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By: North, Grace May
Price: $12.00
Publisher: Akron, Ohio, The Saalfield Publishing Company: 1926
Seller ID: 004650
Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket
310 pp., frontispiece. Orange boards have a few spots. Spine slanted/sunned, minor edgewear, corners somewhat bumped with tiny chips. Text is darkened, but clean and unmarked. We believe this was the first of a three-book series by Grace May North which also included "Nan of the Gypsies" and "Meg of Mystery Mountain." An innocent young girl, in a sheltered life with her beloved grandfather the lighthouse keeper since birth, begins to encounter the world outside. Age Level: Young Adult; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall View more info
Price: $34.00
Publisher: New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company: 1948
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 003953
Condition: Good in Good dust jacket
Spine slanted, a fair amount of edge wear and chipping, blue boards with a couple damp stains, some rubbing, black edges of Brodart jacket has rubbed of along edges of boards and inside covers. Blue illustrated end paper, 249 pp. Owner's name on half title and back of front end paper. Some browning and occasional spotting to pages, otherwise text clean and unmarked. Jacket in protective wraps, with some soiling to back and chipping to top, middle, and base of spine along with upper edge of flaps. Overall a good, well-read copy. "The summer that young Dave Foster went to work on his unc... View more info
Price: $225.00
Publisher: New York, Oxford University Press: 1947
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 006656
Condition: Good with no dust jacket
159 pp. This copy has been rebound in durable dark green cloth. Spine shows some wear, especially at ends, corners bumped, minor edge wear, light soiling on a few pages. Ex-library with stamps sprinkled about, rear pastedown has pocket and bar code sticker, "JB" lettered on spine. Plain paper frontispiece, full-page and chapter-head black and white line drawings by Ralph Ray throughout book on plain paper. Overall a nice copy of Burgwyn's first book. "Poor little Guy. He was so lonely. His mother died when he was little, and then his father, leaving him with a cross stepmothe... View more info
By: Gilbert, Henry
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Akron, Ohio, Saalfield Publishing Company:
Edition: First Thus
Seller ID: 005498
Condition: Good in Good+ dust jacket
Published by Saalfield "Every Child's Library #3031". No publication date is given, but it appears to be the original 1913 Saalfield edition. 252 pp., blue boards with black lettering. Spine slightly slanted with minor edgewear/bumping, PO name inside. DJ has a little edgewear/chipping, with 1" tears at bottom of spine and flap. Text is yellowed, but clean and unmarked. Black and white illustrations by Frances Brundage throughout text. "With the fair Maid Marion at his side, Robin Hood waged war against the rich and proud lords who were the enemies of poor and humble ... View more info
By: Crosby, Alexander L.; Larrick, Nancy
Price: $9.95
Publisher: New York, Random House: 1959
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 002175
Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket
Corners bumped, spine slightly slanted, slight edge wear, top edge a bit soiled. Jacket shows some edge wear/chipping especially along spine. Some rubbing, darkening. Small tear at base of back cover has been repaired with tape. 82 pp, index. An Easy-to-read book. "'Rockets into space? Nonsense!' That's what people said not long ago. But a few rocket pioneers knew better. This book tells how they worked on bigger and better rockets, so that someday man could travel into space. Now that day is almost here. Would you like to go along on a trip into outer space? This exciting book is the... View more info
By: Middleton, Don
Price: $9.50
Publisher: Racine, WI, Whitman Publishing: 1945
Edition: Early Reprint
Seller ID: 006451
Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket
248 pp., blue boards with title in red and black circled by a lasso. Whitman #2309. Pastedowns are black and white line drawings of Roy Rogers and his horse. This is an early reprint of the Whitman Authorized Edition published approximately 1950 (based on the latest publication date ofother books in ads at back. Last published Roy Rogers book listed is "Roy Rogers and the Outlaws of Sundown Valley." A little edgewear, top corners bumped. Text is yellowing, but clean and unmarked. Roy's adventure starts when he and Trigger stumble upon a hanged man with a note pinned to him cla... View more info
By: Seuss, Dr.
Price: $14.50
Publisher: New York, Random House: 1953
Edition: Early Reprint
Seller ID: 003243
Condition: Fair with no dust jacket
Primarily a reading copy. Spine strip is gone, bottom third of backstrip missing and front board detached from spine along that length. Edge wear and chipping, esp. to corners. Some random markings to cover, likely with Magic Marker. Text block a little loose, but the pages are clean and unmarked. No other printings listed on copyright page, but it does not say "First printed in 1953', so probably not first, but does appear to be an early printing. "You see, I was sitting here, resting my legs/And I happened to pick up a couple of eggs/And I sort of got thinking-it's sort of a sham... View more info
Price: $6.35
Publisher: New York, Franklin Watts, Inc.: 1960
Edition: Second Printing
Seller ID: 004064
Condition: Good with no dust jacket
Considerable wear along edges and spine including chipping, corners bumped, boards somewhat spotted, ex-library with usual stamps. Text is clean and unmarked. A boy faces opposition from his family and teachers to his pursuit of his love for playing basketball. Age Level: Grades 4-6; Ex-Library; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Racine, WI, Whitman Publishing: 1946
Edition: Apparent First Edition
Seller ID: 006425
Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket
247 pp., dark green boards with orange type. Pastedowns depict black and white drawing of girl on porch of Leech Lake Resort. Frontispiece and other full page illustrations are black and white drawings on plain paper. Corners are somewhat bumped, pages are lightly tanned, but overall a very nice copy. Shirley Temple finds adventure at Leech Lake Resort. Age Level: Grades 4-8; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall View more info
By: Cleary, Beverly
Price: $3.75
Publisher: New York, NY, Dell Publishing: 1983
Edition: 27th Edition
Seller ID: 000815
ISBN: 0440482569
Condition: Good
Slight shelf wear/scuffing. Cover has detached from the book. A Dell Yearling book. "Life at Mr. and Mrs. Bricker's house is great fun for Socks the cat. He's petted, pampered, and loved. Then the Brickers bring home a new baby, and Socks isn't the center of attention anymore. In fact, it isn't long until he's banished from the house to the backyard. A very unfair punishment, in Socks's eyes. The baby was crying all night for food, and all Socks did was to give Mrs. Bricker one gentle nip as a hunger signal. But Socks and the Brickers love each other too much to stay apart. T... View more info
By: N/A
Price: $40.00
Publisher: London, Collins: 1958
Edition: First Thus
Seller ID: 007139
Condition: Good in Good dust jacket
Tan cloth with gold lettering, black inset on front board with gold title, unpaginated, lavishly illustrated many in color. Spine slanted, corners bumped, slight edge wear, some spotting along edges of boards. Interior bright and clean. Pictorial jacket in new Brodart, moderate edge wear with several small edge tears and creasing along edges. 1 x 3/4" chip missing to bottom edge of front panel, a little chipping at top and bottom of spine and flaps. Overall, a nice copy. "Covers the whole of Genesis: the creation of the world, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah's ark and the flood, ... View more info
Price: $9.95
Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1948
Seller ID: 006139
Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
252 pp., orange boards with brown lettering. Spine very slightly slanted, very minor edgewear. DJ in protective Brodart plastic wrap. DJ has slight edgewear along bottom and a closed 1 1/2" tear, two very small chips in flap. A very well preserved, attractive copy. A vintage collection published in 1948 of selected football stories targeted towards teenagers by H.C. McFadden, B.J. Chute, John Gartner, Russell Gordon Carter, Bob Eddy, William F. Strube, H.W. Sandberg, and John Everett Dodge. Age Level: Young Adult; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall View more info
Price: $8.50
Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1948
Seller ID: 006140
Condition: Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket
252 pp., orange boards with brown lettering. Spine very slightly slanted and a little soiled, very minor edgewear, PO name inside. DJ in protective Brodart plastic wrap. DJ has shallow chipping at spine and flap ends, and edgewear including a few small tears. Text is clean and unmarked. A vintage collection published in 1948 of selected football stories targeted towards teenagers by H.C. McFadden, B.J. Chute, John Gartner, Russell Gordon Carter, Bob Eddy, William F. Strube, H.W. Sandberg, and John Everett Dodge. Age Level: Young Adult; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall View more info
By: Tenggren, Gustaf
Price: $14.95
Publisher: New York, Simon & Schuster: 1944
Edition: Fourth Printing
Seller ID: 001498
Condition: Poor with no dust jacket
Backstrip is gone from spine. Boards are still attached, somewhat tenuously, to spine, but have torn away from end papers. Significant wear, scuffing, chipping to boards. Owner's name and date (1947) on ffep. Pages in good condition with bumped corners and slight foxing. Reading copy. Favorite stories from Arabian Nights, Dr. Dolittle, Gulliver's Travels, Heidi, Rip Van Winkle, Robin Hood, Robinson Crusoe, Rootabaga Stories, Tom Sawyer, Treasure Island, and Uncle Remus selected and illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren. Est Level: 2nd - 5th and Read Aloud.; 12 - 15" Tall View more info
By: Lewis, C. S.
Price: $7.50
Publisher: New York, Collier Books: 1965
Edition: Fifty-First Printing
Seller ID: 182911
ISBN: 0020869606
Condition: Very Good-
Ex-library with typical markings, rebound with perma-bound covers, corners slightly bumped, some yellowing. A nice copy. ; Ex-Library; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 382 pages; "In this last book of the Space Trilogy which begins with Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra, the remarkable Dr. Ransom makes his way through a tale of devilry peopled with megalomaniacs, superior beings from other planets, and creators of dangerous scientific experiments. As he wrestles with the battle between science and ethics, Dr. Ransom takes readers on a journey of suspense, mystery, and challenging ar... View more info
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Chicago, The Goldsmith Publishing Company: 1937
Edition: Early Reprint
Seller ID: 006453
Condition: Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket
251 pp., red cloth boards with black lettering. Front board has light spotting near top, edgewear along bottom edge. DJ in new Brodart protective plastic wrap. DJ has shallow chipping at spine and flap ends, and wear along edges, spot at top. Cracked at front hinge, PO name inside in pencil. Text is yellowed, but clean and unmarked. A nice copy. "Another exciting exploit of Stanley Sandborn, whose father is a Secret Service Agent, and his chum the irrepressible, wise-cracking John Tallman. In this book they go exploring themselves right into the clutches of a powerful ring of int... View more info
By: Evans, Eva Knox
Price: $5.25
Publisher: New York, Capitol Publishing Company, Inc.: 1957
Edition: 27th Edition; Second Printing
Seller ID: 003800
Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket
93 pp, index. Some edgewear/bumping, pen mark on p. 17, otherwise clean and unmarked. "The dramatic story of shells. . . their uses, differences, where, when and how to find them, starting a collection, shell picture dictionary, jewelry making, everything for the young collector." Age Level: Grades 3-8; 9 ¾" - 11" Tall View more info
By: Stebling, Saba Hawks (retold by)
Price: $40.00
Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1921
Edition: Reprint Edition
Seller ID: 005497
Condition: Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
Red boards with black lettering on spine and front board and a black medallion depicting an archer on both spine and front board. Spine slanted and corners very slightly bumped. PO inscription on front frre endpaper dated 1939. Pastedowns in red and ivory depict an archer in a forest setting kneeling on one knee preparing to shoot. Vintage DJ depicts Errol Flynn as Robin Hood, DJ has minor soiling and shallow chips at spine and flap ends and 1" tear at top of spine. Text is clean and unmarked. A charming copy. "With the fair Maid Marion at his side, Robin Hood waged war agai... View more info
Price: $10.75
Publisher: Cleveland, Ohio, The World Syndicate Publishing Co.: 1933
Edition: Reprint Edition
Seller ID: 003845
Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket
Spine sunned, corners bumped, spine ends a little frayed, three spots on green boards. Text is yellowed, but clean and unmarked. A two-books-in-one reprint edition featuring the adventures of the Campfire Girls. In Flying Around the Globe (116 pp.) Mrs. Evans' Wa-Wan-da Camp Fire girls are off on another adventure as they are chosen by the National Camp Fire Girls Organization to be its representative on a round the world flight to establish contact and create good will with other Camp Fire groups around the globe. In At Holly House (120 pp.) the Wa-Wan-da Camp Fire girls have an adv... View more info
By: Hope, Laura Lee
Price: $11.95
Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1947
Edition: Reprint Edition
Seller ID: 005834
Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket
244 pp., green cloth boards with round picture of the four twins on the front board. This copy was published in 1947 (c. 1928) utilizing Grosset & Dunlap Format #11 as described by James D. Keeline (green pressed board cover stock, red and cream "tree" endpapers, frontispiece illustration on plain paper stock). Boards show a little soiling and edgewear, with corners chipped and "The Bobbsey Twins" written in crayon on the back. Text is browned, but clean and unmarked. The book opens with the twins getting ready for the annual summer church picnic with their schoolmates he... View more info
