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The Mystery of Dog Flip by Lenotre, Therese - 1939
by Lenotre, Therese
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The Mystery of Dog Flip
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New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1939. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Fritz Eichenberg, Illustrator. First Edition, First Printing of this very scarce book in its original unclipped dust jacket. Clean rose cloth boards with stamped blue lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean. Decorated endpapers (small white polka dots on blue background) free from any names, writing or marks -- some browning to endpapers. Illustrated with adorable drawings by Fritz Eichenberg. Translated from the French by Simone Chamoud. 190 pages. Dust jacket is not price clipped, has small edge and corner chips, short closed edge tears with some edge creasing. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover.
A pedigreed show dog is lost at the great international Dog Show in Paris. His trusted guardians -- Toppy, an adventurous French schoolboy and Monsieur Popotte, an absent-minded stamp collector -- set out in pursuit. The breathless chase takes them from Paris to Vienna, on to Budapest and then Bombay. There the exceedingly funny adventures become the more exciting ones of detecting the stolen dog. Their troubles have only begun and it takes all their ingenuity to get Flip safely back to Paris by way of Hongkong and the Sahara.
A pedigreed show dog is lost at the great international Dog Show in Paris. His trusted guardians -- Toppy, an adventurous French schoolboy and Monsieur Popotte, an absent-minded stamp collector -- set out in pursuit. The breathless chase takes them from Paris to Vienna, on to Budapest and then Bombay. There the exceedingly funny adventures become the more exciting ones of detecting the stolen dog. Their troubles have only begun and it takes all their ingenuity to get Flip safely back to Paris by way of Hongkong and the Sahara.
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- Keywords children's fiction, illustrated, mystery, dogs, first edition, Therese Lenotre, juvenile mystery adventure, Fritz Eichenberg
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Stories Told in an African Forest (by Grown-up Children of Africa)
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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New York: Scholastic Press / Levine Books, 1999. Book. Illus. by Mary Grandpre, Illustrator. New. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Scholastic Press / Levine Books, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. New/fine. Mary Grandpre, Illustrator. American First Edition, First Printing, in first state dustjacket (no number 2 appearing on spine). Correct number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on copyright page. Unfaded purple-blue boards with diamond impression, clean green cloth spine with bright silver lettering on spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean red endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 341 pgs. Illustrations by Mary Grandpre. Clean bright unfaded dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped (17 95 on front inside flap). Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Gift quality first edition, first printing of this second book in the Harry Potter series..
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London: Hodder and Stoughton A very good copy in red decorative cloth binding with tipped in colour frontispiece and 14 further tipped in colour plates by Edmund Dulac. With numerous designs and black and white illustrations by Dulac. Top page edges gilt. Undated but probably 1920's. The binding is bright and clean . There is a small white mark at the top corner of the front board and very slight fading to the spine, together with slight pulling to the spine. The contents are very clean and in very good condition. Lge octavo.
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Otter Nonsense
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New York: Philomel, 1982 Imagine! Phantom Tollbooth Meets Hungry Caterpillar. What A Collaboration! Apparently They Are/Were Neighbours And Good Friends. If You Google Both Eric Carle And Norton Juster You Will Be Treated To Photos Of Them,(Along With Barry Moser), Wearing T-Shirts That Say I Am Not Eric Carle And I Am Not Norton Juster Respectively. As Suggested By The Title, Otter Nonsense Is A Book Of Animal Line Drawings Illustrating Some Terrible Puns! 'Weasel Overcome," For Example. This Is A Very Good Plus Presumed First Philomel Edition With Gift Inscription On Ffep. Unclipped Dust Jacket Has A Small Stain To Lower Rear Bottom Edge Near Spine, About 1.5 Inches Long And .25 Inches High. Price Is $8.95.
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New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1893. Book. Illus. by Walter W. Buckley, Illustrator. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1893. First Edition. Very Good+/No Dustjacket. Walter W. Buckley, Illustrator. First Edition. Clean beige boards with stamped gold lettering and illustration of small black children dancing with spears on cover; navy blue cloth spine with bright gold lettering. A few tiny spots of wear to cloth at spine edges; some wear to corner tips. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean black endpapers and gilt page edges. No foxing. No names, writing or bookplates. Beautifully illustrated by Walter W. Buckley. 168 pgs. RARE..
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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New York: Scholastic Press / Levine Books, 1999. Book. Illus. by Mary Grandpre, Illustrator. New. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Scholastic Press / Levine Books, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. New/fine. Mary Grandpre, Illustrator. American First Edition, First Printing, in first state dustjacket (no number 2 appearing on spine). Correct number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on copyright page. Unfaded purple-blue boards with diamond impression, clean green cloth spine with bright silver lettering on spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean red endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 341 pgs. Illustrations by Mary Grandpre. Clean bright unfaded dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped (17 95 on front inside flap). Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Gift quality first edition, first printing of this second book in the Harry Potter series..
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Shadowmancer
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London: Hodder and Stoughton A very good copy in red decorative cloth binding with tipped in colour frontispiece and 14 further tipped in colour plates by Edmund Dulac. With numerous designs and black and white illustrations by Dulac. Top page edges gilt. Undated but probably 1920's. The binding is bright and clean . There is a small white mark at the top corner of the front board and very slight fading to the spine, together with slight pulling to the spine. The contents are very clean and in very good condition. Lge octavo.
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The Mystery of Dog Flip
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NY: Frederick A Stokes Co., 1939. First edition; 8vo.; red cloth covered boards with blue lettering, hardcover; 190 pages; black and white illustrations; a very good clean, tight copy in an edgeworn and soiled dust jacket that has the original price present.
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Bedtime Stories
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1978 - 16th printing- vintage Bedtime Stories - Little Red Riding Hood - book: very good - all pages are clean and unmarked - edge wear on boards good for age - pages show some toning at edges - ELEMENT: includes a little red riding hood/big bad wolf as grandma flip doll - doll is professionally sewn with intricate details
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Day In and Day Out (The Alice and Jerry Books, Reading Foundation Series)
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Evanston, Illinois: Row, Peterson and Company, n.d. [copyright 1936]. Hardcover. First Edition, no additional printings listed. First-grade reader in the Alice and Jerry basal reader educational series. Red cloth over boards with blue & yellow titles and illustration of a dog and duckling. Good+. Prior owner's bookplate to front pastedown, a few penciled notes. Sewn binding is straight and tight. Corners and spine ends bumped. Covers clean and bright. Not from a school or library. See photos. 156 pages with color illustrations on every page. Word list.
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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Bob Son of Battle
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The story focuses on the rivalry between two sheepdogs and their masters, and chronicles the coming of age of a boy who is caught between them. David M'Adam, the boy, was half-orphaned by the death of his mother, and is left to the care of his father, Adam M'Adam, a sarcastic, angry alcoholic with a few redeeming qualities. M'Adam is the owner of Red Wull, a huge, violent dog who herds his sheep by brute force. Doubleday & McClure, 1899. Hardcover. Condition: vg+. .356 pages Find copy in Dark Blue Boards . copyright Doubleday & McClure (New York), 1889. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Rare first edition original 1899 edition by Doubleday and McClure Company New York. Nice copy all on hand laid paper. Deckled edges. Bob Son of Battle by Alfred Ollivant. Copyright 1889. Some browning of pages. In a navy cloth binding. Externally sound. Some shelf wear. Pages are clean and unmarked/,
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Ronny Meets the Cadborosuarus
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Crow Publishing, Victoria, 1971, 30 pages, 6.5" x 8.5", Near Fine, Comb Bound Softcover. An uncommon self published companion to "Ronny Meets The Sasquatch".
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El Principe Picenin – The Little Prince
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A special copy of The Little Prince translated into the Venetian (Venetan/Veneto) language, also called dialeto del mar – the dialect of the sea. Included is the bookmark from the bookstore - Libreria Acqua Alta. Great gift for any Little Prince collector. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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The House That Jack Built: The Old Woman and Her Pig
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Pocket sized reproduction from Pleasewell Series of the 1890s. This edition is reversible with The Old Woman and Her Pig also featured when the book is flipped over. Each story has reproduced lithographs from the original publication. No creasing, no age spots, Like New !
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Foreign Agent
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New York: Atria Books, 2016. Signed on fep First Edition with full number line This is a limited, signed edition with an exclusive, to this edition, additional chapter. Please note what looks like a "Signed Edition" sticker on the front of dust jacket. It is not a a sticker; it is part of the design of the jacket. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 338 pages PLUS additional chapter "exclusively for Target customers." Target is US-based department store. From jacket: "Scot Harvath has exactly the skills the CIA is looking for. He's a former Navy SEAL with extensive experience in espionage. Working for a private intelligence company, he will provide the CIA, and more important, the President, with absolute deniability. But deep within the Russian Caucasus, Moscow also has its own special kind of operative... When a clandestine American operations team is ambushed near Syria, all signs point toward a dangerous informant in Brussels..." A new book, but with…
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The Elephant's Child: Just So Stories Series
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Kipling, Rudyard: The Elephant's Child, Just So Stories Series. 1942 First Edition Thus, Garden City Publishing. Beautifully illustrated by R.F. Rojankovsky. CHILDREN'S BOOK. Story Summary: "Because of his 'satiable curiosity' about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks." Used. VG condition/ No DJ included. Unpaged. 7 X 9 1/2
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The Man Who Lost His Head
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The Man Who Lost His Head. By Claire Huchet Bishop. Viking Press, Copyright Renewed 1970. 16th Impression thus. Exlib. VG/VG unclipped DJ. Original cover price $3.56. Wrap-around blue and white endpapers show a headless man walking past farm animals on his way to the fair to look for his head there. Pages are bright. Now protected in a mylar wrap. A fantasy illustrated by Robert McCloskey, author and illustrator of "Make Way For Ducklings". Summary: "A man wakes up to find that he has no head, so he goes looking for it." Hard title to find.
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