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Oliver Twist *

This Preface to Shakespeare's Hamlet is copywrite 1946.  The book was published as a Dramabook series.  Please see pictures of publishing symbol.

California

Preface to Hamlet 

Franklin W. Dixon

Pennsylvania

Frank and Joe Hardy are investigating a mysterious old house high on the cliffs above Barmet Bay when they are frightened off by a scream. The boys return to the apparently haunted house when they make a connection between the place and a smuggling case their father is working on. When their father goes missing, they have to investigate the caves beneath the house and confront the smugglers.

Hardy Boys 02: the House on the Cliff

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Michigan

Usborne graphic classics

Dracula

Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles

#hardcover #ducktales #disney #kids #children #vintage #classic #waltdisney #1980s #donaldduck 

Oregon

Donald is kidnapped because of his strong resemblance to an ancient Egyptian pharoah, and Gyro Gearloose invents a time machine that transports him back to medieval times.

Sphinx for the Memories and Sir Gyro Gearloose

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#hardcover #vintage #classic #kids #children #disney #livingbook #whitman #childrensbook #adventure 

The Swiss Family Robinson 

#hardcover #mystery #icanread #children #kids #vintage #classic #earlyreader #childrens #livingbook 

Binky Brothers and the Fearless Four 

#hardcover #icanread #earlyreader #livingbook #children #kids #animals #picturebook #vintage #classic 

Johnny Lion’s Book 

Retired school library book. Previous owners information has been marked out on the inside of the front and back cover. Pages are in good condition. The binding is separating from the book on the inside of the front cover. Copyright 1969

North Carolina

My Visit to the Dinosaurs

Jim Razzi

Rudyard Kipling

Delaware

Mowgli, the man-cub raised by wolves in the jungle, finally leaves his animal friends to go with a girl to the man-village.

Disney's The Jungle Book

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Charles Perrault

New York

Cinderella

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Alice in Wonderland

Minnesota

Dogs

#hardcover #fiction #historicalfiction #americangirl #classic #Samantha #juvenilefixtion #kids #girls

Samantha Saves the Day

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Goodnight, Moon

Buenas Noches, Luna

#classic #classics #adapted #childrensbook #paperback #livingbook #kid #children #juvenile  

The story and characters in Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre-Dame have resonated with succeeding generations since its publication in 1831. It has tempted filmmakers, and most recently animators, who have exploited its dramatic content to good effect but have inevitably lost some of the grays that make the original text so compelling.
From Victor Hugo's flamboyant imagination came Quasimodo, the grotesque bell ringer; La Esmeralda, the sensuous gypsy dancer; and the haunted archdeacon Claude Frollo. Hugo set his epic tale in the Paris of 1482 under Louis XI and meticulously re-created the
day-to-day life of its highest and lowest inhabitants. Written at a time of perennial political upheaval in France, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame is the product of an emerging democratic sensibility and prefigures the teeming masterpiece Les Mise rables, which Hugo would write thirty years later.
He made the cathedral the centerpiece of the novel and called it Notre-Dame de Paris. (It received its popular English title at the time of its second translation in 1833.) Hugo wrote that his inspiration came from a carving of the word fatality in Greek that he had found in the cathedral. The inscription had been eradicated by the time the book was published, and Hugo feared that Notre-Dame's Gothic splendor might soon be lost to the contemporary fad for tearing down old buildings. Notre-Dame has survived as one of the great monuments of Paris, and Hugo's novel is a fitting celebration of it, a popular classic that is proving to be just as enduring.
The Modern Library has played a significant role in American cultural life for the better part of a century. The series was foundedin 1917 by the publishers Boni and Liveright and eight years later acquired by Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer. It provided the foun-dation for their next publishing venture, Random House. The Modern Library has been a staple of the American book trade, providing readers with affordable hard-bound editions of important works of liter-ature and thought. For the Modern Library's seventy-fifth anniversary, Random House redesigned the series, restoring as its emblem the running torchbearer created by Lucian Bernhard in 1925 and refurbishing jackets, bindings, and type, as well as inau-gurating a new program of selecting titles. The Modern Library continues to provide the world's best books, at the best prices.
Jacket paintings: (front) detail from Notre Dame by Paul Lecomte, courtesy of David David Gallery/SuperStock; (spine) Victor Hugo, 1833, by Louis Boulanger of Giraudon/Art Resource, N.Y."

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

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Tootle 

#hardcover #livingbook #kids #children #mystery #classic #vintage #boys #childrensbook #juvenilefiction 

With two cases in tow, the Hardy boys look to Turner mill for clues. Determined to learn the secret of the old mill, Frank and Joe employ a clever ruse to gain entrance, only to find themselves trapped. How the young detectives extricate themselves from this dangerous situation and unravel mysteries will keep readers tense with suspense!

Hardy Boys 03: the Secret of the Old Mill

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#paperback #poems #poetry #dover #classic #american #america #modernism #modern #americanstudies 

One of the most original and widely imitated poets of the twentieth century, William Carlos Williams (1883-1963) wrote verse firmly rooted in concrete experience and the particulars of everyday life. A practicing physician for more than 40 years, Williams worked in the idiom of modern American speech ― unlike his friend and mentor, Ezra Pound ― and his poems are redolent with a warmth and generosity of spirit. The Beat poets were particularly impressed with the accessibility of his language, and Williams's widely quoted dictum, "No ideas but in things," influenced a generation of American poets.
This fine selection offers readers the opportunity to study and enjoy the richness and variety of Williams's early work. More than 70 poems, published between 1917 and 1921, include "Peace on Earth," "Tract," "El Hombre," "Danse Russe," "Keller Gegen Dom," "Willow Poem," "Queen-Anne's-Lace," "Portrait of a Lady," "The Widow's Lament in Springtime," and many others.

Early Poems

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Minor writing inside (showed worst examples in the photos). Doesn’t impact appearance of cover or readability. 

This Level 3 I Can Read book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 5 to 7 who are ready to read independently. It's a fun way to keep your child engaged and as a supplement for activity books for children.

Ariel would love to be in the basket of Lucky Star on the day of the big balloon race against Bernard the Brave. Her mother, Carlotta the Great, is the best lady balloonist in America. But Ariel's parents think she is too young. Little do they know she is asleep in the Odds and Ends box when Carlotta the Great orders "Hands off!" and the balloon race begins.

 The thrills of Ariel's first ride in a hydrogen balloon come to life in this story based on a real ballooning family of the late 1800's. Carolyn Croll's pictures capture the pageantry and drama of the race, and will have readers rooting to the end for Ariel and her mother.

The Big Balloon Race

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Cover in good condition, binding is broken- see photos 

Ohio

Nancy Drew 

The Secret of Red Gate Farm

#hardcover #exlibrary #ya #fantasy #fiction #vintage #classic #adventure #McCaffrey 

New Jersey

Dragon Lady of Pern

Moreta 

Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantès is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. Dumas’ epic tale of suffering and retribution, inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment, was a huge popular success when it was first serialized in the 1840s.

Robin Buss’s lively English translation is complete and unabridged, and remains faithful to the style of Dumas’s original. This edition includes an introduction, explanatory notes and suggestions for further reading.

#hardcover #fiction #classic 

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Hardy Boys 02: the House on the Cliff

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Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles

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Sphinx for the Memories and Sir Gyro Gearloose

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My Visit to the Dinosaurs

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Disney's The Jungle Book

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Samantha Saves the Day

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Buenas Noches, Luna

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Hardy Boys 03: the Secret of the Old Mill

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The Secret of Red Gate Farm

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