Childrens
KEEPER'S TRAVELS In SEARCH Of HIS MASTER.
Philadelphia: Published by Johnson & Warner, No. 147, Market Street. 1808. 1st printing thus (American Imprints 15353; Nipps 7; Rosenbach 370; Welch 723.4). 87, [3] pp. 'Contents' last 2 pages. Frontispiece. 18mo, signed in 6s. 5-3/8" x 3-1/4". Period drab paper boards, with front board professionally reattached. Speckled edges. This..... More
DOMESTIC ANIMALS. Aunt Louisa Big Picture Series.
New York: McLoughlin Brothers, (n. d.). Ca 1880s. 12 pages of text. 6 chromolithograpic iIlustrations [one double-page, in center, serving as 2]. 'Quarto Demi'. 9-1/8" x 10-3/4". Color illustrated pictorial wrappers. More
HISTORY Of PETER BROWN.
Otley: Printed for the Booksellers [by Yorkshire J. S. Publishing & Stationery Co., Limited], (n. d.). Ca. 1850s. Unpaginated, though 8 pp. Unopened. Illustrated with 8 cuts, 4 hand-colored. 12mo. 6-9/16" x 4-1/8". Printed self-wrappers, with cut to front wrapper center, surrounded by yellow background. Series advert to rear wrapper..... More
The PRESERVATION Of CHARLES And ISABELLA, or The Force of Friendship.
London: Printed for B. Crosby and Co., et al, [1803]. 1st Edition (Gumuchian 1876). Not in Marchmont. 36 pp. Frontispiece [Cruikshank del Lundin Sculp]. 12mo: O^6 - Q^6. 7-1/8" x 4-1/8". Later full calf binding by Bumpus. TEG. Marbled eps. Plain grey paper wrappers bound-in at rear. A work of..... More
WHILE The CLOCK TICKED. The Hardy Boys Mystery Series #11.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1932). Later printing, ca 1941 (Carpentieri 1941A-14). iv, 213, [5] pp. Adverts last 4 pages. Frontis by J. Clemens Gretta. 12mo. Tan cloth with dark brown title lettering stamped to front board and spine [Format #6]. Orange pictorial eps. Pictorial dust jacket with black title..... More
The STRANGER.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. 1st edition. Unpaginated. Illustrated by the author. Oblong 4to. Blue cloth binding. Dust jacket. More
SOUL LOOKS BACK In WONDER.
NY: Dial, (1993). 1st edition. Unpaginated. Illustrated. 4to. Hardback. Dust jacket. More
The MARK On The MIRROR. The Judy Bolton Mystery Series #15.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1942. Very early printing. 206, [6 pgs of adverts], [1] pp. Illustrated by Pelangie Doane. 12mo. 7-1/2" x 5". Lt green cloth with lavender lettering, pictorial lavender eps. Dust jacket. DJ front flap lists to #15, though has "P.C.J." vice "50/50" More
ROY BLAKELEY His Story. Roy Blakeley Series #1.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1920). Later edition, ca 1927. [2], ii, 214 pp. Frontis on coated paper, 3 internals & a map, on plain paper, by Howard L. Hastings. 12mo. Red cloth binding with gold outline lettering to front panel (style #2). Dust jacket. More
CHERRY AMES CHIEF NURSE. Cherry Ames Series #4.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1944). Ca 1955. v, [3], 213, [1] pp. Frontis. 7-1/2" x 5" Red tweed cloth binding stamped in black. Grey eps. Black topstain. Dust jacket with yellow spine. More
The GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOYS SNOWBOUND or Dick & Co. at Winter Sports. The Grammar School Boys Series #2.
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company, (1911). Early printing, ca 1912. Cf. Sternick ALTEMUS, p. 42. 251, [9] pp. 8 pp of adverts conclude volume. Fontis + 3 internals illustrations, on plain paper. 12mo. Beige cloth with red stamped spine lettering, with red & blue graphic to front board. Red & dark..... More
ROY BLAKELEY His Story. Roy Blakeley Series #1.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1920). Later edition, ca 1927. [2], ii, 214 pp. Frontis on coated paper, 3 internals & a map, on plain paper, by Howard L. Hastings. 12mo. Red cloth binding with gold outline lettering to front panel (style #2). Dust jacket. More
The NAME On The BRACELET. The Judy Bolton Mystery Series #13.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1940). Ca 1943. [6], 216 pp. Printed on war-time paper. Frontis. 12mo. Red green cloth with blue lettering. Blue eps. White spine dust jacket. Front flap lists through "Barred Window" More
The VOICE In The SUITCASE. The Judy Bouton Mystery Series #8.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1935). Circa 1941. viii, [1], 215, [1] pp. Advert last page. Glossy frontis by Pelagie Doane. 12mo. Lime green cloth with purple lettering. Orchid eps. Top edge stained red/dark orchid. White spine dj. Front flap lists through "Patchwork Quilt" More
PATTY BLOSSOM. The Patty Books #15.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1917). Reprint. Ca 1937. 295, [7] pp. 6 pages of adverts at rear. 12mo. Light blue cloth binding with dark blue lettering. Red pictorial eps. Red topstain. Dust jacket. More
AIR SERVICE BOYS: Flying For Victory. Air Service Boys Series #5.
Cleveland: The World Syndicate Publishing Co., (1920). iv, 218 pp. Frontis. 12mo. Blue cloth binding. Yellow & blue dust jacket. More
TOM SWIFT And His TALKING PICTURES or The Greatest Invention on Record. Tom Swift Sr. Series #31.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1928). Early printing. [4], 216, [4] pp. Last 4 pp adverts. Frontis. 12mo. Mustard cloth with 4 vignette front board. Four color dust jacket with blue spine lettering. Dust jacket front flap lists through this title. More
HONEY BUNCH: HER FIRST DAYS On The FARM. The Honey Bunch Books #3.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1923). Later printing, ca 1949. [6], 182, [4 (blank)] pp. 12mo. Light brown textured cloth binding with dark brown stamping. Reddish-brown pictorial eps. Green spine dust jacket. More
CAPTURING A SPY or A New Peril.
Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Co., (1913). 1st collected edition, later printing. 156, 150, 119 - 132 [excerpt], [2 (adverts)] pp. Frontis, to each work, on plain paper. 12mo. Mustard yellow cloth binding with yellow, red & black stamping (Mattson Style #1). Dust jacket (design varies from book graphic). Contains..... More
The MYSTERY Of The BRASS BOUND TRUNK. The Nancy Drew Mystery Series #17.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1940). 4th printing (Farah 1941A-4). iv, 220 pp. B/W frontispiece Illustrated by Tandy, Russell H. 7-5/8" x 5". Light blue with orange stamped lettering (Format #3). Red top stain. Orange silhouette eps. Pictorial dust jacket, now encased in an archival mylar protector... More
The SECRET Of WILDCAT SWAMP. The Hardy Boys Mystery Series #31.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1952). Later printing, ca 1955. [10], 212, [2 (blank)] pp. Frontispiece. 12mo. Beige tweed cloth binding with dark brown lettering. Orange pictorial eps. Black topstain. Color pictorial wraparound dust jacket. More
The SHORT-WAVE MYSTERY. The Hardy Boys Mystery Series #24.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1945). 3rd printing (Carpentieri 1945C-3). vi, 217, [1 (blank)] pp. Frontis by Russell H. Tandy. 12mo. Maroon cloth with black stamped lettering [Format #8]. Maroon 'Gretta' pictorial eps. Black topstain. Pictorial front panel dust jacket with yellow spine. This format produced only for this title..... More
The SECRET Of RED GATE FARM. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #6.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1931). Later printing, ca 1960. iv, 208, [6 (blank)] pp. Frontis on plain paper. 12mo. Blue tweed cloth binding with dark blue stamping. Blue multi-scene eps. Blue topstain. Color pictorial wraparound dust jacket. More
A FIGURE In HIDING. The Hardy Boys Mystery Series #16.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1937). Later printing, ca 1954. iv, 212, [6 (adverts & blanks)] pp. Frontis. 7-5/8" x 5-1/4". Beige cloth with dark brown lettering. Orange pictorial eps. Black topstain. Yellow spine dust jacket. More