The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1940. F / F.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1940. F / F.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1937. F / VG. A very clean, bright and attractive copy. 1937-A. The last title listed on the front flap is The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. The last title listed on the copyright page is The Passage to Larkspur Lane.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1955. NF / VG. A reprint from the 50's.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1942. LIMITED ED. Limited Edition Number n. VG / VG. A 1942-43 issue. Dust jacket has white spine but is narrow than the original. Orange sillouette of Nancy Drew with magnifying glass on endpapers. A nice copy of a war issue book.
New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1946. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. A very clean, bright and pleasing copy. Relates the story of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell. Cover art and internal illustrations by Alice Carsey. Author's first book.
London: Scholastic, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. Issued without dust jacket. Signed by the author at the half-title page in red.
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Very Good. A very clean, bright and attractive copy. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. Illustrated by Steele Savage. The jacket shows some rubbing at the head of the spine and some mild creasing and soiling near the top of the front panel. Still, a......
London: Thomas Nelson, 1932. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. No date, circa 1932. Publishers file copy. A very clean, bright and attractive copy. Scarce in the lovely illustrated dust jacket. Five color illustrations.
New York: Harry Abrams, 1969. FIRST. F / F.
London: Macmillan, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Previous owner inscription on ffep and the jacket is price-clipped. A very nice cared-for copy. Lovely.
Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1944. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Near Fine. As new. A remarkable copy. The red lettering on the spine is a shade paler than the front cover, else fine. A novel for young people set at the time of the origination of the Magna Carta. Illustrated throughout and on the dust jacket by Marie Lawson.....
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Near Fine. Large format. Illustrated by S. D. Schindler. A lovely copy in all respects. Illustrated boards and endpapers. The book is too large for the scanner. Photo images provided on request.
New York: Harper & Bros. 1954. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. The dust jacket is complete with no chips, tears or rubbing. The spine of the jacket shows hints of browning. Internally there is a brief previous owner gift inscription, printed, with the date of 1954 on the front free endpaper. Beyond that.....
London: Macmillan, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed by the author on the title page.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1946. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. A very clean, bright and pleasing copy. Wrap-around cover art and interior illustrations by Gertrude Howe.
London: Collins, 2004. First edition. Fine / F. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed by the author on the title page. Author's first novel.
Custer: Orca Books, 1998. FIRST. F. Wrappers. As new. Illustrated by Victor Bosson.
London: Orion, 2002. FIRST. F / F. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed, with "volare" added by the author on the title page.
London: Orion, 2007. FIRST. F / F. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed and dated by the author on the title page alond with a brief line........."vita brevis."
New York: Greenburg, 1926. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Original orange decorated cloth. Elaborately decorated endpapers. Illustrated beautifully by Tony Sarg. A very clean, bright and pleasing copy.
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1946. Hardcover. Near Fine. Green cloth lettered and illustrated in gilt. Color illustrated endpapers. Second Impression. Very light pencil inscription states this copy was a gift in 1946. Newbery Award winning title.
Mankato: Creative Editions, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. A fine copy in all respects. Illustrated by Roberto Innocenti. The book is a bit too large for my scanner.
Chicago: Albert Whitman, 1938. Hardcover. Very Good. Illustrated paper on boards. Illustrated endpapers. Cover moderately soiled but the color illustration remains bright. Internally the book is fine. A nice copy of the second edition.
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1951. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. An extremely clean, bright and attractive copy. Author's first juvenile book.
New York: Doubleday, 1954. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. A Tale of Smuggling in the time of Scarlet Capes & the Red Tricorne. A very clean bright and solid copy. A Cavalcade Book. Just a hint of rubbing at the spine edges.