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New York: The Macmillan Co,, 1954. Near Fine, separation of page block at head of spine, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket, light wear at spine ends and flap folds, vertical greases both flaps. SCARCE in the First Printing and in collectible condition. Basis for the 1984 made-for-TV movie starring Jane Fonda and Levon Helm, a role that won Jane Fonda an Emmy Award. . First Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
James and the Giant Peach; A Children's Story by Dahl, Roald; Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert - 1961
by Dahl, Roald; Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert
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James and the Giant Peach; A Children's Story
by Dahl, Roald; Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First Edition, Second Isssue, with Bound by The Book Press, New York at colophon page. Fine in bright red cloth, in Near Fine dust jacket, small spot of soil front cover, price on jacket flap of $3.95 inked out with inked price of $3.29, a few small edge tears and chips, mainly at top edge and flap folds. With wonderful illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. This was Roald Dahl's first book for children. Basis for the 1976 BBC TV film starring Simon Bell, Anna Quayle, and Ann Beach, and the 1996 animated film starring Paul Terry, Richard Dreyfuss, Peter Postlethwaite, and Susan Sarandon. A lovely copy of this enduring children's favorite story. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Tall 8vo.
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The Dollmaker
by Arnow, Harriette
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Voyages De Gulliver Dans Des Contrees Lointaines ( Two Volumes )
by Swift, Jonathan
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Paris: Editions De La Pleiade , 1929. An edition limited to 1270 copies, 50 copies out of trade, this #218 of the 1100 copies printed on vellum. Wonderfully illustrated by Jacques Boullaire. Full translation from the first English edition of 1726 by Mrs. S. Martin-Chauffier. . Two volumes bound in quarter vellum over decorative floral paper covered boards, floral end papers, top edges gilt, original paper covers and spines bound in. Near Fine, light soiling to vellum, small rubs at corners. A lovely set of this classic story. . Limited and Numbered Edition. Quarter Vellum. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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Collection of 28 Frank & Dick Merriwell Adventure Stories In Tip Top Weekly: an Ideal Publication for the American Youth: May 1904 - Feb. 1912., Nos. 421, 588, 610, 626, 627, 717, 718, 755, 768, 770, 771, 773 - 775 &76, 778 - 781,83,84,87,89, 791,98 & 827
by STANDISH, Burt L. (pseudonym of William Wallace Cook & William Gilbert Patten)
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New York: Street & Smith, 1904. No.s 794, 796, 798, 827 in addition to those above. 27 separate issues of this iconic boy's weekly magazine. One issue 1904, two issues 1907, two issues 1908, four issues 1910, 17 issues 1911, one issue 1912. Ranging in condition from Good to Near Fine, overall the large majority Very Good or better, a few with prior owner name and/or old pencil prices. . First Printings. Newsprint. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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OUR BIG RED STORY BOOK; The Ginn Basic Readers
by Ousley, Odille; Russell, David H.
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Boston: Ginn and Company, 1966. 25 3/4" h x 18 1/2" w. A teacher's book for reading to the whole class, with folding wings that unsnap so book can be fully open and on display. Contains 9 stories, 38 pages, each page with great period illustrations featuring biracial children playing. ( earlier editions have only 6 stories and 25 or fewer pages). States "100 Edition" bottom of title page, copyright dates of 1966, 1964, 1961, 1957, 1952, 1948. Very Good Plus, bump top edge of front cover, slight waviness to thick paper pages, a clean and quite handsome copy, would be lovely displayed in a child's room or, given the condition, with years of use left for a preschool. . Sixth Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. Double Elephant - over 25" - 50" tall.
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James and the Giant Peach
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James and the Giant Peach
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James and the Giant Peach
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James and the Giant Peach: a Play (Roald Dahl's Classroom Plays)
by Dahl, Roald
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James and the Giant Peach
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James and the Giant Peach
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James and the Giant Peach
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James and the Giant Peach: The Scented Peach Edition
by Dahl, Roald
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The Sky and the Forest
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C.S. Forester: The Sky and the Forest. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Stated First Edition First Printing Thus August, 1948. Cover price $2.75. Used. VG BOOK/VG UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. A story of a central Africa. By C.S. Forester, author of the Admiral Hornblower series.
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Murder for Christmas (A Midnite Mystery)
by Christie, Agatha
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Murder for Christmas, a Poirot Story by Agatha Christie (1944 Midnite Mystery) COPYRIGHT BY AGATHA CHRISTIE MALLOWAN: "It is Christmas Eve, and elderly Simeon Lee is found violently murdered in his locked office. The police are immediately called, but of course nobody has a clue until Hercule Poirot arrives..." USED. 1944 Books inc. Midnite Mystery. Copyright 1938 - 1939 Agatha Christie Mallowan. Good+/ No DJ. Black boards with gold titling on spine. Titles gilting is still nice Scarce.
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The Midnight Sky
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Los Angeles: Netflix, 2020. Oversized hardcover with white boards, front cover embossed title and photo, spine black embossed lettering, black endpapers. Very good condition with some shelf wear. Pages are unmarked. Book published in conjunction with the movie. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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The Silence Of The North
by Olive A. Fredrickson with Ben East
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By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK
by SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM
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Norwalk, Ct: The Easton Press, 1967. Reprint . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. pp: 138. Bound in full grey leather covered boards elaborately decorated with the letter 'H' stamped in gilt designed by Peter Winfield Johnson. The book includes raised bands to the spine, gilt edges, frontispiece, and satin endpapers. The illustrations by Legrand were originally in the 1939 Limited Editions Club publication. The text of this edition is also from the 1939 publication which was derived from the Second Quarto of 1604 and the First Folio edition of 1623. It contains the old style spelling and punctuation of the earlier printings. The size of the text block is almost exactly the same as that of the First Folio. The paper was made at the Glatfelter Paper Mill in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania. Laid in is a four-page booklet on the historical context of this publication.
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Deliverance
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NY Houghton Mifflin 1970.. vg+/vg+/very minute wear to top of sp. panel. Dickey's 1st novel that was filmed in 72 by John Boorman w. a screenplay by Dickey who also had a sm. part in the film. 1st print. edition. Binding is cl.w.dj.
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Selected Works of Ba Jin, Vol 2: Garden of Repose, Bitter Cold Nights
by Ba Jin; Pa Chin; Li Yaotang; Li Fei-Kan; Jock Hoe (trans); Sidney Shapiro (trans)
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Beijing: Foreign Languages Press. 1988. Hardcover. First Edition (stated, actually First English-language Edition). Blue leatherette over boards with gold titles to spine and front board. Sewn binding. Sewn-in yellow silk place-marker. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and very tight. Light remainder mark to top edge. Very slight edge-wear to jacket. No tears. Not from a library. Not clipped. 502 pages.Garden of Repose (憩园, Qì Yuán, 1944) and Bitter Cold Nights (aka Cold Nights, 寒夜, Hán Yè, 1947) are both critiques of China's traditional Confucian family system focusing on emotionally fragile and weak men struggling and failing to deal with family demands and social pressure. Both are set in Sichuan during the Sino-Japanese War (World War II) and both have been adapted into movies at least twice. Garden of Repose is the story of two decadent and decaying families. It follows the live of two characters: a drug addict from a rich family forced to sell his family…
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Grand Hotel
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GRAND HOTEL BY VICKI BAUM. ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDITION. Also published in the German language as Menchen Im Hotel. Used. Good Condition. No DJ is included. Bright pages. STATED FIRST EDITION. Copyright page states: "All rights reserved. First published 1930" Geoffrey Bles Publishers, London. Original source material for the famous film of the same name.
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Another Part of the Forest
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ANOTHER PART OF THE FOREST. THE VIKING PRESS, FIRST EDITION STATED FIRST PRINTING THUS, APRIL, 1947. Used. Very good condition/Good + condition original unclipped, $2.00 price appears on front flap. Fuscia dust jacket spine is a trace sunned. Mylar wrap. Another Part of the Forest, a play in three acts by Lillian Hellman, author of "The Little Foxes", and "The Searching Wind". Patricia Neal frontispiece.
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Witness for the Prosecution (Dell #855)
by Agatha Christie
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923ChristieWitness Witness for the Prosecution (Dell #855) Dell Publishing, NY. 1948. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Copyright page states MCMXLVIII and states reprinted by arrangement with Dodd, Mead. No other printings are stated. Cover Art by William George. 192 pages. Mystery Anthology 4 ¼ x 6 3/8. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION. A bit toned.
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