shipping is extra.
SHAUN O'DAY OF IRELAND, Brandeis, Children of All Lands series, hb, 1929,
Grosset and Dunlap, 191 pp, lartger print for middle school level, could
be read to younger children, $12
THIS IS MY LIFE, THYRA FERRE BJORN, author of Papa's Wife and Mama's Way,
hb, dj, privately owned , gift inscription inside cover, exc cond, "
Thyra Bjorn was one of 8 children born to a clergyman in Swedish Lapland.
In 1924 her father received a call to a Swedish church in Massachusetts,
and the family came to America. This is an autobiography of one of the
most popular storytellers in America. " Holt pub, 1966 first edition, $9
JEWISH HOLIDAYS AND FESTIVALS, 1940, Hebrew Publishing Co, 220 pp +
index, "Here in one volume are gathered the origins, traditions, customs
and meanings of all the Jewish Holy Days and Festivals. There are
comparisons of old methods of observance and new, and an entire section
devoted to new anniversary days as well as a section on the national
American festivals. " $9
STORIES OF BOY SCOUTS COURAGEOUS, HB, 1944, webbing shows where spine
meets book at front and back inside, 228 pp,
Some of the stories are Wildcat Ride , Reveille, Mount Service, Trail By
Fire,Bonehead Tradition, Matter of Balance, We Flew MacArthur Out, Navy
Heroes, Pt_Boat Style, One Pilot was Missing, While London Burned, Scouts
Escape from Norway, Some Merit Badges, The One Who'd Know, Swap "Em Out,
Shanty-Boat Pirate, As Good as His Word, Shrimp McGowan and the governor,
The Scout and Bunk Hogan, $15
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,
$28
SARAH SOMEBODY, hb with mylar dj, xlib, by Slobodkin, story of a poor 9
yo girl who lives in a tiny village in Poland at the turn of
the century, Polish-Jewish, only boys were sent to school. Sarah wants
to learn to read so much!, exc cond, 1969, $4
A BELL FOR URSLI, a picture book from the Engadine,Selina Chonz ,
Alois Carigiet, hb, 10x 13, "A young boy, living in the Engadine
Mountians of Switzerland, finds a way to obtain a large bell for the
Spring Festival. The Spring Festival is full of fun for all of the
villagers. When the cows come in from the mountains for the winter the
bells are taken off and before they go back out with them to the
meadows there is a special Spring Festival for the whole village to
celebrate the end of the winter. All boys march through the streets to
chase away the winter blues. Villagers fill up these upturned bells
with candy and other goodies for the boys who carry them. The bigger
the bell, the more treats received. Ursli has always had a little bell
as do they other little boys, but this year he vows he will get
himself a big bell and lots of goodies. See how he accomplishes his
task in this wonderful look at foreign lands and cultures of old
Switzerland. "beautiful book, 1980, $9
TREASURES ON EARTH by Jessica Sterling, this is written by a
Scotswoman author, adult level, as historical fiction. "story of the
indomitable Gaddy Patterson, a Scotswoman who struggles to raise her
daughters amid the harsh realities of nineteenth-century Scottish
rural life." 1985 St Martin's Press, hb with mylar dj, xlib, vg cond,
379 pp, $4
A BOY OF OLD PRAGUE, S. Ish-Kishor, hb, xlib, 1963, " A fine peasant boy,
Tomas, grows up believing what he hears about Jews of the Ghetto; accepts
the harsh feudal system. He is delivered over to a Jew to be his bond
servant. He is attracted to the Jew"s granddaughter. His thinking is
changed which is essence of story. Overcoming prejudice.." 90 pp, $5
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, $18
PACO'S MIRACLE, by Ann Nolan Clark, hb, xlib, illus by Tait, "The lean-
to on the beautiful, wild mountain was a magic place...A young boy
grows up on a mountain top with animals and an old man for his only
friends. When the old man becomes sick Paco has to go live among the
village people. During the heavy winter that follows Paco's ability
with animals helps to bring about a "miracle" near the time of Posada
so that the Christ child can be welcomed properly into Paco's new
adopted home. A nice look at early Spanish/Mexican customs with
emphasis on weddings and the Posada Festival that is still carried on
throughout the world. Charming story."stain on first 2 blank pp, vg
otherwise, $4
THE CAPTAIN'S DAUGHTER, Coatsworth, sc, privately owned, 1967, Macmillan,
177 pp, exc cond, quite an interesting story between a sea captain, his
teenage daughter, travels around the world and some suitors, $3
THE HAPPY ORPHELINE, Natalie Savage Carlson, hb, pictures by Garth
Williams, 7 x 9, 1957, Harper Row,98 pp, exc cond, xlib, "Story of a
little girl named Brigitte who lived in an orphanage near Paris & is very
happy living with other little girls & doesn"t want to be adopted & taken
away. Madame Flattot had always wanted twenty children, so the orphelines
in her charge felt like a huge family. The first book about these happy
French children who prefer their orphanage. ", $18
LITTLE LUCY'S WONDERFUL GLOBE, Charlotte Yonge, 1878, hb, Colonial Press,
Boston, 138 pp,23 wood cut illustrations which are beautiful, "When
Lucy is sick in bed she is given a magic globe from which children of
different lands appear and tell their stories. " decorative cover but
soiled from age, first inside page is half removed and has a gift
inscription but could be removed, $23
JULIE AND THE MARIGOLD BOY, Larona Homer, ages 9-12, Middle Atlantic
Press, this story is set at the New Jersey Shore, 1997, signed by
author, $2
THE COBBLER'S DILEMMA, adapted and illus by Kurt Werth, hb, dj, 1967,
McGraw Hill, 32 pp, 7 x 10, "An Italian cobbler talks too much for his
own good and ends up with no food for his family but goes to the Wise
Man for help in stilling his restless tongue.An Italian folktale about
an excessively talkative shoemaker. Unable to understand the reason
that he lacks the "luck" to be prosperous, he consults a wise man, but
it's hard to help someone who is constantly chattering and
boasting! ", exc cond, $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
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
THE ROAD TO AGRA, by Aimee Sommerfelt, hb, " In India, a peasant boy
lovingly accompanies his blind sister on the road to a hospital far
away.", first American edition, 1961, BCE, 191 yellowing pp, vg
condition, very little wear, $4
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, THE MAGICAL CAR, Ian Fleming, the wild
adventures of a spirited British family, hb, dj, Random House 1964, $7
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, $12
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." $22
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