Black Elephant - Voight - McCaffery

Black Elephant

Virginia Francis Voight, ill. by William A. McCaffery

The lively adventures of Ebony the black elephant and his young master, Dilly, are filled with the excitement of circus life in the days of the ''rolling show'' and with information about a variety of animals - circus animals and those native to the new England area as well.

Prentice Hall, 1959. An approved selection of Parents' Magazine's Book Club for Children. Hard cover, with dust jacket, 5-1/2 x 8-1/4...
Circa: 1959
Condition: used
Size: 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Author: Virginia Francis Voight, ill. by William A. McCaffery
Pages: 182  

The Saturdays

The Saturdays

Elizabeth Enright

The four Melendy children are tired of wasting good Saturdays doing nothing but wishing for bigger allowances and so they jump at Randy's idea for the Independent Saturday Afternoon Adventure Club.

Rinehart & Co., 1942. An approved selection of Parents' Magazine's Book Club for Children. Hard cover with dust jacket, 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches, 175 pages.

Name inside front cover. Slight shelf wear. Very good.

Under 2 lbs.
Circa: 1942
Condition: used
Size: 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Rinehart & Co.
Author: Elizabeth Enright
Pages: 175  

The Peddler's Cart

The Peddler's Cart

Elizabeth Coatsworth, ill. by Zhenya Gay

A story of life on the road in the 1800s.

Macmillan Company, 1956, third printing. An approved selection of Parents' Magazine's Book Club for Children. Hard cover, no dust jacket, 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches, 151 pages.

Edges of cover are faded. Lower edge tear, 3/4 inch, on page 71/72. Pencilled name inside front. Clean and firmly bound.

Under 1 lb.
Circa: 1956
Condition: used
Size: 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Macmillan Company
Author: Elizabeth Coatsworth, ill. by Zhenya Gay
Edition: 3
Pages: 151  

The River Horse

The River Horse

Nina Ames Frey, ill. by Renee George

Every child wants a horse, and Arana, the young Mayan Indian hero of this story, is no exception. In a little hut in a village on the shores of Lake Atitlan in Guatemala he dreams of owning a horse.

William R. Scott, Inc., 1953. Approved selection of Parents' Magazine's Book Club for Children. Hard cover with dust jacket, 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches, 150 pages.

Name inside front cover. Very little wear.

Under 1 lb.
Circa: 1953
Condition: used
Size: 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: William R. Scott Inc.
Author: Nina Ames Frey, ill. by Renee George
Pages: 150  

Pancho - faithful dog

Pancho

Bruce Grant, ill. by Paul Galdone

The story of the faithfulness of the dog Pancho is a true one. For almost two weeks he remained alone on guard in a lonely section of southwest Texas, after he had been instructed by his masters to stay there. He was finally rescued by the Texas Rangers.

The World Publishing Co., 1958. Stated First Edition, approved selection of Parents' Magazine's Book Club for Children. Hard cover, with dust jacket, 5-1/2 inches wide by 8-1/4 inches...
Circa: 1958
Condition: Used
Size: 5-1/2 inches wide by 8-1/4 inches tall
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: The World Publishing Co.
Author: Bruce Grant, ill. by Paul Galdone
Pages: 185  

The Three Tripps

The Three Tripps

Margaret & John Travers Moore

Three children in 1897 move to Cherry Tree Hill in Jackson, Ohio.

Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1959. An approved selection of Parents' Magazine's Book Club for Children. Hard cover, no dust jacket, 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches, 159 pages.

Very good.

Under 1 lb.
Circa: 1959
Condition: used
Size: 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill Company
Author: Margaret & John Travers Moore
Pages: 159  

The Giggle Book, Favorite Riddles

The Giggle Book, Favorite Riddles

Stephanie Calmenson, pictures by Maxie Chambliss

An illustrated collection of riddles, such as ''What did the mayonnaise say to the refrigerator? Close the door, I'm dressing!''

Parents Magazine Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8193-1140-5. Hard pictorial cover, 6-7/8 x 8-3/4 inches, 40 pages.

Name plate inside front. Some wear to edges and corners. Firmly bound.

Under 1 lb.
Circa: 1987
Condition: used
Size: 6-7/8 x 8-3/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Parents Magazine Press
Author: Stephanie Calmenson, pictures by Maxie Chambliss
Pages: 40
ISBN: 0819311405  

The Little Circus - marionettes

The Little Circus

Jeanette C. Shirk, ill. by Mircea Vasiliu

Circus performers join a marionette show.

Dodd, Mead & Co., 1955. An approved selection of Parents' Magazine's Book Club for Boys & Girls. Hard cover, no dust jacket, 5-3/4 x 8-1/4 inches, 176 pages.

Slight edge and corner wear, with a few light spots on the cover. Clean and firmly bound.

Under 2 lbs.
Circa: 1955
Condition: used
Size: 5-3/4 x 8-1/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Dodd Mead & Co.
Author: Jeanette C. Shirk, ill. by Mircea Vasiliu
Pages: 176  

The Runaway The Runaway

Grace Neff Brett, ill. by Jules Gotlieb

Thirteen-year-old Jom Bray, who had been captured as a baby by coastal pirates, flees north to Philadelphia to find his real parents.

Follett Pub Co., 1958. Hard cover with dust jacket, 6-1/4 x 8-1/2 inches, 223 pages.

Approved selection by Parents' Magazine's Book Club for Children.

Dust jacket has light wear to spine ends and corners. Book has name inside cover, otherwise very good, clean and firmly bound.

Under 2...
Circa: 1958
Condition: used
Size: 6-1/4 x 8-1/2 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Follett Pub Co.
Author: Grace Neff Brett, ill. by Jules Gotlieb
Pages: 223  

Takao and Grandfather's Sword

Takao and Grandfather's Sword

Yoshiko Uchida, ill. by William M. Hutchinson

A lively and understanding picture of a boy growing up in modern Japan, where Western inventions and ideas are interwoven with ancient arts and customs.

Harcourt Brace & Company, 1958, first edition. An approved selection of Parents' magazine's Book Club for Children. Hard cover with dust jacket, 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches, 125 pages.

Name inside cover. Light edge wear and small edge tear to cover. Clean...
Circa: 1958
Condition: used
Size: 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Harcourt Brace & Company
Author: Yoshiko Uchida, ill. by William M. Hutchinson
Edition: 1
Pages: 125  

Theras and His Town - Athens Greece Theras and His Town

Caroline Dale Snedeker, ill. by Dimitris Davis

A boy of Athens escapes a military camp at Sparta and heads back home across many dangerous miles of the rugged Greek peninsula, pursued by the Spartan soldiers.

Doubleday & Co., 1961. Approved selection of Parents; Magazine's Book Club for Children. Hard cover, with dust jacket, 5-5/8 x 8-3/8 inches, 237 pages.

Name inside front cover. Very good, clean and firmly bound.

Under 2 lbs.
Circa: 1961
Condition: used
Size: 5-5/8 x 8-3/8 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Doubleday & Co.
Author: Caroline Dale Snedeker, ill. by Dimitris Davis
Pages: 237  

Elephant for Rent

Elephant for Rent

Lucille Chaplan, ill. by Don Sibley

Jimmy gets a baby elephant for his birthday from his father in Africa. Jimmy and his elephant run away to keep a cruel animal trainer from taking the elephant.

Little Brown & Co., 1959. Approved selection of Parents' Magazine's Book Club for Children. Hard cover with dust jacket, 5-3/8 x 8-1/4 inches, 164 pages.

Dust jacket has tears along top and bottom edges. Name inside front cover. Light shelf wear. Good.

Under...
Circa: 1959
Condition: used
Size: 5-3/8 x 8-1/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Little Brown & Co.
Author: Lucille Chaplan, ill. by Don Sibley
Pages: 164  

Rebel's Roost - The Story of Old Williamsburg

Rebel's Roost - The Story of Old Williamsburg

Earl Schenck Miers, ill. by Fritz Kredel

Rebel's roost is a book for young and old alike that recaptures the human spirit of Old Williamsburg in those stirring times when ideals of individual liberty and national union were struggling to be born.

Colonial Williamsburg, Inc., 1956. A selection of Parents' Magazine's Book Club for Children. Hard cover, with dust jacket, 5-1/2 inches wide by 8-1/4 inches tall, 132 pages.

Dust jacket...
Circa: 1956
Condition: Used
Size: 5-1/2 inches wide by 8-1/4 inches tall
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Colonial Williamsburg Inc.
Author: Earl Schenck Miers, ill. by Fritz Kredel
Pages: 132  

Fence Across the Trail Fence Across the Trail

Elsa Falk, ill. by Harve Stein

Sara Ann's father put a fence across the trail the the Indians regularly used. But when the filly Lucky escaped, the Indians helped to rescue her.

Follett Pub Co, 1957. Hard cover with dust jacket, 6-1/4 x 8-1/2 inches, 96 pages.

Approved selection of Parents' Magazine's Book Club for Children.

Very slight corner wear to dust jacket. Name inside cover, otherwise very good, clean and firmly bound.

Under 2 lbs.
Circa: 1957
Condition: used
Size: 6-1/4 x 8-1/2 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Follett Pub Co.
Author: Elsa Falk, ill. by Harve Stein
Pages: 96  

Fripsey Summer - Chastain

Fripsey Summer

Written and ill. by Madye Lee Chastain

The large and happy-go-lucky Fripsey family were quite content with their shabby, rambling old house, until the owner of Mr. Fripsey's business was coming on a visit that would bear on his promotion. Marcy, the next door neighbor gets involved.

Harcourt Brace & Company, 1953. An approved selection of Parents' Magazine's Book Club for Children. Hard cover, with just jacket, 5-1/2 inches wide by 8-1/4 inches tall, 210 pages....
Circa: 1953
Condition: Used
Size: 5-1/2 inches wide by 8-1/4 inches tall
Type: hardback
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Harcourt Brace & Company
Pages: 210