Children from Friday's Child Books

Putnam, 1964. Hardcover. Good/none. A nice reference book aimed at children that goes into the historical significance of heraldry, how to read heraldric devices and the designs and terminology for the creation of them. This is an ex-library book, and as such, the highest I will grade it is "good". It has no dust jacket. It is… Read more about this item

Henry Z. Walck, 1973. Hardcover. Good/Good. Victor Ambrus. An anthology of short stories about wizards/magicians with illustrations by Victor Ambrus. It includes stories from Andrew Lang, Rudyard Kipling, E. Nesbit, A.A. Milne and others. Ex-library, which means I won't grade it officially any better than good. The dust jacket would otherwise perhaps be VG with a sticker… Read more about this item

Bowker, 1988. Hardcover. VG+. Light rubbing, spine bumped at the base. Unused, NOT ex-library.

Avenel, 1979. Hardcover. VG/VG. Later printing. A nice collection of five of Beatrix Potter's stories. Book VG in illustrated boards (same as dust jacket); shelf wear; binding issue at top of front endpaper and hinge; interior nice and clean. DJ has a couple of small scuffs on the cover, one making a red mark; slight sun-fading on… Read more about this item

NCTE, National Council of Teachers of English, 1997. Paperback. Good+. Ex-library copy. Label at spine and on back cover, stamps and marker on inside back cover (marker has bled through as seen in photos). Stamp on top edge. If it weren't for the library markings, this would easily be VG+ or possibly NF, as it doesn't seem that… Read more about this item

Dutton, 1999. Hardcover. NF/VG+. Seventh printing. NF copy in VG+ DJ, some shelfwear/rubbing visible on back cover.

Hyperion, 1996. Paperback. NF. Bumped corners, new.

Scholastic, 1965. Paperback. VG. Later printing. Small closed tear on outside edge of front cover, chip on bottom edge. Crease on spine, slight discoloration from rubbing on back cover (see photos). Water exposure visible on outside corners, goes maybe 1 cm inside. Name written inside, marked out with black marker.

Scholastic, 1981. Paperback. VG. Jerry Robinson. Best known these days as a co-creator of the characters of Robin and The Joker for the Batman comic book, Jerry Robinson also had a syndicated cartoon feature called True Classroom Flubs and Fluffs. This is a selection of those cartoons. VG/VG+ copy. Very clean and square. Tanning.

Scholastic, 1975. Paperback. VG. TK 3047 VG copy. Small crease, soiled spot on back cover. Tanning.

Clarion, 1984. Hardcover. Good/Good. Photography by George Ancona. "The First Thanksgiving Feast re-creates this first harvest festival. It was photographed at Plimoth Plantation, a living history museum of 17th-century life in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The museum uses an alternate spelling to distinguish it from the town itself. The people at Plimoth Plantation, called interpreters, live and speak just… Read more about this item

SeaStar, 2001. Hardcover. NF. Diane de Groat. NF copy. Book has very light rubbing/shelfwear.

Western Publishing, 1992. Hardcover. VG. Feodor Rojankovsky. VG copy. Front cover has a couple of barely-visible scratches and a small stain. Interior is clean.

Harcourt Brace & Company, 1994. Hardcover. NF. Greg Shed. NF copy. Very light rubbing/shelfwear.

Price/Stern/Sloan, 1977. Hardcover. VG. Robin James. VG copy. Corners worn; some chipping to front cover near bottom corner; two pinholes in spine. Please see photos! Interior clean.

Price/Stern/Sloan, 1979. Hardcover. VG. Robin James. VG copy. Moderate wear at corners; light soiling and a couple of small scratches on back cover. Interior clean.

Golden/Western Publishing, 1971. Hardcover. VG-. Lovely 61 page storybook. Oversized - approx. 10.5"x12" Paper covering the spine is splitting but the spine is still solid, corners have been well abused. Please see photos! Interior has a couple of marks but no writing.

Price/Stern/Sloan, 1974. Hardcover. VG. Robin James. VG copy. Corners damaged; minor edge wear; a couple of pinholes to the spine; paper splitting at top of spine/rear. Please see photos! Interior clean.

Grund, 1973. Hardcover. VG-. Maria Zelibska. A French-language collection of Slavic fairytales with gorgeous artwork. Book is oversized, approx 8.5"x11" Dust jacket is missing. White cloth shows some soiling - the marks on the top edge of the front cover may have been water damage. There is no sign of it inside, but the cover seems to… Read more about this item

Price/Stern/Sloan, 1976. Hardcover. Good+. Robin James. VG-/G+ Book has clearly survived a child. Corner and edge wear, rubbing. Puncture on back cover at spine. Interior has no writing but a few smudges.