Robert McCloskey

Brand new in a protective sleeve to avoid shelf wear. A beautiful classic by the beloved children's illustrator, Robert McCloskey. 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

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"Robert McCloskey's unusual and stunning pictures have long been a delight for their fun as well as their spirit of place."-The Horn Book

Mrs. Mallard was sure that the pond in the Boston Public Gardens would be a perfect place for her and her eight ducklings to live. The problem was how to get them there through the busy streets of Boston. But with a little help from the Boston police, Mrs. Mallard and Jack, Kack, Lack, Nack, Ouack, Pack, and Quack arive safely at their new home.

This brilliantly illustrated, amusingly observed tale of Mallards on the move has won the hearts of generations of readers. Awarded the Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children in 1941, it has since become a favorite of millions. This classic tale of the famous Mallard ducks of Boston is available for the first time in a full-sized paperback edition.

Make Way for Ducklings has been described as "one of the merriest picture books ever" (The New York Times). Ideal for reading aloud, this book deserves a place of honor on every child's bookshelf.


"This delightful picture book captures the humor and beauty of one special duckling family.... McClosky's illustrations are brilliant and filled with humor. The details of the ducklings, along with the popular sights of Boston, come across wonderfully. The image of the entire family proudly walking in line is a classic."-The Barnes & Noble Review

"The quaint story of the mallard family's search for the perfect place to hatch ducklings. ... For more than fifty years kids have been entertained by this warm and wonderful story."-Children's Literature

Make Way for Ducklings

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Elizabeth Brown

Brand new in a protective sleeve to avoid shelf wear. Truly a beautiful book for young readers!

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

The Story of Helen Frankenthaler

At a time when girls were taught to color inside the lines, Helen Frankenthaler liked to break the rules. She let her colors dance and swirl, running free on her canvas. Each color was a reminder of a memory or an emotion. --

Dancing Through Fields of Color

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Roxane Marie Galliez

Brand new and in a protective sleeve to avoid shelf wear. Truly a beautiful book!

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Like children everywhere, Miyuki's imagination peaks at bedtime, when she remembers all the things she has to do before she can possibly go to bed: she needs to water the vegetables, gather snails, and prepare for the arrival of the Dragonfly Queen. Her patient grandfather follows along on her adventures, gently encouraging her to go to sleep. In this beautiful story about family, nature, and love, young children and their parents find a welcome companion for their own bedtime journey.

Time for Bed, Miyuki

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Edition: Early printing.

New York: Cupples & Leon Company, (Copyright 1920). Hardcover - The third book in this four book series described by the publisher as "permeated with the vibrant atmosphere of the great outdoors. The vacations spent by Patsy Carroll and her chum, the girl Wayfarers, in the north, east, south, and west of the wonderland of our country, comprise a succession of tales unsurpassed in plot and action." In this, the girls travel by ship to New Orleans and then by train to California, where they reside in the dream city of the Movie World and become involved with a famous silent film drama. The geography - and the Native Americans who play a role in this - seem to be a bit scrambled but the story is interesting. Illustrated with by Thelma Gooch with a frontispiece and three glossy internal plates. 308 pp plus 4 pp publisher's ads. Ad lists all 4 titles in this series.

Condition: Very good in light blue cloth with a small pasted on illustration, gilt lettering (minor wear to the covers, but overall sturdy and attractive). Still in its original dustjacket that shows signs of wear, chipping, and a missing bottom front corner. 

Patsy Carroll in the Golden West

A new adventure featuring the Thirteenth Doctor as played by Jodie Whittaker

Doctor Who: the Good Doctor

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Short stories that are bigger on the inside.

Tracking three extraordinary short adventures from across the Whoniverse, The Triple Knife is the first Doctor Who story collection by Sunday Times bestselling author Jenny T Colgan.

Ashildr, a young Viking girl, died bravely helping the Doctor save the village she loved - so the Doctor used alien technology to bring her back to life. Ashildr became immortal and, since that day, has kept journals to chronicle her extraordinary life. The Triple Knife is a glimpse into the life of a woman who lived longer than anyone ever should - and lost more than she can even remember.

Picnic at Asgard drops in on another woman of the Whoniverse who never fails to find herself too far from danger and excitement. And when you're married to a Time Lord, what more can you expect? This adventure, extracted from her journal, reveals still more about the legendary River Song.

Into the Nowhere follows the Eleventh Doctor and Clara as they land on an unknown alien planet. To the Doctor's delight and Clara's astonishment, it really is unknown. It's a planet the Doctor has never seen. It's not on any maps, it's not referenced on any star charts or in the TARDIS data banks. It doesn't even have a name. What could be so terrible here that has been erased?

This collection also includes A Long Way Down, a short-short story never published in volume form before.

The Triple Knife and Other Doctor Who Stories

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The Story of Annaliese Easterling and Throckmorton, Her Simply Remarkable Sock Monkey

Relates an abandoned sock monkey's adventurous quest to reunite his owner with the one person she most longs to know.

The Secrets of Eastcliff-By-the-Sea

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

The Miracle of Makeup Techniques

The Wrinkle Cure meets Making Faces in PLASTIC SURGERY WITHOUT THE SURGERY, a practical guide that uses proven makeup techniques to easily correct the problems you would otherwise need surgery to overcome-without the knife

Plastic Surgery Without the Surgery

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Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Beauty Bible of Professional Techniques and Wearable Looks

Demystifies the art of makeup application and how women can use makeup to effectively enhance their best features while improving confidence levels, sharing step-by-step instructions that demonstrate professional techniques. 30,000 first printing.

Jemma Kidd Make-Up Masterclass

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Two books, twenty-six women -- and unlimited inspiration for tiny feminists, mini activists and little kids who are ready to take on the world. The perfect gift for the holidays and beyond. When She Persisted and She Persisted Around the World published, they gave readers two collections of 13 remarkable, diverse and tenacious women. Chelsea Clinton's words and Alexandra Boiger's art brought the women to life, showing how they struggled and ultimately persevered, inspiring and empowering people across the U.S. and the entire world. Now packaged together for the first time, this set is a perfect gift for feminists of all ages.

She Persisted Boxed Set

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The first book in the Art of Hearing Heartbeats series, this is a passionate love story, a haunting fable, and an enchanting mystery set in Burma. When a successful New York lawyer suddenly disappears without a trace, neither his wife nor his daughter Julia has any idea where he might be…until they find a love letter he wrote many years ago, to a Burmese woman they have never heard of. Intent on solving the mystery and coming to terms with her father’s past, Julia decides to travel to the village where the woman lived. There she uncovers a tale of unimaginable hardship, resilience, and passion that will reaffirm the reader’s belief in the power of love to move mountains.

The Art of Hearing Heartbeats

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This copy is in fine shape, but it features the usual amount of spine and shelf wear of a once read paperback. 

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No work of fiction has explored the undercurrents of love between a writer and a reader as seductively as Hallucinating Foucault, a breathtaking literary debut. One of the best novels of the year.--A.S. Byatt.

Hallucinating Foucault

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Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Madame Helena Rubinstein and Miss Elizabeth Arden: Their Lives, Their Times, Their Rivalry

Now a Tony-nominated Broadway musical playing at the Nederlander Theatre starring two-time Tony Award winners Patti LuPone (Evita, Gypsy) as Helena Rubinstein and Christine Ebersole (42nd Street, Grey Gardens) as Elizabeth Arden.

A fascinating dual biography of the women who founded today's beauty industry

They were both born in the nineteenth century in humble circumstances--Helena Rubinstein in an orthodox Jewish household in Kraków, Poland, Elizabeth Arden on a farm outside Toronto. But by the 1930s, they were bitter rivals in New York, the rulers of dueling international beauty empires that would forever change the way women thought about cosmetics, salons, and wrinkles. This riveting biography brings these two celebrated women to life, revealing the ruthless drive and innovative business strategies that took each to the top. Along the way, it offers an intriguing look at their personal idiosyncrasies (Rubinstein collected art, Arden racehorses), their checkered marriages, and the rarefied social milieu in which they both traveled.

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