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London: Viking, 1993. Gold title on blue boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear and a small bump to front lower corner tip. Internally there is a blank coloured bookplate of a badger to front pastedown else very clean, tight and unmarked. A Very Good + copy. Dustjacket is not price clipped and is also Very Good +. The author is an acknowledged master of comic animal stories and the illustrations by Amanda Harvey bring to life the stories and will enchant children and adults alike. C3D. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Harvey, Amanda. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Love is a Four Letter Word by Anita Rowe Block - 1958
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Love is a Four Letter Word
by Anita Rowe Block
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a young story
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- Publisher Doubleday,Page & Company
- Place of Publication Garden City New York
- Date Published 1958
- Size 5.5x8x1
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A Narrow Squeak and Other Animal Stories
by King-Smith, Dick
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THE BOY WHO SAILED WITH COLUMBUS
by Foreman, Michael & Richard Seaver
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NY: Little, Brown, 1992 Book. Illus. by Michael Foreman. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fictionalized story of a 12 year old Viking orphan who travels to the New World w/Columbus & ultimately must choose between the Old World & the New. SIGNED BY FOREMAN..
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Drawn from Memory and Drawn from Life
by E. H. Shepard
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Cape Town, South Africa
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London: Methuen & Company. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1957-1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Autobiographical book of Shepard childhood, later famous for his children illustration in particular books by AA Milne. A fine book in excellent condition. Internally clean with clean boards and clear red top stain. VG+ or better dust jacket. Some minor edgewear and some very small chips. Now in a protective cover, unclipped. An exceptional copy in collectors condition, the 2nd of Shepard's bibliographical works following on Drawn from Memory. Many of Shepard's drawings adorn the pages. A very fine book, small smudge at the bottom edge. Internally book is pristine (as new) with no marks internally. Tight binding and seems unread. Clear red top stain. A like dust jacket that is very fine. Unclipped, with 25s price visible. Now in a protective cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 190 pages .
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Bedtime Stories
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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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JOCK OF THE BUSHVELD.
by FITZPATRICK. SIR PERCY
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Longmans, Green & Co. London. 1907. FIRST EDITION. First printing. Large 8vo. (8.5 x 6.4 inches). Colour frontis, 22 full page mono plates and hundreds of small engraved vignettes to the margins of the text pages, all by E. Caldwell. This is the scarce first issue with the margin drawings of a dung beetle pushing his load with his front legs rather than his back on pages 65, 337 and 457. These were changed in later issues. Some feint offsetting to the blank endpapers and a few pages with some minor spotting but generally a very bright and clean copy throughout. Publishers original dark green cloth with gilt illustrations and lettering to the front board and the spine. The board edges are lightly rubbed and the gilt just a little dulled but overall a very good copy of this scarce first edition.
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A Narrow Squeak and Other Animal Stories
by King-Smith, Dick
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London: Viking, 1993. Gold title on blue boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear and a small bump to front lower corner tip. Internally there is a blank coloured bookplate of a badger to front pastedown else very clean, tight and unmarked. A Very Good + copy. Dustjacket is not price clipped and is also Very Good +. The author is an acknowledged master of comic animal stories and the illustrations by Amanda Harvey bring to life the stories and will enchant children and adults alike. C3D. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Harvey, Amanda. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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THE BOY WHO SAILED WITH COLUMBUS
by Foreman, Michael & Richard Seaver
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Bacova, Virginia, United States
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NY: Little, Brown, 1992 Book. Illus. by Michael Foreman. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fictionalized story of a 12 year old Viking orphan who travels to the New World w/Columbus & ultimately must choose between the Old World & the New. SIGNED BY FOREMAN..
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Drawn from Memory and Drawn from Life
by E. H. Shepard
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Cape Town, South Africa
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London: Methuen & Company. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1957-1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Autobiographical book of Shepard childhood, later famous for his children illustration in particular books by AA Milne. A fine book in excellent condition. Internally clean with clean boards and clear red top stain. VG+ or better dust jacket. Some minor edgewear and some very small chips. Now in a protective cover, unclipped. An exceptional copy in collectors condition, the 2nd of Shepard's bibliographical works following on Drawn from Memory. Many of Shepard's drawings adorn the pages. A very fine book, small smudge at the bottom edge. Internally book is pristine (as new) with no marks internally. Tight binding and seems unread. Clear red top stain. A like dust jacket that is very fine. Unclipped, with 25s price visible. Now in a protective cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 190 pages .
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Bedtime Stories
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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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JOCK OF THE BUSHVELD.
by FITZPATRICK. SIR PERCY
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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Longmans, Green & Co. London. 1907. FIRST EDITION. First printing. Large 8vo. (8.5 x 6.4 inches). Colour frontis, 22 full page mono plates and hundreds of small engraved vignettes to the margins of the text pages, all by E. Caldwell. This is the scarce first issue with the margin drawings of a dung beetle pushing his load with his front legs rather than his back on pages 65, 337 and 457. These were changed in later issues. Some feint offsetting to the blank endpapers and a few pages with some minor spotting but generally a very bright and clean copy throughout. Publishers original dark green cloth with gilt illustrations and lettering to the front board and the spine. The board edges are lightly rubbed and the gilt just a little dulled but overall a very good copy of this scarce first edition.
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Love Is A Four Letter Word
by Block, Anita Rowe
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Popular Library G Series. NY: Popular Library Publishing. , 1958 first edition . G-298 reading copy ,poor paperback,
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Love Is A Four Letter Word
by Block, Anita Rowe
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Popular Library G Series. NY: Popular Library Publishing. , 1958 first edition . G-298 very good - fine paperback,
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Love Is a Four Letter Word
by Block, Anita Rowe
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Doubleday & Company Inc.. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (marriage, dating, short stories) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Love is a Four Letter Word: Stories of Fidelity and Infidelity
by Block, Anita Rowe
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Silverdale, Pennsylvania, United States
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Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1958. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as stated on copyright page, book has mild discoloration to the glossy black cloth and no other flaws, jacket is clean and attractive wth mild edge-wear at the corners and spine-ends, it features a large photo of the author on the rear panel, the original price (3.95) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included .
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Love is a four letter word by Block, Anita Rowe
by Block, Anita Rowe
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Doubleday, Garden City, 1958. Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes First edition. Very good no dust jacket.
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Love is a Four Letter Word
by Anita Rowe Block
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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Doubleday, 1958. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Bedtime Stories
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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)
by Mabel O'Donnell; Alice Carey
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Arlington, Virginia, United States
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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
by Engle, Joanna
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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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Bob Son of Battle
by Alfred Oliphant
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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
by Elmay Crow
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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
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: The Old Woman and Her Pig
by Rodney Peppe
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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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Foreign Agent
by Thor, Brad
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- First
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- 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…
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Going To the Doctor (First Experiences Series)
by Fred Rogers
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- 3rd Printing Thus
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- 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…
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The Man Who Lost His Head
by Claire Huchet Bishop
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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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