Crabtree's Collection Old Books

Runaway Pony, Runaway Dog.

Carroll, Ruth & Latrobe, · 1963

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Henry Z. Walck, 1963. Weekly Reader. G. A pony named Sassy and a dog name Tough Enough and their adventures together in the south. Edge wear, corners bumped.

The Surprise in the Story Book.

Asheron, Sara, · 1963

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

NY, Wonder Books, (1963). Easy Reader. G. Mouse on the front cover is opening a story book. He is anxious to hear the ending of the The Three Bears. Edge wear.

The Little White House.

Ousley, Odille & David H. Russell, · 1948

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

NY, Ginn, (1948). Basic reader. G ex-library. Life as it was the late '40s. Heavy edge wear, discard notation on back ep.

A Stranger in the Dark (original title: A Trap of Gold).

Smith, Alison, · 1985

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Dodd Mead, (1985). Weekly Reader. VG. 13 year old Margaret finds a mysterious figure watching her as she searches for a lost gold nugget from an abandoned mine. Slight tanning to page edges near beginning.

The Walton Boys and Gold in the Snow.

Burton, Hal, · 1958

$24.00 (€21.77 | £18.17 | ¥3,832)

Racine, WI, Whitman, (1958). G. In looking through an old copy of Oliver Twist Bert Walton discovers a map and the adventure begins. Plastic pulling away. cover edges.

Wit and Wisdom from the Peanut Butter Gang: a collection of wise words from young hearts.

Brown, H. Jackson, · 1994

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

Nashville, TN, Rutledge Hill Press, (1994). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. "When teachers get old, like over fifty-five, they're always in a bad mood." "No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize. cats" Funny and smart, poignant and wise, sentimental and sassy.

English Is Our Language.

Sterling, Edna L., Hannah M. Lindahl & Katharine Koch, · 1961

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

Boston, D. C. Heath, (1961). 2nd ed. VG. Book is bowed. School stamp fep.

The Complete Paper Airplane Book: how to make, decorate, and fly paper airplanes.

Shulan, Michael, · 1979

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Mahwah, NJ, Watermill Press, (1979). 2nd printing. VG PB.

Mary Jane Ellen McCling.

Small, William, · 1956

$24.00 (€21.77 | £18.17 | ¥3,832)

Chicago, IL, Albert Whitman, (1956). 1st ed. G. A little girl who loved to save string. Initial on 1st flyleaf, mark on top inner corner of ft cover where price tag removed.

The Treasure Chest (Volume 9 of My Book House).

Miller, Olive Beaupre (editor), · 1937

$24.00 (€21.77 | £18.17 | ¥3,832)

Chicago, The Book House for Children, (1937). VG. Owner's inscription on front endpaper. Paste on pictorial cover of hunter, bright copy of this classic.

Tales of Enchantment.

Unknown, · 1990

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,380)

NY, Checkerboard Press, (1990). VG. Amazing pictures.

The Christmas Book: stories, poems and carols for the 12 days of Christmas.

Royds, Caroline - selected by, · 1985

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

NY, Putnam, (1985). 1st Amer ed. VG. Includes G. K. Chesterton's "A Christmas Carol". "The Stones of Plouhinec" by Barbara Leonie Picard, The Little Fir Tree by. Hans Christian Andersen; In the Bleak Midwinter by Christina Rossetti; Baboushka, a Russian tale; A Very Big Cat, a...

The Amazing Bone.

Steig, William, · 1976

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

NY, Farrar Straus Giroux, (1976). BC. VG. Story of how cute pig Pearl finds a talking bone and outwits a band of robbers. Children's Choice Book Club, spine, corner wear. Then she comes across a fox who is outwitted by the magical talking bone. Cover slightly rubbed.

Tiggy Goes to the Hospital: a Happy Ending book.

Carruth, Jane, · 1983

$26.00 (€23.59 | £19.68 | ¥4,152)

NY, Modern Promotions Pubs, (1983). VG. Tiggy has an accident on the street but recovers at the hospital.

White Collar Zoo, Home Sweet Zoo, Campus Zoo.

Barnes, Clare, Jr., · 1949

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,783)

NY, Doubleday & Co, (1949-50). 3 G PBs. Three early paperbacks about animals in the zoo. Edge wear.

The Secret Life of Harold the Bird Watcher.

Colman, Hilda, · 1978

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

NY, Crowell, (1978). Weekly Reader. VG. A 9-yr old boy finds out that being true to himself is heroic. Name crossed out on fep, some crinkling of pages near spine.

Macmillan Science-Life Series Teacher's manual for Book 2.

Barnard, · 1962

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Ontario, Macmillan, (1962). G. Few smudges, owner name.

This Is Music 2.

Sur, William R., Mary R. Tolbert, William R. Fisher & Adeline McCall, · 1963

$23.00 (€20.87 | £17.41 | ¥3,673)

Boston, Allyn & Bacon, 1963. G spiral bound PB. Music with lyrics, games & stories. Cover creased, sl soiling along spine.

Mystery at Rustlers' Fort.

Nesbit, Troy, · 1964

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Racine, WI, Whitman, (1964). 2nd ed. Fair. Pictorial cover of boy with rifle shooting at a leaping mountain lion. Plastic peeling from cover esp. at spine. A family is starting for a camping trip to the edge of the grand canyon with a baggage trailer behind as they look at a m...

Suzette and Nicholas in the Garden.

Ichikawa, Satomi, · 1986

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

NY, St. Martins, (1986). VG. Two children and their baby brother explore the flower and vegetable gardens in their yard. Beautiful pages with flower. borders and learning about life from their brothers and sisters. "It is night and everybody is asleep, all except Nicholas who ...