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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
USD 49.00 [Appr.: EURO 46.75 | £UK 38.75 | JP¥ 7351]
Keywords: Noisbn Literature

 No author given (Aesop), The Little Esop
No author given (Aesop)
The Little Esop
Philadelphia, H.C. Peck and Theo. Bliss, 1856. Cloth. Red cloth. 4 ¾ by 3 ¾ inches. 95 pp. Small black and white illustrations throughout. A rendition for children, of various fables by Aesop, including the horse and the lion, the tortoise and the hare, the mischievous dog, the man and his wig, etc. FAIR condition. Heavy fading, moderate scuffing and staining to the covers. Spine toned. Minor soiling. Cloth frayed, chipped and split along the extremities and spine. Text block shaken but intact. Child's doodles, names and scribbles on the endpapers and first and last few pages, with a few doodles/lines in the text throughout. Scattered staining throughout, with general soiling. General foxing. Fair .
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Book number: 010328
USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 | £UK 12.75 | JP¥ 2400]
Keywords: Noisbn Folklore

 
No author Given. Andre, R. (William Roger Snow), illustrator
Puss in Boots
New York, McLoughlin Bros. Publisher, 1888. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. 10 3/4 by 8 3/8 inches. 16 pages, including covers. With 6 full page, chromoloithograph color illustrations. A retelling of this classic children's tale, accompanied by illustrations by Richard Andre, an alias for William Roger Snow, a British artist who practiced under various names due to personal scandals. Snow, forced to join the British Army due to the squandering of an inheritance, faced further troubles because of infidelity, and abandoned his wife, starting a career as an illustrator under an assumed name. POOR condition. Book DETACHED into several sections, with the front cover and first page each separated onto their own, and with the last page and rear cover separated but attached to each other. The intact sections are tenuous at best. A 3 inch triangle MISSING from the upper front corner of the cover. Minor soiling, fading and staining to the covers, with some creasing. Extremities scuffed and worn, with a few tears present. Interior with very minor soiling and browning, with illustrations remaining clean and bright. Some staining to the top of the second page (text), with a diagonal crease present to the pages corresponding with the missing triangle. Poor .
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Book number: 006847
USD 32.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.75 | £UK 25.5 | JP¥ 4801]
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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
USD 27.00 [Appr.: EURO 25.75 | £UK 21.5 | JP¥ 4051]
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 No Author, Build a Harbour. Press out Paper Model
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
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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
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
USD 54.00 [Appr.: EURO 51.5 | £UK 42.75 | JP¥ 8101]
Keywords: Noisbn Literature

 
Various Authors
Boys' Magazine. Vol XV. No. 392. September 7, 1929
Manchester, UK, Allied Newspaper, Ltd, 1929. Original Wraps. Wraps with a two tone illustration on the front cover depicting a man escaping up a ladder dangling from the cabin of a zeppelin. 36pp including several illustrations. An adventure magazine for boys, featuring detective stories, adventure stories, etc. This issue features a story about Falcon Swift, the sporting detective, as well as one featuring Miffy, the Motor Marvel and Caleb Hench, the Hunchback Mystery Man. This features some rather poor characterizations of Chinese men. Also included is a story titled, The World of a Witch Doctor featuring the Zulu tribe and a science fiction story set on another planet, titled "The Land of Marvels," and written by Everard Darrell. In FAIR/GOOD condition. Heavy browning to the paper, with minor chipping and creasing along the corners. Several small spots of dampstaining to the front wrap, with moderate to heavy soiling along the spine. Interior solid with a small semicircular dampstain at the lower fore edge. Fair .
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Book number: 004167
USD 32.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.75 | £UK 25.5 | JP¥ 4801]
Keywords: Noisbn Boy's Adventure Stories Science Fiction

 
Various authors
The Child's Companion, or Sunday Scholar's Reward. Bound Volume of 12 Issues, January Through December, 1836
J. Hill, Printer, 1836. Half Leather. No publisher, place or date. J. Hill, Printer: 1836. Half leather with paper covered boards. Roughly 4 by 2 ½ inches. 380 pp. Small illustrations throughout. A bound volume of this monthly journal for children, focusing on religious teachings and morality, but with some historical and scientific articles as well. This includes a piece on a fire engine, a hot air balloon, etc. POOR condition. Any title page/front endpapers MISSING. Both covers very tenuously attached, threatening to detach with much further handling. Heavy scuffing, chipping, peeling and wear to the covers, with some loss to the paper on the boards. Minor soiling and staining. Many of the illustrations colored in in dull blobs of color. Worn copy of this. Poor .
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Book number: 020663
USD 22.00 [Appr.: EURO 21 | £UK 17.5 | JP¥ 3301]
Keywords: Noisbn Religion/Theology

 Various authors, Fithian's Miniature Magazine. March, 1854
Various authors
Fithian's Miniature Magazine. March, 1854
Philadelphia, Charles Fithian, Publisher, 1854. Wraps. Illustrated yellow wraps. Pagination runs 75-104. Black and white illustrations throughout. A single issue of this magazine for children, focusing on learning and school, and containing moral tales, essays on hurricanes, rhinoceros, etc. This magazine was apparently a continuation, under a different name, of several other children's magazines (The Boys' and Girls' Journal) published by Charles Fithian. It appears this iteration lasted only a year, with no subsequent publications. GOOD condition. Moderate scuffing, some chipping and tearing along the extremities, with minor creasing. Wrappers split along the spine, tenuously holding together. Minor toning, soiling and staining to the covers and interior. Several of the first several pages with 1 inch tears to their fore edge margins. Good .
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Book number: 020094
USD 49.00 [Appr.: EURO 46.75 | £UK 38.75 | JP¥ 7351]
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 Various authors, Forrester's Playmate, a Monthly Instructor for Youth. October, 1858
Various authors
Forrester's Playmate, a Monthly Instructor for Youth. October, 1858
Boston, William Guild and Company, 1858. Wraps. Illustrated light green wraps. A few black and white illustrations throughout. A single issue of this magazine intended for a juvenile audience. This month with a fictional piece by William Dalton (unattributed) on a "wolf-boy" in China and his persecution/punishment by people in Beijing (Peking). According to the article the boy's name was Lyu-Payo or Herbert Richardson. Also included is an article on exercises for young women, asserting that throwing balls is a good way to stay fit. GOOD condition. Minor soiling and fading to the covers. A few minor stains. Wrappers chipped, curled and creased along the extremities, with a few small tears. Faint owner's signature on the upper front cover. Numbers in pencil on the rear. Interior toned. Good .
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Book number: 014019
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 Various Authors, Forrester's Playmate, a Monthly Instructor for Youth. August, 1857
Various Authors
Forrester's Playmate, a Monthly Instructor for Youth. August, 1857
Boston, William Guild and Company, 1857. Wraps. Illustrated front wrap, LACKING rear wrapper. Pagination runs 33-64. A few illustrations throughout. Single issue of this educational magazine for a juvenile audience, featuring nonfiction and moral fiction. This issue includes an article on comets, with one illustration depicting several different comets to have passed by Earth. FAIR/GOOD condition, MISSING the rear wrapper. General toning, minor soiling and edgewear. Signature on the upper front cover. Fair .
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Book number: 020472
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 Various Authors, In Story Land. A Picture Story Book. Including Alice in Wonderland
Various Authors
In Story Land. A Picture Story Book. Including Alice in Wonderland
Kenosha, WI, Abbott Publishing Co. Hard Cover. no date, perhaps 1940s-50s. Blue illustrated boards with a three plastic ring binding. 12 pp. Color illustrations throughout. A collection of classic stories for children, abbreviated, adapted and edited from the originals. Includes Alice in Wonderland, Gulliver's Travels, Robin Hood, the Golden Fleece, The Pied Piper, and Meg Merrilies by John Keats. GOOD+ condition. Minor fading and scuffing, with bumping and scuffing along the extremities. Minor soiling and a few small spots of staining to the covers. Good .
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Book number: 016335
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Various Authors
St. Nicholas for Young Folks. April 1896
New York, The Century Company, 1896. Wraps. White decorative wraps. Pagination runs 442-528, plus an index to the previous six months and 16 pages of ads. Black and white illustrations throughout. A single issue of this magazine, notably featuring an article 'About Flying-Machines,' by Tudor Jenks. This twelve page articles contains illustrations, as well as two photos of various flying machines, including hot air balloons or air ships, flying wings and two photos of an airplane type machine built by Hiram Maxim. This article discusses the history and evolution of man made aviation, from balloons to motorized machines, featuring conjecture on the future as well as discussion of the then current state of aviation. With an interesting illustration depicting air warfare as conceived by a German artist. With other articles, literature and poetry. GOOD condition. Minor staining along the spine near the staples. Minor soiling, toning and fading. Some creasing, chipping and minor tearing along the extremities and corners (heavy creases to some of the corners). Interior clean and solid with the last two pages of the article on aviation unopened. Good .
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Book number: 007482
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Keywords: Noisbn Aviation Airplanes Literature Aviation

 Bacon, Gail (author); Loomis, Frances Russell, King Cole Stories
Bacon, Gail (author); Loomis, Frances Russell
King Cole Stories
Boston, C.H. Smith and Company, 1924. Hard Cover. Light blue paper covered boards. No jacket. 41 pp. A few full page illustrations by Frances Russell Loomis. A collection of short stories for children, recalling the adventures of a cocker spaniel, King Cole. If our searches of the OCLC can be trusted, it appears no copy is held in libraries at this time. GOOD condition. Paper covers scuffed, toned, soiled and worn, with some scratching and few deeper scuffs. A few minor stains present. Extremities bumped and worn. Owner's signatures in the interior. Light toning to the paper. Good .
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Book number: 017702
USD 32.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.75 | £UK 25.5 | JP¥ 4801]
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 Barbour, Ralph Henry; Rockwell, Norman (illustrator), Hitting the Line
Barbour, Ralph Henry; Rockwell, Norman (illustrator)
Hitting the Line
New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1917. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. Blue cloth with a pastedown illustration on the front cover. 333 pp. Four color plate illustrations by Norman Rockwell present (all present as called for). A novel for a juvenile audience following the exploits of a young football player. GOOD condition. Upper front cover corner and fore edge stained and discolored. Minor soiling, scuffing and edgewear. Faint spotting to the rear cover. Minor toning to the text block. Previous owner's last name on the inside rear cover. Good .
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Book number: 018367
USD 108.00 [Appr.: EURO 103 | £UK 85.5 | JP¥ 16202]
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