(HABBERTON, JOHN)

Other People's Children Containing a Veracious Account of the Management of Helen's Babies By a Lady Who Knew Just How the Children of Other People Should Be Trained

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1877. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have noticeable bumping, rubbing and wear, along with patches of fraying, mostly to the spine ends and corners. The covers have some spots of ground-in dirt and wear. The rear cover has a previous owner's inked name (lightly) , with splotches of ink as well. The text pages are generally clean and bright, but do have occasional edge tears and small triangular chips missing throughout. The endpapers have some light, but noticeable spots as well. "John Habberton (1842–1921) was an American author. He spent nearly twenty years as the literary and drama critic for the New York Herald, but he is best known for his stories about early California life, many of which were collected in his 1880 book Romance of California Life: Illustrated by Pacific Slope Stories, Thrilling, Pathetic and Humorous (New York: Baker, Pratt & Co, 1880). Habberton also wrote Helen's Babies, published in 1876 by Loring Publisher, Boston; and in the early 20th Century by George Routledge and Sons, London. In most of these copies, Habberton is not listed as the author. The novel is subtitled: "Helen's Babies with some account of their ways...innocent, crafty, angelic, impish, witching and repulsive by THEIR LATEST VICTIM." The book was one of the Ruby Books series for boys and girls. Habberton is acknowledged as the author of the book in an advertisement within the 1903 edition of Andersen's Fairy Tales published by Routledge.". Good+ .

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Book number: 32530

Catalogue: Young Adult Fiction

Keywords: Young Adult Fiction John Habberton Journalists Humor Satire Helen's Babies Children Young Adult Fiction

(ILLUSTRATED BY HOWARD PYLE)

Yankee Doodle an Old Friend in New Dress

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1896. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Howard Pyle. Color Illustrations; This is Howard Pyle's First commissioned book. The book is in Very Good- condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The covers have pastedown illustrations to both front and rear covers. The illustration on the spine of the book has perished, but the spine is still in solid, original condition. There is edge wear, bumping and rubbing to the spine ends, edges and corners. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. There is a previous owner's gift notation on the front endpaper. This copy includes eight full color illustrated plates and numerous pages of monochrome (blue) illustration. Scarce. "Howard Pyle (March 5, 1853 – November 9, 1911) was an American illustrator and author, primarily of books for young people. A native of Wilmington, Delaware, he spent the last year of his life in Florence, Italy. In 1894 he began teaching illustration at the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry (now Drexel University). After 1900, he founded his own school of art and illustration, named the Howard Pyle School of Illustration Art. The scholar Henry C. Pitz later used the term Brandywine School for the illustration artists and Wyeth family artists of the Brandywine region, several of whom had studied with Pyle.". Very Good- .

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Book number: 39558

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult Howard Pyle Illustrators Yankee Doodle Americana Young Adult

ABBOTT, JACOB

History of Alexander the Great Altemus Young People's Library

Philadelphia, PA: Henry Altemus Company, 1900. Trade Edition. 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, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The spine of the book has light fading. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. There are a couple of pages towards the front of the book with occasional spots of foxing. "Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC) , commonly known as Alexander the Great , was a king (basileus) of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty. He was born in Pella in 356 BC and succeeded his father Philip II to the throne at the age of twenty. He spent most of his ruling years on an unprecedented military campaign through Asia and northeast Africa, and he created one of the largest empires of the ancient world by the age of thirty, stretching from Greece to northwestern India. He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered one of history's most successful military commanders.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 36388

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult Jacob Abbott Alexander The Great Biography Military Commanders Ancient Greece History Young Adult

ADAMS, EUSTACE L.

The Flying Windmill

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1930. Trade Edition. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean bright. There is a rectangular patch of pulling to the front endpaper where a previous owner's bookplate was removed. "Eustace L. Adams (July 12, 1891 - March 1, 1963) editor, screenwriter and author, graduated from New York's St. Lawrence University in 1915 and served in the American Ambulance Service and US Naval Service during World War One. In the 1930s he was a prolific contributor of aviation-linked tales to magazines like Argosy and aerial adventure books for the juvenile market, In The Air With Andy Lane and volumes five, six and seven in the Air Combat series. Four movies were made from his writings. He wrote the screen play for the film "Under Secret Orders", released in 1933. His short story "Sixteen Fathoms Under" was made into the movies "Sixteen Fathoms Deep" in 1934 and into "16 Fathoms Deep" in 1948. His novella "Loot Below", first serialized in Argosy Weekly from December 11, 1937 to January 1, 1938, was made into the movie "Desperate Cargo" in 1941. " (from the Seriesbooks info website). Very Good .

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Book number: 37545

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult Eustace L. Adams Andy Lane Stories Aviation Young Adult

ADAMS, RICHARD

The Tyger Voyage

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0394407962. Illustrated by Nicola Bayley. Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's gift notation (three lines) on the front endpaper. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, and has two small edge tears to the top spine ends. "Richard George Adams (9 May 1920–24 December 2016) was an English novelist and writer of the books Watership Down, Shardik and The Plague Dogs. He studied modern history at university before serving in the British Army during World War II. Afterwards, he completed his studies, and then joined the British Civil Service. In 1974, two years after Watership Down was published, Adams became a full-time author. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 39098

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: 0394407962 Youth Fiction Picture Book Richard Adams Nicola Bayley Tigers Animals Voyages Exploration Picture Books

ADDIE

Christopher for President

Racine, WI: Golden Press, 1973. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Mel Crawford. Color Illustrations; This is an oversized book. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners have bumping, rubbing and small spots where the color has rubbed away, showing the paper beneath. There are a couple of beginning tears to the spine ends / spine joints. The text pages are clean and bright. "He later moved on to illustration for the company, and worked extensively on items like record covers, posters, comics and children’s books for publishers like Western Publishing’s Little Golden Books series. Along the way, he drew just about every iconic animated character of his time, from Yogi Bear and Tom & Jerry to Rocky and Bullwinkle and Sesame Street. In his later years he concentrated on fine art and his work has been widely exhibited. He is a winner of the Franklin Mint Gold Medal for watercolor and a winner of several Grumbacher Gold Medals." (from World of Animation website). Very Good- .

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Book number: 38654

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Addie Mel Crawford Presidents Politics And Government Humor Young Adult

FEDERAL WRITERS' PROJECT WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION

The Book of Stones

Chicago, IL: Albert Whitman & Co. / Junior Press Books, 1939. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name on the front endpaper, along with a small square of toning from a newspaper clipping laid in. The dust jacket has several edge nicks and tears, along with several chips missing. The rear cover has some toning. "New York’s New Reading Materials Program had analogue units in Pennsylvania and Milwaukee that produced children’s books, although the purposes and intended audiences differed. At the Philadelphia office of the Pennsylvania Writers’ Project, the 39 informational texts of the Children’s Science Series were assembled in conjunction with the commercial publishing house, Albert F. Whitman. In Milwaukee, four primers—along with hundreds of toys, games, dolls, tapestries, and other furnishings—were created by more than 5,000 artists and craftspeople, mostly women, many African-American. While less is known about the authors of these volumes and their reception, they merit mention as works that the government saw fit to print in an era when the authorial need for a paycheck was wed to children’s needs for resources to educate and entertain." (from an Atlas Obscura article). Very Good+ in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 38614

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult Federal Writers' Project Work Projects Administration Children's Science Series Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania Geology Young Adult

AIKEN, JOAN

The Cuckoo Tree

New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1971. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Susan Obrant. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ to 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. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the first free page. The dust jacket is clean and bright, though it does have some light fading to the spine. "Joan Delano Aiken (4 September 1924 – 4 January 2004) was an English writer specialising in supernatural fiction and children's alternative history novels. In 1999 she was awarded an MBE for her services to children's literature. For The Whispering Mountain, published by Jonathan Cape in 1968, she won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, a once-in-a-lifetime book award judged by a panel of British children's writers, and she was a commended runner-up for the Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British writer. She won an Edgar Allan Poe Award (1972) for Night Fall.". Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 33635

Catalogue: Young Adult Fiction

Keywords: Young Adult Fiction Joan Aiken Fantasy Wolves Of Willoughby Chase Young Adult Fiction

ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY (EDITOR MAY LAMBERTON BECKER)

Eight Cousins

Cleveland, OH: World Publishing Company, 1948. Reprint. Hardcover. Illustrated by C. B. Falls. Color Illustrations; 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 price clipped dust jacket has some generalized light toning to the rear dust jacket panel. "Alcott's family suffered financial difficulties, and while she worked to help support the family from an early age, she also sought an outlet in writing. She began to receive critical success for her writing in the 1860s. Early in her career, she sometimes used the pen name A. M. Barnard, under which she wrote novels for young adults. Published in 1868, Little Women is set in the Alcott family home, Hillside, later called the Wayside, in Concord, Massachusetts and is loosely based on Alcott's childhood experiences with her three sisters. The novel was very well received and is still a popular children's novel today, filmed several times.". Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 33627

Catalogue: Young Adult Fiction

Keywords: Young Adult Fiction Louisa May Alcott May Lamberton Becker C. B. Falls Rainbow Classics Young Adult Fiction

ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY

Under the Lilacs

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, N.D.. Reprint. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The price clipped dust jacket has some scraping to the front flap dust jacket. "In 1840, after several setbacks with the school, the Alcott family moved to a cottage on 2 acres (8,100 m2) of land, situated along the Sudbury River in Concord, Massachusetts. The three years they spent at the rented Hosmer Cottage were described as idyllic. By 1843, the Alcott family moved, along with six other members of the Consociate Family, [3] to the Utopian Fruitlands community for a brief interval in 1843–1844. After the collapse of the Utopian Fruitlands, they moved on to rented rooms and finally, with Abigail May Alcott's inheritance and financial help from Emerson, they purchased a homestead in Concord. They moved into the home they named "Hillside" on April 1, 1845. Alcott's early education included lessons from the naturalist Henry David Thoreau, but she received the majority of her schooling from her father, who was strict and believed in "the sweetness of self-denial". She also received some instruction from writers and educators such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Margaret Fuller, all of whom were family friends. She later described these early years in a newspaper sketch entitled "Transcendental Wild Oats". The sketch was reprinted in the volume Silver Pitchers (1876) , which relates the family's experiment in "plain living and high thinking" at Fruitlands.". Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 33629

Catalogue: Young Adult Fiction

Keywords: Young Adult Fiction Louisa May Alcott Classic Fiction Young Adult Fiction

ALDEN, RAYMOND MACDONALD

Why the Chimes Rang

Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1924. Trade Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Katharine Sturges. Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good to Near Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine of the book has some wear and there is noticeable ground-in dirt to the spine joints. The spine ends of the book covers have some light bumping aben beginning fraying. The text pages are mostly clean and bright, though there are occasional finger marks. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front endpaper. "Raymond Macdonald Alden (1873–1924) was an American scholar and educator. Born in New Hartford, N. Y, he studied at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, and at the University of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated in 1894 with a Ph. D. He took post-graduate studies there at Penn and at Harvard. In 1894-95 he was instructor in English at Columbian (now George Washington) University; in 1896-97 assistant in English at Harvard; and in 1898-99 senior fellow in English at the University of Pennsylvania. He was chosen to fill the position of assistant professor of English literature and rhetoric at Leland Stanford, Jr, University in 1899, then became associate professor there in 1909.". Very Good .

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Book number: 33827

Catalogue: Young Adult Fiction

Keywords: Young Adult Fiction Raymond Macdonald Alden Katharine Sturges Short Stories Short Fiction Young Adult Fiction

ALEXANDER, LLOYD

The House Gobbaleen

New York: Dutton, 1995. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0525452893. Illustrated by Diane Goode. Color Illustrations; This book is in Fine condition and has a Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The dust jacket has been price clipped. "What is a Gobbaleen? You may wonder. Is it bad? Is it Good? Would you want one in your house? Poor Tooley doesn't know - all he knows is that he has no luck. Tooley longs for some help from the Friendly Folk, who are said to roam the country onlytoo eager to change the luck of a fellow like him.". Fine in Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 36539

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: 0525452893 Young Adult Illustrated Lloyd Alexander Fantastic Fiction Fantasy Diane Goode Friendly Folk Good Luck Young Adult

ALEXANDER, MARTHA

No Ducks in Our Bathtub

New York: Dial Press, 1973. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Martha Alexander. Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some edg wear, rubbing and beginning paper loss. The white covers have some spots of generalized toning , especially towards the spine joints. The text pages are clean and bright. " Martha Alexander first wrote and illustrated the Blackboard Bear books, about an imaginative little boy and the friend he’s created, more than thirty years ago. Blackboard Bear, the first of the series, was inspired by Martha’s four-year-old nephew, Christopher. Though Christopher lived in the country and had no one to play with, he had a rich creative ability to entertain himself. “Almost all of my books are involved with some feeling of a child—being small, or being left out, ” Martha said. “Blackboard Bear emerged one night, onto paper through my pencil, direct from the joy of recalling how Christopher acted out his exciting adventures. ” Now Christopher has two children of his own, and a new generation of young readers can enjoy Martha’s new full-color illustrations for the Blackboard Bear books." (Candlewick press bio). Very Good .

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Book number: 38102

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult Martha Alexander Ducks Bathtubs Humor Animals Pets Young Adult

ALGER JR. , HORATIO

A Cousin's Conspiracy Or, a Boy's Struggle for Inheritance

New York: Hurst & Company, 1915. Reprint. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping, rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers, along with some light foxing. The rectangular pastedown illustration on the front cover has some light rubbing and beginning scratching. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. There is a previous owner's gift notation inked on the front endpaper (scratched through) , and the remnants of a previous owner's address label.. Very Good .

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Book number: 32156

Catalogue: Young Adult Fiction

Keywords: Young Adult Fiction Horatio Alger Jr. Rags To Riches Stories Young Adult Fiction

ALGER JR. , HORATIO

Dan the Newsboy

New York: A. L. Burt, Publisher, 1893. Early Reprint. 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, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some bumping, rubbing and wear. The bottom corners of the book covers have fraying and wear. There is a small spot of dirt to the top rear corner of the book cover. The text pages are generally clean and bright. Both inner hinges have cracking. There is a previous owner's emblem of a sailing ship adhered to the front pastedown page. "Horatio Alger Jr. (January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was a prolific 19th-century American writer, best known for his many young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of middle-class security and comfort through hard work, determination, courage, and honesty. His writings were characterized by the "rags-to-riches" narrative, which had a formative effect on America during the Gilded Age. All of Alger's juvenile novels share essentially the same theme, known as the "Horatio Alger myth": a teenage boy works hard to escape poverty. Often it is not hard work that rescues the boy from his fate but rather some extraordinary act of bravery or honesty. The boy might return a large sum of lost money or rescue someone from an overturned carriage. This brings the boy—and his plight—to the attention of a wealthy individual.". Very Good .

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Book number: 35052

Catalogue: Young Adult Fiction

Keywords: Young Adult Fiction Horatio Alger Jr. Rags To Riches Stories Adventure Young Adult Fiction