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1994G0061061956I3N10HarperCollins Publishers 1994. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. HarperCollins Publishers paperback
1903978Y59London: Isbister and Co. Limited 1903. First edition. Cloth. Good. 10.5" by 8". Not Stated . An uncommon children's book capturing the adventures of Marie Ahnighito Peary the daughter of famous polar explorers Robert and Josephine Peary. The first edition of this children's book. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding.Illustrated throughout the text with monochrome photographs.This charming work documents the Arctic travels and adventures of Marie Ahnighito Peary the daughter of famous polar explorers Robert Peary and Josephine Peary. Interlaced with stories of life on a ship and with the native Inuit people are extracts from Marie's diary. Credited here as written by "the Snow Baby and Her Mother". In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally smart with fading to the spine and rubbing and bumping to the extremities most notable to the spine head and tail. Front hinge is tender. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the odd spot or handling mark. Contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Good Isbister and Co., Limited hardcover
1903020409New York: Frederick A. Stokes 1903. Book. VG-. Hardcover. Inscribed by Authors. Book has cover wear with much of the white coloring rubbed clear slightly bumped corners and cover wear. What makes this copy special is that it is signed by Snow Baby her mother and father - Admiral Peary. It includes the announce of Marie's coming out Ball. . Frederick A. Stokes Hardcover
1903224New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company 1903. Cloth. Very Good. 4to. 119 pp. 1. Green illustrated publisher's cloth binding with applied oval image of "Snow Baby" Marie Ahnighito Peary child of Josephine Diebitsch and Robert Peary. Cloth lightly rubbed at spine but very clean. Endpapers have darkened offsetting from laid in newsclippings and what was likely once a protective jacket no longer present. Previous owner's ink gift inscription to ffep. Binding gently cracked but holding. Black and white photo illustrations throughout. A story of Arctic exploration and life among the Eskimos written for children and centered around the adventures of Peary's 6 year old daughter Marie "Ahnighito." At rear laid in and pasted on are three news clippings spanning decades and relating to the Peary family: "Peary's Daughter Marries Mariner" "To Unveil Peary Memorial" dated in ink 1922 and "Peary's Grandson Killed" dated in ink 1946. Frederick A. Stokes Company unknown
1903011480Isbister & Co. Good with no dust jacket. 1903. Second Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover; Hardcover: Large-type. Illustrated cloth binding with title and hand- tipped photo on frontboard. Title and photo are a bit rubbed. Board corners are worn through. Spine is worn and frayed on top and bottom. Text is printed on coated stock. Rear endpaper and last page show soil. Fascinating photos and interesting text. Nice tight binding. ; B/w Photos; 4TO; 120 pages . Isbister & Co. hardcover
190316375New York: Frederick A. Stokes 1903. First Edition First Printing. Very Good Decorated Cloth Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. <br /> <br /> Publisher's green cloth decorated with white lettering and green white and yellow Arctic Ocean polar bear scene and oval pastedown black-and-white photo of Snow Baby Marie Ahnighito Peary on the front cover. 8vo. 26.5 cm.; 10.5 inches tall 84 black-and-white photographic illustrations with accompanying descriptive captions; 120 pages. <br /> <br /> The bindings are tight and square. Text clean light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Previous owners name on front free endpage. This autobiography of Robert E. Peary's daughter born in Greenland during one of his Arctic expeditions the narrative for children describes life with the Eskimo Inuit delightfully showing the culture and daily life. <br /> <br /> Published five years after the story of her birth in The Snow Baby wow a great big girl of nine years the Snow Baby is able herself to tell the story of her further Arctic experiences and her acquaintance with the little fur-clad children of the ice. <br /> <br /> She has seen the icebergs and the great ice-fields the glaciers the polar bears the walrus the deer the musk-oxen and the birds; but this time she has seen them with eyes that could understand a little. What her life experiences seemed like to her will be told largely in her own way with an occasional word of help or explanation from her mother. <br /> <br /> The illustrations are from photographs taken by Commander and Mrs. Peary and are of the greatest variety but give especial attention to the children. PW <br /> <br /> REF: Crocker: 1903 357; Hayes: 1903 251; PW: 1903 p1 652 Frederick A. Stokes hardcover
1971075613Oakland California : Academy of Christian Education 1971. Hardcover. Very Good. Red 1971 yearbook for the Academy of Christian Education located in Oakland California at 2433 Coolidge Avenue. 30 pages with photographs throughout. The condition is excellent: slight handling unmarked. 15oz <br/> <br/> Academy of Christian Education hardcover
1976Q-0448127210Grosset & Dunlap 1976-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Grosset & Dunlap hardcover
199496861New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. Second printing of first edition. SIGNED dated and inscribed "to Barbara" on front endpage. Book and jacket are in Fine unblemished condition. Name is written in small letters on bottom textblock. A nice collectible copy. 8vo. 476 pp. G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
1994Q-039913929XG. P. Putnam's Sons 1994-09-06. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
199410033-1New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1994. <b><i>Signed by the author and dated 10/18/94 on the title page</i></b>. First edition / First printing. Black paper spine green paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. G. P. Putnam's Sons, hardcover
1995Q-0425149404Berkley 1995-09-01. Mass Market Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Berkley paperback
199471841New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1994. Reprint. Third printing stated. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Signed on half-title. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 476 2 p. Bebe Moore Campbell February 18 1950 November 27 2006 was the author of three New York Times bestsellers: Brothers and Sisters Singing in the Comeback Choir and What You Owe Me which was also a Los Angeles Times "Best Book of 2001". Her other works include the novel Your Blues Ain't Like Mine which was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and the winner of the NAACP Image Award for Literature; her memoir Sweet Summer: Growing Up With and Without My Dad; and her first nonfiction book Successful Women Angry Men: Backlash in the Two-Career Marriage. Her essays articles and excerpts appear in many anthologies. As a journalist Campbell wrote articles for The New York Times Magazine The Washington Post the Los Angeles Times Essence Ebony Black Enterprise as well as other publications. She was a regular commentator for National Public Radio. G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
199416355New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 039913929X . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Signed and inscribed by author Bebe Moore Campbell directly on the title page; CampbellCampbell's tale of a family's generational conflict is set against the backdrop of the deep south during the 1960s. The story revolves around the children of the Moore family who are forced to grapple with the challenges of growing up during a time of social upheaval.; 8vo; Signed by Author . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
199414778PUTNAM. NY 1994. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 039913929X . First edition. SIGNED by Bebe Moore Campbell on title page. Near fine in fine dust jacket. Light trace of foxing at top edge. . PUTNAM. NY 1994 hardcover
199414779PUTNAM. NY 1994. Fine with no dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. ADVANCE READING COPY. SIGNED by Bebe Moore Campbell. The author prefers generally not to sign ARCs but this proved to be an exception. Fine in pictorial printed wrappers. . PUTNAM. NY 1994 paperback
19991738140903002Orchard.Com 1999-06-08. Audio CD. New. Brand-new unused unopened in perfect condition. Orchard.Com unknown
1901010133<p>Syracuse NY: Just's Food Co 1901 Embossed cream-color card covers bound with silk cord a hint of edge wear else fine and nurse's name filled in otherwise unused original glassine wrapper is present though worn with losses and tears. An advertising specialty baby record book with endearing artwork throughout by Jessie Willcox Smith full- and partial-page plus decorations. This is the only appearance of these illustrations. Nudelman A14. First Edition. Pictorial Card Covers. Near Fine/Good. Illus. by Jessie Willcox Smith. Square 12mo.</p> Just's Food Co paperback
1935021234unknown 1935. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Dust jacket. Authentic "Tijuana Bible". Undated c 1935. 4 1/8" X 3". Marquee Design. tan brown paper cover. 8-pages. "VI" on cover indicating series. Story features parody of famous gangster "Baby Face" Nelson as he performs a home invasion and makes time with the lady of the house who it turns out has a cop for a father. Cover was one-piece folded single staple but has split at the hinge and at some point had two-additional staples added since removed Printing is sharp but page 4 shows a large thumb-size area of image drop-out. printing error. Heavily rounded corners. Cover repaired around staple with filmoplast paper repair tissue. Text unmarked. Binding is tight covers and spine fully intact. Slight shelf-wear and bumping to corners. Illustrator: unknown. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 12 oz. Category: Comics Graphic Novels::Tijuana Bibles 8-Pagers; Inventory No: 021234. BZDB373 paperback
195239567Danvers MA: Mrs. Day's Ideal Baby Shoe Company Inc 1952. Fourteenth edition. Hardcover. g to vg. Large quarto. Unpaginated. 8pp. Original half silver over green paper covered boards. Tissue-guarded title page. Mrs. Day's trademark stamped on title. This scarce work is a condensed review of the results of a study undertaken by Mrs. Day's Ideal Baby Shoe Company in the science of making and fitting baby shoes. Includes 9 samples of soles and leathers in Ideal Baby Shoes at rear. Silver paper at head and tail of spine chipped. Ink mark at upper margin of title page not affecting lettering. Binding in overall good interior in good to very good condition. Mrs. Day's Ideal Baby Shoe Company, Inc hardcover
192416727JNew York: M.A. Shortle 1924. First Edition. A little 12 page paperbound book biography. Measures 3 inches wide by 4 1/2 inches tall. Illustrated. Very good. Rare little book which we have never encountered before in our decades of selling cinema material. Bebe Daniels was a silent film actress who appeared in many Harold Lloyd comedies before moving on to noted features playing with Rudolph Valentino 1924 in Monsieur Beaucaire. She was directed several times by Cecil B. DeMille and made a successful transition to sound films starring among others in the first film version of The Maltese Falcon. M.A. Shortle unknown
1935000701Paris: Éditions Sociales Internationales 1935. Some dampspots and mottling to covers spines discoloured light edgewear vol I pp uncut the odd pencil mark within else contents generally clean and bright. Soft. Good Minus. 8vo. Éditions Sociales Internationales Paperback
1935167646Paris : Editions sociales internationales 1935. First Edition. Paperback. Very good paperback copy. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 312 pages; Description: 312 p. Includes bibliographies. Subject: Socialism. History - Philosophy. Science - Philosophy. Science - Methodology Paris : Editions sociales internationales paperback
1981047895Castle Books 1981. Hardcover. Very Good. Minor wear some faint gray smudges on cover. Previous owner's name written on first page and covered over with a white sticker. Otherwise pages are clean. Binding is tight. Pictures available upon request. Castle Books hardcover
1950969T27London: Cassell & Company Limited 1950. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A very smart first edition of this collection of exciting salad recipes from American actress Bebe Daniels and British broadcaster and author Jill Allgood signed by the authors. First edition. Signed by the Jill Allgood to the front free endpaper with an inscription that reads "To Marion with very kind wishes from Jill Allgood and Bebe Daniels August 1952. Good eating!" A book conceived by the authors before Miss Daniels left Britain and returned to America in 1945 as both of them have a profound interest in home and family life with its many varied needs. This book is an example of their belief that the table can be an exciting and intrinsic part of home life even when serving something as assumedly simple as a salad. With two hundred and eighty two fantastic and healthy salad recipes from French bean salad to chicken and pineapple salad and many more. Including some special salads and salad dressing that are favourites of British and American personalities and stars. Written by Phyllis Virginia "Bebe" Daniels an American actress singer dancer writer and producer and her close personal friend Jill Allgood a British producer director script writer author and broadcaster who worked for the BBC. In the original full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light wear and minor sunning to the spine. The odd small closed tear to the panel edges. A mark to the head of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light spotting to the first and last few pages with the previous owner's bookplate to the front endpaper. Very Good Indeed Cassell & Company, Limited hardcover