Search Results: Children's Books from Whiting Books

Aspen, Colorado: Courtney Press, 1999. Book. Illus. by Tammie Lane. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Tiny trace of wear at the head of the spine, otherwise a fine, clean copy signed by the author (and a paw print of Fraser!). One of seven books in the Fraser rescue series. Unpaginated. "A young girl and her friends take a cross country ski trip to her parent's mountain cabin, but find themselves caught in a sudden snow storm.".

New York: David McKay Company, Inc., 1954. Book. Illus. by F. Stocks May. Very Good. Hardcover. First American Edition. 1954 publishing date indicated on rear panel of the dust jacket. A title in Jane Pilgrim's Blackberry Farm Books series. 5.25 x 5.75 inches. Green cloth with lettering stamped in white and a pictorial plate pasted to the front cover, surrounded by decorative white stamping. Mild wear to the boards. Binding firm. Light green paper dust jacket with cut-out window to reveal the pictorial plate on the front cover. Lettering and decoration printed in dark green. The jacket has mild edge wear and a tape repairs to the top edge of the window on the front panel. Thirty-one pages, not numbered, with a color illustration on the recto of each leaf and one black and white illustration (last page). Overall, a nice, clean copy with no marks or writing. A title in Jane Pilgrim's Blackberry Farm Books series. 5.25 x 5.75 inches. Green cloth with lettering stamped in white and a pictorial… Read More

New York: The Nourse Co. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Reprint. The copyright is 1919, Platt & Nourse Co., Inc., but the title page lists only Nourse (The Nourse Co.) and no date. Likely an early 1920s reprint. Moderate wear to the extremities. Cracking inside the front cover and near the middle of the book. Previous owner penciling on the front endpapers. Tear to the Contents page and a few other pages. The rest of the book is holding up pretty well, but foxing was found on several pages and some of the color plates are loose. 211 pages with numerous black and white illustrations and seven full-page color plates. Illustrator not named and the lower corner of each plate contains a symbol that may indicate the artist. 0.

London: Frederick Muller Limited, 1962. Book. Illus. by Toothill, Harry. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Very light wear to book. The dust jacket has a bit of rubbing and a few edge tears. Protected from further damage with a clear Mylar archival cover. 142 pages. Further adventures of Irish children Ann and Peter in the young travelers series: The Kennedys Abroad..

New York: North-South Books, 1994. Book. Illus. by Katya Arnold. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Rubbing wear to the dust jacket, more on the rear panel. Tiny nick on the front panel at the spine. Slight edge wear or bumping to the top and bottom edges. Protected now in a clear Mylar sleeve. Storyline from the publisher: "When she is sent by her cruel stepmother to the fearsome Baba Yaga, a clever young girl uses kindness to make her escape. Based on a story from the collection compiled by the nineteenth folklorist Aleksandr Afanas'ev and illustrated in a bold, colorful style inspired by Russian 'lubok' art.".

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. About fine copy with just a trace of edge wear (slight bumping)..

New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1970. Book. Illus. by Harold James. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Trace of soiling to upper area of front cover. Light bumping to corners. Jacket is edge-worn, chipped, and rubbed. Tape repair to small tear at the head of the spine. Small hole in the jacket's spine below the tape repair. A new Mylar protective cover improves the look and feel. Sonny is an African American boy in the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood, known as Bed-Stuy, of Brooklyn, and this book is his story told in the lyrics of a song, page by page, with the final page containing the whole song and musical notation. The art work of Harold James illustrates each page and brings the story to life..

New York: Orchard Books, 1992. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Later Printing. Inscribed by the author to a previous owner: "Especially for Andrew ___, Thanks for reading! Your friend, Theresa Nelson 11/5/99..

New York: Holiday House, 1994. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Light foxing on the top edge of the page block. The dust jacket is price-clipped and has a closed tear at the bottom edge of the front panel. Protected now in a Mylar sleeve. Inscription/siganture from the author to the previous owner (Blake). 185 pages. Jacket art by Tim Tanner. From the publisher: "Having discovered the true nature of the old woman known as the Witch of Blackwater Swamp, fifth grader Ted must decide whether to come to her aid when she is accused of the thefts plaguing his small Louisiana town.".

Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc., 2012. Book. Illus. by Benjamin Vincent. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Fine except for some slight bumping to the top edge of the dust jacket's rear panel. Clean, bright, solid copy. Not paginated, but about 25 pages. Bluebonnet the armadillo meets Red, a brown pelican, who urges her to follow a school group as they tour the Ocean Star Museum in Galveston and learn as they do about the offshore oil system, living on a drilling rig, and offshore history..

Charlottesville, Virginia: Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Inc., 2002. Book. Illus. by Mariah Fox. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Fifty-five pages, including Glossary, Chronology, and a Discography of Bob Marley's music. One of the publisher's Young Spirit Books for young readers..

New Haven: Random House, 1963. Book. Illus. by Sanae Yamazaki. Very Good. Hardcover. Shelf wear and a previous owner name on the front free endpaper. A trace of foxing to the edges of the page block. The dust jacket is edge-worn and has some creasing near a tear at the head of the spine. Protected now in a Mylar archival sleeve. 57 pages with a page on the pronunciation and meaning of Japanese words used in the book. Story of a Japanese boy who found a way to make friends in a new school in Tokyo..

New York: Roy Publishers, 1961. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Mild wear to book. Jacket has edge wear and chipping. Protected now in a Mylar archival sleeve. 143 pages, many illustrations. Frontispiece photo of Piccadilly Circus circa 1910. Cover photo, London buses in rush hour traffic, circa 1960. Don't let the title fool you--this book isn't just for boys. Anyone interested in automotive or transportation history will find this book interesting and educational. From steam buses of the 1820s to early motor buses of the twentieth century to trolley buses and modern petrol & diesel buses, a comprehensive overview of the development of bus transportation is presented here. The book was published in 1961 so "modern" is around 50 years old now..

London: Pickering & Inglis Ltd., 1969. Book. Illus. by W. M. Cuthill. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Light toning to the endpapers. The jacket has top and bottom-edge wear and slight wear at the corners and flap folds. In a Mylar archival sleeve now. 64 pages, no text illustrations. A title in the publisher's Dewdrop Series. Dust jacket illustration by W. M. Cuthill. A story of two children of missionaries in the Congo who are sent home for schooling in England and have an adventure involving a bank robbery and Bunty being taken hostage..

New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Signed by author/illustrator Diane Stanley at the top of the title page. Color illustrations, unpaginated. A sketch of Charles Dickens' life for young readers..

Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1938. Book. Illus. by Muller, Dan. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Some shelf wear. Soiling to the fore-edge of the text block. Previous owner stamp to fore-edge of the text block, also on the front pastedown along with a bookplate. 249 pages, illustrated by the author. Stated First Edition..

New York: St. Martin's Book. Illus. by Alexy Pendle. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Burgundy cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Jacket shows just a touch of rubbing on the front panel at the spine. Front flap has sticker shadow from old price sticker. A clean, tight copy published circa 1983. No date is indicated, but the jacket write-up states it's been 80 years since this story was serialized in 1903 in Little Folks. The author portrays family life at the turn of the century on the Welsh border. The "Hermitage" is a house on the edge of a "moss," home to nine children. Black & white illustrations accompany the text. Introduction by Margery Fisher. 0.

New York: Clarion Books, 1998. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Printing. Small yellow ink mark on the bottom edge of the text block, probably a remainder mark. Upper corner bumped a bit and the jacket has a small crease in the lower corner of the rear panel. Nice, clean copy. From Jewish literature, established rabbinic Midrashim about the book of Genesis are retold by the author--twenty-one stories, in a single narrative, about God's relationship with His creation, from creating angels on the second day to testing Abraham's love..

New York: Scholastic Press, 2003. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. Appears to be an unread copy. Author's debut novel. Juvenile audience. Struggling to find a place for himself, Tom flees the elven parents who hunt to kill him and becomes involved with human "demons" in the nearby city..

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1999. Book. Illus. by Stevens, Janet. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 11.5 Inches Oblong. A slight curl of the jackets edges, top and bottom, otherwise a fine copy. A cooking story for children, with a recipe for strawberry shortcake integrated into the story. Big Brown Rooster, with help from his friends Turtle, Iguana, and Pot-Bellied Pig, figure out how to measure flour, beat an egg, and everything else necessary for preparing the old family recipe. An educational story with charming illustrations..