In the Hands of the Senecas
Boston: Little, Brown, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Price-clipped jacket. Some minor rubbing to the edges of the jacket's spine. A nice bright copy. Illustrated endpapers.
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North Sea Spy
London: Butterworth Press, 1941. Hardcover. Very Good / very good. A clean, bright and attractive copy of the second edition. The jacket shows some minor edge-wear and the rear panel has some soiling. The jacket is un-clipped. Color frontis-piece. Previous owner inscription on the front free endpaper.
Sally Goes Traveling Along
New York: Platt & Munk, 1947. FIRST. NF / VG. A clean, bright and solid copy. The dust jacket is chipped at both spine ends and does show some minor edge-wear. Overall the jacket is very bright and pleasing. Illustrated by Jean Staples. Gift inscription at the half-title.
The Sign of the Red Cross
London: T. Nelson & Sons, 1899. FIRST. VG. A Tale of Old London. The colors on the front cover are extremely bright and vivid. The spine shows a bit of fading but overall remains quite nice. The hinges are strong and the book is in excellent shape.
The Black Stallion's Filly
New York: Random House, 1952. FIRST. NF / NF.
In The King's Name
New York: Scribner & Welford, (c. 1887). Hardcover. Near Fine. Probable US edition, second printing. With "The Lion of St. Mark" by Henty listed first in the ads at the rear. No date, circa 1886. The date 1886 is present in the rear of the book regarding ads for other publications. Deep burgundy cloth lettered and illustrated in gilt and.....
Poems of Childhood
New York: Scribners, 1904. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A very nice copy of the First Edition with 8 full page Maxfield Parrish illustrations plus the title page. 1904 on the title page in Roman Numerals. The gold lettering is very bright. There is a minor crease to the spine. Beautiful illustrated endpapers. The corners are bumped but the overall.....
Heroes From Hakluyt
New York: Henry Holt, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Good. 4to. Jacket with chipping at the bottom edge, from the spine and around to the front board. Lovely woodcuts by Paul Honore. Illustrated endpapers.
Iron Hand
London: Hodder Childrens, 2007. FIRST. F / F. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed by the author on the half-title. Illustrated endpapers. The second title in the Stoneheart sequence.
Iron Hand
London: Hodder Childrens, 2007. FIRST. F / F. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed by the author on the half-title. Illustrated endpapers. The second title in the Stoneheart sequence.
Iron Hand
London: Hodder Childrens, 2007. FIRST. F / F. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed by the author on the half-title. Illustrated endpapers. The second title in the Stoneheart sequence.
Through Storm and Stress
London: W. & R. Chambers, 1928. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. A very clean, bright and pleasing copy. No date given. This is a school award volume with a bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper. The book plate is dated 1928. Originally published in 1892. Lovely dust jacket and extremely scarce. Color frontispiece...
The Patchwork Quilt
New York: The Dial Press, 1985. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. A clean, bright and solid copy. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.
Jack Chaloner or When Every Man Came Forward to do His Duty to the Country
London: Hutchinson, 1911. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Dramatic full color illustrated boards depicting an explosion beneath decks, as a group of wide-eyed yet determined youths look on. An extremely clean, bright and attractive copy of this scarce title.
Dragon Rider
London: Chicken House, 2004. FIRST. F / F. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed and dated by the author in black ink on the title page. A beautiful book.
Dragon Rider
London: Chicken House, 2004. FIRST. F / F. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed by the author in black ink on the title page. A beautiful book.
Dragon Rider
London: Chicken House, 2004. FIRST. F / F. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed by the author in black ink on the title page. A beautiful book.
Inkspell
Somerset, England: Chicken House, 2005. FIRST. F / F. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed by the author on the half-title page. The second volume in the Inkheart trilogy.
Inkspell
Somerset, England: Chicken House, 2005. FIRST. F / F. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed by the author on the half-title page. The second volume in the Inkheart trilogy.
Le Nid de Perdrix
Tours: Mame et Cie, 1852. Hardcover. Very Good. Original illustrated boards. Translates as "The Partridge Nest." A collection of short stories: Le Nid de Perdrix, La Promenade, Les Bonbons, La Terre qui Tourne, Le Chien et lat Chatte, Les Chiffons. A.E.G. There are four lovely chromolithographs present, including the frontis. 137 numbered pages plus a blank and a rear table.....
The Curlytops and their Playmates
New York: Cupples & Leon, 1922. FIRST. VG / G. A better than average copy with an ink stain at the top edge of the ffep. One chip at the bottom of the spine, approx 3/4 " x 1/2 "
King Arthur
Akron: Saalfield, 1930. Hardcover. Near Fine / Good. Blue boards. Color dust jacket art, color frontispiece and black and white illustrations by Frances Brundage. The jacket shows some edge-wear to both spine ends and some minor abrasions. Still, a clean, bright and pleasing copy.
More Fun For Our Little Friends
London: Sampson Low, Son and Marston, 1864. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. A very clean, bright and attractive copy. Original dark green pebbled cloth with blind corner designs. Lettered and illustrated in gilt. With twenty two large illustrations by Edward H. Wehnert. Nineteenth century gift inscriptions on the front paste-down and the front free endpaper...
Deep Trouble
London: Doubleday, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed by the author on the title page. The fourth book in the series. No dust jacket, as issued.
Pure Dead Brilliant
London: Doubleday, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. As new. The third title in this delightful series. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed by the author on the title page. Issued without jacket.