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FS: Year 3--Civil War, Landmark, Homespun Crafts, others
I have the following for sale, please cut & paste any items you are interested in & contact me directly at libertyacademy@myfairpoint.net The following are in very good condition unless otherwise noted. Items do not include shipping. I will calculate the weight & cost of shipping & e-mail you back. I have items posted on all years, feel free to consolidate purchases & save on shipping. I accept paypal, money orders & checks (w/appropriate time held to clear). Insurance recommended, I pay for delivery confirmation.
Thank you for your help in lightening my shelves.
Blessings,
Barbara in NH
Others we enjoyed--
Classic Illustrated-Great Expectations,comic book version, $1.00
Elise Classic Series, Martha Finley, like new, orig. $5.95, $1.75 each
**Christmas w/Grandma Elsie
**Elsie’s Friends at Woodburn
Trappers & Mountain Men, American Heritage Junior Library. Hdbk w/wonderful illustrations & photos. Highlights some historic icons, Trappers, Mountain Men, various geographic areas. Former lib. Copy. $2.25
Our Only May Amelia, Jennifer L. Holm. Newbery Honor Bk, ALA Notable Bk, It isn’t easy being a pioneer in the state of Washington in 1899, but it’s particularly hard when you are the only girl ever born in the new settlement. She has trouble w/her family’s insistence that she behave like a Proper Young Lady. Small crease on front cover. $1.75
Sam Houston, The Tallest Texan, 1814, William Johnson, Landmark Books. C. 1953, looks to be a 1st ed. Hdbk in vg cond. very slight wear at a couple of edges. $4.00
The Call of the Wild, Troll Illustrated Classics. Hdbk, $1.75
White Fang, Jack London, shelf wear .20
Treasures from Grandma, Grandma’s Attic Series, Arleta Richardson, shelf wear to cover, .20
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Hiawatha. RL 2, beautifully illustrated hdbk. $1.75
Dear America
** So Far from Home, The Diary of Mary Driscoll, an Irish Mill Girl, Lowell, MA 1847. hdbk, $3.25
Alice’s Adventures Under Ground, Lewis Carroll. A facsimile of the 1864 manuscript, Intro. By Martin Gardner. $1.25
Soldier’s Heart, Gary Paulsen. Being the Story of the Enlistment & Due Service of the Boy Charley Goddard, in the 1st Minnesota Volunteers, A Novel of the Civil War. Hdbk, orig. $9.95, $3.00
Who Comes w/Cannons? Patricia Beatty. Not all of the heroes of the Civil War fought on the battlefield….Truth thinkd there is nother sho can do to help. Then one night her uncle asks her to accompany him when he delivers a wagonload of hay to a neighbor. This ride, & the wagon’s real cargo, involve Truth in the underground movement & an adventure filled w/secrecy & suspense. Former classroom copy. Vg cond., except for tape at spine to repair a small tear at spine . $1.00
Dear Ellen Bee, A Civil War Scrapbook of 2 Union Spies, Mary E. Lynons & Muriel M. Branch. Scholastic. Well done insightful w/great illustrations. Former classroom copy. $2.75
A Nation Torn, The Story of How the Civil War Began, Young Readers’ History of the Civil War, Delia Ray. ALA Best book for Young Adults. Vividly describles the crucial events leading to the War Between the States & brings to life the unforgettable individuals of the era—from the eloquent peacemakers Henry Clay, to Harriet Tubman, the courageous conductor of the Underground Railroad, & the fanatical abolitionist John Brown, incl. Letters, diaries, eyewitness accounts, & many vintage photos. Former classroom copy, slight shelf wear at edge. Orig. $9.99, $3.75
Daniel Boone, The Opening of the Wilderness, John Mason Brown, Landmark books. Hdbk in vg cond. very slight wear at several corners. $6.25
How I Survived the Irish Famine, The -- $4. Nice. Journal of Mary O'Flynn. $3. 50 w/other pur
The Birthplace of New Scotland, An Illustrated History of Pictou County, Canada’s Cradle of Industry, Judith Hoegg Ryan. Rapid development as a center of industry including coal, steel alongside farming & fishing. Education, culture & religion have been central to the country’s life & this book records the role of schools, churches & voluntary organizations. Told through excerpts from newspaper articles, diaries, letters & reminiscences. Wonderful, fascinating account. Orig. $24.95, $7.50
The Journey of Elisa, The Immigrants’ Chronicles, from Switzerland to America. Nancy Brummett. Elisa learns that even when we suffer great loss our faith & God’s love comfort us and give us hope for the future. Ages 8-12. $2.00
Danger Along the Ohio, Patricia Willis. Suspenseful historical fiction about three courageous children who rescue and befriend an Indian boy while surviving on their own in the woods along the Ohio River in 1793. hdbk w/dj. $3.75
The Folks in the Valley-A Pennsylvania -- $6. New. Dutch ABC. Beautifully bound hdbk, orig. $15. 00, $5. 75 w/other
America’s First Tran-Continental Railway, A Pictorial History of the Pacific Railroad. From construction & early operations to today. Filled w/colorful & well-researched info, including a brief look at Golden Spike National Historic Site. Great! $2.75
DK Look Inside Cross-Section Trains. See inside 10 fascinating locomotives. What is a tank engine, does a boiler look like inside, kind of engine pulls cars through the Channel Tunnel; Which locomotive has huge driving wheels, steam locomotive was the largest single unit built; and How do steam locomotives work, does a hand brake stop a train, do electric trains pick up current from a third rail & many others. $3.25
Mighty Mongul, Great Railway Adventures, Lionel American Legend, Lin Oliver. Beautifully illustrated story about a determined young boy who rides the rails across the great American prairie to accomplish the impossible & save the school he loves. $2.50
Homespun Crafts, E. Kenneth Baillie. Wonderful ideas for hands on crafts, great illustrations & step-by-step instructions. Hdbk, slight shelf wear. $2.25
**Caps for Sale, A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys & Their Monkey Business, Esphyr Slobadkina. Lg pbk. $2.25
**Caps for Sale, A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys & Their Monkey Business, Esphyr Slobadkina. Small pbk. $1.50
The Golly Sisters Go West, An I Can Read Book, Level 3, grade 2-4, Betsy Byars. Follow the Golly Sisters in one zany adventure after another as they head out west w/new dresses, songs, dances—& the best show on either side of the Mississippi!. $1.00
Yankee’s Book of Whatsits. More than 100 ingenious old-time indoor & outdoor labor & time savers from kitchen, barn, shed & field. Slight shelf wear at spine. $1.00
A Book of Country Things, Walter Needham. Reminiscences from Grandpa about how this were topics—on the farm, sugaring, doing w/stone, animal kingdom, from the woods, Grandpa’s tools, what he had to buy, around the house, Indians & more. Hdbk w/dj, wear to dj. $2.25
Johnny Appleseed, Eva Moore. Biographical story w/many of the traditional stories that surround this real person. Designed for the elementary age reader. $1.75
Mike Fink, A Tall Tale Retold & Illustrated by Steven Kellogg. Kellogg retells some of the many legends about the rough and tumble keelboatman's younger days. He captures the energy and largeness of this tall-tale hero through the use of vernacular speech and in illustrations that can never quite contain the action within their borders. Orig. $7.99, $2.25
Tip Lewis & His Lamp, Grace Livingston Hill Library. Tip Lewis & his roguish pals had no idea of learning anything when they sat in the corner at the mission school, boisterously
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