Whose Furry Nose? Australian Animals You'd Like to Meet
by Australia. Drescher, Henrik (Auth)
New York: J B Lippincott Co, 1987 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket with original price intact ($11.89). A boy takes note of specific characteristics of various animals, more detailed descriptions of the animals can be found at the back of the book. Animals mentioned: Climbing Kangaroos, Wallabies, Cuscuses, Numbats, Yellow Belly Gliders, Koalas and Platypuses.. Stated First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Henrik Drescher. Square 8vo..
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Cinty and the Laughing Jackasses and Other Children's Stories
by Australia. Daly, Mary Dame, D B E
Melbourne, Australia: Herald Gravure Printers, 1961 Color pictorial boards with some surface & edge rubbing, spine wear, darkening to pages opposite pastedowns. Four children's stories illustrated by seventeen Australian artists, mostly in color. There are brief biographies of the artists at the back of the book. The book was produced as a fundraiser for the Yoorala Hospital School for Crippled Children.. Stated First Printing. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 4to.
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Mirram (Author's First Book)
by Australia. Paice, Margaret (Auth)
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1955 Illustrated wraps with archival reinforcement to spine, dust soil, losses and creases, pages age-toned, gift inscription. The first book by author and illustrator Margaret Paice, recognized by the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year awards for picture books. It is a story of a young indigenous Australian girl. Illustrated with b&w artwork throughout. Included is a copy of the 1956 reprint which is in slightly better condition.. First... Read More
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A is for Africa, Looking at Africa Through the Alphabet
by ABC. Ife Nii Owoo (Auth)
Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, 1992 Color printed, stiff paper wraps. An alphabet of animals, people, objects and culture of Africa, illustrated in color on every page.. Stated First Printing. Pictorial Wraps. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Ife Nii Owoo. Square 8vo.
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Tisi and the Yabby
by Photo Illustrated. Dutton Geoffrey (Auth)
London: Collins Clear Type Press, 1965 Pictorial boards with light shelf wear, bookplate removed from FFEP; matching dust jacket is worn with tears and pen marks through title.. A day in the life of a little girl in South Australia illustrated with b&w photography. . First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/Fair. Illus. by Dean Hay (Photography). 4to.
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Gene Autry and Red Shirt
by Autry, Gene (Subj); Beecher, Elizabeth (Auth)
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1951 Illustrated cover, pages slightly darkened, mild shelf wear; color illustrated dust jacket with light wear and tiny losses from extremities. A tale about Gene Autry and a little Native American boy who lives on his ranch. Illustrated in color throughout.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Jesse Marsh. 12mo.
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Story of Ancient Civilization
by Averill, Naomi (Illus); Peattie, Donald Culross (Auth)
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1937 Illustrated boards, with minor shelf wear, 2 nibbled areas on top edge; matching dust jacket with a few nibbled areas and dust soil, original price intact (5050). A nice copy of the 1st book in the story of man series by Peattie and Averill. Graphically appealing artwork.. First Edition. Very Good Plus/Very Good Minus. Illus. by Naomi Averill. Square 8vo.
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Crispin At the Edge Of the World
by Avi
New York: Hyperion, 2006 Hard cover in illustrated dust jacket. The sequel to Avi's Newbery Medal book, Crispin: Cross of Lead.. First Printing. Fine/Fine. 8vo.
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Crispin: The Cross of Lead
by Avi
New York: Hyperion, 2002 Full color pictorial boards, tiny spot at fore-edge of text block (size of a pinhead) visible on 10 pages, previous owner's name on title page; in dust jacket with creases to jacket flaps, light wear to die-cut circle, price intact, NO award seal.. Engrossing novel set in medieval England with many plot twists and suspense. 2003 Newbery Award winner. . First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.
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Animals of Southeast Asia (Inscribed By Author)
by Ayer, Margaret
New York: St Martin's Press, 1970 149 pgs. Yellow cloth hard cover with mild shelf wear; illustrated dust jacket with slightly sunned spine, else fine, with original price intact ($4.95). A book about the animals of Southeast Asia and their importance to the local culture, religions, and ecology. Illustrated in line throughout. This copy is inscribed by the author.. Inscribed By Author. Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Margaret Ayer. 8vo.
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Mercy and the Mouse and Other Stories
by Bacon, Peggy
New York: Macmillan, 1928 Pink cloth titled in green, cloth slightly faded, gift inscription to half-title page, marginal tear to plate opposite pg. 32 not affecting image; dust jacket with small losses and overall wear, price clipped. Humorous stories about Mercy, an ambitious cat. Wonderful illustrations by Peggy Bacon, full and partial page. Scarce.. First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Peggy Bacon. 8vo.
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Wedding of Mistress Fox
by Grimm. Retold By Philip H. Bailey
New York: North-South Books, 1994 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket, slightly darkened. A wonderful retelling of this familiar tale with detailed color artwork. Favorable reviewed by both PW and the School Library Journal.. First American Edition. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Gavin Bishop. 4to.
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Original Comic Art Featuring a Mad Hare and A Rooster
by Baker, A. Z. (Alfred Zantzinger)
Circa 1910. Ink and watercolor on board featuring an angry looking hare with an umbrella and a rooster in a pond. The board is age-toned and chipped at edges, water stain on backside of board. Most likely drawn after Baker's return to the US after a few years spent in France based on the address written on the back of the drawing. At the time Baker was a frequent contributor to French publications such as Rire,... Read More
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Pouty Pig (Inscribed By author)
by Baker, Betty
Boston: Murray Press, 1946 Plain card covers with staple binding, pages slightly age-toned else fine; pink paper jacket printed in blue & white with small losses and uneven darkening. The children are very concerned that no place will make pouty pig happy. Will they ever find a proper home for him? A story with a lesson, illustrated in two-color throughout. This copy is inscribed by the author. (This is NOT the same Betty Baker who wrote... Read More
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Garden of the Plynck
by Baker, Karle Wilson
New Haven & New York: Yale University Press, 1920 Pictorial boards with wear to corners and spine ends, some creasing to spine paper, endpapers browned, else clean. A scarce, strange fantasy about a little girl named Sara who must enter the garden of her mind in order to learn to be less afraid and more creative. Along the way she meets many strange creatures who help her achieve this. Illustrated with a color map title page and... Read More
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Sometimes Island, The
by Baldwin, Anne Norris
New York: W W Norton, 1969 Hard cover with light shelf wear, gift inscription and previous owner's name on endpapers; color pictorial dust jacket is worn with tears and small losses, previous owner's name written in red on front panel, price-clipped. Set on the coast of Maine, the story of a young boy who sets off to discover why Pine Island is sometimes an island, and sometimes a peninsula. Illustrated in color throughout.. First Printing. Hard... Read More
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Dawn
by Bang, Molly
New York: William Morrow & Co, 1983 Hard cover with cloth spine, foxing to edge of text block and occasionally to pages, faint darkening along top edge of pages; in color illustrated dust jacket, verso darkened along edges. A reimagining of The Crane Wife, a Japanese folk tale. Beautiful color artwork throughout.. First Printing. Quarter Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Molly Bang. 4to.
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Indian in the Cupboard
by Banks, Lynne Reid
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1980 Brown cloth with gilt design to cover and spine title, light shelf wear, offsetting where the "Brock Cole" card was pasted to the copyright page, the card is present but detached; color pictorial dust jacket with light chipping to extremities, light soil, original price intact ($9.95). The juvenile fantasy classic, that was also made into a film, about a boy whose toy Indian comes to life after being locked in a cupboard. First... Read More
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Twelve Tales Well Told (Box of 12 Linenette Books)
by Bannerman, Helen, et al.
New York: Saml Gabriel Sons, 1939 12 linenette books all Near Fine or better, original color printed box is well worn with corner splits and a few pieces missing from sides of box bottom. Each book is printed in full color. The set includes: Little Black Sambo, Gingerbread Man, Henny Penny, Three Billy Goats Gruff, Jack and the Beanstalk, Mother Hubbard's Dog, Dick Whittington, Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, Three Bears, Three Little Kittens and... Read More
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Maui's Summer
by Bare, Arnold Edwin
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1952 Yellow cloth boards with a hint of shelf wear; pictorial dust jacket with small losses and edge tears, original price clipped. The story of a boy named Maui who sets out from his home on Molokai to see all of the islands of Hawaii and meets mainland American tourists who teach him how to sail. Nicely printed lithographs after artwork by Bare.. First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Arnold Edwin Bare. 4to.... Read More
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Little Book of Old Rhymes
by Barker, Cicely Mary
London: Blackie & Sons Ltd., 1959 48 pgs. Small hardcover with pictorial pastedown, gift inscription in pencil, one page with tiny closed tear, in a pictorial dust jacket with edge tears, sticker over most of price sticker, but price visible (3 / ) Illustrated endpapers and 12 glorious full page color plates by Barker. An uncommon Barker title. No date, circa 1959 based on inscription. . Later Printing. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Cicely... Read More
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Joan of Arc
by Barrett, Angela (Illus); Poole, Josephine (Retold by)
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1998 Pictorial boards, gift inscription to endpaper, else Fine, in matching dust jacket with some minor creasing along top edge, original price clipped. A retelling of the story of Joan of Arc with remarkable color artwork by Angela Barrett.. First American Edition. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Angela Barrett. Oblong 4to.
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Pudgy The Little Bear (Rand McNally Giant Book)
by Barrows, Marjorie (Ed.)
Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1964 Pictorial boards with moderate wear to spine ends, corners rubbed through, internally clean and bright. Illustrated in color throughout. Cute book.. Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Jean Tamburine. Folio.
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My Favorite Games #2030
by Baseball.
Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Company No date, circa 1920s. Color printed linen-like paper, cover soil, faint stain at bottom staple on 1st page. Text about baseball on first 2 pages and ice skating on the last two pages. Center pages depect sledding and ice skating. . Very Good. 8vo.
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Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates
by Baseball. Winter, Jonah
New York: Atheneum, 2005 Pictorial boards in dust jacket. A brief biography of baseball great, Roberto Clemente. Stunning color artwork.. First Printing. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Raul Colon. 4to.
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