minor fraying at extremities; small portion of paper paste-on cameo is missing. Very minor foxing and a light stain on blue cloth boards. Binding is solid, clean, tight and bright. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 303 pages; 22833 View more info
By: Maniscalco, Joe
Price: $36.00
Publisher: Nashville, TN, Southern Publishing Association: 1965
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller ID: 22608
Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket
Extremities worn and frayed. Couple of small foxed spots on interior pages. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; Unpaginated pages; 22608 Frcb View more info
By: Manwell, M. B.
Price: $40.00
Publisher: London, Ernest Nister: circa1900
Seller ID: 19161
Condition: Good+ with no Dust Jacket
Beautiful Color Chromolithograph frontispiece of Dora and Luce with their pet lamb. Title page stuck to table of contents at upper edge of gutter; corners bumped, a few rubbed spots on brown boards. Previous owner's name in pencil dated 1908. Page 53 has closed tear at bottom corner. ; 12mo - 7" to 7½" tall; 120+ pages; 19161 View more info
By: Otis, James
Price: $30.00
Publisher: NY, Harper & Brothers: 1912
Seller ID: 14088
Condition: Very Good with no Dust Jacket
Previous owner's name. Stain on bottom edge of pages, not affecting text. Tissued frontispiece loose. Plus 3 other illustrated plates. Contents include "A Great Speculation Which Led to a Dissolution of Partnership" and "Tom's Troubles and the Effect of a Sea Voyage" ; 12mo - 7" to 7½" tall; 145+ pages; 14088 View more info
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Page Company: 1920
Edition: 4th Printing
Seller ID: 16487
Condition: Good with no Dust Jacket
Previous owner's name; binding shaky, spine faded. ; B&W Plates; Small 8vo - 7½" to 8" tall; 300+ pages; 16487 View more info
