About this title: Originally published in periodical form, this collection of eight enchanting and nostalgic semi-autobiographical stories recollects an ideal childhood. Informative as a snapshot of the late Victorian era and brilliantly capturing the world of imagination inhabited by children, these stories are written, not with self-consciousness or condescension, but with humour and wit. Grahame depicts a private, separate universe of five siblings whose concerns rarely overlap with the world of adults, whom they refer to as Olympians. The collection's most famous story, 'The Reluctant Dragon', sees the ...
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Edition: Ten Speed ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780898155464ISBN:0898155460
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 227 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & company
Date Published: 1930-01-01
Description: Good in none jacket. Good book with no dust jacket. Cover shows wear. Please see my picture. Owner bookplate pasted in. Pages are clean and nice. read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: John Lane: The Bodley Head, New York
Date Published: 1899
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Hard Back. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Ink writing on inside cover pages, spotted and warped cover flaps, cloth coming off back cover flap, some stains on cover as well, badly wrinkled and moisture damaged pages also, still a great book..................We are very careful when we list our books, but sometimes something minor may get by...... read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & company
Date Published: 1930
Description: Good. Good with good d/j. Cover yellowed at edges. Pages clean, tight spine. D/J clipped, yellowed, some rubbing and scuffs, edge wear. read more
Edition: Ten Speed ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, CA.
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780898155464ISBN:0898155460
Description: Parrish, Maxfield. Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 227 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Edition: Xlibrary edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Garden City Publishing. / SUNDIAL EDITIONS
Date Published: c1898
Description: Interior is vERY GOOD with PICTORIAL ENDPAGES., Xlibrary edition. There is NO dust jacket. Exterior has a vERY GOOD SMALL TAN CLOTH COVER WITH DECORATIONS AROUND TITLE., HARDBACK, CHILDREN STORY. Collection of 8 stories for children to read. read more
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Hard cover with colored stamped illustration on front board; illustrated end papers; owner plate on front pastedown; two frontis illustrations with tissue guard; tight binding; clean interior; 227 pgs. read more
Edition: No Edition Stated
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company, N Y
Date Published: 1953
Description: Very Good in Very Good- jacket. 172pp. Has light wear. Spine sunned. Price clipped. Internally Clean. Lang: English. Vols: 1, Wt: 1lbs. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & company, New York
Date Published: 1930
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. 275 p. 18 cm. 4142. The twenty-first of October. --Dies irae. --Mutabile semper. --The magic ring. --Its walls were as of jasper. --A saga of the seas. --The reluctant dragon. --A departure. Very good condition, very tight and clean. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Common Reader
Date Published: 2000-09
ISBN-13:9781585790180ISBN:1585790184
Description: Very Good. Hardcover with dust jacket. Book is in very good condition for a used item. Minimal signs of wear to jacket may be visible. Binding/boards/pages are all in near fine shape. May have inscription or remainder mark. A welcome (and affordable) addition to any collection. read more
Description: Dodd Mead, c.1930, hardcover, illus b/w by Ernest H. Shepard, ; Ex-library with usual distinctions, narrow strip (about 1/4") removed from title page and repaired with clear tape, else a sound GOOD+ copy, in a GOOD+ dustjacket with partial sticker on top of spine and sticker mark on lower spine, in a new clear mylar DJ cover. read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Beaufort Books, Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780825302817ISBN:0825302811
Description: Illustrated by Parrish, Maxfield (illustrator) Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0825302811. First Beaufort Edition. Illustrated with black and white plates. Very good condition book and dustjacket. Crisp clean and tight inside and out. Jacket clean with minimal edgewear, not price-clipped.; 8vo 8"-9" tall. read more
Edition: Illustrated.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & company, New York
Date Published: 1930
Description: Shepard, Ernest. Very good in very good dust jacket. Price clipped. Shipping upgrade! Order processed within minutes of your purchase! In business since 1975! Nicer library with few extant identifiers; faint stamps on edge & flyleaf, looks almost like new inside; with... 163 p. 21 cm. The twenty-first of October. --Dies irae. --Mutabile semper. --The magic ring. --Its walls were as of jasper. --A saga of the seas. --The reluctant dragon. --A departure. read more
"Bloody hell, this book is shiny! Some pieces are stronger than the other...I love "The Magic Ring", "A Saga of the Sea", "The Reluctant Dragon" and "A Departure"."
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