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Paulus and the Acornmen
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Paulus and the Acornmen

by Jean Dulieu [Jean van Oort]; Assisted by T.D.R. Thomason and Patricia Tracy Lowe

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
First American Edition
Published
1966
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Yellow cloth covered boards with brown lettering sans jacket. Pictorial endpapers. Illustrated by Dulieu throughout in both color and black/white. Minor soiling and abrahions to covers (see image), but otherwise a clean copy with no previous owners' names or other defacements. 8.25 x 10.5 in
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Cricket; A Little Girl of the Old West
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Cricket; A Little Girl of the Old West

by Forrestine C. Hooker

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Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Good
Published
1925
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Red cloth covered boards in a scarce unclipped dustjacket now wrapped in removable mylar. Previous owner's name to front pastedown in green. A clean copy with no further defacements. 5.5 x 8 in
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$100.00
The Black Puppy Book
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The Black Puppy Book

by Cecil Aldin

Condition
Used - Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
[1909]
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Pictorial paper covered boards with a cloth spine. Complete with 12 colored plates. Some wear to paper on covers around edges and corners. Minor wear to tail of spine (see image). A clean copy with no previous owners' names or other defacements. 8.5 x 9.5 in
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$125.00
Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
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Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm (translated by Mrs Edgar Lucas)

Condition
Used - Good
Published
c. 1900
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Pictorial cloth covered boards with some wear and toning. Inscription to front pastedown dated 1912. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham throughout. Minor wear to cloth on spine (see image). A clean copy with no other defacements. Scarce. 6 x 7.75 in
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$400.00
The Christmas Book
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The Christmas Book

by Hezekiah Butterworth

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Used - Very Good
Published
1891
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Full lavender blue colored cloth with gilt lettering and silver detailing to front cover. All edges gilt. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Minor wear to head and tail of spine (see image). 7.25 x 9 in
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$200.00
Tiny Pearls for Boys and Girls (Pearls of Truth). A Tale Book That Seeks to Instruct as Well as Amuse.
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Tiny Pearls for Boys and Girls (Pearls of Truth). A Tale Book That Seeks to Instruct as Well as Amuse.

by Rev. Fred C. O'Neill

Condition
Used - Good
Published
1928
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Yellow cloth covered boards with a pictorial pastedown to front cover with a missing remnant running from top to bottom of the left side (see image). Seven full-page colored plates throughout. Toning to endpapers. No previous owners' names or other defacements. Scarce. 6.5 x 9 in
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$100.00
The Jolly Mon with musical cassette
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The Jolly Mon with musical cassette

by Jimmy Buffet and Savannah Jane Buffet

Condition
Used - Very Good
Published
1988
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Paper covered boards with nice dustjacket, including a musical cassette housed in a slipcase. An early Harcourt edition. Sticker remnant to cassette tab, along with minor wear to slipcase (see image). No previous owners' names or other defacements. Slipcase measures 11.5 x 11.5 in
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$120.00
The House that Jack Built. Mark's Edition.
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The House that Jack Built. Mark's Edition.

Condition
Used - Very Good
Published
1945
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Paper wraps with advertisements printed to rear flap. A total of eight hand-colored leaves with text. Each page is blank to rear. Wrappers detached from pages. Minor soiling throughout. No previous owners' names or other defacements. 4.5 x 7.25 in
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$150.00
Four Girls at Cottage City
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Four Girls at Cottage City

by Emma D. Kelly-Hawkins

Condition
Used - Good
Published
1898
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Full brown cloth. Soiling to front end paper, general wear all around, discolored boards; bump to foot of spine. Previous owner's name to front pastedown.
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$100.00
Slow and Sure; Or, From the Street to the Shop.
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Slow and Sure; Or, From the Street to the Shop.

by Horatio Alger

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1872
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Full green cloth with faded gilt title to spine. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Wear to cloth on corners and rear hinge, though it remains intact. Front gutter possibly repaired. First state of advertisements & title page. Gardner 114-5. A clean copy with no previous owners' names or other defacements. 4.75 x 7 in
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$100.00
The Fairy Caravan
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The Fairy Caravan

by Beatrix Potter

Condition
Used - Very Good
Published
1929
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Green cloth with pictorial pastedown to front cover and gilt title to spine. Previous owner's inscription to front fly dated 1933. Colored plates. A nice clean tight copy without any other previous owners' names or defacements. 6.5 x 8.5 in
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$125.00
The Salt Sorcerer of Oz and Other Stories [Signed]
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The Salt Sorcerer of Oz and Other Stories [Signed]

by Eric Shanower; L. Frank Baum

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Published
2003
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Signed by the author to the title page. Blue cloth with gilt particulars and nice pictorial dustjacket. Unpaginated advertisements of the publisher to rear. A nice clean copy with no previous owners' names or other markings. 6.25 x 9.25 in
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$150.00
Adventure in Space: Space Travel.
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Adventure in Space: Space Travel.

by Willy Ley

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Used - Very Good
Published
1958
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Pictorial paper covered boards. The fourth and last title in the Adventure in Space series. Some wear to paper on spine, but otherwise a nice clean copy without previous owners' names or other markings. 8.75 x 11.25 in
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$110.00
What Became of Tommy
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What Became of Tommy

by Emilia Marryat Norris

Condition
Used - Very Good
Published
c. 1865
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Brown cloth with handsome gilt detailing to front cover and spine. A Selection from E.P. Dutton and Company's Catalogue of New and Approved Books for the Home and the Sunday School to rear for a total of 16 pages. Remnants of a bookplate to front endpaper, but otherwise a clean copy with no previous owners' names or other markings. 4.5… Read more about this item
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$110.00
Good Shabbos, Everybody.
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Good Shabbos, Everybody.

by Robert Garvey

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1951
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Pictorial paper covered boards. English text. Previous owner's inscription to title page. Wear to paper on spine (see image), otherwise a clean sound copy. 8.5 x 10.75 in
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$150.00
The Night Before Christmas
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The Night Before Christmas

by Clement C. Moore

Condition
Used - Very Good
Published
1883
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$500.00

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Unusual gilt-beveled paper covered boards over cream cloth spine. All edges gilt. Previous owner's inscription dated 1896 to front fly. Wear to head and tail; occasional thumbing & minor chipping; repair to gutters. Nonetheless a handsome copy. 6.5 x 7.75 in
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$500.00
The Swiss Family Robinson in Words of One Syllable.
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The Swiss Family Robinson in Words of One Syllable.

by Johann David Wyss; Abridged and Adapted by I. F. M.

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Attractive calligraphed owner's name to front endpaper dated 1879 (see image). Quarter cloth with pictorial paper covers. Six colored chromolithographed plates. Pp. 97 loose. Missing remnant to rear endpaper and wear to corners. No previous owners' names or other markings.
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$110.00
The Kiddies' Own Fourth Floor at Vandevers
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The Kiddies' Own Fourth Floor at Vandevers

by Miriam Clark Potter, Anne M. Halladay, Harriet Eager Davis

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1930
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$85.00

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Stapled pictorial paper wraps. A nice clean copy without previous owners' names or other markings.
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$85.00
Bilder zum ersten Anschauungs-Unterricht für[fur] die Jugend. Ein Bilderbuch enthaltend 30 Bildertafeln in Farbendruck.
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Bilder zum ersten Anschauungs-Unterricht für[fur] die Jugend. Ein Bilderbuch enthaltend 30 Bildertafeln in Farbendruck.

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Used - Very Good
Published
Circa 1890
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Thirty double-page colored chromolithograph plates. Quarter red cloth with pictorial pastedown over green cloth. Previous owner's name to front endpaper, first text page, and rear pastedown. Minimal insect predation to front endpaper. Wear to head and tail of spine and corners (see image). Plates are bright and clean. 8.5 x 12.5 in
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$185.00
Dragons and Monsters [Signed]
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Dragons and Monsters [Signed]

by Matthew Reinhart and Robert Sabuda

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
2011
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$140.00

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Pop-up book. Signed by Robert Sabuda to first page, where he also writes "Watch out for monsters!". Paper covered boards. All pop up monsters and flaps are present. A clean copy with no previous owners' names or other markings.
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$140.00