New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c 1960.). Hardcover - The hero of this series, Biff Brewster is a 16 year old who lives in Indianapolis but is "encouraged" by his parents to travel to various parts of the world during vacation months. Combines mystery and suspense with information about different cultures. Bound in beige tweed with green and white scenic endpapers. Illustrated with a frontispiece and several interior illustrations, including a double page spread that reproduces the river scene on the endpapers. Lists to #3 at front of book.. 182 pp.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1935.) dj. Hardcover - Air adventure story set during the Great War - the fifth in this series, but the first by Adams (earlier titles were by Thomson Burtis) Illustrated by J. Clemens Gretter. Lists to #7 on the rear flap of the dj. Bound in bright lime green cloth with dark blue lettering and plane, orange and while illustrated endpapers, orange tinting to the top edge. 209 pp.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1929). Hardcover first edition - Andy Lane pilots the giant passenger plane Apex No. 4 across the Atlantic in the face of almost overwhelming odds." Adams was in the American Ambulance Service and the U S Naval Service during World War One; in the 1930s he was a prolific contributor of aviation-linked stories. this series, his most popular, was notable for the variety of experimental aircraft which Andy flies. Glossy frontispiece, 212 pp plus 6 pp of publisher's ads.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1928). Hardcover - The first book in this series of flying stories for boys, featuring the young aviator Andy Lane. "Andy refuels his ship in the air and sets a new endurance record." Adams was in the American Ambulance Service and the U S Naval Service during World War One; in the 1930s he was a prolific contributor of aviation-linked stories. this series, his most popular, was notable for the variety of experimental aircraft which Andy flies. Glossy frontispiece, 194 pp plus 8 pp of publisher's ads. Lists to #7 at back of book .

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1937.). Hardcover - Air adventure story set during the Great War - Illustrated by J. Clemens Gretter. Lists to itself at the back of the book, but to #20 in the Hardy Boys series. Bound in bright lime green cloth with dark blue lettering and plane, orange and while illustrated endpapers, purple tinting to the top edge. 216 pp. plus 4 pp of publisher's ads.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1930). Hardcover first edition - ""Andy Lane and his restless crew take off in a monster autogyro in search of pirate treasure." Adams was in the American Ambulance Service and the U S Naval Service during World War One; in the 1930s he was a prolific contributor of aviation-linked stories. this series, his most popular, was notable for the variety of experimental aircraft which Andy flies. Glossy frontispiece, 211 pp plus 7 pp of publisher's ads. Ads list to #6 in this series.

Boston: The Page Company, (1929, c 1915). Hardcover - From the introduction: "In my last story, the title of which was ÒThe Pioneer Boys of Missouri,Ó I half-promised that later on I might continue the recital of Dick and Roger Armstrong's fortunes, and carry them further along their pathway toward the far-distant Pacific." In this book, the Lewis and Clark expedition has been following the Yellowstone River and Dick and his cousin are planning on wintering near the Mandan Indian village - but they hear from the Indians tales of the nearby "Land of Enchantment." Illustrated by Walter S. Rogers with 5 glossy internal plates and several smaller drawings. vii. 346 pp plus 10 pp publisher's ads.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1930). Hardcover - The Bound to Win series was also a comic strip between 1927 and 1934, and Ben Webster, who makes an appearance in this book, was the subject of a comic strip from 1934-1940. Illustrated with a glossy frontispiece and 3 inserted plates by Phil Schaeffer. 208 pp plus 8 pp publisher's ads.

New York: A. L. Burt, (1900). Hardcover - A rather uncommon Alger title. Illustrated with a frontispiece and four internal black and white plates by J. Watson Davis. 292 pp. plus 6 pp publisher's ads.

Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates, (c 1886). Hardcover - A title in The Atlantic series, and like most of Alger's books, a "rags to riches story."
Illustrated with a frontispiece and three internal plates. bound in beige cloth boards with black and red decoration and red lettering. Full-color illustrated endpapers. 320 pp.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c 1948.). Hardcover - "The pen name of Betsy Allen conceals one of the most outstanding writers for girls of our day. In Connie Blair, typical teen-age American girl as far as looks go, but with a lively intelligence and a keen nose for solving mysteries, the author has created her most appealing character. Connie is a career girl, with a job in an advertising agency, but mysteries have a way of rising up to challenge her wherever she goes." Considered one of the best written of the girls' mystery series. 216 pp.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (ca1958, c 1951). Hardcover - "The pen name of Betsy Allen conceals one of the most outstanding writers for girls of our day. In Connie Blair, typical teen-age American girl as far as looks go, but with a lively intelligence and a keen nose for solving mysteries, the author has created her most appealing character. Connie is a career girl, with a job in an advertising agency, but mysteries have a way of rising up to challenge her wherever she goes." Frontispiece. Lists to #12 at beginning of book. 207 pp.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c. 1911.). Hardcover - Fifth book in the series, lists to itself at front of book. Plain frontispiece. 232 pp plus 12 pp of publisher's advertisements at end.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1913.). Hardcover first edition - Sixth book in the series published under a Stratemeyer Syndicate house names, lists to itself at front of book. Plain frontispiece. 236 pp plus 8 pp of publisher's advertisements at end.

Chicago: M.A. Donohue & Company, n.d. (ca 1915) dj. Hardcover - An adventure story for boys. 238 pp plus 5 pp publisher's ads.

New York: D. Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., (ca 1950) dj. Hardcover - Originally published in 1916, this is the eighth and last title in the Civil War series. Resumes the adventures of Dick Mason and his friends who fight for the Northern side. A carefully researched historical novel by this former journalist who became a prolific writer of books for older boys. Despite being kept in print for many years, and frequently reprinted, this remains quite difficult to find in any early ediiton - and especially so in this condition. 321 pp.

New York: D. Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., (ca 1950) dj. Hardcover - Originally published in 1917, this is the third title in the French and Indian War series. Recounts the adventures of Robert Lennox and his friend Tayoga, an Onondaga Indian. A carefully researched historical novel by this former journalist who became a prolific writer of books for older boys. Despite being kept in print for many years, and frequently reprinted, this remains quite difficult to find in any early ediiton - and especially so in this condition. 333 pp.

Cleveland: World Syndicate Publishing Co., (1930). Hardcover first edition - The second book featuring Roberta Langwell, Girl Sky Pilot "a new series of books about girl aviators and their marvelous accomplishments in the air. Roberta Langwell is a heroine of modern times. She wins a plane by means of her remarkable air feats, and keeps the reader tense with excitement from cover to cover. The series concentrates on the efforts of the girls and women who, like their male counterparts, have obtained wonderful results in the air." The series was later renamed The Airplane Girls. 248 pp. ISBN: B000EDURXI.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (ca 1924, c 1912). Hardcover - Glossy frontispiece . Lists to #25 in the ad at the back. 218 pp plus 2 pp publisher's ads.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1933.). Hardcover first edition - One of the rather hard to find later titles in the original Tom Swift series, the first book attributed to Harriet Stratemeyer Adams and the first to be originally issued in orange cloth. Illustrated with a glossy frontispiece by Nan Falk. Lists to itself at the front of the book, and on the front flap of the dust jacket and to #35 in the ads at the back. Illustrated orange endpapers. 217 pp. plus 3 pp publisher's ads.Dust jacket art by Nat Falk.

Racine, WI: Whitman, (ca 1940, c. 1933.). Hardcover - One of the later titles in the Tom Swift series. 217 pp.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (ca 1928, c 1912.). Hardcover - Glossy frontispiece. 209 pp plus 10 pp publisher's ads. Lists to #27 in the ad at the back.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1926.). Hardcover first edition - Glossy frontispiece. "Every boy possesses some form of inventive genius. Tom Swift is a bright, ingenious boy and his adventures and inventions make the most interesting kind of reading." 218 pp plus 2 pp publisher's ads. Lists to this title in both the front of the book and in the ad at the back.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c 1912.). Hardcover - No frontispiece. 209 pp plus 10 pp publisher's ads. Lists to #13 at front and to #15 in the ad at the back.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1925). Hardcover first edition - "In company with his uncles, one a mighty hunter and the other a noted scientist, Don Sturdy travels far and wide, gaining much useful knowledge and meeting many thrilling adventures." Lists to #5 in the book in the front of the book and in the ads at the rear. The first five books were all published simultaneously on May 15, 1925 as a "starter set." Illustrated with a glossy frontispiece by Walter S. Rogers. 214 pp plus 6 pp of publisher's advertising.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c. 1962). Hardcover first edition - Illustrated by Charles Brey. Lists through this title on the back cover (no list inside the book). White endpapers illustrated in gray. 176 pp.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1958) dj. Hardcover first edition - The eleventh book in this series, each one featuring a different ingenious device. Illustrated by Graham Kaye. Lists through this title in the book and on the rear dj flap. Backcover has a striking black and white Hardy Boys ad: 'Don't Miss the Thrilling Hardy Boys Mysteries.' Blue and white illustrated endpapers. 184 pp.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (ca 1960, c. 1954.) dj. Hardcover - IThe first book in this series, each one featuring a different ingenious device. llustrated by Graham Kaye. Lists through #15 in this series in the book and on the rear flap of the dust jacket In blue tweed covers, blue and white illustrated endpapers. 208 pp.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c. 1954.). Hardcover - Illustrated by Graham Kaye. Lists through #15 at the front of the book. In blue tweed covers, blue and white illustrated endpapers. 210 pp.