Spine faded & slightly slanted, corners bumped, some edgewear, boards beginning to pull away from textblock and exposing webbing. Bookplate on free endpaper. 2 spots on back cover. A clean, unmarked copy.
Children and adults alike have warmed to the charming adventures of Doctor Dolittle. This 1927 edition is replete with Hugh Lofting's whimsical black and white drawings. The front and back pastedown and free end papers have a striking moonscape featuring a green moon and stars, a trumpet-shaped flower, and a ladybug and her companions.; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall View More...
Ex-library with the usual marks and accoutrements. Corners bumped, moderate shelf wear, esp. along spine. Some darkening/soiling to boards and spine. One page has two 1" tears that have been neatly taped, along with a creased bottom right corner. Text is bright and clean on pinkish paper. "Victoria's room was high in the old house, and when the sun shone through the red glass of its windowpanes, the room seemed almost like a magic room. It was in her cupola room that Victoria made her wish, to learn to ride a horse. And it was here that she and her cousin Alexander rode with the dol... View More...
Minor shelf wear, corners bumped. Slight darkening. Doodling in the margins of numerous pages, but text is clean.
Ever wondered if you had a doppelganger twin somewhere? When Jeremy's orphaned cousin Helene comes to stay, the strange events begin. Weekly Reader Children's Book Club. Est Level: 4th grade and up; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View More...
Blue cloth with black lettering, picture of a youth inset on front board. Spine slightly cocked, boards starting with webbing exposed, some edge wear, with some wear to boards. Interior in good condition. Overall, a solid copy. ; Copiously illustrated with b/w reproductions of 'famous religious paintings.' ; 7" - 9" Tall; 288 pages; From the title page: "Written in Simple Language and Beautifully Illustrated for the Instruction of "The little child at the mother's knee. "The earnest youth on the road to manhood or womanhood. "The loving parent in behalf of truth and hap... View More...
440 pp, glossary. An elementary school reader illustrated throughout accompanied with photographs.. Edgewear/bumping including some chipping, edges darkened. Former school textbook.
Photos precede stories about animals (of many different species and locals), Children from the South Seas, and Scandinavia, information about fruit-especially apples, and how a wild river in the western US is tamed. Age Level - Grade 4; Ex-Library; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall View More...
Blue cloth with black lettering, black illustration on front board showing Assipattle and flock of geese, 92 pp, b/w and color illustrations throughout. Spine slightly faded with a little soiling, corners bumped, minor edge wear primarily along top edge. Jacket in new Brodart, spine sunned, some edge wear with a little chipping at corners, 2" tear from top of spine diagonally onto front panel, 1" nearly closed tear at top edge near front flap. 2.95 price in top corner of front flap, bottom corner of that flap is clipped. A nice copy. Six Scottish fairy tales retold from stories published betw... View More...
1" chip missing from top of spine, corners bumped/chipped, edgewear, small spot on front board, back board has scuff mark, PO's name on free endpaper. Text is yellowed and has small tears and tiny chips but is clean and unmarked.
The further adventures of the five Little Martin children start with the honeymoon visit of their Uncle Bob and new Aunt Bettina in which the five little Martins try to stay clean for an hour, fail miserably, and have to be fished out of the river. Age Level: Grades 3-7; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall View More...
Corners bumped, Minor edge wear, esp. to top/bottom of spine. Spine starting to separate from pages. There is a small stain (1/2" x 1/4") at top of front board. Minor foxing but a clean, tight, attractive copy. Jacket shows some edge wear/chipping/darkening. A chunk is missing from top of spine (about 3 x 1/2") and bottom of spine (1x1"). "When Lois McDonald learned that the mysterious old house, known as Ghost Gables, was to be occupied, she had to get all the facts about its new tenant promptly. At Ghost Gables she met pretty Glenna Brockman, who had plans to turn the o... View More...
Spine/covers creased and scuffed. Some shelf wear/chipping. Owner's name inside front cover.
"In the time of the American colonies, the nights were filled with spooky sounds. Clanks and moans! Screams and groans! Rocks flying through the air! Strange knockings at the door! Who-o-o-o is there? GHOSTS AND WITCHES APLENTY. Those were the good old days . . . or were they?" Est level: 3rd - 8th grades; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall View More...
Spine and covers creased, scuffed. Chipping, shelf wear, esp. at bottom of spine. Darkening, foxing. Bottom 1 1/2" of pages are faintly stained. #TX 965 "One day, Mrs. Hartley gets a new pupil. From the moment Wilbur the ghost floats through the door, things begin to happen. Wilbur doesn't mean to make trouble, but suddenly books rise in the air, pencils write by themselves, and mysterious voices answer the teacher. Wilbur can't understand why anyone's upset. He just loves going to school. P.S. Wilbur is very good in arithmetic, but he needs help in spelling." Black & white draw... View More...
Corners very slightly bumped. Pictorial boards with no jacket, apparently as issued. A bright, tight, attractive copy which does not appear ever to have been subjected to the tender mercies of an actual second grader.
A second grade reading primer in the "Health-Happiness-Success" series. Major sections are "A Visit to the Zoo," "Making a Zoo," and "A Day with Don and Jane." To the vocabulary appearing in the first grade book, Awake and Away, are added 180 new words. Age Level: Grade 2; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall View More...
325 pp. Part of the Winston Clear-Type Popular Classics series. Blue cloth boards with dark blue lettering and picture of little Dutch boy skating with a windmill in the background. Edgewear, corners a little chipped, a little spotting. Charming glossy color frontispiece and three full-page glossy illustrations tipped in, also eight black and white full-page illustrations on plain paper. Small dampstain along bottom edge of text, PO name inside. "Hans and his sister Gretel want to win silver skates in a skating race, so that they can use the money for their poor father, Raff Brinker,... View More...
Covers show some creasing, some shelf wear/corners bumped. Pen doodlings on back cover, inside front cover, and on title page. Foxing.
This classic tale was specially abridged and retold for young readers by Erva and Lloyd Merow. Pen and ink drawings. Est level: 2nd - 4th grades.; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall View More...
Spine sunned, slightly slanted, corners bumped, slight edge wear. A little browning but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy.
A sequel to the beloved classic Heidi by Johanna Spyri's translator, Charles Tritten. The story of the grown-up Heidi and her children. Pen and ink illustrations by Pelagie Doane.; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall View More...
Covers show some creasing, darkening. There is a 2" x 1 1/2" spot at the upper left of the front cover where the cover art is torn off. Foxing, some pages creased at upper right corner.
Jo-Beth and Mary Rose are in a pickle. They're locked in the Children's Library for the night and can't get out and a snowstorm has the power out. Then the moaning starts!" Est level: 3rd - 7th grades.; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall View More...
Spine is shelf-cocked. Boards show some dampstains, chipping, shelf wear, spotting. Pages are clean and bright. Inscribed and signed by the author: "To Adeline - whose interest, friendship and encouragement have meant the world to me. Dorothy Koch" Describes a child's day at the beach, colorfully illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky. Est level: pre-K to 2nd grade.; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; Signed by Author View More...
36 pp. One of a series of four "first" religious books for young children. The others are "His Name is Jesus", "The Little Seeds That Grew", and "I'm Growing". Copiously illustrated, many in full color. Est Level: 1st-2nd grade.; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall View More...
Covers, spine show scuffing, some staining, corners bumped. Spine is discolored, possibly mildew. Names inside front cover. Ex-library. Some discoloration inside covers (again possible mildew). Small waterstain to bottom right of 40 or so pages. Overall, though, the pages look pretty clean/bright.
Est. Level: 1st grade storybook. An illustrated collection of stories with characters ranger from Polly the Parrot to George's little sister Teeny.; Ex-Library; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall View More...
48 pp. "In the Beginning" tells first the story of the Creation, and then of choices made by men and women as they tried to find God's way." from the back cover. Copiously illustrated, many in full color. Est Level: 3rd-4th grade.; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall View More...
Blue cloth over pictorial boards, 47 pp. Spine sunned, corners worn, some edge wear and chipping. Initials at top of front board, boards somewhat sunned with general wear and some scuffing. Interior good with some tanning to front and back free end papers. Overall a solid copy. ; No date listed, but Eightieth Thousand stated on title page. Illustrations by Randolph Caldecott. Originally published in 1879 in Aunt Judy's Magazine, it was republished in book form in 1883.; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 47 pages; Jackanapes is the story of a young lad - Theodore - from an English village, Goose Green. I... View More...
