Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

A Unified Program in Science, Health, and Safety (MacMillan Science-Life Series: Book 1)

By: Barnard, J. Darrell; Stendler, Celia; Spock, Benjamin M.D., Moffitt, Mary W.

Price: $9.95

Publisher: New York, MacMillan Company : 1959

Seller ID: 003697

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Corners bumped/chipped, some edgewear, PO names & coloring on pastedowns and p. 3. Pictorial cover. Color illustrations typical of the period on every page.

A primer for good health habits for the pre school-early school age group.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Anne and the Sand Dobbies: A Story About Death for Children and Their Parents.

By: Coburn, John B.

Price: $16.95

Publisher: New York, The Seabury Press : 1964

Edition: Apparent First Edition

Seller ID: 003078

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Corners somewhat bumped, spine slightly slanted, edges lightly foxed. Ex-library w/ usual stamps. A bright, attractive copy. Eleven year old Danny says: "This is the story about my sister, Anne, who died. It’s also the story of Bonnie, my dog, who died, too—or rather he got killed. Anne and Bonnie are tied in together. Because of them something has happened to our family, something good. How can that be good? That’s what I’d like to know. That’s what I’m trying to figure out and write about." An added bonus to this book is that the art on the end papers is by Andrew Wyeth. Ag...
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Auction Methods Up-To-Date (Including the New Laws of 1920)

By: Work, Milton C.

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, The John C. Winston Company : 1920

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 006117

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

332 pp., red cloth boards with gold lettering (lettering on spine is rubbed). Spine somewhat slanted, some edgewear, corners a bit bumped. A well-preserved copy.

A thorough discussion of the rules and methods of auction bridge, the successor to whist and the precursor to contract bridge. This edition incorporates the 1920 Laws of Auction Code promulgated by The Whist Club. The book is divided into five parts: (1) The Bidding, (2) The Play, (3) Tournament Hands, (4) The Laws of Auction, and (5) Glossary of Auction Terms.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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Before Midnight

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $18.00

Publisher: New York, Bantam Books : 1955

Edition: Book Club Edition

Seller ID: 9333

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Black boards with silver lettering, spine a bit cocked, corners bumped, slight edge wear and rubbing. A nice copy. ; Nero Wolfe; 7 " - 9 " Tall; 184 pages; "It was the final round of the great Pour Amour perfume competition. All the contestants had to do was solve the last five riddles and a million dollars in prize money would be awarded. Then the contest's creator was killed and the answers stolen from his wallet. It wasn't long before Nero Wolfe found the murderer running tame in his townhouse." " Murder meets a deadline. For once, Nero Wolfe risks his own neck instead ...
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Big Max (An I CAN READ Mystery)

By: Platt, Kin

Price: $5.25

Publisher: New York, Harper & Row : 1965

Seller ID: 003794

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Spine somewhat slanted, some edgewear, corners bumped/chipped, PO name inside. Pictorial boads with no jacket, as issued. A bright, attractive copy for the young reader.

"Big Max was the world's greatest detective. Everybody knew it. The King of Pooka Pooka knew it. He called Big Max on the telephone. 'Come quickly,' he cried. 'Someone has stolen Jumbo, my prize elephant.'" Zany illustrations (and clues to the plot) by Robert Lopshire.
Age Level: Grades 1-2; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Bonnie May

By: Dodge, Louis

Price: $14.25

Publisher: New York, Charles Scibner's Sons : 1916

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 003018

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Spine slightly slanted, some edgewear/bumping. Cracking at title page & pp. 52 & 181. A nice, unmarked copy.

Full-page pen & ink illustrations by Reginald Birch. The story of a family turned upside down when Victor Baron rescues little Bonnie May from a fire at the theater and carries her home with him.; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall
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Cornell Conferences on Therapy [set] Vol. 1 - 7

By: Gold, Harry M.D. (Managing Editor)

Price: $90.00

Publisher: New York, The Macmillan Company

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 005453

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Seven volume set, published 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955. xix + 322, xx + 354, xx + 337, xxi + 342, xxi + 299, xxi + 287, xxiii + 263 pp. Orange cloth boards with black lettering, all volumes are first editions with no dust jackets. Spines a bit slanted, corners bumped, minor edge wear. Vol 1-3 have a tasteful book plate on the front end paper, all volumes have some browning but no markings, underlining, or notes to the text. Starting with Volume 4, each volume contains a liting of the contents of previous volumes. Heavy set. Overall, a nice collection of these medical conferences....
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Courageous Wings

By: Wirt, Mildred A.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Books, Inc : 1940

Edition: Reprint Edition

Seller ID: 003413

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Some edgewear, corners bumped/chipped, boards slightly soiled, edges darkened, ex-library w/ 2 stamps. Spot on p 192, otherwise a clean, unmarked copy.; Ex-Library; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
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Image for Epic and Saga (The Harvard Classics Volume #49) Beowulf; the Song of Roland; the Destruction of Da Derga's Hostel; the Story of the Volsungs and Niblungs

Epic and Saga (The Harvard Classics Volume #49) Beowulf; the Song of Roland; the Destruction of Da Derga's Hostel; the Story of the Volsungs and Niblungs

By: Eliot, Charles W. , Lld (editor)

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, P. F. Collier & Son : 1956

Edition: Reprint Edition; Fiftieth Printing

Seller ID: 9494

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Brown boards with gold lettering, a little edge wear and scuffing. A nice copy. ; Frontispiece. "The most comprehensive and well-researched anthology of all time comprises both the 50-volume "5-foot shelf of books" and the 20-volume Shelf of Fiction. Together they cover every major literary figure, philosopher, religion, folklore and historical subject through the twentieth century." William Allan Nielson states: " The Five-Foot Shelf, with its introductions, notes, guides to reading, and exhaustive indexes, may claim to constitute a reading course unparalleled in comprehensiveness and author...
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First Reader for Antique Collectors

By: Drepperd, Carl W.

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Garden City, NY, Doubleday & Company : 1947

Seller ID: 006157

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

274 pp., glossary and index, black and white illustrations. Boards a bit bowed, some edgewear and bumping, PO name inside. Text is clean and unmarked.

A first handbook for the American antique collector covering everything from settles and settees to pressed glass and children's toys.; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
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Helga's Dowry: A Troll Love Story

By: De Paola, Tomie

Price: $5.00

Publisher: New York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich : 1977

Edition: Book Club (BCE/BOMC)

Seller ID: 003782

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Boards bowed, corners slightly scuffed. Pictorial cover (no jacket as issued). A bright, attractive copy.

"Helga was the loveliest Troll in three parishes. But, alas, having been orphaned as a Troll Child, she was also the poorest. So when Handsome Lars asked for her hand in marriage, Helga said, 'But Lars, I don't have a dowry. How can we marry without one? It is the law.'" Young readers will love the unexpected ending.
Age Level: Preschool Read Aloud and Grades 1-3; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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Marvin the Mouse : Look and Find Book

By: Harvey, Jane

Price: $9.50

Publisher: New York, Random House : 1990

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 006610

ISBN-13: 9780517053898

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Spine a bit slanted, corners chipped, PO inscription inside. A bright, attractive copy with vivid and charming illustrations throughout.

"Marvin the Mouse goes in search of the pieces of a beautiful farmyard puzzle. The shapes of the puzzle are made of wood and as the book progresses they become harder and harder to find. At last Marvin discovers the last piece and completes his fine puzzle,
Age Level: Preschool Read Aloud; 12 - 15" Tall
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Miss Pickerell on the Moon

By: MacGregor, Ellen & Pantell, Dora

Price: $4.95

Publisher: New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company : 1965

Seller ID: 004258

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Minor edgewear, back board slightly scuffed. Pictorial board. No jacket, apparently as issued. Text is yellowing, but clean and unmarked. Charming pen and ink illustrations throughout by Charles Geer.

When an animal epidemic spreads to most of the animals in Square Toe County including Miss. Pickerell's cow, Miss. Pickerell decides to travel to the moon to see if the mold spores that have been discovered there can save them.
Age Level: Grades 2-5; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Moon-Watch Summer

By: Blegvad, Lenore

Price: $4.50

Publisher: New York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich : 1972

Edition: Weekly Reader Books Edition

Seller ID: 002777

ISBN-13: 9780152553500

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Corners slightly bumped, some foxing on edges, previous owner's name on inside pastedown, back cover slightly soiled. A bright, attractive copy.

It’s the summer of the first moon landing, mom and dad are called away on a sudden business trip, and Adam and Jenny are being sent to Grammie’s without a TV! Finely detailed pen and ink illustrations by Erik Blegvad.
Age Level: Grades 2-6; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Never Pat a Bear: a Book About Signs (A Little Golden Book)

By: Watts, Mabel

Price: $8.50

Publisher: New York, Western Publishing Co. : 1971

Edition: First Printing

Seller ID: 004592

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Gold foil in back has 1/4" chip missing, protective plastic is coming up in spots along front board edges. Price in corner is 39 cents. Small spot on title page, otherwise text is exceptionally clean and bright.

"Sign! Sign! Everywhere I look, I see signs looking back at me. They tell me when things are going to happen, and what to look for, and where to go, and how to get there . . ." A Little Golden Book about signs charmingly and effectively illustrated by Art Seiden.
Age Level: Preschool Read Aloud and Grades K-1; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Ozma of Oz

By: Baum, L. Frank

Price: $4.50

Publisher: London, Puffin Books : 1985

Edition: 27th Edition; Third Printing

Seller ID: 8623

ISBN-13: 9780140351194

Binding: Mass Market paperback

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

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...
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Rosy Cole's Great American Guilt Club

By: Greenwald, Sheila

Price: $3.95

Publisher: Boston, The Atlantic Monthly Press : 1985

Edition: Weekly Reader Books Edition

Seller ID: 002776

ISBN-13: 9780871130440

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Corners bumped, dent in lower edge, price sticker residue in top corner, previous owner's name on end papers. A bright, attractive copy.

"Convinced that she doesn’t have any of the things that matter, i.e. trendy clothes and a house in the country, Rosy Cole decides to form a club which will allow her rich friends to give her their surplus clothes, sports gear, and jewelry." Pen and ink illustrations.
Age Level: Grades 4-8; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Roy Rogers and the Gopher Creek Gunman (Roy Rogers Series #3)

By: Middleton, Don

Price: $9.50

Publisher: Racine, WI, Whitman Publishing : 1945

Edition: Early Reprint

Seller ID: 006451

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

248 pp., blue boards with title in red and black circled by a lasso. Whitman #2309. Pastedowns are black and white line drawings of Roy Rogers and his horse. This is an early reprint of the Whitman Authorized Edition published approximately 1950 (based on the latest publication date ofother books in ads at back. Last published Roy Rogers book listed is "Roy Rogers and the Outlaws of Sundown Valley." A little edgewear, top corners bumped. Text is yellowing, but clean and unmarked. Roy's adventure starts when he and Trigger stumble upon a hanged man with a note pinned to him claimi...
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Stairs of Sand

By: Grey, Zane

Price: $6.95

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap : 1928

Edition: Reprint Edition

Seller ID: 006712

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

321 pp., greyish green tweed boards. Lists to "Wild Horse Mesa" inside. Spine a bit slanted, text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy.

"A group of fierce young men obsessed with and haunted by one beautiful young woman must find the strength to get on with their lives and face a violent future."; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
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Storm Track (A Deborah Knott Mystery) (Large Print)

By: Maron, Margaret

Price: $12.50

Publisher: Thorndike, Maine, Thorndike Press : 2000

Edition: Large Print Edition

Seller ID: 003181

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

0786224657 Spine slanted, ex-library, pictorial cover. This Large Print Book carries the Seal of Approval of N.A.V.H. A bright, attractive copy. "Hurricanes rarely make it inland as far as Colleton County, North Carolina. When they do, people remember them as events that mark an entire generation. Domestic storms, on the other hand, hit with regularity. But when the scantily clad body of a promiscuous wife is found in a motel, the killing resounds like a thunderclap through the community. "With her handsome cousin a suspect in the murder, Judge Deborah Knott gets personally involve...
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Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket