Two first-edition books, not in collectible condition, but binding is tight and nothing has fallen off:
_The Scarecrow of Oz_, 1915, scribbled in.
_The Magic of Oz_, 1919, not scribbled in.
I suspect that Mom's copy of _Rinkitink in Oz_ was read into oblivion. Rinkitink was the best of them, in my opinion, because Dorothy was dragged in by the heels only at the very last minute, as a deus ex machina. It's a shame that the public's thirst for "More Oz!" prevented Baum from writing non-Dorothy books. As an adult, I feel that Ozma watching the show with folded hands reflects badly on her as a ruler. (But if everything is done right, you have no story.)
_The Wonderful Wizard of Oz_, L. Frank Baum, pictures by W.W. Denslow, Introduction by Martin Gardner, 1960, Dover
_Heidi_, Johana Spyri, illustrated by Alice Carsey, Translator praised but not credited. 1916, Whitman Publishing Co.
_Heidi_, Johana Spyri, translated by Helen B. Dole, illustrated by William Sharp, 1945, Grosset & Dunlap. Inscribed "To Joy Loveless/From Jennie Marj/1951/Birthday Greetings
_Mäzli_, Johana Spyri, translated by Elisabeth P. Stork, 1921, A.L. Burt Company
_Flower Fables_, Louisa May Alcott, December 9, 1854, The Mershon Company
_Dearie, Dot and the Dog, Julie M. Lippman, illustrated by Margaret F. Winner, 1903, The Penn Publishing Company. Inscribed "Best wishes/to Madalene/from Marion White
_A Sweet Girl Graduate_, L.T. Meade, no date, New York, A.L. Burt, Publisher. Inscribed "Y4", "4" underlined, "35" in a different hand below and slightly to the right of the underline. Signed "Emmma Galk~~~~". Many pages loose, but appear to all be there.
_The Lost Race of Mars_, Robert Silverberg,1960, Scholastic. 35¢ paperback. I vaguely recall reviewing this book, saying before I started writing, "A publisher noted for publishing dumbed-down trash vs. a respected SF author: who will win?" I think that I awarded the victory to "Silverberg on points". To get a story this good out of Scholastic, the manuscript handed in to Holt, Rhinhart, & Winston must have been terrific.
_Jimmy, the New Boy_, Archibald Marshall, MCMXXII, Fredrick A. Stokes Company. Frontispiece has fallen out. Other pages appear intact. Inscribed ".30" in upper right corner of page opposite the inside cover. Part of a bookplate on this page has been picked off.
_Secret Flight_, Edwin Green, 1933 The Goldsmith Company,
_The Bluegrass Seminary Girls on the Water_, Carolyn Judson Burnett, 1916 A. L. Burt Company, 3/4" round sticker of fireplace with wreath over it upper left corner of inside cover
_The Outdoor Girls at Bluff Point or A Wreck and a Rescue_, Laura Lee Hope, 1920 Grosset & Dunlap. Inscribed Maxine Little/from/M~~. Phi~~~~~y (or ng)/X-mas 1927
_The Bobbsey Twins, Laura Lee Hope, title page missing, Grosset & Dunlap. Inscribed: "Helen L. Jackson/Christmas/1918" other side of flyleaf: "Lillian Jackson/from/Helen"
_The Bobbsey Twins on a Bicycle Trip_, Laura Lee Hope, 1954, Grosset & Dunlap
_Boy Scouts with the Cossacks/or/A Guilty Secret_, G. Harvey Ralphson, 1916 M. A. Donohue & Co. Yellow, but in good condition.
_The Red Cross Girls Afloat with the Flag_, Margaret Vandercook, 1918 The John C. Winston Company. Inscribed Helen L. Jackon/Christmas/1919/from/Violetta Hall. The spine cover has torn off and the binding wobbles, but both covers and all pages are present.
_The Campfire Girls on Cliban Island_, Julianne Deveries, 1933 World Syndicate Publishing Co. Hand written on a three by five card, "Campfire Girls Shelf III"
_The Secret of the Lost Tunnel_, Hardy boys, Franklin W. Dixon, 1950 Grosset & Dunlap.
_Dotty Dimple at her Grandmother's_, Sophie May, "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1867/By LEE AND SHEPHERD,/In the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington./ — /Copyright, 1895 by REBECCA S. CLARKE/ — /Copyright 1909 by SARAH J. CLARKE./ — /All rights reserved./DOTTY AT HER GRANDMOTHER'S". Inscribed "Mabel Myers,/Baptist Sunday School,/1916"
_Little Prudy's Sister Susie_, Sophie May, no date, Cupples & Leon Company, inscribed "Isabelle Barr"
_The Scottish Twins_, Lucy Fitch-Perkins, 1919 Houghton Mifflen Company, inscribed "Molly Walle~lei~"
_Polly of Pebbly Pit_, Lillian Roy, MCMXXII, Whitman Publishing Co.
_Ruth Fielding in the Saddle/or/College Girls in the Land of Gold_, Alice B. Emerson, 1917 Cupples & Leon Company
_The Radio Boys with the Flood Fighters/or/Saving the City in the Valley_, Allen Chapman, 1925, Grosset & Dunlap. Among the scribbling on the fly leaf I can make out "Laura from Mr. Wilson". I bought this at a garage sale, and I'm very glad that I left the rest of the series.
_Five Little Stars_, Lillian Elizabeth Roy, 1913
The Platt & Peck Co. Inscribed: "Presented to
Pauline Bailey by Jeanette Ward for the best
spelling record in Fourth Grade. 1916 - 1917."
I'd like to get this one into the hands of a
younger generation as soon as possible. It has
yellowed, and the ink of the inscription has
turned brown, but it's in pretty good condition
for a book that's over a hundred years old.
_Five Little Peppers and How They Grew_, Margaret Sidney, 1881 D. Lothrop and Company, 1909 Harriet M. Lothrop. Inscribed: "To/Pauline Lackey Bailey/for the best spelling/grades in the class. [signed] Jeannette Ward/1915 – 1916"
_Elsie Dinsmore_, Margaret Finley, frontispiece by Helene Nyce, no date, The Saalfield Publishing Company, Akron, Ohio. Harback, with dust cover.
_Pollyanna's Jewels_, Harriet Lumis Smith, 1925, Grosset & Dunlap. Inscribed "Jayne McClain"
_Sign of the Spiral_, Fran Striker, 1947, Clover Books, McLaughlin Bros. A Tom Swift Adventure. Bookplate "Dick Krogel". Original price 49¢ sticker for 2.99 inside.
_Maida's Little Camp_, Inez Haynes Irwin, 1940, Grosset & Dunlap
_The Yellow House Mystery_, Gertrude Chandler Warner, Illustrated by Mary Gehr, 1953, Scott, Foresman and Company, copyright Albert Whitman & Company, LC 53-13243. Map on inside cover and flyleaf. Hardback. No indication that it is Boxcar #3. Appears to have been simplified for beginning readers.
_The Girl Scouts' Rally or Rosanna Wins_, Katherine Keen Galt, Girl Scout Series Volume 2, 1921, The Salafield Publishing Company. Inscribed "To Arlene Goff/from/Mary Doyle".
_Building Good Health_, NEW EDITION, J. Mace Andress, Ph.D., I.H. Goldberger, M.D., Grace T. Hallock, 1939, 1941, 1945, Ginn & Company. Flyleaf inscribed: name struck out/ David Beeson/ 1254321564/ eleven more "David Beeson"s in various qualities of penmanship.
_Child-Story Readers/WONDER STORIES_, Frank N. Freeman, Grace E. Storm, Eleanor M. Johnson, W.C. French, illustrated by Vera Stone Norman, Copyright 1927-29, Lyons and Carnahan. Inscribed "Presented by/Mr. Olin Bouck/Town of New Scotland" and "District/15. Rubber stamped twice: "Voorheesville Union School/Voorheesville N.Y." Inside front cover: "Discarded" and "Michele". Brittle, spine worn through at the edges but still attached. Internal pages in better condition than the flyleaves, but still require care.
_The Book of Woodcraft/And Indian Lore_, Ernest Thompson Seton, 1917 Doubleday, Page, & Company, Garden City, New York. Copyright 1912 by Ermest Thompson Seton. Some loose pages. Corner of flyleaf: Lla/LL[lower case phi][squiggle, possiblly n, s, or lambda]et
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