Search Results: Children's Classics from Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library

First American edition and printing of H. G. Wells' title The Adventures of Tommy. Red cloth cover with paper label as shown is rubbed, bumped and scuffed. Spine has been repaired with clean tape. Front and back boards are lifting away from the hinge. Binding is loose and several pages have tears. Text is tanned and mottled in places. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi (O-F2)

Undated quarter bound hardback, cloth cover as shown with this listing is rubbered and slightly scuffed. Nine-two illustrations by John Tenniel. There is a trace of a stain on the front cover. Colored edges, head and tail bands. Endpapers are mottled, stamp and pencil markings on first free endpaper. Binding is firm, text appears unmarked. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi (AR)

First American edition, published by Simon and Schuster in July, 1928. Foreward by John Galsworthy. Unjacketed hardcover, cover as shown with this listing is rubbed and bumped. Printed endpapers, previous owner inscription on front endpaper. Text is clean and appears unmarked. Binding firm, edges aged. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi (AR)

1950 hardcover as pictured. A worn but still very readable copy of the children's classic. Binding is firm. Red boards are rubbed and scuffed along edges with gently bumped corners. Inscription on FFEP. Front hinge lightly cracked at half title page. Small tear of half title page. Text appears clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

Copyright 1952, no printing history stated but according to the LoC catalog card number this copy is from a 1960 printing. No jacket, pre-printed cover as shown with this listing is rubbed, bumped and scuffed at base of the spine. Printed endpapers (see photo), edges aged, text appears unmarked. Dedication on half title page. A nice copy. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi (AR)

1952 hardcover as pictured. A nice copy of upstate New York writer Walter Edmonds's children's classic. Binding is firm. Brown cloth boards with purple and gold stamping are clean with minimal shelf wear. Endpapers and text are lightly tanned but appear otherwise clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

ca 1869 hardcover as pictured. A handsome small edition, this copy has seen some use but remains very readable. Binding is intact. Embossed tan cloth boards with black and gold stamping and a paste on illustration are rubbed and scuffed with fraying at edges and bumped corners. Small tear in cover paste on. Writing on endpapers, small hole in FFEP. Both hinges partially cracked. Gilt edge of text block. Text is tanned with mottling throughout but appears otherwise unmarked. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s OG2

Undated hardcover as pictured. This is a worn but still beautiful book. No publication date is given but a previous owner annotated it with a 1932 date. Binding is firm. Brown cloth boards with gold embossed front and spine and a paste on illustration are soiled and worn with slight fraying of head and tail of spine and corners. Illustration is rubbed and scuffed. Previous owner's book plate on FEP and name/date on FFEP. Endpapers are tanned. Text is clean and unmarked. 8 tipped in color illustrations as well as B&W drawings as chapter headings. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sON1

Assumed first edition, published by Coward McCann in 1929. This copy has been rebound in reinforced library style, see photos. Usual stamps and cards. The original free endpapers have been tipped-in in the front-matter and replaced by new endpapers. Book as been well used, some pages are scuffed and or marked and edges are aged. Page 31 is torn. Despite these flaws this is a rare copy. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi (O2)

A Sequel to The Wizard of Oz, copyright 1904. Unjacketed hardback, pre-printed case as shown with this listing. 6 1/2" x 9", 288pp + 14pp front matter. Cover is slightly rubbed and the bottom right-hand corner is chipped. Binding firm, printed endpapers, black & white illustrations by John R. Neill. An illustration in the front matter has been colored in with crayons. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi (AR)

1933 hardcover as pictured. A nice copy of the The Beacon Hill Bookshelf edition of the Alcott classic. Binding is intact though front hinge is lightly cracked at frontispiece. Black cloth boards with gold stamping on spine show some edge wear and slight fraying at corners. Paste on illustration on front board is faded and scuffed. Illustrated endpapers are tanned. Antique book plate on FEP. Inscribed and dated on reverse of frontispiece. Text appears clean and unmarked. Includes 8 color illustrations by Jessie Wilcox Smith. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s OA1

Published by The Bodley Head in 1955, this copy is from the 1971 reprint. Jacketed hardcover, cover as shown with this listing, jacket is covered with Mylar. Binding firm, edges aged, text appears unmarked. This is a delightful book. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi

Unjacketed hardcover, copyright 1927, assumed first edition. Cover as shown with this listing is rubbed, bumped and scuffed/ Edges aged, head and tail bands, pricorial endpapers, binding is firm. Nine four color illustrations by N. C. Wyeth. Some text pages are chipped and many have spotting. A remnent of the origianl jacket tucked inside book. Price refects condition, your purchase helps our small public library. pi (AR)

Set of two hardcover Shel Silverstein classics, The Missing Piece (1976) and The Missing Piece Meets The Big O (1981), as pictured. Both are in good condition. The Missing Piece Meets The Big O is a very nice first edition. Bindings are firm. Gray cloth boards with black stamping show a hint of fade along the top and bottom edges but are otherwise in very good shape. For The Missing Piece, edge of text block is lightly tanned. Text appears clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is lightly rubbed with slight edge wear. For The Missing Piece Meets The Big O, edge of text block is lightly tanned with a tiny dent at the fore edge. Endpapers and text appear clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is complete with slight edge wear and a 1/4 inch tear at top edge. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s OF1

Publication date assumed 1870. This copy is library bound with the plates tipped-in on linen guards. The book has usual library stamps and cards. The binding is firm, cloth cover as shown with this listing is stamped on spine only. Slight water damage and scuffing throughout. The four-color illustrations are from chromolithographs from original watercolors by Janette Ralston Chase. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi (G3)

Undated printed, published but J. M. Dent & E. P. Dutton. Printed by The Temple Press, Letchworth, Great Britain. Ex-library book with usual cards and stamps. Reinforced binding with linen guards and it appears that the library style cover as been created from the original jacket. Cover as shown with this listing is rubbed, bumped, frayed and rubbed. The title, on the spine, is slightly torn. Beautiful black & white illustrations and four-color plates. A charming book. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi (Z1)

Published 1900, the same year as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. A companion volume to The Army Alphabet. This copy has been well used, with pencil scribbles on the back cover and crayon marking on the front endpaper. The first free endpaper is missing as is the title page. The book starts with the copyright page followed by 28 four-color plates. Previous owner name on the copyright page. The sewn binding is wrecked with some pages completely detached. The cover, as shown, is rubbed, bumped and scuffed with the lower righthand corner having been pulled away. Price reflects condition. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi (B3)

Early 1900s hardcover as pictured. Binding is intact but a little loose. Front hinge cracked at contents page. Green cloth boards with black stamping are lightly soiled and show slight fraying at edges and head and tail of spine. Price sticker and pencil marking on rear endpapers. Text is lightly tanned but otherwise clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s
AR

Undated childrens' hardcover as pictured. A beautiful book that has seen some wear. The classic tale with illustrations by noted Victorian artist Kate Greenway, engraved by Edward Evans Limited. Binding is firm. Pictorial boards are rubbed with moderate edge wear and a small area with pen marking. Printed endpapers. Text appears clean and unmarked. The extraordinary illustrations retain their vivid coloration. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR-1023

Hardcover with printed paper cover as shown with this listing is rubbed, bumped and scuffed. The binding is loose, in fact pages are breaking away from the sewn binding. Dedication to "Elizabeth" on front endpaper. The beautiful illustrations appear to be complete. This is a well used and perhaps well loved copy that needs rebinding and a good home. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi (O-F2)