APPLETON, VICTOR

Tom Swift in Captivity Or a Daring Escape By Airship

New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1912. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; Later printing. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The orange covers have rubbing, edge wear and some spots of discoloration and rubbing. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have noticeable rubbing, wear and small bits of fraying. There is fading / toning to the spine of the book, along with some bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The spine ends of the book covers have several small edge nicks. The text pages are generally clean and bright.. Very Good- .

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Book number: 48448

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult Illustrated Victor Appleton Tom Swift Adventure Youth adventure Series Fiction Aviation

APPLETON, VICTOR

Tom Swift Among the Fire Fighters Or Battling with Flames from the Air

New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1921. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; Later printing. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The orange covers have rubbing, edge wear and some spots of discoloration and rubbing. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have noticeable rubbing, wear and small bits of fraying. There is fading / toning to the spine of the book, along with some bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The spine ends of the book covers have several small edge nicks. The text pages are generally clean and bright.. Very Good- .

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Book number: 48449

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult Illustrated Victor Appleton Tom Swift Adventure Youth adventure Series Fiction Aviation

APPLETON, VICTOR

Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle Or Daring Adventures in Elephant Land

New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1921. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; Later printing. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The orange covers have rubbing, edge wear and some spots of discoloration and rubbing. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have noticeable rubbing, wear and small bits of fraying. There is fading / toning to the spine of the book, along with some bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The spine ends of the book covers have several small edge nicks. The text pages are generally clean and bright.. Very Good- .

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Book number: 48450

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult Illustrated Victor Appleton Tom Swift Adventure Youth adventure Series Fiction Aviation

APPLETON, VICTOR (HOUSE PSEUDONYM, IN THIS INSTANCE ATTRIBUTED TO HOWARD R. GARI APPLETON)

Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders Or: The Underground Search for the Idol of Gold

New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1917. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear. There is some lgith spots of ground-in dirt and toning to the top front corner of the book covers. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there is some light generalized toning.. Very Good .

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Book number: 47753

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult Victor Appleton Tom Swift Series Series For Boys

ASCH, FRANK

The Blue Balloon

New York: McGraw Hill Book Company, 1971. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Frank Asch. Color Illustrations; This is a very early Frank Asch title. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The white dust jacket has some ground-in dirt and some beginning tidemarking to the flap edges. This book is the fourth book written and illustrated by Frank Asch (following George's Store, etc). This book tells the story of a man and his balloon through their adventures together in a book completely without words. Strangely, the balloon is green in color, though the blue might be refering to the balloon's temperament. "Frank Asch (born August 6, 1946 in Somerville, New Jersey) is an American children's writer, best known for his Moonbear picture books. In 1968, Asch published his first picture book, George's Store. The following year he graduated from Cooper Union with a BFA. Since then he has taught at a public school in India, as well as at a Montessori school in the United States, conducted numerous creative workshops for children. He has written over 60 books, including Turtle Tale, Mooncake, I Can Blink and Happy Birthday Moon. In 1989 he wrote Here Comes the Cat! In collaboration with Vladimir Vagin. The book was awarded the Russian National Book Award and was considered the first Russian-American collaboration on a children's book. Asch lived in Somerville, New Jersey.". Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 33317

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Picture Book Frank Asch Balloons Books without Words Illustrators Friendship flowers 1970's Picture Book

ASHLEY, BERNARD

Little Soldier

New York: Scholastic Press, 2002. 1st US Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0439224241. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping and a very thin line of fading to the bottom spine end of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean." Bernard John Ashley (born April 1935) is a British author of books for children and young adults. His debut novel, The Trouble with Donovan Croft, published in 1974, won "The Other Award", an alternative to the Carnegie Medal. A Kind of Wild Justice (1978) , Running Scared (1986) , and Little Soldier (1999) were commended runners up for the Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book. The first two have been reissued by OUP in their Children's Modern Classics series, the third re-issued in a 15th anniversary edition. Ashley's TV drama Dodgem (based on his own novel) won the Royal Television Society Award for Best Entertainment programme (BBC) in 1993. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 41218

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: 0439224241 Young Adult Bernard Ashley Soldiers Africa

ATKINS, ELIZABETH HOWARD

Little Wolf's Brother a Story of the California Indians

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1939. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Sidney Armer. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed with an inscription on the half title page by the author. There is also an inked note on the front pastedown page from a former owner regarding the author's signature. This book is in Very Good to Near Very Good+ condition. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The book covers have some ground-in dirt and spotting. There is some beginning nicking and edge wear to the edges of the book covers along with some very beginning fraying. The text pages are cleaning and bright. "Yellow Crest is a little white boy adopted by Swift Eagle, leader of the fierce Chumash tribe, and brought up with the Chief's own son, Little Wolf. The setting is California, when that state was still part of Spain. The conversion of the Indians and the discovery of the foundling's parents is achieved by Padre Ignacio and good Margarita at the Mission. " (from Goodreads) ; Signed by Author. Very Good .

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Book number: 44499

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult Fiction Elizabeth Howard Atkins Signed Editions California California Indians Native Americans Folklore California Fiction

ATKINS, ELIZABETH HOWARD

The Pot of Gold

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1930. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by St. Clair La Dow. B&W and Color Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy includes a two page (four sides) autograph letter laid-in. The book is in Very Good+ condition and lacks a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning rubbing and foxing to the very edges. The inner hinges are slightly loose. The text pages are clean and bright with the exception of a previous owner's inked name on the title page. Included are four full page, full color illustrations and six black and white illustrations by St. Clair la Dow, Elizabeth Atkins cousin. This is a book of short stories, including: Beggar's Gold, The Crown of Gold, The Amir and the Afghan, The Turnip-Field Godmother, the Golden Apple with the Silver Seeds, and, The Scarlet Feather. ; Signed by Author. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 44500

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult Fiction Elizabeth Howard Atkins Short Stories Fantasy St. Clair la Dow Folklore Folk Tales

D'AULAIRE, INGRI & EDGAR PARIN

Book of Greek Myths

New York: Doubleday & Company, 1962. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Ingri & Edgar Parin D'Aulaire. B&W and Color Illustrations; Stated First Edition. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book covers are generally clean and bright, but there is a strip of ground-in dirt to both front and rear bottom panel edges. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has sevearl edge tears, nicks, spots of rubbing, one medium sized chip to the top rear panel and one chip to the bottom rear spine joint. There is some black residue to the very edges of the dust jacket (likely from an old dust jacket cover that used a dark tinted glue). "Ingri d'Aulaire (December 27, 1904 – October 24, 1980) and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire (September 30, 1898 – May 1, 1986) were American writers and illustrators of children's books who worked primarily as a team, completing almost all of their well-known works together. The couple immigrated to the United States from Europe and worked on books that focused on history such as Abraham Lincoln, which won the 1940 Caldecott Medal. They were part of the group of immigrant artists composed of Feodor Rojankovsky, Roger Duvoisin, Ludwig Bemelmans, Miska Petersham and Tibor Gergely, who helped shape the Golden Age of picture books in mid-twentieth-century America." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 45905

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Youth Fiction Illustrated Ingri & Edgar Parin D'Aulaire Ingri D'Aulaire Edgar Parin D'Aulaire Greek Gods Greece Myths & Legends

AUTHOR, NO

The Sunbonnet Twins Painting and Drawing Book. Fun and Instruction for Little Folks.

New York, NY: Cupples & Leon Company, 1917. Trade Edition. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. This is an original Sunbonnet Twins painting book. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some rubbing, bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean, but a number of the pages have been colored in / painted in. There is a previous owner's name and date inked on the front inside cover. (Dated 1927) "Sunbonnet Babies were created by Bertha Corbett Melcher (1872–1950). Melcher was born in Denver and moved with her family to Minneapolis in the 1880s. Melcher attended art school in Minneapolis with plans to become a commercial artist. She may have also studied with Howard Pyle. By the 1920s, Melcher had moved to Topanga, California. Melcher started drawing the Sunbonnet Babies in 1897. The origin of the signature style of the faces being covered by sunbonnets is contested by different members of Melcher's family and by Melcher herself. In an interview, Melcher's brother said their mother suggested Bertha avoid the difficulty of drawing faces by covering them with sunbonnets. Melcher herself said that covering faces allowed her to communicate with body position. Melcher has also said that the design came about in "answer to a friend’s challenge to convey emotion without a face." " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .

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Book number: 47313

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult Cupples & Leon Company Art Drawing Book Painting Book

BACH, RICHARD

Air Ferrets Aloft

New York, NY: Scribner, 2002. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0743227530. Illustrated by Richard Bach. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Bach served in the United States Navy Reserve, then in the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th Fighter Wing, 141st Fighter Squadron (USAF) , as a Republic F-84F Thunderstreak fighter pilot. He then worked at a variety of jobs, including as a technical writer for Douglas Aircraft and as a contributing editor for Flying magazine. He served in the USAF reserve and was deployed in France in 1960. He later became a barnstormer. During the summer of 1970, Bach and his friend Chris Cagle traveled to Ireland, where they participated in flying sequences for Roger Corman's film Von Richthofen and Brown. They flew a variety of World War I aircraft of the Blue Max collection owned by ex-RCAF pilot Lynn Garrison. Bach and Garrison first met when Bach wrote articles for Avian, Garrison's aviation publication." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 45027

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: 0743227530 Modern Ficition First Edition Richard Bach Ferrets Young Adult Aviation

BACH, RICHARD

Rescue Ferrets at Sea

New York, NY: Scribner, 2002. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0743227506. Illustrated by Richard Bach. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "The Ferret Chronicles is a series of short novels set in a fantasy world mostly similar to the real world except in which intelligent animals live alongside humans. It primarily focuses on ferret characters with only occasional references to humans or other intelligent animal species. The author and illustrator of the series is Richard Bach, and the five novels were originally published by Scribner Publishing. Condensed versions of the novels have since been republished first by Hampton Roads Publishing Company. And more recently by Jaico Publishing House. The first two novels share the same publication date leading to Amazon and GoodReads disagreeing on the numbering of the novels. The books themselves do not explicitly state a sequence. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 45028

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: 0743227506 Young Adult Richard Bach Ferrets Anthropomorphic Animals

BAKER, MARGARET

The Button Who Had a Sense of Humour

Poughkeepsie, NY: Artists & Writer's Guild, Inc, 1935. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Mary Baker. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition. The covers of the book have some light bumping, rubbing and and toning to the edges. There is noticeable fading to the spine of the book. The text pages are clean and bright, although they are darkened due to the acid content of the paper. "Once upon a time there was a button, quite an ordinary button in appearance - but, then, one should never judge by appearances. This button had had exceptional advantages, for he had once been sewn on a professor's waistcoat; besides that, he had a sense of humour. The button lived in retirement in a little brass bowl on the dining-room mantlepiece.". Very Good .

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Book number: 36471

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult Margaret Baker Mary Baker Artists &Writers guild Humor Buttons Clothing and Dress Adventure Picture Books

BAKER, E. D.

Unlocking the Spell a Tale of the Wide-Awake Princess

New York, NY: Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 2012. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1599908417. Illustrated by Erwin Madrid. Cover Art; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 48555

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: 1599908417 Young Adult E. D. Baker Erwin Madrid Fairy Tales Sleeping Beauty

BALLIETT, BLUE & BRETT HELQUIST

Chasing Vermeer

New York, NY: Scholastic Press, 2003. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0439372941. Illustrated by Brett Helquist. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's classroom number and name on the front endpaper. The dust jacket is clean and bright. "Blue Balliett is an American author, who lives with her husband, three children, a grandson, and a cat. She is best known for her award-winning novel for children, Chasing Vermeer. She was born Elizabeth Balliett, but her family started calling her Blue shortly after her birth. Chasing Vermeer, released by Scholastic Press in 2004, is her best-known and most highly praised book. Illustrated by Brett Helquist, it concerns the fictitious theft of a painting by 17th-century Dutch artist Jan Vermeer. The book was a bestseller and won a number of accolades and awards, including the 2005 Edgar Award in the Best Juvenile category. In addition, she was awarded the Agatha Award in 2004 in the category Best Children's or Young Adult. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 48539

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: 0439372941 Young Adult Blue Balliett Brett Helquist Mystery Art Theift