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Lonesomest Doll, The by RACKHAM, Arthur; BROWN, Abbie Farwell

by RACKHAM, Arthur; BROWN, Abbie Farwell

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Lonesomest Doll, The by RACKHAM, Arthur; BROWN, Abbie Farwell

Lonesomest Doll, The

by RACKHAM, Arthur; BROWN, Abbie Farwell

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Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1928. The Rackham-Illustrated Edition "A Difficult Title To Find in Good Condition" [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. BROWN, Abbie Farwell. The Lonesomest Doll. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1928. First edition illustrated by Rackham, published only in America. Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 7/8 in; 209 x 150 mm). [8]. 80, [1], [3, blank] pp. Title page, frontispiece and two full page illustrations in rose and greenish-blue, twenty-six black and white drawings. Original tan, pictorially stamped, cloth. A remarkably fresh, clean, and exceptionally fine copy. "The text is printed on a poor and brittle paper, so it is a difficult title to find in good condition" (Riall). Latimore and Haskell p. 63. Hudson p. 171. Riall p. 163.

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  • Publisher Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1928
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Tailor of Gloucester, The
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Tailor of Gloucester, The

by POTTER, Beatrix

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Calabasas, California, United States
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London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1903. First Published Edition In the Rare Original Printed Glassine Dust Jacket POTTER, Beatrix. The Tailor of Gloucester. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1903. First published edition, first issue (printed October 1903), with a single-page endpaper occurring four times. Twelvemo (5 7/16 x 4 1/16 inches; 139 x 105 mm.). 85, [1, printer's imprint] pp. Color frontispiece and twenty-six color plates (included in pagination). Seventeen illustrations are entirely new for this edition; eleven of the illustrations are repeated from the December 1902 privately printed edition. Original maroon boards ruled and lettered in white on front cover and lettered in white on spine. Color pictorial label on front cover within a blind panel in the shape of a truncated pyramid outlined in blind. Color pictorial endpapers (Quinby Plate I, a single-page endpaper occurring four times). Minimal fading to spine. Small circular bookseller's label on rear pastedown. Otherwise a… Read More
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Willy Pogany's Mother Goose

Willy Pogany's Mother Goose

by (Willy Pogany)

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Used
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San Anselmo, California, United States
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New York. Thomas Nelson and Sons. 1928. Bound in elaborate high art deco pictorial gilt decorated cloth. Pictorial endsheets depicting stylized alphabet. t.e.g. 8vo (8.5" x 6"). First Edition. This copy signed in ink by Pogany to half title page. This copy also includes a nine page publishers publicity insert and titled "Willy Pogany and His Work". Marvelously Illustrated throughout with high art deco, colour and monochrome plates drawings vignettes and decorations by Pogany. Widely regarded as the quintessential example of high art deco illustration, Pogany's Mother Goose has delighted collectors of this genre for many years. Signed first edition copies have grown exceedingly scarce. A true delight of art deco extravagance. Some light staining to covers. Sporadic light water staining to edge of front pastedown and several pages. Mild sporadic foxing throughout. A slight hint of storage mustiness. A Very Good, tight, bright copy in a somewhat chipped Very Good, rare, original… Read More
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Madeline's Rescue (Caldecott Medal)

Madeline's Rescue (Caldecott Medal)

by Bemelmans, Ludwig

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Used - Near Fine
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First Edition
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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New York: Viking, 1953 Red pictorial cloth with mild shelf wear; color illustrated dust jacket with light edge wear, small repair to rear panel, original price intact ($3.00), NO award seal. Madeline is saved from drowning by a dog who then returns with the girls and Miss Clavel. Wouldn't you know it, the dog will need the help of Madeline and her friends very soon after. Awarded the Caldecott Medal for 1954.. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Ludwig Bemelmans. 4to.
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Peeps into Fairyland
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Peeps into Fairyland

by Knowles, Horace J.

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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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London: Thornton Butterworth [1924], 1st edition. (4to) 92pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Beige cloth with gilt illustration on cover and spine. Illustrated endpapers, 6 color plates and black and white illustrations throughout. The covers are lightly soiled and have light wear at the corners and top and bottom of the spine, also there is some staining on the front cover near the fore-edge. The interior is exceptionally clean and bright. (Juvenile, Fairies, Illustrated Books).
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Horton Hears a Who.
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Horton Hears a Who.

by Dr. Seuss.

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Used - Very good with very light shelfwear, tight and unmarked, in a good plus dust jacket with with moderate edgewear and a couple of
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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New York.: Random House., 1954. 1st Edition.. pictorial boards.. Very good with very light shelfwear, tight and unmarked, in a good plus dust jacket with with moderate edgewear and a couple of short closed tears. . 28.5x10.5 cm.. First edition with the list of titles on the recto of the back endpaper and the full ears on the back cover. Scarce thus. weight: 1.0 lb. Illustrate by the author.
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Tailor of Gloucester, The
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Tailor of Gloucester, The

by POTTER, Beatrix

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Calabasas, California, United States
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London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1903. First Published Edition In the Rare Original Printed Glassine Dust Jacket POTTER, Beatrix. The Tailor of Gloucester. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1903. First published edition, first issue (printed October 1903), with a single-page endpaper occurring four times. Twelvemo (5 7/16 x 4 1/16 inches; 139 x 105 mm.). 85, [1, printer's imprint] pp. Color frontispiece and twenty-six color plates (included in pagination). Seventeen illustrations are entirely new for this edition; eleven of the illustrations are repeated from the December 1902 privately printed edition. Original maroon boards ruled and lettered in white on front cover and lettered in white on spine. Color pictorial label on front cover within a blind panel in the shape of a truncated pyramid outlined in blind. Color pictorial endpapers (Quinby Plate I, a single-page endpaper occurring four times). Minimal fading to spine. Small circular bookseller's label on rear pastedown. Otherwise a… Read More
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Rhyme of a Run
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Rhyme of a Run

by Harrison, Florence

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Used - Near Fine
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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London: Blackie & Sons Ltd., 1907 Green cloth pictorially stamped in green, black, red and gilt, slight cover soil, book plate and gift inscription dated 1907. An extremely scarce and marvelous book by Florence Harrison, about whom very little is known. A collection of charming rhymes by Harrison, illustrated with 22 beautiful tipped in color plates (a few ripples and small edge tears as is common with this book) as well as full page line drawings printed on green paper. This by far one of the nicest copies of the book we've had.. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Florence Harrison. Oblong 4to.
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HOWE'S PRIMER; OR, THE CHILD'S FIRST BOOK
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HOWE'S PRIMER; OR, THE CHILD'S FIRST BOOK

by (CHILDREN'S BOOKS)

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FIRST EDITION
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McMinnville, Oregon, United States
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Derby, England: William Bemrose and Co, ca. 1830. FIRST EDITION. 140 x 88 mm. (5 1/2 x 3 3/8"). 34 pp. (inclusive of frontispiece leaf pasted down to front wrapper). ORIGINAL BLUE PRINTED WRAPPERS. With printer's device on title and upper wrapper and 22 woodcut illustrations (including "The Vain Goose" on the lower wrapper). Rear pastedown with book label of "AHA" (Albert A. Howard). Osborne Collection, p. 124. ◆Upper wrapper with a hint of soiling and a faint fold at one corner, occasional light offsetting internally, but AN OUTSTANDING COPY of a fragile item, most copies of which were no doubt destroyed by their intended audience. This is an exceptionally well-preserved copy of a charming early reader that begins with an alphabet; progresses to syllables; then to words of two, three, or four letters; then to brief paragraphs, mostly about animals, each accompanied by an illustration; and finally to a prayer and a hymn for morning and evening. Words of more than one syllable use hyphens to help… Read More
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Ten Apples Up On Top!
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Ten Apples Up On Top!

by Theo. LeSieg(Dr. Seuss)

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Used - Very Good
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1st
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Hardcover
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ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania, United States
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One of the hardest to find Seuss first editions. Written by Seuss using the pseudonym of LeSieg. 1st edition, 1st printing of number 19 in the Beginner Book series.Hardcover in VG condition with light tip wear and wear at top and bottom of binding. Dust Jacket has wear, chipping along top and bottom edge, a little age discoloration on inner top edge, a few indentations on front from pen or pencil pressure, and a small piece missing on bottom edge. No markings. Pages clean and crisp.
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The Rooster Crows; A Book of American Rhymes and Jingles  (SIGNED)
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The Rooster Crows; A Book of American Rhymes and Jingles (SIGNED)

by Petersham, Maud & Miska

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First Edition
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Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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New York: The Macmillan Co,, 1945. SCARCE SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR Maud and Miska Petersham at front end page. Winner of the Caldecott Medal in 1946. A Good copy, lacking the dust jacket, front end page loose, chips and small tears at edges of front end page, text block completely free with old internal tape mend shadows in gutters front and back, dampstain top corners of text in margins, not affecting text or illustrations. A copy in need of and deserving restoration, as SIGNED copies of this award winner are SCARCE. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Lonesomest Doll.

by BROWN, Abbie Farwell. RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.)

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Used - A few inoffensive smudges to the text; endsheets a little tanned; spine and rear panel lightly dust-soiled; corner tips and extr
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Rochester, New York, United States
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Boston:: Houghton Mifflin,, [1928].. publishers tan cloth illustrated in orange and black. . A few inoffensive smudges to the text; endsheets a little tanned; spine and rear panel lightly dust-soiled; corner tips and extremities of spine slightly frayed.. 8vo,. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. .
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Bob Son of Battle
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Bob Son of Battle

by Alfred Oliphant

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first
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Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
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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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Paperback
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Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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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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Bedtime Stories
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Bedtime Stories

by Tenggren, Gustaf: Illustrated by

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Tempe, Arizona, United States
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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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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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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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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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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole

Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole

by Engle, Joanna

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First Edition
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Paperback
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9780394856438
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0394856430
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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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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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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Orange, Virginia, United States
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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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Adventures of Raggedy Ann
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Adventures of Raggedy Ann

by Gruelle, Johnny

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Used - Near Fine
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Hardcover
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Tempe, Arizona, United States
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1988 - includes 7" high raggedy Ann and Andy dolls - Raggedy certainly doesn't act her age (she's well over half a century) as she is tied to the trail of a kite, or her yarn hair is being used to line a robin's nest,..." Book: very good dj: very good - 2 small tears repaired with some fading on the spine - dj in protective mylar sleeve
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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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Little Brighthope's Stories : Months and Seasons
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Little Brighthope's Stories : Months and Seasons

by Anonymous

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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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Philadelphia: Davis, Porter & Coates. Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 8pp. No date circa 1860s. Yellow pictorial wraps, stitched spine. LIght cover soil, contents mostly clean. A 2 line verse describes the hand-colored illustration for each month of the year. A well-preserved little book.
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Maya's Children: The Story of LA Llorana
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Maya's Children: The Story of LA Llorana

by Anaya, Rudolfo

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New
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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780786821242
ISBN 10
0786821248
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Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Hyperion, 1997 Hard Cover. New/No DJ Issued. Illus. by Baca, Maria. 10.3 x 8.3 x 0.4 Inches. Library Binding.
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