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  • DOG STORIES EVERY CHILD SHOULD KNOW by Terhune, Albert Payson.
    Terhune, Albert Payson.
    DOG STORIES EVERY CHILD SHOULD KNOW

    Edition: Vintage hardcover.

    New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., for The Parents' Institute, Inc., (c 1922). Hardcover - Contains 11 stories which tell the further adventures of Lad. A title in The What Every Child Should Know, third series. Full-color frontispiece. Bound in blue cloth with an embossed border of children in different poses and a pasted-on illustration reproducing the frontispiece. 341 pp.

    Condition: Very good (rubbing to the gilt lettering on the spine, so barely legible)

    Book ID: 88825
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  • Thayer, Jane (illustrated by Lisa McCue.)
    THE PUPPY WHO WANTED A BOY.

    Edition: Weekly Reader edition.

    New York: Morrow, 1985. dj. Hardcover - Classic story originally published in 1958, with new illustrations by McCue. ISBN: 0-688-59449.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated boards, no dj as issued.

    Book ID: 21408
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  • LEE BAIRD, SON OF DANGER. by Thomas, H. C.
    Thomas, H. C.
    LEE BAIRD, SON OF DANGER.

    Edition: Hardcover.

    Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., (1957). Hardcover - Originally published as "A Boy Fighter with Andrew Jackson." Illustrated in duo-tone by Robert L. Jenney. Illustrated endpapers. Bound in cellophane binding with wrap-around art on the cover. 282 pp plus 2 pp publisher's ads.

    Condition: Good overall - a bit of delamination, some sunning to the spine, usual toning to the pages. but in better condition than this fragile binding is usually found.

    Book ID: 65308
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  • ELOISE IN MOSCOW. by Thompson, Kay (Knight, HIllary, illustrator).
    Thompson, Kay (Knight, HIllary, illustrator).
    ELOISE IN MOSCOW.

    Edition: Uncorrected proof (unbound paperback. )

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (2000.) dj. This is the advance issue for the new "revised jacket edition" issued in 2000. The fourth (and final) book featuring 6 year old Eloise, although now she has traveled far from her home at the Plaza Hotel. Lively rhymes and delightful illustrations by Hillary Knight, mostly in gold and black and white, but with a large double fold-out center illustration in full color. Large format, unpaginated and unbound (six sections laid into a proof dust jacket..

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. Very uncommon

    Book ID: 51759
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  • THE WISHING HORSE OF OZ. by Thompson, Ruth Plumly (Founded on and Continuing the Famous OZ Stories by L. Frank Baum).
    Thompson, Ruth Plumly (Founded on and Continuing the Famous OZ Stories by L. Frank Baum).
    THE WISHING HORSE OF OZ.

    Edition: Early printing.

    Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., (ca 1946, c 1935.) dj. Hardcover - The 29th of the "Famous Forty" Oz books. After L. Frank Baum's death, Ruth Plumly Thompson continued the Oz series, writing 19 Oz books. John R. Neill, the original illustrator of the Oz books, also went on to write and illustrate his own Oz books. The list of books on the rear flap of the dj list to The Magical Mimics of Oz (shown in the list as 36, but actually 37).Black and white illustrations by John R. Neill 298 pp. Illustrated endpapers.

    Condition: Near fine in brown cloth with a full color pasted on illustration in a very good dust jacket. (small chip at top of spine of dj, other minor wear, price on dj has been stamped over with 2.50.) The upper corners of a few pages are slightly bumped, but binding and front illustration is bright and beautiful.

    Book ID: 53822
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  • ALSO AN OCTOPUS or A Little Bit of Nothing. by Tokuda-Hall, Maggie; Illustrated by Benji Davies.
    Tokuda-Hall, Maggie; Illustrated by Benji Davies.
    ALSO AN OCTOPUS or A Little Bit of Nothing.

    Edition: First printing.

    Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, (2016) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "Every story starts the same wayÉwith nothing." This first book by Tokuda-Hall is a humorous take on the power of imagination and the myriad ways a story can be created - in this case, the story of a ukele-playing octopus who wants to go into space. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Illustrated in full color by Benji Davies. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 978-0763670849.

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

    Book ID: 68544
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  • SMITH OF WOOTTON MAJOR. by Tolkien, J.R. R.
    Tolkien, J.R. R.
    SMITH OF WOOTTON MAJOR.

    Edition: First printing.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1967. dj. Hardcover first edition - A small volume with a delightful fairy tale for all ages by the author of The Lord of the Rings - every 24 years a magical cake is made in the Viilage of Wooton Major, to celebrate The Feast of the Good Children. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. 62 pp.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 70849
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  • STACKS OF CAPS. by Tooze, Ruth; illustrated by William Moyers.
    Tooze, Ruth; illustrated by William Moyers.
    STACKS OF CAPS.

    Edition: Vintage hardcover.

    New York: Wonder Books, 1949. Hardcover - An authorized retelling of the classic story "Caps for Sale" by Esphyr Slobodkina, originally published by Wonder Books as "Monkey See, Monkey Do." Despite the complicated history, this is a delightful book for young children, colorfully illustrated by William Moyers. Unpaginated, square format.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated boards - previous owner's name, usual toning to the pages, but the binding is almost like new - unusual for these books.

    Book ID: 85377
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  • MARY POPPINS COMES BACK. by Travers, P. L.
    Travers, P. L.
    MARY POPPINS COMES BACK.

    Edition: Later printing.

    New York: Harcourt Brace & World, (1966.) dj. Hardcover - The second in the Mary Poppins series with illustrations by Mary Shepard. Notation on front cover of dust jacket "the famous character on which the Walt Disney film is based." 268 pp,

    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket (price-clipped.)

    Book ID: 75982
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  • AN ELEPHANT IS NOT A CAT. by Tresselt, Alvin and Wilbur Wheaton.
    Tresselt, Alvin and Wilbur Wheaton.
    AN ELEPHANT IS NOT A CAT.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Parents Magazine Press, (1962) dj. Hardcover first edition - Pieter Vanderloon was a very fortunate man with a fine wife, six children, and a mill overflowing with corn but when two tiny mice begin to eat some of corn begins to disappear, he goes to buy a cat. Instead he comes home with an elephant - after all, it cost him nothing except a promise to never return it!. A "Good Reader" Book, Illustrated by Tom Vroman. Thin square format, unpaginated.

    Condition: Very good in illustrated boards (previous owner's name) in a good dust jacket with some small chips, overall edgewear and wear to the folds.

    Book ID: 86099
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  • Trevor, William.
    JULIET'S STORY.

    Edition: 3rd printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. dj. Hardcover - The first book for children by this prize-winning Irish novelist. ISBN: 0-671-87442x.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 20509
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  • Trivas, Irene (illustrator) and Kurtz, Jane (author)
    I'M CALLING MOLLY.

    Edition: First printing.

    Niles, IL: Albert Whitman Co., 1990. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Charming story of the ups-and-downs of friendship between two children who live next door to each other, colorfully illustrated by Irene Trivas. Four year old Christopher, who has just learned to use the telephone, tries one ploy after another to get Molly to play with him, but she is busy with another friend. ISBN: 0-8075-34684.

    Condition: An association copy, INSCRIBED on the front endpaper by the illustrator to the dedicatee 'For... my favorite neighbor, my friend, love, Irene.' Near fine in glossy illustrated boards.

    Book ID: 22790
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  • Trott, Susan.
    MR. PRIVACY.

    Edition: First printing.

    Boston: Little Brown, 1972. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's hard to find first book, illustrated by Marsha Guminski. ISBN: 0-316-853003.

    Condition: Near fine in a very good dustjacket (light edgewear, previous owner's name on flap.)

    Book ID: 16822
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  • Trott, Susan.
    MR. PRIVACY.

    Edition: First printing.

    Boston: Little Brown, 1972. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's hard to find first book, illustrated by Marsha Guminski. ISBN: 0-316-853003.

    Condition: Fine in very good dust jacket (price-clipped, closed tear to dj at top of spine.)

    Book ID: 24022
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  • THE BUSY LITTLE HONEYBEE. by True, Josephine Morse.
    True, Josephine Morse.
    THE BUSY LITTLE HONEYBEE.

    Edition: First or early edition.

    Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, (1936). Hardcover - An appealing introduction to bees and a basic guide to beekeeping, written for children and illustrated with photographs and drawings by Jane Gleason. Small oblong format. 63 pp.

    Condition: Fair condition only in illustrated boards (the endpapers have been decorated with drawings by a previous owners, tear to margin of last leaf, some wear to the covers - but contents are clean.)

    Book ID: 84282
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  • TASHA TUDOR'S BEDTIME BOOK. by Tudor, Tasha, illustrator; Kate Klimo, editor.
    Tudor, Tasha, illustrator; Kate Klimo, editor.
    TASHA TUDOR'S BEDTIME BOOK.

    Edition: Later printing of the original edition.

    New York: Platt & Munk, (1984, c 1977). Hardcover - One or two page retellings of classic fairy tales and poems, both well-known and uncommon - from Goldilocks and the Three Bears to Shingebiss, Billy Goats Gruff, the Star Dipper, the Sugar Plum Tree, and much more - designed to be read to children, and beautifully illustrated with Tasha Tudor's watercolor paintings. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-448472171.

    Condition: Good+ in illustrated boards (a bit of wear to corners, name inside front cover), no dust jacket as issued. .

    Book ID: 88253
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  • ALL FOR LOVE. by Tudor, Tasha (selected, edited & illustrated)
    Tudor, Tasha (selected, edited & illustrated)
    ALL FOR LOVE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Philomel Books, (1984.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An anthology of poems, stories, folklore, songs and recipes on the theme of love, with delicate and charming full color illustrations on every page by Tudor. Oblong format. 93 pp. First issue with all the points including the error on page 90. ISBN: 0-689-82842X.

    Condition: Very near fine in a very good dustjacket (tear and associated creasing to upper edge of back cover of dj and at top of spine, original price of 15.95 still present. now in an archival dust jacket protector.)

    Book ID: 67787
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  • THE GRAPES GROW SWEET: A Child's First Harvest In Wine Country. by Tuft, Lynne.
    Tuft, Lynne.
    THE GRAPES GROW SWEET: A Child's First Harvest In Wine Country.

    Edition: First printing.

    Napa, California: Studio Eight / River Press, (1996.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Based on a real family of 4th generation wine grape growers, this is the story of 4 year old Julian and the first time he is old enough to take part in the grape harvest of his family's vineyard: a charming glimpse of the joys of growing up on a family vineyard in wine country. The story and lovely muted watercolor illustrations are by Lynne Tuft, and text by Tessa DeCarlo. Winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award for excellence in independent publishing. SIGNED on the front endpaper by Tuft and dated in 1998. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-965609294.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (inscription in box provided for this on the front endpaper.)

    Book ID: 33847
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  • Turner, Ann (illustrated by Catherine Stock.)
    STREET TALK.

    Edition: First printing.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of 29 poems about city life and experiences, written for children, and illustrated in black and white by Catherine Stock. ISBN: 0-395-399718.

    Condition: Fine in very good dust jacket (small peeled spot on front cover.)

    Book ID: 19747
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  • MISSISSIPPI MUD: Three Prairie Journals. by Turner, Ann (illustrated by Robert J. Blake.)
    Turner, Ann (illustrated by Robert J. Blake.)
    MISSISSIPPI MUD: Three Prairie Journals.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper Collins, (1997.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "Poems reflecting the points of view of three pioneer children describing their family's journey from Kentucky to Oregon" in a covered wagon. Illustrated in full color by Robert J. Blake. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-06-024433X.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 57570
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  • SHAKER HEARTS. by Turner, Ann (illustrated by Wendell Minor.)
    Turner, Ann (illustrated by Wendell Minor.)
    SHAKER HEARTS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper Collins, (1997.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The Shaker way of life - "Hands to work, hearts to God" - is here shown through Turner's poetic text and Wendell Minor's beautiful paintings. ISBN: 0-06-025369X.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (a little bleeding from the bottom of the cloth spine to the interior of the dj.)

    Book ID: 52655
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  • WALKING TO SCHOOL by Turner, Ethel (illustrated by Peter Gouldthorpe)
    Turner, Ethel (illustrated by Peter Gouldthorpe)
    WALKING TO SCHOOL

    Edition: First American edition.

    New York: Orchard Books, 1989. dj. Hardcover first edition - A little boy sets off to school alone for the first time: "Now that I am five, my father says/ (and what he says you've got to mind)/ That mother's not to hold my hand, /or even follow me behind." A charming poem by this Australian writer written when her son turned 5, and illustrated with crayon and watercolor paintings by Peter Gouldthorpe. ISBN: 0-531-057992.

    Condition: Near fine in a very good dustjacket (closed tear.)

    Book ID: 8250
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  • WALKING TO SCHOOL by Turner, Ethel (illustrated by Peter Gouldthorpe)
    Turner, Ethel (illustrated by Peter Gouldthorpe)
    WALKING TO SCHOOL

    Edition: First American edition.

    New York: Orchard Books, 1989. dj. Hardcover first edition - A little boy sets off to school alone for the first time: "Now that I am five, my father says/ (and what he says you've got to mind)/ That mother's not to hold my hand, /or even follow me behind." A charming poem by this Australian writer written when her son turned 5, and illustrated with crayon and watercolor paintings by Peter Gouldthorpe. ISBN: 0-531-057992.

    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket (price-clipped)

    Book ID: 20295
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  • PAUL BUNYAN, THE WORK GIANT. by Turney, Ida Virginia.
    Turney, Ida Virginia.
    PAUL BUNYAN, THE WORK GIANT.

    Edition: Early printing.

    Portland, Oregon: Binfords and Mort, (ca 1950, c 1941) dj. Hardcover - Stories recounting some of the feats of this American legend as he moved West from the woods of Maine to the Great Lakes and Minnesota and finally considers a move to the pine forests of the Northwest. Colorfully illustrated by Norma Madge Lyon and Harold L. Price. Large format, unpaginated. Colophon notes that the first edition consisted of 3000 copies, with 500 numbered copies and that the (blue) text was handset. No indication of printing, but the rear flap lists through a book published in 1950. Map endpapers. Laid in are 4 pieces of ephemera - a large postcard from Minnesota's Paul Bunyan Vacationland, a small postcard…

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    Portland, Oregon: Binfords and Mort, (ca 1950, c 1941) dj. Hardcover - Stories recounting some of the feats of this American legend as he moved West from the woods of Maine to the Great Lakes and Minnesota and finally considers a move to the pine forests of the Northwest. Colorfully illustrated by Norma Madge Lyon and Harold L. Price. Large format, unpaginated. Colophon notes that the first edition consisted of 3000 copies, with 500 numbered copies and that the (blue) text was handset. No indication of printing, but the rear flap lists through a book published in 1950. Map endpapers. Laid in are 4 pieces of ephemera - a large postcard from Minnesota's Paul Bunyan Vacationland, a small postcard of the statue Paul and his blue ox in Bemidji and a photograph of the same topic, and a giant Minnesata Bucks - 'Paul Bunyan Heap Big Wampum.'

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    Condition: Near fine in illustrated boards (previous owner's name) in a very good dust jacket with some toning, especially to the spine and front flap, and a few small chips to the edges. Laid in ephemera is fine.

    Book ID: 85573
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  • FLAXEN BRAIDS: A Chapter from a Real Swedish Childhood. by Turngren, Annette (illustrated by Polly Jackson.)
    Turngren, Annette (illustrated by Polly Jackson.)
    FLAXEN BRAIDS: A Chapter from a Real Swedish Childhood.

    Edition: First thus.

    Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, (1959.) dj. Hardcover - Originally published in 1937, this charming story about a family moving to northern Sweden was based on the childhood experiences of the author's mother. Written for older children, this is a revised version with new illustrations by Polly Jackson. 197 pp.

    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket (some toning to the spine of the dj.) Uncommon in this condition.

    Book ID: 49641
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  • ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN: Retold for Boys and Girls. by [Twain, Mark] Clemens, Samuel L.
    [Twain, Mark] Clemens, Samuel L.
    ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN: Retold for Boys and Girls.

    Edition: First thus.

    Springfield, Massachusetts: McLoughlin Brothers, Inc. (1940.). Hardcover first edition - A title in the 'Little Big Classics' series. Illustrated by A. Rusk. Small format - 17cm tall by 13 cm. 92 pp.

    Condition: Good overall in illustrated boards (remnants of prev owner's name on back cover, spine starting to tear, usual toning to the pages.)

    Book ID: 80312
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  • Twain, Mark (illustrated by Fred Brenner)
    JIM BAKER'S BLUEJAY YARN

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Orion Press, 1963. Hardcover first edition - Uncommon first separate printing of this story from "A Tramp Abroad." A story arising from Twain's stay in Calaveras County among the gold rush miners, Jim Baker was a "middle-aged, simple hearted miner who had lived in a lonely corner of California among the woods and mountains a good many years, and had studied the ways of his only neighbors, thebeasts and the birds, until he believed he could accurately translate any remark which they made."

    Condition: NF/VG (pc.)

    Book ID: 7757
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  • Twain, Mark (illustrated by Nicollet.)
    POOR LITTLE STEPHEN GIRARD.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Schocken, 1981. dj. Hardcover first edition - A rather sardonic, and wonderfully illustrated short story from Twain about two little boys, and their varying fates. Winner of the 1979 Bologna Graphic Prize for the best illustrated book of the year. ISBN: 0-8052-37844.

    Condition: Very good in a good dust jacket. (some general edgewear.)

    Book ID: 18813
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  • Uchida, Yoshika
    MAKOTO, THE SMALLEST BOY

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Crowell, 1970. dj. Hardcover first edition - Story of an ordinary young Japanese boy and his search for something that he could be the best at, illustrated in black & white by Akihito Shirakawa. Set in Kyoto in modern Japan.

    Condition: Ex-library with very few markings, overall tight and clean in a beautiful near fine dj (pc.)

    Book ID: 11794
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  • THE HAPPIEST ENDING. by Uchida, Yoshika
    Uchida, Yoshika
    THE HAPPIEST ENDING.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Atheneum, 1985. Hardcover first edition - Set in Oakland, California, in the 1930's, this is the story of 12 year old Rinko who decides it is up to her to stop an arranged marriage between a young girl from Japan and an older man. 111 pp. ISBN: 0-689-503261.

    Condition: Very good in tan cloth with navy blue lettering, no dust jacket..

    Book ID: 48394
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