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New York Grosset & Dunlap, 1913. HBDJ, POOR DJ wiTh LARGE Piece Missing Top Spine DJ & smaller piece Bottom & along edges , 1913, 1st Edition, Pretext Lists thru this Title & Tom Swift Thru Cannon, Front DJ 2 small Ink Names & Boys eye is outlined & small Corner Piece out & Bottom Edge DJ small pieces Missing Yet Title & Author & Picture Remain Intact, Back DJ Lists Tom Swift, Boys Columbia end Outdoor Chums WIth Fox, SMALL chIp & Tears, DJ Rub wEAR Scuff Tiny Chips Extremities, Bright Olive Green & Red, Black Illustrated Cloth cover duplicated DJ Illustration Nice Condition Light Wear, VG Condition Book, Interior Nice tight ,Light FOX, Mild Wear, 214 Pgs + ADS Ending with Outdoor Chums Big Game, small illus. of boy with camera on Cover spine, minimal wear Cloth Cover background are the most exciting of scenes; a rhinocerous attacking a tiger, a bear standing on its hind legs, a ship sinking and a building on fire being fought by the local fire brigade, 5"x7.5". There were 11 Volumes in…
Read More MY BOOK HOUSE TWELVE VOLUME SET by Miller, Olive Beaupre Editor - 1937
by Miller, Olive Beaupre Editor
MY BOOK HOUSE TWELVE VOLUME SET
by Miller, Olive Beaupre Editor
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Chicago, IL: Book House for Children. 1937. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. ; Complete 12 Volume Set. Blue bindings. ; Color Illustrations .
- Bookseller Gibson's Books (US)
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- Publisher Book House for Children
- Place of Publication Chicago, IL
- Date Published 1937
- Keywords Miller, Olive, Fiction, Poetry, Children, Illustrated
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THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS IN EARTHQUAKE LAND with SCARCE Color DustJacket of Boy Wearing Hat Operating Moving Picture Camera Surrounded By Montage of Action Shots, Series #5 By Appleton, Victor, Life in Early Days of Movies. There Were 11 Volumes in the Ser
by Victor Appleton, Inner Flap DJ Light FOX Lists Thru Earthquake Land, Blank EndpapERs LIght FOX Stain, Glossy B/W Frontispiece Blake & Others Filming Movie Scenes Outside at Chasm, Written By the Same Author as Tom Swift
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LONG BEACH, California, United States
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LITTLE BEAR
by Minarik, Else Holmelund
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New York NY: Harper & Row. 1957. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn at edges. DJ flap clipped. Previous owner's name. ; I Can Read; 63 pages .
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THE BOY PATROL AROUND THE COUNCIL FIRE, Series #2 In RARE COLOR Dustjacket of 2 Boys on Horses, One Holding His Hat in Air Wearing Red Scarf, Riding on Dusty Trail, It is a Boy Scout Related Series. The Story Takes Place in Southern Maine and Includes a
by Edward S. Ellis, Glossy b/w Frontispiece By Edward John J. Prittie, In it a Single Man Was Seated of Man Paddling Canoe, Blank Endpapers FORMER OWNER STAMP & Inscription, Back Inner Flap DJ Small Corner Creases
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LONG BEACH, California, United States
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John C. Winston Phil., 1913. HBDJ, 1913. Early Edition, BeigeYellow cloth Hardcover decorated with Green & Red Cvr light Wear,. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: GOOD+ with small triangular chip front bottom Corner affects S in ELLIS O/W very nice condition. DutJacket has a couple of small chips and tears. ; All dust jackets are in Mylar acid-free protectors. Binding tight, pages clean. Front and back boards show minor scuffing. DJ back light Fox, Wear & Small Mended Edge Tears lists thru Bell haven eleven, 314 pgs, NO ADS in Back, Interior nice tight clean light wear , FOX, DJ spine ends tiny chips Tears, 5x7.5"; 3-color pictorial boards. in Brodart Dustjacket protector. .The story takes place in southern Maine and includes a scout master, and other members of the Stag Patrol. classic boys' fiction.. Hard Cover.
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Important Book, The
by Brown, Margaret Wise; Illustrated By Leonard Weisgard
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1949 Pictorial boards, moderate shelf wear to bottom edge, else clean; matching dust jacket with a few spots of insect damage. Price intact ($1.50). Brown's poetic text focuses on how a child reckons with the world around him or her and finishes off with a reinforcement of individuatlity; "The important thing about you is that you are you." Weisgard's artwork is beautiful and complements the text. See Bader pg. 263. . First Edition. Very Good/Very Good -. 4to.
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Higher Power of Lucky (Signed, Newbery Medal Winner)
by Patron, Susan
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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New York: Atheneum, 2006 Cloth backed boards in color illustrated dust jacket. The story of a little girl living in the desert of California who wants to find her higher power, after hearing the term at an AA meeting. The book stirred up controvery among parents and librarians at the use of the word "scrotum." Winner of the Newbery Award, the award seal is not present. This copy is signed by the author and illustrator. A Newbery bookmark is included with the book.. First Edition First Printing. As New/As New. Illus. by Matt Phelan. 8vo.
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THE FACE IN THE DISMAL CAVERN : Rick and Ruddy Series in RARE Color Dustjacket of Ruddy, Kindly Master with Red Scarf at Neck & Clever Dog Approaching Entrance Cave , Delightful Mystery as Ruddy Meets Ethel Slade, Who Has Blind Spells, Camping WITH
by Howard R. Garis, H. R. , Blank Endpapers FOX, By the Prolific and Versatile Creator of Uncle Wiggily and Stratemeyer Ghostwriter Supreme, Who Wrote as Victor Appleton, Laura Lee Hope, Lester Chadwick and Roy Rockwood, BACK Inner Flap Dj Corner Crease
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LONG BEACH, California, United States
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McLoughlin Bros. Inc., Springfield, 1927. HBDJ, 1927, GOOD+/VG-, AS-IS, Back DJ light soil Wear & tiny Chips Tears Extremities liSts thru Skpper of Cynthia, Dj light tiny ChipS Tears Extremites, 254 Pgs NO ADS in Back, Red Cloth with black lettering light Rub, Wear, Delightful Mystery as Ruddy meets Ethel Slade, who has Blind spells, Camping with Boys Scouts on Evergreen Lake & Mysterious Cave with Face of Fire. Tussle with Two Wildcats. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good.
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LITTLE BEAR
by Minarik, Else Holmelund
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New York NY: Harper & Row. 1957. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn at edges. DJ flap clipped. Previous owner's name. ; I Can Read; 63 pages .
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The Log of the Flying Fish. In RARE Color Dustjacket of Black Natives on Plains Riding Galloping Horses with Spears & Shields & Aerial Submarine Over Their Heads, A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure. Victorian Adventure Story in t
by Harry COLLINGWOOD, Blank Endpapers, Glossy Color Frontispiece the Rout of Mounted Warriors Duplicates DJ Illustration, FORMER OWNER STAMP Back Blank Endpaper
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Blackie and Son Ltd., London Printed in GB. HBDJ, NO DATE. c., 1920. Early Vintage, blue, green & Orange hardback original pictorial cloth near fine Cover light wear, in torn and soiled but complete DW with tiny chip Tears edge DJ, Back DJ light Soil, Fox, Wear,Dustjacket VG- Condition, AS-IS, 384 pgs + ADS In Back Thru Bob Wylie of Jordans, Interior nice tight Clean light FOX, Wear, .Victorian adventure story in the Jules Verne vein,Juvenile adventure novel involving a 600 foot long flying submarine which visits the north pole, a frozen Viking vessel, and Africa to find unicorns and King Solomon's Ophir [and hence of interest to lost race collectors], and Mount Everest!. Hard Cover.
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Tale of Two Glimps (With Letter from American Television Society)
by Bemelmans, Ludwig
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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New York: Columbia Broadcasting System [1946]. Pictorial boards, shelf wear, corners rubbed, age-toned, 3" chip from base of spine. The story of two creatures known as glimps, one who sees in color and one in b&w. This was a promotion for the early days of color television. Included with this copy is a letter from the American Television Society, unrelated to the book, about attending a talk about starting a television station, particularly WPIX. The letter is signed by then ATS president, Don McClure. Both the book and letter are an interesting glimpse (sorry, couldn't help it) at the early days of American Television history.. First Edition. Good/No Jacket As Issued. Small Oblong 4to.
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Just Jenifer
by Lambert, Janet
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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New York: E. P. Dutton, 1945. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front end page. Near Fine, top edge dusty, in a Very Good dust jacket, worn at the tips, tears at the flap folds with old internal tape mends. SCARCE SIGNED BY AUTHOR. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Roberta Paflin. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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A "Jamboree" of Laughter. From a Boy Scout's Diary.
by W Heath Robinson
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London: A V N Jones & Co., 1910. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Not dated, circa 1910. Unpaginated. Very scarce copy. Brown paper covers which are rubbed, stained with moderate wear and chipping to extremities. Rear cover has advert for BLACKBIRD FOUNTAIN PEN. Has red circular sticker to front cover for Prince of Wales Imperial Fund. Raffles Bookstore Norfolk All orders normally dispatched within one working day. We will gladly supply further images or more information if required. Discounts available for multiple orders
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America's Stamps
by Petersham, Maud and Miska
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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New York: Macmillan, 1947 (1947). Pictorial blue cloth boards in a color pictorial dust jacket which is chipped and worn. A history of American stamps with full page color illustrations and other textual illustrations by the Petershams as well as images of American stamps throughout. . First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/Good. Illus. by Maud and Miska Petersham. 4to.
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BOBBSEY TWINS PAPER DOLLS
by Samuel Lowe
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Kenosha, WI: Samuel Lowe Company. N.D.. Softcover. Very Good- with no dust jacket; Wear at edges. Scratches on front cover, small piece missing at corner on back cover, dolls are unpunched but loose ; Clothing is uncut. Original not a reproduction. ; Color Illustrations; Unpaginated pages .
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American Picturebooks from Noah's Ark to The Beast Within
by Bader, Barbara
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New York: Macmillan (1976). Brown cloth in dust jacket with small edge nick. A fresh clean copy of one of the most oft cited reference works dedicated to American picturebooks.. First Printing. Fine/Near Fine. Thick 4to.
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Fairy Tale Sampler
by Fairy Tales. Muir, Kirby (Arranged by); Lamont, Violet (Illus)
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Chicago: Ziff-Davis, 1947 (1947). Illustrated boards with light shelf wear, small abrasion on endpaper, in matching dust jacket with minor wear, child's sticker over jacket price. A selection of familiar fairy tales, arranged for bedtime reading and illustrated in b&w and full color by Violet LaMont. Scarce.. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Violet LaMont. 4to.
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A Second Treasury of the World's Greatest Fairy Tales
by Helen Hyman, adapted by
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Danbury Press/Grolier Enterprises, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/Good +. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Presumed First American Edition, also published in Italy in 1972. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket Condition: Good + or Very Good -. Sturdy book with durable, glossy coated covers. 287 pp. No remainder mark. Clean with no writing. Numerous colorful illustrations. Panels in great condition. Moderate spine head bumping with spine tail lines. Jacket's original corner price intact. Jacket has spine head bumping, spine tail lines, one mended tear approximately 1.5" and one 1" open tear. Edge creasing and back cover scratching. Small light circle indent and some light back cover sunning. Summary: Fourteen fairy tales in large print with captivating illustrations, including the lesser known tales such as The Little Goldfish, The Seven Ravens, and The Three Hairs of the Ogre.
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Betty Fairy Book
by Price, Margaret Evans (Illus); Flint, Helen (Auth)
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Rochester: Stecher Litho Co., 1915 Color illustrated stiff paper wraps, some chipping to spine and light surface wear, insect damage at the top of book, but a clean and bright copy. Verses illustrated in duotone or full color in a charming fashion by Margaret Evans Price.. Very Good/No Jacket. Narrow Folio.
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Chicky-Chick-Chick
by Swan, Kay; Illustrated By Alice Dennis
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New York: Stoll Edwards, 1929 Illustrated boards with die-cut bars of a chicken coop, slight rubbing at extremities; matching dust jacket also with die-cut section, a few tape mends and middle bar of chicken coop is missing from DJ, but the dust jacket is very scarce. A wonderfully produced book with bright color illustrations and decorative borders in black and yellow. . First Edition. Illustrated Boards. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Alice Dennis. 4to.
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LITTLE BEAR
by Minarik, Else Holmelund
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New York NY: Harper & Row. 1957. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn at edges. DJ flap clipped. Previous owner's name. ; I Can Read; 63 pages .
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The History of the Boy Scouts
by Murray, William D
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New York: Boy Scouts of America, 1937. Near Fine, lacking the scarce dust jacket, a bit of toning to end pages at spine folds. SCARCE early history of the Boy Scouts, unusual in such lovely condition. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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