Children's from Dave Shoots, Bookseller

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1950 Book. Illus. by Fuertes, Louis Agassiz. Very Good Minus. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Lovely light green hardcover with pastedown of a moose on the front. Dozens of colour and black and white plates of favourite Burgess animal characters such as Chatterer the Red Squirrel, Paddy the Beaver, and… Saber más sobre este artículo

Fredericton, N.B.: Brunswick Press, 1979 Book. Illus. by Molly Lamb Bobak. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8 1/8 x 8 1/8. Soft cover children's picture book illustrated by Canadian artist, Molly Lamb Bobak. "Born in Vancouver, Molly Lamb Bobak's career as an artist was launched during World War II as an official war artist, the first woman to… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: Thomas Allan Limited, 1961 Book. Illus. by Illustrated By Pat. Patience. Good. Hardcover. Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition. 6 x 8 1/4 Inches. Original olive cloth on boards with black lettering. Cloth is split at top and bottom edges of spine. Corner wear. Ex-library book with sticker and pocket. Child's name in front.… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Burns & Oates, Limited, 1904 Book. Illus. by B & W Photos and Drawings By T. Baines. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 5 3/4 x 7 3/4 Inches. Original olive cloth over boards with gilt illustration of a boy and gilt lettering. Gift inscription. Spine tanned. 1/8" tear in cloth at top of spine. Rubbing at… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1911 Book. Illus. by B & W Photos. Very Good Minus. Hardcover. First American Edition. 5 x 8 Inches. Original olive green cloth on boards with gilt titles and illustration of a small boy on the cover. Front hinge cracked. Gift inscription. Children's story heavy on Catholic moralism. Scarce edition. … Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1905 Book. Illus. by Eight Pen and Ink Illustrations. Very Good. Hardcover. First - First Published 1905. 5 3/4 x 8 Inches. Original mustard cloth with brown lettering and vignette of a girl and a boy in green and brown on the cover. Gift inscription. Spine sunned. Twenty moral tales aimed… Saber más sobre este artículo

Chicago: Fairbanks & Palmer Publishing Co., 1888 Book. Illus. by 450 B/W Illustrations. Good Plus. Hardcover. Reprint. 5 3/4 x 7 1/2 Inches. Bright red hardcover with gilt and black titles and cover illustration. Spine is worn, frayed, sunned, and has a 3/4 inch tear at bottom of rear hinge. Slight folding to bottom corner at the hinge… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1936 Book. Illus. by The Author. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Gaston and Josephine are two very rosy French pigs who live with their mother and father on a little farm in the mountains in France. Their uncle in America has invited them to come and visit their little cousins. They… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: Thomas Allen Limited, 1950 Book. Illus. by R. York Wilson (jacket). Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Minor tape to DJ, but look inside ! Here are dozens of familiar drawings of Maggie and her friends on every page ! Eleven stories include "The Lost Shoe" and "The Snake Mittens."… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: Thomas Allen & Son, Ltd., 1981 Book. Illus. by Jennetta Vise. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Red paper boards. DJ has two small top tears. No writing. Ten stories, including Mrs. Tab's Party, Admiral Nelson, and Wing Feathers. Innocent, clean fun for your little one. 128 pp..

Boston: The Page Company, 1920 Book. Illus. by Unidentified. Good Plus. Hardcover. Fiftieth Impression. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. "A charming idyl of East Coast life." - Catalog. Captain January is a lighthouse keeper and a top-notch story teller. He rescued Star Bright after a shipwreck. After a half-hearted search for her relatives he keeps her for himself.… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd., 1930 Book. Illus. by George Cruikshank Frontispiece. Good Plus. Hardcover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Green cloth on boards. Previous owner's name. Three comical stickers. Suggestions to take stories seriously, take one's time, don't admit to your mistakes, use appropriate voice, etc. Many story titles are offered. 251… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: T. Nelson & Sons Book. Illus. by Unidentified. Fair to Good. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Highly-decorated blue cloth with floral pastedown panel on boards. Edgeworn. Gift inscription as follows: S.S. Christmas Tree to George McLennan, Lancaster, 21st Dec. 1886. Protagonist of the story is Clara Montgomery, who frustrates her teacher and parents by her laziness.… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Dodd, Mead, and Co. Book. Illus. by Unidentified. Good Plus. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Highly-decorated beige cloth with pastedown panel on boards. Neither author nor illustrator is known. Thornton has a habit of bragging, which ends after he is treed by a calf which he took to be a bear. 62 pp. Estimated date… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Nonesuch Press Book. Illus. by Uncredited. Good. Hardcover. 7 1/2 x 10 Oblong. Mr. Tootleoo is a sailor who suffers shipwreck but doesn't drown. "Close at hand, upon my word, he found a Cockyollybird." It goes on to tell of the cockyolly chicks, a whale, a seagull who takes an egg to our hero, and finally, the Cockyollybird… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Oxford University Press, 1967 Book. Illus. by The Author. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Little Tim lives near the ocean, and wants to be a sailor. His friend, Captain McFee, has shown him how to tie special knots. This book is clean and undamaged. It is protected by clear plastic film over the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Garden City, N. Y.: Doubleday Doran & Co., Inc., 1935 Book. Illus. by The Author. Good Plus. Hardcover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Red cloth on boards. Half-title and p. 3 have extraneous marks not affecting readability. Set in a hot, Spanish-speaking country, occupied in part by gypsies. No racial prejudice in evidence. Chickens and other animals… Saber más sobre este artículo

Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., 1920 Book. Illus. by W.L. Metcalf, and Others. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A broad selection of stories of children from around the world, at work and play. Illustrated in black-and-white. Previous owner's name. Foxing to cover of book. DJ has several short tears. 254 pp..

Boston: L.C. Page & Co., 1900 Book. Illus. by Butler, Alice S.. Good Plus. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Grey cloth showing cattails and dragonflies. Young Helen and her older brother, Harry, visit the Park where they enter a trap-door, the entrance to the home of the Pin Elves. Eventually they meet the Pin Elves,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: United Church Publishing House, 1937 Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Maroon book on cloth boards. Approx. 125 songs and finger plays with recommendations for three age groups: Nursery (3 yrs.), Beginner (4-5 yrs.), and Primary (6,7, and 8 yrs.). Pp. 95-96 have a long tear, but are readable. 100 pp..