New York: George Sully & Company, (1914). Hardcover first edition - The first book in a new series to show boys what can be done on a farm. Hiram is a country farm boy who longs for the city, but fails when he gets there. He returns to the country and then begins to show what can be done on a small farm that has been badly run down. Glossy frontispiece by Boehm. 308 pp.

Cleveland, Ohio: Goldsmith Publishing, (1928) dj. Hardcover - The first of the four Ward Hill books, originally published in 1897. As a new student at Weston, Ward wins some popularity for his sport abilities - espectially at baseball but neglects his studies and comes under the influence of boys who are not the proper companions.

New York: Barse and Hopkins, (1919). Hardcover first edition - Fourth book in this series which follows the adventures of Bob and his brother Harold in the US Army in France during the Great War. Illustrated with a glossy frontispiece and three glossy internal plates by Charles L Wrenn. Lists to this title at the front of the book. 250 pp plus 4 pp publisher's ads. Illustrated endpapers.

New York: A.L. Chatterton, (1909). Hardcover - Adventures at a boys' military academy - including on the football field. Glossy frontispiece. 259 pp. Lists to #9 at front of book.

New York: Cupples & Leon Company, (1943). Hardcover first edition - Glossy frontispiece. One of three titles in the Warriors of America series published in 1943. 208 pp.

Racine, WI: Whitman, (ca 1940, c. 1915.). Hardcover -

New York: Cupples & Leon Company, (1910) dj. Hardcover - One of 25 books in the "Webster series" written under this Stratemeyer house name in the rags-to-riches style of Horatio Alger "but his tales are thoroughly up-to-date." Unlike most of the Stratemeyer series, each book featured different characters. In this two young boys are visiting a ranch in New Mexico for the summer, and they encounter rustlers, wildfire and solve the mystery of the "Lost Lode" in the mountains. Plain frontispiece. Lists to itself at the front of the book, and but to all 25 in the series at the back of the book and on the verso of the dj. 206 pp plus 2 pp publisher's ads.

Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing Co., (c 1911) dj. Hardcover - One of 25 books in the "Webster series" written under this Stratemeyer house name in the rags-to-riches style of Horatio Alger "but his tales are thoroughly up-to-date." Unlike most of the Stratemeyer series, each book featured different characters. In this two young boys are visiting a ranch in New Mexico for the summer, and they encounter rustlers, wildfire and solve the mystery of the "Lost Lode" in the mountains. Plain frontispiece. 206 pp.

Chicago: Reilly & Lee, (1936). Hardcover - Originally published in 1914 as 'The Pirate Shark,' this is a boy's adventure novel by this prolific journalist and writer, set in the Pacific and in the waters off of Malaysia. Includes a visit to Honolulu by the two boys - Mart Judson, a young mechanic who goes on the voyage as wireless operator - and Bob Hollinger, the son of the millionaire owner of the yacht. 224 pp. plus excerpts from 3 other books.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925 (c 1899). Hardcover - The story of a young man, from a small town in Illinois, who is determined to get a college education, and of his successes and failures during his first year at Princeton University - the college which Williams himself attended. Williams is primarily known as the winner of the first Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his 1917 play "Why Marry?" Illustrated with a color frontispiece and three internal glossy plates. A title in the Scribner Series for Young People. 201 pp.

Boston: Little Brown, 1912. Hardcover first edition - The first of two books in this series by an author who spent most of his life in the newspaper business (his memoir is called " Free-Lancing for Forty Magazines." Although Donald Kirk has been denied the education he desired, he is determined to learn and progress in his career. Illustrated with a glossy frontispiece with a tissue guard and three internal glossy plates by George Varian. 273 pp. plus 4 pp publisher's ads. Cover by the Decorative Designers with their DD monogram.

Cleveland, Ohio: World Syndicate Publishing Co., (1933). Hardcover - The third in this four book series, all published in 1933 - the author's name is probably a pseudonym. "Dick Lawrence, traveller, explorer and archeologist, leads the Scout Patrol Boys to adventure and excitement. At Circle-U Ranch they learn how to ride and rope before they go to Yucatan to unearth an ancient race. After that they have a pleasant vacation at Hunting Lodge, with fishing and hunting and in the Frozen South they rescue a famous company of explorers who are stranded on the ice. The books are "chock" full of hair-breath [sic] escapes and escapades that will give you many hours of pleasant reading." (World Syndicate advertisement) 118 pp.

Cleveland, Ohio: Falcon Books / World Publishing Co., (1948) dj. Hardcover - The first book in this series featuring the cadets, Don and Jim Mercer and their friend Terry Mackson, at Woodcrest Military Institute. Illustrated. 218 pp.

Cleveland, Ohio: World Publishing Co., (1929) dj. Hardcover - The fourth book in this series featuring the cadets, Don and Jim Mercer and their friend Terry Mackson, at Woodcrest Military Institute. Original text, 256 pp.

Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing Co., (1934) dj. Hardcover - The second book in a four book series by this prolific author best known for his Mercer Boys series. After high school graduation, four friends from a small town in Vermont decide to vacation at Lakeside Camp in New Hampshire, a camp run by the college they are planning on attending. As they are walking from the train station to the camp, a storm forces them to seek shelter at an old Opera House where they hear strange footsteps. Plain frontispiece. 250 pp.

New York: A. L. Burt, (1928). Hardcover - The second book in this "thrilling aviation series for boys 12 to 16 years." Five titles listed at front of book. Glossy frontispiece, 240 pp.

New York: A. L. Burt, (1928). Hardcover - The second book in this "thrilling aviation series for boys 12 to 16 years." Five titles listed at front of book. Glossy frontispiece, 222 pp.

New York: A. L. Burt, (1928). Hardcover - The second book in this "thrilling aviation series for boys 12 to 16 years. Bill and Gordon Hunniwell, two enterprising and inventive young Americans, have many thrilling experiences far above the clouds in the 'Albatross,' their new electric airplane." Five titles listed at front of book. Glossy frontispiece, 222 pp. plus 1 pp publisher's ad,

New York: A. L. Burt, (1936). Hardcover first edition - One of the last and most difficult to find titles in the Adventure and Mystery Series for Boys, set at a military college south of Philadelphia - the Fortress - modeled on the Pennsylvania Military College where Wyman worked for many years, eventually becoming a Dean and then Vice President. Glossy frontispiece. 254 pp. Illustrated endpapers.

New York: Cupples & Leon Company, (1907). 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. The fourth book in this series published under a Stratemeyer Syndicate house name. Illustrated with a glossy frontispiece by Charles Nuttall. Lists to #9 at the front of the book. 248 pp.

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.