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Abbott, Jacob Franconia Stories
G.P. Putnam's sons 1923 Hardcover Very Good
1923 hardcover, bound in blue cloth. No marks or writing in book. Binding is sound. Text block is clean. Tidemark to top edge, but no water damage to individual leaves. There is a little wear to the spine ends and very tips of extremities. 321 pages. The tales included chronicle the adventures of a number of youngsters in and around the White Mountain village of Franconia. Humorous and moralistic, these tales were extremely popular in the nineteenth century. This edited edition of the Franconia stories was published in 1923 by G. P. Putnam's Sons. Edited by Margaret Armstrong and illustrated by Helen Maitland Armstrong, this large 8.25" x 6" book was published with a dust jacket (our copy lacks the jacket). It has 321 pages and consists of a number of abridged stories from the original Franconia books. Abraham Lincoln was a fan of Abbott and his brother (also a writer.) Lincoln even wrote a letter to the Abbotts expressing his pleasure with their books.
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75.00 USD
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Abouet, Marguerite Aya
Jonathan Cape 2007 0224081845 / 9780224081849 Hardcover New Clément Oubrerie
Clean, tight hardcover with no marks or defects. Rear cover lightly rubbed. Graphic novel; 112 pages.
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12.00 USD
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Adams, Richard Legend of Te Tuna
Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd. 1986 0283993936 / 9780283993930 Hardcover As New Near Fine Ul De Rico
Like New condition hardcover in dust jacket. Unread, but has a trace of rubbing to jacket. No marks to book. Hardcover authored by the writer of Watership Down,: 72 pages, illustrated by the illustrious Ul De Rico (The Rainbow Goblins).Originally published in a limited edition in 1982, our copy is the trade edition of 1986. Three tremendous figures from the legendary world of the ancient Polynesian gods and heroes: Hina, Maui and Te Tuna, the terrible giant eel of the ocean depths - the most feared creature in the world - are the characters in this unusual poem.
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60.00 USD
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Aichinger, Helga The Elephant, the Mouse, and the Flea
Atheneum 1967 Hardcover Good
1967 hardcover in dust jacket. First American Edition, NOT ex-library. Jacket shows some wear, especially to the rear panel. Light soil, a little edgewear, and a small stain to lower corner of front panel. No writing in book. Cloth binding is rubbed at corners and along edges. Spine is slightly shaken, but holding. Light foxing to top edge.
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20.00 USD
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Alexander, Martha Four Bears in a Box
Dial Press 1981 0803710437 / 9780803710436 Hardcover Very Good
Box set of four small softcover books, as issued in slipcase. First Miniature Paperback printing. No marks or writing in or on product. Light shelfwear to spines of individual books; no damage to slipcase. A very presentable set. Hardcover book. An imaginative little boy gets even with the big boys who won't let him play with them.
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30.00 USD
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