Philadelphia: Macrae Smith Company, 1964.
Illustrated by Francis A Chauncy dj art. First Edition; Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels, pocket peel, tape repairs, light cock, well worn; Dust Jacket 1/2" hole in rear cover, tape repairs on both sides, wear. Still serviceable and solid hardcover.; "Long frustrated by the failure..... More
Richmond VA: The Hermitage Press, 1912.
Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels, front hinge starting, puncture mark in bottom margin of several text pages, toned, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Portrait photographic frontispiece and eight photo illustration plates. Juvenile adventure set during the end of the Civil War, with black dialect, gold treasure..... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1974.
First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Slight wear; Dust Jacket flap bottom clip but flap top priced, sight rub. Crisp hardcover. ; "a revealing story about the bittersweet transition from adolescence to maturity."; 147 pages. More
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran, 1938.
Illustrated by Erick Berry illustrations. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Light cock, light tone, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket tape reinforcement on back of spine, edgeworn, foxing, rubbed, wear. Solid hardcover. ; Best wrote a series juvenile adventure novels set in Africa, reflecting his experiences..... More
New York: G P Putnam's Sons, 1944.
Illustrated by Rafaello Busoni. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Cover spotted, light tone, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket 1" tears, spine sun, edgewear, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; Attractive Rafaello Busoni illustrations including dust jacket art. Dust Jacket cover subtitle: "A Story..... More
Chicago: Laidlaw Brothers, 1928.
Illustrated by Mary Royt. First Edition. Hardcover. Cocked, light tone, light edgewear, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; Uncommon early work by Indiana author of juvenile stories, a juvenile mystery with delightful illustrations by Mary Royt. ; 208 pages. More
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1874.
First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Front hinge started but holding, light tone, light chipping to spine head, otherwise light wear. Still solid hardcover.; INSCRIBED twice by author: "The Marys With love of E D G" on front free endpaper and "Mary C and Mary Shannon..... More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1903.
Illustrated by Albert P Button illustrations. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Light tone, light cock, light wear. Solid hardcover. 1903 Christmas gift inscription. ; Frontispiece and five illustration plates by Albert P Button. High school boy makes good. ; 301, 4 ad pages... More
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1901.
Illustrated by Illustrated. Reprint. Hardcover. Light tone, light cock, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Turn-of-the-century reprint of boys' sea adventure / lost race story in South Pacific.; Boys' Own Library; 300 pages. More
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1990.
Illustrated by DJ art by Mike Wimmer. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Slight wear; DJ slight wear. Crisp hardcover. ; Third book in series focuses on Jonathan Rossi, center on the Wildcats basketball team, and the choices he faces.; The Kids from Kennedy..... More
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1870.
Illustrated by John Andrew - Son illustrations. Later Printing. Hardcover. Front free endpaper missing 3" from top corner, cock, cloth discolored, edgewear, light tone. Solid hardcover. ; Frontispiece and two illustration plates marked John Andrew - Son. Third of five B O W C Club..... More
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1943.
Illustrated by Guy de Selincourt illus. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Light wear, gift inscr; DJ dampstain/wrinkling. Solid hardcover. 1943 Christmas gift inscription. ; British wartime first printing. The children build a boat, Tern. "Anthony and Robin, with Anne and Elizabeth, and helped by..... More
Frankfurt am Main: Verlag der Hermann'schen Buchhandlung, 1801.
First Edition. Hardcover. Joints rubbed but firm, edgeworn, some margin dampstaining, foxing, owner's stamp on front free endpaper, rear free endpaper REMOVED, later owner's emboss on title page, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Full marbled paper binding, chipped spine label. German language..... More
Freiburg im Breisgau: Herder, 1876.
Illustrated by Adrien Marie. 1. Auflage. Hardcover. Edgeworn, cocked, chipped spine label mostly gone, toned with foxing, 1879 prize certificate glued to front paste-down, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; German language translation of 1874 French novel, En congé, "von Zénaïde Fleuriot. Aus dem Franz..... More
New York: Stackpole Sons, 1937.
Illustrated by Pol Dom. Hardcover. Library REBIND, library stamps/marks/labels/pocket residue, dj protector tape on cover, tone, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket by rebinder with spine label and spine lettering. Solid hardcover. ; Translation of the Dutch book Twee Urker jongens. Illustrated by Pol Dom, Paulus..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1887.
Illustrated by Joelson frontispiece. Reprint; Early Printing. Hardcover. 1906 owner's signature, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; Reprint of 1852 juvenile adventure by Georgia author. "Servants" speak black dialect. Frontispiece by V? C Joelson; top edge gilt. New introduction by Uncle Remus himself, Joel Chandler..... More
New York: Thomas Y Crowell Company, 1980.
Illustrated by John Stadler. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Slight wear; Dust Jacket slight wear, price clip. Crisp hardcover.; Nine (9) Native American legends. "collection that is the right length for reading alone and perfect for reading aloud."; 90pp pages... More
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1899.
Illustrated by Frank T Merrill frontispiece. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Spine darkened, chipping to spine head and tail, light tone, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; First Edition, First Printing of this juvenile historical novel of the early settlements in Virginia and Massachusetts. ; viii..... More
Boston: D Lothrop & Co, 1869.
Illustrated by Kilburn illustrations. Hardcover. Baptist Sunday-School Library labels on both paste-downs, edgeworn, both hinges repaired with Japan tissue, light tone with random foxing, wear. Still serviceable and solid hardcover. ; Frontispiece, series illustrated title, and two illustration plates, all by Kilburn. Spine title..... More
New York: Macmillan, 1932.
Illustrated by Helen Hill, Violet Maxwell. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Cocked, sunned and darkened, corner dampstain, edge foxing, owner's signature 1934 Christmas, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Juvenile tale of six-year-old living in the old toll gate of a walled German town, illustrated by both..... More
New York: Longmans, Green, 1958.
Illustrated by Victor Dowling. First Edition; First Printing. Library Binding. Library stamps/marks/pocket peel, light tone, otherwise light wear. Solid publisher's library hardcover binding. ; Juvenile historical fiction concerning New Amsterdam (Nieuw-Amsterdam) during the Dutch rule of New York, including relations with Native American Indians and..... More
New York: D Appleton, 1894.
Illustrated by Clifton Johnson. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Cover rub, spine darkened, cover stains, rear free endpaper creased and small chipping, owner's note on front paste-down, otherwise light wear. Solid oversize hardcover. ; Note glued to front paste-down: "My dear friend : Does not..... More
Boston: Henry Hoyt, 1870.
Illustrated by Illustrated. Hardcover. Cocked, front free endpaper detached, hinges started, cloth worn, shaken, waterstains. With care, a serviceable hardcover reading copy.; Boys' adventure, starting as school tale of "Orient Seminary," continuing through Civil War service, and post-war graduation. ; 408+16ad pages. More
Boston: Joy Street / Little Brown, 1990.
Illustrated by DJ art by Rick Mujica. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Slight wear; Dust Jacket light spine wear. Crisp hardcover.. ; "While Libby tries desperately to fit in and be accepted at their new school, Moonkid wishes he were on another..... More
New York: Criterion Books, 1971.
First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Slight wear; DJ slight wear. Crisp hardcover.; "As the All-America Coeds, the former Tigerettes become good enough "boys' rules" players to defeat a succession of men's teams finally getting to play the Tigers themselves - and the guys weren't too..... More