Out-of-Print Children's Fiction Books - pg. 10 including Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magicby: MacDonald, Betty

Hardcover. Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott, 3rd pr., 1949, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover, 126 pages, illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Child's lettering in crayon on front fly leaf, previous owner's sticker and signature on same page. In a worn, chipped dust jacket.

Softcover. Clearwater FL, Jiffy Blueprint Co., 1st, n.d., Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 170 pages, pale blue wrappers with black tape spine. Minor soil to covers. Clean internally.

Hardcover. New York , Century Co., reprint, 1907, Book: Good, 236 pages, b&w line illustrations by Reginald Birch (not credited). Green cloth with gilt, silver and plum decoration. Previous owner's decorative bookplate on front fly leaf otherwise clean with light foxing. Gutter crack on page 48.

Hardcover. New York , Grosset & Dunlap, reprint, 1930, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 303 pages plus ads. Notable for the illustrations by Norman Rockwell, four b&w plates. No date in the book but appears to be around 1930. The book has a dust jacket with a color illustration but that does not appear to be Rockwell's work. Dust jacket is bright but has some light spotting.

Hardcover. Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill, 1st, 1957, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 142 pages, b&w drawings by William Moyers. Dust jacket edgeworn, chipped, price-clipped. Book with blue cloth covers, very good, clean.

Hardcover. New York, Doubleday Doran, 1st, 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, orange cloth with black design, 297 pages, decorations and endpapers illustration by Frank Dobias. Fading to cloth spine otherwise clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. New York, William Morrow, 1st, 1944, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, tan cloth stamped in dark brown, 192 pages, endpapers illustration (not credited). Light shelf wear, clean copy. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. New York, Farrar Straus Giroux, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 196 pages.One night out of the blue, Ratchet Clark's ill-natured mother tells her that Ratchet will be leaving their Pensacola apartment momentarily to take the train up north. There she will spend the summer with her aged relatives Penpen and Tilly, inseparable twins who couldn't look more different from each other. Staying at their secluded house, Ratchet is treated to a passel of strange family history and local lore, along with heaps of generosity and care that she has never experienced before. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Viking, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 406 pages. Two centuries ago, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published the first volume of Children's and Household Tales. Now Philip Pullman, one of the most accomplished authors of our time, makes us fall in love all over again with the immortal tales of the Brothers Grimm. Pullman retells his fifty favorites, from much-loved stories like "Cinderella" and "Rumpelstiltskin," "Rapunzel" and "Hansel and Gretel" to lesser-known treasures like "The Three Snake Leaves," "Godfather Death" and "The Girl with No Hands." At the end of each tale he offers a brief personal commentary, opening a window on the sources of the tales, the various forms they've taken over the centuries and their everlasting appeal. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Harcourt, Brace and Company, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 250 pages with drawings by Estes. This is an early reprint issued after the author won the 1952 Newbery Medal for excellence with the foil sticker on the cover. $2.50 on dj flap, no other printing on copyright page. When the Pye family's puppy, Ginger, disappears on Thanksgiving Day, the children are convinced that he has been abducted by a stranger in a yellow hat. In lovely condition.

Hardcover. NY, Harcourt, Brace and World, 1st, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn, price-clipped dust jacket. In the heart of Brooklyn, New York, there is an alley that is the most beautiful place to live in the whole wide world. Or so Connie Ives believes. The alley is the perfect location to sharpen Connie's swinging skills, hold practices for the Alley Conservatory of Music, "and" convict a burglar by trial. Ten-year-old Connie, who lives in the Brooklyn neighborhood called The Alley, investigates a burglary with her friend Billy Maloon. Drawings by Edward Ardizzone. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 244 pages. B&w drawings by Edward Ardizzone. Nobody believed Hugsy Goode when he prophesied that a tunnel lay beneath the alley until--generations later--Nicholas (alias Copin) and Timothy (alias Tornid) decide to explore. And lo and behold, right under the vine-covered hole outside the house where Hugsy Goode used to live, they find an entrance to adventures beyond their wildest dreams. A sequel to The Alley. Clean copy.

Hardcover. London, Blackie & Son, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth stamped in 2-colors, 384 pages. Color frontis and 4 b&w plates by Ralph Peacock. A tale of loyalty and courage in 11th-century Britain. Wulf and his best friend, Beorn, fight bravely for their Saxon king - capturing castles, rescuing shipwrecked survivors, repelling Viking invaders, and fighting the Battle of Hastings. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st US, 1901, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth stamped in 3-colors plus gilt on front cover and spine, 393 pages plus publishers ads in rear. with twelve b&w illustrations by William Rainey, and a map.

Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st US, 1895, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth stamped in black and white and gilt, 339 pages. An historical novel written in the late 19th century. This work vividly recounts the harrowing retreat of Napoleon's army from Moscow, depicted through the eyes of a central character, Sergeant Julian Wyatt, who embodies the spirit and challenges faced during this tumultuous time. With eight full page illustrations by W. H. Overend and three maps.

Hardcover. London, Blackie & Son, reprint, nd, Hardcover, red cloth covers stamped in 2-colors. 384 pages illustrated with three maps and a color frontis and 4 b&w plates by William Rainey. Clean copy.

Hardcover. London, Griffith Faqrran & Co., Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth stamped in gilt and 2-colors, 343 pages. Illustrated with 19 b&w plates, illustrator uncredited. All edges gilt. Previous owner's inscription on inside front cover (dated 1895). A story set during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The story follows two British brothers, Dick and Ned Warrender, who are the sons of an officer in the local garrison. Clean copy.

Hardcover. London, Blackie & Sons, reprint, nd, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, light blue cloth stamped in 3-colors, 352 pages. Color frontis and 4 b&w plates, illustrator not credited. The narrative follows the protagonist, William Gale, who embarks on a series of adventures during the tumultuous period of the last Afghan War. Clean copy.

Hardcover. London, Blackie & Son, nd, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover with ornate decoration to covers in gilt and 2-colors, 352 pages. A short Preface by Henty. In this story the author gives an account of the fierce struggle between Saxon and Dane for supremacy in England, and presents a vivid picture of the misery and ruin to which the country was reduced by the ravages of the sea-wolves. The hero, a young Saxon thane, takes part in all the battles fought by King Alfred. He is driven from his home, takes to the sea, and resists the Danes on their own element, and being pursued by them up the Seine, is present at the long and desperate siege of Paris. Eight b&w plates by C.J. Staniland. Worn copy with cracked hinges. Spine slightly cocked. Interior clean.

Hardcover. London, Blackie and Sons, 1st, 1897, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth stamped in gilt and 3-colors, 356 pages plus publisher's ads in rear. Adventure story for boys set in the early years of the bloody conflict between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy. Illustrated with 12 plates by Walter Paget. Spine cocked, previous owner's inscription on title page, dated Xmas '96. Shelfworn.

Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st US, 1900, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth stamped in gilt and three colors, 384 pages plus publisher's ads in rear. 12 b&w illustrations by Charles Sheldon. Desmond Kennedy is a young Irish lad who left Ireland to join the Irish Brigade in the service of Louis XIV of France. In Paris he incurred the deadly hatred of a powerful courtier from whom he had rescued a young girl who had been kidnapped, and his perils are of absorbing interest. Captured in an attempted Jacobite invasion of Scotland, he escaped in a most extraordinary manner. As aid-de-camp to the Duke of Berwick he experienced thrilling adventures in Flanders. Transferred to the Army in Spain, he was nearly assassinated, but escaped to return, when peace was declared, to his native land, having received pardon and having recovered his estates. Previous owner's signature on a blank prelim page, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. St. Joseph MI, A.M. & R.W. Roe, 1st thus, 1958, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, gilt stamped decorative blue binding by Elizabeth Kner. Illustrated with 21 color woodcuts by Philip Reed. Publisher's press release laid-in. Acetate dust jacket. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. NY, Hyperion Books, 1st US, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 280 pages, very good in a bright, unclipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. NY, Harper and Brothers, reprint, 1951, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, beige cloth stamped with red title and boy with cow, 230 pages. Color frontis and b&w drawings by Helen Sewell. No date on title page, copyright page with 1933 date and "A-A" code. (January 1951). The second book in the Little House Series. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Farrar & Rinehart, 1st, 1941, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover in a worn, chipped dust jacket, 277 pages, b&w illustrations by Henry Gillette, An historical novel featuring Revolutionary war hero John Stark. Related ephemera laid in. Minor wear to front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown & Co., 4th pr., 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 104 pages. B&w drawings by Paul Galdone. The Panthers will lose their clubhouse and the chance for acquiring three superstars unless they win a street hockey game. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Philadelphia, John C. Winston, 1st, 1940, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 248 pages. Bound in pale orange illustrated cloth with black spine lettering. Top edge with a publisher applied pale orange stain. Map illustrated end papers (Same for front and rear). Color frontis on glossy paper and numerous full page and smaller illustrations by Marguerite Kirmse on plain paper or in-text. Copyright page states 1940 with no other printings stated. Two inscriptions on the dedication page: The first dated 1940, the second from that original recipient to her grandson dated 1986. Nice. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn, price-clipped dust jacket, 131 pages. Her family's new, organized schedule for easy housekeeping makes Anastasia confident that she can run the household while her mother is out of town, until she hits unexpected complications. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, reprints, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Four hardcover volumes in glazed boards. This set includes the complete Newbery Medal-winning Giver Quartet series: The Giver, Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son. Missing the box but all like new, a matching set. Clean copies.

Hardcover. New York, New York Review Children's Collection, reprint, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 160 pages. Hardcover with laminated boards. Illustrated in red, black and white throughout by author. Jenny Linsky, the gallant heroine of these endearing tales, pads through life balancing many of the same emotional ups and downs that crowd every schoolchild s day. Being a cat, Jenny does it all with enviable aplomb, and with a keen eye for her surroundings - the colorful back alleys and gardens of Greenwich Village. Clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. NY, Scribner/Atheneum, reprint, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 344 pages. This work features ten stories from the 'Tales of a Thousand and One Nights' including the well-known ones of 'Aladdin and the Lamp', 'Ali Baba and the forty thieves', and 'Sinbad the Sailor'. Twelve color plates by Maxfield Parrish, here reproduced in better fidelity than previous editions.

Hardcover. New York, Macmillan, 1st, 1941, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardbound in green cloth with dark blue design and lettering, 308 pages. Black & white illustrations by Manning de V. Lee. Light soiling to endpapers, covers. Blue top edge. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, E. P. Dutton, 1st, 1941, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 335 pages. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket. Black & white illustrations by Lockwood. Review copy with laid in slip. Edgewear. Dust jacket with soiling, chipping, large chunk missing from top of spine, small chunk from bottom. Brodart cover. Rust residue from metal paperclip on half title page.

Hardcover. New York, Aladdin Books, 1st, 1948, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardbound, 174 pages. Black & white illustrations by Frederick T. Chapman. Short tears to rear fly leaf. Previous owner's signature and stamp front endpaper. Light soil to covers. Green top edge. Corners bumped. Two boys' adventures trying to obtain the bicycles they dream about.

Hardcover. New York, D. Appleton-Century, 1st, 1937, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardbound, 166 pages. Black & white illustrations by Reginald Birch. Edgewear. Dust jacket with edgewear, chipping, soiling. Brodart cover.

Hardcover. NY, Macmillan , Reprint, 1925, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 431 pages. Black & whiite illust and color frontis and title page by F.D. Bedford. Some browning to end-papers. Front and spine of yellow cloth cover with black illust. Clear mylar dust jacket.

London, MacDonald, 1st UK, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. B&W illustrations by William Stobbs. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front fly leaf. Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover. In very good dust jacket.

NY, Praeger Publishers, 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 64 pages. B&W illustrations by Michael Foreman. In a nice, price-clipped dust jacket.

NY, Atheneum, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. B&W drawings by Ati Forberg. 56 pages. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st illustrated thus., 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 117 pages. Color illustrations by Anthony Browne. Blue dust jacket shows very little wear.

London, Country Life, 1st , 1931, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, decorated boards with tan cloth spine, 163 pages. 16 pencil black & white drawing plates by G.D. Armour. Previous owner's signature, date on front end paper.

Garden City, NY, Doubleday, 1st, 1963, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover. 71 pages. Black & white illustrations by Jim McMullan, his first book. Previous owner's inscription front end paper. Dust jacket price clipped. Creases, large tears, light soiling. Clear plastic protective cover.

Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket with light edgewear, 128 pages. Dust jacket with light edgewear at spine top.

Hardcover. New York, Rand McNally, 1st, 1930, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. 255 pages. Foreword by Kermit Roosevelt. Color plate and black & white illustrations by Paul Bransom and Don Nelson. Green covers with gold lettering and paper color illustration on front cover. Light green top edge. Marking, soiling to cover. Internally clean, light yellowing at edges of pages.

Hardcover. New York, William Morrow and Co./Books of Wonder, reprint, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in bright dust jacket. 291 pages. Black & white and color illustrations by Helen Mason Grose. Afterword by Peter Glassman. Dust jacket with minor edgewear, price clipped.

Hardcover. New York, Harper & Brothers, 1st illustrated thus, 1929, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. 365 pages. Edited by Virginia Kirkus. Black & white illustrations and color frontispiece by Henry C. Pitz. Corners bumped. Spine and corners rubbed. Spine faded. Soiling to covers. Gutter cracked on pg 177 and 272.

Hardcover. New York, E. P. Dutton & Co, 1st, 1962, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. 221 pages. Black & white illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. Ex-library with usual markings and stamping. Dust jacket with faded spine, library labels on spine, light edgewear.

Hardcover. New York, A. L. Burt, rep, 1911, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth with black, red and gray illustration on front, 315 pages. Black & white frontispiece. Small tear in paper along front hinge. minor edgewear to cover, corners. Clean copy. 

New York, Dodd Mead , 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. 109 pages. Black & white illustrations by Ted Lewin. Dust jacket with edgewear, light soiling. Conrad, the boy who gave Annie a willow whistle, improves her father's opinion of him when he helps save his classmates stranded in the schoolhouse by an early blizzard.

Hardcover. NY, Century Co., Revised from 1894 ed., 1910, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. 257 pages. Illustrated with black & white drawings by George Wharton Edwards. Missing front endpaper. Illustrated front cover. Soil, spotting to binding.