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The Secret Garden
Burnett, Frances Hodgson
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HarperTrophy 1990
ISBN: 0440477093 Fine Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. Frances Hodgson Burnett's beloved children's classic. When ophaned Mary Lennox, sickly and lonely and cross, comes to live at her uncle's great house on the Yorkshire moors, she finds it full of secrets. Down a corridor of empty rooms she hears someone crying in the night. Outside, she meets Dickon, a magical boy who can charm the wild animals and birds of the countryside. And a robin Mary has befriended shows her the way to a walled, locked garden that has been completely forgotten for years and years. Is everything within the garden dead, or can Mary make it grow again? Illustrated. ENGLAND,CHILDREN'S BOOKS,YORKSHIRE Book #4334 |
US$5.50 |
A Little Princess
Burnett, Frances Hodgson
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HarperCollins 1999
ISBN: 069401236X Near Fine Trade Paperback. Very slight wear of wraps - else Fine. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. When Sara Crewe arrives at Miss Minchin's London boarding school, she seems just like a real little princess. She wears beautiful clothes, has gracious manners, and tells the most wonderful stories. Then one day, Sara suddenly becomes penniless. By the author of The Secret Garden. Illustrated by Tasha Tudor. FICTION,LONDON,BOARDING SCHOOLS,ORPHANS,CHILDRENS BOOKS Book #4979 |
US$5.00 |
A Little Princess
Burnett, Frances Hodgson
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HarperTrophy 1987
ISBN: 0064401871 Fine Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. By the author of The Secret Garden. CHILDHOOD,SECRET GARDEN Book #5744 |
US$3.00 |
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
Carroll, Lewis
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Choice 1989 ISBN: 0945260210 Fine Hardcover in no Dustjacket as issued. Decorative laminated binding. Decorated endpapers. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. A condensation of Lewis Carroll's classics. One of the Reader's Digest series of Best Loved Books For Young Readers. Illustrated by John Tenniel. FANTASY,ENGLISH LITERATURE,NINETEENTH CENTURY LITERATURE Book #4079 |
US$9.50 |
Alice in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
Carroll, Lewis
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Quality Paperback Book Club
1994 Fine Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. A nice paperback reprint of Lewis Carroll’s (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) classics of childhood: Alice in Worderland first published in 1865 and Through the Looking-Glass first published in 1871. Introduction by Camille Paglia. Illustrations by John Tenniel. CHILDRENS BOOKS,FANTASY,NINETEENTH CENTURY LITERATURE Book #6999 |
US$12.00 |
About Animals and Plants: Classic American Readers
Chall, Jeanne S. (Edit.)
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Andrews and McMeel 1994
ISBN: 0836243056 Fine Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. "This book contains selections about a wide variety of animals and plants. They are taken from readers used by American schoolchildren in the second and third grades about one hundred years ago." The editor is Professor of Education Emerita at Harvard University. CHILDRENS BOOKS,BIRDS,BEES,DOGS,MICE,FLOWERS,FRUIT Book #5889 |
US$5.95 |
Dear Mr. Henshaw
Cleary, Beverly
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Scholastic 1998
ISBN: 0590687271 Fine Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. The 1984 Newbery Medal winner. CHILDRENS BOOKS Book #5416 |
US$4.50 |
Ramona's World
Cleary, Beverly
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Morrow Junior Books Fourth
Printing 1999 ISBN: 0688168167 Fine Hardcover in Good Dustjacket. Book is tight and bright. DJ with two superficial linear impressions, a tiny closed tear, and previous owner's name written on reverse; in a clear protective cover. As she starts the fourth grade, Ramona believes that this year will be "the best year of her life, so far"...But best of all, she has a new best friend, Daisy. FRIENDS,FRIENDSHIP Book #6639 |
US$4.00 |
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Coerr, Eleanor
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Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for
Young Readers Thirty-Eighth Printing 1979
ISBN:
0440474655 Fine Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. "Sadako Sasaki was only twelve years old when she died. She was two when an atom bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima in Japan, where she lived with her family. Ten years later, she had leuemia as a result of radiation from the bomb...Today Sadako is a heroine to the children of Japan, who visit her memorial in the Hiroshima Peace Park to leave the paper cranes they make in her honor." Illustrated. HIROSHIMA,JAPAN,WORLD WAR II, LEUKEMIA,LEGEND,TRADITION, CHILDRENS Book #4544 |
US$7.00 |
Artemis Fowl
Colfer, Eoin
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Scholastic 2001
ISBN: 0439356008 Fine Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. "How does one describe Artemis Fowl?..There is no doubt that Artemis is a child prodigy. But why does someone of such brillance dedicate himself to criminal activities?" FANTASY Book #4036 |
US$6.50 |
Burning Up
Cooney, Caroline B.
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Dell Laurel-Leaf 2001
ISBN: Fine Trade Mass Market Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. When Mary decides to research the history of a burned-out barn across the street from her grandparents' home for a school report, she gets a shock. No one wants to answer questions about the place. It burned down in 1959. What could there possibly be to hide? MYSTERY Book #3787 |
US$6.50 |
The Voice on the Radio
Cooney, Caroline B.
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Scholastic 1998
ISBN: 0590639196 Near Fine Trade Paperback. Previous owners' small label on reverse of front wrap - else Fine. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. The sequel to The Face on the Milk Carton. THE FACE ON THE MILK CARTON Book #5537 |
US$4.95 |
Hornswoggle Magic
Coontz, Otto
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Little, Brown First Edition
1981 ISBN: New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ has mild scuffing and a tiny closed tear; in a clear protective cover. "When Casey and Milton first meet Jenny Sphinx, they think she's the strangest woman they've ever seen. Hornswoggle Magic is a funny, eccentric fantasy, and readers will find Jenny Sphinx a welcome addition to the list of intriguing old ladies who keep them amused and amazed." MAGIC,FANTASY,CHILDRENS BOOKS Book #2508 |
US$14.50 |
Into the Land of the Unicorns
Coville, Bruce
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Scholastic 1994
ISBN: Fine Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. The Unicorn Chronicles: Book One. "With a deep breath, and only half believing she will be safe, Cara jumps off the church roof and into Luster, land of the unicorns." CHILDRENS BOOKS,FANTASY,DRAGONS,MYTH,LEGEND,MYTHICAL BEASTS Book #3372, 5931 |
US$6.50 |
Chasing Redbird
Creech, Sharon
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HarperTrophy 1998
ISBN: Fine Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. From the author of the Newbery Medal-winning Walk Two Moons; here is an intricately woven tale of a young girl who sets out in search of her place in the world - and discovers it in her own backyard. FICTION,COMING OF AGE Book #3733 |
US$4.50 |
Alexander The Great (Ancient World Leaders)
Crompton, Samuel Willard
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Chelsea House First Printing
2003 ISBN: 0791074935 New Unread Trade Paperback. Unmarked. With an Introductory essay by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Even in his own time, he was called “Alexander the Great”. His life was short, swift, and successful. Nicely illustrated. BIOGRAPHY,ANCIENT HISTORY,CLASSICAL WORLD,MACEDONIA,ANCIENT GREECE,MILITARY HISTORY Book #7297 |
US$8.50 |
Keola, A Boy of Old Hawaii
Curtis, Caroline
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Tongg Publishing 1941
ISBN: Near Fine Hardcover in Fair Dustjacket. Book is tight and bright. DJ with creasing and several small closed tears: now in a clear protective cover. SIGNED by the author. The story of a native Hawaiian boy in the time before the discovery of the islands by Captain Cook. Illustrated. HAWAII,PACIFIC OCEAN,COMING OF AGE Book #7727 |
US$12.50 |
Catherine, Called Birdy
Cushman, Karen
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HarperTrophy 1995
ISBN: Fine Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. A Newbery Honor Book. The diary of a young damsel living in the 13th Century. Presents a vivid picture of life in the Middle Ages. . MIDDLE AGES,MEDIEVAL,HISTORICAL FICTION Book #3242 |
US$6.00 |
Danny the Champion of the World
Dahl, Roald
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Puffin 1998 ISBN: 0141301147 Near Fine Trade Paperback. Very slight wear of wraps - else Fine. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. "Danny has a life any boy would love - his home is a gypsy caravan, he's the youngest master auto mechanic around, and his best friend is his dad, who never runs out of wonderful stories to tell." Illustrated by Quentin Blake. CHILDREN'S STORIES,FANTASY CHILDRENS BOOKS Book #2656 |
US$4.00 |
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More
Dahl, Roald
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Puffin 1988 ISBN: 0140328742 Near Fine Trade Paperback. Very slight wear of wraps - else Fine. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. Seven stories of fantasy and fun by the fantastic Roald Dahl. CHILDRENS STORIES,FANTASY Book #2657 |
US$4.00 |
The BFG
Dahl, Roald
The BFG
Dahl, Roald
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Puffin 1998 ISBN: 0141301058 Very Good Trade Paperback. Mild wear of wraps. Corner of last leaf missing. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. Captured by a giant! The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. Illustrated. FANTASY,GIANTS,CHILDRENS BOOKS Book #3448 |
US$4.50 |
Esio Trot
Dahl, Roald
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Puffin 1992 ISBN: 0140360999 Fine Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. "Mr. Hoppy is in love with Mrs. Silver, but she doesn't even know he's alive. The only one she has eyes for is her pet tortoise, Alfie. How can Mr. Hoppy get her to notice him? Why, with magic, of course!" FANTASY,MAGIC Book #4072 |
US$6.75 |
Esio Trot
Dahl, Roald
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Scholastic 2000
ISBN: 0439177065 Fine Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. "Mr. Hoppy is in love with Mrs. Silver, but she doesn't even know he's alive. The only one she has eyes for is her pet tortoise, Alfie. How can Mr. Hoppy get her to notice him? Why, with magic, of course!" Illustrated by Quentin Blake. FANTASY,MAGIC,CHILDRENS BOOKS Book #4211 |
US$4.00 |
