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New York: Random House, 1967. Book number 8 in the series 8vo size pictorial hardcover with illustrated endpapers; 184 pages with black and white illustrations. From page 39: "Djaro nodded emphatically. '(The silver spider) has been stolen and a substitute put in its place. But the substitute won't do. unless I can find the real silver spider soon, I can't be crowned on schedule. There will be an inquiry, a scandal... I know this seems to you like a lot of fuss about a little piece of jewelry. But the silver spider means to us of Varania what the crown jewels mean to the English.' " Edgewear, bumped and worn bottom corners, head and heel of spine and soil to bottom of book. Pencilled scribbles on inside back cover. . Pictorial Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Doubleday Doran & Company, Inc, 1940. Stated First Edition Wide 8vo size blue clothbound hardcover with color illustrated dust jacket. Black and white and color illustrations by the author/artist throughout. Unpaginated - about 80 pages. From dust jacket: "Everynight before going to sleep (Hannah and Sally) played a game of making believe they were fashionable ladies shopping. It was always for flowered bonnets and red satin that rustled that the little Quaker girls asked for it from the pretend shopkeeper. This story of Hannah is a delightful picture of the happy simple life of a family of Friends living in Philadelphia just before the Civil War." Marguerite de Angeli (1889 - 1987) was the author and illustrator of more than two dozen books and was the winner of multiple awards for both her children's books and her illustrations of children's books, including the 1950 Newbery Medal. Many of the stories that she wrote take place in Philadelphia where she was… Leer más

New York: Doubleday Doran & Company, Inc, 1937. First printed in 1936. Wide 8vo size pictorial hardcover with matching color illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated endpapers. Black and white and color illustrations by the author/artist throughout. Unpaginated - about 60 pages. From dust jacket: "Lydia is a little Amish girl who lives on a farm near Lancaster, Pennsylvania. All summer long Lydia worked on a little hooked mat, her first 'piece' that must be finished before she can go to market with her father... The story of Lydia and her family, an of the first trip to market, is the first picture book of one of the most study and picturesque sections of America - Pennsylvania Dutch country." Marguerite de Angeli (1889 - 1987) was the author and illustrator of more than two dozen books and was the winner of multiple awards for both her children's books and her illustrations of children's books, including the 1950 Newbery Medal. Many of the stories that she wrote… Leer más

Wilmington, MA: New Voices Publishing, 2003. Stated First Edition 4to size pictorial hardcover with matching color illustrated dust jacket; unpaginated - about 26 pages with bright color illustrations throughout. From jacket: "(This book) is written for children, parents and other caring adults in their lives. After reading it, ask your child the questions at the end of the story. Listen to what they think about the consequences of Vanessa's decision and learn how they would feel if their bike or favorite toy was stolen." . First. Pictorial Cover. New/As New. Illus. by Sasaki, Chie. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Harper Trophy, 1984. Newbery Honor Book 12mo size trade paperback with illustrated cover; 189 pages with some small black and white illustrations From back cover: "Tien Pao is all alone in enemy territory. Only a few days before, his family had escaped form the Japanese army, fleeing downriver by boat. Then came the terrible rainstorm. Tien Pao was fast asleep in the little sampan when the boat broken loose form its moorings and drifted right back to the Japanese soldiers. Tien Pao must begin a long and dangerous journey in search of his home and family." Edgewear, crease to corner of bottom back cover. . Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Sendak, Maurice. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Delacorte Press, 1996. 1996 First Edition with full numberline. The publisher notes that this book is in American English. The British Edition was published in 1997. 8vo size hardcover with purple boards under purple cloth spine; front of jacket has color illustration, back of jacket has a color photo of the author with her two young daughters. 165 pages. Endpapers are decorated with the Duchess' monogram. From dust jacket: "Princess Amanda is thrilled to visit her look-alike friend, Emily Chornak, in New York City. The girls are scheduled to tour al the sights of the big Apple by limousine and what's especially exciting is that they'll have the chance to hear their favorite band perform at a benefit concert...(they) overhear plans for a robbery... and how can they help their new friend, a homeless boy, get off the streets of New York." Bumped bottom front corner of book and jacket; name penciled on fep, fingermark in the top margin of page 33. . First. Hard… Leer más

Kansas City: Hallmark, 2012. 4to size pictorial hardcover with integrated game board; unpaginated - about 22 full color illustrated pages. The book features an integrated board game with the spinner part of the cover illustration. From back cover: "Today is Pete's birthday. That means he's old enough to become a pirate in his father's crew. Find out how Captain Fuzzlebeard helps his son become a pirate and helps make his birthday wish come true." Brand new, but we notice a smudge on back cover. . Pictorial Cover. As New/No Jacket. Illus. by Davis, Jon. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Disney Press, 2014. Wide 8vo size pictorial hardcover with sparkly textured heart on front cover; interior wire spiral binding; unpaginated. The book includes: Storybook Doodle pages Over 200 stickers From back cover: "Doc always keeps track of her patients' boo-boos and ouchies in her Big Book of Boo-Boos - and now you can, too." The poster and sign mentioned on the covers are not included. Back cover has light wear. . First. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Character Building Studio. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Emeryville, CA: Children's Book Press, 1987. The Invisible Hunters Los Cazadores Invisibles A Story from the Oral Tradition of Nicaragua 8vo size pictorial softcover; 32 pages with color illustrations From back cover: "A magical tale protraying the crucial first moments of contact between an indigenous culture and the outside world." One creased page tip and bumped top tip of pages and back cover, small crease near bottom of front cover. . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Sam, Joe. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1970. Stated First Edition 4to size red clothbound hardcover with color illustrated dust jacket; unpaginated - about 30 pages with full color illustrations, including some two-page spreads. The last page includes the sheet music. From dust jacket: "This lilting ballad, so easily sung to the familiar melody at the end, tells of the romance between a seafarer from the Old World and an Indian princess in the New. The seafaring stranger takes leaves of the sweet Indian lass to return to his sweetheart at home." Ex-library with typical treatments, jacket is cover with mylar. Fep has been clipped. Head and heel of book and jacket are bumped and there is a half inch tear to jacket and mylar at top corner. There is some tanning to margins of last page. There is a small pink circle stuck to mylar and a light discolored area on front of jacket from the cello tape used to hold the jacket onto the book. . First. Cloth. Good/Good. Illus. by Troughton, Joanna. 4to - over… Leer más

Lincolnwood, Illinois: Phoenix International Publications, Inc, 2014. This book requires My First Music Fun to play the music. It is not included. First Edition with full numberline 8vo size pictorial hardcover with brightly covered illustrated pages with some sheet music. The book is unpaginated - it has about 20 pages. In like new condition! . First. Pictorial Cover. As New/No Jacket. Illus. by Loter, Inc.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Recorded Books, 2012. Read by Sisi Aisha Johnson and Maria Cabezas Two CDs in hard clamshell From back cover: "When Wren and Darra meet at age 14, they recognize each other instantly, though they've never actually seen each other. It has been six years since: Darra's father stole a car and drove it home, not knowing that Wren was hiding in the back. Darra was the only one who guessed that Wren stayed hidden in their locked garage... Now, in Cabin Eight at Camp Oakwood, each girl knows the other's most private secret - and neither of them wants to talk about what happened." Ex-library with typical treatments to discs and case. This item was fully tested and plays fine. . Audio CD. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Recorded Books, 2012. Read by Mark Turetsky Two CDs in hard clamshell From back cover: "Ten-year-old Sasha Zaichik has known the laws of the Soviet Young pioneers since the age of six... But now that it is finally time to join the Young Pioneers, the day Sasha has awaited for so long, everything seems to go awry. Is it possible that everything he knows about the Soviet government is a lie?" The title of the book refers to an indicent in which Sasha accidentally breaks the nose off a statue of Stalin. Ex-library with typical treatments to discs and case. This item was fully tested and plays fine. . Audio CD. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Philadelphia: John C Winston Company, 1946. First Edition 8vo size gray clothbound hardcover with blue titles on the spine and a blue decoration on front cover; 216 pages with black and white decoration and six full page black and white illustrations. Endpapers are a blue and white two page spread illustration. Color frontispiece on glossy stock. Please note vintage children's mystery book is a product of its time. It uses stereotypical language to depict the conversations of black characters and uses other derogatory language. Soil to covers. We noted fingermarks on the margin of page 74-75, 92, 152, 164; stains in the margins of pages 63-64, 192-194, a small tear in the bottom margin of page 92 and two creased page corners. Original bookseller's sticker on fep. . First. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1946. Very rare 1946 4th printing 8vo size blue clothbound hardcover with brown illustration and titles on front cover and brown titles and decoration on spine; 183 pages with 12 full page black and white illustrations by Mary Reardon. End papers are a two page spread black and white illustration. Bumped head and heel of spine and lightly bumped corners. There are two small bumps on the top of he book and some pages have a very small bump in the top margin. Name on inside front cover. Fingermarks or light soil in the margins of pages 17-19, 114, 138-139 and 146. There is a stray pen mark in the margin of page 99. Family historians: the name in the book is Charles Hager. . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Reardon, Mary. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Greenwillow Books, 1993. Stated First Edition with full numberline 8vo size pictorial hardcover with matching dust jacket; 64 pages with black and white illustrations throughout From dust jacket: "(These stories are about) Abigail, Sam, their taxicab-driver father, artist mother and dog Benton... Daddy is never at loss for a story (sometimes) his inspiration is a painting by Mother... Sam and Abigail paint, draw and sometimes tell their own stories and it's quite clear from whom they get their talents." Bumped corners and head and heel of spine, smiley face stamp on fep, jacket has moderate wear. . First. Pictorial Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Abolafia, Yossi. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Ashland, OH: Landoll Inc., 1996. 4to size staple-bound softcover, unpaginated - about 18 one-sided pages each with a color paint bar across the top. You'll need to supply a water cup and paint brush to reconstitute the paint. Dave wants the Chipmunks to go the library on their day off from school. Brand new old stock, never used. Light wear to covers. . Stapled. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1967. This is the sixth book in the series. 8vo size pictorial hardcover; 214 pages with some full page sepia colored illustrations. From pages 7 and 8: "The boys loved their new home. It was wonderful to be living permanently in the biggest city in the United States. 'New York,' Jack Power said, 'just like a dream come true.' 'You bet,' said his younger brother Chip. 'An for making the dream come true, we can thank Mr. Donovan...' Mr. Donovan... had persuaded... Mr. Power, a widower, to move to New York (and his boys, aged 17 and 15 were excited.)" Edgewear, bumped head and heel of spine. Pages are tanned. . Pictorial Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Burns, Raymond. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Delacorte Press, 1999. Stated First American Edition with full numberline 8vo size hardcover with illustrated dust jacket; 214 pages with black and white illustrations by Nick Sharratt throughout From dust jacket: "Charlie's world is changing... Her new teacher refuses to call her anything but Charlotte and forces her to sit next to Jamie Edwards, the most revolting ... boy in the whole class. And assigns her a project on the dreary Victorian period... It's all too much for Charlie. There is only so much change a girl can handle before she has to take control of her own life." Moderate wear to jacket including creased spine, small chip missing from bottom of spine, bumped head and heel of spine, edgewear, creased back jacket fold and penciled name on fep. . First American. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Sharratt, Nick. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Chancellor Press, 1987. Told by C S Evans 8vo size pictorial hardcover; 110 pages with black and white illustrations and decoration and a few color illustrations. Illustrated endpapers. Back cover contains a brief biography of the illustrator. This is a reprint. The original was first published in 1920. Arthur Rackham (1867 - 1939) was an innovative book illustrator, often combining pen and ink drawings with watercolor. Rackham's work remains highly collectible. From back cover: "This entrancing work contains both color and black silhouette drawings, and these decorate every page of C.S. Evan's appealing text." Bumped and worn corners and head and heel of spine. There is a quarter inch tear at top of front pastedown and book is shaken. Top corner of pages are bumped. There is a teeny spot inside front cover. . Pictorial Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Rackham, Arthur. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.