Collectible from Portia's Books

Retelling of an old fable of how Ming Lo eventually moves the huge mountain. Beautiful, soft watercolors will delight young readers. Lobel is the prize winning author of the beloved Frog and Toad series. Book is as new.

Beautiful, 25th Anniversary edition of Sendak's beloved picture book. The only flaw keeping this copy from being "As New" is a book plate inside the front cover, inscribed "Christmas 2009, Love from Grammie+ Grandpa". However, it appears the lucky child never read this copy. For sale also is a paperback, as new copy ($5.50).

Miss Bird, an intrepid English horsewoman traveled through the Rockies in 1873- on her own! She documents this unusual adventure in letters to her sister, from which this book was created. Starting at Lake Tahoe, she seeks adventure and certainly finds it, all described in wonderful first person prose. Copy is as new without a mark or crease, and would… Read more about this item

This classic by Twain shows his humor at its best. Four lovely black and white illustrations, and preface and "PS" by Mark Twain. 1963 Printing. A good copy with a tight and square binding. Softcovers are good. Text is clean but has tanned. No ISBN.

The classic by Dinesen (a woman, running her own coffee plantation in mid 20th century East Africa. Dinesen wrote it under a man's name). Sections include among others: A Shooting Accident on the Farm, Visitors to the Farm, and finally, Farewell to the Farm. 1963. Later Edition. Soft Cover, with small corner of front cover broken off, otherwise in good… Read more about this item

This classic collection of verse for children includes favorites by Yeats, Carl Sandburg, Rose Fyleman and Vachel Lindsay. Lovely black and white illustrations. Many poems are preceded by careful words of background by Thompson. Index of authors, and another of first lines included. Inscription inside the front cover names two previous owners (including "Mary Richey- June 26, 1931.) Photos show… Read more about this item

First edition, has no ISBN. Tells how writing developed, from early pictographs, through later stages. Hardback which had NO JACKET, 64 pages with a bibliography and illustrations, including maps of the ancient world. Former library copy, fraying along spine and edges, light soiling to boards with corners bumped.

A classic by the imaginative Seuss. This will be a loved gift, and is specially right at a time of transition, such as graduating from 1st grade, 5th grade, or even college. Book is as picured: no wear of any kind and a clean copy.

Two volumes of the superb series on baseball legends: Mantle and Ty Cobb. (The author of the Ty Cobb volume is N. Macht). Each book tells of the thrilling life of a major league legend, and is packed with photos. Both books have an index, and list of references. Selling as a pair for only $16.98

Here are over 25 riveting fairy tales, gathered from various cultures. With 30 Full page illustrations (the original 1904 book had 8 color plates. These are included, as black-and-white plates in the illustrations). Spine and cover uncreased, page edges have a slight stain in one spot.

This is classic in the sense of Beatrix Potter's stories. The Little Grey Rabbit series is beloved by families, because it's animal characters are family like, and are illustrated with lavish care. Endpapers are detailed woodland scenes. Book is unmarked with dust jacket in first rate condition.

Beautiful, clean copy of the Morley novel. Slight darkening along spine. The title page does not state First Edition, but has the First Issue error of skipping in numbering the sections of Chapter 3 (Section numbers within Ch 3 go from 21 to 23).

Color frontispiece, clean text. Bottom of spine is frayed, but otherwise the book is intact. Two titles in one book. The back of the title page says "Copyright 1881 by T. B. Peterson & Brothers Helen's Babies." Helen's Babies was based on the adventures of Habberton's son, and quickly became popular with children and youth. The book was in the Ruby… Read more about this item

Matti and his mother bake a gingerbread baby that escapes from their oven and leads a crowd on a chase similar to the one in the familiar tale, The Gingerbread Man. The end has a twist, though: Matti builds a gingerbread house (on the book's last page, readers can open it's walls). Complete with a CD narrated by Frances Sternhagen.… Read more about this item

From the beloved Little Bear series comes this tale of a visit to his grandparents' house. Just as your reader feels independent, reading this simply book to herself, Little Bear revels in the independence of this visit without his parents. The adventures end as Grandfather tells him a Goblin Story, and his parents come to bring Little Bear home.

Volumes 1, 2 and 3 of the classic Lord of the Rings trilogy. With a forward by Tolkien and an introductory page by Peter Beagle. Vol. 3 includes six appendices, and about 20 pages of indices. These three books came as a boxed set. I'm offering them together, with no box for $13.00. Vols 1 and 2 are in excellent… Read more about this item

The classic adventure fantasy. Bilbo is "The Hobbit", but the story also includes many dwarves, elves, and even a giant spider. Condition: Some creasses on the back cover, but otherwise a clean copy.

Fifteenth in the mystery series by Frederic Dannay and M. Lee, cousins writing jointly under the name Ellery Queen. Though "Ellery Queen" is given as the author, these are mysteries being solved by "Ellery Queen" and are written in third person. Calamity Town is set in 1940, and is a well written, "fair play" murder mystery. The book is in… Read more about this item

Over 100 years ago, Holman Day penned these humorous, delightful verses describing the old-timers of Maine at the close of the 1800s. As he says in his preface (also in rhyme) "Let's have a chat about some common things in Maine". John Ratto owned this copy long ago: except for his flowing signature inside the cover, the copy is without… Read more about this item

In mint condition. Carefully written account of sightings, on Lake Champlain of an unspecified species of monster who goes by the name "Champ". The text is abundantly filled with photos of the major investigators, the lake, and with drawn versions of this an other Sea monsters.