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Author: Thornton Burgess
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Thornton Burgess wrote nature stories and animal tales about the animals of the Green Meadows and the Green Forest for children. The majority of his books typify species of animal life, nearly every kind of North American mammal and bird is found as a Burgess character & given a Burgess name. Peter Rabbit, Grandfather frog, Reddy Fox and others.
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Burgess, Thornton W., Illustrated by: Cady, Harrison
The Adventures of Poor Mrs. Quack : the famous bedtime story Books
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap New York, NY 1945. 189 pp, red tweed boards w/illustrated front, endpapers illustrated. Book #12 in the Bedtime story-book series. The adventures of Mrs. Quack with the other characters around Smiling Pond and Big River. corners & edges worn, corners bumped, prev owner wrote on half title page, top of spine chipped. Reprint No Jacket Hard Cover Good- 12mo - over 7" to 7-1/2" Tall
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AUD 12.96 | CAD 12.70 | EUR 7.98 | GBP 7.18 | JPY 1,078.18 | MXN 154.03 | ZAR 89.85 |
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Item number: 016327.
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Burgess, Thornton W., Illustrated by: Cady, Harrison
The Adventures of Poor Mrs. Quack : the famous bedtime story Books
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Boston, MA 1917. 119 pp, brown cloth covered boards w/red-black illustrated front, plain white endpapers Book #12 in the Bedtime story-book series. The adventures of Mrs. Quack with the other characters around Smiling Pond and Big River. corners & edges worn, prev owner wrote on ffep, missing two illustrations pg 37 & 119. Reprint No Jacket Hard Cover Fair+ 16mo - over 6" to 7" Tall
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AUD 13.23 | CAD 12.97 | EUR 8.14 | GBP 7.33 | JPY 1,100.91 | MXN 157.27 | ZAR 91.74 |
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Item number: 035870.
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Burgess, Thornton W., Illustrated by: Fuertes, Louis Agassiz
The Burgess Bird Book for Children #2843
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap New York, NY 1965. 128 pp, blue boards w/gilt lettering, dj green-brown-grey w/blu-red-black lettering w/color illustration on the front cover. A children's book w/a collection of forty-five stories told by birds with the birds having human behavior. Book presents interesting facts of bird lore. some foxing to endpapers, dj w/chips and wrinkles along the top & bottom edges, soiling to the front & rear dj covers. Good Hard Cover Very Good Sm8vo 7-1/2" to 8" Tall
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AUD 32.51 | CAD 31.85 | EUR 20.01 | GBP 18.02 | JPY 2,704.55 | MXN 386.36 | ZAR 225.38 |
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Item number: 038166.
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Burgess, Thornton W., Illustrated by: Fuertes, Louis Agassiz
The Burgess Animal Book for Children
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co. Boston, MA 1920. 363 pp, green cloth boards w/pastedown of moose on the front cover, gilt letters on spine, dark green deco front w/gilt lettering & gilt border around the pastedown. The volume provides information on the habits & characteristics of many of the mammals of America. The book acquaints the reader with the larger groups - orders, families, & divisions, so that typical representatives may be recognized. Corners slight wear, pastedown rubbed, prev owner's name on the FPD, interior hinges starting. First Edition No Jacket Hard Cover Good+ 12mo - over 7" to 7-1/2" Tall
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AUD 60.38 | CAD 59.15 | EUR 37.16 | GBP 33.46 | JPY 5,022.73 | MXN 717.53 | ZAR 418.56 |
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Item number: 009953.
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Burgess, Thornton W., Illustrated by: Fuertes, Louis Agassiz
The Burgess Animal Book for Children
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co. Boston, MA 1931. xvii, 363 pp, green boards w/color pastedown on front, dark green illustration around the pastedown w/gilt lettering. A children's book w/ a series of stories told by animals with animals having human behavior. Book presents interesting facts of animal lore. some rubbing & slight wear to the edges & corners, prev owner's name on rfep, "washington school" stamped in four places on FPD & ffep. No Jacket Hard Cover Good+ Sm8vo 7-1/2" to 8" Tall Ex-School Book
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AUD 25.55 | CAD 25.03 | EUR 15.72 | GBP 14.16 | JPY 2,125.45 | MXN 303.64 | ZAR 177.12 |
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Item number: 025790.
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Burgess, Thornton W., Illustrated by: Cady, Harrison
Old Granny Fox
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co. Boston, MA 1920. 202 pp, green cloth boards w/pastedown on the front cover. Burgess Quaddies, Green Meadows Series. The adventures of Granny Fox and Reddy Fox In the Green Meadows & the Green Forest. corners worn, prev owner wrote on ffep, some insect chipping on spine, missing one color illustration of Reddy begging for a bite. First Edition No Jacket Hard Cover Good 8vo - over 8" - 9" Tall Octavo
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AUD 83.15 | CAD 81.46 | EUR 51.16 | GBP 46.08 | JPY 6,916.36 | MXN 988.05 | ZAR 576.36 |
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Item number: 009165.
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Burgess, Thornton W., Illustrated by: Fuertes, Louis Agassiz
The Burgess Animal Book for Children
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co. Boston, MA 1931. xvii, 363 pp, brown cloth covered boards w/color pastedown of a moose on the front cover, black border around the pastedown w/black lettering. A children's book w/a series of stories told by animals with animals having human behavior. Book presents interesting facts of animal lore. Water stain on the bottom edge of the book pages, prev owner wrote on the ffep. No Jacket Hard Cover Good Sm8vo 7-1/2" to 8" Tall Ex-School Book
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AUD 23.22 | CAD 22.75 | EUR 14.29 | GBP 12.87 | JPY 1,931.82 | MXN 275.97 | ZAR 160.98 |
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Item number: 038230.
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Burgess, Thornton W., Illustrated by: Cady, Harrison
Digger the Badger Decides to Stay W703
Publisher: Whitman Publishing Co. Racine, WI 1927. 29 pp, green-brown-red pictorial boards, full color illustrations endpapers & every page. Digger the Badger is without a home, & he watches Old Mother West Wind open her bag & shake out her children, Merry Little Breezes, & this helps him to decide to stay in Green Meadows. some wear to edges, some soiling to boards. Reprint No Jacket Hard Cover Good 12mo - over 7" to 7-1/2" Tall
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AUD 87.09 | CAD 85.32 | EUR 53.59 | GBP 48.27 | JPY 7,244.55 | MXN 1,034.94 | ZAR 603.71 |
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Item number: 009592.
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Burgess, Thornton W., Illustrated by: Kerr, George F.
Mother West Wind's Neighbors
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co. Boston, MA 1921. HB. Good+/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 223 pp, brown cloth boards w/illustrated front in black-green-blu of frog. A book from the Burgess Quaddies series. Same illustration on front cover as is the frontispiece. Adventures of the animals of Green Meadows. corners slight wear, prev owner name stamped on ffep, 2 holes punched in ffep. No Jacket Hard Cover Good+ 16mo - over 6" to 7" Tall
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AUD 69.67 | CAD 68.25 | EUR 42.87 | GBP 38.61 | JPY 5,795.45 | MXN 827.92 | ZAR 482.95 |
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Item number: 009954.
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Burgess, Thornton W., Illustrated by: Cady, Harrison
The Adventures of Sammy Jay : the bedtime Story-Books
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co. Boston, MA 1943. 191 pp, red tweed boards, dj yel-red-blk w/color pictorial front. Book #10 in the Bedtime story-book series. A Burgess Bedtime story book. The adventures of Sammy Jay with the other characters in Green Forest & Green Meadows. dj chipped along the edges, two tears top front edge, dj in brodart Reprint Good Hard Cover Very Good 12mo - over 7" to 7-1/2" Tall
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AUD 25.55 | CAD 25.03 | EUR 15.72 | GBP 14.16 | JPY 2,125.45 | MXN 303.64 | ZAR 177.12 |
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Item number: 011876.
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Burgess, Thornton W., Illustrated by: Cady, Harrison
The Adventures of Buster Bear : the bedtime Story-Books
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co. Boston, MA 1916. 120 pp, grey-black boards w/black-red pictorial front. Book #11 in the Bedtime story-book series. A Burgess Quaddies book. The adventures of Buster Bear with the other characters in Green Forest & Green Meadows. slight wear to corners, slight soiling to spine. 1919 Ed No Jacket Hard Cover Very Good- 16mo - over 6" to 7" Tall
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AUD 22.25 | CAD 21.80 | EUR 13.69 | GBP 12.33 | JPY 1,850.91 | MXN 264.42 | ZAR 154.24 |
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Item number: 011878.
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Burgess, Thornton W., Illustrated by: Cady, Harrison
The Adventures of Bobby Coon : the bedtime Story-Books
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co. Boston, MA 1918. 117 pp, gry-blk boards w/blk-red pictorial front. Book #17 in the Bedtime story-book series. A Burgess Quaddies book. The adventures of Bobby Coon with the other characters in Green Forest & Green Meadows. slight wear corners, slight soiling to spine, prev owner's name stamped on ffep, two holes punched in half title page, stain on several pages. 1919 Ed No Jacket Hard Cover Very Good- 16mo - over 6" to 7" Tall
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AUD 24.11 | CAD 23.62 | EUR 14.84 | GBP 13.36 | JPY 2,005.45 | MXN 286.49 | ZAR 167.12 |
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Item number: 011884.
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Burgess, Thornton W., Illustrated by: Cady, Harrison
The Adventures of Johnny Chuck
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co. Boston, MA 1944. 96 pp, quarterbound w/yellow boards w/pictorial front in color, red cloth spine, endpapers illustrated with the characters of the series in light & dark brown. A Burgess Quaddies book from the Bedtime Story-Books series. The story of Johnny Chuck and his adventures around Green Meadows. corners worn, prev owner address label FPD, bookplate on ffep, & wrote on half title page. No Jacket Hard Cover Fair+ 8vo - Over 8" - 9" Tall
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AUD 8.59 | CAD 8.42 | EUR 5.29 | GBP 4.76 | JPY 714.55 | MXN 102.08 | ZAR 59.55 |
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Item number: 009958.
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Burgess, Thornton W., Illustrated by: Cady, Harrison
The Adventures of Buster Bear : the bedtime Story-Books
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co. Boston, MA 1916. 120 pp, gry-blk boards w/blk-red pictorial front. Book #11 in the Bedtime story-book series. A Burgess Quaddies book. The adventures of Buster Bear with the other characters in Green Forest & Green Meadows. slight wear corners, slight soiling to the spine, prev owner's name stamped on ffep. 1920 Edition No Jacket Hard Cover Very Good- 16mo - over 6" to 7" Tall
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AUD 22.25 | CAD 21.80 | EUR 13.69 | GBP 12.33 | JPY 1,850.91 | MXN 264.42 | ZAR 154.24 |
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Item number: 011877.
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Burgess, Thornton W., Illustrated by: Cady, Harrison
The Adventures of Bobby Coon : the bedtime Story-Books
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co. Boston, MA 1918. 117 pp, gry-blk boards w/blk-red pictorial front. Book #17 in the Bedtime story-book series. A Burgess Quaddies book. The adventures of Bobby Coon with the other characters in Green Forest & Green Meadows. some wear corners, slight soiling to spine, prev owner wrote on ffep. 1923 Ed No Jacket Hard Cover Good 16mo - over 6" to 7" Tall
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AUD 18.54 | CAD 18.16 | EUR 11.41 | GBP 10.27 | JPY 1,541.82 | MXN 220.26 | ZAR 128.48 |
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Item number: 011885.
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Burgess, Thornton W., Illustrated by: Cady, Harrison
Lightfoot the Deer
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co. Boston, MA 1921. 205 pp, blue cloth boards w/pastedown on the front cover. Burgess Quaddies, Green Meadows Series. The adventures of Lightfoot and Peter Rabbit in Green Forest and Green Meadows. corners slight wear, pastedown slight rubbing, prev owner wrote on ffep. First Edition No Jacket Hard Cover Very Good- 8vo - Over 8" - 9" Tall
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AUD 69.67 | CAD 68.25 | EUR 42.87 | GBP 38.61 | JPY 5,795.45 | MXN 827.92 | ZAR 482.95 |
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Item number: 023524.
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Burgess, Thornton W., Illustrated by: Cady, Harrison
The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk : the bedtime Story-Books
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co. Boston, MA 1918. 118 pp, grey-black boards w/black-red pictorial front. Book #18 in the Bedtime story-book series. A Burgess Quaddies book. The adventures of Jimmy Skunk with the other characters in Green Forest & Green Meadows. slight wear to corners, slight soiling to spine, prev owner name stamped on ffep. 1922 Ed No Jacket Hard Cover Very Good 16mo - over 6" to 7" Tall
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AUD 32.05 | CAD 31.40 | EUR 19.72 | GBP 17.76 | JPY 2,666.36 | MXN 380.91 | ZAR 222.20 |
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Item number: 011886.
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Burgess, Thornton W., Illustrated by: Cady, Harrison
Thorton Burgess - Series 3700 A-H 8 Volumes
Publisher: The Platt & Munk Co. Inc 1940. 8 booklets of 10 pages each, SC wraps w/staples color illustrated fronts, The titles are A -A Merry Coasting Party, B - A Robber Meets His Match, C - Paddy's Surprise Visitor, D - Reddy Fox's Sudden Engagement, E - Peter Rabbit Proves A Friend, F -The Three Little Bears, G - Bobby Coon's Mistake, and H - Young Flash The Deer. Poems on the backs. slight soiling & rubbing to wraps, prev owner wrote on backs of several. No Jacket Soft Cover w/staples Very Good- Sm8vo 7-1/2" to 8" Tall
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AUD 55.51 | CAD 54.38 | EUR 34.16 | GBP 30.76 | JPY 4,617.27 | MXN 659.61 | ZAR 384.77 |
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Item number: 022922.
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Burgess, Thornton W., Illustrated by: Cady, Harrison
Bowser the Hound
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co. Boston, MA 1920. ix, 206 pp, green cloth boards w/pastedown on the front cover, Burgess Quaddies, Green Meadows Series. The adventures of Bowser the Hound and and some of the animals in Green Forest and Green Meadows. corners slight wear, slight rubbing to edges, pastedown small corner chip missing, stain on bottom front corner on several pages. No Jacket Hard Cover Very Good- Sm8vo 7-1/2" to 8" Tall
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AUD 88.25 | CAD 86.46 | EUR 54.30 | GBP 48.91 | JPY 7,340.91 | MXN 1,048.70 | ZAR 611.74 |
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Item number: 025792.
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Burgess, Thornton W., Illustrated by: Cady, Harrison
On the Green Meadows : a Book of Nature Stories
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co. Boston, MA 1944. 182 pp, red cloth boards black lettering & w/black illustration on front cover, green & wht illustrated endpapers. A collection of nature stories with the animals of Green Meadows. corners slight wear, light stain on front cover, prev owner's name on half title page. First Edition No Jacket Hard Cover Very Good- 8vo - Over 8" - 9" Tall
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AUD 88.25 | CAD 86.46 | EUR 54.30 | GBP 48.91 | JPY 7,340.91 | MXN 1,048.70 | ZAR 611.74 |
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Item number: 025793.
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Burgess, Thornton W., Illustrated by: Kerr, George F.
Mother West Wind's Neighbors
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap New York, NY 1941. 221 pp, green boards w/blu-blk illustrations on front board & spine, endpapers green & white illustrations. a Burgess Quaddies book. Stories about Johnny Chuck, Blacky the Crow, Ol' Mistah Buzzard, Hooty the Owl, Happy Jack Squirrel, Sammy Jay, Mrs. Possum, Peter Rabbit, Mistah Mocker, and others of the inhabitants of Green Meadows. worn along the edges & rubbed on front & back, pages yellowing, some foxing to the endpapers. Reprint No Jacket Hard Cover Fair-good 16mo - over 6" to 7" Tall
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AUD 9.99 | CAD 9.79 | EUR 6.15 | GBP 5.54 | JPY 830.91 | MXN 118.70 | ZAR 69.24 |
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Item number: 027811.
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Burgess, Thornton W., Illustrated by: Cady, Harrison
At Paddy the Beaver's Pond : a Book of Nature Stories #1633
Publisher: Bonanza Books New York, NY 1950. 146 pp, orange cloth covered boards w/black lettering, dj orange w/black-and-wht illustrated front panel w/black lettering on the spine w/photo of the author on the back panel. Paddy the Beaver and Mrs. Paddy build a dam in Laughing Brook deep in the Green Forest. The pond grew to become the community center, a meeting place for the furred and feathered in all that part of the forest. In this sixth book of the Nature Stories series there are twenty-one stories. dj small chips at top & bottom of spine & corners, dj price-clipped, light sunning to spine of dj. Very Good- Hard Cover Very Good 16mo - over 6" to 7" Tall
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AUD 27.64 | CAD 27.08 | EUR 17.01 | GBP 15.32 | JPY 2,299.09 | MXN 328.44 | ZAR 191.59 |
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Item number: 029955.
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Burgess, Thornton W., Illustrated by: Cady, Harrison
The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel : the famous bedtime story Books
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap New York, NY 1915. 120 pp, grey cloth covered boards w/illustrated front. Book #9 in the Bedtime story-book series. The adventures of Chatterer the red squirrel with Shadow the Weasel attempting to get Chatterer. corners & edges worn, prev owner wrote on several pages, rear panel, missing frontispiece and one illustration in text. 1924 Ed No Jacket Hard Cover Fair 12mo - over 7" to 7-1/2" Tall
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AUD 6.46 | CAD 6.33 | EUR 3.97 | GBP 3.58 | JPY 537.27 | MXN 76.75 | ZAR 44.77 |
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Item number: 038464.
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Burgess, Thornton W., Illustrated by: Cady, Harrison
The Big Book of Burgess Nature Stories : At the Smiling Pool and the Dear Old Briar-Patch
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap New York, NY 1947. [6], 185, 186 pp, green boards w/dark green illustration on the front cover and dark green lettering on the spine, glossy dj w/yel-blu-green-brown color illustrated front & spine. The dj front panel illustration has Peter by the pond with the frog, heron, blue jay, fox and Mrs. Rabbit. A children's book divided into two sections: At the Smiling Pool and The Dear Old Briar Patch for a total of more than 50 stories. The Smiling Pool where Peter Rabbit learns the fascinating ways of the water creatures. The Dear Old Briar Patch is Peter Rabbit's home. Wright pg 107 2-4. Prev owner's bookplate on the front pastedown, couple small tears at top & bottom of the dj spine. some insect depredation to the finish of the boards. ca 1955 Very Good Hard Cover Very Good 8vo - Over 8" - 9" Tall
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AUD 31.81 | CAD 31.17 | EUR 19.58 | GBP 17.63 | JPY 2,646.36 | MXN 378.05 | ZAR 220.53 |
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Item number: 040093.
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Burgess, Thornton W.
The Big Thornton Burgess Story Book - Tales from the Storyteller's House and While the Story-Log Burns
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap New York, NY 1938. [10], 195, 195 pp, dark green cloth covered boards w/gilt lettering on the spine, dj w/blu-brown-yel-red color illustrated front & spine. The dj front panel illustration has the Storyteller on the front panel w/three children and various animals gathered around a fireplace w/the animals in the woods. A children's book divided into two sections: Tales from the Storyteller's House and While The Story-Log Burns for a total of more than 32 stories. Wright pg 102 1-2. some insect depredation to the top edge of the boards and at bottom of the spine, dj chipped along the top edge and fore edge fold on the dj rear flap. s. ca 1950 Good+ Hard Cover Good+ 8vo - Over 8" - 9" Tall
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Item number: 040094.
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Burgess, Thornton W., Illustrated by: Cady, Harrison
Happy Jack - Green Meadow Series
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap New York, NY 1918. 204 pp, light tan papercovered boards w/color illustrated front, printed in large, easy-to-read type, illustrated endpapers, top edge stained blue. Book #1 in the Green Meadow series. The adventures of Happy Jack Squirrel with the other characters around Green Forest. Wright pg 76-1B The Green Meadow series is a group of four books that is like a continuationof the Bedtime Story Book sereis. ca 1962 No Jacket Hard Cover Good 12mo - over 7" to 7-1/2" Tall
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AUD 12.96 | CAD 12.70 | EUR 7.98 | GBP 7.18 | JPY 1,078.18 | MXN 154.03 | ZAR 89.85 |
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Item number: 040464.
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