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McCloskey, RobertA lovely hardcover with NO dust jacket. Jacket art is printed directly on the boards. Some foxing/discoloration to the picture cover. Inside is imm...
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The Road to Oz
Baum, L. FrankIllustrated by Neill, John R. A later printing, circa 1922 based on a gift inscription from Christmas of that year. This edition printed from the o...
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The Secret at the Gatehouse: A Dana Girls Mystery # 9
Keene, CarolynAn acceptable tweed copy of this title, showing heavy wear to the corners (especially the top) like it was seriously smushed at some point. Interna...
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The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the Brtitish Spy Ring in Wartime Washington
Conant, JennetFirst printing of this look at the complex life of the beloved children's author. Dahl served in the military during the first part of his life and...
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The Circle of Footprints: A Dana Girls Mystery # 6
Keene, CarolynA solid tweed copy of this title, showing wear and sunning to the edges of the front and back boards and some minor soiling to page edges. Internal...
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Socks
Cleary, BeverlyIllustrated by Darwin, Beatrice. First printing, extremely scarce in a trade edition. White dust jacket with an illustration our friend Socks, who ...
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Roald Dahl: A Biography
Treglown, JeremyStated first edition, price-clipped, in very nice condition. Some bumping to top edge of book and jacket. Section of glossy photos in center of boo...
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River Winding
Zolotow, CharlotteIllustrated by Mizumura, Kazue. First edition thus: text copyright 1970; illustrations 1978. A lovely volume, retired from a school library with a ...
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Little Murders
Feiffer, JulesA play from the noted author and cartoonist Feiffer, here in a hardcover book club edition from the Fireside Book club, with the monthly club leafl...
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Rabbit Hill
Lawson, RobertIllustrated by Lawson, Robert. Stated second printing before publication, 1944, winner of the 1945 Newbery Medal. Fully illustrated in glorious sep...
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More About Paddington
Bond, MichaelIllustrated by Fortnum, Peggy. Stated "Sixth printing C" so circa 1964. A tight, unread copy of the further adventures of everyone's favorite lost,...
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A Three-Cornered Mystery: A Dana Girls Mystery # 4
Keene, CarolynA great tweed copy of this title, showing a few bumps and one single page that got crushed sometime in the 60's but is perfectly flat and readable!...
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A Bear Called Paddington
Bond, MichaelIllustrated by Fortnum, Peggy. Stated "Tenth Printing C" of the original US edition, so probably circa 1962. A tight, lovely copy with no markings,...
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James and the Giant Peach
Dahl, RoaldIllustrated by Burkert, Nancy Ekholm. Very early printing, price on jacket is $3.95. Final page with author bio states that the book was bound by T...
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Allen, BetsyA fairly nice copy of this first Connie Blair title. Fairly early printing, lists to Yellow Warning. Rear flap lists 13 Cherry Ames titles to Clini...
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Wells, HelenA blue tweed cover of the first Vicki Barr title, no jacket. Book is Good+, with a lean to the spine, and some fading and rubbing to spine and boar...
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Wells, HelenGreen spine picture cover. Significant wear to boards at spine (rubbed length of the book front and rear). Fairly light ink stain to spine, rubbing...
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Night Supervisor -- Cherry Ames #11
Tatham, JulieNice green spine picture cover with plain grey endpapers. Minor wear and fading to rear, head and foot of spine. Red pen mark to bottom--remaindere...
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Wells, HelenNice green spine picture cover with plain grey endpapers. Previous owner placed "property of" stickers from labelmaker on front endpapers. Minor we...
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Tatham, JulieSlightly rough copy but a possible first. Boards are glossy blue, not tweed, but show some staining and some wear along spine. Edges and corners ar...
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A Romance of Biily-Goat Hill
Alice Hegan RiceA very decent copy of this reprint from the author of Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch, Pale green boards are sharp and clean, pages yellowing but n...
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Hoffman, MaryIllustrated by Allan, June. Uncorrected proof of this chapter book for early readers featuring the heroine of the classic picture book Amazing Grac...
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MacLachlan, PatriciaFirst printing of this sad, beautiful story by a Newbery Award-winning novelist. Book has no flaws, but jacket has a small tear at rear top of spin...
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Thayer, JaneIllustrated by Dos Santos, Joyce Audy. A Weekly Reader edition, original title Gus Was Real Dumb Ghost. Pictoral boards, no dj, as issued. Spine is...
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