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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic Inc
Date published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780590415170ISBN:0590415174
Description: Fine. 1988 Scholastic, Inc. Paperback. Black and white illustrations.181 pages. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Book is gift quality. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. "Apple Classics", A Apple Paperback. First published in 1912. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Banner Press, Inc
Date published: 1977
Description: Good; No jacket. 1977 Banner Press, Inc. This hardcover has pictorial paper-covered boards with black spine lettering. Illustrated by Hutchings Studio. Interior stapled binding. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding intact, but pulling a little at staples. Spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Endpapers lightly foxed. Pages very lightly tanned at periphery but still supple. Two pages are partially detached at bottom (about 4 inches). Pages clean and unmarked. ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date published: c1954
Description: Good. C1954. Simon & Schuster. First Printing. "A" on last page near gutter. "A Little Golden Book" Number 213-25. Some edge wear. Front cover creased. Back cover also has some rubbing and loss of color. Spine cover is chipped at top and bottom; some rubbing on edges. Corners rounded and worn. Name filled in on "This Book Belongs To" line inside front cover, crossed out and another name written in. Some pages have a few small light brown stains at fore edge, but generally are clean and bright. ... Read More
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Puffin Books
Date published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780142301463ISBN:0142301469
Description: Very Good. 2002 Puffin Books. Copyright 1992. NOT ex-library. Remainder mark on bottom page edges. Trade paperback. Binding tight. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Bookplate with name in ink on inside of cover. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 132 pages. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Whitman Publishing Company
Date published: 1967
Description: Good; No jacket. Copyright 1967 Whitman Publishing Company, no other date in book. Tell-A-Tale Books, number 2523. Illustrated by Florence Sarah Winship. NOT ex-library. Small hardcover has pictorial paper-covered boards. Front cover depicts a boy holding a rabbit. Color illustrations. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends bumped; tail of spine lightly frayed. Covers have moderate edge wear and surface rubbing with a few small dents, scratches, and smudges. Back cover has a one-inch ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wheeler Publishing Company
Date published: 1933
Description: Good; No jacket. 1933 Wheeler Publishing Company, Chicago. Copyright 1926. Child's Own Way Series. NOT ex-library. Small hardcover has blue-gray cloth-covered boards with beige spine and cover lettering and beige and black cover illustration of a cat and a dog drinking together from a bowl under a tree. Blue and white illustrated endpapers. Color illustrations by Lucille Enders and Matilda Breuer. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with some fraying at ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Gyldendal
Date published: 1976
ISBN-13:9788701325011ISBN:8701325019
Description: Fair; No jacket. 1976, Gyldendal (Copenhagen). Thin hardcover, 10 inches x 7.25 inches has glossy color illustrated covers. Front has scene of countryside with children playing; back has map of Denmark. Both front and back cover have full-thickness vertical crease in center, as though someone folded the covers in the middle. However, paper surface of covers is not broken, and boards are firm. Corners lightly rubbed. Tear in plastic surface at top edge of spine. Pages clean and bright. Full ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum
Date published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780689314469ISBN:0689314469
Description: Very Good; No jacket. 1988 Atheneum. NOT ex-library. First Edition, stated. First printing. SIGNED by author on half-title page, with a personal inscription; dated May 1989. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oblong hardcover has peach paper-covered boards with blue cloth-covered spine and silver spine lettering and cover decoration. Illustrated endpapers. Black and white illustrations by Fumio Yoshimura. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Covers have light surface and edge wear, with a very ... Read More
Description: Good; No jacket. 1933 Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has blue cloth-covered boards with red spine and cover lettering, and "Young Moderns" logo on spine. Binding tight. Deckle fore edges. Top page edges are colored red. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rounded. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Covers have a few light smudges. Pages clean and unmarked. Introduction by Griffith Ogden Ellis. 390 pages. No dust jacket. Doubleday "Young ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Whitman Publishing Company
Date published: 1944
Description: Good; Good Jacket. 1944 Whitman Publishing Company. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has brown leather-textured paper-covered boards with red spine and cover lettering. Illustrated endpapers. Black and white illustrations by Henry E. Vallely. Front hinge partially cracked, but still strong. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with minor fraying at tips. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Gift inscription on front free endpaper, dated 1945. Pages moderately tanned, more so at periphery, ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Whitman Publishing Company
Date published: 1926
Description: Fair; No jacket. Whitman Publishing Company, copyright 1926 by Grosset & Dunlap. No other date in book. Hardcover has blue textured paper-covered boards with red spine and cover lettering. NOT ex-library. Binding partially cracked at contents page, but otherwise intact. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with some fraying at tips and spine ends. Covers have moderate edge wear and surface rubbing. Covers lightly soiled. Pages tanned but still supple. Small notation in gold ink on last ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Date published: 1967
Description: Fine; Very Good Jacket. 1967 Charles Scribner's Sons. First Edition. Hardcover book has dark red cloth-covered boards and white spine lettering. Corners sharp and crisp. Spine ends very lightly bumped. Dark yellow endpapers. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Black & white illustrations. Illustrated by A. R. Whitear. 192 pages. Illustrated dark yellow dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear. Bottom corner of front flap is clipped. Price still present at top of flap. "The true ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Western Publishing Company
Date published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780307011084ISBN:0307011089
Description: Very Good. 1982 Western Publishing Company. 'F' printing. A Little Golden Book. Stiff card covers have pictorial paper-covered boards with patterned silver spine covering. Color illustrations by Carol Nicklaus. Unpaginated. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have very light surface and edge wear. The silver spine covering is intact, with minor rubbing. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Little Golden Book #110-47. "Illustrations based on original ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarion Books-Houghton Mifflin
Date published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780395587027ISBN:0395587026
Description: Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 1995 Clarion Books-Houghton Mifflin. First Edition. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover has red paper-covered boards with black cloth-covered spine and gold spine lettering and cover decoration. 108 pages. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Tine light brown spot at top edge of back cover. Dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear, with light wrinkling at the corners ... Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Instructional Fair
Date published: 1996
ISBN-13:9781568222516ISBN:1568222513
Description: Very Good. 1996 Instructional Fair, Inc. Basic Skills Series, Grade 5. Softcover, with stapled binding. Black and white illustrations. 48 pages, with answer key at rear. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Instructional Fair
Date published: 1996
ISBN-13:9781568222523ISBN:1568222521
Description: Very Good. 1996 Instructional Fair, Inc. Basic Skills Series, Grade 6. Softcover, with stapled binding. Black and white illustrations. 48 pages, with answer key at rear. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Read More
Language: French
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: L'ecole des Loisirs
Date published: 1980
ISBN-13:9782211065801ISBN:2211065805
Description: Near Fine. 1980 L'ecole des Loisirs. Depot legal 1986. Text in French. Softcover. Color illustrations. Unpaginated [28 pages]. Translation of "Frederick". Translated by A. Chagot and J.H. Potier. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the tips. Pages clean and unmarked. Series: Lutin poche de l'ecole des loisirs. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Rondy Publications
Date published: 1985
Description: Very Good+; Good Jacket. 1985 Rondy Publications, Edina, Minnesota. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has textured pictorial paper-covered boards; covers have wrap-around color illustration of a deer and trees near a log cabin. Black and white illustrations by Christopher Kuehn. 148 pages. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition, with only very light shelf wear at tips. Long gift inscription on second blank page, signed only "Fast Freddie", which may or may ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Macmillan Company
Date published: 1966
Description: Very Good; Good Jacket. 1966 The Macmillan Company. Hardcover has orange cloth-covered boards with black spine and cover lettering. Black and white illustrations by Enrico Arno. Small publisher's number code printed on back cover: 78862. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Corners rubbed. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Small half-circle stain on the front cover. Pages clean and unmarked. 80 pages. Dust jacket has overall surface rubbing, ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House
Date published: 1959
Description: Good+; Good Jacket. 1959 Random House. "With illustrations from the motion picture featuring Shirley Temple." Hardcover has glossy orange paper-covered boards with photos of Shirley Temple on the cover and spine. Pictorial endpapers have black and white filmstrip-style photos of the actress in various roles. Text is illustrated with 12 two-page black & white movie photos 277 pages. Shirley Temple Edition X-4. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends bumped and worn. Covers ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The John C. Winston Company
Date published: 1906
Description: Good; No jacket. 1906 The John C. Winston Company. First Edition. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has red cloth-covered boards with black spine lettering. Front cover has yellow, black, pick, and brown illustration of a family on a burro accompanied by a dog; cover has title in white. Black and white frontispiece. Black and white illustrations. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked, but front just starting. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed. Covers have light ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum
Date published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780689317958ISBN:0689317956
Description: Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 1994 Atheneum. First Edition, stated. First printing. Full number line on verso. Remaindered, with a black mark on the bottom page edges and edges of covers. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has dark blue textured paper-covered boards with beige cloth-covered spine and dark blue spine lettering. Maroon endpapers. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Appears to be unread. Small dent on front cover. Book is in excellent condition except for the dent and the ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Young Scott Books
Date published: 1965
Description: Very Good; No jacket. 1965 Young Scott Books. Hardcover has cream and blue textured paper-covered boards with a scene of birds flying in the sky on the cover. Color illustrations by Clement Hurd. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rounded. Covers have moderate edge wear and surface rubbing. Covers lightly cupped. Endpapers have light foxing. Pages clean and unmarked. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Reilly & Lee Co
Date published: 1922
Description: Good; No jacket. 1922 The Reilly & Lee Co. No printings listed. Series: "Mystery Stories for Boys." Hardcover has tan cloth-covered boards with black spine and cover lettering. 238 pages. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends bumped. Covers have light to moderate surface and edge wear. Corners lightly rubbed. Spine slightly darkened. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Pages lightly tanned, more so at periphery, but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. No dust ... Read More
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Cats Ink
Date published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781929774180ISBN:1929774184
Description: Very Good. 2004 Cats Ink, Cleveland, Ohio. SIGNED by author on title page, with a personal inscription and colored rubber-stamp decorations. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Trade paperback. Black and white illustrations by Jane McKelvey. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Two pages are dog-eared. Pages clean and unmarked. 103 pages. Front cover has round black & white "Autographed Copy" sticker. Signed by Author. Read More
