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The Tiger Who Wore White Gloves, Gwendolyn Brooks, Timothy Jones, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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[36] pages : color illustrations ; 19 x 26 cm. All the tiger's fierce qualities do not satisfy him; he wants to be stylish and wear white gloves. "First Edition, Second Printing" Stapled binding. In clear plastic cover. Walter Lorraine Fund. Formerly in the collection of Tidewater Community College.

Aloneness, Gwendolyn Brooks, Leroy Foster, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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16 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Cover printed in blue and black and with illustration. Photo portrait of the author on back cover. Photograph by Howard Simmons. Stapled binding. Library has second printing January 1983. Inscribed to Martha Drake and signed by the author.

The Rabbits' Wedding, Garth Williams, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm. Double, illustrated title page. "Printed in the United States of America"--Title page verso. Two little rabbits, one white and one black, decide they want to remain friends forever, so they marry each other in a forest wedding. Illustrated book jacket, some tears and paper wear, loss. Case binding. Walter Lorraine Fund.

Bronzeville Boys And Girls, Gwendolyn Brooks, Ronni Solbert, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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40 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. A collection of poems for and about children, particularly those living in big cities. Contents: Mexie and Bridie -- Val -- Timmy and Tawanda -- Narcissa -- Andre -- Keziah -- Charles -- Cynthia in the snow -- John, who is poor -- Paulette -- Rudolph is tired of the city -- Eppie -- Ella -- Dave -- Luther and Breck -- Michael is afraid of the storm -- Eldora, who is rich -- Beulah at church -- Skipper -- Robert, who is often a stranger to himself -- Lyle -- Nora -- …

L'Illustre Dompteur, P. Guigou, A. Vimar, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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47, [1] pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 32 cm. Series: Libraririe Plon. Color illustration on title page. Pochoir illustrations. Cloth binding, color illustration mounted on cover.

Julian L. Peabody collection, transferred from the RISD Museum.

Book Of Trees, Mahlon Day, Alexander Anderson, Joseph W. Morse, Special Collections, Fleet Library

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22 pages : illustrations ; 15 cm. "First and last pages blank; pasted to printed wrapper. Wood-engraved illustrations signed by Alexander Anderson and J.W. Morse. Contents: The saw mill -- The olive tree -- The evergreen cypress -- The cedar of Lebanon -- Stump and knees of a cypress tree -- Brazil wood -- The talipot tree. Note: ""Mahlon Day, 374 Pearl Street. "Engraved illustrations on cover and title page. Engraved frontispiece and endpiece on pages [2] & [3] of wrapper. "School books, &c.""--Publisher's catalog, page [4] of wrapper. Cover has border with five different publisher's decorations. Text is hand …