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A History of the American Revolution Intended as a Reading Book for Schools
by Williams, Samuel
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- Used - Good + overall
- Edition
- Third stereotype edition
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- 1827
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- Full Calf
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- 1
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Garrison, New York, USA
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£100.82
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Stonington: William Storer, 1827. Third stereotype edition. Full Calf. Good + overall. A school boy's history text with his signature (William Baker) in ink throughout the text, along with a pencil note that runs over a number of pages to his friend explaining that he is about to switch schools. Master Baker has also practiced his pen skills… Read more about this item Item Price
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The London Review: A Moral Pantomime ... with a Coloured Representation of the Characters and Two Scenes ... with Directions for Setting Up a Theatre. Complete with the folding illustration sheet and pamphlet
by [Theater; Childrens] Darton, Harvey & Albert Rutherston
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- Used - Otherwise very good condition
- Edition
- First printing
- Published
- 1923
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- Pamphlet
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- 1
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Garrison, New York, USA
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£181.48
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London: Wells Gardner Darton & Co. Ltd, 1923. First printing. Pamphlet. Otherwise very good condition. A two act play intended for juvenile players published by Darton with practical theater instruction by Rutherston, printed by the Chaucer Press. OCLC: 317346085 complete w pamphlet and large color poster of sets and characters. The pamphlet includes additional plays entitled, "A List… Read more about this item Item Price
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Men of Different Countries
by [Children's; New Zealand]
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- Used
- Published
- 1844
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- 1
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Garrison, New York, USA
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£76.63
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Cooperstown, NY: H. & E. Phinney, 1844. A charming illustrated children's chapbook, illustrations accompanying each description of men around the world including an Englishman, Indian, New Zealander, Tartar, Frenchman, Dutchman, an "Owyhyhean" (with a man and "dancing woman" derived from Cook); Laplander, etc. along with the Camel, Lion and Elephant ("Elephants love spirits and wine. In India, a liquor… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Juniper Tree and Other Tales from Grimm
by Segal, Lore; Maurice Sendak
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- Used - Good + overall
- Published
- 1973
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- Hardcover
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Garrison, New York, USA
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£60.50
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973. Hardcover. Good + overall. A two volume set, translated by Lore Segal and Randall Jarrell. Pictures by Maurice Sendak.
2 vols, small square 8vo, vol. 1 168pp, vol. 2 p169-332. Original color dj, in slipcase. Books in fine condition with fine dj. Slipcase a bit dusty. Item Price
£60.50
Une Partie de Polo
by Disney, Walt (ills); Hachette; Silly Symphonies
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- Used - Good -
- Published
- 1936
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- Hardcover
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Garrison, New York, USA
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£100.82
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Paris: Hachette, 1936. Hardcover. Good -. Featuring Mickey, Donald and Goofy playing in a polo match against Hollywood stars including Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chaplin, and Harpo Marx with Clark Gable and Mae West watching from the sidelines.
Primarily b&w illustrations on every page, also with three full color, double page popups, one of Donald Duck squeezed between… Read more about this item Item Price
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Thomas' Magnetic Play Book
by Thomas the Tank Engine
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- Used - Very good overall
- Published
- 2009
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- Hardcover
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Garrison, New York, USA
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£20.16
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New York: Random House, 2009. Hardcover. Very good overall. A great travel toy. Different train scenes on magnetized pages with 9 character magnets in an enclosed storage section. Take Thomas, Gordon, Mavis, Henry, Percy, (2) Troublesome Trucks, Harold, and James on your adventures!
9x8", full color, illustrated covers, see through plastic storage attached. Item Price
£20.16
Baby's Bouquet, a Bunch of Nursery Rhymes
by Crane, Walter
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- Used - Very good condition
- Published
- 1896
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- Original paper wraps
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Garrison, New York, USA
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£60.50
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Chicago: Donohue Henneberry & Co, 1896. Original paper wraps. Very good condition. Children's book featuring nursery rhymes and color and b&w illustrations,and a classic cover illustration by Walter Crane. Part of the 'Ye Baby's Olden Time Series.' Sm 4to,12pp, 4 color ills, b&w ills throughout, stiff illustrated boards with a full page advertisment for the Chicago Great Western… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Children's Bells [Unbound Review Copy]
by Farjeon, Eleanor
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- Used - Very good overall
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- Review Copy
- Published
- 1960
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- Paperback
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Garrison, New York, USA
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£60.50
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New York: Henry Z. Walck, 1960. Review Copy. Paperback. Very good overall. An unbound review copy of this collection of Farjeon's poems. 8vo, 212pp, unbound, the quires loose in the wrap around dust jacket. With the exception of some small closed tears in the slightly ruffled and marked jacket, in very good condition. Item Price
£60.50
Gum-Blossom Babies
by Gibbs, May
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- Used - Good + overall
- Published
- 1922
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Garrison, New York, USA
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£100.82
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Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1922. Paperback. Good + overall. Gum-Blossom Babies are much harder to find than Gum-Nut Babies. They are more timid, being girls..."
8vo, color frontis, 28pp, unpaginated. Brown paper with with color plate of cluster of fuzzy headed babies clinging to a cluster of leaves at front cover. Bound with brown cord. B&w… Read more about this item Item Price
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Kellogg's Jumbly Jungle Book
- Condition
- Used - Very good overall
- Published
- 1948
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
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Garrison, New York, USA
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£28.23
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Canada: Kellogg Company, 1948. Paperback. Very good overall. Colorful paperback of animals dressed in various costumes. 2 pages (4 sides) cut into 6 pieces to provide numerous silly combinations of heads, bodies, feet, and costumes when layered over other pages. Each section has a short verse describing the animal escapades, and advertising Kellogg's cereals. 48 animals
8… Read more about this item Item Price
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Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep; 1950s Cross-stitch Sampler
by [Childrens; Nursery Rhyme; Kangaroo]
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- Used - Very good condition
- Published
- 1950
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- Framed print
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Garrison, New York, USA
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£221.82
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1950. Framed print. Very good condition. I have always wondered about this nursery rhyme. What child would not be frightened by the prospect of dying in the middle of reciting what has become a nighttime prayer?
It starts off well enough, but descends into darkness - "Now I lay me down to sleep / I pray the Lord,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Explorer, A Pop-Up Book
by Ballard, Dr. Robert D.
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- Used - Very good overall
- Published
- 1992
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781878685087
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- 1
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Garrison, New York, USA
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£20.16
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California: Turner Publishing Inc., 1992. Hardcover. Very good overall. A pop-up book describing Ballard's exploration with the tiny submersible "Alvin", eventually discovering the SS Titanic, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, never seen before sea-life,Cayman Trough and more. For the underwater sea enthusiast. All pop-ups complete and in working order.
4to, 12pp, illustrated covers, full color. Item Price
£20.16
History of Beasts and Birds, chapbook
by [Childrens]
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- Used - Good + overall
- Published
- 1828
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- Ephemera
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Garrison, New York, USA
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£76.63
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Cooperstown: H.E. Phinney, 1828. Ephemera. Good + overall. A charming children's chapbook, with an animal representing each letter of the alphabet, starting with A a Antelope and ending with Z z Zebra. K k is "Kanguroo ... It's hind legs are very long, which enables it to run with great velocity," as well as its ashy colour (sic),… Read more about this item Item Price
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Zoologisk Have
by Jensen, Johannes; Sikker Hansen (ills)
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- Used - Good + overall
- Edition
- First printing
- Published
- 1934
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- Pictorial Boards
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- 1
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Garrison, New York, USA
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£100.82
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Denmark: Rasmus Navers, 1934. First printing. Pictorial Boards. Good + overall. A visit to the zoo, written for children in Danish with beautiful illustrations, and a forward by Hans Kyrre.
Card pictorial boards, 4to,10 5/8 x 12 3/4", 48pp, b&w illustrations throughout. Cloth covered stitch binding, card covers toned, edges browned & rubbed, Back cover corner chipped… Read more about this item Item Price
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Dream Days
by Grahame, Kenneth aka John Lane
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- Used - Otherwise very good condition
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1902
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- Hardcover
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Garrison, New York, USA
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£60.50
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London: John Lane, 1902. First edition. Hardcover. Otherwise very good condition. A collection of children's fiction and childhood reminiscences by Grahame, includes the popular story The Reluctant Dragon. A companion volume to The Golden Age, with 8 tissue guarded illustrations by Maxfield Parrish. Library copy with discreet markings and deaccession date of 1965. 8vo, (viii), 228pp, b&w frontispiece.,… Read more about this item Item Price
£60.50
Jeu de Pyramides
by [Childrens board game; Clowns]
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- Used - Fine
- Published
- 1870
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- Board game
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Garrison, New York, USA
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£181.48
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France, 1870. Board game. Fine. A French childrens' board game, complete with the folding board, 10 number disks, 6 wooden pieces, the instruction sheet and box. The box is papered in apricot & gold spotted paper with an image on the cover of clowns ascending a pyramide, and one tumbling down. The box measures 11 x 8". All… Read more about this item Item Price
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Predators, a Pop-up Book with Revolutionary Technology
by Santoro, Lucio & Meera
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- Used - Fine
- Published
- 2008
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781416954392
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- 1
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Garrison, New York, USA
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£24.20
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New York: Little Simon, 2008. Hardcover. Fine. Spiders, eagles, crocodiles, tigers and bears - their habits, hunting styles, facts, friends, and foes in beautiful 3-D.
4to, unpaginated, illustrated covers, full color. All pop-ups complete and in working order. Item Price
£24.20
Les Surprenantes Aventures du Petit Gedeon, Conte Pour Les Petits
by De Jongh, Francis
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- Used - Otherwise very good condition
- Published
- 1923
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- Staplebound
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- 1
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Garrison, New York, USA
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£60.50
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Paris: Payot, 1923. Staplebound. Otherwise very good condition. The Surprising Adventures of Little Gedeon, a boy who wears a red hat, who is reduced in size by a sorceress. Gedeon's adventure includes dancing with insects and butterflies, talks to a dormouse family, and helped by a bird. Oblong 4to, 56pp, illustrated board covers with red cloth spine, color… Read more about this item Item Price
£60.50
Book about Birds Part II
by [Children's] [Lyre Bird] Merrill, Rufus and Co, publishers
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- Used - Very good condition
- Edition
- Reissue
- Published
- 1855
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- Pamphlet
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Garrison, New York, USA
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£100.82
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Concord, New Hampshire: Rufus Merrill and Co, 1855. Reissue. Pamphlet. Very good condition. Eleven birds are illustrated including an Australian lyrebird. Descriptions of eight birds appear, including the swallow, the Lyre bird, Boat-Bill (of Brazil), the Roseate Spoonbill, blue jay, hoopoe, robin, belted kingfisher & the dove. 12mo pamphlet, stitched binding, 16pp & orig. tan printed wrappers entitled… Read more about this item Item Price
£100.82
Cinderella
by [Childrens]
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- Used - Good + overall
- Edition
- First printing
- Published
- 1869
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- Pamphlet
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Garrison, New York, USA
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£60.50
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New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1869. First printing. Pamphlet. Good + overall. From the Aunt Friendly's Colored Picture Books series with an advertisement on the back cover announcing an edition of Humpty Dumpty to be issued late in Fall of 1869.
Lg 12mo, 4pp of text and 6 chromolithographic color plates by Justin Howard. Stiff paper wrappers with… Read more about this item Item Price
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