Search Results: Collectibles from Granny Goose Books

London: Penguin Books, 1950. Revised Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is clean and crisp. There is a gift inscription to a former owner (Christmas 1951) but no other marks or wear. The pictorial covers re fresh, with minor wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket (repeats the cover illustration) has been price-clipped, but is also in very good condition, again with minor wear. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover.

Oshawa, ON: G. Edmond Burrows, 1973. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. This is an ex-library copy, with all of the expected stamps, labels and additions. However, the text is clean and fresh, the dust jacket is present, and the book would make an excellent working copy. Contents: -- 1. Canada Clock Company and Hamilton Clock Company. -- 2. The Arthur Pequegnat Clock Company. -- 3. Seth Thomas in Ontario. -- 4. Other clockmakers in Ontario. -- 5. List of clock and watchmakers, repairmen, dealers, etc. in Ontario, listed by city. -- 6. The Twiss Brothers. -- 7. Other clockmakers in Quebec. -- 8. List of clock and watchmakers, repairmen, dealers, etc. in Quebec listed by city. -- 9. Moses Barrett. -- 10. Butler and Henderson. -- 11. Other clockmakers in Nova Scotia. -- 12. List of clock and watchmakers, repairmen, dealers, etc. in Nova Scotia listed by city. -- 13. Clockmakers in New Brunswick. -- 14. List of clock and watchmakers, repairmen, dealers, etc. in New Brunwick listed by… Read More

Hamden, Conn.: Library Professional Publications, 1993. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. This book looks almost new. The interior is crisp and clean, with no wear or marks. The bugundy cloth covers are fresh, with just a hint of wear at edges and corners. The dust jacket is not clipped and is also in excellent condition. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Contents: -- 1. Children's literature: a brief historical overview. -- 2. A foundation for the collecting process. -- 3. The collector's universe. -- 4. Collectionis great and small, and their collectors. -- 5. Practical acquisition knowledge. -- 6. Collection maitenance adn development. -- 7. Turnover: rotating and disposing of your collection. -- 8. Current trends in children's book collecting. -- 9. Glimpses of the collecting life. -- 10. printed helpers: a director of resources. -- Appendix: Guidelines for cataloging children's books.

Park City, UT: Flying Moose Books, 2006. Soft cover. Near Fine. This book looks new. The interior is crisp and fresh, with no marks or signs of previous use. The illustrated paper covers are bright, again in excellent condition.

London: Francis Joseph, 2001. Soft cover. Very Good. A very nice copy. The interior is crisp and clean, with no marks or signs of previous use. The illustrated paper covers are bright, with just a bit of wear. There is a small red mark on the bottom of the text block.

Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel, 1993. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 3 ¾ x 3 ¼. This is a miniature (3 ¾ x 3 ¼, 43 pages) picture book containing a collection of Engelbreit's birthday illustrations, NOT the similarly titled large format edition containing recipes. The book looks new, with a crisp, clean interior, and a bright dust jacket with no nicks or tears. A lovely little copy, and an unusual gift for Engelbreit collectors.

Willowdale, ON: Classical & Medieval Numismatic Society, 1994. Soft cover. Very Good. This copy is in excellent condition, with a fresh, unmarked interior. The green paper covers show light wear only -- no folds or damage. Contents: -- Friends in strange places: ancient and medieval coinage in the National Numismatic Collection, by Richard G. Doty. -- Fraternizing with the enemy: an Athenian coin from Persian Palestine, by Martin Beckmann. -- Striking a pose: Seleucid types and machtpolitik on the coins of John Hyrcanus I, by Oliver Hoover. -- Roman gold coins from central Spain, by Leonard A. Curchin. -- Numismatic references in the Vindolanda written records, by John R. Gainor. -- The last adoptive Emperor's descendants, by Anne Kromann. -- The numismatic monuments of Roman Philippi, by Aaron Kendall. -- The great scam of Alexander the Paphlagonian, by Bruce R. Brace. -- A mint in Tripoli fro Raymond I and successors. 1102-1109 AD, by Karl Shea. -- Edward III, Duke of Aquitaine,… Read More

London: Westminster Stamp Company, 1938. Soft cover. Good +. he covers show a former owner's name in the top corner, ight wear and handling, and one fold across the centre. Partial contents: In addition to advertisements for stamps at prices that would make your mouth water there are the following news articles: -- W.E. Fyndem on the stamp market; -- Mauritius, some general notes, by Charles Farquhar; -- Switzerland's Postal Museum, by Anthony P. Kiely; -- St. Vincent seen on stamps, by Patrick Hamilton; -- Famous women on stamps: Marie Curie-Sklodowska, by A. E. Gould; -- The post-war stamps of Austria, by Arthur Blair; -- How new stamps are designed, by Wm. A. Bagley

London: Westminster Stamp Company, 1938. Soft cover. Good +. he covers show light wear and handling, and one fold across the centre. Partial contents: In addition to advertisements for stamps at prices that would make your mouth water there are the following news articles: -- W.E. Fyndem on the stamp market; -- Celebrities fo the stamp album: D'Annunzio, By A. McAlpine; -- Ceylon's new air mails, by Ray Blaze; -- Canadian coil stamps of 1935, by James Armstrong; -- Iraq provisionals, by F. R. Durham; -- Beauties of British Honduras, by Charles Farquhar; -- Canada's new pictorials, by Norman J. Geraghty;.

New York: H. L. Lindquist, 1938. Soft cover. Good +. The cover shows light wear and handling, and two folds along the middle. Contents: Some of the regular columns are: Philatelic Notes, by George van den Berg, Miniature and Souvenir Sheets: Unofficial Sheets Issued in France in Connection with Philatelic Exhibitions, by Charles J. Hunt, German Postmark Society, by John J. Haag, Canada Corner, Postal Markings, by Harry M. Konwiser, New Issues and Discoveries, Airmails, by Oswood D. Yopp, etc. There are also many advertisements for stamps at prices the would make your mouth water.

New York: H. L. Lindquist, 1938. Soft cover. Good +. The cover shows light wear and handling, and one fold along the middle. Contents: Some of the regular columns are: Philatelic Notes, by George van den Berg, California Ocean Mails, 1851-55, by A. R. Rowell, New York City Mail Tube Service, by Harry M. Konweiser, U.S. No. 798 Adorned With Fasces, by S. T. Burtness, Postal Markings, by Harry M. Konwiser, New Issues and Discoveries, Airmails, by Oswood D. Yopp, etc. There are also many advertisements for stamps at prices the would make your mouth water.

New York: H. L. Lindquist, 1938. Soft cover. Good +. The cover shows light wear and handling, and two folds along the middle. Contents: Some of the regular columns are: Philatelic Notes, by George van den Berg, Mexican notes, by H. C. Hopkins, Confederate States Covers are History, by Lawrence L. Shenfield, U.S. Varieties, by George B. Stone, Postal Markings, by Harry M. Konwiser, New Issues and Discoveries, Airmails, by Oswood D. Yopp, etc. There are also many advertisements for stamps at prices the would make your mouth water.