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St. Nicholas - An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks - Volume XII - November 1884 to October 1885


Dodge (Ed.), Mary Mapes

NY, Century Co., 1st, 1884-85, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 12 issues bound in one volume, dark green cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. 958 pages. A collection of the best juvenile writing and illustration of the day. Clean copy, no library marks. Front hinge cracked.

Record # 601947


Price: $70.00 

 

Golem, The


Rogasky, Barbara

NY, Holiday House, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 96 pages, illustrated in color by Trina Schart Hyman. SIGNED BOOKPLATE BY HYMAN pasted on front fly leaf. Like new in a bright, unclipped dust jacket.

Record # 602177


Price: $50.00 

 

Papa Alonzo Leatherby - A Collection of Tall Tales from the Best Storyteller in Carroll County


Davol, Marguerite W.

NY, Simon & Schuster , 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 70 pages, hardcover like new in a bright dust jacket.

Record # 602275


Price: $12.00 

 

Spanish Fairy Tales


Marks, John

Hardcover. London, Frederick Muller, 2nd, 1958, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 232 pages, b&w drawings by Hazel Cook. Light soil to copy block edges. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine, light fade to spine.

Record # 602381


Price: $15.00 

 

American Girl. The - March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 1940


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Dayton OH, Girl Scouts Inc., 1940, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 10 separate issues, each 50 pages. Wonderful articles, fiction, ads, news of girl scout activities of that period. B&W photos and illustrations.This group features Winter Cottage by Carol Ryrie Brink (Illust. By Fritz Eichenberg), articles by Alan Lomax on folk music, others on Mickey Rooney, baking pies, horseback riding, dog stars of the movies, gardening, etc. Many ads and editorial on Girl Scouts, camp activities, uniforms. Mostly very good with some chipping, dog ears. Mailing label on covers.

Record # 602811


Price: $51.00 

 

American Girl. The - February, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 1938


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Dayton OH, Girl Scouts Inc., 1938, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 10 separate issues, each 50 pages. Wonderful articles, fiction, ads, news of girl scout activities of the period. B&W photos and illustrations. This group features a profile of Juliette Low (founder of Girl Scouting) in three parts, articles by Helen Creighton on folk ballads, others on Helen Hayes, vegetable puppets, bicycling, Hollywood studios, careers in libraries, gardening, etc. Many ads and editorial on Girl Scouts, camp activities, uniforms. Mostly very good with some chipping, dog ears. Mailing label on covers.

Record # 602812


Price: $58.00 

 

Fables in Rhyme for Little Folks


Larned, W. T.

Hardcover. New York, P. F. Volland Company, Reprint, 1918, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Non-paginated. Full color illustrations by John Rae. Paper chipped along spine. Small stains on covers. Interior clean and tight.

Record # 608542


Price: $20.00 

 

Thistledown - A Book of Scotch Humour Character, Folk-Lore Story & Anecdote


Ford, Robert

Hardcover. New York, Frederick A. Stokes, NA, 1910, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 463 pages. Hardcover. Circa 1910. Letter "A" appears at bottom left corner of preface. Illustrations by John Duncan. Brown cloth covers with gilt titles. Light wear. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 610970


Price: $38.00 

 

People Could Fly, The


Hamilton, Virginia/Leo Dillon/Diane Dillon

Hardcover. New York, Knopf, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 178 pages. Hardcover. Black & white illustrations by Leo and Diane Dillon. Price clipped dust jacket with moderate wear. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 611988


Price: $23.00 

 

Lore and Legend of Nepal


Lall, Kesar

Softcover. Kathmandu, Ratna Pustak Bhandar, 2nd, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 46 pages. Stiff cardboard covers. Black & white illustrations by Amar "Kalakar". Dust jacket with chipping along top edge of front cover - jacket now protected with clear plastic cover. Clean, unmarked text.

Record # 612124


Price: $23.00 

 

St. Nicholas: An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks, Volume XX


Dodge, Mary Mapes

Hardcover. New York, The Century Co., 1st, 1893, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, 960 pages, b&w illustrations. Edge wear, chipping, tears to covers; hinges cracked. Light edge wear to pages; else pages clean and crisp.

Record # 808943


Price: $30.00 

 

Baby World: Stories, Rhymes, and Pictures for Little Folks


Dodge, Mary Mapes

Hardcover. New York , The Century Co., 1st, 1884, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 303 pages, b&w and color illustrations, color frontispiece. Red cloth covers w/ gilt design. Illustrated end paper. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf. Edge wear and chipping to covers and corners. Front hinge starting to crack; else a good, clean copy.

Record # 809019


Price: $35.00 

 

Cape Cod Folks


Greene, Sarah P. McLean

Hardcover. New York , Grosset & Dunlap, 1st, 1904, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 337 pages, Photoplay Edition with b&w scenes from the movie "Her Man". Previous owner's signature on front flyleaf. Dust jacket lightly rubbed, worn, but in protective cover.

Record # 809024


Price: $60.00 

One Day of Happiness (SIGNED BY AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR) Singer, Isaac Bashevis, Illust. by: Richard Callner
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One Day of Happiness (SIGNED BY AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR)


Singer, Isaac Bashevis, Illust. by: Richard Callner

Hardcover. New York, Red Ozier Press, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated, hardcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR. Singer's signature to last story page in pen. Interior color lithographic frontispiece signed in pencil by Callner. Illustrated with three colored lithographs, each signed by Richard Callner in pencil. Violet morocco leather spine, sides, and corner-tips. Blue boards. Translated from the original Yiddish by the author and Elizabeth Pollet. Light age toning to top text block edge. Heavy fading to spine. Rough-cut fore edge. Of 155 copies, this is number 76. Scarce. A clean and tight copy.

Record # 952229


Price: $625.00 

 

Drinkers, Drummers and Decent Folk - Ethnographic Narratives of Village Trinidad


Stewart, John O.

Hardcover. Albany, SUNY, 1st, n.d., Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Essays, poetry and fiction portray rural life in Trinidad. No dj issued

Record # 53896


Price: $18.00 

 

Great Folktales of Wit and Humor


Foster, James R.

Hardcover. New York, Harper & Bros., 1st, 1955, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 320 pages. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY FOSTER on front fly leaf. 100 lively tales from world folklore. Spine a tad faded otherwise clean, tight copy.

Record # 60718


Price: $30.00 

 

Golden Lotus and Other Legends of Japan


Greey, Edward

Hardcover. Boston, Lee and Shepard, unknown , 1883, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, INSCRIBED BY GREEY opposite the title-pg. copyright pg. states 1882. Bright gilt decorated covers, small ink notation on front fly leaf .

Record # 101496


Price: $300.00 

 

Longhouse Winter


Jones, Hettie, Illust. by: Nicholas Gaetano

Hardcover. NY, Holt Rinehart Winston, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Color illustrations by Nicholas Gaetano. Previous owner's inscription front end paper. Dust jacket shows some wear, tear on front cover. Hardbound.

Record # 109856


Price: $15.00 

 

People Could Fly, The - American Black Folktales


Hamilton, Virginia , Illust. by: Leo & Diane Dillon

New York , Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 1985, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 177 pages, including bibliography. Illustrated in black and white by Leo and Diane Dillon. Some slight wear to front and corners of dust jacket.

Record # 176126


Price: $28.00 

 

Body Boots and Britches - Folktales, Ballads and Speech from Country New York


Thompson, Harold W.

Hard Back . NY, Syracuse University Press, Reprint, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Light rubbing and soil to back of dust jacket.

Record # 200758


Price: $20.00 

 

Legends of Northeast Scotland


Wyness, Fenton

NY, Gramercy, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Illustrated by Author. Light edgewear to dust jacket and rubbing.

Record # 201102


Price: $12.00 

 

Coyote's Canyon


Tempest Williams, Terry, Illust. by: John Telford

Paperback. Salt Lake City, Gibbs Smith, Reprint wraps., 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, SIGNED BY WILLIAMS. Color photographs by John Telford. 96 pages. Paperback.

Record # 203689


Price: $35.00 

 

The Month-Brothers - A Slavic Tale


Marshak, Samuel, Illust. by: Diane Stanley

New York , Morrow, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 29 pages. Color illustrations by Diane Stanley.Dust jacket has large tear on front and some edge wear.

Record # 204263


Price: $18.00 

 

The Twelve Clever Brothers and Other Fools - Folktales From Russia


Ginsburg, Mirra, Illust. by: Charles Mikolaycak

New York, Lippincott, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 89 pages. Black & white illustrations by Charles Mikolaycak. Dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover.

Record # 206960


Price: $20.00