The Trail of the Dead. The Strange Experience of Dr. Robert Harland by Robinson, B. Fletcher - 1904

Shelburne (Ontario)/Sauk City WI: The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. 1998. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. [both the book and jacket are in as-new condition, the book blemished only by the presence of the previous owner's initials plus date & place of purchase, in ink along the edge of the rear pastedown (concealed beneath the jacket flap)]. (B&W illustrations) "Originally published in 1905, and never reprinted, The Chronicles of Addington Peace has become one of the rarest volumes of detective stories, much prized among collectors of the genre," and The Trail of the Dead "is a rousing Victorian mystery-adventure tale involving a mad professor who leaves a trail of murdered colleagues across the European continent. [It was] firs tpublished as s six-part serial in a British magazine, and then as a book in 1904." "These rare mysteries are enhanced by the inclusion of all the known original illustrations by T. Heath Robinson… Read More

Freddy The Cowboy. Hardcover. By Walter R. Brooks, Stated First Edition 1950, Alfred A. Knopf. ILLUSTRATED BY KURT WIESE. EX-LIB. Library bound. White titling on spine. Multi-hued, Raspberry, orange and lavender graphic cloth cover treatment. Square corners. Good Condition /No dust jacket is included. A clean, solid copy.

This Book by Grace May North is the second in a series of five Adele Doring Books by this author. This Book is the adventure of Adele Doring, a 14-year-old girl on a ranch in Arizona. Book has 278 pages and four illustrations.

This Book is a western adventure novel by noted author, Zane Grey. Grey was one of the most prolific western and outdoor life authors in U.S. history. This Book is well preserved with some minor damage, but is easily readable. It contains 336 pages and four illustrations.

Doubleday & Company, Inc., NY, 1958; First Edition; Signed; 8vo, 448 pages. Historical novel of the daredevil adventures of early Texas explorer Louis Juchereau St. Denis, by author/screenwiter Paul Wellman, who was a staff writer at Warner Bros. from 1936-1944, and MGM from 1944-1946. Numerous Wellman Westerns were adapted to the screen, including his 1952 novel "The Comancheros," which was made into the popular movie of the same name starring John Wayne. Very Good Plus, exceptionally clean, crisp and bright, in a Very Good dust jacket that has a single small chip at the lower left shoulder of the spine panel. Signed on the half-title page by the author.

New York: The Century Company, 1913. First edition, third issue in light green rough cloth stamped in green and black. Slightly smaller than the 2 issues that precede it with boards measuring approximately 4.75 x 6.75" (first issue is a little wider and 7" tall). [Woodbridge 109]. Crimp to base of spine otherwise bright and near fine lacking dust jacket.

London, Ward Lock and Co., 1959, hardcover, 159 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Good condition, lacking dustjacket. Straight and firmly bound, corner bumps, light spine-end wear, spine darkened, rubs to boards, remainder mark to bottom edge, stamped initials to front endpaper, binding slightly shaken but holding firm. The California author of over 1000 books under dozens of pseudonyms presents the tale of a young cowboy who becomes an outlaw for the love of a woman and, with the help of a friend and the local cattlemen, takes on an established crime combine.

First printing, "Facsimile Anniversary Edition" issued twenty years after first edition. This edition identical in every way, with an added ten-page Afterward by the author providing full context and background of the book's writing and publication.
This copy also includes an affectionate inscription to a friend of the author, dated February 18, 1994, which is surely close to the publication date.
Condition is Near Fine (NF), dust jacket NOT price-clipped, slight sunning to dj spine, a couple tiny spots on rear panel. See photos for details, and feel free to inquire further.
A lovely signed anniversary copy of this important 20th-century novel.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/Good-. Cloth in DJ; 230pp; DJ chipped, edgeworn, clipped (price still visible) & protected by mylar sleeve, slight slant, boards slightly edgeworn, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is sound, VG-/Good- condition. Scarce, vintage novel set in the Arkansas hills. Illustrated with drawings by Harold West. From front of DJ: "The story of a very human man, his life on a farm deep in the Arkansas hills, his affection for his family, his animals, and his land -- with one of the most heartwarming mare and colt stories ever written.

FIRST EDITION in dust jacket. The book is about fine - sqaure and unread; name on FFEP. The unclipped dust jacket has minor edge wear. This book, because of its size, is difficult to find in collectable condition.

8 pics-DJ lean 7 shiny w/a little edge wear & a small piece torn at top edge (which is present); otherwise very good with very minimal tanning; book clean & sharp w/light shelf wear; binding solid; no cracks; pages pristine; nice copy of an old RARE book