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The Story of the Herschels, A Family of Astronomers. Sir William Herschel, Sir John Herschel, Caroline Herschel by [no author given] - 1880

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The Story of the Herschels, A Family of Astronomers. Sir William Herschel, Sir John Herschel, Caroline Herschel by [no author given] - 1880

The Story of the Herschels, A Family of Astronomers. Sir William Herschel, Sir John Herschel, Caroline Herschel

by [no author given]

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London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1880. Hardcover. Fine. 16mo, 117pp., illustrated with color frontispiece. A crisp, clean, very nice copy, about fine, in the publisher's brown cloth, stamped in black with gilt spine compartment and applied illustration to front board, as issued. Joints a trifle rubbed, and contemporary inscription on the front free endpaper. Scarce biography of this pioneering family of astronomers, geared towards a juvenile audience.
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  • Publisher T. Nelson and Sons
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1880
  • Keywords Children's books, Science
Kiddie Handkerchief Book

Kiddie Handkerchief Book

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Chicago: Marshall Field & Co. 1930s. 7 1/2" square booklet, with four full-page color illustrations, and b&w line drawings illustrating nursery rhymes. Two handkerchiefs - same design, in different color schemes, attached. Edgewear, some foxing and staining to pages.
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HURRY HOME, CANDY

HURRY HOME, CANDY

by De Jong, Meindert

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New York: Harper & Row. 1953. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ price clipped. DJ is worn and torn at edges. Owner stamped. Sticker tear at spine, ; 244 pages .
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Weather & Weather Forecasting
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Weather & Weather Forecasting

by Margaret Bevans

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Stapled Booklet. Small dirt mark on front cover just above the R in Margaret. At the dirt mark there is a small amount of blue missing from the sky as I believe someone tried to rub the dirt mark off. Total pages 63. Some creasing to the front and rear covers at the spine. The corners are in good condition. I believe this booklet was designed and written for children education.
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Winter of Enchantment
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Winter of Enchantment

by Walker, Victoria

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U.K.: Hart-Davis, 1969 Very Good First Hart-Davis Edition 1969 In Very Good Unclipped Dust Jacket. Remnant Of Book Plate On Ffep.Light crease to both front board and Dust Jacket. Clean Purple Boards With Gilt Lettering First Novel Written And Illustrated By Victoria Walker.
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Little Brighthope's Stories : Months and Seasons
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Little Brighthope's Stories : Months and Seasons

by Anonymous

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Philadelphia: Davis, Porter & Coates. Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 8pp. No date circa 1860s. Yellow pictorial wraps, stitched spine. LIght cover soil, contents mostly clean. A 2 line verse describes the hand-colored illustration for each month of the year. A well-preserved little book.
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Freddy And The Bean Home News
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Freddy And The Bean Home News

by Brooks, Walter R.

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Freddy and the Bean Home News. By Walter R. Brooks. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Hardcover. Alfred A. Knopf, copyright 1943, Fourth printing Thus, Jan., 1952. Exlib. No exterior marking. Good/ no DJ included. A clean, solid copy. Please also see our Freddy The Pig Catalogue.
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Freddy the Cowboy
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Freddy the Cowboy

by Brooks, Walter R.

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Freddy The Cowboy. Hardcover. By Walter R. Brooks, Stated First Edition 1950, Alfred A. Knopf. ILLUSTRATED BY KURT WIESE. EX-LIB. Library bound. White titling on spine. Multi-hued, Raspberry, orange and lavender graphic cloth cover treatment. Square corners. Good Condition /No dust jacket is included. A clean, solid copy.
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Freddy And Mr. Camphor
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Freddy And Mr. Camphor

by Brooks, Walter R.

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Freddy And Mr. Camphor. By Walter R. Brooks. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Hardcover. Used. Good Condition/No Dust jacket included. Alfred A. Knopf 1944 Stated First Edition. A solid copy. Spine is sunned. Please see our photos. Summary: In Freddy and Mr. Camphor, Freddy is in need of a change and finds an opportunity for one as a caretaker on Mr. Camphor's houseboat. Of course, things never go as Freddy expects and a series of strange, amusing, and sometimes alarming adventures ensue. Please also see our Freddy The Pig catalogue.
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The Bee-Man Of Orn
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The Bee-Man Of Orn

by Stockton, Frank R. & Maurice Sendak

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Frank R. Stockton: The Bee-Man Of Orn. ILLUSTRATED BY MAURICE SENDAK. Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1964 Stated First Edition. Holt Library Edition. Exlib. Good/ Very Good unclipped dust jacket. Original price $3.27. Protected in a Mylar wrap. A clean, solid copy. SCARCE. A nice copy.
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Pilot, the Hunter
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Pilot, the Hunter

by Peel, H.M.

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Peel, H.M: Pilot The Hunter. Franklin Watts, Inc., NY. First American Edition, 1962. Used. VG/VG original dust jacket. YOUNG ADULT. EQUESTRIAN. A clean, solid copy.
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Letters from God for Men
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Letters from God for Men

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Popular Pub., Co, 2002-01-01. hardcover. Good. 7x4x0.
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Campbell's Creative Cooking with Soup

Campbell's Creative Cooking with Soup

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Beekman House, 1985. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Campbell's Creative Cooking with Soup

Campbell's Creative Cooking with Soup

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Beekman House, 1985. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Guide to Astrology (Brockhampton Reference Series (Popular))

Guide to Astrology (Brockhampton Reference Series (Popular))

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Caxton Publishing, 1996. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Mother Goose in the City

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Western Publishing, 1979. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Strange Stories From the Tower of London

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Historical Times Limited, 1976-01-01. Paperback. Very Good.
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What Bible Can You Trust?

by no author given

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Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman Press, 1974. Paperback. Good.
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Letters from God for Men
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Letters from God for Men

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Popular Pub., Co, 2002-01-01. Hardcover. Good.
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A Fairy Tale Treasure Trove

A Fairy Tale Treasure Trove

by Given, No Author

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PETER HADDOCK, 2001. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The LDS Family Hymnbook

by No Author Given/Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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Covenant Communications, 2008-01-01. Hardcover. Good.
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole

Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole

by Engle, Joanna

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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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Day In and Day Out (The Alice and Jerry Books, Reading Foundation Series)
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Day In and Day Out (The Alice and Jerry Books, Reading Foundation Series)

by Mabel O'Donnell; Alice Carey

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Evanston, Illinois: Row, Peterson and Company, n.d. [copyright 1936]. Hardcover. First Edition, no additional printings listed. First-grade reader in the Alice and Jerry basal reader educational series. Red cloth over boards with blue & yellow titles and illustration of a dog and duckling. Good+. Prior owner's bookplate to front pastedown, a few penciled notes. Sewn binding is straight and tight. Corners and spine ends bumped. Covers clean and bright. Not from a school or library. See photos. 156 pages with color illustrations on every page. Word list.
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Bob Son of Battle
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Bob Son of Battle

by Alfred Oliphant

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The story focuses on the rivalry between two sheepdogs and their masters, and chronicles the coming of age of a boy who is caught between them. David M'Adam, the boy, was half-orphaned by the death of his mother, and is left to the care of his father, Adam M'Adam, a sarcastic, angry alcoholic with a few redeeming qualities. M'Adam is the owner of Red Wull, a huge, violent dog who herds his sheep by brute force.
Doubleday & McClure, 1899. Hardcover. Condition: vg+. .356 pages Find copy in Dark Blue Boards . copyright Doubleday & McClure (New York), 1889. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Rare first edition original 1899 edition by Doubleday and McClure Company New York. Nice copy all on hand laid paper. Deckled edges. Bob Son of Battle by Alfred Ollivant. Copyright 1889. Some browning of pages. In a navy cloth binding. Externally sound. Some shelf wear. Pages are clean and unmarked/,
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Ronny Meets the Cadborosuarus
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Ronny Meets the Cadborosuarus

by Elmay Crow

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Crow Publishing, Victoria, 1971, 30 pages, 6.5" x 8.5", Near Fine, Comb Bound Softcover. An uncommon self published companion to "Ronny Meets The Sasquatch".
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Bedtime Stories
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Bedtime Stories

by Tenggren, Gustaf: Illustrated by

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1978 - 16th printing- vintage Bedtime Stories - Little Red Riding Hood - book: very good - all pages are clean and unmarked - edge wear on boards good for age - pages show some toning at edges - ELEMENT: includes a little red riding hood/big bad wolf as grandma flip doll - doll is professionally sewn with intricate details
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The Man Who Lost His Head
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The Man Who Lost His Head

by Claire Huchet Bishop

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Reprint Edition
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The Man Who Lost His Head. By Claire Huchet Bishop. Viking Press, Copyright Renewed 1970. 16th Impression thus. Exlib. VG/VG unclipped DJ. Original cover price $3.56. Wrap-around blue and white endpapers show a headless man walking past farm animals on his way to the fair to look for his head there. Pages are bright. Now protected in a mylar wrap. A fantasy illustrated by Robert McCloskey, author and illustrator of "Make Way For Ducklings". Summary: "A man wakes up to find that he has no head, so he goes looking for it." Hard title to find.
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The Elephant's Child: Just So Stories Series
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The Elephant's Child: Just So Stories Series

by Kipling, Rudyard

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Kipling, Rudyard: The Elephant's Child, Just So Stories Series. 1942 First Edition Thus, Garden City Publishing. Beautifully illustrated by R.F. Rojankovsky. CHILDREN'S BOOK. Story Summary: "Because of his 'satiable curiosity' about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks." Used. VG condition/ No DJ included. Unpaged. 7 X 9 1/2
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Going To the Doctor (First Experiences Series)

Going To the Doctor (First Experiences Series)

by Fred Rogers

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Fred Rogers: First Experiences Book Series: Going To the Doctor (1986 1st Ed. 3rd Pr. Thus, G.P. Putnam)RARE in this first hardcover edition. Quite the find. Used. VG/VG condition unclipped dust jacket, printed price $12.95 Mr. Rogers appears on the back dj panel wearing a pale blue sweater. "In this book, real life photos are used to help young people feel more comfortable with interacting with other children and making new friends. A Note From Fred Rogers: A child's first visit with a pediatrician usually comes soon after birth. It may be months or even years later, though, that a child first shows fear about going to see a doctor. The worry of an injection or some other unfamiliar medical procedure can trigger that fear. It can also appear because another family member may be feeling medical anxieties. And, of course, new body awareness and needs for privacy develop naturally in children's early years, so all these feelings can make it very hard for them to let doctors investigate the workings of… Read More
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Lucky You, What Science Has Done For Us
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Lucky You, What Science Has Done For Us

by Leaf, Munro

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Lucky You: What Science Has Done For Us J.B. Lippincott Stated First Edition. SCIENCE. Artfully illustrated by MUNRO LEAF. Good EXLIB in a Good unclipped $2.25 orig. price dust jacket. Last page states: 152 4.
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El Principe Picenin – The Little Prince
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El Principe Picenin – The Little Prince

by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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A special copy of The Little Prince translated into the Venetian (Venetan/Veneto) language, also called dialeto del mar – the dialect of the sea. Included is the bookmark from the bookstore - Libreria Acqua Alta. Great gift for any Little Prince collector. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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