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STRUCK BY LIGHTNING! by Owen, Rev. Epenetus - 1878

by Owen, Rev. Epenetus

STRUCK BY LIGHTNING! by Owen, Rev. Epenetus - 1878

STRUCK BY LIGHTNING!

by Owen, Rev. Epenetus

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Cortland, NY: Rev. Epenetus Owen, 1878. This antique hardcover children's book is bound in gray-green cloth boards with gilt lettering and black etched decorative borders. Boards are beveled. Cover wear/soil; bookplate on front inner board; browning/foxing within, ex-library markings. Illustrated with black-and-white drawings, this book offers true-life morality stories for young readers. It is from the former collection of a Sunday School library. 190 pages; approx. 5"x7".. First Edition. Hard Cover. Collectible-Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated.
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  • Illustrator Illustrated
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Collectible-Good
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  • Edition First Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Rev. Epenetus Owen
  • Place of Publication Cortland, NY
  • Date Published 1878
  • Keywords CHILDREN'S RELIGION ANTIQUARIAN NEW YORK PUNISHMENT MORALITY ILLUSTRATED
Mystery Of The Desert Giant

Mystery Of The Desert Giant

by Dixon, Franklin W.

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Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
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First Edition; First Printing
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Hardcover
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New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1961. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Text is clean. Tan tweedy like binding. Cover shows light wear, slight slant to spine. Tan multi-scene endpapers. Dust jacket shows some wear, small scrape on front panel of DJ, light chipping at ends of spine. Several closed tears to top edge or rear panel. Rear panel of DJ lists 17 Tom Swift Jr. Titles, interior list gives 40 Hardy Boys Titles, rear flap gives 5 Bret King titles. MAD # 30300-40-6. AXE Format VI. Carpentieri 1961A-1.; Axe - Dust Jacket artwork by Rudy Nappi (1961 design). Last title issued with a dust jacket. ; Hardy Boys Mystery Stories; Vol. 40; ; 182 pages .
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Sing in Praise (Caldecott Honor)

Sing in Praise (Caldecott Honor)

by Torrey, Marjorie (Illus); Wheeler, Opal (Auth)

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Used - Near Fine
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Very Good
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Stated First Edition
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Hardcover
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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New York: Dutton, 1946 Illustrated boards, light shelf wear; matching dust jacket with sunned spine and light wear. A collection and explanation of hymns with soft and delicate artwork by Torrey. Caldecott Honor.. Stated First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Marjorie Torrey. 4to.
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Mystery of the Maya Jade in Color Dustjacket OF  BLUE &  WHITE STEP Mayan PYRAMID IN JUNGLE...
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Mystery of the Maya Jade in Color Dustjacket OF BLUE & WHITE STEP Mayan PYRAMID IN JUNGLE Surrounded by Trees, In Guatemala a boy whose father is helping restore ancient Mayan ruins befriends a girl who is travelling with her aunt, and shortly afterwar

by Elizabeth Honness, Illustrated Paul Frame in B/W, Inner DJ Flap priceClipped

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HBDJ, 1971. First Edition., VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD, AS-IS,  Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.  Octavo  . Green boards w/blue cloth backstrip, 176 pages. Light wear to spine ends, in price-clipped dust jacket w/a hint of wear to corners/spine ends. Most copies of this title seem to have been delivered into the ungentle hands of librarians, and are usually hammered half-way to Hell and back, but this one has been fortunate enough to escape those unkind attentions. A nice, acceptable copy.,  and shortly afterward they become involved with solving the mystery of a rare jade figurine stolen from a museum housing treasures from ancient Mayan tombs. Toby Burns never expected to meet a very Special Girl on the top of Maya Pyramid in Jungles of Guatemala. Nor did Pam Bacon have any thought of meeting a Special Boy. She was crouched on a Top Step near Temple of Giant Jaguar WHEN TOBY FOUND HER, frozen with Fear at prospect of getting Down from that great Height. With his… Read More
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Mystery of the LOST LETTER,  in Bright Color Dustjacket of boy in Red T-shirt & Purple Pants &...
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Mystery of the LOST LETTER, in Bright Color Dustjacket of boy in Red T-shirt & Purple Pants & Girl with Tiny Red Ribbon in her Black Hair wearing Blue Top & Red Skirt inside Cave, viewing boy at Cave Opening Yelling, Searchin

by Helen Fuller Orton, Illustrated by Robert Doremus, Ex-Library Usual wear ,stamps, Etc, Inner DJ Flap Original Price Intact .69

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VG+
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1954, 11th printing
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HBDJ,  1954. GOOD+/VG+., AS-IS, , 11th printing pictorial hardcover CVR DUPLICATES DJ ILLUSTRATION IS GOOD+,  with VG+ Dustjacket WITH LIGHT WEAR & TINY CHIPS TEARS EDGES.. Library sticker on front endpaper. Discard stamp along top and bottom edge. Small stamp at bottom of title page. Clean and tight.. Pictorial Cover.   Ex-LibraryUsual wear ,stamps,   Etc,Searching for a letter that has mysteriously disappeared from his neighbor's house, eleven-year-old Ken Tracy discovers a hidden staircase, a secret room, and the intruder who uses them. Two children try to track down a lost letter which will bring their friend Mrs. Wayne and her brother back together after the war. A very plausible ever
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Dancing in the Moon

Dancing in the Moon

by Eichenberg, Fritz

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Used - Fine
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Very Good
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Stated First Edition
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Hardcover
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New York: Harcourt Brace (1955). Pictorially stamped red boards; color illustrated dust jacket with light soil and edge tears, original price intact ($2.25). A fabulous and fun counting book illustrated in full color, includes 6 kangaroos, 14, mice, 15 hounds (chasing a fox), etc... ALA Notable Book.. Stated First Edition. Fine/Very Good. 4to.
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Kite Book, The
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Kite Book, The

by Kilvert, B. Cory

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Used - Good
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No Jacket
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1909 Bound in green cloth with color pictorial paper pastedown, cover soil, wear to extremities and pastedown, inner hinges shaky, foxing to prelims, a few pages dog-eared, one plate marred by a small bit of paper from opposing page. Humorous verse by Kilvert, a sampling here: "Wally Wimple went a-kiting/ In the simple sport delighting/ Kite as big again as Walter/ Never once did Walter falter/ Till a sudden gust of weather/ Lifted Wally off the heather/ Though to keep his feet a-fighting/ Wally Wimple went a-kiting." Every 2 stanzas are pictured in full color on opposing pages with whimsical drawings from water colors. 18 color plates, plus color title page and color copyright page, all text and illustrations printed on heavy stock. A fabulous production, quite rare.. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by B. Cory Kilvert. 4to.
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Fairy Tale Sampler
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Fairy Tale Sampler

by Fairy Tales. Muir, Kirby (Arranged by); Lamont, Violet (Illus)

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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Chicago: Ziff-Davis, 1947 (1947). Illustrated boards with light shelf wear, small abrasion on endpaper, in matching dust jacket with minor wear, child's sticker over jacket price. A selection of familiar fairy tales, arranged for bedtime reading and illustrated in b&w and full color by Violet LaMont. Scarce.. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Violet LaMont. 4to.
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Jimmy Flies

Jimmy Flies

by Heiderstadt, Dorothy; Illustrated By Inger Veise

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Used - Very Good
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Good
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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New York: Frederick A Stokes, 1930 Blue cloth with pictorial pastedown, light soil to endpapers else Near Fine; dust jacket with small losses, mend to spine, a few closed tears. Little Jimmy's first plane ride. Illustrated with 28 2-color plates. Inger Veise was a WPA poster artist. Rare.. First Edition. Very Good/Good. 12mo.
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Admiral's Caravan

Admiral's Caravan

by Carryl, Charles E.; Illustrated By Reginald Birch

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Used - Good
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No Jacket
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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New York: Century Co., 1892 Grey cloth pictorially stamped in red, blue and gilt, spine darkened, rubbed, fraying at corners and spine ends, a few marginal finger marks internally An amusing fantasy about a little girl who goes on an unexpected journey and meets odd characters and experiences strange happenings, somewhat reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland. Illustrated in b&w by Reginald Birch. A Peter Parley to Penrod title, (see page 96). LOC classifies the book as rare.. First Edition. Good/No Jacket. 8vo.
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Little Orphan Annie in the Circus
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Little Orphan Annie in the Circus

by Gray, Harold

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Used - Very Good
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Poor
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Probable First Edition
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Hardcover
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New York: Cupples & Leon Company, 1927 Pictorial boards with cloth spine, corner wear, sporadic soil internally; dust jacket is chipped, in three piece, old tape mends on verso. A presentable copy of this popular "Annie" book.. Probable First Edition. Very Good/Poor. 8vo.
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Things New and Old: Wesylean, Holiness, Nazarene, Methodist - 1856
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Things New and Old: Wesylean, Holiness, Nazarene, Methodist - 1856

by Rev. Epenetus Owen

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Used - Very Good+
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Hardcover
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Solid and Clean, really good condition
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A "Jamboree" of Laughter. From a Boy Scout's Diary.
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A "Jamboree" of Laughter. From a Boy Scout's Diary.

by W Heath Robinson

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Used - Good
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1st Edition
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Paperback
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London: A V N Jones & Co., 1910. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Not dated, circa 1910. Unpaginated. Very scarce copy. Brown paper covers which are rubbed, stained with moderate wear and chipping to extremities. Rear cover has advert for BLACKBIRD FOUNTAIN PEN. Has red circular sticker to front cover for Prince of Wales Imperial Fund. Raffles Bookstore Norfolk All orders normally dispatched within one working day. We will gladly supply further images or more information if required. Discounts available for multiple orders
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America's Stamps

America's Stamps

by Petersham, Maud and Miska

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Used - Near Fine
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Good
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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New York: Macmillan, 1947 (1947). Pictorial blue cloth boards in a color pictorial dust jacket which is chipped and worn. A history of American stamps with full page color illustrations and other textual illustrations by the Petershams as well as images of American stamps throughout. . First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/Good. Illus. by Maud and Miska Petersham. 4to.
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BOBBSEY TWINS PAPER DOLLS

BOBBSEY TWINS PAPER DOLLS

by Samuel Lowe

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Kenosha, WI: Samuel Lowe Company. N.D.. Softcover. Very Good- with no dust jacket; Wear at edges. Scratches on front cover, small piece missing at corner on back cover, dolls are unpunched but loose ; Clothing is uncut. Original not a reproduction. ; Color Illustrations; Unpaginated pages .
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American Picturebooks from Noah's Ark to The Beast Within

American Picturebooks from Noah's Ark to The Beast Within

by Bader, Barbara

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Used - Fine
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Near Fine
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First Printing
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Hardcover
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New York: Macmillan (1976). Brown cloth in dust jacket with small edge nick. A fresh clean copy of one of the most oft cited reference works dedicated to American picturebooks.. First Printing. Fine/Near Fine. Thick 4to.
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Fairy Tale Sampler
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Fairy Tale Sampler

by Fairy Tales. Muir, Kirby (Arranged by); Lamont, Violet (Illus)

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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Chicago: Ziff-Davis, 1947 (1947). Illustrated boards with light shelf wear, small abrasion on endpaper, in matching dust jacket with minor wear, child's sticker over jacket price. A selection of familiar fairy tales, arranged for bedtime reading and illustrated in b&w and full color by Violet LaMont. Scarce.. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Violet LaMont. 4to.
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Tom Mouse
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Tom Mouse

by Le Guin, Ursula K

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Used - Fine
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Fine
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First Edition
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780761315995 / 0761315993
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Brookfield, CT: Roaring Brook Press, 2002. AUTHOR SIGNED. 2002 Stated First Edition and with full printing number line. FINE in FINE price-intact dust jacket. Le Guin signed her name in violet ink on the title page, just below little Tom Mouse's nose. Signed on April 22, 2008 at Powell's Portland, Oregon bookstore. (Included with this book is a copy of Powell's April 2008 issue of the newsletter "Ink" with Ms. LeGuin's event listed.) A fresh, otherwise unmarked, tightly bound copy. Pages, yellow endpapers and hardcover (color pictorial paper with gloss lamination) are pristine. Binding and hinges tight and straight. Unclipped jacket, graphics matching the cover, is bright and clean; faint shelf rub along jacket spine where it wraps over the hinges but still fine, no tears, chips or creases. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. The tale of a little mouse with a yen to travel. Charming color illustrations throughout by Julie Downing. 8 x 10-1/4". 40 pages. Signed by… Read More
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Betty Fairy Book

Betty Fairy Book

by Price, Margaret Evans (Illus); Flint, Helen (Auth)

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Paperback
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Rochester: Stecher Litho Co., 1915 Color illustrated stiff paper wraps, some chipping to spine and light surface wear, insect damage at the top of book, but a clean and bright copy. Verses illustrated in duotone or full color in a charming fashion by Margaret Evans Price.. Very Good/No Jacket. Narrow Folio.
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Chicky-Chick-Chick

Chicky-Chick-Chick

by Swan, Kay; Illustrated By Alice Dennis

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Used - Very Good
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Good
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First Edition
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New York: Stoll Edwards, 1929 Illustrated boards with die-cut bars of a chicken coop, slight rubbing at extremities; matching dust jacket also with die-cut section, a few tape mends and middle bar of chicken coop is missing from DJ, but the dust jacket is very scarce. A wonderfully produced book with bright color illustrations and decorative borders in black and yellow. . First Edition. Illustrated Boards. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Alice Dennis. 4to.
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LITTLE BEAR

LITTLE BEAR

by Minarik, Else Holmelund

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Hardcover
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New York NY: Harper & Row. 1957. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn at edges. DJ flap clipped. Previous owner's name. ; I Can Read; 63 pages .
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Wonder-Land Stories
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Wonder-Land Stories

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Used - Very Good -
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Hardcover
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1897. Hardcover. Very Good -. Approx. [72] p.: many full-page chromolithographed illustrations and in-text line drawings; 24 cm. Red cloth spine with chromolithographed paper over boards. Front cover illustration is of Aladdin; back cover is grey. Cover title and imprint dated 1897. First page has title "Wonderland Stories" with undated imprint. Former owner's artistic inscription on front fixed endpaper: Howard G.B. Page 1897. Contents: Aladdin or the Wonderful Lamp -- Robinson Crusoe -- Rip Van Winkle -- The Story of Robin Hood -- Ali Baba or the Forty Thieves -- Jack the Giant Killer. In Very Good- Condition: edges rubbed; minor loss of paper at head of front joint; lower corner of front cover bent; cover is lightly soiled; light finger soiling along some fore-edges; otherwise, page are clean and tight, illustrations are bright.
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