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MYSTERY OF THE CHINESE RING: A Biff Brewster Mystery Adventure #2.
Edition: Early printing.
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.
Condition: Very good in illustrated boards.
Book ID: 68837More details Price: $12.50 -
DOOMED DEMONS: Air Combat Stories for Boys #5.
Edition: Early printing.
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.
Condition: Good condition in a fair dust jacket (several tears to the dj along the folds, some chipping)
Book ID: 64780More details Price: $16.50 -
WAR WINGS: Air Combat Stories for Boys #7.
Edition: Early printing.
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.
Condition: Very good overall condition (a hint of fading to the spine, prev owner's name)
Book ID: 67294More details Price: $12.00 -
WINGS OF THE NAVY: Air Combat Stories for Boys #6.
Edition: Early printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1936.). Hardcover - Air adventure story set during the Great War - Illustrated by J. Clemens Gretter. Lists to #7 at the back of the book . Bound in bright lime green cloth with dark blue lettering and plane, orange and while illustrated endpapers, purple tinting to the top edge. 211 pp. plus 1 pp of publisher's ad..
Condition: Very good overall condition (prev owner's name)
Book ID: 68754More details Price: $12.00 -
FIFTEEN DAYS IN THE AIR. The Andy Lane Series #1.
Edition: Early printing.
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 .
Condition: Very good in blue cloth in with orange lettering on front cover (spine darkened), no dust jacket.
Book ID: 85834More details Price: $16.50 -
ACROSS THE TOP OF THE WORLD. The Andy Lane Series #11.
Edition: First edition.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1931). Hardcover first edition - The rather uncommon 11th book in this series (the next to last title) 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, 243 pp plus 7 pp of publisher's ads. Lists to #10 at back of book .
Condition: Very good in blue cloth in with orange lettering on front cover (spine darkened), no dust jacket.
Book ID: 85838More details Price: $20.00 -
ON THE WINGS OF FLAME. The Andy Lane Series #6.
Edition: First edition.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1929). Hardcover first edition - "In a huge rocket plane, while speeding along at 400 miles an hour, Andy is forced to land in the South American jungle" 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, 199 pp plus 3 pp of publisher's ads. Lists to this title in the ads.
Condition: Good only in blue cloth (darkening to spine, previous owner's name, several check marks in book - title page, table of contents, etc - front hinge cracking), no dust jacket.
Book ID: 85845More details Price: $14.50 -
PIRATES OF THE AIR. The Andy Lane Series #5.
Edition: First edition.
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.
Condition: Good only in blue cloth (fraying to spine, previous owner's name in pencil, rear hinge cracking), no dust jacket.
Book ID: 85936More details Price: $16.50 -
THE PIONEER BOYS OF THE YELLOWSTONE; or, Lost in the Land of Wonders. #5 in series.
Edition: 4th printing.
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.
Condition: Ex-library, in sturdy library binding, with usual markings, reading wear - missing frontispiece. Still a decent reading copy of an uncommon title.
Book ID: 76128More details Price: $27.50 -
THE BOY FORTUNE HUNTERS IN CHINA, #4 in the series.
Edition: Early printing.
Chicago: Reilly & Britton, (1909). Hardcover - The fourth title in this six-book series of young adult adventure novels by L. Frank Baum (best known for his Oz books). Unlike most of Baum's work, the series is told in first person narrative by the protagonist, teenager Sam Steele. Sam, his father the Captain, and his uncle, are the owners of the Seagull, which sails any sea and to any country where it might be profitable - Also onboard is his friend Archie and Joe, who is a little younger. Includes a brief foreword by the author. Glossy frontispiece. Lists to #5 at the beginning of the book. 325 pp plus 2 pp publisher's ads.
Condition: Good overall in illustrated tan cloth stamped in three colors - green, red-orange and black. Front hinge cracked, some insect damage to the covers, but overall a sturdy and attractive copy of a quite hard to find book.
Book ID: 73089More details Price: $250.00 -
PHIL HARDY'S GREATEST TEST: Bound to Win Series #3.
Edition: Early printing.
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.
Condition: Very good in blue cloth orange and dark blue lettering (gift inscription dated 1935)
Book ID: 66551More details Price: $12.50 -
HELPING HIMSELF; or, Grant Thornton's Ambition.
Edition: Early printing.
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.Condition: Good overall - rubbing to the spine, tear to rear endpaper, both hinges starting - but a decent copy of this vintage book.
Book ID: 81821More details Price: $25.00 -
A DEBT OF HONOR: The Story of Gerald Lane's Success in the Far West.
Edition: Early printing of the original edition.
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.
Condition: Very good in illustratedl blue cloth printed in red, orange and black, gilt spine lettering (gift inscription, front hinge cracking, some foxing in the margins of a few pages, but overall a sturdy and attractive copy)
Book ID: 86172More details Price: $35.00 -
THE RIDDLE IN RED: Connie Blair Mystery, #2.
Edition: Later printing - 1960s printing in tan tweed with cameo on front cover, gray endpapers.
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.
Condition: Very good, no dj.
Book ID: 62601More details Price: $12.00 -
OUTDOOR CHUMS AFTER BIG GAME or Perilous Adventures in the Wilderness #5.
Edition: Early printing.
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.
Condition: Fair condition only (missing front endpaper, front hinge cracked, prev owner's name, some soiling and wear to cover, but binding still sturdy - a good reading copy.)
Book ID: 44455More details Price: $9.50 -
OUTDOOR CHUMS ON A HOUSEBOAT or The Rivals of the Mississippi, #6.
Edition: First edition.
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.
Condition: Good condition in olive green cloth with red and dark green illustrations and lettering (usual toning to the pages) Previous owner's name in pencil, dated 1913.
Book ID: 65828More details Price: $20.00 -
CHUMS IN THE BIG WOODS.
Edition: Reprint.
Chicago: M.A. Donohue & Company, n.d. (ca 1915) dj. Hardcover - An adventure story for boys. 238 pp plus 5 pp publisher's ads.
Condition: Good in good dust jacket (toning to the pages, gift inscriptions, some edgewear to the dj - front cover illustration of two boys in a canoe is bright and attractive.)
Book ID: 68494More details Price: $15.00 -
THE TREE OF APPOMATTOX: A Story of the Civil War's Close.
Edition: Later printing.
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.
Condition: Near fine in grey cloth with dark blue lettering in a good only dust jacket (bookplate, a straight and tight binding, clean cloth covers, sharp corners; the rather fragile illustrated dustjacket is missing the lower corner of the front cover, approx 2 inches at the base of the spine and other edgewear, but it is quite uncommon to find any copies in a dust jacket,. Now protected by an archival cover.)
Book ID: 38296More details Price: $75.00 -
THE RULERS OF THE LAKES: A Story of George and Champlain.
Edition: Later printing.
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.
Condition: Near fine in tan cloth with red lettering in a fair only dust jacket (a straight and tight binding, clean cloth covers, sharp corners; the rather fragile illustrated dustjacket is price-clipped but with a new publisher's price stamped on corner, has a loss of about an inch at the top of the spine, a tear at the side of the bottom of the spine and other minor edgewear, but it is quite uncommon to find any copies in a dust jacket,. Now protected by an archival cover.)
Book ID: 38299More details Price: $60.00 -
THE SUN OF QUEBEC: A Story of a Great Crisis.
Edition: Later printing.
Condition: Near fine in tan cloth with red lettering in a good only dust jacket (a straight and tight binding, clean cloth covers, sharp corners; the rather fragile illustrated dustjacket is price-clipped but with a new publisher's price stamped on corner, has a loss of 1/4 inch at the top of the spine and bottom of the spine and other minor edgewear, but it is quite uncommon to find any copies in a dust jacket,. Now protected by an archival cover.)
Book ID: 38300More details Price: $60.00 -
THE BLUE-PIRATE MYSTERY FLYER, #2 in series.
Edition: First edition.
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.
Condition: Good overall in green cloth with pasted on illustration on front cover (gift inscription on front endpaper, some wear to the edges of the boards, and a 1 inch tear to the side of the spine)
Book ID: 83894More details Price: $35.00 -
THE SECRET OF THE FLAMBEAU.
Edition: First of very early printing.
Chicago: Goldsmith Publishing Co., (1936.) dj. Hardcover - Gift inscription dated Christmas 1938. Boy's adventure story set in the North Woods. This begins with Tom Budd and his father, a district attorney who is involved in prosecuting some gang members, paddling to the wilderness cabin of an old wolf trapper where Tom will stay.
Condition: Very good in a good only dust jacket. Bound in red cloth with black lettering and a small black illustration of a boy in a canoe. Dustjacket repeats that illustration on the spine, and on the front cover of the dj is a picture of the canoe being swamped by a bear. Edgewear to dustjacket with tape reinforcement, but still reasonably attractive and relatively uncommon in dj. Usual rather severe toning to the pages.
Book ID: 28272More details Price: $12.00 -
TOM SWIFT AND HIS TELEVISION DETECTOR or Trailing the Secret Plotters. #36.
Edition: Reprint.
Racine, WI: Whitman, (ca 1940, c. 1933.). Hardcover - One of the later titles in the Tom Swift series. 217 pp.
Condition: Good only in pebbled brown cloth (usual severe toning to the pages, 2 short tears at the top of the spine, )
Book ID: 35391More details Price: $14.00 -
TOM SWIFT AND HIS AIR GLIDER or Seeking the Platinum Treasure. #12.
Edition: Later printing.
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.
Condition: Good condition in tan boards with red and brown illustrations and lettering. Gift inscription dated Christmas 1928, corners slightly bumped.
Book ID: 68345More details Price: $15.00 -
TOM SWIFT AND HIS AIRLINE EXPRESS or From Ocean to Ocean by Daylight. #29.
Edition: First edition.
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.
Condition: Good condition overall in tan boards with red and brown illustrations and lettering. Binding cracking before the title page, corners slightly bumped, some fraying to the cloth at the ends of the spine.
Book ID: 68691More details Price: $17.50 -
TOM SWIFT IN CAPTIVITY or a Daring Excape By Airship, #13 in series.
Edition: Early printing.
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.
Condition: Fair condition only in tan illustrated boards (missing front endpaper, front hinge cracked, overall wear to covers, foxing to edges of textblock, no dust jacket). Reading copy only.
Book ID: 73370More details Price: $11.00 -
TOM SWIFT AND HIS AIR GLIDER or Seeking the Platinum Treasure. #12.
Edition: Early printing.
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.
Condition: Fair condition only in tan boards with red and brown illustrations and lettering. Both hinges cracked, one leaf is loose but still present, some wear to the covers including fraying at the ends of the spine.
Book ID: 80037More details Price: $11.50 -
TOM SWIFT AND HIS DEEP-SEA HYDRODOME: Tom Swift, Jr series #11.
Edition: First edition.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, c. 1958. dj. Hardcover first edition - Illustrated by Graham Kaye. Last title in this series listed in the book and on the 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.
Condition: Very good+ in blue tweed covers, in a very good dustjacket (chip on rear cover, wear at corners, upper end of spine.) Overall a tight and clean copy.
Book ID: 37699More details Price: $30.00 -
TOM SWIFT AND HIS SPECTROMARINE SELECTOR: Tom Swift, Jr series #15.
Edition: Early printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, c. 1960. dj. Hardcover - Illustrated by Graham Kaye. Lists through #16 in this series both in the book and on the rear flap of the dust jacket. In blue tweed covers, blue and white illustrated endpapers. 184 pp.
Condition: Very good in a fair dustjacket (several tape repairs to edges of dj. long diagonal tear on front cover, with associated creasing) Book is overall a tight and clean copy with just minor shelfwear and the dust jacket is now protected by an archival cover.
Book ID: 62619More details Price: $15.00 -
TOM SWIFT AND HIS GIANT ROBOT: Tom Swift, Jr series #4.
Edition: Later printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c. 1954.). Hardcover - Illustrated by Graham Kaye. Lists through #17 in this series. In blue tweed covers, blue and white illustrated endpapers. 211 pp.
Condition: Good only condition (some sunning to the spine and edges of the covers, corners bumped, spine slant, no dj.)
Book ID: 62656More details Price: $12.50
