Search Results: Read Aloud from D'Qualitas Books, Et. Al.

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1979. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Robert Lawson. Genuine leather covers, silk moire endleaves, sewn in yellow silk ribbon book marker. No Collector notes or Easton bookplate. Gilt on decorated brown covers and all fore edges. Unique book with wolf in gilt in inset on both front and back covers. 10.5" tall. Frontispiece of Aesop. 130 pp. plus extra information listed above on pages i-xii. which includes Publisher's Preface, Table of Contents, and How this book came to be. Brown and white sketches by illustrator. Each fable concludes with "The Point". Clean with no writing. A few tiny scratches on top of side fore edges.

Minneapolis, Mn: Lerner Publishing Group/Carolrhoda Books, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Dupre, Rick. 1st Edition, 1st printing, 1993. Signed and dated inscription to owner. Retold West African folk story. Glossy pictorial cover with matching jacket. Unpaginated.Clean, no writing. Panels, spine and edges in excellent condition. A tad of gutter head bumping. Two leaves with corner creases. Jacket has spine end crimping and a closed 5/8 inch tear. Summary: "Relates the traditional West African tale, based on actual events, of how the slave, Agassu, becomes free and returns to lead his people. Also includes brief biographies of nine African-Americans involved in the struggle for equal rights" --Publisher. Illustrations done in collage using acrylic and oil paint.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House, 1955. Hardcover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Marjorie Torrey. Copyright 1955. No other printings or dates listed. Abridged and prepared under the supervision of Josette Frank. No dust jacket. Full page color illustrations and black and white illustrations. Not ex-library. 64 pages. Faint erased owner's name in proper place on book's nameplate. Moderate - heavy wear to corners and spine ends. Light wear to spine edges. Cellophane lift on spine and part of back cover's top area. Internally in very good-near fine condition.

New York : Gramercy Books, 2004. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Rene Cloke. 2004 Edition, 1st Printing. Near Fine book in Very Good jacket. 93 numbered pages. Numerous, large color illustrations. Ages 5-10. Book appears new. Glossy pictorial paper over boards. Clean fresh pages, no writing. A few tiny edge indents, slight spine lean at one end. Pictorial dust jacket with slight edge wear and slight spine head crimping. Small (.25") tear on bottom. Back cover has light scratch and light indent.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Holt, Rhinehart and Winston, 1972. Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Nonny Hogrogiab. Copyright date 1965. An Holt Owlet soft cover. 1st thus soft cover published 1972 (No. line 1-7, 77-72), 1st printing. unpaginated 30 pages. Original price of $1.65. Numbers on back: 408 and HO-225. No writing or remainder. Cover, spine, and edge wear. Cover creasing. Summary: A thoughtful Scottish man and his wife invite numerous people into their little house during a storm. They believe that there is always "room for one more." Too many people in the house dancing and frolicking cause the house to fall. All turns out well as another house is erected by the invited guests. On the rear leaves are lyrics and accompanying music based on story. Scottish terms are included at the rear of the book. Line drawings with the same four colors are used.

San Francisco, CA USA: Chronicle Books, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. First edition, 1st printing ( no. line 1,3,5,7 etc.). An array of unfolding animal illustrations with a lilting alphabet verse. Creatures are featured from the alligator to the zebra. This book has an appeal for both children and adults. It can be read aloud or used as a creative and instructional display. 12 fold outs. Great for nature lovers and art lovers of nature.

Chicago, Illinois: Field Enterprises Educational Corporation, 1961. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Ages 6-12. Stated 1961 Edition. Printing not indicated - no number line or statement. 240 pp.See Table of Contents photograph. Durable covers, clean, no writing. Stories are illustrated in black and white, various color combinations, and multi-color. A well preserved book. Finger page handling on some pages, 1 rubbed corner tip, and rubbing to spine ends. This wear is not easily observed.

Chicago, Illinois: Follett Publishing Company, 1968. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. John E. Johnson. Ages 5-8. Very Good+/Good. 1st Edition, Stated 1st printing. True 1st Edition. No ISBN. Illustrated coated waffle lime-green covers. 48 pages. Original corner price of $3.95. Stamped soldier holding apple strudel on a plate with blue spine print. Bright covers, illustration, and spine print. Slight rubs on corners tips, spine ends' bumping. Interior clean with no writing. Two leaves with corner tip bends. Book is well-preserved. Dust jacket with general wear areas, scattered soil dusting, edge creasing, and several tears - largest less than .5". With lively colorful illustration, the author tells a humorous tale of Little Max who bakes a scrumptious apple strudel. He doesn't want to fight or die, but he is drafted into the army. All ends well as he becomes a military hero and returns home.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf Inc, 1997. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Knopf, 1997, 3rd printing. Trade Edition. 4to. 176 pp. Clean with no writing. Glossy covers. No Dust Jacket. Spine ends' bumping. Lobel's illustrations capture little ones and their reader's attention. Index to all listed rhymes.

Minneapolis, Minnesota USA: Augsburg Fortress, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fuchshuber, Annegert. A clean book with no writing or remainder mark. Not ex-library. Panels have a few small areas of coating scuffing. Edges, corners, and spine ends with coating wear. Interior is in Near Fine condition. Over 130 plus Bible stories abridged from the New Revised Standard Version. Numerous colorful illustrations. No dust jacket.

UK: Penguin Group / F. Warne & Co., 2001. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Beatrix Potter. Ages 4-8. First published by Frederick Warne in 1995. First edition for Penguin Co. Vinyl padded covers. No dust jacket. No writing and clean. Lovely watercolored prints. Easily dented due to vinyl covers. A few tiny to small indents on front edge bottom and spine tail cover (shelf rest).

London, England: Transworld Publishers Ltd/ Doubleday, 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Blythe, Gary. Ages 6 +. 1st Edition, possible 1st printing. No other printing information. Unclipped price corner intact. Not ex-library. 28 pages. Illustrated pastedowns and endpapers. Bright panels. A clean book with no writing or remainder mark. Light scratches on back cover, one bump line, and minuscule tip wear. Dust jacket with less than .5" closed tear. Back cover scratching and rubbling. Slight edge wear. " The classic story of Beauty and the Beast is dramatically brought to life by the Geraldine McCaughrean's exciting retelling and Gary Blythe's outstanding oil paintings." -- The publisher.

Garden City, New York: Nelson Doubleday, Inc., 1958. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1958 Copyright, no other printing information. 8vo, 160pp. No obvious wear to book. Durable illustrated paper over boards. Covers and spine in excellent condition. Illustrated end papers and pastedowns. Deckled pages. Clean and tight, unread or very gently read. Book has hint of bumping on spine ends. Pictorial dust jacket. Jacket panels in Near Fine condition. Spine ends" wear, 1.25" wear area near bottom of spine where sticker was removed. Light flap fold corner wear and light wear to edge of flap fold. Stories: Gulliver in Lilliput; The House That Jack Built; Giddy-Ap, Giddy-Ap!; Cinderella; Everybody Lends Jerry Muskrat a Hand; The Story Book of Wheels; Napoleon, the Corsican Boy; Fishes of the Shallow Sea; Dick and the Canal Boat, and Let's Visit France.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Susan Jeffers. Stated 1st Edition, 1st printing (No. line 10-1), Glossy illustrated covers with matching dust jacket. 36 unpaginated pages. No remainder mark. No writing. Illustrated endpapers and pastedowns. A retelling of Black Beauty by the original author Anne Sewell. A large book with numerous illustrations and larger print. An adapted book for ages 3-9. Two corners with light wear and a spine tail bump. The dust jacket with attractive panels. Spine head wear and a tad of corner tip wear. Sporadic rough edge. Tiny corner chip.

England: Armadillo books/ Bookmart Limited, 2000. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Cathie Shuttleworth. Book with matching dust jacket. Book clean with no writing. Illustrated pastedowns and endpapers. Spine ends light wrinkles. Dust jacket with small closed tear adjacent to spine head.Tip wear and jacket bottom fade near tail. Twelve bunny family members tell their stories.

United States: Aladdin Books, 1952. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Aida Vreeland. First Edition, no print line. Gold covers with red print and illustration of mother carrying a baby with a reluctant pig on a leash. Ages 7-12. A read aloud or for children ages 9-12. Two children live during the time of a flood in 1949 in Guatemala. Both children are resourceful and respectful of the family values. An insight into the lives of a rural family living in Guatemala and their culture and values. Pronunciation and Definitions of Spanish and Indian Names, Places, and Words on pages 148-152.

New York: Scholastic Inc., 1999. Hardcover. Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Michael Hague. Ages 4-10. 1999, 11th printing. No dust jacket.

Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1964. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Don Lambo. 1st Edition, 1st printing ("A"). No dust jacket. Orange cloth over boards with black spine print and black stamped illustration of trolley. Clean with no writing or remainder/overstock mark. Panels and edges are in fine condition. Lightly worn spine ends' corners and corner tips. Soft spine tail bend. Pages in great condition. Summary: This book is a history of trolleys from horse drawn to electric. Black and white illustrations plus an index.

New York, N.Y. : Scholastic Inc., 2012. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Spanish Edition, 1st printing (full no. line 12-1). Originally published in English. 6 original stories. No dust jacket. No writing or remainder mark. Stories: Clifford the Big Red Dog, Clifford at the Circus, Clifford Gets a Job, Clifford Takes a Trip, Clifford's Good Deeds, and Clifford's Tricks. Larger print. 182 pp. Heavy book. Minimal indication of wear, likely due to weight of book resting on shelf.

Frederick Warne & Co, 1984. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1993 reissued. New plates from the original illustrations. 79 pp. Original prices intact. No clipped corners. Book covers are turquoise colored cloth over boards. Clean with new-appearing pages. Illustrations in black and white and color. Book has a small spine tail gutter crease, else fine. Bright pictorial jacket has a light top edge finger indent with light edge roll. Slight edge wear in a few small areas. Includes the following: "The Tale of Tom Kitten," "The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or Roly-Poly Pudding," "The Tale of Ginger and Pickles," "The Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan," and "The Story of Miss Moppet.