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Thompson, K.L., Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
Ameliaranne at the Zoo
Philadelphia, David McKay Company,
1936, Hard Cover,
illus: S. B.Pearse, Condition: Very Good, A British book series from the 1930's. A sweet story of a young girl, in her village that starts her own zoo by caring for other people's animals during the summer vacation. When at the end of the vacation she at last had money to visit the real Zoo. Color illustrated e.p.'s of zoo animals, color title page. Each text page has a black and white head and tail piece; with the facing page a full color illustration, 27 full page illustrations. Front pastedown Christmas inscription to upper margin dated 1936. Red cloth boards and spine, with color paste down of Ameliaranne riding an elephant. Few pale discoloration spots to front board, black lettering to spine, spine ends rubbed. Rear board has few mild discoloration spots, damp stain to lower edge, 1/2 by 2 inches mild, not through to rear pastedown. On page has 2 inch closed tear to upper edge. All else very clean, text and illustrations bright and clear, solidly bound. In protective archival clear polyester wrap. not paginated, 54 pp, small 8 vo. Original published in Britian; this edition printed in Great Britian. n.d. indicated, seems to printed at the same time as George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. Edition, 1936. Very nice copy, mild wear.
(Nobn, Ameliaranne, Series, S, B, Pearse, Illustrations, Ameliaranne, At, The Zoo, English, Children, S, Books, British, Children, S, Series, Books) Cat No. 4362.
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Thompson, K.L., Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
Ameliaranne at the Zoo
Philadelphia, David McKay Company,
1936, Hard Cover,
illus: S. B.Pearse, Condition: Very Good, A British book series from the 1930's. A sweet story of a young girl, in her village that starts her own zoo by caring for other people's animals during the summer vacation. When at the end of the vacation she at last had money to visit the real Zoo. Color illustrated e.p.'s of zoo animals, color title page. Each text page has a black and white head and tail piece; with the facing page a full color illustration, 27 full page illustrations. Front pastedown Christmas inscription to upper margin dated 1936. Red cloth boards and spine, with color paste down of Ameliaranne riding an elephant. Few pale discoloration spots to front board, black lettering to spine, spine ends rubbed. Rear board has few mild discoloration spots, damp stain to lower edge, 1/2 by 2 inches mild, not through to rear pastedown. On page has 2 inch closed tear to upper edge. All else very clean, text and illustrations bright and clear, solidly bound. In protective archival clear polyester wrap. not paginated, 54 pp, small 8 vo. Original published in Britian; this edition printed in Great Britian. n.d. indicated, seems to printed at the same time as George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. Edition, 1936. Very nice copy, mild wear.
(Nobn, Ameliaranne, Series, S, B, Pearse, Illustrations, Ameliaranne, At, The Zoo, English, Children, S, Books, British, Children, S, Series, Books) Cat No. 4362.
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Barr, Noel; Illustrations By P.B. Hickling.
Beaky, The Greedy Duck
England, Wills & Hepworth, Ltd.,
1951, Hard Cover,
illus: P.B. Hickling, Condition: Very Good/Good, Series 497 of "A Ladybird Book" series, animal stories for children, this series published between 1949 and 1953. This beautifully illustrated story (24 color full page illustrations) is about "Beaky" who through her greediness is made to look ridiculous in the eyes of her family and friends. However a wise old barn owl comes to her rescue, and she overcomes her shame, to return to her brothers, sisters and other barnyard animals, never to be greedy again. Buff paper hard boards, illustration of Beaky in blue, with blue lettering. DW orange, pictorial, not price clipped, 2/6 net. Few pale pen marks and erasures to upper DW, creases and closed tears to upper and lower edges, spine ends rubbed, rear DW mildly creased, upper edge 3/4 inch closed tear, the #216 written to front pastedown in ink. All else clean, tightly bound. In mylar jacket. 12 mo, 50 pp. n.d. circa 1951
(British, Children, S, Series, Lady, Bird, Book, Series, 497, Beaky, The Greedy, Duck, Little, Books, For, Children, Animal, Stories, For, Children, P, B, Hickling, Illustrations, Noel, Barr, Beaky, The Greedy, Duck) Cat No. 4363.
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Barr, Noel; Illustrations By P.B. Hickling.
Beaky, The Greedy Duck
England, Wills & Hepworth, Ltd.,
1951, Hard Cover,
illus: P.B. Hickling, Condition: Very Good/Good, Series 497 of "A Ladybird Book" series, animal stories for children, this series published between 1949 and 1953. This beautifully illustrated story (24 color full page illustrations) is about "Beaky" who through her greediness is made to look ridiculous in the eyes of her family and friends. However a wise old barn owl comes to her rescue, and she overcomes her shame, to return to her brothers, sisters and other barnyard animals, never to be greedy again. Buff paper hard boards, illustration of Beaky in blue, with blue lettering. DW orange, pictorial, not price clipped, 2/6 net. Few pale pen marks and erasures to upper DW, creases and closed tears to upper and lower edges, spine ends rubbed, rear DW mildly creased, upper edge 3/4 inch closed tear, the #216 written to front pastedown in ink. All else clean, tightly bound. In mylar jacket. 12 mo, 50 pp. n.d. circa 1951
(British, Children, S, Series, Lady, Bird, Book, Series, 497, Beaky, The Greedy, Duck, Little, Books, For, Children, Animal, Stories, For, Children, P, B, Hickling, Illustrations, Noel, Barr, Beaky, The Greedy, Duck) Cat No. 4363.
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Smith, Laura Rountree.
The Cotton-tails in Toyland
New York, Grosset & Dunlap,
Hard Cover,
illus: Fred Stearns, Condition: Very Good, Grandpa Grumbles, a big old bear owns a Toy Shop where he makes a magical rocking horse and other toys, one a day. He was a lonesome bear until one day Snubby Nose, Tippy Toes and all their little cotton tales came to visit. From 'The Children's Hour Books". Bound in grey cloth, with black lettering, to bunnies on a rocking horse in orange and black, moderate soil, mostly to rear. Red illustrated end papers, fully illustrated in two colors. Black title to spine, spine ends rubbed, mildly frayed to upper, rubbing of edges, light soil. No writing, clean text and illustrations, solidly bound. sm 8 vo, 128 pp. Children's Hour Books, list to rear.
(Bunny, Rabbit, Tales, Children, S, Illustrated, Books, The Cotton-Tails, In Toyland, Fred, Stearns, Illustrator, The Children, S, Hour, Books, Laura, Rountree, Smith, Books, Bunny, Tales, For, Children) Cat No. 4364.
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