NY: Platt & Munk, 1935. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Near Fine. 12pp; illus throughout, some color, by Roger Vernam. 8" x 6.75 Pictures the lifestyle of a Navaho boy, silver-working, herding wild horses with his father, etc.... more information

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NY: Sam'l Gabriel Sons, 1911. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Good . 12pp; illustrated throughout, including four pages in full color. Cover wear, few archival repairs; all text and pictures are present and complete. Inscribed on the back cover: "A merry Xmas to Loren / from Aunt Kitt & Uncle John / 6 yrs old, 1919." 14.5" x 7.5 This curious gift to a six-year-old child at the end of World War I contains an alphabet keyed to American military subjects: "...R is ... more information

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NY: Beecham's Pills, 1923. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 16pp. This pocket compendium of useful data has a young scholar's signature on the paper cover. 5.5" x 4 ... more information

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Worcester, MA: American Antiquarian Society , 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. pp: lxvi,516,4; indexed by printer, publisher and imprint. 10.25" x 7.25 Contains 1,460 detailed entries plus descriptions of variants. ... more information

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Germany: Sigbert Mohn Verlag, 1962. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good. 47pp; 16pp color illus, 15pp b&w illus. This is a picturebook of old German children's-book illustrations, ca. 1760-1890. Text in German. 7.5" x 4.75 ... more information

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Lancaster, PA: Hubley, photographer, Circa 1880s. Original edition. Very Good. Albumen image, mounted on the photographer's gilt-printed card. 6.5" x 4.25 ... more information

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Cherokee, NC: Published by the author, 1972. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 56pp; text illus from line drawings and seven photos. Begins with the Cherokee alphabet and proceeds to a Cherokee vocabulary, presented in the manner of a primer. 9" x 6 ... more information

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London: National Book League , 1946. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 192pp. 6.75" x 3.5 Published to accompany the first exhibition held at the new, post-war headquarters of the National Book League.... more information

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Berlin: Winckelmann und Sohne, Circa 1879. First Edition. Leather Bound. Near Fine. pp: vi, 249; 8 color plates. Bound in half black morocco and marbled boards, raised spine bands, gilt rules on spine and corners; prior owner's signature and date (1879) on verso of frontispiece with some show-through. 6.75" x 5 Koch (1811-1880) adapts an old folk tale, the legend of the Berggeist Krakonas in the Sudetes mountain range, the so-called Giant Mountains of the Czech Republic.... more information

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Lancaster, PA: Charles H. Frey, 1889. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 16pp; 13pp drawings. 7.25" x 5.25 Includes the rules of a drawing contest sponsored by Frey, the Lancaster boot & shoe merchant, using the models in this book. Inside the front cover is promotional text for Frey's large stock and low prices.... more information

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NY: Dover, 1971. Reprint. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good. pp: lix, 354; title-pages shown in text. First published in 1933. 9.25" x 6 Contains 816 annotated entries, indexed by author, title, printer, publisher and bookseller. ... more information

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Columbus, OH: Wartburg Press, 1960. 11th printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. Pictorial paper covers. 61pp. Gives simple directions for playing 100+ games, some old, some "new and original." 6.5" x 4.25". ... more information

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NY: Henry Holt, 1993. 2nd printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Lisa Desimini. 32pp; color illus throughout. Inscribed "To Brian" and signed by Holly Near in bold, black ink on the red front endpaper. In 1986, hundreds of people walked across the US in the Great Peace March for Nuclear Disarmament. 10.25" x 8.25". ... more information

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Lowell, MA: C.I. Hood, 1891. Original. Framed. Very Good. Consists of 34 pieces; tips of two pieces scuffed. 10.5" x 15 This attractive item, ready for display in a vintage frame and two-sided glass, is among the earliest advertising puzzles. Side One is a full-color view of a dapper salesman in a two-horse carriage which is labeled "Hood's Sarsaparilla/Pure Blood - 100 Doses, One Dollar." A kindly gent with umbrella waves as the carriage passes, uttering "That's the Medicine ... more information

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Reading, PA: Pilgerbuchhandlung, 1890. First Edition. Pictorial cloth. Good. 144pp; full-page and text illus; text uniformly tanned. 6" x 4.25 This collection of eight tales was published fo amuse the children of German-American immigrants. ... more information

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Mahwah, NJ: Troll, 1985. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 30pp; color illus in text in George Guzzi. This young reader's guide to basic Native American religious festivals includes Sun Dance, Green Corn Dance, etc. 8.5" x 6 ... more information

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Battle Creek, MI: W.K. Kellogg, 1909. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good. 9pp; illustrated throughout in full color. The interior pages are cut into six flaps so that the reader, by turning the flaps, can change the composition of the pictures. Each half page contains three pictures of costumed animals at various activities: Blowing Bubbles; At Singing School; Jungle Queen; Dancing; Automobiling; Roller Skating; &c. 10.75" x 8 An amusing, anthropomorphic flap-transformati... more information

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Beirut, Lebanon: DAR El-Mashreq, 1973. First Thus. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Author. 28pp; illus throughout text in full color. This book for children describes various sports including sailing, diving, ping pong, skiing, soccer, boxing, etc. Translated here into Arabic from the original French. 10.5" x 8.25". ... more information

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USA: Aladdin Books , 1954. First Edition. Cloth-backed boards. Very Good. 32pp; color illus throughout text. 10.25" x 8 This book for children contains lyrics, piano accompaniment, and guitar chords to five folk songs about railroads: This Old Hammer; Tie Tamping Song; John Henry; Train Is A-coming; The Little Black Train. ... more information

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NY: Lion Press, 1966. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good. pp: (58); illus throughout from drawings. 11.5" x 8.25 Story of a baby fighting bull in southern Spain and his relationship with a cattle egret.... more information

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