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Maxie

Maxie

by Mildred Kantrowitz

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New York: Parents' Magazine Press, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Emily A. McCully. No other printings or dates listed. No dust jacket. LLCN: 76:99581. No writing or remainder mark. Bright covers with clean pages. Cover panels, spine, and pages are in great condition. The cover has two bumped corners, slight spine head bumping, slight corner tip wear, and very slight cover edge wear. A few page indentations. Not an obviously worn book. Synopsis: Maxie, an older woman, feels depressed because she thinks nobody cares about her. Feeling lonely, she goes to bed and neglects her usual tasks. The neighbors wonder what has happened to her and all come calling. Assured that they care about her, she resumes her daily tasks with a positive outlook.
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Snow Hill, Andrew Wyeth Self-Portrait (VHS)
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Snow Hill, Andrew Wyeth Self-Portrait (VHS)

by Narrated by Stacy Keach

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  • near fine
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Used - Near Fine
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781571923561 / 157192356x
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USA: Chip Taylor Communications, 1995. No Binding. Near Fine/Very Good. VHS (NOT A BOOK). Box Condition: Very Good. Tape Condition: Near Fine .Box has corners' wear and sporadic edge wear. Sporadic sides' edge wear. 60 minutes. The tape has been played from beginning to end. The Wyeth speech is not always clear, but he is older in this tape and that is the way he speaks. It's helpful to read a summary of his life before viewing the tape. Summary: This VHS is the authorized documentary of the great works of Wyeth along with family photographs, home movies, personal letters, rare footage of the author and the his first interview. This tape was produced by his wife Betsy James Wyeth and covers 60 years of his life.
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The Little Drummer Boy
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The Little Drummer Boy

by Keats, Ezra Jack

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Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780020440901 / 0020440901
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New York, N.Y. USA: Collier Books, 1972. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Words and music by Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, and Harry Simeone. 32 Unpaginated pages. A clean book with no writing or remainder mark. Not ex-library. A few cover (wraps) coating nicks, light edge and light spine coating wear (sometimes called rubs). Light corner/tips creasing. Music and lyrics included at rear of book. A list of Highly Recommended Collier Paperback Editions also included.
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The Quest of the Missing Map, Nancy Drew Mystery
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The Quest of the Missing Map, Nancy Drew Mystery

by Carolyn Keene

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Hardcover
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Russell H. Tandy. Blue Tweed covers with Digger pastedowns and feps. No writing, unmarked. 213 pp. Light wear to extremities with one corner edge board that can faintly be seen. Dust jacket with chipping and many tears. Flap price of 100/100 at top and 100-150 at bottom. List books from The Secret of the Old Clock to The Haunted Showboat ( 35 titles). Back flap lists The Cherry Ames Stories: Student Nurse to Cruise Nurse (by Helen Wells) - 9 stories. At Spencer to Country Doctor's Nurse (7 stories) by Julia Tatham. Boarding School Nurse to Camp Nurse by Helen Wells (3 stories). Rear of dust jacket lists 18 stories titles of Dana Girls Mystery Stories. Book lists 30 Nancy Drew Stores (through The Clue in the Velvet Mask) and 15 Dana Girls Mystery Stories ( through the Secret of the Jade Ring.
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The Hidden Window Mystery
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The Hidden Window Mystery

by Keene, Carolyn

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New York, N.Y. USA: Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. An early printing. 214 pp. Tweed covers with Black and white illustrations on pastedowns and feps. Black print on spine and cover with silhouette of girl with magnifying glass on front cover. This title is listed just before The Haunted Showboat. At the bottom on this book page is the Dana Girls Mystery Stories which lists to The Secret of the Swiss Chalet. Inside front dust jacket flap's last listing is also The Haunted Showboat. The rear flap's last listing is Cherry Ames, Camp Nurse. The dust jacket's back last listing is The Clue of the Black Flower. Price intact: flap top 100/100 and bottom 100/150. Book's free endpaper contains 7 lines of owner's info. Otherwise book is clean with slight wear indicators. Navy topstain. The dust jacket has many tears and chips plus obvious wear. See photos.
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The Telephone Book: A book about things that have dials, buttons, keys, knobs, and switches

The Telephone Book: A book about things that have dials, buttons, keys, knobs, and switches

by Donna Kelly

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Paperback
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Racine, Wisconsin USA: Golden Press / Western Publishing Company, 1978. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Carole Beok. No printing indicated. Original price $.59. # 5905-4. Presumed 1st Edition, 1 printing. 8" tall. 24 pp. A shape book. Stapled. No writing, clean. Interior in excellent condition. Stamped R. I. F. at bottom on title page. Several white dots and small light crease on back wrap. A collector's book. A trip down memory lane with most devices outdated: phone, television, calculator, typewriter, food mixer, camera, and record player.
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The Man Who Rode Midnight

The Man Who Rode Midnight

by Kelton, Elmer

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  • good
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Used - Good
Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780385240208 / 0385240201
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Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1987. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ex Library book. Original price $16.95. Stated 1st Edition, 1st printing. Protected with mylar cover. Clean with no writing other than library stamps. Card pocket removal with sticky residue remaining. Usual stickers and stamps and jacket taped to book. Jacket spine ends' wear with several small spine ends' jacket tears, approx. .25" or less (mostly closed tears). Jacket corner tip wear and a corner with creasing. Difficult to see book's wear. Book's top and bottom edges unworn. A few pages with corner creasing. Spine slant.
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Copper River

Copper River

by William Kent Krueger

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Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781439157817 / 1439157812
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New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, Inc. / Atria paperback, 2009. Soft cover. Good + . 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Atria paperback 1st ed, 1st pr, Aug 2009. Sgned by author. Larger soft cover. No dust jacket. Edge wear, cover corner crease, and some spine end wear. There is a faint circle from object resting on book - approx. 1.5" in diameter.
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I Like To Help My Mommy: First Little Golden Book No. 10155-2

I Like To Help My Mommy: First Little Golden Book No. 10155-2

by Catherine Kenworthy

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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780307101075 / 030710107x
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Racine, Wisconsin USA: Golden Press, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Mary Alice Baer. Preschool. "E" Printing. Original Price .69 cents. Tight, appears unread or gently read. No writing, not ex-library, no remainder mark. Covers with only light corner wear. Rubbling on spine ends with a tad of spine tail wear. Pages' top corner tips with light creases. Inside pastedown with corner chip and wrinkle. 24 unpaginated pages.
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I Like To Help MY Mommy: First Little Golden Book No. 10155-2
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I Like To Help MY Mommy: First Little Golden Book No. 10155-2

by Catherine Kenworthy

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Used - Very Good
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ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780307101075 / 030710107x
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Racine, Wisconsin USA: Golden Press, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Mary Alice Baer. Preschool. "F" Printing. Original Price .69 cents. Gently read. No writing, not ex-library, no remainder mark. Two corner tips with wear. Light foil rubbing, a tad of spine tail wear. Scattered cover soiling. 24 unpaginated pages.
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The Christmas Bird
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The Christmas Bird

by Sallie Ketcham

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Used - Near Fine
Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780806638713 / 0806638710
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Minneapolis, Minnesota USA: Augsburg Fortress, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Stacey Schuett. Clean with no writing or remainder mark. Book with slight tail crush (shelf rest). Dust jacket with light top edge roll and roughness on back of top edge and spine head. Signed by author on frep. A Christmas story of a small bird who fans his wings to keep the baby Jesus warm in the manger. Hie is blessed with a reward for his efforts.
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Armadillo Tattletale
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Armadillo Tattletale

by Ketteman, Helen

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1st Edition 1st Printing
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780590997232 / 0590997238
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New York : Scholastic Press, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st Edition, 1st printing, 2000. The book has glossy illustrated paper over boards. Pages are clean with no writing. Price corner unclipped. dust jacket protected by a new lined Mylar cover. The book appears new unless closely examined. The book has one corner tip with a little wear and some spine tail corner tip rubs. A few page finger indents. The dust jacket has spine head crimping and a little flap fold corners' wear. One light narrow scrape at top of back jacket, approximately .75". Synopsis: Originally this armadillo had tall and wide ears; however, due to his spying and tattling an alligator cut them down until they were teenie, weenie, itsy ears. Humongous and hilarious illustrations. An obvious lesson is that one should be considerate and respectful toward others.
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Scooby-Doo! The Haunted Carnival: A Little Golden Book
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Scooby-Doo! The Haunted Carnival: A Little Golden Book

by Ronald Kidd

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1st Edition 1st Printing
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780307995049 / 0307995046
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New York : Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc., 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Vaccaro Associates, Inc. and Eric Binder. 1st Edition, "A" printing. No dust jacket. Clean, no writing, no remainder/overstock mark. Cover crease near bottom, approximately 1.25 inches - manufacturer's flaw? Cover edge indent on top. Letter "a" on back page has ink blob over it, but the letter "a" can be read - may be a manufacture flaw. Tiny corners tip bends on some pages.
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The Snow Queen: Now You Can Read

The Snow Queen: Now You Can Read

by Lucy Kincaid

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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781569241530 / 1569241538
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New York: Shooting Star Press Inc., 1994. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Set of 3 books. Save on shipping (1 shipping fee, listed below). Clean with no writing or remainder mark. 21 unpaginated pages. No dust jacket. Tiny wear area on spine end. Large print with colorful illustrations. Useful for tutoring group or classroom.
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Thumbelina: Now You Can Read

Thumbelina: Now You Can Read

by Lucy Kincaid

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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781569241554 / 1569241554
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New York: Shooting Star Press Inc., 1994. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Set of 5 books. Save on shipping (1 shipping fee, listed below). Clean with no writing or remainder mark. 21 unpaginated pages. No dust jacket. Tiny wear area on spine end. Large print with colorful illustrations. Useful for tutoring group or classroom.
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Willie Mole and his friends
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Willie Mole and his friends

by Lucy Kincaid

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Used - Near Fine
Edition
A
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780861124374 / 0861124375
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Newmarket, England: Brimax Books Ltd., 1987. A. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Eric Kincaid. No dust jacket, may not have been issued with one. Ages 4-8. A delightful read aloud book with appealing animals. A gentle tale with many large colorful illustrations and large text. A clean book with no writing or remainder mark. Well-preserved with only light cellophane wrinkling near the bottom corner of front cover- not easily seen. Pages are in fine condition and endpapers are beautifully illustrated.
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Slim and Miss Prim
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Slim and Miss Prim

by Kinerk, Robert

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  • first
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Used - Very Good
Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780873586894 / 0873586891
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Flagstaff, AZ: Rising Moon/Northland Publishing, 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Harris, Jim. 1st Edition, 1st "Impression", 1998. Clean, no writing, no remainder marks. Book has owner's name in proper space. Bumped corners and spine ends. Matching dust jacket is price clipped. Edge roughness with some creasing. Corner bump lines. One mended, closed edge tear approximately 1". Jacket now protected by a new, lined Mylar cover. Summary: After capturing the talkative Marigold Prim, her ranch hand Slim, and her cattle; rustlers are forced to release them due to her ceaseless lecturing. Told in humorous, rhyming text with hilarious illustrations. Adults as well as children may enjoy this book. A hoot!
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Wolves of the Calla: The Dark Tower V
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Wolves of the Calla: The Dark Tower V

by Stephen King

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  • near fine
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  • first
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Used - Near Fine
Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781880418567 / 1880418568
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Hampton Falls, New Hampshire: Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc., 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Beritie Wrightson. Stated First Trade Edition, 1st printing (Correct no. line). 714 pages. Includes "Author's Notes" and "Author's Afterword". Unclipped dust jacket corner, original price $35.00. Black cloth covers with gilt spine print. Illustrated pastedowns and endpapers. Clean with no writing or remainder mark. Book with spine tail cloth bend. Dust jacket with light back cover scratches.
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Cross Creek
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Cross Creek

by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

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Used - Very Good
Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
Binding
Hardcover
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition, 1st printing ( Letter A on copyright page). This book may be a 1st Edition or an early Book Club Edition. No dust jacket. No indication of a book club edition. Green cloth covered boards with rough cut pages. Bright silver vignette on front cover with silver rectangles and green print on spine. Green and cream-colored tree-illustrated pastedowns and endpapers. 368 pages. Approximately 8 7/16" X 5 7/16". Bumped top corners, spine fade, and faint bottom corner area staining. No writing in book. Light top corner page creasing from bumping - gradually fades. Summary: This book is a partial autobiography of a city woman adjusting to a rural Florida life in the early half on the 20th century. It is the author's tale of learning to live with the people, on the soil, and from the soil. She learns to live with the… Read More
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The Fiddler of the Northern Lights
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The Fiddler of the Northern Lights

by Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
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Condition
Used - Near Fine
Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780525652151 / 0525652159
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New York, N.Y.: Cobblehill Books/Dutton, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Leslie Bowman. Stated 1st Edition, 1st printing (full no. line), 1996. Ages 8-Adult. Unpaginated. Original price corner unclipped. Only a few small spine tail creases, else fine. Book's interior is fresh and clean. The dust jacket has color coating rubbing on the fore edge (approximately 1") and tiny spine tail wrinkles with edge rubbing in a couple of places. Some sunning or toning on the jacket's flaps. Synopsis: Henry, a boy living up North in the 1900's, loves it when his grandfather comes whistling through the woods to visit the Pepin family's cabin. One night he and his grandfather skate on the Maurice River seeking the fiddler who could make the Northern Lights dance. Giving up their quest, they arrive back at the cabin and who appears but the fiddler who makes the Lights dance. The locals hear the music and are drawn to the cabin in fear and wonder. Find… Read More
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