Search Results: Authors starting with W from Deja Vu Books

New York: Lothrop Lee & Shepard, 1990. Laminated pictorial hardcover binding clean, square and tight. A few pages of interior are rubbed, minor smudges. DJ clean and crisp. Unpaginated. Story of two children, and old dog, a lost bunny, and a puppy.. Illus. by Firth, Barbara. Small 8vo. 1st. Hardcover. Near Very Good/Near Fine.

Boston: The Page Company, 1920. Yellow hardcover cloth binding with color imprint on cover has minor soiling but square and tight. Bookplate ffep. Yellowing pages, some foxing, but clean and tight interior. 101 pages plus 14 pages of ads. Back cover has a red circle with Little Cousin Trademark.. Illus. by Bridgman, L.J.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Near Very Good/No Jacket.

Boston: Richard G. Badger - The Gorham Press, 1914. Blue hardcover cloth binding with red and dark blue titles and decorations is square and tight, minimal wear to corners. Interior clean and tight, good hinges, 91 yellowing pages. The first 54 pages comprises the story of George Washington - pages 57-91 is a 9 act play detailing the American hero's life.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1926. Blue hardcover binding square and tight with light wear at corners and top and bottom of spine. Black line drawing of Paul Bunnyan looking down on a man on horseback. Remains of glued-on paper top of inside of front cover, some foxing and yellowing, but otherwise clean and tight interior. 238 pages with frontispiece plus five interior full page yellow, black and white plates.. Illus. by Crawford, Will. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Near Very Good/No Jacket.

New York: Rand McNally, 1946. Hardcover pictorial boards binding with paper at inside hinge beginning to crack, binding integrity intact. A little bit of rubbing along edges, name ffep. DJ has a few chips and some edgewear. Overall a clean and tight copy. Original price of 60c on dj flap, for ages 3-7. Story of a happy, hard-working switch engine in the big city railroad. But he wants to grow up to be a great shining passenger engine and pull long trains to far-away cities. When a big engine laughs at hime he becomes unhappy; then one day he gets his wish.. Illus. by Biers, Clarence. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Boards. Near Very Good/Good+.

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1931. Orange hardcover library binding square and tight. Back pocket intact. Library bookplate inside front cover, a few marks, else clean and tight interior. 232 pages with index. Biography of a famous songstress, Jenny Lind,. Illus. by Photos. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1940. Red hardcover cloth binding clean square and tight with just slightly yellowing pages. DJ has shelfwear. 403 pages with index. Autobiography of a small-town boy from the Midwest whose uncanny sense for what the public wants made famous artists out of talented unknowns. Charles Wagner was the creator and genius that helped make the entertainment industry what it is today.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+.

New York: Delacorte Press - A Seymour Lawrence Book, 1967. Yellow hardcover cloth binding clean square and tight. No writing tears or marks. DJ not price-clipped. $4.50 price on flap - stated first printing. DJ just very lightly soiled. with minimal shelfwear. Very nice copy of scarce title.. Illus. by Alcorn, John. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good.

New York: McGraw-Hill Company, 1955. Ex-library hardcover beige cloth binding with bumped corners. Back pocket intact, date slip in back, Florida State University nameplate fep. Spine sticker, general wear, interior overall clean, tight, library stamps. Scarce hardcover. 160 pages. Sandy is the star pitcher on the girl's softball team and life is very pleasant till 'Wyoming Bill' enrolls in her High School. Bill has a part time job at a stable and through him she meets Lucky Lady, a horse she loves at first sight.. Illus. by Galdone, Paul (jacket and frontispiece). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

New York: Cupples & Leon, 1932. Blue hardcover cloth binding clean and square, slightly shaky binding. Ffep removed, yellowing pages. Clean interior. 251 pages. Rex, a German Shepherd dog, and his young master Tom witness a hold-up and robbery of a pay-train. The robbers escape, so Tom and Rex set out to get the award for their capture.. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good+/Good-.

New York: Parents Magazine Press, 1972. Pictorial boards binding is clean, square and tight. A wonderful folk tale about a hare proves to a man that the man's best friend, the lion, is really the hare's horse. Beautifully illustrated. Unpaginated.. Illus. by Mikolaycak, Charles. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket.

Toronto: Collins, 1969. Green boards binding clean with tape marks from dj. Ffep removed. A few stamps. DJ has spine sticker, tape marks, clean. 134 pages. The Bruces' find out living with a fast-growing potential giant of a dog - a St. Bernard - has its joys but hazards as well.. Illus. by Ambrus, Victor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Stated. Hardcover. Good+/Near Very Good.

Valley Forge: Judson Press, 1974. Blue hardcover binding has cocked spine, rubbed corners, back pocket removed, minimal marks. DJ with spine sticker glued to endpapers. 127 pages. When Rud Marshall leaves Newton County to escape the lonliness after his wife died, he never dreamt he'd return with a wife and child. When the child Corky, born with cataracts that leave him nearly blind, is left at their doorstep, Rud and his wife Lucy accept him as their own. One day Corky finds a baby squirrel and as he becomes involved with its care, he begins to open up to the people around him. Story of how the community and the Marshalls work together to provide Corky with an operation is truly heartwarming. Full of folklore of simple mountain folk, readers of all ages will find the book inspiring.. Illus. by Earle, Nancy (cover). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good/Good.

Blue squareback softcover binding. No publisher or year noted but probably circa 1980. A book the author compiled after over 20 years of collecting data on families who had lived in the Hunter area of northern Illinois near the townships of Manchester and Caledonia. List of family names, maps, history and genealogy. 261 pages.. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

1982. Square back, soft cover binding has general wear, especially top and bottom of spine. Covers are rubbed but interior is clean and tight. Also includes a couple pages of handwritten notes. Hunter is located in Manchester Township in northern Boone County Illinois. Settled in the 1800s, this book includes information of the families who settled the area and lived there. 261 pages.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good+/Good.

Grosset & Dunla, 1907. Turquoise hardcover binding with purple title clean, square and tight. 376 pages. 1930s reprint. Clean and tight interior with pages yellowing. No writing, tears or marks. DJ is price-clipped, shows some closed tears and shelfwear. Front flap and page opposite contents page lists 8 titles in the series - this is the 4th. Back of jacket advertises Jane D. Abbott books for girls - 11 titles. Inside back flap lists 7 titles by L.M. Montgomery. 376 pages with two pages of ads in back. Scarce in dustjacket.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+.

Whittlesey House, 1944. Pictorial hardcover cloth binding has illustratio of young boy with Airedale dog om the cover, bumped corners and some wear to spine, but binding is secure and tight. Gift note from an Aunt and Uncle dated Christmas 1945 on fep. A few smudges and a couple closed tears, but overall a nice copy of this story about a boy named Bill who has a dog named Judge who everyone says is crazy or nuts because he runs into things and seems to have no sense of balance. Defending his dog to his friends, Bill boasts that Judge has been chosen by the Army as a War Dog, then immediately regrets his fib but feels he now has to make good on it and offer his pal up to the military for the war effort. 67 pages.. Illus. by Dennis, Morgan. Small 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Wartime Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Boston, Mass: The C.M. Clark PUblishing Co., 1908. Decorated green hardcover cloth binding has minor soiling, tight and secure. Hinges good, interior has some minor soiling with foxing. page 3/4 partially detached top 2 inches, rest of pages tight and secure. 109 pages plus 2 pages of ads. 14 full color plates includes frontispiece with tissue intact. Plate at page 47 detached but present. There is also a two page color spread in the center showing flowers mentioned in story. Not mentioned in illustration list. Scarce title.. Illus. by Illustrated. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Chicago: Rogers and Smith, 1907. Softcover, square-back binding has wear along spine, a bit of paper on spine missing soiled, covers securely attached, although the front one is weaker than the back. Appears ffep removed. 264 pages. B/W portrait plates of various Commanders - one at page 40 detached but present. On the cover: Valley of Chicago, Illinois - 1856-1907 Oriental Consistory S.P.R.S.32o and Co-ordinate Bodies . Ancient Accepted Scottish Right. Title page reads: HISTORY OF SCOTTISH RITE MASONRY IN CHICAGO From its introduction until the semi-centennial anniversary in the year 1907.. Illus. by black and white photos, some sketches. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

Philadelphia - Toronto: John C. Winston, 1954. Blue hardcover binding worn along edges, wear at corners with boards showing through just a bit. Interior clean and tight with some smudges. Young Canada Book Week Award inscription: "First Prize in Book-Mark Contest to Teddy Washburn". Don't know if the recipient is related to the author. 41 pages. B/w illustrations follow the travels of Nimbo, a little cloud which becomes a storm cloud and travels over land and water, having his own bit of fun. A nice way to take the fear out of storms for young children.. Illus. by Stember, Clara Jo. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1st. Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket.