Carl R. Sams

Jean Stoick

A STRANGER IN THE WOODS Picture Book

Book is HARDCOVER & in EXCELLENT condition!
No writing, rips or tears
 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Wisconsin

A Photographic Fantasy

Forest animals, awakened by the birds' warning that there is a stranger in the woods, set out to discover if there is danger and find, instead, a wonderful surprise.

Stranger in the Woods

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Richard Scarry

RICHARD SCARRY’S - BEST STORYBOOK EVER 

Book is HARDCOVER & in EXCELLENT condition l
No writing, rips or tears 


Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

A collection of stories, nursery rhymes, fables, and illustrated topical word lists covering such subjects as numbers, alphabets, manners, seasons, and many others.

Richard Scarry's Best Storybook Ever

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Cover has creases,scuffs , discoloration, stains and light shelf life wear. The inside front cover has the previous owners name written on it . The inside has discoloration, and some light stains.

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Michigan

The Saggy Baggy Elephant 

Best picture books

young through middle grades, and maybe even someone older ;)

Jeanne Birdsall

Slight edge wear. Crease to lower left corner of back cover. Tight binding. Pages in very good condition.

California

While vacationing with their widowed father in the Berkshire Mountains, four young sisters, ages four through twelve, share adventures with a local boy, much to the dismay of his snobbish mother.

The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Utah

The Clockwork Three

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Martin Latham

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Texas

A Curious and Quirky History of London

A paperback reissue of Londonopolis (9781849941655) This curious history of London whisks you down the rabbit hole and into the warren of backstreets, landmarks, cemeteries, palaces, markets, museums and secret gardens of the great metropolis. Meet the cockneys, politicians, fairies, philosophers, gangsters and royalty that populate the city, their stories becoming curiouser and curiouser as layers of time and history are peeled back. Find out which tube station once housed the Elgin Marbles and what lies behind a Piccadilly doorway that helped Darwin launch his theory of evolution and caused the Swedes to wage war against Britain. Do you believe in fairies? Do you know which Leadenhall site became a Nag's Head tavern, morphing into the mighty East India Company, before taking flight as the futuristic Lloyds Building? Who named the Natural History Museum's long-tailed dinosaur Mr Whippy? Spanning above and below ground, from the outer suburbs to the inner city, and from the medieval period to the modern day, Londonopolis is a celebration of the weird and the wonderful that makes the mysterious city of London so magical.

Londonopolis

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Chapters: beyond picture books

First book in favorite cozy mystery series which I'm currently reading or have completed.

M. C. Beaton

1st of four books featuring Captain Harry Cartwright and Lady Rose Summer. Light and entertaining.

Please note a couple tiny areas of cover damage, see photos for details. Acquired used, perfectly acceptable reading copy.

Originally published as written by Marion Chesney

Secondhand so I don’t know it’s original home, but ships from the nonsmoking home of miss-barks-a-lot golden doodle and her humans. Don’t worry, she’d rather chase squirrels than read books.

An Edwardian Murder Mystery

When a marriage proposal appears imminent for the beautiful -- if rebellious -- Lady Rose Summer, her father wants to know if her suitor's intentions are honorable. He calls on Captain Harry Cathcart, the impoverished younger son of a baron, to do some intelligence work on the would-be fiancee, Sir Geoffrey Blandon.

After his success in uncovering Geoffrey's dishonorable motives, Harry fashions a career out of "fixing" things for wealthy aristocrats. So when the Marquess of Hedley finds one of his guests dead at a lavish house party, he knows just the man to call.

But when Harry is caught between his client's desire for discretion and his suspicion that murder may indeed have been committed, he enlists the help of Superintendent Kerridge of the Scotland Yard and Lady Rose, also a guest at Lord Hedley's.

Set in Britain and the Edwardian world of parties, servants, and scandal, M. C. Beaton's Snobbery with Violence is a delightful combination of murderous intrigue and high society.

Snobbery with Violence, book #1 of 4

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Tasha Alexander

Maryland

From gifted new writer Tasha Alexander comes a stunning novel of historical suspense set in Victorian England, meticulously researched and with a twisty plot that involves stolen antiquities, betrayal, and murder And Only to Deceive For Emily, accepting the proposal of Philip, the Viscount Ashton, was an easy way to escape her overbearing mother, who was set on a grand society match. So when Emily's dashing husband died on safari soon after their wedding, she felt little grief. After all, she barely knew him. Now, nearly two years later, she discovers that Philip was a far different man from the one she had married so cavalierly. His journals reveal him to have been a gentleman scholar and antiquities collector who, to her surprise, was deeply in love with his wife. Emily becomes fascinated with this new image of her dead husband and she immerses herself in all things ancient and begins to study Greek. Emily's intellectual pursuits and her desire to learn more about Philip take her to the quiet corridors of the British Museum, one of her husband's favorite places. There, amid priceless ancient statues, she uncovers a dark, dangerous secret involving stolen artifacts from the Greco-Roman galleries. And to complicate matters, she's juggling two very prominent and wealthy suitors, one of whose intentions may go beyond the marrying kind. As she sets out to solve the crime, her search leads to more surprises about Philip and causes her to question the role in Victorian society to which she, as a woman, is relegated.

And Only to Deceive

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Minnesota

A penniless twenty-something member of the extended British royal family, Lady Victoria, the daughter of the Duke of Atholt and Rannoch, puts her sleuthing talents to work when an arrogant Frenchman, who is determined to gain control of her family's eight-hundred-year-old estate for himself, ends up dead in her bathtub. Reprint.

Her Royal Spyness

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Favorite Cozy Mystery Series 1st Book

Books I would have enjoyed in my youth but they didn’t exist then so I enjoyed them in an older version of me.

Angie Frazier

A Suzanna Snow Mystery

In 1905, Suzanna is in training to be a well-mannered hostess at a Loch Harbor, New Brunswick, hotel, but her dream of being a detective gets a boost when a seven-year-old guest goes missing and Suzanna's uncle, a famous detective, comes to solve the case.

The Midnight Tunnel

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Includes both mystery books! Never read, excellent condition.

Illinois

The Jeweled Moth

The Clockwork Sparrow, follows the adventures of recently orphaned fourteen-year-old Sophie, a shop girl at the newly opened Sinclair's Department Store in London. Just as she's settling into her new life, a priceless object is stolen, a young man is attacked and Sophie is implicated in the crime. Combining mystery, adventure and friendship with a sumptuous Edwardian setting, The Clockwork Sparrow is an absolute joy of a book, transporting the reader to a world of heady glamour offset by a murky criminal underground. It's Nancy Drew with a PBS twist, and readers of all ages will adore the cast of exceptionally likeable characters.

The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow

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Carolyn Keene

North Carolina

A special treat for Nancy Drew fans, and any reader who is new to the series. 

This stunning box set features the reissued editions of books 1-4, all with gorgeous covers that hark back to the era in which the series was first published. This beautiful and deluxe set is a must-have for all collectors and is also the perfect gift for hooking new readers on the girl sleuth.

Nancy Drew Mystery Stories Books 1-4

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My inner Nancy Drew

Charlotte MacLeod

Complete series Max Bittersohn and Sarah Kelling cozy (madcap, zany, screwball, quite a number of descriptions) mysteries by Charlotte MacLeod. Collected up as used books for the simple purpose of reading them, now selling as a bundle so I can price lower than if sold individually. 

Mass market paperbacks ranging from earlier vintage printings to newer printings in a variety of conditions. All are intact and very readable but some have creased spines, bent covers, perhaps small tears or other flaws, possible minor markings, shelf wear. Will send additional photos/details upon request.

1. The Family Vault 
2. The Withdrawing Room
3. The Palace Guard 
4. The Bilbao Looking Glass
5. The Convivial Codfish 
6. The Plain Old Man
7. The Recycled Citizen 
8. The Silver Ghost 
9. The Gladstone Bag
10. The Resurrection Man
11. The Odd Job
12. The Balloon Man

📚 will be shipped in a ♻️ box.
 

Oversized Paperback (4 to 6 lbs)

Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn mysteries 1-12

The Family Vault, Max Bittersohn and Sarah Kelling bundle, 1-12

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All 10 of the Peter Shandy cozy mysteries (a little wacky, screwball, offbeat…). Mass market paperbacks collected up as used books just for reading (now vintage) they range from early to later printings. 

Bent covers, spine creases, blemishes, yellowing pages, shelf wear, a few markings, and a small tear or two, but still all very much intact and readable. Nothing is falling apart. I will send additional photos/information on request.

Selling as a bundle so I can price lower than individual books. 

1. Rest You Merry
2. The Luck Runs Out
3. Wrack and Rune
4. Something the Cat Dragged In
5. The Curse of the Giant Hogweed
6. The Corpse in Oozak’s Pond
7. Vane Pursuit 
8. An Owl Too Many
9. Something I’m the Water 
10. Exit the Milkman 

📚 will be shipped in a ♻️ box.


Peter Shandy mysteries, #1-10

Rest You Merry, bundle Peter Shandy mysteries, 1-10 

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Book 1-13 William Monk historical mysteries by Anne Perry. More pictures/information on request. 

Note: Anne Perry’s books are a little darker in tone than many “cozy” mysteries, a little less graphic, but still somewhat detailed in descriptions, as other mysteries and thrillers.

Book conditions as follows - heavy spine creasing rated "fair" even if no other issues:
1 Face of a Stranger - good
2 Dangerous Mourning - excellent
3 Defend and Betray - excellent
4 Sudden Fearful Death - good
5 Sins of the Wolf - fair
6 Cain his Brother - fair
7 Weighed in the Balance - good
8 Silent Cry - fair
9 Breach of Promise - fair
10 Twisted Root - excellent
11 Slaves of Obsession - good
12 Funeral in Blue - fair
13 Death of a Stranger - fair

📚 Will be shipped in recycled ♻️ box.

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