Adams, W.T. (Oliver Optic); Hamilton, Gail

Student and Schoolmate and Forrester's Boys and Girls Magazine. A Reader for Schools and Families. May 1860

Boston, Robinson, Greene and Co, 1860. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Pagination runs 149-184. A few illustrations throughout, including one of a train locomotive. A single issue of this magazine for a juvenile audience, featuring 'The Young Philosopher,' by W.T. Adams, discussing trains, railroads and their design and use. Adams is perhaps better known by his pen name Oliver Optic. Also present is the piece 'About A Cat,' by Gail Hamilton (pen name of Mary Abigail Dodge) a writer known for her support of equal opportunities for women. With pieces on the planets, etc. GOOD condition. Covers torn along the lower hinges, about 3 inches in length, with a1 by 2 inch triangular piece missing from the lower rear cover. Covers also split about 4 inches down along the upper hinge. Minor scattered staining to the front cover, with moderate staining to the rear. Minor soiling and browning. Some curling along the extremities. Previous owner's signature in pencil at the upper front cover. Text solid, with minor scattered staining. Good .

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Book number: 008184

Catalogue: Children's/ Juvenile

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Andrews, Anna

Peggy Lee Sophomore

New York, Cupples and Leon, 1932. Cloth. Blue cloth. No jacket. 209 pp. With an illustrated frontispiece. Part of the Plantation Series, a juvenile series following the adventures of Peggy Lee, with this chronicling her time at a school for girls. GOOD condition. Heavy fading to the spine, with some spotting. Minor general fading and light spotting to the covers. Cloth a bit worn along the extremities and hinges. Very minor soiling. Bookstore stamp on the inside front cover, with an ownership inscription in pencil to the first endpaper. Frontis coming loose. Text block clean and solid with minor toning. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 006466

Catalogue: Children's/ Juvenile

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No Author

Build a Harbour. Press out Paper Model

Brighton, Litor Publishers. Soft Cover. Color illustrated wraps depicting a boardwalk pier scene. Small oblong format. Two die-cut color illustrated thin cardboard leaves, all pieces intact. Rear cover forms the base for the piece. A small booklet present between the two leaves, describing the activities and buildings in a harbor. A pre-fabricated model of a harbor. VERY GOOD condition. Light toning to the piece. Very Good .

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Book number: 008901

Catalogue: Children's/ Juvenile

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Pyle, Howard (author and artist); Johnson, Merle (compiler)

Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates. Fiction, Fact and Fancy Concerning the Buccaneers and Marooners of the Spanish Main

New York, Harper and Brothers, 1921. Hard Cover. Fourteenth printing. L-E code on copyright page. Illustrated paper covered boards with a black cloth spine. Folio. 247 pp. Color and black and white illustrated plates throughout, all present as called for. A collection of tales, interweaving historical information, on various pirates and other notorious figures in the Spanish Main (Caribbean). Includes chapters on Henry Morgan, Blackbeard, Captain Kidd and others. FAIR condition. Slightly ex-library with a stamp on the inside front cover, blindstamp on the title page and JP written on the spine. Moderate toning, scuffing and fading to the covers, with moderate soiling, spotting and some staining. Several small pinholes and small scrapes to the covers. Corners very worn. Lengthy split along the upper rear hinge, with loss of cloth. Some toning to the paper in the interior. Fair .

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Book number: 015937

Catalogue: Children's/ Juvenile

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