shipping is extra.
BEATRIX POTTER BOOKS:
NURSERY RHYME BOOK, sc, 8.5 x 8.5, exc cond, ISBN 0723242305,
1994, 60 pp, With new reproductions from the original illustrations,
beautiful, excellent!, $6
THE STORY OF MISS MOPPET, 4 x 5 hb with dj, Warne and Co,
original and authorized edition, new colour reproductions, 38 pp, dj has
a stain, book does not, exc cond, $3
THE TALES OF MR. JEREMY FISHER, 4 x 4, hb, 1992, 60 pp, Frederick
Warne and Co, beautifully illustrated, $3
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HICKORY by Palmer Brown, hb, dj, similar in style to Beatrix Potter,
harper and row, xlib, exc cond, "An indoor mouse ventrues into the
outside world and finds true friendship" 1978, 42 pp, $4
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THE LOVE FOR THREE ORANGES, Opera Stories for Young People,retold by John
Moreton, 64 pp, exc cond and beautiflly illus by Murray Tinkelman, with
an introduction by Mme. Prokofiev, hb, 1966 Putnam's 8 x 10, based on the
opera by Ergei Prokofiev, $18
TECWYN, THE LAST OF THE WELSH DRAGONS, Mary Dawson, pictures by Ingrid
Fetz, hb, dj, xlib, 1967, 72 pp, exc cond, "For hundreds of years a
dragon"s egg lay buried deep in the mud at the bottom of a lake near the
small Welsh village of Pennyben. Then one day the lake is drained for the
site of an atomic power station and the egg is uncovered . . . A happy
combination of Welsh folklore and the twentieth century, this story will
intrigue all children who like the world of reality highlighted with a
touch of make-believe.". $5
THE STORY OF OLAF, James and Ruth McCrea, hb, dj, xlib, Atheneum, 1964,
exc cond, first edition," A young page boy named Olaf helps two knights
solve the problem of a huge dragon who lives in the forrest and roars
loudly at night scaring young children and keeping adults awake. " $10
THORNTON BURGESS' BEDTIME STORIES, The fascinating adventures of animals
large and small, over 100 pp, 1959, xlib, 20 stories in this section
including Mr. Mocker makes new friends, Old Mr. Toad, Paddy the Beaver,
Prickly Porky is a freidn indeed, Reddy Fox learns a new trick, Sammy
Jay, Unc'Billy Possum escapes, Bobby Coon, Jimmy Skunk, Bob White,
Ol'Mistah Buzzard, Danny Meadow Mouse, Chatterer the Red Squirrel and
many more, illus by Carl and Mary Hauge, cover has tears on spine and
doodles on a blank page inside, 2 in 1 book because turn it over and you
have THE PONY ENGINE, "I think I can, I thinkI can!" hb, Grosset and
Dunlap, adapted by Doris Garn from Frances Ford's version of this famous
story, pictures by Prestopino, 1958, $5
FUNTIME STORIES TO READ ALOUD, pb, 126 crispy, yellowing pp, 1962, very
old, includes Hopscotch Song, Tagalong, Snow Party, Buried Treaure,
Bumbershoot, Bingo, Skipalong's Secret, Pansy's Adventure, and many more,
$2 due to condition
THE APPLE OF YOUTH AND OTHER RUSSIAN FOLK STORIES, hb, dj, xlib, exc
cond, 1967, $9
NESTING DOLL RHYMES, 10 X 10 , xlib, Malysh publishers (Moscow), other
info is covered by library stamp on back cover, Pages are die cut in
middle to show nesting dolls throughout book. Softcover Unpaginated, $15
THE RANDOM HOUSE BOOK OF FAIRY TALES, adapted by Amy Ehrlich, illus by
Goode, 8 x 10 hb, dj, exc cond, 1985, 208 pp, looks like new except for
the gift inscription,"Beautiful oversized volume of classic fairy tales,
including "Emperor"s New Clothes", "Rapunzel", "Beauty and the Beast",
Hansel and Gretel", "Rumplestiltskin", "Thumbelina", "Red Riding Hood",
and others. $16
SEASONS OF SPLENDOUR, Tales, Myths and Legends of INDIA, Madhur Jaffrey,
illus by Foreman, 8 x 10, hb, dj, exc cond, 128 pp, Atheneum, colorful
illustrations, quality book with a National Geographic style of weighty
and sturdy pp"India is a land steeped in folklore and tradition and in
this collection of short stories, the author draws on India's tales,
myths and legends and also shares memories of her childhood in India. The
stories are full of gods, goddesses, princes and demons." $16
THE KING'S CHOICE, A FOLKTALE FROM INDIA, Retold by K Shivkumar, illus by
Yoko Mitsuhaski," The lion's courtiers persuade him to try camel's meat
but the results are unexpected." hb, xlib, 1971, vg cond, '' $2
EASTER CHIMES, STORIES FOR EASTER AND THE SPRING SEASON, selected by
Wilhelmina Harper, illus by Zitzewitz, hb, dj, xlib, 1942/65, 253 pp,
authors of selections include Marchette Chute, Hans Christian Andersen,
Brink, Colum Turner, Potter, Hunt, Sawyer, Olcott, Coatsworth, Kelsey,
Kilmer, Fisher, Wynne, and many more, selections such as In the Easter
basket, The Golden Egg, Selfish Giant, Apple Tree, Adventure in April,
Shepherd's Nosegay, Five Peas in the Pod, Sugar Egg, Down a Sunny Easter
Meadow, and many more, vg cond, $15
THE CHRISTMAS BOOK OF LEGENDS AND STORIES, by Elva Sophronia Smith and
Alice Isabel Hazeltine, hb, dj, xlib, 430 pp, 1944, where back cover
attaches to book the webbing shows, This is an excellent and thorough
anthology. It begins with verses from Micah and Isaiah, and has a
wonderful variety of stories, plays and verse, such as The Cherry Tree
Carol (Old English), The Peaceful Night Carol (translated by Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow), The Peaceful Night (John Milton), Ballad of the
Happy Christmas Wind , and many more, There are 14 sections. Here are
the titles of 9 of the sections: Section 1 - The Christ Foretold - The
Price of Peace and The CherryTree Carol. Section 2 - The Peace for Night
- Christmas Carol translated from the Neapolitan by Longfellow, The
Peaceful Night by Milton. Section 3 - The Pilgrims - Ballad of the Happy
Christmas Wind , Joseph and the Shopkeeper a French Carol translated by .
Bellinger, Gates and Doors by Joyce Kilmer, Reminiscences of a Landlord
by Elizabeth Coatsworth, The Inn That Missed its Chance by Amos Russel
Wells. Section 4 - The Newborn King. Silent Night, Holy Night , Before
Dawn by Walter de la Mare, The Star of Bethlehem: a Nativity Play for
Children by Henderson, Christmas Carol by Sara Teasdale, The First
Christmas by Holland, Christmas Night, Our Brother is Born , Noel de
Thevet a French Carol , Jesous Ahatonhia Jesus is Born. Section 5 -
Neighbors of the Christ Night. Christmas Legends, Pan Jezisku Small Lord
a Slovakian Carol , The Gentle Beasts, A Christmas Folk-Song by Lizete
Woodworth Reese, The Ox by Maynard, The Friendly Beasts a 12th Century
English Tale, Happy Oxen in a Stall , Neighbors of the Christ Night , The
Oxen by Thomas Hardy, The Ox and the Ass , The Least of Carols , The
Birds a Czech Carol, Whence Comes this Rush of Wings a French Carol from
Bas Quercy, Words from an Old Spanish Carol Section 6 -.The Adoration of
the Shepherds, The Angel and the Shepherds a Flemish Carol, The Star from
an Old Nativity Play, The First Nowell the Angel Did Say an Ancient
English Carol, Bethlehem - A Christmas Mystery Play by Arthur Ketchem,
The Shepherd in Judea Rise Up Shepherd an" Foller a Negro Spiritual,
Shepherds song Holland, The Sheep Herd The Little Gray Lamb by
Sullivan, The Shepherdst, The Shepherd Who Stayed , The Shepherd Who
Couldn"t See the Light: a Christmas Play, A Shepherd, The Dogs of
Bethlehem by Katharine Lee Bates. Section 7 - Children at the Manger.
I"ll Go to Bethlehem a Czechoslovakian Carol , Bring a Torch by Jeannette
Isabella, the Song of a Shepherd Boy at Bethlehem by Peabody, The First
Christmas Roses by Hazeltine, The Christmas Rose: a Legend in Dramatic
Form by Myers. Section 8 - The Christ Child. A Christmas Carol ,
Slumber-song of the Blessed mother a Tuscan Folks Song, Rocking a Czech
Carol, The Madonna to Her Sleeping Child, , Mary Sings by Norah M.
Holland, The Little King by Irene Gass. Section 9 - The Star and the
Magi. The Visit of the Wise Men Go Magi on Your Way a French Carol , The
March of the Three Kings a French Carol from Provence, Three Kings Came
Riding , Three Kings of Orient , The Three Kings by Longfellow, The
Sending of the Magi , The Gifts by Odell Shepherd, and many more, $25
DR. SEUSS BOOKS, these vary in size, all hardbacks except the last one
(McElligot's Pool):
THE LORAX, Dr. Seuss, hb, xlib, 1971 Random House, $6
I HAD TROUBLE IN GETTING TO SOLLA SOLLEW, hb, Dr. Seuss, 1965
privately owned, vg cond, white on cover is somewhat darkened by age,
book club edition, $8
OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO! by Dr. Seuss, hb with dj, last name
inside front cover, book of the month club selection, Random House,
excellent condition, 1990, "advice in rhyme for proceeding in life;
weathering fear, loneliness, and confusion; and being in charge of your
actions." 8 x 11, $8
HORTON HATCHES THE EGG, Dr. Seuss, Random House, Grolier Book
club edition, HB,like new, $6, or a privately owned 1940 copy Macmillan,
not bce, hb, name "Eric" in right corner of cover, no dj, $6
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