Category: Children's Fiction

Flying Nun Comic Book, Number 4, November 1968 : Fun Galore and Danger Too when Sister Bertrille Fights Fire with Flight !

By: Dell

Price: $21.00

Publisher: Dell Publishing Company : 1968

Seller ID: 19669

Condition: Good+

32 pages; 4to (10.25") 26 cm; Yes, a comic book starring the famous Flying Nun of television history. 32 pages illustrated in full-color. Three action-packed stories (Swingers; Clipped Wings; Guessing Game) featuring Sister Bertrille, the Flying Nun, as portrayed by Sally Field, as seen on front cover. ; Dell 12-272-811 November 1968. No writers or artists credited. Previous numbers illustrated by Henry Scarpelli. ; Worn but intact. Scarce in any condition. (Note: Please ignore moire stripes on image; these are scanner artifacts not on the book) ; Flying Nun Series; Vol. 4
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Mother Goose : A New Popular Edition, 1949

By: Dorne, Maxwell, and Bill Sass

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Random House : 1949

Seller ID: 20069

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

69 pages; 4to (11.25") 29 cm; Tall hardcover, illustrated boards, 69 pages, index, over 200 popular rhymes, over 60 illustrations in b/w and color including several full-page color photos of Claytoons (characters and sets made of polymer clay) ; Artwork and Claytoons directed by Maxwell Dorne and Bill Sass. Photos by Maxwell Dorne. ; Corners worn, a small area of coating peeling along rear joint. Gift note in a small hand penned on front endpaper dated 1956. No other defects.
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Little Robbie's Picture Book : With Many Illustrations

By: Edwards, Mary Ellen; Illustrated by Harrison Weir

Price: $25.00

Publisher: George Routledge & Sons : 1885

Seller ID: 17191

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

126 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Hardcover, blue cloth over spine, full-color chromolithograph on front showing Little Robbie and his pet rabbit, 126 pages, 62 full-page monochrome illustrations, nearly 62 original one-page stories and descriptions, plus a few short poems, for young children. ; This is a children's annual, stuffed with various entertaining stories, poems, and short descriptions of amazing animals from faraway lands, all illustrated. No author listed. Many illustrations are by Mary Ellen Edwards and Harrison Weir. ; Quite worn but intact. Edges of boards chipped, corners rounded. Clo...
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A to Z Picture Book

By: Fujikawa, Gyo; Illustrated by Gyo Fujikawa

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap : 1975

Seller ID: 14474

ISBN-13: 9780001381148

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

70 pages; Folio (12.25") 31 cm; Tall hardcover, 70 unnumbered pages, illustrated throughout in wonderful images, every other spread in full color. Each letter shown by many items (unicorn, umbrella, ukulele, unhappy, etc) and also in short rhymes. ; Isbn 0448132052. Copyright 1974. This is 1975 printing, stated. ; All corners show light to moderate wear, as usual. Otherwise clean and intact, no writing, no scribbles. Binding tight.
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Kara : The Lonely Falcon

By: Girzone, Joseph F.; Illustrated by Eideen Molloy

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Richelieu Court Publications : 1985

Seller ID: 22891

ISBN-13: 9780911519051

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Very Good dust jacket

48 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Hardcover, black boards, yellow dust jacket, [x] + 48 + 6 pages, 10 striking full-page b/w illustrations. ; Copyright 1979. This is 2nd edition, 4th printing, 1985. Written by Roman Catholic priest. Deeply allegorical tale beloved by children of all ages. ; No defects to book. Jacket very slightly faded, has one small closed tear.
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Sunbonnet Babies in Holland, the : A Second Reader, Replica of the Antique Original Edition

By: Grover, Eulalie Osgood; Illustrated by Bertha Corbett Melcher

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Merrimack Publishing Corporation : 1970

Seller ID: 16132

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

112 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; Hardcover, white pictorial boards, 112 pages, pale orange endpapers, 14 stories, 78 color illustrations. On endpapers, illustrated with b/w line art, are four verses of a song (no music) about Molly and May, the Sunbonnet Babies. ; Originally published 1915. This is a beautiful facsimile reprint, 1970. Adventures of two young girls on their trip to Holland. ; No visible defects to book or jacket. ; Merrimack Facsimile Series; Vol. 3037
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Ellen and Sarah, Or, the Samples : And, the Little Street Sweeper, a Story Founded on Facts

By: Halliday, Samuel

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge : 1860

Seller ID: 5446

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

84 pages; 24mo (5.5") 14 cm; Small hardcover, blue cloth, black decor, gilt spine lettering, 48 + 36 pgs, 84 total pages, 3 b/w illustrations. ; Two books in one: two short novellas with Christian morals for young children. 1) Ellen and Sarah, Or, the Samples. 2) The Little Street Sweeper, a Story Founded on Facts. ; This is an actual book published in London in 1860.; We have graded this item Fair. Cloth worn. Small front paste-on mostly gone. Penciled in beautiful writing on front endpaper 'Herbert Coombs For Good Conduct by Nettie C. Hopkins Teacher'; penciled on interior page 'H. Coombs, D...
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Martha Armstrong-Hand's Living Dolls : A Picture Story

By: Hand, David

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Hobby House Press : 1983

Seller ID: 15674

ISBN-13: 9780875881997

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

40 pages; 4to (10.75") 28 cm; Hardcover, green boards, 40 pages, 6 b/w photos, 24 full-page full-color photos featuring five individually sculpted doll characters of different ethnicities: Juanita, Michael, Kadra, Carol, Damien. Charming story with dolls sculpted by Martha Armstrong-Hand, well-known doll sculptor for Mattel toy company, and written by her husband David Hand, director of Disney films Bambi and Snow White. ; Blurb: "This is a story about a special grandma who sculpts beautiful children for doll collectors." ; Light edgewear. Edges of boards also show faint scorch marks, which ar...
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Maida's Little Houseboat

By: Irwin, Inez Haynes

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap : 1943

Seller ID: 21190

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

207 pages; 12mo (7.75") 20 cm; Hardcover, blue tweed-patterned boards, blue polka-dot endpapers, [x] + 207 + 5 pages, b/w frontispiece illustration, small map opposite page 30. ; Rear page lists to Number 6. This is Number 7. Binding style indicates later printing. ; We have graded this item Fair. Boards quite rubbed. Old green tape around edges of boards. School name stamped on title page, halftitle page, rear endpaper. Old tape on title page and publisher catalog page. Old pocket and blank sheet affixed to rear endpaper. Pages yellowed from age but not brittle. Lacks jacket. Binding tight. N...
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Maida's Little Camp

By: Irwin, Inez Haynes; Illustrated by Pelagie Doane

Price: $11.00

Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap : 1940

Seller ID: 13953

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

213 pages; 12mo (7.75") 20 cm; Hardcover, orange cloth, 213 pages, top edge blue, dark blue polka-dot endpapers, frontispiece b/w illustration by Pelagie Doane. ; 1st edition, orange cloth. Copyright 1940. No other dates listed. No publisher catalog in rear. ; Cloth moderately worn at extremities. Spine a bit sunned but quite readable. Pages yellowed from age, as usual. Top edge faded. Rear endpaper has glue residue. Binding tight. ; Maida Books Series; Vol. 5
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Fury : Little Golden Book No. 286

By: Irwin, Kathleen; Illustrated by Mel Crawford

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Simon & Schuster : 1957

Seller ID: 20397

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

24 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; Hardcover, gold foil over spine, 24 unnumbered pages, color illustrations throughout and on covers. Original coverprice 25. ; Little Joey is the only person who can ride the wild black stallion known as Fury. ; Little Golden Book 286. 1st edition. A on last page. Editorial supervision by Mary Reed. Authorized book based on Fury television program. ; Very light wear to exterior. Pages a bit yellowed around edges. No marks or major defects. Remarkably good condition for a children's book. ; Little Golden Book Series; Vol. 286
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Henny Penny : A Puppet Storybook

By: Izawa, Tadasu; Illustrated by Shigemi Hijikata

Price: $27.00

Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap : 1969

Seller ID: 23254

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

14 pages; 8vo (8.75") 22 cm; White hardcover, 3-D lenticular photo on front, 14 heavy-duty board pages, illustrated throughout with high-quality full-color photos of posed puppets. ; Grosset 0759. Photos by Tadasu Izawa and Shigemi Hijikata. ; Henny Penny (sometimes known as Chicken Little) believes the sky is falling and on her way to tell the King nearly gets caught by Foxy Woxy. ; Only a touch of shelfwear. No marks, no major defects. No jacket, as issued. Quite scarce. ; Puppet Storybooks Series; Vol. 9
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Adventure Tales : Golden Star Library

By: Jackson, Kathryn, and Byron Jackson; Illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Golden Press : 1967

Seller ID: 22907

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

244 pages; 24mo (5") 13 cm; Small hardcover, white illustrated covers, blue spine, 244 + 6 pages, 60 full-color illustrations. ; Publisher number 6077. Copyright 1948 by Western Publishing Company. This is 3rd edition, 1967. Story adapted by Jenny Dennis. Illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren. ; From blurb: Pirates, ships, and sailors; cowboys and Indians; vividly brought to life with charming pictures by Gustaf Tenggren. ; Exterior shows very minor edgewear, small chip at upper rear joint. Front free endpaper missing. Juvenile name lightly penciled on halftitle page. Otherwise clean and intact. ; Go...
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All the Pretty Horses : Big Book

By: Jeffers, Susan

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Scholastic Book Services : 1987

Seller ID: 9066

ISBN-13: 9780590336291

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

32 pages; Folio (18") 46 cm; Extremely tall softcover book, 18 inches tall, 46 cm tall, 32 pages, color illustrations throughout. Every page laminated, as issued. ; Large book suitable for classroom story time. Lyrics of old lullaby 'All the Pretty Little Horses' beautifully illustrated. ; Only very minor edgewear. No marks. Binding of five staples intact. ; Big Books Series
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Adventures in Our Street

By: Kay, Gertrude A.

Price: $19.00

Publisher: David McKay Company : 1925

Seller ID: 17194

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

130 pages; 8vo (9.75") 25 cm; Tall hardcover, blue cloth, 130 pages, full-color glossy illustrated paste-down on front, full-color glossy illustrated endpapers, 44 b/w illustrations in text, 3 full-color glossy plates. ; Written and illustrated by Gertrude A. Kay. Imaginative adventures of two children, Two-Braids and her little brother Door-Slammer, with their jolly old nurse Puggsy and other children who live on their street. ; We have graded this item Fair. Frontispiece illustration missing. Otherwise book is remarkably well preserved. Light wear to heel and crown, as usual. Two very small ...
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Na Waskich Pokladach : On Narrow Decks

By: Leon Sobik; Illustrated by W. Chmielewski

Price: $32.00

Publisher: Nasza Ksiegarnia : 1951

Seller ID: 23227

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

56 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; POLISH text throughout. Blue softcover, illustration of sailling ship on front, 56 pages, brief glossary, errata slip laid in, 10 b/w line illustrations. ; Action-adventure nautical story for young readers age about 8 to 15. ; Light wear only, pages darkened from age. Everything readable. Binding tight and square. No marks apart from autograph. Scarce.
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Bedtime Stories, 1940 : Metropolitan Church Association

By: Madison, Marian

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Metropolitan Church Association : 1940

Seller ID: 21867

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

64 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Softcover booklet, 64 glossy pages, 3 color photos on covers, 40 b/w photos, 11 short stories for young readers. ; Stories include: Mary Ellen saves work. Knights of the overall. Barefoot boy. Butterfly frolic. Tack and thimble. Peggy's advice. Darlene couldn't whistle. When Alice forgot. More. ; Published by Metropolitan Church Association, part of the Holiness movement. ; Slightly pious but not overbearingly religious stories. ; Item shows only minor edgewear. Scarce.
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Keep Books : Lot of 14 Books

By: McCarrier, Andrea; Illustrated by Cynthia Mann

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Ohio State University Press : 1996

Seller ID: 21341

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

24mo (5.5") 13 cm; Lot of 14 small softcovers, brightly colored covers, 8 pages per vol, 4 b/w illustrations per vol, various illustrators. Many African American characters featured. ; F*rst-grade readers published by Early Literacy Learning Initiative (ELLI) of Ohio State University, 1995-1996. ; LOT INCLUDES: MA-5, Is It Lunch Time, by Justina Henry. 2-1, Lunch Box, by Henry. 2-5, Max's Birthday, by Rose Mary Estice. 2-8, Party Time, by Susan Gamble Weaver. 3-2, Zoo Trip, by Max Brand. 3-5, Feeding the Birds, by John McCarrier. 3-8, Soccer Game, by McCarrier. 4-2, Burnt Cookies, by McCarrier...
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Miniature Christmas Books : Set of 5 Booklets in Original Acetate Box

By: Merrimack

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Merrimack Publishing Company : 1980

Seller ID: 23096

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

216 pages; Miniature (2") 6 cm; Five very small (2 x 1.6 inches) softcovers, color covers, 36 pages each, 216 total pages, 9 to 15 color illustrations each, all enclosed in a clear plastic drop-lid box, as issued. ; Merrimack A2299. 1) Around the World with Santa Claus, 12 color illustrations. 2) Jolly Saint Nick, 10 illus. 3) Kriss Kringle, 15 color illus. 4) Merry Christmas ABC, 9 color illus. 5) The Night Before Christmas, 10 color illus. ; All are facsimile reprints of antique originals. ; No marks, no defects, all pristine, and original box is intact and perfect. (Image shows allvols, box...
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Visit from St. Nicholas, a : With Pictures by Constance Whittemore

By: Moore, Clement Clark; Illustrated by Constance Whittemore

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Macmillan Company : 1926

Seller ID: 24361

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

53 pages; 16mo (6.5") 17 cm; Small hardcover, red cloth, [iv] + 53 pages, complete poem, 35 illustrations including endpapers, most in two or three colors. ; Originally published 1823. This edition copyright 1925, 2nd printing, July, 1926, stated. Newer editions are titled "Twas the Night Before Christmas." ; Cloth worn at extremities. Gilt lettering on spine dull but readable. Prize note neatly penned on front endpaper (to Mary Brelsford, from Methodist Sunday School, Westwood, New Jersey, Merry Christmas 1926) in old ink. Small scribble in margin on page 4. ; Items laid in: 1) vintage clippi...
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Category: Children's Fiction