Category: Children's Non-fiction

Water People : The Golden Hour Rainbow Edition

By: Bronson, Wilfrid Swanscourt, with Bessie Blackstone Coleman; Illustrated by Wilfred S. Bronson

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Wise-Parslow Company : 1935

Seller ID: 21286

ISBN-13: 9781111277628

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

119 pages; 8vo (9.75") 25 cm; Hardcover, green cloth, black lettering and decor, beautiful full-color illustrated endpapers, appendix, 40 color illustrations arranged in pairs, with sea creatures on the left and their land-based namesakes on the right. ; 1935, Golden Hour Rainbow Edition stated. Appendix of study questions by Bessie Blackstone Coleman. Written for ages 9 to 12 but suitable for children of all ages. ; This book tells about fish and other sea creatures, focusing on those named after land animals or objects, including: angel fish, angler fish, barber fish, basket fish, bottle fis...
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Dallas Fort Worth Coloring Post Cards

By: Colourpicture

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Colourpicture Publishers : 1972

Seller ID: 18656

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

24 pages; 24mo (5.5") 13 cm; Oblong softcover with 24 pages (12 postcards) on stiff cardstock in large format, 8.5 x 5.5 inches, each illustrated in b/w line art, to be colored in, pounched out along perforation, and mailed, each with divided backs and brief captions. ; Published by Colourpicture Publishers in 1972. Their postcard brand name was Plastichrome; their distributor was A. W. Distributors, Irving, Texas. ; No defects. Nothing colored in, nothing missing, all perforations intact. Scarce in any condition.
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City Book, The

By: Corcos, Lucille

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Golden Press/Western Publishing Company : 1972

Seller ID: 23089

ISBN-13: 9780307657725

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

93 pages; 4to (12") 31 cm; Tall hardcover, 93 pages, full-color illustrations throughout. Descriptive text, no story as such. ; Golden 15772. Written and illustrated by Lucile Corcos. All about how a big city runs: people, bridges, buildings, cars, buses, subways, housing, jobs, libraries, museums, amusement parks, police and fire departments, skyscrapers, nightlife, much more. Ages 7 to 12. ; Moderate edgewear, mainly to heel which has small chips. No marks, no major defects. A wonderful book for children of all ages. (Images show front cover and endpaper) ; Giant Golden Book Series
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Finger Frolics : Fingerplays for Young Children, Revised, over 200 New Fingerplays

By: Cromwell, Liz; Illustrated by Joan Lockwood

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Partner Press : 1983

Seller ID: 20181

ISBN-13: 9780933212107

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

112 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall softcover, black plastic comb binding, [vi] + 112 pages, 200 fingerplays (rhymes with motions to amuse very small children) illustrated throughout with b/w line drawings. ; Copyright 1976. This is revised edition 1983. ; Compiled by Liz Cromwell, Dixie Hibner, John R. Faitel and others. This wonderful book is divided into helpful topics including Seasons. Holidays. Animals. Transportation. Much more. ; Very little wear. Owner name penned on title page. No other marks. Binding tight.
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Finger Frolics : Over 250 Fingerplays for Young Children from 3 Years

By: Cromwell, Liz; Illustrated by Joan Lockwood

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Discovery Toys : 1985

Seller ID: 20156

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fair

112 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall softcover, black plastic comb binding, 112 pages, 250 fingerplays (rhymes with motions to amuse very small children) illustrated throughout with b/w line drawings. ; Copyright 1976. This edition 1985. ; This wonderful book is divided into helpful topics including Seasons. Holidays. Animals. Transportation. Much more. ; We have graded this item Fair. Minor wear to edges. No marks. Binding tight. However, last page, which is blank apart from headline "Additional Favorites" is torn and bottom half is missing.
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For Duty's Sake : Stirring Stories of Noble Lives

By: Douglas, M.

Price: $27.00

Publisher: Jarrold & Sons : 1910

Seller ID: 21820

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

272 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Hardcover, gray-blue cloth decorated in orange and black, 272 pages, gilt spine title, many b/w illustrations in text, color frontispiece showing Nelson's signal as displayed in naval flags. ; Originally published 1896. This is 4th edition, circa 1910. Heroic tales featuring great men and women from England's past (Anthony Ashley Cooper, Horatio Nelson, Father Damien, Dorothy Wyndlow Pattison, Sir John Franklin, more) arranged in prose and verse, for use as elementary school reader. ; Cloth moderately worn at extremities, with light soiling and a few small wrinkle...
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Golden Legacy Illustrated History Magazine, Volume 3 : Crispus Attucks and the Minutemen

By: Fitzgerald, Bertram A. Jr. and Joan Bacchus; Illustrated by Tom Feelings

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Fitzgerald Publishing Company : 1968

Seller ID: 18769

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Poor

32 pages; 4to (10") 27 cm; Softcover, 32 unnumbered pages, illustrated throughout in full color in comic-book style. Dramatic retelling of the story of Crispus Attucks during era just before American Revolution. ; Editor in chief: Bertram A. Fitzgerald Jr. Writers: Joan Bacchus, Francis Taylor. Artists: Joan Bacchus, Tom Feelings, Ezra Jackson. Consultant: Benjamin Quarles. ; We have graded this item Poor. Outer cover is missing. First leaf is missing a chip to lower corner, affecting only the word 'and' which is discernable from context. Otherwise intact and clean. Sold as is. ; Golden Legacy...
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Big Book of the Wild West, The

By: Fletcher, Sydney E. ; Illustrated by Sydney E. Fletcher

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap : 1952

Seller ID: 23365

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

28 pages; Folio (13.25") 34 cm; Very tall hardcover, 13.25 inches tall, 28 pages, full-color illustrations throughout, including 9 maps, and featuring Apaches, Mountain Men, trails and main railroads, covered wagons, pioneer tools and equipment, pony express, stagecoaches, cattle rustling, Custer's Last Stand, etc. ; Simplified history of glorious White Men [sic] who beat back the savages and conquered the West. ; Light wear to tips and to bound edge, which has small split near crown but is otherwise intact. No marks, no bumps, no tears, no major defects. ; Big Treasure Books Series
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Really So Stories

By: Gordon, Elizabeth; Illustrated by John Rae

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Wise-Parslow Company : 1937

Seller ID: 21285

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

96 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Hardcover, gray-green cloth, red lettering and decor, 96 pages, red and black illustrated endpapers, 40 short stories about American history, customs, holidays, innovations, etc; 57 color illustrations, some full-page, with captions. ; Originally published 1924. This is 2nd edition, 1937. ; Front cover illustration of boy and dog with radio, both boy and dog have earphones wired to radio. ; Written for children who ask questions about real things, such as: Abraham Lincoln's birthday. Carrier pigeons. Clocks. Cotton. Forks. Lent. Mayflower. Silk. Telegraph. Umbrellas...
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Fonzie : A Cool Fun Activity Book

By: Grosset; Illustrated by Tony Tallarico

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap : 1976

Seller ID: 23391

ISBN-13: 9780448127934

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fair

64 pages; 4to (10.75") 28 cm; Tall softcover, 64 unnumbered pages, illustrated throughout with b/w line drawings. Includes puzzles, word-searches, mazes, fun things to color, etc. ; Tie-in to hit TV sitcom of the 1970s, Happy Days, produced by Paramount. ; We have graded this item Fair. Light edgewear. Covers lightly creased. Pages starting to yellow from age. 2 puzzles are filled in and 2 other pages are partly colored, all just in red. Otherwise clean. Scarce.
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Child's History of the United States, for Little Men and Women : The Most Interesting Events in American History Described in Words of One Syllable

By: Hanson, John Wesley Jr.

Price: $29.00

Publisher: W. B. Conkey Company : 1898

Seller ID: 24480

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Poor with no dust jacket

290 pages; 4to (10") 27 cm; Hardcover, red cloth over spine, gilt lettering on front; chromolithographed boards with mounted George Washington on front, little girl reading to her pug on rear; 31 chapters, 2 appendixes, 184 b/w photos and illustrations in text, many full page; 3 color glossy plates. ; Copyright 1896. This edition 1898. ; Complete subtitle: "A Thrilling Account of the Progress of Our Country told in the Simple Language of Childhood; The Most Interesting Events in American History Described in Words of One Syllable; Profusely Illustrated." Topics include: Columbus. Pilgrims. Dut...
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History and Gossip in Mother Goose Rhymes : (Signed)

By: Johnson, Mason Purnell; Illustrated by Evelyn Wright

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Harlo Press : 1983

Seller ID: 17192

ISBN-13: 9780818700514

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

64 pages; 8vo (8.75") 23 cm; Hardcover, black boards, gold lettering and decor, 64 pages, bibliography, more than 50 well-known nursery rhymes given and explained. ; Copyright 1981. This is 3rd printing, 1983.; Minor exterior wear. One leaf has small spot in margin. Front endpaper SIGNED by author.
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Darkness over Denmark : The Danish Resistance and the Rescue of the Jews

By: Levine, Ellen

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Scholastic Inc : 2001

Seller ID: 22556

ISBN-13: 9780439296298

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

164 pages; 4to (10") 27 cm; Softcover, 164 glossy pages, index, bibliography, chronology, map, 56 b/w photos. ; Written for ages 10 and up. ; Light edgewear, a small amount of underlining on two pages.
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Kah-Da : Life of a North Greenland Eskimo Boy

By: MacMillan, Donald Baxter

Price: $33.00

Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Company : 1930

Seller ID: 23460

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

237 pages; 12mo (7.75") 20 cm; Hardcover, green cloth, color paste-down on front, [xviii] + 237 pages, green illustrated endpapers, top edge green, glossary, 45 photos and illustrations, some on glossy plates. ; Published 1930 for Home and School Book Service, illustrated with photographs by author and drawings by Eskimos, stated. Kah'-Da is non-fiction (but written like a novel) for children but will be of interest to all ages. ; Light wear, light bumps to lower tips. Spine is dull but readable. Owner name and address penned twice on front endpaper in old ink. No other marks. Binding tight. ;...
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First Woman of Medicine, the : Elizabeth Blackwell

By: Matthew, Scott; Illustrated by Wayne Atkinson

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Contemporary Perspectives : 1978

Seller ID: 21921

ISBN-13: 9780878952519

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

48 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Green hardcover, 48 pages, 22 full-page full-color illustrations. Reinforced binding, as issued. ; Isbn 089547042X. Illustrated by Wayne Atkinson. Cover art by Denis Orloff. Published by Contemporary Perspectives Inc, 1978. Distributed by Silver Burdette Co. ; Biography of the great Elizabeth Blackwell, first woman to earn a Doctorate of Medicine. Reading age about 9 to 13. ; No defects, but front endpaper shows a small spot, as manufactured. Scarce in any condition.
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McGuffey's New Fifth Eclectic Reader : (Book 5, 5th) Selected and Original Exercises for Schools, 1866

By: McGuffey, William H.

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Wilson, Hinkle & Company : 1866

Seller ID: 23353

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

338 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; This is an actual book from 1866, not a modern reprint or a flimsy computer-generated travesty. ; Hardcover, dark brown leather over spine, purplish-brown pebbled cloth boards, blindstamped with title and decor, marbled edges, 338 pages, 101 lessons. ; Early reprint of 1857 revised edition. This edition 1866. Copyright holder Sargent, Wilson & Hinkle, Cincinnati, Ohio. ; Classic 19th century American schoolbook with lessons in reading, grammar, articulation, as well as history, philosophy, great literature, etc. ; Spine has small chips at each end. Gilt dull but r...
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Daniel Boone : Hunter, Trapper and Indian Fighter

By: Moore, Lilian; Illustrated by William Moyers

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Random House : 1955

Seller ID: 20399

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

64 pages; 4to (11.25") 29 cm; Tall hardcover, 64 pages, illustrated throughout, every other page in color. ; Copyright 1955. Editorial supervisor Josette Frank. True story of the life of Daniel Boone, written for children about age 7 to 12. ; Very little wear. Juvenile name erased from Belongs-to page. Upper front tip and ends of spine show moderate wear, otherwise book appears unused. Main defect: plastic coating on boards has numerous small areas in which coloration from below the coating has turned pale, as is common for books of this type. (See our image) Scarce in this condition.
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American Riddles in Rhyme

By: Murphy, Ruby Bradford; Illustrated by John Dukes McGee

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Abingdon Press : 1955

Seller ID: 21997

ISBN-13: 9781258222260

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

48 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; Ex-Library; Hardcover, red cloth, 48 pages, very nice b/w illustrations, 144 riddles with answers in rear. ; Short clever rhyming riddles about American history, including presidents, states, cities, holidays, inventors, explorers, natural wonders and more. Written for elementary school children. ; This is an actual book from 1955, not a flimsy modern reprint. ; We have graded this item Fair. It has seen a lot of use. Cloth frayed at extremities. School name inked out on front endpaper, also stamped on copyright page. Library number painted on spine but quite faded. P...
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Dinosaurs ! Discover the Giants of the Prehistoric World : Volume 1, with 3-D Glasses

By: Norman, David

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Atlas Editions Partworks : 1993

Seller ID: 23917

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

28 pages; 4to (10.5") 27 cm; Tall softcover, 28 pages, magazine format, tons of color illustrations. Includes 3 promotional inserts. Also includes two 3-D illustrations and one red-green 3-D glasses. ; Science and activity book for kids. Volume 1 stated. Unopened pocket contains (we assume) one part of a glow-in-the-dark dinosaur model, stated.
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Ronald McDonald through the Year : Mazes

By: Romald McDonald

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Bonanza Books : 1982

Seller ID: 23035

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good+

384 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall orange softcover, 384 pages, b/w line art on every page, 168 drawings to color in, 168 mazes to solve. Solutions in rear. ; Fast food promotional item. Copyright McDonald's Corporation. Co-published by Ottenheimer Publishers. ; Light wear to covers. Sticker scar on front cover affecting the word 'year.' Interior: one drawing colored in, about 20 mazes solved in ballpoint, otherwise clean. Scarce in any condition. ; Ronald McDonald Series
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Category: Children's Non-fiction