Margaret Powell

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

West Virginia

The Classic Kitchen Maid's Memoir That Inspired Upstairs, Downstairs and Downton Abbey

Brilliantly evoking the long-vanished world of masters and servants portrayed in Downton Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs, Margaret Powell's classic memoir of her time in service, Below Stairs, is the remarkable true story of an indomitable woman who, though she served in the great houses of England, never stopped aiming high. Powell first arrived at the servants' entrance of one of those great houses in the 1920s. As a kitchen maid - the lowest of the low - she entered an entirely new world; one of stoves to be blacked, vegetables to be scrubbed, mistresses to be appeased, and bootlaces to be ironed. Work started at 5.30am and went on until after dark. It was a far cry from her childhood on the beaches of Hove, where money and food were scarce, but warmth and laughter never were. Yet from the gentleman with a penchant for stroking the housemaids' curlers, to raucous tea-dances with errand boys, to the heartbreaking story of Agnes the pregnant under-parlormaid, fired for being seduced by her mistress's nephew, Margaret's tales of her time in service are told with wit, warmth, and a sharp eye for the prejudices of her situation. Margaret Powell's true story of a life spent in service is a fascinating "downstairs" portrait of the glittering, long-gone worlds behind the closed doors of Downton Abbey and 165 Eaton Place.

Below Stairs

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Pennsylvania

A Little Princess 

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Beatrix Potter

New York

In this generously-sized book, young children can experience the enchantment of Beatrix Potter's famous tale of naughty Peter Rabbit's adventures in Mr. McGregor's garden. Simple text and beautiful illustrations bring the classic story to life, making this a great gift for the holidays, to welcome a new baby, or as a must-have for every family's bookshelf!

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

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Joyce Lankester Brisley

The stories of Milly-Molly-Mandy and her family and friends have charmed generations of children since they first appeared in 1925. The Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook, written and illustrated by Joyce Lankester Brisley, is a collection of twenty-one classic tales about this resourceful and thoughtful little girl reflect with accuracy the dilemmas and challenges of a child's world. Young children today will love to hear how Milly-Molly-Mandy decides to spend her first penny, looks after a hedgehog, and spends her first night away from home. These timeless stories are perfect for reading aloud, for older children to read by themselves, or as a story before bedtime, and will bring back many happy memories for many parents and grandparents. The book's endpaper feature a two-page map of Milly-Molly-Mandy's village complete with drawings of cottages, fields, streets, and shops making it easy for children to follow Milly-Molly-Mandy from place to place.

Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook

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Louisa May Alcott

Deanna McFadden

Arthur Pober

Presents an abridged version of the novel chronicling the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in mid-nineteenth-century New England.

Classic Starts®: Little Women

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Missouri

Sooki the elephant, who has never seen another animal like himself, tries to shrink his saggy wrinkly skin.

The Saggy Baggy Elephant

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Delaware

Story Reader “me reader” 

Cinderella

This book is an adaptation of the classic novel Treasure Island. Sneaky pirates, sailing ships, buried treasure, exotic lands, and murderous mutiny. What could be better to win over even the most reluctant boy reader? Robert Louis Stevenson serves up thrills, chills, and plenty of action in this timeless, and much-admired adventure novel. This easy to read adaptation is guaranteed to hook beginning readers not yet ready to tackle the original.




Texas

Treasury of Illustrated Classics

Treasure Island

This enjoyable read-aloud picture book about friendship, sharing, and cookies can also be used to introduce basic math concepts to young children. "Refreshing, enjoyable, and unpredictable."--School Library Journal

Each ring of the doorbell brings more friends to share the delicious cookies Ma has made in this beloved classic.

Pat Hutchins is the celebrated creator of numerous award-winning books for children, including Rosie's Walk, Titch, and Don't Forget the Bacon! The Doorbell Rang was named a Notable Book for Children by the American Library Association.

The Doorbell Rang

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Oregon

Full of fantasy and wonder, these enduring classics are a must for every child’s library. These stories, along with sparkling illustrations, will capture children’s imagination and inspire a love of reading that is vital to success in school and life. Each book features holographic foil stamping.The classic tale of Gulliver's Travels is retold.

Gulliver's Travels

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#hardcover #fantasy #fiction #vintage #diverse #fantasyfiction #livingbook #classic #youngadult #ya 

Saved from being sacrificed alive to the angry volcano, eight-year-old Rana transcends the evil schemes of the tribesman who "saves" her and leads her people to a new life in the distant Land of the Long White Cloud.

Light in the Mountain (AUTOGRAPHED COPY)

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California

From the moment he arrives, it is obvious that the new baby is boss and he gets whatever he wants, from drinks made-to-order around the clock to his executive gym.

The Boss Baby

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Clean/unmarked pages #arthurshoneybear #childrens #classic #lillianhoban 

Arthur’s Honey Bear 

Myron Beck

Richard A. Wolters

Georgia

Classic Stories about Smart Dogs

Foreword by Richard A. Wolters, photographs by Myron Beck. A perfect book for both dog lovers and lovers of literature, filled with nine classic short stories about dogs and wonderful color photographs. Includes Dorothy Parker, James Thurber, Ring Lardner, Don Marquis, O. Henry. Robert Benchley, and more, 20 color photographs, plus spot art and borders throughout.

Dog Tales

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#hardcover #drseuss #onefishtwofishredfishbluefish #classic #babylibrary

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David Almond

David Almond, recipient of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award, a Printz Honor forSkellig, and the Printz Award for Kit's Wilderness, has crafted an enchanting modern take on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Written in lyrical prose, this novel for fans of epic romances and mythology retellings explores themes of love, loss, fate, and destiny set against the dramatic and diverse backdrop of Northern England. Claire and Ella and their friends are bound by ties so strong they seem unbreakable. Then the strange and handsome Orpheus strolls onto the beach, and he sings them all into an astonishing new understanding of themselves. Ella is caught the hardest, fastest, deepest—and Claire is left with the pain of looking on. Raw, emotional, lyrical, funny, and true, A Song for Ella Grey is a tale of the joys, troubles, and desires of modern teens. It takes place in the ordinary streets of Tyneside and on the beautiful beaches of Northumberland. It's a story of first love, a love song that draws on ancient mythical forces. A love that leads Ella, Orpheus, and Claire to the gates of Death and beyond. "Almond's . . . prose seeps into your blood like word venom until you can't imagine reading anything else."--The Times (London) "David Almond's books are strange, unsettling wild things--unfettered by the normal constraints of children's literature, beyond classification."--The Guardian A Financial Times YA Fiction Best Book of the Year

A Song for Ella Grey

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Jules Verne

Laurence Yep

This wonderful vintage book is from my personal library purchased new in 1980. It looks new, pages have yellowed some only because of age. Binder is tight, no dog ears or stains. This is a Treasury Of Children’s Classic. See all photos 

South Carolina

Originally published: New York: Playmore: Waldman Pub., 1990.

1980 Around the World in 80 Days

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#hardcover #livingbook #amblesideonline #curriculum #homeschool #pirates #classic 

Reading & Language Arts

Holors, thus defined, have been known for centuries but each has been developed more or less independently, accompanied by separate nomenclature and theory. This book demonstrates how these complicated subjects can be made simple by using a single notation that applies to all holors, both tensor and nontensor.

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Poor Santa! All eight of his reindeer are sneezing so hard they can't fly. Who will help him deliver his last present? "I think I can," says everyone's favorite Little Blue Engine!

The Little Engine That Could and the Snowy, Blowy Christmas

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Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

New Jersey

The Wizard of Oz

Binding very tight, text clean and unmarked, no visible shelfwear. Appears unread. 

Ohio

A collection of illustrated Mother Goose rhymes such as Old Mother Hubbard and Goosey, goosey, gander.

Mother Goose

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#hardcover #classic #littlewomen #scholastic #kids #children #girls #homeschool #literature #girly 

Book and Charm Keepsake

Four sisters--Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy--face hardships, illness, and poverty growing up in the late 1800s.

Little Women

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F. Scott Fitzgerald

Compilation of two novels (This Side of Paradise and The Beautiful and the Damned) as well as 19 short stories 

District of Columbia

Two Novels and Nineteen Short Stories

Inseparably associated with a point in history he claimed to despise, F. Scott Fitzgerald is both the quintessential Jazz-Age writer and perhaps the era's harshest critic. Included in this book are: The Beautiful and Damned (novel), a cautionary tale of reckless ambition and squandered talent set amid the glitter of Jazz Age New York. This Side of Paradise (novel), his semi-autobiographical first novel, became an instant best-seller. It traces the early life of Amory Blaine from the end of prep school through Princeton to the start of an uncertain career in New York City. 11 short stories from Tales of the Jazz Age and 8 short stories from Flappers and Philosophers. With stories like "The Ice Palace" and "The Jelly Bean," he portrayed the emotional depth of a society devoted to excess and racing heedlessly towards catastrophe that was only a few years ahead.

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Joyce Lankester Brisley

Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook

Louisa May Alcott; Deanna McFadden; Arthur Pober

Classic Starts®: Little Women

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Light in the Mountain (AUTOGRAPHED COPY)

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The Boss Baby

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Arthur’s Honey Bear

Myron Beck; Richard A. Wolters

Dog Tales

Dr. Seuss

One fish two fish red fish blue fish

David Almond

A Song for Ella Grey

Jules Verne

1980 Around the World in 80 Days

Robert Louis Stevenson; Earle Hitchner; Holt, Rinehart and Winston Staff (Prepared for Publication by)

Treasure Island

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F. Scott Fitzgerald: Classic Works

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