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  • IN SEARCH OF AN UNKNOWN RACE. by Converse, Frank H. (1843 - 1889)
    Converse, Frank H. (1843 - 1889)
    IN SEARCH OF AN UNKNOWN RACE.

    Edition: Reprint.

    New York: David McKay, n.d. (ca 1920). Hardcover - A lost race adventure written for boys and set in the Brazilian jungle. Young Van Briscoe finds his uncle in Itambez, a remote pre-Incan city surrounded by volcanoes inhabited by a Lilliputian white race. Despite the fact that it was reprinted many times after its first publication in 1891, it remains quite hard to find - which is the only reason why we are offering this defective copy which is the title page and all of the pages preceding pg 17. 249 pp plus 8 pp of publisher's ads.

    Condition: POOR condition (missing several pages) - the tan illustrated boards are in good condition. Price is based on condition.

    Book ID: 83945
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  • Dean, Graham M.
    THE FRONT PAGE MYSTERY.

    Edition: Reprint.

    Garden City, New York: Doubleday, n.d. (c 1931.). Hardcover - A newspaper mystery thriller for young adults. Illustrated by Manning De V Lee. 237 pp. Reprint for The Parents' Institute, Inc as a title in the 'Teen-age Mystery Classics' series, no date (only orig copyright), probably late 50's or early 60's, bound in dark blue cloth with red magnifying glass on front cover with 'Teen-age Mystery Classics' inside, red panel with title in dark blue on spine. One of a series of books published in a uniform binding.

    Condition: Very good in dark blue cloth, (slight wear to the cloth covers, contents clean and tight) , no dj,

    Book ID: 39691
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  • Guillot, Rene
    TOM-TOMS IN KOTOKRO

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Oxford University Press, 1957. dj. Hardcover first edition - Story of a boy and his father who are forced to flee for their lives to Africa, but still find themselves in danger, illustrated in black & white by A. Douthwaite.

    Condition: Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a very good dj. (crayon scribbles on endpapers & a few other pages)

    Book ID: 11784
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  • HIGH WIND IN JAMAICA in 'Life and Letters' August 1929, Vol. III, No.15. by Hughes, Richard (edited by Desmond MacCarthy.)
    Hughes, Richard (edited by Desmond MacCarthy.)
    HIGH WIND IN JAMAICA in 'Life and Letters' August 1929, Vol. III, No.15.

    Edition: First appearance in print of this work.

    London: Life and Letters, 1929. First edition - The first publication of this classic novel, considered one of the best novels ever written about childhood and possibly an influence on such later novels as Golding's Lord of the Flies. Set in the late 19th century, this is both a poetic and an ironic account of seven young children, on their way to school in England after a hurricane destroyed their home in Jamaica, who wind up on a pirate ship. As explained in the editorial by MacCarthy, it had been the intent of this literary journal to devote an entire issue to one controversy or one work - but the editors wanted to be sure that such a work…

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    London: Life and Letters, 1929. First edition - The first publication of this classic novel, considered one of the best novels ever written about childhood and possibly an influence on such later novels as Golding's Lord of the Flies. Set in the late 19th century, this is both a poetic and an ironic account of seven young children, on their way to school in England after a hurricane destroyed their home in Jamaica, who wind up on a pirate ship. As explained in the editorial by MacCarthy, it had been the intent of this literary journal to devote an entire issue to one controversy or one work - but the editors wanted to be sure that such a work would be one of 'unusual merit and originality.' and they felt this novel by Hughes met their requirements. Rather than serializing the novel, they increased the length of the periodical and shortened the novel somewhat so the entire story could be presented in one issue - preceding the publication in book format by Chatto and Windus, but as MacCarthy stated 'no one who reads this abbreviated version can fail to want to possess the book.' pp 82-242. Advertisements.

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    Condition: Fair condition only in red and tan wrappers (spine slant, some soiling to the covers and edges of textblock, previous owner's name on front cover.) Nevertheless, quite uncommon and interesting,

    Book ID: 38614
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  • VALLEY OF THE RAVEN. by Ramirez, Ken.
    Ramirez, Ken.
    VALLEY OF THE RAVEN.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Kingsport, TN: Twilight Times Books, (2007). SIGNED first edition - A book for older children and young adults which combines adventure with teaching about the responsibility people have to preserve the land, and to be respectful of the rights of those who occupy it. When Ty and his friends are on a dirt bike trail in the foothils of the Sierra Mountain, they discover some abandoned cabins, an old map to a gold mine, and a mysterious Lakota woman - and a horrific plan to blow up a dam in an effort to uncover the horde of gold underneath it. While trying to prevent the crime, they friends learn the tragic history of the gold rush and its effect…

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    Kingsport, TN: Twilight Times Books, (2007). SIGNED first edition - A book for older children and young adults which combines adventure with teaching about the responsibility people have to preserve the land, and to be respectful of the rights of those who occupy it. When Ty and his friends are on a dirt bike trail in the foothils of the Sierra Mountain, they discover some abandoned cabins, an old map to a gold mine, and a mysterious Lakota woman - and a horrific plan to blow up a dam in an effort to uncover the horde of gold underneath it. While trying to prevent the crime, they friends learn the tragic history of the gold rush and its effect on the land and the Native American tribes that lived on it. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 285 pp. ISBN: 978-1933353753.

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    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 88408
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