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NY: Beginnner. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, gift inscription on front . free endpaper, jacket lightly soiled and rubbed.. 1960. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Pictorial glazed boards. Dr. Seuss' classic easy reader. Contains all the first printing points as per Younger/Hirsch 64. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 62 pages .
Pick the Vegetables by Reno, Esther - 1944
by Reno, Esther
Pick the Vegetables
by Reno, Esther
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Activity storybook with eight double-page color farm scenes with die-cut paper vegetables inserted in slots that can be removed and then put in a big farmer's basket at the final scene. All eleven vegetables are included (carrot, tomato, squash, peas, potato, onion, corn, string beans, pumpkin, cabbage, beets), though the yellow squash is in two pieces. Covers soiled and worn. WorldCat locates only seven copies and no other copies currently available in the trade.
- Bookseller Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Illustrator Leonard Weisgard
- Format/Binding Color illustrated paper-covered card covers.
- Book Condition Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available 1
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Lothrop, Lee and Shepard
- Place of Publication Boston
- Date Published 1944
- Size 8vo
- Keywords BIBLIO-LIVE-2, collectible children's books
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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
by Seuss, Dr. ; Geisel, Theodore
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, gift inscription on front free endpaper, jacket lightly soiled and rubbed.
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- Hardcover
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I Met a Penguin
by Asch, Frank
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- first
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Gift inscription on half-title, jacket lightly worn and toned at spine.
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- First Edition; Second Printing
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780070024007 / 0070024006
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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NY: McGraw-Hill. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Gift inscription on half-title, jacket lightly worn and toned at spine.. 1972. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0070024006 . An early title by the prolific children's author and illustrator best known for his Moonbear picture books, like Milk and Cookies and Mooncake. Intricate black and white illustrations throughout. Illustrated boards. A story about a lion who lives on an island with various human and animal friends. After they criticize him, he sails away and meets a penguin at the South Pole and falls in love. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall .
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Boat Children of Canton
by Ward, Marion Boss
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped, tattered, toned, and has several tears and chips, pages toned.
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- First Edition
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Philadelphia: David McKay. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped, tattered, toned, and . has several tears and chips, pages toned.. 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Tan illustrated cloth. Illustrated endpapers and many other illustrations in color and in black and white by Helen Sewell. Front free endpaper inscribed by the author in both her English name and Chinese name, Mui Lang, and adorned with her chop mark. A story of two Chinese siblings separated from their family and houseboat after a bombing during the Sino-Japanese War and their arduous journey to be reunited with their parents, who are now working with the Generalissimo, believed to refer to Chiang Kai-Shek. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 92 pages .
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Loraine and the Little People
by Gordon, Elizabeth
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Gift inscription on front free endpaper, spine cracked, boards lightly worn, some light finger s
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- First Edition
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Chicago: Rand McNally. Very Good with no dust jacket; Gift inscription on front free endpaper, . spine cracked, boards lightly worn, some light finger soiling.. 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Fantastic color and black and white plates by M. T. (Penny) Ross. Red cloth with color illustrated label on front boards. 73pp + [4]pp of publishers ads. Delightful childrens book about a little sick girl named Loraine and the various fairies that come to entertain her, including a water fairy queen, Crest o the Wave, Rain People, flower fairies, Little People of Dreams, Wind People, leaf fairies, Fire People, Mr. Jack Frost, Sun children, and many more. Gordon is best known for her Mother Earths Children and Flower Children titles. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Paulus and the Three Robbers
by Dulieu, Jean
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, jacket soiled and rubbed.
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- 1st UK Edition
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780437359025 / 0437359026
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- 1
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Kingswood, United Kingdom: World's Work Ltd. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, jacket soiled and . rubbed.. 1965. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. 0437359026 . Charming children's story written and illustrated by the Dutch author about a wood-gnome who foils attempts by three robbers sent by Eucalypta, the witch, to evict him from his gnome-tree home. Color and black and white illustrations. Color illustrated boards. Translated from the original Dutch Paulus en de drie rovers by Marian Powell. Uncommon. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 63 pages .
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Children of the Revolution
by Humphrey, Mabel; Humphrey, Maud
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- Hardcover
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- Used - Fair with no dust jacket; Backstrip split and reglued, boards heavily worn, pages toned, water spots on front and rear boards.
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- Hardcover
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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NY: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Fair with no dust jacket; Backstrip split and reglued, boards heavily . worn, pages toned, water spots on front and rear boards.. 1900. Hardcover. Pictorial hardcover with blue cloth spine. Stories and verse about various figures in American Revolutionary War history and black and white illustrations by Mabel Humphrey of children dressing up and reenacting these scenes. Twelve full-page chromolithograph plates by Maud Humphrey (Mabel's sister and Humphrey Bogart's mother). Scenes and stories include Martha Washington pouring tea, the surrender of Cornwallis, Washington Crossing the Delaware, Lafayette dancing the Minuet, Moll Pitcher, Betsy Ross, Paul Revere's ride, the Boston Tea Party, Paul Jones, the Battle of Bunker Hill, Ben Franklin's arrival in Philadelphia, and the courtship of George Washington. The children depicted in these illustrations are plump and rosy-cheeked and have meticulous costuming. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
by Seuss, Dr. ; Geisel, Theodore
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, gift inscription on front free endpaper, jacket lightly soiled and rubbed.
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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NY: Beginnner. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed, gift inscription on front . free endpaper, jacket lightly soiled and rubbed.. 1960. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Pictorial glazed boards. Dr. Seuss' classic easy reader. Contains all the first printing points as per Younger/Hirsch 64. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 62 pages .
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The Sea Dog
by Dennis, Morgan
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Long gift inscription on half-title, boards soiled, jacket tattered and waterstained at spine, w
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- First Edition
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780670626090 / 0670626090
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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NY: The Viking Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Long gift inscription on half-title, boards soiled, jacket tattered and waterstained at spine, with minor loss at head of spine.. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. 978-0670626090 . Written and illustrated by Morgan DennisGreen illustrated cloth. Vintage children's book about a family that builds a houseboat to live on in Key West, Florida with their Irish water spaniel named Splash. Evocative black and white illustrations throughout. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 42 pages .
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Petit Buffon Illustre
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- Hardcover
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Pages toned, boards lightly soiled and worn, hole at tail of spine, spine cracked.
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
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Paris: Hachette. Very Good with no dust jacket; Pages toned, boards lightly soiled and . worn, hole at tail of spine, spine cracked.. 1928. Hardcover. Yellow cloth spine, color illustrated paper-covered boards. Text in French. 31 color plates plus cover illustration by R. De la Neziere, a widely published French illustrator. Unpaginated. Engaging stories of animals and birds, mostly from the farmyard, but some exotics like lions, polar bears, and crocodiles. Thirty-one one page stories each face a full-color plate. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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The Wild Swans
by Morris, Jackie
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
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- First Printing
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781847805362 / 1847805361
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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London: Frances Lincoln Children's Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2015. First Printing. Hardcover. 1847805361 . The British author-illustrator's story of an enchanted king and his brave daughter who seeks to break the spell that has turned her eleven brothers into swans, inspired by the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. Luminous watercolor illustrations throughout by the Kate Greenaway Medalist. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 173 pages .
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
by Engle, Joanna
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- good
- Paperback
- first
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- Used - Good
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- None Issued
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- First Edition
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- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780394856438 / 0394856430
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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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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Day In and Day Out (The Alice and Jerry Books, Reading Foundation Series)
by Mabel O'Donnell; Alice Carey
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- First Edition
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Arlington, Virginia, United States
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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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Bob Son of Battle
by Alfred Oliphant
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Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
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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
by Elmay Crow
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- near fine
- Paperback
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- Used - Near Fine
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Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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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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Bedtime Stories
by Tenggren, Gustaf: Illustrated by
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Tempe, Arizona, United States
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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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Going To the Doctor (First Experiences Series)
by Fred Rogers
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- 3rd Printing Thus
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780399212987 / 0399212981
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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Fred Rogers: First Experiences Book Series: Going To the Doctor (1986 1st Ed. 3rd Pr. Thus, G.P. Putnam)RARE in this first hardcover edition. Quite the find. Used. VG/VG condition unclipped dust jacket, printed price $12.95 Mr. Rogers appears on the back dj panel wearing a pale blue sweater. "In this book, real life photos are used to help young people feel more comfortable with interacting with other children and making new friends. A Note From Fred Rogers: A child's first visit with a pediatrician usually comes soon after birth. It may be months or even years later, though, that a child first shows fear about going to see a doctor. The worry of an injection or some other unfamiliar medical procedure can trigger that fear. It can also appear because another family member may be feeling medical anxieties. And, of course, new body awareness and needs for privacy develop naturally in children's early years, so all these feelings can make it very hard for them to let doctors investigate the workings of…
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The Man Who Lost His Head
by Claire Huchet Bishop
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- Very Good
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- Reprint Edition
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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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The Elephant's Child: Just So Stories Series
by Kipling, Rudyard
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- First Edition Thus
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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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Lucky You, What Science Has Done For Us
by Leaf, Munro
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- Stated First Edition
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Lucky You: What Science Has Done For Us J.B. Lippincott Stated First Edition. SCIENCE. Artfully illustrated by MUNRO LEAF. Good EXLIB in a Good unclipped $2.25 orig. price dust jacket. Last page states: 152 4.
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El Principe Picenin – The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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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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