Search Results: Children & Young Adults: Fiction from Adamstown Books

Reading PA: I.M. Beaver, 1916. Book. Good Minus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Set in Bethlehem Pennsylvania, this fictional work tells of the wonderings of a Pennsylvania boy leaving home for New York City. Scarce title, 1916 1st Edition. 6 b&w photos used to lend authentic feel to the novel. Book Condition : Good-; no text marks; beginnings of binding separation but all pages intact; light age toning inside covers; bumping to spine ends and cover corners; some scuffing/chipping to covers (especially back). No Dust Jacket..

Chicago: A. C. McClurg and Company, 1909. Book. Illus. by Will Phillips Hooper. Good Minus. Hardcover. Fourth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardback with blue cloth boards, white titles and blind stamped ornamentation, 207 pp. 1909,4th edition w/ 15 b&w illustrations by Will Phillips Hooper. Copy previously owned by Mildred Jordan, famous Pennsylvania author. Book Condition : Good-; no text marks, gift inscription on ffep; scuffing to spine and small piece of each spine end missing; wear to front cover titling; very early sings of separation. No Dust Jacket..

New York NY: Orchard Books, 1991. Book. Illus. by Chambliss, Maxie. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). Probable First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "When Bertha's father vanishes in the Bermuda Triangle, and Fanny's theater agent parents are secretly divorced, the girls decide to teach Fanny's triplet brothers to tap-dance to raise money." Inscribed by Author on title page : "For Hannah, Best Wishes, Barbara Ann Porte, your Aunt Debby's friend". Book condition : Very Good; a few small spots to text block; bottom spine end bumped; no internal markings. Dust Jacket condition : Good; light tearing at edges and spine, tape repair to bottom right front; price unclipped..

Philadelphia PA: J.B. Lipincott & Co., 1880. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 45 animals, or groupings of animals, are described in this collection by the nom de plume author of other children's stories. Each animal has 1-4 b&w illustrations in their section. Both wild life and domesticated animals are described. Book Condition : Fair; no text marks, 1881 gift inscription on front free end paper; chipping and staining to covers; age toning (especially inside covers); early stages of separation but all pages intact. No Dust Jacket as issued..

New York: Missionary Education Movement of the United States and Canada, 1917. Book. Very Good Minus. Hardcover. Probable First. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Christian fiction missionary stories for children, revolving around adventures of a young Italian boy. Hardback - red cloth with black lettering and drawing of boy on front, no dustjacket. B&W illustrations throughout. 1917, no other date or printing mentioned. 90 pages. Condition: Very Good Minus, NOT ex-library, foxing to text block and end papers but very little on main pages, which are clean with no markings, creases or tears. Minimal wear to cover. Hinges intact, binding tight..

Great Britain: Dean's Rag Books Book. Good Plus. Soft cover. Edition Unstated. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. A Dean's Rag book with 4 double-sided cloth pages sewn together. Washable and baby-safe. Very colorful artwork. Made in Great Britain, no date (c. 1965), author or illustrator mentioned. Christian theme with children praying for God's blessing on Mommy, Daddy, friends and their home. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book Condition : Good Plus; basically clean and bright with some light soiling / staining (has been washed); some fraying around the edges and a couple pulls to the cotton threads. .

London: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., 1972. Book. Illus. by Werner Klemke. Very Good. Book. Probable First. Pictorial hardback in matching dustjacket. 1972. Probable first edition with no additional printing or date mentioned. Adorable picture book illustrated by Werner Klemke. First published in the German Democratic Republic under the title Die Schwalbenchristine. English translation by Rachel Stewart. Condition: VG/VG. Clean, crisp, unmarked, no creases or tears. The top corner of the blank front free endpaper has been cut off, losing about 1/5 of the page (probably to remove previous owner info). Cover is clean and bright with a light bump to bottom of spine. ISBN 0723214689. Hardcover.

New Jersey: Bink Done House, 1950. Book. Illus. by Injun. Good Minus. Hardcover (Pictorial Papercovered Boards). Probable First Edition. 4to up to 12" tall. Cute Easter story for young children. The adventures of Ears whose mommy and daddy are Mr. and Mrs. Easter Bunny. The large print lettering is done in green and most the drawings by Injun are in green with a few splashes of color throughout. Hardback - pale pink paper-covered boards with green lettering and drawing of Ears on front. Unpaginated. Published by Bink Done House., 1950, no other printing or date mentioned. Condition: Good minus; previous owner's name on front pastedown, small tear at lower hinge of front free endpaper. Text pages clean, unmarked, no creases or tears. Cover has a couple small spots, edges have light wear and chipping, more with corners, heavy tearing along spine. Hinges intact and binding tight. Hardcover.

London, England: Edmund Ward, 1953. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition British Import. Written by a 10 year old author& illustrator, this delightful work captures the manners of adults through the almost-human Lady Porks and her faithful Mr. Snuffle. Book Condition : Good; no text marks; light stain at top front free end paper; a few spots to text block; light bumping & toning to spine ends; crease to top rear cover. Dust Jacket Condition : Fair; multiple large tears and chips; some spotting; spine discolored by sunlight; price unclipped..

Indianapolis IN: Youth Pubns, 1977. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed by Lawrence Welk on front free end paper. Los Angeles Public Library program for book release/signing inlaid. Hardcover, 35 pp., beautiful color full page illustrations throughout. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; light wear to covers. No Dust Jacket as issued..

York, PA: Mountain Moon Publishers, 1992. Book. Illus. by Linda Rogers. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Oblong, spiral-bound chartreuse softcover, 40 pp. Beautifully illustrated by Linda Rogers with full-page color artwork and in-text B&W drawings. 1992, 1st Edition stated. A charming tale for children about a green and beautiful kingdom. As trees were cut down to build houses, eventually all the trees were gone and the kingdom was no longer green and beautiful. The king made a law that a tree be planted for every child that was born -- their birthing day tree to help make the kingdom beautiful and green again. Following the story are information and pages a parent can use to plant a birthing day tree for their child, with pages to record the event and paste photographs of the planting. The author is a storyteller who performs for the Mountain Moon Tale Spinners of York, PA. Condition: VG. Very small stain to top edge of most pages from page 16… Read More

Lititz PA: Sun Hill Productions, 1994. Book. Illus. by Winne, Ruth E.. Very Good Plus. Softcover (Side-stapled). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Written by noted children's songwriter Steven Courtney, these are humorous short stories/poems in verse form accompanied by full page b&w illustrations.Book Condition : Very Good+; slight cover edge wear; crease at top right cover corner; no internal marks..

New York NY: Pageant Press, 1960. Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A rare first edition of this children's book about identical twins in an all-girls boarding school. Blue cloth boards, black illustrated dust jacket. 267 pp., unillustrated. Stated First edition. Condition: Good plus, with Good minus dust jacket; pages clean and bright, pages 126-143 have a halo of age toning (probably different paper). Pages clean, no marks. Front side of jacket has about four edge tears, small to one-inch, no loss..

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Dorrance Publishing Co., 2001. Book. Illus. by Rhonda Libbey. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). First Printing. This first-time author successfully captures the familiar themes of childhood in her charming collection of poetry for children. Woven together with fanciful illustrations by Rhonda Libbey, Jamison's creative verse makes a favored bedtime reading to be enjoyed by parents and children alike. Softcover with lavender wraps, 23 pages. Inscribed and signed by the author on title page: "To Louise, Best Wishes, Julia Jameson". Published by Dorrance Publishing Co., 2001, first printing stated. Condition : Very Good; appears unread, interior is clean, crisp, unmarked (except for author inscription) with no creases or tears. Cover is clean with some areas of rubbing several small light spots. Binding is tight. Illustrator: Rhonda Libbey. ISBN: 0805947345. Paperback signed by Author.

Bombay, India: India Book House, 1970. Book. Illus. by S. G. Tendulkar. Good. Hardcover. First Thus. Small hardback, color-illustrated cover. 104 pages. The Panchatantra, a word that means Five Books, is a collection of wise as witty stories in which most of the characters are animals which think, talk and behave like human beings. They were first written in Sanskrit by some scholars in 200 B.C. after being related by storytellers for about 3,000 years. This book consists of Book 1: The Four Friends and Book 2: The Loss of Friends. Condition: Illustrated by S. G. Tendulkar. Previous owner's name on reverse of front free endpaper. Pages are clean and unmarked, no creases or tears. Cover has scuffing, light creasing, edge wear, tearing to top of spine. Hardcover.

Philadelphia PA: Penn Publishing Company, 1925. Book. Illus. by Waugh, Ida. Good Minus. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1925 Printing. Blue cloth boards, black titles on cover and spine, 324 pp., frontispiece by Ida Waugh. Book Condition: Good-; no text marks; wear to spine ends and cover corners, binding relaxed but sound, pages clean and free of markings, text block lightly toned. No Dust Jacket as issued..

New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., Inc. Book. Illus. by Amalia Serkin. Fair. Hardcover (Pictorial Papercovered Boards). First Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall. Yellow cloth boards with color illustration, similar dust jacket. Size: 8vo up to 9½" tall. Cute story very similar to the Rumplestiltskin fairy tale. 16 full color photographic plates using dolls designed and posed by Amalia Serking. Condition: Fair/Fair. Except for a couple tiny spots pages are clean and bright, unmarked, no tears, some light corner bends. Front free endpaper has been removed. Cover has some wear and chipping to edges and corners with some paper missing to spine ends. Hinges are weak but pages are secure. Dustacket intact with flaps, but has chunk missing from spine and top edge, worn, torn and tattered edges and some soiling. Hardcover 0 0 0.

Chicago IL: The John C. Winston Co, 1930. Book. Illus. by Richardson, Frederick; Eunice Stephenson. Good. Hardcover. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. An adorable little book, classic from the 1930s with a lamb who eludes other animals who want to eat him by hiding in a drum, until the fox recognizes his voice. Printed covers, illustrated in color; [30] pp. illustrated throughout in color plates, illustrated endpapers. Condition: Good; cover shows little wear, endpapers and 1st 2 pages show foxing, inner pages lightly toned but not foxed..

London: Brimax Books, 1969. Book. Illus. by Maury. Fair. Hardcover. Edition Unstated. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Cute picture book about a nosy little kitten with adorable full color illustrations by Maury. Pictorial glossy hardback. Brimax Books, Series 350. Condition : Fair; board separated; inside rear cover and last page has some crayon scribbling but text is not affected. Other pages clean and unmarked, with one tiny edge tears and a little light creasing. Cover has some scuffing, dent to top edges, wear to corner and spine ends with tear to top of spine. .

Fenn & Fenn, Inc., 1974. Book. Illus. by Sue Banta. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 31 pp. w/ color illustrations by Sue Banta throughout. 1984 Christmas keepsake issued by Fenn & Fenn lithographers. Children's story of a little girl who meets elves on Christmas Eve. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; small stain at top left front cover; light wear along bottom edge; small smudge on rear free end paper. No Dust Jacket..