BANNERMAN, HELEN

Little Black Sambo

Racine, WI: Golden Press, 1978. Trade Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Bonnie and Bill Rutherford. Color Illustrations; 1978 edition. This is an oversized hardback book. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have bumping, rubbing and wear, along with a couple of small nicks. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there are several spots of foxing to the endpapers.. Very Good- .

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Book number: 46206

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Picture Book Helen Bannerman Bonnie & Bill Rutherford Little Black Sambo Young Adult Fiction Racism

BARRETT, JUDI

Old Macdonald Had an Apartment House

New York, NY: Atheneum, 1970. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Illustrated by Ron Barrett. Color Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The front cover has some rubbing and discoloration. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a rectangle of black marker on the front inside cover. "After early success as an art director at Young & Rubicam (Ron Barrett) and Carl Ally, winning the Gold Medal of the Art Directors Club of New York, he left advertising to become an illustrator, author and puzzle maker. He wrote The Nutty News and has illustrated many books, such as a series of children's books with Judi Barrett, including Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing. He has also worked on several books for adults, including the best-selling O. J.' s Legal Pad with Henry Beard and John Boswell. In 2009 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs became an animated feature in 3D, created by Sony Pictures Animation. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 46316

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult Judi Barrett Ron Barrett Old MacDonald had a Farm Gardening Farming Farm Animals Humor

BARRON, T. A. (THOMAS A. )

Atlantis in Peril

New York: Philomel Books / Penguin Group, 2015. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 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. "In many of his novels, Barron writes about nature and ecology in mythical settings. Inspired by nature's power of renewal as well as humanity's power of free choice, he says, "I truly believe every person can make a difference — that's why I'm drawn to heroic quest stories." [1]. His books have received the Nautilus Award Grand Prize for literature that helps to renew the spirit and envision a better world, as well as many other awards from the American Library Association, and the International Literacy Association. The Merlin Saga (twelve titles) and the novel The Ancient One have been international best sellers; The Great Tree of Avalon trilogy has been a New York Times best seller. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 40766

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult T. A. Barron The Atlantis Series Mythology Suspense

BARUCH, DOROTHY WALTER

Blimps & Such

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1932. Early printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Elizabeth Tyler Wolcott. Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge tears and nicks. There are spots of foxing and the covers have generalized toning / fading as well.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 40075

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult Dorothy Walter Baruch Fairy Tales Nursery Rhymes Elizabeth Tyler Wolcott

BATES, CLARA DOTY

Classics of Baby-Land (Versified By Mrs. Clara Doty Bates)

Boston, MA: D. Lothrop & Co, Publishers, 1978. Trade Edition. Hardcover. Finley. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Good condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. The spine ends, corners and edges of the book covers have edge wear, rubbing, nicking and some bits of fraying. The front cover has a chromolithographed pastedown illustration of Little Red Riding Hood. The edges of the pictorial pastedown are nicked and there are spots of rubbing , especially toward the edges. The rear cover has wear, spots of noticeable rubbing and ground-in dirt. The text pages are generally clean, though there are spots of foxing and ground-in dirt. The front inner hinge has cracking at the bottom edge (about an inch worth). There is a previous owner's penciled gift notation (dated '78) on the front endpaper. The rear endpaper has some toning / tidemarking to the hinges. Included are the stories: Story of the Five Little Pigs, Silver Locks and the Bears, Jack and the Bean-Stalk, Little Red Riding-Hood, Cinderella, Puss In Boots, Dick Whittington and his Cat, Dream of Pussie Willow, Tony, Camping Out, Dame Spider, Hickory Dickory Dock, Dame Fidget and Her Silver Penny, and, Foolish Bobolink.. Good .

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Book number: 46553

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Picture Book Clara Doty Bates F. T. Merrill Jessie Curtis Folklore Folktales Nursery Rhymes Nursery Books

BEAMISH, RICHARD J.

The Boy's Story of Lindbergh the Lone Eagle

Chicago, IL: John C. Winston Co, 1928. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. This book is illustrated throughout with both black and white illustrations and photographs. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks, smallish chips and many wrinkles.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 46936

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult Richard J. Beamish Biography Charles Lindbergh Aviation Aviation Biography

BEERBOHM, MAX

The Happy Hypocrite

La Jolla, CA: Green Tiger Press, 1985. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by George Dehoff. Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping to the spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright, with the exception of a small spot of toning /darkening to the top edge of the last four pages. All illustrations are tipped-in. The dust jacket has some edge wear, rubbing, and wrinkling to the spine ends and corners. There is a two inch semi-closed tear to the top front spine of the dust jacket. "Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm (24 August 1872 – 20 May 1956) was an English essayist, parodist and caricaturist under the signature Max. He first became known in the 1890s as a dandy and a humorist. He was the drama critic for the Saturday Review from 1898 until 1910, when he relocated to Rapallo, Italy. In his later years he was popular for his occasional radio broadcasts. Among his best-known works is his only novel, Zuleika Dobson, published in 1911. His caricatures, drawn usually in pen or pencil with muted watercolour tinting, are in many public collections. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 48651

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult Max Beerbohm Humor Dolls George Dehoff Green Tiger Press

BEIL, MICHAEL D.

Lantern Sam and the Blue Streak Bandits

New York: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2014. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385753179. 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. "Michael D. Beil grew up in rural Ohio , where he learned to milk cows and other important lessons. He was a sailor, sailmaker and lawyer before finding his true calling in 1997: Teacher. Since 2001, he has taught English and drama at Saint Vincent Ferrer, an all-girls Catholic high school in Manhattan, where he also wrote and produced Aftershocks, a play based on the challenges facing the immigrant families of some of his students. He lives in New York with his wife, Laura Grimmer, and their animals, dog Isabel and cats Cyril and Emma, and his complete collection of the Harvard Classics. " (from Goodreads). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 41432

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: 0385753179 Young Adult Michael D. Beil Mystery Trains

BEISNER, MONIKA

Secret Spells & Curious Charms

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1985. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Monika Beisner. Color Illustrations; This book is in Fine condition and has a Very Good+ to Near Fine - dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The price clipped dust jacket is crisp and clean but has some very beginning sunning / toning to the edges of the dust jacket flaps. "Need to know how to charm a toad? Find a fortune? Avoid bad luck? Travel as fast as the fastest hawk? In this lively retelling of traditional lore, Monika Beisner's spells and charms will delight those of all ages who like to dabble in the art of magic." "Monika Beisner studied painting at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig (HBK) and - with a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service - at the Slade School of Fine Art, London and at the Berlin University of the Arts. A Fulbright scholarship enabled her to study in New York. Since 1970 she has lived as a freelance artist in London, Ratzeburg and on Gozo (Malta).". Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 34274

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Picture Book Monika Beisner Magic Charms Spells Illustrators Picture Books

BENET, WILLIAM ROSE (ARRANGED AND ILLUSTRATED BY ROGER DUVOISIN)

Mother Goose a Comprehensive Collection of the Rhymes Made By William Rose Benet for the Heritage Press

New york: The Heritage Press, 1943. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Roger Duvoisin. Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good dust jacket. This is a new edition - the original Heritage Press Mother Goose was published in 1936, and then reprinted in 1938 and 1940. This edition contains a new format and an entirely new set of drawings by Roger Duvoisin. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are mostly clean and bright, though there are spots of foxing on occasional pages. The dust jacket has edge wear, nicking and several edge tears along with a few small to smallish edge chips. Both the spine and flap joints show moderate rubbing. The dust jacket has toning and some spots of foxing due to the acid content of the paper. And for all those who say - ah, just another Mother Goose book - what's so special about this one? Well, the compiler, William Rose Benet says it best himself: "Why should I buy this particular edition of Mother Goose? Why not any other? There you embarrass me a little - for I am responsible for the culling of its contents. Yet I intend to be quite brazen and to say , 'Because I have looking through many collections to bring this one together; because I have always believed in the essential poetry in the Mother Goose Rhymes - nor am I by any means the only practitioner of verse who has thought so - and believe that I have managed to gather together the best, the finest offspring of the maternal fowl.' ". Very Good+ in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 39614

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult William Rose Benet Roger Duvoisin Mother Goose Mother Goose Rhymes Nursery Rhymes Rhymes Poems Young Adult

BICKHAM, JACK

Baker's Hawk

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1974. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385018525. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket hs some light rubbing and wear to the spine ends. "Jack M. Bickham wrote over 75 published novels, some under just his first and middle name, John Miles, as well as the thirteen books of the Wildcat O'Shea western series under the name Jeff Clinton, and six instructional books on the craft of fiction. Two of his novels were made into motion pictures: The Apple Dumpling Gang, published in 1971 and filmed in 1975, and Baker's Hawk, published in 1974 and filmed in 1976. Two of his books have been reprinted by Reader's Digest Condensed Books and two have been Detective Book Club selections. He was the 1998 winner of the Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award (S. E. Hinton was the 1997 winner). Bickham is a member of the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame and the Oklahoma Writers Hall of Fame." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 39895

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: 0385018525 Young Adult Jack Bickham Hawks Raptors Coming Of Age Sagas Young Adult

BLAKESLEE, MERMER

Same Blood

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1989. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0395486017. 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. "Mermer Blakeslee was born, raised, and still lives in the Catskill Mountains of New York. She has written two novels, Same Blood (Houghton Mifflin, 1989) and In Dark Water (Ballantine, 1998) ; the latter was selected by Barnes & Noble for its Discover Great New Writers series. She is also the author of the nonfiction work In the Yikes! Zone: A Conversation with Fear (Dutton, 2002). Blakeslee received three New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowships in fiction and the 2006 Narrative Prize from Narrative Magazine for her story “Leenie. ” " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 43578

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: 0395486017 Young Adult Mermer Blakeslee The Catskills Mountains New York Families

DU BOIS, WILLIAM PENE

The Giant

New York, NY: Viking Press, 1954. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by William Pene Du Bois. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. There is a light, but noticeable slant to the spine of the book. The book covers have some generalized rubbing and wear, especially to the spine ends and corners. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge tears and tears, along with some light foxing and noticeable ground-in dirt, especially to the rear cover.. Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 47226

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult William Pene Du Bois Giants Fantasy Youth Fantasy Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Humor

BOND, MICHAEL

The Great Big Paddington Book

Cleveland, OH: William Collins + World Publishing Co, 1977. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0529053748. Illustrated by Ivor Wood. Color Illustrations; This is a This book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The top spine end of the book cover has chipped off and there is some light bumping to the other spine end and corners.. The text pages are clean and bright. This book includes the short pieces: Paddington in Print, Paddinton's Marmalade and Cinnamon Buns, Aunt Lucy's Poncho, The Portobello Road Mystery, Conjuring Tricks, How to make a Secret Compartment, Paddington takes the Biscuit, and, Paddington's Christmas Problem. Included in the stories are craft ideas, recipes and fun things to do. "Paddington Bear is a fictional character in children's literature. He first appeared on 13 October 1958 in the children's book A Bear Called Paddington and has been featured in more than twenty books written by British author Michael Bond and illustrated by Peggy Fortnum and other artists. The friendly bear from Peru—with his old hat, battered suitcase (complete with a secret compartment, enabling it to hold more items than it would appear to) , duffle coat and love of marmalade—has become a classic character from English children's literature. Paddington books have been translated into 30 languages across 70 titles and sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. A much loved fictional character in British culture, a Paddington Bear soft toy was chosen by British tunnellers as the first item to pass through to their French counterparts when the two sides of the Channel Tunnel were linked in 1994.". Very Good .

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Book number: 36472

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: 0529053748 Young Adult Michael Bond Ivor Wood Paddington Bear Paddington the Bear Bears Teddy Bears Humor Picture Books

BOND, A. RUSSELL

On the Battle Front of Engineering

New York: The Century Co, 1916. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. 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 edge wear. The spine joints of the book covers have rubbing . There are several small spots of discoloration to the book covers. The spine of the book has toning and fading to the spine lettering. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front endpaper.. Very Good- .

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Book number: 40827

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult Bond, A. Russell Engineering Science