Children's Non-Fiction
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Children's Non-Fiction Books & Ephemera
Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850
by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Houghton Mifflin Company, 2001. 2nd printing. Inscribed by Bartoletti on half title page. Book and jacked have mild sunning, are otherwise crisp and sharp. 184pp. In a very nice jacket.. Inscribed and Signed By Author. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall.
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NZ$25.72
Seattle Children Go Exploring: An Introduction to Home Geography
by Tucker, Edith A.; Keeton, Delpha B
Seattle Public Schools, 1948. Revised Edition of a work first published in 1938. Cloth spine over stiff boards. Seattle school stmps and check-out sheet inside front cover. 151pp. Maps, many photos in b&w.. Hardcover. Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall. Ex.library.
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NZ$128.60
We Were There at the Opening of the Atomic Era
by Munves, James
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1960. Prior owner's note on front pastedown. Full cloth binding. 175pp. Good only jacket is rubbed and shelf scuffed. New mylar cover.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Rey, Charles. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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NZ$34.29
The Great Big Book of Space
by Peter Grego
Australian Geographic, Sydney, NSW, 2009. Hardcover (ring-bound folder). Very Good Condition. A fantastic introduction to space, this comprehensive, illustrated book is packed with engrossing facts about our universe. 118 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Children's::Children's Non Fiction; Children; ISBN/EAN: 9781742451275. Inventory No: 267732.. 9781742451275
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NZ$16.52
Poems of Childhood
by Field, Eugene
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1904. Published, September,1904, no advertisements at back. 2nd Issue without tissue guards, and with no teg. Full black cloth binding with illustrated paper pastedown on front. Lightly rubbed, square, unmarked, firm hinges. Just a bit of light toning and foxing to prelims, and some foxing around margins of illustration plates, with offset foxing to facing pages. Illustrated endpapers. 198pp. A nice copy.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket....
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NZ$111.45
The Real Book About the Sea
by Epstein, Samuel; Williams, Beryl
Garden City Books, 1954. Illustrated green paper over boards Book Club hardcover in a jacket. Crisp and unmarked. 223pp. Very nice dust jacket now in a new mylar cover.. Book Club Edition (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Frankel, Si. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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NZ$25.72
George Washington (Life Stories for Young People)
by Upton, George P
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1911. Full green cloth binding with white lettering, spine lettering partly rubbed away. Small embossed gilt cartouche on front. Clean and unmarked inside. 145pp. 4 illustrations. Translated from the German of Ferdinand Schmidt. A volume in the Life Stories for Young People series.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6" - 8" Tall.
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NZ$51.44
The Maid of Orleans (Life Stories for Young People)
by Upton, George P
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1904. Full green cloth binding with white lettering, spine lettering rubbed away. Small embossed gilt cartouche on front. Prior owner's name and date inked on front flyleaf. 135pp. 4 illustrations. Translated from the German of Frederick Henning. A volume in the Life Stories for Young People series. The story of Joan of Arc.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6" - 8" Tall.
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NZ$51.44
The Real Book About Historic Places of America
by Keyes, Nelson Beecher
Garden City Books, 1960. Clean, square and unmarked Book Club hardcover in a jacket. 216pp. Illustrated with b&w photographs. Very nice jacket offered now in a new mylar cover.. Book Club Edition (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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NZ$34.29
Joshua Slocum, Sailor
by Day, Beth
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1953. 1st printing. Clean, square and unmarked. Full cloth binding. Map endpapers. 248pp. Jacket is good only, price-clipped, chipped and worn. In a protective mylar cover. From the story told by his daughter, Jessie Slocum Joyce. Joshua Slocum was the first man every to sail alone around the world.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Buehr, Walter F.. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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NZ$54.87
Pathfinders: Rocks and Minerals
by Edward S. Brinkley
Weldon Owen Publishing, Australia, 2006. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Examines the nature, formation, and different kinds of rocks and minerals and explains how to collect them 64 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Children's::Children's Non Fiction; Children; Animals & Nature. ISBN: 1740896009. ISBN/EAN: 9781740896009. Inventory No: 260565. . 9781740896009
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NZ$13.22
How It Works: The World of Flight
by Bill Gunston
Horus Editions, London, 2002. Second Impression. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Ian Howatson and Sebastian Quigley. We all know that Orville and Wilbur Wright were the first fellows to fly an airplane. But what happened after that? Or before? The World of Flight soars to new heights as it embarks on a travel adventure. From the first hot-air balloon made from paper and buttons to the modern-day Harrier warplane, this book leaves no stone unturned as it brings the world...
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NZ$11.02
Ghostly Tales of Colorado's Front Range
by Timmons, Shelli
As new paperback chronicling haunted places of Colorado, designed for mid grade level kids.
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NZ$17.15
Starting Technology: Colour and Light
by John Williams
Wayland Publishers Ltd, ENgland, 1991. Softcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: Malcolm S. Walker. This is full of creative ideas for making your own kaleidoscopes, periscopes, shadow theatres, slide pictures and telescopes. 32 pages. Illustrator: Malcolm S. Walker. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Children's::Children's Non Fiction; Children; ISBN: 075020916X. ISBN/EAN: 9780750209168. Inventory No: 261412. . 9780750209168
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NZ$7.71
Snakes: The Facts and Folklore
by Simon, Hilda
Viking, 1973. First edtition hard cover with dust jacket. Remainder mark to lower edge, otherwise clean copy. Dust jacket is rubbed at corners and offered in a new mylar cover. 128pp., index, illustrations, regional maps.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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NZ$24.00
Ludwig Van Beethoven (Life Stories for Young People)
by Upton, George P
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1904. Full green cloth binding with white lettering, spine lettering nearly rubbed away. Small embossed gilt cartouche on front. Tidy gift note inked on front flyleaf. 117pp. 4 illustrations. Translated from the German of Franz Hoffmann. A volume in the Life Stories for Young People series.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6" - 8" Tall.
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NZ$51.44
The Real Book About Andrew Jackson
by Coy, Harold
Garden City Books, 1952. Clean, square and unmarked Book Club hardcover in a jacket. 192pp. Jacket has light wear; offered now in a new mylar cover.. Book Club Edition (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Nicholas, Frank. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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NZ$34.29
Tillman's Treehouse
by Olson, Meredith Beach
Glenhaven Publications, 1997. Glossy pictorial hard cover. No dust jacket as issued. Inscribed and signed on the title page by author and the recipient of the book's dedication, Jim Tillman. Otherwise unmarked, crisp, clean copy. Unpag., approx. 48pp. One of the engineering books in the Doc "O" series of books.. Signed & Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall.
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NZ$111.45
Now and Then - Here and There, Around the States with Johnny Bear
by Smalley, Janet
New York City: William Morrow & Company, 1931. Illustrated paper over boards with quarter cloth binding. Just rubbed through at corners, with light hand-soiling. Tightly bound. Internally clean, bright and unmarked. 91pp. Lacking jacket. Illustrated by author.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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NZ$214.32
On the Way Home: The Diary of a Trip from South Dakota to Mansfield, Missouri, in 1894
by Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Harper & Row Publishers, 1962. Later printing circa early 1970s, pictorial paper over boards hard cover with dust jacket, VG/VG. Prior owner's name neatly inked on front endpaper, otherwise, clean and unmarked, showing light reader's use hand handling. Dust jacket retains original price of $4.95 on front flap annd lightly rubbed and sunned along spine. Offered in clean mylar cover. 101pp, black & white photographs. Setting and captions by Rose Wilder Lane.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very...
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NZ$25.72
Kid Stuff Five
by Marshall, Frances
Chicago: Magic, Inc., 1975. Tight, square and unmarked. Full cloth binding with some mild hand-soiling. 544pp. Photos, diagrams, illustrations. Good only jacket is moderately rubbed along edges, with considerable toning. Offered now in a new mylar cover.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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NZ$85.73
The Real Book About the Texas Rangers
by Allen, Allyn
Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1952. Book club edition hard cover with dust jacket, VG/G. Clean, tight, unmarked copy. Corners lightly bumped. Dust jacket is rubbed at extremes and has a scuff to lower front panel. Offered in new mylar cover. 188pp, index, illustrations by C. L. Hartman.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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NZ$25.72
The Golden Book of The Renaissance
by Shapiro, Irwin
New York: Golden Press, 1962. Illustrated full cloth binding, rubbed at corners. Name or old price blacked-out on half title page. 168pp. Illustrations throughout.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall.
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NZ$25.72
Rainbow In The Sky
by Untermeyer, Louis (ed.)
Harcourt Brace & Company, 1963. Golden Anniversary Edition, later printing. Square and unmarked, gently used. Quarter cloth binding. 498pp. Dust jacket is rubbed and lightly hand-soiled. Now in a new mylar cover. More than 500 poems in this anthology.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Birch, Reginald. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall.
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NZ$41.15
Leaning About Insects and Small Animals
by Romola Showell
Ladybird Books, London. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Good Condition. Illustrator: Ronald Lampitt. Ladybird Series 651. Previous owners name on front endpaper. Cover edges rubbed. Illustrator: Ronald Lampitt. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Children's::Children's Non Fiction; Children; ISBN: 0721403204. ISBN/EAN: 9780721403205. Inventory No: 266287.. 9780721403205
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NZ$7.71
