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London: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 1854797964 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, a couple of dings by DJ spine short tear top of spine.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W and colour illustrations ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 144 pages; Covers such illustrators as Randolph Caldecott, Kate Greenaway, Arthur Rackham, Maxfield Parrish, Howard Pyle and many more. .

London: ODHAMS. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1950. Hardcover. DJ chipped and creased along edges with short tears, quarter size chip top front panel smaller one, bottom back panel a few pages soiled, some staining page fore edges. Gift notation facing half title page ; A bright solid, book. Text unmarked; 256 pages; Undated but appears to be circa 1950. A collection of funny stories, poetry, comics by such authors as Enid Blyton, Captain W. E. Johns, Elisabeth Kyle, Martin Lawrence et al. Copyright S.451.1.R.S. .

Toronto: Macmillan. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1962. Third Printing. Hardcover. DJ and boards show some shelf wear, with chipping present along bottom edge of DJ, some tape stains on decorative endpapers. Previous owner's name stamped on inside front board. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector unclipped. B&W illustrations throughout ; Great Stories of Canada # 5; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 147 pages; "This is the gripping story of the legendary Klondike gold rush, from 1896 when gold was discovered, to 1899 when the Nome rush began and the Klondike rush ended. It starts on the Klondike River, with George Carmack and Bob Henderson, who together are credited with the discovery of the Klondike gold. Through story and anecdote, here are the first frenzied days of the rush when miners who were close at hand found themselves in possession of fabulous riches. It took eight months for the news to reach the outside world and then the rush was really… Leer más

Garden City: Doubleday. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Price clipped dust jacket is chipped with short tears, lightly soiled. Light wear head and tail of book's spine ; A tight solid book, DJ in Mylar. Matching Gahan Wilson illustrations on dust jacket and boards. Stated first edition.; B&W Illustrations; 9 X 6 X 1 inches; 47 pages .

Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2018. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0763660574 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, top front board lightly bumped.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar.; B&W Illustrations; 8.6 X 6.0 X 0.9 inches; 352 pages; This is a biography of children's author written for kids in the upper elementary grades and middle school."Once upon a time, there was a girl named Maud who adored stories. When she was fourteen years old, Maud wrote in her journal, “I love books. I hope when I grow up to be able to have lots of them.” Not only did Maud grow up to own lots of books, she wrote twenty-four of them herself as L. M. Montgomery, the world-renowned author of Anne of Green Gables. For many years, not a great deal was known about Maud’s personal life. Her childhood was spent with strict, undemonstrative grandparents, and her reflections on writing, her lifelong struggles with anxiety and… Leer más

Switzerland: Vadian-Verlag St. Gallen. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. 1960. Second Printing. Unknown Binding. DJ chipped and scuffed with short tears, DJ lightly soiled, corners lightly bumped ; DJ in Mylar A tight solid book, hinges intact.; B&W Illustrations; Text in German .

New York: Oxford University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1948. 1st Thus. Hardcover. Light wear to extremities. DJ has some soiling, 1/2" chip missing from front upper left corner. ; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; B&W and Colour illustrations; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 62 pages; This children's story was originally published in 1884 just a year before the death of the author. This edition's collectibility relies on the charming illustrations, both B&W and color by Tasha Tudor. The black titles on the spine of the green boards make this the second issue of this release, first issue had gilt titles. .

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Book shows light wear. Dustjacket shows some chipping, including a penny sized one top of front panel, short tears, some soiling. ; A tight solid book, hinges intact. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 112 pages; Laura Beatrice Berton, author of I Married the Klondike and mother of Pierre Berton and her co-author, daughter Lucy Berton Woodward draw on their experience of life in the Yukon and Laura's memories of the Klondike gold rush to create this adventure story written for kids. The story centers on a boy Johnny Marton who's great grandfather had ostensibly found, but never worked a gold mine during the gold rush of 1898. Johnny and a friend have many adventures in their search for the mine. .

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Book shows light wear. Dustjacket shows some chipping, short tears, some soiling, 2 patches of sticker damage on front cover. ; A tight solid book, hinges intact. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 112 pages; Laura Beatrice Berton, author of I Married the Klondike and mother of Pierre Berton and her co-author, daughter Lucy Berton Woodward draw on their experience of life in the Yukon and Laura's memories of the Klondike gold rush to create this adventure story written for kids. The story centers on a boy Johnny Marton who's great grandfather had ostensibly found, but never worked a gold mine during the gold rush of 1898. Johnny and a friend have many adventures in their search for the mine. .

Ludlow UK: Ludlow Chimes Press. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author; Dust jacket has a few short tears and chips, light fading to edges. ; Signed and dated by author on title page. A tight solid book. DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 102 pages .

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Tape repaired tear base front fore edge of dust jacket with attendant crease, chipping top of spine, light scuffing ; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 99 pages; An adventure packed Dominion Day (Canada Day) and a couple of excited young people ( David and Janet) are the subject of this fun story. .

Toronto: Tundra Books. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. 0887768962 . DJ shows light shelf wear, front board has 3/4" long tear on inside hinge at bottom.(probably due to incorrect application of glue during binding process) ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Stunning full color illustrations by Ludmila Zeman ; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; Unpaginated pages; "A breathtakingly illustrated tribute to the art and mythology of West Coast native culture. In this exquisitely illustrated picture book, based on the animated short film of the same name, Linda Zeman-Spaleny transports young readers to a bygone time when nothing lived in the universe, when “out of the darkness came the Great Raven, who brought the Sun to the children of the North Pacific Coast.” .

Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle. Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1968. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0804804133 . B&W Illustrations; 68 pages; DJ a little scuffed, light chipping, short tears. DJ is clipped, bottom 3/4 inch torn from inside back flap. Dust jacket in Mylar. A tight solid book. A tale about a siamese cat and two young Thai children. .

London: Hodder Children's Books. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0340213582 . The dust jacket shows light edge wear and minor chipping, there's a short tear and a light scratch on on the front panel, remainder mark on bottom page edges. Notation erased on front pastedown. Front flap is clipped at the base. ; This is a bright solid book, dust jacket in Mylar. This book is meant for young readers five years old and up.; 84 pages; "Marmaduke, the old red glory, and his driver, Joe, are off to Spain on a holiday visit. Exciting things begin to happen to them even before they arrive! Together they learn about Flamenco dancing (Joe does the dancing), rescue a pet bull from the perils about bullfight, and get stuck in the narrow winding streets of the little town. Marmaduke even learns a little Spanish. And their return home from holiday is even more exciting than their departure!" blurb .

Boston: Little, Brown. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Price clipped dust jacket worn at extremities with dime sized chip head of spine, back panel dust soiled. Gift notation top front free end paper. Light wear only to book. ; Stated first edition. Bright solid book, hinges intact. Yellow cloth covered boards with black design and titles. This is Jean Little's first book. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 186 pages; "Away at school, Sally Copeland has always dreamed of going home, but now that she’s there, she feels frightened and unsure of herself.Will her brother and sister accept her? Will she be able to do things for herself? And what will it be like to go to a regular school and be the only one with cerebral palsy?" A new dog, Susie, helped to ease her transition into a "normal life" Little, herself legally blind from birth, attempts to deal with the problems in children's lives realistically - her… Leer más

London: John Baker. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1967. 1st UK. Hardcover. DJ chipped with short tears, light soil, 2 tape stains on front cover ; A tight solid book. DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; Rotherside Saga #3; B&W Illustrations; This is a followup to Owlglass and Nitehood .

London: Blackie and Son. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1925. 1st UK. Hardcover. Some general edge wear, bottom fore corners worn to boards, spine and back a little soiled, previous owner's name on FFEP. ; A tight solid book, hinges intact, text unmarked. Undated but circa middle 1920's.; 96 pages; This scarce children's book is illustrated with colour frontispiece and B&W illustrations. The large print seems to indicate it is for a younger reader. .

London: F.Warne. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1959. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Previous owner's name on FFEP, tape stains along front & back flap and pastedowns, price clipped DJ chipped with soil and tears, book shows some wear to extremities ; A tight solid book. DJ in Mylar ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 128 pages; The book contains ten stories originally written for radio broadcast by the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) .

Oxford: Oxford University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0192142283 . Some edgewear and crease top edge of dustjacket ; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 1.6 x 8.5 x 5.7 Inches; 478 pages; Here are some of the very best short stories written for children over the last 250 years. Compiled by the well-known children's writer and Carnegie Medalist, Jan Mark, this is the first anthology to trace how children's short stories evolved, ranging from the publication of Sarah Fielding's "The Governess" in 1749, to Nadia Wheatley's "Convict Box" in 1992. Anyone who enjoys children's fiction, whether young or old, will find something to savor in The Oxford Book of Children's Stories. Fairy tales, ghost stories, adventures and escapades in and out of school, every genre is included here, peopled by good children and bad, strict parents and kindly aunts, kings and… Leer más

London: Collins. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1967. Third Printing. Hardcover. DJ has some soiling, small tears. Large piece missing from top back of DJ. Price-clipped.; DJ in mylar. A tight solid book. ; B&W Illustrations; 128 pages .