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Chicago, Illinois: Wilcox & Follett Company, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A new pronouncing dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages in two parts. 1448 pp. plus red cardboard map of the Americas and Western Hemisphere at a Glance. Approximately 10.75" by 6.5". Translations from Spanish to English and English to Spanish. Heavy book. Included inlaid letter was typed on watermarked Permanized Plover Bond paper in Spanish and dated November 8, 1944, thanking a Spanish bookstore owner in Caracas, Venezuela for this book's delivery. This dictionary is Ex-libris with the letter writer's bookplate.The letter is dated before the publication of the book but near the date. The previous copyright was 1900; therefore, she probably sent the letter and kept this amended copy. This book's owner thanks the bookstore owner for their mutually rewarding relationship. Venezeula claimed to be neutral during the war. Blue cloth covers… Read More

New York, N.Y. USA: Parents Magazine Press, 1983. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Appleby, Ellen. Good +. 1st printing for Parents Magazine Press (Full number line starting with 1). Copyright indicates 1983, no other date listed. LCCN: 83:13479. 42 unpaginated pages. No dust jacket. A clean book with no writing or remainder mark. Scuffing and a few foxing dots on panels. Spine ends' and corner tip wear. Light edge wear. Interior is in near fine condition with light wrinkles on the last text page. Summary: The animals need a place to live during zoo remodeling. A sweet lady says, "My apartment house really has plenty of space. My neighbors won't mind a few guests at their place." Children will love the appealing animals, ridiculous situations, and the "switcheroo" ending. The whole tale is in rhyme. This story can be reread again and again.

New York : Harpercollins Childrens Books, 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Chalmers, Mary. Stated 1st Edition, 1st printing (No. line 1-10). Green pictorial cover with matching dust jacket. A clean book with no writing or remainder mark. Unread. A new book with light spine ends' bumping. A few dots on fore edge. Dust jacket price corner unclipped. Slight spine ends' wear. Summary: Marigold and grandma spend a speical day together despite unexpected happenings.

London: Publications International, Ltd, 2012. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Eric Carle. Very Good +. 1st Edition, 1st printing (No. line 8-1). A large board book with 13 sounds that all work well. All the pages are in near fine-fine condition. The covers have several indents (two small, others tiny) and the top edges with some edge coating bunching. Light cover warping.

New York, N.Y.: Philomel Books/Putnam and Grosset, 1995. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition, 3rd printing. Heavy stock paper. The batteries light up the fireflies. This book has a few scratches on last page. Dot indents from lights - all or most books may have these - and light spine corner head and tail wear. The dust jacket has top and bottom edge creasing, small edge indents, and minor wear.

USA: Educatiors Publishing Service, Inc., 1983. Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. TWO BOOK SET. TEACHER GUIDE AND ANSWER KEY INCLUDED. ISBN: 0838818145. Copyright 1983, no printings indicated, assumed 1st. Student Book. 151 pp. Glued binding. No underlining, highlighting, writing (aside from a few marks on fore edges- not inside book. Not ex-library. Covers have creasing, spine, and spine ends' wear. One small fore edge cover closed tear - approximately .25 ". Some pages have corner bends. A tad of light scattered foxing at top fore edges. Cover rubbing with scratching. The teacher's Guide and Answer Guide save the tutor/teacher a lot of time. Used. ISSB: 0838818129. (Teacher's Guide and Answer Key to Student Book listed above). 1984 Publication. No other printings listed. 151 pp. Stapled binding. Minimal writing or marks. Not ex-library. The words "Hr. Room 351" on title page. Cover and spine creasing and wear. Edge wear. The… Read More

Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.: Carolrhoda Books, 2001. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st Edition, 1st printing (Number line 1...6). Book Condition: Fine. A muscle-bound book for longer wear. Jacket with one corner with coating tip wear, a few indents, and faint jacket back rubbing. Summary: Recalling last years treat, two children try to avoid Mrs. Hoozit and her fruitcake.

New York, N.Y. USA: Viking/Penguin Group, 1998. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Signed with a large drawing of a baby's face by Nancy Carlson and dated 1998, Book of the Month Selection - noted only at bottom of jacket. Full number line (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2). No other dates or printings indicated. Unclipped corner with original price. Book is clean with no writing - aside from author's - or remainder mark. NOT EX-LIBRARY. Light spine end's bump indicators. Several back cover faint dots indents and a few small faint scratches. Interior in fine condition. Jacket with one spine head small tear - < .25". Back cover rubs and small faint bottom edge crease.

Chicago, Illinois: Albert Whitman & Company, 1959. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Grace L. Dickerson. Tan cloth cover with a young Indian stamped in black. Black spine print. Illustrated endpapers and pastedowns of Indian map of Indiana and Ohio. 175 pp. No writing or remainder mark. A clean book with rubbing to spine ends and corners. Interior unmarked, very well-preserved book. Original jacket's price corner unclipped. Illustrated dust jacket with edge chipping, edge wear and several tears. Small jacket bottom crease. Spine scuff from sticker removal.

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: Macmillan Company, 1964. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Karla Kuskin. Stated second printing 1964. Flap fold price $2.95. Dust jacket with wear to all corner tips and adjacent areas and spine ends, flap fold scuffing. Book with spine ends' and adjacent area edge wear and on corner tips. Virginia Hudson wrote this book when she was an adult. "Her discussion of the Bible, the meaning of the Palms, and The Four Questions are more enlivening than theologically accurate, but her occasional embellishment never destroys her spiritual intent. ... goodness permeated her life." Publisher

New York: Macmillan Company, 1962. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Karla Kuskin. 1st Edition, Stated Sixth Printing. Ages 10 +. Original essays in 1904. No price indicated on dust jacket. Dust jacket with wear to all corner tips and adjacent areas, spine ends, some scuffing elsewhere, and a small bottom front edge wear area. Book with spine ends' and adjacent area wear and corner tips. Reader's crease. Green pastedowns and FEPS. These essays were written by a precocious, sincere, and spicy child. "She expresses her naively trouncing concepts of school, the sacraments, school, etiquette, everlasting life...." Then she strays off to examine her friends, herself, her parents, and life. Publisher

New York : Hyperion, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stated 1st Edition, 1st Printing (No. line 1-10). Book is clean with no writing. Not ex-library. No remainder mark. Bumping to spine ends and tape residue on back cover. Small page margin stain/fox mark(?). Dust jacket with tiny indents on spine ends and corners. Light raised jacket back crease. Summary: A young girl steals her neighbor's horse because the neighbor is beginning to take out his anger on the horse.

Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2007. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition, 1st printing, 2007. Tight. Small edge dent with light rubbing, else 'Fine." Dust jacket has slight edge wear in a few small areas and rubbing with scratching. Synopsis A suspenseful novel of the Norwegians living under German occupation of Norway. It is told by a young ten year girl who along with her brother is sent away to live on Godoy Island to live with her aunt and grandfather after the Germans bomb Norway in 1940. After her aunt is taken away two years later, she wants to join her parents in the Resistance. Her grandfather is unwilling to oppose the Nazis which angers her. The courage of the children and the Norwegians is shown as well as the darker side of the occupation in Norway. Includes a glossary of Norwegian words and places and German words plus "Further Reading.

New York , N.Y.: Spuyten Duyvil, 2009. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. The book is signed, inscribed and dated by author to owner, but it may have never been read. Synopsis: Nona Caspers reflects upon what she hears and sees in her daily life. Animals, ants, the reaction of a friend to a drunken man, blowing food into someone's water, conversation with a reverend from Tibet, and other daily situations that most people would gloss over or fail to observe or reflect upon she observes.

Chicago New York San Francisco: Rand McNally & Company, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. D. Bordogna. American Edition copyright 1966. Copyright 1964, Italy. English copyright 1965. Blue Cloth over boards with black spine print. A clean book with no writing or remainder mark. 90 pages plus 3 index pages. Not ex-library. Spine ends' bumping with light wear. Corners' tips with wear. Dust jacket with original corner price of $3.95. Small tear on end of fold flap of approximately 5 mm with adjacent area coating wear. Spine ends' area wear, corner tip wear, and sporadic edge wear. Hundreds of colorful illustrations. Partials contents: The Earth's first living things; the work of glaciers, water and wind; volcanoes, seasons, life on earth from the earliest geological times and much more.

New York, N.Y.: Harper & Row, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ben Shecter. No dust jacket. Not ex-library. Cover panels in near fine condition. Gently read or unread. Book has no wear aside from slight spine tail bumping. Slant on one spine end. Three small circular smudges - one on the pastedown and one on each endpaper. Synopsis: Teddy learns from his father and mother about birds, toads, and frogs. He continues his education by observing the characteristics, habits and actions of these creatures as he explores the garden, the pond, and his environment. Watercolor illustrations accompany the text.

New York, N.Y.: Viking/Penguin , 1995. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Isabelle Brent. 1st Edition, 1st printing, 1995. Book Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. Collected and with an introduction by Neil Philip. Twelve fairy tales - a nice mixture of known and not so well known tales. Blue cloth over boards with gilt spine print. Blue patterned endpapers. Pages with giilt borders and decorative edges. Book is clean with no writing or remainder mark. Sporadic edge rubbing, a few pages with finger indents, and one small spine tail bump line. One light crease on front endpaper. Unclipped price on dust jacket corner. Jacket has one small area of edge wear and slight edge and front cover rubbing. Slight to light sporadic top edge creasing.

Augsburg, Germany, 2010. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Tina Macnaughton. Ages 3-7. Board book. Vinyl padded book. Clean, no writing. Written in German. Bright book with unmarred pages. Book appears new aside from a hard to see corner bump and spine ends light wrinkling due to shelf rest. Children will love to touch the fuzzy hat on the front panel and on most pages. 16 pages. A tender story about a little hedgehog who ventures innocently out into the winter weather and loses his hat. A tale of helpfulness, kindness, and friendship.

np: Scholastic Book Services, 1975. 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Alan Tiegreen. Scholastic Books Services paperback 1st printing, Sept. 1976 (Indicated by number line for printing and year). Cover number TX3353. Tight. Owner's name twice on title page. Cover spine creasing and wear. Edge wear. Two small cover edge closed tears - less than .25 ". Cover corner creasing. Interior toning and tanning. Many pages with corner or corner tip bends. Book is tightly bound - some page waviness near spine due to manufacture binding book tightly.