Postage is extra
Book by the Trapp Family of "Sound of Music" fame:
THE TRAPP FAMILY BOOK OF CHRISTMAS SONGS, selected and arranged by
Franz Wasner and illustrated by Agathe Trapp, Pantheon hb, 1950, 128
pp, includes Latin and Macaronic, English, American, German, Spanish,
Czech, Polish, Swedish, Italian, French, and Austrian Christmas
Songs, Maria Augusta Trapp writes a 4 page introduction on
the "Gloria in Excelsis" throughout the ages or the history of
Christmas worship, xlib, vg cond, strong 8 x 11 book (sideways for
ease on piano), full musical score of each song is given, words are
in English and also in their native tongue underneath! Arranged by
the Trapp Family chaplain and musical director, for voice and piano,
$30
THE DARK FRIGATE, HB, dj, Charles Boardman HAwes, frontispiece in
color by Anton Otto Fischer, Atlantic Monthly Press, Little, Brown,
1923, "Wherein is Told the Story of Philip Marsham Who Lived in the
Time of Kind Charles and Was Bred a Sailor But Came Home to England
After Many Hazards By Sea and Land and Fought for the King at Newbury
and Lost a Great Inheritance and departed for Barbados in the same
ship, by curious chance, in which he had long before advenued with the
pirates" . a great pirate fiction, xlib, vg cond, 247 pp, last blank
inside page gone, $10
PEGGY LAND THEATER STORIES, Grosset and Dunlap, PEGGY ON THE ROAD,
Virginia Hughes, 1963 hardback, 177 pp, looks like a Nancy Drew series
book, $10
MRS. GOOSE AND HER FUNNY FRIENDS, written and illustr by Miriam Clark
Potter, hb, xlib, mylar dj, 1964, 6th printing, Hilarious anticis of
Mrs. Goose of Animal town , 123 pp, vg cond, $20
GEORGIE AND THE MAGICIAN, by ROBERT BRIGHT, 1966, 48 pp, hb, xlib, vg
cond, elementary age, $4
ALL OF A KIND FAMILY, by Sydney Taylor, 8 x8 sc, 188 pp, back cover
has about a 1 in corner missing, illus by Helen John, Follett pub,
Charles Follett Award 1951, sown binding ( I think this is a good
quality issue), 1G under 1965/Macmillan Reading Spectrum, vg cond, $8
DOZENS OF COUSINS, by Mabel Watts, pictures by Roger Duvoisin,
Whittlesey House, McGraw-Hill, 1950, hb, 47 pp, no dj, exc cond, 7 x
9, The Bingle family of Boston travel the world (to their cousins'
homes) to find Grandma's lost china cat for her upcoming birthday
present, adorable story, $18
MOLLY MULLETT, written/illus by Patricia Coombs, hb, 8 x 10 xlib,
mylar dj, "Though everyone doubts she can do it, young Molly Mullet
sets out to rid the village of a marauding ogre" 1975, Lothrop, Lee &
Shepard Co, $8
YOUNG INDIANA JONES AND THE PLANTATION TREASURE (underground railroad
theme), McCay, pb, shows wear, $1
THE KING WITH SIX FRIENDS by Jay WIlliams, HB, illus by Gobbato, 1968
Parents magazine,vg cond, $4
BAMBOO by Ann Kirn, hb, 8.5 x 11, exc cond, 1966, illus by author,
calligraphy by Takeuchi,an animal adventure with monkey and tiger in
Japan and an orange parasol, unusual to find, $4
DICK WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT, Marcia Brown, 8 x 10 HB, 1950 exc cond,
Weekly Reader BCE, like new!,"Dick Whittington is not well received as
a homeless orphan in London but don't you worry your pretty little
head-the ending could not be happier." $5
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH, A Children's Story, Roald Dahl, ages 8-
12, rl 4.5, vg cond, $2
THE BOY WHO WOULD NOT SAY HIS NAME, Follett Beginning to Read Award,
Eliz Vreeken author, hb/dj, 1959, 30 pp, exc cond, dj has some tears,
$2
DOUBLE FUDGE, Blume, pb, like new, 213 pp, Scholastic, $1
ERASMUS MAGISTER, Charles Sheffield, pb, xlib, 1982, 217 yellowing
pp,historical fiction, "Erasmus uses deductive reasoning and his
powers of observation, like Sherlock Holmes, to penetrate three
mysteries which at first blush appear to involve the supernatural. At
the same time, matters are not so simple, because Sheffield's backdrop
is a fantasy England where supernatural explanations cannot
necessarily be ruled out ." $2
MISS AMERICA, 1945, BESS MYERSON'S OWN STORY, xlib, hb, dj, 1987,
first edition, 229 pp, "....this book evokes America in the thirties
and forties while telling the story of the formative years of one of
America's best-known women and the first Jewish Miss America.",
written for adults, $5
VINETA: ROMANE AND NOVELLEN E. Werners, published in Leipzig, German
hb, 364 pp, some yellowing, quality paper, no date, very fancy cover
wiht beautiful artwork, circa 1900, $20
DANGER POINT; THE WRECK OF THE BIRKENHEAD, Scott Corbett, hb, ds,
xlib, vg cond, 141 pp, "The true story of one of the finest moments in
the history of men at sea in 1852 at Point Danger off the coast of
Africa. Over this incident of the wreck of the Birkenhead was
established the tradition of "women and children first." 1962 First
Edition, Atlantic Monthly pub, $14
ST. PATRICK'S DAY, A CROWELL HOLIDAY BOOK, HB, hb/mylar dj, xlib,
"explains the origins of Valentine's Day and describes the traditions
with which this special day is celebrated",1967, $4
THE COUNTRY BUNNY AND THE LITTLE GOLD SHOES, by DuBose Heyward,
pictures by Hack, 1967 Scholastic pb, yellowed pp, vg cond, collectible,
$11
HOME FOR A BUNNY, MARGARET WISE BROWN, 9 X 12 HB, pictures by Garth
Williams, 1983, xlib, good cond (some tearing away at spine that needs
tape,adorable collectible bunny book, $6
FLAG DAY, Crowell Holiday book, hb, xlib, mylar dj, by Dorothy Les
Tina,illus by Emberley, 1965, vg cond, explains everything you need to
know
about the holiday, how it came into being, customs and rules for
handling the flag too, $6
THE VALENTINE CAT, CLYDE ROBERT BULLA, illus by Weisgard, hb with mylar
dj, xlib, 1959, last inside blank page torn from library pocket
removal,"the story of the homely little black cat and the artist who
befriended
him with simplicity and suspense...royal princess, palace guards,
shoemaker, and more" $7
IT'S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, CHARLIE BROWN, hb, Charles M Schulz, xlib,
1980, vg cond, Random House pub, $6
The following are part of series called IRISH LITERATURE, by P. F.
Coller and Son , green hardbacks, no copyright date on title page, but
circa 1900 is my guess, very good condition, a couple of them have
flaws which are mentioned below, 5 x 8 volumes, Irish Harp is indented
as are other designs on front of each volume, gold lettering on spines:
IRISH LITERATURE, The selected writings of Charles Lever,
volume IV, JACK HINTON, 493 pp, blank pp at back of book open too far
and show a thin line of webbing from inside, $8
IRISH LITERATURE, The Selected Writings of Samuel Lover,
volume I, POETICAL WORKS, 371 pp, book opens too far at title page, b
& w photo of Lover across from title page, $8
IRISH LITERATURE, The Selected Writings of Charles Lever,
volume III, HARRY LORREQUER, 305 pp, $8
IRISH LITERATURE, Irish Authors and Their Writings, volume
III, WILLIAM T. O'NEILL DAUNT, ALICE FURLONG, includes Irish fairy and
folk tales, biographical sketches of authors as well as speeches,
articles and their works, 430 pp, $8
IRISH LITERATURE, The Selected Writings of Samuel Lover,
volume V, HANDY ANDY part 1, the address that opens this volume,
written by Lover, is dated 1854, London, 308 pp, $7
IRISH LITERATURE, The Selected Writings of Samuel Lover,
volume VII, HE WOULD BE A GENTLEMAN or TREASURE TROVE part I, 284 pp,
binding at back of book where last page meets cover is torn and
webbing shows, $7
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TROLL TREASURY OF CHRISTMAS, edited by John Miles, "Poems, Bible
stories, fiction, carols, informational articles, customs, love, and
handicrafts relating to Christmas" 95 pp, 8 x 10, sc,
includes Night before Christmas, O Christmas Tree, Nutcracker,
Ornaments of Flour Clay, Elves adn Shoemaker, Jolly Old Saint
Nicholas, Growing your own miniature Christmas tree, and much more, vg
cond, $8
THE CHRISTMAS DOLLS, The Girls of the Good Day Orphanage, by Carol
Beach York,Scholastic Little Apple pb, exc cond, 96 pp, RL3, $3
MEG'S MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, by Elizabeth Ladd, illus by Stevens, 1963, "A
young man and his spunky little sister hope to escape the gossips of a
small town in Maine by agreeing to spend the winter in an isolated
cabin on a remote island in West Penobscot Bay. Boat yards, kittens,
an island, the seal hole, Christmas surprise, hiding place, blizzard,
winter, rescue." collectible, Morrow Jr Classics, $20
THE GIFT: A Tale for Christmas, by Helen Schuyler Hull, hb, xlib,
dj, "About a beautiful old pine tree. One day a wandering woodcarver
came to live in the village and built his little hut against the great
pine." usual library markings, vg cond, $12
A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS, Charles Schulz, hb, xlib, Linus gives the
gospel story in this book, it is a terrific story, comic book style,
Charlie Brown searches for the true meaning of Christmas, 1977, $12
THE LITTLEST ANGEL, Tazewell, HB, Christmas Story, Children's Press
1962, oversized large, colorful illustrations by Sergio Leone, $7
THE LETTER ON THE TREE, by Natalie Savage Carlson, pictures by
Kaufmann, Harper and Row, 1964, " A young French Canadian boy, who
wants an accordion more than anything, attaches a note telling of his
wish to a Christmas tree which will be sold in the United States."
116 pp, xlib, vg cond, $5
THE LITTLEST CHRISTMAS TREE, Thornton Burgess, Wonder book, hb, 39cents
on top corner, 1954, vg cond, pages clean, $8
BABAR AND FATHER CHRISTMAS, JEAN DE BRUNHOFF, sc, exc cond, 44 pp,
Dragonfly Books, 1940 first edition, $6
THE JOLLY CHRISTMAS POSTMAN, Ahlberg, hb, this book has some
envelope pages that are empty and some tears so only $1
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS ILL BY LEONARD WEISGARD, large
oversizedhb,1949, grosset and dunlap,only threads still holding cover
to inside of book, could be repaired, otherwise exc,$8
CHRISTMAS , A BOOK OF STORIES OLD AND NEW, hb, edited by Alice
Dalgliesh, DJ, xlib, Scribner's, illus by Woodward, 1962, 243 pp,
stories from other lands, stories from Old America, Christmas stories
and wonder tales, the first Christmas, authors such as Rossetti,
Paine, Grahame, Wilder, Milhous, Maxwell, Hill, Dodge, Dalgliesh,
Field, Dickens, Kelly, Crespi, and more, "The stories in this
collection were chosen because they have pleased children and because
they give a many-side picture of the celebration of Christmas." $24
OLD MAN WINTER COMES TO TOWN, RED HB, 1959, BY HILDE HOFFMANN, PICTURES
BY BEATRICE BRAUN-FOCK, FRANKLIN WATTS CO, 1960 FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE
EDITION, SPINE A BIT LOOSE IN CENTER OF BOOK, NEEDS TIGHTENING
THERE,OTHERWISE EXC COND , NO MARKS,$12
THE LITTLEST SNOWMAN, authorized edition, by Charles Tazewell, author
of the Littlest Angel, illus by Geo DeSantis, c 1955,1956, exc
cond,name
inside cover, title page has 2 small closed tears, orig. 29 cents, $5
THE LITTLEST SNOWMAN, author. ed, Tazewell, illus DeSantis, orig 59
cents, $2
JUNIOR DELUXE EDITION:
HEIDI, by Johanna Spyri, exc hb, 1954, 315 pp, $7
THANKSGIVING CRAFTS AND COOKBOOK, hb, by Nancy Hathaway, xlib, 1979, $5
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