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...
Paperback original, first printing. Spine slightly slanted, minor edge wear, some creases on spine, corners bumped. A nice copy. ; 5¾" - 6¾" Tall; 328 pages; "Now that Shield Lee Mallorough and her incredibly handsome Source, Shintaro Karish, have done their fair share of grunt work in the Southern Islands, they have returned to the city of High Scape to resume their duties as a Pair. But upon their arrival, they discover that the city once besieged by immense disaster seems to have calmed down. Instead, the townspeople are obsessed with a ritualistic magic--one that anyone can st... View More...
Spine sunned, reading crease, minor edge wear and chipping, some darkening. Pages tanned but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy.
"The amazing and erotic adventures of the most beautiful courtesan in tomorrow's universe" "Her sensuality was at the core of her world. Her quest was in galaxies beyond the civilized stars. Somewhere deep in the heavens of a terribly distant tomorrow was the one man whose will conquered her own."; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall View More...
A little edge wear and rubbing, glue feels a bit fragile, otherwise an attractive copy. ; Ballantine F595. Paperback original, 1st printing. Inaugural book in the famed Sector General series. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 191 pages; "Sector General is the home of many strange creatures, including humans. It is a vast, sectionalized hospital, set up in space to care for all kinds of extra-terrestrials including those that 'breathe' methene gas, or live under water, or come from planets with pressures and gravities altogether different from those of Earth. " Each section of the hospital is r... 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...
A Paperback Original first editionSpine slanted, cover a bit scuffed, corners bumped, text starting to yellow, but clean and unmarked. Print is "Easy Eye Larger Type" which is larger than the conventional paperback type but smaller than modern "Large Print" books. "Imagine a perfec world. A world in which no one has to work, no one has to struggle, no oneis deprived of anything he needs or wants. A world in which every man can indulge his most trivial whim at the push of a button. Or a world in which every man's whim is anticipated for him - so that even the button bec... View More...
Pictorial boards with a semi-transparent DJ through which the picture shows. Corners are very slightly bumped. DJ has a tiny bit of shelfware at bottom of spine. A bright, fairly tight, attractive copy. "When the mutilated body of a half-drowned elf is found floating in the seas of the Blue Divide, an old mystery surfaces. Thirty years ago, the elven prince Kael Elessedil, brother to the current king, led an expedition in search of a legendary magic said to be more ancient, more powerful, than any in the world. Of all those who set out on that ill-fated voyage, not one ever returned.... View More...
Pictorial boards with a semi-transparent dust jacket through which the picture shows. Corners slightly bumped. Jacket has a little edge wear and chipping, primarily at corners and base of spine. A bright, attractive copy, signed by author on title page. "When the mutilated body of a half-drowned elf is found floating in the seas of the Blue Divide, an old mystery surfaces. Thirty years ago, the elven prince Kael Elessedil, brother to the current king, led an expedition in search of a legendary magic said to be more ancient, more powerful, than any in the world. Of all those who set ou... View More...
Spine shows some creasing. Slight shelf wear. First in a series of anthologies of science fiction stories on man and government in space. "Arthur Clarke said it first: If manikind is to survive, then for all but a very brief part of our history the word 'ship' will mean 'space ship.' We will spead through space. We will build a colony on the Moon . . . and we will go to the stars. Where mankind goes, government goes. It is no idle thing, then, to think about what forms of government we will take to the stars. We in this enlightened age think we know; but do we? We are, after all, no sma... View More...
Spine slightly slanted and creased, edgewear and bumping, PO name on edge. Text starting to yellow, but clean and unmarked.
"15 Worlds of Laurence M. Janifer. The real world. . . or the new world? The world of Marda where the merest thought becomes reality-a reality sometimes too harsh. A world where Satan bargains with the military leaders of two great powers. For the better deal for himself. A dream world- or is it? Where you can kill a man three times - and he still lives. And other worlds - all new and perhaps, some startlingly real?"; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall 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...
Spine is slightly creased, corners bumped. "A wandering minstrel was all Alaric wanted to be. But he was born with a power that let him travel anywhere he'd ever been -- or could see -- with a mere thought. It was harmless magic, but to the people of the South it made Alaric that most dreaded of beings -- a witch. So he became a voluntary exile, journeying the lands, playing for his meals, bringing happiness to high- and lowborn alike. Until he came to the valley of the Red Lord. In the Red Lord's castle, Alaric discovered a horror that was stealing the life and soul from the land. Using... View More...
Blue pictorial boards, 188 pp. New, never read. Signed by author at MarsCon 2014.
"Hundreds of ships carrying thousands of Viking warriors are attacking medieval Paris. The Parisians are fighting back, but they can only last so long. And that's bad news - especially since Dak has been captured and forced to work with the invading army while Sera and Riq defend Paris from within. No matter which side wins, the kids will lose . . . Unless Dak can find an ally among the vicious Vikings. "; 6" - 7" Tall; Signed by Author View More...
Remainder stamp on bottom edge, very minor bumping at bottom of spine. A bright, attractive copy. "From his army of the undead, Xar, Lord of the Nexus, learns of the existence of the mysterious Seventh Gate. It is said that this gate grants whoever enters it the power to create worlds—or destroy them. Only Haplo knows its location—but he doesn’t know he knows it. Now an ex-lover has been sent to betray Haplo and bring back his corpse. Meanwhile, the assassin Hugh the Hand is also after Haplo, wielding the Accursed Blade. With his old companion Alfred. Haplo must seek sanctuary in the Laby... View More...
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...
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