Children's: Mystery, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Crestwood House, 1980. Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Galaxy I series book. Science fiction story for children. "The crew of Emergency Spaceship EM 88 discovers that the mysterious object that they have been sent to investigate is a vehicle for a group of amorphous blobs fleeing from their galaxy." Pictorial hardback. 45 pages. CONDITION: A clean, crisp, unmarked, tight copy. A bit of wear to corners and spine ends. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1989. Fourth Printing. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. A delightful fantasy story by the author of "Tuck Everlasting". Young Gaylen is sent by the king to take a poll of the whole kingdom to find out the definition of "delicious". Everyone disagrees and soon the country is on the brink of civil war. Pictorial hardback - library rebound. 167 pages. CONDITION: Ex-library copy with minimal markings - blacked-out stamp to front pastedown, bottom of title page and one page of text, pocket remains on rear pastedown. Otherwise pages are clean, unmarked, no tears. Cover is clean and bright with just a bit of edge wear. Binding is tight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Whitman Publishing Co., 1948. No Edition Mentioned. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Jo Meixner Hedwig. Illustrated by Jo Meixner Hedwig. Whitman Book #2338 published by Whitman Publishing Co. 1948. Hardback - Green cover with orange lettering. Measures 9-1/2 x 6-1/4 with 191 pages. CONDITION: Pages are uniformly browned with age but clean and readable. There are a couple nicks to page edges, no major tears. No writing except owner's name on front pastedown. Cover is clean and bright with a little scuffing. Corners and spine ends have some wear. Hinges are intact and binding is tight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co, 1945. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Another Christian adventure mystery for youth featuring Doreen and the other members of the Shining Lights Sunday School Class. Published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1945. First edition. Pictorial hardback with 88 pages. CONDITION: Previous owner's name and stamping on front free endpaper. Reading pages are clean and bright with no writing or tears. Cover has a little light soiling to rear and with some rubbing and chipping, mostly around the edges. Hinges are intact and binding is tight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Mahwah, NJ, U.S.A.: Troll Communications L.L.C., 1985. First Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. Price, T. Alexander (illustrator). The Choice is Yours" book where the reader determines the course the story takes. CONDITION: Interior clean with no writing except name on first page. Cover has a little soiling, price sticker residue and creasing. Edges have light wear. Binding is tight. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Scottdale, PA, U.S.A.: Herald Press, 1985. First Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Stamm, Gwen (illustrator). When coins are stolen from the coin shop in the mall where her father is manager, Jalinda tries to find out who is responsible." Paperback with 88 pages. CONDITION: Pages are clean with no markings or tears. Light bend to top corner of a several pages. Half-title page has some paper cut out to remove name. Cover is clean with some creasing and light edge wear. Binding is tight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Hasting House, 1964. Weekly Reader Children's Book Club. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Floyd James Tolbert. Exciting mystery story for youth. Pictorial hardback. CONDITION: A clean, crisp, bright, unmarked copy. Cover has some scuffing and light edges wear. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Scottdale, PA, U.S.A.: Herald Press, 1978. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. Converse, James (illustrator). Pictorial hardback. 177 pages. First Edition. Pages are crisp, clean and bright with no tears and no writing. A little light speckling to book edges. Cover is clean with some scuffing and a little chipping. Edges have light wear. Binding is tight. "Two youngsters follow clues from an old diary hoping to find a treasure buried years ago on their aunt's Pennsylvania farm." 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Bird-in-Hard, PA: Gaslight Publishers, 1995. First Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. A wonderful Amish country mystery for children. Based in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. "When the small village of Bird-In-Hand comes to the aid of Amishman David Lapp, strange things happen." This copy is SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the author inside front cover. Softcover with 120 pages. CONDITION: Clean and bright, no markings, no creases, no tears. Cover has just a bit of light edge wear. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Morgantown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Masthof Press, 1999. No Edition Mentioned. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. A wonderful Amish country mystery for children. Set in Bird-in-Hand, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. "After Sammy and Brian discover a tin box buried in a cellar wall, five people arrive from North Carolina. They're all looking for Shawn Walker but one of the five doesn't want him found." This copy is SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the author inside front cover. Softcover with 143 pages. CONDITION: Clean and bright, no markings, no creases, no tears. Cover has just a bit of light shelf wear. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc., 1981. Weekly Reader Children's Book Club. Hard Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. Blanche L. Sims. Jelly and Rich find themselves headed down the Sacramento River on an unusual houseboat with a crew from outer space. Pictorial hardback, 62 pages. CONDITION: Pages are clean with no writing or tears. Cover is clean with a little scuffing. Edges have some wear. Binding is tight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Morgantown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Masthof Press, 2000. Probable First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. The first book in the "Pony Investigators" series for children. "Amy Jo and Becky deliver newspapers on their ponies, Ginger and Oreo. Mrs. Martin, a sick elderly customer, discovers that someone has stolen one hundred dollars from her purse. To make matters worse, Mrs. Martin can't remember where she's hidden her moneybox which holds her life savings. The girls draw up a plan to trap the thief but with the thief trap the pony investigators instead?" Illustrated in black and white drawings. This copy is signed by the author on title page. Softcover with 88 pages. CONDITION: Pages are clean and bright with no writing or tears. A couple have a little wear to bottom edge and a little corner curling. Cover is clean with some scuffing, light creases, a little corner curling and light edge wear. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Avalon Books, 1994. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good Plus. Mystery and romance for teens. The second book in "The Teddy Bear Matchmaker Series". This heartwarming sequel to "The Bear Affair" transports readers to a magical place where the delightful charm of Teddy Bears compbines with the eternal enchantment of remance to alsowy spell "happily ever after." Hardback in dustjacket. 182 pages. CONDITION: There is a small date stamping to front free endpaper. Pages are clean, crisp, unmarked, no creases or tears. Cover is clean with just a hint of wear. Binding is tight. Dustjacket is clean and bright with a little edge wear, no tears. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Eclipse Books, 1991. First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Graphic novel. Softcover. CONDITION: Clean, crisp, unmarked. Cover has light scuffing, light creasing and light edge wear. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Carmel, NY: Guideposts, 2001. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. From the "Church Choir Mysteries" series. Great mystery for pre-teens with a Christian theme. Pictorial glossy hardback. 222 pages. CONDITION: A clean, crisp, unmarked, tight copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Carmel, NY: Guideposts, 2002. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. From the "Church Choir Mysteries" series. Great mystery for pre-teens with a Christian theme. Includes recipe for Gracie's Banana Bread. Pictorial glossy hardback. 205 pages. CONDITION: A clean, crisp, unmarked, tight copy. The first 40 or so pages have light rippling along bottom edge. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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