Childrens Books / Mystery

Garden City NY: Doubleday, 1971. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Obrant, Susan. When Dido Twite comes back to England, mischief awaits. While her friend Captain Hughes recovers from a carriage accident, Dido stays at the Dogkennel Cottages and meets the odd dwellers of Tegleaze Manor: The strange old Lady Tegleaze, her nephew, Tobit, and his old witch of a nurse, Sannie. Soon odd things begin to happen. A priceless miniature is stolen. Tobit is framed and then kidnapped. A twin sister is found. And when Dido sees her rascally father in Petworth, she is sure she's in the midst of another horrible plot. Can she somehow save St. Paul's Cathedral from sliding into the Thames? 314 pages, there is a sticker on the inside front board and two light stamps on the ffep; two stamps on the half-title page, and a stamp on a second half-title page. Also library stamps on the bottom of two pages. There is a small brown spot on the horizontal page edges that goes through on page 237. Illustrated in black & white, there is very light wear to the corners and some scuffing on the back. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Young Scott Books, 1966. First Edition. Hard Bound, Pictorial. Very Good/Fine. Charlot, Jean. This is a story of a Mexican ghost. Mexican ghosts follow their customs and styles in ghosting. He doesn't moan, groan, rattle old chains or crunch on bones and skulls. He doesn't want to scare you; as a matter of fact they are afraid of people. The great thing about this ghost is that, if you ask him right, he will lead you to buckets of gold! Binding has shelf wear on the bottom edges and both spine ends. The jacket is fine, no torn or missing areas. The jacket is in a clear cover. The ex-lib book has a pocket on the back and a mark on the title page. The story pages are not marked. 45 pages, no marks or tears; the illustrations are wonderful, done in silver, gold, blue and brown on white paper. Price is not clipped. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1987. No Edition. Hard Cover. As New/No Jacket. Didn't you want a monkey as a pet when you were a kid? I sure did! Well, in this book Harvey finds himself embroiled in a mystery when a monkey appears at his bedroom window in the middle of the night. At first he thinks its a nightmare, because he's in bed. But no, it's a real, live monkey. Where did it come from? 119 pages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Grosset & Dunlap, 1960. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. #39 The binding is good; slight wear at bottom edges. Heavy pictoral boards. Ex-lib. Child's bookplate on inside front cover, usual remains from library book. 184 pages, bright, no marks or tears noted. The inside covers have been recovered to white. The spine is blue with the Hardy Boys in an orange circle. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1941. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. The backlist in this book lists The Mystery of the Flying Express as the last book in this series, hence my guess that this was printed in 1941. The cover is medium brown with darker brown print. The endpapers are orange and pictorial, and illustrated by Greta. There is a black and white frontispiece. The pages are tanned, the page tops stained black. 219 pages, light to moderate wear on the corners and spine ends. There are a few small erasure marks on the front endpaper, and the name of the prior owner in either pencil or pen - can't tell. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1953. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. The backlist in this book lists The Yellow Feather Mystery, published in 1953, hence our guess at this printing date. The binding is light brown with linen-look paper over boards. The lettering is a deep brown. The endpapers are orange, pictorial, and done by Greta. 212 pages. The binding shows light to moderate wear at the corners; the front bottom corner is bent. The spine ends are lightly worn. On the inside ffep is an address sticker of the former owner, and light erasures. There are two light red spots on the front. Approximate 4-5 pages have light brown stains near the top; they do not affect the text. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Boston, MA: Little Brown and Company, 1974. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Von Schmidt, Eric. A terrific story about a couple of crooks who come to town and claim they're going to raise the ghost of an outlaw that Saturday night. Unfortunately for them, the fog confuses them as they're trying to get out of town and they get caught. It turns out they robbed the bank before their show. Cover is in great condition, light wear at all corners. The cover is bright. 57 pages, no marks or tears. The young boy turns out to be the hero of the story. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Pocket Books, 1994. Hard Cover. As New/No Jacket. A 'Weekly Reader' book. Casey is a prisoner of a living dinosaur-like creature in the Boston Science Museum! This is a case for the Monster Hunters! Binding is fine. 175 pages, no marks or tears. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1963. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Poor. Mayan, Earl E.. This volume contains 13 new stories from the supernatural, especially written for young people. To give them authenticity, all are based, in varying degrees, on well-recorded incidents or experiences in which many persons have sincerely believed. Stories include Back There, Judgment Night, the Tiger God, Return From Oblivion, The Riddle of the Crypt, Dead Man's Chest, and many others. The binding has light wear at the corners and the bottom edge. Both spine ends are bent in and a bit worn. The jacket has several small to medium tears, some repaired, and is torn at each corner. There are several chips. The front end paper has a book plate with the prior owner's name neatly pre-printed. 207 pages, no marks or tears. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1958. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Forberg, Ati. Father buys a house in the country and he got a wonderful buy. He's sure the real estate person didn't know the value, from an historic and architectural point of view. Nobody mentioned the ghost. Weekly reader children's book club edition. Binding has very light wear at edges. Pages are fine, no marks or tears; illustrations in black & white. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: The Century Company, 1927. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Schroeder, Louis. This is a girl's mystery and romance story written by the authors of the Denewood Series for girls. 330 pages, cloth-bound. The front has a small rubbed area at the right edge. The spine ends have light wear and the front bottom corner is bumped. All corners have light to moderate wear. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Hastings House, 1964. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Young America Book Club Edition. Pictorial boards. Top of spine has slight wear. 160 pages are tanned. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Delacorte Press, 1994. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Caroline's friend/enemy Wally tells her that a strange animal, called an abaguchie, has been seen in the area. He adds that the bones from one were found a few years back in the Bookstore cellar. He warns her not to search for herself, but Caroline will do anything to uncover the secret of those bones. Will Wally be able to foil her plans? The front board is bent back a bit at the spine.141 pages, no marks/tears. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Orchard Books, 2005. No Edition. Hard Cover. New/No Jacket. #4 in the Children of the Red King Series, and sequal to Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy. Charlie Bone's power takes on a new dimension at Bloor's Academy. There is a new cast of characters, including Mr. Pilgrim's replacement, Tantalus Ebony, and the mysterious new student Joshua Tilpin, who appears to be magnetic. Billy has been adopted by a mysterious couple and is locked up in an odd place called The Passing House. Meanwhile, Charlie and Olivia discover the secret of the Castle of Mirrors, and along with Uncle Paton, they must free Billy before it is too late. 412 pages, glossy pictorial cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Company, 1989. First Edition. Hard Bound, Cloth. Fine/Fine. The nugget of gold Sally Matthews finds on her friends' farm doesn't look like much at first. But as she examines it more closely, Sally finds the century-old nugget had been made into a brooch. And it is inscribed with "Ann Bird Jem Ever." Sally is sure the gold piece holds a secret of the past. Determined to shed light on the years that separate the two girls, Sally is led deep into a mystery - and a love story that's a hundred years old. The binding on this retired library book is fine, as is the jacket covered in mylar; the mylar has a few scuffs. Light on library marks. 183 pages, no marks or tears. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Champaign, Illinois: Garrard Pub Co, 1977. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Burns, Raymond. This book for young readers involves two brothers and a sister searching for a missing ball of string that they just had! It is Spring, and with birds building nests, you never know what will happen! Unpaginated, large print, well illustrated throughout. The covers are a bit lightened at the top and spine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Scholastic Book Services, 1989. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Gammell, Stephen. 29 short stories collected from folklore. Binding has two bends at bottom right corner and a small tear at top of spine. 110 pages, including sources. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Dodd, Mead & Company. 1951; HB. Binding is very good, slight wear on edges, top of spine has a tear in the binding as does the bottom of the spine. Ex-lib. 216 pages, 5.5" x 8.5" high. more information

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Garden Ciy, NY: Doubleday, 1952. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. Galdone, Paul. Know Your Neighborhood" was the subject for the June meeting of the Huntsville Cub Scout Pack. How could a visit to the local newspaper produce anything exciting? But that was before the Den visited the Huntsville Enterprise and before they read that back in 1938, a masked man held up the bank and escaped with more than $5,000, which was never found. The Cub Scouts felt it was their duty to begin hunting! The blue binding has light wear on the corners, and the bottom corners are turned in. The binding is tight. The jacket has small tears at the corners. The spine top has a few small tears and a 1/2" tear at the front hinge. The bottom spine has a 1/2" tear and a small piece is missing. The jacket back is lightly worn at the top with two tiny tears, and worn at the bottom with a 1/2" tear and two tiny tears. The front bottom edge has one small tear. The price is clipped. "The Quarry Adventure" is reviewed on the back flap. This is the author's second book. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1938. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Doane, Pelagie. The Pipers need to buy a piece of land and end up paying much more than the property is worth. Peter is determined to help Mrs. Piper, so he designs a home that can be built on their lot. After construction begins, they are warned to be wary of the Red Circle. Several people become ill, and strange sounds are heard at night coming from the unfinished house. Judy's search for the mysterious culprit becomes more intense when her cat falls ill. 250 pages, later printing (rust-colored cover). Light wear at the corners and along the front and bottom edge. Wear at the spine ends, and a few chips at the front hinge and back top edge. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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