Johnny Tremain
by Forbes, Esther
Johnny Tremain, a 1943 children's novel by Esther Forbes, retells in narrative form the final years in Boston prior to the outbreak of the American Revolution. The novel's themes include the apprenticeship system, the conflicts in Boston between the Sons of Liberty and Loyalists as the war approaches, and the reasons why each character in the novel chooses one side or the other.
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Johnny Tremain: A Novel for Old & Young
by Esther Forbes
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- Used - Near Fine Condition
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- Good
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- Newbery Edition
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- 1943
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- Hardcover
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Springfield, Ohio, USA
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$148.00
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Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1943. Newbery Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Good. Illustrator: Ward, Lynd. Near Fine HB in G+ DJ, protected by Brodart mylar cover. The blurb on the first DJ flap identifies this as the "Newbery Edition" and notes that artist Lynd Ward "has sharpened the drama of the story by adding twelve full-page illustrations."… Read more about this item Item Price
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Johnny Tremain
by Forbes, Esther
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- No Jacket
- Published
- 1987
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- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0440442508
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Newport, Washington, USA
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$5.50
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New York, New York, U.S.A: Yearling Books/Dell Publishing, 1987. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Lynd Ward. A Newbery Award Winning Novel for Young and Old. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Card cover is clean and unmarked, no creases. Slight edgewear. Rem. mark on top edge; prev owner name on endpaper. Tight… Read more about this item Item Price
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Johnny Tremain; A Story of Boston in Revolt
by Forbes, Esther
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First edition
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- 1943
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- Hardcover
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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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$300.00
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1943. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. [9], 2-256 pp. Red cloth with blue lettering on the front board and spine, a blue decoration on the front board. Pastedowns and endpapers decorated with an illustrated map of Boston and its environs in the Revolutionary Era. Price of $2.50 on the front flap of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Johnny Tremain
by Esther Forbes
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- Used - Good
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- Poor
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- first edition
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- 1943
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- Hardcover
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Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
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$195.95
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first edition first printing hardcover in dust jacket; no prior owner marks; age tone to text pages, some foxing present in margins of a few pages; sound binding; cloth cover has faint prior damp lower spine and back panel, little offsetting along front panel top, little fade along spine, titling remains vivid; dj aged, worn, and damaged: rub wear, chipping,… Read more about this item Item Price
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JOHNNY TREMAIN
by Esther Forbes
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- First Edition Thus; First Printing
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- 1998
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- Hardcover
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- 0395900115
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Pomona, New York, USA
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$129.95
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1998. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. 0395900115 . Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Illustrations by Michael McCurdy. ; Illustrated American Classics; 9.0 X 6.9 X 1.2 inches; 288 pages . Item Price
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Johnny Tremain
by Esther Forbes
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- Used Very Good
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- yes
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- November 1969
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- Mass Market Paperback
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- 0440942500
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Pella, Iowa, USA
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$9.95
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Laurel Leaf, November 1969. Mass Market Paperback . Used Very Good/yes . Item Price
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Johnny Tremain [Mass Market Paperback]
by Esther Forbes
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- Like New
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- 0440942500
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ISLIP TERRACE, New York, USA
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$44.00
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This is the hardcover stated Laurel Edition from January 1969. Both the cover and the book are in excellent condition. There are no rips, tears, markings, etc.---and the pages and binding are tight (see photo). **Note: All books listed as FIRST EDITIONS are stated by the publisher in words or number lines--or--only stated editions that include only… Read more about this item Item Price
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Johnny Tremain
by Esther Forbes
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- Used - Good/Good
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- 1943
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- Hardcover
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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$10.01
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Houghton Mifflin Company, 1943. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1943. No Edition Stated. 256 pages. Pictorial dust jacket with white lettering over green cloth. Colour frontispiece. Clean pages. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Pages are rough cut. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear, tear and chipping to edges and corners,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Johnny Tremain: A Story of Boston in Revolt
by Forbes, Esther
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- Used - Collectible - Fine
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- 1st Edition Thus
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- 2011
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- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0547614322
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Argillite, Kentucky, USA
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NY: Houghton Mifflin, 2011. 1st Edition Thus. Paperback. Collectible - Fine. Lynd Ward. 5.13"x7.63" 300pp + 3pgs ads. 9th printing w/number line. Cover art c 2010 by Aleta Rafton. Intro by Newbery Honor winner Gary d. Schmidt. Minimal shelf wear, unopened, unblemished, GIFT QUALITY. AR Quiz No. 47 EN Fiction
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Johnny Tremain
by Forbes, Esther
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- Reprint
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- 1945
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- Paperback
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Azle, Texas, USA
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$150.00
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Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1945. 256pp. + xxpp. "To Help You Enjoy the Story". Original orangish red cloth with lettering and decoration stamped in gray. Illustrated by Lynd Ward. Map endpapers. This copy inscribed and signed by the author on the verso of the frontispiece. Winner of the Newbery Award for childrens literature. … Read more about this item Item Price
$150.00

Johnny Tremain
by Forbes, Esther
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1983
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- Paperback
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- 0440942500
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Fulton, Maryland, USA
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$8.00
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Stock Photo does not match our book. Dell / Laurel Leaf, 1983. ISBN 0440942500. Paperback, 4x7 inches. Dell-Laurel, 24th Laurel-Leaf printing, July 1983. A Newbery Award winning book. Boston in revolt against the British. Fully illustrated front cover. NO reading lines. **FLAWS: Cover has edge and corner wear. Very Good-minus Item Price
$8.00

Johnny Tremain
by Esther Forbes
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- Used - Good/Good
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- 1944
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- Hardcover
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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$27.64
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Chatto and Windus, 1944. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1944. No Edition Remarks. 250 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over brown cloth boards with lettering. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb marking throughout. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing… Read more about this item Item Price
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Johnny Tremain
by Forbes, Johnny
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- 1969
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- Paperback
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Newport, Washington, USA
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$4.99
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New York: Dell Publishing, 1969. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6?" - 7?" tall. Mass Market Paperback in Good Condition. Cover clean, edgeworn. Pages clean, unmarked, toned. The story set in Boston, 1773, in revolt against the British. Laurel-Leaf Historical Fiction. "Johnny Tremain" won the Newberry Medal when it was first published. It portrays a significant picture… Read more about this item Item Price
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Johnny Tremain
by Forbes, Esther
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- 0440442508
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Frederick, Maryland, USA
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$3.29
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Yearling. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Owner's name on endpage. Item Price
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Johnny Tremain
by Esther Forbes
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- Used - Acceptable
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- 1965
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- Paperback
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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$5.37
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Penguin Books, 1965. Paperback. Acceptable. 1965. No Edition Remarks. 249 pages. Illustrative paper cover. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Pen inscription to first page. Pulling to covers. Binding remains firm. Paper covers have moderate edge-wear with curling to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Foxing to covers. Item Price
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Johnny Tremain: A Novel For Young And Old
by Forbes Esther
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- Used - Acceptable/Acceptable
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- 1958
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- Hardcover
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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$8.51
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Constable & Co Ltd., 1958. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1958. New Edition. 249 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Illustrated dust jacket over brown cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Visible tanning to text block edges. Boards have minor rubbing and visible bumping to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Johnny Tremain
by FORBES, Esther
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Published
- 1943
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- Hardcover
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Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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$100.00
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Boston:: Houghton Mifflin,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1943. Hardcover. Newbery Medal winner. Color frontispiece by Lynd Ward. An early printing (no statement). Very good in a very good (four inch long, thin scuff line across the front panel, light age toning along the spine), price clipped dust jacket with no Newbery… Read more about this item Item Price
$100.00

Johnny Tremain: And Related Readings (Literature Connections)
by Forbes, Esther
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- as new
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- 2000
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0395775353
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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
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$11.25
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McDougal Littell . 2000. as new. Hardcover. ISBN:0395775353 336 pages. Newbery Award winner. laminated color il'd cover; book appears unopened . Item Price
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Johnny Tremain
by Esther Forbes, Illustrated by Lynd Ward
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- Used - V. Good
- Published
- 1960
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- Paperback
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cremona, Alberta, CAN
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$15.50
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N. Y.: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1960. Soft Cover. 8 1/8 x 5 1/8. 256 pp + suggestions for reading and discussion. A novel for older children who enjoy American history. This is Forbes outstanding story of a yound lad who is a silversmith' s apprentice who has a disasterous accident as a result of friends' practical joke. His hand is… Read more about this item Item Price
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Johnny Tremain: A Story Boston in Revolt
by Forbes, Esther
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Published
- 1943
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- Hardcover
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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$9.00
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Houghton Mifflin, 1943. Later Printing. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/Good. A Very Good copy in a Good dustjacket. DJ has shelfwear, edgewear, bumped corners, stains & smudges, toning, and has been price clipped. Book has shelfwear to covers, toning to pages, and edgewear. Interior is tight, clean, and unmarked. 8vo. - over 7¾' - 9¾'. Item Price
$9.00