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DICKENS, CHARLES Christmas Carol
New York, NY Stewart, Tabori & Chang 1990 1556701616 / 9781556701610 Hardcover Illustrated by Robert Innocenti
This is a later printing of this hardcover book with a dust jacket nicely illustrated with color plates by Roberto Innocenti. Printed in Italy, the covers are nicely bound in a fine, light blue linen. The book looks new. There is a pinpoint dot of soil at the bottom of the spine. The book sparkles. The interior is fresh, crisp, clean. There are no marks or writing. The dust jacket is equally crisp and clean. It is unclipped. There is a tiny chip at the bottom of the spine. The jacket is also protected in a new archival see-through, removable mylar cover. Near gift condition. Well cared for. This is a tall book (12 1/4") and may require extra shipping if sent internation ally. Inquire. ; 4to
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19.00 USD
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Anthony, Irvin PADDLE WHEELS AND PISTOLS
New York, NY Grosset & Dunlap 1929 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Manning De V. Lee
This is a hardcover book without a jacket. It is illustrated by Manning de V. Lee and Lyle Justis. There are four illustrations in color and many in black and white. The covers are a dark green cloth. There is a title on the cover and spine that are faded out. There is an image of a paddle boat outline on the cover in silver metallic inek. The end papers and pages are crisp and clean. There are no marks, creases, or writings. The binding is stong, there is a light touch of edge wear to the covers and a little discoloring to the top edges. ; 8vo; 329 pages
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17.50 USD
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Britt, Albert THE BOY'S OWN BOOK OF FRONTIERSMEN
New York, NY The MacMillan Company 1924 First Edition Hardcover
This is the First Edition of this 1924 hardcover book without a dust jacket, probably as issued. This is the original book in brown cloth with a stamped title filled with black ink. There are four illustrations using two colors. The end papers are illustrated with a light silhouette type scene and printed in shades of medium green. Well cared for. The binding is tight and there is barely a hint of wear and a small spot on the rear cover. There is a sprinkle of dots of foxing (an acidic reaction in the paper over time) - it's on the front and bottom edges.. There is a former owner neatly written gift note on the first blank page. There are no marks or other writing. The interior is very clean and still crisp. There is a date on the title page matching the copyright and publishing date. ; 8vo; 224 pages
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40.00 USD
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Brown, Frances Williams LOOKING FOR ORLANDO A Thrilling Story of the Underground Railroad
New York, NY Criterion Books 1961 First Edition Hardcover
This is a First Edition hardcover book in a dust jacket. The book is tight, bright, and very clean. There are no marks or writing and no wear. The interior pages and end papers are very clean and crisp. Appears to be be unread. The dust jacket is crisp and clean, but there is a tear at the bottom corner in the front and a nickel size missing corner at the bottom rear. Generally, the book has been well caref for.; 8vo; 159 pages
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19.00 USD
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Buck, Margaret Waring WHERE THEY GO IN WINTER
New York, NY Abingdon Press 1968 First Edition Hardcover
This is a hardcover book in a dust jacket. The BOOK would be in fine condition if not for a former owner name boldly printed in the corner of the front end paper. The book is tight, bright, very clean and there are no other marks or writing. The DUST JACKET is equally crisp. It is unclipped. There is wear to the corners and a little soil on the back panel of the jacket. The jacket is now protected in a see-through, removable mylar cover. For young adults with a curiosity about where birds and animals go in the winter. The book is delightfully illustrated on each page in black and white. ; 4to; 70 pages
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18.00 USD
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Castlemon, Harry FRANK OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
Philadelphia, PA Porter & Coates Hardcover
This is a handsome new looking hardcover book with an 1868 copyright date and The Gunboat Series noted at the top of the title page. The covers are a brick red cloth with a blind-stamped border and design of a gun boat on the front in black ink and a fully decorative, ornate spine of black and gilt ink. The ink on the gun boat has worn a little. There is a former owner name in the corner of the front free end paper - the end papers are a sage green coated paper. There are no other marks or writing. There is a break in the paper at the front hinge about 1/2 way down, but very tight. There is barely any wear to the very clean covers and the interior pages are crisp and clean. Well cared for. ; 8vo; 236 pages
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19.00 USD
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Chase, Mary Ellen MANSFIELD, RICHARD The Prince of Donkeys
New York, NY W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. 1964 Hardcover Illustrated by Paul Kennedy
This is a hardcover book in a dust jacket. Illustrated by Paul Kennedy. The book is in near fine condition with illustrated end papers and black and white line drawings. The dust jacket is in color. It has a price of $2.95. There is a little rubbing to the color and a touch of corner wear. It is in a new archival, see-through, removable mylar cover. ; 8vo; 67 pages
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19.00 USD
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Creech, Sharon THE WANDERER
New York, NY Joanna Cotler Books 2000 0060277300 / 9780060277307 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by David Diaz
This is a First Editon hardcover book in a dust jacket in near fine condition for the book and fine condtion for the jacket. There is a very, very faint touch of fading at the tip of the top of the spine. This book is very crisp and new looking. There are some line drawings in black and white by David Diaz. The author won the Newberry Medal for a Walk Two Moons. ; 8vo; 305 pages
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19.00 USD
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Dorris, Michael MORNING GIRL
New York, NY Hyperion Books For Children 1992 1562822845 / 9781562822842 First Edition Hardcover Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
This is a First Edition hardcover book in a dust jacket. The book is new looking - birght, crisp, and very clean. There is only a hint of corner wear to the dust jacket. There are no marks or writing. Brother and sister natives of the Bahamas tell their story of life in 1492.; 8vo
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25.00 USD
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Gagliardo, Ruth Let's Read Aloud Stories and Poems Selected By
New York, NY J. B. Lippincott Company 1962 First Edition Hardcover Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket Illustrated by Angelo, Valenti
This is a hardcover book in a dust jacket. The book has a tight binding, is very clean inside and out and there are no marks or writing. The unclipped dust jacket is equally crisp, but with some discoloration on the white background of the rear folded over edge. There are some delightful line drawings in black and white by Valenti Angelo as well as end paper and dust jacket designs in color. ; Ink drawing; 8vo; 256 pages
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18.00 USD
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Gillon, Edmund V. A WESTERN FRONTIER TOWN 10 Picturesque Full-Color Buildings in H-O Scale
New York, NY Dover Publications, Inc. 1979 First Edition Softcover Near Fine
This is tall, wide, thin book designed to hold perforated pieces of light card stock that is pre-printed in color and that can be popped out to create the necessary pieces to 'construct' a building. There is an artist rendeition in color of what the town could look like when complete. Each building is given a page with a photo a drawing of a building and the diagram of pieces and how they are assembled in sequence. The pieces are numbered. There are about 10 to 20 pieces per building. And there are 10 buildings - bank, store, firehouse, saloon, etc. There is only one page of instruction. Following the alpha code assigned to each building and connecting the pieces visually is all that is needed. The book has card stock cover and is in a stapled binding. The covers are clean. There is only a tiny bump to the tips of the corners. The interior pages are fresh and clean. There are no marks or writing. There are no missing pieces. The coloring of the pieces are soft browns, various shades of orange, brick red, grey, blue, charcoal grey. The end result is a dimensional town. ; 4to; 16 pages
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18.80 USD
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Haugaard, Erick Christian HAKON'S SAGA
London Faber & Faber 1963 First Edition Hardcover
This is a First British Edition in hardcover with a dust jacket. The book covers are a blue-green cloth that has a light touch of fading of color at the top edges and more fading on the spine. Tight binding and no wear. The interior is fine - bright, crisp, clean. No marks, no writing, no wear. There is a tiny gold sticker with the letter M in the corner on the front free end paper. The dust jacket is equally crisp and clean - there are a couple of faint spots on the rear panel. No other wear. It is price clipped. The jacket is now protected in a new archival, see-through, removable mylar cover. Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon in a black and white woodcut style. "The story of a boy growing up at the end of the Viking period..."; 8vo; 127 pages
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27.50 USD
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Henry, Marguerite MUSTANG Wild Spirit of the West
New York, NY Rand McNally 1971 Softcover Fine Illustrated by Robert Lougheed
This is the first softcover printing from 1971. It is tight, bright, very clean. It appears to be unread. There are no marks or writing. Gift condition. There is a beautiful illustration on the cover of stampeding horses. There are black and white illustraions throughout. ; 8vo
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17.00 USD
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Hoadley, Mabel Veatch CHI-KEETA AND THE PUK-WUDJIS
Caldwell, Idaho Caxton Printers, Ltd. 1950 First Edition Hardcover Near Fine in Good+ dust jacket Illustrated by Robert Holcomb
Near fine book is tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket has a chip on upper front panel and some wear to top edge and corners. ; One color frontispiece and many b/w illustrations including end papers. ; 8vo
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38.00 USD
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Kriesel, Gary NATHAN'S CHRISTMAS
Oregon, WI Waubesapress 1992 1878569104 / 9781878569103 First Edition Hardcover
This is a First Edition hardcover book in a dust jacket. The book is tight, bright, crisp, clean. No marks or writing. No wear to describe. The dust jacket is equally crisp and clean, but is unclipped. The book does not appear to have been read. Near gift condition. Well cared for. Illustrations in black and white are by Mark Fearing. ; 8vo; 144 pages
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20.00 USD
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Mallette, Gertrude E. PRICELESS MOMENT
Garden Cithy, NY Doubleday & Company 1947 First Edition Hardcover
This is a First Edition hardcover book in a dust jacket. The book is bright, tight, and clean, but has fading along the top edge of the book and a very slight bump to the corner and two indentations on the rear bottom edge. There is a former owner name and date on the first blank page. The end papers are decorated and very clean. The pages are clean and crips. There are no other marks or wiritng anywhere else in the book. The dust jacket has some chipping at the top and bottom of the spine and rubbing along the edge of the rear spine, plus a touch of faint soil on the white background of the rear panel. The . Jacke is unclipped. It is now protected in a see-through, removable mylar cover.; 8vo; 214 pages
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19.00 USD
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McKenzie, Ellen Kindt DRUJIENNA'S HARP
New York, NY E. P. Dutton & Co. , Inc. 1971 0525289305 / 9780525289302 First Edition Hardcover Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket Illustrated by Vera Brock
This is a Frist Edition hardcover book in a dust jacket. (The delightful jacket design on the front, spine, and back is by Vera Brock) . The book is in fine condition and the dust jacket is very good to very good plus. Tight, bright, crisp, clean. There are no marks or writing. Pristine covers, end papers, pages. Clean edges. The cover is a maroon cloth and there is a title in metallic ink on the spine and a harp decoration in metallic ink on the cover. The end papers are a near maroon art paper. The dust jacke has some rubbin at the some cornes and spine edge that has affected the color layer of the soft paper. There is a pencil tip size puncture on the edge of the front flap. There is a light touch of edge wear - mostly on the rear panel bottom edge tip. The original price ($5.950 is present. First edition is stated. The jacket is now protected in a new archival see-through and removable mylar cover. Well cared for. ; 8vo; 305 pages
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48.00 USD
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Moeller, Hubert L. HAWKEYE TALES
Radcliffe, IA Hubert L. Moeller 1953 First Edition Hardcover Fine
This is a hardcvoer book without a dust jacket, as issued. The book is in fine condition, tight, bright, very clean and without marks or writing. It has been well cared for. A young adult history book of the State of Iowa. There are 29 chapters, an Appendix containing a list of Iowa Governors, a map of counties, a list of counties by population in 1950, a page with three maps of historic boundaries, and a page with three photo illustrations of Iowa capital cities. ; 8vo; 144 pages
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19.00 USD
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