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Listening Library, 2000. Read by Peter Thomas Unabridged on 2 cassettes in standard hard cases, 3 hours, 30 minutes From back: "When ten-year-old Winnie Foster stumbles upon the Tuck family's disturbing secret, she is forced to come to terms with her conflicting emotions. She feels drawn to the loving, gentle and rather eccentric Tucks, but what they tell her is too incredible to be believed. Doomed to - or blessed with - eternal lie after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family tries to make Winnie understand that the terrible magic of the forest spring can never be revealed." Outer paper case has light wear on front and several creases on back. We test our cassettes! . Unabridged. Audio Cassette. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Crowell-Collier Press, 1969. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 88 pages including index. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs. From dust jacket: "The more than three billion members of the family of man are divided into genetically different populations, or races. As with any other species, this diversity reflects man's adaptation to various geographical environments during his evolution... The author describes the evolution of the five major racial groups..." Ex-library with typical treatments, jacket is covered with mylar, tape transfer marks on endpapers, light spot on top of title page and three creased page corners. There is some waviness to some pages which may be from the glue used to affix the library pocket. . . First. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Baltimore, MD: Windsor Oak Publishing, 1991. 36 bright, white pages with black and white illustrations, some black and white photographs and color photographs on covers. Some wear to covers, bumped bottom corners. Featured projects include: Twisted valance; double pouf valance; fan valance; shirred and ruffled valance; tapered valance; victorian valance; blouson valance; basic valance; draped valance; window scarf. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Stapled. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Nunemacher, Ann Davis. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Henry Holt, 2010. Signed by author on title page Stated First Edition with full number line From jacket: "For the last half century, as presidents have come and gone, the basic edifice of U.S. national security policy has remained unchanged: a worldwide military presence; armed forces configured not for defense but for global power protection; and a penchant for interventionism, whether overt or covert, anywhere at any time. Form the age of Harry Truman to the era of Barach Obama, this triad of principles has remained sacrosanct. In a vivid, incisive analysis, (the author) succinctly identifies the origins of this consensus, forged at a moment when American power was t its height. He explains why the consensus persists despite a record of recurring failure. He proposes a radically different approach to national security policy - one with the potential to check the nation's descent into a condition of war without end." Edgewear, bumped head of spine. . Signed by… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1911. Green cloth with three-color illustration on front cover. 158 pages with lovely full page black and white illustrations by W.H.D. Koerner. Rubbed white titles on cover; bright gilt titles on spine. Bumped head and heel of spine and lightly bumped front corners. We note initials on fep and a very light waterstain to frontispiece and tissue covering. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Koerner, W.H.D.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Bounty Books, 2011. 8vo size pictorial hardcover with matching dust jacket; 544 glossy pages with color and black and white photographs. Endpapers are check box lists of the cars you must drive. From jacket: "In these pages you'll find cars from all over the world, of all sorts, shapes and sizes - from tiny microcars to gigantic behemoths, from stately sedans to death-defying racers, 1920s classics to post-modern concept prototypes, almost unobtainable rarities like the exotic Bugatti Royale to models manufactured in their millions like the Fiat 124, gallant failures like the Cord 810 to runaway successes like the Triumph TR6. Whether you fantasy is to roar off behind the wheel of at Lambourghini, be swept off in a chauffeur driven Mercedes Benz, take to the highway in a Ford Pickup, go for a Sunday drive down country lanes in a Morris Minor or even just spend your days tinkering with your old MG, (this) is a book to linger over and to dream on." In great condition; we note only… Read More

Wellesley, Massachusetts: Kodaly Center of America, 1993. 8vo size trade paperback; 249 heavyweight, glossy pages with a few black and white photographs. Photo illustrated covers. First Edition with full numberline. Book is divided into sections with multiple chapters for each section: Developing the Kodaly Concept in the United States: A Personal Account The Kodaly Philosophy Kodaly and Human Values Controversies Surround the Kodaly Concept The Kodaly-Trained Teacher: "Trained Ears, Mind, Heart and Hands" From back: "For (author) Denise Bacon - teacher, pianist, composer...life changed dramatically as a result of meeting Zoltan Kodaly and spending the 1967-68 academic year in Hungary. Following a year of intensive study and investigation, she renounced her secure position as head of music in a well-known girl's private school and committed her energies to adapting and disseminating Kodaly's ideas on music education in this country. (The author is the) founder and director… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928. Navy blue cloth or buckram with bright gilt titles and decorations. 432 toned pages with bumped corners and light wear to covers. Inked name inside cover, pencilled name and price on fep. One of several volumes of the Modern Student's Library we have in our inventory? Are you a collector? Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1910. 8vo size red clothbound hardcover with black illustration on front cover; 322 pages; black and white illustrations and decorations throughout with some one color illustrations by Rose O'Neill. Author Josephine Daskam Bacon (1876-1961) wrote more than 40 books during a more than 40 year writing career, many of them juvenile mysteries and novels. A Reading Copy: Red cloth cover is spotted on back and spine is darkened. Book has a weak rear hinge (pastedown and boards are intact, it just wiggles.) Pencilled numbers inside back cover. Pencilled prices and booksellers notations on fep. Color frontispiece and title page are detached and laid in. Several small light stains at seam between back of title page and contents page. Color illustration opposite page 42 is detached from book and laid in with stain along seam. Page 245 also has stain along seam; several turned page tips. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and… Read More

New York: Samuel french, Inc., 1956. 116 lightly toned pages. Two previously folded page corners. Light wear and light soil to covers, crease on front cover. Bookseller's sticker on front cover. Royalty notice laid into front of book. Several pages of bookseller's offerings follow text. Author Enid Bagnold is best known as the author of National Velvet. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Revised. Stapled. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Putnam, 2005. with Tom Pedulla Signed and inscribed by author on title page First Edition 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 231 pages plus a glossy section of black and white photographs From jacket: "He is considered the leading rider of his era, one of the greatest jockeys ever to break from the starting gate. He has won every major race there is, and then won it again; set earnings and stakes records and entered the Racing Hall of Fame. But none of it was possible until he beat his demons. Astonishingly frank, vividly detailed, (this book) chronicles the making of both a man and champion... It is a book not just for every racing fan, but for everyone who has ever known the catastrophes of addiction, in himself or a loved one - for everyone who wishes to encounter an extraordinary human story..." Appears unread. We note only edgewear to jacket and a price sticker on back of jacket. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports… Read More

London: Frances Lincoln, 2013. Signed and inscribed on title page First Edition with full numberline 4to size hardcover with dust jacket; 240 pages From dust jacket: "This is the story of one of the world's most iconic images. (The author) explains why Van Gogh painted a series of sunflower still lifes in Provence. He ten explores the subsequent adventures of the seven pictures, and their influence on modern art. Through the Sunflowers, we gain fresh insights into Van Gogh's life and his path of fame. Based on original research, the book is packed with discoveries - throwing new light on the legendary artist." Edgewear, light wear to top of dust jacket, scrape and small mark on bottom of book. Weighs almost 4 pounds, boxed. No extra shipping if sent via US Media Mail.. Signed by Author. First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Automobile Quarterly Inc., 1963. Please feel freel to email us with any questions. Volume 2 Number One Spring 1963 is 115 pages. Light soil to covers Number Two Summer 1962 is 241 glossy pages with black and white and color illustrations. Bumped front corners.. Volume 2 Number 3 Fall is 361 pages. Scratches to illustration on front cover. Volume 2 Number 4 Winter finishes 481 pages with color and black and white illustrations. There is a section of Mercedes Benz color illustrations suitable for framing on heavier paper stock. Bumped corner. Please note page numbers are a continuation of all four volumes. All books have color photo illustrated covers with the illustration laid in and are slightly musty. Each edition has the logo of a car company i.e. Lincoln, Mercedes embossed on back cover. Contents include: Porsche; Iso; Mercedes; Lincoln; Haynes-Apperson; Fiat 1000 Record Sperimentale; Lanchester; GT car; duPont Motor cars; Stanley Steamer; Le Mans; Stutz; Char-Volant;… Read More

New York: Automobile Quarterly Inc., 1964. Volume 1 Spring 1964 is 127 glossy pages with black and white and color illustrations. Bumped corners and slightly bowed covers. Volume 2 Summer is 247 glossy pages with color and black and white illustrations. End papers are faded. Volume 3/Fall is: 356 pages with photographs and illustrations. Also includes emphemera pamphlet Automobile Quarterly Book Society (1964) in mint condition. Volume 4 Winter is 460 pages followed by a section of color prints suitable for framing. Sunned spine. Bumped and worn bottom corners. Please note page numbers are a continuation of all four volumes. All books have pictorial illustration inset on front cover. Contents include: England, Bluebird and Campbell; Bluebirds of Record; In Pursuit of the Ultimate Speed; The Cadillac Standard; Vauxhall 30/98; Automobili Intaliane; Paris-Madrid 1903; Mustang Rides the Market; America's Marque of Luxury; Marcus Mysterious and much more. Extra shipping applies to this… Read More

New York: Automobile Quarterly Inc., 1965. More than 100 pages with color and black and white photographs and illustrations. Gilt titles with sepia color illustration. Light soil and sunning to covers. Very slight warp. We also have Winter 1965 available as well as several full-year sets. Contents include: Carioca; Tin Goose; Delaunay-Belleville; and more. Also includes ephemera subscription notice; Automobile Quarterly Book Society pamphlet. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Limited. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Automobile Quarterly Inc., 1965. More than 100 pages with color and black and white photographs and illustrations. Gilt titles with sepia color illustration. Bumped and worn lower corners, darkened spine and light soil on back cover. Contents include: The Malartre Collection: A Castle Full of Cars, The Collectors Alfa Romeo, Briggs Cunningham and the Cars He Built, The Mercer-Cobra, The Willing and Winsome Deux-Chevaux, Alexis de Sakhnoffsky and more. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Elm Tree Books, 1985. 192 pounds with illustrated with color photographs and black and white illustrations. From back cover: "(The author) shows how each of us, even though owing perhaps a tiny area of garden, can transform it into a haven of wildlife in which it is a joy to live. All sorts of habitats are included and are discussed: a woodland edge, hedgerow and screen, wildflower meadow, a pond and bog..." Contents in three parts: Why Make a Wildlife Garden? Creating New Habitats Supplementing the Habitats Edgewear. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase price benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1947. William Morrow; New York; 1947 8vo size gray clothbound hardcover with some black and white illustration on glossy stock and others integrated with text throughout Contents include: Lt. Clark fights Indians Tipple tax war: the Whisky Rebellion Mr. Jefferson and his Secretary Mr. Jefferson buys an Empire The Corps of Discovery starts A winter's tale: Fort Mandan Down the Columbia Fort Clatsop Last long miles His Excellency, Governor Lewis His Excellency, Governor Clark Bumped and worn head and heel of spine and corners, tanned spine, stray pen mark on front cover. Name, address, original bookseller's stamp on fep, tacky area inside front cover where sticker was removed. . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Mountain View, CA: Pacific Press Publishing Association, 1925. 8vo size navy blue clothbound hardcover with gilt titles and decorations on cover; 390 pages with illustrated endpapers, high quality black and white photographs, some full page, and marbled outside pages From page title The Coming Christ: "In our frontispiece, the artist has portrayed Christ as the Consoler who with open arms graciously invites the distressed and heavy laden of earth to look to Him as their balm, their peace, their courage, their inspiration." Contents include: The World Needs a Savior Greed and Industrial Conflict Abounding Lawlessness The Decadence of the Home Modern Religious Delusions The World of Our Hearts' Desire Bumped and worn head and heel of spine, worn corners, gilt titles on spine are rubbed and tarnished, soil on front cover, illustrated bookplate on fep, there is a spot in the margin of title page with transfer to the preceding page, small spot in the margin of title page which has… Read More

New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1957. Two (2) volume set. Ex-library with typical treatments. Volume I: concludes with 482 pages, volume II continues pagination from there. Tears to both sides of exterior spine (but internal pastedowns are in place. Shaken binding. Lightly sunned spine is bumped and worn at head and heel; worn corners. Volume II: concludes at 964 pages. Red cloth is lightly sunned at spine with edgewear and fray to top of spine and worn bottom corners. We'll call this a reading copy because of the damage to volume 1. No additional shipping charges if sent via US Media Mail. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase price benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Cloth. Reading Copy/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.