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Chicago: American Stationery Products, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good. Forbell, Charles H.. Oblong octavo bound in printed cream and green boards with a wire spiral binding. No additional printings. Unpaginated, but about 30 pages, including several blanks at the rear. Designed for use by 4-H members to keep track of members, thoughts, projects and events. Forbell's illustrations take the form of cartoons, and are quite decorative throughout. Sherman was mainly known for his boy's sports stories and his later forays into psychic studies. This title is virtually unknown; indeed the author's website does not list it in either the author's bibliography or the site's holdings. The boards show very light wear with a touch of soil. Two leaves have pencil entries, which could easily be erased. The spiral is intact and there are no tears in the page joins. A clean, tight copy of a scarce title. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co., 1933. Hardcover. Very Good. illustrated endpapers. Bound in blue cloth with black lettering on cover and spine. Clean and bright. Hinges tight. Illustrated endpapers demonstrating the aircraft manoevers for 'The Nose Spin' and "Looping The Loup'. Early reprint which still contains the rear aviation glossary, which was omitted from later books. Thank you for looking!

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1927. Reprint. . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Caswell, Edward C.. Bound in yellow cloth with a red flag (front and spine) and titles in black. Second format, a volume issued circa 1927 for the Dodd Young People's Library. (The Cumulative Book Index lists this Dodd series as issued in 1927). This copy undated on the title page, but we have others in the set, all dated 1927. The series box on the half-title verso lists ten titles. Clearly the second format, as the first was an octavo in dark brown cloth, the first edition of which was dated 1917 on the title page. This copy lightly rubbed, with mild edgewear and a small black smudge on the rear cover. Bertrand Smith's Long Beach stamp is present on the front pastedown, otherwise unmarked. Hinges solid, binding square. A clean, tight copy. Mattson & Davis 00400, format two. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Frederick Warne. Reprint . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. McKinney. Bound in red cloth with titles in black. Undated later printing. With a color frontispiece. Volume 5 in the Boys' Adventure Series. There is a 16 page publisher's catalogue at the rear. The cloth shows moderate edgewear, with the spine a bit sunned. Former owner's name, otherwise unmarked. Lacks the front free endpaper. The high quality paper indicates this printing was likely issued prior to WWII. Hinges solid; binding square. Mattson & Davis 14300.

New York: Grosset & Dunblap, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Bert Salg. Very good book bound in red cloth with gold cover lettering and black spine lettering. Hinges tight. Blank endpapers. Bert Salg illustrations; 4 glossy full page illustrations including the frontis. Ads in book and on dust jacket list no books later than 1930 ( the date of publication of this book) The dust jacket has darkened spine and wear at extremities. The reverse of the jacket shows old tape vertically along spine, along rear hinge line and along lower edge of jacket. Rear of jacket lists Poppy Ott to Tittering Totem, Jerry Todd to Editor in Grief , Andy Blake to Pot of Gold, and Trigger Berg to Mouse Traps. Ads in the book are the same and shows 'other titles in preparation' as Jerry Todd Caveman, Poppy Ott and Prancing Pancake, and Hits the Trail, Trigger Berg and the Sacred Pig, and Andy Blake Boy Builder. ( Andy Blake Boy Builder was never published)

Grosset & Dunlap, 1929. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Bert Salg. Red Book with gold cover lettering and black spine lettering. Berg Salg frontis and three internal illustrations, all glossy. Blank endpapers Front flap on dust jacket has synopsis of book, rear flap on Andy Blake's Comet Coaster. Rear of jacket lists Poppy Ott to Freckled Goldfish, Jerry Todd to Pirate and Andy Blake to Comet Coaster. Book is clean and bright, unmarked. Hinges tight. The dust jacket cover is clean and britght. Tiny wear at corners. Chip at head of spine. not removing letteriing. DJ spine darkened. The inside of the jacket shows old tape (see pictures).

Penn Publishing, 1914. Hardcover. Good. R.L. Boyer. This is 'An Army Boy in Pekin' by Captain C.E. Kilbourne , and published by Penn Publishing. Title page date is 1914. There is a Christmas 1914 inscription on front endpaper. There are 7 glossy illustrations including the frontis. The hinges are intact. Original format with small scuffing to the cover applique, and some rubbing along edges of cover. Mild creasing to spine.

Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1910. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Copeland, Charles. Volume two in the author's Stories of the Triangular League series. Bound in dark blue cloth with titles stamped in gilt and decorations stamped in black, white and tan. With six illustrations on coated paper, all present. The author's box lists seven titles in the Phillips Exeter series and two in the Triangular League series. Ads at the rear list seven titles in the Phillips Exeter series, the first title in this series, plus six more pages of books by various authors, none of them published after 1910. The cloth shows light edgewear with bumps to the lower corners and small rub marks to the spine corners. The fore-edge has several small stains; the front free endpaper has one at the top edge. The book is otherwise unmarked. Hinges solid; binding square. A bright, tight copy. Mattson & Davis 59500, format 1. PLEASE NOTE: Buyers should… Read More

Lothrop Lee and Shepard, 1910. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Illustrated cover with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Both hinges have been repaired and are now tight, but a separation remains between the front endpaper and the frontis. The cloth shows light wear, bumped upper corners and a bit of wrinling on the spine. The book is now tight and makes an excellent reading copy. 8 glossy plates including the frontis. First printing, lists to itself in the ads in the rear, and the publisher's heel logo is in cursive as required.

Kristiania: Alb. Cammermeyers Forlag, 1897. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations. Hardcover with paper covered boards. Hinges tight.Pages unmarked. The edges of the boards show rubbing and wear. Some darkening to the cover. Inside of the front cover contains the bookplate of noted Scandanavian collector Herman Gimmestad. The title page and book cover title are somewhat different. 'Barndomsminder Og Andre Smaasttykker en Barnebog' is the cover on the book. The title page shows 'Barneminder og Andre Smaastubber for Barn'.

New York: Sully and Kleinteich, 1913. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. uncredited. Bound in tan cloth with tiltes in gilt (title on front cover and spine), series name on spine in red, publisher on spine in black, along with front cover decorations in black and red. First edition, with corresponding 1913 dates to the title and copyright pages and no additional printings. With a frontispiece and three internal illustrations on coated paper. One page of ads at the rear, listing the four titles in the breeder set, all issued in 1913. Former owner's bookplate to the front pastedown; gift inscription to the front free endpaper, dated Xmas 1916.The cloth shows just a touch of edgewear with a 3/8" closed snag to the head of the spine. Hinges solid; binding square. A clean, bright copy. Uncommon in this binding.

A.C. McClurg, 1910. Hardcover. Poor. H.S. Delay. The hard to find 'Billy To-Morrow in Camp' from the Billy To-Morrow series by Sarah Pratt Carr. Published by A.C. McClurg, with 1910 date on the title page. Copyright gives 1910 date and published October, 1910.Book has rubbing and white lettering on spine is almost gone. Someone wrote 'Car' near the base of the spine. Please note the 2 front endpapers, the title page, the dedication page, and the contents page each have a straight edge 3 inch cut.I have held the title page up in one of the photos so the cut can be seen. The prior owner write his initials on the closed lower edge of the text block. The frontis illustration is missing, the other illustrations are present. There is a line crack between the half title and title page. The half title and black endpaper do not seprate all the way, being stuck at the last inch before the spine; looks like someone attempted a repair. Cover corners tips bumped. Pages 65-73 have brown spots.… Read More

New York, NY: Cupples and Leon, 1932. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. This is 'Bob Dexter and The Red Auto Mystery or The Secret of the Flying Car' by Willard Baker and published by Cupples and Leo, ,copyright 1932. Very good book,clean and bright. Hinges are tight. On the rear of jacket there is a small old piece of tape upper and lower, also on the upper and lower red flap. There is some rubbing to white along the cover by the front flap,. See pictures. Rear flap lists Motor Boys to On Road and River..Front flap lists Bob Dexter to Red Auto Mystery. Rear flap has 'to our readers' notice.

New York, NY: Cupples and Leon, 1933. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. This is 'Bob Dexter and the Radio Mystery or The Secret of the Counterfeiters' by Willard Baker and published by Cupples and Leo, .copyright 1933. Very good book,clean and bright. Hinges are tight. The dust jacket has a faded spine but lettering still clear. Small chip at head of spine. There is a closed 1 inch tear at lower front with accompanying fold lines. On the rear of jacket there is a small old piece of tape upper and lower, also on the upper and lower rear flap.See pictures. Rear flap lists Great Marvel series to By Air Express to Venus.Front flap lists Bob Dexter to Red Auto Mystery. Rear flap has 'to our readers' notice.

Cincinnati: Hunt & Eaton, 1896. Hardcover. 4 Glossy Illustrations. Bound in red cloth with black cover design. Faded gold lettering. Hinges tight. 4 glossy illustrations. Back cover shows some damp spots. The publisher, Hunt & Eaton, were in business from 1889 to 1896, so this was published during those years.

New York: The Century Co., 1928. First Printing (stated). . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Clarke, W. W.. Bound in green cloth with titles and decorations stamped in black. Stated first printing, July 1928. With four illustrations on coated paper by W. W. Clarke, all present. Eleven short stories, most concerning rescue at sea, all but one of which originally appeared in various boys' magazines. The cloth shows mild edgewear and rubbing with a small split at the head of the spine. A few stressed gutters in the text, but no mull exposed. Hinges solid, binding square. Clean and unmarked. Uncommon. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1913. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hall, Norman P.. Volume 5 in this series. Originally published by Reilly & Britton in 1913, this printing is from after 1918, the year that Britton left and Lee entered the firm. There are no ads to date the book more closely. Bound in brown cloth with titles and decorations in orange and black (R&B editions had backgrounds in white). 247 pages. With a frontispiece on coated paper. Former owner's name penciled to the front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked. Mild edgewear and rubbing, more noticeable on the spine. Hinges solid; binding square. A clean, tight copy. Mattson & Davis 12200, format 2.

Boston: W.A. Wilde Company, 1924. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. photographs. Very good condition hardcover with full front cover applique. 8 photographs. Very good condition, clean and bright, Hinges tight.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1930. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Hall, Kleber. Volume 11 in the author's St. Timothy's series, and the last one. First edition, with corresponding 1930 dates to the title and copyright pages. With four illustrations on coated paper, all present. Bound in red cloth with titles stamped in white. Smudge to front free endpaper from old pricing, otherwise unmarked. The cloth shows a small bump to the upper front corner, otherwise just the faint hint of edgewear. Hinges solid; binding square. A clean, tight copy. Mattson & Davis 52100, format 2. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Boston: A. K. Loring, 1863. Second Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bound in blindstamped mauve cloth with titles stamped in gilt. Mild edgewear, rubbing and soil; spine sunned to light brown with fading to the lettering. Those familiar with this Loring binding, Alger collectors in particular, will realize this color is rarely found with the spine lettering legible. The spine is faded but still legible. Former owner's name and date (12-14-1864) neatly in ink to the front endpaper, otherwise unmarked. Only very scattered foxing to the text. Hinges solid. A clean, tight copy.