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Chatwit: The Man-Talk Bird by: Mighels, Philip Verrmill
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Chatwit: The Man-Talk Bird
by: Mighels, Philip Verrmill

Hardcover. NY, Harper and Brothers, 1st, 1906, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, light blue cloth black, white and green decoration, 265 pages. B&w drawings by the author. Animal stories told through the eyes of a black and white magpie. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 371952

Price: $15.00
Price: $15.00 

Child and the Book, The by: Lee, Gerald Stanley
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Child and the Book, The by: Lee, Gerald StanleyChild and the Book, The by: Lee, Gerald Stanley

Child and the Book, The
by: Lee, Gerald Stanley

Hardcover. New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, Reprint, 1907, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 161 pages. Hardcover. Maroon cloth covers with gilt titles. Gilt top edge. Light pencil markings to a few pages. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 750609

Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00 

Children of Ancient Gaul by: Lamprey, L.
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Children of Ancient Gaul
by: Lamprey, L.

Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown , 1st, 1927, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Color frontispiece, b&w illustrations by Margaret Freeman. Hardcover, 320 pages. Decorated brown cloth.

Record # 501433

Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00 

Children of God - An American Epic by: Fisher, Vardis
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Children of God - An American Epic
by: Fisher, Vardis

Hardcover. NY, Harper & Bros, 1st, 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Covers with light wear, Previous owner's signature, bookplate on front fly leaf. Otherwise clean, lacks dust jacket.

Record # 106526

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Children of the Border - A Story of New Hampshire Pioneers by: Bowles, Ella Shannon
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Children of the Border - A Story of New Hampshire Pioneers
by: Bowles, Ella Shannon

Hardcover. Philadelphia, Lippincott, 1st, 1929, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 230 pages. Color and black & white illustrations by Richard H. Rodgers. Cover has edgewear.

Record # 207391

Price: $15.00
Price: $15.00 

Children of the Handcrafts by: Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin
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Children of the Handcrafts
by: Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin

Hardcover. New York, Viking Press, 1st, 1935, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth covers,192 pages. Black & white lithographs by Grace Paull. Red top edge. Decorated endpapers. No dust jacket. True stories of children and their crafts, such as quilting, book-making, gardening, etc. Clean copy.

Record # 502007

Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00 

Children Of The Kalahari: A Story Of Africa by: Annie Maria Barnes
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Children Of The Kalahari: A Story Of Africa
by: Annie Maria Barnes

Hardcover. Philadelphia, Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1st, 1890, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, brown cloth stamped in black and gilt. 4 b&w plates. Covers with edge wear, gilt slightly faded. Library bookplate inside front cover, otherwise clean, no markings.

Record # 372979

Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00 

Children of the Mist by: Philpotts, Eden
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Children of the Mist by: Philpotts, EdenChildren of the Mist by: Philpotts, Eden

Children of the Mist
by: Philpotts, Eden

Hardcover. NY, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 4th pr., 1899, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 550 pages. Hardcover with light wear, light rubbing to board edges. Tight binding, tight signatures. Decorative header illustrations throughout in black & white. Clean inside and out.

Record # 372695

Price: $25.00
Price: $25.00 

Children Stories from Dickens re-told by His Granddaughter and Others by: Dickens, Charles and Edric Vredenburg (Ed.)
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Children Stories from Dickens re-told by His Granddaughter and Others
by: Dickens, Charles and Edric Vredenburg (Ed.)

Hardcover. New York /London, Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1st thus, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 104 pages, 12 color plates and many in b&w. Maroon cloth spine over glazed boards illustrated in color. No date given, but circa 1900. Various illustrators contributed including Frances Brundage and Harold Copping. Frontispiece loose but otherwise good+, light edgewear to covers.

Record # 405775

Price: $30.00
Price: $30.00 

Children's Album of Pictures and Stories by: Asa Bullard
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Children's Album of Pictures and Stories
by: Asa Bullard

Hardcover. Springfield MA, W.J. Holland, reprint, 1872, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, terra-cotta cloth with gilt decorated cover. 160 pages, all edges gilt. Many b&w engravings. Vignettes of child life 150 years ago. Gutter crack at title page otherwise a clean, bright copy.

Record # 381018

Price: $20.00
Price: $20.00 

Children's Munchausen, The by: Martin, John
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Children's Munchausen, The
by: Martin, John

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 1921, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth covers with color label. 8 color, 5 b&w drawings by Gordon Ross. Cover lettering fading in areas, spine lettering badly faded, otherwise clean copy.

Record # 751645

Price: $18.00
Price: $18.00 

Childrens' Party Book: Games, Decorations, Menus and Recipes by: Staley, Cornelia
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Childrens' Party Book: Games, Decorations, Menus and Recipes
by: Staley, Cornelia

Softcover. Decatur IL, A. E. Staley Mfg., 1st, 1935, Book: Good, Square format paperback in color, 24 pages. Color illustrated covers; saddle stapled binding. A charmingly illustrated entertainment and party book for children's holiday parties and events. Two page facing spreads devoted to the major holidays, each illustrated with warm festive color illustrations of children at play. Several pages of games and recipes appear at rear. Light handling wear to edges and dust soiling to wraps.

Record # 371167

Price: $15.00
Price: $15.00 

Chimney Sweeps: Yesterday and Today by: Giblin/Margot Tomes, James Cross
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Chimney Sweeps: Yesterday and Today
by: Giblin/Margot Tomes, James Cross

Hardcover. New York , T. Y. Crowell, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 56 pages, illustrated in b&w by Margot Tomes and with photographs. Bright, unclipped dust jacket.

Record # 406149

Price: $12.00
Price: $12.00 

Christmas Is Shaped Like Stars by: Frost, Frances
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Christmas Is Shaped Like Stars
by: Frost, Frances

NY, Thomas Y. Crowell, 1st, 1948, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth covers, Black & white illustrations by Garry MacKenzie. Front fly leaf corner clipped. A Christmas story told in poetry. Clean copy.

Record # 67164

Price: $15.00
Price: $15.00 

Christmas Light by: Phillips, Ethel Calvert
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Christmas Light
by: Phillips, Ethel Calvert

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 1922, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. 128 pages. Color frontis, black & white illustrations by Louise Roberts. Green cloth covers with red & black decorations, lettering. Light wear to spine bottom edge, corners.

Record # 509059

Price: $12.00
Price: $12.00 

Cinderella's Garden by: Dixon, W. Macneile
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Cinderella's Garden
by: Dixon, W. Macneile

NY, Oxford University Press, 1st US, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth stamped in gilt. Color frontis. and black & white illustrations by George Morrow. Illustrated end papers. Edgewear and mild soil to covers. No markings.

Record # 201288

Price: $12.00
Price: $12.00 

Cinnabar: The One O'Clock Fox by: Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Wesley Dennis
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Cinnabar: The One O'Clock Fox
by: Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Wesley Dennis

Hardcover. Chicago, Rand McNally & Company, 1st, 1956, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth stamped in black. Ii a worn, chipped dust jacket. Illustrated in b&w by Wesley Dennis. With "A" on the copyright page, first thus. 154 pages. light wear to cloth at bottom of spine. George Washington meets his match in a wily fox in this legendary hunting tale from Newbery Award-winning author Marguerite Henry. Cinnabar is a fox. He lives in a den with his family, Vicky and four little cubs. He's a hardworking fox who does everything he can to ensure that his family has what they need. But during fox hunting season, he likes to have a little fun: Every hunt day, promptly at one o'clock, Cinnabar shows up and runs until nightfall. Can the huntsmen ever catch this clever fox? Based on an old legend about fox hunting in the area around Mount Vernon.

Record # 382340

Price: $12.00
Price: $12.00 

Cinnabar: The One O'Clock Fox by: Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Wesley Dennis
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Cinnabar: The One O'Clock Fox
by: Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Wesley Dennis

Hardcover. Chicago, Rand McNally & Company, 1st, 1956, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth stamped in black. No dust jacket. Illustrated in b&w by Wesley Dennis. With "A" on the copyright page, first thus. 154 pages. Stamp with inscription on half-title page. Otherwise clean. George Washington meets his match in a wily fox in this legendary hunting tale from Newbery Award-winning author Marguerite Henry. Cinnabar is a fox. He lives in a den with his family, Vicky and four little cubs. He's a hardworking fox who does everything he can to ensure that his family has what they need. But during fox hunting season, he likes to have a little fun: Every hunt day, promptly at one o'clock, Cinnabar shows up and runs until nightfall. Can the huntsmen ever catch this clever fox? Based on an old legend about fox hunting in the area around Mount Vernon.

Record # 382288

Price: $12.00
Price: $12.00 

Clear for Action! by: Meader, Stephen W.
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Clear for Action!
by: Meader, Stephen W.

Hardcover. New York, Harcourt Brace and Co., 1st, 1940, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 323 pages, light blue cloth with black lettering. illustrated in b&w by Frank Beaudouin. Clean and tight.

Record # 403495

Price: $35.00
Price: $35.00 

Clear for Action! by: Meader, Stephen W.
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Clear for Action!
by: Meader, Stephen W.

Hardcover. New York, Harcourt Brace and Co., 1st, 1940, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 323 pages, light blue cloth with black lettering. illustrated in b&w by Frank Beaudouin. Light fade to spine. Clean and tight.

Record # 403506

Price: $28.00
Price: $28.00 

Clover by: Susan Coolidge
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Clover
by: Susan Coolidge

Hardcover. Boston, Roberts Brothers, 1st, 1888, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, mustard cloth stamped with gilt lettering and flower blossoms on front cover. 304 pages plus publisher's ads in rear. B&w illustrations by Jessie McDermot, frontis with tissue guard. Small price sticker to front fly leaf, otherwise bright and clean.

Record # 387020

Price: $80.00
Price: $80.00 

Coat for a Soldier by: Florence Maule Updegraff
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Coat for a Soldier by: Florence Maule UpdegraffCoat for a Soldier by: Florence Maule Updegraff

Coat for a Soldier
by: Florence Maule Updegraff

Hardcover. NY, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1st, 1941, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, tan cloth covers stamped in blue, 294 pages. Endpapers art and b&w illustrations by Eva A. Watson. A story based on the formation of the Coat-Rolls. New England women were asked to make coats for their men fighting in the War of Independence. Clean copy.

Record # 381014

Price: $15.00
Price: $15.00 

Columbus Sails by: C. Walter Hodges
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Columbus Sails by: C. Walter HodgesColumbus Sails by: C. Walter Hodges

Columbus Sails
by: C. Walter Hodges

Hardcover. NY, Coward-McCann, 1st, 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth stamped with silver lettering, 217 pages with b&w illustrations by Hodges. Endpapers map in blue. Previous owner's bookplate and name. Otherwise a clean copy.

Record # 398543

Price: $15.00
Price: $15.00 

Commodore's Boys, The - Naval Campaigns of the War of 1812 by: Orlob, Helen
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Commodore's Boys, The - Naval Campaigns of the War of 1812
by: Orlob, Helen

Philadelphia, Westminster Press, Reprint, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 176 pages. Black & white illustrations and color dust jacket drawing by James Hough. Crease to top of page 16. Dust jacket with top & bottom of spine worn.

Record # 501849

Price: $12.00
Price: $12.00