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CHILDREN'S BOOKS • FICTION • P — R

All entries are alphabetized by title and by series:

Please note that, due to the nature of their intended audience, many--if not the majority--of the books listed in this section have the owners' names written on the inside front cover or title page.

Paddington Bear: The Great Big Paddington Book by Michael Bond (1976) $6.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Ivor Wood. 48 pages.
Collins World [First Printing]
Book is Fine Minus. (Some corner wear.)

Panchito by Loren D. Good (1955) $3.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Nicolas. 160 pages.
Coward-McCann, Inc. [First Printing]
Book is Very Good. (Ex-libris; corner blunting,
card pocket on inside cover, various library stamps.)

Papa's Panda by Nancy Willard (1977) $5.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Lilian Hoban. 36 pages.
Harcourt-Brace-Jovanovich [First Printing]
Book is Very Fine.

Parveen by Anne Mehdevi (1969) $5.00
Hardcover. 176 pages.
Alfred A. Knopf [First Printing]
Book is Very Fine Minus. (Mild edge and corner wear.)

A Penny for Whiffles by Dorothy Haas (1962) $3.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Bill Rutherford and Bonnie Rutherford. 28 pages.
Whitman Publishing Company #2476 [First Printing]
Book is Very Good Plus. (Corner wear.)

Penrod by Booth Tarkington (1914) $7.00
Hardcover w/ Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Gordon Grant. 306 pages.
Grosset & Dunlap [Printing Unknown]
Book is Fine Minus. (Some tanning to endpapers.)
Dust Jacket is Good Plus. (Some heavy edge and corner wear, cleanly repaired.)

Peter and the Wolf by Robert Sargent (1968) $5.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Robert Sargent. 48 pages. SRP: $3.95.
CBS Records [First Printing]
Book is Fine.

Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter (1974) $4.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard. 32 pages.
Grosset & Dunlap [Printing unknown]
Book is Fine. (Some corner wear.)

Peter Rabbit Giant Treasury by Beatrix Potter (1980) $4.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter. 92 pages.
Derrydale Books [Printing Unknown]
Book is Very Fine Minus.

Petunia by Roger Duvoisin (1950) $3.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Roger Duvoisin. 36 pages.
Alfred A. Knopf [Book Club Edition]
Book is Fine. (Nice save for some minor interior foxing.)

Phantom by the Sea by Stephan Ryan Oliver (1983) $3.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Cherie R. Wyman. 110 pages.
Weekly Reader Books [Book Club Edition]
Book is Near Mint Minus.

Piccolo's Prank by Leo Politi (1965) $20.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Leo Politi. 36 pages.
Note: Personally inscribed "Leo Politi, April 14, 1966" by the author on the first page.)
Charles Scribner's Sons [First Printing]
Book is Fine Minus. (Minor edge wear.)

Pierre, a Cautionary Tale by Maurice Sendak (1962) $5.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. 52 pages.
Harper & Row/Scholastic Book Services [Book Club Edition]
Book is Very Fine.

Pilgrim Stories by Elvajean Hall and Margaret Pumphrey (October 1967) $5.00
Softcover. Illustrated by Jon Nielsen. 142 pages. SRP: 45¢.
Scholastic Book Services #TX-565 [Second Printing]
Book is Very Fine.

Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi (1932) $16.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Maud Petersham and Miska Petersham. 324 pages.
Garden City Publishing, Inc. [First Printing]
Book is Very Good. (Some water staining on the back cover.)

Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi and Allen Chaffee (1946) $5.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Lois Lenski. 72 pages.
Random House [First Printing]
Book is Very Good Plus.

Pippi Longstocking: Pippi Goes on Board
by Astrid Lindgren (August 1967) $3.00
Softcover. Illustrated by Nancy Seligsohn. 116 pages. SRP: 35¢.
Scholastic Book Services #TX-274 [Sixth Printing]
Book is Fine.

Pippi Longstocking: Pippi in the South Seas
by Astrid Lindgren (December 1967) $3.00
Softcover. Illustrated by Louis S. Glanzman. 116 pages. SRP: 45¢.
Scholastic Book Services #TX-602 [Fifth Printing]
Book is Fine Minus.

The Planet Poachers by A.M. Lightner (1965) $16.00
Hardcover w/ Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Denny McMains. 188 pages. SRP: $3.50.
G.P. Putnam's Sons [First printing]
Book is Fine Minus. (Ex-libris; nice save for card pocket first page.)
Dust Jacket is Fine.

A Polar Bear Called Pingo by Ilona Koidahl (1974) $6.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Rolf Zillmer. 48 pages.
Childrens Press [First Printing]
Book is Very Fine.

The Pooh Story Book by A.A. Milne (1965) $5.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard. 80 pages.
E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc. [Printing Unknown]
Book is Fine.

Power Boys: The Mystery of the Haunted Skyscraper by Mel Lyle (1964) $5.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Raymond Burns. 212 pages.
Whitman Publishing Company [First Printing]
Book is Very Good Plus.

Power Boys: The Mystery of the Haunted Skyscraper by Mel Lyle (1964) $6.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Raymond Burns. 212 pages.
Whitman Publishing Company [First Printing]
Book is Fine Minus.

Power Boys: The Mystery of the Vanishing Lady by Mel Lyle (1967) $4.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Raymond Burns. 212 pages.
Whitman Publishing Company [First Printing]
Book is Fine Minus.

The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain (1954) $3.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Peter Spier. 240 pages.
Nelson Doubleday [First Printing]
Book is Fine.

Professor Noah's Spaceship by Brian Wildsmith (1980) $5.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Brian Wildsmith. 36 pages.
Scholastic Books [Book Club Edition]
Book is Very Fine Minus.

Puppy Dog Tales by Nita Jonas (1964) $3.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Dale Maxey. 28 pages.
Random House [First Printing]
Book is Very Good. (Corner wear, small hole on one page.)

Quest in the Desert by Roy Chapman Andrews (1997) $8.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. 192 pages.
The Junior Literary Guild/The Viking Press [First Printing]
Book is Fine. (Corner blunting.)

The Rabbi and the Twenty-Nine Witches by Marilyn Hirsh (1976) $2.00
Softcover. Illustrated by Marilyn Hirsh. 32 pages.
Scholastic Book Services #TW-3637 [First Printing]
Book is Fine. (2" cover crease.)

The Race of the Golden Apples by Claire Martin (1991) $8.00
Hardcover w/ Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Diane Dillon and Leo Dillon. 32 pages.
Dial Books [First Printing]
Book is Very Fine save for inscription on title page.
Dust Jacket is Fine. (Light wear, price clipped on inside fold.)

Radar Commandos by Bernard Glemser (September 1966) $3.00
Softcover. Illustrated by Mort Kunstler. 152 pages. SRP: 45¢.
Scholastic Books #TX-915 [First Printing]
Book is Fine.

Raggedy Ann: Raggedy Andy's Stories by Johnny Gruelle (1960) $5.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Johnny Gruelle. 96 pages.
The Bobbs-Merrill Company [Printing Unknown]
Book is Very Good Plus. (Corner wear, inscription on second page, rubbing back cover.)

Raggedy Ann: Raggedy Ann and Marcella's First Day at School
by Johnny Gruelle (1952) $6.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Johnny Gruelle. 28 pages.
Wonder Books #588 [First Printing]
Book is Very Good. (General wear.)

Raggedy Ann: Raggedy Ann and the Wonderful Witch by Johnny Gruelle (1961) $10.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Johnny Gruelle. 96 pages. SRP: $2.75
The Bobbs-Merrill Company [Printing Unknown]
Book is Fine Plus. (Minor corner wear.)

Raggedy Ann: Raggedy Ann Stories by Johnny Gruelle (1955) $10.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Johnny Gruelle. 96 pages.
The Bobbs-Merrill Company [Book Club Edition]
Book is Fine. (Some edge wear, writing on interior cover.)

Raggedy Ann: Raggedy Ann's Wishing Pebble by Johnny Gruelle (1960) $12.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Johnny Gruelle. 96 pages.
The Bobbs-Merrill Company [Printing Unknown]
Book is Fine Plus. (Minor corner wear.)

Railroad Arthur by Alan Coren (1977) $3.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by John Astrop. 74 pages.
Little, Brown & Company [Book Club Edition]
Book is Very Fine. (Upper left corner back
cover blunted, creasing on second to last page.)

The Rain Forest by Armstrong Sperry (1964) $8.00
Hardcover w/ Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Armstrong Sperry. 190 pages.
The Macmillan Company [Fourth Printing]
Book is Very Good. (Ex-libris; card pocket, stamps, title and indicia pages stuck together.)
Dust Jacket is Very Good. (Label on spine, attached to inside back cover of book.)

The Rain Mouse by Helga Aichinger (1970) $10.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Helga Aichinger. 32 pages.
Franklin Watts, Inc. [First Printing]
Book is Very Fine Plus save for inscription on first page.

Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary (June 1971) $3.00
Softcover. Illustrated by Louis Darling. 144 pages.
Scholastic Book Services #TX-1722 [Third Printing]
Book is Fine Minus.

The Rand McNally Book of Favorite Nursery Classics (circa 1970s) $10.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Anne Sellers Leaf. 108 pages. SRP: $8.95.
Rand McNally & Company [Printing Unknown]
Book is Very Fine.

The Ransom Note by J.M. Goodspeed (1978) $3.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Ray Keane. 48 pages.
Xerox Corporation [First Printing]
Book is Fine Plus.

The Ransom Note by J.M. Goodspeed (1978) $4.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Ray Keane. 48 pages.
Xerox Corporation [First Printing]
Book is Near Mint Minus.

The Rattle-Rattle Train by Darlene Geis (1975) $3.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Carl Bobertz. 20 pages. SRP: 59¢.
Wonder Books/Grosset & Dunlap [First Printing]
Book is Fine Minus.

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin (1960) $5.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Sari. 282 pages.
Whitman Publishing Company #1634 [First Printing]
Book is Very Fine.

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin (1965) $4.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by June Goldsborough. 254 pages.
Whitman Publishing Company #2720 [First Printing]
Book is Very Fine.

Red Ryder and the Secret of Wolf Canyon by S.S. Stevens (1941) $10.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Fred Harman. 224 pages.
Whitman Publishing Company #2344 [First printing]
Book is Fine Minus. (Light tanning, smoke/dust shadow on spine, otherwise nice.)

Red Sun at Noon and Other Stories Edited by Stanley Pashko (October 1966) $5.00
Softcover. 128 pages. SRP: 50¢.
Key Books/Signet Books #KD-522 [First Printing]
Book is Very Fine Minus.

Rex, King of the Deep by Gaylord du Bois and Oskar Lebeck (1941) $8.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Alden McWilliams. 216 pages.
Grosset & Dunlap [First Printing]
Book is Very Good Plus. (Light stains to outer edges of pages, inscription on contents page.)

Rex Cole Jr. and the Grinning Ghost by Gordon Chapman (1931) $6.00
Hardcover. 208 pages.
Whitman Publishing Company [First Printing]
Book is Fine. (Minor corner wear/blunting, minor dust shadow back cover.)

Ribsy by Beverly Cleary (1964) $3.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Louis Darling. 192 pages.
William Morrow & Company [Book Club Edition]
Book is Very Fine.

The Riddle of Raven's Gulch by Mary Francis Shura (1975) $5.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Salem Tamer. 124 pages.
Dodd, Mead & Company/Weekly Reader Books [Book Club Edition]
Book is Near Mint Minus.

The Riddle of the Lonely House by Augusta Huiell Seaman (September 1964) $3.00
Originally published as The Strange Pettingill Puzzle.
Softcover. Illustrated by Charles Back. 116 pages. SRP: 35¢.
Scolastic Book Services #TX236 [Third Printing]
Book is Fine Minus. (Small gouge back cover, minor corner wear.)

Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet by Blake Savage (1952) $6.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by E. Deane Cate. 254 pages.
Whitman Publishing Company [First Printing]
Book is Fine Minus. (Some edge/corner wear, particularly on top and bottom of spine.)

Robin Kane #1: The Mystery of Blue Pelican
by Nicolete Meredith Stack aka Eileen Hill (1966) $3.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Sylvia Haggander. 192 pages.
Whitman Publishing Company #1550 [First Printing]
Book is Very Good Plus.

Robin Kane #2: The Mystery of The Phantom
by Nicolete Meredith Stack aka Eileen Hill (1966) $3.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Sylvia Haggander. 192 pages.
Whitman Publishing Company #1551 [First Printing]
Book is Very Good. (Edge and corner wear.)

Robin Kane #2: The Mystery of The Phantom
by Nicolete Meredith Stack aka Eileen Hill (1966) $6.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Sylvia Haggander. 192 pages.
Whitman Publishing Company #1551 [First Printing]
Book is Fine.

Robin Kane #3: The Mystery of Glengary Castle
by Nicolete Meredith Stack aka Eileen Hill (1966) $4.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Sylvia Haggander. 192 pages.
Whitman Publishing Company #1552 [First Printing]
Book is Fine Minus. (Some wear upper spine and edge.)

Robin Kane #6: The Monster of Wolf Point
by Nicolete Meredith Stack aka Eileen Hill (1971) $6.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Katherine Sampson. 192 pages.
Whitman Publishing Company [Printing Unknown]
Book is Fine Plus.

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel deFoe (1955) $3.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Paul Frame. 284 pages.
Whitman Publishing Company #1611 [First Printing]
Book is Very Good Plus. (Nice save for corner wear.)

Robo Force Adventures: The Maxx Steele Trap by Ellen Weiss (1985) $8.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Mones. 28 pages.
Random House [First Printing]
Book is Very Fine save for writing upper right corner first page.

Rocket Mouse by Lee Priestley (September 1966) $3.00
Softcover. Illustrated by Prue Theobalds. 94 pages. SRP: 40¢.
Scholastic Book Services #F-611 [First Printing]
Book is Fine Plus.

Ronny Meets the Sasquatch by Elmay Crow (1972) $8.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Elmay Crow. 128 pages.
Limited edition of 3000 copies.
Crow Publishing [First Printing]
Book is Very Fine. (Nice save for corner blunting.)

Rover's Regatta Day by Sam Smith (1977) $3.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Sam Smith. 32 pages.
Doubleday & Company [First Printing]
Book is Fine Plus.

Roy Rogers and the Raiders of Sawtooth Ridge by Snowden Miller (1946) $6.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Henry E. Vallely. 246 pages.
Whitman Publishing Company [First Printing]
Book is Very Good Plus. (Tanning of pages.)

Rumpelstiltskin by Ruth Ainsworth (1979) $2.00
Softcover. Illustrated by Ruth Ainsworth. 20 pages.
Banner Press [First Printing]
Book is Very Fine Minus. (Some stress marks along spine.)

Rusty by Emmo (1966) $3.00
Hardcover. Illustrated by Emmo. 24 pages.
James & Jonathan [First Printing]
Book is Very Good Minus. (Edge wear.)

Rusty, the Pup Who Wanted Wings by Gladys Maluern and Corinne Maluern (1939) $8.00
Hardcover. Illustrated. 64 pages.
McLaughlin Brothers/The Little Color Classics #821 [Printing Unknown]
Book is Fine Plus.

Russian Folklore Series: Fenist the Falcon
by Irina Zheleznova (1977) $8.00
Softcover. Illustrated. 12 pages.
Publisher Unknown [First Printing]
Book is Fine Minus.

Russian Folklore Series: Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka
w/ The White Duck by Irina Zheleznova (1977) $8.00
Softcover. Illustrated. 12 pages.
Publisher Unknown [First Printing]
Book is Fine Minus.

Russian Folklore Series: The Tale of Tsarevich Ivan, the Fire-Bird and Grey Wolf
by Irina Zheleznova (1977) $8.00
Softcover. Illustrated. 12 pages.
Publisher Unknown [First Printing]
Book is Fine Minus.

Ruth Fielding at Sunrise Farm by Alice B. Emerson (1915) $8.00
Hardcover w/ Dust Jacket. Illustrated. 216 pages.
Cupples & Leon Company [First printing]
Book is Fine Minus save for book plate on first page.
Dust Jacket is Good. (Heavy edge/corner wear, some clean tape repairs,
some water staining, numerous light pen marks on back cover checklist.)

Ruth Fielding Treasure Hunting by Alice B. Emerson (1923) $6.00
Hardcover. Illustrated. 216 pages.
Cupples & Leon Company [First printing]
Book is Fine Minus.


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