FS: Ten Underdogs of Children's Literature

[P. O. Box 2321]

These books... these books are not by famous authors, nor do they contain
illustrations by famous artists. They are not about particularly odd
subjects nor are they from fine press publishers. But each of these books
had something about them that made _me_ say "I'd like that book." Perhaps
they will do the same for you.

[#671] Farrell, Maria Owens: PETER THE GREAT. Brooklyn: Marya Press,
1932. 1st ed. Cloth, 8vo, 157 pp. (Strezeski, Frances illust.) Very
Good in dust jacket. The cosmopolitan flavor of the lower end of
Manhattan. Handsomely printed and illustrated. $15.00

[#678] Jacobs, Joseph (editor): THE BOOK OF WONDER VOYAGES. New York:
G. P. Putnam's Sons, Cloth, 12mo, 230 pp. (Batten, John D. illust.)
Very Good in dust jacket. Facsimille edition. Lovely illustrations.
From the 'Folk and Fairy Tales of Many Lands' series. $20.00

[#2291] Martin, Bernard: RED TREASURE. New York: Viking Press, 1947.
1st ed. Cloth, 12mo, 188 pp. Very Good in Good dust jacket. High seas
adventures in treasure hunting, foiling pirates and Far East intrigue.
Out of print. $25.00

[#612] Morris, Cora: FOUR GYPSY CHILDREN. New York: Macmillan Company,
1931. 1st ed. Cloth, 12mo, 80 pp. (Fouse, Dorathea illust.) Very Good
in dust jacket: small nibble, stain to boards. Four gypsy children who
live in a bright-colored caravan meet the Gray children. $15.00

[#1275] Puttcamp, Rita: BORROWED BOOTS. New York: Viking Press, 1956.
1st ed. Cloth, 12mo, 186 pp. (Geary, Clifford illust.) Very Good in
Fair dust jacket: remainder mark, dj worn & chipped. Sam Randal has
conflicting loyalties between his father and the Latin-Texan community
in the old West. Out of print. $15.00

[#580] Ranson, Nancy Rickey: THE BUCKING BURRO. Dallas: Kaleidograph
Press, 1932. 1st ed. Cloth, 16mo, 70 pp. (McKinley, Frances illust.)
Very Good. Signed & inscribed by author to Brandon Howell's mother (BH
the subject of one poem/illustration), signed & inscribed by mother.
$20.00

[#834] Thompson, May Hall: LA-LO'S MAGIC CLAY. Columbus: Wartburg Press,
1946. 1st ed. Cloth, Small 12mo, 94 pp. (Seay, Homer H. illust.) Very
Good in Very Good dust jacket: pencil gift inscription. La-Lo, a bright
Pueblo girl, discovers a long-lost pit of smooth yellow clay. Signed on
half-title by the author. $20.00

[#835] Thompson, May Hall: PEDRO AND PRISCILLA. Columbus: Wartburg
Press, 1945. 2nd ed. Cloth, Small 12mo, 96 pp. (Short, Rhoda illust.)
Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Priscilla from the United States
shares for a while the gay exciting life of Pedro, a Mexican boy.
Signed by the author. $20.00

[#1134] Waltrip, Lela and Rufus: QUIET BOY. Chicago: Longmans Green and
Co., 1961. 1st ed. Cloth, 12mo, 120 pp. (Smith, Theresa Kalab illust.)
Very Good in Very Good dust jacket: damp to tail, price sticker. A
Navajo Indian boy on a present-day Arizona reservation proves his
courage and resourcefulness. $20.00

[#2339] Wilson, Eleanore Hubbard: WITHIN THE GATES OF OXFORD. New York:
E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc, 1940. 1st ed. Cloth, 12mo, 177 pp. (Wilson,
Eleanore Hubbard illust.) Very Good in Good dust jacket: small tears to
jacket. A fresh and graceful story of Oxfordtown in the year of Queen
Elizabeth, 1566. Out of print. $27.50
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