Postage is extra.
THE SCHOOLMASTER, by Lovelace, hb, dj, "The acclaimed Trinidad-born
author's second novel, written with an acute ear for the melody and
rhythm of West Indian speech, beautifully portrays the life and thought
of an isolated rural community reaching out toward the wider world. "224
pp, $8
CAPTAIN LIGHTFOOT, Burnett, Knopf, hb, 1954, 214 pp, ""...exciting and
witty story of a young eighteenth-cenutry Irish highwayman and of his
many adventures in Kilkenny, Scotland and Dublin"; basis for 1955 film ,
exc cond, $7
ANDY JACKSON'S WATER WELL, William O. Steele, hb, xlib, The adventures of
Tennessee lawyer Andy Jackson, the future President. The hilarious
adventures of Andy Jackson and his indian friend Chief. 1959, $7
MEET SAMANTHA, American Girl Collection of 1904, sc, vg cond, book 1,
1986, $3 Or a Hardback (exc cond xlib) copy with dj for $6
SAMANTHA LEARNS A LESSON, A School Story, 1904, HB, dj, xlib, exc cond,
''$6
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAMANTHA!, 1904 A Springtime Story, book four, pb, $2.50
SAMANTHA SAVES THE DAY!, 1904 A Summer Story, book five, $2.50
CHANGES FOR SAMANTHA, 1904 A Winter Story, book six, $2.50
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
Beverly Cleary:
RIBSY, Beverly Cleary, hb, xlib, 1964, covers soiled, $2
RAMONA AND HER MOTHER, pb, vg cond, ''$2
RAMONA QUIMBY, AGE 8, pb, gooc cond, Newbery Honor book, $2
TALES AND LEGENDS, HB, Childcraft volume 4, 1935, deep orange cover,
includes folk and fairy tales, myths and legends, such as Phaethon,
Indian Summer, The Feud, Pnadora, the Crow Peri, Princess on the Glass
Hill, Dick Whittington, Crow and the Pitcher, wind and the sun, shoemaker
and the elves, the pancake, cinderella, boots and his brothers, 226 pp,
vg cond, $4
MANY WATERS, Madeleine L'Engle, hb with dj, 1986, gift inscription
inside, author of A Wrinkle in Time ,"Includes a L'Engle characters
family tree. In this, the fourth book in the Time quartet, it's the turn
of the twins Sandy and Dennys, usually the practical, skeptical members
of the Murry family, to cross time and space. Totally unlike the other
three Time books, but with all the beauty and magic. " vg cond, $3
MEET THE AUSTINS, Madeleine L'Engle, hb, newbery award winning author,
dj, xlib, "L'Engle beautifully puts to paper the unspoken thoughts, the
elusive feelings, the strong and unseen fibers that make a happy family
so precious and firm a part of one's life" , tape mends the back cover
to the last page, 191 pp, well used, $4
MANDY BY JULIE EDWARDS (the actress Julie Andrews), 1973, 191 pp, pb, one
of the best selling children's books of the year, "first book by this
movie star, the enchanting story of a child struggling against loneliness
- and the joy she finds in nature and in caring for something of her own-
$2.50
THE PLAIN PRINCESS, by Phyllis McGinley, hb with mylar cover, xlib, 1945,
drawings by Helen Stone, "Esmeralda was not pretty but- to give away
right off the secret of the story- she became so by a wonderful and
delightful process." recommended for girls between 7- 11, $6
THE FIDDLER OF HIGH LONESOME, by Brinton Turkle, 1968, second
printing,"Crotchety old-man Fogle and his rambunctious sons didn't think
much of Bochamp, their new kinfolk. He appeared out of nowhere, saying
he'd come to live with them because he was lonesome. And they all but
sent him packing when they learned that he didn't hold with killing
critters. Why, everybody in the mountains hunted and shot varmints! But
there was magic in Bochamp's fiddle that the Fogles couldn't resist, and
they let him stay. Never had there been such dancing on Saturday nights
as when Bochamp played his rollicking tunes! "vg cond, xlib with mylar
cover, $4
CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE BOOKS:
#77- THE FIRST OLYMPICS, PB, $1
#73- BEYOND THE GREAT WALL, pb, $1
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