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  • THE TWELVE DOGS OF CHRISTMAS. by Kragen, Emma.
    Kragen, Emma.
    THE TWELVE DOGS OF CHRISTMAS.

    Edition: First printing.

    Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, (1998.). SIGNED hardcover first edition - Inspired by her own dogs, Emma wrote this variation on the Christmas classic - her version begins with "a poodle in a dog house." Illustrated with photographs by Donald Fuller. SIGNED by the author to the title page. Includes a bonus CD inside the front cover. Square format, unpaginated. Promotional material laid in. ISBN: 0-8499-58733.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated boards.

    Book ID: 87927
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  • HAWAII: Gem of the Pacific. (Landmark #49) by [Landmark Books] Lewis, Oscar.
    [Landmark Books] Lewis, Oscar.
    HAWAII: Gem of the Pacific. (Landmark #49)

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Random House, (1954) dj. Hardcover first edition - A 'Landmark Book' for children, illustrated by Stephen Medvey. The Landmark series is perhaps one of the best series of historical and biographical books for children from the mid-20th century, and they are especially remarkable for the quality of the writing - in many cases, a Landmark book might be the only children's book by an author who is considered an expert in their field. Includes glossary of Hawaiian words and phrases, index. 183 pp. plus 2 pp list of other Landmark books. Illustrated endpapers.

    Condition: Very near fine in beige cloth covers, in a very good dust jacket with light edgewear, a bit of sunning to the spine. Original price code of 150/150 still present.

    Book ID: 85366
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  • BEYOND THE DIVIDE. by Lasky, Kathryn.
    Lasky, Kathryn.
    BEYOND THE DIVIDE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Macmillan, (1983.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel for older children and young adults about a 14 year old Amish girl who, with her father, travels West to California, during the 1849 Gold Rush. When her father becomes ill, they are abandoned by the other travelers and left to survive - or die - in the snowy mountains near Mt Lassen. 254 pp. ISBN: 0-02-7516709.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (prev owner's name blacked out on front endpaper, one small chip and several small peeled spots to the dj.)

    Book ID: 56076
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  • MARIE ANTOINETTE, PRINCESS OF VERSAILLES. by Lasky, Kathryn [Knight.]
    Lasky, Kathryn [Knight.]
    MARIE ANTOINETTE, PRINCESS OF VERSAILLES.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Scholastic, (2000.) dj. Hardcover first edition - In 1769, thirteen year old Maria Antonia, daughter of Empress Theresa, begins a journal chronicling her days at the Austrian court and preparations for her to become queen of France. Illustrated with photographs.A title in the Royal Diaries Series. 236 pp. ISBN: 0-439-076668.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated boards, no dust jacket as issued. All edges gilt.

    Book ID: 53328
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  • DECK THE HALL: A Traditional Carol. by Long, Sylvia, illustrator.
    Long, Sylvia, illustrator.
    DECK THE HALL: A Traditional Carol.

    Edition: First printing.

    San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (2000.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - All the pleasures of the holiday charmingly depicted in Long's brilliant color paintings. SIGNED by Long on the title page with the words "Fa la la" and a small drawing of spectacles. Square format, bound in red glossy illustrated boards, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-8118-28212.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 46426
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  • RAW HEAD, BLOODY BONES: African-American Tales of the Supernatural by Lyons, Mary E., selected by.
    Lyons, Mary E., selected by.
    RAW HEAD, BLOODY BONES: African-American Tales of the Supernatural

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of 15 stories "many from South Carolina, especially from the Sea Islands, while others are from Florida, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Michigan, and the Cape Verde Islands. Most were collected 50 years ago or more by Zora Neale Hurston among others, and many are not in print in other collections. The use of dialect (especially in the Gullah stories from the South Carolina Sea Islands) adds to the sense of authenticity. Short informative notes at the end of each tale provide a context and explain any unfamiliar words. In the notes and reading lists link the stories to the history of slavery." (School Library Journal) Notes, bibliography, suggestions for further reading. 88 pp. ISBN: 0-684193337.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 88181
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  • THE TAIN, THE GREAT CELTIC EPIC. by Mac Uistin, Liam.
    Mac Uistin, Liam.
    THE TAIN, THE GREAT CELTIC EPIC.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    Dublin: The O'Brien Press, (1989) dj. Hardcover - An easily understood version, written for both children and adults, of the most famous Irish legend. Tells of the army of Queen Maeve, of her greed, and of the great battle between the warrior Cuchulainn and his friend, Ferdia. Illustrations by Donald Teskey. 93 pp. ISBN: 0-86278-204-X.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (toning to pages).

    Book ID: 78622
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  • THE WILLIE MAYS STORY. by [Mays, Willie] Shapiro, Milton.
    [Mays, Willie] Shapiro, Milton.
    THE WILLIE MAYS STORY.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Julian Messner, (1961) dj. Hardcover first edition - A biography for older children and young adults of one the greatest baseball players of all time. When he was called up by the Giants in 1951, he was rookie of the year, and 1954 after returning from 2 years in the Army during the Korean War, he was MVP - and is still known for "the catch" in the first game of the World series that year. One of a series of Sports Biographies published by Messner. Illustrated with photographs. Index. 192 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in light gray cloth (small bookplate, discolored spot near base of spine) in a fair dust jacket with overall edgewear and several tears. Original price of 2.95 on flap. Uncommon in the first edition. Dust jacket is now protected by a removable archival cover.

    Book ID: 85372
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  • BLACK DIAMOND: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues. by McKissack, Patricia C and Frederick Jr.
    McKissack, Patricia C and Frederick Jr.
    BLACK DIAMOND: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues.

    Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.

    New York: Scholastic, (1994.). SIGNED - History of black baseball written for older children/young adults, illustrated with many photographs. An interesting point is that in the declining days of the Negro Leagues, several women played on the teams. Includes a timeline, bibliography and index. 184 pages. ISBN: 0-590-458108.

    Condition: SIGNED and dated on title page. Near fine.

    Book ID: 20473
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  • BLACK DIAMOND: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues. by McKissack, Patricia C and Frederick Jr.
    McKissack, Patricia C and Frederick Jr.
    BLACK DIAMOND: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    New York: Scholastic, 1994. SIGNED - History of black baseball written for older children/young adults, illustrated with many photographs. An interesting point is that in the declining days of the Negro Leagues, several women played on the teams. Includes a timeline, bibliography and index. 184 pages. ISBN: 0-590-458108.

    Condition: SIGNED and dated on title page. Very good (prev owner's name inside front cover.)

    Book ID: 32998
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  • INTO THE WEST: From Reconstruction to the Final Days of the American Frontier. by McPherson, James M.
    McPherson, James M.
    INTO THE WEST: From Reconstruction to the Final Days of the American Frontier.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Atheneum, (2006) dj. Hardcover first edition - A beautifully illustrated book for older children by this Pulitzer prize winning historian -"Contains personal narratives from settlers and soldiers as well as profiles and accounts of the actions of many important historical persons involved in Reconstruction and the movement west, such as President Andrew Johnson, General George Armstrong Custer, Sitting Bull, and more." Index. Large square format, 96 pp. Timeline on endpapers. ISBN: 0-689865430.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 67506
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  • BOO WHOO? by Moerbeek, Kees.
    Moerbeek, Kees.
    BOO WHOO?

    Edition: First printing.

    Los Angeles: Price Stern Sloan (1993). Hardcover first edition - A spooky mix and match pop-up book. Five mix and match pop-ups which let you pair a skull with a black cat with a monster and more. ISBN: 0-843136235.

    Condition: Very good in green glossy illustrated boards (slight spine slant, all pop-ups intact)

    Book ID: 87225
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  • THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. by Moore, Clement Clarke; illustrated by Bruce Whatley.
    Moore, Clement Clarke; illustrated by Bruce Whatley.
    THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

    Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Harper Collins, (1998). The classic Christmas poem, with colorful new illustrations by Bruce Whatley. This advance issue consists of loose unbound page laid into the dust jacket. Oblong format, unpaginated.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 78513
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  • AN AMERICAN PLAGUE: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793. by Murphy, Jim.
    Murphy, Jim.
    AN AMERICAN PLAGUE: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    New York: Clarion Books / Houghton Mifflin, (2003). Hardcover - A book for older children which "describes the illness known as yellow fever and the toll it took on Philadephia's residents, relating the epidemic to the major social and political events of the day and to 18th-century medical beliefs and practices. . . [He] spotlights the heroic role of Philadelphia's free blacks in combating the disease, and the Constitutional crisis that President Washington faced when he was forced to leave the cityand all his paperswhile escaping the deadly contagion. A Newbery Honor Book and nominated National Book Award Illustrated with fascinating archival prints. Map, sources, index. Slightly over-sized format. 165 pp. ISBN: 0-395776082.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 78411
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  • THE GREATEST: MUHAMMAD ALI. by Myers, Walter Dean.
    Myers, Walter Dean.
    THE GREATEST: MUHAMMAD ALI.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Scholastic, 2001. dj. Hardcover first edition - A look at Muhammad Ali's life from a talented writer for young readers. Photographs. Bibliography, chronology, index. 172 pp.

    Condition: Good only in a very good dustjacket (underlining on a few pages, corners bumped.)

    Book ID: 41247
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  • TIES THAT BIND, TIES THAT BREAK. by Namioka, Lensey.
    Namioka, Lensey.
    TIES THAT BIND, TIES THAT BREAK.

    Edition: 3rd printing.

    New York: Delacorte, (1999) dj. Hardcover - Novel for older children set in China in the early years of the 20th century, the story of a young girl who refuses to have her feet bound, and how this changed her life. 154 pp. ISBN: 0-385326661.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 65080
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  • THE OWL-SCATTERER by Norman, Howard (illustrated by Michael McCurdy)
    Norman, Howard (illustrated by Michael McCurdy)
    THE OWL-SCATTERER

    Edition: First printing.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - His first book for children, the story of old Jake (just a" rickety" old hermit) and how he came to the rescue of the town when it was overrun by owls of all kinds . Beautifully illustrated with many full page woodcuts by Michael McCurdy. SIGNED by Norman on the title page. Selected by the NY Times as one of the best illustrated books of the year. Oblong format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-87113-0580.

    Condition: Fine in a very near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 10227
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  • Norman, Howard (llustrated by Michael McCurdy)
    HOW GLOOSKAP OUTWITS THE ICE GIANTS, and Other Tales of the Maritime Indians

    Edition: First printing.

    Boston: Little Brown, 1989. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Six stories retold by Norman - about the giant Glooskap who first created human beings and then travelled among them from the Bay of Fundy to the shores of New England. SIGNED by the author. Illustrated with wood engravings by Michael McCurdy. 60 pp. ISBN: 0-316-611816.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dustjacket (remainder line, slight fading to edges of boards.)

    Book ID: 5060
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  • HOW GLOOSKAP OUTWITS THE ICE GIANTS, and Other Tales of the Maritime Indians by Norman, Howard (llustrated by Michael McCurdy)
    Norman, Howard (llustrated by Michael McCurdy)
    HOW GLOOSKAP OUTWITS THE ICE GIANTS, and Other Tales of the Maritime Indians

    Edition: First printing.

    Boston: Little Brown, 1989. dj. Hardcover first edition - Six stories retold by Norman - about the giant Glooskap who first created human beings and then travelled among them from the Bay of Fundy to the shores of New England. SIGNED by the author. Illustrated with wood engravings by Michael McCurdy. 60 pp. ISBN: 0-316-611816.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dustjacket (remainder line, slight fading to edges of boards.)

    Book ID: 52055
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  • THE WAR CHIEFS; a Story of the Spanish Conquerors in Santo Domingo. by Ober, Frederick A.
    Ober, Frederick A.
    THE WAR CHIEFS; a Story of the Spanish Conquerors in Santo Domingo.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Dutton, 1904. Hardcover first edition - Adventure story for older boys, set in 1493, the story of a Spanish boy left in the new world when Columbus returned to Spain. Illustrated with a frontispiece with a tissue guard and five plates. 339 pp plus 4 pp of publisher's ads.

    Condition: Very good in illustrated brown cloth (missing front endpaper, some rubbing to the lettering on the spine, but a sturdy, tight and clean copy with a very attractive front cover)

    Book ID: 69256
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  • Rohmer, Harriet and Anchondo Mary (adapted by). Illustrated by Graciela Carrillo.
    HOW WE CAME TO THE FIFTH WORLD / COMO VINIMOS AL QUINTO MUNDO: A Creation Story from Ancient Mexico.

    Edition: Revised edition.

    San Francisco: Children's Book Press (1988). Hardcover - Bilingual children's book with the text in Spanish and English, a descriptive tale as told by Aztec elders illustrated with vibrant paintings by Graciela Carrillo. Part of Tales of the Americas series. Informative end page by Harriet Rohmer. 24 pp. ISBN: 9780892390243.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated boards.

    Book ID: 59454
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  • FAMOUS AMERICAN NEGRO POETS. by Rollins, Charlemae.
    Rollins, Charlemae.
    FAMOUS AMERICAN NEGRO POETS.

    Edition: Fourth printing.

    New York: Dodd, Mead, (1965.) dj. Hardcover - Illustrated with photographs and designed to appeal to young people, this book contains short biographies and poetic samples of 12 African American writers, including Arna Bontemps, Francis E. W. Harper, Gwendolyn Brooks, Dunbar and Hughes. In addition to being a writer herself, Rollins was a pioneering librarian - as the head librarian of the children's department of the Chicago Public Library, she used this position to fight to remove books with negative racist stereotypes and to replace them with books that highlighted contributions by African Americans. Her biography of Langston Hughes received the Coretta Scott King book award. A title in the Famous Biographies for Young People series. Bibliography, index. 95 pp.

    Condition: Fine in blue cloth in a near fine dust jacket (hint of sunning to spine of dj)

    Book ID: 56170
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  • LION SINGER. by Ross, Sylvia.
    Ross, Sylvia.
    LION SINGER.

    Edition: First printing.

    Berkeley, CA: Heyday Books, (2005) dj. Hardcover first edition - A story for children about a young Chukchansi boy of Northern California who makes a mistake which results in his little sister being in danger. He finds his courage, and with the help of his cousins, saves his sister from a mountain lion. ISBN: 1-597140090.

    Condition: Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 85999
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  • POP-UP ATLAS OF THE WORLD: A GLOBE IN A BOOK. by Rowland-Entwistle, Theodore (Illustrated by Phil Jacobs and Mike Peterkin)
    Rowland-Entwistle, Theodore (Illustrated by Phil Jacobs and Mike Peterkin)
    POP-UP ATLAS OF THE WORLD: A GLOBE IN A BOOK.

    Edition: First American edition.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (1988.). Hardcover first edition - Atlas which shows how the countries, continents & oceans of the world fit together w/the aid of 3 pop-ups of the globe, focusing on the Americas, Europe and Africa, and Asia and Oceana. Illustrated by Phil Jacobs and Mike Peterkin, conceived and designed by Graham Brown, paper engineering by Paul Wilgress. Unpaginated, large format. ISBN: 0-671-658980.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated boards.

    Book ID: 54937
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  • BILLY SMITH, EXPLORING ACE: or, By Airplaine to New Guinea (The Great Ace Series #1) by Sainsbury, Noel.
    Sainsbury, Noel.
    BILLY SMITH, EXPLORING ACE: or, By Airplaine to New Guinea (The Great Ace Series #1)

    Edition: Early printing.

    New York: Cupples & Leon Company, (1928.). Hardcover - Billy Smith is the son of a noted explorer, and a pilot. , , , the incidents and adventures in these books are based upon Sainsbury's experiences as one of America's early naval aviators in World War I, and after in his global travels. Glossy frontispiece, bordered endpapers. Lists to #5 in the series on the last page. 247 pp.

    Condition: Fair condition only in red cloth with black lettering and illustration of an airplane - prev owner's name in pencil, some damage to side of spine near top, no dust jacket.

    Book ID: 85841
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  • BILLY SMITH, TRAIL EATER ACE: or, Into the Wilds of Northern Alaska by Airplane (The Great Ace Series #4) by Sainsbury, Noel.
    Sainsbury, Noel.
    BILLY SMITH, TRAIL EATER ACE: or, Into the Wilds of Northern Alaska by Airplane (The Great Ace Series #4)

    Edition: Hardcover.

    New York: Cupples & Leon Company, (1933.) dj. Hardcover - Billy Smith is the son of a noted explorer, and a pilot. According to the brief biography on the front flap of the dust jacket, the incidents and adventures in these books are based upon Sainsbury's experiences as one of America's early naval aviators in World War I, and after in his global travels. Glossy frontispiece. Both the front flap of the dust jacket and the ad in the back list to #5 in the series.208 pp plus 2 pp ads.

    Condition: Fair condition only in red cloth in a poor dust jacket (bleeding from lower edge of cloth to dj, dust jacket torn along side of spine, front flap detached but still present, other wear.)

    Book ID: 66720
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  • BEASTLY TALES FROM HERE AND THERE. by Seth, Vikram.
    Seth, Vikram.
    BEASTLY TALES FROM HERE AND THERE.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Harper Collins, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of animal fables in verse by this noted Indian author. From the dust jacket flap: "Familiar characters in a new and magical form, such as the greedy crocodile who was outwitted by the monkey or the steady tortoise who out-ran the hare, here take their place beside a newly minted gallery of characters and creatures who are quirky, comical and always fun. Of the ten fables told here, two come from India [including the delightful story of the louse and the mosquito], two from China, two from Greece, two from the Ukraine, and two, as the author puts it, 'came directly to me from the land of…

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    New York: Harper Collins, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of animal fables in verse by this noted Indian author. From the dust jacket flap: "Familiar characters in a new and magical form, such as the greedy crocodile who was outwitted by the monkey or the steady tortoise who out-ran the hare, here take their place beside a newly minted gallery of characters and creatures who are quirky, comical and always fun. Of the ten fables told here, two come from India [including the delightful story of the louse and the mosquito], two from China, two from Greece, two from the Ukraine, and two, as the author puts it, 'came directly to me from the land of Gup.' " Illustrated with line drawings by Ravi Shankar, who also did the amusing dust jacket art. Small square format. 130 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0171154.

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    Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (crease to one leaf).

    Book ID: 63102
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  • CHILDREN OF HAWAII. by Shinn, Alida Visscher.
    Shinn, Alida Visscher.
    CHILDREN OF HAWAII.

    Edition: Hardcover.

    Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania: Bell Publishing Co, (c 1939.). Hardcover - Patsy is visiting her Hawaiian friend Ululani, who teaches her all about the islands in this appealing book, which gives a picture of the Territory of Hawaii in the years before World War II. Illustrated with full page photographs and small drawings and decorations by Jimmy Thompson. Map endpapers. Unpaginated.

    Condition: Very good in tan boards with pasted on photograph, no dust jacket (gift inscription, top of spine splitting slightly.) .

    Book ID: 47641
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  • IN SEARCH OF THE THUNDER DRAGON. by Shrestha., Romio and Sophie.
    Shrestha., Romio and Sophie.
    IN SEARCH OF THE THUNDER DRAGON.

    Edition: First printing.

    San Rafael, CA: Mandala, (2007.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A beautifully written and gorgeously illustrated book which brings to life the beauty and traditions of the Buddhist Kingdom of Bhutan in the Himalaya Mountains as it creates Thunder Dragons that play hide-and-seek in the clouds during big winter storms. Unpaginated. Oversized oblong format. ISBN: 9781601091000.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 42117
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  • THERE'S A ZOO IN ROOM 22. by Sierra, Judy (Illustrated by Barney Saltzberg)
    Sierra, Judy (Illustrated by Barney Saltzberg)
    THERE'S A ZOO IN ROOM 22.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harcourt, Inc., (2000.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Humorous rhymes which bring a whole zoo to Miss Darling's classroom from Amanda Anaconda to heaps of hamsters, the lemur in the lunchbox, and more. Colorfully illustrated by Barney Saltzberg. SIGNED on the title page by the author and dated in the year of publication. Large format, bound in glossy illustrated boards, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-152020330.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 36855
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