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| Kilvert, Robert Francis: Ardizzone's Kilvert: Selections from the diary of the Rev. Francis Kilvert, 1870-79 (Unknown Binding)
Book Number: 34550
London Cape 1976 8vo hardcover 176pp b/w illus, maps. good ex-lib. / very good d/w.
Keywords: Kilvert Robert Francis 1840 1879 Diaries Ardizzone's Kilvert Selections from the diary of the Rev Francis Kilvert 1870 79 (Unknown Binding) Kilvert Robert Francis
Price: $12.00 |
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| Mendoza, George: Were You a Wild Duck, Where Would You Go?
Book Number: 34670
New York Stewart, Tabori, & Chang 1990 4to hardcover 31pp colour illus. very good+ / very good+ d/w. The efforts and presumed intent of author and illustrator are to be commended in this artfully produced book that makes an eloquent plea for ecological awareness. And while this important issue should be brought to young people's attention, this work seems somewhat contradictory: a skillfully written (though occasionally pretentious), stunningly illustrated picture book--for adults. Lyrical in its language, Mendoza's narrative poem will surely be beyond the grasp of most children. For example: "A fisherman . . . wades soundlessly into the current pebbly with stars, / casting his line, silvery-liquid, under falling night." This imagery, while haunting and evocative, is bound to present problems of interpretation for young readers. Osborn-Smith's pastel paintings are striking in their composite designs; but here too, her frequently abstract pictures possess subtleties that will elude most youngsters' vision. Ages 6-up. nCopyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.nnFrom School Library Journaln"I can recall once-upon-a-time/ when North America was a bird's fairy tale." Through the character of a mallard, Mendoza recalls the land that was, traces the growing desolation of the present, and makes a plea for preservation in the future. Surrounded by large expanses of clean white page , the lyrical text and the delicate, patterned watercolor illustrations complement one another like musical point and counterpoint. This picture book is not easy, however. Although the plea for preservation is impassioned, the overall tone is one of reminiscent sadness. Both that and the sometimes complex imagery may keep some children at a distance. But the idea is one of increasing importance, and any children's collection large enough to go beyond just the basic books on environmental protection will be enriched by this artistic approach to the subject. --Karen James, Louisville Free Pub . Lib . , KYnCopyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Keywords: Juvenile Fiction Animals Birds Were You a Wild Duck Where Would You Go? Mendoza George
Price: $12.00 |
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| Bennett, Peter: The Illustrated Child
Book Number: 34823
New York Putnam's Sons1979 4to hardcover 150pp colour & b/w illus. very good. / very good d/w.
Keywords: Children in art The Illustrated Child Bennett Peter
Price: $25.00 |
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| Mathew Flinders, Macarthur-Onslow, Annette Illustrated by,: Trim
Book Number: 34844
Collins 1977 4to. Excellent copy in same d/w. po name blacked out on fep. Illustrated end pages. B&w line drawings. This story was written by Mathew Flinders about his cat Trim.
Keywords: Trim, Mathew Flinders
Price: $25.00 |
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| Chauncy, Nan: Devils' Hill
Book Number: 34938
Oxford 1960 reprint 8vo, hardcover in clipped d/w. 159pp. Po's name of fll, otherwise good unmarked copy. Illustrated by Geraldine Spence.
Keywords: childrens classic set in Tasmania
Price: $18.00 |
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| Cox, Wally and Everett Greenbaum: The Tenth Life of Osiris Oaks
Book Number: 34942
Simon & Schuster First Printing 1972 8vo, hardcover. 125pp. Very good with remainder mark on bottom page ends and d/w with shelf wear at edges, otherwise fine. Illustrated with line drawings by F.A. Fitzgerald. The Story of a cat who can read minds, and an owner who first tries to benefit, then to help mankind, then to help the police read suspects minds.
Keywords: Cat with esp
Price: $18.00 |
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| Arthur A. Levine, Paintings by Frederic Clement: The Boy Who Drew Cats
Book Number: 34946
Dial Books 1993 First Edition Stated Folio, Hardcover in d/w. Very good/very good. According to Japanese legend, the famed fifteenth-century artist Sesshu Toyo created ink drawings of animals that were so vivid, they could come alive. This story is based on that tale.
Keywords: Japanese Folktale, folklore
Price: $33.00 |
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| Gilson, Major Charles.: The Cunning of Quang.
Book Number: 34969
London.: Oxford University Press. 1935. 8vo. pictorial boards, hardcover. 96pp. colour frontis. good+, foxed, smal tear top rear of spine, presentation plate on fep. / no d/w.
Keywords: The Cunning of Quang children's adventure novel
Price: $25.00 |
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| North, Laura: Araminta, Arabella and Aristide
Book Number: 35209
London, Gawthorn. N.d. c.1955 4to. Red cloth Hardcover. 48pp. + colour plates, colour frontis. plans diagrams. Very good, owner's inscription on fep. / no d/w. Scarce.
Keywords: children'stoys hankerchiefs puppets araminta hanky folding tying paper cutouts origami
Price: $45.00 |
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| Anoif Maharg ( Retold by): Arabian Nights Story Book
Book Number: 35446
Treasure Press 1986 reprint 4to. Laminated pictorial boards. 200pp. Very good. Illustrated with colour drawings. Stories include Aladdin and the Magic Lamp, The Thieving Merchant, Ali Bab and the Forty Thieves, The Voyages of Sinbad, Saleh the Merchant, Abu Sir and Abu Kir, Maruf the Cobbler, The Little Hunchback, Hassan the Ropemaker.
Keywords: Aladdin and the Magic Lamp, The Thieving Merchant, Ali Bab and the Forty Thieves, The Voyages of Sinbad, Saleh the Merchant, Abu Sir and Abu Kir, Maruf the Cobbler, The Little Hunchback, Hassan the Ropemaker
Price: $22.00 |
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