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THE ROVER BOYS IN THE AIR, From College Campus to the Clouds, #16 in the series.
Edition: Early printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1912). Hardcover - An early series from the Stratemeyer Syndicate and one of its more long running and profitable ones - this continues the adventures of brothers Tom, Sam, and Dick Rover. Reportedly, Stratemeyer himself wrote these books, instead of using ghost writers. In the introduction to this title, he mentions that more than 1 million copies of these books have been sold, and the ad in the back states that a million and a half copies have been sold (where are they all?) . Lists to #20 both in the front and in the ad at the end.Glossy frontispiece. Introduction, 288 pp plus 10 pp ads
Condition: Fair condition only in tan illustrated boards (rubbing and fraying to the spine and covers, contents good)
Book ID: 85829More details Price: $13.50 -
COURAGEOUS WINGS.
Edition: First edition.
Condition: Near fine in red cloth with black lettering. Quite uncommon in the original edition, although the 1940 Books Inc edition is easy to locate.
Book ID: 62745More details Price: $45.00 -
THE MOTOR BOYS OVER THE ROCKIES or A Mystery of the Air. #10.
Edition: Early printing.
New York: Cupples & Leon Company, (1911). Hardcover - The Motor Boys are: Bob Baker, son of a rich banker; Ned Slade, son of a large department store owner; Jerry Hopkins, son of a well-to-do widow. . .this is the second book in the series in which aviation plays a major role. Illustrated with a glossy frontispiece and three glossy internal plates. Lists to self at the front of the book and to #16 in the ads at the back. 248 pp plus 2 pp of publisher's ads. This is in binding B with gray boards with orange-red and black printing and a propellor on the spine.
Condition: Fair condition only - some spine slant and discoloration to the spine, binding is cracked before the title page, some mustiness. No dust jacket.
Book ID: 85817More details Price: $16.50 -
AMELIA EARHART (Great American Series.)
Edition: First edition.
Novato, CA / San Francisco: Jabberwocky / AVC / Cassettes Classics, (1977.). First edition - Dramatization of the life of this pioneering aviator. A title in the Great American Series. Includes a cassette tape and a stapled booklet with a brief introduction and a transcription of the tape. 17 pp. Other titles in this series also available.
Condition: Fine in stiff orange, blue and white covers with cassette tape.
Book ID: 44055More details Price: $8.50 -
WILBUR AND ORVILLE WRIGHT (Great American Series.)
Edition: First edition.
Petaluma, CA / San Francisco: Jabberwocky / AVC / Cassettes Classics, (1977.). First edition - Dramatization of the life of these brothers who helped the dream of manned flight to become a reality. A title in the Great American Series. Includes a cassette tape and a stapled booklet with a brief introduction and a transcription of the tape. 19 pp. Other titles in this series also available.
Condition: Fine in stiff orange, blue and white covers with cassette tape.
Book ID: 44056More details Price: $8.50