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‎Robinson Warren F.‎

‎The 'G' Man's Son At Porpoise Island #2 in G-Man Series‎

‎Chicago: The Goldsmith Publishing Company. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1937. Early Reprint. Cloth. 251 pp. red cloth boards with black lettering. Front board has light spotting near top edgewear along bottom edge. DJ in new Brodart protective plastic wrap. DJ has shallow chipping at spine and flap ends and wear along edges spot at top. Cracked at front hinge PO name inside in pencil. Text is yellowed but clean and unmarked. A nice copy. <p> "Another exciting exploit of Stanley Sandborn whose father is a Secret Service Agent and his chum the irrepressible wise-cracking John Tallman. In this book they go exploring themselves right into the clutches of a powerful ring of international smugglers." <br> Age Level: Grades 4-9; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall . The Goldsmith Publishing Company hardcover‎

Referência livreiro : 006453

‎Forbes Esther Hoskins‎

‎Johnny Tremain : Illustrated American Classics Yearling Newbery Ser.‎

‎New York: Dell Yearling. Very Good. 1987. 27th Edition; Forty-Sixth Printing. Trade Paperback. 0440442508 . Book has slight curve in it near the spine. <p> "A story filled with danger and excitement Johnny Tremain tells of the turbulent passionate times in Boston just before the Revolutionary War. Johnny a young apprentice silversmith is caught up in a dramatic involvement with James Otis John Hancock and John and Samuel Adams in the exciting currents and undercurrents that were to lead to the Boston Tea Party and the Battle of Lexington -- and finally a touching resolution of Johnny's personal life. <br> Johnny tremain is historical fiction at its best portraying Revolutionary boston as a living drama through the shrewd eyes of an observant boy." <br> Winner of the Newbery Medal for 1944. Pen & Ink drawings. <br> Est Level: 4th - 9th grades; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall . Dell Yearling paperback‎

Referência livreiro : 002528 ISBN : 0440442508 9780440442509

‎Crampton Gertrude‎

‎Your Own Joke Book‎

‎New York: Scholastic. Good. 1964. Trade Paperback. Spine slightly slanted some edgewear/bumping 1/4" chip at bottom of spine. Humorous black and white illustrations by Erwin Hoffmann. Text is starting to yellow but clean and unmarked. <p> A vintage collection of jokes for the elementary school age child. <br> Age Level: Grades 2-6; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Scholastic paperback‎

Referência livreiro : 004059

‎Wobig Ellen/Wright Lan‎

‎The Youth Monopoly/The Pictures of Pavanne H-48‎

‎New York: Ace Books. Good. 1968. First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Ace Double H-48 Feb. 1968 first printing for both stories. Spine and covers creased edgewear cracked at title pages. Text starting to yellow but clean and unamrked. <p> "The Youth Monopoly" - " Rodney Dorashi was a homeless starving pauper running from the dictator Korm when Ormand Bey ushered him into Trysis. Rodney had never made out an application for youth and rejuvenation at the luxury resort yet there he was - being offered immortality a chance to join the select few who distributed the Anzee seeds and the opportunity to avenge himself on Korm. The only problem was that Rodney couldn't accept the invitation - not without knowing who - or what - was making the offer." <br> "The Pictures of Pavanne " - "they were a miracle to behold. A visual mystery a beatific hypnotizing ever-changing art form. Max Farway the brilliant Terran artist was destined to try to capture their majesty on canvas. The wealthy but physically deformed artist was obsessed by the Pictures of Pavanne. He traveled to the barren planet that had only the tourist city of Pavanne cultivated and adapted to human needs. It was a carnival town trapping tourists by the millions from the entire galaxy. And Harkrider was the master of Pavanne. Harkrider controlled the planet and amassed fortunes through the allure of the bewitching Pictures. Yet somehow this omnipotent master of Pavanne was afraid - afraid of Max Farway who unknowingly held the answer to the devastating perplexity of the Pictures of Pavanne."; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall . Ace Books paperback‎

Referência livreiro : 004441

‎White Dale‎

‎The Johnny Cake Mine‎

‎New York: Viking Press. Good in Poor dust jacket. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Spine slightly slanted/cracked at p. 64 some bumping/shelfwear some small light spots on boards. Front cover of DJ completely separated at spine and flap large chips missing from back and spine. PO's name marked through on free end paper gift inscrip. on dedication page. Text is bright clean & unmarked. <p> "Silver—a whole mountain of it! Following the trail of some runaway horses Jim Norton had stumbled on a fortune. Or so he and 17-year-old Earl thought at first. But they soon learned the truth of Uncle HenryÂ’s words: ‘Silver is work. . . a long way and a million blisters.Â’ And they soon learned to work sensibly for overwork could break a minerÂ’s strength and carelessness could cause a mine cave-in. The time was 1870 and the place Montana. The two greenhorns were fresh from the comforts of Indiana and had been on their first prospecting trip. Little had they thought theyÂ’d find a rich strike or that their camping spot in unmapped territory would become overnight the scene of a stampede of jostling prospectors and later the site of roads and stores and cabins—a growing mining town." <br> Age Level: Grades 4-9; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . Viking Press hardcover‎

Referência livreiro : 002804

‎Dickson Gordon R.‎

‎The Outposter‎

‎New York: Manor Books. Good. 1973. Mass Market Paperback. Spine slanted/somewhat creased some edgewear/bumping/creasing. Cover somewhat scuffed. Bookseller stamp on inside cover & price marked out. Text is starting to yellow but is clean and unmarked. <p> "The Outposters a token band of specially trained experts were given the task of guiding the exiled colonists in their harsh new environment and protecting them from the treachery of the enemy Meda VÂ’Dans. But the problems seemed insurmountable. For Earth was indifferent to her superfluous population and supply lines ran thin. The colonists were considered disposable ‘garbage.Â’ But one young Outposter Mark Ten Roos had an old score to settle with the Meda VÂ’Dans. Years ago they had killed his parents and now they had crippled his adopter father. His plan was a daring challenge to the system. But could he change the odds"; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall . Manor Books paperback‎

Referência livreiro : 003009

‎Correia Larry‎

‎Warbound Signed The Grimnoir Chronicles Book III‎

‎Riverdale NY: Baen Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2013. Hardcover. 1451639082 . <br>Black cloth over black boards with silver lettering. Spine very slightly cocked corners bumped a little edge wear primarily to base of spine. Dust jacket protected in new Brodart slight edge wear corners bumped. A very nice copy signed by author on title page. ; ; The Grimnoir Chronicles; 7 ¾" X 9 ¾" Tall; 434 pages; <p>"Only a handful of people in the world know that mankind's magic comes from a living creature a refugee from another universe. The Power showed up here in the 1850's because it was running from something. Now it is 1933 and the Power's hiding place has been discovered by a killer. The Power's nemesis is a predator that eats magic and leaves destroyed worlds in its wake. Earth is next. Jake Sullivan former private eye knows the score. The problem is hardly anyone believes him. The world's most capable active Faye Vierra could back him up but she is hiding from the forces that think she is too dangerous to let live. So Jack has put together a ragtag crew of airship pirates and Grimnoir knights and sets out on a suicide mission to stop the predator before it is too late." ; Signed by Author . Baen Books hardcover‎

Referência livreiro : 182681 ISBN : 1451639082 9781451639087

‎Weis Margaret; Hickman Tracy‎

‎The Darksword Adventures Darksword Series‎

‎New York NY: Bantam Books. Good. 1988. 27th Edition. Mass Market Paperback. 055327600X . <br>Spine covers somewhat creased corners bumped shelf-cocked. Some edge wear chipping. ; <p> Companion volume for rpg game players of the Darksword Saga. ; Darksword; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; <br> "In the enchanted realm of Thimhallan magic is life and the fate of the world rests in the hands of the one who wields the powerful magic-absorbing Darksword. <br> Now the Darksword saga comes to life in this all-new fantasy role-playing game that takes you to a time when Magicians and Technologists battled to rule the world. A companion volume for gamers and nongames alike Darksword Adventures is an indispensable Who's Who guide to the world of Darksword that no fan of the bestselling trilogy will want to be without. Here is the full never-before-told history of Thimhallan the secret texts of its priestly caste and expanded character backgrounds of Joram Saryon Bishop Vanya King Garald the Duuk-tsarith and much more. Including a full set of rules and guidelines for play this single volume contains everything you need to join the adventure." . Bantam Books paperback‎

Referência livreiro : 001415 ISBN : 055327600X 9780553276008

‎Dolbier Maurice‎

‎Paul Bunyan‎

‎New York: Random House. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1959. First Edition. Cloth. 54 pp. #Y-9 in the Legacy Book series. Boards are green with dark green and gold lettering and a dark green and gold square medallion of a bird on the front board. Some dampstaining on boards with minor edgewear. DJ intact but shows edgewear. A nice copy. <p> A lively collection of tall tales about Old Paul from the birth of "The Baby That Shook the Earth" to the attempt by Paul and the Seven Axemen to fell the Tree of Evil. Engaging black and green ink drawing by Leonard Everett Fisher. <br> Age Level: Grades 3-6; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . Random House hardcover‎

Referência livreiro : 005519

‎Sutton Jeff‎

‎Whisper from the Stars‎

‎New York: Dell Publishing. Good. 1970. Mass Market Paperback. Spine and cover show some creasing and dents. Normal shelf wear. <p> "Across the bleak and tortured surface of the moon they fled -- the visionary scientist Mark Randall and his brilliant beautiful companion Ann Willett. Close behind were their pursuers the crack agents of the BPS security arm of the vast all-powerful tyranny that ruled over Earth. Only the two fugitives could block the total enslavement of all mankind. But time was running out the deadly laser guns were homing in -- and all that remained for them was one last desperate gamble . . ."; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall . Dell Publishing paperback‎

Referência livreiro : 000280

‎Erickson Phoebe‎

‎Wildwing‎

‎New York NY: Harper & Brothers. Good in Good dust jacket. 1960. Book Club BCE/BOMC. Hardcover. Boards attached upside down during binding. Corners bumped minor edge wear Spine faded. Back board has detached webbing showing between fep and last page. Names on ffep and inside flap of jacket marked through with black marker. Jacket shows some edge wear/chipping/soiling spine faded. Weekly Reader Children's Book Club edition. <p> The story of Wildwing a wild colt rescued from the white men's cuel round-up by Bronze Feather a young Arapahoe.<br> Pen & ink illustrations by the author. <br> Est level: 3rd - 6th grades; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . Harper & Brothers hardcover‎

Referência livreiro : 001773

‎Webb Sharon‎

‎The Adventures of Terra Tarkington‎

‎Toronto: Bantam Books. Very Good. 1985. First Bantam Paperback Edition. Mass Market Paperback. 0553248626 . Reading crease inside covers starting to yellow but overall a bright tight attractive copy. <p> "Meet Terra Tarkington member in good standing of the Interstellar Nurses Corps. She joined up to aid her fellow beings and see the universe. But she got a little more than se bargained for when her first assignment took her all the way to the Bull Run. She's having some trouble adjusting to a steady diet of tuberoid muck-suckers and operating alongside of giant cockroaches: even after Dr. Scott handsome intelligent HUMAN Dr Brian-Scott joins the hospital staff her life on the Bull Run just seems to consist of one glitch piled on top of another. Of course what Terra doesn't know is that she's become a pawn in an intergalactic game of spy-vs-spy between the Galactic Intelligence Agency GIA and the dreaded KBG. And before the game ends she and her dear Dr. Brian-Scott will find themselves hurtling between the stars with the fate of the entire universe resting literally in their hands!"; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall . Bantam Books paperback‎

Referência livreiro : 006048 ISBN : 0553248626 9780553248623

‎Stratton Porter Gene‎

‎Laddie: A True Blue Story‎

‎Garden City NY: Doubleday Page & Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1913. First Edition. Cloth. Blue boards with title in beige print offset by two flowers with flowers in bas relief below a little soiling on boards and edges. Spine slanted & somewhat weak cracking at pastedowns and pp. 136 200 360. Edgewear including 1/2" tear at bottom of spine corners bumped/chipped. 602 pp. Three full-page color illustrations several pages of blue line drawings on pastedown through first page of text. Text is clean and unmarked. <p> When Laddie must stay to help Father he sends Little Sister in his place to meet the Fairy Princess in the Big Woods. And thus begins the story of this charming family as told by the youngest child. <br> Age Level: Grades 3-7; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . Doubleday Page & Company hardcover‎

Referência livreiro : 003791

‎Cleary Beverly‎

‎Ralph S. Mouse‎

‎New York: William Morrow. Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0440475821 . 160 pp. light blueish-green boards with medium blue cloth spine blue endpapers. Spine somewhat slanted corners a bit bumped edges slightly rubbed two light pen marks on bottom edge. Gift inscription on free endpaper 1 3/4" tear on p. 31; text is clean and bright. DJ in new Brodart protective plastic wrap. DJ is price-clipped with light edgewear and tiny chips at spine and flap ends. A nice first edition by this beloved author. <p> "Ralph 'Smart' Mouse is fed up with living at the country inn with his rowdy mouse cousins who always want to ride his motorcycle. When his pal Ryan Bramble takes him to school Ralph is delighted with his new home and instant rise to fame. <br> But Ralph doesn't like it one bit when he's in a mouse exhibit and a reporter writes that there are mice throughout the school! What's worse is Ryan's quarrels with his classmate Brad who ends up breaking Ralph's motorcycle. Can anything replace his treasured motorcycle Why can't they all be friends" <br> Paul Zelinsky's charming pen & ink drawings illustrate this children's favorite. <br> Est Level: 2nd - 6th grades.; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . William Morrow hardcover‎

Referência livreiro : 006759 ISBN : 0440475821 9780440475828

‎Wurts Janny‎

‎Curse of the Mistwraith Volume I: The Wars of Light and Shadow‎

‎New York: Roc. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1994. Hardcover. 0451453069 . Spine somewhat slanted ex-library with minimal stamps and a pocket DJ in protective wraps taped top boards. A bright attractive copy. p> "It began with a Mistwraith that smothered all the world in fog and dampness and followed with a war that upended order and overthrew the rule of the High Kings. After five long centuries animosity still runs deep and even the memory of sunlight has been forgotten in the land of Athera. Only the words of a drunken seer offer hope that the Mistwraith might be defeated that the train of hatreds and ills it has inflicted across Athera might one day be set to rights. The Mad Prophet Dakar's augury foretold that a gifted descendant of the old kings would arrive through the Gate between worlds bringing back the means to heal the lands. But upon the prophecy's fulfillment the Fellowship Sorcerer Asandir finds that the power to subdue the Mistwraith is split between two princes - half-brothers strangers to each other opposites in outlook and upbringing. Only by working together can they restore Athera's lost sunlight - and they are enemies heirs to a blood feud generations old."; Ex-Library; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . Roc hardcover‎

Referência livreiro : 004835 ISBN : 0451453069 9780451453068

‎Herley Richard‎

‎The Flint Lord The Pagans Ser. Bk. 2‎

‎New York NY: William Morrow & Company. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. 0688048528 . Corners slightly bumped slight edge wear to jacket. <p> Second in the "Pagans" series sequel to "The Stone Arrow." <br> "In the land that was southern England five thousand years ago Brennis Gehan Fifth Lord of Valdoe driven by the sinister forces of his own heritage is planning the genocide of the nomadic tribes who impede the spread of his empire. With his army swelled by foreign mercenaries he prepares to march through the snows to annihilate the nomads in their winter camp. Spurring the Flint Lord's drive for conquest is his passion for his beautiful decadent sister-a drive and a passion which lead inexorably to catastrophic consequences. Word of the Lord of Valdoe's intentions has already reached his prey but when the nomad chieftain is killed in a hunting accident his successor does not heed the warning. In all the tribes only Tagart understands the danger and is strong enough to face the Flint Lord. But first he must win the battle of leadership waged according to ancient and ruthless laws. The campaign he then inspires makes a gripping and splendid story of desperate courage."; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . William Morrow & Company hardcover‎

Referência livreiro : 001314 ISBN : 0688048528 9780688048525

‎Baker Charlotte‎

‎Nellie and the Mayor's Hat‎

‎New York: Coward-McCann Inc. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Covers show some shelf wear. Possibly the figures on the front cover have been colored -- I can't tell if it is that or printed that way. There is a small probably waterstain on the fore-edge of most pages. It doesn't extend past the edge on perhaps half the pages plus a couple pages have small tears. I believe this is a first edition but it is not explicitly stated. There is a copyright date but nothing to indicate a further printing. Est Level: 4th-6th; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . Coward-McCann, Inc hardcover‎

Referência livreiro : 000111

‎Tubb E. C.‎

‎The Terra Data Dumarest of Terra #22‎

‎New York: D A W Books Incorporated. Very Good. 1980. First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Slight bumping/edgewear. A clean attractive copy. A paperback original. <p> "That there was ever a planet called Earth only Earl Dumarest believed. He had been seeking it a long time though nobody else at the crowded galactic center believed in it. He had acquired some bits of information during his search outwards: a Terrestrial zodiac an authentic painting of Luna a general series of hints that he was getting closer. Then he learned of a man who knew where Earth was who had the special coordinates that would take a starship directly to it! The man had lived on Elysius and his widow knew where his data were. She demanded a price from Dumarest—a chore that involved a mining expedition which would bring her back a fortune and him the information. But Elysius was not the Elysium its name projected—and the Terra data not so rapidly come by!"; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . D A W Books, Incorporated paperback‎

Referência livreiro : 002666

‎Newby P. H.‎

‎The Spirit of Jem‎

‎New York NY: Dell Publishing. Good. 1972. 27th Edition. Trade Paperback. 0440081912 . Cover/spine a bit creased somewhat scuffed. Pencil tracings and a small stain on front cover. Shelf wear foxing. Bookstore stamp and numbers written on front FEP. <p> "When three people lose their memories at the same time -- a boy an elderly man and a cocksure young man called Jem -- one begins to suspect more than coincidence. It is suddenly the land of nowhere and Jem who seems to remember the most convinces Roger and Bowler Hat that their loss of memory is part of a plot and that they must organize and resist. . . Rogers is now certain that the spirit of Jem is that lust for power which has no respect for individuality or personal integrity and must be destroyed." <br> A Dell Yearling book. <br> Est level: 5th grade and up.; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall . Dell Publishing paperback‎

Referência livreiro : 000969 ISBN : 0440081912 9780440081913

‎Tolkien J. R. R.‎

‎The Two Towers Lord of the Rings Part Two‎

‎London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd. Good with no dust jacket. 1957. Twentieth Edition. Hardcover. An early impression that appears to have been purchased along with the other two volumes of the trilogy and kept together as a set see my listing for "The Return of the King". Red cloth 352 pp color map of Middle-Earth included but not tipped in. Spine cocked and sunned torn almost completely down the back hinge small chip at top corners worn minor edge wear a little rubbing and soiling some discoloration on back board Owner's name on front end paper interior is clean and unmarked. <p> "In the First Part of The Lord of the Rings 111-year-old Bilbo Baggins passed along his magical ring to his orphaned nephew Frodo - unwittingly setting its original owner the horrible Gollum on his trail. Lest the ring fall into evil hands Frodo sought to destroy it at the Mountain of Fire in the enemy land of Mordor. He convened the Companions of the Ring to carry out this perilous mission but his brave band has been scattered beset by orc-soldiers and in the Second Part as 'the great Darkness' descends Frodo himself has mysteriously disappeared. This second part now tells how each of the members of the Fellowship of the Ring fared after the breaking of their fellowship until the coming of the great Darkness and the outbreak of the War of the Ring." ; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . George Allen & Unwin Ltd. hardcover‎

Referência livreiro : 007230

‎Willcockson Mary‎

‎Tom's Town Winston Social Studies Series‎

‎Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1952. Pictorial Cover. Has a slight curve to this book owner's name inside front cover. Slight darkening to the edges otherwise clean and tight. <p> Est. Level: 2nd-3rd grades.<br> Johnny Nancy and Tom share life in a small town with their new neighbors Joe and Betty. Illustrations mostly color show many of the people and goings-on in this town. <br> This is listed as being part of the Winston Social Studies Series along with two other books "Nancy's World" and "Other Places".; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . John C. Winston Company unknown‎

Referência livreiro : 000393

‎Petaja Emil‎

‎The Star Mill Ace F-414‎

‎New York NY: Ace Books. Very Good. 1966. Likely First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Covers show some creasing/darkening. Bookstore seal impressed on front cover. Foxing one page dogeared. <p> "The castaway on the interstellar asteroid on the fringes of space's forbidden region proved to be disaster to his rescurers sic and an enigma to the leaders of Earth. Yet at whatever cost he was a puzzle that had to be solved for he seemed to be the single being that was immune to the growing storm of disintegration emanating from the Ursa Major constellation. <br> It would be up to this mind-blocked stranger Ilmar to solve his own mystery -- but the further he penetrated into his own time-space pattern the more he realized that he was the living embodiment of an ancient legend pointing to a date with destiny beyond the frontiers of known science. <br> Derived from the cosmic suggestions of the ancient Kalevala this is a truly unusual novel of science adventure and fantasy."; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall . Ace Books paperback‎

Referência livreiro : 000831

‎Peterson John‎

‎The Littles to the Rescue‎

‎New York NY: Scholastic Inc. Good. 1971. 27th Edition; Second Printing. Trade Paperback. Cover somewhat creased a little darkening corners bumped. Some foxing. Waterstain on the lower right corner that extends through the whole book. <p> Cute pencil drawings illustrate this charming tale of the further adventures of the Littles and the Biggs. <br> Est Level: 3rd - 6th grades.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . Scholastic, Inc. paperback‎

Referência livreiro : 000697

‎Parker Beryl; Harris Julia M.‎

‎Exploring New Fields The Child Development Readers Series‎

‎Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1938. First Edition. Cloth. 440 pp glossary. An elementary school reader illustrated throughout accompanied with photographs. Edgewear/bumping including some chipping edges darkened. Former school textbook. <p> Photos precede stories about animals of many different species and locals Children from the South Seas and Scandinavia information about fruit-especially apples and how a wild river in the western US is tamed. <br> Age Level - Grade 4; Ex-Library; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover‎

Referência livreiro : 004066

‎Selden George‎

‎The Cricket in Times Square : All about Animals Chester Cricket Ser.‎

‎New York: Dell Publishing. Good. 1970. 27th Edition. Trade Paperback. 0440415632 . Covers somewhat creased some ordinary shelf wear. Some pages bent out at corners. <p> A Newbery Award Honor Book and a Dell Yearling book. <br> "After Chester a cricket arrives in the Times Square subway station via a picnic basket from his native Connecticut he takes up residence in the Bellinis' newsstand. There the tiny creature is lucky enough to find three good friends: a little boy named Mario whose parents run the unsuccessful newsstand a fast-talking Broadway mouse named Tucker and his pal Harry the Cat. Throughout their escapades and their ups and downs in New York City together they somehow manage to bring success to the almost bankrupt newsstand. " <br> Pen and ink illustrations. <br> Est. Level: 3rd - 8th grades.; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall . Dell Publishing paperback‎

Referência livreiro : 000810 ISBN : 0440415632 9780440415633