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Gresha and His Clay Pig by Givago-Grishina, N. J - 1930

by Givago-Grishina, N. J

Gresha and His Clay Pig by Givago-Grishina, N. J - 1930

Gresha and His Clay Pig

by Givago-Grishina, N. J

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NY: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, spine lightly sunned.1930. First Edition. Inscribed by the author-illustrator on the dedication page. Red cloth binding with color illustration affixed to front boards. Color frontispiece illustration (repeated on front cover) and eleven other black and white plates. A collection of eleven fairy tales about the adventures of Mrs. Annevanna and her three sons, Mesha, Gresha, and Tesha. WorldCat locates six copies of this title and no other copies are listed for sale in the trade at the time of this listing. 138 pages.
  • Bookseller Old Saratoga Books US (US)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, spine lightly sunned.
  • Edition First Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Frederick A. Stokes Company
  • Place of Publication NY
  • Date Published 1930
Bridgman's Kewts

Bridgman's Kewts

by Bridgman, L. J. [Lewis Jesse]

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Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, bookseller's ticket on front pastedown endpaper, owner name on front flyleaf, front
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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NY and Boston: H. M. Caldwell Company. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, bookseller's ticket on front . pastedown endpaper, owner name on front flyleaf, front hinge cracked, a . few pages smudged, shaken.. 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth binding with color illustration of young boy in nightshirt with lit candle on front and rear boards. Decorative endpapers. 44 full-page illustrations in red and black. An antique children's picture book about a group of five Kewts: bald little people (not quite as cute as Palmer Cox's Brownies, but similar) who take a tour, written in verse, of the 48 United States with their tour guide Sammy, a short, bald version of Uncle Sam. There's Kewt Pat (Irish) , Kewt Sandy (Scottish) , Kewt Ah San (Chinese) , Kewt Hans (Dutch) and Kewt Sambo (a fez-wearing African). Sambo suffers the most from stereotypical writing and illustrations and Native Americans of Oklahoma are also slammed. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 94 pages .
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Sendak at the Rosenbach:  An Exhibition Held at the Rosenbach Museum and  Library April 28 -...
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Sendak at the Rosenbach: An Exhibition Held at the Rosenbach Museum and Library April 28 - October 30, 1995

by Sendak, Maurice; Giroud, Vincent

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Used - Very Good; Wraps lightly rubbed.
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Paperback
ISBN 13
9780939084272
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0939084279
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Philadelphia: Rosenbach Museum and Library. Very Good; Wraps lightly rubbed.. 1995. Softcover. 0939084279 . Signed by the late Maurice Sendak on the title page. Curated and with an introduction by Maurice Sendak and Vincent Giroud. Color illustrated stiff wraps with French flaps. Illustrations, catalogue of the exhibition, bibliography. Foreword by Stephen K. Urice. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 48 pages .
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Golem

Golem

by Wisniewski, David

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Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
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First Printing
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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780395726181
ISBN 10
0395726182
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NY: Clarion Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. First Printing. Hardcover. 0395726182 . Signed and dated 3-22-00 on copyright page by the late Wisniewski. A retelling of the traditional Jewish tale of a Czech scholar and rabbi who creates a giant of clay to protect his followers in Prague. Gorgeous and intricate cut paper illustrations. Winner of the 1997 Caldecott Award. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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Paulus and the Three Robbers
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Paulus and the Three Robbers

by Dulieu, Jean

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Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, jacket soiled and rubbed.
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1st UK Edition
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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780437359025
ISBN 10
0437359026
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Kingswood, United Kingdom: World's Work Ltd. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, jacket soiled and . rubbed.. 1965. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. 0437359026 . Charming children's story written and illustrated by the Dutch author about a wood-gnome who foils attempts by three robbers sent by Eucalypta, the witch, to evict him from his gnome-tree home. Color and black and white illustrations. Color illustrated boards. Translated from the original Dutch Paulus en de drie rovers by Marian Powell. Uncommon. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 63 pages .
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Does Poppy Live Here?
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Does Poppy Live Here?

by Gregory, Arthur S.

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Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly tattered.
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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NY: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly tattered.. 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrations by Caldecott medalist Roger Duvoisin. Yellow cloth binding titled in red. Illustrated endpapers. Young Jed has a lengthy, yet fun, time finding his way to his new friend Poppys birthday party in her tall apartment building. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Children of the Revolution

Children of the Revolution

by Humphrey, Mabel; Humphrey, Maud

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Used - Fair with no dust jacket; Backstrip split and reglued, boards heavily worn, pages toned, water spots on front and rear boards.
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Hardcover
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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NY: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Fair with no dust jacket; Backstrip split and reglued, boards heavily . worn, pages toned, water spots on front and rear boards.. 1900. Hardcover. Pictorial hardcover with blue cloth spine. Stories and verse about various figures in American Revolutionary War history and black and white illustrations by Mabel Humphrey of children dressing up and reenacting these scenes. Twelve full-page chromolithograph plates by Maud Humphrey (Mabel's sister and Humphrey Bogart's mother). Scenes and stories include Martha Washington pouring tea, the surrender of Cornwallis, Washington Crossing the Delaware, Lafayette dancing the Minuet, Moll Pitcher, Betsy Ross, Paul Revere's ride, the Boston Tea Party, Paul Jones, the Battle of Bunker Hill, Ben Franklin's arrival in Philadelphia, and the courtship of George Washington. The children depicted in these illustrations are plump and rosy-cheeked and have meticulous costuming. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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Truant Peter

Truant Peter

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Used - Very Good; Some light foxing to center leaves.
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Paperback
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NY: McLoughlin Brothers. Very Good; Some light foxing to center leaves.. N.D.. Softcover. Circa 1860s. Pink sewn stiff wrappers printed in red and black. Measures 6.5 x 4.5 inches. [8]pp. Vibrant color printed engravings by Cogger on each page of text. Wrappers and illustrations are remarkably bright and fresh. A title in the Peter Prim's series. Contains two cautionary tales in verse for young children. The first, Truant Peter, tells of a book who skips school to go fishing, only to be pulled into the ocean by a big fish, where he is subsequently rescued by fishermen. The second story relates the story of Idle Frank, an odious boy who pulls his sister's hair, ties a stick to his dog's tail, and grows up to be a homeless beggar. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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The Wild Swans

The Wild Swans

by Morris, Jackie

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Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
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First Printing
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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9781847805362
ISBN 10
1847805361
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London: Frances Lincoln Children's Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2015. First Printing. Hardcover. 1847805361 . The British author-illustrator's story of an enchanted king and his brave daughter who seeks to break the spell that has turned her eleven brothers into swans, inspired by the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. Luminous watercolor illustrations throughout by the Kate Greenaway Medalist. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 173 pages .
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The Thumbtown Toad

The Thumbtown Toad

by Mendoza, George

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Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket toned.
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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780139206030
ISBN 10
0139206035
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Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket toned.. 1971. Hardcover. 0139206035 . Red library reinforced cloth binding, but not an ex-library copy. Very Seventies nonsense verse by the artist-author about the Thumbtown Toad, a wicked woman who grows poison ivy and laughed so hard she burst into fire. Trippy two-color illustrations by Beisner. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Loraine and the Little People

Loraine and the Little People

by Gordon, Elizabeth

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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Gift inscription on front free endpaper, spine cracked, boards lightly worn, some light finger s
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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Chicago: Rand McNally. Very Good with no dust jacket; Gift inscription on front free endpaper, . spine cracked, boards lightly worn, some light finger soiling. 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Fantastic color and black and white plates by M. T. (Penny) Ross. Red cloth with color illustrated label on front boards. 73pp + [4]pp of publisher's ads. Delightful children's book about a little sick girl named Loraine and the various fairies that come to entertain her, including a water fairy queen, Crest o' the Wave, Rain People, flower fairies, Little People of Dreams, Wind People, leaf fairies, Fire People, Mr. Jack Frost, Sun children, and many more. Gordon is best known for her Mother Earth's Children and Flower Children titles. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Bedtime Stories
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Bedtime Stories

by Tenggren, Gustaf: Illustrated by

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1978 - 16th printing- vintage Bedtime Stories - Little Red Riding Hood - book: very good - all pages are clean and unmarked - edge wear on boards good for age - pages show some toning at edges - ELEMENT: includes a little red riding hood/big bad wolf as grandma flip doll - doll is professionally sewn with intricate details
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Day In and Day Out (The Alice and Jerry Books, Reading Foundation Series)
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Day In and Day Out (The Alice and Jerry Books, Reading Foundation Series)

by Mabel O'Donnell; Alice Carey

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Used - Good+
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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Evanston, Illinois: Row, Peterson and Company, n.d. [copyright 1936]. Hardcover. First Edition, no additional printings listed. First-grade reader in the Alice and Jerry basal reader educational series. Red cloth over boards with blue & yellow titles and illustration of a dog and duckling. Good+. Prior owner's bookplate to front pastedown, a few penciled notes. Sewn binding is straight and tight. Corners and spine ends bumped. Covers clean and bright. Not from a school or library. See photos. 156 pages with color illustrations on every page. Word list.
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole

Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole

by Engle, Joanna

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Used - Good
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None Issued
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First Edition
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Paperback
ISBN 13
9780394856438
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0394856430
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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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Bob Son of Battle
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Bob Son of Battle

by Alfred Oliphant

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Used - Very Good+
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first
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Hardcover
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The story focuses on the rivalry between two sheepdogs and their masters, and chronicles the coming of age of a boy who is caught between them. David M'Adam, the boy, was half-orphaned by the death of his mother, and is left to the care of his father, Adam M'Adam, a sarcastic, angry alcoholic with a few redeeming qualities. M'Adam is the owner of Red Wull, a huge, violent dog who herds his sheep by brute force.
Doubleday & McClure, 1899. Hardcover. Condition: vg+. .356 pages Find copy in Dark Blue Boards . copyright Doubleday & McClure (New York), 1889. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Rare first edition original 1899 edition by Doubleday and McClure Company New York. Nice copy all on hand laid paper. Deckled edges. Bob Son of Battle by Alfred Ollivant. Copyright 1889. Some browning of pages. In a navy cloth binding. Externally sound. Some shelf wear. Pages are clean and unmarked/,
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Ronny Meets the Cadborosuarus
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Ronny Meets the Cadborosuarus

by Elmay Crow

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Used - Near Fine
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Paperback
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Crow Publishing, Victoria, 1971, 30 pages, 6.5" x 8.5", Near Fine, Comb Bound Softcover. An uncommon self published companion to "Ronny Meets The Sasquatch".
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El Principe Picenin – The Little Prince
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El Principe Picenin – The Little Prince

by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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A special copy of The Little Prince translated into the Venetian (Venetan/Veneto) language, also called dialeto del mar – the dialect of the sea. Included is the bookmark from the bookstore - Libreria Acqua Alta. Great gift for any Little Prince collector. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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The House That Jack Built
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The House That Jack Built: The Old Woman and Her Pig

by Rodney Peppe

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Like new
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Paperback
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Pocket sized reproduction from Pleasewell Series of the 1890s. This edition is reversible with The Old Woman and Her Pig also featured when the book is flipped over. Each story has reproduced lithographs from the original publication. No creasing, no age spots, Like New !
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Foreign Agent
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Foreign Agent

by Thor, Brad

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
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First
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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9781501147494
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1501147498
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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New York: Atria Books, 2016. Signed on fep First Edition with full number line This is a limited, signed edition with an exclusive, to this edition, additional chapter. Please note what looks like a "Signed Edition" sticker on the front of dust jacket. It is not a a sticker; it is part of the design of the jacket. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 338 pages PLUS additional chapter "exclusively for Target customers." Target is US-based department store. From jacket: "Scot Harvath has exactly the skills the CIA is looking for. He's a former Navy SEAL with extensive experience in espionage. Working for a private intelligence company, he will provide the CIA, and more important, the President, with absolute deniability. But deep within the Russian Caucasus, Moscow also has its own special kind of operative... When a clandestine American operations team is ambushed near Syria, all signs point toward a dangerous informant in Brussels..." A new book, but with… Read More
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Going To the Doctor (First Experiences Series)

Going To the Doctor (First Experiences Series)

by Fred Rogers

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
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3rd Printing Thus
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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780399212987
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0399212981
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Fred Rogers: First Experiences Book Series: Going To the Doctor (1986 1st Ed. 3rd Pr. Thus, G.P. Putnam)RARE in this first hardcover edition. Quite the find. Used. VG/VG condition unclipped dust jacket, printed price $12.95 Mr. Rogers appears on the back dj panel wearing a pale blue sweater. "In this book, real life photos are used to help young people feel more comfortable with interacting with other children and making new friends. A Note From Fred Rogers: A child's first visit with a pediatrician usually comes soon after birth. It may be months or even years later, though, that a child first shows fear about going to see a doctor. The worry of an injection or some other unfamiliar medical procedure can trigger that fear. It can also appear because another family member may be feeling medical anxieties. And, of course, new body awareness and needs for privacy develop naturally in children's early years, so all these feelings can make it very hard for them to let doctors investigate the workings of… Read More
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The Man Who Lost His Head
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The Man Who Lost His Head

by Claire Huchet Bishop

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
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Reprint Edition
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Hardcover
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The Man Who Lost His Head. By Claire Huchet Bishop. Viking Press, Copyright Renewed 1970. 16th Impression thus. Exlib. VG/VG unclipped DJ. Original cover price $3.56. Wrap-around blue and white endpapers show a headless man walking past farm animals on his way to the fair to look for his head there. Pages are bright. Now protected in a mylar wrap. A fantasy illustrated by Robert McCloskey, author and illustrator of "Make Way For Ducklings". Summary: "A man wakes up to find that he has no head, so he goes looking for it." Hard title to find.
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