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MITZ AND FRITZ OF GERMANY.
Edition: First edition.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1933.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The tenth title in the "Children of All Lands Stories" series. The story of a brother and sister whose father is a toymaker in Nuremberg, but when no one is buying any toys there, they take off in a gypsy wagon around the Rhineland. Illustrated with photographs of children taken by the author. Red and white illustrated endpapers. Bound in light blue illustrated boards with a royal blue cloth spine and printed throughout on good quality semi-glossy paper. 158 pp. plus a vocabulary list.
Condition: Near fine in a good only dust jacket (some light foxing on the endpapers, spine of the dj is sunned, chipping at ends of dj spine and to upper corner of front cover, other edgewear) Flap of dust jacket and rear cover both list to this title in this series.
Book ID: 64739More details Price: $25.00 -
THE LITTLE SWISS WOOD CARVER.
Edition: Early printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1929.) dj. Hardcover - The third title in the "Children of All Lands Stories" series. This is the story of a boy who liongs to become a skilful woodcarver like his father. Illustrated with photographs of children taken by the author. Red and white illustrated endpapers. Bound in light blue illustrated boards with a royal blue cloth spine and printed throughout on good quality semi-glossy paper. 160 pp.
Condition: Near fine in a very good dust jacket (gift inscription dated 1933, some light foxing on the endpapers, spine of the dj is sunned, chipping at ends of dj spine, front cover illustration is bright and attractive, original price of 50c on flap).Flap of dust jacket lists to #10 in this series.
Book ID: 64738More details Price: $20.00 -
SHAUN O'DAY OF IRELAND.
Edition: Early printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1929.) dj. Hardcover - The sixth title in the "Children of All Lands Stories" series. This is the story of a young boy from Connemara where leprechauns abound. and of how he disappeared one day but came back to Ireland years later Illustrated with photographs of children taken by the author. Red and white illustrated endpapers. Bound in light blue illustrated boards with a royal blue cloth spine and printed throughout on good quality semi-glossy paper. 191 pp.
Condition: Near fine in a very good dust jacket (some light foxing on the endpapers, spine of the dj is sunned, front cover illustration is bright and attractive, original price of 50c on flap).Flap of dust jacket lists to #11 in this series.
Book ID: 64736More details Price: $20.00 -
THE WEE SCOTCH PIPER.
Edition: Early printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1929.) dj. Hardcover - The second title in the "Children of All Lands Stories" series. This is the story of how the son of a Scotch shepherd earned his set of bagpipes and a musical education. Illustrated with photographs of children taken by the author. Red and white illustrated endpapers. Bound in light blue illustrated boards with a royal blue cloth spine and printed throughout on good quality semi-glossy paper. 159 pp.
Condition: Near fine in a good only dust jacket (some light foxing on the endpapers, missing approx 2 inches of spine of dj, crease on front cover, several edge tears, but front cover illustration is bright and attractive). Flap of dust jacket lists to #10 in this series.
Book ID: 64735More details Price: $18.00 -
LITTLE JEANNE OF FRANCE.
Edition: Early printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1929.) dj. Hardcover - The fifth title in the "Children of All Lands Stories" series. This is the story of two little French girls and how they met - one grew up in a poor war-torn village, the other in a beautiful apartment in Paris. Illustrated with photographs of children taken by the author. Red and white illustrated endpapers. Bound in light blue illustrated boards with a royal blue cloth spine and printed throughout on good quality semi-glossy paper. Vocabulary list. 190 pp. Flap of dust jacket lists to #11 in this series.
Condition: Near fine in a good only dust jacket (some light foxing on the endpapers, spine of the dj is sunned, several tears and chips, some tape repaired, front cover illustration is bright and attractive, original price of 50c on flap).
Book ID: 64734More details Price: $18.00 -
THE LITTLE MEXICAN DONKEY BOY.
Edition: Early printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1931.) dj. Hardcover - The eighth title in the "Children of All Lands Stories" series. Set in a small town in Mexico, this is the story of a young boy and his burro, and how he discovered his talent as a potter. Illustrated with photographs of children taken by the author. Red and white illustrated endpapers. Bound in light blue illustrated boards with a royal blue cloth spine and printed throughout on good quality semi-glossy paper. Vocabulary list. 224 pp. Flap of dust jacket lists to #12 in this series.
Condition: Near fine in a very good dust jacket (some offsetting on the endpapers, spine of the dj is sunned, and with a short tear at the upper edge, front cover illustration is bright and attractive).
Book ID: 64733More details Price: $20.00