Book has slight curve in it near the spine. "A story filled with danger and excitement, Johnny Tremain tells of the turbulent, passionate times in Boston just before the Revolutionary War. Johnny, a young apprentice silversmith, is caught up in a dramatic involvement with James Otis, John Hancock, and John and Samuel Adams in the exciting currents and undercurrents that were to lead to the Boston Tea Party and the Battle of Lexington -- and finally, a touching resolution of Johnny's personal life. Johnny tremain is historical fiction at its best, portraying Revolutionary boston as a livi... View More...
Whitman reprint No. 2358. Slight spine slant, corners bumped, minor edge wear, chipping, a little soiling to boards and edges, dampstain to rear pastedown and leading edge of last few pages. Browning but text and illustrations are clean and unmarked. Jacket has moderate edge wear and chipping, brown staining on and inside flaps, spine a little sunned. Second book in the girls' adventure series from the 1920s featuring Joy Payton and Pam Hotchkiss. In Joy and Gypsy Joe, Joy had run away at the age of six and lived with the gypsies for four years. This book opens with Joy's eleventh birthday,... View More...
Some shelf wear, corners bumped, some darkening to front cover/spine. Slightly shelf-cocked. A few pages have small discoloration spots.
"Davy went to Africa. His father was going to catch an animal for the circus. But when Davy brought his friend Julius the gorilla home for lunch, they all got more than they bargained for." An 'I Can Read' book with color illustrations by the author. Est level: 1st - 2nd grades and Read aloud.; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall View More...
Blue boards with title in beige print offset by two flowers with flowers in bas relief below, a little soiling on boards and edges. Spine slanted & somewhat weak, cracking at pastedowns and pp. 136, 200, 360. Edgewear including 1/2" tear at bottom of spine, corners bumped/chipped. 602 pp. Three full-page color illustrations, several pages of blue line drawings on pastedown through first page of text. Text is clean and unmarked. When Laddie must stay to help Father, he sends Little Sister in his place to meet the Fairy Princess in the Big Woods. And thus begins the story of this charmi... View More...
Spine slanted, edgewear/bumping. DJ clipped at bottom of front flap, a few small chips at top and bottom of spine and flaps. Text is clean and unmarked. A charming copy. "Yes, Little Toot is a tugboat. His father, Big Toot, is the biggest and fastest tug on the river. And Grandfather Toot is a real old salt, too old now to do much work, but full of tall tales about when he did. You'd think that with such a family, Little Toot would have his work cut our for him. But not at all. Little Toot just wanted to play." How a fun-loving tug meets the test and shows the stuff of heroes... View More...
Corners bumped; edgewear and rubbing; front board starting to separate from spine at bottom; gift inscription on title page dated 1984; light spots on a very few pages. "Yes, Little Toot is a tugboat. His father, Big Toot, is the biggest and fastest tug on the river. And Grandfather Toot is a real old salt, too old now to do much work, but full of tall tales about when he did. You'd think that with such a family, Little Toot would have his work cut our for him. But not at all. Little Toot just wanted to play." How a fun-loving tug meets the test and shows the stuff of heroes! ... View More...
"Charley! Charley!' Professor Albert Dooley groans. "Where are you? Which are you?" If Dooley doesn't find Charley, he'll be in real trouble. Charley is one duck in a million, and, what's more, a million-dollar duck! Based on the Walt Disney movie, screenplay by Roswell Rogers, and the story "Mr. Webfoot Waddle" by Ted Key. Illustrated with photos from the movie. Est level: 3rd - 6th grades.; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall View More...
Boards show a little shelf wear/bumping. A little darkening/discoloration of top/front edges and in spots on some of the pages (text is fine, though). Jacket shows some chipping and darkening and some discolorations.
Est Level: 4th - 8th grades. A survival story of a boy (and a horse) stranded in the winter wilderness around western Nebraska.; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall View More...
#4 in the original Little Golden Book series. Other Little Golden Books listed on rear cover #'s 1-20. Faded blue spine missing a 1 1/2" piece at bottom, some edgewear and bumping, front hinge weak with small tear at top and scored at bottom for about 1". This is the 24 page wartime edition (reduced from 42). Text is starting to yellow, but clean and unmarked and color pictures are still vivid. A charming vintage copy. A classic collection of Mother Goose nursery rhymes including "Hey, Diddle, Diddle," "Little Tommy Tucker," "Wee Willie Winkie" and others, ... View More...
Spine slanted, covers creased/scuffed, edgewear/bumping. First few pages have a tiny tear. Black and white illustrations by Charles Beck. Text is starting to yellow, but clean and unmarked. "From the pool near an old mine emerged the Piper's Ghost, moaning dreadfully. Michael Cunningham, an orphaned boy, stared at the glowing creature with horns on its head, a bagpipe under its arm, and webbed feet. Who or what was this weird creature? What was it doing in the mine? The unmasking of the Piper's Ghost and a daring rescue from the blazing mine climax this story of suspense." Ag... View More...
160 pp., 16 color plates, 15 half-tone plates, and 40 text illustrations, index. Beige cloth boards with black lettering and flower on front. Boards are slightly curved. DJ has spine sunned, 2" tear on front and minor chipping along edges. DJ in protective Brodart plastic wrap. A clean, attractive copy. "The author in a charming manner describes the fascinating common bird, flower and insect life found along the country roadside, in woods and hills and by river, pond and marsh. Because he is so alert himself he creates in his books an enthusiasm for nature which must surely promp... View More...
Covers show some shelf wear. Possibly the figures on the front cover have been colored -- I can't tell if it is that or printed that way. There is a small probably waterstain on the fore-edge of most pages. It doesn't extend past the edge on perhaps half the pages, plus a couple pages have small tears. I believe this is a first edition, but it is not explicitly stated. There is a copyright date but nothing to indicate a further printing. Est Level: 4th-6th; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall View More...
Covers show some bookshelf wear, and there is a small tear at the top of the spine. There is a small crease running down the center of the booklet.
48 pp. "Once, Long Ago is a carefully selected group of stories from the Old Testament, beautifully interpreted for the young child by Mary Owen Bruce." from the back cover. Copiously illustrated, many in color. Est Level: 3rd-4th grade.; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall View More...
Minor edgewear/bumping, boards slightly bowed. Ex-library with the usual markings. Full color illustrations of pioneer wagon train on pastedowns/free endpapers. Many full-page color illustrations throughout. A bright, attractive copy.
Stories of the Pacific Northwest, of the Native Americans before the settlers came, of pioneer days, and of other notable things from "then to now." Age Level: Grades 2-5; Ex-Library; 9 ¾" - 11" Tall View More...
Pictorial wraps, 216 pp. plus ads. Spine somewhat creased and slightly slanted, minor edge wear, a little rubbing, owner's name on title page. 2 pp in front and 8 pp at back that have lists of this & other Street & Smith series, including the Western Library (Ted Strong), [Frank] Merriwell Series, Sports Stories, [Horatio] Alger Series, and Adventure Library. A nice copy. This is No. 41 in the Round the World Library and was likely published in mid 1926, previously published as No. 141 in Street & Ssmith's Bound to Win Library. "Every reader, young and old, has heard of Jack Harkaway. Hi... View More...
102 pp., light blue cloth boards with glossy color paste-on illustration on front board and glossy black and white illustrations inside. Some foxing, but text is basically light and clean. No edition stated, and no colophon is printed on the copyright page, so we are unable to positively identify this as a first edition. Bobbs-Merrill did not always identify firsts in this time period. Five charming children's stories including "Mother Robin's Story," What the Lilies Said to Jane," from the Bible "The Story of Ruth," from mythology the story of Pandora in "The Mysteri... View More...
Corners bumped, a little edge wear and creasing. Light tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. ; Map of 'The Marvelous Land of Oz' by Jo Worth. Third in Baum's series of Oz books. ; Oz; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 154 pages; From the title page - "Ozma of Oz. A Record of Her Adventures with Dorothy Gale of Kansas, the Yellow Hen, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodsman, Tik-Tok, the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger; Besides Other Good People too Numerous to Mention Faithfully recorded herein. " "Not only does Ozma of Oz bring Dorothy back to Oz on her second visit, but it intro... View More...
Yellow cloth with black lettering, unpaginated, numerous color and black/white/yellow illustrations. Signed by author on title page. Spine a bit shaken, sunned, corners worn, minor edge wear, some soiling and rubbing, front board bowed out at top and bottom. Gift inscrip on front end paper together with a drawing of an angel blowing a trumpet, names penciled on back end paper. Interior clean and unmarked. Patrick and his family live in a very small brick house by the river in Philadelphia. One autumn day he is watching all his neighbors start to get their costumes ready for the annual Mummers... View More...
54 pp. #Y-9 in the Legacy Book series. Boards are green with dark green and gold lettering and a dark green and gold square medallion of a bird on the front board. Some dampstaining on boards, with minor edgewear. DJ intact but shows edgewear. A nice copy.
A lively collection of tall tales about Old Paul, from the birth of "The Baby That Shook the Earth" to the attempt by Paul and the Seven Axemen to fell the Tree of Evil. Engaging black and green ink drawing by Leonard Everett Fisher. Age Level: Grades 3-6; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall View More...
Corners bumped/chipped, ex-library with usual stamps. Pictorial cover with a few light ink marks on front, back somewhat soiled, No jacket, apparently as issued.
When a plover tries the "hurt wing" trick to lure Jill away from her nest, Jill runs for Daddy's binoculars and watches four little plovers hatch from their nest. Age Level: Preschool Read Aloud & Grade 1; Ex-Library; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View More...
