Search Results: Children's - Classics from Homeward Bound Books

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. ©1946. Hardcover. 305 p. 20 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Worn at corner tips and a little at the spine ends. Lower boards edges are a bit marked. A little gilt missing on the spine's title block. Top edge somewhat dusty. Two of the colour illustration have some faint pencil marks on their titles. Otherwise the inside pages are clean and unmarked, with some toning. The dust jacket has heavy wear to the edges, corners and spine end, including chips, tears and crease. The spine is darkened. Now in a mylar protector. A reprint of the classic story of Tom Sawyer with full page colour illustrations and black and white drawings. .

Limpsfield, Surrey: Dragon's World. Very Good. 1989. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 121 p. 24 cm. Sound and square binding in green, cloth-covered boards. Wear to bottom edges and corners. Small amount of soiling. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustwrapper has light edge wear, a bit heavier at the head of spine. Lightly rubbed. .

London: Rylee Limited. Very Good-. Hardcover. 854082212 . [42] p. 27 cm. No publication or copyright date. Sound and square binding in glossy, illustrated boards. Laminate is torn in upper spine gutter. Wear to the corners. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A retelling by Marie Joseph of the children's classic story of Alice and her adventures in Wonderland. Illustrated in colour. .

New York: Golden Press. Very Good. ©1976. Hardcover. 030714755X . 29.5 cm. Sound and square binding in illustrated boards. Wear to the corners. Tiny sticker pull mark on and a little soil to the upper board. Small puncture to rear spine gutter. Inside pages are clean and unmarked, with slight edge toning. A retold version of the classic story of Alice in Wonderland, with full colour illustrations by British artist Gordon King. .

London: MacMillan & Co. Ltd.. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1965. Reprint. Hardcover. 206 p. 21 cm. Sound and square binding in green, cloth-covered boards with stamped illustrations to upper board and spine. Minor wear to the corners and edges. Text block edges have a sprinkling of foxing. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dust wrapper has overall light soil to the white panels. The spine is darkened. Large price clip to bottom corner of front flap. A reprint of the publisher's Children's Edition of this beloved, classic. Includes sixteen full colour plates. .

London: Dragon's World. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. Hardcover. 28 cm. Sound and square binding in blue, paper-covered boards. Rub wear to the corners, which has been doctored with blue ink to cover exposed paper. Otherwise, fine. Dustjacket has some rub wear and light scratches. An edition of the classic story of Alice and her trip down the rabbit hole to a fantasy world. .

New York: Sterling Publishing Company. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2005. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. 1402725027 . 130 p. 21 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Minor rub wear to the corner tips. Else fine. Front free endpaper edge cut not quite cleanly. Dust jacket is lightly shelf rubbed and has one tiny impression mark. A little wear along the edges. Illustrated with scratchboard artwork. .

London: Bibliophile Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. 2nd Printing Thus. Hardcover. 0416552803 . 222 p. 23.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards, with gilt stamped tiles and illustration. Minor wear to the spine ends. Corner tips not quite sharp. Top and fore-edges have a tiny bit of soil. Inside pages are clean and unmarked, with light toning. Dust jacket has a little wear to the spine ends and corners. The spine is a little faded, as is the rear flap fold. A reprint edition of Lewis Carroll's two stories of Alice in Wonderland, with sixty six black and white pen and ink drawings by Mervyn Peake, from the originals he created in the 1940s. .

Garden City, NY: Doubleday Book & Music Club. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1988. Reprint. Hardcover. 294 p. 21 cm. Sound and square binding in paper-covered boards, with a cloth spine. Minor wear to edges. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has a little wear along the edges and at the corner tips. A book club edition of the second of the series of beloved children's books featuring Anne Shirley of Green Gables Prince Edward Island. .

Montreal: The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.. Near Fine. 1992. Hardcover. 0895774348 . 262 p. 23.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards, with vinyl backed spine. Slightly bumped at the top of the spine. A couple of light rub spots on upper board. Else fine. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. The complete text of the beloved children's story of Anne Shirley, from Green Gables, Prince Edward Island. Illustrated with colour plates. Laid in is the publisher's single fold background story of this classic book. .

London: Harrap. Good in Good dust jacket. 1936. Twelfth Printing. Hardcover. 320 p. 19 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. A little wear and softening to the corner tips. The text block edges are heavily foxed. Previous owner's name and date (1936) on the front free endpaper. Inside pages have some foxing, but are clean and unmarked, otherwise. The dust jacket has edge and corner wear, including some tears, creases and chips. There is one 2" closed tear to the front panel. It is price clipped. A later printing of the 1925 U.K. edition of the second of the beloved Anne of Green Gables series of stories about Anne Shirley and her life on Prince Edward Island. .

New York: W.W. Norton and Company. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2009. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0393057747 . 384 p. 26 cm. Sound and square binding in paper-covered boards. Minor wear to the edges and corner tips. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has a little light crinkling to the corner tips and spine ends. The bottom corner on the front flap has a soft corner crease. An annotated edition of the beloved children's story of Ratty and Mole on the river. Includes the original text of the book, and is illustrated with hundreds of full-colour images including photos and illustrations from various editions, including E.H. Shepard, Arthur Rackham and others. Edited with a preface and notes by Annie Gauger and has an introduction by Brian Jacques. May require extra postage due to the weight of the book. .

New York: Macmillan. Good in Good dust jacket. 1966. Second Printing. Hardcover. 310 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in illustrated boards. Rub wear to bottom edges and spine ends. Corner tips lightly bumped with a tiny split to bottom front. Text block edges somewhat grimy. Library card pocket on rear endpaper is only sign of previous library life. Erased name and address on front free endpaper. Inside pages are generally clean and unmarked. Dustjacket has wear to the edges, spine ends and corners, including some short tears. Lightly soiled. A mid twentieth century edition of this classic children's tale of Little Diamond's travels with the North Wind. Illustrated with six colour plates and additional full pages pen and ink drawings. Ex-Library .

London: J.M. Dent & Sons. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1940. Reprint. Hardcover. 127 p. 18 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards, with pastedown illustration on upper board. Corners lightly knocked and worn. Light edge rubbing. Spine ends a little darkened. 1944 gift inscription on front free endpaper. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dustwrapper has heavy wear to the spine ends, with paper loss and tears. Chipped at corners. Front panel a little rippled. Darkened edges. Rear white panel soiled. Not price clipped but new price sticker over original. Number 14 of the Tales for Children from Many Lands series from this publisher. Includes eight full colour plates. .

New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good. ©1957. Hardcover. 96 p. 25 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Rub wear to edges and corners. Original price sticker on upper corner. Light rubbing, impression marks and small creases to both covers. Inside pages are clean and unmarked but are toned. Edited and abridged by Willis Lindquist. Number CL-6 of the Golden Picture Classics titles from this publisher. .

London: Spring Books. Good. Hardcover. 78 p. 25 cm. Illustrated paper over boards, with spine cloth. A little loose in the binding. Edges and corners worn. Rubbed overall. Previous owner's name, date, and a stamp on the title page. Inside pages are generally clean and unmarked. An easy reading edition of the classic story of a black horse and its adventures. Early Reader Series; no. 1 .

Moscow: Progress Publishers. Very Good-. 1979. First Edition. Card Covers. 24 p. 27.5 cm. Sound binding in centre-stapled, cardstock covers. Sticker pull mark on front cover. Light soil to covers and a little rubbed along the edges. Gift inscription dated 1987 on the first preliminary page. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A translation of Anton Chekhov's short story of two Russian boys who plan to run away to America. First published in 1887, this is considered one of Chekhov's best short pieces of fiction. This children's edition is illustrated in colour. .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1947. Reprint. Hardcover. 321 p. 24 cm. Sound and square binding in black, cloth-covered boards, with a colour pastedown illustration on the upper board. Lightly worn at the edges and the corners. A little foxing along the top edge of the illustration on the front. Coloured top edge of text block a little faded. Inside pages are clean and unmarked, with slight toning. Dustjacket has a long tear along the rear spine fold. It has large chips along the top edges and the head of the spine and tiny tears and creases on the bottom edge. Foxed along the top edges. Now in removable mylar protector. Includes colour half title page and nine full colour plates by N. C. Wyeth. Part of the Scribner Classics series. May require extra postage due to weight of the book. .

New York: Hurst & Company. Good. Reprint. Hardcover. 387 p. 21 cm. Bound in cloth over boards, with colour illustration on upper board and spine. Binding is broken and holding only by the spine mull at the title page, which is detached. Corners are bumped and soft. A little soil to both boards. Previous owner's name and date (1912) on the front free endpaper. Inside pages are lightly tanned and the plates are foxed. Charles Dicken's version of English history from ancient times through James the Second. Includes five colour plates by Frances Brundage. .

London: Chancellor Press. Very Good. 1986. Reprint. Hardcover. 0907486215 . 934 p. 21.5 cm. Sound and square binding in glossy boards. Spine slightly faded. A couple of crinkles on the spine. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Includes all 276 original drawings. May require extra postage due to weight of book. .