Barbara in NH
09-26-2009, 07:44 PM
The following are in very good condition unless otherwise noted. Price is per item, e-mail me (sunriseschool@earthlink.net (sunriseschool@earthlink.net)) the items you are interested in and I will weigh and e-mail you back the shipping cost. I accept non-credit card PayPal, money orders and checks with appropriate time held to clear. Insurance or delivery confirmation recommended.
The Nursery Alice in Full Color, Lewis Carroll, Dover Classics. A faithful reproduction of the author’s adaptation of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” for Young readers, contains 20 colored enlargements of Tenniel’s illustrations. Vg cond, slight shelf wear to cover. $1.00
Merry Magic-Go-Round, A Reproduction of an Antique Book of Changing Pictures by Ernest Nister. Beautiful hardcover book w/a picture w/changing pictures in a wheel under the page. Stories include: A Winter’s Day, Nursery Rhymes, At the Seaside, This way to the Circus, Bubbles & Bedtime. Vg cond. Except for small tape inside cover. Orig. $19.00, $4.25.
And the Green Grass Grew All Around -- $5. Nice. Folk Poetry From Everyone. From autograph rhymes to street . rhymes, from parodies to riddles & nonsense, from work poems & story poems to love poems, this book offers the whole family a chance to chant & sing & share their favorites. Alvin Schwartz's treasury of over 250 folk poems celebrates the vitality & originality of everyday language. "Do your ears hang low? Do they wobble to & fro?" Will become a family favorite. hdbk w/dust jacket
Something BIG Has Been Here, Poems by Jack Prelutsky, drawings by James Stevenson. Delightful collection of poems. Scholastic. Good cond, except for cover wear and small rip at spine. 153 pages $2.25
Stories by Firelight-Shirley Hughes -- $5.50. Nice. Hughes has written & beautifully illistrated a remarkable . collection of stories & poems to celebrate the winter season. Some will make you laugh, others will bring tears to your eyes, all will touch your heart. This is a book for the whole family to treasure whether curled up alone under a blanket or settled cozily together around the fireplace. hardback w/dust jacket. orig. $16.00
Usborne Book of Bedtime Stories -- $4. Nice. You'll want to read them again & again.Includes: Button Nose, Nail Soup, Dragon Train, The Princess & the Pea, The Squire’s Bride, The King & His Three Children, The Wind & The Sun, The Three Wishes, Clever Millie, The Lonely Giant, The Golden Window, Silly McAdam, The Giving Tree & more. Also little yellow ducks are hidden throughout the book. hardback***Sale Pending***
Flossie & the Fox, Patricia McKissack, pictures by Rachel Isadora (Caldecott Honored artist), Dial Books for Young Readers. Big Mama sends Flossie on an errand w/a warning. There’s a sly, egg-poaching fox on the loose! But Flossie’s never seen a fox before. So when she meets a strange critter in the woods who tells her he’s a fox, Flossie’s not at all impressed. She calls him a rabbit, rat, but never a fox. Jaunty folk-tale, peppered w/the rich Black language of the rural South, sparkles w/saucy wit and humor. Beautifully illustrated hardback w/dust jacket in vg cond. Orig. $14.00. $3.25.
Herds of Thunder, Manes of Gold, A -- $4. Nice. Collection of Horse Stories & Poems. Beautiful pictures, . selections by a variety of authors--Shakespeare, Marian Flandrick Bray, Marguerite Henry, Carl Sandburg, Peter G. Roop, Jane Yolen, Anne Ellot Crompton, Anna Sewell, Nancy Springer, Ruth Stone, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mary O'Hara, Shirley Rousseau Murphy, Mary Stanton, & Jennifer Roberson. Encourage your horse lovers interest in literature
The Real Mother Goose-slight shelf wear on top and bottom of spine, hardback, beautiful old fashioned illustrations. $1.75
Old Mother West Wind, Thornton W. Burgess, Ill. By Michael Hague. These stories first published in 1910 have worked their magic on countless young readers. The simple, pastorial stories & the mischievous characters who inhabit Burgess’s woodlands—Peter Rabbit, Sammy Jay, Tommy Trout, the Merry Little Breezes—are part of an American childhood. Hardback w/dust jacket in vg cond. Orig. $18.95, $5.25.
Uncle Wiggily’s Story Book, by Howard R. Garis. 36 stories that have intrigued and been enjoyed by children for years. Read and enjoy with a new generation. Hardback in vg cond. $2.75***Sold****
Peach Blossom Spring, by Fergus M. Bordewich. Adapted from a Chinese Tale. Hardback book w/beautiful illustrations in vg cond. $2.50
The Egyptian Cinderella, Shirley Climo. Poor Rhodopis! She has nothing—no mother or father, & no friends. She is a slave, from the far-off country of Greece. Only the beautiful rose-red slippers her master gives her can make Rhodopis smile. So when a falcon swoops down & snatches one of the slippers away, Rhodopis is heartbroken. For how is she to know that the slipper will land in the lap of the great Pharaoh himself? And who would ever guess that the Pharaoh has promised to find the slipper’s owner & make her queen of all Egypt? Gift giving cond, pbk. $1.50.
Mythical Beasts Coloring Book, Dover. 1/3 of the 30 pictures have some small amount colored (like the tongue) only 2 of the pictures have more colored, although not the entire picture. Wonderful Dover quality information. .50
Tom Thumb, Retold & Illustrated by Richard Jesse Watson, Voyager Books. Beautifully illustrated larger pbk book. Orig. $6.00, vg cond. $1.50.
A Christmas Treasury The children’s classic edition- Includes—The First Christmas; A Merry Christmas from Little Women; Christmas Every Day; Christmas Carols-Compilations; The Little Blue Dishes; Why the Chimes Rang; The Night Before Christmas; Merry Christmas; The Friendly Beasts; Christmas Song & Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus from the NY Sun. Hardback with dust jacket, this will become a family treasure, beautiful illustrations, $4.75***Sale Pending***
Videos
Sherlock Holmes & The Secret Weapon, Movie Favorites. Starring Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce. Classic detecting with the most famous of all detectives. 70 minutes. $1.00
The Return of Sherlock Homes & The Sign of Four, Special Two-hour feature. 120 minutes.$1.00
Sherlock Holmes—The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Starring Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce. 82 minutes. $1.00.
Letter of Introduction, Viking Video Classics, VHS, 104 minutes. Adolphe Menjou stars as a matinee idol who suddenly discovers a daughter through a "Letter of introduction" written by her dying mother. Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy provide a hilarious note. A funny, moving story the whole family can enjoy!! $1.00
Black Beauty, Family Entertainment, VHS, Rated G, 88 minutes, $1.25.
Winnie-the-Pooh, VHS, recommended ages 1-6, 57 minutes. Stories--Rabbit concocts a plan to kidnap Roo; Pooh invents an exciting new came called poohsticks; Rabbit has a busy day; and Christopher Robin & Pooh discover an enchanted place. $1.00***Sale Pending***
Swiss Family Robinson, VHS tape, animated .50
Adventures from The Book of Virtues, Video. Honesty featuring The Indian Cinderella & other Great Stories. 30 minutes. .75
See my other posts, consolidate purchases and save on shipping.
The Nursery Alice in Full Color, Lewis Carroll, Dover Classics. A faithful reproduction of the author’s adaptation of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” for Young readers, contains 20 colored enlargements of Tenniel’s illustrations. Vg cond, slight shelf wear to cover. $1.00
Merry Magic-Go-Round, A Reproduction of an Antique Book of Changing Pictures by Ernest Nister. Beautiful hardcover book w/a picture w/changing pictures in a wheel under the page. Stories include: A Winter’s Day, Nursery Rhymes, At the Seaside, This way to the Circus, Bubbles & Bedtime. Vg cond. Except for small tape inside cover. Orig. $19.00, $4.25.
And the Green Grass Grew All Around -- $5. Nice. Folk Poetry From Everyone. From autograph rhymes to street . rhymes, from parodies to riddles & nonsense, from work poems & story poems to love poems, this book offers the whole family a chance to chant & sing & share their favorites. Alvin Schwartz's treasury of over 250 folk poems celebrates the vitality & originality of everyday language. "Do your ears hang low? Do they wobble to & fro?" Will become a family favorite. hdbk w/dust jacket
Something BIG Has Been Here, Poems by Jack Prelutsky, drawings by James Stevenson. Delightful collection of poems. Scholastic. Good cond, except for cover wear and small rip at spine. 153 pages $2.25
Stories by Firelight-Shirley Hughes -- $5.50. Nice. Hughes has written & beautifully illistrated a remarkable . collection of stories & poems to celebrate the winter season. Some will make you laugh, others will bring tears to your eyes, all will touch your heart. This is a book for the whole family to treasure whether curled up alone under a blanket or settled cozily together around the fireplace. hardback w/dust jacket. orig. $16.00
Usborne Book of Bedtime Stories -- $4. Nice. You'll want to read them again & again.Includes: Button Nose, Nail Soup, Dragon Train, The Princess & the Pea, The Squire’s Bride, The King & His Three Children, The Wind & The Sun, The Three Wishes, Clever Millie, The Lonely Giant, The Golden Window, Silly McAdam, The Giving Tree & more. Also little yellow ducks are hidden throughout the book. hardback***Sale Pending***
Flossie & the Fox, Patricia McKissack, pictures by Rachel Isadora (Caldecott Honored artist), Dial Books for Young Readers. Big Mama sends Flossie on an errand w/a warning. There’s a sly, egg-poaching fox on the loose! But Flossie’s never seen a fox before. So when she meets a strange critter in the woods who tells her he’s a fox, Flossie’s not at all impressed. She calls him a rabbit, rat, but never a fox. Jaunty folk-tale, peppered w/the rich Black language of the rural South, sparkles w/saucy wit and humor. Beautifully illustrated hardback w/dust jacket in vg cond. Orig. $14.00. $3.25.
Herds of Thunder, Manes of Gold, A -- $4. Nice. Collection of Horse Stories & Poems. Beautiful pictures, . selections by a variety of authors--Shakespeare, Marian Flandrick Bray, Marguerite Henry, Carl Sandburg, Peter G. Roop, Jane Yolen, Anne Ellot Crompton, Anna Sewell, Nancy Springer, Ruth Stone, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mary O'Hara, Shirley Rousseau Murphy, Mary Stanton, & Jennifer Roberson. Encourage your horse lovers interest in literature
The Real Mother Goose-slight shelf wear on top and bottom of spine, hardback, beautiful old fashioned illustrations. $1.75
Old Mother West Wind, Thornton W. Burgess, Ill. By Michael Hague. These stories first published in 1910 have worked their magic on countless young readers. The simple, pastorial stories & the mischievous characters who inhabit Burgess’s woodlands—Peter Rabbit, Sammy Jay, Tommy Trout, the Merry Little Breezes—are part of an American childhood. Hardback w/dust jacket in vg cond. Orig. $18.95, $5.25.
Uncle Wiggily’s Story Book, by Howard R. Garis. 36 stories that have intrigued and been enjoyed by children for years. Read and enjoy with a new generation. Hardback in vg cond. $2.75***Sold****
Peach Blossom Spring, by Fergus M. Bordewich. Adapted from a Chinese Tale. Hardback book w/beautiful illustrations in vg cond. $2.50
The Egyptian Cinderella, Shirley Climo. Poor Rhodopis! She has nothing—no mother or father, & no friends. She is a slave, from the far-off country of Greece. Only the beautiful rose-red slippers her master gives her can make Rhodopis smile. So when a falcon swoops down & snatches one of the slippers away, Rhodopis is heartbroken. For how is she to know that the slipper will land in the lap of the great Pharaoh himself? And who would ever guess that the Pharaoh has promised to find the slipper’s owner & make her queen of all Egypt? Gift giving cond, pbk. $1.50.
Mythical Beasts Coloring Book, Dover. 1/3 of the 30 pictures have some small amount colored (like the tongue) only 2 of the pictures have more colored, although not the entire picture. Wonderful Dover quality information. .50
Tom Thumb, Retold & Illustrated by Richard Jesse Watson, Voyager Books. Beautifully illustrated larger pbk book. Orig. $6.00, vg cond. $1.50.
A Christmas Treasury The children’s classic edition- Includes—The First Christmas; A Merry Christmas from Little Women; Christmas Every Day; Christmas Carols-Compilations; The Little Blue Dishes; Why the Chimes Rang; The Night Before Christmas; Merry Christmas; The Friendly Beasts; Christmas Song & Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus from the NY Sun. Hardback with dust jacket, this will become a family treasure, beautiful illustrations, $4.75***Sale Pending***
Videos
Sherlock Holmes & The Secret Weapon, Movie Favorites. Starring Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce. Classic detecting with the most famous of all detectives. 70 minutes. $1.00
The Return of Sherlock Homes & The Sign of Four, Special Two-hour feature. 120 minutes.$1.00
Sherlock Holmes—The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Starring Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce. 82 minutes. $1.00.
Letter of Introduction, Viking Video Classics, VHS, 104 minutes. Adolphe Menjou stars as a matinee idol who suddenly discovers a daughter through a "Letter of introduction" written by her dying mother. Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy provide a hilarious note. A funny, moving story the whole family can enjoy!! $1.00
Black Beauty, Family Entertainment, VHS, Rated G, 88 minutes, $1.25.
Winnie-the-Pooh, VHS, recommended ages 1-6, 57 minutes. Stories--Rabbit concocts a plan to kidnap Roo; Pooh invents an exciting new came called poohsticks; Rabbit has a busy day; and Christopher Robin & Pooh discover an enchanted place. $1.00***Sale Pending***
Swiss Family Robinson, VHS tape, animated .50
Adventures from The Book of Virtues, Video. Honesty featuring The Indian Cinderella & other Great Stories. 30 minutes. .75
See my other posts, consolidate purchases and save on shipping.