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Oliver Chad
The Winds of Time
New York NY: Pocket Books. Very Good. 1958. Mass Market Paperback. Covers slightly creased at hinges spine very slightly slanted and feels a bit fragile corners bumped. Yellowing. An attractive fairly tight copy. <p> "They were visitors from outer space. They had slept for 15000 years. But they were men. Nevertheless it was a fantastic experience for Wes Chase to discover them while on a casual fishing trip. It was a long time before they were able to explain to West why they were on earth on what they needed. It was even longer before Wes conquered his horror and decided he could help them in their mission to bring peace to the universe. When West finally found the daring answer to their problems he realized that he would have to leave his own life behind and go with them into the future and the winds of time."; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall . Pocket Books paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 001945
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Curry Jane Louise
The Mysterious Shrinking House
New York NY: Scholastic Inc. Good. 1973. First Thus. Trade Paperback. Covers show some creasing chipping a few scuffs. Top right corner of cover is chipped and some pages creased slightly at that corner. <p> "Mindy found the miniature house hidden in the attic of the old barn. It was so perfect it looked like a real house -- that had somehow shrunk. But she never guessed its terrible secret -- or that she herself would be trapped inside!" <br> Original title: Mindy's Mysterious Miniature. Pen & ink illustrations. <br> Est level: 4th - 8th grades.; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall . Scholastic, Inc. paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000965
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Ashford Daisy
The Young Visitors or Mr. Salteena's Plan
New York: George H. Doran Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1919. First American Edition. Hardcover. 105 pp. Beige boards depicting gray marionettes in silhouette on both front back and spine. Boards are somewhat sunned with spine paper splitting in front and pulling away from the webbing. Some foxing. Frontispiece is a portrait of the young author. <p> E.M. Barrie introduces this charming portrait of the Victorian "High Life" by a remarkable nine-year-old girl: "Except for the smirk on her face all I can learn of her now is that she was one of a small family who lived in the country invented their own games dodged the governess and let the rest of the world go hang. She read everything that came her way including as the context amply proves the grown-up novels of the period. 'I adored writing and used to pray for bad weather so that I need not go out but could stay in and write.'" The manuscript is presented as it was found with the author's charmingly idiosyncratic spelling kept intact.; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall . George H. Doran Company hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 005610
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Brackett Leigh
Ginger Star The Further Adventures of Eric John Stark #1
New York: Ballantine Books. Good. 1974. First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. "Where was Simon Ashton Ashton had disappeared somewhere -- somehow -- on Skaith and Stark had come to find him no matter what the cost. Everyone on this exotic planet had heard of the strange Dark Man from another world but no one was talking . . . All clues led to the mysterious North -- stronghold of the tyrannical Lords Protector. Stark was on his way despite the price on his head . . . " Spine and cover show some creasing and a dent or two. Some foxing.; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall . Ballantine Books paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000243
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Weis Margaret; Hickman Tracy
The Mantle of Kendis-Dai : A Starshield Novel
New York: Del Ray / Ballantine. Very Good. 1997. First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. 0345397614 . Corners bumped slight edge wear slight crease along spine. A fairly tight attractive copy. <p> Originally published in somewhat different form as "Starshield: Sentinels". "Rebellion threatens to rock the very foundation of civilization. If the wrong side wins the people will be at the mercy of minds with no conscience or humanity. The only hope for freedom lies with the Mantle of Kendis-dai a relic reputed to hold the power of absolute Truth. But the Mantle of Kendis-dai is long lost in the mists of myth and time. . . if it ever really existed at all. Merinda Neskat dedicated to the pursuit of Truth above all is determined to find the legendary Mantle "; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Del Ray / Ballantine paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 002634 ISBN : 0345397614 9780345397614
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Lewis C. S.
The Magician's Nephew Chronicles of Narnia Book #1
New York: Harper Trophy. Very Good. 2002. Mass Market Paperback. 0064471101 . Corners slightly bumped binding tight. A bright attractive copy. <p> How Aslan created Narnia and gave the gift of speech to its animals. <br> "'This is a very important story' the author explains at the start 'because it shows how all the comings and goings between our own world and the land of Narnia first began.' Two children Polly and Digory live next door to one another in a street of old tall London houses. Exploring on a wet cold afternoon they discover a little door in an attic which leads to a long dark corridor connecting their two homes. That is how they stumble on to the secret workroom of Digory's scientific uncle. And that is how - for his scientific experiments are of no ordinary kind - they find themselves transported to some of the strangest scenes in the story. <br> "If you wish to know the answer to this to be present at the very creation of Narnia in the enchanted realm of Aslan the Lion you have only to follow Polly and Digory through the attic door. "<br> Pictures adapted from illustrations by Pauline Baynes. ; 5¾" - 6¾" Tall . Harper Trophy paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 008114 ISBN : 0064471101 9780064471107
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White James
Double Contact: A Sector General Novel
New York: Tor Books. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312870418 . Spine somewhat slanted ex-library with the usual stamps. DJ in protective plastic wrap. A bright attractive copy. <p> "Set on the largest interstellar medical installation in the galaxy replete with engaging human-and-alien interaction and intricate puzzle plots James White's Sector General novels have been a favorite with the SF audience for more than three decades. Now White returns with another entertaining adventure in deep-space medicine. The empathic Dr. Prilicla a veteran of Sector General for years is put in command of an expedition answering three distress beacons. What he finds is two hitherto-unknown intelligent species - one of which has nearly wiped out the other - and a revelation of a botched first contact along with a rare opportunity to set matters right - Assuming as always that he can make an accurate diagnosis."; Ex-Library; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . Tor Books hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 005583 ISBN : 0312870418 9780312870416
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Alcott Louisa May
Under the Lilacs
Akron Ohio: Saalfield Publishing Company. Fair with no dust jacket. 1935. Hardcover. Boards somewhat scuffed and stained. Shelf-cocked corners bumped. Some chipping along spine. Lightening along spine darkeninginside covers. Pages in good shape with foxing. <p> Lovers of 'Little Women' and 'Little Men' will enjoy this Louisa May Alcott story. <br> Pen & ink illustrations. <br> Est Level: 3rd grade and above; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . Saalfield Publishing Company hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 001097
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Brock Emma L.
Till Potatoes Grow on Trees
New York: Alfred A Knopf. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1938. Reprint Edition. School & Library Binding. 129 pp. reset edition. Minor edgewear/bumping PO name inside a few spots along edge of text block but overall a bright attractive copy. Library binding/pictorial boards but NOT ex-library. Charming pen and ink illustrations by the author throughout. <p> "Suddenly Mary seemed to do everything wrong no matter how hard she tried; Paul found that being a farmer could be very hard work; and Susan counted the freckles on her nose with unpredictable results. Emma Brock has a warm and humorous view of the ordinary and extraordinary things that happen to children and these nine simple but vivid tales will be read and retold again and again." <br> Age Level: Grades 3-6; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . Alfred A Knopf unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003846
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Bova Ben editor
Analog Science Fiction Science Fact March 1978
New York: Conde Nast. Good. 1978. Magazine. Covers a bit creased. Some shelf wear/chipping/darkening. <p> Cover story is "Moontrack" by George W. Olney. Other stories include "The Broken Dome" by Vonda N. McIntyre "The Outcasts of Heaven Belt" Part 2 of 3 by Joan D. Vinge "Too Much at Steak" by Gary D. Douglass "To Keep and Bear Arms" by Larry Matthews and "Science Fiction Crossword Puzzle" by Felix Polz.; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall . Conde Nast unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 001018
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Wyss Johann
the Swiss Family Robinson
Cleveland Ohio: World Publishing Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1947. Hardcover. Boards scuffed darkened. Spine shows some lightening plus chipping at top and bottom. Corners chipped a bit with small threads sticking out. Pages somewhat foxed with a few stains. <br> 'Survivor' can't hold a candle to this classic tale of the family shipwrecked on a desert island. <br> Black and white illustrations. <br> Est Level: 5th grades and above; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . World Publishing Company hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 001098
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Weis Margaret
Rose of Prophet No. 2 : The Paladin of the Night
New York: Bantam Spectra. Very Good-. 1989. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. 0553279025 . Spine slightly creased corners bumped a little edge wear top corner of first 12 pp creased. A little browning but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. <p> "The Great War of the Gods means nothing to the proud people on the mortal plane -- until Akhran the Wandering God decrees the union of two mighty feuding clans. Though the families are fierce warriors. they are few in number. Even the marriage of Khardan and Zothra is not enough to overpower the strength of the invading army or prevent the imprisonment of their peoples. <br> Now with Khartan and Zohra mysteriously missing -- seeming cowards who hid from certain defeat -- the two clans have lost all hope of ever again seeing their beloved open skies. <br> But Prince Khardan and Princess Zohra aided by the wizard Mathew have been given another mission . . . a mission that at first seems less useful than counting the many grains of the desert sands but soon proves to be of far more lasting importance."; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall . Bantam Spectra paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007169 ISBN : 0553279025 9780553279023
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Christopher Matt
Shadow Over the Back Court
New York: Franklin Watts Inc. Good with no dust jacket. 1960. Second Printing. Hardcover. Considerable wear along edges and spine including chipping corners bumped boards somewhat spotted ex-library with usual stamps. Text is clean and unmarked.<p> A boy faces opposition from his family and teachers to his pursuit of his love for playing basketball. <br> Age Level: Grades 4-6; Ex-Library; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . Franklin Watts, Inc. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 004064
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Smith George O.
Venus Equilateral
New York NY: Pyramid Books. Good. 1967. Mass Market Paperback. Covers slightly creased some scuffing darkening corners bumped some shelf wear. Red line across bottom edge presumably remainder. <p> "Venus Equilateral -- the space station 'planet' in the orbit of Venus -- relay point for vital interplanetary messages nerve center of the Solar System. <br> But it is too great a prize to be left alone -- and Don Channing of Venus Equilateral faces attack by greedy businessmen bureaucratic government and the most daring pirate of the spaceways! <br> Tension crisis -- and the thrill of science -- fill this classic tale of tomorrow's worlds and their marvels. "; Remainder; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Pyramid Books paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 001171
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Bonzon Paul Jacques
Pursuit in the French Alps
New York: Lothrop Lee & Shepard Co. Good with no dust jacket. 1963. Book Club BCE/BOMC. Hardcover. Pictorial boards moderate edge wear with some chipping spine slightly slanted binding fairly tight text clean and unmarked. A nice copy. <p> Fourteen-year-old Vincent Missillier goes alone up to Wolf Ridge in the French Alps to cut hay when his injured father cannot. Then Vincent is visited by a mysterious stranger banished from his Italian village across the border after being accused of stealing the village cross. Convinced of his innocence Vincent resolves to solve the mystery. <br> Age Level: Grades 4-7; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 005307
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Murphy Cerece Rennie
Order of the Seers: the Last Seer Signed #3-Order of the Seers Trilogy
Lionsky Publishing. New. 2014. Twentieth Edition. Trade Paperback. 0985621044 . <br>Trade Paperback. Cover design by Kea Taylor for Imagine Photography. Signed by Author. <br> ; 7 ¾" - 9 ¾" Tall; 226 pages; <p>Book 3: Order of the Seers trilogy. <Br>"When the fall of one nemesis unleashes an even greater danger into the world Lilli Joel and the Lost Seers must stand against a new enemy with the means and the will to destroy all of mankind starting with those they hold most dear. As the Seers mobilize to confront this new evil the Guild tries desperately to uphold the crumbling world order on which it depends. When their attempts to manage the crisis fail the members of the Guild are forced to place themselves at the mercy of an unlikely ally. But the Guild isn't the only one interested in maintaining control. An agreement made in secret threatens to destroy and hope of a peaceful alliance before it can be made and as the betrayals unfold no one is safe against a power that will stop at nothing to get what it wants. To defeat this threat and ensure the survival of the human race the Seers must push the boundaries of their abilities beyond any limits they have known and risk crossing the line between life and death." ; Signed by Author . Lionsky Publishing paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 182811 ISBN : 0985621044 9780985621049
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McCaffrey Anne; Nye Jody L.
The Death of Sleep
New York NY: Baen Books. Good. 1990. Second Printing. Mass Market Paperback. 0671698842 . Spine/covers a bit creased corners bumped including some pages minor edge wear spine slanted. A little darkening. Text is clean and unmarked. <p> "The pirates didn't kill her - they just stole her life. Like every other citizen of the Federation of Sentient Planets Lunzie Mespil knew the so-called 'planet pirates' were capable of terrible things. But - also like every other citizen of the Federation - she never in her heart of hearts believed anything would happen to her . . . <br> 'When pirates attack the space liner on which she is a passenger Lunzie didn't panic. She made it to a lifeboat and will spend a month or two in cryogenic stasis awaiting inevitable rescue. Only it might not be a month or two . . ."; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall . Baen Books paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 001868 ISBN : 0671698842 9780671698843
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Gramatky Hardie
Little Toot
Kingswood: The World's Work. Good in Good dust jacket. 1967. Hardcover. Spine slanted edgewear/bumping. DJ clipped at bottom of front flap a few small chips at top and bottom of spine and flaps. Text is clean and unmarked. A charming copy. <p> "Yes Little Toot is a tugboat. His father Big Toot is the biggest and fastest tug on the river. And Grandfather Toot is a real old salt too old now to do much work but full of tall tales about when he did. You'd think that with such a family Little Toot would have his work cut our for him. But not at all. Little Toot just wanted to play." How a fun-loving tug meets the test and shows the stuff of heroes! Charming black and white and color drawings by the author.<br> Age Level: Toddler/Preschool Read Aloud; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . The World's Work hardcover
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Lang Simon
Elluvon Gift The
New York NY: Avon. Very Good. 1975. Mass Market Paperback. "On the starship Skipjack a valiant and costly mission of rescue has just ended -- and an ordeal of terror is about to begin. For while dand rumblings of mutiny divide the starship's crew a strange and alien entity -- the Elluvon -- appears in the midst seeking shelfter and offering a gift both precious and mysterious. The coming of the Elluvon plunges the Skipjack into a turmoil which threatens to engulf the entire galaxy. As the seeds of rebellion grow aboard the Skipjack an ominous deadly threat appears from without; an invasion by vicious uintergalactic pirates determined to seize the Elluvon gift and sell it to the highest bidder -- the dreaded Krail skilled and fearsome warriors from another planet poised for their final attack!" Some creasing on spine and covers ordinary shelf wear.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Avon paperback
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Ferris James Cody
The X Bar X Boys Riding for Life
New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. #10 in the X Bar X Boys series. 218 pp. red boards with black lettering and silhouette of cowboy on a bucking horse on front board. No publication date listed but the red boards mark this book as after 1932. Front and back pastedowns have green and ivory drawing of cowboys rounding up cattle. Some edgewear/bumping. Vintage DJ a little yellowed with 1 3/4" at bottom of spine 1" tear and edgewear/shallow chips Text clean and unmarked. A very nice copy. <p> "A new hand who has shown himself lazy and untrustworthy is given his walking papers by Bardwell Manley on the advice of the boys. After a particularly nasty and near-violent scene he leaves not without looting the Manleys of cash and jewelry in the middle of the night. The search for the culprit is hampered by a severe drought and scorching July weather which also threatens about a thousand head of cattle. If this weren't enough several range fires race across thousands of acres and threaten the ranch house and the lives of all those connected with it. The boys and several of the hands caught in the conflagration are forced to ride for their lives."; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . Grosset & Dunlap hardcover
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Whitehill Dorothy
The Twins' Summer Vacation
New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Good with no dust jacket. 1921. Reprint Edition. 002998. Spine slightly slanted sunned corners bumped and chipped some edge wear primarily at top and bottom of spine a little rubbing owner's name inside cover. A nice copy. No publication date listed but likely early 1930s as one of the advertisements in back lists 8 Nancy Drew titles. <p> Fifth in the Page Twins series. The Twins are fifteen and on summer vacation at Janet's home inherited from her late grandmother in New York State as well as a month long visit to Major Harrison's home in Virginia. The Twins happen upon a number of adventures as well as wrapping a seemingly endless stream of young boys around their fingers. . . .; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall . Grosset & Dunlap unknown
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Reynolds Pamela
Earth Times Two
New York NY: Lothrop Lee & Shepard Co. Good with no dust jacket. 1970. Book Club BCE/BOMC. Hardcover. Minor shelf wear corners bumped. Slight darkening. Doodling in the margins of numerous pages but text is clean. <p> Ever wondered if you had a doppelganger twin somewhere When Jeremy's orphaned cousin Helene comes to stay the strange events begin. <br> Weekly Reader Children's Book Club. <br> Est Level: 4th grade and up; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co. hardcover
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Pohl Frederick Editor
Star 1
New York NY: Ballantine Books. Good. 1972. Fourth Printing. Mass Market Paperback. 0345027175 . Covers a bit creased slightly shelf-cocked corners bumped. Top right corner is bent slightly extending through all the pages. <p> Originally published in 1955 this anthology includes stories by many famous science fiction authors including C. M. Kornbluth Lester del Rey Clifford Simak John Windham Isaac Asimov Henry Kuttner and Arthur C. Clarke. Chock full of classic sf stories.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Ballantine Books paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 001150 ISBN : 0345027175 9780345027177
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Asaro Catherine
Schism Skolian Empire series signed
New York: Tor. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. 0765309513 . Blue boards with pink lettering 398 pp. Includes family tree timeline and thumbnails of major characters. Spine slightly cocked corners bumped slight edge wear. Jacket in new Brodart a little edge wear and rubbing. Signed by author on title page. An attractive copy. <p> Tenth novel in the Skolian Empire series. <br> "Schism harkens back to the early years of the Skolian Empire back to the beginning of the war between Skolia and the Euban Traders. Twenty-three years have passed since the fateful vote in the Skolian Assembly that Roca missed in 'Skyfall.' It created the first open hostility between Eube and Skolia which has only deepened in the ensuing years. <br> "Now Eube senses an opportunity for strife has riven the first family of the Skolian Empire. Sauscony the daughter of Roca and Eldrinson is ready to seek her fortune as an officer-in-training in the Skolian military. When her father forbids her to undertake such a dangerous path a rupture develops as Soz chooses duty over family. Eube hopes to make this divide permanent leaving the Skolian Empire ripe for conquest. And they're willing to kill anyone to make it happen. "; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; Signed by Author . Tor hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007970 ISBN : 0765309513 9780765309518
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Swan Thomas Burnett
Green Phoenix
New York: D A W Books Incorporated. Good. 1972. First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Spine/covers a bit creased spine slightly slanted corners bumped including a few pages some darkening/soiling. Price sticker on front cover. <p> "In those days the Earth did not belong solely to humanity - there were other intelligent species still fighting a last stand battle against extinction. These are the beings remembered today only in legend creatures of the trees and water beings that combined beast and man with strange lore of their own and sciences lost to the human victors."; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . D A W Books, Incorporated paperback
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Lundwall Sam J.
Science Fiction: What It"s All About
New York: Ace Books. Good. 1971. Mass Market Paperback. A revised enlarged and specially translated edition of a work first published in Sweden under the title: "Science Fiction: Fran begymelsen till vara dagar" in 1969 for Sveriges Radio forlag. Translated by the author. Reading crease minor edgewear tiny chip at spine spine slanted. Text starting to yellow but clean and unmarked. <p> "Interested in time travel Space Flight Utopias Cosmic catastrophes Bug-eyed monsters Atomic Energy Eternal life This book will tell you what science fiction is all about. Lundwall presents both a history of science fiction and a commentary. He covers it in all its aspects: books magazines comics fans and fandom juvenilia series characters and literary giants. Reading him is educational stimulating and exciting. "; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall . Ace Books paperback
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Laumer Keith; Anderson Poul; Herbert Frank; Dickson Gordon; Ellison Harlan
Five Fates
New York: Paperback Library. Very Good. 1971. Mass Market Paperback. Corners bumped slight shelf wear some foxing. <p> "Send me your tired your poor your hopeless yearning to be free. To them I raise the lamp beside the brazen door. . ." <br> So reads the inscrip tion over the portal to the euthanasia center. From a common beginning -- William Bailey's death there -- five of today's top writers of science fiction create their separate visions of Bailey's fate. No two are even remotely alike."; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Paperback Library paperback
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Weis Margaret; Hickman Tracy
The Will of the Wanderer Rose of the Prophet Ser. Vol. 1
New York: Bantam Books. Very Good-. 1988. Mass Market Paperback. 0553276387 . Spine slightly curved/creased corners very slightly bumped minor scuffing some light spotting on edge. A clean unmarked copy. <p> "Since time began 20 Gods have ruled all the universe. Though each God possessed different abilities each was all-powerful within his realm. Now one of the Gods has upset the balance of power leaving the others scrambling for control in the new order. Here is the epic tale of the Great War of the Gods—and the proud people upon whom the fate of the world depends. When the God of the desert Akhran the Wanderer declares that two clans must band together despite their centuries-old rivalry their first response is outrage. But they are a devout people and so reluctantly bow to his bidding. Enemies from birth the headstrong Prince Khardan and impetuous Princess Zohra must unite in marriage to stop Quar the God of Reality Greed and Law from enslaving their people."; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Bantam Books paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 002786 ISBN : 0553276387 9780553276381
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Vreeken Elizabeth
Henry
Chicago Illinois: Follet Publishing Company. Fair with no dust jacket. 1961. Third Printing. Hardcover. Reading copy. Boards stained and scuffed. Corners chipped shelf-cocked. Pages show some staining mostly at the edges foxing. Pen doodlings on a couple pages. <p> It was Judy's birthday and she got ten dimes from Aunt Ann -- enough to buy something she really wanted -- a little white mouse named Henry. <br> Est Level: 1st - 2nd grades; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . Follet Publishing Company hardcover
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Edwards Jane
What Happened to Amy
New York NY: Scholastic Inc. Good. 1968. 27th Edition; Fourth Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Shelf-cocked darkening corners bumped foxing owner's name on front FEP some general shelf wear. <p> "Joyce Farrell is thrilled at the chance to work for the famous Miss Penrose. But she can't help wondering . . . why did her former secretary leave so suddenly without giving notice Why did she leave her clothes behind What do those strange markings in the library book mean What happened to Amy" <br> Est Level: 6th grade and above Young adult.; 5¾" - 6¾" Tall . Scholastic, Inc. paperback
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Van Buren Caroline
Five Little Martins and the Martin House
Chicago: The Goldsmith Publishing Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1936. Hardcover. 1" chip missing from top of spine corners bumped/chipped edgewear small spot on front board back board has scuff mark PO's name on free endpaper. Text is yellowed and has small tears and tiny chips but is clean and unmarked. <p> The further adventures of the five Little Martin children start with the honeymoon visit of their Uncle Bob and new Aunt Bettina in which the five little Martins try to stay clean for an hour fail miserably and have to be fished out of the river. <br> Age Level: Grades 3-7; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . The Goldsmith Publishing Company hardcover
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Hope Laura Lee
The Bobbsey Twins and Their schoolmates The Bobbsey Twins Series
New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1947. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. 244 pp. green cloth boards with round picture of the four twins on the front board. This copy was published in 1947 c. 1928 utilizing Grosset & Dunlap Format #11 as described by James D. Keeline green pressed board cover stock red and cream "tree" endpapers frontispiece illustration on plain paper stock. Boards show a little soiling and edgewear with corners chipped and "The Bobbsey Twins" written in crayon on the back. Text is browned but clean and unmarked. <p> The book opens with the twins getting ready for the annual summer church picnic with their schoolmates held by the Lakeport Church at Oak Grove but before the end of the first chapter Bert is challenged to a fight by bully boy Joe Norton. And no sooner is that settled then there's more trouble! <br> Age Level: Grades 2-6; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall . Grosset & Dunlap hardcover
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Jordan Hope Dahle
Three Desperate Days
New York: Scholastic. Good. 1975. 27th Edition; Ninth Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Corners bumped covers show some soiling and darkening minor edge wear. First page is the title page -- either no separate free end paper was printed or it has been deftly removed. Some yellowing but text is clean and unmarked. <p> "'From now on you're riding with us. And there's not a thing you can do about it!' Julie grew tense with panic and fear. She couldn't kid herself any longer-she and her grandmother were held prisoner in their own car trapped by two desperate hitchhikers! Escape escape was all she could think of-but how" Est Level: Young Adult.; 5¾" - 6¾" Tall . Scholastic paperback
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Douglass Sara
The Wayfarer Redemption : Battleaxe
New York NY: Tor Books. Very Good. 2001. Mass Market Paperback. 0765341301 . Covers/spine a bit creased ordinary shelf wear/corners bumped. <p> Book One of the Axis Trilogy Enchanter Starman. <br> "For 1000 years the Acharites have lived prosperous lives protected by vast and insurmountable mountains and the powerful Seneschal guardians of the mysterious Way of the Plow and intermediaries with the great god Artor. <br> But now Achar's security is threatened as a millennia-old prophecy predicting the return of the Forbidden Ones flares into life. An unnatural winter grips the land as the Ice Lord Gorgrael moves his armies of demonic wraiths and Ice Worms south. Achar crumbles under Gorgrael's murderous onslaught: it seems that no one can stop him. <br> Faraday betrothed of Achar's War Lord Duke Borneheld is as frightened as everyone else. While fleeing to safety with Axis legendary leader of the Axe-Wielders and hated half-brother of Borneheld Faraday learns that all she has been taught about her people's history has been based on lies. Leaving the company of Axis -- a man she secretly loves although it would mean his death to reveal it -- Faraday embarks on a journey that will forever change both her life and those of her people."; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall . Tor Books paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000840 ISBN : 0765341301 9780765341303
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Hoyle Trevor
The Last Gasp
New York: Crown Publishers. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1983. Book Club BCE/BOMC. Hardcover. Minor edgewear/bumping stain along outside bottom of boards but not inside. Jacket has minor edgewear with a couple of tiny chips; crease on inside front flap and a small tear in the top back. Bookplate inside front board owner's name written inside back board.; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . Crown Publishers hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000081
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Starr Bill
The Way to Dawnworld Farstar & Son Ser. #1
New York: Ballantine Books. Very Good. 1975. Mass Market Paperback. 0345246438 . "Ranger Farstar: Explorer mercenary . . . and a star-roving trader. His quest of planets for profit drives him to the farthest reaches . . . Dawnboy: High-spirited courageous . . . and just a bit naive. Raised as a warrior on the semibarbaric world of Apache Highlands . . . what does he want to be when he grows up Together on a ship that is a lulu they set out on a far-reaching journey . . ." Spine is a little creased Some shelf wear ex-library some foxing.; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall . Ballantine Books paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000259 ISBN : 0345246438 9780345246431
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White James
Tomorrow is Too Far
New York: Ballantine Books. Good. 1971. Mass Market Paperback. Spine slightly slanted/creased slight bumping/edgewear starting to crack at p. 76 slight yellowing. A clean unmarked copy. <p> "Perhaps mankind’s time space is as limited as his living space. . . . Jim Carson was Security Chief at the Hart-Ewing plant—and he was very good at his job. That is he accomplished what he had to unobtrusively. The nature of the job made Carson cautious and meticulously thorough. What he brought to his profession was a most thoughtful sensitivity. So when Carson became uneasy he knew something was really wrong. And methodically as usual he started going over the multitude of details and impressions he had picked up day-by-day for weeks back. He came up with a most astonishingly result."; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Ballantine Books paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 002790
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Crispin A. C.
Time for Yest Star Trek Series #39
New York NY: Pocket Books. Very Good. 1988. First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. 067160371X . Spine/covers a bit creased. Corners bumped slight shelf wear. <p> This is a sequel to 'Yesterday's Son'. <br> "Time in the galaxy has stopped running in its normal course. That can mean only one thing -- the Guardian of Forever is malfunctioning. To save the universe Starfleet Command reunites three of its most legendary figures -- Admiral James T. Kirk Spock of Vulcan and Dr. Leonard McCoy -- and sends them on a desperate mission to contact the Guardian a journey that ultimately takes them 5000 years into the past. They must find Spock's son Zar once again -- and bring him back to their time to telepathically communicate with the Guardian. <br> But Zar is enmeshed in troubles of his own and soon Kirk Spock and McCoy find themselves in a desperate struggle to save both their world -- and his!"; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall . Pocket Books paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000668 ISBN : 067160371X 9780671603717
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Ringer Edith Hope; Downie Lou Chase
City and Country - New Citizenship Reader
Chicago Illinois: J. B. Lippincott Company. Poor with no dust jacket. 1940. Revised Edition. Hardcover. This was a school textbook rather than ex-library with a pupil signup sheet pasted inside cover. Corners are bumped with a fair amount of edge wear chipping and scurffing to boards. Some fading. Pages show some foxing and soiling. Pages 9 and 69 have pieces torn out that include some text otherwise I would grade it about Good -. Some other small tears to a few pages but they don't affect the text. <p> Originally published in 1930 this is a charming first-grade reading primer from 1940 with lovely color illustrations of the period. Chapter titles range from "Bubbles" to "Painting the Playhouse." <br> Est Level: 1st grade; Ex-Library; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tal . J. B. Lippincott Company hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 002079
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Reynolds Quentin
Custer's Last Stand
New York: Random House. Good with no dust jacket. 1951. Eighth Printing. Hardcover. Spine slanted darkened some wear and chipping at top and base. Dampstaining across both boards corners bumped minor edge wear with a dent to top edge of back cover. Owner's name insdie cover a couple gold stars on read pastedown. Pages are clean and unmarked. <p> A "Landmark Book" this is the story of General George Armstrong Custer starting with his boyhood and life at West Point. As with so many men of his generation Custer comes of age during the Civil War where the young cavalryman makes a flamboyant name for himself winding up a Brigadier General. Staying in the Army after the war Custer ends up battling in the Indian wars out west and in 1876 made his fateful campaign to the Little Big Horn.; 7 ¾" - 9 ¾" Tall . Random House hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003189
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Parker Richard
The Midnight Beast
New York NY: Scholastic Inc. Fine. 1961. 27th Edition. Trade Paperback. Slight shelf wear some darkening on back cover. <p> "Something in the silent night wakens Barry . . . something outside the bedroom window. Softly he steals to the window -- and sees a huge shape just beyond the front gate! Slowly it moves toward him its great eyes glowing in the night. . . " Original Title: Lion at Large. Pen & ink illustrations. <br> Est level: 3rd - 6th grades.; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall . Scholastic, Inc. paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000983
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MacDonald Zillah K.
Mystery of the Piper's Ghost
New York: TAB Books Inc. Good. 1957. 27th Edition. Trade Paperback. Spine slanted covers creased/scuffed edgewear/bumping. First few pages have a tiny tear. Black and white illustrations by Charles Beck. Text is starting to yellow but clean and unmarked. <p> "From the pool near an old mine emerged the Piper's Ghost moaning dreadfully. Michael Cunningham an orphaned boy stared at the glowing creature with horns on its head a bagpipe under its arm and webbed feet. Who or what was this weird creature What was it doing in the mine The unmasking of the Piper's Ghost and a daring rescue from the blazing mine climax this story of suspense." <br> Age Level; Grade 4-5; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall . TAB Books, Inc. paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 004570
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Wirt Mildred A.
Courageous Wings
New York: Books Inc. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1940. Reprint Edition. Cloth. Some edgewear corners bumped/chipped boards slightly soiled edges darkened ex-library w/ 2 stamps. Spot on p 192 otherwise a clean unmarked copy.; Ex-Library; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . Books, Inc hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003413
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Martin Patricia Miles
Dolls from Cheyenne
New York NY: G.P. Putnam's Son's. Good with no dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Ex-library with the usual marks and accoutrements. Corners bumped moderate shelf wear esp. along spine. Some darkening/soiling to boards and spine. One page has two 1" tears that have been neatly taped along with a creased bottom right corner. Text is bright and clean on pinkish paper. <p> "Victoria's room was high in the old house and when the sun shone through the red glass of its windowpanes the room seemed almost like a magic room. It was in her cupola room that Victoria made her wish to learn to ride a horse. And it was here that she and her cousin Alexander rode with the dolls through a pink forest. This is the story of a wish that comes true. Maybe Victoria's room was a magic room and maybe it wasn't." <br> Est Level: 2nd - 4th grades.; Ex-Library; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . G.P. Putnam's Son's unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 001492
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Patchett Mary
The Proud Eagles
Cleveland Ohio: World Publishing Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1960. First American Edition. Hardcover. Spine slanted corners bumped slight edge wear owner's name on front end paper. Jacket shows edge wear and chipping some rubbing and darkening 2" tear at base of front cover along hinge. Text clean and unmarked. <p> "Miss Patchett knows more about wedgetail eagles than most anybody else in the world. The first twenty years of her life were spent in the Australian bush where she developed a passionate interest in the wildlife of her country. Using this knowledge she has drawn a picture of a bush family living amidst the haggard and spectral beauty of a wild country. She has also written a tribute to the magnificent eagles who come to possess the life of Lanny a lonely young boy. He loves them more than his own being and eventually his ambition to train a young bird is achieved. The young eaglet Yarak not only hunts from his wrist but grows to love his young master with an extraordinary gentleness so strangely at odds with his strength and steely plumage."; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . World Publishing Company hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003489
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Dehaven Tom
The End of Everything Man: Chronicles of the King's Tramp No 2
New York: Bantam Books. Near Fine. 1992. Mass Market Paperback. 0553296582 . Very slight shelfwear. An apparently unread copy. <p> "Rumors of the fearsome Epicene - a monster that will release the deadly Last Humans and destroy the universe - are spreading throughout the world of Lostwithal. It's up to Jack the King's Tramp to catch the Mage of Four and prevent the Epicene from reaching maturity. But as the dark forces on Lostwithal continue their work Jack's allies from our world begin to suffer. Eugene Boman the billionaire pharmacist reverts to childhood. Reporter Peter Musik frantically searches for Money Campbell who has been kidnapped by an art-prince. Once more Jack must walk the path between worlds. Only his skill at causing fortuitous 'accidents' can save his universe - and his friends."; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall . Bantam Books paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003648 ISBN : 0553296582 9780553296587
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Haviland Virginia
Favorite Fairy Tales Told in Scotland
Boston: Little Brown & Co. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth with black lettering black illustration on front board showing Assipattle and flock of geese 92 pp b/w and color illustrations throughout. Spine slightly faded with a little soiling corners bumped minor edge wear primarily along top edge. Jacket in new Brodart spine sunned some edge wear with a little chipping at corners 2" tear from top of spine diagonally onto front panel 1" nearly closed tear at top edge near front flap. 2.95 price in top corner of front flap bottom corner of that flap is clipped. A nice copy. <p> Six Scottish fairy tales retold from stories published between 1894 and 1910. Includes "The Page Boy and the Silver Goblet"; "The Wee Bannock"; "Peerifool"; "The Brownie O' Ferne-Den"; "The Good Housewife and her Night of Labors"; and "Assipattle and the Giant Sea Serpent".; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . Little Brown & Co hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007082
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Murphy Cerece Rennie
Order of the Seers Signed #1-Order of the Seers Trilogy
Lionsky Publishing. New. 2012. Twentieth Edition. Trade Paperback. 0985621028 . <br>Trade Paperback. Cover design by Kea Taylor for Imagine Photography. Signed by author. <br> ; 7 ¾" - 9 ¾" Tall; 313 pages; <p>Book One in the Order of the Seers trilogy. >br>"Order of the Seers begins with the journey of the Liam and Lilith Knight a brother and sister who are hunted by The Guild a ruthless world organization that seeks to capture and exploit Lilith's unique ability as a Seer to envision the future. Soon after they are forced to leave their home Lilith and Liam discover that she is not alone. Other Seers like Lilith are routinely kidnapped and enslaved by the Guild for the purpose of consolidating wealth and power around the world. But from within the organization Marcus Akida a captured Seer with powerful visioning capabilities quietly plots his daring escape with the help of a beautiful and tortured Seer named Alessandra. When the escapted Seers are drawn to the same remote commune in Iowa as Liam and Lilith they each find a place where they can rebuild their lives and rediscover their passion for life and love. As the Guild's efforts to find them intensifies the Seers ban together with outlaws from the commune to fight back against the organization that threatens their lives--setting off a chain of events that will unleash the full power of the Seers and change everything we know about the true potential that lies dormant in each of us." <br> ; Signed by Author . Lionsky Publishing paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 182791 ISBN : 0985621028 9780985621025
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Taylor Arthur S.; Stone Buena Cobb; Foster Irene
Our Great Northwest
San Francisco Cal: Harr Wagner Publishing Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Minor edgewear/bumping boards slightly bowed. Ex-library with the usual markings. Full color illustrations of pioneer wagon train on pastedowns/free endpapers. Many full-page color illustrations throughout. A bright attractive copy. <p> Stories of the Pacific Northwest of the Native Americans before the settlers came of pioneer days and of other notable things from "then to now." <br> Age Level: Grades 2-5; Ex-Library; 9 ¾" - 11" Tall . Harr Wagner Publishing Company hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003785
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Anderson Kevin
Ground Zero X-Files Ser.
New York: Harper Prism. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 006105223x . Back inside flap of jacket is foled back.; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . Harper Prism hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000127 ISBN : 006105223x 9780061052231
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