Books published by publisher Nelson Doubleday, Inc.

The planet Pern, where riders mount huge dragons to fend off deadly threadlike spores that fall from the sky, continues to be one of SF's most popular settings. Here, for the first time in one volume, are three novels featuring Menolly and Piemur, two young Pernese with extraordinary musical talent. In Dragonsong, Menolly's yearning to sing is silenced by a stern father who believes it a disgrace-leaving her no choice but to run away. Dragonsinger brings Menolly to the Harper Hall, where she can fulfill her ambition to sing, if only the others there will accept her. Dragondrums is the thrilling adventure of Piemur, a brilliant boy soprano whose fate changes suddenly when his voice does.

Best in Children's Books, Volume 40 edited by Mary Macnab and Gladys Schwarcz. Nelson Doubleday. Garden City, New York. 1960. The contents of Volume 40 include With Dorothy in Oz written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by Richard Scarry; Roger and the Fox written by Lavinia R. Davis and illustrated by Theresa Sherman; The Wishes retold by Sara Cone Bryant and illustrated by Robin Jacques; Let's Go to Scandinavia written by Gladys Schwarcz and illustrated with color photographs and an illustrative map; Page, Squire and Knight written by Eva March Tappan and illustrated by Vladimir Bobri; Plants to Have Fun With written by Millicent E. Selsam and illustrated by Susan Noguchi Swain; Master of All Masters retold by Joseph Jacobs and illustrated by Adrienne Adams; The Fountain of Youth written by James Baldwin and illustrated by Aldren A. Watson; Mr. Murdle's Large Heart written by Margery Williams Bianco and illustrated by Irene Haas; A Farmyard Song illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky; Ulysses S. Grant: The General Who Hated War written by Smith Burnham and illustrated by Edward Shenton; and Prehistoric Animals of North America illustrated by Charles R. Knight from the famous murals and paintings in The Chicago Natural History Museum. Best in Children's Books was a reading program for youngsters, for which a staff of experts assembled each month a collection of the world's best children's literature, old and new. These volumes, richly illustrated in color by famous artists, are packed from cover to cover with full-length books, poetry, historical adventures, games, fairy tales, nature, science and geography sections -- a wide variety of wholesome reading.

Anthology of children's stories and poetry. Contents: "Gulliver in Lilliput" (abridged for young people from "Gulliver's Travels") by Jonathan Swift, illustrated by Lawrence Beall Smith; "The House That Jack Built" illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; "Giddy-ap, Giddy-ap!" written and illustrated by Charlotte Steiner; "Cinderella" by Charles Perrault, illustrated by Suzanne Suba; "Everybody Lends Jerry Muskrat a Hand" by Thornton Burgess, illustrated by H. B. Vestal; "The Story Book of Wheels", written and illustrated by Maud and Miska Petersham; "Napoleon, the Corsican Boy" by Smith Burnham, illustrated by Richard Moss; "Fishes of the Shallow Sea" (no author noted), color photographs; "Dick and the Canal Boat" by Sanford Tousey, illustrated by Edward Shenton; "Let's Visit France" (no author noted) color photographs, illustrated map.

Anthology of children's stories. Contents: "Jason and the Golden Fleece" by Charles Kingsley, illustrated by Robin Jacques; "Gregorio and the White Llama" by Laura Bannon, illustrated by Bobri; "The Magic Skipping Rope" by Rose Fyleman, illustrated by Harvey Weiss; "A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go" illustrated by Adrienne Adams; "The Terrible Mr. Twitmeyer" by Lilian Moore and Leone Adelson, illustrated by Paul Galdone; "Toads and Diamonds" by Charles Perrault, illustrated by Aldren Watson; "Crunch Crunch" by Ethel and Leonard Kessler; "Science Quizzes and Experiments: by Jane Sherman, illustrated by Peter Spier; "Let's Go to the South Sea Islands [Oceania]" (no author noted), color photographs, full-color illustrated map.

This is a book from the Junior Deluxe Editions series published between 1947 and 1968 by mainly Nelson Doubleday Inc. and J.P. Lippincott Co. All of the illustrations are done by different illustrators. This book, THE BLACK ARROW, is a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1984), first published in 1888. It is both an historical adventure novel and a romance novel. The Black Arrow tells the story of Richard (Dick) Shelton during the Wars of the Roses: how he becomes a knight, rescues his lady Joanna Sedley, and obtains justice for the murder of his father, Sir Harry Shelton. Outlaws in Tunstall Forest organized by Ellis Duckworth, whose weapon and calling card is a black arrow, cause Dick to suspect that his guardian Sir Daniel Brackley and his retainers are responsible for his father's murder. Dick's suspicions are enough to turn Sir Daniel against him, so he has no recourse but to escape from Sir Daniel and join the outlaws of the Black Arrow against him. This struggle sweeps him up into the greater conflict surrounding them all. This Junior Deluxe Edition book was illustrated by Lawrence Beall Smith (1909-1989), a premier American painter, sculptor, lithographer and illustrator of the twentieth century. Smith began exhibiting his art in 1935 and gained a strong national reputation by 1941 when a one-man exhibition of his art was launched at the Whitney Museum in New York. During World War II he created posters for the war effort and was an artist for the D-Day landings in Normandy.

Best in Children's Books, Volume 29 edited by Mary Macnab and Gladys Schwarcz. Nelson Doubleday. Garden City, New York. 1960. The contents of Volume 29 include Paul Bunyan: Hero of the Lumber Woods written by Wallace Wadsworth and illustrated by Richard Bennett; Marjorie's Almanac written by Thomas Bailey Aldrich and illustrated by Leonard Weisgard; Little Daylight written by George MacDonald, retold by Sara Cone Bryant, and illustrated by Robin Jacques; Kiki Skates written and illustrated by Charlotte Steiner; The Three Billy Goats Gruff illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky; Tell Me the Time, Please written by Lillian J. Bragdon and illustrated by Leonard Kessler; Streamlined Wonder World written by Davis Cole and illustrated by Richard M. Powers; North America's Wonderful Wildlife illustrated with color photographs; Pysen Goes to Blueviken written by Edith Unnerstad and illustrated by Richard Scarry; and Let's Go to Colombia with color photographs and an illustrative map. Best in Children's Books was a reading program for youngsters, for which a staff of experts assembled each month a collection of the world's best children's literature, old and new. These volumes, richly illustrated in color by famous artists, are packed from cover to cover with full-length books, poetry, historical adventures, games, fairy tales, nature, science and geography sections -- a wide variety of wholesome reading.

Best in Children's Books, Volume 35 edited by Mary Macnab and Gladys Schwarcz. Nelson Doubleday. Garden City, New York. 1960. The contents of Volume 35 include America's Glorious Past compiled by the editors of "Know Your America" and illustrated with paintings by Alice Smith and drawings by Edward Shenton; The Star-Spangled Banner written by Frances Scott Key and illustrated by Phoebe Erickson; Pet of the Met written and illustrated by Lydia and Don Freeman; The Tinder Box written by Hans Christian Andersen and illustrated by Elizabeth Skilton; Pandora: A Greek Legend based on "The Paradise of Children," from A Wonder Book, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and illustrated by Colleen Browning; The Velveteen Rabbit written by Margery Williams and illustrated by Maurice Sendak; Simple Sewing: A Doll and Her Clothes written by Tina Lee and illustrated by Luciana Roselli; Let's Look at Russia written by Gladys Schwarcz with drawings by Earl Thollander, color photographs, and an illustrative map; The Wonderful Teakettle: A Japanese Fairy Tale illustrated by Eiichi Mitsui; Beezus and Her Imagination written by Beverly Cleary and illustrated by Mircea Vasiliu; and Amazing Animals of Australia with color photographs. Best in Children's Books was a reading program for youngsters, for which a staff of experts assembled each month a collection of the world's best children's literature, old and new. These volumes, richly illustrated in color by famous artists, are packed from cover to cover with full-length books, poetry, historical adventures, games, fairy tales, nature, science and geography sections -- a wide variety of wholesome reading.

1954 book club edition, hardcover. Tight straight spine! Pages and boards in overall excellent condition - a couple spots of price sticker residue remnants on inside blank page and on top board. Otherise, near mint. Jacket intact with bright colorful artwork! Jacket has some surface markings, corner, edge creases, wear and a few minor edge tears. Jacket protected in brand new clear plastic brodart protective cover! See photos provided by Planet of Pop for images of actual book for sale!