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Opie, Iona; Opie, Peter; intro by Marina Warner: The Lore and Language of School Children, New York New York Review of Books 2001
0940322692 Near Fine Cover image: Giovan Francesco Caroto "Portrait of a Boy with a Drawing of a Doll"

-----Large soft cover, tight square and clean, flat uncreased spine, no names, (xxxix), 417 pages with maps including frontis. "Stepping outside the nursery, with its assortment of parent-approved entertainments, to observe & investigate the day-to-day creative intelligence & activities of children, the Opies bring to life the rites & rhymes, jokes & jeers, laws, games, and secret spells of what has been called "The greatest of savage tribes", & the only one which shows no signs of dying out." Contents include: Into by Marina Warner / Preface / List of maps / Introductory / Just For Fun / Wit & Repartee: crooked Answers, Having the Last Word, Stale Jokes, etc. / Guile: spiting Jokes, Trick Bets, Embarrassers, etc. / Riddles: Catch Ridles, Rhyming riddles, True Riddles, etc. / Parody & Impropriety: Hymns & Carols, Nursery Rhymes, Popular songs, Recitations, The Improper / Topicla Rhymes: Beedcake & Cheesecake, Legendary Heroes, 1930-39, World war II, 1945-58, etc, / Code of Oral Legislation / Nicknames & Epithets: Fatties, Skinnies, Spectacles, etc. / Unpopular Children: Jeers & Torments / Half-Belief / Children's Calendar / Occasional Customs / Some Curiosities: The Million Bus Tickets, Levitation, Saying the Same Thing at Once, Curing Warts, Cocking Snooks, Secret Languages / Friendship & Fortune: Making & Breaking Friends, Attitudes to Opposite Sex, Character reading, Love Tokens, Etc. / Partisanship: Sectarian Rhymes, Salvation Army, Boys' Brigade & Boy Scouts, Etc. / The Child & Authority / Pranks / First Line Index / General Index. Any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock photo 1st NYRB Edition 1st Printing Soft Cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"

[SW: -----Large soft cover, tight square and clean, flat uncreased spine, no names, (xxxix), 417 pages with maps including frontis. "Stepping outside the nursery, with its assortment of parent-approved entertainments, to observe & investigate the day-to-day creative intelligence & activities of children, the Opies bring to life the rites & rhymes, jokes & jeers, laws, games, and secret spells of what has been called "The greatest of savage tribes", & the only one which shows no signs of dying out." Contents include: Into by Marina Warner / Preface / List of maps / Introductory / Just For Fun / Wit & Repartee: crooked Answers, Having the Last Word, Stale Jokes, etc. / Guile: spiting Jokes, Trick Bets, Embarrassers, etc. / Riddles: Catch Ridles, Rhyming riddles, True Riddles, etc. / Parody & Impropriety: Hymns & Carols, Nursery Rhymes, Popular songs, Recitations, The Improper / Topicla Rhymes: Beedcake & Cheesecake, Legendary Heroes, 1930-39, World war II, 1945-58, etc, / Code of Oral Legislation / Nicknames & Epithets: Fatties, Skinnies, Spectacles, etc. / Unpopular Children: Jeers & Torments / Half-Belief / Children's Calendar / Occasional Customs / Some Curiosities: The Million Bus Tickets, Levitation, Saying the Same Thing at Once, Curing Warts, Cocking Snooks, Secret Languages / Friendship & Fortune: Making & Breaking Friends, Attitudes to Opposite Sex, Character reading, Love Tokens, Etc. / Partisanship: Sectarian Rhymes, Salvation Army, Boys' Brigade & Boy Scouts, Etc. / The Child & Authority / Pranks / First Line Index / General Index. Any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock Photo, Opie, Iona; Opie, Peter; intro by Marina Warner , The Lore and Language of School Children, Cover image: Giovan Francesco Caroto "Portrait of a Boy with a Drawing of a Doll" New York Review of BooksReference]

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Delbanco, Nicholas: Vagabonds, The, Warner Books 2004
0-446-53002-6 New

Hardcover book is in new condition, unread, dust jacket in like new condition. Dust jacket shows no signs of wear on top and bottom of spine edges. Inside of book pages are crisp and clean. Price stamp from bookstore on front of dust jacket. Publisher: Warner Books. ISBN 0446530026. 304 pages long. Size 9 by 6 x 1.5. Additional pictures of condition are always available. BOOK DESCRIPTION: Money changes things," Delbanco's saga allows, as it slips across generations to examine the bonds of inheritance, fiscal and otherwise, linking three siblings. When the scattered Saperstones--coddled Claire, drifting David and down-on-her-luck Joanna--return to their childhood home in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., upon their mother's death, they discover they've been left a sizable sum of money. The inheritance began with a batch of General Electric stock, bequeathed by a cadre of adventure-smitten, self-styled "vagabonds": no less towering figures than Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone and Henry Ford. After a cad in Firestone's employ impregnates a young girl in 1916, the three give the shares to provide for her illegitimate progeny. Over two generations, the shares and their intangible presence increase; Alice, the Saperstones' mother, cognizant of her own demons, leaves the trust untouched so that it might fulfill her children's lives in ways she could not. Each child ponders how to channel the windfall into something meaningful: courage, security, a new life. As their futures reconfigure, they draw together in their new history, especially when tragedy undermines Claire's charmed existence. While the vagabonds relished the country's open roads and boundless opportunity--a colorful bit of history animated here--generations later, the Saperstones yearn for a more rooted certainty. Delbanco (What Remains) creates a lyrical narrative showing a palpably American faith in reinvention as he weaves nostalgia-tinged memories into a grittier reality. The three Saperstone siblings return to New York when their mother dies. Their mother, they learn, was the beneficiary of a trust of 15 shares of stock given to their grandmother by Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, and Thomas Edison, who called themselves "the vagabonds." In the nearly 90 years since its creation, the trust has grown to nearly two million dollars. The novel tells the story of how this influx of riches alters the children's relationships. First Edition As New Hard Cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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Tang, Charles (Illustrator): The Mystery in Washington, D.c. (Boxcar Chiildren series) Morton Grove, Ill. Albert Whitman & Company 1994
0-8075-5410-3 very good condition

Mystery awaits the Boxcar Children at a Washington, D.C., bed and breakfast, where valuables disappear and all the guests seem to have something to hide. Simultaneous. <P><B> About the Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner was born in Putnam, Connecticut, on April 16, 1890, to Edgar and Jane Warner. Her family included a sister, Frances, and a brother, John. From the age of five, she dreamed of becoming an author. She wrote stories for her Grandfather Carpenter, and each Christmas she gave him one of these stories as a gift. Today, Ms. Warner is best remembered as the author of The Boxcar Children Mysteries. Paperback 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches

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Troll / Delta Kids Educational Materials: HARRY POTTER HOGWARTS PHYSICS DEMONSTRATION ACTIVITY LAB AND PROJECTS SCIENCE KIT, U.S. Troll / Delta Kids Educational Materials 2004 ; fester Einband / hard cover; 1. Ed.
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Make a Movie Character Mobile with 7 Disks showing HARRY POTTER, HERMIONE, RON, HAGRID, HEDWIG THE OWL, NORBERT THE DRAGON, and SCABBERS THE RAT, Perform a Pendulum Experiment, Take the Gravity Challenge, face the Super Stacker Challenge, the Hopping & Popping Activity, and the Bounce Back Challenge as you Understand, Demonstrate, and perform Basic Physics Principles and Have Fun While Learning! We are featuring a New Sealed and Unopened Delta Troll Educational Media Harry Potter Spells and Potions Series Home & School Self Teaching Activity, Craft & Experiment Packet Titled: HARRY POTTER HOGWARTS SPELLS & POTIONS / PHYSICS DEMONSTRACTION SCIENCE ACTIVITIES KIT. From the Troll Delta SPELLS & POTIONS SERIES KIT! This Physics 10" X 13" kit Includes: Experiment and Activity Series Collector Lab Binder Pages, 7 Movie Character Mobile Disks showing HARRY POTTER, HERMIONE, RON, HAGRID,HEDWIG THE OWL,NORBERT THE DRAGON, and SCABBERS THE RAT, 2 Mobile Rods, 2 Plastic Poppers, Large Super Bouncing Ball, Small Super Bouncing Ball & a Color Animation Tilt Action Collector Movie Scene Lenticular Card of of Harry Potter diving after the Golden Snitch during the Quidditch Game. This Kit is New with no Prior Sales or Returns and Comes in a Clean White Harry Potter Licensed Illustrated and Trademarked Multi-Item Sealed Package! Manufactured by Troll / Delta Kids Educational Materials These 10" x 13" Activity Science sets were produced in 2002 and onward and feature the Licensed J.K. Rowling, Warner Bros., and Harry Potter Publishing Trademark Authorization Data on the package covers. It's a Great Family Learning and Crafts Kit, a Fantastic Rainy Day Activity kit, School Science Project Kit, a Fun Homeschooling Hands-on Learning Kit, Classroom Teaching Aid,or an unusual Harry Potter Product Collectable! Recommended for Children 8 and up! Not for Children under 4 years old. Adult Supervision and Guidance is recommended with all Science and Craft Activity Kits we sell. First Edition 10"x13" Package Plastic Multi-item Packet Unsold and Unopened Kit; First Edition

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