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  • Publisher: Albert Whitman chicago
  • Date published: 1950
HBDJ, 1950 on Title PG TWICE , 1ST EDITION, RATHER TIRED RATTYJACKET FAIR- TEARS WEAR, CORNER & DJ Spine CHIPS, SCUFFED EDGES, ETC. SLIGHTLY LARGER in Series ,SMALL , 8 1/4"x6-3/4" RED OBLONG Illustrated Hardback Cvr WITH FABULOUS SCENE FROM A BOAT COUPLE LOOKING AT MANHATTAN, NOT EX-LIBRARY, VG Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Kurt Wiese (illustrator). 1st Edition. 28 pp., Color Illus, Color illus e.p., RED Hardback with Color ILLUSTRATED LABEL Cover, Oblong 8vo, VG, Assumed 1st ed. Light shelfwear, light tone, May 1950 gift inscription, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket edgeworn, Taped on reverse, chips and tears, rub, name stamp on rear flap, wear. Solid oblong hardcover. ; "The author's narrative has a splendid informational background. Yet it gives a vivid, delightful picture of New York's vast resources in industry, in commerce and business, and in the accomplishments of its inhabitants. Picture Book Of New York is enriched by Kurt Wiese's many pictures in color which catch the drama of life in this beautiful state." Uncommon in dust jacket. ; 30 pages. Her Population is Greatest of all 48 States. Climate is Varied. Her Scenery Among the Best in Continent of North America. & NEW YORK CITY IS 2ND LARGEST IN THE WORLD. , Author's narrative has a splendid informational background. Yet it gives a vivid, delightful picture of New York's vast resources in industry, in commerce and business, and in the accomplishments of its i
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  • Publisher: Trans-Anglo Books
  • Date published: 1983
HBDJ, SUMMER 1983 SIXTH EDITION, Gilt lettering on brown covers in a red pictorial dust jacket WITH LITE RUB WEAR. 4to, 256pp.VG/VG ,Slogan of Pacific Electric, WHOSE COMFORTABLE & SPEEDY INTERURBANS Linked Southern California's Mountains, Beaches, Orange Groves & Cities for More than Half Century, the P.E. At Its Peak had 1,164 Miles of Track & Operated 6,000 Scheduled Cars Daily ,Boasted that it was the World's Greates Electric Railway, It provided Rapid Transit in an Era when Autos were Primitive & there were Few Roads, author tells How & Why the Trolley era Began & Ended. Henry E. Huntington clashed with Tycoon E. H. Harriman ,Detailed Route INFO.
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  • Publisher: Indio California
  • Date published: 1967
Indio California, 1967. HBDJ, 1967, 1st Limited Edition, NF+/GOOD, DJ Spine sunned with DJ Extremity tiny chips tears wear, binding and text are in great shape, Orange buckram Titled in gold gilt on spine cvr,Saga of young man who left his boyhood home in Maine, traveled with circus then settled in Palm Springs California. Author moved here in 1931 & knew many of old timers who moved here lured by search for Gold & found famous Iron Chief mine in Eagle Mountains. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Charles C. Colley,.
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  • Publisher: MODERN LIBRARY
  • Date published: 1961
HBDJ, STATED 1ST Modern Library, 1961,NF/VG-, SMALL CHIP Front DJ , TINY CHIPS DJ SPINE Ends, THICK BLACK Cloth with Silver Gilt Titles to SPINE, 499 PGS + List of Titles, Back of DJ Lists titles Basic writings Freud Thru Theory Leisure Class ,Deep & Intimate Account of Actual Family from Slums Mexico City.Manuel & Roberto, the Brothers,TEIR SISTERSX CONSUELO & MARTA & JESUS THE FATHER. World of Violence & Death. Capacity for Gaiety. Hope for Better Life.
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  • Publisher: George Bell Publ,London
  • Date published: 1898
George Bell Publ,London, 1898. HB NO DJ, FINE-/VG+, AS-IS, Blue Grey Cloth decorated Gold Gilt,1898, 1st edition, Cover light rub, Wear Tiny chips extremities, Interior Nice, tight Clean Light FoX, wear, 365 pages , Index + Ads, NODJ. First Edition. Hard Cover.
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  • Publisher: BALLANTINE BOOKS
  • Date published: 2013
HBDJ, 2013, 1st edition, 6th Printing , , NEAR FINE/ NEARFINE, White boards with black binding 9 1/2" tall. 456 pages including Notes, Selected Bibliography, Appendix and Index. Near fine condition but the bottom of the spine is LITELY bumped. Signed by both Bill Dedman and Paul Clark on title pg. Both the dust jacket and the book are in Fine- condition. Dust jacket is protected in mylar,
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  • Publisher: MODERN LIBRARY NY
  • Date published: 1946
MODERN LIBRARY NY, 1946 HBDJ, Stated First Modern Library Edition on Copyright pg, 1946. VG/VG, AS-IS, no bad wear but there's THIN EDGE masking tape applied neatly to the bottom and top edges DJ from reinforcement to edge on Verso of DJ. The 316 ML titles listed inside the DJ are correct for the first edition. Book is in VG condition; tight Green Cloth binding with Title in Gilt inside Black Box, clean boards with minimal wear, bump at upper-right corner, no writing or marks on the interior pages. The dust jacket is in VERYGood condition; front panel with VERY small light stain and DJ spine with modest soiling , some scuffing on the folds, 5 X 7 1/4 IN. , Blue Topstain outerTop pgs edge, 400 pgs, NO ADS IN BACK, OVER 300 GREAT Titles mentioned on back of DJ. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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  • Publisher: Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y.
  • Date published: 1972
  • ISBN: 9780877013907
Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y., 1972 HBDJ, 1972. 1ST EDITION , 3RD PRINTING .SIGNED BY AUTHOR, NF/NF-, AS-IS, .Yellow COLOR ILLUSTRATED Boards surrounding Color Illustration of Cable Car with 2 B/W Eyes in Front Chugging Uphill in Front of Houses Hardcover. TITLED IN BLACK ON FRONT CVR, Book Condition: A very NEAR Fine copy . DJ LIGHT RUB, WEAR SMALL EDGECREASEs & tiny Tears DJ is NF- CONDITION Oblong large octavo in color illus yellow boards; [32] pgs. col. illus. 20 x 24 cm. In a super-sturdy sewn library binding. Signed by Caen on title page. , DJ protected Clear Mylar, Unpaginated, DJ Spine Tiny Chips, This is the only children's book ever done by Mr. Caen. , The late Herb Caen was a humorous and active voice for the city by the bay. This charming children's book was written for his son Christopher. , Numerous full color illustrations from water color. rollicking tale of the adventures of Charlie, the youngest cable car. Only sixty years old, he is tired of the same old rut. story of an unusual friendship between a cable car and a chance encounter with a dragon during Chinese New Year. dragon and old San Francisco, wonderful adventures by one of San Francisco's favorite natives, takes you on wonderful adventures in the City by the Bay, Nob Hill, China Town, Russian Hill, and the possibility of a disasterous plunge in the San Francisco Bay unless a miracle occurs, A zany tale set in S. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.
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  • Publisher: Cupples & Leon Company Publishers, New York
  • Date published: 1932
Cupples & Leon Company Publishers, New York, 1932. HBDJ, 1932. Early Edition, Inner Flap DJ lists This Title Thru Maxie & Golden Bird, B/W & Blue Cloth Pictorial Cover of Girl standing Holding a Hat. Book Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good- , AS-IS, . A very nice copy in nice jacket with Back DJ has Tears, Stamp, & Small edge Chips but NOT affecting Print,. No writing, inscriptions, etc. Clean, tight, bright and square throughout. Not ex-lib., not price-clipped. Jacket has great color, no chips very little edgewear. Mildred Mystery stories listed on back DJ Thru Painted Shield & Has Small Red STAMP About Notice of Price Change. 7 Maxie titles listed on Back Dust jacket, 3 inside, SpineDJ Small edge Chips Tears, . Hard Cover.
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  • Publisher: Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y.
  • Date published: 1972
  • ISBN: 9780877013907
Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y., 1972 HBDJ, 1972. Stated 1ST EDITION , 1st PRINTING .SIGNED BY AUTHOR, NF+/VG-, AS-IS, .Yellow COLOR ILLUSTRATED Boards surrounding Color Illustration of Cable Car with 2 B/W Eyes in Front Chugging Uphill in Front of Houses Hardcover. TITLED IN BLACK ON FRONT CVR, Book Condition: A very NEAR Fine+ copy . DJ LIGHT RUB, WEAR SMALL EDGECREASEs & tiny Tears DJ & few Scuff Marks is VG- CONDITION Oblong large octavo in color illus yellow boards; [32] pgs. col. illus. 20 x 24 cm. In a super-sturdy sewn library binding. Signed by Caen on HALF title page which also HAS FORMER OWNER INSCRIPTION. , DJ protected Clear Mylar, Unpaginated, DJ Spine Tiny Chips, This is the only children's book ever done by Mr. Caen. Light Soil Back DJ ,Ages 4-8, rollicking tale of the adventures of Charlie, the youngest cable car. Only sixty years old, he is tired of the same old rut. story of an unusual friendship between a cable car and a chance encounter with a dragon during Chinese New Year. dragon and old San Francisco, wonderful adventures by one of San Francisco's favorite natives, takes you on wonderful adventures in the City by the Bay, Nob Hill, China Town, Russian Hill, and the possibility of a disasterous plunge in the San Francisco Bay unless a miracle occurs, A zany tale set in San Francisco during the Chinese New Year's celebration about a young cable car that is tired of his job so he turns left instead of right on Jackson St, ending up in the middle of a parade where he meets a Chinese dragon who is also bored with his work. The famous columnist's foray into juvenile fiction, set of course, in San Francisco. The late Herb Caen was a humorous and active voice for the city by the bay. This charming children's book was written for his son Christopher. , Numerous full color illustrations from water color.. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.
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  • Publisher: Hurst & Company NY
  • Date published: 1881
Hurst & Company NY, 1881. HBDJ, 1881, 1st edition Thus, Beautiful pictorial cloth cover with Green , blue , black & Grey with gold gilt & decoration on spine, Cover minor rub wear Covr, DJ some rub, wear & numerous small pieces chips alaong extremities on affects title on spine , Mild wear internally O/W Nice, Tight Clean, VG+/G00D, AS-IS, Cover is distinctive design in colored inks & Gold, Larger type, Fine Heavy Paper, Firmly bound in Cloth, 170 pgs, . First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.
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  • Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap NY
  • Date published: 1918
Grosset & Dunlap NY, 1918. HBDJ, 1918. EARLY Edition, Beautiful Green cloth with red lettering decorations Hard Cover lite wear. Book Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good- , AS-IS,. 12mo. Book Is In Nearexcellent clean, TIght condition DJ has some soil, light chipping tears extremities and one small closed tear to the bottom back & small brown stains aroUnd Edges O/W Nice Bright Color, light Fox. Interior nice tight clean light FOX, Wear, Pretext lists thru Dickie deer mouse .for boys & girls 4 to 8 YRs. a very Jumpy sort of person with a Wide Smile. . Hard Cover.
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  • Publisher: Albert Whitman chicago
  • Date published: 1942
HBDJ, 1942 on title Page TWICE, 1st Edition, hardcover in FAIR only Dust jacket. SOLD AS-IS, VG- Book has light shelf edge wear, else, clean, tight and unmarked. Dust jacket has chipping and several closed tears. Archival tape used only to stop further tearing. Also, previous owner affixed a thin piece of masking tape to back dj cover: measures about 1 1/2". Actually looks better than sounds. p49 , SECOND SERIES, DIRECTLY South of New York City Lies this LONG NARROW Country with aLong Coastline on Pacific Ocean. a 15th-century Inca citadel, located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru, on a (7,970 ft) ANDES Mountain Ridge , Spanish Influence is still Visible in the Lovely Old City Houses WITH THEIR CENTRAL PATIOS. .has Heat of Lowlands AS WELL AS COOLNESS OF VERY HIGH ALTITUDES. Country has been lived in For Centuries ,Early Inhabitants were Inca Indians who created Entirely by Hand Beautiful Palaces & Temples of fitted Stone. U.S. Imports from Peru Copper & Tungsten.
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  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
  • Date published: 2016
HBDJ, SIGNED BY LANE & ELLIOTT, 2016 First Edition. First Printing. WITH #1 PRESENT, 1st edition, FINE-/FIN-E, 48 pgs, DJ Protected clear Mylar, 11 1/4 X 11 1/4 IN. BLUE Pictorial cvr matches color DJ ILLUSTRATION,
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  • Publisher: New York Kalmscott Press
  • Date published: 1924
HBDJ, Very Good/VG-, AS-IS. ,Feb 1924, 1st Edition, STATED 1ST ISSUE, , Single illustration as Frontispiece by Frances Creedon. Preface by John Steven McGroatyBEIGE Tweed Cloth Lettered & ILLUSTRATED FRONT CVR IN BLUE OF WOMAN, Cover VERY light rub, wear Interior nice tight Clean light Wear FoX, , 166 pgs, 12mo. BEIGE Cloth HARDBACK WITH BLUE TITLES & OVAL ILLUSTRATION IN BLUE. Hardcover. Clean crisp copy with no markings. Very good in VG- dust jacket with SPINE & edge chips & Tiny STAINS TINY CHIPS TEARS BACK OF DJ, . Clean crisp copy. SMALL CHIP TOP OF DJ SPINE , 120-page slightly undersized hardcover published by the author. Stated "First Issue, February, 1924." Signed by the author on first endpage. Single illustration as frontispiece. Good. Fully clean and tight. Tear to bottom margin of one page. Chip to front hinge at upper spine. Moderate soling to page tops. Obvious wear to dust jacket with spine discoloration, Good/Fully Clean and Tight/ SLITE Obvious Wear to Dust Jacket/Signed On First Page, centered around a Spanish romance in Pasadena, then part of the Spanish estate San Pasqual in 1847, just before California's statehood. Love Story of Early Days in Pasadena IN WHICH FAMOUS OLD SPANISH Families are woven into the Plot, Includes Founding of Tournament of Roses
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  • Publisher: Viking Press,NY
  • Date published: 1943
Viking Press,NY , 1943 HBDJ, August 1943 , 6th Printing, VG-+/GOOD+, AS-IS , FADE sunning Spine DJ eliminating reading of Title on DJ spine & some sunning to front DJ left edge O/W nice, OP, Oversized Brown Cloth with yellow figure of boy with hat & shorts minor Rub, Interior Nice, Tight , Clean, light wear Fox, 120 PGS, DJ protected in clear Mylar, Dust jacket is bright orange with black letters and a wonderful caricature of Loomis on the front .here puts down in black and white a method which will teach anyone, no matter who awkward he is with his fingers, to draw. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.
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  • Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE
  • Date published: 1967
HBDJ, 1st US Edition, 1967. DARK Green cloth Hardcover with 2 Crows at TOP with egg lying on ground. VG+/VG. This 1STedition is covered in green cloth with two crows on the front cover in black with the spine CVR lettered in WHITE. The book is clean and tight. NOT THE WEEKLY Reader Children's Book Club Edition, TINY CHIPS WEAR AT FOLD CREASE of DJ & tiny chips & Small tear edges of YellowGreen DJ, FADE SUN Back DJ which has small edge stain top edge DJ back , Small Chip Top SPINE DJ but Titles Intact, BACK INNER Flap DJ shows B/W Photo by Rosenys of Mr. & Mrs. Yorgo Cassapidis & Aldous Huxley at Opening of Mr. Cassapidis art Exhibit in Antelope Valley, Calif, 1961, 6.75" x 8.5" ,Dust jacket has some soft water stains in the inner panels and a faded small red mark in the back
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  • Publisher: Alfred A Knopf, New York,
  • Date published: 1950
HBDJ, 1950. Stated First Edition; First Printing, VG+/VG. AS-IS, Dates match ,  Green Tweed Cloth Hardcover cvr Lite wear Titled in Blue on Spine with Illustration on front of boy in Snowshoes .   DJ. Minor wear to extremities. Jacket is in a fresh mylar cover. ; 8vo.Interior Nice tight clean Light wear Fox, Jacket shows slight edgewear, light wear to back DJ and some TINY CHIPS ENDS DJ SPINE;   DJ Protected Clear Mylar cvr, 5 x 8.  , 182 PGS, Half Title pg Former Owner pencil Inscription dated  1951, who have spent many summers in Deep Hollow, persuade their Parents to allow them to spend their Winter Holiday there with the Joosts, the Postmaster, His wife & their Son, chuck  !  It is perfect weather for winter Sports.they go Skiing, & Sleigh Riding, Play Hockey, Skate, Fish thru the Ice, & Practically Fly Across Miles of ice in Chuck’s New Ice Boat. Strange things start Happening that build Up Suspense. & Smsons become Amateur Detectives,    ages 7 to 10.
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  • Publisher: VANGUARD PRESS NY
  • Date published: 1960
HBDJ , 1960, 1st edition, 1st printing, VG+/VG- ,AS-IS, TAPE TO VERSO OF DJ & SMALL EDGE CHIPS WEAR RUB, UNPAGINATED, A slim, Oblong RED CLOTH picture book WITH WHITE TITLE, Red clothbound hardback in original jacket, with wear. MENDED TEAR TO BACK OF DJ ,but No 1 has so many Legs or such pretty feet as Silly, Frilly Ermintrude, surely the most charming Centipede, AN INSECT who ever Yearned to Adorn each lovely foot in a different kind of shoe. Yet she learned from all these 100 pretty Shoes she Leasrned 1 Simple truth Pretty is as Pretty Does
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  • Publisher: VIKING PRESS NY
  • Date published: 1937
HBDJ, Stated 1st Published Oct. 1937, Dates Match on Title & Copyright pg,, 1ST EDITION, VG+/VG+ , 8vo . In pictorial jacket over matching YELLOW PICTORIAL boards OF RECLINING CAT WITH CLOTH SPINE CVR, 8vo, unpag. Signed by the Author on half-title page. (light toning to jacket extremities).
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