ALEXANDER, LLOYD

The Gawgon and the Boy

New York: Dutton Juvenile, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0525466770. No back endpapers, last page serves as pastedown, only slight wear else. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 8.51 X 5.75 X 0.82 inches; 199 pages; In Depression-era Philadelphia, when eleven-year-old David is too ill to attend school, he is tutored by the unique and adventurous Aunt Annie, whose teaching combines with his imagination to greatly enrich his life.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 16856

Catalogue: Juvenile::Young Adult

Keywords: 0525466770 Juvenile::Young Adult

ANDERSEN, DORIS

Blood Brothers

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Price-clipped DJ and boards show some shelf wear, DJ has repaired long tear up front edge and light chipping. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 136 pages; A young Norwegian boy and his family emigrate to Canada in the late 1800s and find themselves in Bella Coola on the West Coast. Eleven year old Nels befriends an Indian boy and lots of adventures.. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 18912

Catalogue: Juvenile::Young Adult

Keywords: Bella Coola British Columbia Juvenile::Young Adult

ASHLEE, TED

Voyage Into Danger; Adventure in the Queen Charlotte Islands

Holt, Rinehart and Winston of Canada, 1971. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0039233081. Illustrated by Allan Daniel. Light wear & bumping of blue paper covered boards, DJ scuffed, chipped with some creasing. ; A tight solid book. DJ in Mylar ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 138 pages; An adventure story for young adults. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 14528

Catalogue: Juvenile::Young Adult

Keywords: 0039233081 Vancouver Island Haida Gwaii Queen Charlotte Islands gabriola Juvenile::Young Adult

BALOFSKY, MEIR D. & DONNIE FRIEDMAN & JACK LIPINSKY

Telling Our Story ; a History of the Jews in Canada to 1920

Toronto: UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0973541504. Light wear and scuffing of glossy boards. ; B&W and Colour illustrations; 10 X 8.25 X 0.75 inches; 164 pages; Glossy pictorial boards and B&W and colour illustrations. "This textbook is designed for use by students in the seventh and eighth grades to support the Social Studies curriculum related to Canadian History. Much of the Material is presented with the understanding that students using it are acquainted withe the Canadian historical background. It is the author's intent to illustrate how the Jewish community within the Canadian historical and societal context.". Very Good+ with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 15569

Catalogue: Juvenile::Young Adult

Keywords: 0973541504 immigrants Judaism Jews Toronto immigration Juvenile::Young Adult

BARBER, D.H.

And Ludlow Fair Again a Family Tale

Ludlow UK: Ludlow Chimes Press, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author; Dust jacket has a few short tears and chips, light fading to edges. ; Signed and dated by author on title page. A tight solid book. DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 102 pages. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 15335

Catalogue: Juvenile

Keywords: ludlow salop JUVENILE

BARBER, LUCY LOMBARDI

Nursery History of the United States,

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1921. Second Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Edith Duggan. Illustrated boards show some shelf wear with soiling of all surfaces, moisture stain on front and back board. Page 7 has been marked in ink, consisting of two letters and one underline, none in rest of book . ; A tight solid book. Attractive colour illustrations of events in US history and period costume throughout. ; Colour Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 208 pages; This edition covers American history up to the end of WWI, touching on world events.. Good+ with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 19266

Catalogue: Juvenile::History

Keywords: AMERICANA HISTORY History::USA

BEATTY, PATRICIA

Rufus, Red Rufus

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 068832021X. DJ and boards show light shelf wear. Price-clipped, with former owner's name and address on FFEP. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. The binding is referred to as library binding but this particular book was never acquired by a library, no markings. It came from a single owner shows only light use and is sturdier than the trade binding. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 190 pages; "The madcap adventures of Rufus, the Frisbee-loving Irish Setter, who claims a California university campus as his home during the turbulent student protests of the 1960s. From owner to owner and adventure to adventure, this is a dog story that will make you long to join this boisterous red setter in some fun and shenanigans!". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 20650

Catalogue: Juvenile::Young Adult

Keywords: 068832021X Juvenile::Young Adult Juvenile::Animal Story

BEECH, MARGARET

Peter and Veronica Spring

London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1920 ?. Second Printing. Hardcover. Green cloth covered boards has light spotting, corners a little bumped, gift notation on FFEP ; A tight solid book, hinges intact. Foreword by Lord Baden-Powell ; B&W Illustrations. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 12125

Catalogue: Juvenile

Keywords: Children camping Nature Juvenile::Animal Story

BERTON, LAURA BEATRICE & LAURA BERTON WOODWARD

Johnny in the Klondike

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by J. Lazare illustrator. Book shows light wear. Dustjacket shows some chipping, including a penny sized one top of front panel, short tears, some soiling. ; A tight solid book, hinges intact. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 112 pages; Laura Beatrice Berton, author of I Married the Klondike and mother of Pierre Berton and her co-author, daughter Lucy Berton Woodward draw on their experience of life in the Yukon and Laura's memories of the Klondike gold rush to create this adventure story written for kids. The story centers on a boy Johnny Marton who's great grandfather had ostensibly found, but never worked a gold mine during the gold rush of 1898. Johnny and a friend have many adventures in their search for the mine.. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21696

Catalogue: Juvenile

Keywords: Gold Rush Gold Mine Yukon Klondike JUVENILE Juvenile::Young Adult

BERTON, LAURA BEATRICE & LAURA BERTON WOODWARD

Johnny in the Klondike

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by J. Lazare illustrator. Book shows light wear. Dustjacket shows some chipping, short tears, some soiling, 2 patches of sticker damage on front cover. ; A tight solid book, hinges intact. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 112 pages; Laura Beatrice Berton, author of I Married the Klondike and mother of Pierre Berton and her co-author, daughter Lucy Berton Woodward draw on their experience of life in the Yukon and Laura's memories of the Klondike gold rush to create this adventure story written for kids. The story centers on a boy Johnny Marton who's great grandfather had ostensibly found, but never worked a gold mine during the gold rush of 1898. Johnny and a friend have many adventures in their search for the mine.. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 21697

Catalogue: Juvenile

Keywords: Gold Rush Gold Mine Yukon Klondike JUVENILE Juvenile::Young Adult

BLYTON, ENID

Adventures of the Secret Seven

London: Chancellor Press, 1986. Omnibus. Hardcover. ISBN: 1851520228. Illustrated by Bob Harvey jacket art. Moisture damage to DJ edges, a couple of small stains on endpapers, light edge wear.; DJ in Mylar. A bright, solid book, glossy paper covered boards.; 8.35 X 6.22 X 1.50 inches; 480 pages; Pam, Peter, George, Jack, Janet, Barbara and Colin along with dog Scamper and their adventures in the five books; The Secret Seven, Secret Seven Adventure, Secret Seven Mystery, Secret Seven on the Trail and Fun for the Secret Seven. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 16101

Catalogue: Juvenile::Series

Keywords: 1851520228 MYSTERY enid blyton Secret Seven Juvenile::Series

BLYTON, ENID

The Boy Next Door

London: Collins, 1961. Later Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop. DJ shows shelf wear with archivally tape repaired tears, soiling and some chipping, heavily creased. Previous owner's name on FFEP, pages yellowed. ; A tight solid book, hinges intact. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 254 pages; "Nick, Katie and Laura are delighted when a new boy moves into the house next door and can't wait to meet him. But Kit is being hidden in the house to protect him from kidnappers and is not supposed to be seen. A secret friendship builds up between them as the children try to help Kit escape.". Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket .

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Book number: 18119

Catalogue: Juvenile

Keywords: JUVENILE

BLYTON, ENID; VARIOUS

The Golden Book of Comics

London: ODHAMS, 1950. Hardcover. Illustrated by B&W and Color Illustrations. DJ chipped and creased along edges with short tears, quarter size chip top front panel smaller one, bottom back panel a few pages soiled, some staining page fore edges. Gift notation facing half title page ; A bright solid, book. Text unmarked; 256 pages; Undated but appears to be circa 1950. A collection of funny stories, poetry, comics by such authors as Enid Blyton, Captain W. E. Johns, Elisabeth Kyle, Martin Lawrence et al. Copyright S.451.1.R.S.. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 11827

Catalogue: Juvenile

Keywords: comics Juvenile blyton POETRY JUVENILE

BLYTON, ENID

The Island of Adventure/ the Castle of Adventure

London: Octopus Books, 1983. Reprint. Hardcover. ISBN: 0862730961. Light wear to extremities. Front dust jacket flap is price clipped. A few tape stains on end papers, some yellowing of pages. ; A bright, solid book. DJ in Mylar.; 8.80 X 6.30 X 0.40 inches; 287 pages; "The Island of Adventure introduces Philip, Dinah, Jack and Lucy-Ann, 4 children spending their holidays at Craggy-Tops, a tumble-down set on top of the Cornish cliffs. They long to eplore the mysterious Island of Gloom but when they set sail for it they little suspect the peril that awaits them there. The Catle of Adventure finds the 4 children on holiday again. A deserted castle fascinates them, but the road to it is blocked and the local people are scared of the place. Their new friend Tassie shows them the way in and that's when the adventure starts." (blurb). Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 16100

Catalogue: Juvenile::Series

Keywords: 0862730961 enid blyton Juvenile::Series

BLYTON, ENID

The Island of Adventure/ the Castle of Adventure

London: Octopus Books, 1983. Reprint. Hardcover. ISBN: 0862730961. Light wear to extremities. ; A bright, solid book. DJ in Mylar, unclipped.; 8.80 X 6.30 X 0.40 inches; 287 pages; "The Island of Adventure introduces Philip, Dinah, Jack and Lucy-Ann, 4 children spending their holidays at Craggy-Tops, a tumble-down set on top of the Cornish cliffs. They long to eplore the mysterious Island of Gloom but when they set sail for it they little suspect the peril that awaits them there. The Catle of Adventure finds the 4 children on holiday again. A deserted castle fascinates them, but the road to it is blocked and the local people are scared of the place. Their new friend Tassie shows them the way in and that's when the adventure starts." (blurb). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 18437

Catalogue: Juvenile::Series

Keywords: 0862730961 enid blyton Juvenile::Series