Search Results: Titles starting with P from Sparkle Books

Paris: MILA, 2003 Very Good, A Few Small Depressions On Front Cover, Otherwise Clean And Tight With No Writing.

South Melbourne: Macmillan, 1984 South Melbourne: Macmillan, 1984 This Is An Australian Theatre Textbook And The Preface Indicates That The Plays Were Selected Because They Work In A High School Setting. It Has Great Illustrations And Even Has A Script From The Goon Show. Could This Work In A Contemporary Environment? Would Like To Think So! Solid But Toned And Has One Crumpled Corner, Bookstore Stamp, And Institutional Stamp.

Spain: NORMA EDITORIAL, S.A., 2005 This Is The First Spanish Printing Of This Graphic Novel In April 2005. No Writing Or Marks, Clean Crisp Pages. A Little Light Wear To Card Covers. The Story Takes Place In Tehran In 1958. It Was The Basis For A Film And Both The Film And The Comic Won Awards. The Writer/Artist Is Marjane Satrapi, An Iranian-Born French Graphic Novelist

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Sandpiper, 1980 First Paperback Printing Of This 1942 Caldecott Honor Book Which Was Made Into A Film By Bill Mason Of The National Film Board Of Canada In 1966. Sandpiper Books, Date Unknown, Last Copyright Date Is 1962, And There Is An Ibsn. This Would Be Almost A Very Good Copy, But There Are Holes In The Outer Upper Corner. I'm Guessing A Teacher Used Thumbtacks To Display A Map. Lower Outer Corners Are Also Upturned And There Is A 2.00 Price Written On The Front Cover In Ballpoint. General Rubbing And Wear, But Colours Are Bright. See Holling's Other Book, Minn Of The Mississippi Also Available Through Sparkle Books!

Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.: Turner Pub, 1993 Near Fine book in near fine unclipped jacket, second printing, there is one small dent in middle of lower back board, otherwise like new. No writing stickers or marks. Terrific book about reading, more specifically about reading Horror, Fantasy and Adventure! Richly illustrated.

U.S.A.: Mcgill Queens Univ Pr, 1998 There Were A Few World Events That Were Skipped Over In School, Even Though They Were Spoken Of By Family Members Or Mentioned In Novels. One Was The Spanish-American War, Which Of Course Turned Out To Have Communists In It, And Was Therefore Too Embarrassing To Talk About For Some Decades. The Other Was The Boer War. I Just Looked It Up In Wikipedia: No Communists, Just Dutch Settlers Versus Zulus Followed By The British Empire Versus Settlers. Now I Understand The Title, "Painting The Map Red." In My Day, It Was Always Pink For The Commonwealth But Red Might Be More Suitable. For Some Reason, Canada Was Very Enthusiastic About Getting Involved. Here Is A Bit Of Info From Fred Stenson Whose Book, The Great Karoo, Which I Have Been Meaning To Read, Explains: " The Boer Was Said To Be About Democratic Rights For Non-South African Workers, But It Was Really About The Value Of The Rand Gold Fields And The Fear That This Wealth Might Fall Under The… Read More

New York: The Viking Press, 1947 This is the 6th printing (1966) of the 1947 original published by Viking. This is the best ex-library copy of any book ever! There are no labels or markings on the boards or the dust jacket, and inside there are just four black felt marks and the remnants of a card pocket on the rear end paper. It was a 1948 Newbery Honor Book, and the author, a French national who later emigrated to America, started the first children's library in France. Admirably illustrated in brown tones by George Schreiber, it is a charming story of a young boy who is befriended by two American soldiers just after the second world war. Small quarto, 63pp.

Paris: L'ecole Des Loisirs, 1971 Apparent first french language edition of this Sendak and Minarik classic from the Little Bear series. top corners heavily rubbed, usual library extras, first edition.

Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1984 Stated First Printing in near fine condition: no writing or marks or rubs or bumps, appears unread, near fine unclipped dust jacket. No particular flaws, just short of "like new."

Chicago: Standard Education Society Inc., 1961 This is the 1961 edition, 1961 printing of Standard Education Society of Chicago's Parade of Stories edited by M. Bjoland. It is getting quite scarce, and features some major midwestern and other figures in the area of children's literature during the 1930's, 40's and 50's, including Jack Conroy (Guggenheim for The Disinherited in 1933), Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth (The Cat Who Went to Heaven won the 1931 Newbery Medal), Frances Clarke Sayers, an amazing librarian, writer, storyteller and advocate (Walt Disney Accused. Her "Tag-along No Longer" is reprinted here, with illlustrations by Elmer Jacobs); as well as Marguerite de Angeli , author and illustrator of children's books noted for her explorations of cultural diversity of common people (named a Caldecott Honor Book illustrator in 1945 for Yonie Wondernose, excerpted here). This printing features pea green boards with an orange and grey and white parade of children and… Read More

Toronto: Alfred a Knopf, 2008 Very good first edition in very good dust jacket . ex library with usual accessories, protective cover. Biggest flaw is use of tape to attach dust jacket which has left marks, otherwise near fine.

London Uk: Cresset Press, 1963 First Edition, Fine Charcoal Boards With Scarlet Spine Patch And Gilt Titles In A Very Good Unclipped Dust Jacket Which Has Remanants Of A Price Tag On Front Panel And A Small Scribble On Rear. Contains Several Black And White Photographs And Frontispiece Of The Portrait In Question. The Author Explains In The Preface That The Portrait Was All That Remained Of The Papers Belonging To The Subject, Rebecca Duberly, Nee Howard, As The Writer's Great Grandfather Had Destroyed Everything Else Due To Scandal. This Book, Resulting From Her Subsequent Research ". . .Presents A Fascinating Chapter In The History Of Two Families And An Entertaining Portrait Of Georgian High Society." Indexed And With A Family Tree.

London: Chapman & Hall, 1963 First Edition Of Auberon Waugh's Second Novel Published By Chapman & Hall In 1963. Near Fine Boards And Interior, No Writing Or Marks In Very Good Dust Jacket Which Is Clipped And Somewhat Soiled On White Rear Panel. A Very Nice Copy, With Jacket Description, "Auberon Waugh Is A Born Writer And Writes Like Himself And Nobody Else. . . . The Same Economy Of Words, The Same Unemphatic Wit, The Same Irresistible Comic Spirit."

Syracuse, New York, U.S.A.: Syracuse Univ Pr, 1996 Very Good paperback 1996 Syracuse University Press edition, first printing, like new condition save some underlining in pencil. Very clean, cover like new. No other writing.

Geneva: Weber, 1973 Adaptation Francaise by Claire Descombes from the Taschenbach German language 1969 edition very good minus condition in Good plus dust jacket. Very impressive art appreciation written for children in a respectful way. The language is simple, but the concepts are more often seen in books for adults. Nudity is present and unremarked (La Lune et La Terre). Boards are somewhat soiled and warped, with wear to the upper spine. Fos in two places, telephone no on front endpaper, old price in pencil. Generally clean interior with some soiling and/or age toning around the edges. The dust jacket is unclipped, is somewhat soiled and rippled at upper edge. There is a pull on lower spine. Upper spine is a one inch triangular piece and there is chipping along upper edge and at corners. A very nice book for the even somewhat bilingual school age child with artistic sensibilities

New York: Paulist Press, 1977 Unread, Slight Yellowing At Top Of Cover But Else As New. There Is The Paulist Press Price Tag On The Back For $2.95 And The University Of Calgary Bookstore's Price Tag On The Front At $4.90. [This Is The Surcharge For Being In Canada Price, About Which I Have Mixed Feelings, But Perhaps It Is Worth It, We Do Have Pubic Healthcare, After All]. I Know This Book Is Unread Because I Bought It And I Still Haven't Read It, Much As I Have Always Been Inspired By Paolo Freire. At Some Point In Life, The Number Of Books One Can Squeeze In Begins To Diminish, And The Advisability Of Paying Off The Mortgage Increases, So There You Are!

Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.: Stoddart Kids, 1996 Very Good copy of this lovely book about Anna Pavlova invited to dance for the Czar's young invalid son, beautifully illustrated by a Russian emigre woman who designs ballet costumes and sends her daughters to ballet classes. ex library in very good condition save one bashed corner, near fine jacket not price clipped.

Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Oxford Univ Pr, 1988 Fine publication first edition Oxford University Press, VG in Near Fine unclipped DJ which has some rubbing to back panel. Text has gift inscription and rubbed corners else near fine.

Newmarket, Ontario, Canada: Tundra Books, 2004 First Printing, First Edition, Near Fine In Near Fine Unclipped Dust Jacket, By Mohawk Artist And Children's Writer, C.J.Taylor. Her Beautiful Paintings Are Reproduced On Verso Of Dust Jacket As A Poster.

Chicago: Kidsbooks, 2007 2007 edition of Jane Resnick's photo story about penguins which is selling out everywhere! Includes glossary and index 31pp Near new condition with a few small dings and scratches on boards.