Charlotte Zolotow

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Virginia

Over and Over

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Edward Lear

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

A Book of Nonsense

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Shaun Tan

A boy finds a lost "thing" on the beach and tries to find where it belongs.

The Lost Thing

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Graeme Base

Lovely illustrations in children’s book about sea creatures 

A fable about undersea life that brings a lesson about the dangers of pollution.

Sign of the Seahorse

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Carly Simon

Mother Bear tries to persuade her young daughter Amy to stop dancing and go to bed with unexpected results.

Amy the Dancing Bear

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Eddison Sadd

John Matthews

Caitlín Matthews

Great condition, Arthurian legends and the year cycle

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

From the Dust Jacket: The legend of King Arthur, the Once and Future King, and the Knights of the Round Table is among the most powerful and durable of myths. It has been expanded and elaborated countless times, in many languages, and appeals as strongly to the romantic imagination of today as it did to the medieval audience for whom it was first set down. The Arthurian Book of Days is a unique way to enter this dramatic, colorful world. It can be consulted throughout the year, recounting the adventures of Arthur and his companions on a daily, seasonal, or annual basis. Many of the stories in the Arthurian cycle are commemorated on the day or days with which they are traditionally associated; each day throughout the year tells a different story or part of a story

The Arthurian Book of Days

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Marabela Cecil

Great condition, lovely story about a girl who loves cats

Lottie's Cats

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Stanley Baron

Whimsical British history book with illustrations and hamsters. Great condition 

The Hamster History of Britain

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Richard Walker

Rizzoli

Reference guide to the history of Savile Row and fashion. 

An Illustrated History

Savile Row

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Eric Felten

Excellent condition hardcover guide to the history of cocktails

Cocktails, Culture, and the Art of Drinking Well

"A cultural history of the cocktail. Includes drink recipes"--Provided by publisher.

How's Your Drink?

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John Van der Kiste

Collection of Christmas creations by Gilbert and Sullivan- a treat for a fan
Excellent condition, hardcover

While they may not be associated with Christmas to the same degree as Charles Dickens, Gilbert and Sullivan have become part of the Christmas season. The former began his career as a dramatist writing Christmas stories and children's plays, while the latter's prolific output as a composer included music for several carols. The two dominated English culture for much of the Victorian age.

Gilbert and Sullivan's Christmas

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Very vintage collections of fairy tales

Some wear and tear inside the book, but binding is good and no musty smell

Through Fairy Halls of my Bookhouse

Jan Mark

Lovely hardcover children’s book with original jacket
Jacket has some minor wear, but the interior is pristine

Fun with Mrs. Thumb

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Vintage 1981 First American edition 
Lovey illustrations, story of a British cat

Nimbus and the Crown Jewels

Robert Emmet Long

Good hardcover copy with original jacket 
Inside in great condition 
Perfect for costume drama lovers

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

"A filmography provides complete production and casting details, release dates, and running times, and a bibliography lists the many articles that have appeared about this remarkable trio."--BOOK JACKET.

The Films of Merchant Ivory

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Richard Burton

Hardcover with plastic over jacket
Some damage to paper jack and front page as shown, but interior very good

The Book of a Thousand Nights and a Night

This retelling of the magnificent tales told by Scheherazade to the King of India in order to save her life includes such magical classics as Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp, and many other favorites.

The Arabian Nights

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Henry Glassie

Hardcover edition of the folklore classic
CD included and never opened 

In the time of the Troubles, when there were bombs in the night and soldiers on the road, Henry Glassie journeyed to the Irish borderland to learn how country people endure. He settled into the farming community of Ballymenone, beside Lough Erne in the County Fermanagh. He asked questions, and he listened. For a decade he heard and recorded the stories and songs in which they outlined their culture, recounted their history, and pictured their world--a world which, in their view, was one of love and defeat and uncertainty, demanding faith, bravery, and wit. In his award-winning Passing the Time in Ballymenone, Henry Glassie set out to write a comprehensive ethnography of the community. Now, after decades of work in Asia, in Turkey and Bangladesh, in India and Japan, Glassie has returned to Ireland, using his skills as an observer, a listener, a writer, in an effort to understand how poor people in rural places suffer and laugh and carry on while history happens. Glassie's task in The Stars of Ballymenone is to set the scene, to sketch the backdrop and clear the stage, so that Hugh Nolan and Michael Boyle, Peter Flanagan, Ellen Cutler, and their neighbors can tell their own tale. The Stars of Ballymenone is an integrated analysis of the complete repertory of verbal art from a community where storytelling and singing of quality remained a part of daily life. The book includes a CD so the voices of Ballymenone can be heard at last.

The Stars of Ballymenone

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Barre Toelken

Great condition of one of the great texts in folklore studies 
Some wear and tear on the jacket, but interior is good condition- some pencil marks but no highlighter

Nuance, Metaphor, and Meaning in Folksongs

Toelken's lively exploration of folksongs and their meanings looks closely at a number of folksong and ballad texts. He discusses riddle songs and other ambiguous folksongs, as well as the various "ballad commonplaces," treating them not as a fund of mindless cliches but as a reservoir of suggestive reference. The author ranges through metaphors such as weaving, plowing, plucking flowers, and walking in the dew, showing in each case how it contributes to meaning in vernacular song. Included are comparisons to German folksongs, medieval poetry, Italian folk lyrics, and a wide range of Euro-American vernacular expression. If morning dew and roses are metaphorical signifiers, he prompts us to ask, what might they say to the folk communities that sustain and share them? Toelken draws on both his published work and his extensive unpublished research on English-language and German-Austrian folksong. The German references he offers show that the nuances are not coincidental or unique to English ballad development but reflect a widespread northern European pattern of metaphoric expression.

Morning Dew and Roses

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Henry Steele Commager

1983 Hardcover edition with jacket 
Good condition 

Churchill's History of the English-Speaking Peoples

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Stephen Cosgrove

Expected wear and tear
Happy to bundle serendipity books

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

A gnome in Alaska desperately tries to find a way to get warm from the inside out.

Gnome from Nome

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Trapper- baby seal story
Serendipity books
Good condition, expected wear and tear

Because of the crisp, brisk weather, furry little creatures called minstrel seals came from all over to play in the cold waters of the island. They were called minstrel seals because they always sang pretty songs of the sea. Join the whimsical characters in this beautifully illustrated collection as they entertain and inspire every reader.

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Charlotte Zolotow

Over and Over

Edward Lear

A Book of Nonsense

Shaun Tan

The Lost Thing

Graeme Base

Sign of the Seahorse

Carly Simon

Amy the Dancing Bear

Eddison Sadd; John Matthews; Caitlín Matthews

The Arthurian Book of Days

Marabela Cecil

Lottie's Cats

Stanley Baron

The Hamster History of Britain

Richard Walker; Rizzoli

Savile Row

Eric Felten

How's Your Drink?

John Van der Kiste

Gilbert and Sullivan's Christmas

Olive Beaupré Miller

Through Fairy Halls of my Bookhouse

Jan Mark

Fun with Mrs. Thumb

Jim Smith

Nimbus and the Crown Jewels

Robert Emmet Long

The Films of Merchant Ivory

Richard Burton

The Arabian Nights

Henry Glassie

The Stars of Ballymenone

Barre Toelken

Morning Dew and Roses

Henry Steele Commager

Churchill's History of the English-Speaking Peoples

Stephen Cosgrove

Gnome from Nome

Stephen Cosgrove

The Trapper

Terry Whitworth (Illustrator)

West Country Teatime Recipes

Amanda Persey

Favourite Yorkshire Recipes

Terry Whitworth (Illustrator)

West Country Teatime Recipes

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