SEUSS, Dr

Secrets of the Deep or the Perfect Yachtsman by Old Captain Taylor

1935. SEUSS, Dr. SECRETS OF THE DEEP OR THE PERFECT YACHTSMAN BY OLD CAPTAIN TAYLOR. [n.p.] Essomarine/Penola, 1935. Second issue. 34 pp. Fine, bright copy in color pictorial stapled wrappers. Three-color illustrations. In the rare mailing envelope, unaddressed (blank) with three-color Seuss marine creature in front return address area. Text below reads "A booklet for you, Sir!" Comic advice for the Sunday skipper. .

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Buchzahl: 82719

Katalog: Children

SINGMASTER, Elsie

A Little Money Ahead

1930. A MYSTERY STORY FOR BOYS AND GIRLS" SINGMASTER, Elsie. A LITTLE MONEY AHEAD. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1930. First Edition. 8vo. 194pp. 4 plates, b/w illustrations by Hubert Rogers, a science fiction artist of note, known for his work in Astounding Science Fiction magazine. Green cloth stamped in yellow to front and spine. Light insect damage to top of cloth. A near fine bright copy with prior ownership in ink to ffep, in an illustrated dustjacket, slightly sunned to spine and lightly worn and soiled. Quite scarce. .

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Buchzahl: 89793

Katalog: Children

SMITH, Nora Archibald

Boys and Girls of Bookland

1923. SMITH, Nora Archibald. BOYS AND GIRLS OF BOOKLAND. Illustrated by Jessie Wilcox SMITH. New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1923. Later printing. 100 pp. 4to. green cloth stamped in gilt with color illustration pastedown to front board. Small dent to fore-edge of front board, minor wear to heel and crown of spine, else fine externally. Front endpapers have ink gift inscription dated Christmas 1924. Eleven full page color plates, one for each story. Adaptations of the originals of David Copperfield, Little Women, Hans Brinker, Heidi, Mowgli (The Jungle Book) and others. Text clean and tight. In fair to good color illustrated dust jacket, with light soil, several closed tears, and several chips ranging from 1/2 inch to 3 inches, one partially obscuring the title and author name on the front panel. .

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Buchzahl: 84401

Katalog: Children

SMITH, Laura Rountree

Good Night Stories

1921. SMITH, Laura Rountree. GOOD NIGHT STORIES. Chicago: Stanton and Van Vliet Co. (1921). Illustrated by C. M. BURD & Violet Moore HIGGINS. 120 pp. + 1 pp. ad. 8vo. color illustrated paper covered boards, in matching dust jacket. Moderate shelfwear and soil to boards, jacket fair with numerous chips, tears and soil. Color and b/w illustrations with text on facing pages, some b/w illustrations in the text. Stories for young people. .

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Buchzahl: 84595

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SNEAD, Rodman E.

Follow the Dots and Find the States

1949. SNEAD, Rodman E. FOLLOW THE DOTS AND FIND THE STATES. New York: Sam'l Gabriel Sons & Company, (1949). Illustrated by Jeanne Block. A connect-the-dots book of the American States. Oblong 4to. illustrated paper boards. Some of the puzzles have been completed. Very good. .