New York: Adventure, 1929. First Edition. Wraps. This is a set of 4 Adventure Magazines, an American pulp magazine which ran from 1910-1973. Adventure was published twice a month, on the 1st and 15th. The issues contained in this lot are all from 1929, during the tenure of famed editor..... More
John C. Winston Company, 1931. Burd, Clara M. Cloth. Water stain on side edge. Some minor fraying at top and bottom of spine. This is a beautiful vintage edition of Alcott's juvenile novel with full-color illustrations, endpapers, and a cover pastedown by Clara M. Burd. Bound in green cloth with..... More
New York: A.L. Burt, 1912. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. 371 pp. Minor shelf wear and spotting. Damp stain on bottom right corner of front cover. Tight and clean. This is an early reprint novel by the author of Little Women. More
Hurst and Co., 1900. Cloth. Spine cracked at back page. Binding is quote scuffed and damaged at corners. Water damage on cover and a bit along bottom edge. Title page is loose and laid in. An early edition of Alger's classic melodrama that shows its age. More
Hurst & Company, 1912. Cloth. Stains and bumping at corners and spine. Crayon scribbles inside front cover. A few small stains in interior, but otherwise good. Publisher's catalog in back pages. A charming old copy of Alger's juvenile melodrama. More
New York: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1907. 2nd edition. Cloth. 4to. Publisher's decorated cloth with gilt and silver on spine and cover. Profusely illustrated with 300+ engravings. 502 pp. Minor edge wear. 1" closed tear to cloth at header of spine. Minor soiling to cloth edges and a few spots of discoloration..... More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1925. 3rd printing. Cloth. 8vo. 8"x5.5". Green cloth with gilt lettering and and illustration on front cover. Several illustrated plates. 392 pp. Edges and corners rather scuffed. Hinges overopened. Owner's gift inscription on front free endpaper. Minor soiling to endpapers. Tight and clean. This is a...... More
Boy Scouts of America, 1968. Hewitt, Don. First Edition. Pamphlet. 33 page pamphlet featuring colorful paintings of the various flags that have flown in America from the Viking standard in 1003 to the modern stars and stripes. A quirky and educational piece of Americana in very good condition. More
Grosset and Dunlap, 1935. Boards. Chipping at edges and stains on spine and back cover. Interior is very good. This is a children's story story about Carmen's adventures seeing sights up and down the coast of California, with charming photographic illustrations combining famous landmarks with actors portraying the characters in..... More
New York: Scribner's, 1886. 1st edition, 2nd issue. Cloth. 8vo. 8.5"x7". Brown decorative cloth with red and gilt lettering and embossments. Illustrations by Reginald B. Birch. 209 pp. plus advertisements. Ex library. Withdrawal stamp on top block edge and inside front cover. Header and footer of spine scuffed. Corners rubbed. Discoloration..... More
A.L. Burt, 1898. Hardcover. This is an early reprint of the popular juvenile adventure novel. Some chipping around top and bottom of spine. Binding is sound and interior is pristine. More
John C. Winston Company, 1957. Merwin, Decie. Cloth. Missing dust jacket. Small stain on bottom page edge. This is a fourth printing of Caudill's classic children's book featuring Merwin's delicate line illustrations. More
New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1944. First Edition. Cloth. 4to. Illustrated cloth. Woodcut illustrations and diagrams throughout. 39 pp. Minor sunning to spine. Attractive bookplate inside front cover. A fine copy. This is a young person's primer of Capitalist economic theory with a decidedly anti-Communist, anti-Labor perspective. More
D. Appleton-Century Company, 1936. First Edition. Cloth. Ex-library with library stamps on title page and torn spot inside front cover from card. Large tear on corner of last blank page. Corners are bumped, and there is a slight lean to spine. This is a rare first edition high school textbook..... More
University of Knowledge, 1941. Cloth. In protective overwrap. Jacket has some tears along edges and a larger tear at top of spine. This is an early edition of this accessible history of primitive humans written by the Coles, distinguished anthropologists at the University of Chicago. With many fine pen illustrations..... More
Random House, 1959. Coggins, Jack. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Missing dust jacket. This is the great Costain's juvenile retelling of the history of William the Conqueror from his childhood to his death. Very handsomely decorated tan cloth with red and green compass and lettering. Many two-color illustrations by Jack..... More
New York: Paul S. Eriksson, 1969. First Edition, First Printing. Boards. Oblong 8vo. Marbled boards. Illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. No jacket. Wear to edges. Binding is a little loose in middle pages but holding. This is a first printing of Davar's humorous classic children's book. More
Boston: Ginn and Company, 1928. Cloth. 8vo. Illustrated cloth. Color illustrations throughout. 200 pp. Cloth quite worn around edges. P. 61 is loose and laid in. Several tears to page edges. A fair copy. This is an illustrated juvenile book about indigenous people. More
Scribner's, 1925. Smith, Jessie Willcox. Cloth. Edges are slightly worn. Small stain through first few pages, with previous owner's name and inscription on flyleaf and title page. This is a nice illustrated edition of Crothers' child-friendly retellings of the children characters in the works of Charles Dickens. More
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1965. First Edition. Boards. 8vo. Illustrated boards. 176 pp. Shelf wear. Corners bumped. Several stains on rear cover. Hinges overopened, with some slight tearing to paper at front hinge. Tight and clean. This is a first edition of the 44th Hardy Boys mystery. More
New York: Wise-Parslow, 1935. First American Edition. Boards. 8vo. 9.75"x6.75". Illustrated boards. Pictorial dust jacket. Many full-color illustrations by Janet Laura Scott including endpapers. 93 pp. Minor scuffing at edges of jacket. Light red scuff on back cover. 1/2" closed tear bottom center of back cover. Previous owner's inscription on front..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1966. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated boards. Illustrated dust jacket. Unpaginated. Very minor shelf wear. Three 1/8" closed tears along top edge of front jacket cover. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. This is a first edition children's book written and illustrated..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated boards. Illustrated dust jacket. Unpaginated. Very minor shelf wear. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. This is a first edition children's book written and illustrated by Edward Gorey. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated boards. Illustrated dust jacket. Unpaginated. Mild sunning to spine and a bit of dark discoloration to jacket header. Mild wear to jacket edges. A very good copy.; This is a first edition children's book written and illustrated by Edward..... More
New York: Capricorn Press, 1971. First Trade Edition. Paperback. Oblong 8vo. Illustrated wraps. Unpaginated. Very minor shelf wear. Sticker residue on rear cover. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. This is a first trade edition children's book written and illustrated by Edward Gorey, following the signed and numbered true first..... More