34 pp. Brown decorative covers with gilt lettering on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards, edges lightly rubbed, scuffing to back cover, covers lightly soiled. Spine ends are bent and fraying. Previous owner's name and date written on front free endpaper. Light foxing to interior. Back hinge is loose, and back free endpaper has small chip on edge. Book in VG condition. View More...
Two 4"x 6" books .Original marbled boards. LAME JOHN 137 pp., THE HOME OF THE GILEADITE 161 pp. Paper spine labels(one indistinct & one title barely legible.) Covers scuffed , mild water stains to spine, corners bumped/rubbed. All still intact, overall Good. Interiors: Light foxing, free endpaper of LAME JOHN: name of Sunday School Library No.35, free endp. of HOME OF THE GILEADITE torn across bottom, paper adhering to front endp., some water marks to bottom margins of some pages, never interfering with text. Otherwise the texts in both books are tight and overall clean. Good +. View More...
Marbled covers with brown cloth spine. Covers/spine are rubbed and worn. several small areas on spine rubbed through. exterior is Good-. Front hinge breaking. owner's name? on front endpaper. mildly soiled/foxed endpapers. occasional foxing "dots" along top edge of pages. "appears" back free endpaper missing. otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good. 52 pp. View More...
Jacob Abbott (1803-1879) was an American writer of children's books. His Rollo Books are the best known of his writings, having as their chief characters a representative boy and his associates. 175 pp. Beautiful little book with decorative covers.Top edge gilt. Slight soiling but colors still bright and Very Good due to protective covering. side edge mildly soiled. Overall covers are VG-. slight foxing? to endpapers. Previous owner's name on free endpaper, otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG. Has ribbon bookmark View More...
no date. (approx. 1904).197 pp. Previous owner stamped name on front free endpaper and name written on front endpaper. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG. Cover with color illustration on paste on. Fading around edges and to spine. Overall covers are Good to Good+.Horatio Alger Jr. (1832-1899) was a prolific American author of boy’s adventure stories whose heroes lead exemplary lives to Strive and Succeed in the face of adversity and poverty, good and evil. View More...
A documentary novel and Newberry Honor Book. 177 pp. Navy blue covers with red cloth spine. DJ in Good+ condition with rubbing and creasing to cover edges, some small tears to edges, 1/2" tear on back of jacket near spine. Very light rubbing to cover corners and edges, spine ends are bent. Spine slightly cocked. Gift inscription and signed by author on front free endpaper. Interior is tight and clean. Small tear to endpaper on back inside cover. Book in VG+ condition. View More...
No. 8 in the series, 210 pp. Spine darkened and creased, spine ends are fraying and torn, back cover spotty. Joints mildly rubbed in places, corners rubbed to boards and bumped, overall Good. Loose hinges and spine, Interior is clean and VG. View More...
Compiled by Barbara A. Bishop. University of South Florida Library Bibliographic Series No. 1. " This bibliography revises and expands the pioneering work of Harry K. Hudson. Building upon Hudson's editions, we have incorporated corrections and additions to include all American hardcover series known to us begun by 1980 in addition to some later series...In general a boys series has a boy as a main character in one or more of the books in the series..." 345 pages including Index. Single typed xeroxed sheets printed on both sides in a black three-ring looseleaf binder." The physical... View More...
189 pp. Covers show mild wear. Corners and edges are scuffed and boards exposed. Covers in Good condition. Book in Very Good condition and is tight, clean. View More...
"This little story of the BOY EMIGRANTS is written that you and other boys like you may learn something of the strange, eventful history of the early overland travelers to California....this is a historical sketch...,many of the characters were real people; and almost all the incidents which befall the Boy Emigrants came under my own observation, or under that of people whom I knew on the trail or in California." 309 pp. 19 illustrations by Thomas Moran and W. L. Sheppard. Gray cloth with illustrated front cover. Soiling to covers and spine. Spine dulled and lettering hard to read. Top... View More...
"In this book, Clyde Robert Bulla weaves a wonderful tale about a lonely child who sang for the joy of singing. Artist Trina Scart Hyman pictures the poignant story lightly dusted over with moonbeams." Unpaginated. Light blue cloth covers with red title lettering on front and spine. DJ is Good with chipping and some tears to corners and edges, spine ends are torn and missing, tears down joints, ink number '1069' written on back flap. Cover corners are rubbed, spine ends are bumped and fraying. Interior is tight and clean. Book is VG. View More...
A Book of Nature Stories. Charming illustrations by Harrison Cady. Stated First Edition. 184 pp. Red cloth covers with black lettering and images of animal characters on front. Missing DJ. Cover corners are bumped, edges and corners rubbed, spine ends are bumped and starting to fray. Residue from scotch tape (?) on middle and bottom of front joint. Illustrated endpapers. Scotch tape (2") adhered on front inside cover, and some dirt smudges to page edges. Interior is tight and clean. Book in Good+ to VG- condition. View More...
The five themes which form the major divisions of the book:Toys and Games, Fools, Masks and Shadows, Sex Roles and Circles grew from a decade of study of the shared literary interests of children and adults. The author uses folktales, folk rhymes, folk plays, fantasy, fiction, poetry, essays mythology, and biblical writings. Some illustrations. 492 pages including Index. Green cloth covers with black lettering. Covers are Fine. Dust Jacket with some small tears along edges. 1/4" piece missing on back cover's top edge. DJ is Good to Good+. View More...
A part of the Alice in Wonderland series. No publishing date. 198 pp. White decorative cover with brown linen spine, white cover has image of woman in Victorian dress reading book and gilt pillar/title on front in brown linen, gilt title on spine. Covers are very worn with corners and edges rubbed to boards, scuffing and dirt marks to cover faces, fading to gilt images. Spine is creased, small hole to front joint, fraying and tears to spine ends. Gilt top page edge. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Hinges broken. Loose spine. Interior pages are browning along edges, some corners are be... View More...
Boy's adventure story. 245 pp. Rust colored covers with soiling. Gun Boat Series with embossed boat on front cover. Decorative spine with gilt lettering. Overall covers are Good. Numbers on one of the blank pages before title page. Illustrated page before title page with title, GunBoat Series, Books for Boys with previous owner's name at top. Glued on opposite page, a newspaper clipping referring to Harry Castlemon (author). Embossed clear initials on top corner of title page, and top corner of one other page. Not near text. Occasional small amount of foxing. Otherwise interior is tight, clean... View More...
covers worn. spine tape repaired . 1 3/4" tear on front endp. at hinge. light moisture stain at base of front endp. to pp.28. otherwise interior is tight, and clean. VG. a Big Little Book. View More...
"This delightful story -- told almost entirely with pictures -- will go straight to the heart of every child or grownup who has a warm and furry alarm clock that goes 'meow'." Unpaginated. Charming illustrations. Book and DJ in NF condition. View More...
Sears Illustrated Juveniles. Illustrated by Christopher Rule. 236 pp. Two pages of advertisements at conclusion of book. Orange cloth covers with color plate pastedown on front cover with image of marionettes, including Pinocchio, performing on a stage in front of an orchestra; faded gilt lettering on front and spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards, edges bumped and rubbed, color image has dirt smudges, front joint is worn and thin. Spine is discolored, faded, spine ends are bent. Illustrated endpapers. Interior pages are browning, some small dirt smudges. Interior is profusely ... View More...
Translated by Julian Jacobs. Illustrated by Grandville. "The story of the White Blackbird is one of the best of Alfred de Musset's contributions to the 'Scenes from the Public and Private Life of Animals,' a collection of stories ostensibly for children, published by Pierre-Jules Hetzel in 1842." 56 pp. Decorative paper boards with corners bumped and rubbed to boards, edges rubbed, dirt smudges on cover faces, tears to spine ends and along joints. Cocked spine. Browning to endpapers. Interior is clean. Book in Good+ condition. View More...
"This book is about a cuckoo who attempts the impossible. Despite a strong inclination to follow old, senseless cuckoo instincts, Chippy tries to fashion a new way of life." 54 pp. Paperback. Corners and edges are worn and rubbed, residue from price sticker remains on front cover, creasing to spine. Interior pages are clean. Book in Good condition. View More...
