Books published by publisher J. B. Lippincott

A collection of stories by Kipling, Clemens, Grimm and others with illustrations in black-and-white and color by Tasha Tudor. Bound in publisher's original quarter blue cloth and blue paper boards with the title stamped in red on the spine and an owl decoration stamped in red on the front cover. The previous owner's name is on the front free end paper in ink, otherwise internally clean and bright. The dust jacket has chips and tears, otherwise very good condition

Play script dramatized by Aurand Harris. A present-day fairy tale, adapted from Phyllis McGinley's popular book.Two sets. Royal and folk costumes. Cast of 7 women, 4 men, courtiers. (Suitable for all-girl cast.) The King and Queen plan a birthday party for their daughter Esmeralda, showering her with gifts and toys, ordering a feast with entertainment, and inviting a neighboring Prince to play with her. But the Princess is in a sulky mood, and throwing one of her royal tantrums, she goads the usually well-mannered Prince into declaring what no one has ever dared to admit that she is a plain Princess. Faced at last with the truth, the Princess falls into a genuine decline, and her parents offer a great reward to anyone who can make her beautiful. All the wise men try, without success. Finally, the royal dustwoman, Dame Goodwit, offers to make the Princess beautiful in three months if the Princess will come and live in her cottage with her three daughters. The changes that take place are only natural ones; but when the Princess learns to do a truly unselfish thing, her mouth turns up, her nose turns down, and her eyes sparkle like the candles on a birthday cake.

HC/DJ, excellent/VG condition. Clean, unmarked interior. Very slight rubbing at head and foot of spine. Straight spine, tight binding. Dust jacket in protective mylar. Some rubbing to DJ spine, and tearing to edges. This adorable little book explains the U.S. government in a way children can understand. 55 pgs. quarto GREAT FIND!!! B Rhodes-KFB-.13-rm D bks L

Edward Abbey called The Monkey Wrench Gang a "comic extravaganza," which it is, although one with a clear, serious message: to protect the American wilderness from the forces of commercial enterprise. The story centers on George Hayduke, an ex-Green Beret and Vietnam vet, who returns to the Southwestern desert after the war to find his beloved canyons and rivers threatened by industrial development. On a whitewater rafting trip down the Colorado River, Hayduke joins forces with three others who share his indignation and want to do something about it: feminist saboteur and Bronx exile Bonnie Abzug, wilderness guide and outcast Mormon Seldom Seen Smith, and libertarian billboard torcher Doc Sarvis, M.D. Together they venture off to become eco-raiders, waging war on the strip miners, clear-cutters, and the highway, dam, and bridge builders who are turning their natural habitat into a wasteland. The misadventures of this motley group make for an uproarious blend of chaos, conflict, and comedy.