FS: Children's Non-Fiction (1820 - 1945)

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[#2225] A SHORT SYSTEM OF POLITE LEARNING, BEING AN EPITOME OF THE ARTS
AND SCIENCES, FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS. Philadelphia: Benjamin Walter,
1820. 7th U. S. ed. Leather, Good: all flaws represented. Includes
chapters on the 23 States, the 7 planets (including "Herschel") and
much more. $42.50

[#2226] Ball, Robert Stawell: STAR-LAND / BEING TALKS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE
ABOUT THE WONDERS OF THE HEAVENS. Boston: Ginn & Company, Publishers,
1892. Cloth, 12mo, 376 pp. Very Good: bright cover, front starting. The
Royal Astronomer of Ireland lectures on the eight planets. Attractive
silver-stamped blue cloth binding. $35.00

[#2508] Calder, Nigel [editor]: RADIO ASTRONOMY. New York: Roy
Publishers, 1958. Cloth, 12mo, 68 pp. (Photographic illust.) Very Good
in Very Good dust jacket. Radio astronomy for the young reader, by 'the
joint inventor of a system for color television.' Out of print. $22.50

[#2740] Culp, William Maurice: TUMBA OF TORREY PINES. San Francisco:
Harr Wagner Publishing Co., 1931. 1st ed. Cloth, 12mo, 115 pp. (Hall,
Harry Howes illust.) Very Good. The story of the Torrey Pines unique to
Southern California. Illustrated with strong woodcuts. Out of print.
$30.00

[#2859] Hilton, Suzanne: HERE TODAY AND GONE TOMORROW / THE STORY OF
WORLD'S FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1978.
1st ed. Cloth, 12mo, 191 pp. (Photographic illust.) Very Good:
remainder mark, else Near Fine. Overview of fairs from 1852 to 1964,
with their promises and their accomplishments (and the occasional space
between). OP. $25.00

[#2222] Joyce, J.: SCIENTIFIC DIALOGUES; INTENDED FOR THE INSTRUCTION
AND ENTERTAINMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE.... London: Scott, Webster, and Geary,
1840. Cloth, Small 16mo, 533 pp. Good: all flaws represended in minor
ways. Physics, astronomy, pneumatics, electricity and the like as a
dialogue between parent and children. Includes experiments. $45.00

[#1737] Litchfield, Sarah: HELLO ALASKA. Chicago: Albert Whitman &
Company, 1945. 1st ed. Cloth, 8vo, 31 pp. (Wiese, Kurt illust.) Very
Good in Very Good dust jacket. The discovery of Alaska by Russians,
Native Americans, gold rush pioneers and the Alaska Highway. Kurt Wiese
illust., OP. The Native peoples of Alaska, the discovery of Alaska by
Russia, the Gold Rush of 1897, the purchase of Alaska by the United
States and much more are in this readable young reader. With full color
and black & white illustrations by Kurt Wiese. Although small tears to
jacket head and bumps to cover tail, this book is still conservatively
Very Good. OP. $37.50

[#773] Marshall, Margaret R.: LIBRARIES AND THE HANDICAPPED CHILD.
Boulder: Westview Press, 1981. 1st U. S. ed. Cloth, 12mo, 205 pp. Near
Fine in dust jacket: small tear to rear jacket. Detailed suggestions on
how services in all libraries can be adapted to meet the special
requirements of a handicapped child. $20.00

[#1898] Newton, Wm. Wilberforce: LITTLE AND WISE; LESSONS FROM THE ANTS,
THE CONIES, THE LOCUSTS, AND THE SPIDER. London: T. Woolmer, 1890c.
Cloth, 32mo, 94 pp. Very Good: one signature starting. The natural
behavior of insects as morality tales for young readers. Illustrated.
$32.50

[#186] Nida, William L.: THE STORY OF MAN BOOK II / FLEETFOOT, THE CAVE
BOY. New York: Laidlaw Brothers, 1929. 1st ed. Cloth, 8vo, 192 pp.
(Betts, Grace illust.) Very Good: spine sunned, pencil to end paper
else Near Fine. 'A big storm is coming. Wind God is roaring through the
trees.' Many color plates of our furry ancestors. $20.00

[#2501] Oxford Scientific Films: THE STICKLEBACK CYCLE. New York: G. P.
Putnam's Sons, 1979. Cloth, Oblong 8vo, (Thompson, David illust.) Very
Good in Very Good dust jacket. The characteristics and behavior of the
most common freshwater fish found in Northern temperate climates. Photo
illustrated. $15.00

[#2410] Ress, Etta Schneider: THE COMMUNITY OF LIVING THINGS. Mankato:
Creative Educational Society, 1956. Cloth, 4to, (Photographic illust.)
Very Good: lacking jacket, small bumps to covers. Five volume set
published in cooperation with the National Audubon Society. Out of
print. $32.50

[#2491] Reynolds, Rebecca A.: BRING ME THE OCEAN / NATURE AS TEACHER,
MESSENGER, AND INTERMEDIARY. Acton: VanderWyk & Burnham, 1995. 1st ed.
Cloth, 12mo, 104 pp. (Photographics illust.) Fine in Near Fine dust
jacket: price inked out on inner jacket. Photographically illustrated
true stories of hope and renwal in the natural world. $20.00

[#2513] Riley, Auge Belle Chaudler: THE HOUSE IN WHICH YOU LIVE. Grover
Jones Press, 1949. 1st ed. Cloth, 12mo, 199 pp. (Johnson, Lys Earle
illust.) Very Good in Good dust jacket: tears & very small chips to dj.
The romance of the cells of your house-shaped body. Do you like just
plain weird children's science books? Hmmm... OP. $20.00

[#2321] Spilhaus, Athelstan F.: WEATHERCRAFT / HOW TO MAKE AND OPERATE
YOUR OWN WEATHER STATION. New York: Viking Press, 1951. 2nd ed. Cloth,
12mo, 64 pp. (Photographic illust.) Very Good in Good dust jacket:
small tears, chips to jacket. How to assemble and operate a home
weather station, a fascinating hobby for boys and girls and grownups as
well. OP. $17.50

[#1691] Vaughan-Jackson, Genevieve: ANIMALS AND MEN IN ARMOR. New York:
Hastings House, 1958. 1st ed. Cloth, 4to, 88 pp. (Vaughan-Jackson,
Genevieve illust.) Very Good in Very Good dust jacket: small tears to
jacket. The armor of ancient dinosaurs and modern animals is compared
with human weapons & armor. Author's 1st book, out of print. $22.50

[#1835] Ventura, Piero: HOUSES / STRUCTURES, METHODS, AND WAYS OF
LIVING. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1993. 1st US ed. Cloth, 8vo,
64 pp. (Ventura, Piero illust.) Fine in Fine dust jacket. The history
of human dwellings, from the first straw huts to medieval castles to
modern buildings. Clever illustrations. $20.00

[#2499] Vessel, Matthew F. and Herbet H. Wong: INTRODUCING OUR EASTERN
BIRDS. Palo Alto: Fearon Publishers, 1970. Cloth, Square 12mo, 76 pp.
(King, Ron illust.) Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. How to
recognize the the more familiar Eastern land birds, where to look for
them and when. Out of print. $17.50

[#2287] White, Theodore: DINOSAURS - AT HOME. New York: Vantage Press,
1968. 1st ed. Cloth, 12mo, 232 pp. Very Good in Good dust jacket. The
residents of Dinosaur National Monument in NW Colorado and NW Utah in
the Uinta Mountains. Out of print. $22.50

[#2486] Zweifel, Frances: ANIMAL BABY-SITTERS. New York: William Morrow
and Company, 1981. 1st ed. Cloth, Oblong 8vo, (Brady, Irene illust.)
Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket: jacket clipped. Explains how many
animals function as babysitters, enabling animal parents to raise their
young. Signed by artist, OP. $20.00

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