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Charteris, Leslie (1907-1993). THE SAINT IN ENGLAND. The Misfortunes Of Mr. Teal. Garden City, New York: The Sun Dial Press, 1941
12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Retitled reprint of the 1934 Doubleday, Doran & Company/Crime Club edition (originally titled "The Misfortunes Of Mr. Teal"). 12mo (5 1/2" x 7 3/4"). 326 pages. Red cloth-covered boards, red spine lettering, red, black, and white decoration (Saint figure and a gun) and black ink panels on spine, top edge of pages dyed red, deckle edge paper (hardcover binding). Composite photograph (of a man in evening clothes and top hat, overlaid with a photo of a gun) on front panel of dust jacket, with the man's gloved right hand holding a cigarette at bottom edge of spine panel of dust jacket. The photograph and the blurb in the red box at the lower right-hand corner of the photograph ("He might have been the greatest detective in England," etc.) are reproduced from the 1934 Doubleday, Doran/Crime Club edition (though the overall design of the dust jacket differs somewhat from the 1934 jacket). A Saint stick-figure man with a halo is printed in white on the red spine panel of the dust jacket. Book weighs 1 lb. CONDITION: Extremities of dust jacket slightly rubbed with light edgewear, light chipping to tip of upper left-hand corner of rear panel of dust jacket and to tip of upper left-hand corner of spine panel of dust jacket, small triangular chip (approximately 1/2" x 1/4" x 1/2") at upper right-hand corner of spine panel of dust jacket (affecting most of the letters "RES" in "MISFORTUNES"), small triangular chip (3/8" x 1/4" x 3/8") at upper right-hand corner of front panel of dust jacket, small dark spot of soiling near lower right-hand corner of rear panel of dust jacket, tip of upper right-hand corner of front board is slightly bumped, owner's name and date ("April 1942") in small letters and numbers at top edge of front pastedown endpaper, slight glue-darkening to front and rear pastedown endpapers (from type of binder's glue used in the original binding process), else Very Good book in Very Good dust jacket.<p>12th book in the series of The Saint books about Simon Templar, containing three novelettes: "The Simon Templar Foundation"; "The Higher Finance"; "The Art of Alibi." Originally published in 1934 under the title, "The Misfortunes Of Mr. Teal," the book was reissued as "The Saint In England" and as "The Saint In London."<p>"He might have been the greatest detective in England; he chose to be - The Saint! There's a thrill in every page of his adventures!"- From front panel of dust jacket.<p>"Simon Templar faced the Customs Officer with an easy smile. "Yes," he said, "I'm carrying large quantities of silks, perfumes, wines, tobacco, watches, and explosives. I also have some opium and a couple of howitzers..." "You don't have to be funny about it, anyway," grunted the official, and scrawled the cryptic hieroglyphics that passed him through with his two guns into England. And from that moment the misfortunes of Chief Inspector Teal began again.<p>The Saint - otherwise plain Simon Templar - is an international institution. Quick on the draw, ruthless and gay, he has already become the most popular figure in detective fiction for many thousands of astute readers. To the famous pair of enemies - the Saint and Inspector Teal - there is added in this book a startling new character, Mr. Hoppy Uniatz, that wistful American gunman lost in London, who can never understand that it is against the law in England to shoot policemen, and whose large good nature where murder is not concerned is practically his only virtue."- From dust jacket..

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Micklethwait, Lucy: A Child's Book of Art: Great Pictures - First Words, DK CHILDREN 1993
1-56458-203-5 As New Condition

"It is never too early to introduce children to art," Micklethwait declares in her introductory note to parents and teachers. The carefully selected roundup of stunning art collected in this large-format volume--ranging from a detail from an Egyptian tomb painting that dates to 2550 B.C. to David Hockney's Le Plongeur , created in 1978 with paint and molded paper pulp--proves her point easily. Micklethwait wisely includes an abundance of paintings featuring children, action scenes and vibrant colors--all elements guaranteed to snare a youngster's attention.<blockquote><B> The thematic arrangement of the works of art places them in contexts familiar to kids (family, pets, colors, opposites, work and play), and words or basic phrases accompanying each painting (sisters, in the kitchen, playing in the sand, on the grass) will enable beginning readers to practice their new skills. Also noteworthy are the publisher's trademark exceptionally clean book design and the superb quality of the reproductions. Ages 2-up. <P><B> Kindergarten-Grade 3-A picture gallery with oversized pages filled with fine-art reproductions with simplistic labels, e.g., "bedroom," "two boys," "rainy," etc. Micklethwait writes in her "Note to Parents and Teachers" that they are to treat these paintings as they would "those in any other picture book." By this she means to experience them for their representational or emotional content and not to be inhibited by the "fine art" halo that too often surrounds such works. And the author merits a special "Bravo!" for her refusal to include sculpture because it "would lose too much of its magic on the printed page." There are more than 100 pictures here, sometimes three or four to a page, sometimes with a full page to themselves. They come from ancient Egypt and modern Europe, from Africa and Central America. It's an extensive collection with the majority from the Western world of the past 600 years. Surprisingly, there are only three female artists represented. The subjects also vary, e.g., "Six Ways to Travel," "More Colors," and "A Time to Sleep." The reproductions are all printed with great clarity and with considerable white space around them to facilitate individual attention. Full information about the original art objects is appended. Kenneth Marantz, Art Education Department, Ohio State University, Columbus. </B><P> Library Binding 14.1 x 10.8 x 0.6 inches

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Tazewell, Charles, 1900-1972 (author); Paul Micich (illustrator). THE LITTLEST ANGEL. Nashville, TN: Ideals Children's Books, [1991]
Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, blindstamped lettering on front board (hardcover binding). Blue paper endpapers. Dust jacket art and interior color illustrations by Paul Micich. CONDITION: Faint waterstain to lower right-hand corner of dust jacket, lower right-hand corner of front board, and lower right-hand corner of first few pages of text (with slight rippling of paper), else Very Good book in Very Good dust jacket. Circular gold foil sticker affixed to upper left-hand corner of front panel of dust jacket which reads "THE LITTLEST ANGEL: Celebrating 50 Years, 1946-1996." "One of the best-selling children's books of all time, THE LITTLEST ANGEL is presented with the award-winning artistry of Paul Micich. This is the tale of a little angel who just cannot stay out of trouble in the celestial city: "His halo was permanently tarnished where he held on to it with one hot, little, chubby hand when he ran, and he was always running. Furthermore, even when he stood very still, it never behaved as a halo should. It was always slipping down over his right eye..." When the Christ child is born, the mischievous angel learns a timeless lesson, a lesson that has long endured as the true spirit of giving. First introduced on radio by Helen Hayes, THE LITTLEST ANGEL was originally published in 1946. With over five million copies sold, it has become a children's classic." ISBN 0-8429-8516-8.. Reprint of the 1946 edition, with new illustrations. Small 4to (10 1/4" x 10 3/4"). [28] pages.

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