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Australasian Publishing, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Margaret Mary Pearson. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket has large closed tears and associated wear. Dust Jacket un-clipped. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Illustrator: Margaret Mary Pearson. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Children; Australia; Australian Childrens Classics; Antiquarian & Rare. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 9240. .
AUNT BROWN'S BIRTHDAY A Story Told and Illustrated By Elsa Beskow by Beskow, Elsa - 1930
by Beskow, Elsa
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AUNT BROWN'S BIRTHDAY A Story Told and Illustrated By Elsa Beskow
by Beskow, Elsa
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Harper & Brothers, Ne York, 1930. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Unpaginated pages; First Edition. 9-1/2" Tall x 12-7/8 Wide. Rare title. White boards with red cloth at spine. Covers and spine are somewhat worn . Illustrations are bright but last two illustrations have damage - color from illustrations have been pulled off on prior page. 10 full page color illustrations plus color illustration on title page and 1/2 of first page of the story. It's Aunt Brown's birthday and the other Aunts try to get her a special gift for her birthday. An amusing story full of adorable illustrations. Prior owners name in pencil "From Aunt Myrthle to Beverly ." Juvenile. Illustrated. Member of FABA (Fl Antiquarian Booksellers' Assoc). Selling books since 1992 - we value your business so we describe each book and pack well! Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 6150.
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- Date Published 1930
- Keywords CHILDREN BZDB292 NOISBN JUVENILE ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S ANTIQUARIAN CHILDREN; CHILDREN::ILLUSTRATED; AUNT BROWNS BIRTHDAY A STORY TOLD AND BY ELSA BESKOW
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Miranda-with-the-Mouse
by Margaret Mary Pearson
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Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia
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RESTLESS ROBIN
by Flack, Marjorie
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Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. 1937. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn at edges. DJ price clipped; Color Illustrations; Unpaginated pages .
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The Knighting of the Twins and Ten Other Tales
by Fitch, Clyde
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Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1891. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Author's first book. Published Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1891. 8vo., 5 3/4" x 7 7/8", 275pp., illustrated with drawings by Virginia Gerson. Gray cloth with gilt titles and pale red roses. Slight soil spotting to front cover, spine a bit dulled, name on fly leaf, else near fine, clean, bright, crisp. . 1st. Hard. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.
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Shadowmancer
by Taylor, G. P
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Francestown, New Hampshire, United States
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London: Faber & Faber, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Fine copy/fine. Map and artwork by Sally Taylor. 8vo. Boards. Pp. viii, 312. Map. Map and artwork by Sally Taylor. Signed by the author on title-page.
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Twenty-Four Robbers
by Wood, Audrey
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Calgary , Alberta, Canada
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U.K.: Child's Play, 1980 Child's Play Copyright 1980, Isbn 0859531007. Not Dated. Presume First. Book Is In As New Condition, No Writing Or Marks. Glossy Pictorial Boards. No Dust Jacket If Issued. Printed In Singapore. Child's Play International Began In The Uk In 1972. Audrey Wood Adapted The Words From A Traditional Skipping Rhyme.
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Nonsense Songs
by Lear, Edward (Illustrations by L. Leslie Brooke.)
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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London: Frederick Warne [circa 00]. (Hardcover) Not paginated. Very good, no dust jackets. Embossed brick colored cloth with gilt lettering. All edges gilt, bevelled edges, decorated endpapers, black and white and color illustrations. The text block has been reglued to the spine with a slight offset, and cracks on inner hinges are still evident. Illustrations by L. Leslie Brooke. (Juvenile).
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Sparkles For Bright Eyes
by Handford, Thomas W. (editor)
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Modesto, California, United States
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Chicago, IL: Belford, Clarke & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1888. Hardcover. Text is clean. Pages are tanning. Book has been repaired: Text block reattached to boards, corners stiffened, new endpapers. ; Contributors include: Henry Ward Beecher, James A Garfield, Washington Irving, James Whitcomb Riley, Mary Mapes Dodge, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, along with many others. Illustrated throughout with black and white illustrations by True Williams. ; B&W Illustrations; 128 pages .
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Petit Poucet (Inscribed By artist with a Color drawing)
by Perrault, Charles; Illustrated By Jean-Marc Rochette
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- 9782203142954 / 2203142952
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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Paris: Casterman, 2001 Illustrated boards with red cloth spine. Famous fairy tale illustrated with full color plates by Jean-Marc Rochette. This special copy has been inscribed by Rochette with a full page color drawing of the character from the book. . Signed by Illustrator. First Edition. Illustrated Boards. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Jean-Marc Rochette. Oblong 4to.
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Rocket Jockey
by St. John, Philip
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Campbellcroft, Ontario, Canada
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Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. 207 p. 22 cm. Sound and square binding in grey, cloth-covered boards with navy, stamped spine titles. Corners bumped, with light wear. Spine ends a bit crinkled. Small pull mark on the half title page. Tiny spot in margin of two pages, otherwise the inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dustjacket has heavy wear to the spine ends, with paper loss at each end. Corners and edges also worn, including tears, creases and tiny chips. The spine is rubbed and very slightly faded at the top. Reverse side has some browning. Price clipped. A title in the Winston Science Fiction series for juvenile readers. Jacket and endpapers designed by Alex Schomburg. .
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Beauty and the Beast
by Apy, Deborah (Based on the work of Madame le Prince de Beaumont; Illustrations by Michael Hague.)
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Norwalk: Easton Press 1983. (4to) 64pp. Near fine, no dust jacket. Blue leather with gilt decoration and lettering. All edges gilt, ribbon bookmark, color illustrations. There is a previous owner's book plate on the front free endpaper. This text is based on the story by Madame le Prince de Beaumont. Based on the work of Madame le Prince de Beaumont. Illustrations by Michael Hague. (Juvenile, Fairy Tales).
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Aunt Brown's Birthday
by Elsa Beskow
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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Hardback. Very Good.
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Aunt Brown's Birthday
by Beskow, Elsa
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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New York: Haper and Brothers, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good -/No Jacket. Unpaginated oblong hard cover, illustrated children's book. Front pictorial cover boards have pen and pencil markings, some coloring-in of letters. Part of paper on rear board torn, soiling. Text and illustrations bright, but page margins a bit dirty. Closed tear on bottom of one of the pages not affecting illustration itself.
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Aunt Brown's Birthday
by Beskow, Elsa
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HOUSTON, Texas, United States
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Floris Books, 2003-09-15. hardcover. Used: Good.
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AUNT BROWN'S BIRTHDAY
by Beskow, Elsa
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Columbia, Missouri, United States
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1930. 1930 Beskow, Elsa AUNT BROWN'S BIRTHDAY NY: Harper & Brothers, 1930 unpaginated illustrated in color Elsa Beskow Rectangular 4to cloth over paper-covered illustrated boards Lower edges of pages lightly wrinkled, normal soiling on white boards, lower edge of red spine frayed, chip in upper corner of front cover, overall a nice copy of this scarce title.
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Day In and Day Out (The Alice and Jerry Books, Reading Foundation Series)
by Mabel O'Donnell; Alice Carey
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Arlington, Virginia, United States
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Evanston, Illinois: Row, Peterson and Company, n.d. [copyright 1936]. Hardcover. First Edition, no additional printings listed. First-grade reader in the Alice and Jerry basal reader educational series. Red cloth over boards with blue & yellow titles and illustration of a dog and duckling. Good+. Prior owner's bookplate to front pastedown, a few penciled notes. Sewn binding is straight and tight. Corners and spine ends bumped. Covers clean and bright. Not from a school or library. See photos. 156 pages with color illustrations on every page. Word list.
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
by Engle, Joanna
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- 9780394856438 / 0394856430
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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Bob Son of Battle
by Alfred Oliphant
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Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
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The story focuses on the rivalry between two sheepdogs and their masters, and chronicles the coming of age of a boy who is caught between them. David M'Adam, the boy, was half-orphaned by the death of his mother, and is left to the care of his father, Adam M'Adam, a sarcastic, angry alcoholic with a few redeeming qualities. M'Adam is the owner of Red Wull, a huge, violent dog who herds his sheep by brute force. Doubleday & McClure, 1899. Hardcover. Condition: vg+. .356 pages Find copy in Dark Blue Boards . copyright Doubleday & McClure (New York), 1889. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Rare first edition original 1899 edition by Doubleday and McClure Company New York. Nice copy all on hand laid paper. Deckled edges. Bob Son of Battle by Alfred Ollivant. Copyright 1889. Some browning of pages. In a navy cloth binding. Externally sound. Some shelf wear. Pages are clean and unmarked/,
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Ronny Meets the Cadborosuarus
by Elmay Crow
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Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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Crow Publishing, Victoria, 1971, 30 pages, 6.5" x 8.5", Near Fine, Comb Bound Softcover. An uncommon self published companion to "Ronny Meets The Sasquatch".
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Bedtime Stories
by Tenggren, Gustaf: Illustrated by
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Tempe, Arizona, United States
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1978 - 16th printing- vintage Bedtime Stories - Little Red Riding Hood - book: very good - all pages are clean and unmarked - edge wear on boards good for age - pages show some toning at edges - ELEMENT: includes a little red riding hood/big bad wolf as grandma flip doll - doll is professionally sewn with intricate details
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El Principe Picenin – The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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A special copy of The Little Prince translated into the Venetian (Venetan/Veneto) language, also called dialeto del mar – the dialect of the sea. Included is the bookmark from the bookstore - Libreria Acqua Alta. Great gift for any Little Prince collector. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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The House That Jack Built: The Old Woman and Her Pig
by Rodney Peppe
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Orange, Virginia, United States
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Pocket sized reproduction from Pleasewell Series of the 1890s. This edition is reversible with The Old Woman and Her Pig also featured when the book is flipped over. Each story has reproduced lithographs from the original publication. No creasing, no age spots, Like New !
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Foreign Agent
by Thor, Brad
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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New York: Atria Books, 2016. Signed on fep First Edition with full number line This is a limited, signed edition with an exclusive, to this edition, additional chapter. Please note what looks like a "Signed Edition" sticker on the front of dust jacket. It is not a a sticker; it is part of the design of the jacket. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 338 pages PLUS additional chapter "exclusively for Target customers." Target is US-based department store. From jacket: "Scot Harvath has exactly the skills the CIA is looking for. He's a former Navy SEAL with extensive experience in espionage. Working for a private intelligence company, he will provide the CIA, and more important, the President, with absolute deniability. But deep within the Russian Caucasus, Moscow also has its own special kind of operative... When a clandestine American operations team is ambushed near Syria, all signs point toward a dangerous informant in Brussels..." A new book, but with…
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Going To the Doctor (First Experiences Series)
by Fred Rogers
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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Fred Rogers: First Experiences Book Series: Going To the Doctor (1986 1st Ed. 3rd Pr. Thus, G.P. Putnam)RARE in this first hardcover edition. Quite the find. Used. VG/VG condition unclipped dust jacket, printed price $12.95 Mr. Rogers appears on the back dj panel wearing a pale blue sweater. "In this book, real life photos are used to help young people feel more comfortable with interacting with other children and making new friends. A Note From Fred Rogers: A child's first visit with a pediatrician usually comes soon after birth. It may be months or even years later, though, that a child first shows fear about going to see a doctor. The worry of an injection or some other unfamiliar medical procedure can trigger that fear. It can also appear because another family member may be feeling medical anxieties. And, of course, new body awareness and needs for privacy develop naturally in children's early years, so all these feelings can make it very hard for them to let doctors investigate the workings of…
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The Man Who Lost His Head
by Claire Huchet Bishop
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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The Man Who Lost His Head. By Claire Huchet Bishop. Viking Press, Copyright Renewed 1970. 16th Impression thus. Exlib. VG/VG unclipped DJ. Original cover price $3.56. Wrap-around blue and white endpapers show a headless man walking past farm animals on his way to the fair to look for his head there. Pages are bright. Now protected in a mylar wrap. A fantasy illustrated by Robert McCloskey, author and illustrator of "Make Way For Ducklings". Summary: "A man wakes up to find that he has no head, so he goes looking for it." Hard title to find.
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