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Paris: Editions Philippe Auzou, 2009 Book. Illus. by Sophie Beaujard, et al. Near Fine. Hardcover. Nouvelle Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A large, fully-illustrated book in Near Fine condition. Text in French. 42 stories. Heavy book will need extra postage. 335 pp. with index..

Edinburgh and London: Oliver & Boyd, 1966 Book. Illus. by Diana Stanley. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition Stated.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Colour-illustrated paper boards. DJ has small mouse chew at bottom and short tear at top. John finds an ash seed, or key, and seeks to plant it. 56 pp..

London: Lutterworth Press, 1962 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Impression. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Orange paper on boards. DJ shows four children heading for a swim. The protagonist, Simon, lives at Oak Cottage in the Royal Homes for Orphan Children. Simon is astonished to find that he has several older half-brothers and sisters, for he had thought he was alone in the world. One of the half-brothers wants to take him to France to live. The choice of language is decidedly British, but with help from an understanding adult this book might be useful to any child in similar circumstances. Bottom edges show foxing . 80 pp..

2 & 3 Portsmouth St. Kingsway, W.C.: George G. Harrap & Co. Book. Illus. by Pictured By Willy Pogany. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mother riding her goose on cover pastedown. First two pages, Mother Goose in colour. Pp. 3 & 4, four panels in B/W. Pp. 5 & 6, four panels of Jack and his goose in colour. Pp. 7 & 8, two panels of Dapple-grey pony and Hey, diddle, diddle in B/W. Pp. 9 & 10, three panels in colour of the Jew and Jack, Mother Goose turning Jack and his lady to Harlequin and Concubine, and Mother Goose riding up to the moon. Pp. 11 & 12, four B/W panels of Pussy Cat, Robinson Crusoe, and Georgie Porgie. Pp. 13 & 14, four colour panels of Cross-Patch, Peter White, Handy Pandy, and Humpty Dumpty. Pp. 15 & 16, two B/W panels of One, Two, Buckle my shoe to Nineteen, Twenty, My stomach's empty. Pp. 17 & 18, four colour panels of Little Tom Tucker, Tom the Piper's Son, Little Jack Horner, and… Leer más

Copenhagen: International Association of Y's Men's Clubs, 1970 Book. Illus. by Erik Madsen. Good Plus to Very Good. Cloth Card Cover. Limited Edition #1267 of 2500 Copies. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Souvenir booklet for the 46th International Convention of the International Association of Y's Men's Clubs, July 22-26, 1970. Embroidered by Danish Y's Menettes. 20 pp. Illustrated by Erik Madsen..

Boston: Page Company, 1938 Book. Illus. by John Goss. Good Plus. Special Reinforced Library. Eighth Impression. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Dark blue cloth on boards. DJ missing 1/8 ? Frontispiece replaced out of register. Bookplate of Saint John County School Finance Board. Marginal ink drivel on p. 108. 118 pp..

London: Hodder & Stoughton Book. Illus. by T.H. Robinson. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seven stories with four full-page colour plates. Stories are The Edge o' Heaven by Alice Massie; A Girl Who Loved Animals by Amy Barnard Lla; Housekeeper Jack, as told to Esmee Rhoades; How to Form a Country Club by L.C. Hobart; The Minotaur by Nathaniel Hawthorne; A Handful of Silver and Gold by Lilian Quiller-Couch; A Memorable Race by H. Russell Ford; and four short poems. `This book belongs to page`is coloured and contains a name in pencil. Front cover shows two girls letting a boy down into a well. Unpaginated..

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1924 Book. Illus. by R. Emmett Owen. Good Plus. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bobby's life on the farm is boring, but suddenly he becomes a knight to the rescue. He helps to bring in firewood. Piggy Wee gets out. Bobby's sailboat. 122 pp. Cover fading and repair to frontispiece..

New York: Protestant Episcopal Society for the Proomotion of Evangelical Knowledge, 1867 Book. Illus. by Uncredited. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Maroon cloth on boards. Previous owner's name. Dedicated to Little Patients in the Children's Ward of St. Luke's Hospital. A fictitious story with three very sharp illustrations with tissue covers. Moderate wear to head and foot of spine and corner tips. 250 pp..

New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1941 Book. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Blue streaks down the front edges of several leaves. 179 pp..

London: John F. Shaw & Co. Ltd. Book. Illus. by The Author. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Colour illustrated paper boards. Frontispiece (wrinkled) matches cover. Mrs. Graham has been feeling poorly, so she calls on her sister-in-law to care for the four children until she gets her strength back. Under Aunt Chrissie's care the children mature into more helpful, expressive individuals. Much evangelical discourse ! 96 pp..

London: T. Nelson & Sons, 1873 Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Brown cloth on beveled boards. Previous owner's name. Full colour frontispiece and title. Tom Tracy, the main character, has managed to lose a crown-piece belonging to a man who believes Tom stole it. It will come out all right in the end. 168 pp..

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, Limited, 1943 Book. Illus. by Harrison Cady. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Blue cloth on boards. First 22 pp. re-attached. DJ chipped all round, missing two small corners, and torn along half of spine. Clean and sound. 116 pp..

Edinburgh: Oliphant, Anderson, and Ferrier, 1897 Book. Good. Hardcover. Third Thousand. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Grey-blue cloth backed in dark blue cloth on boards. "13 Sept. 99" written on last free endpaper (the only marks). One of the Golden Nails Series. The author was minister of New Wortley Wesleyan Church, Leeds. Bottom of rear board broken but present. 189 pp..

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. Book. Illus. by Walter Crane. Fair. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Green cloth on boards. Previous owner's name. Wear to head and foot of spine. Hinges cracked and showing mesh backing. All text legible. Numerous small edge tears. 342 pp..

London: Edinburgh House Press, 1934 Book. Illus. by Mabel R. Peacock. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Green paper boards backed in beige cloth. Woman's Missionary Society stamp and seal. No other writing or marks. Six stories about sharing. 64 pp. plus 2-page list of "Something to Do" after reading. Frontispiece in colour..

Toronto: Missionary Society, Church of England in Canada Book. Illus. by Margaret Salisbury. Good Plus. Hard Cover - Wire Coil. 4 1/4 x 4 1/2 Oblong. White stiff card on wire coil. We have had this before in hardcover cloth. Peter plays with his toys, goes sliding and breaks his arm, and is taken care of by his family. 60 pp. No writing. Normal wear..

Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1960 Book. Illus. by The Author. Good to Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 8 1/2" x 11" Oblong. Yellow illustrated cloth on boards. DJ chipped and torn. Toronto Board of Education stamp. No writing or damage to book except p. 17, where the words, "he said, Is" are obscured by having stuck to p.16. An imaginative story line, in which two boys aged 9 & 10 manage to win a ride in a helicopter by walking and boating to a selected spot almost nine miles from the cottages where they are staying. They accomplish this by drawing an accurate map and following it. 32 pp..

London: Edinburgh House Press, 1935 Book. Illus. by Mabel R. Peacock. Good to Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Red paper boards backed in faded red cloth. Woman's Missionary Society stamp. Strained gutter glued. Colour frontispiece, b/w drawings, and six stories. See The Yellow Friendly Book No. 2, stories from China, listed separately. 61 pp..

London: Edinburgh House Press, 1938 Book. Illus. by Mabel R. Peacock and Elsie Anna Wood. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. Third Impression. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Illustrated white boards backed in yellow cloth. Colour frontispiece, line drawings, and six stories about China. Woman's Missionary Society stamp and small label. 66 pp. See The Red Friendly Book listed separately..