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Sunshine for Showery Days by Aitken, W. Francis

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Sunshine for Showery Days by Aitken, W. Francis

Sunshine for Showery Days

by Aitken, W. Francis

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By "The Editor of The Children's Friend" [W. Francis Aitken]. Circa 1914 as indicated by gift inscription on front flyleaf. Chromolithograph illustration of three children under umbrella on front boards. A compilation of stories, poems, songs, and illustrations for children. Six pages of illustrated advertisements fore and aft. Contributors include A.L. Bowley, John Lea, HGC Marsh, Audrey Watson, Evelyn Sharp, Mrs. Molesworth, Edith Scannell, Dorothea Moore, Ethel J. Barks, and others. Boards worn, front hinge tender.
  • Bookseller Old Saratoga Books US (US)
  • Format/Binding Pictorial boards
  • Book Condition Used
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  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher S.W. Partridge & Co., Ltd.
  • Place of Publication London
  • Size 8vo
  • Keywords BIBLIO-LIVE-2, antiquarian children's books
  • Size 8vo

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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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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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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

by Seuss, Dr. ; Geisel, Theodore

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Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, gift inscription on front free endpaper, jacket lightly soiled and rubbed.
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Hardcover
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NY: Beginnner. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, gift inscription on front . free endpaper, jacket lightly soiled and rubbed.. 1960. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Pictorial glazed boards. Dr. Seuss' classic easy reader. Contains all the first printing points as per Younger/Hirsch 64. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 62 pages .
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Alphabet
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Alphabet

by Karimov, X.

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Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards toned and worn, dings to top edges of front boards, pages toned, front hinge cracked.
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Stalinabad [Dushanbe]: Tajikistan State Publishing House. Good with no dust jacket; Boards toned and worn, dings to top edges of . front boards, pages toned, front hinge cracked.. 1956. Hardcover. Gray cloth spine with color illustrated paper-covered boards. Text in Tajik. Many illustrations. Folded printed alphabet sheet laid in. School primer published during the era of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic. Many illustrations reflect Russification policies with depictions of obedient children studying, tractors and orderly agricultural scenes, factories, military equipment, Moscow landmarks, Lenin, and women hard at work with sewing machines. Not in WorldCat. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 96 pages .
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Town & Country

Town & Country

by Provensen, Alice; Provensen, Martin

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Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Head of spine bumped.
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First American Edition; First Printing
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780517555941 / 0517555948
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NY: Crown Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Head of spine bumped.. 1984. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0517555948 . Signed by the author-illustrator team and embellished with two drawings on half title page. Glossy illustrated boards. A sophisticated children's picture book by the Caldecott medalists about the differences between urban and rural living. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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I Met a Penguin

I Met a Penguin

by Asch, Frank

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Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Gift inscription on half-title, jacket lightly worn and toned at spine.
Edition
First Edition; Second Printing
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780070024007 / 0070024006
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NY: McGraw-Hill. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Gift inscription on half-title, jacket lightly worn and toned at spine.. 1972. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0070024006 . An early title by the prolific children's author and illustrator best known for his Moonbear picture books, like Milk and Cookies and Mooncake. Intricate black and white illustrations throughout. Illustrated boards. A story about a lion who lives on an island with various human and animal friends. After they criticize him, he sails away and meets a penguin at the South Pole and falls in love. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall .
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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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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

by Seuss, Dr. ; Geisel, Theodore

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Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, gift inscription on front free endpaper, jacket lightly soiled and rubbed.
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First Edition; First Printing
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Hardcover
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NY: Beginnner. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, gift inscription on front . free endpaper, jacket lightly soiled and rubbed.. 1960. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Pictorial glazed boards. Dr. Seuss' classic easy reader. Contains all the first printing points as per Younger/Hirsch 64. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 62 pages .
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Strawberry Girl

Strawberry Girl

by Lenski, Lois

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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, endpapers toned, Christmas 1945 gift inscription on verso of frontispiece.
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First Edition; First Printing
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Hardcover
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Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, endpapers toned, . Christmas 1945 gift inscription on verso of frontispiece.. 1945. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Newbery Award-winning novel about an itinerant Florida family of strawberry pickers. Graced with Lenski's winsome illustrations. Green and red strawberry endpapers. Green pictorial cloth. xii, 194pp.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Brave Mr. Buckingham
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Brave Mr. Buckingham

by Kunhardt, Dorothy

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Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, water spot on front boards, spine cracked, some light fingersoiling.
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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NY: Harcourt, Brace & Company. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, water spot on front boards, spine cracked, some light fingersoiling.. 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth binding. Vibrant illustrations by the author. Though she is best known for her soothing titles like Pat the Bunny and Junket is Nice, this bizarre and terrifying tale involves a little boy named Billy Buckingham who climbs a tree dressed in his American Indian costume to avoid having his loose tooth pulled out by a string by his mother. His maternal uncle spins a tale about a brave Native American named Mr. Buckingham who endures dismemberment by various accidents until he is only a disembodied head being spoonfed strawberries by his Caucasian granddaughter. Makes Struwwelpeter seem tame. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Town & Country

Town & Country

by Provensen, Alice; Provensen, Martin

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Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Head of spine bumped.
Edition
First American Edition; First Printing
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780517555941 / 0517555948
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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NY: Crown Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Head of spine bumped.. 1984. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0517555948 . Signed by the author-illustrator team and embellished with two drawings on half title page. Glossy illustrated boards. A sophisticated children's picture book by the Caldecott medalists about the differences between urban and rural living. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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Sunshine for Showery Days

Sunshine for Showery Days

by Aitken, W. Francis

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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, front hinge tender.
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London: S. W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, front hinge tender.. N.D.. Hardcover. By The Editor of The Children's Friend [W. Francis Aitken]. Circa 1914 as indicated by gift inscription on front flyleaf. Chromolithograph illustration of three children under umbrella on front boards. A compilation of stories, poems, songs, and illustrations for children. Six pages of illustrated advertisements fore and aft. Contributors include A. L. Bowley, John Lea, HGC Marsh, Audrey Watson, Evelyn Sharp, Mrs. Molesworth, Edith Scannell, Dorothea Moore, Ethel J. Barks, and others. ; 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
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780394856438 / 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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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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Used - Very Good+
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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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Very Good
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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 10 / ISBN 13
9781501147494 / 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
Edition
3rd Printing Thus
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780399212987 / 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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