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San Francisco: Children's Book Press, 1991. Glossy Pictorial Cover. [32]p. children's book, illus. by the author, 8x9.5 inches, about her childhood home in Washington, DC. More
Cat.No: 110347
San Francisco: Children's Book Press, 1991. Glossy Pictorial Cover. [32]p. children's book, illus. by the author, 8x9.5 inches, about her childhood home in Washington, DC. More
Cat.No: 110347
Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, n.d., circa 1950s. Pamphlet. 32p., self-wraps, profusely illustrated with doublespreads that alternate color with b&w. Unusually good sketches and color art, the critters shown being vigorous (hopping, touching, preying) . Males often are drawn with visible if not explicit genitalia. The text is quite informative about familiar..... More
Cat.No: 296731
El Cerrito: Golden Gate Publishing, 2002. unpaginated, 11.25x11.25 inches, color illustrations and photographs of children, very good first edition in laminated pictorial boards and matching dj. Inscribed and signed by the author, an African American living in California. Korean American illustrator. "Through the eyes of Papa Squirrel, children learn to..... More
Cat.No: 118706
[Urumqi]: Xinjiang halek baspase, 1980. 223p., wraps with pictorial design, small tear on spine panel. Translation of a popular Chinese children's book from the 1950s, intended for ethnic Kazakh children in Xinjiang. More
Cat.No: 167246
St. Louis: Arch Books, 1979. Pamphlet. [32]p., stapled wraps, 6.25x8 inches, profusely illus. including representation of St. Simon of Cyrene, portrayed as an African, previous owner's signature on verso of front wrap, old price sticker on front wra, pen scribble on rear wrap, top corner of rear wrap dog-eared else..... More
Cat.No: 65463
Berkeley: University of California Press/The Instructional laboratory, 1978. Paperback. iv, 55p., a 9x12 inch oblong; illustrations, educational kids' book top-bound with a black plastic "comb" over tan pictorial covers. A little edgeworn, a good (good-only) copy. No relation to this bibliographer except that we share a love of 'shrooms! No..... More
Cat.No: 217064
Oakland, CA: printed for the family, 1892. Hardcover. 195, [3]p., boards. 7 x 5.25 in. Gilt stamped publisher's cloth over boards. Boards soiled and stained; edge wear. Good only. Privately printed volume of poetry and songs with an illustrated bookplate on front end paper. Includes numerous religious songs for children..... More
Cat.No: 309792
New York: Fitzgerald Publishing Company, 1969. [32]p., profusely illus., wraps, paper slightly browned, minor edge wear and chipping else very good condition. Golden Legacy Vol. 5 Golden legacy #5. Comic book with art by Joan Bacchus, Howard Darden and Ezra Jackson, among others. Benjamin Quarles served as consultant. More
Cat.No: 38848
Washington: National Academy Press, 1999. Paperback. x, 660p., illustrated with tables and figures, very good first edition trade paperback in white glossy wraps. A publication of the Committee on the Health and Adjustment of Immigrant Children and Families, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, National Research Council and Institute of..... More
Cat.No: 165671
Fresno: AIMS Education Foundation, 1988. Paperback. xvii, unpaginated, 8.5x11 inches, bilingual text partly in English, partly in Spanish, illustrations, very good paperback in tan pictorial wraps with program ownership on written on rear. Children's educational book. More
Cat.No: 106861
New York: Dial Books for Youn Readers, 1995. [32]p., 8.5x11 inch illus. children's book about an African American child reunited with her African father, first printing, dj. More
Cat.No: 98472
New York: Ambijan Committee for Emergency Aid to the Soviet Union, [1943-?]. Pamphlet. 16p. staplebound booklet, very good. Two of the authors - Skippy (the child actor George Vincent Homeier) and Roddy - are children, writing about their efforts to support the Stalingrad Silver Ponds Club of America, a war..... More
Cat.No: 290632
[San Francisco]: California Historical Society, 1971. Paperback. vii, 23p., 6x9 inches, illustrations, foreword, very good reprinte edition paperback in tan pictorial wraps with discolored rectangle from removal of label on cover. Special Publication #47. Reprint of the 1957 edition. Reminiscences of a childhood Christmas in mid-19th century California, still with..... More
Cat.No: 41606
New York: Project in Applied Economics, 1949. Pamphlet. 94, [2]p., wraps. 9 x 6 in. Agricultural fiction for juveniles, with several facts about soil conservation and farming techniques. The story was the first place entry in a contest sponsored by the publisher and was written by a teacher and farmer..... More
Cat.No: 316188
Yosemite: Awani Press, 1955. [20p.] 8.5x11 inches, illustrations, very good in stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 133337
Fairfax, CA: American West Associates, 1989. Hardcover. 173p., illus., very good condition in like dust jacket. Story of a Mexican boy and his relationship with a gray whale calf. Chinese American illustrator. More
Cat.No: 39383
East Orange, NJ: Just Us Books, 1997. 131p., illus., 8.5x11 inches, first printing, dj. More
Cat.No: 107122
East Orange, NJ: Just Us Books, 1988. ix, 54p., illus., 8.5x11 inches, later printing, slightly worn wraps stating 'volume one'. Wesley went on to mystery writing fame. More
Cat.No: 91481
New York: Crown Publishers, 1992. viii, 131p., first edition, dj. Diary of an African American student. More
Cat.No: 15040
Baltimore: Kelly & Piet, 1867. Paperback. 92p., printed paper on stiff card covers, mild edgewear, foxing to many pages. Despite the promise of engraved illustrations, there is only a single page (facing the title) with small images of ten gods. Pagination is continuous, and there is no indication in the..... More
Cat.No: 294146
Oakland: Sea Urchin Press, 1978. Paperback. [32]p., illus. in text; lightly worn else very good condition. Laid in is a 4p. "Activity guide for Agate Eyes for involved reading and listening." Children's book on interpersonal relations built around a game of marbles in a black neighborhood. More
Cat.No: 241224
Oakland: Sea Urchin Press, 1978. Pamphlet. [32]p., illus. in text, signed on the f.e.p. by the African American author; laid in is a 4p. "Activity guide for Agate Eyes for involved reading and listening." Rear wrap foxed and slightly soiled else good condition. Children's book on interpersonal relations built around..... More
Cat.No: 114948
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1940. Pamphlet. Pp.3-15 of 30p., seven b&w illustrations, softbound in stapled pamphlet form fastened into 9x6 inch printed wraps. Covers a bit toned and edgeworn with dust-soil along the spinefold, an otherwise clean sound copy. Noteworthy essays all; in particular, we find much on..... More
Cat.No: 210421
Pittsburgh: The University of Pittsburgh Press, 1968. xxxi, 134p., wraps. Annotated entries, title, subject and author indices. More
Cat.No: 5974
New York: A. S. Barnes and Company, 1944. 96p., very good hardcover in a mildly worn dustjacket. Collection of singing games and play activities, illustrated by a 14-year-old Chinese girl, that grew out of a class taught at Yenching University, Beijing, in 1940. More
Cat.No: 11529